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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-08-31
Mum uan nPuatRu de
at San B ~
Ley de NtutraIi(Iad.

e G. lector de A 'uanas, sefior
A Cruzen, Ia recibido el sigulents
avi del Tesorc:
"a este Dapsrtsmento sc le ha
j. rmAdo por al Depsrtament0 de
e ,tado, qre So hs recibido m cable
e -srna &c mini t-o de los EatBdos
U nidos en- Haiti, map fsstsndo que
al gobierro provisional de squella
Rel ,lica le hs il tornado que Go
ns'v4s Porte de Paix P ,tit G save y
ST M .r estan Gu rehalion y le han
suplica do este g tisrnc q 70 evite
la expo tn ion de armas y manicio
res d guerra q escs puertoss.
Isl acaso lIegara an conoci
mianto que so traits de fringir lss
leyes Ia nert tealidsd, ussed tsndrA
10 bo ondad de tomar squellas mef
das que can posi- ,lea para hscer
observar l. debida neutrsi lad que
elias i'm pOnan.>
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Los EStadOS UnidOS
de CentrO-EurOpa.

Muchos bo nbres so1 llama9os
grandes porque co 1ciben ideas es tu-
pendas; y ell sl6grafo Sc encarga de
e1 tregarles nj apl&uso Ia censu-
rs de Ia human dad. En- IN genera
i lad de los cafos 6 to los escuchA
mn momer to y luego los olvi1a para
sismpre.
Tai suceder& OF ooablemer to al
Bal o Angus SA1 orius Won W<er-
ehausen, professor de Eco MIA Po-
lfii:a en- 10 Uriverk dad de Stcabur
go, quian suef1a con una pro 1able
nfederacion de los es sdos del CEN
tro de Europa, cuya co onunidad de
intereses comere isles les hsr& cnali.
garsa contra los Estados UIi 'os 6
Icglatsrrs, pori ando fuertes barre
rAs en- forma de impuesto al conner
ci0 de es t )s dos pAises.
En- TODD cas- o, si este llegAra q
realizarse, que ser6 dificil, Ell tan re-
nombrsdo professor alem&n, & quien
dicho ses de paso, se tiene com o al
tol dad en- asuptos american o :, no
habrk hecho otra cosR que repetir
10 ya di sho por ND gran econom i4ta
frances.
Cree ell Baron que L. union poll
tica Absoluta entire Alemanis, Aus
tria, Belgica y Hollands es tan facil
como pegArle Ell con un Apellido: y
sus pi ~ por IL reklizacion de 10 liga
que darfs & aquellos estadcs una po'
sici6n economics inexpugnable.
Las grandes naciones ii snen en-
verdsd, como los Estados Unidos y
Russia, una mayor fueIza de "recu
peracion" que los conatos de es tsdos
que forman Ia Europa central; y en-.
ell csso de los E stados Unid 0 es muy
sigt iicaiivo ell hecho de que 81 ter
ye ell professor da Strasburgo Sc emf
tieron boDos el Up &. de intere 'que
fueron rem ibidos on 1892 al2pS.
LOPEZ NUSSA
Nueva York 18 Agosto.
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NOtaS Cient1ficaS.
No son los amos 10 que CaraC-
teriza la Vejez.

