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Some of the Scotch grazing farmers like the big Canadian Shorthorn and cross bred (Xen, large numbers of which have been im- ported during the past four or five years. These graze to heavier weights than any home-bred or Irish cattle to be bought at higher prices, but the generality of them are coarse-boned, and take longer to get fat. During the past fortnight an organization has been entered into by Aberrleenshiee far- mers for forming a limited liability com» pany, with £12,000 capital, to carry out the object of regularly bringing cargoes of Cami.» dian store cattle to the port of Aberdeen ; and the harbour authorities have engaged to provide suitable aceonnnodation by way of a landingstage and cattle lairs. Experimenting in a small way is the sal- vation for farmers who use commercial fertilizers. It is folly to depend entirely on one brand for all soils. The only way to find out what certain soils need is to try various fertilizers in a small way. I gener- ally get a bag of every new fertilizer and give it a. fair trial on different fields. If it does better than others I have used before, I get more of it the next year. If it falls behind I let it alone. I often find that a fertilizer does better on one field than on an- other, while some other fertilizer does best where the first one is poorest. I would be foolish indeed to continue using the fertilizer where it does poorly and equally foolish not to use it where it does well. Yet this may he just exactly whth farmers (10 who never experiment.â€"lx’m~a( AVew Yorker. The farmers of Manitoba have long been vociferiously dissatisfied with agood deal of the policy of the Dominion, especially with its railroad and tariff policy. A short time ago the l’rminr'iul Legislature passed charters for the construction of railroads to the American frontier, where they were to be connected with lines communicating with the Northern Pacific and other trunk roads in this country. By this means the people hoped to escape the exactions of the Cana- dian Pacific monopoly. The Dominion Government, however, has decided to dis» allow these charters. It considers itself bound by its promise to the Canadian Pa.- cifie Company not to permit competition. That the road’s charges are exorbitant is shown by Sir Hector Langevin’s admission in committee, that if dependent railroads could be built from Manitoba across the border to connect with roads in this rountry “The people of the Eastern Provinces would not see a earload of freight from the Northwest.” The tax on the people of that fast developing section must be paid in order that the Eastern provinces mav be recompensed for the millions expended in building the Canadian Pacific. This decis~ ion is sure still further to exasperate the angry farmers of Manitoba, especially in View of the impending increase of the tariil‘ duties which the agriculturists of that region already regard as oppressivem Ii’uml A’cw Yer/car. UrIm/Am: ()Lh TIN (ins. A correspondent of the Maine Far/WNW writes : “ I gather all the nhi (rams i can find in the full and winter, and throw them into barrels for spring use. 1 put some good garden soil in the cellar and when the proper time comes, I put a lot of the cans in the stove with a flashing fire which readily un- soldcrs them. I tie 2L turn of twine around the body of a can, just as many as I can set A strong effort is being made in England to establish 2L “parcel post,” by means of which fresh butter and newdaid eggs can be cheaply and quickly brought from the farm into London. Such a system, it is thought, would bring producer and consumer into closer trade relations and do away with a cer~ tain class of middlemen. Besides, it would insure fresher and better produce. Perish» able goods, like butter and vegetables, lose rapidly in value when kept in the sun and exposed for sale. Those who have eaten green corn an hour afer it was taken from the stalk know how superior it is to that kept for hours in the sun. It it much the same with butter and eggs. If some system could be arranged in this country whereby city consumers and country producers could be brought into closer relations, both would be benefited. ‘ The mills are to be owned by the farmers themselves, who will act as their own com- mission agents and employ suitable men to manufacture their own products. The worst of such plans is that however feasible they are in theory, it is always extremely difficult to put them into practice. 21,549 The farmers of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana are arranging a scheme of co- operation, which, if properly carried out, will be of great benefit to them and speedin rid them of the mortgage incubus. The idea is to construct cotton, cotton-seed oil, and flour mills at different centers so as to en- able them to get local markets for their produce and be sure of obtaining fair prices. ‘Llaple sugar which never saw a maple tree â€"or any other, for that matterâ€"is now made in Chicago of glucose and came syrup and flavored with a “ maple flavor ” made from hickory bark. Chicago makes and sells as “pure Vermont sugar” more of this adul» berated product, annually, than the entire ouEput of Vermont: The annual product of maple sugar in the United States is estimated at 40,000,000 pounds. It would be much larger if farmers preiared for sugapmaking in winter, so as to e in full readiness when the season opens. We find in the British Bee Journal for April 21st, 3. statement of the quantity of the honey imported into the United King- dom during the year 1886 and the source of supply. We give below the information :â€" bwts. France . . . . .. . . 