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 ».;.;?£ »»^ded for S feportedtoUiI a bad Qxpe? » moment th. af e from infec. BMed immedi. "le treatment and tw aiQ ^ole u boniQd 8â„¢ the TictiiBi Immediately he place, ooa- eguliuraireepi," X, CHBIitTIIAS C1S018. In i»y â- yiltji bcobB vcre rate and ^,_..^ tie card ettgcnraaa inon "r^iiat vencn tJbsn be ia row. ,To tie Send fe««i.1., a -balJad in j»i|»^' (Ece a ihiBg i nccn ibc», and tic^ I',k,d it-Biid the »iol-wll« ititiHi^- f;L delight, not tie len tbat be a/tin Vol'"*^ viJJtge cloiiB bkve tnlazffd (feiottic krcTskdge, aid impxcTcd tbe •tic tar. MoBt of curcoostij patitbea JnDiwfiJlHy their en n caiol HugetB, jg,e l££B ctptiidfeiit en the IraTeUicg "jjore thsD foily years ago. Htne, tbe itttcr cflte 'Evcijcay Btok." laid iit t^e old caieJB legan to be rpokcn of uiottekrpirg to this eesimy, trd Jet .oitejhhtl am avaie f, baaattcmpt- ij,(r]lidicn of tbeee fvgiti\e pJecea." jtf nf tie siicient caiols are admitted jgtothie acdeiD Ijmn-bcokB in tcmmon ,, fid £0 llfy Betmeo to be an.crg Ibe (Id'tiirgs vhich Ttcie paeeirg anty. But jcje, in this matter, under cBtimaud llepeisistucy of pcpular taate, "With jltheinpicvtaents in ptintisg, and the icgreEB of art, there is still a large de-' iDd, loth in tc»n and cetntiy, lor tie ifliln sdtheetB vtbicb form tbeBttcb-in- „f£0 tie carol-finger. We hh\e mide a collection of tie old liirietn as (srolB etill printed and Burg. Itj are indeed cnricBitieB of religccs For the merry time of Chrietmaa 18 drawing on apace. w-^" ** iBloB of tliiB boote, Q04t favoiable leiatnre. Tley nearlj all ceme frcm the e detaching of the moisture of inral printing -picEEt s Icep up Ihe an- It la a perfect is. Thia treat, i strange, has lan and beast ew trials are ombfcrof sob- liseases.' ing illoBtrated post-paid, for idresa World's Lotion, Bolo, oats float in on n of thin gar- gerons." id; have a hack- ats, spitting of 5ath, yon btve leaitate too long fur takeni in its can be oared by roldeu Medieal :an testify. By ;rant spean of after they have and looking de- luch trouUeto s deaf as a post, utbf ol of mash. C3 and spits is ik the engaite- take Dr. Sage's care him com m. I do hate to r respects he's ourse it cored [itiboihocd of the Seven Di^lr, tthere talecpply. Chief fmone tbfpe is the itcriots press of Jemmy Catnach, ocgh now bearirg the Esme of anoth- r fiinter. It is in McEmcuth Court, [dltj-stretl. Gcirgdo-wn tbiBbufj mart o!d rictles and old sices, tie en- mceto MoriEoutb Courtis on the left, cit haif -way frtm St. Giles's to the itn Dais. Entciirg tie court, a vie-. i«ith cpecinieub of Eentimental lal- iJs a (1 ciii -threat looking Btcres maikb eplace inhere Catnsch, the "Colburn cBti.tJey cf bis cay," pre duct d bis tvfi) Dials Literal uie-." Other (rinteis Eimilar brcadsheets and serial stories negr; lut a \ifit to tee ftflBces to (T the nature of tie trjc'e. The paper flirrfy, tie type peer, the woodcuts r they are alrr c at all "illustrated" pub- iticxe) cc arse, and the cole uritg wild fjcEd all rules of art." That such [cucticne should lave a large circuls- nis raHer mcrtifjjng in these days edccalicnel progress; lut it is so for lerpply can only equal the demand. In le, the ClriBlmas carols are printed as ilecB reputable issues frtm the same BE(B. Bone erce asked Batchelor, a tier cf Cbiitmas carols in Moorfields, ethtr le isculd ret (MlBUge bis old- biirrcl tnd rtde vietdcuiB for better enffaeemenL"L "^^^' ° '*^^' designs. "Ko," said _? 