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The Germ, of Malaria.

Among the numerous other researches now
being followed out on the Pastorian lines NAV
notice two as likely to prove of the highest
practical Importance: those which, in the hands
of Drs. Klebs and Tommasi Crudeli, seem likely
to demonstrate that n0rsh-nsnla,ia derive
their potency from organic germs Gan idea that
singularly harmonizes with the pe,iodicit,
which is the special character Of the varied
forms of disease they induce, and those which,
based on the orig nal discovery of Villemin
Tin 1869 as to the communicating of tuberc1e
Dy incubation, are rendering it probable
that this terrible scourge (inciuding not
only pulmonary consumption, but scrofulous
disease IN all Its varied forms) really depends on
the presence OF microphyte, which may be in
trodnced into the body not merely by direct
passage into the blood current, Gas in fnocnla-
tion, but also through the alimentary canal. or
even through the lnpgs. This doctrine. which
has lately been the subject of most careful 70,
search by DIR. SCHUYLER, of Griefswald who has
SHOWN That every form of tuberculosis can thT,s
De artinciaily induced, the charaeteristic micros
coccns spreading rapidly in the blood and It's
;s IN an ' an,al M necalated with It, and that
mentally injured, that joint at once becomes
place OF preferential, EeSort to the micrococcns
and the specialo exclusive seat of
.uoe4cuiaf changes. TACT of the utmoe practical
interest Ia Its relation to human Joint diseases.
Another line OF inquiry which has oi,vionslv the
most important bearing upon human welfare r.
tne propagability OF. the micrococcus OF tubercle
py the milk Of cows affected with tuberculosis
question In regard, to which some very striking
iacts were brought before the medical congress
ton Well might NJ Simon conclude his adj
mifaDle address as PRECEDENT of the Public Health
Section OF the congress with these pregnant
words Il venture to say that In the records Of
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Origin OF Some iaICustess,s.

In primitive states, the conquered man sur
renders himself, his weapons, and whatever of
his clothing is worth having: hence, stripping
becomes a mark of submission. Cook. for ill.,
stance. relates of some Tahatians, .they took
of great part OF their clothes. and put them
on U.S." In another tribe this ccaem ony is
abridged to the presentation of the ~irdie on!y
In Abyssinia interiors strip to the girdle before
superiors. A further abrdgment is found
among the natives OF the Geld Coasts. who
salute Europeans by slightly removing their
robe from the left shoulder: bet even there
special respect is shown by completely uncover
ing the shoulder. Iii other tribes they also dOff
the cap. Hence it seems that 1.-THE removal OF
the hat among European peoples often re-
duced among ourselves to touching the Rat. is a
remnant of that process of unclOthing himSeif
by which in early times the captive expressed
the yielding up of all he had
Not less interesting is the explanation of the
origin of shaking hands From kissing as q
natural sign of affection to kissing the hand as
a compliment. the transition is easy and re-
quireS no further explanation: for a stimulation
of affection. no less than submission is an essen
tial part of propitiatory ceremony IF. of two
persons. each wishes to make an obeisance to
the other by kissing his hand. and each out of
compliment refuses to have his own hand
kissed. what will happen? Just as when Ieav-
ing a room each OF two persons, proposing to
give the other precedence will refuse to go first
anu There VIII result at Uiie doorway some con-
ffict of movements preventing either from adj
yancing; so, if each Of two tries to kiss the
others hand and refuses to have his own kissed,
there will result raising of the hand of each by
the other toward his own lips; and Dy the other.
drawing of it down again; and alter
nately. Clearly. the difference between the
simple squeeze, to which this salute is now
often abridged. and the old-fasiliened hearty
shake exceeds the difference between the hearty
shake and the movement that would result
from the effort of each to kiss the hand Of the
other"
Kissing, we have said. is natural expression
of affections and it is curious TO note the analo-
gouS manifestations among animals and some of
the lower tribes of men. A dog displays his af-
fectlon for his master by licking his hand. A
eve distinguishes her lamb by the oiiactory
sense, and apparently derives pleasure from its
exercise. The same sense is used anon. inen
not only to distinguish as in the case Of Jacob
and Isaac but also as mark Of affection
Among tine Mongols. for instance. it is found as
"a marx of paternal affection, instead of e:nbra-
cing;' while the Burmese do not kiss each other
in the western fashion. but apply the lip and
nose to the cheek aud make a strong nilala-
ton. Chambers Journal.
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Effects Of Lightning on Trees ucar a
Telegraph Wire.

