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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01
Modern EVIL

David Swing saws: Wine is not hall so
dangerous as lace or furniture. when
a taste or fondness for display comes
in. then the love of tine beautiful has
gone mad, and the fashionable lady Is
no longer a student of Gods gifts anu
mans art; she has become an unstrung
harp. Taste has become passion, anu
instead of lighting the eye, lt consumes
the sOnls integrity. While taste
flows within lawful banks it can AFFORD
70 wait for honorable meaps for lts
qualification to come. The true, lofty
heart is long suffering, but when taste
becomes a madness then money must
come. even if it must be bought by tne
sale of morality. Great as are the
evils which result from the use OF strong
drink. vet, could we see clearly Tue
fonntains OF human ills, we should dis
cover that, in the power to InJure So
ciety. the thirst for ardent spirits has
been surpassed of late by the longing
for elegant homes and elegant furnl
ture. and what are called "the appoint
ments- in the fashionable tongue. III
is quite probable that the appoint,
ments- of former times. a decanter ana
a glass, injured the world less pro-
fOundly; for lntemperance pas oiten
left the conscience and ali tue moral
sentiments noble, but the love OF dis,
play seems always TO drag the mind
and soul into ruin, leaving no sentl-
ment in full vigor except vanity. AT
least this Is true, that Intemperance is
a known, confessed evil, and men
have learned to be on guard. whereas
this passion for display Is half-con-
cealed enemy, hiding behind such
saints as taste and beauty. OF the nun
dreds of cases of fraud that a year or
month reveals, not a tenth part OF them
spting from the old passions that once
were wont TO devastate society, Oui
from a new madness the frauds spring
"A hunger for home magnificence. Inc
Roman X, public was compelled once
To pass law fOrbidding the Consuls
from going professions with white
horses to their cars. The empire had
done enough of that. The people had
seen the tax-lists and the wars ana the
bribes that came from splendor, anu
they ordained by law that their repuo-
| lie should make an experiment In sim
plicIty. But the law was vain. lhe
barbarian love of display was all
through ahd through the people: To
CRAFTY their taste they would sack any
city and strip the rings from the dying
women or gold from the altars OF the
gods. When Rome died it was full oi
| furniture and tapestry and marbles
but empty of soul. No and women
of mind and virtue had trodden It's ele'
CANT parlOrs for a hundred years
When high style comes in at the door
reason flies out of the window.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

tho least danger, as they are free from
caIomeI' % and vet more efficacious In re-
storing a healthy action Of the inves. n',rs for
These remedies are a certain cure nor
Consumption, as the ,,aif,,s puimoriu ,be blood.
rbe Mandrake Pills act upon the liver,
create ~s a healthy bile, and remove an III
diseases of the liver. often a cause Ten;c =.
Consumption. The Sea Weed aonlo o,nh
gives tone and strength to the siomacn, ,I .,as
makes a good digestion; ,. anu e" and thus
creates healthy circulation OF healthy
blood. The combined action Of these
medicines, as thus explained, will cure
every case of Consumption, If taken IN
time. and the use of the medicines per
DIR. Schenck is professionally at ms
principe office, corner SIXTH ana Ahon r
Srs- Philadelphia, every Monday, where
ali letters for advice must be addressed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01
Tonic without Alcohol.

