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The Exeter Advocate, 1893-7-20, Page 3TE AFRICAN COAST. A Journalist's Visit to Saran go Old Mozambique, A HETEROGENEOUS PEOPLE. 'Vessels That Remand Oue or Slavery Days— An Anclent Dori—A iiet dace— iiub• dog tL'oivtranut Trees. The town of Mozam- bique covers the whole of a remail island, a mile and a half long by half aaa irsueh in width, which ,fee facing the Mainland In the mouth of a bey. Entering is somewhat dangerous owing, to coral reefs; bub once' inside ivesaels tan lie between p lithe flelaed amid the main- land ere securely as in a river. Let us take a look lab the crab around before going ashore.. Mho two PaTbuguese gunboats aro there to &eop watch on these piratical looking Arab flown tying round W;iab n dark romance tai blood, disea o and cruelty those deoks, mace crow dedwitiasieves,coraid tell. Even now ahem may be sante smuggled :away in the $neld c2 that dhow just putting out to sea, ffor ulnare -trading, though put down openly, ntili lurks in secret on these coasts. See the grate she sails ; but no wonder, with that enormous bheeb'of earzvav going right across the vessel. The miler's name, " shoulder ad mutton," given as good an idea ne can be eeonveyed ef the libelee of that kind of sail. Behind tbe dhewc, the TOW OP MO'+.AMBIQUE, kith ha palaces, its epiroe, its flagstaffs Iiaursting elm colors of all .nations, and its :,fat-eo,pped houses built down to the water's cadge, with cocoanut Feline standing up here and there, there dark green leaves centrant- Ing 'tidbit the red, blue and yellow of the buildings—lies like a :':airy sosne. Going to Those and back again costs a rupee. A rupee, to will be remembered, though at the came sizo and nominally of :than acme value as a two -shilling piece, in at present worth about le 31 la Mozambique, however, 200 rein am to the shilling, but) a rupee exchanges for 4)O rely. Rupees, at the rate of sixteen per can generally be got on boars, from the .chief steward. You land to final yourself in anew world, or rather, 1 ehculd say, a very gild one. Look at the jetty -gate as you en- ter tate town, and though (as you afterwards ifind) the date is the moat) recent to he seen, Tet "1802" tolls at once that you are in no place of to -day. Then turn to the left, pass the band-srtand and the trees in front of the 'Governor's palace, which faces you on land- ing, and make for the grim old sea -washed dart. A half-caste Portuguese soldier will talus you wound and show you the old 'wronse guns dated "1640," beautifully or - sear -tented. From the top of the fort a long =SE Ons BLACK CANNON 3oc.1s nut, but one wonders whether their garners or the otomy would fare the worst if tbey were fired off. All tbe soldiers appear to be half-caste Portuguese, nearly hawk. They are armed with cid-fashioned ,cbneider rifles, with bayonets always fixed. b if you want an idea of Eastern life, wander through the narrow abreete and peep Into some of the big folding doors standing .span. How cool they look with their white ushered ceilings, their atone flagged floors, and their enormous walls some two feeb ''look 1 Bat how bare of furniture l The place looks like a cellar. What furniture Mere is is often distinctly good, chairs and table being of polished wood, beautifully starved. The bed is generally an obioeg frame on four legs, stretched across withh cane or bide, like the seat of fr chair, with no mattrees or bedding. And the inhabltants—what are they like 2 OF EVERY RIND AND COLOR tender the sun, except white. There is ;rscaroely ever a European to be seen in the streets the police, the soldiers and even Government officiate appear to be half - metes. I learned that there were about 50 ;rorhite men in tho piece, but I do not think eatiw one. Here iz an Indian. biscknnilth's isl' lip with forge, anvil and everything much the mama as in an English smithy. A dozen handle were at work when we entered, but 'Huey all stop to look and wonder at the im Bsndeence :of the iutrudere. There is the Bombay merchant, so well known to South Afrioa, sitting Groes -legged by the door of Ms store, " clad in purple and fine linen " ams usual. Natives of course (Subelis) everywhere very like Ka&re, meet of them, and some understand you it addressed in Zulu. Then there is the true .Arab, with his yellow ekln, his lead and face all shaven, save for a mous- tache and n patch of lank, dank black hair an the middle of his head his hawk -like noean ud sinister eyee UL'EAMINti WITH CEDELTY and treachery. I have mentioned him Last, though he is by no means leash, for is he not the trader in ivory or human flesh, the sailer to far distant countries in march of Train, and one of the old rulers of the land ? When Vasco de Gama sailed round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497 and discovered 'Natal, it will be remembered that he