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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
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Relative lertetleclual Power of
OS f d-custon of the relative
er of the two w U bated
-et oa chance observation.
otereat. therefore, to obtain
(borate stataUcal Investigation bearing ution
I the aubject. Such an investigation of tLe
srhoel work of bora and alrl
7 Dr. I. de blorocy, wbo baa reported hi result la a paper
read at the recent meetinj of the British aoclatioa.
Dr. da Koroiy la director-ef municipal etatistlcs In
Bndaaesa, Hungary- To hla office hare come for twenty
eves years fuU reports of the progreas of the school pupils
f the city. The total number of case he tiaa aualyzeJ
ta S8.1.'j0. They come In part from the elementary school,
rhlcb rwtlrj pupil of from 0 to M year, in part from
the higher elementary "bool (10 to lt5 y(ara). and In part
from the grammar ehio:, though the record for the two
Uglier kind of school do not run back for full twenty
seven year.
It appear Pint In the elementary school out of 412 758
fcoyt and S50.3SJ girls Vtt.Ktl boys and 54.3.11 pirl filhd to
pas their yearly examination ami were compelled to re
peat their work. This figure out liJ.8 per cent of the boy
and 13 8 per cent of the giri. glvin t!je girl a distinct ad
vantage. In Wic lowest grade of the? elementary action:
the girl hiid but a tr fl ng superiority over the boy, but the
felgher the g.ads cutis. dend the m re f.ivorubiy the girls
appetred. In Hie fourth grade the er-eiitage of those fall
In; to pun were 12.2 for the ly a-id !l.2 for the girl. In
the sixth gride. 4.7 for boy arid 2.7 f..r girls.
In tiie higher ele noiitary a -ho ', the percenter of bovs
falling to pas waa tl.2 and of girls L.2. In the grammar
achool the girl made a at. II more f iv irab'e showing.
Another f rm of tent was an to the percentage of hou
r mark, or "Di tIi at Hidings," n eel veil by the twj sexes
Here the girls were uniformly ahead. For Instance. In the
fourth grade elementary school the pi recntago of big!,
marks forl-y and g rl r"; ctlvely was. In m.Kher tongue
r0 ami 323; In arlUimetle. 2S and 37.3; In ge.igripliy. 2:t.-'
and 35 9. In the higher eleni'-'itary rli'ioii the girl did
till better, and for one jr.ide Ir de !vr.ky alwived ttmii
erci ntigei of honor to be fro u three to four time as
great a the percentage for Oie boy.
It I not neceiw.irily afe to argue from Hungary to
merle, nor eren from eh;Ii-en to adults, but aucb a how
tug a Ih'.a ranuot fail '. alinke tb: coiivictlons of many old
fahloned be l rer In the meuLil superiority of Uu; male
. ... T T .11
a. u-amj m euru-iieraiu.
A Common Language.
N an account of the nhtibn
AIT I
al coiig.ess of miner, at I'ar!, John .Mitchell
L2LLI
iya tiiat Kngllslinien, rieiiehmen and German
took part and eael) apoke hi own language.
mm
Hie result was that eyiry
epealed twlre In translation
were Uiree tiuiea a long a
arould hare be u. Sl.iulfeatly there 1 a limit, human en
lurance haa to be taken Into ace iui t. and here i wh re the
bnlrerMl language may ho;ie to have lta chance, but It 1
tut e.ny question. In dipiomatlc cltx'le.s and what mlgh;
fce caibd polite society a knowledge of French la assumed
and there I Utile trouble In tbe mediu:n of communi
cation. But In rei-ent time the number of congrcsae ha
frown enormouIy thla miner' congre Is an lllutratlon.
Progress point to their Inrr a so and Uie lark of a general
language will be felt more and more.
None of the artlllclal language ba nude any bead
tray. For what reason wise mm must My, but probably
feerause there I back of nonr of them a party or body or
ice that Is using the langunge to begin with, and affjrding
ataoding exanrplo and living i'hoi. If thl be true It
Blight Indicate that Home llrlnir langnnFe would finally be
adjjit d. an Fr.-ii h wai pracLieally for diplomacy. Why
I'reneh will not do for th( purpose In bund Is that It Is
et the property of a fast-growing race, and that It never
a proselyting language, (icrman Is ruled out because
f Uie my;erles of the article thp co'iiplc d' clenlo:is
I Pa FOR THEE DESTRUCTION.
