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The Brussels Post, 1906-10-11, Page 7v, eje IT +`.4.4o+o+nox(+3:t:t+ E+lCf+3 i,irt+v+Ktto+44+xt f o+ + (.+xi I WANG; See A TALE OP SOUTHERN CHINA. Kt ttlf+Aftefti+int+iii•iJE4k;E+)V1+3 +i 4'1C(+Xf'f)tt+04-04-0f-01- ftfe1+If+ CHAP'T'ER X?XIX.—(Continued), together they would pass into the un- known world, loyal companions in death, oven as they bad been in life. His arm had been a tower of strength to her hero; perhaps it rnlght also help her over difficulties in the Beyond. Much as he hated to tiro, the necessi- ties 01 the case demanded 1t, and Dr. ,Tack Imew enough of those with whom he was in conflict to believe they would .meet with little or no mercy should they fall into their hands, There was small choice when it came to making a selection—all Chinese looked alike to Evans at that particular The confusion had, if anything, grown moment. more intense by thls time, Still', he knew there were always car- Still, the shouting was all on one tain elements to a mob that serve as side, not a sound breaking from the lips leaders, and could such be Individual of the three who battled for their lives .ized and shot down, the chances of a with the desperation of despair. break in (he assault would be made They had nothing to shout for, and 'considerably brighter. thought best to save their breath toe the Hence 'Ms prucliced eye at once roved finishing struggle. along the yanguard, searching for a It appeared to be at hand. .shining mark. Dr. Jack had ono ambition. This was There was a grim satisfaction in the to possess himself of a sword which ono thought that at least (ho guard of the of the onrushing Black Flags swung .palace would offer splendid chances for valorously about his head—a sword that •advoctoement on We morrow, if their was certainly not of Chinese manufao- lead sped true to the mark. turn, and had evidently seen a German Having discovered one fellow who or Mission forgo. gave evidence by his dress and manner He laid his plans accordingly. of being in authority among the advanc- it may have been a little matter, but ing host, the doctor gave him the bene- in his oyes just then it assumed a car - fit ot the suspicion. tain magnitude. Probably the said patriot never rea- Accordingly, he singled this fellow lined the oxient of the honor conferred out for a display of his warmest affec- upon him by this distineth-e preference, Lion, nor did he mean to shoot too soon, but that .was no- concern of Dr. Jack's, and thus baffle his own hopes. 'whose oonscience rested easy under the Well did he time his effort, nor was •conviction of having done his duty, he the least out of the way. Even in Plympton was a modest man. He had such matters Dr. Jack was seen to be as been waiting for Jack to lake the initis- particular as the man at the mint who tive, and no sooner had the' doctor's weighs golddust, -weapon spoken than he hastened to As he fired, the tall soldier pitched get in. forward just as Jack calculated, and the Nor was Larry willing to be lett In the coveted sword was east at his very feet. • lurch. Eagerly he snatched it up. To him it His weapon could sound just as loud meant another frail bulwark between ly us those wielded by his 'Inrger"`com Avis and death. minions, and, if well handled, would Lord Raokett'saw the performance or serve out medicine just as bitterto this act, and in his heart applauded, be - those who took the dose. Ing not unwilling to profit by the exam- . 11 was only a question off aiming pie set if fortune allowed him the op- -straight. P ortunit . The sadden rattle of firearms put quite Perhaps '•the blade might have done a new phase upon matters. IL was a yeoman service in the hand of the big sound for which these Chinese fighters .Briton, for hewas really in better phy had the greatest respect, and, besides, mai condition to wield it than Evans, the execution accomplished in their who had suffered keenly•from wounds midst served to further arouse• both and imprisonment;; but the doctor's their fears and their anger. nerve would°carry him a good way, and Unfortunately. their forward rush was any who come In contact with the edge not in the least hindered by the leaden of the weapon he now firmly grasped rain that had begun to rattle among would have cause to regret the fact. them, much as nuts fall upon the dead leaves when