TIEE SCTJASTON TEIEUXE SATURDAY MOKNETCr, DECEMBER 8, 1S94.
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London Pictures
; by Richard Willis
Interesting Resume of the Important
Events of the Week.
THEY WANT FAY FOR MEMBERS
Trades I'nlons Desire to llave Represen
tatives in Parliament Receive Salaries
Sufficient for Campaign Expenses,
Threatened Bagplpo Epidemic.
London, Nov. 24. On Tuesday even
ing last the parliamentary committee
of the Trades Union congress waited
upon the prime minister to urge the
government ito make provision for the
payment of members and also for the
expenses of the returning olflcers. They
pointed out that the United States and
the colonies all paid their representa
'tlves and thereby .returned men who
were in a position to understand queS'
turns pertaining to labor matters,
whereas in England when a poor or a
working man was returned he was
obliged to depend upon precarious sub
scrlptions, which moneys are collected
from the laboring classes. The annual
sum recommended, I'iW. would' enable
suitable men to return to parliament
and to attend to their duties in an effi
cient manner. Lord Rosebery in reply
promised to do all he could In the mat
ter, but appealed for reasonable time
and went through a formidable list of
bills already pledged next session
Scotland, Wales and vory much Ireland
and even England! were all pressing
for first consideration, and what is a
poor Liberal government to do? The
deputation then said that Mr. Lord
Rosebery was a very nice man and
gracefully withdrew. If the subject
comes up next session ft will undoubted
ly attract a great amount of attention,
as the arguments embraced by the
trades committee ore Just and fraught
with great common sense.
Is life worth living? Is a question not
to be lightly asked In the presence of
ftagplpes. On occasions the Scots
guards terrify the babies In the London
parks and the Highland sports held an
nually are one big screech combined
with a wail, but one composes oneself
and bears up, so to speak on land. Hut
now the martial music is going abroad,
"Why," says Lord Rosebery, "should
not sailor boys have their bagpipes as
well as Tommy Atkins'?" and seeing no
reason, he promptly presented the cap
tain of the training ship Caledonia, now
on the Firth, with a check of 30 in or
der to provide the ship with a bagpipe
band! There is more in this than meet3
the eye, for given an Ironclad and a
healthy troupe of bagplplsts where Is
the enemy that could stand the strain?
No, bagpipes and Briton will still rule
the waves.
Mr. Asquith, 'the able young home
secretary, has been (addressing a few
earnest words to the Liberals of Birm
ingham urging them to unite for the
good of their party. At one time Birm
ingham was a veritable hotbed of Radi
calism, but at the time that the home
rule question came up and Mr. Cham
berlain announced himself an Unionist,
a tremendous split took place and
"Brummagem has veered round to
Conservatism. The personality of Joey
had a great deal to do with this, as there
is no more popular man in the town.
He Is, by the way, still making scathing
anff vnrorous sueernes in different narts
of the country and 1 especially hot on
the home rule question. Joey likes
breadth and quantity and that Is why
he makes such a butt of portly Sir Will
iam Harcourt, who has returned to
town vary much Improved in health,
Every high bridge is responsible for a
certain number of deaths and the new
tower bridge will be no exception to the
rule. As a rule the drowned are sui
cides, and occasionally a man kills
himself attempting a foolish dive. A
famous diver in the person of Ben
Fuller has Just met his death in this
manner. He has made one or two at
tempts already, but has been stopped
by the police, but on Sunday he eluded
them and ascended by means of a pri
vate trap door, used by the workmen
to get at the roof. He then quietly di
vested himself of his clothes and dived
or, rather. Jumped feet first Into the
water, a distance of 250 feet. The poor
fellow fell with a fearful splash, was
seen to rise to the surface and put his
hands to his face and then disappear.
The body has not been found. For
years past the man has been going
through dangerous performances.
starting with the Monte Crlsto sack
feat in which Fuller was tied in a sack
and dropped from a height into the
water, once from London bridge, and
he had Just concluded an engagement
at the Aquarium, where he dropped
feet first into a tank six foot deep from
the roof. His last foolhardy attempt
was purely for advertisement.
The floods all over England are sub
siding. The greatest distress prevails,
and large sums of money are being sent
to various parts where the poor people
have mostly suffered. At Windsor the
queen has kept the kitchen staff busy
making soup, and a regiment of soldiers
have been carrying round provisions
at Eton college, which is on the oppo
site side of the river. All the boys have
been sent home and it will be some time
before the venerable college will be
habitable again. At Bath the authori
ties are at their wits' end to cope with
the distress, and the damage done is
. enormous. At Ihichet the people are
still confined to the upper rooms and
tne village narrowly escaped that
demolition owing to the bursting of
old Windsor lock and the consequent
liberation of vast volumes of water,
which rushed through the streets,
carrying trees, palings, masses of
shrubbery and dead carcasses of cattle
along in the torrent. Navigation was
Impossible and the unfortunate Inhab
Hants were nearly starved when re
lieved.
