POLITICAL RIOT AT BIRMINGHAM. [BY TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1916, 16 October 1884, Page 2

POLITICAL RIOT AT BIRMINGHAM. [BY TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT.]

jreuter's teleorams.] London, October 14. Arrangements had been made for a Conservative meeting at Birmingham last evening, and Sii Stafford Northcote and Lord Randolph Churchill were present with the object of dehveiing add i esses, but owing to the organised opposition of the Birmingham Liberals the meeting ended in serious disoider. The Libeials had gathered in strong numbers at the meeting and refused to allow the speakers a hearing, and the disturbance increased until \ iolence was used on both sides. Many of those present were injured before the 1 ioters could be dispersed. Sir Stafford Northcote and Lord Randolph Churchill narrowly escaped being mobbed and maltreated.

Eating at Nruirr. — Popularly eating at night is thought injuiious, but unless dinner or supper have been late, or the stomach disordeted, ifc is harmless and beneficial — i,c, if one be hungry. Four or five hours having elapsed since the last meal, imalids and the delicate should always cat at bedtime. Tliia seems heretical, butitisnot. Foodof simple kind will induce sleep. Animals after eating instinctively sleep. Human beings become drowsy after a full meal. Why 7 Because blood is solicited towaids the stomach to supply the juices needed in digestion. Hence the brain receives less blood than dining fasting, becomes pale, and the powers become dormant. Sleep therefoie otisues. This is physiological. The sinking sensation in sleeplessness is a call for food. Wakefulness often is merely a symptom of hunger. Gratify the desire and you fall asleep. The writer recently was called at 2 a.m. to a lady who assured him that she was dying. The body was warm, the heart doing honest work. To her indignation he ordered buttered bread (hot milk or tea were better) to be oaten at once. Obeying, the moribund lady was soon surprised by a return of life and desire to sleep. The feeble will be stronger at dawn if they eat on going to bed. Fourteen hours lie between supper and breakfast. By that time the fuel of the body has become expended. Consequently the morning toilet fatigues many. Let such eat at bedtime and take a glass of warm milk or beef-tea before rising. Increased vigour will result. " But the stomach must rest. ' True. But when hungty we should eat. Does the infant's stomach rest as long as the adult's ? The latter eats less often because his food requires more time for digestion. Seldom can one remain awaka till half-past ten or eleven in the evening without hunger. Satisfy it, and sleep will be souud. During the night give wakeful children food. Sleep will follow. The sick should invariably eat during the night. This is imperative. All night the children and delicate may take "warm milk, beef-tea, or oatmeal gruel. Vigorous adults may also eat bjead and milk, cold beef, mutton, .chioken and bread, raw oysters, all of course in moderation. Do not eat if not hungry. Eat if you are. — Boston Physician. Mr R. Arthur will sell by auction at his rooms, Queen-street, Auckland, 01 October 24th, the iarra at Hanpipi known as McMinn's. Special attention is directed to the new advertisement of Mr C. H. Gilbv (late Gilby and Rickardson), stationer, tec, Dn'a- ;-«(.' r „.'- I bridge." " ' " |