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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
The Connecting Link Between Man
ana Fish oesfd 4

From the Scientific American US
80 believers in the Darwin theory
it will be of interest to know that in
the quiet bays and rivers on the east
ern coast of Central and South Ameri-
ca there lives an animal which
might be rightfully considered as the
connecting link between man and
fish. 1t is the manatee, the water
siren, the sea-calf, or sea-eow, as the
strange animal is sometimes called.
It belongs to the order of the Cetaeea,
and is altogether herbiferous, living
on grass which grows under water,
or on herbs which it seeks on shore.
The body is pIsciform, and measures
some fourteen or more feet in length;
the skin being thick, without hair,
and of a dark color. The upper part
of the body, especially OF the
females, resembles that of q
woman, the breasts being of the
same form. In place of the fins of
the ordinary fish, the manatee has a
short arm of only. one joint, which
terminates in a sort of hand, on
which the nails are distinctly visible,
and which the animal uses with
much dexterity in moving about
young. This limb has caused the
animaIto be called mauatee, from
the Latin word monus, the hand.
The writer, who for several years
resided in those C luntries where these
animals abound, has seen the animal,
and has been told repeatedly by the
natives that the female holds her cub
to suckle as the mother does her
babe. The tail of the manatee is
shaped like an open fan, andgthe
close observer Will perceive ten
divisions, which mark the ten toes.
Manatees swim by the help of this
broad tail, which moves up and
down, and not from right to left like
that of the fish. This limb, which at
first appears. to be a fin or nerve,
melts almost entirely into butter
when fried in a pan, and is highly
priced by the natives for ointments,
and for other medicinal purposes
The animal weighs from 1000 to l.
500 pounds, and the MEATS consider
ed a great relish. It looks and tastes
much like pork, and needs a good
deal of cooking. 1t is a strange fact
that the flesh keeps longer from de-
cay than any other, and 1t is. there
fore, sailed and preserved like pork
They are caught with harpoons by
the Indians who know their haunts
and castofns, and it seems as If they
were becoming more scarce every
wear.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24


WOODEN ToOTHPICKs. Every
eating house visitor of this city and
leading cities of the Union, has
doubtless noticed a small tumbler of
wooden toothpicks upon the counter
of the cashier, for the use of custom
ers. The toothpicks r a good fea-
ture of the present day. The wood
en- toothpicks have, to q coDsidera-
BILE extent, suspended the gold, horn,
ivory, and other articles of the kind
formerly in use. Their manufacture
is carried on by but one establish
ment, which has been in operation
four years. It is near Boston, and
employs thirty hands of both sexes.
The machinery has been patented
and is propelled by water power.
The woods used + maple and will
low. The agency is solely in this
city, and all purchases for s else
where must be made here The
toothpicks are packed in pasteboard
boxes of two sizes. One is three inch
es long by two wide and Deep. 1t
contains three hundred, and sells for
six cents. The other encloses TWEEN
ty-five hundred, and is five inches
long, three wide and three deep.
The boxes are packed in wooden
cases for shipment, N retailed in the
city singly by the carriers. The sales
are quite large, and amountzat times
to forty or fifty cases a day, eaehcon-
tanning one hundred Thousand tooth
picks. Thesaggregate number sold,
therefore, amountsin that period to
four or five millions
er and Builder.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
how tha world nay Be Destroyea:

