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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-12-28
Deaths.

Mr.. Robert r. Andrews, formerly of the
Internal Revenue Service. later Of the firm
of Myerly & Andrews OH Main street, and
still later of Charlottesy lie, died OH Mon
day last at IL A. NJ, of consumption, in
his Both year, al the home OF his sister, Mrs.
j. w Slater on Lewis, near Frederick
street. He was son of Mr.. JOS. Andrews,
for many years the Superintendent of the
Valley Pike, and who died here last April.
Mr.. Andrews leaves three little daughters,
Argene, Bessie and Reeta. and two sisters,
Mrs. Maggie Fleming of Alexandria, and
Mrs. Bette Slater of Staunton. He was a
member of Stevenson COmmandery No. 2
Knights Templar; Staunton Lodge No. -
A. F. & A. NJ; Valley Lodge Knights of
Pythias, OF Staunton, and Acca Temple of
Richmond.
His funeral took place on Wednesday
afternoon from Trinity p. L. church, Rev.
w. @. Hullihen conducting the services,
and the following gentlemen acting as pail
bearers-Knights Templar-J. Howard
Wayt, A. A. Eskridge, W. B. McChesney,
and w. W. McGuffih; Knights of Pythias
20. S. W. Barnes, W. l.. Olivier, Harry
Worthington and j. N. Mcfarland; and
Staunton Lodge 10. 13-Albert Shultz and
E. 1. Jones.
Mr.. Andrews was an honorable and
warm hearted man and had many warm
friends in this city. His wife, who fell
victim to the same disease, and his devotion
to whom in her long illness was very touch
ing, preceded him to the grave by several
years.
MI. HoratiO D. Hewitt, an author and
musical composer of note, died in Balti-
more on Sunday last, in his 65th year. He
was q son Of the late Prof. Jno. H. Hewitt
OF Baltimore, and brother of Mr.. Geo. W.
Hewitt of Staunton. He was the author
of the 3-act opera 1.-THE Pearl of Granada"
and among his most noted musical compo-
sitions was 1.-THE Unfinished Prayer" He
is survived by daughter.
MI. Robert P. Richardson, a native of
this city, died on Friday last at Southern
Pines, N. c., in his Seth year. He had for
some years, until his health failed, been con-
nected with Southern railroads. His remains
were brought here for interment. He was
a son of S. A. and Rebecca F. Richardson
of Staunton, aud a nephew of Major FL. M.
Bell.
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The proposed" Valley Railroad Ex-
tension,

The Salem Times-Registef Of Friday
takes hope from the following: "Mr. N.
Turner Johnston, of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, spent a day in Salem
the past week, and in company with Capt.
J. c. Langhorne he drove out over the line
of the old Valley road near town, and took
in the situation generally. While Mr..
Johnston would say nothing definite about
the plans of his company, he spoke fire.
quently of Sour proposed extension, :"
about the necessary changes in the route,
the mistakes made in the work on the VAL
ley road, &c, and the thorough investiga-
ton he made into the road 8 interest In this
section gave rise to the belief that an early
extension OF the Valley road is not alto
gether improbable. His visit here, taken
in connection with the fact that he had just
returned from atrip through theSouthwest
section of the State, looks encouraging, to
say the least of it,
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Letters from the Little Ones.

In a long list OF ''letters to Santa Claus
written by children and sent to the Rich
mond Dispatch, and which it published in
its last Sunday edition, we find the follow
ing
STAUNroN, VA.
Dear Santa Claus: I will write you
short letter this evening to tell you what l
would like to have L hope there will be
snow Christmas for you, your sleigh, and
your reindeer. Please fill my stocking full
with candies and nuts and bring me some
books, some toys, a doll and some other pref
ty things, if you do bring me any books please
bring me book called 'The Country of
Dwarfs." I hope you will have merry
Christmas as | expect to have, Christmas
will soon be here.
Good by, your atfectionate friend,
ELIzARETH GAY CATLETT
sTAUNToN. VA. Dec. 49,
Dear Santa Claus: | don't live in Rich
mond but | do hope you will read in sun
days Dispatch how crazy am for big
boat like one Mr.. Harkman had here and sold
There are no more here so write to the Dis
patch to help me out. Please send me plenty
of fire works, but not the kind that puts out
poleclman's eyes. MARC BRADLEY.
Address. Marc Bradley,
Is, Church st.
Let us hope that these little ones, and
they doubtless did, got all they asked for. /.
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The Churches and Pastors.

