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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Signs.

People who still adhere to the loSk-at-your-
tongue-and-fe -of-your-pulse doctor some
times express not a little curiosity in regard to
DR.. r. v. Pierce's original method OF distin-
gushing all forms of chronic disease without
personal consultation. Some even suppose
that he accomplishes this through clairvoyance,
or some other species Of professional jugglery.
All this IL utterly false. He claims to determ-
inc disease by the rational methods of science
only. Says COmley. in his Biographical ENJOY
clopedia OF New York State, speaking of this
distinguished physician. "He perceived that
in each Of the natural sciences the investigator
proceeds according to a SYSTEM OF SIGNS. The
geologist in his cabinet accurately determines
and describes the cleft q, rock, which he has
never seen, from the minute specimen on his
table. And the chemist in his laboratory notes
the constituents Of the sun with the same
precision that he Analyses a crystal of rock
salt. The analogous system developed by DR..
Pierce in Medical Science is worthy OF his ge-
MUS, and has made his name justly celebrated. "
For a full explanation Of this ingenious sys-
tenn Of diagnosis. see the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, sent, postpaid, to any
address on receipt Of one dollar and fifty cents.
Address the author, r. V. Pierce, M. D., Buff
falo, Now York.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

The Most Precious of Gifts,

Health is ~undeniably a more precious gift
than riches, honor or power. Who would ex-
change it for these, the chief objects Of human
ambition? 1t is obviously the part Of wisdom
to employ means for the preservation of health
and the prolongation OF life which time and
experience have proved to be reliable. Many
Of the dangers by which health is threatened
may be nullifed by the use of that most ire.
sistible OF correctives and tonics, Hostetter'p
Stomach Bitters, which, by increasing vital
power and rendering the physical functions
regular and active, keeps the system in good
working order and protects it against disease.
For constipation, dyspepsia, liver complaint,
nervousness, kidney and rheumatic ailments,
it is invaluable, and it affords a sure defence
against malarial fevers, besides removing every
trace OF such disease from the system. Half a
wineglassfnl taken before meals improves the
appetite and insures complete digestion and
assimilation.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

MANURIAL VALUE OF A HoRsE.-The
amount of manure furnished annually
from a horse must vary with the quality
of the food, the amount of food, the lit
ter used, and especially according to
the time the horse is from the stable.
Block estimates that 100 pounds of hav
furnishes 172 pounds OF fresh dung; 100
pounds of oats gave 204 pounds, and
100 pounds Of grass gave 43 pounds OF
fresh dung. Morton estimates that a
horse furnishes annually 1900 pounds
of solid excrement and 5000 pounds of
urine. In Boussingault's experiment
about II pounds of hay and 8 pounds OF
oats furnished 35.4 pounds of fresh ex-
crement. The manure from the street
car stables of New York was found by
johnson to contain 0.22 per cent. Of nj
trogen as volatile ammonia salts, 0.04
per cent. as fixed ammonia salts, and
027 per cent. in other combinations,
making total nitrogen 0 81 per cent.
These horses we're fed with oats, corn
meal and cut hay in nearly equal pro-
portions. Accepting the calculations
Of Boussingault and johnson, and put
ting them together for the sake of an
estimate, and reckoning that two-thirds
of the droppings are saved-we have
10, 600 pounds as the annual amount OF
manure from a horse, containing 81
pounds of nitrogen. The nitrogen OF
stable manure is worth about 10 cents
per pound; which gives a value to the
nitrogen Of $7.95.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
AGRICULTURE.

