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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28
DEATH IN LIFE.
An Extraordinary Cnse.

A remarkable case of death In life is re.
ported in a late number OF Pnugei's
Archiv, by DR., Strumpell. 1t came un.
der the notice of the writer at a medical
clinic at Leipsic, and the sufferer was n
youth Of sixteen. The skin of the patient
was utterly dead to every sensation ;
even a burning taper held TO IL induced
no consciousness. The mucous membrane
Of the body, so far as could be ascer.
tanned, was alike insensible TO touch or
feeling. When his eyes were closed the
patient could be carried about and have
his limbs placed in the most uncomiorta,
BILE positions without the slightest con.
seriousness of tho fact. Even the feeling
of muscular exhaustion was lost. Grad.
ually the senses OF taste and smell de.
parted with the rest, and amaurosis of the
left eye and deafness of the right ear
supervened.
In short (says DR.. StrumpelD here was
nm individual whose only connection with
the outer world was limited to two doors
OF sense-to his n (right) eye and his
one (left) ear. Moreover, both these
remaining doors could at any time be
easily closed, and in this way it was pos.
sible to investigate the consequences OF
completely isolating the brain from all
external stimulation through the senses.
| have frequently made the following
experiment and showed it to others: If
the patients seeing eye was bandaged
and his hearing ear was stopped, after a
few Casually from two to three) minutes
the expression of surprise and the uneasy
movements which at first showed them
selves ceased, the respiration became
quiet and regular; in fact, the patient
was sound asleep. Here, therefore, the
possibility of artilcially inducing sleep
at any time in a person, simply by with
holding from the brain all stimulation by
means of The senses, was realized.
The awakening OF the patient was as
interesting as the sending him to sleep.
lie could be awakened by an auditory
stimulation as, for example, by calling
into his hearing ear or by visual stimu-
lation-by allowing the stimulus of light
to fall upon his seeing eye but he could
not be woke by any pushing or shaking,
If he was left TO himself, he did eventu.
ally wake up Of his wi accord in the
course OF the day, after the sleep had
lasted many hours, the awakening being
due, it might be, to intrinsic stimuli
started in the brain, or it might be tc
slight external unavoidable stimuli act.
ing through his still-functionall sense OF
organs, and making themselves felt in
consequence Of the sensitiveness of the
brain being increased during the repose
Of the sleep.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

next with about 1000 and other states
follow, with from 600 TO less than 49,
Minnesota's mills are largest. and employ
the greatest average number Of men,
namely, five in each,
The increase in the export OF cheese
from this country during the last seven
teen years has been extraordinary. In
1860 the amount was only l5,0l5,i9o
rounds, while in 1877 it had reached
The enormous aggregate OF lO7 1854 6G6
pounds. The foreign demand has grown
rapidly with the establishment OF cheese
factories, and in England the American
article Is fast gaining n high reputation
in competition with the product of the
best home diaries. Some Of it Is sent
back to this country rs I" English"
cheese.
"1HE giant vine OF Montecito" il
pictured now in foreign horticultural
papers. This famous plant, as attentive
readers will remember, grew at the place
whose name IL bears, near Santa Barbara,
on the California coast, in a black, sandy
loan, with a subsoil Of stiff clay was SO
to 60 years old, trunk l8 inches in di-
ameter at the base and II inches three
feet from the ground; was occasionally
watered from a pringcontaining sulphur,
and has borne in one season an estimated
crop Of 1890 punches, averaging IA
pounds each, Showing signs Of decrepi.
tude, it was cut down, forwarded in
scgmeuts to Philadelphia, and set up in
its original form, trellis and all, for the
ediication and astonishment Of visitor
to the centennial exhibition.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

