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SUNDAY MORNING.
A Fratlil.
Tbere was a little kit.
And she coulda’t read a bit.
But she chewed my daddy’s paper every
day.
And she said, with little mews,
“I’m devouring the news,”
But I said, “You can't deceive me with
your play."
* Ida.
Ida is a pretty little yellow-haired
girl, who used to live across the street
from May’s house. Ida was out of
doors a great deal, but was always
bound to go bare-headed. In warm
weather, with the burning sun beating
hither, there she was, her head uucov-
In pretty cold weather, too, she
seen in the same state,
would start her out with
hat or hood, but in a little while she
would drop it off, perhaps in a neigh
bor’s yard, perhaps in her own, and
she would not have it on again all day.
She had a sister, a little older,
named Louise, also a pretty girl, but
Louise was jealous of Ida when May
was around, and when all of them were
at May s house, Louise would send Ida
home, and the little bare head would
be seen out in the yard again, while
May and Louise played on together.
Sometimes May’s papa would insist
on Ida’s staying and the little lady
would be happy to remain and play
with the other, slightly larger, girls.
This was some time ago. Now. 1
trust Louise is glad always to have
Ida in her games, at home, or when
they visit with some neighbor’s little
girl.—Brooklyn Eagle.
Her Father’* Profemion.
Jean was four years old when she
began to go to kindergarten. The
first day she had a beautiful time,
and when she got home at night she
announced proudly that “tomorrow
teacher wants us to tell our whole
names, our whole age and what our
fathers do.”
Mother proceeded to instruct her lit
tle daughter on these points, and be
fore long Jean could rattle off quite
proudly:
"My name is Joan Anderson Abbott.
I am four years and three months old.
and my father is a produce and com
mission merchant.
She said R over to herself all the
way to school, but when she was
really standing before the teachqr
somehow it did not seem so easy. The
teachev asked each little girl in turn,
and they answered glibly, hut as it
came to Jean's turn a great fear came
over her. She could not remember
what her father’s business was.
Finally, the teacher asked Marjorie,
who stood just beside Jean. Marjorie
answered rapidly enough:
“My name is Marjorid Roife Bidwell.
I am five years and one month old
and my father is professor of history
in Harvard."
Her answer gave Jean an inspira
tion. If Marjorie’s father w-as a pro
fessor, of course, her father was a pro
fessor, too, and he had eggs and but-
store; she knew that, so
'"‘when the ‘tf&cher asked her the ques
tion. she roplied'Trflin'Ptly :
“Mv name is JeanAf.tlg^®®' l Abbott.
1 am four years and three rBRBiJ| s °)‘)-
and my father is a professor of
and eggs!”—New Y’ork Tribune.
Erlc’l Knclrte Ridff.
Eric stood on the garden side of the
gate, watching the men who were
mending the road. Behind him the
flowers nodded and the fruit trees rus
tled in the breeze, but Eric did not
care about them.
Two men were busy sweeping water
over the stones, and one was driving
the engine. At last the engine stop
ped just in front of the gate; and the
driver climbed down, looking very
red and hot.
“I say, Joe, this is warm work,” he
cried, “I’m glad we’ve finished for
today.”
"Are you going away?" asked Eric,
timidly. ‘Tm so sorry!”
The driver turned to him.
“Are you fond of engines, little mas
ter'.'
“Yes. I’m going to be an engine
man when I grow up," answered Eric.
“Only I shall drive a train, not a roll
er.”
“I’d rather have my own old engine,”
said the driver. <
"I suppose it’s a matter of taste,”
said the little boy, so gravely that tliey
all laughed.
“Welh look here, little master,” said
the driver, “If you like, I will give
you a ride on my engine down to the
bottom o- the road.”
Eric's eyes sparkled.
“Oh, thank you ever so much!” he
cried; "but I must ask mother first.”
The man ryxided; and Eric bounded
away, soon! ! eturning, followed by
mother herself.
The driver politely touched his cap.
“Bless you, no, ma'am; there’s no
danger,” he saiu in answer to her
questions. “I wouldn’t take him if
there was.”
