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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06
HOW GAMES TRAVEL.

Travellers, observing the likeness of
children's games in Europe and Asia,
have sometimes explained it ON this
theory: That the human mind being
alike everywhere, the same games are
naturally found in different lands, chill
dren taking to hockey, tops, stlltS, kites
and so on, each at its proper season. But
if So why is it that in outlying barbar-
Gus countries one hardly finds a game
without finding also that there is civil
lied nation within reach from whom 1t
NAV have been learned And what Is
more how is it that European children
knew nothing till a few centuries ago of
some of their now most popular sports
For instance. they had no battledore and
shuttlecock and never flew kites till
these games came across from ASA.
when they took root at once and became
naturalized over Europe.
The origin Of kite flying seems to he
somewhere in southeast Asia. where IL
is 2 sport even of grown up men, who
fight their kites by making them cut one
another's strings and fly birds and mon
sters of the most fantastic shapes and
coIors. especially in China, where old
gentlemen may be seen taking their
evening stroll kite string in hand, as
though they were leading pet dogs. The
English boys kite appears thus an IN
stance not of spontaneous play instinct,
but of the migration OF an artlhclal
came from adiStant centre. Nor IS this
all it proves in the history of civilization.
Within a century, Europeans becoming
acquainted with the South Sea islanders,
found them down to New ZedlandadeptS
at flying kites, which they made OF
leaves or bark cloth, and called mama, or
bird. flving them in solemn form with the
accompaniment of traditional chants
which looks as if the toyreached Polyne-
sia through the Malay region, thus be
longing to that drift of Asiatic culture
which is evident in many other points
of south Sea Island life. The geography
of our childish diversions may be noticed
as matching with this. Mr.. Wallace re-
lates that being one wet day IN Cayak
house in BOrneO. he thought to amuSe
the lads by taking a piece OF string 70
show them cats cradle - but to his
surprise he found that they knew more
about it than he did. going of into ilg-
urts that quite puzzled him. Other Po-
TvuesianS are skilled in this nursery art
especially the MaOris, of New Zealand,
who call it mani from the name Of their
national hero, by HhOm- according TO
their tradition. ii was invented It's NaTl-
Gus patterns represent canoes, houses,
people. and even episodes in Maui 5 lie,
such as his fishing up New Zealand from
the bottom of the sea. In fact. they
have their pictorial history in cat )
cradle. - and whatever their traditions
may be worth. they stand good to show
that the game was Of the time Of their
forefathers. not lately picked up from
the Europeans. In the Sandwich Islands
and New Zealand it is ON record that
the natives were found playing kind
of draughts which was not the European
game. and which can hardly be account
ed for but as another result of the drift
of Asiatic civilization down into the
Pacinc-THc EOrtHjWdIg RCrjc,r.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

4 NEW REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA
The Paris correspondent Of the B0sto,
Courier, referring to his recovery t0r
dangerous illness, saws l mention
this illness, that l may Sell you boz
easily | was cured. ] was bent don
bic. I could not breathe. Ny phv...
clan ordered me to take a flst-iTOn a1i
heat it as hot as l could bear, put
double fold of flannel on the paiut-
part. and move the iron TO and fro O.
the flannel. l was cured by encha1.
ment. My doctor told me that son.
time since a professor in one Of or
colleges, after suffering some days Wit
neuralgia in the head, which he hiE.
self had tried to cure, sent for the il.
mer, who prescribed q hot hatir0-
The next time the doctor saw The U-1.|
fessor the latter exclaimed, Il had DI
sooner applied the heated iron to MI
head than instantly all pain had vsE
ished." Nv physician was summ0n1
recently to the bedside Of q wOuE
who had neuralgia in both sides, a1i
so violently that she alarmed .ls|
whole neighborhood by the screams
which her intolerable anguish wru-s|
from her She was taken from h5.
bed and borne near the fire. In such
severe cases a heated iron IS not euE-
getic enough, and he has an iron Hi
fastened to an ivory handle. He lesz
this rod to a white heat (Which Gauss
less pain than 4 red heat) and appGs
it very slightly to the seat OF the pan
first in longitudinal, then in latitud-
al lines. The application is so lg-
that no trace is left but red lines C
the epidei mis-, which are soon efaoai
In twenty minutes the woman walke
back to Oed, and she third day attg1
ward quilted it entirely freed fro-
neuralgia. This instrument Is not e.
be trusted to awkward hands.
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4 DOG AS POSTMAN.

