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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
The Lime Cnre for DIphtheria.
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A child in Auburn, i'll OF diphtheria,
whose life was despsired OF, was cured
by shaking lime. Small Jumps of lime
were kept constantly shaking near itt
mouth for more than day and q half,
until more than barrel OF lime was
thus slaked. The child was thought to
bo dying before this remedy was en-
ployed. 1t breathed the fumes OF the
lime constantly until cured.-Bangor
(Me.) Whig.
This may sound queer, but it is not
only cure-if properly used-for diph-
liberia, but in connection with hot steam
it positively cures membraneous Group.
That dread scourge OF so many house.
holds, whose light and Joy of life has
gone out with the loss OF loved children,
is no longer an unmanageable disease.
In the hands of such practitioners of
the regular school as DR.. Stevens, of
Hartford, DR.. Goodrich, OF Vernon and
a number Of others, the method OF using
steam mingled with the fumes OF slaked
lime is very successful in both diphthe-
ria and 'old-fashioned Group The bed
is covered over and made as close tent
as possible. Into this close tent where
the little patient lies and must be kept,
q pipe is introduced which leads from
boiling water near the bedside. DIR.
Stevens has-and all doctors should
have-a handy little portable contriv-
ance for this purpose. Into a pan of
warm water Jumps of unslaked lime are
occasionally dropped; the shaking makes
Of course hot ferment and bubbling,
and the limy fumes pretty well fill the
tent and are breathed by the child.
1t may or may not require nurse or
parent to stay much of the time in the
tent, on the bed with the child, to keep
it quiet or contented. Sometimes it
takes two or three days-the boiling
water and lime being duly renewed as
often as they fail, and the hot air and
steam in the little tent kept up night
and day. One little boy on Trumbull
street in this city lay for six days with
out change while suffering from mem
brsneous Group, which threatened
death; but at last, when all the doctors,
and even DR.. Stevens himself began
almost to despair, the Group yielded,
and the little fellows life was saved
The remedy, we think, works equally
well in diphtheria, and the time required,
either in diphtheria or Group, is not often
more than two days. But in the case
of dipntheria, burning sulphur is very |
additional advantage, which |
must not be omitted The sulphur may
be burned on hot fre-shovel, held un-
der the tent.-HdrtfOrd Times.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Silk Manufacture in this Country.

Mr.. William O. Wyncoop has publish
ed brief account Of the advances and
improvements recently made in silk
manufacture in the United States
From this source we gather that we i'm
ported, principally from Asia, last year
not less than l, ,590,666 pounds of raw
silk; that there is no demand in this
country for cocoons because there are
no pilatures for reeling silk established
among US, and consequently all the raw
silk imported has to be silk that is al
ready reeled, and this for the purposes
for which it is used must be OF the finest
quality. Many of our readers will be
surprised to learn that the manufacture
of silk thread and twist has reached
point with us that defies competition;
that our plain black and dressed silk
goods are superior in texture and in
wearing qualities to those Of the same
grade imported from Europe, because
none but the best silk thread is used,
and the weaving is done in power looms
instead OF by hand, which admits OF
using lumpy and imperfect silk thread.
In American made handkerchiefs, scarfs,
neckties and millinery goods we com
pete successfully with the foreign sup.
ply, and in ribbons our success has
been so great that they are exported,
while our original designs are much
admired abroad.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Wrongly Named Substances,

