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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
Examination In Medicine.

BY a Philadelphia Diploma Cheap
Doctor:
Examiner Where is the stomach Of
man located?
Student-Somewhere between the
crown OF the head and the soles of the
"Tis we'll. What is the principal
use of the stomach?"
"To run up board bills"
sickness?" O''o' ~ -
"When the patient is able to nay
''Do you bleed9"
"What organ?"
"The patients pocket"
hight, What is your favorite style
"Visiting each patient three times a
day, at five dollars per VISIT
+''NWhat are Indispensable adjuncts to q
good practice?"
"Spectacles, horse and buggy. q
stylish residence, dignity, and fashion
able wife"
"What are the best means of fostering
the growth of small practice?"..
by hanging large door-bell in
NOoSj "iASli Gull 10 over the
entire neighborhood, and employing n
man to ring it occasionally at night. y"
"What are orthodox aids in securing
practice?"
"Regular attendance at church and
the employment of another man to rush
up the aisle during services, and cali
you out every other Sunday.' -.
"Cui BOno?"
"That's Latin"
"Irue; but what's the calling and
ringing for?"
"To develop the idea abroad of large
practice" o.
"What are necessary qualities in q
physician?'
,''To look wise, talk little remain nom
committal as to the nature of the diseose
and impress on the friends of the patient
his critical condition."
"What class of patients should be
encouraged in developing imaginary
complaints?"
"Women with nothing to do, and
plenty Of money to do it with"
Correct You're bound to have an
extensive and profitable practice within
two years. Hore's your diploma.
twenty-five dollars, please. ."-NeaU York
Graphic.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
Bobby and the Plaster.

Bobby Blinkers was q Nevada boy,
and didn't want to go to school. He did
not put in his appearance ut breakfast,
and about o'clock his mother went up
to see what was the matter. Bob was
writhing about the bed from an impro-
vised stomach-ache. "All right" said
tho ol dlady. 'T'll apply a mustard plas-
ter" and in few minutes hot mustard
plaster containing two square foet of
motive power was spread upon the boys
abdomen. "Nother, how long must
this thing stay on?" 'I guess III be
able to take it off about this afternoon,
and then if I can get an emetic to work
it'll be all right. Lie still, my boy, ri
bring you through" Then Bob rose up
Immediately and started for school, and
the plaster was the cause of his being
an hour late.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
Absence Of Mind as a Sign Of Incipicnt
Mental Disease.

The dieGicaJ and Surgical Reporter
has some suggestions and statements in
the article below, which are of interest
and importance to good many people,:
1t Is essential to skill that the muscles
OF the body should work unconsciously,
but the moment they assert, as it were;
their independence of self-consciousness
and prompt to the initiation of efforts
outside of what they have been taught, II
diseased condition is begun which we
call "absence Of mind" Such habit
begins on little things, moro generally
by an omission than commission
thinking Of something else while dress
ing, a part of the toilet is overlooked,
the necl1tie is forgotten, the wrong coat
is put on and the hair is unkempt.
Soon, as the habit increases, absurd
and even harmful acts are committed.
The collections. of anecdotes are full of
stories of such follies. We know of an
able young lawyer, who, instead of pour
ing tonic from q bottle on his desk,
carefully emptied the ink from his ink
stand into spoon and swallowed it.
Another, an eX-Attorney General of the
United States, went on 2 fortnight trip
to attend an absorbing legal case. His
wife packed q half dozen shirts in his
portmanteau. On his return there was
no shirt visible. Pushing her inquiries,
she found that her husband had regular
ly a clean shirt every other day, but had
forgotten to take off the soiled one, and
now returned wearing the whole half
dozen! An authentic anecdote of tho
great political economist, Adam Smith.
tells us that when called upon to sign o
contract, instead of writing his own
pame, he made IN elaborate imitation of
the signature of the other party, which
had already been affixed.
Such incidents tend to depreciate q
man, though perhaps unjustly, in the
opinion Of those with whom he does bus
mess. They become also grave annoy
ance to the individual himself. In O
sense they are mental weaknesses, which,
pushed to O certain degree, pass into
mental diseases. Senility and insanitY
are not infrequently marked by auto
matte actions, carried ont without tho
will or consciousness Of the doer. The
absent-minded one, like tho sleep-walk-
or, performs actions without the knowl-
edge Of them, and neglects duties which
ore pressing. Justly, therefore, it is a
source of anxiety with every thoughtful
person when he finds himself falling into
this bad mental habit. It is usually
gradual in it's onset, stealing over one in
moments Of intensest occupation. IN
like other mind weaknesses it is not the
foe Of the idle man so much as the busy
one. Yet habits Of revery and day
dreaming may also bring it about
Those who feel this habit, creeping over
them will do we'll TO make an early and
special effort to resist it. 1t can he
conquered by habit of attention, and
by severe self-chiding when the mind
yields to it.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
B6 a Man.

