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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-12

.OMAs A DRESSING FOR WOUNDS. --
DR.. Joseph w. Howe has recently in
troduced at his hospital ordinary sweet
oil for the treatment Of all kinds of
wounds. 1t has several advantages over
anv of the other dressings in use, and
apparently yields better results The
advantages are, that it keeps the air
from the wound, and at the same time
is a grateful dressing to the patient. 1t
also promotes healthy granuIations.
The mode ofapplication varies with the
variety Of wounds for which it is in
tended. In necrosis, after the seques-
trum is removed, the cavity Is filed
with the oil, and a lint tent introduced.
Every day the oil is renewed. In one
case Of necrosis of the lower jaw this
was had recourse to, and,
shortly after, the patient was attacked
with facial erysipelas, but, strange to
say, the side Of the face which had been
operated upon was not affected. In
incised wounds, the edges are brought
together, and soaked in oil used as an
external dressing.
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While the total value Of the farms in
the United States is put down at So
262, 1903, 361, the value in the above
small-farm states foots up s., 407, 5S7,-
17S, or nearly three-filths of the total,
and this, too, while the area of the
states is less than One-tcnth of the area
of the whole country. No more CON
elusive exhibit of the practical superb
GRITTY of the small-farm system could be
given than this.-Rur% Ne,O Yorker.
ONE of the curses of Kentucky and
other states to-day is too much landand
too little capital. The individual who
is in debt for his land, unless he is a man
Of rare push and energy, TO enable him
to get rid of the incubus, is much
worse than an ordinary slave. His
mind has lost its freedom. He is I'M
able to give his thoughts to his bust
ness. Every now and then the image
of the party to whom he is ia debt will
rise up in horrible proportions before
him. Young man, don't be in too big
a hurry to own large tracts of land.
Hasten slowly, rs the old German
prOverb has it, and what you do, do
well. The spread-cagle style of agri-
culture is played out, and there is no
sort of analogy between thousands of
acres which the eye can not range and
an immense mercantile project, every
part of which is right under the per
sOnal inspection of its manager
Farmers Home Journal.
A GRANGER in Virginia made the
test of the efficiency Of the grange
agent by sending two loads of wheat
for him to sell, and on same day sent
two loads TO a commission merchant.
Result: Wheat sold by grange agent,
81 4S per bushel; by commission mer-
chant, 81 40 per bushel.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-12

There are persons who carry two
faces-one for their families and the
other for their friends. The face they
wear abroad is smooth and sunny-thc
one they wear at home is rough and
dark. The forbidding aspect is IS dis
agreeable as the pleasing one is fair to
look upon. Abroad thcyar generous;
at home they arc selfish. Abroad they
are the pink of courtesy; at home they
are habitually rude. Abroad they are
amiablc at home they are chTlish.
Abroad they are mild and tolerant; at
home their word is, and the law is Civ
EN- in no gentle tone They change
their faces on the threshold of their
homes, and there all their mean and
odious traits are called intoplay. They
are prepared to make the most of the
slightest cause for angry complaint and
spitctul censure.
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SCENTED To KILL.-The Detroit
Free Press says: A Detroit girl picked
up new beau the other evening at
church, and when they reached her
fathers gate he accepted her invitation
to 90 in. He was pcrfumcd to kill,
and it wasn't long before his musk
reached the back room in which the
old folks sat. The old man was heard
stubbing around, muttering and growl-
ing, and presently he opened the door
and passed out and walked around the
house. He came back after shutting
around for few minutes, and, pound
ing ON the parlor door, he inquired:
Z" Evangclinc, where's that piece of can
dlc?' Il don't know, father; why?"
she inquired in return. There's
skunk or something or other under the
and Eve got to hunt him out
or we can't live here overnight" The
young man didn't stay long after that.
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OMETET.-Few articles of food are
so readily attainable, attractive in ap-
pearance and so quickly cooked as
omelets. A good and economical
cmelet is made with four eggs well
beaten and added TO one cup Of milk,
into which has been stirred one table
spoonful Of pounded cracker and one
small teaspoonful of -four. Stir the
mixture well together just before pour
ing it on the well buttcrcd griddlc,
which should have a strong flavor of
scorchcd butter Turn it as soon as it
begins to set around the edge with Il
wide-bladed knife, fold it over once,
and then again, and at once lift the
griddlc ard turn the omclet upon a
small plate. 1t will, of course, be Of
four thicllncSecs.
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A Quiet Smoke.


