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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-06-02
POETICAL.
WHAT THE BURDoOK WAS GOOD FOR.

"Good for nothing" the farmer said,
AS he made a sweep at the burdock's head;
But then, he thought 1t was best, no doubt,
To come some day and root 1t out.
so he lowered his scythe, and went his way,
TO see his corn, TO gather his hay;
And the weed grew safe and strong and tall,
close by the side OF the garden wall.
"Good for home," cried the little toad,
AS he hoped up out of the dusty road
lie had just been having a dreadful fright,
The boy who gave 1t was yet In sight
Here II was cool and dark and green,
The safest kind OF leafy screen
The toad was happy "For," said he,
The burdock was plainly meant for me-"
"Good for prop" the spider thought,
And to and fro with care he wrought,
TIL he fastened It well to an evergreen,
And spun his cables fine between.
Twas beautiful bridge--a triumph OF skill
The flies came round as ldlers will;
The spider lurked In his corner dim,
The more that came, the better for him.
"Good for play" said a child, perplext
To know what frolic was coming next.
SO she gathered the burrs that all desplsed,
And her city playmate was quite surprised
To see what a beautiful basket or chair
Could be made, with little time and care,
They ranged their treasures about with pride,
And pla. cd all day by the burdock's side.
Nothing Is lost in this world Of ours;
Honey comes from the Idle flowers;
The weed which we pass in utter scorn
Gayp n ltfe nv anothnr morn
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The Way it is Done,

A landlord from the interior, when
asked what he did with certain the
atrical company which went to pieces
in his town, replied:
"Receipted their bills aud paid
teamster 12 shillngs to haul 'em to the
depot"
He figured up that he was at least
S400 out of pocket in the last five years
by the theatrical blk, and he is only
one out of hundred in the State.
There is in Detroit to day an actor and
manager who can figure up that he owes
the hotel keepesr of Michigan over
$4,000, and this amount will be added
to each year as long as he lives The
fact that he owes the only hall, hotel
and newspaper in town does not make
him avoid it, He knows what will fol
low, and he braces himself to meet it.
The landlord recognizes him, begins to
frown, but the manager rushes at him
with, Hello! old fellow-glad to see
you-how's things-come to square up
that old debt-best rooms in the house
hurry up supper-dead sure thing on
three full houses and clean hundred
dollars profit"
The hope that he may collect the old
bill puts the landlord in good nature,
and he makes the troupe at home. Then
the managerlights five cent cigar, puts
another into his pocket and hurries
over to see the owner of the hall The
owner has frigid welcome, but the
manager pumps his arm, forces him to
accept cigar, and cheerfully contin-
mes;
"Was going to send that money by
postal order, but forgot your first name.
I've struck it rich now. Tell you what,
but I've got the boss play this time.
Crowded houses evcrywhere-greatest
misunderstanding room only
hardly time to count the money. Can
| have your hall three nights this
week =
"Y-es.'
"All right-all right. Don't worry =
bit, for well go out of this town on
special train. Ira la for an hour"
Then he goes to the newspaper Office.
He rushes up stairs, bursts into the Of
fee, grabs the editorial hand and calls
out:
"IIowdy, old man-howdy Hang it
but you never looked better in your
life Hows the Gazette-how's every
thing? BY the way, did you know that
the New York Herald, Chicago Times
and London Standard were copying
every thing you wrote? Fact, boy, and
congratulate you. | want some pro
grammes, half sheets and dodgers, and
we'll settle the two bills at once"
The editor has no hope of collecting
the old bill without permitting the
managers to make a new one, and so he
rusbes out the work. The troupe play
three nights, take in about $40, and the
manager has the same story his three
creditors:
"Farmers too busy with their work
awful weather--not advertised enough
Leading lady down sick-folks must
get home somehow-send it to you
next week-lah da-dah. Detroit Free
Press.
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YOU WHO LEAD sEDENTARr LIVES

will find great relief from constipation,
sick headache and nervousness, by
taking Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t
is a simple, harmless, vegetable com
pound, sure to relieve you, and can do
no oinjury, Persons of sedentary habits
often suffer with kidney affections. If
they would maintain the strength of
tbs digestive organs and improve the
quality of the blood by taking the
Regulator it would restore the kidneys
to health and vigor.
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A PIGEos Roosr TEN MILES LONG,

