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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-29

explanatory OF tne remarkable gain In DIR.
Tanners weight when lie resumed tho uso
of water, says: ellis revival under the uso
Of water is SO fur the most curious phe-
nomcnon lii his experiment; but it is not 40
incomprc chcnsiblo as to force tho conviction
t!at his increase of weight implies tho di-
goStion of food. He had gone to the limit
OF endurance without either food or water,
or on minimum Of water. But as tho
whole human fabric taken together is about
~ per cent. water-as if all tho water
were dried out of us not moro than 20 por
cent. would remain by wcight-it follows
that water is proportionally important, and
hat when man Is starved as to food and
water hc is moro starved for water than for
food. Consequently when Tanner began to
take water he onmo up suddenly, and gain
ed weight and strength and elasticity, not
merely as ho would if he had taken meat.
but moro than he would if he had taken
meat"
WESTERN VS.. EASTERN RArLRoDs.-
In many things tho Western roads arc TAX
ing the lead of Eastern roads. Ono of them
IS the introduction Of what aro callod the
"reclining chair" seats, which have backs
high enough to support tho head, and arc
adjustable at different angles, so that tho
occupant may change his position several
times without leaving his chair, and can
take nap in it quito comfortably-a very
great relief in long journey, whether by
night or by day. Several roads run oars
supplied with these chairs on through
trains over long distances without extra
charge. Another innovation is tho supply.
ing of meals in tho hotel oars at fixed
prloo. Tho average traveller, it may be
said, does not know how to cat at rostau-.
rant economically, and prefers a full dinner
selected for him nt o known and limited
rate. Consequently these hotcl cars arc
becoming quite popular.
A largo number of tho students Of
Erskine College, Abbovillo County, havo
sent petition to tho Board of Trustees
requesting the removal of Professors lowry
and Young, on the ground thot more co..
potent Instructors are required IN tho;r
departments. The Trustece bro ipvestioa-.
ting tho matter. 'o0''ss-'
LONDON, July 22.--An explosion os
powder ia tho artillery works at koorsk. ia
.ne South OF Russia, on July IL, Killed
#ci.UsCCn ol yrNua ~ ,pn,,, a h+is4s Y
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-29

LONDON, July 22.--An explosion Of
powder "a tho artillery works at koorsk. ia
.he South OF Russia, on July IL, Killed
c'"Hsecn osraons aud wounded twelve,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-29

Abram Martin killed his wife, Cinda
Martin, with club, near MilIway, Able
vile County, OH Friday morniag.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Not Dead.

Love and enthusiasm know no such
thing as situations without an issue.
They laugh at the impossible, and rather
than abandon hope, will do violence to
reality. Many well-remembered words of
the Master, especially those in which he
had foretold his future event, could be
interpreted in the sense of resurrection
from the tomb Such belief was, be-
sides, so natural that the mere faith of
the disciples might have sufficed for its
production. The great prophets Enoch
and Elijah had not tasted death. The
belief was even beginning to obtain that
the patriarchs and chief men of the elder
dispensation were not really dead, and
that their bodies lay in their sepulchres,
at Hebron. still inhabited by life and by
the soul. 1t was certain to happen in the
case of Jesus as it happened in the case
of all men who have arrested the atten-
ton of their fellows. The world. accus-
toned to attribute them to superhuman
virtues, cannot admit that they under.
went the unjust and revolving law oi
death. At the moment when Mohammed
expired, Omar quilted the teat, sword
in hand, and threatened to strike the
head off any one who dared to affirm
that the prophet ceased to live Death
is so unreasonable thing that when il
falls upon men of great heart or greai
genius, the people refuse to believe
such an error of nature possible
Heroes do not die. For is not that true
existence which is prolonged in the
memory of those who love US. TIL,
adored Master had for years filed tht
little world of his companions with io,
and hope. Gould they consent to leay'
him to mohlder in the tomb? No. HI
had lived too long and too intimately II
the hearts of his followers for it not I,
be affirmed after his death that he wa
| alive forever. Earnest Rendn.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Old Mems Energy.