The PERUVIAN SYRUP is a Protected
Solution of the Protoxide OF Iron, WhIen
yitalizes. purifies, and enriehes .ne
blood. Dyspeptics and those suIerihe
from Chronic Diseases read the loiio"-
ing: r. Of
the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Al
Pittston. Luzerne Co., Pa.
NV Dear Having at various times'
personally, and in my own ana other
families, tested the great value oil me
medicine called PERUVIAN SYRUP OR
PROTECTED SOLUTION OF PRoToXIDE OF
IRON. 4 most cneerfully recommend IL,
e,pecially to those who are suffering
from dyspeptic and nervous disorders
As a reliable and powerful Alternative, IL
ia | think. unsurpassed; and as a tonic.
free from all Objectionable features OF
alcoholic remedies, it is most eilclent
auxiliary to the temperance cause Ohe
of the greatest hindranceS to the tenn
perance reform at present is, as thlnK'
the medical use of alcoholic stimulants.
Whatever may be argued as To their
necessity in certain cases, we have, IN
the PERUVIAN SYRUP, safe anu ei-
ffcIent substitute for those dangerous
remedies. This testimony is given un-
solicited. with the hope that some who
are not yet acquainted with the vaiu-
able properties of the medicine may be
induced to give it trial.
Yours truly,
JOHN GREGORY.
CAUrIoN.-Be sure to get the PERU
Wan SYRUP mot Peruvian Bark. Sold
by dealers generally. a thirty-two- page
pamphlet, containing treatise on Iron
as a medical agent, and other valuable
papers, testimonials from distir guished
physicians, clergymen, and others, Will
be sent free to any address.
SETH. w. FowLE & Sons, Prop'rS,
81. So Harrison Avenue. Boston.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Metals Absorbed by Pidnts.-Profes-
sor z. b. Wilson has shown that plants
take up free silica from the soil, In the
form of diatOm shells, which are de-
posted in the stalks of the plants. In
a Dutch technical journal, DR.. De LoOs
states that vegetables are capable of
taking up metallic particles from the
soil. Consulted by family suffering
from lead poisoning, he found that they
resided in the neighbOrhOod of place
where the manufacture of white lead
had been carried on some years previ-
ously, and they partook of vegetables
grown on the spot, DIR. De LoOs there
upon examined specimens of red beet,
endive, and carrots, and found lead in
all. In a beet weighing LAB lbs, he
found the equivalent of 0'l5 grain of
metallic lead in SIX carrots. weighing
together 06 lbs, he found 81 grains of
lead. The metal was also present in
endive; and the ashes of the plants
contained traces of copper, which, he
thinks, existed as an impurity in the
lead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Tie Effects Of Physical Culture.-An
official inquiry into the results of gym
nastic exercises has recently been in
stituted at military gymnastic school
in France. The results of the inquiry,
which extended over six months, es-
tablished: 1. That the muscular force
Is increased, Oh an average, ID to II per
cent, and occasionally from - to 30 per
cent, while the force has, as we might
expect, a tendency TO become equal on
both sides of the body. 2. That the
capacity of the chest is increased by
one sixth at the lowest. 3. That the
weight of the individual is increased
from 6 to per cent, and occasionally
from 10 to - per cent, while the bulk
of the body is diminished, thus show
ing that profit is confined to the mus
cular system. The increase of muscu-
lar force was generally confined To the
first three months of the course. Dur
ing the late moiety serious dimlnu-
tion usually occurred; and here the
dynamometer gave positive indication
of the necessity of mOderating or sus-
pending the exercises.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

A Ncu Use for Iron.-0ne of the most
incomprehensiDle discoveries-if it be
true, which is questionable-that we
have ever encountered is announced in
a recent French journal 10y NJ. Massie.
He says that the mere introduction of
au iron bar, in the box in which barley,
rice, bran, biscuit, and like farinaceous
victuals are stored, is sufficient to pre-
vent either the ravages of decay or the
attacks of insects. Full details of the
experimental investigation are given.
An iron bar three pounds in weight is
reputed to have protected forty gallons
of grain; and certain biscuits were pre-
served for seven months in excellent
cumstances but without the iron, were
totally destroyed by weevils.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

WHAT TO EAT.-The London Lancet
gives some useful advice as TO how one
should eat and drink during exceptional
heat. Very little tea or coffee, plenty
of milk with fish, and but little meat.
and that well cooked, and moderate
indulgence in iced drinks, are what the
Lancet recommends. Spirits and wines
it interdicts. u should be known that
frequent and excessive thirst is often
aggravated by an injudicious consump-
ton of ice. Such extreme thirst will
be Immediately allayed by hot drinks, a
fact which has been often verified. 1t
cannot be too strongly insisted on that
over-feeding and overwhelming are
most pernicious, especially either be
fore or after prolonged or considerable
exertion. The principal meal of the
day should be taken at sunset.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

