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'I V «. « «t^ J Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Kcalpea aatf Other Valuable InfttmuitiM •f Particalar lac«rest to Woni«a FolkA FAVORITE RECIPES. Lily Salad. â€" Remove the shells from as many hard boiled eggs as there are persons to be served. Be- ^n at the small end of each egg, , cut the whites lengthwise in live "»''' biscuit sections. Cut almost to the base, ^'^'^'^ twelve taking care to leave the yolks whole. Turn back the petals thus formed so as to make each egg si- mulate an apen lily. Roughen the surface of the yolk with a fork. Place these imitation lilies, not too near together, on small crisp let- tuce leaves spread on a shallow flat dish of clear glass. Serve with mayonnaise and bread and butter crisps. Lemon Sandwiches. â€" Mash th« yolks of five hard boiled eggs, add one tablespoon of butter, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one teaspcwn of chopped parsley, and grated rind of one lemon. Mix into a paste with three tablespoons of lemon juice. Spread upon slices of whole wheat bread and cut into fancy shapes or fingers. Fix with narrow yellow ribbon. Yellow Cream Soup. â€" Cook three carrots until tender. knife for mixing, as it cuts the dough more thoroughly. Turn the dough on to a well floured board and par with hand until about three-quarters of an inch thick. Cut biscuit and bake in a quick or fourteen minutes. The chief requirements for good biscuit are a soft dough, almost sticky, little handling, and a quick oven. If not allowed to touch each other in pan they will be lighter and more delicate than when they are placed close together. Buns. â€" One and three-quarter pounds of flour, one ounce of com- pressed yeast, one ounce of mixed i M SUNDAY jCHOOL STUDY IXTERNAHONAL LESSON, APRIL 16. Lesson III. â€" The Resurreetion Norn, John 20. 1-18. Golden Text, Luke 24. 34. a reply to her anxious question, but had turned again toward the empty tomb. One word was sufficient to cause her to turn herself about, for that was not the voice of a mere acquaintance. Only one voice could pronounce it with that never-to-be- forgotten tenderness. Her answer, Rabboni, conveys more of reverence and affection than is found in the word Teacher. No doubt we should interpret it literally, "My Master." KING GEORGE'S MUSIC. Hafidel Manusoript.'; in the Library Lent to British Museum. Verse 1. The first day of the week . . . early â€" The women had rever- ently watched the burial late on Friday. The near approach of the Sabbath had made possible only a t- : r- u ^ j ^ temporary embalming, and they had , Jj'^S ^^^'^^ .^*« consented to had time on the sfbbath to pre- ' K^^. ^. .'^^ British Museum the pare spices and ointments, and *""1^ >^^ l^f P"v*te musicallibrary, with these they returned at the ^ '^^<^^ ?'lT''''' l""^^^ speaking . , . 1 "^ c. !».. -D^oi^^Q aoout 1,000 manuscripts and about break of dawn on Sunday. Besides â- Â» j u i j Marv Magdalene, from whom, as 3.000 printed books and music, Mark reminds us, Jesus had cast ?_'*>•« '^J^ Queen. As regards num- seven devils, there were the two ; ^"3, therefore, it is a comparativ^e- _ I.; _ J V... iix„-i, â„¢u>^<:o Iv small lidrarv, yet m it are to be women mentioned by Mark, wnose ,• • ' ' . - - - â-  round not a few priceless treas- POPULATION OF COUNTRIES VITAL STATISTICS FOR TEN TEARS ENDING 1909. European CounCrips Show an In- crease â€" Figures of Large Cities. A British blue book has been is- sued giving vital statistics for the ' principal foreign countries for the I ten years ending 1909. The figures I relating to population are particu- I larly interesting. They show the USES OF CARRIER FiONS HAVE BEEN I SED IN WAR AM) IN PEACE. Italy First Developed the Birds am Messenst'rs for Military Purposes. For centuries good and bad news, prayers for help, secrets of state, tidings of war's victories and de- feats have been sent under * pigeon's wings. Egyptian records siiow that tiiey were used m the spice, I yeasi, one ou^^^e "i mixe« , ^^^^^^^ ^^ indicated by John in the '«""° °?^ * , '«' .u^"„ '^!f , .' four ounces of butter, four ; ^ j .^ character- i "^es and of these the Handel auto ounces of brown sugar, four ounces ; ^^^ ^^ j^^^ ^^ ' ^^^^ ^^^^ has ! g'-^P^^ ^laim first mention ogi sultanas or currants, two ounces ; , , . . i h^,r ^.^noct- ^r tv,, »*â- â- â- â€¢ .1 J • J 1 i _.â„¢.»