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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13

perhaps two forms Of these parasites.
DR.. LacOck regards diphtheria as due to
the Oldham 0tbtcass, whose sporules have
been found IN the muksus OF the meuth,
fauces, etc. Vitrary and Desmartis,
eminent French physicians, are of the
opinion that there is no difference between
the Oidian1 oLbicans and OLDHAM Tueke,ii
the former eau ing diphtheria, the
latter the European vine mildew. Pro-
lessor j. Salisbury has shown conclu
slvely that lever and ague result from
fungl. He has not only detected, figured
ana described, with minute accuracy,
the spores OF fungus which produce the
disease, but he propagate and cultivated
the p ans within doors to an extent
sUfhcIent to cOnfaminate the atmosphere
o. the room, and induce attacks of disease
among its inmates He says: "These
microscopic iungoid growths are also the
predispOsing cause of yariola, and OF
smallpox, OF the cholera ard the rinder-
pest, and the plague of olden time.
Their dwelling places are as universal as
their growth is simple; the air we breathe
contains them, and the winds wait their
seminal spores from the equator to the
poles.
{" They attack the housekeeper's bread
and cheese, her preserves, her ink and
her linen. Her yeast consist of living
organisms, and the various kinds of fer
mentation, such asvinous, acetous, tactic,
etc. are due to different generations of
the SAME species, all of which are fungi. !"
He then add: 90 These are not confined
to seeming dead forms of matter, but
thsy play havoc with our fruits, as the
peach, the pear and the plum, and attack
remOrselessly the foreign gooseberry, and
both the foreign aud native vine and
grape" Although much has been deter
mined regarding fungi, it may be affirmed
that less is known of them than any other
organized structure; but enough is
known of them co show that they are
perfect plants, growing from and pro-
ducing bodies analogous to seeds, that a
single plant produces millions of spores
or productive bodies, which ara so small
that they float upon the air, scarcely
affected by gravity; that they remain
tor an indefinite period inert, and are
called into activity by atmospheric
changes favorable to their termination
so that their sudden appearance can be
readily explained to be due to natural
causes, obscure only because unknown.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13
HYGIENE.

FELoN: Equal parts soft soap and
quick lime, made into paste; apply to
felon; renew whenever dry. 1t will
cause pain if the felon has progressed
much but it is sure cure.
BURNS: Strong, fresh, clear lime
water, mixed with as much linseed oil
as it will cut; shake the bottle before
applying wrap the burn in cotton wad-
ding saturated with the letion vet as
often as it appears dry without removing
cotton from burn for nine DAYS, when
new skiR will probably have formed.
DRUNKENNESS: The Wisconsin ply
s clan who prescribes cinchona as a cure
for drunkenness says the red bark, and
not the yellow, which is usually sold in
drug stores, is the kind for the remedy.
One pound of red cinchona, pulverIzed
and added to pint of water, is STEPPED
for twelve hours, filtered in diluted
alcohol until the tincture is reddish
brown. Dose, a teaspoOnful three or
four times day, or when drink is
craved.
SUMMER DIET: There is a great deal
said III praise of French cookery, but
the demands of the intense life Ameri-
caDa lead can not be met by mere favors
ard simulated dishes. Our palates may
be cheated by the cuisinier, but he can
not cheat our stomachs. Food we must
have; TODD that on analysis gives fbrin
and glutin snd albumen, and puts such
restlessness into our muscles and our
brains that we can not choose but work
and think. The hearty worker is invari
ably the hearty feeder. While it is
right and proper to utilize everything
| edible, and wrong to waste what may
serve a useful purpose, there is no
| economy so unwise as that which leads
US to defraud our blood by filling the
stomach with what seems to be food, but
| is lacking in the essential elements OF
| food. In the summer time fruits and
vegetables naturally form large part D.
our diet. When neither underripe nor
overrips nothing can be more wholesome
| than fruit. But there are no articles OF
| TODD more deranging to the system than
unripe fruit, or that verging on decay, IN
which the lamentations of decomp0si-
| ton have begun. So far as possible
/ fruit should De eaten without sugar.
! Sugar is carbon in s8ccharine garb, and
| carbon is heat. Curds are very delights
tul articles of food. For breakfast on q
suitry morning in June and July moth
ing can exceed a cream cheese Tor
delicacy and satisfaction. The habit
once formed of eating cold dishes in
summer, and the American idea that
every meal must taste OF the fle being
discarded, large comfort ensues to the
cook and the eR er no less. Cold tea and
cold coffee, rightly made and cooled,
are as refreshing and stimulating as the
same beverages at 212degrees Fahrenheit.
Cold meats are as nutritious a. warm
meats, and many vegetables are as pala
table when they have been half a day
from the fire as when first cooked
Salads of all kinds are specislly grateful
in warm weather, and should form 8
part of every dinner.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13

