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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
John Brown in 1857

Mr. f. B. SanboIn, in his chapter OF
John Browns history i'll the February
Atlantic. SAYS Il WAS sitting in the of
flee of the state Kansas committee in
Boston, of which | acted as secretary,
when. one winter morning, there ap-
pcarcd the most noteworthy person las
then thought. and now know with
whom Arkansas affairs had made me
acquainted. y tall. old man, slightly
bent and walking with IA measured,
heavy step, entered the room, and hand
eel me II letter of introduction, which
notified me that my visitor was Captain
Brown of Kansas. OF course, as talk
ed with him | watched him closely !;
and his dress and manner became deep
ly impressed on my memory. as did the
salient points of his character. He had
laid aside in Chicago the torn and faded
summer garments which he had worn
throughout his campaigns, and ! saw
him at one of tho>r rare periods III his
life when his garb was new. He wore
IL complete suit of brown bruaticlutlI or
keI>eN mere. cut III the fashion of Il doZ-
en- Years before, and giving him the air
of il respectable deacon in Il rural parish
liuI instead of collar lie had ga Il tiig -
stock of patent leather. such as soldiers
used I" wear. Il gray military overcoat
with il cape. similar to that worn in the
confederate army, and Il fur cap. His
beard was ShaNcn close: his hair WAS
ringcd with gray, though far less so
than at the time OF his death. His form
WAS angular and lean, his face thin. his
mouth large and firmly shut, his eyes
not large but piercing, and grayish blue
III color. WIS not long i'll percciN ing
that this hero. at least. WAS genuine
and 1" be trusted. His errand WAS To
obtain the means ton raising and aIu-
ing II company ot mounted men i'll Kan
S;I>, with whom To keep the peace there
and if necessary. to make IepriSiilS in
Missouri. He imtimarrd nothing of his
purpose To act against slavery else
where. bat he wished il distinctly un-
dcl stood that whatever money WIS
contributed should bc left to his di>rle-
tiom in the spending: he would not be
Responsible tu any committee or party
for what he should do with it." MI.
>anholn proceeds to say that the state
committee promptly approved his
scheme. aud promised to tuIn over to
Brown certain rifles belonging To the
iowa: and tlough there WAS con>idcIa-
hlc di>tru>t of Brown in the national
committees Massachusetts finally had
her way. and the 300 rifles were put nj
Browns disposal These" adds MI.
S.n n,nrn. were the WcTponS which.
nearly three NcaIs attcrwaTd. were cap
tuIrd 10y Col. Robert Lee at Harper
Ferry. Though originallN purchased
t"I the rrutccti"m "i the northern sci
tiers in kan~I>. few of these niles wUIt
even carried into that territory. They
remained in western Iowa. not far from
kau>;i>. for Il wear nr two. and were
then sent eastward. to hc used against
>laNr'N IN Virginia. All through the
year l-J1 and the early part of ISIS,
hu'cNrI. none oi BIuWn'> Na>>Irhu
>"tt- friends knew that he had ANY de
signs against Virginia."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
Diphtheria.

