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T*™<z&$*>n-^ LARE VOLUME II. The Clare County Press. ISSUED EVEKY FltlDAY AT Clare, Clare County, Mich., —by— ALVAEO F. GOODENOUGII Advertising- K.at«>«. The followisg Table of Advertising Rates has been carefully arranged according lo a plan based on spacu kiiqimked and time continuiid. Special care is taken to set up and arrangu advertisements ,n a systematic manner, thus making them more attractive than when jumbled together, . T*0I-K 0F adveutising hates. i wk i inch Ji.eo e in 1.50 3 in 2.00 4 in 2.50 \{ col 3.00 lA col 6.00 x col 10,00 BusiNitss Cakds, 3 lines $5 per year; each additional line,$i. Lhgal Notices—Rates prescribed by law.1 Local Notices—locts. per line each Insertion. Aix Advertising payable quarterly in Advance. 2 wk 4 wk •-• mas 3 mos 6 mos 1 yr 1.50 2,50 3-5° 4.50 6,50 10,00 2.25 3.75 5^5 7.00 1,000 15.00 3,00 5.00 7.00 9.00 13.00 20,00 3,75 6,25 8.75 11.25 16.00 25-00 4,50 7.50 10.50 13-50 19.50 30,00 9.00 14.00 20.00 25.00 35.00 50.00 15.00 20.00 30.00 35,00 50.00 80,00 ST. NICHOIA8. 11Y EDWA11D C, HANCOCK. BUSINESS CARDS. E. D. WHEATON. C.W. PERRY WHEATON & PERRY, UlWVESS, CLABE, - - MICH. All businass intrusted with them will recciv prompt attention. Collections made and Ileal Ee tateboughtand sold. Office Maynard Block.Main St WarnTELDEN7jE"wiriirAND dealer 111 Wall Paper, Books and Stationery, Sewing Machine Fixtures, etc., Clash, G'TeOW. JEFFERIES, JuDGrEOP PnonATHand Ji'sticsof the Phach, Clare. Special attention given to making collections. Of- ve on Main Street. G EO. J. CUMMINS, AUorney-at-Law and Solicitor, Gourt Home Building, Farwell, Mich. Q 0. CASTERLIN, Attorney-and-Counselor-at-Law, and Counselor A Solicitor in Chancery, Court House Building, Farwell, Mich. HC. DODGE, Justice op the • Peace and Notary I'telic, Vernon, has Good Farming Lands for, Sale Cheap. Titi/bs Perfect, Terms Easy, H. C, Dodge, Prweld, Mich. Q H. SUTHERLAND, Notary Public & Insurance Agt. Money to Loan OTS IMPROVED REAL ESTATE DEALER in Harness, Whips, Robes, & Blankets. The best assortment of Trunks and Traveling bags in town, and prices the lowest. THE BEST OP MATERIAI, USED. All work warranted. Repairing done promptly I will sell cheaper than can be bought elsewhere in Saginaw Valley. T> UBEN SMITH, XOTAR V PUBJHC. Real Estate, and Insurance Agent. MARK, SUCH. Particular attention paid to looking land, estimat ing pine timber, adjusting trcspsasses and paying taxes for non residents. Manhattan Kire Insurance Company of New York Str,'!igand SOiind, with low rates. flo 1 thoro at the wicket, who pounds at tho door! itch a din in Olympus wsa ne'er heard bet ore— would sloop—get ye gone-rl'ra alliUK, I'm sick. What the deuce—there again—who ia calling Saint Nick?" "Arouse ye I arouse ye I It's dawning again— l'ho star that ouco beamed ovor Uethlehem's plain— The star of the Magi that shone on tho morn When earth's blessed Savior, the Christ-child, was born I" "Ho 1 Ho 1 Is it no I Then I'll up and away As soon as the goblins can harness my sleigh." Then ho roared such a laugh as ho sprung out of bed, ft started the stars In tho sky overhead, And tboy winked at each other aB much as to say, "I'here is something gone wrong and Old Nick is to pay." It took but a moment to jump in his boots, To wrap hirasolt up in the best of fur suits, To run to the closet and drag out his pack, Wliich ho swung with a chuckle across his broad back; Then off to the sfablo he dashed through tho snow, Where the reindeer were prancing, all ready to go. lie was up iu a jiffy, and cracking his whip, With a "Hi, thoro, my hearties!" ho let the reins slip. Straight down through tho welkin tliey spod liko tbo light, Without pause or turn to tho left or tho right; Iho clouds dragged their skirts to get oil of tho track, Tlie winds shrank alarmed—all quite taken aback; E'en the moon drew in haste a veil ovor her face sio quick cracked the whip and so fast was tho pace; And he pealed out a laugh so jocund and gay That Aurora woko up long betoro it was day; Oh, never such Blelprh-ride was ridden before As that of St. Kick with his rich Christmas storol Far down in the distance earth rolled fast asleep, Dark night having wrapped it iu silence so deep ITiat the children, tucked close in their snug little beds, Whence nothing peeped out save their cheiublm heads, Woro dreaming of fairies, of frolic and fun, And other stern fact* of a life just begun. - It was 3 by the clock, when out on tho roof the tinkle of sleigh belts and taps of a hoof Mud* tbe r little henrbt bound and flashed round tho earth A Bnille such as welcomed tho Lamb at its birth; Hut they woko not, Ob, no I Old Nidt is so sly. Ho fastens a padlock on each prying eye. With a "Whoa, there, my pretties," ho stops with 11 jerk, Lights his pipe, swings hiB pack, and away to hit- work, Over steeples and housetops, in windows, down flues, So fleet you would think ho had wings on his shoes, In pantries he peeps and through bedrooms he whirls. Now kissing tho babies, now pinching the girls, Filling up all their stockings with goodies and toys, Nor forgetting tho switch always lett for bad boys; Then on through the play-room to plant those great trees Which,Jrow dollieB and drums with such exquisite case. What a jolly fat fellowl sp little and spry, With round, dimpled cheeks and a fun-flashing eye, Ha rjowelod with hailstones, and such aroundnoso, It littfcte up the pathway wherever ho goes I Then jfis yfc " ^'-afti_ " . foit'fimodies apace.'- Evoanowa faint ray StrngKloB tip through tho east as the herald of day; The winds wake in protest aud scatter the snow; Now, listen 1 tbe signal I I hear tho cock crow. "Ho, ho," cried Old Nick, with his choerlost wara- iUR. "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good morning I" utrcu up me patnway wntrrover no goesi en Vis rich, mcrxi't*i)!jhf-*hJ n«-v<r, X.tjear, t FOREVER! A Story of the Heart. M. R. JEFFERIES, DEALER IN FRESH & SALT MEAT, Fresh and Cured Fish, Fine Groceries and General Farm Produce, Cheapest T E A in Town ! Cash pa id for Ji ides. MAIN STREET, CLARE. HOTELS, LIVERIES, &c. -JO"EW FURNITURE, NEWLY Befitted, New Proprietor. ST. JAMES HOTEL, V. K. BROWN, Prop., MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. First Class Accommodations. Good Sample Rooms for Agents. Good Barn. HARWELL BILLIARE HALL, FARWELL, MICH. FINEST-CIGARS, Pure Wines, Liquors, Ales, Beer, Porter, Cider, Etc. Those desiring a pure article are invited to oall. HENRY NEWTON. CUMMERS & NEWTON, Proprietors of the FARWELL LIVERY. FORSES sfCARRIAGES TO LET. Parties conveyed everywhere in this section and vicinity. ajpTcrms reasonable. Tj^AGLE HOTEL, Coral, Montcalm Co., Mich. A. FRED GOODENOUGH, Prop. A Temperance Mouse. This is a new house, neatly furnished, convenient to the trains, with good accommodations at reason- thte prices. CSOOSB JWVEK.'K- ATTACHED. BY II. H. LEECH. "Promise!" "[ do solemnly." "Forever 'I" continued the solemn, broken voice. "Forever," echoed the weeping maiden by the bedside. Tlie wasted hands were raised over tho heads of the