A dastardly attempt hurt been made
to wreck the Bournemouth express.
Three men placed a large sleeper on the
line, but fortunately the engine pushed
the eleepen before it and finally got it
jammed between the wheels and be
yond a rough shaking the passengers
suffered no further hurt. A man now
In custody was found loafing about Hie
spot and was put tn a cell with a sapper
of the Royal engineers, who told the
magistrate an extraordinary story the
following morning. It appeared that
this fellow prisoner had unburdened
his mind to the young sapper. He said
that he and two friends intending to
do some mischief had put a log on the
line, the train came along and carried
the sleeper away. They were not at
all satisfied with the experiment and
put another obstruction on the line In
the hopes that a train coming the
- opposite way would fall Into the water,
but tho poor fellows were disgusted to
find that the engine merely apllntered
the wood, eo 'they ran home to supper.
"But," said the astonished soldier.
"don't you know that's murder?
"Oh yes," answered the amiable fel
low, " it wouldn't have mattered much
if a few had been killed?"
We get some comical sights in Lon
don occasionally, , and high. life furn
ishes iwt a few of them. In the West
End of London dally can be seen a
piano-organ with ft well dressed man
and woman with a thick veil on. The
man Is Viscount Hlnton, who married
the "wrong woman" and waa cut off
without the proverbial shilling. In re
venge he turns the handle and grinds
out ita-ra-ra and other classical se
lections to annoy West Enders. Mrs.
Viscount looks after the financial part
of the show and a large placard an
nounces the sad story of a disinherited
viscount who has no work to do-o-o
and no Income, We are used to them
now and business la not so good, but
now the "blind son of a baronet who,
through no fault of his own," has lost
2,000 a year, has taken to the busi
ness, but with a difference for the D.s.
of a B has a four-wheel van and a gee
gee and he plays a cottage piano. He
is accompanied by a companion with
up-turned collar and goggles who
sneaks well and collects the coppers.
l savs the bl ml man's name is
"Musgrave," that he is a lay vicar in
Kent and "esquire" of Shllllngdon,
Bedonshlre. Truly the aristocracy are
plmying it (the piano) very low down!
The proprietor of the Field and Queen
newspapers, Mr. naming aim rw
other names Cox, who is also an owner
of race horses, Iras obtained a divorce
from his wife, Mrs. Hebe Cox. Hebe
hu.i been having a high old time with a
land agent, and according to the evi
dence, had been repeatedly forgiven
and taken to Harding's amns once more,
Mrs. Cox bruug'hteounterchargeswhlch
were promptly dismissed.
The turf has lost one of its chief sup
porters by the deatli of the Duchess of
Montrose. She was married thrice, first
to the Duke of Montrose, who died in
1S74; secondly to Mr. Crawford, Who
died In '81!, and third to Marcus Henry
Mllner, who survives her. She was an
elderly woman at the time of the third
marriage, whereas Mllner is quite a
young man. She ran horses for many
years under the name of Mr. Manton
and was a wonderful Judge of horse
flesh. Last year she won over 1,000 by
victories alone, and the Duchess was
not above doing a little speculation.
Among other races her colors have se
cured the Goodwood Stewards cup, the
1,000 guineas, the Oaks and the Liver
pool cup. Her Grace was extremely
shrewd in equine matters, and her opin
ion was often sought by some of the
most exalted personages in the utate in
regard to the purchase of thorough
breds.
The Stanley cycle show has started Its
annual exhibition at the Crystal Palace.
The only novelty in the show 5s the new
bamboo cycle, fur which the makers
claim that one weighing twenty pounds
Is equal in strength to an ordinary
wheel of thirty-five pounds; they cer
tainly are very attractive. to look at.
The school board elections have this
year caused more than ordinary excite
ment owing to religious controversy
creeping in. As is always the case in
such Instances the feeling has been
very bitter and a lot of unpleasant
things have been written and spoken.
The old party have retained their
places, but have but a very small ma
jority. The question turns on whether
the Church of England faith shall be
taught In our schoolor whetherreadings
from the Bible only shall be permKted;
but as a matter of fact It has been a
Jealous fight, and a disgraceful one, be
tween high and low churchmen.
