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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02

In the. circular the director of the mint has
estimated and the Secretary of the Treasury has
proclaimed the value Of the gold form Of
Austria Hungary at S0.4s.2 Hereafter the
value of the gold form will be used instead Of
the value Of the silver form in estimating the
value of foreign merchandise imported from
Austria-Hungary, expressed in forms.
The nominal standard of Austria-Hungary is
silver. but the actual money in which mer-
chandise is purchased is paper forms. the de-
probation Of which is measured by the gold
standard, and not by the commercial value Of
the silver form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02

A Vatican correspondent relates the seIlovi.I
story Of the days Of Pho Mono. A great Frsns
lady having obtained an audience threw hsrss
at the pope's feet and fervcntly thanked kiz
for having restored her TO health. But -
have done it?" inquired the pope. ~ prs
cured . stocking that belongSd TO your Ed
ness" she replied. some Of my stockingsf
"Yes; ! put the talisman on my diseased fo>
and it has been completely'cured" "Afadan.
replied the pope, little maliciously, ''fersus
has been worry hind 10 Won. You need only p
on one Of my stockings and your foot n 49,
while put on both my stockings every NOS
ing and i can hardly walk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
Eccentricities Of the stomach.
,terview with q physician.

Interview with physician.
There is nothing on earth 80 puzzlins In ita
action a. the human stomach. No doctor can
foretell what will agree with dyspeptic. One
case is cited Of . chronic dyspeptio who ab-
horred toast and all light articles Of food and
was never so easy - when he had eaten mon
ssrous dose Of corned beef and cabbage. An
other Ia mentioned who rcvsled in pork and
beans, and 20 he best doctors, understanding
the contradictory nature Of the human diges-
ton, generally let tho patient try anything he
has craving for, even Il Il y green cheese COW
cred with mustard and spsinklsd With horse
radiah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02

This hsh will take no bait except occasionally
. very robust specimen Of the lArva of the May
ny, . bait which is practically unobtainable in
the AEov. Sturgeon cannot be trawled; they
feed In the mud, burrowing with their long,
hard shouts, and their horny shielded backs
ofer no resistsnce 10 trawl When not feed.
ing they swim near the surface, and the only
way Of taking them is to buoy up q long linz
with frequent buoys Of reeds or Of light wood
g cork Attached By short lines TO each Of
thess buoys are several large hooks, undated.
serves the buoys, and out Of either playfulness
% lnquiativsnsss diolrs ct them With the Aukes
Of IT. tail, and % catches itsslf large caviare
sturgeon rsalises . big sum. Ono caught las'
autumn realized nearly ESQ, and contained
over eighty klos Of csviare, which sold 1t 2sf
pr dlo.
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VALUES OF FOREIGN COINS.
Changes That Have Been Made Since tn
Circular of April Last.

The director of the mint has estimated and
the Secretary of the Treasury has proclaimed
the value Of foreign coins TO be followed in es-
timating the value Of all foreign merchandise
exported to the United States on and after July
1, 1892, expressed in any of such metallic cur
rencies.
The following changes have been made in the
values of foreign coins since the circular of
April 1, 1892:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
CHAxPrNAs, BRAZIL. May 10, 1892.

o IN YES TI6-A 7 E
the whole business of
coffee culture and COM
merce at its best one
must come to this
southern province of
Brazil. The city of
San Paulo is the head
quarters of the coffee
trade, and from it four
lines Of railway run
into the interior coffee
districts. Champinas
lies about eighty miles
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Written for The Evening Sta

akANNs %A&NNs &<N -
Everybody jumped,
the women screamed
and then they all
laughed. 1t was SO
perfectly absurd that
they noticed the noise
at all, for they had been
treated to the same
thing every evening for
a week and ought to
have grown used to it.
Boom! crack! bang
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
COFFEE CULTURE
The Headquarters of the Trade in
Southern Brazil.
THE CITY OF SAN PAULO.

Tire Journey to the Plantations Not an Easy
One-How the Tree Grows and How the
Berries are Picked. Dried and Made Ready
for Shipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
FORMER CAMPAIGNS,
Recollections Of Them by One Who
Was q Worker.
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMEN.

How They Have Conducted AnAirs Mistakes
Made by Their Not Being In Close Rela-
ttonship With the Candidase-sfr. Bueh-
anan and Forney-Nominssion OF Greeley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02

house Of general supplies, barns for the stock
and buildings in which coffee Is prepared for
market, and behind all are the slave quarters
q lot of low wooden huts, generally arranged in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
A MEMORABLE FOURTH
Story Of Separation, but Hap.
piness Ever After.
FIREWORKS AT GRACELAND.

