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1Witnesses. A SIEGULAB REQUEST. a French Sportsman‘s nis'iaxe. A Judge in Glasgow has decided that the amount of copper used in tinned green peas need not be stopped. A monster lawsuit is bein unionist; NEWS. ‘ mgnsisrno minis I when an o inary trunk falls on it. “ “'hy he was taken from his but on the pretence that he could now on his journey to Uganda ; but insteadioe was led to a plain Some immigrants carry tin trunks. It is where he and all his carriers except one, - easy to ima ' e what happens to atin trunk who miraculously esmped A lawsuit W‘th Two Thousand ltodesh. At the very village where t is , were brutally ut anybody should make a tin trunk,” a bag- tragedy was enacted the Church Missionary gage master says, " is more than I can nn~ Socie ty, of which Bishop Hanuington was derstand. They may be good enough to one of the leaders, now has a mission stand in a house to put things in, but they station. are worthless for traveling.’ There is a tradition at various points visit England, havin lulong Lake Champlain that the lake is dan- judice which all good The Maharajah of Mysore is about to overcome the pre- iudoos feel with re- gerous for sailing craft by reason of the un- gard to an ocean voyage. They abhor the was not dangerous, and that the PIOCW certainty and shiftiness of winds. At \Vest- , ocean and crossing it breaks the caste of the pert.N. Y., for example, there are not oii'ending personage. A council of eminent tried by the more than two or three sailboats owned, Hindoo priests was called together by the can” of we Caumus- The p aim“? is the Ialthough the region is much frequented by Maharaja‘i, and they argued the important Prince of Minerelia. Dalziél says that for summer Vlsltom, and it isa rare thing to quesuou how his Highness could preserve the convenience of the parties, who number, with Witnesses, &c., over 2000 persons, the Court is sitting in the open air. A big walkixr.r feat.-â€"A Russian athlete, Mr. Valowuki, having made a bet that'he would cover the distance between Bordeaux and Angoulemc, there and back, on foot, a see a sail on the lake. It was an old tradition on the eastern shore of Maryland that slaves should have a half holiday on Saturday, and that only absolutely necessary work should be done in Christmas week. The custom spread to the whites, and it was not discontinued by total distance of 145 miles, in twenty-four the blacks after they were freed. The hours, started on Sunday morning. He returned on Monda morning, having accomplished the dou le journey in forty minutes less than the stipulated time, thus winning the wager of 2000 francs. The old penalty standing against a Ger- man soldier or sailor of the standing army or navy who left the fatherland was a fine of 200 marks or forty days' imprisonment. That has now been raised to a thousand murks’ fine or imprisonment for four months. A gang of strikers in Queensland insisted on a hotel keeper discharging his Chinese cook, who was excellent. \Vhen he was turned out the local police engaged him. The leading striker was soon arrested for sedition, and the first thing he was set to work at in the prison was chopping wood for the Chinese cook. Rubinstein, who has passed the summer in the'Cuucssus, web in the habit of playing the piano for hours in the day, or rather night. Five or six hundred people used to assemble between 11 at night and 2 in the morning “ listening with rapt attention and in religious silence to the flood of har- mOny created by the master.” The systematic replanting of the Malagan forests is urged in u Kew bulletin, or gutta percha will disappear. Fifty years ago gutta percha 'u'as unknown in Europe. Now the annual consumption amounts to 4,000,- 000 pounds, with a constantly increasing dexnnnd, and the trees where it is obtained in the East Indies cover a. very limited area and are being rapidly used up. The Hindoo nose ring is said to be doom- ed. At ». meeting of the members of the Cutchec Vcosu Oswal caste, held at Mundvie Bundcr, it was resolved that instead of a. ring women should wear a flower in the nose. Inasmuch as the nose iing had led to “ much unfavorable comment,” henceforth wearing nose rings would lead to a. fine of .ten rupees and four nunas, ip addition to forfeiture of the ornaments. The library at the Chateau de Compiegne has been abolished. The 35,000 volumes which lined the shelves of the Third Na.