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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
Walks about the Premises.

TIE season is upon us when good hard
walks about our dwelling, barns and out
houses generally, are very desirable on
many accOunts--health, convenience and
comfort being among them. How many
of our agricultural readers neglect this
home duty? How many allow even the
paths to their houses to be almost impas-
sable in moist weather! And SO with the
paths to the barn, or different stable-dOors,
to the hog pens, cattleyards, etc.
We have known persons to wade through
water, mud and soft manure for eight
months in the year, to get at these several
places, at the expense of damp feet and
nasty boots, instead of providing foot
way of stones, coal ashes or boards, either
of which could be made at small expense
and n few hours of time and labor Espe-
cially this neglect TO be condemned where
the females of the family are the sufferers.
We have many times seen the way to the
wood-pile, cOal-bin, spring house, chicken
yard, and other indispensable points, to-
tally unfit TO be used by them. If there is
any one who thinks there is any economy
in this, he is previously mistaken.
To say nothing as TO the loss of time in
wading through the mud, the wear and
tear Of shOe-leather and injury to garments
would alone pay the entire expense of pro-
viding good, dry walks; hut when the ques-
ton of health, of suffering and doctors
bills are taken into account, they ought to
he sufficient to drive every negligent, un-
sympathizing head of a family, whether
in town or country, to follow the sugges
tons herein made. A man who will not
look after the needs and comforts of his
household does not deserve To have a fam
ilv- GerH,dbtotta TieqraDh
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
Care Of The Teeth.

TIE too early loss Of the first teeth has
an uniavcrable influence upon the beauty
and duration OF the second. The Youngest
children should accordingly be made to
take care OF them. All that is necessary
- to brush them several times day with
Il little ordinary soap or magncsia and
water
Grown people should clean their teeth
al least IKE times in the course OF n
hours. on rising III the morning AID Going
to bed at night and after each meal. 4
brush rs hard as can be borne without
pam, should be used, and the best of all
applications Is pure soap and water. always
lukewarm.
After eating, all PARTICLES of food shoud
be carefully removed from the teeth by
means OF tOothpick of Quill or wood,
but never ofmetal, and by thread passing
now and then between the teeth.
Tooth powders are injurious both to the
enamel and the gums, and if employed,
every particle of them should be removed
from the mouth by careful rinsing. The
habit which some women have of using a
blt OF lemon, though it may whiten the
teeth and give temporary iiimness and
color TO the gums, is fatal To the enamel. as
are all acids. No one, young or old, should
turn the jaws into nut -crackcrs: and it is
/ dangerous even for women To bite off, a.
they often do, the ends of the thread in
sewing. II Is no! safe 10 bring very hot
food or drink, especially if Immediately
followed by anything cold, in contact with
/ the teeih-tIrkuE0e
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

er notice where grain is growing in the or
chard that the part under the tree is small
er than that outside and away from the
trees' The land is actually richer there
For years the leaves have fallen and de-
cayed under the trees, but, notwithstanding
this, the wheat is only half size and never
fills well, Now what is the difficulty :?
The sun shines upon it more or less Yes,
that is true, but that under the trees does
not receive as much sunshine as that away
from them. That which is thus partly in
the shade can't digest SO well. Why, sir,
if YOU Will move your counting room up
stairs, in front, and stand where the sun
can have chance at you, even though it is
only three or four hours day, you will
begin to digest your beef better within
three days.
Have you never noticed that the only
grapes that become perfectly ripe and
sweet, that the only peaches that take on
those beautiful red cheeks, and offer that
luscious sweetness, are those that are on
the outside, entirely uncovered by the
leaves and perfectly exposed to the sun
Gods laws are the same in the animal
world. 1t is just as true that the only
girls with red checks and sweet breaths,
the only girls who become fully ripe and
sweet, are those who baptize themselves
freely in Gods glorious sunshine
Don't you see good many pale girls in
your store, girls with a blOOdless, half
baked sort of face, whose walking, whose
voice, whose whole expression is devoid OF
spirit and force? Those girls are in the
green state. Look at their lips and cheeks
they are not half ripe. Send them out in
the country, let them throw away their
1arasols, put on their little jockey hats
and live out in the sunshine three months
and | would give more for one of them il
any work requiring soul and spirit than fol
dozen of those pale things that live il
the shade. 4 pale woman She makes
very good ghost, but not much of {
woman. "-7alk's about Peoples Somochs.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
When to Market.