kneeling figures; the pale lips of the dying woman parted— the tongue tried to utter a blessing; but all brightness faded from the eyes. The woman was dead. Two joung girls knelt at tho bedside. Constance Owen was the name of one, with sallow skin and large brown eyes, and Edith Ormond, she was called, with ringlets of gold floating around her fair neck, and whose head waB leaning upon the shoulders of Constance, who had promised the dying woman to be a sister, protector— mother even—to the fair maiden at her side. The strong, faithful, homely girl called Constance was an adopted daughter oi the dead lady—one of those waifs of the street, whose only hope of life is in tho charity of some tenderhearted stranger. She, however, repaid her protector by a love and regard as filial as that of her own daughter, and when upon her deathbed Mrs. Ormond bade Constance Owen make her tho solemn promise recorded, the brave girl not only did not falter, but whispered once more to the stricken girl at her side: "Yes, Edith, for the sake of the love your dear mother -gave to the orphan will I love you better than myself—forever." And darkness was in that chamber, desolation in the hearts of the mourners. ******* Two years passed—two years since Edith the beautiful and Constance the brave had lost their best earthly friend. The former had grown more lovely even thau the promise of the dawn of her radiant maidenhood; the latter more homely, large-featured, in face, but with the two years an added dignity of mein, a more intelligent light in the quiet, tender brown eyes, and force of character better denned in every movement. There came many suitors to Bonny- brook—so the little country seat belonging to Edith was called—but, so far, the little coquette did not pay much heed to any of them. She was chasing the butterflies of fancy around the Garden of Eden—first youth. But at length her beauty, grace, and perhaps high social position, brought one day to the gates of Bonny brook one Dr. Paulding, a superior and rising young physician, who lived in the city oloso by, and when he had found his way to the pleasant country nook, somehow be discovered patients in that vicinity very frequently. Was it Edith's fair faoe that made him take that blooming highway so often? He was, indeed, fascinated by her bright, girlish beauty, and one evening after he had been wandering in the gardens, under the moon, soft, pleasant words must have been spoken, for after he had gone, Edith, with a flushed faoe, dashed into the room where Constance was awaiting her, and throwing her arms around her said in a happy, trembling voice: "Oh! darling, 1 am so happy. Ho has told me he loved me." Constance spoke not a word; Edith was held a moment to a beating heart, a soft kiss touched her forehead, and the next moment she was alone.' "He loves me! He loves me!" And Edith looked out over the gardens from which tho dews of night were distilling all their odors; she gazed at tho round, beautiful moon, and peopled tho shadows with the figure of the man who had first stirred her young life with the divine music of love. A month after the pleasant confession had been made Edith was called to tho mountains of Vermont to attend a dying aunt, the only sister of he,r dear mother, and she had to proceed alone, as Bonnybrook would, have lacked a guardian if Constance had accompanied her—Dr. Paulding's duties utterly denying him that pleasure. Oonstanoo was engrossed in her home duties, and saw but little society, save a few rustic neighbors, who only reo- ommonded themselves by their goodness of heart, and certainly not by. tho brilliancy of their wit or understanding. Once and a while Dr. Paulding would ride out to Bonnybrook, as Constance told him, "from tho force of old habit," but soon it seemed that the man of medicine and science did not carry on the conversation with the old ease, grace and spirit. What*' had come between Constance Owen and, himself? Something inexplicable. The noble woman found a strange, rare pleasure in the society of the gifted man; the scholarly man a sympathy with the large-hearted, intellectual' woman which ho had never known or experienced in any of her sex. *' True," he said to himself, "she is not beautiful; indeed, measured by ihe. rules_ of beauty, she is positively v who can gauge^the-_. oh*rgr|eg! T CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIl|iP'#ANUABY &4880 m t*h- slowly opened, and, they ae ground at her feet. All , ''./vision of the dead woman see»JdJHftesent itself to her mind, »fc she .was violating struck r heart. Was this the •'For- . spoken.? . She staggered |have fallen; the aims of,Dr, ire about her bii,t;she waved i * moment withjuch a pitting gesture that lie obeyed ,'a word. She only had 1 tutor; ./..remember Edith.'V-and "back toward the house, standing there, bent and 1K»£ know how shereaohed , tho strong woman had Iho same momont she loved t sacrifice and renounce. K for hours white andmo- ig out at the sunset and gloom of evening, with its . ohasing thernselves Jirain and witb a dumb, fin her heart; every hope . , dus|, liko tho&e sweet JmA given her. She; laid her C«li»hilo"upon her Hands, on ~C*»Bement of her room, and through tho long, long aho heard the village tbjj hour of midnight, She ''wud"wrestled with, her grjef »ib4;jcosa up at length quiet -She' had yielded to duty andliorjiromite.to the dead. S«|p«feoW Constance Owen seemed to gata^J>retijer as the months passed by--foi||iBtWM"8ome' refining change whiabv^niirJ uof|ening her rugged feature* ,"s*4' rounding eyery lino in her atat«!y-fprm. The summer infco autumn kWstfdinvand still Edith Ormond had not^rpfeirned to Bonnybrook. Her aunt;h$<raied, and letters came from timrftd"tirae saying that ere long she would ij>e home; yet sho came not. Ooii!d-«he Buspect the disloyalty of her lover Jjjt,!. Itiijilftto in the fall, when the woods had' ,Su- on their pomp of glory, chiH T*inds sent the fallen trough the valleys near Bonny- '£$4 T)r. Paulding rode up to an,d asked for Constance. She 'received him twice before summer evening, and had yed by womanly tact not to ..With him—although she no i^dlonbtcd hex strength, Gon- tkiB.occasion received lier PfGIWS OM JfOBBLlTX. How the Orr,at lurid Owners Obtained Their ■':.■ ' .^states.. The.London J&tiho has been publishing an interesting series of articles entitled '-'Our Old" Nobility," in which the growth of the noble families of England, has been portrayed. In a concluding article "the writer thus sums up his views: In 100 chapters we have briefly sketched the agrarian history of a* majority of our molt notable aristocratic houies, :In ray selections I have not been guided mainly by the greatness of their possessions, but rather by their historio interest or present prominence. Thus I have included some like the Erskines and Panes, whoBe estates are small, and liave altogether omitted peers like Lord Tredegar, with over ,100,000 acres, and Lord Penrhvn, with a rent- roll of £66j000. I have'd ealt in, all with 121 nobles, owning nearly 5,500,000 of acres, with a rent-roll of nearly .