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THE ANQLI'UVB CONFESSION.
I'vo itnulcd In many waters,
(mi tunny n summer's ilny,
Ily ninny u muriiiurliiic rlvur,
In miiiiy ii (MiiKli'il wny:
Ami tho voice or the brook him novcr
Lost Iih pathos Mini charm for mo,
Ah It ripples Mini runs lorovor
To Its homo In tho iiilKhly sen.
Thoo wore tho days Iho niiKler,
In tho Hush or liiiioocnt youth,
Told nil his simple story-
Told mithliiir hut the truth:
44 I llHhi'd tho slroitin near tho uilll-dam
Hour niter hour In vain:
l'vo not u trout In my basket.
Tomorrow I'll try it axilla."
Hut now, alasl this bosom
iNNliookitiKly ohanirod: I four
l'vo learned to lie, llko others,
In tho iiiiulliw uioi'tliH or tho year.
I'luhmif? I nil tier think nt,
A hundred In Imlf h day
Two pounders mid strong-such monstors,
Kiioh took nioiin hour to pluy.
I'vo learned to Ho like others.
I've iiino to the stream itud found
A small tmy IMiliiK botoro mo;
Then piono on the pleumiut uroiind
I'vo lulu. iiihI Hluiiiliereil, mid hid him
Cull mo when ho hml eitimht
.llint iiiiimiIi to Mil my basket,
And thus my llsh werolioiiKht.
Then over my nloo, eleuii stockings
l'vo plastered tho rlvor mud,
And thoslcow's ol my iiiiKlhnr Jacket
l'vo siuoniod with the llshos' lilood,
And strolled to thu terry liitiillin?
With a wenry look In mv oyo.
Then reveled lor dnysHUoeocilltiK
Inouolonir, luxurious lie:
Mow I In from tho masHlvo liowldor,
Mow I Hwnintho ttirhuieut hrook,
How In 0110 pool four ami twenty
HpcoklodhoantliH I took.
Men may rave or tho Joys or niinlliur,
Hut let them not despise
The pure, tho icsthollo pleasure
That dwells In such iiiikIIiik lies.
lnT6t unit Stream.
LIVING LANTERNS.
A delicate, minute spook of jolly, mio
of countless thousands liku itself in tho
Southern seas, borne by tho current, is
forced against tlio liuttom. Most tloli
ciitu things thus roughly stranded would
go to pieces, but, strange to hiiv, this
fragile-looking spook seems to gain now
lifo from its contact with tho ourth. It.
grows, throws out niinuto arms that
move to and fro in tho tido; it seizes
and absorbs tho liino-salts of tho water,
and iinally builds up into and around
its jolly-liko body a fraino-work of
stone, a perfect hotiso, and becomes a
coral polyp. This, in turn, increases,
buds, adds to itself, ovor growing tip
ward, until tho fnniily-houso has bo
conio oval in shape, ton foot wido, and
thu abodo of ovor livo million single
polyps. By this timo, other such family-houses
luivo boon growing close by
in the same fashion, a sort of living
polyp village, if wo may ho express it,
and as sand and mud are washed against
till of them, the whole mass gradually
rears itself until it nears tho surface of
tho soa, and is known as a coral roof.
Now comes floating along a seed,
eigar-shanod, standing upright in tho
water llko the bob of a fishing-lino.
Several Utile roots form tho sinker,
while from tho top two small loaves ap
pear. Hy chance the long seed strands
upon tho coral roof, and, like the coral
egg, it, too, gains now life from seem
ing disaster. Tlio rootlets bury them
selves in tho soil, winding around tlio
coral, spreading like arms. The mud
and sand wash against it, bracing it up;
tho loaves at the top grow into limbs,
and presto! wo have a mangrove tree
growing upon a coral island; it grows,
and bears seeds that in turn drop and
float oil' to help build others.
In this way much of Florida has
grown, and the same work is going on
unceasingly, resulting in tho number
loss keys that aro creeping out. into tlio
gulf-tho advance guards of our coral
State.
Whilo growing, those island troos aro
the homes of a host of animals; the
gnarled roots forming arches and halls
of quaint design. Beautiful shells
called Cyprias crawl upon them, and
at high tido those curious relatives of
tlio crabs tho barnacles -fasten them
selves to tho troos, and as tho water
goes down thoy are loft hanging high
and dry, like fruit. Whon I hoy were
lirst observed, years ago, tho lindors
baliovod thoy grow upon tho troos, and
that from them young birds were
hatched!
