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The Brussels Post, 1900-7-19, Page 22 Tas BaussoLe POST. Unfair Exchange.,,mp, 3T 1JiL WATTS MUMFOR4. • By Ilia time 1 wee so Interested tiest I forgot my Own sleep and was /daring, open-eyed, at the apeaker, "Did—did—Serrold operate that case at his private sanitarium?" 1 deice tided, Yes" said tba doctor, surpmed. "Was it—h—e Ms name Lloyd landed" 'I believe it was.' "0 Lon11-0 Lordr 1 groaned. "What in thunder can 1 do?—and he may not recover, you Ong—Good heavens, natin—don't say thatr—and I sat uP, far I was stronger new. "Come, emus," said Benson cheeri- ly. "Don't feel that way. Became one cam of appendicitis turns out badly it doesn't mean yours will too, You're inmost well now—don't work yourself up, my deer." "But he mustn't die"—and here again 1 orted bitterly, and felt bet- ter for it. I thought in despair of whet to do. I had evidently located my lost body—but the occupant was killing it—this girl soul, who had ua- woad my place—or, I hers. Now was it? Anyway she had no right to mur- der me. had done the best I mold for her body; I hadn't lost her reason for her—confound her—and them she was fretting tay poor molt bulk to depth. I hated herl An Immeasurable pity and affection for my lost carcass invaded me, and I piled some more, Then I reasoned that 1 must reach her some way— roust give her it star to steer her be- nigh•ted and tempest -tossed course by Oho musi know that I had hen body in elm rge, and would be only too glad to give it back to her—but howl There I was stumped; but then. that could be attended to later. The thing was to stop ber before she killed me. Heavens! then her released ego would goatee and oust me, or insist on In- ;aelalling this single sLbeU together— and then what could we dol I eaw madams* staring me in the facial but I gripped myself and waits for Dr. Jerrold. He came. Be was mightily interested. I begged 10 100 'him alone, He sat beside me as I talked. "I hear," I said, "that you have a similar case to mine that you are treating. A loss of ttlentity, ac- compaoted by hallucination of change of flex." "You put it well, Miss Delano,' "May I ask you what you nave been able to do for your patiente' "Not much." he answered, "pm sorry to say we have a very stub- born case." "You know this Mr. Callender well —he is a friend of yours, is ele not?' 'Yes; that makes it ma. 4 filar PS - sing." "Would you recognIze ny or his Peculiarities if you met them else- where? For instance, he has a knack for drawing—give roe n pencil,please.' He 'handed me one. I tried to sketch with my former tacility but the hand X now owned would not obey. 1 shook my head, know his style Hell.' said Jer- rold; "but what has that to do with the questiour I was baffled. "You will be sur - Prised," I said, "when I tell you that Callender and I are old friends, un- known to any one. For inetanite, you remember the incidents of the night You spent together at Tunichtf, with young Traluor, and the confession he made when he died?" Jerrold was startled this time. "You think that is known to none save you and Cal- lender, but you see I know too.' "But you are engaged to some one else?" I sa.w a suspe•ion dawn in Isis eyes, but I did not stop to care. "Yost see," I continued, "I know thou well. Now, will you take a note trona. me to him—tend not read it? It le for him alone—it may help.' Jerrold bowed in silence. I took up Lhe penoll and a sheet of note paper and began: Miss belano:—Don'T tronge; .1.11.1 id eherge of your body, Believe me, it Will all come right. Don't fret; try to accommodate yourself to your new boom until we oan meet and talk it over. You must first get well. Re- meteaber I hold you accountable Inc my body—I have done my best for yoOrs—ani1 you awe it to me to save mine From the soul in your body tat the soul 111 none. • LLOYD CALLANDA.R. I folded this extraordinary letter and directed It to myself. "Ttbere may be en answer," I added; "will you bring it to me to-mortow? And say nothing to any one, Please! He Went away, and in a fever of anxiety 1 alwaited the reply I knew' woold come.. Jerrold called the next day about ' neon. Your note seemed to quiet my patient, wonderfully," be told pae. "Were is your answer." I tore it Open; it rani Thank acid! I thought I was natiell Then We trtie—all tree. I will get • ,well, Mr, Callender, indeed I will. I Won't fret any more. I Abell do ell in toy power 10 Make yottr body Mend end whole tar you—and then we.anual: find Bane way to