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>0 I I - 01 V II N< I i Mt I > ll > I It 1 The diitinction U DOW said to belong to Bombay of possessing tlte greatest piece of Itolid masonry construction that th ? world baa ieen in modern times. It appears that for years past the waler sur ply of Bombay depended upon works known to be defec- tive, involving tbe possibility of a water famine in that great Kastern seaport, and in view of this a consultation of eminent engineers was held, under the direction of the (iovernment, with tbe result that a large dam was determined on, to encloae the watershed of the valley which drains into tbe sea south of Bombay. This gigan tic structure, designed sud accomplished by the superior engineering skill of T. < '. Glorer, is two miles long, 1 18 feet in height, and 103 feet wide at the base, with a road- way on the top twenty-four feet wide, the stonework along costing $2,000,1*0. The lake ol water which this dam imprisons is nnifl eight square miles in area, anil sixty miles of pipe perform the service. Twelve thousand Hindoos were specially trained by Kngineer (ilover for employment on this dam. A French firm have had built for them on the Clyde what is said to be the largest sailing ship in the world, 360 feet long, 4i feet 9 inches broad, and 30 feet deep, with groas tonnage of about 3,730 and dead- weight carrying capacity ut 6, l.~>0 tons. There a a double bottom, with capacity for 1,0)0 tons of water ballast, while amidships there are several watertight compartments, for 1,'JOO tons of water, the cubic capacity of these compartments, eight in number, being nearly 43,000 feel equal to carrying 1,'JOO tous of water ballast or cargo whnn the ship is laden, and efficient pumping arrangements are provided. The mi/xfiimast is a single piece, 140 feet in length, and the lower and topmasts in the other coses are also each in a single piece, the lengths above deck varying from 159 to 16H feet, and the diameters showing 17 to 30 inches, thataf the topgallant masts being 10 to 16. The length of the lower yards is S'J feet, of the upper yards 77, ana the Iww- spirit is 50 feet long ami I- to 30 inches in diameter. Kugineers pronounce as simply perfect the Cramp method of building large boilers witli thick plates for high pressures. These plates are in the first place pickled in a wooden lath containing a five per cent so- lution of sulphuric or hydrochloiic acid, after remaining in which for about six hours they are removed and thoroughly scrubbed with hickory brooms, while a strong stream of fresh water is played upon them ; they are theu immersed in a bath of lime to neutralize any remaining acid, and again washed with clean water. All holes are drilled, and the edges of the plate* planed and bevelled for calking ; the shell plating U lient cold to the proper curvature in the rolls, and the Hanging is done by a hydraulic danger, the j- late being heated to a bright cherry red, a length of about eight feet being flanged at each heat ; furnace mouth plates are Hanged in cast-iron dies at a single heat. After the flanging of tube plates, Ac., is completed they aro reheated and the plates straightened on a cast-iron surface plate, beiug finally annealed by co.iling in the open air from a cherry-red heat. The riveting is perfomed by a Twed.lle hydraulic riveter, using a pressure of 1,500 pounds per square inch on the flange, which gives a stress of about ninety tons upon the rivet. The twisted wire nail a cross as it were between a screw and the ordinary plain wire nail is said to be working its way into popular favor, and is believed to represent as great an improvement upon the plain wire uail as that useful invention is over the old cut nail : for while the latter tears and crushes the fibres of the wood as it is driven and its tapering shape destroys the greater portion of its holding power when it is partially withdrawn, the plain wire nail, on the contrary, being pointed and smooth, does ot crush the wood fibres as does tbe cut nail, but presses them aside ; and as the diameter of the nail is the same throughout its length, it fits is tightly and holds as tirinly on being partially drawn as when driven home. The twisted wire nail not only crushes the fibres of the wood less than the two other forms of nails, but by its screw shape possesses a much greater hold- ing power than the other form*. The nail in question U of Knglish origin ; but quite similar to this screw modification of the wire nail is the recent American idea brought forward, rix., the making of a wood screw that will drive nearly as well as a nail, and Set can be withdrawn by means