Astronomy, in conjunction With
OPTICS. has been making some ex-
traofdfnary discoveries in the last
few months. The s-pectroscope Is q
wonderful aid to the telescope, and
as the latter brings to view distant
worlds, the former Indicates the
materials of which they are made.
The late eclipse of the sun demon
stratedr that Immense volumes OF
hydrogen gas stretch upward hum
dreds of miles above its surface,
making reality the oceans OF flame
which have often figured in hyper-
bole.. tH~se1 aa59 saa
A thought has occurred to u in
this connection, which we venture
to commend to the attention of our
astronomical and geological friends.
1t is q well known fact. in geology
that in past periods a vastly greater
heat pervaded the earth than at the
present time, The fora and fauna
of tropical climate fourished at
the poles. Scientific men have been
cause of the change. Some have. as
cribed it TO the internal heat OF the
earthS (which has been gradually
evolved in successive ages. 9th
ers have attributed it to alidiffereut
relation of the axis of the earth to
the plane of the ecliptic. Possibly
others may have suggested a change
in the internal constitution of the
sun, though we do not remember to
have seen it in our limited reading
But the phenomenon finds an easy
solution on this hypothesis.
During the last year a small star
in the constellation of the Northern
Crown suddenly became bright as q
star ofthe first magnitude. Astrono-
mers at once resorted to the tele-'
scope to explain the mystery, but
could find only q confirmation of the
fact, with no hint of its cause. Opti-
clans applied the spectroscope, and
at once the mystery was revealed. A
vast ocean ofhydrogrenswas III flame,
and its combustion melted the small
star, one of the most brilliant in the
ARMAMENT. The mathematician
took up the data given them in the
increase of light, and proved that for
any worlds of which this star may
be the central sun, there must have
been an increase of heat to seven
hundred and eighty times the nor-
NAL standard. If these worlds are
made of similar materials with our
earth, they must have dissolved
under this intense heat, as in the
final catastrophe of our globe predict
ed by Peter.
Our thought, then, is simply this
If by internal changes, or combus-
tons in the central sun, the condi-
ton of all the planets must be SEN
sibly affected and, if our sun is
liable to such changes as this star in
the Northern Grown tive know it
has untold volumes of hydrogen
above it's surface why may not the
former extreme heat of the earth
have been due simply to atmospheric
changes in the sun ? And why may
they not occur on q larger scalein the
future, heralding the naljudgment?
Journal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
scARLEr FEvER.-As this is


SCARLET FEvER.-As this is the
season when scarlet fever is preva-
lent, the following suggestions are
timely - 1t is a dangerous disorder
when not promptly taken in hand.
1t begins with languor and loss OF
appetite, followed by fever and sore
throat and then the fred patches"
on the cheeks appear. When the
symptoms are first observed, place
the child in a bed in a room which is
warm but well ventilated. Admin
lister warm weak lemonade with a
little gum arabic dissolved in, it.
Cover the abdomen with dry warm
flannel, then take a neatly folded
bed sheet and place it in boiling hot
water; wiring it out by means.of dry
towels, and place it over the flannel
on the childys abdomen. This must
be repeated until perspiration is OBJ
served, which will not result for
some minutes, when the patient will
dlop into a quiet SLENDER, and with
careful nursing is saved. All OF this
may be done before a physician can
be summoned, and will prove great
auxiliary to his course of treatment
lin many cases it will ENABLE him
to save the life OF a dear child and
prevent the disorders which almost
always follow this dreadful conn.
plant, when tits not promptly as
sailed by this simple preliminary
home treatment.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
Taste and Discretion's Wort

Taste and Discretion's Worthy
Choice. Tho PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL. Get
the February number, which contains bio
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LOOMS, Victor If Rice, Charles Babbage the
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or, Man and his Tools; MY Brothers Keeper,
an Address by vice-President CoIfax: The
Balondos, = Singular African Tribe. i've Hug
Brain Waves; or, An Incident In the
Life of DR.. Wayland; Public Cheats, The
Blues The Rich and the Poor, A Petri1ed
Forest, The Turning Point, illustrated, Spec
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Cause and Cure, Appetite-Its Sensualism,
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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
WALTHAM WATCHES
Gard to Buyers.

As we are informed that some Watch Deal
ers are mIsr epresenting the quality of our
which a larger profit is made, VIC desire to call
the attention ofbuy ers to certain facts which
perlor quality and unFivaled cheapness of
WAL1HAM WATCHES. We have an experience
of sixteen years., and our advantages are the
natural results Of the precedence acquired in
the trade and the proportions to viii h eur
mandatory has attained, making now twice
as many watches as all the other manufacture
ers in this country combined, and as no indus
trial law Is better established than that which
cheapens the cost of an article in proportion to
the MAGNITUDE of its production, we are en-
abled TO offer our watches at less rates, quality
for quality than any others made in this coun-
The conditions which make this cheapness
possible are also favorable TO the excellence of
We have the best workers in every depart
ment that are available, and with machinery
perfect ana ample, we make by far the finest
passing all other American watch manufacture
ers by our ability to offer buyers the largest
variety from which TO select any style that may
Our watches have long been the leading arti-
Gle in Their line, and are sold by nearly all re-
spectacle jewellers at a moderate profit. -
With these facts as o basis theCompany con-
fdently appeal to watch buyers to insist on
respected by that small portion os the trade
whose hostility to them affses from the fact
that they are sold atless proftthan snY others.
Buyers should also be on their guard against
purchasing worthless Swiss Watches, bearing
colorado limitations Of our trade-marks.
Not satisfied with copying our trademarks
as nearly as they dare, the Swiss manufactur-.
ers send large numbers Of their refuse to this
market marked "Union Watch Co.. ssMassa-
soft Watch Co - and Great Western Watch
Cor, - and other deceptive American names.
Any dealer who recommends these watches as
be IAN, and when represented to be as goodas
the genuine the object is, Of course, to sell
the rs at three or four times their real value.
Buyers who do not know responsible jewell
ers should send for our descriptive catalogue,
which contains much useful Information to
watch buyers. III 49,
No watches retailed by the Company.-Fer
all other facts and Information, address
d
General Agents. 1872 Broadway, N. y.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
The Timely Word.

