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health ana longevity When travelling or
going about London she carried little
bag Of sandwiches with her. and at the
expiration % every two hours she would
open her bag and eat one or two. Up 20
the end OF her life the mind OF his mar
velous old lady seemed strong ana active.
and her memory was remarkable. Al the
time Of the battle OF Waterloo her father.
Lord Harr0wby, held office as president
OF the Council. and his town house was
la Grosvenor square. Lady Mary has Of
ten related the history OF events az that
critical moment and rccountcd vivid re-
collections Of the rejoicings and illtumina-
lions IN London when the news OF tho
great victory was received. She would
also tell tales Of the days OF the Chartists
and the Cato street conspiracy. This was
a deep-laid plot 10 assassinate the entire
government q the day. and the blow was
arranged TO be struck when the members
OF the cabinet were assembled at dinner
at the house OF her father-Isord Harrow
by-in Grosvenor square.
1t has been known for many years
that the most fertile cause OF heart dis
ease is rheumatism. says the New York
Post. Only recently has Il been realized.
however, that many cases OF rheumatism
which give rise 90 heart complications
really run 50 mild a course that they are
not suspected Of being serious and are
neglected. This Is especially true in cases
which attack the very young. In children
rheumatism often masquerades under the
name OF growing palms" In infants Il
often fails completely OF recognition. j,
has become the custom TO a lamentable
degree 20 give for IL the coal-tar deriva-
tives. the various antl-pyretic drugs-anti-
snh md he. liz 10
various derivatives OF salicylie acid These
drugs alleviate the rheumatic pain by be-
numblng the nerves; they also lessen fe-
YER The result OF their use Is that pa
sients are enabled 10 move about much
sooner than they otherwise would. and
this throws extra work on the heart and
leads 10 postrheumatic heart complications
which may cripple the organ for life. The
recent Increase In the number OF refusals
Of risks BY life Insurance companies Is
thought TO be due 20 this cause. Doctors
here from many parts OF the world depre-
cate the present excessive use OF these
drugs. Pain IS natures demand for rest.
To allay u wishout reaching Its cause l.
10 drug the sentinel who watches over the
citadel OF health because his footsteps dis
turb our sleep.
"A scientific discovery Is bound 90 be
picturesque and interesting and must at
tract universal attention. A Roumanian
chemist named Dinkeresco discovered
means OF combining the substances which
are used In sensitlzlng paper for pho
tographic purposes so that they can be
applied to the human cuticle without IN
Turing II. and the skin thus be made
sensitive plate for the printing OF pho
Biography. Dinkeresco's remarkable dis
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and the etching process. and that 60 some
extent the image IS bitten into the GU
ticle. says The Chicago Chronicle. At any
rate, the impression Is permanent, the inn
age Is clear and distinct. and the skin h
not maiden negative. The impression does
not wear away with the change OF the
tissues ana the renewal OF the surface Of
the skin because the substances or changes
which have been produced by the process
OF photography are renewed according 20
the notifications produced by the biting
process. just as those OF "a tattooed outline
are. And whatever the mechanical means
employed the results are remarkable.
BY this means every human being be-
comes sort OF photograph aibuml The
likenesses OF his friends. landscape views
associated with his childhood or with sig
nifcant events IN his life portraits OF the
great men and heroes whom he admires.
beautifully and permanently on his sur
face.
-Messrs. william Potts e. Sons. the
weil-known clock makers OF Leeds. Eng
land have just constructed for that city
what Is claimed TO be the greatest horo-
logical achievement Of the century. rays
the Scientific American The clock is a
huge one, and In Il are combined many
features OF the most remarkable clocks
In the world. such as those at Rerne and
Strasburg cathedral. The huge clock dial
which Is OF polished copper with the ng-
urcs inscribed upon Il In blue is fianked
upon either side by a mail-clad knight
each holding above his head a battle ak
which serves TO strike the gonEs at the
quarters and hour. Above the clock
upon kind OF perch. stands a large
cockerel In front Of the dial Is a plat
form. When the quarters OF the hour are
reached the mail-clad knights strike their
gonga Immediately on the left-hand side
OF the dial a door opens automatically
and there issues forth a British soldier I'm
full uniform. when he reaches the center
OF the platform he halts and salutes IN
precise military manner lie then passes
ON to the left, and Is followed by a Killed
Highlander. who repeats a similar Der-
Torrance when he reaches the middle OF
the platform. Then comes an freshman in
the old dress Of HIS country, brandishing
shillelah; then Canadian boatman with
hts paddle. and finally Hindoo. wearing
his turban and iOin cloth When the fig
ures have passed round the platform they
disappear from sight through another door
which closes automatically upon the last
figures exit Then the cockblrd overhead
flaps its wings, raises its head and gives
three lusty crows The figures are manu-
featured 81 copper bronze, while many
OF the other parts OF the clock are con-
structed from gun metal The escapoment
Is the double three-legged gravity BY Lord
Grim,horpe. who is probably the greatest
living authority on clocks and bells.
1t Is a matter not simply OF conve-
nienee. says the Engineering Magazine.
but OF vital importance. thas ohseryatorles
situated on the tops OF high mountains
should be able TO keep up constant tele-
graphic communication with stations NJ
lower level Storms often rage for DAYS
and weeks at high attitudes. with such
violence as TO defeat all attempss a,
reaching the observers: telegraph posts
are swept down by bowling winds. and
buried under masses OF snow. while the
wires themselves frequently give wav un-
der the severity Of the strain Realizing
these difficulties. the authorities OF Mont
Blanc wisely bethought themselves OF in
curing whether the ice which pereniailv
covers the slopes OF the mountain might
not possess sufficient insulating povyer 20