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tit Ilia AKRICAN HUNT
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Agents
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in every
City Town ami Village
to handle
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T. R. J. Klein & Son, Agents
Iron and Tin Roofing of all Kinds
Metal Shingles and Metal Ceilings .- ,
Hardware, Stoves , and Ranges
Gutters, Leaders, Plumbing, Gasfitting.
General Jobbers and Repairers.
Broad Street, ri If crd Pa
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Painting, Dscorating,
Hardwood-finishing
Graining Gilding
Sign Painting
High class Paperhanging
and Upholstering.
Prices Reasonable.
Satisfaction GUARANTEED.
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All kinds of roofing slate
constantly at hand at lower
prices tlinii elsewhere. .
Wo lay ' slate either on
Lithel or Tin ht Boanleil MtH-fa
itii'l guarantee satisfaction.
GIVE IS A TRIAL
M'ltnmoi :ts Slate Roofing Co.
(.'or IVniKi. Ave. & 7th St..
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Rkm Lor. g t'vouei.
Pro. Frederic W. Mutt. iecttiring
bwfar th Rots) Institution of Great I
Britain M The Brm'n." Mid that al
txMnrJk la M per cant, at the cae In
wfcv-w (fee brains f- rl wen bed
been weighed the "eight above
tb srm(. bra.' wight Knelt did
not always mean brain quality.
When therw"w lack or tbe tone
Uan&tlsc tlerae. the lecturer explain
ed, the itraan) malarial might re- J
eel re aor lhaa tta normal share of
aoortahmeet aad tbe extra weight ba
do to overgrowth of "brain ecaSoid-
lax." This aceouated for the ran
Ian and heavy brain sometime
fomnd la eoaaaltal Idiots. Pointing
sot that tha brain weight of a rac
ksag dvUte snrrwed that of
aeofiaiae. tba lecturer staled that
whereas tba ord'nsry Karopaaa hospt
tal patiaot bad a heavier brain tnaa
a savage, tba Chinee coolie laborer's
bnla. developed by centuries of nca.
weighed 1 12 ounce more tbaa of tba
Furnoeaa hospital paUent
""erring to the relative hmla
weights of Caoeaelon treo n' xiro
eo. PiTf. Mott Mid Uiat tba female
brain bad a good start weigbtng near
ly ) 12 ounces more than tbe mala
brain at birth. !n adult lift, however,
tba average man's brain weighed
about S 1-2 ounces more - than tha
woman's.
Tbe average weight of the Euro
pean pale brain tu I pounds IS
ounce dram to i pounds 1 ounce
9 drams and of tbe female brain t
pounds 10 ounces 11 drama to 1
pounds 10 ounces M drams. Amend
savage there was not this difference,
since In the trug1e for existence tba
female had to rrplr her brala aa fully
as the male, bence It has developed
at practically tbe same rat.
Utll'llrfl Vslcsnle Steam.
An !a:ian tngtneer, Signor OInort
CoDll. has put into practice the curt
oaf Iilea of utilizing ti e steamjeta
from the natural rents called snfflonl
for driving motnrs. SuT.oni aboond
In certain parts tf Tuscany, and In
o'her ancient seat of rolcanic energy.
Jets of water vapor, at a high temper
ature, are discharged from thera with
g-eat regilnrllT. Some of the suffi
oni In Tusrany. according to Sign or
Glnorl-Tonti. hare remained Invaria
ble In the'r dischargee during 15
years that 'hey have ben under ob
serratton. He thinks that a consider
able amount of mechanical energy ran
be derived from thee sources. On
of the principal difficulties " In tb
utllttatloa of this natural eteaas art
from tb corroding acids that abound
la It '
Tb Useful Rat.
From letter received It would
seem poavlbl to make out quit a
good rase for the rat Not only baa b
served as food- Dr. Kan on his
Polar expedition attributed bl com
parative Immunity from scurvy to tb
soup made from the rata which bl
servant shot wllb a bow and arrow
but Mr. Frank Buckland bas suggest
ed that their skins are eminently eult-
Lahle for glove-making. At any rate.
rat-skins bar sometimes been used
aa clothing, for we read of a lady at
Glasgow who had a pair of shoes from
rat-eklna, which wer a aoft a tha
finest kid, while by way of a freak a
complete suit of rat-skin waa 000
Bad by a Cornish miner.
A Rothschild Ansedot.
