New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

One OF the newest ana most expensive drugs on
earth IS that known adrenaIin says 1.-THE Lon
don Standard" Those who are not physicians will
be first interested IN learning that adrenaln costs
5000 a pound Adrenalin is the most powerful
astringent. hemostatic and heart tonic known. Ad-
renalin Fuckers up the walls OF the smaller blood
vessels that the blood cannot flow from them
even II their ends severed. Since this costly
drug closes and contracts the arteries. even when
they ara cut by the surgeons knife. It Is valuable
IN oil forms OF hemorrhage. But Il has another
great and important use Experiments have proved
that IL IS a powerful heart stimulant. II VIII re-
vive n heart that IS being killed by chloroforrn.
Chloroform. though quick in its action, Is danger
Gus. but must often he used. when every moment
is valuable So. IL Chloroform IS necessary, II IS
Of great value to know that adrenaIin can be IN
jected into vein and prevent such heart failure
overdose OF chloroform often causes This
action OF adrenaln has been proved BY many ex-
perlments
"of course" said the author OF the very Frsnchy
It's too long but TS could bo f Il down anu PEI
Yes; replied tho disguised critic. If you expect
Philadelphia Press.
The Paris correspondent OF German newspaper
writes: Jeanne dare hns become not only
national heroine but national deity In France.
In Paris alone four monuments have been erected
in her honor captain in active service with
view To learning what the public thought OF this
national religious figure. asked several recruits:
What do you know OF Jeanne d'Arc?' One man
answered: She wns queen OF France who was
burned at the stake In 1870 by the Germans
Another answered: She was n aoblewoYnan OF the
time OF Henry Y. She persisted on rock One
recruit said: Jeanne dArcP a celebrated man
who carried on wars A short answer was: "A
heroine OF tho day.
The knowledge as to the nrst NapoIeon va.
equally defective. OF the rs recruits who were
examined sixty had never heard the mama Ma
poleon Ronaparte- COMPOUNDED him with
BOuanger. One man answered: NAPOLEON died =
prisoner after he had been carried of, 20 Cermont-
Ferrand Another could only say: Napoleon did
much FOR France"
Pigeons are 20 he pressed into service 10 servo
one OF the tiny colonies not linked 10 England bv
cable wireless telegraph. An attempt is being
made at Montserrat. one OF the Leeward Islands To
establish n pigeon post with Antigua Some homers
have been imported from England. and as soon as
they have increased sufficiently attempts to es-
tabllsh regular post between the two islands will
be made.
farmer gave them milk to drink the produce ne
How do You like IT." he asked. when they had
Gee IT'S fner, said one little fellow. who added
kept cOw!"-Cardin Times.
Eleven men, members of the crew Of the Nor
wegian Antarctic expedition ship Catherine have
been rescued after having been cast away on one
y
far Off the track OF commerce They were found IN
good health, having subssted on penguns sea ele-
phants abatross eggs and food from the depot
placed there In 1880 Tho latter was not particularly
wholesome. but the men got used to II. One bottle
OF whskey which washed ashore was kent for
Christmas. They were short Of matches and used
only daily. and made every effort TO keep aebt
a lamp owing to the severe cold.
when I was at Harvard said DR.. William, u
Anderson. OF New York, In concluding brief al
dress. the boys had a little epigrRm with which
they used TO warnSspeakers not to be too proiy
II compared q speech to n wheel You know nr0.
fessor' they would say. the longer the spoke Che
greater the tire "-ChTistian Register.
In French country town a strange and pecu-
Harly useless collection is being put up for sale
says '"The London Telegraph It had taken The
owner. eccentric count, Just dead, years 20 get
it together. He spent the greater part os his Nfe
time buying specimens OF every known brand OF
cigar. Tho collection. numbering thousands OF
samples. all OF which have long since become un-
smokable is said to be weniCh complete Tho
value of the collection is estimated at $2Ooo
Reporter (whipping out HIS notebook)-Thers,s
one two things ia like to find out about ths
case now trial Do you--
Dignifled Party-I don't know anything sir I'm
of tho experts.-ChicagO Tribune.