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SCIENTIFIC AND rNDrS.-

DR.. Napier has demons,..
the treatment Of alcohol;sr" 'eu thu
food is of the greatest valus ' a ,al1loaCsss
bois, of Paris, shows that st sou u d
has been taken into the svs Sa'ef alcats
form commonly proves fatal u chaa
The fiexibiiity of itaco,a.
markable sandstone existina = e \
North and South Carolina "a q Seo'ga
surpassed by that of a mem, ssens 70 i
stone found at the entrance saesiaa Ia
in England. This limestonsS !. 'le Tn
to be so flexible that thin Law = 'eForaa
feet or more in length, NAV ~ assN as
q circle while damp, retain;n = !. Seni III
on drying. mat fea
A project has been brouob. /,
French Academy of Scienc.' oei0's u
construction Of a sewer ahow. lo u
long, to convey the sewage Of Nv " MS
the sea, pumping stations hS;0Ir rams =
lished at two places. 1t i ~. s'ae
that during two-thirds Of the ve esuIaia
the whole quantity of SEWAGE 'S ~ al9's
absorbed by irrigation without S ;,o
ing the sea at all. ~ 'eaSa
An English observer has nal,
conclusion that the musk beetlo oN ~ u
moschata) has the power of em en- taIoaa
sHppressing its odor at pleasure ' H..
when dying the scent Is continn ~ 'aa
very powerful. He mentions S ~. aai
which a scent of roses has been lr0 saN Z
proceed from the human bodv n s..! 7
and weakness. Similar instorns'
given by another writer. y
A writer in Science discno.;,.
subject of rainfall in Kansas 6OSs a y
while this has increased twenty ~, s 49,
In the eastern half of the State SIM ssss
occupation by the white settlers Vs. Vs.
Kansas has little increase of ra;rssSa
boast of and little to hope ior or n
greatly doubts, indeed, whetbp, II
half of the State, lying outside n, :
mediate track of vapor-laden winds =.
ever have rainfall adequate to mas,s
successful agriculture.
Rolled gold is thus manufactured /,
ingot Of brass is cast, and while i ,,-
hot a thin layer of gold alloy Is pom, \
upon it. When the ingot thus cov'r
becomes cold it is forced between -
rollers until long, thin ribbon il m
duced, of which the proportion Of ga3
and brass is, of course, the same as M
of the ingot. The percentage Of colds
often reduced very low-sometins )
two and three per cent. This rOHa
gold in cheap bracelets and wsA
chains lasts for ten years.
A new ceramic product, according d
Mons. Hignette, is now made from Il,
abundant waste sands OF French g,s
factories. The sand is nodded int
blocks by immense hydraulic presua
and is then baked in furnaces at hid
temperature. The product has remarE
able solidity and tenacity; itsnOt 4.
fected by frost, rain or sun; it resist
very high temperatures; it is very light
and it has a fine, white color. Itism
dicted that the material will be used ID
many architectural effects in combinaia
with brick or stones of other coloE.
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A Queer Partnership.

