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"I i w W.- O I he Home E .m- mm“ DECAY IN TEETH. Judging from the. qupstions con» stantly asked the dentist, it is no exâ€" aggerration to say few people have a clear conception of the causes which lend to decay of the teeth. Chief among them is the fermenta- tion of particles of food lodged be- Uw'ocn the teeth, or in their pits or depressions, during mastication. When through carelessness or indifference. these deposits are not removed under the influence of the warmth, mois- ture and the microbes present, fer- mentation, or chemical change, takes place and an acid is generated. and this dissolves the euniimel and dentine leaving a cavity to grow larger and dict-pol: The dcnnline is of a tubular structure and in these tubules the microbes which constantly exit in the mouth penetrate, where they continue their destructive effect till the tooth is completely destroyed. Microbes are minute vegetable urguniscms some of the many species of which are so small that they are only visible under the microscope They are Lhe cause of a large class of in- fectious or contagious diseases, and beLWeen them and the body there is nconstant. struggle. The process of fermentation is of itself but the growth of multiplica- tion of these minute organisms, and in this process of their life history they produce the acids and other poisonous muteu‘ials which make them so fatal to mankind. Their number is inconceivable. These are the direct causes of deâ€" coy of the teeth. But there also exist indirect, or contributing, causes, and these may be anything which will lowwr the general tone of the system, and make it less able to resist the action of deleterious agents. Among these secondary causes proâ€" ducing decay may be mentioned any protracted sickness, the lack of out- door exercise, excessive study, anxi- ety or worry, which undermine and Wes ken the system. When the body is ill, no one olrgun can be said to be pelrfoctly sound. BUTTER A CURE. Chronic constipation in otherwise healthy children, is not a disease, but an, obstruction of the intestines from too much food, on Aulstlrian physician asseirts, in most cases. This con- dition can be simply and effectively terminated by giving the child fresh - butter, :1 half to a teaspoonful during the first two or three months of life until normal defecation is restored and then this dose every second day. Between Lhi'rd and fourth month give " two or three teaspoonfuls aday, unâ€" til relieved, and than every second or thiu‘d day. From five months to a yeast one to three tablespooufuls every two or three days. Over this age give as needed. The butter must be given unchanged; not warmed nor mixed with any substance, as this alters its composition. In an experience of six years every child has taken the butâ€" ter with relish. It increases the nourishing clcuucnts of the food in small compass, and is the nearest up- pirouch to milk. Apart is readily as- similated and the rest is eliminated stimulating peristalsis as it pdSStS through the i‘ntestinm. Pale, pasty children bectune red-checked and hearty, and the benefits of this butter t-rcutlmlent are evident up to the fifth and sixth year. PRESERVING FRUITS. Apples, pears, plums, apricots, &c., for preserving in sugar or pickling vinegar may be greened thus; Put vinelcaves under, between and over the fruit in a preserving kettle; put small bits of alum the size of a pea, sny a dozen bits to a kettle full; put enough \wibea‘ to cover the fruit, cover the kettle close to exclude all outer air. set it over a gentle Lire, let them simmer; when they are tender drain off the water; if they are not afine green let them become cold. then put vine haves and a bit of salemtus or soda with them. and set them over a slow fire until they begin to simmer; a bit of soda or saleratus the size of a small nutmeg will have the desired effect; then spread them out to cool, after which finish as several- ly directed. T0 PRESERVE PEARS. 'l'.lk9 «mun. :ich, fair fruit, as soon .i.< the pips are black, set them over the fire in a kettle, with water to cover them; let them simmer until they will yield to the pressure of the l lzngiir, then take them with a skimmer into cold water, pare neatly, lnaving on a little of the drum, and the blossom end; piel’tft' .hum (ti the blossom end of the cure. than mike a sil‘up of a pound of sugar for each pound of fruit; when it is boiling hot pour it ovtu‘ the pears, and .0t it sumd until Illa ni-.