The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07
A Minnesota Remedy for. eo,s !,

lee' VI laoies VINO are not within y
OF stoves, tire-places, or f,,rnaa a M
tiers become painfully cold Ts; ~
course, an extremely delicate ,o ~ y
it is undeniable that cold fam;spEs
do exist. Many remedies MN
proposed, but there is mona m aase y
proved perfectly SATISFACTORY A'1 e
been confidently asserted thai
lady were to wear three pair - !.
shoes, together with two pa;r - -
and six pair of woolen--welI. s,o. e
cold feet would be unknown. N.
much as the most delicate mi ~ IN ny
arrayed would rival in anns ,
and grace full-grown sofa ens .Sss
lady has ventured to try the rer &Sh
has also been suggested thas' n
shoes fitted with tanks for IL, s'a
would keep the entire female sv,.s Wy
a gentle simmer, but here agaifisss
OF the proposed shoes is q fatal 'a y;
ton to the plan. Mr. bio levi. ~ III
remarks to the ladies of Bostns." ' y
you wish to keep your feet warm !,
quart OF oat-meaf three times atIsS
throw away your elastic, but ~
his Language can not be repesfed
sufficient that his advice has mo-; i
followed, and that his countrvsr,'
Indignantly deny that he know ~. y
thing about their circulation, M \
effect upon it of the articles of IL
which he coarsely mentions.
The wife of Mr.. James W;ths,.
East Bridgewater, MINI, Wa sss; !.
Gently, one OF the most respected j,SJ
in the East Bridgewater Baptist rsas'
She was young and beautiful, and ias
devotion to the interests Of Inc sonssI
CATION and the Sunday-school .vss
conspicuous that the minister "a W;'ss
that she was 20 years older. d TINT
could without offense refer to her r.,
the pulpit as prize-specimen matI'
in Israel. Minnesota happens n mi
cessively cold in winter; SO cold. ii N
that the inhabitants are frequensIvn
BILE to remember their own names names
spite of her youth, beauty, and reus.
excellence, Mrs. Withers was ueeoli.
susceptible to the influence ii \,
weather, and suffered untold spoas,
from cold feet from the first Of Noun
Der to the middle of April. The IN
fist meeting-h house was d particulsl
cold place, and it often happened I'M
after the end of the Sunday uorap
service Mr.. Withers was compdIei J
carry his wife to the stove and to IN
her out before attempting to iahsi
home.
During the recent cold snap ii h
Bridgewater, Mrs. Withers suffered
severely that she came to the deterna|
alton to try every remedy for coldi.
which any body might suggest ii n
On Saturday evening, Dec. So. VI
Withers being absent on visitteC CT
cago, his younger brother, a bad rM
man, holding opposition Of Tellerml
local bank, and noted for his iondns@t
sinful games Of every description Gg
upon Mrs. Withers, and when thst
mirable woman bewailed the caldsa
Of the Baptist meeting house, tod n
he had an infallible recipe fol keqi
the feet warm in the very coolest waa|
er. He advised his innocent siste
law to pour half a pint Of Cayenhep
per, mixed with two tablespoonful
ground mustard, into each Of her stad
ings, just before going to meeting.
assured her that if she would |try
cheap and simple remedy herfeet "a
remain comfortably warm. Mrs w
ers thanked the young man w !
guileless gratitude that would =
touched the heart Of. q bras Nor
and instantly sent the servant to
six pounds Of Cayenne pepper.
On the following morning, Just ~
the church-bell rang, she used tncAu3
bined pepper and mustard in1d!yg
| ance' with her brother in-hw y NM
tions, and walked to the meeting r.
without, any, Inconvenience l iron Z.
cold The service began, and On h
at first Mrs. Withers felt ds|gb
warm, she showed signs Of uHe1sl
long before the minister gave ~
text. just when that eloquent pr
was well under way, he was stl1
dumb with horror at the unaccoqps IL
conduct of Mrs. Withers, who snaas
began to dance in the widest ms
and to shrek "Take them OIL" y
most heart-rending tones. 40 " j
late in the season for snakes, sad 4, Il
the congregation jumped 70 the g
sion that Mrs. Withers had gore I,
The Deacons promptly hastsnea |. n
relief, but the more they tleQ 2 u
her the more violently she. 49, i
Finally she broke loose fromt .ens 4
tearing off her shoes and stocElngs :
barefooted to the nearest 1V'
i While the congregation wascses
| flight down the aisle 40 s.s y
dered whether she coulQ y
a hole in the frozans ~
large enough for drowning PVT y
sudden and unanimous desire g ~
fell upon them, and for tne nsss
minutes the uproar was deaien'ns
the end of that time the Mlplss