Thus wo see how Nature builds up
soiiio of hor islands; but you may well
bo surprised that these often are illu
minated by wonderful living lanterns
of various kinds things that, while
lighting tho shoals and" tho soa about
them, seem to havo plans of their own.
Wo drift along those shoals in our boat
on tho darkest nights, and the water
seems a mass of blazing tluid; waving
llamos encompass tho bow, and every
movoniont of tho oar seems to kindle
innumerable tires into life. Globes of
dim light, like submerged moons, pass
and repass each other in tho greater
depths, whilo smaller lights, like stars,
aro scattered far and near. Theso lan
terns of tho soa aro really jolly-lishos
and myriads of microscopic animals
with power to omit this poouliar light.
Resides those, wo see above the water
bright, luminous spots, now moving up
ana down, and casting a reflection
upon tho wator. Rowing carofully near
er, a dim, ghostly form is soon
behind the light, and finally
tho causo appears -a beautiful horon,
on whoso broast tho soft light glows.
It is a very extended belief among
sportsmen and other obsorvors, that
this is a provision of naturo to facilitate
tho action of the bird in fishing at
night. Its long logs allow it to wado
out from tho coral koy, and thero,
standing still and watchful, it is said to
show tlio luminous spot. Tho pale
light is reflected upon tho water, and
excites tho curiosity of tho fishes,
which tho patient bird Is well prepared
to transfix with hlslongand sleudobill.
If wo Hhould oxamitio one of those
queer night-hunting birds, tho foathors
about tho spot that appears so luminous
would bo found covered with a thick,
yellow powder, that is readily brushed oil.
Another wonderful living lantern is
tho Pyrosoma, meaning " Eire-body. "
It is, in ro.tlity, a colony of many thou
sands of animals that 'build, jointly, a
house sometimes live feet long, and
slufpod llko a hollow cylinder open at
one end. Each tenant has two doors,
a back and front. I'rom tint front door,
on the outside of tho cylinder, it draws
in water, extracts the food from it, and
throws it out at tho back door into the
inside of the cylinder. So many indi
viduals doing this, naturally aeiirrent is
created out of the open end, which forces
the whole assemblage along. A fatty
Hitb.-itaiiee, Boere-toil by them, glows
with a wonderful brilliancy, lighting
tip tho wator beneath for twenty feet,
and people sitting in tho cabin-window
of a vessel have been able to read from
the gleams that came from them. Hum
boldt, in speaking of some ho observed,
says:
"Only imagine tho superb snoetaclo
which we enjoyed when, in tlio eve
ning, from six to eleven o'clock, a con
tinous baud of those living globes of
fire passed near our vessel. With tlio
light which they dill'usod we could (lis
tinguish, at a depth of fifteen feet, the
individuals of Tliynuun, l'clamis and
Sardon lishes, which followed us
these several weeks, notwithstanding
tho great celerity with which wo have
sailed. Enveloped in a llatuo of hrighL
phosphorescent light, and gleaming
with a greenish luster, these creatures,
seen at night in vast shoals, upward of
a mile in breadth, and stretching out
till lost in the distance, present a spec
tacle tho glory of which may be easily
imagined. The vessel, as its cleaves
the gleaming mass, throws up strong
Hashes of light, as if plowing through
liquid fire, which illuminates thu hull,
the sails, and the rones with a strango,
unuarthlv radiance.1'
In tho European seas, a fish is found
that may bo said to servo as a light
ship to its follows. It is about seven
indies long, with pearly dots upon its
sides, while on the heail appears a lu
minous spot that shines with clear, sil-
very
with
liglit, and when the water is alivo
pTiosphoroscont, microscopic ani
mals, thoy soem to follow him as he
darts away, moving in streams of living
llatno.
In the warm countries, innum
erable insects and plants light up
the night with their splendor. Some
of the booties create it light of wonder
ful brilliancy; and wo loam in history
that when the Spaniards were inarch
ing on tho Mexican Capital thoy
wore pauie-striokon by the up
poaraneo of what seemed to bo
tho lights of an immense army
rushing to and fro, and advancing upon
thorn; but thoy proved to bo beetles,
or firo-llies, of the genus E'.ater.
If we watch tho marigolds, sun-flowers
and oriental poppies of our gardens
in the dusk of sumniorovenings, curious
fitful flashes appear at times placing
upon the plants.
