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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
COrsetS and TIght-Lacing.

NE suppose that women will wear cor.
sets as long as the world lasts. The wear
ing of corsets does not, however, necessari-
ly involve tight-lacing, so that good deal
OF the well-meaning censure which is ap.
piled to corsets In the abstract may be
spared. To denounce excessive tight.lac-
ingis one thing to anathematize the wear
ing of corsets at all is quite another. ~ &
We find the corsetS mentioned In
Homer" or at least an article which an
swered the same purpose. The Circassian
women, from time immemorial, have
used a corset made of morocco, and furnish
ed with two plates of wood placed on the
chest-a much more clumsy article, as well
as cruel one, than that used by fashion
able ladies of modern days. In the old
Roman times, broad bandage, or swath,
was used, which answered the purpose OF
stays Z After the fall of the empire,
through the invasion of the Goths, the art
of making these corsets was lost; but soon
after, indeed as early as the ninth century,
the French women began to wear another
style of corset, which is described as being
exceedingly stiff. From that period down
to the present time, a corset in some shape
or other has been worn among all civilized
people. .sf1uon ssaW
nv SohStohn1 oOCulinS sSlDCllh, uuELnB
this interval, tight-lscing has also prevail.
ed. Neither the censures of religion, nor
the penalties of the law, nor common
sense, have been able to prevent this alb
surd and dangerous practice. In the reign
of Queen Elizabeth, not only the ladies,
but gentlemen also, laced tightly. II Seems
curious to know that Sir Walter Raleigh,
Sir Philip Sidney, and others OF that
stamp, heroes and men of genius, laced
yet such is the fact In our day, the only
men who lace are the secondrate dandies
of Paris.
The corset was abandoned for a time in
France. Among the other classical reVi-
walls Of the French revolutionary period,
was an attempt to copy the costume of an
cient Greece, whose main features were
loose bodies, long trains, end short waists,
unlaced. This did not last long, however,
and in 1910 the practice of lacing was re-
sumed with all its former rigor. "The
span" was re-established as the standard
Of fashionable measurement, and female
chests again had to suffer the evil conse,
Quences.-.H Journal. ..-.t,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06

" better for hauling out manure. The
labor Of unloading many of these articles
ia fully equal 10 that Of loading them. All
this is saved by the dump.cart.
The farm cart should be strongly and
substantially made, and have large wheels
with wide rims Such wheels will pass
over a moving field, and do very little In
jury to the sod, or can be driven across
burrows, with comparatively little outlay
Of strength. They save the wagon box,
which should never be in the unsightly
condition we often see II in after II has
been used for hauling manure II can re
ceive harder thumps than the wagon, with
less injury, as when we use II for drawing
stones or wood. II is also very useful for
harvesting potatoes, as II can be tilted up
when we wish 10 unload them, and the
potatoes will roll out Of their own accord
into the basket. There are many more
good things that might be said in favor ol
the cart, both on the score OF economy
and convenience; but we feel assured that
If a farmer will put good cart on his
premises, H. will not be long before II will
speak for itself--PrdiriS Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
TOp.Dresslng with Straw.

SOME persons place great reliance on
straw as top dressing for various crops,
but 1t is probable II is about the worst
thing that can be done with IL. In the first
place large quantity Of straw will be re-
quired to furnish very thin covering for
q field Of wheat or any other grain. In the
second, unless kept down by some " eight
1t is liable to be blown away and collected
in corners Of fences and other places where
II can be of no use to the crop; and In
the third place, it does not decompose rap.
idly, but shrivels In the sun and affords
very little nutriment to the crop
Straw, especially when cut into short
lengths, is a very good absorbent of liquid
manure, and on this account makes the
bess litter for horses or cattle IL IL very
much used in Europe as fodder for cattle,
being cut into short lengths for this pur-
pose, steamed and mixed with bran or
meal. After passing through that wonder.
ful laboratory, the stomach of rumi.
mating animal, II is brought into suitable
condition for enriching the soil and build
ing up the frame work OF plants. If a
farmer has not stock enough to consume
his straw, he should rot IL in his barn yard
where 1t will he mixed with the dripplngs
OF animals, and saturated with liquid ma
nure. r i,a .
Not long ago we saw, going the rounds
Of the agricultural papers, an account of
wonderful results attained by growing
potatoes under straw, the potatoes having
been spread on the surface Of well-tilled
piece of ground, and straw to the depth Of
foot spread over them. Under this man.
sgement the potatoes hourished and were
harvested without the necessity Of dig
ging, as they lay on the surface under the
rotted straw. The writer did not say
how much straw was used but Il is prob.
able the produce of several acres was re-
quired for covering very small piece of
ground.
When straw has been partly decomposed
In the farm yard, IL should be collected
and piled to ensure its full decomposition,
or 1t should be mixed with tho manure
heap, that is with the produce of the
stable, byre and hog pen. The dung of
the domestic animals consists of various
Ingredients and when the manure made
by horses, cattle, sheep and swine is mix.
ed in connection with well-rotted straw,
the best results may be expected. Straw
contains large portion of soluble silica,
an ingredient which is essential for build.
ing up the stems of plants, and when il Is
sold off the farm, or wasted by spreading
q large quantity on small piece OF ground
for growing potatoes or anything else, the
loss will be felt in the wheat field and
among the cereal crops of every kind.
The ashes of straw are said to be excel
lent manure for wheat II will be worth
while to make experiments TO ascertain
the effect OF this manure on wheat and
other cereals Western Rural.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Drill for Single Volunteers.

