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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1905-4-13, Page 2rice of Liberty OR, A 1Vi11GHT CALL; „ eeeeenie ikut4i"r utnnnumuu„�::.,. , u uu` .n . n uturemtill.tinutl. ;,nun-nWrV,14.0± CHAPTER X.LIX.—(Continw:.) anything of this. I need have dot e But Chris was in no way eeeet no More than gone to the police and down. She had carefully p".rcimed told them where to find you, But I nut her line of action, and the more sen't want to do that; I hate to do she thought over it the more sure it afi,... wissett T eatw last night. You have your chiia, w el s:a ' on +'nil• Could 1 unmask you before her eyes?" of success she felt, A few hours more and—but, she didn't care to dwell too closely en. that. It was after luncheon that Oneis's "You would kill her," Rawlins Opportunity came. Lord Littimer said, a little unsteadily; "and you .end Grace 1?awtiins had gone nil to would kill me, I verily believe. That Inspect something especially beautiful child is all the world to me. I com- fn the way of a waterfall, leaving Chris and Rawlins alone. The lat- ter was talking brilliantly over his cigarette, "Is Lord Littimer any relation of yours?" he asked. "Well, yes," Chris admitted. "I hope he ill be a nearer relation be- fore long," "Oh, you mean to say—may I Ven- ture to congratulate—" "It isn't quite that," Chris laugh- ed, with a little rising i. color. 'I am not thinking of Lord Littimer, but of his son. Yes, I see you raise your eyebrows—probably you are aware :of the story, . as .most. people witted my first theft so that she could have the change the doctors declared to be. absolutely necessary. 1 ietonded to repay the money—the olcl, old story. And I was found out by my employer and dischargecl. Thank goodness, my wife was dead. Since then 1 have preyed on society, But I need not go into that sordid story, You are not going to betray 100?" "I said before that I should do nothing of the kind." "Then why do you let me know that you have discovered my identi- ty?" "Because I want you to help nee. are. And you are wondering why I fancy you respect my sex Mr. Raw - 1 am on such friendly terms with , line?'" Lord Littimer under the circum "Call me Smith, please. I have always respected your sex. All. the kindness and sympathy of my life have been from women. And X can lay my hand on my heart and de- clare that I never yet wronged one of them in thought or deed. The man who is cruel to women is no "And yet your friend Reginald Henson is that sort." irlawlins smiled again. Ho began to understand a little of what was passing ilt Chris's mind. "Would you mind going a little more into details?" he suggested, "So Henson is that sort. Well, I didn't know, or ito had never had my assistance in his little scheme, Oh, of course, I have known him for years as a scoundrel. So he op- presses women." 'Be has done so for a long time; he is blighting my life and the life of my sister and another. And it seems to me that 1 have that rascal under my thumb at last. You can- not save him—you can do no more than place obstacles in my way; but even those I should overcome. And yoti admit that I am likely to be dangerous to you," "You can kill my daughter. I am in your power to that extent." "As if I should," Ohris said. "It is only Reginald Benson whom I want to strike. I want you to an- swer a few questions; to tell me why you went to Walen's and induced them to procure a certain cigar -case for you, and why you subsequently went to Lockhart's at Brighton and bought a precisely similar one." Rawlins looked in surprise at the speaker. 'A tinge of admiration was on his face, There was a keenness and audacity after his own heart. • "Go on," he said; slowly. "Tell me everything openly and freely, and when you have clone so I will give you all the information that lies in my Power," stances. And I am wondering why you should call yourself John Smith, The listener coolly flicked the ash from. his cigarette. Has face was like a mask. John Smith is a good name," he said. "Can you suggest a better?" "If you ask me to do so I can. I should doll myself John Rawlins," There was just the .ghost of a smile on Rifwlin's lips. "There is a man of that name," he said, slowly, "who attained eon- siderable notoriety in the States. People said that he was tho-derniere ori of refined rascality, Re was sup- posed to be without feeling of any kind; his