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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-7-26, Page 7Af frt+ f-1'1'143 + f 0+0+ Et E+37f+gf+0+ 0—A4-C4,14+3GE+ E+ 4+3 +3 ; K ° 1 WANG; 0 COO A TALE OP SOUTHERN ' 1 CHINA. I i-gi-f :f'f'ref+ ff+3 +)1(+3 ++):(+1'f+):E+3 '+ f A+A+304+3.+ f+'>:f+ f+ CLIAPTER XXII. party or part1e , and that they were be- ing closely watched. This annoyed Plympton, and he set his wits to work so that a remedy might be found, it was desired that they should have a speedy interview with the citizen of Peking to whom their letter was ad- dressed. Already had they driven past his place of business, seated in a wonderful veltirle that had been imported from the odor side of the world, and had possibly once done royal duly as a Hyde Park victoria: Yes, there was the well-known name of KM Wang beside the shop Boar, and a delectable specimen of Chinese beauty in the shape of a double -headed idol r eTleteasI[y, with six arms, grinned amiably in the window. Foo Chong was the agent; and the molter of wonderful gods had evidently been paying a visit to his branch store, to seltle accounts for the year, when for- tune throw hint In the way of Dr. Jack and Larry. It was Lord Raokett's deslre to secure a private Interview with this agent, without the knowledge of these meddling spies. Whether the industrious chaps were satellites of the Russian count, or served the Imperial Cabinet, it was all the seine, since they were in a condition to bring ill -luck upon his heed, and baffle all his plans if put Into possession of a few points in the game. Bence, it WES of importance to de- ceive them as to the expected assistance they aimed to secure. Lord Reckolt soon evolved a plan. fle waited until later In the day, then changed his apparel and disguised him- self es well as the conditions allowed, utter which he cautiously left the hotel. it was just evening, and the falling sitndnws offered every opportunity pos- sible for success. Plympton congratulated himself that he had done a neat job, and thrown oft his guard the almond -eyed heathen Chines who probably watched for hint at the door of 1110 hotel. Perhaps lie had reason for self-con- gratulation, but one can never be sure in dealing with these yellow "sons of Solan," es Plympton was wont to un- justly call them en masse; they have a way of getting in the last word or blow that is peculiarly aggravating to those who are accustomed to consider- ing them en inferior race. Meanwhile Larry and ltis cousin sat in the private parlor, which money had obtained, and conversed seriously. Naturally, their talk was wholly of the matters in which they were so deeply concerned, and Larry was compelled to answer a score of very pertinent questions relating to his experience in the Royal Purple City, as the forbidden tract is known to the natives of Pe- king. It was a subject, that was not very 'finned. to Larry, and under ordinary conditions ite would have preferred to have dropped it lice a hot coal; but since they were destined to make the dangerous trip under the mighty walls again, 11 seemed only right that' They should take advantage of the mistakes attending his first venture. So they talked and waited, and in- dulged in many hopes, even while bat- ting with fear. The windows were wide open, for the season was still mild for this northern clhnate. Thus they could hear the strange jar- gon of sounds that would be apt to as- cend from a great Chinese city after nightfall. An inspired pen would be required to clesrtibe the scene In a manner t0 do justice to its many odd and emetic - able characteristics—the gay shops, the streaming banners, the colored lan- terns, the surging crowds of qunlnlly- dressed people, the cries of mend'cants, vendors of everything tender heaven, 'd seemed ; the eternal snapping and crackling of countless fleecracke's to feighten away evil spirits, or celebrate some anniversary mayhap; the shrill clatter of passers-hy, ar the twang of an ahominahlo samisen; these things, taken collectively, made 11 pretty inter- esting for any one who cared to thrust n head outside the hotel tvindow end listen. Pethnps a firs In some bamboo sec- tion would start up for the special de- lectation of the visitor; the alarm would be given by a fire watchman ensconced in his elevated tower at the lop of tall hemline poles, gongs would crash and intense excitement ahiorid he run of lite antiquated hand-eng no 1st - pule to the scene of the conflagration. a 0crnmble in which half the ally's population seemed to (eke pert. The thought of a fit's among such 1n- flnmmehl0 buu.nngs, and during a high wind, would strike a stranger wilt horror unlit he Vermeer() that these Chinnmon ore smarter than he las given Them credit for, since a heavy Ere well divides 1110 ally into sections, and nn llhize may et/00 get beyond the limit