NuevA Y rk Agosto 48 Ante
ia Soc edad NJ 6 tics del Dis rito de
Colombia ha dad, uua cor arencia
recientementa ei 60 tor Robert Rey.
burn, Decaao d ; 10 F4aa,txd de Me-
dicina de Ia u llvereidsd How ard,
tomando como temsel slcoholismo
y IL causs del c&ncer. De ests con-
fsre neia he tornado las siguientes
LOtks.
La causa primordial, y quizks Ia
mas poderosa del cancer, dice Ell
doctor Reyburn, es IL senectud de
los teiidos y osganos del cuerpo.
Sc obietarA segui uiiaments esta
OBJ ervacion con 81 hecho bien COMO
cido de que el cancer sparece en-
personss de cortA edad. Y a1a
cuando esto es muy cierto, no debe
oivsdArse que Ia palabra <senectuds
az taP splicada en- sentido ii nitsdo.
Muchas personas estan tan avejen-
tadas On sus teiidos s los 90 80
amos, como otras los so La YER
dadera prueba de la <vei ~ DO con-
sists en- q n1nero de amos que el in !.
dividuo hsy& vlvido, sino en- ell esta-
do en- que SO encuentrau los distin :
tos jldos del ORGANISING.
Cuando observ&mos ell <arcus
senilis. en- el oio de un psciente, 8
que sus a~tsrias estAn dur&s y Al
mismo tempo d6bises, at1 como
otras sefiAles de dc caaencia en- los
tejidos, dasde luego podemos consi
derarle como <Viejts, sea cual fuare
la edad de, iudividuo.
Ests degeneration de los teiidos
con fsecnencia Sc hereda, siendo as1
tai VIZ la csusa de que las criaturas
de un sifiIftiCo, tfsico consuetudi'
mario alec holico snf an de ca acer en-
temprana edad.
El doctor Reyburn opina que
las dos causas priucipales del can
Ger SON Ell uso de bebidas alcoho i =
css como Artfeulo de diets, y ell con
sumo de exceslva cantidad de carne
y alimentos nitrogenados. Y resu-
me sus cor clusiones en- la siguiea to
fofma
Primera. El cancer es una en-
fermedad debida 6 10 vejez 8 decai-
miento de los tejidos; y cuando me.
nos, ocurre al efsctuarse In meta
mo- isis retr6grada de aquellos.
S gunds El cancer es relati-
vAmer te de rara ocurrencia en- cli-
mas tsmplados, especialmente Guam
do L. data de los hAbitantes se com
pone principalmente de arroz y
otrsa sustanclas ami aceas.
Tercera. e cancer actualmen.
to predomina en- aquellos paises
donde mas Sc consume aim ento AMI.
nal; Ell nhmero de pRcientes est&
com prcbAdo que &umenta en- pro-
poreion al aumento de consume de
Aimentos nitrcgenados 8 anima'
les.
CaArta. La teoria de GAylard
de que el cancer raconoce como eau
Sc un prot, zoario parscs qusdar
desvirtuaia por los resultados obts.
uidos en- invessigaciones que 90 han
practicable posteriormente no pare
ciendo impre b.ble que el cancer no
sea otra cosR que errsnte epitelio,
de desarrollo y crecim4ento amor
NAL.
AdTi01ao Lopez Na1sSa
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LA pALABRA DE HONOR.

Cuanto Sc alegra aquel que en-
cuentra q un hombre que cumple
10 ofrecido, y cosas que resulten ser
10 que pretenden. A todos nos re-
pugna el ser engahados, especial
mente cuando ell engafo es inten-
cional. Esto duele mas que la
p6rdida de dinero que puede cons
tituir parte de la ofensa. Pero no
todos los hombres mienten, aunque
asi 10 dijo David Ell un momento
de yiolencia, pues 81 asi fuera, la
sociedad serla un impossible. To-
do el mundo sabe que ell comercio
osta basado sobre el cr6dito y la
buena f. Millones Sc compran y
venden cada dia, sin mas constan-
cia que las promesas de hombres,
no escritas sino simplemente ver-
bales. A menudo Sc dice que las
Bolsas son nidos de tahures, sin
embargo, en- ninguna parte Sc cum
pie mejor una promesa. Por 10
mismo, cuando nosotros afrmamos
que el eticaz remedio denominado
PREPARATION DE WAMPOLE
jamas engana a cualquiera que a
ella ha acudido con la esperanto de
encontrar alivio y curacion, tenemos
derecho 4 ser crefdos. Esta atirma-
ci0n Sc funda en- 10 que el remedio
ha hecho en- tiempos pasados, en-
un sin n1mero de bien iustifcados
casos. Solo Sc lie recomienda como
produciendo los resultados para los
cuales ha sido elaborada Para los
casos de Escr6fula, Anemia, Afec-
clones de la Sangre, la Garganta,
los Pulmones y Debilidad General,
ilsese este remedio sin p6rdida de
tempo. Es tan sabrosa como Ia
miel y contiene los principles nutri-
tivos y curativos del Aceite de Hi
gado de Bacalao Puro, combinados
con Jarabe de Hipofosfitos Com
puesto, Extractos de Malta y Cere-
20 Silyestre. GEL Sr. General Mi
guel Molina, de Buenos Aires, dice:
Tengo ell mayor placer de confrmar
los resultados satisfactorios obteni-
dos con la Preparation de Wampole
en- varios miembros de mi familia y
ademas dc su efcacia, reune la ven
taja de ser muy agradable al pala-
dar." pe venta en- todas las Boticas.
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EStatua de Bolivar.

