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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
Cure of a Bone SPAWN.

Levi J. Reynolds, in the New England
Farmer, thu. states how he effected u cure
Of bone spawn:
- have fine mare, which, three years
ago, became very lame from bone spawn
on the inside OF the left hind leg. After
pretty hard driving for several days, she
became 80 lame that che was unf, for uss.
The spawn was very tender, and she rested
the FOO, constantly on the toe when she
stood. took her TO the blacksmith and
directed him 10 pu, on shoe withou, any
toe cork,. thus relieving the contracted
cord Of the strain TO which j, had been con-
.tantly subjected. In shOrs time the in.
famma,iou and tenderness subsided. The
swelling sba,ed, and she travelled very we'll
She wore OF the inside cork faster than the
outside one, whsn she began TO be lame
again. then had the shoe re-set aud the
cork. made Of the sane length, and she soou
became we'll. Alter q few weeks had the
cork. shortened little, and the next time
she va. shOd. q little more. but still have
her wear heel eorks an inch or more IN
length. There is q slight enlargement, OF
the bone where the SPAWN occurs, but she
performs hard service aud is not a, oil lame.
several Of nv neighbor- have applied the
same remedy with equally good results. and
I think iha, = little though. and obser'a.
ton will convince anyone that this J. the
appropriate remedy. The cord. attached to
the part where the enlargement is seated
become insamed and contracted, an! raise
up the heel from the ground. When the
horse brings the heel TO the ground the
cord. are strained, and become irri,ated and
inaamed. The long eorks keep the heel
permanently raised, and thus preven, the
cords from being strained, and allow the
Inflammation to get well. Some enlarge
men, and .ligb, degree Of stiffness may
remain, but seldom enough TO affect the
gait.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

A young lady down East ad'cr,'.e- for
the young map that " embraced an rgpor.
,unity." and says, II he will come = their
town he can do better.
Tom Moore COMPARED love to q potato.
Z" because It shoots from the eyes" "or,
rather" exclaimed Byron, "becan.s it be.
comes oil tho les by pairing"
The papers are Dragging Of On invention
by which hide. can DO tauned in five min.
u,es. Our schoolmaster used Ia do IL oeea.
.ionslly IN two
The only cap OF liberty. .inee in |. men
one.thrd OF their lives visit the laid OF
.leep-,he on.y 'aEi rhsrrfll men are equal
the ,eritAbIe cap Of liberty is the night.
esp. lLer'O!l.
Why i.a school boy stronger than any
person in existence '-B,c,use no often car.
RE. whale On hl, back.
WANTED To Know II man "punues
path. Is Ihs path supposed 10 run away
from hun? Oi what th'eknes. Is a "IIns
Of couduct?" When clock I" runs down."
does |, over capsits it-elf!
II u servant will lie Tor his master. his
master need no, DO a,toni.hed II tho servant
lies for himself.
There's plenty Of ups and downs in this
life. Penderga.t once rau for constable,
and the next day constable ran for him.
AxsrAKr. A man lately put bis dog to
bel and kicked him,rlt down stairs. Hs
did no, discover bis mistake until the neI.
morning.
BrSErIr or COMPETITION. Pope. when he
Gr.t saw Garrick act. observed, 81 an
afraid that ths young man will bs spoiled.
Tor he will have no competitor 80
Idleness 10 the mother OF mischief; tho
moment horse has done eating his oats,
he turns TO, and gnaws down his narger.
Substitute labor for oats, and virtue for
msnger. and via. Is true Of horses 10 equal
ly true Of uen.
We should be most especially on our
guard in the sunny days Of prosperity. lest
our hearts get . chill In tho groves OF
worldly pleasure and wanton enjoyment.
Not long ago, Spricslcs electrified q par.
ty who were telling large stories. by stating
that he had known several thousands Of in-
dividusls 70 occupy one bed for an entire
season. The mystery vanished, however.
wien Spriggles explained to them ,ha, IN
bed alluded 10 WA. an oyster.bed.
II you are too f., and would like 10 fsh
%, mount vi,ious horss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
From the wo'kiag Farmer.
Clearing Fields by Burying Stone.