Major and Mrs. Delmar's Love story-After
Seven Years-How They Met at . Kansas
Fourth of July Celebration-The Majors
Old Flag-Life In the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
he ECHOES FROM

i
the conventions sill
continue to resound
through the country
until the letters Of &C
ceptance from the re-
spective candidates are
received by the COM
mittees Of the two
parties which will be
organized to conduct
the campaign. then the
labors Of the active
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02

given Tor political uses ts supposed to be ex-
pended.
NORTH CAROLINA N 1876.
When left Raleigh for New York few days
before the presidential election. sssurs5ef the
state for Gov. Tlden by some six q eight
thousand, and in reply to telegram from bead
quarters that all my demands had been complied
with and would be held responsible for the
state, Gen. Ransom and Gen. Cox, ths chairman
Of the state COMMITTEES, who were present, In
dorsed my assurance that We would have about
5000 majority. But while slept some enemy
had sown tares in my wheat. Gen Ransom and
myself left next morning confident, and when
Col Keogh, the chairmap Of the republi-
can committee, offered mAn
bet against our claimed majority
it was taken. We reached Weldon and remained
until next day and was awakensd ct . beastly
early hour by "a reliable contrsband, who said
Geo. Ransom and Maj. williams wanted me ITO
git up" When nv MAJ. Williams, he had .
handful Of our tickets, with initials and names
Of electors trsnspossd and misgpelt and alto
esthsr useless. The enemy lad got secss
70 the forms In he printing Once
at Raleigh, and but for The tmSly discovery By
Major Williams The staAs would have bean los&
returned to Raleigh, hrst tslegTsphiAg 70 ths
rsmotest county IN the stats cSnllculnG agafnst
using these ticksts, had new tieksh printed, end
By means At mssssnssn senS through ~ slass
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| the washout, and determined to make the
best of the situation and get all the fun posi-
/ BILE out Of the occasion.
slack rabbi3 scurried with low-lying ears
across the trail; prairie dogs barked frantically
| and dipped into their holes on our nearer APP
proach, while the half-tame antelope OF the
| settlements fed affrlghted from the medly of
sounds made by the grotesques and a cowboy
fiddler. Shades of Paganini how he did muir
der melody.
"Once at the celebration grounds, a pretty
tree-shaded spot on the banks Of Coocoo creek,
the women began to arrange for the dinner,
| while the men rolled round on the grass.
| smoking and spinning yarns, and the children
trooped down to play in the water. Twas given
| the place of honor on the spring seat under a
tree, and was watching with interest the strange
scene, when new voice at my elbow caused me
| to look up to meet the gaze OF pair OF elfish
black eyes. and their owner, astride q small
roam pony, flung package in my lap.
"'Here,' she said imperiously. as she jumped
to the ground, uncle heard you wanted one,
but you are to be mighty careful of it. I be-
heve he thinks more of it than he does Of me-
''As she talked she uncoiled rope from the
horn Of her boys saddle, and, jabbing the
picket pin in the ground. che stamped it down
with her boot heel, and few off to the creek,
where the children were, leaving me in be-
wildered amusement holding the package.
= You better open it miss, suggested one Of
the women. Like as not it air somethin' fer
the table. That young un is too scatter Drained
to- do anything proper like
| Acting on her suggestion I unrolled the
paper and faded silk flag slid through my
hands.
"Ideclare for it, iftain't the flag that the major
keeps hung over the woman's pictur in his
room. l seen it one day when rs over thar
exclaimed one Of the women.
''My brain was Keeling and with trembling
fingers I turned to the stripe below the blue
field, and as expected, found two initials, G.
D. had embroidered them myself in the
happy weeks OF my first and only love dream.
Major Demar had cut curl from my hair for
me to % it with. He thought it prettier than
spun gold, he said.
"'Who is this "major" you talk go much
| aboutY l asked as soon as 1 could make nv
voice heard above the clack Of gentle gossip.
"'Why. he is the biggest cattle owner in
Kansas. There's thousands and thousands of
acres in this here ranch. Most everybody calls
1t the &c. but the major he always says the
''Gracey," an SO we think--'
But his name. the majors last name2' I
pleaded.
"Before the wondering women could answer
me shrill cries Of terror from the children filed
the air and the black-eyed girl, ivid with fear,
came tearing through the underbrush and
sprang into my lapas / sank weak and trembling
| on tho wagon scat. Her terror was frightful TO
behold and between sobs she said:
"Oh. it's the devil and he's after me for put
ting q tack under Pedro's saddle yesterday.
| Hes right down thsrsr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-18
Iha NatnraI-Hridge Cave.

rCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dspatch.l
NATURAL BRIDGE. VA, June 1.-THE Natural
Bridge Company Is engaged Ia opening large
cave which is situated not over a half mile IRON
the hotel. A considerable number OF W0rknen
are employed IN cleaning II out and grazing
the roadyays aud paths leading through II. III
IL in the same geological formation as The
famous Luray cave and the grOttoes OF the
Shenandoah. and Is of large dimensions, one
chamber in il being 800 feet long and 100 feet
high Besides this magnificent chamber II con
tains twcnty-thrce others. varying n size, but
OF equal beauty. all more or less lined with g1i-
terng stalactites. When put in order, when
will be in short time, IL will be nn0lher great
curiosity added 10 this place, which nature mas
so richly endowed with her gii's.
General Fitzhugh Lee nnd his family nave re-
turned from Lexington 70 their home al glasgow,
where they will spend the summer
Mrs T. e.. PeytOn and her daughter ana son
lett here Yesterday with Mics Louise steinbrcn-
ner for visit % Richmond, Old Point. and Wash
iugton. The latter is ON her way TO her home. IN
New York,
Dr J. r. Woodward. resident physician here
left this week on a short business trip 10 VIII
lamsbusg.
MIR. NJ. Il. Martin, Of this place. who has boon
on two-wceks business trip TO Boston, returned
yesterday.
Professor Thorald Jcrichau, director of the
musical department OF the Wesleyan Femac
Institute nj Stauni0n registered here yester-
day. and Will spend q month at this place.
Work on the new hotel here Is going on
rapidly.
Among those who registered here this week
were Messrs. T.. c. LawtOn and Gordon Blair
no "A KfghmOpt
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PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES.
Successful Pupils in the Piedmont Insti-
into and University school

fCorrespondonce OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. June 1.-THE final
concert Of the Piedmont Female Institute took
place last night The programme of vocal and
instrumental music was well executed, and the
performance reflected credit on both teacher
and pupils.
me following young ladies were awarded
prizes ia the several departments:
Primary -Msses Permelo Elliott, BESSIE Maui
pin, Mary Dinwiddie, Bessie George, Belle Moon,
Intermediate - Misses Sally Baker, Ida
Ilanckel, Sue Jones. and Mary Moon.
senior-Misses Lily George, Adds Hubari,
Kate LipOp. Mary G.. Lacy, Adds Meade, Mamie
Perkins and Fannie Thomas.
The graduates we're:
History Misses Adds Meade and Mamie
Perkins
English IAterature-Misses Lily George and
Mamie icfkins.
Nathematics-Misses Grace Porter and Adds
Meade.
Frenrh-Niss Adds Meade.
Many pupils Of the Charlottesville University
School were distinguished at both the intermedi-
ate ana final examinations. Special ceriihcates,
The highest honor Of the school, awarded 10 those
who PASS all the examinations held Ia thef
classes during the session, we're conferred upon
:. y. Baker, University Of virginia: X. IL tlfe,
Jr., Charlottesville: a. G. fouque. Naynesyule,
N.C.:k X. Meade, Bedford county, Va; j. T..
Smith, Charlottesville, and W. ID. Wilson, Brase-
la. Texas.
ANNUAL MEETING.
Tho Society Of the Alumni Of the Miller
Aanuai-IabOr School will hold It's annual meet
ms on Friday evening, June oath, at q o'clock
ana at the commencement exercises at O'Clock.
Professor j. L. Jarman, of Emory and Henry
college, will be me alumni orator. The gradu-
uiing class b. as fOllows: Isaac VI. Andrews, q.
Eugene Herring, George W. Bashaw, John :.
i-aso, Charles n. Rhodes, Robert ;. Williams,
I woJd ;. Aichic, h. Bessie Watkins. Leila A.
Johnson. Rosa A. Carter, q. hemper Pugh, Lii
ban l.. Coke, aud Blanche Brennan. Isaac ".
Andrew Il Tie yalodictorian. Al 10 o'clock Il.
NJ tpe Alumni lunch viii be served.
Demo raiir club has been formed AZ the
niversty OF Virginia. The club will be AT the
depot when the virginia delegation train 20
tiHSg0 passes through this place on saturday
afternoon 10 - expected that the Monticello
brss- Band viii be Oh hand 70 add 10 the enthu-
elasm.
An Interesting little boy % Mr.. II. +. Martins
oie1 yesterday and MAS buried tins afternoon.
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youthful son Of Mr.. Boyd, Of this place. was
hcp,ng AZ tho miil, and while engaged In pouring
water on the cav 10 cool ns board on which no
etood turned and no fell toward the saw. As no
feii no threw out his right hand 10 prevent his
body falling on II, and bis hnnd was terribly
fnnnglcd. A coiorcd boy standing near sraspcd
him aud jerked him away, which prevented his
being sawn asundcr. He was brought here 20
the ONCE Of Dr. Jehcrics, who amputatcd his
thumb irnme diatcly and afterwafd inger, but
IL IL r,il feared that unless the whole hand u
taken of he will have lockIaw. His mother, who
II most estinn Bile lady, WAS seriously prostratcu
bv tho shock and 81 still quite sick.
Wheat harvest has commenced around us, ana
tho yield is quito promising.
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AroIloS sA.ILEy s-E...gs p.ys
WAL UABLE She OTl N u
GROUNDS.


