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CHAPTER XXXII ---Continued.
I11 the niedst of such a scene it way
to be expected that tltero -would be
damage to life and limb. The ibre-
zuen, besides being exposed to in-
tense heat .for hours, were almost
blinded and choked by the anoko
emitted from the burning pepper` -
more especially the Oayenne -of
which thero was a -large quantity in
the warehouses. Some of the men
who wore working the engines fell
into the river and were drowned. A
gentleman who was assisting the
firemen had his hand impaled on an
iron spike. A poor Irishman had
his neck broken by the chain of the
floating engine, and several of the
police force and others were carried
to hospital. badly burned and other-
wise dnjured.
Post of Durt
Some of the casualties occurred in
places where only a few persons ore
there to witness them, but others
were enacted on tho river and on
spots which were in full view of the
vast multitudes on London Bridge.
A boat containing five inen put off to
collect the tallow etch floated on
the water, but it got surrounded by
tallow which had caught fire, and the
whole of its occupants were either
burned to death or drowned. Later
in the night a semen skiff rowed by a
single man was drawn by the tido
• into the vortex of the boat which
was pulled off by a single rower for
the sante purpose was drawn too
near the fire, and its bravo occupant
really believe that I have got my
enemy down at last. it's not a
hieratiee business, as you may vete,"
he added with a sad softie, glancing
at Hs threadbare garments, .'nor n
tory aristocratic one—"
"My deur 'Ned," cried Barratt, in-
terrupting, and suddenly •t1u•ttstins*
14s hand into his pocket.
"No, narret, no, " said Ned firmly,
as he *$d ltd hand on the other's
arm; "1 don't want moray; Wee give
up beg;give. You gave me your ad-
vice once, rad I have taken that.—it
has been of more value to zee than
all the wealth that is being melted
into thin air, John, by yonder fire--"
Ned was interrupted at this point
by a burst of laughter troiu the
crowd. The cause of their mirth
was the appearance of a tall, thin,
end •rery lugubrious -looking man who
had come on the bridge to see the
fire. Be had got so excited that he
hid almost fallen over the parapet,
end a policeman had kindly offered
to escort hint to a place of safety.
,"Why, what cl'yo mean ?—what d'ye
take me for ?" cried the ta'l man
angrily; "I'm an honest man; my
name is David Boone; I've only come
to ssee the fire; ypu've uo occasion to
lay hold o'
"1 knots_ that," said the policeman;
"I only want to get. you out of dan-
ger. Come along now."
Just then a thickset man with a
red handkerchief tied round his head
canto forward to the stall and de-
manded a glass of beer• The mom -
perished. So eager were the multi-1ent his eyes encountered those of
n'a
tude on the bridge to wetness theset"i.•d Boone he became pale as death
scenes that some of themselves were, and staggered back as if he had re -
forced over the parpalet into the ceitvrd a deadly blow.
river and drowned. "Is that you, Gormau ?" cried
Comical incidents were strangely David, in a voice and with an ex-
mingled
xmingled with these awful scenes, al -1 pression of amazement.
thought it is but justice to say Gael Gorman did not reply, but gazed
prevailing tone of the crowd was. at his former friend with a look of
one of solemnity. Itinerant venders !intense horror, while his chest heav-
of gingerbeer, fruits, cakes, and cof-; ed and he breathed laboriously-. Sud -
fee ranged themselves along the pave-
ments and carried on abrisk trade—
especially after the public -houses
were dosed, many of which, however,
taking advantage of the occasion,
kept open door all night.
Anong these last was the "Angel,"
belonging to Gorman.
That worthy acs peculiarly active
on this occasion. He never neglect-
ed an opportunity of turning en a boat was seen to dash suddenly
honest penny-, and, accordingly, had from the shore and sweep out on the
been engaged from an early hour in river. It was propelled by a single
his boat collecting tallow; of weigh rower—a man with a fed kerchief
plunder a considerable amount had tied round his head. The murmur of
been already conveyed to his abode. the crowd suddenly increased to a
Besides Gorman, several of the shout of alarm, for the maxi was
other personages of our tale found rowing his boat straight toward a
their way to the great center of at- mass of tallow which floated and
traction, London Bridge, on that
night. Among them was John Bar-
ret, who, on healing of the fire, had
delay he uttered a loud cry and rush-
ed toward the river,
Part of the crowd sprang after
him, as if with a view to arrest him,
or to see what he meant to do. In
the rush Barret and Boone were car-
ried away.
