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South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Some Artistic Blunders.

Tintoretto, an Italian painter, in q
picture of the children of Israel gathering
mama, has taken the ~precaution to arm
them with the modern invention Of guns
Cigoli painted the aged Simeon at the cir
cumcision of the infant Savior; and, as
aged men in these days wear spectacles,
the artist has shown his sagacity by plac-
ing them on Simeon's nose. In a picture
by VerriO of Christ healing the sick, the
lockers on are represented standing with
periwigs on their heads. To match, or
rather to exceed this ludicrous representa-
ton, Durer has painted the expulsion of
Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden
by an angel in a dress fashionably trimmed
with 1ounces. The same painter, in his
scene of Peter denying Christ, represents
q Roman soldier very comfortably smoking
a pipe of tobacco. A Dutch painter, in a
picture of the wise men worshipping the
Holy Child, has drawn one of them in a
large white surplus and in boots and spurs,
and he is in the act of presenting to the
Child a model of a Dutch man-ofwar. In
a Dutch picture of Abraham offering Of
fering up his son, instead of the palriarch's
stretching forth his hand and taking the
knife" as the Scriptures inform us, he is
represented as using a more effectual and
modern instrument; he is holding to
Isaac's head a HundeT6uss. Berlin repre-
sents in a picture the Virgin and Child
listening to a violin; and in another pic
ture he has drawn King David playing the
harp at the marriage of Christ with St.
Catherine. A French artist has drawn
with true French taste the Lords Supper,
with the table ornamented with tumblers
filed with cigal lighters; and, as if to
crown the list # these absurd and ludi,
crous a~nachronisms, the Garden of Eden
has been drawn with Adam and Eve in all
their primeval simplicity and virtue, while
near them, in full costume, is seen a hunter
with a gun, shooting ducks.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
How to Give Children an Appetite.

GIVE children an abundance OF out door
exercise, fun and frolic; make them reg
ular in their habits, and feed them only
upon plain, nourishing food, and they will
seldom, if ever, complain of a lack of ap-
petite. But keep them overtasked in
school, confined closely to the house the
rest of the time, frowning every attemptat
play; feed them upon rich or high season
ed food, candies, nuts, etc, allow them to
eat between meals, and in the evening, and
you need not expect them to have good
appetites. On the contrary, you may expect
they will be pale, weak and sickly.
Don't cram them with food when they
don't want or nave no appetite forit-such
a course is slow murder. If they have no
~appetites, encourage, and if need be com
mand them to take exercise in the open
air. Don't allow them to study too much,
and especially keep them from reading the
exciting light literature which so much
abounds in our bookstores and circulating
libraries. In addition to securing exercise
for the children as above, change their
diet somewhat; especially when they have
been eating fine flour, change to coarse or
Graham flour.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
The InvaIid--A Pen Picture.

See her pallid countenance, but a short
time ago the picture of rudy health, the
envy of the schools and the pride ofthe house.
hold. She was always welcomed by her
schoolmates, for her 1.-THE form and pleasing
disposition carried cheerfulness into their
ranks. DiIigent, punctual and exemplary,
obedient and graceful at home, she won the
hearts of all. But, alas, we are sorrowed.
Those rosy cheeks and rudy lips are
blanched by Consumption. The voice once so
enchanting in laugh and song is feeble, husky,
and supplanted by a hollow cough. Let us
approach her couch gently and take her hand.
Do not shudder because of the feeble and pas
sionless grasp. The hand once so hearty and
plump is emaciated, and shows long outlines,
while the cords and tortuous veius are plainly
mapped npon the surface. The pulse that
bounded with repletion, carrying vigor to
the whole system and imparting life, beauty,
~vivacity, health and strength, is delicate to
the touch. The feeble heart cannot propel
the thin scanty blood with force. Must we
lose her while yet in her teens? Compan-
ions and friends gather around with words OF
cheer and consolation, and depart with
moistened eyes and silent steps. Must VT
lose her? No! there is relief We can stay
this destroyer of our happiness and not suf-
fer the loss of so bright a gen.. Something
more is required now than dietary and hygienic
observance, for nature calls for aid and she
shall have it. Take this pleasant medicine.
1t is invigorating. How it allays the irrita-
BILE cough, improves the appetite and diges-
ton, and sends a healthy Jingle through the
frame. The blood is enriched, nervous force
increased, and the heart bounds with a new
impulse. See her face brighten by degrees ;
the color is returning" her voice is getting
clearer, and pleasant words are spoken. The
strength falters yet, but is gaining. Let US
take her out in the warm sunshine. In a
short time she will be able to go without our
aid, a cheerful girl. This delightful medicine
must be God-blessed. 1t is restoring health
to our loved one. She is emerging from her
sickness sweeter and nobler than before, and
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery must
have the credit. 1t has raised her. Sold by
all first class druggists everywhere. $50
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

