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FOR VICTIMS OF ALCOHOL - > * > THE METHODS USED IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN. Drunkenness Classified as a Disease ?How Patients aio Treated?A Striking- Peculiarity. ' The patients here are all women,' said the manager of a quiet, unobtrusive . private h .spit.il in the neighborhood of j Central Park. From the outside of the j building nothing could be seen to indi- j cate the character of the occupants, and ! it could easily have been taken for the ; home of a business man of means. "What are the special features of the 1 institution?" continued the manager, j "There is only one disease treated here, and that is drunkenness. Drunkenness a disease? Undoubtedly, the same as any otlicr disordered condition of the | body. " Alcohol is a poison and peopla who take it habitually suffer from cnronic poisoning just as the man docs whe works in a white lead factory for any length of time. The patients are all wealthy here, and, confidentially, this pHice is nothing more than a high-toned inebriate asylum. It would never do to call it so as it would ruin the business entirely. It is a peculiar thing about many of our patients <hat is, those who come wi lingly, thai if there were anything said about this being a retreat for ( drunkards they wculd never come here. They are sensitive on this point, although they know what is the difficulty with them. The hospital is always full, and in fact, patients have to be turned away * every day, and I understand that places ' simiiar to this have been started further downtown, to t ke care of the increaso in the business. I can't say that drunk- j enncss among wealthy women is on the increase, but there is no doubt thit the number of people seeking treatment is larger than it was a year ago. Some of the cases arc bad, and women who have formed the habit of taking morphine to quiet the nervous condition induced by alcohol are the worst. Some arc brought here in the wildest i>arov\\-ms of delirium tremens, after the tro.tment of the family phy.-ician has ceased to be of benefit." j "Are the patients cured? T.iat is hard to t.jll. The object of the t-citincnt is to break the habit. Patients have been sent home seemingly strong and all right, who after a time come back worse than ever. Hut little medicine is given in the plan of treatment, and no substitute for the alcohol. Medicine to tako away the appetite for alcohol is nonsense, for by giving something for this purpose another habit will usually be formed equally as bad. Whatever tends to strengthen the body is used, and no patient is safe to discharge uutil the in- I Hnnimation of tho stomach caused by ' '* alcohol has been removed.- Fresh air, j baths, exercise, light food and agreeable : mental occupation do the work if a cure is po3sibic. Thcro is a class of patients who do not want to stop drinking. They spend a few weeks with us, get patched up 6omcwhat end go back to their excesses with the vigor of youthful indulgence. All toe patients are benefited by treatment, unless thcro is too great an organic derangemcut of the kidneys and liver. I know of some absolute cures but they arc but a comparatively small percentage of those treated. The trouble is that when they leave here, as soon as there is a reaction, however slight, from tho cessation of tonic, they feel depressed and take a little stimulant to drive away the dullness and counteract the low vitality. When this is done once, it is oniv a onost.inn nf fimi? -urVion stimulants arc taken in large quantities for every little ailment. This seta up an inflammation which is the cause of the craving fey al.ohol. and the habit is formed. I have had patients under my charge whose relatives would willingly pay any amount of money to have the habit broken. It is not a question of incney at all. Millions could not euro a person who did not have a sti ongei desire to stop drinking than to drink.: This is the real secret of a radical cure, , "The patients cannot as a rule be trusted. The will lie about their condition, make themselves appear to be U'ol 1 nnrl cfrnnr* ah1*t 4-U?4- ? T ? a muv* VII1JT uxub tuu ICSliailil 1 they arc under may bo relaxed, so that they may have a chance to get something to drink. Even when they arc brought here physical wrecks, trembling with shattered nerves, wild eves and wander-; ing minds, they will declarc that they ' have not drank in mouths, and claim that! they arc being persecuted by theirfamilies' or friends. There are many sad ca?es; where the habit of drinking has been. \ formed