Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 19, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 October 1888 — Page 3

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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.

SUBJECTS OF INTEREST ALIKE TO AMATEURS AND SCIENTISTS.

A Pretty Experiment in Chemistry That Any One Slay Condoct with the Aid of Roue nosh. Aniline Dyes and an Ordinary Vaporizer.

In lectures on chemistry a professor, In •peaking of aniline colors, in order to give an idea of the coloring power of certain of tboae substances, may perform tbe following experiment: Upon a sheet of paper be throws some aniline rerl, which, as is

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in the forti of iridescent crystals. lie shakes the nirp!ui off the paper into the bottle, so that it would lie tb night that nothing remained on the paper. If, however, alcohol, iu whi«-!i r. nil ine colors are very soluble, be poured over tlie paper, tbe latter immediately become* red.

Tfin MAGIC ROSE BUSH.

This exjierinieut may bo varied, says La Nature, us follow:,. Instead of scattering the aniline (A(_t |«i|*-r, it is dusted over tho flowers of a white roe bush, and t! c* flowere are fchaLeri t* render tho (hint invisible, and then, ulii ji a visit is received from r.:\ omatea of horticulture. wo tell him that we bavo a mag:e 10m liti: in our jnrden, tho flower* of wiuc'.i U'coi::^ red when alcohol or cologne i.«|xtr.cd over tht.n. The rimcnt is perior.ned with the aid of jwrfuraery vni*»:-i/ef. a tho henomenon eaiiscj great Kurpriw to tin- H|K'c ntor* who r.ro not in tho secret. ,'olfMvd ht Trials with the Ir*at»o.

Tl:• '::i«.'riniont* wit It colored lights in tho ti"i::.'.« .t of She insane matio recently at Ak**an!r a. Italy, are csciting attention from the r.tcutc.'.l faculty, though gaining little eritle.In tho evidene furnished by l)r, Porn he sa llooms were selected with a* windows cs jnwsible, the walls of the r»oi iiHn' paint^l tiio rair.o color as the window panes. A patient suffering from nu la::e!:olia, honor.!! not eat, was placed in a loom with bright retl wall* and window,) l:i thre- hours lid beearuoquito»checrful, and asked for food. Another lunatic, who ahvoy.H p-

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hands over his mouth to

keep out I ho ntr a .d nourfchment, was placed in the ftainu room, ar.d the next day was much better and aU with it hearty apjctite.

A iolcnt nvuniae was placed in a blue room, r.nd Ifcaino ijuict in nu hour. American uiul F.n lish medical authorities seem to ic :ard t:uo cures uh effects rather than cu'ures of !i" treainent, induced, thoy argue, rot l-eonse the light was colored, but lerru -e it was a novel hc::ontion, inaUi tho patients to forget. their i:'.cl.: :»tioi, as |»e bl "s put into tho car «f !«:•. !. wiil ruttfc hir.» to for get l:w pra:: a s.'.ilden b: '.! rr nhoek might havo t.io transitory eC'oe^

Novel Cr.vtrlil~c».

A r:- 'f :l! tiers carric.I out by the Net:.n l.-a ?•.ernr.ient, by which provision w».l b.« i'i .i:e lor flyingeach *o!dior during t'.r time n..r wi ha cartridge conin .:img tio antiseptic dressing. Each cartridge will bo made of convv»:o:itai2'.\uai::eiy. nU Vt t'. rev inches in length by two in width. a::d v. i:J lo Keear. at one o.td with Bafcty piu. Th- '.ivh, co uat:wl in caeli will of a a r.'.x»,5t th:w yards knj pir.-eio:' ai:a*, all of which have Lyt:t ic:id n:»ti by a n::t!i.n:aio eoluti in. llence, in tho event of wounds being received, a ready means would tw at hand for tbo immediate application of antiseptic dressing Bokliers, in the case of slight laJuries, would probably at once avail the rate Ives of tho dreswtngs, and tho la:tcr could not fail to l* of mucii uso to tho Eur^eo is,

Inoculattng Domcstto Anlma!s. Numbered with ixnvnt discoveries of UL Pasteur is that of the vaccination of domestie animals for tho prevention of tbo dire di!eaw known as anthrax or splenic fever. Tlw» markeil succeas attending his system in combating tho riaderptsi in Iv.iro ie, a^rordIng to London News, encoura^ctl Mr. J. IL Lamprey to lri'. the subject under notice of tho government of India, where no efficient remwl was known for this rapidly fatal illness, which a: nual!v carries fT a largo percentage of eattlo of every kind.

