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The New York herald., 1874-08-31

The panic OF last year 80 deeply disturbed
the condition Of the country and was made re-
markable by the fall Of so many great houses
that its importance has been unconsciously
exaggerated 1t was sensational panic, and
its events we're dramatic But corresponding
depression of the commercial interests has not
followed. The fears that were felt bv
many Of our merchants that this fall would
find their stores full of goods but empty of
buyers have not been realized. On the con-
trary, the prospects of the fall trade are ex-
cellent, and all the indications are of season
OF usual prosperity. The report elsewhere of
the impressions OF leading merchants in the
principal branches Of trade shows that con-
fidence is the prevailing feeling, and that for
dry goods, grain, produce lumber, groceries,
&C., large orders have already been received
from the West and South. That there will be
economy this season in all parts Of the coun-
try is generally believed; but we have yet to
learn that extravagance is ever o benefit, even
to those who seem to directly profit by its
follies In the end it is sure to injure both
the buyer and seller, and if the people are
disposed to be economical now we shall not
doubt that the season will be intrinsically
prosperous, and that the losses which always
must result from an extended credit will this
year fall below the average.
sound indication of the prosperity of the
season, and one which has never yet failed,
is found in the columns Of the HERALD.
Yesterday tho number Of advertisements
they contained of importers, jobbers and
tradesmen in all branches Of business was
almost unprecedented for the time of the
year. It seldom happens that in August-be-
fore the summer holidays are ended-busincss
activity is so generally resumed. There could
be no more encouraging sign than tho eager
ness of merchants to advertise their goods.
1t is to the fall trade what the return of the
swallows is to the spring.
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convinced or silenced, and their delusion has
given place to knowledge and sounder views.
But the jobbery of imitation we assuredly are not
vet done with. There are enormous so-called
enterprises, enormous schemes of corrupt
a sound state Of money as their ruin and the
stimulant effect of an inflated currency as
the breath of life; and the promoters of these,
not only indifferent to the general welfare,
but utterly reckless of any interest save their
own, will still make desperate battle in Con-
gress, by bribery and intrigue and the compli-
cations of political bargains. Will they sue
ceed +? 1t depends upon the views that party
leaders may take Of party interests. Last ses-
sion measures that in operation would have
been utterly ruinous to public and private
credit, and that must have destroyed all hope
of solution of our difficulties, save by the
process of general and universal bankruptcy,
received majority in both houses,
and only failedto become laws because the
vigilant press awakened the country to the
fact that its in terests were betrayed and sold
out by venal Congress, and because the Ex-
SSueA'O woo lOuuu dueudDl0 W Iuc AuuuCISO
of public opinion thus awakened. Similar
measures are just as likely to pass again, and
il new political complications it is not certain
that the Executive will again come to the
rescue. It is evident this spirit of jobbery
has possession of the party organizations
in several States on both sides of the line.
Republican conventions are declaring them
selves freely against sound economical prin-
ciples, and democratic conventions are doing
the same; but it is to be hoped that in these
respects the people are far wiser than their
self-appointed leaders. Whenever candidate
stands on a platform distinctly inimical to
public honesty and a sound commercial con-
diion we believe he will be beaten, for the
people will recognize him as political
sharper, rogue who is seeking some private
interest, and not the public welfare.
Naturally bad political possibilities depress
the vigor with which commerce might revive
if the future were sure in this respect Appre-
hension of a deprecated currency still casts
its shadow over the growing confidence and
limits credit, without the full exercise of
which there can of course be no thorough
restoration of commercial and industrial ac-
tivities. From this shadow we shall not be
permanently free, at least till we have new
Congress fresh from the people; but in the
meantime trade will become prosperous to
certain degree, and as the commercial indca-
tons are so fair for the autumn we may anti
cipate as good season as is possible where
enterprise is crippled by the necessity of
basing transactions on absolute certainties.
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Benevolence in the Five Points.