As most of my young readers are
doubtless we'll aware, there is continual
warfare between the insects and the
birds, the latter finding in the former
their natural food. Knowing this, any
exception we may find to the rule, must
seem very remarkable, especially when It
is a bird and a spider on terms of the
closest friendship, and actually partners
in house building. The bird is the pur-
pie sun-bird named by naturalists Nectar
mia Asiatica It is common In many
parts of India, where it fits among the
trees in gorgeous garbs of deep purple
blue, flashing green, gold and yellow.
At the building time, the sun-bird
searches the woods until it finds the large
shining web of certain kind of spider.
This it proceeds forthwith to appropriate
without further ceremony, though VIC can
well imagine that there has been some
understanding between Messrs. Spider
and Sun bird.
The web isgenerally spun between two
stout limbs, and upon this web the bird
begins to place all sorts of rubbish, such
as bits of glass or fiber, and pieces of
paper and cloth, picked up or stolen
from some neighboring camp. AT first
the spider must be somewhat astonished
at the capacity of its net for catching
such strange flies. But curiously enough
as fast as the bird places these objects
upon the web, the spider secures them
with its silk, spinning iadustriously
and assisting its friend a. much as
possible. Finally, when the materials
have accumulated until they reach the
A. al 80 nd
over and over, first by the bird and af-
terward by the spider. Now the nest
begins to assume a definite shape; In
pearance like a,bottle, flask, or dome;
the grass and twigs being generally
wound in and out by the bird and then
covered by the silk of the spider, both
bird and insect working tremendously,
until they have made a perfect dome
shaped nest hanging in the midst of the
web, partly supported by it and partly
hanging from the limb. In some nests
an entrance is left at the bottom; but,
usually it is at one side near the upper
end, with little platform or awning
built over it by the bird, to keep out the
rain.
The nest would now naturally be
very conspicuous object; but the spi-
der's work is not yet done. It contin-
ues to spin its silken web around the
nest, carrying the threads from one part
to another, inward and outward, for
ward and back, until finally, after spin
ming miles and miles of silk, the nest is
completely hidden behind screen of
web.
Here, together, the partners live; the
spider rearing its young on the outside,
and the sun-bird caring for its eggs and
young within. In this queer partner
ship the spider is, evidently, not the
loser, as it certainly gains peace and pro-
tection,from the presence of its feathered
friend st. Nicholas.
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When Advertising Is Wanted.

There is nothing on earth so mysteri-
ousiy funny as a newspaper advertise
ment. The prime, first, last, and all the
time, object of an advertisement is to
draw custom. It is not, was not, and
never will be designed for any other hui
man purpose. So the merchant waits
till the busy season comes and his store
is so full of customers he can't get his
hat of, and then he rushes to the news
papers and puts in his advertisement.
When the dull season gets along and.
there is no trade and he wants to sell
goods so bad he can't pay his rent. he
takes out his advertisement. That il.
some of them do, but occasionally
level-headed merchant puts in bigger
one and scoops all the business, while
nls nelghbors are making mortgages to
pay the gas bill. There are times when
you couldn't stop people from buying
everything IN the store If you planted
cannon behind the door, and that's
the time the advertisement Is
sent out on its holy mission. Il makes
light work for the advertisement. for 4
chalk sign on the sidewalk could do All
that was needed and have a half holiday
six days in the week, but who wants RI
favor an advertisement They are builf
to do hard work, and should be sent ont
IN the dull days when q customer has 70
be knocked down with hard facta ana
kicked insensibIe with BANKRUPT reduc-
tons and dragged in with Irresistible
slaughter Of prices before he will spend
cent. That's the aim and end az an
advertisement and IL You ever open :
store don't try to oct them fo <rv,n
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Der the level plains, where mountains greet
me as 60.
Ger the desert waste, where fountains at nv
bidding flow,
On the bOundless beam by day, ON the cloud
by night,
! am riding hence away; who win chain my
fiights
War his weary watch was keeping-I have
crushed his spear;
Grief within her bower was weeping-I have
dried her tear;
Pleasure caught minutes hold, then hur-
ried by,
Leaving all her banquet cold, and her goblet
dry.
Power had won throne of glory; where is
now his famea
Genius said: Il live in storys" who hath
heard his names
Love beneath a myrtle bough whispered
why so fastF'
And the roses on his brow withered as I
passed
! have heard the heifer lowing DER the wild
waves bed;
have seen the billow flowing where the cat
tie FED;
Where began my wanderingsg Memory win
not say!
Where will rest my weary limbsa Science
turns away!
~. M. Proed.
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Iron Among the AncientS-

