The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-12-27
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persons are so constituted that tobacco is q
veritable poison to them In any dose, even the
smallest. Such persons are never free, through
out their whole career as smokers, from symp-
toms which incontestibly evidence the exist
ence OF q process of narcotic poisoning Even.
if.they conquer the tendency to nausea which
at first affects them, they suffer, although smo-
king ever SO moderately, from chronic languor,
giddiness. dyspepsia, cold feet, or even from
paralysis Of sensation. 1t is of no use for such
persons to suspend smoking for time; their
only safety lies in giving it up at once and for
ever. We feel sure that the too prevalent habit
of excessive smoking does debilitate and de-
moralize a large number of men by producing
general enfecblement of the nervous system
We are certain that it is improper to subject
the organism to the action of tobacco at all
during its period of development and especi ally
before and during the establishment of puberty.
And we cannot ignore the fact that over and
above its graver physical effects, excessive
smoking tends to withdraw men from the field
of steady and serious action into that of dreamy,
self-enwrapped meditation, and it too often
initiates against the performance of those un-
selfish duties of social intercourse which make
up the happiness of home life.
Alloys of metals, used in Paris for the manu-
facture of spoons and forks, have recently been
subjected to analysis by a German chemist.
The first metal, beautiful yellow alloy, is al
minimum bronze, and is composed of 1913 parts
of copper and 10.5 parts of aluminium. The
second is also a gold resembling alloy, and has
been named oreide :" This is composed OF
1917 parts of copper; 1906 parts OF zinc, Guy
parts of nickel, with OPS parts of iron and 0.09
parts OF tin. The two last named are probably
accidental ingredients The third Is a beautl-
full white metal, very hard and taking q beaut1-
full polish. 1t is composed of 69S parts OF cop
per, 1913 parts of Nickel SIS of zinc and AT OF
cadmium. 80 .Is..4 &
peasant recently discovered in the village
of Idallon, the cemetery of town which
formerly existed. The Consul of the United
States caused some excavations to- be made,
which have brought to light several tombs in
perfect preservation, from which have been ok
tracted q large quantity OF precious stones,
q further depth of six or seven>feet other bury
ing places have been found bearing Phenician
Citrio Aoid.-This acid obtained chiefly from
lemon and lime juice, has been recently dis
covered in the fruit OF the cgphomamdrd befaced,
a plant of the nightshade family, a native of
Mexico, whence it has spread Peru and other
parts of South america. 1t is grown, also, in
| the gardens of Sicily. 1t is q woody perennial,
| growing to height of about IL feet. The yield
| is abundant the fruit containing from one to
one and one-Ealf per cent. of pure acid. The
acid has/bee discovered in the potato. and,
without doubt, exists also in the tomato, both
belonging to the same genus OF plants;
| Tests for the Commences of Observation-Disclosures
! and garnets only give a single image OF small
flight when viewed through their facets. All
other precious stones give double image All
limitations of precious stones except the
diamond, the garnet, and the spinelle, give
single image; they may thus be distinguished
from the genuine. All precious stones, when
|
| tire, except the diamond. common method
| of testing the genuineness of precious stones
is to touch them with the tongue, in contrast
| with IN imitation The genuine stone, being
a better conductor of heat, will feel colder thar
the imitation. The latter methed, however, is
not reliable, unless the two are OF uniform
temperature at the time the test il made.
| Young men who are DESTROYS to educate
themselves, should select elementary treatises
ut first such as treat of their subjects IN
familiar manner. Having thus selected, they
should set about reading them with the sterl
determination, not to let single page, or line
or word, pass uncomprehended.- Geographical
\ names should be properly pronounced, and the
places they indicate carefully located, not OF
a map merely but in the mift Illusions to
men and events should be at once followed 10y
research into the histories OF the men and TIM
events themselves. The writer of this article
once,-upon commencing to peruse volume
found, before he got over the first page, tina
he must read up two or three biographies, ant
several other collateral matters, before he coult
go on intelligently. Such occurrences Will ire
guently happen, but the labor involved mus
not pc shirked if labor ut first, it will sool
become pleasure.
Anotker framklia, has come to the surface il
Pittsburg, Pa. He may not be destined t.
attain the worldwide celebrity of" b. Franklin,
of 1776, and earlier, but he is a man OF genius
Il He has Just invented a steam-engine that re
. auires no piston, crank, or steam-chest, pu
works by Centrifugal force alone, making ], 80
revolutions per minute, with but little friction
! There has been centrifugal engines exhiblte'
before in England, but they did not WITHSTAND
7 the practical tests for heavy work which TIL
one is said to pass triumphantly. .
Cheap Cooking apparatus is a grand desldera
tum with travellers and explorers in all regions
r. as we'll as maps and guide books, and Cap
Warren, of the British Navy, has turned out
a neat thing of the kind in which viands ar
z cooked without coming into immediate contae
. hYith water, steam, fire. The meat place
in~an inner chamber is cooked entirely an m
:. absolutely in it's own vapor, by the case OF tn
q chamber being heated with water or stear
3 kept at boiling point on the outside. Thus, nc
% one particle of it's nutritious properties is o.
IL lowed to waste or escape. Less than % pound
i. of coal will cook dinner for 120 men, inclr
ding every variety, of meats vegetables tao an an
dessert, boiled, baked, roast OF stewea. g. ID y
If inches high, . feet 2 inches wide, and feet
t. inches deep. 1t will contain well-ventilate
q. evan and hold on the ton and its sides, I'll