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LONDON GOSSIP. THE DUKES. Of the 618 members of the House of Lords, three are peers of the Blood Royal 26 are Bishops, and 44 are Scottish and Irish Representative: Peers. The rest of the House is made up of 22 dukes, 23 marquises, 123 earls, 42. viscounts, and 335 barons. Some of the richest men in the House of Lords are co be found among the financiers and merchant princes, but most has been heard of Late about the wealth and privileges of the dukes. The Duke of Portland is believed to have an income from his London pro per IT alone, of hajlf-a-miilion a year, whilst the Duke of Westminster wil 1 have Fv-lce as much— as leases fanl in—af he lives out an average lifetime. The dukedoms of Nor- folk, Devonshire, Northumberland, Bucdeuch, Sutherland, and Bedford, aill belong to the very wealthy class, while the holders of the dukedoms of Rich- mond, Rutland, Newcastle*. and Aber- corn, can hardly be hampered for want of resources. Those whose possessions be mostly in agricultural land, are probably not so well off, as they used to be, and it is the vasitlncrease in the value of urban 1 property fthait has made many of the dukes fabulously rich. THE FASHIONABLE MOTOR-CAR. The recent Exhibition of motor-cars at Olympia is said to have brought more visitors to London than any Exhibition of recent years. It filled all she hotels to overflowing, so great apparently is the puMiic illiteire:st in the great changes that. are taking place in our notions of loco- motion. Among Royalty and the aristolcriacy, the motor-car is coming" into almost universal use. During the com- ing and going of the peers and peeresses at the House of Lordgi, during the debate on the Finance- Bill, a carriage and pair was a rare exception, the swift and elegantly-fit&e-d car having almost entirely j displaced the horse-clrawn vehicle. CIGARETTE! SMOKING. The Duke of Buccleuch is said to have first introduced cilgarette-snioking in fashionable society. In 1856 he attend- ed the Coronation of Alexander II., and found the cigarette very popular with both men and women in the society of Srt. Petersburg. In Russia, the practice of women smoking has never died out, as it did in this country in the last century, only to be revived in ee-rtain envies in recent years. That revival would not have been possible but- for die cigarette, for no woman wi-Lih any respect, at aJiJ for appearances could be seen puffing1 a cigar or pipe. The cigarette, in fa-ot, has main- ly -contributed to the vasfc increase of smoking among men, .since the days when the habit; was hedged round with the appurtenances of a clay pipe, cchacco box,, and fireside spill. UNLUCKY POSSESSIONS Lady Dorothy Nevill, in her "Remin- LS-oence-s" tells of the seeii-iiiigly magical influence of a. curio—a miniature Buddha from Burma—in bringing misfortune on her household. A similar malevolent in- fluence would appear to attach to the famous "Hope" cBamond, which, sr.nee it was first sold to Louis XIV., of France, by T'averneir, has brought an unhappy end to whomsover owned it. Tavernier clii-ed of yelllow fever after being complete- ly ruined, and at. 