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THE BEARD.

Not many years ago 1t was hardly respecta-
BILE to wear beard, but the beard movement,
resisted and ridiculed at first, has conquered,
and It grows more and more the fashion to
grow on the face AZ full covering Of hair as
can be coaxed out. "The beard, the natural
covering of the chin,'' says an old English
writer, twas In ancient times looked upon
not as troublesome burden, but as dipnified
ornament Of ripe manhood and old age.n
Our present generation, however, cares
nothing for dignifed ornament In dress, but
very much for its utilitarianism. It sees In
the beard, and above oil, in the mustache, q
natural defence for the throat and face A.
gainst the cold and equally in warm climates
a protection against excessive heat. Persons
who wear mustaches are said on good authori-
ty to be less liable to toothache than others, and
1t Is also said that the teeth are less apt to de-
cay. The beard and mustache equalize the
temperature to the parts they cover with their
protection. ! The sappers and miners of the
French army, chosen 10 part for the beauty
and size Of their boards, enjoy special i'm.
munity against bronchitis and other evils. 1t
is related that Walter Lander was great suf-
ferer from sore throat for many years of his
life. but was cured by the surgeon of the
Grand Duke of Tuscany, who advised him to
let his beard grow. g Ye shall not round the
corners of your boards, neither shall thou
mar the corners of thy beard" says the scrip.
ture Leviticus. The glory and beauty OF Ju-
pliers Is dwelt upon by Homer, when the
father of gods and men is first brought into
the Illiad. Alexander the Great first intro
duced shaving, saying that In his Asiatic
wars the boards of warriors " might afford a
handle to the enemy" 1t became the mark
of the fine gentleman to wear no beard in
Greece, and handles even removed them by
sharp pitch plaster as well as razors.
Rome began to shave about 150 years be-
fore the Christian era. Scippio Africanus the
younger, it is said was the first Roman gen.
tleman of note who shaved every day. In
C@sar's time young gentlemen of fashion
wore slight goatee, but the full beard was
only worn in mourning days of great public
calamity. Cesar Augustus and Nero were
close shaved but the beard revived again un-
der later emperors. The ancient Britons cut
off their boards upon the chin, but long,
shaggy hair and enormous tangled mustaches.
The young barbarian Of some of the German
tribes never reaped his chin " till he had
slain an enemy. The Saxons wore mus
tache; the Normans shaved. Baltimore
american.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-07-16

THE HUMAN BoDY.-The skin contains
more than two million openings, which are
tho outlets of an equal number OF sweat
glands.
The human skeleton consists of more than
two hundred distinct bones.
An amount of blood equal to the whole
quantity In the body passes through the heart
once every minute.
The full capacity OF the lungs is about three
hundred and twenty cubic inches.
About two-thirds Of a pint of air is inhaled
and exhaled ut each breath in ordinary respi-
ration.
The stomach daily produces nine pounds of
gastric juice for digestion of food I; its capac-
ity is about five pints.
There are more than five hundred separate
muscles In the body, with an equal number of
nerves and blood vessels.
The weight of the heart is from eight to
twelve ounces. 1t beats one hundred thou
sand times in twenty-four hours.
Each perspiratory duct is one fourth of an
inch In length, which will make the aggregate
length of the whole about nine miles.
The average man takes five and one-half
pounds of food and drink each day, which
amounts to one ton of solid and liquid nutri-
ment annually.
A man breathes eighteen times minute,
and three Thousand cubic feet or about three
hundred and seventy-fv hogsheads of air per
hour.
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| LINcoLN's SMPLIcITY.-The following an
ecdote illustrates President Lincoln's fond
ness for practical joke, however simple
One morning he stepped out into the
porch of the White House in his dress
Ing gown and shouted to the Irish gardener
who was at work on the grounds. Failing to
attract his attention, and seeing young man
passing In front of tho porch, Mr.. Lincoln
hailed him and asked him il he could throw q
stone. The young man thought he could.
"Well, J" said he throw one at my gardener
there. can't make him hear" The young
man, obedient, picked up stone aud hit the
Irishman fairly in the back, wherupon the
latter started up, and, turning around, want
ed to know what the young man meant by
hitting him, and began to approach him hast
lily in threatening manner, muttering and
scolding as he came. Meanwhile the young
man motioned with his hand toward the porch,
meaning to have the gardener understand
that the President wanted him, and that the
stone had been thrown at his instance. But
the irate Irishman paid no attention to the
gestures, seeming indisposed to understand
their significance or to be Modified. Surprised
at the mans threatening manner and wond-
ering why the President did not speak in his
behalf, the thrower Of the stone turned to
look for Mr.. Lincoln but he was not to be
seen. In moment his tall form rose from
behind the balustrade, where he had conceal
ed himself, when the stone was thrown, to
see the fun. Giving the gardener his orders,
with twinkle 10 his eyes, he glanced at the
young man, who walked away. realizing that
he had been made the victim of a practical
joke.
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AS you grow old your hair becomes quar-
relsome 1t is continually falling out.
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1t pays letter rot to do wrong than to do it
and then repent.
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LAMBERTyILLE. N. j.. WEDNEsDAY y, sJU LYs 16, 1879