An exchange has the following on tho
above subject
with regard to the disposal OF stones. I
think there Is one rule Of universal applica.
tion, which is this: On al. land that /, not
20 rocky underneath as to make digging eI-
pensi,s, never take q stone that s not want
ed for wells. or Tor some other special pur.
po.e. but dig holes and place them IN 80
that they shall not come nearer than eight
or ten inches OF the surface. This can be
done as sheaply as they can be carted on
and piled up in some other place. There
are, at least, Tour advantages in this pro-
cess.
/. The surface is relieved OF them. 80 that
they are out Of the way in eultivaiing.
= lfnOt too far below the surface. they
a,,rae, moisture, and are especially valuable
where deep-rOo,ed plants arc cultivated in
times Of drouth. Fruit trees flourish finely
over them.
}. They are storehoi.cs OF heat, warming
the soil abOu, them and the young roots
,ha, penetrate it, ant acting like bottom
heat in a forcing house.
I. 81 much Of the land as is dug over TO
rcevise the stones, i' thoroughly frorehsF.
and will feel Its iniu,nee tor many years,
whether 1t i. cul,ivatcl or KEEP, in grass"
We object To articles like the above, and
believe that the writer are doing serious in.
jury to alter generations, by suggesting such
wa.tsiul pain',akins. The idea OF Surying
,tone-. aud a. sish, OF ten inches from the
surface, so As TO prevut fol! surface'plow'
Ing, and to entirely DC away with the posi-
bility Of easy sub-soi plowins, cannot be
endorsed. The surfa,c should be relieved
OF them BY their rsm,,al, unle~s they can
be placed in under-drGlns Immediately. and
a, least to depth Of thirty inches below
the surface. As 10 their attracting mois.
,ure when q, the proper depth. ,h. they
will do BY extracting Z from the soil. We
DO not believe that soil full Of stones is
any better ZOE fruit trees than those without,
them. Nor do We believe that stones should
10 viewed as storehou.cs OF heat, warming
the coil sbou, them. etc. for they only se
come heated BY cooling the soil. The fourth
item Of the above. however, We fully believe
in. via. ",ha, the digging Of the soil for
the removal OF stone. or for any other pur.
pose. materially benefits il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
VOLUME %, NO. 30.
Soldiers Health.

II any one had been s'ked short time
since. says DR.. wyntsr. what body Of men
presented the most healthy lives in her Ma.
je-ty's dominions. the reply might reason.
ably have been her Maje.,y's Foot Guards.
Recruited at the age OF n'nsteen, princi pally
from among the agricultural population,
submitted to the critical examination II the
inspecting surgeon, tried in Wind and limb.
aud tested a, every point. the woald'be soI-
di.r mus, be proved m athlete. or rrnouncs
forever the hope OF wearing her Majc'y's
uniform. Ab.orped into the picked ooyp'
OF the army quartersd either in me'ropOl-
itan barracks. or within q stone'stLrow OF
the palace OF the Sovereign; clothed, fed.
and housed, and tended in sickness by the
state. and only in the face OF great emer-
ssncies required To brave the dangers Of for.
eien service the weak and incapable in.
s,sn,y weedea out Of the rank.-hi, does
indeed seem to he select life. with which
no other among Oh. laboring classes would
appsar To be ccmpArasle. Yet take tho un.
heal,hie.t trades in fngland--,he pallid
tailor. as he sits at his board. or tho miner
~ho live. 10 ,he boae!s ol ~, car,h-ani
the percentage OF death in shcir ranks 10
not nearly ~ grea, as in those Of the mag
niGcept Guards. This fact has been e.iab.
li.hed by official investigation.
What is the matter? it will 10 asked.
wha, does tho soldier dlc OF The answer
/, short and simple. lie dies Of ,Hnu. iIe
ha. no employment bu, the drill aud IL. du.
ties: these are o! the mo., mono,onou. and
unintere-,ine description, 80 much 40 that
you eanno, increase their amour, without
wearying and disgusting him. All ho b..
to do i. under restraint; he is not like .
working man or an artisan; o working
man will dig. and hi, mind - his own : an
artisan !. interested IN the work on which
he i. engaged but Q soldier has TO give you
oil his attention. and he has nothing TO
show for the work dooe. Tho men chafs
and drink themselves to Death under modes
Of life 90 opposed to the outdoor labor in
which they have been reared. The ahiaens
upper classes, although in every other re-
.pect plac-d in the bes, sanitary condition.
arc shorter lived than the agricultural la
borer. for tho simple reason that, having
but little active duiy,o perform. they 'af.
fer from ,nnm which beses dissipation.
Tho soldier, when no, in active service,
shares with the wealthy this cause OF IN
creased mortality, wi,houi sharing In their
other favorable conditions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