In a field where the grew
green, there lay q little boy on the
ground. He was seven years old and
his name was Harold. The
folks called him Jack lTL
Near by stood an artist who had
been sketching a picture. All at
once he caught sight Of Jack lying
on the ground: and then the artist
made drawing Of Jaek; but Jack
did not know it. az
Then Jack started up, and began
to chase q dragon fy.-Out of one
field into the next, back again over
the stone wall, and then overa diteh,
and into thebnshes ran Jack but he
did not catch the fly. fflf
Ithad flown up on a large leaf of
an ash tree Jack did notgive up the
chase. Up.thetre he climbed, caught
the hy and jumped with it to the
ground.
The artist now stepped forward,
and said, "Do not hurt that fly, my
boy. Let It go, and I will give o a
psnRyS'
than the Nv SO he LET ii 90
uWhat IS your name, my lad ?n
NV name is Jack HAROLD, said
the bow 3
Have YOU no one to mend your
Clothes for YOU. and to teach you to
be clean and neat? Have You no
mother ?"
AtMother and father are dead,n
said Jack nand / have no one but
aunt to take care of me. and she has
too MANY cares Of her own to think
much Of me.p
uThen would care for myself. if
I were YOU. Jack said the man. al
watched YOU while YOU were rum
nine after the drapon-1v. and I
fhought it a pity that SO bright and
spry 4 lad as you, should look as YOU
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

If you dor not feel well you send for
a doctor he calls upon You, looks wise, scrawls
some hieroglyphics upon a piece of paper
which you take to a drug Store and there pay
so cts. to 81 .O0s besides the doctors fee, for a
remedy nine times out of ten NOT half so GOOD
as DIR. MoRsE's INDIAN Roof PILLS, which
costs but 25 cts. per box. Do yous think the
former the best, because you pay the most for
it2 Ifyou do, we advise you to use, just as an
experiment, the. Morse's Indian Root Pills.
they are prepared from q formula pronounced
by the most learned physicians of our country,
to be the best and most universal rof family
medicines. The Morse's Indian Root pills
cure Headache, Liver complaints, Indigestion
dyspepsia, Female Irregularities, &c, and
are put up both sug~ar-coated and plain. Give
them q trial. Sold by all .dealers.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
,TrD1cAI. NorIurl


Those afflicted with diseased Heart, Lungs.
Liver and X 'n.ys, which are often the result
of youthful ind cretions, excuses and pro-
duces Dyspepsia Indigestion, Constipation of
Bowels, Asthnra PaIpitation OF the Heart,
Nervousness, Dinsless of Sight, Giddiness,
Pains in the head, b ok and size, accompanied
with sleepless night confueion Of ideas, loss
Of memory, and a geLs raj debility of the whole
system, often leading > Insanity Despair and
Death. Also those sun ring from Private Dis
eases producing Jumps on the bones, eruptions
on the forehead, ulcers on the legs, throat,
nose, and all forms of He { affections are in
vited to consult DR. Flynn Av letter or in per-
son, as so years. experience in the treatment
of all forms of disease (part-U { which has been
spent in the principal HospH ~ of London.
Paris and Dublinl has enabled d INTO guaran-
tee instant relief or no montN demanded,
Remedies prepared by himself { Tarded to
all parts OF the country. Letters Ia nIaining
stamps answered. Communications coniden-
tial. Remember DR.. Flynn is no Quack, but a
regular graduate and q memberiof the Royal
College of Physicians and surgeons, london,
as his Diplomas will show, and therefore his
promises may be relied on. A trial viii con-
vince. ALL FEMALE ooldPIARSTs CURED J. Of
fee No. 500 st. Charles-Sts, between sth and
9th Sts., st Louis, BIO. Hours from 9 o.. m.
70 IN m SUNDAYS included.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
cAUTIoNI:

