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The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24
How Teeth are Destroyed.

The cause for the inferiority of American teeth, and
the means for giving them due strength, should occupy
the attention OF every parent, and Of every one whose
age placed him beyond parental care. Good looks
beauty-are invaluable. The idealists Of all ages have
made them, and wisely, too, the symbols of health and
enjoyment-of the real poss, ssion Of life's treasure. A
sane mouth is indispensable to these; and the comfort
of sound teeth, in the absence simply of pain, is not to
be measured. 1t would DO difficult to name a torture to
which poor humanity is subject moro ferocious than
that Of a raging t~oothache, f~orbidding food or sleep.
Any new truths which 60 to secure the preservation Of
the teeth, should be hailed as national bounties. At
. Convent N of Dentists, held last summer at the East,
some Of the dentists asserted that the main, if not the
sole, cause of defective teeth was the use Of ~saleratus
and cream of tartar in the manufacture Of bread and
DR.. Baker, one of the members, fully agreed With che
facts offered in proof, adding the result Of some expert
ments made by himself. He soaked sound teeth in .
solution of saeratus, and they were destroyed in four.
teen days! We here have the opinion Of men whose
talents, time, and zeal are given to dentistry, that GALE
ratus and cream of tartar in bread are a chief cause Of
ruin to the teeth. Now will those who know this fact
about bread go on eating all that comes from their b.
ker, without inquiring what it is made Of? That is a
question which merits their consideration.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

From wearing excitements Of. this sort, the agriculturist
is mostly free. He is not indeed, without his cares.
Late Springs and early Autumnal frosts, untinely rains,
drouths, and the uncertainties attending the ingathering
Of crops, give him no little anxiety. Yet these do no:
corrode the heart, like the cares of trade, the thousand
annoyanccs of intercourse with selfish men they are
not so constant; they are almost RENTED during the
Winter season and they are INITIATED, if not wholly
counterbalanced by the scenes of quiet and repose, amid
which the farmers life is passed.
From a late annual Report Of the Secretary Of the
State of Massachusetts, containing returns of marriage 8,
births and deaths in each town, the following facts have
been gathered. The result has been made up from the
returns for nine years and eight months, of persons dy-
ing, over twenty years of age and the comparison is
drawn between agriculturists and persons in the leading
trades
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

In the above Report, the deaths Of 1871 mechanics
are given, (46 more than of farmers,) whose average
age is exactly 46 years, while that of farmers is a little
over Ga years-showiag a difference Of lS years in ia
vor of agriculture. Speaking statistically, it appears
that a farmer at 20 years Of age &c may expect to I've ~
carpenters and masons who spend much of their time in
the open air, live nearly SO years, while machinists,
printers, and operatives, live less than 40 years.-[Am.
A griculturist.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

'Matrimouy,' said a modern Benedict, the other day
produces remarkable revolutions here am ], for in
stance, in ten short months, changed from a sighins
lover to allowing SIRE
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

THE PHILOSOPHY AND BEAUTY OF MANNERS Man
ners are the garments Of the spirit-the eternal cloth.
:ng Of the being, in which character ultimates itself
If the character be simple and sincere, the manners will
be at once with twill be the natural outbirth Of its
traits and peculiarities. If it be complex and self.seek.
ing, the manners will be artificial, affected, or iusincere.
Some persons make up, put on, take of; alter, or patch
their manners to suit times aud seasons, with as much
facility, and as little apparent consciousness of duplic.
ity, as if they were treating their clothes in like fash.
ion. The fine lady Of this class may be polished to the
last degree. when, arrayed in silks and lsces, she glides
over the ROB carpets Of the drawing:room and yet,
with her servants at home, she is possibly less the lady
haps, to . fine gentleman Of a character similar to her
own, in the privacy OF domestic life carries on a civil
war with him, in which all restraint of courtesy Ia set
aside. The best manners possible are the simple bring.
ing down Of the perfect law Of charity into the most
external uitimates of social life. Until character tends
at al times and in oil places, and towards all persons.
to ultimate itself In manners Of thorough courtesy, it
il not building itself spon a sure foundation. This is
the golden rule of true manners
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