-£5,750,- 000, an average ownership of 45,000 acres, and an average rent-roll of over £46,000. It certainly has not been my object to (Seek out examples of what, for want of a better vford, X will oall the illegitimate, acquisition, of landed property. Yet the result is that those who can Claim that they have obtained their lands by money solely acquired in commercial or professional pursuits are singularly few—perhaps about a dozei* in all. Compared with other peoples, we aro a landless nation, and we are a landless nation in consequence of continued encroachment upon the rights our ancient forefathers possessed. Throughout the reigrs of the Hanoverian Kings landowners' Parliaments were constantly passing Inclosore acta, desirable for the most part, with a view to increase production, but resulting in ihe appropriation of between 7,000,000 and 8,000,000 acres of common land, of which tho common people retained but a very small proportion—not more than 750,000 acres in all. Occasionally I havo been, "able to point out where vast estates hftye been increased by these acts, but generally it has been impossible to obtain exact information. It is worthy of note that anciently the lavish grants of tho crown were checked by the power of resumption. Most of the vast estates seized and rotair'M by William the Conqueror were (* '!**Tttea "by William Pufue, who war c0^led - - £tm\h And she, too, mused in»this wise: " This Dr. Charles Paulding is a mar- velously-gif ted man. What powers of language, what treasures of imagination he possesses! What a noble career he has before him; and Edith"—here she would pause and think of that clinging tendril, not as helping the growth of the oak, but as drawing from its strength. Yet from all such thoughts as these her staunch and loyal heart would resolutely turn away—yet for all this her speech would not come as " trippingly on the tongue " as in the old days, and he would oftentimes finish a sentence in the. middle of it, and then lose himself in vague glances at the ceiling or out into the gardens. 01 it was a dangerous time for both of these awakening hearts. But thoy glided on this treacherous stream, and seemed only conscious that the hours were sweet and that the sun shone on the waves. There was no thought of disloyalty in either heart. He was above all a man of honor, and she of all else a loyal woman. Yet how hearts delude themselves. In the very pride of his strength Samson was shorn of his locks. Ono quiet evening in July Dr. Paulding had taken tea at Bonnybrook, and Constance—his "hostess" only she called herself—strolled down to the gate with him. His impatient horse was biting the rough old hitohing-post and throwing up clouds of dust with his fore feet. He had been kept there four hours, and he seemed more eager than his master to leave Bonnybrook behind him. The doctor idly plucked some heliotropes as they strolled down the rose-bordered paths, and mingled with the flowers some dainty miguon- nette and a pale bud or two of the tea roae. At last ho placed the bouquet in her hands and said dreamily: "Bead the emblems, Constance—you, who are a priestess in Plora's beautiful temple." She quickly looked over them. "Ah," sho said, "you ohoose well. Sir Botanist. Here you have 'beauty in retirement,' 'constancy'—that is good— and 'I am not a summer friend'—that is better than all. But you flatter with your flowers, nevertheless." "Not you," he replied eagerly, almost tenderly, and in a voice that somehow frightened her. She replied almost coldly—although her heart was strangely beating and a warm, unusual color was in her face: " My best friend will tell you, doctor, that I am ugly and commonplace. Believe them, I beg of you, and. do not let your imagination invest me with any charms." He seemed all at once carried away by his passion. He leaned over her, and replied, warmly: " I say you are beautiful, Constance Owen. I feel your beauty in my very soul." But he said no more. The face of Constance was a study; the flush that before had crimsoned her cheeks died out, and she became ghastly pale. Her lingers, which had clasped ^^ftiJ^Wr]j- ,s«enicd-»- strange ,^«^t3STrrrrllilb'-ruaTiSifeit-''Mtcr* /L&L fi*t greetings were over, he said: ''Constance, I havo much to say to you lo-day. Do yon think yon can listen to me calmly?" "Yes," she replied, "if it is upon a subject on which you should speak and "—she added, tremblingly—" to whicll I should listen." "Both," he said. " When first I saw 2fc subsequently to resume tho <• ??5, - * heiackmade. AbOnt.them S0;, i^i*^i^bj^r^pin^.^ajr^ tM*t-<qri^ the" iaofylhers, in attemptuig" to obtain for himself a large tract of crown lands, which had been previously granted to the Bentincks, occasioned tho passage of what is known as the Nullus Tempus act, which secured the grantees of crown lands against any resumption of their properties. It is obviously impossible to reckon up acre by acre the quantity of land which has at various times been Edith Ormond I was captivated by her I °? «nu wmon uas at various times beer beautvandffirlishpWs: I thought I obtained otherwise than by purchase, beauty and girlish graces; I thought I loved her—" Constance would have stopped him by a gesture, but he gently begged her tolisten—" for you can do so now," he said, "in all honor and reason." He continued: "I had never had my heart stirred by the full knowledge of love, however, The agrarian history of many of the great houses is complicated by the acquisition of property by marriage. I have, however, traced the previous history of such lands in a sufficient number of cases to show that we may safely presume that, as a rule, they havo been acquired in much the same way as the rest. After a careful consideration of all the until I know you and discovered the , houses I have noticed, bear in mind the breadth of your sympathies ana the j modern Inclosure act, and the increased wonanhness of your character. I never I value of ]ands due fco tlle improvemeut 0f restected you more than when yon rejected me, knowing I was the engaged huBiand of Edith. But fate has been kindjio us both." Bis voice was trembling with emotion! "jS-ead the last part of this letter." Ha handed a folded paper to Constance, who took it as one in a dream. "Jirom Edith?" she said. ""&S." Tie portion she read ran thus: "Jo you see, dear Dr, Paulding, it is betejr I should tell you now that I have metone here—my Cousin Eay—whom I fel that I love better than anybody in jhe world. I have promised to be his wife, and I am sure you will forgive me,for you are so noble and grand, and all iiat; and I should feel, I know, that I nsyer could fill worthily tho exalted sphife of Dr. Paulding's wife—" Cbhstance could read no more; a misi|gathered over her eyes, but this tini<JA strong arm was about her, and a voce, deep and melodious, whispered to hi: "jtearest Constance, will you be mine atlst?" Tipir lips met, for the first time, in onelong kiss of love, and her answer was:| 'Tes, thine—Forever 1" I j A Sudden Awakening. t M Oil Citizen of an enthusiastic nature became