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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
Sulphuric Acid and Weeds.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Journal Of
agriculture England writes:
Take an old backing bottle, with a
wire around it to carry it by and a stick
to dip with. The stick should not be
pointed, but should be notched round for
an inch or two at the end, the better to
hold the liquor. Just one drop quite in
the heart of the plantain is sufficient to
a death, and the notched stick will
contain at one dip enough to destroy three
Or four plants. If the acid is good the
work of death can both be seen and heard.
for the vitriol Misses and it burns up the
plantain in a moment A row of plan
tains a foot wide sprang up on a lawn
here where an iron fence formerly ran.
The owner, seeing at a place he visited
the good effect of %vitriol, put the hint in
practice. The plantains were killed in
an hour, and have never appeared again.
1t is three years since, and it is impossible
to recognize the line of the fence; it com
pletely burns the roots out. l have tried
it on large dandelions with the same re-
suit. One of the young men there
amused himself by hunting out the long
est thistles he could find to experiment on
The vitriol completely killed them by eat
ing the roots out. One drop will do. Care
is required that it does not touch the skin,
boots or clothes; it is not safe in the
hands of children, but a man or woman,
with ten minutes practice, can kill plan
tains much more quickly than any lad
oan eat gooseberries.''-
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
Origin OF the Water-Cure.

THE watcr-cure, or ~hydropathy, owes
its origin to the fertility Of invention of a
Silcsian peasant, Einccnz PriessnItz.
Having, at the age of thirteen, sprained
his wrist, young Priessnitz intuitively ap-
piled it TO the pump; and altcrward, to
bound upon it an Umschbrg, or wet band
age. Revealing this as it became dry, he
reduced the inflammation, but excited a
rash on the surface Of the part. Soon
after, having crushed his thumb, he
again applied the bandage, and the pain
once more subsidized. but the rash reap
peared. He inferred that the rash indi-
Gated an impure blood; and this conclu-
sion was strengthened by the result Of ex-
perimcnts which lie was induced to try
upon injuries and ulcers in the case OF
some of his n~cighbOrs, since the rash in
some instances appeared after the treat
ment and in others did not. Thus he was
led to frame for himself a Immoral pa
thoIogy of all diseases, and a doctrine of
the elimination of morbitic matters by
crisis According to this view the
cure of disease is to be effected by favoring
the activity of those organs through
which the publication of the system is
carried on, and through a regulated and
pure dietary and correct regimen, pre-
venting further morbid accumulations. In
his nineteenth year, being run over by a
cart, Priessnitz had some ribs broken and
received severe bruises; on learning that
the physicians pronounced his case hope
less he tore off their baEdages, and recov-
cred under the renewed application Of the
UmscItrg, and replaced his ribs by in
fiating the lungs while pressing the abdo-
men against a window-sill. This incident
confirmed the idea and initiated the prac-
tice of the water cur e.-1ppket0ns' Anaeri-
can Cyciop9dia.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
The Russian Sable.

TIE most fashionable and costly of all
fUrs is the RussiIn sable, the skin of the
MusteIa zibellina, which is about three or
four times as large as the common weasel,
10 which family il belongs. 4 choice skin
Of the sea-otter or the black fox may ON
mand a higher price than one of the Rus
sian sahIcs; but the cost of the latter will
be relatively greater on account of its
smaller size. The fur of the Russian sa-
bic is brown in summer, with some gray
spots on the head, and may be di>tin.
guished from all other furs by the hair-
turning and lying equally well in any di
~rcction. In winter when the animal is
usually taken, the color of the fur is a
beautiful black. The darkest skins are the
most valuable. In its natural condition
the fur has a bloomy appearance; but
dyed sables generally lose their gloss and
the hairs become twisted or crispcd.
Sometimes the skins are bIackened by bel
ing smoked, but the deception is exposed
by the smell and the crispcd hairs. \
dyed or smoked fur may be detected by
rubbing II with a moist linen cloth, which
will then become blackened. 1t is said,
however, that the Chinese dye the sables,
and give them a permanent color without
destroying the gloss; in this case the fraud
may be detected by the crisped hairs. The
best skins are obtained in Yakutsk
K~amtchatka and Russian Lapland. Only
about p, 1000 are annually taken, and these
command extraordinary prices, the aver
age price Of a raw skin being about $25,
while a choice crown Russian sable
will sell for $500. But few of these reach
the English or American market. The
chief demand is in Russia, where the use
OF The sable is monopoliGed by the i'm
pcrial family and the nobility, by whom it
is chiefly used for Innings for civic robes,
coats, etc, and for ladies' sets.-Apple-
toHs' .imeTtcan C~ycl2Dg9ta.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
The Beginning in Brooklyn.

