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ALUM, FLINT AND
SULPHURIC ACID.
It is reported that in many localities
houses are infested by peddlers tiling
to sell or introduce so-called “cheap"
or low-priced baking powders, either
directly or by an order upon a gio.er.
In most instances deception is used,
and it is claimed that the article is a
genuine baking powder and has all the
merits of a pure article.
Housekeepers should be on their
guard against this danger to their lood.
Alum powders are almost always lov.’
priced. But they are well known to be
detrimental to health. In England and
in some sections cf this country their
sale is prohibited by law. Congress
has forbidden the sale of food contain
ing alum in the District cf Columbia.
The highest authorities condemn their
use. Dr. S. W. Johnson, for instance,
Professor of Chemistry at Yale Col
lege. says: “Bread made with a bak
ing powder containing alum must
yield a soluble alumina salt with the
gastric juice, and must, therefore, act
as a poison.”
It is well known that these so-called
••cheap” goods are made from alum or
the very cheapest materials. One of
them was recently analyzed at Yale
College and found to be one-quarter
sharp pointed grains of ground 'lint.
Others are filled with sulphuric acid,
and salts of lead are also found in
them.
In baking powders be sure to get a
reputable well-known cream of tartar
, brand, and never buy from peddlers.
Senator l*cur««e'» <|n<rr Flush.
In a Proud street hotel in Philadel
phia Senator Quay and some friends
"ere in the habit of ’‘sitting in" at a
regular weekly game of poker, at one
of which Senator Penrose, of Penn
sylvania, was a mere looker-on. After
watching' the game for an hour or
t"o the junior senator innocently re
marked :
"Fellows, I think I could p.ay that
game if you'd make me out a schedule
< f points.' They did so. and Penrose,
wtth the rules carefully written out
in front of him, took a hand. As the
time for the jackpot approached one
of the players said:
“PH open for a dollar."
Penrose scanned his hand, then
looked carefully i ver the rules and
asked: "What's all of one color7“
"A flush," he was told.
“I 11 play," he observed.
I he man who opened perfunctorily
bet a chip, and, when the senator
raised, drew out.
“It's all yours. Per.r< se." the latter
was told, and then.as he drew the pile
toward him, somebody added: "Let’s
f-ee what you got. anyway."
They looked, found two diamonds
and three hearts, and sarcastically in
quired :
“Didn't you say yu had a flush?”
“No; you said it." repii1-1 Penrose,
adding, ingenuously; "J don’t know
much about the game, you know, but
I rather like it."—Chicago C hri aide.
V Siiuitrxtlon to ilnnkem.
"If the bankers of the country only
knew the great difference a little soap
and water makes in t dirty bank note,
there would be more clean money In
circulation.” said ,i treasury official
while talking with friends one dav
Iasi week. “If you have never seen
the operation, just spread a soiled
note out upon a tnarbie slab and use
a small brush that has been well
soaped, and go to work scrubbing
lightly, of course. Put a few strokes
is necessary to secure a clean note.
I give my personal attention to nil
the paper money brought into my
household, and 1 tel! you I feel re
paid for the little work it causes.
“I can see every reason why ihe^e
should be a person employed in the
duty. Certainly the neglect in doing
so paves ample cause for complaints
front the patrons concerning the dir
ty, oily notes that are too frequently
handed to them. They may be full of
perms, which, of course, are danger
ous. and this risk could be easily
eliminated by the simple use of soap
and water.”—Mail and Fxpress.
Trouble lor the Proofreader.
“If vou think that I am going to
pay you a penny for this advertise
ment of mine in your measly old pa
per, you are mightily mistaken, my
friend,” said an irate business man
as he slammed down a copy of the
Morning- l!e\eille on the Counter in
the business office of the paper.
“What is the matter with the ad
vertisement asked the business
manager of the paper as he came
forward.
“I'd ask what is the matter, if I
were you! What 1 wrote was 'a fresh
invoice of dairy butter every day.’
Will you just cast you eye on that ad.
t>f mine and see what you have pr.nt
ed!"