Should occasion require you to pur-
chase that well-known remedy, b.
Fahnestock's Vermifuge be par
ticularly careful to see that the ini-
tials are b. d.. This is the article
that has been so favorably known
since 1929, and Purchasers must in
sist on having it. If they do not
wish to have an imitation forced up
them.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
TRUE LONELINESS.

SIC who thinks . noble heart
Better than q noble mien;
virtue more than art,
Though It's less in fashion seen;
Whatsoser her fortune be,
She's the brlde-the wife-for me.
She who deems that inward grace
far surpasses outward shows
She who value less the face
Than that charm The sou q throws
Whatsoever hersf0rtune be, &
shes b bride-the wifa-for me-
She who knows the heart requires
Something more han lips of dew;
That hen loves brief rose expires,
Love itself dies with Il too
Whatsoe'er her fortune be,
she's the bride--the wife for me-
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

A rapid penman can write thirty
words IN 4 minute. TO do this be
draWshis pen through the spaceof a
rod. He makes on an avef1go six<
teen curves or turns Of the pen N
writing each word I'M day ofdVe
hours, this amounts to IA 900, and.
ia = ye8r-of 800 days to As, 200, 200.
The Uanl who makes ] ,000, 000strokes
Of the pen III . month Is not remark-
able. Many make 4 900 600 Hence
We have In the n8E le4Htt. mark
-BOot4zle4 InnG traced IN + |f44 ~ n
single year.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
Inquiries and answers.

HORSES OvERR EACHING.-How
can a horse be shod SO as to prevent
it?
Pare the heel of the forward foot
low. This causes the horse as ne
moves forward to raise the forward,
foot quicker, and allows the hind
foot to remain longer, so that before
the hind foot comes forward the
fore foot is out of the way. Also,
make the forward shoe long. If my
reason is not plain let any III try
the experiment, and they will be a
isfied.
HENS EATING FEATHERs.-What
will preventit?
Your chickens are in a bad state o
health, and-this inclines to raw meat.
Grass is good food. We recommend
purging with castor oil till no more
slime ONE away, and feeding OIL
stale bread and ale to keep up the
camphor, the size of a pea, every.
night. u
.SwELLED EIMBs.-What will pre-
vent sw cling in a horses legs?
When horse stands long in the
stable his legs are apt to swell. No
horse which is not disabled by sick
ness or lameness should be allowed
to stand long in the stable. Inaction
produces a dropsical condition of the
dependent parts of the body, and the
Oh, ious remedy is to exercise the
horse every day.
FooT RoT OINTMENT.-What will
make a kord ointment for foot rot /?
Take Lari and Venice turpentine,
four unc each ; melt and add one
ounce OF blue vitriol. This makes a
goud oIItment. Z
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

DoNsF 4WHIP A FRIGHTENED
HoRsH-Never whip your horse for
becoming frightened at any object by
the road-side for If he sees a stump.
a log or a heap of tan bark in the road
and while he is cycling it carefully
and about to pass it, you strike him
with the whip, it is the log, or the
stump, or the tan bark that is hurt
ing him, in his way of reasoning and
the nexttimehe will act more fright
ened. Give him time to examine
and smell OF these objects, and use
the war bride to assist you in bring
ing him carefully TO these objects of
fear. Bring all objects, if possible, to
his nose, and let him smell offhem,
and fhenlou cancommenca to gem
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

The Knitting Machine has taken
its place beside the Sewing Machine in many
families. The American Knitting Machine is
the cheapest and seemssdestined to become the
most popular because 1t does perfect work and
the price Is within the reach of all. $50 n
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
MERIT REwARDED.-It must b

