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BOOKS RECEIVED

NATURES COMEDIAN w. E..
Norris; D. Appleton & Co., New York.
HEART OF MY HEART-EIIis Mer-
edith; Mcclure. Phillips & Co., New
York; price 81 so.
THE BRIGHT FACE OF DANGER
r. N. Stephens; L. c. Page & Co,
Boston; illustr ted; price 81 so.
DORRIS FARRAND'S VOCATION
''Pansy" (Mrs. G. r. Alden); Lothrop
Publishing Company. Boston; illus
trated; price. 81 so.
EVELYN BYRD-George Cary Ee-
glestons LOthrOp Publishing Company.
Boston; illustrated: price 81 so.
PAINTERS SINCE LEONARDO
James William Pattison: Herbert S.
Stone & Co, Chicago; illustrated.
THE WIDOWS MITE-Dr J. K.
Funk; Funk & Wagnalls Company.
New York; price 81.
THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO-
Clarence King Memoirs: published by
King Memorial Committee of Century
Association; G. p. Putnam's Sons, New
York
THE HAYFIELD MOWER CVoI. ID
Published by The Hayfield Mower;
Boston; price 81 25.
MODERN ELECTRICITY - Iamea
Henry and karel j. Hora: Laird q
Lee, Chicago; illustrated; price 81 50.
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control which OF these coins was the
right one. Without an instant's hes
itation the reply came. The black
one Whereupon Funk wrote to the
Philadelphia mint for confirmation,
and that authority replied that the
oiack one was the genuine.
In short, every statement purporting
10 come from the spirit world anent
the Widows Mite proved to be cor
rect and after the most complete in
Vestigation possible no clue could be-
round to the execution of this feat by
merely mortal means. nor could any
reasonable foundation for the suspi-
cion of fraud be located. To DIR. Funk
and also to most of the learned men,
who have assisted him in pondering
over the problem, the affair seems
either supernatural or else extraordi-
nartly supernormal.
Among those who say subconscious
faculties are I. j. Hudson, author of
that very much read book "The Law
OF Psychic Phenomena" William James.
professor of psychology at Harvard
University, and various professors of
psychology and philosophy in other
fraud are noticeably professors of
physics-with all its profundity. hu-
morously enough, a study within
study. For those who wish to stay
conventionally sane and prefer a
strictly rational explanation the COM
mendation NAV be ernphatically given
to read the letter from Edward l..
Nichols, professor of physics, Cornell
University
For interested readers who, while
wishing to be sane, vet long for evil
dences OF whatsoever of noble uses for
woodwork and the beauty of saw
ing sentiment from materialism. all too
coldly doubling, that may be half-hid-
den and half revealed in these psychic
experiences. there is much in the book
to make its study fascinating. To be-
lieve, though, that they would have to
work on the hypothesis that the spirit
forces which speak are under immense
inhibltions and that the messages
which come through from 'the other
room" can be heard only by the most
sensitive clairaudience. They might
also increase the power of the phan-
tasy by believing that In addition to
the many who have stated the more
beautiful of these psychic experiences
there may be some who stay silent as
the Master was before PLATE. Why
should they say anything If they be-
lieve that the best of these things are
special, love-made, elusive to the less
loving and to those who listen for the
voices only with velleity. If they
spoke would not the incredulous think
that while not absolutely insane yet
were these undoubters merely fantasy
fooled mystics, wandering toward
madness-waybilled to Bedlam?
(Funk & Wagnalls Company, New
York; price SD
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firmation to make it certain that, had
his life been spared. Carryl would have
been a novelist of no mean worth.
though hardly of the first order. This
last story shows real cleverness in
dialogue, bright and snappy as the
characteristic epigram of Henry Seton
Merriman's stories; its reflection of the
essence of Partisan life and the Paris
ian spirit is happily done: the charac-
ter work in the case of Mrs. Carnby
and of Mr.. Thomas Radwalader Is
thoroughly convincing, even distinct
i've. Weakness shows itself in some of
.the premises of plot construction.
In order to account for some entan-
Cling relationships in the body of his
story. Carryl is forced to preface his
main plot by a prologue. distinctly Of
a dun coloring. The mother of An
drew dies at his birth. carrying with
her the secret that he bears the sur
name Vane only that her memory may
be untarnished. Then that the dis
crepancy between the ages of Andrew
and the man who is his father may not
be too great to mar the vrafsimilitude
curtain of his main plot upon Andrew
when he is yet in the tender adoles-
cence of 20 years. The hero is caught
in the gay whirl of Paris at this un-
ripe age ard brings surprise after sur
prise to the reader by his perfect
poise, his worldly wisdom passing un-
derstandiig. Herein does the weakness
of Carryl's plot become manifest. Even
two years at Harvard do not seem
sufficient to account for the remarkable
self-possession and cool savoir faire of
this American stripping. The author
lends him the presence of a seasoned
clubman, endows him with all the
prescience of the most blase man of
the world. Andrew at 70, with his
frock coat and tile, setting all the
American colony of Paris abuzz over
him, IS hardly a normal youth, even a
normal Harvard youth.
Another incongruity in the plot is
there at which the credulity of the
reader must balk. The author intro
duces Margery Palffy into his story, a
winsome, pure-hearted girl whose
years of study and healthy life in
America nave DTOuEnL 10 ner utter
repugnance of all the callousness and
the bald license of Partisan life and
manners. Throughout the greater
part of the story Carryl insists upon
the nobility of character of Margery,
her loftiness of mind and soundness
of heart. Very rightly she repels An
drew Vane when she believes his love
for her to be tainted; this is perfectly
in line with what she seems to be. Yet
before the story finishes and after
Margery hears from Andrews own
lips that his transgression is greater
than she had ever thought, she de-
clares wildly. ''I know more than you
think-and I forgive 1t all. 1 love
you. That's ALL love you" The
author heads the chapter in which
this startling declaration occurs RE-
demption"; but it fails to be manifest
wherein lies any redemption; capitula-
ton, and very unpleasant capitulation
at that. seems to be the spirit of this
episode.
(Henry Holt & Co.. New York;
price 81 SD
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CLEARING HOUSE
For Stock of Fiction

