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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-23
An Essay on the Doctors.
pY THE "rAT CONTRIBUTOR"

"Quick, 60 for the doctor? All
right, Pm goibg for him. I've been
arhing TO so tor the doctor, so here
goes.
There are a great many kinds of
doctors-big doctors and small doc
tors, old school doctors, doctors Of
the now school, and doctors without
any school whatever There arc
doctors of law, and doctors of SON.
in-laws; ear doctors, and doctors
difficult to get the ear Of tooth doc
tors and nail doctors, and doctors
who 90 at you tooth and nail, eye
doctors, and l. o. U. doctors; eelec-
tic doctors, electric doctors, and
doctors not Of the elect, who get it
mostly on tho tick.
Thus we have cold water doctors,
and doctors who straw it good
deal; root doctors, and doctors
whose motto is "Root hog or die"
Spiritual Doctors, and doctors
very much out of spirits; magnetic
doctors and doctors who haven't
any magnetism in them-or much
else; laying on hand doctors, and
doctors who will take anything
they can lay their hands on, except
perhaps their own physic.
Sweet doctors are numerous. Ii
they don't sweat their patients,
their patients sometimes make
them sweat. And there are doctors
who are compelled to sweat around
good deal to get their pay.
Among the Indian doctors are
the full-bred, half. bred, corn-bred,
and doctors never bred at all-at
would permit, the men worked in
sthe surf, rolling the heavy casks of
oil into the sea, and then towing
them OF 10 the bark. Some were
also obtained from the standard
hulks; but most came from the land.
They made a vigorous effort to res
cue the Seneca. She was finally
cleared from the ice, in which she
had been f,ozen fast and was afloat.
They had been there month, and
the ice was beginning to move.
Capt. Hernden was placed in the
command of the Minerva with q
coed crew. She had a cargo of 500
bnrreis of whale oil and 100 barrels
of perm oil. The Florence took
the Seneca in tow and set sail for
The south. Captain Williams was
making handsome progress when a
heavy VIVID arose and the ice fields
came moving down upon them. 1t
was q case of life or death. In or
der 10 save himself the Seneca was
cast loose, went ashore, and has
probably gone to pieces. The Flor
ence and Minerva brought 1900 bar
krsls of oil and $4,000 worth Of
|,shalebone, besides these they had
aiken also a number OF walrus and
considerable ivory.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-23

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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-23
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SOUTH.

THE sourr cecu les Sist nctive FIELD In Jvurual-
ism. IL is the Onlv Devsp per Ia The county drNo-
led exclusively 10 The mati ial development ofthe
southern states The impei alive requirements Of
lie south at this time, are capital aud labor
THt sorrH is earnestly devoting itself to disssem
iuaIng full and r,lialle information Of he vast I'M
Hoped resources Of the Southern stats 10 give
TO the world this rtquisi Information, ~ IRE NH
psuiiy the work o. the Southern people, and 10 IN N
Ills spreal properly comes Tee prompiuess and
unupiiaty tth which il Is met will uleasu e. IN no
small deerea tne d-veiO mcnt Of The county. TIE
urH a-sun, IS hi ground, and viii lie Conducted
with that dignity and ineeps DdeDce which shall
command conhd,its and resp Ct. It's the organ
u no sect or party; il is devoted TO no ezriuslVe
elias. Or section IL is in sympathy with tho pe PIE
Il appreciates the vast resoarce3 oithe county Nhu
is pioI hetic Of lite destiny.
A.the organ Of the Southern Land and Immigra-
ton Con pany, the SoJTH nhoid5- unsurIssses al
van ages 10 all having for sale zeal or prsopa cnecs
OF an, Lind. Those having improved, N .Deral or
tinlsred lapds in any sectiOn VIII Ind Il TO their
interest 10 place Them promptly before the pnbl'e
There u q growing demand fsr this cescrlPtlon Of
properly, and tie South IL read BY those ss-kins
Tor iLTes meut aud bones
Tar souTH l. a handsome. large weekly Journal Of
ttzht laas-s. priuf<d fine white paper ARD urn
jrfIrd At year IN advnuee. singh eopes " c's
saiscriers emitting 50 for one ears sunsrrP lon
VIII receive an elegant flower Chrome lsxz1 mel e.
FE-Euerertie Agents wanisd IN every county
tIrun, host de SOU hem State, 70 whom ne most
liz al induo-msnts vii b n6ersd-
Address THE SOUTH,
ISL William Street, \. T.
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The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Cures br the Mad Stone.

