Nebraska Newspapers

    - The Prajing Mantis.
TnE Pojntlar Science Jfimtkty contains an
interesting" article oil mnniis, or "praying
insec t," which bclonsn to the trenus "ortliop
tcra," inc-liKling crickets, rnisn hoppers, lo
cust, etc. It U tiescriliecl an twin"; very pugs
iiariou; o much so, that if two of the liiscct
be nhut up together they immediately engaire
in a dcsperuie combat. They do not cease
imtil the stronger bus eaten off the other's
Head. And yet " says the writer of the arti
tie, "while its inoffensive ortliopterous breth
ren have got but little credit for their virtues,
and are generally reviled as nuisance, this
mue savage Has had the fortune to
acquire a peculiar reputation for wisdom and
aintlin-flft. For thousands of year, and in
all parts of the world, it has borne this char
ucter. The cause has been that it habitually
assumes an attitude that appears devotional,
no u was supposed to fpend a large portion
of its life in prayer. Settled on the ground,
t raises its head and thorax, clasps together
the joints of its front lepj and raises them as
if in supplication, and remains in this posture
for hours together. To our Illogical and
superstitious forefathers what could the
upraised and crossed arms indicate but
an attitude of devotion ? The name
mantis (diviner) was given to this insect, it is
aid, by the (ireeks, in accordance with the
notion that, w hen the creature assumes its
peculiar attitude of meditation, it is engaged
in the contemplation of futurity. Naturalists
liave encouraged the superstition by giviug
names to the clilTurent species which imply
some kind of sanctity; thus, we have Mantis
oratoria. Mantis religiosa, MHntissiitxTstitiosa,
etc. With the Frenc h it is the I'rega Dieu
(that prays to God) Le Preehetir (the preach
er); with the Germans it is (iottcsaubetern
(worshiper of God), while the Knglish-F peak
ing nations have dubbed it the Praying Insect.
The names familiarly given to it in Southern
Kuroc were sufficiently expressive of the
veneration with which it is regarded nun,
paint, suppliant, mendicant, etc. "'In the eyes
of the Languedoc peasants,' says Figuier, ' the
Mantis re ligiosa is held sac red," and they firm
ly Ix-lievcs that it performs its devotions.'
Mr. Spicer, writing in Srieuce Gnip, remarks:
( Nor was this feeling of veneration confined
to the nations of Europe. At the present day
(and doubtless it was the same in old times
also) a Mantis is an object of worship with
certain triltes of North Africa. Spurnian also
tells us ('Travels in Africa') that in the south
ern part of t lie same continent it is venerated
by the Hottentots; und that, should one of
these insects c hanc e to settle on an individual
he is looked upon in the light of a saint and
as specially favored by heaven."
The Imagination and Death.
Entwisti.e, the printer who was bitten
ljy a dog in April last, died yesterday.
Some believe he died of hydrophobia;
still more believe that he died merely of
the fear of it. As it is perfectly apparent
that the disease is a sealed book to
science, either belief may be the true one.
That Ihe imagination will kill is certain.
JIany of our readers will remember the
case of the gardener at either Heidelberg
or (Jottingen. This man was working in
the garden on afresh spring morning, in
the very prime of health. A student
passed him with the words:
44 Ah, Fritz, passed a bad night, eh?"
" No, sir. Never felt better."
" I'm glad to hear it. Thought you
looked pale. Your garden looks beauti
ful, Fritz."
" Thank you, sir."
Conies along another student:
" Good morning, Fritz."
" Good morning, sir."
" System a little out of order?"
" No, sir."'
"You look bad, heavy-eyed and pale."
"Didn't know it, sir."
" A mere spring debility, I suppose.
Good morning."
Fritz (solus) I do feel a sort of queer
like. Comes along a Professor:
" Well, Fritz, how are the violets?"
" IJeautiful, sir, beautiful."
" You don't look very beautiful. What's
the matter with you? Let me see your
tongue. Your forehead clammy, too. I
think you'd better go home to bed, Fritz."
" I do feel queer, sir."
" I should think you would. Go to bed.
Keen quiet for a few days."
" I believe 1 will, sir."
44 1 see Dr. Broeck coming this way
ask him. Good day, Fritz. I'm sorry to
see you in this state.
"Good day, sir."
Up comes the doctor.
44 Doctor, what's the matter with me?"
44 Springoliana, Fritz, evidently. Get
to bed, my man. And here, send this to
the dispensary, and take a tablespoonful
every hour. 'Don't cat till 1 see you
again. I'll call after the lecture is over,
however. lie very careful. I'll bring
Dr. Wolff w ith me to see you. It's a
curious case, very curious."
Fritz went to bed. The doctors came.
They walked on tiptoe; spoke in whis
pers. They darkened the room. They
gave him medicine i. e., spoonfuls of
pure water, and pills made of bread.
They left him. That night Fritz grew
weaker and weaker. And in the morn
ing the students and the faculty were
shocked with terror and horrified, in the
midst of their laughter, at poor Fritz'
fears, when his weeping daughter came
to tell them that her stout, strong father
of thirty-odd years lay dead at home
dead of a phantasy. There is no case
better authenticated.
Another case is that of the French
criminal condemned to death, and given
to the doctors to experiment on. He
pleaded for an easy death, and they gave
it to him in this wise: They stretched
him, naked, on a table, blindfolded his
eyes, placed basins of water at his arms
and knees, pricked him with a pin, not
drawing blood even. They dropped
from four vials little drops into the basins,
so that the unfortunate man could hear a
continuous drip, caused, he supposed, by
the trickling of his own blood- The doc
tors held their watches.
44 Another half-hour and it will be all
over. You don't feel any pain, do you?"
44 No, doctor, but I feel my strength
going."
44 Of course; of course. It will be like
falling into a sleep."
In an hour and a quarter the poor fel
low was dead.
Several other examples of the power
of imagination over life, as well authen
ticated as either of the foregoing, might
be cited; but these will suffice. We now
come to the last case, that of the man
Entwistlc. who died yesterday.
In this last case Kntwistle's imagina
tion was worked on by the stir in the pa
pers regarding hydrophobia. His imagi
nation became excited at the narratives
told him in the papers, and out of them,
about its dreadful effects. The fear it
begot of water, the irrepressible tendency
to imitate the contortions he had read or
heard of, displayed the mania that at
tends an imagination excited to the utter
most by fears of what it will suffer, and
which accepts as present that which first
it only found for the future. As the fears
grew, the imagination strengthened, just
as in the cases already quoted, and the
result has been the same. Brooklyn Ea
gle. A Live Taper-Cutter.
Mast years ago an Indian Rajah, who
was a great admirer of his English mas
ters, and who had even learned the lan
guage after a fashion, frequently visited
the. Viceroy of Calcutta. On one occa
sion he noticed a copy of the Edinburgh
Jierieic on the Viceroy's table, and bor
rowed it.
fome time after he returned it, and,
upon the Viceroy's inquiry whether he
found anything interesting in it, he re
plied: 44 Oh! yes, many beautiful things,
but also many disconnected articles."