made up wholly or in part, at least, by ex-
ira feed from drilled corn or second crop
grass from the moving field.
Cows, to yield the best returns, should
always have ready access to a plenty of
good water. Thisis almost Indispensable,
for it is impossible to make good butter
without a good supply of pure water.
Those having pastures where the water
fails in a dry time have probably observed
how rapidly their cows shrink in their
milk when water is scarce and the animals
do not get their usual supply. When we
considerthat about eli hty-seven parts ofthe
constituents of milk are water, q COW that
gives a large quantity of milk would re-
quire a good supply to keep up a uniform
flow of milk. 1t would be far better to
induce them to take all the water they
will, than to have them put upon short al
lowance. Ths'indlcing cows to drink large
quantities of water will increase the flow
of milk is certain; but to what extent the
quantity of milk may be increased with
cut detriment to the quality, by inducing
the animal to take an abundant supply OF
liquid, l am not prepared to say. But |
am satisfied that milk of good quality may
be increased by this method.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Brandy as Medicine.

BRANDYk kills muItitudes every year who
enjoyed perfect health before they began
to use it hence it seems fair to infer that
it will kill the sick more speedily.
DR.. Lee said he was living near Buck.
ingham Palace, in London, where Prince
Albert was taken sick. His case was doing
well for a few days, when they began
giving him brandy to strengthen him, tc
enable him to recover more rapidly; and
the more he was stimulated the worse he
grew until he died. 1t is true that they
believed that it wa the best thing fol
him, but their thinking 81 did not make
It so.
Some years ago, when it was the Gus
tom to attempt curing deliriuR tremens by
giving brandy, one out of every four died
at Edinburgh Hospital. Since then, the
professor of the medical department has
treated 300 cases of delirium tremeHs with.
out alcohol, without losing a single pa,
tent.
Professor Gardner of the Glasgow Uni
EoFsity, gave a hundred men thirty ounces
of alcohol; seventeen died out of the
hundred. Another hundred were allowed
only three ounces, and eleven died out Of
the hundred. OF 200 cases of young per
sons, who were not allowed either wine
or whiskey, not one died.
In a teetotal hospital at Leeds, of sec
patients who took not q drop, all recov
cred. Let facts decide.-HaWs Journal d
Health.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Blanching Celery.

THE last of August is the time to begin
earthing up celery that will be wanted for
use in October or November. The crop
designed for winter use need not be earth
ed up until later in the season, for if
blanched too early 1t will be neither as
good nor keep as well as that which is
blanched in cool weather. In earthing up
some care is required to keep the soil on
the outside of the head, and to do this the
operator should clasp the leaves and stems
in one hand, holding them together, while
with the other the earth should be drawn
around the plant and pressed firmly against
it. 4 very little soil will suffice for this
purpose, and more can be added if requir-
ed, when both hands are free to use the
hoe or spade. If the plants are not grow
ing as vigorously as required, then give
them a liberal supply of liquid manure a
few days before the first earthing up. OF
course the liquid should not be thick and
rank, for this would cause rust; but let it
be strong, and then dilute with considera-
bic water, so that the earth about the
plants may be well-soaked, and not merely
sprinkled. Celery intended for a late crop
should be frequently hoed during this and
next month and if the weather is dry,
water freely, adding some kind of stimu-
lating manure, if necessary.-RuTdZ NeU
Yorker.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Butter.