and variety Of sounds which can usually BE-
distinguished is very great and the sense Of
hearing, accordingly. In the complication and
finish of It's apparatus, and the perfection and
delicacy Of It's action, may be regarded as
second only to that OF sight.
ITO BIZ coNTrNUED.)
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1t ought to be moro generally known that
If mustard be mixed with the white of an egg
instead Of water and vinegar when used for
plasters, it will prevent the skin from blister
ing.
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Too much sugar in the talk should lead us
to suspect that there is very little in the
heart
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"a man. said one of the Jewish fathers,
" should be prepared for death the day be-
fore but as he does not know when that day
is, he should always be prepared"
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If man would live quietly in the world,
he must learn to keep his eyes and ears open
and his lips barred.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-07-16

1t is an astonishing fact that man never
gets drunk enough to mistake a church for a
saloon.
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1t is noticeable fact that the man who
eats the smallest meal will invariably take
the most toothpicks.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-06

There can be no doubt that "too
much reading leaves man no time
for thought" The artist does not
study colors and drawing all his life
and never paint. He is taught how
to start. and then learns 10 paint by
painting. The artisan does not
spend a lifetime in training his eye
and hand and accommodating muscle.
He gets his tools and goes to work.
That part of the intellectual work
mans education which comes from
reading is to teach him how to use
his tools-that is. his mental facul
ties. 1t wings his imagination; it
tames his fancy; it enlightens his
Judgment; it arms his reason; 1t en-
riches his memory. And when his
mind is thus developed and equipped
it is as ready for beginning its life
work as the blacksmith's arm is
when he gets strength and skill to
weld the hammer. Too many stu
dents make of the world a gymna-
stun instead of a workshop; they
are forever getting strength, but
never using it for any purpose 'ex
cept to try and get more
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A Home in the Country.


A writer in the New England
Farmer discourses thus sensibly
about how to have . beautiful
hone:
1t does not always require great
wealth to possess a pretty home.
IL the house is implanted, wood
bine or climbing rose trained over
the door or window is a great i'm
provement. But trees / always
thought one of che prettiest orna
ments to farmers heme; besides,
they are of other value How re
freshing a few sugar NAPLES and
elms look near the house on hot
summers day; and if a few ever
greens are set on the windward
side, they will afford as much pleas
ure in the winter season as decidu-
Gus trees do in summer. Flowers,
too, add a great deal to the beauty
OF a home, and they should in no
wise be neglected. Let the farmer
prepare the ground, and the wife
and daughters will be glad to plant
and cultivate them. AS general
thing farmers DO non liIre ''pbsesss
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Disrespect in the Family.


One of the greatest evils known
in the family circle is the disrespect
so frequently shown between mem
bers, one to another, in speech, ac-
ton and dress. The gruff "yes" or
"no'' of husband to wife, in answer
to pleasant query, leads to IN
pleasant consequences, and begets
cold, calculating style of address
on either side, which sooner or later
8 adopted by the younger members,
aud the love and affection which
hould dwell within is dispelled like
lew before the morning sun. The
Indifference often shown in little
acts of duty, and the manner il
which they are performed, seem to
carry the expression: Pm glad
thst's out OF the way; don't trouble
me again!" In dress and personat
the. husband goes IN.
kempt and unshaven, and the wife
shipshod and shabby. Anything is
good enough for home when there
are no strangers abouI. Thus art
The habits of disrespect formed, and
me of the great dangers of home
life bred and fostered. Many OF
us have seen the play of 'Flanni
CAMS Home" where Pat comes
umbling in the house at dusk,
Jumps his bod in one corner, his
nat and coat IN another, kicks the
rat through the window, damns
Biddy, ewears the grub isn't fit
for man to cat" raises a general
row all round. 1t Is good thing
for the well-to do in life to study
.he character of the extremists OF
he lower strata and ask themselves
{ there 10 room for Improvement III
hei- more pretentious homes.
Some homes are full of love and
unshine for strangers, and all uglI-
ness and gloom for the ones foI
whom they i've. To constitute a
'ruly happy home there should b,
pretty little personal ldornments on
the rart of the wife, who thereby
shows a desire to please her h1s-
pand, and to add to the general at
fractions of her home. A pleasant
word on her part, when the over
worked man comes home, often eats
away the raw edge OF some trouble
on his mind, and draws out CORES
bonding desire to be both agreea
ole and respectful, which character
istics are always accompanied by
affection. What is true manners is
true of dress also. Rudeness,
roughness, and impatience are soon
followed by insolence. and wher
sweet temper gives way to anger and
discord the home circle is no longer
attractive.
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old Friends.

