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The Rread We Eat.


tits commonly supposed that wholemeal bread 10
more nourishing than ordinary white bread because
1t contains higher proportion Of heterogeneous and
mineral substances. But as We have frequently
pointed out the heterogeneous value OF given food
not necessarily indicated by empirical chemical
analysis Not all heterogeneous substances are feed
ing stufs and further. it docs not follow that tho
quantity OF food partaken OF is the quantity OF food
assimilated. In other words. eating not necessarily
feeding. Thers ore many substances containing
very high proportion Of nitrogen which value
less q food stuns. and on the contrary there
many edible materials which contain q comparn-
lively small proportion OF heterogeneous substances
which. however. are completely available for
nourishing the organism. We now know that it 10
not enough for chemical analysis to record merely
the proportion OF heterogeneous substances: the ma
ture of these substances must be declared without
which the food value OF given substance cannot be
estimated.
1t was formerly assumed that wholemeal bread
contained more nitrogen than white bread. but in
the light of recent analyses this not true Whether
or not however. wholemeAl bread Ia superior as re-
CARDS its heterogeneous contents IL is certainly inferior
as regards its digestblty ThiA may be attri buted
In large to the fact that VIII olemea bread
contains comparatively large. indgestble and irrl
tatinp particles OF husk. There seems however, no
reason for doubling that wholemeAl bread would he
much more Dig ,stble IL tho brAnny particles were
hnsly comminuted. In several patent breads the
germ OF the wheat 10 retained which adds consider
ably tho heterogeneous value OF tho bread But tho
germ of wheat tends TO excite Preventative changes
in the sponge" and produce an unpalatablo loaf.
Several processes however. have been devised which
avert the possibility of this undesirable effect.
We do not believe that with the improyem ents in
chnery generally the detetic value OF bread has
pari passu increased. We still hold that q more
nourshlng article. az 1t is certainly moro paatable
10 the old-fashoned farmhouse loaf, which presents
| q gold wheaton color rather than the blanched
appearance which seems to be looked upoa a. a
guarantee of quality in the modern white loaf Our
own laboratory experience. at any rate shows that
probably account Oft increased employment of
roller milling processes the important mineral con
Attuents OF white bread have very RALLY dimin.
ished When it is considered that these
play n 1t unimportant part in supplying the bone!
forming factors OF the organism this fact assumes
serious importance and may even throw light upon
the prevalence OF dental decay. On the other hand
wholomeal bread and germ bread contain an
| enhanced proportion OF mineral salts such az the
phosphaes OF lime and potash. which are necessary
| in the building up OF the entire human frame
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A Card from tho Hon. w. IF. sheehap.

To THE EDITOR OF The suS-Sir have read the
article which appeared under Notes Of L gal
Events" IN THE Sun of Oct. regarding . statement
alleged to have been made by me on the argument
of tho notion for leave to inspect tho books OF tho
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on behalf OF one
Marquand. 1t is quite true that some OF the daily
papers put this language into my mouth No such
statement. however. was made by me.
Tho statements made by me in court we're to tho
effect that appeals from Judgments against any OF
the railroad companies in which tho Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company was stockholder were conserva-
lively taken aud then only in whore there
reasonable expectation OF reversal.
further stated in answer to the charge tina judT
ments on appeal should DO charged upon the books
OF the company as liability that during the last
term Of the Appellate Division of the supreme Court
in the Second Department more than three. fourths
in amount OF all the judgments obtained against
the railroad oompGaies from which appeals had
been argued were reversed. which statement 10 true
NEW YoRK. oct 2. WI bHEEHAN.
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return to the earth a. It was: and the spirit
shall return TO God who gave IT,"
fear shall not be able to say that Mr. Hg.
gins 10 consistent. How are We to reconcile
these statements: II defy any Christian to
md from one end Of the New Testament to the
other 30 full clear and simple q statement OF
the popular Christian doctrines OF soul, sin,
purgatory. as can be found in Plato's 'Ph@do.'
recting the beautiful discourse OF Socrates.
