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Interviewing unse1.


A reporter of a New York daily ono
vent to the Office Of the late General
Casey to get some information concern
ing the Lydecker tunnel story. General
Casey looked at the young man rather
sternly at first, and the reporter ex-
pected but scant detail to follow,
Come In. sir" he exclaimed, In a
tone OF almost unpleasant command.
The two doors Of his office were open
The reporter was standing. Thu gen
sral, without a word, went to n
door and closed 1t with the utmost pre-
clslon; then he went to the other door
and closed 1t with the same precision.
The reporter was in doubt. The two
were in the o alone. Coming up
to the newspaper man. he pointed his
index finger straight at his eye. and
said: "Slt down there, young man,
and I'll tell you the st story yoV
ever heard" And he did.
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Thousands Of women work in the
mines Of Belgium, England and Corn
wall. In the nrst-named country they
formerly worked from twelve to SIX
teen hours q day, with no Sunday rest.
The linen-thread spinners Of New Jer-
sey. according to the report Of the
Labor Commissioner, are in one
branch of the industry compelled to
stand on q stone foor In water the year
a spray Of water from a revolving cyl
inder Aying constantly against the
breast; ana the coolest night In win.
ter, a. well as the warmest In sum-
mer, these poor creatures must 60 to
thelf homes with water dripping from
their underclothing along their path,
because there could not be space or a
few moments allowed them wherein to
change their clothing" Yet women
are exempted" from labor attended
by hardship -szssxzs
Despite these washerwomen, miners
and linen:thread spinnsrs, we are told
sit is wondan's privilege generally to
be exempted from the care Of earning
her. livelihood and that of her of.
spring" -ps~% rR B.
1t would seem to be time that this
libel upon woman should be scorned
by fair minded men. From all antiqui-
ty the majority Of women have been
faithful workers, rendering q full
equivalent in labor for their scanty
share of the worlds goods. The origin
Of every industry bears testimony to
this. In u own era, while women
were still homekeepers, did they not
earn their LIVELIHOOD What was the
weaving, the sewing. the cooking, the
~doctoripg, the nursing, the child care.
1.-THE work that was never DONE" IL II
was not earning a subsistence? Even
In these days. when oma goes forth
and receives the reward of her labor
as publicly as man, she Is no more
worthy Of her hire. Her ancestress-
sweet and sanity soull-did not dream
Of rocompense. But was it not her
due, and shall we refuse to credit it
because man was then a self-sunlclent
ignoramus who deemed himself the
only one At to acquire property Pop
ular Science Monthly.
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American soa pstone.

In the Ragged Mountains, in Able
marie County, Virginia, the scene of
one Of Poe's weird tales, exists a great
deposit Of soapstone which is said to
be the finest in the world. 1t was dis
covered only about twelve years ago,
but now a small colony exists at the
spot and three quarries have been open
ed. The stone. which is very hard and
hne-grained, Is cut out In blocks aver.
aging nine tons in weight, and after
ward Is sawed into slabs. It Is en-
rloysd, among other things, for tanks in
chemical laboratories, tubs and sinks in
laundries, Innings for fireplaces. grid
dies, which need no greasing when
made Of soapstone, tables and fittings
in hospitals ana dissectlng-rooms. Acid
is said to have no effect upon the stone,
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After calling attention to the fact that
man was content with the use of oil to
keep machinery in running order until
he began to ride the bicycle, when he
demanded seme better labor-saver and
invented ball-bearings, the Scientific
American proceeds to illustrate and de-
scribe some recent applications Of such
bearings. They are employed for wag-
on and carriage wheels, for the carrier
wheels Of cable roads, and for the
shafts of swift-running machinery.
They practically dispense with the use
of the oil can and greatly reduce the
amount of friction to be overcome, thus
adding to the effective power of all IA
chimes In which they are used. The
singular fact is noted that Prof. Boys,
Of London, showed experimentally that
~ball-bearlngs, when properly construct
ed, are practically proof asinst e
He demonstrated this fact by weighing
the balls Of q bicycle-bearang when they
were new, and asain after they had
been subjected to long service. They
showed no loss of weight
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Long shnE

James Shields was elected to the Sen
ate In 1S4S, defeating his predecessor.
Senator Breese. Shields had dlstip.
yulshed himself in the Mexican War,
and at the Battle of Cerro Gordo he
was shot through the lungs, the ball
passing out at his back. His recovery
was n OF the marveIs of the day
Shields war record is believed to have
secured to him his triumph over Breese.
When the news of Shields election
was received, a lawyer named Butter.
field was speaking Of 1t to & group
of friends, when one of them remark.
ed: ut was that Mexican bullet that
did the business" yes" reforted Rnt.
terrified, that was a great shot. The
ball went clear through Shields with.
out hurting him, and killed Breese one
thousand miles away"
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rLITERAcY IN The nATloil.


