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The Brussels Post, 1914-5-21, Page 7ousehc 1d far as in014,3i1)lO away' f roln winter (Belles, Keep a pair lif ordinary pliers in the kitchen for lifting intensely but Winn, It is a good idea to buy a supply of extra bobbins fur the sewing ma- chine, Dip matched in hot, melted paraf- ---1 fin if you wish to make them•water-. proof., slut the invalid's toast -into inch tlgnai"ee ; 1t can be eaten 'much more easily, Uee a dish mop to clean windows, With it ,you can •easily reach 'laces otherwise hard to clean. If possible have two, one for drying. Before using table oilcloth paste at each corner on the wrong side a square of cotton. This prevents the corners from wearing out as suoll as they otherwise would. If silver is rubbed up every day with a dry flannel rag it will not have to be e1•eaned with silver po- lish oftener than once a month. As flour varies at different sea- sons of the Year and by different millings, it is safe to leave out a fourth of a cupful of the required amount; then add, if necessary. When steaming pudding or dump- lings pub a cloth over the steamer before putting on the lid. This will prevent the moisture settling and rendering the pudding heavy. If a baking -dish gets burnt in the using it should not be scraped., Sim- ply place a little water and ashes in it, and the burnt surface will come off easily without injuring the dish. To remove ink -stains from books take a quantity of oxalic acid, di- luted with •water•, applied with a camel -hair pencil, and absorbed with blotting -paper ; two applica- tions will remove all traces of the ink, . After the bread is mixed and molded grease the mixing pan in which it is to stand while rising, and the ease with which it can' be taken from the pan when making into loaves will be a pleasant feat- ure of the work. An enamelled bathtub can be cleaned very easily with a cloth dipped in turpentine and salt. The tub should first be perfectly dry, and after the solution has been ap- plied it should be washed with clean warm water. - Stored potatoes may be prevent- ed from spouting and will keep much 'better in the earth or cellar floor on which they rest, Another layer of lime should be added on the pile at the height of five feet should they be placed in a bin that high. v, How to Serve Strawberries. The strawberry could net be re- commended to. the thoughtful house- wife because of any very high nu- tritive quality it possesses. To be perfectly £rank, 1e cents' worth of etrawberr'ies .cuntain about one- sixth as much nourishment as 10 cents' .wurth of apples. Even watermelon possesses two- th.ind', more nourishment for the price we pay than strawberries, and yet no fair-minded• housewife would want to deprive her family of the joy of an occasional dish of straw- ` berries just on that account. It may have been in order to fur- nish some excuse for eating g straw- berries that there have sprung up around them the tradition of so many virtues. It used to be'said that he who ate strawberries would have no tartar on his teeth, that they prevented perspiration in sum- mer time, that the'- cured gout and consumption and a host of other ills that flesh is heir to, The housewife who believed all these things could well consider strawberries econo- micas, But why make all these excuses? Wiry not admit that we like straw- berries, that they do us no harm and that we eat them for the very joy of ib l For, indeed, to the per- son who likes the flavor of this most useless of all fruits there is some- thing inc,mparable about it. The very botanical name for straw- berries—fragaria—which indicates its fragrance, is token of the deli- cate and lovely flavor of the fruit. There are many ways of serving strawberries, to bring out the flav- or in a host of delicious ways. Here are sone of the rules that are espe- cially worth trving: Strawberry Whip.—To make a de- licious light dessert, use the white of two eggs, beaten stiff. Add one- half cupful of powdered sugar and 1% cupfuls of crushed strawberries. Beat again till stiff enough to bold its shape. The riper the straw- berries the better will be the re- sults. Serve seen after making. Strawberry Creast.