44iIow so?" said the Viceroy. 44 See
here," said the Rajah; 44 this begins with
4 Hunting the Orang-outang,' does it not?
And now tarn over the page, and here
vou have the 4 History of Mary Stuart.'"
The Viceroy laughed.
The book was uncut, and his vassal
had read it through without discovering
it. lie therefore took from his table an
ivory paper-cm ter, with a beautifully
carved handle, and explained its use to
the Rajah, 'ho was much pleased, but
could not help wondering how they con
trived to print the inside of the leaves be
fore they were cut open. This also was
explained, and the Rajah departed, car
rying with him the paper-cutter, which
the Viceroy had given him.
About a year after,, when the matter
was almost forgotten, the Viceroy saw
from his window a gallant troop entering
the" court, in the center of which was the
Rajah, mounted on a young elephant. As
eoon as the latter perceived the Viceroy
an
he erSml - " TVi vnn 1tartiun 1 n bnvA
uncut number of the Edinburgh Itetiewf
i r . . . riw -T z
xi bo, piease toss it 10 me. me icc-
rnv tltrnw nut tTio Krwtlr .! u-am fttll lfht
m ' J . w va v tov wrvn y. m ivm ' o
by the elephant and placed between his
tusks, which, to his surprise, the Viceroy
saw naa oeen turneu into paper-tuners,
pven to ihp. onrved handles. In a mo
ment the intelligent beast cut open the
leaves, and then nanaea tue dook to me
Viceroy. The Rajah dismounted, and,
pointing to the elephant, said to the
Viceroy: 44 He is yours. I return you
your paper-cutter alive."
Moths in Furniture.
East year a writer in a technical or
scientific paper gave the following In
formation, which is seasonable How. He
says t
There are two species of moths which
infest furniture. One is a large fly of
silvery -white color; the worm of the same
is shaped like a chestnut worm, and is
familiarly known. It rarely infests
furniture. The other is a small fly of a
dark-drab color; the worm is about one
fourth of an inch long, and tapering from
the head to the tail. It first observed
by upholsterers about thirteen years ago.
1 his tly penetrates a sofa or chair, gen
erally between the back and seats of
sofas, or under the seats, where the va
cancy among the springs affords a safe
retreat. It may make a lodgment in one
week after the furniture is placed in the
house. If such should be the case, in
two months the worm will appear; and
the continual process of procreation in a
few months increases the number to
thousands. This moth has no season. It
destroys in winter and summer alike,
and it is kept in active life by the con
stant heat of the house. We find at the
same time, in the same piece of furni
ture, the fly, the worm, and the eggs;
thus showing that they arc breeding and
destroying all the time. It does not eat
pure curled hair, but fastens its cocoon
to it, the elasticity of which prevents its
being disturbed.
The inside of furniture is used by it
only for the purpose of propagation. The
worm when ready for food crawls out
and destroys the covering, if of woolen
or plush material, and falling to the car
pet destroys it. It rarely cuts through
plush from the inside, as it is of cotton
back, but there are instances where the
worms have cut up muslin on the outside
back of sofas. There is no protection
against them but continual care. New
furniture should be removed from the
walls at least twice a week at this season
of the year, and should be well whisked
all round, and particularly under the
seats, to prevent the fly from lodging.
This is an effectual preventive, and the
only one known. Cayenne pepper,
Scotch snuff, camphor, turpentine, and
all other remedies for protection from the
large moth are of little or no avail
against the furniture moths. Saturation
with alcohol will not destroy them when
in a piece of furniture. If the furniture
is infested they may be removed by tak
ing off the muslin from under the seats
and off the outside ends and backs, where
they congregate most, and exposing to
the air as much as possible. Beat well
with a whisk or the open hand, and kill
all the flies and wornft which show them
selves. This done often will disturb
them, and may make them leave the fur
niture in their desire to be left in quiet.
When the furniture is free from moths
and is to be left during the summer
months without attention, it may be pro
tected by camphor in small bags or highly-concentrated
patchouli. The safest
way is to have the furniture well whisked
twice a week. If the moths attack the
carpet, which they will first do under the
sofas and chairs, spread a wet sheet on
the carpet and pass a hot flat-iron over it
quickly; the steam will effectually destroy
both worms and eggs. If furniture is de
livered in a dwelling free from moths,
the upholsterer's responsibility ends there
and all rests with the housekeeper, as no
tradesman can tell whether the moth will
attack it or not. There are cases where
the furniture has been in use ten or twelve
years before being attacked. It would be
as fair to lioiu the tailor resnonsioie lor
the safety of clothing from moths as to
hold the upholsterer responsible for. the
safety of furniture.
Plucky Boys.
Two boys ragamuffins in rags and
tags came manfully trudging up the rail
road last Friday, and inquired the way to
G. Baylor Allen's. Their garments were
tattered and torn, and everything about
them showed that they had 44 roughed it"
through a long and tedious journey. They
struck out bravely on the Bardstown
road. Arriving at Mr. A.'s, they asked
for a drink of water, and were conducted
back to the well, where Mrs. A., much to
her surprise, recognized one of them as
her cousin, Allen Nibbs, of Houston,
Tex., aged sixteen. After the first joyful
recognition came the very natural in
quiry how ana wnereiore came he in tiim
far-ott land, and that, too, in such a
plight. The story was soon told : Master
Mien supposed himself domineered over
by an older brother, and determ
ined to emigrate. His cousin and
grandmother were in Shelby County,
Ky. "just over the border a
little way" and Allen would step over
there, some 2,000 miles, and find the de
sired freedom from brotherly constraint.
Supper was now ready, and soon the
boys had filled the aching void of a twenty-four
hours' fast, and were ready for a
big talk.
They left Houston without a cent of
money, but managed to steal rides on
trains until they were discovered and
dumped off somewhere in the Indian
Territory, where they were forced to sub
sist for three days on blackberries, lhey
then managed to get into a car or sheep,
where they spent a pleasant night, throw
ing one of their dumb companions on the
floor to serve as a pillow. When the
sheep came out the boys accompanied
them, much to the amusement of the rail
road hands, who declared 44 that they
never saw such sheepish-looking animals
betorc. 1 hen came several days - of
weary walking and watching for a chance
to steal another ride. Finally they got
iboard a tram, ana were taken a hun
dred miles by the kind-hearted conductor.
After various ups and downs our
young heroes finally arrived at St. Louis,
where they beggea a meal ana again
boarded the nrst train they saw going out,
hiding among the barrels to escape de
tection. Arriving at Alton, they found
they had taken twenty-five miles in the
wrong direction, but, nothing daunted,
thev borrowed a skiff, and in the night
, . O - T '
uroppeu uown me river 10 ou ixjuis again.
