Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-02
= Diet Of Leather, Iron, Felt, DC.

4 Diet OF Leather, Iron, Felt. DC.
some physiologist has been giving u cutcm-
p.,rary the results of some Investigations and
calculations in this field of diet His statements
are curious enough:
v hen we pour milk into cup of tea or cof.
fee, Tic aibumcn Of the milk and the lauuu of
the tea instantly unite and form leather, or
minute flakes of the very same compound
which is produced n the texture of the tanned
,ilc, ani which makes it leather as distiu-
.ui-hud from the original skin. In the course
ui year IA tea-drlnker OF average habits will
have dubbed leather enough to make pair vt
SHOES, if it could DC put into the proper shape
for the purpose.
\ great many things go into the mouth.
TINS is not au original remark. We have seen
i, somewhere But it is an alarming fact.
We d.iuk. every one of as pair OF boots
YEAR We carry iron enough IN our blood con-
;lapriv to make Il horseshoe. We have clay
c:,ough IN our frames to make, IT properly
>c,alatcd aud baked, dozen good-slzed
iiik>. We cat at least peck of dirt
n,u.h--uo. that is not TOO large an estimate
III, man VINO carclvs>l ly tips glass Of larger
iulu his stomach little reflects that he has be-
Gun the manufacture of hats yet such is the
c,>c. The malt of the beer a>sinllates with
;i,r chvIr aud forms a sort OF tct-the very
>a,uc seen 50 often III hat factories But not
being INSTANTLY utilized, it Is lost Still turth-
or; il is estimated that 'le bones IN every adult
pcr>,n require TO be fed With lime enough to
make lnlr!lc lranc every eight months.
To sum UP, We have the foil wing astound-
ng aggrcyat Of articles charged to account ot
piv,ioogy, to keep every poor shack Oh his
,.ct Tor three score years and ten:
Mems shoes. 20 Years, ut | pair
year, 70 pairs.
Horse shoes, 20 years. at Il mouth,
;,> our artcrlaI system rcnews Its
hlooI every Lew moon, S4O shoes.
Bricks, at l. per years, l2O bricks.
Hats. not less than 1t year, $50 hats.
NautcS, at u Il year, lO5 man;cs.
lIcrc We are surprised to observe that We
eat as liany shoes II We wear, and sufficient
numtcr of hats to supply Il large family Of
lo' :: that we float iu our blood vessels horse
.I> c, enough to keep u span of grays shed all
the while: that we carry IN our animated clay
bricks enough to build modern fireplace, and
III our bones marble enough 10 supply all our
i3shhor> with mantes. We have not figured
on the soil, at the rate of a peck month; but
!, Is Sale 10 say that the real estate that hearty
eater ma>ticatcs and swallows III the course OF
:; irny and cveDtful career would amount to
something worth having, if sold like the cor
Der Iors ou State street, at 81, 900 front foot
Wmnoioyicul Jomudl.
FEMALE ENTRAVAGANCE AND FEMALE
LoyELlNESS.- There are women 10 New ork
whose wardrobe costs them, or rather their
fathers and husbands, near 900 annually,
and there are a great many who think them
Scvcs economical because they manage to dress
upon $4,000 to $1,000 q year. Few things
can be more thorough waste than this, which
must srriDg either from reckless prodlgalty or
from wrctchcd vanity to be resplendent 10
c,othcS 1t speaks i'll for the taste OF women
who cannot look both attractive and elegant on
81 900 than those who spend ten times that
omount.
After all, it is the woman who becomes tie
clothes, and not the co hes that becomes tie
woman. 1t is surprising how we'll woman,
who has clear understanding OF such mat
tiers, can appear with slender wardrobe,
and 10 what admirable use she can put a we'll
regulated economy. For some mysterious rea
Son she who is plain, even homely, hopes to
hide her plaiuness or homelneSS by arraying
herself in All eXtravagant variety. She does
hot know this course only emphasizes her ab-
Scncc of pcrsoual charms and calls attention to
her want of grace. She who is lovely by ma
turc can dispense with vast deal of the man.
inamakcr's art and be all the more beautiful
Tor her surrounding simplicity.
\ NEW TuEoRY.-A new theory of earth
qvakcS aud volcanoes, which has found favor
with >ccnttc men generally, has been gwen
tN Mailer 1t is based upon the conceded TACT
that the earth is gradually cooling; and as 1t
OILS II contracts, but not uniformly. Inc IN
terror contracts luore rapidly than the crust,
aud Mailer believes that the shrinkage OF the
II ft.tp ,l,,, nhpDpmpna
'ic result oi the contraction of the EARTH lrreg-
nan'lcS OF level were first produced in the far
',m''c ayes; then corlugation of mountain
i'"SrS a'd 'ahic-lands; and lastly, local crush
: down aid dlsocations, process still go
''i+ "'' Hat beng, as is now generally allow
~ i i"Fm oi motion, the work expended ID
'"ti1S Iown the crust is transformed into
''''. llc surface Of the earth may we'll be
r..hla'rd 10 the Shrivelcd skin of an apple.
'I,n'"4rake and volcanic cruptions are the re-
S''' u the subsistence and shriukage OF the
'1F''i surface. The old theory that mount
aus We're upheayed is not correct The valleys
were >llGk down. This volcanic force has pass
"a It's maximum, and is now growing less as
'''c ealtI parts with its internal heat
A>EARTLING EXCEPTIONAL receut med-
'A' writer says: Sleep whenever you can; in
me caFs-anywhere when you get Il chance
''r great want Of the age is sleep" This is
h'' always safe advice to follow as Lawrence
'cht'man knows to his sorrcw. He was re-
I,.."t!y, aft ctcd with bad cold, and to cure
himself OF 1t rcsorted to the method of bathing
I,i> ie,t III warm water and drinking tumbler-
,Ai OF gin aud moIa<scs, prescribed by an aged
ana respected friend Of the family. Having
got everything in order for carrying out the
Prescription, he sat down by the stove, his
le'ai extrcmites immersed in hot water, a
'H!nhier Of smoking gin aud molasses by his
>"iH In this condition sense Of enjoyment
Sole over him as he slipped the exhilarating
n.lld, aud he fell asleep His wife had gone
= bed, and on awakening about three o'clock
!, - the morning wondered why she was alone
,,''lns down stairs, she was Mortified tc find her
!.Hge lord a>i..nn In lis chair the fire ont