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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-09-25
SuERIFF'S SALE.

NOTICE 10 hereby given tsst by v's'us
An ~ tao Executions. issued froue III
Office Of the clerk OF The Dubois C,h.mor
Pleas Court. and TO me directed. I will
proceed 10 offer for sale at Public suction
TO the highest bidder, for essh in hand. al
the door OF the court house Of Dubois county
IN the town Of Jasper. on
SATURDAY, Oct. 10. 1868.
Between the hours Of 10 O'Clock. A NJ and
4 O'Clock. M Of said day. the rents sud
profits for term not exceeding seven years
Of the following described real estate. situ.
sted in Dubois county and State OF Indians,
to-wit:
Lots Nos. SO. 60, 81 and 43, together
with oil sppertenances ihereunto belonging.
a. evidenced by the msp, plat or chart Of
the town Of jasper.
And on failure 10 realize the full amount
OF principal. interest end COSTS called for by
said decree. will at the same time end
place. and 10 like manner, sell the fee sim
pie Of ssid real estate.
Taken in execution 30 the property Of
Alois KodsIle st the suit OF Frank Skinner.
Joseph Bragg and Joseph r Skinner, snc
WeDdoiin Bohner.
Said sale will be made without any relief
whstever IRON the valuation and spprsis-
menr laws on the Bohner judgment, and
with relief on the skinner & Co. Judgement
HENRY MAUNTEL, Sheriff d. C.
CT B CARR. Atty
Sept. 18th, '68-3
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CONJUGAL LOVE.

AND THE HAPPINESS OF True MARRIAGE.
Essay for Young Men. on the Errors
Abuses and Diseases which destroy the
Manly Powers and create impedimenis to
mARRrAcE. with sure means Of relief Sent
in sealed letter envelopes free Of charge
Address. DR.. j. SKILLIN HOUGHTON,
Howsri Associations. PhilsdeIphis, Pa.
Feb Il, '68-y
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Extra special Notice.


Bewsre Vi Counserfei's! Smiths Tonic
syrup hss been counterieited, and the conn
ierfeiter brought TO grief.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP.
\ The genuine article must have DR.. John
Bull's private stamp on each bottle. DR.
John Bull only has the right TO manufacture
and sell the orgiool John Smith Tonic
Syrup o. Louisville. Ky. Examine vel
the label on each bottle. II my private
.'amp is not on the bottle. do not purchase
or You will be deceived. See my columi I'D
Iveriisement, snd nv show card. ] will proc
ecuie any one Infringing on nv right. The
genuine Smiths Tonic Syrup can only b
prepared by myself.
The public's servant,
Louisville. Ky. DR.. john Bull.
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SURVEY NOTICE.

SURVEY NOTICE.
VsNHE undersigned will proceed with the
j. County Surveyor Of Dubois County, on
9Th cay OF Oct, 1868. to run the lines
and determine the boundaries OF section No.
|26 Township i sor,h rsnge 3 West.
The intermediate lines will also be run
and the corners thereof eetsb 'ished. Per.
some interested will please he present.
Sept l8 '66-3w J. w. MORGON.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-09-25

NEW GooDs.-Onr clever fellow
citizen Joseph Sermersheim has now
got on tho largest assortment OF goods
ever brought to Jasper. lie has
brought everything that will please
the ladies and wear well, and has also
added to his inducements to trade
with him y large stock Of gentlemen's
ready made clothing OF all kinds
Read his advertisement. in another
column, and 20 and trade with him,
II you want a bargain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-09-25

= pUThe price Of one days work
each week is taken from all mechanics
and laboring men to pay for the sup
port Of idle negroes in the South and
other radical extravagances. How
long will they continue to support such
aparty'
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FOR COUNTY CLERK.

