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COUNTY SCHOOL GOVERNORS.
COUNTY SCHOOL GOVERNORS. A meeting of the Governors was held on Satur- day at the school buildings. There were present Rev Robert Jones, Gwynfa Messrs J. Maethlon James, H. Jones, Macsvpandy John Evans, Dolau- gwyn; H. W. Griffiths, Rev E. Jones, H. Haydn Jones, R. Price Morgan, W. Jones, Aberdovey, Meyrick Roberts, Mrs Dr Rowlands, Mrs Roberts, Bryncrug, Griffith Davies, Rev H. Williams, Thos. Jones (headmaster), and E. J. Evans (clerk). -The first business was the election of chairman for the onsning year, and Mr J. M. James proposed the re- election of Mr H. Haydn Jones. Mr Jones Was reluctant to accept the office, but eventually acceded to the unanimous request of the meeting. -It was decided that Messrs R. Bowen, station- master, and H. Thomas, Calyllyn Railway, be asked to audit, the accounts for the last school year.-It was decided that the school should break up for the Easter holidays from the 26th March to 22nd April, the Headmaster remarking that they were trying to arrange the following term so that it should include 15 weeks.—The balance sheet of the prize distribution meeting was presented by the Clerk, showing a net balance of £8 4s 10d, which was considered highly satisfactory, and the Clerk was thanked for his services.—The Chairman read a letter from the County Governing Body, who drew attention to the P,50 grant towards technical work, which would be allocated to the five inter- mediate schools in the county. The list of subjects was mentioned.—The Chairman remarked that he thought the be t thing they could do with it would be to get Mr Pickard, Aberystwyth, to deliver a course of lectures on horticulture, which would be a very interesting subject to the majority of people. —The Headmaster stated that he had written to Mr Pickard. who furnished a date when he would be able to visit Towyn.—Mr W. Jones said that at Aberdovey the lectures were very highly appreci- ated by the inhabitants.-It was finally decided to ask the Headmaster to write to Mr Pickard to make Arrangements, and Mrs Dr Rowlands and Mrs Roberts were appointed to see that the venture proved a success financially.—A letter was read from Miss Winifred Conn, expressing thanks for the lkndel scholarship which bad been awarded ber.-The question of further accommodation re- quired at the school was adjourned to a future meeting. ♦
Towyn and Aberdovey Urban…
Towyn and Aberdovey Urban District Council. The monthly meeting of this Council was held on Friday last at the Literary Institute, Aberdovey, when there were present Mr Maethlon James (in the chair), Captain Enoch Lewis, Messrs E L Row-, lands, Henry Evans, Gwilym Williams, John Rob- erts, Daniel Evans, Dr Gordon (medical officer), Mr R P Morgan (surveyor), Mr Ed Williams (in- spector of nuisances), and Mr R Barnett (assistant clerk). INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Inspector of Nuisances reported that Miss Jones, Bryndedwydd, had given orders to put flushing cisterns, &c, in the w.c's. of the houses in Plevna-terrace, where a case of diphtheria had oc- curred. The Inspector reported upon the condition of 4, Athelstin-road. where a case of diphtheria bad broken out. He found that the drains were not in proper order, and the other sanitary ar- rangements were unsatisfactory. There were several houses in Athelstan road where flushing tanks had not been put up. The privies of the houses at Gwalia, Tnwyn, were in a very dirty state, and provision ought to be made to properly drain and connect them with the main sewers. He had been instructed by the Towyn Committee to Snake a house to house inspection in the whole town. Part of the work had been done, and a de. tailed report would be presented later on,—The Jpsnector was directed tg serve the ufcual •notices. The sub-inspector (Mr John Jones) reported that a complaint had been made by Miss Gibbons that a bad smell proceeded from some of the gutters in High street. He disinfected them, but was of opinion that the smell was not given off from the drain, which only received surface water, but prob- ably came from the neighbouring Gas Works. TOWYN COMMITTEE. The Towyn Committee reported having directed the surveyor to utilise the Tymawr Brook to flush the sewers in Frank well- street. The committee .recommended that permission be given Mr Weir's Uiinstrel troupe to perform on the beach as before. Messrs Latimer and Rowlands appeared before the committee in the matter of Fire Brigade. It was ascertained that there was no Fire Brigade in ex- istence, and the Improvement Committee was asked to submit names of suitable persons ready to join the Brigade, and that the question be further con- sidered when these names had been received. The committee had met at Braichyrbiw. and had drawn up a scheme for draining one of the meadows in accordance with a request made by the tenant. The scheme included the piping of the spring water, and its conveyance to the 'Council's cottage at Rhydyronen, and provided an arrangement could be made with the Corbett Estate and the Talyllyn Railway Company to have a branch pipe down to their cottage property, the question of a constant water supply of excellent quality for Rhydyronen village would then be solved, An application had been received from the Improve- ment Committee for a contribution to their funds but the committee regretted they could not accede to the request. The total amount of money stand- ing to the credit of the main roads account to com- plete this Council's contract with the County Coun- cil was so small owing to the expenditure already incurred that the committee did not feel justified in having the roller this season.