Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20
A Boys Composition ON Boils.

The following composition is copied from
Kansas newspaper, the name of which We
have carelessiy lost twill probably be en-
joyed by all Wto are, or who have been victims
of these healthy accommodates:
A boil is generally eery small at first, aud
n fellow hardly notices it, but in few days
1t gets to be the biggest of the two, and the
chap that has it is of very little account in
comparison with his boil. which then has
him" Boils appear SsteriousIy upon various
portions of the human body. coming when
and where ''they darn please" and often in
yeur,inconvenientp places. Sometimes solitary
boii is the sum total of the afflictiou. but fire.
ausntly there Is q ',rab6ishiu' lot of en-" to
help the first one. Ii n boil comes anywhere
on person that person always wishes that 1t
had come somewhere else, although it would
puzzle him to say just where.
Some persons call them 'Damboiis," but
such persons are addicted to protrnity-the
proper name is boil. If chap has boil he
generally gets good deal of sympathy from
others-"in a horn" Whoever asks him
what ails him, laughs at him for his pains to
answer while many unteeling petsUns make
game of him, or of his misfortune, or boil
1t is very wicked to make sport of persons
with boils; they cannot help it, and often feel
very bad about it, Physicians don't give boil
although young physicians who are just be-
ginning to practice are fond OF trying their
lancets on them Boils are said to be "heaithy,"
and Judging from the way they take hold and
hang, aud ache, and grow, and burn, and raise
Cain generally, there is no doubt they are
healthy and have good constitutions They
are generally very lively and playful at night,
and it is very funny to see chap with good
large one prospecting around his couch for
place where his boil will fit in without hurt
ing it" Boils tend to purity the blood, /"
strengthen the system, calm the nerves, re-
strain profanity, tranquilize the spirit, improve
the temper and beautify the appearance
They are good things for married men who
spend their evenings away from home, as they
give them an opportunity to rest their night
keys, and get acquainted with their families
1t is said that boils save the patient fit OF
sickness, but if the sickness is not best to have,
it must be an all>ired mean thing. 1t is also
said that a person is better after he has them,
and there is no doubt that one feels much
better after having got rid of them. Many
distinguished persons have enjoyed these
harbingers of health. job took the premium
at the county fair for having more aches under
cultivation than any other person. Shakespeare
had them and meant boils when he said
"One woe doth tread upon another's heels /;
so fast they follow p
There are great many remedies for boils,
most of which are we'll worth trying, because,
if they don't do any good they don't hurt the
boil. Every man he meets will tell him OF Il
'good thing" for it, among which are-shoe-
makers wax. Mrs. windows syrup, trix,
Spauldin's glue, Charlotte russo, gum drops
water proof backing, night blooming cereus,
chIoroform, kissengen etc.