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( GAS COOKERS.- The Gas Manager has presented to the Llandudno Gas Com- j mittee a, comparative report dealing with Messrs J. Wright, and Co.'s No. 140 X.C. Gas Cooker, and the Cannon F'oundries ] Company's No. 3075 Godiva Gas Cooker and accessories. After considering the re- port, it was resolved that the Council be ( recommended to renew Messrs John Wright and Co.'s contract, for a period of twelve months from the 31st instant, sub- ] ject to their discontinuing the, extra charge of 7 per cent. now made on accessories. L

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ST. JOHN'S ENGLISH VESLEYAN SALE OF WORK. The annual sale of work In connection ith the SL. John's English Wesievan L hurch, was held on Wednesday and 'hursday, March 17th and 18th, in the ] choolroom. The sale was opened on the y rst day by Mrs A. H. Hughes, Roches- J v \1 jr House. There was a large and repre- Dntal'ive gatherings, and the proceedings i.' ommenced with the singing oi hymn, ',0 Praise ye the Lord, its good to raise." ( 'he Rev. J. Raymond engaged in prayer. h Rev. T. E. Ham then in a short speechn rtroduced Mrs Hughes, remarking on the lt xoellent services rendered by Mr and Mrs 01 lughes and family to St. John's Church. t'oi Mr Hughes expressed her pleasure in < oing what she could to help the sale of 1S Tork. She called upon the friends to pur- hasei the goods on the stalls, and then be .eclared the sale open. I At this point Miss Marjorie Smith, '0 oungest daughter of Councillor T Smith, n iYesented a bouquet of flowers to Mrs it lughes. Mr James proposed and Mr A. Bellis I eoonded a vote of thanks to Mrs Hughes, m. zn vhicli was heartily accorded. Mr Hughes, in reply, acknowledged the ompliment paid; to Mrs Hughes in being ,skecl to open the sale, and referred to he long connection with and deep' interest Cl n St. John's Church which he and Mrs fa lughes enjoyed. Subsequently Rev. T. E'. Ham an- tounced that Mrs Hughes had kindly Q iven a donation of JB5 5s. also Mrs 01 3rookes, of Manchester, had sent a dona- ft ion of £ 3 3s. The Schoolroom and stalls were taste- n; ullv decorated, those responsible for this p: vork being: Messrs A. H. Hughes, — is lames, A. Bellis, —■ Dobinson, and J! •inoch Davies The officers and stallholders were as fol- h ows :—Resident minister, Rev. T. E. lam (St. John's House); treasurer, Mrs [wemlow (Mostyn Avenue) secretaries, VIrs Rowlands (Gwynfa); Mrs Eley (Den- bigh House). „■ Ladies Work Stall.—Mrs Ham, presi- t! lent, (St. John's House), Mrs J. Bellis,. it Urs Hjibbert, Misses Eaton, Mrs Thomas ti smith. r Fancy Stall.—Miss Helen Hughes, u Miss Fleming, Mrs J. D. Owen1 Mrs h Pate, Mrs A. J. Davis, Mrs Rowlands Gwynfa), Mrs Powell. b Riefreshment Stall.—Mrs Lawrence, n Miss Mudd, Mrs Goulding, Miss Dorothy e [lughes, Mrs James, Miss Savory, Mrs Pe-rguson, Miss Stella Gouldiing, Mrs t Hordingly. k; Z) Flower Stall.—Miss Smith, Miss Anita b Elughes, Mrs Shadbolt. s Young Mien's Stall.—Mr J. Smith, Mr |- 1. Rowlands. Mr E Bloomer^ Mr Phillips, t Mr O. Smith, Mr Luther Mudd, Mr h Shadbolt. e Toffee Stall.—.Miss Edmonds, Miss May Jooper, Miss Mnnie Roberts, Miss Hannah Dodd. 1 Bran Tubs.—>Miss Ida Eley, Miss Ethel i Pate. t Door-keeper, Mr Corclingly. | The following ladies had charge of the i ;>ea :—Mrs T. E. Ham, Mrs A. H Hughes, j Mrs A. Bellis, Mrs W. Eley, Mrs Pear- 1 son, Mrs Percy Owen, Mrs Hewitson, g Mrs Phillips, Mrs Timms; Mrs Kellet, Mrs Dobbinson, Mrs Griffith Roberts, v Mrs Evans, Misses A. Person, A. Evans, Eloman, and they were assisted by the fol- .owing gentlemen:—Messrs Percy Owen, J. Knight, W. Phillips, A. H. Bellis, ( Enoch Davies, R. Kellet, El. Davies. | The- tea, tables were decorated with plants and flowers, kindly lent by Messrs E. Davis and Sens, and Mr W. Phillips. 