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F SCALP-LOCK SHIRT RECENTLY
A rare and interesting tropliy is now
on exhibition among the North American
Indian collection in the new west
,iwing of the American Museum of
Natural History. It is the scalp-locK
_. shirt worn in battle by War Eagle, the
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w famous, fierce old Sioux warrior. More
than ordinary interest is attached to
this garment from the fact that it is
^ Removable Shoe Sole.
Can Be Pit, on and Off Much Like a
Skate.
^ A removable metal sole for shoes is
^ a novelty which will be appreciated by
many laboring men, more particularly
those engaged in some classes of mill
iwork, who are compelled to wear hobnail
shoes in the performance of the
daily labor, and who may not desire to
METAL SHOE SOLE.
be tlrus encumbered in going to and
from their work. In a device recently
brought out to meet this demand the
metal sole can be taken off like a skate
t and laid aside until again wanted,
i The removable metal shoe sole is
shown herewith. It consists of a shape
of the size and lines of a heavy shoe
sole, with portions cut away to decrease
the weight as far as possible.
On the front and side edges are clamp
pieces adapted to engage,with the soles
of the shoes and hold the metal sole
rln place, in much the same manner
as is done in the case of locking skates.
At a suitable point forward of the heel
there is secured to the leather sole a
plate with tongue-piece adapted to
lock with the rear part of the metal
sole and to hold the same rigidly in
place, and yet to permit of its convenient
removal when it is so desired.
The wearing surface of the metal sole
is furnished with points, much the
same as those of the hob-nails. Besides
being a very great comfort, this
scheme is said to make a very great
Y addition to the life of a pair of shoes,
. for the reason that the wear is equally
f distributed between the leather and
k+ite metal sole.
Wilful Woman. I
After the old gentleman had invited j
the voting one to be seated the latter
coughed once or twice to clear his
throat, and then bluntly suggested that
he wished to marry the old gentlo
man's daughter.
The old gentleman didn't wish to be
too ready to give his consent, but he
admitted after a few minutes he
L thought he had no objections.
"Tliat's Just the trouble." protested
the young man disconsolately. "If
you'd only oppose it and order me out
of the house once or twice'"and buy a
m bulldog I'd have some show of getting
her."?New York Press.
Man's fondness for sharing his
misfortune is equalled only by his
hesitancy in whacking up his good
luck.
HORSES, DYING OF THI
One of the most pitiablo instances of
the suffering caused by the prolonged
droughts tbat have been reported from
A all over the world this season comes
* from Africa, whence a correspondent
iwrijes: "It is a common thing to se*
v horses, when the surface water lias
^ ^ nn /)irrrrlno- in tha flnnd tfj I?Pt
\ UA1CU UJLf, uifebi?b vW O-.water
to auencb tbeir tblrst: aud it i?
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and Interesting
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L RECEIVED AT THE AMERICAN M
said to be the only garment of its
kind in existence?at least the only one
that has yet come into the hands of
the white man. Extraordinary and
peculiar interest is attached to it from
the fact that nearly two hundred or
more human locks of hair cover the
front and back portions of the same.
These are all from the heads of victims
slain either In battle or massacre during
the early days of frontier life.
How Hemp is Grown.
Ilemp of the Philippine Islands, or
rather the plant from which it is manufactured.
is known in scientific circles
as "musa textilus" and by the natives
as abaca. It belongs to the plantain
family, closely resembling the bauana
plant. The latter has a leaf similar
in shape to that of the abaca, but of
a slightly darker green. The difference
in appearance must be told by the
expert; the inexperienced can tell the
difference only by tasting the fruit.
The abaca tastes like a green persimmon.
Many of the natives are engaged
in its growth and sale. It flourishes
on hilly ground, and, Jike the
banana plant, takes about three years
to flower. When it comes to the flow
ering age it is cut aown uuu imiue
ready for scraping. The stalls springs
up again from the roots, and soon begins
its aspiration to go to seed. It is
not permitted to do so. howtver, as
the seeding process reduces the quality
of the fiber.
The abaca grows to the height of
eight feet, but is not a tree in any
sense except that it gives shade. Its
leaves run from its roots, enfolding
the flower stem uutil near the top.
when they branch out into great wav
THE ABACA FBOM WHICH HEMP IS MADE
ing fans. The manner of growth can
be compared to nothing in the United
States except a young onion, which Is
not a fair illuetration on account of
the insignificant size of the latter. But
the leaf layers are wound in that way.
thor.gh they are fully a quarter of an
inch thick and six inches wide.