In sermon and song there was nothing
but plain and wholesome Christian truth.
Few preachers indeed depend more ut
.erly on the Bible than Mr.. Moody, and
upon this depends in large measure his
wonderful success. Few Christian sing
ers so put their heart into the tones of
their voice as docs Mr.. Sankey; and,
therefore, his sacred songs 60 straight to
the souls of their hearers. Five thou
sand people 20 without excitement and
many Of them without prepOssession to a
building associated only with gayety and
~frivolity; and they depart with hearts
elatc and conscience aroused and courage
quickened. Many, very many are pricked
il the heart and see that the door of the
church is open to them. Mr.. Moody is
singularly successful in making it plain
that it is easy to begin to be a Christian !;
but that the warfare must be carried on
increasingly to liie's end. Thus he neither
~frightens the sinner away nor hurries him
on to backSlide in a week. This, then,
is the beginning of a movement which
seems likely to affect thousands all over
the land. 1t is plain that a revival so be-
gun demands the heaytiest sympathy, the
warmcst prayers and the most cordial
cooperation of Christians of every name.
1t cannot be snufied out with a sneer. 1t
can be helped by every person who reads
these woIds.-N. Y. Independent.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
A Flying Angel.

VISITORS to the Crystal Palace a few
evenings ago were horritied al beholding
a human being suspended in the air by a
wire, with squibs and crackers exploding
around him in all directions. 1t was evil
dent that the spectacle was not intended as
an amusement" for frantic efforts were
being made to rescue the sufferer from his
frightful position. The man thus sus-
pended in the air was, in truth, "Jove the
Thunderer," who, it was announced,
would descend on an inclined wire from
the top of the northern tower to the lake
on the terrace, amidst a shower of fire
works, and would, moreover, in his de-
scent, assume the position of a flying
angel" Unfortunately, something went
wrong with the machinery by means of
which the descent was to have been effect
ed, the result of which was that Jove the
T%lunderer, after descending a certain dis
lance, stuck fast on the inclined wire.
With much difficulty a rope was at last
worked up to the scene of Jove's misfort-
une, and a workman, working himself up
hand over hand, rescued the Thunderer,
who then slid down in safety, to the great
relief Of the spectators. ALPS well that
ends well. No fatal accident occurred,
but it is to be hoped that before JoSe the
Tlundcrer again assumes the position of
a flying angel steps will be taken to pre-
vent the possibility of his becoming one
of these aerial beings prematurely.-Paf
Nal Ga sHe.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
Aliti1e Romance.