—The report was adopted. ABERDOVEY COMMITTEE. The Aberdovey Committee recommended that the owner of property in Hopeland View road hav- ing agreed to contribute £35 towards putting the road in order the Surveyor should proceed with the work immediately this amount was paid over to the Council. It was resolved to inform Captain Enoch Lewis and Mr J. M. Howell that the Council would undertake to remove the seats placed on. their property whenever called upon to do so. As to the letting of Bwlchgwyn the Committee resolved (1) that the tenant be informed that he was given another chance of taking Bwlcbgwyn at the of rent E39 on the same terms and conditions previously submitted, (2) the Council would carry out their undertaking to alter the house according to the plans and speci- fications adopted but would not make a bedroom over the dairy (3) that a definite answer in writing be sent by Mr Owen by noon on Friday. A letter was read from Mr Howard Jones, architect, stat- ing that in working out the Trefeddian scheme he found that a nine inch pipe as shown in the plans sanctioned at the last Council would be too large, and asking the Council's permission to allow him to alter the scheme. It was resolved while declin- ing to enter into the merits or demerits of the nine inch or six inch pipes to offer no objection to the alteration. Captain Enoch Lewis said that the letting of Bwlchgwyn Farm had not yet been finally settled. They had bad a reply from the present tenant will- ing to accept the terms offered him by the Com- mittee, but asked for the insertion of certain conditions, which, however, he did not insist upon. -Mr Gwilym Williams said there was one applicant, who was prepared to pay the rental of £39 without any conditions.—Capt Lewis proposed that the matter be further left to the Aberdovey Committee to settle.—Mr John Roberts: I am afraid this Aber- dovey Committee is very hard.—Capt Lewis: But we have to pay, and will have to suffer any loss.- Mr Henry Evans said be was in favour of the mat- ter being left to the Aberdovey Committee, but he did not think they should turn an old tenant away. -Capt Lewis: He shall have every fairplay-The matter was left to the Aberdovey Cotnmittee.-The whole report was then adopted.—Mr E. L. Rowlands reported that an application had been received from a minstrel troupe to give performances during the gammer at Aberdovey.—The matter was referred to the Aberdovey Committee, with power to grant the application if thought proper. RURAL WARD COMMITTEE. The Rural Ward Committee reported that they met at Crosspipes to inspect the house of Mr Pngh, the bay window of which would, it was feared encroach on the main road when constructed. The Council was recommended to allow the window to be constructed on condition that the owner under- took to widen the road on the opposite side. The Committee resolved that a new bridge be built over the Rhydyronen brook on condition that those who would benefit by the improvement would do the cartage of materials, etc., to the spot. Mr J. Roberts undertook to become responsible for the perform- ance of these conditions. It was resolved that a culvert be made on the Cwmmawr-road, subject to the cartage being done by those who would benefit by the improvement. The Committee re- commended that the obstruction placed on the foot- path crossing the Talyllyn railway near Rhydyronen be removed.—Regarding to foregoing footpath, it was said that Mr Yates, the manager of the railway was prepared to remove the obstruction if the Council could produce documentary evidence that a public footpath existed there.—Mr Henry Evans proposed, and Mr E. L. Rowlands seconded, that the matter be deferred for another month, in order that the Clerk could examine the plans, which was agreed to. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN OVERDRAFT AT THE BAXK. The Chairman presented the Finance Committee's report The amount of bills recommended for pay- ment was E112 8s lid, divided as follows :-Towyn, £ 4519s 1-1; Aberdovey. £ 16 16s 7d Rural (highway late), £49 13s 21. There was an overdraft at the ) bank, caused chiefly by the excessive expenditure on main roads. The Treasurer having called the Clerk's attention to the overdraft, the Committee were not in a position to recommend that the amount usually spent on main roads should be again spent this year, because they had spent £300 in excess of the amount granted them already. The Committee had decided to ask the Clerk to make a statement of all the expenses incurred on the main roads during the past two years, to be sent to the Main Roads Committee, telling them that for the next year there was barely E300 available to be spent on the main roads, and asking it they would be good enough to make an extra contribution or make some suggestion as to what to do with the roads. They bad also decided to ask the Main Roads Committee to send the county surveyor to inspect the roads, so that he could be satisfied that they were well kept and the money well spent. Had it not been for the expen- diture on main roads, they would have kept within the estimate in the three districts, but they found that at the end of the financial year they would probably be in debt tt) the extent of about £ 300. They had asked the treasurer to t)ear with them until the end of the year, so that the Council could transfer some of the money which was deposited at the bank on loan accounts to the general account, and that would reduce the present overdraft. They would be overdrawn to the amount of i2520 after paying that day's bills.