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Is America in Danger of Being Over.
pOpulateds

The idea is ingrained in the American
mind that the one great desideratum is
an increase Of population. This idea
will survive the circumstances which
gave it birth, and then the Americans
will awaken to sense of improvidence
that is now taking no thought of the
morrow. It may be objected that the
time is far distant when the population
will be too large, and when, therefore,
the growth of population may threaten
the institutions of the country with dam
ger. But is it so? AS we have already
pointed out, in another eight years the
population of the United States will
probably nearly equal the populations of
France and the United Kingdom added
together while in another ten years, If
the rate of growth is maintained, the
population of the United States will
probably equal that of Russia, and, un-
less some great disaster occurs to check
the rate of growth, in another fifty years
it will have reached an enormous mag
nitude. Already the population is dense
in parts of the older Eastern States.
And when it is borne in mind that the
system of cultivation tends to exhaust
the soil, while, also, as we have said, the
desire to increase the population is an
overmastering one in the American mind,
it is highly probable that the dangers at
tendant upon oyer-popuIation will come
sooner than is now anticipated, espe-
cially if the competition of other raw
material producing countries should in
crease very rapidly and should threaten
American supremacy in the European
markets. Nor is it only the United
States that have to dread this difficulty.
European populations are multiplying
in the confidence that emigration is al
ways available for those who cannot
live at home. But what will be the con-
sequence when the United States are
closed to the intending emigrant p
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Dick WinShip's Duel.

Speaking of Dick Winship recalls his
famous duel with the Frenchman at
Marseilles. Dick was then Second Lieu.
tenant of our Scorpion, stationed there
at the time, and as usual kept the whole
feet and half the town on nettles
through his endless practical jokes. The
slang expression for Frenchmen in those
days was ''frog-eaters," and the wife of
q French Captain of militia having pre-
sented her lord with twins, Dick had the
"nerve" to tender this happy father. at
q public banquet, stuffed group, con-
sisting of big frog holding on its knees
q couple of smaller ones. OF course
there was q challenge, and, when the
captains seconds appeared, Winship, as
the challenged party, gravely insisted
on the duel being fought in the dark,
with pistols, one shot only being allowed
to each man. This new addition to the
code made terrible stir, but, as Dick
held firm, the Frenchman was finallD
forced to submit. On the appointed
day, after dinner, the principals were
placed, blindfolded and pistols in hand,
in q room at q hotel from which every
particle of light had been excluded. At q
given signal on the closed door, the an
tagonists removed their bandages to find
shems elves in absolute darkness, listen
ing to the beating of their own hearts,
and each afraid to fire first, for fear Of
thus exposing his location to the other.
Dick quietly took off his shoes, feeling
for the chimney-in front of which he had
taken care to be placed-he crept up the
fue, descended through a trap-door in
the roof, slipped into carriage and re-
joined his dinner party, which at once
devoted itself to making night of it, in
the highest glee possible. The next
morning they returned to the hotel and
opened the room, which had been as 81
lent as the grave all night. Kneelmg in
his corner, every muscle quivering with
the unbearable suspense, was the militia
Captain, his auburn hair turned white
with the horrors of that interminable
night. t.--San Francisco Post. .3'a
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The Discovery of Diamonds in Brazil.

