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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
BY THE POLITICAL ANALYST

AUSTIN. Jan. 6-Now that Tex
as has an official efficiency experts
bureau in operation. these compare
alive statistics should prove OF edi-
flying concern. The items refer 70
mainline and not to any individual
employe Of the state.
Texas pays three persons to spend
their entire time eating and drink
ing at lunch stands.
1t hires between seven employees
whose salaries average above $4,000
a year, TO do nothing all the year
around but ride on Pullman cars
and trains.
II employees one man between five
and six hours a day to devote his
exclusive attention TO eating on din
ing cars.
II has one or more full-time sal
aries expended for the business Of
riding or motorbuses.
Around Is state employees find that
their life-work is saying hello" or
office telephones.
Figuring the large number OF in
spectors for various departments
the number OF travelling represent
atives. the time spent by hundreds
Of others in official travel, 1t may be
estimated that the State OF Texas
has a group or $50 men on its pay
rolls for steady eight-hour-a~ day
driving OF automobiles. This in ad-
dition to the so motor patrol-mer
who individually are occupied in thiy
Job. for which they are hired.
The other $50 represent the time
OF a large number OF people who are
employed for other purposes. a por-
ton OF whose time Is devoted Il
getting from here to there and back
IN automobiles on state time.
And a large part OF the cars arc
state-owned cars: and the travel
the eating. the pullmans and gen.
eral expense OF travel are borne by
the state as a matter Of reason.
All OF which imputes NO wrong
doing to anyone. It merely recites
that out OF the large force or state
employees. enough time is occupied in
the various activities 10 absorb al
the eight-hour days OF the specI-
fled number Of people.
Except the time out for drinks ant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
StarLOre
MOON ILLUMINATED BY
EARTH SHINE

Grown up readers must not for
get that every year there is a
c crop Of youngsters coming
on 70 whom the outstanding facts
Of astronomy are entirely new. 1t
IS to the oncoming generation
that this writer Is constantly ad-
dressing himself. An interesting
pearing at nearly every new moon
is what Is called the old noon in
the new moons arms. The entire
outline or the moon Is visible with
a faint light. That faint light Is
earth Shine"-the reflected light
shining on the moon from the
the moon would appear as great
full moon fourteen times the size
OF the moon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
BN C.LWEBB

ed ward, for whom a private nurse
had been engaged. bade the trio a
friendly farewell and departed for
America. None or the three shed
any tears at the departure.
It would be absurd to say that
the reported legacy OF the twins car
ried no interest for any Of them
Each fully realized that II a plot ex-
listed its purpose was the ~sequestra-
ton OF all or q part OF the $4,000
900. said to be due the pair on
their twenty-fifth birthday. Anc
each OF the trio also knew IL there
was q plot the very lives Of Patri-
cia and Jim Blair depended upon
the conditions governing the trans
ference Of the legacy.
Rex ballard knew that his own
life would never be the same If the
girl were dead. He suspected, too.
that DR.. Gordon felt much the
same. AS for Margery Lynne, she
had frankly confessed TO herself
and TO the lieutenant that Jim, even
with his poor shattered brain, was
the very apple OF her eye and the
first boy she had ever wanted for
her own. And 10 neither Rex nor
Margery had any thought OF the
Blair fortune figured in their hopes,
With the ending Of the war and
It's attending upheaval Of every
thing came thoughts Of other days
and otter people. To the trio, now
banded together by their common
purpose, all thoughts OF returning
home until the fate OF the kid
naped pair had been cleared up
were put aside.
"Why, I wouldn't even think Of
going home; at least not for a long
time" avowed Margery, her tear
full eyes and quivering chin mute
evidences of her feelings. For I'd
he altogether wretched, not know
ing whether finland Pat were
dead or alivel" And to Margery'S
resolution both ballard and DR..
Gordon subscribed in full.
Something in the doctors voice,
perhaps, caused the young nurse
TO glance back at him. She observ-
&c then, with a quick tightening
Of her heartstrings. that his cheeks
had grown thin and his eyes sunk
en-. She knew that he had been
constantly at work from the day
he arrived in France and that waS
in the preceding September, more
than a year before. She had come
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
PAM Returns

MEXICO CITY, Jan 6-Pt-Al-
berto PAM, former secretary OF the
treasury and minister Of France, Is
expected TO return here from Paris
late in January. Reports that he will
be offered a post in the Ortiz
Rubio cabinet have not been con-
firmed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06

Twenty-six governors Of 26 American common
wealths have let 1t be known that approximately
s825y 900, 900 in state public works win be spent this
year, and Texas leads all the rest. It would seem
that Wall Street Is not the United States and that
the gamblers OF Wall Street are not the American
oeopie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06

