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The Pnison OF Sernents.

GuigRdHtS Messenger SAYS that NJ. j..
Quatrefagas presented To the Academy
Of Sciences at its last sitting note from
Nj. Lacerda relative 10 some researches
he has been making at Rio dc Janeiro
into the action of the venom Of the rat
tlesnake. Hitherto the general belief
has been that the poisonous matter Sc.
creted by certain species Of reptiles was
nothing more than poisonous saliva act
ing in the manner Of soluble ferments.
His Investigations, however, show that
the matter in question contains what IL
called figured ferments, the analogy Of
which with bactcridcs is very rcmarka-
bic. From young and vigorous GRO
talus, subjected 10 the action Of chloro-
form, he obtained a drop Of the venom
on n chemically clean piece Of glass.
and at once placed IL under n micro.
scope. Almost Immediately he observed
the formation Of flamentOus pulp in
an aboresccnt disposition. Gradually
the thickened Gl5mcnt. after having
pushed out spores, dissolved aud disaT-
peared, and the liberated spores swellcd
and enlarged yisibly, each Of them send
ing out q minute tube, which heightened
rapidly. After very short period the
latter separated from the first spOrc and
constituted another nucleus for engen-
dering the deadly contamination. In
the examination Of the blood Of animals
killed by the bite Of one Of those snakes,
VI. Lacerda noticed that the red plobules
| Of the blood commenced by presenting
some small brilliant points on the sur
face, which spread with great rapidity,
and ultimately the globulcs melted one
into the other, forming n sort Of amor
| phOus paste, which could no longer cir
culate in the veins. Other animals, i'm
which the blood was injected immedi-
ately after the death Of the first. ex-
pired in a few hours, presenting all the
! symptoms Of having themselves been
| bitten, and their blood always showed
the same alteration VI. Iacorda con-
cludes by stating that numerous expert
mcnts have shown that the true ant.dotc
for serpent poisoning is the injection
under The skin Of alcohol. or ITS admin
istration By the mouth
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08
Thc Blnck Denih.

The black death, which has again ap.
peared IN some parts Of Russia, has
proved very destructive, and caused the
greatest alarm. This is the same dis
ease which, in the fourteenth century,
desOlated the globe, and gets its name
from the black spots, symptomatic of n
putrid decomposition, that showIthem-
selves at one Of its stages on the skin Of
the sufferer II is thought TO have had
its origin in China in 1888, some fifteen
years before it's outbreak in Europe, and
1T ragged for fifteen years, while drought,
iamincs, floods, earthquakes that swal-
lowed towns and mountains, and Bwarms
of locusts spread destruction every.
where. During the same period Europe
had rs many abnormal conditions as the
East. The order Of nature appeared 10
be reversed. The seasons at various
times were reversed thunder. storms
were frequent in mid-winter, and vol
canoes, long considered extinct, burst
forth afresh. The theory is that the
extraordinary activity Of the earth,
accompanied by decomposition of vast
organic masses--myriads Of lOcusts
brut6s, and bodies Of human beings
produced some change in the atmOs
pherc inimical 10 life. Some writer,
say that the impure air WAS actually
visible as it approached with its burden
Of death. The plague owed its exten
sion almost wholly TO infection and con
taRiOn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08
A HomeIy Cure for Dyspepsia.

Here rs rather q curious remedy, gays
CaSsetS Fdmly Mdgdziae, but in many
cases very certain one, for the cure Of
indigestion. 1t is simply the cultiva-
tion of habit Of chewing, while out Of
doors, different kinds of green leaves,
and swallowing the Juice. One can al
ways Gull leaf from hedge or bush as
one passes. Almost all are good that
are not nauseous, such as the ivy, or
poisonous, as the laurel leaf One of
the latter, however, is capital thing
where there is slight irritation of the
stomach.
The chewing of leaves cures dyspepsia,
principally, we believe, by increasing,
the flow of the salivary Juice, and partly
by the tonic or stimulating action Of the
leaf chewed. The leaves that occur 10 me
at present as most likely 20 be beneficial
are those Of the pine trees, spruce or
Scotch fir, blackthOrn, currant and rose
bushes, mint, the petals OF many flow.
ers, the stalks Of mountain daisies, the
white portions OF rushes, the bark OF
many young trees, and the tender
parts Of the stalks Of green wheat, oats
or almost any Of the larger grasses; but
your own taste must in a great measure
guide you, il you eject TO take trial ol
nay remedy. / should say, however
that the chewing is better to take place
before or between meals than immedi.
ately after.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08
Good Advice.

