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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
Rebreathed Air.

THE crowded, badly-ventilated school
room is often the place where, early in
life, rebreathed air commences its deadly
work. Not one school room in a hundred
in this country is a fit place in which to
confine children six or eight hours of the
day. The little ones are herded together
in a promiscuous crowd those of tender
years and those more advanced, the feeble
and the strong, the sickly and the well,
study, the same school discipline, and all
breathe the same deleterious air. The
hardy and the strong may be able to re
sIst the influence of the poison; the weak
and tender ones grow pale and haggard
and, struggling on through their school
days, live, perhaps, to the age of puberty,
and then drop into the consumptive's
grave. Will parents never awake to the
enormity of this evil?
Small, ill-ventilated sleeping rooms, in
which rebreathed air is ever present, are
nurseries of consumption. These are not
found alone in cities and large towns, or
among the poor and lowly. Well-to-do
farmers daughters and sons in the coun-
try-those who live among the mountains
of the New England States, where Gods
pure air is wholly undefiled-are often
victims of consumption. How is this
explained Look into bedrooms ex-
the cause is made plain. Old-fashioned
fireplaces are boarded up rubber win
dow-strips and stoves have found their
way into the most retired hooks and cor
ners of the land and the imprisoned
mountain air in country dwellings, is
heated to high point, and breathed over
and over during the days and nights of
the long winter months. 1t is certainly
true that girls in the country take less ex-
ercise in the open air than those residing
in cities. They appear to be more affoid
of pure cold air than city girls. Con
sumption is not less rare among females
in the country than in cities, in the pres
ent age. II was not so formerly. The
declarations of grandmothers and old
physicians 20 to show that, fifty years
ago consumption was hardly known in
the rural districts The winds whistled
through the dwellings then, and the fire
blazed and roared upon the hearth. Half
the time, in the cold winters, " the backs
of the inmates were freezing, while the
front parts of the person were roasting :"
and yet there was less rheumatism than
now, and no consumption.-FTesi Sci
ejce.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
How to Drive a Horse,

YOU'VE man, 1 see you are about to
take drive this morning and will offer
you some advice Your horse is FESTIVE
and wants to be off before you are ready;
you may as well break him of this now as
Mt any other time, and hereafter you will
find it has been half hour well spent.
Just give me the reins while you put
your foot on the step as if to get in the
horse makes move to go, l tighten the
reins and say whoa Now put your foot
on the step as if to get in; the horse makes
another move, hold the reins and speak
to him again. The horse is getting excited
Pat him little on the neck and talk to
him soothingly. Put your foot on the
step again and repeat this process until
the horse will stand still for you to get in
and adjust yourself in your seat and tell
him to go. A few such lessons will train
him SO that he will always wait for your
order before starting.
Now, as your horse has just been fed,
drive him at very gentle pace for the
first two or three miles until he warns up
and his body becomes lighter. But be-
fore you start let me show you how. to
hold the reins. Take them in your left
hand, have them of equal length from
the bit and to cross each other in your
hand the off side one resting on your
first fingers, the other on the forth finger,
the back of the hand upwards. Now, in
guiding the horse you have only to use
the wrist JOINT, which will direct him
either right or left as you wish. Keep
your hand steady with gentle pressure
on the Bit, no jerking or switching of
the reins. If more speed is wanted, take
the whip in your right hand to be gently
used for that purpose-be careful to not
apply it any harder than is necessary to
bring him up to the required speed.
Speak to him soothingly and intimate
in the most gentle manner what you want
him to do and he will try to do it. So
noble an animal should not be handled
roughly, nor over driven.
When you return, have the harness
removed at once and the horse rubbed
down with a wisp of straw or hay Give
him bite of grass or hay and let him
cool off before being watered or fed.
Every one who handles horse or has
anything to do with one, should in the
first place cultivate his acquaintance, let
him know that you are his friend and
prove it to him by your kind treatment :;
he needs this to inspire confidence and
when that is gained, he is your humble
servant
Ifyour horse gets frightened at any
unusual sight or noise, do not whip him,
for, if you do, he will connect the whip
ping with the object that alarmed him
and make him afraid of it ever after If
he merely SHES at an object, give him
time to examine it, which with some en-
couraging words from the driver will
persuade him to pass H. You get fright
encd, too, sometimes, and would not like
to be whipped for it.-American Stock
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

