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The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
What Savages Think of Twins.

In Africa, according to DR.. Robert
Brown {" Races of Mankind,') the
birth of twins is commonly regarded
as an evil omen. No one, except the
twins themselves and their nearest rel
atives, is allowed to enter the hut in
which they first saw the light. The
children are not allowed to play with
other children, and even the utensils of
the hut are not permitted to be used by
any one else. The mother is not
allowed to talk to any one not belong
ing to her own family. If the children
both live till the end of the sixth year,
it is supposed that nature has accom-
modasei herself to their existence, and
they are thenceforth admitted to asso-
ciation with their fellows. Nor is this
abomination of twin births restricted
to Africa. In the island of Bali, near
Java, a woman who is so unfortunate as
to bear twins is obliged, along with her
husband, to live for a month at the sea-
shore or among the tombs, until she is
purified. The Khasias of Hindsstan
consider that to have twins assimilates
the mother to the lower animals, and
one of them is frequently put to death.
An exactly similar belief prevails among
some of the native tribes of Vancouver
Island. Among the Amos, one of the
twins is always killed, and in Arebo,
in Guinea, both the twins and the
mother are put to death.
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
An Ideal Living Room.

1t is by no means my notion, says
Mr.. Glare nee Cook, that the living room
should be a homely, matter-of fact
apartment, consecrated TO the utilities,
while the muses. and graces are left to
kick their heels in the hall. On the
contrary, we want in the living
fer foundation, that the furniture
shall be the best designed ard best
made that we can afford, and all of it
intended to be used and necessary to
our comfort not an article to be allowed
that doesn't earn its living and cannot
prove its right to be there. These wants
being provided for first, then we admit
the ornaments of ife--casts, pictures,
epgravings, bronzes, books, chief nour-
ishers III ife's feast but in the begin
ming these are to be few, and of the
choicest, and the greatest care is to be
taken in admitting a new conner. The
room, from the very first, ought to rep
resent the culture of the family-what
is their taste, what feeling have they
for art it should represent themselves
and not other people and the trouble
some fact is, that it will and must rep
resent these, whether its owners would
let it or no. If young people, after
they have secured the few pieces of
furniture that must be had, and made
sure that they are what they ought to
be, have some money left to get PIC
ture, an engraving, or a cast, they
ought to go to work to supply this want
as seriously as they would the other,
which seems the more necessary. but in
reality is not bit more necessary. I
look upon this idealliving room of m1ne
as an important agent in the lucation
of life it will make great difference
to the children who grow up in it, and
TO all whose experience is associated
with it, whether it be beautiful and
cheerful room or only homely and
bare one, or a merely formal and con-
ventional one. The relation of these
things to education is all that gives any
dignity or poetry to ths subject, or
makes it allowable for reasonable man
to give much thought to it. But it has
a real vital relation to life, and plays
an important part in education, and de-
| serves to be thought about a good deal
more than it is. 1t is, therefore, no
| tIifiirg matter whether we hang poor
| pictures on our walls or good ones,
whether we select fine cast or eec-
ond- rate one. We might almost as well
say it makes no difference whether the
| people we live with are first-rate or
| second rate.
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11

Among the many old comic yarns
which are floating about, attributed to
the wrong sources, we recall-and re-
claim for their rightful owners-a few
that are of dramatic origin. On an oc-
casion -hen an uffectionate but iDjudi-
cious mother had been showing OH her
children, as voca ists and declaim ers, at
the dinner table. Quin, the actor, was
hesrd to mutter. "Ob, the Injured
memory of Hero1." This has been as
cribed to Charles Lamb. George Bart
ley, actor and stage-msnager, in Eng.
land, used to say, with reference to the
intelligence of the British public, "You
must first tell them that you are going
70 90 so and so; yon must then tell
them that You arc doing it: aud then
tina. you have done it and then, per-
haps, they will understand you." This,
In slightly different dress, has long
been on its travels as the remark Of
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
Literary Curiosiii.s,

