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The Frontier. rUBUSUKl) UVK11Y THURSDAY 1!Y TUB FRONTIER VRINT1NU COMPANY. W. Uk Math KWH. Editor. THE PLATFORM. Wo reaffirm the American dootrlno of pro tvctid. Wo call utt out ion lo Its growth abroad. Wo maintain llmt tho prospermia roodlMon of our country 1* largely duo to tho wise revenue legislation of tho republi can oomrress. Wo believe that all articles which cannot bo prbdueod In tho United States, except luxuries, should bo admitted freo of duty, and that on all imports combi# Into conipe tltlon with tho products of American labor there should bo lovlod duties equal to the difference between wages abroad and at homo. Wo assort that tho prices of manu factured articles T>f general consumption have boon reduced under tho operations of the tariff aoj of 18 •. ‘ Wodonounoo the efforts of t he democratic majority of tho house of representatives to destroy our tariff laws by piece meal, as manifested by their attacks upon wool, lead und load ores, the chief products of a num ber of states, and we Hsk the people for their judgment thereon. * Wo point to tlio success of the republican , policy of reciprocity, under which our ex port trade has vastly increased, and new and enlarged markets have been opened for the products of our farms and workshops. We remind the people of the bitter oppo sition of the democratic party to t his prac tical business measure, and claim Mint, ex ecuted by a republican administration, our present laws will eventually give us control of the trade of the world. Tho American people, front tradit ion and interest, favor bl-metallism. and the repub lican party demands the use of both gold and silver as standard money, with such re- j ■trlctioits and under such provisions, to be determImsl by legislation, as will secure the , maintenance of the parity of values of the I two metals so that the purchasing and debt : paying power of the dollar, whether of silver gold or paper, shall he at all times equal. The Interests of the producers of the coun try, Its farmers ami lls workingmen-, de mand that every dollar, paper or coin. Issued by the government, shall be as good us any other. Wo commend the wise and patriotic steps already taken by our government to secure an International conference, to adopt, sueh measures as will Insure a parity of value between gold and silver for use as money throughout the world. We demand that, every citizen of the United States shall he allowed to cast, one free and unrestricted bpllot in all public elections and t hat such ballot shall be coun ted and returned as east; that such laws shall bo enacted and enforced as will secure to every citizen, be he rich or poor, native or foreign born, wtilte or black, this sovereign . right, guaranteed by the constitution. The free and honest popular ballot, the Just ami equal representation of nil the pcoplt* as well as their Just, and equal protection under tho laws, are the foundation of our republi can institutions and the party will uevei; relax Its efforts until the Integrity of the ballot, und the purity of elections shall bo fully guaranteed and protected in every state. We denounce the continued inhuman ou< ragt's perpetrated upon American citizens for political reasons In certain southern status of the Union. We favor the extension of our foreign commerce, the restoration of our mercant ile murine by home-built ships, and the crea tion of a navy for the protection of our na tional interests ami tho honor of ourtluv; the maintenance of the most friendly jtda ,f tions with all foreign cowers; entangling ul llanoes with none; and the protection of the rights of our Ushermen. i Wo reatltrm our approval of the Monroe doctrine and believe in tho achievement of the manifest destiny of the republic In its broadest sense. We favor the enactment of more stringent laws and* regulations for the restriction ol orlmiuul. pauper and contract Immigration. We favor efficient legislation by congress to protect the life and limb of employes of transportat ion companies engaged In carry ing on Inter-state commerce, in mining and manufaoturlng. Tho republican party has always been the , champion of the oppressed and recognizes the dignity of manhood Irrespective of fait li, v "color or nationality; It sympatlz.es with I the cause of home rule la Ireland, and pro- j , , tests against the persecution of the .lews In Russia. The ultimate reliance of free popular gov-1 erumont is the intelligence of the people, and the maintenance of freedom among men. We therefore declare anew our devo tion to liberty of thought, and conscience, of speech and press, and approve all agencies and instrumentalities which contribute to the education of the children of the lund, but while insisting upon the fullest measure of religious liberty, we are opposed to any union of church and state.. We reaffirm our opposition, declared in the republican platform of 1888, to all combina tions ol’ capital organized in trusts or other wise, to control arbitrarily the condition or trade among our citizens. We heartily Indorse tho action already taken upon this subject., and ask for such further leglslatson us may be required to remedy any defects In existing laws, and to render their enforcement more complete and effective. . > We approve tho policy of extending