innocently and perhaps undei! the advice of a physician. Then there! will usually be an honest effort to break away from the grip that is tighter than a band of iron, and the mental torturej induced by the effort to keep straight; and the lack of confidcnce in the ability ! to do so is something horrible at times, I and can only be appreciated by those 1 who have seen cases frequently or undergone the agony themselves. "There is one striking peculiaritj about alcoholic patients. They will agree with every statement made concerning the in jurious effects of alcohol. I and will acknowledge that drunkennesi is the worst habit that could be formed, j They will deliver temperance lectures tc cach other by the hour, and weep freelj as they recount their misery and sufferings. Oiive the most earnest protestoi among them a chance to get a bottle ol whisky, and she will seizo it eagerly. The thought of whisky starts the machinery of desire going so strongly thai nothing can resist it, and usually, until a patient's stomach is healed, she will drink whisky, if she can get it, until insensibility is produced."?New York Tri bune. S" \ ~~ The Pennsylvania Railroad Company uses 0,000 tons of coal a day on its various lines, and is the largest consumer of soft coal in the country. It is now experimenting with natural eras as a fuel for its engines, and proposes, if the plan should provo to be feasible, to use gas on all the engines ruuning into Pitts* burxr. A Country Merchant's Purchase. A country merchant bought H EE; What dlu he purchase, if you please? , . ? Washing ton PosU That's easy. He bought a cheese?ayt 'cheel?San Francisco Alto. ,y . 1ft th? Island of Java there ar<> twenty Iter-oress printing* offices. |?v. v. HP $?? *'' ' ' 1 I ,^-v i, FARM AND GARDEN. i Second Covering or Potatoes. In localities "where potatoes are largely jiuwu iui ui iiiu OCU/LIU in^; i jf potatoes, us it is called, is im importint operation. It is mainly practiced ' where potatoo* are put in drills and ridged up in planting. Just as the poung plants peep out of the ground a jovcrer goes through the rows, scraping ihe dirt from the centre over the ruige i ind burying the plants auew. This sec- I and covering of dirt destroys any potato I bugs' egg* that may have been laid on the leaves. So far from being an injury to the crop it is a deeided benefit, and in destroying weeds is more effective than an}' other cultivation that can be given. It is this labor-saving device which enables potatoe growers on a' largo scale to continue in business, though prices ol potatoes are unreasonably low. Feeding Calves. The average boy of the farm has had plenty of disagreeable experience in th< feeding of calves. Fed from a pail in the hands of a boy, the calf is nevci properly fed. To feed one calf and al the same time keep off several others at hungry and eager as only young animal* can be would be too much for a man tc successfully cope with, except that h? can strike and kick h-irder than the boy. Yet how large a proportion of the calve* raised are fed iu"this way? Far mor< than in any other. It is not difficult, however, to make Jill this work comparatively easy, whether there be only three, or four, or twenty, or more caives. Have a proper feediug place and erect a line of stanchions similar to those for larger cattle, but accommodated to the size of the calves. It may be necessary to make the calves enter these to be fed for two or three timci. They will soon learn that only here can they get their food. Then, upon th^ proper call being i given, they will eagerly take their places. Whatever the vessel fed from, whether of metal or wood, pails or troughs th-jy must be fixed so tncy cannot be pushed about, and they must be kept perfeety clean and fiesh. When the calves begin to eat grass the}' should within the next two weeks bo > taught to cat a few oats daily. Thence- ' forward the milk ration may be diminished as the grass and grain are increased, but the decrease on the one hand aad the increase 0:1 the other must be only as the paunch of the call grows. The rennet or true digestive stomach of the caif is the larger oi the four. In the full-grown nni j.al the paunch is the largest, and this increase in tlie one case corresponds to the relative decrease in the other as the animal attains age. Heated Boxes. The heating of the boxes of the reaper or mower frequently occasions vexatious delay, and occurs without any apparent cause. It is noticeable that a box once heated is more prone to heat again; and if the box holding the shaft to which the sickle-driver is