The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-25
How to Be Healthy and Hairv.

| A new prophet has arisen. His claims
to attention are imperative from the fact
that he guarantees his followers exemp-
ton from two of the greatest Affections
to which fashionable flesh is heir-dys-
pepsia and badness. The name of the
prophet is Khorf, Russian, and he
bears his credentials writ large on his
person.
Though he has already passed the
span allotted to humanity by the
Psalmist, he is as agile as a young opos-
sum and as well thatched as Absalon.
His rules Of longevity are refreshingly
simple. Eschew all drugs, never shave,
live in the open air as much as possible,
and wear as little clothes as you can
these are the cardinal doctrines of hy-li
giene according to Khorf. So shall you
become healthy, happy and hairy; for
In the view of the new prophet the nat,
ural condition of the human being is to
be all hairy like Esau, or all downy like,
Stanley's pygmies. Above all, you must
walk rhythmically," for DR.. Khorf
maintains that we digest with our legs
and not with our stomach. Meat, spirits,
mineral waters, and theaters are all ta-
booed in the Khorfan system. Personally,
he never wears hat, and takes his meals
in the open air. No doubt, if this hirsute
sage's mode of life were compulsorily
enforced on the entire population we
should all bespeaking Simian in couple
of generations. If ever there is czar
or an emperor who is an ardent Darwin
ian, the temptation to try the experiment.
will probably prove irresistible. London
Globe
Bombay's Big Dam.
The distinction is now said to belong
to Bombay of possessing the greatest
piece of solid masonry construction that
the world has ever seen in modern times.
1t appears that for years past the water
supply of Bombay depended upon works
known to be defective, involving the
possibility of water famine in that
great eastern seaport, and in view of
this consultation of eminent engineers
was held, under the direction Of the
government, with the result that large
dam was determined on, to inclose the
watershed of the valley which drains
into the sea south of Bombay.
This gigantic structure, designed and
accomplished by the superior engineer
ing skill of T. c. Glover. is two miles
long, 118 feet in height, and 103 feet
wide at the base, with roadway on
the top "a feet wide,, the stonework
alone costing $2,000,000. The lake
of water which this dam imprisons is
some eight square miles in area, and
sixty miles of pipe perform the service.
Twelve thousand Hindoos were special
ly trained by Engineer Glover for em-
ployment on this dam.-New York Sun.
Extraordinary Jumping Feats.
The jumping and pole vaulting feats
OF our contemporary athletes seem but
the work of babies and pygmies when
compared with the extraordinary doings
of the old time acrobats If history is
to be believed, Phayllus of Crotona
could stand and make a fifty-six foot
jump on the dead level. He was one Of
the main athletes at the old Olympic
games, his enormous jump forming q
part of the course of the .Pentathlon.
Strut, the noted English authority on
games and amusements, speaks of q
Yorkshire jumper named Ireland whose
powers were something marvellous. He
was 6 feet high at the age of eighteen, at
which time, without the aid of springs
or spring board, he leaped over nine
horses ranged side by side, and at an
other time lightly cleared heavy wagon
which was covered with an awning.
Colonel Ironsides, who made voyage
from England to India early in the pres
ent century, relates that he met in his
travels an old white haired man who,
with single bound, cleared the back Of
an enormous elephant, fanked on either
side with six camels of the largest breed.