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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

/ truth, end af that constant revelation 81
knowledge from knowledge ever going On;
| Il i FIJI 81 siknfdE4nt9, Opening, g 70
| doSss ) vast neid 5Bf inquiry. shd maybe
lof AN greatest practical value to man;
kind. Tyndsll Also showed that iron,
when heated only 70 the Temperature OF
bUoiHne water, partially burnt up these
tmoteAs 4. French chemist recently An
nounced that one OF the most poisonous
az the gases emitted In the combustion Of
coauwsnt through red hot IRON a. easily
q water does through sieve; We know
there Il always more or less leakage OF
gas which ID imperceptible TO the senses,
and that notwithstanding every one rel
heeithy pisces % i've and deep in, We
! take air from is lowest strata on the
earth's surface, and from oellars
may Is far toward explaining the
alleged unheAlthiness of hotair furnaces.
The air filed with, these notes We arg
constantly passing through our lungs.
One ofthe scientific men OF Europe. years
Ago, asserted that when decoction OF
meat was shut off from common ali, and
only exposed to that which had been
raist d TO d high temperature, putfefaction
never sets in--4bus showing that some
thing more than oxygen of the air was
needed in the process Of destruction and
decay. "A lady now in the city (Buffalo},
who was living in Texas q few years since,
at a place where the yellow fever ragged
with great violence, and where the air is
SO pure and dry that ordinarily, in the
hottest weather, fires h beef never spoiled,
but dried up-making the "jerked beef"
Of the Spaniards-informs me that for q
few days before the fever broke out, their
fresh meat spoiled in few hours, and
before the animal was fairly cold, Mals-
rious and infectious diseases, and the hay
fever, have long been supposed to be
owing, to germs In the air. b Surgeons in
hospitals are careful not to allow wounds
to Be exposed TO the air for fear of gan
creme. We know how this class Of dis
eases is propogated by clothes, hides, ETC.,
and 1t may be that whilst pure air would
not carry along these infectious germs,
these notes act - . kind of raft to float
them, from place TO place, and this fact
demonstrated might give US the means of
stopping to some extent at least the spread
Of Infectious and epidemic diseases.-Buf-
faLO K!EnYeaA ffHi lAtt7t f9fg3t ~HkHS
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

i /. kssx,rAbtsa nat the eatiy par. Il the,
, IRE W " s Il nss64ky 5s sSi6as Win
be highly valuable or worthless.
q 2. Observe carefully ahd early how 3
colt carries his feet his foYefeet IN pattics
ular. II he inclines 10 carry them too
near the ground, tarn him into pasture
which has q very rough surtaCa In this
way he viii get into Che habit Of raising
his feet high. % slt i'st. ss3
8. II he fnclines to point his toes down
10 a. To make him likely to3tPip, he ought
to be shod early, and the shoes should b
made thick before and thin behind, to
give him laabit of raising his toes. Yfgi
Z. BY all means use kindness and gentle
ness towards colt, 20 that he may be.
come docile, ftariesA and put confidence
il his master. ErchdnQe .sps4pi
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

The editor Of the Nev England Farmer
says that good butter cannot be made with
out careful observance Of the following
rules, ~ sa..a.,st 80.
1. Perfect cleanlin<ss in every thing,
from the milking Of the COW to packing
the butter down. "a
2. A dry and well-ventilated room In
which to set the milk, at q temperature Of
from so deg. to 63 deg. w. 1'''i I.
8. Cream not to stand over thirty six
in winter; and in summer, Twelve to
eighteen hours, in most dairy rooms. ,'
4. Stir the cream, and add q little salt
at each time of skimmiDg the milk. ~ ''
4 5. Churn often; twice or three times Z
week is better than only once.
8. One ounce of salt TO q pound Of but.
ter viii more nearly meet the average
taste than larger or smaller quantity.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