titled "a Peaceful Pipe" says: Reader,
| were unmanncrly to talk thee down
and not to offer thee Il smoke for recon-
pense. There lies my pipe on the little
stand between the windows. The Jap
anese tobacco-bOx, carved in cunning
figures from Il section Of giant bamboo,
stands guard behind it. One flank is
defended by an oddly designed ash re-
ceivcr; an ASS head full of matches pro-
tects the other. Over all is shed Il
genial glow from the crimson cloth,
gold-edged, which Grapes the stand and
tratcrnizes jovially with the afternoon
sunshine The pipe itself is Of unusual
size, carved into the likeness of Il human
face; Il very peculiar face, which pro-
vokcs at once Il smile and a sigh. In
all these years | have not wearied of
it, for it is full of ever fresh interest
and suggestion. The features are shaped
by Il bold hand but guided with mas
terlyskill aswellas profound knowledge
and feeling. Uglier the face could not
well be, but with IN ugliness thoroughly
human. A brow low and projecting,
the foundation of a pair of curling
rams horns; eyes large, deep-set, en-
prCssive of pathetic weakness; nose
aquiline, albeit broad and flattcncd; Il
thick, projecting upper lip, and tim
orous, rctreating chin. \ weak smile
glimmers over the features, not broad,
hardly mirthful; rather as if striving to
reflect the merrimcnt which their I'M
gainlineSs might excite. Whoever de-
signed this pipe was an artist, and one
who had looked into the human heart.
Well, pick him up and fill his empty
head with brains from the tobaccO-boX.
Tobacco is all his intellect, and smoke
the sole manifestation of the cnkindlc-
mcnt thereof; vet how many orators,
think you, or authors, or pulpit min
listers even, have the art or power to
soothc, bcguilc, inspire, that this I'M
demonstrItivc but subtly potent en-
chanter possesses? He never speaks;
the greater part of his life he lies cold
and dead upon the table; but the brief
hours of his life are full of fervcnt fire.
L itI 'AbtilCI VIC stiC NillNlCI IltC Slltll vi
his NoicelcsS eloquence the Oftcner arises
the longing to yield to it again; his mo-
nOtOny never bores us because the very
breath Of his life comes and goes ALSO
lutely ut our own command. Fill full
and press down hard; there must be no
empty chambers in this occiput Now
Il match from the ASS head, which we
will scratch upon the under side of the
yonder; SO to do is one of
the universal instincts Of mans nature,
and were mantclpicces polished under
meath it would be a general calamity
Blue burns the match, then yellow; we
draw the flame downward through the
and straightway up rises the
brown tobacco into glowing mound
In the same moment the first smoke
cloud issues from our lips and the pipe
is lit. We seek the casy-Chair, and
gently yield its embrace. No
no writing; the true smoker
will not SO profane his enjoyment
Is an elevated mental and
psychological pleasure; he who finds in
it merely IN assistance to digestion or
the qualification of morbid craving is
the brotherhood"
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THE GRAVES VOICES.
FROM THE GERMAN, BY AxroNIA DICKS