{ It's aisy enough said Pat, to build a chimney
ov how'd one brick Up and put another under it,
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Painful and unseenly %eruptions of the skin, indiges-
ton, aud many other complaints have been caused by
the long use of bad water, and have been promptly
cured by the substitution Of this beverage in a purer
state.
Water used for domestic purposes is commonly spoken
of as soft or hard. The first or soft is rain, snow, or
ice water. The latter or hard is generally obtained
from wells or springs. The hardness depends chiefly
on their holding in solution super-carbonate Of lime
i(chalk,) or sulphate of lime (plaster Of Paris,) or both.
A very small proportion of one Of these salts is sui
fcient to give the water the character OF hardness,
whereby it curdles in place of d~issolving, or intimately
mixing with soap. River water is hard or soft, accord
ing to the natu. Of the country through which it flows.
The purest rive!r alter is that which flows over u gravel
" surface, with d swift course.
The value and importance of cisterns, in hard water
localities, especially, appear to be very much overlook
ed, as contributing to the health of both man and beast.
Again, everybody ought to have a cistern at his house,
Or barn, or both, as a safeguard against fire, if nothing
else-it is a cheap kind of insurance. Water will put
out a fire, and many a fire will be put out if water is
plenty and handy Therefore, build ~cisterns. God
will give water if man will build vessels to hold it
Your cisterns will often hold water when all upon the
surface is dried up, or locked in the embrace Of rigid
winter. For your own use, it is the healthiest and
purest water in the world.
A cistern ten feet deep and six feet wide will hold
seventy barrels of water. The best form is to dig a
hole the shape Of an egg, with the big end down. Such
a cistern, nine feet dep, and eight feet in diameter,
will hold one hundred barrels of water. If your soil
is clay, or any compact earth, you have no need Of brick
or stone work. Make your mortar a little at a time, as
fast as you want to use it, of one part water lime to two
parts Of course clean sand, and plaster right on the
earth. When the frst coat is dry, put on a second
Two barrels of water lime are sufficient. Cover the top
with plank, put in a curb and a pump if you choose.
For family use the cstern should be divided into two
compartments by a partition, with small apcrtures at
the bottom. On the bottom of one side should be
placed alternate layers Of gravel, sand, and coarsely
pulverized charcoal. Into this compartment the water
from the roof should be discharged. 1t passes slowly
through the 6ltering materials into the other compari.
ment from which it is drawn for use. Muddy, filthy
water, which has been thus filtered, may be drawn Is
pure and clear as crystal.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24

KNOWING WHAT ONES ABoUT.-tHa the evil in
this world says Ruskin, in his Stones of Venice
: comes from people not Knowing what they DO like
not deliberately setting themselves to find out what they
really enjoy; All people enjoy giving away money, for
instance they don't know that--they rather think they
like keeping it and they do keep it under this false
impression, often to their great discomfort. Everybody
likes to do good Tut one in q hundred finds this out.
Multitudes think they like to do evil, yet no man ever
really enjoyed doing evil since God made the world
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-24
undlaa Trlbea n Mi.neset..