One of the Eastern critical magazines
has incorporated in it's pages The Edi-
tors Clearing house" department de-
toted to the rapid consideration OF
specimens various from the literary
workshop. In these halcyon days OF
the great gushing forth of spring and
summer fiction, much Of 1t as evanes-
cent and fImy as a passing spring
cloud, the distraught reviewer OF books
is hard put to it to keep his head above
the flood which pours in upon him.
May he not, then. establish, tempo
rarily at least, a reviewers clearing
house. wherein much of the lighter and
less pretentiOus works Of fiction that
come to his table may be tagged and
referred to the readers of these columns
with a note to assist in their further
consideration? Frank Norris says in
one of his essays that the average
newspaper reviewer of books does away
with a pile of novels two feet high in
two hours. OF course Norris knew; he
did book reviews when he was on the
San Francisco Wave Of hallowed me-
mory. But let the clerk OF this present
clearing house assure his clients that
classic error of that library cataloguer
who wrote on his cards:
'Lead-Kindly Light-see Cardinal
Newman.
'Lead-white-see metallurgy."
"Susannah and One Other" by e.
Maria Albanesi, certainly was not In
tended by the author to be aught but
serious and solemn novel Of life
the close study of an English
girls life; but she has made
the grievous mistake Of keeping
her eyes 50 close to the plot that
grave condition OF astigmatic aberra-
ton has visited itself upon her, and
unless the reader wears very powerful
lenses in his spectacles he cannot bring
himself to view E. Maria Albanesi's
novel with half the grave department
of mind that the author would demand.
Susannah is typically English-the de-
mure young lady who is shut ur and
hedged about by conventions, made the
victim of her own imaginings and Of
other peoples misconceptions. and cast
into sloughs of despair by her own res
olute resolve to read into every action
or LQOSe dDOul 1lCL SOAllClAAt46 VI us
trust and suspicion. Surely the sister
of Susannah is not the most lovable
creature In the world and Mama gam
bles, but even under the narrowing In
nuences OF these twain Susannah need
hardly ask the reader to use a handker-
chief for a book mark.
Mcclure. Phillips & Co., New
York; price 81 50.)
Where the Tide Comes In." a love
story Of Virginia by Lucy Meacham
Thurston, Is all that a love story should
be. The author seeks to unravel the
mental processes which lead Page Not
toway to the selection OF the man OF
her choice-processes, by the way,
which do not have all their handspring
in sentimentality. for Page plays bas-
ket-ball at college. and that enlivening
game does not conduce greatly to much
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signing and the picking Of petals OF
marguerite blossoms by lovers rote.
Page is a very lovable. very admirable
American girl. whose college course has
consisted of more than teas and junior
"proms"; when she feels the gentle stir
rings OF the nObler passion she sets
about to accomplish the fulfllment OF
her destiny very sanely, very practical
ly, though the temptation to yield to
the romantic besets her strongly on oc-
casions. AS to the title of the story
well, one is reminded of that wise saw
of a Pacific Coast Htterateur: "A pre-
position is a bad word 10 end a sem
tence WITH"
Oittle. Brown & Co., Boston: illus
trated; price 81 SOD
The good old Sunday-schoOl stories.
"Chaplet of Pearls" "A Daughter of
the King" mo Cross. No Crown" and
all the rest Of those eminently whole
some books for young members Of the
kingdom, are brought to mind by the
reading OF The Wood Carver of Lynn
pus," by Mary Z. Waller. Christian
resignation, suffering as the true fining
power Of the spirit and the reward that
comes to the doer of good wOrks-an
these excellent fundamentals to Chris
tian living are manifested in the life
of this unfortunate wOOdchOpper OF
Miss Walters. But why was it that
we used always to seek Oliver Optics
tales in the Sunday-schOol library?
Tas II not that spirited action clOaked
the moral pTecepts and made them
more palatable to our budding literary
tastes? If the author had only intro
duced a Captain BOOmbsby into "The
Wood Carver of 'Lympus" and with
him some spirited doing, her tale could
be recommended as a worthy addition
to the Library for the DisDensation OF
Christian Truths Among the Natives
of New Hebrides.
Oittle. Brown & Co.. Boston; price
81 5O.)
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Edward Marshall. the war corre-
spondent, who was rendered helpless
for life by a Spanish bullet IN the
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nghting around Santiago. is giving =
fine example OF his nerve by writing
stories full Of dash and FIRE OF adven-
ture-a life sadly interdicted to him
by his heroic fulfIlment of dangerous
duty. THE Middle Wall" his Iast
story. has all the strong spirit Of Wild
daring and the quickly moving pano-
rama OF events which the standards Of
a tale OF adventure demand South
Africa. London, the mid-Atlantio and
Cape Cod are successfully the theatsrs
OF action; a bag OF uncut diamonds.
the cause OF all the trouble; an escape
from the police In London fog; . nrs
at sea and a thrilling rescue. soma OF
the incif ents. For pure excitement.
but with no eye to literary nicst1es.
read The Middle Wall"
&C. W. Dillingham; a Co, Nsw
York; illustrated; price 81 bo-)
Meth Boycs. the Los AnEalaa
woman whose stories are familiar to
readers Of Smart Set, has collsctsd
nine Of her tales into a book.
which bears the t1t1s OF the best and
longest Of them. "a Providank
Woman" All OF ths short stories
have the true hALfm9Fk OF genutna-
ness In this, the most dimcult OF 1T
erary arts; all OF them Ars highly pol
ished. flashing with clevsrnass and ous
to the neatness- OF kean spigrarn.
Good reading for summer afternaoua
when anything heavy - q bore to the
spirit.
Cox. DufaeId & Co., New York;
illustrated; price So
Kindly Light" by Florence M.
Kingsley. is little story about a heart
disappointed, which is somewhat on
the fearful order, but yet subdued
enough to contain no more OF the
trembling lip and dimmed eye than
one cares to read into it. It is pub
lished In neat form by the Henry
Altemus Company OF Philadelphia.
price so cents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
MAY FRUSTRATE
THE ARMY PLANS
States Would Not Observe
the Eligible List.
APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNORS
Scheme of Competitive Examinations
Would Fall to the Ground at
Outbreak of War.

