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Female Priests in Africa.

One of the most singular customs of
Grewhe. says an African traveller, is
the admission of females into the order
of priesthood. A young female, gen.
orally the daughter of fetiche man,
or priest, is selected for the purpose,
who undergoes probationary penance
that contin ues six months previous to
her admission into holy orders. Dur
ing this period she is initiated by the
priests into all the mysteries and CHI
canery of the religion of their forefa-
theirs, which consisted of the worship
of the black and white snake, and in
the mummery of giving sanctity to
bones, rags, etc.
When she appears in public during
the period of her probation, her man
ner is grave and solemn; her skin is
painted with kind of white clay; rows
of shells, of various forms and sizes,
are hung upon her neck, arms and
ankles; and her loins are girt with long
grass, which reaches to her knees. A
dwelling is provided for her, in which
she eats and sleeps alone, and into
which none are admitted but fetiche
men and women.
At the expiration of six months, o
children, accompanied by the various
orders of priesthood, aud the musi-
clans belonging to the town, takes place
in an open space of ground, to assist
at, and also to witness, the last grand
ceremony. Soon after assembling the
women form circle by joining hands,
among whom are the companions of the
novitiate's youth, and also her relatives,
who commence dancing circularly, re-
versing the movements alternately, after
making enc complete circle. The
dancing is accompanied by the most
barbarOus and horrid din imagin-
able, caused by the musicians beat
ing on drums, tomtoms, gongs, and
blowing-horns manufactured out of
elephants teeth and reeds; to which
are added the most strange and un-
couth grimaces and contortions of the
faces and bodies of the priests, so that
q spectator might easily imagine them
to be number of maniacs, who had
been turned loose to give effect to the
ceremony; and were it not for the pres
ence OF the little children, who look on
with fear and astonishment depicted in
their countenances, would be no bad
representation of Pandemonium.
The novitiate, soon after dancing
commences, is brought out, by apparent
force, from little hut which bad con-
cealed her from the spectators, and
placed in the center of the circle formed,
frem which she endeavors to escape to
the hut whence she had been brought,
and this she is allowed to accomplish.
This ceremony is repeated three times.
An incantation is then delivered by the
chief priests, and the farce ends.
One of the chief conditions by which
female is admitted into the order OF
priesthood is that of leading q life OF
celibacy, and renouncing the pleasures
of the world; /; and but few are permitted
to. enter it at all.
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The Prince COnsOrt's View Of
Death.

It was characteristic of the Prince
Consort that he contemplated the pros
peet of death with an equanimity by ne
means common in men of his years.
This was owing to no Indifference or
distaste for life. He enjoyed it, and
was happy and cheerful in his work,
in his family circle, in loving thought
fulness for others, and in the sweet re-
turns of affection which this brought
back to himself. But he had none OF
the strong yearnin8 for life and fulness
of years which is felt by those who
shrink from looking beyond "the warm
precincts of the genial day" into
strange and uncertain future. He had
no wish to die, but he did not care for
living. Not long before his fatal ill
ness, in speaking to the queen. he said,
II do not cling to life. You do; but
I set no store by it. If I knew that
those I loved were we'll cared for. l
should be quite ready to die to-mor
row." In the same conversation he ad-
ded: 81 am sure, if had severe ILL
ness, should give up at once, I should
not struggle for life. I have no tensci-
ty of life." This was said without q
trace of sadness: he was content to
stay, if such were Heavens will; he
was equally ready to go hence, should
that will be otherwise. Death in his
view was but the portal to a further
life, in which he might hope for con-
tinuance, under happier conditions, of
all that was best in himself and in those
he loved, unclogged by the weaknesses,
and unsaddened by the failures, the
Misunderstanding, tho sinfulness and
the SORROWS of earthly existence. "This
spirit" the queen writes in a mem
orandum in 1862, "this beautiful,
cheerful spirit it was which made him
always happy, always coAtented, though
be felt SO deeply and so acutely when
others did wrong, and when people did
not DO their duty; it was this power he
had of taking interest in everything,
attending to everything, which prompt
ed those blessed feelings about eternity.
He was ready to live, ready to die, not
because wish to be happier, as he Of
ten remarked, but because he was quite
ready to go. He did not do what was
right for the sake of reward hereafter,
but as he always said, because it was
right. '"-Ffos Vol. s of Mr.. Martin's
"Lifs."
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The Admiral and the Father.

