Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-10
woNpERs 81 cnEMIcAL An
Discoveries By Dr. HOsrnsrsvalas Of
Minerals from the Mountains
81 AFkansas and Hills
Of Tennessee.

There has been nuch excitement rs-
Gently In many counties OF Arkansas,
Tennessee and Mississippi, In regard to
the discovery Of minersls. "Ntcksl," was
the cry. 81 have found nickel said enc.
: S1lverin exclaimed another. ssL4aad and
Eilvcri" rogred . stalwart Arkansiau,
who yesterday dumped q bagfull of
glistering ore in the doorway Of DIR.
hosrner. It thus happens that the
famous chemist has q curious eollec-
lion OF stones and ores gathered
from the rich cosl-helds Of Alabama, from
b OzErk mountains and from the hills
and hollOWs OF Tennessee. The doctor
amuseB his hours Of leisure by dissolving
stones and metals andin discovering their
value. He is thus q public benefactcr,
dischsrging with Wondrous skill s1 the
Offices Of a STATE g~eologist. He was trained
In the metchless schools Of Germany.
whose chemists have given the world
aLiebig, It's greatest practical philosopher,
its greatest warrior in Won Moltke, and
statesmsn In Bismarck. Now and them
DR.. 6oerner visits places whence ores
have been dug. He has assembled White
rivsx, aud found in mountain Businesses
Invaluable riches in marble and lead, and
saltpetre. He has analysed water from
mineral springs, and determined their
health-gvtng value and properties with
ia ~ - ~ SCL1gAA1OAs
rarely effected by ordinary "professors."
such y nan should be utilized. Mean
while he deYotes himself mainly, a. he
should not, capable a. no Is OF enriching
States and cities, to the routine duties Of
q druggist, surgeon I'M physician; his
tastes and habits. however, combining him
mainly 30 his perfect drug-house. Yester-
day he was arranging for sale the choicest
collection Of all sorts of European per-
eawoarfaa HoafnnaA Ia ha. unlh 70 thu fair
daughters of the city during the holidays.
At b same time came . shipment Of
drugs and chemicals, imported by the
Allan line Of steamers. Every new agent
OF medical and chemical skill which Euro
pssn science and art has developed, Is to
be Dund among the preparations
gathered by DIR. Hoerner. His assistant,
who ILLS prescriptions, ia worthy OF asso-
citation with his employer and Is q
thorough master Of his art. Unless q
doctor writing a prescription writes
himself an ass, there VIII be an
innocent slaughtered by a hlundsr at DR..
H~oerner's. But Dr.. Hoarner struck
a streak of luck. While b VIZ rsgsd
he bought In Europe at the London cckz,
several cases of The finest brandies and
wines. The casks were paid for and
shipped on q sailing vessel. The Ala
bama was then raiding along the ocean
route Of American ships coming nom
England. The voyage OF the weasel,
made with 6 knGTledge Of this fact, was
long, stormy and circuitous, and
she was given mp a. lost. Only
q few days days ago the Doc
tor learned that there were stored In
some sub-celIar of the New York custom
house Grant and his last favorite New
York ~customhouse hummer must have
scented it-seTeral casks marked !" Thee.
H~oerner, Memphis, Tennessee Tbs
Doctor IL in eostRciss. His uQuoFa, moot
valuable originally, axe now made fault
less by age. Christmssl think of i'll
Brandy and port-rlch, full Of the juice cf
the grapei 60 taste, and subsida in the
joys Of q vine-clsd elysium.