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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
Popular FalIacIes.

That warm air must be impure. and that
consequently, it is hurtful to sleep in a
comparatively warm room. A warm room
is as easily ventilated as cool one. The
warm air Of a close vehicle is less injurious,
be 1t ever so foul, from crowding, than to
ride and sit still and feel uncomfortable
cold for an hour. The worst that can hap
pen from crowded conveyance is a faint
ing spell; while from sitting even less than
an hour in still, chilly atmosphere, has
induced attacks Of pneumonia, that is in.
fammation Of the lungs. which often prove
fatal in three or four days. 1t is always
positively injurious to sleep in close room
where water freezes, because such degree
Of cold causes the negatively poisonous
carbonic acid gas Of a sleepng.room to set
tie near the floor, where it is breathed and
rcbreathed by the sleeper, aud is capable of
producing typhoid fever in few hours
Hence, there is no advantage, and always
danger, especially to weakly persons, in
sleeping in an atmosphere colder than the
freezing point
That il is necessary 10 the proper and
efficient ventilation of room. even in warm
weather, that a window or door should be
left open; this is always hazardous to the
sick and conyacscent. Quite as safe a
plan of ventilation, and rs efficient, is to
keep lamp or small fire burning in the
fireplace. This creates draft, and carries
bad airs and gases up tho chimney.
That outdoor exercise before breakfast
is hcalthful. IL is not so. And. from the
very nature Of things, is hurtful, especially
to persons Of poor health, although the
very vigorous may practice II with impuni.
ty. In winter the body is easily chilled
through aud through, unless the stomach
has been fortified with q good warm break.
fast; and in warm weather, miesmatic and
malarious gases and emanations speedily
act upon the empty and weak stomach in a
way TO viiiate the circulation and induce
fever aud ague, diarrhea and dysontory; en-.
tire families, who have arranged TO eat
breakfast before leaving the house, and TO
take supper before sundown, have had q
complete exemption from fever and ngue
while the whole community around them
was suffering from Il, from having neglcc-
ted these precautions.
That whatever lessons cough IL "good'
for IL, and IL persevered in, will cure It,
On tho contrary. all coughs are soonest
cured by promoting and increasing them;
because nature endeavors by the cough 10
help bring up tho phlegm and yellow mat.
ter which is IN the lungs, as tho lungs can
not heal while the matter is there And
as il can not be got rid Of withoutcoughing,
the moro eoaghipg thsre. 10 the oo4oritie
got Iid oi--tIie sooner are the lungs elcarod
out for the fuller and irecr reception Of pure
air, which Ia their natural food. The only
remedies which can do any good in coughs
are such rs loosen tho phegm, and thus
less cough is required to bring II up
Those remedies are warmth, outdoor ex-
ercisc and everything which slightly nau-
scates.-[ Halls Journal Of Health
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
l,ranns.

These most terrible of pains arise from
the veins being 10 full Of blood that they
swell out, press against the large nerves,
aud thus impede the circulation Of tho
vital fluid, in smaRer Nerves tho diston.
rioh produces neuralgia, which IA literally
"nerve.nche." The cause OF this unusual
iullness of the velns Is. that the blood Is 50
impure, so thick, 80 full OF disease, that il
can not flow by natures ordinary agencies,
In proportion as il is thick il Is cold, and
this abnormal state is indicated by feeble
ness of the pulse. In cholera patients il is
very marked, and exists days aud weeks
before the attack. The following is sim.
pic method Of treatmonE When person
is attacked with oramp. got some hot water
quietly and expeditiously (for noise aud
exclamations Of grief aud alarm still fur.
ther disturb the nervous equilbrium,) put
the sufferer in the water as completely as
possible. and thus heat is impaired to the
blood, which sends il coursing along the
veins, aud the pain is gone While The
water is in preparation, rub the cramped
part very briskly with the hand or wooden
flannel with your mouth shut. But why
keep your mouth shut? You can rul
harder. faster. and more efficiently; besides
II saves the suiicrer from meaningless and
agonizing inquiries. A man in pain doe,
not want TO be talked to-he wants relief
not words. Ifallcould know. us physicians
do. the inesiimabie value ofquiet composure
aud the confident air on the par, of on,
who attempts to aid sufferer. it would b,
practiced with ceaseless assiduity by th,
considerate and humane.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
Malignant Christians.

