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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

Goat" said RusseltOn, with an
appearance of the most Raire surprise,
and taking hold of the collar sus-
piciously by the finger and thumb.
Goat, Sir Willoughby Do you call this
thing cOdtI''
\ much abused class of people are
tailOrs. They are ordinarily supposed
to need less endowment than other
men the ninth part of man | think
they call them. but believe they need
more. Poetry i lesser art i'll my
esteem.
Any man or woman may stitch-they
make a ''cOver-me-decently.' The
world goes clothed-tOwn and
cOuntry-though there are but few
tailors, comparatively speaking No
true tailor makes a coat for 4 man
before he sees him walk. The way
you move is everything. Ii you have
crabs gait, sideways. the hitch must
be eOunteracted. If you are meek
man and carry your head low, the col
lar must be set back TO remedy the de-
feet. If your passions are violent,
tight sleeve or close fit at the shoulder
is impOlitic. If your neck is too long
or too short, your body is crooked or
your bust Hat, or if you are a vain man
and swell at the lower button, it must
be allowed for in your coat. Ii is the
tailors business to make you perfect
or seem so. which is quite the same
! thing.
Next to the human form divine, the
most beautiful thing in nature is per-
feet coat. II is like perfect style-it
looks as if it was the easiest thing in
the world. The collar lies loose and
vet neatly to the shoulders. The back,
buttoned or unbu,toned, fits nicely and
under all motions to the figure. The
skirts hang gracefully and indie
pendently of the back, parallel and
slender. The sleeves work fifty with
the ARMAND the breasts lie Hat and
yet amply on the chest, and the wearer
has that look in it that a spectator
would suppose it grew to him-that II
was a part and evidence of his fair pro-
portions and the skill of the artist.
There are a few artists who have
acquired Immortality i'm the cut of pam
falcons; but man must grow gray in
practice before he acquires even the
theoretical principles of that article.
Fault-fnders should 90 through the
cities and look at the popular tailors,
and if there is one who can cut but
fragment of Il coat well, who has not a
fine head phrenOlogically-then I'll
cease to extol them. The heads of your
quack tailors are rs fat behind "a the
white sides OF melon. They are all
face: any one can see they are sim
pletons at once. Your talented artist,
on the contrary, has the head of Il
scholar-a fine lift behind, good eye,
broad forehead and strong mouth. He
looks like Notwithstanding over
the eyes, high cheek bones and promi-
nent organs. Men might just a. well
try to live without baker, a. 4 tailor
| they are Indispensable.
Another thing in which, believe, .
good many will agree with me is, that
the laugh generally comes in ON the
other hand-the tailor plies his needle
and stands all the ridicule heaped on
his profession. at the same time grow
ing rich, and in this | think he shows
not only his artistic ski II, but his phil
Osophical and good sound common sense
as a mdH.-DetrOn Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
Little Thoughts and Big Phrases.

Simple and unpretending ignorance
is always respectable, and sometimes
charming; but there is little that more
deserves contempt than the pretense of
ignorance to knowledge. The curse
and the peril Of the language in this
day, and particularly in this country,
is that it is at the mercy Of men who,
instead of being content TO use it well
according to their honest Ignorance, use
it i'll according TO their affected knowl-
edge; who, being vulgar, would seem
elegant; who, being empty, would seem
full; who make up in pretense what
they lack in reality; and whose little
thoughts, let off in enormous phrases,
sound like fire-crackers in an empty
barrel.-Richdrd Grant White.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31
CHEER.
BY NORMAN MACLEOD, n. d.

Courage, brother do not stumble,
Though thy path is dark as night;
There's star to guide the humble
Trust in God, and do the night
Let the road be long and dreary.
And its ending out OF sight,
Foot it bravely. never weary
Trust in God, and do the right
Perish policy and cunning;
Perish all that fears the light;
Whether losing. whether winning.
Trust in God, and do the right,
Some will hate thee. some will love thee
Some will fistter. some will slight;
Cease from man and look above thee
Trust in God, and do the right,
Simple rule and safest guiding.
Inward peace and inward light,
Stars upon our path abiding
Trust in God and do the right
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

Is there fool in all the world that
cannot criticise? Those who can them
selves do good service are as but one TO
a thousand compared to those who can
see faults in the labor of others.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31

The world is a. q cocoanut; there is
the vulgar outside shell good for beer
cuns. and the white delicate kernel, the
real worth, food for the gods.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-31


