VON BLUMER'S HEALTH

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 17, 28 April 1906, Page 47

VON BLUMER'S HEALTH

THIS is the greatest day of my life.” Although Von Blumer, looking across the breakfast table

at his wife, made this statement in the most matter-of-fact way, as if he were discussing the weather, Mrs Von Blumer was not so easily deceived.

Her face assumed a look of anxiety. “I hope, dear,” she said, “that you are’ not going to start anything new. You know you are so easily influenced that ”

‘•That's highly amusing,” replied Von Blumer. ‘Well, my dear, I forgive you. That’s like a woman. It being your one, particular, weak point, you like to put it off ou to me. Easily in fluenced! Ha ! ” His suspisoious wife was in too much suspense as to his latest idea to be led aside by his superior manner. She had suffered too much already from his passion for something new, not to be alarmed. “I hope, - ’ she said, “that it isn't any new system of work. You’re not going to take up photography, are you? There’s really no place for a dark room. You haven’t invited a lot of buisness friends to dinner, have you? Because Von Blumer stopped her with a gesture. “My dear,” he said, “it's really pitiful to see your condition. No tone. No resilience to you. Tired and ner- . vou-s. You need——” He stopped. Years of experience had taught him to be chary of introducing any new idea too suddenly. He looked at her fixedly. “I want to ask you a question,” he said. ■ < ; , “Well, well, what is it?” “Do you love me?” “Don’t be absurd.” ‘I say—do you love me?” “I suppose so.” “Do you value my companionship? Do you realise that upon me depends the suport and well-being of this entire household? Think of what it means! Ah, think of the responsibility I’m under. If this hasn’t come home to you yet, I assure you it has to me. It devolves upon me. therefore, as a positive duty, to sec that I am always in the best possible physical condition. My eye must be bright, my step springy, my muscles velvety yet hard and firm. I ” Mrs Von Blumer turned pale. She remembered now that for several days past her husband, had been absorbed in reading certain circulars that had come to him. “You don’t mean to say,” she faltered, “that you have gone into Health ?” “I most certainly have. I have done what I should have done ten years ago. Still, it is not too late. Even for a man of my age. the chances of increasing my ehest at least five inches in six months are almost certain. Professor Bounder ” Mrs. Von Blumer’s worst fears were confirmed. She remembered seeing this magnificent gentleman in a kind of upholstered undress, pictured in .lie pages of certain periodicals that Von Blumer had been collecting. “Has—he —any apparatus?” she inquired faintly. “ Well, I should say he has. A lifesaver for every man, woman, and child iu this nerve-racking age.” ‘‘How.big is it?” “ Nothing—absolutely nothing. Takes Up only six feet of floor space.” “ Where do you intend putting itYou can't”——

“ Now don’t get uneasy. I’ve got the whole thing arranged. There’s a wide, open space in the attic, right near the window. There, iny dear girl, is where I shall gradually bring myself back to life and strength.” That afternoon at three o’clock a huge packing box was delivered by a drayman. A few moments after Von Bliuner appeared, armed with a hammer. The sides were torn off. and by herculean efforts the two men lifted the affair upstairs, while Mrs. Von Blumer, tears in her eyes, looked silently on. The drayman departed. There was a sound of hammering and tugging and scraping. Then a brief silence. Mrs. Von Blumer was getting uneasy. Suddenly, however, the door opened. Her husband, clad only in last year’s bathing suit, with a pair of gymnasium sandals on his feet, stood dramatically before her. Bis face was transfused with joy. He threw’ out his chest and folded his arms calmly, like a Greek gladiator—only his legs being somewhat thinner than those old heroes’, were possibly not quite so-nourishing to view.

“Now, my dear girl,” he said, “ 1 want to show you the greatest apparatus ever devised- by the mind of man for th® Health. Every muscle reached, external or internal. The vital organs gently stimulated. Come.” He led the way upstairs into the attie.

“ There!” he exclaimed, triumphantly. “What do you think of that? Wait till I show you how it works.”