8. »» uhtltr, "tlese are tld favcuiites, and itir V tijtl re t pl« see my cusi e mers so " ]Mr. Ectten pi,t a Emilf-r questier ?t\cnD;plB pniiter, atd received a arswer. The cuts were certainly Ef.:c5 lie EUCcesEcr to Pitt â€" of dyir g cli iFid lalld rrenorj â€" but "tie [tcp'c vie buy them wculeln't lave E Kigali if tie pictures were new. They â- d tfcy tley vieien't gettire, atd 1 t; fc vfll lave never p.rinted 'em." h :r^c.'lf ttf "r size VEDally aleut (h ii cht 8 1 y ten inches) contain sev- (srclf, with a variety of illuBtrationa With great prosperity; ""^- '"^-' And many a merry Christmas ' ^*- ' May they live again to tee, â- 'â-  ^™«"g«* their friends and kindred Ihat live lotb far and near. And God send us all a happy Kew Year. St. Stephen's Day. In friendly love and unity, For good St. Stephen's sake, Let us all this UcEEed day To Heaven cur prayers make â€" That we with him the cross of Christ May freely undertake. And Heaven will bless you evermore. New, while we sit here banquetting. Of dainties having store, Let us not forgetful I e To cherish up the poor, And give what is convenient To the needy at the door. And Heaven will bless yon evermore. For God hath made you stewards here Up en the earth to dwell. He that gathereth for himself, nd will not uee it well, 'Gainst the kindneES of his Maker Does wickedly rebel. And Heaven, etc. May every blessirg frcm on high Attend each family dear, Long life, health, and prosperity. To enjoy good Christmas cheer. Now kindly for my pretty song. Good tutler, draw seme Ijeer, And Heaven, etc. ' â€"^ "-»â-  nuin, an old atan and generous, md bappy over c li di e d tic when Poison's ly kind of pain if by magic. and quiiier 'emedy in ths rviline to-day, ,r of relieving Pain cannot just the thing ioet a sadden cents a bottle, its, atanydrng Lin? thronj^ • antchesyoor Ebeets are bidecus dauls, nay give a UEeiul bint to je has been mW second year of »» I time he h«8 never parched ton^« is which mo* "J is experience ne ,he has ever tned for the money no luahion, moist le step, if yo" kioatioaa ot taiw« t3ona3tom»AB»- fee Dow«l8 ngau* Eciee at i^ l;he room moat id moderately tir sale ie \»lo nay seek-to supply abetter ar- :cf the cla'sE. Each sleet las a gen- htEo-ng for the trade, Seme of e leadingE are as fcllcvrs " Tie £a- Ji'sGarlErd a choice cellcdicn of mrst esteemed cards;" "Divine lb:" » Saviour ot Mankind;" "CbriBt- drawing near at land;" "Harp cf Is- " 'The Nativity, a collection of ex- Et Christmas carols " " Tie Mes- "Tle Evergreen carols for Etrras Iclidajp." The last-named cMe« t vse give just ss it is printed, specimen of tie â- wlole: God Eest You.j (st yon, meriy jtr.tlemen, tiiothirg you dismay. St. John's Day. The mocn shines Lright, the stars give light. A little hefore 'tis day; And hark! the lellnaan of the night Awakes us all to pray. Awake! awake! gcod people all. Awake! and you shall hear Ho-R- Christ our Lord this day was bora, To be our Saviour dear. Arise, arise! and let us sing Glad songs to bail the day. The Day that Christ our Heavenly King Did in a manger lay. To save jToor sirneis such as we Frcm everlasting pain, Christ died upon the cursed tree And rose frcm death again. The life of rran is lut a span. He ccmes forth like a flower. For presently he is cut down And withered in an hpur, Princes and kings, with those that sing. These ditties through the streets, Though fortune dees them here divide. In death at last shall meet. n lor. Christ, cur fe^aviour. rr -A I )! 11 on Christrras day, (lor souls frcm Satan's power, 1 a long time had gene astray. "tis tidings of comfort and joy. kel in Uie ***•; ke prescribing fgist, or yoor â-  their ho»t» (U'.i]. that is our Father, e lilt ssed angels came «i]r.o i-eitaiii shepherds til 'Liiiiiigs of the same â€" tlitic \xas lorn in Bethlehem e ^0X of GOD by name. And 'tis tidings, etc. :tu- i:ot,"' said Cod's Angels, et iH tln'i g you afli-ight, eu is 1 dill ill Bethlehem iHiu Viigin blight; al If "ii. i'lhance you, till i!