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St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
O,,inn, FOR The ycylav Ecycc.

Ger Ciliuose reporter asked Or. Yong
Tyse Hing. Of PelI street, about his cx-
r2rience with yellow feverin China. ''in
Eswons TTufc. Too Kin, and iswonS ST.
lie SAID. There were a few c, ses Of yellow
fever several years ago. The fever was
called b. the natives 'wun h!an.' It
never became epidemic. owing to the
peoples habit Of smoking opium
Docs tho smoking Of opium prevent
or cure yellow fefcrS'
''Cartanly it does, Wilerevcr opium
is smoked it destroys yellow fever. y
But is not the opium smoking habit
as dangerous as the favers'
No: it takes at lest @ year Of con
slant smoking 10 acquire the habit. as ali
oil opium smokers viii testify. There
might be yellow fever I'll over the United
States. but the Chinese opium smokers
would not be affected
DR.. Ii Shi Leon. OF Fiott street, said:
''W-hy, certainly opium smoking cures
yellow fever. / had two cousins III MeEa-
pllis during that terrible yellow fever
scourge il 1875, who simply smoked their
pipes the moment they had caught the
fever. and got well in less than twenty
hours. No, there il no danger OF getting
the opium habit q tie patie-.s Goes not
s1aoaeiIonger tSen ssssElo.lt tins; but, then,
it is 2 hard thing to leYYkn how to use tao
s5s; ID '-Woa Chin Foo4l New Yori SS-:,.
No. are fewqys,sesder sights in tbs
worS s~,An. tl,s ct mates whom the
1assa5saaf ss@S has szis-nlatsd. q.
oiand9
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

Dat few g:a;:, suflcier: experience il
Wal street t. command Success until
they re;.!l tbs: Period OF lie in whicl.
they have ore foot in The grave. WheI:
this time comes t!;esc Gil veterans Of the
street usually spe1d long intervals Of re-
pose at their comfortable homes. and in
times of PANIC. which rvcur sometimes
ofteucr than CAGE Il year. t,lcsa oil fell
lows Will he seen in Val street. hob
bling down on their canes to tneil
brokers' ctsices.
Then they always huy good stoc.Is to
the extent Of their LEM: balances. wi.ic.i
have been permitted to Accumulate for
lust suc., an emergency. The pan:;'
usually RACES until enough CT t,!esc cash
purchases Of stock is l..2ac t. afford g BIZ,
s..sa:.,.c in." When the panic has spent
its force these eli fellows who have bee,
resting iui,.ciamsIy on their cars il OK
necta.iun e the inevitable event. which
usually rc,u-4y Wit, the rces.ularis.? Of the
seasons, quietly realize. te.os:t their
profit with Their bankec9, q" tie overrlus
thereof. after purchasing more real estate
that is OH the up grade. for perIaanen,
investment, and retire fos aEot.'cs season
to The quietudc Of their splendid homes
and families. Henry Clews,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
Treatment for whooping Cough.

The value of hlubsn's treatment OF
wiioOplng cough uy sutphuioas aciu II
receiving StIUnG cobiliuiailon from
MANY sources. Dr. Many III The Piac-
tiiiuler, EXPRESSES the opihiun tiiat, II IL
was carried cut III every case, al Tie tnn
of SIX months the disease would lie uh-
knuWn. Ire ulethod nseu Ivy iliin Ia as
ialoMs: Inc patient Is IN tiIe iDoi ntDa
uut into clean clothes and re,nuSed etsg-
where. All Ills eiutiies anu toys, &c ,
ale brought Into tie uedronni, ana sut'
ntiui IL burnt upon d few lave cuals III
TIE mtuiiu OF tile room. Ine nIe Is al
lowed TO remain III the ruuin Tor FIVE
hours, aud tiisn the " indOa> ana dtOf-
ale titoan open. The chlin sleeps III
tl,e Iuutn lae saua evening. ADnut
twenty five grams Ca little under All
ounce III sulphur 10 every cubic inetci
may he burnt this Is sqaivaient TO rat!i-
er more than ten gfalus pea cube foot.
The other room ~ funiaated III like
manner during The night the patient
practically living in ali atmosphere OF
diluted salphurous acid gas for some
DAYS. while in several cases the process
is repeated ut the end OF week
Science.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

