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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-12
WATER TO BUN UP HILL,

WATER TO BUN UP HILL,
or in some mysterious way to rise
above its level. According to the
account the ark was at the mercy of
the waves for at least seven months.
If this food was only partial, it seems
q little curious that the water did
not seek its level in less than seven
months. With anything like a fair
chance, by that time most of it
should have found its way 10 the
sea again.
There is in the literature of ignor.
ance no more perfectly absurd and
cruel story than the account of
the deluge,
I am very sorry that Mr.. TaImage
should disagree with some OF the
great commentators. Dr. Scott tells
us that, in all probability, the angels
assisted in getting the animals into
the ark. DR.. Henry Insists that the
waters IN the bowels Of the earth at
Gods command, sprung up and
flooded the earth. DIR. Clark tells
US that it would have been much
easier for God to have destroyed all
the people and made come new ones
but that he did not want 10 waste
anything. DR.. Henry also tells US
that the lions while in the ark ate
straw like oxen. Nothing could be
more amusing than to see few
lions dining heartily of OF straw.
This commentator assures Us that the
waters rose so high that the Hottest
mountains were overlooked fifteen Gu
bits, so that salvation was not hoped
for from any bills or mountains.
He tells US that some of the people
got on top of the ark, and hoped
to shift for themselves. but that in
all probability they we're washed Cff
by the rain. When weecensider that
the rain must have fallen at the raEe
of about 800 feet day, am inclined
to think that they were washed off
Mr.. Talmage has clearly misrep-
resented the Bible. He Is not pre-
pared to believe the story as it is
told. The seed of in6delity seems to
be terminating in his mind. His
position no doubt will be great relief
to most of bis hearers. After this,
their credulity will not be strained.
Tney can say that there was probs-
bly, quite a storms0me rain, to an
extent that rendered it necessary for
Noah and his fsmily-his dogs, cats,
and chickens-to get in boat. This
would not be unreasonable.
THE SAME THING HAPPENS ALMOST
EVERY YEAR
on the shores OF great rivers, and
consequently the story of the food
is an exceedingly reasonable one.
Mr.. G'slmage also endeaVors to
account for the miraculous collection
of the animals in the ark, from the
universal instinct to get out of the
rain. There are at least two objec.
tions to this: First-the animals
went into the ark before the rain
commenced; second-I have never
noticed any great desire on the part
of ducks, geese and looms to get out
of the water. Mr.. Talmsge must
have been misled by a line from
an old nurse book that says: "Aud
the little fishes got under the
bridge to keep out of the rain. "
He tells US that Noah des
cribed wha. he saw. He is the
first theologisn who claims that
Genesis was written by Noah, or that
Noah wrote any account or the
food. Most Christians insist that
the account of the food vas written
by Moses, and that be was inspired
to writs it. Of course, it will not dc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-12
CALDERORCANS


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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
Human Brains, skin and Hair.

The average weight of the brain Of
the adult il three pounds and eight
ounces-of female two pounds and
four ounces. The nerves are all con-
nected with it, directly or through the
spinal marrow. These nerves, together
with their branches and minute rami-
fications, probably exceed ten millions
in number, forming o "body-guard
outnumbering by far the might
est army ever marshaled. The
skin is composed OF three layers,
and varies from one-fourth TO one-eighth
Of an inch in thickness. It's average
area in an adult is estimated at 1000
square inches. It performs various
important functions. Tt is the seat Of
common sensations, and is furnished
with numerous pores or openings,
which give passage to the sweat and
other exhaIations. It il il this
way the great regulator Of the
heat Of the body. The atmospheric
pressure Of the skin being about four
teen pounds to the square inch, person.
Of medium size is subject to pressqf
of 10000 pounds. Pretty tight hug.
Human hair analysed by the Did Oh
chemistry is found to contain albumen,
lime. sulphur and magnesium. The
disagreeabIe odor arising when the hair
is burnt is caused by the presence OF
sulphur. The color is impaired TO it
by an oil, which fills the hollow tubes
Of the hair, the different colorinE
matters containing an excess
Of the above ingredients. Red
hair contains larger proportion Of sui
phur than light or dark hair; the white
hair of the aged contains an excess Of
the phosphate Of lime. The hair has nc
all times, and By all trades been con-
sidered one Of the most prominent
characteristics Of beauty. Poets have
sung its praise, artists have painted its
beauty, sculptors have delineated it in
marble. AS mere piece OF mechanism
the world nowhere furnishes such a
beautiful and complex piece Of ma
chinery in 80 small space.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20

