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The Brussels Post, 1908-11-5, Page 7a ©cxomtaca deSte ,6tteftnt 3exteftePaectiataveettectsfarbeerewtateeeieslea eJ, ar Time Heals Dflosi. ou A Tale of Love and Disappointment ds e3 GGD �j coo e(9^JS3tEQ4DSd0)n1$?soszoceeeGooast©Citi'ncoe6moenedsetweeed ®E ! CHAPTER I. The lute Primo Minister could have chosen no o ainoocompetent than tho Right Hon. Felix Shelby •to bo his literary executor. A great friendship had existed between them that had never been marred by those political disagreements which and t ueh areso aptto ,C fierce -estrange the cosest relationships, But the tack, a di.fiicnit and respo'l• Bible one, was proving a great eon Ruiner of time to a busy roan ; for n' th AShelby ai mbe t Mr, was ne r present Cabinet. He, too, was an eminent man of lettere, and it was felt by the public that Providence bad designated him as the only pos- sible person who could fitly *rite the biography fur which the world was waiting impatiently. In front of him lay three open deed boxes, which were filled with letters and documents. Now and again he would take up a paper— glance through it—and throw it back with the others. "An endless task," he muttered to himself, "1 must have some as- sistance•" He threw himself hack into an arm-chair—crossed his logs, and his head seemed to sink Into his shoulders; a pose that had been im Inortalized by Punch. He was interrupted by the en• trance of a servant. "A Mr. Ackroyd to see you sir," be said in that sauve, smooth voice se affected by the well-trained sir - rant. "Ackroyd—Ackroyd," Mr. Selby repeated to himself. Recollects. n 'appeared eo conte to ]rim, for he rose briskly from his chair. "Ask him in, James." • The door opened, and there apt 'mitred a tall, clean-shaven man „f quiet appearance. He was wail groomed, and his clothes were neat. Is pressed, but there was a tell- tale shabbiness at the seams that betokened much wear. "How do you do, Ackroyd? It is a long time since I have seen you." "Yes, Mr. Shelby, but I haven't cared to worry you with my tr„u• hies." "Troubles? I am sorry to hoar that. Let me see—you are writing, are you not?" "Yes, and I have not fon td it very profitable. But your time is valuable, I know, so I will at once come to the object of my visit, Can you final me a billet of any kind? To be frank, I am 'broke.' I thought ey.rhaps in memory of our "Var- eity" days, yon might---„ , "Quite right, Ackroyd ; I ant glad you came to me. In fact you aro the very man for whom I am seek- ing, and you will really be doing me a favor by taking some work off my hands:" .'It is very good of yon to put it is that way—if you only knew what it means to me at tho present time," raid Ackroyd. ''We all have our 'ups and downs.' But I am surprised that. you are not at thetop of the tree. 'We all prophesied, a great future --for you were the man of promise of our year." A hitter' smile appeared on Ack- resyd's face, but only for a moment, and he turned to the other. with a forced -cheerfulness, "A promise that was not to fruc- tify, as liappens in so many cases," h., said quietly. "But what can I cio for you ?" "I am the literary executor of the late Prime Minister. Those three bolos contain a quantity of raiscel- Ieneous correspondence., I want them to be carefully read, and the -important ones set on one side. 3You will understand that it is some- what delicate, as the private cor- respondence is included, but of course I trust you, A.okroyd. "Titanic you. IYhen do you wish me to begin1" "The sooner the butter. As Inc the financial part of it—perhaps we had better settle that when the work is finished." He sat down at his desk and filled in a cheque: "This will do to go along with, cls?" he remarked with a smile, as he handed him the slip of paper, "You are more than generous. " "Nonsense, nonsense. Come along with me. There is a room that I car, place at your disposal, and you can commence a$ soot as you like.'' Julian A.ckrbyd was :alone with the papers. There was no smile of gratification on his face, although this employment had come to him at the moment that he had reached the end of his resources, 13ut it was not the lust time that he had fend starvation, A man of consummate ability, l.ut from the outset he had • been cursed with the prcpcns ty of spend- ing more money than ho earned. Riad ho been content to live, quiet- ly upon the fair biennia that be de- rived from itis writing, he irotild doubtless have made his mark, The need of money. 