Rev. w. S. Plumer Bryan of Cincinnati,
formerly of Lexington Presbytery, has &C.
cepted Call to The Church of The Cove
nant at Chicago,
Rev. Dr.. J. H. Boyd preached at Harri-
sonburg Sunday evening to Stonewall
Lodge Knights Of Pythias. DR.. Gardner
filled the pulpit Of the Methodist church
here Sunday.
Rev. R. M. Latimer of Carthage, Ala,
has accepted call to the passionate of the
Monterey and Pisgah Presbyterian
churches, and with his family will locate
at Monterey.
Rev, W. CASTOR Payne of st. Francis
church, after holding service at Charlottes-
vile, Christmas day, left for Warrenton
to visit his mother, Mrs. Rice w. Payne,
Rev. Job Turner was at the Arkansas
Deaf-Mute Institution at Little Rock
Saturday, a guest of Superintendent Frank
r. Yates
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Serious Accident.

On Christmas evening about G O'Clock,
MI. NJ. B. Hamrick and his wife started
with a double team to drive out to visit
Mr.. Hamrick' S brother. About three miles
from town on the Spring Hill road, the
horses became frightened at the top of a
hill and dashed down it. While Mr.. H.
chung to the reins, Mrs. Hamrick reached
out and let back the top of the buggy i'll
case of break down. The precaution
served them well, for a few moments later
on reaching the bottom, the front wheel
gave way and Mr. Hamr1ck was thrown
out striking on his head, gashing his fore
head and rendering him senseless. Mrs.
Fl. was thrown over him and was left lying
in the road with her unconscious hus-
band. Her cries attracted the attention
of Mr.. Jos. Cline who lives near there and
help came MI. and Mrs. Hamrick were
sent back to town where DIR. A, NJ. Henkel
dressed Mr.. HIS wounds. The horses
were not caught until they had gone some
miles down the road and wrecked the ven
a.
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Brief Notes of Local Interest,

Senator John W. Daniel will address
Stonewall camp on January 18th, the an.
nivefsary Of the birth of Roubert E. Lee
at II A. NJ; his subject will be the Battle
OF Gettysburg The address will be In the
Opera House and there will be charge OF
ten cents admission-the City having rule
that no free entertainments can be giver
in that place.
The employment Committee of the City
Mission for the Poor consists of Mrs
Jno. b. Hoge, Chairman; Mrs. S. H
Owens, Mrs. j. L. Barth, Mrs. J. W. New.
ton and Mrs. ]. Fred Efinger, and those
desiring work will apply to any of these
ladies. The Mission earnestly desires that
those having work to be done will have it
done through this committee.
THAT Circus Grip troupe which played
in Staunton. stranded at Portsmouth, Ohio,
and member of it, Nh. W. A. Palmer,
got in the county Jail at Cincinnati for a
board bill. Harper and TAYLOR, the man.
ayers of the show, deserted it at Ports
mouth, and when Palmer got as far as
Cincinnati his money had given out.
Alice Mitchell, who was knocked off the
Valley Ry trestle in this city, still con-
tinues 10 improve under the care of DR.. A.
M. Henkel, and her recovery may be con-
sdered as assured if no untoward symp-
tom sets in.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway is about
to secure an entrance into Louisville, KY,
over the tracks of the Kentucky and Indi-
ana Bridge Company-a property of
which it is about to take the control.
George Tyree, colored, who had been seen
drunk in Basic City Saturday, was found
that night run over and killed on the G. &
y. railroad near there.
Mr. Geo. Bowers, for some ten OF twelve
years grocer on Main street, opposite the
Baptist church, made an assignment We'd
nesday with VIM. &. Craig, trustee-lia
bilities rs, 800, assets 81 800.
There will he d mid winter excursion
over the Valley Ry. to Washington on
Thursday, January 10th-round trip from
Staunton 1915, good for ten days.
At Shendun the Plumbers Supply Works
were withdrawn from sale, only Sc, ZOO
being offered, when $T 900 was the limit
They will be offered again next month.
Highland Recorder: ''Mr. Jacob Hev-
ener sent five wagons to Staunton this
week, for the roller machinery fer his mill. ,
The deer hunting season in Highland
with gun Oh dogs, ended on December 1st
but turkeys and pheasants may be killed
until February LIST.
-Four inches of snow fell here on We'd
nesday.
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A Miscarriage Of Justice.