Here they landed and set their skiff afloat
to find themselves on the wrong side of
the Mississippi, and no money to pay the
ferriage. They went aboard, however,
and were taken safely across,' but being
unable to pay the passage money a
nickle each the ferryman would not al
low them to land, but carried them back
again. Here was a dilemma, and the
boys determined to swim out of it, but
while preparing to strap their clothes up
on their heads to kekvp them dry a happy
idea occurred to one of them ; he
would sell his lpife. A purchaser
was found, and, with thirty cents in their
pockets, the boys crossed the river in
triumph. Here again fortune helped
those who displayed such willingness and
ability to help themselves. An -Illinois
farmer from the interior wanted hands to
help harvest, and seeing that the boys
were not of the kind who stand in the
market-places all day idle took them
home with him, paying their fare on the
road and giving them $!) when the work
was done. With this they paid their fare
on the cars as far as it would go, and
then walked or stole rides the balance of
the way, passing through Louisville and
walking up the railroad , to this place,
where, as stated above, they arrived last
Friday evening, having traveled some
2,000 miles in three weeks, making the
entire trip without money and. as they
say, without stealing anything, except
one skiff and more rides than they could
count. SJulbytilU (Ky.) Cvurant.
; A Detroit father keeps his boy in
nights by varnishing a chair and sitting
him down. It's a novel plan, but awful
touch on the trowsers.
A Small Tictim.
Amoso Dickens' many pictures of
social wrong may be found one of a very
small boy, the nurse and brother of a
very large baby. 44 It was a very Moloch
of a baby, on whose insatiate altar the
whole existence of this particular young
Droiner was onered op a daily sacrifice.
Wherever childhood congregated to play,
there was little Moloch making Johnny
lag ana toil, vv herever Johnny desired
to stay little Moloch became fractious
and would not remain. Whenever Johnny
wanted to go out Moloch was asleep and
must be watched. "Whenever Johnny
wanted to stay at home Moloch Was
awake and must br taken nut." Nrtwoh
der, when the spirit of the hauflted mail
possessed Johnny, he wanted to run away
and join the army, where babies are not!
Baby-tending is not the only shrine at
which small boys are sacrificed. The po
sition of errand-drudge is not an enviable
one, especially in large families, and yet
Johnny, by force of circumstances, is
often compelled to accept it. If anything
is wanted down-stairs, Johnny must bring
it down, or if up-stairs, he must bring it
up. ll anything Is Wanted from out
doors, Johnny must bring it in, or from
in-doors, he must take it out. The de
mands made upon Johnny are marvelous;
and it is remarkable how busy or tired
other members of the family are when
anything is wanted requiring physical ex
ertion. It is, 44 Johnny, run to the gar
den, the neighbor's, the market," until
no wonder the poor little fellow when
sent for starch brings back spice.
If anything goes wrong, Johnny must
bear the burden of blame. 44 1 told him
to get more, or less;" or, 44 Johnny, I told
you so," until the discouraged little vie
tim begins to regard life as a fraud, and
thinks, like Toby Veck, that he must
have been born bad.
And what is Johnny's reward for all
this self-immolation? The preoccupied
father lends only a passing thought to the
shy boy, who has outgrown the art of at
tracting his attention by cunning tricks of
babyhood. The busy mother perhaps re
gards Johnny's welfare as depending on
a satisfied appetite and a replenished
wardrobe. Does it ever occur to the college-wise
brother that small boys are
morbidly fond of pennies, and, possibly.
Johnny might appreciate an occasional
donation? Does the conscience of the
fair young lady sister ever reproach her
for slighting Johnny's opinions, requests
or preferences?
Johnny was enjoying a stray crumb of
leisure in looking at some pictorial illus
trations. Happening upon one he did not
quite understand, he pleasantly asked,
44 Sister, please tell me about it?"
44 Ask Aunt Mary," was the reply.
44 She is not here."
44 Well, go away! don't bother me; I'm
busy tatting and don't know anything
about your picture."
She did know all about it, but ignored
the pleading voice and eyes. For what?
Tatting a bit of worthless thread-work.
If Johnny s rights are to be disregarded
and his efforts undervalued, his friends
need not be surprised to find him becom
ing stupid, awkward and indifferent.
Nothing lessens the friction of human ex
istence more than appreciation and en
couragement. If Johnny must be the
family resource for errands, let him at
least understand that his position is hon
ored and respected. Christian Union.
Having a Tooth Pulled.
The toothache that misery to wliich
all mankind are subject conies upon
you stealthily, by degrees, like a north
east rain-storm in the month of No
vember.
Generally you get cold in the first
place, and vour head is sore, and your
ears are full of bells, and your jaws arc
stiff, and your gums begin to swell and
make themselves uncomfortably promi
nent, and you feel as if every tooth in
your head had started out an inch or so,
and as if it would be a relief to take a
hammer and drive them back again.
1 retty soon the toothache sets in as if
it meant business. It grows fiercer and
fiercer with each succeeding moment, and
by the time it has had you in its merciless
grip for two days you cannot tell which
particular tooth on 44 that side ' aches
most. They are all in sympathy, and
each one seems trying to outdo the other.
Of course, you have tried scores of
remedies, ifot drops, and cayenne, and
pain killer, and salt and alum, and catnip
poultices, and camphor, and laudanum,
and oil of cloves, and any number of the
standard remedies, but all of no avail.
By this time your, nerves are 44 all on
edge," and the slightest unaccustomed
noise is agony. But nobody seems to
think anything about that. The doors
are slammed, it seems to you, as they
were never slammed before, and the
dust-pan is being continually knocked
down, and the poker is constantly obey
ing a well-known law of gravitation and
tumbling into the grate, and the house
maid rattles the crockery and sings
snatches of melodies in a way that makes
you wish you lived in an absolute mon
archy, and that you were the absolute
monarch, so that you could order your
chief executioner to bring you that an
noying female's head on a pike.
If you venture to suggest to any per
son the propriety of making less noise
about the house, he will laugh at you and
advise you not to be nervous and have
the hysterics over the toothache.
After about a week's intermittent agony
the dreadful truth is forced home to you.
That tooth must be extracted. There is
nothing more to be done. You feel weak
in the knees and the cold perspiration be
dews your forehead at the thought.
After fighting numerous conflicts with
yourself you tie your face up in a hand
kerchief and start for Dr. Pullhard's.
Before you have got half-way there
your tooth ceases to ache but your tem
per is up, ana you resolve to see it out
literally.
Dr. Pullhard is not in, but he will re
turn soon, the attendant informs you,
and he shows you into the operating-
room to await the doctor s coming.
l ou can amuse yourself by looking at
the marble slabs under the window where
the instruments of the doctor's profes
sion are ranged in tidy rows, interspersed
at intervals by upper sets ot teeth on
gold plate, and under sets on vulcanite,
and single teeth on pivots, and teeth
drawn from the jaws of some wretched
human victim, which, being 44 hard
cases," the doctor has thought worthy of
preservation for future reference.