exishange our egos. I could laugh, I am So happy to know I'm not insa.ne. Write me Aga n, and toll Me how all my people are, 3"r0111 the Soul in your body tot the pool in mine, I wrote in answer a description of all the Laraliy and what they did and said, I dwelt upon Tom's jealousy of the doctor, and Jerrold'e mystification, I -told her of her new horse, of her mother's delight in my—her—rapid re- covery, I told alt my diffteulttes 10 assuming ber position and •name. In exchange, she told me how my Mother WAS tending her; and hose Fred brought her, every day, the most extraordinary bits of gossip from nay various clubs. How she was com- ing to have a very different idea of men In general and certain at her acquaintancee in particular I shud- dered ht the thought of my innooent brother and his yarns, However, she was beginning to see the humor of the situation, particularist of my troubles with Tom—that seemed to de- light her immensely. She mended daily. Jerrold was almost ill himself at curosity as to what our letters con- tinued. That he bad a notion of some intrigue—a secret marriage, perhaps —was evident. He even threw out hints that I was not treating Tom fairly. As for Tom himself. I must own that with returning strength a spirit of naisehief possessed me tontrtke has life a burden to him—be certain- ly made mine a trial. I badgered 11m mercilessly, I showed limn by my in- ferences that I knew of many little trifles in bis past oE whistle his Polly might_ well be in ignoranee. He spent a very miserable month. I fear. He often said to me sadly: ''Potly, you ere greatly changed," and every time I Laughed. 'rhe letters from the real Polly were a delight to me, and I grew to watch for them with more anxiety. But, most of all, I wanted to see her. At this time I would sit for hours be- fore the, looking glass admiring the carve uf my—her—lips. 1 mean, and the beauty of bar hair, ' I took great care of that hair for her sake; I knew she would wish to find it well groom- ed wail fine, Tier eyes were lovely. I caught myself gazing at my re- fleetion wilb lover -like intenseness till 1 blushed violently—which was very pretty to wateh. 1 was (sham- ing in a white cashmere wrapper, and nay bands were beautiful, though too thin and transparent now. I got on splendidly with the family; there were occasional relapses, of course, but on the whnle I did very well indeed, Polly coaching inc by letter. 'the day came at last when I was taken for my first drive since my illness. Polly hail informed ow the day before that she expeeted to he taken home—my home—on that day, . and I managed to be driven in that direction, in hopes of seeing myself and Polly. We met! I was in her new landau, well wrapped up in her furs. She was with Fred in a hansom. 1 start ed when I saw my old salt. I was eo white and thin. Bul la ! and behold! up came roy long arra and my paw of a hand, and threw a dainty kiss at me. It was Polly, rejoicing to see her old self again. L bad to laugh. I threw back my. head and ha-ha'd 1 I made a dive at my hat to wave it— and found it fastened to my back hair with a lot of long pins. Polly al- most fell over the apron of the han- som, she laughed so heartily, and Fred drew her back and looked hopelessly puzzled and anxious. As for Tom, who Woe drielfig 3e1t11 met he wee ha, 'X did not know that you knew Callender, Polly; but MOM 1X yon do, It's mighty bad lam for both of you, let me ease to wavy on like that, I wish you would remora - her that you are not only engaged, bot engaged to be Married to me I" 1 awoke suddenly to realization and turned on him raging. He going to Marry nael—ePolly, I mean 1—not if I could help it 1 Ile wasn't worthy of her, that 3. knew; and, well—I would not have it. Polly and X ware bound by too close a tie to allow that cad of a Tom Tregeona to come between us, I pulled off pay glove in tremb- ling haete. .1 dragged at the old-fash- ioned solitaire, "Take it back," I said hoarsely. 