THE rice crop of this country ia coming
to the fore again. South Carolina has
an estimated yield of Al 600 tierces this
year, and Georgia $4,000.
A LITTLE green bug is destroying the
blue grass in Kentucky. Great fields
sre said to be ravaged by it, the grass
looking as if it had suffered a protracted
drouth.
PRUEING wounds should be covered
as soon as the sap ceases flowing. Graft
ing wax, applied hot, will make a good
covering and will avoid further serious
trouble.
No farmer can afford to sell wood
ashes for any price that the soap boiler
would pay. Where oats lodge, az they
are apt TO do upon heavily manured
land, an application OF ashes would save
the crop.
A SUGAR beet factory is to be started
in Heald- burg, Gal. It ia proposed 10
erect works with capacity OF about 40
tons of sugar per diem, which will
require the planting of over 500 acres in
bsets.
RUsKIN, the famous art critic and
writer on general literature, says: {" To
watch corn grow and the bloom set, to
draw hard breath over the plowshare
and spade, to read, to think, TO love, "a
hope, to pray, these are the things to
make man happy"
WEEDS in lawns, if animals, are soon
killed by frequent moving; thistles
docks, plantsins, and other perenniaIs
can be pulled, when small, if the ground
is moist or if too large, cut below the
surface with a kDi G. a few children
will soon clear them out at little ex,
peuse.
THE National Live Stock Journal
| squelches several prevalent diseases by
| saying: The sO~called black teeth in hog.
is an imaginary ailment, like ''wol
| teeth" and " lampas" in horses, and
&" hollow horn" and % tail all " in cattle
Tnis subject occupies prominent place
in the vocabulary of quacks and COW
| leeches.
PEAR BLIGHT.-This troublesome dis
! ease, so much in the way of the pea
grower, has been very successfully traced
/ tor its origin to vegetable parasite OF
| fIIngoid character. The remedy is q Wig
OrOus growth of the trees. a tree en-
tirely healthy and vigorous is not liable
to be attacked by a fungus, decline ant
decay are the conditions fayoring growth
| OF that character.
A GERMAN paper gives the following
/ as test for purity of milk. A we'll
| polished knitting needle is dipped into
deep vessel of milk, and Immediately
Withdrawn in an upright position
when, if the sample be pure, some of the
| fluid will be found to adhere to it, while
such is not the case if water has beer
added to the milk even in the smallest
| proportions.
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Healing Raw surfaces.

Nearly a year ago, Dr.. G. F. Waters,
of Boston, made the discovery that the
bicarbonate of soda, if applied TO a
burned or scalded surface, promptly sub
dued the pain. He performed some
what impressive experiment, to Prove
mis- discovery; he scaided himself we're
Iv. on a space seven centimeters broad,
ali around mis- wrs5. The application Of
the bicarbonate Immediately relieved
the pain, and if ali had gone well the
burn would have been cured in a week
But the doctor was careless, and per
mitted his cuff button 10 catch and tear
the blistered skin, and further trouble
of the same sort was caused by friction
on the edge of the cuff. The result was
that while the rest of the burn was soon
cured, the part thus torn became a
troublesome, suppuratiug wound Study
ing the Inject, DR.. Waters thought that
D. s.ibly vegetable albumen might an
zwer the same purpose that animal albu-
men is supposed TO, In the formation o.
dermaI scales. He proceeded to test
this theory by removing the scab from q
portion OF the wouud, drying the sur
face with blot1ing paper, and then i'm
mrdiately applying the white juice of
the common uilkweed disc e'aiGs syriacG).
Space alter space Of the sore surace was
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13

dish of hot water; let them stand till
they are set; then take them out and
spread preserved orange peel over the
top o. each cup, and serve hot or cold,
accol ding 10 taste.
CORN STARCH PUDDING.-One quart
of fresh milk, a pinch OF salt, tables
spoons OF e0rn-starch, the same of sugar
Dissolve the corn-starch in little of the
milk, stir the sugar and salt in the
remainder of the milk, place it over the
fire, let il come to boil end pour it on
the dissolved starch; place it over the
FIRE again and boil minutes, stirring
constantly +; remove from the fire. let it
stand moment or two, then favor with
vanilla or lemon, aud pour into cups to
cool, having frst dipped the cups in
cold water and allowed them TO drain a
moment.
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THE HORRIBLE SIGHT.