Passing the s;io-treaauGy rrcc.:.!v no
ticed near the entrance !: number ut
young wolncn whose appearance YVES &C
peculiar thar 1t immediately arrested r3f
attention. If the Ter should ;.sk nc
what that pecuiiacily was | could huY1Ilv
explain il. Perhaps ii might be termed
Eonchalance O. free r:laltlcr ti.at inGi-
Gated disregard for oosc:3at;on. Ihov
had q co)l audacity which, though no;
brazen. was bold C:Uur!i to face a;.1 or
position, and though | could sve ct a
glance ti:at they We're rot stage Players.
yet it was evident that thr~ were in
public lie. and could be a: homo even
before a crowd. In Il few moment,
saw them step Up to the cashiers win
dow, wAoro each presented chcc!. and
drew tie i-.o:iey, and then learned taat
they were the custom EoNs2 ms; actresses,
who We're collecting Their months Fay.
No wonder they had such ronch.!ant.
resoIute faces, These are the women
that coolly order passenger i..to a pri-
vats room and strip her sufficiently to
reveal fraud. These ere the wome'l who
find t"ces packed III buS.l"s and diamonds
concealed III tresses Of hair, anl need
hardly say that they are the terror Of
smugglers. III u recent case thpr found
a passenger wearing pett;coat that
weighed twenty Gvo POUNDS, Icing made
double 60 as TO carry s:nuggled goods
These ils?cctres@es are among the mos.
useful pun.ic servants, and thcy have
almost broken NJ the once extensive s,v6-
tenn of woman's snu2c, ing. which men
cocId not do, i0r Shakespeare says. ITO
make Il swc2: Lady sad Is sour o.ieuse.'
New lovk Cox. Troy Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
How to Settle l,1,arrcIs.

The Burlaw club Of Philadelphia ousL
to be ropu!arized and initiated every
where, and buriaw should be once rlore
an institution of all civilized lands. 1t
WIGS custom in Scotland formerly to
settle any common disputes among the
people BY vote in an assen1blase Of neigh.
tors. So quarress were closed up at
once, without delay or litigation and
the irritation of courts and lawyers. The
custom was rational; it was a sort of
common law. Lawyers had no chance
to swallow farm while settling bound
airy lines. We have too much legislation,
too many laws and too many methods OF
delaying justice. 70 recover ten feet of
land nlan must expend fifty times its
value. Let us have more burlaw and
common sense. especially in rural dis
tricts Globe Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
Eetw,.en AspinwaI1 and Panama.

Aspinwall has risen like = PhoeHix
from its ashes. The last Colombian revo-
luton, happily crlrtai!ed by Uncle SAM
has left the town scathed but still there.
Aspinwall, or Colon. with Il stress on The
on is not healtnful place. There is
q funeral train to Monkey I'LL every day.
sometimes twice day, 1t is hospital
city, "a well az {. sea polt. aud the men
who have bee, invciEled into delvi,.g
anil the trerchevous marshes of tie
isth,1us are fling coiiins at the rate Of
eight or ten pr l.ieEl. and az: coffin ao<Ai
the duty for mag. Hen are "1rap. but
the collins are d: ar As .. tie canal. 81
can say is rilag there is more i-acilEer4
ignooty ruStir:; i,.tween A3'5...~i.ti ana
Panama than wns.ll pierce slozsn iorly
Iniio canals.
In exact PROPORTION Ia the Panama
Ir:.;n recrdes; from A5plrT'a!l does the
filth Of Tue Traveller vanish INTO AIRY
nothing For the t;:',s ten miles III is
We'll. Then things ,!->sin 10 take on ,:':iI
na,ural slap. Titra are A::isr'o>'"s
E.lco,)caus. Chinese. ia,iyea. g,-t:IE al
the cars Is tl!Gy pass town after tow Il on
the In, but The faces e al bst2z Tic
same impress. "Ail hnpc ss5an1or9, sc
who enter here" Every man WHO goes
to work o. starts Il store Or: the iTh'n;an
canal route j. a silent partner with t>irG
Death. 1t is O lottery oft Of which ITO
nivc!lturcr hopes 10 emerge a winEer.
D:.t tl,c winner3--t'1ev crowded the 'Io-
10, at panama-ani VIVA. were they?
Fer the most part hospita! patients, CT
subjects for hospital Treatment. itv, r.
II bror,el over every inch Of those forty
seven miles between Aspi!lwail and
Panama. Tou nsraatAcd it il the air:
ypu dra!Gll i. in the water; you bcholl II
rank. pcs:iferous!y potential il tao SIR
ro.,ntlin,3 CT every pailntcaf rooted hut
every single story tenement, every
dwelling ca the hills along that fa5ed
forty mile stretch. Cor. S:ta Francisco
CIlTGricln
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
Tho f.o!lc.zol.c-n "tsEli;o LADY,