A few moments later a deep mur-
mur of surprise rose from the thou-
sands of spectators on the bridge, for
burned on the water.
"Hold on !" Look out ahead !"
shouted several voices, while others
lett his snug little villa and pretty screamed "•Too lute !" "Ice's gone!"
little wife to witness it. and then thele arose a wild cry, for
He had already mace one or two the man rowed straight into the
cheap trips on one of the omnibuses, center of tate burning mass and was
and, ! t t] and enveloped the P F
friend in the Salvage Corps. '4'Ci'lle
fought in that great fight as if be
had been a trained fireztt u 1
On the fourth t1t day, a' r
et ni
't 1 gr
1'`,.
Frank
sa was ordered down into a eel
lar whore some tar-llarrels were burn
ing. Ile seized the branch, and wa
about to leap down the stair, when
Dale stopped hila. -
""Fasten the rope to your belt," lie
said, •
Prank obeyed without speaking
and then I -prang forward, while Dab
himself followed, ordering Corney
l tvinloro, and one ()1' two (,tilers, t
hold on to- the ropes: Willie Wizlder
also ran in, but was met by such
donee cloud of suloke that he wa
almost choked. hushing back 11e
shouted "Haiti on the ropes 1„
The mien were already hauling then
art, and in a few seconds Dale and
Frank were (}ragged by their waist
bolts into the upeu air, the forme!
nearly, the latter' quite insensible.
In a few minutes they both recov-
ered, and another attempt was made
to reach tho fire in the collar, but
without success.
The public did not witness this in-
cident. The firemen were almost
surrounded by burning ruins, and
none but comrades were there.
Indeed, the public seldom see the
greatest dangers to which the fire-
man is exposed. It is not when he
snakes his appearauce on some giddy
height on a burning and tottering
house, and is cheered enthusiastically
by the crowd, that his courage is
most severely (tied. It is when he
has to creep on hands and knees
through dense smoke, and hold the
branch in the face of withering heat,
whi'e beams aro cracking over his
head, and bursting rubbish is drop-
ping around, and threatening to
overwhelm him—it is in such circum-
stances, when the public know noth-
ing of what is going on, and when
no eye sees hint save that of the sol-
itary comrade who shares his toil
and danger, that the firemen's nerve
and enduranco are tested to the ut-
termost.
After leaving the cellar, Dale and
his men went to attempt to check
the fire in a quarter where it threat-
ened to spread, and render this•—the
greatest of modern conflagra.tious—
equal to the great one of 1(x6;6.
"We night reach it from that
window," said Dale to Frank 1point-
ing to a house, the sides of which
were already blistering, and the glass
cracking with 1•eat.
1
n1
Frank seized the branch and gained
the window in question, but could
not do anything very effective from
that point. He thought, however,
that from a window in an adjoining
store he might play directly on a
house which was in imminent danger
But the only weans of reaching it
was by passing over a charred beam,
thirty feet beneath which lay a mass
of smoldering ruins. For one mom-
ent ho hesitated, uncertain whether
or not the beam would sustain his
weight. But the point to he gaiued
was one of great importance, so he
stepped boldly forward, carrying the
branch with him. As he advanced,
the light of the fire fell brightly up-
on Lint, revea'ing his ta: 1 figure dear-
ly to the crowd, which cheered him.
heartily.
At that moment the beam gave
way. Willie, who was abort to fal-
low, had barely time to spring back
and gain a firm footing, when he 1)e -
held his brother fall headlong into
the smoking ruins below.
In another moment lie had leaped
Frantic moue no reply for a. few
moments, then he saki with a sad
yet gratified smile --'"So you refuse
t b
0 elck t d
eLx s'
""Yes, Plaltntk, unless you insist on
it," replied 1"i1una.