'drove him to the City, where he engaged in "wild- cat" financial schemes, Upon 00- cations thtre had bean chery pros - poet of success and wealth, but some imp of burs lut'lc had pursued him through. life, and he was forced astoliterature for ubale living. g. it in life char- acter had set to fe with ha'- a z acter of average morality, but con - toot with people of shady principles bad gradually debased him, until he had resolved to mite money in any way possible, whether 'holiest or otherwise. Ho listlessly began to turn over the papers. Tho work was net con- genial, for he had no admiration for the late Prime. Minister, but scan his interest was arouse], "Rather indiscreet, some of these letters," he muttered to himself. "I wonder Shelby trusted me with them." At last he came to a bundle con- sisting of half a dozen letters. "Written in cipher. This ought to be something important. Some Foreign Office business, I expect," he said to himself. The deciphering of • codes was a hobby of Ackroyd'e, and it was not long ere he discovered the key, which was a simple one. He read two or three lines, and drew a deep breath. A rapid glance at the door, and he hurriedly placed the letters in his breast pocket, Ho once- morn hewn his work, and kept steadily on until Mr. Shelby made hie appearance. "Rather tedious, isn't it?" he re- marked kindly. "Yes, there is a tremendous lot +f twaddle hero, but I think there is a good Ileal of material for your book." "That is excellent, But I think you have done enough to -day. Needless to say the work is not very pressing, and so you may take your own time for it. This room is al- ways at your disposal." "Thanks once more, Shelby. 1 ale very grateful to you." "Nonsense. It's the other way about. Good-bye for the present." Aekroyd's first move was to go to the bank to cash the cheque which he had received, and the jingle of gold in his pockets immediately raised his spirits. Then he took a cab to the Temple, where he shar- e's residential chambers with a bar- rister friend. He at once started work to de- cipher the letters, and Itis expres- sion brightened as he mastered the ccntents. "A gold rrrinc," he muttered hoarsely: "Let mo recapitulate the facts, and I shall know .what cards I hold. "Some thirty years ago the Earl tf Wolverholme .was sent to St. Petersburg by the British Govern- ment to negotiate a private treaty with Russia. He enjoyed the ab- solute confidence of that Prime Minister and was given plenary powers. It appears that the worthy ]Earl was contemplating marriage, but that his affairs were heavily in - waved. The negotiations were con - "Sorry, but 1 cannot. To -mor- row, if you like. Who is there at the Castle?" "josephs and his daughter, And the sister, Airs, Goldberg, Lady' Healy, and two or three others." "Why did not you let 100 limo earlier that you were corning to town'?" "My decision was sudden, I have Leon to see I',oelcter," "Sir Simeon l oekcyer, the epeei- alist? Surel,v there's nothing the matter with you, father?" Cyril leaned over the table and koked anxiously at hint, l :uns ra ry 'to x but ay there is , I want you to keep it quiet, He describes it as temporary heart failure, d w I have had one of two bouts lately, and I was getting nervous." "la it serious?" The Earl. smiled whimsically. "Ho does not say that I am going to die at once, but I mast take care. Lead a quiet kind of life and all that kind of thing. It will be a vex etehed existence." "I ant deeply sorry, father, but you will take dare of yourself 1" Yes. I still find life pleasant, and worth the living. I don't want you to worry about it, Cyril, but I thought it better that you should know.,, "I am very glad that you told me," Cyril replied with a look of affection. "I will drive you to the station," he continued. "I have the cal here." They reached the station in good time, and ho stood at the window of the carriage till the train moved off. "I will be down to -morrow after- noon, certain. I may have some nows for yon. Good-byo, and take care of yourself," ho called after his father. He returned to his car, and diree ted the driver to go to an address it, Eaton Square. He was on his way to the house of Ethel Fether- eton, to whom he had been engage( for the last three days. The en gagement had not been announced, and it had been his intention to tell his father at the club, but the news of his illness upset him, and he thought it better to defer the tel- ling