a fierce gust of autumnal wind shakes the chestnut trees. Thus, the gaps were being rapidly closed, and our friends had no means -of preventing it. There are occasions in some lives when time can only be measured in heartbeats, when eternity looms up so CHAPTER XL. This little incident night not have much of a bearing upon the result, save that it might possibly delay the inevi- table end for a brief space of time. Even seconds were worth something, with Kai Wang hastening to the scene of carnage as fast as his legs could carry him—Kai Wang, who had suc- ceeded in his astonishingly bold teat of 3 interviewing the powerful Dowager may almost took beyond the black river Empress in her royal .apartments, and Styx to the immortal shores that await presenting such strong arguments for their coning. her imperial consideration that when he Such a moment was upon this little left again lie bore with him her signet company now, as, breathlessly, they ring, together with a document officially stood their ground and awaited the lar signed and sealed by her own hand, evltatile shock of battle. whereby Dr. Jack Evans and his little The deadly bullets continued to go company of friends were to be granted forward, and none could tall to find its the utmost consideration' upon condi- mark in the mass of onrushing human lion that they quitted Peking within beings; but they did not stay the ad- twenty-four hours—and woe to the vance one Iola. and Dr. Jack knew the wretched retainer of Her Majesty who worst was upon them. would dare to raise a finger against Armed with some decent sort of wee- them after his ears had heard this au- pen in• the shape of swords, ho and gust proclamation and his servile eyes Lord 'Rockett could stall have put up it had been 'gladdened by a sight .of her good tight against the Chinese rabble. own magic signet ring, which she hod Without such accessories, however, been pleased to temporarily trust in the they would be mile to make a lame re- .keeping of her faithful and devoted sub• sistance at best, and very shortly one eject, Kai 'Wang, mandarin etc• the drat of the steel blades wielded by ah degree. wearer of -the yellow jacicot, and ' enemies must do' its work. henceforth protid owner of the peacock Desperate men never•give up until tho,teisaher,,that}stgnitied his being held.in eee last breath is gone from their bodies. high esteem at court. e. This does not apply to civilized na- No one could ever know what magic er ;1a'" tions only. When Kitchener seatlered Ile used td overcome the scruples of the the legions of the Wildlife around Khar- Empress, who had hitherto looked upon tout and Omdurman, some of the Kai Wang, just as she did Li Ilung badly -wounded dervishes, feigning chang, as one to be feared and yet death, would sacrifice their last atom worthy of honor, 1' of strength in a vicious endeavor to stab Secrets of state are not to be lightly sonto Egyptian or British soldier who declared abroad, and Kat Wang never chanced 'to draw near, knowing at the revealed what transpired during that same time they would be hacked to period he spent in earnest consultation pieces immediately after. with the august ruler. This cannot be called true bravery, Perhaps she gladly welcomed the but is simply an exhibition of vindictive chance to win him to her side as an desperation, a desire to die in a blaze of ally; perhaps she had begun to see the glory, a spirit of slaughter such as ani- folly ofiendeavoring to light against the nates the jungle tiger. fates that decreed China's open-door Aims more lofty than this animated policy to the civilized world. however those who shielded Avis Evans with that may be, Kai' Wang won all he their bodies. asked, and was even ROW on the way They had not sought this conflict and to carry the glorious news to his would have avoided it, if possible, by friends, when the sounds of strife tilled every honorable means in their power. hum with a dread lest he should after all When forced reluctantly into the fight, arrive too late with his precious news; nothing was left Le them but to take up Of course, he did not—that is a fore - the gage of battle and accept the dread- gone conclusion in the mind of the ob ful coisequenees, serving reader; but it was a very close The. rush of the assailants carried shave,and had Teat Wang been in any Tl them, over the intervening space