The undersigned announces himself, eUeF
the solicitation Of numerous friends, as
cswdidsts for Clerk Of the Courts Of Du
bois county. and IN doing so. he wishes il
dis,jnc,ly understood. ,hst he does IL 10 in.
iuse 10 other person, but simply because his
friends wish him 10 have the office. and he
wishes to gfa,iiy them and help himself.
SAnDusKY WILLIAMS.
Mr., EDIroR-Plesse announce Mr.. H..
b. sEpMomsfos, 90 q candidate for County
Clerk, Of Dubois County. at the ensuing DC.
,ober election, and obligs
,Lor MANY OLD CITIZENS.
(rWe are au,bor.z'd 10 announce Mr..
GEORGE J. JUrr, % q candidate for County
Clerk, at the ensuing October election.
Oo-We are su,horz d to announce that
j. III. DEIxDERFER. Of PMoka Tp is can.
didate for County Clerk, at the ensuing cleo
ton. BY ordes Of
a,ai. ,n.,a. MAsv CITIZENS.
~ For sheriff.
III We are authorized to announce Mr..
JoHR WElKEL. az . candidate Tor Sheriff Of
Dubois County. al the ensuing October cleo
sion,
Va ~We are su,orized to announce Mr.
T.BrAs HERBIG, 40 a candidate for Sheriff
'df Dubois county. at the ensuing OctoSe'
election.
nT Wa are su,horized TO announce M
JosEPH ERSy, ssa candidate Tor Sheriff o
Dubois equity, at the ensuing October cleo
tivn.
IWe are authorized TO announce Mr.
r RICH. late Private Co. X. 27,h Ind We,
Vols, as q candidate Tor Sheriff Of Duboi
County, At the ensuing October election.
~ ETWe are su,horized to announce Wiz
y LIiM II. BRErz Of Patoka Township. ss
candidate Tor sheriff Of Dubois County. q
shs ensuing Oc'ober elecnvn.
FOR RIAL ESTATE APPRAISER
,'N5- We are authorized to announce Mr.
Geotgs G x. OF Ps,oka Tp., as a csndida'
trs Real Estate Appraiser, at the en- vim
October election. ,a44
az We are authorized to announce NJ
JOSEPH HORNY. late Private Co. H, Is h
IS Inisn,ry, ~ a candidate for Real E-,s'
A ppIaiser Of Dubois county. a, the ensuin
October election.
~We nre authorized TO announce n
ma n II.
candidate for Land Appraiser, Of Dubo
= county, a thu ensuing Oc'ober election.
.rwil FOR SURVEYOR.
~ We sre ou,horized to announce NJ
ARTHUR BERRv, ss . candidate for Surveys
Of Duboi. County. at the ensuing Octob'
election,
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The MontSomery Sentinel (radicsi) per
peirstes the following:
And are we YET alives
And d. we sill rsbeit
J. is only BY smszing grace
That we ore out Of he'll.
And the Eufs!is News responds:
H. is am. zing grace we know
That keeps W out OF there
Ba, RAIDS ere psck'd 10 thick below.
There 10 no room TO spare.
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Hoon.nds German Bmess, per bottle ......'...s !" y,
half dozen ......:.. ~ "
uN.cA,. German Tonic put up in quart bott'cs Z"
ncr hottie, o. half dozen fcr.. ~ ~
=. TN NOT f~ryr4 IN ~xamue WeL the aSuclo yeo
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DTTbe Ereedmen's Bureau sup
ports the negro. White workingmen
OF the North support the Freedmen 9
Bureau. LET US have peace.."
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(Wtnout meoicI0e) OF NPEkmAToh'
RpGA, or Seminal Weakness, involuntary
Seminsl Lossrs. IMPorERcY, Mental and
Pbv steal Incspscify, Implements TO Mar.
,ispe, etc.; also, CoHsuMPrroH, EPiLEPsY !,
md FRS. induced BY sell-induIgence OF sex.
usI exuavsgance.
TPrice, IN . sealed envelope. only CITE.
The celebrated suthor. 10 this admiral BILE
esssy, clearly demonstrates from = thirty
yesrs' euccessful practice, that the alarming
conse queuces Of seIf.sbuse msy be radically
cured without the dangerous use Of internal
medicine or the application Of the knife
pointing out Q mode Of cure at once simple.
certain, and effectusl, bv means Of which
every sufferer, no matter what HE condition
may be, may cure himself cheaply, private.
y, and RADICALLY.
nrThis Lecture should be In the hands
Of every youth end every man 10 the Isnd.
! Sent. under seal, In . plain envelope, 10
any address, postpaid. on receipt Of ok
cents, or two post stamps. Also, III. Cul.
verwelps 'Msrrlsge Guide price as Gems,
Address the Publishers.
CHAS.J G. KLINE & CO.,
1877 Bowesv. New York.
/ Pos,.Ofice Bsx 4bs6,
June 10, '66-ly
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Taxes! Taxes!

