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HEALTH. “W The Invalid's Bed. One of the most disagreeable features of a protracted illness is the more or less close wnfinement to which the patient is subject- ed. If he is compelled to keep his bed, his giscornfoyt and ifmpatieuce are of course groatly intensified. ‘ Even in heale a life spent in bed would I soon become intolerable to the moat arran: sluggard: and we can well pardon one whose nerves have been made irritable by long confinement, for showing at times a dissatisfaction with everybody and every. thing around him. A little skill in the arrangement of the bed, however. will at least render the patient’s condition endur- able. First of all, we must have a mattress which presents a firm, even surface; one stufled with curled hair will exactly meet our wants. Feather beds are a constant nuisance to both the patient and nurse. The mattress should be turned and shaken at frequent intervals, in order that it may not become compacted at any point. . The sheets and linen should be soft and kept as spotless as possible. If the sick person is very restless,it is be tter to change them often, as the accumulation of wrinkles is extremely irritating. It is better to be over-particular in this respect, since during 1 u long confinement the skin becomes exquis- itely sensitive, and predisposes the patient to bed-sores. If there is any trouble from abscesses or hemorrhages, it will be well to place some protection between the mattress and the under sheets. The coverings of the bed should be warm but not so weighty as to be uncomfortable. The top spread should either he of spotless white or of some fancy figure which may be changed at intervals, and so giVe relief by pleasing the eye. . It is not necessary to urge the propriety of taking the whole bed to pieces every morn- ing, and thoroughly exposing the mattress and each piece of bedclothing separately to the action of fresh air. There are many other things which will suggest themselves,if only we are sufficient- ly impressed with the importance of mak- ing as comfortable as possible those who are condemned to spend a greater part of their days in bed. Will-Power and Disease. There is ‘a great deal to 'be said in favor of what is best described as the mental- science cure for many of the minor ills of life. It is possible to throw off weakness, inertness, and languor, and infuse new life and spirit into the failing system by mere effort of will. True, it is hard at first, but- with every trial it. comes easier, until one may almOst feel that the mind has gained a supremacy over the body. It is certain that the mind can, to a. great extent, con- trol the body and drive away much that snps vitality and undermines the strength. To keep ever before the mind the idea that will-power is one of the strongest forces in nature, and steadfastly refuse to yield to weakness, is to have gained something that, once possessed of, no one will ever be willing to lose. Wentilatlon for Closets. , A point of almost universal neglect in the building of our houses is the ventila- tiOn of closets. Every clothes closet should contain a window for the protection of clothing from mold, mildew, moths and disease germs, and if for no other reason, as a provision against that un- pleasant und unwholesome smell unavoid- ably connected with the averane close and unventilated closet. The. same rule app'des equally to storerooms, pantries and cellars for the preservation of fruits, vegetables and other kinds or food. The Teeth and the Throat. _ A correspondent writeszâ€"The teeth should be brushed and the tongue thorough- ly cleansed at bedtime. This stimulates healthy circulation in the throat, and pre- vents the hearing being blunted by an accumulation of mucus in the inner passag- es of the our: Health Hints. It is said that alum water is an unfailing specific for hydrophobia. citement. If the white of an egg is immediately up- plied to a burn, it will take away the pain and prevent a scar. Margaret Fuller once said, “ Never talk about yourdiscascs.” She might have gone a step farther and said, do not think about them. t is sound advice that we may all profit by, and he the healthier for it. Plenty of fresh air and sunshine help to keep the neck fair and healthful. Avoid close fitting neckwear, as it is apt. to “use ungraceful lines and unstghtly creases. Do not use old magazines or papers for wrapping up food. The Austrian Govern. ment has prohibited the use of such papers, and also of colored papers to inclose articles intended to be eaten. Trv a bandage of hot salt outside the face for neuralgia, till the mouth with ho; salt in case of toothache. l’uta little hot salt in a