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tered room on the top story where
he found his family. his father. tail
pompous-looking man, dressed all In
black, his mother. an an1iable but ex-
trenely fragile woman. and q small
brother ana sister. seated at the table
eating supper The room was very
sparse1y furnished. the only bright
spot in II was small ire in q rusty
CRATE. fanked by two bricks to prevent
burning too much fuel
There was q vacant place at the table
for Charles, and he sat down upon q
stood and ate asIfavenously as, though
he had not tasted food for months.
Meanwhile the tall man at the head of
the table talked solemnly to his wife
at the other end. using strange long
words which none of the children
could understand.
Supper over. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickens
(for that was their name) and the two
younger children sat before the tiny
FIRE and Mr.. Dickens talked pf how
he might raise enough money to pay
his debts, leave the prison, and, start
fresh in some new business. Charles
had heard these same plans from his
fathers lips thousand times before.
and he topk from the cupboard an old
book, which he had bought at a little
secondhand shop few days before, a
small tattered copy of don Quixote,"
and read 1t by the light Of q tallow
candle in the corner.
The lines soon blurred before the
boys tired eyes. and his head nodded.
ami he was fast asleep. 70 was aw-
akened by his fathers deep voice.
Thine to be leaving. Charles, my son.
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belief may be the more chance 1t has
to lodge itAelf definitely In the Orien-
tai mind as completely rational and
worthy of the highest respect. No
where is this fact more clearly appar-
emit than in matters of the healing art
DIR. Sander gave q simple Illustration.
=, A stone strikes some part OF the
body of an Oriental and ifiicts a wound
The train of IDEAS that this accident
would produce in his mind would run
something like this: The stone is the
cause of pain. the cause of the wound.
1t Is the principal origin of tine trou-
BILE. But the essence of every origin
is hidden. secret and therefore sacred.
The stone becomes an awe-tnspiring
fetch. The wound is neglected. The
fetch has to be protiated. This
simple illustration Is borne out and
supported by every day experiences
which medical men encounter in the
east. Another instance may be de-
rived from among the lower classes Of
the Greek population OF Constantine
pie. A child falls and cuts his head.
The Arst thought OF the parent Is to be-
sure not to wash ana to bind up the
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world are seven in number. These
are the Bible, the Eddas of the Scan
dinavians, the Chinese Five Kings"
the Koran of the Nah omrnetans, the
Tri Pitikes of the Buddhjsts. the We
daS of the Hindus and the Zendavesta
Of the Persians. And in legend We
have seven champions OF Christendom
st. George of England. st. Denis of
France, st. James of Spain, St. An
thony of Italy, st. Andrew of Scotland.
st. Patrick of Ireland st. David of
Wales. There were also the Seven
Wonders of the World. In addition to
these, to mention only few other in
stances. there are seven days In the
week, seven phases of the moon and
sven ages in the life Of man.
The figure nine consist of q trinity
OF trinities. There are nine planets.
and Milton speaks of mine embodied
spheres" or heavens. Dionysiua the
Areopagite maintained that the angels
were divided into nine orders; while
the number of the Beasts in the Book
Of Revelation. Is six hundred three
score and six, multiple OF nine, The
hydra whom Hercules slew had nine
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the all-healing power of such charms
especially to the blue beads, which are
supposed to be an unfailing panacea-
against every possible Ill. Less gem
eral is the belief in the east in the
baleful influence OF the planets Saturn
and Mars upon the constitution of the
human body. upon Its four cardinal
humors. blood, phlegfn. yellow bile and
black bile. These planets are constI-
cred by some orientals, especially in
the far south. as the unmistakable
sources of all sorts OF ailments. Woe
unto him who begins any work when
Saturn or Mars lie in the ascendant.
The Red Hot Iron "CuFe."
Among the terrible practices by
means OF which diseases. such as pneu-
monia or diplhtheria are believed by
the Oriental TO yield unvaryingly is
the application OF a redhot iron to the
abdomen of the bedridden patient. BY
this means the beastly influence"
which is supposed to have settled in
the diseased person is expected to be
expelled. On one or two occasions
DR.. Sander has seen traces OF this
barbarious mode OF treatment on the
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Magic Used AS Medicine

an emblem of vigor, typifying as Rus
kin says, "the flow and force OF life.'
Hence the belief Of the Oriental in
herited. no doubt. from the Greeks. in
the all conquerinR virtue and influence
Of occult and mysterious effiuvia
which are supposed to emanate con-
stantly from horses tomb.