He sprang into what was more like an ordinary rowing machine than anything eke. He grasped the handles. He slid gracefully back and forward, stretching out his arms before him. Then be stood up, and bending down pulled some levers that controlled two weights at the side. " In this simple, marvellous piece of mechanism,” he remarked, gasping for breath, “ lies the secret of human life.” He grabbed his wife by her- arm and pulled her towards him. “Are you aware,” he muttered, “that every muscle is like a sponge—that if it isn’t squeezed out regularly, impurities collect? Think of it!” “You’ll catch your death of cold,” said Mrs. Von Blumer, “ with that window open.” “ Ha! That only shows you ignorance. You see my body is in a warm glow. The rich ozone in the air only serves to purify the skin.” “How often are you going to do tins thing?” “ You'd be surprised how little of it is necessary. 1 rise promptly at six.” “ At six.” “ That’s what I said. Half an hour before breakfast, then a brisk rub down, and in the afternoon, half an hour before dinner. That’s all. Think of it, a mere nothing.” The next morning, while it was yet dark, Mrs. Von Blumer was awakened from her slumber by an ominous sound overhead. She started up. Her first thought was burglars. Then sbe recalled her husband. “ This is awful,” she murmured. “So sleep for me.” For some time she turned and tossed. At last, unable to stand it any longer, she put ou her wrapper and started upstairs. Von Blumer almost bounded into her as he came down. “ Look here, dear, this is too much. I simply can’t stand it to be waked up every morning by that horrible thing.” “I knew its I knew you’d kick. Just like a woman! Here 1 am making a sacrifice of myself in order to preserve my health, for your sake—for your sake. I say; Heaven knows, I care nothing for myself—and now you make the usual fuss about it. But, thank

Heaven, madam. I have a better regard for myself, a higher sense of my duty to my family, than to be influenced by what you may say. And now stand aside. I must rub myself down with a eoarse towel.”

With the calmness of despair, Mrs. Von Blumer saw there was nothing to do but wait for developments.

That afternoon at five, her husband appeared upon the scene, and in a few moments a distant rumbling indicated that he and the product of Dr. Bounder’s wonderful brain were in close communion.

At dinner, however, he toyed with his food. IShe noticed that he had rings under his eyes. “Aren’t you well, dear?” she asked. Von Blumer j;unped as if he had been shot. “Well!” he should say I was. It’s grand to feel this way. Simply wonderful.” “You are not hungry.” “Uniph. That's the beauty about Bounder’s machine. It develops a natural health appetite. Most of us overeat.” The next morning Mrs. Von Blumer was awakende as usual by the grinding overhead. This time, however, she kept quiet. Somehow it seemed to her that it did not last so long as the morning before. And in the afternoon she also noticed that her husband was ten minutes later iu getting home. Four days passed. One morning she awoke with a dim consciousness that something was wrong. Instead of a noise overhead she heard in the adjoining room a peaceful snore. Her tired husband had overslept himself. At the breakfast table he appeared a little later than usual. There was a suggestion of sheepiness about him. He himself lead the way. “I suppose,” he said, “that just because I didn’t go through that stunt this morning, you think I’m a backslider.” “Well, I was so relieved not to hear that noise, that I didn’t much care what you were. I hope, dear, you will give it up. I don’t believe it will do you a bit of good.” “That’s all you know about it. However, for your information, I will tell you that I am going to give it up. I’ve found something better.” Mrs. Von Blumer shuddered. “What is it?” she asked, timidly. “Bounder is all right in his way. For certain people, I have no doubt he accomplishes grand results. You may not know it, you may not fully realize the fact, but even in the short time I used his machine my ehest came up one inch and a half. Think of it! But the trouble with Bounder is that he is too