Probably few governors have ever
been placed in such trying position as
that in which Governor Desha, of K en-
lucky, found himself shortly after his
accession to Office. His only son was
tried and convicted of murder. The
melancholy event made it necessary for
the governor to decide between signing
his sons death warrant or his pardon.
Two or three weeks subsequent to
the trial Judge Bushrod Washington,
of the United States Supreme COURT,
was chatting with number of lawyers
at Trenton. One of them remarked
that the governor was placed in sad
difficulty.
do you really think his position a
difficult one2" asked the judge.
Certainly. What, as an upright
judge, would you do in such case ;"
"Do! Do you doubt, sir, what 1
would do?" replied the judge. with
vehement energy. "Why, sir, would
pardon him at once. The time has long
gone by when it was deemed either HON
orable or natural to play the Roman
father"
This anecdote was recalled by an in
cident which exhibits the late Admiral
Farragut as subordinating the feelings
Of a father to the Judgment of COM
mander.
A short time before the admiral's
fleet made the memorable attempt to
pass the batteries at Port Hudson, in
which only the Hartford and one gun
boat succeeded, his son, an only child,
visited his father on board the Hart
ford.
All hands knew that the passage
would be hot work. An hour or two
before the attack, the feet surgeon. Mr..
Foltz, requested the admiral to permit
his son to assist him (the surgeon) be-
low with the wounded. The son was
not in the service, and had everything
to lose and nothing to gain by expos
ure on the deck. The surgeon, there
fore, thought it exceedingly proper
that he should be in the most protected
part of the ship.
Admiral Farragut listened patiently
to the request. But the reply was
| decided refusal.
"No, that will not do. True, my
only child is on board by chance, and
he is not in the service. But, being
here, he will act as one of my aids, and
we will trust in Providence"
The surgeon also made the same sug
gestion to the son. s" want to be sta
toned on deck and see the fight" vas
his answer.
AS the ship neared the batteries, the
admiral, who was standing on the poop
deck, became, for moment, the aux
ious father. He took from his pocket
piece ct hempen rope, about yard
in length, to which was fastened wood
en- CROSS piece.
In the most affectionate manner, he
showed his son how quickly the rope
could be passed round wounded limb
and twisted tightly by the cross piece.
After this practical lesson as to the mode
of using tourniquet and stsunching
wound, the father retired, and the ad-
miral resumed sway.
We are inclined to the belief that
Admiral Farragut could have played
the Roman father if duty had called for
| the part.
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"Drinkwater is dead at last" re-
marked Jonesbury as he entered the
house the other evening. ooh, dearp'
exclaimed Mrs. j.; but then his
widow is left comfortable. He's we'll,
of, isn't he?" He is now." replied
Jonesbury with an emphasis on the
"now." that Mrs. Jonesbury didn't
more than like Boston Transcript.
, 1880-07-26

The saddest, the most pAtAethic ut
terances are the utterances of men who
with the farthest and subtltest reach Of
thought grasp only negatives. A man
can no moro live on negatives than he
can live on stones, negative creed Is
the creed of death.-PRoF.j BROWNE.
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Response to an invitation to lend So
" It is impossible, sir. 1t il in total op-
position to the instructions and would
be serious infraction of the unwrit-
ten laW."-Elmira Free Press.
, 1880-07-26

A thisving boy, who the other day
was apprshsndsd for stealing pigeon,
said he took it fer Lark.
, 1880-07-26

The railroad system is extending rap
idly in Japan. two lines having been
recently completed in the island OF
Niphon, and a third in the island OF
Yesso, the most northerly of the Japan
ese group. The rails are of English
make, but the rolling stock and en-
gines have been ordered in America.
The first two engines are to be named
Benkei and Yoshitsze, after two cele-
brated early Japanese heroes. tits the
first order Of the kind that has been
given by Japan to American houses.
, 1880-07-26

Montreal Eliminates its barbor with
the electric light.
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Cold Climates in the Treatment
of Consumption.