The whiteness of the hemp designates
its grade, of which there are
four. Binder-twine hemp is classed as
"current," "fair current" and "brown."
There are without doubt many tricks
in this trade, and they are worked all
the way from the lazy cultivator to the
exporting agent and back again.
The pressing or hemp costs $1 a bale;'
the landing and shipping charges at
Manila are thirty cents a bale. The
freight to Manila averages about $1.25
a bale. The jobber's profit is enormous.
A great many things are made of
nemp, from floor mattings to binder
twine. The natives select the very
finest of the fibre and weave' a delicate
fabric which is as expensive as the
finest silk, and they make their rough
garments of it as well. Sail cloth is
made of it. and cordage, too. Manila
paper is made of the rope ends; carpets
are manufactured of it; it is U3ed in
uplWhtery find to make hammocks.
It Is asserted that Paris milliners use
hemp In making bonnets. The time
will come when new uses will be found
RST, DIG FOR WATER.
surprising bow deep they can dig. In
the recent drought they were known
to dig three and four feet down, and in
many cases they struck the bottom
without getting to water. Hundreds
perished from thirst, and some died
while in a weakened state from the
sand giving way and holding them
fast bv the fore leers when down in a
I deep Uole,"
Trophy.
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USEUU OF NATURAL HISTORY.
The material is of heavy bucksk
made in primitive Indian fashio
Four rows of line porcupine work,
shape, are stitched in the front ai
hack, sewed with sinews, and to the
bands are fastened the many locks
hair. The locks are of all grades ai
colors, many iong and line ones beli
undoubtedly those of women. The fi
history of the coat has not been asce
j milieu.?m:w xuib. ^l.ui iliiu. x^-v^/ieoo
for it and its waste, which is vei
large.
New Heater For Gas Jet
An attachment for boiling water ai
performing such operations on a j
filled with an incandescent mantle
among the recent novelties. There a
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HEATINQ OVER INCANDESCENT MANTL]
many attachments on the market f
heating water over a fishtail burne
but with an incandescent burner su<
fittings are useless. The accompan
ing illustration shows an all-bra
stove, which can be used under tl
circumstances by removing the mant
and chimney holder. It is assert
that it will boil a pint of water in abo
three minutes.
"The Little Father of
the Russian Fleet.
At the recent celebration of the 1
centenary of the founding of St. F
tersburg the ancient craft above shov
figured largely in the ceremonies. Co
cerning her the London Graphic say
"This boat, it is interestiug to not
was presented to the Czar, Ivan tl
Terrible, by our Queen Elizabet
When Peter the Great was a boy
Moscow, he played with this boat, ai
had her repaired so that he could s?
with her in a lake. This led to the i
terest that he ever afterwards to<
in naval matters, and the foundii
of the Russian navy?his flrst wi
ships being little more than copies i
this craft. He it was who christeiu
her "The Little Father of the Russia
Fleet." a name she has borne evi
since, and in Russia she is regardf
reverentially.
Baltln; a Utior.
"Baiting a buoy" is a favorite niethc
with some iake trout fishermen, and
similar to the English practice <
"ground baiting." Anchor a buc
strongly in deep water, and when it
in position throw over and around
cut pieces of raw meat or of fish; 1
one instance, in the Fulton Chain, N'e
York, a hind quarter of veniso
chopped uj), was found to be very etl
cient. Bait the buoy for two or thr<
consecutive days, then let a day or t\\
intervene and fish 011 the followic
one. An ingenious angler when fishir
at a buoy with his boat fastened to i
threw over at regular intervals a ham
ful of white beans, which, as the
sank, attracted tlie fisli. Use a heav
sinker, bait with a minnow and ket
it in motion by jerking or jigging it t
and down for a foot or eighteen inch*
from the bottom.?Field and Stream.
Prizes For Inventors.
The Itussiau Ministry ot' Ways an
Communication proposes to offer
series of prizes to be awarded to tl
authors of inventions of practical ut:
ity, both in jH-omoting the safety i
railway traffic generally and also
reducing the costly working of rai
roads.
Most of us can nnd rault witbo:
the 1139 of a search warrant.