A coRREsPoNpRNT of the Lewistown
(Me.) journal says: "The local requisites
for the manufacture of good butter are
air, wholesome water, and a sufficiency OF
sweet, nutritious heritage. Fresh, rich,
juicy feed will enhance both the quality
and quantity of milk and butter. The
requisites named belong, generally, to some.
what elevated or billy districts, rather
than to those Of an opposite character.
A rolling, elevated country, hilly often.
times, Astounding in springs of soft water,
and drained by clear ripping streamsflow.
ing over gravelly beds, constitute the pre-.
dominating character of the best dairying
districts of Vermont, New York and the
Middle States, so famous for their dairy
products. On such lands the best and
sweetest natural grasses obtain, and per.
haps half a dozen more different varieties
abound, in themselves full of the best
milk-producing qualities. In nearly all of
our billy pastures the white or Dutch
clover abounds, the presence of which in
dicates a good range for cows.
Another essential is a change of pas
ture. This, 1 believe, is contrary to the
teachings of some, but l think where prac-
ticable it is, the better way to give the
COWS a change of range every ten days or
so. Fresh pastures are clean, the grass is
even, full and nutritious, and the animals
will fill themselves and then lie down and
digest their food in quietness. A pasture
long run over becomes soiled with the
droppings and treadings Of the COWS upon
it. A better flow of milk follows a change
into a new pasture than a continuance on
an old one, and it is more economical.
Turning off from a close-fed pasture, the
rains bring it up anew, and in a few DAYS
or weeks it is ready for the COWS again,
while the one last fed again grows up TO
supply its place, when that is exhausted.
During the latter part of July, and gem
orally through August, the feed in the pas
lures gets short. The deficiency may be
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Selecting Seed.

ALL the Improvements in seed have been
the result of selection. The best seed
selected for use has yielded an improved
product, and the process again and again
repeated has finally resulted in secur-
ing the plant, root, or grain desired.
Corn has been much improved by a course
of selection, but farmers who have most
at stake in this matter are too careless to
carry out experiments to a final result.
Now, if a seed could be secured that
would produce with certainty two ears of
corn to each stalk, our cOrn crop would
be vastly increased, and it is pretty GER
tain that if for a succession of years no
corn were planted but that which pro-
duced two ears to the stalk, the popularity
would become fixed, and a corn having
this as a distinguishing characteristic
would become an established variety.
What we need is that farmers should be
careful to select their seed ears while the
corn is standing, that they may be sure
that the ears selected are perfect in shape
and filling out, early in ripening, and grow
double. An improvement of ten per cent
only in the corn crop from judicious
selection of seed, would add a value o.
fifty millions of dollars to the agricultural
income of. the country, and this is nc
mean item.-HedTth and Home.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Wilted

Ask the man who complains of 'wilting down.
in tOrrid weather what he has done to sustain his
system under the extra strain imposed on his vi
tality. He may tell you that he has tried a vari-
ETY. of cathartics to purify his blood and brighten
his spirits. Under such treatment, of course, his
strength has given way, and his energies have be-
come exhausted. What he requires is a restora-
tive, not a dep ietant. His blood Is thin; his
nerves have lost their natural tension, and nature
demand to be renovated and reinforced. The
mesns is within the reach of all. For nearly a
score Of years HOstetter's Stomach Bitters has
been building up broken constitutions, bracing
and strengthening attenuated frames, and afford
ing comfort, ease and hope to thousands. As 4
preventive of the e%pidemics which make such
havoc with the health Of the inhabitants Of new
settlements, this famous tonic is certainly with
out rival. Perhaps the principal portion of its
worldwide fameis attributable TO its astonishing
cures of dyspepsia, and all forms of Indigestion.
But these are not moiety OF its triumphs. All
II is n regulating medicine of the highest order;
a d its effect upon the secretions, when irregular,
is most %salutary.
Imposition of the grossest character is sought
to be p~ractised upon the community by vendors,
who recommend, under the name of "bitters,n
fiery compounds of a dangerous character, which
they attempt to substitute for the great national
tonic. Shun all such nostrums, and see that you
have the genuine Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
properly authenticated by label, name and stamp,
and sOldin bottles only.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
Special Farming.