Every few months an account Is
published IN soiue cf the EasterE
papers, OF wonderful cures OF pois-
onous wounds, by the use OF the
mad stone. The Louisville Courier
Journal contained a most remark
able story of this kind, n few weeks
since, in which it was affirmed that
a Miss Prator had been so cured,
oven after attacked by kydrophobia
and her life despaired of. A gentle
man connected with the San Fran
cisco Bulletin, in order to crafty
that longing for facts which soon be-
comes second-nature to n newspaper
man, concluded to write to the pos
SCISSOR Of the wonderful stone, and
here is the reply
ELnABErHrowS, Ky, Aug, 13, 1872
Dear SIR: The "mad stone" own
ed by my mother is stone Of
dark green color, is in small pieces,
the largest being somewhat larger
than d filbert. It was originally IN.
one large piece, but has been broken
through carelessness. The stone IS
very porous, has been in possession
of our family over one hundred
years, was given to my great-great-
grandfather by a Frenchman. who
was sick at his house for some time
He told my grandfather that the
stone was a Chinese chemical COM
position, obtained by him in China.
He was wandering man, and was
never seen afterwards by my grand
father. He broke off a piece Of the
stone and gave it to my grandfather,
keeping the most of it himself.
This was over one hundred years
ago. and it has remained IN the faml-
ly ever since, and has cured hun
dreds of snake and dog bites, etc.
The case of Miss Prator, of Larue
county, referred to in the Courier
Journal of Louisville, is certainly
true, as can be abundantly proven.
The stone, when applied to bite,
will adhere if the wound contains
any poison-sticks so that you can
scarcely shake it off If there is no
poison the stone will not take hold.
| The stone remains on the wound un-
till it absorbs all the poison 1T can
hold. and then falls of. 1t is then
put in warm ashes snd then in warm
water. When put in water you can
see small green bubbles rise to the
ton of the water. On one occasion
the water so used was carelessly set
in the ward, where cat drank Of 1t.
In a short time the cat died IN con-
wilson's. The stone is cleansed
each time it is used. If there Is any
other information you desire, write
to me, and / viii answer more
promptly; have been SO busy that !
neglected writing sooner. Yours,
VIRGIL HEwITT.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
GOLDEN WORDS.

LET no one overload you with
favors; you will find 1t an INSURER
able burden.
PATIENCE is the key of content
Hahonet.
No MAN can avoid his own compa--
nv. SO he had better make 1t as good
as possible.
II MOTIVES were always visible,
men would often blush to the most
brilliant actions.
Ixpo1ENcE is to the mind like moss
to tree, it bendeth 1t up 80 Ss W
stop it's growth.
NEVER use a hard word when an
easy one will answer as well.
They ARE fools who persist IN beng
ouite miserable because they are not
quite happy.
The BEST penance We can 90 TT
envying another's merit Is TO en-
deayor to surpass 1T.
THRY SAY that fortune IS blind, ara
she certainly, as a general ruie'
makes her favorites 80.
GIVE WORK rather than aims to tho
poor. The former drives out indo-
lence, the latter industry.
LOOK wrrHrx. Within is the foun-
tain of good, and it will ever bubble
up, if thou wilt ever dig.-M an
toniuS.
MOST of the shadows that cross
our path through life are caused Dy
standing in our own light.
The master of superstition IS the
people, and in all supeerstitious "iS0
men follow fools.--Bacon.
DEAN SWIFT said: at is useless 10
attempt to argue a man OUT OF y
thing he was never reasoned lnto'
Nor because 1 raise myself above
something. but because / raise my
self TO a something, do l approve
myself-Jacobi.
TT IS more difficult and calls Tor
higher energies of soul to i've
MARTYR than to die one.-HoToce
| Mann.
THE religion of Christ is peace
and good the religion OF chris
tendon is war and ill-wilL-Landor.
LIFE. like war, is a series OF mis-
takes; and he is the best Christian
who wins the most splendid victories
| by the retrieval of mistakes.
He THAT does not know those
things which are of use and neces-
sitv for him to know, is but an lg-
norant man whatever he may know
besides.
WITHOUT virtue there can be no
true happiness; but we want love
> Joined with virtue to give us all the
good this world is capable bestow-
ing.
SCARCELY anything in life IL 80
sweet as the repose of Sunday-the
! soothing suggestions Of Its deyoutei
,, Offices, its silence, it's calm, It's I'M
! munities. -,
A HELPING word TO one in trouDi.
:. is often like a switch on railroad
: track-butone inch between wreoA
, and smooth-rolling prosperity. :,
We CAN never say why we love. 80 =
: only that we love. The near. 49,. I.
: ready enough at feigning e1e os NJ
7 for all that it does or ima8'-.. -pa.on
wrong. bat ask it TO gre 2 5'vino
for any OF it's beautiful q nr.
= eraotions. and it can only ,0o,
ward snd be dumb
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Gold.

