Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

pal cifies are taking sanitary measures
with The view Of wsrding of the disease.
or Of modifying its attack. But not in
the cities only. ought these prudential
measures be taken. Every town and vil-
lage. every farm house. osght to be thor
oughly cleansed. Whitewash should be
used freely; cellars swest out and thorough
ly deodorizcd by chleride Of lime or other
disinfec'ant. Stables. pig pens. poultry
houses. COW yards. garden-siuks. aud stag
nant pools of water. should be looked az.
ter and purified. Cleanliness Of person
and prudence in diet should not be disrc-
garded. as the cholera has special Atm
i'y for everything that is hlthy. etthese
precautions be taken, without delay. and
all that can be done to ward OF the dis
ease will have been accomplished. Thor
ougb cleanliness. prudence in eating and
drinking. and avoidance Of undue expo
sure. have always modified the disease.
whenever i, has made its appearance.
Apart froA the question of interest. it
is the daty Of each and every Of our cifi-
Gems to encourage home schools. home
stores. home manufactures and home
mechanics. The money. says cotem-
porary. which We spend at home adds
to the wealth Of our county. The
money We spend abroad impoverishes
Us to the extent we carry or send il
abroad. We make our money at home.
and so far as practicable. we should spend
it at home. There are few articles that
enter inta the consumption Of home life
that We cannot buy as cheap at home as
We can buy them abroad. The experience
Of every housekeeper proves this. This
profit. then. on the sale Of household goods
or farm .implemcnis-which is about the
same whether you buy them at home or in
the city-we should study 10 put in the
pocket Of the home factor. not the city sell
Ter. He is entitled to il. He pays home
taxes, bears home burthcns and his pro-
FITS are home wealth. The same is true
Of every county mechanic and manufac-
turer. All other things being equal, al
ways then encourage home schools, home
stores. home manufactures and home me-
chanics.
The New Orleans Times makes the fol-
lowing comments upon the effects Of "par-
tyism." 1t says: "In the West the peo-
pie look to their Oranges for the accom-
plishment OF their emancipation from the
tyranny of party rule. Here in Louisi.
ana, where this rule has been intolerably
oppressive and corrupt. the people arc
casting about Cor similar emancipation.
They are tired Of party rule. of party
frauds and Of party plumber. In the hands
Of political scheners what has been called
sclf-govcrnmcnt has proved to them the
basest cheat imaginable This condition
Of things is no longer to be endured. The
problem Of pacifica,ion aud union is now
up for consideration.
The New York Journal of C. mn,ercc,
gives the following remedy for all diseases
ola choleraic character: Take equal parts
,incture of opium. red pepper, rhubarb.
peppermint and camphor. and mix them
for use. In case Of diarrhoca. take dose
Of tcn or twenty drops in three or four
teaspoonfuls Of water; no one who has
this By him. and takes it in time, will
ever have the cholera. Even when no
cholera is anticipated. it is an excellent
remedy for ordinary summer complaint.
II is simple and cheap. and therefore can
be obtained by all classes Of people.
In consequence ofour Post Office author
itics availing themselves Of peninsula rail-
road facilities for the transmission Of pos
tai matter from Washington and other cit
les to this section, we are now in receipt
Of our mails at an early hour in the even
ing. the schedule time at this Office being
I o'clock. The upper Offices on the route.
Of course, receive them earlier. This is
the FIRST installment of advantages we have
received from the coming railroad. but the
greatest is still in reserve. All hail to its
speedy coming.
The attention Of our readers is directed
to an entertainment. elsewhere noticed,
which is to be given at Port Tobacco on
the evening Of Tuesday. July the s,h, the
proceeds Of which are to be applied to the
benefit Of ST. Thomas church in that coun-
ty. Besides the presence of an execllen,
band Of music and plentiful supply Of
light refreshments, the entertainment is
to be enriched By the rendition of Sheri.
dams play Of the Rivals" the Dramatic
Association Of Charles performing. We
bespeak liberal representation from St.
Mary's. t.e
Gen. Howard, of Frecdman's Bureau
fame. having become unplessantly mixed
up with the misarplica,ion or rather self.ap-
plica,icn Of funds risL,fully Belonging to
the Bureau. the Government. through its