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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-5-14, Page 7.* 1 • ,-- -ege-1-0+3:43:(+3.1-3:+00:1+3:14-re4-tf4-3:4);1+KS+-K14-r14):144:1+):1+3:1+.3:t4 3:( Housc o ystcry OR, THE G/RI., IN BLUE 4 -A4 -3:(f:04 -A-0:14-3:(-0:44•0+31+ +3;i4V-1-3:f+A+afgL-l-Ks.+0+4.):Wa CliAtsrEn V111.-(Continuede node en error which is very easy to maim, yet it night have deprived you of eight for your whole We.' I cried, In eudden enthuse astn. "Do you moan lo loll me solemn- ly that you can perform 11miraele?- that you can restore my Sight to me?' iell you, eir," he answered quite calmly, "Ibee if you will undergo 11 .sinall operation, and afterward., subjeet y011r- spit le o Nouse of treatnient, ir a fort. night-eal, :sty three weeks -you w•ttt "ogain open yews eyes end look upon the world." Ills words wore certainly startling le me. shut old so leng from all the plea. aures of life, This stranger pronased me a new exIetence, a world of light nnd movement, of color, end of oll Ihe Inlereels which combine le make me Al first 1 was inclined P3 scorn thts treatment of his, yet .no solemnly had he uttered tt, and with such an Mr of confidence that I became half convinced Met he was more than a mere quack. "Your words arouse within 01e a new interest," I said. "When do you pm pose this operation?" "rosnorrew, if you MIL" "Will it be painful?" "Not very -a slight twinge, thats all." I roma-nee again in doubt. Ile noticed rny hesitation, sae urged'ine to eub- mit. But my natural caution asserted ite and 1 felt dietnellned to place my- self ill the hands of one whose bona !Ides I lenew absolutely nelleng. As politely as 1 could 1 told him this, but lie merely replied - "1 love been sent by the lady \vie= we both know as Ethel. littee you no When Nve were alone, with the dm Closed, he muck the following explana. tion - "I here collect upon you, Mr. Heaton, et the retillest of a lady who is our ince tutel friend, You hew, 1 presume, re- ) 'mired a letter signed 'Aver ?' had protnised to blindly and obedient.- "Yes," I said, remembering how that, V render my protectrees whatever as- a/stance she desired. "I presume you desire saute service of um. What Is I1?" Ile said. "You are mistaken. It Is evith refined to the terrible afflic- tion from which 1 see you am suffering that I have beet sent." "Are you a medical man?' I inquired, with some astonishment. el am an °enlist,' was the reply. "And your name?" "Slade -lames Slucte." eAndyou have been sent hero by Whom?" "13y a lecly whose real name I do not. know." "13171 you will kindly axplatn, before we go leafier, the eireu.malance 10 which she sought your aid on my be- half," I said firmly. "'You um mutual friends,' he an- swered, somewhat, vaguely. "It M 110 unusual thing Mr a patient le seelc my ele on behalf of a, friend. She rent me here M see you, and to examine your eyes.. if you will Wildly permit me." The man's bearing beetated me, and I was inclined to resent tits enforced subjectton to an examination by one of whose reputation I knew ebsolutely no. thing. Some of the greatest oculists in the world had looked into my sight- less eyes and pronounced my case ut- terly hopeless. Therefore I had no de- sire to be tinkered with by this man, Who, for aught I knew, might be a quack -whose sole desire WaS 10 run, oP a long hill. "1 have no necessity for your aid," I answered, somewhat bluntly. 'There - fere any examination is entirely waste •- of Bine." "But surely the sight is one of Cod's most precious gifts to man," he answer - rd, in a smooth, pleasant voice; "and if a cure is possibM, y'ou yourself would, 1 think, welcome it." "I clone deny that," I answered. "I would give half that 1 possoss - nay, more -to have my sight restored, but , 1. - PV. r 4,* 00110<10000 111 her desire to assist you?" 'Certainly I hicve." M "She has already explained lo P that you have 'promised to carry out her wishes, It le al. her urgent request. that 1 have corne to you with Inctobject of giving you back your sight." - "She wislies me to submit to [Inc ex- periment?" "Pardon mo. 11, is 510 experiment," yhessatcl. She desires you to same our elf M my treatment. lf you do, I have entire confidence that in a week 07' 50 you will see almost as well as 1 hesitated. 'rhis stranger 011120(1111P 100 .000 (11125.1 110011-0 of my lite-lha de - Sir Leopold Fry, Or. Measom, and Mr- sire of every person who is tlattelcd ker Ualliday have all three seen me, I with blindness -in return for a few mo - end agree in their opinion that my sight ments' pain. Edna had sent lam. pre - I; totally lost for ever. You probably know them ns specOlists?" 