Foolish spending is the father Of
poverty. Do not be ashamed Of hard
work. Work, but work for half price
rather than be idle. Be your own master,
and do not let society or fashion swallow
you up individually-hat, coat and boots.
Do not eat up or wear out all you can
earn. Compel youl selfish body to spare
something for profits saved. Be stingy
to your own appetite, but merciful for
others necessities. Help others, and
ask not for yourselves. See that you are
proud, too. Let your pride be OF the
right kind. Bo too proud to be lazy; too
proud to give up without conquering
every difficulty; too proud to be in com-
pany that you cannot keep up within ex-
penscs; too proud to be stinGy.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
'Meltha I"

"Meltha !" ,.,+.
Bending down quickly, the stout man
gathered the light form in his arms and
bore it to the fire.
dead !! he groaned, rs he gazed into
the rigid face.
10 his great delight, he was soon re-
Warded with O groan, followed shortly
after by sight of two great, frightened
violet eyes.
"Meltha Bayne," he whispered softly.
where am I?" she answered.
Safe, Meltha. Thank heaven for
sending me out of my road tonight" "
said Wallace Alwade, forvently.
An hour later Meltha Bayne was able
to sit up.
In few brief words she related her
adventures Of the past twenty hours.
She had wandered off from the main
road and had travelled on many by-roads,
through snow and storm, finally COMING
to the knowledge of the fact that she was
lost. Two hours before she had found
this shanty, and tired and cold she had
sank down to slumber, from which she
would never have walked, but for the
coming of Alwade.
why did you leave Mrs. Watson,
Meltha? ?"
".After meeting you, I could not re-
maln, she said, simply.
after meeting me ! Can it be that
you still hate me, Meltha?"
Her violet eyes sought his face Won
deringly.
Hate you, Mr.. Alwode, T. could never
do that. could not bear to see Won
and know that You were gloating over
the revenge that time has wrought 1
have hated myself many times for the
past in my life"
He seized her hand aid bent a search
ing look into her thin, faded face.
" Meltha, / am content to let the past
lie buried. [ am lone old bachelor,
rich and orusty, but T want q wife"
"Well?"
"Will you be that wife to mo, Mel
tha?"
" After my treatment Of you, when"
eyes. after that"
1" For PHYS sake, Walloce?" tears fill
ing the violet eyes.
For loves sake, Meltha."
Tears fell from her eyes. He drew
her head to his broad breast, and scaled
the compact with n kiss.
Tho wealthy lnmberman found the
wife, who presides over his house with
exquisite grace, in shanty.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
EGOOd to PuII.0

A number of ladies visited New York
public school, and one of them thought
that she would question the tots, and see
how much they knew about the senses.
What were the eyes for?
For seeing.
Yes-and what would be the result il
we had no eyes And she asked the
little ones to shut their eyes tight. Ay,
yes. They understood.
And then the ears. What were they
for?
Hearing.
Yes !; and now stop your ears up as
tightly as you can. All what o. sad
thing it would be to have no ears. We
should never hear the birds sing any
more, and never more hear mammals
voice.
And then came the nose. What was
that for? ,.'
Somehow the little ones seemed puz-
zled at this point. About the eyes and
ears there had been no question-but
the nose? They looked up into the
lady's face curiously, evidently with an
answer ready, but not quite sure of be-
ing right. Finally the questioner saw
an intelligent smile upon one chubby
little face-one of the four-year- -olds--
and she said to the child
f"Ah, Miss Dot, you can tell me what
the nose is for, can't you? Come, now
speak up. Don't be afraid. What is it ?"
"A few'twists and Fuckers, and then.
with wondrous sparkle of the great
brown eyes:
"'Eb,- II dess it's for mamma to tate
hold of to ouU!"
That close the examination for the dav'
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
A Difference In Value.

Rosseau, alluding to the kindness Of
neighbors, says that, when his wife died,
every father in the neighborhood offered
to console him with one Of his daughters;
but few weeks afterward, his COW hav-
ing shared the same fate, no one ever
thought Of replacing his loss by the offer
Of another--thereby proving the different
value set upon their COWS md children.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
"UNIcN Hs STRENGTH"
By THOMAS DARCY n'aEE.