and quite q number cried out to the Of
hcer TO end his miserable job without any
more bundering; and he did, shoot
ing the racer for the fourth time in the
forehead. The horse reared on his hind
legs and then fell down, bur not dead by
any means. He laid on the ground kick
ing for several minutes, and when hauled
away few moments afterward was still
alive. AS soon as he was down a num-
Der of jockeys and stable boys gathered
around with pocket knives in their hands,
and began to cut off little punches OF his
name and tail for memeutoes, bat the
ficer did not allow them to make very
many hauls OF the long chestnut hair.
Inc celebrated racer rests under an elm
tree in the southeast corner of the
grounds, near the track, where, in after
years, they said, he could hear other
racers speeding over the track which Was
his death bed. From ali that could be
learned of the unfortunate affair, it seems
that III Writers right fore leg broke
down when he stumbled the first time,
and the other Leg when he stumbled the
second time. He ran nearty a quarter
of mile after the second leg broke down
before the bones broke through the skin,
and then he ran SD Iut a quarter on the
bare bones before Red Bluff ran against
him. Such a spirit of gameness could
only BE- exhibited by thoroughbred
horse, and not many OF them would do
the same thing.
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4 TRIO.
NJ GEORGE LuSE


A whip oor-wili sat b. d of the wood,
Pc ehed on a log IN his Wonted mood,
And ever be chautej his plaintive strain
" Wnip-p0Or-win lover and over 6 ain.
Under the log a cricket's seSt
" no chirTuped away at bis very test;
In poi ha by, where the poud-Iiiies faunt
a biOat, bull frog had his haunt.
Just IS the shadow q evening fell
a nd TIE G e to me leave bate a soft farewell
Chorused IN song with the whip-pcOr- will
Were cultural bull-fcog and cricket shrill.
- Fool fool ~ growled the cid bull-frOg,
= sitting there 90 your hollow log,
MAKING night hidsOus with our cry,
" lille charm al the PasseTs by
" heer up. cheer mp" sang the cricket small,
- You D eak NV h-art with your strange sad call
shrink ~ yseif from tho slightest touch.
And why should you want whipping so much -
" Whip-poor-E - cried the lonely bird
But Dew aa the leaves by the air were stirred:
Aud soon be repeatst bis Inournful lay,
Soitened by dtst-ncs far away.
mHtimes, in moois " h N the cricket's cheer
AMI tue Ouil-frOg mutter off nd my ear
ar 10 depths the forest still
l, too, "ou'd hT- Ike the whip poor-wiu.
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How to Live 200 Years.