81 don't want to know that yet,
interrupted the Judge. "Come TINS
wav.- The shrewd magistrate knew
the voungster well enough TO surmlse
that he would neither care nor dare 10
be fooling at such time.
Dan. all stained and spotted, picked
his way out of the crowd and walked
forward to the bench. a curious spec
tacle he was, with his uncouth form
and dress and his mass of white hair.
The Judge leaned forwaEd ana saiu
something to him in very low 'one'
and then Dan whispered back 10 tAe
Judoe. Soon the people saw the Judge
sr,;ie and nod his head.
"Ah,'' said they to one aho'ier' ou
Dan has turned up something new. IL
lust like him.
Their surmise was turned 10 oe,
ta;ntv when the Judge annouhceu'
"This young man will produce import
ant evidence for the defense"
Dan made his way out OF the coui :
room and disappeared. In ten minutes
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
BLUE GIL ASS AND FISH.

Professor Ii. ID. Batler, the Super
ntendont of New York Aquarium,
las placed hlse glass sides in some of
the tanks containing the lower order
animals and vegetable life. The OBJ
iect sought was to ascertain whether
any curative or beneficial results
would follow. The blue glass has
low been in position for several
weeks, aud Mr.. Butler says from what
ne has observed himself it has bene-
fitted the creatures very materially
that it diffuses and soitens the rays of
sunlight and conveys mild color to
the water similar to the natural light
beneath the surface of the ocean. A
marked peculiarity was, that when the
snemones began to bloom or expand
heir tentacles, they invariably leaned
toward the side of the bank having the
blue glass. and the hermit crabs and
other shell-ish were Oftener found
next the colOred side of the tank and
against the glass than anywhere else.
So soon as the new tanks are complet-
ed, Mr.. Coup proposes to coHtinue
this interesting experiment on much
larger scale, and with some of the rare
tropical fishes daily expected New
York Evening Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
ANTIQUITY OF THE RAZOR.

1t may probably have escaped the
observation Of all, save attentive Bibli-
cal readers, Gays the New York Her
curry, that the custom of cutting off
the beard originated in the tar distant
past, Ioux previous to the Christian
era, It being referred to in Ezekiel, fifth
chapter, first verse: "And then, son
of man, take thee BARRIERS razor and
cause il to pass over thy head and
upon thy beard" The historians and
traditions of all asiatic nations refer
to the cutting OF the beard and hair,
according to the varied fashions; but,
apart from this testimony, am OF
disposed to doabt that the practice
was in vogue shortly after the fail of
man, according to the Mosaic account;
for by II we learn that Cain, upon be-
ing condemned for the murder of his
brother, went of to = far distant
country aud became cuHning worker
in iron. l will assume lie was the
fret manufacturer of razo,s, defying
all negative proof. No historian will
possess, imagine, the temerity to fix
an earlier date 10 the razor. for all will
doubtless concede that ..Csin's father.
Adam-the first man-was obliged to
pay SO much devotion TO his new wife,
his agricultural pursuits aud the gen.
eral care Of business, a. precluded any
attention to the mechahic arts. Rec.
ognizing the views take 10 be sound,
/ the world has possessed 'shavers' fol-
, nearly six th0usaad years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
AN ACCOUNT TO srUDY.

1t would require books bigger than
those used for the accounts Of tht
Bank of England 10 record and cor.
rectly show the items Of Indebtedness
which every man is under to his fel-
lows and TO antecedeDt generations.
The work and experience Of all by
gone ages have contributed to the
sum Of knowledge, comfort and op-
portunities Of the present. Not an ar
ticlc Of clothing but has woven into
its threads tho thoughts Of generation.
of inventors. The hsndi work OF Tubal
Cain is perpetuated in every work Of
brass and iron, aud tho harp aud the
organ now echo the notes which hi.
half brother Jubal first sounded in the
primeval times. The wisdom of Mo
ses is stamped on the legislature of to-
day ;the inspiration Of Job has light
ed poetic fire in every subsequent age
Of literature. h5asab = 81 fEslI ona
We are born over head aud ears in
debt. and can never hope to extricate
ourselves from the obligation it i'm
poses. True it was not Of our ewn
choosing, nevertheless we accept the
benefits of the arrangement, and thus
cannot ignore the consideration Of the
claim.
1t is also true that repayment cam
not be made to the original benefac.
tors. They have passed away. aud
we enter upon possession of good
things by inheritance. But every SEN
timent OF justice demands that il re-
turns can be given for benefits received
it shall not be withholden.
'Freely ye have received, freely
give" is the command which points
out the only way by which to satisfy
the claim. 1t is . rule of ethics more
sublime than that which demands pay
ment to the immediate creditor. II
appeals to gratitude, and its out-work-
ing fulfills the royal law Of love. 1,
bids us increase the heritage aud hand
it down to our successors.
Under such surroundings there is
no place for idlors, drenes, or mere
self-seekers. Nor are the crimes OF
such unpuni.hed.s There must be fruit
yielding or corruption. decay and
death, aud only he gathers most of life
who spends his life increasing and
imparting it's treasures to others.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
TRY THIS.