The wearing OF a necklace of blue
beads or Of garlic as potent means
OF keeping away disease or OF ward
ing on the evil eye Is quite univer-
sal matter of sincere belief in the
whole OF Turkey. This superstition is
shared, as is well known by the lower
classes of many country in civilized
western Europe. There, however. 1t
is not so universal and fragrant as In
the Orient. There Is scarcely a house
in the Moslem. Greek and Armenian
districts of the population of Constan-
tinopIs which has not hanging above
its entrance door a collection of garlic
and scarcely a beast of toll which has
not attached to some part of 1t string
of blue beads. Among the uneducated
It IL impossible to and an individual
who does not pin his absolute faith to
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In the house. He seemed to believe
them himself: his eyes would grow far
You have not forgotten that my pecun-
larry situation prevents my choosing
the hour ct which shall close the
door cot my house. = Fortunately II 10
q predicament which trust will soon
be obyiated TO our mutual satisfao-
ton" ~
The small fellow stood up. shook
hands solemnly with his father. kiss
ed his mother, and took his way out
of the great prison. Open doors on
various landings gave him pictures
of many peculiar households; some
times he would stop as though to con-
slider some unusually puzzling face or
figure.
Into the night again he went. and
wound through dismal labyrinth of
dark and narrow streets of old London.
Sometimes a rough voice or an evil
face would brighten him, and he would
take to his heels and run as fast as
he could. when he passed the house
where he had asked for Mr.. Fagin
he chuckled to himself; he would not
have his friend know for worlds that
ais family's home was the Marshalsea
prison.
Even that room in the prison. how
ever, was more cheerful than the small
fell asleep for the second time that
night He'll slept on bed made on the
floor. but his slumber was no less deep
on that account.
The noise OF workmen In timber
when 1t seemed much too dark to be
was quickly dressed. making his break
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The little fellow who worked all
day long in the tumbledown old house
by the Thames pasting oil paper covers
on boxes Of blacking. fell Ill one af-
ternoon. One of the workmen. big
man named Bob Fagfn made him lie
down ON a pile OF straw In the corner
and placed blacking bottles filled with
hot water beside him to Keep him
warm. There he lay until It was time
for the men to stop work. and then
his friend Fagin, looking down upon
the small boy OF IL asked II he felt
able to 20 home The boy got up,
hooking SO big-eyed. white-cheeked and
thin that the man put HE arm about
his shoulder.
Never mind, Bob. / think I'm all
right now" said the boy. Don't you
wait for me; go on home"
you ain't ut to go alone. Charley.
I'm comm along with you"
" Deed I am, Bob, I'm feelin' as
spry as q cricket" The little fellow
threw back his shoulders and headed
for the stairs.
Fagin. however. insisted on keeping
him company: and so the two, the
shabbily-dreased understood youth.
ana the big strapping man came out
into the murky London twilight ana
took their way over the Blackfriars
bridge.
pastry shops. Charley. again" That's
what was the matter with you. take
it."
I'm trying to save. When 1 get my
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Even down to rather recent times
the mystic and <cabalistic numbers
seven and nine and their combinations
had their Influence with many persons,
and of all the digits they have ever re-
eeived the greatest attention, says The
London Globe. Seven has been fire.
ouently used indefinitely to signify
long time or a great many, while
nine is the superlative of superlatiyes
ia Eastern estimation. The strange
ana mystical significance OF the figure
seven has been marked in all relig-
ions and from the very earliest ages.
The number was always a holy one.
Thus there are sven days In Creation.
seven spirits before the Throne OF
God, seven graces seven cardinal vtr-
tues. and seven deadly sins; and the
Virgin had seven joys and seven sor-
rows. Then we nave In Scripture sew
en- churches of Asia, seven candle-
sticks, seven stars. seven trumpets.
seven horns, and the Lamb has seven
eyes: while there are seven divisions
OF the Lords Prayer. Curiosity enough,
zoo. the great sacred books Of the
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weeks money I put it away In bu-
reau drawer. wrapped In six little pa
per packages with . day OF the week
on each one. Then I know just how
much I've. got to live ON. and Sundays
don't count. Sometimes do get hum
CRY, thought. 90 hungry! Then look
In at the windows ana play being
rtch.'. 4ss
They crossed the bridge. the boys
big eyes seeming to take note of every
thing. the man. dulier witted. listening
to his clatter. Several timeos the boy
tried to say good night. but FaRin
would not be shaken on. I'm goin'
to see you to your door. Charley. lad"
he said each time.
