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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-03-07, Page 2CHAPTER VI•—(Oont1/41.1 in order to be near monsieur: If you She must hove been a foul not to are very quiet to -night, it is posslb understand that something was wrong that to -morrow rho doctor will pet with him—the More so hecarise only a you to see ]lot. few minutes before that he had stood "Woe that she who came to zu before her with his cheeks a deep red, whispered to you?" hie. body, firm, his eyes clear end yea, monsieur." bright. t. Monte remained quiet after that: Where was the surgeon? She rose but he was not sleeping. Ile w and went to the clerk A Guaranteed Starting System for Ford Care. Salla for 522,51, AGENTS WANTED t" MORGAN S :LII i CO, '111X; 141i?I�(..AN ,.. I1,7 YONQF STREET, T, TORON O It's a win -:le lot 'fust Having you hetet," h- ;tenured hoe. ('To ho eentinuod,) le The Transports, mit Out into the night they slip, I Silent ship by silent ship, ld Dim and gray, dim aid gray; I And the fog droops low to hide them, I And the wind springs swift to guide —; them as On their way, on their way. thinking', Aire you sure the surgeon has not els she in there no•ly? Monte eat]- gone?" she asked. ed to the nurse in the dark, "Certainly, monsieur. But I thought' you were sleeping." No, he eves not sleeping; but he did not mind now the pain in his shoulder, She had announced herself as his fiancee. Well, technically, she rocas. )Ie had asked her to marry hila, and she had accepted. At the time he had not seen much farther ahead than Very sure," answered the clerk, "He has just sent out for a nurse to remain with monsieur." "A nurse?" repeated Marjory. "The doctor says Monsieur Coving- ton must not be left alone." "It's as 'bad—as that?" question- ed Marjory, do not know. "1 must see the doctor at once," she the next few minutes; and even th .said. 'But, first, --can you give me had not foreseen what was'to llappe . • apartments on the same floor,—for in those few minutes. The propos myself and maid? I am his fiancee," had given hint his right t ptallc she informed him. Hamilton, and her acceptance•-•yve I canive madentaiselle apart- it had given Marjory her right to meets adjoining, said the clerk here. eagerly' „ Now it was all right. It was Then do so. right and proper for her, all right a ' She signed her name in the register, proper for him, all right and prop and beckoned for Marie. ' for society, Not only that, but it w• Marie,' she said, ,you niay return so utterly normal that society wool and finish packing my trunks, Please have frowned if she had not hurrie bring them here." I to his side in such an emergency. "Here?" " queried Marie. • forced her here willy-nilly. Perhap "Here," answered Marjory, :that ;vas the `only t•eason she wa She turned to the clerk. here. "Take me upstairs at once." ` Still, he did not litre to think tha There was a strong smell of ether in She was toe true blue to quit a :hien the hall outside the door of Monte It would be more like her to Com fora moment, It seemed to male had stood by that old aunt to the en concrete what, after all, had until this She would be standing by her to -de moment been more or less vague. It tt-eie she alive. • was like fietion suddenly made true. "Is Mademoiselle Stockton sittin That pungent odor was a grim real- up—thet•e in the next room?" it v So was that black -bearded Dr, y a d "I do nut know," mtsvve:rrll th Marcellin, who, leaving his patient in nurse. thehands dsassistant, ofhis s n Lant came1 s s to the door wiping his hands upon a towel. I "If you mindfinding' out for tae? "I am Mr. Covington's fiancee—Muss I:F monsieur will promise t» sfee after that." Stockton," she said at once, "Yon ? will tell me the truth?". Even end a iron p;roil!-e to sleep After oneglance at her eyes Dr.' was a under hies tl promiious, Sha .tea a foolish thlu� to plumise. Bt Marcellin was willing to tell the truth, when a men v.... eine- le. ting ran l n. tui .g. :i. bullet wound 1n his r v a on. --the sensations ot he - shoulder," h e ...Said. e+ 11 o't.[impossible. Mg engaged—it was,out "It is not Serious?" tomakecl t proinis4. c "Such things aro always serious. 