Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1888 — Page 11

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Author or Thz Lvck or Roarino Cxs.iv, Talis or the Argonauts, "Is thi Cakciney Woods," tiilxKSJXtn Etc. chapter vnr. The conversation ich Johnnie Filled hid overheard between Uac'e Benand the gorgeous stranger, although cnintelligible to his infant mind, was fraught with seme significance to the aiult settlers of Indian Spnnc The town itself, like most interior settlements, was oricinally a doing encampment, and as such its founders and settlers derived their possession of tho soil Tinder the mining laws that took precedence of all other titles. Bat although that title was - held to be good even after the abandonment of their original occupation, and the establishment cf shops, offices and dwellings on the site of the deserted places, tho suburbs of the town and outlying districts were more precariously held br squatters, under the presumption of their fceiag public land open to preoccupation, or the settlement of school-land warrants upon them. Few of the squatters bad taken the trouble to perfect even these easy titles, merely holding possession for agricultural or domiciliary pur- " poses, and subject only to the Invasion cf ''jumpers, a elsss of adventurers, who, in the abeyance of recognized legal title, "jumped" or forcibly seized such portions of a squatter's domain as were not protected br leneingor superior force. It was, therefore, rith some excitement that Indian Spring received the news that a Mexican grant of three square leagues, which covered the whole district, had been lately confirmed by the government, and that action would be taken to recover possession. It was understood that it would not affeet the adverse possessions, held by the town under the mining laws, but it would compel the adjacent squatters, like MeKinstry, Davis, Masters and Filgee, and jumpers, like the Harrisons, to buy the legal title or defend a slow but losing lawsuit The holders of the grant rich capitalists of San Francisco were pen to compromise to those in actual possession, and in the benefits of this compromise the tinicrupulous "jumper, who had neither sown cor reaped, but simply dispossessed the squatter who bad done both, shared equally with him. A diversity of opinion as to the effect of the Dew claim naturally obtained: the older settlers still clung to their experiences of an easy aboriginal holding of the soil, and were skeptical both as to the validity and justice of these revised alien grants: but the newer arrivals hailed this certain tenure of legal titles as a guarantee to capital and an incentive to Improvement There was also a growing and influential party cf Eastern and Northern men, who were not sorry to see a fruitful source of dissension and bloodshed removed. The feuds of the MeKinstry s and Harrisons, kept alive over a boundary to which neither nad any legal claim, would seem to bring them hereafter within the statute law regarding ordinary assaults without any ethical mystification. On the other hand, MeKinstry and Harrison would each be able to arrange any compromise with the new title-holders for the lands they possessed, or make over that "actual possession" for a consideration. It was feared that both men, being naturally lawless, would unite to render anv legal eviction a long and dancrerous process, and that they would either be left undisturbed till the last, or would force a profitable concession. But a greater excitement followed when it was known that a section of the land had already teen sold by the owners of the erant; ulst this - section exactly covered the debatable land of the MeKinstry-IIarrison boundaries, aid that the new landlord would at onee attempt its legal possession. The inspiration of genius that had thus effected a division of the Harrison-McKio-try combination at its one weak spot excited ven the admiration of the skeptics. No one In Indian Spring knew its real author, for the suit was ostensibly laid in tne name of a San Franciseo banker. Cut the intelligent reader of Johnny Filgee's late experience during the celebration will have already recognized Uncle Ben as the man, and It becomes a part of this veracious chronicle at this moment to allow him to -explain, not only bis intentions, but the means by which he carried them out, tn his owe words. It was one afternoon at the end of his usual solitary lesson, and the matter and Uncle Ben were awaiting the arrival of Rupert Uncla Ben's educational progress lately, through dint of slow tenacity, had somewhat improved, and 3 baa just completed, from certain forms and examples in a book before him, a "Letter to a Consignee," informing him that he, Unele Ben, had just shipped "2 cwt ivory elephant tusks, $0 pecu'.s of rico and 400 brls prime mess pork from Indian Spring;7 and