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counterfaiters Arrested.

A gang of New York counterfeiters,
who have been supplying Italians with
alleged silver dollars, are under arrest
in that CITY,
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Indians Ki,l Two white Men.

Two white mon, Jack Bridges and
Burk Robinson, were killed by Apatchcs
in the Guadaloupo mountains, A. T.,
Friday
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-12-20

California Oranges Coming.
The first carload Of this seasons CALI
fornia oranges has been shipped East
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d Ysn From fourth-story window.
Frances Rhind, daughter Of q wealthy
Soutberner, died In New York from the
effects Of q fall from fourth-slcfy win
dow. presumably suicide, "
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Salt in Kansas,

Salt has been found near Kanapolis,
Kas., at depth of $40 feot. Tho vein
is 24O foot thick -.
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Is Lived Quits Long Tins. +
Mary Brown died in Providence, R. l.,
Saturday aged 1O4 years.
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Before the Mckinley bill passed the
Omaha Bee, in referring to the binding
twine trust said: When II Is under-
stood that the cost Of binding twine last
year was two cents for every bushel Of
wheat amounting for tho entire crop TO
nearly ten mlllio dollars. and that tho
estimated profit OF the trust was forty
per cent, tho Importance Of this item
to the farmers OF the country can BE- re-
al zed." And yet the Mckinley k..l
nuts tariff on b'allns ssnss
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Silver Discovered In wyom'
Fatal r,ra In Buohtsl collage,

SIVdr DIBCUVVr5u III WyVWVHB'
Silver has bcen discovered near Sara
toga, Wyoming. t- ) f'.N
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THE HOUSE.

Republicans, IS; Democrats, 93i; Farmers
Alliance, y; vacancy, l; uncertain, Il whole
number, 339.
Those marked served in the Fifty.hrst
House. Those marked served in previous
House. Those marked were unscated by tho
Fifty.il House.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
l. F. I:Kinneyt .Dl q w.F pan,e,s n
. NORTH DAKOTA.


