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WHOLE No. 1854
Chr 9ousekeeper
Hints ON Washing the Hands.

Some +" philosophy" is useful in even 80
simple matter as washing the hands; If any
one doubts it lot her. with a microscope,
examine the surface to be cleansed ty water,
and she will be interested, and perhaps
shocked at the discoveries made. Instead Of
smoothe snrface OF skin, presenting when
unwashsd, dingy appearance, there will be
seen rough, corrugated surface. with deep,
irregular burrows. in which the foreiga parti-
cles are deposited like earth among the rough
paving stone Of q street. II they lay loosely.
it would DO an easy matter to dislodge them
with little cold water; but the pores, tho
waste pipes of the body, are continually dis
charging into these open drains Precipitation
and oil, which by evaporation become a
cement to hold the particles of dust, ETC.,
aud to remove them requires both chemical
this cement, expands the burrows, and makes
the skin pliable, so that by rubbing the soil is
disturbed and partially removed. But chem
istry must aid little before the process is
complete; and soap is added, tho alkali of
which untes with the oily matters, and the
whole is then easily disposed of.
The wash cloth Is ussful because Its threads
or fibres work down among the burrows, like
so many little brooms, sweeping them out
hence it should be soft and pliable. Flannel
is preferable to cotton for this purpose, and .
~Po'6o 10 SSSt Va oh' 4touSu CiOtiS
are Objectionable, as they abrade the silk and
leave 1t rough and more easily filled with
dust than before. Harsh, strongly alkaline
soap should be avoided for the same reason
it abstracts all the oil from the upper layer of
the skin and makes it "cbsp and crack. p
Where sponge is not obtainable, a very neat
and serviceable wash-cloth may be knit Of
soft cotton Irvine; either with the erotchet,
or, with coarse wooden needles; knitting
back and forth, as garters are knit. A milton
knit OF this cotton with the CROCHET needle is
very handy for this purpose, and makes neat
article for the wasA.stand. A wash rag will
not be tolerated by a tidy housekeeper Ii
cloths are used, let them be neatly hemmed,
and scrupulously clean. Applying q little
vinegar and water to tho hands and taco,
after the use of soap, and rinsing Of tho vine
gar with clean water, 10 capital process to
prevent chapping or roughness. The acid
neutralizes the alkali of the soap, and keeps
it from destroying the skin. Try this fire.
quently, especially on washing days. Diluted
vinegar or other acid is excellent tor the face
after shaving.
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Wit and HusnOr.

The most obvious way to make a discor-
dant political party unit is to kill all its
members but ono,
IL man is murdered by his hired men,
should the coroner render q verdict Of killed
by his own hands?
Your property will never prove q disgrace
to you, unless you hasten to DO rich by any
illegal proceedings.
MANY persons who have raging war -fever
before going into battle are apt to get the
ague afterwards.
A farmer, lawyer, or = doctor, may be q
very respectable individual, but a hotel
keeper 10 whole host.
IT Is no misfortune for a nice young lady
to lose her good name If nice young gen.
tleman gives her better.
A respectable gentleman doesn't like to
have heavy charge levelled against him.
especially If 1t is in gun.
Tue soldier who marches up undaunted to
the lannon's mouth may cover before tho
mouth Of a scolding woman.
IT is difficult to keep ones temper in a hot
day, but getting under . shady tree is tho
best way Of taking umbrage.
some people AFRO ever dull when pefectly
sober; like q wafer, they must DO we'll wetted
to be good for anything.
How DE ACCIDENT CUx.-Few people havo
an idea Of the numerous VACATIONS attendant
on keeping q large public establishment, or
understand the cares Of Q landlord. For in
stance, negro approached the other day,
and commenced with" Massa, you know
dem big glass shades what am aribs last
night Pr" Well, said the mater" Wen,
dey was in do store-room," continued the
boy" Well" continued. the master, in
qniringly.-" Well, was peslin' dc apples,
when Mr.. johnson tols me- to bring one of
dem out Well Z" said the
master, impatiently.-" Well, jist as was
gwine To-" You let il fall, and broke
it, you careless scouudls." anticipated tho
MASTER" No, l didn't nubber,' said the
negro" Well, what then - said the land
lord, recovering" Why, l struck him agin
do corner oh dc shelf, and he brake hisself all
to pieces"
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Collie in Horses.

