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Tie Cannot SO to tho st. Louis Couventiou
from His Congress District.

He Cannot SO tho st. Louis Couvention
from His Congress District.
PouaHKEEPsIE Feb Po-Tho Republican
Convention In the Eighteenth Congress dls-
trct for the selection Of delegates to st. Louis
has been called for Saturday, March 2s. Al the
Court House in Poughkeepse. Tho slate thus
far made out does not recognize the aspirations
of Ham Fish of Putnam. Fish has been turned
down both a delegate and alternate, notwith.
standing that Gov. Morton pleaded earnestly in
his behalf.
The opposition to Fish grows out Of his con-
duct at the Senatorial Convention In this city
last fall when he pledged the Putnam delegation
to Lou Payn for his man. w. c. DAILY Of Colum-
bia county and at the Same timo assured the Re-
publican leaders in this county that be was for
any man Duchess might present. His scheme
was exposed and denounced and Fish has few
friends now in this locality.
The delegates to st. Louis from the EiRhteenth
Congress district will be Gen; John II. KetSham
OF Dutchess and S. ID. Coykendall OF Ulster.
Lewis H. Vail will be the alternate from
Dutchess county. Ham Fish Is understood to
have applied to be named alternate from
one OF the Statedelegates at large.
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BRITISH BREWINH FIRMS.
Another OF Them becomes n limited Lila.
bility Company.

Another OF Them becomes n limited LA
biiity Company.
LONDON. Feb 20.-The private brewing Arm
of Barclay, Perkins & Co. of this city are about
to follow the example of other great firms in
the same line OF business and become a limited
liability company. The brewery Of Barclay.
Perkins q Co. was the scene in 1850 Of an at
tack on the Austrian General Haynau. Pre-
sentinR himself with some friends to inspect the
premises. the laborers and draymen supplied
themselves with brooms and mud. with which
they belabored The Austrian Butcher" COM
pelling him and his friends to retreat to save
their lives.
The matter gave rise to diplomatic corre-
spondence between Austria and Great Britain,
but Austria received no satisfaction. Gen. Hay
nau was a Field Marshal in tho Austrian army,
and was noted for his atrocious severity. 1t was
charged. among other things. that he had
caused women to be hogged. In the same year
that the attack was made upon him In London
he was dismissed from tho Austrian public SER
vice not for his cruelty but for the intractabil-
ity of his disposition.
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rs HE THE FIREB U0f
An Arrest In Philadelphia Deemed vspv
Important In brooklyn.

Important in brooklyn.
The Brooklyn police were notified last night
that Jacob Klein. an alleged firebug for whom
they have long begn searching, had been ar
rested in PHILADELPHIA. Helm was located In
that city and Detective-Sergeant Reynolds was
sent there with wurrant. He refused to ao-
company Reynolds to Brooklyn and was held
pending the arrival of a reQuistion.
Klein Is suspected Of being member of the
incendiary gang who operated extensively in
Brooklyn a couple OF years ago. He had .
tailor shop at ~ Johnson avenue, and FIRE
which. 1t was said. was clearly OF incendirry
Gsis!n GsS4 occurred there on the night of June 80
He disappeared before the investigation,
which resulted in his ind ctment. had been
completed. 1t is believed that David Weinig,
who was arrested over n year ago as an accom-.
plice of the frebugs. but who fully established
Since Weinig succeeded In clearing himself
from the suspicion under which he was resting,
he has been In the pay secretly OF the authors
ties. and II is believed furnished Of tho in
formation that led TO tho breaking up Of the
frebugs In this city.
Weinig always contended that he had been
bounded by ex-Detective Sergeant Iundt, who
was responsible for his arrest, and IT said
that Zundt' 3 retirement from the Police Depart
ment was due to his failure to substantiate the
charges against Weinig.
Fire Marshal Lewiss retrement was also at::
tributed to the same cause. The capture of
Klein is regarded as highly important by Police
Superintendent Mckelvey. and 1t Is said there
may be some interesting developments when he
that Klein may bo induced to make a confes-
sion.
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M,coRMACK, GLEN CovE's HERO.
He Rescued Two Children who Had Conc
Through the Ice.

