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sins;
OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR.
CHAPTER
them it was too late to throw down
the barrier—or so it seemed to him.
"Another piece of imprudence, prob During the two years since Ella s
ably. An'i new they it expee, you to deathnothing had changed between
sit un all night, and perhaps even tie father and children; he continued to
it
their father!
wu F Poor, cls
ands. o err• m
But' look at them yearningly, but from
you've really got yourself to a distance• and to then. he remained
thank for it, you know, fo_ making "poor father," an object of more or
yourself too cheap, Now, mind less tender veneration, tinged with
you're back before we are, unless you that half contemptuous pity with
want me tc come after you and march which so-called "healthy -minded" pea-
yoa home. Really, I'm sorry for that le regard those who differ from them
great lump of an Adam. What can n therz ieciation of visible goods.
he have been after? Here's your And yet his memories of Ella were
clnd the machine
oak,ig Fenella,vv,aniind youflowersnot entirely bitter. They were even
But Fenella for a brief moment, had touched with remorse. Was it so
completely her fault that she had fail-
forgotten her flowers. Her brown' ed to come up to the ideal companion.
eyes remained fixed a little wistfully he had pictured? or not rather his for
upon her father's face, sympathetic-; having expected of her more than she
ally ;,pe.ling out ,ae disturbance writ- was able to give? It was this gties-
ten there. A second sharp repri' tion which, throughout all her foolish -
mend from Julia was required to re-' ness and peevish deterioration of teni-
call her to mare urgent matters. I per, had kept him patient,
The next few minutes consisted of ; On one solitary occasion had pati -
those rapid movements, that agitated
collecting of gloves and fans, that encs failed him. This had been dur- How glorious now they Stand!
ing the smallpox epidemic which' had Oh,the cottage homes of England,
feverish draping of wraps and tucking raged at A.rdloch some eight yearsg
up of skirts which, on such evenings after leis marriage. For some days How great they are and grand!
as this, marl the final stage before l there had been sickness about, to And heroes kiss the sacred sod
departure. Even before the prepare- which an incompetent doctor had. not Of Flanders and give thanks to God.
time were quite finished, John hast been able to give a name. But on
"'Tile Stately Homes of England."
The stately homes of England
How stricken now they atand,
The cottage homes of England
Are lonely through the land,
And Flanders from her riven side
Sends seagulls in with every tide..
The lilacs bloom in England,
But their fragrance breaks the
heart,
The hawthorn glows in England,
But it has a poisoned dart,
And Flanders with her crimson flow-
ers
Has stained the tender hue of ours.
The ,nightingales of England
Still cry from hill to hill,
The cuckoo sings through England,
But other songs are still,
And Flanders from her fields of red
Sounds us the Last Post of the dead.
The sad waves cry round England,
The sad clouds tower and break,
But brave man smile in England,
-• Brave women work and wait,
And Flanders from her deathless pyro
Waves high her torch of holy fire.
The stately homes of England,
silently withdrawn. He was aware that day .an Oban authority had pro -
but
being not only a superfluous figure, " d
•a
but also a discordant nate. Though flounced the terrifying word, , ,
summons arriving in John's abs,nce
those three young people were his own had been promptly suppressed by Ella.
flesh and. blood, they had no use for .
him at this moment—nor he for them. On his return he had indeed observed
Que dable allait-il faire dans tette
an increased nervousness of manner, Macdonald's dog was in the habit of from the front is exposed to'peril,
i
galere?"
—S. M. Smythe,
His Other Copper.
THE PHYSICIAN
IN THE WAR ,ZONE
WAR TAKES HEAVY 'DEATH
TOLL OF MILITARY SURGEONS.
In Their Efforts to Save Life They
Expose Themselves on the
Actual Firing Line.
The military surgeon, according to
that revised art of war which began
to be on a fateful August day three
years ago, is no longer the neutral
ministrant -to the wounded. He is a
leader of men, for he sustains the
morale of troops, he restores the
slightly injured as speedily as he may
to the fighting line, and he fits his fel-
low: soldiers for their trade.
