Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-02-05
VOL. IV..,'....NO. II

PHYSICAL HEALTH.-Reader, do you wish
topreserve your health? If you do you must
of course observe the laws Of health. If you
will be faithful in this respect, then lot mo
recommend to you to never contract the hub.
it of chewing substances not intended for food.
By doing this you exercise tyranny upon
part of machinery Of your physical organism
that will affect injuriously the whole body
We mean by this part Of the machinery the
glands Of the mouth. What is the use of the
mouth 1t should be used, says common
sense and oil Psychologists, for three purposes,
eating, drinking, and speaking.
These three functions, which are necessary
to health and the practical duties Of life, mako
sufficient draft on the glands OF the mouth
without any other necessary tax being i'm.
apesed upon them. Now. it ought to be known,
AA seriously considered, that to retain any
Satsfstance In the mouth, chewing it or not, cx.
s|sSses the glands unnecessarily and injurious.
weakening them, and disqualifying them
Esa9r rendering to the other parts of the ma.
Echinery that amount of vlt,l cuergy which is
requisite to keep it in hcalthful harmonious
action.
Reader, you should remember that tho
usiug of any liquid coffee, milk, or water
while masticating food will prevent digestion
from receiving that assistance from the glands
that by nature they are designed to furnish
therefore, the liquid substances should not be
taken iato the mouth until the substance to
be masticatcd is swallowed.
Observe these suggestions, that you may
enjoy vigorous physical health, be useful to
yourself and humanity, and an honor t, your
Creator and Redccmer.-N Y Christian
Advocate.
BONE FEtLoN. The pain created by this
malady, the frequency Of its appearance, and
its disregard of persons, will render recipe
for it acceptable to all. From an exchange,
we copy the following said TO eminate from
high authority: Gas soon as the pulsation
which indicates the disease is felt put di.
rcctly over the spot fly blister, about tho
size of your thumb nail, aud let it remain
for six hours, at the expiration of which,
directly under the surface Of the blister may
be seen the felon, which can be instantly ts.
ken out with the point of 9 needle or lsn-
ect."
BLANKErfNG HoRsEs. "Canada Far
meR" says: The blanket should not be used
upon horse at all in winter, unless it is
used faithfully. The trouble arises in this
way: When team has been driven few
miles to market, or the same distance for
pleasure, blankets OF robes are put on, but
when drawing logs to the saw mill, or doing
other heavy work, they ore made to haul large
loads mile or two, and return at brisk trot,
and stand uncovered till another load is put
on In this way the horses are suddenly cool.
cd off, and tho succeeding day finds them sick
and unable to labor for some time, If not ruin.
ed entirely. Blanketipg at one tine and
omitting it at another is worse than affordins
no protection at al.
psr 1t is estimated that the product of(the
precious metals in this country during the
past year amounted to 866,5oD 900; divided
as follows: California, $40. 100000; Neva.
ds, $4,000, 900; Montana, 100000 ii.
aho,86, 100000; Oregon, 100000; Colera-
DO, ,st,G00,000; Washington Territory, sl,.
100000; Arizona, 825o,0oo; and New
Mexico, $250,000.
4sMEks. The "DoSroSt POST says that tho
small pox is now very prevalent and very vir-
ulent in the western cities. A. hundred deaths
a day have been reported in CINCINNATI it Is
declared to bo an epidemic in ST. Louis; it
is scourging Chicago, though nothing is said
about it IN the newspapers and in Miwau.
kie tho public schools and tho rink have boon
closed 10 consequence.
.
16ys One effect Of the Presidents dociara.
tion of full amnesty will be to clear tho docket
Of the criminal court in Knoxville, Tenncs.
sec, Of about a thousand cases of treason. In.
dctments are pending against nearly every
rebel who set foot in E.st Tennessee, from
JET. Davis down to oolonels Of regiments who