Agent the invalid relapsed into sil-
ence and shut his eyes. • (gradually
he fell iuto a quiet s limber, from
which, about two • hours lutes•, he
awoke with a start, under the ini-
ples•s,itin that he had oitlitted to say
souletllag, Looking up he found
that lis mother had taken 1:• tunta's
place, He at onro asked why she
had -rot told Enoua about the
ch;,tatge in his fortunes,
" Because I thought It best," said
,Mrs. Wi11Per54, "to leave you to tell
her yourself l'era.uk.,,
"11'o11, Inotl'or, I depute you to
toll her now, and pray do it without
date.. I offered to give her up a
short tinge ago, but she refused to
'ri~ten to me.."
"I'm ghee to hear it," replied the
widow, with a senile. "I always
thought her a good sensible girl."
`"ilin Iso did 1," said Frank, "and
something more,"
Once again hb became silent, cuiid,
as an inevitable consequence, fe'•1 fast
asleep. In which satisfactory state
we will leave him while wo run brief-
ly over the events of his subsequent
history.
In direct opposition to the opinion
of all 1 is doctors, Frank not only
, recovered tho use of all hie Ninths,
but became es well and strong as
ever—and the great fire in Tooloy
Street left no worse marks upon him
than a few honorable scars.
His recovery, however, was tedious
The state of his health, coupled with
the state of his fortune, rendered it
advisable that he should seek the
si
benefit of country air, so he resigned
his. situation in the London Fire Bri-
ga'le—resigned it, we nlay add, with
deep regret, Por same of his happiest
days had been spent in connection
with that gallant corps.
(To be Continued. )
HOW GORILLAS FIGHT.
They Depend Entirely Upon Their
Teeth.
"The prevailing belief that gorillas,
chimpanzees or orang-outangs, as
they are variously called, use clubs
when they attack each other or their
enemies is an entirely erroneous
one," says a naturalist. "They do
nothing of the sort, and how such
an impression ever came to exist, or
how oldtimo African explorers over
came to formulate such a theory, is
beyond my comprehension. During
a long sojourn in that country I had
ample opportunities to learn tho
truth about theta, and what I dis-
covered there was subsequently con-
firmed during a protracted hunting
trip in Borneo. The fact is that in
fighting each other, or in attacking
or defending themselves from other
enemies, they depend entirely upon
their teeth, which are abnormally
strong and sharp, and cut liko a
razor. making a wound as smooth
and clean as the scalpel of a surgeon.
They are clumsy on their feet, but
the enormous strength of Choir pow-
erful arms more than makes up for
this deficiency. In fighting they al-
most invariably attack the faces or
the limbs of their adversaries, grasp-
ing their opponents with their stands
and drawing them close enough to
sin'( then teeth in their flesh. In the
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`& charts for the 13tley Tillers :(
of the Soll.
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13 U'T' 1'1";,11 MILL.
if cream 'or milk is apparently all
right to taste and sutell when fresh,
but becomes bitter and otherwise
tainted upon standing for some time,
it is pretty safe to conclude theft the
undesirable change is duo to bacter-
ia, that have io Shale way gained ace
cors to the milk after it is drawn
from the udder, This contamintttioll
not infrequently dunes from milk-
pails or cans that aro not thorough-
ly cleaned and scalded or steamed.
A good deal of the tinware used for
milk has often seams and Joints ft'vlii
which it is practically intpos: ible to
remove all rho milk and fat, and the
little that remains in, it may he,
one pail, affords plenty of soil for
the growth of bacteria enough to
infect a largo quantity of milk.
Another had most frequent cause of
bacterial contamination are the
loose hairs and fano particles of dirt
and scurf that fall into the pail
while milking. These may be Mum -
less of themselves, but they are veh-
icles for carrying a few bacteria in-
to the milk, where they grow and
multiply with almost incomprehensi-
ble rapidity. The remedy is to
brush the udders and flanks of tltlt
cows before nldlking, and if norossary
dampen these parts. it is a com-
mon experience that bitter milk is
more common in cold than in warm
weather, and bacteriologists •--have
found that the cause of this lies in
the fact that the bacteria producing
this bitter condition can resist a
greater degree of cold than other
species. In case of an outbreak, we
would suggest that samples of milk
and cream be taken from different
cows, and let them stand, each by
itself. It will then be possible to
locate source, if not the clause of the
trouble, and this will be a long stop
towards its final eradication. It
happened that in some cows, as ges-
ration proceeds, abnormal conditions
alePear fn tho milk that develop pe-
culiarly offensive, but not character-
istically bitter, tastes. One such
cow in a herd is sufficient to taint
the whole product. Farrow cows
are not affected in this way, and
this leads to the conclusion that it
is not prolonged lactation, but some-
thing connected with gestation, that
takes from or adds to the milk some
property that produces this taint.
