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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

THE THOUSAND WELLS-A Won
deTful place in Arizona is TinajaS. The
mountains have one face of hard, smooth
granite. All the water falling upon
this basin has TO flow through nine
tanks, one above the other. The lower
tanks. says the Arizona Sentinel, are of
easy access, and are often drained of
their contents by men and animals
travelling between Yuma and Sonora
The upper tanks are approached only by
circuitOus and difficult climbing over
rocks. To one standing below they af-
ford no indications Of their existence,
nor does climbing the smooth, steep
mountain-side seem possible to one un-
acquainted with the way they do it
In the upper tanks water has never been
known to fail. To this water comes
game Of all kinds in great numbers
from the great wateTless country around
Tinajas. Antelope, mountain sheep,
and deer OF several kinds come in herds.
The PapagO Indians who inhabit the
country are SuperstitiOus, and avoid
Tinajas with abject horror. Within
two miles of this water are certainly one
hundred and fifty graves, each marked
by rows of stones in the form of a cross.
Scores of men famished for water have
expended their last strength in reaching
Tinajas, only to find the lower tanks
dry, and, ignorant of the upper ones,
have lain down in despair to die. The
bodies have been buried by later trav-
elers. and the graves marked, Mexican
fashion, by cross of stones. Every
heavy rain pours a whirlwind torrent
through the tanks, washing them out
to the very bottom. The number and
variety of birds here are marvellous
All around Tinajas is the remarkable
vegetation of the desert
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
DOG THAT CROWS LIKE ROOSTER.

The SCIENTIFIC WORLD.-A man
was lately killed in Kansas by the fall
an Rrolite, q very unusual occurrence,
notwithstanding the large number Of
meteorS which annually reach the earth's
surface.
Prof Proctor expresses considerable
confidence in the success of Edison s
electric light. He thinks it not improb-
able that the heat of the sun may be
at some time utilized in driving the
electric generators.
The metric system has now been adop-
ted by twenty-eight different nations,
including a majority of the civilized
world. In eleven countries it is in ex-
elusive use, while in several, as Germany
and France, there are penalties for using
any other measures.
The stenographer Of the italian Sen
ate has devised an instrument which is
claimed to produce speech in ordinary
printed characters as rapidly as spoken,
a word of several syllables being record
ed by a single touch of the keys.
y wick for petroleum and spirit lamps
is now manufactured entirely of glass
by German firm. 1t is said to produce
a more brilliant light than the cotton
wick. 1t is not consumed in the flame,
but wastes away slowly by fusion.
A German eXpcTimenter has proved
that in hardening, steel undergoes an
/ increase in volume. The thicker the
bar is, the less it is hardened. BY an
healing the volume is increased again,
until, at the gray tint, it is about this
same as in the raw steel.
y phosphorescent powder has been
produced which becomes very strongly
luminous under the influence of electri
city. The inventors propose applying
! it to the lighting of bouy5. The phos-
/ phorescent substance will be placed il
/ a current produced by the action of sea
water on link and copper plates.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

How TO WATER HoBsEs.-Il5l y
lin MiltGT-Zeitlmg prints an iu-s-5s-
paper on the watering Of horse s. 81
jeCt, the writer remarks, TO Wl.--.
little attention is given 10y u,-7s-,
command OF mounted troops. q
practice of allowing horses TO L-.-z z
once 4 day, ard then in the sTs-
which is advocated by many h5cal7
Is iE vogue among the Arabs. ,s.-.--
repTehended BY the German writer 81
points out that while in Eu--. .
horses ration consists almost eVf-s7
" Of corn and hay. the Arab give
horse dates, a variety of plants. and E
milk Fed rs they are in EurCTr-l 3
mics, horses should. the writer u-
tains, lie given water three times q
and they should he allowed to lr.1l
much rs they like On the ma---
horses should be allowed TO drink T.
ever circumstances permit. F1--
men on the march were striCkiv l-l-
den TO drink, but now, on the c7-.a
especially when forced marche- law
be made in hot weather. care is -
that they all shall be able 90 oltll
ter. as it is now recognized tH-.
body must be compensated Tor Tie y
ture IT loses in prOfuse perSplrali'..
with the man. SO with the horSR
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