Often, down to 1929, the gold hunters
had noticed m the bottoms of the bowls
in which they washed the river sands,
little bright crystals to which they at
tached no value The brilliancy of
these crystals, their hardness and their
regular form, as if shaped by the hand,
had indeed attracted the attention of
the miners, and many had saved them
to use as counters in play; but gold
alone had any value in the eyes of these
adveaturers.- At this epoch, according
to the least uncertain tradition, monk,
who had taken part in the search for
diamonds In India, recognized the
nature of these counters. He told his
discovery to certain Bernardo da
Fonseca Lobo, who made it known in
his name to the Portuguese Govern
ment.. The King Immediately took pos
session of all the lands where the pres
ence of diamonds had been recognized
and where it could be suspected.
Bernardo received as his reward the
title of Royal Notary and the command
of the militia of the most important city
of the region. The name of the monk
Was IOTSolttH. uO uOt iDeuoFo InaG
the name of either could have been pop
ular at Minas, for their discovery, which
threw hundreds of millions into the
treasury of the Kings of Portugal, was
the origin of the most despotic rules
that any country ever had to endure.
The first diamonds were found in the
sands of the brooks, and these sands, or,
to use the Portuguese expression, which
has passed into nearly all languages,
lcascalhos, still constitute the beds that
are principally worked. But beds of an
entirely different nature, situated, Like
mines of metals in tine midst of the
strata, and of corresponding depth, have
been brought to notice in later years.
Popsqar Science Monthiy.E I-a
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Down to tho reign of cur English
Anne and the latter years of the long
sway of Louis XIV. it may be safely
averred that no apprehension had been
excited and no persecution incurred by
any society not distinctly founded for a
religious purpose. Ana-baptists had
been put down with cruel severity.
Quakers had beon tormented or tolerated
according to tho caprice of Prince and
people. But in the writings of the
eighteenth century we first find mention
OF Free Masonry, and then, too, do the
bulls of the Vatican first begin to full.
inmate against an association horrible
In the eyes OF the ever-watchful Inaui-
sition. Howsoever ancient and Illus
trlous Free Masonry may be, it was
undoubtedly regarded with worse than
suspicion by the Roman Curia, the HOLY
brotherhood of Spain and the argus
eyed police of Paris. It was not as a
rogue of worldwide renown, but as a
suspected Free Mason, that Caeliostro.
the arch-impostor,s was imprisoned in
the Castle OF st. Angelo, where he died,
like Gagged bird pining for air and
light, just as tine army of the French
republic = his rescuers - marched on
Rome. We have lived to see royal and
imperial Princes installed as Grand Mas.
ters OF the greatest and ,wealthiest of all
secret societies, nor do the mysteries of
Hiram III and Boaz offend any outsider less
prejudiced than a parish priest Of West
Flanders. But, fifty. years ago, the
surest Spanish mode of subiecting an
enemy to. lynch Law was to point him
out as Free Mason to the hot-headed
rabble of Seville. Barcelona or Madrid.
;-AU the Year Pound, ae
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hecelVeU anu placed on nle.
REPORTS.
From Committee on Roads and BRIDGES
as follows:
Recommending an appropriation of
$50 on the Saltwater road from Seventh
street extension to county line, also $50
on Miss. ave. from Summit avenue north
wardly.
Report and recommendations adopted
all present voting aye.
The Board of Control presented their
monthly report which was referred to Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
The Committee on Claims having ap-
proved the following bills they were on
motion ordered paid, all present voting
aye:
Frank Gruber, SO cents; Chas. Talon.
so cents; Chas. Leyh, so cents; Jas. Guon,
so cents; F. G. Richter, so cents; Kenny
Bros, $S; Board of Education, 1894;
Henry Weber, So; Moorhead & Preston,
S27; Book q Stationery company, $3.50;
A. Rau, S.; S. d. Lord, So; o. G. Miller,
S4.25; E. Madden. 81; n Hass, ct al. SO
cents; Kenney IL Hudner, $26.7O; J. J.
OConnor, $SO.10; A. Myerding, SS; A. A.
Hinsdale, $40; West Publishing company.
$22.50; Mccarthy & Donnelly, S93; p.
L. Kavanagh, $3.50; Jay Owens, $3.50;
l.. Riedert, 1926; Globe, $685.; J.. Jerney.
So; S. Hough, 81; Jas. Davenport, $3.50;
W. Hanft, $3.50; J. H. Otewart, $50; G. E.
Keller q Co., $102.73; Burke d Co., 50;
Gas company, S3699; st. Paul Water com
pany, S11.97; J. Kalhert, $6.25; Pioneer
Press company, $67.57; Mrs. Conlon,
$23.04; D. L. Curtice, $94; F. Richter,
$735.42; JAS. Deering, $275; P. Keigher
d Co., 81; T. Sullivan, $50; R. W. Bell,
$50; Water company, $22.70; Prendergast
Bros, $1545; Board of Control, S139.97:
John Miller, $3.50.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Committee on Public Buildings asked
and were granted further time in which to
report on the matter of full supplies.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
asked that the matter of further improving
Fort road by using part of the balance now
to credit of the Fort Smelling bridge fund,
be referred to county attorney, which was
done.
Jos. Ebert appeared before the Board
in reference to his bill of SIS against the
county for finding the body of drowned
man in the river. On motion So was al
lowed.
VIM AtheY, by his attorneys Williams
Davidson & Goodman, having sued the
county for $500, notice of the summons
was served by the sheriff while the Board
was in session and, on motion the case was
referred to the County Attorney.
The Committee on Ways and Means called
attention of the Board to the low condition
of the county treasury, saying we had not
enough money to meet current demands,
whereupon the following was adopted
unanimously: i
Resolred, That the Committee on Ways
and Means for and in behalf of the county
of Ramsey, be authorized to borrow for a
,period of not exceeding six months, the sum
of ten thousand dollars ($10,OO0), to pay
current expenses of the county. Such loan
to be evidenced by the voucher of the
chairman of the county Board and Com
mittee on Ways and Means and attested
by the auditor. az
Resolved, That there be appropriated
to the Board of Control for support of the
poor during September 1882, the sum of
one thousand dollars. .ir-. ses-. vi
Adopted. 5z lss g
Adjourned to October Sd, 1882, at 1Oa. m.
l j. j .McCARDY, County Auditor.
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Weight of q Million Dollars.

