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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30
The Inventors of Burnett'g Cocaine

THE Inventors of Burnett's Cocaine
knowing that when the loss of hair occurs, it
is geDerally from that part of the head where
the greatest heat is necessarily generated and
that animal fats by their nature induce 'leat
rather than alleviate it-turned their atten-
ton and pharmaceutical science towards
vegetable oils as the basis of a medicament to
promote the growth and preserve the beauty
of the hair. TIL OLeum cOcuS, or COCOANUT
OIL, presented itself most strongly, as pos.
sessiug many properties peculiarly adapted
for the purpose but its odof was objectiona-
BILE, and Its density Except when exposed to
heat) seemed for a long time to defy all effofts
to render it available, for popular use, in cool
er climates. By a scientific selection of
other ingredients, those which will chem
ically combine with the oil have been discov-
cred, and they together have produced a
compound (which is unqualiiedly pronounced
to be the best that has yet appeared.
In the form presented, this oil is perma-
nently deodoriEed. and held in a combination
which peculiarly adaPts it for the toilet;
BURNETT's COCAINE is unrivaled in delica.
cy and Notwithstanding in its nature
and possesses such a penetrating afi nifty for
the secretiOns of the skin, thatSt is rapidly
absorved. %
Its greatest efficacy is best secured by a
perfect cleansing, before its application, of
the hair and scalp, under which circum
stances this oil aRdys irritation, remOves all
tendency to dandruf, and ~ingtgorates the &C
ton of the capillaries in the highest degree.
Its effect upon the glossiness and richness of
the hair is such as cannot be surpassed and
it is offered to the public in the firm belief
that it only requires to be known to super.
sede all other preparations. We are conf
dent that no one who will make a trial of its
efficacy will be willing to return to the use
of any-other preparation.
JOSEPH BURNETT & Co., Boston, manu-.
facturers and proprietors.
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THE COSSACKH.

The Cos3acks are, divided into several
corps-the Cossacks of the DON, the Cos
sacks of the Ukraine, the Cossacks of the
Caucasus, etc. Each of these divisions
has a chief, who is called an ataman,
and holds the rank ofgeneral, and all the
Cossacks of the empire are united under
a single chief, who has the title of the
ataman general" The latter title al
ways devolves upon the hereditary Grand
Duke. The Cossack clothes and equips
himself and his uniform and his horse be-
long to himself. He wear a large, round,
low cap>made of skin from Astrakan,
wide pantaloons stuffed into his boots
and reaching just below his knees, the
whd'e covered by a kind of overcoat but.
toning on the back and having three
long flaps reaching to the feet and fastened
on the full length. On his breast to the
left and right in vertical cases he carries
six cartridges at each side. In his belt. he
carries a poniard. A baldrick hangs
frdin his right shoulder and passes to
the left side. where it supports a long
saber in q leather scabbard. On his back,
hanging from q bandoleer and wrapped
in . case made of goats skin, he carries
his rife. The Cossack always carries in
his hand a whip,..with short lash, which
he calls kinial. His horse is small and
rather ugly, and though he is made of
good stuff his form is somewhat angular.
10 form an idea of the Cossack saddle.
imagine an ordinary saddle upon which
would be fastened by a strap a square
leather cushion about four inches high,
This is the reason that at first sight one
is so much surprised to see this curious
looking cavalier perched up SO high on
his saddle. He sticks on his horses back
by sticking his krees into Che animals
sides with all his strength, which gives
the legs the appearance of q pair of pin
cars. The stirrup is an equally curious
thing. The bottom il round and thick
enough, but from that up it sembles
very much M of those tin boxes in
which preserves are sold. 1t has been
already said that the cossack's horse ID
his personal property, and it may be
added that he turns it to business ac.
count by hiring iteut. Since the arrival
Of the troops at Kischenef they have
been the delight Of the c~ollegians, who,
for a rouble an hour, have been enabled
to make ~promenades on horseback in
bands on these valiant little animals
Kischeaef Gu. of The New York Herald.
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RUSSIAN TORPEDO-BOATS.

