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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

VINEGAR B1TTERs-The great merit OF
VINEGAR Buffers has made them the
leading medicine of the day, and respc tia
bic druggists everywhere write: They
are the Jest and most popHlar preparation IN
tie mdrket'' They have stood the test of
public opinion and won confidence, They
sell rapidly because. they cure. lfyou are
sick YOU want reliablemedicine. VINEGAR
BrrTERs commend themselves to the all
ing and afflicted, as they are deficient in
one thing alone, viz: the stimAant that
unduly excites the brain and creates a
morbid thirst for spirits! There is no
phase of Indigestion, Biliousness. Nerv-
Gus Disease, or Physical Debility in
which they viii not effect cure. 1nva-
lids who are wasting away from want of
proper action in the liver, stomach and
bowels will find them a constitutional
specific and fountain of vitality and
yigor as refreshing and exhilarating as a
cool, gushing spring of water to the
parched and fainting traveller in the des-
ert -..- Al
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
The Habit of Reading.

" HAVE no time to read" is the COM
mon complaint, and especially Of women,
whose occupations. are such as to prevent
continuous book perusal They seem to
think because they cannot devote as much
attention to books as they are compelled
to devote to their avocations that they can
not read anything. But this is great mis-
take. 1t isn't the books we finish at a
sitting which always do us the most
good. Those we devour in the odd mo-
ments, half dozen pages at time, often
give us more satisfaction and are more
thoroughly digested than those we make
a particular effort to read. The men who
have made their mark in the world have
generally been the men who have in boy
hood formed the habit of reading at every
available moment, whether for five min
utes or five hours.
1t is the habit of reading rather than
the time at our command that helps US on
the road to learning. Many of the most
cultivated persons whose names have
been famous as students have given only
two or three hours a day to their books.
If we make use of spare minutes in the
midst of our work, and read little, if but
a page or paragraph, we shall find our
brains quickened and our toll lightened
by just so much increased satisfaction as
the book gives us. Nothing helps along
the monotonous daily round so much as
fresh and striking thoughts, to be consid-
cred while our hands are busy. A new
idea from new volume is like oil which
reduces the friction of the machinery of
life. What we remember from brief
glimpses into. books often serves as a
stimulus to action and becomes one of the
most precious deposits in the treasury of
our recollection. All knowledge is made
up of small parts, which would seem in
significant in themselves but which, taken
together, are valuable weapons for the
mind and substantial armor for the soul.
Read anything continuously" says DR..
johnson, "and you win be learned" The
odd minutes which we are inclined to
waste, if carefully availed of for instruc.
ton, will, in the long run, make golden
hours and golden days that we shall be
ever thankful for.-,Sra6ner's Monthly.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
OuerulOus Mothers.

LAST summer, when travelling in a
drawing room car with only few fellow
travellers, our attention was drawn to a
lady, few seats in front of us, with two
little children who called her g mother +"
The boy was about five and the girl two
or three years old. They seemed weary
and the little elbows were often resting on
the mother's. knee, the curly head often
laid in the mothers lap, and as often
pushed off with an impatient hand and a
remark that, if we had not heard, We
should have Known was fretful' by sthe
contraction Of the eyebrows. Presently
the children climbed into the. seat behind
their mother and the little boy said, lean
ing over the seat and looking in his moth
er's face: II say, mother, am 50 tired;
how much. longer must we 60 before We
can see papa?" No answer was given, if
we except the frown on the face. The arm
of the little girl went around the mothers
neck and, sweetly and YEARLY, she said;
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
Itch on the Legs Of Fowls.