Their energy, says the London Specta-
tor, is at )east as great as that OF the
Young. Not to go further back than the
memory of this generation, we have seen
Radetsky at SO conquer Piedmont, and
Palmerston at 81 dictator of England,
and Earl Russell at SO expel Palmerston,
and Lyndhurst OF IS discomfit opponents
by his oratory Ton paper dutyl, and
King William of Prussia at rs invade and
conquer France, and Pho Nino at rs call
a council of Christendom to change the
Catholic Church from cooperative ar
istocracy into monarchy, and Thiers al
"a stand forward the one man with en-
ergy sufficient to control the parties and
revive the parties, and revive the energy
of defeated France. Lord Beaconsfield
began to disturb the world at 20, and al
20 his opponent. by feats OF popular or.
atory without parallel in English history
seeks TO call public opinion to arm
against the disturber. At 20 Mr.. Glad
stone pronounces the speeches whicl
might have been made by q whole cabi
net, and the first objection raised agains
each Of them is, that it is too vehement
! too energetic, marks disposition to-
widely from the accustomed groove.
| One day, when Father Noah was calle'
| upon for o speech, after eating rathe
heartily of picked salmon. sardines
canned Holsters and other luxuries fron
| the cabin stores, he began with the witt
remark, 81 am too fnil for utterance.p ]
was good thing so good, in fact, fha
it has lived through all the suoceedin
ages, and up to the present day no aftel
dinner eloquence has been considere
complete without it. 0ur friend SmitI
who has attended 3461 dinner partie
during his life, says ho has heard Il jui
that number OF times. He looks upon
4 with love and yeneration. H il sueh :
Il old friend.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
VOL. 5.
House Plants.

The question so often raised as to
whether it is healthy to keep plants in
our living rooms and sleeping rooms is
answered by DIR. j H. Anders in re-
cent number of the Philadelphia Medical
Times. Experiments made by him show
the value of plants as natural and per-
feet "atomizers. The average rate of
Transportation for plants having thin,
soft leaves-like geraniums and iantanas
lis found to be an ounce and half of
watery vapor per square foot of leaf sur
face for twelve diurnal hours of clear
weather. At this rate, great tree like
the Washington elm at Cambridge, which
has been estimated to have DOC. 200
square feet of surface, would exhale
seven and three-quarter tons of water in
twelve hours. The rate of transpira-
cent. more rapid than for one in the open
air; and it is evident that number of
such plants must have material in
duence on the humidity of the air in
which they are kept. Experiments made
by means Of the hygrometer show con-
clusively that house plants may properly
be classed as therapeutic agents As to
their unwholesomeness, because of CIV
.A-to NA SeAA DOAAiS oSAN gas 0p AAe5he3 ~ AoS
been shown by experiment that it would
require twenty thrifty plants to produce
an amount of gas equivalent to that .ex
hailed by one baby sleeper. A practical
application of the data gained by ex-
pertinent is given in the carefully pre-
pared formula. Given a room twenty
feet long, twelve feet high, warmed by
dry air. dozen thrifty plants, with soft,
thin leaves, and leaf surface of six
feet square each, would, if well watered
and SO situated as to receive the direct
rays of the sun preferably the morning
SUM- for at least several hours, raise the
proportion of aqueous yapor to about
the health standard.
1t is evident, then, that every house
mother can keep the air of winter rooms
moist by having thrifty plants in them,
and there is every reason to believe that
the lives of many persons who die from
pulmonary complaints might be pre-
served by this agency, at once so agreea-
bic and salutary. In many instances
consumptive tendencies have apparently
been counteraeted by working among
plants.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
choosing a VIE.


