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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27
The Health of American Women
Marriage eo~dse,-s to Long LIFE.

It Is generally belicyed to bc In accord
ancc with the laws Of hereditary descent.
that the mother. not the father. transmits
tho vitality, the stamina, tho strength Of
the physical system to the child. 1t be-
comes, then, u question Of the highest Inn
portanco that women especially should
have sound and well.balanced Organiza-
tions. If tho law of human increase Is
based upon physiology, 1t becomes doub-
" important that the organization OF
women should bc rs perfect rs possible.
For II is law, running through tho whole
animal and vegetable kingdom, that nm
organization badly diseased or imperfect
" developed. has direct tendency to de-
cline both in vitality and fruitfulness.
And can u law that Is here of 80 gcnenll
application bo made an exception In tho
case of tho human race?
The evidences of the general ill-hcalth
of the Amcrican-and particularly of the
New England-women, rs gathered from
travellers, newspapers, journals, medical
works, and physicians, arc so abundant,
that they have nowhere been called In
question. Many Of the causes and effects
of this ill-healtli have been moro or less
discussed, but In no place has Its conncc-
ton with tho increase Of population been
carefully considered. When the nature
and peculiar character of these complaints
are fully considered that many of
them arc not found so prevalent In any
other part of the world-it Is clearly evil
dent that thcy Interfere seriously with tho
laws of increase. And there are reasons
TO believe that these peculiar diseases and
weaknesses are every year multiplying.
so that, In process of time, they will have
still more powerful effect upon the In
crease of population. :.
1t had long been the opinion of mcdi-
cal writer's that married women on tho
whole. have better health and live longer
than those In single life. And very re-
Gently DIR. J. Stark. of Eiinburg, proved
this fact most conclusivcly from m exami-
nation on large scale, Of the Registration
Reports of Scotland. 1t should bo. oh.
served, that this fact Is here demonstrated
among class of women somewhat dis
tinguished for having large families. and
might not hold good In community
where large numbers Of married women
have no children. The organization OF
women, tho history Of her diseases, and
tho ratio of mortality, demonstrate that
married life and the production of children
arc one of the primary objects Of her ere.
alton. Physiology, pathology, and nll
history upon tho great laws OF lifo and
health. prove this beyond controversy as
q general law.-Dr. Nathan allen.
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NUMBER %.
xEI coxoREss.

May 10. sKxArr.-Mr. Pomeroy pssssntsd mo
mostsl of 10 citissas a Rhode i.ssd 70 rssovs No
Iation 70 tho voting euaiincstion, also rssolstiou
ths government Of Grcst Britain &c : unioa Win
Ordered 70 bc printed. Mr. sherman, reported Win
amendment bill to reduos taxafiou. u
IIorsE.-A bill passed suthoriiing the Als ofcer-
:sin gse,,e pUIs'yS x. ss
interesu. Mr.. Lynch would not prcss the vote be.
ibrs Tuesday nsil Mr.. Hale spoke ia support q
tho bill. Mr. Allison Of Iowa, opposcd IT, oecssse
' went over IN G.Sn cSmntssS q he Whole tSs tine
wssdevotsd % No diplonaiie appropriation bi!l.
a "a As osss sssis So q &
morning hour, when the isih amendmsnt slii came
Sp but .. laid aside is the oSI,su,.,sa e iSs
6Icd on July I5th. The i5th ameodment bin vss
then debated for the remainder of the session.
The goy.s pssssSs & ths bill sn.hpnns Ia,s ,ss npcS
Or the benedt Of thosc engaged In tho dcstruction
Of tho Alabama. Tho IIosss agreed 70 the senate
amendment fixing July 18Th ior the sdjoammsut
District of Columbia business. Adburncd.
May 2s.-SEsArs. On tho Legislative judicial ap-
prupriation bill, an amendment was offered By Mr..
GSiss ss ss s a. Sn s si s%,.a
ment placing tho compensation Of mAics and 10
males on The same footing, Mr.. Morrill, Of No. sugs
gested modification by adding proyiso authoris-
Ing the heads Of departments 70 appoint females =
clerks In any Of the clAsses VI The departments.
Adopted. Mcssrs. Stewart, Edmonds and STOCKTON
were sppontsd committee OF conference on tho
bill 10 emf rec tho 18th amendments and Meesrs.
Wilson. Morton, and Abbott on the army bill. NJ.
Sherman then addressed the Senate on the necessity
Of greater economy In the appropriations, showing
the unnecessary expenditures by adding 70 .ihe
clerical force COO IiD lady cmpoyees, increaing
thereby the expcnse StOO,0O, and this was . mir
sample VI tho increAse of appropriations In The
Senate. DID. m
HousE A rcsolutioo on tho cight-hour system
WAS lost. The bill ~ exempt cosstwise navigation
from paying tonnage dnuos was passsd. The Sen.
ate jolnt resolution for tho appointment OF On ox'
aminer or claims Cor tho ftate department vas
passed, reducing the pay nvm $i5,GD 10 IsG,
Messrs. bingham, Dawc~ and Kerr werc appeintcd
. committee Of conference ON the 18th amendment
bill. Tho election committee reported In hvor OF
Btrader Of Ohio, democrat, TO his scat, contested
BY Eggleston, also In favor of Adams Of Kentucky.
contested by Harris. 10th rcperts viii DO callci mp
another day. tn. army appropriation hiI, ".
made a special order fr "Wednesday. bill was
passed comforting the rights of naturaliied aliens
enlisted I'm the navy who have been hoponbly dis
charged. After considerable dlscusIca on the d.
plomatic appropriations bill the House adjourned.
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A Cancer Cure,