Baron Rothschild waa one caught
lit a predicament that many peopi
aaperieac dally, and that I getting
Into a conveyance of soma kind and
than not having th money to pay tha
tar.
Th driver of tb omnlbu Into
which Rothschild entered demanded
his far, and tb Baron, feeling In bl
pockets, discovered that ba bad no
ehang. Th driver waa vary angry,
"What did you get in fjr. It yoa
bav ao money T"
"I am Baron Rothachlld. siplaiaed
th great capitalist, "and there la my
card."
Th driver scornfully toased th
card away. "Never heard of you be
fore." said b. "and dont want to
hear of you again. "What I want I
youc fare."
Tb banker waa in great haata.
"Look here. I've sa order lor a mil
lion," be aaid: "give me tha change."
And he preferred coupon for that
amount
Tha driver stared and th pas
sengers laughed. Fortunately a friend
of the Baron entered th omnibus at
th moment, and. taking in tb situa
tion. Immediately paid tb tare. Th
driver, realising his mistake and feel
ing remorseful, said to tb Baron:
"If you want ten franc, air, I don't
mlad lending them to you on ay owa
account" Buffklo Courier.
Eletre-Chaical Colors.
The pieparatiuo of mineral and
artiflcial orKanlc colors by tba air of
electricity has recently made consid
erable progress, and it is suggest!
that the products of this near iadu6'.r
n:ay eventually replace tbo derived
from coal-tar. Amotig the colors now
produced .lo commercial quantities by
the. eiuploymeut of the electric cur
rent are vermilion. Scheme's green.'
cadmium yellow, Japanese red. cerl.e
or cherry red. Berlin greian and sine
white, bvmidoa a numbed uf oiganii
colors. The process contiets esxentl
ally in sending an elevtiic current
thnL'3 a solutloo contaraiug th ele
aieuta reulred for tte production, by
precipitation, of tb coloring tt attar
desired.
ng (-ska.
A Vanlahle
Freeh evidence of tb dlaappev
sac of Lake Tchad In Ontra) Attic
haa lately been, accumulated. Cap
tain Tilho of tb Anglo-French Bound
ary Commiaaioa saya that tb torn
aad area of th lak bav undeigont
great chang sine th ciploratioa
ot Bartb and Nacbtlgal, 40 or 50 year
ago. It bi now aavlgabl only In car
tala place, and boat frequently nir
aground. Th tendency seems to b
toward tbe development of a ras'
axarsb on th site of tbe lak. although
half a ceDtury ago its great waves in
stormy weather gar It 'Jie appaar
nca ml aa atiasfi
oomi Arrxfi thc
LICE.
Tx aaad wnnHiiat a aiaaa aa
JSCBaM aad kal nM
aCnESOCIPKs.!
wQldotlM work.
DEPEHDAQLB
SURE
lriEXPurisiVB
EASY TO Ul
Wa have a spec-U book
k cm d Msftrt of Poak '
try. Call ar writs fc an.
ARMSTRONG'S
.PHARMACY
Trrr
PIKE COUNTY
REALTY EXCHANGE
List your pri terty u.i i us i: yu wish 1 sell.
City peoplt- aic Icvkin ifi si'mntrjr 1 .lies, "tutii;alow
sites, camp lou'tiuns aim t.um in this se.'i.m.
We can place your proj'ity liefore cilv i.uyers through
our New York Oflicc.
Those who have furnished houses to rent should list
them with us. We will have applicants for them.
No aystematlc and bnrtiihWH-likv method ba In-t-n ailoptml licre
tolore to 'ffeotually place oefore city people th a ractiou. i.f Fikr
County and to bniiK them in olae umcli wild thia arctiuu.' Mm y
petiple would e-Ullih sanituer home here if they knrw of iie
ideal conditions. Pure water and atr, freedtMn from m ssquttuH,
cool nights and l)eauttfiil cencrv arc what people in the ettir are
earching lor Pike Coatity tot i wiiliin thret-lionra of New York
City. Dd with tbe suUmumili-, reetKDallu dtltice, ItMleail of 0"li
litoting a draw bark, la iow conndered by p-'.i- who cau bay, an
advanlajrv, especially in lite wlecnon o a cou.itry xlte.
