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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
aiBtinE.

Painting Is So common with some per
SONS. particularly women, and the cause Of
it 50 little understood by non-prOlessional
people, that some knowledge on the sub
ject often proves valuable. Faintncss con-
sists in a temporary failure of The activity
of The heart, the blood not being properly
circulated in consequence. Although it
docs not reach the head, the sufferer loses
all clcarncsS OF vision, aud if no, prevented
may fall, the fall, not unfrcqucntly restoring
the normal condition. There IS no cOnvul-
sion, and though hc-morc probably she
can hardly bc call conscious. he Is not 50
prOfundly unconscious rs to he incapable Of
arousal, as happens in epilepsy. There
are all degrees Of faintncss, from merely
feeling faint and looking somewhat pale TO
positive and complete swconing. In some
c..sgS, one faint is no sooner cured than
another and another succeed, hour after
hour, even day after day. It is scarcely
necessary 10 say that such cases are serious
and need prompt treatment. The causes
are various. Some persons are 50 easily
affected that they SwoOn if they cut their
fingers 0s see any ono bleed. Their de .
fence Is ovcrscusijivc nerves ami weak mus
cuhr fibre The heart i, essentially mas
Gle, which is feeble in some, strong in
Others feeble generally in women and
strong in men. Whatever wcakens the
heart and muscles commonly produces
fmnincss, close, foul air being an active
cause. Whatever greatly affect, the nerves
such as bad news Or The sight Of the disa-
rrccahlc or horrible NAV nducc swOOn;
and loss Of blood is another and a serious
Indictment Sound health naturally ac-
campaniCd by firm nerves and muscles. lie
the best preventive Of faintncss. The ma
iority of vigorous men 20 through all kinds
of severe and painful experiences without
fainting. while delicate men and women
swoon at trilluS. American women, who
used 10 faint continually crowds, at
bad news. at scenes Of disircSs-nOw faint
comparatively seldom; and tho fact is as
cTibcd to their REIMBURSEMENT, fOr the most
part, Of the habit of lacing, II their increas-
cd exercise in the open mir, and their bet
ter physical condition. No, one American
woman faints to-day where, thirty years
ago, twenty five women tainted, and the
diminution of the disorder, always the re-
suit Of direct causes. is an ummistakable
evidence which other things corrobOratc, of
| the marked amiclioration Of the health Of
| the highly organized, extremely sensitive,
| but flexible and enduring women Of our
/ IcDmpicX race
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
Disinfectants.


Quicklime may he used TO absorb mois-
turc and putrid fluids. Sprinkle it freely,
in powdered form, in all places to be puri-
fed. Gypsum can be used for the same
purpose. Neither should be used in closed
drains, catch-basins or sewers, as they de
compose soapwater and form new com
pound which Obstructs the flow of fluids in
those places. Charcoal powder should be
used to absorb putrid gases. The Goa
should be fresh, and recently heated, and
mixed with lime or gypsum. Peat char
coal is equally good, and cheaper. Chol-
Oride of lime is good TO absorb putrid cfilu-
via and to stop putrefaction. Use as lime
is used. Black oxide maganese may be
used for purifying cellars and rooms, with
out discommoding patients. 1t may be
made Of forty parts black oxide of magan-
csc and sixty parts of common salt, and
may he distributed on plates. Coppcras
may be used to disinfcct the discharges
from patients affected with dangerous dis
eases. Ten pounds OF copperas in pail
ful of water, and quart or two pOure
into places needing publication viii be ef-
fectual. Chloride Of zinc, chloride of man
gancsc, or proto-chloride of iron, may be
used in place of coppcras. Pernagnate of
potash may be used in disinfecting clothing
and towels. Throw the articles into Il tub
of water with an ounce OF the drug, to
every three gallons of water. The per
magnate of potash should be used in suiti-
cient quantities 20 give purple tinge to
the water. ''Lahaquels solution may he
used for the same purpose. Neither of
these should be used for the disinfcction of
colored fabrics us they will bleach them.
Chloride Of zinc is equally As good. and If
pure and neutral will neither bleach nor
stain. CarbOlic acid and the coal tar dis
infcctants are the most efficient and per
manent antiseptics. but are generally too
offensive for indoor use \ gill of carliOlic
acid in a pail Of water Is one Of the best
disinfectants for sewers, drains, catch
basins, watcr-cl0scis, urinals, priyics, etc.
Ii should be used in the same manner -
coppcras. Carbolic acid Is often mixed with
lime, forming carbolatc of lime, 10 be used
for the same purposes. \ mixture Of ten
paris Of quicklimc and one part of the
cheap refuse oils from the dIstilatiOn Of
coal tar. is one OF the most efficient pTcpa-
ratiOnS for deodofiZiu@ foul places in the
open air. Bromlne, either alone or IN So
luton, or sb,orlcd by quicklimc or gypsum
is the most prompt and efficient disinlecl-
ant for unoccupicd andinfccted apartments.
The solution should nc made in the proper
tion Of one dr,chm 10 pint 90 water, and
should be shaken until the hrOmiHc is dis
solved Then distribute It in enrihcn
plates, OF by suspcudinS sheets saturated
with thc solution. In forty eight hours at
most, the most infectious rooms are disin-
fcctcd For use in occupied MONS one
druchm of bromine TO Il quart of water,
placed on plates beneath the bed, may DC
used Neither brOminc. chloride, or the
parmagnaie of pniassa should he used in
connection with the carbOl.c acid, IS these
substances mutually ncu'ralize each others
disinfcctihg qualities.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
Draping Forest Trees with Vines.