piece of muslin and put it in the ear for a second or two when caracheis trouble- some. Nothing so quickly restores tone to exhausted nerves and strength to a weary body as a bath containing an ounce of aqua ammonia to each pailful of water. It makes the flesh firm and smooth as marble, and renders the body pure and free from all odorS. Don’t take a hot bath in the morning. It, is the very Worst thing one can no to the complexion, and to the digestion. Take a cold bath in the morning, and never mind the soap or spongeâ€"just take a minute or two of cold shock. Afterward drink a cup of hot milk, water, orclear tea or ootl'ee. That‘s the way to tone up the nervous system and get an appetite for breakfast. l Fit-3i?“ nedmlgia is generally calmed by Prof. Ezekiel Wiggins, weather prophet, nervous fatigue. by cold, or by mental ex- concurs in the Opinion expressed in some It is said that butter-milk is an excellent remedy for dyspepsia. I‘m. the butter- milk in a pan, which isplaced in hot water. The milk is brought to the boiling point, but not allowed to boil. Skim 06' the hea partâ€"the whey which remains should be set aside to cool. Drink a glass of this liquid three or four times a day as hot as you cm bear it in your throat. Those who have tried it say that it has a delicious flavor. W A TAX ON BACHELORS. A Family llan Takes l'non Htmselfa Prue- tlo Service Which the Bachelor Shir-ks. No form of taxation could be fairer than the one proposed by Mayor Cox, of Ottawa, on bachelors, if only it were possible to devise some way to hit them according to their means and according to their deserts. The difficulty of doing this is, we presume, the chief reason why such a tax has not always been resorted to in underpeopled countries, as it Was with surprising effect in the early days of Canada. On this point the Montreal “Fitness says :â€"In any couno try he who brings up a family takes upon him a public service which the bachelo ehlrks. In addition to the serious natural burdens which attach themselves to this public service the state steps in and taxes him in a variety of ways from which the bachelor is comparatively free. In countries which are seeking increase of populationâ€"- and what country does not record with pride any increase in its populationâ€"the value of the service rendered by the family man is obvious ;but even suppose a. country to be overpeopled it willbe generally agreed that it is better for the country to occupy its situations with natives who are loyal to its very soil and who are bred to its insti- tutions and understand and love them, than that they should fall to strangers who to their dying days harbor the sense that the country is not theirs, and who often never beome fully transplanted. You will hear people whp have been twenty years in Canada, enjoying its best privileges and positions, still talking patron- izingly, perhaps disparagingly, about “you in Canada.” The natural condition of man is that of a head of a family, and no other is good for him or for the community. “.It- is not good for man to be alone," is the die- tum with which the Scripture starts out, and throughout the Old Testament a man without a wife does not seem to have been imagined. The difficulty about the bache- lor tax is that though it would be a stand- ing inducement to got married, it would in some cases hinder this end by making it harder for a man to lay by enough upon which to get married prudently. As ap- plied to young men at the beginning of their savings it would do more harm than good. Many men are kept from marrying because of their responsibility to their parents and their families. Nothing so worthy as this should be the subject of taxation. Again, the only fair bachelor tax would be one proportioned to income, and there is nothing more difficult to apply fairly or even with common honesty than an income tax. A poll-tax would have to be comparatively light not to be a hardship to many. A tax on bachelors, if itincluded grass widowers, would catch John China- man on a very farr ground, that of not being tied to the soil by family ties. ASTRONOMERS EXCITED. Something Going on in )larsâ€"l'ro'. 