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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07
A Specific Remedy for Ep6zoOtj
BY THOs. NICHOLSON, NJ. D..


The terrible epizoOty evokes the pro-
fOundest consideration on the part of
those able to impart any information on
the disease. The writer Of this article,
as is well known, was the first to pOpu-
lariZe the new and most wonderful REM
edy called Choral Hydrate, by the name
of the Balm of Gilead. The effect of
this new remedy is that of a pure natu-
raj sleep-prOducer. 1t has a central i'll
huence upon the sympathetic nervous
action of the heart, bronchial tubes,
lungs and mucous membranes, with a
kindly soothing effect upon the whole
organism. Why, then, should it not be
useful i'll e~pizOoty? The writer resolved
to try it. The experiment, so far, has
been beyond eXpectatiOn-WOnderful!
Over one hundred horses, by m adyice,
have been treated with this Balm of Gil
lead, and successfully i'll every instance.
1t checks the cough and the flowing mu-
cOu observation-disclosures the nervous agi-
tatiOn OF the system and ~invigOrateS the
whole body of the animal. Administered
on the first symptoms of the complaint,
it will avert it in many instances and
cut short the disease in every case. The
mechanical effect of the cough agitates
the entire system and tends to gorge the
bronchial tubes and lungs, which often
result in fatal after effects. The choral
hydrate not only checks the cough, but
so cO-ordinates the nervous centres as to
promote a reaction i'll favor of rapid re-
cOvery.
Every farmer should take note of this
valuable remedy and give it a faithful
trial. -,
The prescription :-Chloral hydrate,
three drachms; water, II pint. .
Give this night after night for two or
three nights. During the day the ami
mai may take the same quantity at in
tervals of two OF three hours in the same
quantity of water. The remedy is per
ffectl ;o5o m .af:u The ns eftrfmit tess sho o0ld
than nth the BODY S5iy,l Since the minute blood
vessels become more quickly chilled at
that distance from the bodily source of
| heat
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OHlcG- 81 10
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the
Parish License be RENTED to v. S. BOuraue,
and that the sum of twenty-five dollars each be
appropriated for the relief of the widows VALERIE
Arnaud, Celestine Vidrine, Damon FOntenOt,
Divide, and Frank Pruett,
The commissioner appointed July 18th, 1872,
to sell to the lowest bidder, the contract for
building a bridge over Bayou Doisite, at Joseph
TOung'S Point, reported that the contract had
FuSellier, for thesum of three hundred and fifty
dollars, aud that the work was completed in a
good, substantial and wOrkmanlike manner.
and had been received by them, whereupOn
motion of Mr.. Chaehere, resolved, that the re-
port of the committee be received, and the clerk
and FuselEier, for the sum of three hundred and
fifty dollars. ~
The commissioners appointed August Goth,
1872, for the purpose of having John Reeds
Bridge repaired, reported that they had awarded
the contract for said work to Pierre Manuel. for
the sum OF one hundred andtwenty=five dollars,
and that he had completed the work according
to contract; whereupOn motion of MI. Morris,
resolved, that the report of the commissioners
be received, and the clerk instructed to issue
warrants to Pierre Manuel for the sum of one
hundred and twenty-five dollars.
The commissioners appointed August Goth,
1879, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
building a bridge over Bayou Durald, reported
that the contract had been awarded to Prosper
Daire, for the sum of eight hundred dollars and
that the work has been completed in a good,
substantial and wOrkmanlike manner. and had
been received by them whereupan motion of
Mr.. FOntenOt, resolved, that the report be re-
ceived, and the CLERK instructed to issue war
rants to Prosper DARE, for the sum Of eight
hundred dollars.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07
The FeUdaH Woman

