m—————————————— DR. TALMAGE'S SERMON: * The Home Phvslcian, BRAIN STIMULANT, Aalutation. What He Has Seen Abroad. LONBTANTINOPLE, January, 1800, Op i to do when he feels too weak to carry sleep as long as he can. ed wishing him ing in the cup, to the guest designated, who was obliged to empty it. After the repast, and having with- drawn from the tables, the guests con- tinued to converse or sing table songs. Sometimes dancers were introduced in- farewell to my sermonic readers, and now, «sm my way homes, i write this letter of salu tation, which will probably veach you about the Monday that will lund me on the Atlantic @oean, from which I cannot reach you with the usual sermon. 1 have completed the Jeurney of inspection for which 1 came, Others may write a life of Christ without see sng the Holy Land, 1 did not feel competent for such a work until I bad seen with my evwn eves the sacred places, and so J Peft home and church ni native country for =a most arduous undertaking, 1 have visited sll the scenery connected with our Lord's his- sory. The whole journey bas been to me a surprise, an amazement, a grand rapture or a deep solemnity. % have already sent to Amarica my Holy Land observations for my ‘Life of Christ,” and they were written on horseback, on muleback, on camelback, on ship's deck, by din: candle in tent, in mud Bovel of Arab village, amid the ruins of old sities, on Mount of Bagutitudes, on beach of jenesareth, but it will take twenty years of sermons to tell what I have seen and felt on this journey through Palestine and Syria. 1 things have cambined to make our tour instructive and advantageous. The Atlantic and Mediterranean and Adriatic and Egean and Dardanelles and Marmora Seas have treated us well Nince we left New York we have had but half a day and one night of storm, and that while crossing Mount Her- mon. But mly those in robust health at- tempt to go the length of Palestine and Syria om he I do not think it is because of the unhealth of ihe ciimate in Holy Land shat @ many have sickened and died here or afterward as a result of visiting these lands, but because of the fatigues of travel.- The number of miles gives no indication of the axhaustions of the way. A hundred and fifty miles to Palestine and Syria on horseback demand as much physical strength as four hundred miles on horseback in regions of easy journey. Because of the near two months of bright sunlight by day. and bright moonlight or starlight by night, the half day of storm was to us the more memora- bie. It was about noon of December 15 that the tempest struck us and drenched the mount. ging One of the horses falls and we halt amid a blinding rain. It is freezing cold Fingers and feet like ice. Two hours and three-quarters before encampment. We ride om in silence, longing for the terminus of to- day's pilgrimage. is, through the awful inclemency weather, the iangerous the journey. and slide and tumble and climb and lescend we must, sometimes on the horse and sometimes off, until at last we halt in the hovel of a viiiage, and instead of en- tering camp for the night we are glad to find this retreat from the storm. Itis a house of one story, built ous of mud. My room is th a roof of goat's hair. A feehle Toor, but no chimbay. It is the best { the village, Arabs young and oid, nd in wonderment as to why sre is no window in the le openings, one over other in the wall, through latter spening 1 occasionally find an Arab face thrust io see how | am progressing. But the door isopen, so I have some light. This is an afternoon and night never to be forgot- ten for its exposures and acquaintance with the hardships of what an Arab considers a laxurions apartment. I sat that night by a fire, the smoke of which, finding no appro priate place of exit, took lodgment in my nostrils and eyes. For the first time in my life 1 realized that chimnevs were a luxury but not a necessity, The only adornments in this room were representations of two tree branches in the mud of the wall, a circle supposed to mean a siar, a bottle hung from the ceiling, and about twelve identatio the wall to be used as mantels for anytl that may be placed there. This storm was rprise. Through pessimistic proph- ets woe had expected that at this season we should bave rain and smow and hail through. out our journey, or the most part it bas heen sunshine and tonic atmosphere, and not a moment has urney been hindered, Ciratitude to God with us the dominant let rseback, in aa day of only vs Bip LOY | tand : me fw clive not a far x is visited the scenery conmsected with fo I was giad to « my journey through the apostolic lands and You can hardly imagine our feelings as we rams in sight of Damascus, and on the very road where Saal was