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, 1869-04-10

Tho Legislature 1mbroXtl0 The
Boiling Democrats still Refuse to
Appcnx-Prospecta OF nm OTKnnlxn.
lion to-n -norEosx-RRalroad Matters
State Finnncea-OpcninK OF tho
Wabash and Eric Canal
Special Dispatches TO The Chicago Tribune I.
1Sp1AxAfoI1s, April 2.
The Senate held one sessdon, and the House two
to-day, but the bolters did not come In, and both
Houses adjourned until O'Clock fo-mo7nH, With
out doing anything
The Democrats were In CAUCUS this Afternoon
and again tonight, and although no dennate ssA+e-
ment OF the result haA Jet been made public, tbs
understanding u that tho coQnseis OF the more
reasonable viii prevail, and that an organization
viii he effected tomorrow. 4 laEEu proportion Of
the boiling member hare been understood to
favor taxing their seata loT some tlme p1st, out
they hive been withheld BY the mora Iebell1ouslJ
Inclined, including sonc prominent Democratic
politicians uut1lde.
In jussice 10 NJ. Stanton the Speaker 81 tne
House 1t the regular seasion, It should be stAied
that he declined = reelection, and that nj. bus-
hrk Was nominated for the position on his motion
EoneTs held \ meeting to-lay and estimated that
about u Per cent amounting 70 $4,000 Of the out-
standing Per cent ceEt!1catea OF ssate 9toc1 can
be redeemed on the lat Of July next There Afs
also outstanding about 900bod WIZ bond8, isaued
In 1861, having twenty yeass 70 yun. and bearing
rcjatp on aud after May l, II the holders will sur-
render them, which they seem to oc IN no haste 70
do.
Rev. Il F. Foster. late State Librarian, and for
seven wears resident Of this city, has accepted
cai1 to St. PAulb CniEesxallst Church ii Dayton,
Ohio and will remove there In \ few daJA
LATAYKT1k, Ind, April 9.-The Wabash aud
Erie Canal Is open to Toledo.
The pennsytyanls Central has obtained 1 con-
trolling interest IN the Indianapolis, Cincinnati i
Lafayette Railroad By the purchase Of majority Of
| the stock We presume there viii be no material
| change In the management Of the roAt- but the
new arrangement will be for the better IN the H.
erests Of lafayette
The Couys<r, IN a notice Of the sale Of the l., r.,
| l. / Chicago Railroad, Ut Monticello, yesterday,
| SAYS the purchase Wa made on behalf Of AeasEs-
| George F. TAImAn, Frederick Schnehlrdt Jas &
Banker, Noses Tatlor. Edward Ainturn, Charles
P LeFcrtch and John Stewart, all Of View fotf
| Tneee gentlemen represent nlnetenths Of tAs
| bondhodcrA and It l. understood tn the reorRan.
! xatcn Of the company upon ssock basis OF thfte
millions viii protect the interests Of the remaining
tenth pro ruta. The bonded debt lad Interest
| about i've m4ulonk-
George 4. Depsuw, Of New Albany. one Of snt
1eaithiea citizens Of Indiana; D. Ricketts,, Pzezi
dent OF the Jacksonville Road, r. u. Bright aad
| Others weTe present, and would hare bid ~ hixf
a one md hAlf rn1lllop4. but Nj. Schuyler h2G
set his figures At two millions Just hair mllllo1
better, 10 they quietly Withdrew from competition
and the road Was Knocked OF It u, ,ooo,osa, Iii
SehuJ !ers 1t1t bid.
, 1869-04-10
CANADA.

Business As1iKumcnt-Dcnth OF u
Nephew Of Sir Walter Scott-Pre-
cautions Tnken against n ThFpnt-
ened Bank Robbery mt Montxes.l-
billiards.
MONTREAL Arru 9.-W. Weir ! broker, 1ately
engaged IN exporting silver has nAde an Assten.
ment owing to the failure Of subscribers Ia fulnll
their engagements.
Vim. Scott, nephew OF Sir Talte, Scott, died
Al the St Andtew1 Home, Jes:erday, ased t4
3ealA
Ext1a precautions a-e being taken In watching
the tanks herr, IN consequence OF Information rc-
cet1ed by the bank authorities That A n,raolxca
robbery WAS to be attempted. vA7uaS hant
! x9enceA throughout the county hare 4eea not.
ned, BY telegraph to plAce 4o1ho quarts otef tns
bAnkI It nighk-
a ttsr il Pehl1shnd trpEa JoA Dian u Pnelau, m
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ronosals Tor Stone and Cement.