1 A considerable amount of interest was svinced in a Fancy Work Competition, conducted by Miss Fleming; Mrs Bevan v fGowerdale) and Mr's Raymond (Clyne 'J House) acted as judges. The first prize t zn c was awarded to Mrs Si. Bartley, Craig Firvn, Roumania Crescent, and the second t to "Mss Walters, Tirionfa, St. Mary's Road. The prizes were presented at 7 T p.m. on Wednesday bv Mr A,. H. Hughes, j On W-ednesday evening a, grand organ t recital was given in the chapel by Mr S. > L. Covenev, F.R.O.O., the following | being the programme—Grand Chceur Maestoso (R. Richardson), songs without words (Mendelssohn), Pavan (Oliver King), Andante in G (Batiste), Russian Patrol (Riubinstein); Scotch Scene (Pas- torale and Storm) (Clegg), selection from c Patiheti'e iSymphony (Tac-haikowsiky). Later a concert was given in the School- f room, the programme for which was:— Part sono, (a) "The Silent Land"; (b) < "Goodnight, thou glorious Sun," St. John's Quartette song, Miss Merchant; vocal duet, "The moon hath raised her r lamp above," Messrs F. Mudd and W. S. t Roose song, Miss Maud Woodcock; re- lr •i if.. T\ c cixaiion, ivir i^avit'h sung, JL liui ILI, iui W. S. Roose; vocal duet, Misses M. Woodcock and Merchant; song, "I'll sing thee Songs of Araby," Mr Fletcher Mudd part-song (a) "The Minstrel Boy" (b) "Fantasia on National Airs," St John's Quartette pianoforte duet, "Casse— Noisette Suite," Miss Irene Goulding and Mr S. Covenev. A second concert was given in the Schoolroom on Thursday evening, the fol- lowing being the programme:—Piano- forte duet, "Overture to Masaniello," M: ss Gladys James and Mr 8. Li. Coven; song, Miss Merle Goulding; song, "Heaven and Earth," Miss Ida E-ley; recitation (with musical accompaniment), "The Red Shoes," Miss Annie Pearson; humorous cantata, "The Waits of Bremen," St. John's Choir; song, Miss Irene Pearson; song, "The little Dutch Garden," Mr Luther Mudd song, Miss Rowlands; violin solo, Mr R. Kellett; vocal duet, "Sunset," Misses I. Eley and Merle Gouldinz.

Superior Digestive Candy, Cordial and Stimulating, 10d. packet. Prepared with pepsin, rhubarb, ginger, caraways and other aromatic and carminative in- gredients. J. Winter and Co., M.P.S., Chem'sts, 3, Mostyn Street and Mostyn Avenue, Craigydon, Llandudno. »

i !•' A N 1 DEEDING. rfiiit fcc-din, seems to be the subject of tlip k and though the systems advocated bv m medical writers may vary, they all r'. ui t from patient investigation, and are an in. hr overrent on the haphazard exeprircents that ve been too loiij in vogue. Dr. James Bur- wrftirs in tlie Practitionor," ou^is up hu la •«.l thus:— a 1. P_dd- :n 1,1 'h.hT'£:\Ç)c1-_f'Drl nn!o~: r- i; I.vt> -1J:ldHL, suuuxu Jç, V1.v<"OVt,-v4.- U-Ü..L' la 3 mctliei is unable to nurse, or is suffering i )m sc.se condition which renders it inadTis- le that she should do so. nc '2) As a substitute for breast-milk, scalded Wi A'S milk is to be preferred to sterilised or other to •ms of treated milk. gc T) Gain in weight should not be looked upon the chief criterion of the infant's progress. t.b 4) Artificial foods should never be used before oa e tenth month; and even then they should net in regarded as essential. 5) In places where infant milk depots are a cessity only medical men should be placed in IE irge. The physician of such a depot must see tl: it that no milk is supplied to women who are k ile to nurse their offspring. When the mother is ile to nurse, it is her duty to do so, as nothing n be of the same value as mother's milk; ard fe milk depot should never act as a temptation to 3( ike her omit her duty. 4/ -+- J AN EXCELLENT MEDICINE. hi One of the best features of a sea bath is the 9( It water inadvertently swallowed by I)athei- is a wonderful tonic. In many cases it will t-C Lre biliousness when all drug preparations have F iled. It is peculiarly effective in ordinary E Lses of indigestion, disordered stomach, and t somnia, and has been known to produce