The Richmond Dispatch of last Saturday
contains the following paragraph under the
heading Of ''pardon granted":
s'Governor O'Ferrall has pardoned James p.
Bruit, a youth who was convicted in Augusta
county for forgery and sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary'
The criminal mentioned above is not
James Z. Bruit. but James P. Brent, nor
vas he convicted in the Augusta county
court, but in the Staunton Hastings court,
and the history of the case is important as
showing how hard it is for the people of
the Commonwealth to get justice against a
law-breaker and how much they have pay
for the simple attempt to punish one.
JAS 2. Brent, a man Of TWENTY-FIVE, from
Nelson, whose face was familiar in Staun-
ton during the blooms, 'returned to Staun-
ton, his old stamping ground, in 1898 and
passed forged check on A. Loeb i Co. ON
Augusta street. After his arrest, the evil
dence of the crime being indisputable, the
usual plea of insanity was set up. He was
indicted December. 1898. The plea of
insanity being set up, the trial OF that
issue came off in April, 1894, and there was
a large number Of witnesses summoned,
many of them from elson, the prisoners
home, Doctors as experts, and good
many more besides, were summoned. The
jury did not agree. Again, at the June
term Of the Hastings court, the question
of insanity was tried. Again there was a
large army Of witnesses for the prisoner,
for, unlike most criminals, he had infuen-
tial friends, and they came from all quar-
tiers to testify. This time the jury render
ed verdict that the accused was sane.
The trial Of the accused for the crime
itself was then put off till the October
term. On October l4th the jury found a
verdict Of guilty and assessed the prison
er' punishment at the low term of two
years in the penitentiary.
In the mean time the following costs
were incurred, to be paid out Of the people 5
taxes for an attempt TO convict a criminal
| witnesses $40, jury in first trial S4S, sec
ond trial $72, third trial $50, board in jail
$3.50, court officers fees SIS, incidental $10(
| total $3.50.
| After all this effort and expenditure on
the part of the people to carry out the law
Gov. O'Ferrall, on Saturday, Dec. 22d
only two months after his conviction, for
reasons not publicly stated, pardoned the
prisoner and let him go free.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-12-28
Points on Christmas.