DH:lAg the m1da:c ages, Il ho'lH 'aoF,
saiF'siih,2'E oeSE'ilni' OF t.i'' no'!*e u
Criantloe, leii Ma9iy III rove WIN
praAce a the r"i5nine '''nse' ana 5eA'
h..A privately word OF not !oV@ anu ';:l
Or q nla;.'i'SE'; me n':2c', "oa'o
s!A@4T nave married. Ter; hu' 1o' '-ie 1lc'
mat us parents "<'t.! E"S c'h'e4l''
H"c-2l lnt~rco"lSc WIS 2"'';s' re-
strained II t"o&s ":'6. i@e va COM
p"1leI 20 o'si'atch q l&@'-' 70 LAC. lazy VIA
81 "'nH@ti"l5 E''''51is:', o'rtialAz' hcr
ole: on 'n1 Sfo@'' ,A''t ,'AoHf eyes
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

IN recent meeting of TIE American
Neurological association. the paper that
probably Was of most popular interest
was thut read by DR.. Isaac OFT, Of Eas-
ton, Pa, On ''Ueat Centers il Man." He
showed by cases of disease that in the
brain of man are points whose function
1t is to preside over the temperature Of
the body. and to keep its hea, constant.
These centeIs were partly located upon
the surface and partly at the base of the
brain. Ele also related casrs On record
Of a temperature as high as 129 Gess. F.,
and as low as 81 dess. r. lie explained
how these great changes Of temperature
could he produced through, disease Ct tho
tie nervous system. Cases of children
were detailed whose temperature was
ITO degs. t. for short time and recov-
cred. Fever was stated 70 be- mainly a
disease of the nervous system. causing
increased chemical changes in the tissues
Ct the body, and thus elevating the
temperatures
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
rs2aCS,.C: uriHo, CUtrccsablc Clnssu

A1 uGbre;skable substitute for g.sss Is
made by Mons. L. G. a. Marguerite, Ct
Paris. by in .ersiHy wire ga,sze in a
heated state III thin paste formed Of
soluble glass, gelati2e and elyccrinc, or
glucose, i'll proportions varying accord
ins to the usc for which the material
was designed. When nearly dry the
sheets a:e clipped i'll concentrated solu-
ton Of chrome alum or bichromato Of
potash. Any desired coloring matter
may he Incorporated with the gelatine.
and cor&l OF other protective vayrish
Elay be applied to tho "vit:eo-metalLc"
pane5. --Ar1...lsaw Traveller.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

Select books that are informinc, and
so Tar as in your power equip Yourselves
with wide knowledge in all branches Of
history, literature and affairs. Are YOU
deficient i'll any of thesef Then seek tho
best authorities and bring yourself to the
highest standard in that field withous
delay. LIT your intellectual progress I've
marked with positive accommodations.
When You real book that Is really
worth the time you spend with it. do ,os
cram your mind will: others us man j.
- hurry Is apt to cram hi. gripsack. hut
t0 little earnest and profitable thinking
before you take UP its SUCCESSOR IN vour
reading course. The perusal cf a book
gives birth TO Ideas in no way connected
! with the subj-c, Of which i, treats. All
, careful readers should. however. avc,d
dwelling too long upon or" line CT st,.dy
or thought. Light and ra:;e.l reading
fhHuil be interpreted with the solid ard
usstul. IN extreme IN either direction
IS 10 be avoide..- Magazine of American,
history.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
Chile 81 Of E-an=.4= CIV.