= Mr.. E. B. Elliott, the Government
Actuary, has computed the weight of
81, 900, 600 in gold and silver coin as fol-
lows
The standard gold dollar of tie United
States contains of gold of nine-tenths of
6neness, 25.S grains, and the standard
silver dollar contains eff silver of nine :
tenths of fneness, 1925 grains. One
million standard gold dollars, conse-
quently, weigh 25,800, 900 grains, or
So, $50 ounces troy, or 4,479 1-6 pounds
troy. of $3.50 grains each, or 1855. II
pounds avoidupois of 1000 grains each,
or l 843-1000 "short" tons of 1900
pounds avoidupois each, or 1 645-lOOO
"long" tons of 2,240 pounds avoirdu-
pois each. One million standard silver
dollars weigh 412, 100000 grains, or
s59,375 ounces troy. or u, ,614.5 5S pounds
troy, or 58.92S.57 pounds avoirdupois,
or % 464-1000 "short" tons of 1000
pounds avoirdupois each, or 26 3O7-1OOO
''long" tons Of 2,24O pounds avoirdu-
pois each. In round numbers the fol-
lowing table represents the weight of
$1,000, 900 in the coins named:
Description of coin. Tons.
Standard gold coin. in...............-... ....... Ia
Standard silver coin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1854
Subsidiary silver coin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25
Minor coin, five-cent nickels. els............I 100
Scientific american.
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Why They Both Laughed.

Preachers will have their little Jokes
like other people. "Ceme over and
preach for me tonight" said divine
to clerical friend whom he met in the
street. CT can't tonight" was the re-
ply; " I'm right down i'll with a sick
headache. "Well," drolly observed
the other, "that won't matter, for if you
preach as You usually do you won't have
to use your head" They both laughed,
and poked each other in the ribs and
said 1t was good one, just as though
they had been the worst kind of sinners
all their lives. Yonkers Gazette. .li.e
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CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,

01' Z 1HO11' -1INN', oepl 20, IooZ. }
L will make application to the District Court
IN and for the county of Ramsey and State of
Minnesota, at the special term held SATURDAY..
October Il, 1882, at the Court House. in St.
Paul, Minnesota, for judgments against the
several lots and real estate embraced in war
rant IN my hands for the collection of unpaid
assessments, with interest and costs thereon for
the hereinafter named special assessments
All IN the City of st. Paul, county of Ramsey
and State OF Minnesota, when and where all per-
sons interested may attend and be heard.
The owners and description of real estate ara
as follows:
Assessment for Constructing a
Sewer on Robert Street from
Point ITO Feet North of Seventh
Street to Eleventh Street.
Robert & Randall's Addition to st. Paul.
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CONTRACT WORK.
Stone Gutter on Minnesota Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRKs.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. %, 1882.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board OF
Public Works in and for tie corporation of the
city of st. Paul, Minnesota, at their office in
said city, until IL M, the 9th day of October,
A. d. 1882, for the construction of stone gut
ter on the east side of Minneaota street, from
Fifth (5th) street to Seventh 9TH street, in
said city, according to plans and specifications
on file in the Office of said Board
bond, with at least two sureties, in a sum of
at least 20 per cent. of the gross amount bid,
must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. .j.cg 5rf
s5ga JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: R. L. GoR,1AN,
267-277 Clerk Board of Public Works.
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RAIL AND RIVER.