pro- anedet3i+ti11 farther up north and touched at nzauibir)ne, which was even then in NIS Banda el the Arabs, who, he ararued, had been there for centuries before the birth of Islam. Twenty-three mare later the Portuguese Dame in force and hoisted their flag, while, to further antabliah their power, they in 1540 com- menced the fort. Ib must have been soon ;miter that mint of the fine houses were Daunt, for at a later date the power of Portugal had so much declined thab the nountry wan wrested back by the Arabs on neveral occasions. If you want to go about ;in Mozambique you meet walk. There are no horses, and the only transport is by a law primitive carte, very small, and drawn Any One ox each. There ought to be a tens opening for the introduction of the iasritilraha, as it would certainly be an Improvement on the pclanquin, which is a BZfnt3 of hammock swinging on a pole borne by four or six natives. Of these a few are to be emit, but they are all private, and mot ler hire. THE NATIVE QUARTER Mae yet to be described. Here the papule, Men iee if poseible, even more dense, and the timelle even more varied than in theporbione ;previonsly vieibod. From the well -made, though narrow, walled -in roads, raised high above .the irregular, narrow lanes, crowded meth t Buts, you look down on either. elide at all the operations of native life ; the women •utbampleej the moaliea, the men smoking their plpea and looking on, and the little ;naked children playing round the doore of \Ihefr picturesque hate. These are much larger and much more showy -looking than Item of ICafire. Instead of being round 'toy sire equate, constructed entirely of melon leaver', the roof sloping down to form b veranda, whioh nearlytouches the ground. PHEW, IT Is nen ! t'ishvellets by this route ehould retnember tit provide themselves with a good helmet before starting, as the would probably not be able to get one at Mozaznbidluo, 1ndeed, the resouroen of the island in come ways seem so limited that a few of our passengers who wont to a hotel for lunch ate them clean out, and those who came afterwards could simply get nothing. We etayed four days taking in cargo, which principally consists of copra (the white inside part of the cocoanut, used for making oil), ground nuts, rubber and ivory -the latter in the form of some eplendtd tusks. Oa the ship a standing amusement was to be found in looking overboard. Num - ben of eel -like fish, with long mouths, and othere like big sod, would awim round. Then the water darkens; ahuge ghost-like shadow Domes up from the depths and taken form ; the little fish flee away, and, lo 1 only a few feeb separeto you lawn A mediae sumac A leg of pork on an enormous hook at- tached to a chain was let down, but his eharkful majesty had evidently risen the game 'before, and refueed to be had. If there is only roan in your boxes, the ener- moue ehelle and beautiful pieces of coral, which the natives bring off in their canoes to eel, for about :3d to 1e each, according to size, aro well worth buying. Most in- teresting are these crniees. ' Some aro made of bark, bound with thongs to a kaaket. work frame, while oahers aro hollowed from Mae solid trunk of a tree, and have poles stretched amuse, terminating in parallel loge on either side, making a craft so safe that they can venture into the roughest sea without fear of a capsize. Before leaving Mozambique we had a plonk on the main- land, whioh was a great sucoe se. The cap- tain kindly placed the steam launch at our disposal, whioh soon tugged ashore the large boat hired for the occasion. We landed in a cocoanut plantation and quickly got the nabivee to work running up the trees to pull down tho nuts. It seems a tremendous feat to climb one of these trees, straight and high as a mast ; but the natives cut steps all the way up, no they walk from the ground floor to the top story, so to sneak, as easily es going upstair3. PRINCESS RIM'S DADS. -- She Will Not Went for Clothes and' Those of the lE►nest. In Princess May's trousseau there are eighteen hate, caps and bonnets. The hats are sailors', shade hats and looped lcghorns, to wear with light summer dresses, end are designed only for the visit which the Princess May will have to make upon the Queen during her Augueb stay at Grasse and for the little trips to White Lodge, where May will, no doubt, often go to spend a quiet day or two with her mother. According to the latest Paris mandate, these shade hate, sailors' and fancy straws are all of a tint -to match the gowns. For example, there is a straw hat of fancy braids. It is entirely of mauve, and its brimming is a very large bow ef mauve rib- bon figured in gold anti mixed with yellow satin rosettes. .Another hat is of pale pink straw, which is to be worn with a pink figured satin jacket, made in what English modistes call " Tudor " style. A light blue straw, a