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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-12-19
Ireland.

Here are some figures about Ireland.
In l845 there were $3.50, 600 people on
the island. In AZ, the year of the fam
inc, the population was 8,025, ,274; in
1875 it was 5000, ,494, and in VI it was
1888, 906. Since 1851 there has been a
decrease in farms under fifteen acres
and an increase of holdings over fifteen
acres. In '75 there were 81 ,459 patches
of one acre, 69,098 of from one to five
acres, 166,959 of from five to fifteen
acres and 1877, ,669 farms of from fifteen
to thirty acres. In al there were 491,-
27S mud huts of but singleroom each
in III they had decreased two-thirds.
There are fewer paupers in Ireland
than In England, Scotland or Wales.
In England every thirty-three of the
population contain one pauper; in
Wales the same proportion holds good,
in Scotland there is one in every fifty
three, while in Ireland there is but one
in every sixty-eight of the population.
There is also much less crime in Ireland
than in England in proportion TO the
population. In '76 four persons were
sentenced to death in the former coun-
try, while thirty-two were sentenced in
the latter; for crimes of which the pen
atty was imprisonment for life the NUM-
bers were fifty and 2S0 respectively.
The proportion of minor offenses is
much larger in England than in Ire
land.-Fres Press.
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Preserving Hams and Shoulders,

Hams should be neatly trimmed and
cut rounding, to initiate as closely as
may be the city-cut hams to be seen in
most grocery stores. With such pat
terms before them there is surely no ex-
cuse for any farmer who cuts the hinder
part of hog into square, unsightly
piece and calls it ham. Make pickle
strong enough to just float an egg; stir
in this sugar or molasses sufficient to
give it slight sweetish taste. Cover
The hams with this pickle and allow the
packages to stand where the tempera-
ture is uniform and above freezing.
For hams of twelve pounds four weeks
will be sufficient; larger hams must re-
main in the brine longer. In general
terms from three to seven weeks en-
braces the extremes of time required
for domestic curing of hams, varying
as to size of the hams, temperature and
time when it is anticipated they will be
used. When it Is designed to preserve
them through the summer caution must
be observed not to remove them from
the pickle too soon.
Hams may also be cured with dry
sailing. This is done by rubbing them
often with salt and sugar and punching
them up on platforms or tables covered
with salt, and covering each ham with
salt. When taken up to rub, which
should be done half dozen times, have
q shallow box at hand in which to do
the work.
Shoulders for family use require
much the same treatment as hams, and
both should be smoked with hickory
wood. The preservative principle of
smoke is creosote. Smoke made by
burning cOrn-cobs is highly esteemed,
but those engaged in curing meats on
large scale consider that the purest,
sweetest smoke is obtained from dry
hickory sapwood stripped of its bark.
If the smoking process is hurried the
creosote will not have time to penetrate
the entire substance of the meat, t,-but
ten days smoking is in all cases suffi-
cient unless the pieces are unusually
large and very thick.
The farmers smoked meat may, like
the hams of commerce, be covered Sc
curely with canvas and further pro-
tected by wash the recipe for which
has been several times given in these
columns, or packed well in bran or dry
ashes.
The room in which any kind of cured
meat is to be kept should be dry and
cool, and the darker the better.-N Y.
World.
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A Broken Heart.


