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Feeding by Electricity.

An elegantly scientific mode of COM
pelling a man to swallow food, who
otherwise would have starved himself
to death, has been devised and put in
practice in French Lunatic Asylum.
One of the patients who had persistently
refused food was becoming quite ema-
ciated. The physician in charge, DIR.
Ritz, was experimenting upon the pa
tient to ascertain whether any of the
functions of the palate, throat, ETC.,
were impaired. On applying the termi-
mails of a Ruhmkorf coil, so as TO pass
a current from the pharnyX TO the upper
side of the neck just above the angle of
the lower jaw, all the muscles of that
region contracted, and the pharnyX
made an upward movement. A bright
thought struck the Doctor. He had
some food prepared in portions, each of
which represented a small mouthlul.
One of these bOluses was put into the
patients mouth, and the mouth was
kept closed by an assistant. linen an
electric current was passed, as before
described, andinstantlyt patient swal-
lowed the bolus. The upward move
ment which the pharnyx made under the
stimulus of electricity was precisely the
same as that which is naturally made
by that organ in the act of swallowing.
The process was repeated with the re-
naming boluses until a square meal had
been administered to the patient. When
the next meal-time came round the pa
tient resisted and gave a great deal OF
trouble to the Doctor and his assistants !;
but the ingenuity which had so far tri-
umphed was not to be easily foiled, and
the treatment is pronounced successful.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-07

"The nineteenth century is the age Of nov
els" remarks literary historian-he might
have added, with equal truth, land novel
impositions. Studied politeness has been
passed off on us for native refinement, the
forms Of devotion for its essence, and specu-
lation for science, until we look askance at
every new person or thing, and TO an asser-
ton OF merit, invariably exclaim, Prove
itF' In brief, Satan has made himself so
omnipresent, that we look for his clOven foot
everywhere-eVen in q bottle OF medicine.
Imagine lady, having complexion so sal
low that you would deny her claims TO the
Caucasian type If her features did not con-
form to it, purchasing her first bottle Of the
Golden Medical Discovery. The one dollar
Is paid in the very identical manner in which
Mr.. Taylor might be expected to purchase a
lottery ticket after his experience with "No.
l04, 16S," with this difference, his doubt
would be the result Of personal experience,
while hers would be founded on what GER
tain practitioner (whO has been whole year
trying to correct her refractory liver) has said
concerning 1t. At home, she examines the
bottle half suspiciously, tastes of its con-
tents carefully, takes the prescribed dose
more carefully, and then proceeds to watch
the result with As much anxiety as a practi-
toner would count the pulse beats of dy-
ing man. She takes another dose, and anOth-
er, and shows the bottle to her friends, tell
ing them she "feels better" Her skin loses
its bilious tint, her eyes regain their luster,
her accustomed energy returns, and the fact
that she purchases another bottle is a sure
witness that she has found the Golden Medi-
cal Discovery to be reliable remedy for the
disease indicated. The lady wisely resolves
that in future her estimate Of any medicine
will be based upon personal knowledge Of its
Effects, and not upon what some practitioner
(who always makes long bills rhyme with
pills. may say of it. DR.. Pierce is in receipt
o. letters from hundreds Of the largest whole
sale and retail druggists in the United States
greater demand for the Golden Medical Dis
covery and Purgative Pellets than ever be-
fore. In affections Of the liver and blood
they are unsurpassed.
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Two Children's Terrible Fall.

