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E The Ugly Rhinoceros By Capt. Fritz Duquesnc iV tho Genius ot Hull UKOtl up all lila men tal energy "inking a devil for llio nnl rual kingdom ho could not. havo cre ated ii mora uncer tain, mallcloun and ugly bntto than the rhinoceros. T li ! Hiilm.il linn hurled mora huutars than all other big gamo combined, It KOcniH to bo tlio lilrcd nscacsln of tho Jungle. Us success aa a homlcldo Is not duo to tho fact that it necks Its victim, but bccaiiHo its victim fulls over It. If tho rhliui knows that thoro Ih nn enemy about, It will try to got away without bolug Boon. If, on tho other hand, It thinks that by kocplng t lit It will ho passed unnoticed, It stay as r.llonl and motlonloss us Gibraltar, Its little Iiojc oyefl watching tho direction of tho nolso und its iioho sniffing tho nlr. Should an enemy hIiow uii Hitddouly In tho Junglo tlio rhino charges llku n Hush, noso down and horns leveled llko swords for tho thrust, Its hugobulk crushing through the brush llko tin express train. It In always a light to Uio death, ror u rhinoceros onco tn a light wins or tles, mid It mostly wlnH. If It Is not confronted with nu ..cxpresa rlflo In tho hands of a cool, good Hliot. It was tho express In tho hands of ti cool shot that saved mo In the en counter rolntod horo. Wo had been out nearly n year and wore returning to civilization, bucIi us It Is on tho Hunt African coast, with a good stock ot Ivory. My part nor, Jappld do Vllllors, n nvoll-known Hoor hunter, had fover and was ex pectod to din at any inomont. IIo bad been carried 30(1 miles from tho Interior In n hammock. If do Vllllera lttvl not boon. Ill I, would not bo allvo ts-iiHy. -v 1 JKlJvo wore pitching camp at tho .Kagorri rlvor on ono of tboso lnox pllcihlo barron patches that are seat tered llko freckles ovor tho faco of tho Ironical forests. Tho sun wan sefUng nnd tho sky blazed llko tho moutji, of a foundry furnace. Tho dinoko of tho nawly tundo camp tiros roso slowly In tho dump nlr nnd hunt; lazily about tho tree tops; clouds of lllos and mosquitoes followed overy II vine; thing and tho lizards looked In qulsltlvcly down from tbolr porches In tho great vines thul reached out like the tontaclcs of u mighty octopus holding ovorythlni; In Its grasp. Tho river with its waxy water (lowers and gliding crocodllos was on ono uldo of us, tlio tropical Junglo, mysterious und fascinating In nil Its vivid nnd ox trnvagaut luxury, was on tho other. I bung our rifles on tho limbs of tho trees which supported my sick, com rado a hammock. Thy porters wero collecting drywood for tho night Ilren as I watched a monster crocodllo In tho water making n 1'uttlo effort to swallow a frlond nearly as big as It i.elf. , party of natives from a noar by vlllago was skinning a beast wo hud shot for .food. In another group my "boya" woro opening tho bundles of camping necessities. A loud grunt, l'ollowod by a Somali's cry, camo front the jungle Hide of the camp, and tho noxt Instant tho isorwchlni; So mall, followed by a huge rhinoceros, burst through the undergrowth. Tho Somali ran for a tree. Ho tripped over an ammunition box,' tho rhino passed htm in Its blind fury and charged down on tho clump of por ters, scattorlng them like chaff iio foro tho wind, One wns crushed down, Anoth'or who had stumbled roso to run, tho maddened beast barged and thrust Us born through bis back, battered hint against a treo, and thou hurlod him In tho nlr. Close Call for a Brave Hunter. I was reaching for my rlllo whon tho rhino can fill t sight of mo. It was too lato. I turnud nnd ran toward thu rlvor. A dlvo would save mo. I thought of tho crocodiles. I felt tho puff of tho rhino's foul breath. My heart sank. I had one chance to Jump asldo and let the rhino pass, I jumped, and tho roaring animal wiped its goro-ntnltiod chock on mo as I did. I doubled on my tracks, tho demoniac brtito frothing In fury after mo. As I pnssod under tho hummock whero my comrade lay between life and death, thoro wan u vivid Hash, a deafening roar filled the world, nnd I fell. Tho rhlnocoroB roliod ovor, xqulrtlng a stream of hot blood on mo from a wound In Its neck. I looked tin. dazod and breathless. I didn't know whothor I was dead or allvo. I felt tho 'hugo, . throbbing carcass bo Mdo mo. The yellow fevor-stalnod. hollow-eyed faco of Do Vllllors lookod over