Let Christians read this and they will find that
few good things originated outside
OF Nazareth. In Socrates We find the
true Christian type OF Immortality"
Then Mr. Higgins says in another place,
Plato's teachings on i'm mortalty. to which
Solicitations refers for support arc not OF the
true Christian type at all. but are more nearly
like those OF Buddhism. II not identical with
it." Whom a distinguished member OF tn,
British Parliament was accused OF incon.ist.
ency he replied: Il beg to assure my honora.
bic friend that never meant to be consistent"
Perhaps the same is true OF Mr. Higgins.
One word more. II We act aside revelation
and try to prove the souls immortality from
reason alone. l fear we shall not succeed in
convincing many that they have immortal souls
hope my learned friend. Mr.. Higgins will
excuse me for repeating that l did not Offer
any argument for tho Immortality OF the soul,
The Omus pr0bandi rests on him who says the
soul 10 mortal. SCHoLAsTICus
TRENTON, Sept %
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Referring to the increase OF national
bank circulation during the past twelve
months. the Journal Of Commerce misinforms
its readers that the circulation secured by
deposit OF lawful money adds nothing TO the
total volume OF the currency because II 10 on
act by legal tender notes deposited with the
Treasury for the redemption OF the bank
notes. and those deposited legal tender notes
get out into circulation again only a. fast as
the notes OF the banks depositinE them reach
tho Treasury and are cancelled" The act OF
July IA. 1890. known as the Sherman act. d.
reefs that the deposits made by national banks
to redeem circulating notes shall be covered
into the Treasury as q miscellaneous receipt.
and the Treasurer ofthe United States shall re-
deem from the general cash in the Treasury
tha circulating notes Of said banks which may
come into his possession subject to rsdemp-
ton" Consequently. aimee July IA. 1880. the
deposits have formed part Of tho general cash
in the Treasury and have been paid out like
other money.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-.Sr: I have
Just read the letter OF Mr.. Higgins on immor-
tally. He says ''Scholasticus argues that the
soul 10 immortal or indestructible because
matter is immortal or indsstructible." / assure
Mr.. Higgins l never made such an assertion.
never even thought OF making such an alb
surd statement. Matter may be indestrustible
that 10. 1t can resist every external power tend-
ing to anuihilate it. Let us suppose that mat
ter Is also incorruptible-that 10. Il does not
contain within itself tho principle OF
dissolution. But who would say that such
matter 10 immortal? When a being is indie
structble and incorruptibe and at some time It
is blessed with life. We say It Is immortal. Tho
fact 10. l purposely avoided giving argument
for Immortality. In the first part of my letter
/ said that the burden OF proof rested on those
who asserted that the soul Is mortal. THE
only kind OF destruction which experience
makes known to US in nature furnishes no anal
oEy with an extinction Of q human soul"
Then Joined issue with gentleman who
claimed electricity may be annihllated. But
from the indestructibility Of matter l did not
argue the souls Immortality. did not even
hint at such thing.
referred to Plato. Cicero aud Socrates. not
because believed their arguments proved i'm
mortality. but because they believed in tho
doctrine Of future state without consulting
the four evAnRoliSts.
When a substance has not parts. the philoS-
opher says 1t is a simple substance BY simple
or elementary substance chemists understand
such az cannot bv any known means DO resolved
or split up into more than one constituent:
or II is a substance which cannot by any known
means be resolved into any simpler form oil
matter Gold. silver. sulphur. phosphorus, iron.