WITH many farmers, this perhaps is the
most perplexing question. The season for
gathering fruits and vegetables as a rule is
the best time to market them; then will
be the greatest quantity of them, and their
quality will at that time be the best Yet
we hear farmers say that potatoes will be
higher lie hears of rot in some sections,
and he puts his potatoes in the cellar to
wait higher prices. But rot and sprout and
rats and mice, and labor and sorting and
in many instances exposure to frost, lessen,
day by day, the quantity and quality of
this product, and he holds till spring, and
then the market is flooded with men who
thought as he did, and when ten per cent
of: loss is added, he finds himself compelled
TO take twenty-five per cent. less in price
OF not sell at all. Apples will be higher
another says, and he holds his to meet
decay and trouble.
Hops, too, are too cheap, and the grower
piles up his bales to wait the moving of
the market, and thus we might say Of
grains, butter, cheese, and of nearly all of
the products of the farm, hay perhaps ex-
cepted
The most successful farmer Gas a rule)
he who can show the best balance sheet at
the end Of the year, markets his produce
when it is ready for the market. After
having prepared your articles for the mar
ket, as has been advised take the market
price, and pocket the money. Your neigh
| Dor may, in some instances, sell for a
! higher price by holding, but in the ex-
perience of ten years, you will be far ahead.
Produce marketing is done with, all waste,
shrinkage and care of it ceases and then,
again, you have the use Of your money
and can apply it where it will be of use
One more reason for this time of market
ing is, that dealers are in the market, and
have made their arrangements for buying
, Ii is important TO the farmer, in dispos
! ing of his produce, that he should meet q
! good demand. This he will he most likely
to find when the article is yielded from hi,
| farm, and is ready for the market Dealer;
have then arranged with banks for funds
/ and are anxious to invest. You will al
ways meet poor market when buyers
/ have closed their accounts and gone home
/ You will be considered out of season, anc
/ if you sell at all it must be at sacriiicin.
concessions in price.
Prepare your articles in the best name
! for the market Represent them hOnestl,
and fairly in the market, and then sell a
4 the best price the market affors. Let IN
motto be keep selling" and your casl
account will be largely in your favor
! /lb;o Er;z,7sr
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

You've lawyers sometimes despair of de
lenses which give no encouragement, but
old pTactitiOncrs,-more especially when
the fees are remunerative and certain-can
see NO discOuragementS held forth bg the
evidence, not to be counterbalanced and
overcome by professional acuteness and
sagacity well paid.
A prisoner was once arraigned in Kent
county, Mich, for stealing pork. He re-
tanned a young, talented, and ingenious
member of the profession for his defense
Having listened to the prisoners own
story and heard from him what in all pro-
liability the Peoples witnesses would
swear 10, he candidly informed his client
that it was useless to waste money on his
defense
Never you mind" was the confident
reply; "yoa argue my case good and
strong, just as if you believed DE perse
cuted man, aud here is twenty dollars for
you"
The lawyer worked up 10 the contract.
and before he had half summed up he had
the jury in tears AT the bare idea of snatch
ing such bright example of domestic and
social worth from the bosom of his family
aDd the society of his neighbors, 70 be
thrust among felons in common Jail.
To his astonishment his appeal was eff
Iective-the prisoner was acquitted.
Closeted together after the verdict and
discharge of the culprit, and the twenty
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