The three bodies Of Indians in Minnesota are the
Chippewas, or Ojibwayes The Sioux (su) and the Win
nebagoes. The first named body occupy all tho unset.
tied lands of Minnesota and Wisconsin east Of the Mis-.
sissippi river, and also q portion Of land west of the
Mississippi, in the neighborhood Of the Crow Wing set.
Element. They hold the land round Lake Superior, and
penetrate into Canada. The Sioux Indians occupy the
upper part of Minnesota, west Of the Mississippi, except
the portion held by the Chippevas. They also cover
the whole Of the future territory of Dakota, and range
from the Yellow Stone to the Mississippi. Between
them and the Chippewa Indians there is intermiaabls
war. The Winnebagoes consist Of . single tribes
remnant, located here by the U. s. government, to make
way for the march Of destiny They were first re-
moved to- q reservation between the Chippewa and Sioux
Territories, in order to separate these belligerent ma.
tions, but the experiment failed, and they were again
removed to = place selected BY their competent agent,
Gen: Fletcher, in Blue Earth county, where they now
reside, to the number Of 1872 souls. A few others are
scattered in different places. who prefer losing their an
nuities to living on the reservation.
~
A recent number of the North Rritih Revsew re.
counts facts respecting the African desert not generally
known. 1t is stated that not a blade Of grass or a par.
ticle Of verdure can be found on the whole sandy ex.
psnse (; that the palms and tamarinds of the cases
spring from the burning sands, and that, instead Of an
unbroken level surface, the desert ~contaips the most
picturesque scenery, in the numerous ridges Of bills,
rising in some locations into high mountains, and con-
tanning rocks Of formidable magnitude.
A Western editor, speaking of one Of Aia brethren Of
the quill, noted for his fatness, remarked that if the
Scripture proverb, that 'All flesh is Grass was true,
then that man must be a load Of hay.
Il suspect I am, from the way the asses are nibbling
at me- replied the fat man.
What did you give for that horse, neighbor7 ? my
note We'll, that svas cheap
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-10
Young Idlers.

What a lamcntable fact that 81
many of the young people of this age
make it business to shave nothing
to do" They become practical loaf
crs; and we assert that this habit has
destroyed more young men in our
towns and cities than all other causes
put together. 1t is lamentable fact.
But, alas! it is not confined to young
men. There is a lackadaisical class Of
girls, called "young ladies' who are in
like pitiful condition While their
fathers, honest laboring men, work
early and late to make a living, and
their mothers enslave themselves to
keep them tidy, and cook their meals.
these interesting creatures are lolling
about terrified at nothing so much as
the idea of earning even the salt that
seasons their food. They despise
work, it is so "unlady-like," and sew
they will not, even should you offer
them double wages; they would be
classed as working girls" and that
would cut them off from the fashion.
able world Poor things! doomed to
hopeless dependence through life, and
alas for the prospects Of the man that
weds them. o. Shame!
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-10
The Talladega Cave, Alabama.

The cave il situated Immediately
on the road from Fayetteville to Tai
ladega town, and about six miles
above the present terminus ofthe Ala
bama and Tennessee river railroad.--
The opening, or mouth, is Of an oval
form, and goes directly down SONS
fifteen feet; then the vacuum, or open,
ing, takes northern direction with
q gradual descent for about 200 yards.
where there is another mouth or alb
rupt descent, of IL OF Is feet, at the
bottom Of which there is d fine, cold
stream of water, Astounding in fish Of
all kinds and sizes, and the larger
number are without eyes. The inside
Of the cave gradually widens; and it
is said that it has been explored some
mile or two without coming to any
stopping place. All along the bottom
Of the cave there are numbers of for.
nations resembling cypress knees and
from the top they give the appearance
of icicles, formed, probably, by the
waters dripping. The entire forma-
ton of this cave is one of the great.
est curiositieS, and will we'll pay for
the time and trouble to any one fond
of natural curiosities. 1t is the larg-f
est cave in the South.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-10
Caution to Bachelors.

There is nothing so dangerous as a
young man staying in country house
where there are pretty girls. He is
sure to fall in love withonc or the other
of them imperceptibly, and one or the
other is sure to fall in love with him.;
and then when he Leaves, there is sure
to be a little scene arranged. Miss,
with her red eyelids and lacc-fringed
handkerchief, mamma with her smirks
and smiles, and "hopes he'll soon re-
turn" and so on. Be careful, there
fore, what you are about. tits much
easier to get entangled with a girl
than to get free again, for though they
will always offer to set fellow free,
they know better.
Above all, never consult male
friend in these matters. The stupid
st woman to be found is better than
the cIeverest man in the world, in love
affairs. In fact, no man is q match
or a woman until he is married--not
all even then. The worst thing about
young men is, they never know their
worth until it is too late. They think
the girls are difficult to catch, where
as there is nothing so easy, unless,
perhaps, the girls are better engaged:
Indeed, a young man should always
have his mamma at his elbow to guard
him against the Vaccinations of the
fair. As, however, that cannot be,
let us urge you to be cautious what
you are about, and as you may have
plenty of choice, don't be more atten-
tive to one sister than another, by
which you will escape the red eye
lids, and also escape having mamma
declaring you have trihed with Mari
as or sophia's feelings, and all the old
women of the Deighborhood denounc-
ing your conduct, and making up to
you themselves for one of their own
girls.
Some ladies ask mans intention
before nc is well aware that he has
any himself; but these are the spoil
sport order of women. Most oft tem
are prudent enough to get man well
hooked before they hand him over to
papa.
Beware of brothers! We have
known undoubted heiresses crumbled
up into nothing by the appearance
latter the catch) of two or three great
heavy dragooners.--Shelbyrille Erpos-
,tor.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-10
RULES OF HEALTH.