Taxes! Taxes!
The Republicans would try and
make the people believe that they are
not taxed by the General Govern
ment. An exchange prepared the fol-
lowing table in order to show the peo-
pie what tax they pay on the ordinary
necessaries OF lie under the present
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/ssssa~l Editor Chrisiaa CArvrscie, Philadelphia
have derived decided benefit nom the use OF Hccf
1aud's German BittcrA and feel my privilege 70 -
commend them ~ . most valuable tonic 70 All ~hoe.e
sniyrnr from general debility or rum Hscascs asSs9
ffom arrangement Of The liver. Yours truly,
Z. d. rENDALI.
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,IASpEERICOURIER'
FOR COMMISSIONER.

TTWes ate authorized to announce Mr ROB-
rRr M. DAVE, as candidate FORE election
20 the Office Of County Commissioner, at the
e*Sot pc'Sbsrelss'ioa.
GIVE are authorized TO announce Mr.
SEsAsx,A ,FsbYHERsER, Of HARRISON Tp.'
ssis esn lilais for Coonty Commissioner, Of
the en,uine October election. +,
arWe ere authorized TO announce Mr
] Ohm WItIktEa. Of Columbia Tp., as scan-
tids,e bFCotn,y Commissioner. st the en-
suing October election.
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WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN

Arc made strong hy theuse OF either Of thcse rencca
They will cure every eass OF NAkA6AUS, witlous
fail .s
Thousands Of certiflcsrs have accumulated m The
hands Of the proprietor but space v sipw of The
publication Of hut few Those. II will he observed,
are men OF note md Of such standing hst they nHss
be believed.
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CAUTION.

,yooasnd's German RsssSiss are ecuntersc'ts5 ZEE
~ ~. W we 49, ~rsr,,sr Of each bostle.
Principal O6ice and Mrruf ..ts;
=, Inc German Medicine Store, No eSi ARCH s'rss''
lh''''s'p' CHARLES II. EVANS. tai
German DrgEiss, Proprietor
Formerly c. n. JAcssos ~
~ - b. IN DgueglsS and Dealcn " Aea'es~
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JPW US What you owe %,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15
CUBA.
The InsurrecfiOnistsS Sworn 10 Destroy
the PrOnerfY of Their Enemies.

'Ehe IusurrecfiOnistsS sworn 10 Destroy
the Property of Their Enemies.
New YORK, Nov. IA private letter
from prominent insurgent in Cuba, states
that the Revolutionary Juuta, in Havana,
have sworn TO destroy the property of ev-
cry Individual who shall, over his own sig
nature or otherwise, manifest his intention
to support the government cause. In no
other case shall property be attacked.
HAVANA, Nov. l4.-The Captain Gen
eral, Lersundi, denounces as a falsehood
the statement published in certain New
York journals Of his having prohibited the
American Consul from sending a dispatch
by the Cuban cable to Washington, a~king
the American government 10 send a squad.
ron 10 Cuba. The following is a1thorita
lively given as the true version Of the af-
fair: This American Consul wished TO tele.
graph TO Washington that Puerto Principe
has revolted. Captain General Lersundi
convinced the Consul that the report was
untrue, who voluntarily withdrew the dis
patch. The dispatch from New York in
regard TO the organization of a tiiibuster-
ing expedition in that city and New
Orleans was promptly received here. The
Captain General is also in receipt of dis
patches to the same effect.
All the necessary precautions have been
taken to receive the invaders Spanish
war steamers are cruising about the coast.
Col. Quiero has returned to Santiago de
Cuba from the insurrectionsry districts.
He was unable to remain any longer az he
was without provisions, and the region was
entirely bare.
Capt. Gen. Lersundi has received a dis
patch from the provisional government at
Madrid, approving his course in every
particular. The dispatch mentioned the
fact of the appointment Of Gen. DulcP,
Captain General of Cuba, who was nomi-
mated on account of the receipt Of the
resignation of Lersundi.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15
GENERAL OF THE ARMY