ed a moment, and supposing the machine
was spoiled, seized his tomahawk, leaped
from the door of his hut, and with a
fierce yell, Drained the discoverer of the
new tune upon the spot
One of those provoking accidents
which ignorance so often visits upon sci
ence, recently befeil Prof Agassiz, who
is engaged in a series of submarine eX-
plorations with the Hassler expedition
The Professor, it seems, has negro ser
want, who is not quite up to the scientific
mysteries of technology, but who has a
profound and accurate knowledge of the
fact that fried fish are good for breakfast.
AgassiZ has been Gissecting number of
different kinds of fish, and had made care
full preparations of the parts to show the
internal organism of new and interesting
species. These he placed in alcohol for
preservation, and gave them to his colored
man for safe keeping. On the following
morning he desired them for some pur-
pose, and asked the servant to bring them
10 him, which ELECTED the exasperating
explanation from the innocent Ethiopian
that he had poured off the alcohol, re-
moved the scales, and was at that mo-
ment frying them for breakfast,
WE do not actually know the parties
referred to in the following incident, but
it is said to be authentic, and similar cir
cumstances which have come to our
knowledge force the belief that this is
highly probable. A bride who had re-
ceived the usual number of wedding pre-
sents, and also the usual number of du-
plicate articles, claimed the privilege ac-
corded the recipients of such favors OF
exchanging some of the duplicates. Ac-
cordingly one day she took a duplicate
silver salver to one of our most noted and
reliable dealers, and made known her wish
to exchange it. What was her surprise,
however, to see the shop-man glance sus-
piciously at the article, and deny that it
had ever been purchased at that establish
menti "Where did it come from, them
the lady somewhat Indignantly asked.
''Doubtless from some dollar store, mad
am" was the candid reply. 1t was in
vain the lady asserted that such could not
be the case; in vain that she called the
shop mans attention to the elegant case
bearing the trade mark of the firm. "That
makes no difference, madam" was the
reply. There is Il great demand for our
empty cases this season, and this is proba-
bly, the use to which they are put. A
salver like that Can be purchased for a
few dollars, whereas, were it the genuine
article, it would cost a hundred; and the
donor fancies he has all the credit of a
bona .fde gift if it is sent in one of our
cases." The bride departed wiser and
sadder.-Harper's Weekly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
A Gallop with the Knights.
BY THE "FAr CONTRIBUTOR. "


THE age of chivalry has passed away,
and it is pretty much all day with the
knights. Men no longer dress themselves
up in breastplates and go prancing around
the country on horseback to relieve dis
| tressed damsels. Errant knights go on
no such knightly errands. With breach
of promise on one hand, and the divorce
courts on the other, woman can sufficient
ly take care of herself.
But if the knights of chivalry have
passed away, there are knights left us still
in sufficient numbers to stock an imagi-
nary joust equal to any Sir Walter Scott
ever dreamt of.
knights of Malta, this way.
Thought they had ceased to exist, did
yous Why, bless you, they are number
ed by thousands, and are rapidly on the
increase. When the horn sounds they
are all fond of horn) they come troop
and making mugs at us. Loyal subiec S
of Gambrinus, their days of idleness or
labor are succeeded by nights of malt
(ahD
There is a great shout among dramatic
people and show folks generally as a ia
vorite and most welcome knight enters
the lists, heralded by newspaper puffs
and three-sheet posters. Who is he. Ben
eft Knight, of course. JOY at his advent
accompanied by Rainy Knight.
Why this uproar and tumultuous clap
ping of hands among the children? What
knight is this who has the power to make
their eyes glisten and their checks glow
with pleasureable anticipations and whose
appearance in the charmed circle pro-
duces such outbursts of youthful joy?
Why, the Knight before Christmas, to
be sure. His attire is an ingenious COM
bination of doll dresses, and he is armed
with toy muskets that shoot sugar-plums.
He drives the little folks nearly wild by
riding a four reindeer act on
IS Now Dasher; now Pranccr:
Come. Dunder and Bitten ~
What Knights are those who come
staggering in, arm-in- arm, with faces red
and bloated, hair disheveled, eyes
BACKED, and cravats tied under the ear,
vociferously singing:
Won GONE IL (hc) morn'n,''
As live, Ten Knights in a bar-room !!
They are led by royal old hummer
known as Trimming all Knight" and
they intersperse their singing with shouts
for a familiar friend of theirs whom they
denominate Knight-Cap." Coming lin
with Knight Owls, they go out on a
Knight Mare, to fall into the hands of the
Knight Watch at last.
Look, how the knights come thronging
into the enchanted enclosure now Moon
light Knight, moving in serene though
solemn majesty to the sad cadence of low
ers' signs; Winters Knight, in icy armor
and mantle of snow, whose nodding
plume is the CONCEALED breath of glaciers,
and whose lance is a ponderous icicle
Midsummer Knight, neatly and simply
attired in palm-leaf fan devout Watch
Knight Twelfth Knight, chiefly distin-
guished by the fact that eleven other
knights had preceded him; Knight
Blooming Cereus Knight of the Garter;
an occasional Bad Knight and such a
troop of Good Knights" as only honest
and sincere hearts can send forth.-Cn-
cinndti Times
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
Turnips for Mich Cows.