“Very well,” said mother, “just a
short ride.”
So Eric was lifted up and allowed to
pull the lever which started the en
gine, and they went puffing down the
road, mother watching rather anxious
ly from the gate.
But, when Eric ran back, he was
wild with delight.
“Oh, it was lovely, mother! And we
had to stop to let the milkman’s horse
go by. The horse didn’t like the
ndie,” he said.
Then, as the men came slowly up
the road on the way home, looking
very hot, he whispered something l
his mother.
She nodded, and he ran off down
the garden. Hastily picking three rhu
barb leaves, he filled them with cur
rants, and, bringing them carefully
back, gave them to the men.
“But we didn’t take you for a ride,
little master. It was our mates here,
not us at all,” said Joe, when his turn
came.
The little boy looked puzzled. Th,en
he saij, brightly,—
“No, because you hadn’t an engine;
but if you had you would, wouldn't
you?"
The men laughed and thanked him:
and, by the way those currants disap
peared, they must have been very
good—Little Folks.
Pul ter tl i**.
Butterflies, because of their conspic
uousness and beauty and their occur
rence almost everywhere, furnish an
attractive and ready means for study
ing the many curious and providential
ways in which nature provides for her
creatures.
Collecting butterflies is an interest
ing pursuit, and. besides, may become
a profitable pastime. The most ordi
nary collections often sell for fair
prices, while those that are more elab
orate, especially if they follow out
some scheme, as a collection to indi
cate sleeping or feeding habits, or
representing the varying daily or sea
sonal peculiarities of the insects, will
be very valuable, often running up in
the them-ar-ds of dollars.
The apparatus necessary for collect
ing and arranging these winged beau
ties is the simplest , consisting of a few
articles. The first thing is the means of
capturing. Capturing is not done by
hand, but by means of a net which
can be made from a small hoop at
tached to the end of an old bfcom
handle. The body of the net is made
of mssquito netting and should bo
about two feet deep if the hoop is
a foot in diameter. With a little prac
tice one can become skilled in hand
ling the net and may catch butterfles
rapidly and without in any way injur
ing their delicate wings.
In approaching the insect it is well
to wait until it has alighted and to
bring the net close to it as slowly as
possible, and keep it near the ground
and out of sight. When very close
to the prey a sudden stroke followed
by a quick backward movement will
bag the butterfly and fold the net
over so that it cannot escape. Never
touch the wings With the fingers in re
moving the insect. Carefully insert
the killing bottle and allow the butter
fly to flutter into the bottle, and the
insertion of the cork will hold it a
prisoner.
The killing bottle should be a wide
mouthed bottle into which the butter
fly can pass without injury to the
wings. In the bottom should be placed
securely by means of shellac a small
piece of cotton which is wet with ben
zine or common gasoline. The vapors
from these substances produce an easy
and pai stupor, ending in death.
Do not be hasty in removing the but
terfly after it has gone to sleep, be
cause the fresh air often revives it.
After the insects arc captured and
killed they are ready to be pinned and
set. For pinning always use insect
pins, which are much thinner than
common pins, and will not rust. They
cost five cents a hundred.
A butterfly should be pinned through
the middle of the thorax, and in snch
a way that, the body is at right an
gles to the pin. The thorax is betw-een
the head and the point where the
■swings join the body.
A-ffc r the insect is properly pinned,
it is rcadvHtJr setting, and for the proc
ess a setting ”l f ji s necessary. The
setting board is a p^aT^L,fi ;l, board with
numbers of holes large emJHgh to take
the head of the pin. The insecMsJaid
on the board back down, with the heali
of the pin in the hole. The wings -are
then spread and pinned down to the
board in such a way a to show all that
is possible of their surface.
The fore wings should be pulJed for
ward so far that their hind edges may
be in the. same straight line, and the
hind wings brought to such a positic*
as to leave about the same gap next to
the body as to the front wings. In pull
ing these wings forward a pin may be
used, inserting it just behind the
strong vein or rib, which is piain, and
thus avoiding the danger of tearing.
