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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
DOMESTIC.

HINTS TO TIL SIcK-CALLERs.-Only
call at the door, unless you are sure
your friend is able to see you without
harm. Enter and leave the house and
move about the room quietly. Carry a
cheerful face and speak cheerful words.
In order TO cheer you need tell no lies.
IL your friend is very sick do not fall
into gay and careless talk In the at
tempt to be cheerful. Don't ask ques-
tons, and thus oblige your friend ~
talk. Talk about something outside,
and not about the disease and circum-
stances Of the patient. Tell the news,
but not the list Of the sick and the
dying. If possible, carry something
with you to please the eye and relieve
the mOnotony Of the sick room; a
flower, or even a picture, which you
can loan for a few days. If desirable,
some little delicacy to tempt the appe-
tlte will be well bestowed. The per-
fume of some flowers is poisonous, and
they should never be carried into the
sick room. Especially is this true Of
the tuberose, ~oleander, heliotrope, hya-
cynth, orange, lilac, syringa and lilies.
Stay only a moment, or a few minutes
at the longest, unless you can be Of
some help.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
A Wide Reputation.

DR.. r. +. Pierce, having acquired a
reputation In the treatment of Chronic
Diseases resulting In a professional
business far exceeding his individual
ability to conduct, some years ago In.
duced several medical gentlemen TO as
sociate themselves with him, as the
Faculty of the Worlds Dlspensary, the
Consulting Department Of which has
since been merged with the lnvalil's
Hotel. The organization has now been
completed and incorporated under
statute enacted by the Legislature OF
the State OF New York, under the name
and style Of the "World's Dispensary
Medical Association"
We clip the following from the Buff
falo Express:
A branch of the "World's Dispensary
Medical Association" Is to be estab-
lished In London, Eng,, a step which
the continually increasing European
business of the Dispensary has been
found to warrant, and next week DR..
B. t. Bedortha will sail for the great
metropolis named, to superintend the
organization of the new institution.
This gentleman has been for some four
years associated with DR.. Pierce in a
position of responsibility, and is well
qualified for the duty now entrusted to
him. Heretofore the foreign business
of the Worlds Dispensary mas been
transacted through the agency of prom
inent druggists, but 1t has assumed such
proportions as to require more direct
care. DR.. BedOrtha will no doubt sue.
cessfully carry out his mission, being a
gentleman of excellent business abili-
ties and most pleasing address.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
The Magic whistle.

"You have heard" said a youth to q
maiden, who stood beside him as he sal
on a corn-sheaf n evening aboutquit-
ting time; "you have heard, l dare say,
of the Danish boys whistle of wood
| would give two dollars if that Danish
boys whistle were mine"
The maiden had heard of the wonder
full things that could be accomplished
by means of the magic whistle, and col,
oring slightly, said:
"And what would you do with it
pray?" and a smile played over hel
beautiful face, extending clear around
to her ears.
~ would blow it," he answered,
''and then my fair maid would fly tt
my side and sit down on the same corn
sheaf with me, which would make mC
supremely happy and make it a matter
of supreme indifference to me whether
school kept in or not, or how much
corn be in a bushel."
els that all you wish it for?" ex.
claimed the maid with a laugh tina
startled a sovey of birds in the mex
row. "That may be yours without any
magic, Charlie. A favor so slight one
could not find it in ones heart to deny
you know" and she playfully seated
herself by his side and drummed with
her little heels in the furrow.
81 would blow it again." said the
youth, who began to see how matters
were. drifting. ~ would blow on the
thing again, and the one fair woman
under the sun could not resist the
charm, and would lay her fair arm
upon my shoulder"
"She smiled-and laid her fail
arm around his neck.
The young man was completely taken
by surprise, but managed to bear uI
under it, although, as he afterwards
confessed to the writer, it was by ali
odds the greatest efforts of his life.
A young mar of his age is never sat
isfied, but is always reaching out and
grasping after the unattainable, and af-
ter drinking in for a few moments the
nectar Of the situation, exclaimed
"Yet nee more 1 would blow it.
This time 1 would give it the awfulesI
blast that was ever heard this side q
the crack of doom, and the music divine
would bring me the third time an un-
~speakable pleasure. She would lay hel
fair cheek to this brown one of mine.
and her lips stealing past mine would
give me a kiss, Pm sure; atleast l hope
So"
The mai len laughed out in her limo
cent glee, just as any other young lady
would do underth same circumstances
and said:
"What a fool of yourself with your
whistle you'd make, to be sure! Now
just consider for a moment how silly II
would be to sit on q corn-sheaf, like O
knot on a log, and crack your cheeks
whistling for-what you might take y
"This almost took the young mans
breath. He Immediately reached fol
the lovely creature, but, strange to re-
late, did not find her. She had antici-
pated him, and was already breaking
through the cornstalks for home, while
her laughter 6oated back upon his ears,
reminding him that he had an engage.
ment at home to gnaw n file,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
A Tale of YenReance.

