The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE GENERAL D n 1‘: ATE RATE VERY av) lCu’IU “a“ Juovâ€"â€" __ ticed that of late years .Jflueuza. has swelled the death rate. It is particularly the death cities that has auninished. Thus, 1861 to 1870, for every 100 deathfi rate of from in éhn 'wv- the country there were 126 in (was; from 1891 to 1893 the wow was only 100 to 113. The progre: PW w. From 1858 to 1860 the death rate from smallpox was 219 per million in- habitants. It has fallen to 22 during the period 1891 w 1893 Between the same periods there is a. reduction from 792 to 191 deaths per million from the group of fevers, inclusive of typhoid fever, typhus and some other ill defined continuous fever. From 1871 to 1875 the typhoid tality was 378.8 per million; In» to 1894 it fell to 135.2. The mu. measures taken to provide pure From 1871 to 1875 the typhoid mor- tality was 378.8 per million; from 1891 m 1894 it fell to 135.2. The municipal measures taken to provide pure drink- cause of this improvement. F0 time past attention has been drawn to the propagation of typhoid fever by shellfish~by oysters taken from beds affected by .sewerfige. Sir Joseph Ewart, by personal investigation. be‘ came convinced in 1894 that out of 56 cases of typhoid fever 22. that is 42 per cent. were due to ,tbe contamina- tion of shellfish by very impure W8- ter. In 1895 out of 56 03383! 7 were attributable to oysters and 12 to other shellfish. These facts justify the mea- sures taken by the .Local Govern- ment Board with a. view to purify- ing the beds in which the oysters lie. ‘ ' ' " From 1871 to 1875 typhus caused 81.4 deaths per million, and only 2 from 1891 L0 1894. This disease, due particu- larly to crowding, . . ALMOST DISAPPEARED, save in a small number of large cities. 5 . L‘AA Pbthisis shows, from 1856 to 1860, a. mortality of 2,565 per million. and from 1891 to 1893, a. reduction to 41. per 1,000, or 1,512. General hygiene «â€"-'Lm- movement of food, increased comicrt,‘ better habitationsr-has its share in this progress, but special .indications have also contributed to these exceL- u-nt resultsâ€"disinfection of spittoons, care in the cooking of meat, prohibi- tlon of meats and milk (rum tubercul- ous animais. ' Hygienic or sanitary measures 00 um, appear to have reduced the death rate of diphtheria, and the same lS the case with measles. scarlatma, 1nfluenza,and English 0.1.1018“; 0 1‘ , __.2' _._.J -‘nngmnt‘n “11611.3" v.- -'uâ€" Cultivation of the soil and drainage have almost entirely got rid of mal- aria. Scurvy is no longer a terror on the ships or in the colonies of England. Leprosy, after having been endemic for over thirteen centuries, with its max- imum in the twelfth century, and its latest cases in the eighteenth, has al-; most disappeared. While the plague has not made its reappearance in Eng- land, it has made and is even now making ravages in Great Britain’s In- dian possessions. It was owing to the fact that the rules of hygiene were misunderstood, that Bombay has been invaded by the plague from China. - - - i _ g ‘ e L L ‘_ _‘ .‘A ‘r “In". As for cholera, although it ceutly been imported, in its m can forms, Ln_to.throe distxgcts. \r “AU". As for cholera, although it has re- cently been imported, in its most seri- ous forms, into three districts. nowhere has it spread. because nowadays every proper precaution is taken by the lo- cal authorities to preserve the drink- ing water from contamination by the cholera. bacillus. “It is thus evident, from a study either of the general! death rate or of the mortality from oer-‘ tain specific diseaael. that there in a noteworth decrease. Much still re- mains to done, but the result. so far obtained are an encouragement to persevere in the path of progress gpon which science has set a resolute foot. “WARM WATER IN MEDICINE. ! Wed-m water exercises a double physiological ectiop. local and gener- al. Locally, it irritates the nerves of the skin. excites the cuteneoua circula- tion, owing to the contraction produc- ed in the veseele. which. however. titer- werd dilate. Ite general action is: characterized by an augmentation of the movements of inheletion and ex- heletloo. The r tretory movement- leter beconm lee- reqopnt and deeper. which increases the action of the heart " ”$77a"m'"m" 3" tin". hftorhu 'dr- ?s’l‘n Tho chanted proportion of tho loud “to 0m ' ""' to were 126 in the to 1893 the proportion 113. The progress of sanitary measures do not »etter drinking these favorable re- 1860, a. W Upon tbs We! .i duoed at thfi penphel'! 