No subject perhaps has received Q
greater share of attention from the
medical profession than that of the
proper method of treating consumption;
and more important subject has never
enlisted the consideration of scientific
men; for, of all the diseases with which
sumption is perhaps the most serious,
and, excluding epidemios, causes the
greatest proportion of deaths. Indeed,
statistics show that of the 968 900, 600
people inhabiting the globe, 8. .O00, ,OO0
die each year of this dread disease. In
view of this fact, Dr.. Talbot Jones has
prepared and published in the current
number of the New York Nediea! Jour-
nal, an elaborate paper to show that. of
Ill the resources at our command in
warding off this malady where pre-
disposition to it exists, or in the COM
batting it when once established, de-
pendence alone can be placed on eli
mate. When we begin to inquire into
| the character and comparative merits
of climates, he remarks, We are at oace
struck with the fallaoy of the doctrine,
which has obtained for generations,
! b11db bu0 uAoOho0 10 44OAO AAO4uOAAs Az
cold than in warm latitudes. just the
reverse of this is true. If there is
anything with reference to climate
which is definitely settled, it is the fact
that phthisis is vastly more common in
warm, tropical countries than in cold
| latitudes.
From an extensive series of data, it
has been shown that the farther we
Iowa and twenty other States OF the
Union have constitutional provision
requiring previous residence in the
county or township as qualification
for voting. Indiana is one of the States
that have not such provision, and it
is proposed to amend the Constitution
in this regard. 1t is strange omission
from the safeguards of the ballot box.
It deprives but an inconsidefab num-
ber from the right to vote at any cleo
ton and lessons the opportunity for
fraudulent voting. There is no de-
mand whatever for the removal of the
limitation in Iows.-HawkeYe.
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09

seen that before, and what with the excite
ment of this Flyn 1 was quite stirred like.
We were rushing down grade pretty fast
and the trees on the left side were a-fying
backward from us like mad, but
that big mountain seemed to be gaining on
us. I'd heard tell of avalanches, and /
thought perhaps this was one, and there it
don't take much to make man shiyer when
it's cold. But this Flynn was a-going on
great. Says he,-"Legends! I've heard 'em
bout the enchanted mountain. That's it.
Charms up. Wizards free, broke loose.
He's coming sure. Look! he's gaining on
us! See him come? Hooray! racing with
a mountain! Hooray, conductor, ole boy!
Spose he'll catch us? You're gone for, con
ductor! Gone up! Buried by mountain!
Hoorayv' Then started, and was going to
see why we didn't go faster. Somebody
met and stopped me as went down the for
ward car, and when got away the train
was at the station, af ier rounding the long
curve below the notch. OF course l knew
twas all right then, soon as I'd had time to
think moment Then we back to this
Flynn, and-blow me If he wasn't asleep
out there on the platform! | shook him up
and into seat as soon as l could, and
when we left North Conway he'd disap
peared-got off there, I s'pose. But blow
me if l shouldn't like to know wha he real
ly thought about that mountain. Don't see
how he came to make me feel SO skeery-like
for minute. No; know now it wasn't ali
avalanche, and don't see why he thought
it was. But what makes Willard pear to
chase every train down that grade l don't
know
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09

