CLITHEROE TOIES. FRIDAY^ JUNE It


HEALTH AND HOME. BY W. GORDON-STABLES, M.D.^ R.N.


COMMON SENSE ABOUT SUMMER. WJiat a lot of fun and real enjoj'ment


those folks lose who go by the alraa/inc and Jiot by nature, and believe that sum­ mer does not begin until far into June. How different they are in Itealth and happiness from those who, like the wild birds and wild flowers, knotv and feel that real sum- •mer liegins on May Day; while the tender greens are Still on the oak, ;uid a.sh, and sycamore; wlhile bees are humming, larks .waring and singing, and the whole air and earth and water are fuil'l of a joy that is simply ine.xpressible in words. Of course ytmr almanac [reople have neither poetry nor romance in their souls— ^if souls tiiiey possess. In the beginning of beautiful May you may obsene such j>eople leaving their hranes, iwavily clad and gazing timid­ ly at the si ' while they tlngter their um­ brellas.


'Ihen ui> goes the-collar of their m


coats, and c.f they hurry to office. If here they finil ii,>i a roaring fire they seize the ixiker at once a.nd'attack it, and if a win­ dow' is open it gees dowm with a bang. May, in their e.stiimation, is a treachierous month. Probably they have had no cold tub, and their breakfasts have been but a wretched siham. They think lunch, with a glass of sherry, will make up for it. Fapgh! It makes me cold eveji to write of such things; for we cannot call such creatures men.


YOU ARE AYJSER, READER. You are wiser. You lhai’e been up


earlier than usual for six weeks and over. You have had an early tub—--which is die


■ best of tonic.s— and long before breakfast ■ have been out to inlia'Ie the 'Iiealth.-ladeiT


such assistance as she seems to call for, not to interfere with Nature’s plan and re­ tard it. VVihere is the dreaded pl^ue,” he e.xol'ainis, which once 'deva^ated " vast populations? Science has stamped it out w’itli liei" agent—^hygiene.' “ HoW is it that cholera and yellow fe\er


do not spread like the prairie fire, and destroy thousiuids of our inhabitants, as they used to do? Science has fenced them


in .with its ageircy— quaraintine. “ How is it that cases of smallpox appear


and do not spread their contagion through our communities? Science has placed its shield— vaccination—about us.” There .is no doubt but certain diseases


iliave a tendency to a very limited course, but at the s;ime time if .Nature is permitted to run riot no one will doubt tliot vast evils will result. .jModeim treatment teaches us that rest


dll the recumbent .position is an ail'l-import- ant procedure i,n the itreatment of the heart '■ n Illiieuma.tisni.


l l ie heart is considered


as a joi.nt, and it slmuld bb treated with rest, as in. the ca.se of other- inflamed joints, in order to obthin the best results.”


TO CORRESPONDENTS. “ To C. M. S . ; I don’t care to advise in


air, perfiimeel w.ith the hre;ith. of a. thous- | is 'earlv in life to give it and flowers, and to enjoy the lieauty t'/nts upon the trees, ;uul to listen to the carol of - the thimsli and flute-ilike lilting of the yel- ; lowvbiileil lilackbird. 1 can. wager mv Sunday hat that you ha.veiiio umbrella, and that you are


not h;impered


hard cloth tojr-coat. up and out,


by a


and sm.iling to sit .down .to a. real breakfa.st, ' solids first, coffee after,


ing over a cu]) of sickly lle:i like onr city friend. Your hand, sir— shake! You a.re a man a.ml a. Briton, not a mere thing.


THE COLD TUB.


wiriters to reiterate the assertion tlnit the Englj.shm;in is fond of his tub? Not one


V. E. C.- si.ys: It is oiot rot for some 1 The fine weather slioiild drive this awav. ,


in tw^'utiy hike it.” If by Englishmen, V.E.C., you mc:in Briifishcrs, you ;irc iiinlDr estimate—laboiit Due in Iforty would b'J nearer the mark. In :i hook I hope to ili\-e to write on Ixiths and bathing I w.iill ex­ plain the theory as well a.s I can. Mean­ while, for anyone to say that Ihe cold water douche closes tihe pores is I'ery far wirong. A real acclimatised tubher has little if :iny glow, hut there is a resiction. The reli.re- ment of the blood from the surface is merely moment.airy. It sooni retiiniis ;is vou


■ towel, a.nd with it a feeling of pleasa-ntness of body and happilness of mind. If foiikl of music you feel Inclined to sing. T am sorry tb say that many doctors noi'er fake :i tub. Such men don’t give thenaselves a chance of ihappiness or long life. .And the skins of these foolish felloivs on a. bright frostv


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• day resemble those of geese ith;it have been killed and plucked the day before. I wisih to do all the good I can ere I leave this world) not with a view of making my hap­ piness in the next more secure, but just be­ cause I am built that way; thterefore T want to see thau.sa.nds more men and women ta.ke to the noble order of the bath.