Norwalk folks have q pathetic little
romance TO talk of to-day. Henry
Workman and Ida Richards were be-
trothed lovers. Young Workman had
a father and step-mother. His mother
died in his infancy, and no sentiment
was wasted in rearing the lad. The
step-mother avowed it as her unaltera-
BILE determination not TO "put up with
any such nonsense" and the elder Mr..
Workman avowed it as his unalterable
determination not to "put up" with
anything which Mrs. Workman "put
up" with. In short, young Workman
was confronted with the alternative of
choosing between his betrothed on the
on the one hand and the solicitous af-
fection of his step-mother and the shell
ter of his fathers roof on the other. 1t
is not TO be supposed that the choice
was difficult one to make. He gath
cred up his effects, and, carpet-bag in
hand, set out, as many another love-
lorn youth has done before him, to
seek his fortune and win home for his
bride. He obtained employment in a
distant town, and for time all went
well and prosperity seemed to smile
upon him. One day news came to the
girl that her lover had met with a sad
accident. He had been caught in the
machinery about which he was en-
ployed and mangled terribly. She
hastened to his bedside and found the
wreck of strong man. She nursed
him with all care and tirelessness, but
he died. The elder Workman was in
formed of his sons death, and was
asked if the body was to be brought
home and buried in the family lot. He
is said to have replied that if his som s
remains was in thousand pieces not
one of those pieces should ever be
brought within his doors. When he
cast out his son he cast him out utterly
forever. Ida Richards was q working
girl, and a provident one. She had
saved a little money, and with it she
had purchased q lot in Pine Island
Cemetery, and there she buried the
body. She stood by as they covered
the grave, and they were obliged to
leave her there; for she said she wanted
to watch the place alone. Pine Island
Cemetery is dreary place at best. 1t
is not fashionable burial ground now,
and has been allowed TO fall into decay.
In this ghostly spot the girl threw her
self upon the grave. The sun was low
down in the west when they left her
there, and after nightfall, when her
friends went to her, they found her
dead, N. Y. Times.
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Scarlatina.

OF course. a physician must direct
the treatment of this dangerous disease.
Our hints are meant to put the friends
of the patient into more intelligent CO
operation with him.
Separate the patient from the rest of
the family. Remove from the room all
unnecessary furniture, clothing, books,
etc. Let the room, as far as possible,
be kept well-ventilated and disinfected.
Change the bed linen frequently, but
always disinfect them in connection
with the washing. Instead of hand
kerchiefs, ETC., use pieces of cotton
cloth about the patient, and burn them
as fast as used. Thoroughly disinfect
everything that comes from the pa
tient.
Keep the temperature of the room
low-not above SO deg. Fahrenheit
until the patient begins to complain of
feeling chilly, which he will do as soon
as the fever subsidies, or If the case is a
mild one.
Sponge the body two or three times
a day with tepid water; or with cold, if
the fever is high.
While the Inflammation of the mouth
continues, a slightly astringent gargle
may be used, and the mouth rinsed
with some cleansing fluid.
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French Titles.

Since the accession of Napoleon l. to
the Imperial throne, 1919 titles of he
reditary nobility have been conferred
upon Frenchmen by the monarchs who
have reigned over France under alter
mating titles of Emperor and King.
Napoleon the Great, during his brief
reign, created nine Princes, thirty-two
Dukes, S88 Counts, and 1,090 Barons.
Louis XVIII. and Charles X. rewarded
their adherents' loyalty with an equal
copious shower of titles. Seventeen
Princes, seventy Dukes, seventy Mar
quesses, sixty-three Counts, sixty two
Viscounts, 2l5 Barons, and 785 "sim-
pie MOBILES" were added to the list of
French aristocrats under the Legitimist
rule of the Bourbons. Louis Philippe,
being a citizen King, was somewhat
more chary of bestowing hereditary
honors than his august cousins had
been. He created only three Dukes,
nineteen Counts, seventeen Viscounts.
and fifty-nine Barons. Nor was Napo-
leon I'LL, in comparison to his great
ancestor, by any means prodigal in
the matter of family honors. Twelve
Dukes, nineteen Counts and Viscounts,
twenty one Barons, and 1868 lesser no
bles owe their titles to Napoleon Ill.
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Embalming the Dead,

Mr.. Kreisman, United States Consul
General at Berlin, in his dispatch to
the Department of State, dated Octo-
ber 80, 1879, communicates descrip-
ton of a newly discovered process for
the preservation of dead bodies. The
inventor, or discoverer, had secured
patent for the process, but the German
Government, attaching great impor-
tance to theinvention, induced the pat
entee to abandon his patent. There
upon the Government made public
through the press, full description of
the process. The liquid used is pre-
pared as follows: In 5000 grammes of
boiling water are dissolved 100 grammes
of alum, twenty-five grammes of cook
ing salt, twelve grammes saltpetre,
sixty grammes potash and ten grammes
arsenic acid. The solution is then al.
lowed to cool and filter To ten litres
of this neutral. colorless, odorless liquid
four litres glycerine and one litre me-
thylic alcohol are to be added. The
process of preserving (or embalming)
dead bodies by means of this liquid
consists, as rule, in saturating and
impregnating those bodies with it.
From one and one-half to five litres of
the liquid are used for a body, accord
ing to its size. The bodies prepared
by this process are said to retain their
form, color and fexibility. Even after
a period of years such dead bodies may
be dissected for purposes of science
and criminal jurisprudence; decay and
the offensive smell of decay are COM
pletely prevented. Upon incision the
muscular flesh shows the same appear
ance as in the case of fresh dead body.
Preparations made of the several parts,
such as natural skeletons, lungs, en-
trails, etc., retain their softness and
pliability.
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" TIE IRON oATE.p

