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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09
Greek Chariot Races.

The chariot races, like those of the
Roman circus, initiated from the
Greek, were of striking interest. There
was scarcely any honor of the games
more glorious than the ch~arioteer's
victory, especially if the owner drove
his w horses. The danger to life
and limb undergone by the charioteer
was not less than that risked by the
athlete in boxing with the cestus, or in
the ~pancratium. The vivid chapter in
"Ben Hur" depicting the chances and
perils of a chariot race essentially the
same as that of the Olympic games
gives an excellent notion of such a con-
test.-G. T. Ferris. in St. Nicholas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09
Their

There are some things in which our
English cousins have the advantage of
lis. An American millionaire, accus-
toned to purchase anything he wanted,
tried to obtain from an Oxford garden
Ell the secret of the beautiful lawns
which make the pride of England-or
a portion of it. Tell me. my good
man, how you manage it." he said, con-
descendingly. putting his hand sig
~niticantly into his pocket. 1T is VERY
simple, sir" replied the gardener.
quantity. You outs it as close as ever
you can cut, and you rolls it and cuts
it for coo years."-Youth's Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09

Mr.. Nuitt-This letter informs me
that our former neighbor, Judge Still
well, has just lost his wife at the adj
vanced age of II years.
Mrs. Nuitt-At last. I always said
they never could live together. - To
Date.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09
TWO SONGS.


II you but touch my hand, ever, ever go
lightly!
Or speak a kindly word. or on me fondly
smile,
FEJ lighter grows the burden that I bear Of
sorrow,
And in LIES sunshine, happy, stand I e
little while.
Some gift Of y~ours-perhsps It's brt a frag-
lie flower
Or your dear presence for a moment at my
side,
VII make my dreary pathway bloom with
sudden blossoms,
And the shut gates OF Paradise open to
me wide.
HOPE
There's never n day so dark and drear
But that its close may shine
In rose, and gold, and amethyst,
And tiuts OF ruby ire.
There's never a night so wrapt about
With mist and slantirg rain,
But that the clouds may roll away
And stars shine out again.
Grace HIbbaId, in Springfield (Mass) Re-
publican.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09

Rollingstone Nomoss-Ih had an awful
dream las night.
Tatterdon Torn-Workin'?
Rollingstone Nomoss-Yes; fought
Twas turned into a cake O. yeast@-Phh
a0elphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09

Professor-Have you ever held your
ear on a persons heart so you could
study the action of the heart?
Medical Student (blushing)-Oh, yea
several times.-TeXas Sitter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09

Lord Burleigh was a minister in
parliament before he was %.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
CLUES BEGAN IN ATHENS.
Athenians Had the Same Excuses as Men
of To-day.

Athenians Had the Same Excuses as Men
of To-Day.
The birthplace of the earliest club is
a disputed point, but it is well known
that Numa Pompilius, the second king
of Rome, who died b. C. 67S, founded
trade guilds in Rome during his reign,
similar to the guilds of the craftsmen
which play so important a part in the
history of the middle ages. At one
time there were so of these guilds in
Rome alone. Later they spread beyond
the metropolis, for the boatmen of the
Seine at Paris and those of the lower
RhoDe formed clubs of their own. The
guilds of Rome, however, scarcely an
swer to our idea of a club, says the
Cleveland Recorder. We therefore turn
with greater confidence to Athens.
where such a club seems to have orig
mated. The old Athenian clubs were
not in all respects similar to those OF
modern London and New York, but
there was nevertheless between them u
strong affinity. Aristotle, who flour
ished B. c. 3s4, tells us that men of the
same trade and members of a particu-
lar tribe were won't to club together for
business purposes. He goes on to say
that others combined for the sake Of
social intercourse, and adds that these
meet together for the sake of one an
others company, and to offer sacri-
fees; when they meet they both pay
certain honors to the gods, and at the
same time take pleasure and relaxation
among themselves" This would seem
to point TO Athens as being the birth
place of the earliest club.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
HAY FEVER REMEDY.
Rubbing the Ears Vigorously Sometimes
Brings Relief.

