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Waynesburg, January 8, 1862.
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and health, so native medication, and strict attention
to business, to merit a liberal share of public patronage.
April 9, 1862.
DRUGS
M. A. HARVEY,
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Oils, the most celebrated Patent Medicines, and Pure
Liquors for medicinal purposes.
Sept. 11, 1861-Iy.
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The following was communicated
by Mr. F. Meriam Co the Portsmouth
Journal :
As early as 998, Errick Rande, an
Icelandic chief, fitted out an expedi
tion of twenty-five galle3 s at Seutell,
and having manned them with suffi
cient crews of colonists, set forth
from Iceland to what appeared to be
a more congenial climate. They
sailed upon the ocean fifteen days,
and they saw no land. The next
day brought with it a storm, and
.nany a gallant vessel sunk in the
deep. Mountains of ice covered the
water as far as the eye could reach,
and but a few galleys escaped de
struction. The morning of the seven
teenth day was clear and cloudless ;
the sea was calm, and far away to
the northward could be seen the
glare of ice-fields reflected on the
sky. The remains of the shattered
fleet gathered together to pursue
their voyage, but the galley of Er
rick • Rande was not there.
Tht crew of the galley which was
driven further down than the rest,
reported that as the morning broke
the large fields of ice that bad cov
ered the ocean were driven by the
current past them, and that they be
held the galley of Errick Rande
borne by resistless force and speed of
the wind before a tremendous field
of ice, her•crew had lost all control
over her and they were tossing their
arms in wild agony. Scarcely a mo
ment had elapsed before it was wall
ed in by a hundred ice -hills, and the
whole mass moved forward and was
soon beyond the horizon. That the
galley of the narrator escaped was
wonderful, it remained, however,
uncontradieted, and the vessel of
Errick Rande was never more seen.
J. J. HUFFMAN
Half a century after that a Danish
colony was established on the west
ern coast of Greenland. The crew
of the vessel which carried the colon.
fists thither, in their excursions into
the interior, crossed a range of hills
that stretched to the northward ;
they had approached nearer to the
pole than any preceding adventur
ers. Upon looking down from the
summit of the hills they beheld a vast
and interminable field of ice undu
lating in various places, and formed
into a thousand grotesque shapes.
They saw, not far from the shore,
a figure of an iced vessel, with glit
tering icicles instead of masts aris
ing from it. Curiosity prompted
them ta approach, and they beheld a
dismal sight. Figures of men in every
attitude of woe were upon the deck,
but they were icy thing then ; one
figure alone stood erect, unni with
folded arms, leaning against the
mast. A hatchet was procured, and
the ice split away, and the features
of a chieftain disclosed, pallid and
deathly and free from decay.
This was doubtless the vessel, and
that the figure and form of Errick
Runde. Benumbed with cold, and
in the agony of despair, his crew
had fallen around him. The spray
of the ocean and the fogs had fro
zen, as it lighted' upon them, and
covered each figure with an icy robe,
which the short-lived glance of a
Greenland sun had not time to re
move. The Danes gazed upon the
spectacle with trernbiing eyes. They
knew not but the scene might be
their fate. They knelt down upon
the deck and muttered a prayer in
their native tongue for the souls of
the frozen crew, and hurriedly left
the place, for night was approach
ing.
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REMARKABLE PRESENTIMENT.
During the funeral service of a
little boy about sixteen years of age,
who died in Lockport, N. Y., a few
days since, the minister related the
following somewhat remarkable pre
sentiments of the little boy.
Several weeks before his death,
while his cheeks were yet ruddy
and his eyes bright with the luster
of health, he came *down from his
sleeping room in the morning, and
told his mother he bad seen the
most beautify' lady he ever saw,
and that she was very anxious that
he should accompany her away to a
beautiful land. The little boy felt
somewhat inclined to listen to the
persuasive pleadings of the beauti
ful lady, but finally told her that his
mother could not spare him, and he
must be excused.
In about three weeks the same
was repeated, only with more
clearnese and beauty. The mother
endeavored" to persuade her little
boy that he bad been greenling, but
he could not . believe this, assorting
that he really saw the beautiful lady
and that her persuasiveness was
almost irresistible.