By and by Dr. i'ullnard arrives, brisk
and smiling. He is very glad to see you,
and says it is a fine morning, and asks
what he can do for you in a very ani
mated tone of voice, and he washes his
hands, and slips into a dirty dressing-
gown, ana ringers among those derisive
instruments, and politely invites you to
take a seat in a green-cushioned chair of
torture.
When once he has cot you there he lets
down the back of a chair and your head
drops back, and he sticks his fingers,
which taste of scented soap, between
your lips, and he puts his head so th at
his breath, strongly flavored with carda
mon seeds, puffs into your face, and asks
you if it is a cuspid or a molar.
lie goes over your teeth in two min
utes. He slicks a probe here and there,
and tells you that four of your teeth need
filling; two more are on the point of ul
ceration, and he says there is a dreadful
accumulat ion of tartar, ana mentions the
fact that Pullhard's Pre-eminent Tooth
Paste will remove all discolorations and
parasitical formations in ten days, or the
money will be refunded.
Then he fixes on the tooth tells you to
open your mouth wider seizes your head
under his arm flourishes his forceps be
fore your shrinking eyes, and, though you
struggle and choke, it is in vain.
One desperate wrench the top or your
head seems lifting off a thousand com
ets dance before your vision there is a
noise in your ears like the thunder of the
6urf on a lee shore, and then the doctor
triumphantly holds aloft the bleeding
cause of all your agony, and announces
in the tones oi a victor me welcome
truth : ; . . .. ,
44 It's out !"
And vou rise from your - seat feeling
faint at the stomach, and limber in the
back, and as if a load of hay had been
driven through the enormous cavity
which you have always thought was a
very delicate and well-formed mouth;
but 5'our heart is light, and you feel, if
possible, about ten times nappier than a
boy with his nrst pair oi pantaloons.
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J.aic 1 norn, in D CW vr rr ecAcy.
Silk Culture.
A shout description of the process of
ralslne silk-worms will be interestlnjr,
We are to suppose that the mulberry trees
are sufficiently grown to furnish food for
the worms. The first thing is to hatch
the eggs. This is accomplished by p&c
ine them in a case with a tin bottom: ar
ranged with shelves like a bookcase; this
case is heated by .means of. a spirit lamp
placed underneath, at first to. tweiity de
grees centigrade or seventy:five degrees
Fahrenheit; the temperature is increased
each day by placing a sheet of paper un
der the lamp, thus gradually elevating it
until the thermometer marks the required
heat. If the eggs are good they will
hatch in from ten to twelve days. When
they begin to hatch they will nearly all
come out in one day; a few,
however, will not hatch until the
Becohd day If the eggs have been
exposed to variable temperature during
the winter a longer time will be required.
Before the eggs are placed in the case,
however, they must be bathed. This is
done by placing them in salt water, in
the proportion of half a pound of salt to
a gallon of water, if the eggs are old ; if
new, the proportion is reduced one-half.
They remain in the bath about five hours
and then are rinsed in iresu water seven
or eight times.
After the young worms ajc out
they are placed on the shelves in a well
ventilated apartment, with the tembera-
ture kept uniform at from eighteen to
twenty degrees Reaumur, and fed every
three hours during the day, and at least
once in every four hours during the
night. In feeding young worms the mul
berry leaves must be cut up almost as
fine as hair ; as they get older and stronger
the leaves are fed w ith little or no cut
ting. The leaves are'picked at least
twelve hours before feeding. Every
day or two a quantity of refuse leaves
accumulates on the shelves and must
be removed. This is done by laying over
the worms sheets of thick paper per
forated with holes large enough for them
to pass through. On the top of the pa
per leaves are spread, and the worms
coming up through the holes to get the
feed can be lifted to one side and the
shelf cleaned out. The process also
served to separate the healthy from the un
healthy worms ; if a worm is not in good
condition it will not have energy enough
to go through the holes, and can by this
means be detected and rejected. After
the worms have been fed eighteen or
twenty days they will begin to spin.
This time is indicated by the appearance
of the worm. If on holding one up to
the light he appears full of water this is
the time for making the web. Mustard
stalks with the brush on them are set up
between the shelves, the worms crawl up
on them, spin a web, roll themselves up
in it and spin another web on the in
side, thus forming the cocoon. With
good attention and under favorable cir
cumstances this process requires about
twelve or thirteen days; if the weather
is very warm it will require about eight
een days. This can be ascertained by
shaking the cocoon; if it rattles the
worm has finished it; if not, it is either
unfinished or the worm is dead ; and by
opening one or two cocoons you can tell
what is the matter. If silk is the object,
the cocoons are then picked and placed
in an oven with a sufficient temperature
to kill the chrysalis, but if it is intended
to raise eggs the cocoons are placed on a
table, the ragged ends of silk picked off
carefully, and the butterfly allowed to
eat its way out. As the butterflies come
out the males and females are paired oft
and placed in a dark, cool room on sheets
of paper, letting them remain about six
hours. The males are then destroyed
and the females placed on linen
cloth, stretched vertically. They are
placed on the upper edge of the cloth,
about a quarter of an inch apart, and lay
their eggs as they descend; each piece of
cloth is marked with its weight before the
eggs are placed on it, and by weighing it
after the eggs are deposited the weight of
the eggs can be ascertained. They are
allowed to remain on the cloth but one
day. One butterfly will produce about
500 eggs, and there are about 50,000 eggs
in an ounce. These eggs will keep sev
eral years, and, if they are known to be
good, can be readily sold for eight dollars
per ounce; but if they are not well
known cannot generally be sold at any
price, lhree average trees win lurnish
feed for an ounce of eggs. San Francisco
Bulletin.
Hydrophobia.
The extreme rarity of well-authenticat
ed cases of hydrophobia in human beings
has hitherto prevented the medical fac
ulty from acquiring a thorough knowl
edge of the nature of the disease. The
recent death of Mr. William McCormick
in this city has, however, given Dr. Ham
mond an opportunity not only to thor
oughly study the symptoms of hydro
phobia but to trace the disease co its
true seat and to decide upon its true
character. Dr. Hammond claims to have
discovered that hydrophobia is not due
to blood-poisoning, but is purely a ner
vous disease, having its seat in the me-
dulli oblonaitta that wonderful nerve-
center of the human body. In the case
of McCormick he found a distinct lesion
of the medulbt oblongata, the existence of
which fully accounted for the symptoms
of brain-disturbance which characterize
hydrophobia.
Jiut another ana equally important tact
has been simultaneously ascertained.
The dog which bit McCormick is still
alive and is not and has not been mad.
The conclusion drawn from this fact is
either that the bite of a perfectly healthy
dog may inoculate a person with hydro
phobia or that hydrophobia can be spon
taneously developed in the human sys
tem. The former is of course the mos
probable theory, since, although McCor
mick was bitten by a healthy dog, there
was almost certainly a connection be
tween the wound thus received and the
terrible disease of which the man died.