„ \ alreadv received ample attention of chopped mixed peel, two eggf; i f^om the ot^er evangeUsts, and to ""^es of operas twenty-one of ora three-quarters of a pint of milk ; , ^ • * „ iT„i,* „hat +hor . â-  • â-  , u I • tu . bring out m stronii light what they the spice into a bowl, mix the yeast ^ave omitted or somewhat slighted, and a teaspoonful of sugar together, jj.^ purpose here seems to be to -th a wooden spoon unti both are , ^j^^^^^^ ^j^^ Magdalene into promin- ence. 2 Simon Peter â€" The t«mb was in liquid ; heat the milk until it is just lukewarm, then mix it with the yeast ; make a well in the middle of the flour, then gradually strain in ; f garden, near the cross, and there- . ^^ ^^ lieuof the ; g";5°.- fore outside the city gates. It is •' ' t--.^ following total populations of the ' land of the Pharaohs thirteen cen- countries named, in 1S09 :â€" , turies before Christ: Ovid tells us Germany 63,879,000 that they carried the news of tha France 39,2Tli,0OO Olympian games to the distant Italy 34,270,000 friends and relatives of the victors. Spain 19,945,000 First-class carrier pigeons are Belgium 7,452,000 very expensive, some ""stud" birds Netherlands 5,911,000 costing as much as ^300, and they _; Portugal 5,340,000 can attain the remarkable speed of nearly 1,500 yards a minute. The birds were trained all along the coast and intercommunication be- tween dockyards was maintained by this means. music and eleven oTTantataT'and . R"««i* (l^-^) â-  • • • • - 157,079,000 j A few years ago the Japanese sketches. Handel promised to be-J^'^ited Kingdom (June 30, J Government obtained all possible queath all his manuscripts to John | i?0») • • • • â- â- â- : .45,006,000 Christopher Smith, his faithful ' ^or some of the countnes outside amanuensis, but afterward propos- '. Europe the following figures are Thev consist of thirtv-two vol- torios, seven of odes and serenatas, twelve of miscellaneous sacred Switzerland 3,5S4,000 Sweden 5,476,000 Denmark 2,692,000 Norway 2,370,000 Austria-Hungary (1908) .49,163,000 hour or until the top I They have taken away the Lord-- is covered with Either she had not seen (which is the milk, etc., stirring it in smooth- , , .l - r> j ..u I.r Pr.«, fhr..,.h 'v with the wooden spoon. Cover to be presumed that Peter and the colander. Beat Uo egr/olt^'!! ^^^ ^P '^^ ^^« ^^^^ ^"^ » P^f <^^ Lt^" '""^''^ ^'^''"^ ^"^ " ''^ and add a cupful of condensed P^P^ '""^ ^^^ "'"* T^â„¢ P'f*^! i tk cream. Into this mixture stir four j ^^''J^'f, ^" *»^'^ IX ""^S^"'?. w[ Tl'i^r'ir b"bbres.''sih^the"resVof"the flou"; ; more likely) what convinced John ceL- «^t rn^.h riT twn into a large bowl, rub the butter ^ so quickly, or else she was too be- celery s^lt, a pinch of salt, two j.^^^,^^. .^^ .^^ ^^^_^ ^^^ ^^^ ^hop- j wildered to make any mterpreta- ped peel, cleaned fruit, and sugar, tion for herself. Apparently, the When the '"sponge"' in the first sight of the stone rolled away was bowl is ready, that is. when the sur- immediate evidence that the ene- , . f , .^ , J â-  u t face is covered with bubbles, begin mies of Jesus had borne his body ful of butter or lard, one pint of , .• « tu â-  j- i â-  t^ =,sma r,(-hor r>1»/>» ^o.t... a D u .u u .. .beating some of the ingredients to some other place. pastry flour. Rub the butter and , ,? j u i - i ^ it . m, mu â- * .„i. ^t •^ ' from the second bowl into it. L se j 4. They ranâ€" The excitement of the hand for this. Continue this these follower* of Jesus is written tablespoons of oyster cocktail dress- ing and serve hot. Bunnies. â€" One small cupful of light brown sugar, one tablespoon pa sugar into the flour with the fin- gers. With beaten egg flavored with vanilla wet to a paste, sufficient to roll out thin. Cut into shape with cardboard form, insert bits of rai- sins for eyes and bake to a light brown. Croquettes. â€" Take some fresh mashed potato, well seasoned, fry to a golden brown in hot fat, cro- quette shaped. Remove carefully to a hot platter. With a tablespoon make a deep depression in each one and fill with highly seasoned minced chicken. Strew the grated yolks of hard boiled eggs over the tops. Sunshine Cream. â€" Rub one can of apricots through a sieve into a, basin, add one cupful of sugar, one and one-half heaping tablespoonfuls of dissolved gelatin and one cupful of whipped cream, one-half cupful of cold water. Pour into individu- al molds. Turn out when set and garnish with yellow flowers. Place a large spoonful of whipped cream on top of each mold just before serving. Rhubarb Short Cake. â€" Cut one «mall bunch of rhubarb into small bits. Cook in a stone crock with one cupful of su8;ar and half a cup- ful of water. Make a dough of one quart our. one-half cupful water, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoon of sugar, two teaspoons of baking powder, and milk to make a soft dough. Lay on a greased baking tin and bake in a hot oven for twenty minutes. When cool separate into two parts (uppe lower) without cutting ; spread with the rhubarb sauce. Place together and serve with cold sweet cream. Pork Tenderloin. â€" Select thick tenderloins and place . in roasting pan with a little bacon fat or but- ter. Have in readiness the sweet potatoes, pared, and parboiled, and place them around the meat. Bake in a hot oven for nearly an hour, basting frequently with hot water and butter. Season well and when done make a gravy in the pan with milk instead of water, and thicken it with flour. Boil five rain- ut-cs and then pour around the oicat. Chicken Dumplings. â€" Use plump year old fowl if possible. Cut up as for boiling.- Put plenty of but- ter or, it you have it, chicken grease, into a hoi double roaster. Roll each piece of chicken in well salte<i flour and put in roaster in rather hot oven. Brown each piece, turning once, and then cover well â- with tH>iling water. Put on roaster lid and cook about two hours. To make dumplings : One cup flour, one-half teasixKm salt, one heap- ing teaspoon baking powder, sift â- well ; add one teasjK>onful butter, work well into flour; add enough milk to make a soft dough. Remove chicken from roaster to i-overed platter. Now drop into the broth a spoonful of dough at a time. Cover tight and cook in oven alnnit twenty minutes. Dumplings will be light and chicken tender and juicy.- aut-ogiaphs Smith, however, earnestly begged for the fulfilment of the promise. and Handel kept his word. Had Smith accepted the composer's pro- position all the manuscripts at the death of the latter would have gone | to the University of Oxford. Smith, i who, by the way. refused an offer '• of £2.000 made by Frederick the ', Great for them, bequeathed them I to George III. to snow his gratitude to the King for continuing the pen- sion which had been granted to him by the Princess Dowager of Wales. These volumes were used by special permission of Queen Victoria by Dr. j Chrysander for the critical edition mixing and beating until all the dry | upon the face of the story (cum- ingredients are mixed with the pare Mary's running in verse 2). _ sponge ; add the beaten eggs gradu- ; Jylm, being a younger man. would | of Handel's works published by the ally as the mixture seems getting j naturally outstrip Peter. But his i German Handel Society. dry. Beat vigorously until the e.Kcitement does not invalidate his j There are also two splendid vol- United States 88,566,000 Japan 49,905,000 Argentina 5,SS4.000 WORLD S GREAT CITIES. j The population of the world" s great cities show some interesting comparisons with London, the fig- j ure for which at the last census ; 1901) was over 6,500,000:â€" New York (1900) 3,437,000 Paris (190(5) 2,763,000 Tokio (1908) 2,186,000 Berlin (1S05) 2,040,000 Chicago (1900) 1,699,000 Vienna (1900) l,67i>,000 Philadelphia (1900) ....1.294,000 St. Petersburg (1897) ..1,265.000 Osaka (1908) 1.227.000 Moscow (1897) 1,039.000 Buenos Ayres (1905) ..1.026.000 I . information on the subject of pigeon breeding and purchased a large number of birds from Eng- lish fanciers. Although tlo Italy belongs the credit of having first recognized the utility of training pigeons as messengers of war, France, Germany, Russia and Den- mark were not slow to take advant- age of this mode of sending news in time of strife. USED IN WAR TIME. It was during the Franco-Ger- man war that pigeons proved their utility as Government letter car- riers. When Paris was invested by the enemy and all the ordinary channels of communication with the outside world were cut off the at- tention of the authorities was di- rected to the fact that the carrier pigeons in the city could be brought into service. At first the suggestion was ridiculed, but the practicabil- dough can be pulled right out of testimony. His stooping and look- , umes of virginal music which be- the bowl in a thick, ropy mass. If ing in is in the temper of a thought- ' it crumbles, add a little tepid milk, ful man who misses none of the de- Now cover the bowl, put it in a tails. The impetuosity of Peter, warm place until the surface is cov- entering at once into the tomb, is ered with little cracks ; it will pro- in marked contrast, but exactly like bably take one and a half hours, the irrepressible disciple who drew Have ready some greased baking his sword in the garden, and was tins. Flour the hands, take .small ever eager to make bold confession pieces of the dough and form into i yf loyalty to his master, small balls. Put these, well apart. I g The" linen clothes lying â€" The on the tins. With a knife cut or ; minuteness of destignation here is mark the shape of a cross on the impressive. John seems to be in- top of each. Place the tins in a sisting that there are no signs of longed to Benjamin Co.