He Rescued Two Children who Had Conc
Through the Ice.
GLEN COVE, l.. l., Feb. 29.-Willam McCor-
mack rescued George and Willie wiedman, sons
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Wiedman from drown
ing in the waters Of the upper Glen Cove Lake
yesterday afternoon. and to-day he is the hero
of the village Willie wiedman is years old.
and his brother George is Z. Both attend the
village school, and 1t was whom on their way
home that they ventured to slide on the ice.
Willie led In the run that end ed IN disaster.
George being but a couple OF steps behind as
WAS WAS soft. and under willie's weight it gave way
The child sank from view. but as he came to
The breaieup p of the Ice ief. George splashins in
the water. Tho .Wiedman family live on the
os
ice toward the hole in which the children were
and implored them not to lose their hold on the
ice. Mrs Wiedman met the same mishap AS
her children and soon found herself In the
water. Her husband followed her, and he too
The lake can be plainly seen. from the high
Among mo a them % was q neishbor. Mrs Patrick Nc.
Carly. who started to reach the spot where the
los In
Mccormack drove half mile to Long Branch.
where small boat " AZ laying on the shore. He
the place where the crowd had gathered: Then
jumping into the skif. he rowed to the children.
AS he neared them the crowd gave cheer.
Mccormack headed his boat directly to tho
cake of ice supporting the youngest child; The
chill and the excitement had overcome Willie.
and leaned forward in the skiff the child rolled
from the floating Ice and was in the water AS
Mccormack grabbed q woollen mufaer about
the child's neck. He then took George aboard,
and the return to the shore WAS made.
BY this time Mr.. and Mrs. Wiedman had
reached the banks of the lake. as had Mrs. Nc
Carly. Willie was unconscious. Tonight all
hands out OF danger. The water where the
deep.
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FIGHTING IN CUBA. A..
Gen. Weyler's Reports or Ills Brushe
with the Patriots.