ey- C Ilent results in many cases of dyspepsia c< lean sea water, such as is to be had at any 0] our numerous fashionable seaside resorts, 1." L ill of tonic and sedative properties. It will Dt hurt anybody. Indeed, two or three big rallows of it would be of positive benefit to 0, ine bathers out of ten. It is not, of course, a datable or tempting dose to take, but neither a_ quinine or calomel. You seldom, if ever, see i old sailor who is bilious or dyspeptic, or a IT cticn to insomnia, and why? For the rear/on C ^n ocean of good medicine spreads all about b is sky, and he doses himself copiously with if p hen ever his mechanism becomes the least bit iranged. « t] INGROWING TOE-NAILS Ingrowing toe-nails is simply a mass c l r-anulation tissue springing from a sore at ie margin of the nail, the nail itself being in é, normal position. Dust over the granu-la- ons at the bottom of the sulcus with anstol or ),)form, and on top of this put a smr..i piece f lint or cotton. Take a piece of rubber ban- age one half-inch wide, and twelve TO fourteen iches long, and, if it is the inside of the toe nat is affected, carry the bandage over the nail l awards the inflamed structure. This, as will e observed, will have a tendency to carry this t iass away from the Ta;l. Beginning at the xtreme end of the too. carry the bandage back, t 'ith such pressure as the patient can comfort- T bly stand, until the whole area of inilamma- c ion is included. Fasten it by means of a light am band or tapes fastened to the end of the atidage. The patient is then able to wear his hce and attend to his ordinary duties. The 1 andage c?u be removed at night and reapplied <- v the prtient, if desirable, the first thing in lie morning. In a few days the mass will ave disappeared, and a complete cure can be I ffected in a brief period. £ THE VALT E OF MONEY. ] If we expect a child to grow up with a know- c ?dge ot the value 01 money we must make t a pait of his education, it is just as sensible j o expect him to appreciate a rare work Df arf -ittiout ever having seen a painting as to exped c .im to use money judiciously without know- £ edge, gamed by experience, of its value. Manj x 'oung people aie spendthrifts when they come j c nto possession of a little money simply because ¡leV do not know the purchasing value ot f hiiiing. t Let the little one earn a, few pennies by hard rork, that he may know the cost of them. It 1 > ay spend a part foolishly. Do not we oitiei hildren do the same? Carefully explain to him hat, so long as he spends all he earns he will Lever save enough to buy something greater Jet him to invest his savings. Show him the Towth of his pence into shillings. Teach inn; hat money used for present pleasure is gone nd that he soon wearies of his bauble. Kake ] lim understand that money is not elastic; thai ( .03 pence will buy just 100 pence worth oi1 f ocds. Let- him buy and sell and loan money £ o yourself if need be, that he may understand J msiness methods. Take him with you to town f .'hen you go to make a deal—purchase or s?le. ''his will not make him grasping if he receive he right kind of training; it will mate Lin: areful of little things. ] Do not neglect the girls. You think tiiern ex- g L ravagant. How can they know the difference letween economy and extravagance if they are lever taught the value of money? Give there i share of something, but let them earn ii 1 hemselves. Make it large enough to ] hem a sufficient amount to make all needfm i mrehases. Be their savings ever so sniiill. have hem deposit them in a bank, if conveniently 1 lear. Let them have bank-bcoks of their own. j COOKERY RECIPES. 1 Mutton Pie.