A WISE OLD ARTIST. AWio does not know I’rith luid his


paintings ? He is now -about ninety-one years ol .ig^, but hale and happy ■ ;uid , healthy. He ;Utributes liis long life'' cliiefly to ii\o tilings—fredr air ;md tern- : Iterance in all things, is not this the doc- trine 1 am continually preacliing? It would


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;ind you rotunn good-natured instead of shiver- i


Well, you ha\e been i ! alx>ut the case.— To F. B. and Others: sending


horrid ; ask I for “ Hearthstone Talks ”


such women's troubles as yours. For cure of obesity" please .read back. There are many good doctors in Harrogate, where you are; coiilsult one. Riiir Down (Joe): It is your own lault, but never mind. If you can manage it, get a.w-;iy down to some bracing place like Deal or Low’estoft, now, before the crowd comes. Live regularly, plainly, and well; take a salt-water tub before breakfast daily,' a.nd the citrate of iron and quinine thrice daily. No Stimu­ lants.— ^To A Miner: As you jierspire so much you h;i;d better not wear a cap, but keep the hair .short and wash with cold water daily.— To h. E. B. : Continue the tub daily excej>t when unwell. Fiftv-fiie up. Wait till


you are nduety, and then don’t. Many men o\'er eighily would irather miss break-


! fast than their bath. It is your father, not you, wiho is ‘ cranky.” Old folks are ]>reju- diced, too.— To R. H. E . : Why dont yon the doctor ?


danit know anything In


you


; should not ha\-e put medical inquiries into I the s;ime eiwelope. The book is is. 8d. by post, and I ;ttld gratis my is. booklet called “ Finger-Posts to Healtji.” The first


^ hook is a medi'eal library in itself, and no I one wilio reads a.nd studies and obevs its , .precepts need ever belli.— A cold (R.M.):


But live in the fresh air all you can.. Get the book mentioned alx>ve. You will do a wise thing.— Going to the Seaside (N. E. V .) : Pack a, week Ixfordhand: get clean, ipiiet lodgings, in a clean, quiet street, ;iik1 a clean., quiet landladv.


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


tile ailments, acute cases, surgical or skin troubles, nor anything that needs seeing can be advised on.


CLITHEROE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL.


The monthly meeting*of the Ciitheroe


Rural District Council was iield in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon. 'Flie Re\-. Fr. Pinnington presided and the other members present weile Messrs. J. R. Thompson, G. Turner, J. Rliodes, T. Robinson, W. Hanson and R. Bamber.


WORSTON WATER. W.ith .regard to the .Council’s proposed


new regulations in. connection with the above a letter was read from the Local Gov- ernnrent Baird stating that the Council really exceeded lihdr jxiwers in making the .regulations. The Clerk (Mr. Thos. East- ham), said the letter only applied to the regulations with .regard to the pipes and


be well for everyone who reads these lines . w'ater, and .did not affect the scale of if he or she would resolve from th.is date ' never to be a single half-hour out of the fresli air if possible. And you can have it all night, too, if you use the sanatoria blind that 'thous;i.nds of doctors recom,- mend. I do not wisii to give addresses in this column, but send me an addressed postcard, and I will send it. Concerning .temperance in all things,


charges. He suggested that the Council .should rely upon the powers confirmed upon them -fe Acts of Parliiament rather .than make new regulations. The Clerk’s suggestion was adopted.


DANGEROUS CORN-ERS. A fetter was read from the County Coun­


w'h'at does it mean ? I'll tell you in a few words. When anyone is spoken of as a


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■ temperate man, it is usually taken to mean that he is ;ui abstainer from the use of alcoholic stimulants. But even if he were,


■ this would not constitute true temperance. A temperate man in tlie proper sense of the term means one who knows how to use everj-thing God give us to sustain life- and happiness, but never to abuse.