Therefore he is marked. for death
by a savage foe just as though his
scalpel were sword and his tourni-
quet were trigger. The military ne-
cessity of Kaiserism demands the for--
'pedoing of the hospital ship, the shell-
ing of the. ambulance unit, the bomb
ing of the dugout where the maimed,
are in refuge. Hence it that in this
tragedy of Europe the casualties in.
the medical • profession have' been,
Much greater than in any other war,
for they are relatively equal` to the
mortality among officers of the line
and greatly exceed that of the ,staff.
The army surgeon, whether, he be
with troops in the charge or far back
CHAPTER III,
It was long past midnight when
John, his body weary, his soul bleed-
ing with the pity of the things lie had
seen, entered the small bedroom he
had inhabited since Ella's death. In-
to a shabby easy -chair he sank down
before the grate, in which, here and
there, among the dead ashes, an ember
gleamed, like a bloodshot eye. 01 the
revellers, no sign as yet; and, since
someone would Lave to sit up to let' (To be continued.)
them in, it might as well be he, seeing
that the pictures so vividly filling his Have the kitchen shelves placed a
mind would be sure to keep sleep at half-inch from the wallAand you will
this consideration that Janet owed re-,
and had been closely questioned as to going daily t baker's o a shop. His
for in these days of long range wea-
the people he hadmet on the road; master would give him a penny, which pons safety is not assured by dis-
but no suspision had awakened in him he would drop out of his mouth on to tante. nor by the dictates of humanity.
until next morning, when a second, the cotmter, receiving in exchange a The
and this time fearful, messenger burst surgeon volunteers who are going
into the room in which he was ,pre- penny ban.from this country to fill the depleted
paring to brealfast. Charlie Robson One day his master said to the bak- ranks ofheir brethren abroad are
had died' in the night, it appeared, er: "I should like to know how much therefore Knights of the Great , Ad-
and now his wife was sinking so fast my dog really does know. Try him venture whose chivalry is a rally of
that she felt it needful to see to her with a half -penny bun to -morrow.", self-sacrifice;.
soul. When, the next day, the dog drop
"Charlie Robson?" repeated John, ped his penny,
and only a halfpenny The Army -Surgeon of To -day.
thunderstruck. "Gone already? Why bun wasp givento him,he sniffed at it, The army surgeon Of "the new order
was I not,called?" g
turned it over and over with his paw, was revealed recently in a lecture de -
then in a dignified manner walked out livered by Col. T. H. Goodwin, D.S.O.,
of the shop, leaving the Lun.' an officer of the- Royal Army Medical
In ten minutes he returned, accom- Corps of Great Britain, who has been
on the western front ever since the
war . began..
"When the battalion is ordered to
attack," said Col. Goodwin, "the regi-
mental medical officer should,. as far
as possible, keep near', the command-
ing officer and move forward with him.
If the attack is successful there will
be a certain number of wounded in
No Man's Land.
"The medical officer should direct'
each of these who are able to walk to
go back, taking shelter as much . as
possible, until they meet the stretch-
er bearers of the field ambulance divi-
sion who are coming up behind. Those,
cret of success in successful ing tissue. They also f 3.t. wounded who are unable to . move
bay fo some time yet. It was to find it the greatest help in cleaning.
lease from her post.
As he sat there, gently though un-
consciously rocking his head from
side to side between his hands, John i
was aware of a pervadingsense of
loneliness. Ever since the evening
en which he and Ella had discovered
the truth about each other, the sense -
'Sion had been latent, to become period-
ically acute. To -day the sight of the
man he loved as a brother, mutilated•
and apparently dying—perhaps also
that of his own children, rigged out
so bravely in the livery of fashion—
of these mo- i
ponied by a policeman.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME.
