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[now prepared Lnyli\ attended to. JAKE KBRESS. rinciples. that le. thut ed al Discovery LY. th always ity Cheapot ; of Sash, he differâ€" L"D if CORS ero 44 EC HANIB Ure & 39 CA bis Old Stang 3 Buk.l’c E38 fHoearse. LOTY. it*" ~4¢. 3‘;@ hesting. ....Z’IBTI' all orders ovc aB® »+ of the m €P E49 mear testimon® cured of thes@ oy havye be com®: "o the skill iciane, beca‘ ~s has g£on*@ DaLuTe PC m which 'l:; ~ thelr supP merve cel“" ‘; the orgal ward evidenc# h-}a.led' I“dl‘ i. mnaverishe jedicines, * i the 0f8@ m America as, and ‘: tive pow B we \pOVCX' _ owe thei® nerv® HE LIVESs IN oLD MEXICO, AND IS WORTH $5,000,000,000. Lives in a Palace as Magnificent as a King‘sâ€"Me s Worth Untold Wealth and His Name is Plain John Sinith. If reports are true, the ‘ichest man in the world lives in Mexico, and his name is plain John Smith. The Mexiâ€" cans, in their exaggarated politeness, call him Don Juan Smidio, but in Engâ€" lish this means nothing more than Don John Smith, says the Chicago Interâ€" Ocean. THE RICHEST OF ALL MEI Mr«/ Smith‘s wealth is estimated at $5,000,000,000. It consists of lands, cattle and mines, and treasure vaults containing a supply of gold and silver that would run any of the banks in this country. Don Emidio does not like the apâ€" pearance of things political in Mexico. "After Diaz, the deluge," is his asserâ€" tion, and he is preparing for it by a gradual transfer of all his interests to the United States. ‘"Mexico is a wellâ€" governed country now," says the Don, "thanks to the ability of Diaz, but he cainot last much longer. Such men as Diaz are scarce, and I know the Mexican character well enough to understand that revolution and chaos will attend the efforts of ambitious men who desire to succeed him." Don Smidio has already bought an immense tract of land in Zapata County, Texas, on which he will erect a magnificent palace. His other possessions he is quietly turning into money as fast as possible, or trading them for property in the States. LARGEST LAND HOLDER. Dor Smidio is the largest holder of land in either Mexico or the United States. He owns more than a million acres in one tract in the State of Nueva Leon, and there is a liittle less than 100 square miles included under one conâ€" tinuous line of wire fence in his famâ€" ous Los Floritas ranch, on the Rio Grande. One straight string of this fence follows the south shore of the Rio Grande for more than 100 miles. Thai is said to be the longest conâ€" tinuous string of pasture fence in the world. This is not only the largest, bui it is the best improved ranch in Mexico The ranch dweilling, which is occuâ€" pied just at this time by an old don and his family, is said to have cost more than $1,000,000,000, and it is one of the most striking and beautiful pieces of architecture in the world. The plans of the building were furnished by Bolican, a distinguished French exâ€" ile. hose genius has made the city of Mexico one of tne loveliest cities in the world. The frieze of the innumâ€" erable marble columns and the ornaâ€" mentation of the great front doors and the arches above theru have won the admiration of all tourists and visitors. It is evident that the old don gave his wife and daughter free access to his treasuyre vaults when this wonderful gln(-e was furnished. It is said that nora Smidio made a trip to Europe especially to inform berself as to the latest and most artisite styles of furâ€" niture and household _ decorations, Though she was born and raised on the frontier of Texas, where all educational and social attainments are limited, she has shown that sbe possesses excellent taste and critical judgment in all matâ€" ters periaining to the ornamentation of a costly hom>. THE COMFORNTS AND LUXURIES. A stranger is amazed at the comâ€" forts and luxuries that are placed within easy reach of all guesis who are fortunate enough to be welcomed to the Los Floritas ranch. There are over 500 miles of telegraph wire on the ranch, making counection with a teleâ€" rraph line that places the ranch house n communication with all parts of the world. An ice factory that is selâ€" dom shut down, supplies cold drinks to the 500 cowboys that are employed in looking after the cattle and horses. Ice is furnished gratuiiously to all the Inhabitants of the litile village of Guerraro, not far away. _ There are fifteen subâ€"overseers dwelling on difâ€" ferent parts of the ronch, and they are :ronnected by telephone with the main »f{ice. There is no such thing as darkâ€" aess on the Los Floritas ranch, for one would pick up a pin at midnight on the reat lawn or in the corrais miles away from the big ranch house. It is cerâ€" tain that the old don wishes from the bottom of his heart that the Rio Grande ran on the south side of Los Floritas, or that he possessed the power to move his fine house and his ranch overintothe United States, and f he lives a little longer he is sure to i1dd a good many millions to (he wealth of Texas. 