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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
SINGULAR CAUSES oE DISEASE.

Few persons have ever dreampt, or
will be willing. in the face of actual
| testimony to ooncede, that certain
kinds Of paper hanging and dress fab
RIGS in common use are poisonous, and
as such are liable to prove prolific
| sources of disease. An English chem
ist states in the London Times that a
! physician of em.inence handed to him
a quantity of green, focky dust, which
he literally brushed off from the pa
pered wall of a room in which some
of his patients had slept, and to which
he attributed their complaints. On
mixing a portion of this dust with
twice its weight of black fiux, and
| subjecting it to a white heat, in a
proper tube, thick white vapor,
winch was at once recognized as ar
senic-distilled heavily from it, and
condensed in the upper part of the
tube in a metallic form. In another
! instance the same chemist states, he
obtained still more alarming results
from portions of a green wreath and
some sprigs of bonnet flowers pro-
cured from young lady: from these
the heavy arsenic vapor rose in a
dense white cloud, condensing
on the tube in large quantities and
filling the room with a powerful and
nauseating smell. @
Another illustration, resulting from
an examination of particles of green
coloring matter belonging to the arti-
fetal leaves of a lady's head dress, is
given by DR.. Holman, an English
chemist and physician of wide repute
as man of science. On analysis it
was found that, in single dozen of
these leaves, there were ten grains of
arsenic, so that in an ordinary wreath
there must be at least forty grains
The much admired green tarletan
dresses, formerly so much in vogue,
consist of mixture of tarletan and
half its weight of arsenical green,
loosely laid on with starch. and dust
ing off freely with the slightest fric-
ton. OF course the poisonous effect
of such dress must be very great
An easy method of detecting the
presence of arsenic in dresses and
other articles, is to test them for cop
per, which is rarely found in these
tissues unaccompanied by arsenic.-
This is readily done by putting drop
of strong liquid ammonia upon the
green leaf, or dress, or paper. If it
turns blue, copper is unquestionably
present.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
a !. coon WORD FoR THE BATS.

We find in a recent number of Ap-
Pleton's journal the following by
Prof. Schele de We're, on bats. He
says: { ...5, e. 5,3 ~ ~ -
by the masses against harmless ami
mails, few are stronger than that felt
almost universally against bats, aris-
ing probably from the simple fact
that they are children of the night
and forced to carry on their search af-
ter. food in the darkness. 1t may be,
however, that their peculiar hideous-
ness has given additional strength to
this feeling, for the Jewish legislation
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 room filled with
company, and everybody is frighten-
eds9 Superstitious people tremble at
their mere presence as an evil omen,
and the strongminded among the fair
excuse their terror by pretended
fear for their hair-an apprehension
which could be well founded only if
the accounts 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 temper. The naked black skin of
their wings, stretched out between
enormously heightened fingers, like
the silk of an umbrella between the
whalebole of the frame; the ugly
claws of their hind feet; the bare ap-
pendages which frequently adorn
their noses and ears in most eccen-
trio manner; and their perfectly
noiseless, almost mysterious flight by
touch, and not by sight-all these pc
culiarities combine to make them un-
welcome guests among men.
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, hang
ing by their hind feet, head down,
and the whole body carefully wrap
ped up in the wide cloak of their
wings, they begin their night hunts.
A dozen fat beetles hardly suffice for
the supper of hungry member of
one variety, and sixty to seventy
house flies for one of another kind
All night long they pursue with in
defatigable energy every variety of
beetle and moth, of fly and buff, and
enjoy most of all those which do the
greatest injury to our fruit trees and
cereals. Even the only really formid-
able member of their race, the vam-
pire,i is much maligned; a gigantic
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"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
WHY OHIO is CALLED THE BUCKEYE
t-Tr ah.al3. STATE 4 it4f HfA