Collie in horses is very common disc ase,
and II taken IN time may be easily cured in
most cases. 1t is not untrequently con-
confounded with Inflammation of the bowels,
but is easily distinguished as follows: Collie
has. no increase of the pulse, which is not
over NIFTY minute; the disease intcrmlts,
and there is but little fever. With infamma-
ton OF the bowels there is much fever; the
pulse is sometimes hundred minute, the
attack is gradual, and the disease does not
lntermit.
When collie arises from bad food, pint or
so ola solution of salcratus will often afford
entire relief. AS it assumes more of spas
modic character, peppermint and ginger may
be added. We have used with entire and
Immediate success small spoonful of sal
eratus, the same quantity of ginger, and
teaspoonful Of peppermint, added to pint
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agricultural.
Breeding Horses.

we find in the transactions of the Middle
sex. Mass, Agricultural Society for 1861, an
able report on the roadster class of horses
submitted by J. Cummings, Jr. The ground
is taken that the breeding and raising of
horses by the farmers of Middlesex, to q Ger
tain extent, may DO made profitable, provid-
ing proper rules are observed, among which
are that both parents should be entirely free
from any unsoundness in themselves, and
that they should be from stock, for at least
three generations, known to be so. In regard
to the kinds Of horses which can be bred to
the most advantage, it is said:
The two kinds of horses most desirable to
be bred in this country, unqucstionably are
the farm horse and the road,ter. The road.
Ster, must claim the first place, as he may
also be good Grm-horse For a good
roadster, we want not so much capability TO
60 one mile quick, as the power of endurance
tor many miles and in order 10 do this the
horse must have short quick step, easy to
himself, sufficient courage TO keep up cheer
full gait, not to pull on the bit, but drive up
promptly to it, with a natural gait of eight
or ten miles the nour, aud the ability to make
twelve without harm to himself. The head
should be clean, not clumsy. well cut up
where it is joined to the neck, in order to
give free and easy respiration when held by
the bit; the eyes should be bold and strik.
ing let the ears be small and pointed, with
quick movements the nostrils should be
then, angular and large. Let the shoulder
BIO muscular but not heavy, long and deep,
well set back at the withcrs. The breast
should be wide and full, as although this
form may not give tho most speed, great
endurance cannot be had without it the
back should be moderately short, and if
slightly reached it is not fault; the lon
should be wide and full the belly should be
deep in the girfh posteriorly the ribs should
form the body as much as possible into a
circular figure.
The arms should be muscular, long, broad
and large upwards the canon wide lateraliy,
but thin when viewed in front; the back
sinews should be not only large, and firm,
but they should be very distinct from the
knee to the fetlocks the pisern should be
short and oblique. The feet of al horses are
usually sound until injured by neglect or
abuse; yet some horses are more liable to
disease than others, and such as have ten
dency to disease should not be used to breed
from.
The cost Of rearing really good horse is
no more than that OF worthless one.-
Although the disposition Of horses has but
little to do with their power of endurance, it
does much, to make them valuable, and
should always be well considered by the
breeder of either the farmhouse or the road
stcr. Intelligence should always be highly
| valued in a roadster, as such horses are very
much more safe in case of an accident.
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and in the face of repeated manifestations
of moderation and peace on the part of
the President and his friends, they took
up arms and declared that they would
never surrender until their rebellion had
been recognized, or the institutions
established by our fathers had been
destroyed. The people Of the loyal
S ates, at last convinced that they could
preserve their liberties only by an
appeal to the God of battles, rushing to
the standard of the Republic in response
to the call of the Chief Magistrate.