The Turkish squadron on the river
Danube is under the command of Kirit-
lee Mustapha Pasha, and consists of some
seven armed gunboats and a few small
wooden vessels armed with light guns.
The iron-clad gunboats- are all about one
hundred and fifteen feet in length, carry
guns (eight-pounders)in a battery placed
on the forepart of the deck, and are pro-
tected WITH two-inch armor. The re-
manning two are of very superior con-
struction, carrying their two guns $50
FOUNDER Krupps) in a turret placed for
ward. They were built at CONSTANT
nople. Nothing is known rs to whether
the Roumanian authorities have con.
nived at the placing of torpedoes in the
river on the part of the Russians, though
doubtless the latter will have thought of
it. The Turks at one time thought of
having recourse to these weapons, and
placing them at every point on the Dam
ube at all suitable for crossing, but there
is reason to believe the idea has been
abandoned. However, the difficulty of
crossing the river, owing to these gum
boats, has not been undehestimated by
the Russian government, and, with a
view of paralyzing their action, and pro-
tecting the operations for throwing over
a bridge, a number of small torpedo
boats have been added to the equipment
of the invading army. These boats are
steam launches about thirty feet long
constructed, with the exception of one,
which is OF steel, of thin ilon plating.
They are fitted with engines of eight
horse power, and possess great speed.
Being speedily built with q view to tran
sport by rail, they are exceedingly light
for their size, and do not weigh, with
theirengines and fittingsealI complete,
more than three and one-half tons.
They will probably be fitted with the
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What Is Moderate prfns,nna

The advocates of total abstinence from
intoxicating liquors are won't to condemn
even q moderate use of stimulating
drinks, on the ground that" moderate
drinking is the parent of excessive drink
log." The Lancet questions the correct
ness of the proposition, but in itsnegative
definition OF what is meant by "moder-
ate drinking the votarles of Bacchus
will find very little comfort. "The man."
say the Lancet, "who begins the day
with Extraordinarily, has very little
respect for his constitution, and if he
does not altar his habits, they will alter
his health. Odd glasses of beer and
glasses of spirit in a forenoon do not come
WITHIN tshe range of moderate drinking.
Int is not moderate drinking which
adds fifteen or twenty beats to the pulse,
or which fushes the face. Finally, all
casual drinking is bad, presumably, and
not moderate drinking. The system will
not receive food merely Us a matter of
conviviality, at all sorts of odd hours.
Still less will it receive with impunity
drink in this way. Drinking which
disturbs sleep, either by making it heavy
or by driving it awey, is not moderate.
Moderate drinking is that which consists
with q clean tongue, a good appetite, q
slow pulse, a cool skin, a clear head, q
steady hand, good walking-power, and
light, refreshing sleep. 1t is associated
with meals, and is entirely subordinated
TO more convenient and less Objectionable
forms Of food. That such drinking pro-.
duces drunkenness, has yet to be royed,
as it has yet to be proved to be essential
to health.
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SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
An Otciish Erncp;euco-

FtEttCEs
AS II burned into the brain-tissue with
u NOT iron, tho memory of a certain
night experience is still fresh and vivid
1t wasn't a rural home; sickness had en-,
tered at "the wiiching-time of night
NO man around, and the well must stay
by the ill; then who should go for the
doctor, than a mile away? Impul.
s've and sympathetic, I was the good
aud brave boy to volunteer. Not un.
I'll after midnight was the doctors house
reached, and he was out. Much disap.
pointed that / must return alone, think
ing to help the matter, I ventured upon
that co~untry-boy expedient known as a
short cut" So the open road was
abandoned for a narrow path which led
to the old graveyard, which having
reached, my timidity began to increase,
Cautiously I crossed the stile Of The
stone-wall, and just as I had entered, the
clock in the oldchurch-tower struck opef
There was first a startling shock, then a
prolonged horror, for the reverberations
Kept every fibre of my frame in a
thrill. I think the moon was large. and
running low, for my shadow which pre-
eeded me was frightfully long, while
parallel to it, in most formidable neigh
borship, lay the darkshadow of a tall LON
hardy poplar, as if rejecting some huge
monumental shaft. The grave of a
@salnted mother was near, and a certain
sense of her nearness somewhat
Hoothed the fears of that little
night waif. I had now got well be-
yond the saddening shadow of that shaft.
like tree, and the exit from the church.
yard was but a few steps off, and my
courage was beginning to rise, when 10!
from out of that dark shaft behind me
burst a savage, piercing scream, as it
might be of some goblin sentry.
+" Who!-who !-who-o-o-oe are you ?"
How that boys heart did beat, and how
ne ran, almost few, cannot be told. It
was still a long way from home, but this
was gained at last. He rushed into the
house 1.-THE folks were upstairs), and,
without reporting to them, he immedf.
ately threw himself face downward upon
the lounge, and sobbed his fright away,
as little people often sensibly do. And
now, if better late than never, let it be
honestly confessed THAT boy for years
entertained a very owlish creed.
built upon his experienrs. He believed
IN a peculiar graveyard strix. In fine.
it may rs we'll come out-he was a spirit
nalist, in the striukest, spookiest sense.
-Prof. Samuel Lockwood, in Popular Sci
eaee Monthly.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30
NerYea TINT Auiver.