se.Jed propo4aIs vii be sve+fved thts aren.1 un
he leth day of April la 4 os.oe1 q i9r tne -.
inx IN boa.s or cars Il The nssses goint q TIT
+ Sn ne ean o,se q IL ei asd Il Roe1 Issd He se
dry II Davenport fot - cl6t ya5d1 o. Ftont sSa{x
fzasa t03 'he pe"% % q = s0t,. Ct ~
stooe and 70 Be tasnishea n The ptororoa of 4bos
t1oshirda hat = enmonly Known tstd.s or hL:ek
ttoae. sd one.tht1d seod .3Gad fIooie Ine nsaso
which might rendee unsuitable for t@ee ssone aaa n
whfeh dos 70 the required standard to hs
Esed for tn4ide work I'D counted = ruhhie. the feA
piers md abIt1ntut1 The hole anount ef f1E
nahed IN be determined b. taki9s The cocses
stncttve mczaur.uent, B!ddes VII sAte bow eoon at
Sc @ aeaes I'd d. tne 9tha5 ]h5ea sae5 ssa dsli*9
seps1ssr Id Vii 6e received =. The sa,e time ..i
g1ted tct tie r!et1 nd ahCteots of the x.Eq.Fs.d
Th The town d Moline tie e be the ktod nd
lIed s the EzInt WY, md 70 Be tst,srrrd % beasa
1I1 the neaEe point Of river 'f t0 'ne -l1 ~
PWpossh ~!l al.o b. received 1t the sas,e tns ID
rlacn fcr 81 iaq bsr e-A i cement y ne do,
s14 f!1,n1 f. r.: .ss:ss = b5 be., o. es1s -
qufrd 81 tbe cfctr The ee.Hsos % % q
eood aaaly, suitable for naAAo15 HndfY Nasss ~ Aa
= dcaifSss 4 IS 'ea.i e ta ~ e
raonihly ~hcn funda On hand. md u ssca saa..
pasi.i rssen 10 ~ withheld 7nzl TIC eauapt10a o1
PToposais vm b endorsed .rPo:ses re snH ados e
Cement" and 1in, be dl1ee.A = tne e'hl11-'~
W. GsHeA Sssssa rese.v he right u Fss ny aE
ii bid: e Ei,sSa, ssSes cAn.aaias
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nouuctng that his p11yate busnexs requires hls
whole 9ttsntiot1 and thai he cannot aceeps a1y
more challenged
t!xSNA, onlt April "a alight ahock Of earth.
9oAke *na Ielt here between 8 And this morning
The direction Of the shock appeared directly north
md south, md LATED about twenty seconda
non ;he m Esn..,n. rn7o,. .o! ~!
u0e ice Pilots are leaving for The Gulf to Intel:
csps incoming Tesselk
1he Newspapers are fun Of complaints On tht
Ae1ect Of French Canadian emigration 70 tne
stSEea The rural population IL daily leaving II
, 1869-04-10
ST. LOUIS,

Another Meeting In Aid Of tho Scheme
to EhMNKo tho Natural Channel OF
the Grain Trndo Of tho Wcst-A
GRIND Competition with Chicago,
New ToEk and the Rest Of Mankind
Great Expectations.
St. LoG1s, April a-Anosher large and vcrJ en-
thusiastic meeting Of business men WAS held II the
Southern Hotel, last night 70 push the oEEaulxA-
tIou Of the ST. Louis Grain Association. Speeches
sim further setting forth fact4 In connection With
the Mississippi route, its prA:tcahllity and cheap
pesA N outlet 10 the seA for al products Of the
erea1 valley, were made by Lieutenant Governor
BtAna1t, N1yor Cole, CnAcncy J. F1ley and otaetl
MI. Ftllty, tn reply 10 an article In the Chicago
Tts.es ca4sng doubt ca his statement that fottigu
a{oodl can b hid down On the s. Loui4 1eTee u
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1SpIAxAFofls, April q
HnCsE
/ cau Ens ordered 70 determine I quorum, and
It resulted In discovering no quorum
A paper Wa read for Information. which r.
ce1uncd copies Of tho returns Of the special elec-
ton.
MI Gordon aid thcre WIS no organization, and
proposed that the House shoald A3}ou5n stn< d.
4 point Of order was raised thxt theEo Wzs Moth.
Ing hclose the House, and the House adjourned
till 2 oclocE.
The House met It O'Clock, aud Only tfty-u
members responded Adjourned TIL O'Clock
when II met, md without Eull-cM adjourned III
2 O'Clock to-moEuE morning.
The roll *as called ai : O'Clock, and twenty -uins
members responded
The unEepaesented Districts were Called IND NJ
one tt&tned 4 seAt
M. Hooper said, upon the prohahtut{ that b
sdtournlnS I'll tomorrow We caa probably orgao
TIE without my difficulty, he should vote to ID
tourn
Adjourned til O'Clock tomorrow norntns.
, 1869-04-10