Speculation il rife az to the promotions
among the general officers Of the army that
will follow Grants Inauguration as Presi-
dent. Many, however, think It probable,
that by legislation during the coming ses
sion of Congress, the grade of General will
be made to terminate with Grants tenure
of the position.
twill be recollecled that this grade was
revived by the act Of July %, 1866. 1t
may not, however, be generally known that
its provisions left the question of making
the appointment, as we'll as the selection,
TO the discretion OF the President, the lau-
guqge Of the statute being as follows:
The President is hereby authorized,
,rIeasrsr he shall deem Il crpcijeat, to ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent
Of the Ssnatp a General OF The army of the
United States, 10 be selected from among those
officers IN he military service Of The United
States most distinguished for courage, skill and
ajilsf. VINO, being commissioned as Cen
/ eral may be authorized, under the direction
! and during The pleasure Of the President to
| command the armies o. the United State7."
Tee Pre- dents prompt selection and
! nomination Of Gen. Grant for this high
! military position contrasts somewhat
strongly with The Misunderstanding which
I subsequently interviewed 70 mar their
/ friendly relations, and which caused Con-
| gress, March > 1867, 10 withdraw from the
Executive the power 10 dispace the Gen
eral by enactlug that, without the latter :
consent or the previous approval Of the
| Senate, ne should mot be removed sus-
pended, or relieved from command, or as
signed TO duty elsewhere than 1t said
headquarters" which the act had already
declared should be at the city Of Washing
| ton.
As the act OF July %, 1868, fixing the
military peace establishment, provides for
oae General, we suppose it will be lncum.
bent upon General Grant, when he shall
have vacated the the place by entering
nnon the duties Of the Executive office, /,
6iI the vacancy. II seems TO be taken 70;
granted that if the grade should not bi
abolished by Congress, Lieutenant Genera.
Sherman, the next in rank, will b. pro
NOTED % the command Of the army
/ Should the law remain unchanged, hi
headauarters must then be at Washington
against residence at which place, if ",
are correct in our recollection, that distin
guished aud gallant officer expresse'
strong repugnance, growing OUT OF his ab
horrence Of the intrigues that are suppose,
10 centre at the political capital of the ma
tion.-NatiOHai IutolligeHcer, Nor. II,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15
An ADVENTUROU, LIFE