attached is ever thoroughly hcate 1, future trouble can be avoided only by the greatest care. If the box fits too closely around the shaft, it is apt to heat. So, too, if it tits too loosely. The shaft must have enough play, but no more. Too much play is more frequently the cause than too little play. Lack of proper oiling will, of course, cause the boxes to heat. Very few arc so careless as not to apply oil often enough; but the oil m-.iy be inferior. It is well to buy oil of only a reliab c dealer, remembering that poor oil may be sold at a low price, but good oil cannot. The rule for oiling a mower or reaper should be: "Little and often." The boxes in which the sickle-driver works should be oiled every few moments. If too much oil is applied, not only is the excess wasted, but dust is gathered, and this is a frequent cause of flin U, T. * : If _ 1 1 1 tuu uuaco iiuanu^. xi u uox near-s, too i first thing to do is to remove all dirt, if there be any itx it ; and this is the lirst measure of prevention as well. It will also reducc the wearing of the parts. It : the ground is quite dry, the dust will J soon find its way into the box and make j trouble, unless removed. Sometimes grass and straw will get wound around the shaft in the box. He who would never have a hot box muat have a sharp eye and be of a careful mind.?American Agriculturist. Curing? Hay. w A frequent mistake in-hay making ia to over-dry the hay. Not only is the hay better when hm-e.l or stacked as soon as possible aiier cutting as it will i Keep, but the risk of getting the crop damaged by rains is avoided. The views i of farmers have changed very materially in later years in regtnl to the amount ol drying nece-ea-y to insure the keeping ol , hay. Experience has shown that mud less drying is necessary than was formerly supposed to be required, especially if th< hay is put in a tight burn. If it sweat* and heats some th it need not cause alarm for, to a lim ted extent, this is no harm. Of course the principal object in drying the hay is to get rid of the watei which, if retained undiminished, would cause fermentation under the influenca of the air and the germs of ferment floating in it; the secondary object is to les- , sen the weight and thus lessen the cost , of handling. But the more of the watery part of the grass we can retain the more the hay will be like grass; and in getting rid of the water we cannot help losing much of the delicate volatile scents and flavors which it is desirable to retain. How quickly after grass is cut and it begins to wilt is the air all about filled with the escaping perfume of new mown hay; and so long as the drying process goes on so long will this perfume be given out. Any method of preservinc grass, siloing or otherwise, which will retain all the ingredients in the most perfect and natural manner will give the | t>est food. ^.moag tno best farmers the practice aow is to get the hay into the mow oi itack the day it is cut if possible, [n good hay weather this can do done with the right management. The raowci Is started in the morning at least as soon j is the dew is off and run until 11:30 oi 12 o'clock. If the hay is green and heavj It will be necessary to turn or stir the ha; with forks or a tedder, otherwise it will fake too long to dry and the top will be dried to death before the underside ol Hie swarth is hardly wilted. Start the rake by 2 p. m., and a sufficient force of teams to haul it all in before the den * , . v ' \ "''i The old farmer's saying; UI would rather have a pound of juice in my liaj than nil ounce of water." is worth rouunibiTuiir, iind if it looks likely t.> rain hefoi e the hay is thought to be sutt'eent!y dry, start the teams to work. Less ( J mage will result by beg nning loc f>o:i thnn by having the partly drieJ I av vet drenched with rain. If the has m somewhat "irecn aud hea y the ctosei it is p-icked .a the mow tin better. It diould be spread evenly nn<l tramped a> much sis possible t<? get aud keep the ail out. A practice that ha* been tried witl trood success is to mix the ^reen ha^ ! ?vith some old hay or straw, putting hr.