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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23
.w-A Republic (remarks a cotemporary)

.WA Republic (remarks n cotemporary)
has been defined as government for men and
Monarchy as a government for children
The one demands the thought Of the many;
the other the almost total abseEce of il
among the multitude: thus men of mature
nge in Paris may be found taking part in sill
Iy games of play that American children
of ten years would utterly drspise. 1t was
n subject of general remark among travellers
in France during the time OF the late Repub.
lie, that Frenchmrn had suddenly become
grave; but since the de>poism Of Louis
Napoleon has succeedrd, thsy have returned
with zest to all their ancient frivolilies.-
They have resigned all the rights of men l."
one who treats them us spniled children; now
letting them play at soldiers, anon preparing
u fine spectacle for them in the church or in
the theatre, permitting them to see some
fireworks, or n display of fountains, or to
stare at some baby linen, or to dance until
their legs ache. The ohly two possible
forms of government according to the late
Emperor Nicholas, despotism and republic
anism, have doubtless found their finest il
Illustrations in Russia and the United States.
The medium between the two, which NichO.
las could not comprehend-a Constitutional
Monarchy, of which England is almost the
only successful rxperin,ent--is rather a tran.
-ition form of government than an establish.
ed one. Since the day when the last drs
potic king Of England died on the scaffold,
the rulers have been steadily increasing in
numbers. First the aristocracy, then the
commercial classes, then the men of letters
came in, and finally the vast body OF the in.
telligent people must follow. A compari.
son of the speeches Of Edmund Burke, who
mourned fifty yrnrs since the decline of chiv.
airy. and designated the people swnish
multitude, with the addresses Of the great
men of to day, who recognize progress and
appeal to the intelligence Of the mass, will
show the spread of republican institutions.
Already have the Sovereign and the House
of Peers become curious anomalies in Eng
lard. and the time is rapidly approaching
when they Can no longer exist.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

DrATH of A DISTINGUISHED MAN.-Thr
Western papers record the death Of Elder J.
T.. Johnson, OF the Christian denomination,
one OF the esiimable men and eloquent and
distinguished divincs oi the Western States.
he " s brothrr nf Col. Richard NJ. John
son, Vice President Of thu United States,
aud was, mt "ne time, before entering the
Ministry, one "f the Judges Of III" Court OF
Appeals in Kentucky. He served in various
departments Of public duty, and always with
the highest hon"7s. The papers unite in nc.
cording to him the possrss"n Of the nollrsl
traits th.t nd"rn humanity. The loss Of
such man is indeed public MISFORTUNE
Hr leaves hosts of friends and admirers
throughout e western and southern States.
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ATRocI0Us.-'l'hr following is the last
emauation from Terrell, the inveterate pun
s,er OF the Lafayette (hd.) Journal:
A tat,ling correspondent Of the New York
Herald, writing fr"n Lancaster, pretends t"
give the guagr of drink he had witnessed the
President elect take, onr frosty morning, at
the -id.board ut Whrailand, recently. He
irreverently estimated it at II "c"upe Of inch
-s," and rxprrss.s the opinion that the
drpth of the as, ge's" poialions visibly in.
crease with his years. There is nothing
wonderful in this. f,r hasn't il passed into n
rr"v-rb, "Ihe older the Buck the suffer the
hOrn!"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

The NtcEss,TY OF REcRFATIos.-A sensi
ble writer says: "Games, gayiiies, sports, and
spectncl-s, there will be-, ny long Ms men have
limbs, eyes, or ears. The drvelopm, mt il MS
natural here as it is in the arts. You might
m well talk Of rxtirpaiing music mud paint
inss Ms Of driving the comm"n amusemenis
ou' Of the world. Now, there are abuses OF
these things. What are We TO say Of the
abuses! Let them crush down and destroy
the things themselves, do We say But they
cannot. Then let u -m he cut off. There is
really nothing else TO be done. Elevate, re
fine, purify the public amusrments. let
religion recognize and restrain them. Let il
not, Ms is t"o common, drive them to license
and extravaganza; but let il throw around
them its gentle bond, tn make them pure.
cheerful, hr.lthiui-h-lpful TO the great ends
Of life. What blessed thing for the world
we're il, if its amusrneuts could thus be-
rcscurd. redeemed, aud brought into the
service Of its virtue and pieiy!'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