The blue waves of the Norman coast
have been the scene of a little drama
quite worthy in its way of the pen of
a Theophile Gautier. A lady, perse-
cuted by an unwelcome admirer, had
given him a sharp rebuff, and the un-
gallant lover had retorted by an insult
addressed to her in the public streets.
The lady neither said nor did anything
at the time, but reserved to herself the
right of revenge at a suitable opportu-
nifty. 1t will amuse ON English
readers to hear what was the opportu-
nifty found most suitable for the pur-
pose. The fair avenger of her wrongs
appears to be an excellent swimmer,
and she selected a moment when the
enemy was taking his pastime in the
open sea at Dieppe. Then s~wooping
out from the ladies' bathing machines
and bearing down upon the unsuspect-
ing bather, she proceeded to subject him
to that playful but di~sagreeable pro-
ceeding known in English schools as
"ducking." Laying her hand upon the
back of his head, she held it down firm
ly under the water, and had no difficult
ty, Notwithstanding the struggles of
the sufferer, in keeping it there as long
as she liked. Every schoolboy, how
ever, knows that the art Of ducking, to
be thoroughly successful, should be
practiced with a good deal of modera-
ton, and without the admixture of pru-
dence the effects are not unlikely to be
tragic. In this case the nymph, whose
hand WIS nerved with all the bitter
ness ofpassion, went just a little too far,
and reduced the foe to a state of uncon-
seriousness from which he was with diff
6culty recovered. He was, however,
dragged out alive, chiefly by the assist
ance Of his prosecutor, who saw her
mistake in time, and took an early OPP
portunlty, as well she might, of saying
good bye to Dieppe. His tnrn for ven
geance has, it seems, now again come
around, and he has Instituted proceed
ings against the lady for an attempt to
murder him. The case seems actually
likely TO be heard at the Assizes; but
the Norman jurymen must be very de-
generate If they do not read severe les
son to this ungallant prosecutor.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

Imperfectly nourishes the system, since 1t il
only partially assimilated by the blood. Pale,
haggard mortals, with dyspeptic stomachs,
impoverished circulation and weak nerves, ex-
p~erience a marked and rapid improvement in
their physical condition by availing themselves
Of that sure resource Of the weak and debili.
tated, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This genial
tonic and Alternative lends an impetus to the
processes Of digestion which insures an ade-
quate development of the materials Of blood,
fiber, and muscular tissue. Moreover, IL
soothes and strengthens overweight or weak
nerves, counteracts a tendency to hypochon-
dria or dependency, to which dyspeptic and
bilious persons are peculiarly liable, and is an
agreeable and wholesome appetizer and pro-
moter Of repose. The infrmities Of age, and
Of delicate female constitutions, are greatly re-
lieved by it; and it is q reliable preventive Of,
aud remedy for, malarial fevers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

II. BALDWIN, of Monroe City, Ind,
writes under date of Dec. 3, 1877, that
his wife used DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription with wonderful results. 1t
effected her entire cure, after several
physicians had failed. The many SINH
lar letters positively affirming that the
Fayorite Prescription had cured the
diseases and weaknesses peculiar to
women, induced DR.. Pierce to sell it
under a guarantee. Ladies need no
longer submit to useless and painful
local treatment, as the Favorite Pre-
scription is a safe, sure, and speedy
cure. Hundreds who had been bed
ridden for years have been restored to
perfect health by Its use.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

