The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, August 31, 1886, Image 3
FOR VICTIMS OF ALCOHOL
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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
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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.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
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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
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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'-.
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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
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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.
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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. _....
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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.
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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*
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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': '/
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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,