A SOUTHERN HARBoR.-Mr Elliott of the
South Carolina Legislature, introduced re-
Gently from the Committee on Foreign Re-
la,ions, a report relative to Port Royal Har.
Dor, near the town of Beaufort in that State.
Mr.. Elliott explained that he had given con.
sideration TO the subject, that the town Of
Beaufort had the deepest bar and most ca
pacious harbor South of Chesapeake; that
those were of permanent character, and not
subject to the shifting sands Of the Southern
coast; that both history and tradition repre-
sentsd the harbor as possessing great depth
in former times, and the recent coast survey
confirms this representation; that Lieut.. Maf.
6t, who was engaged on that survey, speaks
in his report of its unrvaled commercial fn.
cilties, which cannot be xceeded, capable, ms
it is, of holding the combined naval arma-
ments of Great Britain and France.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

SriRiTuAL MANIFESTATIONS Rome
((;a.) Advertiser. saws: awe ar. kindly pei
mitied to copy the following interesting ex-
tract from letter Ia a gentleman IL this
city: 1887 dawnrd an Monroe without a
liquor shop. Our citizens raised over one
Thousand doli"r1, aud bought them all out,
ri'-rd the do"is, p 'Ssrd MI ordinance Z" tax
ar tail grocery an" ihousand dollars. and are
taking bonds Of all thu property holders. mol
t. sell, lease, "r rent, an, house ar land tor
the purpose. Yesterday (Jan. 5th) was n
quiet day, no, drop "f liquor TO le had by
the thirsiy fellows wh" usu lly get we'll
snaked at every election. S",n- Of them
swore they a"u'd never trade another cent in
Monro,; and ~"nr snid they would nev' T
come here aeain--bu, they will b" apt TO get
over il when they find il i- n liked fact that
Mon,oe is tree ir"n, d"sg,rirs'"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

d.. Dix"n, o: the Scaipel. has turnei
his attention from lager beer ~ t"bacco In
the last number "f h- journal he devoted u
couple ot pages m the ~e.d and its victims,
closing AN t"l"wS:
"Finallt ard verse than all, the tobncco
sn,'krr or chr~er crasrs I" appreciate the
chas'e salute fr"nl the rosy lips of love, and
Il the inisir-s. OF nis iluni-d aifcii, hs should
pern', ain 10 n, preach her cheek, il can only
D. with p-nt up breath, and ,vriird eve di-
reci-d to~ ards his ,'"ckei--tlron'v attraction
y h'autinl w"ninn cnn possihl, have for n
tobrrc" cir~er. II there he vice mere
pr"-tra'ing to the body snd mind, aud n,ore
c,nciiynr to MI the symp ,ht.r of mans
spiritual nature, We have yet IL be- convinced
al IT,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

PROonEss AND PRODUCTIONS OF CALiFOR-
MA.--'robneco "i u very superior quality has
been raised on the ."sunln"s river. A sweet
ps.tntor on the s. cramento weighed f"urte' n
pounds, and .i, pstat"es from the same patch
weighed ass pounds in the aggregate. Al the
late election, in Placer county, two women
were elected to offices to b. filed-one II
justic.of the peace, and the other constable!
California is u fast State, and M mistake.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

Fred Melz Was found s"me days ago in u
swamp near Lyons, Illinois, frozen to death
in the ice. II is sup SD ihrt he came to n
place IN the swamp where the ice was rotten,
us il was raining ut the time, and breaking
il, was unable TO exirirate himself and So
rerishrd. When found 1t was necessary to
chop the body out in n large block of ice
with axes, ns the recent cold had frozen II to
u considerable depth. His body from his
whist dow n ward was below the snriace OF
the swamp. His head was bent downward,
and his hands clasped us in common altitude
ofprnyer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

tor January has the f"ll"wing:
IL metropolitan criminal court, eight
yeas ago, u poor w"man, whose bay had
been sentenced to u long term ut the pen
iientinry, tor some not well proved offence.
said: "Won', your Homer give hima shorter
term! lie is n good hoy I" me, your Hon.
or he always was. I've just made hin,
some nice clothes, y',ur Honor, which iii him
beautifully" (nnd sne locked, as she sail
this I'M only mother can look at her boy;)
"and II yon give him n longer time t" stay
in prison the clio, hes won't I'll him when h-
comes "ut--mr he's n grown bow" Po"r
mother! sh" had saved much (f"r herr from
her scant earnings, Ia ci",h- the b"v alike
the nrighb"r's children" This wns two
much for her son. tie melted liz wept-hr
r-prnird-h- was forgiven. And h.. is now
one oi the nl"st promising, rntrrpr,sing han.
ornblr young merchants in our city. Every
word of this is true, and known 10 he SO to
very many I,ers"ns.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