Ar the risk of being charged with n
desire to bull the poultry market we
mention that n game cock was lately sold
in England for five hundred and two dol
lars.
THE Western Advertiser cites an OK
pericnce which it thinks warrants the
conclusion that good, clean wheat
straw, with one,sixth of its weight in
bran, is equal to meadow hay in feeding
properties"
IT is a north German observer who
that if that remarkable little
insect, the busy bee, nearly closes the
entrance to its hive, it is save to predict
a severe winter. 1t the passage remains
open Il winter Of unusual mildness may
be coniidentially looked for.
AN English grape-grower, whose vines
were much affected by the mealy bug,
applied, with a small brush, Il mixture
OF a pint of spirits OF wine and four
ounces of petroleum. lie describes the
result rs wonderful; :" the insects were
destroyed and the plants suffered no
harm.
SEVERAL persons died recently at
Youngstown and Girard, in Ohio, of
trichina spiralis. The lesson is that hogr
should be kept healthy, and then ii you
will eat pork, instead of selling it to your
neighbOr, see that it is very thoroughly
cooked, AZ these deadly worms survive a
temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Two thousand ballots were lately de.
posted by hog-guessersa a to the probable
dead weight,ot a porker in this city, the
guesses ranging from l43 to l 1899 pounds.
When slaughtered and dressed, in pre-
sence Of the interested cOncOurse, the
carcass tipped the beam at 759-precisely
the number of pounds set down by a
%Jerseyman, who, according to the con-
tract, was declared lawful owner of the
ponderous pork.
DUR milling industry, the American
miller maintains, ranks next to that of
non. The number of mills il over
twenty-five thousand, afford,ng emnlov.
ment Tor more than sixty thousand men
whose annual wages are abont .
OO0,0OO, and turning out yearly a.
millions barrels of -four, of which snn,
thousand barrels are exported to to,e;un
countries. Pennsylvania has the ms,
mills (nearly $1,000, New York stands
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

Among the hurtful consequences oil OBJ
structed digestion, Is the impoverishment of
the blood, and since n deterioratiye condi-
ton Of the vital fluid not only produces
dangerous organic weakness, but, according
to the best medical authorities, sometimes
causes asphyxia, IL is apparent that to
improve the quality OF the blood by promot'
ing digestion and assimilation is a wise pre-
caution. IIostetter's Stomach Bitters is
precisely the remedy for this purpose, since
II stimulates the gastric juices, conqners
those bilious and eyacuatiye Irregularities
which interfere with the digestive processes,
promotes assimilation Of the food by the
blood, and puuiies Gs well as enriches it,
The signs Of improvement in health in con
sequence of using the bitter3 are speedily
apparent in IN accession Of vigor, a gain IN
bodily substance, and n regular and active
performance OF every physical function.
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a Ia u pnIKm Islander.

When DR.. r. V. Pierce was a candidate
for State Senator, his political opponents
published a pretended analysis of his popu,
lar medicines, hoping thereby to prejudice
the people against him. His election by an
overwhelming majority severely rebuked his
%traducers, who sought to impeach his bust
ness integrity. No notice would have been
taken OF these campaign lies were it not that
some Of his enemies (and every successful
business man has his full quota OF e@nvious
rivals are republishing these bogus analyses.
Numerous and most absurd formulas have
been published, purporting to com from
high authority and it is a significant fact
that no two have been at all alike-cOnclus
lively proving the dishonesty of their authors
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trouble WIN the Farmer.

Under the above heading the Rural
World gays:
"Working at u business without being
educated for it il the cause of the hard
lite Of 50 many Of our farmers. IL seems
to be II prevailing idea, not only among
the other trades and professions, but also
among the rural people, that farming is
a business that requires no education of
any kind to carry it on. but that any
educated man can, if he has a strong arm
and good health, and will strike fast all
the days OF the year, show that he is the
right mar in the right place. A more
fatal and foolish error could not possibly
cmanate from the unthinking world. OF
all the business men work at, of every
profession students educate themselves
Tor, there il no vocation which requires
such constant thought and study as
farming. The lawyer, the doctor and
the scientist have an easy task beside
that OF the farmer. They can graduate
in their school and master their profcs.
sion. But life is not half long enough
for a farmer to finish his education. His
school is perpetual and permanent, and
the more he lcarnstho more he finds there
il to learn. Common ounces can be tu-
lored for passable actors in some pro.
LESSONS, but only the strongest minds and
most thoughtful students can attain
that degree of mental culture cvi.
denced by Il systematic, skillIul and
scientific farmer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