First Lesson—Food Constituents.
furnish he
lies with"the housewife who Starch, by the process of digestion, is should be placed in shelter, in shell
od constituents, their value converted into a dextrine, . and then
From a materia _ • a and the roper method of preparing, made into a convert sugar. This
had lost nothing by her grudging sub- P
mission' to. John's will; since, less than as well as how to plan a diet for in- change takes place in the intestines.
• two years after the crucial scene, the valid, child or grown person. Fats. The source of fats is in beef,
three `,thousand pounds in question Many women read technical terms lard, chicken and other compounds of
had, by one of those subtle ironies in and become frightened and bewilder- an animal source, and in olives, corn,
which Fate delights, found their way, ed. This is very foolish. Just reg peanut and cottonseed oil of a vege-
after all, into her ready hands; the member how hard it seemed to do table source. Vegetable oils are "•ee
relative whom Mrs. Watson had select- decimals before you mastered them, from all disease. Corn oil is superior
ed as her heir havingdied intestate, and how quickly you understood after to all domestic oils, it is the by -pro -
close upon the heels of her benefac-
tress, and Ella proving to be the near- a little practice. It isojust the same duct of corn from which cornstarch is
est of kin. So, as far as the figure way with food terms. Learn the few made. In composition fats contain
of her income was concerned, the bat- simple principles and become mis- carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Fats in opporbunity to get in. communisation
tle with John had not been crucial at tress of the finest profession in the the body furnish a greater amount of either by telephone or messenger with
all; and -yet, it was by far the most world become a practical' and scierti- heat 'than starches. They are used the field ambulance . bearer ' division;
crucial thing which came tc either of
craters or trenches, and first aid
performed as rapidly as possible.
"The medical officer should not de-
lay here. He must at all cost keep in
touch with his battalion and move for-
ward with it. His presence in the
newly won trenches will be of im
n
mese moral value. He can forthwith
set about improvising. a regimental
aid post, improving shelters for the
wounded and attending to ':casualties
as they occur. He should take every
fie housewife.
their lives, either before or after. The five principal elements of food
Although to eutside eyes nothing was necessary to maintain the health are:
hadrbened in their relations, yetgnothing ftr,Proteins carbohydrates, fats,'mineral
had been quite the same again after , Y ,
that evening. The reproachful, salts, water.
martyr -like airs by Ella somehow Proteins.—The source of proteins oi, in other words, the cold oxidizes
completely failed to touch John's not are meat, milk, cheese, butter, eggs, this body fuel.
usually adamantine heart. Neither fish, grains, and legumes. Protein's Mineral 'Salts.—The source of inor-
was there much talk of the "assist- contain carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, ganic salts is principally in green
once" she had once dreamt of giving sulphur hur and sometimes phosphorus. vegetables, grains, mills, meats, eggs
him—as, indeed, how could there be,
with maternal duties multiplying? ..Be- Containing about sixteen per cent. of and fish.; • The salts found in foods
sides, their ideas with regard to "rais- nitrogen, their chief use is tissue are calcium, iron, chlorine, phos
ing" the native speedily proved not to building, repairing waste and making phorus, magnesium, sodium, sulphur
be identical. When Ella spoke of muscle. They also supply the same and potassium. Salts are used to re -
"raising" she evidently meant improv- amount of heat as starches. gulate the body; they are also needed
ing their manners, and incidentally
Carbohydrates.—Their source is in for the formation of bone and teeth
also their taste in dress, while John starches and sugars, and they , are structure andappear in tissue build
used just the same expression for a found chiefly in green vegetables, ing.