A MARRIAGE IN THE CARs.--In the cars,
between Bangor and Portland, an incident
occurred on Saturday morning little ont Of
the usual course. Soon after the train left
Bangor, the conductor, Mr.. Pittmnn, who
had provided himself with clergyman.
stood up in one of the cars, and in the pres
ence of the passengers, and while the train
was at its usual speed, was duly married to n
lady by the name Of Fuller. Our Eastern
friends are, evidently, "fast" people.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

EXECUTIVE CLsnEScY.--G Gov. Clark, Of
New York. jusj before the close Of his term,
granted urteen free pnrdonS and five com
mutations Of sen,etce. Or these, "ne was
committed for manslaughIer, ''ne for assault
with intent I" kill, one for robbery, two for
burglary, tw" for forgery, nine for grand
larceny, aud three for other crimes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

New YoRx, Jan. l2--1'he berlin papers
are very bellruse in regard {" Swdzerland.--
Prussia had demanded the liberation Of the
Rayalist, who had engaged In the insurrec
tion nt N-uichatrl, aud hoped that this would
be conc..ded, and the conflict trrmin aded.-
The S~ iss police we're on the al IT, it having
been reported thu, pru..ians were in Swift.
z-rland taking draw ings ~ the country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

w Oregon Territory is said to be one Of
the finest fruit growing regions in the world.
II is estimated, says an exchange, that not
less than $4,000 dollars worth Of apples will
be shipped to California this season, and that
10000 dollars worth were sold last year.
The size of the apples is almost incredible,
a bushe having been exhibited whose nv.
erage was eighteen ounces each. 1t is no
uncommon thing to see specimen apples
weighing from one and u half to two ponnds.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

WANTING TO MARRY Across 4 RlvsR.-
A couple Of Virginians m. to the ferry nj
Milton, N. e., Christmas, with the view Of
cruising over into North Carolina nnd getting
rnarrird, but the river WINS sup" and finding
no chance to get over. they wanted maeis
tratr 10 stand On this side and marry them on
the opposite bank The proposition was not
nccetpd To.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

AN ITEM.-A rather magniicently proper.
toned illustration Of the credit system can
be found in the condition Of the Richmond
Enquirer when, after fifty years of its pub
licaiion, its proprietor removed to Washing
ton, his books showed over 100000 due
from living "patrons." The amount OF total
loss was not given, but was estimated at
$500, 900, or more.
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THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JAN. aa, 1881.

WAsHisc ros, In ia.-The Sen"te :" day
by n vote o, rs to 10, passed res'iaii"n
d.claring Mr. iisrIsn, nj "wa, not'eniitied to
his seat.
The House passed the Senate bill restoring
certain Naval "fficers drposrd by the late
Naval Board. The vote stood Yeas l59,
Nays SO.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

CIRCULATION OF THE BLocD.-For the dis.
covery of this wonderful function Of nature,
we are indebted to DIR. Harvey, who lived in
the time of Queen Elizabeth the knowledge
of which has conferred incacrlnble ndvanta.
ges upon mankind. The velocity with which
the blood must flow when the heart beats
"violently" is inconceivuble; for in the "ordi.
nary'' course Of nature, the heart contracts
1000 times in one hour, each time ejecting one
ounce of blood.
TO be more particular in our description, il
il necessary to state, that there is provided IN
the central part of the body hollow muscle,
invested with spiral tubes, running in both
directions. BY the contraction of these fibres,
the sides of the muscular cavities are neces
sarily squeezed together, so as TO force out
any fluid which they may at that time contain;
by the relaxation of the same ibres, the cavi.
ties are in their turn dilated; and, Of course,
prepared to admi. every fluid which may be
poured into them. Into these cavities nre
inserted the great trunks, both of the arteries
which carry out the blood, and Of the veins
which bring il back. This is q general nc
count Of the apparatus; and the simplest idea
of its action Is, that by each contraction n
portion of blood is forced as by syringe into
the arteries; and at each dilaiion an equal
portion is received from tie veins. This
produces ut each pulse, motion and change
in the mass of blood 10 the amount Of what
the cavity contains, which in n full grown
heart is about nn ounce, or two table spoons.
ful. Each cavity at least will contain one
ounce of blood The heart contracts 1000
times in one hour from which 1t follows, that
there passes through tie heart every hour
1000 ounces, or $50 po,,nds of blood. Now
the whole mass of blood is about twenty five
pounds: 80 that quantity Of blood, equal to
the whole blood within the body, passes
through the heart fourteen times in one hour,
which is about one ounce every five minutes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