WHAT shall / do ?" says Mrs. Fidget.
"If | dress in plain clothes the sweet
little dry. goods clerk, who supposes that
every hashily dressed woman is rich, or
e%xtravagant, will turn up his darling
nose in mighty scorn, and show me
nothing but the poorest and cheapest
goods. On the other hand, II | put on
my best dress, with the pocket behind,
some ~pickpocket on Fourth street is
certain to get all my money, and then |
have nothing with which TO pay my bill
at the dry-goods store. If this isn't a
worldoftrouble, | should like to know it!'
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We have, in prcyioug Issues Of the
Dispatcb, urged the advantage to be- de-
rived from small farms, or rather at
tempted to show how much more profit
able Il small farm, well cultivated, is to n
large plantation ucrlcctcd and half
tendcI'' And now, while labor is 10 un.
certain every candid and thinking man
will admit that Il small farm will weld
more clear profit than n large one. We
have but to look and see, 20 into any
n%riphhorhood in the country, and when
we find a farmer who has cultivated his
"breed acres" in nine times out OF ten
we find him under most age and in debt,
while the small farmer, although he does
not make such IL big show, is out of debt,
and ha. his hog and hominy" ON hand
for next W ar's crop.
Bat we did not start to mora!izc, nor
did we, when we commenced this article,
propose to tell what we knew about
farming, or discuss the benefits arising
from propcr cultivation. What we want
now, more than anything else, TO secure
prosperity to olir state, ~ immigration,
we want our f,rmcrs-our heavy land
owners, TO divide their farms into small
tracts, so that rood homes may be pro.
cured for the new conner Immediately
upon his arrival in our country. Eighty,
or a hundred and sixty acres OF land arc
cnonrl, for any farmer, and if those who
have their half gectionsa and wholcsections,
their imInt nse fields open aud ready for
cultivation, would divide them into
smaller tracts and sell at rcasona-
bic prices, .on liberal terms, soon
our county would be peoplcd with
active, entcrpriaing farmers. There big
plantntions and heavy land owners are
curses to the country. They drive away
new settlers by their eXLravagant prices
and their determination TO make big
cr, ps- the cause of education il i'm
p ded-and the wheel Of progress is
stopped, and a "mOncy panic is always
upon the people,
We may crush the system Of free
schools in Arkansas rs much as We
please; we may attribute Ignorance to
bad legislation or ineilicicncy OF officers,
but these are not the causes of the
failure Of schools. The cause is at
tributable to the thln'y settled country
--thinly settled because our people own
tno much land, and those who would aid
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

Is Dr.. IObia8' cPTobrated venetian Liniment
80 years before the public, and warranted to cure
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Cole, and Spaslns, taken in
%ternalIy and Group, Chronic rheumatism, Slre
Throats, Cats, Bruises, Old Sores ahl Pains in the
Limbs, Back and Chest, externally. 1t has never
failed. NO family will ever be without it after once
giving 1t fair trial. Price, 40 cts. Dr.. TOBIAS
VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENr, in Pint Bottles,
at One Dollar, is warranted superior to any ether
or NO PAY, for the cure Of Collie, Cuts, Bruises
Old sores, etc. Bold by all Druggists. Depot--i0
Park Place. New York.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
E. s. WEEDEN, Chicago, Ii


Wy WILL A the Highest Market Price for all
w Produce, &c. &c, or we will sell them for you
on ave per cent commission. Liberal cash advances
made on large consignmelts Ofstaple articles. Farm
ers, shippers aud dealers in General Merchandise
should write ior reference, price currert. stencil &c.
When writing US, state whether you wish to ship on
consignment or sell. IL You wish to sell, name the
for same. delivered l., o. b free on beard carsl at
your nearest shipping point; also II possible, send
sample by mail, u too bulky by freight. Address,
HU LL SCOrNEY. General Commission and Ship
delphis, Penn,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28
SOUTHERN home AND FARM,
The Highway COW.

NY LChRhE y HAffh'
Tho fus Of her hide was a dusky brown,
Her body was lean aud her neck wn'blimi
ono horn iurHcd up and the other dtwh,.
she was keen Of vision and long 0l MN
with a ,onan nose and a short STUMP lh'l
Aud ribs like the hoops OF n momentum" l'''
Many II mark did her old body boar, n
she had been a target Tor All hlhBH ""o"'i
On many u rear the duHky mar
Would grow no more whrtr u "h'' u" INV"
Many II pislOnRte part nv th6l
Had leit upon her u lAsling spot
Many and many u wcll.aim@I stone,
Many a bricRbat Of goOliy siEn,
Aud m1ny CulgNl, swiftly thrown
n II bi0Ipht the tears 10 her bovine eyes,
% had bound n OIL h0m her bony buck
Win u noise likg the sound Of n me crack
Many II day la she passed IN the pound,
For hplp,ng herself TO her neighbours corn
many q cpwmdiy cur and lOlihd,
Had been lmnbiScd on hcr crlnlP'ou ho'"i
MANY A iclpni aud Old I'm pm
Had the Mfmlr boys tied 10 hrr lllnr-"oih tfN'
on Deacon Glay WASH IiOu8 man,
'Gholgh -omn'iIn h i"mpio Ia b" pr0lih',
when many II weary mite Ne i1n
10 drive her on ~ his growing grhlh
charm we're the priukn Hhc ui'd to pay
TDg ( her hi and get aw'y'
she knew when tine beacon went 80 iownl
She wlfcly watched lIm a'hr went bYi
IIo never pigscI hri without a iioEn
An evil CLEAN IN cnCh nuBry eye
H. W0Gli crack hih WIN IN angry way,
And drive long in his one horse hhAy
Then at his no ncl toad she loved 10 mll,
LiiiuE his bars siih ncr cfumrlcd hoini
klmhly scaling hia garden wall,
Helping hers II 10 bis standing corn
Eating hs cthbalcS one by one,
IIt,.yt,.y I,tttt uItT lVT WDTH VII IDlit
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

