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t iT E G L tTH rO E TIMES. F M A Y . ATJ&tJST 6. HEALTH AND HOME. BY W. CORDON-STABLES, M.D., R.N.


LOOK AFTER VOUR HEALTH IN AUGUST.


! i l My gentle readers, August is “ on to us,”


as the divine Artenius ^Vard was-wont to express it. And it has been “ on to us ” for a whole week. 1 w.aiit to tell you that it is one of the most important months of all the year for those who want to rebuild shatteretl eonstiUitions, ami be able to face the coming winter. 1 do not know where you are at present; I only hope it not at the noisy, dusty .seaside. .Mountain air is just as goof.l, even better, because by the quiet river, rod in Iraml, or upon the moun­ tains afar, you have peace, and you :ire all but certain to return from a long ramble with a wholesale appetite. To have this is to jilay ;i trump' card in the great game of life. 'To want it is to go toppling downhill, not knowing where you may bring uj). But there is he.alth just now in every breeze that blows uijou the .seashore, along the heathy hillside, or tlirougli the shaggy pine woods. Be out in it.


I.et no con­


sideration kce)) you indoors. It wants but little over three wer-ks to tlie lieginning of Septemlx'i', and the invalid .should make tlie \ cry best of the.se.


“ NEVER A DAV’.S 1I.I.NES.S IN MY LIFE, SIR.”


Wo frequently hear this declaration from


mP 1


the mouth of .some jjoor mortal who posi­ tively believes he will go on living for roo years .and a day l)efore he falls asleep and exchanges thi.s life for another and, we hope, a Iretter. Well, there are such jreople, thougli they are few and far helweeu. But I cannot say it is advantageous psychically ni'X-er to have Ix.-eii ill, tliough it m.ay be pliysieally. Adversity, especially tlynt form of it which results in sickness more or less lasting, is a rough but a grand school, and many a one has passed througli it .and come out purified, almost sanctified, able, nt all events, to feel for tlie sorrows of his fellow-lieings. Never to have been ill is nothing to hoa.st nlx)ut; besides, one never knows what max' he before one in the near future. And here below we liave no abid­ ing city. \ et tliere is one tiring that every­ one can do—he can so order his life and ar'oifl extreirres in every way as to have a good chanre of keeping sickness at hav. 'Try to do .so. aird obey the siirrple laws of health.


“ NOT A HEADACHE IN A HOGS­ HEAD OF IT .”


'Tlrat is .an expression often made n.sc of


by the toper to a crony. It was an old Higblande'r who said, ’ “ Tlrere is a goot whisky, .and a better whisky, but there never was a bad whi.sky. ” He irrnst have had .a ■ zinc-lined stomach and an indiarnbber liver. Solomon ad\'i.ses people not to look upon wine rvhen it is red and .sparkles in the glass, or rvords to that effect. Depend upon it, Soloirron had Ireeir there, and had looked upon the wine a great nranv- times too often. Hence those headaches' and I sickness he was, iro doubt, afflicted rvith | of a morning. “ Good wine.” said old | Bishop B------, “ is a gentle creature.” No doubt of it.


.And it is air aid to dige.stion, w


as St. Paul knerv; .and it a.kso is. to .some considerable extent, nourishing. But all of us are human, and tlrcrefore apt to take a little more of what .seems to raise and exalt us than is neccssarr-. Anri there is one hard-,and-fast rule in nature; after- depres.sion is in an exact ratio to previous excitement. Take a hair of the dog that bit you is fearfully dangerous advice, and has to account for nearly all the cases of drunkenness in this kingdom. Two h.airs are needed the .second day, tiren three, .and .soon, until the-poor rvretch gets inflamma­ tion of the^ brain, and terrible restlessness, which possibly drives him out of his mind for the time being. A glass of wine may be needcfl, but beware of taking the second, which m.-ty not Ire needed, and takes a fcvcA to. work it out of the system.