villainies were the theme of admiration amongst financial magnates. There were brokers who piously thanked Providence because Rawlins had never thought of going on the Stock Exchange, where he could have robbed and plundered with impunity. And this Rawlins al- ways baffles the police. If he baffles theme a little longer they won't be able to touch him at all. At pre-. sent, despite his outward show, he has hardly a dollar to call his own. But he is on a great coup now, and, strange to say, an honest one. Dyou know the man, Miss Lee?" Chris met the speaker's eyes firm- ly. "I met him last night for the first titne," she said. "In that case you can hardly be said to know him," Rawlins mur- mured. "If you drive him intoa corner he will do desperate things. If you tried that game on with him you would regret it for the rest of your life. Good heavens, you are like a child playing about amidst . a lot of unguarded machinery, Why do you do it?" "That I will tell you presently. Mr. Rawlins, you have a daughter." The hard look died out of the lis- tener's eyes. "Whom I love better than my life" 11 r e said. "There are sive John Raw- lins's—the one you knew; and, well, the other one. I should he sorry to show you the other one." "For the sake of your daughter I don't want to see the other one," "Then why do you pit yourself against me like this?" 'I don't think you are displaying .your usual lucidity," Chris said, coolly. Her heart was beating fast, Mit she slid not show it, "dust re- flect for a moment. I have found you out. I know pretty well what you are. I need not have told you Don't think you are justi- fied in being laid up with a cold half the winter merely because it's the season when everybody . y is supposed to have colds. At first a cold may not amount to much but it is likely to hang on long enough to give you trouble if it is not stopped with Scoffs _ ■ onr These, colds that hang on weaken the throat and lungs and make the way easy for pneumonia and perhaps con- sumption. sum tion, It is just p s as well TO reduce the e chance a5 much as possible, Scott's Emulsion soothes, heals and cures . a cold and does it quickly— that's aood �' point to re. member, WIIl'send ee t link tb to if u lfk { ya a. SCo7CT ✓� BOwNv,1'oeontb,,Oat, CHAPTER L. "So Reginald Benson bullies wo- men," Rawlins said, after a long pause. There was a queer smile on his face; he appeared perfectly at his ease. He did not look in the least like a desperate criminal whom Chris could have driven out of the country by one word to the police. In his perfectly -fitting grey suit he seemed more like a lord of ancient acres than anything else. "It is not a nice thing to bully women," "Ieeginald Benson Mule it quite a congenial occupation," Chris said, bitterly. Rawlins pulled thoughtfully at his cigarette. g atta. "I am to a certain extent in your power," he said. "You have dis- covered my identity at a time when I could sacrifice thousands for it not to be known that I am in England. How you have discovered me mat- ters as little as how a card -player gets the ace of trumps. And I un- derstand e oast that the price of your sit - once is the betrayal of 'Henson?" "That is about what it comes to," Mild Chris, "In the parlance of the lower type of rascal, I ata to `round on my pal'?" "If you like to put it in that way, Mr. Smith." "I never did such a thing in my life before. And, at the same time, I don't mind admitting that I was never so sorely tried. At the present moment I am on the verge of a largo fortune, e and I am m l.e grand coup honestly. Would you deit exaggeration on my part if I said that I was exceedingly glad of the fact?" "Mr, Smith," Chris said, earnest- ly, "1 have seen how fond you are of your daughter," "That Is an excoedin ly.clever re- mark of yours, young lady," Raw. Inns smiled, "You 'know that you have found the soft spot in my na- tureand you are going to hammer i on t till you reduce me to suhmis- eion. I am not a religious man, but my one prayer Is that Grace shall never tend meout. When my coup comes off.3 am going to settle in England and become intensely ro:- epectable," "With Reginald Henson for your sedretary, I suppose?" "No, I am going to drop the peat, But to return to aur subject, Are you asking me to betray. Henson to the police? "Nothing of the kind," 'Chris cried: hastily, "I=CI would de anything to avoid a fatallyscandal, , All I want he a. controlling