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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
The Art of Prolonging Life.

People generally desire long life and good
health. Sickness and premature death are al
most always due to violations Of the laws that
govern our physical being, and of which the
masses are ignorant. II men knew better they
would do better; but how can they avoid an
evil that they know not Of? While efforts are
made through the public cchools to give each
child a so-called common English education,
yet the children are permitted TO grow up and
enter upon the responsible duties Of active
life, profoundly ignorant Of the structure Of
their own bodies, and the laws of physicical
being upon which their health and lives de-
pend. They are sent to school and crammed
with arithmetic, grammar and geography, by
teachers who, in many instances, have never
studied physiology and hygiene. They are
taught 10 locate the mountains and trace the
rivers of foreign countries, but are never
taught to locate the vital organs and glands of
their own bodies, or trace the veins arteries
and nerves, in their various ramiications.
They are instructed in the flow of the tides,
and the course of the ocean currents, and the
philosophy of winds and storms but they
have no correct conception Of the relative ef-
fects upon their health of breathing puro or
impure air, nor has their attention ever been
called to the Importance Of keeping their bodies
clean and healthy by regular bathing. The
oIiminality OF such neglect in teaching be-
Coueb hVphIbnb MHeu We COHhlueT Jnht ltn0
masses, ignorantly violating the laws Of health,
bring upon themselves sickness, suffering and
death. that might otherwise be avoided. In
this condition Of things we welcome into being
any work that 10 calculated to impart to the
masses a knowledge Of the structure of their
own bodies, the laws Of health, and the inn
portapce Of observing those laws. We find
DR.. Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser
TO be just such a work IL is physiological and
pathological, and the major part Of IL should
be converted into q textbook for the use OF
common schools. Its careful study will en-
able tho healthy to preserve their health, and
tho slckly 10 regain health. Every parent
should read it. and as their children become
Of proper age, instruct them in the all-impor-
taDt truths II contains. We're this done, much
suffering and premature death would be pre-
vented, and many a youth saved from u life OF
shame and licentiousness. The book contains
nearly one thousand pages, 10 profusely Illus
trated with colored plates and wood engray-
ings. and can be had by addressing r. v.
Pierce, M. d.. Worlds Dispensary and Inva-
lids Hotel, Buffalo. N. Y. Price, postpaid,
S1.50.- United Brethren Aid Journal, al
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
HUMOROUS.

A HUMoRIsT's DHHER.-"fwenty
minutes for dinner, " shouted the brakes
man, as we approached LathrOp.
Arrived there, | entered the dining
room and inquired Of the waiter: "What
do you have for ~dinnerH"
Twenty minutes" wal the hurried
reply.
| told him | would try half a dozen
minutes raw on the half-shell, just TO
see how they went. Told him to make
a minute off on his books. He scratched
his head, trying TO comprehend the
order, but gave 1t up and waited upon
some n else.
| approached a man who stood near
the door with a lot ofsilyer in his hand :
"What do you have for dinner2"
"Half a dollar" says he.
| told him / would take half a dollar
well done. j asked him If he couldn't
give me In addition, a boiled pocket
book stuffed with greenbacks, and some
seven-thirties garnished with postage
stamps and ten cent scrip, also, a Con-
federate bond, done brown with lettuce
alone. And / would like to wash my
dinner down with national bank notes
on 'draft."
He said they were out OF everything
but the bank notes, and that as Dol rs
the train left he would order the waiter
to "draw" some.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