. FAIL M-LoVe with some amiable and
virtuous young woman on the first oppor-
tuhity you may have.
AtteatieR-Pay to her, assiduously and
respectfully. III.IIr.. .t.s
Righ Face Pop the question like a
man, and she'll accept you.
Quick Adrch-With her to the church,
and go through the service of holy mAtri.
mony.
Hdlt-And reflect seriously for a few
moments then determine 10 devote your
self entirely TO your wife.
Righ about FdoS-From the hsuats you
have frequented when single, and prefer
your own home. nNAsF hrfAN N1V}f
Adedqoe Arms TO your young wife
when out walking together, and don't let
her walk three or four yards behind you.
Break eB-Billiard playing, betting and
staying out at night, il you wish to have
happy home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Good Advice.

THE following m0rceau of correspond.
ence, says the New York Home Journal,
will best accomplish the good intentions of
the writer, il rescued from the privacy of
its retirement and introduced 10 the appre-
citation of a larger audience. It will suff1.
ciently explain itself, and we need only
say, to satisfy the readers interest, that
the writer is the respected head Of one of
our prominent institutions of learning, a
soUeRt honored in the scientific circles of
both hsmispheres, and an author whose
works have enriched our literature alike
in beltes-IettreS and science.
DEAR CHUM: l have heard of some
benevolent old gentlemen lending money
to poor young fellows, on the very easy
terms that they should hand the money
over to some other deserving men, when
they were done with it. Good advice GER
tainly ought to be handed down in this
way, and think the terms of the invest
ment would be more likely to be complied
with, than in case of money transactions.
have long been your debtor, and the
only way which seems easy to pay the
debt is, to give the advice TO others More
than twenty years ago, we returned to
our apartment from an evening walk, and
as grasped the door knob eagerly, and
confidently, to pass within, was suddenly
halted by a locked door; then 1t was, that,
with a grave face, you gave me piece
of advice that has been invaluable.
Bunsbay, the philosopher of the cautious
Clara, never equalled 1t for depth of wis
dom. "P--, always unlock the door be-
fore you walk into the room." This sapi-
ent counsel was duly repeated afterward,
and, at the close of my collegiate career,
you took me by the hand as we were about
to separate, and, with your last farewells,
impressed upon my mind the great i'm
portance of always remembering to un-
lock the door before entering the room
After beating about the world for more
than twenty years, having my share of
success and some failures, am prepared
to recommend your advice to all young
men, and ask them to "make note of !"
Success has come by unlocking the
door before attempting to walk in ; failure,
by attempting to walk in while the door
was locked.
When | see young man rushing into
business without preparation, say, "My
dear sir, better wait and unlock the door.
II you win take time the door can be
opened, and you may walk in without
difficulty" So of the men who are un-
dertaking what is beyond their powers, or
are attempting to carry on business dis
honestly; in nine cases out of ten, they
will find the door into the best room
locked. Good preparation, good courage
and honest perseverance, will open almost
any door-the door to fame to fortune,
or to usefulness-better than both. So /
give to all young men the benefit of your
sage advice, Be sure you unlock the door
before you attempt to tcatk in" P.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Carts for Farm Work.

