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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1921-7-21, Page 2The Kingdom o The Blind By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. (Oopyrghted), od the train. There are heaps of other rcasone." eke for instance?" "Well, Olive and I ,preferred; having an escort and Oaptain Granet was a most agreeableone. He took us down in a eat, ids uncle ]hada just given him —a sixty horse -power Panama. I never enjoyed motoring more in me life." "You are ahl•very foolist," Thomson said slowly. "I am going to tell you something now, dear, which you may not believe, but it is for your good, and it is necessary for me to have Bore excuse for the request I am go- etf to make. Granet is under suspi- cion at the War Office." "Under suspicion?" Geraldine re- peated blankly. "Nothing has been proved against him," Thomson :continued, "and I tela you frankly that in certain quarters the idea is scouted as absurd. On the other hand, he is under observation as being a possible German apy." Geraldine for a moment sat quite still. Then she broke into a peal of laughter. She sat up, a moment latter, wiping her eyes. "Are you really serious, Hugh?" she demanded. "Absolutely," he assured her, a lit - tie coldly. She wiped her eyes once more. Hugh, dear," 'she sighed, patting his hand, "you do so much better look- ing after your 'hospitals and your wounded than unearthing mare's -nests like this. I don't think that you'd be a brilliant success in the Intelligence Department. As to the War Office, well, you know what I think of them. Captain Granet a German spy, in- deed;" "Neither the War Office nor my- self," Thomson continued, "have ar- rived et these suspicions without some reason. Perhaps you will look at the matter a little more seriously when. I tell you that Captain Granet will not be allowed to return to the Front." "Not be allowed?" she repeated. "Hugh, you are not serious/" "I have never been more serious In my life," he insisted. "I am not in a position to tell you more than the bare facts or I might disclose seine evi- dence Which even you would have to admit throws a rather peculiar light upon some of this young man's ac- tions. As it is, however, I can do no more than wann you, and be you," he went on, "to yield to my wishes in the matter of your further acquain- tance cquaintance with him." There was a moment's rather cur- ious silence. Geraldine seemed to be gazing through the walls of the room. Her hands were clenched in one an- other, nother, her fingers nervously inter- locked- "I nterlocked."I shall send for him to come and see me the first thing to -morrow morning," she decided. "You will do nothing of the sort," Thomson objected firmly. She turned her head and looked at him. He was conscious of the an- tagonism which had sprung up like a wall between them. His face, however, thawed no sign. "Flow do you propose to prevent me?" she asked, with ominous cairn. "By reminding you of your duty to your country" he answered. "Geral- dine, dear, I dee not expect to have to talk to you like this. When I tell you that responsible people in the War Office, officials whose profession it is to scent out treachery, have de- clared this young man suspect, I am certainly disappointed to find you em- bracing leis cause so fervently. It is no personal matter. Believe he," he added, after a moment's pause, "what- ever my personal bias may be, what I am saying to you now is not actuat- ed in the slightest by any feelings of jealousy. I 'have told you what I know and' it is for you to make your choice as to how much or how little in the future you will sea of this young man. But I do forbid you, not in my own name but for our country's sake, to breathe a single word to him of vih'it I have said to yam" "It comes to this, then," site said, "that you make accusations against a man and deny hint the right of being heard?" "If you choose to "Only it like that, yes," he assented. Only I fancied that considering—considering the things between us, you might have taken my word." Ho leaned a littie towards her. If she bad been looking she could searee- ly have failed to have been touched by the sudden softness of his dark eyes, the little note of appeal in his usually immobile face. Her eyes, how- ever, were fixed upon the diamond ring which sparkled upon her third finger. Slowly she drew it off and handed it to him "Hugh," srhe said, "the things you speak of do not exist any more be- tween us. I am sorry, bat I think you are narrow and suspicious. You have your own work to do. It seems to me mean to spend your time suspecting sotdlers 'who have fought for their king and their country, of seal a des- picable crime." "Can't you trust me a little more than that, GeraldineV he asked