(j\\n Satan quite." And 'tis tidings, etc. ,ti. Hi oil, â- t: leople wooM ioroaghB»J- le aaine ^^ vlten tb» 'sPaiW*2 for. HlSS andoaPg"" le Poto*" ItheaegeotiJ; dJ Co. â- are ^\ dotfrfngjf rvils at these tidings 1 ;a1i in mind, tl, til- i!r;Lks a feeding ' "i] fst. stoims, and wind. '"li^lit tbcy went to Bethlehem, "on of Cod to find. And 'tis tidings, etc. Pl'iu tl.cy came to Bethlehem, rte or.r s^veet Saviour lay, r"i;a liini in a manger, r;« o^fn fed on hay. r^sc'l "V iigin kneeling down pneLord did pray. And 'tis tidings, etc The next good joy that Mary had, It was the joy of six; To see her own Son Jesus To wear the crucifix. To wear the crucifix, etc. The next good joy our Mary had, It was the joy of seven To see her own son Jesus To wear the crown of Heaven. To wear the Crown of Heaven, etc. ' ^.^'len joy and gladness 'â- nepherds they were filled, JtelaLe of Israel ^^^ his motlier mild. iSi '^Pwi this blessed day t^pturesare fulfilled." And 'tis tidings, etc. f?,5;?^'^««lg praises rZfi^^^g Christiana *«r then embrace. i The Thkee Ships, As I sat on a sunny bank, A sunny bank, a sunny bank. As I sat on a sunny bank. On Christmas Day in the moniing. I spy'd three ships come sailing by. Come sailina by, come sailing by, I spy'd three snips come sailing by. On Christmas Day in the morning. And who should be vdtb these three ships. With these three ships, these three shiqs, And who should be wiUi these three ships Bnt JoB^ and his fair lady.; -, t. i v-^ Oh, he did thistle, she did aing, r :. s j And all this bells oh euiih '£a ring, Por joy^t our SaiTiour he waa born, (te Qhriatoiaa d»y in the mailing. Two (tf tbM»«arb]i» *Tb6 Mmcf'^*^ ^^m^V^'^MVi the "Jio»i»' used to be tte moat p9«lttr o^uPU. A.vpiim «);4ifr« Holy Innocence. Now cruel Herod, with wrath and anger filled. Did order that all infants should he killed, Thir.kiirg to murder our dear Faviour then, O cruel, oiuel. spvage-hearted man. Hail! ye tiit ficwers of matyrdom, "Whom, Itedlesss of ycur tender age, Chiisfs peistcutor, Hind -Hith rage, Destroyed^as L'ces the ticini J 1 1 g K scs in their lectin " 11 e r st fsj» f r tl e sheet may be ta- ken as a ipnimen f tie ttratge dcgger- el cf very early times:^ â€" Qke Joy.s. The first good joy cur Mary had It was the joy of one; To see upcn her breast Her own beloved Son. Her own beloved sen, Gcd-man And blessed may He be Both Father, Sen, and Holy Ghost, To all eternity. The next good jcy that Mary had. It was the joy of two; To see her own Son Jesus, ' To make the lame to go, £u.. fit To make the lame to go, etc. The next gocd joy our Mary had. It was the jcy of three When that her own Sen Jeus Did m.ake the blind to see. To make the blind to see, etc. The next good joy our Mary had. It was the joy of four; To see her own son Jesus To read the Scriptures o'er. To read the Scriptures o'er, etc. The next good joy our Mary had. It was the j( y of fivej .. ' sr^ To see her owi Son Jesus " i To raise the dead to life. To raise the dead to life, etc. latter, tbe fonrbeantli or Mecntli o»* M aaaong tbe Skaae MBS. in iha tlraabegma "When Joseph was an was he, ' And^he' mairied Mary, the qiMen o£ Gali- lee." An oldvenion of tbc kyvn wall known in nsodcsniztd forai, "Chriatian^ awake I aalDte the happy mkotik V "It iatke d^, tb9 koiy day on wkidi our Lord waa bom;" "Come Cbriatiana all, behold the Lamb," and '*Ye faithfnl, triumphant en- ter into Bethlehem," are carola indnded in moat of the ahceta. The latter, by the way, ia invariably printed with the itopthna, "Ye faithful triumphant, Enter into Bethlehem," etc. It ia anng to the. tune of the