The Halifax Chronicle of the 10th
prints the following story: The town of
Pictou has just been the scene of one of
the most heroic deeds ever done by a
young girl; and another name has been
added to the list of Canada's noblest
heroines. On the evening of the 10th
inst, Mrs. Capt. Ivy, widow and ten
ant in one of the houses of Mr.. c.. T.
Irving, on going out locked in the room
her two children, Henry and Alice, aged
respectively 5 and years. About 8: 80
p. m. they arose from the bed and lit
the lamp. There was some female wear
ing apparel hanging on the wall, and
directly under was a trunk. On this
they placed the lamp, which immedi-
ately set the clothes ON fire, and filled
the room with flame and smoke. The
children were naturally excited in their
dreadful position, hardly knowing what
to do The little girl knew that the key
was in the lock, but how could she find
a way to 90 out and turn it to let her
brother outP She appeared to forget
herself entirely, and thought only of the
brother under her care. Alarm for her
brothers. safety overcame all obstacles,
and she formed the terrible project of
jumping to the ground from the third
story window. The noble girl, instead
of giving the alarm from the window,
was unable to wait. Her brother must
be let out Immediately; she must open
the door, and so she did; for crawling
out on shelf fastened to the window,
and lowering herself the length of her
short arms, she dropped to the ground
"a distance of exactly 80 feet
by tape measurement. The air
caught under her clothes in
her descent and broke the fall, other
wise she must have broken some bones
or been dashed to pieces. She then
rushed up the stairs, but upon opening
the door was Mortified at the absence of
all signs of her brother. Her perplexity
found vent in cries as she ran for help.
In the meantime the little fellow, scared
out of his senses, did not heed the COM
mand to stay until she opened the door,
but crawled out to see where his sister
had gone, and fell over the shelf to the
ground. Mr. Thomas Harris, passing
by just then, heard the groans, and by
the light of match found the insensible
child. Upon carrying him up stairs, he
discovered the fire. He Immediately
gave the alarm, and carried the child
into Mr.. Hamilton's house. The boys
face is considerably scratched by the
gravel he fell on, but the internal in
juries, so far as can be yet ascertained,
are not very serious. Had he fallen
slightly to either side his back must have
been broken or his head split by the
stair railing or the sharp angular corner
of large box. Crowds have been look
ing up at the dizzy height from which
the one jumped and the other fell, and
can not see how they were not both in
simultaneously killed. To-day (the 10th
inst.) the hey has been able to walk
round the room and play while sitting
on the bed. A complete recovery is ex-
pected. The arm and leg of the daring
heroine are slightly injured, but she
feels no other i'll effects from her peril
Gus drop.
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Gas from Petroleum.

1t has been found remarks an English
journaD that from petroleum can be OBJ
tanned light oil particularly well adapt
ed for gas-making purposes, with entire
freedom from the sulphur which is given
off by ordinary coal gas during combus-
ton, and this fact is now being profted
by in the lighting of mines, an ingenious
kind of apparatus having been devised
for this purpose. The air-gas oils thus
made are, when used in connection with
the apparatus referred to, capable of
yielding sufficiency of vapor to sat
urate atmospheric air at the lowest tenn
perature. They belong to two distinct
groups of light parafine, one being
adapted for use in cold climates, and
the other most suitable for hot. To-
gether they have specific gravity COM
mencing at 62S and terminating at 500,
but which by mixture can be made up
to any required intermediate average
gravity. 1t has boiling point of about
126 degrees, Fab, or Sc degrees below
the boiling point of water, and is COM
posed of S3a per cent. of carbon and 163
per cent. of hydrogen. One pound of
this oil gives off yapor sufficient
to saturate ffty-one cubic feet of
dry air at temperature of
80 degrees, forming permanent gas OF
thirty-candle Illuminating power, when
burned in suitable argands consuming
four cubic feet per hour. One ton OF
the oil contains 1870 pounds of carbon,
and $40 pounds of hydrogen, yielding
1t4,240 cubic feet of thirty-candle air
gas, being more than twelve times the
quantity obtained from one ton of can
mel coal, producing the same high IL
Eliminating gases is the direct proper
ton to the amount of carbon which can
be brought to a state of intense ineande-
scence, and taking the diluent nitrogen
in the air gas to be set off by the diluent
marsh gas and carbonic oxide in coal
gas, the superiority of air gas is appar-
emit; and as to safety in the use OF gas
oils, it appears that there is no.possi-
bility of exploding them, as they are
merely infiammable in the way that oil
of turpentine or spirits of wine are, and
with any proper degree of care in their
management there can be no escape of
any vapor from them.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-07

THREE burglars got drunk in Utica,
N. Y, before starting out to break into
a house, and In consequence their en-
trance was made in a noisy and bung-
ling manner. A brave woman captured
the drunkest of them, and held him on a
sofa in spite of his struggles. A man
had desperate fight with another, and
finally secured him. The third went
into the street, armed himself with paw
ing stones, returned to fight for the. re-
lease of his comrades, and stood firmly
under fire from revolver. He, too,
was made a prisoner,
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The Violet.

