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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02
Pacific Islands Folklore,

When in the TOnga-tabu group | was
amused by a curious custom the natives
there have of saying, when one sneezed,
''Ofa,n which means love. | asked the
reason for this, and was told that when
a man sneezed he was thinking of his
wife, and that when a woman did so
she was thinking of her husband; so
that they consider it only polite little
attention to say ''Ofan to one at those
times. Here in Samoa | find a very
different phrase in vogue on similar oc-
casions. and, on account of its likeness
IL meaning to one still used in England.
of much greater interest. Here when
one sneezes, they say, "Soefua, " whose
meaning is, as near as possible, "G0d
bless you" 1t is strange that in two
countries so far apart rs England and
Samoa there should be a custom so very
much alike.-NOtes and Queries.
Capt. Isaac BasSett. the veteran door
keeper of the United States senate,
and who will complete his half century
of service in the Senate chamber in
Decemb Der next. is now busily engaged
in preparing his forthcoming volume,
entitled Sketches and "reminiscences
of the United States Senate-1S31-
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Charce Of the Iigbt Brigads.

After we had mounted for the famous
charge, and Just before we commenced
our advance, Colonel Shewell, COM
manding the Eight Hussars, happened
to rest his eve on one of his men with
a pipe in his mouth. which so excited
his military ire, that he hallooed to
him that ''he was disgracing his reg
iment by smoking in the presence OF
the enemy," a grave view OF the ques-
ton which certainly l (his command
ing oficer) did not, or at least up to
that time had not reciprOcated, mas
much as | at this very moment was en-
loving a remarkably good cigar. The
question then arose in my mind, lam
/ to set this bad example? Gn the Col
oners opinion, at least,) or should L
throw away a good cigarP-no such
common article in those days, be 1t re-
membered. Well, the cigar carried
the dav. aud it lasted me till we got to
the guns. With shame do / say 1t.
There was one, | believe, who,
when he started on this advance, was
insensible to the desperate undertaking
in which he was about TO be engaged.
So we went on. Right flank
keep up. Close in to your centre!
The smoke, the noise, the cheers, the
grOanS, bne ping, ping, NHiLNiLi5 ,
past ones head, the ''whirr" OF the
fragments of shells, the well-known
''sIush'' of that unwelcome intruder on
ones ears-what sublime confusion
il wasi
One incident struck me forcibly about
this time-the bearing of the riderless
horses in such circumstances. / was.
of course, riding by myself and clear
of the line, and for that reason was a
marked object for the poor, dumb
brutes. They consequently made dash
es at me, some advancing with me
considerable distance, at one time as
many as five on my right and two on
my left cringing in on me. and positive
" squeezing me as the round shot came
bounding by them. L remarked their
eyes betokening as keen a Sense of the
perils around them as we human beings
experienced, (and that is saying good
deaD. The bearing of the horse | was
riding, in contrast to these, was re-
markable He had been struck, but
showed no signs of fear, thus evincing
the confidence of dumb animals in the
superior being. The LiGbt C0cdty
B1tgode IN tie CJtDsea-LOAa George
Pdget
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BLEEDING AT THE NOsE.-There are
two little arteries which supply the
whole face with blood. one on each side {;
these branch off from the main arteries
on each side of the windpipe, and run
ming upward toward the eyes over the
outside of the jaw-bOne, about two
thirds back from the chin to the angle
of the chin, under the ear Each of
these arteries, of course, supplies Just
one-half of the face. the nose being the
dividing line the left uostril is supplied
with blood by the left artery. and the
right nostril by the right artery. Now.
suppOSing your nose bleeds by the right
right nostrll, with the end of the fore
finger feel along the outer edge of the
right jaw until you feel the beating of
the artery directly under your finger. the
same as the pulse in your wrist then
press he finger hard upon it, thus get
ting the little fellow in a tight place be-
tween your finger and jawbone the re
suit will be that not a drop of blood
goes into that side Of the face while the
pressure continues hence the nose top.
bleeding for want of blood to flow con.
tinue the pressure for five or ten min.
utes and the TuptuTed vessels in the nos.
will 10y that time probably contract 81
that when YOU let The blood into then
they will not leak. Bleeding from
cut or wound anywhere about the face
may be stopped in the same way.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