sir Thomas Lander who for many
years resided at Grange House, Edin-
burg. had Il fine dog OF the st. Bernard
breed presented to him. After deScrib-
ing many Of BaSs'S characteristics, his
owner goes on to SAY lie took par
ticular fancy for one of the pOStmen.
who delivers letters here. 1t was the
duty Of the pOstman. besides delivering
letters. to carry a letter-bag from one
receiving house to another and this bag
he used to give TO Bass to carry. Bass
always followed that man through all
the villas in the neighborhOOd, where he
had deliveries to make. and he mVari-
ably parted with him opposite the gate
of The convent of 1t. Margaret, and re-
turned home. When our gate was shut
to prevent his following the pOstman
the dog always leaped a high gate to get
after him. one day when the postman
was i'll. or detained 10y some accidental
circumstance. he sent a man in his
place. Bass went TO the man. curious
IL scanning his face while the man re
tired from The dog. Iy no means liking
his appearance, and anxious to decline
all acquaintance with him. But as the
man left the place. Bass followed him.
showing strong symptoms that he was
determined to have the post-bag. The
man did all he could to keep possession
Of it. But at length Bass. seeing that
he had no chance OF getting possession
OF the bag by civil eutrcatv. raised him
self on his hind legs, and putting Il
great fore paw on each OF the man $
shoulders, lia laid him on his back in
the road. and quietly picking up the
bag, he proceeded pcaceabIy on his Won
ted way. The man. much dismayed.
arose. and followed the dog. making
every ROW and then an Intellectual at
tempt to coax him to give UP the bag
At The first house he came he told his
fears and the dilemma he was in. but
the people comtorted him by telling him
that the dog always carried the bag.
Bass walked with the man to all the
houses at which he delivered letters. and
along the road, till he came to the gate
of st. MarLaret's, where he dropped The
bag and making his bow to the man, he
returned home.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

RAISING PIGs.-The most i'm
tant thing for the swine breedc- ',-
this season of the year is, to ret -
greatest possible growth from h. h.
spring pigs. There is no period in -
life of the hog when so great q ret5-.
for the food consumed is posslbla =
during the first six months. and II :
here that the advantages Of skiils-'
feeding are apparent. Unless pra.t
care DC taken, the growth Of the n.
will be seriously checked when II :
from three to five weeks old n
milk of the dam, which was amp'a :.
promote a rapid growth in the l..s.
of pigs during the first two OF tina,
weeks. is not sufficient to answer -
demands Of the same litter as tFs-
grow older hence the pigs sbor;
early be Taught to look elsewhere p,
a part Of their sUstenance. Thisis--
easy matter little milk or Dr.-'
tious food of any kind, in liquid f9rn
placed conveniently by, where m,
pigs can have access to it at all tins.
but beyond the reach Of the SOW. vil
soon 90 JuC WOIh anu lb should h1
replenished frequently through fs
dav. If this is attended TO, there viii
be no "stuntingn Of the pigs at M,
critical period, and their grow.h viii
be uniform and rapid. A good Glove
pasture is a valuable adjunct and
helps wonderfully. The true secretg
successful pork making is 20 push ts
pic from the date of birth until # (.
big enough for the market and h,
earlier the age at which this point cs-
be reached, the greater Is the le.ur
for the food cons umed.
a slop made Of corr and oa4
ground in about equal parts, witt
little oilmeal added, makes the ba..
food tor the SOW while sucking. n
/ increase the flow of milk and t5,
with clover pasture and plenty o.
soaked corn during the summcr will
promote a rapid and healthy gr5va
ofthe National LIRE Stool Jor.
nal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

\ Curious CAsE.-Johu j. Andrews, a
Philadelphia merchant, lost the sight of his
left eye twenty years ago and physicians told
him there was no cure. The useless member
gave him no trouble until 1877, but thercaf-
ter it was occasionally 50 painful that he
writhed on the floor until the attack was over.
iidHy Of the best ocuiiStS made careful exam
nations, and We're unable To ascertain the
nature of the disease. Lately he put HIM
sell into the hands of a Philadelphia physi-
elan, of whose Investigation he says lie
bliStercd me around the eye to draw out the
Inflammation, and at last he said i know
what it is not it Is net Inflammation and
that is one point gained He drew out
diseased tooth ana cut ont piece of the jaw
bone and did some probing; finally he said !:
1t does not come from a tooth nerve and
That IS another point gained lie dOSed me
with quuinC until he was satisfied and then
he said: IT is not miasma, and that is
another point gained Last Thursday he
put me into dark room. and, throwing an
mdcscribably bright light into the optic for
two mortal hours. at last he exclaimed: L
have the secret Looking iii through the
pupil of the eye he could see a live cySticer-
Gus, or embryo tape worm. This was the
first case of the kind in America, and was
exhibited to most of the physicians of Phila-
delphia. An operation with a knife removed
the creature.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