Portagnese Hymn. Another old farorite nr**The an- gel Gabriel," thna commencing: "Come, all yon faithful Christians Tbat dwell upon the earth. Come, celebrate the morning That gave the Saviour birth. This is the happy morning. This is the happy morn. Whereon to save our ruined race, The Son of Grod was born. "Behold the angel Gabriel, In Scripture it is said. Did with his holy message come Unto the virgin maid; Hail, blest among all women. And thus did greet her then, Lo, thou shalt be the mother. Of the Saviour of all men." Another old carol is entitled "A Yiigin most pure," from the opening words: "A virgin most pure, as the prophets did tell, Should bring forth a son, and so it befel. To he our Redeemer from death and from sin. Which Adam's tiansgrcssicn involved u in." Then follows the quaint choms repeated s after each verse: "Therefore, be merry, aye, therefore be merry, Rejoice, and be merry, set sorrow aside, For Christ our Redeemer was born on the tide." Th duty of liberality to the poor at Christ mastide is forcibly enjoined in the old ballad of Dives and Lazarus, beginn- ing thus :â- â€" "As it fell upon a day. Dives made a feast. And he invited all his friends. And gentry of the best, A Lazarus laid him down and wept. And down at Dives' door. Some meat, some drink, brother Dives, Bestow upon the poor." We conclude by quoting an equally plain and practical carol, which gives the title to one of the brcadsbeets. CuKisTMAs Dkawing Near At Hakd. Christmas new is tirawing near at hand, Serve the Lord and he at his ceir.mand, And.Gcd for you a portion will provide, And give a l.lessing to your soul beside. Remtnilier, man, that thou art made of clay. And in this world thou hast not long to stay. 1 his wicked world will never be content With all its gifts that God hath sent. Down in the garden where flowers grow in ranks, Down on your bended knees and give the Lord thanks. Down-on your knees and pray both night I nd day. Leave ofl your sins and live upright I pray. So proud and lofty is some soi^; of sin, Which many take delight and pleasure in. Whose conversation God doth much dis- like, And yet he shakes his head before he strikes. So proud and lofty do some people go. Dressing themselves like players in a show. They patch {^ld paint and dress with idle stun. As if God had not made them fine enough. E'en little children learn to curse and swear. And can't rehearse one word of godly pray- er, Oh teach them better â€" teach them to rely On Christ the sinner's friend who reigns on high. In ibe older carols which we have quote d will be noticed some fragments of ancient euperstiticn and errer, for they date from pre-Reformation times. On the whole it is (atiEfactorytoBtacetbatthe tsacbing of the carols is scnnd, snd that the cfiVnces are mainly against prrpriety and gcod taste. Without losing what has hold on the popular mind, rt would be easy to produce broadsheets more attract- ive in appearance, and with greater varie- ty of matter. Ml â-  â€" â-  .^^ A Patagonian Rum Dance. Some of the older men gathered around the cask, which was speedily tapped, and thfen, with great unction and solemnity they groceeded to taste the liquor in or- der to see if it had been over watered. Several decided erunts of satisfaction, however, showed that these aged fathers approved ot its strength, whereupon a general and doubtless equitable distribu- tion of the spirit took ^ace, and before long the whole camp, men, women, and children, had ample opportnnitieB for judging of its meriu 'foi themselvea. Presently a dance waa organized. The men who tx k part in it were all specially painted for .the occasion, and wore long feathers on their heads. The