1V1:- glns Gives Ills Ideas. A despatoh from London mythâ€"There is something going on in Mars just now which greatly excites astronomers. So far as lay- men may penetrate these mysteries,it seems that some shining specks quite unlike any- thing ever seen before, have been discover- ed, and that the stars are exceptionally favorable to the hypothesis that Marsians are trying to signal to us. The only other conceivable theories are that these specks are the effects of an aurora,or of forest tires on a gigantic scale, but scientists appear actually to regard these as loss probable than the first explanation. The more sug- gestion of such a thing sends a thrill of fascinated expectancy through the whole academic system of Europe, and men of weight are already reviving the old schemes and propounding newones by which an effort at sending back an answering signal through space may be made. PROF. \vnioixs’ IDEAS. quarters that the bright projection on Mars seen by M. .lavclle at the Nice Observa- tory, July ‘28, is a signal from the Marsians to the people of the earth. He said to- day: , “There is the best scientific evidence to prove that man is a native of Mars and lived there millions of years before he was transplanted to the earth, leaving the greater part of tin human familv _' behind. The Marsians regard us as their lost breth- ren, and have been searching for us for thousands of years. They have been es- pecially hopeful since they saw the elec- lVe will be able to trio lights in our cities. by signals bctore Converse with them another century passes. “It is much easier for the Marsians to see our signals than for us to see theirs, for the earth appears to them to wax and wane like the moon, so that they can easily see lights on our dark hemisphere while their planet always has its light- side towards us.” Wâ€" Gas Not Needed. Dentistâ€"“‘Nhatl You don’t want gas ‘3 You insisted upon having the gas the last time." Victimâ€"“You haven't been eating onions this time.” Parrots have been put to a practical use in Germany. They have been introduced into the railway stations and trained to called out the name while the train stands there, and thus save the passengers the trouble of making enquiries. A bird a: Bonn Ipokewithsuch a strong French accent that the station master stringled it. "1 l POETRY. You and I. If we could leave this world atone. Its pain and grief. its toll and strife, And have another all our own, - Ju~t you und 1â€"â€" “ e could be happy in this life, it we snould try. If we could let this world go by. And life was only you and me; If thus to live before we die, For just a dayâ€"â€" That day a heaven it mic ht be. You, who could say. “'e do but dream: we cannot take From Life and Time a single day : They are no’. ours, vet for thy sake, My only Dove. From am» until they ass: away. We still will ove. A Wreath of Yesterdays. I made a. wreath of yesterdaysâ€" A garland all for mcâ€", And hung it where sweet brezees low From lands of Memory. A summer's sunset stealing back, A golden glory falls : And once again, as long ago, My throbbing heart enthralls. The tinted leaves of forost trees Once more I seem to see. \th re shadows with the sunlight blcnt In woven traccry. And there, all from the world apart. I dreamed the hours awayâ€"â€" Not empty, idle dreams, that melt As mist. before midday-â€" But from the world-worn histories Heroic annals drew. And With them wove some future hope My soul should bravely do. Not wholly lost, the fair. sweet dreams, Nor lacking golden fruit; Strong hearts know best when to protest, Ur patiently be mute; And know that sin or sorrow comes, Or 303' unto our lives, And each, as seeks the plant the light, For the true purpose strives. 0 garland made of yesterdays ! You are so dear to me, I'll keep you where sweet breezes blow From lands of Memory. _â€"._ The Old Swimmin’ Hole. - Oh! the old swimmin’ hole! Where the crick so still and deep Looked like a baby river that was layin half asleep, And the gurgle of the worter round the drift jest below Sounded' like the laugh of something we ono t ust to know Before we could remember anything but the eyes Qf the angels lookin' out as we left Paradise: but the merry days of youth is beyond our control. And it‘s hard to‘ part forever with the old swnnmin‘ hole. Oh! the old swimniin’ hole! days of yore, When 1 ust to lean above it on the old sicko. more, Oh! ipshowed me afaco in its warm sunny 1 e, 'lliat gazed back at me so gay and glorified. It made me love thyself. as I loaned to caress My shudder smilin'up at me with such tender- ness. But them days is past and gone and old Time’s tuck his toll From the old man come, come back to the old swimmin’ hole. In the happy 0h! tge old swimmin’ hole! In the long, lazy ays \Vhen the hum-drum of school made so many runaways, How pleasant was the journey down the old dusty lane, Where the tracks of our bare feet was all printed so plain You COlllld tell by tho dent of the heel and the so e There was lots of fun on hand at the old swimmin’ hole. But the lost joys is past! sorrow roll Like the rain that; ust to dapple up the old swimmin’ hole. Let your tears in Thare tléclbullrushcs grcwed, and the cattails so a , And the sunshine and shaddor fell ovor it; all: And itlcpottlcd