The following seasonable, receipt is
easy of application, and We arc salts
fed that if properly used it will do
good-try it: btaag II
To destroy bugs On squash aud GU
cumber vines, dissolve . tablespoonful
OF ssltpetre in paiiful Of water, put
one pint Of this around each hill,
shaping the earth 90 that it will not
spread much, aud tho thing is done.
Use more saltpetre if you can afford
tit is good for vegetable but death
to animal life. The bugs burrow in
the earth at night and fail to rise In
the morning. 1t is also good to kill
the "grub" in peach frees-only use
twice as much. say quart to each
tree. There was not yellow or biis-
tered Leaf OH twelve or ffteen trees to
which it was applied last season. No
danger of killing any vegetable with
it-a concentrated solution applied to
beans makes them grow wonderfully.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

A good deal of speculation is going
on, says the New York Sun, about the
attitude of Gen. Butler in the next
House toward the Fraudulent Admin.
issration. Now, Gen. Butler ia made
up Of two parts-politician and law
yer. The politicisn part OF him is as
bad as the worst, but the lawyer part
o. him is as good ss the best and we
hsse excellent authority for the state
m mt that il will not be the Radio Il
p ,litieian from Lowell, but the fore
.,ost constitutional lawyer in Mass
.chuseits who will address the coun-
try from Buffers seat in the House.
five are not mistaken, Gen. ButIer
regards the, fraudulent count-in OF
Hays not merely as revolutionary, but
IS revolution itself. He never believ-
I'd that Cong ress could delegate pow
srs conferred upon it to mixed com
nissiea ;ner did he suppose the fathers
pfsthe republic ever intended to con-
.titute one, irresponsible fellow like
Zoe Bradley the supreme arbiier of
Presidential elections. On the con-
!rary, Gen. Butler held that the House
alone had the right ta count the votes
or President, as necessary incident
Il the right TO eject in case of no choice
~ the colleges. This was the posi-
lion first taken up by Judge Black,
snd srmewhat elaborated by Mr..
OCsnor before the Elector Commis-
sion. Isais- F 9fsr- @ -t
Gen. Butler will, no doubt, contend
that when the House abdicated in ia.
sor ofJoe Bradley, it sacrificed the
;enstitutionalpo powers and privileges of
he representatives. of the people,
which are most essential to the preser-
vation Of civil liberty aud he will
probably deem it q paramount duty to
recover those privileges, and to right
that wrong.
His opinion of Louisiana election
'rauds may be inferred from his course
IN the impeachment of the infamous
Dure1l and this, together with his
proverbial Jealousy of the rights of
the House, furnishes pretty conclu-
live indication of the future.
But Butler will strike another kind
Il blows from those of Blaine. He
will lay the axe to the root of the
raud, while Blaine is hacking at the
branches
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

AMONG our Statesmen Calhoun aud
jackson had remarkably low fore
heads, as also did John Randolph
Lowell, the poet, has = forehesd not
over two inches high, bat no one will
question his great ability and splendid
talents. Most of the ablest men in
Congress, at the present tune, haye
but moderate forehesds, while many
of them have very low ones. w. d.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, who is an ac-
.knowledged lOxitian, aud one Of the
finest debaters, has . forehead which
can be covered by two fifty cent cur.
rency notes. These will serve as suf.
ficient examples to establish the fact
that low foreheads are not to be sneez.
ed at. We can never tell by the looks
of the frog how far the sanimsl can
leap. af-r-z r~a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
MEDICA
TO THE AFFLICTED.
DIR. JOHN G6UcHER

