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Our trails are wreathod with trailing pine, And hemlock boughs are loaning tark whnro he blood-red barrios ahine With leaTos ef autumn's gleaning ; Yst ah I how pale the summer'spride, How Varron field and fallow For why ? the year must be so wido, And summer still so narrow I ! .Our chimney's glow with generous heat, And all our lamps are burning, We list the rauslo wild and sweet, With danoe and song returning ; Yet oh I the vaster, dark outside, How oold and dumb with sorrow Vot still tho world must be so wido, And Joy, alas t so narrow I Our home throws wide its doors to-night, Our threshold laughs with greeting ; Vilh clasp as warm and step as light, Tim oK'-timo fiioiuls are meeting ; Yot oil t the few who stand aside Ytowed down by hopeless sorrow, And weep that hearts should bo so wide, And love, alas I so narrow I Kay, further press the strong doslro, Tin questioning, swift yet tonder, And lifted ever strangely higher, Divine a holier splendor ; On Christmas day, whate'er betide, Wo have no room for sorrow, For though man's needs be e'er so wido, Cod's help grows never narrow. Klaine Qoodale. THE DEACON'S DAUGHTER. Christmas day dawned bright and fair and cold. ; All the hills around the little country Tillage of Ijanborntou were white with now. The roads were trodden hard, and the prospect for lino sleighing un der tho light of a nearly full moon never was bettor. Deaoou Haines' wife ttighod m she put back the curtain from tb bedroom window that inorniDg and laok I out,. Five years ago, that very day, the , went sorrow f her life bad come to Iter. How well hLo remembered that Inte.ful morning, when, though the sun f-uouo gloriously, and the heavens were bine and chmdios, ail tho lilo and joy vent out of her life and left the world a blank of rIoooj, uhuost of despair. Twenty-four years she had been John Haines' wile, and in all these years she bad never repented of her choioe. There had been many times when the man's hard nature had wounded her sensitive spirit, but she trusted all things to heaven and uttered no complaint. Ju t, upright in his dealings, beacon Haines was a man who never erred in his own judgment ; and mercy was a word unknown in his vocabulary. If people would live as they ought to and m they might, ho was wont to say eternly, they would not need to be for ever crying for forgiveness. If the deacon's right band had offended him he would, have cut it off, thus obeying the Scripture literally. He was religious to a fault, for there is such a thing as carrying even one's piety too far. until it becomes a curse instead of a blersing. In the simple faith of an obedient soul there is peace and rest, but in the bigoted fanaticism of a self-righteous man well never mind the rest, I am writing a story and not a serine n. Deacon Haines had only one child a beautiful, fair-haired, blue-eyed girl, and in his btern. ascetio war, he idol ized this girl. When she was eighteen years of age she fell in love with Royal Clayton. When tho news of this reaohed the deacon his race was terrible. He struck his foot upon the floor and raved with what was almost an oath. that if ever she spoke to him again he would disown her forever. Emma had something of her father's own. .spirit, and she loved Royal with Mi the strength of her fond young her m and she told the deacon without 1 lation that she would follow love ?lrJrd of duty. bl live years before, on thp ;nas day, Emma had left her 1 font the knowledge of her par. nfie oame the wife of tho rildintr, np cl. Tmmediatelv after the louse, Tio-n ke young couple had taked, and athadr the West, and only once Vrntorj of them reached Lanboi a. a. kkll Eni came to the deacon in CO,, ble oh writinor. but the inflexi ?m the broucht it himself frcT?. of his and in the tjasence on the laid it unopened up-s. lionesifcjhes. watched it shrink to apcposit e said, a Mrs. Haines was a slender little He had no child, 1. mmunicati- oman, but she never felt tho weight of he would hold no cmo DeposiW his. .sr unconscious daughter as, lifting her one who was none op . 5al jaa forbiddeUo her arms, she bore her into the Emma's name wl """ 1 household. ,rm kitchen and laid her on the lounge, mentioned in the !" lertently referjivid with rage, the deacon Btrode to- vant-girl who inadvMtod. ' 13Q deacon's hrd his wife and laid a rough hand on Miss Emma in tb,sed, and poor shoulder of the unconscious girl, was ati onca diamis -B X ' I jo been betrayed for once Mrs. Haines did not shrink Haines, having ond by coming sudd her husband in his rage, a buret of tears 1T r of clothing wlohu," Bhe said, firmly, " she is my upon Borne artich' ,w pra by her child,; I will do a mother's duty to had been last w- aiful admonition t, ceived such a drea up nn fover trembling? foje is no child of mine !" said, the she did not get "u! .fiercely; " she chose her path week. p one of those gentfyet her walk therein 1" And he Mrs. naines waoiUC Vllh who ought to b hand on the girl and would clinctincr creatures nr Jked by some loved and