Important 1'recedent KatablUhed by a
lMMui:liuctt CourU
A Hpnugli 1.1, 11a-., Jury gave a
property owner a er..l 't of $234 dam
age against a tro .ley company for
the loss of a tree cut clown by tti
employe of the latter. A Hue shade
tree is worth iih rc money than that,
fcut tbe principle estabn-hed by tic
Verdict la that el c:rlc compan!"
sjvblrb destroy tree tuust pay thi own
r their valuation as fixed by a Jury.
'ibere are more ways of dee raying
trees than by cutting ibetn down. Au
electric company which places its
w.rea through or close above the
branches of a tree does theui nn in
Jury, cheeks their growth and In tbe
end detioy then. An electric cur
rent, such a a tro ley line or an nrc
light wire carries, la not favorable to
Che health of tree with which It
CO tie into frequent cunta -t. Ditches
'dug for und rgrnind wire close to
the trunk of trie usual y Injure and
Often kili tbe tret a. It is doubtless
keceasary to sacrifice trees In order to
extend electric w.ips. TL.s la inevit
able, but tbe prin Iple wld h ought
to be undrr-t -oil and enf r id Is that
the electric company should piiy lor
their de'tructlon and not sacrifice
private propeity for tlielr own b ne
it without milking full compenxatlon.
The rights of tr e owner in tlieir
tree are Iniperf -ctly undergo d and
Inadequately enforced. A corporation
given the use of a street for any pur
gtnae usual y tegaids trees its uli oli
tructloii to lie removed as soon ;i
tuil I". If they nr made to p y lu
every cns they wl l avoid tree d"
airuct on w hen they can and the own
er Will get so'lie rfl lipensnt on f 'lit
tree Is de'r yd in the ermstn Imi
r oper.it on of their work. I'hila
delphia l'i e.
I'tmin 4iniiit I'lfima.
Among nil the fer ns of vegetable
life In the Mexican nodes t lie l'd
fig trees nr the most rcm.irktib.e,
aays the Geographic Mignrdn. Son.e
f them snow nieh nppnr nt Inlciil
gen e In their te ti n si to n e t e cer
feneies that It Is i.lill"iilt not to critic
the ii with r01' "f vo'.itl ii. '
In the tropics wh re lie wl d figs
leurjsjj there ia a cotnunt struggle j
the See.
tiie obucure rerb and complicated aentence rruernre. En
giiah might aeem to have many of the t lenient neces.iry
in Its widespread use to begin with, it simple gramujKt
and It direct constru -tlon; but It ej'H'U8 1 the djnpair ol
foreigner, being so largely arbitrary. Terhap a reform
In English apdling. like that in Spanish, mlht solve tbt
problem.
lo thla connection it la worthy ef note that the German
Government baa decided that Fngllah ia tbe moat useful
language that Germans can atudy. The decision was baaed
on a petition from the DreaUm Teachers' Association. Thil
document recited that
"English la the most widely used civilized language la
the worid; tbit it la the most Important for Germany'a lu
temat'onal trade relations; that English literature 1 u;x
rior to French on artistic and moral grounds, and taVat It ll
n-it Inferior to French In educative value as an emercise.
and that It la easier to learn to speak aud write tut' En
glish language than the French, because the French gram
mar Is very difficult."
Tbe Government' decision wa render d so quickly
that It Is plain the subject bad already been carefully con
sidered. It has been ordered that the uttidy of thr English
language and literature should be optional In all the schooii
of Uie Empire. Incidentally tiii.s will be of benefit lo t!
" rmans who. In their pursuit of worid trade, will be great
ly helped by a knowledge of English. And In course of
time it nuy be a help toward something nearer a common
language ttuu any that Uie worid yet ba. Iuliaiuipjl.i
New.