wist- fullyy, "Iv What way?" she demanded. "I judge ably by the Acts, the things yotf jtave said to tile, your accusations against Captain Granet. Why 6oi4d you go lout of your wee* to investigate cae$ of euspeeted espionage 7" "Yoe eannotbelieve that I would do so unittes I wars corwineett that it was my ty7" "I eamnet see that It is your bu'si- n'ess at all," lade told 'him shortly. Hp lase froui hie place, "I are v'rt'y easry Geraldine," he said 1 will keep this ring. You are quite free. Bute -•look et me." tl" SYNOPSIS; Tho -story, written in 1918, begins With Lady Anselman's luncheon -party at the iiitz Hotel, London, Amor.; the eats are Lord Romsey, a Cabinet ltl!ulster; Surgeon -Major Thomson, Chief Inspector of Field Timpanist ha fiancee, Geraldine Conyers; ber bro- ther, a naval lieutenant, and his fiancee Olive Moreton; Captain leonald Granet, nephew of the hostess, home witha wounded arm. Lieut. Conye'h'e' receives commission on a "mystery" ship and Major Thomson decodes a secret message from the battletield. Lord Romsey receives a visitor and the conversation reveals the Cabinet Min- ister's secret dealings with Germane. Thomson ails at Grant's apartments to discover whether he keowe any- thing about Lord Romsey's visitoh'. Granet denies any knowledge of the ae-called American chaplain. Gerald- ine evades Thomson's plea for an im- mediate marriage, He expostulates with Conyers for disclosing Admirals plans to the two girls and Granet. After a walk in the park with Gerald- ine, Granet returns to his room to find a bottle missing from a cupboard. He warns his servant that a new hand has entered the game. War Office refuses to allow him to rejoin his regiment. Thomsen goes to the Front to Inter- view Granet's General and has his suspicions confirmed. Granet motored the two girls to Portsmouth to visit Conyers on the "Scorpion," and tried to discover the chip's seeret device. CHAPTER XIL Geraldine, a few hours later, set down the telephone receiver with a 3'ittle sigh of resignation. Lady Con- yers glanced up inquiringly from her book. "Was that some one wanting to Boma and see you -at this time of night, Geraldine?" she asked. Geraldine yawned. "It's Hugh," the explained'. "He has rung up from the War Office or somewhere—says be hoe just got back from France and wants to see me at once. I ti:lnk he might have waited till te-m.orrow morning. I can scarce- ly keep my eyes open, I am so sleepy." Indy Conyers glanced at the clock. "it isn't really so late," she remark- ed "end I dare say, if the poor man's been tro.el'ng all day, he'd like to say goad -n „at t:+ you." Gc:'ilciine made a little grimace. "I thali vo into the morning room and teak for him," she announced. "Heel very likely find me asleep." The Admiral Raked up from be - bind the Times. "Where's that nice young fellow Granet?" he asked. "Why didn't you bring him in to dinner?" "Welll, we didn't get •beck until near- ly eight," Geraldine reminded her father. I didn't think he'd have time to change and get burl; bere -com- fortably." "Fine young chap, that," Sir Sey- mour remarked- "The very best type of young English soldier. We could do with lots like him." , Geraldine left the room without re- mark. She cou@d hear her father rustling his paper as she disappeared. "Can't think why Geraldine didn't pick up with a smart young fellow like Grant instead of en old stick like 'Thomson,' he grumbled. "I hate these Army Medicals, any way.,, "Major Thomson has a charming disposition," Lady Conyers declared warmly. "Besides, he will be very well off some day—he may even get the baronetcy." "Who cares about that?" her hus- band grunted. "Gerald has all the family she needs, and all the money. How dile came to ehnose Thomson. from all her sweethearts, I can't lei - aerie." Geraldine, notwithstanding bee fat- harmtigue, welcomed her lover very charm- ; ingly ingly when :he arrived, a few minutes ;Oates•. Major Thomson was still in (ravel:: -ng clothes; and; had the air of a man who had been working at high sure for some time. He held her ars tightly for a moment; without epeeking. Then he led her to the sofa and seated himself beside her. "Geraldine," he began gravely, "bas what I nay any weight with you at all?e "A good deal," she assured him. You know that I do Lot like Cap- tain Granet, yet you took him with you down to Portsmouth to -day and even 'allowed him to aocompany you on board the `Scorpion.' " Geraldine started a little. "How do you know that already?" she naked curiously, He shook his head impatiently, "It doesn't matter. I heard. Why diffou do it, Geraldine?" "In the flrst place, because be of- fered to motor us dowru after we ntiss- Ifip Lig No, 21-°21. NURSES The Toronto Hospital for ,sour-; Attlee, In afellation with Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, New York City, ogre a three years' Ceerso ofrain. in to young women, having tise re - coerce education, and desirous of be-, coming nurses, This Hospital has adopted the oighWiour system. The pupils receive uniforms of the eohool, a monthly alleviates and travelling expengses to and from Now Yorg. For f pee•er Information apply Se the Againut her will she was forced to do ae be 'bade her, Her own attitude, which had appeared to her so dignified and right, seemed suddenly weakened. She had the felling of a peevish child. "Geraldine," he begged, "take at least tlhe advice of a man who loves you, Wait." Even when be laid opened the door she felt a sudden inclination to will hien back. She heard him go down the hall, beard the front door "pen raid close. She sat and looked in ,i dazed sort of way at the empty spare upon her finger. Then she rose and went into the drawing -room, where her father sand mother were sti'11 read- ing. She 'hold out her hand. "Mother," she announced, "I amnot engaged to Major Thomson any more." The Admiral laid down his news- paper. "Damned good job, tool" he declar- ed. "That young fellow Grant's worth a dozen of him. Never could stick an Army Medical Well, wall How did be take it?" Lady Conyers watched :her daughter searchingly. Then she shook 'her head. "I h you have done wisely, dear," she sail CHAPTER XIII. At a little after noon on the follow- ing day, Captain Granet descended' from a taxicab in the courtyard of the Milan Hotel, and, passing through the swing doors, made lies way to the inquiry crffice. A suave, black -coated young clerk hastened to the desk. "Can you tell me," Granet inquired, "whether a gentleman named Guillot is staying here?" The young man bowed. "Monsieur Guillot arrived last night, sir," be announced. "He has just rung down to say that if a gentle- man called to see him he could bo shown up. Here, page," be went on, turning to a diminutive youth in the backgrounds "show this gentleman to number 322." Grant followed the 'boy to the lift and was conducted to a room on the third floor. The door was opened by a tall, white-haired Frenchman. "Monsieur Guillot?" Captain Gran - et inquired pleasantly, "My name is Granet." The Freed/mien ushered• him in. The door was closed and carefully locked'. Then Monsieur Guillot swung around and looked at his visitor with some curiosity. Granet was still wearing his uniform. "France anust live," Granet mur- mured. The Frenchman at once extended his hand. "My friend," he confessed, "foe a moment I was surprised. It did not occur to me to see you in this guise." Granet smiled. "I have been out at the Front," he explained, "arid am home wounded.e "But an English officer?" Monsieur Guillot remarked dubiously. " I do not quite 'understand,them The na- ture of the communication which I have come to receive is known to you?" Granet nodded and accepted the chair which his 'host had offered. "I do not think that you should be so mach surprised" he said simply. "If the war as grievous for your coun- try, it is ruin to mine. We do not, per- haps, advertise our apprehensions in the Tapers. We prefer to keep them locked up in our own main. There is one great fact always before us. Ger- many is unconquerable. One mast find peace or perish." Monsieur Guillot listened with a curious look upon his face. His fore- finger tapped the copy of the Tunes which was lying upon the table. The other nodded gravely. "Yes," the continued, "I know that our Press is carrying on a magnificent campaign of bluff. I know that many of the ignorant people of the country believe that this war is still being prosecuted with every hope of success. We who have been to the Front, espe- cially those who ;leave any source of information in Germany, know differ- ently. The longer the war, the more ruinous the burden which your coun.- try and mine will have to bear." "It is my opinion also" Monsieur {nuillot declared, "and furthermore, listen. It is not our war at all, that is the 'cruel part of it. It is Russia's war and gout's. Yet it is we wore suf- fer most, we, the richest part of whose country is in the hands of the foe, we whose industries are paralyzed, my country from whom the life -blood is being slowly drained•. You English, what do you know of the war? No enemy has set foot upon your soil, no Englishman haw seen his womankind dishonored or hie home crumble into ashes. Tho war to you is a thing of paper, an abstraction—that same war whichhas turned the better half -of my beloved country into a lurid cor- ner of hell.,; "Our time has not yet come," Gran - et admitted, "but 'before long, unless diplomacy can avert it, fate wf'll be knocking at our doors, too, Listen. You have friends still in power, Mon- sieur Guillot?