anere are many men VINO iali IN love
VIZ "o.n1a nt - uIn0 LII p.sees o- am I'VE,
aaeIs, Pn1 stoS, au svciai
sasn1liisS, ahu WIZ ionuiy iiAeihsl
Decause ,nsy snlne ss1:i =: socisty queens,
tnsy cal uus plgss De uS, 1;ra = n.eslus as's
eon peia,o's oN en- .ns
artanciai l'iisre u cIoNotu sssea,, 2,
Diy, whero you are surrounded py az
tnat Is gay ana gill'e TIDY, anas uhder !, sile
stimnIus OF ialse eAcitement, ana the
quiet OF piain, pfaotlcai, every Gay NE
In the nrst, tney can ASSUME 2 cnarscier.
In the iatser pace you eau nnd oul
Whetner tneiF charming quaiitles are sec
ond nature, or put on % nature demands.
a true woman Is seen 70 pest advantage
among thoSe she loves ana cares Ior, ID
family circle ana SWEEP privacy OF nome
life. what wonder they can impress you
agreeabiy when az lneir persona cna.ms
are heightened Dyltne a.d 2. afs, ana tney
nave every advantage IN thelr iaVor-a
lauitless costume lnat inyarihDly gives
woman 2 deiightiui sense oi inward Tran.
qulhty, the homage and admiraeon o.
the opposite sex, the envy oi1en OF tneiI
own, which spurs them on 70 make
greater efforts to please; the dainty speech
oecomes = hscessary q Asl5nnc. y ~, l,e pe-
coming toile., anu .lley easliy IA, inso
charming ana negninng ways ihat dazzie
and attract. 90 ialr 20 looK upon, SO
agreeap,s ,, 70 mee., no" can .ney pe osh-
e!Wise tnan Mnae shey soeM ~ !, snese so
ciai assempuesi iosely II al WoManly
n as.licu.es, sualu,4n angsas lllas scas'el
9iessines ~ Wnsssoese. 80. uea. .nssono ne
ulop uoWn s, "nA' ss plae1 y
c.o1se = VIE, Ior eoo o5seh 5,e sness pe-
mlssunins pal.neas pa u an iaae nouI, .nsse g,
oiiilians pus'elnies s :. soclesy, maAe ans
lnoss insipiu ~ noaie npalllons, anu
you .nu soo ia'e .,a ':,ss sno Mi.onns s.ase
ol voice, .ne ps'e uiains Manler, sne aaz-
Ing pay ~ s' au ,ns isals:ess an
sciie's .. meIe sn ~ VIII PuoilS y, auniila-
uon. lne lemlllne cnarlns - ItAs a.aM
you TilIlne capslss l =. nsr lse., are I'M
psessea you 80 uens snsluiiy, anu saAen
on ana put On ., lne fancy o. 1ae Wea.el,
sne same as her Ianishing evening
oresses-ano sue Ieauuy .ahes on o.asI
laooi' anu lnA115ls 10y quIse 70 49,
ano seuucslse :: as!nS oniy nasoauu =
20 enser.ain, y y en1ireiy nnnecessa5y %
pu. iol'h any unusaal s euoles, anu. -
you nave taaeh ner ior ue''er of sofse,
you must MAKE the most OF your aoupt,
fui bargain. When your fancy Is dazzied
by these pretty and snowy women you
meet at such places, follow them 10 tnelr
tafNr q a
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
FOR REIGN.

