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-THAT WKAK HEART. 'A man suffering from a weak heart may ba .
iplondid soldier and during actual engagement ho may risk his life to save others, or be a most tearless fireman, but in domestic diffieultics he It often timid and nervous. Wore ho faced at mid- aight by armed burglars ho would prove him- lelf a hero; if any man insulted his friend on the
itreot ho would stretch him on the pavement if itrong enough? or if r woman or child^ caught Gre ho would know what to do, and do it coolly ind ofTcctually. But an interview with hia land lady, if the rent were behind would completely Bpset him. Ho might possess groat natural affection—ho usually docs, and love for .some one of the opposite sox; but bo novcrtholess je^y ihy wooer until worked up to a certain pitch, of antil a rival hove in sight above the horixon, then—no moro heart symptoms, no more mus- Dular fluttering or funk for the time being. A weak heart often causes the sufferer therefrom to believe that ho has some species of real or organic disease of that organ. He^xi shy of to a doctor for examination, yet tt is always the better plan to do so when in any doubt.
OTHER SYMPTOMS.
a boat, especially at times when the patient n dyspeptio or suffering from flstulenco. Iho
There may bo a tendency for the pulse to omit
pressure of a distended stomach certainly does aot tend to strengthen a heart. The circulation is naturally moro or loss imperfect, for there is a loss of force at the pump. The pulse is often weak and irregular, and there may bo feelings ol distress at the heart which the aulfcror can find no words to describe. A Scots sailor described these as a kind of " nufferiiiij about the heart, as it it were " a birdio trying to escape. In ordinary cases there may bo co d feet and handi, rincors go numb, the nose becomes reddened, and the oars are apt to suffer from chilblain, riiore are fits of depression of spirits at times, though often the mind is unduly cisted.
UATIONAL TREATMENT. This will varv in almost every case, oecanBa
the cirouiiistaliees of life must be studied before roliahlo advice can bo given. It the trouble arises during wonkeiiiiig illness, we know it will depart in convalesceiico, whlcli. though not hurrying we must, try to sliiiiiilatc. Usuid^. however, weak heart is caused by long periods of debility and dyspepsia, worry, hard work, and the abuse of stimulants, taken perhaps to tldo over trouble, or even to relievo the distress of indigestion or
sleeplessno.ss. Life nowadays is really loo hard for most of us, and the strain ol living and keeping up appearances is .severe on all: so it is no wonder that weak hearts are on the increase. But a man so suffering should re- viow Ins habits of living, to soo if ho cannot make the strug.elo for oxistonco somewhat inoro easy for hini.«olf and thoso lio has to .support The treat bulk of mankind in those i.^lamls have really onougli to do to make both ends meot, so I need not attempt to preach economy to these. The husband has to work, well or ill. wot day or fine; and the wife has to use her endeavours to make every shilling do the dut}' of two, and mended clothes look almost as good as now. Well, those with w.c.ik hearts should take plenty of walking exorciao. on level road as a rule; but going uphill will really tend to slrcngthon tho muscles of tho heart if there be no fatty degene ration. If tho cold bath can bo borne without any after shivering or sleepy feeling, it. will tone and do good. Else a tepid bath, with a good handful of lea-salt in it. As long as tho bowels are pretty regularly moved, opening mo<hcmo will do more harm than good. The diet should be carefully regulated, and meals token at tho tamo iiours every day. I'resh air night and day, and freedom from care and worry. If I can bo of service to anyone, ho or sluv had bettor write to the usual address, but letters must bo brief and to tho point. J will reply m this column about a fortnight after.
HOW TO KEEP WELL ABOUT CHRISTMAS. This paragraph is dedicated to those who, al
though in fairly good hoaltli, arc • apt to suffer if they exceed in any way. or succumb to intoin- peranco in eating, drinking, or to mental ex citement. And this is precisely what
Chri.stmas keepers are very apt to do. It would ho fur bettor not to “ keep Christmas’ ’ at all than to make oneself ill bv doing so. With tho exception of children or very young pimple, my
imprc.ssion is that few nowadays care anything at all about the festivities, and I fool (juito certain tliat it
little girls. (3) Evidently you
l.ad boon too much. To Mr. A. M„ OxO-v.-Bravo I Tho TOld tub. To Mr. .T. P..
