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p the strong pinions of love, and clothe religion in human forms. Whatever mate- 5:1 rializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error. Sorrow and reformation5:3 Sorrow for wrong-doing is but one step towards reform and the very easiest step. The next and great step re- quired by wisdom is the test of our sincerity, 5:6 - namely, reformation. To this end we are placed under the stress of circumstances. Temptation bids us repeat the offence,

e attempting to live under conditions of dire poverty, and the island, with its population of 1,000, would now offer an excellent example, not of overpopulation, but of human selfishness.My contentions are that poverty is neither solely nor indeed generally related to economic pressure on the soil; that there are many causes of poverty apart altogether from overpopulation; and that in reality overpopulation does not exist in those countries where Malthusians claim to find proofs of social

; and to describe some elementary methods of caring for the sick, which, however simple, are essential to comfort, and sometimes indeed to ultimate recovery.FOR FURTHER READING A History of Nursing--Dock and Nutting, Volume I. The Life of Florence Nightingale--Cook. The Life of Pasteur--Vallery-Radot. The House on Henry Street--Wald. Public Health Nursing--Gardner, Part I, Chapters I-III. Origin and Growth of the Healing Art--Berdoe. Medical History from the Earliest Times--Withington. Under

ase of many animals itseems as though the necessity of a fluid environment for living matterdid not apply, for the superficial cells of the skin have no fluidaround them; these cells, however, are dead, and serve merely amechanical or protective purpose. All the living cells of the skin andall the cells beneath this have fluid around them.Living matter occurs always in the form of small masses called"cells," which are the living units. The cells vary in form, structureand size, some

r of a pound of sweet almonds with half a pint of milk, or vegetable stock. Another pint of milk or stock is then to be added and the whole warmed. After this add another pint and a half of stock if the soup is to be a vegetable one, or rice water if milk has been used.An emulsion of almonds is useful in chest affections. It is made by well macerating the nuts in a nut butter machine, and mixing with orange or lemon juice. Almonds should always be blanched, that is, skinned by pouring boiling

ntly proved that the circulation can be carried on, and gangrene does not necessarily result even after such a decided interference with vascular supply. Operation.--The ligature may be applied in one of two ways, the choice being influenced by the nature of the disease for which it is done. 1. A straight incision (Plate I. fig. 1) in the linea alba, just avoiding the umbilicus by a curve, and dividing the peritoneum, allows the intestines to be pushed aside, and the aorta exposed still covered