Gen. Weyier's Reports or His brushes
with the Patriots.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The Spanish Minis
ters advices from Cuba received to-day arc
follows:
"HAvANA, Feb. 27.-In Reoreo. Matanzas, a
detachment protecting the plantation Admira-
cion was attacked by "a rebel band. which was
repulsed with the loss OF two men. Major Car
metro, with several officers and fifty soldiers.
had a slight engagement near Guanabana with
the band of Maceo. which was retreatinR to-
ward Arroyo veJo. killing four among them
rebel Major. wounding 40. killing "a horses. and
capturing go In good condition.
Gen. Gonzales Munoz reports that in tho on
gagemsnt of GalleRoz. where Lieut.-Col. Ben
irez was killed. the insurgents lost twenty men
and had many wounded. Col. Recas captured
the encampment Of Periquito Perez. In Ullao
taking positions in Zarza. Ramon YaGuas. I3a-
Jadas. and Prudenca. In Palmarito tho rebel
Major. Vega Varela. WAS captured wounded.
In a skirmish In Maca the insurgents lost two
killed and several horses. Gen. Ruiz surprised
In the Coca Horse ranch, Havana, a band OF
about 800. commanded by Morales. putting
them to flight They left one dead. had several
wounded, and left In the hands Of the troops
eleven useful horses. WEYLER."
"HAvAsA Feb. 29.-Col Reca had an en-
gagement with the enemy In the Jurisdiction of
Guantanamo. East Cuba, killing one man and
destroying their encampment In the line to
Batabano the band OF Pedro Diaz was fred
at by the troops, the former losing one man.
In the line from San Felipe to Gabriel three
bands fired at the column OF Gen: Linarez. They
were dislod1ed from their positions and dis
persed by a vigorous bayohet charge. The
spaniards had eight soldiers and "A scout wound.
ed; the enemy ~ killed. left on the field so
wounded. and many horses and some arms cap
tured.
In the ,Iaruce jurisdiction the bands Of
AGuirre and COre asked the volunteers OF
Guanabo to surrender, but they wero repulsed
by the fire of the defenders. retreating to Tebo
plantation. its proprietor, Se6or Ulacia, who
sides there, being hanged because he disobeyed
the order given to prevent the cutting OF the
sugar cane tn make sugar. WEYLER"
HAVANA, Feb. 20.-A report was In circnla-
tion here to-day that United States Consul X.
.. Williams had resigned. The United Press
learns that he has not only not resigned but
that he has no intention OF resigning.
MADRID, Feb. 20.-The active pursuit OF the
rebels continues. Macso has started u small
retrograde movement TO avoid II. trying TO cross
to the south. Tho columns are In front of him.
Troops of tho new expedition have begun to
rive Ut Havana and are being sent TO MatanzaS
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then ebe came to full stop. but very gently.
In another moment there was great tug that
seemed TO them rs though the vessel had re-
ceiyed pull from behind. and then the pro
pellsrs were started backward at great rate.
The trip over was fine one and the air was
clear on Friday night when the passengers turned
In.
Most OF tho passengers praised Capt. Grant
and the other officers, but early In the day some
lated round robin condemninR the Captain for
not posting bulletins saving that the ship was
late reports about her condition at frequent in
tervals.
The round robin had to be given up. because
enough names to mtrke n respectable showing
could not be secured.
All tho mail from the New York was brought
up on tho Starr and reached the General Post
Office only a few hours later than usual.
1t was nigh, water where the New York lay
between y and o'clock last night and as no
news OF her having got of had reached tho In
terested persons in this city At midnight II Was
assumed that she had not boon floated. Tho
fog prevented observations from shore.
Tho steamer Jones, with lighters. was sent
down to her in order to take Off part Of hcr
cargo In order to tighten her.
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IRISH REUNITING,
Hut Mr.. Timothy HeAly still Seems to Bo
Irreconcilable.

IrreCOnCllnDIc.
LONDON, Feb. 20.-Nationalist meetings
throughout Ireland have taken up with un-
wonted enthusiasm the cry for reunion. Speak
ing at Dublin on Thursday night. Mr.. Timothy
Healy seemed to be irreconciable. He said that
Mr.. Dillon ft to be Chairman of the
party as he was to be Captain OF a war ship,
and added that he had attained his position
through a long and sordid struggle.
Among tho anti-Parnelites this language Is
considered to be Mr. Healys final bluff before
his surrender. Mr.. Hcaly knows Mr.. Dillon to
be easy leader and always open tc conviction.
If the expectation of the lobby is realized the
committee Of the anti-Parnellites will be reor-
Ranized in the course of the session. and Mr..
Healy will have a chance to fall into line with
Mr.. Dillon. The movement for reunion extends
to Great Britain. Wherever the Nationaists
have II local organization resolutions have been
adopted declaring In favor OF q restoration Of
harmony.
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SMASH ATTHE GRAND OENTRAI.
several Passengers on tho foughhsepsss
Local Iniured.

Several Passengers on tho FOuEhhoopets
Local Iniured.
Through mistake In tho manipulation Of the
switches there was collision in the yards Of
the New York Central Railway. near the Grand
Central station. yesterday morning, and several
passengers on an incoming train received In
juries.
A switch engine attached to several passenger
cars was standing on track No. 2, on tho cast
side OF tho station, when at p:20 O'Clock the
ughkeepsie local came along at a Glow rate OF
speed. Instead of going ono OF the tracks
leading into the station. the local went on track
:. and almost before the engineer could reverse
his engine 1t was in collision with the switch
engine.
There were about twenty-five passengers on
the local and most Of them were standing In
the car aislcs. having gotten up when they saw
that the train WAS drawing near the station.
The shock knocked many of them down. and
broke q number of the windows In the first car
For u time there was cons iderablo confueion.
Thomas +. Dean, n 20 year old coal dealer Of
Tarrytnwn. was cut on his face and hands. but
Thomas d. Hustled OF Peekskill. son of tho late
Speaker OF the Assembly. had his arm broken.
ID. A. Lestrane of rarrytown was cut on the
hands and A. Van Sicklen OF Irvington-on-the.
Hudson had his face and hands cut. Guy h.
Brown sustained slight bruises.
The damage to the rolling stock OF the railroad
was not extensive.
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.HISLOvE WAS MURDEROUS.
MISS TREBLE WOULDN'T HARRT
BADlIN AND HE KILLED HER.