AI.SO O.xroiili.—Bravo again! Joiix .says, Tliank God my own is a cold-tub man. But even parsons arc takin^g to it. It they itll did, so grand m tone
their sermons that the churclies would n° bo empty. To Rraderb Oni.v.—I'or throe wwks from now, December Ifitli, I am
Knd, in addition to my throp .best medical manuals for 2s. 6d., cither the sb'lhng Somomr of the Wanderer Caravan, or ray Invalid s Diary. Choose which-tho four for half-a-crown.
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tetters relating to this column should bo ad- dressed Dr. Gordon - Stables, R.N., Twjford,
Barks. Please note: No infantile ailmanti, aenta oases, surgical or skin troubles, nor any. thing that needs seeing can bo advised oiv
be The Duke of Buccleugh is a great land-
owner in North East Lancashire, and holds annual Halmot Court for his manors of Tottington, Accrington Old Hold, and Ac crington New Hold; and as the Forest of Kossendale is included in the last named
3 Mustard Some chefs and bon"
r e '■'■'jis#
vivants have sug- gested new ways of using Mustard at the table.
"Mix a litllc Mustard with the apple sauce for use with duck. &-c.
" Red currant icily and Mustard makes an excellent addition to roast mutton.”
" A mixture of vinegar, sugar and Mustard in proportions to suit the palate makes an excellent sauce, but should in all cases be freshly mixed.”
manor, twice a year the retainers of Bold Buccleugh attend the Halmot Court to per form suit and service' said suit and ser vice being eating and drinking at the chief’s expense. The Buccleugh family have lield property in this part of Lanca shire for many years, tlie said property having come into tlie family through the Montagues. Near at hand,^ where the Derby family held sway, the Eagle and the Qljild— a legend connected with the house of Derby— is a favourite public house, sign, while in Rossendale, witliin the Halmot boundary, the sign of Duke of Buccleugh, is common over the doors of so calkd places of “ Entertaiament for man and
At these ancient Halraot Courts the pre
sentments are made before the steward of the Duke of Buccleugh, from Clitheroe Castle, and the Greave of the Forest of Rossendale. juries, ale-tasters, and other officials are annually appointed. In these latter days when there is a local magistracy for the district. County Police, Board of Guardians, Local Boards, and other bodies, tile duties of the Greave of tlie Forest and his ohicurs are consequently circumscribed, and most of the appointments are purely formal. The authority of the court ex tends over all property mthin the Manor, held under what is technically called “Copy of Court Roll" and a good sprinkling of legal gentlemen are usually present cont- nc°cted with this peculiar business, .is the court brings grist to their 1.
Ihose NAYu Uj ECONOMY. The next Navy Estimates will show a re
duction of one and a half millions bejond tho three and a half millions reduction made
last spring. The grand naval manoeuvres have been
arratigeU to take place m June next, when there will be put to sea every lighting ves sel, large and small, intended to ue used in
war. There will be at the same time air ex
Irnuld he far bettnr for tho treneral wnrnJr if on •. li noiy diiy we wont quietly to church, per* rnitting our minus to bo wholly engrossed by the things appertaining thereto, but in every
other way lived our ordinary live.s. and ate our ordinary mcnl.s. But instead of that, it w not ono in-ordinary dinner people get thr'^ugh. hut per haps half-a-dozen, for if Mr. Smith issues invita- tion.s then Mr. Jones must follow suit, and you may ho perfectly sure that Rnhinsoii and Brown will not he a long way bohiml, and so^ at tliia season a Lind of treating goes on all over tho country, very much to tho detriment of health and constitution. I consider that tho so-called Ciiristmas festivities {gorge and guzzle) shorten the life of every Englishman by ono month ft year.
THERE ARE MANY DISHES R. G A R L IC K ,
Takes this •pportunity of thanking his friends and customers for past favours during the last *• years he has been in business, and by strict attention to business hopes ‘o secure their future favours. He also begs to announce that he has just added to his stock
t h e f in e s t car h ea r s e in LANCASHIRE RUBBER TYRED.