War Department authorities in charge
of militia matters are confronted with
the prospect that their plans for estab-
fishing an eligible list of commissioned
officers of volunteer reserves will be
frustrated. 1t has been discovered that
such a list may mean nothing, inasmuch
as its personnel will probably stand
small chance of securing commissions
In United States volunteer organiza-
tons, of which there are destined to be
several in the event of war.
Most of the volunteer commands.
however, in such an emergency. are
likely TO be organized by the State au-
thorities and offered for service to the
Government This was the case I'm the
civil war and in the war with Spain.
although in both conflicts there were
United States volunteer commands the
commissions in which were filled by
Presidential appointment.
The War Department has taken con-
siderable pains to devise system of
examination and TO prescribe conditions
which will govern the selection OF these
reserve officers. II will be quite an
other matter TO get governors OF States
to consider names on this list in filing
commissions in military organizations
raised in the respective States
Some way out OF the difficulty may be
found but it looks now as though the
list would give little assurance 10 those
who pass the examination and succeed
in obtaining "A place in the provisional
personnel
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PROF. BUTLER DESCRIBES
RECENT EXCAVATIONS
Addresses Society of the Archaeological
Institute of America.

A meeting of the Washington Society
OF the Archaeological Institute OF
America was held last night at the
home Of Miss Boardman. in Dupont Cir
Gle Prof Howard Crosby Butler. Of
Princeton University. delivered an ad-
dress on Recent Excavations in North
ern Central Syria and the Hauran."
Prof Butler told Of many interesting
results Of his tour to this region in
1883. when he organized and conducted
an expedition there. The following new
members we're last night received into
the society: Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. w
Sinclair Bowen. Charles Z. Foster, Col
George c. Gorham. James F Hood the
Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, the Rev. Dr.
j. p. E Kumler, James NJ. Johnston.
the Rev. DR.. Randolph II. McKim, Mrs
Stanley Matthews, Mrs. Elizabeth s.
Moore, Mrs Frances +. Musgrave. w
A. Slater. Ida Thompson. and Mrs. Ma
thaniel L. White.
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NEW ORGANIZATION
TO PRESERVE PEACE
Representatives Form Branch of Inter
parliamentary Union.

Still another peace movement took
shape in Washington last night. making
three distinct organizations formed here
in the past three days. While they are
all formed for the same purpose, each
organization has its own ideas as TO
what steps are so be. taken. and they
have no intention of coming together
Last nights meeting took place in the
lobby Of the House Of Representative
at the Capitol AS a result, thirty-eight
members of the Fifty-eighth Congress
organized an American branch OF the
InterparIiamentary Union. This body
will hold meeting at St. Louis in the
course of the exposition. and the or
ganization formed last night viii arr
range to entertain it. Representative
Bartholdt OF Missouri called the meet
ing TO order. He said that previous
conferences had been held in Paris,
London. Rome, Prague. Budapest,
Christiania, and Vienna.
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y a Miller, K. ID. 3. Lima, O.. writes.
81 suffered Eifh catarrh In my head
for several years and every rime
