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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
COMMERCIAL.
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT
CORRECTED DAILY BY
j. w. GAU UT,
Market Place,
Produce and Commission Merchant,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 6, 1872.
An active demand prevails for all good
Wheat. Farmers are disposed to divide their
crops, selling only what is necessary to meet
pressing pecunary claims, and we regret to no.
tce that some are becoming careless about the
condition of their Wheat. This is all wrong
and if persisted in will drive mill orders out of
the market The owners of large mills in the
South, who have, by grinding the best quality
of Wheat, made q reputation for their -four,
will submit to a reasonable advance in prices,
but will not buy inferior, trashy Wheat; and
consignors to Eastern markets shipping on quo
tatons of $1.7j to S185 find their Wheat grad
! ed down to q1 2Oal.30, because it is foul with
cookie cheat smut, Sc
We have no change to note III other grains
Oats are coming forward freely at former quo
! tations. ...
The old stock of Corn is well nigh exhausted
There is some inquiry for Rye y few hun
dred bushels would find ready sale for planting
purposes in Georgia and Alabama.
Hay is wanted in limited quantities.
A fair demand exists for prime Butter.
Eggs find no buyers, except to meet small
| local demand.
Bacon and Lard are in good demand for local
use, at fair prices.
Quotations of leading articles:
WHEAT-New prime white nominal, 81. Oa
lbs; red, 81. GOAL. Is per bushel.
CoRN-Is worth 55a60c loose, buying; selling
price, S0a825c sacked and delivered
OATs-buying, 25a3Oc.
HAY-None of the new crop baled; loose from
wagons 75aS0 per 100 lbs.
DRIED FRUIT-2!a3c.
FLoUR-Good supply; best family brands,
$4.25, per sack extra, $4,O0
BACoN-Buying loose from wagons, 1Oc. for
hog round. Selling price lie
LARD-Buying price 1Oc.; selling at lie.
FEATHERs-Buying prime, 5Oa55; duck and
mixed, 35a45c.
BUTTER-Buying price 15c. to Ice. selling
in shipping order 15al8c.
EGGs-No sale. .-..
RAGS-3a34c.
BEEswAx-3 0a31c per pound.
CoRNFIELD PEAs-Wanted for seed at 81
50 to 50 per bushel
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Grant and Wilson Meeting.

EDITORS CHRONICLE The Republican meet
ing at Browns School-house promises to be n
grand success. Posters are up at every cross
road and on every mill and blacksmith shop
door in the country. The 7th, 9th, 10Th and 10Th
districts are aiming to turn out in bodies and
march to the ground on horseback under the
stars and stripes.
The half-fare train on the Knoxville and Ohio
Road will, no doubt, bring hundreds of passen-
gers from both ends of the road. The train
leaves town at forty minutes past eleven.
free to all.
A band will be there to entertain the audience
with mucip
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
Rural Items.

Alb. Hall of Beaver Creek valley, has twelve
acre field in late Irish potatoes They look neat
and are in fine growing order.
Jno. Tunnel has turned his farm to grass.
This year he moved forty acres ofnew meadow.
He says he would rather have his new moving
machine and his meadows for making money
and giving pleasure than to have any office in
the gifts of the people of Knox county.
In Raccoon valley, there is box nailed to a
cedar tree into which the mail boy drops the let
tiers and papers, and each person goes at his
leisure. The people are honest in that locality.
The corn is willing very much in many local
tiles. On uplands it scarcely gets out of the
witt during the night
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Dahl DeIivery at SneedviIIe.

We learn from the Rogersville Reporter that
two prisoners, Winkler and Louder, the only
inmates of the Jail at Sneedville, Hancock coun-
ty, cut their way out last Friday night, and are
now roaming at large Winkler was confined
on a charge of foully numbering a man in the
vicinity of Tazewell, Claiborne county, a year
or two ago and concealing his remains in cave.
Louder was on trial for the murder of his wife
in Hancock county last year. They are both
desperate wretcnes and at last accounts had not
been apprehended. They cut through the walls
with tool improvised from piece Of iron.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10

her toilet table holds the highest place in her es-
teen, and she will. reply. without moments re-
Election, HAGAY's MAGNOLIA BALM. Nothing,
she is thoroughly aware, contributes so power
fully to enhance her charms and render her ir-
resistible as that most delightful and healthy
auxiliary of beauty BY using it ladies are en-
abled, long after they have passed the meridian
of life, to preserve the youthful bloom and puri-
ty of their compilations, and where nature has
denied thrt superlatve attraction, the Balm fully
commentaries for her deficiencies.
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The A. andC. Road.

