Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-23
Saved from the Poor House.

Saved from the Poor House.
For years David Allingsworth suf-
fered with rheumatism and notwith
standing the best medical attendance,
could not find relief. He came to the
Sciota County Poorhouse. and had to
be carried into and ont of bed, on ac-
count of his helpless condition. After
the failure of al the remedies that
had been applied, the Directors of the
Poorhouse resolved to use the eele-
brated' German Remedy, st. Jacobs
Oil, and this was Il fortunate resolu-
ton: for with the trial of one bottle
the patient was already much better.
and when four bottles had been used
upon him, he could again walk about
without the use of his cane.
The facts as above stated, will be
verified by the editor of the Ports
mouth, Ohio, Correspondent.
With the hot weather there has
seemed to come upon us yisitations
of sundry highly sublmated things.
We have had a lecturer among us on
Spiritualism. Strolling in upon his
conference on Saturday evening, we
found him discoursing of the histor-
zeal connection of the belief in spirits
with the religions Of the world ev-
erywhere; and Il point which
seemed TO be well taken was, that
spirits were always understood to
teach what for substance correspon-
ded with the traditional belief of
those listening TO them. When the
speaker by way of garnitlre, or cpl
sode it may have been, to his dis
course introduced astrology, as Il
worthy and reliable matter for study.
we felt impelled. even at the risk of
dscourtpsy. to max Il sudden exit
from the hall.
Another supernatural wonder has
been the advent among us of Il
dow scr from abroad, bringing with
him Il thingumbob, Of magic compo-
sition, wherewith he assumes to in
dictate with certainty bodies Of valu-
able ores beneath our feet. This gen
tleman disavows being Il spiritualist,
and claims for his device that its
working IS IN pursuance Of natural
ATTRACTIONS lie brings il from Mchi-
gan where its efficiency in various
limos he saws has been satisfactorily
tested.
a bfowmish black oxide Of iron,
properly named Brown lIGmatite. we
have III places; and that in accompa-
MES especially deposits Of copper is
an opinion that well informed persons
have expressed; but this ore of iron is
not understood to be magnetic, and
only with reference 10 such ores are
we able to see possible scientific foun-
dation for confidence in any deYining
instrument
Nevertheless, and though all must
write magic upon il, 50 fair are the
terms upon which tire gentlemanly
owner proposes to introduce it, it is
not to be wondered at that our miners
are quite willing to give it opportu-
nifty TO demonstrate itself The Mt
most care will be observed, ~ course,
to distinguish in each case the post
hoe from the propter hoe what Is i
mere coincidence, from what sustains
tile elation IF cause and effect; and
excuses for failures will be taken
very grudgingly. The first practical
test to which the instrument has
been subjected hereabouts has been ut
Linden, this past week, in the yicin-
ity. IL we are told, Of old prospect
holes which had proved unsuccessful.
Vet another is expected to be set on
foot 1t the copper ranges east Of town.