field of activity not .,embraced within
her horizon. grains and fruits. Carbohydrates are Water. -Water is the Most neces-
also for building tissue. A large which will now, under a pretty heavy
amount of fat must,,,_be used during
cold weather than in hot weather, for
the heat ' radiating over . the surface
evaporates more quickly in the cold,
Yet his patience never failed him. composed of carbon, hydrogen. and
The form which his disappointment oxygen in small granular grains in -
took was not irritation, but a slowly closed in cellulose coverings. Carbo
growing reserve, in which human hydrates are used to supply energy or
pride undeniably had its part, Every power to do work. They enter, to a
glimpse of his inner self which he had
granted to this so inadequate confid-
ant
small extent, into the process of build -
ant now struck him as as a humilis -
sexy of all foods; it forms 'a part of
all tissues and is the important fat without taking at least twenty min -
tor in the blood stream It is pre- 'utes. He cannot delay long, however,
It .carries nourishment to the blood as the battalion is probably going into
and regulates the bodily process of the nextstrench, and he must at all
elimination. costsendeavor to be with them.
"I grant that it is difficult indeed,
shell fire, be clearing _the wounded
from the area through which he` has
just come."
Sonre one asked Col. 'Goodwin how
it would be possible for a regimental
officer advancing with a battalion, to
attend to so many wounded.
Death in No Man's Land.
"He can do first aid," was the an-
swer, "but he should ''endeavor to
move forward with his battalion. He
can, as a rule, place wounded men in
fairly good shelter, and if he can do
that with every man he should con-
gratulate himself.
"If he had fifty cases, twenty-five
would probably be more serious. He
cannot manage twenty-five cases
tion. On the evening of the diseov- Canning Gooseberries.
ery he had understood that hencefor-To can gooseberries, stem and re-
ward he would have to go on his way' move the tails, then wash in plenty of
alone; and alone he had gone ever' cold water and drain, Pack in jars
alone, always with the wound of his and fill with boiling water or a heavy
disappointment upon him—but not
actually unhappy, since his work never i syrup. Place the rubber and lid in
•
failed him. The work itself had its' position and. process in a water bath
disappointments, its frequent and bit-.! for thirty minutes. Remove, and test
ter deceptions; but the spiritual has ,for leaks, then store in a cool, dry
this great advantage over the material place. Label and date.
worker that the effort in itself satisfies I Canned Gooseberries for ries.—Pre-
some otherwise unquenchable craving, pare the gooseberries by stemming
and that even failure fails entirely. and tailing. Placa in a preserving
to depress, since it is,but visible fail-
ure, and he knows himself to be work -1 kettle and add one cupful of sugar for
.
ing in a field of inviible harvests. I every pound of prepared fruit. Add
Under' such conditions even the shovel- I one-half cupful of water to a cupful
ling of earth into an abyss can be oz..' of sugar. Place the kettle on the fire
complishod with 'a whole heart. and bring slowly to a boil ,'stirring all
The ';growing up of ; his children the tirne the berries are cooking, "Boil
around him could, under the given cir- for five minutes, then pour in steriliz-
culnstances, only accentuate John's; ed are ,,,sail Place therrubber and lid in
virtual loneliness. From the cradle position and process for ten minutes
on they had been taught another i in hot water. bath ..after the boiling
catechism than the one he would have; grans. Remove and cool and then
loved to instil Without en open
struggle there' was evidently' no means test for leeks,
of leading thein into his own grooves' Gooseberry Jam.—Use ,two quarts
of `thought, and from the idea of `of gooseberries. Stem and tail them
domestic disharmony he fearfully and place in a preserving kettle, add -
shrank. Here, again, the inherent` ing one and one fourth pounds of su-
reserve had triumphed, He stood gar and two cupfuls of water, Cook
iiside, seeing how, year , b;t 'year, the until very thick and poor into steriliz-
intangible barrier which stood already;cd 'glasses. Cool and cover with
between him and his wife was growing araffin. Store in the usual manner
usbetween hini a:nd his children,' 1?
What last he was left •;lolls with' for
en ,
jellies.