power, over the man. "'Phe ulan oho !tallied Women?t t "The same. For seven : years has wrecked the lives of live of u three women. Ile has parted ht n d i hiscruelties, And blackmails us he oatoris largo s of ,money from us. If you know tvh we have sullered at tete bands oR t r•ascai1" Rawlins nodded in sympathy. "I did not imagine that," he sat "Of course, I have known for yen that Henson was pretty bad. Y may smile, but I have never 11 any sympathy with his •methods a hypocritical ways, perhaps becau I never did anything of the kind m self. Nobody can say that I ov robbed anybody who was poor defenceless o" foolish. By heavens, am a more honest man than hu dreds of London and New Yorlc ca :talixi s. It is the hard ruga amongst us who have always he my Mark. Bit to Injure and woui women and children!" ""Which means that you aro gni to help me?" Chris asked, quiet). ""As far as I can, certainly. E nodally as you are going to 1 Monson down easily. Now plea ask mo any questions that y like." "This ie very good of you," sa Chris. "In the first place, did yo ever hear Hr. Henson speak of h relations or friends?' "Nobody beyond Lord Littime You see, Ronson and I were.extrem ey useful to ono -another once twice, but he never trusted me, an I never trusted him. I never care for his methods," "Did you go to Brighton lately o purpose to help him?" • "Certainly not, I had business Brighton for some considerable tim and my daughter was with me. Whe she went away to stay with friend for a short time I moved to tI Metropole," "Then why did you go to Walen in Brighton and ask them to sho you some gun-metal -cigar-cases lie the one in Lockhart's window? ""Simply because Henson asked m to. He came to rno just before went to the Metropole and told m he had a big thing on. 1 fe didn' give Inc the least idea what. it wa nor did I ask him. He suggested th idea of the cigar -case, and said the, I need not go near Walen's again and I didn't. I assure you I had n curiosity on the matter. In any eas a little thing like that couldn't hur me. Some clays later Henson cam to me again and asked me to go t Lockhart's and purchase the cigat case I had. previously seen. IT wanted me to get the case so tha T could not be traced. Again agreed. I was leaving the Metr•opol the next day, so the matter wa easy. I called and purchased th cigar -case on approval, 1 forwards dollar -notes in payment from th Metropole, and the next day I left.' "And you diel alI that without single question?" ' I did, It was only a little con sideration for an old confederate;" "And suppose that confederate ha played you false?" Two tiny points 01 flame dance in Rawlins's eyes, "Menson wined never have dared,' he said. "My mind was Vito eas on that score." "1 understand,"' Chris murmured "And you kept the cigar -case?" "Yes, I rather liked it. And could afford a luxury of that kind just then." "Then why did you dispose of it to Rutter's in Moreton Wells? And why Moreton Wells?" Rawlins laughed as he lighted a fresh cigarette. "I came to Moreton Wells knowing that Henson was at Littimer Cas- tle," he explained. "I went there to. borrow D200 from Menson, Unfor- tunately I found him in great need of money. i;.ltolnebod;y who had •pro- mised Minn a large sum of money had disappointed him," Chris smiled. Sho had heard all about Lady Littimer's adventure with the ring, and her stubborn re- fusal to give Henson any further sup- plies. "Presently I can tell yon who dis- appointed Henson," she said. "'But fancy you being short of—" "'Of ready money; I frequently am, One of your great .millionaires told me lately that he wasfrequently a Y hard up fora thousand pounds cash. I have f1'oqueiitl3• been bard up for five pound'i, Hence the fact that I sold the cigar -case at Moreton Weiss." "Well, the ground is clear so far," said. Chris. "Do you know Van Snook?" "I know Van r Snack v a 1sty well," Rawlins said, without hesitation:. "A wonderfully clever man. " "And a great scoundrel, I pre- sume?" Wen, on the whole, I shoulil say bet. Weals, rather than wicked. Van Sneck has been a. tool and creature of Benson's for years. If he could only keep away from the drink he might inako la fortune. But what hes Van Snook got to do with it?"' great deal," Chris said, drily, "And now, .please, follow carefully what I am going to say. A little time ago Ivo poor, persecuted women put our heads together to get free from Reginald