Dr. George Johnson, >"nluI ply ~iciau
to Kings College Hospital. ENGLAND
gives an interesting paper in the Lon
don Lancet OF this subject. from which
we derive the iollnwing:
II propose i'll the present commune
cation 10 discuss some imp"riamt plIc-
teal questions relating to the ctiologN .
the pathology, and The treatment oi
iiphthcria.
There are practitioners who. believing
that diphtheria is IL specific contagious
disease. maintain that defective drain
age and filth have little or no influence
in its rall>atiom. while others. DENYING
its conragiOuSme>S. assert that ITS Giigiu
and spread may always he explained 10y
its inSamilary conditions. | believe that
both CLASSES of ncgationists are in error
| have no doubt that the disease, though
not highly contagious, is communicate,
from the sick to the healthy, and hav,
us little doubt that il is often caused by
! filthy emamatiOns from sewers and cess
/ pools, and this, too, when 1t is in the
| highest degree improbable that any
specific poison can have been intro,
duccd tlOm without into the decompoS
ing stuff that has excited the disease
In proof of the contagiOuSneSS of diph
iberia, the following, amongst Il multi
tude OF similar ca>,s. may he set forth
VI. NalleiX, Il colleague of TrouSSeau
while examining the throat of IL patient
received into his mouth Il small quaint
ty of saliva spurted out by the patient il
coughing. Next day on one of his ton
SlS there was IL pellicular deposit. au,
some hours later both tonsils of tn,
uvula were covered 10y false membrane
the disease made rapid progress. and il
forty eight hours he died. Another q
- Irous>eau's provincial colleagues wa
performing tIacheotomy i'll case q
diphtherltir Group, when he applied hi
mouth to the wound To suck blood from
the trachea. He thus inocculated him
self, and died in forty eight lours
Several other similar examples ar
then cited, also cases where the diSeas
wasapparemtly communicated to person
visiting or livi!.g III the apartments q
the ,liphtheria patient.
believe that all the cases which
have cited are examples of the diph
theritic infection being conveyed eithc
through the air or more directly 10y tn
actual contact of the morbid secretion
with the TISSUES of the recipien,. L
oppose to positive evidence of this kin
Il such negative statements as that. i
uumberlrss instances. medical attend
ants and nurses have come into clos
l. contact with diphtheritic patients. with
out taking the disease, appears to me
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
''Swill." :"

The appetite of the public for naSti-
ness is insatiatabie; of it they are never
weary or diSguSted. The worse it is.
The better it is liked. and the more gen
orally sought after. We anticipate IL
hasty protest against this assertion, but
we venture the opinion that a little oh
servation will compel any candid per
son to admit its painful truth. We do
not remember anything in modern his
tory so unmitigatedly gross, nasty, and
altogether depravcd a. the develop
.nents in the Beecher-Tilton case. and
ei. lik" II sweet morSel, has it been
rolled under the tongue of every elias,
i'll society. Bar-Ioom> and churches.
disrcputable places and the drawing
rooms of polite society. have alike been
the scenes of its rehearsal. BlacklcgS
and doctors of divinity: prostitutes and
school giIl>: bankers and boot blacks
have discussed it. times without num-
Der. The trial opens; the court room
is crowded with aS many of these wide
y different GLASSES a> can get in. This
AZ well aS cases of less interest. illus
tlatc> the greed for scandal. which l.
almost universal. That there are those
who cry ont against this i truc enough.
and Yet they chiefly cry To no purpose.
bcc;IIISt themselves tainted with this
lcprosN. he newspaper that viii give
the woISt side of social life in greatest
detail. that will make scandal most
unit /" he read. will always get the
largest reading. They are denounced
for doing it. and those who dcn"uncc
will buy the paper. The Journals nt
l,In..~t ,ll.,tIA,,
those most given To scandal in it> won 81
forms. and their patrons include those
Who attend churches and dcnoumcc
scandal.
This is not because such papers are
different or better in ANY other respect
that the large attention devoted ID
scandal. y comparison between thc>,
and others will show them No NOR,
>pIightll. reliable. cuIrlpri>iug. ol il
any way better. Int they >c"ut police
courts. prison cells. pl"l;c social ulcers
toI Somcthin" terrible. nasty. revolving
and their sales t;tI exceed that of THEN
contemporaries VIII" do not initiate thi,
department of their work.
The papers which d" this drScr,,
little cen>ulr. They alc no better and
no worse than they who create the de
mamd for this >"rt "t journalism. 1t
would. however. hr better to have don,
with the Prch>uiliian morality which
rolls it, eyes in horror at the awful
story. and is Vet anxious to read it and
know its foul details.
People count clean papers SLOW. sci
mons OF an hnur iut"lcrably long. and
Yet can sit all day umWraiird at Il scan
dial t!ial. if 50 he there j. ua>linr>,
enough III it Ia make it entertaining
his l. not more true of corduroy auo
hlo@au~ than of silks. broadciuth. and
lavender kids. Bo>ton Ncr>
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III the immediate foreground the old
parish church, with its antique spire,
OveIshadOwin9 one of the most impress
SiVe scenes ever witnessed in Sheffield.
With such surroundings, it is needless
to say that the preacher spoke with
unusual power; and last Sabbath after
noon will he marked for generations us
an era in the religious history of York
shire"
PREPARATIONS AT LIVERPOOL.
In anticipation of the visit of Mr..
Moody to Liverpool, it has been deter
mined to proceed with the erection of a
larg" wooden structure capable of hold
ing about 5000 persons at cost OF
about $lS,0OO. This course is deemed
necessary i'll consequence of the large
numbers who have come together III
other places. The plan and specitica-
tionS have been carefully revised and
approved 10y the architects, Mr.. +. ID.
Barry and Nj. W. Parslow. The site
for the building is i'll Victoria street,
Immediately behind the Municipal Off
ce>, and is held on ii nominal rent from
the government. 1t is intended To hold
meetings in this Central Hall for
preaching the gospel every evening i'll
the week. and on sundays at such
hours aS Will not interfere with the
morning and evening services of Divine
worship in the town. The invitation to
Mcs>rs. Moody and Sankcy WAS for
Warded to those gentlemen in Septem-
her last. aud WAS signed by nearly one
hundred clergymcn and ministers of all
denominations in Liverpool.
4
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
Business DIRECTORY.