The intended celebration this year of
the five hundredth anniversary of tho
death of Boccaccio, who would have
says-for sight of Virgils tomb, sug-
gests a remarkable addition to the mu-
scum of literary curiosities. Poetry
could ill afford to spare
Petrarch was law w-student-and an
idle one-at Bolonga. Goldoni, till he
turned strslling player, was an advocate
of Venice. Metastasio was for many
years n dilligent law-student. Tasso
and Ariosto both studied law at Padua.
Politian was a doctor of law. Schiller
was law student for two years before
taking to medicine. Goethe was sent
to Leipzig, and Hcine to Bonn, to study
Jurisprudence. Uhland was practic-
ing advocate, and held post in the
Ministry of Justice at Stuttgart.
Rukert was a law-student at Jena.
Mickiewicz the greatest of Polish poets,
belonged to family of lawyers. Ka-
ciuczy, the Hungarian poet, and creator
of his country's literature, studied law
at Kasohau. Coreille was an advocate,
and the son of an advocate. Voltaire
was for time in the office of q pro-
curcur. Chaucer was student of the
Inner Temple. Cover is thought to
have studied law it has been alleged
that he was chief justice of the COM
mon please. Nicholas Rowe studied
for the bar. Cowper was articled to an
attorney, called to the bar, snd ap-
pointed a commissioner of bankrupts
Butler was clerk to a justice of the
peace. The profession of Scott need
not be stated. Mosre was student of
the Middle Temple. Gray, until he
graduated, intended himself for the
bar. Campbell was in the office of a
lawyer at Edinburg. Longfellow, a
lawyers son, spent some years in the
office of his father. The popularity of
this list-which might be extended with
little trouble-lies in the eminence of
these six and-twenty names it contains
If they were omitted from literary his
tery, Italian and German poetry would
be nowhere, France would be robbed OF
one of its greatest and most national
poets, English poetry would lose its
father. and in all respects be very ap
preciably poorer. If less classic names
| in poetical history are taken, such as
Talfourd, Macaulay, Bryant. and Barry
| Cornwall. the list might be infinitely
extended and if filial relationship te
the legal profession be considered, as
in the case of Wordsworth, the close
connection between poetry and law vii
look such a matter of course that the
few eminent exceptions will only tend tc
prove the rule. Milton was the son o.
sclivener. There is no need to in
dorse the fancy that Shakespeare may
have been law clerk, or to sugges
that Dante might have been influenced
by q residence at the great legal uni
versity of Bolonga. But there is an
otner list strikingly to the purpose e.
the long roll of great lawyers who
like Cicero, Sir Thomas Moore. Lore
Somers, Blackstone. and Sir William
Jones, have found Irritation with The
muses. no impediment to their marriag.
with the law. 1t may be that this clos,
connection of two seemingly irrecon
cilable pursuits is due to some rule O
contrast or is it that fiction, romance
and verbiage afford to poetry and Law
a common standing ground ?-Gentle
| mans MdQasine,
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
The CatacOmbs of Paris.

The members of the Geographical Con-
gress during their stay in Paris made
a trip through the famous sewers of
that city. The trip is an interesting
one, and unattended with the disagree
able trials which naturally suggest
themselves. The sewers are Eghte
with oil lamps, and bear the names OF
the corresponding streets above in
white and blue enameled letters, so that
the drainsmen always know where they
are. The voyage is divided into two
parts. one by rail and the other by wa,
ter. Half of the distance is made in neat
little railway cars. beautifully polished
and lit up with Oil lamps and globes,
which run along rails placed on the
curbstones of the drain over which you
ride, and which are drawn by men OF
either side. The other half is made in
barges, also elegantly lighted and
towed by men. The most trying feature
of the voyage is the want of air, bnt be.
yond this there is nothing that the or.
dinary tourist of both sexes cannot sup.
port without the aid of counteractine
remedies. The trip lasts about half ar
hour, and is sight to be seen by all
foreigners.
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
Tt st Of Courage.