Tye was Employed ON Her Farm-shc He-
Jected Hts Addresses While Preparing
Break0a.t-He seized A Long Kn,fe and
stabbed Her-Captnrc OF tho Murderer.
Hartford. Feb. 20.-Miss Louise Treble, 20
years old. daughter OF the late Herman Treble,
was murdered at her home in South Manches-
ter this morning by Casper Hadlin. farm
hand, employed to do chores about the place.
Hadln had been in love with his victim. and
had mportuned her TO marry him. She did
not reciprocate his affection and repeatedly
told him 30.
About 8:3o o'clock this morning she was
combing her hair In the kitchen. when Hadlin
came Zip behind her, looked over her shoulder.
and said
Louise. will you marry me9" She replied
impaticntly:
Get away from me. Don't bother me-"
Hatllin turned and went into the pantry. He
came back with knife about eight inches long
and without word plunged the knife into her
breast Just above the heart. Miss Treble sank
to the floor ind died In fifteen minutes. Miss
Trebbe's body was discovered few minutes
later by her widowed sister, Mrs. Thomas
Ward, with whom she lived:
The murderer. ran from the house, Deputy
Sheriff ticorRe ii. Ball was summoned. ana nr.
rived on the scene about 4 O'Clock. A crowd
had gathered, and several posses were formed
one. and soon found his man conceal ed In a hay
stack on the James Olcott place. about half
mile from the scene of the murder, and soon
had him handcuffed
Ha,llin had n, rope with him, and said that
he intended to hang himself with It.. He ad
mitted having killed Miss Treble, and said
Tint he did II because she refused to marry
him, lIadlin is u German, about 90 years old,
and has been in this country about seventeen
years He was at one time sent to jail from
East Hartford for assaulting n man. Miss
Treble hnd two sisters Mrs. Thomas Ward and
Mrs, Murphy OF South Manchester. nnd two
brothers, Charles +. and llarman Treble. who
work in this city Her father Hermann Treble.
sr;;. died a. MANCHESTER about SIX months ago.
Hadlin said that before her fathers death
Miss Treble was engaged 10 be married To
him. MIR. Treble having given his consent.
They passed last evening together.
This morning he built the fire, made tho
down to prepare breakfast. Hadlin said he
was crazy with anger when he killed Miss
Treble. and did not know what he did. He
loved her very much. and they We're going to
be married. but her sister. Mrs. Ward. was
always watching them and would never leave
them alone.
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COST OF THE CUBAN WAR.
TEE sPANIARDs SAY THEr HAVE
SPENT s50,000,000 IN A YEAR.

They Expect That tho Cost This yecr
VIII Be SIS 600. 600 EsEiish News
pspers Are Shocked MT tho Imperttnence
OF Our Senate-Reporte OF the Fighting.
LONDON. Feb go Yesterdays Madrid papers
contain curious official statistics regarding
the war in Cuba. According to these there were
sent to the island up to March. 1906 11s.o0o
men. Thirteen thousand OF these were sent at
tho time of the outbreak of the rebellion. The
cost Of the war thus far is placed at 100000.
For the second year the cost is estimated at
S75.oo0,000. Each soldier in Cuba costs tho
Government $500 annually. During tho first
year 4oe soldiers were killed and 3,472 died
from yellow fever.
Tho Havana correspondent Of the Pail Mall
Gazette says that Captain General Weyler will
no moro suppress the rebellion than did Gen.
Martinez Campos. Tho United States. he adds.
should. on the score of humanity and her gen.
eral political and financial interssts, insist on
autonomy for the Cubans.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPM

Gov. Morton has signed Assemblyman Audotts's bin.
providing for Interpreters for the County and 6urrl
gates courts In Kings county, at Q salary OF $1,000
each.
Gov. Morton has received additional letters
advocating he pardoning or John Y. McKRns. Moth.
ing rning their authors Is given out at the Ex
ecutive Chamber
" Jones OF Binshamton." corporation OF which en-
Lieut.. Gov. Jones and Gerry Jones majority OF
tine directors certhes to the Of State that
has increased its capital stock from 100000 TO $780,
900. The company has a paid-in stock OF el8o,000
and the debts and Liabilities are $500.
william d. HOrnhlower has resigned the Chairman
ship OF the Law Reform Committee of tho State Bas
Association. and President T. q. Whitaker has Aps
pointed Lewis shall OF New York succeed him,
The committee Will have meeting In Albany on Wed
nesday TO consider certain amendments
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THE MONETARY QUESTION.
Russia and Austria Do Not wantthe Indina
Mints Roopcned.

LONDON. Feb 29.-The statement made in
the House Of Commons last night by Mr.. George
N. Curzon. Under Secretary for Foreign AZ
fairs. regarding the attitude of the Govern
ment on the bi-metallio question, was open to
INSTRUMENTATION. Mr.. Curzon said that the
Government had been approached with a view
to the conveninR of another international BIZ
metallic conference. Lord Salisbury. Mr.. Cur
zon added. had replied that he would consult
with his colleagues in the Ministry before Civ.
Ing n definite answer.
The Prime Minister had. however, informed
the powers making the overtures that he had
no desire to oppose the holding OF such a con.
ference. Il good grounds were shown. but upon
learning that the reOpening of the Indian
mints was II necessary condition to an interna-
tional monetary agreement. he had refused to
continue the matter to any further conclu-
sion. 1t can be announced that Lord Sails.
bury is willing to consent to the reopening OF
the Indian mints, and to keep them open I'M
der certain conditions. but to these conditions
neither Russia nor Austria Will cor sent. In
the mean time the negotiations are blocked.
Nevertheless. the prospects that the negotia-
tions will be continued cause considera bic specu-
lutive buying of silver.
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4 SCOTTISH BABYLON.
James Keir Hardie Reports tho Grossest
immortality In Glnsxow.

James Keir Hardie Reports tho Grossest
immortality in Glasgow.
LONDON, Feb. 29.-James Keir Hardie. the
Socialist labor leader and some time member Of
Parliament. has made discoveries In Glasgow
similar to those unearthed by Mr.. w. T. Stead
in London, the details Of which were published
in 1885 in the Pdu Mall Gazette, Of which
paper Mr.. Stead was then the editor. Mr..
Hardies revelations are published in language
that is even franker than was that employed
by Mr.. Stead in his statements respecting
offences against young women and children.
Well-known commercial and religious men
Of Glasgow and the municipal authorities are
piloried by Mr.. Hardie for their offences
against chastity. and 1t IS shown that this
model city, where 1t was supposed vice had been
abolished. has become a secret pandemonium
OF immortality.
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HUNTER OUT OF THE RACE.
Withdrnws the Republican Candidate In
Kentucky for United States Senator.

Withdrnws the Republican Candidate In
Kentucky for United States Senator.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 29.-Dr w. Godfrey Hum
ter has withdrawn from the Senatorial race in .
letter which was read before the roll call OF the
joint session to-day by Representative Lyons.
The letter was brief. saying simply that DR..
Hunter believed that II he were to stay In the
tion OF United States Senator; therefore he
deemed 1t best to withdraw and permit some
other name to be tried. He pledged such nom
that he returned to the Republicans their BAN
ner unstAined.
The Republicans scattered their votes among
a dozen candidates, and will hold caucus
Monday night to nominate some one else. DR..
Hunter announced that he would leave for
Washington tonight and resume his Congress
sional duties. No one believes now that tho
deadlock will be broken.
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ENGLAND'S CASE.
Her Statement OF tho Venezuelan Dispute
Aakes a BoOk Three Inches Thick.