It remains to be seen whether the dis
covery of Dr. Hammond, which definite
ly settles the nature of hydrophobia, will
be followed by the discovery of a method
of curing the disease. We have not
much reason to hope that a specific for
hydrophobia will be found. In spite of
the vast increase among physicians or a
knowledge of the nature of diseases,
there has been no corresponding increase
in the resources of the therapeutic art.
The modern physician knows infinitely
more about the structure of the body and
the origin and nature of disease than did
the physician of the middle ages, but i
is doubtful if, after all, the methods of
treatment pursued by the former are
much more successful than those of the
latter. But now that we know that the
bite of every dog, whether sick or well,
may communicate hydrophobia, there is
no longer any excuse for permitting dogs
to run at large in a city. No mercy
should be shown to any dog that appears
on the street, and if persons insist upon
keeping dogs they should be made to pay
roundly for the privilege, and should be
compelled to keep them strictly on their
own premises. The anxiety and sutler
ing that have resulted this summer to the
unfortunate people who have been bitten
by street-curs is, a sufficient reason for
the complete extermination of the dogs
that now infest the city. N. T. Graphic
Pineapple Preserves. Slice pine
apple rather thinner to preserve than to
eat, and take one pound of loaf sugar to
one pound of fruit; powder the sugar
and place in the kettle alternately a
layer of sugar and a layer of fruit. To
each pound of fruit put three table-
spoonfuls of water. L&l it remain over
a slow fire until the sugar is all melted;
then boil it slowly until the fruit looks
clear; take out the frnit piece by piece
and lay them on a dish, until the sirup is
boiled nearly to a jelly. Put the fruit in
jars and pour on the sirup hot. Cover
the jars carefully with paper wmch has
previously been dipped on both sides in
white of eggs; this will secure their keep
ing and preserve the flavor or the pine
apple. The addition of the juice of two
or three lemons may be considered an
improvement.
USEFUL A'D SUGGESTIVE.
' White Cut Cake. One cup of fresh
butter, two cups of white powdered
sugar, four cups of sifted flour, five eggs,
one cup sour creamer rich milk, soda to
sweeten it, half a grated nutmeg, one
teaspoonful cinnamon; bake in small
tins, -
CATsxtt.t. ArriJB PrDmxo. One pint
sweet milk, four eggs beaten to a froth,
one teaspoonful soda, a little salt, flour
enough to make a still batter, four large
apblesj chopped; mix well, or rather, stir;
bake iii deep litis; sLfvfc hoi, wiih butter
and sugar or Sweetened cream.
Caracjexe CcsTARD. Procure an ounce
of caragene moss and divide into four
parts; one part is suflicient.for one mess.
Put the moss into water arid let it remain
until it swells; then drain it and put it
into two pints and a half of milk and
place it over the fire; let it boil twenty
minutes, stirring it continually; then
strain it, sweeten with loaf sugar, put it
into cups, and grate nutmeg over the
tops-of them.
Rain by Concvssiox. The Scientife
Americtn speaking of Edward Powers'
proposed experiments, Pa yS: t: There Is
reason to believe iiiat the" concussions of
art illery, when sufficiently long continued,
may have a condensing or airgrcgatin
effect upon the aerial vapors, and so in
duce the fall of rain. hen the national
debt is paid, or specie payment resumed.
we think it mighty be well to burn some
public powder, as suggested by the
present petitioner. But we move that
the experiments be postioned until
then."
An American Inventor has produced ft
pall to destroy the peculiHrnclnr of fresh1
drawn milk. "It is a iih pail, the bottom
of which is perforated with one or two
rows of holes three-sixteenths of an inch
in diameter. The pail is hung over the
empty milk cans, and the milk poured in
through a strainer. The fluid starts
through the holes in streams, but before
it falls a foot it is separated into drops,
and is thoroughly purified of all offensive
odors by the air, which is a good dtoder
izer. Precautions Aoatnst Trichina. The
Medical Society of Kalamazoo urge : Eat
ho uncooked or half-cooked hog's flesh.
The raw flesh of the hog, whatever Us
shape or condition, whether ham, bacon
or pork, salt or fresh, smoked or un
smoked, is liable to contain this parasite,
full of a life and activity that may work
a remediless mischief in the human body.
Bologna sausage, if pork be in it un
cooked, is us dangerous as any form of
this meat. The heat that cooks meat ut
terly destroys the life and mischievous
power of these vermin, and no one need
fear afly harm if this fact is observed.
A Fairy Fountain. The Enfjlish Je
chanic gives the following: 44 If twenty
grains of phosphorus cut very small, and
mixed with forty grains of powdered
zinc, be put into four drams of water, and
two drams of concentrated sulphuric acid
be added thereto, bubbles of inflamed
phosphoretted hydrogen gas will quickly
cover the whole surface of the fluid in
succession, forming a real fountain of
fire." Those not accustomed to experi
ment with the phosphorus may need a
caution in regard to handling it. It is
best to cut it under water.
Jams. 44 Molly," in Germantown Tele
graph, says: 44 It is not generally known
that boiling fruit a long time ana skim
ming it well, without the sugar and w ith-
out a cover to the preserving pan, is a
very economical and excellent way
economical because the bulk of the scum
rises from the fruit and not from the
sugar, if the latter is good; and boiling
it without a cover allows the evaporation
of the watery particles therefrom; the
preserves keep firm and well-flavored.
The proportions are thrce-qUaHei's of a
pound of sugar to a pound of fruit. Jam
made in this way, of currants, strawber
ries, raspberries or gooseberries, is excel
lent. The best jam I know of is made of
an equal quantity of gooseberries and
raspberries. Some made by us last year
Of this half-and-half mixture was preferred
to all others.'
Gixe Pots. Nothing about a house is
more useful than a glue pot, so many
things may be repaired by means ol it.
If the knobs on the bureau drawers be
come loose they can be speedily fastened
again by the timely application ot a little
glue. If the thread of the screw has be
come worn put 011 some glue, ahd then
wind on some flax or tow if you have it.
or a soft rag, then put on more glue ana
fasten on the knob, and it is all right. If
pieces of veneering fall oil" the furniture,
thev can be replaced by means of glue
and a feather, and anything else of that
kind also. I can think of no present
which, for the expense, would be more
useful to a working housekeeper, or
cause the giver to be oltener remembered
with kindly feelings than the gift of one
of these little conveniences. Farmer's
Wife.
Fertilizers for the Farm.