to towns, villages and rural',communities the ' free delivery service, now enjoyed by the larger cities of the country, and reaffirm the declaration contained in the republican platform of 1888, pledging the red notion of letter postage to 1 cent at the earliest possi ble moment consistent with the maintenance Of the postoftloe department and tho highest 1 class or postal service. , We commend the spirit and evidence of reform in the civil servloe, ami the wise ami consistent enforcement by the republican ' party of the laws regulating to same. • The construction of the Nloarauga canal Is • of the highest importance to the American N. people, both as a measure of national de fense and to build up and maintain Ameri can, commerce, aud it should be controlled , , by the United States government. We favor the admission of the remaining territories at tho earliest practicable date <V having due regard to tho interests of the people of tho territories and of the United States. All the federal officers appointed foi the territories should be selected from the ; bona lido residents thereof, and the right of self government should bo accorded as far as practicable. We favor the cession, subject to the liome stead laws, of the arid public lands, to the Htates and territories in which they lie, un * der such congressional restrictions ns to dis position. reclamation and occupancy bv set tlers its will secure the maximum beneuts to tho people. The World’s Columbian Exposition Is a, great national undertaking, and congress V should promptly enact sueli reasonable leg islation in aid thereof as will insure a dis charge of the expenses and obligations inci . • dent thereto, and the attainment of results commensurate with the dignity and progress of the nation. l:'t- We sympathize with all wise and legiti mate efforts to lessen and prevent the evils of intemperance and promote morality. Ever mindful of the services and sacri fices of tho mer. who saved the life of the nation, we pledge anew to the veteran sol diers of the republic a watchful care and recognition of their just claims upon a grateful people. We commend the able, patriotic and thor oughly American administration of Pres ident Harrison. Under it the country has enjoyed remarkable prosperity aud the'hon or and dignity of the nation, at home and abroad, have been faithfully maintained, and we offer the record of the pledges kept as a guarantee of faithful performance in the future. {CLEVELAND THE MAN. The Stuffed Prophet was chosen this morning by the votes of 006 delegates to land the forlorn hope in this cam paign. There were some 800 votes cast, of which Cleveland received 606, Hill 112, the balance scattering. Up to the time of going to press. 1 r. M., no word has been received concern ing the vice-president but lightning will probably strike Gray. Old soldiers will no doubt receive the man of destiny with open arms. . i The Omaha World-Herald is bitterly opposed to fusion. The O’Neill Bun favors fusion. Mickkijoiin npuenrs to<ie in the lead in the republican congressional contest in the Third district. Tins is apparently the editors' year in polities, and the writer is much encour aged in nursing his little boom. The democracy now'has to face a party which hns its blood up and has already caught its second wind. Politics in this congressional district are decidedly quiet just now, but we presume there will be music before long. s. -*■«#»■• The Independent Is insulted because it has been confounded with the Trib une. In other words the sun is ashamed of his father. What right has the Independent to call the Saviour to its aid? Perhaps the trinity on that sheet imagine them selves holy enough for that. Genehai. Pa it i, Vandervoot, with a record that smells to heaven, is men tioned in connection with the independ ent nomination for president. What next in the way of reform? It is amusing to hear the democrat now tell how weak is Harrison, when it was but a few days ago that he considered him the best man the republicans could nominate and the one most apt to win. Mu. Fassettacquitted himself splen didly.' The true keynote this year is not in a new issue, but in an appeal for harmony and united republican action in defense of principles that can never die. Emmons Bi.aine, son of Bex-ecretary Blaine, died in Chicago last Saturday. This is a severe blow to Mr. Blaine and family, and they have the sympathy of the entire country in the great bereave ment that has overtaken them. Van Wvck in all probability will be the candidate of the independents for governor, and tjie republicans will necessarily have to be Careful in select ing a candidate to beat him. The man who can surely doit is Judge Crounse. In his speech at Mecklenburg, N. C„ Dave Hill gave in his adhesion to the claim that the declaration of independ ence originated in that town. This makes Jefferson a plagiarist, or copyist, at least, and it disposes also of Dave Hill as a true Jeffersonian Democrat. It is amusipg to hear . some of the smithy rats up in this country talk about Ileid in connection with the printer’s union. They are not members', have probably been black-listed for in competency, and have no idea what the international union can or cannot do. There is a nobler future even than bringing prosperity to a country before the republican party. And that future is to give every citizen of the United States liberty of thought and action. Wealth and prosperity arc noble but hu man liberty is magnificent.