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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

j. W. B., IN THIS WEEKS Independent,
commcuds the action Of the Republicans In
the Senate In removing the Liberal Repub-
licans from the head of Ia committees, and
also approves the action of the Representa-,
tiNCs in not having followed the example OF
their Senatorial brethren. Mr.. Banks simply
got ninety days grace" and is "going out
Of public lie forever" d. W. B. says that
the partisan and jealous Republicans
complain Of this. When did the Independent
correspondent cease to be a jealous" and
partisan Republican,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13
PROPOSALS. FOR LETTER BALANCES.


WAsHRaTON, d. o., Dec. s. liza Z
Sealed proposals. will BE- received At this Depart.
noon for furnishing Letter BSGnees ior the nSS o.
the post onieeH in the United States for one year
from aud after the LIST day Of February 1874 Of the
First. balances capable Of Weighing eight ounces
avoirdupoia weight 10 be graduated down 10 quarter
ouneesi Of these Ii ia supposed that LOO win be
second, balances Of the same capacity, graduated
by ne metric oE sramme system. OF this class 100
Third, balances capable Of weighing four pounds
ayoirduIois weight, 10 be graduated 70 half ounces
VI ths class II u supposed that 30 will be wanted
Perfect accuracy, strength, and durability Will be
required IN tue balances To be furnished,
Samples Of each description Of balanced must ac
company each bid, and the bidder who may Obtain
the o9ntr4et WI be required 70 furnish balances u
Each Balance must bo well and secnreiV 6aclrsa in
box for transportation, and dellyered free IN MI
expense, V the BLANK AGENCY, Waahington ID. o.
a9re or lers lhAn me estimated quantities may be
require at the discretion OF the Postmaster 0snsIS
Awards will b made for each article separately Il
de a most adNEntageous q the Department
ment VIII not be considered.
Each bidder must furnish with his propOaal Vuar
ahtees o. hA ability 70 comply with his bid aud a
a bond, with two sufficient sureties will he re-
quired 70 each contract ~ ~
traeted I2T q ~ ATTEMPT 10 imposs upon the De
pAflpeHl arees Inferior I'm the opinion a the Peat
master General 70 those contracted for will lie con
ae.ed sueieni cause for the forfeiture Of the con
The Postmaster General reserves the right 10 reIect
Any or a 9ids n In his opinion, II Is required by The
pProposals must be Endorsed on the envelope
PrqpPsAls for Letter balances" and directed to Ills
lf5t Assistant Postmaster General WashlnEtop
dSS::KTnn JNo, A v oREsIEttt,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

Cot. SAN. BARD was the recipient OF a rare
compliment from the Senate yesterday, that
body having suspended Its rules and con-
lmcd him as postmaster OF Chattanooga
without a reference to a committee. Col.
Bards appointment to this first-class place is
fitting recognition Of his superb service in
the late campaign. lie is an active, earnest
politician, an excellent and effective speaker
and writer, and the near future has undoubt
city high honors in its gift for him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

FROM TuE REPORT OF the Bureau Of Statis-
tics for the month Of June We learn that the
foreign trade Of the United States for the fiscal
year ending June, 1872, is represented by o
total importation Of S64O, 337, $40 of which
sG26 sos, % was In merchandise and Sl3-
'I8, $50 in specie and bullion. The exports
we're: Domestic s5Ol ,I64 97l, and foreign
%, 7t9, 40. OF the domestic exports ST2 q
SIS, 2iO was in specie, and Of the foreign ex-
ports tTsT0, 2sl was in specie and bullion.
Last year the exports and imports were almost
slaRl. This time VIC have nearly one hundred
millions uyninst lis
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

'INHIs IS no GIVE NOTICE THAT THE SUB
J. seEiber has obtained from the supreme Court
% the District Of Columbia, holding Special Term
estate q llENRY CAAIDY, ato Of Warrington county
X " Ie9eased All persona having claims Agaillst
same, With the vouchers thdTe9f 70 tho subaoTlber,
on or before the Nth day Of June next! thew NAV
said estate. 'A'
Given under my hand this 18th day Of June. Is7a.
TIL, JESOp MIILEH
nec4Ih5W Administrator d b. n
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ID z NJ OV Al.
THE CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
HAVE REMOVED THEIR OFFICE TO
02G ID street.
BOARDING.,