After the wings are pinned dow-n in
the proper position it is a good plan
to lay strips of paper over them to
hold them straight, and after these
strips are pinned dow-n remove the
pins in the wings, for if the pins are
left in the wings until they arp Jry
itbe holes they have made will be eas
ily seen.
After a very little practice this work
is readily done, and no little taste and
skill can be shown in arranging the
wings to display the full beauty of the
specimen. After the wings are thor
oughly dry, which takes from three
or four days to a week, the insects
are ready to be placed in th<^ collec
tion. A good and serviceable storage
qpse can be made from an old shirt
box. When the specimen is placed
in the collection case it is a good plan
to write the date and locality of cap
ture of every specimen and pin this
below it, thereby adding value to the
collection. —San Francisco Chronicle.
A* He Jlefined the I>i#Terenee.
“What is the distinction between a
politician and a reformer?"
“A politician,” said Senator Sorg
hum, "is a man who is frank enough
to confess that he is running for office.
A reformer wapts to make people be
lieve that the office is running after
him.” —Washington Star.
In Japan every male citizen between
the ages of 17 and 40 owes military
Etrvice.
TH’S; BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
§S*
Old Frock* for New. \ .
Dress designing is becoming Far
an intellectual pursuit. I hear
other day that one of the groat irati
ian dross designers has been tr;' £v, *pjc
in the east to get fresh inspi’.*><y-w
while it is well known that, the* 4’
galleries of Paris are haunted b> Y l
model-malting fraternity, and old
with prints and plates of the /eNth
teenth century are quite at a. ui'Ct. L
tim in the old bookshops and the
stalls of Paris.—London Gentlewoman.
New In Jewelry.
One ol the prettiest of the newest
designs in jewelry which is now in
vogue in Londou is a chatelaine watch
hanging from a chain of brilliants.
The watch has a large dial and a
rim like a cable. It is suspended
from double chins with bow knot pins.
Half way down a crosspiece of bril
liants separates the chains about an
inch and a haUj aprt, but they swing
agai-wet the bow knot and
ring of the watch.
A necklet consisting of trefoils of
pearls, uepenuiug at intervals from a
1 gold braidlike chain, is finished with
; twT> pendants in the form of diamond
■ drops.
I)al>i‘y Hit of Ncckwmr.
A certain pretty girl has made for
herself one of the prettiest stock col
lars! And it is one which any girl
who is at all clever with her needle
might easily copy. The material used
is white Liberty satin, the cut (that,
should go without saying) is perfec
tion. Around the top are two rows of
French dots in black. Then comes a
| row of ribbon, a dainty pink baby rib
! bon, edged with black, just below this
! are two rows oi the black dots, then
another row of ribbon, and another
| double row of the dots, that is three
1 double rows of dots and two of rib
j bon. Tile whole comes little below
I the middle of the stock, it is suffi
ciently dressy, but better yet it is
dainty, und that is the great quality
in neckwear. Once one has achieved
both daintiness and becomingness, the
problem is solved.
Neck OMI II 111 (Ml tM.
Neck ornaments are particularly
pretty. The flat plaited white and col
ored mousseline boas more resemble
shoulder fichus, being invariably bor
dered with mousseline roses or velvet
rose leaves applique at the edge of the
mousseline kilting. Ends of black rib
bon velvet or strands of jet beads
finish the fronts. Others of tulle,
forming ruches turning down from the
hair, are embellished by long pompa
dour silk stole ends trimmed with
large steel buttons. Effective et cet
eras are always an important item on
a Parisian toilet, and some of the lat
est cravats and boas are particularly
attractive this season. Spotted kilted
white mousseline trimmed with lat e,
pompadour ribbon latticed on net, col
ored bebe ribbon velvet gathered up
into rosettes in front of neckbands
and embroidered lawn and linon soie
collarettes are among the most popu
lar accessories.
Interpretlug llhlit** Wnll*.
Poor baby lias only one method of
making her wants known —namely, by
her cry, and it takes some little prac
tice to -..stinguish between the cry
that merely says, “Please, I'm so hun
gry!" the temper cry of pain or ill
ness.