until the morrow. Much against his will, Lord Hareeastle had led a life of idle- ness. It had been his wish to en- ter the Diplomatic Service, but Inc some reason which he could not understand, the wish had met with stout opposition from his father. There was deep affection between them, and he had forgone his do - sire, Ho was not one to easily make friendships, and his life had been a lonely one. A cold aloof ,canner covered great shyness, as is so often the case. His life had been untouched by love until he met Ethel Fotherston, but in her lie met his heart's desire. Many found fault with her pride, but to him it was attraction, for he had no sympathy for the gush and lack of resorve which is so characteristic of the woman of the present day. He was convinced that she loved him deeply, and it pleased him to think that in her"his father would final a daughter after his own heart. She mot him quietly and calmly, but her face flushed hotly as ho pressed her lips to his. "I've brought you this," he said simply, as he produced a ring from his pocket, and slipped it on to her eluded, and very successfully — Emgel% holm the Russian point of view. As I "How sweet 1" site answered with u reward for his complacency, and a smile of quiet happiness, for the sale of his country's intez- ests, the Earl received a heavy bribe, And here'e the evidence of it," Ackroyd cried triumphantly. Ho gathered from the papers that the receipt of this bribe had come to the knowledge of the Primo Minister. A scandal would have been very inadvisable, so the affair had been hushed up, and the Earl had been permitted to 'yeti's:. And now every ono that knew of his treachery was dead, 'end these let- ters contained the only evidence of his perfidy. Tho Bail, enjoyed universal re- epect, and was amongst the gayest, the wittiest, and most popular of the social leaders of the world. 1-Lere in the hands of en unscrupu- lous man rested a weapon that could hurl him from his proud po- sition. Ackroyd went bo a small club of which ho was a member, and busied himself with works of reference. He found that the Earl had long been a widower, and that there was Mtn: of the marriage, namely one son, Lord Hareeastle, who was ap- proaching his thirtieth birthday. At the time that Ackroyd was gathering this information the Earl was at his club, impatiently await- ing his son's arrival. Tall, of ro- bust figure, he carried lightly his seventy odd years, but his face did not wear its customary gonial smile. At last lie rose and went to the din- ing, room, but Ito had only just tak- en his seat at a table, when be Ives joined by his son: "Goad evening father, an unex- pected visit," "Yes, Cyril, and an unpleasant one, Rut sit do en, "Ne will dine. I have not muelh time to spare, for I am going totheCastle to -alight, 10-nigh.11' Hareeastle repeated i,', surprise. "Yes, The hoose is fell, ,you know. And why aren't you down there?"' he asked irritably. "1 hen been rather busy," Hare - castle replied with a slight flush. "Rubbish] Yctt had better come de n to -night." "I can hardly realize my good luck, dearest. What is there in me to command your love?" he asked softly, "Do you really wish me to tell you, or are you asking for a cowl- piimentary speech?" "Tell mo," he said erenostly. "1 know very little of your sex. My Me has been lived very much alone. What clo you women love in men?" "That depends upon the woman, But for myself --honor, clean liv- ing; a man who keeps his word; one rpon whom we can rely, not for a moment, but for a lifetime. And I believe I have found one," she said softly. "My darling," he replied pas- sionately, "You may trust mo with your life. I cannot put my feelings into words, but I love you, worship you. Your beauty, your purity, the perfect you, has won my heart." Her pale face flushed, and she placed her hand in his. "1 think you would be very un- forgiving," he said reflectively. Not unforgiving, but I oould be relentless, if I found that my trust -was misplaced; but I have no fear," Ho smiled gravely. "I am trying to understand you, Fthol, You must tomb me," An affectionate smile was her re- q. am going to Wo]vevholme Cas- tle in the morning. T want to tell the, Earl the news. He was in town to -day, but was rather upset, so 1 thought it bettor to wait until to- niorrow. He will be delighted at my ohoiee. Have you told any one of our engagement?" "Only Cicely Stanton, We are each old friends, yoti know, You don't mind, do you 7" (To