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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
rom the Haverhill, (Mass.,) Banner
An AbOlitiOnist at Fault.

al had brother-in-law," said Moses
Parkins, "who was one Of the ravenest
maddest, red-hotiest aboliiionists you
ever did see. ! liked the pesky crilter
well enough, and should have had him
come to see me and my wife if he hadn'i
lowed his tongue TO run on so bout Mig
gers and slavery, and the Constitution oil
the United States and lot OF other
things, some OF which made me mad
and the best part of 'em right sick.
puzzled my brains good deal to think
how could make him shet up his noisy
head bout abolition. m l's
"Wall one time when brother-in- la W
came over TO stay, an idea struck me,
| hired a Niger TO help me in haying
time. He was the biggest, strongest,
greasiest niger you ever see. Black!
he was blacker than stack OF black cats,
and just as shiny as new beaver hat.
| spoke TO him, Jake says /, "when
you hear The breakfast bell ring, don't
you say word, but come into the par
Tor and set right down among the folks
and eat your breakfast The nigger's
eyes stuck out of his head bout feet!
"You are jokin' massa." says he. "Jo-
kln!" says I,''l'm as sober as deacon."
"But," says he, II shan't have time to
wash myself and change my shirt
$50 much the beuer,' says l. Well,
breakfast come--and so did Jake, and
he sci right down long side my brother
in-law. He started but he didn't say a
word. There warn, no mistnke about
il. Shut your eyes and you'd know il
for he was loud, | tell you. There was
iust-rate chance to talk aboli,ionism,
but brother-in.law never opened his
chowderhead. 'la
''Jake." said |, .you be on hand a,
dinner-tme and he was. He had been
working in the medder all the forenoon,
il was as hot as hickory and bilin' pitch
--and--bu, | leave .ha, to your magma
tons. sF ata39. ,ie 7isfI
.Wall--in the Observation-Disclosures
law come to me madder than short-tail-
ed bull in hornet time"
"Mose," said he, 81 want to speak TO
YOU" ae R
''Sing il tout," ,"says |. t
II hainl bu. a few words TO say" says
he, ..but if that ere confounded niger
comes To the table agln while I'm stop
pin here Ill clear out" i"
"Jake ate his supper that night in the
kitchen, but from that day TO this | never
saw my brolher-in-law open his head
about abolitionism. When The Fugitive
Slave Bill was passed, thought he'd let
out some, but he didn't, for he kno,c'd
that Jake Was still a ,corking oa The
Farm." afo4arf -. w siaK gl
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
History OF Cuba.

Cuba was discovered in 1902, by
Christopher Columbus. In 1914, Don
Diego Velesquez, sailed from ST. Domin.
20, with four vessels and about three
hundred men, for the conquest of the
Island. lie landed on the 25,h of July
near the bay of St. Jago, to which he
gave its name. ] he natives command.
ed by the cacique Hateuey, who had fled
from 81. Domingo, his native country,
on account of the cruelties Of the Span
iar,ls, in vain endeavored to oppose the
progress of the invaders. The noise of
The firearms was sufficient to disperse
the poor Indians. Iateuey was taken
prisoner and condemned to be burned a.
i've, which sentence was executed after
he had refused to be baptised. This
diabolical aci filled all the caciques with
terror. aud they fastened to pay homage
TO Nelesquez, who met with no further
opposition. The conques, of Cuba did
not cost the Spaniards one man. G
The conquerers, not finding the mines
sufficiently rich to induce them To work
them, gradually cxterminsted The ma
tives, whom they could not employ
Alter the conquest Of Cuba, more than
two centuries elasped without The occur
renee Of any memorable incident. In
l74l, the English admiral; Vernon, sail.
ed in July, from Jamica, and entered The
bay of Guantanamo, which he named
Cum6ef0nd He landed his troops
! twenty miles up the river, where he re-
mained in perfect inaction until Novem.
ber, when they went back 10 Jamaica.
Notwithstanding The disastrous termina-
tiOn of This expedition, the Governmen,
did not relnquish the idea of taking pos.
session of Cuba. In 1862, they sen,
from England formidable expedition,
which after its junction with the naval
force which had already been serving in
the West Indies, consisted Of nineteen
ships of the line: eighteen small vessels
Of war, and a hundred and fifty trans
ports which conveyed 10000 troops
The whole fleet appeared nf Havana,
June 9th. 1000 more troops went from
Norlh America; in July, to reinforce
them. The Spaniards used every effort
To defend the city. The English were
several times repelled, but at last the
Spaniards surrendered. August I3lh.-
The booty obtained by the English was
great. About three millions of dollars
IN specie and large quantity of goods
fell into their hands, besides a great
quantity OF munitions of war, nine ships
of line and four friga,es. In 1863, the
conquerors. Notwithstanding the high
opinion they had formed of the i'm
portance of Cuba, restored it to Spain in
exchange Tor the Floridas. ~ r
Since then, Cuba has been a Spanish
Island. Her forces at present amount TO
10000 soldiers, 2 sixty-fouls, 4 irigales,
and quite number of smaller vessels.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

