Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-01

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present dominant party and satisfying the
good men of all parties that our institu-
tions will be preserved from farther en-
croachment, and enlightened liberty main
tanned!
gelerteh @isrelany.
SINGULAR REMEDY EoR y HURT.--
Mention has been made of the case of
A. r. Smoot, commission merchant,
who was so seriously injured on the
Sth inst. by jumping from some boxes
on Light street wharf on nail two
and half inches in length, which
passed nearly through his foot, firmly
clinching him to the floor. Mr.. Smoot
subsequently received per mail pos
tai card from some kind-hearted per-
son, which read as follows: Reading
of your painful accident in this morn
ing's paper, (The Sum- take the Ii
berty of sending you remedy which
is considered infallible. 1t is simply
to smoke the wound or bruise that is
inhamed with burning wool or woolen
cloth twenty minutes. The smoke of
wool will take the pain out of the
wound. Repeat once or twice. 1t
will allay the worst case of inflammation
arising from wound. I hope you
will try the remedy and be benefited.
Sympathizer."
Mr.. Smoot lost no time in resorting
to the remedy, though itwas somewhat
different from the hypodermical treat
ment administered by the physicians.
An old iron pot, of extra dimensions,
such as are used in the Old Dominion,
Mr.. Smoot's place of nativity, was inn
mediately brought into requisition and
filled with the remedial agents. A
dense smoke was raised from the burn
ing wool, enough to smoke out all the
Macbeth witches in the cantation
scene, and with perfect success. Mr..
Smoot desires his most heartfelt thanks
to be returned to the kind-hearted
sympathizer, and is happy to say he
experienced the greatest relief in the
application of the remedy. New life,
as it were, and motion was restored to
the afflicted limb, and he enjoyed a
delightful rest after the operation.1z
Bait. San.
pH-The greatest feat of an Arab
hunter is to capture an ostrich. 1t is
the largest of living birds and proba-
bly, the swiftest of all living animals.
Being very shy and cautions, and liv-
ing on the sandy plains, where there
is little chance to take it by surprise,
it can only be captured by we'll
planned and long continued pursuit
with the swiftest horses. The ostrich
has two curious habits in running
when alarmed. It always starts with
outspread wings against the wind, so
that it can scent the approach of an
enemy. Its sense of smell is so keen
that it can detect a person at great
distance, long before one can be seen.
The other curious habit is that of run
ming in circle. Usually five or six
ostriches are found in company.
When discovered part of the hunters,
mounted on fleet horses, wall gallop
away at right angles to the course the
ostriches have taken. When these
hunters think they have gone far en-
ough to cross the path the birds will
be likely to take:.-sey watch upon
some rise of ground for their approach.
If the hunters hit the right place and
see the ostriches, they at once start in
pursuit with fresh horses, and some
times overtake one or two of the birds,
but often two or three of the fleet hor-
ses fall, completely tired out with so
sharp chase.
VIRTUE IN WHIsTLING.-Ano old
farmer said that he would not have a
hired man on his farm that did not
habitually whistle. He always hired ,
whistlers-said he never knew a
whistling laborer to find fault with
his food, his bed, or complain of q
little extra work he was asked Il
form. Such man was general
to children and to animals in In
He would whistle chilled lamb i'm
warmth and life, and would bring in
his hat full of eggs from the barn with
out breaking one of them. He found
such a man more careful about closing
gates, putting up bars, and seeing that
the nuts on his plow were all properly
frightened before he took it into the
field. He never knew whistling
hired man to kick or beat cow on
run into a stable. He had noticed
that the sheep he fed in the yard and
shed gathered around him as he whistl-
ed, without fear. He never had en-
ployed whistler who was not thought
full and economical.
Discoursing Sweet Music-Blowing
your own trumpet.
Somebody advertises for machine
Il r., al hoA A4o, how'd ,,,o.I