Physicians and scientific men may be
interested in the following paragraphs
but we assume to know nothing about the
matter beyond what Is here stated, having
clipped the article from an exchange pa.
per. .
At the recent annual scientific meeting
held Mt the New York Medical University,
Prof. Scott read an interesting paper up.
ON IN entirely new method Of treating
Cancer, which gives promise Of tho allie
Walton Of which human misery. The
treatment of Cancer has hitherto been cm-
pirical and neutrality-suspicious. Of
zinc, nitric acid and arsenic. the remedies
usually employed, being painful, dangcr.
Gus and unreliable.
Professor Scoti's discovery consists In
Applying to tho surface Of the sore the
chloride of chromi,m--a new salt Of this
rare l-incorponItsd into stnsmon-
ium ointment. This preparation. In n
few hours, converts the tumor into perfect
carbon, and It cr,lmblcs away. Spcci-
mems of cancer thus carbonized were in.
spcctcd bya number of physicians present.
which had tho appearance Of charcoal.
and were easily pulverizcd between
the fingers. Tho remedy causes little or
mo pain. and Is not poisonous. A cOnsid-
crablc number of cancers have been cur.
cd by this means, and an agent of such
marvellous efficacy must. erc long, bc
adopted by the entire profession.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

A WIFE IN DISTRESS. tell me,
my dear, what is the cause Of those
tcars?"
"Oh! such disgracc!"
..What is 1t, my dear! don't keep me in
suspense"
"Oh! have opened ono of your letters
surprising il to be addressed to myself. II
certainly does look moro like Mrs. than
Mr."
as that all? What harm can there be
in wife's opening her husbands let.
ters?"
mo harm In the thing itself, but the con-
tents! snch disgrace"
"Who has dared to write mo letter un'
fit to bc read by my wifc?"
"Oh no; It Is couchcd in the most chastc
and beautiful language. But tho contents
the contents"
Here tho wife buried her face in her
handkerchief, and commenced sobbinG
aloud. while the husband eagerly caught
up the letter and commenced reading the
epistlc that had nearly broken his wife''
heart. 1t was bill from tho printer for
three years subscription for the news
paper.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1870.

manufactured In England In 1868 was carried
from the cotton-felds Of the southern Stats.
One half Of the vast sum added TO the value of
cotton in the factories Of England II manufao-
tured ut home would give us S200, 900, 900
more gold exchange every year. Is any COM
ment upon these naked figures necessary! Arc
we not right in making this chorti Shall We
appeal in vain TO the eloquent advocates OF
American industry for . little temporary aid
in seeking to accomplish such grand result for
our common countryl =
You will notice also from tho English
distribution of yarn that when we shall
have once established this industry on this
side, we shall not be compelled to 90 to
"coal to Newcastle" rs Mr.. MCMILLAN sug-
gcsts. hut our markets for cotton yarn,
will. like the zones, belt tho globe. Ibeg
you to remember that my proposition whom
fully realized, will transfer forty three
per cent of the industries and capitol OF
Manchester to the cotton States Of the
South that instead ofexporting 5000, ,0O0,-
600 worth of new cotton annually rs now,
we shall double its eXchangable value by
giving II the first process of manufacture
and sending It out in the form of yarn.
The whole cotton interest of tho South
and interest amounting to $4,000, 900
this last year, ranks itself now on the side
of free-tradc. 1t will continue to do so
until we make business Of its manu-
ficturcs. And then we shall hear of adj
vocates of protection to American Indus
try ut the South. Without this, the pres
ent duty Of 40 per cent will not long avail
you. 1t too will be cut down without
any increased demand for cotton machin-
AIRY and the disaster TO American machine
builders will he complete and fipal.
Very respectfully,
.. G. w. BUCKLEY.
To J. L. BUTLER, ESQ.,, ...-....
Editor OF Union and Journal.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