Says the Elmira roseNc. mo dor,
learn q trade, young man You might
soil your hands, wilt your shirt collar.
and spoil your complexion sweating. Go
hang your chin over "a counter: learn To-
talk twaddlc To- the ladies; part your
hair i'm The middle make an ass of vour-
self generally, and work for wages that
wouldn't support Chinese laundrvman
on rice-fcd rats and leave "a bic enough
balance TO pay his washwomanLi be-
cause it is little more gentecI i'm the
eyes OF the people whose pride prevents
them from pounding rock or hewing
wood, and whose poverty pinches worse
than one Of those patent cross-Iegged
clothes-pins, If the truth were only
told"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08
IN TuE BARN.

Oh, Jack, are you up IA the hay-loii'
I'm coming up there, too.
Pm tired OF being lady.
Ia rather have fun with you.
There's company in the parior,
Aud mamma whispered 10 me,
Now do oc lady. pussy,
And see Low good you can be-
But, Jsck, n vas really drcadfuli
And 1 Cuuldn sit sull, you know
And most likely the company wondered
To see me hdscting 80
But heard you laughing aud shouting,
And knew you we're having fun.
Aud looked so the clock aud wondered
How soon her cal ould be- done.
Bat while they were busy talking,
And didn't rCmCmber me,
] Just slipped out rs softly,
and here am you sec.
o Jack it's rWful iolly
Not 70 be grOwn-up folks;
They never have fun In the lay-lott
laughing and telling jokes.
They can't 90 hunting for hens eEsa,
Or swing on The old barn door,
Or climb this cCp old ladder.
And jump Ike us To- the hoor
To sit IN chair is hogrid,
To sit ON beam Is fnu,
And we dou't care 50 we're suuburncj
We arcnt afraid Of the sun.
Just fancy mamma aud sister
Rolling about "a the hav'
IL makes me laugh q. cause suro'v
Their train- " would bo IN he way.
heard papa call me q " rom boy &"
I'd rather be that, 7 declare.
Thar TO st fHr another hour
50 stillin a parlor chsiG
Just think OF the time ! wasted.
wheu | might have h,en here with You
Aud 10 may bC nUOflCr hIff-htIr
Before her visit Is through.
j am sOrry for mamma aud sister
Lon r-sses. long manners and ALL
Apd, Jack, II D. q rrlCr sull dear.
When you aud Pu5,ie grow tall
-- Youths CO'Hp0ntor
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q LITTLE ItIItD.

IL was not In tho blooming May,
IL was not IN tho dimply spriug,
Hut deep In the lendcn gray
OF the new years hittcr,st day,
That a sweet little bird that had lost her way,
tiny ieath,ry thing,
Lightly pcrch,d ON my hearts haro spray
\foor little bird, she had lost her wayO
And folded her downy wing,
Aud ch,rrupcd Rud sung on my hearts bare spray,
Folding her soft wco wing
sitting alone aud apart
Her notes rang clear and keen,
And lol with strange sweet start,
An exquisite shuddcIiug smart.
Each unbound bud ia my hoton heart,
rcnt in It's dccps unseen.
Flashed 80 the light. aQuiVCting dart
(kach yCaru,ng bud In my frozen hCarN
And thrilled into poignant g.cen;
And now she nests in my lcaty heart,
Emboworcd In tho Shadowy groon
--Good Words.
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but what guilty conscience and loss of
character might bring her.
Our Ellen was educated, and is now
the heireSs and sole representative of
the House OF SOmmers. as Lady som
mers has 10 children.
Let us hope that all evil plans of the
kind may have as happy an ending. and
all evil plottcrs may as signally fail i'm
their designs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08