Governor Lindsay, of Alabama, informed o
reporter of the Times in Chattanooga, Tuesday,
while waiting at the depot, that the A. and q.
road had been sold by the State of Alabama to
a responsible company and would be running
from that city to Meridian in ten days.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
Entire stock Ofa Country Store at Auc


We will sell this Saturday morning at 10
o'clock, 500 pairs fine boots and shoes, dry
goods, notions tinware, queensware, scoops and
measures, lamps, pepper sauce, mustards can dy
iars hardware, etc, etc. The above goods be
long to q country merchant and must be sold.
Retail dealers invited to attend the sale
Aug. 9, 1872. MCCALLAM s. Co.
AuctioneerS
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Louisville Market.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 5.-Flour steady family,
1928. Corn steady; choice shelled and sack
ed, 60. Provisions active and firmer Pork,
$l3 25a1350 for round lots Bacon, shout,
ders. 64a7B clear rib sides, 81 clear sides, Ola
% for packed. Lard, 94a10I order lots high
er. Whisky steady, 49, e -,
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ATLANTA MARKET
ATLANTA MARKET.
REPORTED BY
GOULD, BARTON & CO..
Commission Merchants,
REPORTED BY

Commission Merchants,
q ALABAMA STREET
Edward ?. Gould.
John Barton Atlanta. Ga.
John IL Leadley.
ATLANTA, July p, 1872
Trade continues dull. Nothing newto report.
Weather is very warm and sultry. Meats have
advanced 1c. Talow in demand at prices quo
ted; we want 5000 lbs.
We quote as follows
Wheat-Prime White, 81 40al Is.
Oats-66a70
Corn-Prime white, 90a92!c; yellow, 85@ Sc.
Flour-Fine, s. 50a5 10 superfne, Sc GOO
8 80; extra, -$8 0OaS 80; family, 50 5O@$lO 90
fancy, ST. per barrel. .-.
Meat, &c-Bacon- Shoulders 7a7l; sides,
9a9lc; hams 13al4c
Hay dull at 81 sO@ so for Timothy; $1,6O@
81, 80 for Glover.
Lard-2!0l0 for country lard.
Tallow-In demand. 9a9tc.
Butter-In demand y &c, for prime.
Eggs-Dull, 1lal2c.
Chickens-12!a25.
BeesWax-28a30.
Rags-4a41c.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
Republican Meeting.

The Republicans of Ebenezer held meeting
on Thursday night, which was both large and
enthusiastic. Addresses were delivered by G.
o. Harris, of Howard University, and James
Scott. About fifty names were added TO the
Grant and Wilson Club, which is now one of
the largest in East Tennessee. Arrangements
were made for a barbecue and general ratifica-
ton meeting at an early day. TheRepublcans
of East Tennessee are aroused and will give our
standard bearers rousing vote in November. a
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& Change.

The Quarterly meeting for Knox Circuit, will
be held in connection with the National Camp
meeting. on the Dist of September, and the
Quarterly meeting for Little River Circuit, will
take place at Logan's Chapel, September 14th.
JOHN f. SPENCE, p. Z.
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For Fine Cigars

Go to PETER RITTER, who constantly
keeps for sale the best brands in the market,
such rs Colossus, First Love, Partagas, La
Gloria, the celebrated Cinderella, &C., &c. Also
a good little cigar at cents-can't be beat
Vi27dtf
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GENERAL MARKET.

Flour, Southern, good demand, shade Grmer
81 5Oa9 Co common to fair extra, So 7Oa12 so
good to choice, 50 70a12 50. Whisky is in fail
request, steady, 95. Wheat very quiet, scarce,
3a5c higher winter red western, 85a9O. Corn
shade frmer, fairly active; steam western mixed
61a63 Pork, firm, $l3 65a13 IS. Beef dull. 5a
{; plain mess, 8a10; extra, 8a1O. Lard steady.
Sia98
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10

We are now receiving large stock of boots,
shoes, hats and trunks, rnd intend selling them
as low as any house in the trade. We hope our
customers and the public generally, will call on
us and get bargains. We mean business this fall,
and will sell goods as low as any house north,
south, east or west.
aug6d5t r. S. PAYNE Il Go.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
Reduction of Faro.

