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Why Salt Is Healthful.

From time immemorial it has been
known that without salt men would mis-
ersbiy perish !; and among the horrible
punishments entaiiing certain death, that
Of feeding culprits on saliless food is said
to have prevailed in bsrbarous times.--
Maggos and corruption are spoken OF by
some writer's as the distressing symptoms
which sa!Iless food engenders, but no
ancient or unehemical modern could ex.
plain how such sufferings arose. Now we
know why the animal Graves salt, why il
suffers discomfort. and why Il ulIimat "
falls into. disease il salt is for time with.
held. Upwards Of half the slime matter
Of the blood fifty per cent--consists Of
common salt, and as this is partly dis.
charged every day through the skin and
kidneys, the necessity OF continued sup.
plies of it TO the body becomes sufficiently
obvious. The bile also contains soda as
special and Indispensable con sliiuen,,
and so do al the carriages Of the body.
Stint the supply Of salt. therefore, and
neither will the bio be able properly TO
assist the digestion. nor the csrtiIages 10
be built up again as fast as they waste
Prof johnson.
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FEBRUARY 20, 1868.
sorrowful Bridal.

Az The battle OF Fredericksburg. 10 which
% many gallant heroes fcll. Capt, Jones
WsI.ce. Of one Of TIE Ohio Regiments.
was mortslly wounded. Intelligence that
he was wounded reaching his home, Miss
Henrietta Schneider, Of Canton, Ohio. be.
ing af6auoed TO tae gallant soldier, started
immediately to Wellington, IN company
with . iiiend, 10 look sfter him, arriving
on the morning that bis lis1b was smpu.
taied. After he was safely through with
she painful operation. ne was supposed, Mt
her own request, toe brave-hesrled girl
was united 10 him in marriage. sitting by
the side Of his cot while the solemn cere.
mony was performed. Leaving him soon
after, in the care OF faithful nurses al the
hospital, she returned to her boarding
house TO seek the repose necessary 10 en-.
able her TO administer 10 bis comfort on
the morrow, ere The dawn Of which she
was again summoned to the side OF his
couch TO find him dead.
itseems that sometime during the night
the nurse IN attendance observed some
blood on the counierpane, aud upon
making immediate examination found that
the wounded limb was bleeding profusely
which he attempted 10 staunch by tying q
handkerchief around. II. but before he
could accomplish Il. so rapid was the flow
OF blood, the gallant Captain was no more.
The remains Of Captain Wallsee were
taken to Canton by The bereaved wife, and
buried on Thursday last. with military
honors. some two thousand persons, it is
estimated. being present at the funeral.
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MEDICAL
The Grsofenberg
FAMILY MEDICINES

"A RE prepared under tho immediate supervia
a ion OF sktltul Physician, and they may be
relied upos in AL cafes.
Tho intelligence OF the community n no, I'm.
suited by tho offer Of single mrdiciue whIch
claims 10 cure All pisEAsfs but the Caieph,or0
Remedies consist Of seven different Medicines,
all unequuied in the cure Of dse for which
they are Recommended. among which may BE- te.
scled one appropriate 10 any o. lhe diseases met.
dent 20 this country and climate.
.eJ THE. GREFENBERC VEGETABLE
FILLS are batter tian any other Kind OF Pills in
the word--Pfi,e 25cCenis
trTHE GREFENRERG UTERINE CA.
THOLICON IL nn iuialibe icniedy for AL Fe.
male diseases.--PRlCE also,
eJTHE UTERINE CAT HOLICoN vii, also
difficulties in males.
erTHEGR EFENBERGs sARsApARILLA
sby inrthe most pow erfbI and efficacous com
dound In use.-Price One Dollar.
rTIlE GREFENBERG DYsENTERY
SYRUP is a certain and quick remedy Tor III die.
eases Of he bowels Price so Cents.
brTHE GREFENBERG PILE REMEDY
never tails 10 permanently relieve this distressing
disease--Price One Dollar.
erTHE GREFENBERG CHILDREN,
PANACEA is an invaluable compound in all
diseases incident to children.
THE GRlEFE BERG FEVER AND ACUE
REMEDY is sovereign specific tor this psIiic-
ular disease Price 5u Cents.
THE GREFENBERG GREEN MOUNT
AIN DlN IN ENT excels oil other saLSts in lie
curative effects Price 81 Cfnts.
THE GREFEhkERG CONSERVATIVES s
BALM affords the mOat astonishing ieiiei in all
pulmonary complai ain,s-- Pilce 10 a hotte tAn
eminent Physicinn Of New y ork, siaier tho, he
has known the GrRfenberg Consun piive's Balm
used with great success IN Dropsy, Our own
| experience substnutiates his at,ment)
THE GRHFENBERG HEALTH BITTFRS
are the most pleasant und delightful tonic ever
! prepared. .-Pdce 25 Gents.
THEGREFE VBERG LOTION is unpnrsl.
leled in all Inflammation or diseases oil the Eye
| Price 25 Cents.
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THE BLUes.--Cbaerfulnss and oocupa.
tion are closely allied. Iclo mon are rarely
happy. How should tboy be The brain
and muscles wero mSdo for vigorous action,
and neither can be withou. vigorous exer-
cise. Into the lazy brain crawl spider like
faucies, filing il with cob-webs that shut
out tho light, and make il fit abode for
"loathed molancholy.' lnvite the stout
handmsidou, brisk and bnsv thought, into
the intellectual chambers, and she will soon
brush away such unwholeeome tonauts.-
Blessed be work. whether IL be OF the head,
or tho hand, or both. Il demoiishes Chi
mera as effectuaily as Bollerophon. back ed
by the Goddess of Wisdom, disposed Of tho
original monster Of that name.
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REv. J. @. FLRrcuEn has returned from
Brasil, where he has made a tour Of ex.
ploration OF 1000 miles. He ascended
tho Amazon TO Peru. and says the capa.
bilities Of that immense river and tie fer
tili,y OF that grea, Amazonian basin have
been under estimated by even the widest
enthusiasts. He saw Brazilian man.of.
war at Tabaiinga. Brazil. which is on the
Amazon, 5000 miles from the Atlantic
The Amazon Navigation Company have
i've steamers constantly plying on that
river.
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sANFoRD's
liver EMYigOratOr

