Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-04-04
Domestic.

his pursuits ne cannot grow OH, Whatever
his years may be.-Atcoh
The severest punishment of any injury
is the conscience of having done II; and
no one but the guilty knows the whitening
pains of repentance -Baito~
NErrRAtIztNG PolsoN-A poison OF
any conceivable description and degree OF
potency. which has been Intentionally or
accidentally swallowed, may, it is said, be
rendered almost instantly harmless by
simply swallowing two gills Of sweet OIL.
A person with very strong constitution
should take nearly twice the quantity
This oil, it is alleged. will most positively
nautrali1e every form of vegetable. animal
or mineral poison with which physicians
and chemists are acquainted.
The most common error of men and
women is that of looking Tor happiness
somewhere outside of useful work. 1t has
never yet been found when thus sought
and never will be while the world stands,
and the sooner the truth is learned the
better for everyone. If you doubt the
proposition, 90 around among your friends
and acquaintance and select those who
have the most enjoyment through life
Are they idlers and pleasure seekers, or
the earnest workers We know what
your answer will be. OF the miserable
human beings it has been our fortune or
misfortune to know, those were the most
wretched who had retired from useful en-
ployment in order TO enjoy themselves.
TABLE TALK.-Every one can do some
thing TO add to the social life at the table.
If one cannot talk, he can listen, or ask
questions, and draw out others who can
talk Good listeners are as necessary as
good takers; never argue at the table,
but tell pleasant stories relate or read
anecdo cs and look out for the good Of all.
Sometimes a single anccdGte from paper
will start Il conversation that will last
during the meal time. A family table
should be bright and cheerful sort OF
domestic altar on which every one casts
down his or her offering, great or small
pleasantness and peace--where, for at
least brief space Of the day, all annoy
ances are laid aside, all stormy tempcrs
| hushed, every one being glad. and content
+ to sit down at the same board aud eat the
same bread and salt, making it, whether
/ it be rich rcpast or dinner of herbs,
| equally joyful almost "a sacramento meal
AN IrEM FOR FISHERMEN If any an
imal but fish were allowed to die lin
gcrng death by sufiocltion, or should he
drowned people would be quite unwilling
to eat the meat of such animal, and would
consider it an imposition if provision
dealer should send such things for their
tables. And yet it is usual when fish are
caught to leave them without air (breath-
ing in their way, and they die an unnat-
ural death, after a struggle perhaps for
hours No one seems to think their flesh
is injured by this suffering. Nevertheless
il is. So that if one has no thought for
the unnecessary suffering of the fish, he
ought to kill it instantly, out of regard to
his own stomach. He would find a great
improvement in the quality. Strike the
fish sharp blow just back of The eyes, or
with a knife divide the backbone. We
have called attention TO this before, but
are reminded by a friend that it is not
generally understood
THEBL UEs-Somc one writes at con
/ siderable length asking in substance
whether everybody is subject to the blues
and whether there is any cure. To an.
| swer positively yes or no, would convey a
/ false impression and yet either answer
/ would not be absolutely untrue.
Probably every living thing is more OF
less subject to depression of spirits-by
which we mean to include animals; an
we are by no means sure that the malady
/ does not extend to the vegetable kingdom
! as well.
Is there any cure for such depression Of
| spirits in us2 Certainly, Plenty ofthem
| just as there are. for chills and fever. but
in like manner they will not always work
| We know one man who walks off an at
/ tack, another 'who rows il off another
/ who rides it of in the saddle These are
1 all dyspeptics. The same prescriptions,
aided perhaps by lemon juice or dilute
nitro-muriatic acid, often prove effective
| in the case OF bilious folks
When the cause is, as it often is, nervous
exhaustion, good remedy is cessation OF
all work, religious and secular, plenty OF
| sleep, and if the constitution can bear it,
cold water bathing.
Always an ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure, for when the attack has
once set in it requires a strong effort OF
the Will to take active measures for relief
1t is not an easy task to fight off the
blues Misfortune, sorrow. individual
temperament, and even the accidents of
wind and weather, often combine to weigh
down the soul until, in extreme instances
lii'AiiAi may bt lllt ItNuIls IOtldDlN
that which comes nearest to being pana-
cea is occupation, by which is meant
anything that will interest the brain or
quicken the circulation Those who suf-
fer most from the bluea permit mind and.
body To relax before the attack is fully
developed.
Nevertheless there is no rule which can
be trusted to cure everyone. Each must
find out what is most eifectual In his own
case; and il he prays for aid from on high,
he must rise up and go right towork help
ing himself if he expects his prayer to be
answered
ORNAMENTAL llEDGGNG.-I our cities
hedges may occasionally be seen as divi
sion lines. They are mostly Arbor Vitp.
but IN Winter their color is Objectionable.
When used as a substitute for the many
fences that are pulled down, | consider
Japan Ounce (Pyrtts Japonica) a very
appropriate shrub. 1t can be pruned in
any desired form, and its beautiful flow.
ers in May will give any place an inviting
appearance. This shrub will answer in
front, while hedge of roses, orsome other
Towering shrub, would do well between
neighbors.
Take for instance the beautiful Hybrid
Perpetual roses; out of the many hundreds
of varieties many could be selected that
would form really ornamental hedge
while the girls would certainly have a
good chance TO make rose bouquets. A
hedge of roses would attract attention of
every one passing by; the whole lawn
would have a lively look. But what be
yond the rose hedge? Grape vines, say.
Why could not you and your neighbor
have hedge of vines as well as roses?
Both the vines and the bushes viii stand
pruning; both are ornamental and useful