LJTOCCLATTXO AN KUTPBAXT. An or\lcr ia ctwincil has been issued, and is order to carry oot this object some native Indi.vi rtudent* are now undenp^ng a coorse of instruction at the Paris talvrawy of IL fast our, and will shortly proceed to stations in 1:^11a to dispense tbo vaccine, which is nr-nhM to elephant* as wcli cs to oxen a»d other lxx»*ts. 11 is conBskwtiy cxpected ttaS IVir Uto «i!l tw attended with tbe same sucrees that fo'iowrd tbo tutroducifcm of tb» into those cwmtrks# where ft is cow in fu-l n-eratior„ with an wUiauat* pr -wt of i?r t^tal ertsninnatioa of tbe moss* m^ladic*. v/»*rtsn- great havoc arvmg and l:ei\!f throughout U» world- Tbo^* l^tsauU ia a domoMicahMi «:at*. is labia, well as other arJsaah ta the servkw of ouo, 4.» cpkiemtc dissawes.

r««-^*i a Oikl of ni:!a* IU UUtint o!T tho a^ar nsilsli ttscfcaaJy practice, that* Um» wmi&iilj aft tbe e«d* arv kept catvu ckart. Ctildnsn aay bs broken of nwh flilhy haUt by «artng tbetn todiptbeendsof ft rsarrvrti titxMS a day ia «w»«u- witbewt krttiogtbamknowUm obja^L II tUihgel MSktant,oaasa -, In

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THE CURIOSITY 8HOP.'

Tbo Oataeombs—9UW of riwtiii of Sqwltare. According to Professor De Lanvay.there are sixty-one catacomb*, which were originally quarries from which tbe Romans obtained tbe oement and stone for building their city. In these subterranean passages the early Christians took shelter in times of persecution. There they celebrated the Lord's Sapper and held their "agapas^ or love feasts. These catacombs extend twenty-two miles from the walls of Rome into the "campagna" or fields around. There exist iWHlergronnd no less than 12.000 chapels, also (03 shafts or descents, some with stefw, others like boles for ventilation through the boles the bodies of their martyred brethren and sisters in faith, and in times of persecution food and raiment, were let down to the Christians below. There are in the catacombs twenty-two miles of streets,' or subterranean passages. The early Christians deposited their dead in the chapels, which bod tombs like shelves superposed in layers. On these ledges the bodies of tbe Christians were placed after having been embalmed. There is in cacb a central tomb, called the Triumphal Ark. In this common tomb forty or even a hundred bodies of martyrs were brought down with songs of triumph and thanksgiving to God, as they went step by step singing tbe 110th Psalm. Tho immensity of the catacombs can I* imagined by comparing them to five e^tengive spider's websj placed one upon another in en tiro complicity no one knows where they end. If thoej passages, of about two feet wide, could he Joined to form one single street, tbey would extend 900 miles in length. Imagine these 0C0 miles all bordered by tomlw, and you have an idea of the immensity of tho catacombs. To.: hs upon tombs, graves upon graves, catacombs npon catacombs. Bomctimes you go down fifty feet under ground, sometimes 100, and even 150 feet. Tbey resemble the layers of strata in a coal mine. The catacombs aro named cemeteries. because that word means "a sleeping place," and declares the faith of the primitive? Christiana on tho subject of death. Tbe word "death" is not found in tbe catacombs you may travel league after league in them, audit 1s not death but life that is expressed everywhere. Thosj early Christians never said" of their departed friends "they are dead.-' but "thoy sleep During 4'J ycai-s 7,000,030 Christians navo been entombed in the catacombs of this number of 2,000,000 died as martyrs.

Calico.

