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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
rne travel. Of Plants.

Alexander brought rice from Persia
to the Mediterranean, the Arabs carried
it to Egypt, the MOOrs to Spain, the
Spaniards to America Lucullus brought
the cherry-tree (Which takes its name
from Cerasus, the city of Pontus,
where he found it, to Rome, as tro-
phy of his Mithridatic campaign; and
l20 wears later, or in A. ID. 46, as Pliny
tells us. it was carried to England.
Caesar is said to have given barley 10
both Germany and Britain. According
to Strabo, wheat came originally from
the banks of the Indus, but 1t reached
the Mediterranean before the authentic
history. Both barley and wheat came
to the New World with its conquerors
and colonists, and the maize which
they found here soon went to Europe
in exchange. 1t was known In Eng
land in less than fifty years after the
discovery of America; it was introduced
to the Mediterranean countries, by way
of Spain, at the end of the sixteenth
century, and the Venetians soon ear
ried it to the Levant. Later it travelled
up the Danube to Hungary, and gradu-
aily spread eastward to China. While
it was thus invading the regions for
merly devoted to rice, the latter, as we
have said, was establishing itself in this
country.
The sugar cane, which, with its sweet
product. was known to the Greeks and
Romans only as curiosity, seems to
been cultivated i'm India and China
from the earliest times. Its introduc-
ton into Europe was one of the results
of the Crusades, and thence il was trans
planted to Madeira, and early in the
sixteenth century from that island to
the West Indies. The original home OF
king Cotton was probably in Persia
or India, though it is also mentioned
i'm the early annals of Egypt, and had
spread throughout Africa in very an
cient times.
The potato was found in Peru and
Chill by the first explorers of those
countries, who soon carried it to Spain.
1t is said to have reached Burgundy in
1860, and Italy about the same time. Ii
appears to have brought from Virginia
to Ireland by Hawken, slave-trader,
i'm 1865, and to England 1885 by Drake,
who presented some tubers to Gerard,
who planted them III his garden In
London and described the plant in his
HerJeH and it was also introduced by
Raleigh at about the same time. But ii
did not attract attention, and it was not
till nearly century later that it began
to be much cultivated. In 1868 the Ro-
val Society published rules for its cul-
ture and from that it rapidly gained IA
vor. The Dutch carried it to the Cape
of Good Hope i'm 1900, and thence il
made its way to India.-J0aTRd d
Chsmisfjy
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

Movements of BlOod-resseis. DR..
MossO, of Turin, has devised a delicate
apparatus for measuring the move
ments of the blOOd-vessels in man. Its
operation is briefly described in Nature,
from which we copy the account. 1t
consists in inclOsing part of the bO-
dy-the fore arm, e. g. In glass cy-
Under with a caoutchOuc ring, filling
the cylinder with tepid water, and
measuring, by a special apparatus, the
quantity of water which flows out or in
through a tHbe connected with the cy-
Under, as the air expands or contracts.
An opening in the cylinder is cOnnec-
ted by a piece of caoutchouc tubing
with a glass tube opening dOwnwards
into a test-tube, suspended from dOu-
BILE pulley with cOunterpOise, to which
the recording lever is attached, In a
vessel containing a mixture of alcohol
and water. When the vessels of the
arm dilate, water passes from the cy-
Under into the test-tube, which is there
by immersed further, so that the cOun-
terpOise rises; in the opposite case,
water flows back from the test-tube
into the cylinder, the test tube rises,
and the cOunterpOise descends." DIR.
MossO employs the plethysmOgrdph, as
the apparatus is called, among other
ends, in studying the effect of thought
and emotion upon the circulation. The
instrument reveals the slightest emo
tiOns by the changes they produce in
the blood vessels. Thus the entrance
INTO the room, during the experiment,
of a person in whom the subject is in
terested, diminishes the volume of the
forearm 4 to 13 centimeters. "The
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
Ludwig Devrient.

