Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-14
Ghi1dren's department.
FRENDEET.


FRENDEET.
In some parts of Arabia, especially in the
fertile table lands which lie between the river
Athara and the town Kateritf, the inhabi-
tants are often afflicted with disease which
is called in the language of the country,
frendeet. This disease is said to be caused by
drinking water from the pools which are
filled during the rainy season of the year.
The disease, which is very painful one, is
simply worm which, in some way or other,
is generated in limb of the body Of the af-
ficted. This worm is about the size Of
coarse thread, and often several feet long.
The Arabs cure the disease in the following
way: Over the afflicted limb plaster of COW
manure is spread, which, with these primitive
people, is regarded cure for almost every
kind of aiment The diseased part, which
is greatly swollen, is punched with red hot
needle or lancet. In this way several orifces
are made into the limb. In about eight days
the head of the worm is seen protruding from
one of these ori6ces. A cane is split and the
head of the worm caught in the assures. This
is wound gently around, coiing the worm
around the cane The process is slow. 1t
takes about week to extract the worm after
its head has been caught. 1t is extremely
dangerous to hasten up the winding process,
lest the worm be broken. When it is broken
during the process of extracting it, the part
affected becomes greatly inAamed. 1t is not
within our province to explain how it is pos.
sibe for worm to be generated in the way
above described We leave this to- the medi-
cal profession. 1t is, however, related by
trustworthy travellers, that in those parts of
the world in which the inhabitants live al
most exclusively on raw flesh, that they are
greatly annoyed with worms. This would
seem to indicate that all meats should be
thoroughly cooked so as to destroy the germs
of these worms.
"HE GETS DRUNK
"He's the smartest young man in our class"
Eyes, but he gets drunk"
20, but he's so fine looking, 80 noble, and SO
talented withal His composition yesterday
was the very best in our division. He writes
splendidly They say he's writing for a
magazine. Only think oft, writing for a
magazine, no older than he is, and not out Of
school yet Won't he be great man, though,
some day."
"No, don't think he will"
"Why not?
"He gets drunk"
"Oh, that's nothing; a good many smart
men get drunk. Every young man has his
wild oats to sow; and because fellow gets
little boozy once in while, I wouldn't con-
denim him forever; quite likely nell out grow
it when be gets older and sees the folly oft"
"More than likely that it will out.grow him,
and as to his getting little boozy. I'm afraid
he was good deal so when the boys found
him beside the walk, the other night, and had
to carry him to his room, lodging around
street corners and skulking through by-ways,
so that none of the professors would see him.
I tell you, person that drinks at all isn't to
be depended on. The only young men that
1 have any confidence in are those who let
Intoxicating liquors entirely alone"
"Well, don't care he's good and smart,
81 don't; he gets drunk"
So the conversation ran on between two
school mates who were talking just ahead of
me- All, how those words, "He gets drunk"
kept ringing in my ears! Possessed Of
noble manhood and glorious intellect
blessed with the greatness and best Of Gods
gifts having the love and appreciation Of
teachers; admired and looked up to by as
socates; the pride and hope of fond father,
ntertwned in the heart and life of a doting
mother, united in close and tender bonds of
brothers and sisters; holding in his hand the
honor and name of the institution with which
he is connected, of the society in which he
mingles, and yet-"gets drunk J"
As natural consequence that young man
who drinks will generally blight the manhood
that is within him, change to curses the
blessings that are upon him, bring to the dust
whatever high.born aspirations, whatever
ongings for greatness, glory and Immortality
may be his blast the fondest hopes of parents,
put out the brightness Of their future in the
darkness of disappointment, pain and sorrow,
bring shame and reproach upon brothers and
sisters trample upon the love and confidence
of his fellows; shut himself out from all
goodness, purity, usefulness and happiness
blot out the image of God that is stamped upon
him, and drag himself down lower than the
brutes. Aye, so surely does he shut himself out
from heaven, as "he gets drunk !"-Rural
New Yorker
WHERE IS JOHN ?.-"Where is John ?"