Rubbing the Ears Vigorously SOMETIMES
Brings Relief.
The capriciousness of hay fever and
the occasional relief obtained from au
entirely empirical method of treatment
warrant the publication of any means
which has proved successful, in the
hope that it may be of use to some other
person afflicted with this annoying dis
ease.
Feber, of Hamburg, reports his own
case. which has been so severe as 10
necessitate his using a closed carriage
all through the summer. His RELIEF
was brought about from accidentally
noticing that in the winter a coryza
was usually accompanied with hot ears
which regained their normal tempera-
tnre when the discharge from the nos"
was established He determined to try
a reversed order of effect on the hay
fever in the summer, and began, ac-
cordingly. to rub his ears until they
became red and hot.
1t is now the third year that he has
been able to lead an enduable existence
during hay fever season. He says:
"As soon as the least sensation of full
ness in the nose appears, there Is rec
ognized a certain amount of pallor in
the ears. A thorough rubbing Of the
ears. at times even to confusion, has
always succeeded in freeing the nasal
mucous membrane from its congestion.
"The rubbing, however, must be thor
ough, and repeated as often as the least
symptom of congestion returns to the
nose. Since using this means l have
been able to take long sandy walks
sit, and even sleep, with open windows
or pass an evening in my garden with
out distress.
Several patients have had relief from
this treatment, always in proportion
to the thoroughness OF the rubbing
and I hope by this means some othe1
physician may be able to give his pa
tients the same great relief."-Chicag'
Tribune
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
"FORTY WINKs. "
After-Dinner Maps Conducive to Health
ND IN prnner DIneatIOn.

After-Dinner Maps Conducive to Health
and to Proper Digestion
Well dined humanity will feel re-
lieved to hear the decision of the medical
professor that the time-honored instr
tuition of forty winks" after dinner IS
conducive to health and beautiful re
cuperative process. Plethoric, full
blooded people have feared to indulge
in this tempting settling OF a heavy
feed several English practitioners have
made a severe attack on the sieSta as
tending to aPopleXy or nightmare but
the Medical Press declares this idea is
founded on misrepresentation OF the
physiological functions of the stom-
nch and brain, and this is what it says
answering the question: rs 1t harm
fui thus to fall asleep after meal? by
no means. The process is merely
physiological one, and as such when II
occurs is quite natural. When digestion
is in progress, nature arranges that all
the available blood in the body shall
be collected in and about the digestive
organs. Consequently the blood sup
Dlv TO the brain falls to low ebb' and
thus sleep is easily induced. On the
other hand, physiologically, it is wrong
for brain work to be attempted i'm
mediately after a solid meal" Which
is n most comfortable doctrine, but one
that offers a new development in the
attractions of dinner parties or public
banquets. How would it be possible
for quests, after tossing off the pousse
cafe. TO recline with comfort in the
straight back chairs of modern fashion?
Would these heavy diners be able to re-
strain the snores with which nature
afflicts the children of men in their I'M
conscious moments? If the 40 winks"
method is to receive public and i'm
mediate postprandial adoption, another
order of dining-room furniture must
prevail. People who are in the habit
of dining not wisely, but too WELL must
insist on the introduction of the classic
Roman style of couch or triclinia round
the mahogany, and on that extend them
selves as gracefully as may be until the
digestive organs have done their duty.
Beneficent sleep! 1t would work well
even at the dinner dance, for then guests,
however light of foot, would awake re-
freshed. and their general happiness be
promoted, because indigestion would
be avoided.-Boston Herald.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

