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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Lord Roberts says he has under his com
mand in India 13, 600 British soldiers pledged
to total abstinence.
Don't cultivate thirst that will create
vacancyi In your pocket while distending your
stomach into bay window-like proportions.
In one OF the great Paris hospitals, it was
found that OF eighty-three patients who SUI
fered from epilepsy, sixty were children OF
drunken parents.
The statement recently appeared in PUBLIC
print that the Catholic total abstainers now
constitute q body numbering nearly 600
members in this country.
Carlyle's opinion Of Father Mathew.-'A
broad. solid, most excellent looking young
man. with grey hair, mild. intelligent eyes,
massive, rather aquiline nose and counten-
ance. The very face Of him attracts you
!. Temperance is q part Of the Christian re-
lgion. The Bible teaches that the body is
the temple for the indwelling OF the Holy
Spirit and that God will destroy him that de-
flies it and surely there is no destruction
more hopeless and mournful than that visited
upon the soul and body Of a drunkard.
A German of wealth and education, who
has lived in this country for number OF
years says he Is convinced that most OF the
suicides. of his countrymen, both on this side
OF inc AtluullC anu lilc OluCi, ttS ShaDSu ~
adulterants in beer that have depressing
effect on the nervous system and dispose the
subject 10 melancholy.
The membership OF the Indian Army Iem-
perance Association has reached its hlghest
point The whole strength OF the Britlsti
!.rces in India is about GS.00O and, as there
are 20,111 men who are abstaIners, the pro-
gress OF sobriety has been remarkable Al
Singapore 13O artillerymen out OF Il total
strength OF 200 are abstainers.
A number OF the fashionable mtlliner5 OF
New York have established IL custom which
has proved very profitable to them and Is ap-
proved by the wealthy customer for whom IT
was instituted. 1t is q fine service OF cham-
pagne ad lib. in private parlor to any
wealthy Gust stomers who wants 1t. These high'
priced milliners have learned that $40 bon
net can be more readily disposed Of to GUS
toner after her nature has been soothed BY q
few glasses ofthe insidiousiulcs ofthe grape.
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the wound or by holding the artery
Just above the bleeding part in firm
grasp. If the Samaritan is called upon
to assist an asphyxiated or otherwise
unconscious but not externally injured
person he must observe the following
leading principles: The head of the
patient must be raised and breathing
restored as quickly as possible. Only
when the comatose condition is II
consequence of loss of blood the head.
rest is to be placed considerably lower
than the feet, 80 as to induce the
blood remaining in the body to run to
the head and revive the functions OF
the brain. In all cases of unconscious
ness it is necessary to entirely free the
upper part of the body from clothing,
especially the collar, necktie, suspen-
ders, and, in case of woman, the corset,
waist and girdle. The strings and but
tons of the undergarments above the
hips should also be cut and loosened.
The body is then to be placed on ts-
BILE or any fiat surface at hand, while a
cushion or rolled coat is placed under
the middle of the back to raise 1t. The
legs should be bent at the knees, SO as
to relax the skin over the abdomen.
After this is done the Samaritan places
his hands on both sides of the patient s
abdomen, and, with firm, hard pres
sure slowly moves his hands upward.
This is repeated until the strength OF
the motion relaxes the cir confined IN
lungs and it is heard forcing its way
through the different respiratory or
eans. 1t requires certain amount OF
practice to determine the exact strength
of pressure desirable to Use in this
treatment, for if too great power is
exerted it is liable 10 cause some IN
iury to The delicate internal orgauizs-
ton Of the human body.
If respiration fails to respon'l to this
treatment then the services of an as
sistant must be employed, and while