of a screw river as readily as any screw. As is well understood, in the ordinary construction of double-expansion steam en- gines, and in all the compound locomotives that have thus far been built, a single low- pressure cylinder of about twice the section* al area of the high-pressure cylinder U used with each high pressure cylinder an ar- rangement which frequently necessitates a low-pressure cylindei of rather cumbersome diameter, and on this account is regarded with special disfavor by some locomotive engineers : some of the Knglish compound lot., motives are constructed on the plan of having only two cylinders, one l.igh ami one low pressure. But a radical departure from the ordinary practice in this line has lately been announced, the plan consisting in the substitution of two low-pressure cylinders of about the size of the high-pressure c\ Imdcr for the one large low-pressure cylinder, ac- cording to the well known arrangement. In the carrying out of this n ethod the pistons I in the low pressure cylinders are coupled h\- their roils to a single cmsshead, and they m.'M' together. A wood-carving machine, which is in reality ait embossing machine, pressing any desired figure or form of wood engraving into a plain wood surf ice, has passed its ex- perimental stage, and is now in use with targe aud praclicaljresulls. This machine produce* perfect imitations of hand carvings of all designs, on any length, <ridth, and thickness of stock, and in the most satis- factory manner. The apparatus is simple in construction, occupies only two by four feet floor space, and is noiseless, automatic in action, and free from dust or dirt. It will perfectly finish from one thousand to two thousand lineal feet in ten hours, and from one thousand to two thousand pieces of panelling per day. A liquid glue for joining wood to metals may bo prepared, says M. Heeze by a mixture of 100 parts clear gelatine, J10O parts cabinet makers glue, 25 parts achohol, and J parts alum, the whole mixed with 'Jim parts of 'JO per cent, acetic acid, and heat- ed on a water bath for six hours ; it possess- as great resistive power. The substitution of camel's hair, cotton paint, aud ohemioals, for leather in ma- chinery belting, is said to be meeting with some success in this country. It was first invented in England, and it is claimed for the new material that it U stronger than other belting, more durable, more efficient and as low priced. Trias's aa-44 rreKltar ibr Ilium Ir Some very interesting facts appear upon the chart just issued by the Hydrographic I Bureau to exhibit the drift of bottles thrown into the North Atlantic Ocean at different pom. for the purpose of determining the direction and velocity of the surface currents of the sea. The average distance travelled by 1 13 bottles, in a mean period of l.V) days, was SA9 miles, and the average rate of drift was 5H miles a day. Since many of the bottles were found on sea beaches, and as the length of their stay upon tl.e the beach before they were discovered is unknown, al- though necessarily counted in the total time elapsed since -liev were thrown over- board, it is evident that the average veloc- ity of drift mentioned is considerably under the truth. The greatest velocity shown is I t. 7 miles a day, and the least 0.3 of a mile a day. It should be salid, however, that the smallest velocities in the tables accompany ing the chart are exhibited by bottles that had beeu adrift for comparatively short times, and had not, therefore, been expoaed to the effects of long-continued or successive gales. In some eases, however, velocities kbove average are shown by bottles that had floated only a short time. The first general fact that stricks the eye n viewing the chart is that the bottles fol- lowed the known tracks of storms, and the directions of ocean currents whose existence lias been oK-ertained in other ways. Those thrown over near the coast of the United States travelled along the path of the < Julf Stream as far as it is clearly traceable, and then continued on in tbe general course pursued by cyclones, which cross the North Atlantic and reach the British Isles. Thote thrown over in m.d ocean halfway between Newfoundland and the coast of Kurope, gen erally followed a lone; curved path as far south as the latitude of the Cape Verde Is lands, and then, turning westward with the trade winds, ended their adventures among West India Islands. Bolt leu started be tween the projecting shoulder* of Aincaaml South An. erica alto drifted in a n.irth- weJl erly directed until they reached the Wind ward Islands. The is a striking appearance of a great whirl in the ocean, two or