strenuous. Now, Humpton is more scientific. Humpton” "Who is Humpton?” Von Blumer gazed at his wife in illmucealed scorn. "Do you mean to say,” he said, sternly, “that you've never heard of the celebrated Humpton system? It’s done by correspondence through the mail. I started in this morning. You won’t know me in a week.” "What do you do? Is it anything that makes a noise?” “I should say not. No apparatus. Nothing but a rubber ball.” “A rubber ball? Why not a baby’s rattle? You can get lots of exercise out of that, and it has a pleasant jingle.” Van Blumer’s eye flashed fire.. “Of course,” he exclaimed, “no woman could possibly understand a thing like this. Of course, all my honest,"'highminded efforts to keep myself in the pink of condition—all for your sake, mind you—must be received with derision. Never mind, madam! I shall go on my way regarless. Other great men have been laughed at before. I can stand it.” The next morning Mrs. Von Blumer was awakened once more—this time by, a series of hoarse breathings. Her husband, a large rubber ball between his shoulder blades, was pressing it into the wall, as he snorted with a certain attempt at rhythmic vigour, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. “Stop!” exclaimed Mrs. Von Blumer. "You'll strain yourself, 1 know. Can’t you feel the wind blowing on you?” Her husband stepped forward, and the rui aer ball, released bounded across tba room. He stooped over, and taking it, in his Itands, began to manipulate it with his fingers. “Don’t interrupt me,” he muttered, “f must keep my thought on myself. That’s a part of the system.” Several days passed—days through’ which Mrs. Von Blumer lived with considerable anxiety. Her husband—it could not be denied —was getting more feeble. There was about him an affectation of sprightliness that did not conceal his listlessness. One morning, however, hope sprang up iu her breast as she awakened to hear once again the old familial snore. Thd crisis then was passed. Von Blume? was himself again. At the breakfast table she said, pleasantly: "How's Humpton—and the new System?” ; Von Blumer did not immediately reply. He was evidently gathering himself together for & supreme effort. "What hurts me,” he said, with an air of deep resignation, “is the utter inability of your feeble mind to grasp