—A richer mode of serving strawberries calls for one pint of ripe strawberries and one-half cupful of sugar. They Should be nixed and mashed to- gether and put through a sieve. Then whip a pint of stiff cream and add to the strawberries, with a tablespoonful of gelatine dissolved in a third of a cupful of cold water. Mix together, pour in a mould and set on the ice till ready to serve. Strawberry Cup. -This calls for one quart of ripe strawberries rub- bed through a sieve. Add a small glassful of maraschino wine, one pint of white wine, a few whole strawberries and sugar to taste, Serve ice cold for a warm weather 'beverage, Here is a delicious recipe for strawberry .shortcake: Sift two cup- fuls of lima' with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a, half tea- spoonful of salt. Work it into one- quarter ne quarter of a cupful of soft butter and moisten with a little ice cold • milk. Divide into two parts and roll each part out with preasnme of the finger tops. Place one Sayer on a buttered layer cake tin. Spread with .soft butteer and then put the second layer oartop and bake in e hot oven. When the two layers are done separate them, Place sugared strawberries between the two lay- eis, cover with the top layer, add more sugared strawberries and serve with a. cooked strawberry ce. To make the sauce, crush cupfuls of the •softer strawber- add half a cupful of water and slowly for about ;a quarbee of elle calls for a quart of cream quart of ripe strawberries, Ii of :sugar and one table - of gelatine. Afber the ve been carefully crushed h the esker and let them stand for ten .hour of more. 'Then rub tllel ttl rough a sieve. Soak the gelatine in a tablespoonful of eoid. water and dissolve in half a cupful of hot water. Add this to the s'traw'berries and mix thoroughly. Now put the strawberry mixture into a pan of cold water and stir it till itbegins to thicken. Whip the cream and add it to the mixture, folding in very lightly. T1trn ib all into the ice cream. mould et cili4 - der andireeze in ice anctsalt ou't stirring as ib is freezing. Let it stand for four hours before serv- ing, repacking if necessary, Useful stints. Wrap cub bread in waxed paper if yon would keep it fresh; Try scrambling eggs with minced green peppers for a change. Hang very dusty .skirts out on the 'e1otheeline in a high wind. , 'Garrets and spinach ai'e among the best of tonics in the spring. Drylamp ehinno s on the- radia- tor andp on the beck of •the store. The smoke from burning sugar is ane of the very herb disinfectants. Discarded inner auto tires case be out up into the best of robber bands, In plammeg spring menus' get as tend one becomes e'bixsng, NO RULES FOlt SUCCESS. Conies From Something Inside a Man, Says One. Writing in Pitman's Magazine, a new English publication d•evote'd to business, A. E. Bull outlines the kind of people it is necessary for the man to know who would find success in the commercial world. Says Mr. Bull: "A r'eenarkably successful man, who had commenced in poverty and who had build upa world-famous business, was once asked to explain the secret of his success, " 'My dear plan,' he said to the interviewer, 'it can't be done. I can no more tell you, how I succeed- ed than a bird could explain how it learned to fly.' • "'But,' pretested the intervie'ty er, 'you surely have some rules of conduct and business methods that you have adhered to thorough life, and *Hiab would account for your memos?' "'Yes, 1 ihaave rules,' replied the successful man, 'but rules are noth- ing,' Success isn't, a matterof rules. It's •something inside a Man, something that belongs to his. na- ture send character. If a, main has ib, he will suooeed ; if he hasn't, all the copy -book headings• in the world won't give it to hien.' "Thant was the 'opinion of a man who had succeeded and know his own nature, .and, up 'to a point, it bas ,a green deal of truth in it. "Here is a see•ond reply to the question which Wee put to, the mil- lionaire. The man who roadie it was by no means so prosperous, but he had succeeded beyond reasoinable expectations. He was certainly more successful than those who knew him best thought ha would be, for he was nab a particularly able man in any way: " `I made one rube in life,' he stid. `I 'regard }ib"as a duty to suc- ceed, so I peesiStently sought ilid. company of these hlio had emceed - ad, If annan was a failure I avoid- ed him, not out of ally snobbish - nem, but beettuele could not af- ford iio run the r1•siyc of'ca,teffin ',title infection of failure from him' "His was a mlQQleet• curious idea., that enooess and iitxlklre are infec- tious, and that one can catch theme just as he can catch fever and colds. Here is the point of the remark and the truth of it. It is just the wane opinion as that of the millianau%re, though presen te.d in 44 diff et'smit way : ',The things fiber bring success are the things that belong to char-' actor," To succeed one must mould the al a•racter .a,r'igght, Nothing .in- f1uneee. character so much as ooan- pani,onslni,p, In hos mind it worked out this.. way : 1VIake eom•pansom's of weak ,,people and one yieooim:es weak, miilcc cclmpanioes of strong people ONE OF 11112 01,1) TYPE OF 1111411 t'.