Tha fire Otunly Realty tjxtianyt proposes by b-ifitimatei ailver
tisiDg to britiKCiiy people in el. tuooh with ibe nalurnl ad van
taKveof Pike Cotuity ami U. ettablisli a hed(narten lor property
uwDera to liat their property and at which pruepeciive purclianera
may aiply for tbe kln.lof t roK-itle ttwy wish to obtaiu. TLus ioe
dlom of exchange will be t hikIiII-IkvI at hit h heller and purchaa
ers may be brought t K ther.
A live real estate i fiicx.ran do niore frrmd tor 4111 ford than any
other afeucy, it haa bres rigbtlv said Of c uiae, Tbe I'ihe tbun
ty Realty J-jvfiaiHK, haa not benn eelablisheil primarily lor a public
purpose, but the adxanc tiinl of thin Iwaiily a lii ba ouc of ita ob
ject. '
Every new summer home or utite enhanmi the value of all oth
er property. Those v. ho have property fur sale and prospective
purchaser should wrile.at nnre to
PIKE tXLSTY REALTY EXCHANGE.
' . Masonic Hall Bcilihnm,
Milford, Peuna.
Hvw York Office AO Church St. R. U6
Wifl also arrange for Boilding.
FARM FOR SALE.
The farm now occupied by Mrs.
Joseph Carhuff io Delaware town
ship containing about fifty four acre
thl.ty cleared. Good dwelling, barn
and other outbuildings. Also excel
lent frail oa the pise .
For terms etc. enqmre on tie ir-n.
iees of
Mrs. JoBr'.rit . 'ariii'ki-'
. Delsv.'Hre toupti..hip
NO WONDER SHE'S CROSS.
TH worn wh m th.o;ind ottt
ctnH and anaoyaUie while ,(! w.tien
who DtxaVdwsCaM or side ,i -htt nut. tu. t
bltaMned it she cuiDt4 : ujv be rtu.i'Uclh
aniiaiile. What aha D.0s i iliouKli'fui
nM Irom her family - d furh Htm pit
knd natural reined j Iaa' 1-mih
Modjctue, tbe hrb tei tiiat iu Ut wa(
woman strong and wt i rkila 1 ilrtiati
Ut aad dealera, itbo.
Licensd Transfer
will b made tu the JuiUc .f ilie i'.mri i
(UaUt4ir rHgtlcii- on rj, (-ml, r i. loi
tbe trnn titer ot the p"ttr iiq ,-ir Ititn-r .:
Carl Newe tor a M'ii ;u llkiK a n ti
ilhetin V off"!
JOHN C.'WKii'WROOK, J.
(VaguatSl, l.'lO .WiV
WHAT A WOMAN VILL NOT CD
There is nothing a wv.-ii.tn e-onUl n t -V
la regain bar lot bes -n . hue o:ki u:
oe fully aa leatous ui p' '.-rviji h,-r tvh
locks. The hrrbdnuk .-. I ll - V ta
ily Mndlilne or Ijane's 'IV i the u.
nfflaleut ld in prunei vttt he u,i i( ul tkln
and will du uiore thnn aurthii-g 1mj to
reui lh tomm to ladi-ri check Al all
drUftgisu' and deaiws', 'Hia.
Whwa Oppertunity Knocks.
A New Jer-cv farmer, wbos faros
1 near a school for boys, was greatly
annoyed by the depredations of the
youngsters. Finding two of the boy
helping thefcjMtive to bis cho. at
plea, he uabert! thetu fioui hi pte:ii
taaa. ably at stated by tb toe of bi
boot Tb folio lbg day be found tb
sam boys loitering in lb vicinity '
his orchard fence
"What you young cauipa hangit
round here fort" h shouted. "I to
-ou yesterday what you'd git if
aught you on my land ag'in."
"Yes. sir. we remeu.ber," exi:la n
he spokesn-an. "We dicln'i -r ts :
pples tbui time. We camj to t
rou i Join ur Caoibal! :eien.'
Physiitinn hare long been looking
for a harmless heailacb core. -TX
haa been produced by an eminent
chemist of tbe National Capital. It
is kno-u aa BROMO-Pgrsm. Bestbee
curiBk, every form of headaoha
BStsttly, Brtn.o Pepsin Is aqaally
and aa promptly effloaoioua In
"i rir .c- HDd acute Indigestion and
i i; e t ei ous dU' irder Iboident there
o It Is effcioeoent and pleasant
to take and may be bad of all op-lc
;t:c draggisls at ten cents a bottle,
it oouioa a a boon to mankind and
vonmnkind. Vor salt) at C. O.
