Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 32, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 January 1887 — Page 3

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SGIESCK AND PROGRESS.

INTERESTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCO VERY IN GEORGIA. r'-t'1,

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Inprulous Contrivance for Detecting Fire Duin Tclencoplc Photography Provides Amusement for Amateurs and a 'ow Method for Practical Purposes.

Anew method of amusement for the numerous and increasing class of amateur photographers is provided in telescopic photography. which is also susceptible of employment for many practical puqoses. The first of the accompanying cuts, taken from La Nature, shows the arrangement of a telescopic camera.

TVT.V.srOPg AND CAMERA.

Though the clearness of the view obtained will IXJ affected by the quality of lenses employed, a common spyglass will answer well. This is adjusted to tho proper focus, and attached cither with strips of cloth or paper or with a brass screw-joint, to tho objective of the camera. By drawing out the camera the photograph is made larger, but tho increased gizo is obtained at a sacrifice of clearness and sharpness of definition. With a very superior instrument the camera lenses may even be dispensed with, and satisfactory results obtained by focusing the view upon the plate with the telescope alone.

This method of photography has much practical value. Through it the details of mountain peaks and inaccessible objects can be, as it were, brought near to one and fixed upon tho photographic plate. More satisfactory pictures of the earth's surface than those hitherto obtained, can be taken by aeronauts from their balloons in military and naval operations the movements of the enemy can be photographed.

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VIEW OR CASTLE TURRETS.

The second illustration given is a copy from a photograph made by a French amateur, of tho turrets of an old castle in Savoy, at a distanco of three-quarters of a mile, with ninety seconds exposure.

Significance of Tattooing.

According to a recent report of the Vienna Anthro]xlogical society, Dr. M. Halberlandt does not Iroliove that tattooing was at first Intended meroly as an ornament He attributes it to a religious significance, the figures doacriled on the skin having some referenco to tho toteinio or ancestral god of the clun, und serving as a protection to the wearer. In latter days, when this meaning bad faded, tlrr-Sgtn"6"bccnmo a mere style of personal decoi utton. Dr. Halberlandt draws a distinction lietwcen tattooing, in which the figures aro delineated by inserting a fine poiuted instrument repeatedly into the Bkin, and what he calls, from an Australian word, the miinka, in which process tho lines are scratched or cut, and the coloring matter rubbed in. This distinction he maiutains as important as an ethnological criterion.

Archroologleal Discovery.

Mr. J. W. Walker is credited with having discovered, on the south side of Pino mountain, Georgia, nearly 200 foot above tho famous Corundum mine, a si to whero the ancient inhabitants of that region manufactured their talc vessels for cooking. Undoubted evidences ap|X)ur of tho use of stone implements in tho work. Tho vessels wero blocked out and hollowed lie fore being broken from tho ledge. Many of the remaining fragments aro honeycombed by exjKwure. Similar phenomena are familiar elsewhere to archaeologists, in instance of which may l»e cited quarries in Bouthom California, also several sites in the District of Columbia.

Detection or Fire Damp In Minos. Most of the ingenious contrivances that have boon introduced from time to time for the prompt, detection of flro damp in mines have boon of a somewhat complicated nature. The latest of these brought to notice, however, is described as so simplo in principle and construction as to excite wonder at its not having been thought of lefom An India rubber ball, with a hole in it. is squeezed flat in the hand and held in the plaeo suspected of lire damp while released, and allowed to suck in a sample of the air tho ball is then directed toward a safety lamp and again iiqucexed, when the telltale blue flame shows if it contains any inflammable vapor.

Stopping the Action of the Heart. Physicians and others interested in such matters, will doubtless remember the case of the late Dr. Oroux, of Brooklyn, who claimed to have the power of popping the action of the heart at pleasure. And now Dr. Lydston, of Chicago, in a note to The American Practitioner and News, asserts that ho possesses the same {*wer, and that he has demonstrated it to members of the medical profession. ______

Oases from Indigested Food. In a recent number of Science reference was made to a remarkable case in which the breath of an individual, or rather, the eructations from liis stomach took fire when brought in contact with a lighted match. This case, which was reported in The Medical Record has called forth communications from physicians ttiat make it appear the phenomenon is not rare as was at first supposed. In one cww of disordered digestion the patient emitted Inflammable gas from the mouth, which, upon analysis was found to be largely composed of marsh gas. In another ease the gas was sulphurated hydrogen. A case is reported in The British Medical Journal, in which, while blowing oat a match, the patient's breath caught fire with a noise like the report of a pistol, which was toad enough to awaken his wife. On* evening, while a confirmed dyspeptic was lighting his pipe, an eructation of gas from his stomach occurred, and the ignited gas burned his mustache and lips.