Some instructive facts in this connection have
been brought to light by NJ. Montigny, in a re-
cent examination of pOplars bordering part of
road in Belgium, between Rochefort and Dinant
The part in question is some 1900 metres in
length, and runs westward; it is level for some
distance, then rises gradually to height of 81
metres through a wood, traverscs wooded
plateau 800 metres in extent, then descends still
through wood toa plain. A telegraph wire runs
near the row of Virginia poplars on the north
side. and it appears that, out of nearly 500 pop
lars forming this row, 81 or sixth. have been
struck by lightning. Hardly any have been struck
in the other row. The trunks have been mostly
struck on their south side and nearly opposite
the wire. Comparing different portions OF the
road. it is found that in the horizontal
part none of the O29) trees show injury from
lightning. or at most only one "a doubtful case);
but as the road rises through the wood the
cases quickly multiply, and on the wooded
plateau as many as nine out of fourteen trees
or 81 per cent. have been struck On the stones
the proportion is 25 per cent. N. Montigny dis
tinguishes three kinds of injuries: % the bark
torn and detached on limited part of the
trunk; CD furrow straight or (rarely) spiral
made on the tree. from near the wire down to
the ground; and CD peculiar oval wound. with
longer axis vertical, and lips colored light
brown. Now. the burrows. which are probably
due to the most violent discharges. are relatively
most frequent on the plateau and ON the
western slope, which the storms usually reach
first. NJ. Mentigny is of opinion that
the lightning, while provoked 10y the
wire, does not strike this first. then the
tree. but strikes the tree directly. His concei,-
ton of the process is to the following effect:
Suppose thunder-cloud charged with positive
electricity long telegraph wire under it,
though insulated, may acquire as great ne-a-
tive tension in the nearest part as if in direct
communication with the ground, and the tea
sion is greater the nearer to the cloud. While
the inductive influence affects the wire most
near objects, such as trees. share in the in
fiuence according to their conductive power.
The lightning. attracted in the direction of the
wire, yet does not strike this, the insuiatn.
cups presenting an obstacle to its prompt and
rapid escape. 1t finds better conductor to
earth in neighboring poplar, wet with rain.
From the facts indicated it results that of two
similar houses. one built a plain. the other
in wood. and having a telegraph wire fixed to
tilem the latter is the more Liable to injury bv
lightning, and the danger is greater if the wood
enclosing the house be upon All eminence-
London Times.
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A Peculiar Trait Of CeiOred Women.
From the Louisville Ky.) Post.
Admitting. as we must, that the negroes are
mere or less imitators, how are We to explain.
! the fact that they never kiss, for do not be-
| iieFe that anybody ever saw two negroes kiss.
l have attended a number of negro weddings.
| and never yet saw the bride kissed while. or
| the other hand, a wedding among the whites.
| with its attendant reception without kisses.
would be something SO strange as TO cali forth
| general comment. l have also heard that In
| dams never kiss. Are we to suppose. then that
kissing is confined to the white raee2 | have
always considered kissing as an esthetic plea
| sure; to be thoroughly enjoyed only by those OF
| delicate and refined temperament. You will
| also find that among the lower classes of white
! women kissing is q rarity."
For 26-odd years l have lived in the south.
| have had negroes in my house ever since | was
| child, during nay whole life have been inter
| mingled with them, and never bet once have ]
| seen one negro girl kiss another"
Then you have seen an exception to what
| you claim is a ruie:"
:. Yes: but then it was done in such an lyme
| rant. bungling manner as to be reaii, iaugha
ble''
How so?''
"Fwill tell you that and if ever you have an
occasion to 'disseTtate' on the art of kissing
You may find place to fit tin. One oftheTn " as
very bright mulatto. and stood inside the
Sstt, Tue ottttt W as ud h-shl!ifcu glIi. aIpai-
emily visitor just leaving. and stood on the
outside of the gate. AS approached they were
| talking. when all OF a sudden the lght-cal,;red
girl threw her arms around the neck of the
blacker one, with the righteousness Of an
an@ered politician. bumped their heads to
gether, said 'Goodhy.' and ran into the house.
She probably called it a kiss. and l have let it
go as an exception to the rule. but. in truth. it
was more plainly an assault: they were entirely
ignorant OF the art OF kissing. and did not know
how to give or receive the biissful boon. This.
girls was nearer white than black. In all my
life l have never seen two genuine negro
women kiss, and have often heard my father
remark the same thing. He was over 60 years
old, and frequently told us it was tradition
through all his family the negro women never
kiss. A friend Of mine. who has been a great
traveller, has visited Africa and Hayti. has re-
marked to me the strange fact that negro
women never kiss.
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MARTHA.