I


don’t supjxjse the day will ever come when the South Briton, of “ .pot-bellied imper­ turbability,” wdil be nm in for having eaten too much dinner; yet the glutton, wiho, by the way, is very seldom found north of the Tweed, is quite as much to be dispised as the indin’dtial who makes tco


free witli Scotch .whi.sky. We may use both, yet never exceed. Temperance in our siKirt's ;ini(l in athleticism is another ibmiidi, if so t may term it, of true tem- l>e(rbiuce. -A,ml the man who goes to ex>


cess in these mins lus h'eaJth,, and that is •ill nine cases out of ten tlfe end of it. I hope to say more on this subject next week.


MODERN MEDICAL .SCIENCE. Tile followiing w.i.Il be jicmsfed . with in-


ferest by m;iny of my 'readers— it is from the lien of :i le:ime,d rontemixirary— especia.Ily, ixiiihaps, by those .who suffer from rheumatism. “ Tife gre:itesl usefulness of the di«-tor


■ is found in watching closely the efforts of Nafere, studying the ntethod by wMch she •is tiyirtg to effect a cure, and rendering


cil stating that the Couincirs application for -siiecial grants towards the cost of im­ proving dangerous comers at Worston had been laid liefore the last ■ m'eeting oI the M;iin Roads ;ind Bridges Committee and


tihat the latter had decided to recomm'end the County Council to make a grant of ;^2o towards the first improvement (estim­ ated to cost ^47 los.), and a grant of £6o tow-ards the improvement of a secon.d comer which was estimated to cost ;£i6i 19s.' od. The Surveyor (Mr. Ra.wcliffe), said the


Committee had evidently been revising th.e Council’s estimate, seeing that the last named improvemient was esitima.ted by him to cost about ^200. The Committee, howeier, had recommended as much -as he had expected. The work had already been commenced.


On the motioiii of Mr. Hanson, seconded by Mr. 'Robiason, it was decided that th'e


girants be ;iccepted and the. work proceed­ ed with.


On the suggestion of Mr. Thompson the


Cllark w:is .instructed to wirite a.nd ask the Dimmiltee why they had reduced the Sur­ veyor’s estimate.


WISWELL SCAVENGING. The Clerk read a, letter from the A'‘.is-


well P-.i.risli Council witlj regard to (om- plaints :il)out the scavetiging of the I'iJlage. It was .stated that (he Parish Coiiivril had not yet hsid ;i. nieoting. liut that the m;titl.er would be pushed forward :ind the CouiVcil,, furnished with retails'ais eniy ;is ixissiblie'. , Thiere was no other business of public |.


interest.


LADIES? (COLUMN. [By a L a| | C^^pondent.]


ROYAL t o u r I^“ THE WEST.


Princess of Wales to Devoji and Cornwall, being mainly of a social and sight-seeing icliaracter, must have been one of great in­


i l ie visit this V e^ of the Prince and __...


n^i.vrwn anH Conniwall.


terest to the Royal party, and it afforded the opportunity for the Prince to lAeet some of the pruicipal tenants of the Duchy propertv. It is from theSe estates, and


■ the London .property belonging to the Duohv of Cornwall, that-tllie Prince of Wales draws the greater part of his income. How the revenues of the duchy have in­ creased duriing fife lifetime of the present King is shown by the fact tliat, in 1841, tile total income was ;£i4,ooo.;


1863,


when the King was married it had risen, to _;^45,ooo, and in 1901, when the Prince of Wales succeeded to die esta,tes the revenues liad grown, to £lh9^9-


addition to


thils, the. Prince has an annuity from the State of ;^2o,ooo a year, and the Princess has a separa.te allowance of ;^io,ooo a year.


FULHAM PAL.A:CE. Fulham Palace, where the English


Ohudi Pageant is being held .from June lotli to June ifitih, is the official resiidemce of -the Bishop of London. The Palace ■ grounds, which ;ire \ery suitable for the occasion, extend to nearly forty acres, and •liaiie been, famous for their beauty and horticulture since the reign of Queen Eliza belli. They have bean the scene of many a pageant and procession in •by-gone days. Queen Eliziibeth ri-sited thie Palace- in great sty.te on one occasion, and here came James I., previous to his Coronation, and also Charles I., and .Cromwell. In more recent times George III. went to thle Pal ace to see the aged Robert Lowth, who became Bisliop of London in 1777.


