Water As A Fat Producer

A discovery of vital interest ia social scienco 19 alleged to havo been mado in the recent assertion of sorne anonymous scienüíic inan that it is not food but water which ruakes us fat. If this is truc it would seeni to throw a new light on a largo number of disputed questions. If adiposo tissue is a desirable thing, then tho work of tho prohibitionists should be supported with unanimous approval, that wo may become a sleek and well-contented Dation. Thero is, however, room for disputo as to whether mere fat should bo " cncouraged. Ce3ar is represented by Shakspeare as wanting nono but fat men about him. But thero is every reason for belief that the great Roman preferrod fat men becauso they would take things oasily and would not disturb his rulo by ány restless attempts at Hberty. This would indicato that lean men will be better for tho leadership of a free people. Therc is room for suspicion that tho professional politicians have had a secret kuowledge of this discovery for many years, and in order to kcep thcmselves in condition for the defouso of freedom have guarded against tho accumulation of fat by drinking no water al all, and keepiug strielly lo whisky. A precious carpot has been destroyed in San Francisco. It had covered the floor of one of tho rooms in (lio Mint, and had been used lor (ivo yoars. The dust of the precious moláis nsod in tlio eoinage liad thiring fhat pei'iod dally fallen upon it, and wiien il was taken DP tlio aulhorities liad it cut in smal) piceos and burned in pans. The ashos (rere subjectodto Ihe procesa employod with miniiig dus!, and thcy renlized $2,600. Thus tlio earpot, aftor years of vc:u-, was moro preciona Ihan wlien it was now.