A test of the milk of each cow may
serve to discover the one or more
animals that may be causing trouble.
SHEEP NOTES.
Keep the dog at glome. The troll-
ied dog will remain at home unless
coaxed away.
Ile should be kept.in the house or
barn at night unless chained in the
yard.
'1'1le wolf is his ancestor and he is
liable to roam at night, the old in -
stint harking back.
The young- dog should be taught
to respect sheep and other animals.
Such dogs will never chase and
worry sheep unless they get in bad
011 , abate inionig r , go down env e I in le .aun� :s. • or one company,
forced his way to a position near in0ntent he was seen to rice and down the staircase and was at case of human beings or other meat- •It will mat pay to build a fence
the south side of the bridge- Isere swing hie arms in the air—then be Frank's singe. Ba.xmore. Dale, Cor- hers of the monkey tribe, the goril- around a stubble field for the sake
be was attracted to a gingerheer bar- fell backward over the gunwale of rey, and others, fc'Powed., and, in la's favorite point of attack is the
of eradicating the field of weeds by
row which an unusually adventurous his boat and disappeared in •the the midst of fire and smoke, they hand and especially the finger. Catch- means of the flock. Much leas prac-
nlan had pushed through the crowd blasieg. flood. raised their comrade in thrir arms ing them by the wrist, the creature, tical would it bo to turn in the
into a sheltered corner. Ile forced * * * * * * . and bore 11in1 to a place of safety. with almost irresistible power, draws flock if the field abounds in cockle
his way to it, and, to his amaze- Fiercer and fiercer raged the fire. No one spoke, but a stretcher was the hand within reach of his fangs, and other weeds that will get in
rant, found the owner to be his The night passed—the day came- and quickly brought, and Frank was con- and in the twinkling of an eye off wool.
former friend Ned IIooper !If there is a good fence itnd mo
,"ITailo ! Barret." "Why, Ned 1"
were the exclamations that burst
s.intultane0u;ly from their lips.ch
"is is Lt strange accupation,"
said Barret, with a smile.
"Ah, it may seem strange to you
no doubt, but it's familiar enough to
mo," replied Ned, with a gain. How the firemen continued to do Mrs.. Wi'Iders, and Wills remained to combs to starvation or falls an easy
victim to some other animal.j'
went, and night again rain set in—yet •et t•ei ed in a state of Insensibility
• to
still the flames leaped and roared in the nearest hosg:ital, where his leanly
comes one or more fingers. This
mode of warfare is a very effective
burs turn the flock in and let them
resistless fury, and still the firemen form—shattered, burned, and lacot•at- ore among the orang-outangs them- destroy toe ace s.
fought theta valiantly. Aiid thus ed—was laid on a bell. Ile breathe(!, selves, for with fingers and toes gond Arrange the feed troughs and racks
they fought, day and night, hand to although he was nnconscious and the animal is not only out of the fie that the food does not become
hand, for mere than a fortl.igItt, be- evinced no sign of feeling when the fight, but is powerless to climb fouled. Clive each ewe eighteen inclt-
trecs, to protect himself or to pro -
and the v1(ttlry gainc,l, A messenger• was dispatched for• vide himself with food, and soon suc-
fore the battle was thoroughly ended surgeons examined his wounds.