In Ew&kit book on indigestion the analysis •f the gas in one of these cases was, carbonic acid, 90.57 hydrogen, «i5T carboretted hydrogen, 10.73 oxygen, 473 nitroffm, 41.36 ftdphtxretted hydrogen, a trace. The origin af thew gases is undoubtedly the undigested food, which ta tbsss oans oodsrfoss koan-

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Carious Queries from F.very Department Answered in tills Column. A Question Answered.

Can you inform me to whom Tennyson refers in his first verse of "In Memoriam!" "I held it truth, with him who rings llfS To one clear harp in divers tones,

That men may rise on stepping stones siSf Of their dead selves to higher things." —Lancelot.

The following reply to the above lias been received: "Tennyson in that verse in 'In Memoriam1 you have quoted probal ly referred to iangfellow's 'Ladder of St Augustine,' which begins with the verse,

St. Augustine, well hast thou sail That of our views we can frame A ladder if we will but tread

Beneath oar feet each deed of shame. He does not refer to this verso alone, but to the entire poem, which sings the sentiment of St. Augustine in 'uivei-s tones.' Perhaps the last verso is nearer to Tennyson's paraphrase:

We deem the irrevocable past As wholly wasted, wholly vain, If rising on its wrecks at last

To something nobler we attain. C. F.

Taller in tho Moriilug.

I bavn often heard that a person is shorter in the evening than in the morning. Can you tell ma if there i3 any truth in it? N.

It is supposed that a man is taller in the morning than in tho evening by a quarter of an inch, which comes from a relaxing of the cartilages during rest.

A Familiar Quotation.

Would like to know the origin of the very familiar quotation of "Silence gives consent." A.

It is from Thomas Fuller's '•Wise Sentences." ,tii

Settlement of Now Yorlt.

Can yon inform me whether the city of New York was first settled by the Dutch or by the English, and when? J. L.

In September, 1609, Henry Hudson, on Englishman employed by Dutch traders, sailed into New York harbor in the yacht Half Moon and proceeded 150 miles up the river which bears his name. Being delighted with the country, ho sailed back to Europe and reported his discovery at Amsterdam, in Holland. A Dutch fleet, accompanied by the Half Moon, came over and landed on the southern front of Manhattan island, at present known as Bowling Green. There they built four log huts and a stone house. Thus, in 1012, began what has grown to be the city of New YorK. ......

The Sun's Motion.

A neighbor, in speaking of tho motions of the heavenly bodies, recontly assured me that the sun Is not fixed in tho heavens, but moves. I denied thia Will you be good enough to settle tho matter between* us*

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Tho motion of tho sun as seen by us from tho rising to tho setting is apparent, being caused, as every one knows, by the rotation of tho earth on its axis. It has a motion about tho center of gravity of the vrhole solar system which is always within the sun's volume. Lastly, the sun, with all its attendant planets and its satellites, is moving in space toward the coiistellation Hercules. This motion was discovered by the stars directly before the line of motion, apparently separating, and those behind coming together as objects before and after a moving railway train.

Origin of the Indian, ~r I

Will you please state what is generally supposed to be the origin of the Ainericap Indians? Q*

There aro a number of theories with reference to the origin of the red men. It is supposed by somo that they aro aborigines. Others think they are descendants of Asiatic tribes who crossed Bohring's strait Others that they are descended from tho Phoenician and Carthagenian colonies. Many biblical scholars have considered them the descendants of the lost tribes of Israel: while some hold that they are of Egyptian origin. There has thus far never been conclusive proof of any of these theories, but recent archaeological excavations seem to indicate that, another race occupied tho land before the Indians.

Parthenon and Pantheon.

There are two words, Parthenon and Pan theon, which 1 always get confused. Will you please state what each is? D.

Tho Parthenon (from the Greek parthenos, a virgin) was a Grecian temple sacred to Minerva, buity on the Acropolis at Athens. Its ruins still exist, a part having been utilized for modern purposes. The Pantheon (from the Greek words pan, all and Tlieos, a god,) is at Rome. It was originally dedicated to all the gods. It is now a Christian church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs.