The Annapolis (Md) Examiner, an
nouncing the return of Mr.. Gilbert Muir
dock, Of that city, after an absence of
twenty -one years, tells the story of bis adj
ventures:
an I846, he left Annapolis, under Major
Emory, United States army, 10 assist in
establishing the United States boundary
line between California and Mexico. Soon
after their arrival the appropriation be-
came exhausted, and Mr.. Murdoch received
an app-intmen. in the custom-house at
Monterey. Retiring from this position
after wears service, he spent Que year as
Navor Of the city, and four years az public
auciioneer. Marrying Miss Fiegg, he
shipped as a passenger 10 the Sandwich
Islands, and soon after spent five years in
auctioneering in Melbourne, Australia, a.
a member Of the firm Of Mcpherson & Cc.
Purchasing the brig Marion Helen, he
started in company with his wife and child
on a trading voyage, but was wrecked on a
| reef not laid down on charts Of navigation.
| His wife and child were drowned before
| MS ewes on this reef, Coasting one of the
| lava Islands. He was taken prisoner by
the savages, but after eight weeks, in COM
pany with another prisoner, escaped, put 10
sea IN canoe, was picked up by friendly
vessel and taken TO Australia. Impover-
ishei by misfortune, he undertook the
laboTs OF miner. After spending con-
siderable time in this dangerous and uu'
desirable avocation, he rejoiced in receiv'
ing from the American Consul letters for
wardcd to him by Secretary Seward, from
his mother and surviving friends in this
city, enclosing drafts to enable him 10 re-
turn. He Immediately shipped via CAllao
Panama and Aspinwall for New York, and
after voyage of eighty. five days was vel
coined by his friends in this city on tbs
evening Of the 18th ult. Mr.. Murdoch
confesses tha! home ia the best place he hal
| seem
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15
TENNFSSEAN KILLED IN NORTH
ALABAMA.

The Tuscumbia Times of the 10Th
says
Last Thursday afternoon, Move nber 5,
VIM. H. Petrie, Of Frankfort, struck
Jones, shoemaker. who had, about six
months ago, moved to Frankfort from
Columbia, Tennessee, across the neck
with a double barrel shotgun, killing him
instantly.
The facts, as we have them from Hon.
Charles Womble, are, that on that even-
ing Jones was drinking, snd without
any known cause or provocation at
tackled Petrie with shoe knife, striking
at him several times, Petrie trying to
get out of his way ali the time. Petris
having @ shotgun in his hands, and the
thrusts at him by Jones becoming very
difficult to shun, Petrie struck him on the
back of the neck, intending only to dis~
arm him; but the blow broke his neck
and he died almost instantly. Every one
present Join in acquitsing Petrie OF any
blame, and say that he acted in self
! defense.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15
MEMPHIS,
Last Day of the Races.

MEEPHIs, Nov. 1.-THE fall meeting
over the Memphis course, which closed TO.
day, has been very successful in every
respect. The attendance was very good,
and the track in fine order. Each Of to-
days races was closely contested. The
CASTOR purse of 500, dash of one mile,
S25 10 second horse: John Merrill enters
m Maggie Bruce, four years old, 6. S.
Leonard enters Queen Of the West,
three years old, l. Thos. Patton enters b
N Theta, four years old, 4. Thos. Clarke
enters + Agnes Donovan, four years old,
3. West and Vaughan enters b Minnie
Milton, three years old, 5. West and
Vaughan enter h f Phoenix Belle, four
years old, 2. Time, 1:494.
The Donovan purse, $50 mile heats,
three or more and fill. West aud Vaughn
enter b. gsBee Farris, 3 years old, by Mel.
bourne, dam by imported Glencoe. Col
ors green and red, 3. James Buchanan
enter br Chemisette, 3 years old, by Rog-
ers, dam Albion; Colors red and red, l.
Merrill and Jackson enter b Maggie
Bruce, 4 years old, by Lexington, dam by
Altorf; distancsd. Time, l:49, l:552.
Mercants' purse, $500, mile heats, three
in five; +. Warwick enters b h Joe John
ston, aged, by Goodwood, dam Judy by
Sovereign, 1892. s. Leonard enters Oh
f Ontario, by imported Bonnie Scotland,
dam Lady Lancaster, ! >, dis!anced.
James Conlisk enters Oh Il Little Mack,
five years old, by Eclipse, dam by imported
Weaiherbit, Al. A. Keene Richards
and John kilgour enters blk Kitty Free
three years old, by imported Mickey Free,
dam Brown Kitty by Birmingham, 3 ;
distanced. Time-l:478, las, 1484, 1:5l2 Z.
Consolidation purse, $3.50, for horses that
have not won during the meeting, fifty dol
lars 10 go to the second horse mile heats.
| Peter Mitchell enters blk Pat Cleburne,
by Hiawatha, dam by Emu, carries eighty
five pounds, s. G. Warwick enters ca h
Transit, four years old, By Bleakwind, dam
by imported Sovereign, carries rinety-one
pounds, 5. Richards & Kilgour enter /
Bette Bay, three years old, by imported
Australian, by Bette Ward, by Lexington,
carries seyenty-six pounds, / !. West 6
Vaughan enter Woodford Belle, by Lex.
ington, dam Amanda Morehead, by Glen
coe, carries ninety-one pounds, 4. VIM
Brady enters Jack Gamble, five year
old, by Jack Gamble, dam Mendoza, 6 ,
! s. Leonard enters ch Rochester, four year
old, by imported Bonnie Scotland, dan
Lady Lancaster, carries ninety pounds, 6
Time, l:472 l:i7!.
The Broom purse was wen by Faro il
two heats, beating Mary Mcdonald an,
Theta. Time, l:50, l:52.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15
FOREIGN.