cherisl, , fr'ho usually fall to thtfepped before him. Her face der heart, but 1 ' Kch iron-natured men as death, and every vein stood mercies of just bi as Deacon Hail nature, I BupposerC4 L say it ? Bhe subrr . thiner. and would AuUN hes. it is and who kitted to him no more have thought " right of the wind to nt diwnutinsr the ..i.0t(i. S. snowstorm? vinuz in a TinrtbeaR.' Viften. when the dea Rnt niffhts. verv TIOKKSTA, Bne jnn wan fat atdee: hamber softly up to the c been Emma's, and there upon the oold pillows last prossod by the head of her darling would she weep away tho sore ness of her heart. She hoped always that some letter or mossago might come to her ; she would risk the deacon's arjger, and write just one little word of iAve to her daughter ; but the hoped in vain. No tidings ever came. Days and weeks and months passed by, as (Oh I Heavon, be pitiful !) they will drag by, whether we soar to heights Of ecstasy or sink into depths of despair as they have dragged on ever since creation ; as they will go on forever I This beautiful Christmas morning Mrs naines went about her plum pud ding and her chicken pie and her spongo cake and ether dainties with a heavy heart. She never dreamod of omitting a singlo item in the Christmas bill of fare, for tho deacon was a me thodical man, and if there had been so much as a dish of preserves missing he would have demanded the reason of it. He would have looked upon it as a crying sin against the faith of his forefathers if Christmas had not been kept in the way he had kept it from his youth up. So, though tho mother's heart was full of sorrow and heaviness, Bhe re membered the exact quantity of spice to be put in the mince meat for the pies, she kept in mind just now mucn Biiort ening must go into tho crust for the chicken pie, and she trussed thefat tur key, and filled him full with stuffing, and watched him while no was roasting, just as solicitously as if she was not ready to sink down and weep ner me away for her lost child. By 4 o clock in the aiternoon every thing was ready. Dinner smoked on the table, and rilled the great kitchen, when tho table was set out with a savory smell. I he weather had changed suddenly, and heavy storm clouds drifted across the sky, driven by the fierce wind, and the distant hill-tops wcro wrapped in mists of snow. Lanbornton was near the sea, and the low beat cf the waves on the broken beach came ever ana anon to the ear in a wail of despair. Mrs. Haines lighted the candles in tho tall silver candleaticks,and set them on the table. The voice in wnicr she called her husband to dinner trembled; she was wondering if Emma had a Christmas dinner that day, or if indeed she was still alive and a dweller in a land where Christmas was remem bered. The deacon sat down at the table, put his steel-rimmed spectacles on his nose, and opened the large Bible which lay beside his plate. It was always his custom to read the first passage on which his eye rested, and on this occa sion ho read aloud. "For if ye forgive men their tres passes, your Hearenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your tiespasses." There was no softening of the stern voice as he read the beautiful words; no tenderness of feeling crept over his lace at the thought of the loving Christ who uttered them. Rut Mrs. Haines eyes ran over, and she bowed her head upon her hands. "Ob, John," she cried, "think of Emma I five years ago to-day since Bhe went forth blighted by a father's curse and heaven only knows if she is still among the living! Oh, my child 1 my child 1" The deacon rose slowy from his seat, his face pale as death, his long right arm extended solemnly to heaven. " Martha," said he, deliberately, "if you were not my wife I would tura you irom my door. Such passages of Scripture as these have no reference to wicked and disobedient children who persist in going to ruin in spite of counsel. and admonition from their legal guardians 1 There was a faint moaning sound at tho door, and the quiok ear of Mrs. Haines caught it at once. So did the old house dog, for he leaped from his warm oorner by the fire and sprang to the door with a cry of welcome. The deacon took a step forward, but his wife was before him. Perhaps some subtle prescience helped to prepare her for what she was to see, for she did not cry out or faint at the sight. Across the doorstep lay the still fig ure of a woman, holding in her arms a little child. The snow was drifting over them both, but the light from the blazing hearth shone out broad and red, and tinged with roseate bloom the wan, white face of Emma Clayton. true, toko-ced her to the door, but Mrs, a law or. ords upon her lorenead. shall again U Haines," said she, "do this in every ' though you were thrice my will not remain under your r moment after she is thrust ay God judge between us 1" Ij, while the deacon, para boazement, stood motionless hi 'e, the little child crept to ut two warm, soft hands WOuld steal which had around his fingers. The sweet, grieved face, with the soft, blue eyes lifted to his stern countenance, might have