PLoUGHISG.-In England deep pillow.
ing and high culture are generally
%practiced, and improved farming Inn
plements are used. In Belgium from
six 70 seven inches Is the usual depth
ploughed for cereals, and eight to nine
inches for root crops; but on small
plots Of ground the spade reaches
eleven inches. In Prussia ten inches
for cereals and thirteen inches for roots.
The average depth Of culture Is ten
inches, though In some districts the
pillow reaches sixteen inches deep. In
Switzerland 1t Is from six TO eight
Inches only. In Sweden five to seven,
and for roots eight 10 ten, and in some
cases even fifteen inches. The medium
depth In Italy for cereals, is eighteen
inches, while for hemp 1t is still deeper.
The sub-soil pillow Is uncommon in Aus
tria, and six TO sever inches for wheat
crops, and eight TO nine inches for
roots is the practice yet. In some parts
of Hungary even sixteen inches is
practicable for roots. In Egypt, though
the Khediye has 10000 acres la cultiva-
ton, yet the soil is scarcely more than
scratched. In China, though an ex
ample OF judicious culture is not often
met, yet added to superficial tillage,
concentrated manuring is generally
practiced. On the Island of Java they
have the richest agriculture In the
world. Deep ploughing is unnecessary,
for the earth is deep In fairness, irriga-
ton is lavish, and the neyer-failing
crops are always bountiful.
Improved American agricultural Inn
plements are nowhere appreciated In
the East. Were these valuable agricul-
tural appliances used in China, it would
be impossible for ten millions of people
to suffer the agonies Of starvation as
now endured by them.
Were these implements used In
Egypt, the poor laborer would not re-
ceive four cents per day, but ten times
that amount. In all Oriental countries
the earIh is not encouraged to yield up
her wealth to the hungry millions. And
in this country the farmers are too
'imid TO penetrate the deep, rich soil,
that wealth Of production may be
poured out in abundance. The soil is
far richer than the gold and silver
mines deep in the bowels of the earth,
and if the soil is treated with common
sense it will never become exhausted Of
its richest treasures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

$50 you love me, do your" inquired
a sweet girl Of the youth who had been
talking to her. "That's bad. What
have l done to deserve itf Have l not
always treated you wellp"
"You have, you haver" was the
earnest response. "But why is it bad,
oh pride of my hearth"
"I trust" she went on muslngly,
"you will not select the usual weapon.
If | must die ! want to 60 off in some
unusual-not in the stereotyped, the
common and vulgar way. Oh, promise
me that you will not disappOint me In
thisl 1t is my last request"
"Why, what do you mean" said the
youth staring at her.
81 mean that | am obliged to refuse
you. l am engaged to Mr.. Smith. You
will kill me, of course. 1t is right that
you should. 1t is the usual way. But
pray, pray | do it with a dagger. Do
moi use the vulgar revolver. Let there
be something nice and original in this
tragedy. AS | said before, it is my last
request"
at shall be as you say" he replied
in a husky voice; and in proof Of his
intentions he fired his revolver into the
air and rushed to a hardware store.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

A FILTER TO PURIFY AIR.-At a re-
cent meeting of the New York Academy
of useful Arts, attention was called to a
simple method of fltering the air of an
apartment. The object is to free the air
from dust, excessive dampness, and
possibly from the germs of malaria.
The continuance consists essentially of
a ibrous woven fabric, strengthened by
brass wire. 1t is to be applied to
windows and ventilators, and may be
of service on railway cars to exclude
dust. 1t has the merit ofchecking drafts
while admitting air. Its general use
might tend to prevent the spread of
malarial diseases, and modify the
dangers that dirty streets occasion to
the health of city residents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

The largest pearl known to the Ro-
mans weighed more than haitian ounce,
a size that has rarely been equalled /;
but, the largest on record is now in
Russia. 1t was brought from India in
1920, and sold to Philip ". of Spain.
The merchant, when asked by the king
how he could venture all his fortune on
one article, replied that he knew there
was a king of Spain to buy it Of him.
Tavernier mentions in his travels a re-
markable pearl belonging toan Arabian
prince. He says, at is the most Won
derful pearl in the world; not so much
for Its bigness, for 1t weighs not above
twelve carats and n sixteenth not
for its perfect roundness but because it
is so clear and transparent, that you
may almost see through it. The Great
Mogul offered, bya Bantam, forty thous-
and crowns for this pearl, but he would
not accept It,"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