parcels In the path, while Henry led
forward the lovely young bride, all in
white, with cheeks like pale roses.
Mrs. Charteris, " he repeated g my
wife Let me present you and the
Misses Oopman to her."
And that was the end Of the compli-
cation. for, Of course, Mrs. Dopman and
her daughters were too high-spirited to
remain under the same root with such q
dimpled and lovely young usurper.
And they removed all that belonged to
them-and good deal that didn' g.
from the house the next day in high
dudgeon.
To think what fools men are, said
the widow, r when dear Henry was so
comfortable with me and the three
girls"
But apparently dear Henry was of
quite different way Of thinking, for as
he stood with Jetty on the terrace,
Watching the carriage drive away which
contained the widow and her daughters,
he said I:
My dear, I feel as if nightmare
were lifted off my life. And now-noU
we can begin to be happy. - Helen For
rest GraDes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
NORMAN SUFFRAGE
where and Whar Questions Women mai

WMeEe ANA WMA6 4m@BAUMA women may
Eote.
In California women over tWenty-on5
are eligible TO al educational Offices ex
cept those from #hieh they are excluded
By the constitution: ii Colorado women
may vote al school district elections
and may serve as school district officers;
in Connecticut they hold the position OF
school visitors; in Illinois they are elig-
ibleto any office under general or gpe-
ciaI school laws; in Indiana thoss women
not married nor minors, who pay taxes
and are listed as parents. guardians or
heads Of families, may vote at school
meetings; in Iowa no person is ineligi-
ble by reason Of ser to any school Office;
in Kansas women are allowed to vote at
school meetings, and are eligible by
election as school officers; in Kentucky
widows having children Of school age,
or owning taxable property, may vote
at school meetings; in Louisiana women
over twenty-one are eligible TO school
Offices; Maine limits the eligibility of
women to certain school Offices; Massa-
chusetts allows voting at school meet
ings for members Of school committees
and the holding of school Offices; Michi-
gan allows women to hold school Offices,
and when they are taxpayers to vote at
school meetings; Minnesota entities
women TO vote atschool- district meet
ings and hold school Offices; Nebraska
allows mem to vote at school meetings
on the same grounds as men; in New
Hampshire they may vote at school
district meetings and be elected on
school committees; in New Jersey, when
over twenty-one years Of age and resi-
dents Of the school-district, they may
become school trustees therein; New
York authorizes the voting at school
meetings by women residents and hold
ing taxable property in the district;
Oregon limits the voting at district meet
ings to widows with taxable property
and children to educate; Pennsylvania
gives women over twenty-one years Of
age the privilege Of holding school Of
fees; Rhode Island places women in
the school committee; Vermont allows
them to vote on school matters and to
hold the Office Of Town Clerk and Town
Superintendent; Wisconsin considers
them eligible to any school ONCE except
State Superintendent; Dakota women
may vote at school meetings; in Idaho
widows, or unmarried women Of twenty
one years Of age, residents of a district
and holding taxable property therein.
may vote as to especial district taxes;
in Washington Territory women over
twsnty-one, residents Of the district for
three months preceding district meet
ings and liable to.taxation, may vote at
school meetings; in Wyoming Territory
women have full right 10 the elective
franchise and to hold Office.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
A Remarkable Canary.