dance it- Belf Wat a monoto^nbns jig, executed to the ezcmriating music of variotui dndns or tom-toma. The women, atrange to asyi dot net dance at IcaBt they did not aa long aa they were Bober. Aa theeveiaDg ]w$rei con».vattir.::T|«t qpantitiea of meat ha^ been equramada^ JBnuneii|l!Tedan.ccNiliaA lieipn perfonnedy apedal ittentioA bie^n \o'Vb 0d to th«^ ao^«Miir%o b« ^i^'lhat ttd â-¼Â«$ f^ ^M;-n*«nd«tlti8K it» VMaioniiki^ ^^H)f ling ci a dof: the hott/tam of' SeflMNrimrofAlHatl B^i to daadfciitadaorfciiiifblk: to«we«9i««be houeatctlght ortoaaake a new opau- iaigof aaylmid in an inhahitod hoQw. B«9B are of e^ ooMn wiwn they aeoennpany Hm .Yiatisaa, bat aa thqr alvmya do aooomjiany i^ it would aeemaa if no oioe who haa npwred the Lait Sao- xamenta haa a flianoe of reoovety. He haa not mneh bat it doea at timea happen that he breaka the bonda of death alraady woven xonnd him and oomea out with renewed life and rigor. Death is expected at midnight or at tiie fir«t hoora of themomii^toratmidday, if delayed, something aapeinataral ia expected. Had the dying man when in health burned the yoke of a plow Ia tiiere an unwaahed linen thread in hia mattrewt Perhaps he onoe, like care, killed a cat. If he deliqra h'a dying, the frienda mnat call out hia name in aeven lataniea, or at least put hia dotbea oat of doora. In any oaae he diea becanae the doctTr haa miannder- atoed hia caae and given him a wrong medicine; else Saints Coamo. and Damian Sainta Frandsco and Paolo, would have saved him. When he dies the women raise the death-howl and let loose their hair about thetir ahouldera. All his good qualities are enumerated and his bad ones are forgotten. He is dressed In white, and after he is dead his shroud is sewed tight. This pious work gains in- dulgences for those who perform it and the vary needle is preserved as a sacred possession. Sometimes, however, it is left in the grave-clothes to be buried with the corpse. In certain places the women are buried in their wedding dress, which they have kept all these years to serve as their shroud. Seated oir in bed, the corpse is always laid ou^i feet foremost to the door, and for this reason no one in Sicily makes a bed with the head to the window and leet to the door. It would be a bad omen. About the corpse bed stand lighted candles, or, however poor the family, at least one little oil lamp. The hired mourners, "repulatrici," were once so numerous and costly as to demand legislative interference and municipal regulation. To this day they tear their hair and throw it in handsful on the corpse, and the sisters who lament their brothers â€" rustic Antigones and Electras â€" exhale their sorrows in sweet and mournful songs. â€" Temple Bar. The Maelstrom. On the 10th July, 1866, I was Bailing very near to the ^spot where the Mael- strom is marked on our English inaps,and therefore looked for it on the detailed sailing charts and other Norwegian maps that were on board. It was not to be found on any of them. I then asked the Captain as to its whereabouts, he having had much experience in these parts. He told me that the only inlotmation he had ever been able to obtain concerning it had been obtained from English geo- graphy books and the accounts of English passengers that the fishermen who lived on the islands on each side of it knew nothing at all about it in consequence of their ignorance of the English language. He was cruelly eatirical. There is a cur- rent between Lofotoden and Mosken (the position usually assigned to the fabulous vortex) known as Moskostromnen, one of the many tidal currents that run through the sounds between the multitude of islands constituting the Lofoden Archi- pelago. At the spring