In about three weeks the . 1 0E41;0-
ft:it lady " 4 .peared the third tune,
and 'renew), her earnest entreaty
for the.. ,ny of the little - boy.
He tie g ed the Rime childlike argu
ment this tiine, wetting, that, his,
mother could ant spare',
In abou4 for e' dnyi tromi this
latter intoMewstlio little bel
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THRILLING STORY.
WAYNESBITRG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1863.
TO KEEP BED-OLOTHES 011 OHM
DREW.
Many a severe cold, and not unfre
quently sickness and death, have re
' suited from sleeping without cover
ing; and this happens quite as fre
quently in summer as in winter;
for in the latter season greater care
is exercised, and the windows and
doors are less likely to be left open
in a way to produce a direct draught
of air. Restless Children will throw
off the clothing, notwithstanding the
final visit to their beds by the careful
mother or father before retiring.
This can in part, but not wholly, be
prevented by light suppers of simple
food, taken early enough to be in
part digested before going to bed
which is always advisable. No one
young or old, sleep well with a poul
tice of heavy, undigested food on
either the outside or inside of the
stomach. In addition to the above,
we have for several years successful
ly practised fastening the covering
upon the bed. For this purpose,
simple screws, or small wooden
!knobs, fastened to toe two side rails
on tt , e under side—one near each
bead post, and one near the foot.
Two strong tapes or narow strips cf
cloth are tacked across one coverlet
a few inches from the head and foot,
and loops on the ends are brought
over the side-mils and thrown over
the screw-heads, leaving the coverlet
loose, but so that it cannot be pushed
off. The long strip is preferable to
short loops fastened to the etlges of
the coverlet, which may tear out.
This method is effectual, and costs
but little trouble. In a letter to the
American Agriculturist, " Ann _Eliza,"
of Cold Spring, L. 1., writes on the
same subject; "To make a child sleep
comfortable, and not push bff the
bed clothes, screw a knob on the in
side, then sew strong loops or strings
on the under quilt far enough from
each end to draw it snug across
under the chin, not too tightly; then,
put on as much other bedding out
side as is necessary, and so long as
the loopes and knots do not give way,
the child cannot get uncovered. If
a child has the habit of throwing
the head back, and pushing itself out
in that way, slip down inside the
bead board, another peg high enough
to go 10 or 12 inches above the pilow:
or better still, if the trundle-bed is
drawn out before a door or vindow,
have ahead similar to a cradle head,
to slide down far enough, to set firm
ly on the bottom of the trundle-bed
stead, and the child cannot help sleep
ing warm. If for two children, put
a middle loop on the quilt, and a
knob in the center at the head.
The knobs should be far enough
down so that they cannot strike the
head against them, and the loops
long accordingly. In very cold
weather the child's bed should be
warmed, by laying in the bed pieces
of wood or board, that have been
previously warmed in the stove oven;
patting in half an hour before the
child goes to rest, so that not only
the blanket but the bed will be
warm; and the little ones will not
be shivering a long while, but nestle
down and in a few minutes be fast
asleep. The two children of the
writer sleep, one in the trundle-bed,
and one in the cradle, -fastened as
above discrihed, and have never
known what it was to sleep cold.
None but a mother can know what a
satisfaction it is to be certain that
her child is comfortable in a cold
winter night, and no fear of throw
ing off the covering, and laying the
foundation for a fit of sickness,. and
perhaps death."
WIVES AND CARPET.
The Chicago Journal thus learned
ly philosophizes on these themes.—
There is a large streak of sense in
the reflection.
In the selection of a carpet you
should always prefer one with small
figures. for the two webs of which
the fabric consists are alwa) s more
closely interwoven than in carpet
ings where large figures are wrought.
There is a good deal of true philos
ophy in this that will apply to mat
ters widely different from the se
lection of carpets. A man commits
a sad mistake when be selects a
wife that cuts too large a figure on
the carpet of life—in other works,
makes much display. The ata,rar.:-
tions fade—tne web of life becomes
worn and weak, and all the gay fig-
ures that seemed so charming at
first, disappear like summer flowers
in autumn. Many a man 'has made
flimsy linseywoolsey of himself by
striving to weave too lhrge a figure,
and is worn out, used up, like old
carpets hanging on the fence, before
be has lived out half of his allotted
days of usefulness. Many a man
wears out like a carpet that is never
swept, by the dust of indolence; like
that carpet he needs activity, shak
ing or whipping; he needs activity
- 7 139Tetbing to think of—something
to do.