be Continued.) The, following is a copy of a bill posted on the wall of a county vil- lage: "A lecture on total abstin• ence, will be delivered in the open air, and a collection will be made al the doer to defray expenses, W[UEN QUEENS G0 BUYING SHOPS THEY VISIT AND 'WHAT 'J'IIEY PURCHASE. Mfr, f., 4, Cote, Aeeietane Manager Hotel I i toric, Quebec, Canada, write. o ?eller to the ?croon Drug blfy. Co., given below: Queens of Europe do Their PrineI pal Buying hi Pat a,. Shops. a ^ ¢ When Queens go shopping cere- mony 'i is, as a rule, for the nonce discarded, and they make their In- lbs- 1 •: C spectiot either in the premises of ��'i;;r� at�p'�`.,. ,� •„�.. `< the shop selected or in their own palaces, much in the sameeva that t s ^a.! <• a sou laexalted ten eis ' less s do. Paris i r iz a favorite centre certainly for •>::'�LL`:�.t>^`�:�x;:`:;:Y:r. tlloueens of Europe, patron- ize Q p , who patron- t.s tri ize the dressmaking establishments ,• � < e,. j ,> in. tho Rue de la Paix and Plan•<' Vendome. k.. In the early ' s . rm ween Alex- spring Q ^vaaajts ;� ritg Alex- andra mostly spends a week or ten days in the French capital. The oh- ' !3 } �• F serving stranger living in Paris will some Inc spring morrain see a handsome equipage • stop before Pa- (tuba's a .111 ' 9 Or D C t' t Queen '•.<.� ).:. n:?'.i• q n ou a s, and he Q e n �}:5 �.� • will alight, She would not think ' u of ordering a welkin -dross in Paris B „ < for she believes that the English,: are far ahead in making tailor-made dresses. One tiring she is insistent upon for 01 R. L. 1. COTE. herself and for all other women who appear at Court is the long train. The Queen's own train is 18 feet, and is supposed to be the longest in the world. She shows a great pre- ference for blue satin and pink Lyons velvet for trains, 'When .Her Majesty wears black satin her train is of black brocade, with jet designed in long, tapering sprays. HER MAJESTY'S GLOVES. There is not a Queen in Europe who buys so many gloves as Queen Alexandra. She uses two pairs a clay and sometimes more. They aro all made in Paris by a firm which has a shop in the Avenue de !'Opera and factories in Grenoble. She is exacting about their fit. They are of softest kid and cost as much as 158 a pair, so the Queen spends a tidy little sum every year on her gloves. Her Majesty also buys her stocic- ine,s in Paris. Ono loom is kept running all the year round to sup- ply her wants. Queen Alexandra does not usually buy her hats in Paris. Her preference is for the toque and sailor shape. Queen Alexandra expends $30,- 000 a year on her dress account, but this includes ther purchase of jewels, of which she is fond, and her ceremonial robes, which are costly. She hardly ever goes to Paris without buying some dia- monds or pearls. On her last vieit she saw a pear-shaped pearl that delighted her, and told the shop- keper she would decide whether or not to purchase it within a few days. The King happened to go to the same shop during the day, and, hearing that the Queen admired the pearl, sent it to her with his love. A few years back the Czarina spent a few weeks in the French ca- pital and gave much time to enjoy- ing the shops. She told our own Queen that she would not buy furs and jewels, as they were not to he compared with those of her own country.. Queen Alexandra did per- suade the Russian Empress to order some gowns at Worth's. The Czar- ina w•as pleased with the styles, but the SILK DID NOT SATISFY HER. Site had the silk sent from a house in Moscow, where aro workmen whom she considers the best silk weavers in the world. The Czarina is an enthusiastic collector of cartoons. Site is especi- ally fond of French cartoons, and whenever she is in Paris visits art stores and studios where she can find thein. She is equally fond of French tapestry, and never goes to Paris without buying one or more rare pieces from the great Gobelin factory. The Queen of Portugal, after Queen Alexandra, is supposed to be the best -dressed woman in Europe. Though not extravagant in her tastes, she gives plenty of time and thought to her clothes. There is a large tailoring establishment in the, Amine do l'Opet'a which makes her riding habits and suits. She is par- ticular about their fit, and will re- ject them if they merely suggest a wrinkle; She uses nearly a dozen riding suits during the year, for she is a wonderful equestrienne. She wears beautifully -out tailor- made coats and skirts of tweed and cloth, She buys