- oleun’s study have been transferred to the ’ational Library, as well as to the Mazarin and Arsenal libraries. It is stated that the same course will be ado ted with re- gard to the library at the alucc of Fonâ€" tainebleuu, in order to abolish the sinecure of State Librarian, vacant since the death of M. J. J. Weiss. An eccentric South of France lady named Cabouret has left, says a. Paris correspond- ent, ii fortune of £320,000 to any French- man who may succeed in organizing a caravan of five hundred of his compatriots and penetrating further than anyone has ever done before into the wilds of Africa. The Caravan may contain a larger number I ‘ oi iersons, but whether it does or not one hal of its entire number must be brought back safe and sound toFrance. The will is to be disputed by her relatives. A Toulouse correspondent says the testator was a fervent admirer of Cardinal Luvigcrie and thou ht that the best way to kill the slave tra e was to make Africa well known. Chumuret, a small township of about 000 inhabitants, has (says a Paris correspondent) had a windfall which will for ever relieve the dwellers in that happy spot of the bur~ den of taxation. On the Will of an old miser being 0 oped it was found that he had bequcnt ied 600,000f.,the whole of his hoard- ed wealth, to the community. This will bring in a yearly revenue of from 20,000f. to 25,000f., sufficient, it is said to defray all the expenses of the parish, and leave a surplus of about £400 to be expended as the municipality may determine. The only conditions to the bequest are thata stone tower, 90ft high, with a clock and n. huge bell, shall be erected in memory of the tee- tator. The French newspapers have been filled with shocking accidents this week, for the French “ sport,"when he goes “ ale. cheese,” is not all he appears to the naked eye, In spite of his beautiful costume, his elaborate leggings, his cooked hat with a dovc’s feather in it, and scented 'ime bog, he isa veritable walkin dynamite omb. The result is that he has Econ busy shooting his hr at friend for the last fortnight. On Saturday, in the vicinity of Norse, a number of young men belonging to a fashionable society went out shooting, and one of them, M. Albert Domac, thinking he saw a bare rushing through the bushes, potted it in true sportsmanlike style. It turned out to be a two-year-old baby run- ning on all fours, the nurse being hidden be- hind a huge tree, and within a few feet of the child. The poor little thing rolled over dead, and the enthusiastic “ sport," who rushed forward to bag his 9. fainted at the sight of the bleeding corpse of the child. The affair has caused guest commotion. W Panic at a Bull and Bear Fight. Independence Day was celebrated a Tisjana, Mexico, on Wednesday by a fight, between a bull and a bear, both of which were tied to a stake in the middle of an arena by short ropes. In the struggle that ensued which he was tied, and climbed out of t e arena into the part reserved for spectators. A panic ensued, number of women and children were trampled upon and severly hurt. A Mexican named Alvezo drew a pistol, and fired twice at the bear. He did not hit the animal, but slightly wounded another man. The beer was finally the bear broke the rope b in thecourse of which a isssoed. consequence is that thousands are idle on Saturday afternoon, and the Christmas fes- tivities last all through the week between Christmas and New Year’s. An advance guard of the Salvation Army] has pitched its camp in Deadwhod and is throwing up fortifications. These warriors will venture almost anywhere, but they have been a long while making up their minds to tackle Deadwood. ' The Black Hills region is not what it once was. The pocket umbrella. has not yet arrived, but a Florida ne ro was out in the ruin a few days a 0 un er a combination but and umbrella. t was his own manufacture, made of palmetto, and was about three feet in diameter. He walked around in the Flllorlda downpour without getting wet at a . Queen Victoria. is said to rule a realm embracing 367,000,000 subjects. This is a greater number of people than ever before sat under the shadow of one throne. There is an abundance of wild game in the , mountains and a plenteous crop of wild grapes l in the valleys of N ew Mexico this season. A terrific wind storm partially destroyed between 75,000,000 and 100,000,000 feet of timber in and around Itasca. county, Minn. , last week. In twenty-five life insurance companies doing business in Massachusetts to-day, 1 there were in force at the close of last year 5 1,213,442,policics,und the number is increas- l ing at the rate of over 120,000 a year. Some cattlemen in South Dakota, in re- gions where rain has always been as scarce as pious cowboys,wa.nt topaytherainsharp Melbourne, $400 a. shower until he creates a a flood and fills up all the ponds and hollow places and makes the place famous for its lakes. It has been proposed, on account of the scarcity of black walnut, to substitute for it the block gum which grows so plentifully throughout the Southern States. It can be stained so that an expert can hardly detect the difference between the woods. It is not definitely known who brought the first wheat seed to America. \Vlicn this : continent was discovered the only cereal ! that grew here was maize. Wheat was introduced into Britain by the Romans,a.nd it can be traced back for nearly 4,000 years. A deaf mute, who was walking on the Flint and Pere Marquette railroad was kill- ed by u locomotive. Two years before he was struck, but not seriously injured, by thel same locomotive, driven by the some engin- eer, and nearly at the same place. A Minneapolis lawyer entered a demurrer I to an indictment against a. prisoner, charged a with having shot several fine hogs belonging i too. neighbor, on the ground that the shoot- ing of the animals increan their value, as it saved the owner the expense of killing them. A Boston business men while takin a, , sponge