A PIGEos RoosT Ten MILES LONG,
An enormous pigeon roost in the neigh
borhood of Sparta, Wis, is attract
ing the attention of sportsmen. The
roost is in dense pinery, and is about
half mile wide and ten miles long.
Every tree contains from twenty
to thirty nests. The birds must mum.
ber millions. They leave their nests at
5 A, NJ. in search of food Their
feed range is five miles wide and thirty
miles long. They return to the roost
in the afternoon. Hunters have shot
and trapped thousands of them.
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A Never Failing Cure for Burns,
Scalds, Bruises, Cuts, Sores, etc.
Aftcr forty years of trial, Perry
Davis Pain Killer stands unrivaled.
IL il safe! II acts Immediately! IL
never fliis!
Editor OF Tho ST. JChn IN. b. News, says:
In i!e5h wounds, aches, pains, sores. etc,
T. iS the 80 efcctidl remedy we know OF.
20 f2niN Mould Lc without bottle OF 1t
Prom The Cincinnati Dispatch:
| We ANNrSc'ai ) magic effects, and knop
! Ito ur good article.
| FroIi l. $, Potter, U. S. Consul at Crefelc,
I After loaE yC,Is - use, ! nm satisfied II
Tsp 'sitiygY .cnlcicnt as II healing remedy
/, m U5u'ds bruises, and sprains
Nv. W, eharper, Naldosta, Ga, says:
lt!sapyU5cca Tor all bruises ana burns.
From r. W. Adams, saeo, Me-:
| II gave me INN ediate relief.
in1ortS years use It never has failed me.
IW. ", Lum NicholVille, N. y, says:
| | use your PAIN KILLER frequently. IL
rciicpcs pain and soreness, and heats wounds
like magic.
j. W. Dee says: ,,.-,.,
For Solids and burns It has no equal.
PERRY DAVIS PAIN KILLER is not
i u new untricd remedy. For forty years
1t has been In constant usci and those ho
| have used II the longest are its bch friends
| Its success Is entirely because OF Its merit.
Since the Pain ilillcr was first introduced,
/ IhuilIrCis of new mcdl cines have come and
gone. while to-day this medicine is more
| tcStcnsivcly used and mere highly valued
ihdH errr btJors Every family should have
u bottle rfIivJ0r use. Much pain and heavy
1doctors' bills mlV often BE- Sdted by prompt
Implication of the Pain killer. IHlike mOSt
Inn 'ciHcs, IL Is pCltf'yNjt even in the hands
Of child. Try II once thoroughly, and II
IWlll prove Its value, Your druggist hns IL
at G5c., soc. and LOO per bottle.
PERRY DAVIS & con, Proprletors,
Providence, R. ..
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TOO FASTIDIOUS.

Some would-be Byrons look on with
disgust
AT the rhymes of Eclectric Oil "poet;"
But we have the best article known to
the world,
And intend that all persons to know
it
1t cures coughs, colds, asthma and
catarrh,
Bronchitis and complaints of that
kind;
1t does not cost much, though rheumat-
les it cures.
Tis best oil in the world you can find.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-06-02

"When | was once in danger from
tiger" said an old East Indian vet
eran, 81 tried sitting down and staring
at hun as ! had no weapon. "-"How
did it work p eagerly asked bystand-
er, "Perfectly; the tiger did not even
offer to touch me. Strange very
strange! How do you account for itf
Well, sometimes I've thought it was
because l sat down on high branch
of very tall tree"
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LEGAL BLANKS,

AT THIS OFFICE
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-06-02

Immediately afterward Mr.. Briggs
entered the room and said to the com
pany:
"What do you think I have Just
bought" to which the general response
,,oa,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-06-02
DIRE INSURANCE.
CHRISTIAN Il. KNAPP, BLOOMSBURY, PA.
BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY.
GERM AN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY,

UNION INSURANCE COMPANY,
Ihese OLD CORPORATIONS are well seasoned by
age and FIRE TESTED and have never yet had q
loss settled by any court OF law. Their asseta
are all invested in SOLID sRCURIfIRsAnd are liable
TO the hazard OF PIRK only.
Losses PROMPTLY and HONESTLY adjusted and
paid as soon as determined by CHRISTIAN Y.
KNAPP, SPECIAL AGENT AND ADJUsTKR BLOOMS
BURG, PA,
The people OF Columbia county should patron
ize the agency where losses II any are settled
and paid by one OF their own citizens
PROMPT NESS, EQUITY, FAIR DEALING.
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A MARVELLOUS CURE,