ITO MEMBERS AND OTHERS. - NICELY
i furnished rooms, IN suite aud single, with or
without board, al t5 Pennsylvania avenue.
deol9-ip
PoARDING.-BoARD WITH OR WITHOUT
- ROOMS In good locality, convenient TO the
Executive Departments Apply at old Twelfth
n ESIRABLE.-ELEGANT AND NICELY FUR
~ NISHED APARTMENTS, with BOARD, may
Wizards. nolaH
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


SPECIAL NOTICES
DIEOlhL NOllCEO'
-. -
ira Rehearsal q Creation" THIS Friday)
EyElsIN ''7 O'Clock fu AttfPdSPIs 4. ~
-, :, :, =. :, :, :. :, -
- FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
Writing Desks WorR h9Hes gsmss ~ IN great
''''y " E6 SI id,s i sS SSSl Ss street.
.--55,.,,,,..,,, -. :.
az ftbh AS h oiidE No kniES AiE e. ~ ~.
Whithafi'S Hsii, on y street. hcar he cornSf o.
tor wgPTkiPg me Piulqglg Third rank WI 6e pre
number = q votes ~ VI ''''''''e dsioss
,-ysspuoXosp,puv ,r~,, ,Ssnyn
Ia Mi1iSi III,SIi1, o., rEN M ..l,l
method ] Latin md Greek lang asFss taught ~ lev
house cornell seP md PSESnsg
ySnih aysnus daily between ne hour Of And 81
brown SR Yi jS%ss ,SstRalsy' Gen " i tyr
reh' ana non. VIM, ~ ireland delSeou
r5yDOFEICE OF THE ARTIFICIAL
Sas,,,,,LsIO Nk COMPANY, No; ~ = SIREEEIT
kTsF59 ssS Rps mssns e q ne
Nc , same hour when SAID ELECTION will be held az
Louisiana i,I,i ssysnue' GEO, II HkRRtdk,
leu. 49, ,,,,- -, 49,,
nature 6f Rf'iS NJ: @ Br SSS sRa RS5a "A
t9e Sompsp{ a ILLS, Music store or a. the once
and s!g3gcts Y n Bajidias -, ,,,,rr,,I
an q Ne slos dc aSt i. g.. S q ere so q
opinion exists among prominent actuarieg 81 20 the
Pe ~ De SoSaS % he
ton Of premlums a Proposed Il unjust TO existing
der And prSIndissl to thsiE right and
pr{pyaL"
he systcm % he G2mISpyS 6IsinssS and he use
by the present Policy Tor the security q
new OBLIGATIONS ennrihg 70 tie benefit q new mem.
Ss m dr 70 a5E s as m o. me
confidence should be strengthened and not weak
They protest sgaln,t such an uuJustii.bls sIer.
tsbnSd.i u u'' '''''''o"' VI 'D'" o'u'''
\ IhENAEus PRIME, 81 Park Row.
HENRYi, z, BQpMENI g Park Place.
IARKER HANDY, q Nassau street
hASSHHAASltHt thlh Afi R}lf rs BT.oTd!Sa{,,
q, u. F0OTE, b Wall street
william j. MtNN, s. Wall Street
JAMES D, FISH, 70 Wall street
* KAiSSaa5 SSm Mart SaTgh'u'e Co.. wallet
GEo ,AEEEH, 10 nToadwGy.
ShSs sS5Hh6BER,s9 Val Vail! street.
HSst Ga 3 SESEH |, SIS s9fs s T.ESst
" iBVfSa COMES, 81 aud y William street
Q, pESPARD, IS Wall street
y. u ". t5t 0sEYSi, i " sr B5SGSaTay'
j n AI.EXANbER II Wiilfam strert
EtaESEN TFaR6ds 6 SSS'ii Is VAT S,6e stree,
1--WE M AZ S ShbkkAh, X ,,i B R96d street
s snniiiiIr1Ttthill a 4, kiSSiGhpIs ,n9S Place
4. WOLFF, in, u Exchange Place
dEO W. MIDDLETON, b Pine street
Ii pFiiIT' : iii JeiIiSsnlSSs ~ N,u ,,..,
HENRY SMiTH, 81 Wan street
SIMON, SlCGIiAElI, Y broad street.
HENhh IliO1FOhDl " Cedar street
X 4 Hu2f3 hpU}a q e q cedar ~, street
WI. L. TAYLOR, II wall street.
MM. y, POTTER, Philadelphia
j, u. STEAD, vs. broad street
fbiiitnrN NV q 81 t, srassHu u, sdScI
wv FORb . WNIi s,rspl
W y ~ fTfIIkTf' q IL. NJ -.
Z B' PtiiifFS Z WHli StTest
r. i. THOMPsbN, Natl1nRl Currency Rank
T. p NASDERNEfR, 81 Nicholas Bank
nEp "; ROBINSON, ~ Wall street.
PtH,p0Dn Y WAL stEent
M,AtdLIgEh, +; M. NIEIISSON, p Exchange Place
i, b. TAPPAN' ri Wall strest
&. HOFFMAN,, L q wall street
GEO. ARENTs, 3 New street
q. A. CRANE, 2 Pine street
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13
AVAILABLE LOT AND ELEGANT RESIDENCE