AS n rule, it is not your noisy, de-
monstratlve character who is the most
courageous, but the quiet, cool, and
apparently timid and sensitive individ-
ual, who realizes the horrors of carnage,
but is soul-bound to duty and to the
canse he has espoused. We read q
battle incident not long ago, in which
an account is given of two soldiers
pressing eide by side in the deadly as
sault straight up hill into the muzzle
of hostile guns. Will catches glimpse
Of his comrade Toms deathly pale face
BY Jove," he whispers, "Tom. I be-
lIeve that you are afraid" "Afraid !"
exclaims Tom, Indignantly, "if yon
were half as afraid as 1 am, you wouI
have tainted long ago."
A friend of ours, who fought bravely
in the late war, makes no secret of the
fact that he ran away from the fight in
his first battle, and never stopped to
take breath until far from the scene of
carnage. Bnt when he returned to his
post all fear had left him, and he fought
like hero. Mere animal indifference
or stolidity is not bravery. and it is n
mistake to fancy that brave
men never feel terror, for few rush into
danger without feeling momentary
qualm; tbs in overcoming that fear
that true courage reveals itself. But
there is another kind of courage too
little appreciated by the werld-that
which is shown by the young man who
inheIibly refuses to drink whisky, or to
squander his time in sepseless and
costly lazin. SIS, or to fall into any of
the pleasant little vices that lie like
traps along our road. and which require
a great deal of courage to escape,
is very mnch Drawer than prize fighter
who submits to get beaten into bloody
and 6isfgured mass, or any profes sed
votary of the code of honor" who
goes out to be shot at by a bully. The
world should encourage true courage,
and give it the place it deserves.
Until it does so, we may not bs sur
prissd it mountebanks usurp many
positions, ard need not complain be
cause of the recklessness of coarse,
brutal men, and the insecurity of life,
or that thieves, liars, and murderers
greatly abound.
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11

carelessness. If the practice of twenty
years ago were in vogue now-that OF
stacking the wheat the day it is cut-in
this way part of the crop would at
least have been saved. The prnctice
these days is to follow reapers and
shock the wheat, and. rs occasion offers,
stack, n week or two's delay making no
particular difference; and the present
season the farmer WAS over confident.
Providence had given a full growth,
and well filled with grain, and it was
mans place to take care of it. We
have the promise of seedtime and har-
vest, aud We got it, and it is no fault of
Providence that the grain was left to
| perish by sprouting or mildew. Every
| farmer should see that the grain from
every field of wheat is we'll stacked.
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
Couldn't Behave Herself.

Saratoga correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser overheard
two young ladies' talking, and this is
what they said
Nell, I'm going home tomorrow. p"
"Going home tomorrow What for,
pray ?"
because I can't behave myself.
Well, out with it, Jennie. What
have you been doing ?"
Lots of things"
Well, give us the first"
Yru know Tfank Kennedy, Nell ?"
"That soft simpering fellow that al
ways tells you how chawming" you
look %
Exactly. This morning saw him
coming, and made up my mind to take
him down"
81 put my diamond brooch in chair,
pin upward. and asked him to sit
down"
"He sat, of course, and what then %
He Jumped up and yelled, 'Oh,
What's the trouble 1 asked.
Nothing in particular, only thought
Of an engagement at this very moment
Tou must excuse me- And off he went
and would you believe it, Nell, the
brooch was sticking to him."
"That was aa ful, Jennie ;" and the
two girls giggled together for five min
;ites. Nell broke tie tpsll by demand
tng "what next?'
"Why, you see, was talking with
that young sprig OF clergyman, the
Rev. Tom Parsons. We had nearly
talked each other to death, when, as
luck would have it, he made some re-
mark about mosquitoes. was on my
native heath at once, and began to tel
him of my experience at Rockaway.
Did they bite very hard ? inquired the
Rev. Thomas. Il wish, Mr.. Parsons,
said ], you could see my legs and
judge for yourself
THAT was horrid speech, Jennie
How could You say such a thing?"
"Why, Nell, it popped out before
knew it."
"And what did Mr. Parsons say p
"He blusned clean to the eyes, and
ran away"
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11

