Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-25

and made them the subject of experime menta- tion for period of three years, placing them at selected times in the blue room and csre- fully noting the apparent effects upon them. He discovered that the abnormally aroused and excited temperament experienced re- markedly soothing and quieting influence in the blue light, and he expresses the convic- tion that with persons thus mentally de- ranged, with whom every other method of treatment has failed, this should be tried. He does not report any complete cures made by this means alone, but says that in most cases the treatment has proved beneficial, and that if continued systematically and consistently, the indications are that it will lead to com- plete restoration. In no case did it work in jury. He expresses the intention to continue his experiments, and calls upon all associates and colleagues in the treatment of the insane to do the same, and make careful notes of their observations. Professor Schlager has also made valuable and interesting experi-
 ments in treating deranged persons of abnor- mally depressed or sluggish and apathetic temperaments by exposing them in similar manner to red light.
 The volume of the reports on the har-
 vest of the different countries throughout the
 world, brought out by n. Estisnne, of Paris, annually, is now being issued, and a sumnla- ry of it's contents is given by the New York
 WorId. The reports of the wheat crop in France are this year from over large area and indicate a better crop than last year. This years barley is not so good as in 1880, but it is fairly good. The maize crop is very ordinary. Oats and rye are fair. On the whole the crops are not up to those of last year, but wheat is not much be- low the average. None of the crops will be very bad, but none will be very good. The crops in Great Britain are described as fol lows Wheat is 10 per cent. below the aver age and likely to realize only 10, 900, 900 quar- ters. Barley is 10 per cent. above the aver age and oats are 20 per cent. below the aver age The year is one in which farmers are not likely to recoup themselves for losses during the past five years. In Austria and Hungary the crops are good all round. Wheat and barley are both above the average. Rye is very much and oats are slightly under the average. The reports from Italy agree that the crops are of medium quality and much below the abundance of those of 1880. In the Turkish provinces on the Danube the wheat harvest will be medium. Rye is good and abundant. Barley is good as regards quantity, but bad in quality. Oats are very much above the average. All the reports from Russia agree that the barley is the best crop of the year, doubling that of 1880 in quantity, but not so plump and weighty. Rye is abundant. Wheat is good. Throughout Germany winter and spring sowings are in marked contrast, the former yielding good and the latter very defective crops. Oats are very good. Barley is thin. None of the crops are of the average. In the Prussian States the crops are fair. The Swiss wheat crop is very poor in quantity, owing to drought but in quality it is very fine. Oats and barley are good in quantity and quality, but there is small area sown of the latter. Belgian wheat is far below the average. Bar ley is good. Rye and oats are fair. All crops in Spain are bad. All crops in Holland are in good condition. All reports from the United States agree that the yield will be un- der the average.