statement hAa been going thefounds mas
Commander Williams pf the QneidA Tho,
was wid0wer, was engaged TO be mar
HE'D TO a1ibeAdtifol yb6hg hdy; That
the lhdy, died;1 that slhcr dtathIowas
followed. by. that OF his; three. cbll-
dren; and that this air happened 90
recently that the news Of the sdeaths
hsd never reached the unfortunate Com
mander before he went down in the
/ Oneida. The lAdy whom Williams was to
have married died IN September last /; and
the cad news had reached him before his
departure for Yokohama. The three chil-
dren spoken Of are all living; one at
Dixon, III, another q Alton, Ill, and the
third st Belfast, Ne, Al living in the
charge Of hmily relatives" $3.50, !,
n. ErrxxlrAr1 MAN.-The effemi,
between root beer and . ginger pop.
With The cork LEFT out OF the bottle over
night. He is q fresh water mermaid found
ia q COW. pasture with hands filled with
dandeliona. He Is . Iteacapa full Of Sylla'
'bub7a kitten in pantaletteg "a sick mon
key with = biolde moustache.. He is, s
vine without any tendrilsl-a AZ drowned
In sweet oil--a paper kite IN dead calm.
ne 1vfSuA DuttgAuy1T-Ak OpOuy CfsaA wa
why. He IL as harmless as q cents worth
Of spruce gum, and as useless as g shirt
button, without any butt9n-hole.y He is as
lazy IS bread pill, and has no more
hope than q last years grasshoppef. He
goes through life on tiptoes, and dies like
cologne water split over the ground.
Josh Billings.
THE Paris Gauzois says that some
workmen, engaged In demOlishing an old
house in Paris, came upon nest Of adj
ders containing some hundred of these
reptiles, at the bottom Of an exhausted
well. In the midst of this snake nest was
found skeleton, which had probably
fallen into the well years ago, and the
flesh Of which had been devoured by the
adders. Strange to say, in the hand Of
the skeleton was q pocket book Of red
morocco leather, In which, when opened,
there were found forty bank notes for1 ,00Of
each, woman's likeness, and letter
which had been almost entirely eaten BY
the reptiles, the only fragment remaining
decipherable bearing the words, Do not
make known the plot" Ajudicial inquiry
has been commenced. ~, .'51W1}iE.a
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

A step wel0 iAoagroks iDU4a ifHht,
. .S , Ssg s.g snf grew familiar e. i
new lslsssA !" a Ne Aalf sAEed' fi'p'
sYes.. think 49, she said, rousing her.
self HyEmnly,Ahe wss more, thor ughly
steepsd in the delicious trance which the
song had inspired than her companion
and was not 70 alert fog outside soands
IA sY u ssnAsss y = v'.y pretty, ~ be SAID
II thought you liked fair women, and
Stella is as dark as mulatto, almost" shs
sI do Iisy Hi women -atleass | lik,
one" tender smile lighting up his face
abut, nevertheless, Miss Stella Is very
attractive, and it would be well for us Il
keep il in mind"
ThsrS weSa. uespiny In his look AND
words that startled ner.
aYou do not-you cannot mean that
A-that my hfhef r. M Am
.Mipht be fascinated ?" he interrupted,
smilin0 Oddly. ~ 1 think thAtit certainly
looks like it, my dear Althea, though, oil
course I may be mistaken-I hope I am y
but he is SO old.
"just ten years older than |. sup
pose seem so old to you, Allie; am
twelve years older than you-is that bal
between W!"
80, MOI she cried quickly. coloring
But he Is so different from you.
.Yes, know he is rich, and l am
You know / did not mean that,
Alfred! You know never. think about
your rircgmyances," she cried hastily.
Hs knew tha&h Gas true be knew that
Alih.a Montford would marry him to
morrow Of he should ask her, which, IS
said before, be wasn't quite prepared TO
do. under existing circunstances), and
never think Of it asa sacrifice, even il he
had NOT siolhr IN the world. Ii
@Ikuow You do not, my darling" he
replied, locking down into her eyes again
with that sweet, tremulous .smile Lighting
his dark tsce. But al women ere not 30
unselfsh. Your father is but forty eight
no, an old man by any means-not too old
70 be fascinated by Q handsome face, II, in
deed. any man ever Ia.
"But she-she could NOT care for him.
Why. she is mere child
"AltLea, did you never hear Of q poor
youaY woman 8 marrying rich old man
he aSlssd, laughing; = because ii you
never did, you ere the only one in the
word who has not. And did you sup
pose they always cared for the old fell
Nj / Really d. not believe papa thinks
Of marrying again, lie has never seemed
TO taipk OF il, aud mamma has been dead
more than fourteen years s ~
fTa ny favTrvv-yp
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