—friends in the Cabinet, is it not so?" "It is indeed true," Monsieur Gui1- lot assented. (To be continued.) Minaret's Liniment for 'Dandruff. PlFhting Version. "Suppose, Bobble, that another boy should strike your right cheek," asked the teacher, "what would you dor' "(live him the other cheek to strike," said hobble. "That's right," said the Leather, "i+eessum," said Bobbie, "and if he struck that I'd paralyze shim." North America has a white nn o p ula-. tion of 100,000,000. SCORING PRESERVED FRUITS,. In order that one may know and pass fair judgment on jellies, pre - vanes, jamo, marmaiteles, eonservee, butters, there must be a dear uneer- standieg of exactly what is meant by these very common products and what points are ecnsidered• in determining their standards of excellence and seer- ing there accordingly. Ali judges of fruit exhibits know that in nearly every exhibit someone' will submit fruit syrup for jelly, jam for butter, or some form of preserves as a canned fruit or a conserve as a preserve and so on. No wonder these exhibits do not win the coveted prizes! It will without doubt 'help readers wee may be preparing to exhibit some of the fruit -work for the first time of their fruit -work for the first time this fall, to have the various prepare - and a score card given for each such as is commonly used by judges of these exhibits. Jelly particularly suffers from mit- understanding as to kat What product is included' under that name. .It is an exact product made by exact rule and oan be exactly described and recog- nized. Here is an excellent definition: Ideal fruit jelly is a :bea'atiftr1'l'y- colored, transparent,' palatable pro- duct obtained by so treating fruit juices that the resulting mass will quiver, not flow, when removed from its mould; a product with a texture so tender that it cats easily wadi a spoon and yet so firm that the angles thee produced retain their shape; a clean product that is "neither syrupy, gummy, sticky nor tough; neither is it brittle; and it will break with co dis- tinct beautiful cleavage which leaves eparkdin'g, characteristic faces. Score Card for Jelly. Package ...10 Clearness and Color 20 Consistency 85. Flavor 85 100 Package -Containers should be clean, bearing clear, neat labels. They should be sealed by some method whioh will perfectly protect the pro- duct from mold. Clearness and Color—Jelly should be transparent and have a decided Sparkle. Certain, jellies, such as mint, are tinted to render them more sug- gestive of the real mint and to add the desired tooth, of color to the meal with which they are to be served The color of jelly should suggest the best color of the fruit used. Consistency—Jelily should be stiff enough when cut with a spoon, to barely hold its shape. Yet it must hold it. When turned from the mold it s'hou'ld quiver and, if it breaks, break olean, and have a glnstendng surface. It must nbt be stringy or tough. A portion held in the mouth should seem to melt when pressed with the tongue. There should be no indication of crystals in the product. Flavor—Jelly flavor should be deli- cate, distinctive and pleasing. Preserves is a term used in speak- ing of fruits in the preparation of which enough eager has been used to prevent spoilage without airtight sealing. In judging preserves, the fruit and the syrup are to be clearly distinguished as two essentially differ- ent parts of the same product; the fruit wili be as nearly as possible like the original in shape and surrounded' by a clear, honey -like •syrup. Score Card for Preserves. Package 15 General appearance 20 a. Fruit b. Syrup c. Color Consistency 25 Flavor 40 100 Package—Containers should Ire clean, bearing clear, neat labels. The method of sealing must be stloh as to protect from dust; mold and insects, end prevent evaporation. General Appearance—Fruit should be whole and as nearly the original shape and color as poositble. Fruit should be translunent ,and the syrup cleat. Consietency—In perfect •preserves two distinct smarts are considered: (1) the heavy, honeyelike syrup and (2) the whole, well-tehaped fruit distribut- ed evenly through this syrup. When a portion of the preserves is dropped from a spoon, the fruit retains a heavy coating of the syrup though the syrup slowly settles dawn .ori ound it Flavor—The old line preserves made ".pound' fob pound" containing as much limit Iso sugar by actual weight. We now endow that a better product may the made by ueing less sugar. This caves it more delicate fleece' whine e ould comp as close as possible to. t flavor of the fresh fruit, ,Dams differ front • eseryts In that the flet is more or leee crashed' pr broken and is distributed through the AUTO REPAIR PARTS • far most makes and models orf cars, Your old, broken. or worn-out' parts replaced, Write