«yn and Wil liam Forster. both written during the first quarter of the seventeenth century. Then there is a most in- teresting volume of "Aires and Phanta.sies"' for the organ, compos- ed for Charles I. by John Cooper, who having Italianized his name was known as Coperario. He was the master of Henry and William Lawes. But a still older book of music is in the librarv, namely one by John Perhaps one of the most interest- . ity of the plan was soon demonstrat- i ing features is a comparison of the ed and in a verj- short time birds I respective growth of populations in were conveying news into and out \ the ten years. 1898 to 1908. which | of the besieged city almost hourly. works out as fallows : â€" warm place for the. buns to rise for ^aste and stealth, but everything' Baldwine. "a singing man at Wind twenty minutes. Then bake them in a quick oven for about half an hour. This quantity makes about two dozen medium sized buns. Increase in 10 years. United Kingdom .... 4.166.000 Germany 8,574.000 France 522.000 Russia 28,614.000 United States 14,222.000 Japan 5.048,000 Austria-Hungary 4.054.000 TO PROLONG LIFE. LAUNDRY HELPS. Starch Making.â€" One-half indicates deliberation. The nap-lsor.'" This not only contains com- kin (7). which had been bound positions of English music of the ^ around the head of Jesus, had been 'sixteenth century but musit by ! Happy Marria?e. Daily Bath, Cer- carefully folded and laid in a place i Henry VIII. Coming down to a| taj,, foods. Rest. Fresh Air. by itself, -suggesting the leisurely later period mention may be made | ^^ ^^^.^^^ ^_^,^ ^^^^^- ^^ manner of a person changing his [ of the very co_pv_of Mozart s early | ^__^_ ^»;^^ ^^^ ^^^^ condition neces- During the South African war, I when Sir George White was be- I leagured at Ladysmith. a few pige- ons belonging to English fanciers, I which had been taken into the town before the siege, proved of inesti- mable value to the gallant comman- der in conveying messages to the base at Durban. The organization of pigeon posts for military purposes in Germany is of an extremely practical char- acter. In addition to the various Government lofts in the fortresses and at important stragetic points most of the homing clubs place their birds in case of need at the sonatas for violin and pianoforte I museum will place the collection I for the present in a separate room. I On the completion of the new gal- I leries in Montague place it will be [clothes, cup : 8. He saw, and believedâ€" What \ which th good brand box starch (never use did he believe ! The report of Mary ? I pr^sentc bulk or flour), three-quarters cup Then why this care in describing the ! 1"65. Of Mendelssohn there are cold water, mix with starch ; three- ! exact position of the grave'clothes .': many volumes containing autograph quarters teakettle boiling waterj \ Plainly, no human hands had re- 1 inscriptions. The trustees of the stir constantly while mixing and moved the body of the Lord. There while cooking. Boil slowly for was only one conclusion, that here twenty minutes. Teaspoonful of 1 had occurred a miracle, a resur- shaved paraffin should be added ' rection. Up to this time the words , . while boiling. While the starch is 1 of Jesus about his rising had had pwt into a specially constructed cooking prepare a blueing water to i no meaning for them, and the scrip- 1 room, where it will be available to r and I ^'^'^ *"^*"n ^^^ starch comes frym the ' ture. which he had quoted concern- 1 students under the conditions which stove. Make one starch thinner 'ing the necessity of his rising f rom ! no*' apply to valuable works in the than the other for articles needing the dead (9), had been received [departments of printed books and but a little stiffness. Cover both into dull, irresponsive hearts. But I manuscripts vessels with cloths to keep out the j now all was clear. Even though as cold air, as this prevents caking yet he has made no revelation of on the top which will be sure to himself to them, they are convinc- sjwil your starch. I ed, and, without seeking further. For linen articles, table linen. ' they depart quietly to their own too soon. ie none-year-<.!d composer j^^^^ ^^^-^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^-^^ ^^c- d to Queen Charlotte in ^^,.