Chautauqua.

Please state In your Answers to Correspondents the meaning of the name Chautauqua. W. H. C.

Wo have no means of knowing the meaning of the word certainly, consequently we suggest one. It may come from a combination of the French word "Chateau"' and tho Latin word "Aqua," together meaning a country house by the water. If this derivation is tiot satisfactory we should bo pleased to receive suggestions.

The World's Bibles.

Will you kindly give the names of the principal sacred books or bibles of the world? THEO. The Koran of the Mohammedans the Tri Petikes of the Buddhists the Five lungs of the Chinese the Three Vcdasof the Hindoos the Eddos of the Scandinavians the Zend AvisU of the Persians, and the Scriptural of the Christians.

Patent Leather. V"

Will you please inform me through the columns of your paper what kind of leather "patent leather" is, and why so named? E. E. F.

Patent leather is ordinary leather with a "patent" coating put upon it which gives it a glossy, smooth surface and does away with the necessity of blacking.

Limit to Patience.

Can 70M inform me of the origin of the saying: "Patience ceases to be a virtue." P. P. W. The words are used in Edmund Burke's "Observations on a Late Publication on the Present State of tho Natiou."

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Ingealoos Device.

A pharmacist of Lancaster, Pa., has just bad patented an ingenious device in the way of an attachment to drag bottles containing poison. Druggists who have teen it say in filling prescriptions by the use of this Httte invention mistakes are impossible.

Fifty colored men hold clerkships in the departments at Vashington at salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,600 a year.

A child is loved by God because it has to opinions and wants to learn something.— Rev. 8am Jones.

Look at tbe children of the rich. Mj God! what a punishment for being rich.— CoL Bob IngeraoIL

Tbe latest ted among Eoglfcfe krikrii to •eft aajarifew aide* torn*

YOUNG FOLKS? COLUMN.

A PICTURE PUZZLE FOR CLEVER YOUNG HEADS TO SOLVE.

An Easy Lesson In the Pronunciation of Difficult Words—An Interesting Description of Fishes Which Possess the iPower of Flyiug Through the Air.

Some fishes have pectoral fins, as those upon tho chest ere termed, so large that by means of them they are sustained in what appears a short flight through the air, and to such tie name of flying fish has been given. Whether these fishes really use their fins as wings is a question not yet decided. Some observers maintain that they do, though only for so long a time, of course, as the fins remain moist Many authorities in natural history are, however, of opinion that the wings simply act like a parachute or kite, sustaining the fish after it has leaped into the air.

There are more than thirty distinct species of flying fish. Two species have been occasionally seen off the British coast, one is common in the Mediterranean sea, and five have been found along our own shores but in general they are most abundant in the farmer waters of the tropics.

The accompanying cut represents a species of this interesting fish. A flight of flying fish forms one of the most pleasant of the strange spectacles that from time to time enliven the tedium of a voyage through tropical seas. The fish swim in shoals of a dozen to a hundred or more, and whole shoals often leave the water, darting in the same direction througli1 the air and, after descending into the water at a distance of 200 yards or more from the place where they rose, quickly renewing their flight Sometimes tbe dolphin pursues them, taking great leaps out of the water and gaining upon his prey, which take shorter and shorter flights until at last they sink exhausted. Sometimes the larger sea birds catch flying fishes' while they are in the air. It does not

FLYING FISH.

seem to be true that these fishes leave the water merely to escape from danger, as is sometimes supposed, but they appear, rather, to exercise their powers, like other creatures, very often from mere delight in possessing them and from the exuberance of their happiness. ,»-•

Magic Money. ~-xC

To make money disappear does not seem at all difficult, ami neither is it when you go in for spending, or to settle old debts—always supposiup you have any to Settle. But this way of getting rid of money is not magic^

The following trick will be of interest to our juvenile readers and, although purely sleight of hand, requires but little practice to perform it with dexterity: Take a ten cent piece between tho thumb and forefinger of the right hand then, by a rapid twist of the fingers, twirl the coin by the same motion that you would use to spin a top, at the same time Vapidly close your hand and the coin will disappear up your coat sleeve you can now open your hand, anil, much to the.A»* tonlshmeutof your audience, the coin will not be there.