SMOKING. All American paper h.as a goorl deal to li


say about what is called .smoker's; heart. ; “ Smoking as a rule agrees with persons j lor many jears, pewhaps for twenty yejirs i or longer, although by degrees cigars of j a liner flavour are chosen. But all at once, ! without assignable cause, troubles are ex- | perienced with the heart, wliieh rapidly in- ! crease, and compel the sufferer to call in j the help of a medical man. The age at i which disturbances of the heart Ixrcome pro- ' nounced varies very much. It is but rare i that patients are under thirtv vears of age; i they are mostly between forty and sixty i years old. Persons who are able to smoke i full-flavoured Havan,as continue to do so


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up to their death. If we look round among j the better class of society, who, it is well j known, are the principal consumers of such


cig.ars, it is astonishing to find how many I persons with .advancing years discoiitimie I smoking. As a rule, .'iffection of the he;irt | Iras caused them to .abjure the rr-ecd. In | ■ suclr eases tire patient ha.s found tire Ix-st


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cure without consulting the meflical m.an. ! If he makes up his mind to discontinue i smokmg at once,^ the complaint frequentlv'j cea-ses at once; in other iastances it takes I


.some time before the action of the heart is restorecl to its nonml state.


In such !


cases, besides discontinuing .smoking, relief ■ must be .soiiglrt .also by regulating the diet, j takmg only easily digestible food.’ light '


freer, and wine in moderate quantities, ab­ juring coffee, as rvell as bv .short w.alks. residence among mountains of moderate .elcration, and suitable interior treatment. By taking this course all symptoms dis­ appear in the i.oiir.sc of a year, .andttlo not


reappear if the patient docs not recommence smokmg.


............. I SIMPLE RULES. In an old book of mine— out of print— I


find some brief but useful advice which I do well to quote, and next week I hope to have something to say about the skin, and the benefits of the Turkish bath. “ A man in health should begin day early. He ought to have his tub at h.alf-past seven at the latest. He ought to dress leisurely, and have, if possible, a five or ten minutes’ walk in the open air, before he sits down to breakfast. M''ell-niade tea is probably the best beverage for breakfast, and if between meals a man requires some refreshment a cup of coffee ot tea will be found more sus­ taining and. less dangerous than either beer or wine..The breakfost may be a moderate­ ly hearty one, and nothing should be par­ taken of which is jprown to disagree. Supper should be early and light, but not nece.ss.arily sloppy. Solid food is more likely to be quietly dige.sted than slops. A biscuit and glass of milk, or beer, may be taken .alxmt half an hour before retiring, if it is found that sounder sleep is acquired by such indufgence. The errors in diet which should be avoided are: First, eating too fast; second, t.aking stimulants of any kind to provoke an .appetite; third, the use of rich sauces and peppers; fourth, e.ating too much; and fifth, partaking of too m.any varieties at one meal. A man should eat with regularity and moderation, and fte- (liicntlv change his diet.


TO CORRESPONDENTS. I,iver Attacks (G.G.): Yes, small doses


of Epsom salts in lots of water, half an hour before Irreakfast, rvill do good; but you had better live so as to prevent them.— Adiposity (Worried): Nothing will do good till you reduce diet by one half, and avoid flour or starchy food .and all sugar.— Cut­ ting Bird’s 'Tongue (Mr. C.): Ridiculous nonsense, and a cnielty for which you ought to Ire irnnished. Starlings are delightful pets.— 'Tire Eyesight (Anxious): You must ire fitted rvith a pair of good glasses as soon as possible.— 'To Evelyn (Felix.stowe): You must get the best vet.’s advice. I could not advi.se in such a case rvitlrout seeing the doggie. Perhaps you had better rvrite to Spratt’s Patent Sairatoriiinr for dogs. Don’t let Iiim into tiro sea at pie.sent.— 'To M .H .: Your query is of too private a nature to answer in this column, and you give me


LADIES’ COLUMN. [By a Lady Coirespoodont.]


WOMEN ON BOROUGH COUNCILS. 'The Autumn will see the first general


election for London Borough Councils, since the Act of 1907, which enables women as well as men to serve on local bodies. At the by-elections, since the passing of the Act, there has not been any great rush of women candidates, nor have those who stood for election been very successful at the polls. One sees a vast amount of en­ ergy being expended, and sacrifices made, uselessly as a great many people think, by the militant suffragists. Much of this energy might profitably be diverted to the practical co-operation of women with men on loc.al government bodies, and the forth­ coming elections will afford .a test as to what real interest women are prepared to take in loc.al affairs.


WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS. At the forthcoming Exhibition of Women


of All N.ations .at Olympia, a special feature will Ixi made of tire section devoted to the rearing and care of b.abies. The National Society of Day Nurseries is to arrange a creclio rvhich will be in full working order ! daily, and there will be daily demonstra- ' tions in all the domestic arts, such as cook­ ing, cleaning, dressmaking, hygienic aids to health, whilst the dress and fashiori sec­ tion will n.aturally Ire a point of interest to every woman \dsitor. Many Society women including the Duchess of AVestminster, have given their patronage, and in many cases their active assi.stance in order to make the exhibition a success. It will be open during the month of September at Olympia in I.ondon, and will afterwards be trans­ ferred to Afanchester, Glasgow, and other places.


PHVSfCAr. TRAINING FOR GIRLS. Nowadays parents find it almost as difli-


cnlt to know what to do with their girls as with the boys. 'The professions are so niuch overdone, including, it seems, that of a sports and physical training mistress at the modern high schools. Not long ago a gymnastic mistress holding the medal of the N.atioiral Physical Recreation Society,


no chance to reply by post, rvliich I might * could conrnrand Iretter tenrrs than the cl.assi- havc done.— Srvelling of a Leg (H.F.): | cal or lii.storical teacher, and moreover .she Show it to a good sui'gcoir, but do not , had not long tasks after hours in correcting continue cycling at iiresent.— Scotch Por- j essays or French exercises. There were ridge (J.J.D.): It is never made rvith butter , more posts than candidates to fill them, but, but rvith water and salt. I ’m really tired ^ although that is no longer the case a girl of telling my readers about this excellent , who goes hr for thorough training has still


diet and alrout oat-cakes.— Nen'ons Head­ ache (L.'W.): .A. course of pho.sferinc would do good, and keeping the Irowels open.— 'To E.PI.: The reply, to do any good, would take up too much space. But .avoid mixing beer and whisky. Bare Lfeads in the Sun; This habit may induce a dozen different brain troul^les. You Irad Iretter he on the safe side. T am sorry I cannot spai-e time to reply hy post.


] very good prospects. Most of the physical training colleges take girls on p'robation •SO that if they do not like it they can with-


i draw liefore any great expense is incurred. ■ 'To be a success a girl must not only have a thorough kiiorvlefigc of gymnastics and har-e a powerful physique, hut be airle to lead in all the games and outdoor sports


Letters relating to this column should be addressed Dr. Gordon-Stables, R.N., 'TrryfOTd, Berks. Please note: No infarr- .


tiile ailmeirits, acute cases, surgical or skin


. which arc played in the ar'crage girls’ j .school nowadays, and if .she can take extra ' • subjects, such a.s elocution or iinisic, she ! can he pretty ceiaain of olittiining a good position.


rr a p t t fq i .-u v i in s


troubles, or anything that needs seeing ' )Vith many hostesses it is the regular can he advised on.


TH E HOLTHATS AHE H E R E !


Rejoice 1 again I say rejoice; 'The holidays are here;


I.iire well your purse with golilen coitrs, -And Ire of right good cheer.


Rejoice! ye .s]rinners at the mule, 'The holidays are here;


Get from beneath your heated roof, Go where the skies are fair.


Rejoice! ye rvear-ers at the loom, 'The holid.ays are here;


l-.eare your polluted atmosphere. Go rvherc the air is pure.


Rejoice! yc stahvart qiiarrymcti, 'The holidays arc here;


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Lay down your pick, your spade, your bar,


(Jue.stion your right “ Wlio dare.”


.Rejoice! yc jolly carters, 'The holidays are here;


Turn all your horses out to grass. And let them share your fare.


Rejoice! ye weary Labourers, The holidays are here;


Let lalxnir cease, let pleasure reign. And cast arvay dull care.


Rejoice! ye busy housewives, 'The holidays are here;


'Then lock your doors and get aw.ay From all domestic care.


Aoung men and maidens, one and all AVith srveethearts, beaux ,.and belles,


r.et pleasure drvell within your hearts. And go to fairy dells.


Those rvho care not to go .away Don’t loiter in the street.


Hilt go and breathe the counliy air. Among the meatlows sweet.


Let all your converse lx; sincere, With manners most polite,


-And courteous. be to everyone "And try to do the right.


'Then, when the holidays are o’er And the pleasures of the jveek,


I wish you all safe home again, AVith smiles and healthy cheek.


AV. SPENCER.


7. Corpor.ation Street, August. 1909.


MOURNING CARDS, Newest Plain and Chaste Floral Designs. Orders promptly a^nded to.— " Times’’ Printing Works, Market Place, Clitheroe.