Sec. Wilbur Of the department Of the interior has
named a group OF 80 educators to conduct Q nation
wide survey Of secondary education. There isn't q
Texan on the list. Why the discrimination?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06

Jd1A -y o. 4SoO
Who am I? What state do I rep
resent in the senate? Who is the
other senator from my state?
What was the name OF the Amer
lean airship Fri?
What American poet once used
the pSeudonym Of Benjamin +.
johnson?
Surely God will not hear van
ity, neither will the Almighty re-
gard It," Where is this passage
found In the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
SPINNING THE SMILE CREAM

Mr.. Wilstach. the Big Smile Man. has completed
his annual collection and to this departments mind
the best are:
Innocent as q bee on q paper flower-Bugs Baer
TastelesS as q hospital custard~-Luceile Bell.
Rare as q freckle on Walter Winchell-Charle
Bracket.
Ellison.
Ferocious as a non-combatant-w. o. Mcclellan
The Graf Yep looked like Marie Dressler in a ham
mock.-Polly Moran
Hollow as q radio announcer's laugh-Anon.
Pathetic as a horsefly on a post road Sunday az
ternoon.-W. w. Scott.
Thin enough to do handsprtnss In a flute-Edward
Schacker.
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THE GRAB BAG
Correctly S~peaking--

"All right" rever Is written as
one word. alright" and alright"
are not correct.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
The Once Over


Henry Ford announces the birth OF q new girl,
Elizabeth III. Father and child are doing nicely.
This Is the news Of the day In transportation, traf-
ftc and p~icncking circles.
Elizabeth II. has gone the way Of Lizzie the First,
and the COLOSSUS Of Detroit now gives the world m
opportunity to startle traffic cops in a new model.
She's better looking than Elizabeth II. and compared
to the Model T Lizzie she is as Senator Brookhart
beside the Maharajah Of India and as Topsy beside
Queen Marie Of Roumania.
sss
Gone are the days when 1t was possible to tell :
Ford by O fleeing glance over the shoulder. Lizzie
has developed.
It seems only yesterday that o Ford was something
that made n terrific roar when It backed out Of q
garage and sounded like a tractor filled with kitch-
en- utensils when 1t bounded down the street in a
series Of leaps.
All Q car had to be to be o Ford was black. loud,
funny and tough.
It gave service and was faithful but from an art
istic standpoint 1t ranked with the first steamboat.
the old-fashioned parlor stove and our early Ameri-
can battle monuments.
sss
When Henry Ford. deciding to reform and lead q
better life. strapped Lizzie. It was the most sweep
ing step against ugliness ever taken in America.
ss
Two years ago Hank brought out a car that could
look pleasant and now he brings out a successor that
Is even swankier. She has q longer body and more
room inside, making It possible for an owner to get
in without a prayer and out without q jimmy.
sss
The circular boasts Of stream lines" generous
tenders" and, believe it or not, "~rustless lampsl"
Fancy . Ford that you can't rust. Now anything
can happen.
Hank Is reported at work on even more refinements.
The 1881 car, the Sunday picknlckers delight, may
have a banana-peeling attachment and an incinerator
for bread cruEts, esgshells and apple cores.
Ultimately-who can tell-he may even supply an
electric cigar lighter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06

Answers TO Foregoing Questions
1. James S. Couzens; Michigan.
A. II. Vandenburg.
2. Shenandoah.
3. James w. Riley.
4. Job xxxv, Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06

T0day's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are able
mechanics and good flnanicers.
They r stubborn and want re-
venge II they feel they have been
wrOnged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06

Henry Ford announces the birth Of q new girl,
Elizabeth Ill Father and child are doing nicely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

CENTRAL. 1926 l7th-Large liv. rm,. Ore
place. and bed rm. q windows; we'll fur:
clean. quiet. abund. heat, cont. INV. jan.
8 9th S.E-Large front room and Kitchen
cite, nicely furnished, S25: same with 2
rooms and alcoye kitchen, S3S Call II to 2.
1T05 IRVING ST. NV. Mt Pleasant-Room
with sleeping porch, continuous hot water;
private family: adults
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