In the future will convey passengers over
my omnibus line, between Maryville and Mont.
vale Springs, for one dollar each way instead of
vii11-tf. l. f. KEYS
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methodist Educational Meeting.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Chattanooga, Tenn,

NJ. Il. CHURCH, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,
August 18th, 1872.
Pursuant to a call previously published. a
number of Ministers and members of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in the nj. E. Church IN
Chattanooga, Tenn, at 9 o'clock P. NJ, August
18th, 1872. for the purpose of considering !ne
propriety of calling an educational eonuention
of the Methodist Episcopal Church IN the
South. U-r.F
Rev. n. E. Cobleigh, d. d. was called to the
chair, and j. j. Marker elected Secretary.
Devotional services were conducted by Rev.
j. B. Ford.
alton. it was declared the sense of the meeting
that an educational convention should be held
during the approaching fall, and committee of
two-P. G. Wilson and j, W. Lee, DR.. Cob
leigh being afterwards added-apponted to
nominate Committee Of Arrangements to de-
termine the time and place. and arrange a pro-
gramme OF exercises for the convention.
After some further elaboration the meeting
adjourned to meet at 2 o, clock P. NJ.
M. E. CHURCH, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,
August Z 2 P. NJ, 1872.
The meeting assembled according to arrange
ment, and received and adopted the report of
the Committee appointed to nominate Com
mittee of Arrangements, as follows: N. +. Cob
leigh, E. d. Fuller, j. A. Hyden, John Braden,
and J. B. Ford
The following were afterward by vote added
to the committee, viz: F. w. Ninson, j. w.
Iarbrough,J. w. Lee, j. j. Marker, J: A.
Dean, T. H. Colwell, c. w. Vinson VIM. Rule,
j. w. Ramsey and p. c. Wilson.
On motion it was unanimously agreed to re-
quest Rev. E. o. Haven, d. d., to attend the
convention, and deliver an address on the edu-
cational policy of the NJ. E. Church.
On motion it was decided that all essays be
limited to twenty minutes,
After free interchange of opinion, the eX-
ecutive committee was requested to procure
| some suitable person to prepare an essay on the
duty of the Church to Common Schools; =
also one to write an essay on the DUTY of the
Church to Higher Education" and one to pre-
sent paper on the subject of " One Central
University for the M. E. Church in the South"
A resolution was passed, that, in the Commit
tee of Arrangements, five be regarded quorum
for the transaction of business
On motion, the Secretary was instructed to
furnish a copy of the minutes to the Methodist
Adrocate and the Knoxville CHRONICLE for
publication after which the meeting adjourned
sine die. j. j. MANKER, Sec'y,
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Speaking To-day.

Ex-President Andrew johnson will address
the citizens of Knoxville at one o'clock this af-
ternoon at the Female Institute grounds, wealth
er permitting. a large crowd will probably be
in attendance to hear the views of the dlstin-
guised speaker on the political issues of the day
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
The Mabel Waltz.

The following adaptation of the Mabel waltz
IS very popular in Iowa at present:
Father, may / go out to voteF'
"Yes, my child, and freely;
Put on your little hat and coat
But don't you vote for Greeley"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
New York Market.
STOCKS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Money easy closed
at 24a3 Exchange unsettled, with sales at 81,
less brokerage. Gold $l.15ga1.15!. Loans 2a5
for carrying New IS, 128; SIS, 18g 62s, 49,
Tennessees, IA new, a. Virginias, 453 new,
5Ol Louisianas, 50; new, so; Levee IS, 50; S.
10. Alabama IS, SO; 5s, so. Georgia Gs, 70 ;
Is, IS. North Carolinas, "a; new, 20. South
Carolnas, 81; new, 49,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Rntchelor.s uair Dye.

Bachelors Hair Dye.
This superb HAIR DYE is the Best in the World
Perfectly Harmless. Reliable and instantaneous. No
disappointment. No Ridiculous tints or UnpeaSan
Odor. The genuine w. A: BACHELORS HAIR
DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid BLACK
or NATURAL BROWN Does not Stain the Skin,
but leaves the HAIR CLEAN. SOFT and BEAUTI-
Full. The only Safe and PERFECT Dye. SOLD By
all Druggists. Factory IL BOND ST, New York.
mchSead&W1y
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Cincinnati Market,

CINCINNATI, Aug. 8--Flour quiet, unchang
ed; old $7,65a$8.00; new $zOOaS725. Corr
dull, unsettled 45a4G. Pork lower IA fol
city. Lard dull, nominal; for winter, 81
steam 81
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N, e. Church.

All probationers connected with the NJ. O.
Church will please be present tomorrow at 10!
o'clock, A. NJ, as desire to receive them into
full membership. j. b. FORD, Pastor.
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Another Republican victory.

