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i under an afric sun chapter iii continued let as joifi them now said helen trying to draw away the- guitar no no not yet cried digby one more eoog will you f may i ask you the little spanish song i heard you singing that day you were gathering flowers helen drew her breath set sharply that there was a sound in the darken ing room as of a painful sob then there was silence as digby sank back and grew mere english displaying bulldog obstinacy then ramon threatened as be show ed his white teeth mischief may come my dear kedgrare he whisper- ed l a in an instant redgraves strong p gripped him by the shoulder and his gray eyes flashed fire into the p ards dark orbs dont try it he said fiercely you hate an english man and a scot to deal with sir and those two together can beat the world let alone spain iread your history sir if you dont believe- you spani ards fight with knives we englishmen in his chair with a feeling of misery j with our fists knives break fi crushing down upon him such as he had break too but they break peoples mp if wftr heads thats metaphorical senor never felt before ramon but theres a good deal of im an idiot i he eaid to himseir trutb ic it al the suai4 pont threat- what business had i ever to harbor en sir youve got me down but i such thoughts but if it had been an- dangerous if you tempted me other i should not have cared j d bedgravei thia u absurd he knew he was thinking a lie as he said ramon you misunderstand me seemed to start back into conscious- cess for the chords of the guitar rang out in a wild halfminor refrain and before him he could dimly see helen n the other side of the room seated opposite the window while the sweet pure notes thrilled him through and through but the song seemed different now in place of the vivid greenery of the wood and the face of the singer look ing bright happy and surprised in the encounter everything was dark and oppressive even the song seemed sad while it was as if a blow had been struck as the last note rang out and a voice from the window cried brava i braval with the addition of hearty plaudits digby sprang to his feet with the hot blood in his cheeks ab my dear senor digby i did not know you were there is nob helens voice delicious jdigby tried to speak but he bit his lip with rage for the words would not come and ramon continued come senor confess she sings our spanish songs in a way which throws yours in the shade miss redgraves singing is a plea sure to hear said digby coldly shall we join your lather in the gar den thank you mr- digby not this evening taid helen her voice sound ing as if it had caught the inflection j ni3 reentered the house it is very cold hut you will come my dear senor u tne mountain and the way there said ramon i have brought you a is scorching and dusty but if i bad the few of my latest made cigars we are the best xf friends i will say no more we two cannot afford to quarrel i look upon you as my fath er yet to be from that moment ramon was smiles and goodhumour combined placid as one of the volcanoes of the island sleep ing and covered by time with grass and flowers with nothing to tell that they were not pleasant mounds till a stick was thrust in deeply and then a quaint vapour aroe invisible to the eye but diffusing an odor of sulphur that was strangely suggestive of heat far down below redgrave was always friendly to the two men but he made no proposals for trips in the island he never invited theiu to come ill do nothing he used to mutter to himself my attempts always fail ill leave everything to fate when are we to have the long-talk- edoftrip to your works said fraser one evening when he had been watch ing angrily the looks which digby dir ected at helen eh ah when you like said red grave tomorrow be it then said fraser a trip a walk said ramon turn ing sharply yes only to the works ah yes very interesting you will take them tomorrow redgrave the latter nodded i wish you a pleasant day you will start early as it is far yes soon after sunrise i shall have everything ready gentlemen so be here in good time ramon smiled to himself aa he went away in the best of humor that night but he smiled too soon redgrave saw it and he was very thoughtful as he bade his- other visit ors goodnight nelly my darling he said as they in the meantime redgrave had led the way up a path through his grounds followed unwillingly by fraser to a tho sidesaddles clapped on one of mules you could go with us the sad aspect tied from helens face on the instant ah yes she cried thats right said her father then seat cut in the steep stone from which be ready thick boots and cloak ready frtt t hia rnlrl they could gaze right away to sea and over the sleeping town peak looks well tonight said red grave pointiog to what seemed like a faint ctuud wnere the last rays ot the departed day still lingered its a beautiful world this a lad world paradoxical said fraser dryly yes sir we spoil it- and make it bad there was a long silence during which they sat and smofeed and from time to time faintly heard came the tinkle of helens guitar you have been so friendly to us mr redgrave said fraser at last jstrang- y as jtsuowrcouiitryman hej said redgrave shortly 1 beg you pardon 1 meant well of course you did my dear sir and i thank you but you cant help me i have two great troubles debt and my daughter a curse and a blessing said fraser dryly for the cold helen flung her arms