After remaining in that position for
nearly three-quarters of an hour, as it
seemed to him, bis folks heard him,
and soon made their appearance with
the dog and lantern. The animal, see
ing them coming, started leisurely off
into the woods. Mr. Cole describes
the bea-st as nearly the sL:e of a sheep,
of a dull yellow color, somewhat shag
gy, a short, round head, with bright
glittering eyes and small ears. In short,
he says it resembled a small lion, but
has no idea as to wliat kind of an ani
mal it was. Cor. Oxford (Me.) Demo
crat. :iath!if and Walking for Corpulency.
An injunction which appears quite
uniformly in works which treat of cor
pulency is to employ cold baths. Un
doubtedly these favor a reduction in
weight. But few corpulent people,
however, can take them, either in the
form of full baths or sponge baths.
Circulation in such people is notorious
ly sluggish, and they do not reeovei
quickly from the chill of a cold bath,
as all fchould do who indulge in it.
If a cold bath is applied, and reac
tion occurs after hard rubbing for-a
minute or two, the skin is reddened
and the subject is in a warm glow, it
can safely be assumed that the bath
has been well borne and done good,
The person who does not present these
favorable signs should limit himself to
a bath of tepid water, the same to be
taken in a warm room.
As for exercise, it is scarcely possible
at fa'i-st to persuade corpulent people to
take as much as they ought. Where
they are thoroughly in earnest, however,
they soon learn to enjoy it, and feel the
deprivation when it is denied them.