For all bodily ailments, raising from
impurity of blood, torpid liver, IRE.
gularity of the bowels, indigestion,
constipation, or disordered kidneys, is
warranted in free use of Burdock
Blood Bitters. Price $l,00.
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a. IN 6oOper day at home Samples worth IS
W. " ' oofree. Address STINsos CO. Port
march 81, -ly
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-06-02

&7OA WEEK sl2 day at home easily made
VIZ Costly Outnt free. Address TRUE & Co.
Augusta Maine. march 81 .ly
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-11-03
9aS SnSfanerweiep

Ger GommIfdr fir bas Snbtanerwes
len, 9rice, bat Dem Miniffer bes Snnern
isinen Sabres5eri9t Ibsrrei@t. Or fust
unter U. tarin:
gs lit Qanb Der 8uIter erSffnet, 6due
fer ifnb fur bic Snbtaner gebdut, S9ulen
errt9tet worbeu unb ueri9iebene Sorts
f9rItte auf benz @e9e Der Civilization
ftnb 9euadt uorben.
Die S9utertsteit, 9estsnete Isenten
81 fnben, per36gert bic 8~erbeheruns Der
EGee Der SSnbtaner. Der 4gent Ieet auf
BITE Wttuutuus reIist6fer @eieni@aftsn
groBes 9eutdt. gr eraGtet bic 9egens
wdrttsen 9eIbbewiqisunsen 3u grret9'
uns Der porseftedien 3trle In tur3sr 3eit
fir gu eertus uno fibrt aus, bab wenn
iest eine Rtuton 3u @lsiebunes8weden
b~ewiuist perbe, baour9 tinftis nebrcre
Wiuinnen eripart werben wiroen. gr
beiprt9t bic NIT Der Beaabluns pom Sabr,
eeIbern on BITE sSnoianer uertnipften I1es
b~sIftdnbe unb fibrt gum 8eweife fir btes
ieIben an, baB uon Der Iesten an bic rltes
seIeifteten 3abIune $4,000 3ur 4nf9afs
flung BON 6euerwuffen, S9ieBbebarf unb
Wbtstep tn Gait gate gttp a~usseseben
unb baB tn tur3er 3ett nsun 3ebnteI
bts @eloes tn berfeIben Weiie pOrauss
9abt moroen feten. Die pom gouereB
fir ben llnterbaIt Der Snbtaner beutIs
Ii9ten @eIber feien bel ben boben Preis
fen pom 8inbFeii@ unb WebI uOais un'
3ursi@enb.
Die @efammt3abl Der Snbianer NIT
GusldIuB berer tn aIasta wtrb auf 262,
se6 anseseben.
Ser eommifdr empiehIt etne 8ers
f9drfuug bes 8erbots bes Wbtstepbans
oels NIT ben Snbiauern unb ben Wibers
ruf Der gefesIt4en Befftmmunsen, weI9e
Sff5ieren bic @tnfibrung pon Eranrtts
main IN bic Sou Snbianern bewobnten
@ebietstbetIe geffatten.
Serner ertIdrt Der BeriHt ben grIaB
pOn @eiesen gesen 6as gtnbrinsen pon
Weiben tn bas Snoiauersebtet fur brtu'
seub no~tbwenbig.
BON ben finf ciuiIiftrten SSnbtaner<
Stdmme1 abseieben, BADEN in benz pers
sansenen Sabre s5Os Snbioner S9uIen
beiu@t, unh guar befanben fi1 baunn 46s
IN ben SurtauersS duIeu tn Carlisle,
6ampton unb Goreff @roue. Bon ben
beiu9ten 451O bic Asenturs
unb 1898 bic &eferpationss
EaSesf9uIen. Dur@f@niftIi@ belle" f@
bic 8abI Der tdsIt9en SduIbeiu9er auf
I24e. Wfit ben Nsentur=8 e nfionaten
tnb t9anbarbeits i@uIen fur &nobeR pers
69nbeu, bereu 8eiu@ ft@ uou sSabr 3u
Sabr uerutebrt. 1923 Acres 2anbes, |
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-11-03
mnsIonoe wntfmaoionmo.