RAPID PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS.
ricttures Made as if Turned CuL of a
Printing Press.
TLtc record for rapid photographic
priming has been broken by a machine
recently Invented, and which Is now
sngaged in the work of turning out
prints for the publicity bureau of the
'? t-. 1 T* Tliia
uuuiKiumi ruruuHse ci.\|<u3iiivn> Jnachine
is a very compact affair, no
arser tiiau a small table. The cabinet
leen in the illustration herewith reproluced,
under the table top contains a
>00 candle-power electric light, which
s constantly in operation and which is
:overed, in order to concentrate all
:be llgbt rays on the sheet of sensitive
?aper. The latter is held in place over
:he light by a device which is to be
jeen in the top of the table. The printjig
operation is performed by the manipulation
of a treadle, which is moved
oack and forth under the table, and the
prints are made almost as rapidly as
. this can be done. In fact, the speed
5f this machine is almost as great as
X luui'puwei; [niuuiifc 1'icaa.
The paper used in the machine is
what is known as the developing paper,
which is sensitive to artificial
light. The sheets of the desired size
are placed in some convenient place
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BAPID PHOTOGRAPHIC PBINTING.
on the top of the table. The operator
puts the sheet in place and drops the
lid over It. which Insures perfect contact
of the paper with the negative
Pressure on the treadle opens a wing
shutter under the table top. which
heretofore protected the negative from
fho nation nf tho lipht. A second or
two at the most Is sufficient for the
exposure, and as the treadle is allowed
to fall back into its normal position,
the shutter is again closed. Upon
raising the lid the paper is projected
by a spring attachment, leaving ali
in readiness for the succeeding sheet.
The operators at St. Louis Have become
very proficient with this clever
bit of mechanism, and one of the young
ladles recently established the record
of 84G prints in one bour, the same
negative being used during all that
time. On another occasion, when it
was necessary to make prints from
thirty different negatives. 1500 print5
^ were made in three hours. The latter
or task, under ordinary circumstances.
>f, would have required the services of
cb six men.
y. | The prints made use of so lavishlj
ss by the Exposition authorities are for
lie 1 the purpose of advertising the event
;le . The prints are sent to newspaper? and
at] journals of various kinds which make
ut ' use of matter of this character.
New Safety Lamp.
. A now safety lamp, the principal fen
j ture or wmcn is mat 11 cannot o*
^ ^ | rpened by any unauthorized person
Tfi
D* CANDLE LAMP FOR THE GERMAN'S.
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has just been introduced in Bavaria,
ir It is claimed that the lamp is especially
of adapted for use in factories where
?d combustible goods are manufactured,
in Special candles, burning twenty hours
er and giving perfect light, are provided,
id The lamp is finding a ready sale in alJ
Darts of Southern Germany.
Natural Wonder*.
>(* "Why is a river the greatest freak
^ of nature?"
"Didn't know it was. Why is it?"
Y "A river lias a head, but no feet.
^ Its mouth is where its feet ought to
. be."
"Pretty good. A mountain is somew
what freakish, also. We have all seen
the foot of a mountain, but we never
heard of a mountain head."
^ "That's so. Still it must have a head.
0 for it lias ears."
lg "Has ears? IIow's that?"
lg "Certainly. Did you never see a
mrmntninporV"?Kansas Citv Journal.
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iy _ Essential.
y. "The tall silk hat," observed the stu!p
dent of affairs, "is an essential part of
lf) the equipment of the man who would
->s be anybody in society. For it is only
the man who doesn't care to butt in
whose head is hard enough not to need
, the protection."?Puck.
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J A PuDgent Record.
ie A bride in some parts of Switzerland
receives from her friends a Gruyero
^ cheese. It is not eaten, but ia pre*n
served by her, and all the important
family events are marked on the riud.
Of the children of scnool age in Russia
17,000,000 are receiving no instruction.
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a nerious cabbage jL?i?ease.
Tho disease known to cabbage
growers as "black rot," or ''stem rot,"
lias come into prominence within the
past few years, and is said to be a
serious hindrance to cabbage growing
in several States. From a farmers'
bulletin prepared by the Chief of the
Division of Vegetable Pathology, it appears
that no way is known of curing
the disease, or of entirely ridding a
locality of it when once it is well established.
The whole subject of treatment
may be summed up In one waypreventing.
