The union Democrat., 1870-08-13
Liebig.. Extrnes or srcat.

were fully understood no househoid would De
without il. and no one bound on hunting.
fishing, yachting, or pedestrian tour would
omit to include it as an indispensable part OF
his stores. 1t has been recently subjected to
trial By an English traveller. Mr. w. /.
Suffolk, and we find note of the results in
the Chemical Ners.
Mr.. Suffolk says: "The action of the ex-
tract is very marked when used as remedy
for the exhaustion so frequently attending
long and fatiguing walks, closely resembling
in its effect the well-known restorative, tea
and brandy, but it is much more permanent.
acting not only as a stimulant, but also as
nutritiye matter.
'sThe extract cannot well be used by itself
as substitute for ordinary food, but when
accompanied by quantity of less nutritious
and digestible matter greatly augments its
dietetic value. With Liebig's extract, bread
or biscuit, aud, if possible, hard-boiled eggs,
the pedestrian will be provided for nearly
every emergency. For the sake of variety of
pepper, salt, curry powder, or other condi-
ments may be used.
81 prefer, when possible, TO use the ex-
tract in the usual wav-dissolved in hot wa
ter as soup-but where hot water cannot be
procured it may be thinly spread upon bread
or biscuit and eaten with equal effect. In
either way it gives strength almost immedi-
ately. and stands very much in the same re-
lation to ordinary food that petroleum does to
coal as q steam-producing fuel, enabling
power to be speedily obtained.
SIT must, however, be borne in mind that
stimulating food can only be employed as an
auxiliary, end not substitute for proper
rest, the enly true restorative. In long pc
destrian journeys everything depends upon
intervals of rest and proper food, if the exer
tion is to be continued for many days in sue
cession.
Esprit Of any kind should always be used
cautiously as its stimulating power is at the
best of short duration, nothing is added to
actual bodily strength. 1t is sometimes of
value in cases of difficult breathing, caused
by steep ascents, q teaspoonful of strong
brandy or whisky generally giving instant
relief; also in the nervous giddiness which
occasionally affects travellers, especially soli-
tary ones, when walking on narrow elevated
paths. This may seem somewhat like ac.
quiring Dutch courage, but nevertheless the
discreet use Of spirit In such cases is not to
be undervalued."
1t appears to be certain that we obtain
strength by burning up the blood within US,
and to replace this waste food is required.
We obtain temporary relief by the use of
stimulants, but this is very much like using
the furnace as fuel, for our relief is at the
cost of the tissues of the body. The extract
of meat, on the contrary, stimulates and sup
plies nourishmentt to the blood.
According to recent researches the extract
contains constituents analogous to some Of
the alkaloids, quinine, morphine, theme,
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awakening and sustaining both the appetite
and digestive powers, without possessing any
of the after-effects that follow these stimu-
lants. The extract has the further advant-
age over tea and coffee in the mineral mat
ters which it contains, such as phosphorus,
lime, potash, and sulphur.
As the extract is waste product in South
America and Australia there is no reason
why it should not be furnished to US in un-
limited quantities aud at reasonable rates.
A RED-BUa SroRY.-IIere is the best bed
dug story now afoat: "Talk about bed
bugs" said Bill Jones, who had been across
the plains, "you should have seen some of
the critters l met in Idaho last Spring.
stopped one night with some settlers, who liv-
ed in q log-cabin containing one room and a
loft. When it came time to 60 to bed, they
strung blanket across the middle of the
room, and the settlers family slept on one
side Of it and gave me the t'other. l laid
down to go to sleep, the bed-bugs began to
gather like lunch fiends around free 'lay-
out | tried to kiver up and keep away
from them, but the pesky varmints would
catch hold of tie bed clothes and pull them
off from me. They didn't think nothin' of
dragging me around the room if held on.
fit 'em till abous midnight, and then look
ed round for some way to escape. thought
the best way to get away from the blood suck
ers was to climb up thar, so did. There
wasn't any bugs in the loft, and I laid con-
gratulatin' myself on my escape. Pretty
quick heard the ladder squeakin as if some
body was coming up. Bimeby saw bed
bug raise himself up through the hole in the
floor lookin' carefully around the loft. Soon's
he saw me, he motioned to his chums below,
the blood-thirsty cuss, and cried exultin'ly :
Come up, boys, he's here r"