Arnitrinp, Dragglat.
The Commit- ners of Pike County
will heretifter hold Regular Meetings
he 1-t Thnrotiny of each mo, between
In--I'.'tirs of 9 a. in. and 4 f. m. except
ing In the mon'lis when Court may
be irri(m, and then during Court
TUEO. H. BAKER
'onim Isal ners Clerk
.. ANTS SUPPLIED 1 1
' ! ; --u whnl in ii beau bill bead, lelta
I .1. fttiiumem.-. -how earda, prugra-n
ki i ilera, wim-inlU, dudgen enviopa
l':t: business c.irds or Job printing
i very rierlpti. n, dons np in sb bast sty
.1 you in an up-tivdat nd arttatia nsh
ner calland see tt Prices!
' TUB PRESS PRINT,
Ceal Oust Cxallna.
A a precaution against eoal duat
xploaloaa Prof. William Oalloway
said that If Ui eoal dut la a roadway
la a mine wer regularly atrewa with
a sufficient amount ot at containing
large quantities ot water of crystal Ilia
tton. or with much larger proportions
of the dust of clay, slate, Mrreetoa,
i ;-baik or other substance, it would he
i rendered quite aa innocuous aa If II
; were damped with water.
I Latin-American Exceee.
No modern tropical peopi perhapa.
ci ept tba Chillaaa, ar outright
i umnkarda. Sillies oftea talk of tb
temperance of Mediterranean people.
i As a matter of fact many men m
latin Vnierlca die la middle Uf from
I beart and clrculatloa dlir.se of a
' type rarely seea here from xcalv
; and continuoua ctai sumption nt eosTa
I and clnwwtiaxi.
Epermns to Shew Effecta of Elec
tric Traction System.
Interesting experiments hav been
Bade at the Kew Observatory, aear
London, cm the eflecu of the electric
correal produced la tb earth by tb
electric trartioa aysteaw ot tb Brit
lah Betropooa. Th deltrat magnetic
tiwHsaisata of Uve obsarvatory are
aaTerted by tb carreeita
stwtalllc plate berled la tbe ground
war connected with a photographic
recording apoaratna. aad tba traclags
recorded by tbe nwtnimvnt tnrmed a
plctar of tb time-table c-f tbe Lnw
doa CeeLral Railway., although tb
aearewt potat of approach of that tin
bi six mtlea from Kew.
Even accidental breakdown oceui
ring oa tb tract! oa Itn wer Indicat
ed tax th photographic record.
By connecting tb earth plate with
a aeoatuv. galvanometer, tb 9ect
of th movamanta of tb tramway con
trollers was reodwred vMent. and. a
telepboe belag anacbed. sounds
were beard at each controller movement
Great Tunneta Projected.
Two projects for the -coastructloi
of railway tunnels of unprecedented
magnitude are now under dlHcussion.
One of them, which appeals strongl
to the imagination If ri doe sot enlist
much sympathy among practical men,
is Monsieur de Lobel's plan for tun
neling Bering Strait to connect Si
beria with Alaska. Tbe author of this
plan explained It before a large meet
ing ot th Navy and Military Club at
St Petersburg recently. Bering Strait
I about J8 I I mile broad and 1T
feet deep, but It has two Island so
situated that tbe tunnel could be di
vided into three secUon of about
It 11 mile each. Th other project
is older, and relate to tunneling th
Eng!6b Channel between Dover and
i Calais. French engineers . hav r
ceTitlv been studytng tbe enterpriti
. Knew. The distance is about il 1-1
! miles. Tbe work would be relatively
i eay because tbe tunnel would run
tbrocgh chalk.
Peculiarities of Submarine.
Equilibrium la almnet as difficult
to maintain for a submarine vessel
as for an aeroplane. With modern
large submarines, says Sir W. II.
White, the act ot diving is performed
when tbe vessel bav headway. Th
bow la depressed by borlsontal rud
der controlled by skilled men. and
lb vessel move obliquely downward.
Tbe desired depth having been attain
ed, tb eteersmaa muet ao manag
thw - borlsontal rudder that tb ve
sal ahall practically maintain tta level,
but, tn fact it course become really
an undulating one. up and down.
There must be no movement of men
or weight tn the vessel without Im
mediate compensation to restore and
maintain the balance, elae th sub
marine may dive to a disastrous
depth. Manual baa been found better
than automatic control.