are some OF the sixty-ive elem Snts. By an
atom meant particle SO small that 1t under
goes 10 further sub division in chemical trans
formations. Tho reader will note that the
atomic theory 10 only a hypothesis. In
fact some maintain that II the atomic
theory 10 correct, chemical combinations and
che mical mixtures are identical. Mr.. Higgins
says: The Jews originally had no distinot
belief as to the i'm m ortality OF the soul" Vol
taire. Kant and Sohoppon hauer certainly taught
It, and they have many followers. HAevy
maintained against DsrsnbourK and Renan
that the Jews believed In immortality. aud APP
pealsd to the invocations OF the dead and to
the Valley Of the Sons OF Hlnnon. The patri-
areha hoped to be gathered to their fathers and
| obtain rest and happiness In Jehovah. In
Eecss. Kill. z. We read: Then shall the dust
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New York. whether, however, the pro-
posed total prohibition Of the remarriage
OF the divorced would prevent divorce
among Episcopalians may be doubtful.
As IL is, there is manifested, In the cir
cles OF fashion moro especially. dis
position to resent the interference OF
the Church with the inclinations OF
men and women concerning marriage and
the changing Of their mates. when the civil
law permits their qualification. The people
who have got such divorces and contracted
new marriages do not seem to be at oil
troubled In conscience because they have
violated an Episcopal canon and been com
PEELED to 60 to ministers OF other churches
or to a magistrate to legalize the new
unions. With such feeling OF Indifference
to the existing canon prevalent, ia 1t likely
to be any the less in case OF the adoption OF
the proposed canon2 Loss OF respect for the
authority OF the Church Is the trouble
Both Bishop POTTER and Bishop DUDLEY
assume that the prevalence Of divorce Is
encouraged by faulty civil marriage laws.
and Bishop DUDLEY calls for uniform
marriage law enacted by national author
ity," though it is vain call because the
legislation is matter OF State concern, and
at most no law forbldding divorce Is posi-
BILE in a country where marriage every
where, save in ono State. is regarded as
a civil contract. II the marriage law
is altered, it may be we'll to provide
for moro formality and security In
entering into the contract and in It's
record, as being 30 far-reaching In its
consequences to property and to soci-
ETY.; but the experience OF European
States indicates that this would be
done by making the legal marriage
purely civil, before public official. it being
left optional with the parties to obtain
afterward the blessing OF the Church ON the
union. The Church, therefore. would have
no authority in the premises, except such
as It could exercise over the conscience. AS
experience has proved, however, that au-
thority has not been sufficient to prevent
churchmen from getting divorces and con-
tracing remarriages in defiance Of 1t. So
long as the law OF the State is satisfied they
and their social circle are content.
The General Convention Of the Episcopal
Church in 1901 will have before it diffi-
cult question to settle when propositions
for the amendment OF its marriage and
divorce canons come up before it. Even II
it is decided to go to the extreme Of the
sacerdotal party and make marriage an
indissoluble sacrament, will the Church
have any more success in enforcing its
authority than it has now with it's present
canon? II the authority is derlded by those
over whom it would be welded. it is vain
arrogation. At the bottom Of this whole
trouble, then, Is declining faith.
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and with the various lines OF 'demarcation
hitherto proposed. to comprehend the legal
principles on which the lime fixed by
the Board OF Arbitration was drawn. This
line gives to Venezuela Barima Point and
makes the boundary begin some thlrty-fve
miles east thereof at Playa Point, which,
however, is much too near the mouth OF
the Orlnoco, II the control OF that great
waterway by Venezuela was to be safe
guarded. Then, again, although Venezuela
gets near the coast little territory TO the
east Of the original Schomburgk line, 1t
loses in the interior good deal more terri
tory to the west OF that line, and there IL
no doubt that the interests OF the South
American republic would have been much
better subserved by accepting even the
boundary proposed by Lord RosEBERY
than they are by the line which the arbi-
traitors have laid down. 1t is, however,
clear that Venezuela SECURES the gold mines
in the Yuruari region, which, next to Barima
Point, constituted the prize chiefly coveted
by Great Britain. The line drawn along
the northern bank VI the Cuyuni stops at
the junction OF that river with the Wenamu,
that Is to say; somewhat short OF the june
ton OF the CuyuI with the Yuruarl.