Mothers! Mothers \ Mothers y! Don't fail IA
procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for all
diseases incident to the period Of leething in
children. II relieves the child from pain,cures
wind colicregulates the bowels,and, by giving
relief and health to the child gives rest to the
mother. 1t is an old and wcll.tried remedy,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

JoHNsoN's Anodync Liniment 3 ,with-
out doubt, the safest, surest and best remedy
that has ever been invented for internal and
external use. 1t is applicable to a great va.
riety of complaints, and is equally beneficial
for man or beast. Find out about IL and
thank us for the advice.
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a Cheap HOt.Hcd,

In stead of using sashes for frames, the
following German plan may be adopted
Take white cotton cloth, Of Il close tex.
ture, stretch, and nail 1t on frames Of any
size you wish; take two ounces OF lime
water, four ounce Of iinseed oil, one Of
whiteof eggs, two ounces Of yellow Of
eggs; mix the lime and oil with very
gentle heat; beat the eggs separately
ana mix them with the former; spread
the mixture with II paint brush over the
cotton, allowing each coat TO dry before
applying another, until they become
water proof. The following are the ad
vaulagcs these shades possess over glass
(l) The cost is hardly o%ne.fOurth; (2)
repairs are easily and cheaply made; (3)
the light is better. They do not require
watering, no matter how intense the heat
of the sun; the plants are never struck
down, burned, or checked in growth,
neither do they grow sick and weakly AS
they do under glass; and still there il
abundance of light. The heat arising
from below IN more e%quableand temperate,
which il n great object. The vapor
arising from the manure and earth is
condensed by the cool air passing over
the surface OF the shade, and stands in
drops ON the inside therefore the plants
DO not require as frequent watering. If
the frames or strctchers are made large,
they should be interscCted by cross-bars
about foot square to support the cloth.
These articles are Just the thing for
bringing forward melons, tomatoes, flower
seeds, etc, in season for transplanting.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

No MAN in his senses should buy
worthless horse and cattle powders, simply
because it is put up in large packages. Sber'
idan's Cavalry Condition Powders are put
up in small packages but are absolutely pure
and are immensely valuable.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

Any one needingd dry goods of any kind will
consult their own interest by sending to B. F.
Devices, 725 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, for
samples of their goods, as they have but one
price to all, and that price is always below
the market. Samples sent free on application,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

To THOSE who suffer from dyspepsia,
life frequently becomes a burden and ends
in suicide; let them try HOME STOMACH
BlrTERs and life will become a Joy, Pre-.
pared by the Home Bitters Company, st.
lOuis, Mo,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28
There's No Use Talking

About the adulterated, cheap baking pow.
ders in comparison with DOoLRY's YEAST
POWDER. The latter is strictly pure. whole.
some, and is put up full weight. Satisfactory
results in using are guaranteed every time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

One operative supplied the demand fer TuTr's Hair
Dye. To-day 1t requires fifty men and girls, with
improved machinery, to DO it. The demand is not
confined to this country, but exteDda to all parts of
the world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28
BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP.
THE CELERRA TED SWISS W ARBLEHs RIRn CAL..
|THEONLY ORIGINAL BIRD CALL and PRAIfKlsE ~ WH1oILE
IMannIncturtd under the Patent TTpnted ITO Nr' oN q WITT"
The Only Genuiue and Scientific lnstrUmohI