NEVER DEBlBfTATES.
1T is COMPOUNDED ENTIRELY
Tree FROM GUMS aud has become an established
iaet, . Standard Medicine. known and approved
by ell who have uced it, and il now resorted 10
with confidence in all tie diseases for which il il
recommended.
II has cured thousandsls within the last 9 years
who had given up allie hopes OF relief. os the
numerous, unsolicitedlt- certificates in my pos.
session SHOW.
L he ose must beI@ ia6apied 10 the temper.
ament OF the Individually taking IL, and used in
such quantities as to act - gently on the bowels.
Let the dictates Of = your judgment guide
your in the uso ol the SlLIVEk INh fGOk-
ATOK, and 10 will lcure Liver L o m
plants, Bilious At acks, Dyspepsia,
Chrome Diarrhoea. n SUNNI er com plants
Dysrnteey. DFopSy = Sour Stomach, IIa.
bituai Costlycbess, ChoIic, Cholera,
g Il o ! era mOrbus.l~ thOleru InfaBtum,
Flatulence, Jan n-l- dice, Female Wtuk
nesses, and may bels used successfully as an
ORDINARY FAMILY MEDICINE. II will
cure SICK HEADACHE, (as ihousands can tes-
tity) IN TWENTY MINUTES, IF TWO OR
THREE TEASPuONFULLS. ARE TAKEN
at commencement OF attack.
All who use it are giving their testimony in Its
favor.
0orMix water IN the mouth with INvIGORA.
TOR. aud swallow both together.
Price One Dollar per Bottle.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20

THERE is remnant OF race OF Indians
Ia New Mexico who are entirely different
from any other tribe on tire continent, aud
are supposed to be decended from the Tol.
tees, who preceded the. AS;ecs. They
ore small, have a peculiar conformation OF
skull and face. are Of peaceful habits, and
live BY agriculture. They weave cloth,
build with tools made Of stone. and build
towns OF stone and mortar with wallis
They have now seven small towns. but
ihe ruins ol their ancient cities show that
they were ouce inhabited by millions,
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SAN FORD,S
Family Calhartic Pills,
COMPOUNDED FROM

