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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
What Influences Digestio,
(Family Physician.I

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There are certain substances upon
which the gastric juice exerts no action,
and, it should be remembered that what
ever goes through the stomach untouch-
ed, passes undissolved through the whole
of the alimentary canal. The frequen-
cy with which such substances as dried
currants and apple pips are passed unal.
tered is familiar enough to all.
Indigestible substances are occasional
ly retained in the stomach, causing pain,
indigestion and irritation for days and
days together. There are many circum-
stances, besides the nature of food,
which exert an influence on the process
of digestion.
First and foremost among these is the
quantity of food taken; for the efficient
performance of digestion the stomach
should be fairly filled, but not distended.
DR.. Beaumont's experiments showed
that certain bulk was necessary for the
performance of healthy digestion.
This fact has long been known by
practical experience to uncivilized ma
tions. Thus the Kamsehatdales are in
the habit of mixing earth or sawdust
with the train oil on which alone they
are frequently reduced to live, and the
Veddahs, or wild hunters Of Ceylon, on
the same principle mingle the pounded
fibre of soft and decayed wood with the
honey on which they feed when meat ID
not procurable.
The time which has elapsed since the
last meal was taken should, for the eff
fecfsIaI re,rformance1 of digestion he suf.
| ficient to ensure the stomach being quite
clear of food. The amount of exercise
taken previous and subsequent to the
meal is not without its influence; gentle
exercise being favorable, and over exer.
tion injurious to digestion. Then there
| is the state of mind, tranquility of tenn
per being apparently essential to quick
and easy digestion. In addition may be
mentioned the state of bodily health,
and the state of the weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
Devotion to Etiquette

At large dinner-party lately given
in this city gentleman was requested to
take in lady between whose family and
his own quarrel and a lawsuit had
been pending for several years. The
gentleman complied with a bow and a
smile, and conversation between him
and the lady seemed to be more than
usually lively during the sixteen courses
chat 20 to make up . fashionable dinner.
At the close Of the evening the host,
who had been enlightened in the mean
time as to the existing relations be.
tween his guests, apologized 70 the gen
tleman for the blunder he had made.
att ID of no sort Of consequences, my deaz
fellow" was the reply: II have tsken
that iady into dinner 1--WE times this
month, and We pass each other the next
day without even q bow of recognition.
In all probability the breach will never
oe healed, but. We shall continue 70
.,muse each other at dinner-parties q
long as o,lr friends persist in seating u
side by side.n .->--=E --s~-. : - 's''''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
MEXICO, MO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 1881. - >.5~9


Two little ones grown tired Of play,
Roamed by the sea, one summer day,
Watching the great waves come and 60,
Prattling, as children will, you know,
OF dolls and marbles, kites and strings;
Sometimes limiting at graver things.
At last they spied within their reach
An old boat cast upon the beach.
Helter-skeiter, with merry din,
Over its sides they elambered in
Ben. with his tangled, nut-brown hair,
Bess, with hef sweet face flushed and fair.
Rolling in from the briny deep,
Nearer, nearer the great waves creep =.
Higher, higher upon the sands
Reaching out with their giant hands,
Grasping the boat in boisterous glee,
Tossing it up. and out to sea.
The sun went down mid clouds of gold:
Night came, with footsteps damp and cold,
Day dawned; the hours crept slowly by;
And now, across the sunny sky,
A black cloud stretches far away,
And shuts the golden gates Of day.
A storm comes on, with fash and roar,
While all the sky is shrouded Ger:
The great waves rolling from the west,
Bring night and darkness on their breast.
Still floats the boat through driving Storm
Protected by Gods powerful arm.
The home-bound vessel. Seabird, lies
In ready trim, 'twixt sea and skies,
Her Captain PAGES restless now,
A troubled look upon his brow,
While all his nerves in terror thrill;
The shadow OF q coming i'll.
The mate comes up to where he stands,
And grasps his arm with eager hands:
"a boat has just swept past" said he,
"Bearing two children out to sea.
Ills dangerous now 70 put about,
Yet they can not be saved without"
"Naught but their safety will suffice;
They must be savedt" the Captain cries.
"By every thought THAI just and right,
BY lips hoped to kiss tonight,
I'll peril vessel, life and men,
Aed God will not forsake me them"
With anxious faces, one and all,
Each man responded to the call;
And when At last. through dri sing storm,
They lifted up each little form,
The Captain started with 4 groaE.
''My Godr' he cried, ''thsy are my ownf'
l...a. s1a1Rose Haftwiek Thorpe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
Tcndensy In LSe.
Indianapolis Herald.l