Many physicians, according to a lee
turer on dietetics, are ordering thin
bread and butter for delicate patients,
especially those suffering from dyspcp-
STA, consumption and anaemia, or any
who need to take flesh. This thin bread
and butter insensibly induces persons
to eat much more butter than they have
any idea of. 1t is extraordinary, says
the lecturer, how short a way fresh
pat of butter will go ifspread on num-
Der of thin slices of bread. This is one
advantage, and a great one in the feed
ing of invalids, for they are thereby pro-
vided with an excellent form of the fat
which is so essential for their nutrition
in a way that lures them to take it with
out rebellion. But the thin bread and
butter has another advantage equally
as great-it is very digestible and east
" assimilated. Fresh butter made from
cream IS very much more digestible
when spread upon thin slices of bread
than the same amount of cream eaten
as cream per sc would be.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
AELpIra 4 LAsEEuL Lowe.
when sues Mother Took Hand tho
Ag,.ir Was Settled Righ on

When sues Mother Took Hand the
AFFAIR Was Settled Righ ON
II was a two-roomed log cabin, and /
after supper Mrs. Coots and l sat down
IN the front room and left her daugh-
ter Sue, a girl about IS years old, to
clear away and tidy up. She had just
finished when young man slipped INTO
the kitchen. His headgear was
'eoonskin cap, the bottoms OF ms
trousers were tucked into his boot
leos. and he was as awkward and un-
calmly as a COW on ice.
"Howdy, joe" saluted the girl, as he
entered.
aHow-howdy?" he replied, as he sat
down ON the edge of chair and fun
hled with his cap.
"That's her beau" whispered Mrs
Coots to me, over her knitting. "Joe's
merit huff, but powerful shy. Bin eoting
Sue fur nigh a var now, but hahn done
axed her to marry him..
The girl took a seat on the far side
of the room, and for ten minutes not
word was spoken between them. Then
she finally queried;
slows bars, Joe?"
"Hain't seen bar in three months
he replied.
There was another painful interval
and then Sue asked;
slows 'coons, JoeY
"'Coons is plenty" he replied, as he
avoided her glance.
"That's the way it goes" whispered
the mother "They jist sot and sot ana
sot. and talk bout bars and 'coons ana
SIGH. and I do declar' I'm gittin' all
upsot!"
Five minutes later, just as the young
man seemed on the point OF leaving
Sue kindly inquired;
"Killed any 'possums lately, joe?
"Nary one" he replied as he stared
at his boots.
ct can't abide that no mo-" muttered
) the mother, as she laid aside her Work
and arose.
, "What are you going to dO?" / asked.
"Git 'em together or skeer him oil.
, She walked out into the kitchen and
= stood before the young man, and stern
} ~ demanded:
"Joe Slxillman, did yo dun cum over
= we're to borrow an aX?
/ 'N-no, num-" he suffered.
"Did yo' come to cote Sue"
r 'Y-yes, mum"
"Sue, do yo' want to be cotedT
} 'Reckon I do" answered Sue.
2 ''Then yo' all jist listen to me. Joe
5 yo' git over on t'other side. Sue, you
e snuggle up to him. Use gwine to blow
r out the candle and leave yo' in the dusk
= and men the stranger gwine to sot or
the fur side of t'other room and tall
loud. Use got mighty tired of this
b fnssin' round, and yo' all has either
, got to Ak or unfx things this very
e night"
T. An hour later, when Joe went home
e Sue called her mother out and held
r. whispered conversation with her, anC
f when Mrs. Coots returned to me sh'
0 smiled grimly and explained;
"They all are gwine to be married
y next week Truth.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
INSTANTANEOUS ITEMs.