y.unc. Ea<jnc>< ami Locafion Of the icdd-
1,g Buyinr<S HonNcs IN ST. JohRSbUry.
Agricultural Tools and Hardware.
.lEyEY \ HASKELL. H"yr'> Block, il; Il 81
Apnthrcire>.
.. 4, BINGHAM No. : Bank Block Main 81
Attorneys at Law.
ELISHA NAY over K. K Office, and Post Office
DEN \ IpE No. Caledonian Blk.. mp stairs
, WILLARD Main ST. over Hall y tlrtchrrs
i.-, Real Estate Broker.
Books and stationery.
H,,,.lEp \ EOWELL Calrdnnian BIN Main 81.
Book Binders.
Il STONE \ 60. Agt's, Monument Square.
.;lank>--Lrgai and business.
. II ~roNEN co. Monument Square.
Bakers and C"nfectioner>.
Gross \ BRADLEY Main Street.
Clothing, Hats and Caps.
..rt> NuoEE Bank Block. opposite 81. Johns
r.l. iiou~, dealer in Ready Made Clothing, Hats
..4,v- cent. Furnishing G"ods, etc, etc.
CInthinr fer ,I-n ami Boys.
Pa. FAlEHANkS y co. Fairbanks Village.
,rnckrrS. Glass and Stone Ware.
l,.r FAIRBANKS 4 co, Fairbanks Village.
,,rrrrius. Paper -IIangings. Window shades
IAIEENNKS \ co. Fairbanks Village.
b"ntI~t~.
.. PERKINS CaIr,iruan Block. Main Street.
.g..>EEN \ SMITH Union Block. Main street.
". :. Goods. Grnc"rie. and Fruits,
ItIUFW~ \ pErTENtiII.I. Eastern Avenue.
I,r, Goods and Ladies' Fancy Goods.
3D. A. HALE N,ruur Block. L: L. Street
lNT IAIEBA q co. Fairbanks Village.
Flour and Feed.
ttir ALpElCi \ co. Eastern Avenue.
Furniture and Caskets.
IALL SWIT>EE. Main Street.
II~DALE& BU NHAM NJ Flandrrs Block. Il L -
Family ''r"ceric> and Fruits.
VI COOK \ co. Eastern Avenue
Fnr Manufacturers.
II Johnshury File Works opp. Passenger Depot
Grocerie> and housekeeping Goods.
Z = I. FAIRBANKS 4 60. Fairbanks Village.
Insurance. I.ife.D
r. T.. >ARtiEN /. ,.Etni,l Railroad Street.
Iron Founder aud Machinisi.
.UkE BUZZELL. North end. L. K. Street
Millinery and Fancy GOODS.
90 ~ SENrEE, Main Street
Merchant TaiIors.
.- SHERWOOD, pauvIllt Block, r. L. Street.
photographs.
% t.tIIFFOI;D, Caletlunii,n Block. Main Street.
Printers and Publishers.
-IONE y co. Calcd"nian Block. Main 81.
stoves and Tin Ware.
/ FLETCHER. Eastern Avenue.
1t l. \ u. q. WOODRUFF Railroad Street.
Il CUWDEEY Eastern Avenue.
Watches. .JeweIry and Toys.
t"N NEp 4 ROW ELL, Calrd"nian Blk Main Nt
o.. j. HOI GIL ron. Railroad Street.
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"A New Sort of Man. >

