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Therapeutical affects a chimed by m Apostoll and Berlioz from electric currents of extreme frequency passed through solenoids encircling the patient. In gont, rheumatism, and diabetes the improvement, it is assorted. was remarkable.
Kixpences and shillings which go for ransarda and eatinaces Again, look at our football matches mid the tremendons gates they attract. Why the terms recently effected between the Jl Association and the Crystal Palace Company are simply astounding tool fegles like tyddf, who consider it n splendid achieve rent to sara a place in zu oleron or a fiftaan, and who gloried in the privilege of being allowed to pay travelling spouses and purchase the necessary accoutrements to boot. The op- portunities of performing at football before a farge concourse of spootaters, coupled with the patronage so liberally bestowed by the paying rablis which bas onabled them to bo trained. and disted le perfection, lot to thedisanda
A suggestivo utady of the bodily sad taantal pou thousands of the youths of Great defects of children bra boon made by Dr. Francis Britain foranking their crdinary walks of life Warnor, who has presented, the facts collorted. in order to participate in the glory to the Royal Statistical Society of London. It the "gato" receipts. At ce time or other appears that defective development is more a good deal of gossip has found its way into frequent in boys than in girls, and more 1850- print concerning the anagement and the oiafod with morroas disgrder in the former and Bauucial affairs of the Corinthians teata of with delicacy and dullness in girls. Mental amateur Scotball players whose moceata are dulinos, especially in boys, is much associated arrengol, if not absolutely controlled to a great with irregular movement and, action, showing extent by that very excellent judge of the the ugel of physical exercise. Defecti sa develop- Avointion game, Mr. N. L. Jackson. Speaking ment--such as imperfect propertioning of the Tersonally, I have always beau, vory careful about features and parts of the body is often a850- accepting is gospel all the rumours which fit ciated with mental daliness, but the want of abent year after year concerning this particular physical training of the brain is a more general. crganisation, but I belleve it is a lot that, and direct cause of tho dallass. whilst strictly proserving the line of domurcation kotwom the professian) and the amateur, the paying public are not altogether ignored when negotiations are being made for a display of hair muotour rasthods. And rightly so, too, I think. Perhaps the one great sporting event where the B.. got a frus show is the Boat Race. That this lus ita compensating infono, for public notics and public approbation provide the breath upon which the great annual straggle Furtivas. Turn off all publis oriticism, and row the raso in private, and it would not live a Losen yours. Here again I find myself at the tntrance of 6. rarging controversial stream,. which may carry one goodness knows whither, and so I leave the topic, and return to a brief ekoteh of a couple of England'e amateur players who are to do luty against Scotland.
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Always a delicato task to perform, the Sele tion would appear to have quitted themselves with singular suocesa in gioking the best even players is the country to meat Scotland. To thean journals who espacially cater for the entertainment of the enthnaitsta tunst bo left the searching analysis which will demonstrate
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specific microbe that note upon the fra leale ho has recently been called upon to go through baro told upon him; bat, be flint as it may... Raikes is the player upon whom to hopes of England will rest when the tussle against Scotiam comes off. That he has been drilled in very cellaut schools will betaining air, ite specific gravity being only 0.39, admitted when it is stated that from 1888 to
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loren, and in the football 'Lean, from 1890 to 1892 That he was no mean hand with bat sid ball at this famous nursery of sportsmen may he gleaned from the fact that he won the hat for highest aroragas for thran sous A well as once heading the bowling aalysiz. From Shrewsbury ho went to Oxford, where he at once found a place in the Magdalen Collage cricket and football teams, and for three seasons he had a bad in securing the Inter-Collegiate Cap. It says a goul deal for his ability that he should secure is "blue" Curing his first year of residence at Oxford, in company with an old schoolfellow, WJ. Oakley, another celebrity from the barks of the Severn. Now and agnia Raikes has zesisted the Casuale wien Oxford have boon disengaged, and assisted this club in carrying off the From lon Charity Cupiu 1894. He is known upon a good many of our principal football grounds, his fie figure and military-looking inoustacis making him easily distinguishable. Standing 6ft 2in, and waighing close upon 13 store in condition, be presents a most imposing tigare between the sticks, and is not easily shifted into the not. One of the strangest fea tures of his play in goal in his grout strength in hitting the ball away, a "jah" of 50 yaris or moraheing no uneemen fest inu game. Heis