IL an article in the Builder on Miss
Milford and her pretty cottage at Reading
the following pretty story is told: Nor
can you have forgotten how ga whimsical
experiment in legislation" making a pre-
liminary visit to Swallowfeld Cottage
essential to all the inhabitants of Our
Village who were about TO marry, intro
duced many a blushing belle and awk-
ward beau to the notice of the inhabitants.
The romantic story OF Hannah was prob
ably the most striking of all the village
love stories with which hat little old
cottage thus became associated. One
morning the limping parish clerk intro
duced to the little hall on 8 matter of bust
ness in the matrimonial Way a pair of
lovers; he fine, handsome, athletic young
man, holding the hand of his young
woman. I" who, with her head half buried
in a geranium in the window, was turning
bashfully away" Miss Milford was
crossing the hall 1.-The shrinking grace OF
that bending figure was not to be mis-
taken She cried in surprise: Han
nahn' and, with a woman'S eager curiosity
and interest, at once took the pretty, lady
like village girl aside TO hear a love story.
1t was very short. The Young man, who
said he was a i~ourneyman halter, had
com to Our Village to see the cricket
ers, whom DR.. Milford took delight in
patronizing. He saw Hannah, and came
again. Hannah's hard-yorking widowed
mother liked him; in fact, as Hannah
gushirgIy said, everybody liked her
William" and so she was going To-
:. Was i: wrong:" she anxiousIy asked.
=. Certainly not was the emphatic re-
sponse- William had expressed a fear
lest Hannah should find his poor home in
some narrow street or lane in Reading q
sad exchange for her cottage home at
Three-Mile Gross; but, said Hannah:
He little thinks, every where -" and
broke of, finishing with a clasping OF the
pretty hands and blushing Of the soft
cheeks far more eloquent than words.
You remember the rest of that romantic
love story, how the "jouTneyman" turned
Out TO be the son Of Great Halter, - who
lived in the market. place Of Reading and
hal much wealth; and how, when Miss
Milford visited the happy, blushing bride
in that town, she found her SO p%rcttily
quaint and awkward as the mistress Of one
Of the best houses in Reading, with fine
servants, fine furniture, fine clothes, fine
gardens, and more money than she knew
what to DO with. 4 touching little story
that, perfectly true, and one fairly belong
ing to this little Old house.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
The Crosses Christians Bear.

Some DO not fear personal danger so
much as responsibility for others. To be
a decided Christian is 10 be a marked
man. whose errors are a scandal To the
weak. q burden 10 the tender, and an eX-
cuse to the wicked. But the same burden
is upon the shoulders of every living
man and it only presses specially upon
the Christian because he has a second and
deeper life to live. There is no little child
whose behavior does not make lll-be
haved children either ashamed or shame
less. There is no young man or maiden
whose very look has not an effect upon
the words and acts of some comrade.
since God has allowed the cruel frost OF
utter isolation 10 close over no human
heart. The merchant influences the mo-
rally Of trade; the lonely student cannot
deepen the food OF thought without also
cleansing or defling it. To dread re-
spon-iJi.ity is to dread life. Ii is only a
statue that sets no example to creatures
who have hands which can help or hinder,
and eyes which can flash with rage or
soften into sympathy. You will not be a
Christian because you shrink from danger
OF from responsibility: Then why have
you submitted for so many years TO be
alive:
To be 4 Christian is to labor. A cross
has TO he borne, a race has to be run, there
are unearthly enemies with whom to
wrestle, therefore, men shrink from the
din of battle and the dust of pilgrimage.
But yet the sap and salt, the freshness and
the vigor of our daily life would be lost
if there were no contests, no campaigns,
10 victories. What names are great in
history whose monuments are sacred ?
whose birthplaCes are venerated: Those
which belonged to men who scorned de-
lights and lived laborlous days; soldiers,
who slept on the ground and hungered
and bled: writers, who built the lofty
line in solitary days and slccpless nights,
with painful thoughtand deep experience;
rcformcrs, who stood alone against the
world; martyrs, whom they burned. These
are the men whose lives We applaud. But
even the most ignoble and dishonorable
life is full OF labor and Yexation. To re-
fuse all toll is 10 groan under the hatred
OF strangers and the reproaches of kins
men to indulge every appetite is to writhe
under a hundred diseases. The reveler
of tonight aches and frets tomorrow. In
iolence never knows the JOY of bounding
pulses and a well braced system. No
man is so heavily laden as he who bears
no cross; hone so miserable as the man Of
plcasure.-Christidn Idc0cdte.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