'FARMENG UNDER THE SEA. The
fact IS not generally known that within
three hour ride of Boston q large and
profitable business has been carried on
ever since 1918 along the seaShOre. and
which is nothing more nor less than
farming under the sea. - Everywhere
upon the coast of Eastern New England
may be found. ten feet below the water
mark. the lichen known as carrageen-
the Irish Moss of commerce. 1t may
be torn from the SuukcG rocks anyWherc.
and yet the little seaport of Scituate is
almost the only place in the country
where it IS gathered and cured. This
village IS the great centre Of the moss
business in the country, and the entire
Union draws its supplies from those
beaches. Long ra1cs are used i'll tIlling
this marine farm. and it does not take
long 10 fill the many dOrieS that await
the licheu, torn from its SALTY. rocky
bed. The husbands and fathers gather
the moss from the sea, and the wives
and daughters prepare it for market.
Soak it in water and it viii melt away
to jelly. Boil it with milk. and a deli
cious white and creamy blanc mango is
the result. The annual product is from
ten to fifteen thousand barrels. and it
brings $50, ,0OO INTO the town, which sum
is shared 10y some one hundred and fifty
families. Its consumption in the manu-
factuTe of lager beer is vely large. and
the entire beer in the country draws its
supplies from Scituate beaches. as the
importation from Ireland has almost
ceased. 1t is generally known that the
moss. as an article of food. is called
sea Moss Farina. - Ercbagre.
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4 REMEDY FOR WHooPNG {

a REMEDY FOR WHOOPING COJzz
DIR. Garth (HTener AHgcBl.) s,ss
that by placing xx. git. oil tereb--
on a handkerchief, holding 1t bsu
the face, and taking about forty De-
inspirations, to be repeated thrice IS
ly, signal and marked relief, foll0T-
bv rapid cure in cases Of larynga
catarrh, is the result. In an iut-
fifteen months old, in the convuls.1
stage Of whooping cough, he dirac.E
the mother to hold n cloth, mOistua
as above, before it when awake, and1
drop the oil upon its pillow via
asleep. The result was markedly q
nefcial. In twenty-four hours q
frequency and severity Of the atiaes'
wele notably diminished, and by PFC
per support by aid Of stimulants. To
improvement was rapid. SubscQual.
ly pertussis became epidemic IN p
vicinity, and he repeatedly used =,
drug in this way. He gave it 70 q
children Of all ages, and in any stag
Of fever. The initial catar.h the c1l'
yulsive, and the final catarrhal, stsgg7
were all decidedly benefited, the sl2'
modIc attacks being in many cases q
orted.-ScieRhfc american.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

THE INTRODUCTION OF WHEAT INTO
ANiERICA.-PriOr to the discovery Of
this continent 5y.Columbus, there was
no cereal in America approaching inna-
ture the wheat plant. 1t was not un-
til 1880 that wheat found its way into
Mexico, and then only by chance y
slave Of Cortez found n few grains of
wheat in Il parcel Of rice and showed
them to his master. who ordered them
to be planted. The result showed
that wheat would thrive well on AleXi-
can soil, and to-day one Of the finest
wheat valleys in the world is near the
Mexican capital From Mexico the
cereal found its way to Peru Maria
D'Escobar, wife Of Diego de Chauvres,
carried q few grains to Lima, which
were planted, the entire product being
used fOr seed for several successive
crops At Quito. in Ecuador, a monk
of TIE Order of St. Francis by the
name Of FRAY idosi Rixi introduced
the new cereal, and IL Is said that the
jar which contained the seeds planted
is still preserved by the monks of
Quito. Wheat was introduced into
the present limits of the United States
coutempOraueouslv with the settle,
ment of the country by the English
and the Dutch.
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REMEDIES FOR CoRNs.-A biz
linen dipped in turpentine and VE2i-
ped around the corn night and mon
ing, if persevereG in. will give relic
Aruica applied likewise will alle''.
the pain. Lemon juice is also pen-
cial, softening the hard skin so '-
with blunt knife a considerable p.5
ton Of tue corn may be remo''-
The easiest way to apply it Is 10 =.
off a piece of lemon, then nick II 50 :
to let in the toe with :he corn ana 1-
on at night 4 good corn plaster =, =
be made by dissolving by heat =.
ounces of yellow wax in two ounces 4
purified ammonia, and just 1eloIs 4
is cold add six drachms oil aces,
of copper. Spread this ointmeh., -. =
piece Of soft leather Before apP.ft
soak the corn for some time ID q -
tiOn of soda and pare as closeF
possible. At first they are the r..
duction of the outer skin alone D-
gradual thickening they become
nected not only with the true sac
meath but even with the adlaceh' -
cles, and, like many another
prevention is better than cure.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

