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An Island Paradise. f Epilepsy and Other Brain f Storms- i T 1 eV By Prof. Andrew Wilson, of Glasgow L University. JsSffffy HERE is no doubt that It is around epilepsy as a centre that the "brain-storm" idea is to be considered in its most typi cal development. The ailment, in its every nature, supest the nerve-explosion as its most significant feature; but in other phases oE insanity, or, at least, of disordered brain, the "storm" may be represented. " Let us be clear regarding one point, which la often com pletely missed or misconstrued. Epilepsy per se is not . it- i ooo Man insano nersons are epileptic; but many epileptics, so far from being insane, are persons of a very high order oi intellect indeed. It. is well known that certain historical personages have ex hibited epileptic symptoms, and the names of Julius Caesar, Mahomet ana Napoleon I. are to be ranked in the category of people who were, so atlciea The list might be extended to include a vast number of individuals vwho, so far from exhibiting any mental defect, show forth the typical cultured men tality. These are . the people in whom the "brain-storm" is to be regarded as a mere physical Incident of no great importance In so far as the normal work ing and control of their lives are concerned. i It is different when the ailment becomes associated with definite struc tural changes in the brain cells. Then 'physical degeneration will beget men tal and functional collapse, and the case of the epileptic insane falls to be con sidered by the alienist and 'expert. There is a form of epilepsy which our French neighbors term petit mal, In opposition to the well defined attack, ;known to them as grand mal. In the lesser variety of the ailment, a person walking along the street with a friend will pause for a, moment in the middle of a sentence, give a slight shiver or two, will lose consciousness for that short interval, and will then resume the sentence where he broke it off and walk on ias if nothing had happened. There could be entertained here no question at all of the sanity of the subject. He suffers from the , mildest breeze compared with his neighbor wno Illustrates the "brain-storm" in its typical development; none the less, it would be inter esting as well as curious to know precisely the attitude 'Of the law toward euch a man, provided he happened to get entangled in its meshes. Detroit News-Tribune. a vs U V V uon t Let jnafces jpou ' : : Vacation : : : 1 T 1 LfaLJ By IV. S. Wallace. HE only snake which Is so dangerous as to merit 'extermina tion is the one which is least often seen, the copperhead. This fellow is found only, as a rule, in high, rocky regions, in thickly grassed uplands or in rocky fields. Rattlesnakes are seldom numerous and so easl'y recognized that they need no further mention. The copperhead, which has bright, triangular marks down its back, and a bright, coppery spot on its head, ana the small eastern irattlesnake are the only poisonous snakes tn all the eastern states. There are some twenty different kinds of other snakes, of which the black snake or blue racer and the rough 6cale black snake are the largest. The bite of thesesnakes Is about as dan gerous i as a pin-prick. Their teeth are usually about as large as the smallest capital letter on this printed page. There are no vipers, adders or asps, no jpolsonous blowing vipers, no monstrous serpents eighteen to twenty feet long anywhere In our land, a Shlelds's Magazine tells us. Do not letthe enthusiastic space-man of the Special County Correspondent terrify you" into hysterical cowardice when you are on your summer vacation. v There is nowhere in the world a snake with a sting in Its tail, nor are there any snakes whose breath can poison even a fly; or does a snake, mur dered, live until sunset. Such stories are the vaporings of ignorance and su perstition and cause untold barbarity. The most beautiful bird In the forest never wore a handsomer coat than our common corn snake does, or that gorgeous creature, the "thunder-and-lightning" or "chain snake." Even the lustrous, steely blue of a racer is beautiful. New York Sunday World. J Vl VI n't i iTiiilMiiiii in rT iinrt ii iii irnii imifTi i TliiiTi'iiiiii i iTfcriiir r ' - "'ljaai"J ALONG HAWAIIAN WAYS. From Tho Motor Car. VENTILATES THE SHOE. Apparatus of Levers and Tubes Ar ranged in Interior of Heel. -It is well known that the foot, when incased in shoes, does not re ceive proper ventilation in fact, does not receive any. This is par ticularly so in regard to the heel and the sole, as a small portion of air does manage to enter the upper part of the shoe and ventilate the ankle. It has been said that the foot should re ceive as much ventilation as the hands and equally as much care and attention. It would be impossible to ventilate the foot except with some such apparatus as that shown here, the Invention of an Argentine man, and recently patented in the United States. In this apparatus for the in terior ventilation of the foot there is a combination