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ed as the Great UnfafItng specific.
TESTIMONIALS
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The Canton mail., 1875-09-11

unseen the habitual invalds who have
their sinkings and their sighings, their
nerves and their nips; the hypoch odri-
acs who weigh themselves after eating,
analyze their drinking water, and go to
bed when the wind is in the east; the
young gentlemen who languish through
their lyric verses, drink in the moon
light, talk n sthetical criticism, and go
into ecstacies over "the sustained
treble of n Limoges plate" or the deli
cate harmony of "a serenade in blues.
Really, perhaps, the msticks- might
be found a salutary remedy for eacll
and al I
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11

The New Remington
l. Sewing Machine has
sprung rapidly into favor as
possessing the best combina-
ton of good qnaliti es, viz
Light running, mooth, noise
less. rapid, durable, with per
feet lock stitch.
1t is q shuttle Machine, with
utomatic Drop Feed, Design
beautiful and c-nstruc ion the
very best.
Remington No. l Machine
for family use. in the THIRD
year of its existence, has mel
with a more rapid increase oi
ratio OF sales than any Ma
chine on the market.
Remington No. 2 Mach ne
for manufacturing and family
nse.-rrady for delivery only
since June, 1s74,-for range
perfection, and variety 81
work, is without a rival IN
family or workshop,
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
FARMERS AND PLANTERS, YOUR ATTENTION.


Sd Cuiyaor
cleans
the
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CorToNG Saw
sHELIERs andM
We ell he CHEAF PES N
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until written for ANYTHING want
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The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
Don't. Breed from Pigs that are I'm.
thrifty.

Our readers know how constantly we
have insisted upon the importance of
good growing and feeding qualities in
cattle not only in the race but in the
individual. But in no variety of ami
mails is this so obviously essential as in
swine, where, without these qualities.
they are absolutely worthless. Breed
ers, therefore, who send out "runted I"
pigs, not only wrong their customers,
however superior the blood, but do
themselves great injustice.
Every breeder has observed the great
difference there is in individuals, not
only of the same blood, but of the same
litter, some fair, while one or two may
be found decidedly objectionable. Now
pigs of the latter description should
never be served as breeders. As we
have said elsewhere, the excellence of
onr various breeds WAS originally estab-
lished by a long course of careful
breeding. where only the best specimens
were reserved and we cannot hope to
maintain this excellence without re.
jecting all individuals of Objectionable
forms and qualities-we mean objection
able as affecting the useful qualities of
the animal.
These considerations we especially
urge upon the attention of breeders of
Berkshire swine. as, that breed being
now in great demand, the temptation is
great to reserve all individuals of the
ture blood for breeders, whether they
be good or bad specimens, so as they
have the fashionable color and marking,
comparatively unimportant as these
latter particulars are. In some sections
this evil has greatly injured the reputa
ton of this most excellent breed, and all
breeders should set their faces against
the practice, as being neither judicious
nor, in the long run, profitable.
tioaaL Lire Stock Journal.
How SHE FIXED HM-There is O. man
in this city who is so affectioIately fond
OF his wife that he ia jealous if man
looks within forty five feet of the d1rec
tion in which she may happen to be.
The other day gentleman spoke to her
and he Immediately threatened suic de.
His wife was dispatched for bottle of
poison consisting OF n little water col
ored with liquorice, and label outside
When he Threatened to take some of it,
and actually poured it iuto a wine glass,
she screamed for help and ran out OF
the room into another room, where che
could watch him through the key hole
and saw bipa coolly open the window
and throw IT. out. She then rushed
back, apparently frantic with grief, and
implored him not to do the rash deed.
He merely pointed to tho glass and lay
ing down on the floor began to Kick out
his legs like jumping jack. She told
bim che was determined to share bfs
fate, and swallowed tho rest cf the
! quourice water. wheroupon he became
really frightened, called tho neighbors,
confessed he only slammed, and said ii
sho only survived be would never
trouble her again. Then she explained
The ruse, and he was so mortified he
tried to buy up the neighbors. but the
story was too good to keep. He is now
thoroughly cured. ed.-Sacran,ento Bee.
The CARELESS FARMER. may be
safe to say that moro than half our
immense wheat crop has been destroyed
principally on the ground of general
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11

