Underground

Among the wondera of the world are the sewers of Paris. They are traveraed through a great porlion of their extent by railways, and are all tree from unpleasant odor as the streets above thein. Passage through the remaimng portion ia efïected by mean of boats. Along these magnificent sewers are carried the telegraph wires, as well as the pneumatic tubes for the transinission of small packages by atmospheric pressure. The streani of water passing through the main sewer is so ewift that not a bit of anything is seen floating. They are kept troui any large amount of sewerage deposit by ineans of peculiarly oonstructed bargea, each of which does the work of one hundred men. The smaller ones are kept clean by hand, sixty-three meu being employed for the purpose, whose teuure of life, after they enter the sewers, rarely exceeds üfteen years. That's one of the shadows of the picture. It is by such a perfect systeiu oi sewerage that Paris has earued the reputation of beiug the cleanest city in the world. All the solid matter is utilized, and made to pay a revenue to the city largely exceeding the interest on the original cost of the sewers. Catjtions in Visitino the Sick. - Do not visit the sick when you are fatigued, or when in a etate of perspiration, or with the stomach empty - for in such conditions you are liable to take the infection. When the disease is very contagious, take the side of the patiënt whioh is near the window. Do not enter the room early in the morning, before it has been aired ; and when you come away take some food, change your clothing immediately, and exposé the latter to the air for soine days. Tobacco smoke is a preventive of malaria. Don't confine yourself too close to the details of your business. Mix freely with other men, and you will thereby get new ideas, and a stimulus. Limit your field and you will strengthen your hands. Measure yourself by the standard of the best men you know, and don't be conceited ; yet believe firmly that what man has done, man can do, and that by making sufiicient eifort yon can equal, if not surpass your rivals.