The power OF imitation possessed by
birds Of the parrot tribe has long been
famiIiarly known, and il would not be
difficult to find numerous examples of
even we'll educated members Of the
genus in this respect. The vocal pow
ers Of canaries, however, are not usually
regarded as being equal to the produc-
tion OF articulate sounds resembling
those made by the human voice. But
there is at present in the possession of
DR.. J. McGrigor Croft, says the Brit
ish) Medical Press, q little songster
Of this description, which, besides
giving utterance TO delicious warblings.
is also able to sstalk" with clearness
aud precision simply marvellous.
Somewhat skeptical Of the accounts we
had received Of this animal wonder, we
have, says the Press, through the kind
ness of DR.. Croft, had an opportunity Of
directly proving the truth Of the State
ments made concerning it. The canary
does veritably speak, and enunciates d
number Of sentences which are clearly
initiative OF the voice Of the lady who has
had care Of il since its early youth. The
effect. indeed, .produced By the clear,
sweetIy uttered sentences pronounced BY
the bird is almost weird at first but the
foa1>,, = ~ x,,x>,x 4 Il. t,~.u - .- :11z.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
NUMBER Az.



A writer in q recent number Of The
Cape Ann +" Advertiser gives an inter.
esting account Of trial Of speed and
endurance between frog and SNAKE,
which is certainly worthy of record.
Most people who spend much of their
time in the open air, and have their
eyes about them, have seen snakes in
the act Of devouring frogs, but TO have
seen such race as this, occurs, We I'M
agine, to but few The account ia as
follows:
4 started one warm Summer morning,
as was my custom, to milk the COWS
that were confined over night In the
yard adjacent to our barn, which was
situated at quite distance from The
the house, to reach which was obliged
TO pass along road until I reached d
gap in the wall at my left. Beside this
road ran a brook eight TO ten feet
vide from the gap In the wall foot
path up gentle incline TO the barn. I
had reached point Ia this path shout
midway between the wal1 and barn.
when my attention was drawn CD large
sized frog, coming toward me down the
path, making the most desperate leaps
It seemed to my boyish eyes as though
every jump must have been at least
rod. But what could make this frog in
such haste7 He appeared To take no
notice Of me, but was only intent upon
escaping from some impending evil. \
stepped aside to Let him pass, and as I
stood looking after him something
passed my feet like fash, which
second glance showed me to be large
black snake, four or five feet long, with
his head carried at an elevation Of about
three feet from the ground.
As you may suppose, began TO get
interested, and followed On as fact ~ \
could. When the frog had reached the
wall he made one bound over It into the
road. the snake went through d hole
without any diminution of speed, and
on they sped across the road and brook.
The frog then reached stone wall OF
unusual height, over which L feared be
could not jump, but he made tremend-
GUS leap, and landed in the tail grass Oh
the other side; he did not stop here,
however, for the snake was still after
him. and gaining. After the snake en-
tered the grass Of the moving field, /
lost sight Of him, but could see the frog
making his long and regular Jumps, and,
pursuing as fast as could, + saE him
make another flying leap over the wall
into an adjoining enclosure. When "
reached the latter place neither frog
nor snake could be seen, but after
searching about for few minutes in the
grass and bushes T was rewarded by
seeing the tail OF the snake disappearing
In large pile of stones. The frog I
did not find; but + have strong suapi-
cio1 that, after recovering his breath.
M. Snake sat down Go a good break
fass, at which the frog was present
How long the chase had been In pro-
gress when I became witness Of il I
do not know, but the earnestnesH and
spirit with which it was conducted was
surprising to me.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
DiuinatIon hr Means nt shaan,. Rnnas.

