WOMEN M.FS.
Criticise Their Critics.
Women mambara u Parlia
ment, at a dianer given recëntly
MESOZOIC AGE
Sloop's Collection of
Fauna.
Many interesting fossils and in their honour, made some chal-specimens of marine life of great lenging remarks. Like other solentific value have been brought feminine statements, they were to Brisbane by H. M. A. S. Ger not meant to be challenging, but fanium, the naval survey ship, of simple reminders of plain fact, the Australian navy. Chiaf among Lady Astor just mentioned, for them, however and apart from Its example, that women possessed an scientific value, the most inter- unfailing sense of humour, which eating of all is a fossilised speci- would help them in many trying men of what appears to have been moments in Parliament. The a giant fish lizard.
Duchess of Atholl, again, alluded, Surgeon-Lieut. W. E. J. Para- to the camaraderie and friendship dice, who showed the Brisbane among women, today as a very | Courier representative the speci beautiful thing. Though men mens he had collected during the may smile at such claims, that cruise, inclines to the view that does not necessarily mean the specimen is * fiab-lizard that the claims are unjust. On closely allied to the pre-historic the other hand, all man of any plesiosaurus (fiahlizard), which perception would concede that flourished shortly after the coal women have a mighty determina age. When it lived millions of tion; yet this was a quality on years ago the reptile would have which the women M.PJ's laid no boen about 20ft long. The plesio- stress whatever.
saurus is the type or leading genus of a family (plesiosauridae) of fossil sen-reptiles, which abounded in the Mesozoic age, the secondary geological period, the Triassic, which includes
QUESTION OF HATS
A cortain resentment WAN shown by new women members against newspaper descriptions of their dress. They insist that the work they want to do is more im- portant than what they wear.
Jurassic, and Cretaceous ages.
This specimen, said Surgeon
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and would prefer attention devot Paradice. was given to us by ART OF EMBALMING.
ed in that direction. One ques- Mr. Allen, the officer in charge tion of dress, however. was of the Botanic Gardens, at Dar-
Professor G. Bellot-Smith de livered a lecture on Mummies and Medicine" at a meeting of the Egyptain Exploration Fund.
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raised in two or three speeches wir, sed it is intended for the Relation to Early Medicine. The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. The Duchess of Atholl confessed Sydney museum. The fossil was to the modest and practical am-found inland in the Darwin dis-i bition of being in the House trict, proving that the previous with her head uncovered. Some existence in which it lived must of her colleagues, Miss Bondfeld have been many millions of years for one, realized this ambition on ago." On the deck of the Gera- the first day of their appearance nium lay a curious object covered The practice of embalming the in Parliament. But Lady Astor with a wooden framework. To dead in ancient Egyyt, said "Pro- told a dreadful story of how men the casual observer all that was fessor Elliot-Smith, was interest- members had been shocked when to be seen was a huge missibapen ing for other reasons than as a she ventured into the Lobby piece of chalky stone, but running strange and gruesome customi, without her hat. Hats, indeed. in a straight line in the centre of which had made it possible for us play a part in Parliamenatry pro- of the "stone" appeared circular to gaze upon the actual faces of cedure. Perhaps women will de-fholes which are, or were, the
pose them.
THE FLOWER-GIRL.
Mrs. Hilton Philipson told the tale of a gift which had affected her deeply. Coming to the din- ner she had been presented with
and hat for a character she was to represent on the stage; and Nellie came to her help with the
very garment she wanted.
EARTH MUSIC.
points in the vertebræ or back bone of the reptile. Branching which represent the ribs. out at even spaces are groves
on
are
GIANT, SEA WORM.
Another specimen intended for
3
line.
