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law as was nsed under the present
law, so that a man would not be ex.
empted simply because he is married.
II you exempt all the married men
(of the older group you might get
only 100000. but, Of course, under
this rule you would not exempt them
ALL"
1t is discouraging to find the doc.
tors disagreeing almost before the
patient has been examined. But.
after all. the case Is largely in the
hands of DR.. WILSON, for the law
reads that all male persons between
the ages Of 1S and As, both inclu.
sive, shall be subject to registration"
but hastens to add, "in accordance
with regulations to be prescribed by
the President"
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LOUIS THE SELF BARBER.
He Cuts His Hair and Beard 10 Suit Q
Thousand Moods.

To THE EpIroR or the SuN-Sir: Let
the BARRIERS strike let 40 cents be their
charge. personally reck not, because
I have not used their services for over
twelve years. Pray listen:
Twelve years ago. in spite of pa
tronizing the great hotel barber shops.
the inability Of the BARRIERS to cut my
hair as wished it-just right, you
know-angered me to such q pitch that
1 suddenly said to myself Be your own
barber. or course this was a mere in
tention OF mine. Therefore / still fire.
quented the tonsorial parlors Observ-
Ing that the first class hotel shops were
hopeless. l tried a shop on a prominent
street. One day the head barber took
1t into his mind to use the clippers No,
cried; but 1t was too late. He was
digging them in my neck. Sapristi! was
all ] could utter. When l got home
my CONSERVATION grew as. while gazing
into the mirror. l perceived a violent
rash spreading. II took four days to
heal. This was too much for me. Now
l shall cut my own hair" And / did,
and have all these years
1t had taken only two weeks OF self
experimenting. after that I was able TO
cut my hair as perfectly as any barber
can. In fact. the cut was to my taste
either short or a la musician or In q
stylish manner. No rash. no sudden
scissor scratches. nothing annoying such
as every one experiences in the best of
barber shops. No tips. no charges to
pay any more. Just revelling in your
own expert hair cutting.
The best part OF II Ia the fact that
no one passed a sighting remark. In
stead. many have asked me: who is
your barber7 Why, he cuts II admir-
ably. must go to him"
The reason gave up shaving Is more
grewsome. I used to shave myself. In
dolence on my part induced me to let
a byber do II. Now comes the Poe
tale OF 1t. Every time the razor ran
across my throat an Involuntary sense
Of horror seized me. and felt the razor
cut my Adams apple in two! No more
lying down in a BARRIERS chair for me!
cut and trim my beard any style
I care to: pointed. roundish. short. full
at the sides. This let's me appear old,
young. raklsh and sedate. &c. just to
suit my different moods. A barber could
not do that
All in all, 1t will be conceded that out
OF our hundred million citizens there are
no more than a million who can cut
their own hair as a barber does It and
trim their boards in ten different styles,
all by their own selves!
LOUIS NJ ErLsHEMIus,
Supreme Spirit of the Spheres.
NEw York, August 81.
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A CLASSIC DISTORTED,
IL Was the Irishman who Spoke Last
and He Said "Nayther."

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Str While
spondent George Gilbert in SATURDAYS
SUN has made 4 sensible contribution
20 the discussion OF Latin pronunciation
II Is to be regretted that h. soueH, 70
elucidate one of his points with s''r!
in reference to the pronunciation A"
either" For. as he told IT., there was
not the slightest suspicion of d Joke ana
hence 1t failed of its purpose. Also
was a matter OF surprise 10 me l'''
Tue Sun, which seems to Ne fam.'''
with stories dating back Ia On" r'E'
OF Brian Roru, did not revise NJ. '''
bert's story 50 as to accord with u.s. ''.-'
inal form.
II was not the word "eith"J t"' "''
in dispute. but the word 'rc'hr' -
Englishman maintained /, "N- iF'
nounCed "neethcr' and S'ut''"at ..''
tended it was "neyethcr," and wien d.
lrishman was asked TO decd" "'.'a ~
tho two recommendations was G!''.' J"
replied. "Nayther."
Mr.. Gilbert's version reminds NE Va
another story. A noted wit ~ d'."'.
on a certain occasion held W q 'A'""
wishbone to his fellow diners AZ '''
ing IL In two pieces asked, "Nh', -
nous General in history does ii''
mind you OFF" and when they h1I t''"
It up, he said. "Boneapar'." S'"' .
after one of these guests wa H''''
dinner with another company H.' III"
kc.' was again served Takiug un "'
bone and breaking It in two, hn t.''',
What famous General in h.Nilt ',
that remind you OF" and wen ,N
guests gave 1t UP he said, Napoleon
SEA CLIFF. August 81. J. L. -
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The Waste OF Water on the Stately
Lawns Of Flatbush.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir:
notice in your issue OF this date a let
ter signed Conservation" condemning
the waste OF water through leaky fau-
Gets. While entirely agreeing with all
he says. may l point out that It Is very
futile when one observes the hose propped
on Its reel. playing on small or large
lawns for an entire evening at a stretch
and often the entire afternoon as well.
could point to at least half dozen
such cases within my immediate pur-
view.
The law in regard to permits for hose
should be strictly enforced and inspec-
tors sent around to observe violations.
BROOKLYN, August 81. FLArBusH.
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The Oder Group Draft Registrants.