'vt, n..irul cats at least toml.ae not Luckily, I \e.fa able to find th billIi,! to talk,'' P - and `.move it. It was a narrow ea- "I will do that." agreed Monte, cape for Ilam She came back and reported that ` Of cnur,e ' �h•• added, "I : hall mademoiselle 'MIS sitting p, and beg-; serve 1 his none." r 1 d , nr ut, her regards and ex G:ret" he nodded. press die hope Hntt he was resting But ne added, having had some ex- vonfo tato., lu'll'''''' t'•ih f: iir•ca`5 a3 uh11"Os:— "Please t, .tell her I ern, and that I "Of ogee I shall have for a ,geek lnop ,he will now go to bed." he ans- my u n nese also but I shall be grind veered. of yonr a: is , ,, . This--er--was Nurse Dural did that, and returned. an he eii-led ; '•What did she say?" inquire She mei-led. l d y q ltonta. He wets t eying ing to sec a fooileh "But. Monsieur—" friend n. killing himself." $he had no inteutiot orf spending I - s earl. t'u• 1 eat of the night as a messenger •l loll l g mol0 need he said a? o It between those two rooms. rt? Very well," submitted _Monte. "But etlacg mere.,' Dr. \Iarcellin lig-',:ou might `ell me what she said." cured her. "Ii' • Yeti will come in I •' "Site said she Was not sleepy," ans- 11111 ;.. you ;on• instruil?ur.s. veered the 'twee. Mmlem,ieelie Duval will soon be here." "I'm glad she's awake." said Monte. ' I she n c ary?" inquired Mar After the doctors were through with jeie -I have -n. aged the next apart- 1Lailte the next morning, they.clecided, went formyself unci maid." after a consultation, that there was "Thatis very good, but•—Madonloi--no apparent reason why, during the sale Duval l isnecessary for the pre- .fay•, Hiss Stockton, if she desired, sent, Will you come in?" I should not serve as his nurse while She fullo.ed the do:tor into hiss Duval went home to sleep. Monieer C vinnten's xoom. '1tiir,: the11y assistantDwill come in at least oder r coin hunt; still heavier. ! twice, said Dr. Marcellin, `'Besides, She heard him catch it. 0 name, .:ou have the constitution of a prize- Shelistened tocatdnit, "Eel et:," he called. ' Oit, I.d- fighter, It might well be possible to hart!" I place a bullet through the heart of Soft, alt, eeri, the apple: lisp, Break the bubbles, sugar -crisp, 'Meath the bow, 'noath the bow; Swirls the snowy wake behind diem; So WO lose them; who shall rind them. Ask not now! Aslc not now! What the freighting that they bear? Gold or pearls or jewels rare, Over seas, over seas? en'' Yea, the Jewels 0f a Natiotl! n; Yea! a People's consecration al Goes with these, goe,; with these! to 1],' Mother's buy and maiden's lover, lie' Husband, futho',—ova, over, Tell the tale, tell the tale! all Heart of gold and soul of tire, nd, Lifted eyes of high desire, e1 i So they sell, so they sail, d, Out into the night they slip, d' Silent ship by silent ship, It: Dim and gray, dint and gray, x God's own angels fly, beside them, ' Cod's own good and grace betide them t, I On their way, out their way; d I -Lcmrn E. Richards. Covington's room. It made her gasp anyway, He remembered how sh I.; hyacinth., tulips, daffodils, etc„ must Y: not be permitted to dry out at this ;season. Keep the soil in the pots g moist. fll 4 e Callas and the hardy bulbs in pots, Tei If 11 heavy load of snow or Ice comes on the berry c.lry bushes and sht•ubbery, p go around and knock off what you can with a pole, May save their ". breaking down. The careful fruit t cultttrhi keeps a watchful eye on his. cit Plants and bushes at all times. d CHAPTER VIi, The Advantages of Being 'Shot I such a man without greatly discom- m'xling him." He spoke as if with some resent- ment. Monte col -melons of a burning After they had gone. out, Marjory came in. She hesitated at the door sin Ill 11 . _ihoalder, and he was nota moment, perhaps to make sure that ire cul a;u as t There he was. S0 he was awake; perhaps to make sure he hitched up oa one elbow. This that she herself was awake. Monte, caused a shadow to detach itself 'from _front the bed, could see her better the dark .t the ether end of tate room then she could see hhn, • He thought —a sh"do,=.• that rustled and came to- she looked whiter than usual, but she ward 111111. 15 issmall wonder• that was very beautiful, he vvat: startled' I There was something about her that "Who the deuce are you." he in- distinguished her from other women 1 L I—from this -nurse woman, for ex- ample, who was the only other woman with whom it was possible to Com- - pare her in a like situation. 