Black lead does not contain a single
particle of black lead, being composed
OF carbon OF iron.
Brazilian grass does not come from
Brazil, or even grow there; nor is it
grass at all. 1t consists of strips of
palm.leaf (chameropS argeutca) and is
imported chiefly from Cuba.
Burgundy pitch is not pitch, nor is
it manufactured or imported from Bur-
gundy, The best is resinous sub
stance prepared from common franklin
cense and brought from Hamburg; but
by far the greater quantity is mixture
of resin and palm oil.
China, as name for porcelain, gives
rise to the contradictory expressions,
British china, Dutch china, Chelsea
china, etc., like wooden millstones,
iron millstones, brass shoe-horns, iron
pens, steel pens.
Cuttle bone is not bone at all, but a
structure of pure chalk, once embodied
loosely in all the substance of certain
extinct species of cuttlefsh. 1t is in
closed in membraneous sac, within
the body of the fish, and drops out
when the sac is opened, but it has no
connection whatever with the sac of the
cuttlefsh.
Galvanized iron is not galvanized. 1t
is simply iron coated with zinc; and
this is done by dipping it in zinc bath
containing a muriatic acid.
German silver is not silver at all, nor
was the metallic alloy called by that
name invented by German, but has
been in use in China time out of miud.
Honey soap contains no honey, nor
is honey any way employed in its man
ufacture. 1t is mixture of palm-oil
soap, each one part, with three parts of
crude soap or yellow soap, scented.
Japan lacquer contains no lac at all,
but it is made from a kind OF nut tree
called cardlac@e.
Kid gloves are not made from kidskin,
but of lamb or sheepskins. At present
many of them are made of ratskins.
Meerschaum is not petrifed sea foam,
as its name implies, but is compost
tion of silica, magnesia and water.
Mosaic gold has no connection with
Moses or the metallic gold. 1t is an
alloy of copper and zinc, used in the
ancient musivum or tesselated work.
Mother of pearl is the inner layer Of
several sorts of shells. 1t is not the
mother of pearl, as its name indicates,
but in some cases the matrix Of pearl.
Pen means feather (Latin penna
wing. A steel pen isnot very choice
expression.
Salad oil is not oil for salad, but oil
for cleaning sallades, !. e helmets.
Whalebone is not bone at all, nor
does it possess any of the properties of
bone. 1t is a substance attached to the
upper jaw of the whale and serves to
strain the water which the creature
takes up in large mouthfuls.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
The Worlds Commercial Marine.

According to the Repertoire General,
Bureau Veritas, for 1879-'80, the sail
ing tonnage of the civilized world has
decreased from IA, 218,07 to IA, 103, ,605
"a falling away which shows the decid.
ed tendency which now prevails to give
steamers the preference over sailing
vessels. The total sailing tonnage of
Great Britain, which included colonial
tonnage, is 8, ,584, 1913, 80 that consider.
able more than one third of the tonnage
which sails the sea is under the British
flag. When we come to steamships,
Great Britain takes still prouder po-
sition. The total number of steamers
which can be classed as sea.going is
5.987, OF which Great Britain has 3, $40 !;
and the total net tonnage Of steamships
is 4, ,021, 800, OF which Great Britain has
2,555, 575 tons, or about three.6fths Of
the whole. Counting sailing vessels and
steamers together, the civilized world
has is, 1885, ,474 tons afioat, Of which
8, ,139, 708, or not much less than half,
are under the British flag, Canada oe.
cupies the fourth position among the
nations. The leading nations are Great
Britain, United States, Norway, Canada,
Germany, Italy and France.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
JOE CONQUERs.
A Holiday Sketch.

