The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-01

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pfesofibeA BY Physicians TO come into contact
with gthe teeth. The teeth being constantly
moistensd with saliva, have q tendency 70 be-
matter which it contains in solution, and
which is separated from it partly by the more
fluid constituents while breathing and partly
by chemical decomposition. AZ this sncrusta-
ton not only destroys the beauty of the teoth,
but also hastens their decay, It becomes an OBJ
ject of care to remove it coon ~ it 10 formed,
and tho most effectual mode Of doing 90 is to
brush the teeth regularly twice day-espe-
cially in the morning, when, the quantity Is
greatest-with brush dipped in soft water,
till every particle il removed. The addition of
effect; but nothing capable Of acting chemi-
cally on the teeth, or of injuring them by fric-
ton, ought ever to be resorted to. Washing
the month after every meal is also good pre-
The Seren Wonders Of Old 1smes.-Of the seven
antique wonders of the world only one 10 still
extant. The Pharos of Alexandria no longer
sheds its light over the waters of the Mediter-
ranean Apollo Colossus has long since gone
to the meltingp pot !; the crys-elephantin olym
plan Zeus of Phidiss has. been turned into
the ground where once stood the terrsced gar
dens Of Babylon-the paradise of Nebuchad-
nezzar, The Temple of the Ephesisn Artemis
the dethroned monarch Mauaplus has taken
refuge in England, and from his pedestal in
the British Mnsenm placidly looks down upon
the remstns1 Of bis celebrated sepulchre-.a
monument Of departed greatness. But the
Pyramid Of Cheops still stands erect on the
western bank Of the Nile. The storms Of forty
or moro centuries have but chafed it's surface,
partly built out Of the stones of it's rerotesscnt,
yet it remains apparently unipjpredn and is
likely to remain to the end of time. Climate,
no doubt, has had much to do with it's wonder
full state Of preservation. Had it been built,
in country with . cold and damp atmosphere,
the moisture would have penetrated between
the JOINTS and the frosts and thaws up1ifted
and riven its enormous courses of stone, as in
northern climes they rive the granite noun
tains; but In Egypt, where literally there is
Do rain, NO damp, no frost, time has not these
slaves to help him in his work of destruction.
Builder. I'd
Is Hot Bsttered Toast Wholesome f-The art of
making really good toast is little understood,
and this is largely the reason why it is so often
denounced as unwholesome.. A slice Of bread
burnt on the two outer surfaces, with it's in
terror in q moist, waXy condition, has no right
to be called toast, but is rather q compound of
charcoal and tough, heavy, sodden dough, in
which condition it is certainly and seriously
nnwholesome But slice of bread, not too
on Shly baked through is wholesome and plea
SAINT food, which may be fearlessly eaten. The
way to toast bread thus is to keep it at the
right distance from the fire, SO that it may be
toasted throughout before the outer surface is
overdone-in other words, not to toast it too
FAST Concerning the buttering of hot toast,
we may add another hint or two An ill-toast-
ed slice of bread does not absorb the butter,
but allows it to remain in mass on the sur
face. A slice of properly toasted bread, ON the
contrary, allows the butter to permeate every
part of it, and to all parts equally. Butter in
when thus intimately associated with the
whole mass Of the food, in finely divided and
proper proportions, it's character is entirely
changed, and it becomes wholesomely nutri-
tious.-Cassclrs Household Guide.
Maternal Affection in a Bird-On one occasion
Wilson caught young scarlet tangsra that
ried it to q distance of about half mile, when
he placed it in q cage near the nest of o yellow
bird. thinking that rs the occupant had a
stranger. In this hope se was deceived, its
plainLive cries being entirely disregarded, nor
could it be persuaded to take food from his
haod: He had almost decided ON taking the
poor bird to the place whence it came, when
towards evening o scarlet tangara was seen
flying around the cage, and making every
effort to obtain admission. Not succeeding in
turning with q beaiful of food this continued
till,sunset, when it perched for the night upon
@ neighboring tree. At break Of day its min
istrations recommended, in spite of the enmity
testified By it's neighbor, the yellow bird, who
tried to drive it from the spot. Several days
and nights were spent in this manner, tho
parent urging the young one by every tender
persuasion of which it was capable to leave its
prison and accompany her. At last the cage
was opened, and the little captive permitted to
rejoin it's mother, who received it with loud
demonstrations of affection and delgbt.-Cas-
sells Book Of Birds.
Life Under the Ocean.-The question of the
mode of nutrition of animals at the bottom of
tho ocean is q very singular one. The practical
distinction between plants and animals is,
that plants prepare the food of animals by de-
composing certain inorganic substances which
animals cannot use as food, and recombining
their elements into organic compounds upon
ever, constantly effected under the influence of
light. There is little or no light in the depths,
and naturally there are plants: but the
bottom of the sea is mass of animal life. On
what do these animals feed Z? The answer
seems to be sufficiently simple: nearly all the
the animals-practicalIy all the animals, for
the small number of higher forms feed upon
these-belong to one sub-kngdom, the Pro |
tozoa, whose distinctive character is that they |
have no special organs of nutrition, but that
they absorb nourishment through the Whole |
surface of their jelly-like bodies Most of these
animals secrete exquistcly formed skeletons,
sometimes of lime, sometimes of silica. There |
is no doubt that they extract both of these |
substances from the sen-water, although silica |
often exists there in quantities so small as to
elude detection by chemical tests. All sea- |
water contains o certain proportion of organic |
matter in solution. Its sources are obvious. |
All rivers contain a large quantity, every shore
is surrounded by fringe, which averages about |
q mile in width, of olive and red sea-weeds /; |
80 H.