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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-01-22
nombre de personas, la hemos tratado en-

nombre de personas, la hemos tratado en-
forma de documentos.
En- interes de los principles he rogado al
Gobierno que hiciera una reaccion hacia
los de 0rden constantemented desatendidos,
no para la restauracion de personas, sino
para la restauracion de eprincipios.
A este hemos venido aquf, y con esta
bandera nos vamos. No contrajimos MIN
gun compromise con la revolution de Sc
tiembre, nj cuando era conspiracion, nj
fu6 victoria, nj en- sus 1ltimas decisiones
llevamos 10 que hemos traido; y como es-
to era 10 one lnteresaba consignar a mis-
amigosy y mi, no tengo mas que decir.
Ell Sr. NAVARRO Y RODRIGO: va
habra comprendido la Camara que en- 10
que he dicho no puede haber habido la
mas pequefa mala intencion contra ell Sr.
Bugallal y las personas que lie estan unidas
cuya actitud conocia tan bien como el pri-
nero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-01-22
ANUNCIOS DIVERSOS.
DE DECENTRALIZATION
p r

La Plaza Principal de esta Ciudad;
Pais may c0,aca0vido, pero mag estssdia-
do haSta e1 dia q que no Sc ha dodo
a co}aOcer como Sc prop0ne bacerlo el
autor. DON CLARO OSCURO.
FL que qnicra acompanar a este Sr.
per, s rtgiobes humoifsticas que
Jf"pone rec r:er, sin pel'gro alguno
.,trson:l, ien1.a 0: asi u de admirar
~ellezas que rasFa ahora no ha con
teinplado, herr' sos y vsriados paisa
jes en- cue de seg'sro no ha fjado su
vita. noye~4 a les de- to 10 gGnero que
he iran por primera vez su imseina
c. n; y tojo comp erd do en- la reduci
da area de terreno en- qne tantas veces
habra uesto su p auta cual ell candi
do campo siuo cue p sa sn "a hollan
do cor Fl rie y el arsdo el terreno
aurlfero que pie, ei'a sos ha~ s;qaie
"a que encierra una riiu "a si.f isLte
pa a v8r;as generacio; es.
L vlaje promote ssr muy dive. lido
y Sc hsllara ademas al alcance de TO
Ga lasiiur unas, por que solo impoEta
ra Cuatfo Rsates que Sc pagara al
tona el libro eu casa 81 Editor
Gonzalez. .-CaIle de la Fortaleza nj
nero IL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-01-22

Por consiguiente, las gestiones de
Inglaterra, de Russia y de Pic TX, en-
ell supuesto de que Sc hayan hecho,
no pueden dar resutados mientras Sc
resista Paris y no sea completamente
deshecho el ejercito del Loire, 8 10
que es 10 mismo, y segun decia Ell IT,
mes, interim uno de.los contendientes
no Sc halle imposibilitado de descar-
cargar sus golpes.
Es indtil que una nacion prQponga
la paz; Sc necesita que todas las .po-
tencias la impongap.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
The New Cancer Cure.

The following extract from a letter
of Vice President ColfaX to friend in
Baltimore, concerning the new cancer
cure, has been furnished for publica-
ton:
II am glad to be able to tell you
that mother is really on tho high road,
apparently to perfect cure, although
she has only taken about quarter doses
of cundurango, in consequence of its
scarcity. When we left Washington,
in April, her case was absolutely hope
less, her cancer growing fearfully and
angrily. Now the tumor is three
fourths gone, and apparently diminish
ing; pain almost gone, and every
symptom favorable. Since the first
fortnight she has had only quarter
doses, and now has none. She Is more
like herself than she has been for years.
How it cures or affects cancer | cannot
imagine, | know how incredulous
many doctors are about 1t, and | would
be too, if | had not seen its results. 1t
seems to separate from the blood what
ever it is that causes cancers, and |
don't know what that IL any more than
| know why Peruvian bark cures ngue.
You can tell your friends, however,
when they do obtain it, they will no.
tice on the fourth day an in provement,
and by the ninth day they will see
themselves that the cancer has gone
avay-that is, if it acts with them as
with cases | have seen. / am longing
for its arrival, and glad that DR.. Bliss
so promptly sent his partner to that
distant region for it, bave most pitt
eous appeals for it from friends, offer
ing hundreds for it if it will only stop
the growth of this terrible disease; but
| have not an iota, and | guess all IN
the United States is now used up"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27