'rho engageinten't 'is broken!" "I won't believe it, Polly," he said, with a look in Lite eyee that made me feel like a brute. lie took the ring and gazed at it, heart -brokenly/ "It ivas my mother's lo he choked, It broke me all up, but 1 stood my grou nd. "Polly 1 Polly 1" he urged. "You're not well—wait, think it over. ,You're not your true self now." I shook my head. "I know," I ans- wered. "But everything is changed slam I was ill, everything—please don't make It bard for me." We drove on in silence. Ile helped me up the steps when we retched home, and left me in charge of "Mother I" "Was it a pleasant delve, dear ?" she asked. I nodded. "I've broken my engage- ment," I said bluntly, "and don't want any one to speak to rise about and fled. When I reached tny room—full of feminine fripperies—t gasped with re- lief. Polly shouldn't marry Tom anyway—but—but —What a base ad- vantage 3. had taken of my tenure of her will! 1 bated myself while I re- joiced. I spent a restless night. The next day came a note, this time by post, from Polly, saying: _Um now installed In your rooms. They smell horribly of tobacco smoke and I have had to get a barber to shave you, ea 1 didn't know how. You had a full beard, as you—L mean 1— mos' have noticed when we met. All this by way at saying that I'll be al- lowed to go about soon, and if you will name a day next week, I might call and see you—think of that! We have a very great deal to say to each other now, You don't know how fond of you I've grown. .T look et myself all day. You must have a fine figure when you're well. I haven't learned to allow for your big shoulders or long legs yet. Indeed, I don't know that I want to swap back to my old self. I'm having a beautiful time with your friends; there are peeks of them up to see me all the time. You're awfel- 19 popular, you know. They 'are teaching me poker; it's one of the things I forgot during my illness. Well, se -long, old man—You see Iso* adaptable I look you up as soon as the meter lets me out. Your affectionate Tenant. This letter worried me—not a little. Suppose, as was more than possible, she should insist oa—on retaining my body. Row could I evict her? And I was not all pleased in my new shape, now that health and strength were returning. I. found a whole volume of rules and regulations—things I must and mustn't do. 1 was nagged con - 'Lineally on a thousand small matters. My language, my manners—every-, thing. I couldn't move unintended. I couldn't move freely. In short, I foresaw that when I finally resumed my heelth, life would hardly be worth living. My books were all selected for me, and 1 missed sorely some steady occupation. Charities and em- broidery did not interest me, though !lump s OT ur. Over the Most OktInate Diseases That Torture Human Ei d Remedies That Bring Health and Happiness to Cana- dian Homes. • Jinx 19, MD My fingers scorned willing to tackle the latter. Now, Suppose through the refusal of Mies Delano to oome to her own again, I ehold be condemned! Oh, heavens, no 1 I wrote and appointed the earliest possible date. I informed all the family that 1 insisted on see.. Ing Ntr. Callender alone, or l'cl maks a scene, Tears I found at my diepoisal aiscl an excellent argurmint, At last—Oh, what a weary week it wasP:the day, the hour mime. r had dressed myself very carefully in Pol- ly's prettiest tea -gown, I listened eagerly for the door-bellefor hours— at last it tinkled, I sa,w my familiar Milk in the doorway. I ran down the stairs—ran against the sturtled maid coming up with my oiird—and hounded into the parlor, regerdless of the faci; that the dootor bad forbidden violent exercise. Polly was standing by the flreplaee, shyly, looking very big. She sat down, caught my feet in the rug, and bumped my shoulders on the sofa back, after first hitting my head on the chandelier. "Oh ! Ohl" said Polly ruefully, ''That's . always the way! Row well I do luok, Mr. Callender!" 'Then shelooked at me. It was ray ta00, but it was Polly, my Polly I had grown to love by latter, that looked at me from my eyes. My heart swelled to bursting beneath the pink tea -gown, and I came norms and kiss ed myself right on the moustaithe that she hadn't shaved. off after all. A moment of utter bliss 1—and then! —I found myself sitting in the chair, and Polly—Polly's soul in Polly's body this time—standing beside me—with her face Vera- close to mind. We had exchanged again 1 "Oh! Oh 1" oriel she. 'What 'skive I—what have you—what have we done?" "It's all right. OPolly, Polly, dear! we're all so—mixed up—do let's get married, and—I love you—sweet- heart 1" 1 stood up and kissed her egain. This time we did not swap souls, though it felt very moth as if we might. Then suddenly, "Olt, gracious !" she exclaimed. "I'm engaged — to Tom Tregenna—what shall I do ?" "Oh, no, you're not. I broke it off for you!" "What made you take such liber- ties," she inquired hotly. "I'd like to know how you knew I'd llow it— that's just like you man 1" "What do you know about it "? I spoke rashly on the old lines of de- fence—and than we looked at each other and laughed. So we were happy, but Dr. Jerrold continues to think Polly the worst coquette on record, and so. I fear, does Tom Tregenna. ..