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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
GRAPES AS FOOD.

We have on former occasions referred to
the value of fruits as articles Of diet. both in
health and in sickness. Grapes may de-
served y claim Il high rank among the fruits
in this respect. they contain . considerable
amount Of hydrocarbonaceous matter, to-
ge,her with potassium salts-a combination
which docs not tend 10 irritate, bat on the
contrary, 10 sooth the stomach, and which
is consequently used with advantage even
in dyspepsia. According to DR.. Harrison,
Of Cannes, in France, who has recently
contributed an article on the subject TO IL
foreign medical Journal, the organic acids
in grapes, especially tartaric acid, deserve
more consideration than they have gener>
ally received. Their nutritive value has, he
thinks been much moderated. 1t is known
that they are changed TO carbolic acid in the
blood, and possibly careful research may
show that they are convertible fats. DR..
Harrison thinks that they should be ranked
with the carbohydrates as food. They
have been found valuable diet in fever and
the success of the grape cures in the
Tyrol and other parts OF Europe appears to
show that they are positively beneficial in
other diseases. No doubt the good results
Of residence at these establishments are in
a measure TO be ascribed to the climate and
the general hygenic discipline adopted. The
advantage does not wholly consist in the
fact that SO many pounds of grapes are
eaten daily, but partly in the fact that less
beautiful things are not eaten; and pure
air aud exercise are also important elements
in the curative treatment But after giving
al, due weight to these allied influences we
must allow no small fraction Of the beneficial
result to the grapes.
We rejoice. therefore. ut the increased
cultivation Of the vine in this country, and
hope IL see 1t 20 on extending wherever
soil and climate permit, Let every man
who can do il plant a cetennial grape vine,
or a score Of vines. beside the centennial
tree which the papers have beer advising
him 10 set out He can eat the fruit Of The
former sooner than he can sit under the
shade Of the latter, and his children will
bless his memory for both --Journat 81
Chemistry.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
FROSTY MINES.

The american Journal Of Science and Arts
contains IA account Of curious fact that the
miners in Clear Greek comfy, Colorado,
have discovered Its particularly notice
able in the Stevens Mine, about II, 900
fee, above the level of the sea. on McClel-
Ian Mountain After depth or distance Of
ninety feet from the surface the crevice
matter, in which the silver is found. is froz-
en- solid. Summer and Winter have no
visible effect to change its temperature. nor
is there ever any percep'ible thaw Pick
and drill fail to work The frozen mass, and
TIE only way the workmsn proceed - 70 KIN
lie large FIRE at night against the mat
ter. AMI in the morning to pick a. the dis
inscrra,ed ore After this cur Gus fashion
The mine has been probably conducted for
two years From ninety fee:, where the cold
was struck, the tunnel has proceeded in
ward, now nearlv 900 feet, and the cold !.
in no way diminished As yet. Other mines
in the peighborhood show the same singular
condition. and in ali Of them the depth IN
der ground is such that the frost cannot
possibly have penetrated there The con-
clusioa reached By the contributor OF the
article Is tina. this is relic Of the glacial
era. Whatever its origin, it il certainly a
singular ami interesting fact. and the meth
oil Of mining. although profitable. IL as sins
ole and primitive as could well be de-
y;sad
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROCKY NOUN
TAIN LOCUST.


Rrof. Riley fixes the southern limit Of the
Rocky Mountain locust's ravages at the 44th
parallel Of latitude and the eastern limit at
tho 1O3d meridian. The conditions pre-
venting the permanent settlement of this in
sect in regions out side of the above limits
are considered by Prof. Riley in his eighth
annual report on the insects of Missouri.
The native home Of this locust he takes to
be the higher treeless and uninhabitale
planes Of the Rocky Mountains-a sub-al-
pine habitat with dry attenuated atmos-
pierre Now, migration insects of aocus-
toned to such conditions into more dense
and humid atmosphere must prove fatal to
them. But another barrier to their perma-
nent multiplication in the more fertile coun-
try to the southeast is found in the greater
duration there Of the summer season. AS
with annual plants, SO with insects (like this
locust) which produce but one generation
annually and whose active existence is
bounded by the spring and autumn frosts,
the duration of active life is proportioned to
the length of the growing season. '.Hatch-
ing late and developing quickly in its native
haunts, our Rocky Mountain locust, when
born within our borders land the same will
apply in degree to al the country where il
is not au.ochthonous), is in the condition OF
an annual northern plant sown in more
southern clmes; and just as this attains
prccocious maturity and deteriorates for
want of autumn s ripening influences. Sc
our locust must deteriorate under such cir
cumstances Ifthose which acquired wings
in Missouri early last June had staid with u
long enough to lay eggs, even surprising
them capable of doing so, these eggs woul'
have inevitably Matched prematurely. ant
the progeny must in consequence have per
ished."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

THE PANAMA HAT PLANT.