nal contains the following by Professor
Schele de We're:
"Among the prejudices cherished
by the masses against harmless AMI
mails, few are stronger than that left
almost universally against bats, arising
probably from the simple fact that they
are children of the night. and forced to
carry on their search for food after
the darkness. 1t may be, however,
that their peculiar hideousness has
given additional strength to this feel
ing, for the Jewish legislation already
declared them unclean and accursed,
and the Greeks borrowed their wings
for the harpies, as Christians have done
for the devil. A poor, lost bat need
but fly into a room filed with company,
and every body is frightened.
"Superstitious people tremble at their
mere presence as an evil omen, and the
strong minded among the fair excuse
their terror by a pretended fear for
their harlan apprehension which
could be well founded only if the ac-
counts of insects being harbored in
their chignons should be verified. 1t
is true these children of darkness are
neither fair in form nor amiable in tenn
per. The naked, black skin of their
wings, stretched out between enor-
mously heightened fingers, like the silk
of an umbrella between the whalebones
of the frame; the ugly claws of their
hind feet; the bare appendages which
frequently adorn their noses and ears
in most eccentric manner; and their
perfectly noiseless, almost mysterious
fight by touch, and not by sight-all
these peculiarities combine to make
them unwelcome guests among us.
and yet they are real public bene-
factors. When the first warm sun of
spring arouses them from their long
winter sleep, which they enjoy by hang
ing by their hind feet, head down, and
the whole body carefully wrapped up
in the wide cloak of their wings, they
begin their night hunts A dozen fat
beetles hardly suffice for the supper for
a hungry member of one variety, and
sixty to seventy house-fies for one of
another kind. All night long they pur-
sue with interchangeable energy every
variety of beetle and moth, or fly and
buff, and enjoy most of all those which
do the greatest injury to our fruit trees
and cereals Even the only really for
midabls member of their race, the
vampire, is much maligned; gigan-
tic bat, accused of sucking the blood
of man and beast, it is strictly confined
to small district in the tropics, and
even there occurs but rarely"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
The Builders Tree of Madagascar.

There grows on the Island of NADIA
gascar, says the Manufacturer and
Builder, remarkable tree, called by
botanists Uranio spcciosa From a
solld trunk, varying in height from ten
feet upward, and similar in appearance,
though not in nature, to that of the
Southern palmetto, springs up n bunch
OF stems, each about six or eight feet
long, and each supporting leaf of the
same length and some ten or twenty
inches wide. The leaves, when dried,
form the thatch of all the houses on the
eastern side of the island, making
perfectly waterproof covering, while
the stems are used for partitions and
sides. The bark of the tree is very
hard, and, unlike that of the palmetto,
is easily stripped off from the interior
soft parts. For large houses this bark
is cut in pieces of twenty or thirty feet
long, and twelve to eighteen inches
wide, and the entire floor covered with
the same, as well joined as ordinary
timber.
The benefits derived from this tree
are not limited to builders only. The
green leaves are used by traders in the
place of waterproof wrapping paper for
packages, for the women for tabis cloths,
and the heavy pieces cut out OF them
for plates mt meals, while CO tnin por-
tlons are even formed into drinking YES
Sels and spoons. But the chief pecu-
harity of this remarkable tree is that
while standing in the forest the stems
always contain large quantity of pure
fresh water, OF which travellers and ma
tives make use of in the arid seasons,
when the wells and streams are dry
To obtain it a spear is driven few
inches deep into the thick end of the
stalk, at its junction with the trunk,
and then withdrawn, when water flows
out abundantly. As every one of the
twenty, thirty, forty or more stalks can
give from pint to quart OF water n
large amount is contained in each tree.
For this reason 1t is called by some the
" Travellers Tree.
These details have been varied by Rev.
W. Ellis, who has recently published
an account OF his travels IN Madagas-
car in 1857.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27

