The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-03-03

were going to whistle, draw the air thro'
the nostrils into the lungs. When the
chest is about full, raise the arms, keep
ing them extended, with palms of the
hands down, as You suck in the air, 80 as
to bring them over the head just as the
lungs are quite full. Then drop the
thumbs inward, and after gently forcing
the arms backward and the chest open
reverse the process by which you draw
your breath, till the lungs are entirely
empty. This process should be repeated
three or four times during the day. 1t
is impossible to describe to one who has
never tried it, the glorious sense Of Wig
or which follows the exercise. 1t is the
best exptctorant in the world We
know gentleman, the measure of whose
chest has been increased some three inch.
es dur0g rs many months.
nssa- The London Times, of 10Th Jan
uary admonishes the Naval Powers Of the
world that England is now building an
armored ship that will be "as terrible an
assailant to iron clads as an iron, clad
would be to wooden ships Our con-
temporary, at loss for a word that will
convey proper idea Of the nature of the
new fearful engine of war, calls it
''mouatcr.' The object, we are told
with which this vessel is designed is,
IN ease Of another great naval war, 20
avoid repetition Of the long, drcary work
of blocka1ing an enemys fleet by weari
s1ne and dangerous cruising off the
mouth Of harbyrs, The Bellcrophon (the
monsters nance is, in short, to a feet
Of iron clads what fox terrier is to
pack of hounds. In case Of an cnemy's
iron feet running into port, she can fol.
low thcu with impunity."
Hints If your hat,irons arc rough
or smoky, lay little fine salt on fiat
surface and then rub them well; it will
prevent them from sticking to anything
etarchcl, and make them smooth.
Rub your @rildlc with fine salt before
YOU grcu8c it, and your cake will not
stick
When clothes have acquired an un-
pleasant odor, by being kept from the
/ air, charcoal laid in the folds will soon
remove it.
Straw plaits may be whitened by i'm.
mcrsion in weak solution of chloride Of
lime, aud afterwards washed in clean wa
ter.
psa- A gentleman in kirkalda, Scot
land, has trained a couple of mice and
invented machinery enabling them to
spin cotton yarn. They have been en-
ploycd about twelve months. The work
is done on the treadmll principle. 1t is
so constructed that the common house
mouse is enabled to make attonement to
society for past oftenscs, by twisting,
twiuing and rceling from 100 to 126
threads per day. To complete this, the
! little pedestrian has to run lo3 miles
c A half penpy's worth Of oat meal at I'D.
. per week, serves one Of these tread wheel
cuIprit, for long period of five weeks.
, In that time it makes 10 threads per
= day. At this rate a mouse earns Cd
, every five weeks, which IS. sd. per an
f mum Take Cd off for board, and Is.
for machinery, there will arise 6s clear
} profit from every mouse annually.
r Coop ADVICE If the body is tired,
} rest; if the brain is tired, sleep. If the
) bowels arc loose, lie down in warm bed
aud rcmoin there, and cat nothing ill
. YOU arc we'll If an action Of the bowels
: docs not occur at the usual hour, cat not
an atom until they do act, at least for
r thirty-six hours: meanwhile drink largely
t Of cold or warm water, exercise in the
. open air to the extent Of gentle perspi.
P ration, and keep this up until things are
? righted; this one suggestion if precticec
l. would save myriads Of lives every year
(, both in the city and country. The best
u medicines ia the world are warmth, abstl
r nencc and rcposc.-Jour. Of Heath.
It It nea- Senator Conucss of California, hav
II ing been recently invited to speak befor
II one of the presidential associations Q
c New York city, replied, briefly, "that h.
/ felt mere like making war than makin|
? Presidents, and therefore, could no
}. come We wish that more of our rep
d rcscntativcs, in both Houses of Congress
IS had the same earnest view Of their re;
es duties in this important crisis, for in
10 triguing for the succession is poor bus
mess, and VIII most aSsnfcd1v, prove ur
Is profitable,
~ In lecture at Portland, Maine, til
=, lecturer, wishing to explain to a llttI
girl the manner in which a lobster cas
~, ~ his she'll when he had outgrown it, sal
" " -"What do you do when you have OF
y. y. grown your clothes? You cast the
o' ,a aside, do you not?' ooh, no" replie
y, ~ the little one, "we let out the tucks. -
Il, The lecturer confessed that she had tt
~ ~ advantage Of him there.
nt The Paris F1NcH says: "Thc bon
or nets of the present season ought to plea
"a the most fastidious ladies', as they a
is exceedingly becoming; being just lar
ne enough to form frame work around Il
II face. and trimmed both inside and O