Every step of this monstrous treason
has been marked by violence and crime
No transgression has been too great and
no wrong too startling for it's leaders,
They disregarded the sauctity of the
oaths they had taken to support the
Constitution they repudiated all their
obligations to the people of the free
States they deceived and betrayed their
own fcllow-citzens, and crowded their
armies with forced levies they drove from
their midst all who would not yield to their
despotism, or filled their prisons with men
who would not enlist under their flag. They
have now crowned the rebellion by the per.
petration of deeds scarcely known even to
savage warfare.
The stiga:ions of your committee
have cs ablished this fact beyond contro-
vcrsy. The witnesses called before us
were men of undoubted vcracity and
character. Some of them occupy high
positions in the army, aud others high
positions in civil life. Differing in
political sentiments, their evidence
presents remarkable concurrence Of
opinion and of judgment.
Our fellow-countrymen, heretofore
sufficiently impressed by the generosity
and forbearance Of the Government of
the United States, and the barbarous
character of the crusade against it, will
be shocked by the statements of these
unimpeached and unimpeachable witness
ses, and foreign nations must, with one
accord, however they have hesitated
heretofore, consign to lasting odium the
authors of crimes which, in all their
details, exceed the worst excuses of the
Sepoys of India.
lnhumanty to the living has been the
leading trait of the rebel leaders, but it was
reserved for your committee to disclose, as
concerted system, their insults to the
wounded, and their mutilation and dcsecra
ton of the gallant dead. Our soldiers taken
prisoners in honorable battle have been
subjected to the most shameful treatment
All the considerations that inspire chival,
ric emotions and generous consideration for
brave men have been dsregardcd. 1t is al
most beyond belief that the men fighting in
such IL cause as ours, and sustained by a
Government which in the midst of violence
and trcachery has given repeated evidences
of its indulgence, should have been subjected
TO treatment never before resorted to by
one foreign nation in a conflict with another.
All the courtesies of professional and civil
life seem to have been discarded.
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stolen Notifications, with fifty guns,
twenty thousand pounds Of powder,
shot and she'll in proportion, four hun
dred stand of arms, large store of pro-
visions, four hundred and thirty prisoners,
and thirty horses; it releases a portion
of the blockading feet for service else
where, and insures the retention of this
district of North Carolina.
General Burnside, in general order
congratulatiug. General Parke on his
victory, commands that the name Il" Fort
Macon" be inscribed on the colors of
the Fourth and Fifth Rhode Island regi-
men's and the Eighth Connecticut regi-
ment. The command of the fort was
offered to Captain Lewis o. Morris, LIST
artillery, after the surrender, but declin-
ed, and Colonel Rodman, of the Fourth
Rhode Island, was placed in charge of
the fort.
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Gorrible disclosures.
Report Of the Joint Committee on the
Conduct OF the War.

Conduct OF the War.
The Rebels Worse than Scrages-Thc atrocities
they Committed upon our Dead and ,feunded
at Manassas-T They 7orinre the Wounded,
Burn the Dead, and use their Skulls for
Drinking Cups, and their bones for Drumstirks
Finger Ri"gs, 5c.-HorrlJie Detail Of the
British Craeihes Praciiscd upon the Cn,on
Soldiers.
The Joint Committee on the Conduct
of the Present War have made the fol-
lowing report in the Senate:
Mr.. Nathaniel +. Parker, who was
captured at Failing Waters, Virginia,
testi6es that he was kept in close con-
fncment, denied exercise, and, with
number Of hers, huddled up IN room
that their food, generally scant, was
always bad, and sometimes nauseous
that the wounded had neither medical
attention nor humane treatment, and
that many of these latter died from
sheer neglect; that five of the
prisoners were shot by the sentries out
side, and that he saw one man, Tibbitts,
of the New York Twenty-seventh Regi-
mcnt, shot as he was passing his window,
on the Sth of November, and that he
died OF the wound on the 18th. The
pcrpetrator of this foul murder was sub
scqueutly promoted by the rebel Gov
eminent.
