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New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
THE HEALING POWER OF FIFTH.
From The Saturday Rerie,c.


This bcdling power of faith, which doctors are
day by day admitting more as reality, throws
ught on the popularity OF the miracle wells and
healing shrines on the Continent and forbids us ~
condemn mere random lying the tales that are
told Of the astonishing cures elected by them
There are many such ptgrlnage wells in Scotland
cited by Ar oregor although their healing efficacy
was supposed 10 be an inherent virtue in the water
and not dependent on the favor of a saint
some of these wells were surrounded by stones
shaped like tue several parts of the human body
called the "eyestonc," the head stone' anu on;
and IL WAS necessary part of the treatment after
washing with water to rub the part affected against
the stone that bore the same form. This is the
superstition OF the Nui stone in the New -Hehrldes
Some offering always left behind bv those
who tried the curing pow ers of the waters even if
It were only rag from the patients clothes
These tributes were hung up near the well aud
every one abstaincd from disturbing them rs il was
believed that whoever did SO would get the disease
that had been cured in the former patient Just
the same sort OF thing done early as the time
almost every part of the body. have been excayated
~ the island sacred to Escuapius in the Tiber
The mode OF cnre IN vogue then, however was for
the patent To 90 TO sleep on the sacred spot when
u was reveaied to HIM IN vision what he must do
tS sI5s Among the cures for the
Improbable, We do not observe one which was in
favor in some parts of Scotland. This was to sew a
living caterpillar between two pieces of flannel
and wrap it round the patients throat leaving
room for the animal To crawl round. BY the time
the grub died the whOopingcougn was cured.
Three roasted mice were an nfallible cure for the
@hhoopng,co%gh;t The same same remedy is still much
one mouse is considered enough.
The charming Cf warts is one OF those perfectly
unreasonable modes of that often prove eflca-
cious when medical treatment fails DR.. Carpenter
cites as instance of this strange truth the of
girl who cured of twelve warts by a friend
who merely counted them, aud then with an air of
Importance wrote the number down a paper, as
suring her that by Sunday they would all have dis
appeared. And so il proved. BY the day named
they all gone. though the girls father himself
a surgeon. had before tried to remove them with
caustc and other applications in vain. If 30 very
simple prescription was enough to charm away
dozen of these unpleasa 1T excsescences we can.
not wonder that the more elaborate forms of
c;si c;sn mere snnelea should prove equally efca-
ing wart 10 to rub 1t with snail and then put the
snail on q thorn bush. Indeed, charm cures for
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

GROUSE SoUP.-Chop up the remains of two roast
grouse put them into saucepan with onion
and carrot cut In pieces, IA bundle of sweet herbs
bay leaf. and pepper and salt to taste Fill up
the saucepan with sufficient common stock To cover
the contents; let the whole boil till the meat comes
oil easily from the bones; strain of the liquor
pick all the meat from the bones; pound ii in "a
NOR ar pass It through wire sieve, and add the
liquor to It, AInalganate i'll saucepan n niece of
butter with tablespoonful of flour add the soup
to IT, let II come To boiling point, then stir in ton
out lemon juice, according to taste. Serve on very
small dice oi bread fried IN butter.
EGG-PLANT AU GRATIS-Pcel and cut them in
slices lenghwise arrange them III layers on a we'll
buttcred tin previously rubbe1 with garlic or
oniOn Put between each layer u sprinklinc of fine
bread crumbs chopped parsley sweet herbs pepper
and salt to taste. Pour over them some liuuched
butter; add a sprnlling of grated Parmesan chees.
and few baked bread crumbs. Bake III the oven
and brown with "A salanander.
Squash FRuTERs.-One pint cooked squash, one
pint milk, two ol.gs, little salt. Flour TO make
them turn easily on the guddle
BAKED APPLES OR PEARs-If large cut In half
and put in deep dish witt little water Sprinkle
them with sugar and add iow cloves, "A little
ginger or cinnamon, and cover close and bake tll
tender
A NICE WAY or COOKING CoLD MEATs.-Chop the
meat fine wi h salt pepper a little onion or
else tomato catsup Fill tin bread-p two-th thirds
full; COVERT over with mashed potato which has
been saltcd and has milk Ill IL lay bits OF butter
the top and set II into Dutch stove oven for
fifteen or twenty minutes.
ITALIAN CHEESE.-I5oil n knuckJe of veal when
perfectly cooked, strain the liquor remove the fat
take out the bones, chop the meat fine; add one
grated nutmeg, one-hall ounce each of cloves all
fire to simmer gently, and, when the liquor becomes
jelly, pour into mould and let il remain until the
next day. You may line the mould with hard -bOied
egg cut IN slices. This is very nice for tea.
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11