I Til) baby is four or five months old
! she doesn’t shed tears, so when her
little temper is very much upset she
]~*££ies furiously and in an unreasoning
! BOrfffff- way.
When sfiß-ifi. merely hungiy. the cry
is still imt - somewhat,
hoarse, too. and accoiffpa{>ied by sun
dry grunts. If baby is sleepy; -the cry
Rounds as if she were on the verglNtlf
the land of dreams, whereas u she
has a stomach ache, she generally
draws her poor little knees up and
screams violently, refusing for some
time to be pacified.
Crying is always disheartening to
those who hear it, hut if baby does not
cry at ail it is 4 very bad sign in
deed, though, on the other hand, many
babies are allowed to cry unneces
sarily, and instead of at the first, wail
cramming a comfort into baby's mouth
or violently jogging him, listen to the
cry and discover by the character
thereof if it’s a pin that’s offending,
if baby is ill or uncomfortable or hun
gry and then remedy the cause.
Switfll* to tlio Bn*itlvft.
To sensitive natures certain per
fumes act like poison upon the emo
tions and health. The ancients recog
nized the medical virtues, of perfumes,
and one Latin writer ha.< put on record
almost a hundred perfume remedies
for various diseases. Among these
remedies violets figure more frequent
ly than any other flower, so possibly
the ever-present furore for violet per
fume has benefited the nerves of the
sex. Lavender is aiso remarkably
soothing to the nerves, and the laven
der-scented sheets of our grandmoth
ers were not only deliciously fragrant,
but were excellent sieep promoters.
A victim whose supersensitive na
ture is .affected by perfumes is Kube
lik, the violinist. One who knows him
well said recently that “the perfume
of violets makes him gay, and he
takes down his violin and plays lively
airs. If heliotrope is in the room he
unconsciously becomes romantic, and
under its influence reads and com
poses poetry, and falls into raptures
over antique jewels and vestments.
Love is then a pet theme of his. If
he wears a tube rose he immediately
becomes sad and melancholy, and
searches for tragic books and plays,
dons dark clotnes and performs sad
music on his violin." A famous judge
remarked to an interviewer his ab
horrence of the mingling ot scents
women in court use on their handker
chiefs, and declared that they sent
him home at night after a “fashion
able” ease a prey to the very worst
of headaches. —New York Commercial
Advertiser.
m
trt Car. of l ii!",*r Nall*.
’-Soothing betrays the careless woman
sooner than her nails, and nothing
shows refinement better than the same,
possessions. Hands with beautiful
nails always please, and the eye dwells
on them with a peculiar satisfaction,
for in a sense, nails are veritable jew
vkls which deeprate the lingers even
performing the nails great of
fitjY-that of protection.
may be classed as gems, in
deed,Mpcause they haW the formation
of jeVW ls - being composed of flint,
silica, *ne and mineral'
stuffs. r t\e cunning miners) work ai
out fmger^N n<ls is all/-elded pgether
and made, a measure, elastic Uf the
power of gwjhin. Those who derice
good, firm. briXjjt nails, gleaming an')
polished, at tlid >'< jps should see
to it that the fooijlilnay't contains
abundance of the ■jjaii'Sß'ißKng sub
stances. Oatmeal is ope Yof the best
of these foods good lor nSailmaking
and hair forming alike. \
The nails become impoverished,
Chalky, liable to break, through'' de
ficiency of gelatin and excess of lime
deposits. Anything that interferes
with the health of the whole body will
interfere with the shining appearance
of the nails at once.
Nails are really a kind of skin. They
are skin formations, being merely ar.
altered kind of cuticle. Small half
moons show at the ends of the nails
where the skin proper leaves off and
the horny- protection begins. These
white curves are by some called new
nails. They are, in fact, the earliest
portion of nail growth, being the skin
in its changed form, where the cells
mass together in anew way, multi
plying rapidly and beginning to se
cret e much mineral matter from the
blood that circulates within their sub
stance. From the edge of the nail new
growth pushes onward until the whole
finger end is duly protected. The
dainty nail is laid on a very sensitive
skin bed. which also gives it additions.