Tho derivation of tbo word calico is very intere3tin as of saeli an ancient data i3 its origin. Mrs. L--»o:io.vens says in her "Travels in India" that ia t'ao year 14133, just ton months and two days after leaving the port at Lisbon. Vasco tie Gani lauded on the coast of Malaluir at Calient, or more properly Kale lthoda, "City of the Black Goddess." Calicut was at that period not only a very ancient seaport but an extensive territory, which, stretching along tho western coast of southern India, reached from Bombay and tho adjacent islands to Ca:» Comorin. It was at an early period so famous for its weaving and dyeing of cotton cloth that its name became Identified with tbo manufactured fabric, whence tho namo calico. It is now generally admitted that this ingenious art originated in India iu remote ages, and from that country found its way to Egypt. It was not until tho middlo of the seventeenth cantury that calico printing was introduced into Europe. A knowledge of the art was acquired by some of tho servants of tho Dutch East India co:niany and carriod to Holland, whence it was introduced in London iu th" year IGT0. It is surprising for grown up children, as well a* our young folks, to learn that "Pliny as early as tho llrst century mentioned in his 'Natural lllstorv' tbcttheroexisted in Egypt wonderful method of dveing white cloth." Calico cannot bo despised when it can boast of such antiquity.

\Tumlcrii of the Doly.

The sliln eonta'ns more thiii 2,000,0:0 o|»eni:igs, which aro tho out lets of an equal number of sweat !auds. Tho liurnau skeleton co:isist3 of r.toro than 'JOJ distinct bones. An amount of blood equal to tho whole quantity in the body |vtssc3 through tho heart ouce every minute. The fail capacity of the luugs is about 820 cubic inches. About two thirds of a pint of air is iuhalcd and exhaled r.t each breath in ordinary respiration. Tbe s:o-.uach daily produces |«unds of gastric juice for digestion of food its capacity is about A pints. Thoro aro more than 500 separate muscles In tho body, with an equal number of nerves and bloodvessels. Tho weight of the heart is from 8 to 12 ounces. It b«*t» 103,001) times in 24 hours. Each per-spi.-atory duct is otic-fourth of an inch in length, of tho whole about 0 milss. Tho aver:~o man takes 5){ ixrands of food and drink *ach day, which amounts to one ton of *olidand l!quid nourishment annually. A man breathes IS times in a minuts, aud 8,000 cubic feet, or about 375 hogsheads of air every hour of his existence.

A Singular Will.

Tho following is on eccentric will of Mr. Tuke, of Watb, near Rothcrham, England, who diet I in 1310: Ho bequeathed ono penny to every child that attended his funeral (there came from G„t) to 700} ono shilling to every poor woman in Wath ten shillings and six pence to the ringers to ring ono jx»l of grand winch was to strike off whiio they were patting him into th grave. To his natural daughter, 4M -4s. annum. To his old faithful servant,. «scph Pitt, £21 per annum. To an old woman who had for cloven years tuckcd hi:u ap*l:i bed, ill only. Forty docen penny loaves to to thrown from tbe church leads at 12 o'clock on Christmas day forever. Tsro hardsonu bras cboadeltcrs for the church, and £20 for a set of new chime*.

A Dettor Can't Vote.

Any person who makes abet or wager on tho result of the election is disqualified by tbo laws of this stato from voting at such election. If one's vote is challenged at the poUs by any qoaMed voter for this COOK be will only be permitted to votooa taking aa:h that be has not madoa bet or wi .. ami is not directly or indirectly interest in any.

Designating Tbanlacirto^.

The president appoints U» date for observing Ttunfcrjiviag day in tbe United States. Usually tha lacft Thurtday ia Kovemhor is i*t spare Tha governor* of tbo ttiff—«t ates gwieraily couf« uto the prest mlecttei of Um day, themgh each can do as be pleases oboat it and select* different dale if it is agrc.TSbie to him to do so.

rreneh and Otraaa Arealcs. Aseordhts to ofljpal reports, tho Gerena sttcdit^g anay oousfaa ct i»nvafi and !. -xoaut'v iaood i* awl "~~3t oaaHt^-JonnioI.. nt TL. .l..ial l|g« ot the FVeoeh array givo ^,000 privates mod ix kKado3loar*aad23^706commls» & 1

to a table publiifctd in Rowelft

Sempaperl' sctory tar 1898^ there appear to be l,tS iU«/ twwspapen {nbtUMd in tfa*

YOUNG FOLKS'COLOMN.

A HALF HOUR'S PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.

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A Housekeeping tifim to Wiy»« Ttet Shows There is a Way of Turning Wort Into Play for Ewrj Thrifty, Willing

With a skip ao4 a bop Aod a jolly dish mop And a pan of babbling water

WASHING dishes.

She has marshaled each ware With an orderly care. And rbe daintily dip* it under

Not a drop, not a dint, Kot a speckle of lint. For her cleaning !t is a wonder.