In some caves, a curious fungus
grows, that gloams with a ghostly, lam
bent light, startling in its intensity. In
lirii7.il a vino is found that, when
crushed tit night, gives out a stream of
phosphorescent light; and many other
plants and animals could be mentioned
that possess this wonderful power, fitly
earning for thoin the title of living
lamps and lanterns. 0. F. Holder, in
St. Nicholas.
Hcnellls of a Classical Education.
Rv a recent ehango in the curriculum
of tho Milwaukee High School, Groek
has been drojipod Irom tho studios,
though Latin is still retained, ami a
city paper regards the dropping of
Greek as a mistake. Wo think so, too.
Years ago wo hold old fogy notions up
on educational matters, and thought
that English ought to bo taught
in tho public schools. It scorned to us
that as English was the language or tho
country and the English sciences the
only ones used in business, it uo'ild not
do ehildron any particular harm to
teach them a littlo English occasionally
not too much, so that it would inter
fere with their Greek, Latin, punting,
drawing and dancing, but enough so
thoy could buy two arils of factory
cloth at eight cents a yard and fool sat
isfied in their minds that it came to
ten cents. Wo wore running a little
country paper at that timo, and work
as hard as ovor wo might wo could not
innko any money, and we could not ac
count iur ii. vjno uav wo aroppea in
to a school examination, whore Latin
was being pooled oil' in great Hakes,
and Greek was being talked like a man
filing a circular saw. Wo saw at once
whore wo wore making our lifo a
failure and wasting our energies, and
wo returned to the otlico, resolved to
remedy tho defect. We opened on the
public tho next week with plenty of Latin
and Groek, and tho effect was wonder
ful. Iho public had boon suftoring for
just that kind of thing and tho edition
was exhausted. Subscriptions began
to pour in from all quartors; we en
larged tho paper and came to Milwau
kee, still crowding its columns with
t . 1 si I " rati
ijaiui ana wrooic. ino public knows
tlio rest. Money has llowcd in upon us
so that wo have 'to keop a man with a
splint broom at tho door to sweep it
back. This is what Latin and Greek
has done for us, and wo can truthfully
say that wo had rat hor soo a boy able
to write a beautiful essay in Groek, any
time, than to seo him hanged for horse
stealing. It is more oroihtablo to him.
Milwaukee Sun.
Tho English Woslojan Conference
has authorized the use of' tlio revised
Now Testament in tho church catechisms,
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
Tho IJaptlst Homo Missionary So
ciety wants to raise $500,000 as a jubi
lee offering to mark its semi-centennial
year. Sonic of tho rich liaptists favor
tho project.
Tho Southern Haptists are building
a church at Torre l'ellice, Italy, all of
stono. It is nearly roofed, and already
begins to attract attention and advortisc
the principles of the church.
Tho discontinuance of Sunday
trains on tho Now York, Pennsylvania
fc Ohio Hail road shows its good ellect in
tho increased attendance of tho em
ployes at divine service.
A Japanese editor who conducted
a paper at Osaka went to England to
study English civilization. Ho thero
became a Christian, and was baptized.
The editor who took his place has be
come a Christian, too.
Tho Hov. John A. Kotn, of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church South, at
Alexandria, Vn., has had a telephonic
attachment lilted up to his pulpit, by
means of which he preaches" rogularly
to an invalid member at some distance
away. The communication is com
plete, and tho lady hears tho sermon
distinctly and every part of the service
as well. ,
Editions of the Janancse Now
Testament have been published in six
diilereut forms, and three books of the
minor prophets have also boon issued
in tho Japanese language. New por
tions of tlio Scriptures are in progress
in vitriol's Chinese dialect?, and the re
vision in India of the T.alugu Scrip
tures has made good progress. Ver
sions of the Gospels and Acts in tho
Ponapo and Zulu languages have been
finished, and all in the last year.
Church pows date back a good
long time, in earlv Anglo-Saxon days
a stone bench running round tho inside
of tlio sacred odilice was all the accom
modation people had, and in l.'ll'J wo
read of worshipers sitting on tlio
ground. Then three-legged stools were
brought by those who came from a dis
tance, ami wooden seats followed. In
1JIH7 persons attending service were
forbidden to wrangle for seats, and no
one might appropriate one. In l.VW
appropriation was allowed, and in 1(514
we read of pows high enough to hide
tho occupants a device of tho Puri
tans when it was a punishable offense
to stand at the name of J esus.