pale green sailor and a aeep green felt hat, looped with rosettes of cardinal, are among the prettiest of what may be called the negligee hate. The Princess May is very fond of mauve and violet. She is just biome enough to wear these colors well. In her trousseau there are 12 mauve gowns. Oae is what dressmakers call " a lily gown." A lily gown is a dresn made of sofa India muslin. It has a great many ruffles around the shoulders and sleeves and a fine fall of lace. The `shoulders of a lily gown look very broad and the waist very email. The other mauve gowns are of more substantial materiel, though all are as far as possible of English make. DRESSES TO MATCH HER ROOM. Princess May's boudoir, in her new apsrt- ments in St. James' Palace, is furnished in white and gold. As the young bride will receive the wedding calls of her royal cousins in this room, she has, with rare taste, provided herself with half a dozen very lovely house dresses, which are ball tea gowns and half negligee. The Princess May has a great deal of lingerie, and it is all trimmed with lace. Much of the trimming the has done herself. In the matter of parasols the Princess May is very rich. " The woman wbo has the largest wardrobe in the world," accord- ing to a gossipy report, has 40 parasols. The Princess May has 60. All of these, or nearly all, were made to order and are cov- ered with the same materials as the gowns, The lighter of the parasols are covered with silk, whioh is then draped with lace or chiffon, or loops of ribbon. Mouth Good Enough. "Please give me a few pennies to bey something to eat with ?" said the beggar. "To eat ejaculated the Bostonian. " What's the matter with your mouth?" What fills the housewife with delight, And makes her biscuit crisp and light, Her bread so tempt the appetite ? COTTOLENE 'Wb:r is it makes her pastry such A treat, her husband cats so much, Though pies he never used to touch ? COTTOLENE Whit is:it shortens eake so nice, .7.clet.ttr.than lard, while less in price, Ana Does the cooking in a trice? COTTOLENE What that fries oysters, fish, t~rFetaaette:s, or eggs, or such like dish, As Mee and quickly as you'd wish? COTTOLENE What is it saves the time and care And patience of our women fair, .r laid helps them make their cake so rare? COTTO LE,N E Who is it earns the gratitude Of every lover of pure food 13y making " COTTO LE N E " so good? Made only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO, Wellington and Ann Streets, MONTREAL. AN ANCASTER MIRACL,. Restored to Health .After Being Given Up by Four Doctors. The Remarkable Case of a Copetown Lady —Afflicted With Paralysis, Suffering Intense Agony and Pronounced Incur- able—She is Agadn lteestored to Health. and Vigor—She ''ells Her Story for the Benefit of Other Suircrers. (Dundas Star,) During the past two years mat of our moat reputable oxchaugeS have many ac- counts of wonderful cures occurring in the localities in which they were published. These cures were all ofiboted by a remedy that has made for ftaelf the most remarka- ble reputation of any medicine ever brought before the notice of the public; so remarka- ble indeed that it ie a constant theme of ccnversaticn, and the name among the most familiar household words. We refer to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills fur Pale People. Many of the enaos published told the story of people given up by the doctors, and who were on the very threshold of the other world when Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were brought to their notice. The oases reported were in most instances distant from Dundee, and for this reason might not be con- sidered of more than passing interest. For the past month, however, the report was current in town of a wonderful cure accom- plished by these same pills in the township of Anoaster. It was stated that Mrs. D. S. Horning, wife of a prominent farmer, re- siding about a mile west of the village of Copetown and seven miles from Dundee, had been given up by the doctors and that she had been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. So great was the intorest taken in the case that the Star decided to investigate it, and a few daye ago a representative went up to the Horning homestead for that pur- pose. In passing through Copetown he learned that very little else was talked of but the remarkable recovery of Mrs. Horn- ing. Possibly the fact that both Mrs. Horning and her husband wore born in the immediate neighborhood, and are presum- ably known to everybody in the country around, increases the interest in the case. The Star man, on arriving at the Horning residence, was admitted by Mrs. Horning herself. She looked the picture of health, and it was hard to believe that she was the same woman who was at death's door four months ago. In answer to the question as to whether she had any objection to giving a