^,,1^. the adrenals, the pancreas. disposition of the State, and in re- sary is the possession of healthy turn for this the same protection is afforded their pigeons as to those which are the property of the Gov- ernment. They bear an official mark and it is a criminal offence to Marriage is an invaluable aid in trap or shoot them or to detain the struggle against old age. If them should they stray into a pri- married life is one of the best ^.j^^^j i^f^ and the liver), and this depends up- on hereditv BISCUITS AND BUNS. Biscuits.â€" One quart of flour, one level teaspoonful of salt, two tea- »poonfuls of butter or lard, milk or milk and water to mix (about one and one-half to two cupfuls). Stir together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Rub in the pan lightly with the fingers, working until it is well blended with the flour. Then mix to a soft dough with the milk W milk and water. dresser scarfs, or sheer linen waists ' home (10) in the city. If they had add a tablespminful of starch to ' seen nothing more in the succeeding two gallons water, and they will j days, theij confidence would doubt- iron with a stiffness like pew; re- [less have b^en shaken, and John member always to iron linen on ' proceeds to describe how their faith wrong side first. Wash starch ves- ; in the resurrection was made im- sel in hot suds, never cold water : use pieces old underwear with a few bijttons on to save finger nails from bruises. For scorched articles use perox- 1 ly missed them in the streets of the ide. Wet two cloths; place one be-'citv. INVENTIONS AND WAR. It has been said that there is no invention which made means of resisting the approach of old age, <on the other hand, it is positively certain that unhappy marriages are the surest means of hastening its oncoming. To avoid premature old age and early death we have to follow these rules : Wear loose collars, because a tight, collar prevents obstacles to tht free circulation of the blood through the thyroid. Do not take too much meat, bc- pregnable. 11. Mary was standing without at the tombâ€" The two disciples had come and gone, and she had probab neath and one on top and watch the space become clear in fifteen or twenty minutes. Let stand this long without disturbing. j Removing Grass Stainsâ€" Before ! wetting rub the stain with molasses i 12. Two angtls â€" John is particu- lar to describe their exact jwsture and position. To ascribe this ap- pearance of the angels and the ap- pearance of Jesus to some mental vision is to overlook the fact that and wash in the usual way. Lse.Marv was in no state of expectancv on cither white or colored material. I gyeh as would make a vision natur- Renioving Any Obstinate Stains 1^1. She was weeping. She believ- Place tablespiH.nful of sulphur on ! ^.j her Lord's bodv had been taken plate, moisten with pure alcohol and ignite : cover with tin funnel, wet the stain, and hold over small hole in funnel ; rinse in clear water with a little ammonia added. Cream of Tartar for Rust â€" Boil the article with the rust stain for about an hour in three gallons of 'angelic messengers, and even takes water. To each gallon a<ld one , it for granted that they and the away, and she wds overwhelmed with grief (13). Mer loving inten- tion to perform those last kindly offices upon the dead body had been thwarted. In the self-absorption of her grief she fails to show any as- : tonishment at the presence of these tablespoonful of cream tartar. The stain will disappear, no matter how old. Cornstarch tor Iodine Stains â€" Cover the stain with the cornstarch, wet in cold water or milk. Let stand until stain disappears. Change cornstarch if necessary. to "gardener" know instinctively whom she refers in her sorrow. 15. Supposing him to be the gar- denerâ€"There was something about our Lord's resurrection hotly that made it both possible and imptis- sible for his most iutimato friends to identify him. It was the same body, but there was about it a mys- tic wonder, and it was given a Men worry more than women." strangeness of powers, that made it "Yes; they not only have every- altogether different (Mutt. 28. 17; thing to worry about that women Mark 16. 12; Luke 24. 16 and 37; have, but they also have the wo- 1 John 21. 