Mr.. Canfee, of the Canadian Southern
road is in town.
Mr.. Davis, of the Manitoba road, is still
confined to his room with illness.
About $50 land hunters went up yester-
day on the st. Paul & Manitoba road.
Mr.. Marvel of the st. Paul and Mani
toba road is expected to return to-day.
Assistant superintendent E. B. Wake
man, of the st. Paul 4 Manitoba road, left
yesterday morning for Willmar.
Mr.. Hosmer, secretary of w, H. Stennett,
general passenger agent of the Chicago "
Northwester road,is in st. Paul. -. %
Mr.. T. W. Teasdale, general passenger
agent of the Chicago. St. Paul & Omaha
road, returned Yesterday from Chicago. =
j. Lyons, of the general traffic depart
ment of the Chicago, St. Paul u Omaha
road. has gone East for a two weeks. va
cation. ra 4-~ ,--. rgf
A very fine and large lithograph of,
Fargo is. just out. 1t is the work of the
weIl-known scenic artist w, II. Frisbie,
and reflects credit upon the artist and
gives very clear and well defined birds
eye view of the metropolis to be,
The st. Paul & Manitoba road people
have been compelled to add another
story to their general Office building, and
men have been set to work to put it on at
once. The auditor and all his assistants
will 90 up there as soon as the apartments
are completed. .s
Mr.. Geo. K. Barnes general passenger
and ticket agent of the st. Paul & Manito-
ba road and Geo. B. Hall general excursion
manager, have completed their arrange
ments for the grand excursion to the Yel-
lowstone that is to leave ST. Paul on the 10Th
of October. This will be the last this sea-
son, and will GO to Miles City, Fort Keogh.
Glendive, Mandan, Bismark, Pyramid
Park and the Burning coal fields along the
Northern Pacific. The excursion will leave
st. Paul at S:15 and 9 p. N. Saturday, Oct
15.
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Improving Pontcha1 train.

BATON RoUGB, Sept. 29.-Acting on the
request of the city council of New Orleans,
Gov. McEnery has approved an additional
allotment of $4,000 for closing Bonnet
Care crevasse, that will have the effect of
restoring clear salt water to lake Pontchar-
train, instead of the muddy Mississippi
river water, which has filled the basin sew
eral years past. Watering places JAIL
along the Mississippi sound will be greatly
benefited by the absence of muddy water.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

TT is maintained by DIR, E. S. Wood,
of Harvard Medical College, that lead
poisoning presents this singular feature:
@Of two members of the same family
exposed to,as nearly as possible the same
influences, one may be affected with
symptoms of lead poisoning in a short
Il time and the other not for many
months" Bi.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30
OFFICIAL.
fss a.
Proceedings Of County Commissioners.
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE,
- RAMSEY County. Mimi

COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE,
RAMSEY COUNTY, Minn.
.-h 7i} ST. PAUL, Sept. 5, 1882.
The Board of County Commissioners
met at 10 o'lock a. m, acting Mayor w. D.
Cornish in the chair ,,-+....r.7
Present, full board.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopte d. e '-'. '.'. ;f'}4ii't
PETITIONS AND CONCENTRATIONS
Petition from G.. Michel ct al. asking. for
an appropriation of 5000 to repair certain
roads around McOarron's lake. a,s1a
Received and reported to Committee on
iRoads and Bridges giI1.tl. iasr ,fan!r,
fa Petltlonfrom NJ ]. Walsh ct al. in refer
ence to the nuisance created. by Van
Hoven d Co.'s rendering establishment in
Reserve township. ''''i-i''ii
Referred to Committee on Health. !"
Petition from ST. Clements Benevolent
Society asking that SIS be paid said soci
ETY., which they had paid for recovery of
the body of Peter, FeIers, drowned in Mis-
sissippi river. eg9a,, -, ro,,.. ,,ro-,
Referred to Committee on Claims.
Petition from Board of Control asking
an order on treasury of S139.97, balance
due from county on account of construc-
tion of Poor Firm barn. D. ss
ii Petition granted, all present voting aye.
Petition from John Miller asking that
$3.50 be refunded to him, he having paid
the amount in the county treasury through
an error In service of summons to appear
in personal tax matter.
Petition granted and money ordered re-
funded .=4,- p
From County Treasurer Rice, showing
funds on hand Sept. 4, 1882, and where de-
posted as follows:
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

: FREE libraries ara great power in
the United States. Forty-nine new
ones were opened ia 1879, containing
S6, 779 volumes, making total of 3,S42
public libraries Of all classes. 81
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Rirer NeicS.

The river shows three feet one inch on
the bar. --
The Sibbie Conger, of the Diamond 10
line will leave for st. Louis tomorrow.
The Grand Pacific of the Davidson cleo
trio light line, will leave for st. Louis to-
morrow.
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Ch0nging His Base.