151 Pa nt p din ' nghsll• "Mon:deur is not to sit up," the shadow answered in plain French. Monte repeated his questiol, this tune in Fee17 11 "I am the 11111(9 .,ant here by Dr. Mareellin," she informed • him, "Monsieur 1s not to talk, She pl :ced her hand below his neck and helped him to settle down again upon his pillow, Then she rustled ofl' again beyond the range of the shat ,l eltictrlc light, "What happened?" Monte called into the t?ark. - Then lin thought he heard a door open, and further rustling, and a whisper comet. ,tion. "Who's that 1" he dem•lnded. It sounded like a conspiracy of some o.., so he tried again to make his e.1,ov;. Mademoiselle appeared promptly, and, again placing her hand beneath his neck, lowered hint once more to his pillow, "Turn up the light, will you?" re, Vested Monte. "But certainly not," answered the nurse. "Monsieur is to be very quiet and sleep." "I can't sleep." "Perhaps it will help monsieur to be quiet if he knows his fiancee is in the next room." Momentarily this announcement ax - peered to have directly the opposite effect. "My what?" gasped Monte. "Monsieur's fiancee, With her maid, she' is occupying the next apartment one hand resting on the door, her chin well up, she looked more than ever like Her Royal highness Something or Other. She was dressed in some- thing white and light and fluffy, like the gowns he used to see on Class Day. Around her white throat there II was a narrow band of black velvet. "Good -morning, Marjory," he call- ed, I She carne at once to his side, walk- ing graciously;, as a princess might walk. "I didn't know if you were awake," she said, - - It was one thing to have her here in the dark, and another to have her here in broad daylight. The stat was si reaming in at the windows now, and outside the birds were chattering. , "Did you rest well last night?" site inquired. I heard yet when you came in and whispered to the nurse woman. It wes mighty white of you to conic." "What else could I do?" She seat- ed herself in a eltair by Inc bed. "Because we are engaged?" he ask- ed. She smiled a little as he said that, "Then you have not forgotten?" "Forgotten-" he exclaimed. "I'm just beginning to realize it," "I was afraid it might come back to you as a shock, Monte," she said, "Bea it is very convenient—at just this time." • "I don't know what I should have done without it," he nodded, "It p"iw I certainly gives a men a comfortable feeling. to'lcnow :wet}, just to know a there is some one around." "Pen glad if I've been able to do —;- anything," is Food Control Corner By the new regulations under whieh �ovex'nlnent will supervise stock card.; in (nnacle, n eoneiderable sav- ing of i rein will be eti'iActed, 1.)elegites of the conference held in Ottawa recently by representatives. or the lave Stock Branch and Agrieulturel Departments .of the provinces with re- prosettatives of the different Live Stock Exchanges noel Steck Yard Companies„ testified that feed used to "fill" fill hogs, cattle and .heel befur e bveeggiiisilgaagnhton rw whoasrspluee viowuasstteo, The use of grain for this purpose so 1.11 a:, Melo were concerned is be- i ,ruin l -,1„A by rhe „n„r „nrnwln Ile l" reeommondation, whiell w.as as fol- lows; "At the suggestion of the Food Centralia, end as a war measure only, we recommend that the use of wheat be jrrohibited.as feed for stock to be immediately slaughtered, and that meal end grain of any kind be forbid., deaf as feed for cattle at the stock wants; that hogs in the stock yards about to be slisughtered, may be fed . on, mood, barley of no •higher, grade than No, 4 and oats of no higher grade until Ne, 1 Feed." h 'Pills report was adapted, 1 MOVING WOUNDED IN RETREAT. Experiences of a British Chaplain in kions, Ra'rly Days of She War, , X11 deseribing the retreat of the British after their magnificent stand at Le Cateau in the early days of the war, Captain Douglas P. Winnifrith says that the field ambulance hasten- ; ed away about six o'clock in the after. noon, determined that the wagons laden with- wounded should 1105 fall into the hands of the enemy, The fag- ; Sher they went the denser 'grew the stream of traffic and the slower be - eagle their progress. To add to the unpleasantness of the situation a chez- tiling rain began to fall, and in the inky darkness they found themselves in a confused tangle of guns, ammuni- tion wagons, motor lorries, "cavalry and infantry, Progress was painfully slow; often they were compelled to halt for twenty, thirty or forty minutes, and then could advance only a few yards.) Fortunately. the enemy hurl suffered 1 too heavily to engage in an energetic: pursuit, The exhausted infantry lay,' by the readside and often on the road itself, and had to be roused before the ambulances could get through. All night the chaplain sat on the box seat of the foremost wagon and held in his while only the lower grades of barley (unci oat:; are allowed, for hogs, Mr. Li, B. Todd, Chief of Staff in the 01- flee of the Food Controller, was pre- sent by