FRASKPoRr, July 24--The German
American gymnasts arrived to-day to
participate II the festival given to-mor-
row. They were enthusiastically greeted.
Replyipg to an address Of welcome from
the festival committee, Gustave Rietzka,
of San Francisco, expressed the warmest
love for the German fatherland.
Montenegrin Victory.
RAGusA, July 24.-Montenegrins have
attacked the Alhanians near Cernanis.
They killed 80 persons and carried off a
quantity of cattle to Cetlinge. Prince
Nikita ordered restitution of the cattle.
The Prince has also ordered levy of men
between the ages of l6 and 80.
English Wheat Crop.
The Pad Mad Gazette this evening says
10 Essex KeHt and scjacent counties border
ing tie Thames, the prospect of the wheat
crop has been dashed by heavy storms dur
ing ;be past "a hours.
Heavy Hains.
Lospos July 30 II eavy rains fell In vari
| Gus paris of the provinces again yesterday
and lhe crops are much damaged
Civil War Probable.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that fierc,
iEtrigaes are prevailing 1T PeKia and civil
w.r Is probable.
Eunpresa EnRense an France.
PAsIs JaIy sl.-The empress arrival wa
selzed o.. as occasion for demonstre
tittn by the Banspartisss sympsthsz r.. fhei
i suscees bore no proportion - the Efforts nso
to arouse flagg ng sentiment, The empires
4 was received By q small number of persona
adEefsnts, but the public held aloof. Genera
Evelyn y oods new and bighly cosured &C
coust uf The circumstances OF the prince I'm
perialss dsets fell raiher fat. There IS %
Bonapartist party worth counting NOW exceI
Ii Ems land
sIrs, Wssmercss Suicide.
4 PAats July 8l.--Seciety has not fecoyere
frosn the esnfmation Mrs. Wetmorf's dess
Occasicned. though means have been success
fully taken 70 bush up the scandal. Th
marquis Of Anglesy, Who behaFed crneily
the lady. has the field to himself He
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Broken oaths.

A curious fact in psychology is the f..
cility with which men take oaths that
they have not the remotest intention Of
keeping, and which nobody dreams OF
expecting them to observe. Not long
ago Oxford students at their matricula-
ton had to swear to conform to the stat
utes of the university. Among them was
one which absolutely prohibited ''the
use of the herb nicotiana, or tobacco"
while another enjoined on under-gradu-
ates that they should always be appar-
eled in garments of dark, or s'sub-fusc
hue. In the solemn oath which is cd.
ministered to the Knights Of the Garter,
they are reminded that ssthis garter is
"never to be forgotten or laid aside.
Even the original Knights. to whom the
institution was something more than We
regard it nowadays, must each and all oi
them have repeatedly broken the vow.
There are, however, some remarkable IN
cidents of sensitiveness on the subject d
obligations which the generality of hon
orable men regard as Of no force what
ever. All Souls College, at Oxford
was founded by Archbishop Chichels
that the Fellows Of the same might pray
for the repose of the souls of those whs
| fell at Aginconrt; and not long slnc'
there was fellow who regularly pait
for certain masses at the little Catholi,
chapel A Protestant himself, he couls
not comply with the letter of the obliga
tions imposed upon him; but he fulfliet
its spirit. James II, by the way, whel
passing through Oxford, reproached tn
Fellows for their neglect of this duty
How much significance do statesmen 0
the school Of blood and IRON attach =
the first sentence of every treaty betweel
| Christian Princes In the name of tn
Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity?
is to be feared that treaties are not th
less denounced for these words. Loui
XIV, In renouncing the crown of Span
for the .issue of his daughter-in-lav
swore s'by the canons of the mass, by th
Holy Gospels, and by the Cross G
Christ" This oath he did not scruple I
break few years later, and yet he was
devout man according to his rights
Jove was said to laugh at the periuries {
lovers; but these are trifiing compare
to thcseof diplomatists.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