tho hummock and asked, "Aro ynu hurt?," think not," I answered. "What hs-monod?" - I got no, answer He Vllllors sank back with a groan. I sprang to tho shlo of tho hammock. I thought ho was dead. Ills breast was covered ""Mi blood. I opened his shirt and tiitw Ula right collar bone broken und and Smaller Game protruding through tho flesh. I forced some brandy down his throat end ho revived, "What happened?" I anked again, "You had ono nlmnco for life, and that was the death of tho rhino. I had ono chance lit a thousand of bay lug you nnd killing the rhino, I took. It and gave tho rhino both barrels of he express. Your fnco is singed ft llttlo from tho flash. Tho recoil of the hhindcihuHtt has hurt my shout tier." IIo put his left hnnd over nnd felt tho shuttered collar bono. "I suppose It's iill ti,) with mo," ho said. "This, on top of tho fover, Is too much." He smiled and fell hack unconscious. Tho natives who hnd fled returned, and wo oxamlnod tho five porters who got tho rhino's charge Two woro dead, tlirco badly Injured, Through tho night I sat bssido my unconscious comrade In tho flicker of tho camp ilres, listening to tho dull, monotonous droning of tho Insects in tho trocH, and seeing fnceo In tho embers, ono faco especially, a kind, thin faco crowned with whlto hair weeping as I told her of Jappln, her hunter son's death. Tho chill before dawn struck tho earth. I turned to put uomo wood on tho fire. Glaring In tho grass a few yards nwuy I saw two green phosphoregcont eyes. I seized my r.ugor pistol and roso. Llko a (lash a lion sprang away before I could shoot. A llttlo tutor tho forest burst Into thunderous roars. It seemed to bo full of lions, which were attract ed by tho smell of tho rhino's blood. Do Vllllera did not die. Ho camo through It all. Ho now organizes hunting expeditions into East Africa and in nil probability ho will bo ono of tho Itoosevelt party. Treed by a Rhino Birthday Party. Tho next day wo continued our march. Wo had not gone far when a uatlvo 'irottghl In now of a frosh THE YELLOW FEVER-STAINED FACE OF DE VILLIERS LOOKED OVER .THE rhino spoor. I at onco sot out In oourch of tho gamo. Wo woro not ton minutes on tho hunt when I Btnelled the pocullar odor of tho rhino, which sometimes Is very strong. I was down tho wind that Is, tho wind was blowing toward me from tho rhino bo I was suro of getting a pretty good shot. A fev' minutes lator I saw a long horn Btloklng through tho high grass. It was mo tionless. Tho animal was waiting for us to pnss. I took a chnnco aim und llrcd, hoping to lilt a vital spot. My calculation was bud and tho rhino scampered off at ft gallop. I stood thoro cursing my luck when tl grunt behind mu nearly scared mo out ot my wits. I took no chances, but turned and ran. I hndu't gone 20 yurds when I bumped on something In tho grass and down I went. I grabbed my rlllo and mndo for tho nearest treo a few yards nway. When I could get my breath I surveyed the scone from my point ot vantage. I could sen at least ten rhinos. Tho thing I fell ovor was a now-born baby rhino and It must havo boon ' IU mother 1 shot nt. It Is tho habit ot thu pachytfermata of Africa to collect around a fomalo that Is about to glvo birth to young. This Is to protect tho new-born "weak ling against tho attacks ot Us ene mies, und that Is the sort of christen ing I run Into, I hntod to Interrupt tho birthday party, but I couldn't let sentiment Interfere with business, so I oponed tiro on tho nearest rhino. Ho got U right through tho heart and fell. I llrcd nt a second nnd that, ulao wont down. Whllo I was reload ing my oxpross tho rest took fright nnd scampered off. Narrow Escape from Crocodiles. Tho Hiimmor before last I was hunt ing on tho Kagora. Wo had eaten antelope for soma Umo und tho camp wua anxious for a change, so I shot n hippo lor food. It was an easy thing to do. I waited till It showed Us head, and, bang! A Bpttrt ot blood and It wns all over, As tho wntor was doop, but not running, I knew that In tho morning I ought to find my victim floating. At -daybreak I was down at tho rlvor with a party of natives, Aa I expected, tho hippo's body wiib float ing, but, unluckily for us, oh tho op po&tto sldo of tho river, which . wns teeming with crocodiles. I trlod to porsuaded some ofthc natives to go In with a ropo and attach It so that wo could draw tho hippo