unhorsed at the flash of thesupernal light. We did not like him. to be fang to the earth, aope for some great spiritual bless than any noonday sun, and a new prepara- tion for usefulness. Our long horseback ride was ended, for a carriage met us some The impression out and took us to the along the walled lose 10s ne receives as he rides gardens of the place are dilferant from those produced by any other city. But we cannot describe our feelings as we entered the ity about which we have héard and read so much, the oldest city under the sun, and founded by the grandson of Noah: nor our amotions as we pass through the street called Straight, along which good Ananias went to meet Saul, and by the site of the palace of Naaman the leper, and saw the river Abana, as yesterday we saw Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus that Naaman preferred to wash in rather than the Jordan. Strange and unique Damascus! It is worth while to cross the Atlantic to Europe to see it. Though it bas been the place of battle and massacre, and of ancient affluence and splendor as well as it is of present 0s parity, to me ita chief attraction arises from the fact that here the somles fell from Paul's eyes, and that chief of apostles hers began that mission which will not end until heaven is peopled with ransomed frites. So also 1 saw day before yesterday Patron, where John beard the trum and the waves of the sea dashed to his feet, reminding him of the songs of heaven, Hike the voices of maay waters.” But this letter can only give a hint of the things we mean to tell you about when we got home, where we & tt to before this month is suded. 1 baptized roe sion in the Jordan an American whom we met, and who desired the solemn ordi asnce administered to him im the sa I rolled down from Mount Calvary or "place of a skull” a stone for the corner stone of our new Brook- lyn tabernacle. We bathed the "Dead and in “Gideon's Fountain,” where his three hundred men lapped water from indies E . i Ess i f ! Efe {I a9 git f i f : i i It i : it i : : bi i i ef + § § { j i i f | i til : g {state of rest, in a condition to receive gymnasts, he most varied pleasures from the blood, which takes the place | of those which have been consumed by | previous labor, mince the very nct of { thinking burns up solid particles, as every turn of the wheel or screw of the steamer is the result of consumption by fire of the fuel in the furnace. The supply of consumed brain substance can hE be had from the nutritive particles { in the blood which were obtained from { the food eaten previously, and the brain is 50 constituted that it can best receive and appropriate to itself those nutritive particles during the state of rest, of quiet, and stillness of sleep. Mere stimulants supply nothing In themselves ; they goad the brain, and force it to a greater consumption of its substance, until it is so exhausted that there is not power enough left to re- ceive a supply. SUNFLOWERS AND MALARIA. In a recent 1ssue of the Russian Med ical journal, the Meditzina, a contribu- | tor draws attention to the common sun flower as an excellent and cheap substi- tute for quinine in the treatment of | i malarial fevers of all possible forms. | i { The remedy has been from time im- | { memmorial used for the purpose in the | { Russian, as well as Persian and Turk- | { 1sh popular medicines, and that mostly | | after the following plan; A flask 1s fill- | | ed loosely with finely cut dry or recent | ! lowers and stems, and then with vodka | | aqua vitse, The hermetically corked | | ve sel 1s left to stand under sun rays, |or at some warm place, for two or | three days. The tincture is then ready { for nse, and should be given as a small | wineglassful three times a day. In re- | cent complete and permanent | | cure ensues in from one to three days; i Cases, not later than a week. The remedy | proved successful, even in such cases | | where quinine and other anti-malsrial | { means failed. | Celery is a sedative | rheumatism and , and is good for | so-called neuralgia, | | which is often only another name for | iit. Cucumbers cool the system { fresh cut, of c¢ | onl: Bog, bx 1 yurse, Lettuce is not | it produce 8 sleep, en | if the stalk Asparn- i and especially | R, Peas, br i i and gtrengtheo: | contain fi | 18 eaten. fies the blood, kidney ans and yr a human being the . | ties specified by farmers w] { that peas “harden” pig's {i i Moats may take a horse | will bring him home again should not be eaten by those get too } i en they say «hh, and that bunt beans Potatoes who are GIVE MEDICINES Iodine or the todides should be giv- empty stomach. If stion, the acids and tion. given orem en be ion of hie Irritating na the exces | the gastric | sonous drug salts « should b Oxide an given directly is ended ; after meals, the impair their ac- | yranate, niso, | he proces REICH AN ( and render ¢ £5 d ine and PETE Td Ean earrosive sublimate, 3 1. — s ohol; hence th cod-liver oil, should be given with food.