three thouaaml miles in diameter, and centred in the ini.l die of the Atlantic, as indicated by the path of the bottles drawn on the chart. The im agination is impressed with the suggestion --: individuality and of life and motion tint these great current lines give to the sea. Oue interesting characteristic of th drift of the tell-tale bottles is that in almost every case where a bottle was thrown overlmanl within a few hundred miles of land, it drift- tl staight ashore, a* if impelled by some attraction. In many cases an island was the neatest land, and the bottles floated direct to the islond as though it were the fabled mountain of odament in tho Arabiai Night, that had the power of drawing ships from afar into its deadly embrace. Two bottles dropped into the s*a some 500 miles from the coast of Africa, and about 'JOO miles apart, in 4 3 or 5 of north latitude, were found to have met at a po nt on the African shore nearly four months after their Oilier equally cut tons indications of the play of winds and currents over the never- resting Atlantic can be seen in this interest- ing little chart : and their study may event- ually lead to important advances in man's knowledge and mastery of the sea. Walklai For Nrallh. Few things, if any, are so effectual in building up and sum. lining the physical or- ganization as walking, if resolutely an. I judiciously followed. It is a perfect exercise. It taxes the entire system When you walk properly, every member an 1 muscle, every nerve and tiber has something lo do. The arms swing backward and forward, keeping step, as it were, with the !; ; the chest ex- pand* and contracts a the lung* fill and dis- charge : the ilrunmier-lx.y pulse beats a tune for the march ; the legs curve and straighten ; the feet rise aud fall, while the head rides over all -but not as a deadhead. Every sense it has is employed, every faculty alert. The nostril* expand to qu.i!t the breeze ; the ears tnm to every sound ; the eyes roll in their sockets, sweeping from left to right, from earth to sky ; the brain is at work through all its parts. Progress under such conditions is the very eloquence os physical motion. What is the effect? The il.-.-li is solidified ; the lungs grow strong and sound ; the chest enlarges ; the limbs are rounded out ; the tendons swell and tough- en ;the figure rises in height and dignity, and is clothed with grace and Jiipp' Hunter*, who walk much, are tall and straight, while sailors, who walk scarcely at all, me low and squat. The whole in in is developed, not the body merely. Thcinmd is broadened by the contemplation of crea- tion's works, the soul ia enlarged, the im- agination brightened, the spun* > hecicd.tho temper sweetened. The moral forces are strengthened equally with the physics!. A loftier, reverential tceliug is iwakcnetl, if not a profound religious sentiment No one who rightly walks the ricMs and groves or climbs the heights beneath the ne-tvenly il.ime, with its mazing sun by days and it.- moon and countless starn by night, but is irresistibly drawn toward the infinite a* he " he looks through nature up to nature's god." 1 1', i ..-i --i Nile. The following items will prove of interest to young folks : The fastest mile run by a railroad train was made in 50$ seconds. The fastest irile made in rowing in a single boat took 5 minutes and 1 second. The fastest mile ever made by a running horse was run in I minute :i.~>J se -ond.i. The fastest mile by a man on a tricv, le was made in '-' minute* 4!) 2-5 seconds. The fastest time on snow-shoes for a mile is recorded as 5 minutes 3fl 3-4 seconds. The beat time for a mile by a man on a bicycle is lecorded as '2 minutes '25 3-5 seconds. The fastest mile ever made by a man swimming wai done in 'M minutes 52 sec- onds. The fastest mile ever accomplished by a ni.in u ilking was made in 6 minute* '23 sec- onds. In running, the fastest mile made by a 111:111 w, is accomplished in 4 minute* 12'j sec- onds. C'oWfH Atoys. BY IURKIJEY IIAKKIR. " C.ood-by to the old farm !" " How so, my son?" asked the grizzly father, as the young man hung the scythe on the tool house rack. " J say good-by to plow and furrow, hills, rocks, long hours of hard work, and poor pay. I hive chopped my last stick of cord- wood, husked my lost bushel of corn. I hang up the scythe now, forever. The great city shall give me a livn j. " " Kit, my boy, th.: farm shall be yours to-morrow ; only give mother and me bread, and that, too, not for linn-." I don't want it. .Sell it, give it away. I'm done," hotly exclaimed the. young man, as he wiped his heady forehead with his tawny hand. " John, listen to reason ' It has Iwen a