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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23
Causes of tho Degeneracy Of IL
Teeth.
Teeth.

leeth'
Prof. Chagc asserts that fifty years
ago, when he was a boy, the profession
Of dentistry was unknown in America,
md there were not mor than half O
dozen dentists in tho United States.
ToOthache was not common, and sound
teeth, ever in very aged people, was
the rule and not the exception. The
reasons for the change in the character
Of tho teeth Of tho present generation
he asserts are TO bo found in the nature
Of the food VIC cat, particularly in the
bread, which popular prejudice demands
should be perfectly white, and to secnrt
this the millcrs are forced to carefully
bolt out the gluten cells Of tho wheat,
The great magazines of phosphatcs fol
the grain. The point is one OF such
Importance that We quote from the
article AZ follows
To supply the 1aily loss OF the lime
salts from an adult body weighing ont
hundred and forty pounds, fifty grainf
Of the salts Of lime would be required.
This ia found in about twenty ouncef
Of unboIted wheat flour, or one hundred
ounces of Buporinc -four. From twenty
10 thirty ounces Of unboltod wheat may
be taken M n representative of the value
Of tho food which il dairy eaten by q
healthy person Of one hundred and
forty pounds weight. 1t is simply rldi'
culouB to suppose a person OF that
weight could eat and digest ona hun
dred ounces Of flour ! Consequently,
those who do make superfne wheat
-four an important factor in tho nutri-
ton Of their bodies, fail in getting the
necessary amount Of lime salts, Now,
thus lB true of thousands and hundreds
OF Thousands in the United States. The
teeth Of these fine. hOnr enters are do.
~fective their children inherit their do
~fective dental organization, and 40 the
mischief spreads. Irish girls who como
to this country for service usually have
good teeth, but in two or three years
theirteoth decay surprisingly. This Is
easily accounted for, when it il noto-
rious that they eat large quantities Of
food made from Buperfine flour, Of
which they rarely tasted in their native
country. An American dentist who Wis.
tied Germany said that he visited n
children'B school where there were oven
two hundred pupils, aud made m ex
animation Of their teeth, and moreoVel
failed TO find even one docayed. These
children used black bread. The frs
settlers Of Ohio, Kentucky and Vernon
gave good teeth to tho generation sue
cocding them, because their food con
sisted Of meets, vegetables, beans, peaF
aud maizo in large proportion. Super.
fine -four was a luxury unknown to them.
Thoy were glad to got whoat pounded
in morlars, or ooarsely ground between
stones, without boiling. l very we'll
rocollect that the people of Vermont,
even thirty years ago. did not average
one barrel of supcrfine flour for every
six persons. Thus not more than ono
twelfth Of their food was made up of
his flour,
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Trust the Little Ones.

/ call 10 mind two families that have
grown up within my knowledge-two
homes presided over by parents who
were anxious to do right, aud to rear
their children TO do right. In n OF
those homes the lock and key we're put
upon every door behind which cake,
tart and sweetmeats we're stored, and
upon every drawer containing curiosi-
ties or trinkets. The good mother and
the sternly just father meant well-they
meant TO remove temptation from the
path Of their children but what was the
result? As the children came to the
age of reflection, they were forcibly re-
minded OF the fact that they were not
trusted. II they were not trusted by
their own parents, who knew them well,
of course they were not worthy OF trust.
They naturally accepted the situation
and, Just as naturally, their Wits found
work in circumventing the keepers oil
the hidden treasures. Fruit or pastry,
accidentally left exposed, was sure to
disappear. If the culprit was found,
be was punished. By,and.by, the elder
Of the children found false keys to ut
the locks or the closet-doors ; and 30 II
came to pass that systematic thieying
became the order of the day.
And who shall say how much OF this
early education is carried into the after
life, for veal or woeP Far more, l be-
lieve, than is generally considered.
There is q vast difference between
needlessly setting temptation before the
little ones, and a generous hearty trust
ing Of them. And, again, there are ex'
ceptions to nearly all rAles. l know
| child with eyes 80 weak and lungs sc
painfully sensitive, that he cannot beal
the sunlight or the fresh air. Yet we
believe sunlight and fresh air to be gen.
orally healthy for children. Kleptoma'
MIA is not the normal condition of ON
little ones. If, perchance, an unlucky
urchin is absolutely afflicted with that
piliering disease, let the remedy of re-
restraint be applied but, III the name
of love and mercy, do not administer
the medicine to the dear child that is
healthful--it may be as dangerous as ii
is unjust. The first duty of a porent is
to give and accept perfect trustfulnesf
on the part OF the children. 1t estab'
fishes self-respect, and self-respect be-
gets that powerful sense Of responsibility
which carries with it perfect honesty III
life Trust 10 like faith it awakenf
sincerity, and produces inward prompt
ings which are but the reflection Of an
upright conscience.
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A Presidential Reception in Folks
Time.