FROM THE GERMAN, BY ANToNIA DICKSON.
Sunk as in Dreams and lost in anxious thought
My footsteps brought me to this lonely spot
To whom belongs the field? this howery bed
The dead
Enter thou ill., my soul /; why shouldst thou fear?
Nought but sweet buds and flowers are blooming here.
Whence comes the essence for these sweet perfumes?
From tOmbs.'
See here, man where all thy paths must end,
However varied be the way they wend.
Listen the dead leaves speak aye, hear thou must:
TO dust
Where are the careless hearts that on the earth
Trcmbled in pain, or beat SO high in mirth
Those in whose breasts the flame OF hatred smouI-
dered?
sNIOuIdered.'
Where are the mighty who take life by storm?
Who e'en to heavens heights wild wishes form.
What croak the ravens on yOn mOSS-grown wall !?
Buried all
Where are the dear in Deaths cold sleep lying
To whom Love swOre memory undying
What wall yon cypress trees oh hear st thou not?
Forgot
To see where these ones passed, did no eye crave?
May no wild longing pierce beyond the grave?
The fr-trees shake their weird heads one by one
None, none
The evening wind amid the trees is signing.
Fetered in dreams, my saddened soul is lying,
The twilight falls, the red glow paleth fast
lis past
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New BOYS SUTs.-Boys of two,
three and four years Of age are dressed
in kilt suits. Thsse for two-year-olds
have the waist and skirt all in one
piece. At four years, jackets of tanci-
full cut arc added, to be worn over the
waist. The skirts do not differ mate
rally from those Of last season, being
mostly fashioned with a wide box-Plait
in front, and kilt plaitings at the sides
and back. For boys Of from four to
ten years, knee-pants take the place of
the skirts, a vest replaces the waist,
and the jacket becomes a single-brcasted
blouse. At ten years, long trowsers
are introduced and double breasted
coats of one style or another. Little
boys suits are largely made of plaids,
while dark navy-blue suits and gray
cloths are popular for lads. Among
the materials specially recommended
are Scotch Cheviots, French diagonals,
basket and ladies' cloths.
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WRITES a female reader of the New
York Mail: "Do you think it impcr-
atively necessary that a woman should
90 into her Kitchen and rcddcn her
face and ruin her hands 10y the drudg-
cry of cooking? Is not this eternal
catering to the stomachs of men rather
dcrogatory to women This question
implies that men do all the eating, and
that women and children derive sus-
tenancc from the cheap and universal
atmosphere; but let Us not Ice deceived.
Rather let us drop into the dining
rooms Of the hotels, and look for two
minutes al the Roadway made by the
feminine portion Of the boardcrs in
that brief space of time.
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SCnENCK'S SEA WEED Tonic,

SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP,
SCnENCK's SEA WEED Tonic,
SCHENCK's MANDRAKE Pills,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
COusUH. ptinn.
Frequently medicines that viii stop cough will
occasion the death Of the patient; they lock W the
liver, stop the circulation of the blood, hCmorrhage
follows and in fact they clog the action Of the
organs that caused the cough.
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia are the causes of
twO-thiris of the cases OF Consumption. Many per-
complain Of dull pain i'll the side, constipation,
coated tongue, pain in the Shoulder-badc, feelings
OF drOwsiucss and rcstlcSncs the food lying heavily
Oh the stomach, accompanied with acdlty and belch-
ing up OF wind
These symptoms usually originate from . dis
ordered condition of the stomach torpid liver.
colds, and if the cough in these cases he suddenly
checked, will find the stomach and liver cioggcd,
remaining torpid and inactive, and almost before
they the lungs mass of sores, and
liberated, the result Of which is death.
Schenck's PuImonic Syrupis an eXpcctorant which
does not contain opium or anything calculated to
check cough suddenly.
SCHENK's Sea Weed Tonics dssoIvcs tho food,
mixes with the gastric juices Of the stomach, AIDS
digestion, and creates Tavcnous appetite.
When the bowels are cnstivc skin Saow, or the
symptoms otherwise OF bilious tendency, SCIENk 5
Mandrake Pills required.
These medicines are prepared only by
j. IL. SCUENCK * SON,
\. +. corner Of Sixth and Arch Streets, lhIla.
And are for sale by all DRUGGISTS and dealers
f. j. HART x 60. Nos. -, - and Il TchOupi-
toullS Street, New Orleans Wholesale Agents.
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THE BLOOD CURE.-The practice
which came so rapidly and widely in
vogue, of taking for consumption and
other diseases, dafts of warm blood,
the moment when extracted from the
calf or OK, has gone into considerable
disuse of late, on account Of distastc, IN
convenience, and other reasons. DIR.
De Pascale, of Nice, has successfully
adopted substitute in the form of dry
powdered blood. The blood of the ami
NAL, after being dried in a water-bath,
is reduced to a very fine powder, and
grated through a seive, and it can thus
be taken for any length OF time with
out repugnance, being almost tasteless
can be taken as a common powder
mixed with soups, milk, marmalade,
or chocolate or inclosed in wafer. DIR.
De Pascale has given it in some cases
mixed with little pepsin. The guam
tity of the powder he varies according
to the patients age, sex, state OF health,
and digestive powers-in general, be-
ginning with 80 grains, increasing as
may dictate.
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SHORT SAYINGs.----A good life is val
liable, but lad one often costs more.
Passion Is a storm, and spares
moth ng.
Each Pisgah of labor has its glimpse
Of the promised land.
Every good decd that we do IS not
only a present pleasure, but prop for
the future.
What plcascs is good only to the
properly instructed.
Children grow so fast we must he on
the alert, or they will escape much Of
our instruction, getting that of others,
often delctcrious, us children will learn.
Life is a sum; and il becomes us to
DO it properly, rs it can he done but
once.
Most people drift. TO do this is
easy. Ii costs neither thought nor cf-
fort. On the other hand, to resist the
tide one must have principle and rcso-
luton He must watch, and pray, and
struggle continually. And yet no
thoughtful person, who cares for his
soul, will dare to drift.
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RELATIONS BETWEEN CHENIsTY
AND THERMoTICs.- The study of the
cyoluntion OF hca in chemical combina-
tiors Is a new branch of science belong
ing partly to physics and partly to
chemistry, and the number of facts al
ready observed i sufficiently numerous
to indicate Ger ain laws, which are set
forth by Berthclot. He premises that
in the art Of producing any chemical
change, the molecules hit sharply
against one another, and give of heat,
Just as when Il hammer strikes a bar of
iron. From the study of the relations
between the amount Of heat and the
amount of work done, it is possible to
establish some thcorcms of thcrmo-
chemistry.
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REMINGTON.