history of her case for publication, Mrs. Horning replied that she had not. " I con- sider that my recovery was aimply miracu- lous ; I give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills all the credit, and I am willing "that everybody ehould know about it." Mrs. Horning then gave the following historyof her remarkable recovery : "A year ago I was taken ill with what the doctor called spinal affection, whioh finally resulted in partial paralysis, my logs from the knees down being completely dead. My tongue was also paralyzed. On the first of July last I took to my bed, where I laid for four months. No tongue can tell what I suffered. I was sensible all the time and knew everything that was going on, but I could not sleep for the intense pain in my head. Our family doctor said I could not live, and three other doctors called in consultation agreed with him. I felt myself that it would be only a short time until death would relieve me of my sufferings. Neighbors came in, 25 or 30 every day, and every time they went away expecting that it was the last time they would see me alive. I quit taking doctors' medicine and gave up all hope. About four months ago a .friend came in and read anaccount in the Toronto Weekly News of the miraculous recovery of an old soldier named E. P. Hawley, an inmate of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, at Grand Rapids. The story he told exactly tallied with my condition, and it was on that account that I decided to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial. When I began taking Pink Pills I was so ill that I could only take half a pill at a time for the first few days. Then I was able to take a whole one after each meal, and have continued taking them. After I had taken over a box I began to experience a strange tingling sensation all over my body, and from that out I began to improve. In a month I could walk with a cane or by using a chair, from one room to another. My gen- eral health also improved. In fact my ex- perience was like that of the old soldier, whose case had induced me to give the pills a trial. While taking the pills at the outset I had my legs bathed with vinegar and salt and rubbed briskly. It is now four months since I began taking the Pink Pills, and from a living skeleton racked incessantly with pain, I have, as you see, been trans- formed into a comparatively well woman. I am doing my housework this week, and am free from all pain and sleep well. When myneighbors come to see me theyare a azed, and I can tell yon there is great faith in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in this section. When I began taking Pink Pills I made up my mind that if I got better I would have the case published for the bene- fit of others, and I am glad you called as I am sure I would now be dead if it had not been for Pink Pills." Mre. Horning stated that she purchased the Pink Pills at Mr. Comport's drug store in Dundee, and Mr. Comport informed us that his sales of Pink Pills are largo and constantly increasing. Dr. 'A illiams' Pink Pills are a perfect blood builder and nerve restorer, curing such diseases as rheumatism, neuralgia, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia, Sb. Vitus' Dance, neruous prostration and the tired feeling therefrom, and the after effects of la grippe, diseases depending on humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelae, etc. Pink Pills give a healthy glow to pale, eallow complexions and are a specific for the troubles peculiar to the female system, and in the case of men they effect a radical euro in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork, or excesses of any nature. These Pills are manufactured by the Dr.. Williams' Medicine Company, of Brock- ville, Ont. and Schenectady, N. Y-, and are sold only in boxes bearing the firm's trade mark (printed in red ink) and wrapper, at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50. Bear in mind that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are neversold in bulk, or by the dozen or hundred, and any dealer who offers substitutes in this form is trying to defraud' you and should be avoided. The public are also cau- tioned against all other so-called blood builders and nerve tonics, no mgtter what name may be given them. They are all imitations whose makers hope to reap a pecuniary advantage from the wohderful reputation achieved by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Ask your dealer for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and refuse all imitations and substituted. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills may bo had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company from either. address. The price at which these pills are mold make a coarse of treatment compara- tively inexpeneive es compared with other emedies or medical treatment. Fashionable brooches and pith nets take the form of filth' and animals rather flower/. • IN GAY LUTETIL Paris Housewives Conned About the .High Prices of Moat, WHAT PARISIANS EAT.. Empress Eugenie. Revisits Scenes of the Past and Mees Bier Old home in Its New Guise—Happy Way of Disposing of Peed Bodies. OR the time tbo groat social quetaion fs the price of butchcrs'rneat, which ban thrown all other sealed questions entirely in the shade far the moment. The thousewives of Parte tea - . - r'avbrinas ib e le takadmen iitt teudp angenal, . =a= orally that " ce qua femme vent, Dieu k veto," a epeedy tettlemenb of it may be looked forward to. The abnormal drought bhie year In France has destroyed nearly all the fodder crops and rendered feeding of cattle aleacst impossible at least for the smaller breeders. The consequence le a glut of live stock in the markets, the price ef whioh has gone down to a ridiculously small figure. And yet the priae of meat so far as the consumer is concerned remains at famine prices. WflAT PARISIA?2S EAT. Some interesting statistics upon the sub- ject of French cookery are published by the Paris Bureau de l' Approvisionnement. Beef cornea first as the piece de resistance in the bill -of -fare, and this year the quantity consumed be much larger. No less than 133,000 oxen were consumed, together with 100,000 calves, 542,000 Sheep and 545,329 pigs. But to strike an average, each Parisian has consumed during the year 320 lbs. of bread, 21 lbs. of fish, -7 lbs. of oysters, 23 lbs. of poultry, 129 lbs. of game, 21 lbs. of " Charcuterie," 18 lbs. of butter, 5 Ibe. of cheese, 190 eggs and 183 litres of wore. These figures are of -course arbitrary, for it would be very easy to find a few Parisierie who had eaten more and a great many who had eaten less. EUGENIE REVISITS HER OLD HOME. The Empress Eugenie has been staying in Paris now for some little time past, chiefly making purchases for bor villa at Cape Martin, in which she takes an intense inter- est,. The Empress' visite to the capital over which she formerly ruled supreme, pleasant as they may be, are always mingled with many painful memories. It is impossible for the Emprees to pass the site of the Tuileries Palade, of which now not a vestige remains, without recalling a host ef recol- lections of her reign there. But perhaps it 1e the path recollection of the place whioh is the most firmly rivetted in her memory. REMINISCENCE OF HER ESCAPE. It was the morning of the day when the empire having collapsed after the disaster of Sedan, the Paris mob had invaded the Imperial Palace, and the only alternative for the E mprees was flight. Her position was dangerous, for not a few of her friends had already deserted her. Strangely enough, it was two " foreigners," an Austrian Ambassador and an American dentist, who saved her life. Prince Metternich, the Ambassador, succeeded in forcing his way through the crowds outalde and immediately gave orders that the Empress' carriage should be conspicuously left in waiting at the principal entrance. Then, while the ewaying mob stood in expectation of the appearance of the Empress, he led the poor lady, thickly veiled, out of a private door to a cab and drove to the house of Dr. Evans. 110W THE CHANNEL WAS CROSSED. The dootor was an old friend of the Im- perial family, who had entrusted him with many of the most confidential affairs. Dr. Evans instantly accepted the responsibility ef getting' the Empress out of the country, and with hie assistance the dethroned ruler succeededin reaching the seacoast. There Sir John Burgoyne's yacht was placed at the disposal of the Empresa, who, practi- cally without a wardrobe or the ordinary supply of neceesary underwear, was landed at last, safe from molestation on English soil. How she and her exiled husband, the Emperor, eventually settled at Chialehurat is well known. A PLOVINOIAL CHARNEL HOUSE. A great fuss was made a short time ago about a charnel house that existed at Bousieyas, a small Alpine village, and general indignation was expressed when it became known that it was the custom to itch the corpses syncs of the defunct' inhabitants of the locally into it and, eprinkle them ever with. quicklime. The Paris press made. such a fuse about the matter that the Gol- gotha has been done away with, and is replaced by a spick-and-span new cemetery, where every bucolic can now repose In his own six foot of virgin soil. A PIGMY TO THAT IN NAPLES. But there was no need of all the rumpus among the Paris journalists. who, as a rule, are men who know little or nothing of what goes on beyond the fortifications that sur- round their own city. In *Naples, which has nearly half a million inhabitants, the bodies of the poor are; still got rid of in a similar manner. The potter's field (carnpo vechio) of Naples con- sists of 365 wells, one for each day of the year, dug in an immense