Con Ell escultor veuezolano S. nor
Eloy Palacios, he contratado Ia So
ciedt eGloria 81 Semidi6s de Ameri
cas Ia estatus ecuestre del Liberia
dor, para Ia Piaza de su nombre en-
10 ciudad de Maracaibo,
La estatua contratada es.igual &
la que tiepe Ia ciudad de Csrtagena
de 10 Rep6blica de 9 ,lomhia y su Va
lor es de $4,000 pesos macuquinos,
con base de granite 7 pedestal de
mArmol.
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FIESTAS
en- honor de Victor Hugo

FL correspo 1sSl del sTiness en-
Paris dice que las fie;tas de Victor
Hugo comenzsron va en- B4zarzon,
donde nsci6 ell poeta, y continusran
durHnte varios dias.
Ls Comedis Frapcesa llevar& &
la escena ell drama clos Bargrsves, >
La estatua debida nj cincel de B &C
quet, representa- 81 poeta ssntado SO
bre una especie de sillR curul, er
vuelta On an gran psflo.
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EStadlStiCa
de Ia guerra bOer.

Dicen los ingleses qae los beers
tuvieron durAnte L. campaf1A IS, 900
hombres sobre las srmas, de los
cuales fueron muertos 8. 700. y 81. 900
prisioneros; de estos murieron 700.
e stas cifras han sido publicadas p0r
Ii OHcina de identiicaci6a de Ii Cruz
Ro1ss
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OrIan Clyde Cullen.

Abogado ante la Corte Suprema de los
Estados Unidos. registrado en-
la oficina de patentes de los Estados Uni
dos.--Patentes americanos y extranjeros.
--Maroas de fabrica y dereohos de propie-
dad.--700 Gale T., N. w,
Washington D. q
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Interest,".

Necesitamos Agentes vendedores ,
para la venta por medic de muestras,
de nuestros articulos al comercio al
por mayor detail, dc la isla de Puer
to-Rico. Los artfoulos son muy ven-
dibles con solo mostrarlos. Somos los
primeros tinicos manufacturers
de los articulos de nuestro ramo, en-
el mundo. Sc paga sueldo comision
liberal. Para mas detalles dirijanse
los interesados, incluyendo tres cen
tavos on sellos, & la "CAN-DEX MA
NUFACTURING COMPANY" Bu-
ffalo-N.Y. United States of America.
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Una bOmba.

Con volantas fijss. y loca, lists
para funcionar 81 vspor, Sc vende
bsrats. Informaran en- La Oorregnon:
anoia.
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To LET

Fine rooms and one commoain.
and well ventilated mirador at RI
na'ble apricss-. Apply at no SO.
Jose RtSst.
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I'm esta tipografia 90 hace toda.
elass do trabaioa { precios m6d,s6s'
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sE DICE QUE EN- DICHA EN-.
TREVISTA Mr KRUGER CENSU
RO LA CONDUCTA DE LOS GE-
NERALES BOTHA, DE WET Y
DELAREY.
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KRUGER

UNA ACALORADA EN-
TREVISTA CON LOS JEFES
BOERS.
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Dsde el dia de Spembe empezara pre sus servico al
pdblco &UN COCHE DARos Ponce sguien
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Jose de Diego,
AbOgadO y NOtarlO,
aayagtez, Puerto-Rico.
Law suit killer.