'I.ea.st fifteen people who have been connected with this ill-omened jewel, have died violent deaths, whilst others have been ruin,eidor imprisoned, after possessing ilL It's most recent owner, a, Persian precious stone dealer, perished the other day in the sinking of the steamer, "La Seyne" off Singapore. Not quite such a- harrowing -story attaches to Lady Dorothy's Buddha, but within a week after it was installed in the draw- ing, room, a son failed in business, a pony went paralysed; house- hold pets came to tragic- ends, and a few days later a neighbouring iClhimney stack fell a ndl crashed into Lady Dororihy's house, doing much damage. Not uuiil Buddha was sent to the India- Museum did the avalanche of domestic catastro- phies end. THE EGG AND BACON FAMINE. The thrifty housewife willl not welcome the prospect of an egg and bacon famine, especially with all the extra Christmas household ibiills looming ahead. The bad summer it seems has checked the pro- clu-ction of eggs, not only in this country but also on the Continent, and there has been a, shortage in the quantikies imported. We may therefore expect to pay a, good deal more than usual for cook- ing eggs this Xmas. Several reasons contribute to the shortage of bacon sup- plies, one heing- the regulation that pre- vents the keeping of pigs within one hundred feet of a dwelling house. That, to a greait extent, prevents cottagers and country labourers from keeping the "gintleman who pays the rint." Severe restrictions for preventing the spread of disease allso- hamper operations of breed- ers, but upon the whole, it is better to have dear [bacon than to allow the sup- plies to be augmented by the free im- portation of Chinese pigs, which have such an evil reputation among European I residents in China. CHINA WARE. There is a. deciideci tendency at the present time, when a dinner service is under -consideration, to choose- light, thin ware, and very pale colouring—cream or white, with just the monogram in colour, is a favourite- notion, but there is also a considerable demand for the- pale cream plate and djJsh, bearing a wide band: of rich blue, touched with .gold. The centre of the plate is invariably left, undecorated. Concerning dessert services, a great- ad- vance has- been made of late- years. Hand-painted sets are -less expensive than formerly, and those with no pretensions to be hand clone are exceedingly pretty. Again, the improvement in fireproof articles is very noticeable. These are now obtainable in brown, green, white, and orange, and in such charming tints and shapes that even with all our insular prejudice, we can no longer object, to send them to table. WONDERS IN PAPER. Very dainty afternoon table cloths, trav cloths, and d'oyleys of every description, with insets and -edgings of whai, appears to be (beautiful lace-, are being offered us just now. They are simply paper, yet look extremely weOl, and a goodly supply of these useful wares, will surely prove a welcome Christmas gifts to. housewives, especially when they happen to live in flats, where laundry work is difficult or impossible. The new paper btlinds now available in d'i-verS' widths, are- also