Some persons pride themselves on being
blunt, or, as they callit, "honest;' but very
blunt people do little good to others aud
get little love to themselves The Scrip
lures recommend gentleness and kindness.
There is nothing in all this world Of ours
half so mean as vindictive and malignant
disposition. Yei many Christians crafty
this spirit, and deceive themselves with the
idea that they are rebuking sin. Chris
tians should take heed of getting fond of
the work of ''rebuking" Such spiritual
constables" do great deal Of mischief
without intending it. They are in Church
what very witty and sarcastic person is in
society. or what a telltale is in school; and
approximate very closely to that class which
the apostles term "busy in other
mems matters Such Christians come in
time to be regarded as nuisances in society,
constantly to be avoided. and the little
good they may do is thrown away. Our
manner must defender and winning. The
nail of reproof, saysan old writer, must be
we'll oiled IN kindness before it is driven
home.-[ Boston Recorder.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
Home and Mother.

Home. where father and mother, brothers
and sisters, have a unity of interest, SYM
pathy aud affection, becomes in mature life
the most sacred picture
"Tha, hangs on memory's wall"
If in after years, when the destroying angel
has crossed the househo and silenced its
familiur voices in their death; when the
hand of changing time has torn down the
woodbines that climbed above its portals
and its windows, and when its paths echo
only TO the tread of strangers feet, how
often does remembcrance lead rs back to
its sacred precincts, and make US realize
that the home Of childhood is the brightest
spot, the fairest oasis on the desert Of life.
II is during these moments Of retrospection
that the religious instructions of youth
How back upon The soul. IL is then thit
We kneel by the side of her,
"whose breast with gentle biIiows
Rocked TO rest our infant woes"
and lisp over the prayer she taught us.
Poetry has encireled the name of mother
with haloes Of beauty, but its language
will never be adequate to measure her in
huence. To her the first years of our lives
belong, and il is then in her power to plant
seeds of virtue that will bud and blossom
ipthe soul when age has plowed her deep
1F<ows in our pale creeks. The prayers
on pious mother are a priceless legacy
They arc like the dews Of Heaven, which
first ascend from the earth to tho skies
and then descend again to bless and revive
the unfolding plant. Infdelity may array
itself against the Bible, and its clamor:
may be loud among the assemblies Of men
but il has not the courage to enter the
sanctuary of a religious home, and there
listen to the earnest prayers Of holy
me ther, as she points her children to tho
throne Of God.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
D0n't Shoot the Owls.

In our younger days it was the custom
to hunt through tic forests for all sorts of
game, whether on the wing or the leg.
Many an innocent bird fell victim to an
almost utter ignorance Of its hah It's and its
haunts. Owls were always popped OF
without the slightest rcmorse. The fact
that at rare intervals they would swoop
down upon plump chicken was enough.
We hadn't read the Ettrick shepherds
remonstrance-"Shooting hewlett I'd as
soon shoot my barn cat" The fact is that,
as a general rule, the owl is not only one
of the most useful but one Of the most
harmless birds in creation. lie destroys
moles and squirrels, aud field mice aud
weasels, all Of which do a vast deal of harm
on every landed estate and about our home
steads. Now, boys, when your gun is
raised, think twice, and don't you do it,
Just bear in mind that "Margary" docs a
thousand times more good than harm. 1t
is only great horned owl that robs hen
roosts, and eats up little turkeys, and chick
ems any how, aud he also eats rats and mice
and insects Massachusetts, Ploughman.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
trademarks.