H~erceptage Now Greater In New
LnxIan1 than In the West.
The report Of tina Commissioner o.
'elucation presents some curious and
Interesting facts with regard to hit
'raey In the United States. This infor-
nation is derived mainly from official
'ecords and deserves careful attention.
1t appears that the number Of parsons
yer 10 years of age who cannot real
al write is 1921, T02. or 13.3 per cent.
I the total population, according to the
attest statistics. In 1850, the rate o.
!iteTacy was II per cent, and a de-
reasc Of 81 per cent. since that time
; gratifying in the sense that implies
Gradual Improvement. but the situation
) still lamentable, and no good citizen
an contemplate it without expert
;ncing a certain degree OF humiliation.
The government is based upon the
dea OF popular intelligence as an as
'urance OF political safety and prosper
ty. and vast sums OF money are ex-
bonded for educational purposes. There
y really no excus for ignorance In a
country where free schools abound and
Instruction is within easy reach Of all
classes. Nevertheless, over thirteen
Jut Of every 100 OF the people are una
DIE TO read and write. This great army
If ~illiteracy 10 q standing reproach, as
well as a menace, and there La no more
important duty than that Of reducing 1t
IS rapidly as possible.
Thnra una a tfma uyhap Naru Enulo M
led all the rest Of the country in tLe
general average Of popular intelligence.
but this Is no longer true. 1t is now III
The West, and not In the East, that the
best showing Is made of the education
Of the masses. Nebraska stands at tho
head Of the States in point Of literacy,
Jnly 81 per cent. of Its population be-
ing unable to read and write. No State
west of the Mississippi River, with the
exception of the four Southern States,
ranks as low as Massachusetts In the
number of il%literates In its population.
This means, Of course-and the fact Ia
: very significant one-that a large per
,entage of the educated element Of the
East has removed to the West, thereby
materially modifying Its wild and
condition, and 1t means further
more that the West has been doing a
sreut deal in the enlargement Of its
educational facilities.
The public schools of such States as
Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska,
nd the Dakotas are equal In every re-
pect TO those OF any Of the Eastern
and their academies and univer-
titles are rendering effective service in
he sphere Of higher learning. So far
3 the South is concerned, allowance 4
must be made for the presence of the
olored race, the illiterate members Of
which constitute nearly one-half of the
atal number OF illiterates in the United 1
but even with this serious dra W
'ack, the Southern States are making
gains IN education, and the
undltlons promise an ac%celeration OF
uch progress from year to year.-Min-
IrlDolis Iimpa.
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IN the Statistical Account of Scot
land" published at Edinburgh In 1893.
there Is an account of the rare appear
aure" Of fiery dragons, which sailed
through the rarified atmosphere of the
scottish highlands in the latter part Of
November and the hrst few days OF
September, 1892. According to the &C.
count. they had a fiery red color and
made their appearance In the north,
flying rapidly in an easterly direction.
The account adds that many people
regarded the phenomenon with much
terror" because 1t, was indeed q
strange and startling sight 10 behold.
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New Kind of Kites.

M~eteorologlsts are now trying TO
study the atmosphere high above the
ground with the aid Of self-recordinS
barometsrs and thermometers, etc, sent
up in kites. This has resulted III a
great improvement in the forms OF
kites, which are now constructed on
scientific principles. At the h~eadquar-
tiers Of the Weather Bureau IN wash
bo~x-shaped kites, with open ends
and sides partly covered with silk, are
used. Instead of Irvine or cord, fine
piano wire is employed to hold the kite.
At the Blue Hill Observatory, ear Bos-
ton, box-shaped kites have been sent
up to an elevation of almost a mile
above sealeyeI.
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Oldest Man In the World.