of an air suction and compressing device arranged inside the heel. A system of levers tends to increase the mechanical effort of the natural action of the foot In walking. Inside the shoe are also tubes for the circulation of air. Washington Star. grape pomace into oow feed, in the form of oil cakes, using chopped hay or straw and molasses. Country Gentleman. Human Camels. So conveniently is the hump placed on the back of the camel for the disposition of t?ie pack saddles that this has not unnaturally seemed a special design for the benefit of the nomadic Arab. It does not there fore seem to have struck people gen erally that this is the actual result of the use to which since, at any rate, 2000 B. C. the camel has been put by his Asiatic masters. The cer tainty of this is already apparent from the fact, familiar to anyone who has traveled in the interior of Al geria, that the thoroughbred meharl, or saddle camel, which carries no burden heavier than a slim Arab dispatch bearer, is losing Its hump. But the matter is put beyond all doubt by the Intelligent researches of Professor Lombroso, the eminent Italian anthropologist, who identified similar callosities miniature humps, in fact upon the neck and shoulders of Hottentot and Malagasy porters, employed by their fellow-men . in work more appropriate to the har dier camel. London Standard. A VI s ) f Safeguards Against Class f - - ' Wars By Dean Vincent, of Chicago University. AFEGUARDS against hopeless division of this country into warring and envious classes are to be found, but not by rev- . olutionary or leveling methods. The press, and particularly the daily newspaper press, is a most important agency in the welding of the people of this nation together. The com- Hmon-mindedness of the nation Is maintained by this marvel ous system for the rapid distribution of ideas. We ought 'I not to belittle the extraordinary service to national unity which is accomplished by the press throughout this country. The political parties, by their platforms, documents, workers and spell-binders, seek to produce and maintain great areas of comfnon-mindedness from sea to sea. So long as we can keep both our national parties inclusive enough of all our fellow-citizens, we have one of the greatest safeguards against that class struggle which is one of the banes of the older civilizations. While the churches are stratified by distinctions of social classes, in the 20,000 sermons that are preached every Sunday there is a tremendous amount of common thought and consequent like-mindedness, obliterating social and denomina tional differences. The wheat pit, the theatre, and daily talk, to say nothing of the incessant travel, all tend to maintain an astounding .measure of com mon thought and feeling. VI VI V) Grape Pomace For Cattle. refuse of wine presses, the pomace, is being fed to cattle by French far mers. After the wine is pressed out, the pomace is generally used to make a kind of brandy called "eau de vie de marc," and then the residue is used as fodder for stock or as a fer tilizer. A French farmer experiment ing with this pomace has found a. means of converting it into an excel lent fodder for milch cows. He makes a compound consisting of parts of sugar and parts of pomace, forming a substance that the cow3 eat with great relish and which can be pre served three months. He says that after he had fed this mixture to his cows three days they gave twenty per cent, more milk than before,, and that the milk was of a much better quality. The past summer has been very dry, and farmers believe the grape food will greatly aid them. A company has been organized at Clermont, Ferrand, with capital of $30,000, to build a factory to convert Improved Cleaver. With the aid of an Implement in vented by a New Jersey man it now becomes possible for the butcher to chop the meat and at the same time add to its tenderness by pounding with a combined cleaver and meat tenderer. The cleaver, as shown in the illustration below, is similar to VI Vt V f Ti FT . f i i lie common Man tne Republic's Mainstay Ly Governor Davidson, of Wisconsin. ROPER laws are possible of enactment by legislative bodies only when the people awaken to a genuine realization of their surroundings and attack greed and discrimination with out thought of personal favor or gain. These much-sought ends will not come from themselves nor from the efforts of a few. Great leaders are necessary to point the way, but the final protection of our Institutions rests upon the common man. Here Is the place for thought and individu ality. The more direct and sincere his participation In gov ernment, the nearer do we approach a realization of a government by and of the people. Each person has a duty to perform. Upon all of us rests the duty to preserve the state. As we think individually, so do we'act in a body. Good government springs from the common man, and unless a high moral regard Xor the duties of citizenship distinguishes this fountain head of our law, you may rest assured that our institutions will be treated with