convinced of the error of his ways and determined to reform. He joined the church, but found it extremely difficult to give up all his bad habits. Among other things he had beea; an inveterate swearer, and his tonjiie would persist in slipping quite fre^iently. One Sunday he went to church, and, being sleepy, began nodding Finally, lie got his cane in front of him, and, resting his head on thefiandle, went to the land of Nod. He Wts sleeping aweetly and serenely, wheft some sinful cuss kicked tho cane outSnd the newly-converted Christian's heqefrcame down on ihe back of the BqaVi in front of iiim like a pile- drir&r, causing him to ejaculate with unnecessary emphasis: "Great God!" tenants, I cannot yet arrive at the conclusion that not one-tenth of the estates in question have been acquired for value received. All the rest, in one way or another, has been obtained for nothing. Tellovr Fever. Tho committee appointed by the President to proceed to Cuba for the purpose of collecting information in relation to the yellow fever has submitted a preliminary report to the National Board of Health. The report says: " The most general result is that yellow fever habitually prevails in every place in Cuba from which reports were received, provided these places were of any size or commercial importance, and contain any considerable number of unacclimated persons to furnish food for widespread poison. In this particular the medical authorities, as well as the intelligent residents of Cuba, have for the most part misled the profession. Before leaving the United States most absolute assurances were given by natives or ex-residents of Cuba, and even in Cuba itself these assurances were confidently repeated, that yellow fever never occurred in this, that or the other place. Diligent inquiry was made for all such accessible places, and diligent investigation invariably proved that these assurances were false, and that they were founded upon the comparatively slight prevalence of the disease due in a large measure to the small number of unacclimated visitors or residents at such places. Detailed reports of these facts are possessed in abundance. It is very certain that the prevalence of yellow fever is not equally marked in all places. This varies greatly in different jilaces, and in different years at the same places, and this variation is at times independent, apparently, of the amount of unacclimated ma- erial." Keep on Courlin'. The young folks were talking about mistakes in courtship, when Uncle <k>hn broke ir. with the declaration " that there was not any such thing, for," said he, " nobody ever makes any mistakes worth mentioning in courtship. It's after the courtship's over and the lovera . have been married that tlie hurtful mis-; takes begin." • ' " Well, uncle," said one of his pretty nieees, " what's the moral of that?" ,. " The moral!" exclaimed Uncle John.' " What's the moral? Why, I s'pose the moral is, keep on courtin'!" The Probable Cradle of Our Kace. The most probable conjecture has fixed the oyadle ctf our race in that corner of land which lies westward the steep range of the Beloot Tagh mouritr ains, an offshoo't of the Himalayas, and northward from the high, barren land , of Kabul, This; country, the ancient. Bactriana, is the mos<> habitable district to be found anywhere in Central Asia;; < There the hills stretch out in gentle' slopes toward the west, and inclose fer- * lile valleys, whose innumerable streams, -fed by the mountains east and south, all go to swell the wafers of ffche Oxus, now called the JilioPi Partner north lies another fruitful country, watered - by the Jaxartes, separated from the first by a range. of hills much inferior to those which divide, both lands from Yarkand and Kftshgar on the east, and » from Kabul on the south. Both the . great rivers empty themselves into the sea of Aral, between which and the Caspian, -sTiarply cutting off tho fertile country from that sea, stretches the Khiva desert, a barren . land affording a scanty nourishment to the herds of wandering Turkic tribes. There is good reason to believe, however; that this desert did not always exist, but. that in times not extraordinarily remote the Capsian sea, joined to the Sea of Aral, extended over a much larger area than it at present covers; it is known even now to be sinking steadily within its banks. With such a contraction of tho great sea the desert would grow by & double process, by the laying bare its sandy bed, and by the withdrawal Of a neighboring supply of moisture from the dry • land. So it may well have been that the fruitful territory wherein in remotest ages were settled our Aryan ancestors stretched so far west . as to border upon a large inland Asiatic sea.. It has even been conjectured that the turning of so much fertile.-land irito jdesort was the proximate cauflo of those ■ migrations whioh sent the greater part of the Aryian races westward—to!.people, at lafit, all tho countries of Europe* The root which is common totheJBtt- ropean languages for the n'ames-.djt tbe sea means,in tbe.Indian.and JjraniSaa conEfc Tfor^tfulf *s$6 supposing that after the European nations had left their early home their brethren, who had remained behind and who, long afterward, separated into the peoples of India and Persia, came to know as a desert the district which their fathers had once known as the sea?—The Contemporary Review. The Pnthan. Por mere brutality and roughness the people of Afghanistan have no rivals in the world. Though they may be the most pious of Moslem, they discriminate among the injunctions of the Prophet. To exterminate the infidel is a duty welcomed with enthusiasm, but the command to bathe is quietly ignored. It may be regarded as an invasion of private life not to be tolerated by any independent Pathan. Accordingly, he does not wash his face in a month, his body never. His great head has never known a comb. His clothing of felt or sheep-skin is generations old. No savage half-human is so dirty, none so shameless in vice. Looking on these ferocious giants, one must shudder to think of their forefathers' part in history. Imagine their foul rush nrion the delicate peoples of India, like a swooping of fetid vultures on a sick lamb! Imagine the sack of Delhi by these brutes 1 I have seen the worst savages of every continent, and I aver that there are ndne so hideous as the Pathan. In his eye,'large but furtive, his marked features and set mouth, the gentle feelings of humanity have not a trace of expression. The child scowls and strikes; the man has no thought but of plunder and blood. His kugh is ready- enough, a rough, hoarse guffaw, which shows the black fangs through his unkempt beard; but no one ever saw the Afghan peasant smile.—All the Year Round. The strides of the Telephone. A new agreement has been made between the Bell Telephone Company and the Western Union Company. All the telephone patents owned by the latter company ore to be transferred to the former. This also includes all tho Bell, Gray, Edison and Blake transmitters and all other instruments connected with the telephone service. The Western Union will be paid the cost price of all the instruments that it turns over, and will hereafter receive one-fifth of all business returns. The capital stock of the Bell Telephone Company is increased from S850,000 to $8,000,000. There are at present 100,- 000 telephones in use in the United States, and 4,000 have already been introduced in London. It has beon patented in the United States, Canada, Italy, Austria, Prance, England, Spain, Portugal and Australia, and protection has been asked in Russia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Messages can now be sent over only 100 miles of submarine cable, but Prof. Bell announces that he has overcome this difficulty, and that before many weeks a person in this country can converse with a person in England, A" H.^ltf>'t****>ttkr "*"'-■■'■■■'•■^",