1t is strange to find benevolence up to the
elbows in the slaughter OF its subjects and
still stranger to find that it has friends who
in cool blood can endeavor to belittle offences
of such nature and to impede the penalties
of justice. An attempt is made to show that
the boy whose life was violently taken in the
Five Points charity establishment died from
the effects of bath, but fortunately the Coro-
ner and his advisers are not disposed to be-
come accessories to homicide by asserting to
any such gratuitous science. This defence
gives, however, an instructive side glimpse of
this kind Of care for vagrant children. It
seems that slaughter is not only to be looked
for as an exceptional result of the fury of the
benevolent men in charge of the place. but
that when boy is killed it may perhaps be
q consequence Of the regular daily discipline.
In short, the regular treatment is such that
the managers deem it more likely that
death may ensue from that treatment than
from savage assault. Boys sick or well, with
out regard to their condition or the possible
effect on their health, must take the cold bath
when it suits savage and ignorant person in
charge, and undoubtedly this may, in many
cases, be fatal. We do not doubt it has fire.
quently been fatal in this charity shambles,
but the boy Vandriche was not killed by it
He was beaten to death, and we trust the fact
may lead to thorough official examination of
this establishment and its doings, as well as
OF the doings of the kindred "charity," the
"Children's Aid Society,"" In what is already
shown OF this case the tender hearted old gen.
uemen who bequeath money to public charities
can see what use is made of it, but il these two
establishments are thoroughly investigated
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WE WOULD APOLOGIZE for spelling the
noun s'helr' in full instead Of giving it deli
cately, as ssh-ll" But as it is considered
proper for Christians to say ''helP we do not
know why we should not print it 'hell." The
new Christian vocabulary at Plymouth might
even justify the members in new conjuga-
ton of the verb 'sto damn" Thus
damn. We damn Moulton.
Thou damnesr. You damn MOultOn.
MOuiton Is damned. Moult0n damns us.
Altogether these words seem to be getting
quite popular in Brooklyn.
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The PRESIDENTS PILGRIMAGE The Presi-
dent il apparently enjoying season of quiet,
old-fashfcned pleasure while pursuing his
short Eastern tour He has gone into the
very paradise Of radicals of the old-time
school, and such simple but earnest welcomes
as he has encountered from the common
people must reassure his spirit, if the
discussion of the third term question has Sc
cretly inflicted upon it annoyance or uneasi-
ness 1t would be brilliant and potent stroke
of policy for any popular leader who
wished to perpetuate or extend his power to
bind to his interests through vanity, pride
and fraternity of feeling great religious
organization whose influence is almost un-
measured. The part which the Church SO
long played in politics might thus be revived.
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The GREAT ANNUAL EVENT among the anna
teur oarsmen of this country will take place
on Saratoga Lake to-day. The letter in our
news columns furnishes much interesting data
regarding the crews which will participate in
the american Henley" All have taken their
final practice pull, and each oarsman is now
awaiting, with bated breath, the signal of the
referee which shall summon him to enter his
boat
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TRIPLE S HEET.
New York, Monday, August 81, 1874.
THE HERALD FOR THE SUMNER RESORTS.
To NEwsDEALERs AND THE PUBLIC: -

To NEwsDEALERs AND THE PUBL1c:-
The New YORK HERALD will run special
train between New York, Saratoga and Lake
George, leaving New York every Sunday dur
ing the season at half-past three o'clock A. NJ,
and arriving at Saratoga at nine O clock
A. NJ, for the purpose Of supplying the
SUNDAY HERALD along the line. Newsdealers
and others are notified to send in their orders
to the HERALD Office as early as possible
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THE FLOATING HOSPITAL. This beautiful
charity, which has already taken ten thousand
mothers and children into pure atmosphere
and relieved incalculable suffering, has ex-
hausted its funds. Prompt contributions will
enable it to do more good before the season
ends
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The BLACK HILLs.-More information about
the wonderful discoveries of gold in the Black
Hills is furnished in our Rocky Mountain cor
respondence to-day, and some strange stories
are told of the ease with which it has been Sc
cured There is little doubt Of the wealth in
that region, but prudent gold seekers will wait
for more information before risking the dam
gers of o search.
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The LADIES claim share in all outdoor
nmusements and even swimming is a popular
sport with the fair sex. Yesterday four
young ladies had swimming match at Fort
Hamilton, and their speed and grace in the
water was justly envied by many of the
gentlemen who timorousy remained on shore.
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WEEK AGO the Plymouth congregation
offered up prayers for Mr.. Tilton. On Thurs
day night it wanted "to knock hell out of Mr..
Moulton.' The old Adam is still strong in
these charming specimens of liberal Chris
tianity.
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DPLoMAT1srs are often epigrammatic in
private, but rarely so in public. An ex-
ception is found in Russia note upon Spain,
in which she declines 'to recognize gov
eminent which is unrecognized in it's own
cOuntrY.o
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From our reports his morning the probabilities
are that the Deather to-day ,oW be clear or partly
cloudy.
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
WHAT SHOULD SHE Dor OR. JEALOUSY, at p.
NJ closes IL r. VI. Miss Fanny Davenport, Miss Sara
Jewett, Mr. c. Fisher and Mr.. James Lewis
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LYCEUM THEATRE.
Pourteenth street and sixth avenue-LA TIMBALE
DARGENT at r. NJ closes at III 30 p. NJ. Nile Aimee,
lie Minpiiy
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
corner Of Twenty third street and Sixth avenue
BE LIE LAMAR, at z. NJ; closes at 10 30 p. VI. John
Mccullough and Miss X. Rogers Randolph
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THEATRE COMIQUE,
No. 5l4 Broadway-VA at r. NJ; closes at 10 30
ID
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WALLACK'S THEATRE,
Broadway. PAUL PRY, and OFF THE LINE, al s p
NJ closes at IL T. u. j. l.. Tooe.
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NIBLO,S GARDEN,