81 shlllinEs; h by y which might buy paper
with an interest that beguiled the monotony of my
life" Old President Quincy said that he was much
through folios of the venerable Fathers, but he
found, by her conversation that she had been Gull
Atheneum; the librarian, when it was impossible to
disengage her from he books used to lock the door,
60 60 3o home to dinner, and return again, always
s' of his bsencs same dnS E it Ere E"p
peeaned pea more than once nee, or twice. said Miss
was the most modest of authors. 1t was her firm
persuasion that she never, wrote ANYTHING original
1t other peoples thoughts" said she that put
into my own language" Never was a woman more
conscientious. Trying in various ways to procure
ing library in salem, Mass '" But she rejected that
the principal emouments of circulating library
drawn from works of fiction. She had herself suf-
fered much intellectually, from novel reading at
least she thought and although the Salem enter
prise promised 10 be remunerative she gave it up.
reading
The last years of Miss Adams were extremely
she died in ss2 She ws TO the aSs" END brah GH and
cheerful, and would say with a, smile that g she
believed some people thought she had lived long
it pleased God to continue her" Then she would
add " How can anybody be imp, tient to quit such
moved to BrOolIline, where her final days were
made bright and happy by IA renewed enjoyment of
as she had sometimes done in Boston. the want of
view and prospect" So ended her blameless life.
Her character seems more engaging than we should
now probably find her books t. be. 1t was full of
sweetness, simplicity and singleness of heart.
when she died, there were many who sorrowed that
they should see her face more. The cemetery of
Mount Auburn had just been prepared to receive its
silent population, but yet one had been
brought to sleep there. Hannah Adams was the
first tenant of that city of the dead. The fact re-
corded upon her monum mt, After all the patient
The flowers she loved so much bloomed above her;
the skies whose brightness was so dear to her
stretched over her last resting place; and III the
bright scene around her there was was everything
which living sh" loved to look upon, and nothing
more lovely than her life
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
LONG Il TITY.

FrOnl The GIISnOir UernLH

From The GIasgou HeraId
NJ de SOavic contributes to the R,rue Scie,t; 6o,.
valuable article on this subject, in which he
brings together some of the most recent data on
European censuscs by ages and the renistrr nf
deaths also by ages. If we strike mean of the
census census IRON lo6o to- So we find that Europe
teXclusive of Russia Turkey, and some small South-
ern Statesl possessed in 1870 mean population of
242o4O,376, classed as follows from the point of
view OF advanced agcs:-17 ,3l3,7l5 of more Than
go years 1889 of more than 80, and 3lOS of more
than 100 years; 10. / inhabitant in II of more
tn than 5oa co. m in 2GGo of On more than 80. and in
hnds, are more numerous in extreme old age than
men, and the difference increases with the age
thus at GO years the advantage is with the women
Ill the proportion OF per cent, at 30 and above II
rises to -, and with centcnarians to 60 per 100.
1t is in France that we find the greatest reatiye
number of inhabitants at the age of go and mn
wards; but 1T is not so for centcnarians of which
France has less than all the other States of Europe
except Belgium, Denmark, and Switzerland. From
a calculation of deaths by ages the results reached
that to the total dea hs those al the age of 80 and
tries named and arranged according to the de-
creasng order OF Importance Great Britain, 973 ::
seTand swSHsh Haana H1ln9sa s5s HsE GUM swift
342; Prussia, 3.06; Austria, 26i. The result IL
ia accordance, with that we kno " of the mean age
oil the deceased IN the same countries.
is great longevity increasing or diminishing for
the same number of nhabitantsf We have infoI
nation on the subject only for France. If we take
two periods sufficiently distant from each other to
allow change OF any Importance to be produced, we
annual number OF deaths among centennrians of
1872. or ] to 2l7, 100 inhabitants. In the eight
years OF the period 1S53-60, only find a mean
annual number of IL centenarian deaths In n popu-
latiOn which has increased 20 per But ii great
ages appear to have diminished the mean life has
very sensby increased, q result much more favor
able. certain number of centenarians have ma aie
known their regimen. Notwithstanding some very
rare examples to the contrary we must place in the
first rank temperance, sobrety, and regular
habits then come hereditary, relative comfort the
absence of strong and pregnant emotion, as far as
mn lat aallinG
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
PICKLES.

