The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-06-21
MORE ABOUT THE JEFF. DA-
Wis DISGUISE.

AAi. Va ~ quo VIC
following:
l am no admirer of JEFF. Davis; am
Il Yankee, born between Saccarappa and
Gorham Corner, am full of Yankee
prejudices, hut think it wicked to lie
even about him, or, for that matter,
about the devil.
| was with the party that captured
JEFF. Davis, saw the whole transaction
from its beginning. / now say, and
hope that you will publish it, that JEFF
ferson Davis did not have on at the time
he was taken, any garment such as is
worn by women. He did have over
his shoulders Il water proof article of
clothing something like "Havelock. I"
1t was not in the least concealed. He
wore II hat, and did not carry pail of
water on his head, nor carry pail, buck
ct nor kettle in any way.
To the best of my recollection, he car
ried nothing whatever in his hands.
His wife did not tell any person that her
husband might hurt somebody if he got
eXasperated. She behaved like lady,
and he as gentleman, though mani
festly he was chagrinCd at being taken
into custody. Our soldiers behaved
like gentlemen, as they were, and our
officers like honorable, brave men; and
the foolish stories that went the news
paper rounds of the day, telling how
wolfishly he deported himself, were all
false. | know what | am writing about.
| saw Jefferson Davis many times while
he was staying in Portland several
years ago, and think that / was the first
one who recognized him at the time of
his arrest.
When it was known that he was GER
tainly taken, some newspaper CORE
spondent-I knew his name at the time
fabricated the story about the disguise
in an old woman's dress. ! heard the
whole matter talked over as good joke,
and the officers who knew better, never
took the trouble to deny it. Perhaps
they thought that the Confederate
President deserved all the contempt
that could be put upon him. | think
so too, only | would never prepetrate u
falsehood that by any means would be-
come history.
And father, l. would never slander a
woman who has shown so mnch devo-
ton us Mrs. Davis has to h l. husband,
no matter how wicked he is or may have
been.
defy any person to find single OFF,
Ger or soldier who was present ut the cap
ture of jeff. DOvi who will say upon
honor that he was disguised in woman's
clothes, or that his wife acted in any
way unladylike or undignified IN that
occasion. | go for trying him for his
crimes, and if he is found guilty, pun
ishing him. But | would not lie about
him when the truth will certainly make
it bad enough. JAMES IL. PARKER.
CURE FOR lN-CEoWING NAIIS.-lt
is stated by n correspondent that eau
terization by hot tallow is an immedi-
ate cure for in-growing nails. lie says:
"The patient on whom first tried this
was young lady who had been unable
to put on shoe for several months, and
decidedly the worst case | have ever
seen. The disease had been Of long
standing. The edge of the nail was
deeply undermined the granulation,
formed high ridge, partly covered
with skin, and pus constantly 0ozeu
| from the root of the nail the whole zoe
was swollen, and extremely tender ana
painful. My mode Of proceeding was
| this: put very small piece Vi l1iloW
| in a spoon and heated II over lamp
until ii became very NOT, ana uroPPet,
| two or three drops between the nail and
examinations. The effect was almost
magical. Pain and tenderness We're mt
once relieved, and in u few days the
granulations were all gone, the diseased
parts dry and destitute of feeling, and
| the edge of the nail exposed so as to ad-
nit of being pared away without any
| Inconvenience. The cure was complete
and the trouble never returned. l have
| tried this plan repeatedly since, and
with the most satisfactory results. The
operation causes but little if any pain il
the tallow is properly heated. A repe-
tition might in some cases be necessary
although | never have met with case
that did not yield to one application
Admitting the theory of DIR. Lorinrel
TO be correct, the niOduS Oper0nd il
very plainly to be seen. The liquid
cautery insinuates itself in every inter
stice under the nail, accomplishing IN
one minute, without pain, all that car
be effected by the painful application o
nitrate of silver for several weeks"