• ' Look out, then for the large fig
ures, and there are those now stow
ed away in the garret of the world,
awaiting their final consignment to
the Who'had they practiced
this bit Or 'carpet philosophy,.wOuld
tAi4ist:bulfrin iind'brieit as Pratt
sets Irak fito* the %oak trVbry:'
body **claiming, 'lt is wimderfal
how they do wear.'
HOW TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF
A 00W.
Every one who owns a cow can
see at a glance that it would be
profitable to increase the value of
her, but everyone cannot tell how to
do it. We can, and we think we
can make it equally palpable to our
readers. If a cow is kept for butter,
it would certainly add to her value
if the butter-making properties of her
milk should be improved. In sum
mer or in winter this can be improv•
ed, just as the yield of a cultivated
crop can be improved, by what is
fed to each ; and it is simply a ques
tion of will it pay, in manuring the
one or feeding the other. Indian
corn will add to the quantity and
quality of the butter to a very sensi
ble degree; and it is simply a ques
tion of solution, by experiment,
whether it will add to the profit of
the butter-maker to buy corn at one
or two cents a pound, arid convert a
portion of it into batter at twenty
five cents a pound, or whatever the
market price of corn and butter may
be, and another portion of it into
fat,.another portion of it into manure,
for that is the natural result of the
ehemicalshange produced in the la
boratory of the cow's stomach. The
same result wilt follow any other
kind of feeding. Good pastures will
produce an abundance of milk, often
as much as the cow c.an carry; but
it does not follow that ever: then it
will not be profitable to feed !her
with some more oleaginious food to
increase the quantity of butter, just
as it sometimes proves profitable to
feed bees to enable them to store more
honey. It certainly does not ap
pear to us that the value of a cow,
feeding upon ordinary winter food,
may be almost double by making the
food suitable for the purpose of in
creasing the quantity of milk, if
that is the purpose for which the
cow is kept. •
Farmer's generally understand
that they convert corn into beef,
pork and lard, and some of them
know exactly at what price per
bushel it pays to convert it into these
substances; but. does any one know
at what rate it will pay to convert ,
corn or any other grain into butter,
or any other kind of feed into the
dairy products? Is the whole busi
ness a hap-hazard one ? We fear so.
Seine persons know that they can in
crease the saleable value of butter
by adding the coloring mutter of
carrots to it. Does any person
know the value of a bushel of car
rots fed to a cow to iherease her
value as a butter producing labora
tory Experimental proof upon
this point would be fa► more wor
thy of agricultural prizes than it is to
see who can show the largest roots :
for by a few carefully conducted ex
peri vents we should be able to in
crease the value of a cow almost at
pleasure.
THE STAIR:TAG OF DOCUMENTS.
Commissioner Lewis has issued
'le following official notice :
The public are cautioned, that on
and after June Ist, all instruments,
documents and papers made, signed
or issued without having thereon the
proper internal revenue stamp, will
be invalid and of no effect. The law
prescribes that stamps must be can
celed by writing thereon the,ipitials
of the persons using them, and the
date when affixed; if canceled in any
other way, they become liable to the
penalties prescribed by section 99 of
the Excise law. The Commissioners
have decided it is the Justice of the
Peace or Notary before whom an af
fidavit is made, who shall affix and
cancel the five cent. stamp to be
placed theron.
REMAINS AND EXTINOT 811E01E8.
The fossil bones of a pigmy species
of elephant have been found in the
caves of Malta, and described by Cap
tain Spratt, of the British navy.—
This species of elephant, when full
grown, could not have been larger
than a lion or tiger. All the bones
were firmly ossified, and when con
trasted with those of the ordinary
elephant, they wore seen to bo re
markably disproportionate in size.—
Bones of the young pigmy elephant
were likewise found, and when it is
stated that the milk teeth of this
creature were not much larger than
human molars, an idea can be form
ed of its small size. The tusks of
the:pigmy elephant were about afoot
long, In the same caves wore found
the bones ~f a gigantic swan, three
or four times larger than the pres
ent known swan, aqd also the bones
of a gigantic species of dormouse.
