The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-06-16

draining Of the Zuyder Zee. A dam 40
klometres (243 miles) long, 80 metres
broad at its base and II metres above
the usual level of high water, is to be
carried across the gulf. Upon this will
be erected pumping engines capable OF
discharging LII, O6O, 900 gallons day.
Estimating the average depth of the gull
at about a metres, it will take steady
pumping for is years to empty the in
closure. The cost of retaining the
50O, 900 acres now under water is esti-
mated at shout e67, 900, 900. It is
confidently expected that about 430, 600
acres will be suitable for agriculture, and
can be sold at an average price of $500
an acre.
The walls of Russian churches are al
most entirely covered with pictures of
the Virgin and Child, of saints, and al
SO of the Creator, who is represented as
an aged man with long white hair and
beard, having the triangle, or symbol of
the Godhead, either above his head or
in his hand. Sometimes he sits on clouds,
with his foot placed upon the globe, and
in this seems merely copy Of Jupiter
or Thor. The halOs upon the brows of
the saints are usually of silver gilt, but
very often of pure gold set with precious
stones and pearls. The dresses are of
gold or silver gilt, also studded with
jewels. They are brilliantly lighted by
the numerous little lamps suspended be-
fore them, and by the enormous candles,
in silver scOnces, near the shrines and
affairs. The robes of the priests are also
splendid, and the general magnificence
serves good purpose in attracting the
masses to q frequent attendance.
DIR. S. WEIR MITCHELL, a Philadel-
phia physician, has been studying the
relation between bodily pain and wealth
er. 1t is well known that diseases and
injuries of the bones, rheumatism, and
other ailments, cause increased pain on
the approach of storms. Dr. Mitchell
induced an army officer, who had lost a
leg, and suffered with neuralgia in the
stump, to keep a record of his pains in
connection with the weather for three
years. The conclusion derived by this
is that certain cOmbina-
ton of atmospheric conditions is re-
CURED to produce the pains. He says:
Every storm, as it sweeps across the
continent, consists of a vast rain area,
at the center of which is moving space
of barometric depression, known as the
storm center, along which the storm
moves like bead on a thread. The
rain usually precedes this by 600 miles;
but before and around the rain lies
belt, which may be called the neuralgia
margin of the storm, and which pre-
cedes the rain by about $50 miles. This
fact is very deceptive, because the suf-
ferer may be on the far edge of the storm
basin of barometric depression, and,
seeing nothing of the rain, may yet have
pain due to the Storm
AT the beginning of the reign of the
Emperor Nicholas noble Russian lady
gave birth to a son for whom suitable
wet nurse could not be found. A young
a neighbor, however, offered
one of his serfs. The offer was accept
ed, and the child's life was saved. The
young nObleman said, "Madame, you
owe me the life of your son, and, hope,
you will, in return, grant me favor
WHAT the nObleman asked is not known,
but, whatever it was, it was refused.
He threatened to take back his serf, and
the mother appealed to the highest tri-
bunal of Russia. Nicholas died, and
Alexander II. began to reign, but the
case dragged slowly along. The other
day, during brilliant review, a mes
senger dashed up on horseback to the
young Colonel of the Cars
staff. and presented an Official-lOOkinU
envelope, saying, " Colonel, here is the
Judgment of the Senate" "The judg-
ment! What judgment?'' Then the
opening the envelope, read
The Senate, in its high wisdom, de-
cides, after ripe elaboration, that the
wet nurse of Baron X. shall nurse the
son of the noble Baroness z. for the
space of twelve months and six weeks"
The baby mentioned in the judgment
was the Colonel. He was then "a years
Of age.