Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-21
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The RELIABLE MAN.-Ofall the qualities
that combine to form good character, there
is not one more important than reliability.
Most emphatically true of good business
man. The word itself embraces both truth
and honesty, and the reliable man must nec-
essarily be truthful and honest We see so
much all around US that exhibits the absence
of this crowning quality, that we are tempted,
in our bilious moods, to deny its very exist
ence. But there are, nevertheless, reliable
men, men to be depended upon, to be trusted,
in whom you may repose confidence, whose
word is as good as their bond, and whose prom
ise is performance. Ifany of you know such
a man, make him your friend. You can only
do so, however, by assimilating his character.
The reliable man is man of good judg-
ment. He does not jump at conclusions. tie
is not a frivolous man. He is thoughtful. He
turns over a subject in bis mind and looks at
it all around. He is not particular or a
onesided man. He sees through thing.
He is apt to be very reticent man. he
does not have to talk great deal. he Is
moderate, not only in habits of body, but also
of mind. He is not passionate man; if so,
by nature, be has overcome it by grace. He
is a sincere man, not plotter or schemer. He
does not promise rashly. What he says may
be relied on. He is trustworthy man. You
feel safe with your property, or the admins
tration of affairs in his hands. He is a watch
full, vigilant man. You feel secure in his pro.
lection. He is a brave man, for his conclu-
sions are logically deducted from the sure ba-
sis of truth, and he does not fear to maintain
them. He is good man, for no one can be
thoroughly honest and truthful without being
good. Is such quality attainable? Most
assuredly so. It is not born, it is made.
Character may be formed, of course; then its
component parts may be modelled to that for
nation. ... ..f
The BITE OF Does.-So much alarm has
been felt in many quarters concerning hydro
pbobia, that every possible means of escaping
the danger of dog-bites is eagerly welcomed
by the public. We present, therefore, few
notes clipped from our exchanges Il. The
following cure for hydrophobia, is a recipe of
M. Caesar, French physician: "Iake two
tablespoonfuls of fresh chloride of lime, mix
it with one.half pint of water, and with this
wash keep the wound constantly bathed and
frequently renewed. The chloride gas pos.
sesses the power Of decomposing the tremen-
dous poison, and renders mild and harmless
the venom against whose resistless attack the
artillery of medical science has been go long
directed in vain. Apply as soon as possible
after the infiction Of the bite. 2. DR.. Often
burg, of Munster, claims to have cured case
of hydrophobia by hypodermic injections Of
curare, seven times in four hours, to the
amount of three grains. Symptoms of paral'
ysis ensued, free from convulsions. The re-
covery was slow. 3. Pulverized charcoal,
mixed with lard, is said to be an infallible
remedy for the bite of dog. 1t must be i'm.
nediately applied to the injured spot and
kept there until the poison has been complete
ly drawn out " o.. !.
CLEANING PAINT--A correspondent of
the Farm and Fsreside writes: Housekeepers,
purchase good supply of ammonia to use
in house-cleaning The husband has every.
thing that will tighten his labors Now sup
pose his wife had her bottle of spirits of am
monia to use, she takes her basin of water
and clean cloth, just puts on few drops of
the fluid, and wipes off all the dirt lit is worth
more than half days hard labor and does
not hurt the paint, either. She could put a
few drops in her dish water, and see how easi'
ly the dishes could be cleaned a few drops on
the sponge would clean all the windows in
the sitting room, making them shine like
crystal. It would take the stains off the tea.
spoons too, and tablespoonful in the mop
pail would do more toward washing up the
kitchen floor than ten pounds of elbow grease
applied to the mop. handle. A housewife has
Just as much right to make her work easy
and expeditions, as her husband has. If she
does not do it, the fault is her own in great
measure.
STAND AT THE HEAD.-Young man, ifyou
are going to be farmer, be a good one. Do
not play second fiddle to any one Be the
chief musician yourself. This being second,
third, fourth or fifth rate is not just the thing.
It is the first that always wins esteem and re-
,pect. Study, observe, listen and gather in
formation pertaining to your business from
every source, and you can soon know as much
IS any one. Let no day pass without some
increase of knowledge. Whatever you cult
vate, do it we'll Whatever stock you have,
let it be good and take good care of it, and
improve it as fast as your means will admit.
Whatever fruit you have, let it be choice, and
study how to improve it, how to market it so
as to get the highest price. If you have a
garden, let it be the first in the neighborhood.
Be at the head of the class, not third or fourth
or at the foot.-Raral World.
WHY We SHOULD MAsTIcATE WE'LL
All know that lump of ice in glass of wa.
ter melts very slowly; but if divided into
pea.sized pieces and stirred round, it is melted
with many times greater rapidity, each piece
being dissolved from without inwards, and
the surface exposed to the water being multi
fold greater. So it is with the food in the
stomach, the juices of which develop it for
the purpose Of reducing it to liquid form,
to prepare it for yielding its nourishment to
the system; the more numerous the pieces,
and the smaller, the greater will be the
amount of surface exposure and the more rap
idly will it be dissolved; hence the reason for
chewing the food we'll.
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