A UNIVERSAL ANTIDTE.
Milk Advocated as a Remedy Fe
Many Cases of Poisoina-.
A universal antitoxic, applicable to
most of the cases of poisoning, has
been demanded. One exists, according
to The Practical Druggist, and it ti
very simple and well known. It is
milk. Milk, by its fatty matter (butter)
and by its casein, protects the mucous
membrane against the corrosive action
of acids, alkalis and otLP' caustic or
irritant substances. The chemical role
of casein is here very remarkable and
very valuable. It Is able to fill the dou
ble part of acid and of base in presence
of compounds with which it is brought
In contact. It not only coagulates un
der the action of acids by combining
with them, but it also yields 4 precipi
tate with most mineral bases, forming
Insoluble caseates. If precipitation
does not immediately take place with
a product having a given reaction (acid
or basic), this precipitate will appear
through the intervention of another
substance of contrary reaction. T141s is
a very important lw in toxicology,
which, as has been observed by its dis
coverer, Dr. Crowzel, has never before
been formulated or even noticed.
This chemist, therefore, proposes to
add to the milk 5 per cent of borate of
soda. This salt is not toxic Ad is em
ployed because it precipitates as insol
uble borates all the mineral bases ex
cept harmless or slightly poisonous al
kaline bases. The poisonous ac!.s de
compose it, seizing on the soda and set
ing free boric acid, which is less poi
sonous and less soluble.
Borate of soda thus realizes very re
markable general conditions which are
sufficient to make it a general antidote,
although unfortunately not a universal
one, which result can be obtained with
no known product.
The mixture of borate of soda and
milk is an antidote at once neutralizing
and precipitant. It can be used espe
elally with mineral poisons, although
we must except cyanides, ferrocya
nides, chlorates, nitrates, arsenites, ar
senlates and oxalates. Of these the
first three are precipitate by a mixture
of ferrous and ferric sulphate, while
chlorates and alkaline nitrates cannot
be precipitated by any inoffensive re
agent. Arsenites and alkaline arseni
ates can be eliminated by magnesia.
In any case no risk is run and good
may be done by giving milk with bo
rate of soda to one who is thought to
have been poisoned. It is the first thing
to be done after emptying the stomach.
If arsenic is suspected, magnesia
should be given. If there are vegetable
poisons, the best antidote is a 1 per
cent solution of permanganate of pot
ash, which is harmless in this degree
of dilution and is easily obtained now
adays. It decomposes most organic sub
stances by oxidizing them.
TO INCREASE LAMPLIGHT.
This lnventer Surrou=ds the Burner
power of lamps a Cincinnati inventor,
aays The Scientific American, places a
tubular lens around the lamp chimney
opposite the flame and holds the lens
eoneentrically with the chimney by
'TUBULAR LENs FOR LAMPS.
means of a retaining and spacing ring,
so that an air space is left. By this ar
rangement the lens is securely held in
place on the lamp and so refracts the
light that the illumination of a room is
effectually increased.
Waited Lives.
A large pottery firm in Staffordshire,
England, has been carrying out a series
of experiments with a view to manu
facturing glazed china without white
lead. The mortality among the-work
p. era, due to white leg1 poisoning, is
heavy, and efforts have been made for
some time past by legislative and other
. .methods to reduce the misery of the
employees engaged in this trade. The
irm in question has produced numer
eus articles by an improved process
which~ are equal in every respeet to
those produced by the white lead proc
ess. Attempts are also to be made to
-apply the system to the manufacture of
.earthenware.
Center ef Population Ia the United
State.
The center of the population in the
United States is now at a point in lati
tude 29 degrees 9 minutes 36 seconds
north and longitude 85i degrees 48 min
utes 54 seconds west, which point is in
southern Indiana about seven miles
southeast of the city of Columbus.
Since the last census of 1890 the center
of population has moved westward
about 14 miles and south about 3 miles.
, Deomestic Silk-Culture.
In 1899 the United States paid 'over
$32,000,000 for imported raw silk and
in 1900 over $45,000,000. The United
States agricultural secretary believes
- that a large amount of cheap and now
unemployed labor among the colored
youth in the southern states could be
...de .aaaem fo mestic ml cnl
INSURANUt FOR DRUGGISTS.
Proteeted Prom Blackmail and Mis
takes Ia Mixing Drugs.