3 * For the last ten years Don Juan has spenmrt large sums of money in imâ€" proving his stock,. A few weeks ago he sent 2,7°0 head of whiteâ€"faced twoâ€" yearâ€"old steers across the Rio Grande :o his Zaqata ranch. That was reâ€" garded by all stockmen as the finest berd that ever was seen in this counâ€" try. _ On another part of his great ranch be bas been breeding blackâ€" lled Angus caiile, and he now has a r;rd of about 39.000 of these famous cattle, all of which he expects to move north of the Rio Grande this summer and fall About 40,000 calves and 11,000 hbead of colts and young mules have beer branded on the Los Floritas this Besides his vast landed possessions and his countless herds of cattle, mules, and horses, the old gentleman owns a gold :mine in Chibhuahua, which bhas yielded him many millions, He considers the Chibuahua bonanza the greatest and most valuanie piece of property in the world. He never tires of talking to his son and daughter about this famous gold mine, and never a day passes that he does not warn his son mever to part with the Inca‘s Bride, tae name of the mine. "If I were younger," he often says, "I wou‘d take enough gold out of that sprin t owxs a GOLD MINE mine to buy the worid." With all their great wealth, they are rather strange people, or, at least, they would be conâ€" sidered that way by the modern titleâ€" hunting millionaire set of our counâ€" try. When asked by a tax collector for an estimate of his wealth, the old don replied: "God alone can answer that question." is Afterward, while talking with a friend upon this subject, he said: ‘"*Without boasting, I believe myself to be the richest man in the world, and I think it is not difficult to demonâ€" strate that fact. I have made a close survey of my gold mine called the Inca‘s Bride, and find a little more than 5000 feet of the face of the ledge in sight. 1 have run a shaft into the mouniain, following the ledge for 1,000 feet. The ore averages about $1,000 to Auniversal wish to get better acâ€" ths iwot. Closing my eyes to the hidâ€" den bonanzas and the increase in the thickness of the lode, which measures ten feet all along the line, 1 have got no less then 5,000,000 blocks of quartz worth no less than $1,000 apiece, so you see that larm worth about five billions and a triile over in millions, which is invested in _ ranches, caitle and horses." This is not at all the dream of a boasting visionary, for it is a wellâ€" known fact that the Inca‘s Bride is one of the richest and most extensive goldâ€"bearing flodes in Mexico, and it is highly probable that the shrewd old finapcier ig correct in the conclusion that he bas reached as to the wealth of his wonderful mine. ADD TO TEXAS WEALTH. He says that if he lives to complete all of his plans and succeeds in transâ€" ferring the bulk of his property across the Kio Grande, be will add at least $5,000,000,000 to the wealth of Texas. He does not know his exact age, but he remembers that his parents were Germans, and that he was left an orâ€" phan about the time that trubide asâ€" cended the throne of Mexico. He was old enough to carry a musket at that time, though he does not think he was more than fifteen years old. He does not look to be a very old man, but he is positive that he bas lived more than ninety years. He loved war, and he never missed an opportunity during his long career to get into the thick of every revolution that swept over the country. He had grown somewhat tired of the ceaseless turmoil about the time the French invaded the counâ€" try, and, being a larga land and mine owner, he began to feel the necessity of a strong government. This feeling led him to support Maximilian, and he fought for the unfortunate Emperor until he got trapped in the trenches of Queretaro. he Bravye Deed of a Young English OMeer ia India, Recklessly brave deeds, done against such odds that failure seems inevitâ€" able, sometimes by the very brilliancy of their daring, end in success. _ Such