Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-08
Living In Bed.

A wsiter II a medical journal says It is
often question among people who are IN
acquainted 'sith tie anatomy AID physiolo-
gy Of men VIII her lying with head e,a|'-
q or leve Wi,h t4e BODY, IS The most Whole
some. Mos consulting their own ease on
thia point, argue IA favor of nj which
they prefer Aos. although masy delight
n helsteiisg up 3eTr hreHs a. night. add
sep scln ) without ialury. yet we de-
clare Is q ~ a., ctroGs habit The yss>
sels "a which tas blood passes from the
ha'rt % the head are eirsys lessened IA
their cssifirs whn the head is resting in
bel hPher than the body therefore, in a.
diseases attended with fever, the bad should
bt pretty yearly 90 level with the body
antl people ocght 20 accust N Themselves to
sleep thus, and avoid danger.
No HOMESTEAD IS complete wthoutss
flower garden. no matter If it IL only two
feet square. The tendency Of the cultva
ton 10 alaays to make more amable, Lovely
and industrious. That society where beau.
tful flowers are cultivated, is slmost al>
WAYS eminently refined and virtuous. The
love Of flowers often dspels grief; and let's
in food Of JOY and glsdness into the de-
jccted hear. and daily intercourse with
them will most effectuallv dispense the hor>
rors Of ennui. lfvou have not the thine,
encourage your CHI dren to plant flowers.
Tnx Scranton PA Republican reports
that in meadow near that city, for some
distsnde around, the soil emirs large ouan.
titles of iutlammable gss. The little boys
N tha. ne hborhood have known the exis.
,t - Il e.
time. aud have made il the subject OF then
sports. They have been in the habit OF
puking sticks into the ground and lighting
the gas jas Il at issued from the holes thus
made. Uae strong jet his been burn ne
there with considerable light and heat for
several months.
WoRKxEN are laying foundations 70 the
new abutucnt for the new suspension bridge
at Niagara Falls 1t is intended for the u.c
Of foo, passengers onv. The bridge will
sc located hut a short distance from the In
ternsiional Hotel on the American side, and
the Clifton House on the Canada side II
will require q span If ,260 ct. The width
vii, be 10 feet, ind the height above the
water 100 feet. The structure will be OF
the usual wire cables, resting upon wooden
towers.
USQgEsrioSABLY within ten years . great
cha &c has taken place regarding labor
I hut The New York Tribune, we think rather
exaggerates when it says: The majority
OF mechanics make more money than the
maj .rity Of profes sional men and com 4 on
abofers get more money than clerks. In
: ten years more the difference y i'll be still
greater We look to see labor rise To the
dignity Of the professions, when, perhaps
, AZ much will he PAID for splitting huns
+ Dire rails a, for preaching Sermon
: SUDDEN DrArHs IN TUE HARVEST FIELD
We learn from the Macomb Journal that,
IN the neighbothood Of Ilandinville. Nc.
Donough county. Several sudden deaths
have recently taken place Az ong harvesters.
They at first would be attacked BY severe
chills. and would survive but few hours.
-Leuis'on (W Democrat
SIR" aid an indignant husband to his
reckless friend. "yon have abused my hos.
pitalitv you have kicked me down stairs,
YOU have kissed my wife before my face
Beware, air a few more such outrages,
and, 10y Jlve, you'll rouse the British lio, ~
The question of nnnt king Roxburv 70
Boston TO te settled in September by q
vote Of the two cfics