STRANGE fER or A IluxAS TnAw. ln
wha, Is known as the upper end =" Of Pike
county, Pa. there iss man who has the
ironical soubriquet Of Whispering John
Ricketts," This title he has gained from
the fact that he always talks. even in con.
versatiop, as if ho were q Major General on
parade, or, to use common expression.
=. like he was raised in mill"
This gentleman. who. by the BY, Z" 10 ono
Of EN-" mounted his horse one cold morn.
ing before daylight. for the purpose Of rid.
ing down &c. Milford in time to take the
morning s,age.coach for Philadelphia. lie
rode up to the hotel just rs the boarders and
travellers had done their breakfast.
lie dismoan,ed and walked into the bar
room. and spoke to the landlord in his usual
laundering tones:
"Good morning, Mr.. l.. how do you
do this morning?
"very we'll, Mr. Rickets; how do you
do?"
"Oh, I'm very we'll; bu. I AN so cold ]
can hardly talk"
just then nervous traveller, who was
present, run up TO the landlord, and catch.
ing him by the coat, said;
"Mr. l., havo my horse brought as
soon as possible"
What 10 the matter, my dear cir; has
anything hspPenedT
Nothing upon earth, only want to ges
away from here bsiae that mss hass -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

Carr OF GRiSpsroSEs. No grindstone
should be exposed to the weather; 1t in.
jurcs the woodwork. and the rays OF the sun
harden the stone. 50 that in time. Il will be.
come useless. neither should il be allowed
to run in water, as the part remaining ia
I, sof,eus and wears away faster than on the
other side. The water should be dropped
or poured on. Greasy or rusty tools should
be cleaned before grinding, or they will
choke up the grit. Keep tho stone under
cover. These rule.::will cave farmers much
ve1ation and expense.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

Bust. IN his work. the American Flower
Garden Directory. says;
I'VE DO eoufs, tha, we used to bs ad'
vOea,e. for giving plenty Of water to the
dahha, but the severe drou,h Of ISIS, pa,
our science to the test, and the result was,
that about 100 plants Of our most choice
kinds. which we regularly watered three
iimes a week for nine weeks. during which
period we had not a drop Of rain. grew
lu1uriAn,ly, bu, many Of them never pro-
dueed a perfect bloom and those iha, had
no attention whatever paid them. ezSep, q
little manure or litter placed on the surface
over the roots, lowered almost a, well a' in
our moist seasJns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

Ralclir could not pay ,-aie-mins oiii
without a sense oi keen suffering. Even q
poor parlor. who Lad boen employed to do
a JOB 10 the stones before the doctors house
IN Bloomsbury Square. ,shi,h'r 'herhy'''
.ician hid removed from BIv--trrei., ""ulj
no, .oi his money without q contest.
WHY. YOU rascal :" cried the debtor, NJ
he alishtei from h'. chariot. DO You pre-
,'nd 10 he paid ibr such piece Of worS!
Why. you have .prilrd my Pavement. ani
then eoyer !, over w,sh earth to hide tho
bad work"
Doctor" responded ihe man. dyly.
- mine !. no, the only bad work the earth
hides"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
GRATING WAX. W, have found wa,

