The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-18

SWALLOWING BILLIARD BaLLs.-Several
gentlemen met in Wizards Hotel billiard
room on Saturday night, and engaged in q
discussion as to the habits of the ostrich
One gentleman named the number of pounds
Of nails aud thu size of the stones this bird
of gay plu,nage could swallow without injury
to his internal arrangements. One Of the
party, slightly under the effects Of Potomac
ardter, stated, and backed his statement with
a photograph of ex,Secretary Chase. that he
could swallow the largest~sized billiard ball
IN the room without injuring the ball or him.
self The filthy ucre~ at once covered
with the same amount, and the match ems
tered into without preliminary training. The
lover of billiard balls as food required that
the tempting article of diet should be satura-
ted with sweet oil, which was done, and AFTER
considerable practice bis jaws were opened
sufficiently wide to admit the ivory Then
came the tug of war. The ball was in his
mouth, but all his efforts could no, iaduce il
to descend, nor could he or his friends open
his mouth wide enough to remove it. DR..
Miller vas called in, and after working hard
for about .hirty minutes, relieved the relative
OF the os'rict bat up 10 the present time be
has not been able to bring his false teeth TO
their proper position.
"WHISISG WoaEs. A gentleman, or
man who would like 10 be considered gen.
tlenan, married we suppose. in trouble at
home, we would guess, writes of whining,
women as follows:
"if there be anything in the vide world
that will wear on the patience OF man and
render him Indifferent to his domestic fireside
and the society Of the wife he has promised
to cherish, it is whining woman. To bear
day after day-in the morning when he sits
In NJ he III FMS fahi nd
ing when returned from his wearisome days
labor -piteous complaints like these uttered
IN dotoreIs accents: '.Dh. have sach head
achelN or my back aches SO can scarcely
stand. would require virtue superior TO that
found in any being made little lower than
the angels to withstand them without finch
ing from the course District reetitude.'..
- No EsJoYMRNf.-In the early part Of the
eighteenth century, farmer was condemned
TO suffer the extreme penalty Of the law for
COW stealing. His wife called to see him,
few days previous to his execution, to take
last farewell, when she asked him:
Ny dear would you like the children to
see yon executed n
mo- he replied, what must they come
fori;'
That's just ike yoaf' said the wife, nyon
never want the Children TO Lave any enjoy
ment.'
CrRE FOR SMALL Pox Axp SCARLET FEVER.
The following reported infallible cure 70.
the small pox or scarlet lever, extracted
from the London Sealpst, may be useful 70
peFsons who cannot procure the serrises of a
FIRST class physicianG Snlphate of zine, ons
gram fox glove one grain; half teaspoon
fnl Of sugar. with Two teaspoonful Of water.
Take tsaspoonfnl every hour. Either dis
ease will disappear in twelve hours. For
child similar doses according 10 age. Tn
Sealpsl states, that It physicians would only
use This medicine there would be no more
need for pest houses,
A teacher said to little girl a. school, ''If