that ii was impossible to remove. Accord
ing to Humboldt, the ravages of the ter
mites are so great in Central America that
it is exceedingly rare to find o and
manuscripts that have survived nifty or
sixty years. Nothing escapes these terri
BILE pests that can be demolished by their
formidable jaws.
There are two species of termites innab-
iting the south of Europe: the Termes
lueifuqus, q brilliant black insect with
russell legs, and the Ternes fdricoNis, CON-
monty called the yellow-necked white ant.
Neither species is known to do any harm
to human habitations, but the latter lives
in the interior of trees, and makes a good
deal of mischief to the olive and other val
liable trees in Spain and France. Toward
the end of the last century a species Of
termite made its appearance at La Rochelle,
in France, and, multiplying with great
rapidity and creating immense destruction
of property, filled the inhabitants Of the
region with dismay. Many houses in the
towns in the basin of the Charente which
the termites invaded have been completely
undermined, by them. The miners, in ac-
cordance with their habit, constructcovered
galleries by means of which they advance
upon a building without danger of dis
covery. The galleries are made of agglu-
tinated material, and are carried along the
walls in cellars and other apartments, and
are even suspended from the roof like
stalactites. Instances have been known
where these galleries or tubes have de-
scended FROM the ceiling to the floor of a
cellar without extraneOus support. NJ.
Bobe-Moreau states that he has seen the
galleries thrown horizontally forward like
a tubular bridge, in order to afford COM
munication with some desirable point.
One species of termites, the Ternes far
ipes, dwells in the United States, extend
ing as far north as Massachusetts. 1t may
be found under stones and fallen timbers,
beneath which It's burrows extend into the
ground. The workers of this species are
white, with yellow heads, and the other
classes are brown. 1t dwells in colonies
vi Il huuIitI Ut hloIe III INT 1aOt IIl'h u
subterranean galleries and chambers
which 1t ~excavates. In the center of its
nest, we'll guarded in their cell, dwell the
royal pair that, as in the case with other
termites, found and perpetuate the COM
munity. This species can be accused of
no harm thus far beyond some destruction
of vines by consuming their roots.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
All Run Down.'s

This is an expression that we hear from
doctors when they are in doubt about
the nature of the disease Of their patients.
The country seems to be filed with such
cases, and they are trying first one remedy
and then another, hoping in vain to find
relief. They generally have the following
symptoms: y general depression Of spirits,
with evil f~OrehOdings, a whirling sensation
in the head when rising up suddenly, foul
breath, with a bad taste in the mouth,
especially in the morning, pain in the sides
and back, urine scanty and high colored
frequently voided with difficulty, frequent
headaches, a distressed feeling at the pit Of
the stomach, food affOrding no nourisbment.
The patient feels tired all the while, and
sleep affords but little rest. After a time a
dry, hacking cough sets in, followed after q
time with eNpectoTation, hands and feet cold
and clammy at times, a general wasting Of
the body. In such cases we need a remedy
that will actupon thcliycr, kidneys, stomach
and blood at the same time. and when we
use u a remedy it affords relief. The
best article for this purpose is the SHAKER
EXTRACT OF ROOTs, sold by A. J. White, 3l9
Pearl street, y. Y. Agents wanted
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

ILhpNlt ~ VAIN
Cure Of Consumption, Coughs and Colds. The
great virtue of this medicine is that it ripens the
matter and throws it out OF the system purihes
the blood, and thus effects g cure.
ScHENcK's SEA WEED Tonic, for the Cure OF
Dyspepsia. Indigestion, etc. The Tonic produces
3 healthy action of the stomach, creating an appe-
tite. forming chyle. and curing the most obstinate
cases of indigestion.
SCHEScK's MANDRAKE Pills, for the Cure oil
Liver Complaint, etc. These pills are Alternative
end produce a healthy action on the liver without
the least danger. as they are free from calomel. and
vet more eitcacious in restoring a healthy action
of the liver.
These remedies are a certain cure for Consunp,
ton. as the Pulmonic Syrup ripens the matter and
purifes the blood. The Mandrake Pills act upon
The liver. create a healthy bile, and remove all dis
eases OF the liver. often q cause Of Consumption.
The Sea Weed Tonic gives tone and strength &c
the stomach, makes a good digestion. and enables
the organs to form good blood; and thus creates
healthy circulation of healthy blood. The com
bined action of these medicines, as thus ex
planned, will cure every case of Consumption, L
taken in time, and the use of the medicines peroe
veTed in.
Or. Schenck is professionally at his princip1
o1dce. corner SIXTH and ARCH STs., Philadelphia,
every Monday, where all letters for advice must b
addressed.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
THE PRAYER.