prov- ing a. great- success. They too boast in- sets and edgings of lace, and when grubby, can be quite easily cllea,ne,d by means of a sponge and warm soapy water. MOTOR GARB. Motor coats are the very essence of comfort and cosiness, musquash, mole- skin, Baltic seal, b-lack hair seal, pony skin, etc. being called into requisition for the building thereof. They combine- coat, stole, and muff for the huge ,collar which can be turned up at will, takes the place of a stole, and the long sleeves are so fashioned that, the under fur cuffs can be pulleddiown, so as to form a cosv muff. How widely different are our mi. hods nowadays for keeping warm. compared with those of years gone by, when a drive in an open carriage meant endless wraps, which took considerable time to clon andi shed. At the moment, the woman, who motors- dresses as daintilv as she pleases, she then slips herself into a cüsybonnet and one coat. and she is ready to face the worst of which our climate is capable.

LONDON. & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY N.B.-The Greatest care is taken in compiling this Table, but the Publishers will not be responsible for any inaccuracy that may appear. TIME TABLE FOR NOVEMBER pjcom JraluLr-LOLIX:Zr.La a. m ia m|a.m.(a m.-a m. a.m.[a.m. a.m. a.m. a. m a m. a m a.m. p mpm.jp.m 1 <*5 LLANDUDNO dep 6 30 \7 50j8 0j8 10 8 10 8 15 8 15 8 55 9 35 9 45 11 5 1150 1215 1245:1 30 1 50 DEGANWY „ 6 35 -7 55:8 5|f. 9 40 9 50 1110 1155 1220 1250 1 3r> 1 55 LLANDUDNO JUNC arr 6 40 [8 0[8 10-8 17 8 17|8 22 8 22-9 3 9 45'9 55 1115 12 0 1-25 1255 t 40 111 Llan. Junction dep • | |8 7j • Mon| Mon| 9 5G 1125 1235 1 48 Bangor .arr j • |8 42: and j'^J?and 1032 12 0 1 Cl 2 23 Carnarvon arr j • |9 27! jQ Tue o § Tue 11 0 1228 1 37 2 51 Llanberis arr • 10 81 only,^ only! 1 11 Llan. Junction dep 6 45j '• 'g 19 8 19',8 24 8 31:9 12 10 0 1210 1258 2 4 Rhyl arr 7 25 8 43 8 48 8 51 8 48 9 38 M! C 1026 1246 M C l 37 33 Chester arr S 30) • |9 20 19 25 9 2511016 11.-22 1 30[ i2 50 3 25 p m,p mlp m'p.m. p ml p.m.(p.m. p m p.m. a.m. p m p m,p.m|p mp.m. pm. p m. LLANDUDNO de^ 2 15j2 30 2 55 3 25 3 45j4 45 4 55 5 1^5 45 S 10 6 35!7 25;7 35 8 30 9 15 9 50^1035 DEGANWT „ 2 20j2 35 3 0 3 30 3 50j4 50 5 0 5 15 5 50 6 40 7 30-7 40 8 35 9 20 9 55 1040 LLANDUDNO JUNC an 2 2512 40 3 5 3 33 3 55j4 55,5 5 5 20 5 55 G 17 6 45 7 35 7 48 8 40 9 25 10 0 1045 Llan. Junction dep \3 25 3 49 5 13! 6 5 6 57|7 47 j 11010 Bangor arr 13 56 4 24i 5 51 6 40 7 27 8 24 | • 11045 Carnarvon arr j4 30 5 1 6 32! 7 52 8 50 • • illsll Llanberis arr 7sl5j 8 51 j • Llan. Junction dep 2 28 3 35 5 26 6 201 7 5tf 9 351 J • Rhyl arr 3 0 M C 3 46 4 3 M CM C) 6 10' 6 461M! C1 j j 8 37iM: C 10 0| i?'; Chestpr arr 3 42) 4 50 7 25! 9 52[ 1050! ] • To 3^1a.xi.dii.clxi.o. a.m. a.m.'a.m.ja.m.!a m. a mia.m.!a.m.|a m. a m'a m.la mia m. a.m.lp.m. p m. Chester. dep 2 48 6 0! [7 55 = !9 15 10 5 1110 1230 1240 1 40' Rhyl dep 3 35 7 12! |9 7 jl030 1050 .1157.1 14 jl 53 2 17j Llan. Junction arr 4 1 7 57j • ■ | 19 49 • 11111 1122 1 44 2 33 'M C M ci M Cl M | M C Carnarvon dep M 7 10;7 25 8 10 8 55 ?* • j | • 1055 1250: § Bangor dep 6 0 7 35:7 50 8 45 9 20 | !;•■!■ ■ 1130 1 241 Llan. Junction arr 6-348 5! 