As OXEN are rarely used in the West
carts are seldom found on any OF our
farms but for many purposes good sub,
stantial cart is greatly 10 be preferred to a
wagon. There is much less friction pro-
duced by the revolution OF two wheels
than of four, especially where the wheels
cut into the sell, as they do on our prairies
The difference In favor of the cart as
compared with the wagon, according to
experiments made In France, is at least
ons,third. The difference is considerably
greater than this, where the road bed is
son or uneven, OF where vehicles have 10
pass over totally unpreparsd surface, ss
a stubble, on plowed deld.
The four-wheeled wagon Is, as a matter
Of course, an indispensable article 10 the
farmer. With il he gathers in most Of his
! crop, takes Il TO market, and In il, also, he
takes his family 10 meeting, when the
roads are In bad condition. But there are
many things for which the dump cart is
much better adapted. II Is better TO haul
! W0Qdl coal, stone, or fencing, and infinite,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Avert Danger.

"out Of the nettle Danger we pluck the flower
Safety" says Shakespeare. Feeble invalid, d o you
wish to pluck this foweri II 60, invigorate your
system with HOSTETTERs STOMACH BIT
TIERS. Strength is your safety. Weakness is
never safe. Acute disease makes short work Of
the.feeble. Re-enforce half defeated nature with
the finest vegetable invigorant in the world. Not
merely an invigorant however, but gentle laxa-
tive, more potent blood depurent than any pre-
scribed in the pharmacopeia, and the best anti
bilious medicine extant. II is because Il combines
so many important medicinal properties that this
remarkable vegetable specific produces such ex-
traordinary effects. AS a preventive. IL iorestals
disease by endowing the human physique with
extra resistant power: as curative, II eustains
| the strength while removing the complaint It's
| in all parts OF the United States that 1t may be
consistently entitled the NATIONAL SPEeIFIo ron
DYsPEsIA Its celebrity is not confued to this
country, however, even to this continent.
There is not port in the Western Hemisphere to
which II is not consigned: not o state between
, Patagonia and the Arctic Sea, in which HOS
| TETrRR'S BITTERS " il not household phraee.
In this month offoga, when chils and fever and
other malarious disorders rife, medicatsd
stimuan is article Of the hrst necessity for all
who travel by land or watar, or are in any way
| exposed to the morbihc influences abroad In the
| atmosphere. OF all alcoholic tOnics, the BITTERS
the puiest and most efcacious,- fact attested
/ by leading analytical chemists, and confirmed by
| some of the most eminent medical practitioner
/ In the United States.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
farm aud gousshdIG.


THE influence Of the products Of oxida.
Non Of fuel on vegetation Is different &C.
cofding 10 the nature OF the fuel ne well
as TO the conditions under which combus-
uon has taken place. When the admis-
sion Of the air has been freely made 20 as
to show perfect combination, the products
OF the latter will be carbonic acid, water,
nitrogen, and sulphurous acid, in case the
coal was contaminated with sulphur. OF
these only the sulphurous acid Is OF vi.
tlating nature When, however, coal is
subjected toa slow heat, quite number
OF products are obtained, Of which many
are, even in small quantities, very injuri.
Gus to vegetable life. g..r-gf
Smoke is neither the product of very
slow nor very quick combustion, IL Is
therefore clear that II will not always act
In the same manner. The smoke which
ascends from the ohimneys Of our dwell.
ings Is the product Of a nearly perfect
combustion this, however, is not the case
when coal is burned in factories, for in.
stance under steam boilers The reasons
3 for this assertion find their explanation In
the following:
1st Fresh Goals are In short intervals
added to the burning ones. The forma-
tion Of resinous and tarry matters, which
on the hearths of our dwellings occurs but
occasionally, therefore never ceases.
I'd. The draft in the chimneys Of ouI
houses is little as compared with that oI
the high chimneys Of factories and ma
chine shops The imperfect products o.
combustion of the former will therefore
be condensed in the chimneys and partly
be deposited, while those OF the latter will
escape in the atmosphere and while con
densed descend In the neighborhood o
the chimney. ...
Sd. Smoke always contains more or lesi
carbon in minute division. The samt
will, while floating in the atmosphere, alb
sorb part Of the resinous and tarry matterI
by which 1t is surrounded. The thus i'm
pregnated carbon will, in descending upor
the vegetation and in being deposited OF
the latter, not only form hindranoe Il
the absorption of the suns rays, but, by
Its acid properties, doubly act as de
stroyer.
Prof Grace Calvert is of the opinion
that these facts explain why the vegeta
tion in the vicinity Of London Is in much
more vigorous condition than in that oI
Sheffield, Leeds, birmingham and Man
chester.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Our National Wealth.