MARRIAGE CONTRACTS. The feminist reformers will applaud the


courage of M.r. H. R. Mansfield, M.P. for Spalding who declared the ol.her day that the bride's promise “ to obey ” should no longer find a j>lace in the marriage service. It was a piece of barbaric med-iaevalism, wihich was out of date. Tlie opinion largely prevails in France, and also in -A.merica, from whence comes a story of a bride who made her future husband sub­ scribe to a lot of stringent conditions set out in writing, before she marr-ied himi. Wililether the written or the uiiwrittein con- stithtioii: of nmlirimony is best is a moot point. There is, however, nothing mew in nnirriage contracts. A newly tra.nslated pajiyiriiis reveals onie lietween a Greek bride and bridegroom, entered into some twenty- two centiiri.es ago. The bride was to bri.ng for dow.ry a (ihousaiid drachmae in value in clothes and jewels, to lai returned to her it the hridcgrconi broke any niaiterial con- (lilicns of the cnnifnict. If any dispute arose lietwecn husband and wife, it was


to he dei'ided by arbit'ratioii, and it is lierhaiis a matter for regret that this system of settling family differences has made so littlle progress in 2000 years or more. As


it i's., the world, «• ;i great part of it, has ■ not yet discovered :v s|iecific against the minor troubles of matrimony, ■ which the wife of Thos. Carlyle said were more tir>'i>i.g to bear thanj big calamiti.es.


CURIOUS PETS. The notion o f l i t tm g up ” trees, bushles,


fenns, and flowering plans, in a conserva- ■ tory, with tree-ftogs, and ;illowi.ng giant- eyed liz;irds, lin^' snakes, and baby alliga- tors !to roam tlhere at large, will cause many w.ho d’lslike “ creepy ” things to re- frain from eaitering a.partments of this des- crlii>tion. Sltil'l, e\en so, they can hardly hope to be safe, for the veri- up-to-date w'cm'aii. is no longer content with the toy dog i.n her drawing room, she frequend'v introduces ilhere a tame snake, an affec- lio;iate salamander, or-a geartlle iinobstru- eive chameleon, besides r/ther “ curiosities,” to all her friends. A snake of “affection- :vte disjxisiition and suitable for the bou­ doir. ” is now obtainable for 5s., a baby alli­ gator fetclies about four times that sum, wthiile chameleons and lizards a.re sold at so muoh per inch. Certainly the “creepv” craze_ is by no means so cokily as the tw dog idea,, and provided onle fwssess good •nerves and . has into objection, to find -an amia.ble snake curling itself about one’s neck or feet, or other, “ pets ” ' taking a ■ ]>ro.mehade upon one’s hat, or about one’s costume, there is little to fear from tliis new departure.


THE COURT. Traill'S to be worn at the Court this week


have invariably been. Slung from both sl-ioulders, and the. comers where they sweep the ground are rounded instead of square. Dabutantes, as usual, have decided upon soft semi-liranspa-rent. fabrics, such as crepe Saphs, lined with billow-s of chiffon,


■ the effect being tliat of faimrog, curling waves. Matrons of all ages, howei'er, have largely pinWed their faith' to 'brocaded or. moire silks, lighfly veiled with tolle, through which they shimmer gloriousily. Miueh has been said about the desirability of permitting t.he debutante, when, all wKit’e proi-es trying to her, a touch of colour, but this is rarely done, and, as a matter of fact the dabntanle who cannot wtear one or other tone of ivory or crehm, is surely a rari.ty.


OUR CHANGEABLE CLIMATE. Even- to those of us who have lived im


I'liJese M'ands unintierruptedily from our youth up, the climate is a perpetual sur­ prise. We never quite kinow wheHthfer to expect summer or whiter the next, day. Thfe hot spell with which May went out, caused us to make a wild rudh for cool linens, cot­ tons and muslins, and ho 'sooner had we poss'essed ourseilves of such ttreasurer than lo! whiter w;i,s upon ns ;tgaliu, and warm twee'ds and even funs, had to be unearthed from thedf summer retreat. Feiv women .nowadays send their furs, hbwei'er valu­ able, awM.y to be '■ .stored,” they prefer, and very wisely to have them carefully stored at home, and on the spot, in case of emergency.


WHY HAIL AT GOLY?


HOW THE GAME APPEARS AS AN “ EXACT SCIENCE.”