/ ACClQ6uUS f6rSOudl OulQpluR All
nouncements Here and There.
FRIDAY, Oct. s.
Weeks mortality, two deaths
DIR. Bibber arrives home Saturday.
Eighteen vessels arrived up to-day
The Caledonia, Capt. Potter, will leave for
New Orleans next Monday She is ice and
hay laden.
Twenty-four vessels arrived yesterday.
-Four weddings next week.
The Garfield boys go to Boston on the 18th.
Mayor Hyde has gone to England to attend
the wedding of his sister.
Mr.. j. B. Hamilton of Lewiston will preach
at the Beacon street CHI rch on Sunday.
A large amount of wood is being shipped to
this city on account of the high price of coal.
Republican torchllght Tuesday.
Ira Mason and man named Buker while
loading the Caledonia this morning were in
jured, one being thrown down the hatchway
and spraining his ankle, the other by being
severely cut with hay hook.
j. B. Drake is making extensive alterations
in his grounds on Washington street.
Miss Louisa Plummer of this city sings at
the Knox and Lincoln convention this even
| ing in Rockland.
Decorating with fern is all the rage.
Outsiders say that Capt. Langdon has spent
all of $4,000 in alterations of his fine place on
| High street,
A young son of Mr.. John jackson broke his
arm by falling while at play this morning Set
| by DIR. Price.
The sequel to the robin story recently told
| in the locals is that in the following year
when the g. c. Duncan was built at Wool
witch, either the same robins or their chill
| dren robins came and built their nest in a sim
liar position on the stern of the vessel. The
workmen reverently let them alone. They
built their home, laid three eggs and raised
three young and departed for the south, while
the workmen were hammering on the ship.
| This vessel also, as the workmen believe, ow-
| ing to this good omen had good voyages and
success Any more robin stories, gents?
| Look out for the rafting Independent, Sat
urday.
Work on the telegraph office at the station
! is being pursued.
Quite a number Of Bath young folks excur-
stoned to Rockland on the special train this af-
| noon.
An interesting bit Of business news is re-
served
Goss & Sawyer's new schooner is being
| masted.
| Bishop Healey will conduct the service at
| st. Mary's church Sunday.
| Rev. S. L. B. Chase is in town.
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
RAILROADS.
Portland and Worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, II. II.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT

On and after Monday, June 2S,
$50, Passenger Trains will leave
s..-lTgissssPOrtiand at q, 20 "a. M, and
-l.OO p. m arriving at Worcester
at 2 p, m. and 7.3O p. m. Returning leave
Union Depot. Worcester, at Z. ~ a. m. and l1.1e a.
M, arriving ut Portland at - p. and 6.lO p.
m.
For Clinton, Aver juno, Eitchburg,
Nashua, Lowell, Windhnxn, and EP-
ping at 5.2O Al. nl. and 90 p. nm.
For Manchester, Concord and points North, at
LOO p. ms.
For Rochester, Springyase, Alfred, Wat
erbOro and SAGE ssiver.5.2O u. ma, Loo
p. m., and (mixed) at 6.4J p. Returning
leave Rochester at (mlxed) 6.45 a. m, 11.O6
a. NJ, and 363 p. m; arriving at Portland
Qnixeh 9.36 a. m, 1.20 p. and 6.I0 p. IN.
Ger Gorham, saccarapps, Cumberland
Mills, Wess0rook and syoOdrord's.
1870 "a. M, 100, $50 and QnxedD 6.45
u.
The 100 p. M. lain from Portland connects at
the West, and at Union Depot, Worcester, for
New York via Norwich Line, and all raj
via Springfield. also with N. Y. Il N. e. r..
II. (''Steainer Maryland Route'o for Phiiadel-
p2ain, baltimore, Washington, and the
South and with Boston 81 Albany z. H. fol
the West.
Close connections made at sFestbrooik Janc-
tion with through trains OF Me. Central r. r., and
at GrandTrunk Transfer, Portland with trains
of Grand Trunk r. Il.
Through tickets to all points South and West al
Depot offices and al 'io'lins s. Adams, No. 20 Ex-
change Street.
j. w. PETERS, Gen. Ticket Agent.
GEO. P. WE L, Supt je26dtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
RAILROADS.
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.

