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OH

II is hard 10 spend quiet evening
IN some big cities. But when YOU are
~ Cincinnati YOU can always go t0
Helen Reed.
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The baser is not disposed To consider the demands OF
England as the basis OF peace Neither did Napoleon
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Open.
He talks too much. does Billy bar.
And shows his ignorance.
That's why We viii admit he has
An open countenance.
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Bony Part.

Smith imaglncs that he looks like
Napoleon" said Brown, can you sec
any resemblance
"Sure" replied Jones, His head re
ScmblcS a Bonapartc
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Miss Monroe Clubhouse lives a
Evansville, Ind.
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Luke McLuke Saws

Our Daily Special.
The Late Husband Gets The Devil
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'CiUKRM:LUKE; :L;
Ills COLUMN
@eyrigbf 1917
Open.

@cyri9hf 1877
Open.
He talks too much. does Billy Bar
And shows his ignorance
That's why we will admit he has
An open countenance,
Great.
"A man has to have great grandchil
dren before he can be grea, grand.
father, hasn't he?' asked the Boob.
He has, replied the Student.
But you'll have to admit that Presi-
dent Wilson is great grandfather
even II he hasn't any great grandchil
drcn,' insisted the Boob.
Mercy!
We know that the prevailing higl,
prices make the butchers over anxious
to get rid OF their stocks. Yet, some
how or lother, female shoppers are no,
a bit afraid TO pass the meat market
of Halter & Grabbcr in Canton. Ohio
Time!
II douldn't stand the knockings;
Hut II Is plain to see that they
Stlll wear clocks on their stockings,
Ouch!
The man who marricS certain
GAINESVILLE (Ohio) girl may never have
fuss with her But we are afraid
that on a few occasions he will haVs
to call her by her maiden name II
is Esther b. Still.
Nav Knows Few Things.
Will'e-Paw, what is an economist
Maw--An cconamst is a man who is
buying something for his wife. my son
Paw-lou get to bed, young man
Help
This novelist has made hit,
Though he's no puritan:
He isn't pious. I'll admit.
hut he's a writeous man.
Whoa!
John Curry and Mary Comb nav,
Just been married in CaSs county. Mi,
sour.
Oh!
II is hard 10 spend a quiet evening
IN some big cities. But when YOU are
~ Cincinnati YOU can always go It
Helen Reed.
Bony Part.
Smith imagincS that he looks lik,
Napoleon said Brown can you see
any resemblance -
"Sure," replied Jones. His head re
scmblcS a Bonapartc" "
Dye.
A woman likes to look her best.
She breads the marks that come from
cares;
And YOU viii flnd--thIs is no Jest
She'll die before shc'll have gray hairs
The Answer.
VIII l. Phiguer OF the Mark Mig
Co., GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has found the an
Swcr TO the Figure 1t Out" cafe din
ncr problem The proprietor will hav,
to buy his seven customers that din
ncr i'll Just 420 days.
Things to Worry About
a tea plant won't live more than iii
teen years.
Names Is Names.
Miss Monroe Clubhouse lives a
Evansville, Ind.
Our Daily Special.
The Late Husband Gets The Devil
Iuka Tuka C.y.
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Things to Worry About
Names Is Names.

A tea plant won't live more than iii
teen years.
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I)ye.

woman likes 10 hook her best
She breads the marks that come from
cares;
And YOU will flnd-thIs Ia no Jest
She'll die before shc'll have gray hairs
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Fifteen Years Ago.

Mr.. O. o. Ballard Of Houston, Texas.
as a member of the Daily Herald there.
is in the city, the guest Of Miss Louise
Hannum
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To spend time arguing with fool Is to pu, yourself in
IS clasS-Cheaso American
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viii | Phiguer. of the Mark Mig
Co, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has found the an
Swcr TO the Figure 1t Out" cafe din.
ncr problem. The proprietor will have
to buy his seven customers that din
ncr in Just 420 days.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-07-25
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backaehe, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales. Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pot. Of this place. writes: "Fiyo years
ago was taken with a pain in my
left side. 1t WAS right under my
left rib. II would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and oil down Into my back.
By that time the pain would be go
severe would have to take to bed,
and suffered usually about three days
~ suffered this way for three years.
and got to be mere skeleton and was
so weak could hardly stand alone
Was not nble to go anywhere and had
to let my house work so. II suffered
awful with pain in my back aud
had the headache NIL the time. Just
was unable TO do n thing. My life
was misery. my stomach got In an
awful condition, caused from taking
80 much medicine. l suffered so much
pain. had Just about given up all
hopes OF our getting anything TO help
the.
One day birthday Almanac was
thrown In my yard. After reading
Its testimonials decided to try Car
dui. and am so thankful that did,
for / began TO Improve when on the
second bottle. II am now we'll
woman and feeling flne and the curs
has been permanent for II has beeh
two years since my awful bad health.
] will always praise and recommend
Cardul." Try Cardui today. Z 70
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Girls Have Pretty Face
And Beautiful Complexion,