Professor STANLEY Hail published ra-
cca,ly tho result & examinations made
Of very Little folks il Do,ton schools.
Professor Greenwood mace similar il
yestigatIons anloag the lowest grade Of
pupils in the Kansas City schools, ana n
table Of comparisons Is printed. The Per
cent. of children ignorant Of common
things i; astonishias!y less il ha1se3
City schools Than in the Boston; cyol the
coiorei children OF the western cit E2ade
Il mich better Showing.
Another subject Of Investigation - the
alleged physical deterioration III this
countrv Examinations were made Of
hundreds OF school children from the
age of 10 to t., and COMPARISONS taken
with the tables il Niulhali's Dictionary Of
Statistics. London, 1881. Il turns cut
that tlc Kansas City children are taller.
taking sex into account. Tan the average
English cl!iiI at the ago Of either 10
or IS. weigh q fract on loss at 10. but
upward Of four pounds more at Is. while
the average Belgian boy and girl com
pare favorably witt, American children
two years younger. The tabulated stats,
TICS show two facts, that the average
Kansas City child stands fully as tall as
the tlllest. ard that in weight lac tips the
beam against an older Child on The Of her
silo Of tho Atlantic. Charles Dudley
Warner IN Earpurs Maga2lne.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

MIX is not always admirable az 4 Gin
ncr drink, especially when fish plays any
part in the menu. Tea CT coffee taken
with meat IS simply suicidal. These hot
beverages turn tAc meat into something
resembling heather, and the result inter-
fcres eat!ly wit,, digestion. The raa!l who
desires long lie must rot give g place to
high tea il his daily programme. OF
tea Itself it can only be said that it Is
harmless if not taken too often Or made
too strong. The American lady WHO
after several Gals and cap CT tea 1t
each remarked that she could always
worry down another cap vas probably
unaware Of the mischief she WAS doing
herself. 10 one need totally abstain
from len If they only take the precaation
t. ~ it goo.l. not to make it strong. not
to let it iilf,se long, never 70 take it
n1oyo than twice a day and to abiure it
after 5 ia the afternoon.
The morning tab is indispensable 10 I'll
who wish to live a long and healthy LIFE
1t i, true that there have been centena-
rian8 who have known nothing Of this
layury, but their longevity has been in
spite of that fact, not because Of it. Tie
bath is good. but not too much bath.
Walking is good, bit it nlust not he over
done. Dickens overdid it. Most Of us,
however, untlertlo it, and scarcely walk
enough. Flesh aecumulates upon sls il
middle age because we 90 not take sc4i-
Gent exercise. and then we give up long
walks because We are stout and conse-
fr.,autiV lazy Tina reversing the process
Of cause and effect. Tie health suffers
seriously. and way is opened to many
nlalaGies. Cor. London News.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
RUSSELL Sage and his Wealth.

a clew as to what disposition Mr.. Sage
proposes to make Of his wealtl, was fur
nisiled At the funeral of his brother
William c. Sage, last December ia Troy
lie met Samuel Chaplin here. \. no mr.
ried his sister Fanny, and who lives in
Oneida. Liz. Chaplin is Independently
rich. ana therefore feels il :, lN,s:,i0n to
say pretty nuch what he i.!,,ases. IS
he 10 also quite deaf. any conversation il
which he engages is necessarily carrie i
on In rather Il loud tone CT voice. The
conversation, therefore. which ne carried
on with Mr.. Sage at the time Cf the
funeral was heard by coud tnal7 r.a
pie, and tho details CT i. have oen verv
industrlou~ty distributed L.r. Cua1is,
spoke point blank:
Brother Russell. you are accounted q
very rich man. Why don't YOU retire
as did and seek comtuv. in YOUR Old
age: What Is the use ca shaving alo,,r
from day to day? What will you Go
with a.! your money!"
2Ir. Sage said in reply ~ this that very
few men had achieved markcI success
III lif. such us he had. lie was the oulv
one OF lis name who had done 70, and
his great success was his glory. lie was
happier ii harness than he would be out
Of it. and WAS not 1t a.! ready IS ve! t.
zelinquish the pleasure II accommodating.
AS to what he was going 10 do wit, lis
money lie eaigl that t,.c prc>e::l genera.
ton Of the Sages ,@Il ha vel n-o,
vi<led for, and lie proposed that Iii, name
should bc ilc2unent that wouil en-
t@rc fer al! time. What he meant ~
this he did not explain, tut oa,io,lsly it
shadows fort, some i1:tar~-;irs scheme
which perhaps now il scarcely f,rrtl:-
lated in his nlind.--&ow IoY.s V,'o.!d
Interview.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS.
A Simple Explanation Of the Way EEn
r3i3iattag Gas + Made,