—Medicat World. i ——— - i } & wphates, hy or directly after | Historical Anecdotes of the Table. | The largest and best were called colym- bades, and wéré so called in the last | cenfury, the Snltan eausing them to be | kept exclusively for his own table. | Honey played a great roll in Grecian | pastry. That of mount Hymettus was | superior to that of BSieily, Certain honey, which coming from regions | fertile in bitter or poisonous plants, was | rejected because it had a disagreeable | taste, and often proved dangerous Discoride and Zenophonspoke of honey | that caused the people who ate it to be. come stupid and dull, and Diodorus | mentioned that of Colchide which threw | persons who ate it into s condition re- | sembling death; which continued for an | entire day. Honey, of which the Greeks were | epicares, came from ‘countries filled with aromatic and delicious plants, Pythagoras used it for his daily food, snd Democritus recommended it to those who desired to live without incon. | venience. Honey kneaded with wheat flour produced a paste which was rolled into thin sheets and baked. These caked wore eaten after being soaked in wine. Honey was also combined with oil and flour of sesame; this paste was thrown into the oven in little pellets, whiob, when baked produced extellent | biscuit. Other eakes were made by miring honey with milk, oil and cheese. The | spiced bread of Rhodes and the rolls of Paros were famous. **Old fortune,” said the poet, Alexis, ‘yon who dwell in happy Paros, thy island has two pro- duets which su the products of all other isles; marble for the gods and rolls for mortals. The Greeks attribut- ed the invention of pastry to Thearion, of Bicil* but Athenee gave the honor to the a oadocians the i ven ors of the plam which = , called thrion, and which was envelop™l with fig leaves. They made tart with raisins and slmonds, as well ns tho®: of hares and kers, During the repast, © was often r and every house of importance kept its reader; for the Greaks thought that while silence jaoilitnted digestion, reading pouris mind, Al spite of this wise maxim r generally animated by the Sonvbraution to ah arse, Tg oh the brim, were crowned guosts and facilitated digestion. The wine, which was drunk after the repast and which was called, ‘‘the health of the good demon,” Theophrastus, in his treatise on drunkenness, said was given in small quantities. First, in order that its strength should be remembered while drinking it, also that it was the gift of the gods, Second, it was given after the appe- tite was satisfied so that the least quan- tity possible should be drunk. Third, it was taken after thanks had been offer- that they might do nothing dishonest, also that their strength might not tempted beyond this drink, and that they might always use it with prudence an NCS, Everyone willingly attended quets at Athens. There was always held in the public halls, some one of these fraternity banquets which was or ket towns of Attica. There were also Castor and Pollux, and for which was placed on the table, a cheese, a physte, and some olives and pears, in memory of the ancient manner of hiving, The Athenians did notsuffer the least violation of their religious customs, tor given ntrary to the made use of a dish of foreign be- it was the eustom to abstain from that was of a foreign her cook was scourged having prepared salted food, such isl for a repast giveu at the pature with rods - cm ———— Heating the House. 1d grates are Ng wi Now y on grate, 1 current from every | ym to the grate and up hence the heal 18 Carri ' ni ney and out part R i far more 8 INoans Aare dampers, and the room well dampers—those lead- ipe almost or ower part of Thus von will throw off that the warmed, close the ing to the pipe or in the in the the stove a little open. have a fine bed of coals to having so m force added fuel will burn as fast as ed, though the dampers are closed as directed. There will be very little of heat up ad eh The room will be kept fuel will be used than if youn are stingy Quite frequently the amount of the dampers. Every outside door should open into When an ontsmide door opens direct into a room, there is a rush of eold air in whenever the door A person going from the ones into How often wife and daughters, heated and per- spiring, pass from the kitchen into the cold outside air! The sudden: be lessened by a small vestibule or bail; aud at the same time there would be a congiderabla saving of fuel, for much Jess