8 28 9 5 9 51 s i • 1145 1 57; LLANDUDNO JUNC .dep 6 40 8 lfcj8 3^9 I5I1O 0 I020! !1115 112711145 1215 1230 1 52 2 5 2 35 DEftANWT dep 6 43 8 1818 33|9f18 10 3 1023! 111 18 1130il 148 1218 1233 1 55 2 8 2 38 LLANDUDNO arr 6 50,8 25|8 4019 25,1010 1030| ji 11125| 1137 1155'1225 1240 2 2 2 15 2 45 2 50 :p.m. p.m. p.m p m|p.m.[p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.jp.m. p.m.-p.m.ip.m.ip. m Chester depart 2 15 2 40 3 5 4 42; 5 15 5 46 |ti 10 8 40 Rhyl 2 53 3 23 3 28! 4 28 5 21! 6 1 6 22 |6 59 :j 928 Llandudno Junc arrive 3 23 3 43 3 53 5 8 5 45| • • 6 33 7 42 • 10 5 |M C FridiM C iM C • • • Carnarvon depart- 2 10 2 55 ond • 4 5 • |5 13 • • • 6 30 8 22 • • Bangor „ 2 40 3 30 Sats; • 4 45 | 5 38 | 6 10 7 11 9 0 j Llandudno Junc arrive 3 15 3 50 only! 5 20! -5 57 •: 6 45 7 51 9 30 • j ill' LLANDUDNO JUN depart ]3 10 3 30 3 55 3 55,4 25 5 30'5 53l6 5 6 35 6 55 7 50 8 0 9 35 1015 DEGANWY „ |3 13 3 33 3 58 3 58!4 28 5 33 5 56|6 8 6 38 6 49 6 58 7 53)8 3 9 38 1C1S LLANDUDNO arrive |3 20 3 40 4 5 4 5;4 35 5 40:6 3)6 15 6 45 6 55 7 5 8 o[8 10 i9 45 5025 warra s—Saturdays only. Sxua.da.3r Trains. a.m.'p m!p.m.( p m p m p m Dheater dep 2125 • 6 0 Llandudno depart 2 5 7 30 9 15 Rhyl dep 12 5 • 7 10 Deganwy • • Llan. Junction arr 1229 7 45 Llandndno Junetion arr 2 i5 7 40 9 25 Carnarvon dep • • ■ j • Bangor arrive • • 8 28 • Bangor dep • 1 50| • Carnarvon • I 9 26 Llan, Junction arr • 2 26i j LLANDUDNO JUNC .dep 1235 2 30 7 50 Rhyl 2 53 • • 10 0 DEGANWY dep Chester „ 4 0 ■; 1050 LLANDUDNO arr j'l.245 2 40 8 o! Xila.xidii.dxio a,xLd Blaenau Festinlogp. M 0, M C a m.-a m.i .m.la.m. a.m. p.m. p m.ip.m. p.m. p.m.jp.m. p.m. p.m. a.m, Llandudno depart |8 10) |9 45[il 5 1215:1 45i 3 45 5 45!e 35 7 35! Llandudno Junction depart 4 25)8 35: :1020 1130jl23512 15 « 4 0 6 2i7 0 8 10 rc 5 10 G'lan Conway |8 39! j 1024! 1134|l239 2 19 H « 4 4 6 67 4 8 14! H Talycafn and Eglwysbach ,4 39:8 47: jj 11032,1142|l247 2 27 m 0 4 12 6 147 12 8 24) 5 21 Lianrwst and Trefriw 5 10!9 0, 1045:1155! 1 0 2 41 4 25 6 27|7 25 8 43! 9 5 35 Bettws-y-Coed 5 25!9 14| j 1055112 9il 10;2 50 2 52 4 34 6 377 35 8 56; g 5 49 Pont-v-pant 5 40j9 26: 1112 1221j • !3 4 4 50 19 12i cq Dolwvddelen :5 50(9 30: ,1116 1225; j • |3 8|4 54 |9 1 G! 6 4 Roman Bridgo .j5 57j9 36: 1122! 1234) • 3 15 5 1 a Blaenau Festiniog arrive 6 12^9 49 1137 ;24S • 3 29 5 14 .J9 37f 6 22" Bla.ena.Tx Festlaa-iog and lilandtidnar |M 0 a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p m Blaenau Festiniog depart 6 45 7 50 10 oj 12 10! 1 55 6 10 8 0 6 20 Roman Bridge 6 57 8 2 10 12| 12 22! 2 7 6 22 18 12 & Dolwyddelen 7 2:8 7 10 171 12 27| 2 12 6 27 |8 17 ^6 36 Pont-y-pant 7 8 8 12 10 23i 12 34j 2 18 6 33 |8 22 3 — Bettws-y-Coed 7 25 8 27 10 39| 12 5111 20 2 34 4 15 6 50 |8 34 8 39 ^6 58 Lianrwst and Trefriw 7 32 8 34 10 46[ 12 58-1 27 2 41 4 22 6 57 Sats 8 45 £ 7 5 Talycafn and Eglwysbach. 7 48 8 4.7 11 l! 1 14-Jl 4 2 56 4 38 7 12 only] 8 59 m 7 19' Glan Conway 7 57 8 57 11 11: 1 24 j 50 3 6 4 47 7 22 9 8 7 29 Llandudno Junction arrive 8 1 9 2 11 16 1 29 1 55 3 11 4 52 7 27 9 13 7 35 Llandudno arrive 8 25 9 25 11 37! 2 2|2 15 3 40 5 40 8 0 j 9 45 8 0 i MO-Motor Ooaoh.