ssssssle9s.sssH s., 1850, Passenger Trains
e-,iss=.iszswiil LEAVE PORTLAND
--FOR BOSTON at 6.15. s.45 a.
q. M. LIS, BIO, 1000 p. m. Returning, leave
Boston at $50 a. M. 1870, $50 600 D. m ar
irving at Portland at 1870. 500, 500. 1000
p. m
Portland for Scarborough Beach and
Pine Point. Clio, S.45. a. m $50 p. m. CThe
Ito p. will stop signal to take passengers for
Boston Inc 600 p. IN. train does not stop at
these stations except to leave passengers from lines
east of Portland)
FOR Ois Orchard Beach. Sac0 and Bid
defcrd. at 6.15, 845 a. m. Ito. 8. 80, 600 D. M
For Rennebunk, els, S.45 a. IN. ITO, 5.30
6.0Up.m.
Falls. Great Ealls, Dover, New unritei,
Exeter, Haveri,ill. Lawrence, Andover
and lowell at els, S.45 a.. m. ITO. 500 p. M
For Rochester, Pennington and Alton
For Wolfeboro, at S.45 a. m, 40 p. IN.
For Centre kaarbOr at 845 a. IN. Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays
Fer Manchester and Concord via Law
at Ito D.. m.
cP-rhe 10 p. m. train from Portland connects
with Sound Line sfes Hers fer New York.
Parlor Cars on trains leaving Portland at $40
a. m, Ito, 900 p. m.
TRAINS FOR PORTLAND.
Leave Kennebnnk at 7.25 11.32 a. m,
400, 7.03, 9.02 p. m.
Biddeferh 7.43, 11.49 a. m, Alb, 7.20, 900
p m.
Saco at TAT, 11.t3 a. M, 4.22, 7.24, 9.24 p. m.
Old Orchard Beach at 7.57, a. NJ, 1902,
43O, 1882, 9.a2 p. Iii.
Pine Point at sos, a. m, 1907. 4.35,
1877, 9.37t p. m.
Scarborough Bench at 500, a. M, 1878
44O, 7.42, 9.42s p m.
STOPS to leave passengers from west of Biddeford
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
Eastern Railroad,
SUMMER SCHEDULE.
COMMENCING JUNE 9th, 1880.

Trains Leave Portland
n. m. Daily Might Express from Bangor) for
Saco, Biddeford, Portsmouth, Newburyport. Sa-
lem, Lynn and Boston special Pullman Sleep
ing Car will be ready for occupancy in Portland
at p. m. every night except Sunday, and will be
attached to this train. Passengers have full
nights rest and arrive in Boston at $50 am. in
season for all morning trains South and West.
S.45 mn. Daily except Sundays. For Boston and
way stations, arriving at Lilo p. m.
Ills p. IN. Daily except Sundays. Express train
with Pullman Parlor Car for Saco, Biddeford,
Portsmouth, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn and Bos-
ton, arriving at 30 pm. in season for Sound and
Rail connections South and West.
q p. lal. for Boston Daily, except Sunday, for all
way stations, arriving in Boston at 1000 pm.
Fer Portland, leave Sos.on,
7.3O and So, a. m. 1890 and p. M, arrivin
in Portland at 1900 m. 1870. and i p. m.
The p. m. train runs daily.
Through tickets 10 all points South and
West at lowest rates at Depot Ticket Office, Com
mercial street, j. M. French, and at the Union
Ticket Office, E. A. Waldron, Agt 40 Exchange
street.
Pullman Car Tickets for Sents and
Ber-ts sold at Depot Ticket Odlce.
Until further notice there will be train
leave Portland Sunday P. NJ. at 2.30 fol
Boston and all way stations.
LUCIUS FUTILE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
ID. W. SANBORN, Master transportation.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
SUNDAY TRAINS

CetnmencIng yuHe u, 1850.
Leave Portland for BOSTON and Way Sta-
tiOns at LOO p. IN. Returning leave Boston at
600 p. ID.
Trains on Boston g. Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
Rockand, BIT Desert, Machias, Passport, Calais, St
John and Halifax Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
and Portland & Ogdensburg trains at Transfer Sta
ton.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence and Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points West and
South may be had of M. Il. Williams, Ticket
Agent, Boston & Maine Depot, and at Union
Ticket Office, 40 Exchange st.
JAS. L. FURBER, Gen. Supt
q. II. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
Norwich Lime Steamers,
Maine Central
RAILROAD.
SUNDAY, JUNE "a, 1850,