n in the meadow stood,
with dropping head in solitude;
twas a darling violet
There came a youthful shepherdess
WIN hghtsome step and ioyousness
Along, along
The meadows there, with songl
" All would were" the violet wfst.
The fairest flower in Natures list
An for one little minute
I'll were picked, and 20 her breast,
liy this sweet one, all fainting pressed
But for, but for
One little moment Iongp
But an but an the maiden passed;
Without Thought on violet cast
Her football crushed poor violet
ltsank and died and yet was glad
Ans Though Idle sfsH death is had
Through her, through her
At least beneath her feetr'
The poor violet
i was darling violet
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wuHoFT's ANTI-PERIoDIc OR FEVER AND
AGUE ToNIc.-This invaluable and standard
family medicine is now q household word
and maintains its reputation unimpaired.
1t is Endorsed by the medical profession, and
prescribed daily in the Charity Hospital and
other Hospitals in New Orleans. Wilhoft's
Tonic is thus highly recommended by the
leading medical men Of the country, and is
worthy of such Endorsement. g. T. FINLA1
& Co., Proprietors, New Orleans.
FOR SALE By ALL DRUG6IsTs.
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"MY DEAR" said MIR. s., to his bloom
ing helpmeet, " must congratulate you on
your improvement in cakes, biscuit, bread,
rolls, every kind of pastry in short" "Ohr'
said the wife, " Pve solved the secret by using
the greatest thing in the market for baking
-DooLEY's YEAST POWDER. Henceforth I'll
11ce M nthnr -
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WE have sold Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup for about three years. No medicine of
the kind sells as rapidly, or gives such uni
form satisfaction. 1t has grown in favor from
the first of its use in this section. 1t takes
the lead of all those preparations that have
been considered standard. ROBINSON &
WENDELL, FairhavTn, Cayuga County, n. Y.
For sale by Meyer Bros, st. Louis, Mo.
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Dow PEDRO says he found only one
thoroughly truthful paper in America.
We highly appreciate Mr.. Pedro's deli
cacy in not mentioning the STANDARD
right out. Daily, seven dollars a year.
Weekly, two. No trouble to wait on
customers or show goods.-Bridgeport
Standard.
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Mothers. Mothers. rothers.

Don't fail to procure Mrs. WNsLow's SoorH-
ING SYRUP for all diseases of teething In chill
dren. 1t relieves the child from pain, cures wind
collie regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief
and health to the child, gives rest to the mother.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-07

DURANG's RHEUMATIC REMEDY, the great
Internal Medicine, will positively cure any
case of Rheumatism on the face of the earth,
no matter of how long standing. Price 81 a
bottle: six bottles, So. Sold by all druggists.
Send for circular to HELPHENsTINE Il BENT
LBY, Druggists, Washington, d. c.
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Great Horse Medicine. Dr. tan TGG Horse Y fin
ment in pint bottles, at ST. for the cure Of collie old
Sores sprans and bruises Is the best In the world
no pay. TObass Condition Powders are warranted to
cure fever, bots, worms give ne coat and increase
the appetite 25 cents certified to by Col D. MCDANIEL
owner of some Of the fastest runninghors in the
world. and hundreds of other persons. Sold BY the
druggists and saddlers Depot. 10 PArk-plAce. N Il.
II you feel 1u drowsy. debilitated, have frequent
headache mouth tastes badly. poor appetite. and
tongue coated you suffering from torpid liver or
"blOusness" and nothing will cure you so speedily
and permanently as to take SIMMONS Liver REGU-
Mrrr,TC
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NATURES REMEDY
YEGETINE
THE CREEI BLooD PgRHER/
soUrH SALEM. MASS. Nov. Il, 1876.