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er tire* tisr# » day. fa a ifaori tfaw seif ien idke a jeUyttffa. wriL .say tww I wi£ begfa t* eataer jwswer. whies w»S iaenur s 3 the time. It *a£ BBaai. yew Et - rytifa» w «er>as—fa>4w_ Are w-w I axil said the faJea..-e.'' Vew Bgsawi 3®s «fe» way -e»*Sair#_ f<4lewed fey le awsMstnjiew sartaev. He fuaced San.w«-f e-wtiy »d karmaxMtedy ew the Srd a» kr-sAs. TV-x ae begaa -.0 iaeaihe s-sawsy . -fateesT#- aay ebwa." fee wiiswenei. “hew is rfae-s aa4 fiatts k star wiiia the ray-.'.aix tibwaiasa* m she >9&etes- 1 shaC s»j>v wBJ away aJI hamfwi tWssciss. I sfaaE oswaaad pe-wer. Ah! ASreafay I at jeer suyseiS gemfar sase '**"?*l» *.‘' ■' T? ■ ?L**A a Jfa* serarAew wise ieft atm. r-he wear fate Ser .--w? resat, farcei the deer. a»4 •ssfai her grayer# fa the gsMd. '‘d-fafafaw-cd way. fr&e sray-r* taxi fare iishaxi afapat be -fstrei. Few day- tir-ereafier hi*aa>i tatisisMt. tasstce wer. N->sais»e dfarsfaeii > fa. Hs-xr by fassr irf- grew tesre A week rss-faei. C««e af-ierae®*-. fe&wer«. he K*e&e ■!..-—■' ear-wt tra* =e*smi. As ee exsetwi the r-C'-w. bis wtie j iw»» i ®ie sas Sue a -ifagai" Aafa. Her ofeemusn wx# wfata- he -fi&ik' ’■'■ I" -; 'THnH~.IT ■ ill TiSe-t' T- -fab. ras.. sSirisatr -"Ba-. ye»s his*-, ye®, re a» fesar#e- a* a fcrwg. - ' “MertSy a She jsasssese her haafa e-far *fa sorehead. -Yea hs-sne a Sever.*' "A fewer" What » that"? I ■Jae’t ksew si—sl » •»:■- se x.r T<w*ha4arv.~ ■"H-?w <k> yr-® iee*?~ y-:--a ,xs's ae.” ssfai Mr#. Vc-® SSaaaeT. Shstsag’hSy abrased. "“Hew .t®es year feeJlf" -There wbu# a sfase whew it wfa-is have adbed X«w—a 3eerr Dsii-e-r ii* “Vsb Wwe a*s» awetese«~ ssiie Mf» Vfaas Rteffisr.. fec-kfag tfaz. ®«er etsthaSy. - “It ss-*t scatter. fa <sc ®® A thowght. Lee re w®_ I “ .j-x 'take 3. irewinm-' Hss. wife- tefageamiy Jefs afax Wfaex sie tas&e feaek. tfafary "lasses faser. h*w»T-«r. rxstesy <s& Jyfas dowr, f’siSy diwaaed. issut -fae «aea*ee_ ae lac vetansd. Ufa ferarish fae* ■«ws at her rrs® the y£B«.w. »rer the --«Qar ■>? ’fas sf.ya«Ba£. He was hifl saa3:.®e. hz". :i- ux- a* rk4*Xr fa A*® aatw—a "rtsfe- farsiaed. •E<-« de yw® feeJ" '- 1 -Fwt:* Mrs Vfax Efasser ia.’ ije.- & xafa. Erm t«s. a ssc»i aad a wKeai «Sf tAsTe fa a *js.n xs eodaraEiSx thasnr &ad* fae? patfa®«». Her kss-_AX-i was a sajit asaas. TYfa- w&*. ?&j. ;.:- jasfay. ru ssad. -She -i£-f±r r-i 5 - the h«d*»"* H«# -Leek here?” «a*e arsed. “Hessry VeA F-. ssner. r-siflß tefE "-# she traiik xaA xw f -'<:-haa®i H->w da ye® TAerr wx> i ruLg fa ier Te&je rastt fa 3LZ. -s4 V-; ?; BE asber"s ■~js3K«-:ass«*sß tad WBBgt t s-ina -fa-A te her •ass'e- agafa. He n3xe.i AawrwEf c- fa bed. ■'Fee- ' ’fee ?T.-'iaxxae-.i. ”&:-. yac --fafa waax 3.; fa:-r fa>w I feei' I"S se£ yw. I ktfaw wfa-ifa tke ®asrer w.e-t sse-. Fre x sfstii -:’-i fiifafa-ffieri fase ■ri grif Eexyr t...ee fa -r body xz-es. My xex.i fa - - Tigris,« faseu. J's better •im the _-"fas !>-: >3;yt&fai» ysw yeatfa wr.k "»> CBrw s— -x-As w-assari j.ikFier#'. 1F33 see wri* taatesa. Seek azy feet a-, t teiA if ys« wwst to —fa fe«st wster 'faa-i far tW fceeee.. Get rse wril Xw siAier aaa tku I are ever dirw tie reiwtjfat brewsi. «sf fife. Feri" sVsy. 5 feri *® wttesiy awi sopetefaty mme-fabue lifat I dst't atse fev m&:-h &f s ■•.:-2isaa;.-:-ji-e xsi i're safae of wy- ■— ~ M fa -Ufe”