bath in Bridgeport had his right cg severely cut by the slipping of his foot, which broke through a stationary wash bowl. The gash was eleven inches in length, pene- truting to the bone and severing an artery. An artery in one of his wrists was also sever- ed. Mining is carried on in a very primitive way on the island of Madagascar. The natives work twelve and fourteen hours a day, and receive from six to ten cents a day. To an agent for a mining drill, who explain- ed the umount of labor it might save, the superintendent said that 'he could get a. whole gang of men to work a lifetime for the money the drill would cost. Caricaturists have illustrated the many methods cm loyed by hayseeds to extinguish; the electric ight, out a rancher in a. Seattle hotel can give them a point. After exhaust- ing his ideas for ex tinguishing or obscuring the light, he uncoiled the length of wire by l which it hung and stuck the lump in the I bureau drawer, smothering it under his; clothing. The next day the lamp was found - stowed away there and still burning. Henry George is so enthusiastic a believer in bicycling that he urges it upon persons who visit him with much more persistency than he shows in the propagation of his own social theories. Many of his friends among men have been induced by his example to practise the art; he has persuaded his whole famil to learn to ride, and he has begun prose yting among the women and children of his acquaintance. A band of young desperadoes is leaving Jesse James footprints all over Hand county, S. D. The young robbers are well organized, with captains and lieutenants, and have a stronghold in the bills, to which nnythin any member of the band steals is taken an divided up. Their depredations are very annoying andsrebeccmingquitc serious. The whole countryisstirred u , and measures are being devised to get ri of the gang. Rainfalls, formerly exceedingly rare, have been of frequent occurrence in the moun- tains of Southern California since the forma- tion of the Salton Lake. A couple of weeks ago the rain extended to the coast and astounded the people of San Diego with an hour’s heavy downpour. It was unwelcome to the people in the raisin districts, but the cit ': residents enjoyed the novelt . The Colorado River is still flowing into e lake, and it is expected that when the winter rains begin the lake will increase in extent to three times its present size. Several years ago Bishop Hennington was imprisoned in a filthy hut in Usoga, at the northeast corner of Lake Victoria. The sick man was seeded at and insulted b hundreds of unfeelmg savages. At longt his caste if he went to England. The question was sotisfactoril settled and the Maharujah, who is one o the richest and most powerful of the Indian rulers, will soon be the occasion for another royal dis- play in Great Britain. Captain Trivier says the great Ti ppu Tih will probably be seen in England before many months. He will be sure of a great reception there, for Tippu Tib is one of the best known men in the world. Tippu, by the we , denies the Jameson cannibal story which lie says was made out of whole cloth. “ It is simply impossible," he said to Cupt. Trivier, “ for such barbarities to occur. The chief Arab at Riba. Riba represents me, and he would not permit such things.” The wily old fellow has evidently not heard of Jamesou’s book, wherein the slaughter of the twelve-year-old girl by cannibals is fully described ; moreover, Jameson says that Tippu was present himself, and knew all ubontthe affair. It has not been known until now how the French explorer, Paul Crampel, met his death in central Africa. his party say he was killed treacherously in ambush. While in a village he asked for water. The natives took him to a well and when he drew near it other natives jumped from the bush, stabbed him in the buck, and then threw his body into the well The survivors, on their retreat to Brazza- ville, were reduced to such extremities that they were forced to eat the leaves of trees. Gray Gowns for Autumn You must have a. gray gown. There is no other course openlto youiif you expect to be in the procession this Fall. Not only must you have a. gray gown, but you must be a. symphony in gray. Shoes, gloves, ties, parasol, all must match, and this gorgeous army will cost you from $4 up to $40, accord- ing to the ttste, time and ingenuity you can give to it. This is fashiou’s edict and it behooves you to look about. A very good quality of tweed can be ob- tained for a. small sum, and if you are at all a. homedressrnaker, a. verygood outin dress, with loose blazer-shaped waist and skirt can be fashionedâ€"all for the sum of $4. Silk shirts are to be worn with this. But if you do not care to go to the expense of buying silk shirts a very good substitute can be found by using silk shirt fronts. These come ready made in stores in all colors at the cost of $1.50 each. They are easily made at home, however, and by buy- ing one silk shirt front to serve as a pattern for the others, any woman with a spark of ingenuity can make a. very good and pleasing variety for use this Fall. The pole, poetic gray, which was fashion- lable in the Spring, will reign supreme in September and