In the summer of 1870, July 1O) SOW
ed an acre of summer and winter turnip
seed principally the sweet kind) in a
young vineyard, where the ground was in
fine filth for the reception of small seed.
The result was large yield of excellent,
large roots, which l gathered during the
season and fed to my mich COWS. The
flow of milk was greatly increased, and
made more and better butter than l had
ever made from grass alone. l fed a
quart of wheat bran to each COW, night
and morning. At the close of the season
l gathered the roots and buried them in
the open ground, and fed them about a
peck per day leach cow until New Year.
when the roots gave out; and since then l
have discovered a perceptible diminution
in the flow of milk.
l would not advise a too sudden change
of feed from anything else to roots; but a
gradual change can be made, and but little,
if any, taste of the turnips will be per-
ceived. From my experience in the feed
ing of mich cows, my decided preference
is for turnips and clover hay, mixed with
wheat bran. If these articles are properly
used, the flow of milk and yield of butter
will be all that any one could desire. Ev-
cry one who feeds cons and can raise tur-
nips, should never fail to put in sufficien-
cy for the purpose. Cows will eat them as
readily as corn, and fed raw is nearly as
good as to feed them cooked. l believe
they like them better when not cooked. In
sowing turnips, it is well to SOW early, from
the fact that it often happens that drouth,
the fly, and other causes often destroy the
seed or the young plants, and then one
has time to resow, and failure is often
averted. A good crop of turnips will
save many bushels of corn and many
pounds of hay and other feed, besides pro-
ducing more milk and butter If more
roots were isised, the farmer would find
his ''balance sheet" larger in his favor
than the man who does not find time to
cultivate them Wo0dmdn, in Country
Gentleman.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
SYMlnlOma of CatNrrh.

Dull, heavy headache, obstruction of nasal
passages, discharge falling into throat,
sometimes profuse, watery, acrid, thick and
tenacious mucous, purulent, muco- purulent,
bloody, putrid, offensive, etc. In others IL
dryness, dry, watery, weak or intamed eyes,
ringing in ears, deafness, hawking and
coughing to clear throat, alterations, scabs
from ulcers, voice altered, nasal twang,
offensive breath, impaired smell and
taste, dizziness, mental depression, tickling
cough, etc. Only few of the above symp-
toms are likely to be present in any case at
one time. No disease is more common or
less understood by physicians. The proprie-
tor of DIR. SAGE's CATARRH REMEDY will pay
$500 reward for case of Catarrh which he
cannot cure. Sold by all Druggists at
SO cents Cos
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
Chrome Cast Steel.

The report of Colonel Eads, the Engi-
neer of the great st. Louis and Illinois
Bridge, has brought into prominent no.
tice an article of American manufacture
known as Chrome Cast Steel.
This steel is an amalgam of chromium
and wrought iron, and is produced by
melting the two together in the crucible
in the same manner as carbon steel.
Chrome Cast Steel has properties and adj
vantages entirely its own, and is espe=
cially adapted for tools of all kinds.
1t can be worked at white heat-must
be hardened at a re,y lo,o heat, and cannot
be injured by overwhelming" Tt can be
welded to iron or to itself, leaving no
trace of the weld; it can be worked and
re-worked without injury; and, when
made into tool, will do at least so per
cent. more work than any other steel, not
excepting the highest priced and choicest
brands of foreign make. These points
alone must recommend it to all me-
chaniCs.
BY varying the proportion of chromium
any required grade of steel can be pro-
duced, and when the proper formula is
once aScertained for any given purpose,
the same grade can be reproduced, dd IN
.fnitum, with the utmost certainty, thus
making it perfectly uniform in each
grade, a claim no manufacturer (even the
best English) of carbon steel can truthfuliy
make.
1t is said that near quarter of mil
lion of dollars had been expended and
lost in the effort to produce certain bolts
and slaves required in the bridge above
referred to, but not until the inventor of
Chrome Cast Steel was called into the
arena was the work successfully done,
when, as appears from Mr.. Eads' report,
every bolt and stave produced from
Chrome Steel was successful.
Chrome Cast Steel has tensile strength
far exceeding that of any other. In a
series of experiments, the highest tensile
strain obtained was 1873 O70 pounds to the
square inch; the average result of twelve
specimens was 179, $50 pounds whilst the
highest strength of steel given in Perry's
Metallurgy, page $40, is 132, 500 pounds
per square inch.
In its lower grades, therefore, this new
steel presents a material for bridge build
ing eXcelling, in tensile strength, any
metal hitherto known.
In the higher grades of tool steel it is
equally excellent, the ease with which il
is worked Cat much higher heat than
carbon steel will bear renders it very
profitable to the manufacturer of tools.
This steel has been in use for several
years on the leading railroads terminal
ing in New York, but was first introduced
to the Western trade in February, 1871
and is now in use on most of the trunk
lines terminating in Chicago.
There seems to be no reason why this
new metal should not speedily supersede
the use of Carbon Steel.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

