Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-15

Pos are often compared to man,
and in more respects than one.
Sometimes the comparisons are too
painfully true, and it is question as
to who suffers most by the compari-
son. AS a matter Of fact, also, we
believe the pig is the only animal
that has the same number of bones
in its composition rs man, and the
digestive apparatuses Of the two
bear close resemblance. Prob
ably it was on account of the SINH
larity of the formation and habits of
the two animals which induced two
French savants recently to test the
effects of different kinds of alcoholic
liquors on number OF the porcine
species. These scientists have for
the last twelve months been keep
ing nine pigs III a state OF hab!tual
drunkenness, and they relate the
result of their experiment rs follows:
"The pig which takes absinthe is first
gay, thon excitable, irritable, co,n-
bative and finally drowsy; the pigs
which has brandy mixed with his food
is cheerful all through till hc fnlls t"
sleep; the rum swllling pig becomes
sad and somnolent almost at once;
while the pig which takes gin con-
ducts himself in eccentric ways.
grunting, squealing, tilting his head
against the sly door and rising on
his hind legs, as if to sniff the wind. "
DR.. Decaisne, describing these eN-
perimcnts in the France, remarks
that the swine are none the verse
for their years tipplinS Men of
drinking proclivities are here given
valuable information, and by regU-
lating their labit according to the
facts developed by these expert
ments, they may find u remedy for
all occasions. These experiments,
taken in conjunction with the pigs
well-known personal peculiarites of
feeding and his obstinate refusal to
travel the correct path, go far to
show that man was more Immediate
ly evolved from the hog than from
the monkey, as some have surmised.
DEMOCRATIC CAUSE.-THE recent
city and town election in New York
and New Jersey show that the cur
rent is again setting in strongly to-
ward the Democracy. In New York
the Democratic gains are quite gem
eral, and none more gratifying than
those made in Rochester, strong
hold of Republicanism. In Novem-
ber the Republican ticket received a
majority of ,OS9, and ut the charter
election the other day the Democrats
elected the Treasurer by ,053, and
all the other officers on the general
ticket save one. They also elected
q good majority of the Council and
School Boards, for the first time in
several years. The elections in New
Jersey show Democratic gains all
along the line. The Republicans
will affect to believe that these char
ter elections, are of little account,
but we predict that they will prove
that they were the first indications
OF general Republican route which
will be plainly d. veloped by the cleo
tons of q Democratic Congress in
1882. Before that time arrives, the
failure of President Gariield's at
tempt to please'all the factions of his
party will be apparent, aud the fight
between the "proud turkey sobbler
and the "plumed knight, which is
sure to be iiercer than it has ever
yet hson, will do much TO insure {
Democratic triumph in 1852. Be
ald 2a the hosts of hungry olliceseel;
erS are disappointed and dlsGusted
Congress will prove failure, and
popular reaction will be the result.
Congress has passed Il special ac
placing Mrs. Elizabeth lprlght, o
hpckland, Iowa, on the pension
rolls, because she had eleven sons IL
the Federal army. There Is 10 othc
instance in the country OF iIolhe
LoTlnr eleven eDNS :llI IN 1 Ina 3imV