over. No amount of persuasion would Induce thorn to ovott put their feet In tho river. At last, exasperated, I seized tho end of tho ropo nnd Jumped Into tho rlvor, boots und alt, and struck out for tho hippo. I had gone about a hundred strokes when n cry from tho bank caused mo to look around. A cold shiver of horror ran through rao, for 20 yards behind, gliding silently toward mo through tho bluo water, I could distinguish tho brown form of a crocodllo. "Shott!" I cried. "Shoot!" as I put every bit of energy Into my stroko. Tho crocodllo must havo been near me, for the bullets that woro being fired from tho bank commenced to zip, zip, around my head. I was afraid to look back, expecting every moment to bo isolzod and dragged to tho hot- torn. At Inst I reached tho dead hippo and inunnged to drag myself out of tho wator up on the slippery carcass. Tho exertion made my head swim, In u few minutes I was myself again. I apologized In sllenco to tho black gen tlemen on tho river bank for doubting tholr courage. I had nono left. I took my knife nnd cut a foothold on tho carcass, und then rocked It so that It would drift to tho shoro. Tho na tives told mo that a well-directed bul let had hit tho crocodile In tho head. The Enormous Cost of Hunting. Tho cost of hunting big gamo In Africa Is enormous. Ono must spend u fortuno before firing tho first shot. The vurlous European colonies "pro tect" their gamo by charging HO pounds sterling ($250) a year for a 11 oonso which allows tho hunter to kill two each of tho yuchydcrmata and from two to ten of the various species of antelopes. This does not protect the guiue, but It fills the local treas- urlcs. Added to this is tho price for porters, shlkurees, headmen, etc., who have to accompany tho huntor. Tho average expedition Is mado up of from SO to 35 natives for each white man. Tho cost of equipping and maintaining an expedition In from ?100 to fGOO a month for each white huntor according to tho district hunted in. Ono well-known concern with headquarters at Nairobi, that makes a business ot hunting and ex pedition managing, equips and main tains an expedition on the held for $000 n month, supplying everything excepting arms and liquor. No Tigers in Africa. Of conrso whon Mr. Roosovolt hunts, his expedition will hunt for everything his licenses will allow him to shoot, it will bo amateur sport, not conducted from n ilnnnclal point of vlow; thoro his equipment will probably be more costly thun a profes sional one, but no better than the av erage sportsmnn uses In Afrlcu. For ltiBtanco, ho will carry a taxldormlut's outfit and euro and preserve his gamo Immediately after it is shot. As soon, as u lion or leopard la klllod the skin must bo removed, cloanud, and treated with n taxldormlc prepa ration of alum. Then to protect it from booties, It must be soaked In ttirpentlno nnd put In Charge of a na tive runner, who, takes It to the near est post for preservntlon. Often when u skin arrives ut its destination tho numorous Insects that Infest tho coun try have oaten It full ot holes und It Is absolutely worthless. Spcuklng ot cnrnlvora und the other fauna ot Africa, let me say for the beneflt of tho American writers, lee hirers and artists who wish to pro tend to a knowledge of African ani mal llfo that thoro nro no yaks, alli gators, kangaroora, turkeys, boars or tigers in Africa outsldo of a circus or a zoological garden. Thoro nro two species of rhlnocoros, the blcoruls or prelionstlo-llppod, ami tho slums or squaromouthed rhino. Tho latter, al though almost as black as Its rela tive, Is called tho whlto rhinoceros on account ot u blue slaty tlngo In Us skin. To bo exact, thoro Is no such thing ns a whlto rhinoceros, Doth havo two horns. Thu Asiatic rhi noceros has but ono. Crocldlles and alligators dlffor greatly In appear unco, und the latter do uot live In Af- rlca. Tho Asiatic elephant is also different in nppearance from its Af rican relative Now about tigers, which havo bcon treated bo freoly ns African gamo in recent Amorlcnn articles. It all de pends on one's nationality whether or not there aro tigers In Africa. Tho leopard l callod a tljger (tiger) by tho Hoots, and so Is tho cheetah, Just as n panther is culled a tlgor In some parts of tho United States. Tho striped animal which Is zoologically known as n' tiger (tlgrls rogalls) and which is tho animal