Atmosphere of the Table.
It is impossible to estimate properly
the immense inlluence which is exerted
upon a household bv the atmosphere of
the family table. If it is true that one
does not come out of a room the same
person he went in, the mind over after
retaining the impress of what affected
it thero. what grfcat results must bo
achieved from tlio meeting throe times
a day in the dining-room, irom the con
versation indulged in, and the senti
ments expressed there. A neat, well
ordered table is in itself a lesson to tlio
children.
1 have noticed that a sensitive child
almost invariably has bettor manners
when dressed iuliis best, and have seen
with surprise the effect produced upon
a certain small boy of my acquaintance
by handsomely-dressed ladies who are
polite to him. To tho inviting table,
where there should always be some
thing attractive, however simple tho
meal may bo, most children will come
prepared to behave properly. It is
really worth while, and, when philo-
sonlucallv considered, is a matter of
I great importance to lay aside as far as
jiossiblo all thoughts of hard work done
I before and to bo done after tho meal.
i and to allow no vexatious questions to
1 be discussed at the time. The habit of
' brooding over our work, and oxhaust
j ing ourselves by going all over it in our
' minds, is one to be studiously avoided.
There is nothing that takes from one's
' energy more than this, and it is a frc
j quciit'cnuso of insanity.
I Everybody knows that food digests
. belter when in agreeable company. It
j was something more than a pleasantry
which made a friend remark that ho
could not have his wife and child pass
I the summer away from him as it gave
I him the dvsiioosia. Tho poor child
who conies to grief at tho table, and is
sent away from it with his dinner
half oaten, and who sutlers the wlioje
afternoon witli an undigested lump of
food in his stomach, is to bo pitied, and
it is a wiso plan to explain to tlio chil
dren that in this way thoy will bo pun
ished for bad conduct at the table.
It follows, then, that pleasant sur
prises in the way of preparing favorite
dishes, that good taste and much pains
taking in arranging all tho appoint
ments of the table and dining-room,
riso above a mere ministering to the an
imal existence, and atVect the lino issues
of life. Good behavior and cheerful -
f ness ought to accompany each meal as
naturally and unwaveringly as oread
and butter. The lumpy laughter which
distributes nervous toreo, and calls tho
blood from tho brain, allowing the
stomach to get a share, should bolieard
more frequently at our tables. No ono
should feel at'liborty to say ono word
that is not kind and thoughtful, any
moro than ho would withhold a suf
ficient quantity of food. Those facts
need more careful consideration than
thoy usually receive.
Tim carrior-pigcon has a good
memory, and never forgets the injunc
tion of its joint trainers man and in
stinct to "call around tho lirst chance
you gel." One was sent from Now
York City to Waltham, Mass., when
four months old. There it mated in a
wired indosuro and raised young.
Last July, utter a year of imprison
ment, it was let out and made a bee
line for its old New York home.
Youths' Department.
NOUODY.
A'e?wI( b'oko It! It cracked Itself,
It wan clear 'way up on tho iopiie.it nholf.
1 p'rhnps the kitty-cnt knows!"
Says poor little Noil,
Willi tils ears ns red
As tho heart of n dnmn.sk rose.
" A'hmmIi lost Itl I carefully
Put my enp Just whnro It ought to bo
(No, 'tUn't nhliid tho door),
And It went and hid,
Whv, or COUtAO It did,
For l'vo hunted an h nir or more.
" XoIumIii tore It! Von know thlnirs will
Tenrir you'ie slttliifr Just moek-stone mill!
I was Just Jtimpitix over the lenuo
There H tniinc Hpikes on top,
And you havo to drop
Heforoyouean half commence."
Noliody! wlo':cdSlr Nobody!
I'luyliiK such tricks on my children thrcol
If I but. sot eyes on you,
Vou should Hud what you've lost!
Hut that to my coit,
I never am llko to do!
.Iiiiki l: ltuniham, In Wide Awake
HOW TO HE TAKKX CAKE OP.
There is something harder to learn,
and more dilllcuit to put in practice,
than taking care of the sick, and that
is, being taken euro of when you are
sick yourself. Kind and devoted nurses
sometimes prove to be saltish and exact
ing invalids.