This capital and harmless trick may be varied in a hundred different ways. One good plan is to take three nickel pieces and concealing one in the palm of the left hand, place the other two, one each between the thumb and forefinger of each hand, then give the coin in the right hand the twirl already described, and closing both hands quickly, the coin in the right hand will disappear t»j your sleeve and the left hand, on being unclosed, will be found to contain two nickels, while the one that was in the right hand will have disappeared. Thus you will appeal'to the surprised spectators to have conjured the coin from the right band into the left.

-The Earth Worm.

It is only recently that science has come to understand fully tbe service which the earth worm—the humblo creature which some American boys call the "angle worm," and others the "mud worm'"—performs in the economy of the world.

It is now known, says Youth's Companion, that burrowing steadily in the earth, it does valuable work for agriculture. The little holes which he makes let in the air and light to damp places, and conduct to the roots of the plants the leaf mold and surface accumulations of all sorts which theso plants need for their nourishment. But more than this, the worms bring to the surface the finely powdered earth which they consume in their burro wings and scatter it over the soil.

Two earth worms, put in a glass vase eighteen inches in diameter, filled with sand, covered with dry leaves, managed first to sink the leaves entirely beneath the sand, and then to cover the sand with a thin coatine of of humus, or mold. All this was accomplished in six months.

One earth worm will bring to the surface abopt seven grains avoirdupois of earth in a day. This is a very small quantity of earth, but if we multiply it by fifty-six thousand, the average number of w^rms to an acre, we have more than fifty pounds of earth raised every day.

From Oct 9, 1870, to Oct 14, 1871, the worms upon one field in England brought up eight tons of earth, and in another field sixteen tons. Afield in Staffordshire is covered annually by the worms with a deposit of earth nearly a quarter of an inch in thickness.

By the slow toil of the earth worms rocks are buried in the ground and the surface of the earth is modified. It is chiefly their work which has buried the ruins of dead cities under the ground.

A PICTURE PCXZUL

Dona Pedro, the Elephant.

Dom Pedro, the elephant, who died not so very long ago of rheumatism in the Philadelphia Zoological gardens, was a mean beast, and as cunning as mean. Daring his latter day* it was very difficult to give him medicine. 80 the rase was adopted of filling a scooped out apple with the remedies and feeding it with a doaen or more sound ones. The dodge worked for a while, but Dom soon found it out, and after that each apple was carefully mminril, and the deceptive one always thrown out.

A L—aw In KhyuMk

The syllable "ough" is pronounced in seven totally distinct ways. The following couplet win help to fix these different pronunciations in your mind: tteugjh the tomfc cough aid tih» Ueeoogfc plough me through, trm Mrt dart tough aqr «mm I «W

TERRS HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

THE HERMIT KINGDOM.

ROYALTY'S LIFE IN THE CAPITAL OF COREA.

How the King Is Guarded—A Strange Mixture of Barbarism and Civilization. Description of the Palace and Government IJnilfHnfjs.

It is not so easy to get a glimpse of royalty in Corea as it is in countries partaking more of tho western nature of civilization. The king does not occupy the place of a God to the Coreans exactly, as some have stated, but he does act as a very exalted high priest, and in that capacity he sacrifices to heaven for his people in times of distress, as during the recent cholera epidemic. He is never seen by his common subjects excepting on certain occasions, when ho goes to worship at tho shrines of his ancestors. On these occasions the streets are cleared of the merchant booths and all other obstructions fresh yellow clay is spread over tho road, mounted and foot police keep the crowd in order, and the king passes by in a procession of near a mile in length. Tho procession is one of the most gorgeous spectacles to be seen in the east, and as modern civilization will be apt soon to modify it, it is certainly well worth seeing. Already foreign uniforms and guns are boginning to rob it of some of its barbaric splendor.

The king rides in a gorgeous red throne supported 011 the shoulders of thirty-two men. Tho carriage is open and his majesty can be seen by all. Usually the crown prince follows in a similar chair, and very rarely the queen is borne along in a closed chair so arranged that she ran see out but cannot be seen herself. The king's conveyance is preceded by large bodies of soldiers in brass helmets and red armor made of thickly padded cloth covered with metal plates. Bodies of these gorgeous warriors are broken by companies of officers from the palace and eunuchs. These men wear the peculiar court Mress, which is a dark green robe of gauge or figured silk, according to rank and season, with an embroidered shield upon the back and breast, denoting, by tho figures worked upon it, the rank of the wearer. These flowing garments are held in place by a large belt of fancily carved wood, tortoise shell or gold set with costly stones. The hat is peculiar and hard to describe. It is like a truncated cone with a piece taken out of tbe front, and two wings projecting from the back. It is woven of silk and horse hair and is quite open and light.