or wire us d000rlb- Ing what you want. We carry the largest. and most complete stock In Canada of elightiy used er now parte an autom6 o omennent. We snip 0...17. anywhere 10 Canada. snds• feetory or rotund In full our motto. shpw's Auto salvnge Part slip ly, 903.931 Dutterin- Bt, Toronto, Ont.. juice so •that a homogenous mixture is produced. Score Card for Jams (and Marmalades) Package .15 Calor 10 Coraviatency 85 Flavor , . , 40 100 Package—Containers should Mt clean, clearly and neatly labeled, They lamed be sealed by Baine method which will protect the product from mold, dirt and insects. Color—Because of the method e£ preppgree:on, jam will be darker in color than preserves made of the same fruit, It should have a sotitevehat translucent appearance, should, not look dull but sparkle somewhat like jelly. Consistency—A portion of jam dropped from a spoon should not pre- serve any definite lines but slowly assume a slightly rounded surface without a separation of fruit and •syrup- It should be neither tough, ,stringy nor waxy but be easily di- vidkst into portions with a spoon. Flavor—Because of the 'Marge am- ount of 'sugar used (from three- fourths to equal parts by weight) Janie aro very sweet. They should not have a strong 'taste but be rich and luscious. Conserve is a term used for a kind of preserve made from a mixture of two or more 'varieties of fruit to whioh different varieties of nuts are some- times added. The name of the con- serve should indicate the ,predomine t- ing fruit in the mixture. For example, peach conserve may contain apples, raisins and nuts, but not in such pro- portions el to overcame the peach flavor; rather, in amounts to prodtice a pleasant blend. It is an art to make really good conserve. Score Card for Conserves. Package 15. Consistency 35 Flavor 50 Fruit butters are made from the same fruits as these used for mar- malades and jams in that there are no distinct pieces of fruit and there is no evidence of juice as a separate liquid. Their distinctive characteristic is that they are a smooth, even mass. Score Card for Butters Package 15 Co:+or 10 Consistency 35 Flavor 40 Package is cansidiered as in jams and preserves. Color—Fruit butters should .have a rich, somewhat darkened eater of the fruit used. They should appear glis- tening end :bright. Consistency—A portion of fruit but- ter dropped from a spoon should re- tain a slightly rounded appearance with no separation of juice or pulp. It should not he stiff enough to show clean-cut angles or retain the shape of the spoon u,.ced in serving it. It should be smooth and absolutely free from pieces or junks of fruit, skin or seeds. Flavor—Butters should carry the flavor of the fruit used, not that of spices nor the strong (reale) 'flavor oecasion'ed by scordhing or near - scorching, or of that flavor induced by the use of inferior kettles or spoons— these presenting a worn metal earfuls to the cooking fruit. Wooden spoons are best. A Forest of Gems. Among the many wonders of the south-western States, the Petrified Forest of Arizona must take high rank. On the maps it is called Chalcedony Park, but the people of Arizona al- ways speak of it as the Petrified Forest. Neither name ' is very des- criptive. It is not a forest and it is not a peak; nor aro the trees petri- fied, in the ordinary acceptation of that term, for instead of having been changed into stone, the wood has been agatized. It Is probable that the forest once covered hundreds of square miles, for agatized trunks, logs, and bits of wood are found throughout a great radius of country. It occupies now about a thousand acres, None of the trees are. standing. The strangest thing about them is li sed Autos la7ttetalr0 of SELLS THBM; U � care of ell types, an caro sold s i14, loot to dellrery VP to SQe neree,,or IT run of ramie distance if Yee, wI'sh, 1,14 ae IoM order es purees/sea or poroaw gice refunded. WWI ep eobenie of yon own deice to 100k them 01(04 'or OSA tie 00 e ant our to oar eepreseetattea LDS pectioa. Vary ionto stink, idSraYa Oft . preekey'e Used -Oar,Market Tema) Ma INV*Streit.