—T. B. IIkkii. John Tiiuhston was a red-hot Blaine worker at Minneapolis, but he does not sulk—he is not built on the sulky pat tern. He says: “I am ready now and nt all times, with voice, and brain and heart, and soul, to speak and work and vote for the platform and the nominees of the republcian party.” Tub Butte Gazette is the latest news paper venture in the prosperous infant county of Boyd, and the initial number is a dandy all ’round, barring politics, which are abominably bourbonish. Tom Armstrong is the Ed. and prop., and no doubt will take care of the ‘‘long felt want” in good shape. The greatest success is our wish. Ik “Governor” Powers is a fair sample of the leaders of the independent party, if his speeches are intended to make votes, it is sincerely to be hoped the leaders will be numerous and will be kept busy during the camprign. Mr. Powers'personally appears to be a nice old geBtleman, but his talk on the rostrum is so thin and devoid of argu ment or point that we do not believe he will work injury to any party but his own. Not only do Mr. Blaine and Mr. Mc Kinley give President Harrison their hearty endorsement for re-election, and urge the party to unite in his support, but the leaders of the movement in favor of both the defeated candidates are doing likewise. It is a simple matter of fact that no party was ever more closely united in favor ot a national candidate so soon after a convention than are the republicans to day in favor of Benjamin Harrison. The report having been circulated that genial Dick Thompson had climbed the golden stairs, calls forth a protest from that gentleman, who says in the St. Joseph Gazette: “My business in St. Joseph is to visit with relatives and friends. I am enjoying the very best of health and I go from here to Chicago to participate in a convention that will nominate the next president of the United States.” Dick is a humorous cuss, as is evidenced from his talk about the certainty of nominating a winner at I Chicago. Our honbr is pledged to continue the contest for & free and honest ballot un til this question is settled in the right. It is not the negro alone who is dis franchised, it is every American.—PAS SET . Wihtki.aw Reid, the nominee for vice president, has always been the staunchest upholdei of Mr. Blaine. As the successor of Horace Greeley in the New York Tribune he has wielded a a great influence in directing public thought. His brilliant success while minister to France fh winning over that government to opening the French market to our pork products will not be forgotten by the American people. It was extremely fitting that Mr. Reid should be chosen for second place on the ticket.1 The present democratic program is not to reduce duties, but to abolish them -those on wool, binding twine, cotton tics, etc. There are conditions under which a reduction of duties, by increas ing imports, may increase the revenues. But the abolishing a duty cannot, con ceivably, have any other effect than to reduce the revenue, And yet the demo crats are groaning that the government is bankrupt, without enough revenues to pay its obligations. This is a flue example of the consistency of demo cratic policy. This talk about the printer's union is suing a bull against Whitelaw Reid on account of the difficulty he has had with the union is the silliest kind of non sense. The union cannot do any thing of the kind. It is contrary to its con-* stitution and by-laws and the interna tional will not consider it for a moment. When a question is adjusted satisfact orily to the printers that settles the mattpr and the only way that Reid can possibly be boy-cotted is for the interna tional to order the Tribune men out, but it is safe to say that having spent long years in getting control of the office, they will do nothing of the kind. —---• It was anticipated that the . silver question would be a point of much difficulty iu the republican national convention. It was Anally settled with entire harmony. The republican plat form takes issue with the democriuic congress on the admission of Mexicdn'i lead ores, protecting opr silver mining j industry from this sort of loss, and gives its support to the endeavor to find a common basis for free coinage on which all nations can unite. The silver leaders baye on several occasions broken from their party, but experience has shown that the republicans are the only friends who can do them real service. Lkt all the republicans remember that if tlio democrats wiw this fall they will undoubtedly get control of every de partment of the government and have full swing. The four years Cleveland spent in the white house, handicapped by a republican senate, will be as “in nocuous desuetude” itself compared to the exploits of the democracy when in full power and free to let themselves loose. Owning to tUe peculiar situation, the democrats if they win this fall, will probably carry everything be fore them. They have not had such a chance since the war and they are getting ready for such a fight as is not often seen. If there ever will be a time for republicans to sulk or lose or throw awnv their votes it is not this year. Personal jealousies should