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PsstIlsnt Ki.ses.

The promiscuous kissing Of children is
a pestilsut practice. We use the word
Adyisedy, and it Is mild for the occasion.
Murderous would be the proper word, did
the kissers know the mischief they do. Il
would be hard to tell how much Of the
prevalent sickness and mortality from dip
liberia is due to such want Of thought. AS
a rule, adults have the disease in 50 mild
a form that they mistake II for simple
cold; and as cold il not contagious, they
think nothing Of exposing others to their
breath, or to the greater danger of libisl
contact. Taking into consideration the
well-established fact that diptheria is us
ually If not always communicated BY the
direct transplanting Of tho malignant veg
citation which causes the disease, the fact
that there can be no more certain means
of bringing the contagion to It's favorite
soil than the act Of kissing, and the furth-
er fact that the custom Of kissing childreiis
on all occasions Is al but universal, Il Il
not surprising that, when the disease Is
once imported into community, it is very
likely to become epidemic. Il would be
absurd to charge the spread Of diptheria
entirely to the practice of chiId-kissing
There are other modes Of propagation,
though 1t is hard to conceive Of any more
directly suited to the spread Of the infec-
tion or more general in its operations. It
stands to diptheria in about the same re-
lation that promiscuous hand-shaking for
merly did to the itch, 1t were better to
avoid the practice The children win not
suffer if they go unkissed; and their friends
ought for their sake to forego the luxury
for season. A single kiss has been
known to infect family; and the most
careful may be In condition to communi-
cate the disease without knowing it. Be
ware, then, Of playing Judas, and let the
babies alone.--Scientifc American.
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Cure for Hydrophobia.


We print the following letter Of the 25th
ultimo, from the Chicago Eusaiag Journal.
Is contains some useful facts from the pen
Of ]. W. Seccomb, of that city
To The Editors Of the Chicago Eseaiag
journal: Geatlemen-After reading your
article on mad dogs, in Saturdays issue,
/ feel it duty owe to humanity to send
you the following, which is sure curs for
hydrophobia. My father (now deccased)
was physician, and cured nineteen cases.
It is the only sure cure 1t viii cure If
the directions are followed. have no
interest in making this known, but for
the good Of humanity. If you need ref
erences in regard to my truthfulness and
sincerity, you can refer 10 s. G. Criges, Of
the firm Of S. c. CriggS 4 Co., s55 Wa
bash avenue, or Jansen, McClurg 4 Co.,
III and 119 State street. The following
is the remedy:
Put one ounce of blue skull cap (scut-
tellaria,) which may be found in any drug
store, in one quart of hotwater An adult
may drink nearly gill in two hours, in
case the patient commences drinking the
fourth or 9Th day, but in case Of delay
ill nearly time for the fits to come on
(nine days. he may drink nearly twice
that quantity. Lay the dregs on the
wound after being steeped-this win be
found serviceable. Let the food be light
and nourishing; exercise moderate; half a
tablespoon full Of sulphur every other
morning; so persevere for twenty days. /
hope some, at least, who have beenbitten,
win use this remedy.
Very respectfully yours,
J. W. SEccoMB.
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The copyright law obliges the pub
Usher Of every book, p pamphlet, map, mu-
steal composition, photograph, engraving,
&c, to deposit in the Library of Congress
.wo copies of his work when he applies for
copyright. The observance of this
rule has given the National Library an
ennmous increase. The total number Of
publications received from this source du-
ring 1874, for example, was 14,s41, Of
which 3,424 were volumes of books,
and 3,2lS were pamphlets Including
duplicates, there were, last year, 29,674
articles deposited. OF course, there must
be much lumber in this large accretion
but the whole is Of great value, as it fur
nishes complete record of the progress
Of American literature in all its branches
1t seems pity that such large library
(it now numbers 274,l57 volumes) cannot
be more generally utilized.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