was an act performed in a night of the year 1858. It was in India, after the uprising of that time. _ The reâ€" bellion had been crushed, but many of the mutineers had gathered into small bands and taken to brigandage, plunâ€" doring the inbabitants of surrounding districts. _ Havingâ€"been trained in the use of arms, they soon overawed the peaceful traders and cultivators, and sometimes even ventured to fall upon Europeans, who were not in sufficient number to resist. One of the marauding gangs had long infested the Barseath district, and had contrived to escape from the parâ€" ties sent in pursuit, It happened at last that a village patel, Chummum Singh by name, was taken prisoner. He bad given information against the rebels, and in revenge they came down upon him and his family and bore them off to the jungle, there to wreak their vengeance upon them. It would have fared ill with the unâ€" fortunuate village dignitary if a young English officer, then doing duty with a regiment of irregular cavalry, had not suddenly arrived in the district. He was on the march to join his corps, and was faiigued with a long journey. He no sooner heard of the outrage, however, than he made up his mind to teach the brigands a lesson. _ All the force he could collect consisted of five men of his own regiment, and a naik and six seyops of the Bareilly levy, but he started at once to pursue the marauders. Night was falling, and for twelve miles he did not come up with them. They had travelled far out of the way to keep in haunts known only to their followers. _At last, in the dark woodâ€" land, the Englishmain, saw the glare of a distant fire. His little force was divided. _ The Bareilly men had lost courage, and would take no part in the forward movement. Of the reâ€" maining {ive, three were left in charge of the horses, and witb the ‘other two the young offiser crept through three miles of dense vegetation, till he apâ€" proached the bivouac of the robbers. There lay the brigands, fully sevâ€" enty in number, while against them was the liitle band of three determined men. â€" The Englishman was not dauntâ€" ed. He had coms to punish the briâ€" gands, and he thought nothing of the odds against him. The small party fired a volley, and followed it by a rush into the bivouac. * % [he robbers, taken completely by Germans, and that bhe was left an orâ€" surprise, believed that a big band had come against them, for the foe was so fearless that they could not think there were not plenty of soldiers beâ€" hind. They broke and fled, leaving their plunder, their arms and their captives. â€" Thus in a few minutes one brave man put seventy to flight, savâ€" ed a loyal subject from torture, and freed a whole district from terror. The name of Sir Evelyn Wood, now adjutantâ€"general of the British army, has many times since then been heard of in connection with England‘s miliâ€" tary enterprises, but that officer nevâ€" er did a braver deed than when he atâ€" tacked, almost singleâ€"handed, a gang of ruthless brigands, and taught them to respect the nower of England and English law. THPREE AGAINST SEVENTY. Attention Patd to Lace Work in Ornaâ€" mental Effeetsâ€"Angloâ€"Snxoms Eveelied in the Artâ€"Some Costly Pontifical Robes. The art of laceâ€"making has from the earliest times been so mixed up with that of needlework it would be imposâ€" sible to enter on the subject without intermingling them. CITATIONS THAT VERIFY THE ANâ€" TIQUITY OF EMBROIDERY. From the first homely attempt we have, through the Old Testament, conâ€" stant mention of embroidery, of curâ€" tains, of "finetwinâ€">d linen, wroughtâ€"inâ€" needle work, and blue and purple and scarlet, with cherubims of cunning work" _ Again, the robe of the ephod was worked with "pomegranates of blue, and purple and scarlet," around the hem thereof, We have mention in Isaiah of women‘s "sauls," of "nets,‘ of ‘"checker work" in Solomon‘s temple, with pomegranates, and numerous other citations verifying the antiquity of lace work or embroidery in orna mental effects. _Ancient Greek writers refer to a vast deal of attention being paid to this sort of work, but nations far reâ€" moved from civilization were by no means ignorant of this handicraft as the discovery of gold needles and othâ€" er working implements in the Scandinâ€" avian tumli can testify â€" mysteries of the East brought over by Odin and his followers â€" or may be by captive woâ€" men torn from their Southern homes by wild and reckless Vikings. Of these