GRATING WAX. We have found wax
made Of beo-wAI and Canada bsl'am. melt
ed together in equal parts, to be superior to
any other. This will adhere to wet sur
face, i. elastic. 80 as to yield to the growth
Of the tree. will neither crack nor run un'
der the esec, Of the sun. and the coating
required Is very thin. IL may be held in
the inner kettle Of an ordinary glue kettle,
surrounded by hot water, and thus kept
soft, so that i, can DO applied readily by a
brush, or spread upon sheets OF paper this
paper may % Gu, into strips and wound
around the parts requiring protection and
II pressed by the hand surrounding It, will
yield to its warmth. and thus form an eI-
cellsn, coating. capable Of yielding 'aih'
ei-n,ly as the parts expand by growth.
Working Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
fom the New EpsLnd Farmer. .
Incombustiblc Wash.

During ths hot and dry season. serious
accidents occur in consequence OF the highly
combustible nature OF tho materials usei for
roofing. Pine shingles. after being laid .
few years. often become covered with Emo.
short moss. which, when dry. is almost ~
easily isni,ed ss punk, and spark falling
upon tho roof, soon envelopes tho building
in q blaze.
To make cheap wash for the roofs Of
buildings, take 'uficien. quantity Of good
stone lime, and slack |, carefully in close
box, or mortar bed, to prevent the escape Of
steam, and after Stacking, pass |, through 9
sieve. To every siI quart. OF this lime,
add one quart Of rock or TuSk's Island salt.
and ono gallon Of water. The mixture
should be boiled and skinned clean. To
every Eve gallons OF this, add. by slow do.
crrcs. three .fOur,h' Of pound Of potash,
and four quarts OF fnc sand.
Colorins matter may be added. Apply Il
with common rain, brush. A writer, iu
speaking OF this observes: tlooks better
than paint, and is as durable S slate. Il
will stop small leaks in tho roof, prevent the
moss from growing over and ro,,ins the
wood. and render IL incombu.,iblc from
sparks falling upon 1t. when applied to
bricS work, IL renders the bricks utterly
impervious TO rain or wet. and endurcs .
longer time ,Lan any pain, ever u-sd.
The expense !. mere tribe in fact. scarce.
ly deserving OF mention"
The walls Of ou,.buildirs. are frequently
coated with this wash. n. well as the roofs.
and are thereby rendered much more dura.
bic. ., is said ,ha, clapbo,rd' put on with
out planning. if coated with ,bi, ccmen, or
wash, last much longer than when planed
aud raistod.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

A ~ri.ir mentions an ingenious method
by which a gentleman saved his strawber.
ries from the daily attacks Of an army oi
robins. lie killed u worthless cat. skinned
and stuffed her. and having fitted in glarins
glass eyes, he mounted Der in the centre Of
hi. strawberry patch. Although the robins
continued to cOnsresate upon the fence and
trees near by. and .coldsd inccssan,ly. none
Of them ren,ured upon the patch again.
Perhaps the same scgc-rOtin would save the
cherries.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

CLOVER Ioors. At the meeting OF tho
Board q, wa,er.own, President Gedde,
had some clover roots furnished him by
farmer in OnOndags county. one Of which
measured three fee, eigh, inches and the
roots entered the cronnd as tap roots. The
lopges, one was evidently broken Of in TAX
ips up, aud probably was six or eight inch.
e longer, making i, more than four feet;
the other. nearly as long. Such aprenda-
gcs as ,he.e to the clover plant, in friable
soil, may well accoun. for the great value
OF this plan, as fertilizer.
fN. Y. Journal State Ag. SO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