the pressure upon the abdomen is con
timed the assistant may place his
hands on both sides of the chest, below
the short ribs, and exert steady pres
snre in order to help forcing the
air from the lungs. The first natural
breathing produced by these manipu-
lations is announced by deep sigh
from the patient and q flushing OF the
face. If the face becomes again pale
the Samaritans must renew their ef-
forts with redoubled force. It some
times happens that respiration is in
terfcred with by the turning back OF
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with the utmost care, seeing that it re-
ceive no new shock or wrench, for on
the tender treatment by these assist.
ants much depends, as they have it in
their power to do greater damage than
the most delicate cure on the part of
the other two will Offset. The first act
of the Samaritans when called to at
tend an injured person is to see that
the patient is laid perfectly fiat upon
his back and that the bleeding is
stopped. Then, one man stationing
himself on the right and the other on
the left of the prostrate figure, the one
on the right side passes his right arm
beneath the back of the patient, the
man on the left passing his left arm in
the same manner. After that each man
places his disengaged hand under the
upper leg of the patient, about midway
between the knee and the thigh. The
third and fourth Samaritans meanwhile
gather the patients arms in his lap and
take in their hands the patients head
or limbs, be they wounded or not.
Then the first two Samaritans grasp
each others hands beneath the patient
and raise the body at a given signal,
acting in perfect unison. 1t is prefer
able that instead of their hands towel
be used or strap to better steady the
body. The man attending the wound
ed parte must hold them as high as
possible without contributing to the
patients discomfort,
In case of great catastrophe,
where number of injured people de-
mand looking after, two men, or even
O single man, if he is strong enough,
may perform the preliminary work in
similar manner as above described.
In case of nsphyxiation, where no In
jured limbs need to be taken into con-
sideration, the Samaritan must never
yait for assistance from other volun-
teers, but remove the body as quickly
as possible and in the best practicable
manner from the scene Of the disaster.
If two volunteers are on hand one
should grasp the body firmly around
the waist, having the head, shoulders
and back against his own breast, while
the second nan takes both legs OF the
victim, and, carrying them in his
arms next to his own body, moves
briskly on. If the wounded person
retains the power to do 30 he can
greatly aid the rescuers by placing his
arms sround their necks while they
carry him between them. The patient
should under no circumstances be car
ried further than is absolutely neces-
sary to take him out of danger, or
else to place where he may be trans
ferred to an ambulance: Arrived there
the body should be laid fiat on table,
door, mattress or blanket, permitting
it to be taken up at its ends and sides.
The bleeding must be stopped be-
fore removal is thought of, as already
intimated. This is done by binding
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the victims tongue into the roof OF
the mouth. In such a case the Sa.
maritan will find it necessary to draw
the tongue back into it's normal place
and hold it protruding slightly from
the mouth while his assistant is work.
ing on the body. In case these methods
fail in the desired result the arms
should be repeatedly lifted above the
head and brought down to the sides
again /; this must be done energetically
and continuously to have effect.
Unless the patient is 30 crushed or
mutilated as to be absolutely dead,
Professor Won Esmarch's rules require
the Samaritan to work over body in
the manner described for two hours be-
fore giving the patient up as beyond
recovery. So soon as consciousnessre-
turns the Samaritan gives the patient
a strengthening draught of either
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pants are always at their post when re-