'Exactly'. They are the first men in my professions" he enswerect, "Yet sometimes one Ireettment succeeds where another fails. Mine Ls entirely and to - telly difMrent to theirs, and has, 1 may remark, been successful In quite a mum bee 01 eases which were pronouneed hopeless." Mere quackery, I thought. 1 om no believer in neW treatmenM and nev me- dicines. Tile fellow's style of tall; pio- jucticed me against hlm. lie edit/illy placed Ilmself In direct onPeteltioll 10 tale practice of tbe three greatest oculists In the world. "Then you believe that you can actu- ally cure me?1 remarked, with nn in- eredulege smile. "self:1 eel/ is to be permitted to try," hi ieneWered blandly. 111 no Ivey 3111103' - ed by my undisguised sneer. "Ploinly spooking," I answered, "1 11300 neither inclination nor intention tc place myself at your dieposal for eie- periments. My case has been pronceme- ed hopeless by the three greatest of liv- ing specialiste, and I am content to abide by their decision." "Oculists are liable to draw wrong conclusio»s. just as other persons do,' lm remarked. "In a neater 01 11115 mag- nitude you ehoule-permit me to sny so -endeavor to regain your sight and embroce any treatment likely to be suc- cessful. Blindness is one of mans most terrible afflictions, mid assuredly no living person who is blind weUld Wish to rennet] so." "I have every desire to regain my sight, but 1 repeat Belt 1 bavo to faith whatever in new treatments,' "Your view is not at all unnatural, bearing in mind llle fact that, you have beea proimunced incinable by the first men of the profeselon," ho answered. eBut mey I not maim am examination of your eye% 11 13, of course, tepee. stble to sprint: with. .any degree of au- thority without a chaplets's. You 212(1 - pour to thine me Fi e11e110 tan, Well, for tbe pre.seel. 1 ten content thal yon should regalia ole as sucle" and he laughed es 111°1101 amused. Ile seemed so pertectly confident La bie ewn etowers Ilea 1 confess my lute- tily formed Opinion become modertercl lind my prejudice weakened. Ile 0.11010 os though he had detected line defense which luel deprived me of vieton, ane know hocv -to successfully cambia IL • "Will you kindly come forword to 1110 wind lel' he requested, without, Ovine nes time to reply to Ills previou,s °Imes. Weems, 1 ebeyed his wish. Then 1 fen his fingers open my eye- lids 31.1410, and 121131)' illat he WaS g111111g 1,1110 1111, CIO arough one ef 1.11010 glaesee which other notelets had esect, flc took 22 leng Bine ov.er 130 right eye, Which he exonettecl ilrel; having np- pereolly entielledhimself, he oersted leo 1/11, felt 11. enrefully, and touched the Set face ef (fie •eyeball, 3003111g Me a twinge olspaire ; It 4.. . . As t itteeeettli 11,0,01u:tented 1312011 110 relished, "As 1 ITIMIghlii A slight operation only is neereStiry. The .3)1001- 011015 Munn yon Coesulted were wrong 111 thole Ceneeeelons. They haVe all three teese Med 1111, atePlars Urged Met helVii faced by the mysterious letter signed "Mel.' It e•as her desire that I *tuned regain, my sight; it was 0130 'desire to discover her and look upon her face. "If I find youti name in Inct310111e01 Register I will undergo the operation,' I said 111 1331, "To search will be In oak)," he re- sponded, in the some even tone. "Then your 11111110 IS LISSUMOd?" "My practice is not a hinge 000, and I hem no need lo be registered,' he seid evash'ely. Ilis words agnin convinced me lhol, he wits a ,mere quack. I had cornered him, for he was palpably confused, "As I have olready told you,' I sold, with some warmth, "your akinies ol persuasion fire utterly useless. I refuse to allow my, eyes to be tempered with by one whit is nor a medical mane Ile laughed, rather superciliously 1 thought, 'You prefer your present afflielleil?' "Yes," I stomped, - "Then, now the!, you fore° me M the last extremity," he sold fitenly, "I have this to preeent 10 you.' And next moment 1 felt within my hand a paper the items° of Whieb. Ma' let writing thereon, 1 enukt not dis- tinguish; yet Mom his voice 1 knew In- stinctively that 11110 stranger, whoever he was, held triumph over me. CHAPTER IX. "1 hareem knowledge of what this is said, puzzled, holding the paper he had given me. "Then I will rend 11. to you," Inc re- sponded; end taking it five my eancl. Inc repealed the words written therm Even then I doubted him, therefore I pee' llic NO' into the kitchen and bade Pinter read a. Then knew that he had not deceived mo, lei' Panicer re- peated the very enme weeds that he had read, namely-. "The first remiest made to you, Wil- ferd Renton, is that eon, shall mew every eonflaenee in Doctor Slitee. and allow him to restore your fight. 