The Boaster.-Two men, Joseph and
Andrew, stood leaning over a garden
gate near a small village.
"Look at those heads of cabbage"
said Joseph. Their size is something
quite beyond common. l don't know
that I ever saw any so large
"Oh," said Andrew, who was boas--
ter, "they are not worth talking about.
In the course of my travels, | once saw
a cabbage as big as the parsons house
yOnder."
Joseph. who was a smith by trade.
replied, THAT is saving great deal !:
but once worked at a big pot which
was at least as large as n church."
"What is that yOu say J" cried An
drew. "Can you tell me. now. what
they meant to do with pot of so huge
a size I"
"They wanted to boil your cabbage
in it," replied Joseph.
Andrew on this became little con-
fused; and after a minute he said, 81
see what you would be at. Joseph, |
confess | was Dragging; and | think l
had better take your hint to keep within
the bonds of the TRUTH
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

DIsH-TowELs AND DISH
articles in kitchen use are so likely to
be neglected and abused as the dish
cloths and dish-towels, and in washing
these, ammonia, if properly useu, is a
greater comfort than anywhere else.
Put a teaspoonful into the water in
which these cloths are, or should be,
washing every day; rub soap on the
towels. Put them in the water; let
them stand half hour or so, then rub
them out thoroughly, rinse faithfully,
aud dry outdoors in clear air and sun,
and dish-clOths and towels need never
look gray and dingy-a perpetual dis
comfort 10 all housekeepers.
This is occupying more space, per-
haps, than many will think is needed,
to sound the praises of so simple a
thing; but let these directions be fol-
lowed, and we will leave it all good
housekeepers to say if we have said
more than the results will warrant
We should add that all water and suds
in which ammonia is used should be
saved to water plants or put about trees.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

ETBE INEyIr,RrF-Of course Its
no use figbtino AGAINST the Inevitable.
but the thing Is 10 ascertain first " hal
is inevitable and what ia mott About
some things there can he no doubr. but
if Won are sick and dvsnentic II i not
inevitable that Won should remain so.
E.F. KunkeJ's Ritter Wine of Iron i
an infal.ible cure for dvspepsia,
Dyspepsia is the most perplexing of
all human ailments. Its SYMPTOMS are
almost Infinite in their variety. and the
fcrlorn and despondent victims of the
disease often fancy themselves the prev,
in turn, of every known maladv. This
is due. in part. to the close sympathy
which exists between the stomach and
the brain, and in part, also. to the fact
that any disturbance of the DIGESTIVE
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Effect of Draining an Orchdrd.-The
Gardeners Chronicle once related case
of an orchard of apples and pears,
plums and cherries, which was planted
in a heavy clay, trenched down to an
iron pan on which it rested. For a few
years the trees grew very well; that is
TO say, as long as their roots were near
the surface, and got the warmth of the
summers sun but as they advanced
downward the growth became small
and by degrees less and less, till at last
the trees ceased to grow, and nothing
tiOurished except gray lichens, with
which the branches soon became COW
cred.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Heracline is the name given to a new
blasting powder. invented by Dikher-
off. and which has been tried with sue
cess in the coal mines of Europe and
Austria. 1t is compose of picrIc acid,
saltpetre, nitrate of soda, sulphur, and
sawdust, The gases produced by its
combustion are not iDjusiOus. it is
claimed. and it burns comparatively
slowly, 30 that it only tears apart the
masses blasted, but does not hurl them
violently about.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Srinlming Horse. - On reaching
deep water, the rider should relieve
the horse of his weight, by sliding in
to the water beside the horse, grasping
the name near the withers with one
hand, thus requiring the horse simply
to tow the ,Ider, the latter assisting
him in this, by using his legs and free
arm in the same way as i'm swimming.
In crossing rivers with rapid currents.
the rider should take the down stream
side of the horse.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

ToCLEAN PLATE.-Take an ounce each
of cream of tartar, muriate Of soda, and
alum, and boil in a gallon or more of
water. After the plate is taken out and
rubbed dry, it puts on beautiful and
silvery whiteness. Powdered magnesia
may be used dry for articles slightly
tarnished, but if very dirty it must be
used wet and then dry.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Brown BREAD IUDDING. - Half a
pound of stale brown bread grated, half
pound of currants, quarter pound of
shred suet, two ounces of sugar; mix
well with three eggs and a half gill
cream or milk; boil it in cloth or basin
that exactly holds it, from three to four
hours. Serve with sauce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