Why, there exists no nation in the
world so capable Of paying its debts as
this nation. The American Union Is the
richest Commonwealth in the worlds
proposition easy Of proof into the details
OF which II is not necessary on this oc-
oasion 70 enter. II Is the richest com
munity that ever existed, and Il IL As Gb-
surd for us TO pretend inability 10 pay As
Il would Be for the richest man In town
70 torepudtate his monthly bill or grocery
book because Of inability. ...-TD fr Z
How much do we over s., 500, 900.
How many of us are ther0t l suppose
something less than 40,000.O00. We owe
on an average perhaps SOS her head, at
this moment When the debt is
due, say twelve or fifteen years hence,
there viii be at least 60Oe0,OO0 of u.s.
say shout $40 splece lopsy, suppOsiag the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Orchard CaIture.

The editor OF this department OF the
Weekly Press has been for many years dis
tinguished for his opposition to the old
fashioned practice Of stirring up the soil
about the roots Of fruit trees. He believes
the best results are to be obtained by en-.
couraging the r0otS by every possible
means 70 keep near the surface. Digging
or ploughing about the trees, cuts these
roots off. The best way TO avoid this is to
keep the orchard in grass--not so much
that there Is ctTtuo In this herbage, but
because the roots win keep near the sur
face better than when all growth is kept
down. Alter very severe struggle with
those who have been educated to "dig
about the trees to let in the sun and air
to tho roots," Eastern orchardists have
pretty much abandoned the old practice
but in the West the old-fashioned prejudice
still prevails, on the ground that Western
trees are not like Eastern ones in this, that
while fruit trees at the East have all their
best roots at the surface-as may be seen
by observing the old roots on The surface
Of a cleared wood-the Western trees root
down into the soil, and have no surface
roots, and therefore the surface of the soil
should be kept loose among the orchard
trees, at the West II not at the East.
An extended trip over hundreds OF
miles West, the past few weeks, enables us
10 say this is also an error. Western trees
grow no deeper than Eastern ones. That
they appear TO do so, arises simply from
the fact that the loose soil blows over
them; and not generally being 80 soddy "a
In the East, the roots get covered by the
drift soil. But that they do not naturally
grow deeper is seen by the many up.
turned trees we meet in all directions,
showing them 10 have really no tap-rootS
at al-indeed, the roots seem TO take a
much earlier horizontal direction than
Eastern trees, in consequence Of which
they much easier blow down. .,...
But, aside from this theoretical defense
OF the old system being really without
foundation, the practice Of the best grow.
ers Is last approaching the modern Eastern
system, as We have observed il on the
iarm OF one Of the best Western orchard
ists, where we now pen these hnes-Mr.
nopen douglass, Of Waukegah, Illinois.
he shows that all the best fruit trees on his
place are in grass, while those in ths oId.
1asnloned way, kept cultivated" as IL Is
generally understood, are fast going into
decay and he freely expresses his opinion
that the great failures Of the cherry and
ounce In the Northwest, the pest few
years, u owing 10 no other cause than the
bsrbarous oldfAGhionod plan Of continu.
ally stirring amongst The tress, ain
short" says Mr.. Douglass, aWe est no
more cherries or ounces Verth steskinr
about, except from trees IN erass. d + ?
These facts are worth Weighing well
There are yet many good farmers East
who still pillow and work amongst theil
orchards, because they see Il makes then
0r0ss, not knowing that vigorous growth 1
not always vigorous vitality, withou
which no tree can long remain In health
or continued productiYeness Fernsg
I1vGe
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The Lost POoket-B Book.

sEVKRAL years ago . gentleman resid-
ing in Courtlandt street went out early one
morning for = walk, and 10 get the breeze
from the river. r,r.r.r NJ
When near Greenwich street he saw a
picked IL mp.
No one was near of whom he could
make inquiry, so he put il in his pocket,
and on reaching home showed il 90 his
wife, who on examining the outside, said
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06