The disease is not confined
to the cabbage, but attacks a
number of species belonging to the
mustard family. The planting of other
crops for a long series of years Is said
to be the only satisfactory way to get
rid of this disease of the cabbage when
it has once become serious.
Management of Milk Cellar*.
The majority of cellars are very improperly
ventilated, and the length of
time for keeping milk therein varies on
nearly all farms. The success in the
creameries is due to the observance of
a proper degree of temperature, and
until farmers become more observing
of that point they will continue to have
difficulties. One of the obstacles is uncleauliness
in the stables as well as in
th'e milk houses. The regulation of the
churning is as nothing compared with
the essential requisites of properly
keeping the places and utensils in the
best condition. The water, however,
is the source of the greatest danger.
11 uas oeen aemonsiraieu oy ucium
experiment-that .the germs of disease
existing in impure water are carried
without change into the milk, where
they rapidly multiply and cause decomposition.
A Suggestion of Nature.
Nature suggests, in the natural and
thick growth of a great variety of
grasses and weeds together, that a mixture
of vegetation may yield a larger
quantity, of vegetable produce from
nny given area than can be obtained
from the growth of one species alone.
Actual experiment has shown that a
mixture of-grasses is usually more productive
thaji fchfi cultivation of a single
one. A;^ ??rre of peas and oats grown
,..111 ?,2A1*1 fUnn half on
lugciuei nut v iciu mux c luuu UUIL 4.*.*
acre of each grown singly. A field
seeded to timothy and clover produces
much more thaa. either sown alone. A
pasture sod composed of orchard grass,
timothy, red clover and Kentucky blue
grasss is in good grazing condition
from early spring till autumn, the decay
of the earlier ripening species furnishing
plant food for the species nest
coming to maturity.
ProStable Shipments.
The fowl that is in demand is the
clean, yellow leg and flesh one. A man
not posted in these matters decides to
ship a box of live or dressed poultry
to the market. -He has yellow legs,
black legs and feathered legs in his
consignment. He sends them and gets
his returns, which we will say. for illustration,
is nine cents per pound, and
he looks up the quotations and finds
that the market is paying nine to
eleven cents per pound.
His neighbor, who has given the
matter more attention, has selected a
?!?/< on/1 ei1?l? KwA/vrl T-T a ahlnc
yt'liu w auu oiwii uiccia. outpu
at the same time and his returns are
eleven and may be twelve ceuts per
pound. He tells our friend about it,
and the question arises in our friend's
mind. "Why didn't I get eleven or
twelve cents instead of nine cents per
pound?" ?
I will tell you why he didn't. Every
farmer knows that if he ships a barrel
of apples, half of them good and the
balance specked or rotten, he doesn't
get the top price, but if he ships a barrej
of selected fruit, returns with the
highest quotation, providing ths market
is not overstocked. He must raise
something that everybody does not
raise, and there is no danger of overstocking
the market with first class
goods. First class goods are always in
demand; the same in the poultry business
as any other business.?J. J. Patterson,
Jr., in The Cultivator.
Economical Feeding.
I will hpre try to describe my pig
trough, and hope I can make it plain
enough for your to understand. I
make a V-shaped trough out of one by
six and one by five inch boards; to
each end of trough I nail A. which is
made of one by three inch slats, with
a slot cut in top end to receive B,
I which is also a one by three inch slat.
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B
two inches longer than the trough. To
B are nailed one by two inch slats,
twelve or fourteen inches long, four
inches apart on alternate sides. ;ind the
one by two inch slats long enough to
just reach the bottom of trough, when
B, to which they are nailed, is set in
the slots and three inch wood pins put
through at top end to keep pigs from
lifting it out of place by drawing out
the pins. Part with one by two inch
! slats nailed on can be taken off, and
trough is easily cleaned. I ha7e a
small pen to set the trough in, and
I when the trough is filled open the *lide
j door and iet in the pigs. They can
drink on either side; when pigs arc
over four months old they should h.ive
a larger trough. This is the best thiiig
I have ever tried to Keep pigs out
of the trough, as they have no room
J to get more than their noses in tie
trough.?Carl A. Weibke, in TUe up:comlst.
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Beos Annoyed by Skunks.