CoCoANUT CUP CAKE.-Take three
cofieecupfuls of flour. one of butter,
two OF sugar, one of cOcOanut, one of
milk, half cup of brandy, the juice
and grated rind of lemon, seven eggs,
one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half
a teaspoon of soda, two teaspoonfuls of
the extract of bitter almonds, or about
fourteen of the almonds blanched and
pounded; this quantity will make two
loaves; bake in shallow pans.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

FALLING HAIR.-A correspondent of
the Medical and Surgical Reporter asks:
"What will prevent the falling of hai-!"
have used, for the past ten years, in
my own case, and prescribed frequently
Ter others, the following with complete
satisfaction: Glycerine and tincture
capsicum, each two ounces, oil of ber-
gamot, one drachm; mix and perfume
10 suit. This is to be the only dressing
for the hair. Wash the head OCCASION
ally with soft water and fine soap.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

CHICKEN FRICAssEE. - Take three
onions, one schalot, two cloves of garlic,
one bunch of parsely, one of carrot, all
to be chopped separately; pepper and
salt. In saucepan put one-quarter of
pound of butter, and brown with the
above; when done, take two chickens
cut up, pour in beef stock to cover, cook
slowly for one hour, then pour in
large glass of sherry. Add the yolks
of two eggs, and large tablespoonful
of flour, to thicken.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

SwINE.-The system offeeding should
by adapted TO the breed. No pig can
grow rapidly on poor food. a well
bred pig will grow rapidly on good
foOd-a poor bred pig will not; and
this is the real essential difference be-
tween them. If you starve both, the
well-bred pig is no better than the
other. Let your pigs have all they
will eat and digest. The younger the
pig the more il will eat in proportion
TO live weight, and the more it will
gain in proportion TO the food con-
sumed. We commence to feed pigs
when two weeks old, placing a little
trough where the sow cannot get at it.
The pigs are specially fond of boiled
beets or mangles, mixed with cooked
corn meal or fine wheat bran. Wean
gradually, at from six to eight weeks
old. Until from three TO four months
old the pigs can hardly be fed too lib
orally. Alter that, and when running
out at pasture, if they are unmistaka-
bly, getting too fat, ease of on the
grain. AS rule, however, all young
we'll bred pigs should have a little grain
In addition TO pasture, and slops of the
house and dairy. See that the pigs
have access to fresh water. They may
not drink much. but it should always
be provided for them, no matter how
sloppy their food may be. Provide
ashes, salt, sulphur and charcoal. Keep
the pens and trOughs clean.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

How WEEDS ARE PRoPAGATED.-A
writer in an exchange says the great
est evil to which farmers are exposed
by patronizing travelling threshers, is
the carrying of foul seeds from one
farm TO another. If one farmer raises
red root or Canada thistles, the seeds
are sure to be carried all through the
neighborhoOd by these threshers and
clover hullers. The remedy suggested
is Tor good, tidy farmers to club to-
gether aDd buy thresher-not the
large six or eight horse powers. but a
good tread power as now made, with
a level tread, that will thresh two hun
dred bushels dav, with one team and
three men. ''lt is far safer" he says,
"mOre profitable because less expen-
sive, costing not more than one-half,
some say not more than one-half, some
say not more than one third as much
per bushel to thresh grain as with the
travelling machines; and it relieves the
house OF small my of men. As long
as travelling machines are used from
farm to farm, they should be brushed
and swept from top 10 bottom before
moving from each station. This is the
only precaution that can be taken to
guard against the dissemination of foul
seeds, except the plan above suggested.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

RELATIVE CONTENTS OF DIFFERENT
SIZED HONEY BoxEs.-After weighing
a great many boxes of different sizes,
and figuring It all out, l have found as
a rule, that a box when filled with
newly made comb, ard the honey will
be sealed over, will contain three
pounds of honey to every 100 cubic
inches of space contained in the box.
Thus box ten inches long, six inches
wide, five inches deep, inside measure,
will contain three hundred cubic inches
of space, and will consequently hold
nine pounds, when filled as above
stated. This rule holds good with anv
size of box, from about twelve pounds
down TO five pounds. Boxes of the
capacity of fifteen to twenty pounds
usually contain a trifle in excess of the
above estimate, while those of twenty
five pounds capacity frequently con-
tain two or three pounds in excess.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