several
The
Wor
the dominant personalities of the civilisation of thirty centuries go. The connection of mummi- fication with the development of medical science and practice was specially intimate. It familiarised the embalmers with certain aspects of the structure of thei
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Lord Knutsford Keeps
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"We have received in 50 days)
a bunch of lilies sont with the the Sydney museum is a giant human body, and-hat was far compliments of "Nellie, the
worm, which was caught more important-prepared the Piccadily-circus flower-girl" it sea
minds of the people to tolerate was not the first time Kellie had been kind to her. Once, as Mrs. easily swallowed a large book the practice of dissection, and ac- Philipson related, she asked her tube of quite rare crustaceans quainted them with the antiseptic
When Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
In writing to thank the "rast substances that received the King's Commission number of people who have advice about a flower-girl's shawi also forms part of a fine collec-properties of certain vegetable
tion. Among the collection and mineral
the afterwards played an important he tusks of male and female dugong. The part in the treatment of disease. Minister since the offies became helped the London Hospital." [dugoog is a species of her-
The development of the custom
part of our system two hundred Lord Knutsford says:- bivorous marine mammal, and of mammination, moreover, was years ago to reach that position £00.632. This, with the £80,000 doubtless it is the animal that has closely related to the origin of without any previous experience from the anonymous fairy god- been mistaken for the fabled mer-magic and medicine. The funda
donor, and with Sir H. M. case would have maid. The tusks of the female, mental idea that prompted the in-!
Mallaby Decley's £10,000, makes fantastic which are used for feeding only.vention of embalming, and deter-
our a total endowment fund of£180, are fia. long. The male's tusks mined its survival for so many 1880 Gladstone maintained that
ancestors. Even as late BS -000. This means ап income are formidable weapons & in. in centuries, was the belief that it
should gerve length and are used when fighting achieved something more than
10 reducing our large annual deficit. Some of the fish and other merely rendering the body in-apprenticeship before being ad- I am obliged to refer to this be- specimens of marine life secured corruptible. It was regarded. not mitted to the Cabinet, and it was are very rare, and have not yet only as a means of prolonging an article offaith with the govern ten to me that I shall never have been classified.
ing families for many gederations While they are indefinitely the existence of the that the higher offices of State to beg again. I see no chance) comparatively unknown Australian waters, it may be that for conferring life upon him; in
in dead person, but also as a device should be jealously guarded for Fet of joining the unemployed, 1 wish I did; begging is a weary job. their prototypes abound in Indian other words, of preventing the
One touching incident in this waters.
Rare crabs. of comic cessation of his vital activities. circle were bitterly oppoyed and appeal. I must put on record. On jaspect wete gammered from the Thus its aim was brought into crudgingly accepted. Government the last day of the year there was
Barrier Reef. Among them is a essential agreement with that of shamp. which has a trunk en-to conbat disease which was fine specimen of the mantis the primitive physician namely, was by family compact, and if he circled by dark grey bands. There interpreted as
Though in the City Pan is thate,
Not liking dust and bustle, Lord over all, lord absolute,
He reigns where tree-rors
rustle.
Go where yon will among the
trees.
And you will bear him sending Through shine and shadow down
the breeze
His melodies unending.
in green arcades agleam with
dew
You'll hear his music ringing. Though, maybe, it will seem to
*
you Only a thru-h is singing.
a reduction of
mantis shrimp, but most of them patient additional vital substance. & number of varieties of vitality by conferring upon the are pure white in colour. Huge sponges, which are of no com-
By night and noon his pipes are mercial use. being too gritty and hard. were also gathered along the Raef.
beard
For they are silent never.. Sometimes they are a singing]
bird.
Sometimes a rippling river.
His wind-notes in the rosey
morn
Or when the long day passes,
Are heard among the waving
corn
And whispering leaves and
grasses.
The Bong the green Cicala makes
At even tide, unbidden. By leafy streams and lovely lakes
Within his pipes is hidden.
Tis hidden there till silence bends
A wistful ear and willing
In that hashed hour when peace
descends
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fossil
themselves. Men like Canning or Disraeli who broke into the
of say £8.500 a year towards
cause so many people have writ-
long queue, like that outside &
might reach the top of the tree humble ravings. It made one theatre, of poor people handing in was of the right stock a man their day's earnings and their rapidly. Rockingham formed his Mr. Pitt was Premier at twenty-endeavour and sympathy in their Ministry at thirty-five, and gulp to keep down tears, but they four, having already received an troubles can give it to the m apprenticesblp at the Exchequer. Disraeli became leader of the
shall have their reward if earnest
The Wembly Scheme.