DIR. j. M. Homiston, surgeon Of the
Fourteenth New York or Brooklyn
regiment, captured at Bull Run, testi-
fics that when he solicited permission to
remain on the field aud to attend to
wounded men, some of whom were in
helpless and painful condition, and suffer.
ing for water, he was brutally refused
They offered him neither water nor
anything in the shape of food. He and
his companions stood in the streets Of
Manassas, surrounded by threatening
and boisterous crowd, and were after
wards thrust into an old building, and
left, without sustenance or covering,
to sleep on the bare floor. 1t was only
when faint, and without food for twenty
four hours, that some cold bacon was
grudglngly given to them. When, at
last, they were permitted to 20 to the
relief OF our wounded, tho Secession
surgeon would not allow them to perform
operations, but entrusted the wounded
to his young assistants, " some of them
with no more knowledge of wha. they
attempted to do than an apo.hecary's
clerk" And further, " that these
inexperienced surgeons performed opera
tions upon our men in a most horrible
manner some Of them were absolutely
frishtful." When" he adds, 81
asked Doctor Darby to allow me to
amputate the leg of Corporal Prescott,
of our Regiment, and said that the man
mus die if it were not done, he told me
that should DO allowed to do it,
While Doctor uomisloh was waiting he
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5cleet poctrp..
From the Atlantic Monthly.
Under the Snow.
BY GEN. =. W. LANDER.

The Spring had triprcd and lost her flowers,
The Summer sauntcrcd through the glades,
The wounded feet of autumn hours
Left ruddy footprints on the blades.
And all the glorics of the woods
Had flung their shadowy silence down,
When. wilder than the storm it broods,
She fled before the winters frown.
For her sweet spring had lost its flowers,
She fell, and passions tongues of flame
Ran reddening through the blushing bowers,
Now haggard as her naked shame.
One secret thought her soul had screened,
When prying matrons sought her wrong,
And Blame stalked on, a mouthing fiend,
And Knocked her as she fed along.
And now she bore its weight aloof,
TO hide it where one CHASTITY birch
Held up the ratters ofthe roof,
And grim old pinctrees formed a church.
Twas there her spring time vows were sworn,
And there, upon its frozen sod,
While wintry midnight reigned forlorn,
She knelt, and held her hands to God.
The cautious creatures of the air
Looked out, from many Il secret place,
To see the embcrs of despair
Flush the gray ashes Of her face.
And where the last weeks snow had caught
The gray beard of a cypress limb,
She heard the music of thought
More sweet than her own childhood hymn,
For, rising in that cadence low,
With "Now lay me down to slccp,n
Her mother rocked her to and fro,
And prayed the Lord her soul to keep.
And still her prayer was humbly raised,
Held up in two cold hands to God,
That white as some old pinetree blazed,
Cleaned far o or that dark frozen sod.
The storm stole out beyond the wood,
She grew the vision of. cloud,
Her dark hair was misty hood,
Her stark face shonc ~ from shroud.
Still sped the wild storm rustling feet
TO martial music of the pines.
And TO her cold hearts mufilel BEAT
Wheeled gralilly into solemn lines.
And still, as if her secrets woe
No mortal words had ever found,
This dying sinner drapcd.i in snow
Held up her prayer without sound,
But when the holy angel bands
Saw this lone vigil, lowly kept,
They gathered from her frozen hands
The prayer thus folded, and they wept
Some snow. Aakcs-wiser than the rest
Soon faltcred DER a thing of clay,
First read this secret of her breast,
Then gently robcd her where she lay.
The dead dark hair, made white with snow
A still, dark face. two folded palms,
And (mothers breathe her secret low!)
An unborn iufant-,lskng aims.
God kept her counsel cold and mute
His steadtast mourncrs closed her eyes,
Her hcadstune was an old trees root,
BE mine to utter, "Here she lies"
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Particulars of the Capture of Fort
Macon.


ELEVEN HOURS BOMBARDMENT.
We have received full particulars of
the capture of Fort Macon.
After bombardmcnt of eleven hours
by two batteries of mortars and one of
Parrott guns, Fort Macon, with its
garrison, armament provisions and stores,
was surrendered to acting Major General
Parke, commanding the Third Division of
of General Burnside's army, on the
18th ult. The casualties on our side
were one killed and two wounded
of the enemy, eight killed and twenty
wounded.