another beginning "Honored Madam," and conveying in admirable artificial phraseology the "lamented decease" of the lady's husband from yellow fever, contracted on the Gold coast, and Uncle Ben was surveying his work with critical satisfaction when the master, somewhat impatiently, consulted bis watch. Unele Ben looked up. "1 oughter told ye that Rupe didn't kalkilate lo come to-day." "Indeed why notH "I reckon because I told him he needn't I allowed to to beV a little private talk with ye, Ur. Ford, if ye didn't mind." Mr. Ford's face did not shine with invitation. "Very well," be said, "only remember I have an engagement this afternoon." "Bat that ain't until about sundown. said Uncle Ben, quietly. "I won t ki.epyeez long z that" Mr. Ford glanced quiekly at Utcle Ben, with x rising color. "What do you know of my enfakements!" be said, sharply. "Nothin, Mr. Ford," returned Uncle Ben, iimpl; "but htvin bin layin' ro ind, looitin' for fe here and at the hotel for foe? or five days tllos about that time and not findin' you, I rather kalkilated that yon might hev' lathin 'reglar on hand." There certainly was nothing in his face or manner to indicate the least evasion or deceit, or indicate anything but his usual naivete, perbapa a little perturbed and preoccupied by what be was going to say. "I bad an idea of writin' fou a letter," he continued, "kinder combinin' practice and confidential information, you know. To be square with yon, Mr. Ford, in pinto' fact, Tve got it here. But ez it don't seem to entirely ibe with the facts, and leaves a heap o' things desaid and osseen. perhaps it's jest ez wall ez I read it to you myself putten' in a word here and there, and explalnin' it gin'rally. Do you label The master nodded, and Uncle Ben drew from his desk a rude portfolio made from the two covers of a dilapidated atlas, and took from cetween them a piece of blotting psper, which through inordinate application had acquired the co:or and consistency of a slate, and a few pages of copy-book paper, that to the casual glance looked like sheets of exceedingly difficult Unsic. Surveying them with a blendiog of hiroeraphio pride, orthographia doubt, and the bashful consciousness of a literary amaWur; he traced each line with a forefinger inked to the second joint and slowly read aloud as follows: "'Mr. Ford, Teacher: "'Dear Sir Your of the l'2th ree'd and contents noted.' "I didn't." explained Unele ben. parenthet. icallT. "receive any letter of yours, but I thought I ' T.ijht heave in that b-egicning from copy for practice, rh rest is me." Jn reference to my baring manner, continued Uncle lien, reading and pointing each word as be read, "And being able to buy Ditch Stocks an' Land ' " "One. moment." said Mr. Ford, interraptjnjr, "I thought you were going to lear. out copy, (.lorn a to what you ha?e to say." H-it I her this is all real xorr. Hold on and you'll see. paid Uncle Den. lie resumed with triumphant emphasis. 'When it were gin'rally allowed that I haddent a red cent. I want to explain to you. Mister Ford, for the fir,t time a secret. This here is how it was done: When I firat came to Injtan Spring. I cett'd down into the ol i Palmetto claim, near a heap of eld taillings. Knowin it were against the rools, and reg'lar Chinymm'i bizess t work them, 1 dlddu't let on to enyboddy what I did witch woi to turn over some of the quarts what 1 th- tght wai likely and Orrifferus. Doing tai I lem upon some pay ore whi.'h tbem Palmetto fellers had overloot, or more likelr had kared in upon them from the oa:k oukuowu. Workin at it in od times by and large, sometimes afore nnop and sometimes after sur.-down, end all the time keeping on a day's work on tbe claim for a show to th bora, 1 ema&aed a Lonist forttine in two years of 50,000 dolers and still am. B at it will be asked the iteredjulos Reeder, How did you aerer let out anything to Iojian Spnnrf nd How did you get rid of your yealdf Mister Ford, the Anier is I took it twist a month on loss back over to I -A Pert and sent it by xrres to "atk in Marram en ts, piin' the name of Daabfcny, witch no or,e in La Port took for me. The Ditch Stok Sbd the Land was ail took in the same name, Lena tne tecret wu ccreviled to the General lye step a run it'," be interrupted himself quiekly as the master, 'n an accession of impatient seeMiewra, was about to break in upon him. "it ain't all." Tbn dropping his roice to a tremulous and almost funereal climax, he vent on: Thus we e that pashent indnrstry is Rewarded xi Spi'e of Minin? Kols and Itetrcylas'nuns, and Predfudisses aca Furria Labor is piayed out and fleetl hk a hdorevntenueyeth not long ba One S;t, and that a ilan cosy apear to be o 2 no Aecount and