melted anything but a strong human heart. "Grandpapa." said she, "please don't hurt poor mamma ! She is sick, and she has come so far in the cold 1" "Grandpapa J" theword he had never expected to hear addressed to himself. His memory went back over half a century and more to the gray-haired man he had called grandpapa the man who was always kind to him, who petted him and made him whistles and wooden horses, and told him quaint stories of old, old times when the country was new, and bears and Indians plenty as blackberries. He remembered when he stood beside that kind old man's deathbed, and felt the withered, trembling hand, cold with the dews of death upon his forehead he remem bered tho grieving tones of the failing voice which said : " God's blessing upon you. John ! and when you, too, lie down to die, may your grandchildren stand around your bed, and comfort yon in your last hours!" This aged man had died and gone to heaven. The deacon shrank from tho inspec tion. For one moment, with that child's clear eyes upon him, he saw himself as he was a hard unyielding, unmerciful man dead in tresspasses and sin. He sank down on bis knees and buried his face in the clustering golden hair of his wondering grand child. " Martha I" he cried, bitterly. "I havo sinned and fallen far short I Do as you will and may God show me the mercy I have never shown to my follow I" ' Emma Clayton lived, though she was never very strong but never was daughter loved and cared for by a father as she was. And little Annie was in sore danger of being spoiled by the indulgence of her grandfather. Everybody noticed the great change in the deacon he grew humble and forgiving, and his prayers in the publio meetings were no longer full of vin dictive threatenings hurled at the sin ner, but were rich in mild persuasions and gentle intimations to try the good ness of God. Royal Clayton was dead ; and Emma lived always with her father. Every thing was forgiven everything forgot ten except the love which united the family ever after in a bond of unbroken peace. What the Japs Eat. M. T. Van Buren, United States con sul-general at Jppan, presents some in teresting facts in regard to the food of the Japanese people. With a popula tion cf 30,000,000, there is to be found in tho whole country but little more than 1,000,000 head of cattle. Of these only 000,000 can bo considered as fit for fcod. Therefore there are but two head of cattle for each 100 people, whereas in tho United States we have for 100 mouths seventy-three cattle to fill them. Japan slaughters, however, 30,000 head of cattle, more than on' half of which is eaten by the foreign population, the rest being consumed by the Japanese navy and army. Mutton and pork are, outside of the treaty ports, almost unknown. Fish enters largely into the food of the people. Mr. Van Buren mentions that "cod, salmon, herring, mackerel, salmon, trout, carp, eels, skate, mullet, catfish and plaice are plentiful and cheap." It is known that the government has taken active measures in regard to fish-culture, and endeavors in every way to increase the products of the sea, sending for all American publications on these topics. The consul . states that " one-half of the people ate fish every day, one-quarter two or three times a week, and the balance perhaps once or twice a month." It is their habit to eat a great many varieties of fish raw. But the Japanese are mere essentially vegetarians than the Chinese. and all the land and marine plants, with the tubers, eeem to be placed under con tribution. Among exceptional food plants Mr. Van Buren mentions an acorn which grows on a small bush from three to four feet high, "it has less sugar than the nut from the chest nut tree of America, but has the merit of being free from astringent and bit ter qualities. Large quantities of these nuts are gathered, dried and eaten by the people in various ways." This edible acorn would be worthy of intro duction into this country. We hear a great deal about glucose and dextrine in the United States, and we find from Mr. Van Boren's report that the Japan ese rse in large quantities a substance which they call ame. "This is a pre paration made from malted barley and rice or millet, the malt converting the starch of the rice or millet into dextrine and maltose, and the product varying from a thick sugar or honey up to hard candy. The same is sold at a low price, and its consumption is very large- No less than 111,000 children recently presented themselves lor the examina tion for Scriptural prizes in the London Board (Schools. 