MERIT REwARDED.-It must be
a source of gratiacation and pride to the in
ventor, after years of study and toll, to have
success crown his efforts, aud know his labors
are appreciated. This is peculiarly the case
with DIR. Walkers Vegetable Vinegar BItters,
which is composed of purely vegetable prepar-
atoms, making the most enectual Alternative
that Is possible for the medical intelligence
and skill of our times to produce.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
Cancer can be Cured

A ND SO can S~crofula, letter, and
IA all kindred diseases. Prof. .Mac Mich
oil has made the above diseases his special
for many years, and has been eminenfly
in their treafment. He undertakes
no case without q reasonable hope of success.
failed but Ia three f3) instances IN all
his practice. Send for treatise on cancer. &c.
JAMESdAAGNIGH0EYM D.,
1899 Parrish 81. Philadelphia, Pa
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

A young gentleman sent seventy
five cents to New York, recently, for
method of writing without pen
or ink. He received the following
inscription, in large type, on a card :
"Write with a pencil"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

A Trench paper prints the follow
ing The wife of General X. dying
suddenly during his absence, his fam
lily were greatly perplexed TO decide
hoWsthe news should be conveyed to
him nephew undertook thetask
and s0ughtoutthe widower
ssGeneral, my aunt is very ILL.,
uY0Q fEighten me.
Eyes. fear we cannot save herr
ssYou sly dog, . cried the bereaved
husband, putting his finger to his
nose, aI1f bet that she's deadF"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

!.
Made OF Poor Rum, WhIskex. Pros Of spfrtts
ened to please the taste, called aronics, @Appeiis
erS," "Restorers," &C, that lead the nppler on e
Drunkenness and ruin. but are q true Medicine, made
nom the Native Roots and Herbs Of California, free
from all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are The
TREAT BlOOd- Purfnera and Llfos 3Ivtng PTfn-
System, Carrying of all poisonous mater, and restor-
ing the HOOD TO 4 healthy condition. No person can
take these hitters according TO directions, and remeln
Sf0O win be given for an incuraDle case, provided
the bones are not destroyed by mineral poisSns or 9th
er means, and me vital organs wasted beyond the
For Inkammatory and Chronic Rheuma-
nsm,a and Gout, dyspepsia, or INDICATION
Bilious, Remt tte nj and lntermittentFeVePs,
Disease8 OF the Blood, liver, Kidneys, and
Bladder, these Btfters have been most successful
such Diseases are caused by Vftiated Blood.
which is generally produced by arrangement Of the
Cleanse he Vfdated Blood whenever you ma its
Impurities bursting through the skin In Pimplea
Eruptfons, or Sores; cleanse It when you ind IT OBJ
structed and sluggish In the veins cleanse It when II
10 foul, and your feelings viii tell you when Keep
the blood pure and the health Of the system win fol-
PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, iufking IN ne sys-
tenn ofso many thousands. are. ehectualy destroyed
In Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers
these Bitters have no equal. For full directions, read
carefnlly the circ1la. GROUND each bottle printed in
j. WALKER, Propristor, 50 Commereest. ny.
rEe =. II. Co,
Druggists and Gen. Agentz San FrancBco and Sac
raTnento, California, 81 and 81 Commerce 81, n. 7.
H-sold by al Druggists and Dealers,-A
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

INVENTORS S sasSsss' :1 lassss sssl! = F Rs.ss
BROS, Patent Lawyers and Solicitors; 49 NTNIH-ST.,
W~1sHISaIoS D for advice and Circular.
Letter from Hon. D.. c. HOLLOWAY, former Commits
sioner ofPatents, dated Washington, March 80, 1868:
I cheerful1y commend to an persons who may have
business in the Patent Office the firm OF Edison Bros,
as gentlemen ofprompt business habits, and IN every
respect worthy ofconndence-.
Iconcurin the above. T.C THExkER,late Com. PAts
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24
WHO WILL DARE ?


Who viii carer
When we lay beneath the daisies,
Underneath the churohya ard mold,
And the long grass o'er our faces
Lays its fingers damp and cold,
When we sleep from carr and sorrow.
And the ills OF earthly life
Sleep, to know no sad Tomorrow, fET
with It's bitterness Of strife
Who Will caree
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

The Most Interesting Stories
Are always to be found IN the
NEW YORK WE X l. Y.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-24

Some of the Canada farmers have
struck 4 good ideazthey have forna-
edsthemseIvea into seed clubs, each
one to 1a'se ne.ee seed of some f'na