Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-21

HUNTING REACHES. .-hlIa. Lluisa Schulz,
Gsrmsa Eonsr, tho wiia OF baker li2itg in
a tcremcn: boaae in New York, stett:d Wed
ocslsy cve5iuq On hunt tcr c3cksoaches,
which iG!ts: her apartments. She carIi2d
kerosene lsGpia cos hand aud S b1aGIc OF
matches is sc ether. While scarcSiug trunk
b:ior gjng 10 bar husband she liz match TIC
better 10 &cy7er tbs hsuals OF tsia reaches.
Accidentally dropping i: upon p2rc;! ct euo-
spCrtsnsc, had psc9d fer safe ka6rils i, one
c,rccr OF the ohes;. ca explosion followed, and
Mra. Schulz Vas trr0Yn 10 tho flor. The
lanp which sho held in hsr hand dropped aod
exploded, aud the burning Gil Ta5 throEn osor
the Romsg, setting her clothes On hro. Tbc
noiao oi sIic explosion and The Homaa's SCREAMS
brought tho ucigab0ts 70 her easlsalco, enG
The flames Tcro lxIingpisheG. hEt net before
tho WoElaa WAS seriously bEfnt Ebo1s the tacc
and b0dy. Au ambulance Wa5 summoned, and ahe
Vas removed TO Tho Chambers gtroe5 Hospital
rhc coltcni5 OF tho !ruak WeEc destroyed. Gad
tho forcs OIL tho explosion shattered every psue
OF GLASS in both tho front windows OF tho room
and slarmtd The whole neighb7:hood.
TIE CONSUMPTION or HoRsEFLEsH Tho
open o)asunp;ioa Of h9EsthJsh ia decidedly cx-
tensiyo IL Garmary. aaG is growing. Etc
B:ra hatcher pays ab1u! $40 so fcr pics Of
horsil:sl geishiaG f:om go to 500 pGuDds,
tus lie re.aiis il L: 10 oeaIs HcG1d i0r tlo
Giles, c. cents Dtr Douat f1g o!;.eg pieces, and
oenss icc parts 0nip 4. s. be u!s;a into Geu-
saseI, aud ss hCr;tii,sh i5 Ga!rraily very dry,
g good deal O! ii clu b? Qalg ul'X d by being
mixed With lard scd converted iata sausages,
which il may b. a3Gsd nTc, i ia shtcigily
suspected, largely Consumed By persons who
ere little aWaro Of what they Gro eating. Ii
one or two either German toRGs tho ooosunp-
iion OF hOTstfl3sh is, il proportion to their pop
u!s;io1, ever larger than io Boriin. Ia Bres.su,
for insagco, town CT 100000 ioaabi,au:s,
2.OG0 horses are killed annually tor tie market,
AID 10 Altcra, With popalslioa cf 100000.
tho lumber rcsohcs l.500. Ia the Western
pToVi0cce, on tho Other hand, horscacsh is
moro Tsrey eaten e7eo ia lie moro denseiy
paorled t0WnG-tho average rumbor Of horea0
killed anGuaiiy II Do:imuna b,iag onls 2i0,
and IL Bie!s6 shout leo.
WAsHGSG BABIES. .-Mob@;s u21 uugsts
cannot hs too careful about tie s,ap th:y use
on The lille o0cs. Fos but ph5siciaas know
how macy Of tho sc-cs!ied skiE- diseases among
children arc c,usca by !to use Of adul:erated
peisaacus SOAP, An ana!ysi5 Of several c,kes Of
the pretty eci neriuncd toilet soaps tbst are
sol! on Tho srac!s saoTod the prleerc9 of
gSaund e'ts', aa'ubo elasa. s;ies, pipcci:y, Eot-
| ten stone. b0rhx, Dlas.er Of Paris, t:u crystal.
| inagncsia. pum;oo ftonc, oatmeal aEd other
| substances, which ara aided to eivo tho soap
| weight, haldness, tcughDsss or c!os5aces. The
comnon caiorpSs aro ycImGn Venetian red
and caEn:uc, ul:Ianirrs erecE. pat rigueEt
green, copperss, Spa1i:h browo, tritrenine
blues, yellow sna scera! sns'!nes AID barot uui-
Der Mary Of the pcrluniss Ingredients,
though harmlcs1 in theGsslViH, become chem
lca!Iy poisonous bJ sdnixlure. Adding !he
daggors from all these 10 tho rancid, diseased
putrid qualities Of Sraeoo uaed and mothers Il az
well BE- appalled, q: !ho permanent evils these
! uoa'-.oolslng, a!sly-:c,Gled blocks of tclst
| s1ap conteiu, ready to be released ahcneStr
| nols!ened and applied to tho bsb7'a hcdy.-
Ncw York San.