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fher old. ban N'ICCS tRH ‘P ml moowmo” In mug ORE lstering In lel'S ldcr Block - Durham :oher Ioth to Nov. Izth tuber znth to Nov. lzth Walkerton Business Coflege 11 «anon. Chalk River to Port 1r Hzrllfliin’, and to best. huntilvg '~ m Quebec and New Brunswick. scrabblers, Exercise Becks, note Books, slams, School Bags, Pens, Pencils, Etc. W L ext Becks NIGLE FARE R HUNTERS l! a link in Canada's Great.- est mum of High - grade Cuiltw w founded during the PM tmey-six years. This Phniu i~ the largest trainer-9' 0' yuung people in Canada tad \V‘vu may study partly a home and finish “1 tho Col- legv. Enter any day. “LL TERI OPENS AUG. 19“ 1- Loan. PHI. .«u'y for school open- on as they are pub- will have the new OQOQOMNWM nus. Sudbury to the SOP. filmrhut Lake. Unldwater and rm the Lindsay branch |\Il'1‘ DEFEMBKR 15. ’10 «op-over privileges. .» rnpiPs of “Fishing lnd "Spux-tsmrm's Map” find n'a fur Game and Fish.” liabcd ing ,\.\'E. Town Agent full supply of 000000 Powdered Precious Stbnes Taken as Medicine. 'Stonos of healing. as they used to ho callpd. may not have been quite such lulu-s as sceptical modems think At least a writvr in The Lady’s Pictorial inclines to holivve that than) may have been some foun- dation for the faith once placed in thorn. He points out that “every gem is the focus of a light ray. and it is noteworthy that the traditional attri- butes of jewels are quite along the line of later scientific ideas. The amethyst and the sapphire, prisms of the soothing: violet and blue rayS. have ever been considered calming in their influence, while the ruby. the bloodstone. etc., have always been said to exercise the rousing stimu- latinsr effect of the red ray. “Gnms are highly electric. The clirysulitv acts on the magnvtic nee- dle and this presupposes the radia- tion of living force from jewels, so stroncly insisted upon in ancient and mndizwval writings. Precious stones appliod oxtornally or internally form- Nl an acceptvd part of the medical pharmnmpaeia in ancient and medi‘ aeval times.” An ancient and costly jewel com- pound was “the five‘ precious frag. ments," consisting of powdered ru- bits. topazes, emeralds, sapphires and hyacinths. A famous French confection of 1712 was composed of jaeinth. coral, sapphire, topaz pearl and emerald mixed with gold and silver leaf and ”herbs of power.” Precious stones were prepared medicinally by (l) powdering (i.e., grinding); (2) calcination (by fire or corrosion); (3) purification: (4) liqua- tion; (5) distillation or volatilization (i.e., dissolved in spirits of wine and distilled; (6) sirupization (solution mixed with citron, barberries, sugar and water). Powder of emeralds in doses of 30 to 40 grains was considered an astrin. gent. It staunched blood and strengthened the eyes. Powdered topaz and rosewater prevented bleed- ing and was good for digestion; it was sold by apothecaries as an anti- dote to madness, and taken in time cured asthma and in’duced sleep. Powder of rubies was usually taken in doses of 30 or 40 grains “to strengthen the vitals and restore lost strength!” and also prevented infec- tion. Sapphires are highly electric; there was powder of sapphire and oil of sapphire, some “prepare a sap- phire ’ " ° with cordial water; others dissolve the fine dust of a sapphyre in pure vinegar and juyce of limons, and give the solution with other cordial.” Powder of sapphire healed boils and sores and was also good for the eyes. Pearls were given in consumption, cured quartan, ague, strengthened the nerves. "Salt of pearl” was much thought of by Par- aceisns; pearls were sometimes taken in doses of six grains in water. ”or dissolved in vinegar, barberry juyce or limons.” “This confection.” says Pomot, the French king's apothecary, “is much used in Florence and Languodoc, where you meet few persons not hav- ing a pot thereof.” It was supposed to be an oxcellent recipe for many physical ailments. WHEN JEWELS WERE EATEN. Poison was the terror of the Mid- dle Ages; it is natural therefore to find many remedies among gems-â€" the jacinth, the sapphire, the dia- mond, the comelian. the ruby, the agate, the toadstone, the bezoar stone were all used as antidotes to poison. The Lee Penny was a famous stone of healing, set in a coin brought back from the Crusades by one of the ankarts cf Lee; it was especially used in cattle diseases. The coin, attached to a chain, was dipped in a bucket of waterâ€"â€"“three dips and a swirl,” as the country people ex- pressed itâ€"and the water was given to the cattle. In the reign of Charles I. the Laird of Lee lent the