so way delayed even ter a minute. he might rapidly that they swung up against cur have found a different welcome, Mende abotl the time the firearms of His coming was, dm:Matte enough to the latter were two-thirds empty. please even a Frenchman, While the The scene that ensued amosb baffles melee was at its height, a shrill voice description. sounded above tate cries of the combe- C:ertain it Is that never could it fade tants. What 11 said Dr, Jack did not from the memories of those. Who par- quite know, but theremust have been. tioipaled in the desperate hand-to-hand a royal muudate in the demand. for struggle, should favoring tortune -allow those in the immediate vicinity of the thein to live through it. newcomer ceased their noise and shrank Avis, breve girl, crouching there, away from the man who wore the yet - white -faced but heroic to the last be-. low jeered of authority and who bran - (loved she lived. years in those brief dished a document which 'bore the re - seconds of time. vared seal of the Dowager Empress, She had passedfrom ria depths of Almost like magio Wangs profound weto sudden joy ending the Not, and hen, fading Io sullen her Jack In the land Of the living;• and crowd that reminded Lead -Slacken ot now Caine still anether lcairldoseoplo tigers cheated of their prey, he read the change, whereby it seemed fated she orders of the Empress. Mhould be a witness of his bloody death. '!'het document and that ring were in- At. lens(, thank heaven, she would net signles of life and death 16, those prey be Inv behind him when he crossed the sent. The titan wh6 dared to dety their dark river. There was consolation to power' in the least had better, make his 14er loving heart in the ktiowledge'that pea0e wills -1110 gods; for es sure as tato 5 :/001,4,'" !sun arose in the east his head would be minus a body ere the same glowing orb Set, And our friends, hardly able to realize what a blessed dellverenoo had over- taken them lust In the nick of time— how they squeezed the honest hand of Kal Wang—oh, that was a proud mo - tent for the progressive wizard. Ile could not have felt bettor had he re - delved an order for a thousand gross of the most costly family gods, payment On delivery, At least there was no discounting the wonderful authority contained in the document, and ' in the signet ring fashioned like a dragon of gold with diamond eyes. The janizarles of the palace knew It too well to doubt the evidence of their eyes. 11 Is perhaps heron to desire a con- nection with a winning house. These leaders had but It brief time be- fore been hotly panting for the blood of the intruders, yet no sooner were these puttee placed under the protection of the great female ruler of China than they were one and all as equally desir- ous of constituting the especial guard of honor that was to see them out of the royal' palace and beyond the encircling walls of the mysterious Forbidden. City. It was a real pleasure to Dr. Jack to grant them this privilege, and•with one arm around his devoted and now happy wife, and the other holding the oap Lured sword trophy, he traversed the passages, crossed the grand palaver chamber, amid the stares of astonish- ment on the part of mandarins and others still gathered there, and finally breathed the fresh outside air. It was the grandest night in his whole life, and never had the pure atmosphere seemed so utterly delicious as when in- haled after his weeks of dungeon life. Larry clung tenaciously to the un- wieldy lantern, which he swore should follow him through life, since it must be the good genii that brought about such a glorious ending of what had threat- ened to be a calamity. It may be safely assumed that our friends were rejoiced to see the outside of those forbidding walls again. They issued forth through the ordinary channel, a gate that was heavily guard- ed. and went at once to the hotel, 1•Iere in the morning a consultation was held, where .the advice of British and American officials was sought, and it was finally concluded to leave Peking at once, since the papers bearing upon the great railway concession, for which London bankers were to pay Dr. Jack a mutton pounds sterling, were already at Hong Kong in safety. The wonderful Kai Wang did not cease his vigilance, and, through him, our friends learned of a subtle plot, engineered, of course, by the ,baffled