—...-- • WHEN MAN IS ENGAGED. There is nothingthat pleases the engaged man more than to shower gifts upon the woman he hopes to marry, but very often it happens that he spends a great deal of money and anxious thought over the purchases, and often fails to get what is most suitable or wished for. The engage- ment ring proper is one of these in- nocent pitfalls, and it would be far wiser Lo get a little instruotion on that momentous subject before buying it ; if not from his fiance herself, why than 1 ram some obliging sister, or cousin, or aunt in her conftdence. flow disappointing, when one has set one's heart apon rubies, to find he has chosen pearls, or' amethysts, so be- coming to the hand that is white and shapely, and behold ti hoop of opals ' with their mystics fire anti ahanging I ,hues; and of course you have to say you are delighted, though you are 'not. .CIBANOE FOR. A. DISTURBAN CIe. Talk about your sweet girl gradu- young g to fairy ates! whispered t he enthusiast us man in the audience, turnin as spealc, to a total stranger as a ain reure, in wile Mine to the front e Tbe marvellous successes of Dr, Chase's great family remedies prove to all the world that no disease is Mo se- vere or of too long etanding to yield* to these great prescriptions. Their worth to the slek a4 reoffering cad never be estienated. PILES FOR 23 YEARS. Mr. W, T. Wigle, "Uncle Mike," Kingsville, Ont., states :—"For abu1 29 years 3. was troubled with piles, which at einem would cause most in- tonae distress by itching, and would uleerate and bleed, 1 was treated by t eel/oral physielans, and tried every remedy I could boar of, ha could get no more than slight temporary re- lief, A. traveller, Mr. Golding of Toronto, recommended Ili'. Che 80.8 , OIntrnent, which I at °nee punches- ! ed from our dealer and obtained re- , liel titter the third application, Dr, Chaec's Ointment nompietely cured me. That was two years ago, and I have never since had a touch of piton. I It bete gime cured many to whom I r have recommended (t, and T am anxious to have every sUfferier know) of its rhino.. PALE ANO WEAK. 14111, SttSilheil Dempsey, Albury, County, Oct., writes ..—"Nly little/ granddaughter, nine years old, was very pile and weak, and had no appe- tite. She had a tired, wothout appear - emir, and was delicate and sickly. I got some of Dr. Cbase's Nerve Food for her, and it has helped her very much. She le gaining considerably in weight and looks real healthy." CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. Mr. Gem. Benner, Wiarton, Ont., write—'f don't like to have 007 00010 put in pidgin print, but I feel it a duty to my tellow-men to recommend Dr. Chase's ladoey-Lieetr Pills. bsot about feu, years /WWI troubled with chronic constipation and weaknes* of the kid- neys. My condition was &VIOLS when 3. began to use Dr, Chase's Kidney - Liver Ville, end T. verily believe that they hive mead my life. I anti now 100 feel like new man." Chseeei portrait and signature is on every box nf the genuine remedial.. (Vintners dare not reproduce (hem. All dealere, or Edeminson, Wes de Co., Toronto. of the platform, essay fn hand. Isn't she tt peach? You'd better be a Mile careful bow you talk about that girl, said the stranger, She's my sister. You'd better be careful how you talk about ber yourself! retorted the enthusiastic one; Site's my SWLIet- heart! P1111 SAME ODD WAY, Curious Old Lady—How did you Mime to this poor man!? f Convict—I WILS drove to it, lady. Curious Old Lady—Were you, really? Convict—Yes, they brung me in the Black Karla, as usual. VIEW. I reckon the horselese age hain't quite got here yet, Said Uncle .Terry Peebles, turning from the strike news to the war despatches, but Lt dues Seem to roe sometimes as it We was nada' righl in this middle of the home esenseless age. AAA now, Ohildrat, !Sala the Leacher, who had been talking about military fortifications, ean any of you tell nae what is 0 buttress 't Please, ma'am, cried Attie Willie, enapping bis Legere, it's a gamey goat 1 OF FOR CINERS, THE PRESEBIR'r4ToRROII/NSAI;AEAENX. PLAINED J1 o Declares l'h 1 TIOIV 01110Pll0114 18 POI' rewil ISeturisi—The nose/wet Otnedent Illes limn Hepatica Nip ta lay eve's :onion, And the WoVni 11115 Mr, Wo Fuen gien, a well -educe tett Chinese gentleman in eonneotion with the Chinese exhibit et the Paris Exposition and a thorough SLadent of the 4ituatioxi, hes given below In 11 letters a very interesting version of the present difficulties. As aden through the eyes of an eductitod Chinaraan, it will be conceded that a new light is thrown upon the deldor- able occurrences of the past few Weeks Loi the Chinese *h'rapire. I am by no means a blood -thirsty person. 