digest, and become cause of infamma-
ton. Some thought there was no danger
in turning cattle into the stalk-fleld if they
had water often enough Others thought
there was danger at first that, even with
plenty Of water, the cattle would eat more
of this dry fodder than they could dispose
of. All agree that, as a matter of safety,
the cattle should at first be allowed in the
stalk-tield but an hour or so at time, and
then with plenty of water. To let them
feed in the stalk field an hour or two, then
turn them into grass, is well, for the green
grass will cOunteract the dryness of the corn
fodder. After the cattle become accustomed
to the corn fodder, there Is no danger
"Smut" will not then hurt them Those who
follow the precautions here given, will have
no trouble from smut" Those who turn
their cattle intoa stalk field at first, and let
them feed at will, and without full supply
Of water, will run great risk of losing their
stock Smut may be found in the stom-
achs of the dead cattle, but it will be found
would do the work all the same, were the
smut not there"
The precautionary measure suggested
seems to us very good one. While not a
practicable plan in many cases, we think
the use of food with considerable moisture
in it, in connection with the dry fodder
would act as q preventive of the disease
both by reducing the quantity of the latter
eaten, and supplying needed moisture
Turnips and other roots, cabbage and
pumpkins, might be used for this purpose
N T. Farmer
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

Olc day was June
And wear ago, jest
This Dow KEN ri noon
To bis work like the rest.
With n shovel and pick on his shoulder, and
deringer bid y lis breast.
He goes 70 the well.
Ana he stands on the brink,
And stops for spell
jest 10 listen and think
or he in ii- eyes 1T like this. sir YOU
kinder made the cuss blink.
His two ragged gals
IN the gulch, were IT play.
And g0wnd that Was sails
Kinder Tapped on bay;
Not much for man To be lOvin'. but HI. alias
I've heer'd tie folks cay.
And--thats pert hoss
Ihet you've gOt-ain't Il uows
hat might he her COST
En-: Oh.-Well then. Dow
Let's see-well, that forty foot grave wasn't his,
sir, that day any how.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
Mufiling the Throat.

WHAT is the best mode of protecting the
throat from colds, where person is very
susceptible to them? The common way
of protecting The throat is to bundle and
wrap it up closely, thus Overheating and
rendering it t. nder and sensitive, and more
liable To colds and inflammation than be
fore This practice is all wrong and re-
suits in much evil. Especially is this the
case with children. and when, in addition
10 the mufflng of the throat, the extremi-
ties are msufliciently clad. As is often the
case, the best possible conditions are pre-
sented for the production ol sore threats,
coughs, Group and all sorts of throat ana
lung affections. II is wrong To exclude
cold air from the neck. and if it is over
heated portion OF the time, when II is
exposed some form of disagreement OF the
throat will be apt to occur. The rule in
regard to clothing the neck should be To-
keep it as cool as comfort will allow. I'm
doing 80 YOU will suffer much less from
throat ailments than if you are always
fearful of having little cold air come in
contact with the neck. Any one who has
been accustomed 10 have his throat unified
should be clrof,l ~ leave off gradually
and no. q, ~. -Herald If Healh.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
Light and Digestion.

FRY Intimate relations exist between
the sun and digestion. Digestion and as
Sanitation become weak and imperfect if
the man or animal j. not daily exposed to
the direct rays If tn sun Mr. p, one of
our merchants. came to see me about his
stomach. Dyspepsia was written all over
his face, was shown in his movements, was
heard in his voice. The conversation be
tween us was essentially The following:
Mr.. Il. Doctor il YOU will excuse
street vltlgaritY, am PLAYED out Ican't
digest, | can't work, have lost my Cour-
age, fear / must stop"
:" Tell me about Your diet"
" If you will excuse me, | know that is
all right have studied the subject, and
| know that my food is all right"
How about your cxercise:'
" ! have little gymnasium in my store
and exercise an hour or two every day.
sometimes tire myself out with these ex-
ercises."
How about your Sleep"
Why, Doctor, 90 to bed every night
with the chickens At any rate | am al
ways in bed by o'clock, and / rise by 6
o'clock in the morning, take a bath, a
plain breakfast, and 90 20 my counting
room. Once in the forenoon and once in
the afternoon | exercise in my gymnasium
half an hour or SO, but am getting worse
all the time. Isn't it curious? My wife
thinks must have a cancer in my stom-
ach. Nothing seems to help me. ] live
the most physiological life, but my digcs-
ton grows worse"
About your counting room; is that
light? Is il sunny
No, that is one nuisance we have in
our store. The store is every way pleasant,
only that the counting room is 50 dark that
we have TO use Gas all the time"
"That's it, Mr.. T., that explains your
cancer"
"Of course, you don't mean that but |
suppose it would be better if the counting
room were sunny"
Why, NIP. no plant nor animal can di-
gest in the dark Try it, Plant potato
in your cellar. Now watch ii carefully. II
there is a little light, tn e potato will sprout
and try To grow But surround il with the
best manure, water il, do the best for il,
only yoh shall keep it in the dark, it can
not digest and grow. See how slender and
pale il is. Now open window in another
part Of the cellar, and notice bow much
the poor hungry thing will stretch that
way Or give the stalk "a little twist and
STE how it viii lie down. ii has no strength
to raise itself again. No matter how much
of the best food and drink you give it, il
can't digest The process Of digestion
the great function of assimilation can't e
On without the sunshine.
Why, sir, with your excellent habits, II
your counting room were in flood IT sun
/ light, You would he better IN a week, anC
well in month Mr J., did rou ever e
into the country late in the SUMMER? .
/ course you have beol.. Well, did you ncy
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
Deaths Of Cattle i'm the Corn Stalk
Fields.