a 6,30QOOa ^.ooftooQ. Ja llead Office. |\ M FQNDON.E.G. AND SECRETARY, TA nAl FIRE. OURGLANT., M PERSONAL ACCIDENT & SICKNESS. M n EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY. ft ,j fl DElITY GUARANTEE5. jfja = Local Agent, Mr A. G. PUGH, Llewel yn Chambers. -n_ LLANDUDNO ADVERTISER." This Coupon-Insurance-Tickat. must not be aetiched. v •* w—v v ë£100 OCEAN ACCIDENT within fourteen days after its occurrence, (d) GUAJEIANTEE- CiORPORATION LTD., that medical oertifioates and other information nJ^U 9S• 36 to MOOR- be furnished by the person claiming upon re- GATE STREET, LONDON, E.C., to the legal quest for same by the Corporation, and personal representative of the bona-fide holder (e) that this Insurance applies only to persons u iiS Coupon-Insurance-Ticket if such holder over twelve and under seventy years of age, ia a-\ ?eT^liljd" by an accident within the limited to one Coupon-insurance-Tickeft for United Kingdom to any Railway Company's each holder, and holds good for the current passenger-train in which such holder is travel- week of issue only. ling as an ordinary ticket-bearing passenger, This Insurance entitles the- holder to the season-ticket-holder o-r trader's ticket holder. benefit o-f, and is subject to, the conditions the Providing that the above undertaking is sub- 'OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE COM- ject to the folio ving special conditions, which PANY, LIMITED ACT, 1890" Risks Nos. 2 and are of the essence of the contract, viz. (a) That 3, when they axe not compatible with the death shall result within thirty days after the speclial conditions above stated. accident, (b) that such holders usual signature The possession of this Goupon-Insurance- shall have been written in ink, in the space Ticket is admitted to be a payment of a provided_ underneath, before the accident, (c) j premium under Sec. 33 of the Act. A Print oi that notice of the .accident be given to the ( the Act cam be seen at the Principal Office oi Corporation at its Principal Office in London the Corporation. "eek ending Dec 11, ll109 Signatuia

WOODLEY'S CENTRAL LIBRARY. j (in conaection with MTJDIE'S), THREE DOORS FROM THE CORNER 01 NORTH PARADE. UPPER MOSTYN STREET, LLANDUDNO. Reduced Terms of Subscription from 7s. 6d. per annum. The following are a few of the Books now in Circulation:- The Ivory Box J. Strange Winter Stradella P. Marion Crawford Diamond Cut Poste Egerton Castle The Hav HI Eden Phillpotts Motor Maid 0. N. Williamson Fortunate Prisoner Max Pemberton Ketley Aubrey X. Tynall A Quesction of Quality Albanese Tiaitor's Wooing Headen Hill The Scree n Vincent Brown Phaser of Marcella .Capt,. H. Curtsis Cheat Lady Tronbridge The Score Lucas Malet Troubled Waters Headon Hill Key of the Unknown .R. N. Carey Last Lord, A. Vanley G. Maxwell Summer Wreath Campbell Praed House of Lies S. Warwif« The One Moment .Lucas CHeeve Glaunella .Mrs Hugh Frazer More Midsummer Madness .M. Roberts The Severn Affair G. Warden Dr. Dules Dilemma Appleton Rolf The Imprudent C. Travers Mollie De verill Curtis Yorke Set in Silver C. N. Williamson The Solitary Farm.Fergus Hume The Unlit Lump A G-issiug The Lady in Grey Mrs Reynolds The Adventures of Captain Jack Max Pemberton My Lady of Shadows Oxen ham Priscilla of Good Intent H. Suteliffe Where Billows Roll Allen Raine The Perjurer W. E. Norris Daphne Humphrey Ward Cousins and Others K. Tynall A Daughter of the Storm.F. Shaw An Unread Letter .Alien Rose of the Wilderness. Crockatt The White Sister Marion Crawford A Poached Peerage Sir W. Magnay Duke in Suburbs EL Wallace Holborn Hill C. Tearle Money M. C. Leighton Fountain of Beauty Meade The Long Arm P. Oppenheim Teresa EL Zangwill The Royal End H. Harland A Fair Refugee M. Gerard Fraternity J. Gulsworthy The Prima Donna Marion Crawford Prisoners M. Cholmondley The Mystics K. C. Thurston Man from America .De La Past ire Viper of Milace .A. l. Bownn The Far Horizon .Lucas M-dst The Gambler K. T'hurjt in Fenwick's Career .Humphrey Illbrd Running Waters .A. E. Alp,(D Benita .Rider Haggard Saba Macdonald Rita Benita Rider Haggard A Lady of Rome Marion Crawford The Treasure of Heaven.Marie Corelli Made in His Image .Guy Thorne The Challoner E. T. Benson John Chilcote, ,NI.P K. C. Thurston Capricious Caroine .F. L. Albanesi Double Harness .Anthony Hope Free Opinions .Marie Corelli The Flute of Pan .J. Oliver Hobbs The Last Hope H. S. Merriman PIANO PRAGTIGE: ROOM. PIANOFORTES ON SALE AND HIRE. Woodley's New Map of Llandudno and — District. ——