WHY PAY MORE7
THE CL1FFBOURNE. 1855 Calvert Sc. NV.
No. ass rooms and bath: ..,:...: 5000
THE CALIFORNIA. ITS California st.
No. SIS rooms and path. ........... $50. 90
No. 43-5 rooms and bath. ..:....... <2.eo
-. THE SORRENTO; 22sS 18th st. NV
No 24-5 rooms and bath: ..;..::.....:so 5000
THE ST. PAUL, 1922 18th st. NV.
No. +3 rooms ana bath. .S3S. 90
THE ROCHESTER. 1893 Meridian Pl.
No. a. rooms and bath, porch. ....347 so
No. 34-4 rooms and bath ........... IS 90
THE LAMONT, 1927 Lamont st.
No. SIS rooms and bath. .372. so
No. SIS rooms and bath :........... 1000
No. rs rooms and bath. - .s43.So
No. lsNs rooms and bath $4,000
No. SIS rooms and bath .......:.. $500
No. 20-4 rooms and bath. .s55 90
No. $Eh l 5 TITA ND s snss 18th al NV 1850
No. 42-5 rooms and bath, porch. $50 90
CHAS 2. TRIBBY, S14 Dist Nat. BIZ. Bldg,
Dist A77a: night RA7n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

THE NETHERLANDS, 1860 Col I'd. NV
elegantly furnished in mahosany; southern
exposure; roof garden; desk, private tele
phone. Col. 1871 evenings. One other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

1877 INGLESIDE TERRACE - Large, cool
front room In small family; no other room
ers; private levatory; very reasonable.
Adams 32O5 a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

I347 L ST NW.-Ntwly decorated, first
Hoor, living room and once II desired; snap
10 right party. Met. ol67.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

1908 2lst ST. NE.-Nicely furnished room,
refined private home; excellent meals; bus
service in block; couple preferred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE, 2029 P st. NV
Large back room, 3rd floor; overlooking
flower garden, nicely furnished; continuous
hot water; unlimited phone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

1915 IRVING ST. NV nicely furnished
communicating rooms, End floor, S25 and $40;
separately or en- suite. Col. 1904.
NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE-Nice clean room
for one or two; twin beds IL preferred; apt.
house. North 5493.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04


TWO SUNNY ROOMS, KITCHEN, BATH.
h.-w:h.; electricity furnished, lights sno
cooking; garden; new house; SIS. Clar.
14O-4-l.
ROOM IN STONE HOUSE on Lee Highway,
& miles above Falls Church. Address Mrs.
8. T. Terrett, East Falls Church. Va.
SO MONMOUTH ST, Cherrydale. va fur:
nished housekeeping rooms, screened
porches; near bus and train; IS minutes to
downtown; S25.
CHERRYDALE, vas FURNISHED OR UNI
furnished Ink. rooms, elect, gas, bath, nrst
or second floor; also rooms for men; large
grounds. Clarendon 2ll3. Call after pm.
week days.
304 GREENE AVE, Aurora Hills, Ya.--At-
tractive room; gentleman; or will share
new home with couple. CLARENDON 954-F-3
ROOMS FURNISHED, $40 and sl2 per
month; large grounds, shade; near cars; 70
ladies or couple employed. Address BOX
298-M, Star once.
1912 30th ST, MT. RAINIER, MD.---one or
two rooms and kitchen, furnished or I'M
furnished: garage II wanted.
ROOMS for Ink, Furnished or pnfuEnishsd,
first or second floor, ami, in virginia
home, within committing distance OF d. c.;
good water, healthful climate; moderate
terms. Address Box 18TH, Star once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

LARGE FRONT ROOM and bath, southern
exposure; special attention TO persons on diet;
congenial homelike atmosphere; convenient
all-white location; also table board very rea-
sonahle. Address Box ask, Star once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