between 1850 and 1890, the mints OF
the world consumed 9,194 tons OF gold
and 81. 235 tons of silver, the value be-
ing e., 1927, OOO. 900 odgold and 795'OoO,-
900 of silver.
"A mastodon's skull, in fine state
of preservation, was dug up at Buchan-
an. Mich. near the Indiana boundary,
few days ago. 1t measured 252 feet in
width and has four perfect teeth. Inc
teeth measure about four inches by SIX
and one-half inches
Next year the English church will
celebrate the 130th anniversary OF the
baptism of the first English king by 81.
Angustine. The dean and chapter 81
canterbury still hold land in Essex given
bv King Ethelbert, OF Kent, which las
been in their interrupted possession
since 597.
The Hawaiian congress has recently
rassed an act by which every taxpayer
In the islands is compelled to register
himself at the tax Office, and, in addi-
tion to the usual entries according to
the Bertilon system of identification
shall leave in the registrars look the
imprint of his right thumb.
Submarine cables are usually i'm
bedded in the Shiny bottom OF the ocean
but at certain points they hang like wire
bridges over deep submarine valleys so
that whales and other observation-disclosures
of the ocean deep may become danger
GUS to the cable. Once in awhile 1t is the
cable that becomes dangerous to the
whales. as recently shown in an aeci-
dent to the western Brazilian cable.
The British medical trust that is
conducting crusade against American
practitioners III London, recently
/ brought suit against an American, DIR.
Bridgewater, alleging that he had "un-
lawfully, willfully and falsely repre-
sented himself to be a doctor of med
icine." As DR.. Bridgewater was shown
TO be the possessor of degrees from New
York and Philadelphia medical colleges
Of international reputation the trust
not only lost its suit, but had to pay cost
70 mn aggregate of nearly $4,000.
An experiment was recently made II
Fnrope to determine what color in
soldiers uniform is the least conspicu'
Gus to an enemy. OF ten men two were
dressed in light gray uniform, two II
dark gray, two in green, two in darF
blue and two in scarlet. All were Their
ordered to march off, while group, o.
officers remained watching them. Tht
first to disappear in the landscape was
the light gray, and next, surprising as !,
NAV seem. the scarlet. Then followed
the dark gray, while the dark blue an'
the green remained visible long aftel
all the others had disappeared.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
oouRrsHIP AID MARRIAeE.
Curious Customs Practiced in Other
Parts of the World.

Curious Customs Practieed In other
Parts of the World.
Some of the customs peculiar to
eourtship and marriage among the race
OF dwarfs who inhabit the Andaman
island are, according to NJ. de Quat-
refages. who recently published book
called 1.-THE Pygmies," about these peo-
pie, very peculiar. Not the least re-
markable Of them is the procedure OF
,courtship. The young man who has
made his choice addresses himself to
the parents, who never refuse, but send
the girl into the forest, where, before
dav. she conceals herself. The young
man must find her.
If he does not succeed he must re-
lnounce all claim to her. The wedding
ceremony of these people is equally
curious. NJ. Quatrefages thus describes
it; 'The two parties climb two fieX-
ible trees growing near each other,
which an old man then makes to bend
toward each other. When the head of
the man touches that of the girl they
are legally married" Turning from
Asia to Europe, we find very curious
custom prevailing in Roumania. Among
the peasantry Of this country, when a
girl attains a manageable age her
Itrousseau, which has in the mean
while been carefully woven, spun and
embroidered by her mother and herself,
is placed in a painted wooden box.
When young man thinks of asking
to be allowed to pay his attentions to
the girl he is at liberty to open the box,
which is always placed in a convenient
position, and examine the trousseau
If he is satisfied with the quantity and
quality of the dowry he makes formal
application for the girls hand, but, il
not, he is quite at liberty to retire.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
ALTIMORE b OHIO RAILROAD,
a Schedule IN effect July ~, 1876, ~
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE DEPOT -
MINaTON, DEL.
EAST BOIND
EAST BOUND

