American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE best people are not only the hap
piest, but the happiest people are usually
the best
THE best birthday gift for your wife
is policy on your life in the Washing
ton Life, of New York.
A MAN too busy to take care of his
health is like mechanic too busy to take
care of his tools.
So much is said and so little understood
respecting the size of nails, that the fol
lowing statement, giving the length in
inches from 3 penny to 20 penny, will be
information to many readers: 3-penny, l
inches; penny, inches; 7-penny, 2l1
inches; S-penny, 215 inches; 10penny,
pa inches; 12-penny, inches; 90 penny,
315 inches.
IT is said that if a teaspoonful of genu
inc ground coffee be thrown into tum-
bier full of cold water, it will float upon
the surface of the water, while the sub
stances usually used in adulterating coffee
will sink under the same circumstances.
If, when the suspected coffee is thrown
upon cold water, part sinks at once, the
sample is quite sure to be adulterated.
How much more we might make of our
family life, of our friendships, if every
secret thought of love blossomed into a
deed. We are not now merely speaking
of personal caresses. But there are
words and looks and little observances,
thoughtfulness. watchful little attentions,
which speak of love, which make it man
ifest, and there is scarcely a family that
might not be richer in heart-wealth for
more of them.
If an adult man, breathing calmly in
sitting position, be watched, the respira-
tory act will be seen to be repeated thir-
teen or fourteen times every minute.
Each act consists of certain components
which succeed each other in regular ryth-
NAUTICAL order. First, the breath is in
spired, or drawn in; Immediately after
wards it is expired, or driven out; and
these successive acts are followed by
well grown adult, about thirty cubic inch
es of air arc inspired, and about the same
or slightly smaller volume expired.
A MosT EXCELLENT DOMESTIC Cox
FECTIoN-This is the season for oranges.
The peel of this fruit, preserved in sugar,
is one of the most delightful CONNECTIONS
which family can use, far superior to
the extracts sold in the shops. The peel
should of course be perfectly clean, and
should be cut in long thin strips. Stew
in water till all the bitterness is extracted.
Throw away the water and stew again
for half an hour in thick strip made of
IL pouH'i VI " ollC VI peel, lth just
water enough. Put away, in a cool place,
for flavoring buildings, pies, etc. For
this purpose, it should be chopped very
fine. No better or cheaper flavoring can
be furnished to a household. -Scientifc
american.
AN ERECT POsTURE.-A writer on
health very justly condemns the habit of
lounging, in which large numbers of per
sons indulge, as injurious to health. He
says: ''An erect bodily attitude is of
vastly more Importance to health than is
generally imagined. Crooked bodily po-
sitions, maintained for any length of time,
are always injurious, whether in the sit
ting, standing or lying posture, whether
sleeping or waking. To sit with the body
leaning forward on the stomach, or to one
side, with the heels elevated to level
with the head, is not only in bad taste,
but exceedingly detrimental to health. 1t
cramps the stomach, presses the vital Or
gans, interrupts the free motions of the
chest and enfeebles the functions of the
abdominal and thoracic organs, and, in
fact, unbalances the whole muscular sys-
tenn. Many children become slightly
hump backed, or severely round-shoulder-
ed, by sleeping with the head raised on a
high pillow; when any person finds it cas-
Ter to sit, or stand, or sleep in a crooked
position than straight one, such person
may be sure his muscular system is badly
deranged, and the more careful he is to
preserve straight or an upright position,
and get back to nature again, the better"