The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-24
AdulteratiOn.

| Ahete seem 10 De very good reasons
why the pessimists should call halt
upon the genius Of invention until some
force can be made available to regulate
his movements. It is very generally
acknowledged that the world is growing
better as 1T grows older, and no doubt il
Is, but the progress of invention and dis
coVery, although In the main beneficial
TO mankind, is bringing forth things that
must or necessity exert an injurious in
huence Charles Reade, in one Of his
novels, speaks of some old solid silver
plate, made in the ancient DAYS when
things were made honestly. "Not," he
says, "because the workmen we're more
honest than they are to-day, but because
they didn't know how to cheat" AS the
world grows older, people learn more and
more how 20 cheat and the people who
don't want to be cheated have to study
closer and closer to learn how to circum-
vent 1T. 1t is q good deal Like tho
lhVentlons OF armorcrs. Every few years
gun is produced, the projcctile from
winch Will pierce any known obstruction,
ana then other armorers exert themselves
10 get up an armor that it cannot pierce.
ana SO 1t goes on, and the wonder is
"here 1t Is all to end. 1t is so with i'll
Schtl"n and discovery in other directions.
ChenlstS are finding out more and more
now 10 adulterate food and its ingredients
unth II Is almost dangerous to eat any,
IhlnG but primary substances. Ever and
anon accounts appear III the papers of a
family poisoned by eating or drinking
this, that or the other, until ono hardly
Knows what indulgence of appetite NAV
be considered safe. There is a standing
appear to Legislation to correct these
evils, but legislation, although il NAV
have mitigated the danger, has not. as
yet, entlre y removed it. 1t would seem
to be an easy matter to treat this subject
III way to assure the people that what
they eat and drink need not prove in
Jurlous on account of impurity or
adulteratlon. If there is an offence in
the calendar calling for the most cond;gn
punishment, it is that of aduteration.
Let us have laws, and IN enforcement of
them, that will make it safe to eat and
drlnk what purports to be healthful and
nutritious. s.-Boston Budoet.
A Drop of Water.
We read frequently of the drowning
| of good swimmers, who suddenly sink IN
| tho water without any apparent cause
The common explanation of such an ac-
| cident is that the swimmer is seized
with cramps; but an English naval
| officer offers different solution of the
phenomenon. He bases his theory on
his own experience. His ship was lying
| for long time off Alden harbor, and ii
was the practice for cricketing parties to
swim from the vessel to the shore every
evening, having their clothes sent in q
small boat. Of course there was q race
to see who would get to the beach first.
The writer in the course of sharp
struggle for the lead opened his mouth
to breathe, and some of the spray flying
III the wind got into his throat and took
the passage down the trachea CT could
neither" he says, "get any breath in,
: nor any out, and [ soon began to feel
that I was dying on top of the water.
| There must have been dozen men close
to me, but could not speak, much less
call to them. L kept swimming on for
the shore. In about thirty seconds my
senses began to leave me. I ceased to
swim, and my legs went down, when
luckily for LIE they touched the bottom {;
violent jump helped me to cough up
the drop of water. I staggered on shore
and fell quite exhausted on the beach,
much to the surprise of all the men with
me-" 1t is the opinion of this gentleman
that many fatal accidents to swimmers
are due simply to drop of water in the
wind-pipe. A conclusive proof that they
are not due to cramp is n fact that a man
rescued within two minutes Of sinking in
this mysterious manner is beyond all
I hope of resuscitation.
Home Life for the Blind.
In IN address before the College for
the Blind, at Upper Norwood, Henry
Fawcett, the blind Postmaster General
of England, said that, speaking of his
own experience, the greatest service that
could be rendered to tie blind was to
enable them to live as far as possible the
same life as if they had not lost their
sight. They should not be imprisoned
in institutions or separated from their