One of the latest things in the fidelity
and casualty line Is to insure druggists
against what is called the wrong pre
scription man. For $15 or $25 a year
several companies down town guaran
tee druggists against damages arising
from mistakes in compounding drugs.
One of the most successful of these
companies has 50 chemists of New
York, Jersey City, Newark and New
Haven on its list of subscribers.
The Idea of insuring druggists
against loss from their own mistakes
originated in the belief of a number
of leading pharmacists that they were
the victims of a gang of rogues who
made a practice of pretending that
wrong medicines had'-been given to
some member of their families, some
times with serious results. The gang
was partly broken up by the fidelity
company which first assumed the re
sponsibility of protecting druggists at
$5 a year each. An officer of this com
pany says that there are fully 1,000
mistakes a year in the compounding of
drugs.
"While there are so many genuine
mistakes," he continued, "there are
many alleged errors in mixing medi
cines, and some of the complaints are
invented for the sole purpose of ex
torting money from the retail drug
gists. - Our company guarantees to pro
tect druggists against themselves, but
our main desire is to prevent fraud on
the part of those who want to black
mail one of our clients for something
he has not done.
"It is a serious matter to make a
mistake in mixing drugs, but it is fre
quently even more serious to the drug
gist to have it noised about that such
a mistake was made. I have known
chemists to be forced out of business
by the publicity given to the fact that
they made a blunder. Dishonest per
sons have recognized the fear that
druggists have., of an exposure of this
kind and have taken advantage of the
knowledge.
"Since we undertook to protect them
a number of druggists have confessed
to payf'ng big'sutns to persons who said
mistakes were made. I have the names
of half a dozen so called doctors who
have aided an east side gang that was
engaged in the business of bleeding
chemists.
"Still, there is nothing really remark
able in this protection of druggists.
For Instance, we have a special insur
ance for saloon keepers, guaranteeing
them against financial loss through be
ing locked up for violation of the ex
cise law."-New York Sun.
Doing lis Nest.
Mr. M. B. Thrasher, a friend of Tus
kegee institute and its pupils, says
that he once made inquiries about a
certain graduate, a shopkeeper in Ala
bama, who seemed to be doing a thriv
ing business.
"What kind of a man is this Wood,
the colored merchant down the street?"
he asked in the store of a white, man,
judging that there if anywhere he
might hear an unfavorable opinion.
The merchant supposed Mr. Thrasher
to be a traveling salesman and answer
ed:
"You can seli him any amount of
goods. He'll pay for them every time."
Then Mr. Thrasher went on to the
store, where he found everything In
the most prosperous condition. In the
course of his talk with the merchant
they stepped to the open back door, and
there Wood began calling: "Suke, suke,
suke! Ho, there, suke!"
Then there came a grunting under
neath the floor, which was raised a lit
tie from the ground, and presently
there came crawling out an enormous
hog.
."That's my hog," said the merchant.
"I raise one every year, though there's
no reason why I should, for I'm not
married, and I don't keep house. I
raise them as object lessons. It does
not take much of anything to feed
them, except the waste from the store,
and see how fat tiey growf!
"Then 1 get the negro farmers who
come here to trade to look at my hog
and see what can be done by keeping
the animals shut'up abid'fed instead of
letting them run wild. Then I tell
them they might as well have hogs
like mine as their thin razorbacks. All
they need do is to shut up the pig in
a pen of rals and set the childr'en to
gathering acorns for him.
"I can't start a school -here," he con
cluded. "I tried that and .failed, but
I can at least teach the farmers hiow to
raise hogs."
Foreign Mustefans.
The Musical union has raised its ad
mission fee in the hope that this~&c
tion may do something toward check
lg the increase in the number of or
chestral musicians in the United
States. Not only does the increase of
native musicians yearly tend to make
the supply much greater than the de
mand, but there is never a visiting or
chestra that does not leave behind it a
certain part of its forces. The Bands
Rossa, Strauss' orchestra and an or
chestra that came here with an opera
company all left some of their mem
bers behind them, and it is not in the
least unlikely that the same thing will
happen when the Leipsic orchestra,
now on its way to this country, de
cides to go home. -
Sometimes the players are under con
trat- and must return to Europe, but
they generally come back to.the United
States as soon as the opportunity of
fers. It is~ to prevent this too ripid
increase that the union has raised the
iitiation fee, because without being
one "of its members n'o mnusician can
readily fibd 'employment here. In spite
f the excessie supply of which they
complain, musicians are still so much
better paid in this country thaia id' Eu
rope that It wti be many years before
ther emigration -to this counti7y comes
St n end.-New York Sun.____
CORN BREEDING.
a Good Pedigree In torn Mesas as
rueh as In Live Stock.