1 do not desire the death of any, I have at all times been very eourteously treated by foreigners—in Washington and in London, in Vienna and in Paris. I do not approve a tor- turing missionaries, end of Maiming their houses. lt is thereof% with this reservation that 1will endeavor to bring before your pool and dispas- sionate judgment the state of affairs in my eountly. A CHINESE PROVERB. ' "The only good foreigner Is a deail foreigner," says one et the Chinese proverbs—of very recent date. By nature the Chinaman is inclined to be kindly and eourteous, In deserib- ing the mysterious country of Hanle- Chine—Marco Polo mentions the fact that the "men of Ellen are kMil and hospitable." The few travelers that visited our land in the distant pest; all wrote very favorably of their kind reception. Our very religion is one that enjoins kindliness, amiability, harmony and righteousness. Of these cardinal virtues the latter two gave rise to the society of rrhe Fists of Righteous Concord." Almost 500 Years before the birth of. the founder of Christianity, Confucius, as our great philosopher is called by the Eu- ropeans, said: "If you do not wish that others act toward you in a reprehen- sible manner, act well toward tuem." Twenty-two centuries before the car- penter's son saw the light of the world in Pulestine our Emperors enc - rifled upon the floly Mount of Tai- Shan—of wbich the Germans in so shameful a manner despoiled 'us, to- gether with the pro-vince of ,Thai - Tung. it is, however, useless to di- late upon the antiquity of our vents - ruble religion and philosophy. It is not unacknowledged by the Europ- eans and Americians. Veneration of our parents, the homage paid to the memory of our ancestors, the respect felt to the sac- red writings of oar mires, these all have been trampled into dust by the pretensions of missionaries preaching death to our ideals as being idols, :slid setting up what to us seem but a crude and infantile creed. SCRAMBLE FOR CONCESSIONS. We therefore learned to hate the foreigner We hated him tor the supercilious contempt of our religion. But later we learned to hate the foreigner more bitterly still. First the French robbed us of Anent Soon we saw that their only desire was to build railroads, dig mines, tear out pieces of our mantry, gain eonces- sions, enrich themselves at our ex- pense, steal whin was OUrS, steal our land, rob us of our ports, and being our country—which for many thous- ands of years bas been independent and happy without the interference of the foreigners—into subjection to a number of foreign muntrles. Then the Japanese mime and despoiled us of the island of Formosa, the country around the Gulf of Pe -obi -R, as well as of Korea, They also beat us in naval engagements. Do not: think this is forgotten. Do not think the Jap- anese are not hated. Whether to be torn to pieces by Lhe ,Tapanese Tiger, tai brutally mauled by the Russian Bear, or amuslaed by the English Lion, or gnawed by the French Vulture, it is all the mane to.us. We hate them all, end we hate them justly. But more than all we hate our own un- svorthy countrymen who, under guise of conversion, have forsaken the ree ligion of their Lorefathers and have, betame tools in the heads of the for- eigners—renegadee ready to aid the despoilers of our land in their rob - 1341%' and highwaymen's butshaess. These should be put to death with- out the least show of mercy. Theme have signed their death werrant by their own treachery. CHINESE REFORM PARTY, Thal Is why the only good foreigner to us is a dead foreigner. There is only another class, and these are the Reform Chinamen, The Reform Chinamen, to their honor be it said, hate the foreigners a shade more than 1 he (tenets rya tive China men, They ere believers in adopting the tactics of the foreigncre, and finally beats' ing them with their own weepone. Thifil 1001.1111 ha all right. They be- lieve in imitating WSPtill'S prOgl'elsS. But the only obstaele in the way of these reforms its the roil, that the hulk of the Chino:et see even in adopt- ing these reforms u eortain 8111110111' 8(01, to !pledge+ CARMAN, and as Dowager Ernpresti, Oaring the Rime