An Atlanta man makes new discovery
that makes an old face look years youms
.er. 1t Your skin is dark, brown, or GOV
cred wan irccklcS or blcmishcs, just us,.
u mile Cocotonc Skin Whitcner: IFS
made with coeoanu. oil and is perfectly
harmless y few days use will improve
your looks iuU% The worIou, skin
comes oil evenly, leaving no evidence of
the treatment, the new healthy under
SKIN appearing as a lovely new complex
Just ask your druggist FOR an ounce of
tocotone ska Whiiencr. and if hc will
not supply yoa send twenty live cents 10
ne Coco,onc Co, Atlanta. Ga, and they
WI send you box by return mail,
If your hair is hard to comb, is kmky.
happy and will never stay straight, just
use Coco.onc Hair Dressing and il will
become straight, long, soft, glossy aud
beautiful in few days mail orders filed,
poe for large box adv.
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Il. q. Truitt, bankrupt
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

Western District of Virginia. S:
On this 18th day OF July 4. -
1917, on reading the foregoing petition il
is Ordered by the Court that a hearing be
Ind upon the same ON the 2ith day OF
August, y. d., 1919, before said Court
at Zig stone Gap in said District, at ~
o'clock in the forenoon; and that notice
thereof be published ia tho Zig Stone
Gap Post, newspaper printed in said
District, and that AL known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear AT
said time and place and show cause. If
any they have, why the prayer OF said
petitioner should not be granted
And il is further ordered by the Court,
thai ;i,o Clerk shall send by mail To ali
known creditors copies of said petition
aud this order, addressed to them at their
places of residence AS stated
Seal of the Court
Foregoing are true copies OF the Petit.
ton of bankrupt for Discharge aud OF
the Order of Notice thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of III,
Conr; this 18th day of July, 1917
Louis II Price, Clorl.
Per 9. G. Cochran. ID. g.
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TRY 1T! SUBSTITUTE FOR
NASTY CALOMEL
Starts Your Liver Without
Making You Sick and Can
MOI Saliyate.

Every druggist in lown-your
druggist and everybody's drug.
gist has noticed n great falling
of in the sale of calomel. They
all give the same reason. bod.
sons Liver Tone is taking It's
place,
"Calomel is dangerous and
people know it, while Dodson' :
Liver Tone is perfectly SAT and
gives better results" sud a
prominent local druggist. bod
sons Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist
who sells it, y large bottl,
costs 80 cents, and if il fails tc
give easy relief in every case OF
livcr slnggishpcss and constipa.
ton, You have only to usk for
your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is II
plensnnt-;asting, purely vege.
table remedy, harmless to both
children and adults. Take n
spoonful at night and wake IN
feeling fine;no biliousnesS, sick
headache, acid stomach or con.
supatcd bowels. 1t doesn't
grippe or cause Inconvenience,
all the next day like violent
calomcl. Take Il dose of Gallo.
mel today and tomorrow YOU
VIII feel weak, sick and mnu.
seated. Don't lose n DAVIS
work Take Dodson't Liver
Tone instead and feel fine, full
.ol vlgor and ambition. adv.
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Take Ordinary Iron Instead
OF Alcohol Preparations
Alcohol Injuries Stomach Nerves Digestion Kidneys and
Bladder, Proprietary Remedies OF Ten Contains
Alcohol. Only Temporary Effects.
Natural Non Alcohol Iron, Known Acid Iron Mineral
Sold BY All Good Druggists.