a dozen er more French corsets, and is willing to pay from $50 to $75, providing they fit comfortably. When she first or- dered her corsets in Paris she found the corsetiere lacing her as she was accustomed to Ito with French cus- tomers. The Queen said nothing, but the next time Her Majesty wont for her fitting she showed a photo- graph illustrating the evil effects at bight lacing, as demonstrated by the Rontgon rays. Last year she had the handsomest gown made by Paquin, and this she designed herself. It was a grey ohiffon, heavily COVERED WITH GREY JET, The skirt was trimmed with pinkish - grey morning glories. She is also fond of Fronoh lame, and has some wonderful pieces of Alenoon and An letcrre. Eewevor loyal the Queen of Hol- land is in other matters, site is ox- 1AF1E1i U U (A� CiMPEETEL? CUBED Mr. L. A. Cote, Assistant Man- ager Hotel Victoria, Quebec, Can., writes : "I suffered with catarrh for about eight years, and have tried many physicians or specialists for this sickness, and never obtained any relief. It was only after using I your Peruna medicine that I began to get better. I have used ten bot- tles up till now, and azo glad to say that I am completely cured. I am ! glad to let the public know it. A 1 good thing is never too dear." We have on file many testimoni- i als like the one given here. Pro- bably no other physician in the world has received such a volume of enthusiastic letters of thanks as Dr. Hartman for Peruna. ceedingly fond of French styles. A large part of her trousseau ryas made in Paris,'where she showed a preference for white and green. She loves to visit the Paris shops, and will pay a good price For any- thing she fancies. It was only n- contly that she was admiring a gold purse. The Queen -mother found it rather costly, but her in - pendent daughter said, "I knew three thousand francs is a good deal of money, but I like it, and shall therefore get that much plea- sure out of it." Experience has taught the French dressmakers to show her only green, blue and white, and to turn on all tho electric lights to see Mow the colors look by electric light, Queen Helena of Italy likes gay colors and extreme styles in dress- ing. The dressmakers and modistes say, in a whisper, that she knows' how to drive a bargain. She con- fines herself to no one dressmaker cm milliner, butt site will visit a half- dozen shops until she decides on what she wants, The Dowager Queen of Italy de- mands undivided attention when she visits any of the dressmakers and milliners, She wants to see everything to be found in the es- tablishment. For all that she is exceedingly liberal, and will give a tired model enough money to keep her in eemfort for a month, and will buy a dozen hats and gowns without asking the price, — London Tit -Bits. Q1JINI,NE IN ITALY. State Sells It and Uses the Profit to Flgirt Malaria. The sale of quinine in Italy is car- ried on in at peculiar fashion. The. Government sells the drug to the peasants in malarious districts and then uses the profit to fight ma- laria. The first aim is to protect the pea- sants from mosquitoes. But it is almost' impossible to get them to take care of the wire screens which aro given them for their houses. As for their wearing veils and gloves when they go abroad, as they are urged by the authorities to do, anybody who knows the Italian peasants can guess how many of then will do it. The Government has therclore to depend chiefly on draining and fil- ling tip the pools where mosquitoes breed and on what is called bonifz- cemento, or the improvement of the land in various ways, Last year the Government sold to the pea- sants about $300,000 worth of quin- ine, with a net profit or about $75,- 000, "Didn't you say six months ago that if Miss Tipkins wouldn't mar- ry ,you, you would throw yourself into the deepest part of the seal MOW Miss Tiplcins married sorneo0C else three months ago, and yet you haven t- - Oh, its easy to talk, but lot me tell you it is not such an racy matter to find the deepest part of the sea." Men who borrowtrouble seldom get out of debt, PtAAetievemeetatarneeteestreetew ON THE FRX tfv^"NoWtekAgn".04.A.A.v.'