A LITTLE MossTER-The Indiana State
Bank, with the privilege Of establishing twen-
ty branches, and capital Of $4,000. 1000,
went into operation on the lst Of January.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

SMorHEREp TO DEATH.-In Nashua, N.
H., on the night of the 9Th, three men named
Saunders, Sullivan and Undine, were placed
in the lookup for drunkenness. After be-
ing confined for a while they set fire to the
place, and the whole three were smothered
to death. The building was not much dam.
nged
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

Stats DsBr OF GEoReIA.-Frm the re.
port Of the Legislative committee. il appears
that thu debt of Georgia on the 26,h Of De
crma.r, 1856, was S9,666,47a -.
As M Offset 10 this debt, the State holds
as single item Of assets, the Western and
Atlantic Rail Road hui!t nj a cost Of $780,
ass lo-and which is probably worth all
,hat Il coat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

t3s- At "revval" meeting, one old lady
prayed fervently for the "young lambs Of tho
nock." A lad in blnck, not to be outdone by
Sister Walton, responded, and blandly asked
who was to pray for the "old ewes" This
sci the congregation in roar.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

tW- The area Of Nicnrnuga is about 6O,-
900 square miles. The State is 50miles in
length, by about $50 10 breadth, including
both lakes, but not any portion Of the Mos
quito Territory. The level of Lake Niearn.
gua above the Pacific Ocean, is 1913 feet and
that of Lake Managua above the Pacifc 10
1866 feet The population of the country 10
estimated Mt 268,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

The ACT OF Dying is SELDOM PAINFUL
Sir Henry Ballord, the eminent London
physician, says: "Of the great number to
whom il has been my painful professional
duty to have administered in the last days Of
their lives, | have sometimes felt surprised
that so feo haus appeared reluctant to 60 to
the undiscovered country from whose
bourne no traveller returns
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

A WARsIso.-l'he Piitsburg Gazette says
a lady WIS blown away in that city some days
apo, and when found had received divers Sc
we're wounds and bruises. Would II not be
well for lad es who indulge to excess Ia tho
prevailing fashion, to carry anchor that they
may provide against gales and similar dlsas-
tersi
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

WHAT We lxPoRr.-Thr articles "f chief
value Imported iuto the United States during
the fiscal year, ending June SO,h 1885, were
Coffee, Teas, Sugar and the manufactures
Of W"oIen, rotton, Silk, Linen, Iron, Steel
Copper, &c. &c. These were in round
nntnh.. nuurIv na fnllnw..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

THE HEMP PCR0P.-Advices from the West
concur in stating that the hemp crop of the
present year not only exceeds in quantity the
average Of former years, but is greatly supe-
rior in quality. There is, nevertheless, it is
stated, to the east of us, little American
hemp as yet in the market, and both the ma
val and mercantile marine have been com.
PEELED to use cordage manufactured from
Russian, which is inferior 10 quality to the
American, and will seldom come up TO the
naval test.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

The total value Of the products of agri.
culture exported, exclusive If Cotton and
Tobacco, we're $77,0Oo,O0O. Ofthis amount
it required about forty five per ceI.t, to pay
for Silk alone imported during the year.--
The value Of the Cotion exported is $i2S.-
100000, of Tob.eco $4,000 ,OoO, and Man
ufacluies SI0,oOO,Oo0. For convenience
We have stated the amounts in round mum
bers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

Nrw YoRK, Jan. l6.-The steamer Emeu
has arrived with IIavre dates Of the 2sth ult.
The whole Of Switzerland was organized
for defence, and an appeal has been mndc to
The women TO furnish ambuances. Napo-
leon had submitted 10 the Dict prcpcsi.ion
for nm amicable settlement ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

THE SECRET OF GooD LUcK.-There is
nothing like courage in misfortune. Next to
faith in God, and in his over.ruling Provi.
dcnce, mans faith in himself is salvation.
It is the secret of all power and success. 1t
is the secret Of good luck, so called. 1t makes
man strong as the piIIarcd iron, or elastic
as the springing steel. 1t opens the gate of
enterprise and wealth. And while others
bow to chance and accident, he makes chance
and accident bow to him; and he moulds
them to his purpose and harnesses them to
the cur Of his fortunes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