The moment that the stom-
ach, digestion, appetite, energy,
sleep or nerves become slightly
derangcd or disordcrcd, due 10
our present day method of liv-
ing and tho tension and strain
of war and excitement. we
should assist nature back to
normal again by giving the
system iron in sufficient quaint
ties To mako up for the de.
iicicncy. Iron clcnnses and
purifios the blood.
In a natural form, bottled by
the Fcrrodiuc Chemical Corp,
iron in three forms together
with calcium, sodium, potas-
stun, magnesium and sulphric
acid, liz now prepared and sold
in convenient sized bottles for
home Use, highly concentrated
md economical. To secure
this splendid non-alcoholic
natural iron, ask your nearest
druggist for Acid Iron Mineral
which comes in fifty cents and
dollar size bottles.
Highly concentrated and
economical, this natural non
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coupled with urgent requests 10
the board to prevail upon phys
iciuns To take up practice III the
neglected districts. 1t is reason.
ed that in many other districts,
probably, physicians have so
recently left that the need is
not yet fully appreciated.
Ono instance has been report
ed to the board, and announc-
ed through She press, in which
two patients suffering from ty-
phoid could not have adequate
medical attention owing to the
lack of physicians. The only
doctor who could be counted
upon to visit these cases, when
needed, became ovcrworkcd be
cause OF the many calls upon
him and fell sick. 'rhereupon,
the patients had to shift for
themselves
Tie State Board of Health
does not believe that this short
age can be relieved during the
war. especially ns it is cstima-
ted that $4,000 of the available
10000 physicians in tho Unit
ed States will he needed for ser
vice abroad. Consequently the
board is urging the public to
take steps necessary To prevent
sickness which might other.
wise have to 90 without mehi-
cal attention.
At the same time, the board
is very anxious TO communicate
with competent physicians who
may wise to take up practice or
to change their present location.
Upon application by any such
physician, they will be supplied
with n list Of the places in Nir-
ginin whore physicians nrc re.
ported To be needed.
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NeedOfDoctors
Thirty-seycn Districts In
State Report They Lack
Physicians TO Care
for Sick.

Richmond, Va, July 20
Enliatmcnts in tho army and
navy by Virginia physicians
during the last few weeks have
more than offset the recent
graluations from the medical
schools and have left ut least
thirty-scven districts in Vir-
ginia without sufficient physi.
cians to care for the sick.
In the Judgment of the State
Board Of Health, which today
gave publicity to these figures,
the need is probably greater
and moro acute than avail
able statistics indicate. Such
reports as have come to tho
board have been frcm individu.
als and have usually been
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-07-25
Ocean View
Man Prais-
ed Tanlac
Was All In Before Taking
Tanlac and He Says | Am
Feeling Fine Now and
Must Give Tanlac
the Credit.

81 suffered from Indigestion
and nervousness, also loss of
appetite. felt drowsy after
eating when did force down
food, us had no appetite aud
suffered from nervousness
winch caused restless nights. |
bought Tanlac because nll Of
Norfolk praise it so highly.
Since taking Tanlac | am glad
TO say | am feeling fine and
have All enormous appetite, en-
JnNing every meal aud do not
huiler with indigestion any
more; nervousness all gone and
sleep just fine. was about all
IN before taking Tanlac and
now | am feeling fine and must
give Tanlac the credit, am glad
10 recommend it to my
friends, declared G. S Bell,
Ii. i, ID, No. !, Norfolk. Va.
When indigestion attacks
you, food does you little good
the whole system Stacks M, the
appetite lags along with the
rest, the nerves 20 wrong, sleep
won I come, energy forsakes
you, the blood becomes impov-
erishcd, the kidneys aud liver
get ssuggish and the fact is
You are bound to feel badly
pretty much all over, For this
trouble Tanluc has been recon-
mended by thousands and ev
eryone 80 troubled should get II
bottle at once and give it II
trial. II can be secured here nj
the Mutual Drug Company, and
at Cox Bros, Dryden, Va
adv.
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Radford Nor
NAL Notes.

The Second Term of the sum
mer Quarter will open July %
with Il larger attendance than
Mt any previous year in the
Second Term, which will run
for sly weeks, The Normal
School at Radford utilizrs the
large school plant for twelve
months in tho year. The Sum
mer Quarter arrangements
makes it possible for many
young women 10 secure a sound
education who would otherwise
be unable to enter any higher
educational institution.
On July 81 and IS DR.. j. L.
Mcconnell will attend meet
ing OF tile representatives of
State Colleges for Women TO be
held ut Peabody College, Nash
vile, Tennessee, for the or.
ganization of State Colleges
and Normal Schools in the
South.
The Home Demonstration
Work for the benefit of High
School girls and other young
women will TO conducted at the
Normal ut Radford from July
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Southern Railway System
Condensed Time Card
EASTERN TIME