—The remains of a cold leg, loin, < >r reck of mutton, pepper and salt to taste, twc i 1¡,.des of Dounded mace, one dessertspoonful 01 •bopped parsley. ol,- 1-1 cf mixed •vourv herbs, when liked, a little minced onion. > shalot, three or four potatres, one tenctHiful 1 )f gravy, crust. Cold mutton may be made intr ] ary good pies if well seasoned and mixed with a ev." herbs; if the leg is used, cut it into very •-i.) slices, if the loin or neck. into thin cutlet- )]aco some at the bottom of a dish. r i nth pe-oper, salt, mace. parsley, and herbs, then mt f. layer of notatoes sliced, then more mut- on. and so on till the dish is full, add the gravy, iovev with crust, and bake one hour. Season- ible at any time. -1 1.11. D.I f -n-4-A 00 C1-nnT_nOTI flll-QQ m'nto eurtlll t} t'Jl L UL UllU Cl Dicn-Jlttll LU.J. ¥LI.LI of water, two ounces of gelatine, three-quarters of a pound of loaf sugar, four whites and two "clks of eggs, a small piece of cinnamon, quar- ter of an ounce of coriander seeds, six cloves, two bay-leaves, the juioe and thinly-peeled rinds of four 1p"v>"tis. Stir all briskly till it boils, and pass through a jelly bag until clear. A pinch of saffron put into the jelly, previously to boil- ing, will greatly enhance the colour. Pour into small mould, and decorate with maidenhair when turned out. Minced Veal.—Scrape the meat from the bones of a cold loin of veal, put the bones in a sauce- with sufficient stock or water to cover, nepper and salt to taste, and let it simmer for wi hour, taking care to keep the bones covered ivith stock. Meanwhile chop the meat up finely, or put through a mincing machine. Twenty ninutes before this dish is served remove the bones from the saucepan and put in the meat; allow this to boil slowly for ten minutes. Make a thickening with about one ounce of flour and an ounce of butter, mixing them together on a plate, then add to the meat. Boil another ten minutes over the fire, stirring occasionally. Pour into a flat dish and serve with sausages and toasted bread, cut in triangles, placed round the dish. and a hard-boiled egg chopped in the centre. Turkish Delight.—One ounce gelatine, soak lialf-an-hour in half a cup of rosewater; put in In enamelled pan with two cups of sugar and one cup of boiling water, mixed with honey. Boil from ten to twenty minutes, stirring well; add a piece of tartaric acid; liviflo tit- -ixture. and colour half a pint with jochineal, flavour with essence of lemon. Pour into flat dishes. Next day cut into squares and dip into powdered sugar.

CORRESPONDENCE. j COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING. < To the Editor. Dear Siir,Your two correspondents, I dimple Simon" and "Pied Piper," ask ost pertinent questions with regard to aiversal military training, and I will try BO .iefly to answer some of the points. a ] By "Citizen" is meant every able-bodied )f ,d of the age of 18, whether he be son of S7 Capitalist or ,of a collier. The burden He .11s on all, I never said "equal burdens To art no one," but "equal burdens break GI 3 backs." In case of war we Territorials }11 ould suffer for those other men who are ;0" >o busy saving money or saving their )uls to give any thought to the safety of th lelr country. Both your correspondents -i yenlook the fact that all men have a stake ( *u l the country, whether they possess land u r not? If the country suffers, all the th lhabitants suffer too, and none worse lan the working man. We have no wish re > interfere with the regular army, but di nly want our youth to learn how to de- m md themselves, instead of cajoling ?° 00,000 men out of a population of 4,000,000, to put on putties and be ready of ) sacrifice time, money, life, for their al omeland. The present system by which ac 0 per cent of our regular army are forced fr ) enlist by the pressure of Sergeant gE lunger (see Army Medical Department ve leport 1907), and our undertra'ned Terri- la -jrials run the risk of having their backs omplietely broken in a case of national 5a mergency is most dangerous and unjust, pi jiet all be trained for four months; let all w ave the great physical and moral benefit f camp life and discipline. Finally "Pied Piper" betrays his ignor- nce by calling the leaders of this move- lent aliens. Are Loird Roberts, Lord ™ Jlurzon, Lord Mjiilner, R;ev. J. R. Camp- ell, Mr H. G. Wells, Lord Meath, Mr ti tudyard Kipling aliens They -are mem- P iers of the National 'Service League and rue Britishers. e; Yours, etc., ti B. S. rOWNROE. ai 4, Winmarleigh Street, q Warrington. a March 15th, 1909. p g tc