invitation and spoke of the necessity for conservation, partioel- arty of wheat. "We are bombarded with letters re- garding Waste of feed in the stele elude," said Mr Todd. "These let- tere aro especially emphatic in re- gard to wheat. While it may be true that No. 3 milling wheat costs a little less than barley, or crushed corn at the present time brought in from Chicago, still the. price justification for feeding wheat at the present time is insuf£ieient. Wheat is the scarcest; article iri the world to -clay. The; amount available for shipment in the' next three months measure the ex- tent of hardship which the Allied peo- ple will have t endure. This -natter, Should not be a question of price I, should think it possible to substitute other grains for wheat." It wits pointed out that wheat has been fed to hogs before they are seal- ed so as to increase the weight, But, I as the hogs are slaughtered immedi-i ately, this increased weight does not' go into pork and is, in fact, pure: waste, the grain, after the hog is' slaughtered, being washed down tine' Different representatives declared that packers paid. no more for hogs s' fed on water then for hogs weighed' off cars and the practice was really, without justification. A committee' was thereupon appointed to bring in.0' sewers. rtieles Wanted for Cash 014 reweneryl klat5l lsilv5l•: 01//0151 L"Plniaturea 1 Pictures; x(eeaxeworlr 1 0,5581 Lift ;Aloe; Oat Wass; 0500111e41 51 Nratelzcal ltlnrc5: game re- Wllto 01 5000 ha x:npre¢s to A'x. 5 'l ,r31rla01)T.,. astentea 1L.'.l11 I hl• ,1'l 1 111<Ip1i- .00 ostd ?0 t'eilek•o' Istroot, Toronto, Oat. `like herrings in a barrel, covered with ugly wounds, hungry, dirty, weary, they sat in that a wagon ter sixteen hours without 01010lul' or complaint, ' And !Always as the chaplain looked ill he saw the faithful wagon orderly keeping 7vilteliover his charges, .i About one o'clock. in the morning they saw lights ahead moving in the fields and, hoped that they would be • able to rest. But it proved tobe only la bivouac for the infantry, and, the general in charge bade them and all wheeled traffic to push on as quickly as passible, When dawn broke, the Fourteenth Field Ambulance, so far 00 :the chaplain could see, consisted of one colonel, himself and one nnlbu- , lencb. wagon, Their anxiety as to the fate of their comrades was not re- ;moved until some lion q later 'in St, Quentin. There a great reunion 00- currod;, stragglers came in front` all directions, and each had a tate to tell I of thrilling experiences of that 1ne- ;morablo night, , Summer pruning as a rule does nob 1increase fruitfulness the next year, and is nob as satisfactory in the long ruin as late fall or spring pruning. The best theory is not to prune too much. Cut out only those things that seem to to harms and seek to have a tree running four or five branches. SOLVE TN ISPOZZLE And Win a Phonograph hands She only lamp that would burn.; In the awful darkness it was impos- i eiblc for the other wagons to keep in' touch with hint. To have dismounted would have been to- court disaster , from wheels or horses. He could, therefore, only remain in his seat,' prod the driver, who invariably slum- bered .luring the long halts, in the ribs, and byshouting,"Please make way for the -wounded!" get his wagon on a few yards at a time, Many times during the night the chaplain pulled aside the curtain of the front of the wagon, from the in-, teeter of which came the sound of in - snores and groans, and inquired how the wounded were get- ting on. The wakeful invariably an- swered, •"All right, thank you, sir!" One man, doubtless thinking of his less fortunate comrades, replied, "I reckon we're in •clover, six. Packed WHAT I C'AN'T TJNDEIIS'I'AND. ere Man ByA1I First, I can not see why it is neves sary to spend so much time dryin dishes. So I have made a drainin board from a piece of grooved plank two feet long, one inch thick and th length of the sink. I attached it t the wall at the side of the sinlc with brackets, with one end reaching ova and sleeping a little toward the sink After washing, the dishes are scalded and stacked on this to dry. The next thing I notice, is the num nt bee of steps taken from the work- table to a drawer on the opposite side of the room for cooking -spoons, par- ing knives, egg beater and the many little articles used in cooking. I have set my wits to work and nail- ed a strip of wood three-fourths of an inch thick over the work -table (which stands next to the drain -board) and inserted small sash -curtain hooks about three inches apart, the