How BIG Is Man F-SumHhs- ri
a mans mind becomes really g'.-
say. like that Of Baron Huuh
and he is able TO place iu focus r
and more Of the cosmos af ut.t
forms a part. the things he al .t- --=
OF his life regards - the lar--s. ~
smaller and smaller until at last IT.
erst immense and overwhelming l---
tant thing. himself. bec0mes.s1 ls.-
cant that it is only through q presses
mental microscopy he can Lig-z- =
little identity among the sliul..-
that float. swim or wTlEC.e 8e-1ss q.
field Of view. How big is @ man a
way Well. be is smaller than E- s-
phant. and an elephant is smaller tl-t
mountain, and q mountain IS SID
than the world. and the world is --
tard seed compared with The sL- RI
{ the sun itself Is a mere mote iI -La rs
cloud Of spheres that stretches Ont d.
the'universe beyond ther reaCl1t th---
Suppose We could make al exact q
of the earth eighty fee III G.s-.E
Eighty feet in diameter would tEa --=
ty large hall as balls 60 or .r- t-. .
this planet. Assume, f0r The S.E {
easy calculation. the diaua-- NJ 81
earth to be exactly 5000 miles. a-- Z
US proceed to build our mode. 10 s.a
a mountain five miles high should 2
present on our model 5-11. .--l - s
feet. or 6-10th OF an inch A-H-
built in proportion should B. --=
Of an inch in height. and on a-E-
man T-2S. SOOth Of an inch tall
army of 26, 400 standing slgu.t-
shoulder in a single straight t-au-
require their general 10 gallon -T=
space Of an inch 10 pass them al u-
review. With q smart horse ul
tionate size, ridden 1T a brisk gale.
could accomplish the distance L--
an hour. Viewed i'm this VIZ. --
a mere mite, crawling over Ire .z.
the globe, yet he has had the l------
to think the universe was formed p
him more than for other insects. 2
that the Ruling Intelligence had =
pre-eminently in view iu bringing
out Of chaCs.-SrisHtifr Nrrs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

A SIMPLE METHOD OF MEASURING
LAND.-A well-infOrmed farmer in one
of the leading agricultural journals
gives the following simple method of
measuring land correctly, which may he
of use to many of the farmers through
out this and other counties of the State ::
Take two Stats about six feet in length,
sharpen one end of each, lay them upon
floor like pair of open compasses, so
that the points shall be exactly five feet
six inches apart nownail the two other
ends together and piece across The
middle, so that it will resemble the let
ter "A, " and the measure is finished
To measure land, place one point at the
starting place, and the other also on the
ground in a straight line for destination
stand alongside the machine with one
hand on top of it; take one step forward,
tip up the point that is behind, swing it
around from YOU on the other point
and set it in the line also. \ person in
this manner can measure correctly as
fast rs he can walk. Three spaces make
a rod walk straight without stopping,
count the spaces, divide these by three
and you have the rods.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

HELP FOR COSsUNPTIyEs.-- &
tleman who made a trip through :
tiOn of Delaware county last wee
forms the West Chester Js1icrSor.
Mrs. John Baldwin. residing iu Nc.
township. has discovered an htl- D.
which she makes a tea which l--'
10 prove q cure for cOnSumpileA
are told that over a year ago i.ti
bands health failed him, and -e
was pronounced a confirmed ca-s-
tive 10y his attending physician
wife, having faith in the virtue I.
herb (the name she withholdsr y
factured a tea from il, and ailcI .
weeks under this treatment ne t'.
a decided change for the better.
racking cough slowly abated, ana u
ceased to annoy him. His stTtls.
turned. and soon he could quit ll1 Z.
and is now so far restored As 10 :
him TO renew his labOrs on h,s 2.
Several other consumptiyes d. lHg
neighbOrhOod have also tired tl'
with the same gratifying resnl'S, =.
learn that Mrs. Baldwin INTENDS, l-2 =,
her discovery patented. ana il =.
true that is said Of its propeIll5,ss
will indeed reap a handsome re"Al-
her labOrs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
TS THE ORIGINAL ToxGr-E-A