\ GREAT many poulterers are complain
ing of the itch on the legs Of their gallina
ceous fowls We have few birds on the
leg of which the itch has gained such Il
foothold that some ofthe toes have actually
disappeared. The disease itself is merely
a surface or skin disease, caused by the
constant workings or borrowings of the
minute insect, or rather a host of them,
under the scales of the legs, just above the
knee joint, all the way down to the toe nail
They propagate their young in these Sc
cure hiding places, and thus cause con-
slant irritation. Soon the scales are raised
from their proper places, and underneath
will be found a mealy substance resem-
bling caked yellow cornmeal. This soon
covers the whole leg, which becomes
rough and repulsive in appearance, max
ing young chick look like an old bird.
DR.. z. Evans, Jr., thus alludes to his
manner of treating such fowls as were
affected with the itch: l at once caught
the worst birds, had their legs washed of
clean, and then we'll dried with a cloth
When this was done | applied a mixture
of lard and flour of sulphur to the affected
parts. | made the mixture by melting a
quantity of fresh lard. stirring in about
one-quarter or One-third the quantity of the
sulphur, after which it was removed from
the fire and kept well stirred until it he.
came cool, so as to thoroughly incorpo-
rate the sulphur. The legs of the fowls
were thoroughly rubbed with this. and the
roosts also got a good dose of it, Soon
after treating the new fowls l discovered
that the disease had attacked my " home"
fowls, and gave them an application of
the same. This seemed to do some
good, but did not remove the insects en-
tirely, owing to the difficulty in getting
the mixture well under the scales. Well
knowing the remedial value Of common
coal oil, we thought of it as being desira-
bic. We then gave the fowls, one andall,
dose of it. We held the legs upward
and applied the oil with a feather. Two
applications like this, few days apart,
did the business for the insects, for the
scales commenced to come off and the legs
to assume a bright and natural appear
ance. We also gave the roosting benches
good smearing of the oil. If two appli
cations of coal oil do not suffice, three can
be made without fear of injury to the
fowls. 1t should be applied at intervals of
two or three days.-Neao York Herald
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
Mushroom Caves.

THE famous mushroom caves IF Paris
are in reality deserted stone-quarries in
the suburbs of the city. They are entered
by shafts, and consist of series of dark,
low, long corridors. Their floors are GOV.
cred with long lines of narrow beds, made
of rich compost of earth and horse-ma-
nure. The paths between the beds are
kept scrupulously clean, and the mush-
rooms are carefully cultured. One of
these caves at Montrouge, just outside the
Notifications Of Paris contains sever
miles of beds and yields an average OF
300 pounds of mushrooms daily.
Near Frepillon, an hours ride from
Paris, there is another class of caves or
old quarries that have a lofty interior,
with something of the aspect of vast
cathedral In 1867 one of these caves had
a run of twenty-one miles of mushrooms
beds. During that same year over 3, 200
pounds of mushrooms were daily sent to
Paris from Frepillon. The. crops vary
according TO certain atmospheric and 9th,
er conditions, and at intervals the great
quarries refuse to yield a profitable crop,
They are then thoroughly cleansed, the
very soil being seraped out, and are left tc
lie iailow for a year OF two.s gY
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
Tallow Dips.

A writer in LtpptacOtfs Magazine says:
Seventy years ago, when gas and kero-
sene were not, and wax candles were an
extravaganza indul ged in only on state &C.
casions, even BY the wealthy, the tallow-
dip was an article of necessity, and can
dle-dip day was as certain Of occurrence
as Christmas, though perhaps even less
welcome than the equally certain annual
tast-day, Fancy an immense kitchen with
fireplace in the center of one side Over
the blaze of backlog and forestick, and
something like half cord of eight-foot
wood are swinging the iron cranes laden
with great kettles of melting tallow. On
the opposite side of the kitchen two long
poles, about two feet apart, are supported
at their extremities upon the seats OF
chairs. Beside the poles are other great
kettles containing melted tallow poured
on the top of hot water. Across the poles
are the slender candle-rods from which
depend ranks upon ranks of candle
wicks made Of tow, for cotton-wick Is a
later invention. Little by little, by end
lessly repeating the slow process of dip
ping into the kettles of melted tallow and
han gfng them to cool, the wicks take on
their proper coating of tallow. To make
the candle as large as possible was the
aim, forlthe more atallow the brighter the
light. When done the ranks of candles
still depending from the rods were hung
in the. sunniest spots Of sunny garretto
bleach"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
Poison in Their Boots.

A coRREsPONDENT of the 0reville (Butta
County, Cali Mercury makes the horrify-
ing assertion that the gum boots SO uni
versally worn by gravel-miners in Cali
fOrnia and elsewhere have latterly been
lined with green flannel, the dye Of which
is arsenicated, and which has poisoned
many persons, some fatally. The corre-
spondent gives specific instance of this
kind of poisoning, stating that Mr.. Nc
Klary, who lives on Canes Creek, near
Enterprise, has been suffering for several
months from the use of these arseniCated
boots, and that but for skillful physician
and attentive wife he would have died. He
further alleges that "three more cases are
under treatment in this neighborhood
South Fork Feather River, and num-
Der gone to the hospitals, trying to find
better care than in their lonely cabins. -
This account is given Of the appearance of
the disease produced by wearing the
poisoned boots: The first symptoms are
the swelling OF the lower exuemities to two
or three times the usual size and then the
flesh turns black. The suffering of the
patient is terrible, under constant burn
ing sensation until death relieves him. 4"
1t is stated that the complaint is almost
universal wherever the green-hned boots
have been used, and reference is made to
a company Of Chinese, among whom sew
eral deaths occurred last year, then at
tributed to an epidemic, but now traced to
the boots.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
Common Clothes Moths.