At last they came into little street
near the Southwark bridge. The boy
stopped by the steps Of q house. Here
t's. Bob, good night. It was good Of
you to take the trouble for me-"
Good night, Charley"
The boy ran up the steps. and, as he
noticed that FaEin stopped. he pulled
the doorbell. Then the man went on
down the street. When the door op-
ened the boy asked II Mr.. Fagin lived
there. ami being told that he did not
said he must have made . mistake in
the house. Turning about he saw that
his fHiend siad disappeared around
a corner. With little smile of tri-
umph he made on in the other diree-
ton
The. door Of the .Marshalsea prison
stood open like a great black mouth.
The boy, tired with his long tramp,
was glad TO reach It ami run in. Climb
ing several long lights Of stairs The en-
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heads: there were nine muses. and
also nine gods by whom Lars Porgena
swore. The Styx encompassed the in
fernal regions in nine circles, and
there were nine rivers OF hell. accord
ing to classic mythology. There were,
too, the nine WORTHLESS OF whom Dryden
tells US in 'rhe Flower and the Lear:
Nine worthless were they called. Of
different rites
Three Jews, three pagans and three
Christian knights.'
These were Joshua, David and Judas
MaccabaeuS; Hector. Alexander and
Julius Caesar; Arthur, Charlemagne
and Godfrev of Bouillon.
Seven was called the medical num-
Der and the more usual climacterics
seem to have been septennial; perhaps
for astrological reafons. but more par
ticularly because Within such periods
mans body and mind were supposed
TO undergo some remarkable changes
with respect 70 health. life or fortune.
Indeed. II was believed that the con-
stitution Of man changed every seven
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take much interest in the small shabby
boy who looked just like any one OF
thousand other children OF the streets
In all the men at the factory IL wac
only the big. clumsy fellow named
Fagin who would stop to chat with
the lad. So II was that Charles was
forced to make friends with whofn-
ever he could people of any age or
condition, and was driven to spend
much of his spare time roaming about
reading stray books by a candle IN
the prison or In the little attic where
he slept. 1t was not a boyhood that
seemed to promise much.
In time the boy left the factory and
tried being q lawyers clerk. then a
reporter, and nd at last wrote q a., book e
people clamored for more. Then the
young man took note Of all the strange
types of people among whom he had
lived as boy, and those days Of
wonderful account because he could
write of such people and such scenes
as he remembered them. The little
maid Of all work became the March,
ioness in the "Ol6 Curiosity Shop"
Bob Fagin loaned his name to "Oliver
read the story OF the small boy who
had to fight his way through London
alone. Those days OF his boyhood had
given him a deep insight into human
nature, into the humor and1 paths OF
other peoples lives; and It was that
come in time one OF the greatest OF
all English writer's Charles Dickens
the beloved novelist of the Angio-
Saxon people.
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years and gthat during every septime
the whole of the solids and fluids Of
the body were periodically renewed
the old cast of and new matter
formed.
Infancy without teeth was said to
last seven months, and at seven years
Of age a child had left infancy; at
twice seven. or fourteen, he had at
tanned puberty. and at three times
seven. or twenty-one, he had reached
manhood. At Ave times seven. or thirty
1--WE. a man was considered to be at
the height OF his physical and. bodily
strength, and at seven times seven, or
forty-nlne, at the height Of his men
tai strngth, or intellectual powers. At
nine times seven. or stxty-three. he
was said to have arrived at the grand
climRterIc, and at the tenth return OF
the seventh year, or seventeen year
of age, the ordinary limit of life was
recl<oned to be reached.
As persons advanced in years the
more critical points were approached.
and the grand ciimateric was looked
forward to with considerable anxiety.
Forty-nine. or seven times seven. was
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An interesting lecture delivered rec
entity by DR.. David Sander at the resi-
dence of the American consul general
in Constantinople, dealt with the ORR
entail puperstitions which are met
with constantly by medical men prac-
ticing in the near past and which fire.
auently result in serious consequences
to persons suffering from injury or dis
ease who are treated by magical
methods as the result of such beliefs.
DIR. Sander considers that the NOrien-
tai mind Is so attracted by the super
natural that 1t Is unable to widen the
spiritual horizon and to look for natur-
al and reasonable interpretations of
material phenomena. 1t is q mind
completely unable to grasp the orderly
consequence of cause and effect which
is the basis of all scientific concep-
lions. Unframed and uninitiated In
to such methods OF rational associa-
lions, It pins its faith oftentimes un-
commonly strong and fierce. In all Its
crude savagery, to primitive incongrui-
ties of belief and magical formulae.
1t would almost seem that the more
homogeneous and ncomprehensible
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bodies OF helpless children OF very
tender age. Should the unhappy mar
tyr be brought by such ruthless artt-
ice to the brink of death no better
remedy is known than to send speedily
for a priest, who IL expected, for a
consideration OF course, to cure the
patient by mysterious and meaningless
tnvocations..