Tt will bo some years before the
younger readers of St. Nicholas aro in
trusted with tlio care of others; but
every number finds many of them laid
aside from "books, and work, and
healthful play,1' tr ing their best, lotus
hope, not to bo impatient patients No
directions can make sick days short
and pleasant; but, as they havo to bo
borne, every one wants to form those
habits which will make the burden as
light as possible to themsoives and
others.
You may as well make up y our mind
at once that there is no charm which
can make it easy. Thero is no royal
way to got through measles or mumps,
and even children in palaces must find
sick days drag by slowly. The only I
way to make lite in a sick-room en
durable is to remember, first and last,
and always, that no amount of grum
bling and complaining can take away
pain. Tho thing to bo done is to lilt
tlio burden as cheerfully as you can,
and bear it with patience. Do not im
agine that talking of your troubles will
do any good. Every ono who has had
experience knows how hard it is to bo
ill, and those who aro so fortunate as
to have had no such experience will
not realize your sulVerings any tlio
more if you describe every detail.
In the first place, always remember
that it is not pleasant nor easy work to
take care of sick people, and if you do
tho best ou can, you will still tax tlio
strength and patience of jour friends
very much.
Do not bo exacting about littlo
things, and make as littlo trouble as
you can, and try to bo grateful for
everything which is mount as a kind
ness. Children are often tempted to bo
fretful when thoy are ill. A petulant
" Jo7" or "1 don't want ;," tires
a nurse more than an hour's watching.
Do not expect your friends to take it
for granted that you appreciate the
many stops which 'thoy take in your
behalf, without any expression of gnu
itudo from you.
Just think how you would dislike to
bo called away from all your usual em
plovmonts, to occupy your time in run
ning up and down stairs on errands.
How would you like to read
aloud whon you wanted to go
out? or leave your own dinner
to grow cold while you carried
tlio salver upstairs, lest "tho tea and
toast should not be at their best? I
presume you would bo willing to do it,
but wouldn't it be easier and pleasanter
if met by a cordial acknowledg
ment of your kindness, instead of by a
silent acquiescence? Lot tho ready ex
pression of appreciation of small favors
become tho habit of your life, and thou
you will not have to make an e:lort to
be grateful for tho services which oth
ers render you when you aro ill.
When you teel as Glory McQuirk did,
when sho used to sav, " Lots of good
tunes, and l ti'ii t in em, ronieniour
that you are only taking your turn out.
Nobody goes through life without ill
ness, and instead ot feeling jealous of
your friends who aro well and able to
enjoy more than you can, try to bo
happy in their happiness.
This is very hard, sometimes; but if
you cannot feel just as you ought, you
can at least keop from putting your
envious thoughts into complaining
words. It is bad enough to bo sick,
without being ill-natured, loo. Some
invalids have learned the secret of be
ing a holp instead of a burden, their
happy, patient ways making tho sick
room tho nloasantost place in the
homo. It was often said of one of
these bright examples: "Helen is al
ways so cheerful that it is impossible
to realize that there is an invalid in the
ItWlltlU
There is another dear littlo friend of
mine, who has bun lor years in eon
slant pain with spinal disease, who yet
has courage to say: "Don't bo very
sorry for mo, because I have so many
things to make me happy, and 1 don't
mind not being able to walk, because I
havo always been ill." She shortens
the wakeful nights by repeating poetry
from hor memory, which she calls hor
"night library." How much happior
for her and for her friends than it sho
snout those tedious hours in thinking of
her own sulVerings.
Tho lesson ot instant obedience to
rightful authority ought to bo loarnod
when ono is well, for when illness comes,
lifo or death oiten hangs upon tho hab
its learned long before.
" Perhaps I havo done wrong, doc
tor," said tlio mother of a self-willed
daughter, "but Amy was so unwilling
to take the medicine which you ordered, '
that I did not givo it to hor!"
Tho physician gravoly replied: "Mad
am, you have done very wrong." Whon
tho littlo girl's death proved his words
true, tho mother realized what a dread
ful alternative it is to choose between
the two risks, of neglecting a needed,
remody, or putting n sick child into n
passion, by enforcing an obedience to
which it is unaccuntomod.
Do not allow yourself to think that
yon aro tho only person in tho world
who does not feel perfectly comfortable
and happy. It Is a ery bad idea to try
to make' yourself tho center around
which tho whole household must re
volve. Peoolo fall into this fault before
thoy know it; so bo watchful lest, whon
you get well, ou find that a crop of
selfish habits has sprung up within you
to crowd out the llowors.