BY yirture Of resolution Of the stockhohcrs
tho DEALs-lSLAHD SHOOTING CLUB, Of NOT.
folk passed At an adjourned annual me'tins VI
said stockholders. held on tne btn day OF nay,
1899, tho undersigned, agent. viii prcoed !"
ss,l az public auction, nj tho Real Estate Tx
change, In the city Of Norfolk, Mt IL NJ. on
THURSDAY, JUN 81, 1892,
the PROPERTY Of the SAID club. described In
deed made by Thomas Lewis aud cthorr 70 tno
DEAL's-IsLAND SHOOTING CLUB, ~ Norfolk,
register OF deeds OF Currituck county, ". G., on
June "a. 1901. ~ follows: All that certain
tract. piece or parcel ~ land lying, teng, ana
situated In fruitville township. IN tho county OF
Currituck and State Of North Carolina. on the
beach. bounded and described as follows: On
tho north BIZ tho virginia limo. on the south by
the lands OF the Swan-Isiand CLUB and the Mar
tins Point Gun Club and others, on mo e8st py
tho Atlantic Ocean. and on the west by the chnh-
mel OF tho river or sound between inc ncph anu
Kuott's island. containing 1000 ACRES. bo the
enme moro or less, the said land being cold As a
whole, and not by the aero.
THIS PROPERTY constitutes part OF mo
famous shooting. grounds on tho shores OF Curri-
,nck Sound, In North Carolina. Canvas backs,
rei-heads, aud many other varieties 81 VIA
duck swan. and Wild geese. snipe, power anu
many other varieties Df bay birds are tound nero
In season In great numbers There u also sOoa
fishing
IL Is believed that rare opportunity Is hero
afforded TO sportsmen.
TERMS: One third cash and the balance IN TWO
equal instalmcnts payable IN ak ana Twelve
months respectively, the deferred payments 20
be evidenced by tho bonds Of the purchaser,
payable 10 the undersigned as agent. and bear
Ing interest from date Of sale, and 70 be secured
by deed OF trust upon the premises, WIN mo
right, however. to the purchaser 10 pay me en-
tire purchasc-money In cash or TO anticipate Tho
payment Of any OF the deferred paymenta
JAMES I. TOSN, Agent,
,e 1i-tJy21 Petersburg, Va.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHlDslT
~ WAY COMPANY.
SCHEDULE ~ EffECrN.I ....
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-18
WAS SICK AND TIRED
SUICIDE or DAVID A. PARRick. CLERK
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
Ecrentrie--Isiew Ills brstns
Out--No Other Motive.
lspcc,a, telegram to tho Dispasch.l

FAaayIllr, W.. juno i7.--Mr. David "A
Parack. for nearly fifty years the deputy
clerk for tho County aud Circuit Courts OF
Buckingham county. committed suicide
yesterday afternoon between the hours OF
and O'Clock nj his home at buckingham
Courthouse. There was never any suspi-
cion that the least trouble weighed upon
the heart or mind OF Mr. Parrick. He was
in the 73d year II his age. having been
born April ~. 1920. lie was at his WORK
yesterday morning as usual aud Az ~
O'Clock, as was his custom, no went houio
to dinYer.
SICK AND TIRED.
Then ho wrote letter to Mr.. J. b. Gill
liam, an attorney at that place. IN whicn,
among other things. he said: am SICK
and tired of living. When this u received
by you Il will have passed INTO anothe,,
world. You Will end my Will encloseu
herewith, which is of later date than the'
first one made, and ia which materiai
changes will be found"
BLEW HIS BBAISs OUT.
in this letter he appointed his executors
and gave directions infinitely. after whicn
he deliberately blew his brains out with
pistol. Ir. Parrack WAS never married
and owns an estate valued at from SlO,OOu
tosSl5,000. He was considered niSh-
toned gentleman, mud had no superior IL
the State as court clerk.
KccKsIMcITIEs.
Though pleasant and agreeable man IN
conversation, his life was iraught with &c;
centricitics. and but few people knew and
understood him. No reason can be given
for his terrible act of self-destructon
other than that assigned in bis letter.
His funeral will take place tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-18
A plNWlDols BARN BURNED.
Death OF AIRS. Nancy rrice-suit Against
the City by LAWYER George s. f,ernard.