man whose corn was carried away ,r . -.
before his eyes, and whose oats and hay
were plied up into the landlords cart,
Looked toward his castle with sorrowful heart.
I ou seem," said he, " so strong and grand,
Like giant you overlook the land;
ana giant In stomach you sure must be,
That OF all my crop can leave none to me-
Quoth another" OF such weak words what and ?
have you any hope that the devil will mend,
Or the wolf let a kid escape his NAV,
Or a landlord yield his rights at law
" " Let us go over to Rackrent Hall
by TWO and threes-it may befall, g..
AS wisdom Is found in the multitude
Enough OF us might do the cause some good"
At first they went by twos and threes .s
But Rackrent's lord they could not please:
ana next they went in number n score
But the case was even the same as before.
BY titles and hundreds they gathered thon,
Resolute-patient, dogged men
ana the landlord owned that he thought there wa
Some slight defect in the present laws.
Then barony spoke-a country woke
a nation struck at their ieudal yoke
Twas found the Right could not be withstood
Ano-Wisdom was found in the multitude
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13

"A man whose corn was carried away <r..
6etore his eyes, and whose oats and hay
were piled up into the landlords cart,
Looked toward his castle with sorrowful heart.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13

A GOOD farmer is better than poox
DOCTOR, and good horseshoer is better
than Bishop who breaches sermon that
nobody wants to hear, r,--Ro6ert Collyer.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13
PICKENs S. G., THURSDAY JANUARY 49, 1881

he was once more seated behind his
mIagnificant bays speeding rapidly into
the great woods. -
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-13

You seem," said he, I" so strong and grand,
Like giant you overlook the land;
And giant In stomach you sure must be,
That OF all my crop can leave none to me-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28

BEGINNING with Saturday last, the
time has been one of ihtense anxiety
with reference to the condition of Pres
ident Garfield. 1t appears that by rea-
son of the irregular track of the wound,
the discharge was very much obstructed,
leading to the formation of a pus cavity
as large as half of mans hand, about
8 inches below the external opening Of
the wound, and reaching to within one
inch of the spine. This produced a Sc
we're and to man in his weakened con-
dition q very dangerous chill, followed
by rapid increase in pulse, respiration
and temperature, which greatly alarmed
every one not acquainted with the cause
of these grave symptoms. Sunday morn
ing an opening was made directly into
this cavity, securing free flow of pus
and bringing great relief to the patient.
He has not yet recovered the very CON-
Portable and satisfactory condition which
he had previously, but is said to be doing
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances. We presume that in view
of the uniformly favorable reports re-
ceived from day to day, the people had
begun to think the recovery of the Pres
ident was as good as assured, that he
was on the sure road to health. While
it is probably true that he has done bet
ter than could have been expected, and
that several cases apparently quite as
bad have made final recovery, it should
not be forgotten that the injury is one OF
very grave character, such as do not
usually get well. We have no smbition
to be prophet of evil, but while all
hearts in the nation pray and hope fol-
his recovery there is danger that we lose
sight of the real character of the case
and finally awake to disappointment
all the more bitter that it was unexpect.
ed. The President is long way from
health, if it ever comes, with the chances
largely against that result ever being
reached.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28
How London Gilt Edge Butter is Made.

In Dorset dairies the milk stands for
twenty-four or thirty-six hours, ac-
cording to the season of the year and in
some cases is skinned the second time
after having a second period; the cream
is considered ready for churning imme-
diately after it is skinned, and during
the hot weather is commonly churned
every day, while in cold weather the
churning is done only on alternate
days. To this practice of churning the
cream while 1t Is yet quite sweet and
fresh is owing, in great measure, the
reputation which Dorset butter has long
possessed; the practice, indeed, presup-
poses the strIctest cleanliness with re-
spect to milk pans and other vessels
used in the dairy, for without this pri-
mary condition the daily churning
would be practically valueless. The
old fashioned barrel churn with i'm
proved beaters is commonly used in
Dorset dairies, and after the butter is
taken out of the ohurn, the greatest
care is taken to wash out all traces OF
buttermilk, so as to avoid the light COL
ored streaks that commonly appear in
ill-made butter. The coolest and clean
est water that can be obtained is used
for this purpose and the butter is re-
peatedly turned and pressed on slab
of wood. A dairyman whose hand is
naturally cold always succeeds best in
butter making, all other things being
equal.
1t is seldom that the butter is salted
in a systematic manner; the dairymen
generally guesses the quantity OF salt to
be used. and an experienced and care
full person can guess it with surprising
accuracy; it, is, however, generally un-
derstood that the butter intended for
market is more sparingly salted than
that intended for home consumption.
1t is clear however. that the Dorset
dairymaids have got into better sys-
tenn of butter making than most of their
sisterhood in other parts of the country
have done, for Dorset butter has pop
ularity greater than the butter of any
other country. and much butter
made far enough away is sold in Lon
don under the adventitious name of
Dorset butter, The hamo is pirated,
and che name sells the ter.-Profes.
sOr Sheldon.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28
"a Few suggestions.