(Thc poem read by Oliver Wendell Holmes in
response 10 the toast in his honor at the Br0ak-
fast Welcome in Boston.)
Where is this patriarch you are kindly greeting? ?
=, Not unfamiliar TO my car his name,
Nor vet unknown to many joyous meeting
In days long vanished-is he still the same,
Or changed by yeEs forgotten and forgetting,
Dull,eared, dim-siRhted, slow of speech and
Btill DER tie sad. degenerate present fretting,
Where all goes wrong and nothing as it ought? F?
Old age. the gray-beard WE'LL indeed, know
shrunk, tottering, bent, of aches and ills the
In sermon, story, fable, picture, poem,
OFT have met him from my earliest day;
In my old Hcsop toiling with his bundle
His load OF sticks-politely asking Death
Who comes when called for-would he lug or
trundle
His fagot for him 2--he was scant Of breath.
And sad Ecclesiastes or the Preacher
Has he not stamped the image on my soul
In that last Chapter, where the worn-out Teacher
Sighs DER the loosencd cord, the broken bowl2
Yes, long, indeed, I've known him at a distance,
And now my lifted dOOr-latch shows him here,
/ take bis shriveled hand without resistance
And hnd him smiling as his step draws near.
What though of gilded baubles he bereaves US,
Dear to the heart of youth, to manhood's
prime,
us
The hoarded spoils the lepacies of timeI
Passion's uneasv nuTslinos rocked asleen
Homes anchor faster wild deaire less warrant
Iife's flow less nolsy but the stream how de spl
Still as the silver cord gets worn and slender,
Its lightened task-work tugs with lessening
Hands get more helpful. voices crown more ten
der
Soothe with their softened tones the slumber-
Gus BRAIN
Youth longs and manhood strives. but age re-
members;
Sits by the raked-up ashes of the past,
Spreads its thin hands above the whitening EN-.
bers,
Dear TO its heart is every loving token
That comes unbidden ere its pulse crows old
Ere the last lingering ties of life are broken,
Its labors ended and its story told.
For us the sorrow.laden breezes sigh.
And through the chorus of its jocund voices
Throbs the sharp note of misery's hopeless cry
From M" some meta FAR orb track oyr waterv spbere
Home of the strnggiing snffering don6f!ng Sv
inc. 'ne 'i"s' 'Aii's' NOuD'iiis' NY
The silver globule seems a glistenine tear.
But Nature lends her mirror of illusion
- -. -. - -
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The patient may have fresh water or
lemonade for drink; and milk and thin
soups for q diet, until the fever is over,
when he should have good, nourishing
food, care being taken not to let the
stomach be overloaded.
The bowels throughout should be
kept regular, either by fruits OF medi-
cine.
For the Inflammation of the throat,
apply frequently cold dressing to the
neck, or let the patient take into his
mouth pieces of ice.
Let the patient remain in bed until
the removal Of the scarf-skin is COM
plete. Otherwise Inflammation of the
kidneys may set in.- YoutFs OonlpGn-
ion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-12-19

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of q simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per-
manent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung
Affections, also a positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
felt 1t his duty to make 1t known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering,
will send free Of charge TO all who desire it,
this recipe, in German, French, or English,
with full directions for preparing and us
ing. Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper, w. W. SHKRAR,
149 Potoers' Block, ROehester, ". Y
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Men Who Require Presence of Mind.