Monson. We agreed to asic Mr, David Steel, the well- Ienown novelist, to'show us a way of escape. Unhappily for ?le, Ronson got t0 know of it," • Rawlins was really interested at last. • "Pardon me," hti said, eagerly, "'11 1 asks a question or two before 'on proceed, Is Mr, Daviel Steel the gentleman who found a plan half murdered in his 100000 in Brighton? The same. But don't you know who the injured man Wap?" You don't moan to say it was Van Sneak?" Rawlins dried, Chris nodded gravely.' Rawlins looked like a man Who was groping about in e. Sudden dazzle of blinding light. "I begin to understand,'" he mut- toed, "The scotnidrell" e "After. that I will rssumo," Chris said, "You must understand that Mr, Steel was a stranger oto us, We hit upon the idea of ihterviewing Min anonymously, s0 to 'speak, and we were going to gbt' him a gone band and wife, he has d4 it on t man X love into olden And the 0 wife is gt ace tall} going hopelessly mit muter cru ltm b u 1S - or � ON TEF FARM. he TILING IN A DITCH: BED, Two years ago the decided to lay a tile drainin all old ditch bed, writes a correspondent. The open ditch was in the way and was carrying little more water than would run through a four -inch tile with .a good fall. To get the tile down to the proper depth (eve like to have them four fent below tete surface) it was necos- sary to put them a Foot or more be- low tho bottom of the ditch. The first step le tiling is to es- tablish a grade, or, rather,• to run a level. This may be done by get- ting a surveyor, at a good deal of trouble and cost for most localities or by buying a leveling instrument, which is still more costly; or by im- provising a homemade ditch level, which takes time and is not Very ac- curate. But to get a good, accurate level in an old ditch of this kind we did not need any of these appliance-. Such ditches contain water their en- tire length, at some season of the year .which is scarcely moving, and hence practically level. In the spring when our ditch was in this condition we took some stakes, about five feet long, sharpened them at one end and marked them plainly with a line just throe feet from the opposite end. Beginning at the outlet of the drain, these marked stakes were driven down in the centre of the ditch, 100 feet apart, until the mark on the stakes just touched the surface of the water.' The tops of these stakes were then at a water level, or if the water was flowing slightly might incline a little toward the outlet, which would do no harm. Nothing more was done lentil after harvest, when we were ready to lay the tiles. At this the ditch bed was dray—no water or mud to bother— Yet we had a water level to go by. The next step was to note the con- tour of the land with respect to the height of the grade stakes and the depth at which the outlet could be placed, and decide upon the grade, or amount of fall, In this case we found we could secure two inches fall to a hundred feet, and that the out- let. could be placed six feet below the top of TFTW LOWER GRADE STARE. We decided to have our line from which to pleasure the grade just five feet above the bottom of the ditch for convenience in working in the trench, hence this would bring it one foot below the top of the .lower grade stake. As the fall was two inches to the hundred feet and the stakes 100 feet apart the line would be two inches higher at each succes- sive stake, hence we measured down from the top of the stakes 10, 8, 6, 4, etc., inches respectively, and drew a line. These linos were just live feet above • the bottom of the trench to be dug, Our next step was to drive four *foot lath at each side of the grade stakes on the banks of the ditch about 8-3 feet apart and tack an- other lath to them horizontally so Its upper edge would be at the height of the marks on the grade stakes. The grade stakes were now removed and a line stretched tightly over the cross pieces. The trench was now dug, the bottom being determined by measuring clown from the line ossa- siorially with a Tfve foot rod. If the line is in the tvay it can be pushed to one side over the top of the ver- tical laths until needed. The tools needed in digging an or- dinary, trench aro a ditching spade, a round pointed shovel, and a grad- ing scoop which leaves a round smooch bed for the tile. We find the most expeditious method is to dig down to about six inches of the bot- tom with the spade and shovel; then