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; ¥. Rajchiman took & 'Eample of 'linen which was warked with a dark fo red stain. He placed it in a watch Sonal [glass and' Jol it with dilute Ug | salt Solution, which. he explained would dissolve out any al- hich the stain' might con- nd th hh be oh present. momentary Er, ie aT presence co le 8; hich proved to be blood. of o hr the 'elot was dissolving in salt solution he showed six test adly | fubes, each of which contained' what be called antiserum, Bach had been ¢ by Abjeating the blood of same time would re- "eorpuscles which. imal i The {ping = 0: oud - ungathered in difficult t to. -- "igen p ¥ nx ve only 'to be: pi: imal yh 8o rich: are they | ringent Sugiition, hays very. an - 1m (TERNATIONAL LEssoN. MARCH ow NAAN Defeat Through Drunk- enness, (Temperance Lesson). x Kings 20. 12:21. Golden Text, - Prov: 314. "Vous 12. This message--He and the other leaders 'of the 'immense farmy (estimated at 130,000 = men) 'were so confident of their super. lority, that $5 ¥ were wasting their time and strength drinking in 'the pavifidiie, or fempotary: bootns set | up for 'the exigencies of 'war. "In array against the city--This _{ would include the establishment of the war-engines before the walls, battering-rams and catapaults, be. 'ing the chief instruments of a siege. 'Ladders would be set up, and arch- érs would be placed in commanding 'Ppositions; It must have looked dark i} to the king and his people cooped Purposes, the 928th chapter of Exodus, 34 and 36, occurs the first of bells, and their use is ply, to give notice of the time ] iblic worship.\ The uses of ; r are not rive directly from this soutce, as they have been used in all ages for secitlar as well as religious pur- poses. In the Grecian army the of- ficer of the guard visited the sen- tries at night with a bell as a sig- nal 'of watchfulness, and the Rom- ans used small ones in- their baths and places of business. The honor of inventing the large church bells, however, i ascribed to Pafilinus, Bisho of Nola, a city of Campania, ho Sour rished in the fifth century big the Christian era. Not long af- ter they. were introduced into Brit- ain. 3 BAFIISM OF THE BELLS. 'When first set up the bells were solemnly consecrated by 'the clergy with a 'ceremony called baptism, which implied that they were sup- posed (0 possess some important It is certain that many properties of a very remarkable nature were ascribed to them. All evil ts were understood to en- msurmountable objec music of the bells, a rish making the fiends | disperse with = wonderful = alacrity. storms bells were continu- "and ag they continued to ng as the storm lasted, it is not to be wondered at that they should receive the credit of stop- ig practice lasted un- til the middle of the eighteenth cent; 'Another virtue attributed : was that of clearing the air Ld valence of epidemic ut the most remark- virtues was that of I as a ne- tan det the sturdy attack of the 'hovah's vi up in the city. . Should the walls fall, it. meant that desolation and destruction were sure to. follow, 18. A is not given, he probably was one of the schools of the prophets; who seem to have acted in concert. The name of Elijah curiously enough is not mentioned in this entire chap: ter. 18. Young men of the princes of the province--Their number, two hundred and thirty-two, was no. thing as against the great multi tude of the Syrians and their allies, But this prophet wished by the com- parison 'to throw in relief the fact that the victory was to be a super- natural one. The sterling youth of the nation were picked out to lead the attack. The older men had al- ready failed and been driven with- in the refuge of the city, and were as a result filled with fear. The wretched state to which the city it self 'had been reduced may be con- jectured from the small number of men who could be mustered to fol- low behind the youthful leaders-- only seven thousand. 16. They went out at noon--This was a master stroke. At this hour, under the scorching . Syrian sun, everything would be at a standstill, heavy armor being cast aside, and the soldiers lounging about in care- less relaxation... The king continu- ed his brutish drinking with the vassal kings and so rendered "him- self more and more helpless. 17. The young men . . . went out first--This was a ruse intended to deceive the unwary foe: And it succeeded. drunken king thought the little band were coming out to make terms of péace, and he exclaimed; in: & spirit of bravado, Whether | . . for peace, or. .. for war, take them alive (18). 20. They slew every one his man ~The motley army outside the walls were totally unprepared for any onslaught. Their leaders were stupid with drink, the chariots and horses were unharneseed and un- ready, the army itself, besides be- ing at ease, lacked homogeneity and any sense of loy 10. a com- -| mon 'interest. A pi '| the thing to look. for. If was rs but the Izraelites '{ had to exe the right soft of in- | genuity in pon 'to meet conditions as they were, These conditions, of J preliand gould only grow 'worse un- 0 heir aroused nb ii 6 it is little Wonder that, the suffered 'was ob. | fay | | could not escape the liar mod ae. speech, peculiar mode of a stranger; in fact, some fore ers often remark that it is u singing. 3 RECOMMENDS COUNTR "I must say that no for could spend any length of a ' Aberdeen, or in Scotland ly, without being imprei br : wonderful hospitality. = The seni of humor is wonderfilly keen; Spd one cannot help noticing this is to be 'found in oatly classes alike. I have particularly = noticed that all Scotsmen--richand poor alike--have a unit of heart. Though their opinions' may differ, they all strive to do their best for the welfare of their country and the people. The sense of duty in which every" citizen 'of 'a country has a share is deeply earved inthe heart of every Scotsman: ~~ Not only are they busy and practical, but are more: tactful and dignified. = The common sense, the serious way they look at life, and their amazing self-centredness. and self-confid- prophet--Though his name | gpnee, MODELS OF POLITENESS. "T have also noticed that a good thing in the Scottish character is its independence, and this is shown by the industrial populaton in: hab- its of life, "In a company of strangers yon would think that the Scotsman was deaf, for his eyes never wander from the table or newspaper. He would say that it was impolite to overhear a conversation to which he was not invited. In short, he is always cold and reserved. "Moreover, I was told that Scots- men were well trained in their man- ners; they are said to be the best type of men from whom people that are not well acquainted with man- ners can learn. Whether this cre- dit may rightly be put to them I do not know, but the general impres- sion I have here is that the average Scotsman knows always and every- where exactly what to do and how to do it. He never seems to hesi- tate, and makes no fuss about his doings. 1t is, I think, also, a fairly general impression in the east that the Beotsman--the term in this re- spect also includes the English-- keeps himself aloof, reserved, can tious of making or accepting ad- vances towards acquaintanceship. This may arise either out of pride or shyness. SCOT A DELIGHTFUL HOST. "At home the Scotsman is a most gracious and delightful host. He is at once the servant, and knows how to please his guest. "In tne railway service the eiv- ~ ility of the guards and porters, the neatness and ocarefulness, and 'the quiet energy of the drivers and firemen is notable. In the east railway engines always shaw a' lack: of care, and things look very con. . * fused and disordered. In Beot- Jand, as in England, they are bright and clean, That shows a workman's pride in his work: and' (ts v instru- ents. It is the man with the clean' sugixe: wha going to sugosed in' ife.' J ROYAL CAMP IN a : Splendid Camp will be Provided for Residence by King. The Allahabad Pionee ; states that the Selb» : ;