MASONIC lNCIDENT.-rhe New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia En-
quirer tells the following: gae5
A friend Of mine who belonged to
the Free and Accepted Masons, died re.
Gently. in rather poor circumstances, al
though his father is worth upwards OF
Sl5O,O00. So prejudiced was the faith
er against the order, that he would not
allow the Lodge to which the son be-
longed, to take charge of the funeral, as
is customary in cases Of death, nor even
to attend it. Since then the widow and
children of the deceased have been
thrown on the Lodge for support
Comment is unnecessary. 1#t
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
when Turn the Grintlstonc,

n
hen was iis'le ooy, Messrs. rrl'i'
aers' remember one cold w'nier $ NOR,
nlng'i was accos.ed oy a sm,Iihs man
win an axe on ms shoulder MY pre''y
ooy' sa, he' mas your ia'her grind
SION. es' SIR saiu I. iou arc
hne '''''e ie,iow' WIN you ie' me sriho
any axe OF, u: Iieaseu Wi'h ms com
pi'meh' oi 'hne i'.ie iciiow' y yes,
s.r' ! answered ~ Is down ~ me siop'
Ana VIII you my man, sa'u he P'l'he
me on 'le head' .ee' i,'he hot wa"r!
tiow cou'a l reiuse' ! ran ana 500"
"rongn' Ke''ie 'uii. 'iiow "ia are you
anu wna' ; your name! eon,'huFd Ne
@i'hou' waning M iof u sep'y; am sure
you are one Q; the nnes' iads 'ha' nave
ever seeh' WIN you JUS. 'urn lew MN
a,es lot me- ~kieu "'''l uie 'la.'erN
''he r',pe ioo'' I "en' 10 work' ahu OH ~
'e'iy u'u |, rue 'he uay. ~ was new
i'Ae' anu 'oiifu ana '"ggea 'lil was a.,
'lios' ''r.u 70 u' u ne schoo, e,'' oe''
ruhs ana coala nol gel away my names
were oils'e,eu' anu /" was no' nan sfounu'
A' 'e"gn,' noNeser, ule axe was s'arP-
"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

u The following is verbatim copy
of an article drawn up by an Illinois law
yer. It's object is indicated by its terms:
"Fhis is to certify that P-D-
and his wife ,cas parted before me on
the day Of June, 1885, on account
that they could not agree with each 9TH
er, and each party gave consent so TO do,
never more to interfere with each other
unless by consent of each other; thcre-
fore you should eper consent to be
Joined together again, you haze to come
bJore me to be puf together.
"Witness my hand s. r. jas
iice of the piece and .dtoray at law.--
Dated at Galena, ILL.,, Davis county,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

~ A western editor thus sums up
the peculiarilies Of a cotemporary: He
is TOO lazy to earn meal, and too mean
10 enjoy one. He was never generous
but once, and that was when he gave
the itch to an apprentice boy. So much
for his goodness Of heart. OF his in
dustry. he says the public may the
better Judge, when he states that the
only day he ever worked, was the day
he mistook castor oil for honey. Com.
plimentary that.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
MISCELLANY,
MAN.


o d MAN. afaH
The human mind, that lofty thing
The palace and the throne,
There reason sits sceptred King, q
And breathes his Judgment tone;
Or! who with silent tread shall trace
The borders Of that haunted place,
Nor in his weakness own aa
That mystery and marvel bind tls n
That lofty thing, the human min,
The human heart, that restless thing
The tempter and the tried;
The joyous, yet the suffering, r
The source of pain and pride;
The gorgeous-thronged, the deso!ate, a 81.
The seat OF love, the lair of hate, at.
Self-strung, self-defied .aiaitaa
Yet we do bless thee as thou art, .,.
Thou restless thing, the human heart!
Thou human soul that startling thing!
Mysterious and sublime!
The angelsleeping on the wing, l1leg
Worn by the SCOTS Of Time;
The beautiful, the veiled, the bounl. a
The earth-enslaved, the glory crowned
The stricken in its prime! u ..''
From heaven TO earth in tears il stole,
That startling thing, the human soul!
And this is man Oh ask of him, se
The gifted and forgiven, -
When o'cr his vision dreai and dim,
The wrecks of time are driven, -.
II pride or passion in their power
Can chain the tide or charm the hour,
CIR stand in place of heaven? aH
lie bends the brow, he bows the knee;
Creator! Father! to none but Thee!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
From the keokuk Dispatch.
Plank Road.