—Mr E. L. Rowlands said the overdraft had been much heavier in previous years at the same period of the year. They were in a better position than they had been, tak- ing into consideration the large amount of rates which would be collected between now and the 25th March next.—The Chairman said there was about £ 50tf to be collected, so their actual over- draft at the end of the fiuancial year would be £ 300. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAIN ROADS. Arising out of the foregoing discussion, Mr E. L. Rowlands asked was the amount they received from the County Council toward the maintenance of main roads about the average that was received in other urban districts.-The Surveyor- said he could not answer off-hand, but he was under the impression that taking the roads as a whole in other districts they were much below the average. -Mr E. L. Rowlands said in'view of this important question he wished to propose that the surveyor be authorised to make enquiries as to the amounts paid by County Councils to urban districts for the maintenance of main roads. It was plain, although the roads had been well kept and the work done in the most economical manner, that with the quota received from the County Council there would be many portions which would have to be neglected, and would become unpassable in a very short time. —Captain Enoch Lewis seconded.—Mr Daniel Edwards Does that refer to the Merioneth Council only.-Mr RowlAnds No, to other County Councils as well.—Mr Gwilym Williams mentioned a County Council where the contributions varied from £32 to iEl82 per mile.—The Surveyor: We get hardly £30 per mile.-Mr Rowlands' proposition was then agreed to.—Mr Rowlands again asked was there likely to be heavy haulage shortly between Aber- dovey and Pennal, and how was the surveyor to deal with the roads.—The Surveyor said a large number of trees had been cut down between the two places named, and he believed there would be a lot of hauling. There were two miles of the road with hardly any hard covering.—Mr Gwilym Williams said they had invited the County Surveyor to inspect the roads, and would it not be well to show him these things ?-The Surveyor said about 200 yards of stone had been put down, but when the committee decided not to have the steam roller he immediately stopped that work.—A discussion ensued upon the advisability of laying stones on the roads without having them rolled, and event- ually the Surveyor was instructed to do what was necessary on the Pennal road as far as the macadam would go.-On the motion of Mr Daniel Edwards, H report of the Finance Committee was then adopted MALL-PÓX PRECAUTIONS. A letter, written by Captain Enoch Lewis, was- read, Jasking that in view of the small-pox epidemic prevalent in the country, and particularly in London and Liverpool, would it not be prudent to ask the Medical Officer of Health to inspect vessels arriving from London and Liverpool and ask the pilot to enquire and report should there be illness on board such vessels. Captain Lewis mentioned the case of typhoid which was landed at Aberdovey some years ago. Fortunately, they then managed to get a hut by Morfa Bach, where the man was isolated. -Mr E. L. Rowlands said a quarantine line had been drawn across the river, beyond which vessels with sickness on board could not proceed.—In reply to Captain Lewis, the Chairman said that should a case of sickness on board a vessel be reported by the pilot, the medical officer would then proceed to examine it, and should he think necessary the vessel could be put in quarantine and fumigated. MEDICAL OFFICER'S ANNUAL REPORT, The Medical Officer's annual report was read, in which he suggested that a tent or corrugated iron building should be erected to serve as an isolation hospital should it be required.—The Chairman said the provision of an isolation hospital was a pressing matter.—Mr Rowlands said it was necessary that the building should stand in its own grounds, and be a certain distance from the main roads.- Captain Lewis pointed out what had been done at Aberystwyth, where a little bouse near the Harbour had been rented, the tenants of which were subject to a moment's notice. Could this Council not rent the turnpike house near Towyn.—Mr Gwilym Williams It is occupied.—Captain Lewis: But we can rent it, and let. it to the same tenant, on condition that it is vacated when required.—Mr Edwards But where will the tenant go then?— Captain Lewis: Into lodgings.—There is also an old turnpike house near Pennal, which is nearly falling down.—Mr Williams: Not falling, it has fallen down.—Mr E. L. Rowlands proposed that the matter be placed on the agenda for the next meeting, and that in the meantime it be considered by the committees.—This was agreed to, and it was also decided that should any case occur before the next meeting the different committees have power to deal with it.—It was decided that the medical officer's report be printed and circulated.