Now TO obtain good health, there
are certain conditions Of life and health
that we must take into the account.
The absence of hereditary Ms--a
perfect birth--is not only important
but the health of ancestors becomes an
important point of investigation.
A careful culture Of the physical
mental and moral faculties, is no small
item in our calculations Of health and
long life.
A sound state Of digestion, is essen.
tal to secure good health. We find
in every case where there is good
health. the digestive organs are in har-
mony with the laws of nature.
A pure condition of blood, without
which we are subjected to scrofula,
that brings in its train thousand ills
Of every variety of humor.
A clean stomach, which can only be
secured by proper attention to DIET.
The more plain and simple the better.
A quiet state Of mind, in harmony
with itself, at peace with its God, and
all mankind; nothing contributes more
to health than the equal condition of
the mind.
Cleanliness Of person, is absolutely
necessary, for the healthy perform
ance Of the functions of life. The
whole body should be frequently wash
ed in cold or tepid water, rubbing dry
with coarse towel.
Pure air. We must have pure air
or be sick. The man who shall tell
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C0to's Extra Pruver.--A pious G

Cato's Extra Pruyer.--A pious old
negro, saying grace at the table, not
only used TO ask "a blessing upon his
board, but he would also petition to
have some deficient dish supplied
One day it was known that Cato was
out of potatoes, and suspecting that
he would pray for some at dinner, a
wag provided himself with a small
measure Of the vegetables, and stole
under the window witch stood near the
table of our colured Christian. Soon
Cato drew up chair and commence
ed
"Oh, Massa Lord, will you in dy
provdent kindness cOndescend to bress
eberything before US, and be pleased
to bestow upon us few taters---'
Here the potatoes were dashed up
on the table, breaking plates and up.
setting the mustard pot.
"Dem's um, Lord" said Cato, look
ing with surprise. "only jes left um
down a leetle easier next time"
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-10
Cure for Cancers,

Our attention (says the editor ofths
Milwaukee Free Democrat has been
recently called to cure for cancers,
which is Of so much Importance that
we wish to make it as widely known
as possible. Some eight months ago.
Mr.. r. B. Mason--who keeps music
store on Wisconsin street, and is q
brother of the we'll known Lowell Ma
son--ascertained that he had a cancer
on his face the size Of pea. 1t was
cut out by DR.. Wolcott, and the wound
partially healed. Subsequently it
grew again and while he was in Gin
cnnati on business it attained the size
of hickory nut. He remained there
since Christmas under treatment, and
has come back perfectly cured. The
process is this: A piece of sticking
plaster was put over the cancer, with
a circular piece cut out ofthe centre,
a little larger than the cancer, so that
the cancer and small circular rim
of the healthy skin next to it were ex-
posed. Then a plaster made Of chic
ride of zinc, blood root and wheat flour
was spread on a piece of muslin Of
the size of this circular opening, and
applied to the cancer for twenty four
hours. On removing it the cancer
will be found to be burnt into, and ap.
pear Of the color and hardness of an
old shoe sole, and the circular rim out
side of it will appear white and par
boiled as if scalded by hot steam.-
The wound is now dressed, and the
outside rim soon suppurates and tho
cancer comes out hard lump, and
the place heals up. The plaster kills
the cancer so that it sloughs out like
dead flesh, and never grows again
The remedy was discovered by Dr..
Fell; of London. and has been used
by him for six or eight years with un-
failing success. and not a case has
been known Of the reappearance Of
the cancer where this remedy has besv
applied.
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The unmarried johrneyman, who
,eceives his 10 to Is dollars per week,