-i , * layer of straw, then one of hay, ther j ; mother of straw aud so on till the mow ( .s full or the sjack complete. The straw > not only absorbs the moisture, from th< l>ay an.l thus adds in preserving it, lm? , it is it-tctf improved by absorption of tin ] odors of the fresh hay, so that stoek wit cat the vtraw up clean, when be:'ore the} would hardly touch it. Hore is anothei proyf that valuable matter is giveu of from hay by exposure. The addition of suit to hay as it is being put up is thought by many to aid it , keeping it. It i< doubtful if any amount les* than what would injure the stoc)does any good as a preservative. But . few quarts to the ton will improve thi taste ot t&e hay for the stock.?A'-. World. Farm and Garden No tea. The roots of the strawberry often rear* >ut several feet from the plant, heace ?1< not set out too thickly. Comb foundatiun usually produce straight combs and consequently greate conveniences in handling. Encourage toad* in your hot-bed nn<l garden. They will destroy more than ' :heir weight in insect pests. If th ere is an occupat'on on earth in j which order and thoroughness are ol : mportance it is that of farming. Excessivo labor is the next worst thing ! k) ill-directed labor o:i the farm, but in : aaying and harvesting labor may bo car ; ried to the point of endurance in fine ; weather without Leing ill-directed. If you iutendto competent fairs bestir j roursen in time 10 Know tnat rnc pro i lucts or stock are the best of their kind ! ind in tlie best possible condition. It . aot the biggest always, but the best, th il ! wins. It is claimed that the ox yoke in com- j tnon use needs some improvement. 1. should fit the neck, or else when a load i> being drawn the windpipe may be a* iimes partially closed and the inner pari of the neck galled. A calf should be taught to eat whole . oats by the time it is three weeks old j This can bo done by slipping a few haud ! fuls into its mouth just after it ha 1 irunk milk. When it has leurned to oa* :hem, keep a supply before it in a tir. box. All fowls that feather slowly arc jsually hardy?for instance, the Brahmas For it is owing to the fact that the drair. Dn the system occasioned by quick feathsring does not weaken them. Slow feathering while growing is indicative of hardiness. Very young ducklings are tender at Sist, and should neither bu allowed t> 50 into cold water nor be exposed to shilling winds while they are under twenty days old. Such exposures cause cramps, and they often die suddenly j fr )m these results. The ho.l can scarcely be too rich for j apple trees. Kitchen ashes, in which ! table refuse has been thrown, will make ! good top-dressing, and even good ditch 1 scrapings may be used with advantage if j nothing else tai be had. Top-dressing is the best system of manuring for apple trees. If large watermelons are desired for show or exhibition purposes, give tho vines a very deep, well-enriched soil, ind do not permit more than one fruit 1 to remain on 0. vine. Pinch back the leading shoots occasionally, and be very j carcful not to injure the vine during the ' season of growth. CJeesc can be fattened cheaply, as they will eagerly consume chopped turnij s or any otlieT kind of cheap mater.al, but they must have corn also. It is not well to have geese too fat, as it spoils their marketabln Rnnrnriinrn hut. vrrnntr rrnp-A j- , ?J -? * " O | can hardly be fed too liberally, as until they have completed their growth they will not put &n fat. "WISE WORDS. There are a hundred kinds of religion, but only one kind of piety. Take a cheerful view of everything, and look for beauty in everything. rne smallest Kind deed will return with tender light upon seme darkened day. To be content is not to be fatisfied. No one oujht to be satisfied with the imperfect. t Organizations may change or dissolve, but when parties cease tj exist liberty will perish. Be loving, and you will never want for love; be humble, and you will never want for guiding. Prudence and good breeding are in all stations necessary; and most young men suffer from the want of them. The three essont ab to human happiness are something to do, something to love and something to hopi for. The thorough-paced politician must laugh at the squeamishness of his conscience, and read it another lecture. Truth is the teed whereof welfare is the fruit; for every grail of truth we plant somo one will reap a harvest of welfare. You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful poople. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? He is the greatest man who chooses the right with invincible resolution, who bears the heaviest burdens cheerfully, and whose reliance on truth and virtue is the most unfaltering. There are two kinds of lineages in the world. Some there are who derive their pedigrees from princes and monarchs, whom time has gradually reduced until they have ended in a point, like the pyramids ; others have had a low origin, and have risen by degrees, until they have become great lords. So that the difference is that some have been what they now are not, and others are now what they wera not before. _.... . a , : ,:v " ' ^ v " 4",' ' *A.