The tendency of human "evolution"
Is toward extremes. Attraction and re-
pulsion, are phenomena Of physical law.
Regeneration and degeneration are
phenomena of both physical and moral
forces.
Examples of mankind, and of human
society, to-day, illustrate the highest, as
well as the lowest planes of being, life.
and character ever attained by the race.
These extremes, and the tendency to-
ward these extremes being legitimate
and inevitable, should enter into all of
our estimates of being, life, and charac-
ter-and as such, influence our conduct
as teachers, law-makers, and conservators
of the general good of society.
We can not by any kind of law,
elevate mankind from the lower to the
higher plane of physical or moral de-
velopment. All movement in either
direction is progressive, and limited.
Our best endeavors can effect no more
than to point out the way, and perhaps
change the direction of some movements,
OF tendencies. And this is much. But
it does not satisfy our aspirations.
We would that men should reform
should become regenerated-should all
turn their steps in one direction, and be
moved by common impulse toward one
end, and that now-once and forever.
But such is not in accordance with the
law of our being and existence. Hence
we fail II our endeavors. Law fails,
society fails, religion fails; or, fall short
Of our wishes and expectations.
The outward conduct or actions OF
men can be, to a certain extent, changed,
Or limited by laws, if enforced. MUIR
derers, robbers, thieves, ard other crimi-
nats may bo prevented from moving,
(physically) in the direction of their
tendencies, by imprisonment. But there
IL no human law, however enforced, that
can change their moral motions, by COM
pulsion. 80, too, the drunkard can be
turned from his cups by destroying the
cup, or by locking him up. But the
tendency toward drink is not often
changed, or for great while even ar
rested by law or any other influence.
What theni Shall we fold our arms
and let everything go its own way, in &C.
cordance with Its own tendencyf
| We could not do so, even if we resolv.
ed to. The inspiration by which we are
moved; our wills to make efforts; ouI
hopes and expectations, however destined
to be disappointed, are also outgrowths
of our natures, in accordance with the
conditions, circumstances and laws of oul
beings and existence, and are as inevita.
bic as any other phenomena Of human
life.
But a clearer perception Of what il
possible, of what is practicable, in the
adjustment Of human law to human CON.
duct; the relation Of artificial compul.
sion to natural tendencies might be oi
peryice to, us. II might steady us q lit
lie, and sustain us in such efforts as We
| 60feI41t YnaHo5 f!EsE. , ==
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
ng Present 1880 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE.



Lamentation without effort betrays
weakness and wickednsss. q
The heart has reasons that reason does
not unao,.,ana na-rRo.snat
s,-I--:- -.
'1ean. Aio A"syH - oui po"e' 'A's''
very seldom so.-lfioiding.
The greatest glory il not In never fall
ing. but in rising eyery time we fall
Sow good services: sweet remem.
brances win grow from them.-TMme.
de Stael. p EaiErsI[ u y "
What prevents us from being natural
is the desire to appear so.-[La Roche
foucauld. = aos6FafN.1 I
Family life has its charms and itsihsp-
py infiuences: but we must not al II
its greatness, for it dissipates thought
and cools enthusiasm. without which q
life is never heroic.
Politeness is to goodness what words
are to thought. It tells not only on the
manners but on the mind and heart; II
renders the feelings, the opinions, the
words, moderate and gentle.-fJ Joubert.
Action. work or labor: It is the Law
imposed upon all, and from which none
escape. Very few know how to act
Happy are they who work. The yulgal
labor. Then, the task finished, each ohe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13