Our farmers give far too little atten
tion to the manufacture of home-made
fertilizers. In many localities no attempt
is made to keep up the fertility of the
soil to any standard whatever, but the
tuinous hand-to-mouth system of feeding
each crop with some kind of concentrat
ed manure is practiced year after year,
and. as might be expected, the land
grows poorer and poorer, until abandoned
as worthless. We may say, without fear
of proof to the contrary, that no country
or region was ever prosperous for any
considerable time where such a system
is practiced, and.it is sheer folly to hope
for great results without preserving un
impaired the foundation of agricultural
wealth, which is, and ever will be, a fer
tile soil. hether this can be done by
employing what are termed concentrated
or commercial fertilizers only may be a
mooted question; but that it never has
been done by such means in this country
is apparent to every one who has"cxam
ined or knows anything of the regions
wherein such fertilizers are most liberal
ly used. The old cotton and tobacco
plantations of the Southern States atl'ord
striking testimony of the folly of at
tempting to cultivate land without tak
ing better measures for its recuperation
than that of applying some slight stimu
lant to each crop.
ere it possible to fully preserve the
fertility of the soil, or even increase it
from year to year, by the aid of guano and
similar manures, the. question whether
this is good policy would still remain to
be decided. We are not to inquire wheth
er these commercial manures are good,
bad, or indifferent, but whether a man
can afford to depend upon them during
a succession of years. Then, again, is it
good husbandry to constantly take from
the soil, returning nothing beyond the
actual and immediate wants of the plants
growing therein? This is the system far
too universally practiced, and the intro
duction and w'ide distribution of the so
called commercial fertilizers only encour
age this hand-to-mouth, starvation style
of farming. These concentrated manures
are in the aggregate of immense value to
the country, but are also a curse to agri
culture through a perversion of use. In
other words, they are so easily obtained
and applied to crops that the more ra
tional systems of soil culture and their
healthy development are neglected. -
3Iany years since we stated it was our
honest conviction, after a full investiga
tion of the subiect, that there was not a
county in any State of the Union which
did not contain within its boundaries suf
ficient natural fertilizing materials to
keep every acre of cultivated lana nen
in the elements required for the produc
tion of the various crops grown therein.
There may be at the present time a few
exceptions, but they are extremely rare.
here land has Decome worn ami uesu
tute of the elements required for the sup
port of plants foreign elements must be
obtained as a starting point or base upon
which to build up fertility. Of course
any system of recuperation by what may
be termed natural processes will require
more time than a strictly artificial one,
and a man mav begin w ith only a portion
of his land, adding to this area from time
to time as suits his convenience.
First of all, one of the cheapest ana
most certain methods of restoring fertili
ty is that of plowing under green crops,
such as clover, buckwheat, peas, or some
of the coarse and rank kinds of grasses.
The plants restore to the soil in their de
cay a portion, at least, of the elements
which have been taken from the soil by
successive cropping. In the Northern
States the red clover is considered the
best of all plants for green manuring, but
where this plant does not succeed, almost
any species of variety or the pea may be
used instead. In the place of summer
fallowing, or permitting land to lie idle
every alternate year, or even for a long
er time, as Is frequently practiced where
it is very poof, some kflld of crop should
be raised for turning under. B adopt
ing such a System the land would be cott
stantly improved and very little, if any,
special fertilizers Utjuld be required at
anv time. If the planters in tnC Fofmi-"
crn States would practice this very sim
ple and efficient system of rotation, they
could soon save the money which at
present is paid for commercial fertilizers.
Lime, plaster, asnc? SfH may. oc
casionally be necessary to furuisu' frff'i
elements not obtained in the green crops
plowed under; but these arc not expen
sive, nor would they ever be required in
large quantities. There is no land which
has ever been cultivated that cannot be
rapidly enriched in this manner, and at
less expense than in applying manure
direct, unless Ihe latter In near at hand
and abundant.
The next most important Source of ma
nure is to be lound in our extensive peat
beds or other vegetable deposits found
near almost every pond and stream
throughout the country. Many of those
deposits aie inexhaustible, and of incal
culable value, although it appears that
few farmers who own impoverished up
land adjacent, ever think of using this
material for mnnttrc. Cold, raw muck,
as drawn from the swamps, without any
previous preparation, seldom shown any
beneficial etl'ects the first season, simply
because it is not in a condition to be ap
propriated by plants. But when com
losted with barnyard manure, ashes,
lime, waste lye from a soap factory, in
fact, with almost any substance which
will promote fermentation and decompo
oition, it soon assumes a condition which
renders it available as food for plants.
Near any of our large cities there are
always more or less waste materials
whic h are of great value for adding to
the compost heap, and in the country
lime, ashes, or even a little fresh stable
manure can usually be obtained to ex
cite fermentation Jn the muck heap. Cot
ton seed, or cotton seed meal, or even
corn meal of the best quality may
be employed for this purpose when
ever a man can atl'ord to pay sixty
dollars per ton for any commercial fer
tilizer. The time to make compost heaps
is in the spring or summer, and not late
In the fall or winter as is usually prac
ticed, because the object is decomposi
tion, and this takes place more rapidly
in hot than in cool weather. The ma
terials used in the compost may be ob
tained when most convenient, but the
principal chemical changes which, in a
great measure, give to it its value take
place during warm weather.
Of course there are hundreds- of other
sources of cheap and valuable fertilizers,
but these we have named are, as it were,
universal, and there is no good reason
why they should not be drawn upon to
an unlimited extent, and lands which are
now constantly growing poor be made to
produce double what they do at present,
and increase in fertility at the same time.
If every farmer and planter would pay
more attention to home-made fertilizers,
and less to the commercial, they would
soon find the products of their farms in
creasing and their debts decreasing.
X. Y. un.
Dogs and Their Cost.
The St. Louis Globe has been making
some calculations from recent statistics
oh tliis question, and sums up, in ref
erence to the State of Missouri, as fol
lows :
44 Our 400,000 dogs furnish one of the
most important economic considerations
now affecting the State. In the first place
thev militate against the mutton crop an
nually to the extent of at least $5,000,000 :
secondly, they cost, at an average of 25
cents a week each, $0,500,000 enough to
run all our common schools and leave a
large stealable surplus; thirdly, they slay
annually through hydrophobia at least
120 persons, which, at $5,000 each the
average price paid by railroads for the
very poorest of brakemen amounts to
thefurther sum of $000,000. Here is a
direct expenditure of nearly $7,750,000
for dogs, not to mention the finei cotn
and more remote sentimental damages
resulting from lawsuits about dog-fights
and severance of friendship between the
owners of the combative curs. Capital
ized, our dogs represent a waste of $80,
000,000, and invested at compound inter
est their worthlessness would pay oft the
national debt before 1900."
Xew United States Currency.
In future issues of greenbacks, by
order of the Secretary of the Treasury,
the words 44 United States legal-tender
note" and 44 Treasury note" are to be
omitted, and the title changed to 44 United
States notes." The new $500 bill, now
ready for issue, will have a vignette of
Gen. Mansfield on the right, and on the
left an elaborate vignette of Peace. The
new $50 note will have a vignette of
Franklin and the Goddess of Liberty, the
latter being considered a remarkable
specimen of engraving. The new twenty
five cent note will conform in size to the
new series, of which the ten and fifty
cent notes are already in circulation, and
will be issued as soon as the Treasurer
makes a requisition for fractional cur
rency of this denomination. Instruc
tions have been issued for the immediate
preparation of a vignette of Charles
Sumner. 1'eterson't Counterfeit Detector.