Regularity OF habit in eating. in slee,dng in
exercise, is essential to geod health: food, nu-
tritious. clean and well cooked, is another es-
| sential suitable clothing and habitation an
other; cleanliness another. Boerhcses's three
rules for health are keep the hesd cool. the
feet warm aud the bowels OPEN" Tie dill
Guilty with most people is that they want 10 Go
exactly as they please. eat when they have an
impulse in that direction. work when the ft
takes them wear what they fancy. go without
sleep. indulge i'm all sorts of reeularites and
impulses and Yet have good health all the time
The thing can't be done We arc under law.
and health and happiness can he secured only
by obedience to law. ONLY as We learn and obey
law. II the skin is kept warm. clean and i'm a
healthy coalition. one is in little danger OF suf-
fesTng from malaria even in a naiariat,s locality
The East Indian kinties fire in the Jungle of
the forest. and clothed ia flannel defies the ma
l2ria. !t is the practice OF physicians to visit
patients sick with infectious diseases after they
nave eaten a full meal and when the skin is in
manner inSensihle. the blood being busy in
the stomach with the process Of Digestion. For
The same reason exposure 20 maa-ious infu-
ences should be anticipated by suitable Irepa.si-
tion "a Ia food and clothing. Ii is said one
never takes chilli without first feeling
chilly. IS long rs the surface Of the body feels
warm and comfortable. there is little dsnrer
'lat the n;ilaIfal poison via be absorbed by the
SKIN Nothing * a greater protect on from ma
lara ard also from bowel complaints than fan
mel The British army III India weaG flannel
the year round aud since this regulation was
introduced the suffering and death from eli
matte exposures have greatly diminished An
open ilfe Ia palarious or infectious locality is
great protection. for danpness preceligs chilli
ness In many districts where chill and fever
freNaii. coffee Is considered a pre- entiye and
one compelled to exposure to the ,iaws of the
morning or the evening. which are considered
specially unwholesome is fortified against them
by drinking cup of strong Rio coffee that has
been boiled long enough to extract the bitter
ingredient of the berry. Rio is preferred 40
other varieties as being less ripe and more eff
Client in its properties. more a medicine aud less
beverage. Sleeping rooms in maarious
country should be on the second CT third flooy,
above the creeping poisonous mists that cling
TO the earth.-N. y. Tribune.
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1901 THE GREAT 1901