•• that every one ie composed of eeml- precious atones, There aro millions and millions of amethysts; and there Is ohaleedony of every hue, jasper, to- paz, carnelian, onyx, and every imagin- able variety of agate. The greatest wonder of the Petri- fied Forest is the celebrated Agate Bridge. This is a hugo tree trunk, a hundred feet In length, spanning a sixty -foot canyon.' The entire tree is Made up of agates, jaspera, chalce- dony, and other highly -colored find handsome stones. In. the canyon, di- rectly below the Agate Bridge, is a pool of water, and around it grow the only trees in the whole country. There are nee true precious stones to be found in Chalcedony Park—no• diamonds, rubies, or sapphires; but the chips and bits of wood covering the ground are ae brilliant as if they were precious gems, and the specimen hunter is bewildered by the rich dis- play and finds himself at a loss as to what to take and what to leave: For hundreds of years the Indiana resorted to this strange forest for the material with which they made their arrow -heads, and many samples of these arrow -heads, as perfect as any in existence, have been gathered into various collections. KeepingPace With Time. The division of the day into a cer- tain number of hours, minutes, and seconds is a purely arbitrary measure intended to simplify the process of keeping account of time and schedul- ing various events which must occur at the same time each day. Since the dawn of history, the revo- lutions of the heavenly bodies have. formed the basis for the measurement of time. These revolutions are three in number—the revolution of the earth upon its axis, whleh forms the foundation for our twenty -four-hour day; the changes In the appearance of the moon, which consume approximate ly twenty-nine and a half days, and form the basis for the month; and the yearly motion of the earth around the sun. The sub -division of the time the, earth takes to revolve upon its axis into the twenty-four spaces we knot'' as hours is comparatively recent. In the time of Homer only four suns divisions were recognized—morning day, evening, and night. Early Jewish historians record the fact that the night and the day worse each divided into eight parts or "watches," a custom followed also by Che Romans, who referred to the first, second, third, and fourth vigils of the day—vesper, evening, midnight, and cockcrow. Each of these spaces was three hours in length, the first vigil starting at what we call six o'clock In the morning. But as ,rile Romans started their daily timekeeping at sun- rise it followed that their summer vigils were longer than their winter ones --a conditloa which led to the adoption of the modern division of time into hours, each of n certain exact length. Sterling. In this Country the word sterling, when stamped an silver, means simply that the manufacturer declares the ar- ticle to be made of silver eleven twelfths line; but the British marks, arranged in a column, give a aort of history of the article. Usually the first mark is the maker's sign; next comes a mark that shows where the article was made—for London, a leo- pard's head; for Birmingham, an an- chor; and for Sheffield, famous for its sliver, a crown. Dublin has the Irish harp, and Chester uses the city arms. Tho third mark, a lion, indicates the. standard of fineness. The date mark, a letter usually comes last. Slnce each city uses a different system for indicating the year when the article was made, it is necessary to know the "plate" of the town lu order to find the date of a particular piece, Proud Mother—"Oi'aude has learned to play the 'piano in no time." Musi- cian. -"Yes, he's playing just like that nowt" A Minard'e Liniment for Burns, etc. Cooking With Sunshine Direct Dr. C. G. Abbot, director of the Smithsonian Institution's aotro-phyai- ca1 observatory, has during the last year perfected a very curious and in- teresting machine for utilizing the sun's rays. Ile calls it a "solar cooker," and says that it will do anything in the cooklog line except fry, •A half -cylinder of aluminum, with polished mirror-like inner surface of 0b settee feed x:eases the sun's rays upon a blackened tribe ---the loiter run- ning lengthwise of tho cyllndor and occupying the position of Ile axis, Above is a metal tank in which are two ovane, ono abevo the other,, In these the cooking is done, Titre above-mentioned"tuba is filled with oil, and from the upperend of the half -cylinder (which slants toward the sun)' it extends upward into tho tonic, through the latter, and down and out again, continuing downward to the lower end of the half -cylinder, where it turns upward again to' form rho blackened ."axis" pipe, It la, to a word, an endless tuba, running through the half -cylinder, up into the talk, out again, and around front below, The tube Contains oil, whi^i, ox- pandod in. the blackened part of it by the sun's boat, ascends into the tank to heat 1110 ovens. As it cools 1t des- cende, to be continually replaced by fresh heated oil, Tito oporat'lon is absolutely atltomatle, all the work be. big done by the sun, and the ovens are kept hot ae long as the sun shines. Hxcallont bread, meat dishes, yoga• tables and: canned truifs Were ,cooked last summer in this madtrine by Airs, Abbot, who was much envied sy tihe ladies of the tielghbarbood for her cool outdoor kitchen and for the ingenloue apparatus which furnished hoat with- out fuel. DR. CHEERFUL WISE SUGGESTIO MOST POWERFUL