On the 26th of December, 1888, the
forty-fifth anniversary, of the settle-
ment of Cincinnati, YVES celebrated by
natives of Ohio, by what was called a
Buckeye dinner. On that occasion
the late Daniel Drake, of Cincinnati,
gave O most humorous and ingenious
description of the buckeye tree. We
extract from his explanation as fol-
lows:- .ssez si.55..s.! i5i siagbs fssqs9f.i 81
"The tree which you have toasted,
Mr.. President, has the distinction of
being one of family of plants, but a
few species of which exists on earth.
They constitute the genus Hsseulus of
the bctanists, which belong to- the
class Heptandria. Now the latter, q
Greek phrase signifies seven men and
there happens to be exactly seven spe-
cies of the genius-thus they consti-
tute the seven wise men of the woods,
in proof of which I may say that
there is not another family of plants
on the whole earth that possesses these
talismanic attributes of WISDOM
But this is not all. otOf the seven spe-
cies, our emblem tree was discovered
last, it is the seventh son-and who
does not know the manifold virtues of
a seventh soni yq3ys ID r5a 40
"Neither Europe nor Africa has a
single native species of Esculus Hip
pocastanum, or horse-chestnut., Near
ly three hundred years since, a minis
ter from one of the courts of West
ern Europe to that of Russia found
this tree growing in Moscow, wheth-
er it had been brought from Siberia.
He was struck with its beauty, and
naturalized it in his own country. 1t
spread with astonishing rapidity over
that part of the continent, and cross.
ing the channel became one of the
tavorite shade trees of our English
ancestors. b8uili. s}ah sieT v58
"Every native of the Valley of the
Ohio (and of the Miami) should feel
proud of the appellation which from
the infancy of our settlements, has
been conferred upon him, for the
Buckeye has many qualities which
may be regarded as typical of noble
character. eafafI laaa taa s9g.oa
cit is not merely q native of the
West, but peculiarlto it; has received
from the botanist the special name of
Ohioeusis, and is theionly tree of our
whole forest that does not grow else
where, What other tree could be SO
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
At an emblem of our native popula-


"In all our woods there is no tree
so hard to kill as the buckeye. The
deepest girding will not deaden it, and
even after it is cut down and worked
up into the side of cabin it will send
out young Misunderstanding to all
the world that Buckeyes are uot easi-e
ly conquered, and could with difficulty
be destroyed. v.s.5
"The buckeye has generally been
condemned as unfit for fuel, but its
very incombustibility has been found
an advantage; for no tree of the for
est is equally valuable for Eback-
logs,Zwhlch are the sine qua non of
every good cabin fire. Thus treated,
it may, be finally though slowly,
burned; when another of its virtues
appears, as no other tree of our woods
affords so great quantity of alkali.-
Thus there is piquancy in its very
ashes. -e.
"The bark of our emblem-plant
has some striking properties. Under
a proper method of preparation and
use. it is said to be efficacious in the.
cure of ague aud fever; but unskill-
fully employed, it proves a violent
emetic-which indicates that he who
tampers with a buckeye will not do it
with impunity. AH
"Who has not looked with admira-
ton upon the fine foliage of the buck
eye in early spring. while the more
sluggish tenants of the forest remain
| torpid in their winter quarters and
what tree in all our wild woods bears
a flower which can be compared with
/ that of our favorite? We may fear
lessly challenge for it the closest com
| parison. It's early putting forth, and
4 the beauty of its leaves and blossoms,
are appropriate types of our native
population whose rapid and beautiful
developm ent will not be denied by
those whom L now address, nor dis
proved by reference to their charac-
ter. 1l I15
Finally, the buckeye derives it's
name from the resemblance of its nut
to the eye of the buck, the finest or
gan of our noblest wild animal; while
the. name itself is composed of a
Welsh and Saxon word, belonging
therefore, to the Oldest portion of our
vernacular tongue, and connecting us
with the primitive stocks, of which +
our fathers were but scions planted
in the New World.D. teh ias .'fa1e at d
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
TIGER HUNTING.