SOUTH SALEM MASS, Nov. Il 1876.
ME-. H r. STEVENS:
Dear Sif-I have been troubled with Scrofula,
Canker and Liver Complaint for three years. Moth
ing did me any good until commenced using the
VEGETINE. am now getting along nrst-rate, and
still using the VEGETINE. consider there is moth
ing equal to it for such complaints Can heartily rec
ommend it to everybody. Yours truly,
MRS LIZZIE NJ. PACKARD,
No. 16 Lagrange Street, South Salem, Mass.
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M0nn MONTH. AGENTS WANTED on our
SSOU Three great 50 Books. Tho
SIerY of CHARLEY ROSS

full account of this Great Mystery, written by his
Fatner Beats Robinson Crusoe In thrilling I'M srest
The Illustrated Hand Book 90 Al Religions, Com
plete Account Of all Denominations and Secss so r.
iastrdtiOnS Also the LId' es Medical Guide by DR..
Pancoast 100 tHhsts These books sell sight. Male
and Female Agents coin money on them. Particulars
Gree Copies by mail s. each. Jno Potter Co.. PhilA
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READER, respond at once to the generous
offer of Kendall Il Co.. Boston. See adv.
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WE call attention to the advertisement Of
the Perry Springs Hotel, Pike County, Ill.
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ferry respectfully
San and Awning Maker. 2sOuth Marke. 81.

Each package contains DR.. Sanfords Improved In
hang Tube. with full directions for IN all cases.
Price 81 60 per package For sale by all wholesale
and retail druggists throughout the United states
WEEKS POTTER, General Agents and Wholesale
Druggists. Boston.
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PURELY VEGETABLE,

The Cheapest, Puresi
and Best Family Medi-
cine In the World
AN EFFECTUAL SPE'
cIFIc for all diseases OF
the Liver, Stomach and
Spleen.
Regulate the Liver ana
prevent
CHILLS AND FEVER,
MALARIOUS FE-
VERS, BOWEL COM
PLANTS, RESTLESS
NESS. JAUNDICE AMI
NATGEA
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This distressing affection occurs most frequently.
The disturbance Of the stomach arising from the i'm
perfectly digested contents, causes severe pain In
the head, accompanied with disagreeabe nausea, and
this constitutes what is popularity known as Sick
Headache; For the relief OF which, TAKE SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR Oh MEDICINE.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
III ZETTYN e. IN
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TWO I'M ONE.

Thus combined we have two grand medical agents
In each of which performs its function and united
y produce more cures than any IMMINENT, lotion,
wash, plaster before compounded in the his
tory Of medicine. Try one. PKIoE, Is CENTS.
Sold by all druggists and sent receipt OF 25 cents
for one, Sl25 for six. f225 for twelve, carefully
wrapped, and warranted, by WEEKS & POTTER,
Proprietors, Boston. Mass.
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How many suffer torture day after day, making life
burden and rObbing existence of all pleasure owing
to the secret suffering from Piles Yet relief is ready
TO the hand OF almost any one who will use systemat
icaly the remedy that has permanently cured thou
sands. SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR is No drastic,
violent purge. but a gentle assistant to nature.
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BAD BREATH :

Nothing is so unpleasant. nothing so common as bad
breath. and in nearly every case it comes from the
stomach, and can be so easily corrected II you VIII
take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Do not negleci
so remedy for this repulsive disorder: 1t Will
also improve your Appetite, Complexion and General
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COVSTTPATTOV =!

SHOULD not be regarded as
a trifiing ailment-in fact nature
demands the utmost regularity
Of the bowels, and any deviation
from this demand paves the way
often to serious danger. 1t is
quite as necessary to remove i'm
pure Accommodations from the
bowels as it is TO eat or sleep,
and no health can be expected
where a cOstive habit Of body
uraxraf1a
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CATARRH.
Would willingly have given one hun
dred dollars for the relief OBJ
tanned from the first dose.
From the weIl-known maker Of YaIe,s Mann
moth Tent.

Gsstlsmen-Ih have suffered ten years from the worst
forms OF ACUTE CATAaRH, or CoLD IN THE HKAp.
that ever afflicted mortal man. Whenever I took
fresh cold u woGld settle In my head causing the
charges from my eyes and nose. For days and days
mr. suffering would be intense, and finally settling In
my loins and bowels, would render my life miserable
for month. Never, during all my s1fferings. was
able 70 OBTAIN even porarl relieI rom any ned-
from the worst attack ever had, procured bottle
OF SANFoED's RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRH. The re-
lief from the first dose was gratifying that would
willingly have given hndred dollars 70 obtain e.
few bottles completely cured ne. My head has since
been perfectly free from mucous Accommodations, my
breathing easy, and not symptom Of trouble about
my back and bowels has presented ITSELF is effect
in my case has been truly remarkable.
Very respectfully,
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PERRY SPRINGS
JACKSON'S BEST

SWEET NAVY CHEWING TOBACCO was
awarded tine highest prize at CENTENNIAL Ex-
position for its fine chewing qualities the excellence
and lasting character of its sweetening and havOrng.
your grocer fOrhis and that each plug bears our
blue strip trade mark with words JacksOn's Best
on it. Sold by all iobbers. Send for sample to G. A.
JACKSON & CO., Manufacturers, Petersburg, Va.
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BALSAM AND PINE.