tides, when heavy gales are blowing from east or west, the Moskostrom is sufllciently dangerous to be avoided by prudent navigators, but in fair and ^calm weather is no (more dan- gerous than that between the arches of Putney bridge- As Tonsberg says the "Norge"(the national illustrated hand- book of Norway,) the fisherme ii dwelling on the spot have no fear of the Strom, they fTsh in it and suffer their bgata. to drift en its surface." For reason^ that. I have explained this current may have been more rapid in former times than now, but it was never anything but ia simple tide stream riinning through a channel â€" [The Gentleman's Magazine. Pliny's Wife. ii i' What a dellghtf^li t ^s:Atf ^Nf ' thei younger Pliny given posi. m jj^.in Iji^.l^t- ters 1 Of Calpbumia, hi • wf«t'hfl^iBBj^ :i "Her affection to meha^ i Wen her a min for books and my con i • sitions, which she takes a pleasure in reading, and even getting by heart, are connniudly in her hands. How full of tender solicitude is she when I am entering upon any cause How kindly does she rejoice with me when it is over I While I am pletfding, she places persons to inform her from time to time what success attends the cause. When at any time I recite my works, she conceals herself behind some curtain, and with secret rapture enjoys my praises. She sings niy verses to her lyre, with no other master but love â€" the best instructor^or her guide. Her pas- sion will inc^ase with our days, for it is not my youth, nor person; which time gradnally impairs, but my reputation of which she is enamoured. Blue Stocking. The origin of thia .name ia traced to the literary society, composed of both aexea, uod formea at Venice in the year 1400. Having exiated up to the year 1590, it croppcwiup in Pariai, and waa eapeciatly patrcmiced by lady aavaiitea. The wigi- nal aoeieriea diatingniahed their, members bgr the wearing ot hide atoeUnga, which livery lor ba4gf. waa kept np,qatlkB birtib M, At the PMltay Show leoant'y Iield at Amaterdam ooftanenUy wiA the Agtiool- tnral exhibition one of the female hiida in a pen (tf TonlooBO geeae sent bom Eng- land weighed thiity-ronr pounda. The Chareh of the Holy Ohoat at Hei- delberg is divided by a partition ronning lengthwise through it. On the one aide the aervioe ia Ptoteatant and on the othac l^man Catimlie. The Elector Palatine in 1719, undertook to annex the Protaa- tsnt part of the church but the attempt waaafailnie. Some intereatin^; partieolaia have been given before the Sooal Science Congreaa concerning the extent to which exeeaaive railway-ratea are driving boaineaa from the Midlanda to the porta. No fewer than six impeirtant firma are aaid to be removing their manufactnriea from Bir- mingham to the aea-ooaat. The oldeat and largeat tree in the world, 80 far aa known, ia a cheatnut at the foot of Mount Etna. It it hollow and large enough to admit two carriagea driving abreaat throi^h it. The circum- ference of the main trunk iB two hundred and twelve feet. The Ameria^ Grizzly Giant, monarch of the Mariposa Grove, meaam^B nxnetyrtwo feet. ' The Tangste-Eiang, or Biue Kiver, of China, usually called the Ta-kiang, or Great River, rises in the high central plateau os Tibet. Ir, extends from 88 ® E to 122^ E., couering it its winding course a distance of some three thousand miles, of which two thousand miles are navigable. The main stream is formed by three branches having their confluence in 94 o E 34 50; N., where its breadth in the dry weather is seven hundred and fifty feet, and in the sunimar rains over a mile. Its level here is thirteen thousand feet above the sea. New Zbaiand Mutton. â€" London takes an immense quantity of New Zea- land mutton, and