Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-08-07
DRUNKAED's GRAINS.

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mans "Scientifc Basis of Prohibition" are
full corroberated BY tie following passag
from late number of the Boston Nell
Ical Journal. What a trade of guilt and
horror is that whose legitimate effects upon
the heart and brain of his patrons are 50
unnatural and monstrous:
"Hyrti, by far the greatest anatomist
Ilof the AGE used to say that he conld dis
tinguish, in the darkest room, by one
stroke Of the scalpel, the brain of the inc
briate from that of the person who has
] lived soberly. Now and then he would
Congratulate his class upon the possession
of drunkard's brain, admirably fitted.
from its hardness and more complete pres
Iervation. When the anatomist wishes to
Ipreserve human brain for any length OF
Zine, be effects his object by keeping that
Iorgan in vessel of achohol. From a
Ipulpy substance it then becomes compare
lively hard. But the insbridte anticipat-
ling the anaton1ist, begins it while the
brain remains in the consecrated temple OF
the soul, while its delicate and gossamel
Tissue still throb with the pulse Of heaven
borne life. Strange infatiation, to desc
crate the God-like Terrible enchant-
ment that dries up the foundations Of gen
erous feeling, petriies all the tender hu
manities and sweet charities Of love, leav-
ing only brain of lead, and heart Of
stone."
TERRIBLE DEATH OF CHlLD BY EIY-
pRoPHoBIA-The Peoria transcript gives
an account of the death, by hydrophobia,
of a very in Interesting child, the daughter Of
Mr.. HENRY D. WooDEa, Of Mount Hawley
six miles from that city, between eight and
nine Yeas Of age, on Friday morning last
The following are the particulars:
On Tuesday of last week, Sarah Ellen
returned from school, and complained OF
feeling unwell, SO much so, that size did
not attend on the following day, though
still able to be about the house. Thurs
Iday She was 30 better, and her parents
Ithi2king she was threatened with typhoid
fever, sent for DR.. Murphy, Of this cit, -
The Dr. arrived there about | o'clock in
the afternoon, and found her sitting upon
the S, f, at the side of her mother, to all
appearance in perfect health :her pulse how
lever, was very irregular, with an occasion
Il wildness in her eyes, and it was not long
before she gave sudden start, and pla-
eing her hands upon her throat exclaimed,
1T troubles me to breathe, mother"
Minute inquiries were now instituted,
when The fact was elected, which had mol
been previously thought of, that some Eve
weeks since she had been bitten by do,
Investigated cat on the outside Of her foot
| 4 glass of water was ordered to be brought
| to her, when he sight OF it sst once threw
her into terrible commissions. This was at
two O'Clock in the afternoon, and was The
first utmation had b. her distracted pa
rents, of The terrible disease with which
their daughter was afflicted. Her agony
and .truggles in the spasm were awful To
behold, and in one Of them she bit her mo-
Their severely in the shoulder, and at anoth-
er time scratched her IA hor badly in the
hand. In her spasmolic efforts, the saliva
from her mouth was at times ejected across
the room, and the only reieif experienced
was by the use of chloroform, which, in the
end seemed to lose al efficacy. She re-
Ina;ned all the time in possession Of her
faculties, and at three o'clock on Friday
morning, exactly twelve hours from the at
tack of the fist spasn, her spirit departed
to God who gave it.
And now comes the most remarkable in
Icident connected with this heart-rending
affair. Some four hours reyious to her
death, and soon after one of the most VIC
lent spasms. she told her mother that she
had been visited by the spirit Of her sister
1.-THE family are believers in Spiritualism,)
who left this earth for the better land a.
bout one year since, and that this sister
had informed her of certain remedies, which
IF applied, would relieve her of her suffer
inos and smooth her passage to the tomb.
The remedies were applied as soon as pos
Isible, and strange to relate, the desired eff
feet was produced She was freed from
Iconvulsiye fits, was enabled to breathe ca
sier, converse freely with her parents and
frisnls, occasionally drinking little water
and finally falling into her last sleep, as
gently as an infant reposiug in her Stun
| Der.
gg Webster had an anecdote of old
Father Searl, the minister Of his boyhood
which never has been in print, and which
| is too good to be lost. It was customary
then to wear buckskin breeches in cool
weather One Sunday morning in au-
tumn, Father Searl brought his down from
the garrett; but the wasps had taken pos
session during the Summer, and were hav-
Ing nice time of it in them. By drt of