'Obey. "AVEL,' The 'note was very brief end pointed, \vritlen, 1 learne lien the nest note, with a typewriter, so that no clue might he afforded by the caligrophy, It Wile an Order 11,0111 1110 112112100/1 person w1lem 1 bad promised le blindly end teithfully obey. At the B1310 1 had gteen fite mystertnue Edna that promise I was in deadly peril of 1111, 1)10. Indeed, 1,I1e promito had been exhieeteri from Int under threat ef death, and 11031', 111 the security of my own home, 1 felt dis- Method tp 0011101111 with tho Wiehee of genie person or parsons whom 1 knew not, 1 saw in what a eery serious posi- tion I bad pleeed myself by this ensh promise, tor I Might eVen be erderrd In commit A. or, perbape, tor aught I know, have 1111wIl1i0ply fllIlol nieSelf 301111 301110 ',Secret Society. The 611e desire W111111 ever poSerseed me, Chet of being oble to look upon Ihe uriene Woman with 11n nlIIsleol. volco, who hod at ane thne been rny, prolee- ever, in flee in-tenee, le accedes. There eeesoeseeeeveNsetstesesefeeystetsga evilrely 001110 011i4'0t in nialdpg this ittlempl, te give no' Wyk my sight, and 11111321113' suce00.1...(1 I 1110110 W011.141 be the gainer. Therefore, why 4,11011111 me ea yry oul, my promise 100 mote and ol.ey wait lhat bead obedience that hod 1'.1221 'Upon 1110 LIS part of the eittreirecle tintler.land that 1 hail inn 1121111 what- ever in lite ,tranger who hod thus come le me 131111 11 proiniso of ft mirteinlous cure; on the other hoed. 1 felt Ilea he wits a gen ((1112111! 11212 impestor, Neverthelese, I ecculd nal. his 11'11411`r13d 1114 221 1)11n(1 than I was. awl bo 2(121(1 no- .hatime, tow flips with. ow ON TUE FkRMI kfelekeeeeekeseeeeNVAN"" 30 PliEVENT VI 1.1t2D IN MILK Sumo amendments lit the act prevent ing fraud in the manufacture ef stiettee fuel Mater, were made byi the Ontosiu 1-riSsi ture, These amendment- 217 (1 Ming to lire in the espmiiment. tiny Lig, 0.1,1 act, 120 jusolt. 0 gain wouhl be lo di.linet, advantage. 'rherotore, after further argument, 1 vele, delueleully promisel let 'Wow hien to operate upon me 011 111' 111011.010. "Good," Inc atswmest, "I fel1 that your cultural desire for the reek/ration of your sight wetted nol, allow your neitor preeelices to stand in the way. shall we my hi, .110011 "Any hour will etal. me," 1 anewerecl 1314011Y, with rather had gram, "Then let a be at noon. I and my oselstent, will be here by eleven-thirlye "I ehoted prefer to come to yeur sur- gery." 1 'mid with the idea of obtaining eune icnowledize 01 1110 siraneees ad- ' dress, If 1 Imew where he lived 1 could onsily find out his reel name. "That le, unfortunately, impossible.- nnswered blandly. "I am staying at a hotel. 1 do not practice 111 Lendon." 14, senmed fo have an ingenious 1111- 5201' alwaye upon the tip of his tongue. So, after some further converealion, in which he centinually Miled any at. benpl. I made to gain further knowledge of Edna or of himself, he rose and bade 2101 telieu, prerntsing to return on the morrow With the necessary instruments. With a ralher unnecessary, show of punetuality he arrived next day, cm- emnpanie(1 by a younger, sad -voiced inan, and atter some elaborate .prepara- tions, the nature of which I guessed from my own medical knowledge, I sat in vrty big armchair, and placed myself entirely at his disposal. From the first moment that Ile approached me and ex- eminecl me,prior to producing amesthe- sia of the 'Part to be operated epon 1 knew that my prejudice had been basely formed. He WaS no quack, but care- ful, confident and skilled, with a firm hand evidently used to such cases. To fully describe what followed can 1m of no interest to any save medical men, therefore suffice it to relate that the operation lasted about, an hour, af- ter which my eyes were carefully band- aged, and my attendant end his assist- ant lett. Slade called each day al noon, and carefully dressed my eyes, on each occasion expressing satisfaction at my progress, hut always impressing 373001 Inf. the absolute necessity for remaining with ihr blinds closely drawn, so that no ray of light should roach me. Dalt- rase did not trouble rne, yet Parker 101111(1 it. rather difficult 141 servo my meets in the gloom, and was very in- erediames.regarding the mysterious doc- tor's talents. She viewed the whole af- fair just es 11111<1 once clone, and, with - cut mincing \valets, denounced him as e quack. who wns merely running up a leng bill foe nothing. Like many old wintry -bred women. she did not be- lieve in any doctoring save that of the usual homely remedies; and in her rural ierteranee declared that the whole me. diva' prefession \vero a set of self -cam eeiteil rogues. For neorly three weeks I lived with the Venetian blinds 01111,y sitting -room al- ways down. and with n thick curtain (11111171 neross them, shutting out all tight, es well es a good deal of air, 1113- 1(1 the eum.mer heat beceme stifling. Hour after hour I sat alone, my hands idly in my 1111). erer wondering the success of this experiment would be. Should I ever again see, atter those grave and distinct pronouncements of Fry and the reel, who had plainly told 1110 1.1111 1 my sight was Mr ever destroy - ell? I dared not to hope, and only re. 