the worter with amber and go Till the clad lilies rocked in the ripples that rolled, And the snake fccdcr's four gauzy wings fluttered by _ Like tljc ghost of a daisy dropped out of the S '5’. Of uwouudcd apple blossom in the breeze’s _ control. As it out: norost some orchard to the old swimmin' hole. 011! the old swimmin' hole! When 1 last saw the place. The scenes were all changed, like the change in my face: The bridge of the railroad now crosses the spot \‘i’hcre tho divin' log lays sunk and forgot. And 1 stray down the banks where the trees ust to beâ€" But never again will their shade shelter me! And 1 wiiah in my sorrow 1 could strip to thc sou , And dive oii‘in my grave like the old swim- miu’ hole. â€"â€"[.lamcs \l'hitco mb llilcy. â€"â€"-â€"-â€"-.â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"" Lord Aberdeen’s Estates. lcforo the British Royal Commission on Agriculture, presided over by Mr. Shaw Lefevrs, Mr. George Muirhead, factor for Lord Aberdeen’s estates in Aberdeenshire, in the course of his evidence, said that the acreage of Lord Abordecn’s estate was 53,000 acres, the rental being about £40,000 a year. Since 187:3 Lord Aberdeen had spent over £200,000 in improvements on the estate. In 1850 £2l,000 was returned to the tenants owing to the disastrous season of 1879 ; in 1886, :..‘:-,0(i.\‘ was returned: and in 1892, £2,032). In 1586 a revaluation was offered to every tenant, and to those who accepted it it brought a reduction of about 2'2 per cent. l'ul. nothing like all the tenants askvd for a revision. The new route under the revision were to stand for five years. In 1830 these rents were raised 11 per cent. All the tenants were under lease. He gave details of the number of years’ rent at 18% an acre whi;h it took to equip holdings of different sizes, ranging from it!) for bold- ings of five acres to £2,330 for holdings of 500 acres. He had at leasta hundred ap- plications for farms lying at his office that day. The farms which came to be let were generally let for less than some applicants were willing to give. Judging from the regularity with which roots were paid, he had no reason to suppose that the agricul. tural depression was felt in Aberdeenshire. His opinion was that the depression exist~ ing generally was due to the contraction of the currency and the consequent apprecia- tion of gold. The only remedy he cculd suggest. was an addition to the supply of 20‘; . - Kansas and Arkansas Will lave No Crepe Except of Points". A despatch from \Vichita, Kau., says :â€" Of all the droughts recorded in the history of Kansas, not one wrought such havoc as that now prevailing all over the st. te. The western portion has sustained failure after failure of some of the standard crops, and there has not been a fair yield of cats, wheat, and corn all in the same season once in seven years, but the preseknt drought has proved more disastrous than any ever be fore experienced. Entire counties are without so much as a wagon load of green stuff grou‘ing on the ground. Thousands and thousands of acres have not a green blade or a tassel of corn silk. The great Arkanas valley,one oithe riches twest of the Missouri river, with its great underflow of water, is a vast, desolate “state. Hundreds of square miles of fine crops have been burned up in less than eight days, and the corn stalks are scarcely worth cutting for fodder, as all the blades will fall to p.eces as soon as handled. The great potato crop, for which the Kansas valley is noted, will not be Serious- ly injured, as the tubers have attained their full growth. I DROUGHT Asa DESOLATION. I I Tim GHILDREN UREMATED THE WORK OF AN INCENDIARY NEAR CHATHAM. Nine Persons Asleep In II Farm House Seven of Whom Escape With lIilllv culty, and All More or Less Scorched â€"'l‘ivo Little Ones Burned to a Crisp. A Chatham, Ont., despatch says :-â€""‘his community was thrown into a. state of in. tense'excxtement on Sunday by the intel- ligence that the house of a well-to-do col- ored man, named Chester Curtis, situated on a small farm on the second concession of Chatham township, was destroyed by fire, and two of the inmates lost their lives- What adds to the horror of the occurrence is the fact that the fire was the work of an incendiary, whose motive was either rob- bery or revenge. Nine persons slept there when the flames broke out. It was a close call for everyone of those who escaped with their lives ; and the wonder is that any of the household were left to tell the tale, for the fire spread with such lightning rapidity that in five minutes the whole structure was ablaze, and in 20 minutes was a heap of charred ruins. Out of the ruins were taken the remains of the two who perished â€"l.izzie Gant