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that no invalid or dy.'peptic should over touch. Plum-pudding is one, goose another, but thcro aro several more messes tlmt it woul<! require tho atomach of an
o.strich to
digc.st. ^Vino h also abused at Chri.®tmn.s*linie. It would matter
lo.ss if this was good, but tho poor man, if ho wants port, has to be content with logwood or beet root juice mixed with sugar and “ .silent spirit.” Brandy never coino.s his way, nor whisky, for tho poison sold at grog shops is certainly un- wortliy of tho name of cither. It would bo bettor not to toucli anything alcoholic. The in toxication which follows the use of evil spirits— an exocllont name for English grog, for certainly the devil is in it—is far from a pleasant one, and there is more disposition to argue, quarrel, and fight than to sing innocent songs or spin humorous ynrn.s. But I wish my readers to bo well at and after Christmas. They will bo so if they oat only joint dishes, abjuring tho mado kinds, and all sorts of fat, sauces, and oily fish. Bo abstemious. Ect slowly, and there is loss chanco of eating too much. Drink slowly if drink you must. Do not bo afraid of draughts at this season unless they bo draugbt.s of dirty stout or qucstioiittblo ale. Fresh air never kills, but standing or silting for a long time in a windy place, until tho body is quito chilled, may result m inflammation of some vital part.
GARDENING AS a HOBBY. In answer to a correspondent, I can only say
at present it is ono of tno healthiest, but I am sot prepared to give advico thereon. I have a series of papers running on from week to week in a new and very charming paper called the Garden Home. ” D. U.” and others should go there for advico. They will bo delighted.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.. Fistula. (A. A. W.).—Might describe it briefly
as surgical division of & muscle that closes end of gut. It is perforired for the healing of a painful ulcer which this muscle keeps open. Yes, piles ono eaiiso. B ad B ack (CJ. R.)—No getting rid of it until you toko a long .spell of rest. Anemia (D.).—^Tho black lines arc caused by general debility. Babies (V. K.).—No, thanks. I have lonio of my own. Joking apart, though, it. does loom sad so many people want to get rid of their babies. Keep them, and romombor tho good old Scotch saying: “ The bit aye comes wi* tho bairn.” To K. W.—No, don’t doctor yourself. Cats (K. D.).—Yes, there really ought, as you •ay, to ho a home m every town for stray cat.s-r- ftnd an extra hot corner in tho other world for those Christians (itc) who are cruel to them m this. To
Mi.so P.—I forgot. I use eucryl in my tub. To Miss R.—Ulceration of .stomach is too sorioua for this column. Snorino (II. W.).-r Each case nes H different treatment. Separate rooms aro advisable sometimes. No man has a right to kill his wife, nor ties verea. WoRJis (C. G.).—Road back paragraphs. To J. M. J.— There arc good electric belts and bad, but most are bad, and so I won’ t advise you. To A. S., Stirlino.—A little bicarbonate of soda after meals. T suffer as you do, .vul find that do good. It will .sometimes procure you a bettor night’s sloop. To Ena.—*Skm. Have to see such ■ cases. Marriaob (Ruthless).—Your letter does you credit, but isn’ t, L fqar, praoticaU The -richer classes keep down the population, This_
iDAZ Im doio2 good, Jor^tbg. />BP«d uvtoo .muou;, I n
tended lest made as to the scheme for the protection of trade, when the co-operation of tire shipping interest is hoped for in elucidating this difficult problem. With regard to the shipbuilding policy, it
is estimated that the present strategic re quirements necessitate an oulirut ot four large armoured ships annually. The whole of the recent reforms have
an effect on the Navy Esdmates. Earl Cawdor has recently received the report of a committee he appointed to consider the estimates for 1906-7, and is able to say that the various economies will allow the Board to diminish the sura for which Parliament will be asked by a further one and a half million beyond the three and a half million reduction made last spring. Efforts will be made to enter seamen for short active Siervice and a lengthy period in
the reserve. In future the officers will be all of one
class, and will command marines or perform engineering and executive duties in turn. The seamen’s position will be slightly im
proved by the grant of a provision allow ance when ashore. Stokers will be eligiblte for warrant rank,
and dockyard management will be re organised, civil assistants being abolislied.
persons “ presented'' are fined if they do not appear, and if they persist in remaining alrsent the fines are doubled till -they put in an appearance. In the olden time the office of the Greave of the Forest was no sinecure, as he had amongst other duties to attend to all matters pertaining to the preservation of the peace. The accounts of the various Gre.aves ‘of the F'orest. from the second year of Qticen Elizabeth (1599) down to the commencement of tlie nine- teenlh century, have been preserved; and a.s might be expected, they present many ctirions items— such as payments for witcli hunting, the repairs of the stocks, the pur chase of branks for bridling too voluble women, and many otlier quaint matters. The FTalmnt Court is held at
H.aslingden.