NIBLO'S GARDEN,
Broadway between Prince and Houston streets -
THE BRIDE OF ABYDoS, at s p. NJ closes at 10 As r.
N. Joseph Wheelock and Miss lone Burke.
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Broadway OF fhirtieth street-BLOW FOR
BLOW at 2 r. VI. THE LAST NAIL. at 8 r. NJ. closes
Vt " 80 7. NJ. Louis Alarch and Miss sophie Niles.
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
West Twenty third street near Sixth ayenue.-NEGRO
EiNSTRELSY. ats p. NJ. Dan Bryant
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NEW PARK THEATRE. BROOKLYN.
BABES IN THE WOOD, at s 7. NJ. K. Lamb.
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GLOBE THEATRE.
y.-VARIETY, at 8 P. NJ; closes
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CENTRAL PARK GARDEN
Fifty ninth street and Seventh avenue THOMAS CON
CERT, at sP. NJ closes at 10 80 p NJ
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Volume XXXIx.............. No. 243
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METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
Broadway. .-Parisian Cancan Dancers, q
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OLYMPIC THEATRE,
No. 6A Broadway at r. NJ closes at TO- -
u ~
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AMuSEMENTS TONIC T.

AMuSEMENTS T.O.NlGRT.
LYCEUM THEATRE
Tsf sna osssa at ME-
Nile. Mineiiy
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
WHAT SHOULD she Dor OR, JEALOUSY, at p.
NJ closes II p NJ. Miss Fanny Davenport, Miss Sara
Jeweu, Mr. c. Fisher and Mr.. James Lewis
THEATRE CoMIoUE
No 5l4 Broadway.-VARIEfY, at5P NJ. closes at 10 30
BOOTHS THEATRE
BELLE LAMAR, ats p NJ; closes at 10 30 p N. John
Mccullough and Miss X. Rogers Randolph
NIBLo's GARDEN
RFNsdWsy Rb SetyesR H pncs apd Houston
N. Joseph Wheelock and Miss lone Burke.
...,.u. Va TALLAcK's LA THEATRE, dEA ,,v.
NJ closes at II Z. NJ. j. L. Tooe.
WOODS MUSEUM
BEo% BsSway corner TIE Iasr NAra at closes
NEW PARK THEATRE. BROOKLYN.
BABES IN THE WOOD at P. NJ <. Lamb.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
No. 6A ABroadway.-vARIETY, at r NJ; closes At l04s
BRYANTs OPERA HOUSE,
west Twenty.third street. near Sixth ayenue.-NEGRO
klNSTRELsY, atsP NJ Dan Bryant
No. s Broaaway3aRiETY et9nh THEAaEs At
METROPOLITAN THEATRE
No 6s5 Broadway-Parisian Cancan Dancers, at P NJ.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN
CERT, at sP. NJ. closes at 10 80 P. N.
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DuycIS, anu LQt leSSeutu tdIullRS anu smaller
remuneration for all sorts of services are found
to bear to the reduced prices of the necessities
and comforts of life nearly the same relation
that inflated wages bore to inflated prices, and
as high wages encouraged the people with the
notion of prosperity so low prices lead them
on to what seem great opportunities; and thus
all the steps of trade follow again in their reg
ular order on lower plane.
Whereabouts do we stand in this process
now-at what point are we in this natural
mercial activities, and what is the promise
of the indications?
Reduced consumption and continued pro-
duction have filled our magazines and ware
houses with enormous stores of commodities
of every description, and the point to which
prices have fallen indicates how great is the
superfuity Our importations. especially in
dry goods, are lessened, but are sufficient to
keep the supply very considerably above the
present demand and to keep prices down
proportionately. Prices are certainly not at
their worst but they are at such stage as
to excite alarm with many dealers. On the
other hand We have good though not
great harvest. Though in manufacturing
districts the times are dull and the people
are poor and apprehensive Of the chances of
the winter, yet with the farmers and all who
depend upon the farmers and in all the varied
industries related to the marketing Of crops
there is good share of the confidence and
elastic spirit that attend upon good season
and as all the processes of legitimate trade
begin with the producer, who sells what he has
and buys what he needs, there is in the ele-
mentary facts of our condition good reason
for hopefulness, and if the case were to be
viewed strictly on its economical features we
should esteem it full of promise.
But the political possibilities complicate our
position very seriously. Are we yet done with
the lunacy of imitation ? 1t is pretty certain
that we are done with the iunacy of it; that is
to say, all those who really believed that what
they called "cheap money would afford q
remedy for our financial difficulties are either
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sc Lemon juice and glycerinc will
Gle IDse aud soften The hands.