he had jumped to the platform with
hole in the crowd, pushing one here
and there, and running one of his bun
dies plump into the well developed
stomach of r. venerable looking old
gentleman in spectacles, he rushed
toward the place where she was stand
ing. think | never saw, a face assume
so many different expressions in so
short time as did that o. the little
woman while her husband was on his
way to her She didn't look pretty.
On the contrary she looked very
plain but someway | felt big lump
rise in my throat as 1 watched
her. She was trying to laugh
but God bless her, how COM
pletely she failed in the attempt
Her mouth got into the position; but it
never moved after that, save TO draw
down the corners and culver, while
she blinked her eyes SO fast that / suS-
pect she only caught occasional
glimpses of the broad-shouldered fell
low who elbowed his way so rapidly
toward her And then, rs he drew
close ana dropped those everlasting
portmanteaus, she just turned com
pletely round, with her back toward
him, and covered her face with her
hands. And thus she was when the
strong mau gathered her up in his arms
IS if she had been a baby, and held
her sobbing to his breast. There were
enough gaping at them, heaven knows,
and | turned my eyes away moment,
and then | saw two boys in threadbare
roundabouts standing near, wi2ing
their eyes and noses ON their little coat
sleeves, and bursting out anew at
every fresh demonstration on the part
of their mother. When | looked ut the
stranger again he had his hat drawn
down over his eyes; but his wife was
looking up at him, and the pent-up
tears of those weary months of waiting
were streaming through her eyelids.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
hat We should Eat.

Those who expect to think, says the
chronological Journal, should not eat
much food which simply produces
warmth and fat, such as ham, fat pork
white bread, butter, rice, tapioca and
starch. These contain very little phos-
phatic food, being carbonaceous.
The proper food for laboring men
We mean those who have to exercise
muscular strength chiefy-should be
that which contains the greatest
amount of nitrogen. Among these
barley and cheese stand high. The
red flesh OF the OK or sheep and I'M
bolted bread are the leading articles.
Men who train for prize fighting seem
to understand much better than others
how to build up physical strength and
endurance. When their battle or race
is ended they lay aside their unbolted
bread and fruit, their lean beef and
mutton, and fall into their old habits
of liquor drinking and of eating starch
bearing articles, such as rice, fine
bread, pudding, with fat meat and but
ter, and they soon become as fat and
lazy rs these carbouaceous articles can
make them
Ii a man wants to stand the cold he
may eat buckwheat cakes with butter,
syrup, fat pork and white beans; but
let him look out when hot weather
comes, for bilious fever, pimples on his
face, and rank smell Of the whole
system, and a muddy, dirty complex
ION Men living at the North Pole, or
near It, can drink fish-oil by the quart,
or eat pounds Of cake tallow, and the
climate viii burn it out; but in warm
or temperate regions the food should
be so selected as TO furnish nourish-
ment for muscle, bone, brain, and
warmth III proper proportions.
The student should eat articles which
are pretty largely charged with phos-
pilates Of brain food the lahorer those
articles containing nitrate, or food for
muscle: and those who are much ex.
posed to cold, but not required to ex.
ert great muscular strength, that kind
Of food which is largely charged with
carhouates, or heat-producers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
Bread as Food.

The last part of the Journal Of Biolo-
gv contains the results OF an elaborate
series Of experiments by Gustave Mey-
er on the effects of feeding dogs and
man ON bread alone, and bread mingled
with wheat and other articles of diet
He shows-what indeed has long been
kuown-that to feed either animals or
man on bread alone is great waste of
material, and that immense quantities
must he given in order that the body
should lose no flesh; whilst on the
other hand, the addition of some, even
though a small quantity of meat, is
economical. He demonstrates that the
tissues of the body become more wa
terry with insufficient food, which rem
ders the whole organism less capable of
resisting injurious influences. In
his experiments on man he
endeavored to ascertain which
Of the several kinds of bread in ordin-
airy use white bread, rye bread, black
bread was absorbed in greatest amount
during It's passage through the alimen-
tary canal, and found that white wheat
Ell bread occupies the first place, then
leavened rye bread, then the bread
(rye) prepared by the -Liebig
process, and lastly the pumpenickel
North German black bread). Never
theless, the first is not so satisfying to
the feeling of hunger as the three lat
ter, and is more expensive in every
point Of view He denies the great nu-
tmtious value often attributed to bran,
since the heterogeneous compounds it
contains are mingled with much non
assimilable matter; but admits that, if
these could be extracted, and were then
returned to the -four, the best results
would be obtained, as the meat already
contains abundance of salts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
A Curious Panel House Implement.
From the New York Times.