Many railroad accidents are prevent
ed by presence of mind on the part of
engineers. A passenger train on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road
was rounding a sharp curve, Just under
q piece of tall timber. The watchful
engineer saw tree lying across the
track sixty feet ahead of the locomo-
tive. The train was running at a rate
of thirty-five miles an hour, and to
check its momentum before reaching
the obstruction was out of the question.
The engineer took in the situation at a
glance. He threw the throttle wide
open, and the engine shot ahead with
the velocity of an arrow and with such
tremendous force that the tree was
picked up by the cow-cather and flung
from the track as if it had been only q
willow withe. A man with not so cool
a head would have made the best possi-
BILE use of those sixty feet in the way of
checking the speed of the train. That
would have caused a disaster. Brad
ford, an engineer, was bringing an ex-
press train over the Kankakee line from
Indianapolis. AS the engine shot from
the deep cut and struck a short piece
of straight track leading to bridge a
herd of colts were discovered running
down the road. The distance to the
river was only one hundred feet.
Bradford knew he could not stop the
train, and also knew that if the colts
beat the locomotive to the bridge they
would fall between the timbers, and
the obstruction would throw the train
off and probably result in frightful
loss of life. 1t took him only half
second to think of all this. The other
half of the second was utilized in Civ
ing his engine such a quantity of steam
that it covered that one hundred feet of
track in about the same time that bolt
of lightning would travel from the top
of lightning rod to the ground. The
colts were struck and hurled down the
embankment just as they entered the
bridge
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CUT THIS OUT.
lPaate in Your MIemorandnmA

(Paste In NOur memorandum.)
We take pleasure in recommending
our readers when visiting Cleveland,
Ohio, TO call in at STEINFELD's, the one
Price Clothier and Tailor, 242 Superiof
street. Their Stock of Suits and Over
coats for Men, BOYS and Children is
just immense, from the lowest price
garments to the very finest. We can as
sure our readers for honest and square
dealing there is no more reliable
house in the State. They sell at one
price and that is low one. Price of all
goods being marked in plain figures, a
child can buy there as low as the most
experienced man. Take our advice and
try Steinfeld, the One Price Clothier
and Tailor, If you desire samples of
piece goods for suits, or overcoats made
to order, they will send them per mail
with self-measurement blank, You
will save from 50 to S15 on suit or
overcoat, and from 81 to So on pair
of pants. Wedding Suits a specially.
A complete line of Gentlemen's Fur
nishing Goods. Headquarters for Cellu-
loid Collars and Cuffs for ladies and
gentlemen. They require no washing.
Samples sent per mail. A trade dis
count to jobbers and retailers.
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always insisted that the variance be-
tween the statement in the letter and
the amount in the bag was proof enough
that there was no connection between
the two. / don't think so, however,
and believe that Jacks assertion Of
having written the letter was untrue.
We could never ascertain anything
about Mr.. Forest, so we divided the
money between us.
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The Evidence Accumulates,

II. J. FooTNER, of Toronto, Ont, certifes
that Warmers Safe Pills have cured him of
biliousness and sleeplessness. G. A. j. Cad
bois, of Brook'ille, Canada, certifes that the
Safe Pills and Safe Bitters have cured him of
malarial difficulties contracted in Texas. E.
]. Campbell, of Philadelphia, certifes that
the Safe Pills and Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
have nearly cured him Of bad chronic liver
complaint. And like testimonials keep COM
ing In.
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PERSONS intending to subscribe TO any of
the leading magazines during the approach
ing season, will find ii to their advantage to
write to Messrs. D. Appleton & Co, New York
City, for terms. Messrs. Appleton 81 Co.
publish a complete list of all the leading
magazines, both domestic and foreign, copy
of which they will forward, free, to any ad-
dress, upon application.
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For diarrh9a, bloody-fux, cramps in stom-
ach, and collie, whether affecting adults, chill
dren or infants, DR.. Pierce's Compound Ex-
tract of Smart-Weed is a sovereign remedy.
1t is compounded from the best brandy, ia
maica ginger, smart-wee1, or water-pepper,
anodyne, soothing and healing gums. For
colds, rheumatism, neuralgia affections, and
TO break up fevers and infammatory attacks,
It is invaluable ana should be kept in every
household. Fifty cents by druggists.
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"VEGETINE," says a Boston physician, "has
no equal as blood purifier. Hearing of its
many wonderful cures, after all other rene
dies had failed, / visited the laboratory
and convinced myself Of its genuine merit.
1t is prepared from barks, roots and herbs,
each Of which is highly effective, and they are
compounded in such a manner as to produce
astonishing results"
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Lnnp nisaasa Cnred.