Indian OutrnEo-fsold DlKEtnE3 Near
Chcyennc-Mnrderb bF CoiOrcd Sol
dicFa.
Special Despatch 70 The Chicago Tribune.
OMAHA, April ..
Reports are received from Fort FcttermAn that
q party Of Indians attacked few soldiers IN the
uciGheorhood Of the Fort on Monday, killing one.
-Four ART missing.
4 lA>Xc nuEDleE Of claims hare been Et1ked ont
on Cruz Crref near Cheyenne II IL confidently
asserted that several Of them Will Held Sufficient
gold 10 r4r wcn
DENVER, April IA nan namcd Grover, travel-
ling on the Smoky Hiu ro2d VIA shot and Killed
II three co1orpd soldiers OF the Thirty eighth In.
fantry, near N9 Spring, on Monday, His brother,
who accompanied hun, escaped, md finally rc-
tur1ed and brought the body here for burial The
attack Nak made without ptQyocat1ou.
, 1869-04-10

ICE CREAM FREEZERS,

feeP haud md fot ssle large assortment Ct Ice
CEea Fste1e1s md Machines, both for Ratooo or family
Also. \ FreAt va..eC of f1avoEtns Extssetat
ractra Beaa and TlAso.inx Pcwac71s wh3th otf tho
trade Il Manufacturer PE4esA Fun instrne1ons for
king Let Cream and Water Ices with each machine
send yc11 otde e1 cAu Il 1ay depot and fAcoEJ. 40
ioo East NAdisoa-st- Chiez4n. II
n p BRAZLTOH.
, 1869-04-10
EUROPE.
Proceedings in the British
Parliament.
Bill Introduced Authorizing the
Creation Of Life
Pcerages.
Intense Political Excitement In
:, Madrid.

SPnin%
fRoS-cIAps FOR THE cCBAf sxay1A
HIpR1p, April p
The government Is about to send Nayal Com
mission to New York to purchase monitors for
service In Cuban ~ate1h
THE TK1uxvTKAr1 scHXx1 AHANpoNEp,
The proposition to estsb1lAh = tt1ums1rate his
been abandoned; It met With m1nJ practical obtec-
tons, the most formidable Of which WAS that any
Eould tend to del3J the settlement Of the tnAn-
clA dimealtles Of the country.
rp11N.At KxCHnTT n xAuK1n
MADRID, April s-ETentng-
Much political excitement exists In the city, and
apprrhensions are entertained that the exaspeEa-
uon Of party feeling viii result In an outbreak Of
violence The police md military authorities arc
taking every prec11tton to prevent It
TuK cAFfAs-0KsKHAI6H1r or cCnl4
The appointment Of General OAhalo Dc Roda to
the Captain -jenesal.hip ot Cuba nas not been
nent, but should General De RodA be retained IN
his command In this country, Don 1squlrdo VII
probably succeed Captain General Dnlce.
THE crBAN KKBNIoH.
Additional supplies Of artillery and cavalry arc
demanded for the suppression Of the rebellion II
Cuba
Grent Hritnzn.
PROCEEDINGS N PARLIAMENT.
LoNpoK, April ..
In the House Of Lords bill, introduced BY Ear
Russell, authorizing the creation Of life peeragcs
was read for tlsst time.
Earl Granville announced that the Hudson baJ
Company hsd agreed 10 cede Its territorial right
In British North America to the Crown, on tht
terms proposed.
In The House Of Commons, Nj. Harcourt ID
, 1869-04-10
PROPOSALS.
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