'relined inert and thoughtful, congratu- lating inyeelf that I hod at least obeyed the dictum of my mysterious and un- known eerrespondent. under whose in- fluenre I hnd so foolishly placed myself. Al Inst, however -it was on a Sundny -Sind' cense, end as esual removed the 11111ning/3e and Wheel my oyes in a 110- lulIon atropine. Then. having made 1 musette examinationhe went to the window, drew net& the certain% and seghtly opened the Vet -teflon blinds. 111 fin instnnt 1 cried aloud for joy. ely sightluttl-been restored. The de - Fire 01 1113 Itte woe net necemplieed feet, emed actuelly see - (To be Cont(nued.) CAPE' '10 CAIRO ROAD. 'ail Probably be Completed in Six i The dream of lletaersate Cecil Rhodes of a railway from Cairo to Cape Tuwn wili probably be reullzed within the next six 37011112. When the line front Lobito Bay to the liatanga dIstriet will be opened. Tito renege, from Nero southwerd 11115 already reached Khartoum, While the fonowing tabM will show the pro - epees Ihnl. has been made by the rail - 3'.113' coming up from the soutill- 1 800.-11011herid at Kimberley. 11107 -Cape Toweellulawayo section 03141111<1- 1301-7,1311131341 1e001*ed, 1 005-Zernhesi Bridge at Vieteria Fells doctored open. -11160-11reeen 11111 ensiled, 400 mites 11,111,11 ot Steeliest and 2,100 mike north ot Cape Town. Negotiations are now in progress for 111e PS101181011 of the railway from lho present terminus nt Ilerecen 11111 to eta- baya. an importme poiel on the Congo frentier. Tho enderslorelhig 1 that if tie tiniest) line Is PXLont-10f1 to the fron- tier the Ttelgtan financiers will continue the line from the frontier in n. 3111'111. westerly diroation to num. The Tett- fteige Nipper hell, in lie' south of the Free Stele is expected to simpass 'the Mel In lbe prochietion of Wcallle but 01'011 TIMM impoldnea then topping 11118 rite disteeel, is -11-to opeeting 1111 -01 the patLohflol,t0y M Porttiguok West cesia. doted ink' a new we gervernetg 11 11211(111111211(1111question of fraud in milk met - ply The new hill gives pewees M teepee. Mrs appointed by The govermilcul. to go on Lite Meng; at 1025 123 supplying 111)111 lo 01100,40 .121<1 butter fneleries, iind tr.ke mai lest samples, so that by ;tom - ',meson with ilex milk delivered at the cheese or butter. factory, inay dis- h:melee whether the milli has htein skimmed or 'Neutered. Under the old ael. impeders had net this power, 11 Wes 05213130(1, 123 suille ((1,401, The president or other °ulcer of 11 011072521se teeter eornonny, had the Ogle. to go en a patron's farm. 1111<1 (0110 or te.st 00 111- 10'leS 731( g .mlolls. or he could authorize se om ne -The bill gives the government the power to appniet )1U3111104uelified inspectors, 21110 shall inspect milk eupplied to cit- ies, lown.s and Alleges, They will have 'the same power ae cheese and butter 17201027ire:peelers have to lake samples 01 112)111 on, the producer's farm, in tren- elt to city or town demer, the premises of the deeler or while 'being delivered to customers. the intention. being to see that lho milk, os produced from the COW shalt reach. the o00)10171100er without, wee ming or skimming. Where a ally de- sire% such an inspector, the Minister o1 Agriculture wo3rld Icy Order -in -Council, make the appointment, the city paying to • his services. By this proeision the inspecter would have the power con- ferred by the Act. The new hill. makes provecien tor the sale of skim -nil& In cities, towns and villages. provided it is sold 410 such and ,s0 labelled. The 1180 of preservatives in milk is forbidden unless the milk so treated is publicly advertieed to that .effect. An important donee(s that dealing with the trial of a person suspected of watering or tempering with milk. Un- der the old. aet, a person could plead ignorance or blame 1118 offense 00 some member of his family or the hired help. This cannot be <10510on.0 under the new Aet. Whether watering Or taking the cream ott milk is <141110 by the proprietor himself; by any members of hls family re- by anybody emoMyed by him, he is reeponsilble. The onus is en the su- spected patron to prove that the deed wits dmit one by a per, or persons aut. ,sele of his faintly