world catch cold IL would ger worse,
and as my sister had used PerHna for
cafarrh and received SHch greaf beBe-
nf concluded 70 fry IL roo, and used
abOHt iB-ee and 0ne-haIf bofnes and
feel no symptoms of rhe disease any
more. Hr Is rhe beSf remedy for colds
ever found. recommend fr 70 any
one suffering with cafarrh.
my sister had ca arrh OF fhe head
and stomach and dOcrOred wifh sew
eraI of orr besf physicians WfrhOut re-
cefVing any beHeIf, and fhey finally
gave her case NJ as a hopeless one.
She heard of Pernna and after using
several bOfrIes was cured. -
= 4 Sfffra~
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SECRETARY ROOT
GUEST OF HONOR
Dinner Given in Home OF
General Gillespie.
LUNCHEONS, OTHER AFFAIRS
Women Who Will Receive at Stated
Tinlcs-Social Events and Hap
penings of the Day.

General and Mrs. Gillespie were the
hosts last evening at dinner I'm honor
of the retiring Secretary of War and
Mrs. Root. The guests included the Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock, Justice and Mrs. Holmes. General
and Mrs. Chaffee. Senator Perkins, Mrs.
Pinchot and Clifford Pmchot. Senator
and Mrs. Dryden. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins.
The Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Oliver entertained at a dinner last
evening, when their guests were General
and Mrs. Ainsworth. General and Mrs.
Davis, General and Mrs. Humphreys,
General and Mrs. Bliss. Colonel and
Mrs. Burton, and Colonel and Mrs. An
drews.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidney Webb gave
dinner last evening. when their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs Robert Chiffon. jr
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Biddle. Mr. and
Mrs. James f. Barbour. Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Chaplin. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Phillips. DR.. and Mrs. Compton. Major
Mercer Mrs. Hutchinson. Miss Webb
and DR.. Mitchell
Mrs. Cullom. wife of Senator Cullom.
terday in honor of her debutante grand
daughter. Miss Katharine Cullom Ridge
ly The young women invited to meet
Miss Ridgely were. Miss Shaw. Miss
Hitchcock. Miss Rosita Calderon Miss
Warren. Miss Huff Miss Shepard Miss
Halford. Miss Dali. Miss Van Reypen.
Miss Cotton. Miss Edith Miller Miss
Foraker Miss Cockrell. Miss Bell. Miss
Childs. Miss Perkins, and Miss Fisher.
the aunt of Miss Ridgely.
Senator Lodge gave a luncheon at the
Capitol yesterday, in honor Of Henry
White, first secretary Of the United
States embassy I'm London The other
guests included Senator Allison, Senator
Hale. Senator Beveridge. Senator Spoon
er. Senator Foraker. Senator Kean,
Senator Fairbanks. and Senator Plat OF
Connecticut
Mrs. GaIHnger, wife OF Senator CALM
ger. will receive at the Hotel Gordon
this afternoon.
Mrs. Dean and Mrs Paul. "Oak
Lawn will not be at home until Thurs
days in February.
Mrs. sidwel xiii not receive today.
MIS- f1drTy bingham VIII De AT nome
at the Marlborough Thursdays in Janu-
arx-
Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall will receive
at 2117 California A.enue this afternoon.
Mrs. Hale will not receive today
Judge Edward F. Bingham. retired
and Mrs. Bingham will spen6 the latter
part of the winter at Holly Inn. Pine
hurst, n. c.
Mrs. Beverly r. Mason and the
Misses Mason will not be at home to-
day, but will receive the following
Thursdays throughout the season.
Mrs. Clarenee 3. Rheem will not re-
ceive until Thursday. February H.
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TO MAKE PUBLIC PROTEST
AGAINST BLASPHEMY