\t duy; when drain it off, talk»: it boiling hot and Again pour it over; after a day or two put the fruit in the sirup over the fire them and boil gently until it is clear, then take it into jtrs or spread it on dishâ€" es, boil the sirlllp thin-k, then put it, .Lnd the fruit in jars. TO CLARIF‘Y THE SUGAR. pounds of sugar as you wish; to each Put into a preserving pun as many ,1.‘ pound of sugzrr put half a pint of wu- l tar, and the white of an egg to every four pounds; stir it together until the, sugulr is dissolved; then set it over a gentle flue; stir it owasionally, and take off the. scum as it rises; after a few bU‘illlllg’lS up the sugar will rise so high as to run over the side ofthe palm to prevent which, take. it from the fire for a few minutes, when it will subside, and leave time time fclr skimming. Rvpunt the skimming unâ€" til a slight sculm oer foam only will Iism then take off the pan, lay a slightly weltovd nupkin over aims-in, and then strain the sugar through it. TO PRESERVE APPLES. Pare and core and out the apple in halves our quarters. Take as many pounds of the best brown sugur; put ateacnp of water to each pound. When it is dissolved set it over the fine, and when boiling hot put in the fruit and sirup will be thick. Take the fruit with .o skimmer to flat: dishes; spreud it to cool; then place in pots or jurs. and pour the jelly over and seal the jar. Lemons boil- lerd tender in water and sliced thin may be boiled with the apples. T0 CAN PEACHES. Take small under-ripe peaches. pare them neatly and put them into kettle with water nearly to cover them, and set them over a gentle fire to each quart of peaches put half a pound of sugar; let them stew until the sil‘up is rich. Serve for tea or deficit, or seal them in jars while hot. I) To COLOR FRUIT YELLOW. Boil the fruit with fresh skin lemons in watelr to cover them until it is tender; then take it up, spread ll‘t on dishes to cool, and finish as may be directed. .__._.__ CURIOUS BURIAL CEREMONIES. Strange and impressive are the ,ccremion-ies attending the burial of l Spanish lkings. The. pantheon, or ,rio-yul tomb, is. at the palace of the EMC’UJ'Ii‘ll, situiteirl three thtiusanld feet above the level of the sea, and some l distance from the capital. Ondy kings, queens and mothers of kings are buried there, the coffins of the kings. lying on one side, those of the queens on the other. After lying in state for several days in. the throne room in Midrid, a procession is form- ed to EbCG?Hl]).1ILy the body to‘ the Es- curixl. A hill is [Ride on thu way, and the corpse rests there for one might. In the morning the loud high chumbeirlllin stands at the side of the coffin and says in loud tones, “Is your mij\sty pleased to proceed on. your journey?” After a short stilâ€" once the pmccssion moves on, and winds up to the g‘P4L11(l portal of the place. These doors are never open- ed except to admit 0. royal personage, (lewd or alive. When the casket conâ€" taining the remains is at last placed in the vault. the ch-imbcirlain un- l.‘n‘.l{S it, and, kneeling down, culls with a loud voice, "Senor! Senor! Senior l" After a solemn punise, he cries again, "His hI‘Jjesty lllOl’S not re- ply. Then it is true, the. king is dead!" He then lulu; the, coffin. of the EscuriJl contains also alarge staff of office, breaks it in pieces and flings them. at the casket. The of bells announces to the nation that the. king has gone to his final rest- ing place. â€"'_.-â€"- ARCHERY IN FRANCE. WOliTI-I A GUINEA. A SMELL. flows at £30 Apli-i- uml (‘n«nun-munia at .200 u nun-n. The costliest of all flowers produced of lute yours is the "llotllesly" rk‘st' fir-sh-t‘nlourwi heavenly :1 sLl'unge-itaoking, l)lt‘UlD, w.lh an absolutely pml'fllln i. It in of (-xtirumwliliury colour; Velvely, and just like the chi-ck of .l healthy tint. Nut lu-crutiful us a flawiur, but unique i.. Every pclul in “gol‘t‘ru'ing” (Hf :1 girl‘- llilrtllll All bu by in red ll; :1 ppcnld nice. w l' ink. like the and the closely set, and six ordinary roses of the some kiuu. A single flowwr is worth £30. and wll. ~tcli It cannot be dwpvlided upon, but u d dross. e n Lil e is vr-l , weighs as much llh Lilli lll‘i'l't‘ l‘mnlily. a <pi>ciws which occurs now and then when seveirul resins have besn crms -V.l. Ll lcll It grows only under gldhs. and was first produced