pants are always at their post When re-
quired.
In large cities the leading causes
of injuries are: Being run over
by cars and wagons, falls in build
inos in the course of construction, Mt
fires and unforeseen accidents in stores
and mechanic shops; furthermore as
the consequence of eXcasses III drink,
inattention in handling electric wires,
etc. In smaller towns and mining dis
tricts the principal causes OF injury to
life and limb are explosions, falls from
great heights, etc, nnd IN the aSrl-
cultural districts railroad collisions,
floods, lightning and accidents caused
by vicious animals.
According to the rules laid down by
Professor Won Esmarch and adopted by
the Berlin and Vienna Samaritan So
cieties the very first qualification for
one who intends to become volunteer
is that he should be able to move and
otherwise handle an injured person 80
as to cause the least amount OF pain
and give the least discomfort. When
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American Males the TalleSt.

The English professional classes, who
head the list as the tsllest of mialt
males, attain the average height of five
feet nine and one-quarter inches. Next
on the list comes the American males,
and minute fraction behind them
come the English of all classes. Most
European Nations average for the adult
male five feet six inches, but the Aus
trians, Spanish and Portuguese just fall
short of this standard. London Lam
Get. -
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Days That Must Drag.

The longest day of the year at Spitz'
bergen is three and one,half months.
At Wardbury, Norway, the longest day
lasts from May 81 to July %, without
intermission. At Tornea, Finland,
June 21 is twenty-five hours long, and
Christmas has less than three hours OF
daylight. At St. Petersburg the long,
est day is nineteen hours and the short
est is five hours. At London the long
est day is sixteen and one-half hours,
ut Montreal it is sixteen hours and at
New York it is about fifteen hours
New York Sun.
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TEMPERANCE.
COMPENSATION.

COmPEHohllONs
1t is true that drinking does great dea'
Of harm to man, but how seldom we men.
ton the compensating advantages that come
10 him. For instance:
He drank when he was stupid
For to quicken his insight.
His eyes grew still more bleary,
But his nose grewsbright.
He drank when he was weary
His strength for to prolong.
His legs grew still more shaky,
-. But his breath grew strong.
'"Ss.-
He drank when he was downcast
For to chase away the night.
His debts grew still more heavy,
But his purse grew light.
Voice.
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OF seeing real, live freaies in the
parks of Albany as he iourneyed
homeward from Chicago's Congress of
Authors. "I always thought" he
says, naively, "that frefies belonged
in Humboldt's cosmos and South
America. st. Louis Republic.
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OLD BOB WHITE

Now the hills are turning yellow and tho
brown Is on the corn
There's q melody that's mellow In the music
Of the horn, ss,s. y,
And the sasafras is blazing and the sumaea
all aglow a
Where the old bell COW Is grazing on the fal-
lows down below, u
And the pea vines gladly rustic where the
soft winds are at play, Il
And the young quail chirp and hustle, grow
ing plumper every day; 5s3
And that cunning old suborner In the bushes
to the right, E55s,sss55 IL.
Perched upon .he low fence corner, whistles
cold
.... Bob t.s} .:.5
Get your ammunition ready, now, and Linz
Der up your gun, =.
Train the young dogs to be steady SO as NOT
TO spoil the fun. q g.
For the time is swiftly coming and octobers I
q nearly here !. q !, ~. ~.
When we'n set the woods. shumming with
the music far and near,
And we'Il FL, each hunting jacket With the
spoil our prowess yields ~ 4:
As we raise q merry racket in the forests aad
the fields, .is ,s7tg
For the challenge is temptation as they sis
there out Of sight, ,st,t lsszis S5f
All around the big plantation whistling &
ln "Old Pa &
Bob 9
$ .gss3 White. ?. !5isg.. (, s &
M. M. Folsom, I'm Atlanta journal.
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PI'TH AND POINT. !