AiSi III
PENNSYLVANIA, -
a. a. II, H. H. Bingham. .Rl15. Myron n. Wrteht. y
q Charles O'Nelt .Rll6. Albert G HonEins u u
a. 1hl Mhi, McAleer. .DI17. S. p. Wolverton. u
= John =. Reyburn* X 1s. L. L. Atkinsons p p
o. AlirdC. Harmer'. n 10. f. T. Beltzhooyerit' n n
> Td,n Tohn H. kobinson. REQ. Edward Sculi. R
TEMI WV Mhaiiowell.. Dlel. George F. Huff. :. r
a. IN, Mutchlerf.. ID I22. John Dalzell* r
~ ~ David .Brunner*. Dies. William A. Stone r r
~. Marriott Brosius* Rl24. Andrew Stewart r r
~ ~, LeHueI hmerman ID les. f. p. Gillesnie n
is geo w Shonk. ...R 26. Mat'howGriswold r
10 10 yatles B Reilyf. DI27. Charles W, stones r
'' 'onn W. H'lef.'..RI2S George F. Kribbs d
RHODE ISLAND
!. Oscar Lapham .Dl 9. (Vacancv,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
]. VIM H. Brawley ID &. JOhn I Uemrbi,,s n
: Geo. L. Iillman', D 8. l.. T. Stackhouse d
.. george Johnstone. D 7. William Elliotttt n
T. George W. Shell. D -
SOUTH DAKOTA
l. John H. Gamble RI 2. John A. Pickler+ r
TENNESSEE
L. AIRED A. Taylor*. RI 0. j. f. Washinptons n
: Z; y Houkf f...".R z. Nicholas N. Cox = ID
.. H. G. Snodgrass ri 8. Bent A. Enlows n
T. Benton McNIin*. D o. Rice A. Pi"rce. n
D. D. D. Richardson's D10. Josiah Patterson d
TEXAS
l. Gharles Stewart*. DI 7. VIM. II. Crain.. n
T. John Is Long .... d 8 l.. W. Moore. n
.. Z. B h!gore+ I'D 8. Roger @. Mills. n
. u. b. Gulberson', DIl0. Joseph b. Sayers+ d
D. Jos, W. bailey ,..Dll. S. W. I, LanhamsD
o. 10 Abbott*. I'D
VERMONT
i' H. IL. Powers. @ VIM. W, Grout. r
VIRGINIA.
l. VIM a. Jones ID g. P.C. Edmuuds* n
z, John ", Lawson D Z. C. T. O'FeTral.. d D
3 Geo d: Wisett, p g. VIM II. +, Lee*. d
= James +. Epes,..D 8. J. A. Buchanan.. d
o. H. IT, Testers. ..Dllo H. st. G. Tucker. d
WASHINGTON.
l. John l.. Wilson*. ri r-
WEST VIRGINIA.
~. Pendletont"D g. j. D. Aldersons u
u WIN. l.. Wilson's, d 4. Jas. A. Capchart. ID
WISCONSIN,
J. clinton A. Babbit d. g. Lucas NJ Miller n
y Charles Barwig*, ID T. Frank p. Coburn' ID
g. Allen r, Bushnell d s. Nils p. Haugent' r
T. John J. Mitchell. ID o. Thomas Lynch ID
3. Geo II. Brickner.D
WYOMING.
]. Clarence ID. Clark*R
DELEGATES FROM TERRITORIES
ARIZONA.
l. Marcus A. SmithtD.
NEW MEXICO.
]. Antonio Joscph* d.
OKLAHOMA.
J. David A. Harvey'.R.
UTAH.
l. John H. Gaines ID.
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ALABAMA
!. Rich'd II. Clarket ID g. James f. Cobb. ID
z. Hirry A, Herbert.D g. j. H. Bankhead*. ID
3. William &. OatestD T. VIM II. Foncy* ID
T. Lou'a W. TurpintD s. Joseph Wheelers y
ARKANSAS.
]. William II. Catet,D d 4. William l.. Terry d
2. z. X. Breck'ridge.D 5. Samuel w. Peel* d
3. Thos. 9. McRae+. ID
CALIFORNIA.
!. Thos J. Geary. ID 4. John 7. Cutting. r.
=. Ant Camminette X ;. Eugene f. Loud X
). Joseph MckennatR 6. VIM W. Bowers. n
COLORADO.
l. Hosea TownsendtR
CONNECTICUT
!. Lewis Sperry ID g. Chas A. Russel+ II
Wash. f. Wilcox* d L. Robt. Il. DcForestD
DELAWARE.
]. John W. Causey.D
FLORIDA.
!. Steph. r. Mallory ID 3. Robert Buock@. d
GEORGIA
l. Rufus T.. Lester* D g. James II. BlounttD
3. Henry G. TurnertD T. Il. VIM. Everett. d
8. Charles +. Crisps ID s. Thos e. Lawson d
4. Charles L. Moses. d o. Thomas Il, Winn d
8. L. f, Livingston DIl0 Thos B, Watson ID
IDAHO.
4 To
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n, sSN, n,,S the Spokane Falls
Nd oa "'a =, $500 for a quarter SOC.
! ,sa vr The . border Of tho town vaI a
E,,S's go !, ho has since sold Of
ai, Is,. i, the land and has $500, ).
SIl,,rs'us' y and all others who
- lds,..ss taal. nall say ho is tho big.
irS,'ipsl's but when il comos 20,
S,Sas w! he can't stand up I's,Ss and
lSSssI'Is.ound 70 electric railwa,
isa".s ss,a % be a departure ,hs,
ss'Ieps' s'Ip','ant RAJ development '-h' 10
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
AN ING ENlOUS TRICK.