a iors6se 20 cliIriythe highest tRee. to swi1
skillfpllys to carry gun eaisly Hnd 81 Use
a. not 10 provoke ATTACK, or, II want6hlt
assailed, % have such 81 cOurago1us wsy
,of ming himself rs that the aane mis-
crsent viii not choose to NEEDLE With him
4 second time. Nimblt Of hand, quick 1t
sf1ct etrong Of IONS, patient OF fatigue,
loving action for mere luxury.thn Y the
boy that 4 pious mother nnds = nos bard
10 trxfn ChristisnIy, and when 70 thls out
ward freedom IL added. the eeit lDntFOl
which true religion gives, he wiz gov
up such q man as the state neeqsLas
good men honor-And true women Ter
vently love- ayistidn UrseH. ~
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
4 Chinese Novel.

III HHKR ID the plot OF q Chinese n0ve
called, " The TwinAr tits given in . re
cent review Of Chinese literature by Jes
sie e. Ringwait: II s s's'sp -,
"a husband and wife, after years d
constant pickering, finally differ .serious
| w about the marriage Of their twin
daughters. q Thees leseiT s.:rifs are IL
sweet and charming - the twin blossoms
Of the brilliant rose, or the flowers Of the
odorous herb bending before the breeze.
"The husband is absolutely determined
to dispose Of them according To his OVID
choice, and the wife, with equal obstinacy
claims the same right The parents each
select their favorite suitOrs, and the mar.
/ rage presents, which are an indispensable
preliminary, are brought to the house at
the ssme moment. 1s'sf 'fA
"The irase father drives away with con.
tumely the porters who bear the presents
sent by the s,,itors chosen by the mother,
and his wife filings aside with eOntenApt
those presented By her husbands favor
ties. ,a-},sg AZ v.Htf.g q .sst,a.s 81
"The debate WAKES warmer, and threat
ems TO become interminable, and the case
is at length carried before the Official who
has legal jurisdiction over contests be.
kWecu p6Ieuto. Xuc MoklStI0sO - ~ u
dent and worthy man, who, after listening
carefully 10 the question at issue de.
nands that the daughters shall be sum-
fn0ned. 1888 N f k5aiE q siot
.The young girls are brought and knesl
before the tribunal The magistrate per.
mits them To remsin SILENT but orders
them TO exhibit their preference by bow.
ing either to the right, where the snitors
chosen by the mother are ranged, or TO
the left, where stand those selected BY the
father
aThe four suitors are equally repulsiye
to the girls, and the twins perseveringly
bow their heads, and rest their eyes
steadily upon the foer. The magistrate,
appreciating the feelings Of the dangh-
tiers, instantly dismisses all the suitors,
and endeavors To negotiate q peace be-
tween the belligerents; but, as he fails
utterly in his pacific intentions, he pro-
poses plan of adjustment-the Chinese
specific for the cure Of all eyils--a COM
petitive examination.
"The two men who shall prepare the
best essay upon eiven subject, shall be.
come the husbands Of the twins. No
possible objection can be offered to such
IN admirable scheme, and the examine
ton takes place. But, unfortunately, only
one essay is found worthy of acceptance,
and the author Of it absolutely refuses TO
be married, because the higher powers
have condemned him 70. celibacy. He
explains that he has been six times be.
trothed, and six times. have his lady loves
died suddenly as the victims Of q terrible
fate. Learned astrologers, consulted upon
the subject, have declared that he will al
ways be the subject Of misfortune to
wife. - Perhaps So answers the wise
magistrate, you will be the cause Of mis-
fortune to a wife, but not tO--twofg
IAN argument DO Irresistible. over
whelms all present, the difficulties are
v8nquished, and the fortunate essayist
happily marries both the twins" DisA
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
InvisiblIity Of Light.