it is largely supplied even by the West- end butdiers, without the knowledge of their customers. The quality is excellent. The freezing ar- rangements are so far perfected that tihe London butcher can send to thei large cold store rooms at the docks for as many carcases as he requires, with thecertamty of being able in a couple of hours to fur- nish his customers with joints which they will be unable to distinguish from home- fed mutton. Buving ese at fivepence per pound and retailing them at eleven- pence, bis motives for preferring them to animals bought at Islington at even sevenpence per pound are sufiiciently ob- vious. Intebmarbiage of Cousins. â€" The prevalent idea that the oflpring of the intermarriage of first cousins are specially liable to be below the average intellectu- ally and physically is not found to be sustained by good e v'dence. Mr. G. H. Dirwin, in a very carefully prepared paper, read before the Statistical Society, comes to the conclusion, as the result of close comparison of all the records avail- able, tbat evidence will not " enable any- one to say positively that the marriage of first cousit/s has any effort in the pro- duction of in3inity or idiocy .... With respect to deaf mutes, there is no evidence whatever of any ill results accruing to the offspring in consequence of the cousinship of ttieir parents." And again, ' It tends to invalidate the high death-rate among ' ' And once seems to be the offspring of cousin^.' more, "the safest verdict that the charge against consanguineous marriasres on this head is not proven. " Fighting Sleep With Tea. The practice of taking tea or coffee by students, in order to work at night; is downright ndadnesB, especially when pre- paring for an examination. More than half of the cases of break-down, loss of memory, fainting, etc which occur dur- ing severe examinations, and far more frequently than is commonly iLUOwn, la due to this. I frequently hear of promising stndenta who have thuB«f ailed and, on inquiry, have, learned â€" in almost every instance â€" that the victim had previously drugged himself with tea or coffee. Sleep is tiie rest of the brain to rob the hard-wotked brain of its neceaary rest is cerebral sui- cide. My old friend, the Ute Thomas Wri^t was a victim of this terrible folly. He undertook the translation of the life 'of Julius C8eiar,"by Napoleon III., and to do it in a cruelly short time. He fultilled his contract by siDting up several nighta su(M%sBively by the aid of strong tea ^or coffee (I forget which). I saw him short- ly afterward. In a few weeks he had aged alarmingly, and became quite bald, his brain gave way and he never recover- ed. There was bub little difference between his age and mine, and bnt for this dread- ful cerebral strain, rendered possible only by the alkaloid (for otherwi'e he would have fallen asleep over his work, and thereby saved his life), he might still be amusing and instructing thousands of readers by fresh volumes. Cremation in ScandinaTia. Cremation is making way even In Scandinavia. The Swedes have long favored cremation, but hitherto their efforts to obtain from their authorities the aanietion for building a crematorium at Stockholm have been unsucoessfuL At the laat meeting of the Swedish Cre- naation Society^ however, the Prefiident, Iiieat.-Oen. Elingenatiema, umouood that arrsngemeiita had been made with the Stod^oim anthbrttiea f *« ereetini^ a erematoriam in one of t^eaabarba^, (The flaoe choaea ;ia a high racky j^lain to^^ a^^ of the oj^y whev9 ^n^e view !• obinined^ the. aurrcN^dl^a. A ' Inn nlo) n gicRincL Mttntt'^Boto et^mnutluui ii tabeliid 6^a ^Uio^paMt^M «• ttMitdi nbunlmR pmmmbk^ whKkn-^(Kifh i ^1