Ell que snscribe ha alberto de
nuevo su Centre de consultas = comi-
stones, dedic&ndose pecialmeate 6
los arreglos y srbitrages. San Fran.
cisco 81. Apartsdo A Ta,6gra-
fo-Blancosa. Julian E. Btanco.
n Is
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Para curar un RefYado en- un dIo
tome las PASTILLAS LAXANTES DE BROMO
QUIGINA I'll botissrio le dsvolver6 el dinaro 81
no se cura I,s arma de e. W. GROVE haya
en- csda caiita.
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One Tear. ............ gold ...... 500
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

If you will come along with NE this
beautiful summer morning | VIII give
you an Introduction to these villains
Of the plant kingdom. But in case we
accidentally expose ourselves to their
influence it would be wise If we OBJ
served some precautions. Let US carry
with us a flask Of cold water, into
which we have dissolved heapinG
tablespoonful of baking soda-this is to
be our antidOte for ivy poisoning. The
sun is getting higher in the SKY and
We had better be Off before the heat
becomes too great; 50 come along, and
we will take this shady lane bOrdered
with locust trees, that leads to the
stream which flows through Bennet's
Hollow
Pooh" can hear some one exclaim,
"I have often touched poison ivy and
never took it," That's all right. Some
persons are susceptible, while others
are not. BY its irregular coarse
toOthed, oval pointed leaves. which
are always grouped in threes, and the
clusters Of small greenish white berries
you shall know it.
Rhus toxicodendron the learned
botanists call IT, and isn't that a high
sounding name for such a reprobate?
Look at that aged specimen about the
fence post. like hlghwayman lying
in wait for the barefoot youngsters
as they climb the fence to take short
cut to the swimming hole! In this form
botanists have given 1t 4 special name,
Rhus radicans. The country people
of California call this form Of II
''poison oak Now as We approach
the thlckets Of alder which line the
streams on both sides lock sharply
about you. for there Is another sus.
picious character which belongs to the
Rhus family hiding among innocent
shrubs and waiting to brand his trade
mark upon you, If you happen TO come
too closely in touch with him. He Is
really dangerous enemy Of mankind
and his effects are similar to those OF
his relative. the poison ivy, only much
worse.
This Is the Rhus venenata commonly
known rs poison sumach," and It Is
a sturdy shrub from Gve to twenty
feet in height
At the base Of these alder bushes
grows another three-leavedivy. "PoisoI
ivy, sure" my companion exclaims
But look carefully and see for your
self. True there are the three leaves
in group, almost counterpart Of th'
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

Thomas e. O'Brien. The machine con.
sIsts Of the ordinary twO-crank drill
and a vertical spring support Of suf'
ficient length to extend above the
shoulder of the operator when his foot
rests on the hinged foot plate below
The drill is hinged to sleeve, which
slides freely up and down the support
until it is locked in position by turn
Of the screw clamp, when it will carry
the weight of the drill and allow force
to be exerted directly on the boring
tool by the operator pressing his shoul.
der against the upper end Of the sup.
port. When the hole has been drilled
TO the required depth the operator
steps back with one foot, releasing the
cranks. and grips the top Of the sup.
port. when a straight rearward pull
easily wlthdraws the drill and clears
the hole. AS the use Of the support In.
sures a practically horizontal cutting
little skill Is necessary in guiding the
drill, and the entire attention can be
devoted to forcing the work by pres
sure on the support and speed In turn
ing the cranks.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
3kSR
As@gE

He had executed the hustle Of his
life in order to reach her home in
time to take her on the ride down the
river, as he had promised, and in
doing so he had been compelled to
side-step his regular daily lunch. Con-
sequently, when the boat moved out
on the bosom Of the historic, low-mur-
muring stream, he had about as much
of the Keats-Shelly poetic infatus
suffusing his hungry frame as is con-
tained in the makeup Of a carpenters
horse.
'How beautiful the deep emerald
tint of the foliage is this year!" she
murmured apturously-having her.
self had whole lot Of lunch at home
before she had started-waving her
parasol toward the shore,
"Um," he replied, his mind on the
things that he would about do to two
strawberry shortcakes If they should
happen to drop in his lap
"There is something sadly reminis-
Genital about the Potomac, don't you
think?" she asked him as the boat
swung by Giesboro point.
Sure" said he, dismally, wolfishly
eyeing the little girl, who was eating
pickle and cake out of the family
lunch basket.
Don't you always fancy that some
thing of the old, old atmosphere of the
dreamy southland still seems to cling
about Alexandria" she asked him as
the boat glided by the quiet town.
"Uh-huh," said he, half of a mind to
go up against ball of popcorn to sort
O. keep him going until the boat made
its landing.
"See how the sunlight strikes the
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