ton yours ago lit-cliduntally. by a Wozlltlly :iud n1nny (-xpiu'imi‘nls upon :1 rose-t me. amateur. Since then muny flowerâ€"growers l‘ldvi- rurkwd their brains to produce it, but only a few more examples have up- piui-revd, and for four yours not one was produced, till last. summer a small rose-culturer‘in Redford grow lhrvc. by accident. He sold them a few days later for a hundlnl-tl glli‘llctlzi, but llt' has none this your. The prize of £300 offered in llnl- hand for; a black tulip has never been ClLIiuHWLl. but five jct-bllck hyacinth: halve broil known to grow in the lust twenty years. The (‘lleupcst fetched £220, and the dea.rest..t$00â€"a.unust record price for a bulb. Only one of the five reached aseconel generation, and now than: has not been a black hyacinth for tlll'c-e. yours. One black :1 crocus was grown four yours ago by an lunatqu enthusiast, of and, tho-ugh he was offwred hundred for it he rvfu-‘ed to sell. Orchids fetch the highest prices uunung fl-mvers, though one Inkly buy atoleu‘ablue orch.d buttcn~ hole for a shilling. Uul L50 is a Crunâ€" mon price for a good plant of a rare variety like the purple Emperor, and CUtmmCllJ or garden fry, such as any Glasgow. 2). cool of all wcll-toâ€"do man’s conservatory can show, cost from £5 to £30. The “Sunâ€" set” orchid, a lovely flower of deep yellow and cairuni‘nio and cu‘ilmson, which cost many a. life be- fore it was first brought home from the virgin forests of the could not be bought for less illulléib‘UU a piani when it arrived in England. Only three will. of fortyâ€"five “Sun- sets” weire alive on arrival. The cheapest Went for £300, the dearest for £370, and the third was kept for purposes of cultivation by the agents who Gilly-Uyt'll the collector. Toâ€"diry you may buy a good “Sunset” orchid plant for .500, and usingle flower for £3 105. Miarvellous prices are sometimes paid for orchid buttonholes by weal- thy unuun, and among them Lord Lans- flaming Amdz-nu. downc, the Secretary of b‘tute for \Vuir, often pays £5 for one. But a our train ver y w (511- k n o-w n M i n 1.51 er. who is very fastidious about his dress and appearance, will only wear certain species of orchid of a peculiar shade, which shade, he says, is the only one that thoroughly suits Jis complexion. lie flrrquently pays £10 or £12. for a [lower of this orchid, and recently bought a couple of the plants themselves at £180 each, both of which died a fortnight latcr. Another lllluis'lur who adores orchids is Joseph Chamberlain, and everyone knows he is seldom seen without one in his buttonhole. lie and a grows them himself, seldom buys one. however, The record price paid for an orchid lately is £120, for aplunt of a new called the “ Xinopus," from the interior of Brazil. It has 11 most lovely bloom, each flower eight inches spec lies across, streaked white and purple. A blue peony seems to be as likely a thing to encounter as a blue horse. However, a light and looking, but distinctly washedâ€"oil t- bl u‘e, spar: i â€" gives the key in the. prior, the pi] ire mun grew in the hothouse‘ of a Man- chester flower-cultu er. It created a monastery and church. and taking his great deal of stir in the flower-fancy- llng world, and after many offers was bought by a very werilthy amateur booming of the gun-s and the tolling mug-:00 Finally, you can pay as much as £8 a blossom for some varieties of tho Chrysanthemum. and a peagreen flower of this species. which is oc- casionally to be had. will fetch double Word comes from Paris that French that amount. women have suddenly taken up arch- ery, and that courts are being laid ._..-â€"_ Telegraph wires get tired; this is out at all of the country clubs where one of the most recent observations there are women members. One of the of scientists. chief attractions of this sport is that it demands pretty costumes, dainty, elaborate ones, in place of the severe ltailor-made affairs. They work better on Monday than on Saturday, and an ex- pert deg-Ian” that each wire ought to have one whole day’s rest every three weeks. HOW YOU.l BRAIN GETS TliiED. “null (V‘ll')ll‘li “Inn-h .u-i- "l‘xl'H'd by l. lit-mith nl' lllnv: luv: hily. Clue cells of the brain, when qui: {re-l1 and \'i‘r\*'l'tl,l.\‘, liiiy be likened t~ bullwills illflltl-nl l‘i'ltl)’ ’Illt'y :lru round uml full, mm villilll for :11 1 cont. when soon uliili'l‘ tli- lllll'l‘_‘~:"‘;)i‘, lllt‘) :ive [‘Vltlullm' ul‘ lil'lll,‘,§ Ill~it'l|<ll"l. 