�lif'ti NOSYiS1 1)f'PI b1tf e,neveeeeee eeeee..s, e.e...ee.e A Photo taken on the West Coast of Ireland, Where Peasants Have a hard Battle to Malec a Living. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY 24. Lesson VIII. Unprofltablc Servants. Luke 17. 1-10. Golden Text, 1 Cur. 1. 31. Verse 1. Occasions of stumbling —Stumbling means literally- "be- ing ensnared or entrapped." Here it refers to the errors in conduct due to the following of unworthy" examples. 2. One of these Bible ones—It is not likely that Jesus meant by these little ones all the disciples, but ra- ther the more inconspicuous ones among his hearers—those young in the faith, or possibly the children. In Matthew and Mark this verse follows the incident of the children being brought to Christ. But if Jesus referred primarily le the children, .his words would also in- clude Chose npt well grounded in the faith, or those who, •because of lack of. experience and inability 'to fudge between the true and the false, would be easily led astray. 3, If thy brother sin, rebuke him —The sinis not to be passed over unnoticed lest "thou bear sin be- cause of him" (Lev. 19. 17). While ons should bear in mind that a re- buke that will help and not embit- ter the offender must be very wise- ly and tactfully administered, Jesus certainly meant to teach the dis- ciples that Christians -should neither be 'indifferent nor act as 'if unconcerned in the presence of wrongdoing. If there is a connection between this verse and the two preceding, ib is to be found in the charity nehic•h should be manifested toward those who sin against us, contrast- ed with the severity with which we should deal with, ourselves if we should sin against others. Jesus expected his disciples to conduct severe and thorough self-examina- tions (cpmpare :Matt. 5. 29). These should mot make them indecisive in' motion, mor cause them to . be come -less 'confident and aggressive in their work; he wished,- rather, to train Christian character which would be strong enough to bear dis- cipline end to improve with whole- some criticism. If .he repent, forgive him—For- giveness without repentance is not required, 'though the teaching of Jesus throughout regarding malice and vengeance shows plainly that a 'Christian cannot harbor en un- forgiving spirit nor continually bear ill will toward another, 4. Seven times in the day—This number recalls Peter's` question, "How oft shall • my brother sin against me, and I forgive llini?" to which Jesus replied, "Until seven- ty times seven," though the num- bers are not to be taken literally-. Unlimited forgiveness is meant, 5. Increase our faith—The Thigh standard of Christian character to which Jesus urged lois followers no doubt caused them to feel their im- perfections and .limitations, 'and they sere impelled to ask again that their faith might be increased. G, The words of this verse are •olopely connected .m thotught with thus of Matt. 17. 20, 21. On that occasion Jesus referred to the r'e- movii1 of a mountain, mere to ,a tree. 4 Matthew connects the saying of Christ with the question of this disciples as to the cause of their inability 'to cure the epileptic, the meaning in both instances being 'thea the seemingly impossible can he accomplished through faith. A grain of mustard seed—A very small+'seed (IMark 4. 31). Syeamine—Tho weld translated von -mine weans in modern 'Greek a mulberry tree, but in the Septua- gint,. 00 carliest Greek translation of the Bible, this word is need for the fig tree, It seems likr.ly, thero- tfore, that elle fig tree is meant here. 7, Who is there of you --These words were no doubt addressed to a large audience many of whom owned slaves. A servant—A bondservant or slave. Plowing or keeping sheep—These occupations are probably mention- ed because they are the two most common forms of farm wore- Palestine, or-Palestine, 8, 0. In this reference to 'the treatment of slaves, Jesus was merely mentioning the common customs of the people of Palestine, familiar to all his hearers. That different customs, including great- er sympathy and appreciation and less class distinction, will prevail in his kingdom is shown in the par- able of Luke 12. 