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|1880-01-02; Clare County Press
|Goodenough & Wilson
|Friday, January 2, 1880 issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication date unknown. In 1886, the title was changed to The Clare Press
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|1880-01-02; Clare County Press
|Goodenough & Wilson
|Friday, January 2, 1880 issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication date unknown. In 1886, the title was changed to The Clare Press
|Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers;
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Eating a high-protein diet is not neccessary—or even healthy—for most of us. But, including at least some protein-rich foods in our daily diet is. There are many protein-rich foods. They can be divided into a few major categories:
So does it matter which protein-rich foods you select? It does. As always, choosing a variety of foods is ideal. And when considering where to get your protein it is also important to be aware of the many protein-rich foods that are also rich in fat and cholesterol.
Full-fat dairy products (eg, whole milk, yogurt, cheese), poultry skin, and many cuts of meat are high in cholesterol and saturated fat. Saturated fat
raises blood cholesterol. A high level of cholesterol in the blood is a major risk factor for
coronary heart disease, which can lead to a heart attack.
In addition to having a diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat, the American Heart Association (AHA) also recommends reducing your intake of trans fats. Trans fats, commonly listed on the nutrition label as "hydrogenated oil," can be found in many snack foods, like cakes, cookies, and crackers, as well as fast foods, like French fries and onion rings.
By choosing protein-rich foods that are low in cholesterol and unhealthy fats, you may be able to reduce your risk of heart disease.
Fish is a good source of protein that has less total fat and saturated fat than meat and poultry. Some fish are high in fat, but the fat is mostly
omega-3 fatty acids—a type of polyunsaturated fat. Unsaturated fats, both mono and poly, are considered heart healthy. While studies are conflicting, omega-3 fatty acids may be able to prevent arteries from hardening and prevent blood from clotting and sticking to artery walls. With these actions, omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Low-fat dairy products are recommended as part of a hearty-healthy diet. Choosing low-fat dairy products is part of the DASH diet, which is specifically designed to lower blood pressure. It emphasizes the importance of eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy products, lean meats, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Some studies have shown that following a DASH diet can decrease the risk of death from cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack.
The AHA recommends eating no more than six ounces per day of cooked fish,
shellfish, poultry (without skin), or trimmed lean meat. A standard serving is three ounces, which is about the size of a deck of cards. This is equal to:
To get the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, eat at least two servings of fish per week. Those high in omega-3 fatty acids include:
Remember that large, cold water fish, such as tuna, may be contaminated with heavy metals like mercury. Pregnant women are especially at risk and should follow current recommendations regarding fish intake. You may choose to supplement your diet with high quality fish oil that has the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids without the risk of mercury contamination, but always talk to your doctor before starting any supplements.
When eating meat and poultry, make leaner choices:
Make these substitutions:
Legumes are very versatile. Try some of these ways to work them into your diet:
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An egg is an excellent source of protein, B vitamins, and minerals. It is also high in cholesterol (about 200 mg in one egg). The cholesterol is only in the yolk of the egg, not the white. For a healthier option, the AHA advises people to substitute two eggs whites for each egg yolk.
Other substitutions that you may want to try include:
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Ubuntu 10.04 Button Rearrangement Becomes Hot Topic
The new window buttons in the next Ubuntu release are creating a lot of hot heads and much misunderstanding. The issue has gone way beyond just the button arrangement.
It's not a bug but a feature: in the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 the buttons to minimize, maximize and close the window are on the left hand edge of the window. Even though the arrangement can be reverted to its original right hand design by using a simple script, the nervy redesign has led to a hot discussion in the Ubuntu bugtracking system, in which Mark Shuttleworth himself is now involved.
While opponents of the rearrangement bring up arguments such as touchscreens, where an imprecise click on the left hand side when trying to open the Applications menu can accidentally close the window, the proponents side is not providing too many concrete counterarguments. Even the question of how the redesign would work with the GNOME Shell under GNOME 3.0 remained unanswered. Shuttleworth, nonetheless, stays firm that the design is solely that of the design team's: "No. This is not a democracy. Good feedback, good data, are welcome. But we are not voting on design decisions."
Shuttleworth defends the change just before the LTS version with the example of Firefox 3.0. Ubuntu 8.04 was released with a beta version of Firefox 3.0 that caused a lot of furor. But in the end the decision was exactly the correct one, seeing that Firefox 2.0 was no longer supported for quite some time. Likewise, the left hand button arrangement is the correct one (and should be carried through with all upcoming versions) to keep the LTS version from becoming stale. There are also plans for the area to the right vacated by the button move. What exactly they are Shuttleworth didn't reveal. To be sure, Ubuntu 10.10 will likely have a few more tricks up its sleeve.