Richard Willis.
JOHANNA WAGNER
Death of the Famous I'rima Donna and
Tragic Actress.
Foreign papers bring word of the re
cent death in Germany of Johanna
Wagner, niece of Richard Wagner. She
was born at Hanover, Oct. 13, 1828, and
waa the daughter of Albert Wagner, a
dramatic tenor. He married Ellse Goll
man, whose voice, of the abnormal
compass of three octaves and two notes,
was one of the wonders of her time.
In her very short career she is said to
have sung the parts of Tancredi and
of the Queen of Night with equal full
ness of tone. The daughter of Elsie
Gollman Wagner even surpassed her
mother In reputation.
Richard Wagner and his brother, Al
bert, lived together In Wurzburg dur
ing the year 1833. Johanna, then only
B years old, sang everything she heard;
and her uncle, In after years, would
often quote her childish version of the
words of operas.
In 1859 she married Herr Landrath
Jachmann, and two years later had the
misfortune to lose her voice suddenly
and completely. She then bravely en
tered upon a second artistic career as
an actress, her exceptional gifts ena
bling her to do bo with brilliant suc
cess, 'mis lasteu tor eleven years at
the same theater at Berlin. Her new
repertoire included Marie Stuurt,
Queen Elizabeth, Lady Macbeth, Anti
gone, Phaedra, Isabella ("Bride of Mes
nlna"), Maid of Orleans, Hermione,
Medea, Sappho, etc.
AT PROVINCETOWN.
"My husband? Aye, my husband, man,
A yeur ago this day
He sailed; and him and me just wed."
Yet she was old and gray.
'The youngest master of the fleet;
But ask about the town
If better skipper sails the sea
Than uapium upnraim urown.
"I've knowed him most since he was born;
We was but boy and girl
When he first bore me In his skiff
Through wlmi ana wave una swin,
'And then he went before the mast,
And then became a mate, ''
And then why, I'd growed up with him
Here I would wutch and wait.
"Across the bar off Highland Light
The wind might whistle hoarse
'Twas by my flguro on this hill
He d ulwuys lay his course.
"Then, when he called a ship his own,
She's named for me he nuld:
Why, Jennie, ain't It now moBt time
That you an' me was weA?"
"And we was wed In the old church
Just yonder, up along.
(I seems to hear the parson's voice,
The orgun and the song).
"One week and he put out to sea,
A year ago this day;
The youngest mauler of the fleet!"
Yet she was old and gray.
"My husband? Aye, my husband, man!
Just past a year we're wed.
Ask any one you mind." I asked
The first I met. He said:
"Why, that's the crasty Widow Brown.
She's always watchln', though
Her husband's ship was lost at sea
8ome thirty years ago."
Oustav Kobbe.
Iluy the Weber
and get the best At Quernsey Bros
Hypnotism and
flou) to Practice It
The Operator Requires No Occult
Fower or Special Qualities.
POST-HYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS
Claims of the German and French Schools
on the Subject of the Operator's
Will-Some Very Interesting
Recent Studies.
Despite a very prevalent belief to the
contrary, there is nothing of the occult
In hypnotism. The operator requires
no special power or qualities. A school
boy, had he patience, could produce the
same phenomena as the most learned
scientist. To hypnotize a person it is
only necessary to give him something
bright to look at, with the suggestion
that after awhile the eyes will grow
very tired, will close and he will go
quietly to sleep. This is the method used
by Bernhelm, the head of the German
School of Hypnotists. He says "the
will of the operator has nothing to do
with making a subject sleep." On the
other hand, Charcot, of the French
school, claims that the Influence of the
mind Is largely responsible for the sub
Ject's Bleep, and that only nervous or
hysterical persons may be hypnotized
As Bernhelm has succeeded in hyp
notizing every one on whom he has had
an opportunity to experiment, his
theory Is the one generally accepted.
Simply looking at something bright
is not all that Is necessary to make a
person sleep, says a writer in the St.
Louis Star-Sayings. No one can be
hypnotized against his will. This sub
ject must, therefore, consent to be ex
perimented upon, and should feel per
fect confidence In the person conduct
ing the trial
To obtain the best results, place the
subject in an easy chair with instruc
tions to assume the most comfortable
position possible. Give him something
blight almost anything will do; a cork
wrapped in tinfoil answering very nicely
and let him look fixedly at this. His
gaze should not be removed under any
pretext whatever. In the course of a
few minutes his eyes will grow very
heavy, will close slowly, and a percepti
ble fluttering of the underlld will be no
ticeable. When this stage is reached the
operator should give the suggestion to
sleep. For this the voice must be low,
but perfectly distinct and firm so as to
command obedience.
