The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-10-01


latitude sixty-four degrees inside
the Arctic circle-is in Sweden,
and serves for carrying ore from
Gellivara southeast to the Gulf Of
Bothnia at Lulea.
One of the most simple and at
the same time most effectual ways
in which to remove a fsh-bone or
other substance lodged in the
throat is, according to the Medical
Times, to give the patient a pint
of milk and forty minutes after
wards an emetic of sulphate OF
zinc.
A curious lake has been found
in the Island of Kildine in the
North Sea. It is separated from
the ocean by narrow strip OF
land and contains salt water under
the surface, in which sponges, cod
fish and other marine animals
flourish. The surface of the water,
however, is perfectly fresh and
supports water creatures.
A certain English baronet, who
lived near the spot where one OF
the most celebrated battles Of the
war of the Roses had been fought,
was presented to George III. at a
levee. An ignorant man, he knew
little of the history Of the country,
and was nonplussed when the king
remarked, graciously, you come
from the scene of a celebrated bat
tie, [ understand, Sir William"
"Well, your Majesty" was the an
swer. II did have round or two
with the blacksmith, but I'm very
much surprised that your Majesty
should have heard of it.
Nature tells of pair Of rocks,
evidently young birds, that strove
in vain to build nest. The wind
each time blew the foundations
down, while the rocks, which fly
far for nest materials, instead OF
taking those close at hand. were
away At last, despairing Of build
ing a home by legitimate means,
they fell upon a completed nest
of another pair while the own
ers were absent, tore it to pieces
and built a nest foundation that
would stand in the wind Then
they made superstructure in the
clumsy and inexperienced way
that young birds always do.
Everyone should know that to
eat when tired is to place upon
the digestive organs burden
which they are wholly unable to
carry" says Modern Medicine.
when the body is i'll a state of
fatigue, the digestive organs are
unable to perform their natural
functions; the glands Of the stom-
ach will not form gastric juice;
the saliva is deficient in quantity,
and the whole digestive apparatus
is incapable of doing efficient
work. When exhausted, one should
rest before eating. If faint or
all gone sensation is experienced
relief may be obtained by drink
ing a glass of hot water or diluted
fruit Juice Of some sort"
LAS a rule says the Lancet,
'1ightning stroke is most common
in open air, generally under the
tree to which the victim has re-
sorted for shelter, and this circum-
stance, even where only severe in
jury has been sustained, makes
death more likely, as the measures
for relieving shock and restoring
vital energies cannot be put in
practice till too late But this year
the majority Of fatalities from
lightning have occurred in dwell
ing houses. There is no doubt
that for this greater frequency Of
thunder storms, as for the pro
longed drought and such like me
neurological visitations Of latter
years, the steady tree telling, un
balanced by tree planting, is di
rectly responsible" This account
is fully borne out by the reports
which have from week to week ap
peared in l. Electricita, that jour
nal regularly giving certain
amount of space to the subject.