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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Five inches OF dew falls annually in
England.
The wings of snats flap at the rate OF
$1,000 times per second.
Meat, roasted or boiled, loses from
one-thiri to one-liith in weight.
The stars contain material elements
common to the sun and earth.
a small bottle of altar Of roses ia the
product of seven of eight hundred
pounds of rose leaves.
The latent heat contained in steam
increases in proportion as the sensible
heat of the water decreases from which
it is produced.
A single grain of gold may be beaten
into al extent of several square feet and
yet the leaf remain so intact as to trans
NIT no ray of light.
An attempt is to be made by the
Livingstone Inland mission to cultivate
some OF the different species of chin
chona in the mountain valleys of the
Conga, Africa
Mr.. Wigner, in the Analyst, states
that American corncd beef is twice
as valuable, as an article of
diet, as fresh bonclcss beef, and that
the cooked OK tongues contain less salt
andmorc nutritiye matter than the dried
tongues usually sold in European mar.
kets.
OF the twelve total solar cclipses be
fore the end Of the present century, but
ono il visible in America-that occur.
ring May 2S, 1900. The eclipse having
the greatest duration unfortunately falls
upon parts of the Pacific ocean where
there is no land for the establishment
OF stations Of observation.
~ buoy has been placed at Sandy
Hook, outside of New York bay, which
by the rising and falling of the waves
compresses air. This, when it reaches
certain density, moves a dynamo
electric machine, and this causes a car
bon loopin vacuum tube to glow with
light, while n the same time a power.
tul whistle sounds. II promises to- bc
very useful for signal, during heavy
fogs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Ambition is The avarice of power.
To know is one thing, to do is an.
other.
Fools rush in where angels fear to
tread.
1t is far better to borrow experience
than to buy it.
1t is much safer to think what we say
than to say what we think.
Quarrels would be short lived il the
wrong were only on one side.
The two most precious things on this
side the grave are our reputation and
our life.
The universal heart of a man blesses
flowers. He has wreathed them around
the cradle, the marriage altar and the
tomb.
No man can purchase his virtue too
dear, for it is the only thing whose
value must ever increase with the price
it has cost
Good temper IS like 4 sunny day; it
sheds brightness over everything; it
is the sweetener OF toll and the soothcr
of disquictude.
Those are mock gentletolk who mask
their faults to others and to themselves;
the true know them perfectly and ac-
knowledge them.
More hearts pine away in secret an
guish from the want of kindness from
those who should be their comfort than
foc any other calamitieg in life.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
TIE FAMILY DOCTOR.

Apoultice oifreah tea leaves noisleBed
with water will cure a stye on the eye
lid.
n "ointion Of common salt given im-
hleaiately is sgid TO he snccessful rem
cay Tor Stryehnia poiooning.
For earache, dissolve ,gsa,oetida /,
water; warm a few drops and drop in the
ear, then cork the ear with wool,
The only sure and efficient wav TO
warm cold feet is 70 dip them in cold
water aud then rub them dry brisllv
with . coarse towel.
The true physiological way OF treating
burns and scalds is to at once exclude
the air, with cotton hating, -four,
fcraped potato, OF anything that is
handicst.
Toprevent choking, break AN egg into
a cup and give it to the person choking
70 swallow. The white Of the egg seems
TO catch around the obstacle and remove
it. II one egg does not answer the pur-
pose try another The white j. All that
is necessary.
BY using syrup or molasses for INNS
tard plasters they will keep soft aud
flexible, and not dry up aud become
hard, as when mixed with water A thin
paper or fine cloth should come between
the plaster and the skin. The strength
Of the plaster is varied 10y the addition
Of more or less flour.
The cure for nigh; sweats depends
entirely on the cause. Malaria gives
rise 10 it. and then the cure j. quiDine
and arsenic. Debility may cause them.
In tha: case tonics and good, nutritious
food should be used. Consumption
causcs il, and the cure is sulphur!c
acid, ten to twenty drops in water, an
hour. Oxide Of zinc and hydrocyauife e
, extract pills, and, above all, atrophia sui
| phatc, one o-hundredths of one grain
( TO begin with This must be taken
with great care. DR.. Nairn. OF London.
says he sponges the body with tincturc
OF bellAdonna, but the drug Is too pow
crful to be used by any ono bu. ply
I Rician.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
Ida Lewis Rewarded.