The Boii7ians give this plant tCar!udovica
palmasai the name oIJipagapa. town 10
the Republic Of Ecuador which is the prin-
csral seat Of the hat manufacture--Pana-
ma in the case OF coffee. and Brussels 10
that Of carpets. being . misnoner. Before
the leaf has began to open-when. IN facs.
i, resembles closed fan-ii il cut of close
to the pe:iole. the base Of which forms tnc
center Of the crown Of the hat. II - then
divided longiiuiinaliy into strips with the
thumb nail. the thick part forming the mid
rib being rejected. The number Of shreds
into which il il divided Of course depends
on the fneness Of the hat into which they
are TO be manufactured The split leaf,
which il Of q greenish-whiie color. u nexl
dipped into boiling water, then into fepid
wsfer calculated with lemon juice and
as;lT it is allowed to soak in cold water LOT
some time and afterward dried IN the sun
Each hal il or ought to be- made OF single
leaf. They vary in price according 20 me
ness, from Is pence to as many pounds
The dampening and drying operations
cause the snreds to assume curied Or
cylindrical form, which much increases
their strength without injurIng their PHI
aney- Before plating. the cosrser auAii''es
are damped with waser, but the hnest sorts
are left out in the morning dev, ana sofked
on before sunrise A hat Of the nnea quar-
isy, made ont Of : single lsaf, vin take -
eral months 70 make Il ce0plese' ana tae
plating win BE % fas . hardly 9 g Ps
eeptihle y . short distance 1he Ie1i1os-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
a PETRiFlED MARINE MONSTER.

Sonoma county abounds in vegetable, AMI
nal, and geological wonders. The latest
notable development in the discovery OF the
partly petrified remains OF v monster OF the
deep on hillside on Watson's ranch, on the
line OF the. Marine Narrow Gauge railroad,
between Valley Forge ami Freestone.
While OF work three days ago, in cut,
gang OF men, ct q depth OF fourteen feet
came upon peculiar formation, which pre-
sents almost certain Indications that it was
once the body of whale. 1t lies length
wise Of the cut, and IS about fifty feet III
length. Alexander Vandernoot brought 10
town specimens OF the bony part OF the
creature. They are soft aud porous, and
there con he little doubt that they are parts
Of the body OF member OF the finny tribe.
At the same place were found petrl>
fed shells of different kinds, and substance
two inches long and about one inch in di>
ameter at the base, which hid evidently
been the tooth OF some animal. A bone,
four feet long and about eight inches IN
diameter, sharp at both ends, was 4 So
found. Bowlders nearly round, and weigh
ing from 100 to 600 pounds, are numerous
in the cut.-Peta!amd Argus.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

During the past four years hanging-the
most bungling method of ending life-has
been chosen by the largest number of sui
cides. To make the fatal leap from the
bridge would seem to require less determln-
alton than to fasten clothes line, suspen-
ders, or towel to hook in the wall or .
stair baluster, and to prolong the agony OF
death. Shooting ranks next to hanging IN
popularity; drowning has the third place,
poisoning the fourth, and the knife the fifth.
About 62 per cent. Of the suicides were
Germans; and nearly all Of them were we'll
to DO mechanics and trades people, whose
death cannot be attributed to depression
caused BY lard times. The suicidal mania
seems to be faint in the German blood.
The coroners' returns indicate two periods a
which man with such faint is apt to XII
himself-between the ages Of 70 and % AM
SO ond 55 If a woman does not commit
suicide between II and % in all prob
ability she never will.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
AEROpHERAPHY.