feet, stand with one foot on piece of
paper, and mark around the most prom
inent parts after which let the shoema-
ker fasten piece or two of thick sole
leather to either side of the heel or to any
other part, as the form of the last may
require. When a person weais off the
inside of the forward part of his shoes
or boots more than the outside, the last
should have a thick piece of leather
pegged on the inside, while d portion of
Che wood on the opposite side should be
shaved off. By giving the lasts more
conformity to the shape of the feet,
boots will sit more agreeably, and the
soles will wear evenly. MONTH";
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

ARTHURs LADY's HOME MAGAZINE
The two fine engravings in the April
number charming picture of
g Hermione'' and THE Forest Sanctu-
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styles The literary contents usually good and
interesting. the different departments being filled
with entertaining and instructive reading matter
The terms of this magazine are: One copy one
year. $500; three copies, $500; four, $500; six,
and one extra, $1,000; eight and one extra, $1sOO
Specimen number, fifteen cents. Home Magazine
and Chadren's Hour one year for $3.50. Liberal
premiums for subscribers. T. S. ARTHUR & Sons.
Philadelphia Pa
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
The Prairie Farmer,

The Oldest cheapest and best Agricultural
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variety, originality, independence and useful
information it has no rivals in the West, and
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

In THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL for
April we find an abundance of that which is
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Plain Words for the ~ eeple.

When broken down in health, strength and sP'r-
its it is not necessary that should ask medical
man whether invigorant is necessary. Common
tells us that It is. The only question to be
decided is what the invigorant shall be. stand
ard tonic and restorative, which has been many
years before the public, and in which millions of
the intelligent classes reposc the fullest faith,
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present popularity, and the uniform success which
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larry complaints, fever and aGue and all ailments
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mind entitle it to the rank of standard national
specific 1t is regarded in that light by the comm
nity at large. and hundreds of thousands OF both
sexes resort it at this season preventive Of
that numerous and harassing class of diseases
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

Al that art can accomplish in identifying,
Strengthening, thickening and perpetuating
the human hair, is effected by the use of
BURNETT's COCAINE. There is stimulat-
ing property in this preparation, which
literally compels a rapid growth of the
ibres, while its emolient action renders them
silky and elastic. II is TIE best aud cheapest
Embarrassing and inrigsrotor in the world.
So say the masses who use it. Your drug
gist has it.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

How are you to-day? I'm not feeling well;
bilious and sick headache; have been look
ing around for box of Parsons faiydtiue
(O,tyttyU Rfyler
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

SEQ HOUSE LoTs will be given to the first who
appy-no restrictions, object to encourage emf
gration-situGted in various Towns, Villages and
Cities in the State of Nebraska. For full particu-
lars address Messrs. Pattee 4 Co.. Real Estate
Dealers No. ia Broadway, N. Y, or, Nebraska
Land Company, Omaha Nebraska.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

PAIN KuIER.-In another column will he found
the advertisement of Davis Pain Killer There ia
probably no other preparations manufactured that
has become much of a household word the
Pain Killer. For thirty years it has stood before
the public and the innumerablc testimonials that
been called forth voluntarily testify fully to
its merits When You need family medicine buy
the Pain Killer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

TESTED BY TIME.-For Throat Diseases,
Colds and Coughs, "Bro'rn's Bronchial
Troches' have prooed their efficacy by test
of many years.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

Do You want the best Shoe ever made one that
Will not rip nor come apart, then buy The CABLE
SCREW WIRE Boots and Shocs-a have the
Patent Stamp.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

THERE is nothing like leather Shoes with a SILL
YER TIP for children. Try them. They never
wear through at the Toe
For Sale by all Dealers
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06

\ GENTLEMAS from Bethel Hill, Ne, says
that Mcssrs. Allen Bros, proprietors OF Phil
ip Aliens Print Works, Il. L., were down to
Bryant Pond recently, trouting when one
of them was attacked with scatic rheuma-
tism, so suddenly that he had to be CARR ed
from the pond to his hotel; a bottle of John
sons Anodyne Linuwent was resorted to, and
he was out next day.