the town at the extremity of the Forest. Ah extract from the notice calling a meet ing, signed i)v the Greave of the Forest,^ma\
be given as showing the jurisdiction of the Court, as old as the time of Alfred the
Great:— Notice is liereby given, that the next
Halmot Court or' Courts Baron of the >tost Noble Walter F'rancis, Duke of Buc cleugh and Qiieensbeiry. for his several Maiiors of Accrington Old Hold and Ac crington New Hold are tippointed to be held'’ and kept at the Court House in the Tublic Hail, in
H.aslingden, at to o’clock on tile forenoon of the same day, and that ail persons who own suit and service at tlic said Courts, or either of them, must be presonally present and give their attendance then and there to do and per form such suit and service as shall be re- eptired of them on behalf of the Lord of tlie said Manor, at every person“s peril
The business, at
le.ast the
icg.al portion, of the district, is not often extremely heavy, but a moderate amount of copyhold property p '.sses through the hands of the Court, and certain admittances are made. The chief feature of the proceedings to many who come to render “ suit and service ’ is the dinner; and sundry veter.ans are present who have religiously attended the T-Talmot Court, and gone in at the after-proceedings for nearly Iialf a century. Somebody has somewliere remarked that 11' the world should happen to come to ait end, Englislt- men would meet together and celebrate
in default thereof.”
the event by a dinner. 'rite ale>-tasters, or ale-conners were_ an ancient fraternity, and can trace their origin
1905- THE .TT‘iy->*LyTr;y.r J
DUKE or*^^BUCCLEUGH’S HALMOT COURT.
fat back into Saxon times; and though “ came_ over ” he did noti^
functionaries were highly useful. Xhe were required to give attention to the meas- ures of public-houses and to see that the Irread, ale and beer within their boutularies were good and wholesome, and ot the jtroper strength. Tliis is clearly shown by the following oath formerly taken by the
Ale-t.aster and Officer for the Assize of Bread:
Sa.xon. In the olden time, no doubt, these fiinr*fiormripis wf^rp hirrhlv ncofnl
...... ...umC institutions so deartothe 'ri
“ Y ou .sliall swear that you shall well
and truly serve the King's Majesty, and the lord of this letit in the office of Ale Taster or Assisor of this liberty for the year to come; you shall duly see from time to time to the bread brought to be sold be tnily weighed, and that the same do contain such weight, according to the ]irises of wheat, as by the .Statute in that case is provided. Likewise you shall have diligent care during Uie time of your( being in office to all tiplers within vour office, that they .and everyone of them do make good and wholesome ale and Ireer for man’s body, and that the same be not sold before it bo assayed bv you, and then to be sold according to the prices limited and appointed by the King's justices of the Peace; and all faults committed or done by the bakeis. brewers, or tiplers (ale sellers), or by any of them you shall make known, and pie', sent tile same at this court, wherebv dire punishment may be inflicted at thiscoun, upon their olTences accordingly, and in every other thing you sliall well and trulv behave yourself in the said office for this Year to come. So help you God.'' It is scarcely
nece.ssary to say that the
dinner at the chief hotel, the time-honoured peroration of tho htisiness of the Halmot Court, comprised, in newspaper parlance, all the delicacies, not to speak of the seveif^ « • ties of the season; .and for a time the ‘m f Flow of wine, the flight of cork. Stroke of knife,, and thnist of fork,
went gallantly forward, though, as a reporter once put it, “ the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family,” were not “ drunk as usual.” ' Some of the ancients who had done “ suit and service ” for a generation possiblv, were evidently of the sam
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opinion as Dandie Dumont, that the “wine was ower canid for the stonuch.'’ though they expressed it in a different idiom. One bv 'one they dropped off to the kitchen, where they could enjoy themselves with less restraint, and where, as they began to mellow, they talked over old stcries. ,ind sang old-fashioned songs, a trifle more ener getic Ih.nn tuneful, perh.ips.