The secretary OF the treasury has
awarded the Roll litc.saying medal TO
the famous Ida Lewis, now Mrs. Ida
Lewis Wilson, in recognition OF her
services in rescuing u number Of per.
sons from drowning since the passage
Of the act authorizing such awards.
Most Of the Tescues mado were under
circumstances which called for extreme
and heroic daring, and involved the
risk Of Mrs Wilson's life. The follow
ing summary OF her achievements in
life.saying is taken from the records oi
the treasury department:
The total number Of live, Mrs. Ida
Lewis Wilson has sayed since 1884, 20
far as known, Is thirteen. In all these
cases, except two, shc has relied wholly
on herself Her latest achievement was
the rescue last February Of two bands
men from Fort Adams. near Newport,
Il. L. The men were passing over the
ice near Lime Rock Lighthouse, where
Mrs. Lewis Wilson resides. whom the
ice gave way and they foil in. Hearing
their cries Mrs. Wilson ran ont with a
clothcslinc, which she threw to them.
successively hauling them ont at great
risk TO herself from The double peril of
tho ice giving way beneath her and OF
being pulled in. Her hcroism on vari
GUS occasions has woa her the tribute
Of her States legislature, expressed in
an official resolution, the public presen.
tation to her Of boat Ivy the citizens Of
Newport, a testimonial in money from
the officers and soldiers Of Fort Adams
for saving the bandsmen, aud medals
from the Massachusetts Humane society
and the NeS York Life Saving Bonov-
oient association. To those offerings is
now fitly added the gold medal of the
United States Life Saving Service.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
Uses OF the Alphabet.

A teacher in a school in Louisiana
wished to impress upon the young FOLKS
who composed the spelling-class that
as many English books as there are in
the world, only twenix-six letters can
be found in them. She read the fol.
lowing verse 10 show how all the letters
Of the alphabet can be put TO use. say
ing that the verse contained all tho lei.
iors in the English language:
" God gives the grazing On his meat
Tie quickiy hears tho shocp's low cg,;
bat man, uho tAhez His finest wheat
shouid li's his Joyful praises high
Then the teacher taid tho scholar.
to try their hand At constructing :
piece IN which all the letters should an.
pear. The children SGT 10 work. and
one OF them al last produced the follow.
ing sentence:
J. GaAr.- iaes With my boa ave .,a.~,
qnilis.
Wonderful as e may seem. The t~.n.
ty-si1 letters oi The slphabe. NJ u
found in the sentence.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
The Care of Infants.

The following circular, issued by the
New York board OF health, will be use
ful reading anywhere:
NURSING or INFANrs. Overlooking
does more harm than anything else:
nurse an infant month or two old
every two or three hou1s. Nurse
an infant OF six months and over five
times in twcnty-four hours and no more.
Ii an infant is thirsty give it pure
water or barley water, no sugar. On
the hottest days few drops of whisky
may be added to either water or food.
the whisky not to exceed q teaspoonful
in. .twenty-four ho-rs.
FEHpISG or INFtNrs.-Boil a tea.
spoonful of powdered barley ground
in coffee grinder) and a gill of water,
with little salt, for fifteen minutes.
strain, then mix it with half as much
boiled milk, add lump Of white sugar
size OF walnut, and give it lukewarrn
from nursing-bottlc. Keep bottle and
mouthpiece in bowl of water when
not IN use, to which a little soda NAV
be added. For infants five or six months
old. give half barlcy-water and half
boiled milk, with salt and lump Of
sugar. For older infants give more
milk than barley water. Foriufauts very
costlve, give oatmeal instead OF barley.
Cook and strain as before. When yuur
breast-milk IS only half enough. change
fbetween brcast.milk and the preparei
food. In hot weather, il blue Htmus
paper applied to the food turns red the
food is too acid, and you must make
fresh mess, or add a small pinch OF
baking soda Infants Of six months
may have beef tea or beef soup once a
day, by itself or miycd with other food;
and when ten OF twelve months old. a
crust OF bread and piece Of rare beef
to suck. No child under two wears
ought to eat at your table. Give no
candies. in fact nothing that is not con.
tanned in these ralcs, without doctors
o.derg.
SUHMEE COHrLArSr-It comes from
over-fecding aud hot and foul air.
Keep doors and windows open. Wash
your well children with cool water twice
day or oftener in tae hot season.
Never neglect looseness Of the bowels
N an infant; consult the family or dis.
pcnsary physician q. once, and he will
give you rules about what It should
take and how il should be nursed.
Keep your rooms as cool as possible,
have them well ventilated, aud do not
allow any bad smell to come from sinks,
privies, garbage boxes or cutters abont
the house where you live.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
lee Water.