4 NY PERSON owning sewing Machine which
n is nearly worn out, or does not do tine work re
duiTeI. viii find 70 10 their advantage tu send 80
description uf their Machine, and ret our liberal
terms Of exchange for the Ligbt Running Rem
ingfOt. u h. fully warranted iur five YEAR, al u
satisfaction is guaranteed 100 every INSTANCE ur ~
money will be returned 10 the purchaser. The MO-
liberal terms 10 agents and cash buyers. Samples
work and an particulars by mail ~ parties living q
% distance. Address, 3. GLfRN ~ Gsb.. sscu1
AZ IL. ZIG NmIn IILcr 81. NI.slI Vic. Icnn.
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IMPORTANT IMPROvEMENTINT TREATING
RUPTURE.-The Elastic Truss Company have
produced great revolution in the treatment
of hernia. Their new truss is worn easy night
and day; adapts itself to every motion of the
body; never displaced by hardest exercise;
retaining rupture comfortably, till soon per-
manently cured. Sold at the office of the
Company, No. 683 Broadway, New York city.
Trusses sent by mail Send for circular.
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BACTERIA ANDPUTREFACTION.-Dr.
Arnold Hitler, of Berlin, has made
series of elaborate experiments with
the view Of determining the relations
of bacteria to putrefactivc changes,
and has come to the conclusion that
the whole subject needs to be re-eX-
amined from the beginning. He has
demonstrated that active putrefaction
may take place in the absence Of bac-
terra, and tyat bacteria may be present
in attendance without giving rise to
putrefaction. In short, it seems quite
possible that effect may have been mis-
taken of caurse.
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THE season for coughs and colds is rap
idly approaching, and every one should be
prepared to check the first symptoms, as
cough contracted between now and Christmas
frequently lasts all winter There is no bet
ter remedy than J0hnson's AaOdyle Liniment.
For all diseases of the throat and lungs it
sLnmId he lIsnd informally and nxtcrnallN
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Az UNDERGROUND FOREST. "A
man living in Essex county, Virginia,
in digging a well recently, at depth of
about thirty feet, came upon the trunks
Of large trees several feet in diameter,
which were found to he cypress. Fear
iug the water would be injured by the
wood, he determined to abandon his
well, and dug another some distance
of. When lac had reached about the
same depth he again encountered the
trees; and a third attempt, at a still
greater distance from the first well,
again brought him in contact with this
suhtcrrancan forest, the trees of which
are of great size and well preserved.
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THE EGYPTIAN Book OF THE DEAD.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or
Funeral Ritual, contains, probably, the
oldest existing record of the faith of
man in the Immortality of the soul.
Its chapters are found on mummy
cases or written on the rolls of papyrus
within them. The book recounts the
experience of the soul after death, from
its passage across the land of darkness
into the blessed fields, to its final judg-
ment and admission into the presence
of its Father in the eternal dwelling
place of the prepared spirit" The
following passages show its express de
claration of future life "The osiris
(the souD lives after he dies; the osiris
rejoices with life as they rejoice" go
God, the protector Of him who brought
his cry to Thee, he is Thine, let him
have no harm; let him be us one of
Thy flying servants! Thou art he; he
is Thou! Make it well with him in
the world of spirits!' 1t is supposed
that the Book of the Dead had it,
origin two thousand years before the
birth of Christ.
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LUNG FEVER, common cold, catarrhal
fever and nasal discharge of brownish color
in horses, may be checked at once by liberal
use of SfcTidda'S Cdruiyy CORdHi0n PO'cdcrS
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THOUSANDS SPEAK.--Fegetine is re-
commended by physicians and apothecarics
to be the best purifier and cleanser of the
blood yet discovered, and thousands speak in
its praise who have been restored to health.
Conn.
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EaG.fs and EirurPa.