% MISTAJII OF CLOSE WALL PASTURING. On many farms pastures are ov- erstocked all surnmer long. Stock aro necessary for the conserving•of soil fertility, but when pastures are eaten here by the end of July, as ;n too maty cases they are, and fur the rest of the season grass is kept pipped down to time roots, and. flesh and milk fail steadily, that is having too much of a good thing - But malty who have roughage enough in the fields until the first of October rnttke a similar mistake by pasturing too lute in the fall. During October there is usually very little growth of grass, Stuck generally thrive well, but they are eioaning up what is left of the growth of previous menthe. By the end of the month there is little left. But for one reason or another, be- cause work presses, and there is little time, and less inclination, to begin winter chores so early, or to save feed, or from simple lack of thought, the housing and morning and evening feeding of stock are de- layed. Meanwhile,. the animals roans the fields, poaching the new- ly -seeded fields, if wet weather pre- vails, appetite impelling thein to bite still shorter the few remaining blades of grass, and almost dig for their living. Now and again there is a snowstorm, which quickens ap- petite, without adding to the com- fort. The condition of things by the and of November, or, as in too many cases, well on into December, is, unhappily, too well known — pastnre and meadow fields bare, and the flesh necessary to thrift and growth of the stock wasted, its absence being hidden, to some ex- tent, as cattle -buyers well know, by extra, growth of hair. Such a course works loss in two directions. The vigor of a grass field for the following season is or- dinarily in direct proportion to the amount of roughage left on it fu the fall. If a field is to be plowed up in the spring, close pasturing does no special herrn, except to reduce the amount of vegetable matter. to be turned tinder; but, except in, such a ease, it is a great mistake, It is penny wise and pound foolish. It is saving feed now, at the ex- pense of a inuclt greater amount in grass -growth later. This is especi- ally true of fields newly seeded. The little hit of forage such fields af- ford is taken at the expense of a third or more of the following hay crop. In an article on this subject, some years ago, the writer said it was like taking ,,ff a barn dour to stop a knot -hole. But even if no account be taken of the effect on grass fields, late pasturing of stock on short grass fs mistaken policy, because it is numb cheaper to keep an animal. in thrif- ty condition than to restore the flesh and vigor once they are lost.• Our best stuck and dairy men un- derstand this, but it is a lesson that the average farmer is slow to learn. We are not removed far enough from the days of the pion- eers andthe forests, when Cows marched regularly to the woods tvitli their masters, and kept fat trod sleek on the twigs of the teccs that were felted. Browse. they called it, And it is hard for us to get ores the idea that stock should get the, most - of their living by browsing or graz- ing. Conditions are (-hanging fas- ter than we are, We are slow to learn tltrit forage is scarcer than of yore, in proportion to the number of animals kept, and that we should either keep less stock per acre or arablo land, or do more stable feeding, --farmer's Advocate. DAIRYING CIVILIZES. Professor Oscar Erf in comment- ing upon the agricultural conditions its he found them in his recent trip to Europe, says : "In the countries � where the meet milk is used, there 1 is the most civilization. In Spain,l Italy and Roumania and other coun- tries where dairy cows are sc'ar'ce, 1 found that land was extremely cheap and civilization not very far advanced while in Holland, Den- mark, Switzerland and the island cf Jersey, where dairying 0 the principal occupation, land was of- ten worth several hundred dollars per acre and in some Banes $1.,000 per acre, t7pon inquiry, the peo- ple told me the dairy cows were re- sponsible and I final the sante thing to be true in this country.' THE COST oF• A CALF, In an experiment to ascertain the cost of raising a Calf, Professor Shaw, of. Michigan Station, took a dairy calf and kept an accurate ac- count of the expanses of feeding for one year (corn its birth. The amount of feeds used in that time were 381Apounds of whole milky, 2,- 508 pounds of skint -milli, 1,202 pounds of allege, 219 pottncis of beet pulp, 1,054 pounds of hey, 1,- 247 pounds of grain, 147 pounds of roots, 14 pounds of alfalfa mord azul 50 pounds of green corn. Vie gram ration benefited of three parte each of coat and oats and one peat of bran and oil meal. At the and of the year the calf weighed 800 T[ a calfWasW ,s cost Holstein, for feed, v ti4ti,..04. Y!ttfi0?4.O F'447 700.06,.t.nq, '1 ee HEALTH *484(+1 ENDOCARDITIS, This is an inflammation of the de- liee a aL In braur linins; the cavity of the }cart Like other inflamma- tions, It nifty bo acute or chronic. When II. is ehroilie the condition la that which results in valvular dis- ease. The membrane in the course of this slowly progressing inflamma- tion becomes gradually thickened, loses its elasticity, and finally con- tracts like other scar tissue, which ie becomes. 