The Pail Mall Gazette says: ''There
is fascinatio nabout the sport of ti-
ger-hunting, which is not to be Won
dered at when all the circumstances
of the case are considered. In the
first place, if the sportsman does not
succeed in finding a tiger, there is a
probability he will light upon some
other wild beast equally disagreeable,
whom it will be both pleasure and a
duty to destroy. In the second place,
if the sportsman does not kill the
tiger he will almost infallibly be killed
himself. or, at all events be so much
mauled about as to gain considerable
glory. -
| A correspondent of the Times of
India, dating from Bareda on the 9th
ultimo, gives an account of most
pleasing days sport lately enjoyed by
Captain Westmacott and Mr.. Little,
the executive engineer P. W., depart
ment, Kaira. Intelligence having
been received that man eating tiger
was prowling about the jungles near
Powaghur Hill, who was said to have
killed six men and boy, those gem
tlemen started in pursuit of the ami
NAL, nor were they unsuccessful, for
they found the object of their search,
(Which turned out to be large PAN
ther) near a village called Jowara.-.
They fired at him and he fell dead, at
least SO they imagined, but in spite of
his deadness, no sooner did they ap-.
proach him than he suddenly made a
spring at Captain Westmacott, and bit
him severely about the hand and
wrist. Making a second bite, the pam
ther seized the gallant officer by the
fore arm, and declined to relinquish
his hold. An exciting scene ensued
Captain Westmacott, with the arm
that was at liberty, kept punching
the panther to make him let go, while
Mr.. Little, taking the brute by both
ears, shook him violently until he un-
closed his teeth, when he was hurled
on one side and dispatched. News of
the accident reaching Baroda, a palan-
keen was sent out, in which Captain
Westmacott was conveyed home. His
arm was much swollen, but according
to the latest accounts there was every
expectation of speedy recovery.
1t is really marvellous how people
can sit calmly in punt and bob for
gudgeons when by journey to India
mo difficult task in these days of rapid
locomotion-they might enjoy stroll
through jungle, and possibly have.
the pleasure of punching panther's
hood
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
Fsrss Door East of PHENIx BLOCK,
Farmers and Builders


Farmers and Builders
WILL take notice that the subscriber is
w. prepared to supply them with the best
quality of
16 and 1S inch Pine and Hemlock
Shingles,
Lath and Hemlock Building Timber,
Fencing, Sc, of different lengths,
Can fill orders and have delivered at any of the
Stations on the A. & G. W. r. R. keep at my
residence good supply of
Shingle, Lath, Lumber, &C.,
Call and see them before purchasing PRICES
REASONABLE. L am also Agent for the
Buckeye Mower and Reaper,
Most durable and lightest draft machine in use,
so said the awarding committee at the State
trial in Mansfield, last July. / am selling to
farmers the different kinds of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
Such as NIsHWTTZ PULyERIZING HAIR
from those who have purchased of me. Also,
for sale, WHEEL RAKES, IRON BEAM
PLOWS,i iCULTIvATORS, WING SHOVEL
PLOWS. have supply of the celebrated
EAGLE WATER DRAWERS, which are very
convenient. I am agent for FAIRBANKS IS
STANDARD SCALES. Farmers are seeing the
necessity OF having them, as everything is now
bought and sold by weight. Orders filed with
Thanking the public for their patronage, ]
ask the continilance of the same. My motto is
9 Live and let Live.'' Terms, strictly Cash OF
win WiHSdham. am O., May s. 1871. 14l-sm. '"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
FIVE MINUTES WORK.
BY MRS. FRANCES D. GAGE.

s'Here, Lizzie, I wish you would put
a few stitches into my coat; it's get
ting so shabby"
"It's so Frank; but really I think
you had better take it to the tailor"
"Take it to tailor! By George
but that's huge idea. Why, there's
not five minutes work to be done, and
a tailor would charge dollar
81 suppose he would, but / DOM
see how | can do it to-day. Walter is
very fretful, and you know be kept
me awake nearly all night"
Little impl It does seem to me
there never was so cross young one.
Always some excused Well, you must
mend my coat, anyway" 6
will try and find time"
"Try! just let him squall twill do
him good-strengthen his lungs"
Then, you know, it is ironing day.
well, how many more excuses P
I'll put it on, rips and all, if you are
going to make a fuss"
"Oh, no, Frank, did not mean to
make fuss but it's a long job, and
one am not used to; and with my
dinner to get, and baby, and ironing,
I do not see yet, how can get ii done.
But I'll do my best.
Such was the conversation that
passed between a young husband and
wife of eighteen months standing.
Frank Burton was what the world
calls a real driver. He made any thing
that went through his hands insure to
his own benefit. Everybody liked
him because he was so frank, and
withal SO honest and upright in all his
4 n1s = H.
well educated for business man
lived i'll society; had made up his
mind that he could support wife
and, according to his reckoning, save
somethirg g to boot. Yes, to be sure
he could. There were six dollars q
week for board, one dollar week fol
washing, and then quarters and dime:
innumerable for taking his lady ac.
quaintances to ride, to the theatre, to
| ice cream saloons, balls, operas, etc.
"By George" he exclaimed, as he
cast up his yearly account, !" that's
huge; enough to- break a fellow; 9
thousand a year; it won't do: I'll
marry and settle down" .,,
| So he applied to Lizzie Forsyth tC
be his wife; and he was soon in pos
session OF her.
|
work of supporting a wife began in
earnest. The five rooms cost two hun
dred dollars year, and were prettily
furnished. Lizzie preferred to do al
her work. Sometimes by her needle
she earned dollar extra. Then, as i
was little lonesome for Frank, hi
brought home several clerks as day
boarders, at four dollars week. Still
with all this, he would tell his &C
quaintances how mnch less it cost hin
to live now he supported a wife. HI
never seemed for a moment to thinl
that it was she who was saving al
these expenses, and that if he had no
earned dollar, her busy hands woulC
have paid the rent and kept him from
starving. So the matter stood wheI
he asked his wife to mend his coat
Lizzie drew deep sigh after he wa
gone and hurried off her dishes as fas
as possible. Ia-,
The coat was of broadcloth and wa
his wedding garment !; but it was wei
nigh wearing out, broken under tn
arms, the cord and lining in rags, th
sleeve Innings broken loose, button
worn off, in fine, there was nearly
days work. She sat down to the Goa
with hearty good will, determined t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27