be shelved. Every republican should work for the ticket as though its success de pended upon him alone. A fight on this line enthusiastically conducted will show grand results this fall. A London correspondent of the mug wump New York Times has discovered a nest chock full of little horses just hatched. He has found that Lord Salis bury has uttered his plaintive’wail for protection in collusion with President Harrison and that the president will, in return, remove the duties on Sheffield cutlery, Manchester fabrics and other Euglish goods, under the authority given him "in the reciprocity clause of the McKinley bill.” This benighted mugwump and many other addlepated chatterers are continually crying out that reciprocity is, in reality, a step towards free-trade. They are evidently ignorant of the fact that the reciprocity | clause gives the president no authority to take off the tariffs on Sheffield cutlery and Manchester fabrics nor, in fact, to take off any tariffs. It giyes him power to reimpose duties on a very few articles, off which congress has taken the duties, if the countries from which these arti cles are imported decline to take duties off American exports to those countries. This is reciprocity. Tt is a very simple, easily-comprehended arrangement, yet it lias wrought such results as to wring this cry of distress from the prime min ister of the loading commercial nation ! of the world. • BRIEFLY TOLD. The New York Press epitomizes the republican platform in this wise: We believe in the American doctrine of protection. We believe that articles, except luxur ies, which cannot be produced in the United States should be admited free of diitv. We demand that on all imports com peting with the products of American in bor duties should be levied equal to the difference detween wages at home and abroad. i We ask the people to pronounce a | verdict upon the cowardly course of the | democrats in attacking the tariff piece > meal. [ We believe in reciprocity, which has ! opened new markets for the products of the workshop and the farm. We believe iir the use of both gold and silver money. We demand that every dollar, whether of gold, silver or paper, shall be equal to every other dollar. We believe in an international confer ence to secure parity of gold and silver throughout the world. We demant} that every citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born,>white or black, shall be permited to cast one bal lot and have it counted as he cast it. We propose to keep on fighting till we have honest elections in every state. We favor the revival of our foreign commerce in American ships. We demand a navy to protect our in terests and maintain the honor of our flag. We demand that arbitrary combina tions of capital to control trade condi tions shall be rigidly regulated. We believe in wise andYmnsistent civil service reform. We believe in admitting all territories to the Union as soon as they are quali fied for entrance. We reaffirm the Monroe doctrine. We demand the restriction of crim inal, pauper and contract immigration. We demand that the employes of rail roads, mines and factories shall be pro tected against all needless danger. We sympathize with the oppressed in every land. We demand freedom of speech and of the press. We believe in popular edpeation. We favor the construction and con trol of the Nicaragua canal by Ameri cans. We believe in self-government fer territories. % _ We believe that the Columbian expo sition should be made a success worthy of the dignity and progress of the na tion, and that the government should aid in this if necessary. We sympathize with all legitimate ef forts to promote temperance and mor nlity. We pledge to the loyal veterans of the. war for the Union the recognition that is theirs by right. We are proud of President Harrison’s magnificent administration. And we propose to give the country another administration just as good for the next four years. » POLITICAL POINTERS. They Go Together. All of the signs and conditions indi cate that there will be a bountiful crop of corn and republican votes next au tumn.—Stuart Ledger. • Badly. Cut. ■ Wonder what Tiie Frontier has got against Harrison and Blaine? From the "pictures" given oT these gentlemen in last week’s issue of that paper, we infer there must be something wrong.—Butte Banner. Good Medicine for a Republican. Barrett Scott, of O’Neill, is a terror at a convention and his clarion voice could always be heard. Although an anti-Harrison man he swallowed the dose with good grace and shouted just the same.—Dixon Index. Will He? W. 1>. Mathews, editor of the O’Neill Frontier, will be a candidate for a seat in the senate this fall and will doubtless secure what he wants. As a result of the progress of the higher ed ucation campaign, editors are strictl y in it this year.—Fremont Tribune. "If!” W. D. Mathews, or O’Neill, appears to be the favorite candidate for senator for this district, in ‘,he republican party. Well, if it has got to be a republican we know of no man whom we would rather see get the honors than “Doc.” He is not only a first class newspaper man, but a gentlemen, eminently qualified to reflect credit on the district.