Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-10

me 20 60 and battle nv feet in hot ~st.r "a 4 "a
" eeo. ! dc 20. shortly sfter another friend
1 told ne 70 set MP and take q cold shoxrt hsfh
/ old that also. Within the hour, another frienf
/ ssrnftS me thst II WAS policy 10 feed q cold and
slarve teytr, ] bad both. SO thought ~
best TO MI myself uP tor the cold, snd IL, "a
ftFer stsrve SVbie. In case o! this Kind n
seldom 90 th!Egs BY halves, a.e pretty hesrti-
~; l ocrfsrred my custom upon . stranger.
VINO Lad JUS opened his restaurant on Cortisnif
street, near the hotel. that morning pavtnr a
much for full meal. tie waited near ms m
respectful silence until 4 had huished feeding
NJ eeld, when be inc uired "a the people about
toto BIN thought they were. lie then went
OFT ana took In bic sign. ! started m toward
ecsom friend, who told me that q quart OF
warm salt water would come A. near
curing = cold a. suything In the world.
l tired Il. anyhow. TIE result VS. surprisirs
1 believe threw up nv Immortal soal
NoS. as J give nv experiences only for the
with this distemper, feel that thev vii see
TIE FropfietS OF my cAution,ng them AGAINST
iono"ing such portions 81 u - proved inefIc 'eut
WIN me, and acting mon this cunvicfiop 4
warn them against warm salt water. M nav
be good enough remedy, but 4 think hi I.
rather too severe. i ! had another cOld IN the
ne sud u ere va no course left me bnt % take
either IN earthquake or a quart OF Warm sslt
water, would take my chances on the earth-
quake. After this everyday in the hotel
bscsme interested, and took at sorts OF rene
dies-bot lemonade, cold lemonade, pepner rea
boutset, stswed Qusker. hOSrbOuni syrnp'
onions and loaf sugar, lem0ns aud brown sGgar
vinegar aud laucsnum, Eve bottles hr bNlssm.
eight bottles cherry PeCtoral. aud teB bottles
OF Uncle Sans remedy. but al without effect
ole Of the lrescTiptens gwen by ~ old lady
We'll, ~ was dreadful She mixed dec DC
ton CONF pore 81 mplaglcs. catnip, pepper mint
sous FORTS, turpeutine. kerosene. and vartons
other drugs, aud Instructed me- 60 take q vine.
Rlsssful Of n every fifteen minutes. I never
took but one dose; that was enough. I had 20
take 70 my bed, snd remain there for tW0 en-
ure days. When 1 felt little better more
thtngs were recommended. 4 Was desnerate
and willing 20 take anything. Plain gtn vas
recommended, then GU and mJlssses, then gtn
and onions ] took al three. 4 detected no
particular alt, however, except that hsa
acquitted = bre IN Ike tu-kev huyrard ant
hsd 20 change nv boarding place. at this
new place they suggested a different remedy 90
any vet tried. a sheet bath " - room n,sn4es
1 bad never refused \ remedy vet ana ft
SEEMED poor policy 10 commence then, there
tore determined 90 take = sheet bath
though ] had DO idea what sort of ar,
rsngement ~ vas. II was al ministered Al mid
right, and the weather vas very frosty
NV back and breast we're stripped. and sheet
there appeared 20 be thousand wards OF I'D
soaked In ice-wSter was wound around me IN
IA resemeled sWab for = colum5iad. ~ isa
cruel eNPedient. When the chilly rag touches
ores warm flesh Il makes him start with sudden
violence and gasp fCT breath, Just As men do an
the death sgOsy; II frOze the msrroW In my
thought my time had come When recovered
tTOm the friend recommended the Applicant
OF mustard plaster 20 nv breast. I believe
that would have cured me effectaallv n IL had
not been for young Clemens. When I went 10
bed put the mustsrn plaster where 4 could
reach u when 1 should he ready for H. Bat
Young Clemens got hungry in the night, And
ate IL up. 1 never ga = child with such An an
petite. I am confident that that he would
have eaten me IL had been healthy. Aftsr
al this experience YOU cannot wonder thsrI
Oh cad going 20 New York.
5. L. CLENxss, MARX TEAInD
ELEMENTARY ISsTRUCTIoN.-The idea that
poor teachers can give elementary Instruction
at IN the beginning, when children are young,
tsnt, is a fatal mistake. The best teachars
should inltiste the studies, snd guide the early
Development OF children. Not by 3 superficial
Familiarity with many things, but by a thorough
knowledge Of few things, does any one grow
IN mental strength and viROr. De CaDdolIe toid
NE that he could teach 81 he knew with dozen
plants. lnquesiIOnsbly he could have done IN
better perhaps with so few than with many GER
tainly for beg liners. III teacher does not re-
qutre many specimens 30 they be well selected,
neither should be seek for them far and vida
Let the pupil end in bis daily walks the IIlnstrS-
tons ana repeated evidence OF what he has
heafd IN the sehOoi-rooln, some dozen specimens
OF radiateS, q fes hundred shells a hundred in
sects, with some crUstaces and worms, a few
nShes, birds and mamma ia, enough 70 charac-
terize every class ln the animal kingdom. Pupils
should be encouraged 90 ind their own speci-
mems, and taught . handle them. This training
IL Of great value and wider application than M
may seem. Delicacy OF manipulation, such a.
tie higher kinds Of nvestig AtiOn demand, re-
quires the whole organization 70 be brought
INTO harmony with the mental action. TIE
whole nervous system must be in subOrdinatlOn
10 the intellectual pUrpos-. Even tue pulsation
OF The arteries must not disturb the ste ziuess OF
attitude and gaze Of the Investigation. The
study OF nature is a mental struggle Tor the
nssteIy Of tie external world II we 20 not con
s'deT u IN this light, Sd al hardly succeed 10
tie highest aims OF the naturalist. IL j. truly =
struggle Of man tor an intellectual a. initiation
OF the thought OF Gcd.'-PrQf. 4gaSgis.
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pool by which OIL or glvcerine 4 male 20 Dsr-
form the functions OF steam, bv the sane
meAns-applicatiOn OF heat--which expands the
OIL placed IN small cylinders, from which IL Is
claimed a pressure Of 20 900 pounds DER s1uare
inch NAV he obtained without the danger OF
steam explosion, which prevents using a pres
sure OF more than POI pounds 10 the square inch
generally. In this case an explosion would oDlV
crack the cylinder containing the oil, Il h
Claimed. The application OF this process has
been made 70 a printing press and q punching
and riveting machine, which are on exhibition.
TEMPERANCE PARTIES are rather uoforious
fer political folly, and that Of New York il
hardly an exception. Notwithstanding the fact
that the democratic platform expressly declares
against their principles, since they were not
able to control the republican organization "a
they wished, a prohibition ticket has been nom
mated, although its supporters must know thst
by 70 doing they play into the hands of the dem
ocrats-BaitiH0re Amsricaa.
sTOne thousand marines embark from Mad
rid for Cuba November II.
~"Oraculates" is the most recent contribu-
ton 20 the English vocabulary. We are In
9ebted for this new verb TO the genius OF Neya-
da journalism.
R-A man having bill against distant
merchant, sent letter Of inquiry TO 8 banker
IN that locality. The reply was. Gle lie dead;
but be pays now 81 well as he ever dtd."
sS~The miners Of the West Riding OF York
shire England, hav ng refused 20 consent to a
reduction OF twenty per cert. IL their wages
bave been locked out TO the number or six tbous-
Ind.