'lhi t'clls (Ki [be til‘ul bliiili, on the Utlll‘l band, an: .xt’cll ll!‘ be ~~lli‘ulil;i-u. us an :ilrâ€"bull or toy bullmui from \l'llll'll moi of llll‘ .1.r or gm has Pfit‘ill'i'll. \Vlll‘ll “or brailh lu'g'lll 10 work tif- tm‘ a refreshing rest or slump, they are full of norm- l‘luid \\'ll ('ll the abmu‘bâ€" rent“. of the bully alrl have lll -r.- like Illcir rtmll this the (it-- brain flll Iii-gins, strurml u;- bi-v-s‘ .is work (‘1'llll). Sr.) vllnl fw-l‘l'i' l‘ s‘llipul ll.) llll‘l'l mund~ lip-«n the brain, and the pro- lllul lime it i; working: may be described cc .\' gum-s on during 11].: whole in lllt' fwllmxnli': way: llnu‘g'lllc tllul thu'b rolls are small flllrd with liquid. lll..l they have a tiny stem. through which guillbli and runs a tube or opening, thu liquid in the goblet. i< drained by lllt‘. diuiilunds 0f mind and body. :lll'l >l1)\\'ly ll‘lt’kltgs through openlng, drop by llflllil either lll." gublt‘t is exhausted. This latter l‘l'tlf‘llt‘d, the drop, work census or the is not often that. the owuwr of the brain is very much condition for the, silllllie reason more likely to (‘ullapxt-H \Vlmu lllt' S“ll llfln' ylelilcrl h-ilf its Vil-ll fluivl. begin to experience a feeling of fuâ€" you tigue, and if contents of the @913, you are doing: yourself injury in a. proportionate de- gree, and Nature will make you pay for it in >Ulue way or other. But all the cells are not in any kind of: mental work, which involved means lbut 04:19, part of the brain lely‘ be very actively at “Kirk while the other is; rusting and storing" up nerve fluid. Thu; it is that: a man suffer- ing from brain frag. muy le'lvo his books and g0 golfing-0r cycling. and feel that. he C(‘lls' are being czillml upon for work while the tirerl 0nc'<-lllt)so re- i\ really resting; other lik’HV, quircd [u-r mental activityâ€"are enjoy- ing: mime. ‘ But it follow.» thit the part of the brain which is called into activity for bodily exorcise is now gettingr tired, while the other part of the brain is still at work to some extent, and so the whole of our brain cells become fatigued, and total-rest in the shape of sleep is absolutely essential. __+.___ HERE AND THERE. Thu! “'1” Invert-‘1 Il‘rnln All l'ur- "N" of the World. “1qu 4,000 tourists arrived in Europe durâ€" ing the last season. During 1809 seven vessels Spain bought sixty- in England. Germany how one doctor for every. 1.937 inhabitants. There are 250 railway-stations with- in a sixâ€"mile radius of St. Paul‘s Cath- edral, London. The strength of a lion has benn shown to average only 00 per cent. of the strength of a tiger. The thirty-three largest towns of England and Wales have a total popu- lation of nearly lf.l‘(l(l,ll00. The longest plant in the world is a species of subtropicil scuweed,whlch grows to 000 ft. in length. Coloured globes in the windows of chemists“ shops were first displayed by the Moorish druggists of Arabia and Spain. Among the Chilians a belief prevails that the juice of onion.)~ is a sure cure for typhoid fever if given in its early stages. On Brazilian railways no baggage is transported free, and a passenger is allowed to take into the carriage a small handbag only. Emigration in Hungary has assum- ed unusual dimensions lately. During one month 15,50] passes were issued to emigrants. The COstllet paintings of modern times are Meissouier‘s "1814" and Millet's “The Angelus," £32,000 was given for :"1814" and £30,000 for "The Angelus.” The Rhine has enjoyed a novel sen- sation from the visit of a flotilla of German torpedo-boats, which the Kaiser sent up the river, in order to «.how the islanders a sample of the new navy that is Costing them such a pretty penny. Formom now controls the camphor product of the world. The Japanese anual production has dwindled to 300,- 000 pounds; the Chinese has never exceeded 220,000 pounds, while the For- ino~an supply averages 0,000,000 pounds a year. The body of a Viking. in a wonder- ful state of preservation, has been dug up in a peat bog at Domendorf, in <chleswig, and placed in the Kiel mu- seum. The hair is red: it is clothed in coarse woollen material, with sanâ€" dals on the feet. Kiel experts think it was buried 1,500 years ago, MODERN hElSERS. 