Scnool Child re'a Attention.
Prof. W. Phillips read recently, be
fore the Royal Sanitary Institute la
England, a paper detailing his obser
vation on the limit of school chil
dren' capacity for attention. He con
clude that two interval of reat ot
IS minute each during an ordinary
school aeasloa ar mora useful than
on ot M minute. Th attention
wanes more rapidly In tbe afternoon,
and coosequenUy tbe studies which
moat severely tax th attention. Ilk
matbematlca. should be confined to
tb morning hour. Professor Phillips
concludes that gymnastics Is not ot
BoeKy a mentally recuperative
agent If tb teacher la' a strict dlact
pltuartaa In gymnaatlra, tb fatlgu
xhlbltad by tb children may be of s
pronounced character.
Vtnn's Crown of Green.
Th city of Vienna haa recently un
dertaken, at Sn U mated cxpena of
110.000,000. to surround Itself with a
belt ot foreata. The existing forests
near th city are to be preserved. ad
others, together with broad green
mead, are to be established In sot b
a way aa completely to encircle tbe
city. Land Is being reserved for the
new plantations, which are to be con
necled with the celebrated t'rater.
which already forms a greun border
tor tb Austrian capital on the east
This Idea Is enthusiastically urged
tor tb beautifying of th suburb of
other cltiee. which are now. In many
eaaea, not only uuattractlve, but often
hideous.
"Divine Riaht."
Following is an extract from s
speech mad by a railroad president
during tb anthracite strike: "Th
rights and Interests of th Isborlnr
man will be looked after and rare"
tor, not by tbs agltatora, but by Chrlt
Una men to wboiu Ood In His inflnitt
wisdom baa given control of the prop
erty interests of the country."
The Povbr of Niagara.
In a pap-r rcuti tie'nre the Inailt :i
tlou of K'--ctr' . a! I7n,j; ueera at .ijn
ehfeater. Eag.jril re. etuly. the niTi
mum output of tlie five power-station-at
Niagara Fails a s'a'ed at S20.00I!
aorse power, dl-stribnted over a ds
tanc of ISO mile. This distance wll.
aooa be increased to 2j0 miles, anil
tbaa. said tb authors of 'tbe paper,
sank a aystem of dUtribuUon will be
hx operation a would. If It war In
Mailed la England, supply th whoi
owa try with th electrical energy It
is awl tad, from" on central statioa. .
Another Elmnt in th Star. -
Btr David Olll recently cooimunl
sated to tbe Royal Society a paper by
Joseph Lent la which tb author
snow that th rare chemical alement
europium I represented by strong
line la tb spectra of Ul light frooi
tb star Arcturua and Pollux. Mr.
beat also confirm tb prevlooa con
clusion ot Profeaaor Dyaoo that euro
pium la one of tbe element represents
d In tb line of th spectrum of ta
ebresnoapber ot tb aua.
Aboemleal Operation ae An.
Very a people ever U rear ot
Tb Hotel Ree)er.
Bow sbouM a woman writ bar
name tn a hotel recteter?
hen rrrtsterlng at a betel a mar
ried wrunaa write ber unt. la full,
a "Mra. Oeorge Mills Browa." with
ber tors and state following. Aa un
married woman write bar "Miss
Jans Blank." with ber crty and state.
Street addreaaea are ac given. That
th full name be given la very Impor
tant In ease of accident aa the, ae
ot Initials render Identification mora
difficult: people oftea bar similar
Inula! that represent name q-Jlte
different An unmarried woman
abouM never omit tbe prefix "Mtsa."
Engananaent C oeg ret uiat lo.
Doen aa eeagemeni call tor a not
of eoxuxratuiaiiona. or doe on wait
ror aa opportunity to atrer coagratuav
Hons verbaltyT L. M.
It depecMl oa dreams tanc. la
th case ot a near and dear friend all
baste t usually mad to offer coa
rratulationa bv note or m person;
sometime even the telephone or tele
graph Is njed to speed the good
wtehe. It abMilut approval bl felt.
Oa the other hand. It tbe man la not
thought quite "good enough." notbli g
Is done unlit a chance meeting oc
cur, and then the customary formal
worn ar spoken. It (her I no
chance ot a meeting la tbe course ot
a week or so a bote should b sent
whether one arprove or not: a Mm
diplomacy la the wording will convey
all atad wiabea without hypocrisy. AD
congratulation shot! id be offered
within two weefce of tbe announce
ment of the engagement
IMroductione at Cars) Parttea.
