Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-31
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.

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SULPHUR As A CuRE FOR DIpHFHERIA.
"A correspondent Of Victoria, Australia,
paper gives the following as cure for
diphtheria:
"Should you or any Of your family be
attacked with diphtheria, do not be alarmed,
as 1t is easily and speedily CURED without
doctor. When it was raging in Englsnd
few years ago, [ accompanied DR.. Fields on
his rounds to witness tho so.called wonder
ful cure, be performed, whilc the patients of
Oshors were dropping on all sides. The
romcdy to be so rapid muat be simple. All
he took with him was powder Of sulphur
and quill, aud with these he cured every
patient without exception. He put tea
spoonful Of flour Of birthstone into wioe
glass Of water and stirred it with his finger
instead Of a sroon, al the sulphur does not
ready analgamate with water. When the
sulphur was we'll mixed he gave it as a gar
gle, and in ten minutes the patient was out
Of danger. Birthstone kills every species of
fungus in man, beast and plant in few
minutes Instead Of splitting out che gargle
he recommended the swallowing of it. In OK.
sseme eases in which he bad been called Just
in tho nick Of time, when the fungus was too
| nearly closing to allow the gargliug, he
blew the salphur through quill into the
patients throat and aftcr the fungus had
shronk to allow of it, then tho gargling.
He never lost ease with dipb,heria. lfa
patient oanaot gargle take live coal of fire.
put it on shovel aud sprinkle spoofu. or
two of flour Of birthstone upon it ut time;
let the sufferer inhale it, holding the head
nv "a 10 a:
fully used the whole room may be filled al
most to suffocation.' The patient can walk
about in it inhaliug the fumes with the
doors and windows shut.'
A gentleman who has had soms opportu
mites of knowing, says that when the sui
phur is blown in the throat through quill,
it is ept to strangle. This is the only OBJ
jection urged against this remedy.
WHAT TEE MICROSCOPE REVEALS -
Lewenboeok tells US of an insect seen with
the microscope, of which twensy-seven
| millions would only equal mite
Insects of various kinds may be seen in
the cavities of gyain Of sand
Mould is forest Of beautiful trees, with
the branches; leaves and fruit.
! Butterflies are fully featherea.
Hairs are hollow tabes.
The surface Of our bodies il covered with
scales like fish; single grain of sand
would cover enc hundred and 6fty of these
scales, and yet scale covers 6ve hundred
poroa- Through these narrow openings the
perspiration forces itself like water through
u sieve.
Each drop Of stagnant water contains
world of living creatures, swimming with
as much liberty as whales 10 the sea.
Each leaf has d colony Of insects grazing
| on it, like COWS 10 a meadow.
| HEAVENS GLoRx.-Phe glory Of heav-
on will be seeing Jesus. "a littls while,
and ye shall see me, because 10 unto my
Father" "Wbere am ye shall be also J"
Whom we return home after long absence
It is not the house, or the farniture, or tho
fsscside, that aHakeos our JOY 1t is meet.
ing the loved ones. If they have gone,
evory 6orsaken room or empty chair is in
agony. So in our Fathers house it will not
te the pcarly gates or tho streets of gold
that will make us happy. Oh, how tran
soendsntly glad we will be when We sec our
Lord. If we ever weep in heaven it will
be tears Of joy at meeting Jesus. Perhaps,
in that "upper room," also he may show
unto US his hands and his side, and wo may
call out, with happy Thomas, "My Lord
and my God!'
The consulting engineer Of the Cincinnati
Soushern Railroad, has rendered state.
ment 10 The company showing that to
thosoughly complete the road beyond Som
erset, KY, to Chattanooga, Tenn, the sum
of $8, ZIG, 52ae2 win be required. This
will make tho total cost Of she road Sl9,275,.
e2aR The rolling sseok and general