Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-24

BITTEN Ei A RATTLESNAKE.
IN Adventure -" .>."rm-l<i Ing Noun
'"'"-N" Astonishing Hc~tUrn livn.
Correspondence of The Sun.
C"ENwALL, July Son Saturday,
june ~, Jcscph liu!sr, II wood CHOP
per OF tins place, was bitten by II rat
tlcsn:tkc While an Storm king Noun
tam, I'VE miles up, he encountered il
SERPENT ami. wanting one for Il flirnl
VIII" had rheumatisnl, the belief OF
many h"r'ab"uts being that snake
s;rr''S" Is cure for 1t, he chased the
snake, which took refuge in IL
wood pile, and llusc seized him
by tI" back OF the neck, but
so far from the head that it contyivc,l
10 turn and plant one Of its f,,ncs in
ne index finger of his right hand.
ll"iSc hrll fast to his snake ucvcrthc-
less, stamped his head of, and then
spent half an hour III locking for white
ash leaves, which are believed to be AN
'ntid"tc for the poison. lie found
none to suit him, however. anil started
for Cornwall. lie was bitten at 7, and
1t was eleven O'Clock when he reached
the village, and DR.. Beattie was sum.
moncl.
At this time the arm and finger were
very much swollen and very gangrcn.
Gus, the action of the heart has! almost
cense't, and the man seemed like one
in Il state of intoxication. DR.. Beatiie
hastily cut the finger open, and admin
lStcred two quarts of wiliskcy in twenty
minutes laudanum and quininc were
also gwen III large quantities, and not
wltllstanding the loss OF three half pints
OF blood from the finger, the pulse in
creased, and HulSc became perfectly con-
sclols. nc is, after eleven days, III
apparently good health, with excellent
appetite, but as black rs any African
III New York. The black is OCCASION
ally streaked with blue, purple, and
green, which appear and disappear
alternately.
He is in the hands of Mr.. John
Hro"kc5, and may be sccn by anv
physician or other person who is de-
sirous OF making an investigation.
Examinations for Women Under the
Supervision Of Harvard College.
1t is now several years since system
OF local examinations for women was
established in England under the con-
troll Ut the great universities. On
passing these examinations satisfac-
tOrily i: certificate was given by the ex-
;.mincrs to the successful women.
The humber OF candidates who offer
themselves for these local examinations
is increasing every year; and the stand
ard OF women's @lucation in Great
Britain has evidently been raised by
tue introduction and favorable WORKING
of the plan.
From the list of those who have re.
Gently passed the examinations for
special certificates of higher proficiency
granted to women, III connection with
the University of London, it will be
seen that the ladies' can consult their
predictions and pursue any branch of
study they may happen to fancy:
EnSlish-Mary Amelia Bennett,
North London Collegiate School ior
ladies'; Elizabeth Ewart and Henrietta
Frances Lord, private study. Mathe-
matics and Mechanical Philosophy
Helen Susan Black, private tuition
Eliza Ormc, University College. Nat.
nral Philosophy aud Chemistry-I.aura
Gertrude Eaton and Susannai Wood.
Ladies' College, Cheltenh.m. Human
Physiology-Mary Stewart Kilgour,
Ladies' College, Chcltenham. Political
Economy-Henrietta Frances Lord and
Eliza Orme, University College.
In this list there is no applicant for
a certificate Of higher proficiency in
Latin and Greek but in most of these
local examinations in England certiG-
Gates tor excellence in the classics are
given. That it is possible for woman
to attain distinction as Il classical
scholar, is shown by the brilliant OK.
ample OF Miss Swanwick, an English
woman, who has recently given us the
best metrlcai translation of Kschylus
IN the English language. The transla-
tlon-ls remarkable for being melolious,
and at the same time thoroughly iu,-
h1led with the spirit Of Greek poetry.
| President Eliot, of Harvard, has re-
Gently announced the Introduction IF
this examination system in this conn-
try, under the direction Of the faculty
Of Harvard College. The Nation gives
these particulars OF the proposed ex-
| aminations:
In the last hall of next June, and
annually after that late, there will be
two examinations, held by examiners
authorized by the Harvard Faculty, ut
which young women who have reached
the age OF seventeen years may present
themselves for examination in yarious
studies, and from which they NAV
bring away, in token of their proficicn.
cy, Il certificate which will be of the
same kind Of value as the diploma
given to young men at the end of the
college course. Tic preliminary ex:,m-
ination will embrace the following
subjects: English, French, physical
geography, either elementary botany
or elementary physics, arithmetic, al.
zebra through qliadratic equations,
plane geometry, history, and any one
Of the three languages, German, Latin
or Greek. The certificate will
be Of the form following: A.
i. has passed (passcd with distinc-
tion) (passed with the highest list,nc-
tion) the preliminary examination held
| at --. OH the - day OF -, 1874,
under the direction of the Faculty Of
Harvard College, and is entitled to
proceed to the advanced examination
This advanced examination will be
divided into five sections. in one or
more in which tue candidate may Pre-.
sent herself The five are these: Lam
g',agcs, natural science, mathematics,
history and philosophy. Tho young
woman choosing to be examined in
languages, for example, may offer her
self for examination to amy two Of this
following list: English, French, Ger
man, Italian, Latin and Greek. So of
the candidate for certificate Of attain
mcnts in natural science; she may offer
herself for examination in any two Of
the following subjects: Chemistry,
physics, botany, mineraloSy, geology"
AN Act OF JUSTICE. Doubling Castle
was 4 sad stumbling block in the path
OF BunyMn's Christian, though it
conldr't bar his way to Truth. We
eau sympathizc with tho Pilgrim, for |
Doubt always bcsct., lis when we arc |
asked to believe anything particularly |
extraordinary. Consequently, when we |
heard, some eighteen months ago, that
Il physician in California had COM |
pounded, from the juices and extracts |