General Parke's preparations were all
complete on Wednesday night, but the
command to open fire was not given
until Friday morning, at half past FIVE
o'clock, when shot was fired from one
of the 30-pounder Parrot guns. Shells
from the l0.inch and S-inch mortar bat
terry followed, and the firing on our side
at once became regular and uninterrup-
ted. The fort replied wi its first gun
at six o'clock, and continued until its
pieces were silcnced to fire by salvos of
three of four at time until four o'clock
in the afternoon, when the white flag
was hoisted.
The gunboat Daylight, Sta'e of Geor-
gia, Chippewa and Gemsbok took part
in the engagement, sailing in an elipse,
and firing by turn, but the heavy sea
which run prevented their doing any
service, and they soon withdrew beyond
range. The Ellis was also present in
Cove Sound, but her single gun was
inefficient that she did not come into
&C ion. General Burnside arrived on
Thursday with two armed barges, and
witnessed the bombar dment.
The fire of our batteries dismounted
thirteen guns, and tore up the glacis
and rampant in the most effective man.
nor. The highest praise is due to Capt.
Morris lst artillery, who commanded
the Parrot gun battery Lieut.. d. w.
Flager, Chief Ordnance Officer, who had
charge of the lO-inch mortars, and Lieut..
Prouty, 25th Massachusetts, of the 8 inch
battery, for the accuracy of their firing.
Of 100 shot and shell thrown by them
at the fort, $50 struck the work. The
guns of the fort were worked with skill
and courage, but the sand hills of our
position afforded complete protection to
the men.
The hosting of the white flag was
followed by a conference with General
Parke and suspension of hostilities
until the following morning. During
the night the proposition for surrender
was communicate ed to General Burnside,
and in the morning articles of agreement
were signed. The garrison surrendered
as prisoners of war, were released on
parole, and were allowed to take their
private effects with them The Off
GERS retained their side arms. These
were the terms originally proposed by
Gen. Parke, but refused by Col. White,
commandant of the fort.
The surrender of Fort Macon gives
General Burnside port of entry, with
secure anchorage for his heaviest vessels.
1t gives the Government another of the
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SrRAwBEnRIEs.-Old beds should be over.
hauled. timed out, bare places supplied, and
all grass and weeds removed. New beds
should be made without delay. Varieties,
like Hovey's Seeding, which are not ram
pant growers, produce best when planted In
beds three and half feet broad, the plants
one foot apart each way. But rank growers,
like Wilson's Albany, should be planted three
feet apart each way, in large beds. The
second year, the hills or stools should be left
about one foot or Whereabouts it diameter, all
the intermediate space being cultivated, and
all runners beyond that limit removed. This
will leave a space between the stools of
nearly 2 feet. The Albany Seeding is a
good variety with which to fertiise the
Hovey, by planting single row between two
beds of the latter; or, if both varieties are
desired, to plant alternate beds Of each
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Natural Grippe Tyelis.-The Farmer and
Gardiner says: While on = visit to West
Chester, Pa. we observed in the garden OF
Mr. JeAries mode Of training grape vines,
which appeared to Us worthy OF note. A
cedar tree, possessing = symmetrical form OF
branches, il selected, and when cut down, tho
branches arc carefully preserved, thinning
out the smaller twigs. but leaving the pyra-
midal shape prominent. This is used us
stake, and when covered With vines 10 highly
ornamental, IS ell as forming superior sup
port for the grape. A row Of them seen from
distance has the appearance of luxuriant
tulip trees, or sycamore naples"
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Pulreri.ed Borar.-This article Is invalua-
BILE for lady's toilette. 1t is an excellent
dentifrice; It removes all stains from tho
hands; it cleanses tho hair from dandruff
and is particularly good tor washing muslins
aud laces.
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CAKED BAG IN Cows.-Bofl large handful
ofpope or garget root in two gallons Of water,
and after skimmng out the roots, when
boiled, use one third Of the water in mess
with bran. Three messes will generally re-
lieve the most obstinate cases. So says .
farmer.
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GA man may suffer without shining; but
cILuvt sin without suffering.
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