How Reading Written Matter Through IN
Envelope Is Done.
One of the puzzling tricks performed
by so-called public mind-readers, OF
,lairvoyants, is an extremely simple de-
,eption. The performer standing on the
stage asks several persons in the audi
ence to write each a sentence on . slip
Of paper and seal it in an envelope. OF
course the stationery is furnished and
afterward collected. One of the audi
ence is confederate and writes SEN
tence agreed upon beforehand. When
the assistant goes through the house
gathering up the envelopes the confed-
crates contribution is carefully put
where it will bc the last one of the lot to
be taken up.
The performer picks out an envelope,
and, after feeling Of it, with much cere-
mony pronounces the sentence agreed
upon, and the confederate in the audi
ence acknowledges that he wrote it. To
confirm this the performer tears open
the envelope and repeats the sentence as
though he found it on the inclosed
paper, which is in reality another mans
sentence, which he reads, and then,
picking up another envelope and fum-
bling it over, he calls out the senten ce
he has just read. The one who wrote it
says it is right. the performer tears open
the envelope, reads what is in it, and
proceeds in that way through the lot
n. Y. Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
BEDTIME,

Onr little Lucy was a tease,
curlcy headed bother,
And yet she couldn't help but please
Mind hearted old grandfather
lie shared her sorrow and her play,
And was her faithful slave all ,lay,
From early morn till bedtime
She had him up and dressed before
Ihe humble bees were humming,
And Kept him wide awake till DER
The lea the ccWs were coming.
such walks they took, Such romps they had
That little rogue was never glad
When darkness came and bedtime
But when the summer twilight fell
On wood and fragrant meadow,
And slecply old Blossoms bell
Changed in the purple shadow,
Grandfathcrd seek his old arm chair
And call from meath the hopvines there:'
Come, Lucy, dear, it's bedtime"
Into his lap she'd scramble fast,
And there with sleep would wrcstle,
Until the curly head at last
Would on his bosom nestle,
How gently have seen him rise
And say, with love in voice and eyes:
Mamma, it's Lucy's bedtiufe.~
One nigh: he called her not; but still
And motioniess was sitting,
Ihongn cried the piaintive whippO'will
And bats went dimly Hitting,
But when the red moon fired the dew
ACROSS the lawn to him she flew
With: Grandpa, why, its bedtime"
oh, Youth and Aged, oh, Death and Lifcl
One stopped and one beginning;
This side and that of all the strife,
The praAing and the SHINING.
Mother, with startled cry, draws near,
Then murmurs, half in awe, half fear:
eAh, yes, my child, it's bedtime"
-(.corre Horton
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11

"William!" exclaimed Mrs. High.
strung, as she laid down the paper.
There's likely to be a war with En-
gland over Behring sea.
''What do I care?" growled her spouse.
who took NO interest in military mat
sers.
Il don't care what you care or don't
care" returned Mrs. Highstrung, with
some vehemence. This war is about
seals. and If England wins they can
charge any price they please for seal
skin sacks, and amt got one yet. II
war breaks out you've got to go and
fight for y'r country, dye hear".--N. Y
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11

what y Reporter Heard In . Stove Store
One Cold October Mornlng.
A Free Press reporter was in stove
store on Michigan avenue when . man
came rushing in and said to tho pro-
prietOr:
slave you gone into lying for .
trade?"
"Oh, no."
swell, you lied about that stove"
"Man on his way up there now to put
1t up. Rushed to death. you know. Hope
you haven't suffered.
The next caller was q woman. who
fastened cold glare ON tho stove man
and deliberately said:
'I'll never do q cents worth of busi-
ness with you again il l live here fifty
years."
''Stove-pipe is on the wagon there and
ready to go up, ma'am. Woke up in the
night to hope you wouldn't be put out. :"
The third caller was q boy, who stood
in the door and called:
''Eey. you! My father says he'd like
to knock your head off,"
''Oh, yes, you are Mr.. Blanks son.
Just sent a man up to your house with
that damper ten minutes ago. Lost the
sale of stove to hurry him or"
''Are those fair samples Of your call.
ers?' was asked the dealer.
"Just about. catch it about twenty
times day at this season of the year"
''And you never talk back?'
"Never. 1 hustle and do the best ]
can, and if a kicker comes in hold my
peace or talk taffy. One word back talk
would lose their trade. Every body
waits till tho last minute for stove or
repairs, and then every body comes with
a rush. There comes . woman to blow
me up about fixing . door to . stove.
That door has been broken for Ave years,
but it's only within the past week that
she has decided to have it fixed. She'll
be savage, but I'll mollify her some way
and get that stove down Monday. So
long-my busy day."-Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
EDISON'S INVENTIONS.