The late Francis Lieber, distinguish
ed jurist, gave in letter to friend q
new anecdote of Washington, one which
exhibits that great mans good sense:
An incident of more than usual in
terest occurred to-day, just after the
class in constitutional law was dismissed
at the university. I had been lecturing
upon the advantages of the bi-cameral
system 1.-TWO houses in one aegislature),
had dismissed the class, and was about
to leave the room, when young man,
who knew had taken instructions un-
der Laboulaye. in Paris, approached me.
and said that what / had urged in regard
to the bi-cameral system reminded him
of q story which he had heard Labou.
laye relate. ! was interested, of course
and, as the class gathered around, he
proceeded with the folfowing: !.
aTfaL Laboulaye said, in one of his lectures
that Jefferson, who had become 80 com
pletely imbued with French ideas a
even to admire the uni-cameral system
Of Legislation, one day visited Washing
ton at Mount Vernon, and, in the courst
OI IU0 COuvC1ShhlUu tuAt cuouCOS tAAS
comparative excellence of the two sys
TENS came up for consideration. Aftel
considerable had been said on both sides
finally, at the tea-table,a Washington
turning sharply to Jefferson, said:
"sYou, sir, have Just demonstrated
the superior excellence of the bi-camera
system by your own hand
How IL that7' said Jefferson, mo-
little surprised. 1ss 81
p r"fYou have poured your tea from
your cup out into the sxucef to cool
We want the bi-cameral system To- COO
things. 4 measure originates in ON
houss, and in heat 10 parsed. u The othe
hDne will serve - . wondesful cooler
aadIby thss time it is -dsbatsd and hodi
tfea gSmendnents here, it
naueh .lnors iksly % beceame m equita
Ebie Ian. III No. cws eannot get along with
out the szucer In our system. .
+ ysJefesson, of course, saw that q poin
had BEEN made against his argument
but whether he was frank enough to %.
% ths story-teller did not relate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
Wealth and Meanness.
fToaouin Miller in Californian. !

/ tell you that, in nine cases out Of
ten, great acquired wealth lifts up in
monumental testimony the meanness Of
its possessor. / knew two neighbors,
old Californians, who had about equal
fortunes. They were both old settlers
both rich and both respected.
In that fearful year, 1852, when the
dying and destitute immigrants literally
crawled on hands and knees over the
Sierras trying to reach the settlements
one of these men drove all his cattle up
to the mountains, butchered them, and
fed the starving. He had his Mexicans
pack all themules with -four, which ct
that time cost almost its weight in gold,
and push on night and day over the
mountains to meet the strsDgen there
and feed them, 50 that they might haye
strength to reach his house, where they
could have shelter and rest. sfs
The other man, cold and cautious, saw
his opportunity and embraced it. Hs
sat at home and sold all his wheat and
mules and meat, and with the vast op-
portunities for turning money ~ 20
count in that new country, soon became
almost a Prince Of fortuss. But his
generous neighbor died q bsegax IN
idaho, where he had gone 70 try 70 make
another fortune. He literally had not
money enough to!buy q shroud; and n
he died among strangers, by the road-
side, he was buried without even %
much as pine-board coffin. saw his
grave there only last year. sl
Some one had set up rough granite
stone at the head. And that wAs al.
No name-not even ~ letter or q date.
Nothing. But that bowlder was fashion
ed by the hand of Almighty God, and in
the little seams and Dr. q and moasy scars
that cover it He can reAd the rubic that
chronicles the secret virtues Of this lone,
dead man on the snowy mountains Of
The children of the "Prince,' ase IN
Paris. Upheld by his colossal wealth,
their lives seem TO. emhrace the univer,
sal world. He is my friend. He huys
all my books and reasds every line
srise. When b com4 10 this sksteh
| he will understand It. And he ought q
understand, too, thxx M the respect.
summation and loss which ~ ~ lan1
once gave these two. men Rathus aEusnd
and Is buried beneath that houef1ovu
granite stone; and thaf 4 how, oven
With I'll his show and splendoe. tat III
heart b q cold and q empty = TIA,
| dead man's hand .sns tEsfs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13

The Chicago Times speaks OF the
ex-Confederate meeting at Moberly,
as follows:
"There has been large and nota-
BILE gathering of ex-Coniederate SOL
sders at Mobsrly, Mo. They had
their preferences. attachments, md
remeinbrances, Of course, but the
general tone OF the speeches was
such as no union man who Is willing
to allow for the differences of edaca-
ton and association would object. to.
On the subject of pensions it vas re-
solved: That no ex-Confedcratc
soldier desires for himself or other
confederate a pension Of the general
eosernrsent or that ofsay State Il
would degrnde him Z in the ewes
Of the civilized world, having re.
ceived from Gen. r. z. Lee a cer,ifi-
cate That is priced higher than bonu.
ties or pensions, In these memorable
farewell words to his soldiers: .You
return to your homes with con.
sc'ousness Of duty faithfully per.
formed. The resolution was not
passed without debate, but the ground
OF oojeftion was moi a desire for a
pension. but . question whether,
tnere oring no such desire, q resplu.
.aon o. The kind should be passed.
Inc opinion was voiced by Attorney
1eneral Mcintyre, of Missonri,. sbo
said that pc gave up the lost cause
voluntarily and returned to bis homo
.sso TIE full determiuation to accept
.ss isaes ofthe war and never again
e oppese the federal government ntr
to ask or desire any remuneration for
Ine past. ADybody who returned
with any other determination did so
WITH %ffaad ID 'hts hesrt and false
hood upon biz conscience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
The Home Of Our Childhood


