The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-27


Peterson's Magazine for November
is on our table, ahead of all others,
as usual. How the publisher c an af
ford, not only to maintain its merits,
but 10 keep improving it as he does,
is standing wonder. The present
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steel-plate, "Lttle Red Riding
Hood - double-sized colored steel
fashion plate another exquisite ell
craving, "The Falling Leaves !" a
spirited illustration Of poem, "Near-
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Thanksgiving Eve and about fifty
wood cuts in addition, of new dresses,
bonnets, embroidery patterns, etc.
Then there is beautiful colored pat
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side boatd cloth-one of those costly
and recherche affairs only to be found
in "Peterson." The stories are even
better than usual, which is saying a
good deal With this number APP
pears the Prospectus for next year,
when six copyright novelets will be
given, and more than hundred
shorter tales, many Of them illustrat-
ed. For 1883, the reading matter is
to be greatly increased. Undoubted-
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being but two dollars year to single
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Palsy Among the Veterans.
We are surprised at the number of
veterans we saw in attendance at the
annual reunion who were more or less
afflicted with paralysis. Upon inquiry
among those present we were still more
astonished to learn that many of the
veterans of the adjacent counties were
confined at home with the same afflic-
tion-too feeble to be in attendance.
We made diligent inquiry, and have be-
come well satisfied that the mortality
and suffering from paralysis among
Tennessee veterans of the Mexican war
is all this time greater than among the
men of the same age of any other pur-
suit. This presents grave questions
which are in the interest of science and
OF general humanity, and OF special I'M
portance to the veterans of that war
perhaps the veterans of allwars. Among
other questions we present these: First,
is the tendency to paralysis among the
veterans of the Mexican warin Tennes-
see greater than among other citizens
of the State of the same age and of SIM
liar habitsp Second, does such tendency
extend to the veterans of that war in
any other or in all other localitiesp
Third, what are the causes which have
produced that tendencyp and do they
still existp Fourth, what can the veter-
an do in the way of diet, habit, or med
icine, to avoid this tendency or palliate
its consequences Many other questions
will present themselves to the scientific
inquirer which, we hope, will receive
the attention which the Importance of
the subject claims. We raise these
questions not only in the interest of sci
ence in general. but of the veterans of
the Mexican war in particular. We
think they open wide field of investi-
cation, which we hope some adventur-
Gus man of sense will explore. Nash