Ps,s Vegetable Extracts, and nut pp IN fips
Cases. dir Tight, aud pil keep in any climate.
The FAMILY CATHARTiC PILL Is gen
tie but active CathaItic which the Proprietor has
used in hs practice Tor more than twenty years.
The constantly in-s lcreasing demand from
those who have .ong fused ths PILLS and the
satisfaction which ,expresp in regard 10
their use ha g induced y Fns 10 place them with.
In the reach OF all. -{
The Profession well. know that different
Catharties act on ditfer. ,ent portions OF the bow.
els.
The FAMILY A-l93THARTIC PILL
has with due reference : TO this well es,a a6ishcd
fact, been compoundedz z jlrom variety OF the
puIest Vegetable T. < -s}lraels, which ncl alike
on exery part OF the al = haentaIy canal,
are GOOD and SAFEEdn u all cases where o
Cathartic is needed, and< such as DERANGE-
ME- N rs OF THES STOMACH, SLEEP
INESS. PAINS IN THE BACK and LOlNs,
COSTIVENkSS, PAIN AND SORENESS
OVER THE WHOLE BODY from sudden cold,
which frequently, Il neglected, ended 10 long
course OF Fever: LOSS OF APPETIIE, 9
GRE EPING SENSATION OF COLD OVER
THE BODY, ,RESTLESSNESS HEADACHE,
or WEIGHT IN THE HEAD all lnfammaioTy
Diseases, Worms in Children or Adults, Rhou'
matjsm, a great Purifier OF the Blood, and other
diseases 70 which fesh is heir, too numerous 70
mention in this adver isemeut. Dose t03.
PRICE 80 CENTS.
aa-Tba Liver fnvigorstor and Family Ca,hsy.
,is p,ls are retailed by A. Cook and Or. Holm
Nichols, Chardon, Ohio, by Druggists generally,
and sold wholesole BY the Trade in all the Large
sowns' tow a. ST. W. SANFORD, M d,
Manufacturer Rnn Proprietor,
2os Broadway, tcoT. OF Fulton STD New YcSk.
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II we wish to know who Is the most
degraded and The most wretched OF hu:
man beings, look for man who has prac /.
ticed vice so long that be curses j. aud
yet olings TO it that he pursues II be.
cause hs feels grea, law Of his nature
driving him on towards Il. but reaching il
knows that il will gnaw his heart. and
make him roll himself 10 the dust u, ils
feet.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20

BsFrxa have nest Of wasps. OF bum
hle-bses, or hornets in your bosom. Than
. siingiag coDsciencs.
Tsaans 10 thss,roBgsst whom unde6ned
n We hssw wba, death was Ike, men
would - Iooa die as sleep.
TEUTH ls truth, and the opinions Of mea
can nsVef mske Il otherwise.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20

TUE BeAnty Of Woman trauscends all
other formA OF beauty. as we'll 10 tho sweet-
ness Of lie suggestion as In the fervor Of tho
admiration u awakes The beauty Of iovc-
iy soman is sn inspira,ion.a sweet dslirium,
gentle madness. Her looks are love po.
sIons. Heaven Itself le never go clearly re-
sealsd 10 os as in she faos OF u beautiful
woman - Bepes,s Iainifiohs.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20

THE ros. agreeable OF all companions
10 simple. frank man. without any pre-
tensions 70 an oppressive gtea,ness--who
loves lite. aud understands the use of Il /:
obligiug. alike a. all hours above. all. OF
Q golden temper, aud s,eadfasl as aa an
ehor. For such an one we gladly sx-
change the greatest genius. ,he most bril-
liant wit, tho profoundest thinker.
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HOWARD Association,

For the reltefof the Siek dad Distressed, afflicted
pitk Virsgeaf and Chronie Diseosss, aud espe.
efaugJ for thf csrs Of Diseases q the Se1rai DR.
gdNs.
MEDICAL ADVICE given gratis by the
lvl Acting Surgeon,
VALUABLE REPORTS on Spermatorrhna OF
Seminal Weakness, ana other Diseases Of the
Saxbal Organs, and on the NEW REMEDIES
employed in the Dispensary, cent to the Inflicted
In sealed letter envelopes, free OF charge. Tive
or three Stamps Tor postage. will be acceptable.
Address DR.. J. SKlLLIN HoUGHTON, Act.
lng Surgeon, Howard Association, No. . South
Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. 649yf
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20

TnE Lab5rinth In Egypt coussins 500
shambeTs, and i2 halls. Thebes, in
Egypt. presents ruins 81 miles round,
and 100 gates. Carthage was 2e miles
round. Athens was 25 milos round. and
contained 259, ,0ou citizens, And 400. 900
slaves. The wails Of Rome were IS miles
10 length.
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0n lfiaa Anna nroad.

While BRi.LEs thsif lovely gFaees spread,
Aud fops Ground them hustev.
III be eonle1t With Anna Broad,
ADd vos't have any BUT nER.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20
THE WIFE ola MORMON ELDER.