ButtonsIn the newest release of Ubuntu, the buttons have been moved to the left, and have been rearranged. This decision has caused quite a bit of controversy, a majority of users initially becoming very angry at the change, which accompanied the introduction of a new theme – Ambiance – which broke (the consensus is, for the better) the long tradition of the brown Ubuntu desktop. By the way, now I have a link to my ink store http://www.tonerscartridges.com/ on my desktop at hand. After the initial resistance, mostly caused by users' gut reaction to fight change, a solid argument was put forth by some users explaining why buttons have been always set on the right side of the window. I won't bore you with the many diagrams and formulae, but instead offer you an analogous situation.
Back to newI changed my desktop theme and the buttons went back to the right. I wasn't happy; I like them on the left. It didn't occur to me that gconf could make it better. So thanks; my buttons are on the left, where I like them.
ButtonsMine also magically reverted back to normal when I switched themes via Preferences->Appearance.
Moving to another distro...well, indeed the remark about democracy wasn't too nice, but after all, with the buttons on the left or on the right, ubuntu still remains a good distro. and no need to fork off some new distro since you can easily rearrange the buttons to the right (through the gconf-editor/apps/metacity/general > button_layout ) or if you're already decided to give up on ubuntu, one can move to Linux Mint - the same good old ubuntu only in a mint flavor.
Big DealBig Deal button changes to the left. You'll get used to it. Mine magically reverted to the right anyway when I changed themes. WHoop-de-do
Design vs Real World - failThis change to me sums up everything that is wrong with the Linux community.
And I'm speaking from a supportive position - ditched M$ a couple of years ago and running Ubuntu on desktops at work and home, and on an "unsupported" old Toshiba M200 tablet.
Sure, there's a script that will change the location of the buttons. But that is NOT THE POINT. There is absolutely no reason, no justification, no thinking behind such a seemingly trivial and yet important change.
Think of it like this. Suppose Nissan on their next car, decide to swap around the order of the clutch / brake / accellerator pedals because the "design department think it's better". How much kudos do you think that will earn them? About as much as this particular change will earn Ubuntu.
If you want people to feel happy and comfortable using a desktop environment, then for goodness' sake work out - in order of importance - what SHOULD change, what CAN change, and most of all what SHOULD NOT change. And leave the last lot well alone.
I'm absolutely flabbergasted that anyone could even attempt to justify this ridiculous change. The arrogance of certain individuals never fails to astound me.
Stupid buttons on the left hand side!O.K. Guys, stop being so technical. Plain and simple. I'm right handed and this is B.S.! I installed Ubuntu 10.04 and there was no place to change those buttons back to the right hand side. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled Ubuntu 9.10.
Till Ubuntu 10.04 comes out with a simple, remember, I said simple way to change this I will not be using Ubuntu 10.04.
I'm not a Mac user and am not interested in simulating their world anytime.
Why change for the sake of change? and get over yourself Shuttleworth!Making a decision and standing by it would be admirable and respectable if the decision had anything to do with important issues such as security, stability, and functionality of the system. Change for the sake of change is ridiculous. It seems more like a test to try and win over some Mac users to me.
Regardless of the reason, Shuttleworths attitude stinks of M$ Gates disease. How far will this attitude go in the future of Ubuntu? When someone in Shuttleworths position makes such a arrogant and jerky response I think it's time to start looking at other distros because this one is probably about to start the downhill spiral.
Moving to new distroMark Shuttleworth mentions that "It's not a democracy", but the spirit of Open source is that we can "vote" by going somewhere else. Shuttleworth has lost his connection to users, which is sad, since Ubuntu was the best distro out there. Off to a better one... Perhaps someone will fork off?
Why The Buttons Issue Became A Hot ButtonIMHO, there are at least two big reasons for the "furor":
1) The change is apparently arbitrary, just for the sake of change. No good reason for the change and no acceptable explanations were offered, and
2) Shuttleworth's "macho" attitude ("I am the boss here!".
Of course people will be upset. Ubuntu is great not only because of Canonical, but also because of the support of its users - myself included.
Well, no more. I've been watching the path Canonical is taking and I don't like it a bit. I'm moving to some other distribution as soon as practical.
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Part seven in a series on where Beijing residents enjoy a beverage (or two). This round is with Diane Fermin, who is director of communications of China World Hotel and does her fair share of getting out and about in the city's bar scene.
Although my favourite watering holes in Beijing vary, all do have one thing in common: some kind of outdoor seating, whether it is a rooftop terrace or a courtyard patio. Of course, it is a given that I only like to hang out in these places during that half of the year when Beijing is not one gigantic ice cube.
5. The Beach (Block 8)
When The Beach made its debut a couple of years ago, it reminded me of one of my favourite bars in all of Asia: the legendary Ku De Ta in Bali (minus the Indian Ocean's waves and sunsets, of course). Somehow they were able to get that Southeast Asian beach chic vibe right: the pseudo-Dedon sleek day beds, flowing champagne and sexy cocktails, the music reminiscent of Ibiza, the elusive "beautiful people" nonchalantly lounging around – right down to the dusky-skinned, smiling, oh-so-friendly mostly Filipina waitresses in cute little beach shorts. To dial down the glam a bit, those occasional "shower scenes" by bikini-clad Eastern European girls added just a hint of sleazy fun. When they re-opened in the spring of 2008 with a new Mediterranean look, I missed the Bali vibe but pretty much almost all the elements which hooked a beach bunny like me are still there – which is why The Beach still makes the list.
4. Yin Bar (Emperor Hotel)
A place to bring out-of-towners so they can gasp at that Forbidden City view over some excellent frozen Mojitos and marvel at how hip and chic Beijing really has become. The "Raise the Red Lantern"-like ritual they do with the lamps at dusk is enough to get the Canons (or iPhones) out and clicking away. It was while sitting here with our drinks once on a lovely late summer afternoon, that my husband and I concluded we were indeed lucky as hell to be living the kind of life that we are living in one of the world's most fascinating cities (the Yin induces these types of musings.) Also, this is my secret little hideaway on those Sunday afternoons when my husband is at work and I've got a great new book or magazine to huddle over.
3. Q Bar
It reminds me of a pair of Uggs – not the greatest looking, but somehow endearing, because you totally know what to expect: solid nourishing cocktails (especially those Caipirinhas, Caipiroskas, and Mojitos) and a comfortable, reliable, and unpretentious vibe. No-nonsense service and bar food of surprisingly good quality, unlike a lot of Sanlitun bars. Cool music wafting through to the terrace, but not blasting your ears off. Always makes for great hanging out with your best friends.
