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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 29 August 1891, Page 4

I UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION. I In round numbers the total immigration j to the United States of the year was 491,000, j or a gain of about 64,000 over that of the ! preceeding year. 62,000 came irom Italy and 96,000 from Germany. For the first time in the history of the country the number of Italians entering it exceeded the number of Irish, and also exceeded any previous Italian total in a single year, the j nearest approach to the 62,000 of 1890 being ! 47,000 of 1888. The Irish total for 1890, a ! little over 53,000 is below that of any previous I year, with two exceptions, since 1880. A I lower limit was reached in 1885, when less , ' than 50,000 came, and again in 1886, when ( less than 53,000 came. THE WAY TO FALL DOWN. The special providence that seems to | hover over drunken men and children has I something ot an explanation in the fact of I the main cause of the breakage of bones from falls being more from a resistance of I the tendons than from the violence of the shock incidental to the actual fall. A child, or an intoxicated person, will rarely endeavour, with any great effort, to recover their balance when they slip or topple over. Hence no special resisting force is exercised and they sink into a collapsed heap without serious injury. When an adult in his sound I senses undertakes, with endless contortions and gyrations, to save himself from going down he draws every muscle and sinew taut, and if the wrench is too severe the boat breaks. A DREAM THAT FAILED. "By George, but this is odd!" exclaimed a citizen as he met another in front of the City Hall. " How ?" " I dreamed last night that I met you on this very spot!" " No ?" " But I did ! You were dressed exactly as you are now, and your overcoat was unbuttoned." " Did we talk together?" "We did." " Did you ask me for any money ?" "No — not exactly. I asked you to endorse a note for me as a great favour." " And I endorsed ?" " You did. You said you'd be only too happy to oblige me, and I left you with a heart full of" " Never mind what yourheart was full of. It's not much of a coincidence. You owe me $20 borrowed money, and I'll see you in Halifax belore I'll endorse your paper! Good day, sir !" — Detroit Free l'ress. WALKED OFF IN DISGUST. " Well, why did you strike this man ?" asked His Honour in the Police Court of a prisoner. " Because, sir, he struck me." " I deny it, sir !" exclaimed the defendant. " I didn't strike until after he did !" " Any witnesses, officer ?" " Yes, sir — one." After the man had been sworn, he said : " Now, guv'ner, I'm " " I am not a Governor," interrupted His Honour. "Well, Judge, I'm a-going to state the exact facts in this case, and no lying." " That's right." " I saw the whole thing, and here is how it was : Both had their dukes up like this." " You mean fists, I suppose?" " Exactly, only dukes is the properesl name you s>ee. Both sparred for an opening, :;nd"— > — " What's an opening?" "Chance to get in one, your Honour Both let fly at the same time, you see, and one got it on the nose and the other in the bread-basket. It was a mutual collision, liuige — n biff ! a bang ! consolidated into one biff. Nobody hit first nor last, but both al the same instant, and I was so distrusted at the lack of science that 1 walked right ofl I and a Idler he treated lo the beer."- I DYSPEPSIA V. HAIR. Dyspepsia is one of ihe most common causes of baldness Nature is a great (•conomiscr, and when the nutrient elements iurnished by the blood arc insufficient to I proporly support the whole body she cuts 1 olf the supply lo parts the least vital, like J the hair and nails, that the heart, lungs ami I oilier vital organs may be the belter nourj ished. In cases of severe levers this I economy is particularly noticeable A single hair is a sort of history of the physical con dition of an individual dining the time il has been growing, if one could read closel) enough. Take a hair from the beard 01 Irom the head end scrutinize it and you wil! see that it shows some ii.ttenual.ed places indicating that at some period of Us growtl: the bloody supply was deficient Irom overwork, anxiety or under feeding. The hair falls out when the strength of its roots is insufficient to sustain its weight any longer, and a new hair will take its place unless the root is diseased. For this reason each person has a certain definite length of hair. When the hair begins to split or fall out massage of the scalp is excellent. Place the tips of" the fingers firmly upon the scalp and then vibrate or move the scalp while holding the pressure steadily This will stimulate the blood vessels underneath and bring about better nourishment of the hair. A brush of unevenly tufted bristles is also excellent to use upon the scalp, not the hair. —Hill's Journal of Health, HE DIED BY INCHES. I In speaking of the prevalence of paralysis these times a Pomeroy physician remarked to a Tribune reporter recently that the most trying time of his life was when he stood helplessly by and saw a Meigs County man die by inches of what is known as progressive paralysis. He was first taken in one big toe. In a short time the limb was paralysed to the knee, and the disease crept onward as the irresistible tide. Two physicians were called, and all the known remedies were applied to stay the progress of the deadening attack, but in vain. Hour by hour death moved on its victim. The patient was propped up in an arm chair and fully realised his condition. He awaited the end with the coolness and bravery of a martyr. As the line of death crept nearer and nearer his heart, he made calculations as to how much longer he could live. He said : " Now it has reached the body," indicating the exact place with his finger. In a little while he said : "It has reached the bottom of my lungs." Another short wait and he said, faintly: "It has touched my heart," and he fell over dead! The man literally died by inches, the torments lasting about 24 hours. Nothing more horrible can be imagined than the family of that man and his physicians standing by powerless to help him. Death was as certain as that a lighted fuse will ignite a powder blast. Yet the victim, in the full possession of his senses, awaited the end calmly. His resignation and coolness in the face of certain death were so remarkable that the informant says he never can forget the occurrence. The man who died was John Hopkins of Racine. —Pomeroy {Ohio) Tribune. Visitor (to prisoner) : " What brought you here ?" Prisoner : " Misplaced confidence." Visitor : " How was that ?" Prisoner : " I thought I could run fastat than Z CQuld,"