If the suggestion has been properly
given the subject's eyes now close and
he will sleep more or less profoundly.
Suggest then that he sleep soundly until
told to awake.
Tho l ive Stutes.
He Is now in the first stage of the hyp
nolle trance. Bemhoim divides this
trance into five states, so closely allied
that It is almost impossible to dlstln
gulsh between them. Three stores are
all that the ordlnuj-y investigator need
notice. First, lethargy; second, cata
lepsy; thlrd.somnambullsm. The cata
leptic state is often entirely absent, un
less the patient is told that his muscles
are rigid, either in the whole or in part
of his body.
After sleeping from two to twenty
minutes the subject enters the third
stuge, that of somnambulism. He Will
now obey any suggestion made to him;
will open his eyes (having been first
cautioned that, though he does so, he
will be still asleep), will walk about and
even carry on an animated conversa
tion. He will do whatever he is told
to by the hypnotlzer.
Care must be taken, however, in mak
ing suggestions to a person hypnotized
for the first time. The patient is in a
stateof unusual mental susceptibility.
He hears and sees, without realizing,
everything that goes on about him. He
knows that he is the centre of attrac
tion, and a feeling of shyness comes
over him. He even resists In a measure
doing what he is told. It is because of
this peculiar sensitiveness of an inex
perienced subject that a request of any
unexpeoted character will startle him,
frequently to such an extent as to
cause him to awake.
Only trained subjects obey unhesita
tingly every command. By a trained
subject is meant one who by frequent
hypnotism has become accustomed to
the hypnotic state, and submits entirely
to the operator's control, his own will
having apparently no power whatever
of opposition.
Tho Trained Subject.
The more frequent a person is hyp
notized the more easily he complies with
the demands made upon him, until, In
the course of time, varying in length
according to the person's susceptibility
to outside Influences, ho becomes what
is known In technical language as a
"good subject."
The most Important thing for a person
experimenting in hypnotism to learn is
the art of awaking a sleeping subject
Here come in the unexplained phenom
ena of post-hypnotic suggestion, or the
carrying out after awaking of a sugges
tion made while asleep.
To awaken a subject by simply bid
ding him to do so is to take chances.
Owing to the unusual condition in
which the hypnotized person has been,
it is not improbable that he would awak
en with a start, possibly having a se
vere headache and feeling so drowsy
that he would Insist upon again going
to sleep. (
To avoid this the operator should use
some such formula as "I am now about
to awake you. You will have no head
ache or pain of any kind. : You will reel
comfortable and happy. You will be
rested and refreshed from your Bleep,
and will remember nothing that hap
peneu while you slept. When I count
three, your eyes will open and you will
be wide awake.
If the experimenting is done In the
evening it Is well to add the caution
that the patient will sleep well that
night. These suggestions given, proceed
to Count three slowly and distinctly. At
th last word the subject's eyes will
open, and In the course of a minute or
two he will have shaken off the feeling
of drowsiness still present when the
eyes first enclosed.
Post-Hypnotism.
The field of post-hypnotic, suggestion
seems unlimited. A good subject, en
rapport with the hypnotlzer, will carry
out after awaking almost any sugges
tion which has been made.
To a subject recently hypnotized by
the writer the suggestion was given that
he knew nothing of the vowels E and
I. After awaking he was requested to
write the word "weight." Without hesl
tatlon he wrote "wght." Told that his
spelling was wrong, he Insisted that It
was not, but that the spelling was a new
one, which had been recently adopted
The word eight he refused to write, any
inff that he had forgotten how. Asked
to repeat the alphabet, he ran through
it very rapidly, omitting the letters
specified. He did this much more rap
Idly than any one else In the company,
who; in a normal state, attempted the
same feat. In. the courno of a few
minutes the letter "I" came back to his
I memory, ana later still tne letter "E.
While they were lost to him he ex
plained their disappearance by saying
that they had formerly existed, but a
man had thrown them away. The sub
ject was a young boy, and there is no
doubt whatever of his honesty.
An equally curious experiment fre
quently tried is to tell a subject that
upon awaking a certain object will be
invisible. If the object chosen is a per
son it is well to suggest that they will
be neither seen, heard nor felt. If this
were not done the voice or touch of the
invisible person might give the subject
a severe fright, or even drive him Into
hysteria.
Nervousness and Hysteria.
These abnormal conditions of the
mind soon fade, and disappear of their
own accord, as a rule. It is always
safest, however, to rehypnotize the sub
ject and restore him to a natural condi
tion by suggestion.