Capt. Charles Mcdonald, of the
Eighth Police Precinct, is in possess
ion of a very curiously constructed iron
bolt, the workings of which offer a
good illustration of the adroit manner
in which the "panel-house game may
be operated without detection. 1t is
to be used as evidence Mt the trial Of
the notorious panel house thief now in
custody. The implement is all in one
piece, instead of being in two separate
parts, like ordinary bolts. What
should be the "nosiug' or receptacle
for the end of the slide is merely an ex-
tension of the body Of the bolt, but is
so cunnlngly joined to it, however, as
to appear, except on close scrutiny, to
be altogether disconnected from it. A
lateral groove occupies the place where
the "nosing" and the other half of
the bolt-plate should meet over the
crevice of the door and helps to com
plete the deception. The holes of the
''nosing" at the two outer corners are
filled with sham screws, which do not
extend any further than the thickness Of
the iron plate. At the other end OF the
plate are two holes so fixed as to allow
it to be-removed and carried OFF in the
pocket without disturbing the screws
which pass through it and hold it to
the door When the implement is de-
signed for use it is pushed into sta
tionary screws on the edge of the
door of the room in which the theft is
to be committed IN such a way that the
"noising," as the loopplate for the
bolt is called, seems to be fastened to
the Joint Of the door. 1t there has the
appearance of being perfect bolt. As
the victim enters the room hi. female
companion slides the bolt through the
groove, into the false ''nosing, " and
the door looks as if it was thoroughly
barred. 1t is now a simple matter for
the male accomplish to quietly slip IN
side, and rifle the pockets of the victim !;
all that is necessary to gam admittance
being a slight shove at the door, just
sufficient to move it open. The thief
subsequently retires with his booty,
and il is then easy for the female to
deny all knowledge of the TRANSACTION
should the victim discover his loss.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
The SANTANA Lease.

The report that arrangements have
been perfected in New York to make a
second payment upon the unratified
lease Of SANTANA, turns ont to be true.
The necessary sum IS TO be paid in in
stalments, and those furnishing the
money do SO upon the strongest repre-
sensations that Congress will be induced
to appropriate enough to make the
loan good. That portion of the report
which attributes the raising of the sum
to Fabers is true only III part. The
agency most active and influential in
the matter was of such character as to
give evidence of the Presidents entire
approval Of the efforts to raise the
money. The first instalment of this
payment was forwarded to Baez last
week, and the second is to be ready
during this week. The understanding
among those who raised the money is
that Baez can pay his soldiers enough
with it to insure him in his position
for some time, even if our ships are
withdrawn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
4 Horse Railroad Mania in London.

The Saturday Review says: The
mania for tramways in the metropolis
almost equals the mania for railways
over all England five and twenty years
ago, The parallel between the two pc
RODS of excitement promises to be dis
agreeably complete. The metropolis
is likely to be divided among a number
of independent companies, who, in
their relations with one another will
follow the harmonious example of the
chief railway companies. There is,
indeed, one great difference between
1871 and 1916. Application to obtain
general to be made in the first instance
to the Board of Trade, 50 that the pro-
ceedings before committees of both
Houses of Parliament, in which COM
peting railway companies expended
such enormous sums of money, have
been for the most part obvlated. The
Metropolitan Board of Works, which
is the "local authority" under the act,
has consented to no less than thirty-one
schemes. A schedule of these sci emes,
which is appended to the report of the
Board of Trade, displays that same
pleasing variety of sounding titles in
which the genius of the projectors of
1916 was so prolific. The Pimlico,
Peckham, and Greenwich Street Tram
ways Company must surely be the pro-
duct of brain which wants only OPP
portunity to rival the achievements Of
the age Of speculative giants. 1t is to
be feared that that portion of the in
habitants of London which objects to
tralnways altogether Will count for as
little in the impending conflict as did
the elderly peers owning parks and
pleasure grounds, who in the last gen
Grafton opposed railways.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
The Lord Of Scwartzenbcck.