scorching summer, but we have nearly finish- ed it. You think these people who roll by lere on the mountain stages every day, have things easier than we. But this is their va cation. All these fine gentlemen work like slaves the rest of the year ; anil the city girla with gay dresses and white bands " I tell you, father, I'm done. Don't argue " But to leave the tarm besause destiny calls, because one i- dtti'.l by education, by nature, for other vocations, or because one sees an opening, is well enough. To ito to t.ie city, nowever, for the mere sake of going to the city John, you are a fool What will do for bread ? It doesn't j;row 011 street- lamps." It was all in vain to add words. The haying was over ; the limit of endurance the young scamp had fixed in mind all sum- mer through, as many an evening he hail ' climbed tbe stone wall, musing in the dust of passing cuaches whose laii.'luer period forth upon him like a song of sirens, or I sullenly answering the frolicsome pedeatn- I ana who paused upon their alpen sticks to ask how mu.'li farther to the Tip top House. It was not far, and of evenings when the air was still, down throug'i the great hem- locks came strains of in twitching music, startling the sheep in this Inch pasture, and yearlings from their browsing, and sunling the heir of all these herds as well. It was not so last year, this strange dis- content ; it was never so with bun before ; though Ixiru under yonder led, low roofed, >l. i .1 welling, as were all his fth-itt ; though the <rindow of Ins birth -chamber looked out upon the mountain caravantary, whose cool splendors thousands yearly came to see. But he was eighteen now. It is stepping into new world to Iwcome eighteen years old. He was eighteen and theonly child alive : generous, willful, pampered, of ro and I iy no means an Arcadian saint, though living amid the so-called innocent country iiiUs. As he reclined upon the road side wall, there was yet something about him very engaging. The open cimnteuan.-c blushing in the settling sunlit .mis, the full brow aud qM.-k, dtik eye, the broad chest and stout limits of a perfectly formed and handsome animal. I'.ui the in nan animal can dream, picture, plan, and ponder with powers of mind thai no other animal posses- ses. John was the last felL.w who should have gone to the great town. Uf warm affections, conscience, he had uoue. What pleasures and gratification.* did his vivid imagination sketch upon the evening sky, away southward, whitherward lay the vast city, mi .-.s and miles dinvn '.' Farewell the broad, rough uplands, with familiar stone heaps dotted over : the upper liern where he had " broken many .1 wild colt and called it hi* "wu : the wintcgible of his neighbor whither the p.i'ii a TOSS lots run. trodden by his bare feet almost since their first steps : farewell the school- house at four comers, the sweep and stretch of fairest landscape under the sky, set in the distance with the spires of village churches far dowu the valley. The home of many blessings, and a shwlowed face at the win- dow leaning on an "1.1 hand in the iw . gloaming : lor father had been in aud told the story, ami the tw > old ones were power- i less against the yuuug, imperious resolution. ' He in reverie, they in pondering* deep ; not j how they shall coax a living from the old { farm, for they would rather the lime hail j come l<> die, .uid cease the strife of a life r-n! w -ith m|Mig graves into which s sons had sunk one by one and left them ouly one. and ho more cruel than their other sorrows ; pondering how lo prevent the ills of passions never yet eontioll.-.i Ly their Saviour's stioni; and gentle hand : foreseeing much and tearing more ; |..r they were ignorant of the city, loo. He in rev .-i ie, building gaudy castles of a good time ram- ing, and he tree to drink to his till : in reveries till the stars came out abo^c the mountain pines. They in prayer together for him. in the chamber where he waj born : and wh u more could they do, having given him up to Cod ? After all, it was not a very joyous do- piriure, tint M. unlay morning in the Sep- tember glory. The boy could nut quite exult as li- mit icipate.l. Tin- mother, with her last lew tokens of love that i at never cease to care for its owu ; tokens wrought with cl esger ringers, and homely with the style of the hill country : and her last trembling em- brace. The father silent as they jogged to the village station, as if his great heart halte.lmiuway between his love and indicia tion. For it was a fool's errand, was it not ? A headstrong inclination to desert a gnod home and its duties for a whim. But his boy hail not run aw ay