.-Is the
browst began to rise, .ami as the vetemns stuck to llieir beer, led on by the ale- taster, thev pl.ayed roitgli
pr.nctic.nl jokes on eacli other, and the mirtli often w.ixet! fist and furious. One aiicioiit in knee-shorts, whose face shone like the setting stin. was, witli some persuasion, induced to sing the old song of the ’ Lancashire Miller’’ 111 the wav “ that his feyther and gron-feyther sung it afore him. ’ Tine kiniveries evoli'ct,j in tine song were highly relished by the companv. ninl the old boy. though hisnoioe was somewliat cracked with age, sang the song with much humour and gesture in the liroiid vernacular. Lancashire vernaculii stories and s{>ngs deal largely in rough preo- tical iokes and “ doomeiit.s. and what is termed a “ sell ” or a bit of sharp practice, is dearlv lon'ed by rustic Lancashire, w
no
has a sharp eye to the main chance. Seeds men and Yorkshiremen are proverbiall] credited with almost
iiretern.atnral cutene-i, but both Sandy and Tyke will have to get up very etirly in the morning to come oter a Lancasltire nliorigiite. This humoiCJ song is given in Harland's Ballads and soup of ij.ancashire,’' chiefly older than the nice, teenth century. 'The editor remarks thd the .song which is given as a pendant, nitich point, and is a favourite about Unk, ])hig. some miles from Clitheroe, It evidently well known to tlie company, net
it is:—•
Owd Jeremy Gigg. a miller was he. In I.ancasltire horn and bred:
The mill wa.s all he depended upon To earn him his daily bread. Owd Jere:ny he was growing owd.
' His latter end it was near ;
Now he called to him his eldest son,— “ An answer give to me;
“ Oh, if the mill were mine,' said he, “ I'll plainly tell to yeaw,
I Out of every sack, I d tak a peck, As yearv ve been used to do.
AUER TAKING EADE’S PILLS! "After taking your Pills I was able to go
ont, without any pain, the next day.’’—M. E. Evsxs, 49, Brayburne Avenue, Clapham.— June ao, 1904.
EADE’S GOUT AND , RHEUMATIC PILLS
Are Sold by all Chemists, in Bottles, is. i^d. and as. gd., or sent post free for Postal Order by the Proprietor,
GEORGE EADE, 232, GOSWELL ROAD, E.C. " I am^iskcd what did me good, and I reply,
It wastEade's Gout Pills.’’—Thomas Puzey, i , Sliipley Cottage, Acre Passage, Windsor.—
June, 1904.
Eade’s Gout Pills.
Now he called to liim his second son,- “ An answer give to me;
What way would theaw tak thy bread If the mill were given to thee ?
“ Oh, if the mill were mine,’ said he, “ As sure as my name is Roaf,
Instead of a peck out of every seek, I’m sure I'd take one-hauf.
Now he call'd to him his youngest son, His youngest son was Will;
“ On the answer theaw does give to n > Depends who gets the mill.
“ Oh, if tire mill were mine," he said, A living I would mek;
Instead o' one-hawf, I ’d take it all, And swear ’em out olth’ seek 1
Then Owd Jeremy he rose up in To hear him talk so smart;
Saying “ Well done, Will I theaw s w mill,
\ Theaw art the lad 0’ meh heart
The other two looked layther blue. And swore'll wur too bad;
But little Will, he won the iniU, And the devil he got his dad
When the song was finished
roared out, the last tw[0 lin^: they ivere breathless; and -aftl individually affirmed Lanephire, feUey'.**'
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TO-MORR Vocalists: Misl FEATS O MR.
:er' X WaTERl , .
He had three sons, and it piizzleti him sot 1 Which of'em should be his heir.
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What way would theaw tak thy bread 0 If my mill I left to thee?
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Very choice selec FINEST E EC
(ONLY ADDRESS) K CLITHEROE An El Will be g
On Mon The following
MRS. R. C. ASl MR. FRED '
PART II. I
“ D I C I Doors open at 7 c
Hymn Prayer.
Overture Recit Air
Chorus Recit Air Chorus
Air Chorus
Air Chorus
“ Comfort y<.
’ • Every Vail “ And the g “ For behold “ The peopl “ For unto Hymn The Co
“ Rejoice gr '■ Hallelujah
“ He was dt “ Worthy is The Bel
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