When we read descriptions Of tropical
forests we are always struck with the
amount of climbers, crccpcrs, Hanas, grow
ing on the trees and dropping Enthusiastically
from branch to branch. The nearest ap-
proach that have seen TO these fascinating
descriptions was in the virgin forests OF the
Sardinia. There the clematis, wild vine,
blackberry, ivy, all but realize these de
scriptions Of tropical scenery, and add much
to the beauty OF the forests. On my return
home determined to initiate this feature
of the Sandman forests, and planted num-
ber of climbers at the roots OF many oil my
trees, making soil for them. | had, how
ever, no success; the roots of the trees ate
up the soil, and the creepers dwindled
away. Eighteer months ago i hit upon a
plan which promises TO be a complete sue
cess. | had some casks, large and small,
cut in two, and holes made at the bottom
for drainage. Then had holes as large as
/ the half casks made at the foot OF trees
cutting away roots to make rOom- 1hG
trees no doubt suffer, but they soon recover
themselves. The casks were filed witt
good soil, and the creepers planted therein
! Virginian creepcrs, BoursauIt roses, vine:
and ivy. They are all doing very well
and are running up the trees vigorously. Bl
the time the wood of the casks rots tn
plants will have established themselves an'
will, trust, be able to hold their own,
expect in two or three years to have m,
trees covered with garlands, fcstoons o
creepers, initiating the lianas of the tropics
Many other creepers would no doubt d
equally well, such as Bignonia radicans
wistaria, jasmine, etc. mean to try them
The vigor of the creepers seems to depen
on tine size of the casks. | mean to tr-
large sugar casks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05

The popular opinion is that the elephant
can use its trunk for any purpose, from
picking up needle to dragging cannon
from bog. According TO Mr. SanderSon,
who has charge Of one of the government
catching establishments in India, this opin
ion is founded entirely on Imagination.
AN elephant, he says, might manage the
former feat though doubt it; the latter he
would not attempt The chief use of the
trunk, delicate and sensitive organ, is to
procure food and water for the animal,
and to convey them to its mouth. Il also
warns them of danger by the senses of
smell and touch. The elephant never
uses his trunk for rough work. and rarely
for striking a man or other elephants.
When the elephant is engaged in such
work rs dragging timber, it takes the three
feet rope attached to the log between its
teeth. Then raising one end clear Of the
ground, II half dragS and half-CarrIes the
log away. y light log is held in the
mouth, as a dog does stick, and the
trusk is used to help to balance it. Male
elephants carry the log on their tUslss if it
is not too heavy. II heavy piece of work
is 10 bc done, the elephant does it by push
ing with his head or feet or by drawing
in harness. To start heavy load, the
elephant throws himself into the harness
cola. far beyond his centre Of gravity. If
that does not start it, he knCels and bends
/ forward until he almost rests ON his fore
head. In drinking, the elephant fills
about fifteen inches Of his trunk with wa
ter. Then curling it backward he blows
! the water into his mouth. If an accident
should injure the trunk 50 as TO prevent it
conveying water, the elephant drinks by
wading into the wafer and immersing the
mouth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05