994 Portugal .. .. .. .. 560 Australasia. . . . . . . . 332 Canada. . . 426 United Sta't'es 2'. 1‘. .. 4559 British \Vest India Islands .. I354 Experiments in France confirm statements previoust made that only from six to eight ounds of honey is required by bees to pro uce a. pound of wax. The consistency of the honey probably has much to do with the production of wax. CANADIAN Snom‘uou 1N SCOTLAND France Portugal Australasia. . Canada. .. United States .. .. British \Vest India Islands Spanish ,, ,, .. Chili .. .. Argentine Republic All other Countries OF INTER SET TO FARMERS. TING FERTILIY ‘ FARM. row-2 OH 7352 284 406 There are the “’estinghouse, vacuum and ordinary brakes fitted to the train, which are worked as required by the exigencies of the locomotives of the diil'erent companies over Whose lines her Majesty travels, some engines being fitted with vacuum and others with the \Vestinghouse brakes. The usual furniture, comfortable but simple, and a lav- atory are all included in the Queen’s saloons. There are hooks and racks for parcels, wraps, bird cages and small bundles, of which her Majesty and the Princess convey a goodly supply. The late John Brown used to occupy a seat in the royal day saloon, back to the engine as the train stood and facing the door of the Queen’s apart» ments, so as to be within call at once. flow the Queen Travels. The Queen’s saloons are in the centre of the train, and these eommodious carriages, fitted for day and night travelling, her Ma- jesty occupies with Princess Beatrice. There are two beds in the sleeping compart- ment, which opens from the day saloon. The beds are simple, in green and gilt furni~ ture and fittings, something like elaborate “ cots” in shape, and generally the interior fittings of the train leave nothing to be de- sired. The floors are carpeted, the ceilings padded, the wide windows eurtnined, the lamps deeply shaded. Electric bells com- municate with the attendants or the ofiielals, and by pressing a button at the end of a. long variegated cord or bell-pull the alarm is sounded in the van. A separate electric button is fixed in each side of the sleeping compartment, by which the attendants may be summoned; another button, when press- ed, will cause the train to stop as quickly as may be. The carriages are warmed with hot water pipes. Nothing is wanted to render the journey as little irksome and as little fatigu- ing as possible. The carriages exteriorly are bright and clean and newly polished. The wheels are “solid”~-l)loeks of wood taking the place of spokes ; the springs are massive; the tires glide smoothly over the mils; the carriage steps let down as as in road carriages, and the wide plate-glass windows permit an extensive View of the CQIItry through which the train is passing. The Germans are training (logs to do outpost duty in the army and perform all sorts of military scrviccs. In addition to the (' mine contingent the l’russizms are mn- lJilising a lot of hawks fm‘ the capture of the French carrier pigeons. Thu heaviest, louumotivc in the world weighs 160,000 pounds, and is on the (Izmir diam Petuifiu. The next heaviest is the Southern Pacific", 154,000 pounds; the third weighs 14S,(}()0 pounds, and is on the North- ern Pacific; and Brazil owns the fourth, weighing 144,000 pounds.â€"â€"Ea:. Sheep require careful watching, for if they got into trouble of any sort, as getting down in gullics or fastened in between logs or fence rails, they become so frightened or discouraged they succumb at once and die. The pig pen should be clean and dry. If it is wet, foul or nasty, or even dusty, it will be bad for the pigs, and a very small injury to young pigs may stunt them and invite disease. Fresh uirâ€"slackcd lime thrown around the places occupied by hogs for their sleeping berths 1's 2L very good precautionary measure looking to the preservation of the animal’s health. ,A new remedy for milk fever consists simply in covering the back of the cow with a woolen cloth and then rubbing the spine with a, hot ironwthe iron used for ironing clothes. FARM NOTES. Clean off your horse thoroughly at night. Water and feed liberally, and give him a good bed to lie on. “ Do to others as you would be done by,” even if the “ other” is a horse. Sometimes trees get hide-bound from poverty of the soil, from exposure to hot sun, or from the attacks of insects. In this case a. slitting of the bark by the pruning knife, up and down the stem, is beneficial. l Some of the varieties of evergreens are quite easily grown from cuttings, requiring no greater care than any intelligent person can readily bestow. Of these the Arbor vitae, juniper and yew are most easily grown. The autumn of the year, about November, is the best time for planting out young currant and gooseberry trees; and at the most they should not be more than three years from the cutting, or, if older than this at the time of