The Baby Is the Darling of the Home ft* fli# All Wool t/jfTp} Unshrinkable socks (fl*the IDEAL for BABY. COMFORTABLE. DURABLE. UNSHRINKABLE. From Hosiers and Drapers everywhere. .i any dii iiulty in procuring write- '•JASOS" HOSIERY CO.. LEICESTER. 1 MERRYWEATHERS' I ,11 T J HAND FIRE PUiVlP j Still ths Simplest, Best, and Most Reiiab'e <- FIRE EXTINGUISHER. /-I?.- 1" Noiliiiig to get out of order. (( 2' Noting to corrode. ,«Ø1; Nothing to explode. I ',]! ii;i, 2540 out of the 4199 f London Fires were extin- | j: —' «! guished in one year by these I I w!N| )SoP »([ Pumps. j I CAS Tl' WrU,' nr mil— J ,-j 63, LONG ACRE, W.C-, { cb- 'i; LONDON'. APARTM EiN TS Required.-Thousancis of Londoners from the S.E:. district are now preparing to spend their summer holidays at Llandudno and district. If you wish to let your apartments advertise them in the "Kentish Independent," whose chief office is at Wellington Street, Woolwich. Sixteen words, 6d.; three weeks, ls. Specimen paper sent free on application. FURNISHED APARTMENTS.—Lon- doners to a very large number visit Llan- ,dtidno each year, and those having apart- ments would quickly let by inserting a small advertisement in the "Eastern Mer- cury," 30 words for Is. or three times for 2s. This journal is the leading mid- weekly for suburban London and Essex. Address Proprietor, the "Eastern Mer- I-otidf n LLANDUDNO SANATORIUM & CON- VALESCENT HOME FOR WOMEN, 5 CLONMEL STREET.—This Home is now open for the reception of Patients. Subscribers of Rf Is. can nominate one patient for three weeks, at a cost to the patient of 6s. per week.—Miss Finne* saore, matron.

MENUS FOR .SCHOOLCHILDREN. In the "British Health Review Mrs. C-jbtlpn Sanderson, in a paper on Housekeeping for the Nation's Children." suggests five dinner menus which, if given in their right quantities, will contain all the elements—proteid, etc.— 1needed for the child's nourishment:— 1. Stewed meat, with potatoes and onions, an; I other root vegetables in season. Wheatme-ii porridge, with vegetable butter stirred in. en] golden syrup. Bread made crusty by re-bakinj in the open. 2. Boiled fish and potatoes, or fish friect in vegetable butter or oil. Wheatmeal roley-pnley, with vegetable butter stirred in, and jam. Baked crusty bread. 3. Hard-boiled eggs and potatoes. Stewed fruit (not rhubarb, which is not, however, a fruit), and rice -with vegetable butter stirred in. Baked crusty bread. 4. Boiled mutton and potatoes. Stewed figs and cornflour, with vegetable butter stirred in. Baked crusty bread. 5. Onion soup, made like a thick onion sauce, with rice and cheese in it. Suet dumpling witk dates. Baked crusty bread. Into the wheatmeal porirdge, the cornflour and the rice, must be starred the vegetable butter, to give the fats needed. Boiled macaroni, with two oz. of cheese., equal to 3oz. of meat in proteids, will, if carefully pre- pared, be an excellent food for the children. During the summer months fruits and nuts may be substituted for puddings, and the chil- dren will always enjoy a banana. » THE POSSIBILITIES OF A LEMON. "We do not always realise the possibilities of the lemon in cookery. In the first place, lemons may be cut in an almost endless variety of ways for garnishings, and always add much ite the attractiveness of many broiled meat as well fish dishes. For ornamenting salads, too, they may be often brought into play, and by ail means do not forget to cut your slices of lemon in fancy shapes for Russian tea. ♦ TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ECZEMA ON THE HANDS. An Austrian doctor has found a successful mode of treatment of this disease. Eczema on the hands and fingers chiefly affects washer- women, and not infrequently women of the better classes. He orders a paint consisting of.pure iodine 0.1, iodide of potassium 0.25, glycerine .12 parts; the painit is applied every evening, and the hands are enveloped in lint. The irritation is always relieved, and in 14 days the disease is generally cured. This treatment has been adopted with success in many cases where other remedies have failed. In the more obstinate cases boracic ointment was applied in the morn- ing, and the iodine paint in the evening. PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY AND WHAT IT PREVENTS. Not long ago a successful dentist was talking i with a friend about the great changes in the methods of dental practice within a few years. "The idea now," said the dentist, is to pre- 0 vent trouble instead of to pull out the offending teeth and make artificial ones. One's natural teeth are the best teeth if they can be preserved and made useful. To preserve