If anybody wants to live a couple of
centuries, % let him never Overfeed !;
and ~ let him never get drunk. At
least those are the rules OF health laid
down by Miguel Soils, q half-bFeed
farmer in the foothills of the Sierra
Mesila, New Granada, who cOnfesses to
being $50 years old, but is believed by
his neighbors to be really much older.
DR.. LUZ Hernandez, who recently paid
him q visit, found him at work In his
orchard; his skin was the celor of parch-
ment, but he was robust and active; his
snow white hair was twisted turban-
fashion round his head, and his eyes
were so brisht that the doctor felt quite
uncomfortable when they were turned
upon him. Miguel said that the secret
OF his living century or two was very
simPle-neyer getting drunk and never
over eediDg. l eat only once a day, q
big, hearty meal, which it often takes me
half an hour to get through with; but
you see it is not possible in half an hour
to eat more than Won can di gest in the next
twenty four" He went on to say that he
had not made up his mind about meat,
but did not eat much of it. He tasted
on the first and middle days of each
menth, eating nothing. but drinking all
the WSter he could swallow. He always
let cooked foed cool before tasting it /;
and to this precsution is attributed the
TACT that his teeth are as sound now as
they were one hundred and eighty wears
$50. DIR. Hernandez was informed by
some of the Oldest inhabitants of the
district that they we'll remembered
Miguel as a rePuted cenUenarian when
they were boys; also that the name OF
Miguel Soils, colored farmer, appears in
a writ, still preserved, of the contributors
to the building fund of Franciscan
monastery near San Sebastian, which
was founded in 1872, and that the pres
ent abbot is positive it is the same man.
But protracted as has been his sojourn
on earth, he has not succeeded in win
ming e respect OF his teliow-beings.
The Indians in the neighborhood firmly
believe that he has sold his soul to the
devil.
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and as Mr.. Piekham has influence, it is
probable that he viii get on very well.
This little romance ended properly.
We would not, however, advise sll
young lawyers to go to boetblacking, for
then that profession would be sverdone,
and besides, all old gentlemen might not
be SIS sensible as Mr.. Pickham. HOwev-
er, lew OF them might Try it TO the ad
vantage nOtonly of themselves, but the
world.-[ n. Y. Evening Mail.
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The Household.
TIE POETRY OF ooRH BREAD

THE POETRY OF CORN BREAD.
Two cups Indian one cup wheat,
One cup souT milk. one cup sweet
One good egg that you will beat.
Hail a cup molasses, to,
Halt = Gu sugar ada thereto;
With One spoon OF butter new.
Salt and soda each spoon;
MIX up quic ly and bake il soon:
= hen you'li have Jrn bread complete,
b. OF al c. a bread you iHeet.
II will make your boys eyes shine,
II he is ike that boy OF mIns;
II YOU have a dozen koys
To Increase your household Joys,
d unls, then tuis rule 1 should,
ard yOu'll have two corn ca E-s good.
Wnen you've nothing nic- for tea,
This the very thing ill be
AL tn" men that have sean
Say it IS of all CO kss, queen;
Good enough for any kiuE
That husba d home can bring;
Warming up the hum "a stove.
Cheering up the heart you owe;
And only ryndall can KIP ail
The iinEs betW, en- corn hr ad and brain.
Ger husband what he likes
And save hundred household strikes.
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treated, each portion being allowed to
heal successfully before the next part
was tried. According to the depth of
the sore, the time Of healing varied from
twenty-four TO thirty-six hours but in
each instance new skin formed compile e.
ly across. The doctor states, as to this
new discovery, that the only essential
point is to dry the wounded surface gent
y and thoroughly with blotting paper
before applying the milkweed. From
the description, it appears that after the
juice was applied, and while the healing
was IN progress. piece of blottipg pa
per was also used to cover the surfsce.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13
Gna age

The Greatest discovery or Gne age
is DIR. Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment'
30 years before the public, and Earran ed 70 cure
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Colo, aud Spasms, taken in
ternally; and Group, Chronic RheuI1 4tisUl, ) IRE
Threats, Cuts Bruises, Old Sores and Pains in the
Limbs Back and Chest externally. Ii has mover
failed. No family will De Wit Bout it after
giving 1t fair trial. Price, 40 cts. De. TOBIAS
VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT T, in Pint Bottles,
st One Dollar, is warranted superior to any other
or NO PAY, for the cure OF Collie, Cuts, Bruises
Old Sores, etc. Sold By ali Druggists. DepOt--IO
Park Place. New YOrR
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13
WIHoFTs FEVER AND AGUE TONIC

CHILL CUBE SAFE AND SURE!-Dr. Will
hott's Tonic is curative and protective. It
will cure Chills and protect from fur her at
tscks. It's reputation is establi he'd. Its COM
position is simple and scientific. L cont tins
no poison. 1t acts promptly and its effects
are permanent It is cheap, tec1use it saves
doctors bills. 1t is harm ess,sp. edy in act on
and delightful in lis effects. Try it and
prove all that's said. WheeiUck, FIulay &
Co, PrOprietors, New Orleans.
For sale by all Druggists.
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Mothers! Mothers y Mothers n I Don't fail to
procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for ali
diseases incident to the period of Leething in
children. 1t relieves the child rom pain, cures
wind colo, regulates the bowels, and, by giving
relief and health to the child, gives rest TO the
mothe- II Is an old and wel-tried remedy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13
TwnerI.I Encouragement.