2. Domus
How sleek and fashionable is this new little place? We loves it! (As gossip blogger Perez Hilton would say.) Yet unlike most places which come with the requisite designer furniture and place a premium on style, Domus doesn't feel cold. A charming, cozy bar and lounge upstairs, with an adjoining little courtyard patio. Good service, with smiles. Attracts a good-looking crowd, but not overtly so. This place doesn't try too hard and doesn't need to. Yes, you can sit and sip your martini or a glass of your favourite wine and be a relaxed sophisticate for an evening.
1. PURE VIP Room & The Terrace (both at Suzie Wong's)
After five years of living in Beijing and seeing so many bars and clubs crash and burn – there is still no place like Suzie Wong's. Suzie's has not only endured but has – like our favourite 50-year-old (Madonna) – constantly re-invented itself. Yes, it sometimes reeks of skank but, hey, let's face it, this only adds colour and edge to Beijing's multidimensional nightlife. Suzie Wong's is always guaranteed to serve up an intoxicating mix of extremely watchable people, from Beijing's regular weekend party set to glam models and visiting celebs, still-superb music from its resident DJs, and Champagne that seems to be on tap – it never seems to run out. I like that in the new PURE VIP Room, you can listen and dance to great live music. Lastly, given the notoriously high turnover in Beijing's bar and club scene, the people at Suzie Wong's must be doing something right, with the always-in-demand Anson and Frankie still running operations very well behind those velvet ropes.
Runners up: Stone Boat (Ritan Park), Aria Bar (China World Hotel) and Red Moon (Grand Hyatt)
Stone Boat
You have to love the Stone Boat for its cuteness factor and the refreshing trees and lake of Ritan Park surrounding it. Along with its no-frills drinks, the serene company of amateur anglers at the lake and the occasional live music night – this is really one of the rare places in Beijing's CBD where you can just dress down, have a drink, kick off the flip flops, and simply hang out. Translation: bliss.
Aria & Red Moon
I wasn't going to include any five-star hotel bars, but these two places are like my "neighborhood bars", if you define that as places clustered around where you work and live. I derive a tremendous degree of comfort at both places. The Aria and Red Moon staff tend to recognise me, so there's always a bit of nice familliar chit chat and I'm always taken care of very well (at Aria, they know my favourite drink: my Kir Royal). Both serve superb drinks (I love that sparkling shiraz at Red Moon) and excellent bar food (I love eating dinner, while tucked into a corner, at both bars). Both play good, unobtrusive music in the background, provide great vantage points for fascinating people-watching, and I'm always bound to run into friends!


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No one walks down the aisle with divorce on his or her mind. Dreams of custody battles and financial frustrations don't typically accompany that uniquely romantic moment. Yet divorce comes, sometimes when you least expect it. And the heartbreak doesn't only impact the bride and groom — it's the children who end up scared and uncertain as their family falls apart.
So what can you do? When divorce comes unexpectedly to your doorstep, how can you give your children the best chance to heal? How do you allow them the chance to be kids, answer their tough questions and ultimately help them move on to a future defined by hope and security?
It is no easy task, but you can help your children one step at a time.
Shortly after becoming a single parent, I noticed that my daily life had changed, and peace was far from my home. There were days that I struggled just to make it through; I was exhausted and spent.
So I cried out to God for help, and the answer was clear. I needed to seek peace until I found it. On the surface, it didn't seem possible. But, step-by-step the turbulent atmosphere in my home began to change. Peace transformed our single-parent home as I took control of key areas of my life.
First, I connected to a healthy church. Two years ago, I made a commitment to attend every Sunday and midweek service.
Second, I connected with other single parents. In my geographic area, 50 percent of all families are single-parent families. With so many others in the same situation, it was easy to find others dealing with similar issues.
If you don't know how to find other single-parent families in your town, contact your church and the churches in your community to find out if they offer a single-parent group. You may be surprised to find one already exists. If there isn't one, contact your pastor and start one yourself — even an informal group that meets a few times a month. By starting a group, I found several other single parents — right in my own church. We understand each other's struggles, and we support each other.
If you have traveled by airplane, you have no doubt heard the airplane's safety messages: If there is a change in cabin pressure and you are traveling with children, put on your oxygen mask first. After securing yours, you should then put a mask on the children you are traveling with.
This concept applies to single parenting. When I wasn't rested or healthy, taking care of my children was far more difficult. I had to resist the urges to tackle the world in a day and pace myself. I needed to get enough sleep, eat healthy and exercise.
Though it seemed like too much to add to our schedule, I found several ways to incorporate exercise into my routine and include my children. Taking walks together, roller-skating with them, popping in a kid's workout video. When I took care of myself, taking care of my children was less stressful, bringing greater peace.
In a world that seems to be spinning faster, we are pulled in many directions, and so are our children. When too many demands tug on our families, stress increases and peace is harder to find. I learned I had to carefully control the number of commitments that came between my children and me.
I know many families that rush to soccer, baseball and piano lessons, and then return home exhausted. They are on the go nearly every day of the week. While none of these activities is bad, too many commitments exhaust the entire family. As I evaluated what really matters and let go of things that were less important, my family had down time to recharge.
In order to gain financial peace, I put myself on a budget. Statistics show that nearly all single parents struggle with finances. My budget has enabled me to accelerate my debt payments, and in just two years I have gone from nearly 50 percent of my budget being debt to nearly no debt at all.
I also found that by giving my children a small allowance and allowing them to save for a candy bar or toy, I spend much less on small items. Additionally, I have ended check out "Mommy, please, please, please" stand-offs that used to occur regularly. From their allowance my children save 10 percent for their church tithe, 40 percent for short-term items such as candy and 50 percent for longer-term savings. They are not allowed to touch the long-term savings unless they have saved for something over an extended period.
No doubt, single parents spend time with their children. But if you are like me, much of that time is spent getting done only what needs to get done. Your children spend most of their time on chores, housework, shopping, etc.
One way that we have scheduled special family time is by implementing family game night. Each Thursday we spend the evening after dinner playing games. In warmer weather we opt to go to the park for family time. Make time just for fun — together. Making time for fun together has strengthened my relationship with my children.