October. But the August gray differs from the J unc gray in that it is more poetic and more idealized, so to speak. There is u. shimmer and sheen and a. shine about it which did not appear in the Spring greys. The Spring greys were made of broadcloth, ladies’ cloth, cashmere or some other like material, which will also be used next month, but the August grays are of the finest, light silk. They seem scarcely more Ehpn a film, so sheer are they and so grace- u . Gray and white-striped China. silk is ex- tremely pretty for these light gray suits, because a dress made of it requires no trim- ming at all, and the white renders it less trying to the complexion than the plain gray. A very lovely suit of gray and white with a little gray and white toque, appear- ed a. few days ago. . The wearer of this carried a little silver and gray shopping bag. She also had a white parasol with a silver handle, andfrom her belt there hung at least a dozon of those little silver things which are the delight of every woman who can afford to buy them. Bonnetstoo, must be gray. The favorite form for little French bonuets Some survivors of- plain g Tilâ€"{fume sinus. of bones are now being collected on the desert of Sahara an shipped to New ‘ York, just as buffalo bones ave been gath- ered on our western prairies for many years. They are ground up and used as fertilizers. The interesting query at once presents itself as to what particular time, more or less re- mote, these localities on the great African desert where these bones are found were covered with verdurc sufficiently luxurious to produce the food which gave sustenance to the animals whose bones are :uow bein gathered. Not fifty years ago the schoo niapsof North America represented the great plains as a desert. The same are now cov- ered with cultivated fields, granuries and stock ranges. In Texas the Stakeci Plaiuswere regarded as arid, and up to the time of Pope’s fam- ous expedition in the forties, when wells were sunk and good water found not far from the surface, hundreds of men snd animals perished in the attemt to cross them. It as since been discovered that a large port- ion oi this region is arable and that abundant water can generally be had by digging. Had the old route been deflected only a few miles much of the distress and mortalit of the journey might have been avoided. ow, in Africa the caravans have followed the same old trail for centuries, and until themilitary campaigns of the last few years disclosed fertile spots and oases which were previously unknown, the whole vast region was suppos- ed to be an arid waste of shifting sand. Exploration may yet discover that as large a proportion of the African desert is arable as of the so-called American desert. Assuredly. it must at one time have been clothed with vcrdure to have harbored the immense number of animals represented by these numerous collections of bones. W Parrot and Hawk in Battle. The young quail’s worst enemies are the hawks. \Vhero they all come from and how they live when the quails are big enough to keep out of the way is one of the myster- ies. At other seasons a. hawk in the park is a. rarity. There is one hawk out there whose quail- killing days are over. His downfall was accomplished by the big red and green par- rot that lives near the casino. A gentleman saw a hawk swoop down into the brush when he was quite a distance off. Pretty soon there was the most extraordinary racket in the scrub oak. The parrot had the hawk’s neck in his claws, and was driving away with his book bill at the huwk’s head. The hawk was willing enough to quit but couldn’t. They flew up and down, first one on top and then the other. It was not a long fight. The hawk beat his adversary with his wings, and even got his tail and beak to work, but the red and green bird was too big and strong for him, and would not release his grip a moment. Before the gentleman got very near the hawk quit fighting. _ The parrot had apparently sunk his tal- ons through the hawk’s neck, and that is probably the reason they did not separte. When the hawk got quiet the arrot man- aged to disengage himself and ew up into a. tree, where he remained scolding and straightening his feathers. He was .pretty badly scratched up, and one ofihis eyes seemed to be gone, but he had killed the hawk. W The Suez Canal in Time of War. Some excitement and a. very marked sen- sation has been caused in England by the startling report made by Lord .Chsrles Bercsford, who lately spent conmderable time in a careful inspection of the Suez Canal. His report says that in time of war the canal could easily be rendered useless, and goes so far as to supplement this by saying‘it will not only be useless but a dan- erous element if counted upon as one of England’s resources. Lord Charles shows that at one point on the canal, where the banks are rocky, a small quantity of dyna- mite would blow tho mass of rock into the channel and make it impassable. He points out that this might be done at a criticalmo- ment, and in such a way that the British troop ships would find themselves caught and unable to get out at either end. her this reason Lord Beresford holds that the Cape route to India. must be