SOUR PICKLEs-CUCUMBERs-CA AND MAN.
GoIS-PEACH AND PLUM SWEET PICKLES
Pickles are divided into two varieties the true pic
kle which is usually vegetable preserved in salt and
vinegar, and the sweet pickle, sort of hybrid be-
tween pickle and preserve The old rule. Use
none but the best bellmea kettle in preparing pre-
serves or pickles, good but there are now better
kettles for this purpose than llmeta or brass and
those of ron lined with porcelain, with the lining
uncracked arr to be preferred to all others 1t il
best to get broad shallow kettle of this kind and
keepit only for picking Lock it up when it is not
in use that it may never be taken for any other pur
pose.
Cucumbers tho vegetable most universally
used for pickles, and there several ways of pre-
pairing them; which method Is the best is a dis
puted question. The time-honored process given
may be the longest but probably the majority of
housekeepers consider 1t the best. Chose only
gherins or small cncumbers small as your finger
Put them into All osken tub large stone lar and
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
FRANcES RIDLEY H1TRRG1L.


Two ladies were one day shown into my Office,
and only learned from the announcement that
ono OF them, without ~ being precisely designated
which, was Miss Havcrgal. Alas for anything like
instinct in these affairs! for l advanced 10 tho
wrong lady. / had, on the instant, mistakenly con-
nected the serious, solemn raued poems with tho
elder darker gravcr-looking OF the two visitors.
This is she' indicating her companion. / then
clearly saw, smiling at my mistake, bright, fair
face, framed IN prOtusion OF golden hair. the
positively ghttenng with intelligence and good
humor. The owner of this pleasant face was OF not
more than middle stature, and slight in figure.
may add that, soon the lips opened you were
struck with the unusual soft clearneSs of her voice
Always she was same unaffected, transparently SIM
cere lady welcome IN every circle as its ornament
and grace.
There at times heightened intervals between
receiving contribution from her, and then again
one manuscript would follow upon another with
rapidity. L recollect O conversation in which
CHANGED TO make some alluslon 10 this itfnlneSs Of
her muse and she at once gave her explanation Of
II and n IL should seem to some minds those of
the harder common-sense type, 10 border a GEN
tie superstition they would, had they seen the IN
hesitating earnestness with which il stated az
least have known that 1t a real faith with tho
speaker.
=" cannot,' she said, "write just when would.
Indeed, the poems not mine, but my Masters
just put down what he tolls me. and / have 70
wait until no tells me. i do not understand whst
people mean when they speak of making poetry.
Then q thought in my mind seems all at 70
shoot out into musical line, which write like
child learning lesson, and look up for more Ii in
that way anything OF mine which does any good
comes, and have been left quite silent for months
at time, and even longer"
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11

other diseases not by any means obso,e,a =
YORKSHIRE it IS still believed that set of lnole's s.
tled III bag and worn round the neck kee,,s rra
cramp And it is quite accepted as n fact h, aoy ay
persons that to carry potato in the pocket secnr
immunity IRON rheumatism. These cnres ILL., az
miracle wells prove the power that the will 10
concentrated In sufficient force, has TO cure anv
local affection OF the body. The mvst remarkabls
case OF MS on record Is the way in which lie
Prince of Orange cured the garrison of Brea Of ,h
scuIvy by sending them small phial of a decoction
OF camonie, wormwood. and camphor In was
diluted with gallon of water TO every three drons
of the tncture and served out as medicine 10 tie
sufferers, who from that day began TO recover
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
THE NIGHTINGALE.