We give below the vote for Attorney General
for the Sd Judicial Circuit, With two counties,
Chidress, Republican, is 27G ahead. He will
probably carry Cumberland, but in any event
will hardly be defeated. So it goes. The Re-
publican column goes VIGOROUSLY onward:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, Aug. S-Flour firm and in
good demand Wheat active and frmer Corn
Steady. Oats, Southern, 4la42. Rye 7Oa73.
Provisions strong, mess l44; shoulder 7!a74.
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ST. L0uiS Market

ST; LOUIS, Aug. S.-Flour steady. Corn
steady. Whisky 90. Pork dull. Bacon firm
and scarce; iobbing and order lots shoulders
quiet; kettle, 81
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
who Can Beat IL?

Mr.. jackson Hunter. of the 7sh District ha
shown US a cucumber of the Long Green varie
ty that measures Isl inches. He wants to know
who can beat it.
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COTTON MARKET.

Sales of futures to-day, $500 bales, as fol
lows: August, 201a204. September, 2O!a2O O.
October, 19sal94. November, 18Ba18 1916. De
Cambnr 1S 3-16
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Personal.

J. d. Goodpasture, Esq, of Overton county,
is stopping at the Atkin House.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10

New Books, School Books Croquet, Printers,
Stock, Carter S Ink, and many other useful and
ornamental articles at o. B. Smith & Co.'S, al
low prices for cash. viii9d2t.
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Arrival Of Frcigbfs.

EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA RAIL
ROAD.
WV Woodruff s Co, 93 pkgs; Carpenter
S, Ross, 35 Cowan, McClung & Co, Z; HoXsie
s. DePue, 5 Rodgers Bros, 2; Gaines, Bros y
Co, 6; Sanford, Chamberlain 6 Albers, 10; n
Eifer, %; a NJ Spiro, 25; Cruzc & Adney, y;
r Payne s. Co, - pkgs.
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We clip the following from the Troy IN. "

WItty.
Some three months since DR.. r. Y. Pierce,
of Buffalo, N Y, commenced advertising in the
Wig, an article called CDR Sages Catarrh
Remedy" We believed at that time it was one
OF the many catch-penny arrangements to swim
die people out of their money, but during the
past few weeks have become convinced to the
contrary. We know of several prominent citi-
Zens who have suffered from that loathsome dis
ease, 'Catarrh," and they pronounce DR.. Sage s
Remedy no humbug, and in several instances
have been entirely cured. We desire to give Dr.
Pierce the benefit of the same
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
Senate.

LOST CREEK, UNION COUNTY, Tenn,
May Sth, 1872.
EDIroRs CHRONICLE: From the solicitations of a
great many of my friends of the 4h Senatorial District
to become candidate to represent them in the State
Senate now authorize you to announce my name
candidate for the same The district is composed of
the counties of Anderson, Granger Knox and Union
A. J. SAVAGE.
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SUNDAY school Picnic.
Beauty.s Rest Auxiliary,

The Mddlebrook Sunday School will enjoy
picnic to-day. A good time is expected.
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The Dollar Savings Bank,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
VIII receive
Deposits of 81 and Upwards,

and allow interest on the same. as per contract
Buy and Sell
GOLD AND SILVER COIN.
EXCHANGE ON THE PRINCIPAL CONNER
CIAL CITIES.
UNCURRENT BANK BILLS.
TENNESSEE MONEY.
CONTROLLERS WARRANTS,
BONDS. STOCKS, AND OTHER SECURITIES.
Make Collections and emit promptly when collected
and do
r. r. BEARDEN, President.
JAMES r. Cooke,
AxBRo: GAINES. Directors.
r. z. BEARDEN, aug2dkEbm
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Representative.

We arc authorized to announce Col. III. T DICK rs
candidate to represent Jefferson county in the lower
branch of the next General Assembly OF Tennessee.
We are authorized and requested to announce the
name of Hon. ISAAC G. DYER as a candidate to rep
resent the counties of UniOn Campbell and Scott in
THE General Assembly at the ensuing November cleo
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SIerin7S Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED FROM
ID the Circuit Court of Knox county, Tennessee IN
favor of D. K. Young VS. jos. A. Mabry and Ma
bry and to me directed WILL the 9th day OF Sep
TENDER 1872 in front of tie court house IN the city Of
Knoxville sell for cash in hand to the highest olddeT
W. Mabry has in and to certain tract or pareel OF
land situated and lying in the 10th civil district OF noT
county adjoining the landsof Archie Ma1ker cmltn
lives containing nine hundred acres more or less.
ane2Si1W3t IF. G0SSETT, Sheriff.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10