about his neck and hid her face for a moment in his breast before kissing him and saying goodnight ive seen him smile before said redgrave to himself and it means mischief as soon as we were out of the way he would be here pestering my poor girl checkmate there treacherous enemy at least said ramon as he returned home tom said fraser suddenly as they two walked together down the steep slope eh yes said digby with a start what do you say to getting back to santa cruz and trying to catch one of castle boats home fraser was a dozen yards away stooping to pick up yet another crystal while redgiave was walking towards him forgive me whispered digby they were the words ox a thoughtless borr tier look said so much that he caught her hand and raised it to his lips but only got it to be drawn timidly drawn away well fraser when youre ready- said redgrave its a long way back the winds high the gases bad and the dust blows its very cold too shall we go back fraser assented and digby gave way to him as be came forward to help helen climb up the side of the crater to the edge whence after a brief gaze round at the glorious view they all descended to the hut and partook of the luncheon they had brought helen remounted the mule and digby took the bridle once more as her father and fraser went on the first port of the descent took place in- silence both digby and helen wandering how it was that they had not noticed that it was bitterly cold the wind boisterous and the dust that rose painful and wearying to a degree thoy were conscious cl nothing save that they were together in an idyllic dream with a world of beauty spread out below tight thousand feet they had been told was the height ol the quiescent volcano but the words had fallen upon deaf ears for there was a question ask ing itself at the portals of their hearts how is this to end the sun was getting low in the west as the pn zuce upon the uuaintain was reached and once more in the ob scurity they penetrated everything seemed more dreamy and sweet than evar fraser and redgrave were well on ahead tho track wound here and there but dim as the woodland be came the mule was familiar with the way and paced slowly on with its bridle upon its neck and dig- by walking now with his hand upon the saddlebow darker and darker it grew save where the ruddy light of the westering sun pierced the garden pineboughs and cast strangly lurid rays through the dense forest and still darker and darker till a gurgling stream was reached tho mule stopped of its own accord to bend down and drink and digbys hand took that which was near his on the pommel of the saddle helen he said and his voice was a whisper among the pines she did not speak but her band was timidly resigned to his grasp and the next moment his arms were about her my darling 1 were his words i love you with all a mans first true love i there was no reply a timid shrink ing and with a sob helen let her head rest upon his shoulder as if that were the place where she might find safety from the fate that seemed to her worse than death there was a strange grating noise such as might have been made by a frightened bird but it was caused by ivory gritting and grinding upon ivory digby started round to see dimly halfadozen yards away ramon stand ing by the bole of one of the thickest pines while a cheery voice ahead shouted back come you people dont lose your way to be continued florence nightingale among all tho illustrious names of which this century boasts probably none is of greater prominence or more worthy of its liberty than that of miss florence nightingale in these times when fame may be attained in a day and almost as soon forgotten in the steady march of time and the pro- gressof life and thought notoriety is of short duration and a name se in the hearts- in a minute bobbie brown was a bright- active little boy and a general favorite with oil who knew hit his schoolmates did not think a game complete without him and he was always sure to be the first one chosen you might think that euch a litue boy would ever be on the alert foif something to do that would help his mamma but 1 am sorry to eay itohbie was not when he was enjoying an exciting game or when at the tnost interesting irt of a favorite boo hi3 mamma often called him to run errands for her and in a minute was sure lo be the cheery response but it was an easy matter to letthat minute go by and a number of other for company before robbie put in his appearance one day in early summer robbie rushed into the sittingroom and gave his school books a triumphant hing into one corner and bis hat into another his face and manner would indicate that something unusual had happened no more school for three whole months 1 he eaolaimed oh wont that be jolly t how will you spend your vacation asked his mamma looking up from her sewing i mean to have just as good a time as i possibly cau said robbie and then as his m made no reply to this he broached a subject which rad been occupying his mind for the last three mouths keallynamma be began cant i go to grandpas this summer ill sesrsaid mamma quietly this satisfied robbie for he knew that was almost as good as yes that evening when the postman came with the mail he brought a letter lor robbie from his cousin fred nellie and 1 came to grandpas last week he wrote and ijeu and daisy are coming tomorrow then we will have some kay times but it will not be complete without you grandpa has promised to take us to the