37, in which the master himself served. Jesus also emphasized the lesson of friendli- ness and equality when he washed his disciples' feet._ 10. Unprofitable servants — Not worthless, but having done only their duty. Queen Eleanor of Bul- garia was praised for her intimate personal acquaintance with the work of the schools, hospitals, and other philanthropic institutions of her country. 'She replied': "I de- serve no bredit for this. It is my duty." This verse does not reflect. God's attitude toward his faithful servants, but rather the attitude we should take toward our service. The work of the Kingdom cannot be properly done unless we who pray for the coming of that King- dom are willing to meet its hardest demands in a spirit of heroic pa- tience.,It is encouraging to note the inceasing number of Christ's followers who exemplify this spirit. e:• IIANh FACES AND BE WELL. New Cure For Disease—Good for Deafness. Massage and exercise, :at various times, have been.advocated as a panacea for many and divers ills. Pelmet now proposes that by exer- eise we may he able to influence favorably the encroaching deafness of the elderly, or :that following the inflammation of the middle ear. He remarks that children can often move the .ears and pant of the scalp •loluntarily, and some may -become quite exceptional in this faculty. He believes that, through exercise, adnits will be able to produce such movements: He has devised three series of ex- ercises, as follows : The first 'con- sists of grimaces of the face, con- tracting in turn the muscles of the lips, nostrils and eyelids, aiming ul- timately to reach the ear; next the frontal and occipital muscles are contracted alternately and then the muscles above and behind, and in front of the ear. The rnusel•es' of the eustachian tube are then exer- cised by directions which he gives Fully. He says : "Medical' mem, snowing the anatomy of the parrs, 'can train their muscles very effete - Melly in this way; others need an instructor to show them." Just what the ultimate outcome of this proposal will be is questionable, says the Journel of the American t Mdic.al Association. Ws may pic- ture to ourselves tentatively a fu- ture period when all around us will be visible a series of grim,aoing, ear -wiggling elderly men and wo- men in the act of improving their cars and warding off the eneroaclli- ing deafness• of old age, "Pbysi- dosis particularly,". says Pelmet, "need good hearing, and rather than accepting deafness with the fatalism of the Oriental, they ehouid rise .up •and light it," If ib its to be combatted by this metlwd, the word "fight" is a very appropriate one. .I4 Uncertainty of .Fife. Miss Flirt—Jack told me last night that I was his very life. .Her Brother—Jack will soon find out slow ltneertain life is, "It is wrong for an old roan to marry •a yoiing fool." "But :how is he.to know thab rho is a fool?"' "When slue. says yes to his proposal he ought to know it." ' TO TILE RESCUE. An Incident Witich Show's the Sa- gacity of the Beaver. The beaver works industriously, and with a degree of sagacity and skill that is astonishing. Mr, Enos A. Mills, the author of "In Beaver World," tells inc that the beaver is easily tamed, and that he makes a companionable pet. The author had such a pet at his, home in Colo- rado, and he tells a number of stories about the animal, which he called Diver. Other human quali- ties than that of industry appear in the incidents related. Diver had a1 bad fright oneeven- ing. About an hour before sundown we had encamped, as usual, along- side a stream. He' entered the wa- ter, and, after swimming about for a time, taking e dozen or so merry dives, he crossed to the opposite side. In plain view,'enly fifty feet away, I watched Man as he busily dug out roots of the Oregon grape, and then began to eat them at his loisuee, - While he was thus engaged, a coyote made a dash for him from be- hind a boulder. Diver dodged, and the coyote anissed. Gieiing a wail like a frightened child, any young- ster rolled into the ,ream], and dived. Presently he scrambled out of the water near me, and made haste to crawl under by coat tail behind the log an which. I sat. The nearest beaver pond was a. quarter of a, mile upstream, .yet less than five minutes had elapsed from the time of Diver's• cry when two beaver appeared, swimming low and cautiously in the stream. A minute later another came in sight