Corn can be bred the same as cattle.
[t has been found that pedigree in corn vi
means as much as or more than in live C
stock. By careful selection the corn &
breeders are weeding out barren, poor 1hi
nd inferior stalks. This will mean an y
enormous saving of plant food which is el
now used in the production of useless D
plants, a great increase of yield and
addltional profit. In selecting seed ears
it is necessary to be provided with a
rule and measuring tapeline. W
Look the ears over carefully for mix- C
ture, yellow grains in white corn and 3(
white caps inyellow corn. Such grains e*
should be picked out and discarded. at
The white corn should have white cobs
and yellow corn red ~cobs. If this is .
not true, discard the ears, as a mixed JO
cob is an evidence of a poorly bred ear th
or a reversion. at
The ears should be from seven and a
half to eight inches in circumference,
measured at the middle of the ear, and G
10 to 11 Inches in length, measured
from tip to butt. The corn should W
shell about 88 per cent corn to cob. S
The most popular type of kernel is til
the wedge shape, so there will be little to
lost space on the ear between the rows o1
of kernels.
The smooth kernel type is being dis- rr
carded for a rougher kernel, which J1
means a deeper kernel, consequently a Ji
greater per cent of corn to cob. - e
The. tip should- be filled over-with
kernels In straight, regular rows, and
the butt kernels should swell out about
the shank. The flat butt with large
shank indicates a. small per -cent of
corn to cob and a hard husking variety.
The number of rows of kernels 1
should b from 18 to 24, it being gen
erally considered that'18 is a prefer
able uumber, giving a stronger type of
kernel. The'rows of kernels should be
regular and straight with the cob.
CROWD THE TREES.
If You Are Orehardias For the PeAt w
There Is In It. B
From what I have seen and leare t
I am satisfied that apple trees of many
varieties may be brought into full bear- .
Ing at four years after being set Into Vi
the orchard. I have seen apple trees
the fourth year after planting out bear gc
one-half bushel of apples per tree. I
once saw an orchard here in which 90
trees bore, the eighth season after be
Ing set into the orchard, 206 barrels of
picked apples. These 90 trees were -
composed of Baldwin, Rhode Island
Greening and Roxbury Russet ,and
were set 18 feet apart. I am n t an
advocate of large apple trees withttops
spreading 30 -to 35 feet and' gotng up
nto the air 25 to 35 feet, requiring a 30
foot ladder to gather the fruit, bu pre
fer to set my trees 18 feet apart, ing
.35 trees per acre, and, when the
have all the ground to grow ma
ture their fruit. I would, how ver,
fertilize and cultivate the orchard as I
would for any crop, says a Conn cut
man In Rural New Yorker. -
By setting the trees 18 feet ap*rt I
have 100 trees more to the acre togbear
from the time they are 4 years old
and on. This makes -the orchard itself
pay a good prefit for the land, jand
there is less reason or desire to crop
theland with some other crop,as would
be done with only 35 trees to the acre.
Thise trees would bear for 15 years be
fore crowding, when the top of every
other tree should be cut back to as near
the body of the tree as could be done
and not leave the limbs too large; the
same as would be done if the tree were
to be top grafted. A new top of young.
thrfy growth would start out, which,
of course, would need to be thinned
out properly, and in three years the
trees would be in full bearing. again,
when the tops of those not cut back
may be served in like manner. -By this
method of treatment the top would be
kept young, the fruit be grown on
young and thrifty wood and the apples
easily picked and trees easily sprayed
over those low heads. 'When the trees
crowd again, let the tops be cut back
as before, or take out every other tree
entirely.
As money from the orchard is the ob
ject, thus planting the trees 135 to the
acre and keeping the tops within a ra-I
dius of about 16 feet, more apples will
be taken from the orchard in 20 or 25
years, and at less expense per tree, than
would be from the same groiand with
trees set 35 trees to the acre In 50 years, 4
for there are 100 mnore trees per acre to
bear fruit and on thrifty, vigorous
young trees. .