Farming Notes. --
Farming Notes. CALF REARING. By JAGRICOLA. So many enquiries are always made at this time of year as to the best method of rearing calves, that it is only possible to reply to them fully through the medium of a newspaper, and it is to be hoped that the information given in these notes may be of use to farmers. The system of rearing naturally varies in different parts of the country, but in Car- diganshire there are only two recognised methods, the respective merits of which need not be discussed at present. The first is to allow-the calf to suck its mother for about three weeks, and then hand-feed it. and the second is to hand-feed from birth,giving fresh milk for about three weeks. About the com- mencement of the fourth week a small quantity of skim milk is usually introduced and gradually in- creased until at last the fresh milk is entirely re- placed by it. The milk should always be given at the temperature of the body, and the importance of feeding 14 little and often" to all young animals cannot be too strongly impressed. When allowed to get hungry they drink so ravenously that their deli- cate stomachs get over distended with milki and the result will be indigestion, scouring, and prob- ably the death of the animal. They should be fed at least three times a day for the first three weeks. After they are a month old a little artificial food night be given, and the secret of success here lies in the selection of the most digestible and the one which supplies a large amount of fat or oil to re- place the cream removed. For this purpose nothing beats linseed,but it is of the utmost import- ance to insist on getting the pure screened seeds," as some dirty samples are offered for sale containing all sorts of weed seeds. Crushed linseed is often sold for calf feeding, and is perfectly safe if fresh but on account of the readiness with which it gets mouldy and rancid, it is not to oe recom- mended unless there is a crushing machine on the farm. Linseed meal has the same tendency, but as this is made by grinding the cake from which the oil has been extracted, it is not the kind of substitute required. The difference between fresh and skim milk is that in the latter the cream or fat has been removed. Linseed contains at least 30 per cent of tat or oil, so that by making it into a jelly with water and adding it to the skim milk it is possible to make up a food almost identical with fresh milk in composition and digestibility. Three parts ot linseed should be mixed with one part of second grade flour, and boiled into a jelly with water, a certain quantity of this, according to the age of the calf should be added to the milk, which should be warm and well stirred, so as to get thoroughly mixed. The oil in the linseed tends to scour the animals, and the object of adding flour is to counteract this tendency. Eggs beaten into the jellv would have precisely the same effect. Cod Liver Oil is also growing rapidly in favour as a cream substitute, and where experimented with it has proved just as effective as linseed, while the cost in .-each case is about the same. Genuine Cod Liver Oil only should be used, and good firms will supply it guaranteed at 4s 6d per gallon if taken in 4 gallon drums. It is administered in the following way:-One table-spoonful of the oil is measured into a calf bucket for each two quarts of warm skim milk to be given. The milk should then be poured into another bucket to mix or em- ulsify the oil, and then served to the animal at once. (The subject of next week's article will be Basic Slag).
A Plucky Policeman's i Adventure.