works little now exists, even in the Northern museums. Early Angloâ€"Saxon women excelled in this womanly accomplishment, and gorgeous are the accounts of goldâ€" staired and scarlet embroidered tunics and violet sacks worked by the nuns, who seem to have devoted lives of soâ€" called seclusion to the adornment of their persons, rather tian to the obâ€" jects of devotion. Be that as it may, the ‘"opus Anglicanum" was sought for by foreign prelates, and made the subject of papal correspondence, Nor did the Angloâ€"Saxon kings ever fail, in ‘heir pilgrimages to Rome, to bestow m the sovereign pontiff garments richly embroidered in gold and precious stones. CONCOMITANT OF THE CLOISTER. Needlework has always been the daily employment of the convent, As early as the fourteenth century it was term:=d "nun‘s work," and even now in secluded parts of Europe ancient lace is styled by that name, Nor does the work appear to have been soiely conâ€" {ined to women. _ We find monks comâ€" nended for their skill in embroidery, From the middle of the last century, hlowever, orâ€" rather, apparently from hs French Revolution, the more artisâ€" tic style of needlework and embroidery feli into decadence. ‘The needle now becams»e replaced by more trumpery fancy works, which the better taste of the last few years had happily explodâ€" ed. We may look upon the art of hand embroidery and bhandâ€"made lace as almost at an end,. The introducâ€" tion of machinery into these sacred realms has cheapened labor so that only the real connisseur or artist will sppreciate the genuine article. It is from the openwork embroidâ€" ery, which in the sixteenth century came into such universal use, that we must derive the origin of lace. _ This embroidery, though comprising a wide variety of decoration, went by the genâ€" eral name of cutwork Then came the Renaissance, a period when so close a union existed between fine arts and manufactures; when the most trifling object of luxury, instead of being consigned to the vulgar taste of the mechanic, received from artists their most graceful inspiration. _ Emâ€" broidery profited by the general imâ€" pulse, and books of designs were comâ€" posed for that species, which, under the general name of cutwork, formed the great employment for the women of the day. ce 5 Cutwork was made in several ways,. The first consisted in arranging a netâ€" work of threads upon a small frame, crossing and interlacing them into various complicated _ patterns. _ Beâ€" neath the network was gummea a picce of fine cloth, called quintain, from the town in Brittany where it was made. Then with a needle, the network was sewn to the quintain by edging round those parts of the patâ€" tern that were to remain thick. The last operation was to cut away the superfluous cloth, bence the name of cut work. Again, the pattern was made withâ€" out any linen; threads radiating at equal distances from the common cenâ€" ter, served as a framework to others which were united to them in squares, triangles, rosaces, and other geomeâ€" tric forms, worked over with battonâ€" hole stitch, point noue,» forming in some parts openwork, in others a bheavy, compact embroidery, In this class may be placed the old conventual cutwork of Italy, generally termed Greek lace, and that of extraordinary fineness and beauty which is assigned to Venice. . Distinct from all these geometric combinations was the laces of the sixteenth century, done on a network ground, reseau, identical with the "open araneum," or spider work, of continental writers, the "darned netâ€" ting," or modern "filet brods a reâ€" prises" of the French embroiderers. The earlier lace«s â€" that is, laces such as they were â€" were defined by the word "passamentorieâ€"a general term for gimps, braids and laces, whether of gold. silver work, cotton, silk, thread or worsted. Gradualily the workmainâ€" ship was improved, the close passaâ€" ment was enriched with various deâ€" signs, a finer flax employed; passaâ€" ment, thus improved, in course of time became lace. MAKES IN DEMAND. I+@ was not until the reign of Richard III., that the word lac> appears in the accounts of the royal wardrobes, when FAGTS ABOUT LAGES, at his coronation, Queen Anne wore a white cloth of gold mantle, garnished with a "mantel lace of white silk and Venys gold." â€" f ® 4 In general, lace consists of two parts, the ground and the flower, pattern or "gimp." Some laces, however, like points and guipares, are not worked upon a ground, the flowers are