M. g. Perrot speaks, in his Memories
d'ArcheoIogie d'Epigraphie, ct d'His-
toire," Of divination by sleeps bones.
This method Of penetrating the secrets
Of the future is largely resorted to at
the present time, and the Greek peasant
has confidence in it as absolute as that
which his ancestors regarded the ex-
animation of the entrails of sacrificiaI
victim. This practice is, however, no
longer restricted to OWNERS and sorcer-
ers only; on solemn occasions each
man may act rs his own augur on
behalf of himself and his family. I
remember once when / was returning
from an excursion into Achaia, near
Aigion, I was obliged to stop in the
evening in the outskirts Of Mourla, at
peasants house, where ] asked hospi-
tality for the night. He took me into
room where his wife and his four
children we're beginning their evening
meal, Of which he invited me TO par
take. I think it was few days after
Easter, and the food set before us
was mutton. The children had
just begun to talk freely, and
conversation was becoming ami
mated, when all Of q sudden my host
flung something violently on the
ground, struck his forehead, and as l
looked at his wife. seeking in her eyes
an explanation, she burst into tears.
A young girl Of twenty was lying on
rug at the end of the room, in the
shade; l had not observed her. She
had recently fallen Ill. Her father.
turning his eyes toward her, picked up
the object he had thrown down and
handed it to me. It was the
blade bone Of the sheep. "You sec
nothing, perhaps" he said to me !:
+" nevertheless it il written there that
my daughter is going to die she will
not recover 1 endeavored to dis
suade him from this idea, but in vain !;
all the family were plunged into de-
spair, and gave way to the Widest grief.
AS fate would have II, the young girl
actually did die few days afterward.
During the war Of independence the
same method was employed for foretell-
ing the issue Of the struggle, and the
- n "a -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
Fashion Fancies .

Pointed and box-toed shoes are the
most fashionable.
The "Langtry" bonnet is little of
crown and large Of brim-
The trim-ftting plated waist is re.
vived for summer dresses.
Gold lace and Isabella roses trim hats
and bonnets Of dark green straw.
White wool dresses, with Persian en-
broidery for trimming. are used for
lawn tennis. The waist is OF the
jersey shape, and the skirt is short
kilt, with sash Of embroidery con-
ceaIing the edge Of the waist.
Skirts of carriage dresses are often
made Of dark laurel green nuns cloth,
with pannier; drapery, panels, and
ruche-lining OF Oriental brocade in
crimson, green and gold. The Cont
mental coat is open to show a Suisse, or
beadle vest, Of the brocade, closed up
the front with silk cords and frogs of
the darkest green.
Ripe red or pale yellow tomatoes and
also natural-sized green grapes. appear
ed last summer among the very eccen-
trio garnitures upon French bonnets. A
novelty this season from the vegetable
world is bunch of artichokes set
among green leaves, over which il ap-
parently crawling most unpleasantly
natural-looking red and yellow cater
piller, made, to be sure, Of chenille and
wool, but too realistic in appearance to
be very pleasing to the taste Of most
people.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
moo KInd. AIlnuaIhar.

George Moorman cannot stand the
smell Of tobacco, being in very poor
health, and when cowboy in the
street car smoked villainous smelling
old pipe, George said
'sYour smoking makes me aick."
The cowboy y'took the pipe out Of his
mouth, wiped the moUth-piece 0n hia
greasy pants, and. holding it under
Georges noses said
"You kin smoke, stranger. until X Gat
Or the kears. Hit always makes Vac
feel bad. too 70 aee faller smoking
when I've left my pipe At home.
(Siftngn,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
General Pope,s Marriaae.