sesled Proposals viii be received BY the Henry City
Bridge Company. At their otaen In Henr1. In Asr1hAn
County md ssat4 af Illinois, until Arr1 aat is II u
O'Clock H. for building tho ma4ousy and supef1tfassuso
Of = ea174age bridge Aezosa the Wfnots River
The bridge viii co1Alst Of four f7ans Of ond hundre
nd f{sy Geet each and hAw Of two handred aod n3o
u tsae) feet
Iba mascn.y wM ncrstst Of ahout txo thoc11aa5Ed
af work IA dt1nena!on stone. Id about four hundred
ys11s Of subbe work. In pie Epoada1onA Drafts assd
spe<6<ous of the 1nasouJ arc CO dle In he oca ak
the Company. III BIDS maEt conform thereto.
Bids VIII Be received for the sa2&Ess1uetuze ND foe
masonry Pile work md d11wpeT protection, separately
or 10. IN combined All bids rRat b. accompanied hY
drifts nd spedest3ons excerpt fos masonry Acd p1a
work The Company win hold : rcser1e of fifteen psF
cent untt1 the work b fntshed sud sersptrd
Proposals. be addressed so F.a BeetE See1ttAzJ
Il, c, B. ca. Henry, ulnots. md endoEeed ptoposala
for buidnz bridge, md be accompanied By boni fox
9tno fer each separate Lid. md Il o0 tat eonhined
lids conditioned u IL nxual IN Ee<h esaex-
The Company rrs.ve the right to rrjcct any bid ao<
IN seeprAnee with the euodttsons of this adrertnent
or to reject II hds. Aa8 ptupoAl viii b AcoeVted
une4a The Party offering shall stvs the Conpeny s4ts-
factory e7tdenee that be has the necessay tE expert
cno. ene1u md ability for doing tho work il trust
worthy nd has art1esent pccuntas5 reseuEefa-
rs BECKER. See'y b {. B. ca
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THE ADV i :TACES

Offered By this Company r.
It 4 National Company, Ctaztc1ed by spedal Aa Of
Caoxzrsa, ia6-
1thAa Psjdap Capital ot u 0oa 90
II o1e.s Low Rates of Premium.
1tfu1ntb4 Larger In4u1zoce than Other Companies
for the sAn.e raoury.
It Definite md Certain tn its Ttrmk
ItA Homo Company Ia Evc15 Locality.
III Foljdes arr Kxrsnpt from AttAchraent.
Thc1u aro no Unnecessary HcsEtetonz IN The Pondek
Every Policy i Non FutfeHAhlc+
Policies NAY b taken which Pay to the Insurer tctr
Full Amount and Return Al tho Psesuiu1s - that tho
Insurance Costs only the 1nterrst tho Annual Pxy.
inentA
Policies may be taken thAt win pay to the Ius1r, Il
ter ortlin numbG Of Jears. during He. Annual L.
ONE o8 Onc4tenth the Amount named In The Pt. q.
No Ext12 Rate Is CharIed fos nia upon the Iltes of
Fe1nAtcA
II tnsurss not to pay pvidrnia, bat At 70 Low cost
TINT Diridends VIII be Impossible.
, 1869-04-10

COOk.COBURN ( co.
NGW1fAfEK AuyEKIl1NQ AuEE{A
AsHosAoftas3 10 rAesss a3essriAsEaAf fer THE TK11
E12 a torsf ralAk Ain, o9Asas rsrzi,s a3e4F.
esNtais or noe1ess Jer ~ NE3&Y1Fxz2 Oh NAaAx1xxs
sa&FT l1%At- rutM.
OTXHH & pEAxHNxxn
, 1869-04-10
WANTED
MfILtN |ERY..

MRS a " DUNN h happy II Inform hef f,Icnda
md enftaners thAu ae ~ us.1ed AlnesJ 7arofz NJ
r. hat Hs{17ao.4st, acrrrsd frn1R n Mshaah-ay.
W5re794n v,1l1 bt r1&aaed to m.ef :heu
, 1869-04-10
INDIANA.

The LeglalntuFs 1tubrogtlo Tho
Boiling Democrats still Refuse to
Appcnr-PFospects OF nm Orgnnlxn.
lion to-tn norToSv-RA&lroAd Matters
State Finnnces-OpcninK OF tho
Wabash and Eric Canal
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POtasOes-How to be Cooked.