The mention of hysteria brings up n,
point which Is well for the novice to re
member. Nervous persons often (be
come hysterical when in the hypnotic
state. This is caused generally by
dreams, pleasant or otherwise; by the
sound of laughter, or loud talking. To
avoid this give the suggestion to sleep
soundly, but not to dream. Also to sleep
quietly. At the first sign of approach
ing hysteria suggestion will often serve
to quiet the subject. If, however, he
refuses to be quieted, and becomes real
ly hysterical, the only course left is to
awaken him as quickly as possible.
The hypnotist must at all times re
member that he can do anything at all
with a good subject, if the proper sug
gestions are given. He should watch
the subject closely while hypnotized,
and at the least sign of pain or discom
fort correct It without delay. The sub
ject will believe Implicitly anything he
says, and he should always Insist upon
every suggestion made being carried
out to the letter.
This is too broad a subject to attempt
laying down all the rules which could
be catalogued. Experience and obser
vation will readily teach the best meth
od of handling any particular subject.
It is well to keep in mind the good
which may be done through past hyp
notic suggestion. Headache, or, In fact,
almost any mild puln or discomfort will
readily yield to Its influence. By re
peated suggestion, day after day, habits
may be formed or broken. There is al
most no limit to its application.
WELSH HEWS NOTES.
Samuel Blissett, who murdered his wife
at Dowluis on Aug. lfi, by deliberately
shooting her, has been sentenced to twenty
years' penal servitude.
Hwfa Alon, who hus been elected arch
druid in place of the late Chwydfardd,
visited the states a few years ago, and
among other places preached at Scrunton.
This Is how one of the bards has sung to
the historic meeting of the Gorsedd com
mittee; Yn y Mwythlg cawn lawn lys i arwalri
Derwydd i'r Hivulilnllys;
A Hwfa Mon o'r Kuin Ynys
A'l bump bardd dan el bump bys.
A lady who knew Switzerland and other
parts of the continent alighted some time
ago at Conwll stutlon, near Carmarthen,
and was so charmed with the scenery
that Bho exclaimed that there was no
pluce like Wales, and especially Conwll.
Eifronydd, the recorder of the Gorsedd,
whose agitation at the meeting of the
Gorsedd committee on Friday was r,o evi
dent, has described himself as the "gwr
nervous o Gacrnarfon." He Is one of the
readiest rhymsttrs In Wales, and can roll
out cnglynlon as easy aa breathing.
The Goleuad rejoices that the threat
ened dissension in connection with the
Methodist Hymn Hook was successfully
avoided. Seren Cymru, the Iluutlst organ.
publishes 'a long review of Professor
Hugh Williams' pamphlet on Baptism. It
contends that Professor Wllllums has
given away the paedo-Bnptist case, and
that nls pamphlet practically concedes all
that the Baptists have always contended
for. Tho Herald has an article on foreign
politics and the Chinese war; and the
writer of the "Political Notes" In the
Tyst praises Mr. Lloyd George, and Bays
xnai ne nas improved immensely as u,
public speuker during the last three years.
The Genedl brings to mind the fact that
the National Council which met at Llan
drlndod, at the end of August last, de
termined to convene a representative
gathering of Welsh Liberals from all
parts. A small sub-committee was ap
pointed to make all the necessary ar
rangements for holding tho meeting at
Aberystwyth, about the end of the year,
"Homo months nave passed by," says the
Genedl, "Blnce it was determined to call
together a meeting to discuss tho dises
tablishment measure, and to decide what
course should be adopted by the AVelsh
members in parliament next session. But
up to this time that resolution, like many
another before, has been allowed to be
come a dead letter. A sub-committee was
appointed to make all the necessury nr
rangements, but the sub-committee has
not been called together Among
tho members themselves there Is a dif
ference of opinion as to the details of the
measure. The chasm yawns wider wefk
by week, and nothing Is being done. It is
stated that the National Liberal Federa
tion of England is about to pay a visit to
Wales and the prime minister will of ne
cesslty deal with the great question of
Wales, and yet W ales herself Is not mov
lng In the matter to express, or even to
form, a tlellbcrate and united opinion on
some elemental principles of the great
measure which will claim the attention of
the federation, the prime minister am
parliament at the beginning of the year.
LMIUNG CHANG.
Oh, Lt-Hung-Chang was a wonderful
man.
And he lived in the land of tea;
You have seen him pictured on many
a wonderful man was he.