AVAILABLE LOT AND ELEGANT RESIDENCE
substantial and beautiful thTee,stoTy and base
ment BRICK RESIDENCE, with elegant BROWN.
STONE FRONT, ny feet wide, with a desirable side
lot Of same width, the entire grounds having depth
9f ltb feet 10 inohes 70 3lfoot paved alley, The
back building To this house IA three stories high and
there are II rooms in the structure not including
two bathrooms cellar, tuFnace.rOum or wash room.
There are seven sleeping apartments two dressing.
rooms, cedar closets, mArbletop stationary wAsh.
stands Furnace RANGE china closets, buffers pantry
sc, This y the most desirable house In Washing.
ton nearly new, the street beautifully IaFked aud
paved, and directly In front IL Lafayette square the
most beautiful park In Washington.
The above viii he sold at less than it, actual value,
aud parties desiring to examine the pTemAea will be
promptly waited upon by
HUYCK H. ADDISON,
Real Estate Agents and Brokers'
once northwest corner Of New York avenue and
Fourteenth street nOyliU
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

the experiment on too extended a scale Tor
the public virtue, tranquility and happiness'
Chancellor Kent Endorsed this opinion when
he wrote, 'if we shall be able for half q cen
tury hereafter to continue to elect the Chief
Magistrates Of the Union with discretion,
moderation and integrity, we shall stamp the
highest value on our national character
This was written nearly City years ago, 30
that the time for the change which was 50
much feared In the beginning would seem to
have arrived.
The two remaining propositions, to In.
crease the Presidential salary and to extend
| the term to six years are also discussed with
more or less earnestness and breadth Of dis
oussion. As to the increase Of salary, there
seems to be very little diversity Of opinion.
| Il Ia generally conceded that the Presidents
salary Ia too low, and that II should be larger
than II was at the foundation Of the Govern
ment, when the purchasing power Of dollar
was 80 much greater than Il Is now. The eX'
tension to slI years would, II Is thought, be
an innovation upon the checks and balances
Of the Constitution, innsnuch as the Presi'
| Dental term Of four years 10 intermediate ia
tho two years Of the House and the six Of the
Senate This ls all mere fanciful objection,
and Il will be hard to demonstrate that II
would be attended with any serious detriment
to the practical working Of the Government.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13
PERSONAL
I ARGE INTEREST ON MONEY.
CHICAGO.
THE MUTUAL TRUST co.,
Capital, S3OO,OOO,