at least, and he would speed him to shoit folly, and to quick and sure return. Kveii the dog protested ; and believe us, it touched the lx>y's heart most of all, as with frantic skurry, he bayed the way. \\ ell, well, the great town opened its arms and took the young man in, as the myriad lamps of night laughed and winked at hisc'-aceil, twinkled, ami winked, ami joined hanih down the long boulevards of ilaikuess, till they seemed to change to fiery serpents with many a coil hissing, " Here comes .ninth. ! \Vh.it shall we do with him '" And now Ihe dull roar of ihe streets gave answer " NVc know what to do with him. " To all of which tho boy replied " Have I not road all about it ? I shall know what to do with myself. I come to prey, not to be preyed upon. " ISut it must be confessed again that one is not quite so Tonfhlent, standing in the actual presence of the vast metropolis, at amongthe mountain path*, looking thitherward. The city open- ed if jawa and took him in. It is not for us o tell all thai the city did with the aimlmn and pitiful fool. He was not without a wjlctune M my welcomed him. II.- wfia strong, ami could give much strength away. His veins were full &nd it took many moons lo suck the n dry. He was mountain fed, and bis fat wasted slowly. But the vampires were many, the fires were ' kept burning, and (rod's laws enforced. We saw the end this summer. this wife. Tip top sat beside the It was in loquacious driver. As we HEALTH. Good Health. <',nod health rloes not always come to onr door. It is not carriod about and delivered , \\ e were riding down Irom the upon order b lne fa ^ ^ House as the sun went down, and the lceman & .^oftentimes compelled to seek it away from home, in outdoor i stoppe 1 to untrig the wheels in a farm house yard, an old man sat by the wall, his while hair roseate in the day's farewell, and un- utterable sadness in his fine old face. A few neighbors loiUrod about the tidy gate-way, and a cheap crape knot fluttered at the door beneath the porch. " A death here, driver?" " Just the same as elsewhere, sir." And we were silently attentive at his reply, while he went on to explain. " Yot see, sir, tbe city had him about a year. Hu had a good time ; too good. The doctors write from the hospital His father went after him. Bat the fool hath said in his heart tlu-re is no tiod, and -- " " Aud, .1 r.vr, the city ground him upand spit him out." " Yes, sir. Tney have the tools to grind men with down theie, I reckon." We rattled on down the same stony high- way traversed by tbe Xew England boy one little year before ; and burned to whisper his story, as a warning to a youth whom we know of in a happy country home. Heaven bleu him as he reads. When i ia I ar.l Were Firm I <-d. The French are behoved to be the first people in Kurope to use playing cards, and, as first made, cards were supposed to repre- sent the different classes ol persons in the kingdom. The hearts were the " choir men, " - or ecclesiastics, and early cards of this suit | ed ^ > y.,] e physic-ian^ have a cope which, in form, somewhat re- sembles a in art. The figure by us called a bias, in field, in forest, or by the ever chang- ing sea. In these midsummer days. Nature in her loveliest attire offers us the i enticements to partake of her bounty. " There is a pleasure in the pathless' woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore ; There is society where none intrudes, By tbe deep sea, and music in its roar." It is not alone the body, but the mind also needs to be di veiled and turned into new channels of thought and action. This is not only true of invalids, but those whoare in daily attendance upon business pursuits of their own choosing, require intervals of relaxation, wherein to recuperate their im- paired vitality. The necessity of this is so generally conceded that the summer vaca- tion is looked forward to almost as a mattur of course, in all trades and smploymenta ; and wu atirm out of our own experience, that it is no less a necessity than a pastime. The homely couplet, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," is a truism which should not be lost sight of. Few people appreciate properly the hygienic powers of sunlight. It is true of people, as it is true of plants, that they cannot thrive without abundance of sun- light, ss well as abundance of fresh air. The necessity for sunlight is so well recognized thatin all the recent lerluree to nurses of the sick, they are ordered to ad nit the sunshine freelv to the sick room in all cases, except where ihe strong light is specially prohibit- spade was originally a pike head, and typi ,|ieil the nohiiiiy and soldiery ; the artisans Were represented by astone tile, now known as diamond, while the farmers weie yni boli/ed by the trefoil or clover leaf, by us called a club. The four kiugs were original- i ly David, Alexander, I '.esar ar. 1 ('harle- i insane, representing the four gr- >: inon- .ii'lne. while the queens were \r^me, ' K.