This Christmas was one of the most
quiet Staunton ever saw. The financial
stringency fairly killed out the pop-cracker
business, and the lumber fired as compar-
ed with other Christmas seasons was about
one to ten.
Mrs. Bledsoe gave Christmas tree, at
which all the children of her neighborhood
were present, Christmas eve.
The free dinner for the poor undertaken
by the Nesos and other charitable citizens
fed some eight hundred people, white and
black.
The Presbyterian church at Pond Gap
gave a supper to the children Christmas
night.
Commencing with last Wednesday night,
all the churches and the suburban chapels
have been giving their Christmas entertain
ments for the Sabbath School children, and
the series will not close till next Tuesday
niglt
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I
lottesvilIe, are spending the holidays with
relatives here.
Capt. Lewis Hartman was registered at
the St. James Hotel, Richmond, on Sat
urday.
Mr.. Jas. H. Powell has taken a travel
ling position with shoe house in Rich
mond.
Mr.. 1. G. Morton of Greenwood, who is
the deputy postmaster there, is in the city.
Mrs. Dr.. B. M. Atkinson and MI. Fitz-
hugh Elder left Wednesday for Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fl. Chalenor OF Pitts
burg, Pa, are visiting Dr.~J. M. Hanger.
Miss Pritchard is spending the holidays
with Mrs. Jno. E. Rose at Richmond.
MI. r. L. Parrish of Covington, was in
the city Monday.
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The Next Trial Of Goodman,

1t is stated that the next trial of Good
man for the murder Of Parsons, will take
place in February. AS Judge Moore. under
whom the first trial took place, has since
resigned, and as the present Judge of Alle-
ghany was one of Goodman's counsel, the
next trial will take place under Judge
from some other county. There is some
talk OF change of venue, but that is not
always easy to be agreed on between coun-
sci. it is more likely the case will be tried
in Allegheny before a jury from another
point in the State.
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MARRIED.

CARTER-MAURiN-Dec. 10, near Stuart.s
Draft, ]. T. Carter. of Nelson county, to Miss
Emma j. Maupin, daughter OF James Thomas,
Maupin.
COX-CROSUN-~At Steeles Tia yern, Dec. 26:h.
by Rev. A. II. Hamilton Isaac N. Cox to ISIS
Esther NJ. Croson, both of Rockbridge county,
AvAGE-FONTAINE-At Clifton Forge Dec
2lst, by Rev. Emmett w: MeCorkle, DIR. Wm
II. Savage to Miss Susie l.. Fontaine
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is, in Stanton w
p. Robson to Miss Martha j. Ahrens late of
Germany.
Y-HELNIICK-Dec is. near Spotts-
wood, VIM. FL Dougherty to Miss Carrie f.
Helmick, both of Augusta.
ELLING ER-HA RRIS-Dee. TO- at Middje
brook, Howard p. Esinget to Miss BERTHE 70.
Harris, daughter of VIM. II. Harris
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Meeting of Fruit Growers,

To the fruit growers of Middle River
District believing that Fruit Grow
ers Association would he a mutual benefit
to all persons engaged in raising fruit, we
request al interested in growing fruit and
berries to meet at New Hope, Va, On Sat
urday, January 5th, 1896, at 2 p. NJ, te
consider the propriety of organizing an
Association, and discussing matters per
tanning to the growing of fruits OF berries
All persons interested are especially in
vited to be present.
Fl. G. RARNHART
VIM. BELL, NJ. ID.
WM. H. MooRMAN.
S. NJ. COLEMAN,
j. c. PLANE,
G. A. Conner,
WI. brewer.
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FARMS WANTED.

Farms, Truck Farms, Poultry Farms, Tim Der and,
Mineral Lands, City and Suburban Homes We
have number Of inquiries from Northern and
Western parties who mean business.
+ Our connections with Bureaus and genees in
the Northern and Western States, and the wide
acquaintance of our general manager, Mr.. A. NJ
Bowman. with stock breeders and fruit growers
of those States give exceptional facilities for
efecting sales of sill kinds OF real estate. We ad-
vertise and sell the property, you make your own
SO Elements and collection. No sale, no charge
Write for particulars, giving TERMS &c.
Address VIRGINIA LAND EXCHANGE,
nov LIT Salem, Va,
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A Christmas Day Wedding.