Does anybody know what has become
of the jolly old-fashioned times that used
to belong to our ivssi They are missing
and VIC cannot find them. The days
when the mention of Thanksgiving
meant joy and gladnsss, and reunion and
merry feasting, when all the members Of
the family assembled around the pleas
ant board, and the great fire burned
cheerfully in the great fireplace. How
the brightly polished brass andirons
caught the ruddy reflections of the blaze,
and danced around like gold fairies.
Does anybody remember such . freplacsi
The hearth was of freshly painted red
brick, and the mantel was high beyond
the reach of the children. The bran
candlesticks were turned up in . row,
and the almanac hung at one end. The
shovel and tongs had their separate cor
ners, and there was crane In the back
Of the fireplace, where the tea-kettle used
sometimes to sing like . nightingale.
Where are they gomez .s
There was . pantry, too, (haye you
seen iii? with q smell of cheese, and
mince pie, doughnuts, and . tempting
display of jars tied up with white cloths,
There was always one not 90 tightly tied
as the rest, and naughty hands would
reach after the peach preserves some
times. Anybody know where all those
pantries have gomez There were two old
rocking-chairs, with cushions pieced up
from scraps Of dresses. The paint was
worn .from the arms, and they tipped
over if you rocked too far back, but we
wish they could be found.
away with all the rest. A sweet kitchen
where there was alwaysa q smell Of good
dinners, a spicy and aromatic odor Of
garden herbs. No tea or coffee has ever
been found since with such delicioul
aroma. There are thousands Of great
residences with every modern appliance
for comfort, where they have state din.
ners with no end of ponp and show and
style; where the china is costly and the
epergnes are of cut glass and silver and
the wines are costly. .... s.s.... =.
They are splendid, but somehow, to
day, we want the old lost house. Thert
are echoes which come down from il
smoky rafters, and they fall upon tn
heartwith a mingled feeling of pleasur,
and pain. There are voices, and foot
steps and laughter, and songs, and th,
patter Of baby feet all mingled in tn
echoes. Sounds that ws shall neve
hear again save in the mystic hall o
memory. Reader, you know Of such |
house, and you can tell why the mention
of holidays brings nameless longinI
TO look once more into the old empt,
rooms once so throngipg with life,
"Eehoing with eirish laughter,
Ringing with boyish STRIFE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
Earning q Penny Ron,

The poverty of Scotch lads is one Of
their best school-masters. It compels
them to be on the lookout to make an
honest penny and to use it judiciously
when earned. Two lessons are thereby
learned, thrift and enterprise. The re-
suit is that Scotchmen, all the world
over, rank among the successful men.
An illustration of the stimulating effect
Of poverty may be seen in the case of an
eminent Scotehman, who united in him
self the double work of editing and pub
lishing Chambers Journal. r
When William Chambers was An ap-
prentice to bookseller, he worked from
early morning to late at night for FIVE
sh;llings a week. One of his duties was
the oversight of the board-carriers, who
bore through the streets show-boards on
which young Chambers employer adver-
tised lottery of which he was agent.
One of these, broken-down baker,
whose love of whiskey had forced him to
become an advertising perambulator,
helped his youthful overseer to earn dai-
ly, during several years, a penny roll for
his breakfast. @
The mans old employer had passion
for reading, but without leisure for its
qualification. He sent through the
board-carrier proposition to Chambers
that if he would read to him, early in
the morning, while he was preparing the
batch of bread, he would reward him
with a penny roll hot from the oven.
The proposition was accepted. Every
morning he rose before i've. O'Clock.
Walking mile to the bake-shop, he de-
scended into the cellar, and sat on fold
ed sack, with penny candle stuck in a
bottle in one hand and book in the
other. There and thus he read two
hours and half to the baker and his two
sons, and then went to his apprentice.
ships work Of opening the store and
cleaning lamps. -
The baker stipulated for something
droll, and the young reader led hiLl
through "Roderick Random" and other
works of Smollet, the novels Of Fielding,
and "Gil Bias"
An American boy would have
thought himself badly used if compelled
to work from five to half-past seven ev-
cry morning for hot penny roll. But
| young Chambers, looking upon it as 60
much earned in addition to his weekly
wages, thought himself fortunate boy.
Early in life he was thus taught that
he who would thrive must be both enter.
prising to earn and thrifty to save.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13