well, girls, there is one way we can
help both father and ourselves these
hard times, said Bessie Foote, while
her elder sisters looked up from their
occupations with kind, interested faces.
we can give up our birthdays or
Christmas, began Bessie, slowly.
THAT is good idea,' broke in
Emily, the older sister. These nu-
merous gift-days and pleasure. makings
draw too heavily upon our pockets
But wBat will Joe say2' This time
they nearly all spoke in concert.
After little pause, Bessie said, with
hopeful decision; 'Oh. perhaps he won't
care
Now Joe was the last, but by no
means the least member in Mr.. Foote'S
family. He had arrived late, after
this goodly row of girls, and after his
parents had given up an earlier and
often-expressed desire that boy might
be among the number. And if helpful
hands and warm hearts make the recep-
ton, Joe came
TO the world as gentleman comes
To lodging ready furnished
He was now twelve years old, but
had not worn out his welcome OF a
plant, pleasant nature, he fully answer
cd, 80 far, all the demands made upon
him. No one had ever heard him speak
rough or unkind word, and in all the
little affairs of every day, he was easily
helpful enough to satisfy his loving
family. 1t is true Mr.. Foote, who hal
struggled through hard and self-de
nying youth to an honorable position
in the world, began to have some un
easiness about his sons character, and
TO suffer the first disturbing, perplexing
doubt as to the future of boy to whom
life was such holiday affair, and who
would never be able, he feared, to take
any other view OF it.
But these fatherly doubts and fears
Mr.. Foote carefully kept to himself.
His family was very loving and condd
ing, and Mr.. Foote was not without
courage; but / doubt il he would have
been willing to contemplate, even in the
retirement OF his own thoughts, the
shock that would have come to all if
this beloved son had been closely crit
icsed. So Joe spent his thoughtless
pleasant days undisturbed by criticism,
and when Bessie broached the question
of the morning for her brothers deci-
sion--Christmas being nearly a year
away and birthdays close at hand-he
chose in his easy way to keep the near
pleasure, and so it came about that there
was to be no Christmas celebration that
ye, in Mr.. Foote'S house.
Bassie's plan worked admirably. The
birthdays, scattered through the year,
had been made much Of, and Joe's,
coming late in September, had really
been great affair. Joe himself had
enjoyed it wonderfully even beyond
his usual happy way. 1t was very
gratifying to have so many new things
in advance OF all his plsymates; even
the latest fashioned sled had been pro-
cured by extra tronble and expense, and
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
An Industry which Needs CuItivating.

A New York journal remarks: As rice
has long been regarded as one of the
staples of this country, it seems odd that
we have, according to the report OF the
secretary of the treasury, been obliged
to bring from abroad during the last
fiscal year nearly 10000, 600 pounds of
the cereal. Any one might have thought
that we should certainly have grown
enough for our own use, if not for ex.
port, especially as we have excellent soil
for raising rice all through the South,
and as we have raised it in thirteen of
the states in that section. AS long ago
as 1850 we produced about ZIG 900, 900
bushels, OF which South Carolina alone
furnished three. quarters of the whole.
Since the civil war and the abolition of
slavery, the rice-felds have been, we
believe, much neglected, the free blacks
being unwilling, their late masters say,
to work in them, owing to the severe
labor required and the unwholesomeness
of the occupation. Such objections, it
might be supposed, could be readily
overcome. The rice crop is usually
abundant, regular, and remunerative,
and such conditions ought to insure its
energetic cultivation. Where money
can be made, means can always be found
to make it. We suspect that the in
suficiency Of riceis largely due to want
Of enterprise and determination on the
part OF the Southerners. If rice could
be produced in Massachusetts, Ohio, or
Illinois, and could be made profitable
there, we venture to believe that the
yield would be ample for the market.
South Carolina has been mourning over
her poverty and general misfortunes
ever since the close of the war; but she
seems to have neglected many of her
opportunities, notable the cultivation OF
her rice fields. She has lands for the
purpose that can not be surpassed, and
there is little doubt that she could pro-
duce much more of the cereal, with such
facilities as are now at hand, than she
has ever done hitherto. Now that we
are supplying 30 large part of the Old
World with the fruits Of our soil, it ap-
pears strange enough that we should be
importing from abroad--paying heavy
freight and duties-what we can 30
readily and pro6tably raise at home
Rice has been grown in this country
ever since 1647, when Sir William Berk
ley got sixteen bushels in Virginia from
half bushel of seed. 1t was first raised
in South Carolina forty-seven years
later, the seed having been obtained from
ship from Madagascar which had put
into Charleston during stress Of wealth
er. 1t is certainly singular that after
growing rice for 230 odd years we should
be compelled to depend on foreign lands
for what we need for home consumption.
The Syracuse Times has arrived at the
conclusion that a smile on the face is
worth two in the tumbler.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
A Bold Conspiracy.