Cotton Growing in Peru has been pro-
nounced failure, on account of n current
of cold water which runs along the coast
and produces during the summer months
thick fog, extending far into the inte.
rior. The connection between this thick
fog and the failure Of cotton crops i,
ingeniously explained as follows:-The
mist settles on the cotton plant and bolls in
the shape of large dew drops, and when
the MONDAY sun breaks through the fog,
these dew drops, act as condensing lenses
AMI gather the rays of the sun to such an
extent before they are evaponted, that the
bolls become hard and shrivelled, and thus
the yield of the plant is destroyed. For
this reason aud for others arising from the
uncertainty Of the rainfall in that country,
cotton planting Is being abandoned, and
sugar-cane is being cultivated. The latter
is represented 70 be highly productive.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

the world boasting Of the intimacy with
US, and taking in more and more of the
the unwary by that very bait itself Andas
falsehoods founded on facts are ofall things
in creation the most impossible to destroy,
these boastings continue to be the shadow
cast across the brightness of our fair fame,
and our enemies, lifting up their eyebrows,
clinch their slander and ill-nature by the
unanswerable remark, ave need say no
more than this-they arc bosom friends Of
the Doubtfals."
There arc people whose main object in
life is this perpetual setting of traps. No
sooner do they see the faintest trace Of a
secret lying about than they lay their
snares to entrap; and in the great majori-
ty of cases they succeed. For trapping is
an art like any other, and practice makes
perfect in it as in any other. The great
art lies in the nice selection Of the bait.
What catches one person win repel anoth-
or, and there must be changes Of kind to
suit differences Of circumstances Sym
pathy goes a long way with some. A nice
friendly manner, a soft wooing voice,
knees to knees in the summer twilight !;
feet on the fender, and the easy chairs
very deep and coy, by the winter fire; "a
little Indifferent talk to lead the way; a
little pretended confidence on the trapper's
part, to smooth off the first difficulties and
warm the chill Of shyness; and the poor
victim is caught-trapped without hope Of
escape. At other times it is the bluff kind
of liberality which processes to be shocked
at nothing. My dear fellow, or "my
dear child, you can tell me anything. |
know human nature, aud am no bigot. +"
On which the silly snipe runs its head
into the moose, and learns the value Of
moral liberality professed for bait, al
its sorrowfuli leisure.
Yes, life is full of traps set everywhere
and baited with everything under heaven
Our fears and our hopes, our loves and
our hates, self-interest, sympathy, the fer
vor Of Imagination and the inAuenc,
of personalities, all are the bats ant
the traps laid for us; and perhaps no mai
or woman lives who has not at some tim,
fallen into one or more. Some of US, in
deed, seem to have been sent into thi
world chiefly as prey for traps, and to pas
our lives in the creditable fulflment o
our destiny. Even over caution supple,
bats on occasions, and sets traps for itself
so that what with blindness here and over
vigilance there, both coming to the sam,
end-what with snares lying in the bes
parts Of our nature and those backing th,
weakest--we are in pitiable condition o
danger, making wise walking about th,
most difficult to be accomplished, and com
plete avoidance of every trap the most i'm
possible Of all things human.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

There is no necessity Of death resulting
from either dipthsria or Group. especially
with the young, If the proper preventive
is applied in time, and i Is at the service
Of every mother and nurse in the whole
country. Il is simply TO spread common
tar on muslin strip, syou would prepare
a plaster, and wrap i around the neck md
glands Of the patient Renew and supply
fresh tar on The neck Of the child once or
twice day, and Ia lifs i assured. This
Is very simple cure. andas diptheria i in
almost every case fatal, We would advise
those having il to try this remedy. There
i nothing injurious in the sar, and there
fore II can have NO bad effect Aitaeaa.
Pa, Tribune.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

CONSUMPTION OF PAPER By Differ
ENr NATIoSs.-Signor Eugenio Morpur.
go estimates that the Russians consume
paper at the rate Of ] pound per capita
per annum the Spaniards, ! pounds; the
Italians, 81 the French, Z i the Germans,
8; the English, III; (; the Americans, Ill.
He states that there are in the whole world
$3.50 paper-making establishments, the
aggregate annual product of which !.
estimated at 1,sO9,OOO,OOO pounds Of
paper One-half is used for printing, one
sixth for writing, and the remainder fol
packing.
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@glainal poetrp.
ia little RED BIRD.

s. |h<t 'arough the falling snow,
.ou E||ason bird on darting wing;
*ax. 1'IAG hon not the storm forego
k<i nl;sht hear thee gaily sing?
EoAIi1i thoa hnve spied my lily'cup,
Though I'D FAST falling Of the snow
Aud dds thou wish with me to sup,
Here Nh<Es my lovely lilies grow9
l}f A'dsl th9a zee the sheaf so tall,
Tint "a the cleaners shoulder lay,
With hsr sweet smile upon the wall,
IIef robe of crimson bright and gay2
At, itpp hast come to cheer my heart,
Az ~ |iIf this wintry hour;
hea Iipas my eyes sleep doth depart,
From mianight cen till evening hour.
xb> l',l|e mission is not o'er,
or ihezD are other hearts to cheer
Eaf IA w dartings upward soar,
|I.i q he sick room come thou near.
IIta lt6sa shy lay thy magic strain,
f.'ff chou The tear-mist from sad eyes;
tn1 h>ea lhou not the rm-king's reign
., Bright Iitlle bird of wintry skies.
Hkxn F,zksBuRG, Feb. "a, 1876.
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Iocusrs on GnAsnopprns g-Tbe =