4 Spotgh Anecdote.
A Sortedi parson in his prayer
said, "Laird bless the grand council
and parliament, "and grant they
hang togither." 4 country fellow
standing by replied, "Yes, yes, with
all my heart, and sooner, the better,
and I am sure it is the prayer of all
good people." •`But, friends, l l444 the
pa"rson,"l tEipaNt Pa that fellow
does,
..jut prey pl)ey may hang an.
githeria *award sad emieord." "No
-mattarrwhatonid," replied the. other,
"4
that it is a strong cor4 -
A LION KILLER.
The Mobacher of Constantina,
geria, states that tfie military ct
mandant of that district bas just p
rented a handsome double-barrel
gun to a young Arab, named
hammed ben Djafar, as an ackno
edgement of the skill and court
which he had shown in the destri
tion of lions. Although only tweni
five years of age, he has tares
killed twenty-one lions without
ceiviug any personal injury. A
weeks since the inhabitants o
donar at some distance from his
idence requested him to come
kill a lion which had ravaged th
flocks He went accordingly,
during his absence a lioness killed
ox belonging to his father. Ali
Djafar, who had himself when yo)
killed 16 lions, but had been obli,
to relinquish the sport for EY
years past, as be had lost the use
his left arm through injuries recei
ed from a bite by the last lion he
countered. Notwithstanding he
thus crippled, the old man collect
his friends, and went in pursuit
the lioness, which they soon foun,
and Ali, holding his gun with o ,
hand, fired at and wounded her, b
not severely. The lioness spru►
on him, and was tearing him wits
her teeth, when his companions came
up, and she fled into the woods,—
Young Mahommed returned next
day, and went to look for the lioness
accompanied by his cousins. While
they were beating a thicket, the an
imal suddenly attacked one of the
young men, knocked him down and
seized him with her teeth. Moham•
med, hearing the man's cries, hast
ened to the spot, but fearing he
might hurt his cousin if he fired at
a distance, he went cicise up and
struck her with the muzzle of his
gun. The lioness then loosed her
hold to low at her new assailant,
who immediately shot her dead. As
soon as this fact became known to
the French authorities, Mohammed
was complimented for his daring, and
received the present above mention
ed. It appears that nearly his whole
family have been successful lion-kill
ers, for it is known that within a
very few years they have slain sev
enty-eight.
NO TIME TO BUN IN DEBT.
A reader asks : "Would you con
sider it prudent fora farmer having
a hundred acres paid .for and well
stocked, and out of debt otherwise,
but not having a comfortable domi
cile, to incur a debt of five or six
hundred dollars in building a dwell
ing-house ?" We think not. Farm
ers shbuld seize upon this time to
get out of debt and keep out. Cur
rency that will pay debts is now
very abundant and will probably be
more so for a time. The moment
the war closes, or bids fair to close,
the country will begin to turn to a
specie currency; and then look out
for breakers. What now is called
$l5O will begin to recede toward
$lOO. A debt of $lOO contracted
now, when wheat is at $1 50 per
bushel in this city, will probably
have to be paid, when wheat will be
worth only one dollar, This will
not probably take place at once, for.
there will be &large amount of "le
gal tender" currency t.o be •retired
from circulation before specie will
be the legal standard, but the change
must sooner or later take place. If
the old house is at all tenantable, or
can be made so with a little outlay,
better put all surplus funds aside,
where it will be absolutely safe and
can be called in dollar for dollar.—
Then when prices of labor, of timber,
and of other materials fall, the
money and its interest can be used
to far greater advantage. If there
be a mortgage upon the farm or
house, poor crops and low prises
may perhaps not enable you to meet
it. This flush period is just the time
to get out of debt, keep out, and lay
by as much as possible.
PEEP THE SOLDIERS' LETTER.