THESE little moths expand about a
half inch, and are less than one-fourth Of
an inch long. They are of light buff
coor, and shine like satin. The wings
are long, narrow, pointed and beautifully
fringed. The larva C' worm") is white,
with yellow head, has, like nearly all
caterpillars, sixteen legs, and is always
surrounded by a fiattened, cylindrical
case, usually gray or whitish in color,
though this depends on their food. The
forth to feed or peer forth, which they are
free to do when disturbed. sss-sai
The pupa or chrysalis is somewhat
curved, and has a rounded head The an
tenna, wings and legs are folded beneath
the body and reach nearly to the end of the
body The pupa case or cocoon is similar
to the larva case -F .......-.
The moth comes forth as early as the
last of May, and may be seen from that
time till the close of summer. Their tiny,
lustrous, buff-colored bodies are easily de-
tected as they rest with wings folded close
about their bodies in the deep crevices of
our parlor furniture, or among the folds of
our garments, or even more plainly as
they fit across our rooms.
The female seeks out our furs and wool.
en- or silk apparel, her minute size enab-
ling her TO enter drawers, closets and
trunks; and she distributes her eggs with
an eye to the good of her prospective
young, if not to our good. The Larvae
soon appear, and may be stoundJ at home
the summer through, comfortably fixed
up in their little tents and working their
miserable mischief, all unsupported by
the unwary housewife, who learns too late
of their previous presence by discovering
that her most choice possessions are total
ly ruined. In spring and summer the
chrysalids will appear, soon to be followed
by new return of the pretty moths.
{ Woolen garments and ftIrs should be
put away in trunks, with several pieces of
camphor gum as large as hickory nuts
packed in with them; or they may be put
in close paper bags and pasted up so that
no holes, ever SO small, will remain open.
Even in this case a little camphor gum
will render assurance doubly sure. In
tested garments or furs should be put in
tight sack or trunk; and after adding a
half-ounce of chloroform the sack or trunk
should be closed as nearly alright as pos
sible The .vapor will kill the insects.
Then prepare as given above.
For furniture and carpets, heavy paper,
wet with carbolic acid or spirits of tur-
pentine, will kill larvae already at work.
This should be placed under the edge of
the carpet where the mischief is generally
done and in furniture crowded back in
the deep folds. 1t would be well to
saturate theinterior of the furniture with
strong solution Of carbolic acid, Our
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01


best furniture and fMs have a goodly
Quantity of this substance in the undls-
solved state fastened inside them when
made Russian leather, cedar bark, or
boughs, tobacco leaves, and even red pep
ner, are said to prevent the moths from
LAYING eggs. 1t will be well, then, TO
place these in exposed situations. Manu-
facturers of carriages wash the wooden
Innings of their carriages with weak
solution of corrosive sublimate, which is
very sure destruction to all insects. Yet
DIR, Kedzie tells me it is unsafe to use It,
Every careful housekeeper will carefully
examine her carpets and furniture each
fall and spring, brush out all the creases,
give all good airing, and if there is any
trace of these evil-doers will practice the
above remedies.-Pref. a. j. Cook, Hteh-
iodn Adricultural College.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

required let il be made with all due eau
ton. Gaare flannel shirts protect the
breast and other vital parts without IN
ccmmoding any child. save one with a
most exceptionally sensitive skin. Death
has been seen to onsue from no graver
cause than the uniimely removal Of
flannel shirt.
The thoughtless parent who indulges
her child with taste of every tidhit has
often sad cause 10 rue her imprudence.
| Witness the case of a young mother who
helped her eighteen, '-old baby TO
dinner of lamb and two of the tiniest lit
tie new potatoeS-wee things Just suited
for pretty haby's palate, That night baby
came near dying of cholera infantum, and
that mother has never forgotten so severe
a lesson in baby dietetics. Natures pro
vision of mothers milk is Of course the
best food and medicine for infancy, but,
from some cause, this supply is often fail
ing nowadays, or pronounced by physi-
clans not 10 agree with the child. In that
case such substitutes might be sought as
the constitution of the infant may require,
as indicated by the state of the bowels.
Often the mere change from brown 10
white sugar, from raw TO boiled or seslded
milk, may have decided Alternative effect,
If the constitution has not been already in
jured by the use of narcotics In those
alarming and sudden attacks of cholera in
fantum which brighten even experienced
nurses, if no doctor is at hand, the proper
thing to do is TO apply mustard plaster
mot too strong to the stomach, and to give
mint-iulep, little at time, prepared
with ice pounded up as fine as can be, nc
water, dessert spoonful of best French
brandy, and little loaf-sugar.
The writer hopes she may encourage Nc
mother in being over-snxious conceruin
her child's health, but has given these few
hints with the honest desire that they may
reach some whom they may help, if evel
So little.-Hdrper's BssaF.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