MODERN CHISA.-Thc Chinese have
not gone back. and that Is saying n good
deal In their favor; but In respect To ma
terial progress, for ages they have made
no Advancement. Four centuries ago
they were In advance Of Europeans In
everything that contributes to the COM
fort or luxury of civilized life; but whcro
arc they now2 Authors Of the compass,
they creep from hcadland 10 hcadland In
coasting voyages, never vcntnring to
cross the ocean or 10 trust themselves
for many days out Of the sight Of tho
shore. Discoverers of gilnpowder, they
supply the world with iirc-crackers,
while their soldiers fight with bows and
arrows, wooden spears and matchlocks.
Inventors Of printing. they have not yet
advanced 10 the use Of metallic typo and
power.prcss. but continue to engTayo
each page on block of wood and print
Il or by the use Of brush. Sufficiently
vcrscd In astronomy to calculate cclipses
two thousand years before tho Christian
era, they remain 10 this hour In the letters
Of judicial a,trology; auh among the
earliest 10 make advances In, chemical
discovery. they are still under tho full
sway Of alchemy and magic. ''irI.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27
Feather Beds,

Feather bods, though much In reputo,
aro open to numerous objections. lnthc
first place the, feathers used for bed filling
are seldom prepared and purified. As
stripped from the skin Of fowls, the small
fsathcr SHIFTS arc charged with animal
matter that undergocs slow hut sure'and
putrefactive change. Tho result may 90
enough to affect pcrccptibly the ntmos-
pherc of bedroom, but enough to be tin.
healthy. Now, In country places nothing
is moro common than tho use, for bed
making purposes, of feathers that have not
been subjected to any publication. Town
upholsterers purify, or profess to purify,
the feathers employed by them for bed
ding, but wo are called upon to inquire In
what the publication consists. II con-
sists In baking, beating. and in some cases
washing. Granting that these processes
are followed. that the feathers arc purified
and scwed when absolutely pure In the
ticking. yet what then ? Night by night
animal cmanations from tho sleeper get
absorbed into the feathers and there re-
main, in spite of shaking up. exposure to
the air, or any other process OF domestic
'puriication that either Is or can be adopt
ed. I have assumed the best conditions |;
takc now such rs arc the ordinary condi.
tions of no. the worst. Feathers never
wear out; Il may be said-never come to
nh end. To-day patient afflicted with
fever or other mortal disease may lilo on n
feather bed. tomorrow he may die upon
II, then after few days tho bed may be
sold, and then who shall be answer,ble for
what becomes of Il, or the injury It may
do?. We know what ought TO be done
with It at the very least : tho feathers
ought to be taken out and purified before
closure in feather bed again. Even then
the idea of using such feathers Is rcpug-
mnt, but frequently no sort of publication
Is performed. in which case the result
may be easily imagined.--Good Hcalh.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

sects, but give vigor 10 the plants to re-
sist attacks; dusting with plaster or. fine
dust will oitcn be sufficient. Covering rs
recommended for cucumbcrs, Is almost
certain protection.
I.ErrUCE.-Transplant from hot-bcds.
and sow seed among hills OF vines, along
borders of beds. &c.
MELoSs.-Nutmeg, Musk. Cantelope,
&c. Sow see,ls in large hills, rs for Gu
cumbers. Plant at distance correspond
ing to growth, from four To six feet
NAsrURrIUMs.-Sow where they will
be shaded from the midday sun. A r,th-
or moist soil is best.
ONIONS may still be sown, IL they have
very rich. mellow surface soil. They us
ually do best when grown on the same
soil several years in succession.
PEAs.-To have succession Of this
fine vegetable. sow once in two or three
weeks. There arc goodly number of
varieties from which TO select early me-
dunn and late.
PErPEIs.-Plant out from the hot-bed
or boxes in the house, in rows two feet,
and eighteen inches apart in the row; ma
nure with hen manure.
PorAT0ES.-Plant early, the earlier the
better; only early planted potatoes should
be grown in the garden. Begin 10 hoe
rs soon rs they break ground, top dress
with ashes, salt and lime mixed, guano or
superphosphate Of lime.
RAprsHEs.-Sow in rich, warm soil in
any vacant places, and among other Tege-
tables. thin planted. Encourage rapid
growth with liquid manure.
SoUAsH.-Plant and treat like cucum-
bers and melons. Early Bush and Sum-
mer CroOkneck for summer; Hubbard arc
best for fall and winter.
SWEET PorAToEs.-Plant ont after the
middle Of the month in well enriched,
sandy. warm soil, in high hills or ridges.
Set the plants u little deeper than they
stood in the bed.
To,LAroEs.-Transplant into well en-
riched hills, four feet apart each way. A
rather sandy soil is preferable TO "A heavy
loan or clay.-NeO England farmcr.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

