The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-06-28
ANECDOTES.

yCis "A iiChu NdiiCQ upOu illul Ouc ulOTUlUS
in his dressing room, and found him shaving
with his face to the wall He asked why
he chose SO strange an attitude The an
swer was to look in the glass.
+" Why" said his friend, :" there is no glass
there"
/" Bless my soul" cried Burrows, 81 did
did not notice that before!" s1~ irs T.
Ringing the bell, he called his servant
and questioned him respecting his looking
glass.
Oh, sir" said The servant, J" mistress had
it removed SIG tceehSfaao hnt 4-,e.t
FUNERALS w. Parties. -LippincoH's Mag
dzine for March has the following: A
southern correspondent sends the following
incident from real life, which illustrates the
well-known negro fondness for so-called
lugubrious festivity. 4a zaeng@ =
, A. lady friend Of mine was much beset q
few days ago by her cook for permission to
attend the funeral of some relative. The res
anguStoe forbade her leaving just at that
time, but, to compensate her for the depriv-
alton, her mistress said: " Rose, l really fee
sorry for you, but you shall lose nothing by
staying at home. promise that you shal
60 to the first party that is given by any Of
your friendss and stay all night long -.
Rose, tossing her head replied, Iaw
Miss Susan, how kin you talk like dat
You know l don't set no vally on parties
Forty parties couldn't pay me for de sight
OF one corp!" She saw the corp.
ANEcDoTE OF DR.. BETHuNE.-There re-
sided in the city of B., during DIR. Bethune's
pastorate there, a man OF wealth and social
position, who was rather noted for his penu
robustness. He was a near reighbor Of the
doctors, and they were well acquainted and
quite familiar. This neighbors was a, large
man, of brusque manner, and not devoid OF
rude, blunt kind of humor, and there had
been repeatedly good-natured passages OF
wit between them One morning, as Beth
une stepped from his door to go down town,
he saw his neighbor just ahead of him NOV
ing in the same direction. He quickened
his pace and soon overlook him. AS he
joined him, he saluted him good-naturedly
" Good-morning, Mr.. s., good-morning
How do you do, sir, this morning S.
turned, saw who it was, and with a merry
twinkle in the corner of his eye, said, rough
ly Intending to be jocose), What is it
your business how IdO?" Bethune instant
iy and calmly replied, with an air of great
benevolence, "Well, Mr.. s, I'm one Of
those men who take an interest in the
meanest of Gods creation"
WHERE DID THE RIoH, MAN Go Little
Johnny was preparing fer Sunday school
situated some distance away, when his
mother saw one of his neighbors approach.
ing in his vehicle. This neighbor, by the
way, was called "The Rich Man." being
both wealthy, kind hearted, and liberal to
thepoor. Johnny ran out and the rich man
took him into his vehicle, as he was going
right past the Sunday school. 1t was a
very hot day, and SO Johnny took off his
shoes and stockings to keep himself cool
When they arrived the exercises had already
begun, and as the man was going to church
about mile beyond, and had agreed to
call for Johnny on his return, he concluded
not to put on his shoes and stockings again,
but leave them in the vehicle. So he trip
ped lightly into school and the man drove
away toward church.
His teacher was just hearing the lesson,
which, by the by, Johnny was not acquaint-
ed with, which was the fate of the rich man
and poor Lazarus. Soon after Johnny took
his seat, it came his turn to answer ques-
ton. So
johnny, can you tell me where the rich
man went?"
"He went to the Baptist meeting, SIR
replied the little lad, thinking only of his
late companion,
mo nc, my son, the rich man went to
hell" said the teacher, with great impress.
siveness, while the other scholars were tit.
tefing with laughter.
did he? exclaimed the lad, in all hon
esty. Then he has taken my shoes and
stockings with him; /" and up he jumped, and
Selling his hat, he put out of the school
room and down the road to overtake the
rich man, and recover his property.
- How BATHING MAY INJURE THE Ear
Among the causes of injury to the ear must
unfortunately be reckoned bathing. No,
that this most healthful and important
pleasure need, therefore, be in the least
discouraged; but it should be wisely regu.
lated. Staying too long in the water GER
tainly tends to produce deafness as well as
other evils and 1t is practice against which
young persons of both sexes should be care
fully on their guard But, independently
of this, swimming and floating are attended
with certain danger from the difficulty o.
preventing the entrance of water into the
ear in those positions. Now, no cold fluid
should ever enter the ear cold water is al
1aSo irrio and sG mad fnr
Swinging, rapidly produces extreme giddi-
ness. In the case of warm water its
entrance into the ear is less Objectionable
but even this is not free from disadvantage
Often the water lodges in the ears and pro-
dtfces an uncomfortable sensation till it is
removed this should always be taken as a
sign of danger That the risk to hearing
from unwise bathing is not fancy, is proved
BY the fact, well known, to lover of dogs, that
thoseanimals, if in the habit of jumping or
being thrown into the water, so that their
heads are covered, frequently become deaf.
A knowledge of the danger is sufficient
guard. To be safe it is only necessary to
keep the water from entering the ear If
this cannot be accomplished otherwise, the
head may be covered. 1t should be added,
however, that wet hair. whether from bath
ing or washing, may be cause of deafness,
if it be suffered to dry by itself: Whenever
wetted, the hair should be wiped till it is
fairly dry. Nor ought the practice Of moits-
ening the hair with water, to make it curl,
to pass without remonstrapce. To leave
wet hair about the ears is to run great risk
of iniuring them. In the washing of chill
dreI, too, care should be taken. that all the
little folds Of the outer ear are carefully and
gently dried with soft towel.-Popula1-
Science Monthly for June. = ~
With the majority of mankind, forgive
ness is but a form of forgetfuIness.
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