regarded as the real line of communication in the’ event_ of European war. Somewhat in connection with this subject, and suggestive in its way, the fact is commented upon that the British regiment returning to England from China next month is to make the trip eastward.by way of Canada. This will be the first prac- isthc capote-galctte. Galette is a term em- ' “081 t9“ 0f. the empire,“ military highway ployed b the French, which, upon being in- terprete into our language, would mean " flat as a pancake.” Only itsounds pretty to say “ galette.” The capotcvgalettc is therefore simply a flat little capotc. The one which seems to be in hi best favor just now is made of large gray fiends threaded on wire. The wire is twisted around to form little circles. There are enough of these circles to entirely cover the top of the head. Of course only the top is covered, because the capote is very flat and nothing in the way of ever so gentlea curve is allowed. On top of the whole thing there is a. bunch of natural roses, preferably pink ones, because pinkandgray is such a Freuchy combination. I‘iny gray velvet strings are brought down and knotted loosely far below the chin. W What Camels Are Humped For. " Can you tell me, my friend,” said the elderly gentleman to the keeper of the camel, “what the bump on that animal’s back is for? ” “ What's it for? " “ Yes : of what value is it 2 " “ Well, it’s lots of value. De camel wouldn’t be no good widout it." “ \Vhy not 2" “Why not? Yer don’t suppose people ’ud pay twenty-five cents to see a camel widout any hump on him, do yer 2 ” Animals That are Black. It was during the recitation of the infant class and the teacher asked numerous ques- tions of a purely infantile nature. One of the interrogatives was: “ Can you name for me some animals that are black 2” Every member of the class raised his hand and bears, bufi'alos, black dogs, lack horses etc, were named before the question came to little J immy at the foot of the class. “ And ' now, J iminy, can you name mo a black ani- mal 2" said the teacher sweetly. " Yes'm, niggcrs," was the prompt reply. eastward across America, and the result is looked for with much interest. Lord Salis- bury evidently considers tbe report on the Suez Canal to be‘ worthy of consideration for he has stated that he regards the C. P. R. route to be of inestimable value in case of trouble in India. , . ‘ ~â€"â€"â€"â€"~W How the Queen Travels- Ari official of the Midland Railway re- cently took me into the Queen’s carriage as it stood in St. Pancras station. The walls of the saloon are of satin-wood highly polished. The cushions are of white silk embroidered in gold thread. A garter con- taining her motto, “Honi soft qui' mal y pense,’ surrounded her initials, “V. R.” Her large chairâ€" and it takes alargc one, tooâ€"is at the back of the carriage and faces the engine. At her hand is a. silver plate in which are electric bells, pressing which she can call her different attendants who occupy another compartment. Three other easy chairs are in her compartment, besides a satin-wood table about six feet long and three feet wide, upon which were piled the latest English, French, German, and American periodicals. The carpet is of velvet, and in a good state of preserva- tion, considering it has been in use over fif- teen years. The curtains at the windows and aportiere are hung on silver Ice. The door-handles are solid silver, an the whole saloon has the ap earauce of solid luxury. The Queen her-eel selected the furnishings, which are said to pattern after the white drawing-room at Windsor Castle. The whole saloon with fittin is said to have cost between £6,000 an £7,000. At first sight the carriage impressed meas being gaudy, but this idea were away in a few moments. The railws official informed me that the Queen paid a ut 7s. 6d. per mile for travel- lin , besides Subclass fares for every one in fierparty. As the official from whom I received my information was in a position to know, this explodes other reports that the Queen and her suite always travel free '- than was allowed him. ‘ narrow roller bandage. Abortive Treatment of'Typhoid Fever. \Vhatever may be the cause or the essen- tial features of this disease, it: question of” greatest interest in regard to it is, “ What is done with it? ’ If it is possible to strip it of its terrors, and to say to its vic- tims, “ You are in no danger," and “ 'ou willbequite well in a few days,”an to make the assurance , it will be a step â€"-yea, along strideâ€"in medical progress. It is not the object of this paper to discuss. the merits or the demerits of any theory or to controvert any of the doctrines that now revail or that have prevailed, in the pro- essiop, or out of it, in regard to the nature of. this justly dreaded malady. Theories Without practical results are at best only vaiqeless. The circumstances that led to the adoption of the treatment detailed in this paper need not be mentioned. It is a matter of no consequence whether the course plursued was prompted by theory or by no t eory. What the case was, as mea- sured by ordinary diagnosis, what was done forut and the results, are the things that claim attention. .The patient was a 'business