On December 25th, at 4:30 o'clock, the
residence Ct MI. J. r. M, Hicks. at North
Mountain, was the scene of merry Christ
mas wedding. The contracting parties
were his daughter. Miss Florence f.
Hicks and Mr.. VIM. S. Hunter, the G. &
q. Section Master at Goshen. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr.. Bishop,
Of Craigsville, after which the large COM
pany Of friends and relatives partook of q
bountiful wedding supper. Next morning
the bridal party left for Eastern Virginia.
where they will spend some days with rel
atiYeS,
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Died

CHAM BIER LAYNE the home of her has
band. Prof. H. NJ. Chamberlayne Of the D. D.
sgd year, Mrs. Elmra Anthony ChamberIayne,
leaving husband and three children.
Crimora, Dee 2lst, in her 25th
year, Mrs. Ida p. Yount, wife of David E.
Yount, Jr.
LACKEY-In Rookbridge Dec. 10TH Mrs. Sa;ie
Lackey. widow OF the late James Nj. I4ackey-
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NJ A RkETS.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS,

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dec 2O- Beef
Cattle.-The offerings were some 25U head less than
they were last week and the average quality
was betteI-moTe good cattle and not as many of
the common grades. The market had a frmer
tone, with values but little different from those
ruling last week. Prices of Beef Cattle this week
ranged as follows:
6est......... 81 50 400
Generally rated first quality..... 1925 a 45U
Medium Or good fair quality ....... 8 p a 100
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
~ B. 0.UU
OF the cattle received 1852 came from Virginia
Mich Cows-Trade is slow and values off about
SIS per head. There is full Offering. Prices range
At $2Oa$So and q few extra at $40 per head.
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REMOVAL.

AS the Masonic Building, in which the
Staunton VINDICAToR has had its office
for the last ten years, will be torn down to
make room tor a new Masonic Temple, and
as the work of demolition will commence
on January 1st, the VINDICATOR office,
after that date, will be found at No. 16
New Street, three doors South of Main
Street.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-12-28

The following is the list of topics fol
the week of prayer suggested by the Evan
gelical Alliance of the United States. Jan
uary 6-13:. :
SERMONS.
Sunday, January 6th.-ssThey that wal
upon the Lord shall renew their strength
lisa. 4O:51.
HUMILIATION AND THANKSGIVING.
Monday, January 7th.-CoWessson Of sir
of unprofitableness in the service of Christ
and of conformity to the world. Psalm 81
Dan. 8; 3-19; Mat. 21:17-2O.
Praise and Thanksgiving: For blessings
temporal and spiritual; for awakening con
science in civic affairs; for an increasing ap
prehension of the relations of Christ to socie
ty. Psalm S4 Eph. 1:15-23.
THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL.
Tuesday, January Sth-Prayey: For the
manifestation of the Holy Ghost; for increas
ing fellowship among believers, and more
active cooperation among churches. Acts
SO; 2; lis. Eph. 4:1-19.
NATIONS AND THEIR RULERS.
Wednesday,, January 9th.-Prayer: Fol
national Righteousness and peace; for the
putting away of legislative sanction to vice
and all immoral traffic: for all needed re-
forms. social, industrial and political; fol
all in authority; for religious liberty. Deut
4: 5-s; Psalm 81; Prov. IA: 81 Rom. 10: II
Mark 8: 1910.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Thursday January 1o.-Prayer: For all
missionaries and missionary societies; fol
more laborers; for the conversion of Jews
MOhammedans and heather; that the war in
the East may open new doors to the Gospel
that the African Rum Traffic may be suppress
ed. Luke25; 45-4s; Matt, SO: 1888; Psalm %
1928.
HOME MISSIONS.
Friday, January 11th.-PrGyer: For home
and city missionaries, and for missionary
societies; for larger apprehension of the
social mission Of the church, for increased
cooperation for a deeper sense of RESPONSE
bility in behalf Of neglected country districts
and the unreached multitude of the Cities
Col. 4; "a Isa. 60.
FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS.
Saturday, January 12th.-Prayer: For pa
rents, sons, daughters and servants, that in
all their relations with each other they may
follow the divine teaching; for all charged
with the training of children aud youth; for
all Christian societies for young people; for
Sunday and day schools, and for all institu-
tons Of learning. Col. s. 14-15; Prov. 4.
SERMONS.
Sunday, January 18th ALWAYS abound
ing in the work Of the Lord" Cor. Is: So
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The Week Of PRAYER.