-V . 'V*' * '*f v ; RELIGIOUS READING. The- Burden-. To every ono on earthGod gives a bunldn to be carried'dbwn* l'he road that lies Letwecu. tlio cru?s. and' crown: No lot is-wholly free; He givoth one to thee. Rome carry It aloft; Open and visiul- io any eves: Atirinl: may sot>- its, form,, and' weight, and sizj; Somo hide it in their breast. And deem it thus unguossecL Thv bnrrlen is God's gift, And it will mak"tho bearer calm nnd strong: Yet lest it presw too heavily and long, He says: "Cast it on me, Ajid it shall easy be." And' those whoheed his voico, And reek to?;ive t liack in trustful prayer, Eiuvo quiob hearts that never can despair; And hojw lieliis up the way Upon, the darkuit day. Take thou thy burdon thus [ntothy hands nud lay it at Hi* feet. AnJ, whether it l?e sorrow or defeat, Or puiu, or niii, or cure. Leave it calmly there. It is-tho lonely load That crushes out the lite anil lijrht o' TTanvon; But, borna with Him, tae so:n re.*toieJ, forgiven. Sing-? out through all tho days Her joy, uud 11 mi's high praise. ?Marrianne Farrinqlon. Try Him W r ?* Text. Many a timo has Svitau succeeded in his efforts to ovcreoma frail humanity, but in no ease could he have done so if always and ever his victims had known how to use the l4xword of the Spirit, which is the "Word of God." "It is written/' said our Saviour in the Wilderness, and 1 Satan departed from Him." "What's wrang wi' ye noo? I thocht ye wore a' riclit,'' said one Scotch boy to another, who had recently been converted, but who was still disquieted and desponding. "What's wrong wi* ye noo?" "Man, Fm no richt yet," replied tho other, "Satan's aye tempting mc." "And what dae yo then?" asked his friend. "I try," said he, "to sing a hymn." "And docs that no send him awa' ?" "No, I'm as bad as ever." "Weel," said the otlie-, "when he tempts ye again, try hiin wi' a text; he canna stnun that." Til!* i? til > orr?:lt r-Miioilv for tion; and wo can only conquer our adversary the devil by th:- Word of truth, by the power of G > I. by the armor of righteousness on t.:e right hand aud on the left. "Ob, IVhat a L011I" Suppose the whole community where you live were wrapped in flames, and all the houses with their rich and costly furnituro were falling into ruin. As you gaze on that si^ht you would exclaim, "Oh, what a loss !" Multitudes who witnessed those awful conflagrations a few years ago in Portland, Chicago, and Boston, and saw those splendid warehouses, filled with the richest merchandise?almost the fortunes of some of the wealthiest citizens ? consuming into ashes?no doubt thought within themselves, "Oh, what a destruction of property, what a great loss!" And it was a great loss. Hundreds of thousands of wealth in a few short hours took wings and flew away. But suppose you were to look on a single 3'outli who had entered a course of dissipation and sin that would lead to inevitable ruin?the ruin of his soul. His loss, unless he rejMjnts, will be influitoiy greater than in either of the eases mentioned. Yea, greater than the loss should a whole city, yea, all the cities in America and in Europe, with all their mansions and untold wealth, be wrapped in flames; or even the world itself. Who can estimate the worth of an mmortal soul? "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and loso his own soul?" Think of its destiny?everlasting happiness or everlasting woe I Think of the price paid for its redemption. One sigh which heaved the bosom of our Saviour in procuring this redemption, or one drop of that blood which ho sweat in the garden or which flowed from his wounded body on the cross, would be infinitely too dear a ransom to save the gold and silver, yea, all the wealth of the universe from one genera! conflagration. But the ransom of the soul cost all those groans and all thai blood. Who, then, can estimate the worth ol the sou ? Parent, can you? Teacher, can you? Christian, can you? Can wc exclaim, "Oh, what a lossl" when we see a few dwellings or the riches of ? city exposed to the devouring elements, and can we be unnffected when wo sec the souls of our children and friends ex posed to everlnsting burnings? How can any live unconcerned while their souls, that treasuro more valuable than all the riches in the world, are in danger of that fire that will never be extinguished I Jesus Christ only can save that precious treasure for every one who will seek his aid. Will not cvory one, then, flee to Him, committing his soul tc divine keeping? Then, when