Russian, Petoskey, as a last' resource, whereby they were to• be attacked and, overwhelmed by a great force, of Tar- tars while on the way to the shipping point. Even Chinese railway trains will not stand in the way of Russian ven- geence, it seems. • So the delectable and wise Kai 'Wang arranged a little excursion of his own, and in disguise the party was secretly conveyed to Tien-Tsin by road vehicles, instead of train. Here a vessel was se- cured to undertake the passage of the Grand Canal, and, under Kai Wang's guidance, they scoured the hundreds of miles of fertile territory through ter provinces of Chili, Shan-tung and Ktangsu, until at length their destina- tion on the great Yang-tse-Kiang was reached, where they boarded an Eng- lish steamer for Hong Kong. It was a journey never to be forgot- ten, and the peace and glorious rest did much to build up Dr. Jack after the se- vere strain that had begun to sap even his iron constitution. Once at Hong Kong, and the danger was all in the past. Evans had played for- high stakes, and, as in other like circumstances, had won his game through a rare combination of boldness and the special favor of Providence, lie solemnly promised his adoring spouse that It was the last time he meant to take any chances in the name of fortune; he had enough and to spare. and life ehould'really be too precious to a man who was blessed with such a, charming .and devoted. Witte; to be se lightly risked. • In 'the new possessions of his native country, the sunny Philippines, he planned . to invest great sums in coffee plantations, and, following the calm pursuits of peace, hoped to finish his days in nn atmosphere quite at variance with the hurly-burly scenes that turd marked so much of his career, Kai Wang Is still in Canton, and his power among the mandarins seems to grow. Some say he will soon be a The Better Way. The tissues of the throat are inflamed and irritated; you cough, and there is more irrita.' tion—more coughing. You take a cough m:hture and it eases the irritation—for a while. You take s ;u EM ' V'• I. 'S '! `0,;'i7 and it curer the cold. That's what is necessary. It soothes the throat because it reduces the irritation ; cures the cold because it drives out the inflammation ; builds up the weakened tissues because it nourishes them back •their natural strength. That's to g how Scott's Emulsion deals with a sore throat, a cough, a cold, or bronchitis. wall SEND Vol scscorrf�A�{,SAMNA faire. or �i DM^Mjoh4Mr�erhiMal:E*. viceroy; but potlttos in Cbina Po Aunt - peen understands, so then hie future is beyond propheoy, Lord Reckett hos endeared himself to Jack and his wife, nor will Larry ever forget how the big-hearted Englishman risked his life to make the amende hon- orable when Gie. Jack's widow appealed to his manhood. The End, FALL ORCHARD PLANTING. I advocate fail planting of orchards for the following principal reasons: The selection of trees in the nursery can be made more nearly to meat my require- ments, bath as to choice of varieties and to character at tree. Setting can ee done at a season, when general farm work is not especially pressing. Then, too, the trees are In place and gaining a foothold months before they other. Mee would be it spring set, writes Mr. Grenville, Some men are afraid to plant in the fall, because they think they may not be able to get the job done, or that the trees will not get a root hold, or will die during the winter, or will be gird- led by mice or rabbits, it planting can- not be completed or even if none can be set, the trees can at least be heeled in for the winter and be ready for ear- liest possible spring setting. This will insure the advantage of choice se- lection if nothing else. Trees can be set at any season, even midwinter andmidsummer and yet do well. The percentage of loss Is slight where proper oare is taken. I know of a large orchard in western New York, where planting continued until the first weeks of December. The owner had previously been an opponent of autumn planting, but now declares in favor rf. it. As for girdling, there is no more danger and even where it is permitted, the loss will be less felt than 11 the trees are older. But there is no rea- son why it should occur at all. 13y pre- viously having nothing on the land that bark -gnawing . animals feed on, there will be no bait, and by protecting the - trunks