referred to In a number of recent stores, does not make its habitat in Africa, as tho writers noein to think. So whon n traveler speaks of Hons, leopards and tigers solzlng passengers from trains he Is generally writing at long range with a misinformed Imagination In stead of facts. Ho makes ti double mistake If ho speaks of "tigers und tcoparua in rororring to African fauna, as In Africa they mean tho same ani mal. I havo novcr heard an English man or n Hoor when speaking Eugllsh call a leopard a tlgor. Tho most dangerous hunting occurs whon ono attompts to capture his ani mal alive. Many animals, harmless and timid undor ordinary circum stances, become demons when cap tured. Tho mildest-looking nntclopo fvill put tip a tlorce fight when onco over Its first fright; tho ostrich will kick a man to pieces, raining Its blows with lightning-like rapidity. I do not know ono African animal that can be callod cowardly. Ono has only to look at tho formid able horns ot all tho African antolopo to see that they nro built to fight with, titrong ns Iron and ns sharp as a lanco. I havo soen an antelopo attack n leopard, and ovon a Hon, whon Us young Is threatened. The gemsbok, or oryx, with Its two sword-llko horns, has dispatched many a lion. It Is not uncommon to find n gemsbok and n Hon dead beside each other, the mute HAMMOCK. ovldonco of n terrific encotintor. Tho most dungoroiis animal of nil to cup turo Is tho gorilla, as much on ac count of tho country it Inhabits as on account of its enormous strength, ns tho following Incident will Ulu3trato: A Blood Curdling Gorilla Hunt. I was commissioned by a Gorman naturalist society to capture ono of each species of African quadruntann. A Gorman professor uccompnnlod mo on my expedition, which set forth In a direct linn west from Dar es Salaam. Wo succeeded In gottlng some of each species, with tho oxcoptlon of the go rilla. For weeks wo wnndored about tho country. It was In the rainy sen son, and the void, which under ordl nary clrnutnstaneos afforded oxcollotit traveling, beeamo a swamp. With our long lino of native porters wo literally waded our way ovor tho country for weeks, tho black, oozy slush soaking Into our bones and tho clay under foot gripping llko gltto. Such was tho predlcnmont wo wore In; tho spirit of revolt und dosertlon hud seized tho caravan. I callod the men together aud told them wo wero going into tho Congo forests where thoro was no doubt about capturing a gorilla. A smlln of satisfaction swept over tho natives' faces, and at sunrlso wo started for a tlTroo months' tramp to tho west of tho Tanganyika. Arriving at a Belgian army post, a pigmy prisonor torn us wnero wo could And a gorllln, und an hour's truvol from tho post brought ua to tho place whoro the animal mado Its homo. It wns an Ideal retroat, rank with rotting vegetation, tho accumula lions of centuries, reaching up to our knoes. Snnkes glided, hissing, out of tho way, and lizards, green, bluo and every color of tho spectrum, bolted In fear to the treo tops and blinked at us with tholr little, glistening eyos from safo porches among tho limbs Monkeys lookod In wonder and then scampered In thousands through tho forest, scrocchlng like wild Honda nnd swinging from treo to treo for such distances that they seemod to fly. How a Jungle Looks. Uonutlfully designed ferns grow tin dor foot and crept caressingly up tho great treo trunks. Flowers ot fun tastlc boauty, weird shape, and nl most maniacal expression grew up and hung down from tho smooth, black, smoke-like vines, exhaling from their hearts ft hundred Intoxicating odors which mixed with the sickening effluvia of decay. Insects resembling flowers and leaves crawled over evorytblng, twigs nppnrcntly walking up the trees nnd leaves apparently splitting and Hying In nil directions. Ucetlea with big, hypnotic eyes and bronze backs buzzed noisily around our heads, and beautiful birds vying with one an other In brllllauco of plumage sailed through tho air, filling tho dismal for est with their passion-laden songs. Tho constantly dripping sap sputtered from leaf to leaf, soaking Into the noxious earth. It was a scene, dread and fasclnntlng, clamoring of llfo in viting ono to death. For four days Wo camped In this hotbed of disease. Heaters wont (fill in nil directions searching for the go rilla. At laBt somo deep, wide scratch es were