FISH AS FOOD. Pound for pound,
fish is fully as nutritious as butte hers
meat. 1t may not seem so satisfying.
but that is because the sense of Satisfac-
tiOn which we experience in eating is
the result of supplying the stomach with
food, and in no direct or immediate way
related to the nOurishment of the organ
ism as a whole. Very few of the solid
substances we eat are digested. even so
far as the stomach is concerned in less
than an hour. and nutrition canrot
commence until after digestion has pro-
ceeded for some time. 1t follows that
the feeling of satisfaction produced bv
solid food during meal must be due to
the appeasing of those cravings which
which are set up in the stomach rather
than the supply OF the needs of the svs-
TEN. lnas much as butchers meat is
less easy of digestion than fish. and it
gives the stomach more TO do it is easy
to see why it seems, at the moment.
more satisfying. Looking to the ulti-
mate purpose of nutrition, fish is the bet
ter kind Of food, it is more readily and
completely reduced III the stomach. and
it nOuTiShes the organism more thor
oughly, and with less physical incon-
veHience. than the flesh Of warm blood
ed animals. A common error in regard
to the use of fish is the failure to recop-
nize that there are two distinct classes
Of this staple. looked at as food. In
on class. which may be represented by
The mackeTal aud the salmon. the oil
and fat are distributed throughout the
flesh, while in the other. of which the
cod and whiting may be taken as exam
pies. the oil ard fat are found almost ex-
cuSively in the internal organs. notably
the liver. Now, the oil and fat are nee
cessary. and if the fish is not cooked
and eaten whole, or nearly so, these
most important parts are wasted, In
cleansing fish, as little as possible should
be removed. This is point of the high
est practical moment. Fishmonger.
and cooks need to be instructed arrest
on the subject. To omit anv portion o.
the liver of a cod in preparing the disI
for the table is to throw away a grea'
delicacy. \ Gods liver properly dress
ed is dish for a gourmet 1t is mex
pIIcabIe how anything SO nauSeOuS a.
The cod liver oil" of the chemist anC
druggist can he prepared from anythin.
So tice as the liver of cod. H0usekeeD
erS and those who purvey for the tabl
should take care that nothing eCi ble il
fish is sacrificed. For cooking puT
poses il may be assumed that fish is no
only good food, but food of the best de
scr!ption /; well able to supply the need
of the system, and particularly easy o
digestion. !; is equally seTviceable 70
the weakly as for the robust. the youn,
aS'for the old. Good Words.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

HISTORY OF CARPETS The use of
tapestry and embroidered cloth as a COW
ering for furniture and the floors of
rooms is of great antiquity. The Baby
lOniaus. ParthiauS and Gauls were IA
nous for embTOideTIng carpets in differ
ent coiors. and several cities early ac-
quired celebrity for the manufacture.
The carpets were usually made with
wOOilv nap on one side but occasionally
the nap was raised on both sides and the
design enriched by the insertion OF
threads Of gold and silk. The names Of
distinguished makers of carpets have
been handed down along with those of
the cities in which they Piled their vO-
cation. PathymaS. an Egyptian, with
AcesaS and HelicOrn, of Cyprus. were
among those who obtained eminence in
the art, and it was cOnjectured that the
two latter worked under the direction of
Phidas. the famous sculptor. Plato
mentions that it was customary in
Greece to cover coUches with carpets
and place others on the floor. The
wealthy patricians of Rome used purple
carpets, for which they paid fabulous
prices. BabyiOnian covers for couches
sold in the days of Metel lus Scipio, for
SIS. 600 each. and that price was quad
rupled in the time of Emperor Nero.
Carpets figured conspicuously in the pa
centres of the ancient nation of the
East. They were used to deck horses
and elephants in tTiumphal professions,
and respect for the dead was marked by
placing carpets on tombs and cenataphs.
In Turkey carpets were used many cen
turieS ago in the same manner as at
present. The skill of rhe natives of In
dia in working textile fabrics Is uniVer-
sally admitted but, perhaps in none
of their productions have they displayed
so much ingenuity and taste as in en-
broidering carpets. The finest work of
the kind is still produced 10y them, but
though much in demand among the
princes and chiefs of India. these car
pets are too gorgeous and expensive for
European and American tastes. In the
most costly the design is tambored in
cloth and canvass, with threads of gold
and silver and silk. The only Indian
carpets we have ever seen in this coun-
try were thick, soft kind made in Mas
uipatam.- United States Economist.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02
How Peanuts are Cleaned and Prepared
for the Market


Peanuts to be prepared for the mar
ket are placed in large cylinder,
from which they enter the brushes,
where every nut receives fifteen feet Of
a brushing before il becomes free.
Then they are dropped on an endless
belt, passing along at the rate of four
miles an hour. .On each side of the belt
stand girls, and, as the nuts fall on the
belt, the girls, with quick motion Of
the band, pick out all the poor-looking
nuts, allowing only the best to pass the
crucible. Those that do pass drop into
bags on the floor below. When the
bag is filed it is sewed up and branded
as cocks" with the figure of rOost-
er prominent on its sides. The peas
caught by the girls are thrown to one
side again, picked over, and the best
singled out. bagged and branded as
''ships." These are as fine a nut as
the first for eating, but In shape and
color do not compare with the cocks. "
The third grade is branded as eagles"
These are picked out of the cuttings
of cocks and .'ships." The cuttings
that are left from the eagles are
bagged, sent to the top story, and what
little meat is in them is shaken out by
patent shelter. The nuts being shelled
by this process, the meat drops in bags
below, free from dirt or dust of any
kind, and is then shipped in 200-pound
sacks to the North. where it Is bought
by the confectioners for the purpose of
making taffy or peanut candy. 1t may
be here stated that a peculiar kind of
oil is extracted from the meat of the
nut, and in this specially large trade
is done among the wholesale druggists.
There is nothing wasted, for even
shells are made useful They are pack
ed in sacks and sold to stable-keepers
for horse-bedding, and very healthy
bed thev make.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