woods next tuesday we will take our dinner and stay all day if you are coming at all this summer we want you to bo here by that time tho strawberries are just getting ripe and grandma thinks it is wonderful how inuy we can eat now dont fail to come fred oh mamma 1 exclaimed robbie when ho had finished reading this let ter cant 1 go yes i guess you may go said his mamma oh goody goody i exclaimed rob- bio thats most too good to bo true 1 and he danced about the room clap ping his hands in delight two years beforeho had spent the summer at his grandpas farm and he remembered everything so well robbie and his mamma were to start early tuesday morning and itseemsd to him as though that time would never come shortly after breakfast robbie thought it must be time to get ready and going up to his mammas room ho opened tho door saying isnt it time to got ready in a minute dear she quietly said and then went on with her reading robbie was very inuoh disappointed and in order to while away the time hewent into the yard to play with his dog rover rut he soon grew tired of this sport and he again wont up to his mammas room oh 1 mamma he exclaimed a little impatietnly do hurry for its most train time now 1 she did not raise her eyes from her book when she said as soon as 1 finish tho chapter i am reading during tho next few minutes robbie made frequent journeys to his mam- i each time he found her ut she jbkiys said she would n a minute the last time it comintvdown the stair x imi illtl jl a1 chinese migrations the oimlil rind ways and mant te cei lau he luued stale the stream of chinese emigration to the united states canada the west indies and south america constantly in creases in volume almost every in coming vessel of the c p r on the pacific route is crowded with chinese the steamers of this company have af forded an opportunity which manifestly vast numbers were awaiting in spite ot the sererity of the united states law it is not to be doubted that large num bers obtain admission by devices whose subtlety puzzles the inspectors station ed along the boundary line these de vices though they have been in part exposed have never really been fully understood the conspiracy to evade the law is widespread in its ramifica tions the oriental intellect is especi ally adapted for intrigue jut owing to ignorance of occidental ways it chad to ally itself with western minds for the purpose of evading the law indeed it has been said that a way was found of making friends with the officers who were sworn to see the law carried out in all its severity be that as it may the chinese still obtain admission into united states territory in express vio lation- of the statute in that case made and provided almost every day the windsor street depot of the c p r at montreal is crowded with chinese either on their way to the united states or the west indies sometimes it will be a batch going home tu see their friends those who have lived for years in the unit ed states make the most heroic ex ertions to speak english while- in the cae of the young the public schools are availed of speaking to a number of china men who were taking a holiday and about to proceed to vancouver on tho c p it the chinese emigration ques tion was broached why said one who had stated that he had been educated at the publio schools of boston why should there e bauy objection either on the part of the united states or canada to the incoming of the chinese are they not the most peaceable pepple in the world are they not industrious do they not obey the laws ido they not serve many useful purposes tho chinese cannot be kept out we mul tiply so fast at home that we must find an outlet for our surplus popula tion we have come at last to under stand the opportunity which this new world affords to our people in spite of legislation we shall continue to make use of this opportunity i expect how ever that hi time the prejudice against us will be conquered by a feeling of human brotherhood have we sought to exclude european or western peo ples have we not on the contrary invited your people to open up our country to trade and commerce have we not looked to you for examples of energy and progress suppose we should retaliate upon your missionaries upon your trading classes suppose we raised a great wall agahisti you would there not be an outcry well why not treat us as we treat you any way we manage how i know not this with a slow smile to get in and this should show the uselessness of restric tive legislation of which the chief ef fect is that it sots certain people to defeat it tnere is an island on the coast of north america called long in which it is said tetanus is verv common but reports coming so fan from the confines of civilization xnust be taken with a grain of salt the report in this case was well founded however as a rule tetanus is more common in tropical than in temperate countries in central am erica and the west indies it is com mon and is frequently noticed to re sult from machete wounds the treatment for tetanus consists in insuring absolute quiet and rest and giving the patient plenty of uourih- ment which must be introduced by art ificial channels a tetanus antitoxin was first ob tained in italy from the blood of rab bits and dogs and was first used suc cessfully on a human being at a hos pital in padua in september 1891 in that case the patient was out of dang er after five days treatment twelve cures were reported iro italy in a