Classified List Of the Patents Secured by
the Famous Electrician.
Telegraphy-Printing and automatic
So; chemical and perforating, 81; per-
forating machines, s; chemical stock
printer, 1; multiplex, 1; relays, s;
switches, 2; phonoplex, 3; induction re-
lay tel, 2; acoustic, 2; amr. and ind. sig
nal app, 4.
Electric Lights-Incandescen lamps
and manfr., 1O4; arc lamps, 4.
Neutrality-suspicious. of regulation
and indicating devices, meters, sockets,
switches, 66.
Generation - Dynamos, motors, 8;
transmission Of power. 81; regulation, 50.
Railways-Electric motor and tracks, 8.
Conductors, underground and over
head, 3.
Telephones-Transmittersa and receiv-
ers. 50.
Batteries, galvanic and secondly. 8.
Phonograph, 81.
Ore milling. 4.
Miscellaneous pen and stem.
Gil app. Is: typewrites. 3: shafting, L;
malleabling iron, 1; vocal engine, L;
preserving fruit. 1. Total, 493.
Besides these he has over 500 applica-
tions for patents pending on AL sub
jects.
The various interests bearing his
name own many hundred other patents
covering details and modi ications of
Mr.. Edison's nerican An
alyst-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
CARE OF THE EYES.


Use Your Peppers Carefully 20 as to Make
Them Last Many Years.
Sit erect in your chair when reading,
and as erect when writing as possible.
II You bend downward you not only
gorge the eyes with blood, but the brain
as well, and both suffer. The same
rule should apply to the use of the mi
crOscOpe. Get one that will enable you
to look at things horizontally, not al.
ways vertically.
Have a reading lamp for night use.
N. BIN regard to reading the light
should be on the book or paper and ths
eyes in the shade. If you have no
reading lamp turn your back to the
light. and you may read without danger
to the eyes.
Hold the book at your focus; If that
begins to get far away get spcctacles.
Avoid reading by the flickering light
Of the fire.
Avoid straining the eyes by reading in
The cleaning.
Reading in bed is injurious as rule.
.m,lst be admitted, however, that in
:ases of slecplessness, when the mind
is inclined To ramble over q thousand
thoughts a minute reading steadies tho
thoughts and conduces to sleep.
Do not read much in a railway car
riage. l myself always do. however,
only in good light, and l invariably
carry good reading lamp to hook on
behind me. Thousands Of people would
travel by night rather than by day if
the companies could only see their way
to the exclusive use Of their electric
light.
Authors should have black-ruled pa
per instead of blue, and should never
strain the eyes by reading too fine type.
The bedroom blinds should be red or
gray, and the head Of the bed should be
toward the window.
Those ladies who not only write but
sew should not attempt the black seam
by night.
When YOU come to an age that sug-
gests the wearing of spectacles let no
false modesty prevent you from getting
. pair. If you have only one eye an
eye-glass will do; otherwise it is folly.
Go to the wisest and best optician You
know of and state your wants and your
case plainly, and be assured you will DO
properly fitted.
Remember that bad spectacles are
most injurious to the eyes. and that
good and well-choSen ones are decided
luxury.
Get pair for reading with, and il
necessary a long-distance pair for use
out OF doors. -Casselrs Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
Divorces in France.