Locusrs OR GRAsnoPpERs? ?-The edi.
tor of the Ne,c York Observer says A
correspondent writes us from Minnesota
intimating that the insects that have done
50 much injury in the West are not grass
hoppers, but locusts. We should be glad
to have the scientific proofs of the fact, If
II is so. We have seen the clouds Of To-
Gusts filing the air on the slopes Of Mount
Lebanon, and We have seen clouds Of
grasshoppers in the Salt Lake Valley Hy.
ing as far and as high as the eye could
detect them, bat they were very different
insects.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

A COLLISION IN MID-AIR.-L Land and
Water relates a very curious incident of
a collision between two wild ducks in full
fight. Whilst recently shooting on the
dykes in Norfolk, FIVE ducks were flushed
out Of shot; and while the gentleman who
was on the lookout for them was watching
their flight, in the hope that they would
pitch again, two of them were observed TO
come into violent collision, one falling to
the ground. Itwas so completely stunned
that it was picked up by the gentleman in
question, who found it to be fine mallard,
which, on examination, was discovered to
have lost one eye, it having been previous
ly destroyed by accident or disease. No
doubt the loss of this organ was the cause
Of the very singular occurrence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

The following is said to be the inscrip-
ton on u tombstone at Fredericksburg,
Virginia. "Here lies the body of Ed
ward Helder, practitioner in physie and
chirurgery, Born in Bsdfordshire, Eng
land, in the year of our Lord 1912. Was
contemporary with and one of the pail
bearers to the body ofWilliam Shakespeare.
After brief illness his spirit assembled in
the year of our Lord 1913, aged seventy
six"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

According to the best authorities the
entire territory of Scotland is 20,047, ,462
acres. Fifty-seven proprietors, own a
trife moro than one-third of the country,
and almost one-third of this upward Of
One-tenth of all Scotland) belongs to the
three richest Of them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

Ordinary people are often looked down
upon, but as Everett said Of Washington,
to Jepreciate a man because his character
has only that harmonious completeness
which presents no bold and conspicuous
inequalities, is like finding fault with .
circle becauss !, has no salient points Of
angles, forgetting that the very perfection
Of q circle demands that every point ia It's
curve shall be equidistant from iss centre.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

Block tin Is name given to the metal
to distinguish it from tin plate (sheet iron
specifically covered with tin.) The tin
which is imported from Banca and several
other places is almost chemically pure.
English tin usually contains small quanti.
ties of arsenic, iron, copper, and lead.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

A story is told of poor terrier dog in
Grayfriar's churchyard, Edinburg, Scot
land, which for eight years would nightly
sleep on his masters grave. The dogs
peculiarly becoming known, kind people
supplied him with daily food, but he night
ly returned to his dead masters tomb, un.
til death relieved him from his daily vigils
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

Take piece Of Wilton or velvet car
pet-Brussels viii not answer-cut out q
pair Of sOles, put them inside your boots
or shoes, and when you riie in super
chilled horse cars or take long sleigh
rides, you'll find them superior to felt
cork, or any other contriyances in genera
use.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

How quickly one generation Of men
follows another to the grave. We come
like the ocean waves to the shore, and
scarcely strike the strand before We roll
back into the forgetfalness whence We
came.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

One Of the gardeners at Old Montrosc,
France, has had female fox in his DO $.
session for eight or nine months. Il was
secured BY chain and strong leather col
lar The animal disappeared the other
night, and i was discovered that male
fox had got over the garden wall, gnawed
through the collar and carried Of his mate
In triumph.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

The Duke Of Argyle was 50 much Of a
philanthrcpist, that he planted posts, ID is
said, that his brither Scots might scratch
themselves against them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

Practice economy by giving stock shel
ter during the winter, also good food
taking out all that is unsound, half rotten
or mouldy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06

It Is said that the fumes of sugar snuiIed
up tho nose win cure ordinary cases Of
neuralgia. Put small quantity Of sugar
on shovel and try il.
, 1875-03-17
MICHIGAN.
TAXING CHURCH PROPERTY.