The business manager “cast his
eye” on the “ad.” indicated and
looked for a place of safety when he
read—
“A fresh invoice of hairy buttai
ewry day!"—Lippineott’s Magazine.
ITide is a vice, which pride ; t sc if
inclines every tnan to find in others,
and to overlook in himself.—John
son.
Anil Shc'i* UrttiuK Weill
A few days ago a .Miss Death was
brought to the German hi spital to be
operated tipon for appendicitis. Site
was a daughter, site t.uid, of an un
dertaker.
The surgeon’s name who was ehos
en to perform the* operation w s
live—-Dr. Frank Hackett Dye.
When the operation was over Miss
Death was plated in charge of two
nurses.
Cruelty, like every other vice, re
quires no motive outside of itself: it
cnly requires opportunity.—George
tiiot
Art and Literary Treasures
of the Vatican Library
What the World Would Have Lost Had the Recent
Fire There Destroyed Them.
Hb.\ the news was heralded
r to the world the other day
day that Are had oeeurred
in part of the Vatican, the
great palace of the pope at
Home, there were anxious
inquiries from all over the
world as to the damage done. Fortu
nately the fire proved insignificant,
notwithstanding the pope's force of
firemen in the Vatican were not able
to cope with the blaze and were obliged
to call in the Italian firemen of the
city department. It is known that the
Vatican shelters many of the world’s
greatest art treasures and rare manu
scripts, and it was anxiety for the
safety of these which instantly aroused
the world when It was re|H>rted that
fire hail occurred there. The se. tlon
where the flames were first discovered
was adjacent to the library and the
Plnacoteoa gallery, where some of the
rareat paintings of the old masters ari
to be found, and it was the deep con
cern for these treasures as well as the
invaluable contents of the library
which led to the calling in of outside
assistance in subduing the blaze. But
notwithstanding the fact that the
flames did not succeed in devouring
any of the manuscripts or books of the
library. It is said that part of this
splendid apartment was flooded, and
some damage done as a result.
The Vatican library which cuts across
the court of the Belvedere, was con
structed under the direction of Sixtus
V., whose chief architect was Fortana.
It was during the winter of 1587 and
was almost completed by the autumn
of the following year. It is said to
have cost a thousand pounds of gold.
But it was not until 1590 that the win
dows of the library were provided with
glass. At this time the 3uperb central
' fion. and other rare paintings, might
liave been irreparably injured or total
ly destroyed. The Ptnacoteca is rather
a small gallery of four rooms and pom -
pared to many of the larger picture
galleries of Europe is rather unimpor
tant. and yet possessing as it does
some of the great masterpieces, as
enumerated above, it adds glory and
value to the Vatican palace.
The Transfiguration has been called
the greatest picture in the world There
has been some question as to whether
Rafael actually finished the painting
before his death, but Vasari declares
that he did and that it was placed at
the h»ad of th>* painter's bier. It is at
all events absolutely sure to the minds
of the best critics that parts of the
picture were the work of Glulio Roma
no. who for a long time was Rafael's
right-hand man. The concourse of
people at the base of thte mountain in
p|eturp are credited to him. The
subject of the picture was given to Ra
fael by Cardinal de' Medici, for whom
it was painted. He was obliged to
Illustrate two distinct incidents, the
transfiguration on the mountain top.
and tlie bringing of the lunatic boy to
the disciples at the base of the moun
tain Critics have found fault with its
double perspective, but the masterli
ness with which Rafael has accom
plished it must be admitted.
The Madonna di Foligno was ordered
by Slglsmondo Conti, chamberlain for
Julius II.. and was intended to com
memorate the chamberlain's escape
from a meteor during the seige of Fo
ligno, an escape he credited to the in
tervention of Heaven itself. The pic
ture shows him in his red mantle and
cape with fur linings, kneeling in the
foreground of a landscape, while the
bolt is whirling across the sky. Jerome
CORRIDOR IN THE VATICAN LIBRARY.
gallery was divided into nine naves by
the pilasters of stucco, and received
most elaborate decoration. These fres
coes, more prescious for their history
than for their art, are accompanied by
latin inscriptions which tell most in
geniously of all the works of Sixtus V.