First came in n group of men, writes
n contributor to Appletons' Journal, en-
barrassed, large. handed, gloveless, who
did not know what to do with them
selves ; then Il couple OF HARVEST pic.
neers, who had evidently scraped mp
enough money to bring them to Wash
iugton, and who were in the homo spun
and homely garments suited to their
fortunes. They were on n broad grin,
and looked like the stage Yankees whom
w sometimes zee in the American
drame. Then came formal, uninterest
ing people; without any salient peculiar
ity then Il man in n green baizo JACKIE
ono Of those republicans who love tc
show their Independence by being 9
little below the standard OF decency
then n group Of Rlittering diplomatists,
with their orders in their button. holes
then a party Of the gay society of the
District - beautifully dressed women
according to the standard Of that day,
which was far palmer than ours) /; then
four or five smoky smelling Indians, in
waupum and war paint. One, / remem-
Der, having lost his nose ring, Che was n
very "big chief" indeed, had put n
pink artificial rosebud in his nose, the
flower IN one side, and the wire stem
%protruding on the other 4; the aboriginal
dandy was evidently much pleased with
this adornment. He was rather trouble
some, for he insisted on taking hold of
the earrings OF the ladies'. and i think
Mrs. Knox Walkner trembled for Dor
solitaries. These savage guests were
often at the White House, and always
comported themselves with dignity, l
believe; but once one of them got
frightened at something, or perhaps had
partaken too freely OF fire. water before
he came, and, starting from the end Of
tho east room, he ran frantically across
1t and jumped through the window,
scattering glass and sash on every side.
After this they were more cautiously nd
mitted.
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schenck's Pulmon,c syrup, for the cure of
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.

TIE great virtue Of THIS mndic'ue ia thai II
rtprng the natter and throws I out OF the system
pnrtirs the blood and thus effects Il cure.
SCHENCR's SHA WEED TOSIC FOR TIE CURE or
DYHPEP IA, SUGGESTION, ETC
The Tonic prndu eS II healthy action OF the
stomach, creating IN appetite, forming cnT'e and
curing the most obstinate cases OF indigestion.
sCHESCK's MANnRAKr PGtLs FOR THE CuRE OF
Liver COMPLAINT, ETC.
These pills arc Alternative and produce \ healthy
action OF the liver without the least danger ~
they are free from Cal0mel A. yet moro efica-
cipus In restoring n healthy action OF the liver
These remedies are u carlain cure for cOnsl mp
iiOn. es the PulmOniC Syrup ripens the matter
aud puriirs the blood. The Mandrake Pins act
upon the liver, create II healthy bile, and remove
all Diseases Of the liver, often n cause OF On7uuip'
ton. The sca Weed rOuic gives tone and strength
to the StOnt ci, make II good litigation, and en-
ablcs the organs 10 form good blood aud thus ere
ateH q healthy circulation of healthy blood The
combined action of these me 'lciue', AS thus OK.
planned will cure every case Of consumption, IT
'akrn In time and The use Of the medicines perse.
yprpl IN.
Or. schenck IL professionally III his principal Of.
Ice corn ar SiSth aud Arch streets, Philadelphia
.yerv Monday, where Rli letters iOr advice must
,e addressed. 'SChenck'd mied'clneSiO sale ny all
Druggists.
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long basques. When in front and on the
sidon, they are fiat and square; when
on the back OF the baaque, they are
gathered like old-fashioned retlcuios'
and have O bow for an ornament
The Louis XIV. basque, with inc pacA
unite Al ort behind, long n inc nlps'
and meeting across the ches. over u
vest. will DO worn with winter suits.
Tbia pretty basque has been worn dur
mo The summer, and finds great favor.
ria yest is sharply pointed, or else
slopes away into points. This is a
orotty fashion for dresses that are made
Of two materials, one Of which is figured
and the other plain.
Advices from modistes are contradic-
tory about dress skirts, but there il a
general desire TO shorten the skirts OF
suits for the fall and winter.
The novelty in lingerie is collars Of
solid C lor, pale rose, blue, ecrue and
nauve. The fabric il percale, and the
shape 10 that called English, with
points turned down in front, and a
standing band behind.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23