or employees. Under Thils provision the guilty patron cannot ishield himself by blaming the wrong doing on his wife, as has been frequent- ly clone. LIVE STOCK NOTES. - The digestive apparatue of the hog should be developed to its utmost ea - emcee'. This Is the machine that pro- duces the pork, and the better it 15 eared for the greater our profits. Seine pod farmers mix sulphur, salt, wood ashes and oil meal, tend keep the mixture before horses and dogs, believ- ing IL to 13e of great benefit to Them, and saying that the animals will 1101 tee enough of the con -mound to injure 'themselves. There is no rule for the proportions; equal parte 10111 (1o. It is Important to give good care to all animals., but pertleularly to sheep. To restore flesh to an anhnal is an ex- pensiive 1)000808,1)000808,as costly to sheep as le other animalS but the sheep, if al - keyed to get Poor, meets with toss In the flame that 011011131 be restored. A weak and poor sheep grows a feeble fleece. even if but, a, ehort. time In that condition, and les wool shows 0. weak place, 10121113!10121113! "aejoint," by Levees end attanutecturers of wool. The preven- tive is to keep ehecip well at all times. All chilled and weekly lambs should be wrapped up, nose and ears. If they wil Hoke it, they should be 0130112011001110 first. 13311 wellies is the first 1211(1mest essential requirement for su- staining animal functions. The hoot) fretn a well-fed 01343 bas innate suffici- ent nutriment to sushi's it many lours, 'rho loss from freezing is Par meNater than from starving. This loss may be 0111011 lessened by (110132(11 arid proper treatment. even when. lo 1110 no- vice there would appear no pos,stbility of rester/Wen. 1101 water here winks reireelee, To the inexperienced it would uppenr literally reanimate. It there is any sign (ft life 13111110001', 1)12100 1110 inner in a tub or 115131',115131',os warm as (lo hand eon bear, then mem in a little more 1101 11'01210,. RPM it In several min- utes, rubbing well to estebldsh &elec- tion. 'When thorneghly IMAM, dry, wfal) end TTI a 1001'111 Place. CI1EE5E lel TI1E CORING 110031 "A source of troubM to our industry," 3111<1Mtm r. N. J. Kentan, cheese Iac- tory inspector, in 3(10121011g 111 tbe Nlani- lobe lentrymen's Convention recently, "Is the curing rooms." Many are poorly Yenshitteted, the temperature calinot be controlled in, then Let 0110100 130 ever so well made, a it pea into n poor wont wile perhaps, ibe spoiled there, becaeee when a. /Vine is placed in the Miring room 11 is 0)113'belt 3tunle, the other 11011 must be delta there, On Me curing depends IncIquality arid the ,11111011I37.y. This effects it to the ex.Mnt of elbeut 0130 111101 a half pounds on an en pinned cluesse In 22)20111, one 1110)31!),1110)31!),1110)31!),11 peep10 only reallsed 1111e face they would net hesitate to c0011011'11010011011'1101 good e0111113(1)'001115. If 11 revelation is 10 be built up the product mast be improved., OUR ANIMAL PRIENI)S, Every 11131131141*11131131141*trettionent to, tile cow (10100110 the inillteseee)e talking reticle/I- Melte in 111-30le, to 1100, . nvery kind Word you. eny to a dumb Afire snyen.g !11l11 3'031 mono 10 (In a 1313111101 ov bled 131(1 11201101,011 happier, Ching, do ft. ' • Always 1/111 13 wounded bird or ollter 215 4,1114/1 3023 02111. All suf. tering id any creature, just before it dee. piii-ens the neut. 11 Ile -re Mire 110 birds, man 001211tthl not lee on, ate earth, mil bade are demo/Leine in ilics /mettle'. It you here 02130Medd as to At'llellirr nionad4i feel pain, 30121111 the leoe of exit, suffirmg /alit hoP"less 51° ,t11 ihe fare of 11 poor, 1711!!-" 11131 recite!' 12,211,',12,211,',A fasei1)131,13journal devoi, o,. the item. end intesisis . f Par 154'1<e 'if yunas g lde 3212111boleninu g em. P11'N In, 1110y ,Ip,111,1 111.1, 111,11' elicohi 11`1 s11' 1*.'' Better rah them with 11,14.1-luelies. Ms 1)11,1220 imparts 21 far pl'.1'.100 hoe. Weeks:, neetelleibee are a lv,;iy, handy, hut :mow is me, CITY OF PALACES RISES nv,:co.sumsn ES:11161'110N TO BE WONDEB111t1 STR1'CT1I1E. I oder Iiireity"s 1)02tee11011 Hokum's Ap- 1101)0 0001e0.1101 111 "A1111/1111) Nights" FaShlon. Mutt has been Neel end written cheue the Franeo-British Exhibition et Stiepbeors Bush, near Landon. England, but no one who has not Leen on the pound lately ean have an30 idee of tne imposing White City whicill hes sprung up Dion al the beeling of that I12/340120 magieian, intim Kiralfy. The magician in the .3.1syry of "Alad- din" Nees able to create 21 palace in a mete. Mr, Kit -elle", in an incredibly sheet Mee. has called into being some twenty palaers, which now cover lbe [1141111.ces ei exhibition ground, almt. os