1 our thousand copies of the Scriptures were given as prizes The service of presentation was at the Crystal Palace, and presided over by the Bishop of Manchester. Europe is said to use up annually 80,'J15 tons weight of ?ood in matches alone. Germany burns more matches that any other country, a German econo mist says, because of tho prevalent habit of smoking. Life In Arizona. To a dweller in the city, says a gen tleman who has spent much of his time in Arizona, the pictures of life in this out-of-the-way region seem almost like a wild romance. There aro tragio and comio scenes, brave men, wild men, honest men, and some not honest. In the mining camps life is commonly safe, and property far more safe than in New York. Locks and bolts are little known. A stranger may cast into a corner his bag of gold, not evu cover ing it or attempting any cone .alment, and be sure to find it at any time after ward untouched, or if removed, only to secure it for him. Justice is swift and pretty sure to follow crime; but there are some strange methods of adminis tration, as the following instance w'll show: One man killed another a friend, too for invading his claim against the owner's protest. It was coolly done, with full determination, and in almost any country would be pronounced mur der. There was a fair trial, and the of fender did not deny the act. When the judge gave his charge he remarked: "I don't know but if I had been in the de fendant's place I would have done ust as he did in fact, I guess I Bhould." The jury retired and signed a verdict, which the foreman unrolled and read one, two, three, and so on of names or marks preceded by the words "not guilty. Coming to the tweutn name he read "guilty." In an instant pistols were drawn upon the offending juror, who protested that he voted "not guilty," and at the moment the foreman discovered that the . word " not" had had been covered by a crease in the paper. The juror was loudly cheered, and the foreman was in for a dinner for the entire dozen. Of course, many rough characters are found, the worst among them being chiefly known as cowboys. These fel lows are always armed maeed, every man down there is usually armed with one or more pistols and delight in shooting merelv to frighten strangers. Their aim is unerring, and of course deadly when meant to be so. If they ask a stranger to drink and he declines, they will level weapons and order him i to danco, and dance he must or be shot; that is. unless, like one who was not quite a stranger, who, when asked if he drank, whipped put a revolver ana re plied: " No, but I shoot a little ; and now you dance; indicating ine ouuy who asked the first question. This readiness and bravery delighted the boys, though their own leader was the victim. The bully was compelled to dance and to go down on his knees and put his lips to the floor (or " eat sand" as they say), and was then relieved. Instead of being disgusted he shook hands with the shooter and adopted him as "one of the boys." A more uncomfortable experience fell to the lot of two Englishmen on their way to California. They stopped at a station in New Mexico, and against the advice of the hotel keeper and others went out a little . ... II . Ml "TV A way to visit a srnaii vmage. r irs win and then the other was made to dance, and toward morning they appeared at tho Btation with no clothing except stockincs. drawers, trousers and shirts Through some friends thir watch and clothes were resiorea, ana iney wore provided with emigrant tickets to ban Francisco, rather disgusted with their border experience. One of the institu tions of the country is tne Arizona cocktail," wblch a stranger will soon be introduced to. Go up to the bar alone and ask for a drink and some one will BUflrsest the aforesaid cocKtaii, which is thus made : Fill a half-pint tin cup half-full of mescot (a strong liquor made from cactus), throw in a handful of beans (frijoles), and grease the rim of the cup with a bacon nna. Of course the stranger declines uie mess and stands treat for all hands. s A Curious Chamber. In a quiet nook of the royal castle at Berlin, not accessible to the general public, there is a small, plainly-fur nished room, known for more than two centuries past to the successive custo dians of that ancient pile by the quaint designation of the Kuglkammer, or "Bullet Chamber.",. The origin of this titla is due to the following curious his torical incident: In the year 1G31, Gus tavus Adolphus, the heroio king of Swe den, sat down before Berlin with his army, and opened peace negotiations with Georee William, then elector of Rmndenburo-. takinor the precaution, however, to erect batteries in command ing positiens within close range of the oitv enciente, with a view to exercising a wholesome and timely pressure upon tii a Unrfneret and hia military advisers. TTnder these circumstances, naturally enough, George William promptly came to terms with hia royal adversary ; and the king, delighted at the success of his mnnonver. inbtructed his artillerists bevond the walls to fire a grand feu-de- imA in honor of the treaty conciuaea between himself and the elector. His orders were at once obeyed, when, to Hia r.nnsternation of the Berlinese, a storm of missiles burst upon their house roofs. The gallant Swedes had forgot ten in draw the balls from their can non. Four of these ponderous shots penetrated the walls of the royal cas- ia ami were subseauently dug out t - m Mi (ill the buildine. to be collected . l.,lMn.ncanni1 til tllA and ever aiiercarciuny yicDi. chamber which to this day is