The divorce law passed in France in
1854 seems to be operating with terrible
in 1855, 4,123; in 1885, 4,Oo7; in 1857,
5,797. But the most astounding state
ment made is that in the Department Of
the Seine-i. e., Paris and its neighbor.
hood-there are no fewer than 62.s di.
vorces to every thousand marriages, OF
that considerably moro than one in
twenty marriages (say one in sixteen)
snds in divorce. On the other hand,
N the Finistere and the Cotes des Nord
not much more than one In . thousand
marriages ends in . divorce-a curious
testimony this to the different morale Of
Partisan and provincial life in france.-
Spectators.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
A Big Kentucky Snake.

Kentuckians frequently see snakes,
but they do not often encounter such a
monster as was reported to have been
seen BY several reliable parties in the
vicinity of Center Furnace, on the Cum
berland river. James Armstrong, .
prominent farmer OF Lyon County, while
out hunting, came across the reptile,
which he says is at least twenty-five
feet in length. Its body was partially
concealed by the underground. and he
had seized club and wondering how he
could attack it, when a kissing noise
caused him to look up and he beheld the
monsters head reared up about five feet
above the earth as it gazed at him, its
forked tongue hanging out. He says it
would have fought him had he not re-
tired, when it also ran rapidly away.
1t has bright spotted skin and head
the size Of , child's.-Louisyille Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
FULL OF FUN.

I'm milking q COW, always sit on tn
side furthest from the COW and near
soft spot in the Observation-Disclosures
Bluff.
The chap who is blasting and puffs at
pipe
While adjusting his little fusec,
Zen tho he mayn't be with experience ripe
Ought to know what the upshot would be
| -Yonkcrs Gazette.
| Mr.. Boozy-''Boy. what is the score.
Boy-'Can't you see the bulletin board?'
Mr.. Booty "a moment later. in front Of 4;
cheap restaurant) )-''Sirloin, 25. Porl
chops, Is. 'Rah for sirloin."-Judgc.
I'm a contest for gold medal in Lon
don. between male and female cornet
ist, the woman won by ''her superior
tonguing." That is the way woman
generally wins in contest with man
-Norristown Herald.
-''Mrs. Mulligan," said Mrs. Ginty
lis it we'll yer falin the day?' "Yis
very we'll" "An' sthrong?" "Yis. quite
sthrong." '.Then praps its able ye'd be
to bring back the two wash tubs yez
barricd last Monday."-Merchant Trav-
eler.
O-lIe-''The case Of Jacob sometimes
has modern parallel. knew a man
once who served five years for his Sec
Ond WIFE" She-''IIow ,romantic!" lie
MOT so remarkably romantic. He
married the second one without getting
. divorce from his first, and served five
years for bigamy, don't you know
Terre Haute Express.
Nose Schaumburg. Jr.-'vadcr, .
shentlemanS wants to know If dot I'M
shrinkable undcrshirt don't shrink a
leedle, anyway" Nose Schaumburg,
Sr.-s'Does dot shirt fit him?" mo. it
vas choost leedle too pig" ''Of course
it will shrink. w don't you have some
heads for pishness. .".Texas Siftings
-Sam-''Where you been dis long
time, Miss Johnson?' Miss Johnson
'Lor', is been in Hcaben: is mong dc
stars-cos you see is a mejum. is a
spirit mcjum!' Sam-''IIuh, huh! dat's
putty good. Look hcah, woman, did We
see any cullud folks dere?' Miss John
son-'Lor', Sam, you don't s'pose went
into dc kitchen, does ye? Huh, huh
Time.
Young Husband lin railway carl
Emily, you can hold some of this bag
gage on your own lap awhile. The next
time you go on trip with a whole car
load Of useless traps and calamities. by
jock. you'll 60 alone" Interested OBJ
server, two seats back (handing half
dollar TO friend) d)-''You've won. Grind
stone. This isn't their wedding trip
not by a year at the very least. Chi
cago Tribune.
AT jewelers. Window-Mr. Rack
dog my granny's cats,
Nance, look-a-here! II they hain't got
cats eyes for sale in here! I've a noshun
to 60 in an see if they don't want to buy
some. 1: they do, dad blame me if
don't kill off thet last litter Of old Tab
by's." Mrs. Rackstraw-''Sho, Reubin,
them hain't sure-enough cats eyes
them's made ou:'n glass" Mr.. Rack
Blamed if you hain't bout right,
Nance; if them was sure-enough cats
eyes they'd spile, reckon. jew
eler.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
HOUSES USED AS FUEL.
A Philadelphian's Recollection Of . Fca
full Iowa Winter.