BoARDING-HoUsE keepers lend us
your eyes. There is a case reported by
the Sanitary Recent and quoted in the
February PoDUiar Science Montdiy, which
you should digest. There was a proprie-
tor Of n certain eating house, whose bill
Of fare included, recently, q pudding
compounded principally from scraps Of
bread, left from making toast and sand
wiches, which bread had been about
three weeks IN accumulating Other
Ingredients we're milk, eggs sugar, cur
rants and nutmeg, the whole being
cooked in n slow oven All Of those
who ate Of the pudding became violently
III, with symptoms Of irritant poisoning,
and two Of them died. The nccropsy
disclosed the fact that the deaths
resulted from poisous introduced by
means Of the mOldy bread in the pud-
ding. Enough said. Save your moldy
bread for tho tramps, or rive 10 only 10
hose Of your boarders who turn M their
noses ut fresh bread LoHsuHie Courier.
JOurnuL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08

IN the instance Of the iron steamship
City Of Venice, which went ashore on
the rocks, after every other plan to raise
and haul her off had failed-she had
rocks through her bottom in some places
four feet high-dynamite was tried.
The rocks prOtruding through the YES
sci we're first removed by use Of small
charges; the tops Of the ROCKS outside oil
the vessel we're then blasted away, and
the vessel got of without further injury
THE desk and bookcase once used by
Daniel Webster are now the property OF
an editor at Great Falls, n. II.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08

MEEK young men grow up in Libraries,
believing it their duty to accept the
views which Cicero, Locke and Bacon
have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke
and Bacon were only young men in Ii
braries when they wrote their books.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08
Lnst Of the SmnlInm Tnils.

tWashington Correspondence Pttsburg Dispatch.l
McCreery has always attracted the
attention Of strangers during his term
as Senator from Kentucky He is one
OF the three statesmen who in that
branch wear swallow.tail coats, and
thereby hangs tail One Of the three
swallow tails said to your correspondent
on this subject the other day.
wear this kind Of coat because I
always did, and there was a time when
n man would no more think Of taking
q seat in the Senate without a coat Of
this kind than he would think Of going
in his dressing gown"
When was that, SenatorW
Well that was over thirty years ago
When ] first went into the Senate frock
coats were just beginning 10 appear
there. There we're only three or -four
at that time a short time previous to
that not frOck or sack coat was to be
seen i'm the Senate Chamber"
These are degenerate days indeed
when there are only three swallow tail.
in the Senate, and TWO Of them retire on
The 81 OF March. After that Senator
Hamlin will stand more conspicuous
than ever from his coat, which lts him
for dinner, hop, or reception, at any
moment between rising and going 10 bed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-08

For rising misses: An old bachelor
was recently heard saying 10 a young
lady There is more jewelry worn now
a.days than when ] was young; but
there's one piece I always admired,
which ! don't often see now" What
is thatg' asked Miss a thimble, ="
was the reply.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-06

DEATH TO PoTAroE BUGs.-The latest
swindle has occurred in Stanstead, Canada
A man has sold ten cent packages, "war-
rantod suro death to potato bugs, no risk
of poisoning animals as with Paris green"
The packages were not to be opened until
time to use them. Ono victim having three,
opened one and found two square blocks of
wood, on which was written: place the
bug on this block and press firmly with the
Other" r."-4Mlpauke Sentinel
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USEFUL RECIPES AND HINTS.

TO whitcn Panama hat scrub with borax
water and bleach in the sun. Sponge the
hat several times with the water.
For CmAppED HANDS Pour little
of the best cider vinegar in the palm of the
hands and rub them together we'll with it..
For A WASP SrING.-A lump of wet
salcratus applied to the sting of a wasp or
bee will stop the pain instantly, and will
also prevent tho wounded part from swell
ing.
SWEET POTATO BUNs.-Boil aud mash
two potatoes rub in as much -four as will
make it like bread; add little nutmeg and
sugar. with tablespoonful of good yeast.
When it has risen work in two tablespoon
fuls of butter cut fiue then form into small
rolls, and bake on tins to nice brown.
Serve hot. Split open and butter.
YORKSHIRE PUDDING-When roasting
piece of beef, lay it on two sticks in your
baking pan, so that the juice from the meat
will drop into the pan below. Three. .fourths
of an hour before the beef is done mix the
following'pudding and pour it into the pan
under the meat, letting the drippings con-
tinue to fall upon it: One pint of milk,
four eggs we'll beatee, two cups Of -four,
one teaspoonful Of salt.
TO BAKE EGGs.--Butter q clean smooth
saucepan break rs many eggs as will be
needed into a saucer and slip them into the
pan, one by one. No broken yelks allowed,
nor must they crowd so as to risk breaking
the yelk after they arc in. Put small
piece of butter on each, and sprinkle with
pepper and salt set into well. heated oven
until the whites arc set. If the oven is
rightly heated it will take but few min.
utes and is far more delicate than fried
eggs
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ALL MEN ARE ACTORS.
By MRS. n. W. STATION.