Mother, father, brother, sister, wife
and sweet-heart, keep that bundle
sacredly ! Each word will be histor
ic, each line invaluable. When .
peace has restored the ravages of
war, and our Nation's grandeur has
made this struggle the most memor
able of those great conflicts by which
ideas are rooted into society, these
pen pictures of the humblest events,
the merest routine details of the iife
led in winning. National unity and
freedom, will be priceless. Not for
the historian's sake alone, do I say,
keep those letters, but for your sakes
who receive them, and who writes
them. The next skirmish may stop
our pulses forever, and our letters full
of love to you, will be our own lega
cy besides that of having died in a
noble cause. And should we survive
the war, with health and limb unin
jured, or bowed with sickness or
crippled with wounds, those letters
will be dear mementoes to us of lan
gars past, of trials borne, of privation
sufferedj ii - cookrader beloVO4. XV"
your letters then--mod writs to us all
the home news and "gossip." Bid
us God-speed--4peak kindly, loving , .
cooregeons words to us. If you. can't.
be Spartanand we don't - *antra
to toe—be '-lovers, oontitailtion'iind
friends! , So shill, our folittill
•r Fwd on lob* hie vier, - •
HOU,
Stuart was the name of the royal
house of Scotland. It originated in
the fact of the family having for
many generations held the office of
High Steward of Scotland. The
family is said to have been descend
ed from Fleance, the son of Banquo,
who was murdered by Macbeth, a but
of this there is no sufficient evidence.
Walter, the Lord Stewart of Scot
land about the middle of the four
teenth century, married Margaret
Bruce; the issue of this union was
Robert Steward, or Stuart, who as
cended the throne •vhen he was fif
ty-five years old. He was the first
of the Stuart line. The Stuarts
were probably the most unfortunate
of dynasties. James 1. was murder
ed; James ILL was killed by the
priest who absolved him; James IV.
deposed, James V. died broken
hearted. While dangerously ill,
news was brought to him that his
queen bad given birth to a daughter.
"Is it so ?" said he, reflecting on the
alliance which had placed the Stuart
family on the throne; "then God's
will be done ! It came with a lass,
and will go with a lass." Mary, the
daughter born to the dying king,
was beheaded ; her son James ascend
ed the throne as James VI, and after
wards became James 1. of England ;
his son Henry died in his early
youth; his son Charles was behead
ed , both his grand-sons were driven
into exile—one was formally depos
ed; and the Stuart line came to an
end with Queen Anne.
Her majesty is descended from the
house of Brunswick, which again de
scended from both the houses of
Este lind Guelph. These latter were
united by marriage in the ninth
century, when Cuneganda married
Azo, the second marquis of Este. A
son was born of the union, who in
herited the Guelph property on the
death of an uncle, and this son bore
both the names of his father and
mother, being styled d'Este Guelph.
The name of Gaelph is generally
considered the proper surname of
the royal family, although authori
ties differ on the subject.
The family of the late Prince
Consort were descended from a Sax
on Chief named Wittikin who de
fied the power of Charlemagne.—
Later in the history of Germany, the
Reformers found sure and constant
friends in Frederick the Wise, John
the Constant, and John Frederick
the Magnanimous—all ancestors of
Prince Albert.
stir A good story is told by the
Newport Herald of a young woman
in that section, who convinced of the
death of her husband in a recent bat
tle, put on mourning, drew the boun
ty money of the deceased, and then
eugaged herself to be married to
another defender of his country.—
The wedding day was appointed,
the gifts made, and everything-ready
when the startling news came that
she was no 'widow, her unreasonable
first husband having had the audacity
to betakenpr*s' onorinstead, WO K
shot ! And to return lireip,Actimigtg
Wdikope elm 4d pa
,
dance, with him.
NEW SERIES --VOL. 5, No. 7.
BREAD-MAKING'
In order to have good bread, there
three things very essential—
good flour, good risings, and a care
ful band Now, if my ,lady friends
will comply with the following direc
tions, I will guarantee them as good
bread as was ever broken by mortal.
The day of hop yeast has gone by.
It is not used by the country folks at
the present time, only here and
there a family. Here is my way of
making bread :
WATER - Tak e a quart
pitcher and a spoon, scald them thor
oughly, fill the pitelter . hor full of
boiling water from' the teakettle,
which has been drawn fresh from
the fountain. Let the water cool to
the temperature of good hot dish-wa
ter; stir in flour sufficient to. make
4 1em as thick as pancake batter; add
le-fourth of a teaspoonful of salt
A as much •soda; cover them close
set them where they will peep
!te warm, stir occasionally. They
ill rise in five or six hours.