Gee the tinkling glass, in a sparkling mass. And tho shining silver round it

For, you know, there's a way, To turn work into play. And tbe thrifty lass lias found it. £o the plates and the knives,

Lead hilarious lives, And the cups and saucers rollic Even kettles and pans,

In her generous plans. Take tho scrying for a frolic. —St. Nicholas.

Hunting the Ayigntor.

Since it was discovered that alligator hide makes excsllcut leather for foot wear, purses, band bags and other articles, tbo alligator has had a bnrd timo of it.

Tbo common and most effective mode of hunting tho alligator, says Goldon L» :ys, is the same as deerstalking. Two generally hunt together in a canoe, one sitting in the stern paddling, tho other standing at the bow with a bull's eyo fastened to his head. They move on cautiously, the one in front coaching tho course by slow motions of his hand.

Hist 1 a warning hand ia upraised, the motion of tho paddio ceascs, and tho canoe glides on almost imperceptibly, tbe slight ripple at the baw being tho only sound heard.

The ono with tho rifle, a 44-calibre Winchester, slowly raises his weapon, peering expectantly forward, now to one side, then another. Suddenly agleam is seen uhead like a coal of flro shining through the darkness, and the upraised rifle belches forth a stream of fire.

A confused thrashing and perhaps a deep bellow follows theu ell is still. If killed, the alligator sinks at onco if wounded, he makes off to deep water. In either case the hunters go ahead tq seek for nuotber victim. The next day they begiu their lookout for their game. When killed, the alligators sink at ouce, but the gases iu the body bring them up in from six to ten hours. Tbe skius are carefully taken off, and tho teeth aro secured if tbcro is time, while tho carcasses are loft for tho bus2ards.

Can Dogs Reason?

Can dogs reason? has of ton been asked. Do not tho following stories a iswer tho question?

When I was in India I had a small, rough terrier. When he was given a Ikhm ho was sent to eat it on tho gravel drive, uuder an open porch, iu front of the bungalow. Sov oral times two crows had tried to snatch the dair.ty morsel, but their plans wero easily defeated by "Topsy's growls and snappin teeth. Away flew the crows to the branch of a treo near by. After a few moments of evident discussion they proceeded to carry out the plan (k attack. Ono crow flew down to tho ground and gave a peck ct the end of tbo dog's tail, "l'opsy" at onco turned to resent this attack in tho rear, while tho other crow flow down and bore the bone away i.i triumph.

The same dog had a favorite resting place in an easy chair. A dog which camo as a visitor to tho house liked the same place, and ofreu took it. Topsy did not approvo of this, and his attempts to regain her seat were met with growls and bites. One day, ns usual, tbo iutrudcr established himself in the chair, which was closo to tho open doer. Topsy looked on for a moment, and then flow savagely out of doors, barking at a supposed enemy. Out ran tho other dog to see what was tbe matter, and back camo Topsy to take possession of bor favorite seat Tbo other dog camo slowly back and curled himself up in afar off corecr. I saw this myself, so 1 know it was true.

Instinct in Animals.

It is a well known fact that horses, dogs, cats and many other quadrupeds can And their way through trackless wilds or lonely mountain regions to tbo loved home much more readily than man can da

TmAJVXBS LOST A SSOW STORJt. Often on tbe wild prairies of tbe west, bewildered by blinding snow storms, or sinking la oaraans, tbe fcsea eyed trappers bavo glsd to remove tbe bolter from their horses, in order that tbo sagacious aaftt".. ail*! lethem bome—and this tbey tzi ijm I. u_, if entirely left to tbeawivefc la tbe cot ere shown three hunters wbo, bavir act all rec&QQiag, have be plodding tit__g2it!» storm in quite an op»- ite direction from tbeir banwa. Portent !y, oat of nssibar th to loaatn bis faithful borne, wbo left Jdsown jar.act, immrtttctKftasi fcacowanL

TERRS HAUTE SATURDAY EVENI]SrG" MAIL.

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With the lines dry. And her Angers »k spry. Only look ct little daughter.

