The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-04

of tine negro, and thus given color to the
idea thar Gen. Grant was trying to elevate
the negro over the white man, when ne
never had any such purpose.
Col. Mosby then went on to speak OF the
policy OF the Southern white leaders.
'iThe Governing idea Of the Southern
white politicians said he sis revenge.
They would not be willing to accept any
benefits from the Republican party. They
have an idea that the Democratic party, if it
comes into power, will play the part Of an
avengng Nemesis; that through it they will
get indemnity for the past, as well as secur-
ity for the future"
Suppose the Democracy comes into pow
err, what advantage will it be to the South y
II do not think it wonld be Of any advan-
tage in the end There would be a reaction
in the South against the North, and in the
North against the South, which would bring
back all the old troubles, and for the next
five or six years we should be fighting over
all the old battles. think that under Hayes
on the basis of an honest acceptance OF the
results OF the war, the South would get ev-
erything to which she is fairly entitled"
s'You believe in driving the carpet-bag-
gers from power and giving the offices to
the white people ~
Eyes; but at the present time the Demo-
cratic politicians arc in favor of the carpet
baggers. The greatest otfense Gen. Grant
canlin their eyes commit is to give Southern
gentleman an office, because it deprives them
Of all ground of complaint. Carpet-baggery
would have disappeared long ago from the
South under Grant but for the interference
of the Southern politicians. If a Southern
man accepted Office under him he was ostra-
cised socially and every other way. He be-
came an outlaw in society. The Southern
politicians have been acting ever since the
war exactly as the carpet-baggers would have
them act and keeping up this war;
's,Then you, as Southern man. have
more hope under Hayes than under Tilden"
"Certainly l have. Under Tilden I look
for four years of confusion, discord and
strife.''
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pie toward you?'
Every bitter and yindictive. AS an evil
dence of it here is an editorial from Demo-
cratic paper in Culpeper, the Observer,
which was sent to me to-day:
"'The Warrenton people are down on
Radicals. Col. John S. Mosby has removed
his family to Washington, Ills foolish and
unwise course having caused all his old
friends to give him the cold shoulder. 1t is
we'll to say that his family was much beloved
an interesting lot Of children, Ignorant of
| their fathers course. The Warren
ton people are not unkind. II a man is
Republican conscientiously-for instance, q
\ Northern man who settles there and is dis
posed to 90 about his business quietly and
\ act the gentleman-he is courteously and
| kindly treated. But for these Southern Rad
/ icals, who have always protested to be with
I their own people and then turn around and
60 with the Radical party, such individuals
| are held in contempt and ignored almost Ell
tirely, which is proper treatment, and as be-
ing done all oper. the South"
Col. Mosby laid deep emphasis on the itai-
iczed words in the above extract. ''The
social ostracism of the South" said he lis
the terrible weapon used against Republican
| ism. You will not see it or feel it while
making flying trip through the country,
| and even few brave men can stand against
| it. 10 give you an Illustration: About ten
| years ago young man in Richmond, who
| was one of my officers, brave, gallant TEL
low, asked me to get him place under the
| Government; that he was almost in
distress. ] obtained position for him in
Richmond. lie wrote back that he could not
take it and live there. That is the spirit OF
the South 10 say so will make them howl
in Virginia, but let them howl"
Weight Of the Human Body.
There are few people but like to be weigh
ed occasionally; some do it regularly at GER
tain hours, before and after meals, or taking
bath, &c. Yet there are few things so
pchangeable as the weight Of the human body
indeed, it is rarely the same for a few min
| utes together; and if a man were to sit on
| one of the plates for whole day the other
| Ia tie would be constantly Oscillating within
certain limits. The state of the weather
and the time of the year influence our weight.
| In summer we grow fatter than we are in
winter; such is the general rule, yet most
people believe that hot weather makes us
leaner. 1t is true we eat less and perspire
more; these are certainly two causes of loss;
but on the other hand we expend less to
keep up the temperature OF the body, and
moreover, we drink more, and our bevera-
ges possess the curious property OF increas-
ing our fat. Beer, and even pure water, are
great fattening agents. Cattle reared fol
slaughter get a great deal to drink, which
increase their bulk considerably; the tissues
are gorged with liquid, and so the weight il
increased, but the system weakened. In win
ter the organism has to be provided witt
heat; we eat more. but we also expend more
to keep mp the temperature of the body
then, also, we drink less, so that on thu
whole the loss is greater than the gain, an(
) we grow lean. In short we fatten when
under ordinary circumstances, we burr
more of the food we have taken, and WE
| therefore in breathing exhale carbonic acid
in proportion. We begin to emit less OF tht
latter in April /; its amount diminishes con
siderably in July, August and September
ard obtains its minimum about the autumn
nal equinox. 1t then goes on increasing from
October, and we begin to lose the substanc
gained during the summer. From Decem
: Der to March we remain nearly stationary
To conclude, as we presume less in summe
: than in winter, and all other circumstance
: remaining the same, we are heavier in he
weather than we are in winter.
ABSORBED IN THE PLAYA gentlema
and his wife, says the Taylor's Fall Or.
Journal, were invited out to spend an ever
ing, the card table was moved out, and
very exciting game of ''Don-Sanclo Pedro
wasin progress, when little son in a ton
!, OF command called for drink. The lad
of tile house arose to comply with the re
quest. The visitor, who was in deep stud
as to whether he could save his ten spot c
not, suddenly called out: Say, Jim,