of ils dinerlea't,n, Bon nwatling them amass the "dead Perhaps et few tnirsitroem eines 1 uilt ]int," and whni, n gicrinns ending this by the superior race. of Ceucnsinns e, uellad, enter t'tso might alfahi. might do well to profit by this plan of tin I p the Chinese, Could 1e have furtively raised Ito Tints passed iedloesly to those who cul'(ain rind oblatnod ane fleeting while)], A dozen (imps terry teepee tram the window In tvnleh for Lord Raekett be- low, and doubts hegnn to esanil Ihum connoting Ilti Safely. Avis ted ninny limnlurned her eyes upon the lights in The Parona of Nets( welt, Purr}, rising HIM nbeve the One There was to be little delay. Avis would not heat' of 11, net. were other of her essochllce In this hazard anxious to prolong the intense Wein that (hung about their nears. The condemned prisoner counts the mhudcs, but only because he still per- sists in clinging lo the ever-present trope of executive clemency. Effectually banish this dream front his mind, and Unto no longer serves as a factor In 1110 game; since his dooms is inevitable, the sooner the falai hour arrives the better, to end the agony. Which Is not saying that, 1'lyulpton believed they would assuredly meet theft fate beyond the hanging gardens of the inclosed city, but he knew how they tempted the fates In undertaking so 11111011, and, once having embet'ked in to enterprise, what was the use of delay? 011ier things doubtless urged him on. There was a certain romantic inter- est In the fact, that Ire, of all Olen, should be concerned In a venture look- ing to the discovery of the tale of Dr. Jack Evans. Lord Hackett could not forget the Past, mrd his present enterprise seemed the autipodcs of what he had allowed to govern his actions on that former toecesion, when his hot desire looked toward making en end of this sane American. Well, China is a country where many Things are clone just the opposite way from tvlhieh we are accustomed, and Plynplon was satisfied to believe he must have become, infected with the common retrograde movement most prevalent there, Another coincidence that struck him 415 rather peculiar was the fact that while his previous adventures in con- nection with Dr, Jack had occurred in the South American Republic of Chili, itis present scheme embraced a career of danger 1n the Chinese province of 'Cidlthi. Larry was struck dumb with wonder when this singular fact was mentioned to him, but he found himself unable to deride whether such a coincidence would redound to 111011' credit or not, as there had been a new alignment of forces since that long -past engagement ;luring the time of the Baltimore affair. They had sectored comfortable quar- ters—that is, they were as good as might be expeoled, considering the con- ditions surrounding teem. Plympton knew the Chinese were not fools, and that there was a secret sys tern of espionage in vogue at Peking by means of which every newcomer was placed under surveillance until his ac - Juni business became known. elf course, lids secret spy system was not to be compared wtlh that of France or even Russia; but Li clung Chang had not attended the coronation of the Czar and girdled the globe without picktng up many valuable points by means of whir' his country might profit. When they awaken to lite condition that confronts them, and that the drennly existence of the past centuries can no longer remain their heritage, there will be no nation on earth, save Japan, that mired equal the rapidity w•itlh which the ready Chinese Evill seize upon the methods in vogue among Western people, and beat hent al (heir own game. As imitators they stand in a class by themselves, And wizen that clays cranes, Ynnlcras and ell other traders will have to compete with the shrewdest and keenest Merchants upon the face of the eaelh, though llreir honesty Is a strong point in their favor. Carry had himself expressed surprise that no enterprising American infidel had entered the (held with a cheap, ntnrhfne-made household idol; but 11 ons probably the low price of labor in China tat had prevented such an ex - pension of trade; most certainly !here were many who \voider have felt no scruples about the natter had the In- vest 1110111 n-veslh1011 appeared ivy(! in g. To (icoeive any prying oDctal who alight intro IL upon himself to feel an interest in their welfare, and seek to dise.over the why and wherefore (It Lewd Reekoll's return, accompanied by friends, tine head of the enterprise weltered IL foo and wide that he was in Peking to consult with Sir Claude Mae- Denald, the 110111011 Ambassador, regard- ing the now famous New Thwang rail- way concession. As for i.evey, he wee very careful 1111,1111 venturing any distance into the city 010ne, and kept a wary eye about him for 0110m105. The thug 4s a native growth of India, Mil Ihry have the same sort of a ven- omous biped in the lend