SO very few articles of iron Of ,i uos
tionablc antiquity have been dI 80.
among the remains of ancient ~ ~
art, while objects of bronze h.,' II
brought to light in abundan:e e. 81
many have doubted whether w. b
been introduced into Egypt Ds'; Y. N
time of the Ptolmies. But -
certain that other and neighOonISS; RI &
plies, who never reached 50 g. -
stage of civilization as the 80 - <
knew well the manufacture 40. 49, i
iron, and it is scarcely possible . 1ld y
builders of the monumental Won, ,.sfsl &
Egypt should have neglected = 80 -
metal. Beside there are ltsrsd
sons why the iron remains arc = !, 20
the bronze relics so many. 80 e.. ~
seem that the ancient EgyPIi. .-.suss
marked preference for bronze :. ~
implements, and ornaments
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Mulhall, the English ststlsIlc1IS'si j
that while England has oO .. dosb
wealth. since 1915, France Y: - 81
hers since 1856, and the Un'''
has doubled since 1854.
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bien. Tu ne COMMAS pas andre,
qui ia perdu dams les grands bois,
quand tn allais porter unc deptchc
q Lorquin
II me fixait avec SIS gros yeux
bleu faience. Je crois qui 81 nouS
n'avions pas etc 81 fables. nous
nous serions jetts Pun sur l'autre.
-Econte, lui disje, il ne faut ia
peau. 81 nous eli rechappons tous
les denx, ie rendrai mes gallons ct
nous nous battrons i mort.
Helas! deux jours aprts, il ere
pdit de Ia tevre d'h6pital ct mes
chappait.
C'est egal, monsieur, c'est dur
pour un Alsacien de servir ayec IN
deselteur allemand ct d'ttre expose
a secourir DIES 6Ires qu'ou halt 4
mort. Edouard Sicbecker.
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EDUCATIONAL.


VINhe University Of lbe SOuth
is located nj SEWANEE, TENN. upos
the Cumberland Plateau. 1000 feet above ~
sea level. This school, under the special ~
ronage of the Bishops 1T the Protrstant Epn!
coral Church, in the South and South west, q
iers the healthicst residence aud the best ~
vantages, both moral and educational. In "
Grammar School and its Collegiate aud 1hee
logical departments. For the special clsime
OF this University for patronage. apply g
document tp the Rev. TELFAIk HODGs0as
Wee Chancellor. Scwanee, Tenn.
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NOTICE.:

Having purchased the ciisibly situated boil
or chop Of L. Hogan, in thus town, / am now
prepared TO take contracts TOR making uew
Ioilcrs ami repairing old ones. Full satisfae
ton guaranteed, work will be dane at the Low
est cures. lhave secured the services Of NJ.
Z. Hogan, as foreman and manager who hs
had long experience IN this business. Parties
will lind it to their interest to call on msbs
fore maxim. contracts elsewhere.
WIN. IL. Raglan.
Thibodaux, April 9Th. 1857.
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HOTEL DE LCCKPORT

entre lie Couven ct ri1.lisc catholique.
ME. +. BARlLLEAUX, IA lHhonncnr dan
AVN nonerr y scs ami. 1t les Commits. VOys-
ge"rs en- general quill Went d'ouvrir IN Hotel
dams icqnel en- prepare. Il lies prix 'moderes,
'lcs rcpas . tonte hcure de Ia j%ournee.
feb-2i.G.
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UNE HAINE Au ToNQUIN.