MANY of the complaints made that farm
ing does not pay are founded on the fact
that some particular crop has been raised
to the exclusion of others, and a failure
has resulted disastrously. In mixed farm
ing this can not occur. A successful farmer
will tell you the secret of his success. He
has always something to sell. In the
winter time, he has grain of all sorts, wool
and mutton; in the spring, he has some
fat cattle or a fresh cow; some fat calves
during summer, and at any time, if one
should want a horse, he will have one TO
spare, having always a colt TO put in its
pace. Thus money is all the time dropping
into his purse, and though the items may
be small, the aggregate is considerable /;
while he has abundance for his domestic
supply without having to purchase. Con-
trsst this with the hop raiser, the cotton
grower, the fruit c~ulturist, and all others
who limit themselves to a special product
They may handle more money in a year,
but how little of it sticks to their fingersl
They handle it but as trustees for others,
and sometimes a failure will prevent them
handling sufficient for their pressing
needs.-HedrM and Home.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

effect of a cheerful walk, and the demand
for violent exertion, which is so frequent
in insanity. Every part of the nervous
system makes its influence felt by all the
rest. A sort of constitutional monarchy
exists within us; no power in this small
State is absolute, or can escape the checks
and limitations which the other powers
impose. Doubtless the brain is King; but
Lords and Commons have their seats be-
low, and guard their privileges with jeal-
Gus zeal. If the constitution" of our
personal realm is to be preserved intact, it
must be by the efforts of each part, law
fully directed to a common end.-IhOughts
on Health
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

tifcial breathing continued for one hour
and a half, and no signs of life appeared.
John continued his efforts. Another half
hour passed, and to the inexpressible de-
light of us all, the boy opened his eyes
and uttered a faint sigh.
What a good thing it was for the moth
er of this poor boy that John Raynor
once read, on a framed printed paper,
"Rules of the Humane Society for Recov-
ering Persons Apparently Drowned"
Better still, that he had taken pains to re-
member them. Every item that we can
CLEAN, calculated to benefit the distressed,
should be treasured in memory's garner
for the hour of need.-E1chdnge.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
A TOUCHING APPEAL.-A sheriff s Off
ce<stap.

DEAD MEN TEL NO TALES If they did,
anathemas against the depicting lancet, the
drastic purge, and the terrible s~alivants of the
materia medica, would arise from every grave.
yard. The motto of modern medical science
is, "Prsssrvs and Regulate, not Destroy" and
no remedy of our day is so entirely in harmo-
ny with this philauthropic logic as DR.. WALK.
ER's VEGETABLE VINEGAR BITTERs. In this
powerful, yet harmless restorative, dyspepsia,
bilious complaints, and all diseases of the
stomach, liver, bowels and nerves, encounter
an irresistible antidote.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

THE LADY's HOME MAGAZINE" Sum-
mer Evening" a very pretty view, is the title of
the frontispiece in the September number. A
double-page engraving Of the "Spring, Summer
and Autumn" of life tells its own pleasing story.
We have in this number the usual fashion illustra
tons, with descriptions and instructions; several
good stories and sketches, and a collection of
choice poems, while the Health snd Home Depart
ments are replete with useful information, Pub
lshed by T. S. ARTHUR & Sons, Philadelphia.
Terms, s. a year; three copies, IS; four, S.; eight,
and one extra, S12; fifteen, and one extra, $40. .
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

The PHRENoLoGICAL JOURNAL is al
ways interesting, and the Spte1Rbsrnumber is par
ticularly so. In proof read the following sugges-
tive titles from the table of c~ontentsi Hon. John
A. Bingham, NJ C.; Under the Surface, or Univer-
sal Laws Miss Burdett Coutts, the lady philan-
thropist; E. II. Rulloff, the pathological murderer
Life in a head only, a remarkable case of paraly-
sis; Human Locomotion, or How We Stand, Walk
or Run; Have Children No Rightsi Social Re-
form, where it should begin; Rev. Samuel j. May,
D. D.; Geological History OF Man; Loves Victory
"a poem; More of the Marvellous. Most Of the
articles named are illustrated, some deliberately.
Price, so cents. 50 q year Address, S. R. WELLS,
Publisher, 3S9 Broadway, New York.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

