Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-30

entirely destitute as far as any ability to pro-
vide for their own wants IS concerned That
even in it's present aspect it rises to the pro-
portions of a national calamity 5#a5#E
Ea 2 FORMER INUNDATIoNs. #Es&
The history Of the Mississippi delta is his
tory Of repeated overf1ows.
Francis Xavier Martin records an extraOr-
dinary rise in 1718.
Gagaree states that in 1876 The waters were
50 high that many levees were broken and
New Orleans was inundated.
A great flood is recorded by Gen. Sargent
as occurring in ITO, of which few particulars
are given.
In 1882 the whole districts of Attakapas
and Opeieusas were inundated
Another overflow occurred in 1885, another
in 1791, others in 1896 and 1899, and in 1909,
according to Gov. Sargent, the resulting de-
vastation was 50 great that the people imagin-
ed the northern lakes had broken through Il
channel to river.
In 1911 and in 1913 the river again broke
through the levee, inundating the entire Teche
county, and in 1915 "a very great flood" oc-
cured, in which the Ohio river reached at its
mouth the highest point ever recorded.
Again in 1916, 1928 and 1924 portions of the
country We're overflowed.
Between 1924 and 1860 seven "great" floods
are recorded, respectively in 1928, 1874, 1S49,
1850, 1851, 1858 and 1859. All these were
marked with great destruction Of property,
but that of 1850 was by far the worst, the
damage occasoned being immense, the St.
Francis, Tensas and Yazoo bottoms being
entirely submerged. The principal breaks in
the levee were above the Louisiana line at
Bayou Macon, at Point Lookout, at Island
No. 102, at New Cathage and at Rodney.
The waters during this overflow rose steadi-
| ly until March 18th, then declined slowly un-
til early in April, then rose again until the
middle of May, when they attained their high
| est point, and then rapidly subsidized, resulting
in the almost entire destruction Of the crops.
HOUSES BUILT OF CoTToN.-Of all SUBJ
stances apparently the least likely to be used
in the construction of tire-proof buildings, cot
ton would perhaps take the first rank and p;-
per the second and yet both these materials
are actually being employed for the purpose in
dicated and their use will probably extend
| Compressed paper pulp is successfully used in
the manufacture of doors, wall panelings and
for other similar purposes, with the result that
all risk Of warping and cracking is obvated,
while increased lightness is attained and the
| fear of dry rot forever banished. Papiermache,
after having served useful purpose in an u1l-
obtrusive manner, for years, as a material for
small trays, paper-knives and other such light
articles, has now suddenly assumed still more
important position in the industrial world. A
still more sudden and striking advance has
\ been made in the employment of cotton as a
| building material. Appropriation called cellll-
loid, in which cotton is a leading Ingredient,
\ has been used lately as a substitute for ivory,
4 in the manufacture Of such articles as billiard
balls, and paper cutters, and now Canadian
II of booi toI q hv
4 compressed cotton may be used not merely for
i doors and window-frames, but for the whole
4 facade of large buildings. The enormous and
4 increasing demand for paper for it's normal
. uses as printing and writing material pre-
vents the extended use of papiermache, as a
building material, for which it is so well suited
iI so many ways but the production of cotton
4 is practically unlimited, and there seems to be
large field available for it's use in it's new ca
pacity as substitute for bricks-or at least
plaster--and wood. Treated with certain
chemicals and compressed, it can be made per-
fectly fire proof; and material is thus pro-
duced admirably adapted for the lining-inter.
nal and external-of buildings of which the
material, while it easily lends itself to decora-
tive purposes. s.-Colonies and India.
| lHE HUMAN ChlN.-h pUllIIeu VI lOuHtl
chin indicates congenial love. A person
with such a chin will have beau ideal,
and will not be easily satisfied with real men
or women. The indented chin indicates q
great desire to re loved; hunger and thirst for
affection. When large in woman, she may
overstep the bounds of etiquette and make love
to the one that pleases her. A narrow square
chin indicates desire to love; and is more
common among women. The broad, square
chin indicates ardent love, combined with great
steadfastness and permanence of affection.
The retreating chin is indicative Of the want
of attachment but little ardor in love. The
| chin, in it's length and breadth, indicates self
! control, self-will, resolution, decision, etc.
| Carniverous animals have the upper jaw pro-
! jecting, while those of the graminiverous ma
| ture have the lower jaw projecting. In man
with projecting jaw will be found large des-
tructiveness, and love of animal food : when
the lower jaw projects, then the love for veg
etable food