In the British Museum there is an il
Illuminated manuscript which bears the
date of 1470. 1t shows us a chamber in
medieval times and illustrates the his
tory of TObit who is lying blind and
sick on his couch, while sitting by the
fire is his wife, Anna preparing medi-
cine for him, with an open book on her
lap. The rOmances, the Examinations,
the records of the middle ages show
that in that troubled time, when men
were busy about other matters, woman
was not only her own, but MANS ply
stefan. Tracing the life and ay"catiOn
of woman through this epoch, we cease
to marvel that a great and Salutary reyO-
luton in their behalf was slowly, 81
lently, but surely accomplished between
the ninth and twelfth centuries. The
sentiments in men most powerfully de-
velOped are those most powerfully ac-
ted upon by external influence and con-
ditions. Though disorder, brutality,
and rapine ran riot abroad, by so much
the more did the castle and home stand
forth the stronghold of life, and also
the stronghold of virtue, Of honor and
of love, and it's custodian was woman.
If the woman adOred the valor and
proves of the man, no less the man
wOrshiped the finer and higher attri-
butes Of the woman, which he had no
pewer to reach or even share save with
her. He fought many battles !; but the
only trophy which vas his reward she
held in her keeping. Thus it comes to
pass, before the close of the eleventh
century, the very sentiment which the
word woman inspired had changed and
become exalted; while woman, as an ex-
allied power, had acquired an empire
never recognized or acknowledged in
the history of the world before. The
lady Of the castle, as the head Of her
vast household, represented WOmankind
at once independent and loving and
this consciousness of dual power was
shared by every woman within the
castle walls.
At that time, woman, instead of the
slave and property of her husband, was
his equal, and in almost every relation
of life an individual agent. She could
hold independent power of her own,
besides rejecting that of her husband.
She was now an heiress in her own
right, carrying with her as her dover
castles, domains, provinces, and vassals.
She could be guardian of a manor, re-
gent of the state, could sign deeds, and
Share all the obligations imposed by
peace or war. Many of these ladies
ruled over extensive territories and
were active in all their political affairs.
MARY Clemmer Ames, in n. Y. indie
pendent. t# -- .s-# .--- - ,
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Remedy for the EpizOOtic.

That the disease is influenza, manag-
gravated form, seems to be self-evident,
and the remedies usually employed in
the treatment of the human patient are
found to be most ~seryieeable in the ease
of the horse. Complete rest, warm
blankets, non exposure to draughts of
air, disinfectants, and total absence of
bleeding and prOstrating cathartics, as a
rule, should be observed. Twenty Or
thirty drops of tincture of iron, in a gill
of Jamaica rum, diluted with water, and
given every four hours, in order to pre-
serve the strength of the horse; or the
tincture of arnica will produce relief. A
plaster bound around tile throat, COM
posed of one portion of Cayenne pepper
and two OF faxseed, mixed with vinegar,
is excellent. Frequently remove the fe-
It'd discharge from the nostrils, always
using warm water. Another: perfect
rest, clean stable, tempting diet, and
stimulating liniment applied to the
throat. Another remedy is rest, COM
Portable bedding, %bandaging the extrem-
tiles, fumigatiOns of boiling water to
assist the discharge at the nose, with
cough mixture of liquorice root and mo-
lasses. Administer tOnicsand stimulants
if appetite fails and weakness ensues.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07

A Coop WORD FOR LOCAL PAPERs.-
The New York Times says you might
nearly as well forget your churches,
your academies and sch0of-houses as to
forget your local paper. It speaks to
ten times the audience that your local
minister does. 1t is read eagerly each
week from beginning to end. It
reaches you all. and if it has a lower
spirit and less wisdom than a sermon, it
has a thousand times better chance at
you. Laying, as it does, on every table,
in almost every house, you owe it to
yourselves to rally literally to its sup
port, and exact from it as able, high
toned q character as you do from any
educator in your midst. 1t is in no
sense beneath notice and care-unless
you yourselves are beneath notice and
care-for it is your representative. In
deed, in its character, it is the summa
ton of the Importance, interest and
welfare of your all. 1t is the aggregate
of your own consequence, and you can
not ignore it without miserably depre-
ciating yourselves.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07