there will be no chance of at- tack, even when such animals are pre- sent. Numerous 'things, such as blood and grease, have been suggested as re- peilants, but a positive protector is safer. Stiff manila or oiled paper or wire cloth are the most popular pro- tectors. These are cut so as to wrap the trunk from an inch or so below ground up .10 20 inches or even more, where large rabbits run wild. If pre,' pared by rolling around a hay -cork handle, they can be most easily appli- ed. Each should overlap at least half way round the trunk, and should be tied at top, bottom and middle. Heeling In trees consists 'in covering roots, trunks and part o1 the tops with sell. A trench isdug on an elevated well -drained light soil with a straight, side at right angles to the prevailing wind. and about as • deep as the roots extend from side to side, the soil be- ing thrown to windward. On the lee- ward side the earth is pared down to make a long, gentle slope, so the trees may lie nearly horizontally. When placed in position, either in bundles, as received from the nursery, or separately, the soil is sifted well among the roots and packed down. No- thing is easier: If i could not see my way clear to plant in the fall, I would still have my tree and shrub order fill- . ADULTERATION OR COLORIj1'fGi L<ATTL! IMPURITIES O/ ANY KIND IN 11 CEYLON NATURAL OREEN TEA. Put up in sealed lead packets to preserve its many excellent qualities 00, 500 and hoc per Ib. At all Orocern HIGHEST AWARD ST, LOUIS, 1941. 0,1 In autumn and heel In the plants as thus described, CORN FODDER, The wide difference of opinion which exists in regard to the feeding value of corn fodder can be accounted for vari- ously. The weather-beaten stalks In the husked fields are often eaten to the ground by horses, cattle and sheep, yet the properly cured corn plant contains far more nutriment. The forage part of dried fodder contains anywhere from one-third to one-half of the food value of the whole plant, making corn fod- der not only a filler, but a nutritious forage. Checked corn harvested late, with few' leaves and heavy stalk, the sub- stance of the plant having gone into the ear, possesses little feeding value from the roughage it furnishes. While the ear corn it contains is fresh and highly relished, a cheaper method of harvesting the grain would be by husk- ing. Corn growing an abundance of forage with ears choked to half their normal size by thick planting, cut and cured properly, gives a forage relished and cleaned up well by stock. Under such circumstances, practically all of the value of the green fodder is avail- able as feed in the dried product. It requires a large amount of care and labor to secure the year's .supply of roughage In fine condition. The same amount of work spent In the harvest -of the corn plant that is spent on other forage crops would give corn fodder a feeding value much higher than generally supposed. A comparison of corn fodder with hays most commonly found gives it many points ot advantage. Timothy, without question, 1s our most expensive roughage. Its freedom from dust, how- ever, recommends it to the horseman. Otherwise, the yield is so light that for general use itis too costly. Even clover gives a• light yield in comparison with corn. However,its high protein con- tent, namely 6.3 per cent., is a redeem- ing feature. Corn fodder yields from two to three times as much dry forage as the hays, making its economy ap-' parent at first sight. FARM NOTES. Cover up the grindstone when not in use. There is something about the heat of the sunshine that hardens it and spoils its grit. There is nothing which more accur- ately gauges the thrift of a farmer than fields clear of weeds, and there Is no- thing that so widely advertises a far - Knee's want of proper pride In his cal. ling as a place overrun with them, There is no life which holds out o much in the way of comfort and inde- pendence to the -man of average abil- ity es that of the farmer; nor any busi- ness which in the long run will bring more sure returns. Those who hear if good incomes in the towns see only one side of the picture, They do not see the cramped house wedged in between others precisely like It, where the front view shows a sky line of red brink and chimney tops, and the rear a line of ash barrels. Where live stock Is kept fences or- dinarily are necessary. The