LONDON, Feb 29.-Sir Frederick. Pollock's
case for Great Britain in the Venezuela boun-
Diary dispute has been printed, but 1t has not
been issued. 1t will not he made public until
the Government at Washington receives the
earliest copy.
Tho case makes formidable tome three
inches thick. Sir Frederick's assistants in the
preparation Of the case were mainly Fellows
OF the Royal Geographical Society. He is will
ing to place the maps used by him at the SER
vice of the American High Commission. 1t is
believed that the case. as prepared. includes
all the data obtainable on the subject.
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THE N.1NSEN RUMORs.

Pilot Who Regarded tho Report He
Heard IL Joke.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. GA pilot named
Klaebo, who took part in the Virgins Kara
Sea expedition in 1894, has arrived at Aften-
blad from Yeniscisk, west Siberia. and reports
that about tho middle Of January he heard
Customs official say that DR.. Nansen was re-
turning from the North Pole, which he had al
most succeeded in reaching. Klacbo says he
regarded the statement of the officer rs Joke
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JOTTISGS ABOUT TOWY,

President F. Marks of the Clothing Contractors A.
sociation who was the inst hold out against the
brotherhood OF Tailors. made settlepent with that
body yesterday This ends the troubles OF the east
side tailors for the prr-ent.
Early yesterday morning, the ferEy6oat Arzons
plying between the Barge Ohlce and Ellis Island ooL
ld-d with the tus +. $. Atwood which was lying ~
Liberty Island dock The tugs guard rail carried
away. The Arizona received o Injuries.
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Artist Howe Receives q Deeor.t,on.

PARIS. Feb. 29.-The list Of artists upon whom
decorations have been conferred by the French
Government during tho past year was made
public to-day by the Minister OF Fine Arts. The
list was an unusually short one, there being
only four names. The only American mentioned
was William H. Howe, the cattle painter. upon
whom was conferred tho decoration Of OfacieS
a. ' n cadAmie
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Herr singer Acquires vorwnert..

leaders OF the Socialist party In the ReichstaR.
has acquired control Of Vorpdrts, the principal
Socialist organ, and has appointed Herr Richard
Fischer. also member Of the Reichstag, as tho
responsible editor and manager OF the paper.
Herr Singer win retain control Of the manage
ment of the business department OF the paper In
the interests of the Socialist party.
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EDITORS FEEL SLIGHTED.
Members OF the Press Are Not Invited TO
the Reichsta BnnqueI'

BERLIN. Feb. Gothic German press arc
again being treated in very odd fashion by tho
authorities of the Rcchstag. The twenty-fifth
anniversary of the first assembling of that
body In 1871 will be celebrated by a grand ban
quet in the hall of tho Rcichstag or March 81.
The members of tho press were not invited to
the banquet but the conductors of tho news
papers were told that they might find room in
some gallery from which they could look on.
Tho IOlks /ciiuuJ. in rescntinG this slight
publishes n singing article, in which it. calls
upon he whole German press to ignore he ban
quet in their columns and practically 90 on
strike unless the representatives OF the press
are received In an honorable manner. The only
probable effect OF the call TO arms will be that n
few Of the most prominent German editors
Will receive invitations to the banquet on tho
footing of guests, but this will not inOllfy the
bitter feelings OF the Majority of the press.
rather 1t will increase their bitterness.
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N1 arch

April, May are most emphatically the
months for taking good blood purifier,
because the system is now most in need
of such medicine, and because 1t more
quickly responds to medicinal qualities.
In winter impurities do not pass out OF the
body freely, but accumulate in the blood