Every one of the nearly 260, 1000 CHARTER
OAK STOVES now in the hands of as many
housekeepers have proved eminenty practi-
cable, easily kept in order, doing all kind, of
cooking quickly, clearly, and with great
economy of fuel and labor.
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Twelve of the states have farms that
average less than 125 acres in extent,
which is less than the average else
where, which in some states runs up
nearly to an average of 500 acres.
These twelve states give the following
rs the ayeramn size of thcir firms:
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DIR. TuTT,s PILES require no ci.anse

of Dict occupation, produce no gripping They
contain no dratic ingredients.
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The Best Evidence!

The following letter from REV. L. 5. BEST, Pastor
NJ T. Church. Natick, Mass. will he read with inter
10y many physicians Also those suffering from the
No person doubt this testimony. and there is no
doubt about the curative powers of VrGrrIxr
NATICK, Mass. Jan. !, Is73.
Pear Sir-Wo hay" good reason for regarding your
GtrlNE ge'C'H"gt Tie 1yf"feS rat"' W e feel as
Ured that il has been the means Of wing sons
two rs n" has sufrcI from necrosis Of his .S'
cSnsc ~ srrofiII- iT,rt"n and was So far rrluci
that nearly all who him Thought his recovery i'm
but the ainest hope of his ever rallyng two Of the
number declaring that hc was beyond the reach of
him, As he had not yigor enough to endure the
operation. Just then we. commenced giving him
NEGErl\F aud from that time to the present he has
been continuously improving. He has lately resumed
his studies, thrown away crutchcs and cane, and
TGousn IhrIr still some discharge from the open
confidence that in little time he viii be perfectly
IL has taken about three dozen bottles Of vEGE-
TINE hut lately uses but little. as he declares that
MRS. L. c. f. BEST
The range Of disorders which yield to the Influence
Of this MEDICINE, and the number of defined diseases
ether single medicine hitherto has been even recon-
quark nostrum. These diseases are Scrofula
and all ErUptiye diseases aud Tumor~, Rheumatism,
hammatoIy symptoms, Ulcers, al ~ PhlitiC diseases
Kidney and Rladder diseases; brvpsy, the whole
American women, and which carry annually thou
sands of them To- premature graves IIN ~prPsia that
universal curse Of American manhood; Heartburn,
FILES Constipation. NERVOUSNESS inability to sleep
and impure blood.
This Is y formidable list Of human ailments for any
sing C medicine to successfully attack. aud il i not
probable that any article before the public has
the power the quarter Of them excepting the
NEGETTNE. II lays the the of the tree of
disease 10y FIRST eliminating every ImpuTity from the
blood. promoting the scCretons. opening the pores
the great escape valves Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the liver tu its full and natural action. cleansing the
stomach aud strengthening digestion. This much
mplishci the speedy and the permanent of
only the diseases have enumerated. but like
wise the whole train Of chronic and constitute nal
disorders is certain 10 follow. This is precisely what
NEGETINE does and it does il 50 quickly and 50 easily
that il is an accomplished fact almost before the
patient is aware of it himself,
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CUSHING'S MANUAL
OF Parliamentary Practice.

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