C~r*e£7 far Sk£t UtaiadM. rwromramrts ttoctjre of a

rocnk* as poflMMtei of real carotin pewar for rick heartache accompanied with acuta gMtrie catarrh, wbetber da* to error ia diet.

gtvea ia drop haas, repeated e*ei ton aftes for eight or tea da—, and tbea ttewd attoqpr iattrrmk.

baths

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PHYSiOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

A New Fever Core—Interesting Toilet Hints from Profeesloaal Beauties. 1 Berlin correspondent of Scienoe News announces an interesting discovery in anew fever cure called pbenaofttin or pbenic add, which is said to be for superior to its immediate predecessors, antipyrin and antifebrin. It is prepared from petroleum and appears in t&e form of a gray red finely crystallised mass, while its lack of taste and smell makes it pleasant medicine. Professors East and Hinsberg, in Freiberg, first discovered the value of pbenacetin as a fever cure, and upon their recommendation the clinical professor Von Bamberger in Vienna first put it to practical ac, and with excellent success. Iu doses of ono-tenth to one-fifth of a gram for children and one half to one gram for ndults, it quickly reduces tbe temperature and effects the cure of the patient The chief value of this over other similar medicines is its harmless effect upon tbe system. It is found effective also in eases) of rheumatism and inflammation of tho joints, as well as in headache and neuralgia.

The Under Surface of the Tongne. Dr. Gil lot, a French physician, in commeeting upon the fact that in ordinary cxaminations of tho tongue only tbe upper surface is usually inspected, asserts that tho under surface may present certain points of diagnostic significance.

According to Dr. Oillot, in a young and healthy person tho voins alone aro prominent beneath the mucous membrane, but with the advance of ago, or as a result of disease, these veins become dilated, tartuous, or varicose, and the venules and capillaries become visible. In many cases little dilatations, like grains of sand, may be Keen on the smaller vessels, and may be few aud disseminated, or numerous and grouped together. They are usually situated a short distance from the tip of tho tongue, on either side of the median line, or near the root of the orgau Their color varies, nccoixiing to the size and the condition of tho general circulation, from a bright red to :rple or almost black.

These projections Dr. Oillot claims to be true miliary aneurisms, caused by a thinning of the wa Is of the vessels, and are analogous to the auneurisms occurring on tbe blood vessels of the brain. He believes that the existence of these dilatations of tho blood vessels of tho under surface of the tonguo is diagnostic of a similar condition of the blood vessels of the brain. Dr. Gillot further says that he has never seen these dilatations in any but those suffering from gout, rheumatism, gravel and heart diseases of arthritic origin. He therefore advises for the qged and thoso presenting rheumatic and gouty symptoms a careful inspection of tho under surface of tho tongue, as likely to assist ma terially in averting, by proper treatment, gravo cerebral disorders.

Tho Seereta of a Fine Complexion. From all points tho advice comcs to women who would preserve a pretty complexion "not to water on the face." Actresses, to whom perfect complexion is a thing of priceless value, are emphatic in regard to the mischief dono by soap and water or frequent use of water alone. Onco a day, and that boforo breakfast, is tho limit for washing the face, and ono star frankly avers. "I use water to drink and to bathe in but I will not let it touch my facc. Of courso I iiathoSciy eyes, but tho rost of my faco is my toilet jars." week only is the U33 of soap ever

Great stro3s ij laid upon taking exorcise in tho open air, bathing ,y, taking on occasional Turkish feeping, eating and living iu well ven t.ilaSfc 'i rooms, aud using f.ood wholesome food!

Cw^'^breams of various sorts seductively perfitfhrd, glycerine diluted with rose water, and almond meal, nre used for cleansing tho faco without detriment to tbo soft and catiny texture cf a beautiful complexion. Rice powder, French chalk and magnesia aro the preferred powders. E iougli brisk exercise to put ono at least once day into a profuse perspiration, which carries off tho impurities that clog the skin, is insisted upon.

Lime Water In Diphtheria.

Lime water is rccommonded by medical authority as an admirable remedy in cases of diphtheria. Its local cfleet moro useful iu cleansing nnd purifying tho fauces, and its mode of application is tho easiest imaginable. It requires no spray apparatus, no douching, and no effort at gargling. It is sufficient to have tho patient slowly swallow a teasjoon ftil or more overy hour, in order to get good results from its use. This fact is of the greatest importance in treating children, who are too often cruelly tortured in the attempt to make local applications to tbe throat Lime water can wa given easily, and i3 taken readily by children and thoro are, wo believe, few cases of diphtheria which require a more energetic local treatment than tbe ono just described.

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

The Only Accepted Modes or Serving Dinner—The French Sty It. There aro, according to a connoisseur in such matters, two, and only two, modes of ing a dinner, i. e: the pare French style or a larasse.