, thing to give at least one garilen party dur­ ing the siiiirmer, but at the Ircst they arc


I difficult entertainnient.s and are not so I |)opular as they were in the Victorian davs.


’I'lreie is generally a prevailing air of stiff­ ness, and, it being a “ dressy ” fimetion,


i the guests are more or less preventetl irom i enjoying tliemseh'es in a natural rvav. If ! professional entertainers are engaged they more often bore than amuse, and for the rest, one is at the mercy of the weather,


i Hostesses have so often found from experi- ; dice that a garden is not .so much wanted for a garden party as a house with weather proof tents and balconies, and largely on


I tills account they har-e Irecome a little cljary of emb.arkiiig upon such entertainments.


! 'I’lie surliness of the clerk of the weather, i which marked the first half of the summer, had unfortunately the effect of spoiling ; many garden parties and river fetes.


THE OLD FASHIONED DR.AAVING ROOM.


I 'The early Victorian drarving room with |


I Its double ended sofa, its glass chandelier, I its lustres, glass shades, antimacassars, I and heavy damask curtains, ha.s gone the i way of most tilings, but there is some talk j of its resuscitation. If so there rvill be a i searching of the attics, whence all the old ' I relics have been banished by modern taste, ’ and perhaps the ancient sofa will be i dragged forth, re-covered, and restored to | its post of honour. There are ferv things 1 rvhich old-fashioned people are more re- I luctant to part with than the original sofa, ' upon which in distant past the hostess sat i in_ state to .receive her wedding caller.s. j


worhan of fa'sliioh' to -3'rill herself Wo all kinds of shapes,- sizes and dimensions, as the seasons come found ? Th6.se wolireff who have starved th^selves into Directoiro slimnes's, are how engageef in thh f.a'fftoing up process since Dame Fashion ha's decreed that more ample proportions are necessai'y. AVomen have .always done these things and prob.ably always will, but one must admit that logic is on the side of the “ mere man ’ ’ for although he is influenced by minor de­ tails and cirangc-s in style, men will not, as a rule, tolerate having to wear things that are really uncomfort.able.


THE GUARDIANS’ FORTNIGHTI2


^ CLl^HBKdE ghAmMa r school.


EXAMINERS’ REPORTS. Dear Sir,— At the conclusion of the T 'The fortnightly meeting of this authorily


w.as held in the Boardroom at the Work- house on Saturday morning. The business was of a routine character, being quickly di.sposecl of. Mr. R. C. Assheton, J.P., C.A., presided, and the following members were jrre.sent: Messrs. IV. Hanson, W. iVilkinson, T. Robin.son, S. Green, W. Braithrvaite and Mrs. W. T,. Grime.


TENDER. At a meeting of the House Committee on


the 29th ulto. it was decided to recommend the tender of Mr. S. Wilkinson for the sup­ ply of potatoes at 6s. per load for accept­ ance. 'The minutes rvere approved on the


motion of Mr. Braithwaite, .seconded by Mrs. Grime.


MASTER’S JOURNAL. 'The Master reported that during the pre­


vious fortnight the house contained 238 in­ mates .ag.ainst 228 in the corresponding period last )'ear. During the rveek ended July 24th 87 vagrants rvere relieved, the iinmlrcr in the same week l.a.st year Ireiirg 98. During the preceding seven days 48 were admitt^.


SADDEN. HOLIDAYS. ^ — The annual holidays


commenced on Saturday when all the mills and works ceased till next Monday, with the exception of the Sabden Printing Co., Ltd., whose works commenced yesterday. FUNERAL OF 'THE LATE MRS.