Is THE ORIGINAL TONGUE.-A good
story is told of a miaister who was a
candidate in rural district Of Northern
Pennsylvania. lie had been advised that
the display Of more erudition would
help him into the favor of his hearers.
But his education had been neglected.
and lt WAS only by drawing upon his
knowledge OF the Welsh tongue. which
he had been taught aS a child. that he
hoped TO properly impress his congrega-
tiOn. His scheme worked nicely. At
different points in his sermon he remark
ed that the Latin or Greek or Hebrew.
as the case might be. was much more
expressive than the English translation.
and then he would give a few sentences
OF Welsh, Everything was going along
smoothly, and the minister. rs he ap-
preached the end of his sermon. thought
he would give them just one more taste
OF the dead languages. 4 am about to
read you. " said he. another passage on
this subject But iL is another of those
passages that have been altered i'm the
translation, and ] Will read l. to YOU in
the ChaldJIc. i'm which il was written.
he was juSs about TO give them a little
more W elSh, when, casting his eye over
the congregation, he saw seated near
the door Il Ielly-loOking man, who was
holding his sides light 10 keen from
bursting with laughter The minister
took in the situation in an instant. .-
Here was d man in the church who un-
deTstOUd Welsh, and who was laughing
ut the trick chat had been played upon
the congregation. But not a feature in
the minister's face changed. Fixing
his eve straight upon the laughing man.
Just as the congregation thought he was
about to give them the Chaldaic version,
he said again in Welsh For God S
sake, my friend. don't say a word about
this until ] have chance to talk with
YOU. The congregation went home
satisfied that they had listened to one Of
the most learned Of sermons the laugh
ing man never told the story, and the
minister was soon settled over the
church. the people believing that 4
clergyman who could read the scriptures
in half a dozen languages was just thC
man fur them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

To FARMERs.-A circular from General
Walker, Superintendent of the Census asks
farmers to be prepared to answer questions
concerning their products. The census will
be taken next June, and the barley, peas and
beans rice, cotton, potatoes, orchards, vine
yards, small fruits, sugar cane and sorghum
in 1879 will be called for. The wool clip for
the calendar year 1880 is to be returned at
the same time. The products Of the dairy,
and of slaughtered animals, the value Of
garden, forest and home products are to be
returned for the twelve months ending May
/, 1880. Procure memorandum or pass
book, cut this item out and paste it in the
book, and begin now to make list of all the
products of the farm from May l, 1879, to
MAY l, 1880. BY so doing our farmer friends
will be prepared to make an intelligent re-
port of their products, and promote the
taking of the census.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
A STRANGE PACT,
WHERE LANGUAGE Is LOCATED IN THE
DRAIN.

One of the most suggestive results Of
recent researches concerning, the func-
tions of the brain, has been to show that
the faculty Of intelligent, as distinguish
ed from simply articulate speech, is SIT
uated in that portion of the hemIspheres
which is called the third left trontal
cOnvOlutiOn, and its immediate nelgh-
bOrhoOd.
Physiological experiments on animals
yOint to the cOnvOlutIOn as Delng con-
cerned in language for when electrl-
city is applied to the part in the living
monkey or rabbit the animal opens its
mouth, and alternately prOtrudes and
retracts the tongue. But far more con-
yincing proofs have been furnished by
numerous cases Of disease in which
there was loss of language during life,
and where after death a lesion limited
to the part just named was discovered.
4 boy. aged ), who was great chat
ter-bON, fell out of the window and in
juTed the left frontal bone, which was
found depressed. There was no paraly
sis, but the boy had entirely lost his
language The wound healed in TWEEN
ty-tive days, but the child, although in
telligent, remained dumb. y year at
terward he was accidentally drowned,
and at the autopsy it was found that the
destroyed by the injury he had received.
y man fell with his horse, Tut got uP,
took hold of the reins, and was going to
lump into the saddle, when q doctor,
who happened to accompany him, eX-
pressed the wish to make an examina-
tiOn. 1t was then found he could not
speak, but had to make himself under
stood by pantOmime. 4 small wound
in the left side of the forehead was
found, with depression of bone; but
there was no paralysis. Inflammation
set in, and the patient died, and at the
pOst-mOrtem examination it was found
that fragment of bone had penetrated
into the third left frontal cOnvOlutiOn,
which had become sOftened.
Talking, writing, drawing, etc, are
habitually done by the left hemisphere
alone, while goth hemispheles have beer
trained for musical performances. Plan.
lists educate them both equally, while
viOlmists and YiolOncello-playerS live tC
train them dissimilarly and this is pro
badly the reason why it requires more
practice, and is more difficult, to play
we'll on string instruments thar on the
piano.
A man who has, by disease of injury
lost the faculty of talking, is generally
also unable to write and it is only il
exceptional cases that one of these funC
tions persist while the other is in abey
ance. Cases of this latter kind show
however, that there are really two sep
crate centerS for the two faculties, which
are lying very close together, and, there
fore. generally suffer at the same time
If the disease affecting them be still
more extensive, the faculty OF intelli
gent pantomime or gesticulation is like
wise abolished. Persons who have en-
tirely lost their language may still b,
able to play chess. backgammon anC
whist, and they have been observed t,
cheat at cards with some ingenuity
They may also be sharp in business mat
ters-faCt5 tending to show that speecl
and intellect do not run in identica
grooves.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
Cure for Typhoid Fever