Kindly tell tn bow to hi trod" c
young men and women at a card par
ty. Should one Introduce them on en
tering or when they ar seated at tbe
tables? A, M. H.
The better plan I to Introduce a
many aa possible as they enter tha
room and pntee to ebat with tb hoet
ees. or at any time when they ar In
cloee enough proximity for ber to
make the Introduction without Inter
fering with her duty tit receiving her
friend. This gives aa oport unity for
genr.U conversation before playing
begin Each table, of course, baa
a card upon it, on which are wrtttea
the names of the player. o that they
can find their place, and when all
are seated or are aaaembllng at their
respective table the ho tee should
go among them and Introduce tb few
that have not ywt met
Why Not "My Hwabamtf" :
In "Questions ot Oood Form" tba
query "How should a woman refer to
ber husband T" waa recently asked
and answered. Should not the reply
have Included with "Mr. Smith" and
"John" the tens "my buebend?"
Baxon-
Thta good old fashioned term la nn
fottnnately not eoneidered as good
form aa "Mr. Smith" and "Jobs" or
Jack." In fact. It Is hardly beard at
all tn tbe smart aet, a It Bounds loo
possessive for their fancy. '
It la not snfBclenUy formal to as
to an acquaintance or a tradesman,
and tn aa Inttmat Mend It I too
tilted. For these reasons R bas
fallen Into disfavor wttb fashionable
people.
Before deciding on a alt even tag
gown tt I a good plan to sqnesss a
Uny piece of tbe material la your
band, to see If It ers eaty. Borne
soft mateiiale crease aaora aaally
than others, and tt one m pressed tor
a Urns It bi a great Buleane to bav to
Iron one' frock out every ttnae tt hi bt
Wagnvr Slckerlnf.
Bva th small ug aad aoa-sucb gen
ius of Wagner was given to tbs gentle
art ot bickering to beat the band
8 p ocer, Darwin, Haunholi and
Nletscbe bad all sorts of theories and
notions about music, but actions only,
for they never aaw mualc a ws do In
Gotham. Oee wbls! They only beard
It.
IS LEPROSY CONTAOIOUSt
Specialists Still Doubtful Whsthsr
Ob Person Csn Olv It to Another.
There Is possibly no disease the
preaeace ot which Inspires greater
fear tn the public mind than does
leprosy. This is perbaps in a meas
ure du to th loalheaoaieneas ot tbe .
disease in tt later stages, but It Is In
moat rases simply fear of a name.
Tbe disease or disease spoksa ef
as leprosy In the Bible are popularly
supposed lo be tb sam as Ua
leprosy of to-day, snd tbs strident fear
lbs leper Inspired la tbs people of i
old is bald to Justify tha dread with
whtch he la sUll regarded. ' Tbe Bibli
cal descriptions do not however, fit .
modern leprosy, so that whether the
fear ot tbe "leper" ot olden Umea was)
or was not Justified It should not ba
allowed to color tbe view with which
the leper of uvday la regarded.
Leprosy is Indeed an Infectious dis
ease, that t lo say. It it due to tb
presence In the ttxaues of a bacillus,
after the Norwegian phyaMsu who -discovered
tt. but whether it is con
tagious uiid--r ll.e ordlniry conditions
of ui6mrn life In temperate climates,
st least, is held by speclsllsts in dis
ease of thv skin to be very doubtful.
Of the few lepers knows to th phy
sicians )n all tb larger cltiea aom
ar cawed for In hospital, others llv
at bom and vl.lt th clinic or th
doctor's olftc from time to time: yet
aa in. tanc In which another peraoa
bis acquired tbs disease from any ot
the leper is unknown.
Ther are many diseases mor to
b dreaded tbaa leprosy because mora
rapidly fatal, mor painful or mor
eoatagtous: yet aon of thetn xcpt
perhaps smallpox U mors feared.
, Tbs Illogical terror ot leprosy may
b tb caue ot great cruelty to tboe
afflicted. There ar thousands of peo
pi who show eulpabl ladlffereae to
tb enforcement ot tb laws sgalnst
spitUng la public place, although,
they know full well that' tb success
of tb crusade against tubercuio!
kluge largely upon ear la this re
gard. Yet these aame persons would
fly la horror from any place Uiat b
barber, a law