The healing properties OF our own fragrant balsam
and pine and the gums Of the East well known
to require description. Their grateful healing sooth
ing. and tightening properties known to thou
sands. When combined in accordance with late and
important discoveries in pharmacy their healing and
strengthening properties increased tenfold. In
this respect our Plaster Is the best in without the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-07

The Human Locomotive should De careiIuly
engineered otherwise may run of the track OF ne -
any moment. To keep its delicate internal machinery
in perfect trim, to put 1t in good working eondon
when out Of order, is the peculiar province OF
Tarrant's Effervescent Settler Aperient-
The thoroughness with which 1t ceanses without rf
Eating the bowels: the and vigor which it imparB
to the stomach: its appetizing effects; It's cOong 70
freshng operation in fever; the relief it affords IN
headache: its antibilOus properties and its superior
merits as general corrective. justify the asser0n
that Ii is BEYOND all comparison the most valuable
family medicine Of the age.
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WHEN WRITING TO ADYERTIsEBe.
please soy yos sasc the Advertisement
IS shss paper.
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ELECTRICITY

rs a grand curative and restorative agent Is not
equalled by any element medicine in the history Of
the healing art Unless the vital spark has fed the
body, restoration by means OF electricity Is possible.
has rescued thousands, apparently dead, from an
untimely grave, when no other human agency could
IN ia
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NJ 7 9 IEIlV w u
j. II. ZEILIN g. CO.,
THiIAUEIT
Price, S1.OO. SOLD By ALL DRUaGIsTs.

NINVET MAPS. Arkansas. Texas and IS. Charts =
N EHf Chromos. Agents send orders, OF ADDRESS,
FOR Circulars E. H. ROSS, 3I5 LOcustst, St. Louis. NO.
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COLLINS
Y0LTAIc PLASTERS,

An EIecrro-Galvauic Battery combined
with the Celebrated Medicated Porous
Strengthening Plaster, forming the best
Plaster for pains and aches In the World Of
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pSS ESn a Week 10 Agents $40 Outnf Free.
DOO = b q p. o VICkERY. Augusta. Maine.
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constituent of every one. Soon after
my arrival, asked to be shown to my
room; but it was o'clock in the morn
ing before the other guests ceased their
noise and allowed me to 60 to sleep.
Next day l slept rather late, and might
have slept even later, but that 1 was
rudey shaken out of a pleasant dream
by a wild howl, as of a.thousand de-
mons just let loose. Starting up quick
ly, and looking out on the street, saw
that it was filled with fierce-looking
crowd, out Of whose many mouths had
proceeded the yell that Weakened me.
Dragging on my clothes, rushed down
TO the coffee-room. There / learned that
the people outside had just accompanied
Squire O'Neil back from the polling
place, where he had been the first to
vote for the sarjint.''s Now that this
fact had become generally known, they
were clamoring that he should be sent
out to them, "to tear him limb from
limb" Presently, while their cries
rose loud and long, the Squire enter
ed the room-a tail military-looking
man, with little of a horsey tone |:
nose like hawk, eyes dark, yet glow
ing like fire.
They don't seem over fond of me. I
see," hesaid with a smile, as he bowed
to those in the room, and advanced to
one of the windows and coolly opened
it. Waving his hand, the crowd became
instantly quiet r e
% Now, don't be in hurry, gentle
men," he said in a clear voice that must
have been distinctly heard by every one.
+" You shall have the honor of my COM
pany so soon as my horse can be har-
messed, | assure you"
Sch, what! what does he mean?n,
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mn WATCHES. Cheapest in the known
K world Sample S0atch and outfit free 70 A1e,fs.
ala BForterns address COULTER co, Chicago