11 ”‘84 (well. there cite? . . ' ' 0d reâ€" esor non. They huge giyeq go gultspin cerebral meningitis, in oedema combined with nephritis, bronchitis and ' ism and sciatica. pneumonia, rheumat of com- ;Locully, under the form _A__L-.. :n advanfnflpous Unfit, I “C “may“: pne _ __ Locally, under the form of com- presses, warm water is advantageops in cerebral “apoplggy, in . certgln forms of conjuncuvms and m sxck headache. In affections of the heart. prud- Mm m the use of warm baths is nec- In Surgery warm water 1.1, um“. we peeially 1n parenchymatous «hemorr-l but 1t is effective only when ap-I :figdes’to contractile organs. It pro- duces excellent, results 1n the treat- ment of sprained or crushed llmbs..1t acts marvellously on atgmc sores,wh19h it excites to cicatrlzntlon. 9n boxls and anthrax. It lumts the Inflamma- . I l b. ton and erroumscrlbes purulent a stesses when it does not completely stop suppurat ion. _ ...-_... #1.... n‘nn A! xvarm BLUP auyyww~uv... For all these reasons the use of warm water in therapeutics cannot be too highly recommended. ' BLACK AND RED EGGS. There is not, so far as I know, any aliment more apprecxated than eggs. Their value is known to all. .Like milk, they offer to digestive action, un- der a simple form, albumivnoid matter. fatty matter, sugar and salts, similar to those which enter into the composx- tion of the blood. Albumen is found in them in almost the same and fatty matter in a larger proportion than in the muscular meat of the ox. Con- sequently, there are united, in one ailment, substances which play anim- portant and very general role in the economy ol life. Eggs present all the characteristics of a complete aliment, capable of furnishing formative mater- ial to all the tissues of the --A ._--_ #1:: human economy, even HUG. The eggs most used for food are those of the hen, and, more rarely. those of the guinea fowl, the duck, the turkey and the plover. The quahty .of the eggs varies somewhat according to the food eaten by the bird, and t0 "V'\_/‘ w v°a___ As every one knows, eggs are corn-i posed of a yolk swimming in a white or albumen and enclosed in a shell. How is it possible for the yellow to asâ€" sume a black tint? The reason [S that ducks particularly eat oak glands. NOWX these glands are very rich 1n tannin and the yolk is rich in iron-â€" the chemical combination of these two results in tannate of iron, which pro- duces ink, the good black ink of olden days. No explanation has yet been given. to my knowledge, at any rate, of the fact that hens fed on crayfish Shells, which they like immensely. lay eggs the yellow of which has a. bright red coloring. But that is a fact placed be- yond doubt by experience. - -- - . - . A a -m... “no“:mz .7 Are these black or red eggs offensive? I do not think the eating of them should cause any injury to the health; but I do believe that they are of in- ferior quality, and that for this reason they shoqldfiae avoided. As a. matter across these eggs. The Foreman. Imprisoned and In Darkness, I-Ixungnlslncd the l‘nses When Almost Burned to the Powder. John Kendall, who was recently the foreman of a mine at. Rossland, 8.0., 'lately underwent an eXperience that has left him a. physical wreck. His nerves were shattered and it will ‘be months before he regains his former strength. \ l x 1 L we}. v.‘ v --' It was about three weeks ago that Kendall and four other men lighted the short fuses under eight charges of. giant powder in the True Blue mine and then jumped into the basket to be hauled to the surface and out of harm’s way. The basket raised a few ‘ feet and then stopped. Soon it began 'settling, and it looked as though the. five men Would be blown to atoms when the tremendous charges of pow- der were exploded. \V‘hen the basket was within four feet of the bottom of the shaft the fuses could be heard sputter'mg, and the men knew that only a few seconds would elapse before the blasts were discharged. - - A'- 1,._‘--- nmA IN A MINE ABOUT TO EXPLODE put -vwv would‘iot wt. ioâ€"Wfii “m“ J , ,Qoâ€"Eow much do you value them warm water is used es- wvâ€" - the osseous tis- yet be‘en given: ‘ ‘LA PROFIT 1N FEflupmuw... Without question. fertilizers increase possible to so use crops, but it is easily the fertilizers that the increased Pl‘O‘ be cost of the fer- I duction will not pay t tilizers used. With 3- prOper use of fertilizers thir- ty bushels of wheat per acre may be regularly gotten, Where, with the usu- ‘al hit-or-miss. way of using farmyard fleen bushels can manure only about £1 be depended upon. T ep dollars' worth of