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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
The ThermOgraph-A New Invention
in Medical Science.

A NEW instrument has Just been in
troduced to the medical profession.
from the use of which we may anticinate
results of great scientific Importance.
1t is named the thermograph, and its
purpose is to continuously record the
changes of the temperature of the body.
The principle upon which it is based il
easily understood, and may be briefly
explained as follows: A coiled spring
is made of two lamalle of brass and
steel, the brass forming the outer part
of the coil. This spring is fixed in the
center, but the free end presses gently
against the contents of short vulcanite
tube. AS the temperature of the appar.
atus rises the metal coil expands, and
the pressure exerted by the free end
varies and always corresponds to the
temperature. The vulcanite tube is
filled with powder composed of plum.
bago, gas carbon and silver, in finely
divided condition. The electrical con.
ductivity of this mixture changes with
the pressure to which it is subjected.
Wires from an electric battery are con.
nected so that the current passes through
the powder, and it will therefore be I'M
derstood that with the rise and fall Of
the temperature, and the consequent
changes in the pressure of the coil upon
the powder, the intensity of the current
will vary. 1t is now only necessary to
arrange a means of recording these al
terations in the current, and this has
been done in very ingenious
manner. A wire helix, OF special con.
struction, forms a part of the cirelt,
and into this soft iron core is passed,
free to move up or down. The position
of the core is governed by the strength
of the current, and as the core rises and
falls it communicates motion to an in
dex, which records its position contin-
uously upon a moving strip OF paper.
The battery and the recording part OF
the instrument are placed in neat cast
iron case, while the coil is inclosed in
German silver case about an inch and
quarter in diameter. To use the Their
mograph it is only necessary to place
the little case in the axilla of the patient,
and continuous record of the temper
ature is thus obtained. Already the in
strument has revealed minor heat
curve characteristic of typhoid fever,
and the physician is therefore enabled
to determine upon diagnosis much
sooner than would otherwise be possible.
The course of the disease is permanent.
lyreeorded, the slightest modification or
variation caused by exposure or by the
remedies administered being revealed,
and the effects of the latter can be close
ly followed. Moreover, definite instruc-
tons may be left with the nurse in
charge, who would be directed to watch
the indicator and to be governed by it
in the use of remedies. The inventor
believes that the instrument will also
prove to be of great service in the science
of meteorology, for it will indicate and
record the slightest changes in the tenn
perature of the air, and on account of its
low cost, only about $50, it can be ex-
tensively used in the Signal Service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
Silk.wOrm Eggs in Transit.

On the 18th of December, at 8 O'Clock
in the morning, four carloads of silk
worm eggs started by the way of the
Central Pacific, the Northwestern, and
the Pennsylvania Roads, on their way to
the East. These precious cargoes are
brought overland periodically. The four
carloads which started from San Fran
cisco on the 10Th, and passed through
this city on the Goth of December, were
valued at 100000. The cargoes are
brought across the continent under
special contracts, the carriers undertake
ing no liability for their safe carriage.
1t is absolutely necessary that the tenn
perature of the cars should be MAIN
tanned equally between forty and seventy
degrees. At forty the eggs are chilled
and ruined. At seventy the Matching is
hurried, and the worms are produced
before they have anything to feed upon.
In case of accident causing delay in
the mountains, the cars might become
chilled and total loss be entailed. The
time made in this last shipment was ex-
traordinary. On the night of December
IA, the eggs arrived in San Francisco
from Japan; at 8 a. M, December Is,
they were started on their way over the
Central Pacific Railroad; on the morn
ing Of December 20 they reached Chica-
go; and at a. m. on Wednesday they
we're in New York. They were imme.
diately put on board the French steamer
Labrador, and an hour after their arrival
in Jersey City they were on their way
to France.-Chicago Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
The Ethical Code Of Christianity.

The superior excellence of the Chris
tian code is seen in its benevolent and
philanthropic spirit. 1t breathes uni
versal good will to men, and proclams
peace to all nations. From the first it
broke over the traditional convention
alities of race and nation, and social
rank, and embraced the whole world.
1t did what no school of ancient philoso-
ply and no system of political govern
ment had ever done-it recognized the
equality of men, and preached q moral
ity for the poor as well as for the rich.
1t inaugurated new and noble class of
virtues. 1t raised humility, seif-denial,
benevolence, charity, philanthropy and
their kindred virtues to q place of
prominence which they had never held
before, and place which they now
hold in the estimation of all civilized
Christian nations, simply because Christ
and His apostles had SO exalted them.
The spirit of individual self-sacrifice
for the good of others, of beneficent en-
deaYor to rescue the poor and the per-
ishing, and of a philanthropy as wide
as the world, which to-day so exalts
Christianity in the eyes of those pagan
nations to whom the heroic missionary
has carried the Gospel, breathes forth
in all the teachings of Christ, and in
fact constitutes the essential principle
OF that practical morality which He en-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