■r. Pmch. By tto ’•<*( tto* artatse ateearr 1 fcWS tore toto a ***• iatowe®. *4 skv eery tow ftieato to Mr. Ps3r*A’s -’.aS. to ito <W3SJ>SXWe3ers oi hi* tow—es-aML and. in a word. to Mr. hi’x~--t asd *3 ttot he represents- w-rst*-* Sir I'. C. the Mte editor. to toe I itiarim 'Dairy Teiegrapfe. - I nsay -..- ttos as a sdwc-.toy I ii- to a '•mato extest arc. ep os. ~PS»A_ - aa-i -■». fete Dickens' J-sey Ltoje. _ 1 t.-.k ;i to th” wwes." My father sasea to forward toe weekly essner ;• ■<* tegst'ary wto®. I was at a prorate -ek-sat at -t. TfcpTs Cray. Kent, and ->astoned tie sayyiy .earing toe happy year* I jwsaeS at Eton. The VHtaß-k* "Psa-k' I assay aJErsi. sad a fixes _•&£>"■ to nsy re» smte'zrx; of e-tr r —rrr ®f st-’a’.es. Tie izxjer nssseei fr-zt hax-i to L sxsij it x«» axxtowitattoefy ansesed to fw ssasSer, wko. when I qu&ted. sra- estahSsSsrsmi-r*-sst isx-r# wsfee a wa2n»S»> eotSertii®. Of eoarse. to> etske the set te-rfert to etoH tore ha.! to j<zy toe -.zisstoss e-z’i.ters f-r fctoae® to tie hsfe--iays. Ina I sirca34 ftowy fr-sxs wtoS I Sswr of dto. ias s-'B.-w* ®<f was pesfesssy gsMtSel Sy toe rfes.aart way to wkaA le sad. ai«g®Te»i theee Lietnry ; rew.-itei dsrtog s-tos*to’. My with -Pasi-i-.* ■■■«s*saewtot to. a xery wss= way at Casa-¥,-w e. w tors>te I eeiMrritoital torpe ssSryreto ior aaetol easts. Twa to lissto were Uijrersfty todst-entes to rhto tor fjrst I drew nery eatesalßy «e® Setter jsajer at ~r-j Pin az-tz iaexe ’ Jsidresato »s emus ! ' s * s<e ' .he eisto-r* Va-x- lee-.-ji: enireuistog itoe to tostmrt to* artist ■ -J-zto i.e J -_ a* So teas rey sery garsacsSar to nwytog. exaesto. toe as?rt g en wi : » at-y are&tol to aSter ’due staat's iajee. a* life- I assssrei ?.’T"_. •jsx» a rea? ®;->»d Eketrf-ws.. whie& aT: €*atoto Wurtoi ra..-awyw~w. fc X>w I Wai- 3tot thm. set exer to--* Sees stose, a yet .:.toy as a toy 1 ®6o*3 r»~.'«.»o-ssa3y jass. bra cT a •’■werswa <: is to*< toe stoexss® I toetitoed of tor* l— * «3ae *=t-.5.-e 5..-< tor* hse. asci as ■toha - . 3sew he z2rz>~ save teea Ssy ®y cazeistoai faitoforto jse-sf-rwMi ’toe WfiMWMMta to esostosß. tie wa* highly t»'>ye&«r wiito Trtossy »e »: 1 &r'rw jw-a score; i-se was reyrtoaeeii sy LeeiA.. stwd ’ to -?" ty sc-ase arttot roie ’ iaS-sL »® ree»etoae.. I drew asestor. whath e*rage®isy rsi »&■ -k-ci** the toßseff. tor it se**r i ?sr«r*r»y.. a»£ as i tod xe* reused asr irrt ark-’■■’--v>r-^r*2.er.t. I the matter dr s ;,-, arc! sx.,-1 xs» sor?- al-c-’M it. watoys st is serr dafeennr: z: a*y ' “lewtor »» wtoaexer to irxy to .to edimt. r-r “assaisjuK ~ a aaiy to *hders* tto tssitor rt “TyctotT rim.eatote a«te«-.57-5 s* ’:s:-_ if ■ «.* gnyysattoat- or 4esigs. re ateepted '*to®orantoa"’ is ttoa '■> tie seator. I ttoak sfeSs *te>s.td to witoy ws- -•’?'=x:'L‘-i~ is e-;< a e-3a»w torwagSi. is is ".tea s.» sJ3 tto w-aster e'rery --•■atrSbsti-'-® is rs.assii-rei i’s serixs. a®d sto best is If tod's sto tost, n is rejested. ~Taa towe ’ee.e awto ».'*k»g«s seat to yna i mil iritorT *" Kr. W. r ?’htors as&se 7.’ked me. 5-to 'rrrsomg a stay. I tuswwrto toaetoly. ~Ye&_ a’gasi&aaJJy.'* Xi torewa- : u to was <3>swsb ea ss» wish. *Tton: why dox't yoa .S sir-rsa i.*r~ To tore tors tosrty-fow years is Mr. Piito't seswiee, of wtoefe twesty-Swe tad a idui tore ton years of eiiSar.sisiy, is. to tie wristcE xrc«4». of tto yrt>: st prwrsetors to see ~aa tos- - twori.” It is a rrjto of wteto I xoay to «to£ s<rosd. as it fiefes totetwaKsrse with aiswt ♦-rery i-sce of a*y same e< note is tto -■sessaL ;*>'..11.«5»1_ Bterary. srtssii. jasnartotir Esgtoito- I as Me •s-adaiior tesptesc atxs. tcatoae tie past etapiiy to■w..se it is tie swo-'. aad. toarttofy. I aat of oytoMS ttot - of so-toy is ia a geaera* way esite to., ato is .'ertars fsrtoan -Hspenor to. 'PBaeife” of Sty years ago I to not go toto taw ■saiteT-. Mr.. Ptawt. ia years, tor toebMi k» fes>3t toa more ttox trtotoi his army of ~onrt,x»to’~ coatribatorx. osseary ato arttoie. aadt I itocU to iauSinto to ay, tor* I speak wtttoct azthsmy. tiaf to to» aan