EN-GcvcrnoE William Rose, OF Chi
cago, has delivered discourse on ice
water. He said that "a general reform
IN drinking ice water would confer n
benefit upon the public. The constant
aud immodcrate use OF ice water has
become one Of tho most Octive causes of
disease all over the United States.
There can be no doabt that it produces
our national disease, dyspepsia, in its
most aggravated forms, and you can
scarcely look over the death list in cur
papers that you will not see notice Of
some one dying Of diabetes, Brighrs
disease or some other kidney complaint.
In most cases. you may rely upon il,
ice water is the remote IL not the act
i've cause OF all his trouble. II one
should express the opinion that ice
water is now the source of more dis.
eases among our leading business and
public men than whisky, a wide Undue.
tion of facts would doubtless show him
not so far from right Sad experience
as we'll as extensive observation and in-
quiry have convinced me of the truth OF
This assertion" Ice water had come
nearer costing him his life than any
other eoaso within his memory.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
Friction OF the Limbs.

Here is a statement from the Chicago
Hyur G4a, which, il trac, should he
universally read and acted upon whore
over there is occasion, for sanitary rea-
sons, for rubbing the limbs of any per
son in case Of illness, OF where an effort
IL made TO resusci,atc those who are
nearly drowned. Tho statement seems
to hc rational ono, and, physiol9g.-
c3lly correct; but !. Is singular, !! .hc
facts are as stated, that medical f4.n
have not ere this caused it 10 be geuo5-
ally known. Tho following - vl.a: is
said as 10 friction OF the limbs Never
under any circumstaacns I1h he liIn5s
downward The blood IN circulation
which can bc reached hy rubbing is 81!
yonous or blue blood. 1t is charged
with waste and poisonous materials. AM
is struggling TO g.; to the hear AMI
lungs for publication. Alwaye rub up
ward. But few invalids, especially
with female difficulties, who will not
feel n new life impaired to them when
this is tried for the frs; time. Valves
are placed in the veins purposely to re
sis; downward movements, while the
stiff arteries near the bone are without
them. Clasp the wrist tightly and see
what multiple currents OF poison start
out on the hand. while none appear on
the arm back OF theligature. A life could
be destroyed in a short time by sim
ply rubbing the limbs downward, while
you can almost drag the dead ont OF the
grave by rapid, persistent aud general
rubbing Of the limbs upward, il no lesion
Of vital parts has occurred. In view n
this why has it not been SO stated IN he
hundreds Of " Directions" for restora.
tion Of the dead from asphyxia and syn.
cope-aS in drowning and heart disease
Rubbing to and fro simply affects the
capillaries, doing little If any good.
Artificial respiration il beneficial. bat
only when it has given impulse to the
heart. The best results will be obtained
by having as many rs four or six per
sons rubbing tho limbs synchronouslv
lall alike-in rhythm), while another
manipula.cs the chest aud abdomen.
At the risk Of some vanity we advise
our exchanges 10 copy this article. and
in7aiids to put it into practice.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
What 10 Drink In Hot Weather.