Heads that ache, stomachs that inflict dys-
peptic torments, muscles and JOINTS racked
with the rheumatism, are infallibly restored
to health by the celebrated elixir, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, a medicine prescribed by
physicians; possessing infinite purity, and
which no one takes in VAIN who is afflicted
with any Of the numerous complaints to
which it is adapted. 1t frequently happens
that so-called remedies fail to produce a
permanent effect. This is because they are
merely palliatives, and therefore do not re.
move the cause of the ~maladies, whose symp-
toms they after a time cease to ameliorate.
This is notably the case with opiates and
sedative drugs. It is not so, however, with
Hostetter's Bitters, which are a searching
specific that conquers the disease as well as
hanishes its indtcta.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30
Water Il" the Walls OF Ne,c Houses.

"S "~StS VI NCW LoNSeSs
l need not call to your mind the FIRST
steps in a building operation, and how
soon a connection Is made with some
abundant source of water, and that a
great deal of water is required for max.
Ing the mortar, etc. Let us now try to
come to an estimate of this quantity a
water.
Suppose that 100000 bricks were used
for a building, each weighing ten pounds.
A good brick can suck up more than ten
per cent. of its weight in water, but we
will put down at five per cont, what
gets into it by the manipulations of the
bricklayer. We will assume that the
same amount of water is contained in
the mortar, a quantity certainly much
understated, although the mortar forms
only about one fifth of the walls; we
have thus 100000 pounds of water,
equal to 10000 gallons, which must
have left the walls of the house before it
became habitable,
The two principal ways in which wet
or damp walls are injurious are: /. By
impeding ventilation and diffusion of
gases, through their pores being closed
up or nrrrowed by water; 2. By dis
tributing the deuteronomy of our bodies.
Damp walls act as bodies ~abstracting
heat in one direction !; they absorb heat
by their evaporation, and act like rooms
which have not been warmed thoroughly;
they are better conductors of heat than
dry walls, just like wet garments, and
considerably raise our heat losses by a
one-sided and increased radiation. Dis
eases which are known to be often caused
by cold are particularly frequent in
damp dwellings rheumatism, catarrh,
chronic Bright's disease, etc,
What can we do to get rid of that i'm
mellse qdantity, of these 10000 gallons
of water, before we remove into the new
house? AL this water-we can not
make it run of, we can not squeeze it
out, we can not boil it away-it must
take its leave in one way, 4 very safe
but rather long one, that of spontaneous
evaporation into and by the air.
The capacity of the air for receiving
water depends on the different tension
of the vapor at different temperatures,
on the quantity of water already con.
tanned in the air flowing over a moist
body, and finally on the velocity of that
air. For the first two moments let us
the average tempePture of the
year TO be so Fair, and the average
hygrometic condition of the air to be
seventy-fve per cert. of its full satura-
ton. Under these conditions, one cubic
foot of air q take up four grains of
in the shape of vaporsbu as it
contains already seventy-fve per cent.
Of these four grains, which amounts to
three grains, it can only take up one
additional grain. As often, then, as one
grain is contained in the 10000 gallons
Of water mentioned above, as many
feet of air must come in contact
the new walls, and become sat
lrated with the water contained In them ;
Or about zoo, 600, 900 cubic feet of air are
required to dry the building in question.
DR.. Pettenkoter.
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What @ Snow-FTske May DO.