Sit We down On the settle here 10y I've got
something to say to thee, wife;
| want I" be new sort of man. and TO lead new
sort of life.
There's but little pleasure and little gain in spend.
ing the days spend,
Just t" work like horse all the days of my life,
and 10 die like a dog at the end.
For where's the profit and where's the good if one
once hrgins to think.
In making away with what little had at
the first through drink!
Or i'll spending ones time and ones money too with
lot "f chaps that would ="
To one hanged and like IL AZ well as any other
show
And as t" the pleasure that folks find in cards
i'll pitch and toss.
Its little they've even brought To me but only Il
vast deal of loss;
We'd he t" light great dispute. and
then. t" set all right
The shortest way Was To argue it "ut in q regular
st:,nd-up ii-ht.
I've cot a will. dear wife say I've got a will to b,
\ kinder father I" my poor BARNS and a better
man to thee,
And t" leave of drinking and swearing, and al; no
matter what folks may say;
For what the end ot such things ~ these
and know this is not the way.
Youn wonder +" hear me talk like this as I've
never talked before.
But I've got a word in my heart that has made II
clad, Yet has made il
I've got q word like 4 fire in my heart that viii not
let me he:
'JeSus the Son Of God ,rho lored and ,rho yare HIM.
seif ror me-.
I've LOT word like sword IN my heart that has
pierced it through and through.
When message comes to a from hea,r IA,
needn't ask if its true;
There's earth could frame such tale f"r
strange the tale NAV be.
Jesus, my Saviour. that Thou Sh"uld, die f,i lor,
of man like me,
Why, only think now ii 1t had been Prtrr oil
blessed Paul,
Or John, who used To lean His breast, one
couldn't have wondered at all
If lie loved and He died fol like these whu
loved Him wel-but You see
1t was me that Jesus loved, Wife lie gave Him
sell fuI
1t was Tor me that Jesus died for me aud Il world
OF men.
just as sinful and just as slow to give back Iii.
He didn't wait till came /" Him. but lie loved INT
at my w"rst;
He needn't ever have died t"r me II l could hiv,
loved Him first
And couldst Thou love such a : Saw
iour Then III taxi
More heed To this waudrrin. soul of mine if it
only for Thy sake.
FuI 1t WASH that | might spend my da's Just IL
work and i'll drink and Ill strife.
That Jesus the son Of tod has given His love All,
has given His lite.
/ 1t wasn't that | might spend my life Just ny
life been spent.
/ That He brought t. His mi ghty cross
and has told me hat II meant
/ lie duesut need me to die for Him: liz. only ask
me To- live.
There's nothing "t mine that lie wants but III,
heart and it all I've got /" give.
| I've got a Friend dear wife. | SAY. I've got i hrav
enly Friend
That will show me where 20 astInN, and will he'll
: me how t" mend;
Thai II make kinder tn my poor brains
that II make me better To thee
Jesus. the of tod, who lowed and .ave HIM
self tur
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
How One Man Looks at 1t.