Fish have great tenacity of life. 1t is
believed that carp has attained an age Of
$50 years, and the pike a still greater age.
A pike wa caught in q lake in South Ger
many, in 1927, on which was found a ring
bearing this inscription: al am the fish
which was first of all put into this lake by
the hands of the Governor of the Universe,
Frederic IL, the 9th of October, 1880" 1t
weighed $50 pounds, and was 10 feet long.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
THE CHrLDREN's Hour for Septembe

THE CHILDREN's HOUR for September
contains several very pretty pictures anda number
ofshort, attractive stories for thu children, who can
always look with confidence for entertaining and
instructive reading in the pages Of this little mag
azine. Specimen number free on receipt of stamp
for postage. t. s. ARTHUR & Sons, Philadelphia,
at 81 25a year; five copies, $500; ten, ard one
extra, 5000.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
A Safe Dry Goods House.

Eastern underwriters have pronounced
HAMLIN, HALE 81 Co.'s house the best Dry
Goods risk in the United States.
The enormous stock of Dry Goods, Carpets,
Woolens, Notions and Dress Fabrics which
this great firm keeps, makes it impossible fol
them to get sufficient insurance, hence they
have made Their buildings, Nos. 81 to 104 Wa
bash avenue, the most complete in appoint
ments of any in America.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

A gentleman from Bethel Hill, Me-, says
that Messrs. Allen Bros, proprietOrs of
Phillip Aliens Print Works, r. L., were down
to Bryant's Pond recently, trouting, when
one of them was attacked with sciatic rheu-
matism so Suddenly that he had to be carried
from the pond to his hotel. A bottle of John
sons AROdyHe LinimeHt was resorted to, and
he was out next day.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

TIKI LATEST FASHIONABLE BEvERAGE.-A fur
nishing store in this city advertised a new style OF
crayat as the latest fashion for the throat. This
may be the latest style for the outside of that or
gan, but a fashion for the inside has just CONF up
which is twice as popular. Somebody has found
out that Schiedam Schnapps improve soda water.
and eCeTybOdy acquiesces In the arrangement. Al
though somewhat conservative by nature, we are
not opposed to progress, and .cOnceiving it our
solemn duty, as q public jOurn list, to ascertain
whether Schnapps Soda Water was q proper thing
to be recommended to our subscribers, We tried il.
The result may be stated in a few words. The
mixture Is good to take. and If our stomach is
like stOmachs in general it Is eongenial to that
part Of the human organization. Finally, and to
conclude, ait touches the right spot. "-SHHddy
UanVfnr
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

I'm the artesian well being sunk in the
city park, San Diego, Cal, at a depth of
seventy-five feet the workmen struck a bed
of clay embedded in which were petriied
w~halebones; at a depth Of fifty feet, petri-
fed clam shells were found in abundance.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

THE house of j. V. Farwell 81 Co. now i'm
port all their foreign goods through the st.
Lawrence River, direct to Chicago, thus saw
ing time and expense.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

For SEWING MACHINE thread use Geo. A.
Clark's o. n. T. 1t is six-eord in all numbers,
is never enameled, and is stronger and better
in all respects than all others.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

No LADY now considers her wardrobe COM
plete without a supply of black alpaca dress
es. But to be good the fabric should be strong,
Of good lustre and shade, and these qualities
are combined in the Railroad brand. PurchaS-
erS of this brand will surely be pleased.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

AMONG the late importations of ]. V. Far
well and Co. is q superior and choice lot OF
cloths, English doeskins and other woolens.
Merchants wishing to see the best goods,
should not fail to examine them when in Chi
cago.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

TIE attention of parents and students is
directed to the advertisements, in this paper,
of several excellent schools and colleges.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

THERE are now in the United Kingdom
eighteen towns, each with apopulation ex-
ceeding 100000. Thirteen are in England,
three in Scotland, andtwo in Ireland.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01

How are you to-day? Pm not feeling well,
bilious and sick headache have been looking
around for a box of Parsons PUrgdtiUs PAS,
but our traders are all sold out.-CountTy Pa
per.