Kovember 20, 1915. 
L A N D . A X D WATER 
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lady, whose imprcuniositv was notorious. Said one of 
hpr dearest friends : " X"^ is entirely snj-ipnrted by in- 
volnntarj- rontribntinns." ; 
The late Lord N'inian Crichton-Stuart.Vlio has left a portrait 
of himself in khaki to the municipality of Cardiff, will 
thus go down to posterity in what was perhaps his most 
successful rule— that of a soldier. His public school 
career— handicapped by his being a private pupil in a 
pri\-ate house— was not noteworthy, nor were his Christ 
Church davs an unquahtied success. But he did very 
well as a subaltern in the Scots Guards, and better still 
when he buckled on his sword again at the outbreak of the 
jncsent war. His leadership of a gallant Welsh regiment 
will be remembered with affectionate admiration when 
his short Parliamentary career is forgotten. 
A Memorial Fund is bemg raised for Mrs. Percy Dearmer, 
whose death while nursing in Serbia has left many 
friends in mourning. It will probably take the form 
of a window in St. Mary's, Primrose Hill, her husband's 
church, or if enough money is raised something may be 
done in the way of a dispensary or . hospital. Dr. 
Dearmer's wishes are being consulted. 
The death has occurred in London of Miss Isabel Swinburne, 
the youngest and last survivor of the four sisters of the 
j)oet" Algernon Charles Swinburne. None of them ever 
married; and Cardinal Newman's dictum that "the 
families of literary men h;ive a tendency to die out," is 
illustrated by the "fact that the poet was one of five children, 
none of whom left any issue. The Swinburnes are a 
Northumberland family of immense antiquity, their 
present head being Sir John Swinburne, seventh baronet 
of Capheaton. 
-British anglers whose enterprise has taken them beyond the 
salmon and trout streams of these islands to try their 
skill against the marine " big game " of the Pacitic or 
tlieCiulf of Mexico, will be sorry to hear of the death of 
Dr. Charles Holder, President of the Tuna Club of Cali- 
fornia, the great authority on American sea-fish, and 
one of the pionc ers of tarpon-angling. To kill a 150 lb. 
fish on a small rod and line little or no thicker than a 
salmon line— a powerful, tricky, agile creature, 6 ft. or 
so in length, that will fight for an hour or more, and 
perhaps leap clear over one's boat — is an enviable ex- 
perience. It has lured sportsmen from all over the 
world. Lord Desborough and many other Englishmen 
have enjoyed this virile sport, and to Dr. Holder and his 
fascinating book /?7i» (iame oithe Sea we have owed much 
for the opening up of this thrilling branch of sea-fishing. 
Mr. H. C. B. Underdown, who.i3 tlje Chairman and Managing 
Director of Commercial 'Cars Limited, has given his 
country house, Buckcnha^^ Hall," Norfolk, to the British 
Ked Cross Society, for Hospital purposes. 
Four members of the Artists' Rifles have held an exhibi- 
tion at the Club, Loughton. Officially, they are Lance- 
Corporal E. Handley-Read, Private Gerald Ackerman, 
Private E. L. Pattison and Private J. Thorpe. Other- 
wise they are all well-known artists whose works have 
often been exhibited in the Royal Academy. Amongst 
much that attracted attention, perhaps the most notice- 
able, was Lance-Corporal Handley-Read's " Soinewhere 
in France." It is a splendid study. 
Had Mr. Willett of the Daylight Saving Bill lived but a little 
while longer, he would have seen his scheme almost 
come into being. The theatres are the first to lead the 
way. Miss Lena Ashwell is giving regular afternoon and 
only three evening performances, following Messrs. 
Vedrenne and Eadie's example, and now we are promised 
pantomime at noon. How luncheon will be arranged 
it is difficult to say. ' 
Members of the South Union Hunt have shown their appre- 
ciation of the sporting manner in which the wife of the 
Master, who is ser\ing at the Front, .has^ earned on the 
hunt in his absence, by presenting her with a miniature 
portrait of her husband painted on ivory and set in gold. 
HI Mrs. Burns-Lindow has determined "to maintain the 
standard of sport in her part of Co. Cork, in spite of the 
difficult circumstances caused by . the war. Major 
l^urns-Lindow has now held the mastership of the South 
Union for six years, meeting with success enual to any 
of his predecessors in recent times. Hermes. 
WHAT URIC ACID DOES FOR YOU. 
H 
-• SIGNS OF COMING GOITTINESS. 
