St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19

eyes, Jennie"
"Don't YOU think 'twould he better to
lay our bones together while we're yet
alive2'
FRUIT FOR FooD.-If cliid's diges-
tiOn hec0rses impaired, and the gastric
juice becomes weakened or defective in
quantity by over-eating OF bad food,
the who'll alimcntary canal becomes
clogged and filthy, and furnishes nests
for such worms as will breed there.
In this weakened condition Of the sys
tenn they can not be destroyed by the
process Of digestion, and hence great
harm comes from them. Now, it is an
interesting fact that fresh ripe fruit is
the best preventive for this state OF
things. DR.. Benjamin Rush pointed
this out one hundred years ago. He
made series of experiments on earth
worms, which he regarded as more near
iy allied to those that infest the bowels
of children than any other, with a view
to test their powers of retaining life
under the influence of vari0us subStan-
ces that might be used as worm medi-
cines. The results proved that worms
often lived longer in those substances
known as poisonous than in some OF
the most harmless articles of food. For
instance, in Il watery solution of opium,
they lived eleven minutes; in infusion
of pink root, thil ty three minutes but
in the juice of red cherries they died in
six minutes black cherries in five min
utes red currants in three minutes
g0oSeberries in four minutes; whnrtle-
berries in seven minutes; and rasp-
berries in five minutes. From these
experiments DR.. Rush argued that fresh,
ripe fruits, of which children are very
fond, are the most speedy and effectunl
pOisOns for worms. In practice, this
theory is found to he correct.
WEARY AMID THE GLITTER.-A lady,
whose husband held one of the highest
places in the government, stood in her
magnificent home, attired for her week
ly reception. "HOw gladly would give
up all the finery, show and insincerity
of this public place and 20 back to the
rooms | lived in when We were first
married. ! would throw my silks and
diamonds away aud sit down to my
supper OF chip beef and tea at sunset,
and afterwards take a long, quiet walk
with viii, and rest on the stump in the
moonlight, and tell my little plans for
the future, and what had done every
hour while he was gone, and know that
for each other. Those days seem like
days in Heaven, / work harder now
than any slave; often three hundred
calls TO return in q single week recep-
tions or parties every night; see the
same people, hear the same talk, eat the
same things, come home disgusted, WON
der what am living for, where I will
go to when die. Bette, must have
Hon.-and Secretary-llere to-mor-
row; must get their influence; yOn
must talk mnsic to the secretary, and
YOU must ask H0n.--ah0ut mOnOilth;
monolith is his hobby. Do your best;
Inee,l tlleirhelp.' So it isaiways. Help,
influence, power--a smile on my face,
interest in my manner, liyinga lie. feed
ing my soul ON husks.'-[Chicago Times
Washington Letter,
Another French story: Like d,:-
titui uncle he was striving bard to-
marry off his seapegrace of q nephew
and almost in despair OF accomplishing
his purpose in any other manner. re-
sorts to matrimonial agency. He is
we'll received, and the agent hands him
a register containing the list OF ladies
she has in stock, descriptions OF them,
their fortunes, and so on. He careless
ly turns over the pages till all at once
his attention is riveted by the sight of
his wife's name. He rubs his eyes and
reads it over; there is no mistake. She
seeks an alliance with man between
the age of twenty -eight and thirtY-five,
not leas than five feet six inches high, Il
blonde preferred. Stricken with horror,
and fancyiHg that there was, a qneeI
taste i'm his coffee at breakfast, he drops
the fatal book and makes for home.
"Yes,r says his wife, softly, that is
my name. I pnt it down when ynu
were SO sick with pneumonia last spring,
and the doctor said we should prepare
for the worst"
TEACHING PoKER.-Will. Austin, of
the Chronicle, attempted to teach Muir.
phy, of the Post, how to play poker.
Murphy learned rapidly, and the stakes,
from q small beginning Of beans, de-
yeloped into bullion. When the pot |
had risen to sixteen dollars Murphy got
inauisitiye. "S'posen man has two
kingsss Good hand" S'posen he
has two more. is that double ~ Austin |
exuded considerable perspiration, and
remarked: "Thnn,ler! I throw up
nv hand. You are a big fool to. have
told me. You might have won all III
had!'' Murphy rakrtl in the pot, laid
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