Sometimes a colony of bee9 will become
unaccountably cross, keeping r,
beavy guard at the bive entrance, an?
attacking any one who goes anywhere
near them. In such case the cause of
.
this irritability frequently proves to J
1. ? TU ??f PAirirtf'mflfl I
UilVe UUCU il dhUilli. IUI7 ovuicnuico
annoy the bees in summer, but we have
usually found theui moat troublesome Si
in the fall.
One ot' our apriaries in particular has.
for years apparently been a regular A
stamping ground for skunks, and we
have killed them off by the dozen during
the fall months. After the weather
becomes quite cool their depredations
are more disastrous, as their scratching p
on the hive causes the bees to fly out in K
large numbers, apd those not devoured j('
perish by being chilled. Good, large n;
swarms are sometimes ruined in this P
manner. . A steel trap is the surest way
of ridding one's self of such a nuis- $
atice. We attach the trap to a stout ii'
pole, or scantling, about fifteen feet "t
long, as they are not likely to walk off
with that, and set it near the hive en- q
trance. We do not often use bait, but ol
last spring after three traps had been
successfully avoided several nights in ^
succession, while our chickens disap- ai
peared like magic, we used scraps of ri
raw meat as bait, and tfitli results. *c
We take hold of the end of the pole e,
and carefully hobble his skunkship h
down to the brook, and all is over in d
a few minutes, and with no odor, such
as is sure to be caused if the.y are g,
killed by clubbing or stoning.?Hllas D. ir
Davis, in American Cultivator.
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Fruit Tree Fumigation. {<
It has been pretty conclusively dem- 01
onstrated that fumigation is a remedy
for all of the Insect pests which attack ^
plant life. This means of keeping the t<
orchard in prime condition has been tl
indorsed by the Agricultural Bureau, ?
which has circulated a great deal of ?
literature relative to this method of d
dispatching scale and other insect life tl
which will kill the trees if allowed to
do so. The method followed is to 0
Iiir-BOVED T3NT FOB TBKI FUMIGATION. ?
throw a tent over a tree and after fas- I
tening all the ends down to prevent ?
the escape of the fumes, the interior is v
filled with the poisonous vapors. The q
covering is allowed to remain in position
a certain prescribed length of time, ?
after which it will be found that the s
insect life has been killed beyond pos- .t
sibility of resuscitation. ?'
In the treatment of large orchards n
this process is necessarily expensive, f<
and for the purpose of preventing ?
TL-oof/% r\t motorlnl a now font hhPS.hOPn J
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devised and is being introduced, by p
which it is possible to tell at once, ex- o
actly the amount tt cyanide of potas- ?
sium required for the fumigation of n
each particular tree. This prevents &
waste of material and at the same time c
insures the application of sufficient ^
material to effect the desired result.
This is done by making use of a d
square piece of canvas or other suitable
material, and on which are marked jj
rings, one within the other. As this d
tent is thrown over the tree to be oper- n
ated on, and as the folds fall to the "
ground, it is possible to accurately
judge the cubic contents of the tent n
by the examination of the rings. JJ
Knowing the- cubic contents of the p
space to be filled there are fixed rules e
prescribing the amount of fumigating .
materials to be used.?Philadelphia g
Rccord. V
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Killing Weeds With Chemicals. a
In some regions objections have been ?
raised against the use of solutions of v
copper sulphate, especially upon plants
intended for forage, since it might be ?
possible for animals to get an amount j
sufficient to kill them. While such a y
condition of affairs is possible, it is g
hardly probable in the usual practice ?
of weed destruction/ 8i
To overcome this difficulty the use of c
solutions of copperas (iron sulphate) is ?!
recommended in Farmers' Bulletin No. 0
124. Where copperas is employed, it ti
will be found necessary to have a
stronger solution than where blue
vitriol is used. j
Copperas solutions should be from 8
ten to fifteen per cent., or about one ii
pound of the chemical to each gallon jjj
of water. The results secured with g
this chemical do not seem to be quite w
ins satisfactory as where the copper 8
I sulphate is used, and the- increased |j
strengtn or soiuuon requueu uiauco | ?
their cost about the same. cl
It must not be expected' that all t]
weeds may be destroyed by chemicals,
at least in an economical way. Some
weeds are so protected by Hairs, scales s<
and wax as to render their leaves im- ?
pervious to the solutions usually em- ^
ployed. Against such weeds tbe use of a
chemicals will be followed by disap- sa
pointing results, but against charlock, ^
wild mustard, shepherd's ptirse, wild a,
radish and penny cress they may be cs
successfully used if the applications be
made according to the suggestions
given above. ;
The solutions have been found to re- hi
tard the growth of other weeds, without
completely destroying them, as fol- hi
lows: Curled duck, bindweed, dande- cc
lion, sow thistle and groundsel. In any
case the results attained will depend oi
upon the thoroughness of the application.