them they need to be seen and attended to before anything serious happens. It has been long enough now since we have adopted this plan to show results, and I think it is safe to say that there is at least 50 per cent. less caries, or decayed teeth, in the mouths of those who come to the dentist for regular examination and preventive treatment than formerly." No single thing is more con- ducive to good health than good teeth. With- out them proper chewing and perfect digestion becomes difficult if not impossible, as is shown by the career of those who bolt their food, and who, 0' almost without exception, become' afflicted with indigestion appearing in some of its hydra- headed forms, as, for instance, nervousness, In- somnia, rheumatism, diabetes, and the like. --+-- HARD AND SOFT WATER. One sometimes hears the assertion that a hard water, although not especially pleasant for washing purposes, is fine for drinking, and pos- sessed of health-giving properties of the highest order. If one keeps his ears open he can hear almost anything in the course of time. This is one of the things he can hear. As a matter of fact, the softer the water. that is, the more nearly pure it is, the better it is for all purposes. Hard waters are those that contain a consider- able amount of lime or magnesium salts, or sometimes iron, in solution. The permanently ,hard waters are those that cannot he softenpd hv boiling; they usually contain sulphate of lane. The temporarily hard waters, on the other hand, are those that contain bicarbonate of lime. When such water is boiled, some of the carbonic acid is thrown off, and the insoluble carbonate of lime or chalk is formed; this falls to the bot- tom of the vessel, leaving the water soft. Hard water, when it is not praised as healthful, is sometimes accused of being the cause of kidney colic, or of stone in the bladder, and it has also been asserted that its use results in a premature hardening of the arteries. It probably does not do this, but it may cause dyspeptic troubles. A permanently hard water is bad for cooking, as peas and other vegetables will not soften in it properly, and more tea or coffee is required to make an infusion of palatable strength when the water is hard. A hard water is also waste- ful of soap. Every degree of hardness, which means the equivalent of one grain of bicarbonate of lime to the gallon, requires from eight to ten grains of soap to neutralise it before a lather can be made. COOKERY RECIPES. Cream of Celery Soup.—Three stalks of celerv Chopped fine, one slice of onion, three cupsful of milk. Boil twenty minutes; add three' table- spoonsful of melted butter. Thicken with three tablespoonsful of flour dissolved in a little mil], salt and pepper to taste. Add one cupful 01 cream, and serve at once. Indian Toast.—Chop a little cold fish of any kind, and pound it smooth with some butter Mix in a teaspoonful of curry powder and one of French mustard, and work to a paste with chili vinegar. Spread upon hot buttered toast cut thin, and cover with the same. Place in front of the fire to crisp, and serve cut into strips. Very little fish is required. The bread is more delicate when fried a nice brown than when merely toasted. Inexpensive Dinner.—Slice half a pound of beef kidney and half a pound of liver, season with pepper and salt, and fry in dripping till a golden brown. Slice two lar<e onions and fry in the same pan. Peel and grate a large carrot and a large parsnip. Place the contents of the frying pan into a large saucepan, and stew with the grated vegetables, and plenty of water, for three-quarters of an hour, then thicken with a table-spoonful of flour mixed to a paste with cold water. Allow five minutes for the flour to cook, then serve with mashed potatoes. Hungarian Tongue.-Rarely do we see an ox tongue served hot. The following is a splendid lecipe, and well worth a trial. Put the tongue into a stew pan with one carrot, one onion" a clove of garlic, half a dozen pepper-corns, one bay leaf, half a lemon sliced, and just enough water to cover all. Let it boil, then draw to the side of the fire and simmer until the tonsru? is tender. Remove the skin and trim neatlv. then strain and reduce the gravy. Mix a table- spoonful of flour with 2oz. of butter, and three- quarters of a pint of stock, and when smooth and thick add the juice of half a lemon. Pour a httle. of the sauce into the disli vitli the tongue, and send the rest to table in a tur°en. Garnish the tongue with parsley and sliced IAman.

J The G P.8 Goncept, I MR. EMLYN DA VIES, Baritone.