r3iglatiag Gas = Made.
How few people can ntci,igiblv explain
some cf the most ordinary tl1ings IN
every day life. An cflcial Of the city
gas works was heard to say rot long ago
that if he might judge by the number of
times he was asked for information. rot
more than two people in ten know
how commoa illuminating gas is made.
They all seem to understand. he said,
that It comes OIL & soft coal, bu; t.4ov
are ignorant Of the process by which it IS
extracted. We 60 not d l!,l this a. all,
FOR it is the common things that we axe
apt t. overlook il CIR sc4rc4l foT iufor-
nation.
Now, Let r.s give you a simple explana-
ton II c2s5 making. Break NJ Il picce Of
btanlinons coal into small fragments aad
fl! the bowl Of clay tobacco pipe with
them. Cover the mouth OF tie bowl
with wet cay AMI then thoroughly drr
il. Pat the bowl Of tie, pipe into a ii.e
where il VII get rcd hot. and you VIII
soon see q yel!Jwi5il smoke come out Of
the stem. and If you touch a Light to the
smoke it viii Lurn brightly, for it i;
nothing more Q: less than the gas from
tie coat.
Yea can purify and collect this gas I'll
q simple wa- Til bottle with water
and turn it upside down in bowl q
water. Iou know the water will not
run ont Of tae Hottie locausc the air prs
sure Oh the water i'll the howl will pre-
vent it. Put the end Of the pipe stem
under the month of the bottle. and the
gas will bubble up through the water into
the bottle, gradually dispiacing the water,
ana if the pipe were large enough TO
make q great deal Of gs,s the bottle voU!l
be entirely filled with it.
You have seen the immense quantities
OF coke which they have at tic gas
after the gas has been burned ont Of it.
Coke is CARBON. only IL small! part Of what
was in the coal having gone Gil witt. tbs
Ea8. Take the clay covering OF your
pipe and you vii fad the bowl filled
with this coke.
Nov, that il precisely the way r,s is
made in l,TEe Qu;t;?' tics a. the gas works.
Instead Of pipe bows they use liz re-
terri, and tA@sc are heated rcd hot Gy
furnace, for the Ire must be outs!d" OF
the r".0cts. Tea ing coz! red hot Ii 4
close! rc!o!c is different from burning it
il the open air. 4 large pipe from tie
retort carries OF the product OF the coal,
consisting Of steam, tar, @ir and anlEio-
Ma. IS well as gas. The ammonia ana
TIE Tar 60 into tanks, and the gas into
coolers. and then over lane, which takes
" the acids il it into the immense Ion
gas ho!,icgs which you have seen at thG
works.
These holders are open at the bottom,
and stan1. or rather swing, il tanks OF
water, being adjusted by means Of
weights As the gas comes into them
they lisc up out IF the water, bat thc
bottoms are always submerged, so that
tire gas cannot escape. The large eas
pipes. Or mains as they are called, con-
meet with the holders and conduct tho
gas through the streets to the house,
where it is used. The pressure is given
to the gas by the weight Of the iron hold
ers, which are always bearing Gown on
the a2s they contain.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

4t-2c Is more profit n the repairing
department Of watch making than there
Is il an oti,or trade in tic country. TN
les, possibly, it IS p!unbins. Taxi. for
Instance, the main spring Of . watch.
The general price for replacing one il
anywhere frola $50 to e. Now. a
MAIN spring 10 a jewelsr c;,<ts !ttla
more. Gil tod and SIT. than p cents
Then :terc is the ex;ravagant price that
is alwa.vs demanded Tor cleaning watch.
Few jewelers. ever charge less than 81 80
for suc:l york. The time usually taken
in doing this class Of work Il not mora
tnan fron! a half to three. CHARTERS Of an
hour. The main s,,rliig Itself costs o., an
average ahoct cents. Tle. ;:lerp isan
enormous profit made on watch cr9s!ala
Tic standard price for them is = cents
each. III, joweler buys them by Inc
gross or il lesser quantities for 20 cents
per '.c-o'l. -Eelired Jeweier in Gloue-
Democrat
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
A Trick Of tho Baker,,