The" extensive estate of SchwartZen-
beck, which the Emperor William the
First has lately presented to Prince
Bismarck, in recognition Of has public
services during the recent war with
France, aud whose name will hence
forth figure among the numerous titles
fthe Chancellor of the German Empire,
belonged in times gone by to the crown
Of Denmark, and become the property
of the King Of Prussia when Lauen-
burg was annexed to his kingdom.
By this gift Prince Bismarck has pro-
badly became the wealthiest land pro-
prietor in Northern Germany. His es-
tate, which is intersected by various
railroads, among them the important
line connecting Berlin and Hamburg,
is one Of the most productive and charm
ing in that part of Germany. While it
lies within Il few hours ride Of Berlin,
Hamburg, Lubbock, and Scbwerin, it
contains forests stocked with all sorts
of game, and its gentle, undulating
hills present to the lover Of the pictur-
esque, attractions such as are rarely to
be found in the north Of Germany.
There are several chateauG on the es-
tate, but Prince Bismarck will probably
erect q more suitable residence on the
heights which Use on the western side
of the Berlin and Hamburg railway,
and afford a magnificent view OF the
whole surrounding country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
A Feather in the Cap of American Sci.

Our scientific schools arc beginning
to make themselves felt abroad as well
AS Mt home. Professor s. W. Johnson,
Professor of Chemistry in the Sheffield
School of Yale College, has saved the
Connecticut farmers hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars by his tireless vigl
lence in detecting and exposing worth
less fertilizers, which it has been sought
to introduce into the State. And now
he has the satisfaction of seeing an edi-
ton OF his book, How Crops Grow, y
brought out III Germany by son Of
Liebig, with this preface from the pen
OF the great BaroL himself:
Ii my Chemistry in its Relations
to Agriculture and Physiology, | have
not taken into account tho physiologlc-
al process, and the morphological rela-
tions OF the growth and development
of plants. In tho work of my friend
and former scholar Professor DR.. $.
W. johnson, of New Haven, entitled,
Glow Crops Grow" these relations, a
knowledge Of which is Of nigh value to
the scientific agriculturist, are discuss.
ed with extraordinary clearness and
conciseness, and with complete
knowledge of what has been done in
Germany in this direction. This has
led me to propose to my son the trans
lation of this work, as ! thought 1t
would be welcome to the friends Of my
book at compliment to the same.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
Wishing.

when reflect how little have done,
And add 10 that how little have seen,
Then furthermore. how little have won
OF Joy or good. how little known or been;
long for other life more full, more keen,
And yearn TO change with such as well have run.
Yet reason mocks me--pav, the soul, ween,
Granted her choice would dare to change with none,
No.-not to feed as Blondel, when his lay
Pierced the strong tower and Richard answered It,
No not to do as Eustace on the day
He left fair Calias to her weeping fit
No not to be Columbus, wake from sleep,
When his new world rose from the charmed deep.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
starch and Flour made from Horse-
(N2Stns:ts.

starch and Flour made from Horse
Cnesfnsits.
The horse chestnut, shells and all,
are rasped fine by means of proper ma
chinery-the same that is used for
rasping potatoes in the manufacture of
potato starch. The pulp is then wash
ed with water on sleeves, only the mesh
es of the latter are finer, as the chest
nut starch granules are much finer than
those Of the potato starch. After the
starch has settled it is taken out and
mixed with water containing Il little
alum; two ounces Of alum are sufficient
for % gallons of water, containing from
400to 800 pounds OF starch in suspen-
sion If the starch settles too slowly,
four ounces of sulphuric acid are ad-
ded, just as IN the preparation Of pota-
to starch. Sulphurous acid is to be
preferred for the reason that it accel-
crates the settling still more. The
starch is dried in the usual manner.
The remnant in the sleeves may be used
as an occasional food for cattle, or with
better pecuniary results, after fermen-
tation, for the d.stilation of liquor, as
the fermented product contains per
cent. of alconol The starch obtained
is Is to Il per cent. of the chestnuts. If
it is to be used as food, it must be
washed with cold water containing car
Donate of soda in order to remove all
Bitterness, and then washed repeatedly
with pure water Such a starch is now
manufactured in the south of France,
where the horse chestnut is abundant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-27

THE Fond du Lac Reporter says: " A
thief possessed Of a sweet tooth COM
mitted novel robbery on Superior
street not long since. In the night
time he took hive of bees from the
ward of J. G. Wedge, shook the bees
ont in a string across the yard, took
ont the combs filed with honey, left
the hive and travelled. Judging by the
remains of shirt collar and pieces OF
sfirt etc, laying around, he had a
discussion with the bees as to the pos
session of the honey.