Foerv year the amount Of gold
mt in circulation is nearly II not
unite 5000, 900, 900, and yet people IN
General see as little OF 1t as II there
was no such thing in existence. one
of the last reports made to Congress
vvas in reference to this matter, the
estimated production being set down
as SI5O COO. 900, divided as follows
Tnited States. 100000, 900; Austria
La $50 600 600; Siberia, $l5, ,OOO,OOO;
NTerico and South America, $5,OOO,-
600: British America. $5,OOO'Uoo'
other countries, $5.0OO,OOO: fre-
yious TO the discovery of the Caii-
fornia and Australia mine the
anonnt annually produced was COM
naratively small. After that the IN
crease was enormous. What the
discovery Of gold has done lot tne
United States, although lh'lslpio
to us. the people, Is very aPUly
stated by a recent writer. lie says
at at once established steam COM
,onnication between the Atlantic and
Pacific. connected by a railway across
tbe Isthmus of Panama; MADE ana
ecpinned railroad over and through
the hitherto comparatively impasS5ia-
bIe Rocky Mountainsj and hnaly
established direct steam comm uhl0a
t;on hetVeen our ovn country ana
Tanan China, and the East Indies
All these wonderful achievements
have been accomplished within aoopp
! twenty years after tine Hew discovery
of cold. 1t has performed an
eoualIy immense work for England
in developing her australian pos
sessions, which in time will dispute
the claim with the English islands as
TO which is Great Britain"
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
The Secret of Success.

A few days since I met gentle
mantle owner of large paper
mills. He took me through the
mills, and showed the great vats OF
pulp, and the great piles OF paper
ready for the market, and world
of things which I did not compre-
hend. After seeing all the machln-
cry, and hearing the praises o. ms
men, and how they sent Tor Ohited
States stock-ffty and hundred
dollars at a time-every time he
went to the city, l said
"Wiil you please, sir, tell me lh9 lI
secret of your success for you ten
me you began your life with notn-
ing?"
SI don't know that there IS any
secret about it. When sixteen years
old went to s. to work. L
was to receive forty dollars year
and nv food-no more, no less. Aiy
clothing and all my expenses must
com a ont of the forty dollars. L then
solemnly promised the Lord that l
would give Him one-tenth OF my
WAGES. and also that | would save
another tenth for future capital;
This resolution | carried out ana
after LAYING aside one tenth for the
Lord, 1 had, at the end of the year
mnch more than tenth for myself.
/ then promised the Lord, whether
he cave me mora or less, / would
never give less than one-tenth TO
HIM. To this vow 1 have consclen-
tiously adhered from that day TO
this, and if there be any secret to
nv success, I attribute 1T to this:
feel sure [ am far richer on my nine
tenths Though I hope / don't no"
limit my charities to one-tenth) than
if / had the whole.
How do you account for itF''
Gin two ways. First, l believe
God has blessed me, and made m.
business to prosper, and, second,
have SO learned to be careful ant
economical, that my nine-tenths g
far beyonG what the whole would
and I believe that any man who vii
make the trial will find it sc. ."-Dr
Todd.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
The Inland Sea of Japan.

This Japan, I re-declare, is the most
beautiful country in the world-and
I have now seen a good part OF the
world. I have come down through
the Inland sea, by-what shall l say
TO give an American an idea OF 1t
Through Lake Champlain, say,
through Lake George, the thousand
Islands of the ST. Lawrence, the
Rocky Mountain ranges, and the
Columbia River in Oregon, Pugets
sound in Washington Territory, etc
There is nothing that surPasses 1t,
scarcely anything that equals 1t, III
49, country. The Scotchman here
/ has his Loeb EDMOND, or Loct
Katrine; the Swiss his Genevan
Lake the Englishman, Westmore-
land the Irisman his Killarney
We lave been sailing for twenty
four hours, ten miles an hour
through a succession of changeable
SCENERY. an idea of which you can
have by bearing in mind the beau
tifnl home spots have named. The
hills are covered to the very tops
with the liveliest green, or these
hills are terraced generally with
oarden-spots, one overhanging the
Other. Along many of the hills, and
on the very SUBMITS, are strings ol
lofty trees, so trained as to make a
seeming continuous march OF forest
over every hill-top-Broobs' " Seoen
Months Run"
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Hints TO Dressmakers.