According to statistics collected in
Germany the oldest mar known to be
living anywhere on the earth is Bruno
Cotrim, a negro born in Africa, but now
living in Rio Janeiro. Upon the same
authority is based the seemingly incred-
ible statement that there are $3.50 per-
has reached, or passed, the age OF 100
years, making one c~entenarian to every
LOCO inhabitants of that country! Ger
many, with a population of 52,0o0,0 0o,
claims only rs centenarians, and
France, with a poulation of 10000, 600,
213 centenarians, while ireland, whose
population numbers only 1900, 900, has
S7S centenarians,
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MI. Edison has only once tried to
make a speech. 1t was before a girls
seminary. where he had agreed to lee
ture on electricity. He had engaged
a friend named Adams to operate the
apparatus while he talked: but when
the Wizard" arose before his audi
ence, he felt so dnzed that he simply
said: Ladies', Mr.. Adams will now
address you on electricity. and I will
demonstrate what he has to say With
the apparatus"
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Monsieur Henry, of the Paris Acad-
envy OF Sciences, has invented a phos-
phorescent starch with which surpris-
Ing effects can be produced. Used as a
face-powder, It makes the countenance
glow in a dark room with mysterious
radiance. Recently a "5-o'clock tea"
was given in Paris after dark, no light
being employed except that supplied by
phosphorescent starch sprinkled over
everything in the room. The carpet,
the ceiling, the pictures on the walls,
the furniture, the teacups, the flowers,
the faces, shoulders and dresses Of the
ladies all glowed and cleaned, making
a spectacle that vas at once startling
and heautiPul
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4 WHEY
Tic Frank Statement OF the Pastor q,
Bethel Church.
rrar, 10 Adperaser. Kln4rn. N. =

DNNhoA SNuhCh
From ne Advertiser, Elnsird, ~. y
DR.. WILLIAMS. Dear Sir'-My wife has
b.,r a sufferer from rheumatism for mora
than three years, suffering at times with ter.
r,bIe pains In her limbs, n other time,
with a severe "crick" In her back which
,apses great agony. sac spsnt much for
.y-.,i4ns and Medicine. but secured only
temporary relief; finally she concluded &c
,rv Pink Pills. She has taken eight boxes
,nIj I can say from the first one she has i'm
r-,yed until now she is almost entirely free
rom pain, and has grown much stronger
and feels confident that, by the blessing Of
God. they will effect \ permanent cure. We
taka great pleasure In recommending them
10 uur friends.
fSignsd.) Rev. J. Fl. BucKNEs,
pastor Bethel A. N. E. Church Elmira
Dr., Williams Pink Pills c%ontain, in a CON
deussd form, all the elements necessary 10
gtyr new life and richness TO the blood and
Ts.tore shattered nerves. They are an I'M
falling specific for such diseases as lccom0tor
ataEia, partial paralysis, St. vitus' dance,
.%r,aiica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
hra,tache, the after effect of Ia grippe. pal
p,tation Of the heart, pale and sallow COM
n exions, all forms of weakness either in
male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt
al prloe, 50 cents a box, or six boxes for o.. 80
dhev are never sold in bulk or by the 1907,
Nv addressing DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, N. Y.
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1t is a known fact that a rapid writer
writes thirty words per minute. 1t has
,een estimated that in doing so he must
raw his pen through a space of a rod
very sixty leconds. He makes an av-
rage of sixteen curves of the pen ev-
ny word written. Writing thirty
words per minute he makes eight pen
uryes each second or 2S,S00 per hour.
Il he works only five hours a day he
aust daily give his pen 144,oo0 twists
MI flourishes, and If he puts in 300
v q year he makes not less than 49,
90.oO0 curves and turns of the pen in
nat time.
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Heard While Waiting.

A passenger, while waiting at a rail-
way station for his train, amused him
self by watching the queer looks and
antics OF q tailless cat as It played about
on the platform. The stationmaster
happening to pop out Of his office, the
Intending traveller pointed to the cat
and said, What kind Of a cat IL that
ManxT "No," replied the ststionmas-
ter, with a sly smile, brighton Ex,
press"
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Prof. Marsh. of Yale. has recently an
nounced his opinion that the remarka-
bic remains of a skull. teeth and other
fossil bones found by Dr.. Dubois III
Java belonged TO an animal thai was
not human but lepresen.sl n form
intermediate between a and the high
er apes" This opinion confirms the be
lief Of Inc discoyercr OF the bones, WHO
called the animal pitheeanthropos, or
'ape-nian." The bones were found III
ancient volcanic deposits, and belong
Prof. Marsh thinks, to tho age known
as the Pliocene.
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They were refused. 'Then ] will NOT
CO." calmly replied the old soldier.
Lord Dalhousie branded him as q
coward; but the stern veteran persisted
In his refusal, resigned and returned
to England, TO receive the rewards and
honors of a grateful country.
The lad, marching aimlessly into fire,
had physical courage: but the old man,
returning In disgrace rather than sacri-
flee his troops to no purpose. possessed
moral bravery and was the true hero. /
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Microphonea