-ther. Judith and Pallas, typical li.ith, piety, fortitude and wisdom, Argi. bei ig an anagram of Kegiiia. The kna\ . - either knights or servants to knight*, but which is uncertain, though the forme- lecture is the more probable, from tin Not long ago tun baths were freely recom- mended tor certain diseases, and this treatment has since proved exceedingly valuable, so much so, indeeed, that complete systems of treatment and cure. wiUt sunshine as a Imsis. are much in vogue in private practice and sanitary institu- tions. The Orientals, who have gardens on the tops of their houses, appreciate the value of sunlight as a tonic and health giver. The cases of persons who suffer from actual sun- stroke are much fewer than of those who suffer unto death from vitiated air and want of sunshine. The mass of cases reported as sunstroke in the cities are the result of prostration from heat, and occur in close rooms within doors as frequently as out- that on cards of an early dale appear the , names of famous knights. The French c..rd lio <>- Inmostofttiese cases the deteriorated of the present dav retain the names already , condition of the system of the individual. present mentioned of the kings and queens. oil Varloa* >a<luN lrrp. In the tropics men sleep in hammocks or upon mats of grass. The (Cast Indian un- rolls his light portable ch.irpoy, or mattress, which in the svorniug is ogam rolled togeth- er and carried away by him. The Japanese lie upon matting with a stilf, uncomfortable w.HHlen neckrest. The Chinese use low Iwd- teailn. of. en elaborately carved, anil supporting onlv mats or coverlids. A pecu- I liarity ot the German bed is its shortness ; be-ides that, it frequently consists in part of a l.irt'c down pillow or upper mattress, which spreads over the person, and usually : .inswers t lie purpose of all the other ordinary bed clothing i-omhinrd. In England the old four pouted be.Utoid is -till the prideof the natior, ! nu the iron . ,r In iss bedstead is fast becoming universal. The English beds are the ! Argent in the world. The ancient Greeks and Koniamt h.id tueir hedssuppoi t.'.l on frames, but noi tt.it like ourt. The I Kgyptians had a couch of a peculiar shape, more like an old fashioned easy chair wi'h 1 hollow back and seat. II Hake Yoe ..-i I p. An early riser's ultit is one of the nvent electrical novelri. - It has a divided ad van- tags over the old > arm clock, which w. mid run down and a '.I .-. the early riser to take another nap. Th electrical OBssll .1 * not need any ivuiding It keeps up its nerve- grating jangle for two hours, unless turned off. The oarly riser is bound to get out of bed snd cut olfthe curren'. And then, of course, the purpose is accomplished ; the early riser, having arisen and duly ' cussed ' the alarm, remains up for the remainder of the day. The people of ihcl'r.ited S.ates are elated over the prospect of the largest crop they ever had and the situation is ni-icli improved by the aim. .st general shortage in Kuropeiui crops which will increase the usual importa- tion of gram by the countries affected by hundred; of millions of bushels. This will increase the pri-es of cereals on this contin- ent and Canadian farmers should benefit by the increased demand. The best authorities now estimate the wheat yield m the I'm ted 1 this SIMS Hi it .~i4.~',<H><),000 bushels, which would i e the l.irg.st crop ever har- vested. The foreign demand will, it isesti- caused by the confinement it rooms insuffi- ciently aired and lighted, is at the bottom of able. Il is especially necessary that children i should have an abundance of freedom to rump outdoors in the sunshine, so thai they will acquire an abundance of red blood, and wiih it strength and life. Pale, sallow complexions show a watery condition of the blood that can only be remedied by an abundance of outdoor exercise. In winter, it is always best u> give a little child its exercise in the middle of ihe day : but as the season changes the time for exercise .s. In summer, the best time is usually early in the morning before 10 o'eloek, 'snd after .1 in the after- no. >n. In tin: morning, a rubber sheet should, it the ground is damp, Iw spread in a suitable place over the gnus and a blanket spread over this, and the little one taken out of his carriage and allowed to frolio alwut in t ho mild