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The king's conveyance in this procession if immediately surrounded by the modern soldiers with foreign rifles, and clothes made something after the foreign cut, of purple, dark red and black calico. They usually have numbers of flaming red banners and present a most picturesque sight, while another body of men make a deafening noise by shaking poles supporting small cymbals. Following the royal conveyances are other bands of ancient and modern military officers and other represenatives from the palace, with occasionally a gatling gun. The ancieut soldiers, have their own bands, which pour out the weird monotonous music from flutes, violins uud hourglass shaped drums. But this music seems rather subdued in the presence of tbe foreign trumpet, which is most faithfully "tooted" by the representatives of the modern battalion. At first it seems pleasant to hear our own bugle calls in such a strange place, but as we try to catch the notes of the strange music beyond, tho shrill, unsupported and constant "tooting"' of our own bugle seems insolent, and we feel compassion for tho old time strains that are surely stepping aside for this modern upstart.

Seoul, the capital of Corea, is really looked upon as a part of the king's household. The palace inclosures occupy about one-fourth of the whole space within tho ton miles or more of city wall, and the streets leading to the two palaces are fine, broad, well rounded avenues. There are five main gates to the palace inclosure which is made by high, thick, well-built stone some twenty feet high by eight feet in thickness. The cornel's of the wall project, and are built of huge masses of finely cut stone and are surmounted by pagoda shaped towers for the guard. The main gate faces the south and opens upon tbe broad street leading into the city and lined on either side by the extensive compounds containing tbe various department offices. Passing this gate one enters a court of some six or eight acres. A wido stone pavement leads to a similar thongh somewhat smaller gate on the opposite side, passing which an-' other court is entered surrounded by buildings and traversed diagonally by a little stream with stono embankments and a stone bridge spanning it Near the bridge stone water animals are carved on huge blocks of stone so that they seem just ready to pounce upon some prey in tho water. The stone railing of the bridge is supported by blocks of stone carved to represent a budding lotus flower.

TH1C KINO'S THROVE,

Passing through another gate, similar to the two previous ones, and we are in a large court paved all over with stone. A very large building arises at the farther side from a base of stone some 0 feet high, and surmounted by a balustrade of stone supported by stone pillars carved to represent sheaves of grain. This building is tbe reception ball and contains a finely carved throne. The roof is supported by masts some 80 feet in length. The ceiling is made of panels, upon which are painted lotus and other flowers in the centre a space is let into the ceiling, containing the royal dragon in gilt Tbe steps leading up to the platform ground this edifice have a stone dragon in tbe middle, so that no one may approach the king in a straight line. The fine painting under the very extensive eaves is protected from birds by a huge wire netting that looks like a gigantic spider web.

To tbe left of the reception hall is the summer pavilion, a finely carved and painted structure of two stories, situated in a large lake of lotos flowers. The lake or pond is surrounded by a stone embankment and a wall. There are two islands rising out of the water and supporting some ornamental dwarf pines. The pavilion, some 70 feet by 50, to reached by stone bridges made like the bridge before described, over the stream which drains this pond. Tbe second story is supported on 40 stone pillars set at intervals of 8 feet These pillars are all of one pkxx, rectangular, about 10 feet long and 18 indies at the base, tapering to about 1 foot at tbe top. Banquets are given in tbe upper room of this beautiful bouse. Bade of these buildings are tbe booses rrbero the business of the palace is conducted and where the royal family sometimes iiva.

A Pspolar Kta.

The most popular man in Berlin, Germany, is one who jumps from one horse to another as they go at full speed in opposite directions is one of tbe royal circus rings.

Sprays of grass may be beautifully fracted by dipping them in a solution of gum arabkr and sprinkling tbsm with powdered glast

IIOW TO WALK WELL.

RULES FOR APPEARING AT EASE IN THE DRAWING ROOM.

One Common Mistake in the General Carriage of the Body»The English "Back Board"—Self Possession—The "Horse Walk"—Sauntering.