Leek.Out For Spi- Freees.
Somje fruit growers pile,the snow up
arounid their trees to prevent th'em I
.udding out too early in the spring. j
But snow melts quickly as the sun
comes nearer. Some one suggests p1l-4
Ing up. while the ground Is frozen, -4
ashes or sawdust or anything that? will
tend totkeep the ground frozen around
the roots toretard thefiow ofthe saP
and the disaster of an early frost. Of {
course it is well known that the trees
that are dormant escape the harm
from an untimely freeze. Any .treat
ment that will-prevent the starting out 4
of the buds too early would accomplish
the purpose.____
. ews ad Notes. - 4
St. Louis gets'early vegetables from
Meico.
The Peoria (Ills.) corn show this year I
Is to be .on .a sbig .scale. .Exhibits are
expected from every country where the
corn plant grows.
California apiaries are reported in
poor dondition, with no prospect of any
overprduieton of-honey. .
The early vegetable catches the big
'.he inustaxg and'tIejkeirgbbit of
the iouthwest are dlappear4ng like the
buffalo, aecording to an authority. -
EDUCED RATEO BY TEE SOUTHEEN
RAILWAY.
TO CHICAGO, ILL.
On account of the International Con
tntion B. Y. P. U. of America at
aicago, Ill., July 25th-28th, the
uthern railway will se!l round ti ip
:kets to Chicago and return, from all
>ints on its lines, at rate of one first
ss standard fare for the round trip.
ates of salt July 52nd, 23rd and
*h, final limit Juy 31st, 1901.
By depositing tickets (in persoit)
Ith Mr. F. C. Donald, joint agent at
Alcago, between July 25th and Jaly
Ab, inclusive, and on pay ment of fee
fifty (50) cents at time of deposit
i extension of the flial limt to
gust 24th will be trauted. Tt.e
int agents' c-fice will be located i?
e main terminal depots at Cb'cgo
which passengers arrive.
T.' MILWAUKEE, WIS.
On account of annual meeting of
rand Lodge, B. P. 0. Elks, Mi'
aukee, Wis., Jaly 23-25tb, 1901, the
)u>hern railway will sell round trip
:kets td Milwauk'ee, Wis., and re
rn from all points on its line, at ra's
one regular first-class fare for tke
und trip, plus $-2.00. Dates of sale
fly 20,h, 21t and 22, d, final limit
ily 28 b, 1901. A fee of fifty (50)
n's wil be charged by j dnt agent at
iwankee for validation of retun
rtion of tickets.
P
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* Mi z'z Q xa '[;um
LTES TO BUFFALO VIA SOUTHERN
RAILWAY
( ACCOUNT OF PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSI
TION.
Effeclive May 1st, Southern Rail
av announces round trip rates to
ffado, N. Y., and return, account of
, Pan-Amei ican ErpositLion. Choice
rcutes via Washington, D. C., or
a Ciscinnati, Ohio.
For d, tsiled information as to rates,
hedules, or any other information,
Idress nearest agent of-this company.
W. H Tayloe,
A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
is hard enough as
it - er t
e owe out world,
and everything
should be made ias
easy as possible for4
her at the time of
childbirth. This
~is just what
MOTHER'S
FRIEND /
will do. It will mak e
baby's comine' easy.
and painless, and that without tak
ing dangerous drugs into the sys
tem. It is simply- to be applied to
the muscles of te abdomen. It
pnetrates through the skinzdl' r
ng strengt and elasticity with it.
It strengthns the whole system and.
prevents all of the discomforts of
Te mother, of a plumb babe in
Panama, Mo., says: " I have used
Mother's Friend and can praise it
highly."- -
6et Mother's Friend at the
Drug Store, $I per bottle.
The Bradfield Regulator Co.,
ATLANTA, GA.
Write for our free illustrated book,
" Before Baby is Born."
ITO CLOSE OUT AT
Cost.
A small lot of American
Decorated China, consist
iug of
Pitchers, - - - 20c,
Covered' Dishes, - 6oc.
Butter Dishes, . - 40c.
Sugar Dishes, - 32c.
Oatmeal Sets, - - c
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C. M. CH ANDLER'S.
~urnf~iture.