of the dragon, ready with cord end loess to carry out his master's will. it ons all vcry`exelling, but Larry did not thrive upon such a diet, end for one would be most devoutly thenkful when the ease was closed, ospenlally should they 001110 out with boars, Ah, the little morn ceriolnly novel ones dreamed of the wonderful r,veln- glimpse of what the future 11011 hl stone for than, perhaps his doubts would have instantly token flight Wore the elerh'itying knowledge. Rut, ales 1 it is not (n0 human intelli- gence In (tats Ionic beyond the present, else. would Ilio iebor nt men go Inc naught, sinre ell power must be given g,einly Wel i. and ynm'ned In know the into the trends of the gifted few. troth nl whet had happened in its 0115 - More them once, they were med0 11011,. nwerc of the' feet trial. Melt, preserve in AI Irng'h pis dens emceed to 0,111111 Peking was of deep Interest, rya ronin (0110 one, et., e, I'IJ'mplon, who threw aside the long neat he had worn, and Plympton, whose serious face told That he had news of solve sort to bring them, CiIAPTER XXIII. The (Ira feeling 11151, came over Larry upon sighting Plympton was satislat. tion over his safe return. There were more than ordinary perils hovering over his head while in Peking, True, he had had no hand In the for- mer invasion of lh0 imperial paten, when the Emperor was induced lo sign and seal therecious docentells that made the great Aug oAm flan end way 00nceseien a fart beyond ell que lion, but he had more meetly shown Ills decided sympathy with one who had been there, and the Russian schemer was not rcpt to forget this. Then Larry noticed drat his hlg friend looked worried, and he began to .Specu- late at once 110 to the manner of 111 fm' - tune that was about to desc•eud upon them. At least Lord Beckett had not found his path strewn with roses. When he found the others awaiting hire, ha grew more cheerful, which proved 11101 anxiety concerning their welflu'o had something to do with the strain upon hls Mind, Avis had turned her eyes upon him, and though she naked no questions, there was a elute entreaty hi her glance Who could blame the dear girl for being anxious under such peculiar conditions as surrounded them ? Everything lint had to do with the man she loved, end who for years had been her very life, was of intense inter- est In her eves. Lord Beckett ]nety how eager his friends Hurst be to hear the result of his little pilgrimage; he had gond through just such a seige himself many a time, and could sympathize with any one who suffered the tortures of sus- pense. Bence he wasted no time with prelim- inaries, but plunged down to bare facts. Such prompt (tenon was what might have leen expected of a blunt custonlal•, and Plympton knew this was really no line to exercise what diplomatic cour- tesy he had acquired white In the con- sular service of ids country. Being quite at home in Peking, he had experienced no trouble in finding the region in which Foo Chong had his agency. The redoubtable Chinaman was glad to see hint, and Plympton guessed that in some way he must have received word of his intended visit. He read the letter of ICat Wang gravely, and then announced himself as ready to carry nut the wishes of the English milord to the letter; he had but to express a desire, and it would be done if Fro Chong could accomplish (1; and mucin more in the same effusive strain that seems a part of a Celestial's education. Satisfactory arrangements were 0011 - chid ed. cluded. The agent expressed no surprise whatever at the intelligence he had re- ceiveck. Indlod, so far as his manner i rated the state of his feelings, one might supose it was an everyday occurrence for a foreign lady to attempt an en- trance into the prohibited section of Peking in order to look upon the sacred spot where one dear to her had yielded up his life blood. This fact served to increase Plymp- Ion's suspicion that he knew all about their affairs ; still, it might simply be Ilse peculiar reserve of the man faculty possessed by all his country- men, and which characteristic tan should make the Chinese unequaled diplomatic agents. So far ell was well. Plympton had made definite and nl i1ent arrangements with the agree- able Foo Chong, of which Ile WO presentiy speak, and, in case all w well, by another night they would given the opportunity desired to 111- tempt the dangerous taste upon wh Avis had so reeolulsly set her mind ' (To be continued). WIRELESS iS TEN YEARS OLD. Great Strides Made in a Single Decade of Experiment. ' AS per- should ant bo 1011 Wireless telegraphy Is now ten years old. On Juno 2, 1890, there was Ned in the British patent once a provisional specification "for improvements In transmitting.