WE are permitted to publish the follow.
ing interesting extract from the paper
read few evenings ago by Richard vii.
liams, Esq before the Buffalo Society OF
Natural Sciences: wx !.
"a friend recently handed me ! ale sol
English papers containing partial report
Of lecture or lectures recently delivered
before the Royal Institute by Professor
Tyndall, and announcing what seemed to
me an important discovery. No account
Of these Lectures having as yet appeared
In our own papers or journals, nave
thought Q slight abstract from them, wleh
afcw obeervatiops of my own, might pc
interesting and instructive.
1sg The discovery announced by Prof TyA.
dali il, that psradoxical as 1t may seem,
light itsslf Is q perfectly inviSible thing
Il seems that Tyhdall, IN his cxpeimenti
on the decomposition Of vap0rs BY light,
was much troubled by the dancing NOTES
or dust which We have Ill seen OetAsiOp'
Ally when q small body Of light 10 ~ into
3 partially, darkened room. Theeo NOTES
he found were both organic and morgan.
ic; he was much troubled h his endeay-
ors to get rid OF them. and after tEying tc
do 30 unsuccessfully, ~ passing The eli
through caustic potash and sulphnfic acid
he finally succeeded in making the ali
Der fectly pure by bufning them out. He
then showed by vafiOas experiments that
light would not psss through perfectly
pure air, and proved. 0Onclusively that the
thing we cali light IL absolutely without
witness Of itscH except II has something
to strike upon to reflect or MI with tht
mysterious and subtle life Of illumination
! One of the methods by which, be PROVED
this was q flower shade with hydrogen
gas, or glass tube with common AZ ffct
from those notes. On passing rays o
light through these vessels, or intercept
ing the rays, they BECAME petfecfly ualt
Ii the vessel and light again upon emery
ins from the other side. Another way o
sho wing 1t was to cover his mouth Ianf
uostrils with q thick batting Of cottor
Wool. The notes were caught In thu
lungs and cotton, and the exhaed breath
instantly abolished the light sinsit6 path
Verify, the Bible and science are mot 81
war here, for we are told that "The ligh'
shineth in dsr|tpsM Ind tho dsEkiea
comprehended 1t not"-an exact descrip
ton Of this physical phenomenon.
Ono would naturAlly ,inff 1oua The
multitude OF stars we see In the heavens
every one of which 10 sun like our own
that the universe would be- Allied viii
light but it Is not 80, and 1t IL certain
that the orbs of heaven, guided by Hand
re, , needs d:,s ~ sA yHss es ,As
and uncomfortable darkness. This discov
cry Of Tyndall may explain the mystery
Of the darkness of the great stellar spaces
which the Astronomer hare heret0fOrf
" ssg psss'
mere chance has played in their advance
menta sYte Ae4ns Of sl,nsnftng th9 d.
conceivable Velocity ~ Akfh, 70 problem
(which Newton was unable to solve, were
discovered .bN AcciaeAt md olkaA -
searching siter tribes We stumble upon
facts of the greatest value. This discovery
Of Iyndall's I'd STRIKING illustration ofthil
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
AT GRANDMA'S bedside.
sr rpaAs rAwosrr .

~ 9sB'sfE Itt9i}fE --~s; .4saA ffff514fN HsAh
u GRAnDxA ssleepi Never fear shall wake her:
I'll sic by the bedside ana speak very low, /" -
Aud out Of my lspfal OF b1ltsEcups make her
A bright little nosegay; twin GLADDEN. her 20!
The days. since her sickness. are dullet and
!. But lhsn what blessing she suffers no paint
Every night ash God " Pisase to ies her grow
And S s my dear wlde. awake Grandma again !"
How queer ~ would seem II Ialspt through the
Ana never .f rose MP when the birds lad begun!
And cared not A. al for this beautiful Nay time.
So scented With blossoms and meiIy with sun
Heighhoi suppose as we all become older
We are Weesief, fseAleg more willing TO die.f
Nurse Gays it's the way OF the world. and told her
! hoped that the worlds way wonld mend by'
,t and.by.
Nurse shook her head sadly; perhaps she was
iHow wond Be resting u er.ndm. rests there,
Nor know n the red sun wefs fistng or siDking,,
But darken my tired old eyes and NOT care.f -
And perhaps nurss Is right Wen, think I'm IL those
otslunDer. that plsssantsr dreams wosld sp
~ pesr, -.
III silld whom loved brousbta lspful ef flowers,
And watched BY my bedside a. I'm watching
~ There. IagSlT rs s--09r Ydsae xolks. T
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
Why Ellie was not Invited.
AUNT JANE, will four be too many at

