Connecticut western news., 1881-10-05
THE LIME.KILN CLUB.
The Influence of Music General
 Notes.
From the Detroit Free Press,1

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 "I has received letter from Boston, ' slowly remarked Brother Gardner as he squinted from Samuel Shin to Waydown Bebee. "I has received letter from Boston axin' me fur my observashuns on de infooence of music on mankind. l reply dat mankind widout music would be chawin' each odder up in half day. Music am de stone wall dat surrounds marcy, peace, charity and humanity. Only las week war writin' down my observashuns fur de- las' forty-seven y'ars, an will glib dem to de public as follows:
 "De soun' of hoss fiddle brings up old reekoleckshuns an starts de tear of regret. If played long huff, an de wind am in de right direckshun, it will cause de listener to shell out subscripshun of $3,OOS to'rds new culrd Baptist Church. Try it once and be convinced.
 "De soun' of harp hits man below de belt. He begins to fink of all de mean fings he ever did, an to wish he hadn't, an at de eand of fifteen minits he am all ready to step ober an pay his naybur dollar apiece fur de hens he shot in his garden las' spring.
 De soun' of de fiddle grabs on to seben differen hart strings to once, an man am knocked so fiat dat he will esteem it privilege to len you BIO.
 The Jewsharp goes right to de soul. Ii your wife am all ready to 1ope off wld de hired man de notes of de Jews- harp will take her bonnet off in sixteen seconds. If you keep hired man you should also keep Jewsharp.
 "Pianer music sometimes hits and sometimes misses. Ize known it to make an old bald-head go home an pass two 1uH hours widout cufin' de chill'en. an Ize known it to cause young gal to slide down ober de roof of de kitchen an lope of wid de owner of a side show.
 "De guitar allus brings sadness an a resolushun to begin on de 1st of Janu- ary to quit runnin' out nights an play ing policy.
 De brass band might soothe sor- row1n' soul if de said sorrowin' soul didn't have all he could do to hold his hoss.
 "De melodeon used to produce a de- sire on de part of de listener to be buried under yew-yew tree, but I h'ar dey have improved it so dat pusson had as lief be buried under basswood.
 "De organ fills de soul wid awe an strikes de heroic chord. If you am lay in fur man doan tackle him jist arter he has bin takin' in de notes of an organ.
 De banjo-yum 1! If you want my dog-my hoss-my house an lot, play me de banjo an keep time wid yer fut. l spect de music of angelic harps am sweet an soft an dreamy, but if day want to keep us cull'd folks satisfied up dar' leetle mo- banjo an leetle less harp am de fust prescription. Let us now attack de blzness of de meetin'."
 THE FIRST Tw1NaEs.
 Colonel Anniversary Williams said he took the floor in the interest of 4, ,OOO, ,OOO colored people. During the past three days he had felt that uneasy motion around his heels which precedes an out break of chilblains, and by this time next week he expected to have a full grown mine on hand. This early out break of symptoms was sufficient to excite the gravest alarm, and he hoped the Lime-Kiln Club would come to the rescue by securing remedy at what ever cost.
 The Secretary was instructed to offer 3 reward of $50 for a certain remedy, and likewise correspond with the Agri- Department and ask if Gen. Le | Duo did not, some six or seven years | lgo, advise chilblained patients to wear 'ornstalks in their boots for a cure.
 VENTILATED ENOUGH.
 The committee on sanitary matters | 'eported that they had spent thirteen lays Investigating the inquiry: "Do he colored people of Detroit appre- 'iate the benefits of proper ventilation ?" The committee rather thought the col 'red people did. Out of 200 houses 'isited, 18O had broken windows, cat loles in the roof and door-panels busted 'ut, and it was pretty plain that the inmates were having all the ventilation my one family could take care of.
 There was no need of disinfectants. Dead cats and decayed vegetables were passed from yard to yard until the out krts were reached, and the presence of logs in the house effectually crippled he injurious effects of sewer gas.
 WIPED IN THE BUD.
 A hotel keeper at Leesburg, Va., mo- lied the club that on late day col red man, wearing two diamond pins, hree watch chains and other evidences # the string game, called at his hotel o engage board for four weeks, and gave his name as Trustee Pullback. of he Lime-Kiln Club. When the land. ord asked him which eye Brother dardner was blind of, the fellow took o his heels, and although pursued for 'hree miles by two men and dog, he 1uded them in blackberry patch.
 CLOSE SHAVE.
 "Am Brudder Blue Glass Henderson n de hall tonight ?" blandly inquired he President, as he stood up and looked round.
 ''Yes, sah."
 "Will he please step dis way ?" The brother stepped. He didn't seem o be easy in his mind, and he kept his yes on the coffee-pot once owned by he poet Milton instead of facing the President