The Great Pictorial AnmuRl.-HOstet-
ter's United States Almanac for 1873, for distri-
button, gratis, throughout the United States,
and all civilized countries of the Western Hemis-
phcre, is now published and ready for delivery,
in the English, German, French, Norwegian,
Welsh; Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Span
ish languages, and all who wish to understand
the true philosophy of health should read and
ponder the valuable suggestions it contains. In
addition to an admirable medical treatise OH the
causes, prevention and cure of a great variety
nation interesting to the merchant, the mocha
mic, the miner, the farmer, the planter, and
professional man; and the calculations have
been made for such meridians and latitudes as
are most suitable for a correct and comprehen-
sive National Calendar.
The nature, uses, and extraordinary sanitary,
effects of Hostctter's StomaclsBittcrs, the staple
tonic and Alternative of more than halfthe Chris
tan world, are fully set forth in its pages, which
are also interspersed with pictorial Illustrations,
valuable recipes for the household and farm,
humorous anecdotes, and other instructive and
amusing reading matter, original and selected.
Among the ANIMALS to appear with the opening
of the year, this win be one of the most useful,
and may be had for tie asking. The prOprietors,
Messrs. H0stetter & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa, on
receipt of a two cent stamp, will forward a copy
by mail to my person who cannot procure one
in, his neighborhood. The Bitters are sold III
every city, town and village, and are extensively
used throughout the entire civilized world
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AMERICAN DIET.-We are a greasy
people ; from the pork-fat Of NewsEng-
land to the ham-fat of the South, we
wallow in greasy food. This becomes
rancid on the stomach, and superin-
duces what DR.. Urquhart pronounces
the sum of all diseases-dyspepsia. W.
drink tea that would brighten a China
man, and coffee that would serve as an
antidote to opium. We pour down
doses of alcoholic fluids which eat into
the coatings of our intestines. and des-
troy the gastric juices. We go to bed
overtasked, body and mind, sleep with
sluggish blood in a state Of stagnahoG,
and get up only when the broad sun is
staring in angrily at us through the
bedroom windows. We are reckless
in our pursuit of pleasure !; we strain
our mental powers to their utmost ten
sion ; and end, old men and women be-
fore u time, or die, or ill a cell in an
insane asylum.
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Heavy OnstlRe EpizOOtic.

The New Orleans Republican includes
the following in a long report of the
epizootic in that. city-it eclipses the
" house that Jack built :"
Another name for the epizOotic is the
nostalgia, and some have been profound
enough to say that the fowls which eat
of the scOurings of this disease will lay
eggs touched with it, according TO the
following order of reasoning.
This is the nostalgia.
This is d horse who had the disease
called the nostalgia.
This is the rheum that fell from the
horse that had the disease called the
nostalgia.
This is the hen that ate the rheum
that fell from the horse that had the
nostalgia. ....
This is the egg that was laid by the
hen that ate the rheum that fell from
the horse that had the nostalgia.
This is the man that ate the egg that
was laid by the hen that ate the rheum
that fell from the horse that had the
nostalgia. -..s..
This is the peritonphlogiston abdomi-
ate the egg that was laid by the hen
that ate the rheum that fell from the
horse that had the nostalgia.
And this is the doctor who came with
his physic to cure the peritonphlogiston
abdomini splenctis that took hold of
the man who ate the egg that was laid
by the hen that ate the rheum that fell
from the horse hat had the nostalgia.
Shall that patient be followed in his
sufferings from a disease of such a
name as that! Forbid it Galen. Shall
he be traced up to the paying period
when he had to foot the bill for eating
that egg that was laid by the hen ? etc,
| There let him rest!
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Succession William Stutes.-NO. 36OS.
COUR DE PAROIsSE, ST. LANDRY,-AT-
tendu que Tobias StuteS, de In Paroisse ST.
Landry, ayant presente une petition Il Peffct
9'etre nOnlm6 administrator de la succession
de William Suites, decide, derniercmentS dc Ia
dite par0isse
En- consequence, avis est par lie present donnG
aux interesscs dams cette succession d'ayOir d
ded11re par 6Crit a mon bureau, dams les dix
jo9rs qui suivFont la date du present avis, ieE
ratsors, 81 aucune lis ont, pour lesquelles il J.,
s!eralt pas fait drOit d la demande de 10 dite petit
ton. JOS, Crnfier
dee. +
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07