AUNT JANE, will four be too many at
".No, / think not" said Aunt Jane.
The little girls looked very happy. The
sun was shining brightly into the parlor
windows, after stormy morning. 1t was
Saturday afternoon; and little girls who
90 to school know how nice it is to have
Il sunshiny and'w on that afternoon In
the winter, to give them 9 chance TO visit
ave don't want Ellie; We are net going
to invite herr And the little ones danced
about as merry as the gold fish IN the
window.
"Why don't you want Ellie?"4 said
Aunt Jane, laughing. p.B ar0H .etfli
"Oh! we don't want her, she always
wants to boss" And away the little girls
ran to invite their friends ti3e EggH
While they were planning for the party,
l asked them what they were going to
have for amusement.
"Oh! concert and tableaux and we
are going To have the tickets one cent
Just one cent" - 800,
I did not attend the party, but suppose
they invited the four girls they were talk
ing about, But the little girl who wanted
her way about everything did not get an
invitation. was sorry for her, for /
know they must haye had good tima. I,
Did you ever hear little girl say, when
you wanted to play keep house,. Pm
gong to be the lady of the house; I'm
going to be the mamma; and you must
all mind me or sha'n't play -
Or did you ever see that little boy who
said You must be my horse, and let me
drive or sha'n't stay; | shall go home )"
and who made all the other little boys
give up to him, no matter how much they
wanted to drive! Do you think that all
the pretty looks and the fine clothes such
little boys and girls can put on will ever
make people love them r iI4s9Jfs '9td
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
Protecting Orchards.

As general rule, fruits succeed better
in wooded country, when new and par
TALLY cleared, than elsewhere, or ever af-
terward. This is probably owing to sew
eral different causes; but the principal
ones are scarcity of noxious insects, rich
1less of soil, and the protection received
rom the remaining forests. Without
wishing to depreciate the value of forests
as protection 70 orchards and gardens,
still we cannot agree with some writer's
who have of late endeavOred to show that
they are the one thing needful to make
our orchards once more productive, and
cause the fruit to grow without spot or
blemish. Even If, by restoring one.hal
of the original forests, this could be efG
fected, it would still be q doubtful policy,
inasmuch as the gain In one product must
necessarily cause corresponding loss IN
another l7JoA 5ad " DIT ,tmSa
In many sections Of the Eastern States,
10 required to make the climate healthy and
leave q su1h0ent area for cultivation In
prairie countries, there il doubtless an &C.
tual deficiency Of forests, and certain
amount would be highly beneficial. IJoh3i
We fear, however, that many persons
believe that q narrow belt, of trees win
answer the same purpose as q large forest.
But this ID an error for the most that can
be expected of few trees ID to break The
force of the winds, while the large for
ests give out great amount Of heat dur
ing the coolest weather, and sensibly at.
feet the Temperature OF the air for miles
around 49,
!, Now, We are ready to concede that
every tree land evergreens In particularly
that is planted about q place gives out J
certain amount Of heat during the winter.
and thereby contributes toward elevatink
the temperature of the surrounding q.
mosphere But the question arises /" Can
We add enough TO be of any practical
value!" 80 7@s's't', 10y ii'' 's"'t
Fl In high, open situations, where the.
wind has full sweep, I'VE believe protec.
ton to be highly beneficial, inasmuch g
+ breaks the force of the wind, but does
hot entirely prevent 3 free circulation.
Every oEcAardist is aware .thatIlate frostsi
seldom occur when there ID considerable
motion 70 the atmosphere; and We fro
quently hear the remark: "lf the wind,
keeps pp,we will have no frost to night;
but Y It goes down look out for . freeze"
And tor this reason protection Id local.
ties where Lite spdDg frosts are coaMnaOn,
10 usually more ipjuTious tAan beneficial
Then, again, trees that, are protected
usually come forward more rapidly II
spring than fhose that are unprot6c&eds 2
consequently are just in the proper copdi-,
''' vs. b e tSs. 'ia1 nsnv locaes
chards; but every man who attempts TO
/ and decide whether It win be = benefit Of
|sfv,&1 kHaf he Apot Ia ala
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
TO Make Whitewash Of Different
" 4a1t1J sCOl0rS, iin a9s iafa ne