Fcrreis are Of two cO!Ors white and brin-
die. The white ONES have pink eyes look
ing much like the glass beads seen in the
heads of artificial mice. The brindle ones
have black eyes Here IS another point on
which the neutral character of the ferret
man is apparent. Nobody can get him to
saw which color is best. lie will say they
are both as good as they can I've, and that
one is no better than the other. If pressed
hard. he may, after long perseverance and
the expenditure of great amount of pa
tience, be brought TO admit that ''thc bTin-
dies are probably more 'arty animal than
the whites, but the whites arc ckaliy rs
ramey as the brindlcs." This lucid eX-
planation is supposed TO satisfy the most
captious mind. The glory of the ferret
mans eXistance however, is not any more
wrapped up in his ferrets than his Scotch
terriers. The two work hand in hand. y
wise ferret man will train them together
from infancy, that they may get used TO
each other and thus insure safety to the
ferret on the occasion of rat killings, which
il does not always have where they arc
not so trained. This is one OF the draw
backs in a ferrets life. Often, when work
ing with dogs not used to them, the latter
mistake them for rats and put an end tc
their existance with vim that would be
commendable were it employed on tho
I. legitimate prey. There are other little in
conviences in the life and business OF
ferret which show that it has clouds as vel
as sunshine. Sometimes they get into
sewers, where the slippy surface Afford
them no foOthold, and the result Is thel
never get out again. As for the scratche
! and bites they get in their encounters Wal!
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
The Vineyard state,

The first vines planted by the hands ol
men in the Golden State were set out by
the Spanish priests in I77l, at the Mission
San Gabrielle. Soon following, every Jes-
uit post in California was supplied with
vines from Spain, and the ''mOnks of OLD
qJiaiIed tile sweet wine thcrefrUm and en-
loved the clusters of flaming Tokay many
years before the province passed INTO our
hands. One of these old vines IS still living
at a ruined monastery in Southern Calilor-
MIA, where its roots feed in the warm moist
soil of a tepid spring. II is trained upon a
framework Of trellis and its lajcrals actual
" cover more than an acre OF ground. Il
is not az thrifty now as it has been in IFS
younger DAYS, when the records show that
as much as two tons OF fruit have been
gathered in Il single season from the win
kled arms Of this grand old NestOr of the
Pacific vineyards In 1856 careful count
of the planting in California disclosed the
fact that there were then 300, 600 Wires
growing under cultivation in the State, and
to-day the best authority-thc President OF
the Ninicultural Society of CALIFORNIA;
Inmates from the data in his hands that
there are forty and forty-fiye millions OF
bearing vines in that Commonwealth. This
indicates very plainly the enormous plant
ing of about three thousand acres of vine
var, every year since 1886. This eXtraor-
binary rate Of increase sets the mind "a
calculation, and in mild astonishmcnt the
result of such progress for the coming fifty
years will enable the vIne- growers of Cali
fornia to produce annually one hundred
million gallons of pure grape wine. In
California to-day there are $4,000 acres IL
vineyards, and the capital employed in the
culture of grapes and the making ol
wine is $50, O0O, 0O0. The annual product
amounts to 81, 800, 900, not taking into ac-
count the surplus stock. 1t is also signifi-
cant that California in 1873 produced,
exported and consumed herself twice as
much wine as the whole United States
/ imported from France. The CalILOrnia
wines are not adulterated; indeed, grape;
are so sweet and so cheap that it would not
pay to do SO. They are made from the
I Juice of the grape alone, without the addi-
/ ton of water, sugar, alcohol, coloring mat
ter or ilavoring essences of any kind.
! They are often sold, however, under dis
guise, with the spurious labels of Frencl
| and German wines affixed. The machinery
and apparatus generally employed in Cali
fornia are vastly superior to those used II
other countries, and it tends to greatly
cheaper the cost of manufacture.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05