How TO SECURE SOUND LEEp-Sleep-
less people--and ihere are many in Amer
;ca should court the sun. The very worst
soportio is laudanum, and tho very best is
sunshine Therefore, it is very plain that
poor sleepers should pass as many hours Of
the day in sunshine, and as few as possible
IN the shade. Many women are martyrs,
and yet do not know t. They shut the
sunshine out Of their houses aud hearts,
they wear wells, they carry pararols, they do
all that is possible to keep of the subtlest,
aud yet most potent influence which is in
tended to give them strength and beauty
AMI cheerluIness, is it not time TO change
all this, and so get roses aud color in our
rsle checks; strength in our weak back,
and courage in our timid souls rbe wo-
men of America are pale aud delicate; they
may be bloonipg and strong, aud the sun
light will be a potent influence in this trans.
formation. WIN they but try it year or
two, and oblige thousands Ct admirers?
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LARGE BELLS 10 Pekin. China, it il
said, there arc seven bells each weighing o.
yer 10 900 pounds The largest of the
great bells c'si for the new English parlia-
mcnt House weighs 4 tons, The York
minister bell, east in 1915, weighs p 900
pounds. The Great Tom, of Oxford, Eag-
land, weighs 1900 pounds. The grca.
bell Of ST. Pulls Cathedral, London, is 0
feet in diameter, and weighs l J 900 ponds.
The bell in the city hall, Kew York, IS said
to be the largest be in thi United States.
1t was cast in Boston, and Weighs % 600
pounds
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ga DouDlNGroN was very leihargic.
Failing asleep one day after dinner, with
Sir RICHARD TEMPLE, Lord GOTHAM, and
'evcral others, one Of the party reproached
BIN with bis drowsincss. lie denied hav.
ing been asleep, and to prove he had not,
offered to repeat oil Lord GOTHAM bad
been saying GOTHAM challenged Lin to
do so DoDDINGroN repeated a story, and
CoBHAM owned he had been telling it.
'Woll, said Doddingiou, aud yet did not
hear word Of it but ! went to sleep be-
cau,o that knew about this time Of the
day yon would tell this story.
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ArDR. uAIL snps lhn hesl mndiein.,