named after them. Necklaces, with the present style of dress, are unnecessary and therefore have been almost entirely abandoned- SUSDAY READING. Charles Klussley's Jlellel. The late Charles Eingsley, the emi nent English divine, wrote as follows to an inquirer who asked him for coun sel: You are a sanguine man, my dear sir, who ask me to solve for you the riddle of existence, since the days of Job and ; Solomon, since the days of Socrates and ! Buddha; the especial riddle, too, of our time, with its increased knowledge of physical science. But what I seem to know I will tell you. Knowing and believing a great deal of the advanced physical science of Darwin's school I still can say I do not believe in the existence of law. "Laws of nature," " laws impressed," or " properties im pressed on matter," are to me, after carefal analysis of their meaning, mere jargon. Nothing exists but will. All physical laws and phenomena are but the manifestations of that will one, orderly, utterly wise, utterly benevolent. In Him, " the Father," I can truBt, in spite of tho horrible things I see, in spite of the fact that my own prayers are not answered. I believe that lie makes all things work together for the good of the human race, and of me, anion g the rest, as long as I obey His will. I believe that He will answer my prayer, not according to the letter, but according to the spirit of it; that if I desire good I shall find good, though not the good which I longed for. And law and necessity I look on as phantoms of my own imagination, always ready to reappear, but always certain, likewise, to vanish again before one sound blow of careful logio or of practical life. Rellalons Intelligence. It is estimated that the thirty-three missionary societies at work in Africa have secured upward of 30,000 converts. The Tennessee Diocesan convention of the Presbyterian Episcopal church reports thirty-four clergy, thirty-two parishes and 2,738 communicants. The confirmations during the year were 281. The American Unitarian association have taken steps to have a new com mentary on the Old and New Testa ments prepared. It has also appointed a missionary to labor among the Scan dinavians of the West. The Young Men's Christian associa tions throughout the country are gradu ally becoming provided with buildings for carrying on their work. The Pitts burg association have raised $50,000 as a building fund. In many parishes in England bags have been introduced to receive the of ferings of the peopie instead of the usual plates. As a consequence the amount of the contributions has fallen off, a good deal of copper money hav ing taken the place of silver and gold. A Liverpool clergyman preached a ser mon upon the Bnbject to his congrega tion, taking for his text the words: 1 Alexander, the coppersmith, did me much evil." Tho fifteenth annual synod of the Reformed German church of the North west met in the First German Reformed church, Chicago, recently. Every North western State was represented. About sixty delegates were in attendance, in cluding a representative from Baltimore, m 1 1 i 1 mi . 5 oi ine eastern synoa. xne Bynoa oou tains eleven classes, 157 ministers, 210 congregations and a membership of 24, 054 persons. It has charge of 209 Sab bath-schools, in which there are 16,010 scholars. Judicious Advertising. At a recent convention of the stove manufacturers held at Detroit, Mich., the president said: If we would make the best possible use of our money we should patronize ably conducted and responsible newspapers. The news paper is immeasurably the best medium open to our trade; the most liberal and expert advertisers testuy to its vaiue, and in tho employment of its columns we would find a means 01 esoape irom wasteful, undignified and ineffective methods. The Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma chine company state : In no department of business is there probably bo much money wasted as in advertising, and in nolepartment are judgment and expe rience more requisite. Twenty-five years experience nas cieany ueinon- Btratod tne superior aavamagts auu economy of newspaper advertising over all other mediums onereu ior tnai pur pose. t He Wasn't Color Blind. "Well, dear, I sucoeeded in gettiug a new cook at last," said Mrs. Ban gerhar to her husband at dinner the othe" day. " Yes, I see you have," replied Mr. Bangerhar, quietly. "She's got red hair, hasn't Bhe ?' "Now, John, have you been fooling Vnnnil that kitchen already ( ex claimed the wife, somewhat excitedly. " Oh, no, dear ; I haven't been near the kitohen," calmly replied Mr. Ban- cerhar. " How do you know the new girl has red hair, then f "Whv. bless your heart, dear, knew vour last srirl's hair was as black as the ten of clubs, and here i3 a red hair I just found in the pie. The explanation was satisfactory ; and the remainder of the pie was finished in silence. Yonken btates- man. There is a new project at Minneapolis, Minn., to utilize the sawdust thrown nnt frran Haw-mills bv mixing it with peat, grinding both, and then molding the product into bricks or