BIG STORIES ABOUT CALIFORNIA VEGE.
TABLEs.-The idea seems almost pre-
posterous that vegetables are raised in
California which a strong man can't
lift, but so 1t Is. Down In Los Angeles
1t is a common thing to raise pumpkins
weighing from 200 TO 800 pounds, and a
single vine in that section prO6nced last
season l,400 pounds Of pumpkins. The
growth Of vegetables in that State
Is wonderful, and the yield in numerous
instances is enormous. There is a man
who raised last season on Grand Island,
COlusa county, in the central portion Of
the State, an immense crop of tubers.
His field comprised 400 acres, and his
total yield Is "a 900 sacks of large pota-
toes (l25 pounds to the sack on ar aver
age), and about 400 tons of small ones,
or in all some 1880, 900 pounds. They
embrace several kinds, but they are
mostly Humboldt red, which is con-
sidered the best, early rose and peach.
blows. The large potatoes he sends to
market and the small mes he uses for
seed and feed. The average price he
gets for them is IL cents a pound, and
at this rate he will get 500 .750 for his
large potatoes. If he gets $40 a ton for
his small potatoes, he will receive an
additional amount OF $4,000, or $67, 700
for his,entire crop. But wonderful as
this yield is, the product is larger down
In the coast counties than elsewhere in
the State. Sweet potatoes are also
grown successfully.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

HOUSE SLoPs.-These should all be
saved. TO save them have a number OF
barrels. boxes, hogsheads or half hogs
heads filled with dry earth-charcOal
dust serves a good purpose-dry muck
or other absorbing substances, upon
which the slOps are to be emptied from
day to day until the the whole mass is
thoroughly saturated. 1t is then ready
for use for any fertillzing purposes.
If it is not convenient to use barrels,
boxes, etc., some place properly shell
tered may be especially prepared with
flooring, upon which is placed a large
quantity of earth or muck, upon which
the slops are thrown, and possesses the
advantage that 1t a occasionally be
worked over and so rendered in excel
lent condition for use. Every farmer
having tried this experiment will be
surprised at the amount of material OF
value that can thus be accumulated.
Nor have we fully calculated for the
Stops made on wash day which are rich
in fertilizing material. 1t is attention
to such matters that increases the fer
tility of the farm and enlarges the
crops.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

A PARALLEL ."-Recently a
ragged, ~shiverlng middle aged man
called at a house on Sibley street and
asked for food, but the lady of the house
called out:
"Why don't you work for foodP"
81 would if | knew where | could
find work." he promptly replied.
"There's a place down town where
you can saw wood and earn your din.
ner," she continued.
That seemed TO stick him for half a
minute, but he finally said with great
solemnity:
MADAME, let me state a parallel case.
There is a place in Heaven for you, but
you don't want to die till you are driven
right to it,"
She pondered over his philosophy for
a few seconds and then called to the
cook to pass out half a loaf of bread and
some meat.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

A GERMAN inventor has patented an
apparatus designed to lessen the strain
upon a horse particularly at starting of
a loaded vehicle. The traces are fas-
tened to an iron rod running through
the centre Of a cylinder containing
several rings of gutta-percha. When
the horse exerts himself the strain first
comes upon and congresses these rings,
saving the shoulders. The German
War Department, having made expert
ments and found that the saving of
force, not alone at starting, but during
traction was at least a third, has re-
solved to employ the attachment in
its artillery and military trains. IT
might pay, from IN economical as well
as a humane point of view, to introduce
it here.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Shoes.