Tur STREETS OF ST. PErERsBuro. The
pavement Of the streets in which there Is
much traffic are under perpetual repair,
from the want Of cold foundation, and
places moro neglected coon become like
slices oi the Trosachs in miniature. At the
magnificent reviews in May and September
on the Champ de Mars, when several batter
lee off royal horse artillery. or grand charge
Of cavalry 10 made in mass, when ten to
fifteen thousand men and horses pass along
a, foil speed, the whole ground quakea and
trenbles under your feet, you hear the same
deep, hollow rumblins sound as you dash
down . great stone on the thin crust OF soil
that covers the crater Of the mouldering
volcano Of Solfatars, at Purluoli, in the
fairsst and ,addest region OF the earth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

Shifting rHE RESPONSIBILITY. Ata pro-
traessd meeting. recently held "out w..."
IN ancient sister in the church arose and
said" sec young ladies here that think
more oi gew gsws. furbelow, ribbons and
laces, than they do Of their Creator. loved
them once. and adorned my own hat with
French artificial flowers, bright cOlored rib
bous and sky.blus trimming; but I found
they were dragging me down to destruction,
20 took them Oa-aud gave them TO my
sister 2"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

A man in S,rathmore, being invited to
dine at Lord Privy Seal Maeken,iss. At
Belmont, had tho prscautiOn to ask the but.
Ter IL there was any particular ceremony 10
be observed ut the tabls. and was told there
was only one thing his lord and lady d'lik.
ed. and tha, Was the drinking Of their
healths. The good man determined to be
on hi, good behavior. 20, when raising the
wine to hi. lips, hs called out, {" Here's 10
a. the eompanys good health. eIcep. my
Lord Pri,y Seal and Lady Betty Mactsu.
rie!"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

C.rEErrttsSs on ruE GoosrBrRRr ASp
CrRR,sr. Ny currant and goo-ctcrry bush.
60, some years since. were largely infested
with ca'crpillar', especially the former. In
many cases they dsnuied the bushes entire
ly Of leaves. and as consequence, destroy
ei tho fruit. Afser repeated experiments.
| resolved to try quick lime. which | found
to answer the purpose admirably. My plan
Is s follows:
10 the morning. before the dew ha; dis.
appeared or jus, after shower, du'. the
bu.he. with quick lime. using for the pur-
pose, a drcdse, like common aour dredse,
only tha, the holes are larger. apply IL
usually about the time the bushes are ei.
paudinS their foliage, repeating the opera.
ton every four or Eve days, until the cat.
erpillar season i. over. II the weather is
very dry, for length OF time, I sprinkle
the bushes with water, before applying
the lim,. lCor Farmer and Gardener.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
FRIDAY, JUNE IA. 1861.
Nonsense. hs ism, ,hsrs-hs 10 staying
with Harry franklin"