The demand for beer was so great their desperate work, day and night,
at this time that Ned could not cont- alrnnst without rest., it is impossible
time the conversation. to tell. Drank \Ci 'tiers said that,
"Here, boy," he said to an urchin after the first night, he went about
who stood near, "you draw corks as his work like a man in a dream. Ho
fast as you can and pour out the scarcely knew when or how, or
beer, and I'll give you a copper or where ho rested or ate. He had an
two and a swig into the bargain. indistinct rentenaberancc of one or
The boy accepted the post of sales- two le of il.tervals of oblivion, when
•man with alacrity, and -Ned turned he supposed he muse Lave lime asleep
to his friend and neiaed has; 11011(1. but the 01 ly memory that remained
"Barret," said he, in a low, earn strong and (Lear within Mini was that
est voice, "if 1 succeed in holding of constant, deterne n:ed fighting with
out I owe my salvation, under God, the flames. And ]vinic Wiliders fel-
la you. I've tasted nothing but gin:- lowed him litre his shadow 1 clad in
gereleer for many a long day, and I a coat and helmet borrowed from a
en 'hanges
d`"'s
T mperature
Bring Hosts of Coughs
are Prevea-ilte
BR, CHASE% SP:ip ,I9
Coughs and colds usually oris(
from sudden changes of temperature
It may be change of weather, pas
ing from a warmer to a colder roo
or exposure to a draught.
It is not always possible to proven,
exposure in these ways, but it is
possible to prevent serious results
by using Dr. Chase's Syrup of Lin-
seed and Turpentine. •
This great medicine has saved
thousands of lives by preventing
had a very severe cold in the chest
last winter and I really thought he
was going to die. Ile coughed near-
ly all tho time and sometimes would
spit up blood. We had about given
up all hopes of his recovery when I
pneumonia, consumption and othc r heard of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Lin -
forms of lung trouble. seed and Turpentine. After using
It is another's favorite remedy for one l�ottlo there was a great change
croup, bronchitis,whooping coo h in his condition, and. I can positively
1 ` cough, say that he was completely cured by
and the coughs and colds to which two bottles and he has not been
children aro subject. Being pleasant
to the taste, the little ones delight
to take It.
It is prized by the old people be-
cause of the prompt and thorough
relief it billies for asthma, and other
chronic ailments of tho bronchia}
tubes.
The very fact t rat tho sale of Dr.
�7hase'et ,iyrtiee of Linseed and Tur-
pentine is fliers than three times A. W, Chas+„, the famous receipt
aq ein,y sitelilar remedy, and was book author, are en every bottle.
watch beside him while Lis comrades
went out to rontfx100 the fight.
CII AFTER XXXIIf.
For nzauy months Frank Wiliders
lay upon his bed unable to move,
0ond scarcely able to speak,. His
Iot't leg aid arm had been broken,
his face and 1101148 (acts hurued and
cut, and Lis once stalwart fu.rm was
redi(red to a 1110:0 w•ieek.
Inuring that long end weary -time
of sefieting he had two purses who
z.ever left Lila—wife relieved each
other day and night; s•1,u,utlecl his
pillow aid revel to him words of
comfort from God's blel ssed book.
Theo.: were, his ower mother and
Etyma cal•d.
For nazay weel(s 1:is life seemed to
waver in the balance, but at last he
bogaal to metal. His frank, how-
evor, had been so shattered that the
doctors held out little hope of his
ever being aissythirlg better than a
helpless cripple; so, 0110 day, he said
to Emma—
have been thinking, Emma, of
our engagenmii t."
He paused and spoke sadly—as if
with great difficulty.
"And I have made up my mind,"
he continued, "to release you."
"Frank 1" exclaimed Enema.
"Yen., dear. No cue can possibly
understand what it costs inc to say
this, but it would be the worst kind
of selfishness were I to ask you to
marry a Boor wretched cripple like
inc."
"But what if I refuse to be re-
leased, Frank 7" said Emma, with a
smile; "you may, indeed, be a clips'
plc, but you shall not be a wretched
one if it, is in my pourer to make
you }:appy; and as to your being
noon—What of that ? I knew you
wore not rich when I accepted you,
oral you know I have a very, very
troubled since. I never saw mecli- small fortune of my own wi••irh will
cine take such quick effect and can at least eneble us to exist until yotl
sincerely recommend it." are able to work again,"
Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Frank looked at her in surprise,
Turpentine, 21S cents a bottle, fancily for 1;e had not used the word poor
size (three times as much) 60 cents, with reference to money.
at all dealer's, or Eclmanson, Bastes "Has another, then, not told. you
& Co., Toronto. anything about my circuanstances of
'I'o protect you agonint intitationtf late ?." 1•,.e askod.
the, portrait and signature of I)r. "No, nothing; what could she tell
me that I do not already know ?"
said ' Emma.