An eccentric miser named Joseph
Lewis died over a year ago in Hoboken,
N. j., and by his will bequeathed 81.
800, 600 - his entire fortune-to the
United States government, to be used
in paying of the national debt. Short
ly after his decease there appeared on
the scene handsome, dashing, we'll
preserved woman Of middle age, claim
ing to be the old mans widow, and as
such contesting the will. For a while
her chances of gathering in the pile
seemed to be excellent. She produced
a certificate Of marriage purporting to
have taken place between herself and
Lewis in 1858, duly signed by justice
of the peace and witnessed by two per-
sons, one of whom, Elias ]. Caldwell,
came into court and swore that he had
seen the ceremony performed and had
sffiEed his signature to the document. -
The magistrate named died years ago,
and there appeared to be no way of
proving the alleged Mrs. Lewis to be a
fraud. The government detectives,
however, were sure that the claim was
conspiracy, and in working up the case
they were singularly aided by bit Of
good luck. The body OF the certificate
had been printed from copper plate.
and they found the printer. 1t turned
out that while he had had such plate
in his possession long time, it had been
somewhat damaged about 1868 or 1864;
and, when repaired for use again, diff
fered materially from what it was origi-
nelly. Inspection of the certificate
showed that it was an impression from
the altered plate, and so, of course,
could not have been in existence in
1858. The fictitious widows witnesses
completely broke down when confront
ed with this evidence of their crime, and
made full confession. Caldwell own
ed up to the forgery of the certificate,
and certain Frank Fleet admitted that
he had furnished the old frame which
inclosed it. He and Caldwell had also
sworn that they had met the alleged
Mrs. Lewis at the old miser's house,
and that he had introduced her to them
as his wife. Besides these, there were
in the conspiracy Frank Ward and
two brothers by the name of Sacia. -
The latter appear to have originated and
the entire conspiracy, even
to providing the ready-made widow
Caldwell was on the stand subsequent
ly, and confessed that he had perjured !
himself for the sake Of big share of
the money that Sacia and the woman
promised and him, put in plea of sin
cere repentance.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Singular Freak of an Engine,

An accident occurred on local rail-
road in Illinois, that is probably without
parallel in the history of railroading
AS train on the evening of that day
was near Glassford, going at the speed
OF nearly forty miles an hour, COW
suddenly bounded in front of the en-
gine. There was nc warning whatever,
the front of the engine passed over the
animal, and in doing so was lifted clear
Of the rails and uncoupled from the
tender. Going at such high rate of
speed, it continued some twenty yards
on the ground, tearing it up and even
uprooting stump in its mad career,
and, what is very strange, kept on its
wheels until it came to q stand still,
where it stood clear Of the main track.
The remainder Of the engine and train
kept on the track, and passed the engin
about quarter Of mile, when it was
brought to stop with brakes. The jal
OF the engine was 80 light that but few
passengers were made aware OF the
accident until told. The engineer sal
on his seat throughout the affair, q mere
spectator OF the queer freak Of his en-
Rine, and no one was hurt OF even scared
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
The Loved and Lost.