planting, they should be cut back a little to strengthen the growth of the new wood. In the wane of the year, choose some good straight young shoots, healthy and well-grown, of about a. foot in length or a little over; and from the part that you are about to insert below the surface of the soil cut carefully out all the eyes and buds, as this will afterwards serve to prevent suckers growing up and detract- ing from the strength of your young trees. K unsas Farmer. REMEDY FOR CHOKING CATTLE. Considering that cows often get choked, it is Well to know of some quick and effec- tual remedy. A farmer’s wxfe writes on the subject as follows : “ A choking cow can often be relieved by pouring cold water into its ear. Take cold water in a pitcher or teapot, turn the animal’s heed to one side and pour a, good stream directly into the ear. This will cause her to jump and shake her head fiercely, and this shaking motion will often dislodge the obstruction. The idea is to induce the animal to make an ef- fort to relieve herself. The general practice of pushing the obstruction down the throat or crushng it giVes the animal no chance to help itself. A good syringe would be the best thing to force the water into the ear, but as few families have one at hand the common teapot will answer." in shallow boxes, fill them with a little su‘ perphospliate and good earth, and plant my garden seeds in them, and let them have a. place in the kitchen. When the time comes for transplanting, I nka the hills in the garden, dig a. suitable hole in the hill, set out a can, cut the twine, let the can spring apart a. little and slip it from the hill with out disturbing the roots, and place the can above the hill as a protection from rains, winds and frosts as long as may be neces- sary. I have sweet corn and cucumbers two or three weeks ahead of others. For early Wax beans, this is an excellent method. I have tried this plan for two years with good success.” Hon’rIcULTURAL NOTES. l A correspondent, writing from Albany, N. ‘ Y., says that Irish landlords are ten times more lenient towards their tenants than American. In his city, he says, the tenant, ‘no matter of what age, condition or sex, is “put on the sidewalk "if the rent be not paid within ten days, and it is noticeable that the most severe landlords are the mem- bers of the local branch of the Land League. A despatch from \Vilkesbarre, l’enn., last week gave a graphic account of the harsh treatment meted out to tenants in the coal regions. At Hazelbrook the proprietors of the mines OWn every foot of the land in the locality, and will neither sell nor lease it. Instead, they have built miserable hovels which the miners are compelled to occupy at a. rental of from $5 to $6 a month. These tenants are also obliged to sign an agree- ment that the month they cease to work for the firm they will vacate their houses, the firm having the right to eject them and throw out all their furniture on ten days’ notice. Some days ago the miners struck because three of their number had been (lis- charged without cause and ordered out of their houses. ()n the lrtll inst, adeputy sheriff and a number of Pinkerton men ap- peared in the village, entered the dwellings of six of the men, drove out the inmates, threw out all their furniture and personal possessions, and nailed up the houses. The wife of one of the men lay in bed ill at the time, but she was forced to get up and go. The bed was thrown out, and it was with difficulty that permission was obtained for her to stay over night in a waggon-shed be- longing to the lirm. ,i'hc six evicted families were left shelterless on the mountain side with only a few goods around them. Notice had been served that any who sheltered or assisted the evicted would be themselves immediately turned out of their homes. No . one, therefore, dared oifcr assistance, and the little group of men, women and chil- dren passed the night huddled together in the open air. They were unable to move, away with their furniture, as no waggons‘ were allowed on the firm’s premises. And yet we look in vain in the press of the United States for any outburst of indignation at such proceedings. There is plenty of sym- pathy for Irish tenants, but none for those at home. Aludy told me the other day a painful little incident relating to wearing birds 011 your bonnets and hats. I will try to give her own words. She said “ And [looked around the congregation to see what ladies had birds on their helmets and i was glad there was none on mine, and I don’t think I can ever Wear 21. bird again.” “ One day our pastor said (during service) that when he was in Florence a lady came to him and said, ‘ Do come with me and hear these birds sing, oh ! sueh mournful notes 3’ Thermvas a room full of birds in very small cages, and these birds were all blind ; they had had their eyes put out. In the night the owners take them outside the city and hang the cages in trees. The trees are then all smeared with tar. These birds keep 11]) their pitiful singing, and other birds are attracted to the cages and are stuck on the tar and then they are caught and their eyes put out. And these birds are killed and sent to America for ladies to wear on their bon- nets. Aromatic ammonia is a most useful rem- e(ly~ Half a, teaspoonful eaten in half a