Still continues to treat every variety of
CHRONIC DISBASE.
at the corner Of Sycamore and Cedar
Sts., Ravenna, Ohio, where he located
the Goth of October, 1868. Since that
time have successfully treated TWEEN
TY-SIx THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
CASES among which have been many
miraculous cures of Cancer, Gravel,
TumOrs, Dropsy. rheumatism. Fistu-
la in Ana, Prolapsus of the Rectum,
Piles, Tape Worms, Seat or Pin
Worms, Intestinal Worms, Hip Dis
ease, Goitre, Enlarged Glands, Scrofu-
la, and all Impurities of the Blood
ScaId Head Invariably Cured;
and that most insidious of all diseases,
Catarrh, which is destroying its tens of
thousands annually. Also, the varied
Diseases of Females, arising from Uter-
inc Diseases, Displacement, Enlarge
ment, Inflammation, liberation, Tu-
mors, Polypus, and all their sympa-
thetic accompaniments, on the latest
scientific principles, without the use OF
the knife or caustics, but by constitu-
tional treatment and local absorbents,
which we believe to be the true meth
cd of cure, if timely and properly ap-
piled.
Calculous Concretions' of the Kid
news and Bladder. There are several
varieties of Gravel in our possession,
that we have removed through the
natural urinary passage, from different
individuals in this locality.
The Doctor is a graduate in the Eye
and Ear Infirmary of New York Guy,
and has had a large and successful
practice in that department; and is
also graduate of several of the lead
ing Schools of his Profession, the Di-
plOmas of which are hanging up in his
Office, for everybody to READ and IN
vESTIGATE.
Thanks to an intelligent community
for their extensive patronage.
TERMs-Cash. Positively no trust.
OFFICE HOURs--From n. m. to , p. IN.
GOUCHER, M. ID.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
WATCH THE CHILDREN.s FEET.

The following advice from the New
York Eceniny Post is very important.
Let every mother remember it:
"Life-lonx discomfort and sudden
death often come to children through
the inattention or carelessness of the
parents. A child should never be al
lowed to 20 to sleep with cold feet
the thing to be last attended to- is to
see that the feet are dry and warm.
Neglect Of this has often resulted in
dangerous attacks of Group, diphthe-
ria, or . fatal sore throat. Always On
coming from school, on entering the
house from q visit or errand in rainy
muddy or thawy weather, the child
should remove its shoes, and the
mother should herself ascertsin wheth-
er the stockings are the least damp.
II they are, they should be taken of,
tho feet hold before the fire and rubbed
with the hands till perfectly dry, and
another pair of shoes put on. The re-
serve shoes aud stockings should be
kept where they are perfectly dry, so
as to be ready for use on . minutes
notice !" ttf q
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
WHOLE No. 453.

did not 60 back again. He Joined his
father in the Aske Mil, and in ten
years the firm Of sThirske & Son were
the leading manufacturers Of Airedale
again. no = 'N'''.'-'
There are evils that happen for
good. Stephen and Ada found II
poverty and anxity the true relation
Of man and wife. Stephen never
again said, Anything for peace: and
Ada learnt that it is better to win .
husband than conquer him better Il
rule with him than to rule over him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

The pheasant was originally q na-
tive of Asia. 1t was introduced into
Europe about 1900 B. G.. by members
of the Argsnautic expedition. Jsnson
met with the bird on the banks Of the
Phasis, in Colchis, whence it was car.
ried back to Greece, aud eventually
spread over Europe. The Greeks
called it the '.Bird Of Phasis." believ-
ing 1t to be indigenous to the country
of the Caucasian river, but subsequent.
~ it was ascertained that it Inhabited
China, Cochin China, Bengal. &c. Al
present they are common in France
Germany, Great Britsia, Holland, &e
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ALLE0oRY.

A humming-bird met . butterfly,
and being pleased with the beauty Of
Its person and the glory Of its wings,
made an offer of perpetual friendship.
II cannot think of" was the reply,
I" as you at one time spurned me and
called me drawling dolt,"
"Impossible!" exclaimed the hum.
ming-bird. II always entertained the
highest respect for such beautiful crea.
lures as you" ef5aieT =
Perhaps you do now.'' said the
other, s.but when you insulted me, l
was caterpillar, So let me give you
q piece OF advice: Never insult the
humble. az they may some day become
your superiore." 90 nj .7sgoH 5bo,I
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