BARNES.-—-'The remains of the late Mrs. Haniiah Barnes, of Burnley, were laid to rest in the village Parish churchyard on Friday last. 'The floral tributes were as follorvs; H.arp, “ 'To our darling mother,” from her loving children; flowers, “ Little Harry” ; heart, “ From Sister Lizzie and iiepherv,” S.abden; cross, “ Brotlier Roger and nephew and nieces,” AA'halley; cross, Afr. R. Battles and Mr. .and Mrs. Jackson, Burnley; wreath, “ Sister-in-Larv, nephews and nieces, and Mrs. Edmondson,” Sab­ den ; wreath, Mr. .and Mrs. Marshall, Humley; wreath, Mr. and Mrs. Varley, AAliallcy; wreath, Emily and George, Burnley; cross, 'T. Sagar and R. H,artley, Burnley; wreath, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gibson, and family, AA'airringtoii; crescent, from workroom girls at 154 St. J.anies’ Street; flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Burnley; flowers, Mr. and Mrs. AAffiittle, Burnley; flowers, Mr. and Afrs. Boyles, Burnley; flowers, Mrs. Helliwell and Maud, Burnley ; wreath, Mr. and Mrs. Ogden, Burnley; wre.ath, Mr. and Mrs. AAdrittaker' and family, Sabden; flowers. Miss B. AVood Burnley; wreath, “ Ethel :uid AV.alter,” Burnley; wreath, Mr. .and Mrs. Horner, Burnley; rvreatlr, “ M.ar)’, ” Burnley; rvreath, “ .Aaron and Willie,” S.abden; flowers, “ Mr. and .Mrs.'Helliwell,” Burn­ ley; flowers, “M.arian and Lilian,” Bum- ley ; florvers, “Air. .and Mrs. Smith and family,” Burnley; florvers, Aliss Dent, Burnley; and rvreath, Airs. L.aycock, S.ab- deii. On Sunday morning at the St. Nicholas’ Church special mention rvas made of the deceased by the vicar, the Rev. A. E. Boden. FA'TAI, FALI,.-—A man named John


Higginson, aged 63, of Pendle Street, Sab- from his


I daughter’s hou.se to his orvn libuse on Sat- I urday night, rr'hen he slipped on the kerb­ stone, .and, falling on his head, sustained severe injuries. Dr. L.aycock was imme­ diately summoned, but the man died on


.'''•'‘•‘i crossing the rc.-id


, Simd.ay niglit, after great suffering. Several ; years ago his .son rvas shockingly'mangled ; ill a stone quarry in the village. Deceased leaves a rvidorv and seven children.


BEEN TO WHALUEY SHOW. \A ith Its cushioned ends, its stuffed mahog- ' , -’' t the Clitheroe County Police Court on


.any back and elegantly carr'ed centrepiece, ■ Tu'. -rlay, before Mr. J. AV. Carlisle, Thos. It was the seat of honour upon which no Grogan, labourer, 73, Mary Ann Street visitor was expected to sit witliout being Blackburn, was charged with beinc drunk invited to do so, and, old and shabby, it


disorderly,


could still be found hidden .aivay in the ” n top attics of a gre.at many hoases. ' In some lew inst.ancc.s the attempt has Irecn made


to transfonn it into a modern .settee, not as a rule ivith succe.ss, and -perhaps oh the whole it will be hest if fashion allows it to stay where it is', keeping company with the handless crockery, the chairs witir three legs the glassless w.ardrobe, and the dis- u.sed footbaths of former days.


HOr.IDAY ATTIRE. During the holiday season we are less


inclined than at ordinary times of the year, to sacrifice so much of comfort to conven­ tion in our style of dress. AA'e get into more simple and prac^ic<al costumes lol


sciges. linens, cottons, 01 ilight tweeds, siniable for travelling .and .all kind.s of out­ door recrc.ations. AVhy, .says the “ mere man,” cannot we do the .s.ame all the year round, s.aving expense and defying -tiro ityranny ,of .fashions, which requires the


P.C. Rushton stated that at about ten


minutes jrast ten the previous night he was in company with P.S. Chmey in Accrington Ko.ad, AA'halley, when he saw prisoner stag­


gering alrout the raad I'erj' drunk. Prisoner was (jiirsing and swearing and creating a disturbance. Prisoner refused to go away .and they took him into custody. Prisoner: I c.ame to AVhalley show to get


some money off a gentleman. I rvent to refresh myself and'got over the line. Be as lenient as you can with me— (laughter). P._S. Chiney, who corroborated, s.aid that


previous to being taken into custody pris­ oner was turned out of the Dog Hotel. Prisoner was fined 2s. 6d. and costs or seven days in default.


G E ^ R A jL PRTNTING.-Po.twi, Hand- .* .1?'


Printing Worire, Markei printed


prize day proceedhigs last 'Thursday 1 handed the examiners’ reports to the report­ ers. 'This rvas by their own request but there appears to have been some mis­ understanding, and the reports rvere left behind in the school. As a result your paper contained only a brief summary, and :i summary of a long report is apt to be misleading. 'The examination of the school this year rv.as more thorough th.an it has been for many years and the reports will undoubtedly prove of interest to a great many of your readers. 1 shall be glad if you rvill insert them tliis rveek. Afours faithfully,


C. M. HENDERSON.


School House, August 4th.