Especial Charter Of the STATE II nlinoii)
President, THOs. u BRYAN, founder OF the II.
deity Safe Depository, Chicago
Vice President, JOHN &. HAINES, ex. mayor Of
ChiCAEn.
This Institution invests funds in purchase Of Chi
caEo real estate, also in loans At ten (lOi per cent In
teres net to the loanerS and executes other trusts
sums Of not less than 900 received and invested
Fnrtunes have been made for clients by the above.
named OfhccrH; and Of the millions invested by them
for CAPITALIST both IN loans At 10 per cent net and
In purchases, not dollar Of either PRINCIPAL or in.
terest has ever been lest For particulars address In
person or by letter TliOS II, BRYAN,
During Winter al ltg7 Massachusetts avenue, Wash.
lngton, u. C., and during Summer At Fidelity Saw.
ings Bank and Safe Depository, Chicago. de3Sm
DRIvATE INSTRUCTION given by Prof r. A.
Il SPRINGER IN English branches, Higher MAth.
ematics, latin and Greek.
I. Q. address Southwest corner = and Thirteenth
streets. noltim
NOT1CE-TlIA vt K. s. justin, 6ip d STREET
~ between 81 9Th and Seventh streets northwest
sells custom made second hand Clothing AZ eaa than
half the cost Of ready made new ones N. B-Second.
hand clothing Of all kinds bought At fair cash prices
HmFln
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

FURNISHED ROOMS. VERY DESIRABLE
II and wellfirnlahed ROOMS can be rented at
No ipl Mrs EatOn'sl II street Fine table board
near by. deCi+6t
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13
HOLIDAY GOODS.


II 80 ,-I-,,
Sets, Vases, parian Figures, 0uata, Lava Smoking
Sets Tobacco Boxes, Bpsts n the Poets and German
EmperurH aud Generals, lanuy China Tea Sets, At
very low PRICES; Cups, Bauoern, MUS, LamIa Of
every descrtltiqn, FANCY, 9lass Brgn1e, the Hopse
line ~ CroCkrry, China and Glassware, and House
Furnlahinr uOQds, Coal on, Chandelier brackets,
lArgo variety Of all Kinds Of Glassware for Bar.
Rooms call and examine our stock before pur.
chasing elsewhere, y, ". BROOKE n CO., toa Bey.
entl street, opposite Post Once Dopartment Glass
shades Tor MaHMgrki all sizes, deciQuani
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

EOR sALE--A FINE THREE-sTORYP PRESSED
IT brick HOUSE on y street, between North Capitol
terms, when Win be easy, apply 10 Room No. Fed
Urnl block. Moneys TO loan ON EOOu collateral.
dsll5t' WIN. A. POOR \ CO.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-13

EOR sALE-A BRICK HOUSE on TWELFTH
| 70 ms: lot Ss1aA Address b G., al THIS once
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01

