A Too-obedient Zula

One day, a friend of mine was visiting the Botanical Gardens at Durban in Natal, South África. He rode to thb top of a beautif ui range of hills, and there lie had the plea3ure of ñnding a üne garden well stocked with foreign trees and plants. Hearing angry voices, the visitor waited till the manager appeared, very hot and troubled, and making apology for the "hard words." "It would have made Job mad," said he. "I had succeeded in growing a fine set of vines, bearing twenty-six different kinds of grapes. I wished to flnd out what kind would best suit the Natal climate, but feared that the birds might get ahead of me. So I had sorne muslin bag;S made, and told a Zula servant to tie up a bunch inevery bag. Tust now, 1 met him trundiing a wheelbarrow loaded with muslin bags stuffed with grapes. He then cut off all the bunches first, and then tied them up in the bags!" That was provoking, but still the Zula had been obedient, - perhaps too -St. Nicholas. Thé law in Michigan requires a druggist to label allarsenic, corrosive Bubliniate, prussic acid, or other poisons, iüclucling tartar ernetir., sold, wilh the nam of the arlicle and the word "poisou." Upun the label must aibo 1)8 staii 1 the antidote tbr ihe drug where one is known. The apothtcary is also required to ket-p a record of every instance of poisons gold aod the name of the person to whdtii il, ií di liveivil. ïhis record is subject to tbc iuapection of any piiysician or p lice oflicer ;it, any time within business hours. When the best thmgs are not possible, the best niay be made of tliose that