Passenger Trains leave Portland for Ban-
sOr, Dexter, Belfast and WatervilIe nj
1850. 1885, and Ills P. NJ.
For SkOwhcgan at so, l2.55 and II. Is pm.
For Waferviiie, Augusta, HaIloweii, Gar
diner and Brunswick at TOO a.. M, 1896,
5.15. and lib p.
For Roclkland and all stations Knox g. Lin
coin +. r., and for Lewiston and Earnaing sor
via Brunswick, at TOO a. N. and 1886 p. m.
For Bath at TOO a. M, and IL. 55 and 8. 10 p. m.
For Earnningtony Monmouth, Winthrop,
Readfeld, West Watersiile and Water.
Vile via Lewiston at 1880 p. m.
The 81 p. m. train runs to Watervile via Au-
austa, Saturdays only. The night Pullman trains
run each way. every night Sundays included.
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
The aged and infirm are strengthened and
faculties frightened by Malt Bitters.

An old monkey, designing to teach his SONS
the advantage of unity, brought them num-
Der of sticks and desired them to see how east
ly they might be broken one at time. So
each young monkey took stick and broke it,
"Now," said the father, "I'll teach you a les
son." And he began to gather up the sticks
into a bundle. But the young monkeys,
thinking he was about to beat them, set upon
him altogether and disabled him. There"
said the aged sufferer, "behold the advantage
of unity! If you had assailed me one at
time, would have killed every mothers son
of you'll!
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
For Lewiston and Auburn.

Passenger Trains leave at 1850 and 5.O5 p. IN.
The train leaving at II. p. H. also has passen-
a passenger train for Lew istOn. The l1.15 pm.
is the Night Express Train with Pullman sleeping
car attached making close connection at Bangor
for all stations the Bangor Piscataquis r. R.,
the E. q N. A. Railway, and for st. John and
Halifax, H0nltOn, Woodstock, st. AM
drews, st. Stephen, Fredel Teton, Fort
Fairfield and Carbon.
Passenger TRAINS arrive in Portland as
follows:-Tbe morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath Brunswick and Lewiston at S.35 and
$40 a. ID. The day trains from Bangor Dexter,
Belfast, Skowhegan. Pennington, K. q L.. r. R..
and all intermediate stations at LOO and LOS
E. m. The afternoon trains from Augusta Bath,
and Lewiston at 5.45 p. M The Night Pullman
Express train at 1.50 a.
PAYSON TUCKER, Snp't
Portland June 81 1880
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
RumfOrd Falls & BuCkfield
z TT.R TT

- Leaves Canton 40 and g. SO a. m.
Returning leaves Portland 10 p. M
Lewiston, p. M, and Mechanic Falls
90 a. IN. and 2.30 p
Saturdays an extra train leaves Canton for Me-
chanc Falls at 515 p. m. Returning leaves Lewis
ton 4.35 Portland $40 and Mechanic Falls 6.55
p. m, arriving at Canton 81 p. m.
Stage connections for West Sumner Dixfed
Byron, Rangley Lakes, &c.
/. WASHBURN. JR., President.
Portland June %. 1880. e3OH
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09

When woman has worked for two hours
to sweep room and then, having collected the
dirt and lint and little scraps of paper into the
dustpan, goes to the window, opens it and
throws the dirt from the pan just as a lively
little gust of wind comes along and throws it
all over the room again, dees she get mad?
Well, naturalization Post
The Portland daily press., 1880-10-09
YOUNG WOMEN

az good health, between 30 and so
~ years of age, who woul like posi-.
hear of such places by applying (encIosinx
recommendations 10 character and abb l.
isy) 10 EsR. y. G.. PARK, Supt. Worcester.
Lunatic Hospital, Worcester, Mass.
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