Don't lose your old friends, but
keep your intercourse green with
little acts of kindness. Leave YOUR
Bbusiness, or pleasure, or study, long
enough to step in and see that dear
old man and woman who used to
give you spring apples and hlacs,
when you went visiting with your
mother. Run in and enliven the
neighbors who have known you ever
since you were born, with whose
children you have often played be-
tore their little heads were laid low
n their last sleep. Call upon your
once merry schoolmate, now an in
valid. Old time friends are to be
pecially esteemed. Ard make
many friends. And don't he too
xclusive and fastidious True. it
Is your privilege to he particular in
choosing your Intimates, but there
rs large number OF people among
those you know, with whom you
ought to be on so cordial terms as
shall in time change into the most
friendly relations, so that some
you did not fancy at first may be
come your fastest friends, to the
great benefit OF both parties. You
want many friends, because so
many are removing residences and
exchanging worlds, ana you want
plenty to enjoy till all these changes
come to you in turn. AS long as
your body lives, you want living,
hea thy heart in it. And in your
time of trial, how precious is human
love aid sympathy.
4" Here you are reading a
borrowed paper again. as usual
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An Old Girl Who Knows How it Is
Herself.

A woman's safeguard is to keep q
mans hands off her. If you need
his assistance In walking, take his
arm instead of him taking yours
Just tell him in plain English to
.hands off," He may not like it al
first but he will respect you in the
future tenfold more. Men will be
and do just what the women will al
low them to do. Men will not do
to trust.
Give man your arm and you
will find him very confidential, and
he will take a great many privileges
he would not take if he was not per
mitted to do so. He will give your
arm many loving squeezes and sly
twists that he could have no oppor-
tunity of dong, and the opportu
nifty Is just what he is after. A
few more kind words of advice and
l close:
Keep young girls off the street
except when they have business.
Teach them it is unnecessary to go
to the post Office every time they
go out. Your girls can walk alone
just as well as your boys. Don't
allow your girls, if they must have
beau, to 60 with boys much older
than themselves. If possible, in
still into their very nature that
they are safer In their own hands
than they are In the hands of any
u an-preachers not excepted
(Oliye Logan.
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Our Young People
MADE Up FROM rHE BEST CLIPPINGS
Work and Worry.


Studying too hard" "over-
worked" are charged with many
deaths, but not wisely. Trouble
kills. 1t is very rare thing for
person to think himself to death.
unless como rted with something
more or less distressing. Study is
a bliss to the student-he had rath
er study than eat; the sound of the
dinner bell is always unwelcome.
The greatest students in moral PHI
losophy, and divinity, and physics
mot physic6 have lived long, and
worked efficiently to fourscore and
beyond. Thought is to the brain
what exercise is to the physical
constitution; it keeps the channels
of life clear, the blood vessels uaob-
structed, and the vital fluid courses
along them, distributing newness of
life and vigor of action to the lat
est hour of existence, while the
want of thought brings stagnation
To the circulation, and causes man
to drivel and sleep in old age
dead as to everything except eating
and doing and lowering over the
fire. Men may study ever so hard,
and after fifty may study with com
fort and advantage for five, ten or
fifteen hours day after day; and, if
the studies are pleasurable, they
promote the wellbeing of the sys-
tenn, both physical and mental, if
only abundant sleep is had, with a
regular supply of simple and nour
ishiug food, sitting down to meals
in pleasant moods, and allowing
good half hour before study is re
sumed. Many of our literary men
die prematurelv. not from over
study, but from depressing mental
states and irregular or excessive
eating and drinking.
1t is haste, rather than steady,
continuous labor of booy or mind,
which hurries multitudes TO their
graves scores of years before their
time. With all haste there is impa-
thence, solicitude, worry. The fast
est trains, the feetest steamer, the
first trotters, everywhere command
premiums. To save time, might
boots are patronized, breakfast is
bolted, the morning papers read on
the cars, and everything is done I'M
der high pressure. But, just as
certainly as bank balance, rapidly
drawn upon, melts away before 1t
was expected, so does this reserve
of vital stamina disappears used
up-anG the man dies in his prime,
at the very moment, often, when he
had just got into position where
he could afford to enjoy himself
Halls Journal Of Health.
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LADIES COLUMN.
HARoLINE HAROLD, ED1roR.
The Women of To-Day.