thXpress Trains ,r.A.
XII trains Illuminated with Pintzell Light ,-
N ~ t5Si Saa3 9s.5 30, 80, ltue p. m. Sundays
rs AZ. II 20 a. m, SIS 5.S2' f.0'' li'VO p !"
1IPRbils5elnbia Twentv-Fourth and Chestnut SITS.
week days, * az, So I640 Z Z, t!e s. 10 EsS 81
~ 8ii02- tn 2 am 1921, y 4l2 az 9O4 o''o.S<'
80 ID 1902 loo BP5 @0 as H. IS m.
r. 20. 80. as SIS, 5.ss, $50 7.s9' Ss5 1000
11.08 p.m 1890
Chester, week days, Os PIP 49, ~ q so ~.
$50 io;s5, li2O q. M 10 Y I, w W. ~ -' s''
53sS 80 ' sg sdS 10y? sds, ' 7so So as
A. m. is.so. $50, Is, as, sag, $780, .'s9 s25'
Ssan nice civ. week days, 15a.m, 1921. 800,
D. m Sunday. T.,3 m 3 u6 p. m go
Cape May week days, - Is AM, "2-29' D. m
sundays Z 80 a. m.
WEST BOUND,
Baltimore and Washington, 60, ~, IS, II 20
ii m ~ 55 > OF. = 81, %. 50. 6 ID, o. 9,lh pm
sundays p. OF, s.4sa.n., Il o. W. sol'4 90
T BsI I'm r. aud way stations. 7Oea M. 81 p
Hl newark SSy pel 90 Os, 1911 Os am 2 $50
80. S. o. 90, IS y p m s aI n = y,
Pittsburg. 6 IL D m. daily. Sundays 4 So p. m.
tsireinnad and st. LOUIS, ~ 5J p. NJ aud 9.lS
NV Orleans and Memphis via Bristol and Chat
tanonga. SOO D. m daily Through sleepe's
| Wa.i,lngton - Memphis and New Orleans.
singerly accommodation, o. u. m, %, 70
/ u. I'M. sundays ~ m; 81. vs. pm 90,
Iandenberg accommodation; weee Gays, W
~ 4. m, "a and . So p m. Sundays. 10 W an
4 % .. N.
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET STRERT STA
TlOk.
For New York, week days, 70 50 a. IN,
For Philadelphia, week days, 50, AM 3d.
p m. q sn ID,
For Landenberg and way stations, week Gays
So 10 20 a. m, 2.sO, % .. m, Sundays % 4.
m 5 20 D. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA CTWENTY -FOUh IH
/ AM CHESTNUT STREETS) FOR NIL
| MINGTON.
Dauys 40. Oo6 a57 1913 I5,9 SOLE 80 II 80 a. m.
/ u s0 1856, l.5O, 245 81, 4 %, 4 3d. To- o.4l'
/ 500 3O,7 70, $40, 1910, and ll.S5 pm
i Sunday 3 40, 6 co. 6i5, 900 II 30 a. NJ,
issl 1856, L5O. 4.sO, 4.s0, 800, 7.so' $40
/ 1910, and l1.S5 pm,
Telephone 1893
i Raes 10 estern points lever than via any
I other line q q ScULL ,9en1 Pass. gent,
W. NJ GRRKNR, General Manager. -
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

Dressy pulled sleeves for afternoon as
well as evening wear reach only just
below the elbow, where they are fin
ished either with twist and bow Of
black velvet ribbon or deep friii OF
lace, reaching nearly to the wris'.
Sleeves of transparent material are
lined with carleton to keep them in
place. When black velvet ribbon is used
at the neck, belt and wrists, black
suede gloves are worn with the toilette
--ak- I.ouia Renublic.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
NICHOLAS MS OBJECT LESSON
-, ,,,,.. an . Street Car co sho" HII'
Omcers That II Isn't Disgrace.