thaa tnfefed. if be fa? wot. iadeed. geod- ■ 111 I, bfe eistfaatfaß. The tilowif ■twat he takes isdo »rrewßt. awi the toeiizties for Aaensu aad Ceaffaewtafi efarffat-iwka. Ma»fa->4er fa* fes« agw Mtsei iato Mr Pawch'* n ißty wrl; Mawtbewer asd sx seytrak-irg are- *T-saiai-A Xo soeh n-teemry eafew Ulfces uxexbied my bead wfaw. afte* ray first w«fc. ~Mel-*aM». - »®a?*rat«d by Pfar. Keewe. Da Mas-rier. -’"ha <54bert. asui MiHaw.. fai fa Mr. Fwarfe * jisgie*. faa abated a sew?*"iiem. aad t*« atuifated to Tfadceray. I was invited to jo«l the staff. Kefaily did I tv*-e--uxa to the favsaiiaa. Is th-asc ixxae-X’. fay# tfe* yrivate life fa Mr. PKBefe was tfat fa a fafssy fasfaiy. ws»h ■‘Vwti- Mark - a* primss-s fater pares, aaited safer “Paler - Eva*# a>.t has penraw. Mr. RradhOTy. wfaaa wrewitd state fa ieslak ®cev«ted han ftwae in the fa-eaßaiei wfaeh fa -®a.i fa? fast to assfat fa -w>wtfMi.faw awd Ceraai. ferafal, fad “Paser” «y»ew®t*d tfa firm: fa was “for seis and partra*#. - Swraaaer after tfa s»-o"y.rse--.-jrs- woaM fa ■cub. tfa i-sfat -,<zi f<w pfae* o« fa toant where tfa weekly dfaner of tfa ct-'issssl fee faM. as! wteoe as tfa #i®*e time s-vwry at-erafar fa tfa waif i-e-aii e-wioy as afoerEoa®'# asd evewi«w'» It was as a “Psßeh dfaE*r* at DaSwfea that i safe ray fct* aywaraskie. arad vfeafi I fcraett tfa tsuciLslssy fa T»-a:k“F£y. wfaa fa fasaesegiy wfasg-Ekfa ess- as 'tfa New Bey."* I lesse-rifar other daaners at TMSwiiefa fess, xfeat w-a*_ So me. ifa mwA-ieahee owe. W-e x4Mfat2r <®ned at ®i’faeasd. _ Tfa Star aad Garter”: at Hawsjeow <’-.vsn. BSfakwasS. Pasrfee?, Syfefaaaa. ■A»—u,-->- js-.ie remot ia >-u-se-s. w><s* irtnr for tfa ".-■"sr-'-xi eseagos toe. »a&4 at mtaay other fasteSnes was fa Lsfaow. we reraefad by rraL ri* er. ar r*a>i- <■ sfa® i-xe Derby Day Mrftrai iad Lis Aras. *2>e «aeb a fawAefa as few fat WKSsisi Ssaifanr. wfes had hi# fesfar in thazinz »“ JB*" Wfaa 1 'it?