morning sun. The baby willgam :irii -velously from Mich uxereise, and it will lie all the better oil* if it is kept under the trees to take its midday nap, instead of being token into the house. | r.. pet ami LsVn Tennis have cheated the family doctor of many a professional visit, ami will continue to do so, it is to be hoped, indefinitely. All the organs of the liody require to he continually exer They cannot exist ithuut it. In a -iuld, before it is restricted by the tyranny of fashion, every movement is grace itari!. It should be so always, but tho satanic inven- tion of high heeled shoes, tho straight jacket of a corset, together with old maidiah notions of propriety, are at the foundation of many physical ills. Virtue In Lemon*- \ .-Kid deal has been sai.l lately about t he Wntlicial use of lemons and lemonade. The i.i'est advice, given by a Publm medical . .mtemporury, is how to use the fruit aud the beverage so that they will .1" the most good. M I people know the value of a bottle of lemonade betiire breakfast, but few Lii.>w that tho Lcneiit is more tha.i doubled by taking another at night also. The way the Iwttcr .'f a bilious attack without powders or quinine i* to take tin. jmcu of .n;e, two, "r three leui.in.s in as much water as will make U plcaa.ui; lo drink without sugar In-fore going to lx*d. In tho morning on rising, at least half an hour lioioro break- fast, take the JUKI- of one lemon in a tumblerful of ordinary or soda water. This bllillUICIltiliM'JIlllUniJ'VI vrw* w -vi . i ill* OonsumofromSOtoSS por cent, of w ,n ,.i,. ar (.;,,. system of all bile without the this immense yield. France's wheat crop is a bad failure this vear, and she alone will be obliged to t iku from tln'l'nitvd Sutos in-t , bsssskaaf 100,000,000 worlh of wheat. V least one- half o; this sum, or 100,000,000, will in all I . ' paid in gold. In I >>7:>, the ye*r of the great hoom._ Europe took from the L'nited States worth of grain. If this was true tei lj of or Ipa wat ers. __ Croat- > In croup the signs are hoarseness and ii..iv breathing. (live the child a leaopoon- ful of ipecacuanha wine. If vomiting does not soon follow, give ihe quantity again. Keep the child m bed. Put a brick into . .i, thn amount of her imports of Kreadstutls t he tire untill it is quite hot ; place a bucket thi* year should bo aboul NM,*M,wMl It transpires at last that old Kusei Wil- liam had a hard experience with his aged triondaiid Chancellor, anilsomel inies serious- ly thought of dispensing with him, being restrained doubtless by the miimoi y of Bis- marck '"memorable *ervices to (leriitanv, but especially to the 1't iiuian .! w n Hut tile need ol hismnrck's counsel, diplomacy snd direction had largely ceased M.MIIC tune Iwforo the death of William I. Tho greatest need of Bismarck was during tho peri". I the Franco-t Jerinan war when ho w;is forcing t water at the bedside : put the hot brick into it, which will raise a largo quantity of warm vapor, which the child will breathe. Apply a warm poultice to the throat and use warm fomentations. Milk U tho best diet. If the above does not lelicvc solid tor medi- cal a.U '! w ithout delay. A very good an simple re.tm.-ily for croup is a teaapoonful "f p.'w.lcre.l alum ind two tcaspoonfula of sugar. Mix with a little water and give it i- quickly a.1 possible i little at a time. Instant relief will follow. i he nival policy along in in the face ol ....' An Old bVoeipt for Mai Doe Bites. There arc those m ihe wnrlil whu aie in doubt still as to M. 1'iistoiir'a treatment for tlie lute ol a mail dog. Here is an old pre- scription, m..v and uulil, which may. wo thiuk. be safely de-cribeil as not likely to do mu -h harm " l-'or ihe bite of am:', to |i! irts of Ktroog Me, two pent ot treacle, two gaili lu-ada, a I'SOtlfi'l em ,...,_., -...v.. .. .._ .OT, ........ i quefoil, sago, and rue ; loll all together to greatness to disturb. It WHS I a quart, strain it, and give to the i ted that the second William ! three i-r four time s'.itutional objections, an.l bullying tb I'russiHii Parliament. The patience and magnanimity with which the venerable monarch permitted Bisnmrck to be so largely and to seem stillmoi . t he m is' er "f C.ennany, absorbing the very light of llu- throne, of reflecting Ik, have been admired : bi it now known that he sometimes cl under tho condition* which he boil too m patriotism and not lo be expected would bo as tolerant as his grandfather wa toward the infirmities of a man whoso chief service to the royal house had long befor been rendered. times a day. " Then i..r tho ' uid "!>; Ifrom fest*^" f the wound- Mail rusty bsno <* ihe sore I'.. benti . , to keep