—Butte Gazette. _ Home Endorsement. We are pleased to see the name of W. D. Mathews favorably mentioned as a probable candidate for senator for the 18th district. Doc’s republican princi ples are of the genuine stripe. He has been closely identified with Nebraska’s interests and especially of Holt county and he is eminently qualified for the position. We should be glad to see him nominated and elected to the office._ Chambers Bugle. Brave, Boss Blaine. Boston, June 10. 1893. To the Republicans op the Country: The resolution,energy and persistence which marked the proceedings of the convention at Minneapolis, will if turn ed hgainst the common toe. win the election in November. All minor differences should be merged in the duty of every republican to do all in his power to elect the ticket today nominated by the national re publican convention. James G. Bi.aink. Jos is in It. The Chronicle is gratified to note the unanimity witl) Which the candidacy of Joseph Bartley, of Atkinson, for the republican nomination for state treas urer is being supported by the party press of north Nebraska. . If the Re publicans of this part of the state will not divide their strength among a num ber of favorities for several places on the state ticket, they certainly will se cure the recognition to which they' are justly entitled by getting one of the best offices for a north Nebraska man. Mr. Bartley was a leading candidate for state treasurer four years ago, and de veloped strength that certaiulv entitles him to the solid support of the* party in the north Platte country this year He is recognized as the man for the place and his pathway thus far seems to be clear to the coveted goal.—Wisner Chronicle. ■ I ; Each generation has Its -own problems; Its own achievements, its own sorrows and joys. If It is wi9a it learns something from the past/ but having its own life to live it is never profoundly and continuously impressed by antecedents. It is rocognizod by all that the world has entered upon an epoch in which the victories of peace shall overcome those of war. The greatest statesman of the age wears as his laurel the glory of having changed his country’s policy and made the work of arbitration take the place of war. In this free country no social odium should attach to honest work of any kind, and the mistress who views her housemaid as other than a worker for wages, whose obligations end with tho rendering of so much toil for so much money, is as great a snob as the shopgirl who cuts the acquaintance of an associate for choosing the kitchen to the factory. There is a duty laid upon parents and the public schools in this regard. * ‘Charity, 11 as Richard Whiteing aptly says, is “but an ointment for a cancer.” If charity opens cheap lodgings and restaurants for working girls, these benefactions enable them to live for less, and In the end they will get just that much less for their work. The operation of the iron law of wages, pressing the toiler down to the point of bare subsistence, is not to be permanently interfered with by the emollients of the humane, however well meant. The age is eminently a practical and i gain-seeeking one. Our education follows the tendency of the ago. Literature no longer directs public movements but follows them, and poetry, which has no more intrinsic pecuniary value than music or beauty, suffers. A poem cannot be used as an asset or serve for profitable specu lation. like a work of art—it can ,not even be utilized for revenue like a play or a song. And accordingly poetry is neglected. Humanity is becoming too strong and sensitive, too responsive to relig ion and civilization to permit the old fashioned duels between nations to settle disputes, and civilization has encouraged development of genius until it has made the weapons of war so terribly destructive that nations hesitate to feed their people to death. Civilization is doing its work; it is refining the world; humanizing it and leading it to find satisfaction that is greater than hatred, revenge and savagery can suggest The mission of civilization as rep resented in the European partition of Africa bears a curious resemblance to savagery. So far as it is made .effect ive it drives the natives from their lands and supplants them with the while race. Where only a •pro tectorate” is undertaken and an at tempt is made to put it into effect, it« is found to consist in selling to the natives by force of arms clothes which they do not need, and rum which they ought not to have, and shooting such of the natives as object to the white man’s control. In contrast with civ ilization the barbarism that minds its own business has some moral ad vantages The • servant girl" matter must be settled by the abolition of the .word •servant.” Saiid a Turkish states man: .