ready for the exhitits to be put into The first sod Nees cut less than fifteen months ago. Then the pleee was a &s- ere a gloomy stretch of mutt and rank grass. Nov it is a stately !risen, with wide road.s sod pleasant prdene and e broad tame runndering through it with fine buildings al every turn, each vest0 revealing fresh. beauties. and every promise of being reedy foe the public ip gaZe upon its wonders at the begin- ning of May. It Is herd to believe \viten you elle thr palaces glitter in the sunlight that they are not solid censtructien of stone. The plaster work Ls mareelloue, end all the details, as weil es the broad outlines of design. are really hi exeellent taste. It reminds one now of the Chicago World'e Fair. now of tles Parte Exhibi. teen. Certainly, nothing eo gool of its kind has ever been seen in England before. The Court of finner will he one of the ellief admiration spots for lhe cense& whieh will throng the place during the Summer months, Around 1111 immense beein fed by the renal are vast halls of greenlet espied. Their cupolas and minarets form a delicate fretted. Pattern against the eky. Their eignifled solidity and restful architec- ture brenlhe an egeless majesty and calm. Al. one end a easende of water will ripple down aver creelie sieve il- luminated from beneath \Neill changing celms like some gignntie kaleidoscope. AIDS TIIE LOC.OMOTION, Upon the tato, and hithOr and thi- ther on the canal, eleetrie and petrol molots launches will swiftly hear vis- itors from one point to another. There will 11100 be wheel chairs Mr the wettry, pushed by wiry, blue -bloused little men, These aide to locomotionl will be great- ly valued. So large an area dries the exhibition cover !hal depending on one's legs alone would soon reduee one to a state of 1111111 despair. Fortunately 1110 fatigue of getting tiesre is reduced to a minimum. There ore two railway stations netualle Lite grinds -1h0 Central London Tube terminus and the Uxbridge Road Sta- tion. ore at the eery doors. The Lon- don United Electric tramway ems Pass the entrance, and the London County Colima arc constructing a 11013 tram; 1309 1100 11P Weed Lane, upon which the exhibition grounds berder. Again, all those who speed the day there wilt find excellen1 restaurants 01 all prices, Freneh er English, which - /Weis they prefer; and plenty of oppor- Males to rest whenever they finel the stems of sightseeing becoming too strenuous. 'What better antidnte against weariness could be imagined than the unooetieolly -named Flip -Flap, a con- trivance consisting of. two Mtge cane, lever arms, which raise poll up high in the air, giving you a 'Iohelie.eyrt view of tho whole exhibition, and gently de- posit you ninety yards aw0Y hem where you node your aScent. ALL KielDS OF SPORTS. alsle.heeere rCvsrit,1 inlAthenhsvIacidStut<41,11°41entlhieilli the Olympic games two in progress or not. This enormous oval ampltheutre has a, running track a third of a mile round, n51 outer track for bleyclee, mo- tor and otherwise, 600 Yards in circum- ference, and seats for 40,000 epeetators. There is, in addition, a swimming pool more 1111111 100 yetis long, and in the middle fotirteen foet clew for diving e°1311e7e1.0 111.11°11sit 1ternalional sports of every deseciplien will take plate in July, while before and nftrr there will be all kb& of ether alhletie displeys. There them e week, too, there Will be firewuks lit trt e -1; Fire, Litilitnind Rust and Storm Proof rable and Or n amental Let tis know tho size of any roof i you are thinking of covering and we , , 41 will make you an Interesting offer. 0, 0:_imnietoodfing Co. L 0 rr, E...' , Metal lelieNUFACTURERS ei TORONTO and WINNIPEG 3 L 4.5s '*1,1 .3 ',..1, II'IlitgIi0vI"VIi-1,1-.II,Ii 'tIrItt',' e,11.51:0-4:. wei 131 phlyed. Allegether the /*teem 13 reekeined capable of holding co many 711 130,0120 people, all getting is good view of whatever le going un. ee•waril ere the Colonial :» whieh the who la to en the Exhibition, Woe a particular interme. To 'Auetralia. Tor example. his Majesty has lent a very large paint - leg ef the proclamation et the vommon- wealth, by Tem Roberts. With the Freneh exhibits. Ion, the Kew ie, 10 &anise, extremely sympathetie. There ran he no doubt that the exhibition will help io make the entente eurdiale more intimate and more reol. There te every Indlealion that it will be an enormous suteees. 