State Senator Anderson, of Louisiana,
has been reelected, beating both of the
regular nominees badly. All the ma
chinery of both the Democratic and Re-
publican organizations in all the parishes
of the district was against him. Mr.. A.
7. Riard, of the parisho of Lafayette, was
the regular Republican nominee, and
Joseph NJ: Moore, Esq, considered one
of the ablest lawyers of the 0pelousas
bar, was the regular Democratic NOM
inee. Mr.. AndersoT1isa Liberal Repub-
Observation-Disclosures.
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Estate Of John ID. Whitting1on,

RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- orable, Probate Court of the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned liuui-
datOr, or by a public auctioneer, at the Court
House in Ope1Ousas, on TUESDAY, Jan
uary 7tn, 1873, the following described property,
belonging to the estate of John d. Wilmington.
deceased, tO-wit-'
The wreck of the steamboat Camelia, with all
the machinery, tackle and fixtures thereto aU-
pertaining, as they now lie in the Bayou Rouge,
being the property of the partnership formerly
existing between E, A. CarmOuche, Thomas G.
Gi6bens, and John d. Wilmington, deceased.
TermS-Cash,
L. A. CARM0UCHE,
uec. l-Il&n. LiOuidatOr.
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AN EPIzooTIc WARNING.-A man by
the name of Becker, who resides near
Q~uarryville, New York, owned. couple
Of horses that had the distemper. In
cleaning out the managers, the other day,
the virus came in contact with a flesh
wound ON his hand. In a short time his
handandarm Observation-Disclosures
and swollen they had to be amputated.
Soon after the amputation he died. Per
sons owning horses cannot exercise too
much prudence in this respect, as the
matter from this distemperH rank poison
to the human system.
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SELLING OFFAT CosT.-Messrs. Bloch
g. Dupre are selling off their stock of
goods at cost, for the reason that they
do not wish to remove their old stock
into theirneW store, which they will enter
about the first of january. We have
had proof that they are selling at cost in
the low price of articles we purchased
from them. Read their advertisement
and give them a call. r rG -a.r
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Before Judge Elmore, of the Eighth
certi0rari from Judge DurelL the for
mer Judge released himself from the
grasp and operations thereof, by dis
missing the various suits relating to the
tangled controversy off, the Returning
Boards, dissOlving the Injunction which
Judge Dibble had declared to be per-
pettal, but for which q rehearing had
been applied. These orders were pred
icated ON the suggestion Of the pro-
mitigation of the Act of 1872, repeating
the Returning Board existing under
the old law, and of the Judgment of
the Supreme Court, decreeing that Mr..
Boyee was Secretary of State, and
Heron never had been. Thus all these
parties are ex%tinguished. Both Re-
turning Boards have been swept into
oblivion and nOn-existence. Heron
never was Secretary of State, never
had a legal right to sit in the Board, or
to appoint Longstreet and Hawkins,
Wharton having been appointed to fill
HerrOn's place, has no longer a legal
existence, and Hatch and Da POnte are
abolished by the act of 1879. Thus we
have the play of Hamlet enacted ON our
political stage, all the actors being
killed Oft except the grave digger, who
is personated by Governor Warmoth.
The perplexing questions will O
agitate all minds, have we a. Secretary
of State among us ? Have we a Re-
turning BOard9 On, indeed, have we
anything of the State government left,
besides a Governor, who appears to
have vitality and vigor enough for the
whole body eorporate.-[N. O. Times.
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The message of President Grant is a
sensible, unpretending, lucid and bust
ness-like document, which cannot well
be abridged. Tt challenges no special
remark or adverse criticism. There is
entire freedom from all political OF
sectional bitterness or partisan spirit.
The tone is catholic and kindly, and
the recommendations are broadly ma
hQnd and patriotic.-[N. @. Times.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07