conâ€" nected by irregular threads overcast buttonâ€"hole stitch, and _ sometimes worked over with pearl loops, picot. Such and the points of Venice and Spain or sewn on, applique. T s . The flower, or ornamental, pattern, is either made together with the ground, as in Valenciennes or Mechlin, or separately, and then either worked or sewa on, applqiue. C Handâ€"made lace is divided into point and pillow. The first is made by the needle on a parchment pattern, and termed needle point. Point also means a particular kind of stitch, as point de Paris, point de neige, point d‘esprit point a la Reine, point a careaux _ a chainette, and the like. R The Italians claim the invention of point, or needleâ€"point, lace. The laces best known to the commercial world in earlier periods, and still in steady deâ€" mand, are those of Venice, Milan and Genoa: but Venice point, as it was in its glory, is now no more. The sole relic of this farâ€"famed trade is the coarse torchon lace of the old lozenge pattern offered by the peasant women of Palestina to strangers on their arâ€" rival at the hotels Point d‘Espagne, in the usual sense of the word, signifies that gold or silâ€" ver lace, sometimes embroidered in colors, is what one usually finds much of in old Spanish collections. > Thread lace was, however, manufacâ€" tured in Spain earlier than 1492, a lace era in that country, since it was then that there was a law passed proâ€" hibiting the importation of gold lace from Lucca or Florence, except for ecâ€" clesiatical purposes. A UNIQUE SYSTEM. "For lace let Flanders bear away the belle." Lacemaking forms an abunâ€" dant source of national wealth to Belgium. The old Flemish laces are beautiful; some of varied grounds, A curious fact in the lace history of Belgium is that at one time lace was smuggled into France from Belgium by means of dogs trained for the purâ€" pose. _A dog was caressed and petted at home, fed on the fat of the land, then, after a season, sent across the frontier, where bhe was tied up, half starved and ill treated. The skin of of a bigger dog was then fitted to his body, the intervening space filled with lace. The dog was then allowed to escape and make his way home, where he was kindly welcomed with his conâ€" traband charge. â€" These journeys were irf.u.wa.w.d till the French custom house getting scent, by degrees put an end to the traffic,. Between 1820 and 1836 no less than 40,278 dogs were destroyâ€" ed, a reward of 8 francs being given for each. Brussels or Brabant late is exquisâ€" ite, the thread used in it being of exâ€" traordinary fineness, It is made of the flax grown in Brabant at Hal and Rebecqâ€"Rognou. The finest quality is spun in dark, underground rooms, for eontact with the dry air causes the thread to break, So fine is it as alâ€" most to escape the sight. _ The feel of the thread as it passes through the fingers is the surest guide. The thread spinner closely examines every inch drawn from hber distaff, and when any inequality occurs stops her wheel to repair the mischief, _ Every artificial help is given to the eye. A backâ€" ground of dark paper is placed to throw out the thread, and the room so arâ€" ranged as to admit but a single ray of light upon the work. . The life of a Flemish thread spinner is unhealthy and her work requires the greatest skill, so her wages are usually proporâ€" tionately high, France bhas always contributed genâ€" erously to and consumed vast quantiâ€" ties of lace. Its courts are mainly distinguished for its lavish use. Henry, in 1577, at the meeting of the States of Blois, wore on his own dress 4000 yards of pure gold lace. Under the regin of Louis XIV., point d‘Alencon received a new life, He named it point de France, and made it compulâ€" sory for all at court to wear it, Thus was made the fortunse of Alencon, a lace rarely and delicately beautiful, if indeed copied almost directly from the methods of Venice. The lavish use of lace during the reign of Louis XIV., passes beyond description, vast sums being expended upon a single toilet for either sex. lace during the reign of Louis XIV.,| Make a kind of large bonnet of paper passes beyond description, vast sums â€"wrapping or news paperâ€"so that being expended upon a single toilet|the face is removed about 14 inches for either sex. |£rom the edge. Secure this so that no The Frenmch revolution was fatal to steam escapes around back of the the lace trade, .For twelve years the| neck. Have a fire chovel, stove lid or manufacture