1t is a good thing for preacher to
"stick to his text" But if he is tied to
it, it may run away with him, especially
if it goes on all fours. An exchange
tells this droll story of a elergyman's
experiment, and how it ended.
Some years ago there lived in Central
New York very worthy but eccentric
divine, known as Father Goss He had
a hired man named Isaac, who always
obeyed orders without question.
Father Goss bought cow one day
which proved refractory when MIXED,
refusing to surrender the lacteal fluid,
although Isaac used all the persuasive
arts of which he was master. He finally
reported her delinquencies to his master.
"Well, Isaac" said he, ''go to the barn
and get those pieces of new rope"
Isaac obeyed; the cow was driven into
the stable, tied with piece of the rope,
when the Rev. came out armed with q
knife.
"Now," he explained to Isaac, "I will
get on the cows back and you tie my
feet beneath her, then you 60 on with
your milking and with my weight on
her back she must give down her mill"
Isaac obeyed. The feet were tied, the
pail got and milking commenced.
But bossy objected, and plunged wild
ly about. The stable was low and the
Rev.'s head was fearfully thumped.
30 Isaac! 1saac!" bawled he, "cut the
rope"
Isaac seized the knife and cut, not the
rope which tied the masters feet-but
the one that tied the cow. The stable
door was open, also the yard gate.
Away darted the frantic cow, the
terrified man on her back, helplessly
roaring, 'Stop her, stop her!"
While madly careering down the road
he met parishioner who excitedly call.
ed, "Why, Mr.. Goss, where are you 60.
ingw
"Only God and this cow knows
groaned he; ~ don't"
The animal was finally caught, and the
man released. much scared but unhurt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13
r1HE MEXICO LEDGER

.,,p1IsHED EVERY THURSDAY
WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.
-.
At 81. 80 A YEAR
Always IN ADVANCE.
.,p,cE-LEpGkR BUILDING, Northwest Corner
Square, over the Post Office.
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in the above mentioned shop. The
mouth OF the mine was in the shopk cep.
or's dwelling room. concealed under an
ottoman. The mine passes under the
treet leading TO the riding schools
whence the Gar was returning on Sun.
day.
Eight more arrests have been made,
and a quantity OF explosives have been
discovered.
The AgeHec RusSc says the grief felt
for the Emperor by the Russian nation
is inconsolable but if they require
proofs OF their los it would be forthcom.
ing in the evidences of coincidence
which pour in from sovereign Govern.
ments and national representatives. OF
the whole world The public are al.
mItted TO view the body without dis.
tinction OF class.
A decree has been published grant.
ing 10 persons deported to Siberia, with
the loss Of civil rights, permission Ia
engage in commercial or professional
pursuits after three years good behny
Tor; the same privilege TO be accorded
TO political exilcs, subject TO the appro
val OF the Minister OF the Interior.
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NO. ~.

est sound attracted his attention.
Neither was the occupant Of the adj.
Joining cell, who is a very light sleeper.
awakened during the night. The theory
vas NJ first advanced that both men
had committed suicide, but this did not
tally with the position in which Nc.
Brides body was found. The more
rational theory is that Mcbride was
strangled by Plcitier in his sleep, then
tumbled out Of bed to the position in
which the body WAS found, and that the
murderer then committed suicide. How
these deeds could have been possible,
however, without single tell tale noise
being heard by the watchman whose
duty il was TO have been in the inIme-
diAte vicinity is question which War.
den Townsend confessed yesterday he
could not solve, while be WAS equally at
a los 10 fathom the motive OF the deed.
Pfeiiier. when first admitted, acted in
a somewhat peculiar manner, but the
officials. believing that he was merely
-hamming insanity which is common
hAhit with many prisoners, who believe
that 10y 30 doing they can be relieved Of
hard labor. paid n0attention TO his &C.
tions, and placed him with Mcbride.
| No pecullarities IN his conduct were no.
tIcrd after the frst few days.
In the course Of yesterday afternoon
the bodies were removed 10 the Morgue,
where post mortem examination was
made by Dr. j. q. Lee. The Coroner's
investigation will open 10 day.