Mr.. John r. Cox. a cit,-.
more, publishes the folloUir-. .- a
cation in the DaiIg An -.i-l.
city: Some time since &C. @,
formed me he knew OF So .l-
who had been cured OF tyr,.-.1.- if-.,
the application Of mashed - ~ isr.
the feet. Two patients wers --s
were not expected to live ~
hours. Six large onions Me-.
TO pulp and applied 10 ~. y
first patient. He was reIia,-s- II. @.
time and got well. Tho - ma
was a few weeks later and i
equally satisfactory. Tho a..
nifty l had I tried It upoD q 81
during one OF my visits 10 -..-r
reformation for colOred crl4-
was very i'll with typhoid re-r-
ed the matter TO Gen. Horn ... PA
diately ordered the apuIfrs.s.-
few hours he got asleep --..-. r
and recovered. The neYf --
was that Of son Of a frier5 =.
the treasury department Cf .l..-
house in our city. / called ~
on business, when he iuforra-7 II
son was very Ill. lie said if - ~
pneumonia. He had been f.i.-
a week or more, and re1ri-lF
watching, for fear be mirl. u -.
harm. / advised him 10 f-- 81. -- .-
He did SO and thus speaks m F.. .-.-
mediately on its application n, -
improve, and continued until t--
. recovered. " Perhaps ther --.-....-'
Z efiicaciOus in other forms 49,
is simple and safe. and a fr5.- -.
( case can do no harm. TheyI..,-
/ dropsy. Mr.. Ralph Brurf -- -
spectacle and reliable gent iz--.. p
formed me that his wife f-f ---
for a long time with dr0usy -
attended by different phrsrf-,. I
finally said Mr.. Bruut ne --. e
more your wife cannot live M
. give temporary relief by tar-+--
His wife declined the op.Ta-l-- p
would but prOlOng her suFa-a--.
this time his attention Vas r.s.. q
Z paragraph in . newSUauer Hr -s..
gentleman made ,he statemrr- .t....
had been cured Of dr0psv hv ss.i--.
ions. His physicians had tGIHrs-I. .
he could not live. One dav fs ----.
TO eat some raw onions and Ea 4.5
After eating them he feI. ,r..r =
tried some more. lie then mad. .
rule to eat six a day. and ir a fa-. -.
he was well. He felt il his 1--r--
iish it for the benefit 0f others T
Mr.. Brunt knew Of il: did 81 s-r
the end Of one week dis.ta--.r
nurse, attended to her Household r-.
and was so reduced in sfze ra-
friends could hardly recCrr..a L.
first sight. She lived f1r more =
thirty years afterward. ard did l.
two years since. over eighty ra.-
age. II the foregoing prove tler-
OF beneiting any one, the only -s-
will feel Will be the fact lla.'I Es
attend to the pr0mptinEs Of d..r z--
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

