The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

/, CHAMBERS IN MAN.--We cannot re-
frain from emphasizing what We have
already said on this subject by tho fol-
lowing quotation from recent English
journals: This frightfal plague, has
long been known TO be in London, and
its effects too. 1t is not above year or so
ago since an English country gentleman,
whose life was n precious possession, not
IyrtQ himself, but to his servants. tenants,
ffiendS and family, suffered in the same
way aud from tho same cause. Ho found
himself suddenly attacked, after bo returned
from town, by symptoms which he could not
explain, and to which his country medical
advisers hesitated to give name. A re-
turn to London to consult prominent ply
sician became necessary, and the interview
elicted the following statement: your
disease is the glanders have had half a
dozen similar instances in the last twelve
months. You cannot possibly recover,
though you may live till winter A most
searching review of all the occurrences of
the previous few weeks revived recollection
of drive in handsome cab to the mail train,
and Of some offensive foam having been
driven in by the wind from the horses
lips to tho face of the passenger How
could this contagion have possibly been
avoided and what terrible, far.reaching
misery, and how many broken ties, ensued
/ from an occurrence which; but for combined
Srccdiness aud neglect, never could have
taken place! TO allow mad dogs to foam,
the streets would be monstrous wrong to
the community, aud to prolong the exis.
tence of glandered horse is even worse. "
CoTToN SEED.-An esteemed citizen,
and one of the best known men on Change,
meeting with Republican reporter ycster.
day, remarked with feeling of satisfaction
that st. Louis in some respects was pre-.
| ferrcd to Chicago as II place for establish.
ing certain manufactures, and instanccd
the following case in point: He said q
leading firm, who were over twenty years
ago residents of St. Louis, but who were
now proprictors of q cotton.seed oil mill in
Chicago, desirous of cnlargiug and extend.
ing their business, have come o,the con
clusion that Chicago is not the place for a
cotton,sced mill, and that St. Louis is
The difference in the price Of freight alone
on the cotton seed settles the question in
favor OF St. Louis. The Anchor Line is
willing 20 make contract with them for
the delivery Of cotton seed in St. Louis at
the same rate as that charged to Cairo
The demand for cotton. seed oil and cotton.
seed cake is greater than the supply, and at
the present time there are orders in our
city for both seed and oil cake which can
not be executed for want Of stock The
parties above mentioned are nov seekirg g
the proper place for the erection Of their
mills. The oil from cotton seed, as is well
known, is staple article, as much so as
lard oil or any other kind Of oil, and is
largely used for lubricating purposes. The
oil cake is ordered from Europe for feed.
Ing stock, one man having sent an order
for 200 tons for that purpose. The dis.
covery has also been made that the refuse
which was supposed to be worthless trash,
can be worked up into packing yarn, in
consequence of the adhering fbres, aud is
in demand for packing the boxes of railroad
locomotivcs.-S Louis Republican.
COMMON PURsLANE.--Everybo who
has n On rdan mr. vopafo N III Ia n,tob no,ps ,yh I,