Occasionally one has thb good fortune


to read a book which not only impresses the mind, but leaves one imbued with a


feeling-of admiration for the author— such a book is “ Modern Golf.” The author of this book is simply grand. He commences by telling you that “ golf is now an exact science,” and th'e manner in which he re­ fuses to take into consideration the possi­ bilities of an unexpected gust of wind swerving the ball into a hopeless bunkler after the making of a perfect shot, _ or the stopping of a ball that has pitched into an unseeable, ratnholding indentation in the turf, or the hundred and ohe things that g'ive to golf the uncertainty that is one of ithe charms of all outdoor, sports, is admir­


able. Golfing practice, as pursued at a golf


school, under cover, wthere wind does not sw.irl through gaps ini' trees and upset the truest of shots, wiiere the professional gives vou tbe same lie for your ball for each par­ ticular kind of shot you are attempting, where eveiwthing depends solely upon the accurate manipulation of th'e club, is an exact science. But to call the real golf, played on sand-dones, in ever-changing winds, on. putting-greens whose grass is of varied ttexiture, aln'd .whose wtiter-soak'ed hollows will sometimes ruin the perfect pitch sliot, an “ exact science ” is to be responsible for a birai'e action—^few people, irteteed, would care to take such a risk.


SOME “ SECRETS” OF PUTTING. Anyone wiho^ haring played a few rounds


at .golf wrote 212 pages on the game would -be right sometimes, but the correct state­ ments in this book are something like the one on putting. The author has arranged a diagram architectual design for a baby’s swing-posts. . The supposition is that the crossbar is .am axle passing through the han-


'ctl'e of the putter, which, when swung pen­ dulum faSbi.on, would strike the .ball. This assumed para.phem.ilia is called a machine and prompts .the~ following profound thought: “With such a machine as this one should get each .time, given the same length of swing-.back and a perfect green; .practi­ cally exactly the same length and absolutely certa.in direction.” Then, with courage undaunted, the author proceeds: “ Instead now of our machiine let us substitute the player.” Is it not splendid to find a ma.ni who tells you that golf is an “ exact- sci­ ence,” who invents a. machine for you to putt with, and .then is gallant enough to admit 'that a golf stroke must be taken' by a human, being and not by a machine? If there is a faltering in the autlhor’s bold policy it lies in the .fact that hie does not concede to the player the perfect green that he gi\-es to his -machine.


WH.UT TO DO ON UNLEVEL GREENS.


“ 1 do not intend to lay down any hard


and fast rules as to how you sliall stand to putt, or bow you sliall put your feet. There


is too much nonsenSe written about .this.” Quite so, e.xacbly as there is of other phases cf putting. Then, hiter, we find, “Hitlner- to, I ’have been talking as tliough all our putting was done on a level green, but ,of course this is not so.” Now this should be a lesson to every golfer. It is something worth rentembering. Mark you, some greens are not level, and, knowing that you will greet this sfatembnt with opanreyed astonishmient, knowhig tiliat the ne.xt time you encounter ait undulating putting green you will be hopelessly fogged if you have not studied this book, the autlior flies to your assistance like a golfmg guardian angel. He writes: — ffn putting, for instance, across a slop­ ing green to the hlole, it is plain that


, you must not putt for the hole, for there ■ is such a thing as graritation, and it is ahvays suggesting to the ball to run do W


IT hill. One feels safe in saying that the author


Who states that Vardon, Taylor, Braid, and any other e.xponent of the gamte is wrong is prejxrred to stand by these two im- I»rtanit statemOnts uixtn .putting and greens. He Was said that the big goilfers are wrong, let them say that Ite is wrong if they dare. The “ -exact scientisit” of golf tells us


.that “ thle iron is used wtliien the shot is berrand the proper scope of the mashie,” which is still one more inldilsputable fact. Then there is another new instruction from MVe teacher of golf oav ]xi,per. “ . ■ the mashie should not, I think, be usled for shots above, say, eigiity yards.” TShtereyou are again, aill our golf‘mastens (why did tve :eyer desoiibe them thus before consulting our author?) are wrong. Having a poor lie and a humdred yards distant bunker on


itlib edge of the green to carry they Wave iWith'erto taken a maidtie and “ got there.” But lit is all wrtjng in .tlh'e .pursuit of. this “ p act science.” • If they continue to do


■ tins sort of thing they might continue to win oi>en and amateur chanxpionships, but 'they will not ble exact scientists.


ALL ABOUT THE PUSH SHOT, lb describing how itiW


e push shot is


worked, the author takes vou back to a parallel wiluch iJodnts out that the bottom portion of a cart-riheel moves more slowly ■ thiin- the tpl? portion. But-he .says that thj)s is not a true parallel when the'ball is flwng through the atmosphere, and onily


applies to a rolling bail! on the putting green. Then:


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■ liear an exact proportion to the distance It travels, uthetherit is going fast or slow, niias is not so with the flying ball,:'wihbse


iievnlutions are not produced by, friction with earth. It may be travelling oom- l>a.ratively slowly, yet spinning extremely hist. This, of course, would be impos­ sible with a carriage' wiheel or a golf .ball running fonvard with pure "top',”


fa


^ long as the ball is running on thb turf the niimlier of its revolutions must


f wQ Escapes pf a Charming Performer. One a Stage In c id en t; th e oth e r a real danger in private


Her do c to r ’s recognition of th e value, in severe Nervous Breakdown of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People.