short time and thet treatment was soon taken up in franco germ any and other countries the mortality from tetanus jhas been from 80 to 90 per cent in cases de veloped in the shortest period- and from 50 to 75 per cent in cases devel oping in not less than fourteen days the strength of the toxin may be roughly calculated from f3 fact that one- thousandth of a gramme of it is fatal to a guinea pig in about eight days or one fivethousandth to a mouse is about five days the weight of a mouse is about 20 grammes and of a man about 60000 grammes one ten- thousandth of a gramme of the antitoxin injected at the same time with the toxin will neutralize its effect but after twentyfour hours a thousand times that much is required and longer delay necessitates a yet greater quantity the germ spores grow in the con current inflammation about the wound into which they have been- introduced and the poison is given off during their growth which ceases after about sev entytwo hours thus it frequently happens that te tanus appears after tho wound in which it started has healed and is forgotten the number of deaths from- tetanus in the city shows a decrease since the introduction of antiseptic treatment about 1880 and a further decrease es pecially in childrens cases since 1892 antitoxin for loom jile core effected nfcw york hospital in a wmmmmwmmms roachgsinffijjiu sceowcl klmllair cun uccorri you said so the other day wqpbfdo it properly while you arc here and dont bother why you are always wanting to go home erasers countenance grew more sad as he gazed sideways at his companions happy face and he sighed gently young hands me volatile ho said to himself and he loves her dearly while fill en it n viva sir trjol tttui uiiuseu auu no loveauor uearij wuue raifikw tisk tsssvw bh6 tic seemed to have come upon aye almost fiercely but i owe that m manta ii f grave almost fiercely spanish dog more than i can ever pay him he has led me on in my foolish desire to speculate tempting me to bor row of him as if he were my best friend and i could not see it i have no means of proving it but i feel morally cer tain that he has used his great in fluence as the richest man in the island to undermine me in my sales and now he demands paymennu in full well sir pay him i cannot you have not the means yes i hve but i cannot pay him may i ask why because he will not take money what do you mean what did old shy look insist upon having i his pound of flesh yes i might borrow and pay him but he insists upon my daughters hand hal ejaculated fraser as they sat there in the dark and she hates him there was a pause as much as you sir hal ejaculated fraser again there come back and join the young folks fraser i feel better now some one knows my trouble humph there he is again for ramons voice was heard speaking loud enough and directly after the four men encounter ed that night ramon and redgrave walked part of the way back with the two visitors and after they had part ed ramon flopped short goodnight said redgrave no senor it is not goodnight said the spaniard haughtily how long do these english stay here i dont know tbey are their own masters yes senor redgrave and i am yours their presence here displeases nie let them go he strode away and as redgrave walked slowly back he struck the palm f his left hand a tremendous blow vith his fist and said something eng- isih only one word but it was very english indeed chapter iv ex- anotber fortnight had passed curstons had been made along the shore to where the huge billows thundered in ldigby had mastered his antipathy so far as to allow himself to bo let down by a rope in company with fraser to inspect the mummy caves where in the most inaccessible spots tho ancient inhabitants of tho island buried their dead and here fraser had descanted upon facial angles prognathic jaws width of cheekbones height of fore head and tho like as he stood before digby hamlctiike holding an anti que skull botanical specimens had been procured geological examples col lected and packed in boxes for transit home insects had been captured and duly stuck and the troglodytes of tho island vuited in their cavern villages where they dwelt dirtily and securely in caves which were similar to those used in the past by tho gunnches as catacombs being really huge ruptured bubbles formed by volcanic gases in the molten atom when the great mountain of the interior poured forth in erup tion tho rockformed fluid of the inter ior of the earth while over night aft er night as if drawn by a magnet the two visitor found their way to red graves hoiie where the master was gravely fri mlly as he noted how bis childs xnl ftountmiance lit up ai the familiar fottstcps rere heard upon the silvery pumiccpam ramon raged and stormed redgrave a confused mental tanglemcnt and it was some minutes after blindly blund ering on through a maze of thought thathe said softly matters are get ting in a knot chapter v- going with us youl criedf digby as he entered the pretty room at red graves the next morning to find a de licious breakfast spread and helen standing ready to receivvo him in a ridinghabit especially adapted to the place you will not thinkf me in the way she said playfully frasers countenance looked more sombre as ho took the hand extended to him and smiled sadly as he followed digbys example and expressed his de- light to both men that day was a dream of a wondrous journey upward along a flowerstrown track towards a dense cloud