, 1880-01-03

Wisconsin, was ayc ahlllInEs, or o,te dollar
anl quarter. l}cattcs this thero WIS cofi~
storo Of bla,ikois, shirts, stockings,
breccl..clotls, powder, tcaa, knlscs, Hcrnitl'
ion (fur pursonnl ntlornmout), El,l-tlEnts,
brnss kettles, tobacco, fo0kfng-glasscs, avis |
itre stccls, gnrterlng. flour, corn, horses, cat-
tle, sn1t, md gtns,-an Inventory which gives
Il very clear !dca Of 1ndtan life nnd clarac-
teristtcs n century afncc. 30 much fur tho
historical interest OF this very Important a,nl
Interesting document.
Tho 1ocal Significance Of tho deed lies In Its
definition nt tho word "Chlcago." Ono
authority Inns pcrsistcnt1y co,,tenttetl t''at 1t
means "sknnk,"or polccnt; n sccontl TINT It
rlca,,s IN stronE smelling thinE"; md n
third that It meana "garltc," or wild onions.
The lnrgcr number OF le0p!o We
accepted the first aud most offensive ID
tito real meaning, because 1t was
propnlnlctt by tho most eminent 1il,llan
scholar In the country. The Indians thc,n-
Selves however, are tho best authority M to
tho meaning OF the wor.f, and III tl'ls teed
which their tel Chiefs and Sacllc1ns ''avo
signed they Enthusiastically define tic n'oa,i-
tng. III describing tho secontt tract Of la'1tl
they say: ".rl1en up the Illinois River by tho
several courscs t,oncof tn Chlcaun,t or Garlfc
Creek" This Is final. Tl,cru lies no qppeal
frnn It., It tisposcs of the "sktnk." That
very llailttsoni0 but very l!fghIy-accnted long
tailed animal can 10 longer pose III his fa-
nf 1ttfnny5
| lwctl It any longer keep any away WHO arc
anxious to erjoy the advantages and lospi-
tatity ut tho great American summer resort.
Clsicngu will ITO longer sutfcr tls1s strong.
scented Stigma. Tl!e skunk lines not wander
| IN our Streets nor does his mcphisic miasmn
rise from our avcul,es. There is IN rcnftty no
record tint he eycr Ind hoine here, or that
lle ever IMrfuncl tho stroilfng indians, fttr-
traders, md soldiers Of early dnys, or
the bca,lx md bellies OF ollr Int
Tor dnys. 11e l,ns never, within our
boundaries, bcguiletl the unwary traveller
Ento display Of affection for him only TO
rvtl,ler lin MI object OF aversion 10 MI who
| mect HIM Illstcad of tic skunk 1t Is the
ancient nnl lallowesl garlic TINT lssy,nholcal
of Chicago, aud 1t is bulb tint calls for stc-
| cInl yenrratIon. 1t sltows that Chicago one
hundred nlld seycn years ago. NJ now, was
tho centre Of Il universal article OF food.
When the Israelltes were oppressed by tho
pharaol,s, they conforted themselves with
garlic. The swartlly Egsptnans, WHO piled
UP the huge Pyru,1iih7 refreshed Rtll
strengthened themselves xitl, It. Tile
ancient Greek anl. Roman soldiers, sail-
mrs, md rural cIasses u,ade 1t one Of
their principal articles Of dict, and
tile Roman 1cgions oSet; tho hercnlcan
strength and heroic courage with which they
hurled themselves upon the Gauts to the
strength Of tho garlic upon which they fell.
It 1,osscsscs grcnt restorative powers. tialen
cu'ogizcs this quality of 1t, anl E!plfnstnne
In lila "Kingslom of Cabul" says: "Tle
people III places where the simeon is fire.
q,cnt eat garlic, md rub their lips aid nose!
will II, When they 60 out In tho heat Of
summer to prevent tlleir suffering by thu
; simoo1n,"-a hint of grcnt vnlue to the pco
ple Ut st. Louis, win su!fcr SO much frot
, tho hot blasts TINT sweep ZIP tho Mississippi
Valley. All tho ancient poets sang Its pr'!ise
: except Iorace, WIN was alwnyH nicer tin,
: lie 'was wise. Tile Greeks placed 1t 1.poil TIL
! atolle piles ut tho crossroads as q supper fn
7 1iecntc. And tho nil Egypttans, wien tile.
| natle their oatlls, knew nothing mosc suerc'
t tn inyocato rs .1eIty tllat, garlic. Cleopatra
{ sailing down tho Nllu under ].er stlIe,
y sails, mist have refreshed herself with Il
Fl II nsrycd Chcops Up tn tho construction q
! tho Pyramids. 1t invigoratctl Samson In Ill
i contests with tho l'1liIlstlncs. 1t WIS III
T. only sacrell symbol antl strengthenln
o l,crl, but 1t Is also great rcnledy, possessIn
o valuable stimulating anl ston,aclIe prol
critics, while Its essential oils, from the 1'lus
n nnc1ent times To the present, hayc bcc
Il kllown to euro bronchitis and Its pulp to cur
q catarrf nlul conyutsto,s. III nil Its ol,a
" nctcristics 1t resembles Chtcago, Like OH
ciey, its principal fenturc lsstrength; ansl, lil'
o our city also, 1t is rccupegativc. And Is 1T
this g,irl[c, now used M cs'1nlnon article {
II fbotl tho world over, typical 0f tho prescl
ID lime, when Chicago Is furnishing tho worl
# with tts necessities Ut lifo? II not Chicag
T. likc lis symbol, ,-stromg, healthy, vigorou
G, ind rest0rntlyep