WHITEwAsH-INsIDEAN OUT.-Slake
one peck of lime, and while hot and at
the thickness of cream, add a pint of
linseed oil and a quarter pound of dis
solved glue. Let it stand a half day
before using. This, for interior walls
is far superiorto simple lime and water.
1t is always tirst-rate for outdoor work,
though expensive. For buildings,
fences, etc., Stake clean, white, fresh
lime under water; add a pound Of sui
phate of zinc to every peck of lime and
half a pound of salt. The addition of
yellow ochre will make it a cream
color; lumber gives it a fawn color;
and lampblack a gray shade. These
coloring ingredients are not expensive.
The lampblack should be dissolved in
vinegar before mixing in.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

A Coon HoUsEwIFE-Theg good house.
wife, when she is giving her house Its
spring renOvating, should bear in mind
that the dear inmates of her house
are more precious than many houses
and that their systems need cleans
ing by purifying the blood, reg
ulating the stomach and bowels
to prevent and cure the diseases
arising from Spring Malaria and Mas
ma, and she must know that there is
nothing that will do 1t so perfectly and
surely as Hop Bitters, the purest and
best of medicines. See other column,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

WORMS. WORMS. WORMS.
Z. Il. Kunkel's Worm Syrup never fails to
destroy Pin, Seat and Stomach Worms. DR..
Kunkel, the only successful physician who re-
moves Tape Worm in two hours, alive with
head, and no fee until removed. Common
eense teaches il Tape Worms be removed all
other worms can be readily destroyed. Advice
Mt Office and store free. The doctor can tell
whether or not the patient has worms. Thou
sands are dying, daily, with worms, and do not
know il. Fits, spasms, cramps, choking and
suffocation, sallow complexion, circles around
the eyes, swelling and pain in the stomach,
restless at night, grinding Of the teeth, picking
at the nose, cough, fever, itching at the seat,
headache, foul breath, the patient grows pale
and thin, tickling and irritation in the anus
all these symptoms, and moro, come from
worms. IL. I. Kunkel's Worm Syrup never
fails TO remove them. Price, u 90 per bottle,
or six bottles for $5 90. (For Tape Worm,
write and consult the Doctor.) For all others,
buy of your druggist the Worm Syrup, and II
he has Il not, send to DR.. u. Z. Kunkel, 269
y. Ninth. street. Philadelphia, Pa. Advice by
mail, free; send three-cent stamp.
Nervous Debility Nervous Debility
Debility, a depressed, irritable state OF mind
q weak, nervous, exhausted feeling, no energy
or animation, confused head, weak memory,
the consequences Of excesses, mental over
work. This nervous debility 6nds a sovereign
cure in L. +. Kunkel's Bitter Wine OF Iron, 1t
tones the system, dispels the mental gloom
and ~despondency, aud rejuvenates the entire
system. Get the genuine. Take only e.. +.
Kunkels; it has Il yellow wrapper around 1t,
his photograph on outside. Price, VI W per
bottle, or six bottles for S5 90. Ask your drug
gist for it, and IL he has it not, get 1t OF the
Proprietor, $50 N. Ninth st., Philadelphia, Pa.
Advice free. by enclosing three-oent stamp
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

InB Largest WORKSHOP OF THE BODY rs THE
LIVER, whose ONCE II Is 10 withdraw The bile
from the blood; when this important organ does
no; act, the SKIN assumes a yellow appearance.
and generally n sick headache sets IN, with
chilly sensat lons, and cod hands and feet, ac-
companled with loss OF appetite. The system
becomes ologged, the machinery does not WORK
the afnlctcd becoming cross and fretful, md ng
fault Will everything around them. TO any
person In This condition Or. d. Jayne's Sanatiyc
Pllls are recommended; by their stimulating
action the Liver soon RECEIVERS It's healthy tone,
and is enabled TO perform its proper functions.
COstiyenesS Is cured, and ali the aggravating
symptoms OF Dlllousness removed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