blocks of convenient size to usa for fuel. HUMOR OF THE RAY. The phrenologist is man who cannot do his work well unless hej feels right. Somerville Journal. The budget of the German empire shows a deficit of $8250,000. They muBt have bank cashiers over there. Sitings. Young lady (suddenly starting): "My goodness I" Young gentleman (late stayer): "What's the matter?" Young lady (glancing at the clock): "Nothing; I thought I heard the milkman." Although there are scattered through out the land many persons, I am sorry to say,, unable to pay for a newspaper, I have never yet heard of anybody un able to cdi one. Charles Dudley War ner. All the particulars: "Colonel," said a man who wanted to make out a genea logical tree, "Colonel, how can I be come thoroughly acquainted with my family history?" "Simply by running for Congress," answered the colonel. , "Father," asked Johnny, "what is a log ?" "A log, my son," replied Brown, stealing a hasty glance as Mrs. B. to see if she was listening for his answer, "a log, my son, is a big piece of wood or timber. Why do you ask, Johnny ?" "Ittelh in this story about heaving the log, and it says the ship went four teen knots an hour. What does it -mean by knots, father?'' "Knots, Johnny ? knots ? Why, you have seen a log almost always covered with knots haven't you? Well, that's what it means fourteen of them the ship got ' by fourteen of them in an hour. That's ail, Johnny," said Brown, with a Bigh . of relief that he had got out of it bo easily. Camels In War. A very curious report on camels in war has been published by the Russian government. The reasons why camels, which are bo useful to commercial cara- ( vans in steppes, are so useless in war, is because the hours of rest and meals for men and camels are diiurens. 001 diers rise early and march at once. Camels cannot move until they have been fed, bo the camel-drivers are obliged to b9 up before all the rest of tho camp, and when the army halts camel- drivers must go with tho bea6ts to water and must supply them with many buckets of water. Again, the camel in war is overloaded and irregu larly loaded, and the burden irregularly packed in war, all of which embarrasses the camel, while in trade caravans' the load is always the same, and is always packed in a uniform manner. More over, soldiers soon hate camels because of their disgusting habit of spitting on people when they are angry. So there is bred constant war between man and beast, and naturally the beast succumbs. The English in the Afghan istan campaign lost 60,000 camels, the Russians lost 10,000 ia the war of 1870, and in the J war of 1880, despite every reform-in the organization of camels, despite care taken to engage good camel-drivers and to pay them well, camels collected in large numbers could not bear the fatigues of a cam paign, and perished with "frightful Bpidity." The Rarest of (Jems. The rarest of all gems is not tie dia mond, which follows after the ruby, This ia its turn allows precedence to the chrysoberyl popularly known as the cat's eye. The true stone comes from Ceylon, though Pliny knew of something similar under the ramo of zimilampis, found in the bed of the Euphrates. Uan we wonaer, wnea we look at one of these singular produc tions of nature, with its silvern streak in the center, and obseve, as we move it ever so shfrhtly. the magio rays or. varying light that illumine its surface, that it was an object 01 proiouna rever enoe to the ancients? Tho possessor was supposed never to grow poorer, but always to increase his substance. Tho largest known is now in the possession of Mr. Bryce Wright, the well-known mineralogibt. It is recorded in the annals of Ceylon, and known to history as the finest in the woild. Two Btars of lesser magnitude shine by its side, and we are informed that three such stones are not known to exist else where in the wide world. London UrapJiic. The Uastroscope. Dr. Mikulicz, of Vienna, has invented an instrument for illuminating and in specting the inside of tho living human stomach, lie exnioitea m sppaisi-un, upon which he has bestowed the title cf " gastroscopo," to the leading profes sors of the medical faculty at the Poly- klinik, and performed some interesting experiments with it upon a female hos pital patient Buffering from chronic dyspepsia. It consists of a tube, fitted with a B' t of minute but powerful re flectors at one end, and connected at the other with au eloctrio battery, by which a brilliant light is projected into the stomach requiring inspection. This tube was passed down the subject's throat, and remained there for fully twenty minutes, during which time the Viennese professors were enabled to diagnose the condition of every part of the mucous membrane thus lighted np and revealed to their Raze. The gas trobc.joo is considered likely to render invaluable services to the cause of electro-endoscopio investigation, which for some time paat has been prose puted with ardor by en-iucut Austrian pathologists. Leadville now numbers 20,000 p pie. t
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