The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-23
CnLoRAL pnrNKINa. according 10

Ihe physicians, Is supeseding absinthe.
'pium. and alchoholic stimulants a.
nong the better classes. An insiii-
,us sedaticc. its use grows more dan.
,cronsly on tho tipplcr thin more nc.
lively intoxicating drinks. The mau.
niacturo of this drag is The b1s, evi-
ieuco OF tbs eS mt of its use. lU Flu
rope its proJuctiin has become one OF
the lea ling chemical inlu.trics. and it |
| sold by h. ton. Baron Lichit alIirms
that one G'rinin shtmist maiulac- |
tnres aud s'lls half II ton q week Tue |
London Spectator SAYS TAX king chlo-
raj is the new and popular vice, par
icnl1ily anu. wIm n AM is DO
iug at least rs much harm as alcohol.
The druI Is Kept in Thousands o
drcssing-cascs, aud thosi whl btgin
its use often grow 81 addicted to IT
that they pass their lives in sort OF
20 itcht d : up, action. ChInra drunk
ards will sIun be au admitted variety
of the species
TIE returns received at the Caasu,
Bureau show that there are IN the
United States 20,320 people WIN are
blind aud of these 90 are deaf and
iumh, - insane, l0j iiotic. ! deaf
dumb aud Insane, aud II who ore
deaf, dumb, and idiotic, as well a.
blind, The total number of in-anc
persons in the Cuipn is 1882. of
whom 6,3j3 arr found in New York.
tho 'arsest number reported in any
state Oily two are reported insane
IA Nevada. while California has 10.
q very large number in prnp,t,iou to
the whole population. The lI',lc dis
trict ui CblI Imhia has 10 crazy iu-
hahtin's, Il sad evidence Of the dc
morallz.us influence Of Congress. The
deaf and dumb 10 all the States aud
Territories number H. S22. AMI the
idi1tic - j27, ace r linz 70 the census
statistics, though it il doubtful it all
have been included in the latter class
who arc entitc to the distinction.
There ATE no more revoltins dcvel
opments made IN Our courts than those
brought out in hcarin. writs of bI-
bc.s irpus, for tho release Of par
ties confined in lunptic a,vlums b.
the arttul marhna,lon of relatives
who thus seek u get possession OF
property tor which they cannot pa-
tien'ly wait thu events Of life AMI III.
re- sular ,ours OF law aud it seem,
strange. too, lha, 10 this State. most
Il net all these eases grow ont of the
acts OF those having chrgc of what
- known as kiribridrs aSylam in
PhlIidrlphil. The courts in tha'
county are Frequently occupied in
herring such eases. The lust of which
Is that u lady named Minrzcr, cruelty
ami even iebii>hy incarccrnlcl 10 n
,nua;ic asy .un. ~ order hat the rrln-
tive' mi-h, profit by he result Of ,he
conspiracy
We agree with or cotrmpprary o I
the ll.rrishurS Sdie Jormi. that
the cs.r with waich oil nnl rot bcrs
stove I'll prp>ecrjiun aud escape con.
vIrtiun, anI The tenderness with which
great thIrvcs are treated, hcrap,r they
we're rrslertahlc before tn IT crime.
were exposed, is wor.iu; icariu,
| evil in society T. Ennrz,l'mcnt like
/ that ot lnrkes in phi,a iclpria. and
tran'acliOns Ike those of the Phiia-
/ dclphia city treasurer, are Influences
winch will debaSr ell kinds of bus
ness. encourage evil everywhere. anl
/ isniiy crime ia all shnp,s W. must
stop cOnvlctinI htllc rascals aul take
/ giants OF crimes by the throat, or oar
Jurisprudence will become copt,npl-
iJ.c mock'ry,
MAJOR lIoDiE, who recently stole
several hundred thIu.a aud dnliars from
the Treasury Of the Uuitci States
was arrested by the order ol he pre-,
cnt lirpubilcan administration, was
convicted us jclau,Der and without
delay wa, sentenced To tho pcni,ou-
tiary for term Of years 'lo's'
I Tweed. who stole over Sj.OJD.O0b, ni
thl peoples money IN New lo'k, and
who is now charged with with e.
npush Of crimes to .cud HIM to prison
Tor more than the remainder I his
natural lie, nAs been c'ertcI by the
/ Democrat, to tiil hi.h p,siliun.' i,
would be well to remind Democrats
f these facts when thy pratl ahoIt
corruption and dishonesty ~ thJ Il =
pIhhcIn party.
The TTJNJr >ays Chicag, has PAID
during the hast liiDe'n yrar-. erou.h
money ia cxna insurance. caused by
frame buildings t. nave built "A brick
! briljrng for each wnndrn one crecttI
within that time. ~ matter ui
economy, therefore rh, further cree
tion OF WOO len huiidings ought to b.
prohibited. The owners OF woOdnn
structures BOW iecl the great los.
They are paying "O advance OF $50
and $40 per Crat IN the rate pi in.
suraucc, aul their bii,l,n. arc nf l,,s
value, because tenants for the most
part are u"ablc t. get any insurance
from r'spnnsIhle companies un goods
10 woudru bindings.
ON Monday week Il. lahornrS wcry
ut wrk cutting a new road through
a hill in u hollpw known ~ long
Hollow, near Cluncil i IT-, IoSA.
they eNravatei a -aik containing BIZ.
900 in gold ani silvcr. The money
was hidden there cightcco years aga
Gy man namvd Marir who murder.