Some writer, who has evidently been
"iherc, or thercabOuts,7 thy descants on
bridemaids;
Next to beinga bride. .assssl(, every young
lady likes TO be a bridSmsia Wedlock is
thought by q large proportion Of the
blooming sex 10 be contagious, and, much
to the credit of their courage. fair spinsters
are not ut all afraid Of catching it. So far
as official conduct is concerned, when you
have seen one bridemnid You have seen
the whole fascinating trib Their leading
duty seems to be TO treat the bride as a
"vctim led with garlands to the sacrifice. y
They consider il necessary to exhort her
TO "cheer up" Her fair assistants provide
themselves with pungent essences lest she
should faint at the "trying moment,
which, between you and |, she has no more
idea Of doing than she has of dying. Ii
is true, she sometimes tells them she "feels
as il she should sink into the earth, " aud
that they responded, "poor dear" and ap-
ply the smelling bottle; but she neverthe-
less goes through her nuptial martyrdom
with great fortitude. In nine cases out ol
ten the bridegroom is more. illustrated
than the fragile and lovely creature at his
side; but nobody thinks of plying him,
poor fellow! If one of the groomsmen
does recommend him to take glass Of
wine before the ceremony, to "steady his
nerves." the advice is given superciliously
as who should say: "What spooney you
are, old feIlowl' Bridemaids may be con-
sidered as brides in what lawyers call the
''incohate" or incipient state. They ART
looking forward to that day of triumphan
weakness when il shall be their turn to bt
'poor dear creatures" and otherwise sus
tained and supported, as the law of nuptia
prctences directs. Let US hope they ma,
not be disappointed.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
Enlargement Of the Lungs.

"Stcp out into the purest air you can
find, stand perfectly erect, with the head
and shoulders back, aud then, fixing the
lips as though you were going TO whistle,
draw the air. not Though the nostrils, but
through the lips, into the lungs. When
the chest is about full, raise the arms,
Keeping them extended. with the palms of
the hands down, as you suck in the air, so
as to bring them over the head just as the
lungs are quite full. Then d.op the
thumbs inward aud 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 nev.
or tried il. the glorious sense Of vigor
which follows the exercise. 1t is the best
expectorant in the world We know q
gentleman the measure of whose chest has
been increased some three inches during
as many months.' -
A word Of caution will not be out Of
place Persons with weak lungs and SEN
sitive bronchial tubes should avoid very
cold air in performing this exercise, OF
should inhalc it through the nostrils, which
is the proper way in ordinary breathing
Such persons should also commence eau
tiously and carefully, so as not TO strain
or injure the parts affected, increasing ths
exercise gradually, as the strength increas
cs.-[ chronological Journal.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
Paragraphs. Amusing and ScnII-
mental.

Go look upon tho battle Geld.
Where shot and shell Ny fast
Whore Freedoms stirring battle cry
Il heard upon the Slastl
Go where tho lifted sabers nash,
And fall on traitor cfests,
Where Southern bayoneta are dim
With blood from Northern breastsj
Go search amid the loyal ranks
Among the glorious doad-
Among them all you will not and
A single copporhead.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09

A clergyman called on poor parishion-
CIR, whom he found bitterly lamenting the
loss of an only son, a boy of about four or
five years Old. In the hope of consoling
the afflicted woman he remarked to her
that lone so young could not have COM
mitted any very grievous sin; and that no
doubt the child was gone to heaven
"Ah, cir" said the simple hearted creature,
"but Tommy was SO shy-and they are all
strangers there -
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
. Time Like the Old Time.
M o. W. HOLMES.


There Is no tiwe like the old time, when you and
were young,
when the buds Of April blossomed, and the birds
Of spring time sungi
The gardens brightest glorIes by sumner suns are
nursed.
But, oh, the sweet sweet vioIets, the flowers that
opened hrsti
There Is no place like TIE old place where you and
were born
where We lifted nr,t our eyellds on the splendors
of the morn,
From the milk white breast that warmed US, from
the cha ging arms that hors,
wh.r- .hf t,4r .s,y glis<r-sa V'sr us that viii
look On us mossI
There l. no friend like tho old friend who has
shared eur morning da.s,
No greeting like his we.csme, no homage like his
praise;
Fame is the sentles sunaower with gaudy crown
of gold,
But friendship Ia tho breathing rose, with sweets
In every fold.
IA cut pridej
Though our leaves are falling, falling, and we're
fading slice BY ,ide,
There are blossoms all around US with the eoiors
Of our dawn,
Aud wo live In borrowed sunshine when the light
Of day Is gone.
There are no times like tho old tines they shall
never be forgot,
There is no place like the old piaec-keep green
tho dear old spot
There are no friends like our old friends-may
Heaven prolong their lives
There are no loves like our old loyes--0od bless
our teylne wivee
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09