General CRowDER's estimate that
100000 men between the ages OF
is and II will be raised under the
new selective draft. but only 10000
between the ages Of 80 and As, has
been questioned in both House and
Senate. Chairman DENT in the
House stated that General CRowDER's
estimate as to The number of selec-
tons from the older group regis
trants gave deferred classification to
all married men.
In the Senate Mr.. CUMMINs "felt
a little encouragement upon exami'
nation Of the Crowder report. I be.
leve that great many more men
will be found lin the older group)
to enter the military service"
Senator WADswoRTH agreed with
Senator CUMMINs that General
CRowDER's estimate was too low
He gave as the basis of his opinion
his belief "that thousands and thou,
sands Of married men whose business
has been pretty thoroughly estab'
llshed, while their families are in
a sense dependent upon them and
their Efforts nevertheless will be
able to leave and go into the army
and their business be managed In
some such way as to get along dur
ing the war. 1t is possible that the
Provost Marshal General, In making
his estimate, does not include any
such men as potential soldiers"
Senator KELLOGG thought that Gen
eral CRowDER erred, possibly, in bas
ing his estimate on the number OF
men he will receive between tn,
ages of 80 and As ION the percentage
Of married men excused between q
and 81" In that case, If Senator
WApswoRTH's opinion Is justified by
events, the Crowder estimate will b,
upset.
The Provost Marshal General II
his testimony before the committees
did not give n basis for his estimate
but he certainly does not seem to bt
wholly In accord with the intention,
Of the Secretary of War as state,
before the House Committee. Chair
man DENT told the House that Secre
tary BAKER proposed TO use tn
same exemption rule under the ne,
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WALTER HINES PAGE, the condition OF
whose health has compelled his resig-
nation as Ambassador to Great Britain,
has spent more than five busy years
Of his useful life at this important
diplomatic post. Even when happily
placed in a land so close in spirit to
America as England has been since
the war began. the Ambassadors du-
ties must have been wearing. particu-
larry in those waiting years when the
United States wore the badge OF neu-
trality over a heart already at war
with Germany. Whoever succeeds
Mr.. PAGE will still have a mans full
job to do. but the brunt OF the hardest
years has been borne by the quiet gen.
tleman from Garden City.
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Battle Cries Of Freedom.

En- avant!" cried the Frenchman,
As through tho wire and mire,
And spray OF kissing bullets,
And streams OF liquid IRE
He charged toward tho trenches
Where lay the waiting Hun.
EN- avant for the lilies
TIL victory 10 won.'
Hold fastl- exclaimed the Briton,
And nursed . shattered thumb.
Hold fast you bioomin' Tommiss
Until the beSgars come.
With lead and Atsei a-plenty
We're here TO meet the shock.
And let than break In fragments
On Englands walls OF rock"
The Yankee. lean, unshaven.
A private OF the line.
His Redeemed bayonet pointing
Toward the castled Rhine,
Ignoring shells and gases
Lsaped on across the dead.
And shouted to his comradsss
Hey. fellers! 80 Ahsadr'
NINA IsuNs.
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HEALTH AND THE CLOCK.
The Effect Of the Extra Daylight
Hour on the Human Animal.