chemical fertilizer. properly proporâ€" tioned and properly used, will undoubt- h far more edly produce a crop wort than ten dollars. Twenty dollars' or even $100 worth of phosphate alone, apâ€" plied per acre. would not double acrop as compared with an unmanured acre. nor would an exceSSive quantity of pot- ash alone prove beneficial. On the con- - ...... m :nsnrrf flu aluuuu. auu P‘VIJV-,., adly produce a crop worth far moral than ten dollars. Twenty dollars' or hate alone, apâ€" U‘Jrj Slich applications wo crop and prove wor ' at all. The same is true 01 an ex of nitrogen without potash phabes. All of the reputa fertilizer experiments Show Plete fertilizers are necessax Potash and phosphates mu regularly-vnitrogen may obtained through the cu? clovers cowâ€"peas. field pea plete fertilizers are necessary. and that Potash and phosphates must be used' regularly~nitrogen may be largely obtained through the cultivation of clovers cowâ€"peas. field peas. etc. For all grain crops the fertilizer mist contain fully as mum; potash arid phosphoric acid; a small amount of m- trogen is alwa s advisable. but the. far- mer canpot a ford to pay mu. ferqnt crOps here. The principal ex- pe‘rrment statwns have. frequently pub- lished tables of analyses pf the prin- cipal ('I‘ODS. and farmers w111 do well to consult these tables. After having determined the proper prOportlons of fertilizers for a particu- ‘ lber of ful- _ ,I 2...--n..+n nunâ€"t ha. Drover time v..‘.v-- -rvr”, _ consult these tables. should be applied closely after seed- ing time. G xi growing weather _Ineans good weather for making re- * fuse ammoniates available. In the case of nitrate of soda. applications are fre- quently made after seed planting. Pot- ash and phosphates should be used be- fore seeding. probably some months be- fore. For example. if it is intended to follow your corn this year with crim» son clover. the potash and hosphate should be boradcasted as ear y as pos- sible after the corn is seeded. There. is very little danger of. loss from dramv age. and by the time the young clov- er is ready to use the mineral fertili- zers to enable it to store up nitrogen. it will find them at hand in forms suit- able for immediate assimilation. . By all means apply the mineral ferti- ; zers for next year’s early potatoes. late 5 1 the coming fall; it is perfectly safe to . apply in the fall. and perfectly safe to : broadcast. For wheat, use a fertilizer containing say 2 per cent. of ammonia, r 6 per cent. of potashand .6 per cent. a of phosphoric acrd applied With the seed. Next spring. apply 150 pounds of nit- rate of soda. per acre as soon as the last snow is well out of the way. This is the way the French farmers getlthe THE FARM. is the way the Franc. 80 bushels of .wheat‘ seems almost; unposm ers. ‘ [a the “fly luv JILUIWA: -w-....v._ v U 80 bushels of wheat per acre. which seems almost impossible to our farm- ers. Mix right afnd use right. solves the problem of fertilizing with chemicals. but do not feed niggardly; <’on't try to get something for nothmg. The symptoms of overheatin'r easily noticed. as the horse will su'lden- 1y stop and refuse to work. or in more severe cases stagger and fall. The horse should be unharnessed at once aml re- moved to a shady place and freely ’ ' ' ‘ head and body. Sponglng the mouth and nostrils with I water or with vinegar and water will Pall revive the animal. In ordinary cases it. ( will take several hours before the horse ARM-e and s can safely be removed, as m the proc- kl 685 of recovery it is liable to stagger and fall. Tlhr sacrifying and bleeding ‘ of the mouth and ears, not infrequently practiced by drivers who are frightened and do not know what to do are useless preventio clous care of the horse at this particu- lar time. The patlent and careful driv- er will have little to fear from the heat, t day’s work. and if there are any visi- . ble swelling-s or sores. they should be ’5} bather with Sit“ and .water. and in e cases of open or running sores acar- ,f bollc salve or othercdlslnf’ectmg. oint- ment should. be applled. Horses In this be kept from work un- sh til the wounds are healed. although in mall sores pads'of straw .p f; or other harness parts in such a way § :1 as to prevent further Irritatlon and t '35.. 