Judging from the multiplicity os novel
remedies brought before tn public now
there must be enormous increase in the
ailments which af'iict the human family.
else the more nervous organization from
civilization and progress imagines diseas-
e. to which the more vigorous barbarians
Of pas, ages were utterly Indifferent There
is an establishment on the Rhine where the
grape cure il practised. whore inTaIiJs are
fed chiefly on grapes, and where the physi.
clans advice merely changes the diet from
one kind Of grapes To another. according 10
the need o. the case. And Hans Bretfnan
tells us Of "a beer-cure man from Munich =
who Claimed that he was able to eradicate
disease By selecting the quality and con-
trolling the quantity Of the national beyer-
age Of the Teutons.
lie now hear Of a course Of treatment
prac;ised in Milan, Italy. wherein the pa
tient il subjected to compressed air. The
invalid II seated in comfortably furnished
apartment, into which air, chemically puri-
fed anil maintained at uniform tempera-
'ure. il forced by steam power and kept at =
pressure somewhat above that OF the open
atmosphere. Or. Carlo Forlanini il the dis
coyerer and advocate Of the treatment and
his explanation Of the theory may be sum
married follows:
By increasing the pressure the air is
forced into the lungs. and much greater
oxygenaiion of the blooi is insured: and OBJ
structions Of the lung passages. which occur
in many diseases. and removed sooner or
later. And if the muscles which expand
the chest are weakened, the higher tension
Of the air assists their action: and it RENE
dies deficient respiration, whatever may be
the cause thereof The doctor assens that
blood diseases. srcn a. scrofuls, can be
cured by this treatment, the oxygenasion
being 50 perfect as TO remove all ioregin
matser from the blood
The institution u Milan il stated 70 be
elaborately arranged. and faanished With
every means of asceFtaining the nature and
exfenl Of the disease, and for administering
the air at the proper pressure Of each case
II ve hear shortly q any great number of
cares a palnsnasy complaints y this -
tabsishment, - 11st I'D smother 1aoetien
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
ALMOST A MAN
Du chaiIIu's Celebrated Gorilla on Exhibi-
ton at the Centennial,

Du chaiIIu's Celebrated Gorilla on Exhibi-
ton at the Centennial.
Those who have read Du Chaillu's African
Travels, says The Philadelphia Times, will
be interested in seeing the stuffed hide of the
terrible gorilla that was killed by the plucky
little Frenchman in an encounter which he
graphically describes It is exhibited with
the Ohio archaeological collection, in the
mineral annex Of the main building. The
exhibitor is the Mount Union college, Of Al
lance Stark county, O., for the museum Of
which it was obtained at cost Of &c, 900.
When this formidable beast was attacked by
Du Chaillu and two negroes he wrenched
the guns out Of the hands of the latter, bent
them into the shape OF horseshoe, killed
both the Africans, and then rushed toward
Du Chaillu, screeching horribly and beating
his breast with his fore hands. as the goril-
Ia always does when enraged The little
Gaul, however, finished his gorillaship
with bullet through the heart, the mark
Of which may be seen. This affair occur
red on the banks of the Gaboon river, in
Africa. The stuffed generally known
in centennial circles as Dr. Darwin-stands
erect, grasping with one hand the limb of
tree. Assuming him to be still in the flesh,
he weighs over $50 pounds, and is an excel
lent specimen Of the nearest approach in the
brute kingdom to man, from whom, in out
ward appearance, he differs little except in
the
FORMATION OF THE HEAD.
the length of the arms aud the legs and in
being covered except on the face and palms
with dark brown hair, which is long and
bushy on the head, shorter, but equally
thick on the arms, legs and back, and very
light and sparse on the breast and the back
of the hands. is height is 5 feet II
inches. Belonging to the order Of quadru-
mana, he has four hands, twice as large and
three times as powerful IS those Of an or
binary man, from which those on the arm
do not differ in form, while those on the legs
arc shaped like mans foot, but have long
er digi,s and ore used both as hands and
fee,. The animal walks on all fours as
readily as on his legs only. The legs are
about 6 inches shorter and the thighs much
thinner than those Of an ordinary >devel-
oped man Of the same height as the
gorilla. The bones of the animal are, how>
ever, one -and>a-half times as thick and
strong as those OF such man. The fist is
veritible sledge hammer, and the arm
hardly less than bnttering ram. As he
never carried pocke:-knife, his finger
nails appear to have been in mourning since
birth The circumference Of his chest is 81
inches. and that of his waist ubout 40
When erect his arms reach three inches be-
low the knees. 1t is in the head that his
animal nature is mainly displayed. 1t il
twice As long as that Of on ordinary man,
forming in the rear an almost straight line
with the back Of his body.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

Mr.. BURNETTE'S TEST.

