Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-21

PICKING THE EARS Picking the Ears, "
is L most miscbievous practice in attcmp pting
to do this with hard substances, an unlucky
motion has many a time pierced the drum
nothing sharper or harder than the end of the
little fDger. with the nail paired, ought ever
to be introduced into the ear, unless by ply
sician; persons are often seen endeavoring to
remove the wax" of the ear with the head of
a pin this ought never to be done, first, be
cause it not only endangcrs the rupture OF the
ear by being pushed too far in, but it not so
far, it may CRATE against the drum, excite In
hammatiOn and an ulcer WHICH will finally eat
all the parts away, especially OF scr0lulouS
constitution; second, hard substances hava
often slipped in, and caused the necessity Of
painful operations to fish or cut out third, the
wax is manufactured by nature to guard the
entrance from dust, insects, and unmodlhed
cold air, and when it has subserved its purpose
it becomes dry, scaly. light, and in this condi
tion is easily pushed outside, by new formations
OF wax within. Occasionally, wax may harden
and may interfere with the hearing but when
this is the case, it is the part of wisdom to
consult rhysician and let him decide what Is
the remedy; If one cannot be had, the only
safe plan is TO let fall into the ear three or Our
drops of tepil water, night and morning;
the saliva is better still, for it Is softer and
more penetrating, but glyceline is lar preiera
bic to either it is one Of the blandcst fluids IN
nature and very rapidly pcnetrates the harden
ed wax, coos the parts AMI restores them to a
healthful condition If in week, there is not
decided improvement in the hearing, medical
advice ought to be had at once, Us next to the
eye the ear is the most delicate organ of the
body. -MWS Jomnrl Of Heo'M.
LADY writer in the Galaxy, Nebuae,
d.tnn,'s American ladies against an English
chargn hat they are "scraggy, and that
hanIsomo ,.g is rarity. This the Galaxy
wr;inr sove IL es bascIess as 1t is unbearable.
And she goes on to say that though she Is
iynorant II tl,e ball, It aud professional dancers,
she has u passionate ,sense OF beauty OF form,
nni has taken ADVANTAGE of abundant ooppor-
mn;ties ufforlcd by rymua site classes and sing
ing schools TO study the development OF the
limbs of her sex. She has seen at least
thousand ladies' in the pretty dress worn Tor
Dio Lews's physical exercises, Thlch iGIVcS I
the lower leg more than halt undrap'9u. No"
OF these thousand pairs of natural legs s'lc sol-
emnly declares that not more than twent., "eis
so meagre that it would have been klhd'4 W W
hide them, and not more than twenty were ~
destitute of good points that leSthetlcaily'
thev ought to have been annhilatcd. On this
the Tribune says "These statistics are hlghiyy
interesting and tho public, we are sure, VIII
read them with sense of national pride
Nc CRYING.-There is lady in tins city
wh0is the mother of five heathy intelligent
children, the eldest OF which is about eight
Years old. A singular fact in connection with
these children is. not Que Of them has ever
been known to cry. They have been victims
to tho pains and aches that child flesh Is heir
to, yet all the signs Of pain they have ever
manifested are low moans. They never cry;
In other things they are as other children, iu'l
of lie and mirth, and are moro than ordinarily
hea!thful. A physician now in the city, VINO
has been steady in the practice OF his PROBES
sion for third Of century, says this is tue
most remarkable thing that ever came unuer
his observation. .-Atlt,ata Neoo Erd