found on n cluster of vines. On close examination the unmistak able hair of the gorllln was found on a broken twig. After some hours wo found tho treo whore the gorilla lived. We could tell It by the greasy appear ance of tho bark, mado so by tho re peated rubbing of tho gorilla's body. We could tell by tho fresh marks, with snp still wet, that the animal had re cently nscended the tree. Tho scratch es were short nnd deep, showing that It Had lifted Usolf up nnd not slid down, which would have made a long, siinllow scratch. Wo spread a strong net around tho treo in a circle sloping upward on the outer side. Around tho top of tho net there wero drawn ropes from four di rections held by half n, dozen natives hidden in the bush. Thcso wero to bring tho top of tho not together and thiu bag our gamo. After waiting sonic hours tho leaves above rustled and then oponed, as a six-foot male gorilla descended un suspectingly and cntorod the trup. I slgnnled, tho four ropes were pulled at once, nnd wo had our animal for a moment. Ho roared In furv. twist ing, Jumping, nnd biting tho ropes Into pieces. Tho natlvos wero pulled about like dolls as ho tried to reach first one and then another. Tho professor Jumped about hi excitement, trying to roctts a camora on tho infuriated ani mal. At last the mighty arms of tho go rllln broke a hole through tho not and ho toro tho rest from him ns though it were u rotten rag. Most of the na tlvos fled In dismay. Tho professor dropped his camera and tried to es cape; in a moment the gorilla grasped htm In Us terrible hands. I seized my rifle and flrcd In tho air to frighten tho animal. In my po sition I could not shoot at him without hitting my friend. For a moment tho gorilla stood still, holding the now tin conscious man ns though ho wore n baby, tho brute's Hps drawn back from his glistening teeth. I thrust nnother cartridge In my rlllo. As I did so there wns a buzz In tho air. and an arrow, shot by a native, pierced the gorilla's sldo. A roar burst from his red throat and ho dropped his victim. Llko n flesh, before I could shoot, a nativo sprang from tho leaves and. half-throwing, half-thrusting, drove an nssagal Into tho gorilla's heart. With a groan tho brute fell dend. Examining tho professor. I found thut his right arm was broken nnd that some of his ribs were crushed Into his lungs. We gave up tho effort to get n, Hvo gorilla and, placing the Injured man In a hammock, carried him back toward the East coast. Ho died on tho road. Out on tho void be side u nativo village a lonely little slab marked "Carl Illoch" sticks up abovo tho grass, it 13 tho professor's grave Hunting is not all exciting ad venture nnd luughlng victory. It bus Us tenrs, llko other things. (Copyilght, 1909, liy llenj. H. irunipton.) BORROWED FOR THE OCCASION Wedding Rings on the Isles of Aran Are Scarce and Consequently Are Used In Common. Tho Isles of Arun are amonir the least known nnd most Interesting cor ners of Ireland. Tho people, mostly Hshor folk, aro noor nnil ltrnnr;int vnt they speak tho ancient tongue of their innu wmi sucn purity and perfection that scholars from tho irreat unlvnrsl. ties go to learn of thorn. An Illiterate lad of 14 was recently the quite com petont instructor in Gaelic of a distin guished Gorman professor. A recont sojourner In one of tho Isles discovered that there wero upon It but three woddlng rings; but' no prospective bridegroom was evur iIIh- couraged bocauso he could not buy a ring, lie nostl simply go to tho near est of tho thrco happy matrons who woro ring wearers and borrow hers. .cgouiuionH tor a marrlaire am mndo with a girl's father and a dowry is cxpoctod. Uttslnersllko aa this sounds, Arun lovers can bo impotuoui Late otto evening It occurred to a ce tain young man thut Via woulil ilk I murry a certnln colleen, and to do so tno noxt uay. Tho mattor was arranged nnd early tho next morning tho priest was sent for, but there had been a storm and tho sea was rough. Ho wns deluyed nut tlio festivities wero not. Into tho midst of tho convivial crowd camo a moiisoncor announcing thnt hln rvnr. onco's boat was In sight; they decided to wait till he landed. Word eamn thnt ho had landed; they waited for him to climb the path. He did so, but still they lingered, nnd only nn lmneratlvo message that he was actually waiting in tno cliapel broke up tho antenuptial