To THE EpIroR oy The SuN-Sf: BY
reprinting an extract from Fuel Facts
published by the Food Administration
relative to daylight saving. you have
given your readers plenty OF food for
thought And It should be good. whole
some food. for the country has been
healthier and weather. since the hands
Of the clock were moved forward one
hour on March 81 last.
But since October ~ next Is tho date
on which the clocks Of the country are
supposed to be moved back one hour
according to an act of Congress, al
though there is nothing which can COM
pei persons to refrain from using the
extra hour of daylight after that date
IL they feel SO disposed. now ia favor
able time, with but two months remain
ing before the date set for moving back
the hand arrives, to consider Just how
much good has been derived from the
act OF setting the clocks ahead to gel
the beneit Of an extra hour of daylight.
Leaving aside the very important con-
sideration OF how much coal has been
, saved by using an extra hour Of day
light. let us consider the matter from
the angle Of how much benefit has &C
crued to the health of the country In
general. Are the people OF the United
States healthier than they were In the
| summers of years when the extra hour
Of daylight was not taken advantage of?
That is the main consideration. 1t
isn't necessary to delve into figures to
arrive at a conclusion. Nature fur
| nishes the answer. We have evidence OF
the remarkable invigorating influences
Of daylight and sunlight on every side.
The flowers. the shrubs. the trees. in
fact, all nature depends upon the sun
for it's very existence. And isn't II
reasonable to believe that the human
body gains tremendously when It gets
the chance to be UP and doing an ex-
ira hour in the daylight and sunlight?
Just consider the eyes alone; think OF
the beneft they receive by being used
one extra hour In the daylight and one
hour less in artificial light. The bene-
Ats to the whole human system are too
many to be enumerated here.
Therefore, 1t is a question whether
| many persons will set their clocks back
when October 81 arrives. OF course, for
business purposes the setting back will
be necessary, but for social purposes II
won't be necessary and many persons
will take advantage Of the extra hour
all year round. A. 3.
Nxw YORK, August 27.
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man certainly called It a whale. But
1t IL Of little consequence. shall
abandon the trade, notwithstanding
the fine amusement It affords"
Baron SrEuBEN was lover Of lib
erty, a fine soldier and a kind hearted
gentleman. Nothing that the Prus-
slams Of Potsdam can do with his
statue will detract one jot or little
from the honor in which his name
will always be held In the United
States Of America.
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Can It Be Possible That Human
Frailty stu Remains!

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-S6:
have just returned from my vacation
in the Catskills. There was quite a
crowd at the hotel where l boarded.
The men were real men, but the women
we'll. 1 want to tell you something.
They sat on the veranda most all tho
time knitting and knocking. I should
think that women who would knit would
know enough not to knock. But they
knocked all right. And the old ones
were worse than the young ones. Say.
II was something fierce Down the road
there was another hotel. and there was
another bunch Of women there knocking
us. l suppose. Helgh no! MAY.
NEW YORK. August 81.
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The Ansble Advance Agent In North
Dakota,

From the Seohe Chronotype.
r. G. Barnum made the Chvonotvpe Of
fce an extended call yesterday afternoon.
He wrote an ad for the East Lynne"
company, which appears At the Opera
House next Wednesday evening; told us
to call up Deacon wardwsil at Pembina
and get some expert opinion on the mer-
Its OF his show, (which we did, the deacon
assuring us that It was the best produce
tion OF the old favorits that ne had seen
since one time before the Mexican war)
enthusiastically volunteered his services
as motive power to print this edition OF
the Chronotppe. which services were al
enthusiastically accepted; In fact. Mr..
Barnum-note the name--made himself
generally useful. and wound up the sc-
tivities OF the day by attending the dance
at the Opera House In the evening.
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CHARLOTTE TEMPLE.
Did Her Novellst's Biographer Wrong
Captain John Montresori

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: In
reply to the article printed in THE SUN
on August IS, relating to Charlotte
Temple. / am enclosing herewith a COM
munication from my brother, the late
William Kelby. and signed NJ. (Minto)
which was printed in THE SUN Of May
10. 1891.
ROBERT II. KELLEY,
Librarian. New York Historical So
ciety.
NEW YORK, August 81.
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Germany has given to Spain a
promise Of the future good conduct of
her submarines. 1t Is q regular Ger
man promise, not to be broken In less
than twenty-four hours after It is
made. except for good German rea-
sons.
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The Young Gods Are Safe.