The most astonishing cur of chronic
diarrhca we ever heard Of il shat Of VIM. Clark,
Frankfort Mills, Waldo Co., Maine tho facts
aro attosted by Ezra Treat, Upton Treat, and
NJ. 4. Merrill, either Of whom might be adj
DIRE 4sod for particulars. Mr.. Clark was cured
by JolnsOn's AnOdyne Linimont.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23

Hon. Joseph Farewell, Mayor of
Rockland Mo, Isaac Bragg, Esq, Bangor, and
Messrs. Pope Bros, Machias, Me-, lumber
merchants, fully ell lorsed the Sheridan Cav
airy Condition powders, and have given the
proprietors liberty to ugo their names in rec
ommeGding them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23

These marks have a language. One
route has been exhausted--another has
not been explored-another is danger
ous-on another the people are gener-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23

Dir. TUFTS HAIR DYE acts instanta-
ncOusly, contains no Sugar Lead or Sulphur. War
rantcd harmless. Has no bad odor. Easily applied.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23
.B1G's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF

LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF
IN mini boiies. Recommended by the best Physi-
clans In England and America for Consumption,
Weakness, Dyspt psia Indigestion loss OF Appetite
Fever and A que, nervousness and All female com
plants. The Crlebrated Ir. W II. stokes Of Is, It'll
more says "Lieolg's Liquid Extract of Beef and
Tonic InvigOratOr Is the very best precipitation
used. and I confidently TecOnmendi II to the medl-
cal prOfes ion sold by Drug ists and Grocers
Wholesale A gents FRENCH, RICHARDS, Il 90. f,
Philadelphia.
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-16