EE DR.. HALL says the best medicines
10 the world, more efficient than all The DO,
tations Of the materia medica, are warmth,
rest, cleanliness, and purc air. Some per.
sous make it Z virtue to brave disease, to
keep up as long as they can move foot
or wriggle finger, and it sometimes sue.
ceeds; but 10 others the powers Of life are
thcrebp so completely exhausted that tho
system has lost all ability to recuperAtc, aud
slow typhoid fever sets in aud carries the
patient to premature grave. Wheneve.
walking or work is an effort, warm bed
aud cool room are the very first indisponsa
bles OF sure aud speedy recovery. Ia
siDct lends all beasts and birds to ouie,uie
aud rest the very momen, disease or wounds
assail tie system.
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How TO CURE FELoN As we often
see friends suffer with these very trouble
some things, we publish the following cure
for them which we have heagd highly rec
ommendcd ~ soon as tho parts Eegio TO
swell, get the tincturo of lobtlia, and wrap
the part affected with doth saturated thor
ougly with tho tinciure, and tho felon is
dead. An CID physician says he has known
It to cure 10 scores Of cases, aud i, never
tails il applied 10 seasOn.
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~ Louis IANIrp

EF LOUIS LANIER of Texas has put in
a claim for the city of Nashville. He is
grandson Of one LIlToN LANIER, who kill
ed man over 20 years ago, and fled from
whs, is now Tennessee, leaving $40 acres
OF land, on which the city of Nashville
stands. About forty years ago an a,temp:
was made by G. V. WISE Of Virginia to
push this claim, but so much excitement
was created that it was abandoned
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TIGuTINo p0Is0y vrru po-.oy a,
an ;,In.,r,,ion of ,ha a,
% co,D,oroo. o,ho. .,.o
a rocop, casa - eon,t p.I r1.:t,
bi,bIv i,,ro,,,,t nna ;n,or.a,;o ;..,.,..
We oivo rho s,,,on,on, .,.e, L
n, u,,o,, u.ha .,u.s 49,,
Of u,n,l ~ .n;.i1o 49, 49, .,.~;.:,'-
81 ,ho .,,a,,,,e.1 ,., 1 nv ~ - - : ~ L.,
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South 3ramth 9ntcllisenter.
R OMNEY, FRIDAY, OCT. %, 1874.

Err Several hurdred horses have died with :
in mouth or two in Monterey county, Cal.
iforni', from tie effect Of eating poisonous
plant call.d ratileweed, which produces
symptoms similar to those of insanity.
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CEMENT FOR BRoKgN CuINA. Take a
very thick solution of gum arabic dissolved
in water, aud stir /, into plaster OF Paris
ueiil the mixture becomes a viscous paste.
Apply it with brush TO the fractured edg-
es, and stick them together. Ia three days
the article caruot be- broken 10 the same
place. The wirenes' Of the cement rem
ders it doubly u d'ble.
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ETA tenms'er 10 Maine says 10 can
start the worst baJky horse by taxing him
out Of tho shafts and making him go round
in circle ill he is giddy. If tho first
dance If ibis sort doesn't cure him, tho
second will
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ETA STRONG deception Of sweet fern,
il Is said will cure ivy poison.

FATAL ACCIDENT "A fatal accident oc-
CURED abou, five o'clock last Wednesday
morning, at Sandy Hook, by which Captain
John Chambers, conductor Of train No.
l23 Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
los, bis life. i, appears that, whilst rcpus
aiing bis train, the unfortunate mao step
ped back TO tho other track when 90 engine
passing by, Knocked biz dowo aud passed
over bis legs near the bndy, maugiog him
10 terrible manner. He lived about two
hours, snd retained his Consciousness uutl
within 30 minutes of his deaih.
Capt. CHAMBEBs, or Ginger CHAMBERS
as be vas famiiiarly known By many per-
sons, bad been in The employ o. tbo Bald-
more end Ohio company for many years,
and was esteemed BY it as most excellent
official. His homo vas Harpor's Ferry.
Some months ego be married a young lady
u ibis PLACE, ADD il is sad that such ter
rlble tate should overiako him at any time,
but much more at this. He was about City
years Of sge, and much respected by bis as
soclatos aud many friends - W,Hchester
Neps, OctoJcr 1G.
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TT To remove tho iron taste from new
kettles, boil handful Of hay in them, aud
repeat the process if necessary. Hay wa
ter is a great sweo enor Of tin, wooden and
iron ware. 10 Irish dairies every thing US
ed for milk is seal led with bay.
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kgTus Middletown IN W

kS The Middletown On. Y) Mercury
gives acircumstantia! ACCOUNT Of cat in that
city attempting to straugle an infant, by
placing paw on each side of the child's
head and pressing its nose inio lis victims
mouth.
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cS The juice Of ripe tomatoes will re-
move the stain of wslnuts from the hands
without injury to the skin.