A recent invention consists Of an an.
paratus By means of which a micro!
phone suspended over a chLld's crib
automatically rings an electric bell
situated at any convenient point on
the least noise made by the child. The
microphOne, as is well known, ia p
very sensitive form of a telephone
transmitter, capable of detecting the
falntest sounds.
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The skeleton of what is reported to
be a small mammoth was unearthed
the other day in West Philadelphia.
A skull of IN Indian was found near
by. The rema ms have been deposited
in the Wisconsin Institution.
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Mr.. ]. F. Black. a farmer, living anou'
nine miles from Otta wa. Kan, saw "
small meteerite fall on his land late IN
the afternoon Of April 8 last, and going
to the spot where it fell, picked II up
It weighs tbirty-one ounces n con'
ia ms a little iron, but consists IN th'
main OF stony material.
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Agate-hunters from Germany are no"
exploring New Zealand with very prom
lsing results. Blue and white topaz
and splendid specimens Of amethyst
have been discovered by them, AS well
as large pieces of quartz so filed with
slender, rutils crystals as to resemble
masses of matted hair.
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RUY sl.00 worth DoDbIus floating Borax Soap
- OF Your grocer, send wrappers to Dobbins,
soap Mfg Co, Philadelphia, la. They will send
you free OF charge, POSTAGE paid, a Worcester
profusely Illustrated. Offer good until Angus
lsl only. !
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A hundred years ago the death
from smallpox III Germany wee Co.,
900 a year. To-day, thanks to COM
pulsory vaccination there are only ia
a year.
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The man who crossed the Cascade
mountains, Oregon, by the military
route March 20 and May l, found 10
feet of snow on the summit on the first
trip and 20 feet on the second, and MAY
l il was still showing.
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&c.

Mr.. Charles Austin Bates, the fs-
nous advertising writer, makes q
speciality Of medical advertisements
He has studied medicine and has q
habit of analysing the ingredients Of
every medicine about which he is
asked to write, refusing to write
advertisements for medicines which
he cannot indorse. lie says Of
Ripans Tabulos: II had the formul3
and went through it from the
ground up. 1 found that every ono
of the ingredients was put in for
some special purpose, and was good
for the purpose intended. / have 40
much confidence in Rlpans Tabules
as 1 have in anything I ever wrote
about. Itake them myself when
have eaten u little too much or feel
nausea or symptoms of headache
coming on, and 1 find them quickly
to act than any medicine I eve
took. l know some people who
think they can't possibly get aiong
without them. My wife won't to
call one day on some friends she ha1
known always. She found they
swore by Ripans Tsbules. They did
not know that she knew anything
about them or that I had written
anything for them. By the way, IL
you swallow them properly. yeu
don't tasse anything In the mouth.
Swallow them quickly and you are
all right. You can feel their sctton
In the stomach almost immediately
a very pleasant sensation"
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stupidity OF Armed Animals

How much less wit have such animals
animals like the porcupine, 'possum,
skunk, turtle-that nature has armed
against all foes, than the animals that
have no such resdy-lnade defenses, and
are preyed upon by a multitude of nj
mics, The price paid for being shield
ed against all danger, for feeling
fear or anxiety, is stupidity. If the por-
cupine were as vulnerable to it's enc
mics AS, say, the woodchuck, 1t would
probably o CONF to be as alert and
swift Of foot ms that marmot.-St
Nicholas.
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At a recent meeting of police chiefs
the California representative remarked
that in his state poker is not classed
with gambling, because it is considered
a scientific game.
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No fewer than 10000 persons die in
Italy every year from malarial fever
and there are 1000 communes wherf
quinine is not to be had.
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NEEDLESS WOMEN,

They Pay a Sad Penalty for Their Neglect,
II m only needed first symp>
toms-nervousness, backache, head
ache, lassltude, loss of appetite and
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RUPTJRE