which soon after enveloped them and through which they laboriously climbed to find themselves in a new region where the air was cooler and fragrant with the odour of the resinous pines through which they passed and as digby led helens mule they talk- ed little but listened to the music of the birds and gurgle of water and caught from time to time among the treetops glimpses of the dazzling blue sky tbey spoke but seldom but went on with their eyes fixed upon fraser and redgrave who led tho the way some fifty yards ahead but stopped from time to time for the lag gards to overtake them and admire some fresh view y and all through that temperate sum mer zono tho birds sung around them and to digby they sang only of love and to helen of what might be but tho sadness in her heart suf fused her eyes with tears there was a black shadow always before hor and when after riding her mule through some rougher part digby turned to seek her gaze she averted it with a sigh but to own lo herself that all this was very sweet and she knew that she had never before enjoyed a day like this the firtree zone came to an end tho cool darknea and soft silence of the shady glade gave place to a rug ged pumicestrowu desert where fino dust rose nt every step and the sun poured down with blinding power a weary weary tramp to some but to those two who hung behind a dreamy time of bliss through which lliey journeyed on hour after hour till a wooden hut was reached where the mule was tethered and fraser now at redgraves suggestion offered his arm to help helen up a cindery slope to the edge of tho mountain crater the party then descending a hundred feet or so into a hollow where fraser forgot everything but tho delight bo found in gathering specimens of sul phur crystals pale straw color rich yellow and brilliant scarlet yes this is my last venture said redgrave suddenly my men como up here to dig the sulphur ol which there is no end store it for mo in tho tent below and wo ship it off home but you had not bettor stay long tho sulphur gas comes up strong today what would happen if there was to bo nn eruption now mr redgrave said digby this parly would never know was the fterious reply then i wish to goodness senor ra mon were here aim this party safe at home if it did blow up said digby in a halfwhisper be glanced at helen who nhrok liei head at him sadly and he sawi her eyes fill with tears- 6he is the organizer otteeoief pital system and during that temblo campaign in the crimea in which hf country was involved her indefatigable efforts in relieving the physical suffer ings of the soldiers can never bo forgot ten miss nightingale was thoroughly conversant with the work she undertook before she started for tho crimea she had devoted much study and time to hospital work and had been in one of the best training schools for nurses which at that timeexisted tbo institution of protestant sisters of mercy in kaiser- werth germany when she departed with her assistants for tho scene of war it was without any thought of re muneration for she had wealth at her command and could happily do so tho war office in london almost panic- stricken with the multifarious disasters demands and criticisms which were heaped upon it invested miss nightin gale with almost absolute control of the undertaking and how well she succeed ed is best told in the words of one of the soldiers who lay wounded under her care she would speak to one and another and nod and smile to many more but she could not do it to all you know for we lav there by hundreds but we could kiss her shadow as it fell on the wall at night and lay our heads on our pillows again content another story is told which well il lustrates the honor and love bestowed upon her there was a dinner given to the officers of the british army and navy on their return from the east where lord strtlford suggested that each guest should write upon a piece of piper the name of tho person whose deeds in the crimean war would engrave themselves most indelibly in the history of the british people when the papers were examined everyone had written the name of florence nightingale she returned to england at the end of the struggle with broken health and has since lcen a constant sufferer no vic torious army was over welcomed moro joyously than miss nightingale and queen victoria presented her with a jeweled decoration especially designed for her by tho prince consort tn spite of her poor health miss nightingale contributes frequently to the press nnd is tho author of several books dealing chiefly with nursing and hospital work she is very devout and is a great read er her own homo is in london but much of hor time is spent with her sis ter lady vcrncy in buckinghamshire miss nightingales services to human ity are legion especially those concern ing hospital work and sanitation nnd hers is a name worthy of the honor it has received oldest craft afloat an accident on the english coast neargravcsend between tho coal barge true lovo and schooner gravesend brought to light tho fact that tha for mer vessel was built in philadelphia in 1764 and is probably thai oldest ves sel afloat she was formerly the bark iu re lovo and was built in kensington 133 years ago hor timbers are of live oak ami she is believed to have been sound nnd stanch until she was run down by tho gravesend no vessel has been afloat so many years ns the true love nnrt probably none ever will be welcome money money is ever welcome in