Some time ago an Austrian chemist
is said to have devised a new soporific.
the action of which il so rapid and
powerful, that a few drops Of it sprin-
kled on the head and face viii effec-
tually stupefy man in a sew seconds,
and render him utterly defenseless. He
gave it the name Of Bandiger, or tam
err" and offered the secret Of its sale
to the Austrian Government But the
Government has not only refused to
purchase it, but has ordered the police
authorities to formally notify the in
ventoT to discontinue his experiments,
and to abstain utterly from using in any
way his invention, or communicating
it to others, under pain Of being Grim
inally dealt with
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

TO MAKE good walk, dig out the
earth few inches deep ana ill in a lay
er df broken stones. brick and the like.
then layer of fine clinkerS and over
this spread coal ashes and roll down. if
you have roller If not. make the sur
face as smooth and compact as possible
hy other means and the weather will do
the rest. These walks are hard. clean.
durable and Ni;haI cheap.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

BUTTERMILK is not only a specific
remedy for indige stiOn. but it soothes
add quiets the nerves, and is very SOM
noienL to those who are troubled with
sleeplessness.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

THE sooner milk is cooled after milk
ing the greater the amount of butter
obtained. So the creameries are said to
report.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02


for all those Painful CoTuDl lniuts ard " rallnesses
socommon OOur best female population
i will cure entirely The worst form Of EeIlsle Com
rlafuts all ovarian troubles Ia1uT alton and Jlce-a
tion Falling and Dsplacerueuts, and the consequent
Spinal Weakness and Is particularly adapted to the
Change Of life
Il viii dissolve and erpel tuors from the uterus IN
an early stage Of deveoFre-t- The tendency = can
cerous hunaors there is checked very speedily hg r. use
Il removes faintuess stigncy destroys all craving
for stfruauts and relieves veauess of the stomach
Il cures BIoatfag Headaches. Nervous frcstratiorr
General Debility, sIecpIsssness, Depression and Ind
gestion.
That feeling Of bearing down, causing pain, weight
and bsclzarle Is always IsrIr-lg cured hy ts use
It viii ar Oh times and under all st in
harmony with the laws that govern the female s-e-1
For the cureof Kidney Complaints q either sax thia
COMPOUND g. uueurr.rr=r--
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My daughters Paralysis ataxis disap-
peared from the use of PERUNA. B. c.
Hicks, PittsbuIg. Pa.
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Health is Wealth =.

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One Of the Reasonable Pleasures
DfIe. property cooked meal affords little or no
present enjoyment. and much surFe- -l-ut torture
20 confirmed . sUcUt.r. But when chronic Iusl-
Ecsriou is cnmHafteI with Hu--e-rer's stomach
Bi-tcrs the food is eaten with relish. and most
i'm Tur-aur of aI IS assjmilltei bs aud uau-I7hes
the So stem. Use this grand tonic aud corrective
also 90 remedy -irati1U- bI.iauzulSs- rleuls-
tisr1. fever and a-ue-
orally. [ll----lI-.l
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-09-15
EDUCATION IN THE
KITCHEN.

The Popular Science Monthly
raises a shout of thanksgiving that
education is at last beginning to
reach the kitchen. Cooking schools
are springing up in many places in
this country, and the Scotch and
English are taking the lead in or
ganizing them as part of their ma
tional and common school system.
We abound in female seminaries
and female colleges, high schools
and normal schools, in which every
thing under heaven is studied ex-
cept that practical art which is a
daily and vital necessity in all the
households of the land. Our kitch-
ems are the fortified entertainments
of ignorance, prejudice, irrational
habits, the rule Of thumb and men
tai vacuity; and the result is that
Americans suffer beyond any other
people from wasteful, unhealthful,
unpalatable and monotonous cook
ing. We have long protested to
believe in the potency Of education,
and have not been slow to apply it
to all other interests and indus
tries excepting only the fundamen-
tai art ofpreparation of food to sus-
tain life, which involves more of
economy, enjoyment, health, spirit
and power Of effective labor than
any subject taught in our schools.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-09-15

LARGE PAVING SToNE.-The lar
gest stone slab ever quarried in the
United States has recently been
placed before the new residence of
". II. Vanderbilt, on Fifth Avenue.
The stone measures % feet inches
by - feet, and is S inches thick. 1t
weighs about 44,000 pounds. 1t
was quarried at Barrenville. Sulli-
van county, n. Y, and the block
from which it was cut is described
as perfectly level, and about 80 feet
long and 10 feet in width. From
this surface the block was cut out
and then raised by wedges. In this
instance the seam was so open that
the stone was raised without diff
Guilty, and what was unusually graft
flying to the contractors was the per-
iectly clean and level bed below,
which required comparatively lit
tie dressing. The block could have
been made 50 feet in length, but
the great weight would have made
its transportation very risky. Asst
was, a great deal of difficulty was
met in bringing it to this city. 1t
was first rolled down a hill dis
lance of half a mile to the river
bank, and then placed edgewise in
a canal boat especially arranged to
receive it.