81. Rides on a street Car 60 sho" m
~,c,n.,,s THAT IL Isn't a Disgrace.
NtchoIas III. of Russia has had some
trouble in bending the stitf-neckeu M
itarv etiquette of St. Petersburg reg
ip,ents 10 suit his rather liberal lucas
H. i not popular with the army as
were the three Alexanders, aespi'e
riffs of reading-rooms and dining nus
10 crack regiments, and therefore ~
innovations ne recommends are inuio-
dueed very slowly. Ever since ne %
cended tine throne, for instance ne nus
been irving to discredit the ilo'io,' -,
an army officer may not ride WIN pr l',,
r,.ietv in q common street car ~
arnv otIieer in St. Petersburg has long
been supposed to be too rieh anu ~" ",
erful and too far superior to clViiiaiis ~
associate with the ordinary streeU-e''-
crowd. a..rs in
The Russian capital ventured 4 rev
weeks AFRO TO ride in street car u 10
barracks. 1t was presumptuous ~
courageous act for he had to aligh' "
tore the crack cavalrymen's casino ~
the city. 1t proved to be very inH',
Greet act, too, for his fellow ol''.el
once took him TO task for disgraeihs ms
uniform. refused to listen to the et'n-
tons of the cars remarks on the sun
iect and eventually after days OF Perse-
cution. began urging on him the pro
prietv of resigning his COMMISSION, ~
/ his distress the prosecuted "ine
turned 10 a friend in the ministry u
,rar Who brought the whole atralr 10
the ears notice. 1t was Iour -,
in the afternoon when Nicholas ',''l1
the story. He at once put on q u,llN
suit. ordered his adjutant to 90 tlN
same. and together they went 10 IN.
snot where the prosecuted officer hau
taken a car. They boarded a car roO',
on it to the barracks. alighted' poai,i,e'
n returning car. and went back 10 INT
palace. The car wrote out brlel uc-
count of his little trip, and added 10 1t
the inquiry: ,Di
"Am l still worthy to wear the UNI
form of a Russian oficerY
He signed the document "Nleholus
and sent it to the colonel OF the peIse'
cuted officers regiment. Since then
there has been peace at the officers
quarters of that regiment, and the man
who rode on a horse car has been treat
ed with the Difference belonging to one
who pulls wires at court.
Perhaps Nicholas got his idea OF az
object lesson in this case from emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria. The enf
peror heard several years ago that ms
officers in Vienna were agitated over
the question of the propriety of riding
in omnibuses. lie remarked inpatient
ly that this was a weighty subject fol
large brains and should be settled be
fore anybody's mind broke down under
it, He then put on full uniform tooF
with him an adiutant in full uniform
and had an omnibus ride. The ride was
reported in the newspapers and the
question of propriety was settled'-N
Y. Sun.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28

The temples of India are to be lighted
with electricity, the example having
been set by the great shrine of silva at
Kochicarrie. near Mutwall, in Ceylon'
and is to be followed by the equally
vast and ancient foundation of the Ma
tukott?. in the same island. In no long
time others will adopt the same i'm
provemcntt till all the holy places OF the
peninsula are so equipped that by press
ing buttons they can be instantly illu-
minated. like a modern hotel or theater.
The innovation is enough TO make silva
and Vishnu and even the great Brahma
himself gasp and stare.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-08-28
Nalrea Savaees 10 90 Bicyciing.

The naked savages of the South Pa
cific islands are to taste the delights of
cycling. Oscar Pomare, prince of The
island Of Bora-Bora Zone of the largest
of the Society group, having been edu-
Gated in Europe and learned to cycle
himself, is returning with a dozen ma
chimes. which he intends to introduce
among the aristocracy of Bora-Bora,
to whom he will set the fashion as
wheelman. Here is an idea for the I'M
enterprising British trader. If the
niger will not buy our cotton goods
and blankets as much as before, and
looks askance upon our offers of cheap
Bibles and hymn books, perhaps ne will
buy our machines? If the subject races
of mankind were once bitten with the
cycling craze, what tons upon tons Of
ivory and ship loads of oil and fiber
might be obtained in exchange for a few
pneumaticsl It is, perhaps, unneces-
sarv to say that Prince Pomare is not
taking English machines out with him.
His wheels are of the American make.
st. James Budget.
The 500 gold piece was authorized
bv act of congress March ,. 1849, and its
soinaRa Eaa begun in 1f50-
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If by any means a bird attained the
lightness of a balloon it could not fly.
A balloon drifts with every gust; steer
ing is impossible. the wind chooses its
course. The bird-balloon, as light as
the wind and as strong as iron, is a
fipment of the imagination.