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Grammar and Pie* t\
A little boy who lives in the south- cl
ern part of the city has ideas of his C?
own, which he sometimes expresses to _
the astonishment and amusement of jj
bis parents and the members of bis I dc
family.
He is very fond of sweets, especially *T
of pie which his mother makes. The lu
other day they had cherry pie for iy
dinner. 3a
He bad eaten one piece, when he ^
stud, "Mamma, can I eat another
piebe?" ol
"Yes," corrected his mother, "you tl
can, but may you is the question."
"Oh, pshaiv!" said the boy, "yon p
know I always did like pie better than hi
grammar.'?Philadelphia Ledger. tt
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HE GREAT DESTROYER
OME STARTLINC FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
jjocior'8 upinion?A*cui4uiiv ^
ah a Predisposing and Excltinc Cause
of Disease and Crime-Rnm Diminishes
the Strength of the Body.
Jame3 Thacher, M. D-, v.*as a prominent
hysician and surgeon throughout the
evolutionary War. He was a man of
eeu observation and sound judgment.
i addition to his valuable Military Jour3.1,
he published his celebrated Modern
raetice of Medicine.
I quote from this work his opinion re?
irding the effect of ardent spirits only,
>r it was nof generally believed seventyve
years ago that wine, beer and other
oft drinks' were harmful.
"There are marked chronic effects o!
dent spirits upon the body and the mind.
n the body they dispose to every form
t disease. Moreover, they excite various
iseases, as obstruction of the liver, jaunice,
dropsy, cough, consumption and other
nlmonary diseases, eruptions on the face
ad nose, called rum buds (we call them
lm blossoms now), and gout in all its
>rms.
"Ardent spirits often incite fatal disuses
without producing drunkness. I
ave known many persons destroyed by
istilled liquor who were never completely
itoxicated during the whole course of
aeir lives. The solitary instance of Ion;vity
which are now and then met witb
i hard drinkers no more disprove the
eadly effect of ardent spirits than the
Hilary instances 01 recoveries kuu>
rowning prove that there is no danger
> life from, a human body lying an hour
r two under water.
"Not less destructive are the effects oS ,
istilled spirits upon the human mind.
>r. Waters, of Pennsylvania Hospital.
>Us me that the insanity of one-third of
le patients there was induced by alcoholic
rinks. Thev impair the memory, debiliite
the understanding, and pervert the
loral faculties. Not only falsehood ia
roduced by them, but uncleanness, fraud,
left and murder. No more affecting specicle
can be exhibited than a person whos?.
edition has been generated by the habit
f drinking ardent spirits.
"Is he a husband-? How deep the anuish
which rends the bosom of his wife?
i the drinker a wife? Who can measure
tie shame and aversion which she excites
1 her husband? Is he a magistrate, or
as he been called to fill a resDonsible po
ition in tne councils 01 me nation:
Vhat humiliating fears of corruption io
he administration of the laws appear in
be countenance of all who see him! Is
e a minister of the Gospel? Here lanuage
fails me. If angels weep it is at
iich a sight. Poverty and misery, crimes
nd infamy, disease and death are all the
atural and usual consequences of the prornged
use of ardent spirits. And this
eath is suicide.
"But the use of distilled liquors is beeved
by many people to give strength
9 the body in certain circumstances.
'hey are said to be necessary in cold
reather. This is n$t true; for the temorary
warmth produced is always sueeeded
by a grea^-Mlwposition of the
ody to be affected'.by cold. They are also * .
eclared to be needed in very warm
feather. Experience shows that increas*
lg instead of lessening the effect of heat
pon the body is the result of their use. ''jjgB
)r. Bell, of the West Indies, declares that
um always diminishes the strength of the
ody and renders men unfit for any serice
in which vigor and activity are reuired.