Look to. tho soles of your shoes and see where thoy aro most worn. Probably you will find it on the oustside, with the hoel several thicknesses of leather lower than on the inside. That shows the onesided and unequal pressure. The man who starts out from a broad base, with feet wide apart in walking, toes in, and steps on the outer half of the foot, has somewhere in his brain the unformulated idea that by strenuous muscular effort he can get over tho ground at a great rate of speed. He reaches his business with a breathless bustle of punctuality, but what figure he makes in doin it! By a fair end easy start., and by moving with firni and regular stop, the distance could covered in tho s:mo spaeo of time, or loss, and tho man moanwhilo present to his fallow creatures an agreeable and admirable object, inroad of a spectacle of unbalanced and crratic motion.

To walk well a man must stand well, or, rather, carry himself vrcll. Tho ears should bo in line with tho shoulders, shoulders with hips, heels tog.^ihor, and just enough of a tilt forward so that if a plumb were dropped from tho end of tho noso it would fall clear and sheer to the toes.

One common mistake in tho general carriage of tho body is leaning too far back. Children are told to stand straight, and they obey by protruding the stomach, which should, on the contrary, bo withdrawn. Pomposity is expressed by prominence of the abdomen, but neither stateliness nor dignity. The "royal muscle" is in the breast, not in the abdomen. Lean forward rather than back, and if tho ear is in propor line with tho shoulder there is no danger of stooping. To train tho muscles of tho nock, walk about the room as often as convenient with a book on the top of tho head.

In England girls used to bo made to sit a certain length of time each day with what was called a "back board.'' Mrs. Langtry's famous back was probably molded in that way. This appliance was a board about eight inches wide in the middle, and narrowed at both ends to about half that width. This is placed against the shoulder blades and tho arms brought over the narrow ends to hold it in place. The chest was thus kept out to a beautiful expansion, while the shoulder blades correspondingly retired from view.

In walking the step must be with the toes out, pressure on tho insido of the foot, heels in lino, and logs close together at tho hips. The motion of one foot before the other should suggest the spiral, and one stop run into another like the continuous links of a chain. You will be properly po^ed if you lead yourself by tho button on your coat nearest your heart. Now walk a crack, or a mark in tho sidewalk, being sure to have the heels touch tho ground every time on that line. The first trial will probably put some of the muscles into very unfamiliar relations with each other But practice will prove it not only the most graceful way of walking but also the easiest.

But this is not all of walking. Long members should not be moved with a short rhythm. What Is more ludicrous than a tall man, who was born with seven league boots on, trying to adapt his giant fling to tho pitter-patter of some dumpy schoolgirl's feet? Sho should lengthen her rhythm in the same proportion that he short3ns his.

A prominent mark of all fine walking is self possession. No motion which is the effect of force is beautiful whenever beautiful tho power which produces the force is concealed. There should be no visible effort, no apparent exertion, nothing of the dead lift. Poets like to talk of "airy tread," "printless feet," and "rustling footsteps." A West Point officer gave as a rule: "Never bend the knee more than is necessary to fairly clear the foot." Stiffen tho knee and instinctively the head will go up, tho spine straighten, the arms swing free, and every organ tako its natural position.

One of the most effective exercises to secure balance and flexibility of body in walking is called the "horse walk." It would not do to try it on the public thoroughfare, nor in a drawing room, but in tbe seclusion of one's own room it may be indulged in with a resultant grace that will reward all the absurdPy of the private exhibit. A military position is the starting point. Then, instead of putting the foot forward and down at once, one leg is made to describe a half cricle in front of tho other, which requires a perfect balance of the body upon the leg that supports it. After this circle is described tho foot is lifted as high as possiblo by bending the knee up, and is then brought around into the exact place tho foot would have reached by a natural step. Once or twice around the room of this "horse walk" is as good as a milo tramp.

To bo ablo to walk slowly is the reflnemfent of this fine art. A liosty pace in the old Roman (lays was considered most unworthy—the runners then were the slaves. The slow yet elegant and spirited walk presupposes leisure and high breeding.

Thorcau speaks of a 'genius for sauntering," and says ho never in his lifo saw but one or two people who had it. Ho says no wealth can buy tho leisure, independence and freedom that are tho capital in that profession it comes only by the grace of God. "It requires a direct dispensation from heaven to beeomo a walker." But h® spoke, of course, of walking as an enjoyment, not as an art.—Chicago News.