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yet Emsss that witch is far abor rubles and Fadith not Away. " 'Hoppin for a eortinneyance of your fevors I remain, " 'Yours to command, "BtNJ. D'AVBIONT." The gloomy satisfaction with which Uncle Ben regarded this peroration a satisfaction that actually appeared to be equal to the rerelation itself only corroborated tha master's indignant doubts. "Come," he said, impulsively taking the pap?r from Uncle Ben's relnctant hand, "how mnch of this is a eoneoction -of yours and Rupes and how mnch is a trno story? Do you really mean V "Hold on, Mr. Ford!" interrupted Unele Bn, suddenly fumbling in tho breast pocket of his red shirt, "I reckoned on your being a little bard with me, remembering our first talk 'bout these things so I allowed I'd bring some proof." Slowly extracting a lone leeal envelope from his pocket, be opened it, and drew out two or three crisp certificates of stock, and handed them to the master. "Ther'i one hundred shares made out to Bsnj. Daubigny. I'd her brought you over the deed of the land, too, but ez it's ratner hard to read off hand, on account of the law palaver, I've left it up at the shanty to tackle at odd times by way of practicing. Bat ef you like we'll go up thar. and 111 show it to you " Still haunted by his belief in Unele Ben's small duplicities, Mr. Ford hesitated. These were certainly bona fide certificates of stock made out to '"Daubigny.' Bnt he had never actually accepted Uncle Ben's statement of his identity with that person, and now it was offered as a corroboration of a atill more improbable story. He looked at Uncle Ben's simple face slightly deeoeniog in color under his scrutiny perhaps with conscious guilt. "Have you made anybody your confidant! Rupe, for instanceF he asked'significantly. "In eourse not," replied Uncle Bn, with a slight stiffening of wounded pride. ' On'y your self, Mr. Ford, and the young feller Stacy from the bank ez was obligated to know it. In fact, I woa kalkilatin to ask you to help me to talk to him about that yer boundary land." Mr. Ford's skepticism was at last stsggered. Any practical joke or foolish complicity between the agent of the bank and a man like Uncle Ben was out of the question, and if the story were his own sole invention, he would haye scarcely dared to risk so accessible and uncompromising a denial as the agent bad It in bis power to give. He held out his hand to Uncle Bsu. "Let me congratulate you," he said heartily, "and forgive me if your story really sounded so wonderful I couldn't quite grasp it. Now let me ask you something more. Have you had any reason for keeping tL.a a secret, other than your fear of confessing that you violated a few bigoted and idiotic mining rules which, after all, are binding only upon sentiment and which your success has proved to be utterly impractical P "There was another roason, Mr. Ford,'' said Unele Ben," wipine away an embarrassed smile with the back of his hand; 4 that is, to be square with you, why I thought of consulting you. I didn't keer to have MeKinstry, and." be added hurriedly, in course Harrison, too, know that I bought ud the title to thar boundary." "1 understand." nodded the master. "I shouldn't think yon would." "Why shouldn't yer asked Uncle Ben, quickly. Well I don't suppose you caro to quarrel with two passionate men." Unele Ben's face chanced. Presently, however, with his hand to his face, he managed to manipulate another smile, only it appeared for the purpose of being as awkwardly wiped away. "Say one passionate man, Mr. Ford. "Well, one if you like," returned the master, cheerfully. "But for the matter of that, why any! Come do you mind telling me why you booeht the land at all! You know it's of little value to any bnt MeKinstry and Harrison." "Soppose," said Uncle Ben, slowly, with a great affectation of wiping bis ink-spotted desk with his sleeve, "Soopose that I had got kinder tired of sein' MeKinstry and Harrison alius fifhtln' and scrimmagin' over their boundary line. Soppose 1 Kalkilated that it vrarn't the sort o' thine to indnce folks to settle here, oppose 1 reckoned that by gettin' the real title in my bands I'd have the dead-wood on both o' them, and settle the thing my own way. ehf 'That certainly was a very landable intention," returned Air. Ford, observing Uncle Ben curiously, "and from what you said just now about one passionate man. I snopose you have determined already who to favor. I hope your public spirit will be appreciated by Indian Spring at least if it isn't by those two men." "You lay low and keep dark and yon'll see," returned bis companion with a hopefulness of speech whieb his somewhat anxious eacerness however did not quite bear out. "But you're not goin' yet, surely," be added, as the master again abstractedly consulted his wateh. "Its ob'y half past 4. Its true thar ain't any more to tell," he added simply, "but I had an idea that you miebt hsv took to this yer little story ot mine more than you 'pear to be, and might be akin questions and kinder bedevlin me with iokes ez to what I wos goin to do and all that. But p'raps it don't seem so wonderful to you

