National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-05-07

SLEEPING UNDER THE CLOTHES.

'eady breathed, which is further
contaminated by exhalations from
he skin. Patients are sometimes
given to n similar habit AMI it Of
ten happens that til bed clothes are
20 disposal that the patient must
necessarily breathe air more or less
by exhalations from
the skin. A good nurse will he
careful 10 attend to this. 1t is an
important part, so to speak, OF ven
1t may be worth while to
that when there is amy dan
ger of bed sores, n blanket should
never be placed under the patient.
1t retains dampness, and acts like a
pOultice. Never use anything but
light Whitney blankets as bed COW
ering for the sick. The heavy i'm
peryious co; ton counterpane is bad,
for the very reason that it keeps in
the carnations from the sick per-
son, while the blanket allows them
to pass through. Weak patients
are invariably distressed by great
weight Of he'd clothes, which often
prevents their getting any sound
sleep whatever.-lfiss. Nightingale.
SPIRITS IN THE CAMERA.-The
spiritual photography of Mumler
has brought out good story about
Co.ors do Jewctt. who it seems. was
the great original dupe of the photo
grapic phantoms
One woy- OF producing the ghoStiy
q.c,ales rs by employing Il plate
that has been previously used and
from which the impression has been
but impertectly removed. A wag-
gish artist some years ago took Il
likeness OF .Jewett, surrounded by
tho majestic apparitions of Webster,
Clay, Calhoun, Benton and Napo.
leon. But Jewett desired the dis.
embodied presence of Washington,
and this was not to be evoked, be
cause the artist had not eau, ed the
head of the Patcr Pa:rin to he plac.
cd upon the plate beforehand
Whercupon Jewe,t knelt and prayed
for Washington, alas in vain. III,
Father OF his Country would not
come into the camera, and, suppos
ing ghosts to be capable of chcmic
ally implcssing themselves upon tn,
collodiOn, we cannot but thiuk ht
was right.
The keenness of ear which some
people possess is remark ,blc.--
Sometimes they hear what was new
er uttered, at others they can hard.
" hear what is Illuminated in thun-
der tones. a hungry boy hears the
word for dinner with no difficulty
whereas If 1t is to run on an errand
In the rain, his ears are almost clos
ca. So too, the Young lady mex
door, Miss Browngush, is keen wheI
the question is popped by youn;
HoneypOt, but never hears mothe
when she screams TO have her com
down stairs and dust things in tn
parlor. Queer organ that eal =
beats the big 'un in music hail.
AS Colf;ix had Nellie Wade, VIII,
ditn't he have her uncle weighed
also ! Because he's Ben Wade.
SPIRIT PHOTOGR APHS.-Ther.
10 some excitement and Il good dca
Of fun in New York over the tra
one Mumler, for fraud in taking, o
pretending to take, pictures Of spir
its. The photographs ale ordiuar,
pictures behind which are vague
shadowy outlines. having more q
less resemblance to persons dca,
and buried. For ten dollars Am
drew Jackson would seemingly 81
on the shoulders of an ardent adj
mircr the "spook ofDanicl Wet
sicr would similarly envelope an
would-be eXpounder ct the conS,it,
ton. and deceased wives and chill
dren by scores appeared in clos
proximity 10 husbands and parent,
Eminent photographers ies'ife
that they could produce abont til
same effects, on,y their apparatu
would hc cumhcrous and in plan
sight. Judge Ndmunds tesiilie,
tAat he had repeatedly seen an,
converted WITH spirits, and L. !
Barnum, who was called rs I'M eN
pert in humbu.s. said he was rcpr,
sentcd with Mr. Lincoln. bat "oul
detect no tickerv. The court TAX,
nothing rs granted To commo.l sens
and is receiving testimony To prov
nh imposslb,lity, though it did d,
eide the Biblical account OF th
teats of the Witch of Endor to b
inadmissible in ibis case.
The other day, says an exchange
ayoung lady called on II friend, an
seeing u couple of not large size
pin cushions lying upon n tabl,
which, upon inquiry, she found la
been used for five years, suggcstc
that IL would be u good idea to ri
thsm open and get the needless
At tins the lady laughed aud lepli,
that she thought II would hard
pay but on the other insisting til,
Hhe would find rs many rs 800, II
experiment was finally tried. wlic
to the establishment ut all, 1900 ne
d,ts We're cuntcd out.
AN EYGLisH FARMER WANTS
Witr,--'rhc following curious nd
Ner'iechci,' appears ina ate Englis
pr. '",tit.l, a wife, ny "A han,
GOA" ,nail2 FARMER, who Is drSirOu
1i incoming unrestricted, and Ofel
ipAl's the ~.,.lrg VI i young, zoo,
temptird female. who wnuld tcn,