The next great light on the German
stage was Ludwig Devrient, the uncle
of the three Devrients, Carl, Emil, and
Edward. He was perhaps the greatest
genius the stage ever possessed. Unlike
Garrick, who leaned more toward COM
edy than tragedy, Devrient was equally
great i'm both. His ShylOck and Richard
were terrific performances, while in fps
the tailor in kotZebue's "Gef9hrliche
Nachbarschaft," dangerous Neigh
bors, he kept the audience convulsed
with laughter. Unlike Garrick, he
never studied, and was given TO intem-
perance. For nearly fifteen years he
was connected with a low strolling COM
pany, and it was sheer accident that
made the world familiar with his pow
er. Ii is said that one night, when he
was announced TO play .Schecd, in Cum
berland's "Jew," about five minutes
before the rising of the curtain, the 'In-
spicient" IAN upper call-boy next TO
the stage manager) appeared with trem-
bling face before his chief and an
uounced that Devrlent had not yet ar
rived. The King was already in his
box: messenger after messenger was
sent out; at last Devrient was found in
Ills Nc.iS pNtis ~
was taken TO the theatre, dressed, and
Just before the cue was given for him to
90 on he found that he had not yet
made up his face for the part. There
was no time to lose. He looked around
for paint, but alas, erratic genius
knows no order. He found little car
mine, but black, Have you any black q
"Nor, ''Give me your boot; that s
right; little spittle on the hand will
rub off the backing: dash here and
dot there, that will do"
But you haven't got your beard on y
'Neyer mind
The cue was given; Devrient threw
himselfinto his part. He entered: The
house cheered. He looked the part to
perfection, and never acted it better.
On another occasion, after the ''Rob-
bers," a jolly party were sitting In an
inn where Devrient and his friends
used to congregate, when young man
fresh from the provinces, who was in a
state of ecstacy over his Moor, was
heard TO exclaim that he would thank
God on his knees if he could see him
once off the stage. Devrient advanced
and said that his wish was easily full
filled; here he is. The young man
looked him obviously in the face ''It
cannot be you" Devrient threw the
expression of Moor upon his face, and
the young man cried, "Ies, yes, great
man, it is you. udgdzine
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
h"~Uortrait of Napoleon

Napoieon was ners@ar dark nor fair.
He had dark chestnut haar. eyes gray
complexion Of a pale brown, ~ssIhout
any red in it, and smooth skin. Inv
brain was large; the skull belonged to
the largest development ever known.
His circulation was slow, the pulse
counting forty beats minute; he
perspired little, and was insensible alike
10 heat and cold, hunger and thirst; his
chest was prominent, and his limbs well
proportioned; his height was five feet
two inches. OF lymphatic tempera-
ment he could support alike excess OF
physical and intellectual exertion. II
was a constitution of granite. Warm
baths, coffee, and strong wines restored
his circulation. His intellect was vast
and many-sided, applying itself to de-
tails and generalizatiOns; made up of
prodigious memory, that rapidly took
account of place, number and cause,
and the bearings of things; a genius, in
fine, eminently practical and positive.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10


To ALL, particularly invalids, spring
Is a trying season. Indications of sick
ness should at once be attended to. Fa-
tai diseases may be caused by allowing
the bowels to become constipated, and
the system to remain i'm a disOrdered
condition, until the disorder has time to
develop itself. An ounce of prevention
is worth pound of cure, is an old and
truthful saying. Therefore, we advise
all who are troubled with the CON-
plants now very prevalent-headache
Indigestion, disordered liver, want OF
appetite, nausea, or feverish skin, tC
take, without delay, Schenck's Man.
drake Pills. We know of no remedy 50
harmless and decisive i'm its action. Ii
at once strikes at the root of the disease
and produces a healthy tone to the sys-
tenn. People never need suffer from
any disease arising from a disordered
condition of the liver if they would take
this excellent medicine when they feel
the first indications of the malady. Fa'
miles leaving home for the summer
months should take three or four boxes
of these pills with them. They have an
almost instantaneous effect. They will
relieve the patient Of headache in one OF
two hours, and will rapidly cleanse the
liver of surrounding bile, and will ef-
fectually prevent a bilious attack. They
are sold by all druggists.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