Gooseberries may be combined with
other fruits' when making , jams, such
as strawberries, raspberries, black-
berries, huckleberries or currants,
English Gooseberry, .Iam. — Two
quarts of gooseberries; two cupfuls of
water. Place in a small preserving-
kettle
reserving
kettle and boil until very soft, usually
about one-half hour. Rub through :a
fine sieve and allow a measure of su-
gar to each measure of fruit pulp.Re-
turn to fire, cook slowly until thick,
Pour into glasses or pots and cool,
Cover with paraffin.
Floor. Fillers.
Cranks andcrevices in old floor;
may be filled with the r time-honored
paper pulp, made by boiling newspa-
pers to jelly, draining, and mixing
with glue. The substance is jammed
in with a -knife, then painted over.
, But sawdust, ;nixed also with gluey
is more satisfactory, and saves time,
Cornstarch, moistened with turpentine
or linseed oil, makes all excellent filler
for porous -grain wood, to be applied'
before paint; stain, or wax. If de-
sirable, tint with ocher, burnt` umber
or lamp blacks
Commercll fillers ready toapply
may be bought at any paint store and,.
of course;" oave tune and trouble.
but we have to do our best. There
has been the suggestion to abolish the
post of medical officer -with the bat-
talion, hut I am -personally very -much
opposed to that."
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"What about the barrage, Colonel?"
asked one of the listeners.
"You get quite a certain number of.
men killed by this barrage 'fire in No
Man's Land,"' replied Dr.. Goodwin.
"It is going on the whole time, of
course, but it is astonishing the num-
ber of men that, you can get safely
back through the communicating
trenches.
"Out of a total •of 6,000 casualties
you will probably get back 4,000 to
5,000 right away to the clearing sta-
tion. Sometime's the wounded have to
stay in the front area all day in the
dugouts and then when the fire de-
creases at night you get them back.
Sometimes it seems impossible, but
you can manage to do it."
Speaking of ` the field ambulance,.
Col. Goodwin said that it was largely
composed of newly commistioned of-
ficers with men under them who are
little more than boys.
"They go cheerfully and quietly for-
ward," he added, "into positions which
can only be described as unmitigated
hell."
Dr.: Goodwin then tersely laid down
some general axioms for the guidance
of the surgeon in the field and put
especial stress upon this:
"Keep cheery. Your mental atti-
tude- will have a considerable effect
upon the men."
Medical Corks` Heroes.
"Although'„as the organization of.
the war hospitals proceeds there may
be ,•comparative safety for the sur-
geons at the bases, the ranks of the
• fess ion are 'being constantly de-
pi
pleted by the demand for first aid on
the, firing line. This is the duty of
the regimental medical officers, to
whom Dr. Goodwin refers, and among
these there has been the greatest loss
of 'life.
Whenthe war began many of the
best surgeons of both England and
France. were sent to the furthest
front. „ So many of the profession
have lost their lives that in these
days`•when a skilled and experienced
surgeon is worth as -much to an army
as a Colonel, ` every effort is being
made to protect the surgeons.
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•HISTORIC FLAGS CREMATED.
Or Buried With 'Military Honors to
Prevent Ignoble Uses.
Britain is the only country which.
allows its historical flags to go into
the pawnshop or auction room. One
such flag, after having waved over
the 39th Foot for three years during`
the siege of Gibraltar, was actually
found covering the sofa cushions of a
tradesman's sitting-room1
In 1886 the lst Battalion Gloucester
Regiment recovered from a pawn-
broker at York four flags, which it
had borne from 1795 to 1810 through
the Egyptian and Peninsular cam-
paigns.. There may be seen, f'c -day in
the Kendal Parish Church a pair/ of
the old colors of the 2nd,- Battalion
Border Regiment. They were res-
cued in 1888 by Lord Archibald
Campbell from a London upholsterer,
who had advertised them for sale as
though they were mere window cur-
tains.
To prevent old colors meeting with
such fates many have been cremated,
with great ceremony, and the ashes
preserved carefully in a box. Others
have been buried with full military
honors, among them being sets be-
longing to the King's Own Scottish
Borderers and the 2nd Battalion Wor-
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