this world shall be wrapped in fire, and all the elements melt with fervent heat, and the wicked, like stubble, shall be consumed, your treasure will be safo and forever with the Lord. As counting over our treasures we look at our earthly possessions, which at the best are uncertain and transitorv. man none of us fail to seo that we have n treasure laid up where the fire cannot consume and where moths and rust will not corrupt and where thieves will not break through and steal.?American Messenger. Dog: and Chicks. Christian Tomling, of Louisville, owned a hen and a collie dog, whicl were great friends. The former recently hatched a fine brood of chickens, and th< dog watched over the family with greal carc. A few days ago the hen was killec accidently and Shep '7as much troubled He at once assumed the charge of the motherless chicks, got them into hii kennel at night, where they nestled clow to his shaggy side, and has since cared for them faithfully. Since 1790 Pennsylvania baa had six teen Governors, eight of whom -wove Germans. '-i'**3^' .* ; ' \ry ; V " ? ' < SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. It is-said' that buttermilk mixed with frne sand and applied to new woodwork outside, will stand for many years, and Gfive a good imitation of stoue and with it absolute preservation of timber. In many parts of the country tliero are j unusual complaints of destructiveness by insects, but in the city of New York it is remarked that the trees throughout are this year remarkably free from iusect visitations, with a green and glorious foliage in consequence. j Among the us^s to which porpoise j leather is being advantageously applied | is that of shoe leather, the resemblance i to French kid being very marked. It has a long, tenacious iibre. and as it will not crack or tear is very durable and waterproof, and makes an excellent leather. M. Hellriegel has ascertained by a series of experiments that rye and winter wheat germinate at 32 degrees of heat, barley and oats at 35 degrees, Indian corn at 48 degrees, turnip at 32 degrees, flax at 35 degrees, the pea and clover at 35 degrees, bean and lupin at I 38 degrees, asparagus at 35 degrees, carrot at 38 degrees, and the bean at 40 degrees* i A French geologist lately called the attention of the Paris Geological Society to the effect gravitation has in heaping up sea water about the land. The continents are thus all situated at the tops of hills of water; and in crossing the Atlantic ships have first to go down hill, then cross a valley, and finally to climb another hill. The calculation has been made that in mid-ocean the surface may be more than half a mile below the level it would have if the continents exerted no attraction. "While malaria has its ordinary habitat in low-lying regions, it may under favorable conditions exist at great elevations. On the Tuscan Apt.enines it is found at a hcirrht of 1 100 fp.~t. ahnvn tlin bp^i- on the Pyrenees and Mexican Cordilleras, j 5,000 feet; on the Himalayas, 0.400 feet; i on the island of Ceylon, 0,500 feet; and ! on the Andes, 11,000 feet. At present, : the elevation of entire security has been j thus approximated for various place: In ! Italy, 400 to 000 feet; in California, i 1,000 feet; along the Appalachian chain i of the United btates, l?00 feet; in the I West Indies, 1,400 to 1, JE00 feet. In any | of these regions, however, malaria may 1 ; drift up ravines to an indefinite height. ' I A curious application of the magnet is i described in a French journal, the sub- j ject being a clock recently patented in France. In appearance the clock consists of a tambourine, on the parchment head of which is painted a circle of flowers corresponding to the hour signs of ordinary dials. On examination, two bees, one large and the other small, are discovered crawling among the flowers. The small bee runs rapidly from one to the other, completing the circle in an hour; while the large one takes twelve hours to finish the circuit. The parchment membrane ii unbroken, and the bees are simply iaid upon it; but two magnets connected with the clock work inside the tambourine, move just under the memorane, and the insects, which are of iron, follow them. Tho Yellowstone Geysers. , The geysers are the most remarkablt I manifestations of this region; but I shal not give much space to them, says a let ter to the Boston Herald. Your readers all know what a geyser is. Its operation can easilv be imagined. and the photographs, which are frequent, gives an excellent idea of the appearance of these eruptions. I was prepared for them, and