SOCIAL LHONOR.-Every person should
cultivate a nice sense of honor. In n
hundred different ways this most fit
ting adjunct to the true lady or gentle
man is often tried. For instance, one is
the guest of n family where, perhaps,
the domestic machinery does not run
smoothly. There is sorrow i'm the house,
unsupported by the outer world. Some
times it is q dissipated son, whose con-
duct is a shame and a grief to his par
ents; sometimes a relative, whose &c
centricities are a cloud on the home, or,
worst Of all, husband and wife may not
be in accord, and there may be often
bitter words spoken and harsh recrimi-
nations. In any of these cases, the
guest is in honor bound to be blind and
deaf, as far as people without are con-
| cerned. If n gentle word within can do
| any good, it may well be said; but to 90
/ forth and reveal the shadow of an un-
happy secret to any one, even your near
est friend, is an act Of indelicacy and
meanness almost unparalleled. Once
in the sacred precincts of any house, ad-
mitted into its privacy, sharing its life,
all that you can see and hear is sacred
trust. IL is really as contemptible to
gossip OF such things as it would he 10
steal the silver or borrow the books and
forget to return them.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01
How Mark Twain Introduces Himself to
His Hearer.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN BY re-
quest Of the chairman of the committee,
who has been very busy, and is very
tired, | suppose, ask leave to introduce
to you the lecturer of the evening, Mr..
Clemens, otherwise Mark Twain, a gen.
tleman whose great learning, whose
historical accuracy, whose devotion 10
science, and whose veneratiOn for the
truth Llaughterl are only equaled by his
moral character and his majestic pres
ence. Renewed laughter. refer
these vague general terms TO myself.
lGiggling.l / am little opposed to the
custom Of tremendously introducing the
lecturer TO the audience, because it seems
TO me unnecessary where the man has
been properly advertised, [laughterl,
and besides it is very uncomfortable for
the lecturer. But where il is the custom
an Introduction ought to be made and
mad rather make it myself in my own
case, and then / can rely on getting in
all the facts. CONTINUED laugter. 1t
IS not q simple introduction that mind.
l don't really care for that at all, but it
Is the compliments that sometimes go
with it-that is what hurts. 1t would
make any one uncomfortable. You can
fancy young lady introduced to parlor
Iull OF company as the best conversation
allst, the best model in every way, in her
section ofthe country. You might Just
as well knock her in the head. She could
not say a word the rest of the evening.
never had but one public introduction
that seemed exactly the thing; that
seemed to be very inspiration of an in
PRODUCTION. The gentleman had good
head and he said he supposed didn't
want any compliments. And when he
introduced me he said: "I.adies and gen
tleman, shall not waste any unneces-
Sary time in the introduction. / don't
know anything about this man, Tlaugh-
teri; at least / only know two things
about him; one is that he has never been
in the penitentiary and the other is 1
can, imagine why" prolonged laugh
ter.
Now such an introduction puts a man
right ut ease. Laughter
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01

CALIFORNIA TEA-PLANTATIoN.-
Colonel w. w. HOLSTERS | saw some
thing / had never seen before. The Col
onel has tea-plantation, in an evident
ly fiourishing condition; but, though
the plants looked thriving, and the
planter believes that, in time, he will
reap an abundant harvest, this is a ven
ture / should not advise many to en-
bark in for the present. Fortunately.
Colonel Hollister has both the means
and the disposition TO make these ex-
periments, of which the farming COM
munity of all California will some day
reap the benefit. Shall expose my ie-
norance by confessing that | never be-
fore knew that there is really but one
tea-plant? The different varieties We
buy are only the result of the different
manipulations in preparing it for the
market. The plants themselves look TO
me like little, young orange-trees. |
saw them from one to four inches i'm
height, and the seeds are about the size
and shape of a small haZel-nut. To-
gether with the tea, the Colonel has i'm
ported Give Japanese" to take CHARGE
of the plantations; so that, if tea-raising
succeeds at all, it certainly will here
His almond-orchard, too, is on a grander
scale than that of his neighbors; fiftv
thousand trees have already been set out
some of them, in fact, are over two
years old-and fifty thousand more are
being planted. Speaking of his neigh
bors, they are not so very near. The
Colonel has hundred thousand acres,
more or less, on which TO plant tea, cot
ton, or Canada thistles, should he so
choose. Monthly.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01