of the Conservative element, timis that to adopt the foreign nailltary and naval organisation, to adopt parlia- �nt and Similar institutions, with1 be to sacrifices ibe ohc1shcd ideate of the peat. Sooner oe later 50011 re- forms will hove to be introdneed, and 1.110/1 3000 10 RairQPI3allS. When ille Chinese ere armed with modern wee - pone, ,itnel are led by talented Gen evils, we will yet surprise the West- ern world. Al present the majority of the Chinese nations 1l10 Opposed to such reforms. And what more, it is a pity, for these reforms would the better help us to rout the foreigners Now a word about Boxers, as you relit tbetn. "Mons sane in corpore sano"—"a sound mind in a sound body"—this might Ms their motto. They are an athletic organization, a gymnasium club, Their name meana "The Fists of Righteous Concord." While' in Germany Turnvereins be- came herds of revolutionary thought in the middle of this eentury, the Chinese Athletic Club of the Fiats o.f Righteous Concord become a centre for 41 rdont loyalty to the dynasty and all that is dear to the Chinese heart. They have cherished the ideals of Confucius. They have sworn death to the foreigaer, not because of innate cruelty, but because they are work- ing to destroy our country. They have sworn sleuth to the renegadee for the same purpose. They are no mare erOal for putting a foreigner to death than your forefathers for put- ting an Indian to death. The Boxers to use the familiar name, are prim- arily devotemi to meet together for athletic exercises, in order to be able the better to protect their homes and their lands. They are 0 volunteer army, tt militia. The Boxers furth- er have pledged themselves to uphold the present existing state of atfaire in China—loyal to the Empress -Dow - Eiger, because the Emperor is under the influence of reform men. That the Empress Dowager is aware of their loyalty is known to all, and I for 0118 do Ilot desire to make a secs ret of it. In urecent; decree signed by this Empress, is to be read: "And do not show mercy to the unworthy, contemptible fellows who would like a rabble come together to ruin our country and meet in eeorel•—sparing, bowever, loyal subjects who wither far athletic ('xereiees tu order to show their devotion to their country end the throne, and in order to protect their homes." That the first are the reformers is as clear as that the lat- ter are the Boxers, 1)10100111) PROTECTS CHINA. Our only hope at present Iles In the mutual jealousies of the Powers. Forever be blessed that golden apple of discord. We will in the end pull through all right. the Russians and Jepanese fight, we will laugh whoever.' is beaten; it the Japanese, our defeats will be avenged; it the Russians, then their Manchurian in- trigues and their shameless inapu- doom in extorting from us so many concessions will be poashed. Should the lenglish be worsted we will rejoice and if the Freneli are nuked we shall be glad. But above all, those 'who have robbed us of the holy provInee of Shang-tung—where Confucius ed many another mint was 'men—above all the Germans, W8 Would Lain see humiliated. DISINFECTING ROOMS. Now that smallpox and soarlet fev- er aye so prevalent in many Metal - ties it is well to know how to die - infect rooms. Professor Honig of Gottingen, in an article on this aubject, says that at MO time, while he was practicing medicine 111 Henan, Ile suddenly dis- covered that his bedroom was thick- ly inhabited by obnoxious insects. A friend assured him that he stead eas- ily got rid of the pests, and proceeded to fumigate the apartment with cor- roalve sublimate. The stuseess of this measure was most gratifying, and when the room was opened the dead bodies of various kinds of insects were seen strewn about the Mots This incident led the professor to hope (hot the same imam would be effectual ill destroy- ing the intectious elements at eon- lagioue diseases, and a trial In private houses. after searlet fever or metisles, and in hospitals after erysipelas or pyaemia., gave must satisfactory re - Sults. Since adopting this method he him never seen a seeond case of a contagious disease which could be at- tributed to infection remaining in the room in which the patient had been oonfined. The mode of procedure is very simple: Prom one ant one -halt to two ounc- es of corrosive Sublimate are put on u plate over a chafing dish, and them Lhe windows and dors of the room are awe& Al the expiration of three or four hours the windows and doors are opened, and the apartment is thoroughly aired. The Pill'8011 en- tering ihU room ahead take the pre- eautien to hold L spinosa oe cloth 0061' the mouth and nose in order nut to inhale the vapor. 