4
A POLITE PRISONER.
The lady who was visiting the
aiI had been much impressed with
the appearance and behavior of the
prisoners. and she took occasion to
express her approval to the warden.
-They seem as courteous as any-
body," she said, enthusiastically,
'even if they don't say anything.''
"Fes, they're polite enough," as-
sented the jailer. "But I'm a little
uspicious of too fila manners."
"I don't sec how you can be!" ex-
laimed the lady.
"Well, I ant," _declared the warden,
'and I have been ever since one of
be smoothest of them broke out of
ail and left a note for me in which
e wrote, 'I hope you will pardon me
or the liberty I'm taking.' "
i'
es of rack room. -
Put a board over the feed trough
so that the sheep can get in it with
their feet:
The man who does not love sheep
might better sell kis flock and go
into something be does like. Sheep
know who loves them and who does
not, and they will rho better for the
man whose heart is with them than
for one who merely tolerates them.
Are there as many sheep in your
locality ns there were a few years
ago ? If not, it is a good tinge
for you to buy a few and work into
the business.
FARM TOPICS.
When you stop the team at the
margin of the field, and refresh your-
self with a drink of water, does it
never occur to you that the horses
also need a. drink? Just try it.
Carty a keg cf water with you to
the field and give them a few quarts
at a time.
It will not pay the dairyman any
better to swear at the cow and
abuse her, than it would to treat
his wifo and family the same way.
It does not improve the quantiyy
and quality of the milk in, the one,
nor the temper and happiness of the
other.
]n nearly all cases the best time
to sell stock is when it is ready for
market. Ily holding for bettor
prices, there are three chances for
loss. One is the extra feed; another
is tho interests on the money, and
the third possibility of lower prices;
while there is only one cltaii.ce for
gain. '
Good tillage does not consist in
stirring tho soil only often enough
to keep mellow and in a fine tiltll,
whether there be any woods to kill
or not. The butter rule when it can
be done, is never to allow the weeds
to make their appearance above the
ground.
The conformation of the dairy
cow 18, of vital importance. The
type of the cow is more essential
than the bleed as indicating the abil-
ity to produce milk and butter ec0a1-
oiniea'ly. Most records show t1iat
animals of the spare and angular
type remain in good service for a
Much longer period than cows that
Moo the tendency to lay on flesh.
Is"Fi.BDIN(1 Tan rias,
Many farmers believe in 000Mug
•
food for pigs, some even goin„ so
far as to cook 0,11 their 100d'. '.Pilo
remits of numerous experiments
show, that as a rule, steaming or
cooking food, especially coarse food
for cattle, adds nothing to its value.
Potatoes, however, cannot be fed to
swinge in any, quantity without cook-
ing, and other grains whieh aro in-
jured or damaged in some way
should first be cooked before feeding.
Warming feed must not .be confused
with cooking It. An occasional
feed of cooked food will be rolislzod
by way of variety. Warming or
soaking the food may make it more
comfortable or agt•eoal'lo to tl'e
palate, and, perhaps, make it more
ea fly digestible. In this way,
warming the feed may be advantag-
eous,
dvantageous, for increased comfort will aid
in economising the food, or increase
ing the gains.
BRAINS AT FINGER-TIPS.
Blind People Are Almost Able to
See and Think With. Them.
Tho wonderful sensibility possessed
by the finger tips uJ blind people has
long boon a matter of remark, many
persons thus afflicted being, as it
teens, able to see and almost to think
with their Angers. Tho reason for
this is thus explained by a doctor.
If you examine the inside of your
linger -tips with a. magnifying -glass of
oven moderate , power you will find
the skin to be in narrow ridges.