The Quincy GILL National says Our
old friend General Pope, SO long and
favorably known here, got back from .
visit to his friends in Massachusetts
the other day, and, in conversation
with him, we CLEANED little of his
life history that is worth repeating, and
we give it briefly as follows
Away back something over thirty
years ago General Pope was married to
young woman in Charlestown, Mass.
When the California fever broke out he
left his bride, and started for the new
Eldorado with bright anticipations Of
soon becoming rich and returning to
her. A regular correspondence was
kept up for while, and every mail
brought him loving letter from home.
Like all Californians, he had his ups
and downs, AMI the anticipated riches
failed to come as he expected ; but he
persevered and labored with an indus
try that was worthy Of better reward.
A couple of years passed, and then his
trouble came. A villain who had lived
in his town III Massachusetts went back
from California, and reported to his
wife that he had proved unfaithful, and
had married again. She wrote to him
to the effect that, if he did not
come home Immediately. she would
obtain divorce, and, as he did not do
SO, that was the result, and the situa-
tion has remained unchanged through
all the years that have apssed since that
time
Last fall, however, Mr.. Pope con-
cluded to visit his relatives in the old
home, and started back about the 1st Of
December. Arriving at his brothers
home, he was suddenly prostrated with
fever, and for some time his life hung
by a thread. His wife still resided in
the same town, where she had supported
herself in the business Of professional
nurse. She was called in to nurse the
sick stranger and found in him the man
to whom she had plighted her faith SO
long ago. Through the next six weeks
she cared for him with a woman's devo-
tion, aed when the disease was con-
quered and strength slowly returned the
story of the past was rehearsed in all its
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20

heated, and have the stove contain
enough fuel to conclude the operation.
Added fuel reduces the temperature
and checks the process at precisely the
time when it should rot be checked.
Hm1NG 1HE TASTE or MEDIcNH 1t
Is sometimes necessary to take q little
distasteful medicine. TO do this with
ont tasting il. put the required number
Of drops on a teaspoonfui Of sugar, and
hold the head back little, when the
sugar will be dropped far down on the
tongue, then take Q little water, and
the loathsome mixture will pass down
the throat.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
Some Narrow Escapes.

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Oy no'eo man-eater IN the Ionzaieen
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tnrougn nos very tnick DrusnWooo
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was useiess' as tne Dody nao nel.ner
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large 'o~n = lesu' = Di.'isn Dufmali'
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-07-20
Parm ana 1sardcu Nofe..


Never feed decaying roots to stock,
especially to sheep. as they have been
known to seriously iniure some Hocks.
In highly-bred and literally lied
animal the teeth are produced earlier
than in those living under the reverse
conditions.
Never use the curry como on horses
legs below the knee and hook. A corn
broom is best, since it takes out the
dirt and does not hurt the horse.
Red raspberries should be set two
feet apart in rows, and when kept well
worked the first year they will fill up
and form continuous hedge Of plants
good for ten years more.
Oabbages respond quickly to frequent
hoeing. 1t is one of the crops upon
which too much labor can not be be-
slowed. They should be cultivated
often, even when there are no weeds
among them.
The cause of rancidity in butter is due
to the fact that the buttermilk or the
water used in washing the butter, as is
the practice of some dairymen, is not
all worked ont water in butter being q
leading cause OF putrefaction. It never
results, as some seem to suppose, because
it is not sufficiently salted.
II you neglect cultivation you cannot
afford to buy special manures and fer
tilizers for your lands Thorough till
age without manure is worth more than
manure if you neglect the use Of a plough
and cultivator. By simply plouehing
and reploughing land the fertilizing
matter in the soil is released, thus aid
ing in restoring fertility. Cultivation
aids the escape Of water where there ID
too much in the soil. Stagnant water
il antagonistic TO plant growth, and toe
much water shuts out oxygen and pre-.
vents decomposition.
One has asked why our melons are &c
inferior nowadays. The answer is that
pains are not taken in saving the seed.
There is variety Of musk melons sold
by one of our seedsmen, the Hunter
melon, which illustrates the point. A
Mr.. Hunter received, some years since,
from abroad, seeds Of q very choice
MELON. These we're planted and the
seed Of only the very best was saved. In
this manner has the seed been selected,
and nov, after more than twenty years,
this variety commands the highest price
in our markets and the seed sells for Sc
per pound, while other varieties can be
had for fifty cents. and are dear at that.