-C'est un soldat qui u une let.
ire pour monsieur, me dit ma bon
ne il y a hut yours.
-Faitcs-le enter.
C'etait un sergent dc Ia legion
6trangere. II await la mtdaille mi
Iitaire ct nn bras de moins.
II m'apportait y lettre dc mon
ami lie capitaine Eerdin. du lille dc
Iigne, qui me pratt d'aider mon
compatriote, porteur Gle Ia p,esente,
a recouvrer SD qualitt dc citoycn
francais ct Il trouver IL place.
Pendant quill me racontait Ia re-
traite dc Langson OH il await etc
blesse, .je lexaminai advertisement.
Cetait lie type du montagnard du
versant oriental DIES VosgeS, petit,
trapu, les epaulcs larges, n.ais III
poitrine plate les ehevcux ct la
monstache dun blond rouA; les
yeux bleu d'acier. lie panv,e diable
await le TENT plombe DIES fit vrenx
ct etait sec CONNIE I'm vienx NOR
ceau de CUR.
-Votre regiment Il perdu beau
coup de monde la.bas.
oh oui, monsieur!
Puts il poussa TN soupir.
Ga, &c nest rien. &c Gui est
terrible, c'est de e dire qu'on Went
reimbursement bonner Sd vie pour
sa pat'ie ct que, bon Francais, on
tombe ct ION meurt sous retiquette
e%trangere. Ca, voyez-vous, c'est
atroce! Vous me direz CO que vous
voudrez: il faut ttre dams notre
position, 4 nous au,res Al>aciens
ct Lorrains, pou, sentir cette i'm
preston. C'est nous qui sommes Ell
majorite, CONNIE vous devez le voir
aux listes dies tues ct DIES blrssGs
qu'on public. 81 l'on ne peut pas
nous bonner I'LL numerO francais,
qu'on nous appelie lie regiment
d'Alsace lorraine, CONNIE vous |
pavez dit dams votre po6sie sur
Santai.
-Helas ! mon pauvre garcon, en-
vers c'est facile ; mails ell prose ca
rencontre plus de difficulties.
-Alors, qu'on forme avccn nous un
seul ct meme regiment, mails qu'on
ne nous m6le pas 4 cette foule de
d6serteurs de tous les pays..a des
Allemands.
-Vous avcz des Allemands chez
vous?
-Quelques uns! Tenez! c'est i
propos de Pun d'eux que )'ai perdu
mon bras. Et quel Allemand All
c'est une dr6le d'histoire, allez!
-Racontez-mo done Ca.
Ma famille est de PhramOnd, I'm
village an pied du Donon. Connais-
sez-vous lie pays:
-parbleu! Dams cettc %raylssan.
to vallee du Blanc.Rn. Pharamond,
un yieux component des Francs,
CONNIE rindique son nom, Inc cor
ruption de Phramond, forme, avec
drandfontaine, une commune. lily
await Ia une manufacture d'armes.
-Pr6cisement. On y faisait des !
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ATELIER TYPOGRAPUIOCE
ROTARY JOB PMS;

Ayant tout le ,nat6ricl nGrcssairc. nous SOM
mee / m6ne .'extcuter tour les ouvrages ty-
poxraphiques qui nous scron' comics Lea
Gfets d'avucat. carries d'aifaiieS. entetrs de
features. tickets d'hahitation, blancs, circn-
Iaircs, etc. seront in,primfs dams L. plus BRET
d6lai ct i DIES prix moderes.
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ENT.
ANNONCES.