IHE OYSTER, AS a SUBSTITUTE FOR Cold
MIssIoYARY.-Sidney Smith is the origin.
al inventor of the facetious remark, so
often parodicd and perverted since, of
the missionary and the cannibal. As
Bishop Selwyn was about to leave Fog
land for the South Sea Islands, the witty
parson expressed the wish, that if the eau.
nibals ate him, he might disagree with
them From that date, onward. the hab
It's Of the islanders and the exposures of
the missionaries have been the theme Of
very frequent amusement, though it is
not known that the natives have enioyod
much consolation in hat kind OF food OF
late years. They take the missionaries
IN good many other ways.
When the king Of the Cauubal Isles
came to Washington last month, his fond.
ness for oysters led to the following sug-
gestion to a member of the Board Of
Foreign Missions, from a distinguished
publicist IL connot deny myself the
pleasure on this occasion, Of commitment
ing to you discovery Of considerable
importance. King Kalakaua finds raw
oysters an excellent and satisfactory sub.
stitute for cold missionary. Might it not
be well for you to suggest to the Rev.
DR.. P--(who is, think, a member
Of the A. b. q. +. NJ that he would do
well. hereafter to send out to tho island.
ers in the Pacific supply of Saddle
Rocks ? This cxpedient might diminish
tie consumption and prolong the useful
ness oil his missionaries. 1t would be
remarkable if that noble and inoffensivc
animal, the American oyster should prove
Instrumental in the reformation Of the
heathcn, andy flank movement, as
it weFe-extirpare the absurd practice OF
cannibalism. This discovery would seem
the more important, because there have
lately come complaints that. as the is
landers increase in numbers, the supply
OF missionary is inadequate to the de.
mand, and the weaker brethren have
sometimes to 60 quite hungry"
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The Moral SENSE SUPREME
writers would persuade us, that the NOR
al faculty is all very well as oae Of the
elements OF human nature, is highly re.
spectacle in is proper place among the
rest, and could not be absent without
leaving a grievous gap, iuterruptivc Of
the symmetry of the man; but it must as.
pirc to no more than this modest partici.
patton with its companions in the perfec-
tion OF our being that it must not pre-
sumo to mcddle with what does not be-
long to it, or refuse to make liberal con.
cessions to the demands of beauty, expe-
diancy and sclt.love; and that it would
be very narrow minded, or, in fashionable
phrase, very one-sided to try everything
before the tribunal Of this solitary power,
Here also is a complete denial Of rcspon-
sibility. Something, 1t is true. appears
TO be allowed to conscience part is
given it to play; and the point proiesscd.
ly disputed is not its existence with an
appropriate function but its exclusive
pretensions and absolute authority. Un-
happily, however, when this much is dis.
carded it is only in semblsnce that any
thing remains, A moral faculty with
merely concurrent jurisdiction, or from
whose decisions there is some appeal, is
palpable self.contradiction -Martineau
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and eyes open day and night. but moth
ing OF Polly was seen or heard. The
poets house was no longer filed with
quiet gladncss, for the inmates all pitied
the bird when night came on. and imag-
ined that she was far away in the woods,
hungry and out in the cold. Two days
passed and no tidiDgs were brought of
the wandering bird. The neigbbors be-.
gan to think that,like one Of fShakespear's
heroes, she had died, and made no sign,
On the third night, when two young per-
sons, as we have heard the story, were
sitting in one Of tho rooms in the cottage
they were startled by a sound, as though
some evil-disposed intruder had concealed
himself in the fireplace. An investiga.
tion was determined upon; the fireplace
was opened, and 10 Poor Polly!'
She was very damaged bird. She
had fallen down the chimney when Just
about to soar to the skies, and, landing
in very dark place, probably thought
that there had been an eclipse of the sun
or that night had como on in some man
ner not accounted for in her limited as
tronomy. She maintained silence three
days; she had nothing to say.
Polly's high aspirations were bligbted
from that hour. She was discouraged
disappointed bird. She grew silent aud
pined away and, like other bold adventur.
ers who have been brought plump down
when just about to launch out on the
brcezes Of fame, she died OF her bruises
and of a broken heart.
Her decline was marked with sincere
regret, and there was sorrowful tender.
ness in her masters tone, as he watched
her in these adverse and altered days
PooR POLLY
= Hezekiah Butterworth, in st. Nicho.
las for Feb
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.EENTRAL VT. RAILROAD.
" RUTLAND DIVISION.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