lature limas dangling from the slender
wiry stem.
Dig this plant up by the roots, for It
has a secret hidden from most Of US.
and l want to tell you about it. Afraid
to? Why, it isn't poison at all; it Is
only n wild bean vine. Besides the
fact that it bears green pods above
ground, it has an underground fruit,
or hog peanut" as it is called in some
localities. These peanuts are small.
one-seeded pods, and few persons know
this plants secret. They are the seeds
Tor next years plants, produced by
queer underground blossoms.
There on that boulder is a poison
Ivy with five leaves; be careful"' is the
sage advice my companion offers me
az We proceed to investigate the new
find. A fve-leaved poison ivy. Why.
didn't | just tell you that the poison
ivy's leaves are always found arranged
in threcs? Yes, but it looks just like
It," he persists. Now look closely
There are five leaflets all springlns
from the same point of the stem. They
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

the two together with strong twine.
First run one end of the twine down
the length you intend binding, allowing
enough to tie at the bottom; then com.
mence binding at the top over all
three, the umbrella handle, the twlne
and the stick. Wind the string around
very tight, and when you reach the
bottom tie the twine you hold to the
loose end of the length under the wrap.
pings. Examine carefully and be sure
the handle does not slide or twist on
the stick; then push the point Of the
stick down into the ground at the
place decided upon for the playhouse,
II you are not strong enough to erect
the house by yourself, ask some com
panions to lend a hand and help sink
the stick firmly in the earth. When
this is accomplished stretch out each
length of twlne in turn, and drive the
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

Take 1t as one will, there Is some
thing impressive in the danger or
demise of royalty We mortals have
builded up and exalted the worldly
fabric Of our existence as high as we
can. We have constructed outposts
and redoubts and inner and outer
walls, and keep and sanctuary, and
some of us have placed high up and
over and above all king.
And now there comes a time for the
glorification of this brave work, when
the king shall take his place upon his
throne, and his lords and vassals and
people throughout half the world shall
rejoice. There shall be great pomp
and gorgeousness, and ancient rite
and ceremonial, and revelry and feast
ing.
In a magnificent old cathedral the
rich light shall simmer and reflect
on innumerable jewels, and on gar.
ments of cloth Of gold and ermine,
and here shall be assembled the pride
and pomp and chivalry Of a great
nation to do honor and homage to
their sovereign lord
Suddenly in the midst OF all the
gaudy preparation there comes an
unbidden guest, a guest that enters
the royal palace with the same mlen
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
The Art Of IsrenthIng.

1t is possible to exercise ones whole
body, to keep it strong and well, sim
ply by breathing properly. Children
should be taught to breathe aud 10 get
into the habit of filling the whole lung
space at each inhalation and Of empty.
ing it completely at each exhalation
'rhere is no better way OF getting tc
slsep soon after going to bed than by
breathing properly Push away the
pillow and lie fiat upon the back with
the muscles relaxed. Slowly draw ip
the deepest breath possible, hold it foi
four seconds, then slowly expel it until
the chest and abdomen have collapsed
Repeat this process until -ou are tireC
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

pegs in the ground. You will need a
wide ruffle of some kind Of material
long enough 10 reach around the outer
circle of pegs when it falls from the
umbrella. The stretched twlne will
hold the ruffie out, forming an odd
little playhouse, with a smooth, round
roof and drapery walls. Pleat the
.ruffie and pin it on the umbrella with
safety pins; also fasten 1t at the bot
tom to each peg. Newspapers pasted
together and made Of double thickness
may take the place of woven walls, If
more convenient. but be careful In
handling the paper, as 1t tears readily
The longer the pole the higher you
make your house, and the longer the
strings must be; consequently the
larger the house.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
HIS THOUGHTS FAR AWAY