Joined on MI His followers. No man
can read the Gospel history without
seeing this pure and elevated beneti-
cence on every page. His system was
a complete salvation which, in the song
of the angels announcing the, nativity,
brought s'glory to God in the highest"
But at the same time it was pure be-
neficent code of practical ethics which
should ultimately prevail over the
selfishness of mankind, bringing "peace
on earth and good will among men,.
The scholars and thinkers of our
day are not little disposed to dispar-
age Christianity as an ethical system.
They often tell us of the stern, heroic
virtues of old Greeks and Romans, and
point to the grand characters produced
under the stoical philosophy and the pa
ganmythology. But, after all, what a
narrow, sleepy, bloody and vindictive
morality it was, how dark, how hopeless,
how unloving and unlovely, gods and
men alike, impelled by vindictive pas
sions. and ruled by blind, irrational,
memorable fate. Let any one read the
old Greek poets to see the spirit and
the practical working of such a moral
ity and such a religion. Or let him
study it even as presented in its most
attractive light in Thomas Noon Tai
ford's Tragedy of ''Ion." What con-
trast to the gentle, loving spirit of the
Gospel! What relief to turn from
those best achievements of classic pa
ganism to the bright and joyous and
beautiful preceptS of Christ and His
apostles!-C Chicago Interior.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
Religious.
FURTHER ON.

HATH thine heart grown very weary?
Do the tired hands long for rest?
Are the temples hot and throbbing?
And the lips together pressed?
Very heavy seem thy burdens2
Strength to lift them almost gone?
Bear up still little longer,
There is sweet rest further on.
Have thy brightest hopes been shattered
Hast thou suffered bitter wrong?
Hath the wailing sob of anguish
flushed upon thy lips the song?
Hath thy priceless love been sighted?
Is each fond assurance gone?
Lethe comes for every heartache,
Bright joys wait thee further on.
Is it hard to be submissive?
Doth the proud soul chafe and cry,
And hot tears fall ali unheeded,
When no one but God is nigh?
Even yet are broken heart-strings HI.
Quivering with music gone?
Murmurnot. They'll catch the cadence
OF the lost strains further on.
Soon the pulse will cease its beating;
Eyes no longer shed tear;
Hands, grown weary, rest meath daisies;
Nothing but grave left here.
But when come no nights of anguish:
When no days of sorrow dawn;
Longings all shall find fruition
In that bright home further on.
u. Alice DGnfleT, IN Chicago Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

least few mouthfuls. Especially ought
this precaution to be strictly observed in
malarial sections, and in seasons when
much sickness is over the country.
Nothing can be more unwise than to go
into sick room fasting, and when the
sickness is contagious the result may be
dangerous, if not fatal. tiot'
While early rising and early breakfasts
are conducive to good health and vigor,
late suppers are, on the contrary, very
injurious and the sure road to dyspepsia
and settled i'll health.
To sleep in clothes worn through the
day is another bad practice. The clothes
are filled with the effiuvium emanating
from the natural wastes from the body
all through the day. Especially is this
the case with those who labor hard, or
perspire easily. The poisons of the sys.
tenn thus elected or thrown off by people
in vigorous health furnish strong rea-
son, if there were no Others, for remov-
ing on retiring every article worn
through the day. al
As soon as removed, let each article
be hung up to air through the night, not
thrown in a mass ON the floor, or on
chairs, where free circulation of air
will be impossible. In the morning one
should be just as particular to hang up
all the night clothes, so that they may
be perfectly purified and aired before
needed again. When not stormy hang
them where they will receive the benefit
of the fresh morning air till after break
fast, then put each separately in the
closet, or on wooden pins, brass or gal
vanized hooks in the bathroom. Never
hang any white clothes on iron nails
that will rust from the moisture of the
garment, and so iron-rust the articles
hung on them.
1t is neither neat nor healthy to fold
night clothes and put them under the
pillows, as is too often practiced.
) Do not attempt to economic by de-
creasing the washing bills or family
washing To keep the person scrupu-
lousy clean, frequent change of under
garments is as necessary as bathing.
These are but q few hints at the
precautions needful to preserve the
health. If they excite the reader to
think seriously on this subject, and fol-
low it up by careful examination, it will
accomplish the object for which it was
written.-MrS. Henry Ward Beecber, IN
Christian Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