begin at the loner end and take out tete last spade full; clean up the crumbr with the shovel and use the metal cigar-caso mounted - in dia- monds. A friend of mine purchased that eigarcase at Lockhart's. Mind you, Reginald Henson knew all about this. The same day Benson's tool, 1 , Van Snook, purchased a similar ease from Walen's-a ease really procured for your approval -and later on in the clay the case pasned from Van Seeds to Henson, who dexterously changed the 011000." "Complex," Rawlins muttered. "But I begin to see what is coming, "The cases were u:hauged, and the one from Walen's in due course be- came Mr, Steel's. Now note where Henson's diabolical cunning comes In. The satire night Van Snack is found half murdered in Mr. Steel's house, and in his pocket is the re- ceipt for the very cigar -case that Mr, Steel claimed as his own pro - party." "Very awkward for Stool," . Raw- lins said, thoughtfully, "Of course it was. :And. why was t done? So that we should be fere- ed to come forward 0 and exonerate Ile. Steel from blame, We should have had to have told the whole story,, and then Benson would have learnt what steps we were taking to get rid of hinm," Rawlins was quiet for some time. Admiration for tite scheme was up- permost in his mind, but thee° was another thought that caused hien to glance curiously at Chris.. "And that is- all you 'know?" ho asked. 'Not quite,i' Chris replieel. "I know that on the day of .the at- tempted murder Van Snack quarelled with Reginalcd. lgensonl Whotn he said had treated him badly, Van Shock had in 00100 way found out that Reginald Henson meant mischief to Mr, Steel, Also he couldn't got the money he wanted. Probably he had purchased that cigar -ease at'WaIen's end llonsoh could not repay him for the putehase of it, 'Then lie wont off and wrote to Mr, Stool, asking the latter to Dae hist, tie he had threat' oiled Raison he would d0," Aid" Rawlins exalairrtod, euddon� fy, "A,ro you sure of thea?" (To be Contiitsod,) "The Highestin the world say ; "It represents the Medical Authorities"ideal standard of purity," 9 Received highest award St. Louis, 1904 Sold only in lead packets. 13y all grocers. Black. Mixed or Green. pull grading scoop for the final clean- ing, all the while wonting backward toward the upper end of the trench. Measure down from the grading line often to be sure you aro right. The tiles can then be easily laid from the- outlet upward, the work- man .walking backward In the ditch, We find that most tiles are not "square" at the end and can be made to fit at the top by turning until the tops touch, Then lay a sod over the junction and be careful in throwing in the first few shovel- fuls. In an old ditch bed we can fill most rapidly with a team and plow after a foot or more has been thrown in With the shovel. POULTRY PICICI os, 'A chicle whose life blood is being sucked by vermin cannot tlrrivo. Have all brood coops web tnade a they should last for years. Clean, dry quarters are needed fo health in summer as well as in coin ter. No fowl or lot of fowls will eat o require the same amount of foo each meal. People who have failed at every thing they have undertaken shout not try the poultry business. Insect depredations are like woods They can be kept in check by pro venting their getting a start. For the good of the flock remove any fowl that shows any signs of being sick, even if the ailment is slight. Do ,not be deceived into believing that practical qualities and fancy points cannot be bred in the same bird, The first step in starting with poultry should be to make sure of an ample supply of green feed for every day in the year. Nearly every person who goes into the poultry business has great vi- sions of gold and fame,many go out with a thin purse and disgust. The strictly healthy fowl does not have bowel complaint;, looseness of the bowel in fowls is simply al in- dication. of indigestion or derange- ment of the digestive organs. Shut up the hen house occasional- ly as tight as possible and burn some sulphur in it. The fumes will reach every crack and crevice, and be death to vermin hidden there. There is no food or corrective, in the Way of a digestive, that equals charcoal. It is easily had, because vcirions forms of the article may be made by the poultry raiser himself. The swill barrel and often slop pail have proved a watery grave for many a fine chick—covers over them will prevent