Show miscellaneous ITEMS when the dutch destroyed all the clove trees on the ternate islands sev bial diseases never known before in that region appealed and became epidemic the pure white lotus is tho ayal flower of siam and is always borne before the king in state for a subject to carry one or hao one i earned before him is agh treason the colored people living in berlin held a festival in that city recently which attracted many of the pi eminent people of the capital one of the best speakers made an address as became a good adopted citizen in eulogy of the german emperor negroes in the fatherland hae reason to be content with their lot they are said to be received on an equality with whites and are alten called brunettin brunet tib the restriction that no member of another feminine patriotic association asso cation may join the older of ahe daughters of the cincinnati has been the dlois arc now open to all eligi lilo candidates the now numbers 40 while m ui of new candi daleb are in course of agui cation there is t long wailing list and the of applications averages eight daily of late many iralli moreana haie joined southern interest in the new 01 the nerves of warm blooded animals telegraph information to their brains at alic rate of about feet per second when anyone puts his hand on hot iron he does it until the nerves hae bent the message to the brain and in the itei il his hand has been burned it is thought that this would not be the case if the nerve message were transmitted with the intensity and velocity of transmitted over P copper w ire to a brain acting with the promptness of a ley den jar food to be properly digested should be well and thoroughly cooked the process of cooking promotes certain necessary chemical changes and destroys a prolific source of disease food and drink frequently contain poisons which the long continued application of heat will render innocuous the practice of recommending raw or partially cooked meats is especially bad such food is a heavy tax upon the digestive organs and often acts as a carrier for the virus of infectious diseases the average foreigners ignorance of things american was brought home to a traveler tri veler in madrid this summer who was strolling through the streets of that city in company with a spanish gentleman of oc ellent education the two pasted nn inn on whose signboard sign board painted the words caiafa washington the spaniard pointed it out to his companion ah w e think so much of your washington he said he was the greatest man of our country the amei ican at once felt the correct thrill of patriotic pride yes continued the other meditatively his books on spain are u delight and his career here as minister made him to be admired by all tha american caught his breath but wisely did not undertake to disabuse his friend of the impression that the greatest american was washington irving |