and the infant Samuel Thompson. They were more charred trunks, totally unrecognizable, and so far consumed that they fell to pieces as the officers removed them from the burning debris. The comfortable little farmstead had recently been repaired, renovated and refurnished. The money was supplied by the daughter from Detroit, who has ample means, and was devoting a portion to mak- lngapleasant home for the old folks in their declining years. Everything but a few articles was consumed, Mrs. Munson also losing money, diamonds and wearing apparel to the value of several hundred dollars. An insurance of the property was to have been effected this week. The theory of incendiarism, upon which the police are working, is based on the story of Mrs. Munson and that of a neighbor. Mrs. Munson is certain that some one de- liberately fired the house by means of stuff shoved through the dining room window and seems to think that it was a thief who had first robbed the house. Young Curtis risked his life in saving his two little nephews, as did also Mrs. Munson in a vain attempt to rescue Lizzie Gant, who perished in the flames. The poor infant seems to have been forgotten by everybody. All the inmates, excepting old Mrs. Curtis, were scorched in making their escape from the burning house. It is a singular coincidence that on this very farm several years ago, a fire occurred at which Mrs. (Burnt, mother of the girl who this morning perished, lost her life. __...____. A CUSTOMS DEFINITION [Regarding the Market Value of Goods . Purchased in llomi. A despatch from Ottawa. says :â€"-A mis- conception appczirs to haw: arisen with re- spect to the order recently promulgated by the Board of Gust ims respecting the mar- ket value of goods purchased in bond. The ‘ text of the circular is us {OLlO‘VS : Inasmuch as section 58 of the Customs Act provides that ad valorem duties shall he collected upon the fair market value of the goods an sold for home consumption in the principal markets of the country whence, and at the time when the same were exported directly to Canada, it is clear that the. price a tually paid for goods purchased in bond in any foreign market is not the value for duty in Canada, nor the fair market value within the meaning of the Customs Act; 1." t to the price paid for the goods in bond there must be added the customs or internal revenue duty leviable in the country where the goods are purchased in bond, and which is collected in all cases by the foreign (lav. ernment concerned before the goods are allowed to go into home consumption in such foreign country. Further, in the case of any goods to which a l lovernment bounty may attach, when the same are oxpt rted, and which may have been purchased in bond, the amount of such bounty should also be included in the value for duty at Canadian customs. Such principle must be strictly applied by you to all cases in which goods may have been purchased in bond, and in respect of which entries may be tendered at your port. This is not a new decision. and is not designed to hamper trade. The practice has been in vogue since 18.53. In order to secure uniformity in the collection of ditty at the various ports it has been deemed advisable to issue this circular. _â€"â€"â€".â€"_â€" British and Perils. . N‘M \WMW _ One of the most interesting spots‘ in the immediate vicinity of Windsor Castle, the summer residence of Queen Victoria, is the celebrated “ Graveyard for Royal Dogs." Children at Gibraltar, until thev reach an age which brings them better knowledge, believe that the sun always sets with a oang. This fancy is due to then ever omit.- ted report. of the sunset gun in the fort on the strait. The Champs de Mars is to be the site of the International Exposition in Paris in 1900. It runs back from the Seine 3,084 feet, and the river frontane is 23.. 1 feet. This famous field is a line spot for the great final show of the century. The King of “mean, as an expression of gratitude for the help rendered the sufferers in the recent earthquake in his kingdom by the city of London, has conferred upon the Lord Mayor the distinction of Knight Com- mander of the Royal Order of the Saviour. Radicalism has encountered aslicht check in the London County Council. That body has instructed all the foremcn employed in the works department that they are not to enquire before engaging any man as to whether he belongs to a trades union or not. The German Emperor intends to devote the profits from the sale. of his song toward the fund now being raised to build achuroh in memory of Emperor William I. The piece, called the “ Song to Aeger,” is his own composition, both words and music. It has not yet been published. They have been naming