APARTMENTS-FUR
27o ST. NW-FIRsT-F FLOOR, FRONT.
S sss. t eeesrieisS 9 9STnisRed
GENTLEMAN TO SHARE ATTRAcTIvELY
itor, SSl4 Mt. Pleasant st.
FURNISHED AS YOU WOULD FURNISH
your oyn home; Nv Ts nsa r m i perGn o me
NEAR 17th & KENNEDY NICE ROOMS
and kitchsnette;, nicely furnished; corner
g pSs6, A IatSDs IT'S als wsbS
ss s.1dsas oi oo a5s SsTk h snS
%..Shs.os n. S.snssn snd S: Il
furnished hotel roomS and apartments, with
or without full housekeeping facilities; "a
dogs or Ct" cats or wild parties:
FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER. DUPLEX APT,
With lons high stna9 and na.b
s0 so,sS iT:f esS Oss conn
PARK LEE. 1880 PARK RD.-NEw; FRIG1D-
aire. auto elevator; excellent location; nesr
far nhs qooms dressins re- hall din
ssss ksessn sns BATH to
room. furnished .:25 to SIS; s-story down
town elevator building.
FULLY FURNISHED 5;;RooM APT. m
lawn; Cleveland Park. Immediate occupaney.
sur sumg seI months; references cieV' 2sss'
UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE STUDIO APT;
steinway srand r. b io7 1sth s. sat 6e
d tssea and Eye sda a faf
1920 9th ST. NV.
3. rooms. kitchen and bath; can accom-
3 DOUBLE BED ROOMS, LIVING ROOM,
S Shns s6o S9m Closets; sttractV:y f1rnishsd
H. chsliOntss isoi xFsonne pl. NV Apt.
TO sUBLET. FURNISHED: FOUR ROOMS,
s. Pet Tsdsses ss5 astes ohastetOn Hotel Phone
I720 NEWTON ST N.W.-2nd FLOOR.
large, cool rooms kit, bath, porch, gas, heat,
cleo adults.
MERRILL MANSIONS. 1851 PA1RMoNT ST.
suites, Nth or w" Without bath furnished com
mons anr sS sly SIS aeef
owners home; two rooms, kitchen. bath; con-
venient desirable; adults. Ewes, Col. 6ls6-W.
DESIRABLE, CONVENIENT LOCATION:
charming. comfortable apartment; REDUCED
Summer rent; Z rooms, kitchen' bath. 2soo
l0tn. Manager or JdnlJOr.
NEAR WARDMAN PARK-ENT1RE FLOOR
in quiet house; 8 fne, light rooms, bath
ciated when inspected: adults. $50 Col. 6955.
NEAR 18th AND coL 5stb ,I RPAPTs
ssR = s% sfser G ssd n 'aO s0sS
rooms. porch and bath. nicely furnished;
janitor service; $3.50 mo.
1878 MONROE ST., NJ Or 2 Rooms !SyN.
porch; adults; permanent or transient.
MoULTON, 1877 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.
$35. Apply resident manager or lanitor
THE SANTA RosA-ATTRATIyELY FUR
nished housekeeping apartment, rooms,
kitchenette and bath; every convenience.
11l2 18th st. NV.
NEAR 18th AND COLUMBIA RD.-TWo
vators. ,Frisidaire on house current. Call
TAKoMA PARK, SO CARROLL AVE-
rooms, private bath, 3rd floor; SIS.
1898 IOWA AVE. Nv pETWoRTHIm2
housekeepng Toems 2ndhoor as 'front.' cleo
WILL SHARE QUANTITY ATTRACTIVE g.
room, Kitchen and bath downtown studio
apt. with business woman, Rooms large
open fireplace, baby Grand. lovely Ola a5o, fur.
1903 PARK RID; NV ROOMS, KITCHEN KITCHEN
phone.
TWO ROOMS, LARGE RECEPTION HALL,
bath and kitchens exposures; four windows
n each oseses Ava
aulred. Apply Apt lol, 1901 K st. NV. 10.
i4i2 KENNEDY ST. N.W.-Rpd FLOOR,
beautiful bed foSm; ;iseBius orsh' Sitting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
TABLE BOARD.

$40 18th ST. N.W.-Tabie board BY day,
week or month; homemade bread, cakes
and pies. s.
THE HILLEREsT, 1900 18th n.w.-The best
oGeyerything in season; hot bread; balanced
MEALS; breakfast, S5c; dinner, Csc; per mo-
750. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

Dear Miss Leeds: I have numerous
freckles, and as have been unable
to remove them with bleaching cream
wish merely to make them less con-
spicuous. Should I use a lighter or
darker shade of face powder to do
this? MISS B. T.
Answer-Try the following method
at bedtime. It is mild bleach and will
tighten the freckles and whiten the
skin considerably though it will not
remove freckles from some types of
skin, especially the stubborn year-round
freckles. Beat the white of an egg
to froth and mix it with an equal
amount Of oil of sweet almonds. After
thoroughly cleansing the face at bed
time apply the mixture evenly and
leave it on overnight In the morning
pat on little of the following lotion
and allow it to dry on the skin: One
ounce peroxide; one ounce Cologne
water; one ounce glycerin; six ounces
rosewater. Now as to powder, I think
that you will find a shade of suntan
face. powder suited to your complexion
or have your face powder blended to
harmonic with your skin tints. Light
or white powder only makes the freckles
show up still more, while the creamy
or medium suntan shades make them
blend with the rest Of the complexion.
LOIS LEEDS.
(Copyright. 1930D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
SPRINCTIME
By ID. o. PEATTM.