A Plucky Policeman's Adventure. DIVED INTO LIQUID POISON. TO RESCUE A SUICIDE. A story true in every detail, and as exciting and I sensational a* any ever written in Dove] has just been told to a representative of th" "Sun "by an ex-police officer of the Metropolitan force. His name is Alexander Robert. HdÏert:1ä») of 53 ArcheI-road, Flllbam. who, at age (,f 36 finds himself a police pensioner :i1:A the ,Iiol(ier o[ a cerl ificate for bravery from 'O Rival Humane Society. He is a most ex;raordinary man, as the following details of his career will show. Said he to an interviewer :— We- the Heffermans-are quite n soldier's family I married a soldier's daughter, and each of my sisters is the wife of a soldier. I was in the North Staffs 111 fall try Regiment— better known as the 64th," for twelve years, jjnd wen! through t he second Zulu campaign, during which, on one occasion,Cete- wayo's son, with an eD oi-rr-otis army of gigantic black warriors made us run. It was a good job we did too, tor we were fearfully outnumbered, and had we not retreated, there would not have been one of us left alive. However, in the end we come out all right; and in 1891 I came home from Africa, and joined the Metropolitan police force. I was always a good athlete. They made me one of the T Division Metropolitan Police Cricket team the very year I joined. I bowled in every match, usually taking the largest number of wickets, and I made the record number of top scores. The District Railway Cricket Team also used to get me to play for them. At Stamford Bridge Athletic Grounds I won a number of prizes as an all round athlete in various clubs that hold their meetings there, and won so many events at the police sports that I was eventually handicapped out of existence so as to speak, in order to give others a chance. I was made to give 24 yards in the 100 yards sprint, and 360 in the mile. "As a swimmer I won many competitions, beating all comers in the City Police swimming events. In consequence of my successes 1 was asked to com- pete against the two crack swimmers of the Police of all England-Drake and Bryais, of the Man- chester Force. I did so, and I beat Bryars. Drake, however, was a little too good for me. He was a masterpiece; and I believe is still the crack swim- mer of the English police. By beating Bryars I gained the position of second best." And how did you come to have to be pensioned off? queried the reporter. Ah," replied the ex- constable." It was all through that affair in the Regent's Canal. It was on the afternoon of Febru- ary 26th, 1897. I was on duty, when I was told that a man bad jumped into the Regent's Canal. Rush- ing to the place I threw off my overcoat and dived in to rescue him. The water at that point is made very poisonous by the refuse from the chemical works and ,tbe gasworks in the district draining into it, and the chemicals were fizzing an4 splut- tering in the water all around us as we struggled. I was struggling in the poisonous water for twenty minutes. The man cursed me terribly, and con- tinued to try and free himself in order to jump back into the water, even when I got him on the bank. It was some time before I could get my wet clothes changed, and I caught a terrible chill. But that was not the worst of it. The poison had got into my system, and the stuff which killed the man I had rescued-for he died a few weeks after from poisoning—nearly killed me too I I began by being unable to digest my food, or even to keep it on my stomach. As soon as I had taken a meal I vomited it all back again. Of course I was placed on the sick list, and the police doctor told me that the poison in the water, which I had swallowed, had completely destroyed the coating of stomach. The Police were very kind to me, and sent me down to the convalescent home at Brighton twice After the second visit I had to go back to my own home very bad indeed. I was so weak that when I attempted to walk I went blind, and had to cling to anything near me to prevent me from falling. I had fearful night-sweats, and would often be seized with a kind of cramp, which seemed to be in my very bones. I could not retain food or nourishment, except in minute quantities—just enough to keep me alive. I next went into Brompton Hospital, and there they declared it impossible to satisfactorily diagnose my ailments. For two years I remained in the police force, suffering in this way, and during the two years I was only able to put in three months' duty I Seeing that I was practically done for, in January, 1899, I was given a special pension, and retired from the force. (The following is a Copy of Pension certificate).
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ABOUT DISINFECTANTS.