TAKE of good unslacked lime half .,
bushel; slack with warm water (rain
water if conveniently In forty-f1ve gallon
barrel. Keep covered while Stacking.
Use Just enough water to slack dry. Let
the lime stand four or five hours to insure
II being well slacked. IL 1t is desirable to
have good, smooth wash, the Stacked
| lime should be sifted through moderate
ly fine sieve; if to be used on barns, out
buildings and fences, it is not material
about sitting. alza l.3HBo-l
To the lime thus prepared add enough
water to fill the barrel half full; then add
two gallons Of -four starch, hot one quart
of grease Ito make it run smoothly; four
pounds Of melted rosin, hot, to make it
stick. The -four starch will also have the
same effect.
= Some use salt in making whitewash. I
would not, as salt In damp weather causes,
the wash to crack and scale of. Stock,
also, will lick it off, Ihave had the whole
side Of barn licked clean by stock in
using SALT . - -. ~.
Alter preparing the whitewash az above,
fill your barrel with water, cold or hot, It
matters not, and you will have q wash
that will stand quite well for five years.
To color dark or slate, use lampblack; for
yellow, use yellow ochre; for blue, use in.
digo; for different shades of color, vary
to suit. If the wash gets too thick,
as it will, make it thin with water. Imake
it rule to put in one bucket Of water to
every three taken out rod ,ile) .Gst
The. older the above ,whitewash be-
comes the better it will be, provided it IL
kept covered with water, and not allow
ed to become dry and hard Ezch0nge. sci
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

A MAN with four wives was brought be-
fore Hans SwArthart, . Mohawk Justice,
for e6thmitments6n the ehatgSsof bi4amy.
Four, yifes 2" exclaimed the asto1ished
Hans, four vifes2 dat vas d most hinO.
cious crimesf Dischsrch him 1t v0nst ("
=, Whyr protested this prosecutor, why
discharge him when the proof u pos
i{ivei VIII the Court explain r. "Yes,
III eckshplAinS of he1i6 nit four vifeS
be got huniAhment enough. j HI NIT Won,
: Ed |! 'sst ~ n'sA isasl'A@sa' A.
1<sa s4444--l+4 -ss,--.--r-..---, > 4. lsya
TN NsHiYofk World has the follow,
ing estimate of probabilities: The re-
ported killing 81 Ms1or Randall BY Indians
u personally contrsdicted by the reputcd
corpse; but, - We have no knowledge of
the Majors character, we cannot say how
far his unsup ported assertion should weigh
against the ssatefnents of nillnerous news.
papers in Z, matter, in which bis interest
would naturally prompt him to take the
most favorable view Of His own case."G 4
: InneA. nm, ~ she .Gsi'sqs Es3res&
= madsfFqm lapeh|af Il e {t0n oili or resins !.
The finest partlcI8b settle = tho END ana
top lofa, fufSacs 100 166t lbnty ard ase sse.'
leotsdslbp THE purpose. This III worked
S's S Sfd sS S$ fas si III
of p16x' The sfDr = dte 10 Dosnso cem-
nhor. .eaA ANsk. Itatspsslaad ipte cakes
s;|at Ss sls sss & SAips sss L
WstpkD Ths9 utetiV NH b ibtushy but II
1ows readily nom . pen ii IL noiiei q