Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-06-04
Why Is It2


The truths of science and progressive
thought have always been compelled to bat-
ter down the bulwarks of prejudice aud dis
belief, or remain forever unknown. Why
is it that people arc so reluctant to receive
facts that relate directly to the phenomena
OF their own existence? Astronomers, upon
discovering star, assign it place at once,
and it is forever fixed. The rule by which
a mathematical problem Is once solved be-
comes forever an axiom but no matter how
clearly the principles which govern health
and sickness be demonstrated, some refuse to
believe. DIR. Pierce's Family Medicines,
which are now so generally used, and de-
servedly popular, were, in their early days,
very reluctantly received by the people,
To-day, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery he's outrivaled the old>time sarsapa-
rillas, his Pellets arc in general use in place
of the coarse, huge. drastic pills formerly so
much employed, while the sales Of his DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy and his Fayorito
Prescription are enormous. Where the skin
is sallow and covered with blotches and pim-
pies, or where there are scroiulous swcllings
and affections, a few bottles of his Golden
Medical Discovery will effect IN entire euro.
If you feel dull, drOwsy, debilitated, have
eallow color Of skin, or yellowish. brown spots
on face or body, frequent headache or dizzi>
ness, bad taste in mouth, internal heat or
chills alternateed with hot fushes, low spir-
its and gloomy forebodings, irregular appe-
tite, and tongue coated, you arc suffering
from Torpid Licer, or "BiIiousncss" In
many cases of "Liecr Complaint" only part of
these symptoms are experienced. AS rem
edy for all such cases, DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery has no equal, as it effects
tbn na1
and healthy. Debilitated females who have
undergone all the .ortures of caustic and the
knife, aud yet suffer with those peculiar
dropping. dozen sensations and weaknesses,
can have guaranteed to them prompt and
positive relief by using using DIR. Pierce's
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and torpid liver, or "biliousncss," arc
promptly relieved by the Pleasant Purgative
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VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL CouNcIL-Roumd
Dancing ReJukcd.-In tho Virginia Epis-
copal Council, in session at Lynchburg on the
18th inst, the committee appointed to consider
all property questions relating to the diocese Of
West Virginia and Virginia presented 4 re-
port and resolution donating $4,000 to the
West Virginia diocese, the latter diocese
IiDquishiDg all claim to tho property Of tho
old diocese. After long discussion the re-
port was recommittcd.
In the council, on the 18th, Bishop Whit
tie delivered an elaborate annual address, in
which he earnestly deprecated tho evils of
round dancing. After quoting tho lsto
Bishop Johns protest against round dancing.
Bishop Whittle says:
81 will not discuss its character and CON-
sequences, for while ST. Paul wrote to tho
Church in Ephesus that it was a shame even
to speak of those things which were done by
some in secret, should feel ashamed even TO
speak as the truth would require of this.
thing, which is done openly, before all. I
will only say that / trust no man or woman
will be presented for confirmation who means
to continue to participate in this abomina-
ton, and if the ministers Of the Church have.
no authority to discipline conmunicants as
notorious evil>doers who practice it. surely
this council should not fail to clothe them
with such authority by canon"
Mr. David Shcehan, the wctchman az;
the Blue Rridge tunnel on the G. & o. Road.
has been there for twenty y-one years. He
went there at twenty>iour years of age,
and has never been away a day. Lantern in
hand be has walked through the tunnel, just
one mile from watch house TO mile post, six
times day, never missing single trip
ne mus makes A,lJO tIIpsJ JeHIJ' 1IStanSo
of As, 900 miles in the twenty-one years
nearly twice around the world by the light Of
o lantern. .-iStdunfoR TindieGt0r.
To bake sbsd, do not opon in the back,
but clean, remove the roes, and fill the in
side with bread crumbs, little sweet pork,
finely chopped, an onion, parsley, and lit
tie chopped lemon, pepper. and a little salt
Sew up the orifco and bake in buttered
pan.
The narrow gauge railroad that con-
meets Fredericksburg with Orange Court
House has been sold BY the Royal Land
Company to the Potomac, Fredericksburg
and Piedmont railroad company.
New York manufacturers, hotel propri-
etors, merchants and other classes Of capital-s
is.s are agitating the subject of getting up
another worlds fair, to be held in that city,
Gov. Holiday will deliver an address.
on the 18th of June, before the Lee and
Jackson Literary Society of the Virginia
Female Institute, at'Staunton, Va.
The General Conference of the III. E.
Church South, has decided not to increase
the present number of Bishops.