Die guti1dbisuueen, bic HubIanb bas
fur, baB Is @naIan6 ~9epdtreu IdBt unb
oorauf per3i1tet, fdOn TIM eeseuwdrtieer
Stabium bes d9rptiI1en Streites ben.
ieIben Dor has eurOpdii@e S9iebsseri@t
~ serren, forbern mtu, treteu anmdbli@
IN tlaren uurtHen beruor. BON benz
WuuIde, cine Oberberri9aft iber bas
armenif@e 6o9Iunb su erIonSen, TT f9on
Ianoe BITE Rebe eewefeu. gs IdBt f@ ba
eau3 bequeut an ArtiteI 81 bes BerIiner
4%erfrGes a%ntnipfen, Der bic Bforte uer>
pEiGtet, obne SeitueIIuf aue Berbehes
ruuaeu unh Reformert etn3ufd5ren, wel@e
bic 6ttIi@en 8ebirfntfe IN ben pom Nrs
meniern ~bsuobuteu Bropin3eu erforoeru,
unb ibre Si@erbeit sesen Gurbeu unb
Ti9srte6en s~ew6brIetften; fe ptrb in BE-
lttmmten 3ettrdumeu ben Wd6teu Rennts
Mtg pom ben 3u btefem 3wed 9etrofenen
Wabre9eIn seben, un6 hieIe weroen beren
Nusfibruus Iberpa6eu.
Gin sweiter 8untt betrift bic Reus
traItfrung bee DarbauelIeu unb bes Boss
porus. Naerbinss ipra9 f6ou Der Qons
boner Sertras pom Is. SuIi l64l bic
S9l;esune fer 9arbaueueu fit bic
&rieesf3ife auer fremoeu Dtddte aug,
70 lGnee ft9 bic Bforte in Srtebsns3us
fianbe befinbe, unS bic Entertaining btes
Ies 9rinBips bu13 europa. Der bes
fannie Suias gum Barrier Trtebeu pou
1856 bettdttete biss tutsrnat;OnaIe ReGt.
OafeIbe that bann Der 2onoouer Bes
i9InB pom ID. Ndr3 1871; be er aber
bic NeutrnItfruus bes Poutns un6 fetuer
t1fer oufbob, p~srbtnberte er, bag nun bas
f9Ddr3e Meer BON Se6atopoI un6 Der
Bontus fotte etn ruffi9sB Btnnenmeer
wurbe, bur9 ben lSuias: Osr SuItau
ist bere9ttst, aud IN 6,ietens3etteu bic
XJaroaneuen ben 6lotten Der bsfreunbeteu
unb u%erbiinbsten W61te III 6ffnen, falls
bic Nusfibruue Der Beittnru1unsen bes
Yarifer 8ertra9S has erforoern foate.
Diefen 3ufas nil RuBIanb seftriden
baben. bamit es in SebaItopol, Rifolas
jeff, Se3ntow inter benz S9use Der
Ntentralitdt ole isgne 8ortebruusen wte
IN einen ruifiiGen BtuEenlee treffsu
fann, bis es 3uaIeth NIT Der RIieesers
fiiruns aud cine Expedition mad Rons
iiantinOpeI~ abbampFen ldBt. @nbli3 mid
8u6laub - in g8ioerip,u9 NIT benz
@lunpfat, baB bic europdii4e Rouaus
tUmnuliion 9errtn lber BITE Nusfife Der
Donuu pom 9aIocB ubwdyts lit einen
Auseane aus benz Strome ms f6war3s
I2eer geutnuen, Der o iener Nuftdt
uuabbdngis lem iou. Die 6iIia fou nun
ans9eba9ge1t uno oaun 2 Wtetlen Obers
baI6 Der Stabt 8iIio hur9 eineu Roual
bet Gl9isrtnnt tus i@war;e Reer geIeis
tet perosn. Cine ioI5s neue unb rein
ruifii9e Communicating wiroe hann,
mad ruifi41&ufiufuns, Der enrOpdii9sn
RomnltiftOn ntat uatereeorbnet letn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-11-03

weI&e su 81 SGuIen seb6ren, ip1reu in
RuItrr; in uier S@uIen wuIbeu
G&mieoes, S1neibers u. Riemers& rbets
ten geIebrf, IN Z bas Sdubma9ers, IN 8
bas 8tmmerrnanus> 6anbwert un6 in Is
giebsn&t. Minbefens $50 600 ftnh sur
Musriffuns ber asentnrsS GuIen FIN ben
nnterri9t IN gewerbLtdeu Sd@eru ers
fcrberIi9. Die @efaunurtSa6I Der S@us
len belief fi9 auf 10l. b. :. auf 5 weni.
ger aIs I'm pOrigen Sabre.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-11-03