All tho worlds stage,
And NIL the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
(siiiKEsrEARE,
An men arc actor.' sad'nins siek'nIng truth,
HRply unknown to joyous trusting youth; .
A close observer of the face and mien
OF all nicet-Oh, Oftimcs have seen
Within the eye, upon @ the changing cheek, ,,.
The tales Of love and friendships fair deceit!
oh, once thcy fsIl upon ninc ear more sweet
Than han ali ali moro dear dear. rs gone, forever sons! Z
And thus II is, few human hearts but bear
Some poisoned arrow, ever ranking there.
All men are actors some take noble parts,
But could we read their motives in their hearts,
Deeds no "rccording angel" writes In heaven;
The laurel wreath, for which he often sins
When he has won the highest, brightest prize
That from afar looked splendid to 6is eyes,
'ris Oft In vain, for deep within his heart
The aS.h sU' Of sa triumph S naes sfSs hts sou Despair
The poisoned arrow ever rambling there.
All men are actors! cen the wise and good
Bear thro the world two faces meath one hood; !"
The closet face they bare not to the crowd,
Nor often speak their real thoughts aloud.
'Tis right the greatly wise have many n thought
That with deep, pure philosophy is fraught;
Not understanding crowds would deem them wrong
The good have many aphilanthrophic dream
Which to the world would but like madness d.. seem
Some poisoned arrow ever ranking there.
Tho last dare not, cen when they would, he true;
The thrill Of triumph or the dart OF pain
Must in their helpless bosoms dumb remain;
If cen the thoughtlcss maiden laughs aloud,
She meets the censurc of hoartless crowd
Maid, wife or widow, It is all the same
The world metcs out her constant share OF blame;
And IL ambition burns within her heart,
And she dare ycarn to act u lofty part
And hr,n mt mi ned rpw
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THE WISDOM OF MERcY-The Queen
was rot twenty years Of age when she as
ccnded the throne. Coming into the pos
session Of power with a heart fresh, tender
and pure, and with all her instincts inclin-
cd to mercy, we may be sure that she found
many things that tried her strength Of res
olution to the utmost. On one bright beau
tiful morning the Queen was waited upon
at her palace, at Windsor, by the Duke of
Wellington lie had brought from Lon
don various papers requiring her signature
to make them operative. One Of them was
a sentence of court.martial pronounced
against soldier of the line, that sentence
that he be shot dead. The Queen looked
upon the paper, and then looked upon the
wonderous beauties that nature had spread
to her view. "What has this man done 2"
she asked The Duke looked at the paper,
and replied: "Ah my royal mistress,
that man, l fear, is incorrgible. He has
deserted three times" "And can you not
say anything in his behalf, my lord Pr
Wellington shook his head. "Oh, think
again, pray you"' Seeing that her Ma
jesty was so deeply moved and feeling sure
she would not have the man shot in any
event, he finally confessed that the man was
brave and gallant and really good soldier
"But," ho added, "think of the influence"
Influence |" the Queen cried, her eyes
flashing and her bosom heaving with strong
emotion. "LeL it be ours to yield infu.
epce. will try mercy in this mans case,
and charge you, your Grac,, to let me
know the result. A good soldier, you said.
Oh, thank you for that. And you may
tell him that your good word saved him"
Then she took the paper and wrote, with a
bold, firm hand, across the dark page, the
bright, saving word-"Pardoned p The
Duke was fond of telling the story, and
he was willing also to confess that the Civ
ing of that paper to the pardoned soldier
gave him far more joy than he could have
experienced from the taking of city
London Journut
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J. Il. BULLA.