this—moreover covered barrels and pails attract less tiles than uncovered ones. Do not overfeed your fools that have free range, they will pick up the .larger part of their living from weed seeds, •scattered, grain and bugs, This gives them exercise, the beet possible ration and will pro- duce the largest possible result. The everyday welfare of the hen is a matter of method, every streak of ill hick that has assailed your am- bitions can be traced to something neglected, and that streak of ill luck Call he traced to ourselves, but we do not like to admit it, presence is suspected, be treated with: Sellable and °literate of potash each ee drachms, guaiacum mixture, 6 ounces. A dessert -spoonful every two !tours for an adult, a teaspoon- ful for a cltird. Dog bites should, in every, case, be first of all thoroughly cleansed in hot water, the bleeding being en- couraged. Afterwards cauterise the raw surface with lunar caustic, or carbolic acid. Then dress the wound with carbolised zinc ointment. Screaming children should be treat- ed flr:st of all with cod-liver oil. If this does not give relief, this mix- ture may be used: Bicarbonate of soda 30 grains, tincture of eaten - monis, spirit of nitre, tivo drachms each, and aniseed water to tnalce two ounces. 'A teaspoonful every two hours, s 'AN IMMENSE RESERVOIR. 1• One of the largest works of :man's _ hands is the artificial lake or reser- voir in India, at Rajputaaa, This t• reservoir, said to be the largest' in d the world, known as the Great Tank of Dhebar, and used for irrigating purposes, covers an area of twenty- , one square miles, TEACHING HORSES TO STAND. Prof, W. C. Barnes, a noted horse breaker, gives his method' of teach- ing horses to stand as follows: As soon as he had his colt fairly gentle and had ridden hien a few times, he would throw the reins down, take a strong but soft rope hobble and hobble Itis front legs. Then he would fasten a stake rope, say twenty feet long, to a front leg and the loose and to a stout stake. or post, "Ordinarily .the horse would never' move thus fastened, but If he did ho soon came to grief. A few lessons of this sort cured hint and never were forgotten, After a while he would simply wrap his long reins about the horse's front legs end that was gene orally sufficient. Yon might think that this would be apt to, hurt or lame a horse, but X have done it on bunclreds and never seen one hurt in the least, "(>f course, when they get smart, like Mr. Wing's 'Sankey' mule there is but one remedy, and the used to Pees our reins through a stirrup and then up to and over the horn of the Saddle. This pulls the head around to ono side, -and they generally do not get far, This 1 b s ano < 11 cowboy trick, however, that I presume ovum body knows aboet who has been on the ranch." TtSlAL'P.EJ. l3IN'rS , Billiousness well generally yield to a free purgative, Pimples are caused by an unhealthy condition of the blood. A mild aper- ient and healthy living amen bael h - es Unit, Hay -fever' will sometimes prove amenable to the inhalation of car. belie acid vapor, or snide containing cocaine or' opium. rackets in children le invariably caused by the little ones bomb/7g been fed upon sloppy and Unnatural artl- oles of diet. :Geed your children pro - poly; it will hover ]rave rickets, Beading at the hose can often bo stopper] if the patient stands with arms "upraised for some time. 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In order to correct it, flippov:rates, about four -hundred years Moro Christ, advodated the ouilssion o1 breakfast, a ensto111 that has recent- ly become popular In many places, The harmfulness of overeating is not so much in the increased burden thrown' -upon the digestive organs as in the prodoeteon of an excessive amount of poisonous matter which may become dangerous to life if re- tained in the system, The poisons are produced either 'by decomposition of the undigested food or through defective transformation within the organs and tissues. Most injurious are the products of decomposing animal food: meat, eggs and shellfish; and since the kidneys are engaged more than other organs in the removal of this class of pois- ons, the first indication of serious injury are often found in them. Before permanent organic diseases has been produced, however, thorn are generally repeated evidences of poisoning of the system in the form of indigestion, headache, vertigo, neuralgic • pains, rheumatism or an indefinite sense of illnesgout, s. Then the appetite fella, the sufferer reduces the amount ret ' of his food and0 btains relief. There may be, however, a sudden alarming attack resembling 13 apoplexy, and even more Intel in its result, When an improvement of the health is recognizable after an accidental or experimental restriction of the diet, it should be taken as an indication that the mode of living has not been altogether correct. But it is not al- ways an easy matter to decide upon the best means of correcting the error. 