DECOCTION OF SARSAPARILLA.-Ihe
peculiar medicinal powers OF sarsapa-
rilla have long been acknowledged, and
it has Justly been ranked amongst the
most valuable remedial agents which
nature has furnished us with. In
scurvy, scrofula, obstinate rheumatic
affections, and i'm cutaneOus eruptlons,
il has been employed with very great
success. Sarsaparilla is administered
in decoction, syrup, powder and es-
sence; but experience has proved that
the concentrated essence is the most
convenient as well as the best prepara-
ton. The decoctiOn, when properly
prepared, is a useful mode of taking
this medicine, but, as il will not keep
for more than one or two days, 1t has
its objections. We subjOin an excellent
mode of preparing the decoction: Take
of sarsaparilla root, sliced, four ounces; :;
boiling water, four pints. Maeerate for
four hours in vessel lightly covered
and placed near the fire; then take out
the sarsaparilla, and bruise it. Return
IL again To the liquor, and macerate in
a similar manner for four hours more,
first adding of raspings of guaiacum
wood, bark of sassafras root, liquorice
root, bruised, of each, one ounce; bark
of meZereon root, three drachms.
Finally strain. 1t is commonly given
in conjunction with some mild mer-
curial pill. The dose is quarter OF a
pint, repeated three or four times day,
or half Il pint twice day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

A little bOy.six wears old, and little
girl, eight, were looking at the clouds
one beautiful summer evening, watch
ing their fantastic shapes, when the
boy exclaimed, "0h, Minnie, | see a
dog i'm the skyI'' "Well. Willie" re-
piled the sister, sit must be sky ter
rierr
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

SETTING PosTs.-From many expert
ments made, it appears that the upper
ends of posts, as they grow, when set
in the ground, last much longer than
the butts do. The reason is, that the
pores of the wood of the upper ends,
when turned down, carry out the water
while the pores of the butts carry it
into the wood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP, FOR THE
CURE OF CONSUMPTION, COUGHS
AND COLDS.
The great virtue of this medicine is
that it ripens the matter and throws il
out of the system, purifies the blood,
and thus effects cure.
SCHENCK's SEA WEED Tonic, FOR THE
CURE OF DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION,
&c.
The Tonic produces a healthy action
of the stomach, creating an appetite.
forming chyle, and curing the most OBJ
stinate cases of Indigestion.
SCHENcK's MANDRAKE PILLS, FOR THE
CURE OF LIVER COMPLAINT &C.
These Pills are Alternative, and produce
healthy action of the liver, without
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

IRONING SHIRTs.-A correspondent
sends this hint: One of the incest
laundresses gave me this fragment OF
in reference to starching
SHIRTS. She had noticed that the bosOms
never blister if she starches them on
the right side, but If they are wrong
side out when starched they are apt TO
do so. She pours her mixed starch into
boiling water, instead of pouring hot
water on the starch. and in that way
never uses more starch than is necessary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

The fertility of the soil depends upon
its firmness of particles, since the food
of the plant must enter it in a state of
solution. That is, the mineral matters
mus. be dissolved in water, and the
rapidity of their solution is in direct
proportion to the extent of their sur
face exposed. Hence, the finer the
particles of earth, the more abundantly
will the plant be supplied with the
necessary elements.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Mamma, if we cross the bridge at
night must we pay toll 2" ''Of course.
my dear: why do you ask 7" why,
because the river has gone to sleep"
"Oh, the river never sleeps" Then
why has it bed. mammal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

"MY DEAR Madam, can you give me
glass of grog?" asked fatigued
traveller in the Highlands, as he entered
a cabin on the road side" amt got a
drop stranger" said the woman. "But
a gentleman told me that you had a
barrel" "why, good gracious!" re-
piled the woman, 'what do you reckon
one barrel Of whiskey is TO me and my
children when we are ont of milk?