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Evening Star, Issue 14512, 2 November 1910, Page 6

Mr F. Ransom, in his presidential address at the British Phama« a Conference, said new remedies were constantly being introduced, and while some destined to find a permanent place in medical practice, others after a few - ym "„r‘u3S^ to verv limited employment. Medicine.., like costumes were subject to the vaganea ci fashion, and what was valued in ou generation might bo discred tod m the nest, often to bo revived in later times. An interesting experiment has just been carried out at Aldershot. The huge searchlights of the Royal Engineers were brought into plav as signalling lamps, and by means of the Morse code messages were flashed on the black sky above which could be read for a distance of twenty miles. _ Here is a really smart notion put into practice. In Mexico the daily forecasts of the central meteorological bureau arc sent at an early Iwur to every post office, and these are inserted in the postmarks oj inland letters, in addition to tbs date and place of issue. These forecasts are mads twenty-four hours in advance, so anyone receiving a letter the morning after it is posted knows what weather the meteorologist expects him to get during the day. “Do you always drink beer when you are thimty?” “No, ma’am; I alwayi drink water when lam thirsty.” “Thffl when do you drink baas?’* "Ska restoa. &U3 tima."