STABLE BURNT.-On Friday of last
week the stable on Mr.. Achille Dupre's
plantation, about FIVE miles from this
place, was burnt with aboutthree thous-
and bundles of fodder. 1t is supposed
to have caught from the fire knocked
out of some ones pipe. 1t cost fifteen
hundred dollars.
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Mr.. Louis Desmarais, at his grocery
store near the Market House, has a choice
selection of groceries. have learned
from experience, that when any article
of groceries can not be found anywhere
else, it is almost certain to be found at
Louis Desmarais'.
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As there is much curiosity to know
what Woodruff g. Clafin. published
about Beecher, it may be sufficient. to
say that it was a great deal worse than
what one Indiana editor said about an
other and here is what one editor
said about another:
In his mothers womb, Omniscience
suming shape knew the unbounded
lecher, the unstinted thief, embodied in
human form, developing there, and in
His infinite pity for humanity, sent him
forth so marked by deformity that the
world should know the villain and be
on its guard.-[Mobile Register.
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MAsoNn-Dr. John c. Gordy visited
the Masonic bodies at this place, this
week, according to appointment. He
will he at Vermillonville, on Monday,
9th inst; at Abbeville, on Wednesday,
18th inst; at New iberia, on Saturday,
14th inst; and at Franklin, on Wednes-
day, 18th inst.
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RETIRING JUDGEs.--It is proposed to
revive the measure in Congress the
coming session for the retirement of
United States judges on a pension,
when they become mentally or physic-
ally incompetent to discharge their du-
ties. There T now several instances
where theincumbent would be glad to dO
SO, but they are too poor to resign. The
report with regard to the failing condi-
ton of Chase's health are only too relia-
bly, confirmed by his nearest associates.
The grave statement is made thatunless
he ceases entirely from mental labor, his
decease may be almost momentarily
looked for. It is still insisted that he
will make a trip to the Pacific coast be-
fore the winter, season. :
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An old lady, on entering a store the
other day, said: "Why, it can't be pos
sible that you keep this store YETI |
thought you had gone out of business.
| amt seen your name or anything about
your store in. the papers for over q year,
and everybody in our neighborhoOd
thinks you have gone ont of business"
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This Is q Boston Globe libel on the
country cows thereabouts: "a milk
dealer, who gets his supply of an honest
old farmer, on opening a can of milk
found d large size bull-frog swimming
around. He sent word to the farmer
that he thought his milE-strainer was
entirely too coarse.
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"FoLLow MAsTER."-The St. Louis
Democrat prints this beautiful little
story: .,.
There is a covered bridge at Peoria
500 feet above high water mark. A
drover recently attempted to drive 1000
sheep across it. When about half way
over the bell-wether noticed an open
window, and recognizing his destiny,
made a strike for glory and the grave.
When he reached the sunlight, he at
once perceived his critical situation,
and with a leg stretched toward each
cardinal point Of the compass, he ut
tered a plaintive "Ma-aw and descend
ed to his fate. The next sheep and
the next followed, initiating the gest-
ure and the remark of the leader.
Four hours it rained sheep. The ere
while placid stream was incarnadine
with the ljfe-blood of moribund mutton,
and not until the brief tail Of the last
sheep as it disappeared through the
widow, waved adieu to this wicked
world, did the movement ease.
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Thequeen of the Voodoos was arrested
in Louisville the other day, ArOundher
neck she wore q little bag containing a
charm composed of dried teadis foot,
bats wing, an owls eye and half a
dozen cockroaehes; she was put under
bonds to behave ePselfn0twifhstanding
this terrible array of necronancy.
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The District Court met on Monday the
ID inst, and adjourned until the second
Monday in January next. By that time
it is expected that our newly elected
Judge, John J. Morgan, will take his seat.
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Succession de Jobn ID. whirtfngeOn.

TN ,VERTU DUN ORDRE DE LfHONORA-
~ bic Ia COur des Preuves de la lar0isse ST.
il sera vendu q Pencan pubic, all plus
0fRrant encherisseur, par le sOussignG lfqui-
dateur gu par un encanteur public, a la Mai
son de COur, en- la vile d'OpelOusas, lie MAR
DI, 7 Janvier, 1873, les propri6tes ci-apres
decriteS appartenant q In succession de John d.
Wilmington, decide, SAVIOR
Les debris du m Cam6fia, avec toutes
les machines, cordages ct meubles qui en- font
partie, CONNIE celia sc trOuve q present dams lie
Bayou Rouge, etant Ia prOpri6te de La sOciGt6
qui existait reinforcement entire Z. A. Carmouche,
Thomas c, Gibbons ct John D. Wilmington,
decide,
ConditiOns-Comptant.
E. A. CARMOUCHE,
6dec-m&h. Liquidateur.