- electrical impulses mrd signals and in apparatus therefore," by one Gugliehno efarcont, residing at, 71, i(erelord road, Bayswater, England. At the line this patent was applled for, says the Scientific American, the art of transmitting messages without wires was wholly unknown, in so far as its practice and utilization were con- cerned. Marconi was perhaps the most per- sistent experimenter in the bridging of greater distances, while very early in the development of the new telegraphy Lodge turned his attention to Ito pro - (Notion of a selective system by means of electrical resonance. The former succeeded so well in his task Ihnl Nem three miles in 13107 he was enabled to send and receive signals 3,000 miles in 1904, while the later,'01- 11)011,13) he failed to evolve a enmmer- dally selective apparatus, Iec1 the way for the tinting of the sending and re- ceiving circuits individually, and syn - ionizing 1110111 collectively. Another important feature of recent Rate is the utilization of auto—detector: in connection with telephone receivers as receptors for the translation of in- coming electric waves into the alpha- betic code of dols and dashes, 17e Forest tens probably the first in 1110 eumme'cful field to use 1.110 auto - detector and telephone receiver, while lr'essoulon has conferred a testing bene- fit upon science and humanity by 1110 Ingenious detector, the liquid barrel - ler, e11 Instrument (het in its 5111101- hlltly, ils ruggedness and lis simplicity is secant] only to the telephone receiver, of Dell, '1Vtlh (hese improvements, chiefly mato w1111111 the past five years, wire- less telegraphy is all that the most, � exacting critic enrild hope forwe C- . cept selectivity, and in thiif s especial Menet of the work 01000 is yet un- Diniled opportunity for the wireless inventor to exerclso his ingenuity, • LONDON A IIIDING-PLACE IUANY FOREIGNERS ICS IMPRISON '1111131. SELVES SleCRl"t'LY. One Mian Lived in Chelsea toe' Years, hiding From Hes Own Family. London is 1111101111 ltiddelh scents, if whu•a knows nulling 1' outside 'r t , ilu1 the nn S d world 1. 1714, II t and among the wrist culanls and dra- matic of those see'eis are 1110140 0011. coaled 111 private prisons, which are scattered all over the great city---pri- eons w11ic10 are Never suspected to be anylhing of the sort by the thousands of people who hasten past them front one yltae's end to another, says Peal' sores Weekly. A great malty people think that no foreigner who seeks !refuge in England will ever be given up to the ruthoriiiee of his own country, no matter what offence he has committed. 'I'Ins, of course, is a rieluslon, Purely political offemteas 000 1101101' surrendered, but murderers and other criminals aro li- able to be handed over to their merited puuishnleals If they once fell into the hands of the pollee. And they know it, Inc. So it has been the object of many un- desirable "strangers in our midst" lo gel safely to London, and then hide themselves, and sometimes they have decided that they cannot do this Unless they sentence themselves to what amounts to nothing more or less than perpetual imprisonment, PREMATURELY OLD. A French nobleman who committed a murder in Paris fled to London. The police and detectives were on his track, and he tools refuge in a dreary board- ing- nouse in Bloomsbury, the pr0pr1e- tot of which was an ex -servant of his, who had reason to be grateful io him, and who did not betray 111111. But the murderer dared not venture into the light of day, nor mingle with his fellow creatures. It was given out that he was an In- valid, and he kept to his own rooms, being wafted on only by the master of the house. Year after year dragged by, and at last he died, a prematurely old and white-haired man. He had cheated the guillotine, but the close imprison- ment to which 11e had doomed himself had killed bio at las(—that., and the terror and remorse which had haunted flim night and day. Some of London's lodging -houses are -far oftener prisons than outsiders could easily suppose. Men and 117010011 stent into the great city and wish to hide themselves from the world. So they lecke roans in lodging -houses, the land- lords or "deputies' of which caro no- thing about them, one way or the other, as long as their rents are punctually paid. FOUND DEAD IN HER ROOM. In a douse in Soho, which has since been pulled down, there lived a woman who was never known to cross the threshold for twenty years, save when she stole out now and then at dead of night. She lived alone, except for an old woman, who looked after her, and through whom she carried on her inter- course with strangers. Site was very beautiful when site first came to her self -chosen prison, and she was very stately to the end. One morning she was found dead in her room. Her ser- vant had fled, and was never found. Nothing was ever known about her for certain, but it was whispered that she was the wife of a very exalted per- son on the Continent, Ural she had been treated with horrible cruelty, and That she had vainly tried to revenge her. self by laking part in a- palace plot against her husband.