'A. change of diet may fall of the desired effect if it 'be: too abrupt or too radical, and privation is not advisable in all cases. 'A certain bulkiness of the food is necessary both to comfort and to.,g,Qcd diges- tion, and in many oases an excess is only a relative one. The abandon- ment of curtain articles of food, with more complete mastication of others, is often better than a decrease of the entire quantity consumed. Some- times, indeed, the difficulty can be overcome by the administration of laxatives,- increased consumption of water and more active exorcise. These things enable the system to utilize' more fully the food that is eaten. To determine intelligently the cotuse of treatment in Most cases Involves an investigation of the di- gestive capability of the stomach and an examination of the functional integrity of other organs, it is gen- erally more expedient,. therefore, to submit the case- to the physician than to be governed by abstract rules or the experiences of other people.—Youth's Companion. HELPS IN HOME NURSING. A Nurse Should Be Firm—First know, the right thing to do, then it kindly but Ilrmly, and the pati will thank you afterwards,, Re tient, as doubtless your patient is impatient; especially the active man who is laid aside from work. Act gently, with promptitude and firm- ness, avoiding all jerking and knacks and noise. Be cheerful and buoyant to a degree; never speak of the sym- ptoms oil your patient In his pres- ence, unless asked by the doctor. Never contradict or argue with your patient; don't relate previous bad cases, Or give details of similar mal- adies and experiences. Write down tho doctor's orders at the time, and record the tunes of medicines. Beef- tea, medicines, or stimulants should never be kept where the patient cat! see er, Snell them, Milk for Invalids—Mille put into a stone jar, tied' clown, and put into an oven for several hours, is very nourishing for invalids and delicate children, and tastes equal to cream. Bed-malting,—The bolster should have a separate cover so that the under sbeet can be easily (Mengel /. An under blanket moo he used in winter; the long leegth of the bleu- lcet is best put across the bed, tel. lowing plenty to tuck In each side, so as to beep it smooth and avoid the wrinkles that tare ruck common causes of bed -sores. A spare pillow should be Icept in a cover; it is use- ful for raising the head, for chang- ing hanging in place of a hot one, and for supporting tate back when a patient is lying on his side. In Oases Where Absolute Rost of the Body is. necessary, and the ba - tient gets very weary of lying stili, a .most welcome rest and change to the limbs can be managed by the nude raising tate knees• of the Patient Well 115 in the bed, and !:hen putting a good, substantial pillow or bolster well paokedunderneath. them. ` In time, of course, the patient wearies of this position, th'ett rho' support sphaoruallydzebdo ., witluttavn, and !r est re - give g e-give gro f comfort to people narL1•lief is afforded. This would ale°, 11810133,11011 IEIORSES, In 110 outiying provinces of Ar- gentivah are found horses of e tee . uar3ety,: . known as "creell'oe." They are gcnerielly regeomed as seendants of Arabian and I.3aobt•ar y horses;introduced by the early Span- ish conquerors. They aro now chttr- acterized by a dun color, with a Valk bane on the back and stripes On the legs and shoulders. They are. ro. markable for their vigor and their pewees of endurance, and are dlfllcuee to handle, Prof, Robott Weetllatie suggests that natural selection . has eliminated the 'oat among them, with the result that the survivors present all the traits that Darwin assoetated With the aneostors of the Cent/non Bares, A curious feat has been hotel ltv' Aretie travellers—show, when at 11 'very low temperature, absorb..molar tura and dries garments,,