apecaa. Dfspatca ia ihe cA,e1so Tribune.
LANslNo, Mich, March l6,-The leading foA-
tura Of tho petitions now being Introduced Is tho
organised movement bofug mado to prevent the
passage OF any law for tho taxation Of church
property. During the frat six weeks Of tho Bea-
sion tho petitions we're llmost altogether In faror
Of tho taxation OF auch property, aud 1t WAS gen.
orally thought that measure would 10 passed
Which would "a. uuoh property above = cartsn
l|nat, say 900. Now, howeyer, tho petitions
aglinss taxing such property ste much mere
numerous than arc those for such taxation. aud
i Ia doubtful what disposition will bo mada Of
Tho matter.
wonx DONE IN TIE hENa1E.
Tha 8enAts to-day passed tue following bl liz
Authorizing tho Auditor loneral to adjust cor
laiIroad, Tor lbs examination Of poats ot tue
Agricultural GalleRa lands. to ascertain thclr
value, 1so,Bsnlsiag tho Tenth judicial Circuit
aud establishing tho Iwenty-azet, tho bill having
sss ns'?1 ~ sass L. 'fsss sss
sialant q, u POI day 1hsn aeess.
growoss. and gatdenelsi ior toe diffusion
Of the Election lava tn amend tho aok for tho
return and eummoniog Of Jurors amending the
law against Eanlngs requiring Supervisors to
amending tlo Attschment law, suending tho
law relating to offences sBalust property re-
peaiing Sec, 4,2o4 Compiled LAWS CONCERNING
ALIENATION by doad pseyontinH matters Of vos-
hes sigung false biila Of ladtng prohibiting Of
1cors of cltlos and villages from making cou-
tracts with citlea yiageh. etc. !; amending tho
law concerning ortdencn, md allowing attorneys
to act as N0t&rlas 10 eertAiu cares Where tAoy arc
oMployed A. 4tt1InovB.
THE Housz
to-day passed tho following bills. To amend
the Ia" relating TO tho spooltlo performance OF
contracts OF docessod peraons BY executors; 10
provide for senlestnE certified oopiea OF lost
ooeda to amend tho zat tor recording natants
for !alida for publishing In pamphlet form tic
lava relating to public honlth, 10 yepeal tho
Lumbar Iospection Law to amend tho law rele.
tive to proceedings aKAtust debtors By attach
ments authorizing the Trustees OF tho Kalama-
200 lnsapo Asylum to oouYey \ sma!! tract Of
land regulating tho running Of paslos cars
authorizing Detroit to manufacture aud soil
gax; incorporating Mason toselncorporAto State
tod AubosdtnAto Oranges; amending tho act for
the COLLECTION OF deaf, dumb and blind statiAtloai
amending tho act TOR cedin9 building atteB 10
tho Uuited States. Tho bill to pay members
from the Upper Peninsula S5 per Day WA lost,
but It may be Ecoon1ldeEed. TAe HOUSE to-day
passed by 50 10 "a tho bill repeating the law
creating Qouoty 6ups1intendauts of Schools.
An attempt to smeud the Superintendent aot
failed. aena'e BIZ! 7a seatosiu9 tho township
aystem OF Inspection and euperlutoadenoo mill,
undoubtedly. bo passed.
THE 1SHANE AsYLuM
E. g. LAoy, Of CHARLOTTE. aud W. A. Tomlnson,
ITustees OF tho Kalamazoo Insane Aaylun..
, 1875-03-17