34-" Who llnvc- Bm'nlnr “'rnllhy Thrmw' S "r :In': Unn. A well known millionaire of Vimina probably the inst of the race 01’ i'liumpion moon men. He, as the pro- i-nt wrilcr happens to know. spent she pirt of 113s life in storing up sovereigns. and living in one small room, where, (.0 save expense in light- ing and feeding, he ate nothing but brvurl and cheese, willio'it a fire and only :1 \lllilll candle. During the ear- Iier pn rt of his liffc he stored up: his money in old inn-cum, and his sole l1lll‘ll\[’.l]lt‘llt gloat over his llmrd of glittering gold. His parents were professional beg- gars, and they sent him. before he was ten years old, into the streets to wolicit alms. Before he was forty ycnrx of age li~ ind ncn‘lvnrulated over £12,00il «by begging alone. He after- wards opened offices in Vienna as a pirate and managed 1'0 increase his fortune in five yours to £30,000 in cash. and £60,- 000 in real entutu properly in Trimte. Ila llll‘l’l took in speculating on the Sim-i: Exchange. and quadrupled his llf‘\'l was to li'mm (ind spoclllutor, wealth in a very chort lime. IIE.’ niiserlincsa led him into very L . wrnus lrnul‘le. Not many years ago you go on drawing,r the. he became enamoured of a younu; Wl- ‘dloiv. and [H‘Olllls-fltl to mirry her, but off amid inrlirriug the. expense of a. wad- The jilted lady, through her so- lir-ilm‘-:, tbl‘t‘i‘cned to proceed against him for l)l‘l‘..‘l,(’ll of promise, but the ibrolie the engngi-nmnt solely to iding. l wily mean mnu Htuyerl the proceedings lby signing an mgr-cement. promising : to pay her 33. Gd. :1 week. IL» failed 00 1kcep to his agreement, however. and he was summoned for arrears. In the trial of the (lme he. swore on oath that he hurl never seen the plaintiff before, be h .d never promised to [nar- ry her or any other woman, and had never paid her 3<. 6d. a week. It was ‘proved, h-uwcvnr, lhil: all he said was :fulzw'e, and the judge sentenced him ito Seven yeurs‘ hard labour for per- jury. 1 Mr. MrIMugall. of I>»lingt0n, who ‘died not very lUllL" ago, leaving £35,- lOCO, was a gemuline rnisu-r, and lived ‘like a beggar for the bed. part (If ‘half a century. I10, spent his summer :in the coiuntry, sleeping out in the open, and living on wild fruit and whatever he m-inaged to obtain from kind cooks in the country houses. 0n the Z1pl.I")"H'h of winter he returned to his own house in Islington, and lived on bread and cheese till the next spring. Dir-[)«iciigall never had a fire, and when the weather was bitterly 001d he would run up and down the streets .to procure warmth for his body. 01:) one occasion he look a ride on a City 'hus and gave the conductor a half- icrawn in the belief that it was a penny. He {(Il'flnd out his mistake when be counted out his money the same night, and the loss of 2s. 5d. so ‘ainnoycd him that it is said he actin- ,ally gave up ridng for the rust of l his life. l Another champion mean man, re- l :siding in Surrey. has been kept by his friends for the past twenty years ,who have a notion that he will leave ,them a part of his fortune, which is .known to exceed £40,000. One of his lmosl: intimate acquaintances discov- lercd to his chagrin, after he had slutp- plied the old miser with gifts of game, meat, groceries, fruit and clothes for lfive years, that all the goods that were left at his house were disposed of, as soon as they were received, to various dealers, at a good discount off their original price-s. Afr. W , of Chicago, is perhaps the meanest man alive. Althwugh he is worth £23,000 he lives in an attic, for which he pays ls. Gd. :1 week rent, and keeps his body alive by eating mouldy crusts and tainted meat,which he picks up in the streets. His cloth- ing consists of a greasy old wat, a pair of trousers and a. cap. He W0er no underlinen and his feet are entire- ly unprotected. Strange to say. his wife is one of the. most popular 11- dies in American smicty, whose au- tumn and winter invitations to her colossal mansion are highly prized by the aristocracy. Her husband, during the first years of their marriage, new or mixed with his. guests, and when entertainments were in progres be shut himself up in the butl.-r‘s pun- try, where, as a set-(xff to expense, he dined on the. servants’ food. One day he became so alarmed at his wife‘s extravagance that he left his house for ever, swearing to live like abet:- gar for the rest of his days. _._.+__._ - A I’OOLISH ADMISHlON. Pa. that mean 01" dentist asked the ‘f he wuz a-hurtin’ me. VVi-«ll, sonny, that was kind of him. â€" Yes, pa, bu“. when I .nld llrlll "no" he took some bigger niupers nu" most. pulled 111’ head d’fl.