Shoes date from a very remote period
aud the shoemaker i a relic of antiquity
who lived and had his being in very
early times. The Jews wore wooden
shoes long before the age of Augustus,
and sometimes leather shoes are men
toned. The Jewish soldiers covered
their feet with copper or with iron.
The shoes Of the Egyptians were Of
pdpyrus the Chinese and the Indians
manufactured theirs Of silk, of bark of
trees, Of brass, gold or silver, according
as their fortune permitted or their fancy
dictated. At Rome, asln Greece, leath-
er was the material which covered the
feet of most every one. In classical
times the Romans wore cork soles in
their shoes to secure their feet from,
water, especially in winter, and as high
heels were not then introduced, the
Roman ladies, who wished to appear
taller, put plenty of cork under them
selves. The Roman ladies wore white
shoes; the common people wore black,
and the magistrates and those of exalted
rank set their feet OFF with red shoes
and employed the crescent as an orna-
ment-they were often very costly,
The custom of making shoes right and
left was common i'm classical times.
Only one instance is known of an
a Dniant Fnnnunannf n"~hfhfffnn chAnu
with separate heel pieces. The streets
of Rome in the time of DOmitian were
blocked up by cobbler's stalls, which
he therefore caused TO be removed.
The fashion of boots and shoes has
undergone innumerable changes.
Under William Rufus, son of the Duke
of Normandy, who conquered at Hast
ings in 1866, a fashion was introduced
of wearing long pointed shoes with up
turned toes curved like a rams horn
and stuffed with tow. In the fourteenth
century they connected these points
with the knee by chains of gold and
silver-they were called cracows.
Buckles were also worn in this century.
The laboring classes wore them of cop
per. Other persons had them Of gold
and silver. Not long after shoe rosettes
came in fashion, In the last century,
the high heels of ladies' shoes became
a monstrosity. In u day the general
disuse of the shoe proper, and the in
PRODUCTION of short ankle-boots, form
the chief change of fashion.
Among the Anglo-Saxons the trade
of the shOemakerwas somewhat compre-
hensive. He manufactured and supplied
ankle leather, shoes, leather hose, bot
ties, bridle-thongs, trappings. TASKS,
boiling vessels, leather neck pieces,
h%alters, wallets and pouches,
In the United States the manufacture
of shoes has attained the highest per-
lection, chiefyin Massachusetts,, and in
Philadelphia, also. the shoe manufac-
ture has attained considerable impor-
lance, and the sole leather and the
morocco of Philadelphia are far-famed.
The antiquity of the art of leather.
dressing dates far back. The seven
tecnth book of Iliad speaks of tanners
preparing skins to make leather of them.
Over three hundred years ago the tam
ners composed a very important body
in England. An account is given of a
furious quarrel which broke out in
Queen Elizaberh's time, between them
and the shOemaEers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

On GUARDIAN hour after midnight
the other night a policeman discovered
a resident of Watson street sitting on
MS front door step with a big club
across his knees. Puzzled at the sltua-
zion, the officer made some inquiries,
and the citizen answered: "My dog
died to-day, and it's my opinion that
burglars put him out OF the way so MS
TO make a raid on the house tonight"
"Why, you haven't anything Tor 'em
to STEAL" said the officer who knew that
the family had been supported by the
poormaster all winter.
Haven't, eh I" replied the man in an
injured voice-"didn't | bring home a
hull cod fish and two tea store chromOs
this torenoong !"
He still continued on guard as the
officer passed along.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Art Among Brigands.

Manuel Garcia, the famous tenor and
father of Malibran, was once in Mexico
giving operate performances. War,
however, broke out, and Garcia was
soon on his way home. Before he
reached Vera Cruz a band of brigands
met him, and took from him not only
his money and other %valuables, but also
his very clothes. In ransacking these
the jolly brigands soon found out that
their captive was a singer, and were
determined to have some music besides
the booty. This request Glrcia posi-
lively refused to comply with, but,
finding their attitude was growing very
menacing, he at length consented, and
was led to a prominent position that
the robbers might the better hear his
vo al display. Garcia commenced, but
could not go on in short, he made such
a miserable failure that the sol diSdnt
patrons Kissed him soundly. This was
a terril le insult TO Garcia. That he
should be an object of derision was
worse than all his misfortunes. lie
made another effort, and burst into a
magnificent flight of song, which so
pleased his audiel c. that they gave him
back part of his clothes and money, be-
sides escorting him as near as they
| eJuld safely venture to the coast.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

A Queer Story of Mesmerlsm.

The Indianapolis Joa,@Gl prints the
following story in its correspondence
from the Town of Rensselaer,, Ind:
Gan %itlnerant lecturer on mesmerism
was here last week. He gave instruc-
lions in the art. A clerk mesmerized
the servant girl of his employer last
Sunday evening. The family, and even
the new-fedged Professor became
frightened at the condition of the girl,
and SEM for another Professor, who
could not remove the mesmeric in.
tluence of the operator. They then sent
for a physician, who in turn prescribed
Il stinulant and left. The clerk could
not remove the influence, and the girl
lay in a rance for exactly "a hours,
when she awoke and related all that
transpired the evening before. The
clerk will not hear the last of 1t for
some time to come"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