rats, they are as natural as the scars on q
veteran or bruises on prize fighter. \
well known ferret man OF Philadelphia,
John Gregory, of Beach street, kensington,
has about thirty ferrets, many of which
show marks of their conflict wita their nat
ural enemy. On recent occasion the fer
rets were employed to rid the house of a
gentleman down town, when Sne of the
largest rats ever killed probably was laid
out after a desperate fight by one Of the
ferrets. The latter had its throat pierced
10y the rats fangs 10 such an extent that
daylight shone through, ard the owner
scarcely thought il worth while 10 carry it
back home. Despite the rough usage the
ferret, with proper care is recovering. A
rat bite is not necessarily fatal to Il ferret
if the rat is not diseased. Many ferrets are
lost, however, through being poisoned by
the bite of a rat that is suffering from some
distemper. Then too, the old plan Of
poisoning rat with arsenic and other poi
SonOus compounds often works disaster to
the ferrets, who are poisoned in return.
Ferret men are chary Of places where poi
son has been used, and if they know it will
not let their fcrrcts work under the circum-
stances. Il have lost over $500 worth of
terTets one way or another in enc year,
said the kensington ferret the other Oay.
I've lost fortune in ferrets in my time
Some were poisoned and some got lost in
sewers, | haven't nothin' like the stock of
fcrrets | used 10 have Ave 'ad rs 'igh as
sixty and seventy at lick in my time. p"
During the war hc took his ferrets down to
Fort Delaware 10 clear the prisoners pens
and warehouses Of rats. II was the largest
job he ever had. Il killed over sixteen
thousand rails in three months down there.
The time when am busiest is when peo-
pie 20 away from their houses for the sum
mcr or when they return in September.
That mouth when | am busy. Keep
my dogs an fcrrcts gCin' all the time.
Get great deal to do in the country
among farmers. Like to work in the coun-
Try bc,ter'n in the city. Fcrrcts and dogs
like It better, too. It's cleaner every way,
and the dogs get better chance at the rats.
FcrrCts are not so likely 10 be lost either.
The advantage Of ridding a place of rats
with fcrrets over Kidding it of them with
poison Is that after the feTrcts have killed
or driven m ont that's the end Of EN-.
When YOU poison EN- they crawl INTO their
holes and die, and then you have to tear
the house down TO get EN- out and remove
the smell.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
SWISS Couricrs.

The Swiss cOuriers employed by Amer
lean and English travellers receive heavy
commissions from the proprietors of the
hotels to which they conduct their parties
Besides these direct payments, they enjoy
sundry perquisltcs; they live on the fat OF
the land, are RECALLED with the finest wines
in the inn-keeper's cellar, smoke his best
cigars, and often, when temporarily unem-
ployed,, live at free quarters in his house.
OF course, the travelling public, one way or
the other, must pay for all this, and people
who stay III the best hotels and indulge in
the luxury of a courier get off cheaply for
so day, railway fares and hotel bills in
cluded. There are few innkeepers who
set their faces against this system and re-
fuse to pay commissions to courierS, and
there may be couuers who do not demand
them but these exceptions are few and lar
between, and the practices described are
general and notori9us. The remedy is in
the hands of travellers themselves. Let them
choose their own hotels without reference
to their courIers, insist on paying their own
bills, and inform their landlord that they
will be glad to receive any discount he may
be able to afford in the shape of tliminu-
4 ton of his charges The landlord, if he
be wise man, will be glad to do this, FOL
he only submits to the exactions OF courieri
because he knows that if he refuses they
will. make dead set against him, speak il
of his house, and persuade their clients fol
THE future to avoid his establishment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05

me. In moment there was sound OF
hurried feet in the hall, amurmur of strange
voices. and some one threw open the door
opposite mine. stole soft out, and crossed
the hall to madame's room. There was a
group of strange people standing by her
bedside.
\ voice said, ''She is deadl"
.'What is lt-what killed herg'' | asked.
Il do not know. Probably her heart
was diseased. Some sudden fright did it.
The detectives have been on her track for
weeks"
"The detectivesl Why 2"
''She poisoned Monsieur Rosis, her hus-
band. That is his portrait yonder,' said
the physician.
l gave one glance towards it. | had lit
tie need to look at it, since the face was
50 terrible familiar to me-
''She has escaped justice" some one
SAID, solemnly.
"You are mistaken, she has gone to meet
it," .....
''See.n cried another, in a startled voice,
'-She wore his ring again"
| looked down at the little waxen hand,
now clay cold. On the white forefinger
the heart of Monsieur Rosis glowed and
burned. 1t was plain to me, no matter
what others taught. Madame had died of
fright when the ring was plachd upon her
finger.
Her impression had been trde. She had
that night found her ring.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
Professors' Phrases.

