Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-06-22
To Cure, a Bad Habit.


We find in one os Maryat's novels-aPetef
Simple"-the following method ofputting an
end to the exceedingly disgusting habjtsof
either men or boys, OF chewing tobacco
was amused the last morning watch that
kept. We were slowing away the hams
mocks in the quarter deck nettings when ono
of the boys came with his hammock ON hiS
shoulder, and when he passed, the frst lieu.-
tenant perceived that he had aquid OF tobacco
in his check. -
'tWhat have you got. there, my good lad.
gum boil Your check is much swclled.Y
mo, sir, /" replied the boy, "thcres nothing
nt all the matter"
"0h, there must be it'sa a bad tooth then
open your mouth and letime see" ~
ayeryreiuctauglyI the lboyope his mouth
and disclosed large roll Of tobacco leaf. :,
al see, / see; said the liepteDant, four
mouth wants OverhaaiFng, aud your teeth
cleaning Il wish we had a dentist on boatdj
but as we have not, will operateas well as 4
can. Send the armorer here with his topgB:y
When the armorer made his appearhnce,
the boy was made TO open his mouth, &biIBt
the chew Of tobacco was eItrhcted with this
rough ainstfdmedtgyi1 = sss,r siii szss F-E
s'.There, snoR, :, saiiiths Iiautenaht, RnBhre
tbatl5On must feel better already you never.
could have any appetite, Now captain Of tho
afterguard, bring q piece Of old canvass aud
some sand here, and clean his teeth nicely
The captain Of tho aiteTgnard camo fDrwardy
and ipattipg the boys head between bis knees,
scrubbed bis teeth with eand aud capyass for
two or three minutes.
''There. that viii do said the lieutenant:
Now, my good fellow, your mouth Is nice
and clean, and you'll cat your breakfast It
was impossible for you TO have eaten anything,
4,
its dirty again, come to me and III DO your
dentist"
REMEDY FOR CABBAGE .WoRMs Hells-
bUre, lime, salt and similar substances have
been used with varied success for the destuc>
ton of cabbage worms It is now stated that
bran aud buckWheat -four answers the pur-
pose better than any other remedies that have
been tried. The bran is simply busted over
the infested cabbsges as soon os the worms
make their appearance Iftbc worms are very
thick. abouta handful of bran is required %
each cabbage head, and sometimes It is me-
cessary 70 60 oEeF tho plants a second time.
"A hundred weight Of bran is sufieieDt for
an acre. It must be applied when the worms
are young Whenfh they arc full grown or very
strODgsi II does not appear to effect them. The
buckwheat -four is ,siJted upon them by means
of sejVe. in the evening or in the morning
when the dew IS on the plants. IF one sp:
| pIicatiop does not destroy the worms, second
one should be made. Il is probable that
wheat. fOur,f fine sI6disn meal or any other
pulyerulcnt fatiuAceous substance would have
/ the same e6ect.-AmeFic0n Garden.
rD~ The iuposipe list of deIiDqBeat tax<
payers published IN the Chicago jOurHiiS are
attracting much attention, and are supposed
by many to indicate much financial distress
In that, city Bot it apperTs that the sharp,
citizens of Chicago are deFOquents upon cal
cuIatiou.s They have found out that they can
nsks sOBethipg by the operation. THUS:
By letting his taxes go by default the citizen
gets six months grace before the law seizes
upon his property. So when the. day Of
reckoning comes be raises the money, and by
paying the cost Of advertising is let off. In
l.fhiA way he gets the use Of che money for
SIX months at a very small percentage for in
terest.
- 81. Grsy-Paek with my box fise dozen
quilIs2 There is nothing remarkable about
this sentence, only that il Is nearly as short
as one can be constructed, and yet contains
J the vhole slphsbas