QUEER eIDEAs.-The True Kentuck-
ian says queer ideas are entertained
about the printing business by great
many persons. For instance, negro
woman came into, the office the other
day, and wanted US to print the Gin
cinnati Enquirer for her husband
Another wanted us to print her a
Harper's Ferry Weekly. Inquiries
are very common as what would be
the, cost of q Bible of large print. and
they, gaze at US with astonishment
when, told that the type setting for a
Bible would require the labor of many
men for months, and the expenditure
of many hundreds of dollars.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27

UNLucKY DAYS FOR MATRINioNY.-
We may possibly be doing a service
to some of our readers by informing
them (on the authority of a manu-
script of the fifteenth century, quoted
In the Book of Days. that there are
lust thirty-two days in the year upon
which it is unadvisable to go into
ein-hand4-namely, seven in January;
three each in February, March, May,
and December; two each in April,
June, July, August, September and
November, and one in October; so
that january is the worst and Ooto-
Der the best month for committing
matrimony the actual unlucky days
being these : January alst I'd, 4th,
9Th. 7th, 10th, 18th February 9th, 7th,
18th; March 1st, 9th, Sth April 9th,
11th; May 9th, 9th, 7th; June 7th,
10th; July 9Th; 18th; August 18th,
10th; September 9Th, 7th; October
9th; November 18th, 18th and De-
cember 18th, 10th, 18th. AS to which
is the best day OF the week, why s'.
in la Monday for wealth,
9.i sa Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for crosses;
Saturday no luck at all.
Chambers Journal,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
WEATHER. INDICATIONS.

A rosy sunset presages good wealth
err ruddy sunrise bad weather.
A bright yellow sky in the evening
indicates wind ; pale yellow sky in
the evening indicates wet. .s.
A neutral gray color at evening is a
favorable sign; in the morning, an
unfavorable one. ,a s.l4. ,z...,
Soft and feathery clouds, betoken
fine weather. So.
Deep unusual hues in the sky indi-
cate wind or storm. More delicate
tints bespeak fair weather. ro.
m A rainbow at morning. W alrl
The sailors take warning;
1l5 rainbow at night,
Is the sailors delight. g..
"a If the moon shows like a silver shield,
BE not afraid to reap your fields;
ed But If she rises haloed round,
Soon will We reap on deluged ground.
The evening red, and the morning gray,
Are certain signs of q beautiful day.
When rocks NY sporting in the air,
S 1t shows thatwindy storms are near.
If the cock goes Growing to bed,
He's sure to rise with wet head
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27

"I thought you told me, doctor
that Smiths fever had gone Off" "Oh
yes; but it and Smith went off to-
gether." ...f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27

HosPITABLE.-The Hiudoos extend
their hospitality to their enemies say
ing: "The tree does not withdraw
its shade even from the wood cutter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27
Vol. 8, No. 48.