For some months -past audiences at the


prominent places of enteft.-iinment in Great Biitam have beenl mystified and as- toniiished by the performance of an attrac­ tive young artiste who appears under the name of Minen’a. Her unique feat con­ sists in being, to borrow a familiar phrase, “ locked, barred and bolted,” whilst hand­ cuffed and shackled tvith ironis, in a barrel filled with water, from \yhich she escapes in a way tliat justifies .a revision- of the old proverb to read “ Love and Minerva laugh at locksmiths.” Thle other side of the picture is no less


thrilling, concemiiug, as lit does, the private life of this clever performer. It discloses at what cost of neuwous and, muscular energy such daring feats are performed. “ In Novem-ber'i


1907,” Minerva said, recounting her experi­ ence to a London journalist recently, “I becam'e so ill while I>erforming in New York that I feared I should have to cancel all en.g.Tgemen.ts. That meant a gloomy out­ look for many months ahead. Such a


crisis would have cost me a great deal, for I was booked through (the States, Brit.xin


and the Contment. “ My trouble was


sheer Nervous Break- doMTii. The indica­ tions were trouble­ some at first; then they developed into


real agony. I had to face my audiences


Minerva's unique feat.


and siibmiit to very rough handling when it came to being handcuffed .and shackled, while suffering from violent headaches and acute nervous tension. Sometimes such extreme nervousuess seized me that I felt I could not c.i-rry through my perform.ince. I lost confidence in myself and became so flurried tha.t I was haiinted by the fear of :i.n accident during the course of my water- trick. Of course from the beginning of these troubles f had consulted the very liest doctors. I s-tood to lose too much if my heal til f allied, to bo able to. neglect get­ ting exjxirt opinion. I should onlv wearv you by recilinig a list of the medicines the doctors gai'o me, but can honestly sav th.at at 'last every ix;rformance h.ad to be


ca'rried through bv an almost superhuman effort;. “ Then each day my ner\-es lapsed more


and more. Powerful tonics failed to brace me, and when the effects had pa.ssed off I fell into hysterical fits, .and without real reason would burst into te.ars. Thus I would iiiema,i.n.. digitated and exh.aiisted, worrying how I Should get .through the next lierformance.


’ “ These nervous troubles so affected mv


strength and system that my hair came out in handfuls, a very usual sign of weakn-p;® with my sex. My face became pale and haggaiddooking, and I felt years beyond


ray age. Medicine had ruined my aoDe tite and digestion. “ IViien my complai.nit seemed to be


getting beyond treatment, I was recom mended to an emiitenit New York doctor' who special!^ in'"Maeiriia and Neryoiis Troubles. He told me that as I was on


.a steady course of Dr. 'Williams’ PinkPfli which I could obtain in any city. S


rniiiPcA rvf t i r -nr


tour I could not do better than rely im^ n


this proved the most effectiyie prescri^on ■ that any doctor could give a patient. ^


supply of Dr. IVfl. liams’ Pink Pills'at once, .and took regu-


' i purchased -


lar doses as directed, Vdry little benefit


was felt until 1 had takeai a few boxes ci the Pills, but after about fee fourth box 1 began to improve wonderfully. “ I slept naturally and a.woke so calm


and refreshed in the moniings that I knew my troubles lyere being cured. I was less agitated, and trifles did not wony me. So I continue^ taking the Pills' in regular doses, and wias k) gratified b\;


the result that I iiTOt'e a long description to my friends 'of the w'onderful effects of


Dr. Wilil-iams’ Pink Pills. My appetite grew keen, ami I enjoyed such an east' digestion that it was a ifleastire to eat, anil my food nonrished me. In time, I had no trace of hea.dachles. nor any other symptom of niervousness or weakness. I regained the weight I had lost; my nerves xrere stonger than I had known them to be be­ fore; I was more supple and active; my hair came out no more, and what was equally gratitying, I gained a healthy com­ plexion.”


_The alarming increase on every side of


Nervous Disorders in) various forms arises from^ the failure of weak, i-mpure blood to nourish the system. The fact that Dr.