NAPOLEON, Henry County. Ohio, Feb. 20. 1879
Dear Sfr - Allow me 10 give my testimony 10 favor
Of your IndIan Blood syrup. was troubled
with Disease Of the Lungs and also Liver Complaint.
and at the request OF your Agent tried OF your
medicine which Immediately relieved me feel better
than have felt for years. and never we'll am
MARY IA RAIFA
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GrenfIH RanAnied-

NEW BURLINGTON Clinton County Ohio.
Dear Slr-I was great sufferer before took your
Sty-celebrated Indian Blood syrup. l was
Ioubled with Neuralgia OF the stomach 1--we. and
Kidney Disease, and BoAling Of the stomach and
bowela was In a terrible state. but thanks TO your
medicine am now greatly Improved, and believe your
syrup 10 bo the greatest Blood PuTher known % the
world THOMAS X STEELE
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Liver compliant and Heart disease. /.

TRP1CARoE OITY, Miami 20, Ohio July 10. 1877.
Dear Str-l have used the excellent Indian Blood
result has been wonderful have been blck for one
seEs out q hst es nave ot peeo s6s g o psos anne
soIk e al, haye taken some q your SYRUP and
mend Il aud believe u 70 b the Best and Most heafla
Medicine ever offered 70 The public
IN SuLLlaAR
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C0stIYaness and PIIas.

TEDROw. Fulton County, Ohio.
Dear SiF Il In very poor health for long time
being severely troubled with COstiveness and Pllesi
sometimes would be Eve SIX days without pass.
age. took some OF your Indian blood Syrup,
and In . short time was enectually cured
WM. MCCASKEY.
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EVkRsPoRr, Defiance County, Ohio,
Dear ST. = i was suffering from Weakness Of the
system and Dizziness OF the Head. Your Indian
Blood syrup recommended 10 me and pro
HENRY HUFFMAN.
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Rest Family Medicine.

HAVANA. Huron COunSB, Nhio
Bear Str-I have used your excellent Indian
BLOOD syrup In my family for Liver Complaint,
Indigestion etc. and truthful say it is the best
remedy have ever used in every case IL effected
permanent cure l am ever ready 60 testify 20 il
meEttA ii. v, OWEN
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Would Not be without 1t.

FINDLAY, Hancock County, Ohio
Dear Sir-I have been &fiictei with Dyspepsia foI
many years, and have used the Indinn Hood
syrup with good effect l find II % be the besl
remedy which have ever used and would not be with
out am thankful for It's discovery.
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Kidney Complaint.

DUPONT, putnam County Ohio
Dear 6tT-This 10 70 certify that was Aniicted with
Kidney Complaint and General Debility for a numbeI
Of years. obtained SOFIA OF your Indian Blood
SyruP from yom Agent, aud 1t entirely cured me,
CALVIN EIIIER.
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For Erysipelas.

HoPKDALB Harrison County, Ohio
Dear 6H = This Is TO certify that your INDIAN
rheumatism, with which / suffered long time.
its use 10 ALL MRS VIM. REED
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Cannot Recommend It Too Highly.

DRKTER, MelRs County, Ohio
9yrup for Nervousness and Constipated Bowels and
pa truly recommend 1t the best medicine ever used
lecommended SARAH n WILSON
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JAMES Cough PILLS are lodrrd'.ted to cure
the most obstinate cases of Coughs and Colds
II your Druggist has not got them send twen
ty- five cents for sample bottle.
JAMES COUGH Pill Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
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For cough that other remedies will not
cure, we recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
SUMPTION.
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Cnras Headanhe.
General Weakness OF the system.

KHITH'A Noble County, Ohio
Dear Sir-This Is TO certify that your INDIAN
BLOOD Syrup has greatly benefited me for head
ache SARAH o. SRACH
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THERE must be a fearful fascination
about man who marries four sisters,
one after the other, and yet such man
has just married his sixth wife at lie
Roy, N. Y.