Special Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 29.-Thom as G.
Shaughnessy, general store keeper of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
will tender his resignation to take effect on
November 1st, to accept the Office of gen
eral purchasing agent of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad.
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Port of Duluth.
IGnarial Teleorarn tn fha Gloha.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 2s.-Arrived-
Propeller Empire State, Buffalo, 800 tons
merchandise; Osceola, Detroit, 1000 bar
rels lime; barge Fairbank, Buffalo, 5000
barrels lime, cement, and salt. Cleared
Propeller Manistee, 75 tons mixed freight;
Nyack, Buffalo, 1000 barrels -four; barge
Wallace and tow, Marquette, ore.z
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Reduction of St. Pau, Freight Tariffs.
Special Telegram to the Globe.

opeclaI IeItgTdIII 70 tIIe UIOFJe.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The new freight tar
If was completed to-day by the freight
agents of the st. Paul pool, and in brief is
as follows: First class, soc; second class,
4Oc; third class, SOC; fourth class, 20c.
This is reduction of from five to ten
cents on each class
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

The resignation of the United States
minister at Copenhagen, Denmark, w. H.
Wickersham, is received at the state de-
partment. go - - A~
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ST.. PETERSBURG, Sept. 29.-The revenue
from indirect taxes for the financial year
1882, exceeded estimate by 9,77S.00O
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A DiriHenH.

New YORK, Sept. 29.-The Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroad to-day de-
-clared aquarterly dividend of , per cent.
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Unjust Determinations.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-An opinion
was rendered by the Illinois supreme court
yesterday in a case involving the question
of the power of the state legislature to
regulate the rates charged by railroads for
freight carried to points outside of Illinois
and whether the act prohibiting unjust
discrimination in such rates is not in
contravention of the constitution of the
United States. The case is one wherein sixty
six per cent. larger rates was charged on a
haul from Gilman to New York, than on
the haul from Peoria to New York, though
the distance from Peoria is greater by
eighty-six miles. 1t was held by the court
that the charge was unjust, excessive, e1-
tortionate and unlawful, and in effect the
court upholds the authority of the railr Dad
and warehouse commissioners to regulate
freight charges from points in Illinois to
points outside the state.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30
That terrible

That terrible
scourge, fever and
ague, and its con-
gener, bilious re
mittent, besides
affections of the
stomach, liver and
bowels, produced
by miasmatic air
and water, are
both @ eradicated
and prevented by
theu seofHost et-
ters Stomcn Bit
ters, a purly veg
etable elixir, in
dorsed by physic-
ians, and more
extensively used
as a remedy for
o, as well as for
inc Of the age. For
Lers generally
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

MADRrp, Sept. 29.-Deaths from cholera
al Manila, Thursday, twenty. =
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Chippeica Falls e. Northern.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. 29.-The report of
the Chippewa Falls & Northern Railway
company for the year ending June 80
last, was received to-day by Railroad Com
missioner Haughen. The road was not
operated during last year, but was in pro-
cess of construction. The capital stock
authorized by charter is 100000; unse-
cured debt $17O,624. Total paid for con-
struction during the year $496,S24. The
length of the line June 80 was twenty
three miles.
4 Competitor of the Canadian Pacific.
MONTREAL, Sept. pa deputation from
the syndicate formed to build new rail
way from the northwest to connect with
the Grand Trunk at Duluth, is here con-
ferring with the general manager of the
latter. 1t is proposed to make the line a
competing one from Montreal to the sea
with the Canadian Pacific.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

Robert & Randall's Addition to St Paul
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ground currents OF electricity, flowing
in all directions, form the true
.earths" Of lightning discharges. They
assert that all houses, trees, etc., struck
by lightning are underfowed by these
currents, aud that no houses. etc..
standing on spots where there are no
currents are ever struck. In protect.
ing o house from lightning stroke.
therefore, their method is to test the
ground underneath, and, it there are
no earth-currents below, to take no
further trouble, .bnt, it these currents
are present, to earth the rod which
they erect i'll that part of the ground
below where they are strongest. ,g
A Remedy for Forgeries.-The for
geries by er7ising shall sums in checks
and inserting larger ones are SO serious
that many remedies are proposed.
Sir Henry Bessemer gives the most
overwhelmingly, to take any pale
vegetable cOIor-say, blue which
should be as sensitive to acid reaction
as litlnus, and with this color print
over the whole surface OF the check or
other paper a fine lengiue- turned pat
TERN, thus giving to its surtacefsome-,
what the effect of u pale tintiextend-
ing all over the paper. Ii any attempt
should be made Dy means OF chemicals
to take out any portion OF tile writing
OH SUCH prepared paper, all the sur
rounding parts touched by the acid
solution wIll at once lose the whole of
the blue printed pattern, which is
mere sensitive and lnuch more easily
discharged than The common writing
ink. olr Henry says the paper could
be prouuced very cneaply. So