And peacock feathers he gravely wore,
And letters of state he wrote;
He was up In martini knowledge and lore
And they gave him a yellow coat.
An honor great In the land of Chlng,
This omelet robe to wear.
But Ll-Hung-Chung, of whom I sing,
He really did not care.
Qff he went on a royal spree,
And whooped things up sky-hlf;h;
He sailed about on the blue Ynlee
And drank of the Chinese rye.
And they gathered his peacock feathers In
And taey took his coat nwny;
They disregarded his loud "chin-chin,"
Because lie had got too gay.
Deep ho smokes till the air grows dim,
But he feels not a single pang;
Little, Indeed, It mutters to him,, ,
For still he Is Ll-llung-Chang.
Kate Masterson,
PLUNG!
Dung! plung! plung!
But a miislclun young
W'lih guitar softly strung;
. Plung! plung! plung!
"Sweet Atarlo," "I Love Thee,"
And other songs he sung,
1'ntll a brick was flung
At this musician young
Who did the guitar strung,
Plung! plung! plung!
Pllng! pllngl pllngl 1
No more he cares to sing
Or touch the mairlc strlur;,
Pllng! pllng! pling!
"Sweet Marie," "1 Love Thee,"
And other Bongs now bring -Peculiar
thought of "lng!"
To him who once did sing
And touch the magic string,
Pllng! pllng! pllng!
Crelght Lloyd,
Health flints and
Rales of Hygiene
Suggestions That May Save You Many
a Doctor's Bill.
WISDOM FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
These Hints Don't Cost Much, Are Not
Copyrighted, and If They Don't Do
You Any Good, They'll Not
Do You Any Harm.
"If you fear a sleepless night," says
a prominent hyglenlst, "undress In the
dark. Light stimulates and arouses
the activities. Darkness Is supposed to
produce drowsiness. Put some chopped
Ice in a rubber bag and place It at the
lower extremity of the spine. This is
particularly quieting to the nerves. Do
not use anything except a rubber bag,
or you will merely have a damp cloth
and rheumatism by morning. Do not
use a pillow. Relax every muscles so
far as lit is possible. Sprawl over the
bed, with arms and legs stretched out.
Take a sponge bath with tepid water
just before going to bed. Lie on your
face Instead of on your back. That Is
the way babies sleep, and their mcth
ods are scarcely to be improved upon
In this particular. All pressure Is re
moved from the spine by this means,
and a delicious feeling of restfulness
ensues. Make up your mind that you
want to keep uwaku long enough to
hear some one come In or to outline the
next day's work. You will droi asleep
Immediately."
II II II
It has taken the medical world
Kreat many years to discover, says
writer in the Medical Brief, that loss
of hearing is almost invariably caused
by some disease of the throat or nose
or both. But very recent researches in
these fields have 'demonstrated this
fact beyond question, and it Is now ad
mitted by the more advanced medical
men that, aside from rupture of the
ear drum, there Is scarcely a symptom
of defective hearing which is not trace
able directly to the condition of the
nose and throat. In view of the new
discoveries, ear specialists nre finding
their occupation gone, save as they
make their particular branch an assist
ant In further investigation. It Is said,
as we have already pointed out, that
the use of smelling salts Is one of the
most prolific causes of deafness, oper
ating by weakening the olfactory
nerves, and through them the auditory
system. All strong or pungent odor
should be avoided as far as possible,
espcciallly those which act upon the
secretory processes, and, as the popu
lar expression goes, " makes the nose
run."
II !i II
A contemporary prints the following
don'ts" for babies and mothers o
babies: "Don't put a wee, helpless
baby to bed between two giants, for if
the poor little thing Is not crushed to
death tho mionsters will absorb Its
ttality and leave it pale and lifeless
Don't let the baby sleep with Its mouth
open; place It on Its side, smooth out its
ear and the creases In the pillow-case.
and sleep will be longer and sweeter
Snoring !is a 'bud habit, for which
mothers are entirely to blame. People
who snore slept on their backs with
their mouth open when they were ba
bies. Such babies Invariably suffer
from cold and throat troubles."
Never cover a wound wholly up with
a piece of plaster; whatever be its size
use narrow strips. Warm the plaster
up by holding the back of it agalns
a can of boiling water for a few sec
onds, then apply It across the wound
leaving a small space between each
strip to give exit to the lymph. Be
member that sticking plaster hns n
healing action In tsclf ; the benefits de-
rived from its use are of a purely
mechanical nature. Clean cuts are bet
ter bound up with the blood, simply
with a linen rag, for sticking plaster
Is of no use until the bleeding has
ceased.