TIiptp ia nothinsr nleasanter. when in
the declining years of liferthan to have
the boy who used to catchall the fish and
find all tin berries come to vou for the
loan of a half-dollar. Time works its re
venges.
A Few W'ordt to reeuw anl Dcllcmte
Women.
By R. V. PIERCE, M. D., of the World's
Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y.
amount of suffering that delicacy on your
a . . . ti,nrLtttit to vii kli n ir mwl
. i t : rvl.is.t sl 4 ft a iiiro vrm I i
IIIC lOUiCr It. l liclt l u in- mi-riv. ;vu u
to endure and the more difficult of cure vVir
ease Ikh'Oiwjs I, as a physician, who is daily
consulted hy scores of your sex, desire to say
to you that I am constantly meeting with
Al. - . . 1 . !...-. ....... f. tlw.ifXlillMOfltd
LllUe W II IJil t UUt Ml iwi linn Mi mi in.
for months without bein benefited in the
least, until they nave neeome penecuy ujp-
,..A nnA Vi dlmriLt m.wli tin f lil'ir
lltll ilV.U OIIU 11 H anil" - b f-
minds never to take another dose of medicine
nor be tort urea iv anv lunuer ircauuiiu.
Thev had rather die" and" have their sufferings
ended than to live and suffer as they have.
They say they are worn out hy suffering and
are only made worse by treatment. Of any
thing more discouraging we certainly cannot
conceive, and were there no more successful
mode of treating such dillieulties than that
the princ iples of whic h teach the reducing
and depleting of the vital forces of the system,
when the indications dic tate a treatment di
rectly the reverse of the one adopted for
them, their cases wcflild he deplorable indeed.
But, lady sufferers, there is a better and far
more successful plan of treatment for
vou; more in harmony with the
"laws and requirements of jour sys
tem. A harsh, irritating, caustic treat
ment and strong medicines will never cure
von. If you would use rational means, suc h
as common sense should dic tate to every iu-tc-llitrent
ladv, take suc h medicines as embody
the very best invigoratinir tonics and nervines,
compounded with special reference to your
delicate system. Such a happy combination
vou will tind in my Favorite Prescription,
which has received the loudest praise from
thousands of your sex. Those languid, tire
some sensations, causing vou to feed scarcely
able to be on vour feet or asc end a night of
stairs, that continual drain that is sapping
from your systems all your former elasticity
and driving'the bloom from your cheeks; that
continual ttiain upon your vital forces that
renders von irritable and fretful, may all be
overcome and subdued bv a persevering use
of that marvelous remedy. " Irre-rularitiee ahd
obstructions to the prop'er workings of your
systems arc relieved bv this mild and safe
means, while periodical pains, the existence
of which is a sure indication . of 6erious dis
ease that should not be neglected, readily
yield to it, and if its use is kept up for a rea
sonable lenirth of time the social of cause
these pains is permanently removed. Further
li"ht on these subjects niav be obtained from
my pamphlet on diseases peculiar to your
sex, sent ou receipt of two ttamps. My ta
vorite Prescription is sold by druggists.
WiuioFT's AM! Fnwnie or Fkvkk ami
Ague Tonic This invaluable and standard
family medicine is now a household word and
maintains its reputation unimpaired. It is In
dorsed by the medieul profession, arid pre
scriled daily in the Cliarity Hofpital and
other Hospitals in New Orleans. Wilhoft's
Tonic is thus highly recommended by the
leading medical men of the country, and is
worthy of such Indorsement. V iu-.ei.ock,
Fixlat Co., Proprietors, New Orleans.
For sale by all Dkiogists.
Improvement is the order of the day. The
greatest change is made in the Elmwood
C'oilsr. This is made a little wider than it
was, so its to 1w In the present style. Ask for
the Improved Elm wood.
Fearful- the amount of money thrown
f itdy irt not Iniying shoes protec ted by Si LVF.K
TI P. Pj-'pf b'c wise and iusist that your
shcH.-dealer shouia hv ihf-nl:
Thr WoRTn western Horse Nail C'O.'b
44 Finished " Nail is the best in the world.
Thirty "i'earff1 oprlence of an Ulc
Mrs. Wixslow's Soothixo SYitrr 1j the ftrcrrlp
tlon of one of the best Female riiyilclans and Nurso;
la the I'nlteil Slates, and haa been used lor tlilitj
rears with nevcr-faillnc lafrty d uc t-si by mill
Ions of mothers and children, from the f eebli! infan.
of one week old to the adult. It corrrels aridity o,
the stomach, relieves wind colic, rcpnlates the bew
els, and plves rest, le -lt. and oouifort t. mother mh
Child. We believe it to bo the I5rst and Surest Ki-uie
dylntno v'orU In all cases of DYSENTKKV i tic
DIARIiflCKA IS CIIILDKEV, whether - arises fron
Twethingor from any other cause. Full direction
for us will oecotnpany each bottlo. Son CJcmi'.ii
unless me fac simile of CUKTU & PEKKISS Is ot
the outside wrapper.
Sold by all Mkdicihk Dkalirs.
Children Often lxMjk Pale and Sick
From no other cause than having wormafln the stom
ach.
BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMF1! S
will destroy Worms wlthont Injury- to the child, bring
perfectly whitb, and free from ' lorlna: or other
Injurious ingredients usually used In wonu prepar
tlon.
CURTIS BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 213 Fulton street. New Tork.
Sold by DruggUts and Chemitt. and Dialer ir
Jfedcn,tf TwKMTY-rivJt Cents Box.
Reanimating the Hair. When tho hair
ceases to draw from the scalp the natural lubricant
which la Its sustenance. Its vitality la. as It were, sus
pended, and, if not promptly attended to, baldneM
wBI be the certain result. The one sure method of
avoiding such an unpleasant catastrophe Is to use
Lyon's Katiiaieov, which, when well rubbed into
the scnlp, will speedily reanimate the hair and pre
vent It from fallln? out.
The Grand Revolution ix Mkdicai.Tbat.
mext which was commenced in ISfiO Is still In prof;
ress. Nothing can stop It, for It Is founded on Hie
principle, now universally acknowledged, that physi
cal vigor Is the most formidable antagonist of all hu
man ailments, and experience has shown that Plan
tatiox Bitters is a pcerlesa lnvlgorant, as well as
the best possible safeguard against epidemic diseases.
T.io Secret of Cuitivation. Features of
Grecian mould, a wcll-tnrned neck and beaut'.fiil'y
rouuded arms, are no doubt very nice things to have,
and ladles who possess these charms have reason to
be thankful to Mother Nature; yet, after all, thcnioxt
captivating of all womanly churms Is a pure, fresh
and brilliant complexion. This superlative fiutcina
tlon any lady may secure by using IIaoax's .Miovo
li a Balm.