De world owes nobody muffin. De man
dat spects to git long an hcv sunthiu' to
eat an "a place to live hoz got to bounce
aroun' an let de world uudcrstan dat he's
on dc git If any well man, no matter
what dc cutler, walks dis town wild On emp
ty stomach it am his own fault, an hain't
Gwinc to fill 1t fur him. Now let the pur-
cecdings purcccd. Brother Gardner in the
Detroit Free Press.
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ANOTHER NEW DEpAnrURE.-Our He.

ANOTHER NEW DEPARTURE.-Our He
brew friends, especially those of the ortho-
dox branch. arc much exercised over the
new departure proposed at the fashionable
Temple Emanuel on Fifth avenue, New
York. 1t seems likely that the day of wor-
ship will be changed from Saturday to
Sunday. Most OF the worshippers in the
Temple Emanuel are of the class of Jews
who attend to business on Saturday just as
other people do, and they find it inconve-
nicnt to give part of that day to religious
service. They do not see why the Chris.
and they propose to substitute it for their
own. Rabbi Gotthiel, tho pastor of the
Temple, whose sympathies are with the pro.
gressive element of bis people, is in favor
of the change. He thinks the attendance
at service would be much larger on Sunday
than it is on Saturday, because business
would rot then interfere at all. The old
fashioned Jews are indignant at this addi.
tional symptom of weakening on the part
of their progressive" brethren, and some
of them even denounce the Temple Emau-
ucl people as rencgades and apostates.-
But these people cut loose from orthodox
Judaism long ago. They are Jews (accord.
ing to the old standard) only in name
They observe scarcely any of the old forms,
and they pay very little moro attention to
the Sabbath than free thinking SO. called
Christians pay to Sunday. Nearly all the
Jewish brokers and merchants arc at their
places of business on Saturday just as rcgu-
larly as on Monday. Most of these are IN
favor of dropping the old. fashioned Sabbath
altogether, and opening the temples on Sun
day instead. AT present it seems highly
probable that the change will be made, and
that it will soon begin at the fashionable
Fifth avenue tcLplc.-Ncrs and Courier.
A WOMAN OF BUsINEss.-Paterson
New Jersey, has female iuhabitant who
recently developed rare business qualities.
She is beer, r,saloon woman, and an oppor.
tunity came for an unusual run on beer, of
which she avaiicd herself. Her husband,
Sebastian Weber, was found hanging, and
dead, in the bcer-house cellar. 1t was the
"Rip Van Winkc Beer Hail." and Weber
had gone to his long sleep, but Mrs. Weber
was wide awake. The old man in the Gel
lar was the attraction, and an ADVERTISE
ment, and the old woman sold beer, and
said to her customers, 'I'm glad the old
mans gone" They admired the courage
with which sue bore, up and drank beer to
her health and fortune. One of the old
mans sons, who came to take charge of The
funeral, tried to prevail upon his thrifty
ste ep-mother to shut up shop, and when she
refused to do it, he cut the leader pipe con-
Meeting with the beer pump. The old wo-
man then commenced selling from the keg
The coroner finally closed the house up to
hold the inquest. Mrs. Weber still Carries
on the beer business at the old stand, Rip
Van Wrinkle Hall
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YOU will always consider that when n
man is anxious to tell the truth, he uses the
simplest language possible words of three
syllables or more seem to have been made on
purpose to lie with-.Josh BWings.
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There is difference in milk k-maids; the
milk maid in the country is not the same as
the milk maid in the CITY
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To the American boy there is an awful,
majestic difference in the weight between
the butt end of fishpole and hoe han
do
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YOUNG MEMS PHoToaRApHs.-The
"Hawkcye man" says that old mems por-
traits are more natural than young men Is,
for they think less about themselves when
they sit for their pictures.
Did you ever notice how little character
a young mans face expresses, as a general
thing, anyhow? Did you ever notice the
photographs Of young men? Go into any
gallery, and look at them, and all the con-
ceit there is in young mans nature and
being shines forth in his photograph. He
cant helpit.
He may not be very conccited naturally,
but when he sits for his photograph, to
save his soul he cant help thinking about
himself, and how he is going to look and
so, modest and retiring as he may be in his
actual life, he sits there and thinks about
himself all the time, and when the picture
is omplcted-self, self, self, is the only
character stamped on the face. | don't
make this digrcssion for the purpose Of being
hard on the boys. Bless their manly hearts,
no But I just happened to think Of it.