Up-to-date Bed-room So ts
~idebords, H-all R .ck<, Chairs., oek
r,' Extension Tables, Wardrobes,
afes, and a full stock of everythir g
n heinraithre Iine.
Org'sne, Baby 4 arrfges, Sawlng
machine', Cook Stoves, Dry. Goods,
rocrie ., Shoes, ele., always anhband.
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similat theFoodandRegtila
tigteftaarandBoweisof
Promotes DigesionCheerful
nessandRest.ContAns neither
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Apefecl Remdy forConsipa
ion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea
Worms,ConvulsionsFeverish
ness and Loss OF SLEEP.
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Sleeping Car Service.
dauy P enerservice between
Nds. 111 and 82-New York an4 Florida Lim
tIDaiD euet Bndayconseecl
91'aiyc~f l~umbe i Da ugStie.p
pnnesi etwen An ast an
yruns from Augusta to
- iavia Blackvlie. 1'arlor cars - be
Sreen Chsrleston and'Oolumbia.
Nos. 83 and 34.New York and Florida Ex
press. DI'awing-room sleeping cars between
augusta mad Neow York. Pullmnah drawing
rom sepng cars between Port Tamp., Jack
sovl, vannah. Washington sd Yew York.
Puinmin sl~id cars between Ohar~ottt and
Bihmond. Diigcarn between Charlotte
adSavannah
No.. 15 ad 86-U. S.Fs Mail. Through
ftnman dfwing es nf. sleeping cars be
teen Ja konijl and Now York and Poll
man sie ~geste between Augu-sta and (Jhr
tte. Dngcars serve all meals enroute.
ntlmanhiIgearsbtwe Jacsonyille
nd ouii.enroute bewe Jackson
till. andOatiMvia 0.
IBAIILBG ON. . H. HARDWIOK,
Tliird Mgr., Gen. Paa. .
.g , B.W.HUfNT,
.At Gen. Pa.Ag., Div. Pass. Agt..
Atlanta, e . Charleston, 8. 0,
l'HE LADIES
I of Winnslboro anid Fair
I feld coupty are meet respecifully in~
rvite.tri come ar.4 see our disp'av .1
p to-date Pattern Hats, Um't- immed
ats fobr la'1iee, misses and children.
and other goods. Having a fir~t-clvs.
illiner, Miss Wit i., of Baltim.'re.
we are prepared to serve 30on Man'
hanks for past patronage. and solic t.
lug, continance of the same,
- unetOAG
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
Of
* In
use
For Over
Thirt Years
CASTORIA
YHE CgNTAUN COMPANY. UEW Vd Sm.
]mEPORT OF
Con lty SipipriitOr.,J1
CLAIMS APPROVED AT Tirs LAsT ME T.
ING OF THE BOARD OF COUMTr
COMMISSIONEES HEI MAY
10, 1901
Th" follow ing clains were examined
anti approved ou S:ate Cae Food ot
1901:
No. AmL mt
227 Winn-biro Bink, 8 774. -
228 Febrary Court, 1555 70 .
229 1 II Aken, "60
230 J B Barley,
231 DL Glenn
235 T J Dagas, 12.50 !
236 Winnsboro Pringing, 17
IThe following claims were examisell
and4 approved on Road ad Bridge
Fund of 1901:
No.Aon.
289 George M.)ore, 805
243 A DIHooJ, 50 -
244 JaaAB ok5,21
245 W (i Baunkhead, II
278 .J D Finley,135
279 C H Douglas,35
280 Jas E kin,
281WW Clood, 21
I282 J LLemmon',
283 M rs Carotir e Matthews, 1.6
284 J GWnliing, 45
285 Jas E G'a-Iden,108 '
286 M C Stone, 43
287 E MMcNaulI,52
No. Amoust.
260 anie Mc~ictck, 10 86
263 ' G arwra, 1 17
291 B~ennnt, 50'
of 1901:
Th dolln c hums weraL e vexamined
andh arovet of rHue Funto
0tidyMa,1901
No. . st S Aer or .
BlaJh Rck eat,$th0
will casei a Mc litt family
that si yorptaoetchin.97
PerfTl amless to 18a11
and AJinectlfeo al ki9ds
Wage air n tese pest wih0
Th isl surn ceath. We xaIe
sud pprove yona Pic adn ound
N ound foront.
Yours or-y that t abgsaemn
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