Twenty women are constantly en-
ploveG In doing hand painting for
q Chicago firm. r.
The dowry of the future Queen
Of Spain has been paid into the
national bank at Vienna. The sum
is four million dollars.
A lady in DamirIscotta, Me-, has
probably the longest hair Of any
woman in the world. It's patural
growth, eight feet long na
Miss Isabel Waldo has received
sittlngs from Chief Justice Waite,
and has finished a portraits which is
highly praised by good judges. 2
There are forty female physicians
in practice in Philadelphia, ten art
lists and one Miss Blanche
Nevin, whom the State has lately
selected to execute i'm marble the
statue of Muhlenburg.
The widow of Henry Grinnell,
who fitted out two expeditions to
search for Sir John Franklin, is to
have handsome piece of furniture
made from the timbers Of the old
Arctic exploring ship Resolute.
Miss Stevens, young American
lady, has taken the highest diploma
for porcelain painting in London,
and has orders from the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of Connaught.
The Princess of Wales, although she
left Denmark nearly twenty years
ago, is still as great a favorite with
the Danes as IN her girlhood; they
always welcome her visits with in
tense enthusiasm.
Miss Mary Gay, a Georgia lady,
complains that Mark TWAIN has
been making liberal use of the con
tents of book written by herself
in 1853, under the title of ''Prose
and Poetry in the preparation OF
his own "Tom Sawyer" To make
good her charge she is about TO
bring out new edition of her book.
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Five Minutes.

At the commencement at CharileT
Institute, DR.. S. Iren@us Prime
spoke to the young men as follows:
am invited to speak to you five
minutes, and only five. Little may
be said, and much may be done, in
five minutes. In five minutes you
may fire city, scuttle ship, Oh
ruin a soul. The error of a mo-
ment makes the sorrow of life.
Get that thought well into your
hearts, and my work is done in a
minute instead of five.
Tempted to sin, remember that in
five minutes you may destroy your
good name, fill your soul with un
dying remorse, and bring, with sor
row, your fathers gray hair to the
grave. BUT If you can do so much
evil, so You may do a mighty sum
of good in five minutes.
You may decide to live for use
fulness and honor. Everything
hangs on that choice, and it may be
made in five minutes.
Take care Of the pence and the
pounds will take care OF themselves.
Take care of the minutes and the
hours are safe. l made a little
book in this way. In the breakfast
room were pen, ink and paper; and
if, when the hour for breakfast came
all was not ready, l wrote few
words or lines, as time allowed.
The book was finished, and it had
been published scarcely a week be-
fore 1 heard it had saved a soul; 1t
has saved many since. 1t did not
cost me one minute that would have
been used for anything else.
Five minutes in the morning, and
as many in the evening, will make
you the master of a new language
in two or three years. Before you
are of middle age you may speak
all of the modern tongues, if you
will but improve the spare minutes
of the years now flying by.
Minutes are more than jewels;
they are "the stuff that life is made
of" they are diamond stepping
stones to wisdom, usefulness and
wealth; the ladder to heaven.
1t will not take five minutes to
do good deed, and one a day will |
make a life of honor and usefulness |
with glory beyond.
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nifty, or worse, because they have
been raised in the lap of luxury, in
stead of being compelled to fight
their own battles and take care of
themselves. The cost of feeding,
clothing and educating children is
very great, but parents cheerfully
bear it. But q more important
matter still is raising children prop
erly, so they may be self-reliant.
honorable, Industrious, Intelligent
and useful citizens. 1t is a great
art TO do this, requiring kindness,
firmness and good Judgment.
We read great deal about rails
ing good crops and good stock, but
far more important than this is the
art of raising good men and good
women. Many child has been
spoiled by parents that otherwise
would have made a noble man or q
model woman Rural World.