112. Repeat from -CopyrigM-Xunkel Bros.. 1SSG KUMLEX'S arterall Come to think of it squarely now," be said, with a singular despondency, "I'm rather sick of it myself ehP "My dear old boy," said Ford, grasping both bis' hands, with a swift revulsion of shame at his own utterly selfish abstraction; "I am overjoyed at your cood luck. More than that, I can say honestly, old fellow, that it couldn't have fallen in more worthy hands, or to any one whose good fortune would have pleased me more. There! And if I've beec slow and stupid in takinr it in, it is because it's so wonderful, so like a fairy tale of virtue rewarded as if you were a kind of male Cinderella, old manP He had no intention of lying he had no belief that he was. He had only forgotten that his previous impressions and hesitations had arisen from the very faet that he did doubt the consistency of the story with bis belief in Uncle Ben's weakness. But he thought himself now so sincere that the generous reader, who no doubt is always ready to hail the perfect equity of his neighbor's good luck, will readily forgive him. In the plenitude of this sincerity, Ford threw himself at full lengtb on one of the long benches, and, with a gesture invited Uncle Ben to make himself equally at his ease. "Come," he said, with boyish gaiety, "let's hear your plans, old man. To begin with, who's to share them with you? Of course, there are 'the old folks at home' first; then you have brothers and perhaps sisters!'' He stopped and glanced with a smile at Uncle Ben: the idea of there being a possible female of bis species struck bis faney. Uncle Ben, who had hitherto always exercised a severe restraint partly from respect and partly from eautioa over bis long limbs in the school-house, here slowly lifted one leg over another bench, and eat himself astride of it. leaning forward on his elbow, his chin resting between nis hands. "As far as the old folks goes, Mr. Ford, I'm a kind of an orphan." "A kind of orphan!" echoed Ford. "Yes," said Uncle Ben, leaning heavily on his chin, so that the action of bis jaws with the enunciation of eac'u word slightly jerked his bead forward as if he were imparting confidential information to the bench before him. "Yes, that is, you see, I'm all right ez far as the old man goes he's dead; died way back in MizzourL But ez to my mother, it's sorter betwixt and betweenkinder unaartain. You see, Mr. Ford, she went off with a city feller an entire stranger to me afore the old man died, and that's wot broko up my schooling Now, whether she's here, there, or yon, can't be found out, though Squire Tompkins allowed and be were a lawyer that the old man could get a divorce if he wanted, and that, you see, would make me a whole orphan, ef I keeid to prove title, ez the the lawyers ay. "Well thut sorter let's the old folks out. Then my brother was one't drowned in the North Piatt, and I never bad any sisters. That don't leave much family for plannin' about -does itr "No," said the master, reflectively, gazing at Uncle Ben. "unless you avail yourself of your advantages now and have one of your own. I suppose now that you are rich, you'll marry. " Undo Ban slightly changed his position, and then, with his ringer and thumb, began to apparently feed himself with certain crumbs which bad escaped from the children's luncheon baskets and were stifl lying on the bench. Inteut on this occupation and without raising Lis eyes to the master, he returned slowly. "Well, you see, I'm sorter married already." The master sat up quickly. "What, you married now! "Well, perhaps that's a question. It's a good deal like my beein' an orphan oncertain and onsettled." He paused to pursue au evasive crumb to the end of the bench and having caotured it, went on, "It was when 1 was younger than you be, and she warn't very old neither. But she knew a heap more than I did; and ez to readin' and writin', she was thar, I tell you, every time. You'ld hev admired to see ber.'Mr. Ford." As he paused here as if be had exhausted the subject the master said impatiently, ' "Well, where is she now?" "Uncle Ben shook bis head slowly. "I ain't seen her sens I left Mizzouri. goin on five years ago. "But why haven't youJ terP persisted the master. What was the mat"Well you see I runnedaway. Not she, you know, but I I scooted, skedaddled out here." "But what forP asked the master, regarding Uncle Ben with hopeless wonder. "Something must have happened. What was it Was she " "She was a good t chollard," said Uncle Bea gravely, 'and allowed to bo sech by all. She stood about so hich." be continued, indicating with bis band a medium height; "war little and dark complected." "But you most have had some reason for leaving herP "I've sometimes had an idea," said Uncle Ben cautiously, "that mebbee runniu' away ran in some fam'lies. 