tumbler of Water is far better for faiutness than alcoholic stimulants. In the temper- ance hospital in London it is used with the best results. It was used freely by Lieut. Ureely’s arctic 'party for keeping up circula- tion. It is a relief in nervousness, headache, and heart disturbances, It has been seen to restore a person prostrated by the fumes of gas, and the recovery was without bad ef- fects. As in the case of all homedosing, aromatic ammonia should be used sparingly and kept out of the baby‘s eyes. Never sleep in polluted air. The air in all bed-rooms that have no open window, and which are otherwise not ventilated, rapidly becomes impure when they are slept in. inâ€" deed, the air in a closed bedroom is often unpleasant without anyone in it. No one, not even the most delicate, should slerp without a portion of the window down. To practice this winter and summer tends to a sound chest. The bed should stand out ofa, draught, and the sleeper should be more warmly covered than he need be in a closely shut-up room. We have often a good fire of a Winter's night to dry and warm the bed- room, but before lying down the Window is slightly opened so as to secure sleep in pure air. Avoid all foods and drinks that are known to “disagree” with the system. Suppers, if taken, should always consist of easily-digest- ed foods ; the stomach is as much entitled as the head to profound rest. The moral firm- ness to take such food and no other for the last meal of the day can be easily acquired, and the rewaa‘d is sound sleep, a clear head, and a capital appetite for breakfast. Avoid over-eating. To rise from the table when able to eat a little more is a proverbi- ally good rule. There is nothing more unâ€" wise than forcing down a. few mouthfuls because they happen to remain on one’s plate after hunger is satisfied, and because they may be “wasted” if left I It is the most serious waste to over-tax the stomach with even half-amounce more than it needs. The countless pores of the skin are so many little drain-tiles for the refuse of the system. If they become clogged and so deadened in their action, we must expect to become the prey of ill-health in someone of its countless forms. Let_us notbe afraid of awet sponge and brisk exercise with a. rough towel every day. Never wear at night the undergarments that are worn through the day. Devote eight hours a day to sleep. Chil- dren should be allowed to sleep until they wake of their own accord. Never go out with an empty stomach to work in the early morning in any locality subject to (lamps, fogs, and unhealthy Va.- pours. If there is not time to wait for a cup of coffee or tea, pour twothirds of a cup of boiling water on two teaspoonfuls of cream, or a beaten egg, Season it with salt and pep- per, and drink it while hot before going out. This will stimulate and comfort the stomach, and aid the system in resisting a poisonous or debilitating atmosphere. HIXTS 0): PR ‘RV'ING HEALTH. Murderous Millinery. American Landlords. HEALTH. The Department of Agriculture is about to issue a report on the l‘lugliah sparrow, in which that Vicious little feathered hood- lum is shown up in all his miserable Villainy. The testimony of over three thousand people appears in the report, and is sub- stantially unanimous in its strong condemna- tion of the bird as a. pest that should be ex- terminated. That man should be ninety per cent water seems incredlble until we meet those who never like to pay for their own beverages. It is never a surprise that a. sponge would hold so much. The Colonial and Indian Exhibition, so the latest officile statistics show, was at- tended by no fewer than 5,550,745 persons. The number is greater than was the whole population of England and \Vales in Oliver Cromwell’s time, and greater by half 3. mil- lion than the entire population of the Do- minion to-day. The London mint is hard at work on the British new coinage to be issued June 22nd. A very fine profile of an elderly queen, modelled by Mr. Boehm, will be used, with varying crowns for the several coins. Of these the most; interesting will be a novel double florin, or four shilling piece, of the size and practical value:‘0f our silver dollar and the Continental fivefrzme piece. The richest woman in America. is Mrs. Hetty Green, who is worth nearly fifty mil~ lions. She is a very bright, keen old Woman, and by her successful speculations has in- creased the twelve millions left her by her father and aunt, when a young girl, to the enormous sum above named. She is exces- sively moan, and when she goes to Chicago on business stays with a poor sister-in-law to save hotel fare, and does her own washv ing while there. She saves about $100,000 a. year in the way of taxes by having no set- tled reeidcnec. She has a, son who when :L hid, some few years ago, broke his leg. A friend sent a wellknown surgeon, and Mrs. Green represented that she could illy afford the necessary apparatus, which was furnish- ed by a hospital, the surgeon making only a, nominal charge. A few Weeks later the surgeon discovered that this woman was worth millions of dollars and immediately sent a bill for $1,000, which was paid under the threat that if it were not he would sue her for it. Poor Hetty Green ! \Vho would be Willing to take her wealth if obliged also to take her disposition ‘2 An expert burglar declares that dogs are easily managed, but there are several things about a house which will cause a. burglar to try almost any house before one so proâ€" tected. In the order of their usefulness as house protectors he places them thus :VA baby, a. female dog,r within the house, a fe« male «log without the house, a light. 