the City by LAWYER george :. bet""r"'
Tcorrceponienco of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, Juno IA fine barn on
Mr.. r. 4. Bolling's farm, in Dinwiidlc county
few miles from this city, Was burned 20 the
ground last evening. with It's contents OF hay
and proyendcr. A number of barrels OF vinegar
stored ia the building with farming implements
&C., were also DESTROYED. The building was IN
sured Mr.. Harry Eushncid, the manager OF iho
farm. VAS painfully burned about the hands III
his efforts 20 save some OF the property
DEATH or A VENERABLE LADY.
Mra. Nancy Price, aged 20 years. came to THIS
city from Raleigh, y. G., about Tour weeks aso
70 visit her son, Mr.. Albert w. Price, Ncii-
known Sycamore-streot merchant. het nca,ln
clinei .ntil death occurred about o'clock thls
morning Her romans were sent out TO haieish
to-day Ia charge Of friends for inierment'
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
AZ the annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Petersburg Perpetual Buiilug anu Loan
Association held last evening the following
Bonrd of Directors we're elected: y. L. Paitcson,
Augustus Wright W. VI. Hnbiston, James NJ.
Quicke, II. lIeineman. w. II. keyan, ihphss H.
Woody. Walter Alley, and Or. W. 4. iarwoou'
At the meeting Of the new board heiu 'nis efo-
ming officers were elected.
A DoUGLED-TAxED LAWYER.
Shit was docketod in the Circuit Court today
by Mr. George ;. Bernard. an attorney NJ Jaw
TO recover OF the city OF Petersburg me amount
Of license-iax required Of him Tor the lrNhsse
OF pracrcing law Ia tho courts OF this state. MT.
Bernard claims that he paid the hcense-tax VI
Prince George county, and that the tax iinPosou
upon him in Peterstur & was Illegal. .
MIR and Mrs = III. Marks ioit today on
pleasure trip 10 Chicago and tho Northwest.
Mr. Charles II. Cuthbert, who was taken
alarmingly III last night, Is much improved To-
day - 4,
The Petersburg party Of flSs have returned
from Buffalo delighted with their trip.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-18
Tho Crevasse Situation.

NEW ORLEANS. La, June 1.-THE AvOndale
creyasse il at last closed. large force is still
busy strengthening the WORK. The water has
left the Southern Pacific tracks and Is gradually
receding from neighDoring plantations Inc
Belmont croyassee Is reported 600 feet VIDE
and 90 feet deep. The Sarpy creyasse Is also
growing steadily larger. The fiood-water from
these Two crcyasses has reached within 1,OOO
feet Of the town OF henner, six miles nom this
city Tho Illinois Central track IL Still out OF
water, but tho chances Of escaping an overflow
grow less daily from the immense volume Oh
water pouring through these croya5Ses.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-18
BY r. b. Chain & Co.,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
No. north Tenth street.
COMMISSIO NER'S AUCTION
" SALE OF
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY OF
RICHMOND
AND
VACANT LOT IN HENRICO COUNTY, NEAR
WESTERN LIMITS OF THE CITY.

Messerschmidt's guardian %. Messerschmidt
nm nj
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A Small Blaze in Radfcrd.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispaich.l

RApFORD, Va, juno 11.-Last night early
there was discovered III the centre OF r.. ;. Jones
4 Brothers Eastward store small blaze
This was apparently put out, when 1t was found
that the FIRE had passed through the ceiling and
vas burning on each side Of the building
Through tho combined efforts Of citizens with
buckets and the engines Of the Norfolk and
Western railroad tho fire was brought under
control. after much damage being done 10 Inc
house and stock. The IRE is presumed to have
caught from the heat df a swinging lamp. The
house Is damaged about $500 and not insured
while the stock Is insured 70 cover the loss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-18

You often see persons doing it. and
many poor fellow has stumped his toes
or cracked his shins falling over some oh.
jecs. You call them fools, but it may be
.neir brains are bemuddled by torpid
liver. People suffering w;th Indigestion
inactive You must wake up the liver by
taking simmons Liver Regulator. the cure
for this disorder and for biliousness and
siak headache.