No. /, Daily; Nv. Mountain CIV
m; Elizabethton s:S5 wv,
Bristol 8 80 n. IN. Nv, Brio,ni' a. AZ
am. Gate City ll:l5 a ~ iVM
bert Yard IL 80 a. m Conn,at Al.
No. 3 at Albert Yard for An,.,S With
no. Daily Lv. st. Charles 7:ija "
Appalachia $50 a. M; Gate a.,
lo;il a. M, Moccasin Gan Ia W
m. Ar. Bristol 1905 Noon g.
meets at Moccasin Gap with ~ "a
from Bulls Gap. ~"
No. 3, Daily: Nv. Bulls Gan s.l,,
Moccasin Gap 1915; Gate Civ ,a ~:
a M; Big Stone Gap l2:is y 'V,'e
Ar. Appalachia 100 p. m. T. :"
No. 4, Daily: LIZ. Appalachia m +,
zig Stone Gap 80 p. IN. iu"..
Yard 300 y. M; Gate Civ ala !,
M; Ar. Bulls Gap 800 D. m. az T.
meets at y lbert Yard with No = Va
Bristol and Mountain CITY II"
No. ., haily: l.v Bristol b:Ol u =,
Gate City $3.50 y. m. Big S,o,n a.,
SIZE y. M; Appalachia sos n P
Ar: 81. Charles D:i5 u. IN. '
No q, Daily lv Albert Yard glo =,
m; Gate City 3:20 y: m. Ar Bri,pi
l:i0 p, m; l.v. Bristol 5.lO n
Elizabcthton 6O5 p. m: a. No"n
tain City $40 u. IN.
No. ., Daily, except Sunday: Ly. Ran,
Gap li:io =. IN. Ar l,ogersylile
l2:05 y. m. ''''
No. 10, Daily. except Sunday: Iy Ros
ersyille 500 a. m. Ar llulls ta,.
9i0a. III. F
No. II, Daily, except Sunday I.y. RIM.
zap 600 p, m; Ar. Rogcrsyills N
! III.
No, IL, Daily, except SUNDAY ~ Rog
ersSiiie $50 y. M; Ar Iinlls Gup
4:lOp. IN. IVY
W. L. ALLEN, D.P.A,
Bristol, Y,
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alcoholic iron contains no nj.
cohol aud i'd non injurious TO
the stomach, digestion. bowels
aud teeth. Alcohol itmust be
remembered Injuries tho teeth,
stomach aud nerves, causes
damage to the kidneys, and
should not be taken by anyone
suffering desperately with their
stomach, kidneys liver or blad-
der. 1t has but temporary
effect upon the digestion with
reaction later on.
Note carefully in buying iron
preparations whctheror not the
preparation offered YOU con
tains alcohol or not. The gov
erninent forces all preparatory
remedies to be SO labeled for
the protection of the public.
Acid Iron Mineral, free Of al
cohol and pure ns the ripping
brook. not only possesses II
huge percentage of iron in three
forms, but also has elements Of
wonderful medicine value in
tho treatment of stomach
blood, liver aud kidney com,
plants. adv.
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DR.. Frederic jacobson says, 1870 oil
women need Phosphales 10 give
them Strong. Healing, rounded
figure snd TO avoid Nervous
break down. Thousands Of
women grow strong in
Natures way.
CONSIDER the Lilies Of The Field, How
They Grow."

The life of the lily is but rcw weeks
Or months The life of man is ''thrco
score years and ten. Hut to live ones
life In its fulincss. women like the lily,
must be- nourishcd by those same vital
elements which nature provides Tor nour-
ishing every living thing and these in
clude the valuable phosphate 50 often
lacking in the usual food we eat Today
Argo-P phosphate is rich ia these wonder
fnl elements. II contaiEs them in con
ccn,ratcd tablet form Which is easy 80
take aud quickly assimulnicd and absorb
I'd into the system, aud from youth To
old age, builds and rcbuilds body and
brain in beautiful harmoncy with Ma
lures perfect plan That's why Argo
Phosphate makes good solid flesh and
muscles
SPECIAL NOTICE: Argo- Phosphate
contains the Natural phosphntcs which
thousands of physicians are prescribing
daily to build up thin. pale, colorlcss
women to give them rosy cheeks, red
lips, and beautiful complexion. Many
eases have been reported where women
have Increased their weight from u To -
pounds with a few weeks thcatmont. and
any woman who desires a well rounded
and developed form. shUmld secure from
hor druggist, this new drug which is i'm.
expensive and is dispensed by any reliable
druggist with or without a doctors pre-
scrlpiion. II yom druggist will not sup.
ply you, send + 90 to- the Argo T.abora-
tories. 10 Forsyth St, Atlanta, Ga. and
they VIII send you two weeks treatment
by rntuIn mail.--adv.
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NSS71lN ROrloIksasVgestctP
Schedule in Effect