1901 PENNSILyANIA ROUTE 1901
SPLENDID SesEsr TRACK snhE sAlEs
TRAINS p f FKcI II NS sSSSS ISL ISL.
of sixth and b streets. ss follows:
For Fittsburg AID the West Chicago Limited Ex-
Am. daily: lo3 a I'm. daily. with sleeping Cars
from Harrisburg to Cincinnati, st LOUIS -
Chicago; $50 pm. daily. with Palace Csrs .
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
Fanor Car to atkins ana the North, al 90 a m.
a,iy; exceLf pSSna.E go m daily. except 81
For Wiliamsport. Lock Haven and Eimira at 10 - q
For New H aoFf sna he Eas 10 80
SIS fna e.pSs n sn Pa s f.re an.
$50 I'M. daily. esoeis sunday .'''''A' A'''f o~
For BROOKLYN. Ny al through trains connect nt yH-
ssn c Win 6o.ds o. Brooeiyn Annea atorips
ferraee across New York city.
and io:i5 Pm. On sunday 30. 80 10 o. 90 and
lo:i5 Pan: Limited Express. $50 a. NJ daily. sK-
For Baltimore, Gao. $780, $50 1880 m, and 2.ea,
40, 4;4o. $40, $780, 1000 and lol5 pm. On
Snndayi 500. 1880 Am. 200. $40. $50. l8so0
For PoIe's Greek Line GAO am and $40 pm. d.ilv.
For AnnsI 'ois GAO a. and lao I'm. daily. exesrs
ALExINDkiA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY.
A M, ALEXANDRIA AND WAsHINGToa
For Aienandria, 30. 7:2o 20. and II 80 a. m IN
500. 90, $40 and IL 80 pm. On sunday Z
6:s, 40 and III 80 u M. and s 20 pm.
daily. and 90 p. m. daily, eSoesa sunday.
Trains les Alexandria for Washington 6 90 sos and
ana i2e mianSa on sunday uSI ana a sos s5s sna
1000 a. IN. 90 and 9:05 pm.
Of 18th street and Penns, lyania al the des
Shrc orders can be eft for the checking If baggage 10
J. r. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
FNANk THOMSON. General Manager. noy2s
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rom the Detroit Free Press.
Am Judge Cadayer In de hall tonight p
softly queried Brother Gardner, as he looked
down the aisle toward the stool On which the
tat and juicy judge was unanimously reposing.
:" If de j1dge am in de hall he will please ster
dis way" continued the president, after mo-
ment Of deep silence.
The Judge slowly arose and meandered for.
ward, theoretically chewing at q piece of slip
perry elm to hide his agitation
"Brudder Cadaver, have . few words to say
to you tonight" said the president, as he
looked down upon his shiny badness. ''De oddeI
day happened to pass q policy shop, an saw
you gWine in. Dat same evenin. as / was
gwlne past saloon. saw you standin at dc
bar wild glass of whisky in your ham kin
also recall de fack dat l hev not seen you a,
work fur de las month
II hasn't been feelin' strictly wel' pleaded
the judge.
you war we'll huff to play policy
l-l-didnt put up but ten cents"
"And what about de whisky drinking"
81 was feelin' powerful weak. sah.'
"Too thin-toO thin. replied the president as
he shook his head. 'Now den / want to spoke
to you. In some respects you am good man
l doan' believe you would steal. hev neber
cotched you lynn, an / reckon you am a good
man at home. Now if somebody told YOU dan
was a gold ring in de bottom OF de rbber some
whar would You pay ten cents a chance to fish
fur it?'
''No, sah.''
''Sartin, you wouldn't. Policy am a long,
wide deep ribber. De gold ring at the bottom
am five-dolar prize which some poo critter
fishes out arter rayin SO or SIS fur de chance
You wouldn't frow money into Lake Erie an
spect to git it back: but you'll frow money Into
de pond of policy an spect TO git out ten times
as much as YOU tossed in. Drap it-drap it.
Brudder Cadaver. befo' you lose dc
title of Judge an get dat Of Fool"
Yes, sab; I'll drap it to once"
IAN you drank whisky. De man who goes
into a saloon am no better dan de man who
keeps it. If l should aXtOu TO put your foot
agin hot stove you would think me crazy. An
yit. when you burn your stomach. befuddle your
brain and make brute of yourself. and hey to
pay fur de privilege besides. what shall think
OF you: God made de idiot, but it was left to
whisky to make de fool.''
"Tll nebber tech de stuff again, sah-neb-
ber''
can you hev bin loafin' aroun' Brudder
Cadayer. all wickedness begins wild laziness. A
loaier am as much dcspised as drunkard.
When laZness comes home pride goes away to
visit de nayburs. Whisky NAV break a woman s
heart. but laZ!ness will freeze her to death.
When you go home tonight spit on yer hands
an AK de boys to grease yer butes. When yer
turn outer Iced in de mawin' freeze hold Of de
AK or spade or brush an hunt fur lob Dis
solve partnership wild laZiness. cut de acquaint-
ance of whisky, an de next time you am
tempted to play policy come ODER to my cabin
an aX lie to kick you all arOun' the dOah-yard.
\ gu kin now SOt down.
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SALT AS A PROPHYLACTIC N niPuTHCRIA-
In paper read at the Medical society of Vic
toria, Australia DR.. Day stated that. having
tor many years regarded diphtheria i'm its early
stare, as a purely local affection characterized
by marked tendency TO take on putrefactiye
decomposition. he has trusted most 10 the free
and constant application OF aatiseVtics and
when their employment has been adopted from
the first. and been combined with judicicus ali
mentatlon, he has seldom seen blood poisoning
ensue. In consequence of the great power
which salt possesses in preventing the pu;re-
factive decomposition of meet and other organic
matter. Or. Day has often prescribed for diph-
theritic patients living far away from medical
aid the frequent use OF gar.le composed of
tablespoonful or more OF salt dissolved in a
tumbier OF water. giving children who cannot
gargie teasp0onfui or two to drink Occa-
Sit naily- Adults TO use the gargle as prophy-
Tactic three or four times a day
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The BO0S Town.

