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 who are, or who have been victims
of these healthy accommodates:
A boil is generally very small at first, aud
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 mysteriousy upon various
portions of the human body. coming when
and where .they darn please" and often in
yez=inconvenieutp places, Sometimes a solitary
boii is the sum total of the afiicton. but fire.
casnfly there is u s.rabbishiu' lot of en-" TO
help the first one. II boil comes anywhere
on person that person always wishes that it
had come somewhere else, although it would
puzzle him to say just where.
Some persons call them ''Damboils," but
such persons are addicted to profruty-the
proper name is boil. If chap has a boil he
generally gets good deal of sympathy from
others-"in n horn" Whoever asks him
what ails him, laughs at him for his pains to
answer, while many unfeeling 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 fee!
very bad about it. Physicians don't give boil
patients much satisfaction as n general thing,
although young physicians who are just be-
ginning to practice are fond of trying their
laucets on them. Boils are said to be 'heathy,"
and judging from the way they take hold aud
hang, and 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 u
place where his boil will fit in without hurt
ing it." Boils tend to purify 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 n fit Of
sickness, but if the sickness is not best to have
it must be en- ALTERED mean thing. 1t is also
said that 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 bois when he said
Zone woe doth tread upon another's heels !;
so fast they follow
There arc great many remedies for bolIs,
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 u
'good thing" for it, among which are-shoe-
makers wax, Mrs. Windows syrup, trix,
Spaul din's glue, Charlotte russo. gum drops,
water. proof backing. night blooming cereus,
chloroform, kissengen, etc