Intellectual pow-
on prejudice, or at
It Is of exceptional
the resuit of an
has lMn nml
J E are on
of the Internation
speech had to l
and the sessions
ind thp mother In this country; bow they give up every
hlng to their children; bow they plot and plan that Mia
young shall be happy and fortunate; bow t'.iey step Into the
background, and d ny themselves of not only luxuries and
they otherwise
"omfoi'ts, but of the
children sliall be
advantages which
youth.
It ha been said
the most rev renee who most de'Tve It;" but that may well
be doubted. Tbe total sacrifice which parents make often
inculcate an absorbing selSshnesa In the children, who
take the homage and love and devotion of their paren.a
ipilte as a matter of course, forgetting or omitting to ren
der the Might return which would bring comfort and Joy to
those whose happiness Is centered In the happiness of their
children. Ofl- n, through mere forgetfulness or procrastina
tion, Ihe young who are aound at heart defer too late the
rendering of that affection and homage which tha parents
have a right to expect,
"And that which Rhnnld accompany old age.
As honor, love ohttlicnce.'
Philadelphia ledger.
IN IHE HANDS
The wounded Kussiau soldier, a shown in the picture, made from a pho
tograph. -has fallen Into Ihe band of good Samaritans. The Intelligent
joung Japanese surgeon and his nsaisuiut are as Under and painstaking In
making the diagnosis as though the sufferer were of their own race, and
tbe gentle and sympathetic looking nurses are ready to Ik gin their ministra
tions. The stricken moujlk. who hud been led to bflleve that to fall Into
the lienda of the yellow hoiUifh was eiulvu'ent to worse than death, will
learn mn-e of the Inherent humanity which actu.-.te hi Httle enemie than
he could have been taught In any other way.
for life anions numb rl p'd s of
plants, ("irtaln of ibe wld tigs ep
jiear to have leimel this and provide
r. fruit which Is a favorite food for
many birds; ti e I an occasional seed
is dropped by a bird win re It llnd
lodgtntiit In the axli of u palm frond
l lgh in the air.
There the seed lake not and is
noniislied by the little accumulation
of dust and vegetable iiiatt-r. it sends
forth an aerial root, which cr eps
clown the pnlm. sonetinie f iling
libout tbe trunk cm Its wi.y. Wlien
this slender. iornlk root et reaches
the ground It secures fiotholil and be
en nes the future trunk of the tig
tree.
After the descending rootlet baa to
J 1
Respect far 01 1 Age.
the rush In this country, and we are
Incl.nrd to brusli t'.ie old to otie side. It has
lie: u aaid that old nge does not make a foolish
;nan reverend, nor do gray hair entitle the
frivolous to respect: but there Is, nevei tln less,
a repect and a d -fen nee which all right-thinking
people will pay to the aged. The mere fact
that they are aged will excite In the breast of the right
i;lnd of man a feeling of ihoughtfulneas for their comfort.
Heference for the aged Is the mark of good breeding th
.voild over, and contemptu ju or rude or flippant behavior
oward the old Is the sure sign of ihe blackguard where It
is studied and deliberate, and of a light mind and bud
training whre It proceed from Uioughtiessnes.
The fact that a man or woman Ilts lived long In the
world raises a presumption, at least, that he or he knowi
more of life than the stripling a ml so should command Home
espeet: and how much greater are the respect and revcr
nee which are due as sacred obligations to parent. On
if the most inspiring and beautiful aspect of America a
Ife I the wonderful devotion of parents for their children.
'o foreign observer who has written of American life has
"ailed to note that wonderful self abtx gatlon of the father
neessarie of life, in order that their
blessed with all tihe opiortunlties and
perhaps were denied to them in their
that, In general, those "psrent have
OF HIS ENEMIES.
cured Itseif In the ground a bran b
beirlnga few 'eaves springs from 'riie
seed In tie pain top and a v'go-ntis
growth begins. Then the fig gradual
l.v enlarges and Incios'-s the support
ing pnlm trunk rn'II tic latter Is com
pletely shut In the In ai t of Its foster
child and eventually Strang rd.
Asked and Answered.