'l‘hus it will be seen, that a baby, and the more immature and helpless the better, is a bet- ter protector to a country house than its stalwart father, for where there is a baby there is sure to be a. sleepless eye watching it. \Ve think a. man’s maiden aunt just as capable of voting as a man’s tobacco chew- ing, whisky guzzling, bachelor uncle. \Ve protest against general “cussedness” being made one of the requirements of citizenship, and we are simple enough to believe that even a decent woman can become worthy of having the ballot placed in her hands.â€" Capital. ‘7 How do you capture the men ?” _said a, port miss to a woman who had just married her third husband. “ Oh, well,” was the reply, “I don’t, like a. young girl, pout about trifles, but if I want a man I make him believe that he is the boat and smartâ€" est individual I ever met. That always set- tles it, for a man loses his head as soon a a. woman begins flattering him.” A Florida woman has reared twentyfour children to the age 01 maturity, and yet she flies into her housework as though every» thing was getting behind and she was afraid she wouldn’t do her duty. Archdeacon Kirby, in a recent account of his life-long experiences as a missionary among the Indians in British Columbia, re- marked upon the extreme difficulty of mak- ing them comprehend the simplest Scriptural teachings, illustrated it by saying that he gave a series of lessons on each of the Comâ€" mandments separately to a class of young Alaskan braves. He dwelt especially upon the rinciple involved in the Sixth Com- mandment, explaining to them clearly what murder meant, and What a dreadful crime it was in the eyes of God and man. To test their comprehension of what he had said, he then asked all those in the class who had committed murder to stand up. Only three arose. He was very much sur- prised, as he knew that they had all been on the war path repeatedly, and boasted of their scalps. He went carefully over the explanation once more, and again asked them to arise. The same three came to their feet. “\Vhy, surely,” he said, in despair, “this can’t be all that have com- mitted murder.” After a moment’s reflec- tion. “ Will all those who have tomahawk- ed their mother-in-laW please stand up 2” Nineteen arose, Some years ago a New Jersey girl of six- teen proposed to go into her father‘s shop to help him through a period of debt and dis- couragement. His business was making spindles and fliers. “ He told me,” said her biographer, “ that in twelve months she could do more work, and do it better, than any man he had ever trained in eighteen months.” Her father died. Her two oldest brothers learned the trade from her and went away. Two younger sisters, and a brother fourteen years of age, all worked under her, turning, polishing, filing, and fitting all kinds of machinery. \Vhen I last saw her she was making water-rams to force streams into barns and houses. She also turns out many kinds of carriage axles. She is her own draughtsmen, and occasion- ally does her own forging. She understands every part of a steam-engine, and her work prospers because she loves it and does it thoroughly well. This young machinist would have had no chance at all had not her wise father perceived that hands were of no sex. N0 SEX IN INDUSTRY. The most original and beautiful piece of wooiearving yet done in America has been accomplished by a young woman who, trav- elling in Switzerland with her father, per- suuded him to give her the opportunity to learn the rudiments of the art. Determina- tion to excel, the line conscience of the artist, and endless practice have developed a genius. THE POOR MOTIIER-IN-LAW. ABOUT WOMEN. “ The only real sensation I have enjoyed for years,” said one of this class Intel) “ was in China Ia.er July, when I saw the executioner Chop off five heads in an hour.” At heart, these lads are made of as good, manly stutf as others. They are victims to the popular idea that the sole use of money is amusement. Even when weighted by huge fortune, as Napoleon Bonaparte once wrote to his marshal, “ Surely, we should endeavor to llO somethng ; to say that we have lived : to leave some impress of our lives upon the szuuls of Time.” A TheA story of this rich man and his son has been repeated countless times in the lives of our rich men. The “ gilded youth” of our great cities grow weary of balls, of steam yachts, of even the theatres, gambling and drink. Theirjaded appetites crave Stronger diet. In the greet centres of riches and folly some of them crowd in the small hours of the morning to (lens unknown to the police, to see brutal combats between:prizeifighters. At a recent fight between a woman and a (log, the ring was surrounded by men worth millions. V By the time this young man had reached the age of twenty»1ive, he was as sated with pleasure as a graylmired debauchee. Cards, wine, sport, travel, bored him; his physical strength was