The Vancouver Register says: "Ma-
jor Z. G. Adams has concluded to retire
to the quiet shades of private life, and
in the peaceful pursuits of agriculture.
on his st. Helen's farm, seek an indie
pendence, TO which as an officer holder
it would be vain to aspire"
The Portland town clock needs light.
The town is too poor TO pay for it, but as
Kalama generously offers to take up a
subscription las an act of charity for the
purpose. no doubt the clock will be
Illuminated again very soon. That's
the advantage Of living neara great city.
An exchange has some sensible re-
marks i'm regard to the exposure, for sale,
of obscene publications by many of our
booksellers. We have often wondered
how these firms could expect ladies to
enter their stores, with such vile carlo
atures meeting the eye on every hand.
Portland has been somewhat disturbed
of late by the discovery of a corpse,
which was sold at auction a short time
since i'm a box, the contents being
unknown at the time. Many and con-
fiicting rumOrs are afiOat as TO its iden-
tity, but nothing tangible has vet come
TO light.
Rev. D. X. Nesbit, of Corvallis. will
lecture before the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Portland, next Tues
day evening, March 5th, in the new
Masonic Hall, corner Third and Alder
SITS. This is the first lecture of the course.
Tickets for course, to admit lady and
gentleman, $500.
A Yamhill transportation and Manu-
featuring Company was organized at
Lafayette on last Saturday, for the i'm
proyement Of the Yamhill river, stock
$4,000. IncOrporators-Dr J. w.
Watts, J. T. Hembree, DIR. E. Poppleton.
y. r. Burbank, John Bird, ]. X. Samp-
son, V. NJ. Reding.
We acknowledge the receipt of a COM
ticket to a grand social ball,
to be given for the benefit of Columbian
Hose Co, No. 3, at the engine house,
street, between Secood and
Third, on Thursday evening, March 9Th,
1872, for which we return thanks. Ev-
eIybody should attend. Tickets, one
lOllar.
Mrs. Carrie +. Young is at! present
occurring in Linn county. She speaks
.O-night at Halsey; tomorrow at
Sunday al Diamond Hill;
at Harrisburg. All who are
lesirous Of hearing the temperance
question discussed ably and denergetically
should not fail to hear Mrs. Young. Her
theme at the present is "The Michigan
Temperance law"
"AIassaniellO'' is now being played at
the Orc Fino Theater. The beautiful
and elaborate scenery in this piece has
never been equaled on the stage in this
city. The closing scene-the eruption of
Mt. Nesuvius-is alone worth the price
of admission. The play is very good,
but depends upon the scenery I'm a great
for its success. Considerable
outlay has been made to present this
piece to the public, and it should be well
patronized.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01

When the late President Lincoln was
practicing law at Springfield, ILL.,, he
ana the judge once got to bantering one
another about trading horses, and ii was
agreed that the next morning at nine
o'clock they should make a trade, the
horses to be unseen up to that hour. and
no backing out under a forfeiture of
twenty-five dollars. At the hour an
pointed, the judge came up, leading the
sorriest-looking specimen ofa horse ever
seen in those parts. In a few minutes
Mr.. Lincoln was seen approaching with
a wooden saw-hOrse on his shoulder
Great were the shouts and the laughter
Of the crowd, and both were greatly in
creased when Mr.. Lincoln, on surveying
the judges animal, set down his saw
horse, and eXclaimed:
"Well, judge, this is the first time I
ever got the worst of it i'm a horse-tradeui
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01

AUSTRIAN WoMEN.-WOmen in Aus
tria perform the duties of bricklayers'
labOrers, and may be seen carrying hods
of mortar and baskets of brick up high
ladders. More than this, they actually
supply the place of navvies, and dig
and wheel barrOws of "ballast" almost
as nimbly as theirlords. They chop wood,
they carry water, they offer TO black
your boots i'm the streets, and perform
many other little offices which, according
to OurnOtiOns, hardly come under the de-
nomination of "woman's work" Per
haps this state of things is considered
necessary TO keep standing army Of
100000 men. The women work inOriin-
ately hard, while hundreds of idle men
are constantly sauntering about i'm va
rious uniforms, doing nothing at all eX-
cept, perhaps, blowing cloud of tobacco
smoke.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01

THE CHIEF CAUSES OF INSANITY
A correspondent Of the n. Y. Star,
who visited and interviewed the lunatics
at BlackwelPs Island, reports as fol-
lows:
''The chief cause Of insanity found
TO be intemperance. SiX-eighths of the
], 400 cases of insanity sprang from that
cause alone. How long shall this crime
cry aloud from the abOdes of the poor,
the infatuated and the insane, for re-
dress? Absolute prohibition might in
terfere with the personal liberties of a
few, but it would save 600 lunatics from
Blaekwelrs Island every year"