To PREPARE OYsTERs.-Put on, say a
pint OF oysters TO stew, when they get
in a good way of cooking put in the
usual quantity of butter. Then take
finely pounded crackers in a sieve and
silt into the oysters enough of this
cracker meal to nearly cover them over.
Then pour into the pan half a pint OF
sherry wine, and in about a minute
after, pour out the oysters into a deep
dish or bowl and they will be found
good enough Tor anybody to eat. We
charge a dish for this receipt.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

A PARTICULARLY heightened Chlcgo
drummer, who prides himself on his
charms, forever lost his pride the other
day. He drove his fellow-drummers
wild in a car by his attentions to a
comely maiden, to whom he showed his
samples and whose hand he squeezed
for half an hour. But when the train
stopped a quiet old fellow stepped for
ward and thanked him for entertaining
the girl, remarking: Isle is hopelessly
insane, and l am taking her to the State
ASYLUM here"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

EATING FRUIT. A distinguished
physician has said that if his patients
would make a practice of eating a
couple of good oranges before breakfast,
from February to June, his practice
would be gone. The principal evil is
that we do not eat enough of fruit; that
we iniure its finer qualities with sugar;
that we drown them in cream. We
need the medical actions OF the pure
fruit acid in our system, and their cool
ing corrective influence.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Tho Great Spring Medicine

is Hoofland's German Bitters. 1t tones the
stomach and assists Digestion. 1t areuses the
Liver to healthy action, and regulates the
bowels. 1t purities the Blood, and gives vigol
and strength to the whole system, dispellinl
all Dyspeptic symptoms, with its loss Of appe
tite, Sick Headache, languor and depression
1t lnfuses new life and energy into the whole
being. All suffering from deranged digestion
at this time should take Hoofland's German
Bitters. They are sold by all Druggists,
Johnston, Holloway & Co.. COZ Arch street,
PhilAdelphia.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

Anybody can make a telephone useful
at a distance of over 100 yards if he fol
lows the directions given by Prof.
Barrett in a recent lecture. The ma
terials needed are cheap ard easily
obtained-two wooden tooth powder
boxes, two disks Of timed sheet-iron,
two bar magnets, two small silk reels,
and some iron wire. Cut a hole about
the size of a half dollar-piece in the lid
and bottom of one of the wooden boxes,
place one of the disks of tin on the out
side of the bottom of the box, and fix
the cover on the tin on m end of one OF
the bar magnets place the reel and wind
on the reel the iron wire, leaving the
ends loose; and, lastly, attach the other
end of the magnet as near as possible
to the disk, but take care that it does
not touch the disk. One end of the
telephone is now finished. Follow the
same directions in making the other
end. Connect both ends of the Tele-
phone with the wire, and the machine is
complete.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

Aneroid BdrOmeterS. M. Grassi, an
Italian meteorological, after having made
thorough examination of the various
aneroid barometers now in use, n
comparing them with the siphOn baro-
meter, arrives at the following con-
illusions, among others, namely: First
aneroids that are subject to great varia-
lions of pressure need corrections which
have a regular progression, and are
generally of very similar form second,
each aneroid must have its own proper
corrections; third, there exist preSsures
for which corrections are nearly con-
slant; fourth, there arc other pressures
at which the corrections experience
sudden changes, sometimes an increase,
sometimes a decrease; fifth, if the cor.
rections are plotted as curves, the as
cending or descending portions ofthese
will be sensibly parallel; sixth, sudden
Jumps are in a positive direction If the
preceding period is one of increasing
correction, and vice UerSa-the jumps
being negative if the preceding period
is one of diminishing correction ;
seventh, the magnitude Of a sudden
lump is proportional to the extent of the
period that precedes it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
REMEDY IN TYPHOID FEvER.-A new

REMEDY IN TYPHOID FEvER.-A new
remedy, proposed by DR.. Meter OF
Strasburg, to he used in typhoid fever,
has been published. Its salutary effects
are officially authenticated. 1t consists
of a ~secoction made of one litre barley
water, 100 grammes vinegar, and l2O
grammes liquid honey, with which the
throat, mouth and mare are to be
washed out, in order to remove organic
matters which are secreted and deposited
there, and which decompose and are
likely to be swallowed, or r~eabsorbed
with increased toxic effects.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