Owing to the perfect purity of DoOley's
Yeast Powder, and its superior excellvnc
in every respect over all other preparations,
il has been adopted and used IN the Royal
households of the following countries, viz
Germany, England, S pain, Russia, Denu K,
Sweden, Italy and azii. Il was long ago
adopted and Is to-day u Led By thou ands of
royal American households scattered all
over the western world, and the high es-
TEEN in which it is held in this county fully
justIfes its Introduction and use rs above
stated.
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CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.

Some time last fall one of NJ Whirter's
foFelegs became weakened in some of the
fall races, and since that time every thing
possible has been done to give strength
TO the affected limb, and it is thought
by too much attention being given 20
the one leg the weakness in the other
limb was noticed. Although the colt
did not show any signs of lameness, it was
known to those familiar with him that
mis- career on the race course would
necessarily be very short. During the
three days and nights previous to the
race, Abe Perry, M'Whirter's trainer,
was continually bathing his legs, both
dayand night, and it was very much feared
that he would not be able to make the
race. If he had held out during the
race it would have been his last one,
anyhow, for General Buford had deter
mined to take him off the track.
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M'WRIRTER'S DEATH.
&c era1 abe BufOrd's Great Chest
NUT Colt al Ss- Louis, WeGneA.
day Eszsst.


The st. Louis Republican thus de-
scribes the death OF General Buford's
great colt MWnirter, on Wednesday
last. The saddest and most heart
rending scene ever witnessed on any race
track in the weTld happened as above
referred to in the three mile dash yester-
day, when NJ Writers forelegs broke
down or the backstretch while the third
mile was being run. M'WbirteT, Mahl-
stick, Red Bluff and Joe Rhodes were
the starters in the race, the former too
soon taking the lead and keeping even
neck-and-Deck until after the three>
quarter pole had been passed in the
second mile. AoOut mid way between
the three-quarter and eighth mile post
MWhirter stumbled. Old horsemen
standing near that part of the track
knew Immediately that the horses career
on the race course was ended forever, for
it was only too evident that his forelegs
had broken down. Mr.. George Cad
wallader shouted to the rider to stop the
horse, but with persistence unexnlaiDS
| able he kept ahead, pushing NJ Whittier
to his utmost speed, as was perfectly
evident to all By the time the first
quarter in the third mile had been
reached, N Whittier had dropped behind
Mahlstick a length and halt, and when
just entering on the backstretch he
STUMBLED AGAIN,
and before the halI-mile post was reached
Joe ROdes had passed him, and Red
Bluff was pretty close behind. Just
about at the second turn Red Bluff was
seen to pass NJ Whirter, and at the same
| time ran against him, throwing him
down and sanding the jockey into the
dirt. a little farther on Red Bluff
stumbled and fell down. AS soon as
| Mahlstick and Joe r }des had passed the
! judges stand, q great rush was made for
| that part OF the track where NJ Whittier
fell. A most sickening sight met the
ewes of the crowd as it gathered around
| M Whittier, who by this time was on his
| legs again, but only on two feet, The
poor horst was hobbling around on the
stumps of his fore legs, the limbs having
become unjointed at the pasterDjoint.
and the bOofs were hanging loose, joined
to the leg by only q small portion of the
| skin. The jockey (Link) stood near the
head OF his horse, crying and saying,
They mustn't blame him for it; he
didn't know the horses legs were that
way" 1t was decided Immediately that
| the horse mutt be shot, and officer
Keeble, Of the fifth district, was de-
tailed to do the unpleasant job. When
the officer pulled out his revolver and
placed it's muzzle against M'Whirter's
head, the poor dumb brute did not even
wink; and when the shot was fred, he
only jumped little with his fore legs
and the second shot did not affect him
much more. Neither of these shots was
placed where it should have been. But
the third shot, near to the left eye
was evidently more pain ul than the fIst
shots, and made the horse jump, and he
fnally started across the track, hobblIng
on the bars bones OF his tore legs. L
was then that thespectators turned away
sickened from
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13

Thousands of dollars might be annually
saved to farmers If they would give freely
of Sheridsn's Cavalry Condition Powders to
their horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and fowl
They prevent disease and promote the
growth. We said Sheridan's. Those put up
in large packs are utterly worthless.