children after Lord Rosebery’s Derby winner. The father of a girl child who was to be buried gave the name to the coroner as Ludus. He was reminded that. Ladas was originallv the name of a man runner, \vliereupoii the parents after consultation decided to remember the child a: Aladas, and it was so buried. The price of corn in Russia has shrunk so low, in consequence of the splendid pros- pect of the harvest that many farmers are sending their cattle into the fields. as the cost of harvesting would exceed the price of the corn. In the Caucasus barley and. wheat- urc cut green and giVen to the cattle. Forty-live pounds of corn are worth a cent and a half. A torpedo catcher from a third maker, Laird of Birkenhead, has been received by the British Government. It differs from the Hornet and Daring in being 194 feet long, instead of 180, with 19 feet 3 inches beam. Six runs on a measured mile gave an average of 27,612 knots, and six half- hou'rs gave an average of 27.51, with average revolutions of 361. This is better than either Havock or Hornet. A scientific exploring expedition to Madagascar has been organized under the supervision of the Royal Society and the British Museum by Dr. Forsyth Major. He leaves London soon for 'l‘amatavo whence. he travels to the capital, Antana- narivo. From there he will endeavor to penetrate the island in a southwesterly direction, covering what is practically un- known country. The ladies of the British royal family show a commendable feeling in their pat- ronage of home industries. Several of them wore British silks at court this sum- mer, and now the Queen has ordered some Irish poplins for the trousseau of Princess Alix of Hesse, the bride-to-be of the Czaro- witz of Russia. They are supplied by a Dublin firm, and the designs contain small gold shamrocks in profusion. Toluol is being subsituted for mercury and alcohol in thermometers in Germany, and many advantages are claimed. Toluol is a liquid of a. deep black color, which renders the column very visible ; in the second place the freezing point of this liquid is very remote from the boiling point, and finally it costs less than mercury, and the manipulation of it is attended with no danger to the health of the workmen. At Limoges, France, a great and well- know centre for the manufacturing of chinaware, successful experiments have re- cently been made in the application of petroleum as a. fuel inovons forchiua. The porcelain has not been discolourcd either by gases or by smoke,nnd the articles were withdrawn from the ovcns having as bonu- tiful an appearance as if wood of the best quality had been used for fuel, as is ordin- arily done. TheCouutess dc Montcbcllo,i ifc of the French Ambassador at. St. l’ctcrsburig, hon sent to Mme. Carnot an the representative of lircnch women a boo}: containing por- traits in water colors of twcntvnfour groups of Russian women, 5,0!!!) autticraph Signatures and a draft. forlsdlllll francs to found a scholarship in a French college for girls. The volume is suinptuously Loon/d and its corners of gold arc ornamented with rare gems. Gambling on the next rain and its dura- tion has become so great a vice in Calcutta that the Government has been called on to suppress it. Clerks on the way to their oilices stop at commission houses to place bets, and the women have been seized with the mania so that. they do not only pawn their own and borrowed jewels. but go further to procure money to gamble with. The bookmakers risk no inbney of their own and charge it emnll cozniiiission for handling the bets. A remarkable disinfectant has been dis- covered in llovaria under the title of “for- malin.” Accorlling to the report of the United S tales Consul, it. is merely an in- tensified wood alcohol, produce d by oxidize.- tion. The peculiar feature about this new compound :3 that it preserves as well as destroys. While it will kill bacilli, and neutralize obnoxious odors, it is also claimed that it. will preserve almost all cdibles and even flesh, fish, and fruit. This latter feature may prove the more valuable by far, and open new possibilities in pro- Viszon storage. .___“h No Love for Alma. Mater. Callerâ€"” You rsduatcd ‘ .' ‘. hard College. didn’t you 2"“ we Stud! Bliss De Styleâ€"“ Yes; but I wouldn't ad 'lse anybody else to go there.” V “ I heard that it was a the institution." “ oaths contrary. it is miserably manag- ed. 3‘ by, on graduation-day I was com- pelleo to appear in plain white dress, not a bit better than the ones worn by the .â€" ASwedish copper mice has been workedipoverty-stricken creatures who took all the prizes." without interruption for 800 years. n... . .ms viaâ€"«am {MA-we. 1“»...4.“ nan-t...â€" W»..- Â¥*)~m"&‘“ W I noun-