Electricity and Photogrdphy.-It Is a
singular fact that, while M. FiZean esti-
mates the velocity of the electric spark
through iron at 81, 100 miles per second,
and through copper at 11l,7S0 miles,
Wheatstone's results seem to prove that
the velocity Is as much as 2SS, 900 miles
per second, and, again, M. Kirch-
off, the great German scientist, says
that the motion Of electricity IN a wire
where it meets, with no resistance
should be 1872 1924 which is the same as
light in Vdcuo. To photographers, the
method pursued by M. Cornu, for de-
termining the rate of travelling Of SO
rapid a medium as light, is Of special
interest. In this arrangement, there is
a toothed wheel which revolves at a
rapid and known velocity; a powerful
ray of light, which may be termed pin
pointed, is allowed to pass through one
of the inches in the wheel, and, as the
wheel revolves, the point of light is OBJ
scured whenever a tooth passes. AS
Stunning the wheel to be at rest, and this
ray of light shining through one of the
~niches-then, by having recourse to
suitable lenses and a rejecting surface
upwards at a proper angle, this ray of
light is sent on a journey OF ten thou
sand meters, and, from this point, the
ray Is reflected back again whence it
came, and with such accuracy that it
touches the wheel in the same spot that
1t emerged from. The rate at which the
wheel revolves Is well known, so that
the time taken by that portion OF IL
which is represented by two or three
feet is easily found, and by this, the
whole period.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
The fiirt's plea-"Not jilty.
A Tranquil Nervous System

Can never be possessed by those whose diges
tive and assimilstive organs are in a state Of
chronic disorder. Weak stomachs make weak
nerves. To restore vigor and q%uietude to the
latter, the first must be invigorated and regu-
lated. The ordinary sedatives may %tranquilize
the nerves for q while, but they can never,
like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, remove the
causes Of nervous debility. That superb in
vigorant and corrective of disordered condi-
tions Of the alimentary organs has also the
effect Of imparting tone to the nerves. The
delicate tissues of which they are constituted,
when weakened in consequence Of impoverish-
ment Of the blood, resulting from imperfect
digestion and assimilation, draw strength from
the fund of vitality developed in the system
by the Bitters, which imparts the required i'm
petus TO the n~utritive functions of the stomach.
enriches the circulation, and gives tone and
regularity to the secretive and evacuative or
gans.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

B%ACHELoR's BUTToNs.--Rub two table,
spoonfuls of butter into six tablespoon
fuls OF sifted flour; beat two small eggs
with two and a halt tablespoontuls of
pulverized sugar; add two and Il half
tablespoonful OF sugar to the flour and
butter, and stir in the egg and sugar;
flour the hands and, If the dough is too
thin to roll up into small balls easily,
add a little more, but keep it as soft as
possible; make the balls the size of an
English walnut. Bake on buttered
paper on fiat tins; sift sugar all over
the balls, first wettlng them over with
the unbeaten white of an egg. A tooth
some cake for the lunch or supper table.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

DUCHRssEP oTAToEs.-Mash one quart
of hot boiled potatoes through a fine
colander with the potato masner; mix
with them one ounce of butter, one
scant teaspOonful of salt, half Il salt
spoonful Of white pepper, a pinch of
grated nutmeg and the yolks of two raw
eggs; pour the potato out on a plate
aud then form it with a knife into small
cakes, two inches long and n wide;
lay them on a buttered tin, brush them
over the top with an egg beaten up with
a %teaspoonful Of cold water, and color
them golden brown in a moderate oven.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
INC Great sprInr MedIcIn.

10 Hollands German Bitters- u tones the
stomach and assists Digestion 1t Arouses the
Liver TO healthy action, Ands regulates the
bowels. 1t punies the Blood. and gives vigor
and strength 10 the whole system, dispelling
all Dyspeptic symptoms, with its loss OF sppe-
ute Sick Headache, languor and depression.
IL lnfuses new life and energy into the whole
being. All suffering from derAnged digestion
At this time should take HoofEnd's German
BitterA They are sold by all Druggists.
Johnston, Holloway q Co, Coz Arch street
Philadelphia
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

The Coon BoY.-A well-dressed boy,
about ten years old, stood on the walk
in front of the City Hall the other day
eating an apple. A ragged urchin,
having a rag bag over his shoulder,
stood close by and looked as If he would
give his hat and boots for one bite of
the fruit. An attache of the City Hall
noted the situation, and was greatly
pleased TO see the lad suddenly hand
over the apple to the envious rag-picker.
''That's a good boy-that was real
charity! !" exclaimed the gentleman as
he patted the boy on the head.
eyes, | felt sorry for him." replied
the boy-"and I'd got down to a big
worm-hole, tool"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