To the Editor Dear Sir,I have read the two letters n your last. issue signed "Simple Simon" md "Pied Piper," and can only say I am 3. ,horoughly disgusted at the want of satriotism which is displayed by the £ writers. Have they no love of their country 1 X should hope that the opiai- ons expressed are very exceptional, other- u Arise the fall of this country cannot, be a ong delayed. It was not in this spirit that °. )ur forefathers fought against, the power g, )f Napoleon and rescued E-urope from ;< oractioal slavery. Nor did the Japanese b: show this contemptible spirit in their struggle against the power of Russia. 0 However, I will appeal to the selfishness b }f these correspondents. Suppose this country is invaded by Ger- ° tnany, which seems now quite possible, )-] ind we are conquered. Would "Simple n Simon" and "Pied Piper" be better off p under the rule of the Kaiser than under )ur own constitution 1 I can tell them d this that they would not be asked whether a they would be willing to fight, but they would be compelled to do so whether they liked or nat.-Yours faithfully, A LOVER OF FREEDOM. I

b WILL GULLS ATTACK LAMBS'? E To the Editor Dear Sir,—A short time back I was b passing through Bodafon fieslds with my a car, en route for Llandudno, when my j; attention was drawn to; a lot of sea gulls c making a noise, and as I got nearer to t them I saw they were pecking at a, lamb, V and close by was a mother sheep and b another lamb. They looked to me to be just born, as the lamibs were unable to h stand and the old sheep was licking one, g and she kept trying to drive the birds off the other one. I cold not swear whether it had been born dead or whether the gulls E had had killed it, but it, was dead, for a they were pulling pieces off it. There a were five sea gulls, three big brown ones and two white ones. I slowed up and c shouted at them; four fled, one big = brown one caught hold of the lamb's leg f and pulled him bodily for, about half-a- li yard. I called my conductor's attention t to it, also two passengers, and when I got ) to Bethania Ohapel I saw a man, as I ? thought, a farm hand; I toild him what I J; had seon, and when I returned from Llan- dudno I saw a man there with a gun, and also the dead lamb, but no birds. I am, yours, etc., t HARRY FLETCHER, J Driver of one of the Llandudno <■ and Colwyn Bay Electric Cars. t » t r

SATURDAY ^IGMTPOPS.—The fol- lowing was the progTlammeJ arranged by Miss Hobson, rendered; at, the Town Hall on Saturday night:—Chorus, "Gwyr Har- lech," Choir; duet, "Tros y Garreg," Misses J. Rowlands and N. Hill; violin solo, Master Austin Gibson; semi-chorus, "God is good," Choir; song, Miss J. Lunt; recitation, Master — Roberts song, "The Fountain Hollow," Miss Maggie Roberts; dialogue, "The dis- contented Maids," Mliss Thomas, Jones and Edwards; song, "Fy Nolli," Five Girls; song, "The Swallows," Miss A. M. Roberts; recitation, "Yr Eneth Ddall," Miss Maggie Roberts chorus, "Llwyn Onn," Choir; recitation, Miss A. Higgin- bottom; song, Mr Llewelyn Davies; pianoforte, solo, Miss Nellie Humphreys; song, "Gwlad y Delyn," Miss Davies; duet, "List to the Convent Bells," Misses A. and L. Thomas; song, Miss N. Hill; semi-chorus, "Clhwifiwn F'aner," T'en Girls; song, "Neges y Blodeuyn," Miss J. Rowlands; duet, "Y Ddeilen ar yr Afon," Misses J. Lunt and G. Thomas; chorus, "Ar hyd y nos," Choir; accompanist, Mr T. Osborne Roberts; chairman, Rev. H Bryn Davies.