A Phfladelphlan's Recollection Of Fear
full Iowa Winter.
The people Of Central and Northern
Iowa will long remember the horrible
winter of 1S7.-73, when there was such
dire suffering among them from the un-
precedented cold. l was in that country
then, and l have very vivid recollec-
ton Of the rigors Of the season. was
living at the town of Adel, Dallas COun-
ty. The country is railroaded now and
it will never be possible for such scenes
to be witnessed there again. Those
days there were no railroads, passenger
transportation being by stage. During
the winter the cold was so severe that
quite number of stage drivers were
frozen to death. In Adel there was
. famine Of fuel, and 1t became
serious question what the people
would do. After all the coal and
wood was gone resort was had to corn in
the ear, which cost seven cents q BUSH
el. 1t looked sinful to me to see such .
valuable food product blazing in the
fires, but there was no help for it.
Coon river, whence wood was usually
brought to Adel, was forty miles away,
and the trip was out Of question in the
prevailing temperature. Pretty soon.
however, another difficulty arose. The
corn was gone. Then in their extremi-
ty the people began burning their
houses. This was done by lot. For in
stance, my neighbor and drew lots to
see whose house should he burned. He
lost, and so we dismantled his house
and burned it for fuel, while he and his
family moved into my house with me.
II l had lost the rule would have
worked the other way.-Philadelphia
Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-11
LUNA AND IUNACY.


Minds Diseased.
The old idea that Luna and lunacy
have an intimate relation appears to he
not wholly without foundation. This,
at any rate, is demonstrated by the COM
missioners in lunacy for Scotland-that
she seasons have distinct influence on
asylum statistics. The tables Of admis-
siOns during the years 1907 show that
there are two-well marked periods-one
In which the number rises considerably
above the average, and the other in
which it fails considerably below. The
average monthly number for the eight
years was 1859. During the three
months Of May, June and July the num-
Der was CPS above what it would have
been If the average number only had
been admitted. On the other hand,
during the months of October, Novem-
ber, December and January the num-
Der was 463 below what it would have
been II the average number had been
admitted. The table shows further tt at
this rise and this fall are preceded by
. gradual rise and gradual fall, the
rise taking place during February,
March and April, and the fall taking
place during July, August and Septem-
Der.
''The special frequency" the COM
missiOners say, with which asylum
treatment is resOrted to during the
period from the middle of April to the
middle Of July corresponds with what
has been observed by asylum physicians
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baton of the mental disorder of patients
In asylums during the early part of sum-
mer; and it is interesting to notice also
that the statistics of suicide in the gen.
cral population show that this occurs
most frequently during the same Pc
riod."
The greatest number of recoveries
take place during June and August, and
they are fcwest during the months Of
November, January and February. The
regularity in the rise and fall Of the
numbers is twice interrupted. The rise
is interrupted by a fall in April, and the
fall is interrupted by a rise in December.
1T Is considered probable that these in
terruptiOns are due to some causes which
recur regularly at these periods, be-
cause they are we'll marked in charac-
ter; and it is suggested that the Decem-
Der rise is occasioned, in part at least,
by tho annual statutory revision OF
the condition Of patients in asy.
lums during that month. This re-
vision is made by medical officers Of
asylums with view to determine
whether they can properly give the
certificate of the necessity for further
detention in the asylum which is annu-
ally required to legalize the continued
residence Of all the patients who have
been three years in an asylum. The
occurrence Of the large number Of re-
cOveries during the months Of June, July
and August is probably due to the large
number Of admissions during May, June
and July,as more than 4s per cent. Of all
Of the recoveries which take place during
the arst year of residence occur within
three months Of the date Of admission"
Pail Mall Gazette.