to hold out a congratulatory hand to
the youngsters Of Boston. After a
long controversy with the City
Fathers, they have won their case
and are to be allowed to undress on
the shore as they please, and swim in
the pond on the Boston Common.
SO far as boys are concerned, some
thing that was worth while went out
Of our life when bathing suits came
In. From the days of the old swim
min hole, with shirt and trousers on
the bank. to the city pool and sticky
tights, Is n long measure. Is 1t a
measure of progress? Boston seems
to doubt 1t.
The generation that Is old enough
to remember the creek back of the
pasture harbors real pity for the
young swimmers Of to-day. Where is
the eagerness that would not wait for
undressing on the bank, but must
needs begin unbuttoning long before
the creek hove In sight, that the
urchin might be ready to shed every
thing at one pull and be the first in?
The suggestion Of bathing suit at
that moment would have won a duck
Ing for the innovation.
Those hot and tousle headed young
sters have grown cooler and bald
now; their sons have been forced into
another model-and bathing suits.
They must not run to the water. lest
they be overheated on arrival. They
must not be in such hurry as to for
get the sanitary shower before enter
ing the rool. lest they endanger the
general salth. And--last of blghts-
they must cover their slim, young bod
les with ugly authorizations In wool.
Those who have read the literature
Of swimming will be glad that the
day of these oppressors of boyhood
was delayed long enough for us to get
some fine poetry from the naked boy.
Had their power come earlier the
worlds store Of beauty might have
been much less. Does the Boston de-
cision augur a return to better days,
and a revival in this department of
letters? ALFRED MOVES. himself
great swimmer, has made a consid.
cradle contribution. RUPERr BROOKE
thrilled to it as he did to everything
that was at once beautiful and ting
ling with vitality. Swimmers into
clcanness leapIng" was not written
about figures thrust into colored and
crinkly clothes.
80 that his cool flesh sparkled. and his
Blazed like a crown above the naked
lad"
wrote RICHARD MIDDLETON on 1.-THE
Bathing Boy" whom he calls 1.-THE
little god that dived us he watched
him, and
". rose again. a laughing. chok-
ing boy
1t may be that some. small visloned,
would be willing to do without that
kind of poetry, for the sake of that
sort of modesty which requires "a
little god TO cover his "cool flesh"
with jersey. These same moralists,
no doubt, think of LEANDER MS wear
ing parti-colored tights and shirt as
he leaped into the Hellespont, and of
HERO waiting on the other side in
stockings, skirt and blouse.
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German efficiency has produced a
retreat specialist" and may now find
1t expedient to create a defeat ex-
pert" who can sugar coat the depress-
ing news with optimism.
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Horrible Example,

Samson pointed to the results.
THE nifty cent hair cut drove me to try
home talent" he walled.
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Unfashionable.

The last rose OF summer
10 blooming alone.
A mare non-sssentisl
which no one will ova.
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The Gospel Of tho Clean Plate.

Lazarus was fed by the crumbs
IT hope to goodness the old sssxsr
won't take to Hooverixing." he cried
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There Is no soap m Bohemsa.-A
traveller from Pro0us.
An old Islander comes true.
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The subways and liquor are to he
the issues in the State campaign. An
Fl" and ID. T. year.
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London once, 40-43 Fleet street.
Paris once. 0 Rue de la Michodiere. on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Warrington othce, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn Office. Room 202, Eagle Build
ing, 400 Warrington street.
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~ our friends rAo tdror Ne 'cith mdna
scripts dHd Uiusfrafions for publications vtsi
10 haze rejected articles returned fhet musi
In oil cases send stamps for fhot purpose.
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900
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THE EVENING SUN, Per Month. 80
THE EVENING sun, Per Year. 49,. 800
THE EVENING SUNtForeign). Per Mo. l.So
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AMERICAN PRISONER OF GERMANS
KICKED AND STARVED BY CAPTORS