THE HEART or IRON AND CLAY.-Thc
law of nature Is, that certain quantity Of
work Is necessary to produce u certain
quantity of good. of any kind whatever.
If you want knowledge, you must toll for
It; II food. you must toll fcr II; and II
pleasure you must toll for II. But men
do-not acknowledge this law. or strive to
cvade 1t, hoping to got their knowledge
and food and pleasure for nothing; and In
this effort they either fail Of getting them,
and remain ignorant and miserable, or
they obtain them by making other mon
work for their benefit; and then they arc
tyrants and robbers. Yes, and worse than
robbers. am not one who In the least
doubts or disputes tho progress Of this CEN
tury In many things useful to mankind;
but II seems to me very dark sign re-
spccting us that we look with so much In
difference upon dishonesty and cruelty In
the pursuit Of wealth. In tho, dreams OF
Ncbuchadnezzar II was only the feet that
werc part Of iron and part of clay: but
many of us are now getting so cruel In
our avaricc, that Il seems rs II, In ms, tho
heart were part Of iron and part Of clay.
-RuskiH. .I #.#F H. ' .u.
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HARD To PLEAsE.-Pitts is fact man.
q sharp man, n business man, and when
Pitts goes into n store to trade. he always
gets the lowest cash price, and he says
swell. III look about. and If don't find
anything that suits me better, I'll call
and take this
Pitts, like all fast men, Is partial to wo'
men. and young ones in particular. Now
quite lately. Pitts said 10 himself: al am
getting rather along in years, and guess
Ill get married"
Ills business qualities wouldn't let him
wait so OF he travels, and calling upon a
lady friend. opened the conversation by
remarking that he would like To know
what she thought about his getting mar
ried.
.'Oh. Mr.. Pitts. that Is an affair in
which am not greatly Interested, and i
prefer to leave Il with yourself"
"But," says Pitts. '.you ARE interested,
and my dear girl, will you marry me?"
The young lady blushed very red, hesi-
tated, and finally. rs Pitts was very well
10 do in the world. aud morally, financial
ly and politically of good standing IN So
ciety. she accepted him; whereupon the
matter-of-hsct Pitts responded:
"Well. well, I'll look about. aud If !
don't find anybody that suits mo better
than you. I'll come back"
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Boy Logic.

Kew. Alfred Taylor, editor Of the Sunday
School Workman, h the happy father Of four
children, A. T., jr., rejoicing IN five summers
and triae over. Ills boys and girls, like some
others VIC wot Of, huggcd their bed too lovingly.
Hc thought 10 break up this habit, and %. a.
IN inducement To early rising. promised four
cents, three cents, two cents, and one cent, &C
cording as they should put In their appearance
In the morning. but ,Dthins II they were late
to prayers, which service he holds before break
fist. There have been few cold breakfasts In
that family since. Some little while aher this
arrangement had been In operation, two littls
cousins came to visit them. The 6ut morning
after. their arrival, "prompt A. major" A. I.
III, bounded into ne room where his father was.
'.0ood morning. psps; want six ceots
"Good morning, my boy. What's thar" 81
want six cents, papa Six ce nts,. No, four.
my boy" s.bat want hx seut, papa."
"Why soi'' 'sWhy 'pafs, ~ Ws verth four
cents 70 get down first when there are four Of
Us, guess It's worth six when there are six."
A. T., IS, logic was too much for the Rev. A.
T., and the six cents were Immediately paid.
The precedent established, there was no backing
down during the two weeks visit Of the little
cousins. Smart boy, that A. T.. j.. SO chip Of
tho old block. ."LOiipsr Optics Msgdsfns.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