these days a rmn who had to leave his office nnd was expecting a caller to pay him some money left this notice on the door i have gone out for half an hour will be kick soon have been gone twenty minutes already what he thought she do you think i would marry a man who has no money he will i didnt know but you wanted to get married dow and sure enough there was the morning train at the station he stood by the window watching it until it disappeared around the curve and then ho went slowly up the stairs he ept bravely up until be reached his mammas room and then throwing himself upon the couch be burst in to tears oh mamma 1 he sobbed the trains gone and now we cant go to day at all its all your fault too mrs brown was no longer interested in her book and laying it upon the table she drew her chair to robbies sido and said i am very sorry i have disappointed you but it had to be done listen now and i will tell you all about it i for a long time she talked to the for lorn little fellow lying sostill upon the couch when she had f i n ished and robbie had dried his tears he threw his arms around her neck saying i spose i havent done right and j am aorry but i will do better i really and truly will mrs brown did not wish the punish ment to bo too severe so tho next morn ing she and robbie started to the coun try when robbie stepped from the car he saw his grandpa there waiting for them why mnmmal he exclaimed how do you spose grandpa know that wo were coming today didnt you write to them that wo were coming yester day before she could make any reply grandpa came up and said come on and get into the buggy be spry about st too for i must bo back in tune to take the children to the wiiy i speaed they were going yes terday said robbie for that was what fred told me in his letter they did intend to said grandpa but when thoy got your mammas let ter saying that you could not come un til today thoy decided to wait robbie was so much interested in something tint he saw along tho road just thn that he forgot to ask any- th ng more about it until that evening mamma h- said when he was al most nsleep how did they know we were not coming yesterday when papa and i- decided upon plan to break you of that habit i wrote and told ttaffii all about it well said robbie i guess you wont have to do that any more for ill never say in a minute again as long as i live i think wo aro safe in saying ho nov- er did daughters dress alike in yucatan central america sisters dress precisely alike even to the tying of a bow tho turn of a button or the flower in tho hair in the tropica large families are tho rule and any day you may see in that country girls in groups of from three to a bakers dozen who belong to tho same family as their clothes will show it is thus easy to distinguish tho members of a family anywhere and not infrequently sisters are called by their favorite flower or color in annum men and women wear their hair in the same way and dress almost alike ear rings and finger rings are worn by women only lapp men and women dress alike the men nnd women of tho crete trilw of amer ica dress alike but can be distinguish ed by tho ornamentation of their leggings that of the men being vertical ana that of the women horizontal soldiers killed in battle only 9 per cent of the soldiers actually engaged in war are killed on the field of hattlt legal disputes in borneo are curious ly decided tho two litigants are each given a lump of salt of the fame size to drop slmulfanfmiuly into water the one whose lump first dissolves is deem ed to 1 iri the wrong v a that city nml he ilrtt at icllcvnt- hospital treated with vlru furiilh- cil vy lliehemltii hoard the cure of a case of lockjaw after fifteen days treatment with the tetan us antitoxin prepared by the board of health is reported at bellevuo hospit al new york it is the first cure of tetanus by this treatment at bellevuo and the second in new- york the first having been effected at the presby terian hospital last juno the second week in january ip cash 10 years old a laborer stepped on a nail that entered his right foot at the ball of the groat toe three weeks lat er he manifested symptoms of lockjaw and was taken to st vincents hospit al whence on ifeb 2 he was re moved to bellevuo as a privato patient of dr frederick s dennis the diag nosis of tetanus or lockjaw was con firmed by dr h m biggs chief bact eriologist of tho health department an injection of twenty cubic centi metres of the antitoxin was given at 1045 on the night of feb 2 at which lime there was perceptible rigor in certain muscles of the throat back and legs the chest abdomen and nrms were not affected the patient oud open his mouth about onoquarter of an inch and there was a slight tremor at times in the left thigh early in the morning of feb 3 the patient complained of pain in both hips and later of pain in the chest at 1030 oclock ten cubic centimetres more of the antitoxin were injected which was repeated at 5 ive tho after noon from feb 3 doses of twenty cubic centimetres were given evory eight hours with the exception of the arms and chest muscles tho whole body exhibit ed al times a rigidity and arching backward so pronounced that when the shoulders were raised the weight of the body rested on the heels tho patient i perspired freely and a tremor couid be produced by friction the first noticeable improvement was on feb 7 when the tremors disap peared and the patient was able to sep arate his