Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-09
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quITei with Infinite toll, was DreaStlng
"A current of his fellows, each of whom,
as ia the etiquette, insisted on stopping
him, feeling him all over and shaking
hands. 1t occurred to him that an ex-
cess of ceremony is an abuse of courte-
sy. 50 he laid down his burden, sat
upon it, folded all his legs tight to his
/ body, and smiled smile of great GRIM
ness.
"Hello! What's the matter with
YOU ?'' exclaimed the first insect whose
overtures were declined.
s;Sick of the hollow conventionalities
Eof a rotten civilization" WAS the rasp-
ing reply. 'Relapsed into the honest
simplicity of primitive observances.
Go to grass! J"
"Ah, then we must trouble you for
that corn. In a condition of primitive
sim plicity there are no rights of prop
Ierty, you know. There are hollow
co ventionalities.'
Il A light dawned upon the intellect of
that pis,nire. He shook the reefs out
ofh his legs; he scratched the reverse OF
ibis ear; he grsppled that cereal, and
trottei away like giant refreshed. 1t
: was observed that he submitted with
wealth of patienca to manipulation by
MS friends and reighbors, and went
some distance out of his way to shake
!, hands with strangers on competing
; lines Of traffic.
Nevertheless, this fable does not
:, teach that social observance ara always
!, I-or even on'nonly-grounded in
y good sense Ifitdid, that would make
Il it true.
Z A BEAM OF LIGH- DIRECTED UPON
l. THE LUSGs.--Beautiful as well as use
D. tai are the inter-relations of the differ
le ent sciences. For instance, it is well
8 known fact In surgery that when air
t. get. into the tissues in consequence OF
a perforation of the lung By a punctur-
rs ed rib, It oes not excite putrefaction
OF or supperation, as it is apt to do when
Mt il acts on an external wound. In
he letter to tho London Times, Professor
re TyndaIl has connected with this fact
ne his interesting and valuable Observa-
Is. ton, by means OF beam of light, that
ty air expelled from the lungs by forced
Nv expiration contains no floating parti-
De- cle., and consider. that together these
ar facts afford complete demonstration
rss that germs in the air, removable by Ill
ed traton, are the caase OF putrefaction
ms and its associated phenomena of ami
'hel rlaiculsr life. l
IAN
an The Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown has
- been lecturiag in Liverpool on "The
f,i People of America" In speaking OF
ow the physique of the American people
!, of he said the proportion oftal men was
tho much greater than in England, al
~ though it was very rarely that fresh,
iolly-looklng face was to be seen in the
United States. The people of America
R. he considered, were distinguished for
their .obriety, but among our weak
nesses the reverend gentleman partic-
So ularly specified the love of finery. In
in personal cleanliness the Americans
,wn seemed to him superior to English peo-
the pie. In conclusion, he noticed the ex.
lkle treme affability of Americans.
,ica, ,,,,
IMMORTALITY OF A THOUGHT
Beautiful it is to understand and know
-. that thought did never yet die; tina
=, ,, as thou, the originator thereof, has
10 gathered it, and created it from tn
~ whole past, so thou wilt transmit it Il
the whole future. 1t is thus that tn
sely heroic heart, the seeing eye Of the hrs
arge times, stillfeels and sees in US of tn
that latest, that the wise man stands eve
lbed encompassed and spiritually embrace
be- by cloud of witnesses and brothers
and there is a living literal cOmmunio
l;oal of saints, wide as the world itself, an
Now as the history of the world.-Carlyte.
that THE STOMACH OF AN OsTRICH.-Th
end omniverous digestion of an ostrich
nent proverbial; yet hearty eaters who thin
well tbansalves invulnerable to unwho,.
VINO some diet should take warning froi
send the fact that even the ostrich may
slain by his own appetite. One VII
died recently in the London Zoologic'
ni"" Gardens, was found on post norte'n e.
"o animation, to have been poisoned, h
80. stomach containing number OF col
, per coins and pieces of coins, niue
" - worn. The love of money proved h
ruin.
has - -, man,
dur an o-N -, ,,,ost ohar,,,;r
'' lin the mems eyes, it is when she wea
s. simple muslin dress, with triil
ourth " 49,. ,,,. ,,,d ~ tho xr;s,
,"''ei and NO ornament but you'll and ireS
ou' ress. There are more re", ,'H ,Enn o
"io s,chelurS isiiele thn
'enly
ED a \ Troy shoe manufacturer adverds
49, for live hand-seweG bOotmcn."
Somebody inqairing al the Sprin
ritish field, H., post Office for a letter
ative. Mike Howe, received the gruf answ
ce for that there was no letter there for an
ing body's COW.
oV' y A good furniture polish can be ma
~ IN III '''': wy. af .lo,hol. n;x w,
'' together; apply to the furniture viii
linen rag; rub dry with n soft cott'
New cloth. Furniture is improved by wa:
ord of ing it occasionally with soap suds
,er of Wine drv and rub over with a We
oldest little linseed oil upon clean sponge
Amer flannel. Wipe polished furniture VI