Well it may be said, II Venezuela obtains
both the Yuruari gold mines and Barima
Point. why should the award be to her
disappointment We answer. because the
principles OF international law are by no
means clear upon which was based decis-
ion giving the South American republic less
than she could have gained from Lord
RosEBERY, and considerably less than she
might have got. half century ago. from
Lord ABERDEEN, by whom the Schomburgk
line was disavowed.
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rA. AlAsxI BoUxDARr QUESTION.
Conferences OF Canada's Agent with Inn
perial Government Leaders.

Conforenoos OF Cannda's agent Win I'M
perial Government Leaders.
MONTREAL. Oct. 4.-Sir Louis Davies since
his arrival in London has had several inter-
views with Mr.. Chant eran and the Foreign
Office in relation to the Alaska boundary dis
pute. Lord Pauncefote was present at the
Foreign ONCE consultations. No authorita-
tive statement eau be procured. but tis under
stood that much diplomatic correspondence
and effort has resulted In a provisional
boundary being agreed upon with> regard to
the Chilcoat Pass. while the provisional
boundaries already arrived at IN the case OF
the other passes will be continued. All these
arrangements will be without prejudice to the
treaty rights OF either country.
to lnd a basis for a reference OF the subject to
arbitration. 1t IN understood that Canada
maintained the position which was assumed
by her representatives upon the Joint High
Com mission. She is willing to accept either
q fair ompromise or a reference to arbitration
either with reservation or without resorva-
lions. for which precedent Is afforded by the
Venezuelan arbitration.
Sir Louis Dsvies has prepared an elaborate
abatement OF Canada's case for presentation to
tho home Government. He will confer further
with Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Cham berlain after
they consider this.
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H. T. TUNNEL CoNTRAor AGREED ON
whalsn to Have the Condemn alton Pro.
oeedinxs-Labor Law Clause Put In.

whalsn to Have the Condemn alton Pro.
ceedinEs-Labor Law Clause Put In.
The Rapid Transit Commission met yester-
day and decided what amendments are to BIO
made to the form Of contract for constructing
tho tunnel. There will be no more considera-
ton OF this subject. 1t is announced. and the
form OF contract will be ready In two days.
Corporation Counsel Whalen's suggestion
that all condemnation proceedings DO left
clause specitying that the prevailing rate OF
wages shall be paid to laborers and that eight
hours shall constitute a days work will be
inserted. Tho suggestions that the contractor
work under the direction of a city supervising
engineer. and that the tunnel be begun from
the uptown end. were not adopted.
The board is taking Mr.. Whaien at his word.
as quoted In the newspapers. to the effect that
no would be satisfied II his suggestion OF
compliance with the labor law and OF turning
the condemnation proceedings over to him
were adopted.
The administration translates, prevailing
rate Of wages" into 81 a day for laborers. bus
So aay 10 not specified in tho contract.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARDINER.
Much Rstpeettd Sir: I take my hat OF TO you.
he who has the nobility of soul. the moral courage
to appoint of my struggling. outraged class to be
an Assistant District Attorney of the great the large
Empire City OF the United States OF America. 10 a
noble fellow. He shall ever hold a commando ing
place in my estimAtion shall forget that he
had the mAnliness and honor to publish of colorsd
gentleman that The 10 an American citizen and .
good criminal lawyer and also q man OF excellent
chAracter"-thAt. he said. was all wanted to
know about him." May you receive respect and hon
ore hey ond those present able TO bestow Very
respectfully, GEORGE 7. DOWNING.
los Bellevue Ave, NEWPORT r. l., Oct. 9.
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MORE THAN 4 MILE OF FIRE
Tranic Blocked by Buraed Snow Sheds on
the Central Pacific.

IFA"C biOCheu Dy bur2eu bhO" buOub On
the Central Pacific.