detet him." ...-
"1lista good joke, " laughed Mr.. 1'eccher. ~
%tlke:oa - wac; -. Ga ~ nssf't'ns 1'lfon exploit
"D,t walt tiIl ynu hear the rest."' whispered
Mrs, Doocl,cr, sliIlellcr fnco radated with smeB
~ sho looked syn,pathetica!ly up into Mr. ualli-
"wsli; sir. w,lkeson, what then7" continued
"Woli." said :ir. Wilkcaon, ~"
II object |" put iu 11r, Deec',.
"1'hsts loo bad 10 roll tho joke there whlr-
perca Mr, Boscher to Ir. Porter; "wl1keson
Da,, to Tho discontinue OF the ncechor party.
cotiEt.room was on tip.toe to hear Z. 81,
"Whas i4 the reat OF tho joke, Mr. Deechcr7'
"wI,y, yon lsk sam wllkesop, la'li tell
yon." repl'od tho great preacher. "1s's too good
So. after tl.e court adjourned. III, rcpofter
asked Mr. Wlltoson to tell hlta thc end OF tAo Ill
"YolE II ? OF eonsso will, replied ". Wllke-
son. 1t wa. like t1lit (: As ano.l as ThGoaoro
liaf finished talking about huw 10 t,a' done tha
Ercnl faror for Mr.. llecchcs. took t!is letter
from .Er. Deecher out of my pocket aud showed
1t 10 hlm:
nnookLYN, Dcc. ., lsd1.-st'n"et HYlttson. E*7.:
DEAN SIN: Mr. TiIton ;!nforms me Of tho seryise
trsnstsr into tbc rraae army through Jour influence
nj tho War Department..
| am auru lint pnthing eonll hars bcen dons With
out yoi, and Mr. Titou In Of tho same urlnlnn.
II y0n k,luw bow atEonE arc fathera feelings, you
will then even know bns faulty how much feel for
tl,ts !,rlp III my soi. y behalf.
! lnpe that Harry will conduct himself IL make
yna glad to tho end that sou aided hin III sessug
ht1rt. ...... ..
lam, dear sir, your greatly obliged actvnns,
Ii. ". uEYcHrn.
LAND tho Joke, Ar. wi1kenon IL, that Triton,
afser. a', didn,:: get this appointment for Mr.
Doncllers son = .
"TIat's just Il, exactly. Tho fact ia. got It
entercly myself. Tsl.on not notng present, sud
In the very manner ~ described BY Tiltou to mo.
Tho fact IL, 1tlton had tod tile story over no
many times how he had done this favor for Alr.
v.eclior, tint ho forget about my having tono
It. and finally carried his coals to Nowcastlo by
telling It TO mo. But, Jupiter how TIton wilt
cd When ahowad linn Mr. Deechot's Letter.
That was tho last Elmo Theodore ever lookcd mo
in the face. 70 think that ho should hAvo for
gotten how lle came TO mo and asked tlc to go
md SEQ Lincoln and Cameron, anu how did 70
mud got THIS nPpoIn:ment-tt waa terrible" !"
Aud alr. WslAcaon roarcd With laughter.
, 1875-03-17

They say that 01enbaeh's mass tor bis dAugh-
tor'r weddug. which tho Cuse OF Notre Dann de
Losetts wouldn's allow to ba plased in the church,
owed that prohibition to it, ssno'pg Of hts opera
boufrss. thus thu =" "KyEie was 30 like u Le
t,ne It once, and the s'Agnus waa only the let
tor sang from " Ii Periabols," played very slow,
with tremolo.
, 1875-03-17
Three ,l'Isrnut4 Gut.

fHFtfpfH tbN{uH[. .-..-.
William Evans, blacksmith, has resided IN tho
southern paFt Of Oxford for Homa time past but
for tue last two waeka he las been absont from
hts family. which cunnlsts Of wifo aud two
small ctl!liren. Last Sunday night, = friend OF
tho family called Ut tAo house, aud uotlced that
olrs. ESans lad baudags around her throat.
He asked hes It she l,Al cold. aud she said she
lad. nut her l.ttle 10y, ouIy yenrs old. told
the visitor that hiH mother had boen trying to
cut her throat down In tho collar. ltis mother
trtod 30 stop tho boys mouth by saying
!" Hush you must not toll wong AloEies."
Tho visitor noticed that sAe appeared greatly
dejacto1. slthougl. acting Ii rational
mannar. But tho LITTLE boy evidently
told tho truth, for On Mon'tay moraiuE, Alleu
johnson, = ueigAboE. sloyelsti path through
thu SNOW to the house, mud suffered 1t, to sce il
the inmates needed any aid. IIo found Ia
mother, tue little boy, and tho baby ali lying in
Que bed with thelr throats eut. Al soon u pos
aible mcdica! aid WAS nllm1nonod, and Dr.,
uaEAes, OF Oxford. aud Dr.. I!aylsy. Of Seymour,
soou reached thu house. They pronounced tho
wounds Of the mother aud tho eldest boy not
dangerous. lh0y could not tell Wllether the
eahy-not yet . yeat o!d-wruld live nr not, but
Judged that lilo chances uere against itH rccoy-
cry. Tho cutting wns du1lo With MI Ordinary
case-kuife. Mr. EvanA and otlSr 70 ativas L4yo
been tslssrashei fos. md will psoSably arrive In
Oxford suoA,