iiivciitioii : wc Iciiriictl all these sngitigs vciir~ iigo. 't'hc iicst diiy we fitiislietl tlic iirticlc. iiiitl lint1 c ~c r y iiiteiitioii of writing t\vo or three c o i u i i ~i i ~ of g o d rciidilhlc matter ~b o i i t the clieinistry of fnts niitl oils. In f:rot,, w Iind n grcnt iiiititl to seize pcticil niid p p c r for t,lic ptirposc: I,iitr befare \vc coiiltl stretch out oiir liniitls the cliiltlrcti Ircgnn to act, cIinr:idcs. KOK i t is inqwssiblc t40 thii\k Of the fortiirilii for &hcIiyl &oIioI \vIieii Kiiig : \ I frcd is csihiiiiiig Iiow Iic iiIlo\-ctI the cnkcs to burii, or .rdiicly .Iiinc C : c q is I)ciii,g tlcciipitnted by n sword wliicli ntlorned It, siiiipIy cnti't. Iw doiic. ' L' Iirce dnys Itiiviiig beeii s p i t i ~i the tiiniiiier ititlic;itcd, \-c fortified tlic systcui ntitl ftrccd tlic prdilciii resoltiteIy. Renders of this J o u i w x ifre iiot iis otlierl: are. Every jouriinl h s its O\VII sl)cc~iil c*ltis;.es of rcntlcrs. This .JUURXAL Iins a t 1c:ist two distinct. cliisscs : first., tliosc \vlio fiiid' t h e ititcrviil betwceti CIiristiiiiis niitl the S e w Ycnr ii qtiict time for tlic nssinii-Iiitioii-or is it, sitiiuIiit.ioii ! we arc tiot siirc-of uscfiil IiiiowIcdgc ; sccoiicI, those who nrc :I tiiply sritisfictl 1)y optitiiistic iiiiti rosentc visioiis of n glorious Iwos1)c"ity for 1927. I-Icwp oil tiiorc wood, thc w i i i d is cliill : bat let; it whistle iis it will$ \vc'll I;ecp oiir Cliristiiiiis iiicrry still. Soi~ictIiiiig-iiny. ~iiucIi-is tfuc to the sciisoii : tlicre is :I X e w Ycrir t l i i i t ivnitetli u t the door tlierc's i~ iicw foot 011 the floor, friend, nnrl iL lie\. fiicc t i t the door, frieird, ii i i c ~v fiicc a t the door. Wc think that if C:iiitytiicdc \vcrc tliligciit i t ~vould be possiblc to writ-c ii grciit deiil, iiiid very \.ell too, :ibout CIiristiii:is i i i d tlic Sex. Yciir. \Viis it Colcritlgc ~l i o \vrote f i l l ode i i h i i t the old yeiir ? '' it.s folds far wiiviiig in tlic witid, I saw the trriiti of the tlepnrtiiig ycnr." Tlic iiiotlerii picriitioii docs iiot kiio\v w h t ii trniii is, aiid evcii tlic skirt. of tlic tlclxirtiiig yeiir. us 1,niiil) Iias it, is not iiiiicli to riiiilre ii prattle nbout, the XCW Yciir, I)ut re111 solid mciitnl tilciits, i i i i t l geriiiiitic to the siibjcct., ivc ollcr this p i i piiblislictl ciii CIiristriiiiis I<\YL It, slio\vs Iiow Iirird i t is cvcii for tlic professiotiril joiiritiilist to do his l m t \vork :it iiii iiiiiiisiricioiis tiiiie. Accordittg to thc Afo/*/ti/ty /'ost, '. 'I'iiltlcs iire crciiturcs of estixordiiiiiry toiigcvity; sotiie of tlicrii 1,cin~ I~IIO\YII t o live to tlie great ngc of 200 yc:irs. ~L i i t l Iierc lies blic secret ot tlie \voiitlcrful life-giviiig j)roper'ties c.otit;iiticd iti their flesh ; for 1111 those ywrs the trirtlc Iiiis I)ccii fcctliiig oii c o r d griiss i i i tropiciil isliiiitls, thcrcby siit.iirntiiip its flesh with orgriiiic pliospIioriis. It is, iiiilecil, the riclicst I;iio\vti soiirce of pliosplioriis i i t i i i i iissiiiiihIJlt! foriii. Obscrvcitioii 11ns tlcilioiist,riitctl tliiit, turtle soup is coiiipletely nssiiiiilntetl iii tlic riiiiiiziiigly sliort, tiiiie of 25 miiiiitcs. (Cotii~)nrc this with pork, wliieli rcqiiires five liotirs for its tligcstrioit.) 'l'lic rcsiiltl is tlint, tlic blood-strciitii is a t oiicc ciiriclictl \vit,li pliosp l i o r w , iiiiil tlic iiiiiiiccliiitc effects 011 tlic i i i i i d , iicrvcs, iiiid vitnlity of the priticiit; iirc itliiiost iitibclicvcil~le." \'c iiiiiy siiy t i t , oticc tlint Iiiitl this n o t iippciircd i i i tlic dfor*rii~t!l I'ost it would Iiitve secti~etl to \is to be, iiot i i l t i i ( ~~t h i t quit.(!, iiicrcdil)le, \ \ ' c wish tlirit niir 1)lootl-