N- The Providence Journal gives a his.
tory "f III, l''itreS in Rhode Island, from
which II appears tha, there Is scarcely u
church or wlipiou- society in the State whics
did not, ut seine per I'D IL It's existence, de-
rive advan,age from them, however shocking
II may now appear.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

tY- The Nashville American, of the
9th inst, says in regard to the official vote in
Tennessee, that "thr Secretary Of State in
forms us that The official mnj"rily for Buch
nnan in thls State was seven thousand t"uI
hundred and pighiy.srven, Instead of seven
thousand four hundred and sixty, as hereto
fore publish'd. The vote was
For Buchanan 1850
For Fillmore 66l l4S
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

tbs Duck TRADE.-'rhe Norfolk (Va)
Herald says, that farmer in Princes Anne
county has hnd 20 men employed killing
ducks, ard up To the 20lh uli., they had con
sum-d 23 keys of gun'Powder. The gentle
u,an ships, on mn average, ID barrels "f ducks
To New York every week, aud some weeks
nv high ~ 81 barrels. They consist ct can
vnss b ok, mnllard, black, spring tail, bald
faces, shoye'ers, and good proportion OF
wild.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

PRorITABLE.-TheL Lawrence (Mnssnchu-
setts) Courier states that the Pacihc MINIS Of
that city have just made up their hali.yearly
accounts, which show clenr nett profit OF
,riAe over 100000 beyond interest and cx-
penses. This 10 equal 10 sx per cent on Tho
entire capital for six months.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

PERsIA.-The military power of Persia,
with which country Great Britain has just
gone to war, is said to consist of eighty
thousand infantry, drilled by European cfli.
GERS, and composed in part of regular troops;
numerous, but undisciplined cavalry: and ar.
tery, which is said by English travellers
themselves to be in adnirabIe condition and
practice. The British expedition against
Persia consists Of nine first class war steam.
ers, twenty.six sailing transports, and six
thousand efficient troops which have sailed
from Bombay for the Persian Gulf, and ny
many more which have left England for the
same destination. Herat, which has lately
fallen, is said to be the gate to the high road
of travel and commerce with India, and Eng.
land cannot permit it to remain under hostile
influence. Persia, thus far barrier between
Russia and the English, bids fair to become
the theatre of n conflict which will decide
forever the mastery of the East.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

THE Seizure or t'uBA.-The New York
Her Id CONTAINS the following in the shape
of u c"ninun icatiOn:
ut HIS lately come TO my knowledge that
there exists IN this c"untry secret order,
called "rhe Sons al Freedom" The organi
zati"n extends from New Orleans TO New
Y"rk, embracing the principal seabOar'i towns,
and rapidly extending Itself over the entire
country. The head, or Grand Lodgr, exists
in this city, Ia which NIL other >l"d ss are
suhotdinnir. Mrubers are admitted by se.
crri signals and pass words, aud nre bound
1" each either by the most s"l'mn oa'hs and
obligations. The entire m"vrment is In the
hand, "f l,.nding men, Of character aud abili.
", and the country will be- startled, one OF
'h-sr fine morniIgs, by the announcement
that uba, the @ teen Of tn. Antilles has
fallen into the hands Of the Sons Of Free.
dom"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

WAsHISs ToN, Jan. lO.--A Democratic eau.
Gus OF the Pennsylvania Legislature to-day
nominated Mr.. Forney MS u. s. Senator.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23

UTThe New York Courier and Enquirer
thinks the commercial relations OF the cOun.
try give cause for congratuation. The i'm.
portant staples of the West find ready
market at remunerative prices. The West
il tee,sinR with Railroads., every mile OF
whictr add to the resources. and wealth Of
tue country. The manufacturing interests
OF the T. 1t are prosperous, and liberal ex.
chang. of products between the Z 'st and
the West, the North and the South, c"ntrib
utrs, To the prosperity Of the whole. We
anticipate for the year 1857 more success
tul year than that Of 1856. The disturbance
of money If ira abroad, during the past year,
has compelled our people to rely upon our
o~n domrstic resources for capital. II is
not prob BILE that American securities will
he sought for in Europe to the extent known
in former years. II is fortunate that the
change l,aa occurred. The past facility for
borrowing money has led to unreasonable
Nd. .cula,ion. More Railroads have been com.
menced than could lie sustained. A check
upon them has now occurred, and capitalists
will for The future embark only in those en-.
t-rpri~s that are obviously called for.