Tbe French stylo is, to tbe gourmand, the best when the" guests aro few and close friends. Tbo discos to be consumed appear in threo services or relays. This method entails vast responsibility on the host Let him be a poor, carver anil tbo dinner is spoiled. The first service comprehends tbo soup, bors d'csuvrcs, releves ami entrees the second comprises tbe rotis, vegetable and sweet dishes tbe third, tbe dessert All tbe dishes appear upon tbo table.

A ia tram meat" a tablo tastefully adorned with fruits awl rers, the triumphs of the confectioner*' art, nnd, indeed, all tbo cold disbes. Tbe hot dishes are carved opart and served to tbe guests. A la roane is tbe form when a banquet or ceremonial dinner for many is to be served. A very graceful mode is tbatof placing a corsage bouquet at tbe plate of each lady aad a boatoaaisro at that of tbe gentlemen.

Uany writers bavo descanted oa tbe duties of the host and the proper maimer of discharging than, bet guido books wQl cover make ladies or osntletaen. Here is a gourmet's dictum: "The boat wbo has compelled a guest to ask for anything is almost a dishonored man.1*

Is it needfel nowaday* to acy that tbo goest should arrive to the minute, or that tbe bost Aoold not keep those who arspanctaai waiting far thoso wbo are notf Onests can wait a few mimics, bet tbe cbefcaa never wait. A delay of tea minntes may destroy tte^triiiatpfatoC bisgasmnoazio gesicx

Tory Poor Styl*.

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A certain brutality of maimer, suppoeed to beoopfedtraa tbe Bngasft, la affected by tX..- Of n. l.KBU T.K-V 89 bst^-Iy, to a «—a tbey owedviliJes, and try to bec ~3 boom It is a very poor style and betrays tbe snob. It is not a taamnn American iaote, bat tt ttMt ItMwold be frowtisd down, for it is tbevtaeof tbenwcbocra. A good imitetksi isbadsnoogh, but a bad imitation is tedL

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A VOCATION WHICH REQUIRES A CLEAR HEAD AND SURE NERVES,

The Danger* Which Beset Climb®r»—Daring a Thunder Storm—Wonderful Skill in Locating Breaks—The Linoman on a

Tramp—Names of the Wires.

Tbe work and experiences of a telegraph climber have much in them to interest not only the small boy but older persons as weli There is enough of danger and adventure in their work to make their occupation an interesting one. Particularly is this true whero a telegraph line is being put up or repaired in a wild and almost uninhabited region. Telegraph lines have been run through sections eo infested with hostile Indians that a detachment of soldiers had to be sent along to protect the workmen. Repairing wires broken by falling trees or branches has not infrequently to be done now in the we6t in districts where life is more or less in danger. The climbers and linemen out west often go as completely armed as do hunters and scouts.

But the chief dangers which beset climbers are not occasioned by Indians orwild beasts. There is great danger of falling unless tho man is experienced. As is well known, those who have to climb telegraph poles strap "climbers" onto their foot to enable them to obtain foothold as they ascend or descend. These may le looseiy described by saying that they are a sort of open work iron boot strapped to the foot and leg and provided just beneath the instep with a sharp spike, which with each step taken by the wearor is stamped or rather jabbed by the leg into tbo pole. These spikes aro artificial substitutes for claws. Tho experienced climber will jab the pole with cach step so as to get a secure footing overy time, and do it as readily as bo would take a step on a {lavoment The inexperieuced ono will often find his footing insecure, and as he raises one foot tho other sustaining his weight will slip and he will fall unless ho is quick and fortunate enough to get a new foothold, which is a difficult matter.

Another danger which climbers havo to undergo at certain times is from electricity. Often during a storm and for somo time afterward tho wires aro heavily charged with electricity or lightning, and a wet telegraph pole is a sufficiently good conductor, frequently, to convey it from the wires to tho body of any ono who may happen to bo clambering up the pole. A thock thus received is very likely to knock tho climber to the ground. Rejiairers, on this account, usually suspend work during a thunderstorm and for a short timo afterward. It is impossible, however, always to tell when tho dan ger istover.