Old Song iDtProred
Into the Dry Goods field,
Nowiug he'd never yield
Nowing that fate was sealed
"Lheap Johnny" blundered,
Charge DOWN." was his battle-cry;
Others must ask not why
Theirs twas to do and die.
Or wildly in terror fly
BY score or by hundred.
Prayers to right of him,
Psalms sung 10 left OF him.
Sermons in front of him.
Canting at back OF him,
Snivei'd or thunder'd,
LESS than cost.'' sure to tell:
Auction goods bound to sell:
At the whole Dry Goods trade,
Led he the fearful raid,
With clerks by the hundred!
Up then the rivals jumped;
Fiercely their counters thumped; ...
Wildly their goods thSy dumped;
Bravely in battle pumped,
While they biitzen'd and dunder'd!
Boldly they fought the light; Pm.
Struggled they all for right;
Oh. twas an awful sight
Folks saw and wondered.
Downward the velvets crashed;
Madly the pcrcales flashed;
Below cost were linens mashed,
And silks were to flinders dashed
Crushed down AMI knock -under'u.
I.aces were thrown away;
Muslins Joined in the fray;
Hosiery mourncd the day;
Ribbons no longer gay.
In pieces were sunder'd.
Customers heard the cry;
Madly they sought to buy;
bargains were rushing nigh;-
Not theirs to breathe q sigh
If dealers were plunder'd.
Onward in fiocks they came,
Ready to take the game;-
To them il was all the same
If Cheap Johnny" blunder'd.
Clearly the end was nigh;
fearless was every eye,
When in came the sh eriff high
With writs hy the hundred;
His twas to hold the fort:
His was the last report
Into the Bankrupt Court
"Chedp Johnny" blupder'd.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
A. BIETZ,
FARRIER.

Offers his services to the people OF Portage
County in the treatment OF the diseases of Hors-
es and Cattle. Having been educated in the
Berlin institute for the treatElent of diseases
incident to domestic animals and having had
one years practice in treating the diseases oi
Horses in the Prussian Army. and been in con
slant practice of the prOfes sion in Germany and
this country since 1850. feel confident Of my
ability to give entire satisfaction to all those
who may entrust animals To my care
A. BIETZ.
Ravenna. Dec. 10. .s76. 4a3-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
w. HI. MCCONNELL, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.

Twenty years experience. All forms OF acute
and chronic diseases skillfully treated. Hav-
i'm. for wears made chronic disease speciality,
Twill continue to give particular attention 10
that class of cases
Office and residence No. So Sycamore street.
ISl,mu Rrycnna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
THE CHARGE ON THE DRY GOODS
BRIGADE. E t.a
one cat in Kilkenny

There wanst was one cat in Kilkenny
Who thought there were cats too Menny.
So they clawed and they bit, and they clawed
and they fit
Till OF that one cat there wasn't enny"'
flLI SonU ;,, p,.orAI
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
FIELDING. a.x.By 81 ol H.r. Husus' n D.
.u- BELDING s. HUGUS,

Physieians and Surgeons. once; MAIN s,ars s.ree'
kayenna, D. - -, ...x,.nt of
snecial attention paid to the treatment ol 5
M, to and to { p. n '-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
F.. w, MANSON,

A,,.rnev and Counselor at Law possesses
suueriSr facilities FOR making collections IN
Ali parts of the United States once over
FIRST National Bank, GarrettsVliie' ohio'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

= TCdROCKWELL & NORRIS,
a,torneys at Law and NotaryPubiic. Deuel.
Block, Kent. Ohio
Dec 10. iS6S. II.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

J. WAGGONER, NJ. d.
hy.Ician and Surgeon Omce LAs' Gnu VI
Phenix Block, Ravcnna, ONO. ,s1tr
March 27th- 1871
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
ZfG0-E. p. HATFIELD,

.,.orr.x and Counselor at Law. once
ever second National bank fhenin leo n' ,T
Rayenna, Ohio
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03
T. BELDEN,

-uysICIAN AND SURGEON.-Ofiee in
rm,,irc Building; Residence on King
s1rret iirst door south OF Main.
kavcnna, May y, 1876 4a-y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

III. NICHOLS.
att.r~ey at Law and Notary fubnc. Umoe @
~ Pherix Block over Brainerd q sons Drug
S,vembcr 20. 1872.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

& iLf.QINSuRANCE AGENCY.
w. Conn, Life and Fire I'M Sn.nnS
a-.nt once on 2d floor, over the secohu
fNStsonal Bank, Ravenna, ONO
Sspt a. 1s5p. s5-1y-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-03

- -. - --aa-a4----- -. D. HORTON
TIYLOR & HORTON.
.... and CounseIlors at Inv, Raven =
naio Onfcc in Phenix Block, over Sec
cad National Bank
May s. 1853. ss-iv- ~ E.