cost of a fence may be reduced by economy in the construction of a fence which promis- es some permanency. The farmer prob- ably cannot produce or grow any part of the fence in paying quantities except the posts. This he can do often to his Advantage, for the posts constitute m considerable pari of the epenss. Steel posts have proved very expensive, nor bas experience shown that they are durable in all localities. The cement post is partly an innovation, and while the claims for its durability are hardly yerltled as yet, this will also prove ex- pensive at present prices of cement where gravel and sand are not at hand. A durable wooden post is still the best adapted for the widest range of service. PEACE AND WAR! Blue the slcy, In golden glory, Rides the sun right overhead; On the desert, still And gory, Lies a hero who is dead. With his face towards- the toe, lie received the cruel blow, And the world will never know How he died) In the garden bright and sunny Plays a child with drum and fife, Gallant little Captain Bunny, Such a happy, joyous life! He's a soldier, like his daddy, One day will to battle go; Play on, then,.. you little faddy,, Some day you must sorrow know. While you play, on desert' sand, With a broken sword in hand, Gone to answer God's command, Lies your daddy! —4— George—"The ring doesn't seem to fit very well, Clara. Hadn't I better take Religion when used as a cloak isn't so warm. 1 NNW Are awakening to the possibilities of pro'fi'ts in the mining industry. Watch the market --now. We have been recommending the purchase of some of the mining , stocks, among them being Consolidated Smelters, Can. Gold Fields Syndicate, Sullivan, North Star, Dominion Copper, Granby Smelters, Nipissing Mines and a number of other British Columbia and Cobalt stocks, and wehave -consistently and persistently recommended White :ear e Shares We want you to associate the name of Fox & Ross with White Bear, and remember we have said repeatedly we believe " Fortunes vliil'1' be made In White 'Bear shares ;. by purchasers who, get in'NOW " before permanent shipments commence, We Have Buyers and Sellers for - —California; 'White Bear, "Cariboo MoKinney,. Sul- livan, North Star, Grant, Novelty, Virginia,. Monte Cristo, Rambler an Cold Fields Syndicate, Consolidated Smelter, Granby Smelters, MP's - sing Amalgamated -Co- bait, Albert, University, Foster. Colonial invest. ment &Lan 0Dom.. Per- manent, Trust & Guar- antee, Sun Hastings. Write or wire us about ANY Mining or Indtls trial Security. Do not fail to write or wire us TO -DAY, WIRE ORDSlRS AT OUR EXPENSE. FOX & ROSS STOCK BROKERS Members ccs Standard —SlExchange. oak Standard kook Exohanga loading - Oar. Boott and Colborne Btreettl, 'tfEOM'ft" Main. 2788-EBTADLUSHED 1887., 1 895.9 r0•a :.awwav HEALTH OPERATION WOUNDS. 13y the term "operation wound" Is meant a poisoned wound received eo. cidentaily by the surgeon while operat- ing upon a patient suffering from blood poisoning; but it differs in no way from an accidentally poisoned wound which any one Is likely to receive. 11 is simply the beginning of blood-polson- In This term "blood -poisoning" is em- ployed to express' a disease resulting from the entrance into the blood of the germs of putrefaction, or. of pus for- mation, or the absorption of the poisons elaborated by these germs existing on the outside of the body. It is a much less common affection' now than it was a third of a Century ago, before tiro introduction of antiseptic surgery. In those days hospital wards, ' even the cleanest, harbored millions of sop- t,c bacteria; the knives and other instru- ments used in operating,' although care- fully washed in soap and hot water, were In effect no different from the poi - wined arrows of the savage bowman, The lint used to pack the wounds, ilia bandages employed to keep trio lint in place, the sponge with which the wound was washed at each dressing, were all impregnated with living germs of dis- ease; and, finally, the. very hands ot the surgeon, scrupulously glean as they seemed to be, were coated with the mi- crobes of suppuration and putrefaction: IC .is no wonder that certain opera, tionnow performed daily:in every hose pita1 In the country with perfect result were so uniformly followed by blood - poisoning, that the' surgeon who dared to perfmom them, except when death would otherwise be