Ye Old Mexican Muntang Linlmrnt has
produced more cures of rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains, scalds, burns, salt rheum, sore nipples, swell
lng, lameness, chapped hands, poisonous bites, stings,
bruises, etc., etc., on men, women and children and
sprains, strains, galls, stiff Joints, inflammation, et.
In beasts, than all other liniments put together. It
will do what Is promised or re money refunded.
Asthma can be cured. See Hurst's advertise
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from Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Cramps In the limbs or stom
ach. Bilious Colic, Pain In the
back, bowels or side, we would
say Tub IIouskuolb Panacea
and Family Liniment Is of all
others ttie remedy you want
for Internal and external use.
It has cured the above com
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There Is no mistake abont It.
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PnnettiaAl an a Timepiece. tTnle the how
els do their duty wi b the regularity of clockwork,
perfect health is Impossible. Therefore, when diner
ucied control tbeiu Immediately with
Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer Aperient,
the most genial balsamic and effective laxative and
alterative kuown to the medical profession, bold by
druggist.
ASTHMA.
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THE DYING BODY
SUPPLIED "WITH THS
VIGOR OF LIFE j
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DR. RADVAY'S !
i
Sarsaparillian In
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ONE BOTTLU
Will make the Blood pure, the fklii clear, tho Fyra
bright, the Complexion smooth and transparent, tho
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dose Is suialL
It Itesolvei way Diseased Deposit! $ It PtiHrei tlia
Blood ami Itcnovatea the System. It rwres KU
certainty all Chronic Diseases that Ne lltv
gereil In the system live or ten years, wlirtK
cr It be Scrofula or Syphilitic, Heredi
tary or CoMiikIoum,
us it skated in tub
Lungs or Stomach, Skin or Hones,
Flesh or Nerves.
COKBVrTING THK snups AND VITIATING
THK FLUIDS.
IT IS THE ONLY POSITIVE ( V BE EOft
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sy, Stopi.HKR of Water. Incontinence of I rliic,
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there are brlck-dnxt deposits; C'hronle lili.-uiiiutixm,
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Ins of the Limp, Pvmicrwiu, Water Brush, Tic. Doulou
reux, White Swellings, Tumors, fleers, skin find l.'ip
Dwuwh, Mercurial Difai-es, remain Complaints,
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siimptioil, l.fver Complaints, fleers In the Throat,
Mouth, Tumors. Nodes in the C.himU and other psrts
of the Hvsieni, Sore K.ves, Mriiiiior' tis Dt-clinrrcs
from Ihe Kars, and the worst forms of Sktn Diseases.
Eruptions, Fever Sores, Scahl Head, IMiik Worm,
Ss't Kheum, Ervslprlas, Acne, Black Spots. Worm
In the Flesh. Caie-ers in the Womb, and all weukeiiinii
and painful discharges, N lirht Sweats, Loss of i-i.rni,
and all wastes of tl.n life principle are ulilitn llm
curative range of thin wonder of Mod'-rtl heiul't rv.
Slid a fe-v ilsvs' use will prove to any person ulnir U
for either of these forms of disease its potent power
to cure them.
Sold by Druggists. $1.00 per Bottle.
RADVAY'S
READY RELIEF!
The Cheapest and Best Medicine for
Family Uie in the "World!
ONE 50-ENT BOTTLE
WTTX CfKE MOKE COMPA INTS AXI PUKVENT
K I-1 1 ) h M H S A M ) C N T A ( i M 1 1 P 1 s.' ' 1 1 '
ON K 111 SDUKD DOI.I.ABS F.V P.. N Dl- I t
OT1II.U MtDHlMS Oli MED.CAL A1T1..ND
ANCK. THE MOMENT HADWAVB KEADV BCf lT'T T?
APPLIED EXTEUXALLY Oil TAKEN LNTF.i.
NA1LV AC n:lINi TO DII1I.C TI N- IMIK
EKOM WHAT KYF.lt CAUSE, CEAMvs roEXIfT,
IMPORTANT. Miners, Farmers, mid oti r reshf
lliK in sparsely-settled districts, here it Is dilhcull t
secure the services of a physician, li.DWAl'.-
HEADY HKI.IKF is invaluable. Itiail Im iim-iI Willi
positive nssur. nice of doin;r "unci ill all las' hero
pain or discomfort is expcni ie en : or If seized with
liillui ii.a. Diphtheria. Mire TTii.mt. Hoi t oiiu'Iim,
lliurseiiess. BilluiM Colic, lritl.iMimal Ion of the How.
e hi. Stomach. I. iiiis. Liver, Kidn y ; or itli Croup,
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sehe, Tl Douloiir ux. Toothache. Earache; or Willi
Lumbago, Pain in tue Back, or Kiieiiumi ism ; or with
Diaribira. Cholera Morbus cr JU senlery ; or II h
Burns, Scalds or Bruises : or w 1th M ruins. Crumps or
spasms. The Application of liAiiWAY'S I.I.AHl
BELIEF will cure yon of the woist of theoc com
plaints In a fi'w hours.
T .veiny drops in half a tumbler of water will In a
few moment cut" i KAMI'S, r, I' ASMS, sol' 14 SToM
ACH. 11 K KTIU'ltX . SDK HEAD' Hi-. MI l:;
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BOWELS, und nil IM KltNAL PAIN'.
Travelers should alwiivs curry a bolfie or l,I
WAY'S HEADY HE LI IF Willi ihem. A few drops in
water will prevent sickness or p uns from change of
water. It Is better thau French Brandy or i "liters as
a stimulant.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 50 Cents,
DR. RADWAY'S
REGULATING PILLS I
Perfectly tasteless, elepnntly coated with sweet jMiuf,
pure, riiilnle, purify, cleaiiheui.il M reni.-! In n. IIA l
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mulh n of Hie Bowels, Pile", and all Dcr.iimi iiii nl s of
the Internal Viscera. Warranted to rllecl a ponilxe
cure. Purely Vegetable, conlaiiilntr no mercury,
minerals or deleterious dnurs.
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Disorders of the Dlu'estiye Oreans:
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In the Head, Acidity of the stomach. Nausea, llrurl
burfl. Distrust of Food, Fullness of V. curl. I in this
Slonuich, our Eructations. Sinking or 1 lutterini; at
the Pit of the Stomach. Swlmmintr of the Head. Hur
ried and Dillteult Breathing, FlollcotiK at the Heart.
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Posiur" Dimness of Vision. Dots or Wel.s before the
Siicht Fever and Dull P.iin in the Head, Detleleucy of
Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skm and h ., pum
in the side. Chest. Llmhs, and Sudden Flushes of
ilViit, Burning In the FP sh.
Afewdosesof KAIiWAV S PILLS win free tho
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Price 25 cts. per Box. Sold by Df ugftist3.
Read "FALSE AND TRUE."
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