'sDo you sec that cake:' and the lady
brought ont large cake, temptingly
iced. What do yoa think that icing is
made OFF,
Usually it is made Of sugar and eggs,
but this isn't. / took !. teaspoonful Of
gelatine tile stuff they make the coating
tor quinine pills out ol--d dissolved il il .
half cup Of warm water ard stirred 1t
hard in a cup and a half Of sugar, then I
added little vinegar to wilite;i it.
The gelatine does just as well as the
white Of eggs and is much cheaper and
more convenient. It's q chance if half
the cakes in the bakeries aren't iced that
way. We boarding house keepers have
70 keep I'D with the times, don't you
!'--New York Telegram.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

In the course Of DISCUSSION about the
HOLY Writ, recently overheard by The
Dazar, lady remarked that TIE Bible
was history Ct men; that her sex was
rarely sntl but incidentally ncat.oned. a
COMPARED with the space devoted to r.en
Ii confess size added, that it st:l
me as Icing most singular. There might
have been moro said about us.
..Ch, don't know" replied he
friend. The authors Of tie varioui
books had probably studied oouan-ln':
and knew they'd be able to speak foI
Themselves. - 1i"rper Bazaar.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
People Who Buy Drugs.

There u peculiar idea among some
folks who seldom have to buy drugs.
Somehow or other they IRE averae to lct-
ting people living in the vicinity know
that they have to use medicines ut ell.
When they get prescription they either
go to drug store out Of the neighbor-
hood. or, If that Is too much trouble,
they send one Of the family, more fire.
quently the children, with the object of
conveying the idea that some member Of
the family other than themselves is ill.
Under no circumstances will these people
be caught entering or leaving drug
store.-Drlggist in Globe Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

So much has been written OF the horse
Of the plains. which. foaied upon the
dew kissed Grass Of the prairie has never
known a halter or the touch Of q mans
lard that descriptive reference to their
1ettness. wariness af,t! ofte,lti.nes their
graceful beauty. particularly among tie
stations. would 1t t..is day l.c,i interest.
But ore curious fact IS known to bit
fa,y aside from those who have followed
them for hundreds Of miles md studied
their habits closely Ii there are enough
ii Il band these animals group by ttlir-
teens. With every stallion there ere
twelve mares. What becomes Of the
weaker males whom the stronger fight
awav-w whether they bitie their time 10
get the quota OF females or. in the Gas-
pondency of equine hachelorhood, 50 of
alone and starve thenlselTes-i; not
known. The matrimonial regulations OF
tie wild horse. however this may be,
allow 10 each male twelve consorts.
and, tie remarkable feature ia. no more.
They draw the line at al even dozen.
Even when the bands that roanled these
great plains, then tenantless except by
other wild creatures. numbered in the
hundreds and more than tl.ous4nd this
peculiar division into families was plainly
noticeable. They kept little apart and
never voluntarily mingled. Colorado
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10
Etrcl for a Word.

A Springfield teacher had sirea her
class i'll geography some oral Instruction
ahout the middle states mentioning
among other things that the Inhabitants
were contemplating. wide awake and 20
AHEAD eoplc." Tie next day she was
Questioning the class on the subject when
a small boy replied to question about
the inhabitants that they were enter
rriSinS. wide awake and'' here he was
stuck for n word. hut go. it Finally
move on people. '-Spr.asiieil UnioY.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

Or. Crver says. in The PHILADELPHIA
Medical Times. that he has among his
patients members Of the Same family,
representing five generations each lack
ing the left lower lateral incisor tooth.
an interesting feature oi this reularkab!a
instance Of heredi.y is that one Of the
members OF the same family has su-
pe-numerary lower incisor. Science
St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-10

A still body of water at a temperature
of ffam 75 degrees tn 80 degrees, which
ia about tie ordinary summer tempera-
fure, will eVaperate about three -eieilfhs
OF an inch in twenty four hours If there
bs no wind. With the wind blowing II
twenty miles an hour the evaporation
will lie about half an inch.