THE richest men in Germany are the
Rothschilds of Frankfort, Krupp of Es-
sen, and Bleichbroder of Berlin; Prince
Bismarck is also reckoned among the
milliOnaires. The number of Prussian
millionaires is only 1,195.
IT is proposed to erect memorial to
William Caxton, England's first printer,
in the shape of stained glass window
In the Church of st. Margaret, West
minister. The spot is appropriate, for it
is the place where Caxton set up his
first printing press.
M. GAMBETTA, ten years ago, was
one of the handsomest men in France.
His face was face of fine lines and spir-
ituel contour; his figure was 1.-the and
graceful. He is still man Of striking
presence, but he has no more the almost
poetic good looks of his youthful days.
VICTORIA, Princess Imperial of Ger
many, and Princess Royal of Great
Britain and Ireland, has just passed her
fortieth birthday, All the German
newspapers celebrated the occasion by
laudatory articles on the generous and
fostering patronage which the Princess
has given to the arts and sciences in that
country.
A GRANDDAUGHTER of the Charlotte
Buff who was the heroine of 'The Sor-
rows of Werther," has just died in Ger
many. Another person who also was
associated with Goethe departed this
life the other day. This was Niebling,
the barber, who attended the poet dur
ing the last years of his life, and whose
pride in this fact was the subject of
much conversation over the beer-mug
o. nights. There are now leftin Weimar
very few people who knew the great
Miss HELENA GLADSTONE, younger
daughter of the Prime Minister of Eng
land, is causing quite sensation in
England and on the Continent by the
moral courage developed in her recent
determination to enter an active and
useful career; and to give to the young
women of England very noble exam
pie. A London correspondent of the
leading political journal of the Cont
nent, the Belgian Independent, an
nounces that this young lady has passed
her examinations, and now returns to
NEWMAN College to study for the posi-
ton of preceptress in that institution.
The idea of the daughter of the Prime
Minister becoming a teacher, or, as
some other authorities state, secretary
and active agent, is something so new
TO the aristocratic feminine world of
Europe that it is making an "epoch,"
as they say. ic5 it,t.N
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
The Mexican BurrOs.

THE morning after the day reached
Santa Fe, l left my mud hotel early and
strolled slowly about, taking in greedily
the fresh, cool air and the unusual
sights. Turning corner off from the
plaza-what in the States would be
called park, square, common, or
something else-I saw just ahead a
group of burros, or diminutive donkeys,
urged on by Mexican and his son.
Each donkey was loaded-no. overload
ed-with stove-wood bound to a pack
saddle. As the pony walked briskly
the load swayed and shifted, threaten
ing every moment to slide off, but only
threatening. The Mexican hurried on
his burros by small stick, and by roll.
ing out an alphabet every few feet that
it seemed TO me oughtto scare each don.
keys soul clear of his body. But they
only ambled little faster for moment,
ard then relapsed into their fast walk,
picking up each foot nimbly, and put.
ting it down surely. They had no head.
gear of any kind on, and seemed to be
guided entirely by the drivers voice and
stick. As l watched the group the
driver suddenly stopped his burros, and
going to front window in low adobe
house that seemed to fill completely the
small square bounded by four streets,
he exchanged few words in the Span
ish or Mexican language with lady
who had drawn across her face, just be-
low the nose, the inevitable mantilla.
The window soon closed, the driver
gathered together his straying donkeys,
and, urging them on with even more
energy than before, turned two corners.
and then stopped before a gate in the
high, dead wall. 1t opened pres
entity, and he started a donkey
through. But although the gate was a
double one, and the way very wide, the
donkey's load was wider. And then
what twisting, and straining, and con.
irving, and, | fear, swearing! At last
one edge of the load was got through,
and then the other; the donkey, mean.
while, aiding in every possible way. ]
was much surprised to catch glimpse,
through the gateway, of an open space,
which had supposed, from an outside
view, was occupied by the house en-.
tirely. This space, or court, is com
mon, / learned, and is called the placeta
it is an exceedingly poor man s house that
IS not arranged in this way, having its
four sides inclosing the hollow square
within. ~ 500 0H
As L turned from these donkeys saw
a most astonishing sight, load of corn
fodder coming briskly up the street APP.
parently of its own volition! But on
nearing me there was to be seen the
long nodding ears, the little feet and the
slim legs of the omnipresent burro. The
patient little beast was loaded all but
out of sight; his burden appeared as
large as a common-sized load of hay
(though, of course, it was not), and still
he hurried on, entirely oblivious of the
fact that his driver had stopped in 8
doorway to exchange buenos dias with
a friend and roll a cigarette, probably
his sixth or eighth since breakfast. al
hour and a half ago. Cor. Detroit Ere,
Press. hs'usTh Ia. lht ESD ~,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
Pennsylvania Gas Wells.