SACRAMENTO. CAL. Oct. 4.-One mile and =
quarter OF big snow sheds on the Central Pac-
inc In the Slerras between Cisco and EmiRrant
Gap were burned early this morning. causing
4 loss OF $4,000 and blocking all travel on the
road for q whole day That the Ere was the
work Of an incendiary was shown by the fact
that the Western Union wires and the FIRE
alarm to Cisco were cut.
At 2 o'clock this morning word came to the
railroad office here that the telegraph wires
were cut and soon afterward MESSAGE came
from Cisoo that there was IRE in the snow
sheds. The IRE train was started out. but waa
delayed by freight trains. 1t soon put out the
Are. The incendiary had started hre IN two
places. OF both sides OF steel bridge 400 feet
In length. The bridge was badly damaged.
The railroad track was Damaged for a long dis:
lance By the warping Of rails and burning Of
ties
The company hopes to have the track cleared
so trains will be moving by tomorrow morn
ing. There arc two passenger trains, east
bound and westbound: now stalled IN the
an sastbound train stranded here.
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The special committee OF the General Con-
veution Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
appointed to draft a new canon on marriage
and divorce. met in secret session yesterday
morning in Trinity Chapel on West Twenty
fifth street. The clerical membS OF the COM
mittee are the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. rector OF
Trinity Church; the Rev. Dr. John Fulton Of
Philadelphia. the Rev: DR.. Francis Lobdell Of
Buffalo, the Rev. Dr. Eugene A. Hoffman. dean
OF tho General Theological seminary. and the
Rev. DR.. J. H. Eccleston Of Baltimore. Besides
these are six lay and judicial mem bers. pr.
has held twenty-five sessions since Its ap-
pointment 1t will report to the General
Episcopal Conference to be held in San Fran
cisco in 1901.
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IsTHMIAN CANAL CoMNIssION.
Admiral Walker and the Other Member
Arrive In Washington from Europe.

Admiral Walker and the Other Members
Arrive In Washington from Europe.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4-Rear Admiral John G.
Walker. U. i. N. retired. President OF the 18TH
milan Canal Com mission. and the other NOM
bsrs of tho Commission have returned to
Washington from Europe. where they spent
some time examining all the records and ali OBJ
tainablo data concerning the Panama Canal
Their stay in Paris was devoted to studying
data OF the Panama route. The Com mi ssion
went also to kiel. Germany. to examine the
canal there. At Hamburg they made other
eGamina ions and at Amsterdam saw the work
iuRs OF the North Sea Canal. xaminations
we're made nIso Of the docking facilities at
Liverpool and Manchester.
At the next meeting OF the Commission.
which will take place here in 4 few DAYS. ar
rangements for visiting Nicaragua snd the
Isthmus OF Panama will be made.
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No Flaw, No Faltering.

The wonderful reception to the man who
carried the American flag into the Philip
pines was fitly crowned, at Washington. by
the man who sent him thither.
There was no flaw in your victory;
there will be no faltering In maintain
ing It,"
History and prophecy; a tribute and
promise; o record and a policy.
When did any President OF the United
States over put moro into fifteen words?
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One Bell Goes to n Catholic Church-Otheri
with Towers to East Orange.

One Bell Goes to n Catholic Church-Others
with Towers to East Orange.
Several fire bells and towers. rolics OF the old
Jersey City Fire Department. and which were
used by the paid department until a few years
ago. wore sold by auction yesterday. The bell
at 10 engine house was purchased bv the
Rev. Father Meehan. rector OF All Saints
Catholic Church. and as soon as it can DO
placed in position it will be used to sum on
the m en- bers OF his parish to their devotions
The bell weighs 1,20O pounds and It was
knocked down to Father Meehan at 10s cents
pound
MIR. William Brown. who represented the
the tall kefeton tower adjoining the house OF
Hook and Ladder Company 5. in Communi-
paw avenue. for $3.50. and the tower at Z en-
also went to him. so that East Orange will
have two towers and two bells. The other bells
and appnratus were sold TO Iunkmen.