little ripples on the surface of the
stream over yonder!" said she, costa
tically.
"Yep," he replied, really thinking
however, of how he would like to play
with about two large Southdown NUT
ton chops and some lyonnaise pota
toes.
"The sky is of such deep turquoise
hue to-day, is it not?" she inquired OF
him.
1T sure is" said he, but the DIue OF
the sky made him think Of pudgy
huckleberry pudding and caused his
teeth to leak
She perceived that he wasn't gar
ruIous little bit ss to the sky tints,
perspectives, middle distances, and
things like that, and so she paused for
a little while. So did he. His mind
was on the carnal things OF the world,
What are you thinking Off" she
asked him playfully, breaking the
sizeable pause. "Of the music made
by the zephyrs as they fit through
the lovely trees over there at old fort
Washington"
Nope" said he, in a matter-offact
tone. 81 was wondering whether I'd
have mustard or not on the four swiss
cheese sandwiches that I'm going to
lean up against when we reach ouI
getting-off place"
Then she gazed at him reproach
fully and passed up the tropical-moon'
light conversation until the brute was
fed.-Washington Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
THE UNBIDDEN GUEST

of authority that ne does the poorest
hovel in the land. Vain all the slab
orately constructed outpost5 and re
doubts, and inner and outer walls
and keep and sanctuary. Not all the
armed force of all the world, not all
its pride and pomp and chivalry can
hinder one iot the advance OF the
intruder, writes Frederic V. Collins
in the Washington Times. He passes
all the imposing barriers that sur
round the king, in one disdainful step
and To-! the sovereign lord whS ls
about to ascend his throne amid the
obeisances of his mobiles and the plau
dts of his people, lies stricken and
helpless, and envying, perhaps, the
humbest peasant who has health and
strength.
And so, however, reluctantly, we
acknowledge this grand work OF hui
man vanity, a "baseless fabric" And
we recall the lines Of the greatest OF
poets.
Wo are such stuff as dreams are mado
of
And our little lives are rounded by
sleep.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
AN UMBRELLA
PLAYHOUSE
How to Make One For the Use O.
Children Out Doors.

Demorest's Magazine tells how &c
make an open-air playhouse Of a large
umbrella. Tie strong piece of twint
securely to the end of each Of the ribs
and tie the loose end Of each piece OF
twine around the notch cut in pointed
wooden peg short distance from its
top. This will give an umbrella with o
fringe of dangling pegs. Open the um
brella and fasten the handle securely
to long, sharp-pointed stick, binding
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

and is fast dying out There is said
to be no artificial method of making
the feathers grow. All is done by Sc
lection. Moreover, one must know how
to treat the birds during the various
stages of tail growth. The body feath-
ers springlng from the shoulders attain
length Of four feet. Two years is the
time necessary to produce a full
growth Of tail. The tail feathers grow
from four to seven inches a month,
and continue to increase as long as the
bird lives, which is usually from eight
to ten years. The hens lay about thirty
eggs In the spring and autumn. which
are hatched by other fowl. The hens
are kept housed up, and sit all day on
a fat perch, and are taken out only
once in two days and allowed to walk
half an hour or so, man holding up
the tails to prevent them from being
torn or soiled. The birds are fed on
unhulled rice and greens, and secret
food known and prepared by the old
fanclers themselves. They demand
plenty Of water and are wonderfully
tame. The ordinary number Of long.
tail feathers possessed by each bird
is fifteen or sixteen. About twice a
day they are carefully washed in warm
water, and afterward dried on some
high place, usually a roof. The pres.
ent price is $50 for a bird having a
tail over ten feet long. There are four
varieties of the breed: White head and
body feathers and tail black; second,
white all over, with yellow legs; third
red neck and body feathers; fourth,
reddish color mixed with white on
body. All these, with the exception
of the second variety, have black tail
feathers. Scientific American.