they created less of wonder and admiration in my mind than the coloring, the conformation, and the perI manent agitation in the springs, to which I I have given more attention in this letter. | There is but one of the greater geysers I that the visitor is sure of seeing in a limited sojourn?Old Faithful, which spouts every hour, and is hardly surpassed in effectiveness by any of the others. The others go at longer intertervals?some of several days. One is pretty sure in two days' time to see a number of minor ones, as did we. We were fortunate enough to witness an i eruption of the gTand geyser also, which , in its breadth and power is magnificent. , The Castle we missed, much to our [ regret. If we had included that also, it would have left little to be desired. The j. landlord who lives in front of it told me: ''There is just one word to de. scribe it?it is awful. It makes a noise that appalls you, and it shakes the earth 1 all about; we look for it with hope, but 5 we are glad when it is over." The era? 9. _ | ters built up around these geysers are j great curiosities in the form which the i deposits have taken, and it is very interesting to visit them all. One of the chief est, the Grand, covers no bnsin at all that would be observed; others, like the Castle and the Grotto, are large and peculiar. The whole area within view of the hotel at this upper basin is covered with sorings and geysers from which the elfcct toward twilight is the best of all. I saw a curious combination of the practical on this majestic seene as I strolled through it alone. All at once I came upon a man and his family washing for tho hotel in one of these springs. He removed the heavy soil from the garments, and then set them to boil in the spring. I took a handkerchief from my Socket and it was cleansed, ironed and ack there in five minutes' time. This. man told me a Chinaman had established himself at another spring some time since, but ho put so much soap in the water that he created a small geyser, and TaI,. a j v. : i? uuuu ULuaui|>uu iiui 1 icuij, uiiiiiwiiig iiu ; was in the infernal regions. We tried i the experiment later with a pound of soap, and it resulted in throwing up the water with great violence five or six feet. ? Correepondvnce Boston IlercUd. "* Memory. 1 I wish that I could remember j Our minister's Sunday text; ? Mv memory is so treacherous, That I'm often really vexed When asked about some sermon 1 Which I know was very fine. It is dreadfully mortifying * When I can't recall a line. '' Five Minutes Later. [ Did I notice Miss Jenkins' bonnet? 1 Yes; what a horrid shape! And I noticed Miss Brown was wearing Her old last season's cape. She wears a different trimmingLast year, you know, 'twas furBut I remember the garment As well as I do her. oi': '/ . ' ' * . ' v ' V , r,>" iffllTE SULPHUR SPRINGS. DESCRIPTION OF THB TYPICAL SOUTHEBN HEALTH EBflORT. Its Characteristics In Former Times ?Situation of the Spriugs?The Hotel and. Cottages. Charles Dudley Warner gives in //arper's Magazine, the following entertaining lescription of the White Sulphur Surin<ra. t.hf? wr>ll-lf tinwn Vircrinia. hpalth resort: The White Sulphur has been for the better part of a century, as everybody knows, the typical Southern resort, the rendezvous of all that was most characteristic in the society of the whole South, the meeting-place of its politicians, the haunt of its belles, the arena of gayety, intrigue and fashion. If tradition is to be believed, here in years gone by were concocted the measures , that were subsequently deployed for the ? Government of the country at Washington, here historic matches were made, here beauty had triumphs that were the talk of a generation, here hearts were broken at a ball and mended iu Lover's Walk, and here fortunes wore nightly lost and won. It must have been in its material conditions a primitive place in the days of its greatest fame. Visitors. came to it in their carriages and unwieldy four-h:)rse chariots, attended by troopsi of servants, making slow but most enjoyable pilgrimages over the mountain roads, journeys that lasted a week or a. fortnight, and were every day enlivened. by jovial adventure. They came for the season. Thep were all of one social order, and needed no introduction; those from Virginia were all related to each other, and though life there was somewhat in the nature of a picnic, it had it3 very well defined and ceremonious code of etiquette. In the memory of its old habitues io was at once the freest and the mo't aristocratic assembly in the world. The In tel was small and its