cold air would find its way into the kitchen. house, build a small inclosed portico be- yond the kitchen door, with “storm doors,” swinging either way: It makes just the place for brushing snowy shows, and for the deposit of overshoes, water proof coats, umbrellas, ete, The cost is mot great, and will be covered by the saving ‘of fuel long before the portico is worn out. NO ATTAINMENT OF possession has its highest value in itself. Its ohiefest worth is ever in what results from it, or tual researches and acquirements,—all these are to be desired, not for what shay are, but for what can be done with an through them in their wise and consecrated using. It is the same with Bible study and prayer and communion with God, and religions activities of every kind, —tiiey ought notin them- selves to give satisfaction to the child of Jud. hat gomey. of them, w oy. are, ° o ini ys Ma rice at , 0 wy 4 CArTY us i " The Journal of Marle Bashkirtseff, Among the many theories advaneed by metaphysicians and philosophers, is that the even actions may be due to the differ. ent natures which find expression person, The wonderful book which has glish speaking world. “The of Marie Such is the book. varieties One begins ambitions and young girls. common to She lk ynged to ng artist and her to never 1 become WAS an un given study art. She was earnest by high praise for that simple was rewarded child. Yet in the midst of some record there will come a sents belongs to another part of her nature, help. It mixteen years of age “I am so weary of life that I shonl like to die. Nothing am ing interests me, I desire hope for nothing, Pans kil a cafe a well-kept hotel, a bazar, A record later on reads, “‘Drosse d my black blouse, there is something in my appearance that : Mari ett character. lerstand by perfection; for me, arieciio1 world, nor yet have a do I i lish face whic on the first page, is at artist, or the anguish 4 onr the gre We read on and on 1 and contains seve ni the young artists paintings Cy Co., Pablishe New York, I's, ———— Postal Cards. The first issue of postal cards by the United States was in 1873. per right corner was the head of Liberty in oval frame. On the frame cent” below. Along the top, in curved lines, were the words “United States postal eard,’, and below them, in smal dress only on this side the other.” The whole wassurrounded by a border and printed in brown on monogram, “U. 8. P. 0. D.” (United eard oq]. 8. P.O, D.,” and was printed in three brown, light brown and dark In 1875 appeared a card bear- also issued the same year ona To left of this which crossed in front of the monogram “U. 8.” Below was the inscription, “Write the address on this side--the message on the other.” It waa printed in black on five shades of card-—-light buff, buff, dark buff, yellow buff and browmsh buff. In 1881 appeared the same card with the inscription changed to ‘Write only the address on this side.” This time 1t was printed on only two shades of eard—buff and dark buff. In 1885 eame the brown cards, with Jefferson's head, and on January 1, 1887, appeared those in use now. The denomination of nil cards was but one cent. There has been but one two nent eard (for foreign communications) issued. This was in 1870. It bears the Liberty head in blue on a buff eard. C—O A Lomxivs, who had worn a fall beard ever wince his marriage, came home the other night with his face clean shaven “Come, darlin ui ssid to a little danghter, ‘ani pas." “Are "oo my papa?’ qne the hittie one, “Of course.” “Den whose head has '00 dot on?’ Ir you were willing to be as pleasant and as anxious to in your own home as you are in the com of fon meh » right corner in a frame. wonld have the world. a SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON, EURNDAY, FEBRUARY 186, 1500, The Ministry of John. LESSON TEXT. {Luke d : 7-22) LESSON PLAN. Toric or Taw Quanren: Jesus the Gorpex Texr yor THR QUARTER: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2 : 14. Ie ralde id Ly Jolin, { 1. Man's Duty Expounded, : vi. 7-14. . John's Fidelity trated, vu, if 0 3. Jesus’ Bons trated Lesson Toric | 114 Lesson OUTLINE 4 us y Demons ve 21, 22 Jor the Matt, GoLoex Text: Repent ye: Bea Daruy Home ReApINGS : M.—~Tuke3d: 7 by John. T.—Luke 3 : gun. W.—Matt. 3 parallel narrative, T.~Mark 1: 1-11. lel narrative. John 1 : 153 mony to Jesus, is, John 3 testimony, S.~Mark © tyrd« »r 1-17. Matthew’ Mark's FP. : 14-20, - LESSON ANALYSIS. MAX'S DUTY EXPOUNDED, I. Repentance: Brine {« 4 be rth theref $ re fruits « AL Reper is Repent Ii. in Honor with the People: All men reasoned, ....wh were the Christ (15), il} proph 20, prog He was a righteous {Mark 6 The Jews sent. .. to as thou?