The introduction Of steam tramways
on highways has proved satisfactory,
on the public roads in Portugal. The
running speed, it is said, has been from
eight to ten miles an hour, but in spec
ial cases a speed equal to twenty or
twenty-five miles an hour is attained (;
the gradients or hills over which the
trains are taken have a rise of one in
twenty, and the curves or corners a.
round which they run have a radius of
twenty yards. Trains consisting of
seven closely-packed carriages have
been successfully worked under the a.
bove exceptional conditions between
Lisbon and Cintra, and also between
Lisbon and Torres Vedras, and in local
districts near Lisbon still longer and
heavier trains have been run. They
are under the easiest and most perfect
control on the steepest hills, and are
worked among the ordinary movements
of public road traffic with wonderful
freedom from accident.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

To CURE a felon, take out a portion of
the inside of a lemon, and thrust the
finger into 1t. Or, take the skin of the
inside of a fresh egg, bind it on with
the moisture Of the white of the egg
next to the finger, and it will draw the
small globule that causes the sore to
the surface. AS it dries, make new APP
plications.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

DR.. T. B. Henderson, of Glasgow,
Scotland, placed a strong rat in an at
mosphere Of phosphuretted hydrogen
gas, and the animal died in about ten
minutes, A large female rabbit lived
only twenty-three minutes In air hav-
ing but or per cent of this gas. A
great increase Of respirations was noted
at first. but these became slow and la
bored before death. Intense contrac-
ton of the ventriclcs of the heart, es-
pecIally when the proportion of gas adj
ministered was large, was very marked
but the lungs did not appear to be af-
fected. Small quantities appeared to
cause irritation of the skin, as the ami
mails scratched and bit themselves inces-
sanity then drowsiness was produced
and finally the creatures curled them
selves up, so as to bring the forehead to
to the floor, and died. This gas is SO
poisonous hat even one part oft in
5,l20 OF ordinary air will cause death.
No odor of the gas could be detected
after death in any organ of the body,
nor did the gas produce any local action
on the skin.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
HUMOROUS.

THE MAN FROM WYASDOTIE.-The
man who came up from Wyandotte to
sell q watch was the first prisoner to
appear at the desk. 1t was a watch
left him by his grandfather, and was,
therefore, the next thing TO his grand
fathers clock.
When he reached town he tried to
find " the boss Of the City Hail." but
failing in that, he offered the watch to
this n and that one, and gave his
word and honor that he would have
lever thought of disposing of it If his
six children hadn't the measles all at
once and no medicine in the house.
Some men didn't want a watch at all,
for fear Of being mistaken for bloated
%aristocrats, and others wanted a small
watch for a cent. By-and-bye the
watch stopped.
"That's the last camel that breaks
the straw's back" said the Wyandotter,
as he ceased shaking the old timeplece,
and he did just as Nero would have
done had there been any saloons open
In Rome at that time.
"Prisoner, you we're drunk-dead
drunk" observed the court.
eyes, the old man stopped on me-"
was the moHrnful reply.
"Then it is a stop watch is it?"
81 guess so-here she is"
The prisoner went down into his
hind pocket and pulled up the relic. 1t
came up in sections, and as each section
appeared in view the man opened his
eyes another notch. A handful of
wheels came out last, and the prisoner
placed them on the desk, stepped back
and said:
"There's the last remains of my old
grandfather! Send me up for life if
you want to-"
His Honor gave him some advice and
let him go, but he returned after court
was w 10 search his cell for "sOme
more of them darned Wheels,o
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
SCIENCE.

In a recent number OF the Journal Of
the Franklin Institute is a description
Of a remarkable machine, designed and
constructed last summer by a student
at the University Of Pennsylvania,
Frank II. Freeland, class Of 1879. IL is
called "an automatic t~it-tat-to ma
chine" and with it any one can play
that game as IL il were a person. IL is
a true automaton; that Is, there Is no
one concealed in or around Ii who gov
erns its moves by electrical or any
other means, as was the case with the
"automatic chess-player." The prin-
ciple upon which 1t works is this
There is a mechanical table Of all the
possible games, and two hands having
nine fingers each. When the opponent
makes a move the machine hunts with
It's left hand in the table for that move.
Opposite it is set down the proper an
swering mov By pushing a lever,
the right hand discovers that owe and
transmits 1t to the board. The machine
was exhibited at the Franklin Institute.
1t is now at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, where it has played a large num-
Der of games without losing a single
one. The problem Of designing a ma
chine which would play one Of the
games Of skill was never seriously at
tempted before but once, when the re-
suits arrived at were such as to present
serious difficulties to the construction OF
the machine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