before the %pubiicfor MANY 1t is the invention OF Sa n n IN
McClain the eatvontri2equl and for the past 8 sie e srSInecd
has been The leading wonder OF all the novelties ,nt,. IL No.
lin the Euiolesn world creating the sresi nG tAni%af Imita.
sa1 4 sRT Ti,,T. in. Elspsyer s sfdei TIE Is entirely niiT sSoneealed in Tie
m%olthwhcn in use, itbeing npossib,eior ant oS nnusnai is
y ii%i Ting, SSeeaiutifaliy sikveredi which enelO s,,s snS ~ 20
ports sbe yibratory tissue or sound producer. htthInst ~
the rinsis also the diaphragm Or retainer a. ,er,t ,sS w SnS less than i
. niI being I o Si!m about s,s h All i IN ' Dsrts 80 are made Of costly ma
shinsry designed es presssiy for for t .,s pnTp ,,a Imam manner. sshndwiii
ia adt' a iifs u me- With i any p rson can im,tate ,i9 1.-THE, The m ,st
perfect manner, the singing Of every Dir IN rhe ofa Ios, The
S n.ishins Of e. SsT. III :% %si.t III 81 Sf t quail tie aasfsS,nsSS q
q g ss the hi,s orr ,h sS sposi me ola Ssl rooster the hum ofa bee.
{ "a buzzing ofa ~, the singing Of a MOSQUITO o /, H. promi
lent y vsstriloouists. minstreis and imitat,rt, and has never
failed Ia give perfect satisfaction. In "a : even bya child.
n the most astonishing manner. and without i've tsa 1S ntnS. @,
P pny snim, io q ira can be 80 nearly initiated az to call them
At once Within range. All the various songs Of tne moG nsn p.
1 paIfy ~, n: M n st expert listener cannot detect the diifsr.
ence. When not In use the Imitator can oe c = reor uh N
ID DSay.' y Il.IT.d, Without ut f he isa.i nseasenisase 4. ySa
can talE :, well Nth he Il im shs m mSn. sf a. conn pany At the sad.
ism sinsiss ois bid. the ;aaeslinS ola q P shs. OF -, isG = % .Ss p.
ci in 4 eaIj All tho sstonishing fsats Of the mot * ,eIt ventIil
loauist can be peri9rmsd by Tlssns ~, ~ ' ntm msrs a.tonis' ment
erea stedaiii in 9 q large COMPANY assembled in = private pa I ! ?,
That aam' The room was searched hut no cog could be found.
ihs, .nddeniy1 a cat commenced an u%nearthly .qusll IN :
I n.m Which lad not been opened for months, Then a cni,u
Ics,,g'ssdd ont in great agony from the interior Of large oona
IcI'.n" oona a Seautiful bird commenced singing 10 the co.nsi
osst,fs room Accomplishment turned to fear. until a S ~, II.
~ sittind auietly reading all this time. fouhd tna. ~.
ma" y wers becoming serious. and ovned up e hsvlLe Que
" ssmuel McCIain's Whistles, This wonderful ins'Inm .m.
eau nerson 10 use 1t. Retail, Is cents each; three ior ov
cents. Wholesale 81 per dozen ~ ger gross, bets"u " a n
lsdaress on reeei pto above prices. by the sole agenfsof sam
uei" II. A. i. asaMUN d 20. Bnston. Mas.
In order % satisfy any doubts as 70 eur rsIlaLilty, We
xould state tn our goods rave received the hearty lbdcfr
.meat OF Inc publisher Of thew Weekly Globe. Traveller States
Imam and Post. of Eoston, and Weekly sun Of New fork. Sui
Ibis out and shsw your friends, as 1t will not appear again
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Doc. cotton Planting Pa, at Prc,cnt
Prices?


That depends on how the business il
conducted. II the planter expects TO live
IN Town and turn the plantation over to
an oyerseer and a lot OF hired freedmen.
II WIZ not. II he farms with the freed.
men in shares aud leaves them 10 MANAGE
everything, it will not. II he planis
without proper preparation and culti.
Yates land that is too poor to make a
crop, it will not. II he relic, nn Ia
proceeds oil the cotton crop for the nur.
chase OF supplies and the payment Of all
the expenses of the farm, il will not. I,
he buys everything Gu a credit and
pays fifty per cent. more than thew
would cost at cash prices, it will
not. II he permits his mule to be abused
his plantation utensils to be los,
ard destroyed, his barns to be robbed
and bis pigs to be stolen, II will not
Bat if he will give his personal ate ntior
To T., business, and hires his lsb,rsrs 70,
wages, prepares his land well and fertil
ICES it well, makes his supplies at home
pays as he goes and takes care of hi.
Stock and farming utensils, it will. There
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Two hundroth edition, revised and ENLARGED, Just
published, 1t is n standard medical WORK, the best
erent experience, to whom was awarded II gold and
jeweled medal by the National Medical Association
1t contains beautiful and very OK pensive steel plato
.engrayings. Three hundred pages, more than my
valuable prescriptions for all forms OF preyai,ing
successful practice. Bound in French cloth; prico
only 81, sent by mail. The London Lancet says I;
No person should he without this valuable nook
Tho author isa noble benefactor.' An illustrated
sam pie sent to all on receipt otG cents Tor postage
Address Dir. II. PARKER, No. 4 Bnlhnch street
boston, The autllor may be consult ID on all disease
requiring skill and experience.