CARAMELs. = Three pounds brown
sugar, half pound chocolate (Baker's),
half pound butter, two tablespoonfuls
molasses, same of vinegar, one cupful
cream or milk; add vanilla when off
fire; boil twenty five minutes; beat ten
minutes to granulate; If crisp preferred,
do not beat.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

BEE HIvEs.-Cake two quarts of flour
and mix with it a large cup Of soft
sponge, raised very light; add a cup of
sugar, a little salt and two eggs, with
half a cup of melted butter; mix to a
soft dough with warm milk; stone a
large cup of r~aisins, wash them in boil
Ing water; when the dough is very
light roll it out very thin, and cut into
half-inch strips-half a yard long; stick
the raisins into the sides of the strips
alternately; then roll up like a bee hive.
Let them rise on a flat tin until quite
light, and bake quickly in a hot oven.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

'WHAT statue is that9' asked a stranger
as he gazed upon the marble pile at the
west end of the capitol grounds the
other day.
That, sir said a ~bystander, lis the
Monument to Peace
'Peacep exclaimed the stranger. Are
not those two women at the topr
Yes; History and America was the
reply.
'Well, who ever heard ofpeace where
there were two womenP'
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
RelIabIe DRY Goods House.

II you want Silks, Black Goods, Dress Goods
or Dry Goods Of any kind below market pnccs,
aud have the advantage OF all the great trade
sales, and Of Losses made by importers, send
your orders or write for samples to IL Y.
Devices, 725 Chestnut street Philadelphia
One price to all, and that the lowest
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

BEDBUGs.-Get a bottle of the oil Of
cedar, and with a brush paint the cords
at the eyelet-holes and all the crevices
In the bedstead, and after one or two
applications hOusekeepeS will be de
lighted to find that all the bugs have
disappeared, and there is nothing
dangerous or unpleasant In the remedy.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

A MAN bought a gallon of gin to take
home, and by way of a label, wrote his
name upon a card, which happened to
be the seven of clubs, and tied it to the
handle. A friend coming along and OBJ
serving the jug, quietly remarked {:
"That's an awful careless way to leave
that liquor!' "Whyp" said Tom. "Be-
cause somebody might COM along with
the eight of clubs and take it,"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

TO KEEP MILK FOR SIX MONTHS
Cork in bottles and place these in a pan
of cold water, which is then to be raised
gradually to the boiling point. Then
take out the bottles and allow them
to cool before setting them in a cool
place.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

SALAD CREAM.-Take the yolk ofthree
fresh eggs: whisk them well up with
ten grains ofcayenne pepper. Then take
one spoonful Of mustard; one spoonful Of
salt; salad oil, a tablespoonful; mix
well with half pint of the best vinegar,
and then add to the eggs, etc.; mix
them well and you will have IN excellent
salad cream that will keep for months.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
Rheumatism OuiokIr Cured.

'Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Internal Medicine will p sityely cure any case
Of rheumatism on the face OF the earth. Price
81 a bottle, six bottles IS, 10 d by all Drug
gists. Send for circular 10 Helpenstine a
Bentley. Drnggists Washington. ID. O.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

PIoUs old Boston gentleman observes
boys playing marbles on the Common
Sunday. "Boys," he says sternly,
''boys, do you know what day 1t isP"
One of the boys yells out, "Here, Bill,
can you tell this man what day it is?-
he don't know!" End of the missionary
ENTERPRISE,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

ONE hiring a lodging said to the land
Lady. 81 assure you, madam | am so
much liked that l never left a lodging
but my landlady shed tears. "~Perhaps"
said she, ''you always went away with
out paying"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

'MA, ARB we cannibals?" asked a
Ii Il, Eighth street girl of her mother
the other morning. "Why my child
What do you meant ?" "Noth'ng, only
1 heard you sly to Bridget, 'B)y legs
for breakfast.'h
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