From the dusk elm rings ont a changing Law;
The human-hearted nightingale sings there
Why not, like little minstrels of the day.
Sweet voice, fling only raptures on the airf
: lis that she's kin 10 us and has our woe.
Something that's lost or something vet TO know:
lis that she's kin TO MS and sings ouI bliss,
Loving, TO know love is yet more than this.
AUGUSTA WFBSTFR
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.

singular discovery made in Paris one day last
week. during the alterations which being
carried out at the General Post Office. In panel,
near one of the boxes, found letter, which mad
been posted exactly fifty and which, by some
mise hance, had got stuck in the panel instead of find
ing ts way into the box The letter duly forwarded
to the party To whom it addressed who, still more
strangely, alive, and who received it safely. The
writer however, had been dead many years. London
Times, July g. 1850.
New-York tribune., 1881-09-11

Grouse Soup.
Broiled Mackerel Lemon sauce and Cucunbcrs
Oyster Pates.
Fillct OF Beef with Nacaroni Sweet Potatoea Mashed
Potatoes,
Egg Plant
Pariridge-broilcd. Jelly.
Cheese.
Peach Pudding
Melon and Grapes.
Coffee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
A NnAicnI Neiphhorhood.

Not very far from the courthouse is
one Of the most musical of neighbor.
hoods. Within a radius oftwo squares
Of Jenkins room there are seven
pianos, four melodeons, three church
organs, two cornet players and tive
amateur brass bands.
By a strange cancateuation of cir.
cumstances every instrument was in
use night before last and a very lorna
do Of melody swept through the neigh.
borhood. First, six of the pianos
tuned up, then the three organs, the
melodians and a coruet player. Jen.
kins groaned and looked wildly around
when the two amateur bands and all
the balance Of the instruments struck
up except the remaining one piano
More groans -issued from jenkins tur.
bid soul, but he was about to compose
himself resignedly when the shrill fe.
male over the way struck her instru
ment a terrific thwack and let out her
voice. jenkins is a patient man anC
could control himself no longer, so 90.
ing to the window he thrust his night.
capped head out and rolling his eye,
upward yelled 'yeh yeh yeh Go.
whoopl" and then feeling satisfied
went to bed and to sleep.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Reed,s eiltEdge.Tonie prevents malnril
Sensible Talk.

The Nashville Banner although
sustaining the 1908 act takes a very
temperate and sensible view of the
injunction bill. 1t says;
In granting the injunction against
the executive officers, Judge Williams
has done no more perhaps than he
should have done under the
circumstances. The question is a mo-
mentous one, and great complaints are
made against the bill, even among
state credit men. If it is so weak il
cannot stand the test of a himsy law
suit; it deserves to be rescinded and a
new settlement made. That it will
come forth refined by the fire through
which it will pass is we believe beyond
question. 1t was submitted to all legal
tests before its passage, and if the
best talents Of fhe state cannot devise
a law which will resist all assaults
from whatever quarter, it is not the
Tennessee wants. We do NOT think
the chancellor surpassed his authority
in granting an injunction, as it is a
mere form by which it will be brought
up Tor trial. 1t is an ex parte opinion
and such action is often taken in SINH
lar cases when the chancellor even
who grants the injunction, upon hear
ing testimony dissolves it. We are
surprised they had to go away from
Memphis or Nashville to get a Judge
with courage enough to issue the fat.
So far as that action goes it amounts
to nothing more than putting the bill
before the courts on its own merits,
and now hat the agony is over, the
excitement in regard to it will sub
side until the trial takes place. The
state will certainly put forth its strong
est defense, and until the question is
finally and forever settled, it will be
better to leave the discussion to the
lawyers who will take good care of the
interest of the state.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
EARLY CLOSING.
An Appeal to the Clerks OF Seal
street.
MrMrnrs. TrNN.. MAN q. l8l

