The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-25

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nee of his party to succeed Senator Morton, in
the extra session Of the Legislature in Decem-
Der, 1879.
The Feet of Chinese Women.
An American missionary, Miss Nor
wood, of Swatow, has lately described
how the size of the foot Is reduced in
Chinese women. The binding of the
feet is not begun till the child has learned
to walk and do various things. The
bandages are specially manufactured,
and are about two inches wide and two
yards long for the first year, five
yards long for subsequent years. The
end of the strip is laid on the inside of
the foot at the instep, then carried over
the toes, under the foot and round the
heel, the toes being thus drawn toward
and over the sole, while a bulge is pro-
duced on the instep and deep indenta-
ton in the sole. The ~indentation, it is
considered, should measur about an
inch and a half from the part of the foot
that rests on the ground up tothe instep.
Successive layers of bandages are used
till the strip is all used, and the end is
then sewn tightly down. The foot is so
squeezed upward that, in walking, only
the ball Of the great toe touches the
ground. Large quantities of powdered
alum are used to prevent liberation and
lessen the Offensive odor. After a month
the foot is put in hot water to soak ONE
time; then the bandage is carefully IN
wound, much dead cuticle coming of
with it. Ulcers and other sores are often
found on the foot; frequently, too, a
large piece OF flesh sloughs off the sole,
and one or two toes may even drop off,
in which case the woman feels afterward
repaid by having smaller aud more deli
cate feet. Each time the bandage is
taken off the foot is kneaded, to make
the joints more flexible, and is then
bound up again as quickly as possible
with a fresh bandage, which is drawn
more tightly. During the first year the
pain is so intense that the sufferer can do
nothing, and for about two years the foot
aches continually, and is the seat of a
pain which is like the pricEing of sharp
needless With continued rigorous bind
ing the foot in two years becomes dead
and ceases to ache, and the whole leg,
from the knee downward, becomes
shrunk, so as to be little more than skin
and bone. When once formed, the
golden lily" rs the Chinese lady calls
her delicate little foot, can never ecove
its original shape. London Times.
Adventures Of An Eronaut.
The st. Petersburg Herald contains
the particulars of the adventure of the
Russian eronaut Rudolph, who assembled
in a balloon, and had been several days
reported missing. sHThe day selected
forthe flight wesnot q good one, the wind
being strong and boisterous. My CON-
panion was Professor Baranovsky, of the
Meteorological Observatory. On enter
ing the car, I sang out to the twelve
sailors holding it, to let go As the
men dropped the ropes a sudden gust of
wind struck the balloon and dashed it
against some neighboring trees, the
branches of which. tore a hole in the silk
before it had time to rise. l threw out
ballast, but to no purpose. The car
drifted along the ground till it ap-
preached a lake, when I begged the Pro
fessor to leave it, with his instruments:
The sailors, running up just then seized
hold of the ropes and enabled Baranov-
sky to get out. They begged me earnest
ly to do the same, on account of the
dangerous condition of the balloon, but
I refused. The Professor being clear OF
the car, I shouted to them to let go.
All obeyed the summons except one
man, who was carried several feet into
the air and dropped amid a general roal
of laughter. After this the balloon sailed
along tolerably well, andhewfor fifty miles
through the air, when, the gas being ex-
hausted, it fell neal the village Of
Rootchi. In a very few minutes it was
surrounded by men and women, who
proceeded to tear it to pieces, and ap-
propriate all the articles in the car, in.
Guiding a fifteen guinea binocular glass,
all probability I should also have ex.
perienced rough usage but for the OPP
perfume arrival Of a Colonel of the Inn
perial Guards and two soldiers from
neighboring chateau. For q few min
utes the peasants refused to release me,
and defied the Colonel, but his deter.
mined attitude and threats to send fol
more soldiers, coupled with the presents
of a few roubles to buy them a drink,
induced them to relinquish me, though
not my property. The Colonel very
kindly took me home, aud afterward put
me in his carriage, with the balloon, anc
giving me two soldiers to protect me
sent me off to the railroad station"
Veterinary Science.
Vegetable physiology and anatomy,
says the Scientific american, have re.
celved great attention from learned
botanists; their researches have been o.
much practical service to c%ultivators,
and nave done much to advance the art:
of agriculture and horticulture. To these
two branches we shall soon have to add
those of nosology and therapeutics.
Veterinary science has advanced from
mere empiricism to a strictly medical
science. Agriculture and horticulture
are but arts as yet, in which there is
much cropping in the dark. We nov
have agricultural colleges in which ar
many learned professors who can de
much to elevate these arts to science
The elevation of veterinary art to science
has been of great pecuniary value tt
many nations, an elevation of agricul
tural art to a similar scientific stand.
point would be of equal value. Wher
we look at the immense values of oul
crops and their vital importance to the
people, we cannot but recognize the
necessity of preserving them from diseas,
and the consequent pecuniary loss j
involves.