Does the tail precede or follow the
comet, Professor"
That depends on which way the comet
is going.n
Would the absolute good Of any num-
Der of oysters ever counterbalance the good
, of the individual eating them?"
We'll, don't know. | doubt if YOU
would be justified in eating all the oysters
on the globe at one meal.
Il read in the paper, Professor, that
there is a woman in New York who has
been unconscious for twenty Years, and in
that time has eaten nothing. Do you think
that is true. Z"
''Oh, yes, sir; the graveyards are full OF
them.
''Do you think that have written
enough on this question:
''Really, sir, don't know. We are not
accustomed to measure these papers by the
yard. >"
''What will my rank be this term:''
''That is not so easily determined, as il
is less than any assignable quantity
Il haven't the the slightest idea ON that
point, Professor.
'i've noticed that you have been in that
painful state of mind for some time.
81 can't recitc that lesson, Professor, am
not prepared"
''Really, sir, didn't suppose you would
let little thing like that bother you"
''Can | translate 'dcto equO temere,' y
horse acting at random'l :"
''Your horse has certainly acted at ran
dom, Mr.. Blank"
'What is the trouble with the lesson to-
dayl"
TOO long, Professor"
Il am afraid that in your case any lesson
would be too long"
''lIow was the velocity of light com
puted:'
'By calculations on the satellites of
Jupiter"
Every well, but how"
by astronomical observation-l mean,
that is, oh, l see, by eclipses."
THAT will Go, sir; the eclipse seems to
be total"
"Give me a description of the stomach
of horse, Mr. L.
''Can't do it, Professor
''llow does the stomach of the horse
differ from that of-ihe next man-the
mule:''
"Will you give the difference between a
state and condition p
81 don't think can state It, doctor
Il am sorry you are not in a condition
To do So
''Do You think il is right to argue on a
question against your own convlctions:' =
Il am not prepared ON this lesson.
Consult your common sense, then. Are
You prepared on that: :"
'Why does cloud stay mp in the air if
the particles Of water are heavier tnan those
of air."
81 give ii up"
1.-The explanation is that it does not stay
up; it falls"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
8 Relic oI Mary Queen OF SCOTS.

When Mary Queen Of SCols was a pris-
oner in the castle of LoChburn in the win
ter and early spring Of lj6S, she drew
Young George Douglas, the STRIPPING bIO-
thcr Of William Douglas, the governor of
Lochhurn, into her favor for the purpose of
cGccting her escape. The youth was won
completely. On tho evening Of tho second
of May, IJGS, the keeper and his family
being at table. George seiZcd the keys and
He'd across The lake with the royal prisoner
For this romantic allegiance Queen Mary
presented to George Douglas a lock of her
hair Now it 50 came about that as time
rol..d on, this lock-of a sikcn texture
and beautiful pale aubun-was found
among some old papers at 'Wishaw, one Of
the estates Of the Douglas family. And as
time again passed, when the late John Car
roll Brent visited the late Mrs. Catharinc
Pye Douglas, of Rose Hail, Scotland, a
relative, she showed him the lock, and,
diving seven years later, in 1917, bcqueathed
il TO him. At the death Of John Carroll
Brent il fell into the possession Of his sister,
Miss G. u. Brent, Of Washington, ID. {.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
Camp-NIeetinS Episode.

Last fall John Baker, young man Of
high standing, was indicted by the Grand
Jury of Guadaloupc county for the murder
Of young man named Exum HOllamOn.
After examination, Baker was released on
bail, and has since been at liberty. The
murder being exceedingly a;recious, Baker S
release on bond aroused the people, who
talked Oflynching him, and the consequence
was division of the community of Seguin,
in which Baker lived with bitter feelings on
both sides Recently Baker attended a
Methodist camp-mectins near Scguin, aud
while the minister was delivering the tinal
PRAYER a loud pistol-repOrt was heard,
Baker falling dead. \ man had quietly
forced his way through the tlIrong to wher'
Baker stood beside post Supporting the
arbor under which the services were being
held, and placed the pistol against the righ
ear, the ball passing entirely through Baker
head. Great excitement followed. Th'
prayer was stopped and the meeting broker
lup.