W EMIhAct hNNf may ~ O4s
EDITOR LEDGER-We have read
the kind appeals Of "E Pluribus
Unum," and Humanitarian" in be-
hall OF the suffering dry goods sales
men, and it is gratifying to us to find
that the principal dry goods firms on
Main street have taken this matter
under favorable consideration The
majority Of them, We understand, have
already signiied their intentions by
expecting to inaugurate this most kind
and human movement, commencing
from June 1st. Now, we, the dry
goods clerks of Beal street, who have
always been characterized as being
strictly attentive to our duties, and
possessing the patience Of job, which
is proper to a great extent, by noticing
that we are invariably last on the list
to request favors, right now we deem
it in regular order to ask why this
noble movement cannot be followed
by the dry goods merchants on Beal
street? 1t can. 1t is only necessary
for some one to make the first start,
as the movement has been favorably
spoken of by almost everyone on this
street. We congratulate the dry goods
clerks on Main street on their success
on having early hours granted 10 them.
And in the way of information, we
would state that their hours on duty
at present are from Sam. to Z pm.
We are expected to be on hand from
6 I'm. to $3.50 and 10 pm; Saturday
nights, from II to II pm. We sin
cerely trust that this appeal of ours
will not be set aside unnoticed. We
ask again, who will make the first
start2 MANY CLERKS OF BEAL ST.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
THE P E ON 1908.
Does Not IndOTse, But Accepts
and Acquiesces.
Memphis Appeal, May 27.l

Memphis Appeal, May 27.l
For the comfort of our esteemed CO.
temporary, the LEDGER, we will state
clearly the position of the Appeal as
to the 1908 act, so that there may not
be any doubt of it in the future. The
Appeal did not and has not indorsed
it. We have accepted it as a final set
Element Of the state debt question,
which for seven years had been the
subject of political debate and news
paper controversy. We accepted it as
a %inality because it was passed by a
majority of the legislature-republi-
cans and democrats-whO on the
stump, during the canvass of 1880,
had expressed themselves earnestly
for a final settlement. We
said on the 2lst, ass the LEDGER
quotes, that if the charges made in
the bill fledwirh Chancellor Williams
were proven, it would have the effect
to change public sentiment. and bring
many who have supported the funding
bill as a fnality of the state debt
question to insist upon extreme meas
ures;" and we shall be among the first
papers 10 the state to insist on ex-
IRENE measures should these charges
be prOven-that is TO punish the cor
ruptionists and the corrupted. The
Appeals course has been consistent
throughout this controversy, which
the Nashville American says it is
sought to continue for the purposes of
speculation. We have always been
tor the maintenance of the credit of
the state, but were willing that a set
Element of the debt be made at any
compromise that might be offered by
the creditors; we urged a settlement
at 5O-4, or even GO 6, because
these seemed to meet with popular
approval as alternatives, and were
agreed to by a majority of the demo-
Gratis in convention, and we fought
earnestly for such a settlement and
against the 100 3, as fairly and earn
estly as was possible, but, defeated
after a contest of unexampled sever
itN we acquiesced for the reasons
above given, and because there must
be a hnality to all contests, and the
legislature is the only body authorized
to settle this one. Our present leg
islature was elected to settle the debt.
A majority Of both houses were in
favor Of settlement, the republicans
being pledged ever to the extreme of
paying dollar for dollar at six per
cent, in other words, resuming, and
we believe an honorable settlement
could have been had without recourse
to corruption.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
niseIosnres 1n Cnme-

A prominent stalwart, who holds a
position high in the party. and is a
friend Of Senator Conkling, said
There is a good deal more of the
thing than has yet appeared upon the
surface. Don't you believe that Ros-
coe Conkling has fred of all. his am
munition yet. | know that Mr.Conk-
ling has regretted ever since that he
did not do as he was all prepared to do
at the time the electoral count was
before congress, and denOunce that in
famous steal and all connected with
1t. And he is not the only one who
regrets it. Hundreds Of republicans
IN this state, and | was one of them,
were prepared to act with him."
"Well2"
Mr.. Conkling has now in his DOS
session such proof Of the corruption
Of Blaine and Garfield, and especially
OF the former, that were he to make It
public no decent man could longer
consent to stick to this administration
or declare himself its friend. Wheth-
er Mr.. Conkling gOe. back to the SEN
ate or not the people will know lust
what a set Of p%lunderers we have at
the head of our government now.
They have set out TO crush Roscoe
Conkling, a mar against whose hon.
esty no one has dared to raise the least
whisper, and be will soon show up 10
the people Of this country, in their
True light, the men Who are doing it.
VI course, it will destroy the repub.
llcan party, but every decent mar In
the party will be glad to see II de-
stroyed, rather than to be longer CON
tlnued in power 70 rob the people.
Wait until you hearfurther from Bos-
eoe Conkling. He has not got done
writing letters yet. There1i be more
music in the air when next he speaks
than has been heard in this country
In a good many years"