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1 A Deluge troni the Geysers. 'f 'Vs We were away in the morning to fresh fields and pastures new but just as we were upon tho or icr of going there rumo a shriek from the mouths of a score of tireless.*! watchers, and lo I at the further en of the basin was a geyser overdue now climbing tho, skies in a frenzy of dazzling foam every body started on the double quick—mon, women and children. Alonzo touched up tho animals and away we went with a bueklionrd load of guests. Before wo bad reached the scene of action another geyser had burst forth, and then another and another, and yet another. We sent up a cheer that was audible above tho almost deafening roar of the waters and the stream women screamed hysterically, children cried with fright, it was glorious: it was terribly glorious. It seemed as if the deluge was about to cover the mountains once more. The spray fell upon us lifeo summer rain the houses were obscured with thin vapor: again and again we wero driven hastily from our vantage/ ground by cloud bursts that threatened to engulf us.

The hair of the scientists stood 011 end. They moved their arms wildly, as if they were directing the orchestra of the elements, and it was thus that wo bade adieu to the upper Geyser basiu, really with our hearts in, our throats, and our jackets sparkling with moisture. The horses stood it pretty well. Alonzo was at their beads in a moment and then, after a horso has got used to uncommon demonstrations, nothing can touch him further. As we drove away out of tho whirlwinds we said to one another, "Surely,, there is nothing left in tbe wliolo Yellowstonepark worth seeing after this." Why, the* Sunday splurger of the favored fountains of, Versailles is as child's play and a penny. squirt in comparison.—Yellowstone Park Cor. in San Francisco Chronicle.

-One Lingering Kolic Abolished. The year 188G marked the abolition in England of one long lingering relic of the semibarbaric Roman law, the "patria potestas" principle. Up to tbe last year an English mother did not become tho guardian of her children at their father's death, nor did sho have any voice in selecting one. The father in life was sole guardian of the children, and dying he could delegate that office to whom I10 pleased, to the entire exclusion of the mother. Even now the paternal authority in life remains almost absolute. But by tho law passed by Mr. Gladstone's government every widow' has been made, cither alone or jointly with' an appointee of her deceased husband or the court, the guardian of her children while she lives, and sho inay appoint a person to tako her place in that capacity after her death. That such a rational measure should have been delayed until within the last twelve months is a striking illustration of John Bull's conservatism.—London Letter.

The Gum Chewing Mania.

The gum chewing mania should be frowned upon for several reasons. It excites tho entire glandular system connected with alimonation. The purpose of tho glands is clearly established. Their products cannot be wasted or diverted to other uses without damage. Tho human being is not a ruminant—a cud chewer. One class of animals cannot adopt the natural habits of another without suffering from so doing.—Dental Herald.

A western New York lady complains to an editor that though she likes the general features of bis paper, it has not enough deaths.

The ladies should now begin to erect monuments to distinguished women. Why should our ci^ies honor only bronzu men?

T!verv day add* to the great amount of evidence aw to the curative powers of Hood* Harsaparlln. Letters are continually being received from all sect Ions of tne country, telling of benefit* derived from this great mcdlelno. It Is uncqullcd for general debility, and': as 11 blood purifier, expelling every trace of st-rofnla or other Impurity. Now Is the time to take It. Prepared by C. I. Hood & (Jo, Lowell. Mam. Hold by all druggists.

Rheumatism

We doubt If there is, or can be, a specific remedy for rheumatism but thousands who have suffered its pains have been greatly benefited by Hood's Sarsaparilla. If you have failed to find relief, try this great remedy. «I was afflicted with rheumatism twenty years. Previous to 18831 found no relief, but grew worse, and at one time was almost helpless. Hood's Sarsaparilla did me more good all the other medicine I ever had." H. T. BALCOM, Shirley Village, Mass.

I had rheumatism three years, and got ho relief till I took Hood's Sarsaparilla. It has done great things for me. I recommend It to others." LEWIS BUBBAKK, Biddeford, Me.

Hood's Sarsaparilla is characterized by three peculiarities: 1st, the combination of remedial agents 2d, the proportiont 3d, th® process of securing the active medicinal qualities. The result is a medicine of unusual strength, effecting cures hitherto unknown. Send for book containing additional evidence* "Hood's Sarsaparilla tones up my system, purifies my blood, sharpens my appetite, ana seems to make me over." J. P. THOUFSOH, JRegistcr of Deeds, Lowell, Mass. "Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, and Is worth Its weight In gold." I. BAJWIXoroif, 130 Bank Street, New York City.

Hood's Sarsaparilla

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