4 recent arrival It tlzs zo6:t<icsj e.
ciety's garden ct HeHents Ta<E. zszs<1-.@
special notice. apart from the tI@ 8; q !.
Is the first Of ia species k1n4f Is 51s
been brought to Engzn1a. Il Is i a 81.
called the eehts s0z5nata. 6h5ot 8 {c..<
snd . half long, and of 4 d{a4r t<<<.
1et, although in appearance. 15;z1.sr II
teresting nor fofmidahle. & Is he 1>>f
lest of created things. Ikis {1etez<S1|,s
little worm, which, LOOKING af & ~
spectator might make bold "a - 81,
could immltete very pA8sab<y IS cork an
putty. IS, neTertheIess, one oz The t,5r5-
cles and masterpieces of nsknre. for q 4
death itself, and carries g Is tiny kz.3
the secret Of destroyinE Life VIII <ks
sudden rapidity Of IiehfainR and c,.S-
centrated agony of all poik1uz. The
echis comes 70 us from India. Ntexs Il
Is tolerahly common, being found Is
nearly every pard Of the neninan7a. sszf|
feared wherever found 81 the is1srSss;r'S
of instant and terrible dszfxac{iof.
Fortunately, however, for man. Il Is rtt
like the cobra and the korsik. i ko1'<<s.
frequnting snake, for is tiny sizs H6nl.l
give It z terrible advantage over human
being who live crowded toeether, Is ths
natives Of India do, in small derken6d
rooms, while its aggressive habits would
make i infinitely more fetai 80 lika than
its dreaded relatives. For thlz king Of
the asps, this modern bnsilisk, 4
only yenomous beyond concsp
but is actively offsnssrs. - - DC
turn TO escape from msn. as fhe
viii, or fash into con1eslnent Lis
korsit, bat conscious. psrhsrs 81 i
deadliness, deliberately keeps ths t1z6
against is human aasnliant. and putting
its own eightaen inches pf length sszfnSt
its bulk, challenges and proxotss the
conflict 4 stroks cf 8 whip viii CIT Il
IN two, or ciod Of earth dieablz 4: t1t
such is it malignity that it win invits
attack by every device st It's couu8n1.
stalking its own life on the mere ch1nes
of its adversary eotning within the ii1<l1
circle of It's power. At most the rfdirs
Of this circle Is twelve inches, but within
it, at any point, and en The bare hope q
hand or foot trespassinH within il rssch.
the echis throws its body into zenrs-of-
eight coil, and attracting et<snf;on hy
rubbing It's loops together, which. from
the roughness Of the seales fhence tie
epithet cariildtu) makes ruszlinf. hiss
ing sound, erects its hsed and awaits e.
tack. No one having ones enconntsrsd
this terrible worm can ever foxre< II
truculent aspect when fhus aroused, it
eagerly aggressive eir, i{s restless cosls,
which, In constant mofion. one or5r De
other, and rastling ozninousiy I'll l5<
while, stealthiIy but surely bEinRin< s
nearer and nearer to the cbi1et a its
fury; the eye naiienant ess1 bey1n1
those Of other xipex6, and then ~ H.
conceivable rnpidIty 81 il stroke. zc<
the echis does not wait to strike until Is
is within striking distance, but 4entz II
malice il repeatedly daring st n5Ihin<.
hoping, perhaps. 10 aggravsfe i.s k1zar5.
mist into coming into ciossr enarssr1. q.
London Telegraph.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
spani.h sparts ln New Yarl

New YORK. Ang. 1.-The bull fights
yesterday were no success, There were
The only success of the bull fighters was
their alacrity in getting over the fence.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

SELF-HELPING You've WoMEN.-Mas-
sachusetts shows larger number than
any other State of these self.helping
Young women-and what splendid class
of girls they are! Quiet, modest, self
poised, their one aim in life is to take adj
vantage of the opportunities for education
and put them to good use. Their pur-
pose is as apparent in their simple refined
dress, stripped of every snperfiuity, as if
written upon each one of their garments.
Dark, short dress, jacket and Ialking-hat.
This is their dress, irrespective of fash
ion, yet they look sufficiently fashions
able. Their steadfastness, their goodness,
gives one sort of heart-aehe, knowing
how little the world cares for such, how
hard a world it is, and how cruelty the
many have, in SO many ways, to bear the
sins of the few.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07
Drinking at Meals.