We have stated a number OF times
and repeat for the benefit OF numer-
ous correspondents, that neither up
per nor under skirts are lined
throughout, even of silk dresses.
About an inch of material of silk and
poplins is allowed at the bottom of
tho skirt, which is hemmed up over
the facing.
Washing materials and thin wools
are somewhat less gored than form
erly at the sides and in front. This
is in consequence of flat trimmings
having superseded ruffies to con-
siderable extent.
Skirts that will wash are almost
uniformly gathered instead Of plated.
Overskirts are now made in two
parts; the apron rounding up at the
sides, and overcapping the back,
where it is finished with low.
Sometimes the apron il double, the
upper one being shorter than the
I-othsr ;s4bTt. they are. always. cut. as
nearly without fullness as possible,
the fullness being confined to the
back. No looping is required, or is,
indeed, admissible, the aprons be-
ing rounded at the sides up to the
waist.
Lower skirts, walking length, are
cut to just escape touching the
ground. High fashion allows them
to touch, but the train upon the
streets is not sanctioned either
abroad or at home and ladies who
adopted it last season because they
were told it was fashionable have
discontinued it, finding themselves
subjected to much dirt and discom-
fort, and chiefly kept in countenance
by the deHli monde.
Sixty to sixty-fve inches is a suf-
fcient length for trained skirt the
enormously long trains which form
erly dragged like the tail of comet
without grace or apparent use, hnv-
ing been very much reduced.
The front of the skirt and perhaps
the vest is still frequently made il
some contrasting color, and thus an
opportunity is afforded for utilizing
scant, old-fashioned siIks, either
black or colored. Black and green,
black and pink, black and white,
stone color aud blue, dove color and
pink or ashes Of roses and green, are
all good combinations.
OF course there are many others
for new materials-pale salmon or
the rose with chocolate brown, wood
color and delicate green but q
cameo tint, pale blue or green with
black is the most stylish.
Sometimes the basque or jacket,
sometimes a vest only, is made Of
/ the light color which forms the front
OF the skirt. but the two colors must
be Effectively combined in the trim
ming or the result will not be sue
/ cess.
Black ribbon velvet viii be much
used a. fat trimming during the fall
and winter French folds Of the ma
! terial will also be IN vogue.
Piping, In the oldfashiOned sense
of "cording," is only used for arm
ftshoic.s but the marrow doubled fotd
is still extensively used and is gener-
ally called piping.
Coat sleeves tight to the arm viii
( be worn to some extent during the
coming fall and winter, and are
| quantity ornamented with two puffs
/ one at the top of the sleeve, the
/ other near the elbow.-DeDlorest.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
GettI.y Married.

Girls, don't think you have reach
cd the substance of earthly bliss
when you can write Mrs. before your
name. To be sure, it is all very
proper, as well as pleasant, to have
a house and husband of ores own,
provided that one is old enough to
take care of the same but simply
to get married is only small part
Of the plan designed by our creator
for our wisdom and Happiness.
To most girls, their wedding day
is day of emancipation from care
joyful beginning of new state OF
existence; of life without shade OF
grief or aught to mar its perfect
harmony. 1t is so pleasant to be
the one idol of a true heart, no
wonder that the young girl sees
everything through rose-colored
spectacles. But, after all, it is as
well to remember that others before
her have entered the matrimonial
state, and found it to be one Of care,
doubt and anxiety. And they were
women as good as the best.
IL Is ILLS lniSJdhG bAlttO 4CelAD 81
many women wrong at the COM
mencement of married life. They
take no thought of their duties
toward another, nor remembering
that all are erring creatures, and
their idol no less clay than others,
only that their love has made it gold.
They expect freedom from care in
married life, but they have only
given up their freedom, and COM
menced life's cares in earnest. Then,
after the first excitement of being
" the bride" and " observed of all
observers, has passed away, comes
the settling down to real, actual life,
and the young wife must needs learn
to eat, drink, sleep, visit, and receive
visitors these are part of her duties
as before while, in addition to her
domestic cares, she must learn &c
adapt her temper and disposition to
another's views, and learn the beau
titul lesson of self-denial, if she ex.
poets perfect peace.
Poets may sing of loves younS
dream and life IN a cottage, bu
practical people will tell you how
much more real is loves awakening
and a comfortable two-story. 1t i
this very dream of love that break
so many hearts. If women dreame'
less of love, and accepted its wide
awake reality, there would be les
disappointment and more real hap
piness. Not until couple have lei
off the dream and turned to the Joy
of real love and life, do they under
stand how perfect love may max
The hearts peace but, alas to
often the awakening comes after th
spirit has flown. SO take my advic'
girls, and if you are iortunat
enough to get steady, honorab
man for a husband, don't spoil yor
chance of happiness by mistake
views. Look upon getting ma
ried" as only part of your missio
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Pure Water.