- The other con- spirators had been p111 at denih, and she had fled and hidden herself in her Lendol prison, terrified lest, if her identity were discovered, she should be handed over to her old tyrant. FLED FROI\I 'I'19E FATHERLAND. That W118 the story, anyway. Perhaps it was true, perhaps 11 was nothing more than a 101110nce, But there was no doubt at all that a lntscruble, grimy old wretch, who skulked out his life as 0 prisoner in a London dosshouse, was a Berlin banker, who had netted millions, and beougnt thousands to ruin by his colossal swindles. His ill-gotten gains, far from doing him nay good, had slip- ped from his hands litre water, and he had heel from idle Fatherland 1or ever. In London he had been practically a beggar. Pretending 10 be a helpless cripple, he lead taken a wretched room in lite dosshouse, and macre everybody believe that it was impossible for him to do more than crawl across file floors so nobody wondered Lhat he neve' west out., day or night. No punishment of 1110 law's inflicting could have 130011 50 bed ELS the wretched exieletc0 he doomed himself lo; but he had left e daughter, whorl he loved, in Berlin, For her sake he wished lo avoid being publicly Imculcd as a con- vict. Therefore, to escape a German prison he senleneed himself 10 11110 and die in a flu' wore one in London. All people who so sentence themselves ltawesel', are not disposed to surrender all the joys of lite, There were soma rooms over a huge hell, which was used for religtots and political meetings. These rooms were let to a nuek, inof- fensive old num, 0110 professed In store furniture in them. 110 paid his rent like ninrkwrork, 013(1 gay, 11010dy n. right to go into his theme. Ne sirmtgessew then for yea's, And nobody knew until tong afterwards, lied dining those ,years the molt, were oeen1111 1w A 'Pn10 OF (111I\lit.t1.S, for whoa 1110 111)1100 Or two hcndsph,res twe00 fainly seeking, '('o avoid !wrest the trio imprisoned Disease fakes no summer Vacation. If you need flesh and . strength use Scott's E 1'n is oni summer as in winter. Send or frac tamrla, 8001"1 fit IIOWNI, Clt s,t,re, Tomes - wade. goo, nfld llr,eor na rtresalatn, :1'"..,a t;I.. This is the paramo 't 'adore of 4cr CiiCYL ONrF��� �i 619 T E A Free from Oust, dirt and all foreign su68stanoes. Load Packets only, 40o, 690 and 600 per Ib. At all Crowe. i11C11I'S'I' AWARD ST, LOUIS, 0901, Qlenlselvcs in the rooms over the hall, where their presence was not suspected, se quiet and oireentspect were they. But they had ample 11uids at their disposer, and the old Crean was their servant, ready Io do anything fur 1110111 in return for the heavy bribe; 111ey gave ldrn. There- fore, while they had to give up uteri' liberty, they found fl pn silee to enjoy a- life of luxury and idhneee, widen was 'eller than, for example, toleupying c111nhillyd. cells and breaking stone,; at Port - It Is not only criminals who are self, doomed to live in private prisons in London. A man had reasons In halo and fear his own wife and all his chil- dren, except one daugghter. Yelped by 111is daughter, ho tonic a haus,' in the neighborhood of Chelsea, end never once quitted it for yen's, until he was car- ried out in his coffin. in another instance a husband be- lieved that a wicked notion of his own had caused his wife's death. There was no evidenre to prove this, and every- one thought him crazy with grief when he accused himself. Finding that the law would not touch him, and tortured by remorse, he sentenced himself to a prison of his own devising, and spent the reminder of his life in a cheerless, poverty-stricken den in (he slums, from which he refused to emerge to breathe the free air and enjoy the sunshine. QUEER SECRET TUNNEL UPON IT MAY BINGE TIIE DUKEDOM OJ. PORTLAND. Claimed That the Fifth Duke of Port- land and T. C. Druce Were One and (he Same Person. Workmen who are engaged in im- proving the famous Harcourt mouse, Cavendish Square, London, England, .Off tine face of the earth, to maim way for business premises, have disc'overocl that what was supposed to be a ducal coal cellar - is in reality a subterranean tunnel. It is nothing unusual to find underground passages in historic hooses, whose occupants in the turbu- lent clays of old, occasionally found themselves under the necessity of seek- ing sofety in sudden flight, but pecu- liar interest enriches to the lhti'eourt house discovery, for the reason that it lends support to the claim of the Druce family to the dukedom of Portland and the large estates and enormous reve- nues thereto appertaining. Their claim is based on the allegation that the fifth Dunce of Portland end 1'. C. Druce, the proprietor and Wunder of the 1301(00 street bazaar, were one and tate same person. It