Carbotc acid paper, which Is now
used in such large quantities, in this
country and abroad, for packing fresh
meats. &c. for the purpose of preser-
wing them against deterioration by at
mOspheric or other influences, is made
by melting five parts of stearine in a
gentle heat, and then stirring in tho
roughly two parts of carbOlic acid, af-
ter which five parts of parafiine, in a
melted form. are added. The mass
thus prepared is then well stirred to-
gether until it cOOls, after which it is
applied with a brush to the paper.
in quires, in the same manner as the
waxed paper-sO much used in Europe
as a wrapping material for various ar
ticles-is treated. The industrial inn
pOrtance of this paper is at present We
ry considerable, the quantity manu-
factured being immense.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
GOING TO SLEEP.
The light is fading down the sky,
The shadows grow and multiply,

The light is fading down the sky,
The shadows grow and multiply,
/ hear the thrush's evening song;
But l have borne with toll and wrong
So long. 30 long,
Dim dreams my drowsy senses drown,
So. darling. kiss my eyelids down.
My life's brief spring went wasted by,
My summer ended fruitlessly;
/ learned to hunger. strive and wait.
l found you love, Oh, happy fate.
So late. go late,
Now all my fields are turning brown,
30, darling, kiss my eyelids down,
Oh, blessed sleep, Oh, perfect rest
Thus pillowed on your faithful breast ;
Nor life nor death is wholly drear.
Oh, tender heart, since you are here,
So dear, so dear,
Sweet love, my souls sufficient crown,
Now. darling, kiss my eyelids down.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

To PRESERVE SMOKED MEAr.-HOw
often are we disappointed in our hopes
of having sweet hams during the sum-
mer. After carefully curing and smok-
ing and sewing them up in bags and
whitewashing them, We find that either
the fly has commenced family in our
hams, or the choice parts around the
bones are tainted, and thus the whole
spoiled. Now this can easily be avoided
by packing them in pulverized char
coal. No matter how hot the weather
or how thick the flies, hams will keep,
when packed so, for years. The pre-
servative quality of the charcoal will
keep them till the charcoal decays.
Butter put in clean crooks and sur
rounded by pulverized charcoal, will
never become rancid. The recipe is
simplicity it. ...- ...--..- ...--...
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

Artificial Tanillin.-The details of
Haarmann and Tiemann's process for
the manufacture of vanillin, are given
as follows in the Deutsche Industrit
Zeiiung: Dissolve 10 parts of cOniferin
in hot water. Conduct this cOncentra-
ted solution in fine steam into mo-
derately warm mixture of 10 parts bi-
chrOmate of pOtOsh, 15 parts sulphuric
acid, and so parts water; then heat to
boiling for three hours. The vanlliin
formed is either extracted by ether,
or isolated by distilling in steam.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
Essay ON the Onion.

In onion is strength, and garden
without it lacks flavor. The onion in
its satin wrappings is among the mosi
beautiful of vegetables; it can almost
be said to have a soul. You take of
coat after coat, and the onion is re-
moved, who dare say that the onion il
self is destroyed, though you can weeT
over its departed spirit: 1 doubt moi
that all men and women love the onion
but few confess their love. Good New
Englanders are as shy of owning it as
they are of talking about religion. Some
people have days on which they eat on
ions-the act is in the nature of relig-
ious ceremony. an Eleusinian mystery
not a breath of it must get abroad. On
that day they see no company, they de-
ny the kiss of greeting to the dearest
friend. Happy is said TO be the family
who can eat onions together. Look al
Italy; all eat of the common vegetable
The social atmosphere of that delicious
land is laden with it. In the churches
all are alike; there is one faith, one
smell. The entrance of Victor Emman-
uel into Rome is only the pompOus pro
clamation of a unity which garlic has
already accomplished; and yet we, who
boast of our democracy, eat onions in
secret
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