Considering it as a rvhole, 1 am quite


pleased rvith the Science rvoi'k rvhich 1 have examined. 'The practical chemistry throughout rvas very rvell done— the boys had a clear idea of rvhat rv.as rvanted and sherved Ixrth intelligence and skill in rvork- ing out the problems set. The qu.antitativc rvork rvas not quite so good but due allorv- anco must be made for the conditions of rvork. In the theoretical papers a high standard


of marking rvas adopted— a plan rendered necessary by the excellent rvork sent in by one or trvo pupils in Forms V. and VI. In a ferv cases, horvever, the ideas rvere indefinite and were badly expressed. Dia­ grams of the appar.ahis used should be more carefully drarrm.


E. GRAHAM T..AAV.S, B.A.


Magdalene College, Oxford. 27th July, 1909.


Form AH. The mathematics are very


.sound. The strongest subject is geometry, rvith three very good papers from Earle, Hargreaves and Robinson. Earle especially i.s remarkably gootl, with a raiiid and con­ cise way of putting things.


.Robin.son and


Earle are levy gootl in Algebra. Alost of the Mechanics is, onl)- \-ery elementary. In L.angu.ages only three take l.atiii, in- (flnding Ai. D. Robinson fi-om' the A^. Form. They have scarcely read enough to judge, but Musson has begun to put the language together with some promise. The French, which also includes M. D. Robin­ .son, is very.fair; e.specially, tliey have a good idea of composing a piece on the matter of their prepared text, but with .some uncertainty about the elementary grammar. 'Tire English subjects arc very' sound on


Jhe whole. Perhaps the Scripture is treat­ ed with a rather uniform I'epetition of con- veiitional statements, but they know the main facts of the book. Earle’s paper is r-er\- good, with knoivlefigo of the text and some power of putting things together for himself. 'Tire History- and Grography are good^ on the wliole, Robinson is r-ery clear and intelligent. In Grammar there is one remarkable paper, from Robinson. I should like to liear that he was-going to give special study to the English l;iiigiiage. The other's are al.so good on the whole, with some mi.sapprehension. Mnsson in jrarticiilar is promising. 'The paper oii Shakespeare iiad to he hurried, biit Robiii.son and Den­ ham wrote with intelligent appreciation. In the work all round Robin.son stands out conspicuously, with a high and even level of knorvledge and sound judgment. Form V.


'Tire Alathematics are very


.soiiiid generally. Many do not attempt the higher questions, but they are mostly .sound in the elomentary processes. W. B. Haigrear-es is good throughout, e.specially in Algebra. Faulkner’s Algebra is also good. AI. D. Robin.soir also does promising papers in Algebra and Geometrv. In Languages, AI. D. Robinson is not


counted in this Form, the Latin has been learned on the oral system. That in- r'olvos a great deal of repetition of a very small r-ocabnlary and a small number of grammatical forms and makes it very diffi­ cult to make any show on paper. Perhaps they ha,\-e scarcely learned to combine the gramiirar that they have learned with the •sentences that they have learned, Bulcock rs_ very fair on grammatical questions; AVhiteside anti A-Iowle shew .some promise; Sidelxitham ha.s some idea of making out a piece of translation. ' In French, the work is very much like the work of the VI. Form; the language is written in a very lively style, but with uncertain spell­ ing, and in French spelling makes all the difference to the grammar; an easy unseen piece IS generally translated very well; the preparal texts are good, with a little too much inaccuracy. Hargreaves and Faulk­ ner and Bulcock are all good. In English subjects, the Scripture is


generally fair, but there is a little uncer­ tainty about the facts of the book. AV. B. Hargreaves and Mowle are veiq' good. Iii Historv' and Geography AV. B. Hargreaves IS very good, with a copious knowledge of tacts and a genuine power of thinking. Alowlo and AA'hiteside are also good. In Gramniar AI. D. R'obin.son does a remark­ ably gocxl paper, a worthy second to his brother in the VI. Form. Bulcock also IS clear-sighted on the important points. The rest are fair but rather fail in thinking. In Shakespeare the paper was hurried as in he VI. Form, but AV. B. Hargreav&s had


time to shew a great deal of knowledge and good criticism. The naiheof AV. B. Har­ greaves has come many times in this report, in all of them with a note of excellence.' He has a great power of acquiring facts and stating them and ,T should hope th.at he intend.s to go on to a life of learning. Five boys from these two Forms have


m.ade^a Ixiginning of Greek. Thev know •]


from thfeir reader very well; • It is too carlv par-sing and .se'ntences


to test any knowledge of the languav^ large.