o God, l come to Thee,
In this, my time of need
o! listen Thou to me
While I in anguish plead;
Ifeel to-day
How much need
For aid to plead,
And therefore pray.
IT'S sweet to think that Thou
On yonder shining shore"
Oost see me when l bow,
And lov'st me all the more;
Lord, Thou dost see
feel my need,
And as l plead
Bring aid 10 me-.
know how good Thou art,
And how unworthy, l.
o! come and touch my heart
As l, in anguish, sigh,
And l will give
Iy all to Thee
And faithful be
While l shall live
Yes Lord, know Thou wilt
Show pity as l bow,
For though Thou see'st my guilt,
Thou know'st Tn honest now
Thou see'st within
This heart of mine,
And that ! pine
To cease from sin.
Christian Era.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

A BREEDER Of poultry writes: every
spring l procure a quantity of cedar
boughs and scatter them plentifully in and
around the h~en-house. This is all that is
necessary, as the odor of the cedar keeps
away lice. This remedy is cheap, simple
and effective and is we'll worth trying by
all who have hens to care for.n
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

The discovery of a subterranean forest
just below the surface of the bed of the
Thames River is attracting a good deal of
attention in England. The oak, the alder
and the willow are the principal trees
found. These retain their vegetable char
acter, but other signs show that the forest
belongs to the period of the elk and the
red deer in the south of England.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

THE sweetest word in our language is
health. At the first indication of disease,
use ~wcll-known and approved remedies. For
dyspepsia or indigestion, use Parsons P"r-
g1tErc I'1lS. For coughs, colds, sore or lame
stomach, use JohnsOn'S AHodyie Liuimeitt.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
60 1of rhomnson is credited witl

the prediction that by Jan. l the Mlssls-
sippi will have cut a new channel neax
Vicksburg, leaving that place W o miles
inland.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
SYMPTOMS of Catarrh.

Dull, heavy headache, obstruction OF the
nasal passages, discharges falling from the
head into the throat, sometimes profuse,
watery and acrid, at Others thick, tena-
cious. mucous, purulent, bloody and putrld;
the ewes are weak. watery and infamed;
there is ringing in the ears, deafness, hack
ing or coughing to clear the throat, eXpeeto-
ration of offensive matter, together Win
scabs from ulcers; the voice is changed and
has a nasal twang, the breath is offensive,
smell and taste are impaired; there is a SEN
sation of dizziness, mental depression, hack
ing cough and general debility. Only a few
of the a~boye-named symptoms are, however,
likely to be present in any one case. There
is no disease more common than Catarrh,
and less understood by physicians.
DIR. sAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY
is beyond all comparison the best prepara-
ton for Catarrh ever discovered. Under the
influence of its mild, soothing and healing
properties the disease soon yields. The
Golden Medical Discovery should be taken
TO correct the blood, which is always atfault,
and to act specifically upon the diseased
glands and lining membrane of the nose.
The Catarrh Remedy should be applied Tdrna
with Dr. IisTce'< NdSul DoRche-the only in
strumcut BY which fluids can be perfectly
injected into all the passages and chambers
of the nose from which discharges proceed.
These medicines are '1ld by Druggists
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

The Evanston Common Sense school.
opened by Prof. W. P. Jones at Evanston,
H., for teaching by the individual method in
stead OF in classes, is attracting scholars
from all quarters. Winter term opens Dec. 8.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

WIEN you go to Chicago stop at the
" Barnes House." corner Of Randolph and
Canal streets. The fare is excellent and cv-
erything in the house is new. Only sl.5o to
s. % nrr day for transient.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

FRIENDSHIP is the medicine for all
misfortunes; but ingratitude dries up the
fountain OF all goodness Richelieu.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

ACAsE of chronic rheumatism of unusual
severity. cured by JohuS0H's Anodyme Linz
mcaf. is noticed by one of our exchanges.
A large bunch came out upon the breast Of
brcast-bone. Used internally and exter-
ually.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

THE TUBULAR LAMP is a wonderful thin!
Read the advertisement, sure.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11

BURNETT'S COCAINE is the best and cheap
est Hair Dressing in the world.