lin carr6 de loli.nes: lhre insertion 3 so
c,l1i. -
=" Insertion add. so
TOute annonce :ndiquan nj In profession
AYec ~l'adrcss. ct n'exce.iant pas uEatre
AEnes. par ~. Iavancr.. - OC
Announces i, candjJats. d'avance -. 10 co
N6crotugir. par 10
TOuto ann.mct comnrrriale puhlite \ Tar
nee scra insfrGr an tank de 80 cent- pr pon-
oe pour Ia premiere insertion ct - cents pour
les iuserti,,ns snl,>funrntrs.
Tuute annoner don't lc n"mbrc l'inscrtions
nest pas Specific SER. i,~.rfc jusqua neuvel
ordro AL taux ordinaire.
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contremaitre a Ia manufacture.
Avant IL guerre, .vons savez COM
me nous etions bttes : OH embau-
chat les premiers. venus, sans soc
cuper settlement de leur nationalite.
IL y await Ia, par,ni les ouvriers, un
grand Hes>0is, un gareon de vingt
ans, nomm6 Faul, que mon pere
await pris en- amiti6. On est hospi-
taller chez nous, ct Faul await fini
par Logger ct manger dams Ia maison,
moyen,,ant une fable pension.
Nous demenrions ,Uus chez un
grand-pere qui await nle petite fer.
me dams Ia montague, a gauche
quand on regarde la vallee dc Schir-
meek, derriere les rnines lie Salm,
pres de chez les anabaptistes.
Get Allcmand etait traite CONNIE
penfant de Ia maison. On le sol
gnait, ct je crois meme qu'On par
lait dun marriage avcc ma tamte
Catherine, qui await dix hut ans.
Q0ekfues jOurs avant Ia declara-
ton do Ia guerre, Faul reeut une
lettre de chez lui ct annonca quill
etait force d'aller dams son pays
pour qlelques ;ours. Naturelle
ment on NJ le revit plus.
J'avais douze ans 4 ce moment
la. Quand on apprit les dtsas'res
de Douai ct de MacMahon, le pays
devint desert. Au lieu d'Occnper
ces detiles terribles on II p"ignee
d'hommes auraient pu arr6ter ton.
te une armte, on abandonna les
Vosges. Dependant, quelques vieux
officers :ormerent DIES compagnles
de francs tireurs, Oh non pere ct
ines oncles s'enr6lerent avec des
foresticrs.
II ne restait done 4 la ferme que
mon vieux grand pere, les femmes
ct les enfants.
Pendant longtemps OH n'entendit
pas parler d. rennemi. Les ALE
mands sc defiaient de Get G passec |
dangereuse. lis Sc rappelaient pro
bablement recrasement DIES vieux
Germans par les Triboques ct Ia
defense du Demon, en- 1914, par les
p%artlsans, ct ills ne Sc seraient ia
mails imagine que la vote 6tait Ii
bre.
Dependant. TN matin que lie
grand pere fumait 81 pipe deyant |
Ia porte, il entcndit une yoix lui
crier:
-Bonjour, monsieur Grun !! Tou |
te Ia famille va bien:
II leva II tete ct apercut, plante
au milieu de Ia route, un soldat al
lemand ct, derriere lui, deux autres
lui tenaient les armes pretes.
-Nous ne me connaissez pas Fl
continue cot individu. Je suis Faul,
votre ancien pensionnaire. Et Mile
Catherine "a bien
-Canaillc lui cria lie grand-pere
oh! yous n'6tes pas gentil.
Moi qui vous amene quatorze de
mes camarades en- pension pour
quelques jours! Quinze pension
%naires, ct c'est le roi dc Prusse qui
pale!
&c gredin servait de guideetnous
amenait un pOste avanc6. /
II fallnt Logger ct nourrir &c mon
de. Deux jours apres, un colonel
suivi dun 6tat-major vista les hau.
teurs. II entra chez nous. II ecrivit
une dep1che ct, Sc t~ournant vers lc
officer qui commandait le de-,
tachement log6 chez nous !,
-Vous avez III homme qui con.
matt le pays.
-Oui, mon colonel.
lie sous officer ouyrit Ia porte ct
cria
Paul!
lie coquin entra dams notre cham.
bre.
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EOl. Sale.

On easy terms, the large and commodious
rrstucncc OF J. Ba,ktaux. on Jackson street.
Garner ut Rose, witt, flower and yerf table.
garden. stable. carrias q house. and all tho ne
cessary out houses. Apply on the premises.
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LIE JOURNAL
Les PetiteS AmcheS.
Public tOus les samedis d Ncu- York.
PAR
). JOttrand. l.. lesson a Gle.