penny to the inhabitants of Newcastle where the plague was raging, receiving as ulcdge s30..000 BORN. CONNORâ€"In Durham, on Wed- nesday, Nov. 2nd, “to Mr. and Mrs. ‘W. D. Connor, a 80m. I have been appointed tax col- lector for Ward 2, Glenelg. . Taxes may be paid at my office Lambt-on Street, Durham. Notice A Painting That Drove Parisian Artllh Into Hysteria It is a part of the duty of the ot- ticial picture hanger of the Societe des Artistes Francais to distribute the canvases which are offered for the Paris Salon throughout the rooms of the Palais des Beaux Arts. The jurors are then summoned to examine these and commend or condemn as they see fit. The artists are at liberty to ap- peal to the jurors, and an influential artist can make trouble for 'the pic- ture hanger. In this connection a sto- ry is told of Vollon. the painter of still life. Some years ago Vollon bad painted what be deemed bis .masterpiece. a luxurious pumpkin, orange' in color and heroic in size. such as one sees at an ugrivulturul show. The jurors did not approve- the official picture bang- er’s choice of a place for it. A second choice also was found for it and con- demnvd. By this time the pumpkin had be- come the principal topic of conversa- tion in all the studios of Paris. and the lending artists began to look in at the Salon to make sure that their exhibits were not being injured by an unfor- tunate contrast. Oneâ€"Bouguereauâ€" nearly fainted with horror on seeing the pumpkin not far from his pictures. “Take that thing away!” he shouted: “it kills my white and pink nymphs!” So the pumpkin was removed. But here Cormou objected. He declared that it should not stay In the same room with his pictures. "Its juxtapo- sition to my lions and bears and ti- gers." said he. “makes them look like tame cats.” Tattegrain was the next artist to protest. “Don’t place it near my work!" he exclaimed angrily. “What becomes of the martial spirit of my canvases. and what is the use of ex- hibiting starving garrisons with a big pumpkin alongside?” So the pumpkin was shifted about till it had passed through fifteen rooms, and not a member of the so- ciety would tolerate its presence. Fi- nally the picture hanger placed the pumpkin in the entrance hall. official- ly called “Salle d’Honneur.” but pop- ularly dubbed the “Chamber of Hor- They Spend Practically the Whole of Their Lives In Beds. Just like confirmed lnvalids. oysters spend their lives in beds. The prin- cipal parts of an oyster are salt water and a handsome stomach. rors."’ Naturally Vollon became the mortal enemy of the unhappy picture hanger.â€"Harper’s Weekly. Every oyster has a mother-ofâ€"peurl lined overcoat with the moss on the outside. But a Waldorf-Astoria oys- ter gathers no moss. Oysters. as a rule. keep their mouths shut, but when they have been In so (tety too long they begin to gape They are fond of playing games one of their favorites being rlng- around aorosy. In this game they Join shells in a circle on a plate. They live in the ocean in summer and during the win ter months frequent the principal ho. tels and restaurants. where they have reserved seats on cakes of ice spe cially prepared for them. They are rarely met with at hnskings or church An oyster ls a conchologlst by na- ture, a bivalve by profession and an appetizer because he cannot help him self. There are girl oysters as well as men oysters; but. so far as ls known. one is not superior to the other: Oysters vary in size according to their circumstances and théir bringing up. Some are harder to swallow than others. There is no particular rule about this. But if at first you don't succeed. try, try again. In June ihe pysters ought to be as rare as the days.-â€"Thnmas L. Masson ln Judge’s Library. beaten to~a Mummy. Until pretty late in the eighteenth sentury mummies entered into a great variety of drugs. balms and other medicaments. As the genuine mummy was then expensive. recipes were glv. on by many ancient writers for con- verting human flesh into mummy. Usually only certain portions of the body were used. and these were heat. on. dried. macerated and spiced out of all likeness to their natural condition. hence “beaten to a mummy.” Numer- ous allusions are made to the prac- tice in ancient literature. and in an old play, “Bird In a Cage." are the directions, “Make mummy of my, flesh and sell me to the apothecaries.” Not 80 Green. “Yeou city chaps think yeou are pretty smart, don’t yeou?” drawled the farm lad. “Ever been to one of our spelling bees '2” “Never had the pleasure." responded the city boarder. - InA. 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