_ ,
Ardent spirits do not lessen the effect
? hard labor upon the body. Look at
he horse; with every muscle of his body
wollen from morning till night when at?
ached to a plow of in a team! Does- he
lake signs for a glass of toddy to enable
im to do his work? j No!-" He requires
dthing but cool water ' and mibstaptiai
jod. There Li no nourishment in ardenb
pirits. So great 13 the danger of conracting
a love for distilled liquors that
he smallest amount possible should be
resccibed by a physician. A physician
f eminence who died near the close of the
ist century in London lamented in pahetic
terms that he had innocently made
lany sots by prescribing brandy and wasr
in summer complaints. Smoking and
hewing tobacco, by rendering water and
imple beverages in3ipid, dispose to the
se of ardent spirits. 1
"No man ever became a drunkard eudRw
nro^ualtv ar*s?na}/\mincr
5U'/' t
aste and stomach to ardent spirits a
abit is formed, and the desire for more *$1
iquor increases; the odious nuisance of a
ram drinker's breath becomes a perlanent
acquisition, with the accompanilcnt
of downright stupidity and impoence.
Ministers of the Gospel of eveij deomination
in the United States aid me
rith all the weight of the influence you
ossess, by your precept and example, to
revent the multitude of crimes and mis*
ries the offspring of strong drink!
"It is highly probable that not less
ban 4000 people die annually in the United
tates from the use of intoxicating drinks.
Vhere are all the Indian tribes whose
umbers and arms formerly spread terror
mong their civilized neighbors? In the
rords of the famous Mingo chief, 'the
lood of many of them flows not in the
eins of any human creature.'
<.ti? i?
J. ucj' uavc |icitc*icu uuv uj |/covu?iiv?
r war, but by a greater foe to human life ' ^
han either of these, ardent spirits. . . .
he loss of 4000 American citizens by the
ellow fever in a single year awakened
eneral sympathy and terror, and called
11 the strength and ingenuity of laws to
revent its recurrence. Why is not the
lme zeal manifested in protecting our
itiz^ns-from the more genenl and coniiuing
ravages of distilled spirits?"?
lenry D. Didama, M. D., Vice-President .5;
f American Medical Temperance Associ?
Ion.
What One Flnclcy Minister Did.
Rev. F. H. Arjto, the young rector of an
Ipiscopal Church at Rocklidge, Pa., hashown
what one determined man can do
i driving out gamblers. Some poolroom
len who had been forced to leave Philaelphia
established quarters near Mr. Ar*
o's church. He called upon them, but
as denied admission. He then told the
amblers it would be better for them to
o away quietly, for he should keep after
bem until every one was convicted. After
consultation, the gamblers notified the
lergyman they would leave at once, antf
ley and their belongings disappeared.
Cider Under the Ban.
No more cider, sweet or hard, can be
)ld in the commonwealth of Massachu>tts
without a license. The Superior
l*na Aar*iAnt\ fKof anroof niHnr iq aa
luch under the ban as whisky. The
jmpilers of the revised statutes of Masichusetts
thought thev would make the
scond section of the liquor law more ineligible,
so they inserted a comma here
id there. One of these comnhas haj?
msed the trouble for the cidcr-makeiv
id users.
The Crusade In Brief.
The ballots of freemen must defend the
onors of freemen.?National Advocate.
Through all ages the sin of intemperance
is been pointed out and drunkenness
>ndemned. The Great Creator , set His
tal of disapproval upon it through liia
rophets and through our Saviour, Hi?
i!y begotten Son.
Statistics show that out of the total of
ondon's curable drunkards ? offenders
ho have been convicted more than tea
:r.cs?8900 are women and 4300 men. Ia
ventv years the deaths of women from
ironic alcoholism increased over 145 per
nt.?Journal of Inebriety.
"Man is born unto trouble as the spark*
upward;" and *he drunkard's wife is
arried to trouble, as aure as saloons drag
iwnward.
The new hall of the National Temperice
Society and publication house at 3
ast Fourteenth street, New York City,
is been dedicated. Dr. Cuyler. of Brookn,
delivered an address in memory of the
te William E. Dodge and Mrs Dodge,
ir whom the new hall of the association
named.
It looks as if Boston would soon add an;her
to her many claims to distinction?
tat of being a city where drunken men:
id women arc not seen. This is due to?
le efforts of the new Chairman of thc$olice
Board, William II. H. Emmons, whois
announced that he will absolutely ridL
le streets oi intoxicated person*.
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