entire length of it, Here the kitchen im- plenents are hung close at hand. The neat grinder is used in the pre- paration of almost every steal but seemed to be in the way if left attach- ed to the table. I solved the problem by making a strong shelf about a foot square, fastened securely to the wall at a convenient height. - Thee ice -water pan was always run- pApER g ping over and it was a back -breaking g job to empty it, So I fastened a e 0 piece of rubber hose to the drainpipe, bored a hole in the floor and let the hose run through the floor to the cel- lar, i. Here is another ''discovery." If you use gas or oil for cooking get a piece of sheet iron large enough to cover the top of the range. One burner lighted, will send enough heat through it tokeep several things cooking at one time. Less heat is distributed through the house and fuel is thus saved. Why is it that kitchen sinks are always too low? Because a "mere man" plans and puts them in, of course! He does not have to break his back washing dishes over them. If he did, he would be more mindful of the height. I could not change the the sink but I could and slid change the work -table. I nailed blocks to the legs, making it high enough so my wife need not stoop as she works over it. Also 1 provided for her a kitchen chair having a back and of the right height for the table. In this chair she sits to prepare vege- tables, mix cakes and so forth. She also sits to do most of her ironing. efas Flour Economy. During these strenuous times we shall do well not only to adopt the wheat substitutes recommended lay the Food Controller, but also to con- serve every bit of flour that comes in 0111' kitchens. "A woman can throw out with a tea- spoon faster than a man can bring in with a shovel," is a maxim my moth- er taught me with my first lessons in housekeeping. It has proven a valu- able aid in my own housekeeping ex- perience and I find d it easy now to prac- tice economies which would seem pos- itively stingy in ordinary times, but which under present circumetancos eater of patriotism, "We should save every bit of flour for human food, In fact, it seems al- most criminal to do otherwise when our nation needs it to help win the, war. This is how I actually do this and have for the past three years, during which time I am positive my economy has amounted to several sacks of flour, In my cabinet I keep two covered cans, Into one I put all eft -over pieces of cake and cookies (not including those left at table), and all crumbs of either scraped from baking' tins, These make delicious 'bread puddings" with little, if any, additional sugar. Into the other can go all the bread r er ;.;# :t ONTARIO FERTILIZERS, LIMITED WEST TORONTO ,s CANADA crumbs from the cutting board and particles of dough scraped from the mixing pan. These, with all stale breads, brown bread, corn bread, gems, biscuits, etc., which I do not' wish to use in other ways, go into griddle calces. If these breads ac- cumulate in any quantity they need to be dried thoroughly to insure their keeping until wanted. _ When I plan a griddle -cake break- fast I put some of these crumbs and stale breads soaking the night before in sour milk or buttermilk, allowing about one cup of liquid for each per- son, In the morning I mash all lumps, add salt, soda, a bit of sugar, and flour or corn meal to make of the right consistency. These griddle cakes possess the advantage of hav- ing a large portion of their flour previously baked which I believe renders theme more digestible. Very few baking failures need be thrown away if their ingredients be considered, heavy or sour bread, even, is not beyond being reclaimed. Either cart be dried and stored safety for use as needed. I have used sour bread in griddle cakes with perfectly good results by using a little addi- tional soda in the batter. One time a loaf of brown bread was a failure because cornstarch had been mistaken for soda. Griddle cakes made with some of this as a foundation were even complimented by a guest. These are rigid economies, I will ad- mit, but they ate a long way ahead of starvation for ourselves, or of deny- ing wheat to our allies because we have not the gumption to save, HMBERS and others Make CoA Incomes With our INVINCIBLE Sample Books We, Prepay Expree9 Charges Consumers Wallpaper Co. Established 1890 WINDSOR - ONT. 41111IIIIIIiIIIf1i91111111911111111I99991I999I911C X. ence of The trains that poke so slow, iii iai If there was just one WALKER iii ti HOUSE is In every town I go. le I'd hustle like the dickens, Et L And take orders by the ton. :I is Say, traveling then would be Just one big round of solid fun. 