Pure water is the beverage Of Ma
ture. It is the only drink that viii
satisfy the thirsty individual. Those
ficticious drinks which the wisdom
of this world has SinTented, irritate
and infame the delicate tissues Of
the throat and stomach, and instead
of quenching thirst, serve only to in
crease it.
Men whose appetites have been
depraved by indulgence in strong
drinks, call loudly for brandy, rum,
wine and cider. But the man Of I'M
perverted appetite, whose system
has not been scathed by the fires Of
alcoholic hauor, asks only for pure
water, the drink that Heaven has
prepared, and in drinking which he
duenches his thirst and secures to
himself health of body, and clear
ness and vigor of mind.
Water is the element that the
Great Giver of all blessings has pre-
pared to satisfy the thirst of eHrtis :
7 Ilnnumbered millions. 1t represent'
alike the animal and vegetable king
doms, and 30 congenial is 1t with
the nature of man, that it neither
disorders the stomach, excites the
passions, nor maddens the brain.
Let the drunkard drink from the
ferv fountain of the still, and the
epicure quaf his malt drinks, his
VINE and cider. Give me only the
pure water which the God OF Nature
brews IN the deep wells and foun-
taips of the earth. Give me only
the pure element which followed the
stroke of the Prophets rod; give me
the beverage, cool and clear, that
bubbled up before Hagar, and ialnt-
ing Ishmael. in the wilderness. Give
me only of that drink which trickles
down the sides of the mountains,
that gathers into rills In the woods
and uplands, that rolls in resplend-
ent rivers through the valleys, that
spreads into broad, beautiful lakes,
the looking glasses of Nature, that
reflects the shining orbs above; give
me Of these crystal streams, these
cool, fever-allaying waters III health
and sickness, IN prosperity and ad-
versity; and when the thirst OF the
last fatal fever shall assail the citadel
Of lie, give me OF those pure waters,
untinctured and free from all intoxl-
eating qualities, un til the time comes
when 1 shall be called hence to drink
of the "pure river of the water OF
fe.''-ReU. j. II. Davenport.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

Lofta conferred upon ma
.J anI su Ds tbe farnner and the PleaSu1.
with attaches to his vocaSrh v1Nh wal
charmingly portrayed by hall'n av" as
do Emerson, in one OF ms es'~J
follows: = that.
"The glory of the farmer Is 'Ins, h;s
in the division of labor, it IS ns
part to create. All the trade IcsS
at last on his primitive autnorlty'
He stands close to nature; ne
tains from the earth the preao au
the meat. The food which was hOs
he causes to be. The first farmer
was the,frst man, and all historic no
biIity rest on possession and use %
land. Men do not like hard WorA;
but every man has an exceptionai
respect for tillage, and the ieeiinB
that this is the original calingoI ni5
race. that he himself is only excused
from It by some circumstance WHICH
made him delegate it for a time 10
other hands. III he had not SONS
skill which recommends HIM TO ths
farmer. some product for which the
farmer will give him corn, ne Huso
himself return into his due place
among the planters. And the pro.
fassion has in all eyes its anclen1
charm as standing nearest to Ooa'
the First Cause. Then the beantY
Of nature. the tranquility and inno-
cence Of the countryman, his inde-
pendence. and his pleasing arts
the cares of bees, Of poultry, OF
sheep, of COWS; the dairy, the care
of hav. of fruits, of orchards and
forests. and the reaction OF these on
the workman in giving him strength
and plain dignity, like the lace ana
anarnera OF nature, all men acknoM-
hedge. All men Keep the larnn III ,
serve as an asylum, where, IN case OF
miscbance. to hide the property or
n solitude If they do not succeed Ia
society. And who knows how many
olances of remorse are turned tnis
Wav from the bankrupts OF trace
from mortified pleaders in courts
and senates, or from the victims OF
idleness and pleasure Poisoned Dy
town life and town vices, the suner-
or resolves: Well, my children
whom have injured, shall go back
TO the land, to be recruited and cureu
NV that which should have been my
n1rsery. and now shall be their hos
pital."