ABOUT DISINFECTANTS. One need hardly remark upon 1-iie exti'emr importance to the public of t'>e proper perform- ance of the work of <liniiifoct,ion. 11 we could succeed in Itilling the microbes which other- wine are disseminated into "ir and w.*vter from caKPN of infectious natiirn, W. .•dtnuld enjoy ft comparative immunity from many of the aibm-nts that at [r < decimate us. Too often what is odW-d a din- infeetant" is n. mere ant i.,pt;c," that, in, it merely delays gorm-action, i :it; does not kill the microbe* whereon infection depend*. As every Kjwitarian l;n >w*. there lire very wide differencea to he perceived hetvve-n tho germ- killing powers of various Ktibstfneou regiirded by the public as effective dixinfee: nuts. Car- bolic acid i« by no means a satisl'iint-ory vermicide, for example. Izal IN a much better genn-killer, since one part to 200 of water kills disease microbes; and it is safer besides, it is non-poisonous. The d i" f, 'et:m t which most medical men rely upon to-day is corrosive sul- pluuiate, otherwise bichloride of mercury, which can be used of the sti iigth of one to 1,000 of water, and in that proportion will kill every known genu. There are, however, certain disadvantages connected with the use of this powerful germicide, and not, perhaps, the least of these is that, being poisonous, it cannot safely be trusted in lay hands
THE WONDERS OF COMPRESSED…
THE WONDERS OF COMPRESSED AIR. To enumerate the uses to which compressed air is put. would be to catalogue nearly every- titivig ttiat stottviieitn do, and several things more. Thus compressed air is used to clean impuro water; to dig gold, Rilnw, and iron from mines, to operate sewing machines and jewellers' lathes; to atomise crude petroleum, so as to burn it under steam boilers; to olitii and close railway gates at level crossings to clean grain; to increase the pressure of natural gas; to copy letters in a letter press to tilt trucks on rail- way work. llellidcM thiN YOII can use com- pressed air to carry letters and packages through tubes underground, and to carry money to cashiers in big commercial houses; to operate submarine torpedoes, and send dynamite shells from great gtieit4 on sea and shore; to make more perfect combustion under steam boilers so as to prevent smolte; to "et the brnlmH on passenger tminH; to operate passenger and ltiggttgj lifts, to lift grain from vessels; and to provide a resilient tyre for bicycle and automobile wheels. What is perhaps more important than this, however, is the fact that in a very few years i i itio i-ic iijity have oompressed air eiigines running on our principal railways.
THE WORK OF A HEART.
THE WORK OF A HEART. Think of the amount of work which a child's heart has to undertake. Dr. Lees has calculated that at the rate of one beat per second, which is fOinewhat below the real rate, it will have to contract no less than 31536,000 times every year. If it survive for 50 years it will have performed the enormous number of 1,576,000,000 of beats. And if we adopt the estimate of Dr. Hill wo find that during these 50 years the heart will have to lift 1,500.000 tons to a height of lft. That is the work which lies before the child's heart if it survive through a life of 50 years. How can it 'possibly accomplish the task unless it is thoroughly sound and well ? The child's heart is an orgftn incompletely de- veloped. It has to grow to its full size and to minister to a growing body. Any disease, there- fore, which damages it not only hinders its future work but impedes its development and the development of the whole organism. FroIO this point of view the integrity of the child's heart is even more important than that of a nan's and it should be looked to.
A NEW GLASS DECORATION.
A NEW GLASS DECORATION. Colouring glass by penetration offers varied and attractive results. Silver salt in small quantity, but varying with the intensity of colour desired, is placed upon the surface of the glass, which is then heated to 500(leg. or 550(leg. C., baking for five minutes giving a yellow Btain to a depth of 150th of an inch, which is increased to a 15th of an inch in 18 hours." The yellow shows a beautiful greenish or bluish fluorescence in reflected light. Lace patterns can be transferred to glass by this method, colotired monograms may be obtained, and even collodion negatives may be printed in various colours. Silver and copper give a red, while gold and iron salts have been used for other effects,
ABOUT OZONE.
ABOUT OZONE. Ozone is what chemists call an allotropic form of oxygen—that is to say, it is oxygen in a highly active and concentrated condition. In ordinary pure air ozone exists, but only in what chemists call 11 traces;" larger amounts are found in ocean and mountain air. It instantly disappears when brought in contact with decaying matter, dissipating itself, tLx it were, in the act of oxidis- ing that matter. Ozone is known to occur more plentifully during thunderstorms, and it can be produced from oxygen by electrical discharges. On the body ozone is behoved to act as a stimu- lant, hence the popular notion of its beneficial effects as experienced near the sea, but in any greater amount than mere traces it is a violent irritant. One authority goo the length of lLa, serting that it is douhtlul whether it is bent* flcial to animal life at all.