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SCIENCE NOTES. liquid soap, in which benzin is readily uble, consisting of ingredients resulting fror. mixture, approximately, of h.0 parts by welg: suitable oil, 62 parts by weight of spirits, am parts by weight of potash lye. paint which has been recommended for xible lantern-screen, says the ontlu urnal of Photography," is made as folios: ycerino, lib.; white glue, lib.; zinc oxide ).; hot water, 1 gallon. This is applied hot t( g] e screen, using about 1 gallon for a screen 10ft llare. rhe British Journal of Photography stat<?J at a strong solution of perchloxide of iron Nyi- t right through the rolled copper for making ti. mcil-plates, and gives off no unpleasaiH mes, but that it is doubtful if the same clean. t edges can be obtained by this process as bj e usual way of making stencil-plates. Flax, hemp, etc., fibres are bleached (says a cent patent specification) with dilute aqua gia at atmospheric temperature under m ffused light, as distinct from the known treat- H ent of jute, etc., with dilute aqua regia at th" iling-point. Subsidiary operations are bleach g with alkaline lyes, rinsing, scouring, as with Jphuric acid, etc. For example, the sequence application is: Aqua regia, rinse, boiling kaline lye, alkaline lye, rinse, chlorine, rinse (ua regia, chlorine, rinse, scour, rinse. A process for manufacturing compact bodies om layers of a composition containing glue 01 datin and chrome salts has been recently iil- inted. It consists in applying to a sheet 01 yer of the mass a coating of light-reflecting ibstance, and super-imposing another layer oi Le material with some liquid glue and chrome ilt compound interposed. The material is ex- jsed to the action of light for a time. after g hich a further layer of the composition is pplied in the same manner, and so on, for any Lickness of material. TO RENDER CAPSULES SOLUBLE. According to a recent patent specification B ledical capsules composed of gelatin are ren ered readily soluble in the alimentary duct b) icorporating enzymes or ferments in the gela n. The premature action of the enzymes it revented by hastening the drying of the cap lies, and incorporating with the gelatin aeir: r alkali according to the enzyme used. Ac S samples of the method of manufacture (1) gela n is mixed with carbonate of scda until di,:); 1, Ikaline, and then with 0.2 per cent. of pepsin; ) gelatin with an acid reaction is mixed with .2 per cent. of pyocyanase; (3) gelatin with ar Ikaline reaction is mixed with 0.2 per cent, ci apain. Neutral substances such as sugar lycerine, etc., or other enzymes may be added ) facilitate the solution of the gelatin. I SOUTH AMERICAN MUD-FISH. By the courtesy of the authorities of the oeldi Museum, Para, the Zoological Society has iceived two examples of the South Ameri- m mud-fish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), which re now on view in one of the large all-tanks in the reptile house. They a'' ie first exhibited at Regent's Park ad probably the first imported P, I, c-, lto Europe. These mud-fish occur in the mazon and its tributaries, and in the swamps r the Chaco country, whence the upper Para- llay river is fed. 11. length of 4ft. has been re- Jrded, which is only two-thirds of that attained y the African and Australian members of the roup, to which collectively the name of luru- shes is often applied, from the fact that the air- ladder is elongated and functions as a lurg. The ody of the South American mud-fish is eel-like i form, and the dorsal nn extends from the tin f the tail nearly to the neck; the pectoral and elvic fins, corresponding to arms and legs of ie higher vertebrates, are reduced to mere fila- lents. The colour of the examples in the eptile house is a dull leaden blue, with black .near markings on the head and adjacent parts, ut the species seem to be liable to variation at ifferent seasons; and the larger of the two is bout 2ft. long. THE HYDRA VULGARIS. At a recent meeting of the Manchester Gp". raphical Society, Mr. J. W. Dunkerley made ommunication on some experiments he hnf een making on the artificial division ot the Lydra vulgaris, the tiny fresh-water creator- -hich bears a strong resemblance in its gene" tructure to the octopus. It s a pear-share iody, little bigger than a pin-head, with a t small end and a number of slender, hooked entacies. What Mr. Dunkerley has done is ake specimens, the size of which he has ii> reased by good feeding, and