Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-14

to one subject: superficial knowledge
Of things requises but little or no mental
effort, aud therefore the great mass OF
mankind voluntarily remain IN com'
paralive ignorance.
Since the introduction of gymnsst'c
exercises amoug Us, haze often
thought there was striking analogy
| between the Improvement OF The men-
tai and muscular powers. Whoever
has witnessed the first efforts and pro
gressiVe steps ola gymnast must have
been Surprised to see The foebie, clom
sy movements that attended his hrs'
operations, give way. 10 the course OF a
cw weeks, for those ofstrength, grace
IuIness, and agility just so 1t IS with
the human mind; its first efforts are OF
ten attended with much pain and din
cuIiy-bW by perseverance, thssr
things which appear bard al hrst. to
accomplish, soon "becorne easy, ann
| hen they are easy, we begin to take
pleasure in them, s. when they please
Us, we do them frequently; aud by TIRE
q1ency of acts, thing grows into
| babn; and a confirmed habit is kind
of second naiure--aud SO lar as any
thing is natural, so far it is necessary.
aud we can hardly do Otherwise; nay
we do it many times when we do not
think OF IT," -
The employment of chloruet Of soda
in burns is now become almost genera
in the French hospitals. Ia severe burns
or scalJs il is used as follows: During
the first three days emollient pouluces
are applied, but, on the fourth day, the
detached spidermis having been remov
ed, the affected part is covered by fen
estrated compress, over which some Int
dipped IN thu solution oil the chlOruet IS
retained, by means of circular bsn
dags. The whole is to be kept moist b.
repeated spopsing with the fuid In or
der TO obtain good effects from this
method. the solution must be sufficient
Ily strong to cause sensation OF heai
and slight prieking, and il is better 20
make it little too strong than to
weak, for the painful sensation which IN
}
within a short time, In as hours the
burnt part will heal, and nothing but
slight reen SIS reuFa ~
Nutritious substitute for Fonr. "a.
maBgst ths most useful and nutritious
substitutes fer wheat, aud which has the
advantage for correcting the unwhole
some properties ef bad flour, is rice.
Oming the scarcity Of wheat in July,
ll795, one Of the measures adopted al
Founding Hospital with view OF less
ening the consumption oil flour, was
The substitution OF rice puddlngs for
hose of flour; which, by the ta''le OF
diet, we're used for the chi'dren's diuner
twice a week. The -four puddiuss, for
each day, bad taken about A69 lbs.
weight Of -four; the rice puddings, sub.
| stituted in their place, required ONLY
twenty ole lbs. Of rice, to make The
same quantity Of buildings; the result
of the experiment being that if baked
pudding madr with milk, one pouud OF
rice will go very near as far as eight
pounds of -four. Rice contains a great
! deal of nutrlment ia a small compass,
and does not pass so quickly Oh the sto
| mach ss some other substitutes Vt wheat
do 1t is a good ingredient in bread.
tioil quarter of pound Of rice I'LL II
is quite soft; then putt on the back part
of a seiye TO drain it, and when It is cold
mix ii with three quarters of pound OF
| -four, a tea cupful of yeast, tea cupful
OF milk, and a small table spoonful of
salt let il stand for three hours; then
knead il up, and roll il in about hand
! fui offour, so as To make tie outside
dry eusugb 10 put into the oven.
bout an hour and quarter will bake it,
and it will produce one pound fourteen
ounces of very good white bread. 1t
I should not be eaten till it is two days
old lompenion 10 The ,9lmanack.
Loss Of Life IA Battte'-The follow.
ing is a general estimate OF the losses
sustained by the English sruy, under
the command OF Lord Wellington, from
the time of his appointment to it, in
! Portugal. until peace. In the campaign
! of 1908. 60 officers, and OILS men fell;
! 1909. 243 officers and 4 6sS men; 1910,
/ 70 officers AMI 924 men; 1911, 429 Of
fcers ard 1884 men; 1912, SO Ulcers
aud 1850 men; 1918, 025 off, ers,
AMI "a a66 mon. 1914 400 officers and