teeth a trifle on feb i a papillary eruption appeared over lh areas in which tho injections were be ing made the outer surfaces of the thighs and the anterior abdominal sur face by feb 15 there was marked im provement the eruption was disappear ing and thero was less rigidity the patient began to have high fevers at night on feb 17 the injections were stopped and since feb lrl the muscles have almost completely relaxed com plications from other causes may oc cur but no relapse is now expected tetanus results from tho nlisorption by the system of a poison that is dev eloped in the growth of the tetanus germ in a wound these germs exist in the form of sports in all kinds of dirt in garden earth dust in the air and in various other places they are cxtremoly rcsistent re maining undestroyed nftor heating to 80 degrees centigrade for an ui our aii withstanding the action of carbolic acid and the other ordinary antiseptic solutions iodine has the greatest ef fect upon them and is used in cauter izing wounds to destroy tetanus germs tetanus germ ipores are found in zones or localities to a certain extent and the enviions of new york arc e ecially rich in them thero are fields of which it is eald that an animal hurt in them is pretty frnire to die of tetan us a french specialist is quoted as having said in raris some years ago the retired burglar a most lncoraroriablj situation for lllm and how lie icancd trom it at tho rear of a farmhouse that i was looking around one night said the retired burglar i found an extension containing a single room that appear ed to be used as a washroom i thought if i went in through this extension i should be less likely to wake up the folks in the house and so i got in at a rear window and started for a door at tho other end opening into the main part which i hoped to find unlocked but i never really did find out wheth er it was unlocked or not for when i had got about half way across the room i stepped through a hole in the floor and dropped into a cistern i suppose that of all the uncomfort able places a man can get into one of the most uncomfortable is a cistern it is a very difficult place to get out of and it may be impossible to get out of it without help the water in this cistern was just over my head but i could swim and the water wasnt very cold i kept afloat and felt around the walls for something to climb out by j degree varying according to the form i did find something the pipe from i which the plant is used the pump but it wasnt of any use to j nicotine when pure is a colorless ftimsijiibt jjtransparenfc liqmd of a strong- -tob- the walls began to arch over to formtj colike odor and persistent burning the top- if it had run up under the j taste it is freely soluble in wnterand arch a little it might have helped mo rapidly disappears on exposure to the to reach the edge of the opening but j air it didnt it started out from the top this active principle of tobacco is so of healtii physical idlilanck physical endurance is a quality which varies remarkably with different indi- viduals the performance of feats of great physical strength depends for the most part on the condition to which the muscles have been brought by pre vious exercise the power of endur ance on the other band is largely a question of inherited constitution per sons subjected to the same strain such as a long walk or a long boatrace play out at greatly different stages though the course of traixung and man ner of living may have been identical in everyday life the same thing b observed men following the same oc cupation and living in practically the same manner perform the same work with decidedly differing degrees of ease it is a matter of common observation that as a woodsman a huntsman or an everyday toiler he who has the quality of physical endurance in great est measure wul excel the same is true in professional life ordinarily it will be found that the man who out strips his fellows has the ability to la bor long hours together without ex haustion most men who have been distinguish ed for great physical endurance have inherited or acquired a state of mind which is doubtless one secret of their ability namely freedom from worry worry distracts the mind so that its energies instead of being concentrated are divided between two or more trains of thought- to the extent of avoiding worry needless dwelling upon mat ters fhat cannot be helped the power of endurance may be acquired every mans strength has a definite limit a limit not determined by that of others his physical endurance may be above the average it may be below it he should not go beyond it what ever it is before the physical powers are exhausted not afterward he should rest and recuperate each each indi- vidual must of necessity learn his own limits the best work is perhaps accomplish ed by long continued application but not to the point of exhaustion exhaustion may often be avoided by changing one work for another just as difficult perhaps but involving an other set of faculties mental labor consumes the vital pro perties of the blood just as muscular labor does and hence it is as important to avoid exhaustion in mental as in physical employment wonderful as the power of endurance appears to be in certain men it must be remembered that every one is fet tered by the law which rules all organ ized beings life moves in a series of circles and part of eaoh circle must bo devoted to recuperation great powers of endurance