ADJOURNMENT !: si.0O par al
Envoi franco de numeros specimens. On
demande DIES agents dams les localities Oh
le Journal men a pas d6ja.
S'alresser a l.. LESSON.
SO Prince street, New-York.
On recoit aux bureaux dc In SENT NELLIE
des Announcements ct des pour 10
Journal Les Petites Afiches.
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II ny await pas 4 regimber. II
obeir. Nous etions en- route |
.epuis une hetre, montant, descen-
remOntant. encore, i traver.
grandes saplnieres. L'Allemand
m'avait mis- son sur IL dos It
await nit son fusil sur l'epaule de
Louis.
II marchait derriere nous, le ven.
ire Ell :.ant, liz tttc arrOgante, fiji
mant sa CROSSE pipe de prr,elaine.
Nous longniOns I'm grand ravin cn
pente pressure a pic, an bias dnquel
coulaIt IN torrent qui faisait mar
cher II scitrie maintenant aban-
dOnn.e.
Louis, q i await deux ans dc plus
que moi, me dit 4 mi voix:
Andre, prtpar..tO' a lacher 10
sac. Je iui al enleve sa cartDuche
ct j'ai mis- 4 la place DIES vieux clous
qui Won't lui dttraquer son fusiI
quand il voudra tirer. Quand Pau
raj compile jusqu'a trois, tn jette.
a 10 sac ct tn t. s.uveras avec
moi sur liz pente. Une! deux ! trois!
Mon cousin sc IptOurna brusque-
men', lanca Il tusil dams les jambes
de Fa"l 4ui tomba par terre Ell
poussant IN crl dr dOuleur ct de
rage; .je lui jrtai son sac par-dessns
le malche ct. mons VOLTA deyalant
CONNIE DIES lievrsS sur liz drclivite
du ravi!,.
-Schueinpel= +! nous cria.t-il Ell
Sc relevant.
Nous nous c ochions lie temps
temps a IN arbre, pour he pas
etre lancts trop violemmcnt, ct
alors nous legardions. II me nit
en- joIe ct entra dams nne tureur
eff oyable en- voyant que son dreySe
ne partalt pas. Nous, nous pous-
DIES tclats tie rire que recho
roultr cans les golges sonO
res de la montague.
II ne fallait pas songer & revenir
chez nous. Nous ch angrames de di-
rection, nous gagnames DabO quI
domino CONNIE un mid G'aigle tout
&C massif ct nous arr, ames d la
mutt chez notIe tante Sophie.
lie -lendelnain, de la ttrme du
grand-pere, il he. restait que DIES
mnrailles. lis t'avaEent b,1lee de
fond Ell comb!e.
Vous pensez, monsieur. continue
lie jeune sous-oflicier lie la legion
ftrangere, que lie temps a beau mar
cher, on oublie pas certaines figures.
Les ieunes gems mes IN meme an
nee, on rhabitude chez nous de fai.
re 10 serment de ne pas porter lie
casqne 4 pointe. QUAINT rheure du
service soma pour moi, je ilai en-
ct ALLAH m'engager 4 Ia L.
gion. ,J'ai fait toute la campagne
tu Tonquln. /.
Nous connaissoz les details de
cette triste r~etraite depuis la Porte
de Chine.
lie general de Negrier await etc
lie lieutenant colonel Her
binger await pris le commandment.
Nous etions assaults par des
nuees de rtguliers chinois. Nous
nous battions depuis deux heures
luand j'ape'cois sur ma gauche un
egionnaire entoure ct qui allait
,uccomber sons IL nOmbrc. Je me
cite i son sccours, j'Gtend par ter.
e dune bale le plus proche ct .jc
Que dc la fonrchette contre les an.
res, quand je suis touche 4 mon
our. Une bale m'avait fracassG
'epaule.
On await Gvacue .es blesses sur
'h5pital de Chu.
Je venais de me reveiller ct je re-
,ardaiS advertisement mon vOisinde
it. II me semblait que j'avais WI
tcte Ouelnue part. Getait nm
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-25

A physician writes to The Lancet
Some years ago, owing to illness AMI
long residence in the tropics, | became
morbidly sensitive to noise of every
kind, and procured complete relief in
the following way: | placed some
spermaceti ointment in the centre of a
little square of thin, limp cotton,
brought the corners together, tied them
with thread, and inserted one of the
little plugs vel! into each ear, and after
little kneading with gentle pressure
found that was absolutely deaf to all
ordinary noises, such as the loud bark
ing OF dogs and the rumbling of heavy
carriages in the streets.
"A couple Of points must be carefully
attended to. The ointment must not
be too soft, the quantity about the size
of a snall pea, and the little bag must
be somewhat larger than its contents, to
ALLOW the plug TO take the shape of the
auditory caual. II the bag be too small,
or its contents larger in SIZE than pea,
it cannot be inserted into the ear, and,
if applied only to the orifce, it entirely
fails in its object. This little expert
ment is easily tried, and a daily ex-
perience of over twelve months warrants
me in saying that it will be found in
valuable in the sick-room."