from downstream. All circled about, swimming cautiously, with heads held low in the water. One scented the place where the coyote had at- tacked Diver, waddled out, and made a sniffing examination. An- other came ashore at the spot where Diver came out to me. Apparently his eyes told him I was se paa•t of the log, but his nose proclaimed clanger. After three or four ineffeotua•1 attempts to retreat, he plucked up courage, and rose to full height on his hind legs and tail to stare eagerly at me. With head well up and forepaws drooping, he held iris gaze for several seconds, and then gave se low whistle. At this Diver eame fortlu from be- hind my coat to see what was going on. The old one started forward to meet frim, but on having a good look at me, whirled and made a jumping dive into the water, whacking the surface with his. tail as he disap- peared. Instantly there followed two or more splashes and a number of tail whacks upon the water, as if the boavea- rescne-panty were beat- ing a hurried retreat, _44 POINTED PARAGi3APHS. Some people are not on speaking terms with their duty. One touch of fashion may make all women look like freaks. A stylish coat on a man's back enables 'him to put on a. bold front. Few men get far enough lip the ladder of fame Ito make, them dizzy. What you think yon deserve and what others think you deserve -- ebbs From his point of vieav, no man ever marries a woman smarter than Hansell, Theme are several kinds -of unde- sirable trusts, bub trusting to luck is the limit. He is a wise man who knows he isn't wise enough to answer all the fool questions asked .him. Nine -tenths of the things that have been said might as well have been left unsaid for all the benefit they are to humanity, ri. Avacated to Him. Parson --De, you knew the par- ables, my child-? Johnnie --Yes, sic'. Parson- tAnd wliielt of the par- abl'es do yore like best? ' dohnnle-'.X like the one where somebody loafs and fishes, OUP London Letter NeeOgnized bY Watch Charas. A remarkable eolncidence that would be hard to bout is reported by the.alun- ehenter Uuardlan. Just before the opening of the battle of Diamond 11111, m the lacer war, four soldiers, eolnplete sU•ungCra, met around an overturned keg for it hasty meal. After the meal one produced a bad Rorie, which was neatly out 111 quarters, and a combact was ,nadethat each man should wear the memento on his wat4•11 chain should he survive. The four, who belonged to different regl- ments, then went into action trod Yrum that moment. neither dead anything or tile others until a few niihte ago, when a farewell dinner was being given to a popular Jean in liirlrliugharn who watt going abroad. The four then with amazement recognized each other by the pieces of metal atta'4,ed to their watch - guards. All knew the guest of the evening in- timately, and one of them had sent an invitation to the other's. I01nions to Improve Xmudon. A. volume of figures issued by the Lon- don County Council dates hack to 1850. and tells of the millions that have since then been spent in the making of mo- dern London. Apart from the cash rais- ed for annual revenue the capitol ex- penditure on the town since 2850 has been four hundred and eighty million dollars. One hundred and twenty of these millions have gone to imProte the streets, but many more millions will have to be spent before the thorough- fares are big enough for present re - QUI t emen ts. The drums of London have swallowed up sixty millions. Fifteenmilnnna Imre been spent on bridges and another fifteen in driving tunnels under the Thames. Ten millions have been spent in providing parks and 0000 spaces. The riearanee of Unhealthy areas has vest twelve and a half .millions, while new dwellings for the poor have cost over ten millions. Ninety millions have gone for education, and the lunatic asy- lums have taken fifteen millions. The 'capital expenditure on the tramways has excelled slaty millions. To keep things going the London County Council draws about -thirty-five minions out of the pockets of the rate- prtyers,r As thele are four and a half million inhabitants, however, the cost of things 1s after all only about $7.20 • Britaiu Eos 3,887 Brewerlea, A white paper was issued a•eeentle which states that the numberl�of brewer- ies in the United ILingdom Sit the year ended Sept. 20 last was 1,817. The ma- terials used were. as follows: Malt. 52.- 267,637 2: 267,637 bushels; unmalted corn. 91,008 bushels; rice, 1,611,356 cwt.; sugar, 2.- 270,814 . 