are for tho most part the gifts of a vigorous ancestry to be used in reason and not abused tobacco tobacco is classified in medical books among the depressomotors a term us ed to describe certain drugs which by reducing the activity of the nervous system tend to lower the general tone of the body its peculiar properties are due entirely to the well known sub stance nicotine which is present in a i the straight wall it was on the side toward the house and i suppose this cistern must have been outdoors and they built the ex tension over it i kept paddling all tho time to keep head above water and every now and then i looked up at the opening i powerful that the small dose of one thirtysecond of a grain caused an in tense burning in the throat gullet and stomach which was followed by giddi ness nausea extreme muscular weak- ness laborious respiration and with icy j extremities partial loss of conscious- my head above water and everynow i j j nulse and othor and then i looked up at the opening i 5fc8s bf mmendin collapse wfeks th lu jbs i in lar amounts nicotine 8s with our the outline of tb the slarlight mltlltl in the washroom and i wished they 1 th f aim hadnt left the coyer off and how i wwide ich the aniou coyer did witih i could get my hands on case of amount taken ihat could not- be ascertained the man dropped instantly to the floor gave a and a half but that was all and it j dark hue and upon oxamina- maht aa well have heen a mile and th n the minuto paddling around in the water one vital particle e rf a sln e th le present the inward condition of to- a little higher out of water than oju- j kssssls al and then i found the satchel with b t b 6ventua sm tv vdinst lead to deterioration of the blood and mo tho first rest i had had since i thu in o nico dropped into the cutern it raised roe p cir as well as upon up as that my head was clear of the h upon the nervous syatemtltiat water down to just mow my mouth 0 total abstinence from the out verroukfsrndtrse j tto correctly base their argu- iiy wa a wysreat relief m easily convince of his er- then o m there was a chance ro a person who finds gentle solace to think things over with some kind of ighu nerves from an afterdinner ci- comfort i had my jimmy in my bag l th t continual em a useful tool in many ways and no ent ol tobacco in some form and doubt i could have got out of the cis- hsi r th flvmii- tern by the aid of it but tho woic would have been very difficult and it would probably havo taken too long and as a matter of fact i had already thought of a vory much simpler way of getting out islanding on the bag especially tho inhalation of the fumes from a cigarette which has its own dis tinct and pernicious effect is strong ly to bo discouraged tho exajnplo of men who have been tolxiccousers for a iiftime with impun- not iny vh 5s jwkgg tisseli much nearer ton of the cistern if i could get some thing a little higher still to stand on a foot higher or even less than that i could reach the rim and of course tho thing to do was to end this bag up and stand on that this seemed so extremely unnecessary cooking for the kaiser since great men must live and live very much in the same way as do their more humble admirers one cannot but simply that you may wonder i hadnt t g now and ot tboso thought of it beforo but the falling- into the cistern had been in tho na- strictly personal ma iters that reveal the common everyday life of uncommon people such a glimpse ls afforded by a peep at tho culinary arrangements of the german court as given by a ger man paper tho german kaiser is evidently not among tho men who never trouble themselves about what they shall eat though tho details of tho royal meals are ordinarily arranged by tho em press yet on state occasions tho em peror himself deigns to give the mat ter his attention in this case menu ls prepared a week in advance the actual cooking is done on iron stoves tho roasting room contains huge stoves of special construction let into the walls and a great turnspit worked by machinery tho department of the pastrycook is importance for the embellished with all ahrtiaj jtcanjn found j the edges of the ulshcs they are made lltil worked myself up over tho edge 0 dough gilded or silvered over and and outt but i didnt try lo do any j are strictly for ornament for they are more work that night j no tintcndcd to bo calcn all kinds i of ornamentations in tho shape of fig- i uresi hunting scenes and ariles aro poob man i tc be seen on tho dishes most of them 0 t 1 1 beiiwt made of dough or fat and col- mr hanover squeer i see our friend jj morris ture of a surprise to me and i hadnt fot around to thus idea yet i would lave thought of it in time even if i hadnt happened to strike tho bag with my feet well i balanced myself on tho bag as it was until i had got a good rest and then i bent down in the water and ended the hag up and got ono foot on it to hold it and then 1 stood up in the water again nnd got the other fool on it then i found i could reach within si or eight inches of i ho rim of tho ctrn but it was a mighty rhaky pport rigid enough in itself with tho bones in it but not fixed it was wabby and of no use unless i could get it right in line with mylwdy when i jumped but i steadied it up under my feet and trued it up tho best i could and made a spring from it i caught the rim of tho cistern with i ored o rimcd kind t mr hanover kqincr widow for ordinary meals ifce j a dollar and a half a cover a i