AN Indiana farmer asks thls
nent question lis II not orl,.-.
feed corn to my cows, every Dss-,
which viii make three pounds oi ~
worth from Is to 20 cents PEI
giving "A cents per bushel Tor inl p.
at the door. withthe manure iei1 s,
farm, rather than TO sell Il al ~
cents and impoVsTisb NY farm
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

nR. NJ. r. b. CREERY, ,S1rgeon Den
~ fifi, having located in the or
fee and residence owned and recent -
ly occupied by Dr. J. 7 Ostman, re- HeT<<zz4
spectfully tenders HIS professional OlIYY"
services to the people Of EbsnshurR
and vicinity, and guarantees good work at homes
prices RS-A lady assistant will be In Rttenda ne
whenever her services required.7Ea Anurthet
les carefully and safely administered when desired
Tho patronage Of all fn need OF dental services 1
RESPECTFULLY solIclted- IS-Sa. .-I9.-tf.l
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
STORY or A DOG AND FOX.


The dog that does duty in political
speeches as being just little ahead of
the fox he was sent to chase, has had
his nose put out of joint by another
hunting dog in Kentucky, unless one of
the newspapers out there, the Maysville
Bulletin, has gone into the manufactur-
ing business. The hunters had given
up the chase and called off the dogs but
this dog kept on, says the NJ. NJ, ''till
he ran himself to death" The next day
the dog and fox were found side by side,
dead.
CoLORRD EvANGELIsT's DOG.
Rev. Calvin Williams, a colOred evan
gelist, was brought before a Stonington
! Justice the other day charged with keep
4 ing an unlicensed dog. Upon being
/ asked to plead, he replied that he would
/ first open the court with prayer, aud
( Immediately fell upon his knees and Of
! fered feTvent petition, remembering
/ particularly those engaged in the prose
/ cutiOn. He then stated that the dog
was the property of his wife, who be-
/ longed to an Indian tribe. Judgment
was suspended for two weeks.-NelC
| HdreB Register.
! A DOG THAT CROWS LIKE A ROOSTER.
W. c. Hollis. Of Pulaski, Tenn, is
the owner of a little black dog that I'M
itates the Growing of a rooster to per-
fection. The talented animal is said to
/ rise regularly at the break of day and
salute the morn with the shrill notes
, Characteristic OF a chanticleer, much to
the disgust of all the roosters in the
neighbOrhood.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

PCLyERTZED charcoal mixed with
meal a1l boiled potatoes and fed daily
TO chickens is highly beneficial.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
= H. DECKER, NJ. D..
SURGEON Dentist

~ PHYSICIAN ANo SURGEON
LILLT's, CAMBRIA Co Pa
Oners his professional services 70 the citizens ~
Warrington and adjoining townships once and
reslocnee on railroad atreet. opposite Passenger
station. where night and day calls will receive
prompt attention, regardless OF distance or ueafb
Lilly's, March Il. ls7S.-ly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
NM sTORY o. IA RAT.

This story of rat comes from Brat
tleborO, VT, and is vouched for bv the
Pb~Rir. 1t was caught by cat who
was rearing a family of kittens. and
was adoped by her and brought up in
the most approved style Last June the
rat was removed to another house. and
some four months after his change of
residence was carried on visit to his
old home. The cat, spying his cage.
sprang for him, but on recognizing her
old protege made no further effort to
harm him, and the kittens, then full
grown. enjoyed an old-time frolic with
him. In the evening he is let out and
runs about the room, climbing on to
people, whether friends or strangers.
He appears to be destitute of fear, and
plays with young cat belonging to one
of the neighbors with all the freedom of
kitten. lie will also play with a per
sons finger, and will allow himself to
be handled by anybody, and has never
been known to bite.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
EGaw THE GREAT CAUSE
sEs HUMAN MISERY,

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WHAT A WOUNDED OWL DID.

y wounded owl presented to a lady of
Louisville, Ky, became a favorite, and
was soon allowed to wander about her
rooms. In time an unusually fine speci-
men of bluebird was placed upon her
table. After it had been ''set up'' it
was so life-like that the owl thought it
alive and stared at it night and day
At length he ate the bluebird one night,
stuffing and all. As it was picked with
arsenic, the owl now stands with open
beak and outstretched wings poised on
the pedestal where the bluebird was
poised before him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05

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