"Hay, ijuuneii simul Tommy
Toddles, "why do cows give milk?"
"Why or because they can't sell
It, I suppose." replied the old man.
After a man bus reached a certain
nge, a severe sickness will Imive blm
looking like some wounded ouluial le
Uie eud of bla Uya
' Tun ' n J 11 J
fTTTTTTTl TTTTTT
e
PAVQITES j
-J-M-K-v
A Can :dtan Iiat Hon,
faintly ss to'! t'.ie -ve:ii:tg chime,
Jjr roices kee tune suJ our oars keep
time.
f wn as the woods on shore lxk dim.
We'll siug at ft Auu's our piruag
hymn.
Kow, br.thers, row! the stream runs
fast.
The rspids are near, and th dirlight's
past
!Vhj should we yet oar sill nnfnrl?
There not a breaih the blue wsra to
eurl.
Cut, when the sriod blows off th shore,
Dh. saeetiy we'll rest our wesry oar!
liiow, breeaes, blow! the etraam rua
fast,
Tha rapids are near, and the daylight's
pi St.
("tsws's tide! this trembling moon
' nil see lis float orer thy surges soon.
i.iint of this green isle, bear our priy-
h, grant us cool heareos and faroring
sirs!
DJjw, 1 recites, blow; the streim runs
fast.
The rapid sre near, and the daylight's
past.
Thomas Moore.
The Arrow and the !ons.
'. h't an arrow into the air,
t fell to etrtli, I knew not where;
?or. so swiftly it tlpw. the sigat
'.'j.ii. I not follow it in its tl.at
brenthed s song Into the air.
t fell to earth, I ktiew not where;
'or who his si-ht so keen an I strong
Thai it ran follow the flight of sung?
jonz, long afterward. In an ook
found the arrow, still uubroke;
s.nd the so: g, front beginning to en 1,
' foaiel again in the heirt of a friend.
Henry Wadsworth Iingrellow.
R here Are TouGoIni;, My I'rettyMald?
'Where are you going, my pretty uiiid?"
'1 am going a-m,lkiug, sir," she sai I.
'May I go with you, my pretty maid?"
'You're kindly welcome, sir," she said.
'Wh it is your fortune, uiy pretty m lid'"
'My face is my fort.me, sir," she said.
'Then 1 won't uiriy you, my prettj
maid."
'Nolwdy askH yon, sir." she said.
MAVAL TKAVEL A -D fVllLEAEE.
Secrrtnrjr Morton Kstalitlohes Kates
(ioveriiinj; hucti l-.xpeiiNt-s,
Fecnt.iry Morton's fan. Hi rlty with
n.lwiiys and travel litis promptly re
.ulted in the estalill bu e.it of a stiind
ird of allow nin es for eipen es of
laval otliceis t.avel ng on otlnlul bus -uss,
says tbe New York Tr buae. In
iu order be has fixed limit which of
leers will not be n.liwid lo exceed,
.n addition to paying tbe r actual cost
if transportation, Incliid ng 1'ullmun
'are, the rates are as fo.lows;
Meal on train, $1 each.
Hotel bills, $5 per day.
Single meals not on train, $1.50
acb.
Tips on train, 50c per diem.
Tips at hotels, trf'c per diem.
Transfer of baggage allowed by th
egulatious and charged tor at regu
ates. Carriage hire when tie'ecslty for
ich expense Is clstirly shewn.
Subsistence to officers nn in-pe-rtlon
luty will not be allowed In places iid
laceiit to the headqunrters or to tue
;l!lcers' domiciles.
Assistant ln-pe; tors. $3 per diem for
totel bills; other expenses as abovo
et forth.