THE recent death of number of cattle
in this country, after feeding in the husked
corn fields, has been referred tn by us
Some have attributed the disease to the
eating of corn smut" We ITO not believe
this is the correct theory. Fully matured
corn stalks and leaves, as well az dried
grass, contain very little moisture Eaten
in large quantities, without opportunities
for drinking, il is not surprising that they
should not he digested, or that they should
become impacted in the stomach or intes-
tines. Again the outer surface of the corn
stalks is hard, often presenting sharp edges
when broken. That it should produce ir-
ritation or inflammation i'm the stomach or
intestines is not improbable, when eaten
in considerable quantities, and without suf
ticient fluid.
4 similar disease caused many deaths
among The cattle in Iowa two years since,
and the matter was quite fully discussed
there The iowa City Repu5iicaa saws:
"1Ea difficulty arises from eating so
large m anoun, Of dry ~ rs ard stalks,
without sufficient water that they will not
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
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We call particular attention to an Adver-
tlsement under this head on another page
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are anywhere to be found than Hearth end
Home and the American Agriculturia. They
are most beautifully Illustrated and are filled
with choice, carefully prepared, re'ioJle infor-
nation, such as is needed, and will be highly
useful in every family, and by every person,
Young and old. The Household and Childrep's
Departments are exceedingly interesting and
instructive. Orange Judd u Co. are veteran
publishers and their Journals and books have
long enjoyed an unsurpassed reputation for
reliability and sterling value. II the adver
tisemcnt referred TO, the publishers take oc-
caSion TO show that q single volume of eli her
of these Journals contains I!lust, ations and
reading matter equiv alent 10 what would be
found in good books costing twenty 10 thirty
times as much money.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
Courage I'm Everyday Life.

HAVE the courage 10 discharge debt
while you have the money in your pocket.
Have the courage To do without that
which YOU do not need, however much
your eyes may covet IL.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary you should do SO, ami
TO hold your tongue when it is prudent you
should do SO
Have the courage to speak to friend In
" seedy" coat, even though you are In
company with q rich one, and richly at
tired
Have the courage 10 tell man why you
10 not lend him Your money.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

Il was rouali-mighty rough;
But the boys they stood by.
And they brought him the st;if
For 4 house on the sly;
And the old WOman-well. she did washing. and
took on when no one nigh.
But this yer luck OF BOWS
Was - pow erful mean
That tie spring near the house
Dried right M on the green:
And he sunk forty feet down tor water. but nary
drop TO ne seen.
Then the bar petered ont,
and the boys wouldn't stay;
And the chills cot about
And bis wife fell away;
But Dow. IN his well, kept peggin' in his usual n
dihiOus way.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

An old citizen of Trenton, N. j., named
Eldridge, who kept $4,000 worth of
United States bonds and other securities
in his wifes work box, which he placed
under the bed at nj Iht, lost box and all, a
few evenings since, but found the whole
amount shortly after, with the exception
of about $1,000 cash, in on adjoining
field.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

An individual who claims to have given
years to investigating the lottery policy
business in the United States, says there
are 10000 policy shops in the country,
supplied by 81, 600 players, who afford the
proprietors, at a minimum estimate, &c.
200, 900 of profits yearly.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