We are disp osed to make a criticism
on the management of our Fire Com
pany. and offer little gratuitous advice.
We ought to say, however, that our fire.
men have done so well that we do it with
great reluctance, and only that their ef-
ficiency may be still further increased
There seemed, at the last fire, to be
too little order and discipline among the
members. There was too much talking
and yelling and repeating the orders
given by the officers too much excite
ment and too little intelligent GOODNESS
and Judgment. There seemed also to
be too many captains indeed, it was
difficult to tell who really had charge OF
the company. But it must be said to
their credit that they managed the fire
admirably, and we presume little more
experience VIII remedy the defects we
hsYe noticed.
The citizens, also, need to be reminded
that often their well.meant efforts are
only an embarrassment to the fremen'
If the members of the company are pres
ent they can manage the hose better
than outsiders, who would be as likely
to get It wrong end to, as right, and BY
cross purposes neutralize the efforts OF
the firemen. Outsiders can do good
service on the brakes and by forming
lines and passing buckets of water. but
whether at work or not, they ought te
lesve clear field for the operations OF
the fremen. A solid mass of several
hundred people occupying the space
needed for the management of engine
and hose is q very serious hindrance
Letus, when we cannot make ourselve:
useful, keep out of the way Of those or
whom the responsibility chiefly rests
We are asked to say that the noise an6
confusion made by outsiders, as well n
BY some OF the company, made it almos
impossible either to give or hear orders
and that in future absolute silence is de
sired on the part of those standing abou
the fire.. - .,f--s
Since writing the above We have hears
sueh explanations as relieve the FIR
Company Of any blame for the delays II
getting to work. and show them to hav'
been the result of unforeseen circum
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28
THE DAIRY.

One venture in lard cheese to En-
gland, sent there as honest goods, did
not turn out well, and ought to serve as
a warning to all concerned. When the
weather came on warm the oil exuding
from them was found by simple sense
of smell to be nothing but s.hog-fat
grease of a low origin" and the price
dropped at once from ten cents pound
to two and half.
What is wanted most is a three
pound cheese with no waste, or else
large cheese in a package that could be
broken like tub of butter and leave no
waste. This idea looks q little chimeric-
al; but there is no telling what the in
ventive genius of the country can do
until it tries. Then there must be no
shams about the business-no lard-nc
anti-huff-nor SKINNED frauds. Give
the people an honest and well-havored
article at a fair price, and without
doubt the buyers will be forthcoming.
American DGiryman.
The idea that butter globules have
no affinity for salt, but on the contrary
rather repelled it, is substantiated by
the following from Professor Arnold:
Contrary to what would naturally be
expected, butter fats take no salt from
brine. To make butter take salt it must
be t0orked into IL. Salt has a stronger
affinity for water than for any fat and
no matter how strong brine may be,
the salt in it will not leave the water to
go into a fat. The only thing about
butter which will take up salt is the
trace offlesh-forming matter il contains.
and this is so small that all the salt it
can absorb will hardly affect the taste.
If the granules, when taken from the
brine, are pressed into a solid form
without rinsing, the salt in the brine
which will adhere to their surfaces will
be about equal to one-half ounce to q
pound of butter. If more salt than this
is desired it should be sprinkled into the
granules before pressing them into form
for the table.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28

A DISTINGUISHED writer on wheat
growing recommends deep planting, the
grain being at least three inches beneath
the soil, which ensures stability of the
plant against the expansion and resettling
of the soil caused by action of frost. The
number of stems are also greatly in
creased where the plant has deep hold
upon the soil, and the coronal roots are
not crowded upon by the germinal roots.
Raised in that part of England which is
the nstive country of the Down sheep,
and familiar with successful wheat-grow
ing on the barren and chalky hills made
highly productive by sheep-pasturing, he
places great value on sheep as fertilizers,
and thinks that, beside weed scavengers
and wool and mutton makers, they are
of incalculable benefit to the lands which
feed, them
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28

MILLER and Lapham have finally both
been elected Senators from New York
State. The Legislature has adjourned,
and this long and disgraceful contest is
ended. Conkling and Platt have received
political sentence of death; and who can
say they have not been dealt with justly
We sincerely regretted the rupture, dut
no fact is now better established than
that it was Oonkling's fault, and his
subsequent resignation was the most
foolish or insane and suicidal moves ever
resorted to by any public man. We
recognize his superior abilities, but q
man of his eonceit and selfshness and
temper is disgrace to American politics,
and for the good of the country we hope
he win keep to his purpose of devoting
his time hereafter to his own private at
fairs.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28

We read in the Columbus dispatches that
J. a. Dickson, Esq, Of Wellington, was
down at the capital making an effort to pro-
cure q pardon for one James Adams, who
was sent up from this county for two years
in 1850. Why, in the name of law and JUS
tice, not let those fellows serve their time
out ?-Elyria Consultation
And several hundred Wellington Peo-
pie would like to know why. The most
of those who signed the petition for his
pardon confess that they don't know any
good reason why. In fact, they don't
know any good reason why they signed
the petition. 7s