South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-15

New York. just after the election of
1880, AS the saviour OF the party by
the judicious use OF soap in Indiana.
Dorsey now says that Arthur Is try.
ing to save himself by going back on
those who placed him in office
There is only one newspaper in Wash.
iDgton-the Evening Star that the
Star-route thieves could not buy
Even the democr&Sc Post fell with
the others Perhaps some day the
Democratic party will have am organ
here controlled by men of character
who will keep away from the flesh
pots The Post and Republican are
now scratching each others backs with
regularity. Oae day the forme r
booms Gorham for Secretary of the
Senate and the next day the latter
gives Hutchins a boost for Clerk of
the House. 1t is to be hoped neither
of them will get there PnoNo.
Why Oysters Should be Eaten
Raw-Why oysters should be eaten
raw is explained by Dr. VIM. Ro-
berts III his lecture on Digestion
He says that the general practice of
eating the oysters raw is evidence
that the popular judgment upon mat
tiers OF diet Ia usual trustworthy
The fawn .colored mass, which is the
delicious portion Of the fish. is it's Ii.
yer, and is simply mass of glycogen.
Associated vita the glycogen, but
J withheld from actual contact with il
during life. is it's appropriate diges-
tive ferment- the hepatic diastase.-
The mere crushing OF the oyster be.
tween the teeth brings these two DO
dies together, and the glycogen is at
once digested without any other help
than the diastase. The raw or mere
ly warmed oyster ia self-digestive.-
But the advantage of This provision is
wholly lost by cooking, tor the heat
immediately destroys the associated
ferment, and a cooked oyster has to
be d!gested, like any other food, 10y
the caters own digestive powers. -
My dear sir, do you want to ruin
your digestion?' asked Prof. Ilough-
ton, Of Trinity College, one day of a
friend who had ordered brandy and
water with his oysters in Dublin
restaurant. Then he sent for a glass
of brandy and glass OF Guinness :
Xxx and put an oyster in each. In
a very shor, time there lay in the bot.
tom of the brandy a tough. leathcry
substance resembling the finger of a
kid glove, while in me porter there
was hardly "a trace OF the oyster to he
found.-N. Y. Sun.
Alive in Her Coffin. -WnEGLiNG
w. Va, Dec, ga sensation occur
red yesterday at Bellpre, w. Va =
The day previous Sarah Druse died
suddenly from dropsy of the heart
A few minutes before her daatii she
had prepared dinner for the family
and while engaged in the dining room
immediately after dinner dropped
liteess to the floor. The body rece!v.
ed the usual preparation and was
placed in coffin During tie eve,
ming friends of the family were pres.
ent and remained during the night
with the corpse. yesterday, as the
last sad rites were about to- he per.
formed, the corpse began to breathe
ana move very pc -eeptibly, turning
on it's side. The pulse was. fonnd to
be full and strong. Al the first sight
OF renewed life every one was dumb
founded. Women screamed and the
men stood still with fright, looking at
the CHASTITY spectacle. AS soon as
the family and friends recovered from
the fright medical aid was summoned
Owing probably to delay in obtaining
physicians. Mrs. Drusc, after All hour,
became motioulcss again, but still at
times showed some slight signs OF life
The medical fraternity is greatly puz
zled over the case and the body will
Je held for some days. The results
are watched with great interest by T.
very one.
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