All the way through at them Dutch
men
Tho ncNt time is Donahuo's OFF,
ciul statement. that get q chance
80 n OF them nutchmcn I'll rough
house him. Get me-
40 changes whatever hnvc been
made bN me IN ponahuc's statement
rs taken down by the stcnoEraphcr.
II * too mprchensiVc aud direct Ia
be intorfercd with. The attention of
the readcr is directed, however, TO
three features;
The FIRST is the brutality tho Ger
mans manifested toward q helpless
prisoner. n WIS tht sort Of contempt
ible. mean, petty brutality That leads
sDI'e men to kick children.
The second is the removed evidence
OF the utter contempt the German has
foi % agreement To which me- is "a
party. m that prisoners arc worked
Smear the ron lines, contrary 10 con
Nrntiou. This national habit ct prom
ise,hrcukinE should be horne iu mind
whom the German begins 10 ask for
pcitrs 'CTms
The third is tho fact that tho Ger
mans are Tar from the starvation
point
How a Prisoner Wa Treated.
Let ua take mp the statement OF
James \. Domaine, private in tho
SiNty-p,Ncnth vompunk of a certain
battalion Of q certain famous. but Tor
the present anonymous organization.
as taken verbatim hy the official ste
nogrp phcrt
II went down in the woods and
Joined m, command. whut there was
lcft OF a. They were an split up and
missed up I heard "a whistle blow
and won't forward. Every timC that "a
flare would go up I would drop down
like We do IN open formation. until
the flare would go out There was a
lot Of rifle uriug Just ahead of me
! saw four or five men. and I thought
they we've our fellows. ran right
into them. and when 7 got there one
at them hit me on tina head. / don't
know what with, bat I had 70 knob
on my head about the sizc of am np-
pie when I comc to, they tool m,
before an officer lie said.
'ltow many Americans are Their,
over thcre?' said:
'rhlrtN-two divisions Of Americans
ond forty divisions OF French III,
auid' 'Ach. schwein, schWoin' Then
tho} booted mo away. Going out !
got a couple more Kicks Thot took
mo down the road "a piece l'ytach-
nienta COming along woudl give me
the once over and SAY A,h Amen
can. SChWcin, sChwciu' Ih'N TOOK
me back n woald moi i,t Wr sleep
ut All that night don't know now
Ions J DID walk. bat 81 wa" +" long
time.
. The most morulue I sot un eNe
about The size of this helmet hdnltd
me, ana without auNihlna 20 eau lh'N
pat me tu Cuttiup brush WIN lh'hl'
Tho lattcr mart OF the night ! whs
right Gloss. 10 their guns Every time
tho, fired 1 could soc the flash. They
wcr. riaht iu nnut of me al the time
They had machine guns ull through
tho woods wont INTO ip th" morn
ing. They would dis an rlnpln''in.n
IL. turnine it an around and .her
moy. a 10 anothcr place and tN u
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ga. rcs a special .erner IN u trench and
great eau ION and care must always
he taken "a prevent Tho discovery OF
hose posts a. fho enemy Is SUR TO
make am effort 90 bomb them Ma
hinc gun r,Si'ious and reserve dug
outs arc Wen cared for while adv1r
age Is taken ~ having weed and
grasses growing along the trenches IN
'he evacuated soil MS q hides the
.ronehes from aircraft
Dugouts
Iusru'. are ,I' iu trench walls and
are AWAY, high enough for q man
10 ST. MP straight. long enough for
him 10 lhc down and doom enough fnf
fNo men 70 lIo side boy side. n Is
usually about % foot above Tho level
OF the trench floor and covered with
corrugated IRON. hru.HwooI or rub
Der shcaIt The roofs must Doe as
ica,y ns possible as q protection 90
she'll IRE
In order 90 b.,p Tho dirt from n''.
ing INTO 'hn 'rou,E,- 'rc sides must
be- rcv,iod especially fbc fire ,renchc,
Tho material for This les always SO.
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BE A TRUTH-TELLER-HELP
FIGHT THE BATTLE OVER HERE
FIRE THESE FACTS FOR UNCLE SAM

Of the frsul1 is made Ia congress by
The secretary OF war,
Al tbat o. given 20 the American
Rcd cross now Ia used 90 buy mtl|
cincs l1ulHrcs and an else that helps
10 rcli,yr differing due a. this war
Expenses for administration and fuf
other r,lI,f such 40 for inc HaliftN
disaster come from other funds
Too 20 know that whom puiniuc
Jumped from s. so 10 $50 a pound.
ana coulJ not be had go ans price.
tho American Hcd cross stepped boo.
tOund o. uu shipped $50 pounds Co
thc war zHu. and campo tu lD used
Tor tl, soldiers
Tho American Brl grov 900 Franco
is urW pro,tiiuF FOR fft' hospitals.
situated 1n i.tU9 inherent Stiles. Et-
'rythIuF that is utad,d is sout to these
hospitals msIudIuF surgical iusif..
mrnts. DRUGS bcddlng and even cnfds
ana dumInocs ior tho amusement ul
tUp ,outalea,cuts.
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cured from what known as the
dumps" whore the material ls placed
Tor that purpose. These rcyetmcnts
are made OF wire noting. corrugated
iron. stakes. bran H,t boards and
sand bags The from wall OF u trench
is always rcvctcd with sand bags
which are sent 90 The trenches IN
bales OF $50 and 'hon divided into
bundles OF nifty for the carrying pnr.
as Tn, Gre plate ma generally has
d rryo.mont Of corrugated iron y
malt 1moun' OF hrushVood s. rui
over either DEE igon or sand bags or
uoItucr or,r a goo platform after %
heavy rain.
purnp an a't8 FIRING IS never
possible 'ufnugh .u"phoios as these
are 90. .~al Zoo o. of value. ana an
firing Is dove oy thQ p,fapot, aI
though % IooEor. is kept from 'he
observation post, DAY and niEh'. \
part oi 'hr 'r.- % E covered with
sand bags s1fI mt O. protect fH.
watcher from rpnol aalio'a and be
may watch tl..lph ~, mole with