Is asserted that the eccentric fifth duke was in the habit of passing between the bazaar and IIar- court house by a subterrnnegn passage. At one enol of it he was his grace. the Duke of Portland; at the other, plain Mr. Druce, the shrewd and close- mouthed shopkeeper. TIIE SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE which the workmen have found is Gel feet long and ends in a well. Only sub- sequent investigation can determine whether lois wail is its natural !semi- nation, or, whether, if broken through, iho tunnel will be found to extend to Baker street, But, meanwhile. the dis- covery is regarded by the claimants to Me dukedom as strengthening their case and has caused a rise in the stares of the limited liability company formed to prosecute the claim. The title c1 this singular company Is "0, 11. Druce, Limited," and G. 'I7. Druce 1s its managing director. The capital is divided Into 10,000 ordinary shares of 95 eoah and has 20,444 defer- red shares of 25 cents each, G. el. Druce is the lineal descendant of the Raker street bazaar Druce. I1 he can prove thtat this Druce was the fifth Duke of Portland his path to the title and the property, and incidentally a seat In the House of Lords,. Is made clear. 1141'. Deuce carne from Australia, his native land, some three years ago, and stere then has been engaged in gath- ering the sinews of war and collecting evidence to support iris claim. Strange parallels of habits and eccentricities in the fifth Duke iif Portland and the Druce shopkeeper, he alleges, have been rlisrovered. Both were of the same height and build. Both- loved to burrow In under- ground passages—Welbeck Abbey, the dural seat, being literally honeycombed with subterranean works. Both had strong antipathies to wine and tobacco. 'their portraits show remarkable re- semblances. The story of the life of each alleged separate personality fits Into the gaps IN THE HISTORY OF TIIE OTHER. The fifth Duke of Portland is found to appear in public life when the Baker street bazaar Druce is missing. When the shopkeeper reappears the duke vanishes. The greatest mystery in the dukedom claim, however, entree, not In the recently discovered tunnel, but in the vault in Highgate Cemetery in which T. C. Druce is said to have,been buried. According to the claimant's contention the 'alleged burial of Druce in 1864 was an imposture, the conn that was in - leered containing no human body. It Is further asserted that Druce was seen and recognized by several persons, some of whom are still alive, after his supposed burial. The death of the fifth 1$70. Dula of Portland did not occur until Harcourt house was at one time the town residence of the dukes of Part - land, and was built in 1722. One night the fourth Duke of Portland and the Earl of Harcourt played cards there. The senses were high, and luck went against the Duke. At last the mansion was the stake, and it became tate pro- perty of the earl. But when the transfer came to be made it was found that there were le- gal difficulties In the way of alienating the house from the estate of which 1t formed a part. The difficulty was got over by the dunce lancing a 90 -year lease from the Earl of Harcourt on favorable terms. The card -playing dunce's heir was the eccentric individual who is al- leged to have led the strange dual life of peer and shopkeeper. WATER AS NERVE FOOD. "if nervous women would only drink more \valet' they would not be so ner- eous," remarked a trained nurse the ower day. "Nearly every physician will recom- mend a woman who is suffering from nervous prostration or nervous exhaus- tion to drink lots of water between meals, but many women who do not come under a doctor's care would feel better and look better 11 they would drink, say, a quart of water in the course of a. day. Wafer is a nerve food. 14 has a distinctly soothing effect when sipped gradually, as one can test for herself.' P11E PROOF IN TUE EATNG, Mother -.-Nov, Tommy, what do yntl say when you got a piece or pie?" Tommy -It depends. upon the pie, 14.4 ;�•atm' t ii ' ...k ak'� -1-1 t• - i HEALTII M.... COLO BATHS. o Should young girls lake call bathe? ?this is a question many physicians aro asked, and it is variably answered, though the majority of doctors aro agreed that theenefit a) ri d them depends entirely uponthe Coaled- lutien of the hhdiriduals. One phystclan who endorses cold baths declares that they cannot be taken indiscriminately, and should Clever be attempted by a girl who is not strong physically and whose nerves aro not capable of standing the shook and quickly reacting. A cold bath token in the morning just . after rising is an excellent tonic+, she said, for a girl In robust health. And If she is used to them there is no reason wily she should net continue them throughout the entire year, even on tho coldest days in winter. Of course, I would