The Vatican library is the oldest li
brary extant, having been founded in
the fifth century. Among its 225,000
books and 26,000 manuscripts are to be
found some of the rarest treasures of
the literary world. Space would not
even admit of the briefest mention of
the more important of these, but we do
wish to refer to what may be right
fully termed the most priceless of all
the treasures of the Vatican library.
It is the ancient manuscript of the
Scriptures, called the Codex Vaticanus,
and in critical authority inferior to no
other manuscript, it is a beautiful
unieal manuscript—that is it is written
in Greek capitals with no division be
tween the letters. It presents three
narrow columns to the page, except in
the poetical books of the Old Testa
ment. which, as In the Codex Sinaiti
cus—an ancient manuscript of the
Scriptures in possession of the Russian
government—are written in verses,
clause by clause, according to the
sense, in two columns. It is written
on fine thin vellum and contains the
greater part of the Old Testament, and
the New as far as Heb. 9, 14. As far as
can he learned, ihis manuscript has be
longed to the Vatican library since the
fifteenth century. Its earlier history is
unknown, but. it. undoubtedly dates
back to the fourth century. The late
pope, Leo XIII.. was instrumental in
opening several new rooms and ar
chives in the Vatican library and thus
permitting the public to have access
to many of the treasures which had
hitherto been withheld from the pub
lic. He was a lover of books and his
rare private collection of books and
manuscripts in accordance with his
will are being rearranged and added to
the Vatican library. This work, which
is in the hands of Father Ehrle. was
being carried out at the time the fire
occurred and it is said that many of
Leo’s books were damaged by the wa
ter.
Another section of the Vatican which
the fire threatened was the Pinacoteca
the picture gallery where some of the
choicest art masterpieces of the world’s
greatest artists are to be found. Had
the smoke and flames penetrated to
this place Rafael’s Transfiguration, his
Madonna di Foligno, Domenichinos
Communion of St. Jerome, T itian s Ma
donna di Frarl. Baroccio's Annuncia
| accompanied by his lion rests his hand
on the chamberlain's head. The vision
above to which they are both appealing
is that of Mary seated on the clouds,
surrounded by angels and cherubims,
and with Jesus upon her right knee.
In the center is a winged boy holding a
tablet near the kneeling1 chamberlain
and to the left are St. Francis upon
his knees and the erect figure of John
the Baptist beyond him.
Domenichino's Last Communion of
St. Jerome, which hangs in the Pina
'•oteca. is by popular opinion second
only to the Transflguratiton in the
Vatican collection. At the foot of the
altar at the right is the emaciated and
almost nude figure of the saint. He is
j supported by a young man. and is so
near death that it is only with great
difficulty that he can take the bread
from the pope, who. himselfanoldman,
is bending far toward him. On the left
of the pope kneels a young deacon and
behind the latter a man holding in his
right hand the chalice. Other figures
arc near the saint and above in the air
four little angels are flying. In the
I lower left hand corner the lion is seen,
his head upon his paws, apparently as
full of grief as the human beings about
him.
Lpss popular, but of far greater beau
ty than the St. Jerome, according to the
best critics, is the Madonna of San Nie
colo de Frari by Titian. The lack of
appreciation of this glorious picture
was early shown by a most astonishing
act of vandalism committed against it.
Originally it was an arched panel. This
arched part has been entirely cut away,
and as it is seen in the Pinacoteca to-day
1 the dove which was shedding its rays
upon the head of Mary is gone.
One of the paintings of Rafael’s stu
l dent days is to be seen in the Pinacota
! ca, The Resurrection of Christ. There is
also another. The Coronation of the
Virgin, probably executed in 1503. Pc
rugino, the master under whom Rafael
studied, has several pictures in the Pin
aroteca, among them the Three Saints
and The Madonna Enthroned. Fra An
| gelico has a painting here. The Virgin
| Enthroned with Two Saints. Another
1 coronation of the Virgin is by Pintur
icchio. The Madonna of the Monteluce
is by Rafael's two noted pupils, Guilio
Romana and Francesco Penni. And
lastly we want to refer to the two very
attractive canvasses by Federigo Caroc
ci. One is the Annunciation, already
referred to f arlier in this article, and the
other St. Micheiina on Mount Calvary.