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A high mili- tary officer has stated that apart from man the horse Is the most important factor in the, wax', while another au- thority hos declared, "If we bad 100 guns for every German gun, and 100 shells for every German shell and our supply of horses gave out, the Allies could, not win the wax," In spite of the'great advance of mo- tor transportation, the horse has not been ousted front his position as chief transport and baggage agent in war, Motors are usable only where there are roads to travel. There are no roads 01) a battlefield. Motors cannot cross fields plowed with shells and soaked with rain. They cannot curly even themselves across ravines and swamps, over hills and through thick- ets. In the range of shell fire a mo- tor is most vulnerable. A stray shot comes along and Mews off one wheel; the machine is useless. But if et shot kills one or two horses of a gun team the dead aro cut away and the gun is hauled with animals loft unhurt. It is even possible to secure more Horses and bitch then in 0 few minutes; a Crippled motor may take weeks to re- - pair. Value Beyond Computation. Hence there is a point where motor transportation ceases, A point beyond which only the faithful horse and mule may operate, That point usually may be found about six miles back of the front -lino trenches. Across these six miles of danger land every gun must be hauled by harses; et ery shell, every cartridge, -every ounce of food must be carried by horse or mule. War has restored to the horse his old wort, as a pack animal, not only in tihe Italian Alps, but on every lighting front in Europe. The service of the horse in thie war is beyond computation; his value,, worth and useiuhless would only be fully realized if by any chance th supplies of horses in :\rrlcric'a should fail. Once within the zone of war the 1101'00 assamea a value lie never pre- viously possessed. IIe is precious. Thl army knows what a few hundred more or less mean in et tight place, what a few thousand cavalry may moan in a pursuit or a rout. An,l the horse is cared for at hie value. Britain, Prance, Germany, Italy, Austria -..-all have -highly equipped veterinary staffs engaged in the ca0e of animals, And not only these, but auxiliary organiza- tions are backing their Go'e•ntnants in the care of -animate ,fust as rho Rod Cross helps in the tare of the soldiers. In each warring country 511000 organi- zations have rendered invaluable ser- vice. "Only when the full history of this war comes to be written will the world realize what magnificent ser- vice has been rendered to the British forces in Franco by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty t, Ani- mals," said a high. Brltieh ollt.cr re- cently. HOW LAP.LANDER;i BA'f?IIE. Broil in 1 h t Steam .t '1 z,jt Attendant Lashes Thein With 'Twigs, In the Wide World Magazine, Frank fledges Btltlei• describes a vapor bath in the, Land of the Laps. He says: "Tho bath home is 0 small wooden structure, generally sheeted scmo way from the dwelling hou:c. It is divided into two c0nlparttuentt•, ono in which to undress, while the other contslinl the oven which produces the steam, The oven is arched with large stones or pebbles and heated by a fire placed beneath. Undretlsing in the first room, one enters the heated compart- ment. After a short rest on a wooden form•ar bench, whi.'•ll contains- a place for the head, the attendants cone in and bathe you. Cold water is thrown oyes the rod het stones and the hiss- ing vapor soon sends up a cloud of stem. The higher you sit from the floor ne greater the heat. As more water is thrown over the red trot Stones the vapor becomes so intense that one can hardly breathe, We were soon gasp- -1g for breath and covered with 0 pro- tsc- perspiration r ilich issued from eery pore of the •-1111,, "Hanging up in the room were ten- or branches or twigs ftl a green state 1cl retaining -their leaves. Dipping oyt "�w"ip. ewe these in writhe' the - attendant began • '� lashing and whipping across the. legs., shoulders, loins and back, till my body seemed quite red with the switching. The bastivacloing over, I was then washed with n soft flannel covered awith soap, nater which a jug. of the ".i enldest water Wns thrown over my r,_..a;i'q 110)15," fiche 1 1 - When you feel as if the only way cut of a bad job is to Have a lawsuit eta with a neighbor, go down and talk it over with him. Be"your own judge and jury. 1' l: y, s� y ,M. 4i }