NEW York, Nov. 14.-The Herdldi
Porto Rico correspondent says that from
eight to ten. thousand prisoners are held in
Aricibo, some of them being the most
prominent men in the island. Those taken
in arms are to be tried by military court
martial, and will probably be shot. The
island, according 70 the government, is now
tranquil.
Advices from San Domingo state that the
instruction against the Brazilian govern
ment is in active progress.
LIsBcN, Nov. 13.-The mail steamer
from Rio Janeiro brings later news from
the seat of war. The allied army was be-
fore Augustera. The Paraguayans came
out in force and attacked it, but were re-
pulsed they had $50 killed and wounded.
1t was fully confirmed that President Lo-
PEI has shot his brothers Benjaine and
Henzio. Many of Lopez troops are de-
sorting.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15

stock Of carpenters teols was valued
at one shilling, and consisted Of broad
axe, an adze, square and spokesshave :
There were very few chimneys; the
lire was laid to the wall, and the smoke
issued out at the roof, or door, or window,
and the furniture and utensils were Of
wood. The people slept on straw palletsi
with log Of wood for pillow" Even
as late as the time of Elizabeth, 1858, it
IS stated that apologies were made to
visitors fthey could rot be Accommodated
IN rooms provided with chimneys They
had few glass windows, and when glass
was introduced, it was for long time SO
scarce that when people went away they
would order the windows taken out and
laid up in safety. r 81
In the fourteenth century, none butthe
clergy wore linen. The household fur
niture, amsng the wealthy, consisted Of
an occasional, brass POT, a brass cup,
gridlron and a rug or two, and perhaps a
towel Of chairs and tables we hear
nothing Even the nobility sat upon the
chests in which they kept their clothes.
ia man in seven years after marriage
could purchase o flock bed and sack Of
chat to rest his head upon, he thought
himself as well lodged as the lord of the
town.
In addition to this poverty of what
seems to US absolute necessities, the
houses and the people were exceedingly
dirty. Erasmus, celebrated scholar of
Holland, who visited England, complains
that the nastiness of the people was the
cause of the frequent plaques which de-
stroyed them" and he says their floors
are commonly Of clay, strewed with
rushes, under which lie unmOlested q
collection Of beer, grease, fragments,
bones, spittle, excrements of dogs and |
cats and Of everything that is nauseous.
Their tables were as miserabIy sup !
piled as their dwellings. They had little |
fresh meat, but sailed most of their cattle
and swine in November, upon which they |
mostly depended through the winter. |
Very few vegetables of any kind came
upon their tables 1t is stated that in the
early part Of the reign of Henry VIII, not |
a cabbage, turnip, carrot or other edible |
root grew in England.
The average duration of human life
was at that period, not one half as long as
at the present day The constant use of |
sailed meat, and few or no vegetables, con-
tributed to the shortening of life, TO say |
nothing Ofthe large number swept away |
by pestllence and famine.