' These are both fine, but neither of them,
it is said, represents the artist at h.'s
best.
II Is hi Rarlu
W lien IT duty Prot Richards, of Yale,
«nj.ij* a joke, ami hi* pupil, often come to
him when they have heard a new .ne fie
•dd* to the fun sometime* with a witticism
of h:- own. Mich »»■ the i a-e wl m one of
the * uuents j erp> rated the following an
tirju i) ; "Prole*- .r, w old n't \u like a
S ’"d re- ipe t->r cate! tji rabbit-'” "\\
yes,” repin’d t o piote- or. “\\hut i» it?’
‘'Weil, you crouch down bei ind .1 thick
Cure wall and make a noise like a turnip.”
answered the youth, giggling: in ecstasy,
t/uiek as a tiaeh came the reply: "'Oil, a
l*ctter way than that would be for you to
g > ami Mt <pueth 111 1 bed ot labb.igc heada
and look natural"- Chit ago Chronicle.
( aller "is the man ■ the house in?”
Maui ' \r<, but the woman of the house
won t let him come out.” -Sin hiancisco
\V asp.
Tin- Dortur'a Stmrmrnt.
St. John. Kans., Nov. 10th. -This town
has a genuine sensation in the rase of a
little tx>v. the son of Mr. ami Mrs Wil
liam McBride. I)r. lames, the attending
physician, says:
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also I st hearing in his right ear and his
mind was much affected.
"His parents tried another treatment for
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that he was having spells very like Fpilep
sy and was very bad and gradually growing
Worse I advised the use of Dodd's Kid
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gan to improve. Inside of a week the
nervous spasms or epileptic seizures ceased
altogether ”
Mr. and Mrs. McBride have made a
sworn statement of the facts and Dr. Jesse
L. Limes has added his sworn statement
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1‘rlile of His I’ertarmsarr.
In a downtown church, as the story
f;oes, there was introduced a new hymn
ast Sunday, and, after the disposal of the
services, the organ blower found his way
to the plaver's bench and asked in a meek
voice: "How did the music for that new
hymn go this evening*"
"Oh, very well, very well, indeed," re
plied the organist, "hut why do you ask?"
"Well," said the blower, "I’ll tell you
the truth. 1 was a hit nervous and a bit
worried about it, for. you see,” he went
on explaining "I never Mowed for that
hymn before. —Philadelphia Press.
Dish WshIiIiik In Winter.
Housekeepers naturally dread dish wash
ing in winter, owing to the fact that ft
chans the hands and renders them hard
and rough. Much of the injury, however,
results from the use of impure soap. If
Ivory soap is used in washing dishes and
the hands are carefully rinsed and dried,
they will not chap.
ELEANOR K. PARKER.
ntiMiness i’reratil Ion.
A caller at the boarding house of Mrs.
Trons was surprised to sec a line greyhound
basking in the sun outside the kitchen
door. “[ didn't know you had a dog," she
said. "He’s a beautiful animal. How long
have you hail him?”
"Two or three years.”
"How docs it happen I have never seen
him in pausing along here?”
"We don’t allow him to leave the back
yard," replied Mrs. Irons, with empha-os.
"W hat kind of nn advertisement would it
be for a boarding house to have a creature
as lean as that dog is standing round in
feent of it?"—Youth s Companion.
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The richest purse often hus the poorest
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Selfishness ia always shortsighted.—
Rain’s Horn.
Piso’s Cure for Consumption is an infalli
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Samuel, Ocean Grove. N. J.. Feb. 17, MkH).
One pugilist seldom strikes another favor
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Virtue and happiness are twin sisters.—
Chicago Daily News.
June Tint Butter Color makes top of
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Don t depend on your personal appear
ance earning your salary.—Atchison Globe.
Wild oats make worse bread.—Ram’s
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