exhausted; his mind, though still immature, was almost imbecile. \Vhen a sudden attack of illness carried him out of this world, nobody in it was sorry ; himself, perhaps, least of all. 0110 of the llighost»SlezL1‘ied workman in (,‘hiceLgn is an export S'x,f0»()1’)01101' cmplnycd by a. large safe and lock company there. He was once a. wcllknown burglar, but r0- formed when released from the pcnctentizn‘y a few years ago. He then secured (5111])10)> ment with the firm and has been with them ever since. He knew no life cf which they were not a part. llc (lid not work at school or at col- lege. \Vhy should he ? Other men worked to make a, place for themselves in the world. His place was already made for him. He needed no more millions than his father could give him. He “had literally nothing to do but to amuse himself. Now, there is but a limited number of amusements in the world, and after a cartriu time the senses, the nerves, the whole body grow jaded with each of them. His son, on the contrary, was born in the lap of riches. Luxuries, the lack of which urged his father to incessant activity, were as familiar to him as the air and daily sun» shine. Fine clothes, rich food, amusements of all kinds, gave him little pleasure ; they were matters of course. By the time he was fifty, he cared little for the physical luxuries which his money could buy for him. His pursuits, apart from his business, were noble and elevating w-thmae which belong to a manyeided, env lightened American, who keeps abreast of his time in its great movements. As he rose in life; he was thrown in com tact; with educated men, great financiers, rulers of commerce, artists, teachers, scienv tific men. His own intellect, strengthened by its work, was bold and broad enough to appreciate them all. Rich Men's Sons. ‘ A wealthy broker of New York began life as a farm-hand in New Jersey. He had the creuing natural to a poor boy for fine clothes, a splendid house, luxury of every kind. To acquire these, he worked hard with brain {LII-(i h»0_dy._ A11 Epicure who is famous as a. play-writ- er, and who was afflicted with Bright’s dis- ease, says that the proper way to prepare a. tomato that is to be eaten raw, is to dip it for it second into boiling water, peal oil the skin, which will then slip off easily; let it get very cold, and eat it with only salt. Its own acid is sufficient without vinegar. ie careful, however, about buying tomatoes in tin cans that are over a. year old. In fact they are so much better when sealed up in glussjurs, are so easily canned, and both the jars and the fruit are so cheap in the height of the latter’s season, that we would advise every housekeeper to put up her own tomatoes. Old topers say that a man whose stomach is endeavoring to recover from nausea and debility after drinking, can find nothing so good as raw tomatoes, with the single ex ception of clam juice. I have known more than one case where a person afflicted with Bright’s disease has been greatly benefitted by making tomatoes in some shape a con- stant article of diet. The friends of General Schenck, who when Minister to England rate largo and rich dinners, and became a. Victim to that complaint, so that his life was despaired of, say that for two years he confined himself to a. diet of skimvmilk and tomatoes and was cured. There are people who think that over-indulgence in the use of this fruit will produce cancer, but we do not believe that cancer is more prevalent than formerly, or that many cases of it can be traced to the extravagant use of toma- toes. Dio Lewis, who was considerable of crank when all is said and done, said that an over-liberal eating of tomatoes would produce salivation. ()f the truth of this statement we have no knowledge, but have never met any one suffering in that way from such a cause. Thomas Jefferson brought the tomato from France, thinking thth if it could be induced to grow bountifully in America it might be a. good food for hogs. It was for a. long time regarded as a curiosity. I remember hearing my mother tell that in her day it was raised in the flower gardens and called a. love apple. Now it is used on the table of the poorest men, and the art of canning has sent it to every country in the world. English travellers remark that on Americas; tables it is almost as common as the potato’. I A writer says that it is interesting to specu- late upon the relationship between Irish history and the Peruvian tuber, and it is hardly less interesting to wonder “hat ef- fect the liberal use of tomatoes have had upon the American physique. An article of food which is so generally used and which has a specific effect upon the human system, must make a. difference upon the physique of the people. For one- thing tomato-eating persons are less bilious than they used to be. \Vith many the fruit has an effect upon the liver, and is al« most as good as a smnlll dose of blue~pill. It is certain at least that mercury is used less frequently by the physicians of the pres- ent day than by physicians of old. Still this. may be accounted for by the fact that many new and less drastic remedies, like podol- phylin, have been discovered, and that the doctors of the new school do not believe in as severe remedies as (lid those of the past. Bealt h fulncss of Tomatoes.