Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-19

will attract all the moisture contained in the
room and keep the air perfectly dry, so that
no harm can occur to either furniture, books,
paper, etc. Care must only be taken to open
doors and windows when the apartments are
to be occupied, as this dried air is not good
for breathing.
BARBER ON BADNESS.
Speaking of the credulity of many people
touching the efficacy of hair tonics, an intel
ligent French hair.dresser says:
Very often the hair falls out after sickness.
In such gases it generally grows again with
out the aid of any hair tonic whatever; but
when it falls out from natural causes it never
grows again. The celebrated DR.. Bazin, who
was formerly physician.in-ch of the st.
Louis Hospital at Paris, and who is known
throughout the world as the most learned
specialist for affections of the skin told me
one day that there was nothing that could
make the hair grow after the badness had
come on gradually. This 1 believe firmly,
for, if there is anything of the kind, we would
not see so many New York doctors with heads
as completely destitute of hair as the backs
of turtles. am even persuaded that these
gentlemen would follow the example of those
Greek heroes who under the leadership of
Jason, made voyage to Colchis to bring
back the Golden Fleece. Modern Argonauts,
the doctors would consider themselves happy
if they could bring back from such voyage
the secret of restoring the human fleece
l don't think I am far from the truth when
I say that, during the past twenty. FIVE years
that have practiced the profession of hair
dresser, | have made the trial on different
bald heads of more than five hundred differ
ent hair touics, and Lam bound to admit
that I never saw single head of hair
which was restored after badness. At the
end of so many failures, am completely un-
deceived as to the value of all preparations,
and 1 would not now recommend any one of
them, because would be afraid to commit
the crime that is designated by the words,
"obtaining money under false pretences:" In
my pathological studies upon the hair, l
have found that people who perspire a great
deal from the head are apt to get bald. The
bad habit of wearing hats indoors is also very
hurtfu to the hair. In 1906, after the ia.
NOUS battle of Jena, in which the Prussians
were completely defeated by Napoleon l.,
Barron Larrey, the celebrated military sur
geon, perceived that many of the German
prisoners were completely bald. Surprised,
he made inquiries as to the cause of this, and
he found that they owed their badness to
the shape-as homely as unhealty-of their
caps. The foul air of the head having no
issue, destroyed the vitality of the hair.
ORIGIN OF THE WORD "DUN"-The word
''dun" is not entirely unfamiliar to the ordi.
nary North American ear 1t is not word
Of sweet sound or delightful associations. 1t
generally means that man is undone. The
coarse and persistent demand for filthy lucre
at a time when we have hunted through eve
ry pocket we possess in the vain hope Of find
ing even the smallest coin that was ever de-
posted in contribution box, is not exactly
like refrain of music. 1t may, however, be
sadly interesting to know the origin of the
word. There is momentary glow of satis-
faction in the sight of the makers name on
the saw with which the surgeon amputates
your leg. We do not argue that it is salts
faction that lasts very long, or that it is very
profound in its character, but still there is the
merest shadow of shadow of interest, not to
put the matter 10 an exaggerated way, in the
knowledge that the aforementioned saw is of
good Sheffield make and not one of those
cheap instruments in which high civiliza.
ton sometimes deals. In the reign of Henry
VII famous bailif, named Joe Dun, lived
in the town of Lincoln. He was extremely
dexterous in extorting money from unwilling
pockets When he was Invited to "cail again"
he always accepted the cheerful invitation.
Indeed his habits were so profigate and he
was so careless of the courtesies of life, that
he was apt to call even when no genial invita-
tion had been extended. He was never much
farther away than creditors shadow.
When man refused to pay bill, therefore,
some ore was sure to ask: "Why don't you
Dun him? ?" Hence the awful word which
has followed the impecunious even unto this
day, and the associations of which not even
the lapse of time can mellow.-N Y. Herald
How IT Is DoNE.-Newspaper readers of.
ten express amazement at the 9uickness and
fullness with which the biographies of great
men are produced after their death. The
New York correspondent of the Buffalo Cou-
rier tells how it is done:
1t was about l o'clock a. m, when the dis.
patch telling of Disraels death reached the
newspaper offices. Some of them were out
few hours later with four or five column obit
uaries. Of course it was impossible to write
them and get them up after the receipt of the
news. But there was no need of that They
we're already written and set up, and had
been "standing" several days, ready for use
at moments notice. The obituary pigeon.
hole is one of the handiest things in news
paper Office 1t contains the very articles
that may be needed when there is no time to
write them. Notable persons may die sud-
denly, even when the newspaper forms are
ready to be locked up, and if the obituaries
were not ready beforehand the papers would
have to 60 without them. 1t was what
might be called close shave in the expire.
mier's case, on account of the news coming
in 80 late. A great deal of matter that was
ready for the forms had to be lifted out, for
the sketches must 90 in, no matter what was
sacrificed. 1t has often been said that men
would be astonished if they could read their
obituaries. That sensation might be enjoyed
by scores of prominent persons who possibly
are not even thinking of death, if they could
get access to the obituary piigeon-holes of the
leading newspapers.
SOLOMON AND THE BLACKsM1TH.-The
otorv ooes that dnrinu the hnil,linO Of SOo-