The instability Of equilibrium among
forces bringsin an element of uncertainty,
or rather incalculability, which renders
prediction extremely difficult in many
fields Of scientific investigation. Prof.
Balfour Stewart, in a most instructive
essay on "Solar Physics" gives us some
illustrations of this. He suppoees q
stratum Of air in the earth's atmosphere
TO be very nearly saturated with aqueous
vapor, that Is to say, just a little above
the dew-point; while at the same time
il il losing heat with extreme slowness,
80 shat if left to itself it would be a long
time before moisture were deposited.
Now, such q stratum is in an extremely
delicate state Of molecular Equilibrium,
and the dropping into itof 8 small crystal
of snow would at once cause a remarks.
bic change of state. For what would
happen? The snow would cool the air
around 1T, and thus moisture would b.
deposited In the form of fine mist or
dew. Now, this deposited mist or dew.
being q liquid. and as much more radiant
than vapor, would. send its heat into
empty space much more rapidly than
the saturated air and, therefore it
would become colder than the air around
il. Thus, more air would be cooled, and
more mist OF dew deposited; and 90 on
until . complete change Of condition
should be brought about, resulting, per
haps, in 9 shower Of rain. Now, in this
iinaginarycase, the tiDiest possible flake
If snow has pulled the trigger, Is it were,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30

W1LHoFT's Tonic is not a panacea-is
not a cure for everything, but is a catholicon
for malarious diseases, and day by day adds
fresh laurels to its crown of glorious success.
Engorged Livers and Spleens, salong the
shady tanks of our lakes and rivers, are re-
stored to their healthya and normal secretions.
Health and vigor follow its use, and Chills
have &aeu their departure from every house.
hold where WiIhoft's Anti Periodic is kept
and taken. Donstfail to try it. G. R. FIN.
Lay & Co, Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BYeALL DRUGGISTS.
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AFTER an experience of ? Ter twenty
five years, mayleading physicians acknowl-
edge that the Gragen5erg MarShaNS Uterine
CdtholicOn is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject.
The Graetenberg Vegetable Pills, the most
popular remedy of the day for b~iliousness,
headache, liver complaint and diseases Of
digestion. Sold by all druggists. Send for
almanac. Graefenberg Co., New York.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30

DURANG's RHEUMATIC REMEDY has been
before the public three years, and has never
failed in a single case of rheumatism, no
matter how aggravated the ease. Write to
any person in Washington city, where it is
manufactured, and you will learn that this is
true in every respect. 1t is taken internally.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30

Yot SHALL HAVE tT.-1fcvour grocer
or storekeeper does not keep, - will not
get DooLEY's YEAST POWDER for you, send
zoe. for quarter pound. 35c. for half pound r
6Oc. for one pound can, direct to DoOLEY &
BROTHER, New York, and you will receive
it, postpaid, by return mail. 1t is absolutely
pure, and every can full weight.
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l SELL more of Hatch's Universal
Cough Syrup than of all other similar prepa.
~rations. l have sold it for about six years.
and my customers would certainly not con-
tinue to buy it if it were not a valuable rem
edy. c. {. HIGGINS, Friendship, All. Co. NY.
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INFoRMiTIoN worth thousands to those
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sufferers, Facts for those who have been
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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-30

The increasing popularity Of HOME
STOMACH BTTTERs is strong evidence in IA
vor of its medicinal virtues and those who
are suffering from malarial effects are ear
nestly requested to try them Prepared by
the Home Bitters Co, st. Louis, Mo.
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"A spiders web with a fly in it ishte
latest device for wedding rings. This is
only appropriate where the gentleman
disposed to fly to her side the first
time he spider.-B0st0n Posi-.
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TO BE OF.

