A Good Reason

-The Louisiana HoseCompany of New Orleans have resolved to dispense with the servicea of negroes or othcr persons of color, on the ground that t tends to promote "a feeling of inactivity among the members" - ia other words it niakfs tiiorn lazy. Only one-tenth of the human hody is solid matter. A dead body weighing 120 Ibs. was dried n the oven till nll moisture was expelled, and its weight was reduced to 12 Ibs. Egyptian mummies are bodies thoroughly dried; they ueually weigh about 7 pounds.