not advise any one to stay In cold water longer than is necessary to wet the body all over, for to become chilled through is neither comfortable nor eon ducive to strength. In a shower bath every part of the body is wet in a few seconds, while with a sponge It may lake from one to two minutes, buC three minutes should be the limit. After which, a brisk rubbing with a coarse towel should create a glow that flushes the flesh a rosy pink, sends the blood tingling through the veins and gives a delightful reaction that often makes the bather perspire, Should a girl after getting out of a cold bath feel chilled and following a hard rub continue to be cold, stria should realize that the cold water is too severe for her and should not attempt It again. For, instead of being a benefit and making her strong, these baths will have the opposite effect, and frequently result in illness, for the shock to the nerves Is too severe. I know of one young woman who de- termined to accustom herself to take cold baths each morning. Physically she had not enough energy to stand them and suffered with cold for hours after; but she persevered in the prac- tice for six months until she grew weak and very ill and has never entirely recoverred. There is really no way I can suggest that a person can tell whether or not cold baths are gond for them, except by the glow and bodily warmth that should follow. I think i1 the finger nails look blue and the body is covered with goose- flesh after the bath that it is too stren- uous. trepuous. As to the method of taking baths, 1 believe that a needle, shower or sponge is best, for few are strong enough to stand a plunge, and as to sitting or standing in a tub of cold water, I would saw unhesitatingly that it is un- wise, for 11 takes too much animal heat and results in a loss of energy that is unnecessary. Frequently those who aro not strong enough to take a cold water bath as it eines from the spigot will End it immensely beneficial when a bag of salt is placed in the ittb ; or by taking the chill off with the addition of warm water, the bath nett still be practically, cold, for the temperature will be much colder than the body. DIZZINESS. Dizziness, or vertigo,—scientific wri- ters sometimes try to distinguish In sense between these two words but practically, to popular usage, they tnean the sante thing,—is a disturbance of relation to the outside world, a loss of the sense of equilibrium. The sensa- tion persists even when the eyes aro closed. There is more or less inability to walk straight, or even to stand still, and often there is nausea followed by vomiting. Vertigo is due to a disturbance, either actual or reflex, of the nervous "centre of equilibrium" in the back part of the brain, or in the semicircular canals in the ear, in which the terminations of the nerves coming Irons the eentre'01 equi- librium are dislribuled. For the most pert, vertigo is a reflex trouble due to some impression which gets shunted off its own route, as it were, through nerve fibres, eonneettng with the equi- librium centre, and acts upon the semi- circular canals of the ear. Thus it is that dizziness is a comparatively trivial affection, as a rule — disagreeable enough, but brief and of no great signi- ficance except as a symptom of trouble elsewhere in the body. Persistently recurring, transient dizzi- ness Is often due to eye -strait, that is to say, to errors in the formation of the eye not corrected by proper glasses. Wearers of spectacles can frequently tell when a change In the eyes has oc- curred, necessitating a corresponding change in t110 glasses, by the coming bacic of these attacks of giddiness, es- pecially when the gaze is suddenly moved from a near object to a remote one or the reverse. Vertigo is a common symptom of orders of of digestion sealed either in the slouaeli or Ilse intestine. The tents meat for this form Is, of course, to treat the indigestion or constipation. Another mere serious variety of dizzi- ness depends upon disease of the heart Or of the blood -vessels, especially those of the brain. Any disease of the ear is apt to be as - sedated with More or hers vertigo. The snore is true of tumor or other disease of the brain, especially of the cere- bellum—the pati of the brain in which the centre of .equfllbrimn is situated, Tho dizziness Of seaslcicnCs5, (le . well as t(titt of swinging or of rapidly turn - fug about, is thought to he caused by alt irritation of the ''nerves in the semi., Menhir canals by the striking against. theta of the ,fluid tri these canals. -- Youths' Companion. FOR EXAMPLE, Mabel (studying her lesson): "Papa, what is the dsflntton of volubility?" Mabels Father:I "My child, volubility is a distinguishing featta'0 .o1 your me - (her when, on . account of urgent bust- 1es5 (Wales, 1 don't happen to r0110h home VOW after,two is, the morning."