••The first step towards the settlement of the Albanian question is the extermination of the Albanians, ” and the first step towards the settle ment of the ‘servant” question in this country is thB abolition of the words •servant” “service” and ‘servant girL" Try spme other name if a designation is necessary. In New England, in simpler duys when all the members of the family worked, the young woman who came in to work with the family was called the ••help,” and' she fully deserved the title. ••HeVp” might fit the present emergency, but certainly not • ser vant” Fok from three to six months in the year the country districts are barred from the outside world, except for foot travelers or an occasional daring horseman. During all this time the products of the farm are unmarket able the necessaries which it requires cannot be supplied, the desolation of loneliness and stagnation settles down up its intellectual and social lif^ farm animals and vehicles are useless and have to be maintained at a dead l°sa and even the work of education is interrupted by the impossibility of sending children to schooL This is the country road at its worst estate, But there are other months when, though, it may be traveled, it requires two horses to pull the load of one. consuming even then double time, and there is tsit a comparatively short period when the ordinary highway performs the office for which it was destined. The ensuing lose direct and Indirect^ is simply incalculable No uoomwuBu part of sati* factory discussion of dinner a u prompt and unobtrusive service. This can bo purchased of oourse. The waiter generally knows his customer and governs his movements by what he considers a just expectation of re. ward. but the customer of a restaurant is fairly entitled to prompt service equally with clean napery and wholesome food. Blessed the boy who has a father or mother who insists on his master Inga rich, varied or vital command of language, who sends his letters back to him corrected, and with sarcastic queries whether the term •bully” or •-tiptop” covers the whole realm of charm in such varied characters and incidents as a pretty little girl playmate, an ascent of Pike’s Peak or a sail on Lake Cham plain. ••The civilization of Africa" is a mission that Kurope has taken vigor ously in hand in the last few years. The lirst step has been worthy of the kind of civilization that is represented in the 3.000,000 men who are kept under arms to maintain the peace of Europe. The Christian nations have calmly proceeded to divide up the territory of the heathen and the sav age among themselves, without even the highwayman's formality of sug gesting to the viotim to throw up his hands. No sort of factory or other abso lutely indoor labor compares in ease, healthfulness or pay with household labor. The great prizes go to the cooks. The groat cooks of the world receive salaries equal to the greatest artists. They are the Pattis of the kitchen. The head cooks of the lead ing hotels and restaurants receive sal aries equaled by no other employees. A good oook in a well-living family can command pay absolutely princely compared with that earned by women in most of the occupations they enter upon. This is going on the reasona ble supposition that a woman can make as good a cook as a man. Tiie trouble with our present im migration ' laws is that they place toe much stress,on the .external circum stances of the immigrant and too little on the real quality. The defect could be remedied by the undoubtedly timely suggestion, that an educational restriction bo placed on immigration. Education need not be the solo criterion of an immigrant’s fitness. Respectable and law-abiding character should accompany it. If these qual ities were insisted upon in the case of every immigrant, there is no doubt there would be a va-t improvement in the quality of our accessions to popu lation. at the same time that there was a decrease in the quantity. Nine-tenths of the dullness and monotony of human intercourse grows out of lack of training of eye, ear and speech to the appreciation of fine distinctions. All the vast world of difference between a violin and a hurdygurdy lies in the infinite variety of shades of expression the violin is capable of. Just so with the dif ference between the attractiveness of one man or woman and another! No matter, then, how much it costs in the way of persistent effort all hope must be forfeited of ever becoming agreeable in talk, attractive in man ners, a discriminating judge of human character, of literature#or art except on the condition of growing ever more and more sensitive, to minute distinctions. •One funeral makes many,” has been a proverb especially in the re gions where incloment weather is fre quent, The death of a prominent man in midwinter is sometimes fol lowed by the death of several of his friends, especially if well along in life. While the coffin is being carried from tho homo or the lodgeroom to the hearse, and while the ceremonies it the grave are in progress tho mourners are oxpected to Btand with uncovered heads whether tho ,day is raw or damp or a fierce sun is beat ing down. From a quarter to half an hour is often consumed. In winter the mourners are chilled and colds, grip and pneumonia bring other deaths in the train of the first. The question of infection is one which must continue to bo seriously thought of by scientists, un\il somo relief from tho scourge of such dis ease is found. The strides of science have not yet carried us out of the reach of sudden and apparently unac countable visitations, which we were content once to attribute to Provi dence. but which to-day we resent with propriety. It has been clearly proved that the air we Breathe and the water we drink, pure though they seem, are in truth but ambushes of death. In the meantime ono \pov/n defense we have, and that is tbs main taining of a healthful condition of the body. In good digestion and sound sleep are the strongholds which certainly potent tgainst the germ. /