HAsHED CALF's HEAD. - The head
must be boiled about two hours the
night before it is required; or you may,
if convenient, use the cold remains Of
one partly used at the table before. Cut
the meat carefully into small pieces,
and flour each piece little. Then put
some butter and flour in the stewpan
over the fire, stirring the butter with a
wooden spoon till it turns quite brown.
Then add about pint and a half of
good gravy, an onion cut very fine, a
bunch of sweet herbs tied up in muslin,
and a glass of sherry. Let this stew
about five minutes, and then add your
meat, seasoning it with cayenne and
salt, and squeezing i'm the juice of half a
lemon. Garnish with egg or forcemeat
balls.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

plaints, Dropsy, Chronic Diarrh9a,
Rolls Nervous Affection, Chills and
Fevers, Humors, Loss OF Consututioha :, !,
Vigor, Diseases Of the Moneys anu
Bladder, Female Complaints, ana ail
diseases originating in bad state OF
the Blood, or accompanied by DeDiiity
or a Low State of the System.
CAUTION BE sure you get the fERC-
WAN SYRUP. One dollar and two doi-
lars bottle. Sold by dealers generally.
SETH w FowLE & SoNs, Propr's.
g SO Harrison Ave., Boston.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

To REMOVE STAINS oP INK, FRUIT
WINE, MILDEw, ETc.-First wash the
stain off as much as possible with clear
cold water, then apply the escalonnia,
which consists of one tablespoonful
lemon juice, one tablespoonful pure
cream tartar, one teaspOOnful of Oxalic
acid, one half-pint rain water. Wipe of
with clear water. For any article that
cannot be washed after using the mix
ture, a tablespoonful of the juice OF
white currants is better than lemon
juice when procurab.e. This may be
used with safety upon most delicate
fabrics, as it will not injure the color
or material. Shake up when using it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

TOMATO CHICKEN.-Take four small
chickens or two large ones, and cut
them up as for carving. Put them into
a stew-pan, with one or two large slices
of cold boiled ham cut into little bits ;
eight or ten large tomatoes; an onion
sliced; bunch of pot-herbs (cut up ;
a small green pepper (the seeds and
veins first extracted); half a dozen
blades of mace; a tablespoonful Of lard
or of fresh butter, rolled in flour; or a
handful of grated breadcrumbs. Add a
tumbler or half a pint of water. Cover
the saucepan closely with cloth be-
meath the lid; set it over a moderate
fire; and let it stew slowly till the
chickens are thoroughly done, and the
tomatoes entirely dissolved. Turn ii
out into deep dish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

CoATs, PANTS, VESTS, &c.-From the
days of Adam, the first tailor, we nave
made great progress from fig leaves 10
the present fashionable costume. ms
has necessitated the opening Of large
emporiums I'm all our great cities. OF
which Bennett & Co.'s Tower Hall, NO.
SIS Market St., Philadelphia, takes the
lead. Go there for a good article, q
neat fit, good material, nobby style and
reasonable prices.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10
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The Peoples Remedy.
The Universal Pain Extractor.
NOTE: Ask for PONDS EXTRACT.
Take no other.