II II II
HEALTH FOIl THE MILLION:
Wrap a piece of lee the size of an apple
In a towel and hold to an ai hlng head, i
moving and replacing at Intervals of
minute or two. This will relieve tho pain.
For catarrh of the stomach, tnko a half-
teaspoonful of the phosphate of sodium in
half teacupful of boiling water half en
hour before breakfast every day tor
weeks.
One of the commonest causes (and one
that is constantly overlooked) of neural
gia. Is decay or disease of the teeth or
gums. Caturrhal or other affections cf
the nose, ear or throat may cause it.
Exposure to wet and cold frequently
cause neuralgia.
Powdered pumice, lemon Juice or vino-
gar and a matchstick or toothpick will be
needful to olean black teeth. Dip tho
toothpick Into the lemon Juice, then Into
the pumice, and gently and lightly rub on
the black spots. I'se carefully lest tho
enamel be worn through.
To avoid bad colds It Is only necesseary
to avoid closing the pores of the skin,
either rapidly, by checking perspiration.
or slowly, by remaining still until the
body Is thoroughly chilled that is, until
tho pores are nearly or entirely closed by
Inaction In a cold atmosphere or room.
To stimulate the Intestines, which have
so much to do with tho blemishes of the
skin, some natural aperients, like min
eral water, grapes, grape fruit, apples,
etc., should be taken, to the exclusion of
more nourishing foods. Besides head ex
ercise, a little alum, alcohol or bezoine
used In the water will tend to tighten tho
skin, and sea salt or Epsom salt will neu
tralize some of the oil below It.
To remove dandruff, says tho Philadel
phia Record, brush the hulr thoroughly
twice daily, and wnsn tne scuip wun tinc
ture of green soap (a teaspoonf ul to a pint
of warm water) once every week. Take
arsenic red suphuret, 1-1(10 of r grain
tablet, after each meal for three weeks to
Improve the complexion. Make a paste
of sweet oil and red pepper and spread on
tho linger nails no child will wish to nib
ble his nails If they be well peppered.
A dally sponge bath of cold or tepid
water, followed by brisk rubbing with a
rough towel (preferably a crash towel),
will do wonders for the skin. In addition
to bathing one must have active out-of-door
exercise. One should walk three
miles every day. The diet must be the
best to promote health. Foods that are
easily digested best serve tills purpose.
Do not drink tea or coffee; eat no pastry;
do not cat between meals. If sweets aro
eaten they must be taken with the meals.
Drink milk; drink water-two quarts ev.
ery day. Sleep ten hours out of the
twenty-four.
If your breath has a bad odor, have all
decayed and unclean teeth treated by a
dentist then after this has been done
keep them clean. Brush them three times
a day with a tooth powder composed of
nreclpltated chnlk ono ounce, orris one
half an ounce. After each brushing rinse
the mouth and teeth with a solution of
phenol sodlque, one tublespoonful to eight
ounces of cold water. In addition to tho
care of the tenth ono should uvold eating
foods that affect tho breuth such as tlsh,
onions, cabbage and radishes. Be sure
that the bowelB are freely moved every
day.
Information Wanted.
From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph,
"Papa," said Johnny Snaggs to his male
parent, "animals don t cry do they?'
"No, Johnny."
"Then what are these muleteers I read
about?"
VISITORS' EARS AFFECTED.
An Amusing Experience of .Many People
Thut Visit the Eiffel Tower.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The lifts, or elevators, by means of
which visitors reach the lofty third plat
form of the Eiffel tower at Paris, rise
and fall at the rate of about 300 feet a
minute, so that a person, descending, is
let down a distance of more than 900
feet in about three minutes. Nine hun
dred feet represents a considerable dif
ference in the density of the atmo
sphere, and the physical results of the
sudden transition are manifest to many
persons. To the writer, this difference
was perceptible rather on the side of
arity in ascending. A certain degree
of dlltlculty In filling the lungs was ex
perienced as the third platform was
reached. A gentleman occupying a seat
In the left of me, however, was some
what painfully affected by the descent.
As we neared tho earth he suddenly
lapped his hand to his ear and gave
utterance to a Bharp exclamation of
pain.
"My ear!" he cried out. "I have a
most excrutiating pain in my right
ear!
For some moments he leaned against
a girder, and seemed to experience re
lief only by pressing his pulms closely
against his cheek. The pain subsided
Immediately, however. Out of every
hundred persons one or more is pretty
sure to have a dllilculty in the ear of
this sort; and so commonly Is the dis
comfort In this organ observed by those
n charge of the hoisting aparatus, that
when a tourist Is st-en nursing his ear,
with a look of distress on his counte
nance, he is at once set down us altllcted
with an "Eiffel ear."