Whiting is a curious art as practieed
by the Hindoos. They may be often seen
walking along their native streets writing
letter. An iron stile and palm leaf are
the implements. In writing neither chair
nor table is needed, the leaf being sup
ported on the middle finger of the left
hand and kept steady with the thumb and
forehngeT. The right hand does not, as
with US, move along the surface, but, aiter
finishing few words, the writer nxes the
he may finish the Ene. The characters
are rendered legible by besmearing the
leaf with ink-iike fluid. A letter Is gener-
ally finished on a single leaf, which Is then
enyolved in a second, whsreUpon Is the
address. ..s.e ii '.-- ,.a -AAf
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"A loving Belgian couple recently mar
ried against the viii Of The brides wealthy
father. Taking up their abode In rustic
cot they persaaded rlon uncle 70 live
which be had no sooner done than the
cottage took Gre and the unole psrished
In the danes The coincidence striking
the police as suspicious, they entered q
edvedt against the will and arrested the
youthful couple .t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06

The great gun Of Mohammed, weigh
ing nineteen tons, presented 10 the Queen
by the Sultan OF Turkey, has arrived at
Woolwieh with some slsne shot Yeighing
$40 pounds
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06

W We invite the especial attention of all
interested in School Furniture and apparatus, to
the card Of Messrs. A. H. Andrews & Co.. Of
Chicago, the leading house in the West, engaged
in School Supplies.
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whose breath is polluted and whose vitals
are being gnawed out by alcohoL-Bf-
chnnoe -..H ..E ...... U.I
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The highest mountain in the world Is
the GaufisankeF, OF lhe Himslsys range,
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An AnlidOIe for TODaccO.

Mis- great remedy invariably reBlOoes al dss(fs
ior rdeco, and is entirely reget,t6ie and hdrgSsS
II IS asa an excellent appetizer. II purles tRSboOd
lhNgofatc the system possesses great nourhlng and
strengthening power, enables the stomach to digest
the heartiest Nd, makes sleep refreshing, and estab
fishes robust heah. Smokers and CAelcers for Fyfy
Treatise on the InlsEious Ep6cts Of Tobacco with
lists Of testimonials, resS{sny% etc. SENT FRKE
Agents wanted. AddrstDr. T. T. ABBoTT, Jersey
City, N J. ~ If
CLEReThAE's TPsfNoNYN- 0RE Box or AHTI.
DorE cured my br9tner and inysA IT REvKB vAILs
3e" W/shoENAKER, KellSX's statioiA Pa
., hEtLfI ASScsrRESarH GAMED.NN0ained eEerea
,S ~ x SUD am restored to sound Aeth by using
ne AstboiE B. ID. BowLEs Prospect Alil No..
F5O4 TIE o. s. Treasury. Secretarv,s \eae,.-
tlyne send supply Of ASuDorE. The one retaiyed
- u'''s "S "0'S SURELY o. 7. EDeAA
tCopyriS' 'edl
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EoTEs-From letter. ana reports reoeivedf
I. YoAr Axe is bound TO be 1HH Axe
IN Nv hro IA one arm il the var bat with you
Afe As oar cut as we'll - ~ ono ess SD dol
NJ nos @ psg l pstssr tbenany orhsr AKA
vi. Il would nof 81 WITHOUT Il for enythtng-
~ ra1nIonsibio ooaIeTa. lnd t1l akof6.
r4rfsnunsn. Pa. bols owners of The Pstsnt8
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-Lame conclusion-a sore foot.
CHEAP GINS FOR THE People,

Rifles Shotguns, Reyolvers and Pistols at all prices
nom u 70 ~. SEND I9r price Lsts; WANTRD..-Army
]. H. JOHNSTON, Great Western Gun Works Up. o.
Box o05l, 179 smithneld street Pittsburgh, Pa.
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A III. ANDREWS Il CO.
IA Manufacture the most complete assortment Of
SCHOOL AND OFFICE FURNITURE, embracing the
NKw PATENT GRADUATED HINeE SPRING SEAT
DESKS. NEW GLoBKs all sizes; ALL kinds Of lllusra-
tive Apparatus Holbrook's Liquid Stating for Black
boards; Mitchelfs outline Maps; Andrews Patent
Ink Wells, &C., &C. For anything pertaining TO the
A. II. ANDREWS 4 Co,
(Crosby's Opera House.l 63 Washington st.;
kE- Catalogues sent on publication, Cblcago, III.
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NASBY.

MR. NAsBV HOLDS A CONSULTATION WITH
DIVERS AND sUNDRY LEADERS OF THE
DEMoCRACY--THE LETTERs THEY RE
cEIvED AND THE CONCLUSIONS THEY DID
NOT ARRIVE AT.