Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-06

A DUTcHMAN's REMEDY.-The family of
Dutchman, in Iowa, having frequent occasion
to employ physician, the head of the family
became quite familiar with the form OF writing
prescriptions. The doctor was one of those
mixtures, of farmer, stock raiser and physician,
not uncommon in the country but exercising
very little care in the management of his cat
tie, which told wonderfully in his pecuniary in.
tcrcsts, while the Dutchman's herd, being we'll
fed and we'll housed, was in very fine condition.
The doctor was not slow in observing the dit
ference, and suggested to the farmer that he
thought something was the matter with his
cattle, and requested him to ride over and tell
him what to do for them. The farmer very
and when the time arrived ne was promptly on
hand. 1t so happened that the doctor had
been called away. The Dutchman, however,
examined the stock very carefully, and then
looked in all directions for suitable shelter and
food without finding either. Deducing the
conclusion that hunger and cold, with the lack
Of care were the only diseases with which the
cattle were suffering, he entered the Office of
the doctor and left the following prescription !:
"R-Good shelterum. q. s.,
Corn mcalum q. S.,
Pure waterum. q. s.
Apply corn mcalum in form Of poutice to
mucus membrane Of stomach ; renew twice a
day"
The prescription worked wonders. 1t pleased
the kind hearted doctor, restored the stock to
good condition. and paid very large share OF
the bill which had been incurred in doctoring
the equally good naturcd and witty Dutchman' 8
family ...
TIE HOWE STATUE. .-Messrs. Robert Wood
\ 20. have placed in the main window OF
Bailey T. Co. s jewelry establishment, a bronze
statue Of Elias Howe, Jr., the inventor OF the
sewing machine, ordered for Central Park,
New York, by number of wealthy and proml-
Gcnt citizens of that city. The work is eight
iest high, and the figure stands erect, the
we Weight Of the body resting on the lett foot
Inc right hand holds waIkingstick, the lett
oad;brimmcd hat. The costume is simply
aafcproduction of that of the ordinary man Of
business IN the upper walks of life. lr the
lTGrmatlon OF the head, Mr. Ellis, the artist, has
EE,spi;yed such skill as gives promise OF bril-
,Iaut future. The hair long and ringeted, 3
ttecu!lar feature has been well produced. The
luce Is also we'll modelled. the expression of
oIInnitenance plainly indicating the patience,
ooSII1lnacy sun and hopefullness Of the inventor.
ne completed work, including the granite
psaestal, . the basreliefs and all the accessories
o' Soel IcSS tlldQ twenty luUuSduu uOllaIa
ine statue will be set in Central Park probably
IN position on the Mall, next month. Three
39as-rellets, to adorn the pedestal, are also
being east in bronze. One Of these illustrates
Hoods "Song of the Shirt. The second
SHOWS Elias Howe, jr., in his workshop ponder
ing over his first machine The third indicates
t!e perfected instrument. These bas-reliefs
v VIII u adorn three sides of the pedestal. al.-Phila-
delghta Age.
SYCAMORE TREEs.-The Sycamore is re-
sarded as long-lived tree, but we observe all
.hr yver town, even at the very edges of the river
that they all seem to be in diseased if not
Gayng, condition. The upper part of the trees
nave leaved, as though the nature within was
struggling for life, but the s'balls'' that usu-