A. . g. W. Ry-Change OF Tfme.
The following are the times of the departure
OF trains at the points below. 1t took effect
Monday, December 5:
GOING WEST.
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WHEN does a man feel girlish P
When he makes his maiden speech.
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RAyENNA WATER CURE,
JOHN MoCLUN.

General Insurance Agent, represents the fol-
lowing reliable companies. ~.
AMERfc AN, Chicago. m; GREAT WESTERN,
Cnlcag9, III; ONES AND % NEW oEA, NeW
ERN MUTUAL LIFE, Milwaukee. Wis. Con-
MoNwEALTH LIFE ms. Co., New York.
Office with r. w. Coffin, in Phenix Block,
over Second National Bank, Ravenna, Ohio.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, July 26.-It is rumoFed that
Prince Bismarck has been created Duke of
Luxembourg.
a discovery of concealed arms has been
made ct Liverpool, which are in some way
connected with the Fcnans.
LONDON, July 2G.-The English Consul
Fabric, announces that he has received
and will forward to his government, the
most hcart-rending details Of the famine in
Persia. \ special from Constrntinople
says the famine in Persia is causing dread
full havoc. The deaths in the province of
ChorasSrnt, average 300 daily, and so great
is the distress that the dead bodies are de-
youred by the survivors, and men, women
and children are in some cases killed TO
render the supply of food abundant
y plague has also appeared among the
Pcrsians, and the Turkish government has
been compelled by the cxigcncy of the case
to draw a sanitary Gordon along the borders
OF Its dominion.
lloNG koNG, July 2G-yia LoNpox.-
Disturbances have occurred in Canton. \
British l,nnboat has been dispatched there
for the protection of English and other
foreign residents in the place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-27

The Postmaster of jacksonville, Fla.
who j. q sa4 Of Gov Reed, of that state
having become a dcfsuitcr 70 the postoificc
Department in the sum Of tout 81 ,HlO, a
special agent WAS sent to Investigate the
matter, with directions to arrest Reed un-
less he refunded the amount
In consequence Of some other operation,
the amount due the department. is reduced
about $4,000. \ letter received from the
agent states that the friends Of Reed viii
probably make the amount good. The
Superintendent viii, however, remove Reed
from office.
The most natural comment on the above,
and one which would almost invariably oc-
eur to the minds Of those who have the
honor to know George Reed, would be-, How
remarkably the nephew resembles his un-
Gle George il moral character with this
exception, if his uncle George should once
get the chance which he has Tang JeeR
seetIRg. seventeen thousand dollars would
be but drop in the bucket to hi- aspiring
genius; and we know not the friends
who would make good the amount. It's
quite probable that this precious young
man would improve with another opportu-
nifty, for We believe that Blood viii tell +"
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BETTER THAN DIPLOMAS, PREM
L-.NS OR MEDALS.
PEOPLES Verdict ASSERTED,

In 1870, the Singer Manufacturing Co.
Sold over Wheeler s Wilson'S Mfg Co,
44,625 Machines.
Sold over Howe Sewing Machine Co, 81
677 Machines.
Sold over Grover & Baker Machine Compa-
ny 70, 43l machines.
Sold over Weed Sewing Machine Company
90 ,S3l machines.
Sold over Wilcox & Gibbs Machine Compa-
ny S. t8 machines.
Sold over Florence Sewing Machine Compa-
ny l1G,173 machines.
Sold over American Button-Uole Company
ll3, $50 machines.
Sold over Etna Sewing Machine Company
123 OPT machines.
Sold over Empire Sewing Machine Company
l24, 273 machines
Sold over Finklc & Lyon Manufacturing
Company 1875 ALB machines.
Sold over Parham Sewing Machine Comra-
ny 126 ,067 machines.
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the speakers brow until nature would not
stand under the pressure any lon@.r. when
b. took hi7 seat amid cheers from the OK
citeI crowd AMI the barks of frightened
dog. lie had uttered sentiments that
were not lit for man to say, even to him
self, let alone saying it to a crowd Of men;
but though this meeting was indignant it
made 40 difference with the fraud They
were a fraud am. q swndle, and honorable
men ike us who favored the injunction,
shall live in The eyes Of the people of Mo
nasha Us litter, not tcarcr down Of the
place. The suit will be per,ctrated in a
few days and then We will sec If a few
swindlcrs and va-abonds can run the town
Of Ncn;tsha ~ fraud and q smooth tongue.
Y