The growth is marly twice as rapid
in summer as it is in winter in ail peo
ple.
It is very easy to keep the nails In
good trim. Less than five minutes
allowed them regularly each day- will
be all that is required. They need
weekly cutting with a pair of proper
nail scissors, and the cutting should
exactly follow the outline of the fin
ger ends.
A piece of lemon used once or twice
a week is nearly a necessity if nails
are to be kept aright. The acid acts
on the nail substance with a wonder
ful effect of polishing, and it softens
the skin marvelously that is apt to
drag itself forward over the shining
nail surface. Any dirt about the nail,
any stain of ink or fruit, the lemon
will dispose of at once, dissolving
and decomposing the annoying marks
as nothing else will.
A little oil rubbed over each nail
after the lemon treatment continues
the polishing process, nourishes the
nail and skin, eradicates the last lin
gering atom of suspicious marks. A
little wad of soft flanni.l is used when
applying the oil. After the oil the
hands are laved in soft water, wiped
and the nail polishing continued with
a tiny nit of chamois leather. Violet
powder or fine chalk on the chamois
Is an aid to grea: success. Bruslhing
rather roughens the nails and should
be avoided.—Washington Star.
Pointed ginlfcs are gaining more
favor as the season ~&*}yanees.
The revival of big sleeveS-Jias ren
dered canes a necessity.
Narrow chain bracelets set with dif
ferent color stones are good style.
Charming evening bodices suitable
for young girls are of tucked white
chiffon with real Maltese collars.
The handsomest of the new combs
of tortoise-shell and amber are embel
lished with small pearls and diamonds.
The tendency of new models is to
make women look as broad as possible
across the shoulders and very small
at the waist.
For trimming linen lawn dresses,
Parisian modistes and tailors are ef
fectively employed iinen passe
menterie in soft ecru shades.
One inch in the baek graduating
to three quarters of an inch in the
front, is a good width for a belt; or
one and a half inches in the back to
one inch in the front.
The lace trimmings of some of the
more beautiful and elaborate of the
new cloaks are often made up over
cloth of gold. Occasionally an ap
plique of lace flowers eonstitues the
trimming.
Pretty things in the way of fine lawn
stole stocks have the stock of the plain
lawn, with the hemstitched top turned
over after the fashion of a top collar.
The two stole ends fastened to the
lower edge of the collar are of fine
embroidery and are plaited. In the
centre of each are three little lace
buttons. The turnover edge has a very
narrow hem or one a quarter of an
inch wide.
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i&jif FeR
\ Pretty Bed Cover.
Avery pretty bed cover may be
made out of heavy butcher’s linen, in
white, of course, and neatly hem
stitched into a two-inch hem, then em
broidered in daisies at intervals. If
time is an object or one is not expert
in embroidering a rich effect may be
had. by using a sew-ing machine and
outlining some pretty- designs w-ith
one of the heavy white braids.
CleHniuc Hint*.
Mother of pearl may be cleaned by
v-ashing with w-liiting and cold water.,
Never use soap or soda. ,/'
If door or window screens move
with difficulty rub their well
with hard soap.
Insect specks may be removed from
giJded picture frames by pipping a
small camel’s hair brush In alcohol
and apply ing it to the sp;./
To remove tar put sofjfignase on
the spot, rub it thoroughly with the
>?ands and wash off bnjth the grease
aib 1 tar with warm salft water.
i A rilor flie Plnno.