"That one half Of the world cannot imagine
how tho other half live" s no ices true than tFiio;
and the lesson the adpge affords. our experience
and observation duly tend 10 verify. Theh, too.
when we consider the eyer.varying phases o hu-
man passion, and the discoriaut elements from
whicd all novel and astical seets are moulded,
Il can scarcely seem surprising that aithiul rec
ord OF actual events should exceed In singularity
:hc widest dream Of romance, or that crimes,
both strange and unnnrural should be perpctrnted
in lar.of country on the outskirts Of civiiza.
ton, which, people in another stnte OF society,
would never imagine possible. Knowing ms do
know, the evils and horrors and abomination OF
the Mormon system, the degradation il imposes
on females, and tho consequcni vices which cx.
tend through all the rumifcaiions OF The soc ETY..
q sense OF duty 10 the world mas induced me TO
prepare the following narrative for the public eye.
The romantic incidents connected with my ex
perience, many may think border on the marvel.
ons. 10 them | wouh say, that this narrative
OF my life only proves, what has 20 nfteu been
proved before, That "TRuTn is STRAseLR THAN
FicTfoN."-Authors Preface
The book contains 449 pages, with ongravings,
IL ncaily bound In cloih, and will be sent 10 any
address, post-paid on receipt ofprice, ,2j.
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nv AuS1IN N WARD

This. like the above, is work OF great and un .
usual interest, aud will be eagerly read al
companion volume 70 ''FEMA ALE LIFE"
1t is large IL mo. vol, neatly bouud in cloth,
illustrated with engravngs and will be sent to
any address post paid on receipt OF price. 81 90.
or on receipt Of $500, we will send both OF tho
above works, postage prepaid.
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Is Published Every Wedaesddy.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

PoR THR RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, InfluenZa, IIosrsoness,
Group, Bronchitis. Ineipiont Com
sumption, ana for the Relief
Of Consumptiye Patients
fn advanced Stages
OF the Disease.
This 10 rs,nedy universally known 70 utrsss any
other for the OF hrnHt and lung complaints that II
Ia useless here publish tho evidence Of It's virtues. Its
nurivalled excellence FOR coughs and coda and its truly
wonderful Of pulmonary dlseese, have made Il
known throughout tho civilized nations sf the earth
Few tho communities families, among them
WIN have not personal experience OF It's effects
living trophy In their mdst Of its victory over tie
snhtla aud dangerous disorders Of the throat and lungs
Az all know tho dreadful fatality Of these disorders aud
s they know, too tho effects 0f this remedy need MOI
do than to them that II has all the vr
that II did have when making the which have
won 90 strongly upon the confidence Of mankind.
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HOME TESTIMONY.

MR. II. 3. KixasLEY - Dear Sir, We feerit du.
ty we owe 10 u C public TO say that MaTshals Ca.
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classeG under the h. I'D OF Female Diseases. We
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To the thousands OF our sex whU IRE suffering
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The above named Ledies we are pefeoniisy ac-
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il 10 the Ladies' OF this Country, as safe and Of.
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Rheumatism, Gout, Liver Complaint.

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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-09-02
IroR InE LANCASTER .LEDaER. I
Sept. l, 1859.

MR EDIToR What Is the meaning Of the
following clause in the act oi the Confederate
Congress ito authorize the formation Of volun.
teer companies for local Defence" viz: "Pro.
vided that no person shall become q member
Of such company until he shall h We first taken
the oath Of Allegiance 10 the Confederate States
oil America, In wri,ing"
How long Is it since the Congress ut Rich.
mond had authority " impose an oath Of ALLIE
glance upon . citizen OF any OF the Confederate
Stalesr With all its deiOrInities the Consiitu.
ton Of the United States contained no such ab.
surdity and In nothing does the mpious tyrin,
ny Of the Northern usui patton appear more tia.
grant than its newly imposed oath Of allegiance
with the alternative OF exile or q traitors death.
II ID time that the people OF South Carolina
should examine its conscience, and understand
what it 10 to invoke Almighty God on % solemn
. subject rs allegiance, which involves liberty
and lite. The oath OF Office In South Carolina
expresses the obligation Of every citizen TO the
sovereignty OF the States. Have We been wa.
g'ng war Tor State sover, ignty, TO have it sub
ordinate 70 the Southern Coniederscy by q mil.
itsry oath Of every citizen capable Of bearing
arms, calling the Almighty God 10 witness this al
Iegiance ~ - government which is only the
agent aud creation Of his ouly true sovereign
the State OF South Carolina. Are We never TO
have truth settled, or arc We always 10 he the
victims Of antiquities aud ialsehood?
Let all ponder OIL the oath prescribed by the
Constitution Of the State OF South Carolina
II do so!emnly swear that | will faithful aud
true Allegiance bear to the state Of South Car.
olina 50 long a. / may continue citizen thers.
oi, &C. CANlLLUS.