270,814 cwt.; hops :Including a small OUa,ltity of "preparations of hops"), 62,- 91.1,376 pounds, and hop substitutes, 18,- 885 pounds, The number of barrels of beer pro- duced was 37,078,768, and the amount of peer duty charged £13,771,802, During the year 651.768 barrels of a declared value of £2,112,279 were ex- ported, the principal customers being the I ritIsh Last Indies, 5453,905; Aus- tralia. 0810,4:8; Belgium. 11289491, and the United States, £269,956. Germany took £40,027 worth of English beer. Princess Mary Growing tip. Princess Mary, only daughter of Icing George and Queen Mary, is enjoying for the first time a suite of apartments of her own, which were prepared under the sunervislon of the rlueen. They overlook the superb flower gar- dens of Windsor Castle. and the prin- cess was busy during the Laster holi- days arraftging In them all the ibterest- Ing 'chick -knacks andpresents which she has acquired since her childhood, special provision being made for her collection of dolls• in which, although 17 years of age, she still takes an in- terest. Prince Albert shared rooms with his brother, the Prince of Wales, Owing --to the fact that the second son of the icing. who is in the nava, has yet to spend two more years away from home, it has not been thought expedient to prepare a second suite for hint. 0110 of the sights of the park was to see the yoniifi brineess and her bro- thers galloping about on their ponies. Beforethe arrival of the elder boys. Princess lllary and Princes henry and George would have a daily race• and invariably George. who is the youngest, would win. Navy Living Cost Iuoreases. The most of maintaining a first -glass battleship has risen since 1004 from something less than half a million dol- lars a year to nearly a million; The na- val authorities are trying to reduce this heavy cost but it is never likely to reach the old figure, although the use of oil fuel makes u large reduction possible in .the stokers' department. The eight - gun 'Queen Maty rest nearly a million dollars more to build than the ten -gun Mae. and Is costing 1250,000 a year more 00 mahltal,i. Rubber to be Reed for Street Work. Rubber, which is being produced in increasing quantities to meet a 0005 - lar demand. Is being used for ell pur- poses—notably for domestic service. Later it may be employed for street purposes in cases of illness. What is probably ane of the first ;lib- ber floors in the country has been laid down et the offices of the Rubber Growers' Association, in Eastcheap made from surplus rubber front that subscribed for by the big companies for Guy's Hospital flooring, A member of the assoclation said that rubber will' become much clheaper. in the course of the next year or two,. and that when the plantations are wield- ing what they should rubber will be used In the hone and elsewhere to a great extent, We are propesing, among other things;" he said• 'to manufacture a rubber street covering, to be lent out in cases of illness, Instead of laying down straw, as 19 done at present.` This new flooring material costs 130s. per sglla1e yard, but will, it is claimed. last forever, can be cleaned easily, is noiseless, and it is warm in winter and cool in summer, Black 'Tulip Seems Near. A black tulip which has been a dream of hortleulturists ever since Dumas wrote of such a mythical flower•, has been very nearly realised. At the flower Show in Horticultural 1 -tail a specimen of tulip has been shoran which has such a dark plum color that it might at first dlance be Mistaken for a black flower. os growers declare they will be able In exhibit e. specimen almost coal black next year, 4 Charity. If we could realize that supposing we were all created alike and sub- ject to the same circumstances, we Should all make the same mistakes and -blunders, our judgment of oth- er's would be different. These is no phase of charity so beautiful as. thinking charity. If you give all you have to the poor, or show yottr charity 01 any other way, it availe:th nothing so ]ting as you think un- kindly and unjustly, Charity hurts ne one by word or deed, 05, ''flue Largest Flower, It is believed that the island of. Mindanao produces the largest flow- er in the world, Its habitat is high up the Parag Mountain, 2,500 feet above 'tire level of the sea, The, 1111 tires give it the name of bolo. Its full-grown biopoln, fire-peysled7 is more than three feet in: dianlei e' and weighs ,22 pounds. 