The zeel of universal serow-thres in folt Sau specimen of an English athlete, sul bosidas gaining distinction in football and cricket, has more in Europe than in the United States, alled the post of captair of fires at Shrewsbury, where only one standard is now used At and upon one cocasiva carriod of the high an International Confervace soon to be held jump. Gilbert Oswald Smith is another of the in Berns, the French Admiralty thread, similar nobfa band of Corinthians who has helped Eug-in shape to the American, bns based on the land so bravely in her football contests. Born metrle system, will probably be urged fox on November 15th, 1879, at Croydon, it will be aloption as the standard of au countries......... son that he is now in his 24th year. At Charterhouse he developed an unconquerable love for out-door sport, kad entering pon his cricket snit frothall with all the ardour of youth, Jer quickly achieved distinction in beth games. He was captain of the Charterhouse. Elevees Muring the successire seasons of 1990, 1991, dad 1882, and upon going up to Kello College, Oxford, he at mico played himself into his colegu toam. His score of 9 against Westinister is the record innings in a public school catch, whilst he farther distinguished himself with tho bat by playing a three-garo inzings in the Fresumer's match at Oxford. Before *guing to Charterhouse, perhaps it is only right that it should he said that the radiants of football were inst Hed into him at Sainsbury's School of Godalming. His first notable por formance was when playing against the Bolton Wanderers, apen which occasion the present chairman of the Football Lesigns at once
An apparent cold sausation has been noticed wher the hand is exposed to Roentgen rapor Testing this with the thermopile, Dr. Turner, of Edinburgh, bas found that heat is really adiated from the phosphorescent patch in the Crookus tube, but that the heat is touch less- oned if the current is reversed so as to change the poles. The phosphoresnent patch in some tabes becomes quite hos
It has been lang regarded as a curious fact that lightning as a preferencs for certain trees, giving first choice to the oak and seldom touching the laurel Lering the last score of yours the subject his best made one of systematic investigation in a German foreet. In the district under observation; every 100 trees includes an average of ubuat 30 beeches, 11 oaks, 13 pinos and fars; yet, in the years 1870 to 1890, lightning struck 56 calor, 3 or 4 pints; and 20 or 2 tirn, but act a single bacch. Trees on wet greund were very often struck, disproving the idea that dryness of the soil add to the risk. Early experiments showed that the on iss mich better electric conductor then the bee but that the moisture in living, wond has nothing to do with the sanductivity: while the recent results indicate that the trees containing the largest proportion of fatty materials are most secure against lightning, and that those
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Since then lo has come on wonder promisa. fally, and there can be little doubt that in his position of santre forward he has so superior to-day. He is built upon very different Bues to Haikes, being somewhat spare and delicato-vf the German foresters is that, in seeking looking, but he possesses a splendid tora of sheller from understorm, it is safest to. speed, dodges and dribbles woll, and can shout choose a beech tree; or at least to avoid oaks. for gual with great power and precision. Ox and firs, as well as trees with daad limbs, ford just now are in great form, and with no fewer than thres mer in the English team it may truly be said that the Dark Blue star is in the ascendent.
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il A 9. HEID STECK'S CHAMPAGNE, 1889, WHITE SEAL. $30 per can of 1 dozen quarts. 832...........per sana uf 2 duzan’pints.
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The Postal Guida for 1890, ravinod to date; will be found in the Chronicle and Directory, P. XIX. This is the ebly authorised completu Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
A. NAIL WILL CLOSE
For Singapore and Bongkok-Per P. C la, to-day, the 11th inst.,.at 11.30 A.. For Chefoo and Tientsin-Par Kuniyong. today, the 11th lust., ot 2.30 P.E.
For Samarang and Locrabaya, Fur, Hupahj - to-day, the 11th instant, at 2,30 PM:
For Swan and Shangli-Per Cantor, to-day, the 11th inst., at 3.80 F..
For Singapore, Samarang, and Sourly. Per Ong, to-day, the 11th inst, at 3.30 r.m. For Swatow and Bangkok-Per la Nany to-morrow, the 12th inak, at 9.30 A.M.
For Swatow, Amoy, and Tam-Pur Hai luong, to-morrow, the 12th icet, at 11.30 ..
For Nagasak, Kobo, and Yokohana-Per Brindisi, to-morrow, the 12th inst, ut 5.00 21. For Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Victor'à, B.C. and Tasota. Per Olympia, on Monday, the 18th inst; at 11.20 A.M.
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