'Where the membrane linos the smooth walls of the heart cavities this thickening and contraction do no great harm,—at least, compara- tively none,—but where it extends over the various valves it does irre- parable damage, The leaflets form- ing the valves become distorted, shrunken, sometimes curled opt and not very rarely adherent to each other or to the adjacent parts of the heart wall. The result of this valvular deformity is that the blood is ubstrircted in its passage through the valves, or else that the valves leak, and let the blood.flow back. In either case, extra work is put upon the heart to compensate for this defect in the valves, and its walls become first thickened and then fatty, or otherwise degenerat- ed, and weak. The heart is left seriously and permanently crip- pled. Acute endocarditis is less serious; that is, it is less inevitably serious in its'effects. The simple form may cause few or no symptoms, and when it has subsided it often loaves the heart apparently as good as it was before. It occurs most fre- quently in children and youths, and usually as an accompaniment of rheumatism, influenza, or some { other acute infectious disease, es- peeially of rheumatism. A very serious form of endocar- ditis, called, because of its serious- ness, malignant endocraditis, oc- curs in cases of blood -poisoning, in connection often with suppurative diseases, such as childbed fever or abscesses in the ear and elsewhere, or with erysipelas or pneumonia. This malignant form usually an- uuunees its onset with a severe chill, followed by fever, with a very feeble, irregular and rapid pulse. The subsequent course of the dis- ease may resemble typhoid fever or blood -poisoning. There is often great shortness of breath, and the poor circulation is indicated by a dusky blueness of the skin. The prime necessity in the treat-. moot of acute endocarditis is abso- lute rest. Cold applications over the heart often do good, but the treatment calls for the constant supervision of 'the physician. - Youth's Companion. • SALT AS A PANACEA. Salt can almost be regarded as a panacea, so many and varied are its uses. We are told that it cleanses elle , palate and furred tongue, and a gargle of salt and water is often efficacious. A. pinch of salt on the tongue; followed ten minutes afterward by a drink of cold water, often cures a sick headache. It hardens gums, • stakes teeth white and sweetens the breath. Weak ankles should be rubbed with a solution of salt, water and • alcohol Bad colds, hay fever and kindred affections may be much relieved by using fine dry salt like snuff. Dyspepsia, heartburn and indi- gestion are relieved by a cup of hot water in which a small spoonful of salt has been melted, Salt and water will sometimes re - vivo an unconscious person when hurt if brandy or other remedies are not at hand. Hemorrhage frorn tooth pulling is stopped by filling, the mouth with salt and water. • 'Weak and tired eyes are refresh ed by bathing with warm water and salt. Many public speakers and sing- ers use a waeh of salt and water - before and after using the voice, as 0 strengthens the organs of the throat, Salt rubbed into the scalp or oc- casionally added to the water its Washing prevents the hair falling out. Salt should always be ea:en with nuts, and a dessert fruit salt should be specially made. HEALTH HINTS. For Invalid's Sewing. --A service- able addition to the invalid's work Lasker is a small horseshoe magnet, fastened to a ribbon or tape of sol - 1 eiant lengthy so that it can be dropped to the floor to pick up scissors of needles, Poison Antidote. --A yirnple and effectual remedy for ivy poison is sweet spirits of nitre. Bathe the affected parts two or three times during the day and next morning scarcely any trace of poison will be found: Have tried this with ex- eCllent results. Iieadaobc Cure.—A simple cure for it headache is one-fourth tea- apoonfel of baking soda dissolved in a glass of .water; if soda is not at hand cream of tnrtax is last as good,