HOHsEs THAT WILL SELL-What
horses sell best2 That is the question
every breeder Of horses should ask
himself The farmer carries on his
business to make money lie wants
to raise such crops and such stock as
will command ready sale at prices
that will pay him for the skill and Ia
Dor and capital that have been en-
ploycd 1t is evident that horses of
good size, good style, that show good
breeding, that have good action, will
always command q Tcadjer sale than
horses not possessing these qualities.
Get rs many Of these qualities, as pos
sible in the stallion Sec that the
brood mares have these qualities and
then YOU can raise colts that in any
market will command fair prices.
Size, style, action, souudness, are the
main points IN sire and dam. Give
the offspring fair treatment. and horse
raising viii prove rs remunerative as
other branches Of farming g.-Ruy0i
World
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HOW TO MAKE GOOD BUTTER.

The advent of grass will put every
farmers wife in mind Of the fact that
there is always something new coming
up in a dairying. 1t may be all sum-
med up, as we have time and again
stated, in the following precepts
Be sure the pasture is Of the best,
and that it contains variety OF the
sweetest grasses. Do not change from
winter feed to spring pasture 900 sud
denly, and, particularly, do not tucn
out your cows early to shit for them
selves
Let the milking be done by quiet
persons, whether male or female, at
regular times morning and evening,
knowing always that the milking is
conducted rs cleanly as it is quietly.
See that the milk is perfectly cool
ed to free it of animal OdOr A Their
mOmeter is an absolute necessity in
all well regulated dairies.
BE sure the room for settling milk
is cool, and so it may be darkened at
will Thorough ventilation is one OF
the golden rules in dairying. The
temperature of the dairy room should
less than 10 degrees.
Skim the milk as soon as the first
indications Of getting thick from Topper
are shown. Turn the cream slowly in
to the lar. and stir thoroughly when
more cream is added Keep the re
ceptacIe for the cream cool, from 30
to 90 degrees, and cover with some IA
brio that will keep out minute insects
and at tie same time allow access of
air
ChJrn when the cream is ripe, that
is when the cream is sour every other
day in spring and every day in sum
mer. DO rot allow the cream in the
churn to rise much above so degrees.
Do not churn too fast. There is no
thing gained bv seeking TO bring the
butter in few minutes. From 90 to
80 minutes is about right.
Good grass will make nice colOred
butter At such seasons, when the
color Of butter is pale, use colOrng
carefully 1t is better that butter be
rather light than a dark yellow.
When the butter comes in granules
stop churning. Wash with cold wat
.CI OF COll L-l-t HOlN DIlJ OHo"Sh ~
bring it TO a firm uniform mass. Do
not salt heavily; from three-quarters to
one ounce Of salt to 4 pound Of butter
is enough
Pack in tight, clean, sweet pack
ages fill TO within half inch Of the
top, cover with a clean cloth, and add
brine to ill until solid. Keep it IN
the coolest place you have, and there
is no reason why YOU should not get
the top price for your butter.-PT0irie
Farmer.
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Tic tendencv toward

EVENING DRESSES tendency toward
than at any period for the past twenty years.
The most Fashionable consist of a square
cut-Out back and front, the strap holds the
sleeve ascending high upon the shoulder.
The bodice Is long, followed upon the hips
and very much pointed back and front The
skirt is trained, and arranged with small pa
niers, which are draped low upou the hips
and from fan shape under the centre of the
bodice \ double plating of fine lace is
placed upright around the neck and plait-
ing of black lace below, outlining the square
This style is used for black satin and also
for rich black silk the sleeves being short
and the arms uncovered. The most fashion
able evening dresses are now either black or
white, the stuffs which are in mixed colorS
being reserved for day wear. This effects a
sort of revolution in dress, black having
beer for 50 long a period a sort of uniform
for tbs street
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