liness of whicir I spoke. 1 lejt“ pressiou ol vigorous personalities The Mathematics are unequal but vpr„


in the best. Brown is good all \ ■ iw especially in Arithmetic, AlacNulty Anthmeiic, and Forrest hi Algebra


U F


elementary work is generally accurate In Languages, both are of course pL,',,


tary. AiacAuity is rcraarkablv gS®' both, with a nearly compleie liieiito f*"


the tacts ot grammar and a real uromil ! composition in French (hi Latin not he asked for). AVeib and Ingham and Lotthouse are also very ^ in the very elementary Latin that /a., and Lolthouse and Baxter and


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French. The effect of the oral iupiu IS that they are very fluent in rep^injJ


sentences that actually come in the i 7 hut not so ready in combining th,. . ’ words into fresh sentences. Fethan^^ own imperfect command of viva voct was partly responsible.


In English subjects the Scripture is gor»i


on the mam outlines, but it rather faib^ •seeing the poim of a (inestion and in » membermg the context of passages Lof, house is distinctly good. The History and Geography are good and very jL


especially Forrest ■ and Lofthouse and French. Brown and MacNulty are cidedly good in grammar; the rest are ven- fair, with very few e.xceplions. The pane- on J-iterature (Lamb's 'Tales from Sha£ pea re) is generally good; Wallbank is re mai-kable, espectial-ly ^ for Itiie number o' tacts that he can put into a sliort compass Brown in this form shews a very good all­ round^ faculty, ami 1 should judge that AlucNulty has a spei-ial gift for languages


Baxter, Ingham, l.ofiliouse ;uid Walta are also good all round. The III. Form wrote die same papers as


the IV. Form except that they did not fake I-Iistory or Liteiatiire.


in \-iew of that


lact, their Alathematics were very good especially the Arithmetic of Alillbum and Boden, and tbe Algelira of AA'hiteside and Fairweathcr, and the Geometry- of W side and Cunliffe.


hite- In French they could


not do a great part ol the paper; Fair- w-eather and Cunliffe did a small part of it \eiy well : hall the Form also remembered the sentences of the book very well s® vocc; with the other half, as with the IV. Form, my inexp_erience of French com


er-


-sation rather coincided with theirs- In> Sciipture. again, they w-ere scarcely used to tloing papers, but Asjideii and (,'unlifiil could write .some, facts \erv well. In Eng­ lish Grammar AA'hiteside was very goodan-f -shews great promise in the .subject. Cun liff<‘ ami .-A.spden also have some good know­ ledge.


In Geography they generallv answered ruvo vocc (inestioiis ver\- well,


and their reidl.-itioii of jioetry w-as full of spirit. Ih e l l . and I. Forms did papers only in | hey eould all do .something.


-Arithmetie.


C-iimmiiig ,'ind Rohins^ni - could getajdir numlicr of sums right.


A In vivavoWirA)


generally- reciteil prslry- \-ery well, and .111(1 answercsl simple (jnestions on it. Rob­ inson, AIiissoii, ( liimining .and A


’hartori


aiisw'ered questions on Scripture very well. Miisson and Cox w-cre able to do a little conver.s.ition in Fremdi. The reading ol nearly all was distinct and intelligent an3


most could answer questions on the pas- sages. ^ fhe general imprr^sioii that the .scho);


gives me is an impression of liveliness, both on paper anrl in the flesh. Even when the boys are wrong .about anything they arc vivid about it, and that is the most promis- mg quality both for learning and for life. _ In the way of knowledge the chief subjixt is Afathematics._ I wish that they could iia\e l^en examined by a mathematical ex­ pert, instead of a miscel la neons humanist. In the other subjects the Languages are not very strong; but in French espechlly there IS material to go on upon; in particular those boys who can do papers at all hare a distinct^ I'cadiness at' free composition; if only remains to make it grammatical .is well a.s free. The English subjects .shew great common sen.se, and here'and there a genuine literary' power. T should like to suggest that a gocxl school libran' of hooks for prii'ate reading in these subjects would be a great benefit to many of the boys.