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Confuoeo. 5 1 1 NOVELTIES IN JliWflLRY WAV. IS. AND TABLEJewelera' Reriew. A neat hair-pin is one topped with a small ox idized-silver revolver. A fac simile of a ball of twine in bronze now does service as a paper weight. Miniature bath slippers iu variegated gold form cute little sleeve buttons. Something novel in brooches is a - horse and rider of silver, encircled by a whip. Frosted silver tea balls have made their advent disguised as foil-grown lemons. Colored glass is still in vogue, notwithstanding the prevailing fashion for cut crystal. Link bracelets of oxidized silver and set with stones of different colors are much in rogoe. Ear-rings in the form ofjpolished gold anchors are becoming conspicuous by their appearance. A match safe of peculiar design !s an exact counterpart of a small canoe in oxidized silver. Solid silver match boxes, in hook form, that open at both ends are again eoming into favor. A neat queen chain pendant for morning attire is a faceted jet ball enciroled with a frail gold wire. To catch the holiday trade children' solid silver cups, with beautifully-engraved devices, are announced. A brooch formed of a double Maltese cross, set with half-pearls and a diamond star eenter is something new. Charming as a necklace is a row of pearl-finished silver beads with a pear-shaped pearl suspended between each. The latest novelty in queen chain pendants is a tiny gold thimble with' the name neatly engraved around the rim. There seems to be no end to whims in queen chain pendant. Now comes the peanut, in beaten gold, and of natural size. A relic of the campaign is a sleeve button of dull gold upon which a liliputian whisk broom of platinum stands ont in bold relief. Beautiful but costly are the new brightlypolished gold lockets decorated with a raised enamel star and solitaire diamond center. The hollow-ball queen chain pendant competed entirely of small blue enamel forget-me-nots, has lost cone of its great popularity. The finny tribe now have their ceunterfeit iu small oxidized-silver match-boxes, the latest to appear being in the form of a miniature trout. Dainty teas and after-dinner coffees in the serrated ribbing of tne cactus have made their appearance. They ate much stronger than they appear to be. by rtavon of their peculiar form, and are, withal, extremely pretty. The bono-dish has become so much a part of regular table service that the best lines of sets are made up with this useful article included. They come in sets of dozens and eighteen, in varied designs and are easily added to any service that may be in use. Bone ebina, by which term is meant china that is composed in part of phosphate of lime, produced by the calcination of bones, is tbe most delicate of all the finer porcelain. It is easily distinguished by the creamy translueeney and velvety glaze. Another characteristic is the beautiful effect of colors on the mellow glaze, a property not possessed by any of tho other porcelains in a similar grade. The Use or Water at and Before Meals. New York Graphic. Opinions differ as to the effect of the free ingestion of water at meal times, but the view generally received is probably that it dilutes the gastric juice and so retards digestion. Apart from the fact that a moderate delay in tbe process is by no means a disadvantage, as Sir William Roberts has shown in his explanation of tbe popularity of the tea and coffee, it's more than doubtful whether any such effect is 'in reality produced. When ingested during meals, water may do good by washing out the digested food and by exposing tbe undigested part more thoroughly to the action of the digested ferment. Pens in is a catalyptie body, and a given Quantity will work almost indefinitely, provided the peptomes are removed as they are formed. The good effects of water drunk freely before meals have, however, another beneficial result it washes away th mucus which is secreted by the mucous membrane during tbe intervals of repose and favors peristalsis of the whole alimentary tract Tbe membrane thus cleansed is In a much better condition to receive food and convert it into soluble compounds. The accumulation of muens is specially msrked in the morning, when the gastric walls are covered with a thick tenacious layer. Food entering the stomach at this time will become covered with this tenacious coating, whieb, for a time, protects it from tho action of tht gastric ferments, and so retards digestion. The viscid contents, a normal condition in tbe morning before breakfast, is not suitable to receive food. Exercise before partaking of a meal stimulates the circulation of the blood vessels. A glass of