Drinking at meals or Immediately after
eating, is an injurious practice, no mat
ter what the character of the drink; but
drinking cold water at such times is par
ticularly so. The cold water theories of
thirty years ago have proved themselves
fallacious in many respects. and this is
one Of the cases, though we admit not
the worst. How many persons, while
escaping from the evils of tea and coffee
drinks, fell into this, an equal, if not
that they are to be counted by thou
and treatment is to-day suffering because
of prejudice justly established against
cold water, which is still, uniustly, how
ever, considered properly hygienic.
The drinking of cold water, and espe-
cially ice water at, or soon after meals,
is greatly promotive of dyspepsia. It
lowers the temperature of the stomach,
arrests digestion and often produces
positive irritation, if not inflammation of
this organ not only out of the nerve CEN
ters that control the general vital opera
tions, in which case 1t produces more
decided irritation and injury than either
tea or coffee. Tea and coffee, as we'll as
other drinks, are undesirable at meals,
because they are used to wash down
half-masticated food, and dilute the gas
trio juice; when warm they do not imme-
diately interfere with digestion, but
when cold they do. Even hot drinks are
not rs bad as cold drinks on q full
stomach But the chief objection to tea
and coffee is because of their secondary
influence upon the nervous system,
which they excite to abnormal activity
thereby inducing undue expenditure OF
power; while cold water may cause not
only this injury, but directly arrest
digestion, and during the hot months
may PROSTATE the vital organism.
To supply fluid to carry on the vital
operations drink sufficiently of water on
rising in the morning, an hour before
breakfast, an hour before dinner, and be
fore retiring at night, but resist all de
sire to do so Immediately after meal
Those who live healthfully will have lit
tie thirst 1t is the use of salt, spices
sugar, ETC., all of which should be avoid
ed, or an infamed condition of the
mucous surfaces, caused by such bad
habits, that induces this condition
Fruits, grains and vegetables, properl,
cooked, will supply about all the fluie
necessary; and hence drinking is, in gen
eral terms, doubtful expediency.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

DIsIsrEcTAsrs.-A AS the warm weather
appears disinfectants viii be needed.
Lime, plaster, charcoal, dry earth, and
sifted ashes have value, chiefly to be
tested by tho rapidity with which they
correct odors Fresh-slaked lime should
be scattered in all places of foul odor. It
or charcoal or plaster may be scattered
over heaps emitting foul odors. Calx
powder is made by pounding one bushel
of dry fresh charcoal and two bushels OF
stone lime and mixing them, and is of
great practical use. All these substances
absorb foul gases and dry mp moisture.
and 50 help 10 retard decomposition or
else absorb its results. Where lump
charcoal il used, Il may be refifted for
use By reheating it. Quicklims and
ground plaster should NOT be used where
they may be washed into pipes and form
lime soap Or obstruct By hardening.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

They say that trout bite sharply at d
piece Of onion We now understand the
phase bated breath z
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

In the mile and quarter dash-Lottery.
selling second in the pools, won; Charley
Gorham, the big favorite, second; time,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-07

In the waters Of British ocInmeie md
Oregon there il fsh--1n odd 1e1--z1
surprising ID lis Wny Is he eee-4sfp>nt,
and infinitely more nsefnl. 4 = sI>e-
cies Of smelt, and mag bs poskiceiI7 d.
scribed IS an acauatie k1cH-N6<zn. Ne
are told it may Be lite<azix 16>1 - tl<
same way IS candle, b kiuplY <rt<iES
: light to the t&il, xhen Is uliI t1fa with
! flame % sfeady as fhet 81 the diF<
which onr grandfzlkefz us1d <9 1f{1 81
put ND with before gas ~ ;ry6t,s<l 4
IS 4 small, silvery dsh. axefeEzE@ shout
fourteen inches long. Is excessively ~.
and affords IN szce1zen5 s11 71l1GtI@ -.
which Is 30 inizammef;t ttzz - 6Il1c
carcass will serve es tcf14- A<lo1< 116
natives the 5ah IS known e - tcI11Ezz'
and By them, zs By 0tkt<s 4tc haze
tasted 4, Is eonsidexed 5z1 o3 tt4 2<5|
delicious produ1ts oz tk5 50. being ~
more dslieate II 6zxo< <hz1 ~ 1<<F=1<'
The Ash are caaEht u Hzctcf t.=lr>.<
snd ars smoked q much = <i5<i< cII< -
turs will allow This. b. t|1s E@<. Il
nothing mora tazz z6e nee q T-lic1 <',<
curious bird flss fnIm1<, 4 pit. q s. 8
so oily nature the< 4 H1e8 $ <[>91
through L sud liz. epcaSz 81 8 e<cf<<|
10 act Is lamp.