special service will be held next
Sunday evening at 7:3O o'clock. at st
Stephens Catholic Church. Twenty-fifth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue north
west. The object OF the service will be
public protest against blasphemy and
the custom Of cursing and swearing
Arrangements for the service are
being made by members Of the Holy
Name Society. under the auspices Of
which the meeting will be held. The
sermon is TO be preached by the Rev.
Father Ennis, s. J. OF Georgetown Uni
versity
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SERVICE OF ADoRATIoN.

The solemn services Of the Perpetual
Alteration will be held this afternoon at
4:SO o'clock at ST. Patrick's Church The
sermon will be preached by DR. Stafford.
followed by benediction Of the blessed
sacrament. a special musical program
will be rendered for the occasion. a part
of the Christmas music being repeated
The Christmas decorations will be used
on the altar.
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WHAT IS cGTARRH 2
The Opinion of an Eminent Medi-
cal AUTHORITY,

Catarrh Is the cause OF more diseases
than all other causes combined There
are very few diseases to which human
nssn IS subject that cannot be traced
directly TO catarrh. Not only is catarrh
capable Of producing a great variety OF
diseases. but IL also attacks any organ
or part Of the body.
II causes in the ears deafness IN tho
eyes, blindness; IN the head and fhroa +
discharges and offensive odors. i'm the
bronchial tubes and larynx. cough and
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HARRY BROWN MIRICK
WEEDS BLANCHE SW0PE

The marriage of Miss Blanche Mitchell
Swope to Harry Gown Mirick took
place today ut nom. = the home OF the
brides parents in - Street. The cere-
mony was prefornrsd ~ the Rev. Teun!s
S. Hamlin. of the CHURCH of the Cove
nant, i'm the preserCe ~ the immediate
families and a few Intimate friends
A reception followed at 1 o'clock. TO
which several hundred guests were in
vited.
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ICE on POTOMAC 20 INCHES.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Jan. flight
inches Of snow fell here yesterday. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has sent
out snow plows over the Alleghenies.
'Ice on the Potomac River here is twenty
inches thick
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GO TO PITTSBURG
TO SONS WEDDING
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks
on This Mission.
MRS. FAULKNER'S ARRIVAL
H. Clay Evans and Family, on Visit
to This Country, Will Be
in Washington

Senator and Mrs Fairbanks left
Washington last evening for Pittshurs
where they have gone to attend tho
marriage of their son, Warren Fair.
banks. of Chicago. TO Miss Helene Cas-.
sidy. of Pittsburg. Pa.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James II
Mellon, during their stay at that city
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with the System Fortified Against
Catarrh by Peruna TIE Cold
Weather of Winter c an &c With
stood

Mrs James Williams. 10 Weinar St.
appleton Wis. writes. 1T is with
pleasure that I send you the Photograph
OF my twins. They had always suffered
WITH catarrh Of the head from the time
OF tnelr INFANCY and nothing seemed TO
reneve them until a friend advised M,
70 give them little Peruna saving *
would not harm them IL il did them 10
good ! gave them very small discs ana
II rot only relieved them Of their cataTri1
but II seemed TO build them up so they
can now withstand the cold weather 4
Duiit up their general systems and they
are certainly well and strong Mrs
James Williams
II you DO not derive prompt and salts
Iacto-y results from the use OF Peruna
write at once 20 Dr.. Hartman giving 4
run statement Of your case and he will
De pleased to give you his valuable ad-
Vicf It's
ADDRESS Dr. Hartman. president of the
hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio
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ho2rseness; I'm the lungs. cousunptfon-
IN the stomach dyspepsia. IA the kid
neys Brights Disease In the pelvic or
gan host Of arrangements TOO numer-
Gus TO mention
Peruna cures catarrh and catarrhal
diseases wherever located
Peruna Is a systemic remedy ard
hence cures catarrh Of the In.ernal or
gans as surely as IL does catarrh OF
the external organs as no local appli-
cation TO the affected organ is necessary.