The loved and losiI why do We call them lost
Because we miss themfrom our onward road
Gods unseen angel o'e- our pathway crost,
Looked on us 81, and loving them the most,
strAightway relieved them from lifes weary
load.
They are not lost, they rrS within TIE docr
That shuts out loss and every hurtfEl thing
With angels bright, and loved ones gone before,
In their RedeemerA presence oyeimore,
And God himself, their Lord, and Judge and
King;
And this we call loss, Oh, selfish sorrow
or selfish hearts! Oh We Of little faith!
Lot us lock round, an argument to borrow
Why we in patience should await the morrow
That surely must succeed this night OF death
Aye, look upon this dreary desert path,
The thorns and thistles Whereso'er we turn:
What trials and what tears, what wrongs and
wrath
What struggles and what strife the journey
hath
They have escaped from these, ard 10! wo
mourn.
Ask the poor sailor, when the wreck is done,
Who with lis treasures strove the shore to
reach,
While with the raging wave lie batt'ed on,
Was 1t not Joy, where every cory reemed gone
To see his loved one landed on tho beach?
poor wayfsrer, loading by the hand
A
To wash from of her feet the oliDging sand,
And tell the tired boy Of that bright land
Where, this long journey past, they longed
to dwell;
When 10! the Lord, who many mansions had,
Drew near and looked upon the suffering
twain,
Then plying spake, Give Me the little lad
In strength renewed, aud glorious beauty clad;
I'll bring him with Me when l come again.
Did she make answer selfshly and wrong
Nay, but the woes feel he too must sharer
Or rather, bursting into grateful rong,
She went her way rejoicing and made strong
To struggle on since he was freed from care.
We will do likewise; death has made no breach
In love and sympathy, in hope and trust.
No outward sign or sound our ears can reach,
But there's an inward, spiritual speech
That greets us still, though mortal tongues
be dust.
1t bids us do the work that they laid down
Take up the song where they broke of the
strain:
30 journeying till We reach the heavenly town,
Where are laid up our treasures and our crown,
And our lost loved ones will be found again. |
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

The Syracuse TImeS has arrived at the
conclusion that a smile on the face is
worth two in the tumbler.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

The loved and lost! why Dc We call them losil
Because we miss them from our onward road?
Gods unseen angel be- our pathway crost,
Looked on us al, and loving them the most,
strAightway relieved them from life's weary
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I'd u M fist R u .

TAR. o. d. GRAIN. late Of Galveston, has
IL l,eeonea d Resident Of Lake Charles, La.
Office and residence on Ryan street, adjoining
residence Of DR.. =. u. Lyons, and win Practice
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-04-17

A RICH WoMAE.T The fortune Of
Queen Victoria is profound secret.
It Is known that she has an allowance
Of 93s5,oo0 year from the nation;
that she receives about 100000 a year
from the Dnchy Of Lancaster, and that
the legacy bequeathed 10 her BY the
eccentric missr Neild amounted to
e500,0o0: but beyond that the public
knows nothing. The royal reyenne Is
appropriated TO three departments
The Lord Chamberlain, Lord Steward,
and Master qf tho Horse. Besides
this, E30, 900 Is left over for eontir-
gencies, and K60, 900 n year Ii for Tho
queens private expenses, NJ q.
Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-11

The meeting OF the Van Buren, County Pho
neer Association was held at Floral Hall, on the
fair grounds, On Wednesday, as previously adj
yertised. The gathering was not large, owing
to the unfayorable condition OF the weather in
the morning. OF those in attendance were many
OF the earliest settlers OF the county, who had
not met since the last reunion They all seemed
10 enjoy themselves hugely and were as happy
as lot OF school children on holiday. The
usual business was transacted, reports heard
and short speeches made, in which were related
some amusing and some serious experiences OF
the first settlers, as well ss some of the trials
and hardships attending the settlement OF
new, wilderness country. Mr.. A. II. Stoddard,
the farmer-poet OF Kalamazoo county, was pres
ent and read some OF his poems for the edlfica-
ton OF The audience. He also gave reading
at the Christian church in the evening.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-11
A Wonderful Discovery.

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Asthma, PAIN in the side and chest, dry hacking
cough, tickling in the throat, Hoarseness. Sore
Throat, and all chronic or lingering diseases Of
the throat and lungs, DR.. Kings New Discovery
has no equal and has established for itself a
worldwide reputation. Many leading pbysi-
clans recommend and use 1t in their practice
The formula from which it is prepared is highly
recommended by all medical journals. The
clergy and the press have complim ented it in
the most glowing terms. Go TO your druggist
and get q trial bottle for ten cts, or a regular
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Il CO. Paw Paw