New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-18
one gets svssy Spirits Of hsrhorn allsys the bite,

Another insect is called the jigger They are more
common south Of Tennessee. There are few here.
They are still smaller than tile seed tick and red They
get under the nails OF the toes and between the toes
and when they get into the flesh 1t Is almost impossible
to get them out They cause intense itchnR corrupted
matter out and when they are under the toe nail
the is painful and protracted. The igger comes
Of sand and moist places In very hot countries they
are almost intolersble.
There Is rest by night or by day for great ma
jority OF the children or all these pests can DO
avoided by cleanliness and care. In the DAYTIME l
have young infants asleep on bed in dark place
it always is dark except near the door-with the bed
bugs craving over them. have fecn nursing child
ren wasted with the chs Of long standing, lying on
quilt the floor. sleeping almost soundly. while mus
ketoes ard flies sucked their blood fed on old sores
made by ticks and other vermin. Once in while the
mother would brush their faces with CLOTH
Among the thousands Of refugees in this country
there are few women, Young or old who do not chew
snuff The other day L went to the door OF house
where the man lay the bed, sick with the chis The
mother and infant we're on TIE foor blanket under
them. Ny steps awakened her; she turned toward
me. and saw she had stick in her month. With a
doss Of snuff in her mouth she had fallen asleep II Is
said that the effects of snuff similar to those OF
whisky. The child looked though il could not live
long Blotches covered its neck and arms. and it
wasted away. Two other children were in n bed; one
had large swelling on his breast the other had tho
| chilis. The faces OF both were well bitten.
The progress o people make in civilization s meas.
ured by their cleanliness. Rome, Athens, Constants.
nople. and Cairo in Egypt. abound with vermn. Let
me also add Cairo in Illinois. Their descent is marked
by poverty. distress and nightly torment till at last the
savage state is reached and in their desperation they
ost tie vermin which iniests them,
Early must the children u these parents lose por
ton Of their finest sensibtes or die The mothers
milk being drugged with tobacco is the first step; the
constant attack OF insects completes the work An in.
fan. whose legs covered with scabs or sores down
to tie tips of his toes Is the basis Of the future man.
This viii explain why little feeling IL shown to dumb
creatures shocking 10 Northern women In part II
exiians why many 30 mon. women and child.
spent The whole Of day year ago last Winter,
few miles from my house. while hogs. in the yard and
nottwo stops from the house eating the body of
murdered Un.on man. Tie love for Slavery will ex.
plan the rest
There il no doub, bat the STAKEHOLDER had little
| gari Tor human feelings without renorss he would
sella nursing infant. II mis- child he might
have blusbed. Between the brutality Of class and
heinsensiby Of the other it is easy to see why our
prisoners were cruelty treated. There is not much
to suppose that they would deal with prisoners
Of mother people much better.
Ono need not DO surprised that very few have been
distinguished for learning or for invention. With
great difficulty many learn to read Their mechanics
hibt little skill ard ye, il ia common Cor pro.
fessto be q mason. blacksmith. a shoemaker and q
wagon maker Often such have only from two to five
dollars worth Of tools. | have seen saws so old and
curoasy formed should not be surprised IL they
N M three hundred years ago. One mechanic has only
| an ingur. enother q saw and another hammer
ehktl
| ~ viewing the children they seem active enough.
Bi on looking closely. they will be found with poor
pscepuyes or the faculties which nicely distinguish
Thy have no sharp angular Development OF organs
w!ch can lead them TO strive 20 excel. In modern
i!aes results rapidly follow We rise or We SIM in a
side dav This want % percept!yes In the large class
TO ,hch the refugees belong has terrible meaning
II ability 20 compete with the enterprise OF this age
Is cad In them. In slower more sluggish ages they
mint be gradually elevated. Now. they have no time
to repare for a conflict with the cagerness. the sci
enc and the skilled labor Of a superior race. Without
Ian where they raise hogs and corn. they will per.
ish without capital or without ability 70 acquire It,
the are destined in two generations TO be ami.
ELifcd. Eyea nov the process Is rapidly going on
Wee they good laborers they might DO saved They
ha, neither tie will nor physical ability to labor
Thlr women are more faithful and desirable as labor
ers Northern prefer them at the same price
wsn tho best qualities Of race take refuge in the
fene the end is near The Confederacy itself expired
IT. male apparel.
De negro knows how 10 labor His ability to work
lein his bones in bis muscles In bis nerves In his
wiie being. Like stringed instrument he is In tune
Mgh more than this IT has been his study to listen to
thfantest SQUADS and sgns and 20 watch every move
met of the human face To save himself from re-
neang on himself he has reflected on his work and on
,hcare OF animals. Much is limited and false-the
frti has been a development Of his pcrceptiyes This
exeins why 30 easily ho learns TO read-reading and
wing do by nature. In Slavery ne has acquired
Inequalities which make the civilized man. II Is OF
thhighes, national importance that the negros refec
tvs developed upon this depends the future glory
an greatness Of the American Republic. Much
Though the whole world depends upon this The stone
wlch was rejected has become the head Of the corner
It, vain for two millions Of people without peEcepcS
al with soft muscles. TO contend win four Hiiion'
WIN perceptiyes and hard muscles
| he old shareholders OF Virginia recently reached the
| hint OF impudencs and folly when they settled tDe
wtes OF the negro at IS a month or Il cents day
Wen YOU talk about paying man IL cents day FOR
fan work smith work, carpentry work, dtehing and
yol.choppiug you want new ideas and VIII 10 apt u
% them Lord have We fought this war at an expense
oahree billions of dollars and half million OF lives
IA the aborer may have ls cents day II this Is So
.,,ber war will be needed The question about voting
wi be a small matter then.
he Democratic papers at last have got new idea
shave seen an old girl. who finally being married.
tumphs with real baby. They have discovered that