44-1-11-11,441-Hem-fri-1111,11i Fash ion 11-1 in its. 07,1 te*tint+11'11.1.1^4441°14.1seecl'4ee3 FADS AND FANellice. `ltfo 111110' !11101'5'1'3,1, 11,dulllnto hly go fari, ,It(ix0,11Leriii261r0 , i1R111jud,01 10 y..nrs 1114,011 have itlytataul. Ulan 2*1,0.21111.0.9, FM it Wili10 netade 1.1701.0 eta), plain laio thread; thin grada- oily leigen 1 ahrla gaux) ,3lk['ll 114.11011, and 11 11115 not very lealg before Mee (nee uppiarod, !laving gone through all the :eye:// in texture, 11 was then es,ary to change the color of tee ,sl 11 age, tine ehe ogee to Wear slopkaugs. to malell her dress, with, seem; of nn entirely different color - V.11,01 11.06 0,J1, 151 1I.0111131'iSi ritirtletIVe. The 11110,4 idea IS Is wcar MA) stock - legs. tot. hsruhloh t,lhiskeosturee, wish shoes • f s 001.1- 72. SICK -1 TEA D A CI IE. The sufferer from sicisheadaehes - migraine and megrim and //Uwe manes by which the pain is filet es bace-has tie need for a descriptien s3'111P- louts 4..d his, malady. The raelcfrog peen hi the head, Me nausea. the sensitive- eess to noise end lo light are ail loo real 10 call for mentlen. The disease is one In the class of what ap, 0:01,,d runvoomv, ,neevo.„,, dIeenses, that is, those in which there art no "lesions' or eLeibie structural ehangee .10 the body by which the symp- toms can be explakied. The term is really an expression of ig,noranee, for there must be some abnormality some- where in the body at the bottom 01 all disoase that is net imaginary. That there is Some real trouble of the nerv- O-US system in sufferers from eack-heaci- ache is shown Icy the feet thee the die - ease is often, if not always, hereditary. The trouble may not haVe existed. in the same form in one ar more fif ttle parent or grand -parents -Mot In, there may be 110 hietoro of headeches of the fiaMe chantey; hut in meet eaees 112 will be recalled that 111P0P. Was Wine 11411011,S defect of greater or lesser de- gree, perhaps a twitching of the lace or an aria, 01' an Oddity 01 Sppeeh 130 malmsey, or may be on actual 11Prr- 011S disease such as epilepsy. The (11(001 111 We nervous equilibrium (31315 as the foundat'on of the iroub'e, but ibis in ileelf would nel enitsc the attacks. of migraine. Thoee il.00 excit- ed by some other abnormality -It may be in the nose or in the env or in the digmtive Med, or, and 111..4 common- ly, in Iles eyes. Theerrila lien of these 111110 physieel detects reinls 11p011. 1114I nervous ey'slem, Impte•coetibly at Bret. but In al cumulative 105Y, otill finally 1110 Irritation become; so great llue there is 1111 expleeion. and an attack of $ieloheadaehe follows. 'ThM, liket (Inc dieeharge from a Leyden jar, ren101-PS lia tensela and see/ties (he equilibrium Me at iw11110. Then the irranbility is gradualty increased until smaller ee- plostion OPelirS-11101 SO On. 'The treatment consiste rompeal of the underlying physient dc-fee1. The longer the condillon 112.4 Is the more dif- ficult it beeernee CUM, 11111. if taken In pellet. before a habit, its it were, has become, /established, the result 01 treatment is often most IMPPY. Aergmatism 00 SOMII other visual de - footle aloe ibe root of the trouble and the epre should receive flee first atten- tion, If glaeses afford no relief, teen the nose, the ears one the other orgens 12(10111! te examined in turn. Older sutter.3rs can, lie greatly melee - eel also, even if 11 le toe lote for a per- fect eere.--Youth's Companion. TRENIENDO-U—S TiAINFAL1.L. The astoninshing ree:Me sometimes prodimed by cloudbursts are 11 wee muesli lait not meny trullevorlity reeorels .uf the depth of the rainfall during such occurrences' exist. The folMwin,g in- stance, therefore. possesses 11111011 inlets - est. On August 6. 1006, during a, thine. derectiorm in the Fiji Islands, the mea- sured dteith lbe reinfall in a gage el/nettled 25 feel, above the ground was -3 101 and 1 Mete The reit continued 12 1101.10S, end oeing unmensured overflow, the WWI aineunt reMains un- known, Ina it is esitimetiel to hove been not less than 41 inches. Liniment, for Linnyneesesese one oenee of spirits of turpentine, one -hall 011iree oil 1,1 ovigninum. (1111I 0111100 On et spike, one elmee of British oil, one cameo of tincture of myrrh, two oum '41 ItIs 1111i1nellilno'citl,°tioeneltilife)slecirkroiniincreeks110'°e"o'nf the stadium, and tete in lite season, enneness, eaueed by rheumatism and football, Increase and hockey matches eprains. 406§9 0446004401,06§3e0410 4100 That hacking cough continues iga Because your system is exhausted and your powers of resistance wealEened, Take Scecette.s Emu/aloft. It builds up and strengthens your entire system. 0 It contains Cod Liver Oil and HypopIxesphites so 0 prepared that it is eaty to take and easy to digest. 800420000 000+000024400.608.0 ta, MI DRUGGISTS' toe AND $1,00 JIM 1: 0 A' 51 1f8 01 0 1 smelt/mut patent teethe,. Fi..w.rs 1100 111000 taa rage than ever, whotber 1 eu: or art Inc 111, and they are eurn 1.11110114's on 1111 blouses es' 11:eked in rho buttonhole of the jacket. 