In Numbers there is safe'y. 1t was upon this
principle that the formula of JUDsoN's MOUNTAIN
HERE FILLS was prepared. DIR. Judson, intending
TO spend fortune in advertising his pills submit
tea his recipe 10 the rex siOn of the most intell
gent and learned physicians of the age and the
Results simple hut most eficacious medicine
the JUpsoN's MOUNTAIN HERE Pills They purify
the blood, remove all distractions, cleanse the
sKlh Oh all pmples and blotohes. and perfectly
sure ana safe lii their operation. The JUDsoN's
MOUNTAIN HERR PILLS cure Biliousness, Female
irregularities, Headache and many Others of Tie
Diseases arising from impure blood and a deranged
Gl$esuon Use the JUDsON's MOUNTAIN HERE
fhLs, ana when you have proved their virtue
recommend them Ia your friends They are both
rlEar-coated and plain. For sale everywhere.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

Have the courage to cut the most agree
able acquaintance you have, when you are
convinced that he lacks principle. :" A
friend should bear with friends infirmi
ties" but not his vices.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until yor pay for YOUR new ones
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29


dollars having been paid over, the lawyer
said
BY the by. B.. that was a most sur
prising verdict considering what the Gov
ernmcRt proved.
Not at all, was the cool reply; "sir Of
item inrgmen had some Of the pork"
The mercury in that lawyers bump OF
self-esteem fell to zerO.-RnJus Hospler.
DOW s FIAT
By z. BRET HARTE-ILLUsTRATED By o. J. HOP
hfNS.
DOw's FLAT. That's it, name,
And | reckon that you
Are q stranger: The same:
Well. I thought il was true
For thar Isn't on the river a. can't spot the
place al first viesy.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
For Coughs asssi Throat esi..

orders, use . BTGCN'S BIOncaiaI 1r0cn.s." having
prcred their efficiency ny test of many years
~ hare aere' changed My nina respecting than
from Re ffsi erceD'iHg 10 NjDk get betferof nat
Which i6egQt Miakihq UN IT,"
Rev. HENRY WARD B.FruFR
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

The death rate in the British East In
dian army, during the first half of the
present century, averaged no less than 80
per 1000. In the year 1868 it had become
reduced TO little over II per 1000.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

Thet- So That's your way
To the left Of the tree:
But a-loOk h vur sayt
Won't you come up 20 tear
Nor Well, then the next time you're pa-sin': and
ask for Dow-and that's me-
or gJftJ f1,fLEy
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

THE amount of ink product of this
country is estimated at about 100000
gallons annually, all, or nearly all, of which
is consumed within our own limits, be-
sides which we import q large quantity
from England each year.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

PRUsslNG's White Wine Vinegar is 2 most
superb article for table use. Warranted pure
NEW PATENT LAW for 1870, published by Munr
CO., 81 Park Row, \. K, sent free.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

For a blow OF his pick
S0rter caves in the side
ard he looked and turned sick,
Then lie trernbed and cried.
For you the burned curs had struck Water"
bcg You pardon, young man, there you
lied
Il wa FOLi-in the quartz
And IL ran all alike;
And | reckon five oughts
Was the worth Of that strike.
And thet hOuse with cOopilOWs his'n-which tie
same Isn't bad for Pike
Thet's why It's BOWS Fiat.
And the thing of II is
That he kinder got that
Through sheer Contrsriness;
For iva. water tie burned seekin', an6
biz luck made hin certain 70 mi-s.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29

sea Moss Farire is creating n rre.t .o,sst,,n IN
The r market and IFS asses. set forth bv reports Of
sc!euhr exp rS az many ana various In the in placa
when employed in the raTation Of p,iddings en- a,ls
Diane na'& creams erles, and scores OF ether d-lcn,
CPS inr the i3liy bic The sick room il adds largely
/ TIE quantity of nurieu dervaie from the other ma,
riaS ana IN tie second place Finders the dish whatever
may b. lar more O. eShlc ard Agreeable To the taste
han y "Crii have been without tbs cheap and pre- IN
Z edent SHci IS the t>; OF arse nnnher of the
most prominent hotckecpcis In New York and other
GU : II Is heicg used IA als in All the hospitals aud
viii prove lasting blessing 10 the poor