inevitable, would have been guilty of mal -practice. To -day it is not the patient who is in danger of blood -poisoning, lout the sue geqYa wjt'o. may accidentally inoculate htrescll''through a scratch or a hang- nail. The first signs ofthis are a feeling of soreness In the arm, for a Anger. is usu- ally the -site` of inoculation, and red- ness triter slight swelling at the point *hdre the •Poison entered. -This redness soon 'extends up the inner side of the arm in streaks which mark the lym- phatic vessels. The bacteria are passing through them to; griip entrance finally roul into the general afaeon.'The glands irr the armpit,throggh,which the Imy- phatics pass, elsebecome hard and swollen. • Soon the patient begins to have fee- er, alternating, perhaps, with chills, and then the symptoms of general blood -poisoning appear. The treatment if thjs.intection Ls pure- ly surgical. The wound should be free- ly cut open end disinfected so as to re- move the source of the poison. It this 15 done in time and with sufficient thor- oughness blood -poisoning may be avert- ed.—Youth's Companion. DON'T WHINE. A recent number of "Medical Talk" has an article on the evil physical effects ct "whining." Complaints, says the writ- er, are usually made in the minor key.This monotony rasps the vocal cords, taxes nasal nerves and muscles thee should not be brought Into play at all in speaking, and tends to shallow, un- even breathing. The whiner, too, is al- most without exception, a more or less idle, lazy person. The habit of whin• ing itself tends to sap initiative impulse, and increases phlegmatic tendencies. Habitual whining, not healthy, vigorous fault finding where fault really exists, but helpless, futile complaining of a narrow nature too Indolent to make any effort to right the causes of complaint, has a definite deleterious physical ef- fect upon the whole constitution. Add to this the fact that eternal faultfinding is more than likely to wear out the staunchest friendship, and take the light from the loveliest countenance, and the full effect of this insidious and preva- lent habit w111 be better apprleiated. Get the whine out of your voice or it will stop the development and .growth of your body. It - will narrow and shrinlc your. mind. It will drive away. your friends it will make you unpo- pular. Quit your whining; brace up; go to work; be something; stand for some. thing; fill your place in the ,universe. Instead of whining around, exciting only pity and contempt, face about and make something of yourself. Reach up L, the stature of a strong, ennobling manhood, the beauty and strength of a superb womanhood. There is nothing thematter with you. Just quit your whining and go to work. ' MEDICAL USES OF FRUITS. That fruit is a wholesome article er diet is of course a generally accepted fact, but the important place which it takes I}reugh the medicinal ,effect it ex- oris upon the entire system has only recently become well known. The Inc. chanical effect is not threat, but .the fruit encourages the natural functions by which the several remedial processes which they aid are brought about. Tho fruits which Dorno under the head of laxatives are the orange, figs, tam. a rinds,'prunes, mulberries, date§, nee. twines and plums. The astringents, poinegrOnates, cranberries, blagliberrios, sumach berries ,dcieberrles, raspberries, barborries, quinces, pears, wild cherrlet' and medials, The dirueties are goose- berries, red and while currants,pump. kips, and melons. Lemons, limes, and apples ore stomach,dedatives, Taken iii the moi'nlrlg early an orange acts very decidedly es a laxative, SOMetimes amounting to a purgative, and may be generally relied on, Pomegranates aro very astringent, and relieve sore throat, The bark of the root, in the forim of a Inaction, is a good enthclrnlntic. Figs, split open; forte an excellent poultice for boils and small abeeesses. Straw. berries and lemons, locally applied, are .r 't �. sOn10 sal Y fi'c oO 1a t the ,l lova) of tartar 'tom the teeth. Apples axe dorreoitve.4 awful In nausea, aiid oven seasickness. rheyimmediatel�' relieie,thO finngoa dtt9 'n sm0lking. 81ttel a)monds ddntaid 'oydreeyanic acid, and are useful In a . envie dough, but they frequently pro. h.tee a sort of nettle rash. The per. immon is palatable when ripe, but Lha oan butt Is highly aetringegt, cow tabling ntumh tannin. u