rectangular space eurroundod by walla. The mouth of each of these wells ie covered by a circular stone. Turn about theeo stones are unsealed, and from 6 o'clock in the morning bill 6 o'clock at night the bodies of the poor whioh are brought from all the surrounding disbrlote as (thrown into the horrible p1, whence the most atroolous stenohes are exhaled. NEW ALUMINIUM .SHIP. The first aluminium ship, a yacht of ten tone, is now being built in France by the Sooietedes Ohantiersdola Loire for the Comte Cheyennes la Pallor after his own plans. The weight; of the yacht will be considerably lose than vessels of her glass usually aro. She will be ready for sea about July, when a trial trip will be made. and members of the different Bailing clubs in England and on the continent will be invited to be preeent. Down With Fligh Prices Por Electric Belts. $1.55, $2.65, $3.70 ; .former prices $5, $7, $10. (;tualty remains the same -16 dif- ferent styles; dry battery and acid belts —mild ortstrong current. Less than half the price of any other company and/nore ]some testimonials than all the rest to. gether. Full list free. Mention this paper. W. T. AER & CO. Windsor, Ont. "Wa-al, Martby, I think the art gallery the least interestin' of all. Wove spent a half a day in utero and didn't get a single show`oard or seed oatalogae." The maiden spends her moneyfor a butter, fly eape, while her father bac all he can do to gat his grub. TENINISON ON WOMEN. Quotations About the Gentle lieu ;trout the Laureate's Works, Lord Tertnyeon, who, many people think, was eoarc:ely less a philosoplter whoa() opinions are authoritative than a poet, when words are a delight, said in the ceurss of hie career many things about women. If he had been merely a poet the fact would .net bAve been so important, for poets aro forged to say "whatever suite the rhyme," but as he was a thinker also ib is interesting to ere how he interprets the puzzling ball of creation. One tiling that he ineiets upon is the in- dissoluble bond between them and man. " The woman' cause is man's ; they rise or sick together, dwarfed or god -like, bond or free ; if site be email, slight -natured, mienrable, how shall man grow?, Thea places quite a burden of reopened - billy upon women, but elsewhere he mutat he " As the husband le, the wife is," which again places the burden on the masculine shoulders. Probably the poet meant to divide it About the esteem in whioh she should be held, he speaks in no uncertain manner— " Who doze not honor his wife dishonors himself," and " It is the low man thinks the woman low." Somewhat equivocal is this- " It 1 hard to wive and thrive in year.,, Which probably moans that so much good fortune does not befall a man in so short a time. His various heroines were all a little above the ordinary, " Her eyes are homes of silent prayer." " Eyes not down -dropped nor over -bright, but fed with the clear -pointed flame of chastity." " By common clay, taken front the ccmmon earth, moulded by God and tempered by the tears of angels to the perfect form of woman. " Pure vestal thoughts in the translucent fano of her still spirit." " Happy" he with such a mother i Faith in womankind beats with his blood, and trust in all things high come easy to him ; and though he trip and fall he shall not blind his soul with clay." " Site stood a eight to make an old man young v' So teach and much more did he say of women. And they in gratitude may well apply to himother lines of his— " Be reeted, well content that all was well," arid, " He crowned a happy life with a fair death." DANGERS IN CONVALESCENCE. Hints for Those Who have the Care of Recovering Patients. The care of convalescents is at once:the most tedious and the most delightful part of a nurse's duty. The severe symptoms have abated. The temperature is lower, the mercury in the clinical thermometer no longer hovers be. tween 104' and 105', causing the nurse's heart to sink as it ascends. She does not stand with her fingers on the fluttering pulse anxiously noting whether the rate is increased or how its strength compares with the condit€on of yesterday. She does not feel a siokenfng thrill of alarm every time the respiration quickens or changes. She relaxes her vigilance and ventures to breathe freely heraelf once more. Yet as mach care 1 needed at this period of the illness as et any other time. There are precautions which must not be omitted if the invalids to be carried safely through it. In all diseased there are special dangers to be guarded against, and this applies to the convalescence as well as to the illness itself. After diphtheria the tissues ef the heart are in a weakened condition ; any over-exertion or sudden strain may make a demand upon ib that it is unequal to meet in its enfeebled state, and death follows. In the recovery from scarlet fever a child may develop disease which will cause