The unmarried jonrneyman, who
receives his 10 to Is dollars per week,
and spends it about as fast as he earns
lit, will go TO the grave rs poor as
Lazarus, grumbling that capital eats
up labor, when it is in fact labor that
eats (and drinks) itself. You may
shower gold upon workingmen who
spend third of their earnings in bar
rooms and other haunts of dissipation,
and they will be poor and needy al.
ter all. He who is ever TO have any
thing ahead will generally save some
thing the first year after he is one
and-twenty, whether his wages be 90
dollars per week, or only 10 dollars.
Very soon he will be capitalist; in
his humble way-that is, bis savings
from the fruits Of the past labor will
be earning him something while he
sleeps. The vulgar clamor against
capital is generally raised by those
who take good care never to have
any.
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BARDARous SUpERsTTioN.-A lible
and disgrace upon the intelligence OF
this community was perpctrated last
week atthe small settlement of Goods
pnedvlllc, some mile o. more from this
village. 1t appears that man by the
name Of Adams, living in Goodspecd.
vile, died about seventeen months ago
leaving wife to mourn his loss.
The widow removed West, and re-
manned there until a short time since.
when she returned 10 this town.
Upon her return she found her de-
ceased husbands brother dying with
consumption and declared that he
could be cured only in the following
manner, which she said was practiced
where she had been living, The body
of her husband should be taken up,
the heart desected, and if any blood
was found in the heart, 1t should be
burned, and the sick man would re-
cover! This monslrous proposition
was Immediately acted upon--the
dead body disenterred--a physician
called, who took out the heart and
lungs, but not enough OF blood being
found toanswerthc purpose-lhe body
having lain too long-lhe further pros
ecution Of the infamous project was
abandoned.--Ohio Paper.
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SECURING A LovER.-lt is stated by
the New Haven Journal that young
man of Bethany, of highly respectable
connections and an only son, being
about to leave his home for South
America, made a few calls upon his
acquaintance, when a young lady,
who was desperately attached to him.
as her last means of gaining him,
planned with some of her associates
to drug him and have him taken to q
justice of the peace, where the mar
riage ccrimony was performed.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-10

The most astounding instance of a
mans regard for his word was recent.
ly given by man who killed his wife
whom he did not like. When ask.
cd why he did not go off and leave
her, instead of killing her, he replied
loosely, that he had promised on the
wedding day to live with her until
death should part them and he wasn't
a man to break his world
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UA young lad, son of widow
Stevens, who lives on Chestnut street,
Lockport N. Y, one day week before
last, got into difficulty with neigh
boris boy, which resulted in his being
threatened with arrest, which so
frightened him that he ran himself to
death-running - miles without
stopping.
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Written for the Winchester Homo Journal.
TO ANNIE R.


4 SONG.
BY o. d. MARTIN.
nere'e health to thee, my bonny iasA
Thy health is drank by met
And ever shall fill my glass,
In memory Of thee.
Now Ill thy cup, my Annie dear.
And drink a health TO me
Thou can'st not tell how much fear.
For thee, dear girl, for thee.
Though Pm not jealous, yet I ask,
That thou woud'st live for me,
Oh give to me the easy task.
or loving such as thee. -
fear that shall loose, (hard fate,)
The one hold so dear;
want to have thee, tete a tcte,
To be my angel here.
My heart would break il thou Shouldn't do,
Or be anothers bride,
Or leave me here alone to sigh,
Without thee by my side,
Now fare thee well, If must say,
The word that bids me start
The word that bids me fly away,
From thine own loving heart.
And when do come back again.
hope that may see;
My loved one, waiting by the glen,
ecrved for none but me.
liladelphia, May, 1853.