. \ , ituad
Covers-V beautify/ 1 weave come for
the backs pianos, but they
are by no mead An ex
perimenting housei n f?N|r who wished,
but could not affoi i ’ t ri£ ne of these
bought as a substitufjfj&l at much
less cost one Japan This
Vas too long am’ r bat ll ® f°; i/, 11 ■ a
P i6 te tAken fr-m/Lii gift's.fitted
at V side, y-id. a second piOee was
added i>-jf top to go over the lid
of the pattern in shejges of
gold in a effect was c.viseii
which lent its t( to the pVc
ing scheme, atm -cariView cover is ex
tremely effee(ive.-*fyj e W York Post.
l or IroniiiK S, IT> \
Try making your iroru, o jW this
way if you don’t want yom to
get dry and heated on ironin,,
Cut from the upper part of an old i l() 'ot
a piece of leather the size you wi_j\
the holder to be. Cut a piece of browS*
paper and two pieces of flannel or
cloth the same size, says Home Chat.
Then cover the holder in the ordinary
way, except that on the top two thick
nesses of material should be put in
stead of one. Sew all round the edge;
then slit the top upper covering across
the centre, and bind the edge of the
slit. This forms a pocket on each side,
into which one’s thumb and fingers
are slipped.
To Hide the Mantel Piece.
The old-fashioned white marble
mantel piece is now considered so ob
jectionable and so out of keeping with
modern furnishings that many novel
expedients for alteration are being
tried where the expense of anew
mantel is not desired. One is to plas
ter it all over and finish in a Vene
tian red where this will harmoniza
witli the woodwork. When very care
fully done this may be ruled off to
imitate bricks or titles. Another is
to coat it over with plaster of paris
and then color it to harmonize with
the woodwork of the room. The best
scheme of all, however, is to have a
wooden cover built to fit. right over
the mantel, with bookshelves down
each side of a fire-place and a shelf
to cover the marble mantel shelf.
Mixed Mustard for Cold Meats —
Cream two level teaspoonfuls of but
ter and one tablespoonl'ul of sugar;
add two tablespoonfuls of mustard
mixed with one tablespoonful of sail;
beat one egg until thick and beat it
into the creamed mixture; heat half a
cup of vinegar, and when boiling add
it to the mixture; stand the bowl
over boiling water and stir until it
thickens a little.
Cocoanut Biscuit —Grate a cocoanut
and let it dry on paper before a fire;
Treat to a stiff froth the whites of two
eggsT'afld to them five ounce* pounded
loaf ounces of the grated
cocoanut and one-ounce corn flour;
beat all well if found
|t> he too moist add a te&SjtQonful
more corn flour. Drop (he mixturP-Ul
spoonfuls on a sheet of buttered pa
per; bake in a slow oven.
Curried Tomatoes —Wash one cup
of'rice In several waters; add one tea
spoonful of curry powder to one quart
can of tomatoes, and season with salt
andi pepper; put a layer of tomatoes
in the bottom of a baking dish, then
put in a layer of uncooked rice, then
a layer of tomatoes and continue until
all is used, having the last, layer of
tomatoes; sprinkle the top with bread
crumbs moistened in a little melted
butter; hake in a moderate oven one
hour; serve in the dish in which it is
baked.
Cream of Chee6e Soup—This soup
may be made with ail milk, but is
nicer if part white stock be used. In
the latter instance put a pint of milk
and pint of stock in double boiler, with
a large slice or half of a small onion.
When at scalding point remove the on
ion and -thicken the milk with two
level tablespoonfuls of butter and two
of flour rubbed together to a smooth
paste. Season to taste with salt and
pepper and then stir In two-thirds of
a cup of grated or finely chopped soft
cheese and an egg beaten light. Serve
as soon as these are put together.
Athletic Training fer Soldiers,
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
The varying color of vacuum con
taining krypton, seen by some as lilac
and by others as green, is explained
by Professor W. Ramsay to depend on
the size of the yellow spot of the re
tina.
The first installation of wireless tele
phone apparatus for use through the
medium of water will be that for com
munication between Charleston, S. C.,
and the adjacent chain of islands.
To convert a peat bog into electric
ity seems at first sight nothing short
ol a miracle. But it is being seriously
contemplated in Ireland. The scheme
proposes the construction of a gener
ation station close to the bogs, which
would supply the needful fuel. The
electricity would th,en be transmitted
over -Vi wide area of country wherever
It’ could be best utilized. It is also
suggested it should be used for loco
motive power over a network of light
railways.