PADDLED HER OwN BoAT.-The
train was approaching Atlanta, and the
obliging conductor went up to the
homely old lady who was evidently
travelling alone, and said
Madam, have you a companion ?"
"Oh, yes, Sir Martha Ann made me
fetch along her little black ridil1ule that
she calls q kumpanyun
No no [ mean an escort
GA what, sir ~ and she looked at him
hard enough to break her spectacles.
ga fellow traveller with you ?" ex-
planned the conductor desperately.
She rose. Her uplifted hand looked
deadly in its black mitten garniture.
"You good for nothing scamp; no,
sir ? The idee OF me, lone woman, with
no natural protector but O sheep skin
kivered New Testament, having q feller
travelin' with me Your mother ought
to weep over your imperdence, young
man, and I'll have ye to know that I kin
git along in this world about as we'll as
any sixty year old widow that you ever
struck agin ~
By this time the conductor was out on
the platform wiping the perspiratior
from his face, and swearing that the
old lady might ego it alone " to her
hearts content. ATLANTA Constitution.
The Canton mail., 1875-09-11
Herrick's Poetry of Country Life.

A writer in the Cornhill Magazine
says: Hsrrick was the earliest English
poet to see the picturesquo of homeiN
country life, aud all his little landscapes
are exquisitely precious. No one has
ever known better than Herrick how 10
seize, without effort and yet to absolute
perfection. the pretty points of modern
PASTORAL life. OF all these poems of
his none surpasses "CoriDna's Going
a. -Maying," which has meShing OF
Wordsworth's fsultless instinct and
delicate perception. The picture gwen
here Of the slim boys and the girls IN
green gowns going out singing into
the corridors of blossoming whltethorn,
when the morning sky is radiant IN all
its "fresb- vuilted colors, is ravlshlng,
and can only be compared for its Pecu-
liar charm with that other where the
maidens are seen at sun set. with silvery
naked feet and disheveiied hair crowned
with honeysuckle, bearing cowslips
home in wicker baskets. Whoever will
cast his eye over the pages of the
Hesperides" will meet with myriads
of original and charming passages of
kind:
:. Like to n solemn. sober stream
Bsnks all with lilies, and the cream
OF sweetest cowslips filing them,
and "cream of cowslips" being the
rich yellow anthers of the water lilies.
Or this, comparing a brides breath to
the faint, sweet odor of the earth
"A SAVIOR like unto blessed field,
When the bedabbled morn
Washes the golden ears of corn"
Or this. a sketched interior
"Yet can thy humble roof maintain a choir
or singing crickets by the fire,
And the brisk mouse may feed herself with
crumbs,
Till that the green-eyed kitting comes"
Nor did the homeliest details of the
household escape him. At Dean Prior
his clerical establishment consisted of
Prudence Baldwin, his ancient maid, n
cock and n hen, a goose, n tame lamb, q
cat, a spaniel, and a pet pig, learned
enough to drink out of tankard and
not only did the genial vicar divide his
loving attention between the
various members of this happy family,
but he was won't, little wantonly, one
fears, to gad about to wakes and was
sailipgs, and to increase his popular
reputation by showing off his marvel.
ous learning in old rites and ceremo
nies. These he described with loving
minuteness, and not these only, bnt even
the little arts of cookery do not escape
him. OF all his household poems moi
one ls more cnafacteIl5tlc anu compie'e
than the "Bride Cake" which we re
member having had recited to us years
ago with immense gusto, at the making
of a great pound cake, by friend now
widely enough known as a ctar ming
follower of Herrick's poetic craft
This day. my Julia, thou must make
For Mistress Bridge the wedding cake;
Knead but the dough, and it will be
To paste and almonds turned by three,
Or kiss it thou. but once or twice,
And for the bride cake there'll be spice"