Nov. ~, 1911.
LEAVE NORTON, VA. G:i5a. IN. anl
aud ESQ T. IN. for lIluciicld and ii,
tcrmcdiatc stations. parlor Gar on
230 u. IN. train. Connection at Hue
field with Trains East aud West
Pullman Slccpcrs, Dining Cars
LEAVE BRlSTOL,VA Daily. G.i5Am
for East Radiord, Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Petersburg, Richmond aui
Norfolk. Pullman rarlor Gar IL
Richmond Roanokcto lIagerstown
Pnllmam sleeper lIagerstown to NeN
York.
300 T. IN. for Norfolk and intermediate
points, Pullman Slcepcrs to Norldlk
l:32 r. M and { 90 u. M (Iimtcd) SolM
trains with pullman shoppers To VAST
ingion, Baltimore, Philadelphia Ani
New York via I.ynchburg. hoes noi
make local stops.
1881 ~ daily for all points beiS,el
Bristol and l.ynchburg. Connects,
Walton at $40 p. m With the Lli
cago Express FOR all points west ahj
northwest.
w. G. SAuSnElIs, G.. =. A
w B BkviiI.,
Pass Tn.f Mgi.,
lioAnckrN
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In the matter of
K G 'l'ruiit
Eankrllnt.

10 the Honorable Henry G. Mcdowell.
Judge of the District Court OF the
United States for the Western District
of Virginia;
Il. c Truitt, of Appalachia. in the
County of Wise aud state of Virginia,
IN said District, respectfully represents
that on the 18th day Of July last
past he was duly adiudgcd Bankrupt
under the Acts of Congress relating TO
bankruptcy that he has duly surrendered
all his property aud rights Of property
and has fully complied with all the re-
qnircmcnis of said Acts and of the orders
.oi the Court touching his Bankruptcy
Wherefore hc prays that he may be-
dccrced by the Court to have full dis
charge from all debts pmyablo against
his estate under said Bankrupt Acts
except such debts as are excepted by law
from such discharge
Dated this Both day of July A.
ID. 1871
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80 to August 3. The young
women attending the demon
stration will be entertained in
the Normal School at Il very
small charge, Several leaders
in the various phases of Home
Demonstration Work will be
present. The courses will be
valuable not alone for High
School girls and young women
but for actual housekeepers and
homemakers.
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Red Cross
Membership

Membership in The American
Red Cross Society, which in
wolves no fixed obligation, al
though it implies loyalty to the
Red Cross aud such help as
the members Gun give, is dis
tinct from enrolment in special
forms of service, such, for
instance, as the Nursing Ser
vice. 1t is of six classes, all of
which, except annual member
ship, include subscription to the
Red Cross Magazine. In other
respects the privileges arc the
same:
Class OF Membership:
Annual, 81 90 per year.
Subscribing, 81 90 per year.
Contributing, IS 90 per year.
Sustaining, $1,000 per year.
Life, S25 90 one payment.
Patron, 10000 one payment.
The following persons have
been enrolled as members Of the
Big Stone Gap Chapter:
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Subscribing Membership:
Miss Mary Conner
Miss Margio White
L. w. Jordan
Life Membership:
Otis NIouscr

1t is requested that all per-
sons who nave not paid their
membership fee, and any one
who desires To join the Society
make check payable To The
American Red Cross and mail
to l.. Il. Winston, Treasurer,
Big Stone Gap Chapter.
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Old newspapers for sale at
this Office.
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BANKRUPT'S PETITION
FOR DISCHARGE.

In the District Court of the United
States Tor the Western District of Viz
ginia
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-30
Men Of Science,

Men of science faFm, as it were, al
organized army laborlng on behalf OF
he whole nation. and generally under
is direction, and at itG expense, tC
augment the stock Of such knowledge
rs may serve to promote industrial
enterprise, to increase wealth, to adorr
life, to improve political and social re
ations and to further the moral devel
)pment of individual citizens. After
the immediate practical results Of
heir work we forbear to inquire; that
we leave &c the instructed. We are
convinced that whatever contributes
to the knowledge of the iprsss of ma.
'ure or the powers of the human mind
Is worth eherishing, and may, in It's
own due time, bear practical fruit. very
often where we should least have ex.
pected It. --HelmholtS