apathy and disdain and slowly, but effectively, private interests will displace public good. those commonly used. On the corner, opposite to the blade, a series of teeth are arranged at an angle. These teeth are used in tendering the meat. The advantage of placing the tefith at an angle will be obvious. If they were placed parallel with the upper edge of the cleaver it would be impos sible to manipulate the tenderer with out knocking the hand on the table. By placing the teeth at an angle the handle is removed from the table when either the blade or teeth are being used, preventing injury to the hand. Washington Star. WAS IT FA I II TO FORTY? if te p m ssiiifilff p He "So you persist in breaking off the engagement?" She "Most decidedly. What do you take me for?" He "Oh, about forty. Better think it over; it may be your last chance." The Sketch. New York City. Mandarin sleeves of the modified sort are always charm ingly graceful and are to be exten sively worn throughout the season. Illustrated is an exceptionally attract ive blouse that shows them used to advantage and which includes many of the newest fancies of fashion. The guimpe portion is made with a yoke Blo5t or Shirt Waist. Every fresn variation of the shirt waist can be relied upon to meet witli a hearty welcome. The garment li such an essential one that no woman thinks of being without a generoui number and novelty in cut and styll- is sure to please. This one is entire ly distinctive and fresh and Is well adapted to waisting flannels aa weli as to taffeta and washable material -Also the fashionable stripes make a good effect when so made. As illus trated the material is one of the new Scotch flannels simply stitched with belding silk, but cashmere and hen rietta as well as taffeta are much to be commended, while no better model could be found for the madras and linen waists, which many women wear throughout the entire year. The lit tle revers at the front are exceedingly smart In effect, yet Involve no diffi culty, either in the making or the laundering, and the yoke at the back can be used or omitted as is found most becoming. The sleeves tucked to form deep cuffs are both novel and pretty, but are not obligatory, as plain ones, gathered, can be substituted. - The waist Is made with the plain back and tucked fronts and the yoke and panel which are cut In one. The panel is faced and turned back to form the revers and the closing. !s made at the left of the front. The neck band finishes the neck and over it can be worn a linen collar, as illus- of lace and the over blouse provides long and becoming lines, while the sleeves are shaped to be very gener ally becoming and graceful. As illus trated crepe de Chine is combined with guimpe portions of chiffon in matching color and heavy lace and is trimmed with velvet ribbon and heavy lace applique. Almost every materia.1 that is adapted to indoor gowns is ap propriate, however, and voile, mar quisette and the many beautiful Lib erty fabrics are all especially to be commended. The contrasting yoke allows of various combinations and would be handsome made of silk braided with southache if something a bit more substantial than lace is wanted. The blouse is made with a lining and this lining is faced to form the yoke, while over It is arranged the full portions of the guimpe. The over waist is made in two pieces, backs and fronts being cut in one with the sleeves, and is laid in pleats over the shoulders. The full or guimpe, sleeves are joined to the lin ing and are finished with straight bands. There is a basque portion at tached to the lower edge that serves to keep the blouse in place and which does away with all bulk below the waist line. trated, or a stock of matching mate rial. The sleeves are in one piec each, either tucked or gathered a! their lower edges, and are joined td the straight cuffs. The quantity of material required All Black Hats Worn. From the number of black hats worn, it Is evident that chic all black hats will be much seen this autumn, worn with light-colored cloth or vel vet gowns, and nothing 13 more ef fectively becoming to the generrlity of women. Y With the I'anamas. Linen collars or ttocks, pleated but not frilled lawn fronts, drilled chamois leather or simply striped silk waistcoats accompany panama shaped felt hats in rich shades ofmoss or myrtle green, navy tricornes or Tyro lean shapes trimmed with galloon or a knot of soft silk. Separate Tailored Waist. The fashionable separate waist Is to be tailored. for the medium size is four and one- quarter yards twenty-one. three and three-eighth yards twenty-seven or two yards forty-four inches wide. Hat " For Morning Wear. A very pretty hat for morning weai has a flat brim of dark reddish-brownj taffeta; the crown is made of larg. choux of fringed taffeta, green and brown. The fringe forms a fantahiie, which lightens up the hat. Coat of Purple. A stunning coat of purple cloth ia completed with an enormously high collar of gray velvet with a band of embroidereu lice.
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