The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20


not operated on the arm or leg. but in
the nose; and the government, while it
does not compel people to submit to
the operation, practically reaches the
same end that it would by doing so, by
offering to parents for every child vac
cinated premium of 100 copper cash,
which amounts to about ten cents, and,
for poor Chinaman in his own country,
sum not altogether to be despised.
The Mormon priests, in their ser
mons, are telling their deluded follow
ers that if they had been called they
could have saved the Presidents life
simply by laying on of hands. The
Salt Lake Tribune, fearless paper,
that has for years been a painful thorn
in the side of the Mormon church, per-
tinently asks the wise healers: "Why
didn't they save their Prophet Brigham
in that way? Why didn't they save the
sixty Mormon children that died in
Salt Lake in August by that simple
process? The frauds shouldn't all
answer at once"
J. V. Sears, in an article entitled
Housekeeping Hereafter" in the At-
inntic Monthty, predicts great changes
in the future in housekeeping methods.
&c thinks that every fifty families will
be provided with a centralized estab-
lishmeut, from which heat, light and
power will be furnished, while the do
raestic supplies Of each house will be
delivered through pneumatic tubes.
There will be common oven and laun-
dry. There Will be no coal ashes to
take out, and many other present en-
novances will be avoided. This sys-
TEN, it is maintained, will also result in
reducing expenses.
Among other industrial changes IN the
Southern States during the past few
years, is the notable enc of subdivi-
sions of the large plantations. A bulle.
tin issued from the census Office presents
table marking the increase in the
number of farms in the several States
that formerly were divided into immense
tracts of land worked by one owner, from
1860 up to the present date. This shows
an immense increase in the number of
farms IN all the States excepting Della
ware, where the increase appears to
correspond only to the increase of the
population. The increase is also partly
accounted for in Florida and Arkansas
manently occupied twenty years ago
in word, the increased number oI
farms is to large extent due TO emf.
grafton in those States. According to
the estimates made in the bulletin re.
ferred to, most of the farms do not ex-
ceed 500 acres, while many of them
comprise less than 1U0 acres.
An American lady wrote TO Andrew
d. White when he was minister at the
court of Berlin. The lady in question
calmly informed the American ministe
that grand fair was to be held sin ouI
town before long for the purpose o
raising money to build a new church
She was at work herself on a sort o
autograph bedquilt, and she incloset
six square pieces of white linen, OF
which she wished the emperor and EN-
press of Germany, Prince Bismarcl
and other German dignitaries to in
scribe their names in indelible ink
"Be sure" she added, thoughtfully
"to have them write exactly in the mid
die, so that the pieces will fit right.
When it is remembered that Mr.. Whit
was expected to march up with thes
little patches and bottle of iudelibl
ink and ask this favor of the heads 9
the most stiffiy ceremonious court i
Europe, the reader will probably ur
derstand that the autograph bedquil
was completed, il at all, without tn
desired contribution from the Germa
empire.
An Italian naturalist has been study
ing the eucalyptus tree, and finds it Q
valuable for destroying miasma as I'll
most sanguine Californians have eve
, claimed it to be. 1t has extraordinal
powers of absorption, the trunk of
, full ll-grown tree taking up ten times
own weight of water from the soil
which it stands. This alone is oftt
enough to purify fever district, Il
j, superhuous miasma- breeding moistu
: in the earth being absorbed by the tire
y Experiments with eucalyptus plantir
in miasmatic regions have given su
4, prising results. The vicinity OF Il
Convent Dele tire Fontane, near Ron
q was one CT the mcst pestilental spots
'S Italy, but monks sent there in 1868
y plant groves of these trees made it
~ healthful region within five years.
4 farm near the Algerian borders, wLe
T of previously no human being could Ii
- - for any length of time, 1900 eucalypt
- =, plants set in 1867 have counteract
% every tendency to fever. Similar
10 periments have been successful also
no Alsace and Lorraine. The home of
~ tree is in Australia and Tasmania.
% composes in great measure the fore
~ of Australia. In California all val
- ties of the tree are to be found. L
b+ planted there chiefly on account of
ast I rapid growth, to obtain shade and VIC
% ho land on some of the otherwise tree
Of Of plains. So quickly does the eucalyI
or or grow that plant three feet high,
" in the ground near Mentone in Il
had attained in 1874 height of {
i've fifty feet and diameter of forty inc
three feet from the ground.