Standing point up beneath all these
ridges are the so-called "corpuscles
of Pacini." Each "Pacinian cor-
puscle"
olpuscle" contains a nerve -trunk, an
artery, and a vein. It is chiefly in
these localities that it performs its
function of touch or, rather, of re-
ceiving
o-ceiving these impressions of exterior
objects which, when carried lsy the
different nerves, produce the porcop-
tion of touch. Not long since I had
the opportunity of examining under
a microscope portions taken from
the inner surface of the index and
middle fingers of the right hand of a
blind man whose souse of touch had
been abnormally developed. On be-
holding the highly magnified "Pacin-
tan corpuscle" I was astonished to
observe, instead of a single nerve -
trunk, artery, and vein, an infinite
number of dainty and minute llerve-
twigs branching off from the main
stem. Extreme and constant em-
ployment of this sense of touch in
the blind Ivan, and greater use of his
finger-tips, cause blood to tend to-
wards the latter in unusual quanti-
ties. Blood means growth. Hence
in the blind there is an extraordinary
development of the "corpuscle of Pa-
cini"—its nerve -trunk, artery, and
vein—anti this more perfect growth
means more perfect performance of
function. This corpuscle is the blind
man's itnger-tip brain,
THE BEST MARKET.
Praise For the Canadian Manufac-
turers' Association.
On the occasion of the recent visit
of members of the Canadian Manu- be back again at the centre in a
facturers' Association to tho North- quarter the time or less than a man
west, the Winnipeg Commercial said: on horseback would be."
"Since the organization, or rather He even thinks, that patting actual
reorganization hi�i- battle aside, the officer in supreme
urfacttirers' Associaofttione, aCanadian well or-uncommand will have no fear of using
ganized and successful effort has been a car himself in emergency when he
made to extend Canadian trade both feels that a vi:.it to some point
MOTORS IN ACT1T.Li WAD.
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The British Commander -in -Chief
• Says They Will k7Cave to be
Beckoned With.
In the recent manoeuvres of the
British Army in the west of 10rglanrd
which were war games on a mom
ambitious scale thran. England • has
had for several years, automobiles.
were utilized to an extent never be-
fore attempted in military tests,
and. were found to be very useful in,
deed, principally in convoying the •
envie() staff and the general ofllcora
speedily to. distant points and in
carrying information.
A warm 1iscusrion has arisen since
as to whether motor cites, as thee.
English call thane, would yoally be
of use in actual war, an,t,' �show •far
that use Would extend; - score
of prominent officers - aro qt oted as
expressing• the opinion that it has
been demonstrated that the military
automobile can be made very valua-
ble indeed.
The trump card of the pro -motor-
ists is this declaration by Lord Rob-
erts to the Motor Volunteer Corps
after inspecting them at the close ok
the manoeuvres : "I think,this shows
that in future wars motor cars will
play a vary important pert, We
could not have carried out the man-
oeuvres without your hello".
Motor cycles, as well as motor eee
cars, were used in the enainoeuvrav^.
All the motor vehicles wore run by
the new Motor Volunteer Corps,
whose Lieutenant-Colonel, ITark
Mayhew, an enthusiastic
MILITARY AUTOMOBILIST,
has since announced for his fellow
experimenters in that field just what
they think can be accomplished by
the motor car in its present stage of
development.
First of all, Lieut .-Col. Mayhew
says, it has been demonstrated that
a commanding officer will be enabled
to inform himself personally on mat-
ters incidental either to a march, a
general action, encampment or camp-
ing grounds; need for re-enrorcemonts
on the part of detached bodies, or
the possibility of ;obtaining re-enftorce
meats for himself; all with perfect
ease and itlamella) saving in time.
while avoiding the tendency to error
and finis -apprehension inseparable
from a system of messages and hear-
say.
"This," he says, "may be met by
the objection that the Commander -sins
Chief should be in one place whore
he can be found in all emergencies,
and undoubtedly in the midst of an
action this must be so, But an
officer in supreme command, if sup-
plied with an efficient and numerous
motor contlugeut, would, not hesitate
to spare from his vide temporarily a
staff officer of much greater attain-
ments and greater suitability Por
the mission on hand than the, tnO_
senger personally employed, were
confident that such an officer would
at home and abroad. The Associa-
tion is undoubtedly the most pro-
gressive, aggressive and enterprising
business organization that Canada
has over had. It is working skillful-
ly and energetically to extend Can- THE MORE NEW USESadian trade, improve the quality of
Canadian wares, and cultivate in suggest themselves—motor-mounted
Canada a patriotic and independent infantry, motor quick--flrittg guns,.
national spirit. Though. yet a very cars arnied and supplied with quick -
firing guns, light emerges eyeWe ans-
port, and a thoroughly ex..ended
comprehensive use ,of motor trucks
and tractors for heavy transport.