MovINa NoRrH-Night express leaves Below.
Falls at ll:26 p IN; Chester IL IN; Ludlow 1885
IN; arrives at Rutland at AS m. Leave.
hutiand go; Brandon 2:26; Middlebury :07
Vergennss 3:40; arrives in Burlington at 80
Observation-Disclosures Rutland at GAO a IN
Brandon 7;76; Middlebury $40; Vergennes
S;tI; arrive In Burlington at $3.50 m.
Mail-Leaves Bellows Falls at ll:55 a IN;
Chester IL rs m; Ludlow l arrives in Rutland
at 2'O5. Leaves Rutland at 2:l0 p m; Brandon
-2:fSi Middlebury 3;25; Vergennes 3 so; arrives
in Burlington at 4;42.
New York Express--Leaves Rutland at 2:lO D
IN; Brandon 2;4S; Middlebury 3:25; Vergsnnes
$3.50; arrives In Burlington at 4;i2; and onl y
stops at the above stations. except to take pas
sengers going north of ST. Albans.
Mixed-Leaves Rutland at 2:l5 IN; Brandon
3;s2; Middlebury 4:5o; Vergennes G :O4; arrive.
in Burlington at 1855 m.
Mired-Leaves Bellows Falls at 3;25 IN 4;
Chester ASS; Ludlow $40; arrives In Rutland
at pm.
MovINa Sourn-Mail leaves Burlington at
$40 IN; Vergennes $40; Middlebury 10;
Brandon 1880; arrives in Rutland at ii 40
Leaves Rutland at IL m; Ludlow 100 IN I;
Chester :42; arrives in Bellows Falls at 225 pun.
New York Express-Leaves Burlington at p
m; vergennes 25l; Middlebury S;25; Brandon
Al; arrives In Rutland at 4:4O D IN.
Night Express-Leaves Burlington at 0 :05 p
m; Vergehnes l0;A; Middlebury 10 SO; Bran
don II 80. arrive In Rutland at 1895 m
Leaves Rutland at 1850 m; Ludlow z:O2; ;
Chester ?;io; arrives iu Bellows Falls 3 30 N.
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GAMBLING IN WASHINGTON Senator
Sherman's bill concerning gambling in the
District of Columbia has turned attention
in Washington to that subject The
Chronicle has the following:
The passion for gambling, and its effects
on the character of those who become
fascinated with its alurcmen:s. is the
frequent occasion of misery and ruin.
The story so generally circulated in the
press Of tho scenes at gambling. house in
this city few nights since, when a prom.
inent citizen lost large sum of money,
and his remorse and grief at the life he
was leading,is not an unusual occurrence.
One OF the keepers of a gambling house,
on being questioned concerning his life,
among other things said :
81 have been in this business about ten
years. Have had about 100000. i'll
should add all that had to-day together
it would not amount to $4,000. Whu,
good does money do me? may be rich
to-day and pauper tomorrow. No as
sociates but gamblers Ind prostitutes
What prospect have before me? A
miserable old hulk, at forty five years al
the longest. l have a home, father, moth.
err sister. aud brother"
Then he spoke about the life of fallen
woman. Some girls say they have an
easy, gay life, which is not true. 1t is
the most miserable life that is led. lie
adds
II am glad to have you come 10 here
aud see us, but don't waste time on us.
There are great many young men who
are just commencing taking little wine,
going to bad houses, gambling a little.
They don't realize what it will lead to
Speak to them. They have situations,
and there is chance for them to reform
But for us. the chances to be better men
men and to enjoy what any man who
lives an honest life does. arc few. Ny
God if knew that my sister and my
brother were to live this kind of life |
would shoot them"
This man knew what no was talking
about, because he had had ten years ex.
pericnce. And be meant al! that he said.
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the great Christian tragedy to the com.
monplace of spectacular drama. The
time is rapidly coming - provided, of
course, that those who have the theater
in charge stand, as good men and women,
by their obligations to the public, and
uphold the dignity Of their art-when
Christians will seek amusement in their
presence, from their performances when
they will discriminate between theaters
as they do between novels, and when the
premium Of their presence and patronage
will be offered to those who serve them
conscientiously.
As q people, we have no such super.
huitY Of amusements and recreations that
we can afford to hold one under ban, that
is in itself harmless and legitimate. We
work under great pressure and need much
more recreation than we can get. If
man thus pressed feels that a pure dra.
matte representation refreshes him, no
ought to be at liberty to avail himself of
it, and the time is certainly coming when
he will do so. The histrionic art is as lie.
gitimate as any art, and any man or wo.
man who practices it worthily and well,
deserves our honorary, our honor and
our sympathy, for the art.life is a hard
life to live under any circumstances. To
be obliged to rely for livelihood upon
the platdits of the multitude, and TO be
subject to the caprices of the press and
the public, and the jealousies that are in.
separable from all art-life, is hardship
from which the bravest man and woman
may we'll shrink. If, among those who
have SO many temptations to strike low
key that they may at least please "the
groundings, there is considerable nun.
Der who appeal to the nobiities ofhuman
nature, let us give them our hands and
help them to build up pure taste in the
public mind. We have only TO remember
that it is with US, that it will stay, and
that the church has great responsibility
concerning the stage Of the future. If it
supposcs that condemning it at streets
length, and Unfortunately, will dis
charge its duty, it will find itself sadly
mistaken DR.. J. G. Holland