For jmirueys outs'de the I'nlted
State, the order Is as follows:
Otlloers pe foridng trie! under or
lers to a foreign stall in should, on
irrlvul. present their claim for Iruv
dlng expenses and submit same to t;:e
lay officer having th-'ir accounts, who
a 111. after ver fylng the ( Igluis. tnnko
clmbursments to the (limiants upon
'tibllc Id Is, Indorsing the amount paid
ipon the original order and lillng the
tlalm, together with a cer'IfliHl copy
"; the original orders a sub vouchers,
riiere Is no authority to exced lh
t lown nee herein t fortl.; ai d In the
vent of a question ari-lng a to the
orrectness of any !t"in in a claim,
he pay officer hould forward the
Inlm to the bureau of supplle and
iccounts for nttdit
The following maximum al'owan -es
ire hereby established for oflieir per
ormlng und r ( id t ou's cle the con
Inental lltuits of the United States:
Hotel b lis. $5 per diem; necessity
'or Incurring such bill to be clearly
diown.
Single meals. $1.50.
Tips at hotels. $1 per diem.
Steamer chnlr. $1.
Transfer of baggage, $l.f".
Actual cost of trnnp r ntlnn when
ot furnish"! by the g ovprnm-nt.
Mes I I Is cn bo Til government v a
el If ottlcers is traveling as a passeti
er. Other Incldenr'al expenes Incurred
m account of travel and anown to be
eaaonable.
RECKLESS INVFSTMENTS.
1 Fool and Ilia t.oiicy Nn Ported by
.Menus of ttiirelinble rchi-nua.
II. I'. Wright, the aenlor ineniher of
'lie old established Kansas City firm
if II. I Wright & Co.. bankets, In
peaking of the many traps open to the
uiwiiry moneyed man, snya:
"The reiiKon that a fool and IiIk
iioney are soon parted Is that cenls
nd sense have n close nfllnlty, und the
tinner does not long abide where the
alter Is a stranger.
"The profession of handling funds
id Investments, which, unfortunately,
is never been snlllclently dciined to
'en give it a comprehensive name,
jlonga to the very learned arts and
demand the very behest orurr of iu
teil;;erce. the cleairt-t Lead at:d til
bs--t Judgment of the many prof itisloiii
i rait,i-d. The surgeon examm.ug h.t
paliciit to decide whether au cpei-il-oB
is i.ecsfiwr to prolong the i.te of the
suL'cier re-juires no better judgniei.t
than ti e barker n bo is called upon it
Cagnoae ai-d analyze the tiuaiicial
mad creatures wbo are comlnu illy be
ing brought to him. A physician or ac
atto.ney after a certain period of study
receives a d'ploma, and perhaps two
or three years later a master's degree
In that length of time the prospective
handier of Investments la still licking
postage stamps, or at best working on
t.ie books. No profession calls for so
many years of bard and constant work
in preparation as the investment bank
er, and in no profeseion ia proficiency
so poorly recognized.
"If tbe ordinary person required the
services of a physician he Inquires a
to tbe probable ability of a certain doc
tor and immediately places himself in
communication with the master of
medicine. Not for one moment would
that Individual Interrogate the reputa
ble physician as to what enters lute
the composition of the little pills wblct
he prescribes. They are taken without
a question, even when, a a matter of
fact, they may contain the most dead
ly of poihons in suitable quantities.
"The same person, having financial
matters which need the consideration
and udgnieut of nil expert. Instead of
finding a capable and honest practi
tioner in these lines, will more thai
likely be caught by a flashy sign oi
some get-rich-iUick advertisement, mid
after allowing some unprincipled or in
con petent pioti.oter or trader to tel
him all nliotit it, will net as be sect
tit, guided by his greed for high Inter
est or any other motive except lutein
gence c.f the matter Involveu, wblct
he has not.
'Teihnps, after all. It I a goo
thing for society at large that hmnni
nature Is this way. fur otherwise tin
wealth of the world might go out o'
circulation too easily and the develop
ment of civilization stop. We pity th
fool as an Individual and sympathize
with him lu bis mistakes, but I woulc
like to suggest for serious thought the
question of what this business worlf
would be If the genus fools were ellm
luuted." Financier. New York.
Revere he II tiionaki-.
A remarkable Incident occurred iE
the council liou.se of the Seminoles Ic
Wewoka lust week, says the Kansa
City Journal. The council was In ses
sion and while Capt. S. A. Mc.vennon
attorney for the Seminoles, was mak
ing an address he was suddenly Inter
nipted by cries of "liattlcsuake! li.ib
lleKiuike!" There was a big commo
tion In the council hall and the mem
bers gathered around the snake, but
not an Indian offered to kill It. Capt
McKeiaiou seized a club and was (to
lug to dispatch tbe reptile when he
was stopped by the Indians with crlec
of "No, no!" He then learned of a
pex-ullar legend of the Seminole.