KEEPING A STRAIGHT LINE.
KEEPING A STRAIGHT LINE. Whatman has learned by dint of thought and experiment some of the lower animals appear to know through instinct. All instance is furnished by the "spiral swimming" of certain organisms, such as the spherical-shaped volvox and .several elongated infnsorians. As they revolve about the axis of progression as does a projectile fired from a l iflled gUll, the consequence is that they are able to travel in a straight line, as they could not do otherwise, the revolution compensating with absolute precision for any tendency to de- viate froiii it xti-itigilt course. Without such a device many of these minute creatures would simply describe circles, making no forward pro- gress.
LEONID SHOWERS.
LEONID SHOWERS. Mr. Denning tells us that in 1902 the Leonid shower will represent the one thousandth anni- versary of the first record of the appearance of the meteors, which were first recorded in 902. As the moon will be at her full in mid-November observation will bo difficult, but Mr. Denning ildds tliilt despite the brilliant ilium illation of the sky some of the Leonids are at least likely to be distinguished. Tltn nomct whence the Leonids originate will be three mid a half years past its perihelion in 11)02, a circumstance which does not favour the idea of a brilliant display.
A NEW GUN-SIGHT.
A NEW GUN-SIGHT. A new form of telescopic Hight for use with a rifle has been invented. Neither fore nor back sight is employed with this contrivance, but the shooter, in taking aim, loolis through a small lens which, by an optical device, throws an image of a bright little cross in front of the gun and in a lino with the barrel. This image serves its a foresight, and hy simply holding the centre of the cross upon the ohject aimed at the marksman takes his aim. Tho invention was shown at the Glasgow Exhibition.
VARNISH.
VARNISH. The formation of varnish, long supposed to be an oxidation process, is otherwise explained by a German chemist. He finds that the constitu- ent elements and their proportions remain the same, hut the molecular weight becomes changed, the process being that known in chemistry as polymerisation. Linoxin, so impor- tant for linoleum, is polymerised linseed oil in its highest stage.
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Of the nine Fellowships in the Royal Uni* rersity of Ireland, three are held by women.
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A Plucky Policeman's i Adventure.
I continued to suffer as badly as ever, and went to the Seaford Hospital in Sussex. They gave me every attention, but after a month's treatment I came back worse than ever. No matter how tempting and light the food which was prepared, I vomited all I took, and the very sight of food made me sick I I became reduced in weight to just over ten stone, and I was as weak as a kitten. The vomiting, the pain across the stomach, and in the back, the night sweats, and the cramping sensations continued unabated until September in last year. In that month I tried some of Chas Forde's Bile Beans. A few doses made me somehow feel a bit livelier, so I wen £ in for a course, in erder to give them a fair trial. By the time I had taken a few boxes I was a different man. The vomi ting had stopped, and the dull. aching pain at the pit of the stomach bad gone. Every day I got stronger and stronger. The cramp and the night-sweats stopped, the specks and flashes before my eyes disappeared, I became able to walk without needing support, and at night I enjoyed sound, refreshing sleep. To cut a long story short, I am now quite cured. The effects of the poison had been driven out of my system by the Beans, and my stomach and digestive organs seemed to have been re-made. I have eaten so well that I have gained twenty-one pounds in weight and am still adding to it. For the first time for nearly five years, on Christmas Day last, I was able to eat and enjoy a good Christmas dinner. Two months ago I was able to re-start work as attendant in a picture gallery. For three weeks before Christmas I was at work there trom half- past eight o'clock in the morning to half-past eleven at night, Saturdays included, and I did not feel fatigued with it. In my case the Beans seemed to have worked a miracle. Publish my statement by all means, and let as many people as possible know that, amongst all the advertised remedies, there is one which does not depend:for its sale on mere written adver- tisements, but upon living men and women whom it has saved from the grave. My case is one in. stance of its power, and the medicine is Chas Forde's Bile Beans Such is the wonderful story which Mr Hefferman told. The great lessons to be learned from it are these:—Don't compare Bile Beans with ordinary medicine. They are entirely different and superior. Don't think that, because ordinary prescriptions and remedies have failed to cure a certain case, Bile Beans will necessarily fail also. Finally, don't think that any case is too bad for Bile Beans to touch.