(John 1: 18. Faithful to his Superior There cometh he that than I (16). He ™ snfesned, (John 1: 20). I am not the Christ, before him (John 3 hath borne truth (John 5: 23). Who was faithful, (Heb. 3: 2). il, Suffering for the Right: Herod, being reproved by him, shut up John in prison (19, 20). Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake (Matt, 10: 22). With thee I am ready to prison and to death ( Luke 22: 33). ether lu ha : old John ns a ) I. i858 maghtier am not the but, a8, am sent as also was Moses not be ashamed (1 Pet. 4: 16). into prison (Rev. 2: 10). 1. “All men reasoned in their hearts concerning John.” (1) John as sent of God; (2) John as judged of men: (3) John as estimated by him- self, . “There cometh he that is mightier than 1.” (1) The acknowledged greatness of John; (2) The trans- cendent greatness of Jesus . “To cleanse his threshing-floor.” (1) The threshing-floor; (2) The fan; (3) The wheat; (4) The chaff. IIL. JESUS’ SONSHIP DEMONSTRATED, I. By the Op2ned Heavens: Jesus praying, .. the heaven was opened (21). heavens were opened, and I saw visiona of God (Ezek. 1: 1). Lo, the heavens were opened unto him (Matt. 8: 16). He saw the heavensrent asunder (Mark 1: 10%. 1 seo the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing (Acts 7; 56). {11 By the Spirit's Descent: The Holy Ghost descended in a bodi- ly form (22). fe saw Spied of God descending Ihe At d a condi 1 t an a dove ng upon him (Mark 1: 10). Po Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the irit descending. .. the same is he (John 1: 83). 4 1 have sven, . . . that this is the Son of God (John 1: 34. iii. By the Father's Approval: Thou art my beloved Son (22). This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased (Matt, 3: 17). A bright eloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice (Matt, 17: 5). A voice came ont of the heavens, . | . thee I am well pleased (Mark 1: 113 There came therefore a voices ont of heaven (John 12: 28). 1. “The heaven was opened.” (1, The occasion of the opening; (2) The significance of the opening; (2) The results of the opening . “The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, ss adove.” (1) I'he opened heavens; (2) The descend. ing Bpirit; (8) The honored Bon; (4) The demonstrated Souship. 8. “Thon art my beloved Bon; in thee I am well pleased.” (1) The be- loved Bon; (2) The well-pleased Father, in LESSON BIBLE BEADING. JOHN THY, BAPTIST. His parentage (Lake 1 : 5, 6), Ordained to be a Nazarite 15), His yaiment and food Lake 1 Matt yrenching (Matt. 3 : 1, & 11d no miracle (John 10 tized many Matt, 8 disciples (Lul ed sinners (Matt, 3 : 7 by Herod (Matt vrdom (Matt, LESSON SURROUNDINGS. INTERVENING Ob ; years have events narrat i i irrupt known of the period n from eo: VOT Ihe gospel between the and the LOW introduce ™ iestamer i was called alth n Perea shout twenty as Celia, BDOUL the Gre at, or was born; hi of Abilene; and An- bigh-priests north-east- Palestine, in the direot- Damascus. It was so named fro ur son of Ishmael. It is still called El-Jeidur. Trachonitis was a district farther to the eastward, bor. dering on the desert. Abilene means properiy thie region shout Abila. This | was a town at the foot of Antilebanon, north-west of Damascus. The office of high-priest at this time was in the gift | of the Roman authorities, and was held at their pleasure. The high-priesthood | of Annas is somewhat obscure. He was appointed by Quirinus, or Cyrenius, in { A. D. 7, alter the battle of Actinm, but | was superseded by Ismael, under Valer- TOR WAS A on the border of region « the | ins Gratus, procurator of Judea, A, D. | 14, at thebeginning of the reign of Tib- | ering; but he appers again with the { title, at least, of high-priest, and with | anthority, for some time after the as- | pension of Christ. Caiapbas, or Joseph { Caiaphas, to give his name in full, was {a son-indaw of Annas. He was ap- | pointed about A. D. 25, and continued | tili the Passover, A. D. 37. It is sup- | posed by some that Annas continued as president of the sanhodrin, while Caia- phas was the actual officiating high- priest. Tue, If John began to preach at the age of thirty, bis appearance would be in the summer of 779 (A. U. C.),~— A.D. 26. The baptism of Jesus may be placed in January, 780 (A. U. C.),— A. b. 27. This will allow a sufficient interval for the events occurring before the first Passover, Persone, ~— John the Baptist; the crowds listening to him, com of all classes; Jesus. There is a re- ference to Herod the tetrarch gud Herodise, Iscionxrs. John warns the mult Coming isonment follows, and a impr Severip- tion of the ba of Jesus and Divine dhe apis Paravies Passaons. Math, 8 : 7-17; Mark 1:711 ; Comp. John 1 : 19-28,
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