What is the best drink in warm
weather ?" said 1'rii,gac reporter to nm
official at The Chambers Street hospital
the other day.
Cold water" he replied, "but not
icc-cold. Ice water chills the stomach
and so ultimately injuries the power of
digestion. One Of the best drinks in
tho world for hot weather is buttcrmiIk
with little ginger in it. / know peo.
pie don't like it excessively. but il is
valuable for all that. II some Of our
high liycrs who suffer 80 severely AT
times would live on nothing for week
but brown bread and buttcrmilk thcv
would feel like fighling-cocks. Anoth.
er excellent drink, a,d one which brick.
layers use a grea. deal, is the old.
fashioned drink which the farmers use
in the hayleld-wa,cr with ginger and
molasscs in it. 1t cools the system and
opens the pores sufficiently for a com.
Portable perspiration."
Is it advisable to drink much in hot
weather."
"Onc must drink more or less it is
absolutely necessary in order to produce
pcrspiration. Without the. man would
soon burn mp"
" Is beer hurtiul in hot weather."
1T Is ono Of the worst things in the
world, for The reason that by drinking it
you get the action OF tho alcohol upon
the brain at the same time with the heat
Cases OF alcoholic prostitution combined
with heat are very numerous in hot
weather. II one drinks beer at ali he
gcuenlly drinks moro than one glass
and in consequence places himself in a
condition whore be is the most suscepti.
ble to the effects of heat. Alcoholic
drinks OF all kinds should be avoided
yet vast numbers use them: they drink
beer, wines, whiskey, gin, brandy-aay.
thing and everything 20 allay thirst.
without regard to consequchccg."
What classes of people suffer most
from heat aul are brought here?"
"Woll, we have all classes, but brick
layers, painters and roofcrs suffer
most"
What effect does the heat have on
the brain in case of sunstroke ~
1t seems to stupofy the victim. All
his energies sink away; he loses power
OF thought, and lies in q more or leSs
unconscious state, according to the
severity of the attack. He recovers II
the atroke IS not too severe. Sometimes
he dies; sometimes he is injured nor.
mlnently."
" What is the best way of avoiliag
prostration by heat ?"
by keeping in the shade, II possible.
If this cannot be done. keep as cool aud
collected in mind as possible; don:
worry, don't hurry, don't drink alcoholic
drinks. aud il you find Il necessary "a
drink at all, use water not too cold. q,
some Of the drinks l have spoken off,
Nar York Tribune.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Coaches were first let for hire in Lon
don in 1925.
The average of human life is about
thirty-three years.
The mean depth of the sea is from
four to five miles.
Papyrus was used to write upon until
about the seventh century.
Between the years 1888 and 1857 six
great earthquakes took place in Naples,
which lost thereby 800 inhabitants per
year of that period.
Philadelphia and New York are con.
nected by more telegraph wires than
any other two cities in the world, the
number being 10.
The four great castcs OF the Hindoos
are the brahmans or priests, ksha,riya or
military, yaisya, commercial, and sudra,
the tillors of the soil.
1t was the Emperor Charlie, V. who
invented the title of Your Majesty
soyereigus having been previously adj
dressed as "Your Grace"
In 1910 few grains of wheat taken
from the tomb oil mummy 5000 years
old were planted in an open garden in
England and grew finely
The originalinvention and sub.clucut
improvement OF the ha.on"t are due TO
the French, who first lD..n,a ID it in
the Netherlands in lGl7.
One hundred and thirty.uinc millions
Of tickets were used on tho French rail
ways during 1850. One ont Of cyery
100000 of passengers was Eillcd bv
accident.
While in England thirty, Germany
fourteen and inFrance thirteen lc.tcr.ars
transmitted per annum per head Of the
population, in Russia the number is nm.
der one per head.
1t was once believed that puttingFa
cold iron bar on top ol beer barrels
would prcyo9t the content, from being
sourcd 10y thunder. The custom is
common in Kent and Hcrtlordshirc.
According to ,omc autiquarians the
word " humbug" comes from a worth
less coinage, used in ireland in the time
OF William Ill, which WI, called "oom
bav "-a,Fl rgpY.ar -r..rtI, l....s ,....,....
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

death, and there is reason to believe
that they killed two others whose births
they concealed. Their motive was sim
ply to save Themselves the trouble and
expense of bring their children up,
though they seemed 10 have been far
from poor, a considerable sum Of money
having been found in the house when
they were arrested. The plan they
adopted TO get rid OF the children was
TO deprive them Of food, and when the
process Of starving did not appear
quick enough, or the little ones cried
too much, it was accelerated By strang.
ling or knocking them on the head.
The jury expressed regret that, under
the present law OF Berne, the Zysscts
could not be sentenced to some severer
punishment than perpetual imprison.
mcnt.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

There is hardly any difference in the
looks OF the twin Bowsers, of James.
Vile, Wis, but one is IA drunken loafer
while the other is an exemplary Chris.
tian. The loafer kissed a woman un-
bidden in the street, and her husband
by mistake knocked the Christian down.
Her very muscular brother, when the
mistake was explained, went out with
the avowcd purposc of righting the
matter by whipping the real offender
tremendously but he met the Chris
tan, refused to believe that second
blunder was being made, and shrashed
him 30 that he almost died.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11
Causes of shortslghteancss.