Presentations are getting common
The Captain of canal boat out West has
just been presented with service of five
years in the penitentiary, in consideration
Of the distinguished ability with which he
pluudered passenger, and kicked him
overheard.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09

The way in which words are often divi-
ded, when set to music. sometimes produ-
ces a rather ludicrous effect. A stranger
was once surprised on hearing congrega-
tion, mostly of women, crying out:
"0h for man
Oh for n mani
oh for a mansion in the skiesi''
While on another occasion o choir sang
to the best Of their ability:
oven catch the fieci
Wen catch the fee
Wen catch the fee--tisg hours f"
1t is hoped nobody was bitten.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09

Fy A man never loses By doing good
Offices to others.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09

Eg A little wit will serve fortunate
man.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09

say- A worldly JOY is but shOrt-livcd
dream.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.

V1sVV ElN 1zfffI IN AD'NE~"
33, 90 IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE
No postage on papers delivered within this
County.
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under any constitutional or loyal test
Surely we ought not to separate from him
until at least we prescribe test of their
loyalty upon which we are willing to stand
We have not doneit Yet | will not try
him by new creeds will not denounce him
for hasty words uttered in repelling personal
affronts. see him yet surrounded by the
cabinet of Abraham Lincoln, pursuing his
policy. No word from me shall drive him
into political fellowship with those who,
when he was one of the moral heroes of the
war, denounced him, spat upon him and
despitefully used him. The association
must be self sought, and even then shall
part with him i'll sorrow.
But with the abiding hope that the same
Almighty power that has guided us through
the recent war will be with US still in our
new difficulties until every state is restored
to it's full communion and fellowship, and
until our nation, purified by war, will as,
sumo among the nations of the earth the
grand position hoped for by Washington;
Clay, Webster, Lincoln and hundreds Of
thousands of unnamed heroes who gave VI
their lives for glory. led
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of lifelong devotion to the best interests
of our common country, and to those great
principles for which ne are contending, he
is not going to betray principles, friends
and country for any possible inducement
that could be presented by unrepentant reb-
els and would be PARTICLES.
Senator Sherman of Ohio who voted
the Freedmans bureau bill both on
its final passage and after the Presidents
veto, counsels still, for confidence in and
support of the administration. We publish
in another place his speech in the Senate
on Tuesday last to which we call the at
tentl0a OF our readers. There are other
reasons we might urge for moderate and
conciliatory course under present circum-
stances, but we think we have said enough
to convince our readers that while no good
could be accomplished by an opposite course
the cause we profess to serve might be ac-
tually jeopardized thereby.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-01
Statistics Of the State for 1865.

Mr. A. }. turner has introduced bill in
the Assembly for taking the statistics of the
leading agricultural products of the State
for the year 865, which comnends itself to
favorable consideration. The work is to be
performed by the assessors of the several
towns The statistics for 1864 were taken
in this manner last year. 1t is well known,
however, that the year 1864 in consequence
OF the failure of the crops by the united raw
ages of the drought and chinch bug, was a
most disastrous one for the agricultural in
terests, and the statistics of that year give
very unjust idea of the State, since they
show our agricultural products at less than
one-third what they were last season.
The bill also further provides that the
Secretary of State shall compile the stats
tics, make an estimate of the value of the
same articles in the county where produced,
before being marketed, a further estimate of
the value OF the same articles delivered at
some lake port, and their estimated value
! laid down in New York.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-01
Major General and Conf
The Gee Trial