When was IL years old saw the
dogwood for the first time. It was my
twelfth birthday. and my pocket was
heavy with a birthday knife, Just given
me. I walked with proud step through
the Appalachian woods. bold as Robin
Hood.
Along the forest trail a country boy
in ragged clothes came toward me. q
great branch of dogwood over his shoul-
der, a torch of white fire that he bore
along with him through the pine woods.
And then, as the popular song goes, my
heart stood still. I asked him what it
was and where he was going with 1t,
and he told me that he was going to
sell it,
My hand went to my pocket. Not a
dime or a nickel or a penny jingled
there-only my knife. I drew it forth,
gazed wistfully upon its shining steel
wonders and bartered it for the ephem-
eral loneliness of the flower.
The country boys eyes popped. He
struggled, I think, to tell me that the
bargain was unequal. I, too, knew it
was preposterous. But the boys cupid
ity and my cupidity overcame us. The
knife now thumped in his pockets; the
dogwood trembled and laughed in my
arms.
When I got home, my family was ex-
plicit as to all the kinds of fool was.
They knew right then would never get
rich I was ashamed, and still am
ashamed, of the bargain, but, like many
other things in life, my shame did not
imply much regret.
Since that time have made many q
pilgrimage to see the dogwood bloom.
have missed few springtides. Lucky are
we of Washington, for whom the dog
wood springs wild, and flashes through
the woods of Rock Creek Park. In all
the world, there is not lovelier flower
ing tree. Even the royal poinciana OF
the tropics is not more enchanting, nor
the cherry trees of Japan.
The folk who sell the branches may
own the trees and have every right to
sell them. Or they may not; they may
be thieving from some ones land or
from the publics common stock OF
scenic beauty. There is just one way,
SAYS the Wildflower Preservation Society,
to deal with the problem, and that is to
discourage the commercial destruction
of this queenly flower by declining to
buy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

I was going a errand this afternoon
and Lucky Leroy ShooSter was sitting
on his frunt steps, me saying, Come on
with us, Lucky, don't be such q lazy
bum.
Being Suppose to be more of COM
pliment than a insult, ony he took 1t
more for a insult, saying, Whose lazy
bum, you funny looking dish OF scram-
bled eggs?
Being a pure insult, so I had to in
suit him back, and we kepp on insult
ing each other a while and went to
the store and came back with difrent
things including a box of dry raisins.
Giving me a ideer, and I opened the
box of raisins and stopped in frunt OF
Leroys steps and started to eat them
with a expression as if was having the
best time ever had in my life, Leroy
Shooster just sitting there looking at
me without saying anything, and me
keeping on taking raisins out OF the
box and sticking them in my mouth
without saying anything back, thinking,
o boy, bet his mouth is watering all
rite, I bet he thinks he insulted the
wrong person this time.
Witch Just then his mother. came out
of the house with her hat on, saying, l
wunt you to stay here till come back
Leroy. Just look at Benny eating
raiSinS, why can't / ever get you 10 eat
raisins when you know their so good
for you? If there's one thing Leroy
wont eat under any circumstances, raw
or cooked. its raisins, she sed.
Me thinking, Heck, gosh shang the
luck. Me not thinking SO much of dry
raisins anyways. And got the dooce
and slaps from ma when she saw how
much there wasent left in the box.
Proving there's no use trying to get
even with a guy when he's naturally
lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
Remarkable Old Folks of History
Plague Which Killed $4,000 in Venice Prevented Titan
From Becoming Centenarian
J. r. GLASS.
By J. p. GLASS.

When Vasari, the italian biographer
visited Titan at Venice in 1866, he
found the painter, then SO years old
brush in hand, at work on a canvas.
Seven years later Titan still was
hale and hearty. He received many
visits, including the cumbrous ones Of
royalty. wrote letters, superintended the
activities of his pupils and continued
to paint pictures.
At 90, with a hand as firm and
steady as ever, he gave the world an
other example of his art. 1t was his
Christ of Pity" which he executed
in the conviction that his days were
near their end.
Titan offered the picture to the
FranciScans for a tomb in the chapel
of the "Crucified Savior" But, be-
fore it was finished, he got into ar
argument with the brethren, which led
him to stop work on it. He decided
that he would be entombed in the
Death followed not long after. Titan
was SO.
Only a stroke of fate prevented him
from passing the century mark-per-
haps by several years. But in 1876 a
terrible plague swept Venice. Fifty
thousand of its inhabitants lost their
lives. Among these was the greatest
Of all the Venetian painters, one of
the supreme colorists of history.
That the painter lived to so great
an age seems to have been due to the
possession of an extremely robust con-
stitution. We are unable to conclude,
from the records of his life. that he
made good health the aim Of his exis-
tence. Indeed, although he was not
given to great excuses, there are indi-
cations that he did not always rise
superior to his surroundings, and the
Venice of his day was a city In which