'The flower was first found in Sues1atra, and was c•alls<l Fafilasfa Sohadenburgia, in honor of its discoverer. FROM MERRY OLD ENGLAND NEWS BY HAIL ABOUT JOAN RUI.I, ANI) HIS PEOPLE. ►—b Occurrences in the Land That Reigns Supremo In the Com. merelal World. The King li44s subscribed 11'50 to- wards the ewe; orf sending a rifle Learn to Australia. No army is less concerned with politics than the British Army.— The Karl of Crawford., Bobbing the penny -in -the: -slot me- ter has become quite a fluid endeg industry in many towns. It is nevi:sed to build a 1.250,000 American church. in London, which Amer'icun:s of all denoominabions may attend. nd, All Atlantic speed records are held by the Lusittania and Maure to is • the form beingClyde-built. n m r be is 1n )ler favor. John Henry Peynting, I.R.S., professor of phys•ins at the Univer- sity of Birmingham since 1880, hied in London •_n the 31st ult. The Royal Caledonian Ball, cue of the m•os+t picturesque functions of the Lord:rn season, is to be held on May 29th, at the Hotel Cecil. - A prieoner at Mar'ylebo-ne, being unable to recall tthe name of Hello - way Prison, referred to it as "the castle where they put the suffra-. get'tes in.' Surgeon -General Sir A. M. Bran-. foot, who was president of the Med- ical Board of the India Office frons 1904 to 1913, died at Folkeis'to se on the 17th ult. It was stated in the report of a special committee issued at Leede that the recent strike of municipal workers which lasted a month cost the city about 1194,000. The Suffragette announces that the past year's working of the Wo- men s Social and Political Union shows that the Headquarters' in- come amounted -to £36,000, or an in- crease of £8,000 open the previous veal'. A witness at Willesden Police Court said she sent the shop-pomtai upstairs to mind the baby. The Magistrate: "I suppose that was part of his duty as sloop porter ?" The Seaman : "Yes ; bust he stole my ring and bracelelt, That was not part of his duties." "The wrotehed sex war is making mmen lees courteous to wcwsu and women m,o'ne aggressive to mem,,,, isaid Lord Cromer in a nape err pop- posi.ng woman suffrage. He declared lie eoulcl not see 'why an impri ned woman who refused to take foul should net be permitted to commit suicide if she wanted to. On April 5th Mr. W. A. 0, Hake, • the oldest living barrister; . cele- brated Isis 103rd birthday, Mr. Hake has lived for more than "half a century at No. 3 Olal Sterne, Brighton, the quaint oobbled ihouso in which many of George the Fourth's guests were lodged. A near neighbor, Mr, Glover, has reached the age of 102, while still another centenarian lives at Hove, For the last 30 3 -eters Brighton bas not been without a eenternarian resi- dent. PULSE BEATS ARE INDEX. To Chemical Changes Which ''fake Pulse in Iluwan Body. Physicians are beginning to be • - lieve that the rate at which your pulse beats is a sort of index to the extent of the chemical changes than are taking place in your body. The beats become more rapid when you , are using your muscles, as in walk- ing or running, because the libera- tion of energy for the exertion ne- cessitates a greatly increased amount of chemical change. Not only all the more vigorous activities of the body, but such hitherto unsuspected ones lis the slightest muscular movement and the production of carbon dioxid, are accurately- reflected in the pulse= rate. In very young babies, for in- stance, it huts been noted that even the raising ones' lowering of a Dent) will often elm ate the pulls-bea y from tele' to twenty beats; while vio• lent exertiee, such as nursing or crying cell000 aJl increase of fifty to sixty beats. When the pulse is, let creased for twenty minutes, as at ie clueing a noising*, it takes .about 'tan minutes for 'the rate to return to the normal. And during lung t'oiltin- used exercise baby's pulse eunletimes drops below normal and co', t;innC3 there for four or five minutes. In diagnosiang dl ase. the iluls.e rail be of the grea-test sei'yiee only when' its rate clurieg working spanks is compared with that during ;leop, yvlaen the body's activities are a:t their lowetlt s1l T'i lowtming of the puler -ride .during .leap is 1rere• ly the result of more nearly perfect restfulness. The number of beats'' w•onld he decreaoecl as much while awake if we can't" only maintain same degree of rest, If aitir'regu- sal its in the pulse -rate i$ dere to cost -alai d•lgeafves of the heart it will persist whether asleepor awake,' but if, on the othehand it i caused by somepurely n'eevone •ref- lection it will disappear during . gleell.