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The Tr5bune'S Ra-
leigh, N. c., correspondent gives the par
ticulars of the trial by military commits
s lion of Maj John II. Gee, formerly rebel
of Salisbury prison, which was
begun at that city on the 21st inst. Out of
ten Thousand prisoners confined in Salisbury,
at least five thousand of them died from i'll
treatment in five months before Stonemans
forces entered Salisbury. a-#-.
Maj. Gee escaped with a few prisoners
left there, went to Georgia, aud gave him
self up at Augusta, subsequent to ecu
Johnston's surrender to Gen. Sherman. Gee
then proceeded to Quincy, Florida and was
there arrested in November last ON charge
of treating the prisoners under his care with
inhumanity and barbartty, and of being
guilty of conduct not in accordance with
the usages of war. Since then he has been
in close custody.
The prisoner appeared in court, careworn,
thin and anxious The Military Commits
sion engaged is composed of Col. w. w.
Wheeler. 28th Michigan infantry, President /;
Brevet Lieut.. Col. John Hamilton, U. s. A.;
Lieut.. Col. r. FL. Miller, of the 28th India
ma infantry Brevet Maj John r. Myrick,
U S. A.; Brevet Maj. r. S. Conner, U. s. Al;
Capt. John Carlin, l29th Indiana infantry !;
Capt. Dwight Frazer, 12Sth Indiana infant
~ ; Maj Francis E. Walcott, Judge Advo-
cate. d. P. Holland, of Florida, formerly
Attorney General of that State and John
Wilder, of Massachusetts,, act as counsel for
the defence. The witnesses present for the
prosecution number about thirty persons,
Union soldiers who were confined at Sails
bury, two war correspondents, (also captives
there several rebel officers of the military
garrison, and number of citizens of that
town. A large number of witness es are
present for the defence.
The correspondent says much interest is
felt in the trial there by the secessionists OF
Raleigh, particularly the feminine portion,
who synlpathize deeply with Gee. The
friends of the rebel General claim that he is
not responsible for their treatment, Major
Gee pleads in bar, that by the terms of
capitalization agreed to between Generals
Sherman and Johnston, and by parole grant
ed to the officers and soldiers who surrender.
ed under Gen. Johnston, the United States
by its accredited agent, agreed and pledged
its faith that these officers and soldiers
shall not be molested SO long as they conf
ply with the terms of the parole. The de-
fence is very anxious for postponement of
the trial ..a
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The Freedman'S Bureau-ImpOrtant Cir
eular frnm Cen HnMard. ---

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Major General
0 0, Howard has prepared the following
circular letter to be transmitted to each of
the Assistant Commissioners Of the Freed
mans Bureau:
FWAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF FREED
MEN, REFUGEES AND ABANDONED LANDS
WAsHINeToN, Feb. %, 1S66.--I0 the ASSGS-
tont Commissioner DEAR SIR: Anticipa-
ting the action that will necessarily follow
the action of the Freedman's bill, you may
feel somewhat embarrassed in the duties de-
volving upon you under the law and regu-
lations already existing. That you may act
steadily and firmly in any emergency, you
must be prepared for any increased hostility
ON the part of those who have 80 persistent
Iy hindered and troubled you and your
agents, and there may be all increased rest
lessness amongst the freedmen. y
s'The President has assured the Commits
sioner that he regards the prent law as con-
tinuing the existence of the Bureau at least
year from now. ..a...
Please ascertain and report what steps
have been taken in your district by the
State and municipal authorities to provide
for the absolutely INDECENT and suffering ref
ugees and freedmen who have and are being
thrown upon the General Government for
support.
Continue to use every possible effort to find
good homes for orphan minors who are de.
pendent, and to reduce, by means Of EN-
ployment offices, all accommodations of peo-
pie in the different cities and villages, aid
| ing the unemployed to find homes and la
Dor. You have succeeded in allaying strife
arranging labor and promoting education
in the midst of great difficulties. Continue
with your utmost efforts to pursue the
same course, SO as to demonstrate to the
people of your district the good intention Of
the Government, and the complete practi
cability of the system of free labor. Give
thorough inspection to every agent 70
whom you are responsible.
'Immoralities, corruption, neglected du
ties and incapacity are sometimes complain
ed of against officers and agents of the Blu
eau. If either of these charges be sustain
ed on investigation, the guilty party Wi
be at once removed whether he can be re
placed or not.
Thanking you heartily for the energ
and fidelity you have thus far displayed, tn
Commissioner is pleased to express an I'LL
wavering confidence in your ability to cop
with any new difficulties that may arise
q am very respectfully, your obedien
servant
O. o. HOWARD.
Major General and Commissioner.