Jubilation. Then tho groom raced ahead, the bride followed gallantly hut a few ynrda behind, the relatives ran utter In a caas-you-nleaso nrocesnlnn and all were soundly rated for tholr tardiness before tho ruined priest would proceed to solemnize the map nugo wiin mo uorroweu ring. louttt: Compuuiou. a suhu, mar. When It Appears Act at Once. Trouble with tho kidney accretions ia a certain sign that your kidneys tiro deranged and that you should use Doan's Kidney 1'llls. They cure nil Ir regularities nnd nnnoyances, remove backache nnd sldo pains and restore tho kidneys to health. Charles Cole, 201 N. Iluckcyo St., Iola, Kans., Bays: "Tho k I d ti o y secretions wero Irregular, scanty nnd painful itud containod sedi ment. My baclt was stiff and iamo and my limbs swelled. 1 grew weak and discouraged. Doan's Kidney Pills re moved the30 troubles ontlrcly. I havo been well for two yonrs." Remember tho name Doan's. Sold by all dealers. f.O cents a box. Foa-ter-Mllburn Co.. nuffalo.yN. Y. A LONG WAY BACK. George Thcro'B Miss I'assay. claims sho's never boon kissed. Harry Why, I'vo kissed her myself. years ago. Slio means not since sho can rcmcmbor.' And the Old Man Grinned. "Duke," said the heiress, eagerly. "did you see father?" "Yes." "Woll?" "We talked about tho weather." "What? Loso your norvo agnln? Why don't you brace up and talk like n man? a subject of n king on whoso domain tbo sun novcr sets!" "Can't," moaned tho duke. "All tho time 1 was In your father's olllco ho kept grinning at a big painting." "What painting?" "Tho battle of Bunker Hill." Crop Growing on Small Scale. A small holder In East Loxham is making an Interesting experiment In barley growing upon his land to test tho possibility of raising corn on a small scale. In 1907 be sowed 78 spe cially selected grains of barley, which yielded 400 ears. The resulting ker nels he sowed In 100S and harvested In 14 weeks, with tho result that he got a bushel of threshed barley, which ho has sown this year, his object be ing to show what can be done In co real cultivation from "Very small be ginnings. London Stnndard. But Not in. Evelyn I saw you tit bathing this Horning, George It's funny you didn't sco me. George I didn't expect to. Evelyn I was suro you Haw mo at ono time I was standing close by you on the beach. George Oh, yes. I saw you In your bathing suit. A Hot Prescription. "I want you to prescrlbo for mo. doctor," snld the sallow-comploxloned man. "I havo cold feet; what would you suggest?" "A ton of coal, promptly replied the witty physician. "FIvo dollars, please." THE NEW WOMAN Made Over by Quitting Coffee. Coffee probnbly wreckB n greater percentage of Southerners thun ot Northern people for Southerners use it moro freoly. The work it doos la distressing enough in somo Instnnccs; us nn illus tration, ti woman of Richmond, Va., writes; "I was a coffoo drinker for years and for ubout six years my health was completely shattered. I suffered fear fully with headacho and nervousness, also palpitation of tho heart and loss ot appetite. "My Bight gradually began to fall and finally I lost tho Bight of one aye altogether. Tho eye was op erated upon and tho Bight partially restored, then I becamo totally blind In the other eye. "My doctor used to urgo mo to give up coffee, but I wns willful and continued to drink it until finally in .1 cuse of sovcro illnoss tho doctor in sisted thut I must glvo up tho coffee, so I began using Postum, and In a month I lolt llko a now creature "I steadily gained In health and 8trongth. About n month ago I be gun using Grnpo-XtitB food and tho offect baa boen wondorful. I really fsel llko a now woman and havo gained about 25 pounds. "I am qulto an olderly lady and be fore using Postum and Grape-nuts J could not walk a square without ox ceodlng fatigue, now I walk ton or twolvo without feeling It. Formerly In reading I could romembor but little but now my memory holds fast what I read Sovcrnl friends who havo aeon tho remarkxtblo effects of Postum nnd Grape-N'uts on mo havo urged that I glvo tbo facts to tho public for tho Bake of Buffering humanity, so, ul though I dlsllko publicity, you coin publish this letter if you like." Rend "Tho Road to Wollvllle," In pkg8. "Thoro'a n Roa3on." liver rend tho uhnro Irttrrf A nrw one upix-nrx from limn to time. They nre Kcnuluc, true, uud full of tiuiuna latere t. Sha