A PRETTY pattern for a soda pillow,
for the benefit of ladies who dislike to
try their eyes by counting stitches, may
be made by taking worsted of four
colors, dividing the length of the cush-
ion into four parts and making each
the base of a pyramid. Work each row
in a different tint, and when the four
pyramids are done, turn the canvas and
fill in the spaces either with plain pyr-
amids In the darkest tint or with dark
garnet. If the right colors be used, the
effect will be something like that of a
Cashmere shawl.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

"HENRIETTA," said a landlady to her
new girl, "when there's bad news. par
ticularly private Affections, always let
the boarders know it before dinner. 1t
may seem strange to you, Henrietta,
but such things male a great difference
in the eating in the course Of a year."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

az WONDER what keeps up the Goldfish
%aristocracy these hard times !" exclaim-
ed a young woman, to which an old
Newfoundland fisherman responded /:
"Well, ma'am, l guess it must be be-
cause one Goldfish yields about a million
eggs. That ought to keep itup, if any
thing cOuld.N
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

ALUM is very injurious to the teeth.
Chlorate of potash has no action at all
upon the teeth. Alcohol does not effect
them, neither does cologne. Tobacco
does not affect the structure of the
teeth, but colors them brown.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

"I'vE stopped to get a bite )" said a
~vagabond to a lady in her garden, in an
insolent "Here, Tiger!''
cried she; and as a huge mastiff came
bounding to her side, she said to the
tramp, "If you don't leave at once,
you'll get one." He didn't stop to ex-
nostnlate.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

WHEN hard water is used for cooking
or washing, it is best to bail it for a
few minutes before using it,as then the
fur or sediment is thrown down on the
sides of the boiler, and not on the food
or clothes. Hard water isn't good for
making tea, IS the strength of the tea
leaves is very slowly extracted. The
bad effects of hard water in cooking
may be partly remedied by using a
small quantity carbonate o fsoda,o or even
of common washing soda, which softens
the water, though if much be added it
gives a soapY, unpleasant taste.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

A GENTLEMAN was talking to afriend,
in the presence of his attorney, about
the value of honesty. "HoncStyl" said
the attorney; "what is hOneStyP"
'What is that to you9" retorted the gem
tleman; ''dOn't NEEDLE with things
which do not concern you :"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

KANTNRR'S Illustrated Book Of Objects
for Children, containing over 1000 engrAyings
OF every day objects with their nAmes-mAking
the simplest, most agreeable and effective
method for the preliminary instruction OF
children. Price in boards SL00, cloth 81. so.
CAnyAssen wanted. Lee d Walker. lllS
Chestnut Street. Philadelphia
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

AN INGENIOUS wife tells her oppressed
sister how to come it over the tyrant,
man. "When | want a nice, snug day
all to myself" she says, 81 tell George
dear mother is coming, and then | sec
nothing of him till late at night. Try
it.hR
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
A Case Of Piles of 80 Years, Standing
BosToN, MASS, August 6, 1877

Boston, MASS, August G, 1877.
MEssRs. P. NEUsTAEDTER d Co.,
New York.
Gentlemen:--Enclosed please find 81 90 for
a box of DR.. \. Silsbee's "Andkesis." have
been troubled with the piles since 1S49, and
have tried almost everything that l could fluid,
but without success. l have just been using
yours, and have derived more benefit from it
than any that l have ever tried. Please for
ward me o box at once.
Yours truly,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

A WASH that would usually take all
day with ordinary soap, car be done in
three hours with Dobbins' Electric
soap, (made by Cragin & Co., Philadel-
phia,) and it cannot injure the finest
fabric. Try it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

He truly mourns the dead who lives
as they desire.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

A pIMPLE is the coupon of a buck
wheat cake.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

1T A bad actor is a "stick," is it
proper to call a very bad actor a dra-
matte club?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

You cannot dream yourself into
character; you must hammer and forge
yourself one.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

PRIcELEss-Goods that are marked
down.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

NEVER buy anything that you dom
want; and never want anything thai
you can't buy.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01

CLOSE relations-A toper's skin and
"whisky-skin."