"a Lctt S41AAAOpCss
Fixed stars The American flags.
It seems to take good deal of high
wind to blow down a bad law. Truth.
There is one good thing about the
apple Of the eye. You don't often ses
one that is green. Truth. s.
It is certainly unlucky to have thir.
teen at table when there is only dinner
enough for twelve.-Life.
The chef makes no pretensions as 9
sharpshooter, bat he can hold his OVID
at the range. -Elmira Gazette.
A tow-psth mule while practicing
; His merry little pranks, $st Il
Exclaimed, I'm getting ready for fRi
4 run upon the banks" 6, &
Washington Star.
'tHow are you? JUST thought I'd
drop in awhile to kill time" 9 We'll,
we don't want any of our time killed.
Boston Globe. ns' II II
"It's funny thing about getting e Z
picture TOOK" said Tommy. fhe
newer the picture is the older i look:
Indianapolis Journal @ ~. .'s5 : 9s
-. Irate Father -sI'm going to put
check to your e1travagance, cir 7" Inn.
pudent Son-"All right Give me the
check. New York Herald
Wills Of millionaires remind us
Iffn our graves we'd be content, IS (:
We should, dying, leave behind us V
Not 80 much as one blamed cent.
Buffalo Courier.
"shake! old fellow" said the pillow
to the sword, who had been relating
some thrilling experiences in battle
"I know what it is to be In light
Puck. .s Is
It is said that the alligator is about
to become extinct in this country. Let
us pray that he will take the: guild OF
iawsmiths with him.-Seattle Tele-
graph. .3., S; If.
:. "Did he spend lots of money on her
music?" "Oh, yes ;.he must have, for3
she doesn't play anything that sounds
the least bit like tune. Chicago
Herald.
sI
But what delights our eyes
Is, not the country In the fall,
But the country on the rise
Atlanta Constitution.
.sThis," said the frightened young
man, who had encountered some West.
ern road agents, els positively my last
appearance on any stage. ."-WashDIIng-
ton Star. '1sl,
Mistress (who is about to engage
cook)-"Now, are you sure you have
had experienced" Cook-"Oh, yes,
mum I've been in 'undreds OF places.
Tit Bits. ". sass
She's home at last and her heart is gay; S
She opens her wardrobe, alacx aiaeh
She finds that while she has been away
The moths have deyoured her seaiskm
sacque. IS
Hostess-"Oh, think some people
are so disagreeable. Don't You nate
people who can sing and won't?" Old
Grouchy-"No, not go much as ! do
those who can't sing and will !"-Life.
An eminent physician says it ia
often dangerous to lie on the right
side. 1t is also unnecessary. Any po-
litical speaker or writer knows the
wrong side needs the lying, II any
Buffalo Courier. .aa.s =
Mrs. Kindle-'I presume you have
rather hard time of it?' tramp
eyes. mum; but every cloud has
silver lining, mum. I'm not worried
to death by autograph hunters. =. -
New York Weekly.
"Look here, young man." said the
medical practitioner. '1f You ride
wheel so much you'll get HYPNOSIS bi.
cylistarum. ION this wheeiT
%Ycs, sir" "Well," replied the
wheelmap, eff / do, one OF US will
have to get off and walk. Washing
ton Star.
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THE SAMARlTANS.-
UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL CON-
VENTION AT VIENNA.
Its Object Was to Teach Methods
of Giving Efficient Aid to In
jured People-How the
Work is Done.

THE Samaritan Congress which
recently assembled in Vienna
was the first international
convention of that body, which
>was-originallystarted at the instigation
of Professor Won Esmarch, of Kiel, the
inventor of bloodless surgical opera
tions. The underlying theory, upon
which Professor Won Esmarch has built
the system which he has exposed to the
criticisms of the public at this con-
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Fashions Dragon Fly.

M. Worth must answer for it, tits
his will that the young woman of high
fashion shall. 60 about in a wrap of
lace and velvet that has big jet
dragon fly embroidered upon it, back
and front. The sight of it brings TO
mind Mr.. Walter Besant's wonder
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black coffee, brandy or other stimu
liant. When a person Is injured, but
not unconscious, this stimulant should
be given before the patient is taken
from the scene Of the accident.
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The silver mines Of Potoei, IN Boz
ivin, have yielded So, OOo, 900, ,Olo worth
of that metal in the 800 years of their
existence.
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three or four men are available two
should make it their sole duty to lift
the injured, while the third or fourth
should raise entirely independently the
wounded head or limb and steady it
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-21

crown Is two inches high In front and
one and q half inches behind. The brim
is abou: four inches wide In front and
narrows down 10 one inch at the back.
1t is edged with o fancy straw lace a
and q half inches In width. The trims
ming consists OF green and lavender
c~hangeable silk baby ribbon which en-
circles the crown three times and forms
q full rosette az the back. A large bow
Of tulle or chiffon eight aud q halt
inches In width, q bunch OF violets with
their leaves. and W o raven plumes are
set In front.
Another handsome hat OF black
shlrred net has the crown enclrcled
with a band OF very rich gold-yellow and
the brim edged with narrow gold gimp.
The brim is caught back at the front
with a chou OF velvet in old rose color.
and an artistic bow at the left side OF
v~elvets in the rose color and old red.
holding q spreading tuft OF ostrich tips
In the rose color.
Many a wee new bonnet can be best
described as consisting OF a butterfly
and a pair of strings. Probably there
is something else, because, since tho
strings fasten under the chin, the but
terfiy would probably fall over the
wearer's nose IL there was not some-
thing more to the bonnet. But that Is
all that appears, aud II looks very
pretty, too. and nobody stops TO think
what on earth a butterfly is doing on q
pair OF strings. tLoRErTE.
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savory soumes.