ROMAN SoUP.-Twelve potatoes sliced
and soaked in cold water one hour;
boil in one quart water till tender,
strain or mash well, add one pint milk,
and let it scald with one onion, butter,
pepper, and salt, and one bay leaf;
chop parsley fine, and throw in just
before serving.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

TO BRIGHTEN A COPPER BoILER.-Use
a coarse cloth; half a pail of very hot
water; soap the cloth a little; sprinkle
on plenty of pulverized borax, and rub
the boiler well; rinse of with hot water,
and dry with a soft cloth. The boiler
can be Frightened in this way as quickly
as with acid.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

SWEET BIscUITs.-Rub four ounces OF
butter into eight ounces of flour, add
six ounces of ground loaf sugar, the
yolks of two eggs, the white of one.
and a tablespoonful OF brandy. Roll
the paste thin, and cut it with a wine
glass or cutter; egg over the top of each
with the remaining white, and sift on
sugar; bake in a moderate oven.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

SOME soils are heavier than others,
sands and marls weighing the most and
dry, peaty soils the least. The specific
gravity or relative weight Of sauds Is
about twice that of water. Strange as
it may appear, it is a fact that a stiff
clay is about one-fourth lighter than an
equal volume of a sandy soil. A stiff
clay has been found to retain fifty per
cent. Of water, and yet to appear quite
dry. On the other hand, pure sands
will hardly retain five per cent. of their
weight of moisture.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

For CoLD.--Drink a tea made by
sleeping together equal parts Of catnip,
spearmint, and s~assatras. Steep, but
do not let the tea boil; put the feet also
into hot water.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

"SIR, my ancestors came over In the
May tlowerl" was the rather hauty re-
mark of one Boston gentleman to an
other during a rather heated converse
ton, recently. THAT vas natural
enough" was the quick response, "there
were no extradition laws in those days"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

Why He WAS SAvED.-The Vallejo
Call Chronicle relates how at Young
vile a drunken man staggered upon the
railroad right in front of a swiftly
moving train. 1t was too late TO stop
the engine, and the pilot struck him,
but instead Of hurting him down and
passing over his body, picked him up
as gently as IN elephant will lift a child
in a circus, and carried him along on
It's arms until it reached the station,
some distance OFT, and then turned him
out upon the platform az carefully as II
he were a basket of eggs. The con-
ductor approached him with mingled
relief and wrath on his brow, as he was
getting up and shaking himself in an
unconcerned sort OF a way, and said:
"Old man, after this experience, /
should think you would never touch
another drop OF liquor in your life."
"Umph," grunted the old man, "if |
hadn't been druHk, Id be a dead man
now" and he staggered of.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Reliable Dry Goods House.

Any one needing dry goods Of any kind will
consult their W interest by sending TO b. r..
Devices, 726 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, for
samples OF their goods, as they have but one
price to all, and that price is always below the
market. Samples free on application.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
How a Fireman Was Rescued.

M. Hartman, Truck u, Philadelphia Fire De.
partment, says in a letter to a friend: Il suf.
fored with rheumatism for 8 years, and moth
ing could give me relief till l got a bottle OF
DR.. HERNDoN's GYPsEY's GIFT by which i
was rescued from torture, and consider myeelf
entirely cureG." Sold by Druggists in Phila-
lelphia and elsewhere.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

SoHENcK's SEAwEED Tonic. This excellent
remedy contains no injurious drugs, and does
not disagree with the most delicate stomach
Its Use in cases of Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Debility, will DO attended by the most bene-
fetal results.
For sale by all Druggists.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09

VELVET CAKE.-Whites of fourteen
eggs, one pound of white sugar (granu,
lated is hest), three-fourths of a pound
of butter, one pound of flour, one tea
spoonful of soda, and n Of cream OF
tartar. Mix flour and butter thoroughly
together with a wooden paddle, then
mix the sugar thoroughly in. Mix cream
of tartar in one-halt teacup of flour, dis
solve soda in a tablespoonful OF water,
leaving the sediment at the bottom oil
the spoon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-09
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

'Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
internal Medicine, will positively cure any case
of rheumatism IN the face OF the earth. Price
81 a bottle. six bottles $5, So d by all Drug
gists. Send for circular to Helpenstine 4
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, u. @.