01 course. now that Dame F415111041 IMO chereed that one nets weer silken flow. ors EIS well as Ikea et.' tied by Mottles Nature, it is net payee -warty exrensive to temp 041 hand a etotic of orchids, tepseer.1 end poinsettias, and these are 11<1 (11423 that are mos1 p pu; lite. When /neural ean be wore they are. of vourse, jzeterable, bUl the inl -Lotions 1110 now :0 erfe4 (Inc! very, Itttle difMrenee can be noticed unlese the del'elous fr gran' e S missed. This te sernetimes supohed by a gaud per- fume. Strange to ease this spring many, women ore weeriag 0111111011 leaves in- stead of flowers, 'which redly does seem elIghtly out of seaeon. The very latest ve:ls fnmorted from dear Par:s are shaped so that Roy are quite long ever the 10' and became -very nirrosv as they near tne eides, 80 that they are /lastly tied or pinned, while the long ends are wele. Theze ore made with huge chenille do's and come in every rotor of the rainbow; sometimes they are edged with tittle iuchings of real lace. Needless to say their price is ilibeleus. A c110201l114 novelty in veils is one having a pattern node of narrow baby ilbecon or 1-ny souteche brced. ThM sounds alenost opaque,but pereeps when ar- ranged (1 15 not difficult 10 see through. Narrower skirts aim undoubtedly the rage, and Par's eencls %wed that some sleets mensure only tWO yordS comind. Ono elate was arranged so that in front thirst were two lecore to to 1-01. round the /tinkles. This seilals -very ultra; ouch 6kimpy i00100015 could he boom's71 ing only to graceful and youthful fig. 1 00S. The 11012P3t perfumes are put up in 1,0111.er, of meat art'etie ehapes and then a teal flower iS MC/05.d In the tiolee, wheel indicabs the engin of the perfume. They are very aaraettee Ind partieulorly so when the bottle e Maus 0 1311i141 rose, aS aleohol 11 the perfume Jeeps it in perfect c .n - (Mime Melo the graceful vial serves te frame it in a very attractive svay. These elainty novelties cest large sums of money. but if One 1.1101311 which per. 101300has bren adopted liy a dear ifriend 00 if ono has (lie die.ereninalion to se - lee', the coerect one, More is rm. doubt that them elortteng little bottles make very eatraelive gifts. The 11113(51, ehown in the ad- vanced .styles for spring is called -mule berry, This seems te Im a cross be- tween crushed strawberry and tinepher- ey, and it is juet none eeough to old 0.50 to be becoming to enact any 021)11- p1021101) The nem! eherming linen suits are made in 115 eol-r. the white ems .1111d yohe «thnl1g be lune Where itcomes near the (nee. elany ; f these dresses are leinuned with white cotton or stoutaehe braid i)3 all earls of intri- cate designs. Tlie new mirage sin/ also comes in this meter end imams a most fascinating materiel for 11t1l1120 dresses mid dancing frocks for young piste 0 01a317. rna art/511ft 1g4., toll lel e1111101111reit clever idea to conned 1113 two be eew- ing to. the ruffle at regular intervals bi.g <11511s 01 Meek velvet. Theee rimy by eut, out, leaving the 'Niece row, ter they will not trey, anti they relieee 112c 1101 weenies, of the rune in contries1 wilh Hack abeve and make a conneeting litec between the two materials. Tho hamisomest and most execestve of HIP stiff collets here Irish lace in. sireen teed tn e sort of conventional design. While these pollees may be • beaulifel, thee' nee less entlettie- tow Man 'are the Ilene embroidered Meisel and vole:lent washing semi team the fr toilers, 141'[InolaiLei_11 not held the agile materiel. ROME CURES. Spring 'T0/110,- ilabee your rood, double your theneleg water, trelsle your . eonetunptiote of pure 1.110, and guacl. rupee youe Relief for iliceough.-A pinch of -snit ic,ken on the limp(' and swelkeved will Mop the wont (use <il leceouglte, This has leen tr3451 with eneeess utter all tether methods had failete Relict tor Ketarrh.-Use douehe with ono genie ot lekewertn Kati, \vales deily for eleaulinects, irtien apply 111110 0060- 1.1110, 1111M51. WIM a few drops of oil of eine niceties three Ilinces on more a da(Nl.1,1re for iliecolighe.-.\ ems, for Neighs is a lemon ma open end 1111ed \\11,1O11 2 1,411n1LniultItIt'linitiLtill'c'el( yi 11-111)1'1;(. 1111a.tisto...--liml one pint tamers/ oil, pine pelt spirits of tureenitne, ono ounce et OS of spike, put in n stole jug and shalo together; thee odd one ounce 44 enrol ono /Ism at a nano stel sbnice brew's% every 111011. Bulb tee tenanted pales at Meet latit en hour. Rene/Igo warmly 'with 1,161-11 71V, 11:1for lobaceo emetic' 15 NOW!) 1111 15 011.11t15 II:U' 11 will eine nosebleed. Ileve some man who sMekea (day plipe 1111 lee mouth with smoke 000 blow gently •311) Bee twee.