almost ceased, and more heavy pan heated quite hot,. _ A box than thirty different fabrics entirely of powdered myrrh is set on a table disappearcd. _ Napoieon especially patâ€" so that it comes within easy reach, also ronized the fabrics of Alencon, Brussels a glass of wineâ€"Rhine wine is best, and Chantilly, Never was the beauty but even vinegar is good. Fill the and costliness of the laces made for mouth with the wine, and place the lid the marriage of Maric Louise yet surâ€" so that, when you bend over it, it is passed. To reproduce them now would, inside the bonnet. _ Throw on a pinch estimates M. Aubry, cost above a millâ€" of myrrh, let the fumes penetrate the ion of francs {face as long as they can be borne â€"a The French lace mannfacture felt minute, anyhow, Then eject some of the political events of 1813 to 1817, but |the wine on the hot lid and hold the experienced a more severe crisis in 1:18, paper securely so that the steam comes when bobbin net was first made in up to your face. Repeat this until the France. Fashion at once adopted this lid is cold and the steam all gone. new material, and pillow lace was, for Wipe the face very gently with a hit a time, discarded. |of silk or old linen and notice the Scotch, Irish, English and Russian tchange in your appearance. A few laces are all well known and much recipes for toilet water may be welâ€" used at the present day. Irish laces come. Any of them added to the bath have ever been beautiful, but those of makes the skin soft and velvety. Russia remain, as heretofore, rather| One pound of barley meal. coarse in texture. Two pounds of bran, l e Jsn‘ One ounce of borax. Disolve in two quarts of waterâ€" A BOER DELICACY. strain into ordinary bath of about The Transvaal Boer will eath almost thirty gallons. Another good way is anything in the flesh, fish or fow] line, to put the barley, bran and borex into for all is grist that comes to his gas-{fl cheeseâ€"cloth bag and allow it to reâ€" tromomic mill. and the following mixâ€" main in the bath water until dissolved. The Frenmch revolution was fatal to the lace trade, For twelve years the manufacture almost ceased, and more than thirty different fabrics entirely disappearcd. _ Napoieon especially patâ€" ronized the fabrics of Alencon, Brussels and Chantilly, _ Never was the beauty and costliness of the laces made for the marriage of Maric Louise yet surâ€" passed. _ To reproduce them now would, estimates M. Aubry, cost above a millâ€" ion of francs Scotch, Irish, English and Russian laces are all well known and much used at the present day. Irish laces have ever been beautiful, but those of Russia remain, as heretofore, ratber coarse in texture. The Transvaal Boer will eat a]most[ anything in the flesh, fish or fowl line,; for all is grist that comes to his gasâ€"| tromomic mill, and the following mixâ€"; ture is voted most delectable by the | majority of the rougher classes: : A great square slice is cut off a loaf made | of coarse, unsifted meal, and coveredl with a thick layer of jam,â€"preferably | strawberry ; a row of sardines is then| placed on top, and the oil from the: sardine box is liberally poured over the wholse. A loud smacking of lips and other manifestations of thorough | appreciation accompany the disposal of | this delicate bonneâ€"bouche ; but the unâ€" sophisticated Boer only indulges in this luxury when he means to enjoy a speâ€" cial treat, quite regardless of expense. I‘m going in business for myself, said ths plumber‘s clerk. What! cried his employer ; you know absoluteâ€" ly nothing about piumbing. . I know all thai‘s necessary. I‘ve been making out bills for you for two years. KNEW THE BUSINESS. BEAUTY BATBS, Bome physicians maintain that weak constitutions can not stand frequent bathing, yet eminent authorities conâ€" tend that bathing is as much of a tonic to the weak as to the strong. It must, in the latter case, be done judiciously. On waking in the morning the skin is in a moist condition, covered with poisonous matter, thrown off during sleep. Is it better for the weak person to allow the skin to reabsorb that poisâ€" on? A quick sponge bath from head to foot with cold water and a vioient rubâ€" bing with a flesh brush or coarse towel need not take more than five minutes, and the weakest person is benefited by the exercise,. < The blood is sent ting!