to split and hem in various ways. The results are cury-y Vhen an animal is cut through the centre of iody from mouth to tail, each half becon o ierfect. animal by growing a SK«e to replace i', ut away. If cne is cut in two transverse!v. ty ead part grows a tail, and the posterior h" rows a head and tentacles. More euri'p fa- ults still are obtained by only partially split! r he hydras. By splitting one from the m, ight through the body. leaving only a thin fl aent at the posterior, Mr. Dunkerley devel-y ,n elongated creature with a head and ten;el ,t either end. Those cut through the i-nol, i 11 — Lalf the t 'y develop into creatures with tv: Leads on one body, and in a similar way ot an be produced with bifurcated nrsteri" y Specimens of some of these artificiallv-y-y' reaks were shown by Mr. Dunkerley. Divi?1 I s not the only way in which the hydra pult- dies. It has two other methods of propajrofiey >y eggs and by budding. In the latter case tn 'oung hydra grows out of the side of the me, like a branch from a hep trunk, and t is sufficiently developed it breaks away fro"; he parental support. --+-- THE PROLONGATION OF HUMAN LIFE. Dr. Doyen declared that the "preservation lis life through several centuries depends sy1 m man" at the tenth congress of n~edi y -ecently ended at Geneva. Interviewed by < Matin," Dr. Doyen supplemented and exfe- his dictum., affirming, as the "Matin-"put- hat the prolongation of a man's life until •eaches the age attributed to Metlin^h ie. p definitely beyond the bounds of possibility. V- experiments," he said, are merely the coroll.y of the discoveries of Dr. r. eminent bacteriologist of the Pasteur Institute He discovered phagocytose on which my ov studies have been based. It is to him we o- the knowledge of the inner mechanism of lify Hitherto there had been only labnratorv ments. I believe I have arrived at the ste"" of practical application of the knowledge. r. multiplying the white corpuscles in the blood (the phagocytes) we increase the co-efficient of vital resistance, and can estimate its value. It is a new departure in therapeutics which is apparently coming to the front. If we succeed in suppressing colds, chest diseases, and bron- chitis (and in this matter I have attained abso- lute successes)—and these complaints are often the primal cause of rheumatism—we arrive. logically, at the suppression of latent causes o' disease. Our life is limited by a great num be" of deteriorations in our organism. A mnng these we should consider not only maladies which are apparent, but also latent infections. If we cause, by the use of < phagogene' liquids. an increase of vital resistance, we prolong, by that very fact, the duration of life. The law for the preservation of the human organism is already formulated. What is curious is that it is a surgeon who supplies the basis of a new ieparture in therapeutics which will, perhaps, alter the whole science of medicine." Dr. Metchnikoff, questioned on these statements, said U I know nothing of the experiments which Dr. Doyen has made, and cannot, therefore, pass judgment on them; but at the root of the matter I think that certainly in the future we shall be able to prolong human life."

III CHURCH OF ENGLAND SERVICES. PARISH OF LLANDUDNO. Jlergy-Rev. Ll. R. Hughes, M.A., Rector; JV. J. Hughes, B.A., Rev. W. E. Jones, B.A., sistant clergy. GEORGE'S CHURCH, Church Walks- (English Services). Holy Communion, Sundays and Holy Days, 8 i.m.; 2nd and 4th Sundays in the month, and Festivals 8 a.m. and 12.45 p.m. Matins.—Sunday and Festivals, 11 30 a.m. [Sermon); Holy Days, 11 30 a.m.; Daily at 7-45 a.m. GEORGE'S CHURCH— \Welsh Services). Holy Communion Sundays, and Holy Days" 7 a.m.; 1st Sunday in the month, and Fes, irals 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Matins.—Sundays and Festivals, 10 a.m (Sermon); Holy Days, 10 a.m. Evensong.-Sundays and Festivals 6 (Set* mon); Holy Days 7 (Sermon) Daily, 7 p.m. (Sermon on Wednesdays). OLY TRINITY CHURCH—Holy Com- munion.—Sundays and Holy Days, 8 a.m. 1st and 3rd Sundays in the month, 8 am. and 12-15 p.m.; Festivals, 7 a.m., 8 a.m. and 12-15 p.m.; Thursdays, 11-30 a.m. Matins.—Sundays, with Sermon, 11 a.m. On Sundays during August and, if necessary, during a part of July and September, Matins and Sermon at 10-15 a.m. and 11-30 a.m. Holy Days, 11 a.m. Daily at 8 a.m. Evensong.—Sundays, with Sermon at 6 30; Holy Days, with Sermon, at 7; Daily at 7. Children's Service on Sundays, at 3 15 p.m. T TUDNO'S CHURCH (Sundays during Summer).