From the inquiries conducted by Pro
tessor Hermann Cohn, of Breslau, for
some sixteen years past, he ventures the
assertion that shortsiShteduess is rarely
or never born with those subject 10 II.
and almost always is the resul. Of strains
sustained by the eye during study in
early youth. Myopis, as this ailment is
called, Is said 10 I've Of rare occurrence
among pupils Of rural or village schools.
ITS frequency incrcasing Ia proportion to
the demand made upon the ere, as in
higher schools and colleges 4 better
construction of school-dcsks, and i'm.
proved topography OF textbooks, and :
sufficient lighting Of class rooms are
among The remedies proposed Tor abat.
ING. this malady.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

by what occult laws Of nature are
certain portions OF Northwestern States
and Territories so constantly and al
most regularly visited with these terri.
bic cyclones and tornadoes which up.
root forests, sweep away iarmhouscs
and barns, lift cattle and horses and hu.
man beings in the air and carry them
for miles, devastatc whole villages
make wide swaths Of ruin through
cities, unroof or blow down churches.
court-houseg, academies aud town halls.
and leave in their paths the bodies OF
men, women and children killed by theiI
fury? These extraordinary tcmpests
are Of periodical occurrence in certain
belts Of country in the Northwest and
West What IS their cause? A thor,
ough understanding Of this matter
nigh. not lead to any practical results
in tho way Of prcycntion-it probably
would not. But knowledge is never
wholly unproductivc. 1t must be re
membcrcd that once it was thought i'm
possible to stop the course of a water
spout a: sea; but now it is known that
cannon fired a: one OF these dcs.ructiy,
water cyclones vii! destroy It in .
second.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

An exhibition OF singular character
IS to bc held in Ecrlin next year. II is
to be an illustration ofhcraldrv in all itg
phases, and the emperor Is to be it,
patron. In the display Of helm cts,
weapons, seals, letters and patents OF
nobility, banners, gold and silver work
and gems, many curions and valuable
historical and artistic relics will doubt;
less be included. The London Erlo cyn.
irally observes: Upon tho whole. how.
ever, the result must Toe most mon.
sirors and incomparably wild Assem-.
blage Of absurditica. since, Of all The
fantastics cXsRRefstions ever invented
by the German genius, its henldry has
been about the worst, that even of Eng.
land not excepted. There il. however.
something hopeful in the fact OF the
forthcoming exhibition. When such
things are collected together for men to
admire, or wonder or smile NJ, as they
please, there Is pretty clear proof that
they are very near being classed among
the hyRones.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

A new grove Of mammoth trees, nine.
ty-three IN number and many over one
hundred feet in circumference, has been
discovered in California. These mon.
sters are somo eighty miles north of the
big trees usually visited by travellers in
the Yosemite route.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

Grlscom's feat o; scientific starving
has attracted such slight attention that
It seems almost impcrtinea; 70 mention
the subject again. II may be worth
while, however, 10 record the fact that
his long fast left him in n condition of
great physical voabnos.. though il did
not subduo his powerful will. He has
endeavored, in interview with Chicago
reporters, TO convey tho impression that
his mind was unusually clear, and his
bodily vigor unimpaiicd at the end OF
bis fast. In fact he made these direct
assertions, but they were fatty contra
dicted by the mans appearance and by
the physical efforts which he was com.
PEELED to make in The attempt to conceal
his actual condition. His voice was
weak and tremhlc1, and his legs shook
under him when he walked. He in.
tends 20 devote the simmer to the prepa.
milton of lecture, which he will do.
liver in The fall, upon "The Birth OF
the New Spirit" Unless the man has
grossly hbcled himself in his descrip.
tion Of the theory upon which his lee
turc is to he based, worse mess OF
nonsense was never concocted than that
to which the attention of the public
will he invited during the coming
autumn and winter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-11

Fatal eases 81 lockjaw, due to the use
Of Toy pistols. have been reported by the
dozen since the Fourth Of July. seven
teen occurring in tho city OF Baltimore
alone. The toy pistol most in vogue
this summer is about four inches long,
and explodcs blank cartridge with a
pastebonrd wad. To insert the cartridge
the breech Of the barrel is raised, TO do
which the boy takes the barrel in his
left hand, the muzzle resting against the
palm, near the ball of the thumb, while
he raises the hammer with his right
hand. Then, il he is little careless,
the hammer slips, the cartridge is e2-
ploded, and the bard wad makea an
ugly wound in the palm of his left hand
This wound is jagged and irregular.
causing serious injury TO the nerves and
blood vessels concentring there, and
lockiaw is the result. Som g physicians
also suspect that a poisonous property
in the powder incites the deadly com.
plant. aud one thinks there is an epi.
deniic condition In tho atmosphere tend
ing to induce lockjaw.