â€" ing through the veins, and there is no danger of taking cold through the day, no matlter what the changes of weather may be. A bot bath should always be taken at night before retiring; it is quite as necessary to relieve the skin of the dust and dirt accumuiated through the day, The same quick bathing, using pure soap, see to it that the water is hot, not warm, removes all foreign matter and rests the tired nerves, making sleep the sweeter afterward, These quick baths, with the exercise of rubbing one‘s self vigorously with coarse towels, bringing every muscle into play, can not but be invigorating to the constitution, and when taken daily and systematically will save many a doctor‘s bill. It is all the tonic an inactive liver needs. | _A friend, whose chief desire in life had been a fine complexion, visited a |specialist and paid the sum of $15 for some very simple remedies, but which, iby patient and systematic application, ‘have transformed her wonderfully. He \gave her some cream, some brushes, |like those any druggist keeps, and told ‘her to keep up the steaming, which we ‘shall explain, daily for one month, |thereafter every other day, unless exâ€" 'posed to unusual winds or dust, when it should always be used. In addition to this, many beauties takeâ€"once a weekâ€"a Turkish bath, Oh, the luxury of these Turkish baths! There are physicians who spend a gread deal of energy in their arguâ€" ments againâ€"t them. Undoubtediy they have their own reasons for so doâ€" ing. Dr. Wilson, a noted dermatoloâ€" gist of England, has written a book containing 3000 pages on the subject, and gives scientific reasoning why Turkisb baths must necessarily be the enemy to the physician whose income depends entirely upon the prevalence of disease. If, as be says a great many women‘ say they can not take these baths, as. the method it too severe, there are many ways of modifying it. It is not: necessary to stay in the heated rooms till exhausted. The luxury of the rubbing, scrubbing, showering, plunge, rest and sleep afterward can be reâ€" membered only with pleasure. When it is not convenient to go to a regular bath house, much can be accomplished in one‘s own home by taking some care and plenty of time. If you have a cabinet bath, with the alcohol lamp for steam, it is excellent; but if not, a simple method is to place a deep pan or fool tub of very bhot water under a caneâ€"seated chair, roll yourseif in _ a blanket, and see that the blanket comes well down to the floor to keep in the steam. _ Your hot bath should be all ready waiting, with coarse towels and brushes at hand, so that when you are all aglow and perspiring freely you can step at once into the bhot water and have a vigorous friction, bath. Go to bed at once, for the long rest in one of the great factors in the success of a turkish bath. Face steaming is much practiced for beauty‘s sake, but it imust not be overâ€" done, as it would then enlarge the pores beyond a natural, healthful conâ€" traction, and strain the delicate tissues unduly. _ A liitle steam, bhowever, is excellent. An equally delightful tonmic for the skin is as follows: One ounce tincture of camphor. Oneâ€"hbalf ounce tincture of benzoin, Two ounces cologne water. Drop slowly into the bathing water, This makes a refreshing wash for the face, neck and hands, by adding a little to a small quantity of water. The following is a very good substiâ€" tute for a milk bath, easier to obtain and at a much less expense. Oneâ€"half pound marshmallow flour. Oneâ€"fourth pound hyssop herb, Four pounds bran flour. Put into a cheeseâ€"cloth bag and add to an ordinary bath of thirty gallons. Right here we may as well say someâ€" thing about glycer.ne, whether "chemiâ€" cally pure" or otherwise, it is bad for the skin, unless very much diluted. A wellâ€"known physician once told me that by the continued use of glycerine a lady‘s {ace would become like a piece HEALTH. toat ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Fugie y LC ic ut The pine bath s much prived by is beautiful Russian lady, When ont has taken cold, or feels very muck tntigued, fill a pint cup with pl“ needles, to be had at any drus store you can‘t get them fresh; add enough boiling water to make abeut twe quarts of tea. After drinking a wine glassful, pour the rest into a hot bath, After bathing go to bed, and you will awaken thoroughly refreshed and witk no trace of cold. of parchment. It has a tenGency tt dry, burn and darken the skin, but when very much diluted witk rose waâ€" ter or distilled water, the effect is counteracted, and it becomes am exoelâ€" lent emollient. OW THEY MET, CS# Last spring an