Potatoes are more nutritious baked than
they are cooked in any other manner; and
they relish better with those who have not
been accustomed to eat them without season.
ing. Wash the potatoes clean; but do not
soak them. Bake them as quickly as posi-
bic without burning in the least. AS soon
as done, press each potato in cloth so as
to crack the skin and allow the steam to es-
cape. If this is omitted, the best of pota-
toes will not be NEARLY. They should be
brought Immediately to the table, as they
will soon become solid and lose their flavor.
Potatoes are much more nutritious and
palatable if they are properly steamed, than
they are boiled. Wash them clean and place
them in steamer over boiling water If
the potatoes are of good quality, the secret
of having them mealy and palatable is in
steaming them very rapidly, as withouta
rapid condensation of steam and detention
of steam in the steamer by close lid, the
potatoes will be hard and appear not to be
done, however long they may have been
cooking They should steam until the skin
cracks, and a fork will easily penetrate the
centre. If not to be brought to the table
soon, they should continue to steam until
wanted, as steamed potatoes become solid
much sooner than boiled ones do.
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A Touching Family History.

Bishop Andrew communicates to the N.
O. Advocate of the 18th ult., the following
very affecting story of the conversion of
son and grandson:
You are father, and can no doubt sym
pathize with me in my feelings of joy. [
have an only son, who has lain with great
weight upon my heart, and for whom my
soul has long and earnestly prayed to God
for his salvation; but he seemed Indifferent
to these things. Although he was respect
full and attentive to the outward decencies
of religion, was constant in his attention to
church and was a constant and useful officer
of the Sabbath school, yet he remained away
from the cross. A few days since receiv-
ed letter from him bringing the joyful
news of his happy conversion to God. 1t
seems to have been clear conversion. He
sought earnestly for the witness of the Spirit,
and God answered him to the joy of his
heart. At the same time one of my grand.
sons, student of Emory College, was also
powerfully converted to God. Ought not
to praise God for his abundant mercy to me
and mine? My precious Amelia bore me
children, and in the course of years God has
taken six of them to rest in the heavenly
home, leaving me but three, and of these
my two daughters have been trying for
years to walk in the ways of the Lord, but
my son was long the subject of alternate
hope and fear; but now, thanks to my graci-
Gus God, | can rejoice to feel that our whole
family will at last meet the loved and lost
who have preceded me to the home of God
and the good. | know that hundreds which
have long known me will unite their thanks
givings with me that God has heard my
prayers, and want you all to pray that God
may enable him to stand firm in the grace
of God, and that he may become burning
and shining lightin the Church. When my
wife lay on the death-bed, our old and valued
friend, DR.. Capers, dedicated James to God
in the sacred ordinance of baptism, and just
before she breathed her last she blessed our
precious boy; and, having blessed him, she
charged me to train him for heaven, which |
have tried to do.
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Accuracy of Scripture.

We read in Dan. V: 30, that when Darius
took Babylon, Belshazzar the king of it,
was in the city, and in "that night was Bel
shazzar, king of the Chaldeans, slain" He
rodotus, the Greek historian, gives an &C
count of the matter, which, until of late
years, seemed totally irreconcilable with
Daniels narrative. He informs us that the
king of Babylon, whose name was Lady,
netus, was absent when the city was taken;
that he sought shelter in Barsippa; that
Cyrus attacked him there, took him, stripped
him of his regal dignity, but allowed him to
retire and to spend the rest of his life in
ease in Caramansa. The two statements
appear to be contradictory, and that the
credit of historic veracity must be denied
either to Daniel or to Herodotus Thus
stood the matter, when Sir Henry Rawlin-
SOP, the celebrated oriental scholar discov
cred, in his Eastern researches, one of those
cylinders on which historic records used to
be written in the cuneiform character by the
ancents. Having deciphered the writing on
this relic Of antiquity, it was discovered that
at the time of the capture of Babylon, re
ferred to by Daniel and Herodotus, there
were two kings presiding over the empire, a
father and his son; and thus we can under
stand that HerodotuS speaks of the father,
who escaped, while Daniel speaks of the son,
who was slain. The unsupported fact not
only reconcles the prophet and the histo-
rian, but explains an otherwise inexplcable
in Daniel, where it was promised
to the prophet by Belshazzar, that, if he
could explain the writing on the wall, he
would make him the third ruler in the king
dom. Dan. V: 49, Now, why not the
second ruler, as Joseph in similar circum
stances had been made in Egypt? The cyl
inders answer the question; there were two
kings in Babylon, and therefore the place
next to the throne could be only the third
in the kingdom, A very short
time before the discovery which SO triumph
pntly reconcile8 the seeming contradiction,
which cast shade of suspicion on Daniels
accuracy, Mr.. F. W. Newman had written
hese words in Kitto's Cyclopedia, ono hy-
oothesi8 will reconcile this account with the
,ther;' an instructive lesson this, teaching
is to give the sacred writer's credit for accu-
acy, even though we may be unable to ex
lain facts which seem to impeach it.
Church Herald |
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81 Want to be a Minister"