'T. C. .SNOAV,


Late Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford.


W H A LLE Y MAN IN TROUBLE. Albert Ingham, plumber. King Street,


Ayhalley, .appeared before Air. J. AV. Car­ lisle at .the Clitheroe County Police Court on Tuesday on a charge of stealing three hens, the property of some person or persons unknown. P-S. Chiney .stated that at lu-ry that


morning he was on duty near to AVhalleJ Churcli gate in company with P.C. Rush- ton when he saw prisoner l<x)k over the Churchyard wall. AA’itness immediatelf , got over the wall and saw prisoner runnuiS down the Churchyard. As he was runninf prisoner dropped something bulky. AVitn^ followetl ami caught prisoner and took him to AA'halley police station. In comptut/ with.P.C. Rushton witness then went to the churchyard and found three W hens, still- warm, tied up in lin apron ana, lying where 'he s.aw pri.soner running away- He took the hens to the police .station ano ch.arged pri.soncr with stealing th®


n- ,


Prisoner replieti " They are not mine.", Sarah Elizalieth Parker, 26, Brought'*' -


Street, Preston, .said she was at present^ a visit to prisoner and she la.st .taff th


the previous night. Pri.soner, who was represented


J. H. R.amsbottom, solicitor, was reman®' until Monday, bail being allowed. .


. .. r, ®


apron (produced), wliich was herprop^. . safe in ]irisoncr’s vard at about sixo’cloo*


° 0= the lAL Form especially shows tip 1;,


c 0 M M I T T E : A B O L|


CHILDRENS FA C 'i l


The evils of the h.|


(lenmed m the repi liiter-Deparlmental I


e.xemption from schc| It may be stated


child may claim pi work at the mill oil at that age he can ^ in certain cases, mend the following (I 'That all partial I from a date not e,|


1911. That at the sair|


under the age of 'That total exemi


be granted only fcl or necessary empl-l granlexl on eoiiditl continuation clasJ Standard not lowtl There are many “ Committee for the Some are mental au| tion of the children | mill and sehtwl. tired or sleepy. -AJ


I made for teaching in I S who attend the whil % who are only atteiii| I the half-timers are I children and it i.s § standards which are [ J 'The report coiitiml ly a consideral-ile coni


I cases set in. 'This I :i case in the large U>| ;] and girls, w-hen onc< .] freedom which the e.l I them, are apt to gc[ i influence, and go nl- at night, to attend generally to adopt : yotmg persons sex'ora whom tliey think it “ The result is thatl tliat many of thi' chir


5 a coarsening of the r


'l*to bad Lingtiage and I to the general dctrim-.| in some cases - the Ik less amenable to disil


.Agriculturall With regard ro thti


rural districts— chat i.f of the year for agricull mittee say that it is F teachers that the agricl tion scholar, w'hile eij picks up bad habits guage, and on his rt| autumn is impatient cises a very bad in children. “ One of our witneJ


been told by two teaci give their biggest hJ regularly each Octolxl return to classes afieil Half-timing is contI


cal grounds. “ Factor! necessitates much earl life, most mills startt| as school starts at teachers find that ma| been in the mill duriil they attend sclaxil in [ quently so tired that il get them to exert theni times tliey are left to f Discussing the indil


e.xemption, the Comml cases of the exempted f district. In one of he was found engagcil Juno 15— AA'eeding F July 4— Doing notlj July 13— Pulling pi Augu.st 31 -On anf September jS Gai| October


Pickiil “ Partial cxcmpliorl


valuerl by the agricull In textile di.stricts l|


of opinion, but the t| the disadvantages of its blessings. They endeavour to|


of the additional cosi partial exemption weil the .average numberr scholars was about 47I the total increased col be _;^2 2,54o per anrl count, of course, of [ local authorities. Referring to the siil


accidents to childreii was 51 per 10,000-1 out that the hours v j are only about half tl| so that the rate for 1 double that for adull|


“ A'ariety


Much space is devc ‘ variety of views ’ ’ c


m.anagers, and ovi trades. A few regard the


as essential, deplon- which ha\-e raised twelve,- and maintair to-day are in conseq they were.


h a l :


Alam


■ moderate opinion aclvantege to get the ■ nills, that they lean ce.sscs, and that thi with their fingers wh if they start later. Many others, on I


biat the full-timer v -14 makes just ns go


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