New PLAN TO SAVE PLANK.--A stray.
cller' in Henry county, writing for The
Observer, upon the subject Of plank
roads. after mentioning the usual objec,
tions of the scarcity and cost of timber,
injury to the feet and joints OF cattle. &c,
suggests The following. Ii is certainly
worthy of consideration, and we should
think OF experiment. He says:
Let the road be graded as heretofore
place timbers crosswise six or eight
fee. apart, lay the plank. (shree inches
thick, and enc foot wide,) leng,hwise,
for the wheels only; then pack the earth
finely on all sides Of the plank, with a
heavy roller, raising il in the middle
that the waterfalling may run Immediate
ly of, this would save plank at the rate
of three-four,hs of the amount, for in
the place Of eight feet only two would
be needed. $3.50 ~ ~.
The paths being of earth would be
suitable for teams of all description, shod
or unshod, in wet weather or dry, in
summer or winter; animals would not be
wholly stiffened, nor would the unpleas-
ant sound be heard.
TO the plan as above it will, by some,
be objected tha, the paths where made
OF earth on our common roads get mud
dy aud deeply so--admitted, but they
would not if kept full, smooth and solid
and should they, il would be at no
great cost, from our numerous streams
upon the route, to haul gravel or sand,
and it would be a great relief to team
10 be little in shallow mud occasionally,
rather than on the unyielding plank all
The time.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

"Yol can't think" says lady wri-
ting to an editor, show much good the
deaths and marriages do me. !: you
knew how much l love deaths ard mar
riages, you would have them in every
paper. The elopements and murders
are most satisfactory. You crowd the
married ones SO close together, that il
seems as if you consulted their happi-
ness and wishes even in your types. !" "a
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

~ II you desire to be wiser, think no.
yourself wise enough. He that insirucis
one that thinks himself wise enough,
hath fool 10 his scholar; he that thinks
himself wise enough to instruc, himself.
hath fool to his master.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

vA New Orleans religious newspaper
requests that those professors of reli-
gion who come TO that city for q. resi-
dence, in the first place to bring their
recommendations. and in second place.
their religion, with them. a3
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

tVA Mr.. James Minife is exhibiting
at Baltimore, a machine invented by him,
for walking on The water. The Clip
per says the modus operandi is simple,
and thinks it will prove successful on
trial. An experiment was to be made
with in II Baltimore Bay, on the 10th inst.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

WISCONSIN RIVER NAvIGATIoN.-'rhe
Fort Winnebago Times says that new
steamer of light draught, called the KIT.
ten, is TO run between that place and
Galena.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

BoYs OF THE REvoLuTIoN.-At the
late election in Lexington, Massachu-
sets, DIR. Amariah Preston, aged o.
years; MIR. Jon an Harrington, aged 93;
and Abijah Harrington, aged 90; voted
the whig ticket. 'Fhey all fought in the
revolutionary war
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

V Horse collars filled with air in
stead of hay, have been Invented by r..
NJ. Coleman, Of Pennsylvania. They
will not chafe the horse like those now
in use.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

20 My dear, what shall we name
bEb!' @ f be lgIf
why, husband, I've settled on the
name OF Fcter.' ~ '' 81
oh, don't he replied; i never liked
Peter, for he denied his MASTER 3aa.
well, then,' replied the wife, 'whal
name do you like!'
Il should like the name of Joseph
.Oh, not that said his better half, i
can't bear Joseph, for he denied his
mistress!' 4aks@
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

Silence is politeness, and to listen
respectfully, is The most delicate kind Of
flatiery.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

Poor WEAK WoMAN.-Miss Nipper,
who lives in a small tenement, lone
woman, was quite illustrated The other
morning by an early visitlrom bachelor
neighbor.
I.'Wtal did you come here afier,H said
Miss Nipper. .Sag
Il came to borrow matches" he
meekly replied. FtsI
"Matches! That's likely story. Why
don't you make match! know what
you come for,' cried the exasperated
old virgin as she backed the bachelor
into a corner. "You come here 10 hug
and kiss me almost to death! But you
shan't-without you're the strongest,
and the Lord kno,cs you are!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
NOTICE.