Colonel Cheney, California politician.
being in Washington lately, went to hear
the Parepa troupe perform The Mar
rage of Figaro" Finding the lower
part of the house crowded to suiiocation,
Cheney, went up into the unknown
regions and seated himself in that
part Of the gallery appropriated to the
sous and daughters of Africa. AS ho
WAS becoming enraptured by the sweet
concord, be felt light tap on the shoul-
der. accompanied by "Dis am dc cullud
gallery from sable attendant. "S-h!
All right" said the Californian and again
directed his entire attention to the stage
where Paropa WAS warbling like robin.
.But dis am dc cullud gallery" intcrpos-
cd the black tormentOr. "All right l
know il. I'll rs soon bo here rs any
where" said the placid Cheney. ut am
not all right. Dis am de culluh gallery,
and YOU can't stay here" persisted the
attendant, and Cheney had to Chamber
around and take back seat among the
.'white trash" ON the other side. A ven
cradle dlrkey, who had been wonder
ing spectator of the scene was heard to
eNclaim' "Lor' bless us now, an dc fif-
teenth 'mendmend. too; | wouldn't n
b'leevcd mass Blair's Saurud live tn sec
the day niggcr'S bettcr'n n white man"
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A SATISFACTORY FINANCIAL TRASsAc-
TIoS.-A singular financial transaction
occurred In one Of the dock Offices q day
or two since. by some means or other It
happened that the Office boy owed one Of
the clerks three cents, and tho cashier
owed the Office hoy two cents. One day
last week the Office boy having cent In
his pocket, concluded tn diminish his debt,
and therefore handed the nickle over IN
the clerk, who In return, paid half of his
debt, by giving the coin to the cashier.
Tho latter handed the cent back to tho of.
iioc boy rcmarking. snow only owe You
ono cent" Tho Office boy again passed
tho cent 70 the clerk. who passed. u back
to the Office boy. and tho latter individual
squared MI accounts by paying i to the
clerk, thereby discharging bis entire debt.
Thus Il NAV be sccn how great Is the ben.
eft to bo derived from single cent, II
only expended judiciously.-B.galo k'
press.
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The manager of u Berlin theatre got
nm n drama in which q human head was
to bo offered to u tyrant. In order to
produce rs much effect rs possible, no re-
solved 10 use human head. On the
stage was placed u table covered with
cloth. On the table was basin, and an
actor concealed nndcr tho table poked up
his head through hole in the table. so
rs to seem to be placed in the basin.-
The effect was prodigious. The audience
applauded and trcmbled. Unuckly, n
wag. who had been strolling upon the
stage, had sprinklod n spoonful of snuil
on the basin. and just rs the tyrant fin.
ished his address tO the severed head OF
hi, enemy. the head replied by n hearty
fit of sncczing. and changed the audience
from "grave to gay" with remarkable
expedition.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

EcoSoxr IN HIou LirE-A lady who had
been spending some days at hotel at Saratoga,
where q sou-in-lsw Of Commodore Vanderbilt
and family are staying. tells the following story;
"Calling In the room ofthe Commodore dangt-
ter one day she found her giving her little
daughters some lessons In the homely work OF
darning stockings. The visitor expressed sur
prise that she should bother hersslfor her
daughters with such work. when the Commo-
dore's daughter rcplicl that there wS no telling
what woman might Be callci upon 70 do In
this country. or what fats awaited her. and she
believed In instructing them In useful arts as .
preparation for amy rcverse that might overtake
them" .'rrt sHs
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sun,rEn NIrycr PrE.-A lady sends tn,

SUMNER MlSCE PIE.-A lady sends the
following recipes: Stew nice and fine rs
much dried apples as You would need for
three pies. Then take few, say three or
four slices Of biscuit according to the size
chop them fine. pour them on the apples,
pour hot water enough 10 the whole, To
moisten well. Then swectcn and spice rs
YOU would any minco pies, add biscuit
enough to have six pies. 1t needs to be
quite moist.
FARMERs' SUMNER CHowDER.-Takea Il
few slices of pork cut rs you would to fry.
Law .hem into n kettle over slow fire,
while that is doing, pare and slice a dozen
common sized potatoes, wash and lay them
on the pork. pour on water enough to
cover them, when done, add n quart OF
moro new milk. Boil about five minutes,
season and pepper to taste, and few
crackers or pieces Of biscuit. Anice dish,
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The Rev. Dewitt Talnaalge in a recent
Philadelphia lecture. said Of the press: II
now declare that | consider the news
papers TO be the grand agency by which
the gospel Is preached, ignorance Is cast
out. oppression dethoned. crime extirp-
ated. the world raised. heaven rejoiccd.
and God be glorilicd. In the clanking OF
the printing press. rs sheets by out. hear
the voice OF the Lord Almighty proclaim
Ing to all the dead nations OF tho earth
"LAzARus, come forthw and to the 10
treating surgcs OF darkness, "lct there
be lightw