Williams’ Pink Pil'Is for Pale People actual­ ly create New, Goorl DIvatiI itecounrs for die many cures by these Pills of Anaemia, K - bility. Indigestion, Eczema, Rh.eumatisrn, St. Vitus’ Dance, Paralysis, and the ills of the weaker sex. 2s. gd. a box, or 13s. gd. for six, post free, from Dr. Williams’ Medi­ cine Co., 46, Holbom Viaduct, London; .also of most dealers, but rememiber that substitutes are worthless, for th'e' pills that have cured so many other sufferers .are


Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills


so that you can readily iiniderstaiid, when you allow for .the greater rate of spin, how much more lirictian one side of the


'• ball gets than the other. This .settles the whole business. 'W'hat


has hitherto been regarded as a rather difficulty shot for beginners becomes sim­ plicity itself. Get a cart-wihleel, trundle it along the ground; then chuck it in the air with spin; carefully note the effect, and the “ .push ” shot is yours for ever and aJ- way. One would like, however, to call the attention of the autlior to what appears to bfe an important, omissiciir from the above extract; the reader lis not told that the earth is going round at the s.ame time as ■ the ball. Fina'lly:—


. . . the improvement of golf in the


future must, it feems to me, come from the man wta 'is a “ scientist” at it .as Wall .os a ijerfect executant;, Firm to the last, you see. Tlhe book has somte vtery fine • phjbtoe graphs of George Duncan playing various


sihdta. Tiiiese illustra.tibns are complete and insliructive.


MODERN GOLF, by P. A. Vaile. Lon­ don : A. and C. BHack, 7s. 6d. net.


THE GUARDIANS’ FORTNIGHTLY,


The fortnightly meeting of the Olitheroe


Board of Giuirdians was held in the Board Room at the Workhouse oh Monday morn­ ing. Mr. R. C. Assheton, J.P., C.A., oc- ciijjied the ohair and there were also pres­ ent, Mes^. W. Hanson, S. Gr-fen, W. Braithwaiic, G. J. Holmie, W. Wilkinson, E. T. Welch, J. R. Thompson, C.C.. G. Turner, T. Robinson, J. W. Gill, J. Rhodes R. Bamber, the Revs. Father Pinnington and J. C. Gannett and ^Irs. W. L. Grime.


HGUSE COMMITTEE.


At a meeting of the House Committee, held on the 2oth nlto, the Master and his


wife were granted the usual leiiive of ab­ sence. Ih e minutes were iqiproved on the pro­


position of Mir. Brailhw.aite, seconded by Mr. Welch.


COUNTY RATE. The Clerk (Mr. Thos. Eastham), sub­ MOTOH SMASH JJEAll HEAD. y A 'pa-rty of ySouthixwt motorists, iiiclud-


'Mig Mr j . Smith formeirly of Nelson, and Mr. C. Davieiiport, oommeroial travel'lers, 'together with- .their wives, had a iianpw cscriiTe from serious accident on Saturday. Thby were retuimifig from Burtiley in a powe-rful c.ar, and when ondeavouiilng to nwotiatle a, sliaip comer a.t .tlie bottom of a


■ hillyll between Read .and IVhalley, 'the wth'eells skidded.


'Hie car bec.ome uncontrollable •j'jd. dashed through the hedge 'into an ad­


joining field. Had .th’e motor kept to thfe road for a few yards y further, the p.arty must have been, precipitated over a bridge


■ aj: the bottom into the rfvei; 20 feet beloyv. Fortunately 'the occiipanits escaped With nothing worse'than shock. 'The corner in quertion lias 'been the scene of very serions •.accidents.


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POSTERS AND GENERAL PRINTING Quickly and Neatly Executed, at die “ TIMES ” l>RINTINQ WORKS, OLITHEROE.


mitted the i>recept for the West Riding county rate amounting to ^2,243 2s. id., payable on tire igtii inst. In. the corres­ ponding period last year the precept was for


I os. pd. Mr. Eastham said


ample jxrovision Irad be^i m.ade for the amount in the estimates.


-MASTER’-S JOURNAL. TIh’e Muster’s journal showed .themunibet'


of Jnmates lor the fortnight ended last .Sotiircltty to be 241, against 252 inthecor- resiionding 'i>eriod last year. The migrants numbered 189 compared with 342.


merryweatherS HIGhT


WATERINa HOSE TESTIMONIAL—**The hose 1 had


irom you ten years aro is as ffood as ever, and likely to last another ten."


