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upon medicinal properties, and there is no
doubt a few whifTs will help a headache
and sometimes completely cure It.
And now roses are advocated for many
of the aches and pains of life which ire
quently arise from overwrought or disor-
dered nerves. 1t has been discovered that
the rose will cure a headache. Its perfume
acts a medicine upon the nerves. Its
color-partcularly if deep red-soothes the
senses through the eyes and It's cleanliness
and medicinal properties generally act upon
the system not only as a curative, but as
a tonic.
THE sweeter the rose is the better. for
the sweetness of this flower Is of such pc
cuiiar delicacy that it neither clogs up the
nostrils nor pals upon the senses. Other
flowers with heavy scent make on langulo
But the rose Is invigorating. and IT IS
known now that the concentrated qualities
will certainly act upon the person as
though he she had been famed Dy a
breeze. The rose curst asserts that II the
scent is inhaled directly from the very
heart of the flower It Is more beneficial to
the patient than though it were inhaled at
a long distance through an essence or ex-
tract. There are different ways OF admin
istering the rose medicine. The patient can
make 4 pillow of roses; on this she should
lay her head. taking care that half a dozen
of the blooms are so arranged that they
point toward the face. In this attitude the
nose and mouth are buried in their sweet
ness. The idea is to go to sleep on a bed
will be cured.
1.-The best rose is the garden rose. as it
retains its red rose scent without having
lost anything by being cultivated. One OF
the rose treatments is through the eyes, for
the nervous man or wOman-peOpie who
cannot endure the sight of blood, who can
not see suffering. whom an injured animal
will unnerve for a day. Uncleaniiness and
them as though they had fit OF sickness.
An unhappy combination of colors will fire.
quentIy affect the nerves and produce
headache.
strain it is a good plan to take rose and
hold it to the nostrils; breathe deeply of
the scent"
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while at Sea Girt. n. j., recently. I was
impressed with the fact that interest in rifle
shooting is growing rapidly" remarked an
officer of the National Guard Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia who participated in the
big shooting tournament on the Jersey
range. LAS an evidence Of this more than
26O competitors engaged in the Leech cup
match the 7th instant. Prior to that date
the highest number of competitors In an in
divdual match had never exceeded fifty
AS regards the team contests similar
growth was apparent. In the national tro-
ply match, for instance. fifteen teams of
twelve men each competed. while eight en-
tries in big team match in former years
was considered SOOu showing.
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Mr. Frank W. Smith. clerk of Criminal
Court No. ]. has many interesting expe-
riences in the conduct of his official duties.
but the most perpiexing incident. perhaps.
occurred a few days ago while certain
prisoners were being arraigned.
One OF the indicted persons, a well dressed
man. stood at the bar of justice and ap-
parently listened closely while Clerk Smith
read rather yoluminous true bill.
"W hat say you to this Indictment in
quired the clerk at the conclusion of the
reading. Are you guilty or not guilty?"
The prisoner made no response. He
maintained what was regarded as an un-
called for silence until 1t was learned from
"a fellow prisoner that the man in question
was deaf and dumb.
For once Clerk Smith was nonplused. He
hemmed and hawed and displayed signs Of
embarrassment when he noticed that JUS
tice Pritchard was smiling. Finally. the
clerk directed deputy marshal to remand
the prisoner and said something in an un-
dertone about securing the attendance of an
interpreter later.