Take no other.
:. '.Hear, 'or VII, .i,,,S.;, sneak OF eAeS''ss"'
PONDS EIIRAcJLThe great veseanni. .h,a,1 rs,1
years, and for cleanliness and prompt euis-
tive virtues -annot be excelled-
emil rREn.-N- family can afford to be Witnout
Pondss Extract. Accidents, Bruises,
Contusions, Cuts, Sprains, are renewed
almost instantly BY external = appSca,,,JJn pSn,Jn.
Excoriafiens, Chafings, Old sores,
Rolls, Felons, (orns, etc. Arrests in
fsmation, reduces sweliings, stops bleeding
removes discoloratons and heals rapidly.
FEMALE WeAkNESSsS.-It always relieves pain
In the back ndIolns, ,fullness and pressing pain
in the head. nausea, vertigo.
ssrsnisns g which lsdies subject are
promptly cured. Fuller details in book accom-
panyiRg each bottle.
PllES-biind or bleedins-meet prompt rehet
and ready cure. No case, however chrome or
Obstinate can long resist its regular use.
VAR,c0SE VslNS.-ftis is the only sure cure for
this distressing and dangerous condition.
KIDNEY plSEASES.-lt has 10 equal Tor peFma-
aifsoINe from any cause. For this Is spe-
cine. II has saved hundreds of lives when all
other remedies failed to arrest bleeding from
nose, stomach, lungs, and elsewhere
RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, Toothaehe and
Earache are all alike relieved, and often per
manently cured.
o
with Ponds Extract Of Witch Hazel rec.
ommend il in their practice. We have letters of
commendation from hundreds of Physicians,
many of whom order /. for use in their own
practice. In addition TO the foregoing. they
order its use for SwellinRs of all kinds,
Ouinsy, Sore Throat, lnflamcd Tonsils,
simple and chronic Diarrb9a, Catarrh,
Cor which il Is a specific Chiiblain>, Frast-
ed Feet, Stings Of Insects, Mosquitoes,
etc, Chapped Hands, Face, and indeed
all manner OF skin diseases.
IoiieI USE.-Removes Soreness, Rouehness,
and smarting; heals Cuts, Eruptions,
and PIN pies. II rsrires, iIlrigoraies, and re-
fseshcs, while wonderfully improving the
TO FkaMsRS.-Pond's Extract No Stock
breeder no Livery Man can afford TO be without
it, IL i used by all the Leading Livery Stables.
Street Railroads and first HOrsemen in New
York City. II has no equal for Sprnin-, Hnr-
mes. or saddle ChafinRs, stiffness,
Scratches, Swelling-, Cuts, Lacernrion-,
Bleeding, Pneumonia. Celic, DiarrhGa,
ChilIs, Colds, etc. Its range of action is vide,
and the relief il affords is so prompt that II is
invaluable in every Fann-ysri as well as in
every Farm house. Let il be tried once. and
Won will never be without it.
ekuTI0u.-Pond's Extract has been initiated
The genuine article has the words Ponds Ex-
tract blown in each hotfle. IL is preparedW ~
the only persons living who ever knew
how to prepare il properly. Refuse all other
preparations Of Witch Hazel This Is the only
article used by Physicians, and in the hospitals
Of this country and Europe.
HISTORY AND USES OF PONDS EXTRACT,
in pamphlet form, sent free on application 10
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY, IS Maiden Lane,
New York
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

A fruitful source of malaria is found
in the earth adjoining ponds which are
damned for manufacturing or other
purposes. The soil in the vicinity,
through the water being raised above
its previous level, becomes soaked, and
hence damp and very dangerous to
health
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

To Boil EGGs.-The chief point in
boiling eggs is to have the white tender
and delicious. This may be accom-
plished in either of two ways. One is
to put the eggs in cold water and bring
it just to boil. This takes about ten
minutes-a little longer or shorter as
you wish the eggs more or less done.
The other method is to put the eggs in
a pail or other vessel, pour two or three
quarts of boiling water over them and
set on the table. In from six to ten
minutes, as you want them more or
less done, they will be nicely cooked
and delicious.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

To TAKE OUT GREASE STAINS FROM
CARPETs.-Get quantity of blue clay,
which is required to make friedrich,
which is free from sand, bruise and
scatter a small portion OF it over the
greasy spot in the carpet, and rub it
slightly with the hand, the carpet re-
naming all the while on the floor.
After two or three days sweep off the
clay, and the grease will be gone. By
a similar process grease will be removed
from the collar Of a coat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

Prot. Rudolph says that he has found
ont that the sun is white, hot mass.
5000 miles in diameter, having sur,
rounding ocean of burning gas, 30 600
miles deep, with tongues of flame dar-
ting upward $1,000 miles, and volcanic
forces that hurl luminous matter to
the height of 160, 900 miles.