When she said she was from Boston, o dele
gate to the WOman's Convention at Buffalo was
asked by hotel clerk, "Boston, where?"
She had heard of the sublime impudence of the
hotel clerk, but never dreamed Of anything
equal to this. Boston, where?" she echoed
are mistaken, madam" was the bland reply
I'VE have q hourishing town called Boston in
Erie county, and something in your appearance
and manner led me to suppose that you were
from there" There seems to be no end to the
growing audacity Of the hotel clerk One Of
these days you'll find him taking down q map
and asking Chicago drummer to point cut the
place he halls from, pretending that he never
heard Of it. and thought that the guest was
making fool Of him.-DehoM Free Press.
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The Good Influence Of Building So
cietieS.

A noteworthy example of the good influence
OF building societies in encouraging habits of
saving was brought to light recently by the ma
turing OF some building society stock Of which
poor Cor otherwise poor) washerwoman held
twelve shares. For nine years and six months
she paid her dues promptly each month, and her
amount Of her payments was 1.:6S and at the
close Of ia months she was entitled to 50 400
As she did not draw the money at once an in
terest allowance was made to her, but this had
to be stopped after time to compel hert take
her money from the society. She received alto
gether about g. $50, the foundation of this lit
tie fortune having been earned at the wash-tub,
saved by frugality and by means of the building
society acting as sort of compulsory saving
fund
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-
The home and rendezvous of the James boys
for many years past has been within fifteen miles
of Bardstown. in Nelson county, Kentucky, on
theforks of Salt river, in aheayily-wOoded region.
surrounded by rocky hills barred by steep ra-
vines. Although within fifty miles of Louis
vile. the outlaws were perfectly secure in their
retreat, and they made for it after each raid
There their horses were trained, their booty di-
vlded. and they were surrounded by friends.
who punished an intruder with death and kent
up system of guards extending to Louisville
Any sign of detective campaign was
promptly reported to the James part
ners. Don PenZ, sheriff of the district.
owed his life to the James boys during the war,
and he would never go back on them. The wife
OF Jesse James brought her children and took
up her quarters last summer at Don PENIS
house. where she was recognized and then dis
appeared from the neighborhood about four
days before the Winston train robbery. Shortly
after the train robbery on the Chicago and Rock
Island road, in last July, a party consisting of
the James boys, John jarrett, Ed. Miller, Jim
Cummings and man named Leith were seen
moving toward the Bardstown hills. Captain
Bligh, chief Of the Louisville detective force.
was posted on these matters, and on the 22d of
August was told that the gang were in the Salt
River Hills, contemplating the robbery
OF the pay train coming from Louisville
10 pay the Workmen On the extension from
as far as SmileytOwn, not far from which some
armed men-the James gang were seen asleep
In the woods. Capt Bligh determined to set =
trap, and pay-car was attached to the pas
sehser Tram the following day. In it were
placed fifteen armed men from the Louisville
force, and the train steamed down to the end of
the track and awaited the robbers They. how
ever, had been warned. and watched the train
from the hill-tOps, The mission failed of it's
purpose and the armed force returned to Louis.
vile. The gang, becoming convinced that II
was unsafe to remain in the immediate vicinity.
disappeared. It is believed that Governor
Crttenden had knowledge of many of the facts
detailed in this account prior to his interview
here with the railroad officials, which resulted
in the offering of the large reward some months
agO-S Louis ReD,bticdn.
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New style Street Cars.

The Indianapolis street car company il build
ing new kind Of street car, the principal feat
ures Of which are bay window smoking room.
and entrance from the front endnnly. The hay
window b ct the rear end, and the smoking
apartments paftit5oned on from the main room
of the CIR BY glass door and windows. The seats
ere placed crcssuiseb and tWsnty1lx passengers
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NORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS,
STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE

will leave her wharf foot of 9th street every MONDAY
WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY, ut O'Clock p. M, touch
ing at Piney Point Point Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
Excursion tickets VIII be issued as follows
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS, CON-
MENCIN(i OCTOBER 1.
Fare Fortress Monroe and Norfolk e. 80
class Fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 81 SO
Firstcass Fare to Pney Point and Point Lookout 50
Second class Fare to Plney Point and Point Lookout rs
Returning, leave Norfolk, TUESDAYS. THURS
DAYS and SATURDAYS. at four O'Clock p. m.
Office GLIB 18th street; in the National Metropolitan
Bank Building, or at the Office, 9th street wharf.
THE NEW YORK STEAMERS
JOHN GIBSON and E. c. KNIGHT leave Pier A. East
River, New York. every SATURDAY, at four O'Clock p.
particulars apply to agent 63 Water street GeorgetoWn
ALFRED WOOD, Secretary,
OF 61S 18th street, opposite u. s. Treasury,