J 6 g L O M G - A C R E . LO N D O N


f r e e LIBRi la t e s t additji


• Tihie attention of re.aders dra'-.m to the following list ■


js fcidom that one of so varh ,h^"


issued, containing


nuib®® of tore and valuable of 'y^ich are of great local .ii appended explamatory notes t 'rtll give some idea c


;^d’‘iiie Lilbrarian will be p fiircher information or show t wi' ntog to examine them.


LENDING DEPARt I B 449'S°- Memorials of o l


Edited by Lieut.-Colonri l l


ReviP. H. Ditchfield, M.-.\.r Gur county is one that is f


and antiquarian-interest and i lyy-nteresting volumes are a \


ition to the Literature dealii subjects. Gne chapter is deil ■ Ciosses of Lancashire ” whicl j iincient Saxon crosses in Whl yard, another deals with “ CaJ tifie l-Houses,” giri'ng a very tbiy -rf CIliitheroe Castle. Thl are numerous and well execu: ,B. 451. Ancient Stone Ci


land. Alfred Rimmer. 'Tlh'e ancient crosses of E


-been dirided into Memoi Preaching and Weeping Cre


time of the Reformarion the ably, not fewer than five tho: in -England. Many of these ate structures, some resembl Turret, with niches for st.-itue built in the form of a canopy it was possible to take shelter


•name of cross was applied to wiere invariably surmounted Some of the most b'eautifii'l.| Epgland are those erected 1 (A.D. 1290) in memory of Eleanor, being placed on th'


ijier body rested in its funere. Westminster. Atoost evdry town in olden times had its c usually on the rillage green c ket_ place, in the former po.ri aocompanied by thle stocks, crosses proclamations wore ,in sometimes the election of >fay there. ’ In our own town a c th'e centre of the market pi inha-bitants always .spoke of taking place there as being cross.” This volume of Mr. a standard work on the siibj B. 507. Traditions, Supei


FoIk-'Lore, (chiefly Lancashii Nort'h of Englarsd), -their Ea.sto mythical significance.


-Chai


To the student of-folk-lore this volume, giving accounts of vari observances and ceremonies, shire lYitches, Fairiies, Bogga and ma.ny other superstitions ohlacacteristic lof the “ good


.-r'.Pe also commented on. B. 638. The Monumental


Lancashire and Cheshire, wir count of the persons represent L. T.h'ornely. B. 681. Rush-Bearing; ar


the old custom of strewing Rush Rushes to Ohurch, The Rusl lands in Churches, Morris Dan- etc. Alfred Burton. This once common to the whole conn lingers in a few isola.tecl place Lancashire and Yorkshire. Church is one of the few- plan custom of carrying rush garlani ing the Church floor with ms lives. Probably Dowiiiham -ii is the place where the obsen-a kept. The old practice of r originated through the floors ol churches in olden times being nothing .more than the ea'rth, and smoothed, the only coverii upon them before skins and c to be used being .freSh nishes mi.xied with swteet herbs. It


. a.n act of politeness to cover thl fresh rushes for a guest, if thl done the ihost was said “ not to


f


for-him,” a saring stilLoften i l Shakeapieare often refers to tl|


‘ Is the supper ready, the liou| ‘rushes strewed, cobwebs (Taming of


P'hotographic reproductions -a thfe v'olume of Upperraill Monris dancing is also well il ■ B'. 1172. Lancashire, 1


Legends and Ma.nufactures. Wngiht, M.A. Full of fine ings :,f Lancashire, scenery, n| and the early stages of the text!


these, along with the text, volume doubly interesting, illust-rated sections devoted t| WKalley and Stonyhiirst. 'B. 1173. Roman L.aiicr


^oirison Watkin. The most sive book yet published, deal! period of our epunfe’s 'history. ai desoription of Roman remai


■ those oT Ribohester -are promim ilusttated. ' 'C. 588. On Foot in Spain,


■ pion. A racily written acroiin from thle Atla.ntic to the caasf of Spain, well worth re; 'author trapelling on f<x>t is abl a-dventures and places wthich V train misses. _ C.. 589. Peeps ait many Lai


.R.jiHc^. A beautifully Illti| tor .yoimg 'people, describing Sitay.langua.,ge,,the principal coi| wcitld.. -'Ex-ery boy or girl ‘pr travel-dhbulid read it. ®ptis, in colours, are. real wwl| .'192; -The Making of


rtJiss.Caitmian. A series of cs ■ with a- subject -which is of imi ®tailaj interest to every indiridi ' G. 4j2 i . ■ ' Flowers of the Fiel


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