A ,orittng telephone is suggested by
the Able LabOrd. He proposes to
separate the recipient, and to fix one of
the conducting wires to an iron plate
and the other to a stylus slightly
rounded at the extremity, Between the
plate and the point which are intended
to complete the circuit, a paper band,
properly prepared, is caused to move
when the telephone is in operation, and
the black marks made upon the paper
will denote what the sound at the trans
hitting end conveys.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

CoUGHs AND COLDS yield readily to Schenck's
Pulmonic Syrup, which is a most agreeable
remedy. It heals the soreness, loosens the
phlegm and expels it from the system with
scarcely an effort on the part Of the patient.
For sale by all druggists.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

WEAK LUNGS ARR CRUELTY kAoKED, and the
general strength & adually wasted by o
persistent, deep-seated Cough, which DR..
JAYER's FXPkCpORANT may be relied on
10 cure, You will derive certain beneft
from II also, II troubled with either Asthma
or Bronchitis.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

Felts has been making experiments to
determine the effect of air introduced
INTO the blood circulation. The results
show that a very small quantity of air
forced into the aortic system produces
exceedingly dangerous and frequently
faint effects, but the same quantity In
the nervous system causes little or no
danger.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13
ACHES AND PAINS.
Dr.. Railways Regulating Pills,

Perfectly tastelesS elegantly coated, for the
cure OF all disorders Of the stomach, liver, bow.
els, Kidneys, bladder, nervous diseases. head.
ache, constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia, bill
lousness. bill GUS fever, inflammation OF the bow.
els, piles, and ali deranS ements oil The internal
nscera. Warranted 10 eject q positive cure
Price 70 cents per boz.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-06-13

DIR. q. w .BENSON'S CELERY ~ CHAMO
MEIE PILLaS are prepared expressly to cure Sick
II headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspeptic Headache
Neuralgia, Nervousness and Sleeplessness and viii
cure any case, Price Soc, postage free. Said by al
DruRRists. Office, No. lO6 N, Eutav st., Baltimore
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-07

and railroad iron, to be used in building
railroads from Para to the interior of Brazil.
The Reading Railroad Company was to build
the road. Among the passengers were a
large number Of laborers and workmen, en-
ployed to work on the road. About one
hundred of those on board we're drowned.
A dispatch of Friday from Kitty Hawk
Signal Station, three miles from the scene of
the disaster, says: .............-..-.,,,
The state of affairs this morning is terrible.
The dead bodies are lying along the beach
for distance of two miles They are all be-
ing placed in proper places back from the
beach, and the living are being cared for.
About one third of those found are dead.
The Signal Service reports that the Metropo-
lis, Capt. j. H. Ankers, left Philsdelphia,
at 8 a. NJ. on the 18th of January, and
changed pilots at II p. %. at Breakwater. At
D. m. on the 3Oth, the vessel started heavy
leak in the rudder case. Finding they could
not gain on the leak with the pumps, they
concluded to tighten the steamer by over.
throwing coal and bearing away for Hamp-
ton Roads. At midnight the circulating
| pump gave Out. AZ y o. h4' . hSSSy oSo
boarded the vessel, carrying away her smoke
stack, boats, engine rooms and doors Of the
forward saloon, letting in a large quantity Of
water below. The ship was completely nm.
manageable. Finding nothing could bedone
for the vessel, they attempted to reach the
beach to save what lives could be saved. ;, At
o'clock they made the beach. At that time
the fires were out, the engine stopped, and
they set all sail to drive her up on the beach,
the surf being very violent. AT o'clock,
word was given for all handsto prepare them
selves With, life preservers. At 6 :.45 a. m,
the ship struck the beach at II q. m., a man
on horseback made his appearance on the
beach waving his hat and promising sssist-
ance. At 1890 p. m, the Life Saving Ser.
vice made its appearance, but came poorly
provided to save life, and all the assistance it
could render was to get them out of the surf
as they came ashore. Had they come to the
scene of the wreck during the forenoon, near.
ly every one could have been saved At 5
p. m. she broke up completely, throwing all
on board into the sea. ~'."" tt w