The day was yet young. when traveller
left the train al the little platform station
ut Norton, and leaving directions about his
baggage with the baggage master. saunter-
ed lesurely up the dusty road He had en-
gagged summer-b board hy letter. was seeking
his destination.
straight ahead ill you come to it -
This WAS the station masters direction,
so straight ahead Lucien Gaylord proceeded.
till he paused to look at u ",abieau viyant. :"
framed in Towering vines. \ girl seated
upon shady porch. shelling peas Her
broad hat was pushed back leaving exposed
u face purely oval, delicate featured, creamy
OF complexion. with rown eyes and golden
hair drawn simply back in wavin bands. 10
fall in clustering curls around the slender
throat;
Most unlike rustic beauty was the high
bred face. he slender waite hands. the self
possessed-pose. but yet the dress was quie,
brown calico. with white apron. ruties and
cuffs.
While Lucien Gaylord looked Al her. she
lifted her eyes and saw him. He raised his
hat, asking:
Can vou direct me 10 Miss Strong's -
at is here" was the answer. and open.
Ing the gate. Luciea entered, mentally con-
Guiding that the silvery sweet voice was As
delicioasly refined as the face.
Il am Lucen Gaylord. be said, by way
Of introduction.
My Aunt Maria's new hoarder You had
better rest upon the porch, before call
her. /; is Siresome. sunny walk from the
station"
Perfectly easy. With just sufficient cor
dislity IN the tone of welcome. Lucien ae-
cepsed the invitation. and started con-
versatioa. watching the dainty fingers
Smelling peas with touch that Was Lgh:
yet firm. Miss Strong appeared presently
aai took her new baa-ier TO his room, ask
ing her niece 10 carry her pan TO the kitch-
en-
..ter We will give you N early dinner
after your long walk she said. Hospitality
busting about. to bring cool water and
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
THAT WALTZ OF Won WEBER'S.
RY NORA PERRY

Gayly and cayly rang the gay music,
The blithe merry music OF harp and ofhorn,
The mad, merry music that set us a dancing
Till over the midnight came stealing the
morn.
Waving and waving their red, white and
blue,
As the sweet summer wind came blowing and
blowing
From the cities great gardens asleep in the
dew.
Under the flags as they foated and foated,
Under the arches and arches of flowers,
We two and we two tloated and floated
Into the mystical midnight hours.
And Just as the dawn came stealing and steal
ing.
The last of those wild Weber waltzes began;
l can hear the soft notes now appealing and
pleading,
And catch the faint scent Of the sandal
wood fan
That lay in your hand, your hand on my
shoulder
AS down the great hall, away and away,
q. All under the flags and under the arches
We danced AID we danced till the dawn OF
the day.
but WHY SHOuiu UItdtil y cI ILLS OItdIf Oli
ledger
In this counting room down in this dreary
old street
OF that night morning Just there at the
dawning
When our hearts beat in time to our fast fly
ing feet!
What is that brings me that scent of enchant-
ment,
So fragant and fresh from out the dead years,
That JUS for the moment IA swear that the
music
OF Weber's wild waltzes was still in nv ears
What is it indeed in this dusty old alley,
That brings me that night or that moraing
in Junet
What is it indeed I'll laugh to confess it,
A hand organ grinding Il creakins old tune.
But somewhere or other | caug ut in the meas
That waltz OF Won Weber's, and back il all
came,
That night OF morning, Just tae'e Il the dawn
ing,
When danced the last dane with my first
and last flame.
Nv first and my last but who would believe int
IT, down in this dusty old alley oeay,
'Twixt the talk about cotton, the markets and
money.
should suddenly turn in some moment and
say
That one memory only had left me a lonely
And gray haired bachelor dreaming O
james,
There the nights and the mornings, from tn,
dusk to the drawings,
Seemed set To the music of Weber's wild
tunes.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
POETRY.
SONG.