He was told that be must never kll'
a rattlesnake; that the Great Spirit
had sent this messenger among then:
to warn them of danger. And the In
dlaus gathered around the venomous
reptile and watched it eagerly. Aftel
watching the snake until it left tlx
building, the leader si.ld: ''The snak
has come among us to warn us of ap
proaching danger. It has departed
and gone south. That means that thf
tribe must move. It must move to tbe
south us tbe snake baa gone, and thai
means to Mexico."
It I in m long been a legend among
the Seminoles that the rattlesnake Is a
messenger from the Great Spirit sent
at time of special danger to wain
them. They claim that Just before the
great fight of the Seminole against
Gen. Jackson a lurge rattlesnake
crawled from the banks of a lake hoc!
came Into the cauii . When It depart
ed It went west. Indicating that the
tribe would be driven westward
which afterward proved true. Froic
that day to the present the rattlesnake
has been looked upou with awe by the
Seminoles.
Dishonoring Hia Cnfl
Fella ire, formerly Uusty Ituftis, at
tired in an expensive suit of the lat
est cut. was picking bis way ginger
ly over the muddy crossings.
"Say, mister," begun U nil on Wrats
stepping In front of him, "can y
spare a pore man a dime? 1 hain't
bad nothin' to "
"look here," interrupted Fellnlre,
"If 1 give you the price of a drink
will you agree never to bother in
again
"Sine!" said Ituffon Wrnti. "I wll
never "
Hack Into Fellnlre's pocket went the
silver dollar be was going to give him
for the sake of old times.
"Yon worthless hound!" he exclaim
esl "Have yon no pride In your call
ing, no ambition beyond the mere
gratification of the moment? Jet out
of my sight!"
Helping hlni along with n kick he
resumed bis walk. Chicago Tribune.
'Ill- 111. in- loo.
Isaac N. Solu'taan. whose son lias
Just entered Y.tie. spent sn.ue time re
cently looking into the bl universities
of the East. He was especially Inter
ested in I he vnri-m .iie.lmds of select
lug courses In voit" In the dilTeretit
collegia. He ielis of n neat sutninliij
up given by one authority whom he
consulted.
"Ii all depends on the sort of n hum.
of knowledge yon desire. At Prlu-e.
ton It comes t ;be d'h ie. nt Hirvaiil
a la carte and at Columbia you gel
quick lunch."
The smaller llm doc. the more apt In
Is to balk at ,ri n .lionuildie, to snow
that be Un't iiliai.l.
J-f .fct3
ion
Tbe average Leight of man 1 found
by A. Iiastre to have cont.nued the
tjiiie for ti.ousdi.ds of years, a tbow
ii primitive man. prehosioric uiau. and
historic lu a u. Tbe great size of anci
ent man la imaginary.
Several uranium minerals hare
i how u radium directly proportional la
tuaiility to the amount of urauluus,
hich tend to confirm the auggestioa
that radium 1 formed by the breakinj
lown of the uranium atom.
Giie of the uio?t uingu.ar of the manf
curious foktdla yielded by the faiuoua
opal field at White CliiTa, N. 8. IT.
I au opalized shark. It ia 3V4 ft
long a lid eighteen incbea lo greatest
c.rcumfeieiice and is encircled froaa
tip to tip with thin veina of purple
opaL
Experimenting on the influence et
me Lai container on the fermeutatioa
it liquids. Leopold Nathan ha showa
.that Geruiau siiver, copper, zinc, brass
Slid bronze have a decidedly strong
Inhibitory effect, while tin and lea 4
have moderate action, l'olished iron,
silver, gold, polished tin, aluminum,
nickel, a ueil us celluloid, glass and
laid rubber, have littie or no effect
The smoothness of the surface of
me. alb scclus to have decided iuflu
eii( e.