In the country each stretch of about 1M miles of telegraph lino is in charge of one man so far as repairs arc concerned. He must bo a climber and thoroughly under stand his business. Light repairing he does alone, and occasional help, such as is necessary in putting up poles that havo beeu blown down, he gets from the railroad section hands. He is generally paid jointly by the railroad and telegraph company. When over any considerable damage is done to tho lines by a severe storm or otherwise a full crew of men is sent out from Chicago or tho nearest largo city to repair tbom. A force of twouty-two linemen, ground men and repair ers is" kept at the Western Union offico in Chicago. Ten or twelve of them are kept busy in shifting poles and lines, and tbo others attend to the repairing necessary to bo done in the city and within a radius of fifteen miles or a little more.

The skill displayed in locating breaks is wonderful. In or near the city, whether tho wires are underground or overhead, breaks can quite easily bo located by means of tost stations. As these aro generally only two or threo blocks apart, whou it is ascertained that tbo break is between two given stations but little time is required in finding it Out in tho country there is moro difficulty. By means of tests it can be found out that the break or crossing of wires is between two ccrtain stations, but these stations are ofton ten, twenty or thirty miles apart. It has, for example, been ascertained in tbe main office that a wire fails to work and that tbe trouble lies somewhere between Kenosha nnd Racino, a distance of about twenty miles. The lineman takes the train for Kenosha He does not get off there, but remains on tbe train and looks intently at the telegraph wires to discover where the break i& If tbe wire is broken and hangs down he can usu ally discover it from tbe train. Should the trouble arise from two wires being crossed merely the discovery of the location

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more difficult and cannot be made from tho moving train with uny certainty. If the lineman goes clear to Racine without locating the trouble be starts back afoot, walking as nearly as possible under tbo wires and looking up at tbem. Sooner or later ho is pretty sure to locate the difficulty, though it may be only after a tiresome tramp of ten or fifteen miles and a "crick in tbe neck."

Tbe experienced lineman,when out on euc'u a tramp, does not havo to look at all tbe wires overhead. He knows tbe particular wire that has failed to work, and be knows its location on tbe crowtrees at tbe top of tbe poles, so be has only to watch that particular wire. The experienced lineman can stand by a pole which sustains fifty wires and can name every one of tbem and tell their terminal point* Tbe railroad wires always take their name from tbo road, as "Michigan Southern 4," "Grand Trunk 2," etc. Tbe commercial wires are some of tbem named after tbe roods and some of them after their terminal points. When named from tbe roads they differ in designation from tbe railroad wires only by number. "Michigan 8 hern 4? may be a railroad wire, while "SL^igan Southern S" may be a commercial wire. "St Louis 3," "Cincinnati 11," "Milwaukee 8" are examples of wires named from their terminal points. All "St Louis" wires go to St Louis, but tbey do not all go along tbe same railroad. Tbey go by all roads, and some go by tbe highway along tbe canal,—Chicago Herald.

How Coakttag tta* Immttwod. Roecoe Cockling was strongly averse to being interviewed fat his freedom in general conversation uiusn led to hi* being vk timised without bis knowiedga When Mol livan aad Ryan bad their fanxw meeting ia Madison Square Garden tbe es eenator ovcapied one of tbe press seata While awaiting tbe appearance of tha pugilistic star* be chatted freely with tboae around bim. aad the next day one of tbe afternoon papers bad a ootama interview srftb him. ia which the whole range of atbtatfc sports was disrussed in a peculiarly happy manner —iioetoa iraaacripi.

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The Japanese System of Ciphering—Rapid Methods of Coon tin*. Suppose a few articles had been purchased, and the paltry sum total Is only worthy a record in the first example of a schoolboy^ mental arithmetic. The buyer sums them instantly in his mind, but the tradesman deigns not to receive the amount cr to perplex himself with any mathematical labor, however trifling. He seises bis soroban, gives it a tilt, and rattling sweep of tbe hand, makes a fow clicks and announces the prico. There is frequently small difference in amount, arising from imperfect comprehension of the infinitossimal coins, which play a more prominent part in retail trade here than do the farthings iu the English penny shops, But the soroban may be trusted. It does not lio any moro thau the multiplication table may. A longer acquaintance transforms the flnst distrust into wondering admiration. In a competition of simple addition an ordinary tradesman in Japan would carry off the palm from any mathematician of tho west

Tho arithmetical proccss on a soroban differs ro completely from our cipher that only study and practice wiil make it understood. You know tho instrument: A shallow rectangular bos, with a bar of wood, making an unequal division lengthwise. Wires—generally seventeen number, but that is not essential—upon which are strung wood balls, cross tho short diameter of the box, running through the wood bar. In the largest division there are five bulla on each wire, uud in tho smaller only o-.o.