WUHpFT's ANTI-PERIoDIC OR FEVER AND
AGUE ToSIo.-This invaluable and standard
family medicine is now a household word
and maintains its reputation unimpaired. 1t
is Endorsed by the medical profession, and
prescribed daily in the Charity Hospital and
other hospitals in New Orleans. Without
Tonic is thus highly recommended by the
leading medical men of the country, and is
worthy Of such endorsements WHEELoCK,
FINLAY 4 Co, ProNrietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsFs.l
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

A MACHINE for writing spoken words
has been Invented by NJ. II. Huppinger.
The Rerue Indnstrtelle describes the ma
chine as being about the size of the hand.
1t is put in connection with the vocal or
gans, the instrument recording their move
ments upon moving band of paper in dots
and dashes. The person to whom the In
strument is attached simply repeats the
words of the speaker after him inaudibly.
This lip language is then faithfully writ
ten out.-Ne,r York Herald.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

THE Pittsburgh pa Leader says: The
firm of Geo. P. Rowcll x Co. is the largest
and best Advertising Agency in the United
States, and We can cheerfully recommend it
to the attention of those who desire to adj
vertisc their business scientifically and SyS-
tepaaticGVg in such a way: that is, to secure
the largest amount of publicity for the least
expenditure of money" H
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

TooTHAcHE proceeds from ague in the
decayed tooth. Rub the gum thoroughly
with the finger, wet with JOhnSom's AnodyRe
Lintmrnt, heat the face well, and lap fan
mel wet with the liniment on the face; also
put little of the liniment into the cavity Of
the tooth on cotton.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

A SENIOR thus describes his unsuccess-
full attempt to gain the attention OF a
young lady: 81 wanted to see herever so
much, but some old fellow rushed in
ahead, and there l was eliminated by sub.
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

Gov. JNo. GILL SHORTER" Your SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR has been in
use in my family for some time, and l am
persuaded it is valuable addition to the
medical science"
1T has proved good and efficacious med
iCine." g. 4. Mating.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

For midsummer use, the pretty linen
lawns are the sweetest and coolest. They
are found in imported stripes, cross-bars
and large plaids, to suit all tastes, I'D.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

/ HERE is an extract from letter written
to herlover by a Montgomery eAla) girl:
"For your sake, darling, l have quit
i using chewing-gum; would you have quit
gum for me? would not have quit gum
for any other person in the whole worldp,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

= HUNDRED MILLION bushelssof oyster
shells lie heaped on the banks of the
Damariscotta River, Me-, and : t no oys-
ters have lived in those waters within the
memory Of man.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

THE system frequently gets out of order
and should he at once regulated, else other
troubles will ensue; when physic is needed
take Parsons Purg"ii1s PHIS: they are safe,
wholesome and natural medicine.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

DR.. J. Walkers California Vim,
egar Bitters arc purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the na-
tive herbs found on the lower ranges Of
the Sierra Nevada mountains Of CaIifor.
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted theTcfrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of tie
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIZ
TERs?" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease. and the patient re.
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blood purifier and life giving principle,
q perfect RenoyatOr and lnyigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has medicine been
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sick of every disease Manls heir TO, They
are a gentle PUrgatiTe as we'll q, Tonic
relieving Congestion or Inflammation Of
the Liver and Visceral Organs. II Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of Dr.. WAINEE'S
VINEGAR BITTERs are 4 perient. DiaphoretIc,
Carminative. Nutritious, Laxative. Didgellc,
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a.. II. FtCtEtsStIID ~ CO..
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

ALL hotels and pickle houses use Prussing's
White Wine Vinegar. Ask your grocers for it
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01

The replies were correct in every in
stance and the doctor at once fastened to
bind up Muller's eyes, in order to protect
them from the light. The coverings will
be removed gradually, so that the optic
may be accustomed to the light by de
grees, and the physician states that the
fortunate sailor will be able to pilot him
self around without the aid of spectacles
IN three or four weeks.-,St. Louis Globe
Democrat, ,T,tue II $500