More than century ago there lived in
England an orphan boy with promising tai
ents, who often said, 81 want to be minis
ter" but having no money to carry out the
great desire of his heart, his youthful spirit
was often bowed to the earth by dsappoint-
ed hope.
Once wealthy lady offered to pay the
expenses at school if he would study and be-
come a minister in her church; but the boy
loved the church of his fathers, and could
not be induced to leave his spiritual mother !;
so he respectfully declined the ladys kind
offer.
So, afterward he visited learned minis
ter of his own church, and asked the good
pastors advice in regard to studying for the
ministry; but here he obtained no encourage
ment at all. Now the friendleSs boy went
to God, and while he was engaged in fervent
prayer the mailcarrier knocked at the door
of his closet, and handed him letter from
friend of his father, with an offer to assist
him in his studies for the ministry.
Thus his desire was gratifed, and he be-
came one of the most useful ministers of
England His name was Philip Doddridge.
We commend his example to all our readers.
The Lord wants many ministers. Great
numbers who are now boys must soon preach
the Gospel. Let every boy ask this ques-
ton, whether he should not engage in this
work. We should be concerned both about
the duty of serving the Lord and hOw we
should serve him. If it is boys duty to
enter the ministry, he should strive hard to
enter it as we'll as he should strive hard to
enter heaven, and he should pray for the
Lords guidance in the one case as well as
he should pray for it in the other.
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9ousehola Wpras.
"Jesus Can Save Me-"

Gen. H used to take his little son into
his arms and talk with him about jesus
The little boy never grew tired of that "sweet
story" 1t was always new to him.
One day, while sitting in his fathers lap,
his papa said to him: "Would my little son
like to go to heaven?' eyes, papa" he
answered. "But," said the father, chow
can you go to heaven? Your little heart is
full of sin. How can you expect to go where
God is?"
"But all are sinners, papa, the little fell
low answered. "That is true" replied the
father, "and yet God has said that only the
pure in heart shall see Him. How then can
my little boy expect to go there?"
The dear little fellows face grew very sad.
His heart seemed full, and bursting into
tears, he laid his head on his fathers bosom,
and sobbed out, "Papa, Jesus can save me"
Dear children, Jesus can save you. If
you would be saved, you must look to Him,
for there is none other name under heaven
given among men whereby we must be saved.
Ch5ld'S Paper.
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when she becomes married.-HOuSshold Ad
nncnfp
Boys, do not Smoke!

DR.. Ducaisne, in the course of investiga
tons on the influence of tobacco on circula-
ton, has been struck with the large number
of boys, aged from nine to fifteen years, who
smoke; and has been led to inquire into the
connection of this habit with the impairment
of the general health. He has observed
thirty-eight boys, aged from nine to fifteen,
who smoke more or less. OF these, distinct
symptoms were present in twenty-seven. In
twenty-five there were various disorders of
the circulaton-6ruit de sOut7e in the neck,
palpitation, disorders of digestion, slowness
of intellect, and more or less marked taste
for strong drinks. In three the pulse was
intermittent. In eight there was found on
examination more or less marked diminution
of the red corpuscleS. In twelve there were
rather frequent epiStaxis. Ten had disturbed
sleep, and four had slight alterations of the
mucous membrane of the mouth, which dis,
appeared on ceasiug from the use of tobacco
for some days. In children, who were very
we'll nouriShed, the disorder was, in general,
less marked. As to the ages, eight of the
boys were nine to twelve years old; nineteen
from twelve to fifteen. The duration of the
habit of smoking was-in eleven, from six
months to year; and in sixteen, more than
two years. The ordinary treatment of
anemia in general produced no effect as long
as the smoking was continued; but, when
this was desisted from, health was soon per-
fectly restored, if there were no organic
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