Forgot all tho aritbmotic you have learned, and begin again with an eastern soul. There will bo no fractious to alarm you—hero will bo only decimal:.. The middle wire will represent units, ar.il tho mis on either hand havo a placo val :o corresponding to our system cf numeration To tho left are tho tens, huudreds nnd thousands, to the right the' tenths, hundredths and so on. Away from the dividing ball the bnlls have no signification or value pushed to it, they are units iu the b.rgor compartment and fives of the same denomination in tho cmr.ll one. This gives almost a doublo f.ysU'm of counting. It is by fives as well as by tens.

Supposo the flrst sum adjusted on tho soroban by pushing balls for every digit Tho next ono to bo added is incorporated with It in tho very net of writing—if that word may stand for tho second act, of adjustment Here comes tho iK'ginning of tho difference. Tho largest nuniliers are added first and tlio smallest lust Itisliko everything else dono in tho East, wrong end first All tho process of "carry ten," whicl* wo master with infinite troubb in childhood, disappears in tho magical movements of thoso intermediary fives. Mathematics i9 uot regarded with awe in thiR country, nor is it made a point of measure between male and female intellect The betto carries his nonv ban, and reekous upon it tho meals of his ho:-scs. livery kitchen furnished with it, although spoons and paus may bo minus. Tho nurse clicks its balls when meditating tho extravagance of an added length to her next gown, nnd the fearless baby plays with it for a ratt le.

If tlmre is anything which could reconcile mo to being a native of tho fur east, it is beiug born to use tho soroban. Tho soroban is tho key to a system of nrithmotio so widely different from ours it deserves moro respect than scholars generally accord to it On its wires not only multiplication and division are rattled over, but tho longer processes of square root and cutio root click out tho oxact results with lew probability of errors than when dono by ciphering. Tho Japanoso may lay nsido his dross and his domestic customs, his jinrikslins, nnd oven his alphabet, but bis soroban noverl—Ualtimoro Americau.

Buying Cheap Railroad Tickets. A man who can choose his time for traveling within a limit of a fow weeks, and to whom tho speediest route is uot n«we«ary, can save half the cost of his railroad fare by watching tho newspapers for notices of excursions to conventions, expositions, carnivals aud such things. Let him go to a ticket scalper and explain where he wants to go, being sure to impress on tho scalper that he is in no hurry to go, for hurry costs money, and tbe man who must go at onco has to pay the highest price. Tho scalper will give hiin a ticket either to tbo plaoo ho wants to go to or to the convention place nearest, with an order on a brother ecalper for a tickot the rest of tho way, or ho may get an excursion ticket with a draft on a brother scalper, to bo paid on presentation of tbe return coupon of tbe ticket If tho passenger doos not like to have eo many dealings with scalpers he can buy a regular excursion ticket at the railroad office, and take his chances of soiling tbo return coupon, tho prico he gets for It depending on his shrewdness as a seller and the kind of scalper ho happens to encounter.

The excursion rates give somo railroads that aro always hankering after a cut in rales tbe opportunity they are after. There are half a dozen ways of going out of New York to Chicago. Other things being equal, passengers would naturally take tbe linos that havo the best cars and make the best timo To got any traffic at all tbe other roods must offer lower rates. Thoy aro in a pool, and thoy cannot make lower rate at their regular offices tbsn the pool allows, To make a low rate an 1 get passongers tbey tbey must tlo it with eecming conceaimcnt. Everybody knows, of course, that it is done, but a pretense of not doing it must be kept tip. Hore is where the natural usefulness of tbo ticket scalper tj both railroads and passengers comes in. Tho railroad does its part by paying commissions for tbe sale of tick' ct*, toe commissions sometimes amounting to two thirds of tbe regular fare. Any scalper can get this redaction by sending a boy with a noto and tbe prico of tbo ticket, less com» miMou, to tbo passenger office of tbe company. How much of this commission be keeps for himself depeods on bis shrewdness and the shrewdness of his customer. With Jud us care bo can be induced to take witU 92 or $3 of the price be pays Um railroad company. Without caution be may make as much profit from the passenger as tbe railroad gate for tbe passenger's transportation. Xew York Sun.

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