with Harry Franklin"
"Oh. then will take the note." said
Amy rising, and looking round for her Co
quetti'h lit,lo gip.y bat.
You are the s,rangest girl. Amy" said
her cousin. "what can be the reason tha,
you dislike Richard Msyaeld7 He 10 %
handsome and % talented"
81 dom, fancy these merely ornamental
people," said Amy demurcly. "My hue
band must be Of somc use in the world"
How do you know but that Mr.. May.
field is3"
"Can't bc possible. said Amy. archly
shaking her curls. Z" Ills hands are too
small Tor anything but lemon.colored kid
gloves. I'll wager new bonnet, Alice.
,ha, hc never did anything more labOrious
than to carry box OF cigar. In his life !"
Miss Brownlelgh laughed. aud Amy pas.
.cd out Of tho vinc.wres,hed porch, wonder.
ing within herself whether Mr. Richard
Mayheld had been very much vcIcd because
she had refused to dance with him she eve
ming before.
Mrs. John MnyGslt's house was at no
great distance. and as Amy was qui,s init.
mate with that lady. understood the dome,.
tic .a'urnalia that was at present. trah.pir.
ing within her domains. she dill not think
I, necessary to knock, bu, opsned tho door
and walked in without ceremony.
There stood Dick, the apex Of pyramid.
al .eaaolting OF boards. hi, fine broad-clo,h
raintn, ob-cured bya lime.pla'hod shoe,
which was girdlcd abou, his waist by pom.
dcrous knot ofropc. and bis black eurls over
,hadowed by q coarse old s,rsw hat, work.
ing Away as il Tor dear l.fe. liz back va,
toward the door, AMI 'uppO,ins the step to
be ,ha, OF hi. sister in law. he said gaily
without turning bis head
What! is the carpc. ready - soon,
Bell' I'm Just through hero, and III come
apd tack ., down in jus, one minute"
No, receiving any answer hs threw down
the brush anil turned round.
Miss Brownleish :"
lie had never looked 90 handsome in hi.
liie-and that was the first thought tha.
rushed through Amy's mind, IN tho mids,
Of MI her embarrassment, for Dick had tho
advantage Of .be Young LADY In ,h..r..pec.
-.b. VA, emb,rr,. eel and bo WI. cot.
us ,pnnr hastily 10 tho ground. and
threw Of, hi, rho.,ly hab,limso,..
You mus, think hay, . eurioo, taste
in customs. " b, ,,ii archlv. =. but the truth
il. label b,, been di~ppoin,ri in hOr hired
helm. and nv mother /, away from home,
20 attn helping her clean up tho hoo.e!"
"I did no, kn,w-I though, you had no
taste '-.nmm cred Amy. uncon,c.ou,ly
.pealip. on, her thoughts.
You .uuppo.ed ths, I va. po,biu,
more than an ornamental p;oc, Of furni.
,p,c, AK I..bel ahou, ,ha, A" aid DIRK
half piouei. half smiling. "Bu, can I be
Of any Us, TO you now?.
"Th,i a note from nv cousin. for Mrs.
yia,6eld," :" said Amy, still speaking above
a breath.
"Shc ha, gone down 20 tho farther or.
chard. said Dick. Il !. soma distance and
not a very .,raish, path. Ifyou will wait
until I remove . little Of this lime I shall
be happy to escort you down there"
Hall an hou. ago, Amy would have
baprh,ily informed him ,b,, IL wa, nm.
necessary for her to trouble him-now she
stood and waited.
shadow Of noble apple ,ryc.. bending with
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

The Northampton Press says that an am
bilious Young lady wa. talking very loud
aad tas, about Der favori,e authors. when =
literary chap asked If she liked Lamb. With
look Of lnsaable disgust, she answered her
intsrlOeutOr that she cared very h,tls about
wha: she sdi. compared with knowledge.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

TIE Canadian. are pGi,lns the citadel Of
Quebec in condition for defence.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

WHAT Will GLASS or wArrs HOLD. IL
!. generally thought tha. when vessel 10
full Of water. any solid substance immersed
in is will cause i, TO overflow. and such will
be the case if the substance |. no, soluble in
the water but the philO.opbic truth ,ha.
in di.sol,ins a body you do no, increase tho
volume Of the solvent. may be proved by q
simple and interesting experiment. Sa,u.
rate q certain quantity OF water na mol
crate heat, with thrco ounce. OF sugar. and
wien i, will no longer receive. there is room
in il for two ounces Of salt Of tartar, and
after tha, for an ounce and drachm OF tar
tar, and drachm Of green ri,rol. nearly G
draebms OF ni,re, the ,ame quantity Of sal
ammoniac or smelling .al,s and two drschms
and .crupls Of alum, and drachm and
half Of horax; when oil Of the.s are dissolv.
ell in IL. it will no, have increased IN vol-
ume.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

The bes. place to look for chickens on
shipbosrd, 10 In the hatchwaY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14

Amy" said Mi. Brownleish to her
pretty young cousin. 81 wish you would
just run over 70 Mrs. Mayfeld's with this
note. The children are at school and I have
no ono to send"
"Oh. no." said Amy. while fresh
,inge sufascd her delicate check. 81 don't
want to encounter that supOrfno eollegi.
au."