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STAGE TEAKS. Fanny Davenport Sheds Seal Philadelphia Times. Of course, I shed real tears on the stage. So do other actresses. But they are by no means any indication cf real f eelinf, and do cot possess the significance they have In real life. Occasionally mv sympathy with the character I am playing has been so keen that my eyes havetiled with tears and i nave oeen unaoia to ro strain them. Bat this should cot Is co, and is not commonly the case with-me. The shad-j ding of tears with an actress is simply a matter! ef art I know two prominent actresses who can turn oc the waterfall at a momenta notioe, ; and, of course, impress their audiences through the operation. Bernhardt I know, has a hsbit, in 1 her most tragic scenes, where ahe is sobbing until her whole form shakes cunvulsively.-oft guying people who stand in the wings and oj making funny side remarks for .hir benefit and indulging in grotesque grimaces whicV would do credit to alow comedian. . For the effective simulation of grief, however, I much prefer sobs to tears. An audience cauH bear you sob, but it cannot see you weep. Oa' thla question I agree with Rachel, whom I consider the greatest tragic actress who eer trod; tbe stage. Her sobs bad a wonderful effect upon her audiences. She used to say that it bad taken Ave years' constant study to reach psr faction in this line and to get the sobs so that tbey' thoroughly suited her. She could crescaedoJ and diminuendo these demonstrations of grief' with all the power of a piano virtuoso over tSa4 ivory keys. As I have said, I au occasionally carrisd awar through the force cf my imagination, ao that I am in the keenest sympathy with the sufferings of the character I portray, and an for a brief period of time, perhaps, actually the character. But, as a general thing, I am entirely mistress of myself. I do cot behove it is a poisible thing; to feci actually the same as the person whose) feelings you are depleting. T&ke zny experience) as "La Toscafor an illustration. In tie fcur:! act I murder a man. Is it t be supplied for on moment that I have the rate emotions ar tne woman had who actually committed the crimet How can II I never murdered a mar Vet I believe it is perfectly possible for m through the devices of stage art to set clear j before au audience a picture of the mingled r' tncrse and terror which overtakes the weir.' who has done the deed. To demonstrate how absurd this theory that a player is actually possessed with emotions of the character be or she is enact consider for a moment bow it is possible fc; plarer to appear in the game tart tight af eight for forty-two weeks and be wrung wl' anguish for the two or three hundred times tht made necessary. To attempt this to won.' die of mental exhaustion before half the eeasc was over. It is true that there are parts "La Toscan where I am so wrought upon by tl dramatic situations that my bands shake and, grow cold and rigid, but thi is essentially pbyr cal cot mental or emotional. I have come c; the stage after one of these scenes tremblic, and weak, but thero wai no depression of aniri such as would have resulted frooa my pasiir through such emotions in life. If I bad eve felt aa "La Toica" must have done at the end c the fourth act, I shocll cot have beea alls t The night to Wear Hats la Thtatirs. Boston Herald. A man who kept bis bat on in aBrookly theater was elected, and he has brought a so1 for damages. He takes the ground that m t . have tbe same right to wear thir hats in pub.lt buildings as women. Publie opinion will cot b with him. It is a gracious custom which de crees that men shall uncover tho head in the presence of the other sex, and the men whe comply with it are benented as much aa are th women to whom deference is paid. But why should not women rec:proeate the attention thus received by tnero, by utcoverin;? their owt heads, when they can do cot alone an act ol courtesy bnt an net of kindness iu itt . TSto show reipeet to women ia removing their bats in their presence, but there are women who wi'.l keep on their hats au entire evening, when by so doing they needlessly and selhiy rravn men from the enjoyment ot that which it i re ally their right to see with unobstructed vtsioi ? Boys and Tobacco. c , : . cueocr. i In an experimental obsarvationof thirty-eisHt boys of all classes ot society, and of averarje health, who had been using tobacco for periods ranging from two month to twoyars, twentyseven showed severe injury to the constituting and insuf3eient growth; thirty-two showel tip existence of irregulsrity cf th heart's aetiorj, disordered stomachs, eoogh, nd a craving Jrr alcohol; thirteen bad intermittoney cf the prf.se and one had consumption. After ther bad abandoned the use of tobacco, wkhfu sis month's time one-half were free from all teu former symptoms, and the remainder tad Vi covered bj the cad ot the jear.