AVE you r\-cr paused to ask yourself if you are a gouty 
subject ? • Have your over wondered if the fact 
that you seldom feel really well has anything to do 
with a gouty tendency? Have j'ou ever realised 
how much a gouty ancestor nray have influenced 
Probably j-ou ha\-e' never given these questions 
your health '. 
a thought. 
Nine out of ten gouty subjects are not aware of their con- 
stitutional weakness until their health has been seriously under- 
mined by the impregnation of the system by uric acid. 
There is no surer sign of the tendency to goutiness than sharp 
pains in yarious' parts by the body. ■ 
It is a great mistake to imagine that because these pains 
do not last for very long they are not significant of any serious 
trouble to come ; in fact, this mistake is responsible for quite 
75 per cent, of the worst cases of gout, because if only the gouty 
tendency is checked during the early stages when it sets up 
these pains, it is quite impossil)Ic for any serious gouty malady 
to occur. 
EARLY DANGER SIGNALS. 
If you have these occasional pains — either sharp, stabbing 
pains or dull aches — 3'our course must be to adopt a remedy 
which can free your system from the uric acid which causes 
them, and wnich is also responsible for the very many other 
everyday symptoms which are probably troubling you — such 
symptoms as acidity, lieaitbuin, pain after meals, indigestion, 
flatulence or sluggish liver. 
Also, if this mic acid has been in vour system for some 
considerable time it may, have caused the formation of small 
lumps under yovn skin in various places, notably on your finger 
joints, ankles, the outer rims of your ears and on your eyelids, 
while you also may experience irritation and burning of the 
skin with or without inflammation, especially between the 
fingers, in the palms or on the ankles. 
The treatment of which your are in urgent need, if any of 
these signs are present, is Bishop's Varalcttcs, because tnis is 
the only remedy which can neutralise and eliminate from every 
part of your system the uric acid and its compounds which give 
rise to these troublesome symptoms. 
Uric acid is a waste product constantly being made in every 
system; subject -to -the -goTity habit. The task of getting rid of 
uric acid devolves upon the kidneys and liver, and if tliey fail 
to eliminate it as fast as it forms the uric acid gets into the blood 
and is, therefore, carried to every part of the bodj- — muscles, 
tissues, organs and joints all sharing the fate of uric acid im- 
pregnation. 
COMMON GOUTY AILMENTS. 
Without the correcting influence of Bishop's Varalettes the 
uric acid continues to gain a stronger hold upon the system, and 
finally results in an acute attack or the chronic form of some one 
or mere of the numerous gouty disorders. What form of ailment 
this will be depends On where the uric acid happens to accumulate. 
I'or instance, if it should he in a joint the result would be 
gout or rheumatic gout (rheumatoid arthritis), characterised by 
painful, inflamed and swollen joints. If in the muscles an attack 
of lumbago may occur in the lower back, or gouty rheumatism 
causing pain and stiffness in the limbs. 
Two of the most distressing gouty ailments arc caused by 
deposits of uric acid in the very sheaths of the nerves i.e., 
sciat'ca and neuritis. In the former the deposits cause that 
burning, stabbing pain which reaches down the thigh to tlie 
knee and sometimes to the heel, and entails such acute suffering 
and lameness. Neuritis is a similar affection of the nerves of. 
the arm. The gouty matter also penetrates t>^ the skin, in which 
its presence causes the irritation and other ui;plcasant external 
features of gouty eczema. When the compounds accumulate' 
in the kidneys and bladder, stone and gravel result and cause- 
excruciating agon}'. j 
AN ANTI-GOUT DIETARY. 
In a booklet compiled by the manufactures of Bishop's 
Varalettes you will find the outstanding facts in regard tc all 
gouty troubles, facts that arc of most practical use to the sufferer 
and to those who are threatened with a gouty future. This 
booklet, moreover, explains how Bishop's Varalettes work — 
how they positively overcome the gouty habit and eliminate 
the root cause of all gouty suffering. An important feature in 
this booklet is an anti-gout dietary, which shows at a glance 
what the gouty subject may eat v.-ith safety and what are the 
foods and beverages to be avoided. 
A copy of this little book will be forwarded you post free on 
application to Alfred Bishop (Ltd.), Manufacturing Chemists 
(est. 1857), 48, Spelman Street, London, N.E. Please ask for 
13ooklet N. . -• 1* • '. : .' \. . '. 
; Bishop's Varalettes may be had of all chemists at is., 2s., 
ind (the.' 25 .days'.- treatment) 5s. ; or direct from the makers, 
as above." Post Free for 1/3, 2/4, or 5/4. ' 
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