WEAP- ON DOCTOR CAN IUSE, Medical Optiinlista Do Good by Their Similes Tha by Their Drugs. Do doctors use suggestion/ Of course they do. All doctors are more or less suggoetioniste, whether they use their power intentionally or not. Tbo cheery man who comes in and, with a smile and a reassurigg word, weeps away your foolish fears Is a wise and useful suggestionlet. Enough, perhaps too much, has been said and written lately about psycho- analysis. There le no doubt nines - tion playe a very largo part to it— this is, in fact, the basis of its cures, But the ordinary practitioner is an tut- conscious uconscious auggestionlat. He cheers or depresses you according to his own temperament. Ile does not always realize the depth dt his reaponsibilitles. There are doc- tors who are instinctive alarmists, sad some who suggest terrifying possibili- ties either to glorify themselves when they have wrought an easy cure, or else they wlah to make a "case" of you. This kind of man is always warn- ing his patients to be careful, and ad- vising new and expensive treatments. He seldom kends yor away for a change. He prefers to keep yeti under his own eye, and allows you to develop• Into a chronic case. Cured by Laughter. Most doctors aro , happily, more honest, and they deliberately tot them- selves to cheer you. They laugh genially at pour little fears, and dissi- pate them at once; they suggest health to you, and generally Lip you to get well—and keep well. The optimistic doctor Is sometimes far more useful thin any drugs he can possibly order you. He can, t believe, sometimes euro --and always mitigate —a real disease by taking away the fear of it. We many of us know the story of the two young men who each consult- ed the tame specialist.One had a serious disease, the other a slight ail- ment. He promised to let each of them. know the result ofhis bacteria- 18glcai examination. He wrote to one to tell him he druid hold out no hope of his recovery ways an unwise thing tor a doctor to d,•?, and to the other he s:'.id a rest as.1 complete change anal plenty r.1 amusement was all that lie ne-'.ied 11y some curer he put the wre ml. tars into into the envelopes. ileo mum alm was very 111 got the cheering latter and, full of renewed hope and joy, toll a long voyage, and recovered his health. The one who was told he was seriously 111 sank into . sort of mental stupor, and became a gnerulcus and chronic nee lid. We All Want to Livo. Specialists, who act as our Court of Appeal, should be exceedingly careful in pronouncing an adverse opinion. They may be wrong. I know myself a case where one of the ablest of physicians told a woman oho had ac- tive lung trouble. After some weeks of treatment and misery and fear, she was persuaded to have her lungs X-rayed, and they were Lound to bo entirely free from disease. With a few morbid exceptions, we all prefer the optimistic doctor. We do net Want to be frightened, and we want to live, How would the doctor like it .it someone tried to frighten him? Doctors aro notoriously nervous about themeelves, and the honest ones are ready enough to laugh and own it. The pessimist distils a very subtle poison, He not emphasises your illness, but he increases it. Mind Is largely dependent on body, and body is deeply rependent on mind. Suggestion is the most powerful weapon a doctor eau use. He can wield it, and does wield It conscloualy or unconsciously, both for good and for evil. Shun the man, therefore, who pulls a long face over your small- est ailments. He will probably help to kill you when you: get something sera ous. Encourage the mean who cheers you and makes light of your minor pains and of your fears, Ile will be far more likely to pull you through 11 you become seriously ill. Well Worth His Hiro, Luckily for suffering humanity, the average doctor—especially the general practitioner --is a theory aid optimis- tic soul It is good for us that, as a whole, the mallardl mon are out to cure and are even :keener to get a nettle for doing you good titan they are to mare an income out of your fear's. It is the noblest profession in tits world; but it you want to gat well and keep well avoid tho black sheep of the faculty in the way of wilful adverse suggestlonists, and the equally (Hel- vetia roan Who is an alarmist he - Muse he is by nature a pessimist on all subjects, including your ailments: Choose the cheery man, and when he has cheered you don't g,rudee him, his fees. I assure you he will Lave earned them; b The friendship made in a moment is of, 'pin moment. a famous Sphinx woS arlginallY an isolated rock, which'offored itself usefully for the purpose of a wepier• ful eauipturo, In F.gynt, not far from Cairo, may be seen ecormous human figures in a seated prsture, coved out of the face Of Lc aNt1e1