WHEAT BREAD.—MiIk is the best
Iting for bread=-water
v; ilr an
'r. Stir the wetting into the flour
le warm, then add the rising ; stir
iltogether to make a sponge. Woe:.
liently light, mix , and mould into
es. Let it rise again. The oven
,ald be hot enough to bake a r.oin
loaf of bread in - thirty. - niinutes,
,bout scorching or hardly bro*n
in the least. Bread should never
cut antil twelve boars bid, - gt - st3
.n only what is to be eaten inime
,ately ; better cat again than to
pie a plateful left. Who can bear
eat bread that has - been sliced and
ied a day or two ?
RAISED RI SCU IT.—Take ,some,i;S the
•ead dough when light, knead a
ieee of butter as large as an egg
into dough enough to fill a long tin ;
mould into small biscuit®; let them
rise again ,_bake for twenty minutes.
INDIAN BREAD.—Take two quarts
of Indian meal, pour on baiting wa
ter enough to make the meal quite
wet : when cool, add ti, quart of ilour,,
half a pint of risings, a little stdt and
half a cupful of molasses. Mix all
together, put into large basin and
let it rise; - bake for three hours with
a slow fire.
JOHNNY CAKIL-4 plumy cake, to
be eaten with meat, should be made
as follows : Otle teacupfhl of sweet
milk, one of buttermilk, a little salt
and a little soda; stir in meal enough
to make a soft batter; bake for forty
minutes.—Mrs Call.
GET ENOUGH ELUL
We have often heard young men
remark that four or five hours' Oeep
was all they wanted, and all that the ,
human system required. 'Me' habit
of going without sufficient steep is
very injurious. ThousendS, no boubt,
permanently injure their heahh in
this way. We live in a fast-age,
when everybody seems to be trying
to pervert the order of nature. If
folks will persist in turning nightt,
into day, it is not
.to be wondered
that few last out the allotted term
of life. No matter what be a man's
occupation—physical or mental, or,
like Othello's, .‘gone," and living in
idleness—the constitution 'cannot
last, .depend upon it, without a suffi
ciency of regular and refresliing .
sleep. Joe Hunter, the grtNit,„sur
geon, died suddenly of
.spatunodie
fection of the heart, a disease great-
ly encouraged by want of sleep. la
a volume just published by a Medi
cal man, there is one great lesson
that hard students and literary men
may learn, and that is, that H_ enter
probably killed himself by taking
too little sleep. "Four hours' rest at
night, and one after dinner, Cannot
be deemed sufficient to recruit the
exhausted powers of the body and
mind." Certainly not; aad the con
sequence was, that Hunter died ear
ly. If men will insist in cheating
sleep, her "twin sister Death" will
avenge the insult.
A Touching Incident.
A little boy had died. His body
bad been laid oat in a darkened
room, waiting to be laid in the cold,
lone grave. His afflicted mother
and bereaved little sister went in to
look at the face of the.precious sleep
er; for his face was beautiful even
in death. As they stood gazing on
the face of one so beloved and cher
ished, the little girl asked to shake
his hand. The mother at first. did
not think it best,. but the child re
peated the request i 'and seemed very
anxious about it ; she took the cold,
bloodless hand of her sleeping - boy,
and placed it is the hand of hit
weeping sister.
The dear child looked at it a mo
ment, caressed it fondly, and then
looked up to her mother through
tears and love, and said
"Mother, this hand never str„'!.
Mil
What could have been more welt
ing and lovely ?
TRH WHITT OF LABOBA
Toe Connecticut ijouse o f S e P rcr " .
sentatives oomposed of 109 harm
ers, 15 merchants, 14 wanufaotore,e,
13 lawygirs, 9 inenhanics,: 4 clorgy.
men; 3 physicians; teachers, , editors,
lumber-dealers, clerks, tobaceoni ; 9£B,
hotel-keepers, 2 each ; shipAisseers,
printers, mariners, salireYorC.
blowers ? 1 eseb•