Montero, which had run aground House without any previous ad-PAGEANT OF EMPIRE. оп Young Reef The Marella | ministrative experience, but be A GREAT STARFISH.
a01 the Geranum, pulling had led the Opposition and was Another interesting
together, eventually got the steeped in political lore. Grey's
The Dominion representatives specimen is that of a giant star Moutoro off, and back into her experience was rather out of date fish, which in future will adorn the natural element."
by the time he reached the Pre-in England are giving_hearty collection at the Sydney museum. Coming up from the Gulf, the micrship in 1830, but he had been, support to the Pageant of Empire, Jars of crabs, sea urchins, shell Geranium stayed at Cape Wes- for a short time and many years which is to open at Wembley on fish, sponges and sea anemones sall, and took observation to earlier, at the Exchequer and at July 25. The services of Mr. Louis were gathered in the Pellew determine the exact position of the Foreign Office. Melbourne N. Parker, Sir Frank Benson, Mr. group. Jelly fish, having blue the cape. Along this part of the had been Irish Secretary and Frank Lascelles, Mr. H. Granville tentacles. of a species rare in Australian coast the aspect is one Home Secretary. Peel had filled Barker, and Mr. Patrick Kirwan Southern waters, are also in the of rugged beauty. The towering several offices. Palmerston had have been secured as masters of colbection. The sea urchin is a rocks are crowned with great an accumlated experience in con-a pageant in three parts, the first on nuggets of ironstone. The natives nection with two opposite parties dealing with the birth of the vicious little fellow who. account of his spikes, is called of this part, Surgeon-lieutenant and was indeed a pretty typical Empire, the second with the thea porcupine.". His apikes Paradice explained, were very low placeman. Gladstone himself had growth of the Empire, and the are as sharp as a needle, and in the scale of humanity, and followed the natural line of ad- third with the Empire of the when they come in contact with indeed, were of ape-like appearancement for a young man of present day. These three parts any object a very objectionable ance while they displayed all the rather new family, and he had will be played on three consecu inky fluid is ejected. A canful of treachery of the creatures of the been a good deal more than thirty tive days. Sir Charles Oman, years in politics before he became M. P., is acting as historical ex-
· And done is toil and tiiling. | fish and a jar of mixed specimens jungle...
Prime Minister for the first time. pert, and Mr. Rudyard Kipling of marine life are intended for On North Island, one of the Salisbury had been long in public is writing special verses. As it Go where you will in glade or
the Brisbane museum. Some of islands of the Pellew group, is a life when he became Premier for is impracticable to bring here στόνο
the specimens are comparatively pecular geological formation. In the first time in 1885, and Rose any considerable number of per- are one place there is a circular area bery had held minor office in ad-formers from overseas, the In- extremely rare. Surgeon Paradice of limestone, half a mile across, dition to the Foreign Secretary-dian scenes must be, in large added that it would take months which was christened Bald Hill.
ship. of work to alassify the collection. In another part of the island is #
measure, in European hands. But Of this century's Premiers, in one way and another there is The Geranium, during her ledge of dead coral formation on Campbell, Bannerman had been a substantial element of resident cruise, performed varied and tog, of which are mushroom-Irish Secretary and War Secre- or student Indians in this useful work. "On the way to shaped structures consisting of tary, Asquith had been Home Se- country, from whom, in all pro Thursday Islany she acted in the flat rock, supported on pillars of cretary and Chancellor of the bability, voluntary help can be role of escort to the Biloela, a oysters. Another very interest-Exchequer, and Lloyd George secured. The Indian scenes Though worn by care and show-collier, which was towing the ing sight was met with ten miles had filled several offices of im- will lend themselves to fine)
ing stripes And scars of Trouble's giving Hankow, an old coal huik, from outside of Darwin, where great portance. Mr. Baldwin is spoken spectacular effect, and sound | Let us, who know and Sydney to Thusday Island. The white anthills, 11ft to 12ft in of sometimes as one of the fudgment has been shown in next stunt we had, said Surgeon-height, excited considerable amateurs, but he was by no selecting the historie mercantile pipes
lieutenant Paradice, when curiosity. Stretches of land a means without knowledge of admission of Bir Thomas Boe in narrating the incidents of the couple of miles across are cofer-ministration, especially at the the 16th century to the Court of trip, "was to rush from Thursday ed with these ant nests, which Treasury. The case of Mr. the Emperor Aurangzeb at Delhi, Island to the rescue, of the ran practically north and south. MacDonald stands alone. for the first day,
You'll hear his song enthral-
ling:
And now it is a cooing dove
And now tis water falling.
From day to day and year to year
It is his ceaseless duty
To tell and tall in music clear
Of Earth's unfailing beauty
Rejoice that Pan is living.
Roderic Quinn, in the
Sydney Bulletin
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