life- long ill health, if it does not end fatally. After measles, when the lungs are weak and the eyes also, any imprudence may cause disastrous results. Death has followed ex- cess in eating after typhoid fever, when the Reined emed comparatively well. There are four enemiesw high lie in wait for the convalescent, and the nurse must be on the watch to prevent their attacks ; cold, over fatigue, excitement, indigestion. Cold is perhaps the most to be feared, because it is the most common and brings a long train of ills with it Forethought is needed, because after the mischief is done it is too late to remedy it. FASHIONS ATTER IN TOWN. But the Century's Beginning and End Show Human Nature Unchanged. How great are the changes of a century in some things and bow small in others is shown by an article in the " Saturday Re- view " dealing with London a hundred years ago. There was no gas then. 01 lamps enlivened the streets, and candles struggled with darkness in the theatres. Playgoers whose home were in what is now the centre of the metropolis gathered after the play in knots 30 or 40 strong, armed with bludgeons and blunderbuses, before s they dared run the gauntlet of the army of 1 footpads that infested the streets. In 1800 a bill to prevent bull -baiting was thrown l out of the House of Commons, and the game was warmly defended by many dis- tinguished statesmen. The press gang was abroad nightly, while sentences of death were passed for burglary, forgery, coining and firing a pistol. A watohman was fined for assaulting a drunken citizen, who com- plained that he was calling the hour and the wrong weather. These are some of the things that years have worked a change in. There aro others in which ;the London of to -day, like the rest o the world, hasn't changed much. Swindling advertieements under the head ing of " Matrimony" were common in the half-dozen newspapers of the day. State lotteries were legal. Covent Garden Theatre, thab held a patent monopolizing bhe right to produce Shakapeare's plays, gave up its stage for a sparring exhibition to Mendoza, the prize fighter. John Philip Kemble, the actor, sat for his 113th portrait in 1800, Prize fights were numerous, and Belcher and Mendoza were the heroes of the hour, although they didn't fight for $50,000 purses. The dresses of the period were objected to on the score of their inadequate - nese as a covering for the body. Sunday was a day of amusement with the Londoners of 1800, According to a calculation 200,000 of them spent each Sunday in summer in suburban inns and re- sorts in getting rid of $125,000, The statue tician classes these pleasure -seekers as follows : Sober............ 50,000 In high glee 90,000 i)rnnkish 30,000 Staggoitaug tipsy... 10,000 Muzzy . 15,000 Dead drunk 5,000 200,000 The girls will continue to adopt all things masculine for theirown purposes, exeoptthe mustache. That can never be popular ex. Dept on some manus lip. An off -hand talk—the palm readers. E (z (TZidlfl!'1'Z. 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Before the marriage they both agreed that 'when they started on their journey they would play the old stager racket. They had often been amused them- selves at the actions of newly married couples ; they bad beard it said that a rail road or hotel man could spot them as quickly as you spot four aces in a big jack- pot hand, and Bo they determined that they would imitate the villain in the play and dissemble. The event was over, the lest farewells were said, and they found themselves on the express for the West, Things seemed to pass off according to the programme. At breakfast fn the dining car next morning Mabel did not cast her cerulean orbs over the bill of faro, and after several fluttering attempts to order something give It up with a sigh, and, "Ohl George, you order it." Ne, she locked over it lie if she was a Chicago drummer and bad never had a meal anynhnre but on the road, and what. the had brought to her was a credit to her taste and an indication that she had an appetite, something which is never expected in a bride. When they got back to the parlor car George went away for a smoke and stayed half an hour, after which time Mabel read or riles locked at the scenery. The hoary passed by. George didn't buy any caramels from the trainboy, Mabel never put her head on George's shoulder ence, their hands never tone/led and the sly Little puss began to think herself an artist in deception. At Richmond, Ind., another couple came on board. They looked well-to-do, but countrified. They, too, had been married, everybody knew that, and they acted as if they wanted everybody to know it. When bhe train reached Indianapolis George stepped out on the depot platform, and was enjoying his cigar when the other bride- groom accosted him and asked for a light. 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