Cure Guaranteed by DIR. j. II. MAYER, 1918
Arch St, PHlLA.. PA. Ease at once; no opera
lion or delay from business. Consultation free.
Endorsements OF physicians, ladies and promi-
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The letters in the various aIphabets
of the world vary from 10 to 202 i'll
number. The Sandwich Island alpha
bet has twelve, the Tartariantan 202.
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The origin of blue.tinted paper
came about by a mere slip of the hand.
The wife of William East, an English
paper maker, accidentally let blue pack
fall into one of the watts of pulp.
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Mrs. WILSON'S soothing syrup for children
icething, softens The gums, reduces ntiamme
lion. aliays pain. cures wind collie 4)c a uottte
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are VI me- DlA
80, why didn't ! want to marry
decent bsrrister, 4 doctor. or even
Journalist, instead OF an Eari's yeuuge
son p said Miss Muriel Maliett. Wit
a frewn on her pretty face, and a tea
or two ia her large. limpid Syss-sye
which made all the men think, wrong
iy, that she wa poetieal and sentiment
a. But. seriously. can you give NJ
upT"
The Hon. Bob Marandale looked a
her. She was just his ideal~-tAl, wen
built. but with A saucy face IN which
the big black eyes seemed out of place
II fascinating. There was In her coun
the straugeness which, accord
ing 10 Bacon. is necessary 10 greo'
beauty. She affected a tailor madt
gown and was always well groomed
yet, though her dress was a trliie man
nish, in the brusque movements Whicl
showed that she was idgety, glimpse'
Of gossamer stocking and fine Vaien.
ciennes revealed themselves, and show.
ell that she had a conscience In costume
that would have delighted he hero OF
Gautler's novel with the famous pre-
face.
MY dpar girl, # It were a question
ri-li,, no ltss ar nnvtbIpp like
that,I wouldn't hesitate; If 1t were even
~, .h,-a orofrs ~ falIou,q vybo
- fo,. harrs' vsIt vop know
gladly die, I'd be there; bdt-but l cant
be n cad. They hive brought NE up
Pm n Bit ~ q fonl and | couldn't live
on your earninr, rs actress, 50 there
vou arc"
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Two oLg,ocl.y y.ra 70 dlsqp,rar
81 di1 Ii-o Won R,l, and IL, and
tou were aiways straight. should Ike
to have been your wife. If only we'd
somo money In rim a tbn,fri.ll rom
pany with,'
We. ~ hadn't bann sncb q higgins
as IN hIra t,r five tlnu old T-urle Tom
left mel GIIu'i know Won then"
"y4s If wa-d r,p FIVE thou she
started q li,,,e. Won will marry me
~ oyer 7 have f50no? O. you'd NAVE
IN work. have TO be my manager"
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Conductor e. D. Toomis. Detroit. Mich.,
says. Tho effect of Halls Catarrh Cure Is
wonderful" Write him about it. sold by
Drugaists. IJc,
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Hoods Pills are the best after din me pi
assist digestion. cure headache. Is cents.
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Pisofs Cure for Consumption is an A No. \
Asthma medicine. W. r. WILLIAMS, Antioch
Ills, April II, 1885,.
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Gludness Comes

WITH a better understanding OF the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper e.
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant eftorts.
rightly directed. There is comfort N
the knowledge that SO many forms ~
sickness are not due to any actuai M
ease, but simply to II constipated eonutt
ton of the system, which h pleasan'
family laxative, Syrupof Figs pronP''
ly removes, That is why it Is the n
remedy with millions of families, ann
everywhere esteemed so highly oy az
who value good health. Its tia
effects are due to the fact, that ~ - WY
one remedy which promotes intert IA
cleanliness, without debilitattng tne
organs on which it acts. tits therelore
ali important, in order to get its oene-
fetal effects, TO note when YOU M
chase, that you have the genuine art.c,,
which is manufactured by the CaIliornIs
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by ahi0p
utahle druggists. 18th
If in the enjoyment of good heaiIn,
and the system is regular, tnen ~
tiyes or other remedies are not heeuSu,
If afflicted with any actual disease hss.,J
may be commended tothe mos, sNl
physicians, but II in need of a lazaelsgI,
then one should have the best, 2 VIZ
the well-informed everywhere, SyrnpT.
Figs stands highest and is most Iarge,s
used and gives most general
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In Arabia mix is not measured, but
is sold by weight.