Sir William Crookes has discovered
that the emanations of radium are able
to improve the tint of olf-color dia
t.;oi. ds. A yellowish diamond, after
being enclosed for seventy-eight daya
In a tube of radium bromide, was eu
t.rely fiecd from It objectionable
color. At first its surface was dulle4
with n film of graphite, but this dis
appeared in an acid bath, and the dia
mond cume out bright and transparent
with Its color changed to a pale blue
green. Sir William Crooks thinks tbt
flieet Is due to au internal chemical
change, und suggests that tbe d i sco v
ery tuny prove to be of commercial
Importance in tbe treatment ot aaV
color gems.
It has gener-'ly been assumed that
the dillicully iu respiration experienced
y aeronauts and mountain-climbers
f as due to the diminished supply of
oxygen ut great heights, and to coun
teract tli is elicit various device have
been employed to supply the needed
oxygen, liecent experiments by l'ro
lessor Mosso of Turin Indicate that
Ihe diminished supply of carbon dlox d
a no play a part iu the phenomena of
difficult respiration on high mountains.
I'1'olessor Mosso found that u mixture
of oxygen with 2tJ per cent of carboa
iioxld, which caused giddiness and
vomiting when Inhaled at Turin, couid
be breathed with ease and a senss ot
pleasure on the summit of Monte Unas.
In Paraguay. Uruguay, Argentina,
Ihe Brazilian States, and to a less ex
tent In Chile, a peculiar kind of tea
Is largely used by tbe native popula
tion. It la obtained from the roasted
nnd pulverized leaves of an evergreea
forest tree, the Ilex Paraguayensia,
The outer branches of the tree
rut off and passed rapidly through tbs
(lames of a larce tire, which wilts tbs
leaves and tender stems, which are
afterwnrd diled and thoroughly smok
ed over a slow lire. Then they ara
ground to powder, and thus prepared
lor the making of ten. The beveraga
Is said to be more gently stimulating
than either coffee or ordinary ten. but
It has a smoky flavor, disagreeable It)
the unaccustomed palate.
I Tli.- Uull. J.i i, ill li U
I Tbe natural disposition of the ordV
'nary Highlander, writes Sir Archibald
Ueikle iu "Scottish Reminiscence,'
won d not of tin lead him to choose tint
heavy work of railway construction;
but during the building of one of tha
line through the Highland a maa
came to the coutractor and asked faff
work.
-Well. Donald, what can you dol"
" 'Deed, I call do oiiytuing.'
"Well, there's some spade and baf
row work going on; you can begin oa
that."
"I wadna Just like to be Workla
wl' a spade and a wheelbarrow."
"Oh. well, thcrc!s some rock thai
aei d to be broken away. Can you us
a p.ck?"
"1 was never usin' a pick."
"Well, my man. I don't know anj
thing else 1 can give you to do."
So Donald wi nt away crestfallemv
ilut being of an observing turu ot
Hind, be walked along the tractc,
noting the work of each gang of labop
its, until be came to a signal box,
wherein he saw a man seated, whs
I, une out now and then, waved a Had!
Mid tli' u resumed his seat.
l"irild liniul'vit nbnnt the hours and
hi rate of pay. end returned to tha
i .i .a.ior. no. ivueii be saw unit,
i nod-natiir diy said:
What! Hack again. Donald? Mara
you found out what you can do'"
'Deed I have, sir I would Ju$
I ke to get nneiiteeh shillings a we k,
l-id to do this" holding out his ana
s;id gently waving the stick he had ia
tils hand
s-iii u ii I) i.i - "k
".lack, ilcnr. 1 uu wish you would
H"t i.nolber pholo l..ket .."
ilon ol ten i,,ie i luld ,Vou I will
lint?"
lint why not?" t'l lien, thought
tiiliy, alter a p.aise.i "..re you ill.,, id
i ' being asked to loo., pie.is.iut?"
Punch.
.1 e we e a piHttiian we would got
awfully iii-'il lu delivering il daily let
ter In a yoiinn woman Iroiii it young"
man whose mot her iloes.it get a leitSt
once a vtck.
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