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tie. The work, when completed,

electorate. The work, when completed.
was rankly partisan, unfair and unjust.
but the scheme was carried through the
Legislature In spite OF all opposition by
tho force OF the Democratic majorities in
both ho;.ses and became effective through
the signature of Governor Gerry. which
was very willingly appended. For this
act the Governor was condemned in un-
measured terms by the press aud on the
platform, but that didn't bother him in
the least, so long as the object for which
II was done was reasonably certain to be
attained.
In Essex county the arrangement of
the district in relation to the town was
particularly singular and absurd. At that
time Mr.. Russell was the editor OF the
Boston "Centinol," and he had fought
against the scheme with ell the power of
his voice and pen. When he and the
other Feoeralists who had opposed 1t
were finally defeated and the pernicious
partisan change became an accomplished
fact he took map Of Essex county and
designated by different colors the towns
thar had been thus affected. This he
hung on the wall of the editorial room in
the" Centinel" office. Some time after
ward Gilbert Stuart, the great portrait
painter, called, and while looking at the
map made the remark that the towns
which Russell had distinguished by
different colors resem bled some monstrous
animal. Then he took a pencil, and. in a
few moments had represented on the map,
head, wings, claws and tail. "There,"
remarked the artist as he finished the
work, "that Will do for a Salamandar."
from his work to the hideous figure on
mander. Observation-Disclosures
adopted into the political vocabulary OF
the day, and has continued in use ever
since as an expression OF reproacn for the
changing of boundaries for political pur-
pose.
A a rule doctors are chary about talking
out OF school, or to put it in another way,
to talking on professional subjects when
not on duty. The Gossiper knows one
practitioner and he is a very successful
one, who doesn't believe In the keep
your Observation-Disclosures d-look-wise policy.
Cn the contrary he seems very willngsto
give any little hints that his experience
has taught him may be OF value. 1t was
while chatting with him that,the Gossip
or learned of the value OF the banana in
certain cases OF sickness. OF course every
one who reads is aware that the banana
is one OF the most valuable and nutritious
of fruits. Indeed, IL is not long ago
that q scientist made the statement that
the whole population OF the earth
could subsist on bananas IL forced to do
so without any serious detriment to
health or strength. Everyone doss not
know, however, the value OF the fruit
in cases OF typhoid fever, that much
dreaded and often deadly disease.
The beyt food that can be given a
patient suffering from typhoid fever, says
the Gossiper's medical friend, Is the
banana. In this disease the lining mem
brane of the small ineestines frequently
becomes greatly infiamed and engorged
and eventually begins to slough away In
spots, leaving well-dehned ulcers. The
result OF the sloughing and liberation Is
that the intestinal walls become danger
ously thin and solid food, IL taken into
the stomach. is liable to produce psrfora-
tion from which fatal results may follow.
1t follows, therefore, that solid foods,
or foods that contain large amount OF
innutritIous substances are dangerous and
should be avoided. Now the banana, al
though 1t properly belopgs,in the class OF
solid foods contains e5 per cent. OF nutri-
tive substance and does not possess
sufficient waste 10 irritatc the sore spots.
Nearly. the entire quantity taken into the
stomach Is abEogbed and gives tho sc ueror
much more strength than can be OBJ
tanned from any other food.
The recent fast westward trip OF the
American liner st. Paul has aroused in
terest In the performances OF other ocean
greyhounds, for the Gossiper is in re-
ceipt OF request for the fastest time made
between New York and Queenstown and
Queenstown and New York. Both of
these records are held by the same
ship-the Lucania OF the Cunard line.
On the voyage, which began Oct. 81,
and ended Oct 20, 1904, the Lucania
made the run from Queenstown TO New
York in five Gays, seven hours and
twenty-threc minutes. The quickest trip
from New York, also made by the
Lucania, began Sept. and ended Sept.
Ii, of the same year, the time consumed
being five days, eight hours and forty
three minutes. Prom Sandy Hook TO
Roche's Point, Queenstown Is approx
imately $500 miles. The fastest days run
for an ocean steamship was made by the
Lucania. Oct. 5-6, 1893, when she covered
600 kuots or 645ia statute miles in "a
hours.