AT Jim Parker's Grocery at 0 o'clock
on Saturday next, | will expose an old
sow, and passle Of pigs, more or less
who will appear as the Law directs
TO be distrained for rent, -
JAKE SHORT, Constable.
MISSISSIPPI, March, 1851. aFl~ att
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27

All is we'll that ends well.
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has been erected and furnished, in which the stu
dents of the Academy board, under the immediate
charge Of the Principal and his Assistants; and all
it's exercises conducted q system Of it's own,
uninterrupted by the interests operations Of the
other department. The furniture Of the study
rooms and dormitories has been chosen with pecu-
liar reference TO comfort and nence for study;
and no expense has been spared in providing the
apparatus necessary TO render the means ofnstruo-
ton complete; giving to Newark Academy faci-
ties for prisate study and comfortable acconmoda-
ton Of students, fully equal to those afforded by
many of our colleges,
From its intimate relation to the College, students
Of the Academy enjoy many advantages not gen.
orally obtained at institutions Of this kind Those
who wish to pursue some particular branch which
falls more properly within the College course, may
be admitted to recite in any Of the College classes
Students also OF proper age and discretion by re-
commentator Of the Principal, and permission OF
tho Faculty, may enjoy the use of the College Lii
brary without additional charge. Admission also
may be had to the Lectures, and such other privi-
lcgcs Of the College can be proftably enjoyed
by Observation-Disclosures
The charge for Boarding, Washing, Fuel, Light,
&C., with tuition in English, Latin and Greek, is
seventy dollars for the Summer Session and sew
enty- five for the Winter Session. The only ext ras
one dollar per session for incidental expenses,
and fee of eight dollars for Modern Languages,
and fee of five dollars for Drawing, from those
who enter these classes. The sessions and vaca-
tions of the Preparatory Department are the same
as those Of the College. 8e5a
Rev. MATTHEW MEIGS, A. M,
President of Delaware College.
NEwARK, Delaware. Sept 49,
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UNITED STATES MAIL.

PROPOSALS for carrying the mails OF the
United States from the LIST day of July, 1851,
TO the 30th Of June 1852, inclusive, in Iowa. will
be received at the contract Office of the Post Ofhce
Department, in the city of Washington, until a.
IN. Of the lat Of April, 1851 Ito be decided by the
manner and time herein specified. viz:
IOWA.
4745 From Muscatine at m, once week, Sat
urday;
BY Upton, Rome, Anamosa, Peaks, Delhi,
Ead's Grove, and Garnavillo;
To Prairie du Chen, by IL IN, next Tuesday,
And back between p m Tuesday and m
next Friday
Proposals to commence route at Upton to con-
meet with of the trips route ATOP will be
sidered.
NOTES.
Each proposal should be accompanied by guar
antee, signed by one more responsible persons,
in the following manner, viz:
"The undersigned - guaranty that t., if
his bid for carrying the mail from Muscatinc to
General, shall enter into obligation --
with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the
service proposed"
This should be accompanied by the certificate OF
postmaster, or other equivalent testimony, that
the guarantors are men ofproperty, and able to
make good their guaranty.
The proposal should be sent to the Department
sealed, endorsed proposals for Route No. 4745,"
and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
For the prohibition of bids resulting from COM
bnation, and the terms and conditions which
vertisement. N X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFr1cE DEPARTMENT., Feb. IL, 1851.
Feb 12-law4w INTEL. & Union]
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THE PRACTICAL MINERS GUIDE, by
i Bulge. Second edition, l VOL, London.
Mitchelps Manual of Practical Assaying, vol.
London. gE
Leithart on Mineral Veins, VOL, London.
Fossil Fuel, the Galleries, and the Coal Trade,
vol, London.
Dunn on the Winning and Working of Galleries,
Statistics, Ventilation, Be-, &C., VOL, Newcastle,
England.
Dunn on the Coal Trade of the North of England
and Belgium, VOL, Newcastle, England.
Plattner on the Blowpipe, edited from the Ger
man, by Mushpratt and Liebig, vol, London.
Berzelius on the Blowpipe, translated by Whit
ney, vol, Boston.
Overman on the Mining and Manufacture Of
Iron, VOL, Philadelphia.
On the Manufacture Of Iron, by the Society for
Diffusion Of Useful knowledge, 1 vol.
Guide to the Iron Trade, vol.
Prefix to Dayey's Copper Ore Tables, by Jas.
Davey, Assayer, Cornwall, VOL, London.
Simms's Practical Tunnelling, Fenwicks Sub
terrancous surveyings, Tables for Excavations,
Earth works, &c., &c., by Bashforth, Kelley, Nc
Neil, and others; and many other works on the
same subjects, many of them just imported from
London, by FRANCK TAYLOR.
Feb 8
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GENERAL VAPOR BATH.