Come, love! the sun has risen long,
And hedge and tree
Are all alive with tremulous song;
Awake! and come with me,
The grass is pearled with cleaning dew,
The larks are trilling in the sky,
And all the worlds awaiting you
And l my darling-I.
Look from above, that those dear eyes
May dawn Oh me.
My love, my life, my light, arise,
That the morning see.
There's meier a cloud to mar the Gay,
The air is soft, and fresh, and sweet,
But all the world is dull and gray
Till thy dear face greet.
Sweetest of all that live and move,
Arise. Arise.
The day is short, too short for love,
The swift hour fleets and flies.
The moments meier will come again
That heedlessly you waste,
And joy deferred is half pain,
Then, haste. my darling, haste!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
W1T AND HuM0R.
l. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor

It wasn't loaded Onondaga county
preacher who recently said 'sBrczzern,
szeasier for ammil-hic-tgo srough &c
knee Of an idol, zan for-hic--a rick nan
to .ive-hc-peazab;y with hiz muzzer-in-
luw y
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

The only man in Vincennes, Ind, who
doesn't own a $40 horse il n man who
privately timed his irotter. The time was
four minutes, and his horse passes all 9TH
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

A country subscriber informs US that
while operating n reaping machine the other
day one Of his cows got in front Of it and
he soon had t'becf n la moped
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

An impecious individual was heard to
m utter, as he finished reading railroad
hand-bill headed Through without
change" "Thats ths road ! shall take; no
fault 10 find with them terms"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

The Oswego Paliadium mentions James
Clark and wifeswho ..were born, died, and
were buried on the same day" Jimmy
and his wife must have been awfully
Young.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
The Anti-AGonopoliSt

vica palmata is one Of the most hardy
species of the genus. 1t grows well in the
damp heat Of an orchid-house were the
temperature does not fall below 6O0.-The
Garden.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

Men. says Adam Smith. are naturally un-
seasimeptal. A man will scoop the bottom
out Of an egg without thinking that the
mother Of that egg is, perhaps q hundred
miles away, in the rain.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

A Kentucky schoolmaster whose wife was
one Of bis pupils had occasion to punish
her one day The next day the school house
door bore this inscription: "school closed
for one week schoolmaster i'll"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

A man in Oswego recently had one hum
dred and twenty five pounds Of Warts taken
off his.hands Ayoung man named Wright
married her-and that's warts the mat
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

Sarah-"John, can't dress up for this
weather. What is the coolest thing | can
get in;o?" John-"Sarah -toga.' and
Sarah got into her toga.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

Probably you have heard why minis
ter delivering his peroration IL like . rag
ged boy Because he's ior'd his close, you
know. 1t is hardly apparalel case how
ever.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

When the thermometer indicates ninety
and nine, you may have noticed that man
can get his choler up much more easily than
he can keep his collar up.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

.'Marie. what's that strange noise at the
front gate ?" 4Cais, sir" Cats, Well,
when was young cats didn't wear stove
pipe hats and smoke cigars 'Times are
changed, sir"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

The Cincinnati 7Gm<s says that ''hens are
laying hard boilei eggs" There's nothing
egg-trsordinary in that, considering the
weather; but hens should learn TO bear the
yolk more cody.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

to the list Of the capabilities Of tho steam
engine-that of converting not only heat
into pressure, but also pressure into health.
Scientific American
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

SCIENCE
ACKNOWLEDGING SPIDER

In the proceedings" of the Bengal
Asiasic Society IS given an account of .
gigantic STIMULATING spider. from Assam
The ssouad-producing apparatus Of this
spider Il species Of .HggaIs) consists Of
cor5. composed OF number of highly -elas-
tic chisinous rods. saoaied on the inner
face of the so-ealled rnaxilla, and Of
sc-srer. formed Of a irregular row OF sharp
spines on the outer surface Of the antennal
class. The apparatus i. equally well devsi>
oped in both sexes. IS IN most coleopserous
insects. end is not confined 10 the males. as
in the 0rtAortera, Henop.e-s. and the
STIMULATING spiders TA1sdsoHl. observed
by Westring. in Al Of which the exclusive
purpose Of the sounds seems 10 Be to charm
or call the opposite sex
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

POPULAR BASE OF SUICIDE
The suspension bridge II Cincinnati has
lost its popularity asa base Of suicide