\ When the captain of a ship orders some hands aloft to furl tli3 maiu royal the men jump to, obey, as a .matter of course. A Bailor can climb up on a yard without having a shilling ashore or ; a penny in his pocket. In fact. Jack seldom : signs articles until he has used up both cash i and credit, ■. ■ j But when a doctor — who is a aorb of captain whon one is laid up in. the dry dock of illness— orders a patient to go abroad for the benefit of his health, it is quite another thing. A trip and sojourn away from home is an exp«nsive,presorip< : tion, and most of ub oan't afford it. If the ' doctor aaya it is a choice between that and the 1 graveyard we shall have to settle on the grave yard ; it is handy by, and easy to get to. But are we really so hard pushed? That is, as often as the dootors say we are ? Let's us turn the matter over in our minds for a minute. Here is a case that is par to the purpose. It concerns Mr Arthur Whiddon Melhuish, of S, Regent's Terrace, Polsloe Road, Exeter ; and for the details we are indebted to a letter written by him, dated March 7th, 1893. He mentions that, in obedience to the orders of his doctors, he went to Cannes, in the South of trance, in November, 1890, and spent the winter there. He also spent the following wiuter at the same place. He felt the better for the change; we will tell you why presently. But he obtained no badioai; benefit, which also we will explain laler on. It appears that this gentleman had been weak and ailing nearly all his life ; not exactly ill, not wholly well— a condition that calls for constant caution. In March, 1890, he had a severe attack of iuflamation of the lungs. Now I want the reader to honour me with his best attention, as I must say a few words what ought properly, to take many. Shoot an arrow into tho air— as straight up as you can. You can't tell where it will fall. It may fall on a neighbour's head, on your own, or on a child's, or on the pavement. 