ThaumaturEy has potent influences
with the Orientars disposition: he
therefore despises simplicity and gives
credit and preference to the myster-
ious and the complex. Give him a coll
orless and tasteless medicine and his
faith in 1t. as well as his condolences In
the medical man, will at once be shaken
TT Is too plain. too artless to be Of
any use he Will think. But let the
prescription be several inches long:
let Il include a dozen. or even more.
different substances; let these substan-
ces be as rare as possible. as disgust
ing as possible. and tho oriental will
tAke them with fullest confidence ami
think wonders OF the physicians skill
and learning.
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activity because these fields are limit
less.
AS the trained, well developed body
Is alert, active, supple, enduring. mas
terfui, answering instantly the call Of
the will, so the trained mind is acute,
alive. vigorous. capable Of wonderful
combinations. It can analyze, dissect.
comprehend. understand. execute In q
way impossible to the unframed INTEL
lect.
Such mind in the healthy body
grapples with the intricate and DIM
cult problems OF commercial life and
brings success.
1t works with ease and power in the
learned professions. 1t makes delight
full and profitable the life Of the farm
er. II carries the mechanic from the
anvil and the lower wages to the COM
plicated and delicate machinery. with
its higher wages. bringing to him and
his family more Of the comforts and
Injuries and advantages OF life.
These illustrations are but few
among many.
The parent who wilifuliy negiects his
opportunity for the education Of his
child. who. Indifferent to parental obli-
cations, fails to take advantage OF the
opportunities now knocking at the
door OF every citizen. and sends his
child out to enter into competition
with the educated, trained mind. COM
mits crime against that child and
against society.
Equal Advantages.
The State that fails to provide for
to it's duty to society. Our children
must be educated so that they can en-
ter on actual life with equal advan-
tages to others. do not mean that
college or a university education
Is necessary to a successful life. / am
glad that II 10 not. What do mean
Is that our children should at least be
given all the advantages of a common
school education. That much. we are
certainly due to them. Less than
that should MOI be deemed the reason
able measure Of our duty. Some will
seek the higher walks Of learning. II
have fitted them to take upkard course.
Just as II will Mt and equip the great
mass OF our children for q higher and
better life In all the walks of society.
But there Is another training more
important. II possible, than the train
ing of the body and mind. 1t Is the
training of the moral and spiritual be-
ing of men. This should go hand in
hand with the other. I know of no
being In this world 80 dangerous to
society. as the vicious educated man
This power for evil Is multiplied by
his education.
The first and last duty to the child
Is to teach him his true relation to
God and to his fellowman--his duties
and obligations to society. He should
know that his powers OF body and mind
were not given him by his Creator,
and that they were not nurtured by
cost, for his own qualification nor for
his own personal success. as the pri-
mary objects, but for service; that he
will be wise and happy and blessed as
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sions, with a fowl, a ham. a leg OF
mutton and the necessary drinkables.
The departed Resurrectionist provides
by his will that this meal shall be laid
each fortnight 1t shall be given to
the poor and fresh meal laid" So far
the meal has been untouched, though
eerie rumors spread round the district
from time to time that in spirit form
the gentleman has appeared and has
enjoyed his meal. Curious stories are
told OF poor people to whom the ham
or the leg of mutton has been given
being awakened In the night by strange
rappings on their doors and windows
and even by demands in a grim voice
for a portion OF the food which had
been distributed. AS a consequence,
and probably for another sad reason,
II has come to be the practice to con-
sumo the food imme diately IL Is brought
home. 1t is the only way TO coun-
teract the envy OF the spirit. with
whom apparently hunger Is constantly
present
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TIE Parents saeFiHee.
Throughout our state parents are
sacrificing, that their children may be
educated; men and women are giving
for the support and endowment Of
schools and colleges; the State 10 year
ly expanding many hundreds OF thous-
ands OF dollars, In the maintenance OF
the public schools and the higher In
situations of learning of the State. and
the comfort and health Of the public.
In every county patriotic and public
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In school Improvement associations,
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tifying the grounds, the introauction
OF sanitary regulations and guarding
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an especial climactric. and eighty-one
or nine times nine, was one Of the
two grand climacterics. But the other,
the grand climacteric par excellence.
that special miltsone on the road OF
liEe," was sixty-three, because being
seven times nine and nine times seven,
II partook of the virtues of both num-
brs. According to Levinus Lemnius'
the eminent Dutch physician OF the
sixteepth century, It Is not encoun-
tered without heaps OF dangers"
Sickness in this year was especially
ferei, and in It, says MInsheh. many
worthy men died" Rantzaw terms 1t
heroicus, on the ground that 1t had
proved peculiarly fatal TO heroes