A savory soufle is one made OF veg
etables, poultry or game, a delicate,
dainty dish which is raised up to airy
lightness by the use Of the whites Of
eggs, and which must be eaten the
moment it is out of the oven TO be in
perfection. Potato sou1lies are espec-
iallp nice, but unfortunately this term
is applied to two entirely different prep
arations Of potato, first to a fried pota-
to, swollen By a peculiar method Of
treating it, and second to the regular
potato soufle.
For this last preparation, the New
York Tribune says, wash and scrub with
a brush six potatoes OF even, medium
size. As soon as the skins are thorough
" cleaned put them into the oven q
bake them until they are thoroughly
done. Cnt off an end Of each one and
scrape out the contents without break
ing the skins. Mash the potatoes until
they are free from Jumps. A vegetable
press is very good for this purpose.
When the potatoes are mashed and per-
fectly smooth add a tablespoonful OF
butter, a teaspoonful of salt, q gill OF
VERY IlCu uGm mlAh VI NAN4H SOA4A1~ 1O~i
and finally the whites o. two eggs beat
en- 10 a stiff froth. Fill the potato skins
with this mixture without putting on
the ends aud stand them up in a quick
oven TO bake for about 10 minutes or
until they are slightly Drowned or swol-
len.
A scufle Of spinach is also especially
nice. Wash about two quarts OK spin
ach. There should be considerably over
a cup Of spinach when it is cooked.
Cook the spinach in abundance OF
boiling salted water for about twenty
minutes, then drain it and plunge
it into cold water. When il
has become q little cold press
out of the moisture and rub 1t through
a fine sieve. Add the yolks Of three
eggs. q pinch Of pepper, a little salt, two
ta~blespoonfuls Of whipped cream and
the whites of four eggs whipped TO q
stiff froth. Stir the cream and eggs In
as deileateiy and lightly as you can,
rather folding them in than stirring
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-21
PernIciou. India RubberL.

Probably one OF the most injurious
habits Of the time is the wearing OF
close shoes OF india rubber. When a
rubber is needed, q slip rubber, which
covers only the ball Of the foot, is much
more wholesome than q higher shoe and
gives almost as much protection. A
heavy calfsEin shoe with a stout heel,
however, is the most wholesome foot
covering for walking and will be found
impervious to water if frequently oiled.
These shoes should be kept for damp
weather. In the country, when the
snow is thick upon the ground, arctics
seem TO be a necessity, as the snow
water is more penetrating than any or
binary dampness, but they should not
be worn q moment longer than neces-
sary.
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Thu Military skirt.

The military skirt" is cut in semi
circular form, the width Of the cloth
being folded TO form the center OF the
front breadth. Exceptionally wide
cloth or a slight gore added to the back
seam on each side Is necessary to give a
sufficient fullness TO this skirt. There
is scarcely any fullness around the skirt
at the waist-only enough to make 1t
fl we'll at the back. The back breadth
is not perfectly straight as it would be
II the skirt were a perpect semicircle,
but it is gored off at the top so as to
make the back seam a partial bias and
reduce the iullness still further at the
TOD. This skirt is also interlined to the
knee with crinoline muslin and lined
with silk.
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I.aun rennis Racket Case.

Decorative cases for lawn tennis rae
quets have lately been d 10 the
many small articles which are popular
for the display OF fancy work. In the
sketch both sides Of the racket case are
given.
There are many materials which could
be used, but perhaps the three most suit
able would be cloth, art serge or a coarse
kind of colored linen, as all these are
eminently strong and serviceable and
would stand the wear and tear which a
case of this kind must Of necessity be
exposed to.
If cloth or art serge is selected, the en-
broidered designs should De WORKED III