As to whether in their present
state of development automobiles
could be counted on in war without
constant danger of their brealciug
down, he thinks they could. Says
ale:
"The motor car, it is true, is not
intended for a cross country steed,
and it. is argued by some that its
efriciencyr, for war purposes is dis-
counted because it cannot jump fences
, and ditches. True, but. the motor
will often go round a Heid or a piece
of rough country by -road in less
time than it takes a horse to cross
it direct, and I have yet to learn
that staff officers and others in tite
military service are in the' habit of
striking a bee line across counter --
even when riding horses."
:Anyway the motor cycle can' sur-
mount a great many obstacles, ho -
argues, if the motor -car cannot.
In these British manoeuvres, the
umpire stall, a large body of officers
ir•,clttding the Duke of Connaught and
m n.dr-in-
7,ord Roberts, the Co ma e
Chief, was obliged to over from (31)
are imported into Western Canada. to 120 miles of country a day. It
in proportion to population, our itn- would have. been impossible to d0
ports hero are probably greater than this on horseback, but with the •aid
in old Canada. We hope the visit of motor C0.0S at was 0000nlpli2hed;
of the manufacturers will enable and, as tho records show, with sutr-
thcm to greatly increase their trade prisingly few slight breakdowns and
here, to the dollarise of imported 1)0 serious accidents.
goods. Every sent abroad for
goods which we could profitably pro- CRACIZLESS GLASS.
duce at home, means the curtailment A now hind of glass, that resists
o£ work for the brawn and muscle of great heat as well as sudden changes
Canada, It moans the contraction
01 the market for the Canadian farm- of temperature, is made from Brac-
er. Western Canadians, who are ilian quartz pebbles. . The pebbles
are heated rod -hot and then thrown
into distilled water. The purest •
pieces are next selected, and welded
with the oxy-.hydrogen blowpipe into
long stems , like knitting -needles,
from which glass vessels of any shape
Can 'be made,
At present ' the quartz glass is
chiefly employed for malting scientific
apparatus, Into a test -tubo made
in this way a white-hot coal can be
dropped without breaking it. Ves-
sels of other forms can be heated
white hot, and then plunged into
cold water, without cracking.
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JUST. WHAT' CTIA lvE D .a ,
otherwise hard to reach would bo of
service to him.
That, Lieut, -Col. Mayhew says, is
what the motor car corps can do
now. But the more he secs of the
efficiency of the motor for such work,
young organization, the Association
has already accomplished wonderful
results. It is worthy of tho support
of every individual and firm who
claims to be a manufacturer, for the,
work it is cluing in betiding upCani'-
adindu.
"Aidian whatstrydocs the expansion of
Canadian industry mean? It means
tate creation or enlargement of the
home market for the Canadian pro-
ducer. It means the providing or
remunerative work at holme for. the
young people of Canada. After all
is said and done, the Rogue market
is by all adds the best market for
the Canadian product—the Canadian
farmer. it is worth all other mar-
kets combined. It is the only mar-
ket which the Canadian producer can
call his own. Unfortunately politi-
cal motives have led to the publica-
tion at times of articles referring
rather harshly to the Canadian man-
ufacturer. it is unfortunate that tate
primary producing class should be
led to consider the manufacturer as
an enemy in any sense whatever.
This is not the away to build up our
common cottntry.
"Large quantities of foreign goods
•
mainly producers of food stuffs, are
enormously interested in the expan-
sien of the home market, and they
should 1zo the first to welcome every
legitimate effort to increase ' that
market."
BEFORE AND AFTER.
hriend—Why do you call your work.
a trade instead of an art?
Artist—Oh, I did call it an art be-
fore I began to make a living at
it.
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