There i one phase OF the Louisiana
diihcultN which should not at this time
hc ",rtlu"hcd. speak of the respect
in which the United States government
i held 10y all GLASSES "t the people. 1t
l. true that Gcn. Sheridan j. hated and
abused. but his authority l. undi>putcd
10y even I'I, most desperate White
lra.ucr. and should he carry ont his in
trutiou of visiting the Red RiNci points.
and uIhri remote districts. he will not
hc ia the least danger. Radical politi-
clans have stated that hr Was threat
cucd with assassination. and ;hdI tn,
people here W,Ic ripe tnr another civil
war. Both these statements aIt untrue.
Aul officer ui the United States. can
without fear. ride alone through every
pant of Louisiana. Touching the al
legged disposition of the people To defy
the national IuthmilN. | have made the
most careful inquiry. and am a>>urc,!
that II" such di>po>itinn exists. The
white people have been oppressed and
pluudcrcd almost he oud endurance.
lhcy pay all the ta\c>. vet have uu
Voice IN the government of their State.
| hey aIc growing poorer day 10y dar
MANY of them are desperate and dis
hcartcnrd. Yet they declare that th,
late war WIS a mistake. and -aN that
nothing could induce them to enter into
another of the same character. 1t is
unjust tu charge them with diSlo\alt\
To- the mon. or to talk about ..thc old
rebel spirit NOT being crushed out. II
i, ridiruIou> To allcgc that they fear tn,
handful of troops now stationed here
1t will he remembered that nearly every
man in the South WAS IA contcderat,
soldier in the late war. Upward of min,
thousand of these men now have thcil
homes IN New Orleans. and are in full
>ympathN with the democratic or con.
S,rvative party. They are well arme,
and drilled. There are not more thar
one Thousand United States soldiers il
this city. Two weeks ago, IL compan,
and elected men whom the white peopl,
declared to have elected members o
the Assembly. The cItiZeus made II,
resistance. Thousands of them stooC
bv. and us they claim. were deprived
of their rights hv a half-,ozcn men
These men wore the uniform of tn,
| I'nilcd STATES. however. and of courS,
all rood citizens of the United State
submitted. In doing SO they simpl,
did their duty. but after having don,
50. is it not unjust for partisan politi
clans to charge Them with beiup traitor
to their countrvP
If has been ,.Ioimed that tbe ucopl,
submit to the authority of tbe Unite,
states for nolitic;1l effect and NOT he
c,use th.v .,ra .,t ba,rt lny,I tn th,
,nvernmcnt Th,r. i ,,ood ra,son +.
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silk flag of the Union. For one mo-
meRt the house WIS veIy still. and then
the most enthusiastic cheers rose from
every portion of it. Men stood up and
We'd with each other in applauding, and
handkerchictS were waved in every di-
rectiOn. One young man. il tallow-
colOred, dyspeptic-looking individual,
Missed. He was quickly, and not very
gently, taken from his seat and con
Quoted to the door. | was convinced
that the people of New Orleans are 10y
al to their cOuntry.-NeW orleans Letter
to the Nem York Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19

KEEPING CELERY.-A correspondent
of the Germantown Telegraph says :
a friend of mine has kept his celery
through the winter now for several
Years 10y standing it i'll spring water an
inch in depth and kept thus it contn-
ues to grow and send up fresh branch
es, so that he has cut nicely briSlchcd.
tender tops, two or three times III Il
winter. My trouble with the trench
sy stem has been meadow mice, which
appear to be as fond of the plant as |
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VOLUME 3S---NUMBER 1860.

Not IA cent, except my te, of two hun
dred dollars" Johnson Immediately
tore up the pardon and threw it into
his wastebasket. by c." says he,
if your mans able to fee lawyer, he's
able to pay his line to the government"
- Louisville Courier Journal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
IT You Wish to do Business,

i"n must tell the public OF that fact and when
500" have once begun. You must keep telling them
O' u l"ur sur'-t, cheapest and quickest way 10
''' them is bV adv"rtsin. inth- Newspaper circu-
'"uns among the people you want 10 reach.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19

A KISS IN SEMINARY LANGUAGE.-A
young lady in the East End, who has
just returned from completing her ctlu-
cation i'll Boston. wanted tn ki>, hes
old lover last night, and her mother
objected. The daughter drew up han
queenly form to its full height. and cX-
claimed a: Mother. terrible, tragi,al
and sublimely rrtrihutive will he tn,
course pursued hl me if you leiusc /,
allow him to place his alabaster lips /,
mine, and cnrapture my immortal sou
by imprnting angelic sensations of di-
vine bliss upon the Indispensable mem
bel of my human phNsiognomy, and the
kindly allowing me to take a withdraw
al from his beneticent presence" The
mother feehly admitted that her OBJ
.jections were Cincinnati
Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19

am. and make sad havoc with it. 9th
erwise it was the best way to keep it.
which have had an opportunity oftrv-
ing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
Reforming a Bad Habit of Kentucky