4). Always use a ' men to worry about, too" I 16. Mary â€" She had not waited forj has ever been \ which would not have some ; abundance of meat alters the of war. A few bearing on the art ductless glands. Take large quantities recent examples are balloons air- , ^j,^^^: ,-^^^ jUi^^ ^,f ^-^^ ships. aeroplanes, automobiles, ^.j^-^ being 'the extract of various ago a bird belonging to the late ! A MILL MESSENGER. I A Manchester firm of mill owners ' is reported to tx> possessed of a, ' pigeon which has been employed as a messenger from one mill to an- other for over ten years. During that period it has made over 2,000 journeys and travelled over £9.000 miles. It is calculated that to have ! sent the messages by wire would have cost $1,500. Homing pigeons arc not only en- ; dowe<.l with marvellous speed, but ! with great endurance. A few years motor-bicycles, condensed foods. ; "iandt"and'"cspeciairv' that of the King Edward, who was a great pig and wireless telegraphy. -\nd the ^j^^.^.^^^^ ^^„ enthusiast, as is King G'orge, wireless telegraphy and telephony , -^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ possible in the op- ' won the national race from Lerwick, bid fair to be the mo.st important , ^^^ ^.^ ^_^j especiallv in the sun- covering 510 miles at a velocity of nisi4i,ficatioi\^ of the n^ives of the _^j^^ . ^^^ ^^^^ p,^,^^^. ^f e.xercise, i,307 yards a minute, fighting brain ever made. | taking care to breathe deeply and * ; regitlai'lj". 9 ^ . . 1 English Hymg besl performances ever accomplish- AEROPLANE CHICKENS. y f^ - ^^j,, ^^Uy. and, in "When I order poultry- from you ^ dition, once a week or every again," said the man who quarrels , weeks take a Turkish or with his gri.>cer. "I don"t want you â-  bath, to send me anv of tho.se aeroplane ] Woar porous clothing chickens." "What kind do you j »"<! low shoes, mean?" "The sort that are all wiuBs and machinery and no ad- two vapor Tjijs. stands in thj; records of the English TT\mg Club as me >t the meat. MENDING A MISTAKE. 'Ma, in ancient times, did the ed in connection with its races. The speed naturally depends largely on I atmospheric conditions. With a light hat. I gjj.jj,,g wind behind a speed of 1,- 500 yards a minute is fairl;.- com- mon. Whether pigeons return to their homes by me.Hus of sight or instinct is a disputed p >int. lut as long as life lasts the bird will seek to reach home. * men do the mending t "Why do you ask that, child!' "Well, my Bible teacher was reatling about husbandmen sewing tares." Many a man grasps on opportu- nity to make a fool of himself. Consider the sik-nt iiuin and the reputation he has for being wise. Vocal teachers are always howl- ing alxnit their work, resorts. Orange Juice.- Orange juice can be made to serve as a most delici- ous drink for luncheons if only a little thought and time be spent upon it. Serve chilled in tall glass- es with some dicc<l banana, a grape cut and seede<I. a hit of pineajiple or anv seasonable fruit is an agree."^b'e drink to sip throughout » luncheon in lieu of wine. Go early to bed and rise early. Sie<>p in a very dark, very quiet room, and with a window open ; and do not sleep less than six or more than 7 1-2 hours. Have one complete days .est in j each week, without even reading or j writing. I Avoid mental disturbances or ! worries. Be temperate in the use of alco- hol and also in the use of coffee and tea. Avoitl places that are overheated, especially by steam, and badly ven- 1 '» acquainleii tilate<I. I Replace or reinforce the func- tions of "the organs which may haie become changed by age or disease. by means of the extracts from ihe corresponding organs of healthy animals. But, of course, the ap- plication of this precept must al- ways be a<lapted to the individual case.- British Medicjtl Journal. ARTIFICIAL D.WLIGHT. In an address before the Society of Illuminating Kngineers in Lou- don. Mr. A. P. Trotter said that the only practical production of "artificial daylight " with which he has been achieved by Mr. Cooper in the experiment room of the Brighton Kailvvay. It is done by pa-sing the rays from an acety- lene-lamp through a bright-blue screen. The resulting light gives a spectrum that caniMt be distin- guished from that of daylight. It is not economical, bcc.iu.se the screen absorbs half the light of the lamp, but it solves the problem so far Meffect on the eyes is coneern- •"\Kivr f w\vrF<! ed. Tftefc economy is m. object, x.MViAl^ tH.AACtfc. j^j^.^.g j^j,, Tl^^er. a similar result Snime men are just as reckless j may be ohtaiSP^^vithout regard to with their money as other folks are j the source of thi?_. light, provided with their automobiles. I that a suitable screen is used.