'Ilhe following day the winduwe are ugain end enthe sulphur in. burned 1st order to neutralise any tit the mercurial fumed which may linger almist the furni- ture entl other artestes. Th.1 room should hen aileiti be aired and eleall. ed, whorl tt will be ready for emu - POTENT liEldESIL AOE14. •,••-ast tteemen; care tor etweottax, Illeasels And Sea reel lent Reason esxperiments indicate tlt the sun may be a potent remedial agent Id the ease'of persons attaolted With statiliPostt scarlatina and measles, Thafill experiments were made by Dr, Arisen, of Copenhagen, and Or. Chan- t -Wiese, of St. Mande, and so novel were they that they neve aroused a good deal of dismission among the inernbers of the Academy of Mediciaae ln Paris. Or, Cluttiniere a short time ago treated twelve children who had measles aecording to tine new roothod, which is mientificallY knewn as phoe tothernpie. Bea light was the only oure 3011101) be ueed; and thls he made serviceable in the following manner i —On the windows of the siok rooms he hang red aurtains, and on the table near each bed be plaoed a lamp which gave forth a red light. Det acted time because he felt satisfied data the irritation of the akin in oases of measles is due to the chenal- eal rays of the Solar spectrum, or, tel other words, to the ultra violet rays, and not to the so called calorie or heat rays. If this were not so, how account for the fact that the pustules and scars are especially deep and marked on the face and hands, wdaieh are the vary parts of the body that are most exposed to the solar raps? The result allowed that he had not erred in arriving at this con- clusion. His little patients rapidly regained their health, and the virtue that lies in red curtains and red lamps is being extolled by many ohs.- SiOinnes. Impressed, like Dr. Chtitiniere, by the fact that the influence of the solar rays is especially manifested on the facets and hands of patients, Dr, Finsen conceived the idea of subject- ing persons suffering from smallpox to the influence of ultra -violet rays, wbich reached them after the light had been filtered through thick red curtains, The result was that the little vesicles or bladders gradually' disappeared, and the patients did not suffer from the customary fever and, furthermore, were not pockmarked. The ultraviolet rays, indeed, in the ease of these patients produced prac- tically the same effect as the red light in that of Dr. Chatiniere's, the most /unable tokens of their efficacy being the absence of Lever and restlessness and the gradual disappearance of the eruptions before coming to maturity. It was also noticed that the rays had a marked effect on the maladies in so far as they affected the bronchial tubes. Dr. Fineen's method of cure has been introduced into France by Dr. Larat, and is being used not only in cases of tonall-ox, bat also in case' of certain forms of skin diseases. --.......... . _ SOLDIER'S PAROLE. 11 le Always endereteed es A Purely yeinetary contract. Pnrole, it must be understood, is a purely voluntary- °ramped. The captor is net obliged to offer Lo parole his prisoner—the prisoner is not obliges), and waned be compelled, to give his parole. II 114 does so, he will probably be res leased on pledging his word not to serve during the existing war, if he mimes he will remain captives until the war is over or Juni/ be can, melte his eseape, . The usual parole extend* only to active service againal the enenlY• A prisoner released on parole le not breaking his contract if he drills re- cruits, quells cavil commotions or (fights other enemies. , A soldier taken prisoner has no authority to tedge himself never to serve against a particular enemy. He canna throw off thus lightly the duty he owes his sovereign or country, anti if he mace any pledge it must be confined to a limited time. Moreover, if a prisoner should make a pledge not approved by his own Government he IS bound to return and eurroader himself to the enemy. In the British army a soldier can only give his parole through at corer. missioned officer. Even a noncom- tniesioncd officer or an officer of in - inferior rank Bennet give parole per. 01155100 from his commanding officer. A captured prisoner who has violet. ed his parole may be punished with death. usu WEDVOMIS GUEST. 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