A connection between thunderstorms
and the moon’s phases is now claimed
by meteorologists. Some months ago
a greater frequency of such storms
at new moon than at full moon was no
ticed in the records at Greenwich for
13 years, and from other inquiry it
appears that Madrid observations for
20 years give similar evidence. The
Spanish records show 29 percent oi
the thunderstorms near new moon,
22.8 near first quarter. 21.8 near fall
moon, and 26.4 near last quarter.
The prominence volcanic forces
have had in all time and in ail places
is well illustrated in a recent paper
by Professor J. W. Gregory, present
ed to the Royal Society of Victoria.
The author gives an account of (he
geology of Mt. Macedon. an isolated
mountain ridge, which, though 41)
miles distant, is one of the most con
spicuous features in the views from
Melbourne. It consists of a volcanic
pile resting on Ordovician rocks. The
igneous outbursts may have com
menced in late Cretaceous times, but
there is no certain proof. The moun
tain. however, probably marks the be
ginning of the great period of vol
canic activity of which the last erup
tions built up still existing craters.
gjo\of which records are preserved
.TjLfhe legends of the Victorian alor
igtA^s.
Dr. a. Hare has recently been
experimenting with the treatment sug
gested by Yott of the'drug habit, It
consists of ibn*ge and repeated- dosc-s
of hyoscine. \i„ found that the pa
tie-nts could taV<, as much as one- '
quarter of a grain each day without
any dangerous effects. They suffer
very little discomfort f;- 0 m the with
drawal of the morphine and the de
sire for the drug very so^, n disappears.
He reports several cases'qn |hich be
has used the drug with markeu suc .
cess. One of his patients —not fatij
a slave to morphine, but also of alco
hol —is at present, rapidly progressing
toward a permanent cure. Hyoscine
is a sedative and hypnotic. It Is ob
tained from henbane and occurs as
a thick colorless syrup.
THE LARCEST HARVESTER.
If In Felf-Moving, Cut* HO-Foot Swath
amt Over 100 Ton*.
What, is said to be the largest auto
mobile in the world, and the largest
combined harvester, as well, is now at
work on a big ranch in central Califor
nia, where it is being used in cutting
40,000 acres of barley. The big ma
chine consists of a traction engine,
capable of handling 75 tons,
and which takes the place of 60
horses, a header or mowing machine,
which cuts a swath 36 feet, and
a threshing machine all complete. The
threshing machine and header are run
by a 30 horse-power engine, entirely
separate from the traction machine,
save that they both get steam from the
same boiler.
The apparatus moves over the ground
at different speeds, according to the
thickness of the crop, while all the
time the header and thresher are going
at full speed, whether the grain be
thick or thin. The average speed made
is three and a half miles an hour and
100 acres a day can be threshed by the
machine.
The drive wheels of this monster
traction engine are eight feet in diam
eter and have tires 48 inches
wide, on which are ridges an inch and
a half high. Eight men are employed
on the thresher. Half a minute after
the header Marts to work the threshed
grain begins to fall into the sacks on
tIT?’-'.other side from where it is cut,
while tilth-straw falls into a cart behind.
The head's atT -carried away from the
header by a draper,- or moving belt,
48 inches wide. They are car
ried through a colander, which breaks
the beard from the barley and shells It
at the same time, then by a narrow
belt through two cleaners and finally
to a bin, from which it ks sacked. The
sacks are sewed and set aside as fast
as filled. When 12 sacks have been
filled they are allowed to slide off the
cart on which they are stacked to the
ground. Likewise when the straw
cart is full it is dumped.
This giant automobile is 66 feet
long and half as wide, weighing over a
hundred tom?. It uses oil as fuel, ne
cessitating the use of four horses fw
haul oil and- the water for the boiler
as it travels around large aereas.
Fr*h Air.
Fresh air contains about three parts
of carbonic acid in 10,000. respired air
about 441 parts, and about five parts
will cause the air of a room to become
“close.”
It’s all right to take things as they
come, but it’s better to go after them.
OCTOBER 5