man 0! middle age, of good constitution and exten- sive acquaintance. His habits were excep- tionally good, buthis business enterprises had overtaxed his brain and deranged his nervous system. The progressofhisdisease was rapid. Early. in the second week the sordes on teeth and lips, the bard, black eoutin on the tongue, the deep red color of its filrrowed and bleeding edges, the strong typhoid odor, the peculiar wild expression of the eyes, the constant muttering delirium, the tremulous movements of the hands, the picking of bedclothes and of imaginary ob- ]ects in the air, the frequent and feeble pulse, the tympanitic abdomen. the charac- teristic petechiic, all pointed to a speedy and fatal termination. The gravity of the symptoms increased till the tenth day. Hope was almost gone. The and could not be many days distant. Books and medical teachings afforded no ground of encourage- ment. What was to‘ be done? This is what was done. The patient was put in asitz bath, 110 ° , and closely wrap- ped; head kept carefully cool; tempera- ture, sitz and foot, kept up for two hours ; patient carefully pillowed up; sweating freely in thirty minutes ; continued for ninety minutes; removed to a lounge ; wraps and hot ju s prolonged cutaneous action; washed 0 ‘ after four hours and taken to his room; sweating continued as before ; delirium and subsultus nearly gone. ; enjoyed the sweating; begged to have it continued at bed time ; next morning, after 17 hours, it was discontinued for a. short time; symptoms greatly modified; treat- ment repeated from 8a. m. to 10p. m. ; fur- rows of tongue closing up; black surface becoming moist; delirium gone; typhoid odor almost gone ; pulse nearly natural. The patient slept well and was much ro- freshed next morning; appetite good enough to enjoy a light breakfast and call for more Sweating repeated for 11 hours next day at his own request. Afters. wash off be dressed himself, went out among the patients and enjoyed their sunset sports for a. short time. From that hour he justly considered himself a well man, as he really was. Cin the course of typhOid be cut short? (Jase 5?.â€"-Tlie patient was a little girl, twelve years of age. Headache, lungnor and failing appetite were neglected for some days. Typhoid symptoms. well marked, indicated a. grave run, if not a speedily fatal termination. Hot sitz and foot, 105°, soon increased to 110°; sweating continued three hours; treat- ment repeated next day. Nothing more was done, because nothing more was necessary; every morbid symptom was gone. These cases have been reported to physi- cians of various schools in the nei hborhood. It is not known that any one 0 them has ever tested the treatment. But what about the microbe theory? What becomes of the ulceration of Pcyer's glands? If the results are satisfactory, if] is of little consequence what becomes of t cm. â€"â€" ‘ Treatment of Sprains. For several years we have been in the habit of employing hot water in the treat- ment of sprains and bruises. and with such good results that we consider it the best of applications, especially when the injury is recent. A correspondent of the fiferlical Record refers to it as “ an unfailing remedy," and commends “ A half hour’s douching with water at n. temperature of 120 degrees F.. and the fixation of the joint by a splint on the flexor side of the joint, or upon the extensor side, if that be more convenient. For example, in a. case of ankle sprain, after a half hour’s steady douching with hot water at 128 degrees F., I prepare? an anterior splint of ten to sixteen layers of mosquito. bar which is thoroughly filled by immersion in wet plaster of Paris. This is trimmed by spreading it on a board and cutting to shape with u. knife. The length ma be thirteen to sixteen inches. brcadt four to six inches. Where the splint passes over the instep the edges on each side are folded over to make the splint narrower and thicker. A layer of cotton is then spread over the face of tho splint and the splint is applied from the base of the toes to a point about halfway up the leg and carefully secured and moulded by a While the plaster hardene, hold the foot in whatever way is easiest to the patient. There is rarely any further complaint ofpain if the splint fits neatly. This, with perfect rest, constitutes the whole treatment, which should continue at least a. week, or until all extravssution is absorbed. Fourteen years’ experience and observation of results obtained by other methods satisfies me that it is the best and most rational treatment." The hot water may be poured on the in- jured part froma pitcher, which is in my opinion the better way of treating the case soon after the accident, or it may be applied with 1. upon 0 or cloth. A sprain of the ankle tbs appeared to be very serious. was treated by me in this way within half an hour after the accident that caused it. and three days later the tient was able to go about with a cane. hat the sprain was really asevere one. was shown by the fact that the ankle remained tender and sore for six months. câ€"‘W It is an of! night in Boston when there is not a sym phony concert and a prize fight r . a . . A vs. W1 . . balm-vast. '-<â€".-. ~â€"