The Kentucky Judge McManama con-
tiuur> the healthy freshness of method
il! administering the laws which he IN
rI",uccd III the kuklux ca>,.>. The
Louisville Ledger tells how he took
care of the nice Young man who would
carry pistol. and was convicted of
that "tfrm>c. the jury fixing the penalty
at the mlnlmum,- days in jail. His
attorney made Il most pathetic appeal.
for the nice Young man felt that the
Young women of his set would '.cut
INN rrm"r>rleSsly for Il .iail-bird -
lh"ugh that WIS not what the attorney
said. He appealed upon the ground
that The clubhouse WAS filthy. damp and
unhcaltlN.-. utterly unfit place i'll
which - Contime a gentleman. Judge
NcNlanama listened with apparent rapt
attention. and exhibited >igu> which
encouraged the eloquent advocate in
the h'.lict that he WAS making Il decided
impression upon the judicial mind.
The Judge looked sympathetic and sad.
He bcgan t. announce his decision in
soft. musical tones. Il am fully salts
fled. said he. that this appeal i we'll
founded: ! have examined the Jail per
.''''''' '''''' f''''''''''' II w W h'' 'iii. =.
""r"mt"liahle. but III such condition as
I" hc pest provoking. | regard II Il
positive disgrace I" the county. and il
shame t" c"ntinr hardened criminals i'll
such Il place, | would not think OF con
iiuiu. Il gcutltmIn there" Here the
lawyer looked at his client and gave Il
significant wink of triumph; aud the
c"untcmance of the Young man was
l@h;cd mp h\ smile hlch wa> truly
"chlld like ana bland. 'But. re-
>unrd his honor, aiirr PHusmg To take
SIP OF Nv" III "attl, they have III the
adjoining county OF Franklin jail
house. WlI'h have al So examined; II
Is Large. clcau. dry. and airy. Indeed,
may say 1t Is not tar from being pala-
tlai and the lailer there Is. Withai. /;
most h"Spltahle and cultivated gentle
man. The penalty denounced 10y til,
law against the "ifenSe OF which tn,
defendant has been convicted by the
Jury l. heN"nd the discretion OF the
court. ami applies I" every class OF cit
t'l now 'U''l\ a't' ana reili'"' VINO l.
l"'lil" WIN d"ahIN weapon upon DE
person. Hence. am p"WtrlesS to gram
TINS defendant immunity from the I'M
pris"nmeht hlt | can save nm IRON
the u3nSrr I" ms heai'n ana ne Whlcl
N""iu l"iiuN IRON, zen uaH Ill 'he Leh
~ count! jan. VT. Ilcrh' you VIII en-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
From Lecture by Monsieur Pallis.
What Every One Ought to Know.

Every action and emotion depletes
the physical system. Milk, the first
food absorbed by men aud animals, Is
the only natural mixture, containing all
the elements of blood save the colOring
Water constitutes three fourths of the
body. To work well, either physically
or mentally. we must be fed judiciousll
and thoroughly. The worker must eat
mixed food. Food properly admins
tered, stimulates the system as wine
does, only more naturally. The long
night hours empty the stomach, depletc
the system, and chill the body. On
arising. the physical condition is low
and should he recruited. If we lose
time at early morning to bring the body
up To its natural heat and strength, we
cannot regain it during the day. 4
healthy man requires about one pound
of nutriment per day to keep him in
good condition. While working man
would need daily five pounds OF solid
mixed food. two and ii half would h".
enough for persons who lounge and
sleep much.
Life, said the lecturer, can he sus-
tanned two or three weeks Oh two
ounces Il day. \ change of diet should
follow IL change of seasons-in winter.
fats and sweets in summer, fruits, fish
and lighter meats. Milk and eggs are
blood food steak Il flesh food pota-
toes and wheat. which being heating
material. are fuel and coffee. il stiuu-
liant.