Oxford street trade» man was one evening walking along the King‘s Road, Chelsea, when he reâ€" ceived a violent blow from behind, which knocked his hat into the road and momentarily stunned him, says London Titâ€"Bits. Turning round, he found himsel{ threatened with the umâ€" brella of an irate woman, who, how» ever, no sooner saw his face than, drop ping her bellicose attitude, she stamâ€" mered a profuse apology, declaring that the assault was intended for a man who had heartlessly trifled with the affections of her sister, and for whom she had mistaken the unfortunâ€" ate tradesman. The latuer, a goodâ€" humored fellow, not only readily acâ€" cepted her excuses, but, declaring thas he admired her spirit, trusted thet their acquaintance would not end so abruptly as it bhad commenced. The couple were married last month. Iwo years ago a lady, noted for her beauty and accomplishments, was ridâ€" ing in in omnibus, when she suddenly called out that she bhad been robbed of her purse, and accused a middle= aged man, who was sitting next her, of the theit, nor, despite his vehement protesiations of innocence, was she content until a constable had been summored. This was done, but on the arrival of the party at the police staâ€" tion the lady to her horror remembered that she bad left ber purse at ber home. Eagerly she offered to make any reparation in her power to the man she had accused, who, in response, presented his card, which was inscribâ€" ed with the name and address of a very wealthy member of a wellâ€"known Yorkâ€" shire family, with the request that hbe might have the honmor of calling at her house. Six months later the lady was the mistress of Hâ€"â€" Hall. Not long since a policeman had oc+ casion to arrest a ruffian, who receiv« ed a salutary sentence, while his sisâ€" ter, wno had impeded the officer in the execution of his duty, got a modâ€" est term of imprisonment. _ The conâ€" stable, a kindâ€"hearted young fellow, felt an interest in the girl, believing her worst fault to pe excess of zeal for her brutal brother. On her release he sought her acquaintance, and found his first impression so justified as to warrant an offer of marriage, which was accepted. Two years since at Hastings a gentleâ€" man, while crossing the road, was run into by a fair cyclist. He was knockâ€" ed down, but the lady was huried from her machine, receiving severe injuries, whereof the memento in the shape of an ugly scar she will bear to her grave. The gentiecman, who was not much hurt, rendered all the assistance in his power, and afterwards called daily at the lady‘s house to make inquiries as to ber progress. These frequent visits resulted in a friendship that culminâ€" ated last July at the hymenal altar. A BIG UMBRELLA, One of the novel attractions of the forthcoming Parisian World‘s Fair is to be agiganiic umbrella, which will shelter thirty thousand people. . So many people have met with the unâ€" pleasantness incident to a sudden fall of rain when attending an exhibition, and have tried to crowd into the alâ€" ready overcrowded refuges from the storm, that the idea can hardly fail to meet with approval. It is to a Frenchwoman, Madame Perchaâ€"Giverne, well kuown in the gay capital for her inventions in parâ€" asols and walkingâ€"sticks, that Paris is to owe this gigantic umbrelia. It will be more than three bundred feet in height," and will be supported by a meilal column, the base of which will be more than one hundred and twenty feet in diameier. The covering wili be The inside of what may be the handle will be divided in stories, three of which will be cover, and the fourth above. J of the covered mtoriecs there i a cafe. Concerts and theatrical perâ€" formances will also b> given in those buildings. On the fourih floor a resâ€" taursant, sheltered by a movable «<a.~ ola, will be under the management of ne of the principal firms of Paris It has already been engaged by this firm. Comfortable clevators will comâ€" vey visitors to the top. four nunace will be deco ored glass, to illum‘ne with eleciri in y d1 th 16 n feels very muck nt cup with 911 _any d store fresh; m enough make about twe drinking a wine st into a hot bath, bed, and you will ty feer across, and ith designs in colâ€" vili serve at night erior and interior at may be termed divided into four hich will be under th above. In each ies there is to be nd theatrical perâ€" be given in these fourih floor a resâ€" by a movable «<a.~ ‘he managemeat of 14 11 h nd inieri ns in 1d n t a