RAISiN-MAKISG.-Gh United States Is the
greatest misunderstanding country in the
world, and uses annually more TaiSinS than
the whole OF Europe This market is mainly
supplied from Spain, the raisins known as
''MalagcS' being considered the best. They
come from a comparatively narrow strip of
country in the South of Spain, which has
hitherto been regarded aS surprising all
other regions for raisins of that character.
The annual yield of Malaga grapes averages
,, go 600 boxes OF twenty pounds each. 1t
sometimes reaches 200. 900 boxes, and last
season about >, 600, 600 boxes were marketed. .
OF this enormous yield the United States
takes fully oue-half, on which it pays duty
-aS on all other TaiSinS-Of -, cents per
pound. The American TaISinS are made
from white grape, the '-MUScat of AlcNan-
dria " to the raising of which the soil and
climate cf large portion OF California are
well adapted. The vine begins 20 bear some
what in the second year, although the fun
bearing capacity Is not developed until it Is
> years old, and continues to bear for half
century, and sometimes for scvcnty-tiye
years. In the cultivation of TaiSn- grapes
American grape growers have little To learn
of the TaiSins a lack Of experience Is still
felt. The raisuS are not cured by any arti-
fetal process, however, but in comparative
lV simple manner The grapes are laid on
gTaye-beds and exposed to the sun for ten
ortwclve days in August or September, when
they are ready for packing, having turned
from white to brown, and gradually changed
to the familiar dark color of the raiSinS of
commerce The White sugar which Is gen
ertIly found attached to the raisins sold in the
market Is entirely natural product of the
grape. and comes on with age-tiTSt appear
ing as a rule when the TaiSins are about two
years old.-ScieUtHc 1DleT5cdn,
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GRAINS OF GoLD.-Men.l like bullets.

GRAINS OF GOLD.-Men. like bullets.
go farthcSt when they are smoothest.
1t is good to be deaf when the slam
derer begins to talk.
The gay soul OF dissipation never had
a thought mselfish.
The best sort of revenge is not TO be
like him who does the injury
The wiseSt Of men is he who has the
most complaisance for others.
It is astonishing how Keen stupid
people are in discovering afTrouts.
Good will, like gooG name. is got by
many actions and lost by one
Books are embalmed minds Fame
Is a flower upon a dead mans heart.
Think not OF faults committed in the
past when one has reformed his conduct.
\ man who can he fiattered is not
a fool, but you can always
make oug of him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

PoTATO BUG Poison Paris green
has thus far been accepted poison for
the Colorado potato beetle Paris
green was known as a pigment long
before the potato beetle was heard Of
In the course of certain manufactures
a compound Of arsenic is produced to
which the makers have given the name
Of London Purple" 1t is not offer
ed rs a secret remedy. but as highly
poisonous compound Of arsenic, hav-
ing all the desirable and deleterious
qualities Of Paris green, and the chief
superiority claimed for il over that is
the much lower price at which it can
DC afforded
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Son vs.. STUBBLE FOR CoBN.-A far
mcr in Fellow county, Ind planted
IS acres of corn last year-half on a
clover sod, the other half on "the best
side of the field, in corn the year pre-
vious :" all planted the sarle day and
had the same treatment throughout.
The result was 13 bushels per acre on
the corn stubble, and 80 bushels on
the sod land Although the stubbic
had some manure, it is very evident
that the clover added vastly more fel-
tility to the soil aud was the cause Of
the larger crop 1t is common ex-
pericnce that 4 clover sod 5 one OF the
best Of manures for any kind of grain
crop, and it IS highly valued by most
wheat growers in all sections.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-06

WHERE POTATOES CANNoT De BOILED
There's one place in the world where neither
potatoes, meat, nor even eggs, can be cooked
boiling. 1t Is on the high tabie-lands between
two chains Of mountains in South America
the COrdilleras and the Andes 1t is from
10000 to IA, 600 feet above the sea level. and
the air Is 50 rarified that water boils before it
Is hot enough totOok. 1t one wants q hot
meal he must bake or roast it.