I have saved the hardest item for last. I realized, if I truly wanted peace to abound in my home, I had to forgive my children's father. Anger and unforgiveness was eating away the peace I needed to be a successful single parent. I read the book I Should Forgive, But . . . by Dr. Chuck Lynch, and it helped me understand forgiveness. As I asked God for help, and as I forgave my ex, I realized that forgiveness brings the purest form of peace I can ever find here on earth.
Are you struggling with daily life as a single parent and feeling robbed of peace? Evaluate your priorities, routines and practices to find where you can make changes. Start small. Make adjustments as needed. And never forget that with God, all things are possible.
At a minimum, biological parents who have divorced should contain their anger and conflict in order to cooperate and compromise on issues of the children's welfare.
At a maximum, the co-parents can strive to enforce similar rules and standards of conduct in each of the children's homes.
Most co-parents find it difficult to accomplish the former; only a few are able to achieve the latter. Nevertheless, co-parents should do everything they can to build cooperation between the two homes.
I'll let the children explain what a functional co-parental relationship means in practical, everyday terms.
In both these examples, children carried undue emotional anxiety and burden because their parents could not set aside their differences and act like adults.
An effective co-parent arrangement for Julie's parents would mean she could invite both parents to her recitals and not worry whether they were fighting or anxious. An effective arrangement for Terrance's parents would include their finding a way to talk rationally about their schedules instead of triangulating Terrance.
The bottom line is a system that allows children to be children and adults to be their parents.
1. Keep the goal in mind. Working with an uncooperative ex spouse is difficult, especially when you find it tough to give them any credit for change. On some level many ex spouses need to view the other as incapable of change. This leads you to look for evidence that the ex is the same and can't be trusted; you might also discount evidence to the contrary.
Keeping the goal in mind means doing everything you can to be a Cooperative Colleague and remaining open to the possibility that your ex spouse might change along life's way. When treating children who are members of a post divorce family or stepfamily, a standard part of my clinical work is to call ex-spouses for a consultation. I generally find them to be much less disagreeable than the other parent assumes they will be. In fact, they are often eager to improve the living conditions for their children. Remember, if you can grow up and change, so can they.
2. Be businesslike if necessary. Many co parents have learned how to handle difficult ex spouse relationships. Some use note cards while speaking on the phone to help keep them on task. Others avoid personal contact altogether, relying on answering machines, letters and e-mail. No matter what your avenue of communication, treat the contact as you would a business deal. Don't get personal, seek the win/win solution, and stick to discussing the kids.
Having a business mentality may help you to avoid being sidetracked when your buttons get pushed. For example, one good business principle that applies in many circumstances is trying to find the common ground. Whenever possible, agree with some aspect of what your ex is saying even if you disagree with the main point. "You're right, every teenager wants the independence a car provides; I'm just wondering if he should be rewarded with one right now given his poor grades." If you can't "close the deal" because of personal pain or attacks, politely take a time out from negotiations. Return to the table later when you have gathered yourself.
Additional Resource
Visit www.SmartStepfamilies.com* for stepfamily resources, conference information and training events.
The following guidelines will help you help your children move back and forth between their two homes. All co-parents should seek to live according to these guidelines.* Consider how you might make each a reality in your situation. Remember that you are responsible for your contribution to how you and your ex interact. Change your part of the interaction even if you believe your ex spouse is to blame for the negative exchanges that have occurred in the past.
Visit www.SmartStepfamilies.com for stepfamily resources, conference information and training events.
*Adapted from Everett & Volgy (1994). Healthy Divorce. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Inc. and Visher & Visher (1996). How to Win as a Stepfamily. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Posted by permission.


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The Teddy Cole Foundation of Horses, Inc. and TROTT (Training Racehorses Off The Track) will have a ribbon cutting ceremony – including actress, horse enthusiast and California Horse Racing Board member Bo Derek – dedicating "Teddy's Stall", a program to help retired horses find new homes after they leave the track. The ceremony will occur after the first race. Post time is 1 p.m.
With financial aid from the Teddy Cole Foundation, TROTT will take each retiring horse to its San Diego County facility to ready for adoption.
The organization will also have a booth near the paddock to sell T-shirts featuring Zenyatta to help raise money for their noteworthy cause.
After the second race, Hollywood Park will present a check to Madeline Auerbach, the president of CARMA (California Retirement Management Account), with proceeds generated by the sale of the Zenyatta DVD that was produced last year.
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What Is the Placebo Effect?
A placebo is anything that seems to be a "real" medical treatment -- but isn't. It could be a pill, a shot, or some other type of "fake" treatment. What all placebos have in common is that they do not contain an active substance meant to affect health.
How Are Placebos Used?
Researchers use placebos during studies to help them understand what effect a new drug or some other treatment might have on a particular condition.
For instance, some people in a study might be given a new drug to lower cholesterol. Others would get a placebo. None of the people in the study will know if they got the real treatment or the placebo.
Researchers then compare the effects of the drug and the placebo on the people in the study. That way, they can determine the effectiveness of the new drug and check for side effects.
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Sometimes a person can have a response to a placebo. The response can be positive or negative. For instance, the person's symptoms may improve. Or the person may have what appears to be side effects from the treatment. These responses are known as the "placebo effect."
There are some conditions in which a placebo can produce results even when people know they are taking a placebo. Studies show that placebos can have an effect on conditions such as:
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In one study involving asthma, people using a placebo inhaler did no better on breathing tests than sitting and doing nothing. But when researchers asked for people's perception of how they felt, the placebo inhaler was reported as being as effective as medicine in providing relief.
How Does the Placebo Effect Work?
Research on the placebo effect has focused on the relationship of mind and body. One of the most common theories is that the placebo effect is due to a person's expectations. If a person expects a pill to do something, then it's possible that the body's own chemistry can cause effects similar to what a medication might have caused.
For instance, in one study, people were given a placebo and told it was a stimulant. After taking the pill, their pulse rate sped up, their blood pressure increased, and their reaction speeds improved. When people were given the same pill and told it was to help them get to sleep, they experienced the opposite effects.
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Hawkes Bay 95.1
Manawatu 95.4
Wanganui 95.2
Wairarapa 95.1
Kapiti 91.9
Wellington 96.5
Nelson 94.4
Marlborough 91.3
Canterbury 93.7
Timaru 91.5
Oamaru 104.8
Queenstown 100
Central Otago 98.3
Wanaka 89.8
Otago 93.4
Southland 90.8
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