, 1875-12-18

nhallow whtnr nrar ttte shore and slowly nears
Ills !Etandod pray. This loGy alligator regards
tho approaching nhrnly with Mpntily, making no
movement Indicative e lie saving an oeesAional
lazy lap Of tho lAt II holds tho Apparitinn Of
tho rcti.ktn BtcatlIir In its eyc hut ~itt dull.
HnA'lRpic'onH curiosity. AR tho fatal sling draws
nearer nul nOro nehr 1t coHtibnea lis fnotiouleBs
staro. ~ II under fase'ustson' Until auddsny Tho
n0oso in over its l,onl aud slipped tight With
dexterouH jerk
Now, tho 1ulians l.lthcl!o waiting on tha
shora r,,sl to the lsc1p OF their companion, and,
,soiz,ne TIC polo, drag tho ugly monstef to tho
ard II lnshes tho sand With It's powerful tall and
elIowa tho Jagged rows at its cruol toeth; but.
when safely landed, a tcw vigorous strokes Of
tts AZ on tho SHUT and tho sail prove ~ otleo-
wo borrow ttoBo Incidents, tho alligator wore
only TO rush forward boldly 10 thn attack Of tho
Indians, they. woitfd. Of . certainty. Leave noto
and Hing audrnn for thoIr vns; but this bright
idea never ReomB to occur to tho uncoutd an
in,a1, alid tho strife always et,da Ia DEATH"
Tho first movement made With tho hr1ntelbf
knife is to cut Out tbs fnur husk~g'ands that llo
in pairs, ono under tho jaw Of tue alligator. aud
ming Of tho tail. These glsnds arc about An
tncl and = half lnug sod na thick - finger,
aud aro fillod with Rseasy, brown liquid Of n
Penetrating caor: I.sts in she body bus few
,noments 4aFter death. they ruin tho lesh BY
diHuslng through 1t their offensive taint.
LONGEVITY OF WORKERS.
DR.. George M. beard presented = recent papbr
before tho American Public Health Association
In which i,c successfully rofusod tl,e assertion OF
Thomas Hughes, II. r., In the "Lito Of Alfred
the Grent." that 1.-the worlds h1rdest workors
aud nobluat bencfactors have raroly beon long
lived" Dr.. Board basod his combination upon
facts gaipcd from trustworthy registration ro-
ports ard from tho yearly neurological records,
Il, a. L. 4 is,
yinciblo demonstration that brain-workers are,
"a rule, longer lived than muscle-workera. aud
that tho grentest and hardest b1au-Workors Of
history hAvo lived longer On MI aserago than
brall~workcss OF ordnaFy industry aud ability.
Compiling q list Of bp0 OF tue most eminent
mon OF ali tifuo, and including In tllo catalogue
with rigid imCariiality tho nanes Of many llko
BYRON, naphaol, Pascal, Mozart md Koata WHO
died young. 1t was found thai the average lon-
govity of the whole ltss was c4 10 yoarb. Ihts
exceeds by "A Is years tho average nge OF thoao
OF all c1asses who live over tmonty yeasp.
Recond iiat OF 100 mon famous In tho Holds OF
active thought gaze an avorsge songevisy ot
OF all clasaea takon lndiscrimlnhtely.
IA TO tho cauees Of this creator longevity
among hrain-norkors. Dr.. Beard remarked that
DrAln.worketa have 1ess worry and moro COM
fort aud happiuess than muscte-workerB " thoy
find pleasure In their Work. and can adapt II "to
their moods. and hours, aud periods Of greatest
the laws Of hygiene. III referring to the causes
OF eo octptiondt longevity OF great braln-woEkers+
d.. Board pronounced them quite complex, yet
classed them al under the four following Eer-
ernl heads: !. "Qrsat rnen usualiy come from
healthy, long-1fued anceators. 2. 4 good con-
asltuttou usually accompanies good brain. g.
dreAs men who arc permanently successful have
corEeapondinglg Rroates Wills tlan common mon,
and forco OF will ia potent oloment in dotor-
mining longevity. 4. Great mon work more
easily than ordinary mon."
BOOKS FOR THE INDIAN PRINCES.
The books which tho Prince Of Wales took
With him 70 dintribute NTH other gifts among
tho nativo Princes Of 1nd1A were supplied by
Messrs. Henry Sothern & Co.. London, and
were, for soma days before tho prtnos's do
parture, exposed for exhibition In PiccadIlly.
The list comprised Doyle's "Chron,clo Of En-
gland" Nash's "W1ndsor Castls;" Nash's
"Aausions Of Engtaud;" strutt'a .'Droea aud
Habits OF tho English !" "Thc Albert Momo-
rial; viaws Of tho dreat Exhibition Of 1861 !;
"The Royal Gallery OF Att" Lhcgoixs "Ast Of
tho Middle Agos !" Lacroix's '.Costumes Man-
nors. and Customs Of tbs Middle Ages - Dore's
- Loudon y Roussslot's India OF the stahs !"
Illustrated Travels, Aliases, sconliaa Diagrams.
Albums Of Photographs, eto.. etc.
morocco and gold, aad stamped on one side NTH
tho monogra,ns Of the badges ot ths Gartor sud
Star OF India. Tho lliustfasious embeI!ishiug
tho works wera tor tho most part colored.-iu
this, As 10 eyory other feature, no pa!us being
Bpxred TO ronder tho books elegant and attract
I've.
Tbs following statiatics rospeotina the propor-
ttnt, In fftNornrt oot&,ArIna At