If you want good pair Home made Boots
and Shoes, go to Francisco's, 158 Gay street.
v2flaodtf t-ef
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDATES.

r. S. PAYNE 6 Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-05

THE RECENT \IIEO-tiIN' En-
rLn>I"> Al san FEA>,I-cn. which de
Strovcd the Giant powder works. is
DESERVED a. the most terrible ever
known in that locality. Those nearest
To the scene OF the disaster. describe the
effect experienced aS similar To the
sweep of Il sudden and powerful >quaIl.
the force being almost sufficient to
pIo>tr;Ire Il person. In houses not far
removed from the locality Il few win
duw> were smashed 10y the cnmcu~>ium.
but no material damage resulted ont
side of the premises occupied 10y the
powder company. All the huildIng>
>iN in number were completely shat
tered. and of the nitro gllccrinr hou>t.
hardly Il splinter could hc found within
hundreds of wards of lis former site. y
piece of non belonging in the building
MAS picked up ON The road quartet of
Il mile distant. The common effect of
nitro Il c,Iiur expulsion. rNpcndin" ii
force duWnW Wh> noted. and Where
the >torchou>,. had stood. Il great r\-
clNatIun was made in the earth. ten nI
twelve feet in depth and oven Il hundred
feet III circumference. he cartridge
huusr. Inch contained lIihI pounds Of
the giant powder pat up iii cartridges
ami boxes iur shipment. Was shattered
and boxes broken. hut most remarkable.
the powder was not igultcd and Il d"u-
hlN destructive explosion WAS escaped.
over Il thousand pounds of nitro glNcr-
rinr Was exploited. The material was
drpo>trd i'll Il large wooden tank. and
kept constantly covered with water as
Il Safeguard. aud the superintendent had
looked Ia this prccautIon before lcaN my
the works for the city. The theory of
the EXPULSION i. that Spontaneous IGN
tioII resulted from the unusually warm
temperature OF the day. bat the state
nI,mt of Il Young man Who noticed Il
slow flame IN the huldIng some minutes
previously. greatly my >titic> the mat
ter. | he force employed III the works
embraced James lioWdcn. Warren Ray
urumd and >i\ Cinnamon. Al the time
"f the explosion all hands had left the
works. llnNdcm and RAY mnmd HAY ing
started tnr the city. and the Cinnamon
had all prov idrntiallN departed Il safe
distance. \ few minutes previous To
the shock. Il Young man Whu WAS riding
along the road. noticed Indications Of
lire III the nitro glN ccIinc house. hut
very prudt ntlN kept on his WAY without
tauN iuy L" investigate matters. He
had only put the distance of few hun
drcd NaId> between himself and the
seat of danger. hen the explosion came
with dcItruimg report and almost over
Whclmimg shock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-05
have had it. if it had been dozen gov
ernorships. BmIington Free Press.
Hot Weather and Health.

In an article on the hot weather. the
Boston ,journdI says: The current talk,
of course. is about the unhealthineSS of
such hot weather. That depends upon
circumstances, including largely our
own common SENSE. If we persist in
living aS we do in the winter, eating
fat meats. or drinking fiery fluids, we
ought to find it unhealthy enough to
bring lis to II pause of some kind. But
if We carefully heed the admOnitory
suggestions of our own systems. both as
to the quality and quantity of food.
work regularly. sleep enough at reason
able hours. and mentally keep cool.
there is no reason ordinarily why We
should not find this season as healthy
as any other. and. in fact. decidedly
more 50 than the poets "loVcly spring"
TO tins end. however. there should he
no fear of pcrspirliinn. as if that were
IL disease. instead of II process to avert
it. ''Sweating," as II Philadelphia ply
stefan of high >tamdim" says in the hon
est vrrmacular. lis uaturc'S great rciIig
crltivc process. t" he brought on and
kept up. not 10y the pcrnicinu> practice
of the person exposed to the sun drcmch
ing himself with liquor. hui 10y large
quantities of water. not L." cold. hut
without stint quarts. If the thirst
crave it." 1t would he well, though. to
avoid taking such large quantities i'll
the middle of the day. when. perhaps.
the system is already exhausted. Early
in the morning or 1T night is Il better
time to supply the system with the
moisture it needs. and which of itself
will generally avert the great danger of
the hot weather. VIZ: >ulmStrokr. This.
SAYS the same phl stefan. is merely the
result of over heating. and is usually
prevented 10y wearing light. loose llam
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