arraticr.'men'.s primitive: a ?iood manv of the visitors ha I their own cottages, aud the rows of those cheap structures took their names tro~n their occupants. The Southern Presidents, the Senators and statesmen, the rich planters, lived in cottages which still have a historic interest in their memory. But cottage life was never the exclusive affair that it is elsewhere; the society w-.s one body, and the hotel was the center. Time has greatly changed the White Sulphur; doubtless in its physical aspect it never was so beautiful and attractive as it is to-day, but all the modern improvements have not destroyed the character of the resort, which possesses a great many of its primitive and old-time peculiarities. Briefly, the White is in an elevated and charming mountain region, so cool, in fact, especially at night, that the "season" u practically limited to July and August, although I am not sure but a quiet person, who likei invigorating air, and has no daughters to marry off, would find it equally attractive in September and October, when the autumn foliage is in its glory. In a green rolling interval, planted with noble tree3 and flanked by moderate hills, stands the vast white caravansary, having wide gal1 nrina nnrl KI rr rtillnro rnnninr? rniin/1 f V* (iuu vji^ |j 111uio i uiuiiu^ ivuuu sidos. The front and two sides are elevated, the galleries being reached by flights cf steps, and affording room underneath for the large billiard and I bar rooms. From the hotel the ground slope3 down to tho' spring, which is surmounted by a round canopy on white columns, and b -( j low is an opening across tho stream to : the race-track, the servants' quarters, and a fine view of receding hills. Three sides of this charming park are enclosed by the cottages aud cabins, which back against the hills, and are more or less embowered in trees. Most of these cottages are built in blocks and rows, some single rooms, others large enough to accommodate a family, but all reached by flights of steps, all with verandas, and most of them connected by galleries. Occasionally the forest trees have been left, and the galleries built around them. Included in the premises are two churches, a gambling-house, a couple of country stores, and a postotnee. There arc none of the shops common at watering-places for the sale of fancy articles, and, strange to say, flowers are not systemmatically cultivated, and very few are ever to be had. The hotel has a vast dining-room, besides the minor eating-rooms "for children and ! nurses. ? large nan-room, ana a drawing; ! room of imposing dimensions. Hotel ! and cottages together, it is said, can lodge ! Gfteen hundred guestf. The natural j beauty of the r.lace ii very ereat. and ' fortunately there is not much smart and ' fantastic architecture to interfere with it. | Treatment of Sunstroke In the management of cases of sun' stroke it is important to remember that patients suffering from severe attacks sink very rapidly; therefore, no time should be lost in applying at least the first measures of treatment. Complete rest is of the utmost importance, and, unless the distance is exceedingly short, the removal of the sufferers to their home3, or to hospitals, is attended with great riskr as it may contribute in no small measure to the fatal result. To apply cold to the head is the lirst measure to be employed. Ico, if at hand, should be used; if not, a stream of cold water may be poured over the head, back and neck. If the heat of the body is very great, the patient should be immersed in a bath for a considerable time, the water beiDg at first slightly warmed, and then gradually but quickly cooled. If there aro no conveniences for bathing, then the body may be freely and persistently sponged -with cold water, or the patient can be laid on the floor, covered with a sheet, and, with a sprinkling pot, the cold water may be applied. This douching can bo kept up at intervals of a few minutes until the heat of the body is notably lessened. If the pulse gfrows rapid and feeble, then stimulants will be demanded. If the patient is able to swallow, teaspoonful doses of the aromatic spirits of ammonia, well diluted, may bo given every hour or half hour, as the need is apparent.?Boston Herald. It 4a nTTinrfpH thnf mirn ??4?t<?na fa**. | ning establishments will be put in oper| ation in Washington Territory within a ! short time. There are vast forests of hemlock trees there, while the supply of hides is large and constantly increasing. Tanners from Pennsylvania and Now York are now looking over the ground with & view to selecting sitoa,