The following is the list of topics for
the week of prayer suggested by the Evan
gelical Alliance of the United States, JAN
nary 6-13.
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SERMONS.

Sunday, January 6th.-'"They that wal
upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
lisa. 4O:31.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-06
AFaot Worth Remembering.

Rapacious birds and beasts retain their
love of destroying even after years Of con-
'finement, and it is well acknowledged
fact that among those rapacious animals Of
a menagerie which are reared in confine-
ment we find the most ferocious and de-
structive examples if they once escape and
become aware Of their power, writes DR..
Morris Gibbs in Science. AS fitting illus
tration Of this principle of general accept
ance the following instance is offered:
"A friend of mine took two half grown
young from nest of the great horned owl
five years ago last spring. These birds were
always kept in confinement and were never
in the presence of other birds or mammals
which might have formed their food in the
wild state. Within few months past the
pair escaped from their pen, and instead OF
flying to the woods they Immediately
sought out a henhouse at neighbor's less
than 80 rods distant, entered it and man,
gled and killed over dozen chickens. This
is certainly much more destructive on.
slaught than is recorded from the vista
tions of wild owls in my experience"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-06
HUM BILE PIE.
1t Was OriginalIya Dish Served to the I'm
important sitter Below the Salt.

important Sitter Below the Salt.
The phrase Ito cat humble pie' orig
inally meant to sit at the lower table be-
low the salt. How it came to mean to cx-
pcricnce humiliation and became threat
to children to prevent them from behav-
ing naughtily is explained by an exchange
as follows:
The word 'umblcs,' from the Latin
umbilicus, had long been used in England
to designate the viscera of deer, swine,
sheep and oxen. They were cooked in half
a dozen different ways-soups, hashes,
stcws and pasties Tripc, liver and bacon
were among the humble messes in which
the old English delighted. The name, aft
er being spelled in several different ways,
finally took the form of 'humbles
In the days of the Tudors humbles of
all kinds were regarded as meat tit only
for the inferior tables of noble houses. 1t
then became the fashion to serve them in
pies and hashes to sitters beneath the salt,
while the occupants of the highest seats
were RECALLED with slices from the prime
joints. This usage gave rise to the phrase
Ito cat humble pie"
When an arrogant guest was to be hui
initiated, he was placed below the salt and
a humble pic placed before him.
Children of he ripper ages were threaten
ed with humble pic" as a punishment
for misbchavior-that is, they were men,
accd with degradation from places above
the salt at the family table.
Contumacious boys, too old to be whip
ned, were reduced to submissivcncss by
meals Of humble pic eaten at the bottom
of the table
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-06
Frequent Onslaushts

ON the delicate membrane of the bowels and
stomach with drastic purgative, must have their
natural consequence Ito weaken and disable both
crsaas. Nature exacts severe pensliies for in
fringement. of her laws. and there is no more
elarIpg one than that which consists in frequt mt
and unnecessary dosing with violent catharties.
This is, however. the course pursued BY many un-
less antly relaxed, are not in healthy state
When q laxative il really needed, Hostetter's s
stomach Btfters is the safest aud most thorough.
II NJ ither gripes nor operates violently or exSs
siyely Ii 1nvigorstes the Intestine. aud stomach,
and arouses the liver. Regularly. and vigor are
guaranteed by its use. Sleep promoted, appetite
restored. ere among its benign effects. A tendency
to rheumafism ana kidney trouble is nullifed by
it, and it completely eradicstes malarial com
paints. 81