Statistics show that more of TUFTS Pills are used
in Europe than of all other manufacturers COM
bined. As Americans we are proud of the superb
ority of oir productions. These pills have a world
wide reputation.
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Burnett's
Standard FIavorinq Extracts,
Fer Flavorfng Ice Creams, Custaris, Pies. Blanc
Mango, Jellies, Sauces, Soups, Gravies, etc.

Fer Flavoring Ice Creams, Custards. Pies, Blanc
Mango, Jelles, Sauces, Soups, Gravies, etc.
We have been Expressly permitted to use the npmes
Ot "a host of the best GTocers and Hotels In the country.
We give Il few below
BOSTON.
PAFEER NorsE. 2. PFFPrz,
REEEkE HOUSE. MCDEwELL & ADAMS.
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TIFrF A~rSrE HorEt. AcKER, MRrRtLL& Co~pur.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL. PALK & TILFoRD.
PHILADELPHIA.
CoNrIHETrAL HOTEL. THoMrsoH, BLACK g SoT.
WAsHINcToN.
WILLARD's HOTEL. HALL & IfCME.
BALTIMORE.
EUTAw HOUSE. G. Il. REESE & Bro.
CINCINNATI.
buRkzr House. Jusrru 8. PEBBLES.
ST. LOUIS.
SoLTuERT uorEL. rAviD Nicholson.
SHERMAN lIoUSE. STANTON { Co.
DETROIT.
Russell House. c. L. cMmLA
FAN FRANCISCO.
OccIPESrAL Lo1EL. CCrrrxo 4 Co.
MONTREAL.
OTTAWA ilOUSE. DAVID CE4wroEr.
NEW oRLEANs.
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F!H1:y ant great strspgh. They are warranted free from
Rfion of many OF tho tacatious fruit huvors now in The
TrprE"t.
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and made the gun go of:--has changed
completely the whole Infringement that
might have gone on for some time lon
ger as it was, had it not been for the ad-
vent of the snowflake George les.
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TO

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Sompanled by the name of the author NOT necesss ~
.or pneiication, but as evidence of good faith on The
pa51 OF tue writer Manuscripts should be written
Only en- one side Of the paper. Be PARTICULARLY cars.
tmI q regard to your dates, and to haviag ali sigma.
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Ponds Extract. The Household
Remedy Tor Pain, Cuts, Burns, Bruises,
etc. Always reliable. It never fails.
Give it q trial.
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FOggy London.

Correspondence Philadelphia Enquirer.
How often in the course of a year does
it seem to Us poor Iondoners that We
have to take the sun for granted and to
believe in the moon, not on the true and
sensible avowal of our vision, but simply
through an effort of supernatural faith
Even as pen these perishing lines the
clock at st. PauPs is Ginning twelve
Can it be that it is twelve at night? To
judge from the evidence of my senses
should say that it must be so, for dark
ness that might be felt broods overthe
city: but | know for a Theological facts
the evidences of my senses notwithstanGs.
ing, that it is twelve at noon. Yet,
Pluto, King of Tartarus, in what a
plight are We, | try to look across the
street; as well might | seek to gaze
through a stone wall. Even the shadowy
outlines of things dimly visible an hour
ago are no longer TO be discerned, The
vehicles passing to and fro under those
useless and ridiculous orifces, my
windows, have got hopelessly en-
tangled, while the frightened
horses snort and plunge and the
drivers exchange fierce objurgations.
The foot passengers have lost their way
hopelessly, and keep shouting at one an
other with muffied voices, like bewilder-
ed travellers in a wood. | am cold and
miserable. Air, there is none worthy of
the name; the horrid, yellow stuff that
floats clumsily around me and does duty
for an atmosphere, resembling rather
some detestable compound of mustard,
birthstone and pea soup. My candle
sheds sickly CLEAN upon my disconso-
late page, and seems to be burning some
thing solid and substantial, rather than
buoyant oxygen. The fog, wet and
clammy, clings to me like wet sheet.
1t bungs up my ears, it causes my eyes
to smart as from the puncture of hun
dred cambria needles; it sticks in my
throat like moist mop; it makes me as
cross as a bag of cats. | should like to
60 to bed, and should certainly endeavor
to grope my way thither, but that honor
keeps me at my dismal post.