-* so tfa staff, sa Itarea. IMS. Thaetasay and ifeevh were suel -oa Pzzsjss. - Lee-A wirties-. Thackeray selfesß. if ev+r. wr.ts3«. tea gtviag vfambfe asafeaasfa. dszeur the. -disras-sx-sa. as the TaSfe. os th- fa two sarioeMS. Is tfa susvse fa rfas ysfa Tbsfcssaswy ester-aAsed the staff twice to 4 tew ss ’-A fa®#e ra PoJare-ftee. sod ..ra both -•wss-:a;s I erajoyed the rr®*4 yfesware fa fajwg asked 1-> oßfafay aB the other gsssis. m fa taW to wse on one stat fad wflessred 1® fess sriss* e®t fa a tfafaegfefa w»srk. wrfcx*A W iks fad ftraad. Dr. Ksefc. it wa* -s-b the- first- fa s. ferae ttet be jpaa see S<o maraßt .« steder fa 3fa srwiy fa wfcr 1® rata dswa an auetfeemy fa wir-ik-sfarSy awed to eoosfat ftosa aante< s row fa feafas- ®a a® aossw =faSr. Io vaio I tried; I ««oM ®ot ssere one fa the baefeß fa ias.i iradfeoted. The eratae. s*4 r®ssiseed fa £>vsaEi»*. was -fvyifatiy at the raw fa ssb . saetieai ;-A.e. Marx Lessera was a a=-»<fe“ gStar. H<# sefasioa. a*. yrt/taraEy. tte joznfier fa “Pteraeh” arat fins. efaSar. was raap#. W» were a£i. pessemsJiy. very food fa, ■ay. fevsefa to teat. Kc t-sA * mat eete-beaiiera <f Marie Tteßoa** twessty-sflb year fa fanorCdp. We always as-s ~?->te-*sioa.* fa ttese i-s&r faa dkw* wfasever asy #K=.w? eofad be ferarad f <-i tteiß. tfa > l-xxs efaa. Crates vtes fa s-uhsusßifajiy a vu-w rgexsie skrf fa M-. Paraera is s*» WMMBBualy s»sst-se»AG.e. ttet apeateSty fa sasrarr fa fc ** fessfe- mane titaus M ofaward exjraraisasa fa an tea a.rai pteafa®; iraditfaa yradoaßy fadzgw sway. SotfaEy i faoj; fsrewfai as* teera sm 1* Boteraxa. It rsay be u reveir. bzs. n perasea; itere are ■a fags*, fa «- Wiia a I>s M*'3Tieraea<twe •rtfas to famdraie tesan Mr. Poraeh w*l b* wwfesrafa by "testeety. - arad. with tte aid fa fes»OF<Mra artist* wte are t»e®»n.rra* xs r“s«»a sraars.-aras x a* they are draagbxsKi-fai. be w49 rfaafa <.tet popfateisy fa the world fa -sra&rt” that was aeteexvd fee bn by the ziumfaaMo -fefax bei Is the yfassacai ireoa, d be preserves sadeperateaee. te* eorSOB®* w>S -exenfae the -saraw praweeftrf fafiserane- throßgfe :te adterahfe vsrk fa Surateisime, Partridge. Bred, a&d tbfar sutarewwik a* they did when ter Jahn Tguatei «■ the- sofe- rarsoorate. Ob Mr. Pssei'r rafaepeaderate-. Lm fnedeot trara pteniefa baxs. oa. has hgfetly satmcral tooeh arai ids fep«E'S has —.,