1d pressure. If the can be accomphshed. the cores wrll heal. thle at the same 3 time the horse may be moderately work- ld also call attention to the ed. \Ve won , , of drmkmg fountains. In great heat the horse should be allow- - .1 L- John-k frennmtlv. but a little at UPWARD TREND 0F DAIRYING. true of an excesswe use one spran factor. oug soastotakeint 3 up before is a public bene- ht to be widened in its scope he dairyman who. by been able to ta . paid for their keeping and bring them up to the point where the quantity of milk produced is from one-fourth to one-half greater than at first, and the value of the product in- creased in still greater proportion. This is what many herdsmen have done and i are now doing. . ‘2‘) ‘A 11-14% BIO uv" vvâ€"v- The man who is satisfied to drift along in the old way is unwilling to believe the reports of those who have " built up their dairies. from small be- ginnings to a place of profit. ‘ Stuff and nonsense!” he says; “ I know that hundred pounds of butter in a. year. Why, that is more than any four of my cows will do. and they are good ones, tool" We may well believe this lat- ter statement if we visit his farm and note his methods. Cows selected with no idea of their true value as milk or butter makers; poor pastures; scanty supply of water; unventilated stables; out-of-date appliances in the house; slipshod ways of caring for milk. andi butter; no dairy paper on the tableâ€"f can't afford to take itâ€"these indicate truthfully the state of this man’s busi- ness. And still. we do not know that many men have brought their dairies up to the point of perfection spoken above; and.they are not yet satisfied. It is posStble to start with just. such a herd as has been described. and. by making tt astudy. so elevate the ca ,acity of the individual members of t e flock. ' that Inn few years it will be a soume i of [)I‘Ofit instead of an expense to the owner. And still men have the point I anddthey : much weakened by the .absolute neces- sity inaposed upoq all blcyclists of giv- ing to others a [rut share and the right share of the road. Lon-riding women still cling to the old. had way, but a marked improvemenp is visibie ih the tauves of the moon- ULUJJJJâ€"Aw, â€",..â€" Ministerâ€"That’s right. I am sure you are always kind to your good mo- ther. ' . Tommyâ€"Yes, sir. I was helping her yesterday. Minister-Very glad to hear it. Tom- my. What did you do for her yester- ed her with the wash- ing. sir. She said she couldn’t get on with the washing it we didn't take our <linner an hour scarier. and ‘Itook it as soon as she had it ready. [ The injection of morphine is a habit that is. unfortunately on the increase in France, especially among the mid- dle classes. On statistics furnished by the pharmacists " ' ' there are in Paris at least 50,000 vicâ€" tim.s of the morphine habit. the ma- jority of whom are women. THE LADIES ARE LEARNING. Ldev {A nas'foCLASS BEARS! IN CONNECTION 'Lgrge Hawks and uwxs,e Loans, Canes. etc» . LC" nirrels. - mic, Mink Musk RM be Fox, Lynx, em. Fox, rdvnx. eta. Smciments must. be in FURNITURE U NDERTAKIN G Undertaking and Embalming A fiPIX‘I A If!“ C. FIRTH. - Glenelg TAXIDERMIST. Cash Price List for Stuffing Birds Annuals. etc., etc. mvâ€"w the will be given. DURHAM, - ONT. . SHEWELL Furniture GRISTING AND GHUPPIHG DUNE. on shortest notice and utilfsction guaranteed. FLOUR, OATMEAL and FEED THE SAWMILL JACOB KRESS . LH‘IBER. SHINGLES AND LATH ulwsy on bad. N. G. 6! J. MCKECHN. , . WOW“ copvmcmn ac. Anyone sending a thou-h and Guam". Minn mu quickly ascertain. free. whvtbur an invention :3 probably patenuble. (‘unzmunkmion s :ttric'uy confidential. Oldest. “envy tut am mum: patents in America. We have a “'ashix‘m'm offit‘n. “floats when through Mun; A; to. recent Spatial notice in the SGIENTIHG AREEBESM. |VALM A. nauflfullv illustrated. hrm .w scientific ournal. weekly :LSO six man 113. Specimw 15001: on PATENTS sent ire twat? Tu nu Th? mama “'6 a I Inn W Th: WORLD FROM THE TEA PLANT ’3 THE TEA CUF Denier In all kinda of “Manon" Tais put up by the Indégm Tm ‘{r°"¢“3 Mp" f ht quainies vi lndm $ the grate-t care in ‘he it! blend. that is whv the": .t ugly in the origin“? -_ _ _. ‘ ----‘l--nn‘n 0 has. Therefore they selection of the TI. and putjt up Wm 33‘ O _.A “MWKEEP IT. I‘Mrgmdou-uhuphuflhhwwfiu u: Embalming a Specialty. Mm WViIS'idfit; and exocurnm'. 'qt_ 99px “L, 3-15. and 5 1h. puck-got. sad new! are now prepared to do all kinds of custom work. "‘4 VT. N‘TUVE WIN". DURHA ' sun. mu: 1. co. wwwrmr.uuu*m 7mm MUNN 00., 361 Broadway. Kev Y VU-V‘ ' â€"- llv illustrated. 15mm: cirr'ldnion of Mac carnal. weekly. tenantsm a war: non ha. Spoofimmx equine and 1; II PATENTS sent tree. Adore“ ' PERFECT 153:. Outs $36 Reside _- n _|-on§«n_ Medical ittbe mum Low.er .1 09mm 023. ”envy SOS~ BK I ARR] Leg“ .000 w to loan a 74 .61 10M El 1) l‘