BRADFORD (Pa.) and neighboring
places are lighted and heated by nat
ural gas. In 1875 an oil company was
sinking a well on high hill west of
Bradford At the depth of several
hundred feet they struck vein of gas.
No oil was found. The force of the gas
was such that when it was ignited a
pillar of fire more than fifty feet high
was formed. The roar of the gas could
be heard for mile and more. This
burned Tor months. The heat was such
that the grass and foliage grew in the
depth of winter as luxuriantly for hun
dreds of feet around as it did in the
summer. Strawberries ripened near
this we'll in February. The well had
been burning for long time before
the feasibility of utilizing it was thought
of. A belt of dry territory, but yield
ing vast volumes of gas, was subse-
quently found to exist in the vicinity Of
the original gas well. A company was
formed to carry the gas into the city.
1t is now distributed all over the place
by pipes. A gas pipe, with jets attached,
is run into parlor and kitchen stoves.
The supply of gas is controlled by a
stopcock on the pipe. When fire is
wanted lighted match is thrown into
the stove and the gas turned on. The
fire is started at once. The gas pos
sesses great heating qualities, and
apartments are warmed as quickly and
as well by it as by coal. Gas for illu-
minating purposes is conducted into the
houses the same as artificial gas is taken
in. At first the light was not brilliant
and steady, owing to impurities.
Processes for refining it were invented,
and now the natural illumination is I'M
surpassed by the finest manufactured
gas. 1t is so cheap that people seldom
turn out their lights. 1t burns day and
night in stores, hotels, private houses
and streets. Consumers pay by the
month instead of by the thousand.
Gas wells have come to be more valu-
able than oil wells, and the sudden and
phenomenal appearance of oil in some
of the principal wells in the gas belt
has created CONSERVATION among own
ers and consumers. For years the gas
has flowed from the wells in unremit-
ting volume. That oil was not to be
found there it was thought had been
conclusively settled. A few days ago
one of the wells ceased in it's gas sup
ply. 1t was found to be halt full of oil.
Fifteen barrels of excellent crude oil
were pumped out, and the gas flowed
again. One or two of the other gas
wells exhibited the same phenomenon.
1t is necessary to pump the oil out
daily before the gas will flow. This
sudden appearance of oil in territory
that was considered dry has not yet been
satisfactorily explained. - Cor. ~ Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

THERE live in Auburn, Me-, says the
Lewiston Journal, two brothers, whose
parents reside in Casco. They have
fourteen children, and, as soon as one
leaves the old roof-tree, they pick up
some homeless boy to keep the number
good, so that every year the family con-
sumes twenty barrels of flour. When
the consumption of flour fails off, the
good folks call in reinforcements from
the neglected Juvenile world. ...
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

PRETTY Estella Synder, of Mitchell,
N. c., was about to mount her horse
the other day, when Charles Pastor shot
William Springs dead in quarrel as to
which should help her up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

A YELLOW brocade silk dress, one
hundred and twenty-scven years old, is
shown in the Industrial Exhibition at
Charleston. The silk was spun in South
Carolina and woven in England for
Mrs. Pinckney, wife of the Chief Justice
of the Province of South Carolina.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

DR.. GLENN's harvest in Colusa Couri-
ty, California, yielded 100000 sacks Of
wheat. The Doctor reserves 10000
sacks for seed, and has shipped the
rest. nL--
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
Sunday. School Lessons.
FIRST oUARTER-1SS1.

FIRST QUARTER-1SS1.
Jan. 16-The Prophecy of Zacha-
rias ....................L Luke 1: 67-79
Jan. 23-The Birth of Jesus. go. Luke 2: $40
Jan. 30-Simon and the Child Je-
sus ... Luke 2: 25-35
Feb. 6-The Boyhood of Jesus. Luke 2: 40-52
Feb. 13-The Preaching Of John
the baptist. Luxe D: I-1o
Feb. 20-The Preaching of Jesus. Luke 4: 4-21
Feb 27-Christ Healing the Sick. Luke 5: 1920
Mar. 6-Witness of Jesus to John. Luke z: 1928
Mar. 13-The Sinners Friend -. Luke Z: $3.50
Mar. 20-Review of the Lessons.
Mar. 27-PreachinR the Kingdom Luke 9: l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

ROME has not been for ten years so
gay and brilliant with foreign visitors as
ut present. ..jl. -.... Us
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22

NINE. CHRISTINE NILSSON says that
it amuses her to hear people in France
speak of the dreadful habit that Ameri-
cans have of conveying their food to
their mouths with their knives. She
says that she has been at table between
a German Prince and a diplomat who
went through the same sleight of hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
LYDIA Z. PEMKHAM's
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
The Positive Cure

An.1.z.En.nnnnr~.nssznr4
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an early stage of development The tendency to
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General Debility, seepessness Depression and Indi
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