A DOPTED unanimously by Congress, through
"A the strong recommendations Of numerous
United States Surgeons, and other eminent Ply
scians, as per testimonials. The apparatus, fixed,
or portable; the position recumbenf, therefore ia
vorable to the debitated and to the safe, equal dis
tribution Of heat The applications are nature
aiding; from the potent epidemic antidotc, sui
phur fume, (as shown in the United States Peni
tertiary, and elsewhere,) efficient in diseases
called mercurial; in rheumatic, cutaneous, &c.;
to the most saluary of the operations Of the far
famed Oriental Steam Bath, still used in Turkey
there lately studied by the undersigned, and found
to be particularly serviccable to the organs of re-
spiration. Instructions and rights for making and
uatcd Electro galvanic and Magnetic machine,
for nervous and other complaints. Applied at
City Hail. east wing. first floor, Convenient for the
Iome,) No. 2S, and at residence ofsiek. Probatum
est. BOYD REILLY.
Sept 9-eodtf
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PROPOSALS FOR STAMPS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
January l6, 1851.
until the 9TH day of March next for furnishing
stamps for the of the post offices in the United
States for four years from the first day of April
next, when ordered by the Department, Of the fol-
lowing descriptions, viz:
The name of the Office and State in circular form,
cut from solid block of hardened steel, and made
in such manner as to admit ofletters and figures to
designate the month and day, with thumb screw
to keep such letters and figures in place. Such
stamp, and the letters composing the same, to be
Of the same size as those now manufactured and in
size to be securely fastened to said stamp. The
months of the year abbreviated to contain but
three letters each, of the same size in use, and
to be cut from solid blocks of hardened STEEL Fig
ures, for the days of the month"; from 81" to "3l,"
inclusive, to be made Of like hardened metal, and
of the size last aforesaid.
Also, stamps with the words "paid" and "free"
of the form Of those now in use.
Also, stamps with figures denoting the rates of
postage. and similar to those now in use.
All OF the above stamps to be made of hardened
The proposals must also contain separate bids
for the circular stamp, with the months and
figures.
Also, for each separate piece, containing the
month consisting of three letters.
Also, for each separate piece for the days of the
month.
Also, for complete sets of months and figures.
Also. for each separate piece with the words
"paid'' and "free."
Also, for each separate piece with the figures de-
noting the rates Of POSTAGE The making of the
different sets will not, however, be given to differ
ent contractors, but the proposal for the whole
will be accepted. The Department reserves to it.
self the right to reject all proposals If the price ia
deemed extravagant.
Specimens of the various kinds of stamps
CURED can be seen at the appointment Office Of this
Department. N. X. HALL,
Jan 20 Postmaster General.
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ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY.
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

THE course of study embraces the Ancient and
Il the Modern Languages, Mathematics, and
Natural Science. Courses Of Lectures on Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and Astronomy, de
livercd during the year. The school room, recita-
ton, and lccture-rooms are all Handsomely fur
nished. The Institution is supplied with complete
Philosophical and Chemical apparatus, and every
other requisite for thorough and extensive study.
Terms, for board, washing, fuel and lights, with
tuition in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, $3.50
per annum. For further information address
Oct. l-tf r. L. BROCKETT, Principal.
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Newark Academy,

BY late re reorganization of this department Of
Delaware College, the Boardof Trusteeshave taken
measures to place it upon a new and improved
foundation, and to endow il with advantages pos
sessed by few similar institutions in the country
The Academy, heretofore merged in the College,
and OF course subjected to all the evils which have
been found to attend the amagamation Of the two
departments in the same building, and under the
separate establishment, without losing those which
resultfrom its relation to the College proper.
large and elegant edifcc, with all the mecca
sary fixtures OF complete boarding establishment,
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FUME BATHS.

rTNO all who afflicted with Rheumatic COM
Il plants we would say, go and try DIR. EMER-
SONS SULPHUR FUME BATHS, at Copp's Pavilion /,
on Louisiana avenue, near Sixth street. The Pc
culiarites of il such that it effectually
thiscompant. Also all other diseases Of Chronic
nature, such Scrofua Govt diseases of the skin,
joints, &c.
Galvanic and Electro Magnetic Electricity.
DR.. Emerson still continues to apply these i'm
portant remedial agents to such diseases and such
cases as indicate their usefulness.
Aug. 22-2AvI