—Holy Communion, 1st Sunday in the month after 11 a.m. service. Matins and Sermons, 11 a.m. Evensong and Sermon, 6 p.m. ODAFON SCHOOL (Welsh Services).-Holy Communion.-3rd Sunday in the month, 10 30 a.m. Matins and Sermon.—Sundays, 10 30 a.m Evensong and Sermon.—Sundays, 6 p.m. Festivals and Fridays, 7 p.m. T. BEUNO'S Mission Church (Welsh Senicetl). Evensong and Sermon, Sundays, 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. PARISH OF EGLWYSRHOS. Clergy: Rev. John Francis Reece, B.A., Vicar and Surrogate. Rev. E. D. Thomas, B.A., Deganwy. Rev. D. L. Williams, M.A., Mostyn Avenue. Rev. Richard Jones, B.A., Nevill Crescent. Lay Reader: Mr. LI. Cynfaen Evans, Pen- rhynside. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, LLANDUDNO. Matins, 11 a.m.; Evensong, 6-30 p.m. Holy Days, 10 a.m. and 7-30 p.m. Wednesday, 7-30 p.m. Holy Communion on 1st and 6rd -Sunday, at 11 a.m.; on every Sunday and holy days, at 8 a.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. Children's Ser- vice every 1st Sunday at 3 p.m. Daily Service at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. LL SAINTS' CHURCH, DEGANWY. Matins, 11 a.m.; Evensong, 6-30 p.m. TTnlv ria vs. llAm- and 7 n.m. -01 -J-" t; Thursdays 7 p.m. Holy Communion every Sunday at 8 a.m.; 2nd and 4th, at 11 a.m. Children's Service every 1st Sunday at 2-45 p.m. LLANRHOS CHURCH. Matins, 11 a.m.; Evensong (Welsh), 5-45 p.m. Ditto English, 7 p.m. Friday, Welsh Service, at 7-15 p.m. Holy Communion 1st Sunday at 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday (in Welsh} at 10 a.m. 3rd Sunday at 8 a.m. MISSION ROOM, PENRHYNSIDE. Welsh Service at 10-30 am.; English Service 6-30 p.m. Wednesday at 7 p.m. 3T- ANDREW'S CHURCH, Alevandra Road- ff Snndays at 6.30. Sunday School- atl2.30, Tuesdays at 7 p.m, NONCONFORMIST CHURCH SERVICES ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Llewelyn Street—Minister, Rev. J. Irvon Davies. Services at 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m. ENGLISH BAPTIST CHAPEL, Mostyn Street. Rev. J. Raymond, Pastor. Services at 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m.; Sunday School at 2-30 p.m. Wednesday Evenings at 7, Prayer Meeting. ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—Minis* ter, Rev C. T. Astley, M.A.; Assistant Minis- ter, Rev. W. Phillips, M.A. Services, 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m. School, 2-30. Wednesday Evening Services at 7. 3T. JOHN'S ENGLISH WESLEYAN CHAPE1 Mostyn Street.—Rev. T. E, Ham, Kefiden1|Miriis ter. Services, 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m. Wednes- days, at 8 p.m. Friday Evening, Public Meet- ing for Prayer at 8. CRAIGYDON MISSION. Sunday School at 3, Evening Service at 6. WELSH BAPTIST.—Tabernacle, Llewelyn St. 10 a.m. and 6 p m., Rev. David Daviea, pastor. SALEM, Adelphi Street. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. H. Bryn Davies, pastor. HOREB, Great Orme. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. H. Bryn Davies, pastor. EBENEZER WELSH WESLEYAN CHAPEL, Llovd Street—Resident Minister, Rev. Gwyn- fryn Jones. Sundays. Morning Service, 10; School, 2; Evening Service 6. WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL Shiloh) Services, 10 a.m and 6 p.m.; Sabbath School, 2 p.m. WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL (Rehoboth).-Services, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sabbath -School, 2 p.m. [WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL -tBethania), Craigydon—Pastor, Rev. Evan Hughes. Services, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sab- bath School, 2 p.m. NYELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL (Hyfrydle), Great Orme's Head-Ministry, Supplies. Services, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sab bath School, 2 p.m. WELSH INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, Deganwy Street-Rev. T. Davies. Services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School at 2 p.m. HE. WARREN WELSH WESLEYAN CHAPEL Pastor, Rev. Gwynfryn Jones. Services, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; School, 2 p.m. CAERSALEM MISSION, Cwlach Road—Rev. Gwynfryn Jones. Services, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; School, 2 p.m. THE MISSION, Adelphi Street—Simple Gospel Services on Sundays, at 6-30 p.m. CATHOLIC CHURCH, Lloyd Stre,et-ReTi. Father Radcliffe ;¡Sf< at 8-30 and 10 a.m. oo Sundays W Fe" at 8 a.m