WHAT YOU NOTICE
at first, peril a is, in taking the Curls
bad Sprudcl Salt regularly, is a de
crease in weight. It is getting rid of
all the unhcalty, unnatural tlesh and
tissue if you have any. That is what
makes it so valuable iu cases of
obesity.
But after that, or, if you are thin
already, the linn, sound, healthy ilesh
that you need comes in a thoroughly
natural way. Your digestive organs
are put into perfect condition; your ap
petite is sharpened; there's no waste;
the food that you eat nourishes you.
Xo matter whether you're too stout or
too thin the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt
brings you to the proper, healthy stan
dard, either way.
Take no imitations sold as "im
proved" or "artificial" Carlsbad Salt,
which are only mixtures of ordinary
Glauber Salt and Seidlitz Powder, sold
by unscrupulous dealers in order to
make larges profits. The only geu
inc. imported article has the signature
of "Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole
Agents, "New York," and the seal of
the city of Carlbad on every bottle.
Atlantic Refining Co
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Linseed Oil, Napthas and Oaso
lines of all grades. Axle Grease,
Pinion Grease und Colliery Com
pound; also a largo line of Par
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We also handle the Famous CROWN
ACME OIL, the only family safety
burning oil in tho murkct.
Wm. Mason, Manager.
Office: Coal Exchntrno, Wyoming Avo.
works at Pine Urook.
"WELL, SIR"
"Spectacles I"
Yes sir 1 We
have a specialist
here to fit you who
does nothing else.
Sit right down
nnd h.ivc vntir
nr
eyes fitted in a
scientific manner.
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on Nmv York Exchange and Chicago
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ROOF TINNING AND SOLDERING
All done nwny with ty the use of HART
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of Ingredient well-known to all. It can be
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roofs, also to brick dwellnnn. which will
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
- SATURDAY, DECEMBER .
william"collier
The Quaint Comedian, in the New Comedy,
A BACK NUMBER
By EDWARD E.KIDDER,
Author of ' Peaceful Valley," "A Poor Rela
tion," etc. A story of human interest, tilled
with merry moments. Under the manage
lueui ui tt vj, omy tu.
Bale of seats opens Thursday, Dec. 6.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
MONDAY, DEC, 10.
Rosenquesl & Arthur's
Production of the Famous Coinody-Drama,
lue Jeans
By JOSEPH ARTHUR.
With nil the Scenic Magnificence That Char
acterized its Orla-iiml Production at the
Uth Street Theater, Jiew Yor k,
Rogu! ar Prices. Sale of s;sW, Friday, Deo. t
THE FROTHINGHAM.
Two
(ircut
Nights
The Merry Novelty la 3 Acts,
RIP
O
URKEY,
Presented with
ITS WEALTH
OF FUN,
SPARKLING MELODIES,
SCENIC
MAGNIFICENCE and
A SUPERB CAST OF
30 ARTISTS 30
Bale of seats now progressing.
ACADEMY OP MUSIC.
M TUESDAY, DEC. 11.
Special Appearance of
RICHARD HANSFIELD
and Stock Company,
Presenting, by npeclal request,
BEAU BRUMMELL
PRICES-Lower Floor, SI.5-J and J1.25; Bal
cony, $I.(X, 7w. and fiOc.; Uallery,
Sale of scats opens Saturday, Dec. 8, at 9 a.m
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12
FIRST APPEARANCE IN THIS CITY
OF
r
In Sheridan Knowles' Sublime Tragedy
VIRGIlNlUS
Supported by an excellent Cast, Scen
ery and Appointments.
Sale of Seat Opons Monday, Dec. 10.
DAVIS' THEATER
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Dec. 10, 11 and 12.
AFTERNOOHND EVENING.
Mr. Jos. D. Clifton and
Planting Mr. Cliftou' Comedy Drima,
RANCH KING
Supported by a carefully Eolocted co rpany.
Also Introducing
RICHARD GRIEGER
The Famoiu American Baritone Sinaor.
ADMISSION, 10, lb OR 30 CENTS
Two performances dally at2.30and3.15p.ni.
Next Attraction, "Myrtle Ferns."
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The Finest la the City.
The latest improved furnish
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meat, butter and eggs.
223 Wyoming Ave.
The Tie That Binds,
an exquisite personal attention, possible
only with such dnlnty neckwear aa we are
offering. It Includes every class and
style of tie prescribed by fashion for the
current season.
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