Tho tediousness oftho time of conva
lescence may bo alleviated by sonio
simple employment of the hands, such
as cutting out pictures for a scrap-book,
or sorting letters, or re-arranging some
of your small belongings. It is a good
time, too, for a little quiet thinking,
only bo sure that your thoughts aro not
too" much about yoursolt or your
own pleasures. Remember what favors
you have received from dill'erent peo
ple, and seo if you can not think of
something pleasant to do for them In
return. Plan your Christmas presents
for your friends, and make a list of
them', to refer to when you aro better,
and able to work. It is dillieult to lay
down rules for these things, because
tastes ditier, and what would amuse ono
would lire another. Some people would
like to work out puzzles, or would bo
entertained by games of solitaire. Al
most any light employment is hotter
than listless idleness, or being constant
ly dependent upon others for amuse
ment. It is impossible to go into every de
tail, but if you will bo careful, tho next
time you aro sick, to soo how little
trouble vou can make for others, and
how appreciative you can be of their
services, those few hints will not havo
been given in vain. Susan Anna
Brown, in St. Nicholas.
A London Parrot.
Not long since, a lady in
London
owned a remarkable parrot. Any ono
hearing tho bird laugh could not holp
laughing too, especially whon in tho
midst ot it she would cry out: " Don't
make mo iaugh so, I shall die, I shall!"
and would then continue laughing more
violently than boioro.
Hor crying and sobbing wore very
curious, and if her owner said: "Poor
Poll! what is tho matter?" she replied:
"So bad, so bad; got such a cold!" and
after crying for some time, sho would
gradually ceaso, and, making a noise
like drawing a long breath, say: " Hot- '
tor now," and begin to laugh. If any
one happened to cough or sneeze, ho
would say: "What a cold!"
One day, when tho ehildron wore
playing witli her, the maid came into
tho room, and on their repeating to hor
several things which the parrot had
said, Poll looked up, and said quite
plainly: "No, 1 did not!"
She could call tho cat very plainly,
saving: "Puss! puss!" and then an
swer. "Mew;" but 'Iho most amusing
part was that whenever we wanted to
make hor call it, and to that purpose
said: " Puss! puss!" she always an
swered: "Mew," till the person began
mewing, then she would begin calling
puss as quickly as possible.
Sho imitated every kind of noiso, and
barked so naturally that sho often set
all the dogs on tho parade near by bark
ing; and the consternation caused in it,
party of cocks and hens by hor crowing
and clucking was the most ludicrous
thing possible.
Sho could sing quite liko a child, and
people more than oueo thought it was
a human being. And it was most ludi
crous to hear Tier make what wo should,
call a false note, and then say: "Oh,
I la!" and burst out laughing at herself,
beginning again in quite another key.
She often performed a kind of exor
cise which her owner described as tho
lance exhibition. She would put one
daw behind her. first on ono side, and
then on tho other, then in front, and
round over hor head, and while doing;
so, kept saying: "Come on! como on!"
and when finished, said: " lira vol
beautiful!" and then drew herself up.
Once when askod whore tho servants
had gone, to the astonishment and al
most dismay of hor owner, sho replied:
" Down-stairs." i'outlui' Companion.
For novelty in advertising a Now
York cigarette manufacturer is entitled,
to the cake, if a cake is offered for en
terprise in this line. Ho has leased a
triangle of ground inclosed by tho
tracks of tho main line of tho Now Jer
sey Central Railroad, tho New York
branch of tho same road and the Long
Hranch Railroad. Ho proposes to lot
out space in this plot to othor adver
tisers, who shall agree to event gro
tesque objects there. Ho has hii iself
had constructed a fao simile ol tho
Egyptian obelisk in Contral Park It
is of wood, covered with oilcloth, on
which tho hieroglyphics havo boon
painted, and it it of exactly the samo
size as the genuine obolisk." Within a
week ho has niado a contract with a
linn who havo agreed to build two
bottles, each of nearly tho size of the
obelisk, to advertise a temperance
drink. Another firm has agreed to
erect a monstrous bull in imitation of
ils trado mark.
Tho sick room should bo kept clean
and dry; no curtains, no valances, no
soiled clothes hanging about, no dusty
carpet. Neither vessols of wator nor
bottles of medicino should bo left stand
ing about. An open lire is number one
among the blessings of a sick room.
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