utbran9bar erueifen folten, pom RoIus
nefien unb China berbeiSui@nfen, benu
ni@t nm cine fo9enannte AderbaucoIouie
tam es f9 IN ben Eropeu banbeIn, ious
bern nur INN 6anbeIss goIonien mad
oem Wniier anberer Rationen. Die
Dentf9en IN bieien bpHdnbii@eH, ipanis
f6en, eueIiI1en goIonieu frdaeu fid felt
Sabren, warum bonn bos &ei9 ni&t
Befs erereife uon benz berrenIofen ReH'
Guinea, warunI Is England 6ibi@i,
Borneo NIB uieIeS anbere Gnneettreu
unb f1 bamit bic Iesten Brodeu pom
Munbe wesnebnlen Iafie. unb man meiut,
es banbIe fi9 augenbIidli9 nur nm bic
Befsersreifuns, obseiebeu pom ieoer
RusbaIma9uno; bteie werhe bic Gus
tunft BON feIbf 6rtusert, Der BefisttteI
Iet porerft bas @i1ttgffe. Srantrei9
min i4 perfdnbiserpetfe Rabasastars
beuld9tigeu, pom gnslanbs 8orf9retteu
auf coIoniaIen @egen gu tdweiseH, un6
Den;i9tan6 foate untbdtig bIei6en, ME
bisber, 70 IGnse nod bic W6sIidteit eiz
nes @oloniaIerwsrbes uorbonbeu tft?"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-11-03

ten, ~ersdblten, boB bic RaDaIIerie nies
mails 9arbon geseben unb nienaIs
fetnbIi6e 8erwunbete 3uaiidseIahen babe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30

the atmospheric pressure Of the skin
being about fourteen pounos 70 tne
square inch,a person of medium size IS
subject to a pressure of 10000 POUNDS
Pretty tight hug. Human hair an
alyzed by the aid Of chemistry iH founo
to contain albumen, lime, sulphur ano
magnesium. The dissgreeable odor
arising when the hair Is burnt Is
caused by thepresence OF sulphur. The
color is impaired to 1t by an oil, which
fills the hollow tubes of the hair,
the different coloring matters contain
ing an excess ofthe above Ingredients
Red hair contains a larger proportion
of sulphur than light or dark hall
the white hair of the aged contains an
excess of phosphate of lime. The hail
has at all times, and by all trades,
been considered one of the most prom
inent characteristics of beauty. Poets
have sung its praise, artists have
painted its beauty, sculpters have de-
lineated it in marble. As q mere
piece of mechanism the world no
where furnishes such a beautiful and
complex piece of machinery in so small
q space.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30
Highland Targets.

Highland targets were made in
Edinburgh in 1745 at the rate of ESQ
for six score. Boswell, in 1878, de-
clared that there was hardly a target
to be found in the Highlands; after
the Disarming act they were used to
serve as covers for buttermiIk barrels.
What would Sir Dugald Dalgetty have
said had he been spared to see the
Highlanders of a century later than
1916 charge at Culioden with targets
strengthened with studs, beaten nails
and FURNISHED brass" and interlace-
ments OF that which we call the An
glo- Saxon, l. e. Romanesque pattern,
including possibly the very shields
with which The bearers ancestors
faced the archers of King Stephen
during the battle of the Standard,
August 22i, 1888? On the Great Seal
of Alexander 1, 1i07-24, the mounted
King appears clsd like a Norman
knight of the time, with a conical
helmet, a nasal piece of the Bayeux
tapestry fashion, and a k~ite-shaped
shield.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30
A Weather Compass.

For many years we have had the
"weather-glass'''a a foreteller OF the
weather that is approaching, but h
ordinary barometer ofitself only gives
the atmospheric pressure, and 1t Is
well known that this factor, unless
taken into account with the degree
of moisture in the atmosphere and the
direction of the wind, is not q trust
worthy guide. The quantity of water
in the air which can be condensed
into rain. and whether the wind Ia a
cold and dry northerly wind or q
warm and moist southerly wind, are
also important factors in the problem.
A good weather indicator ought there
fore to combine all tbree observations,
and this has been very ingeniously
done by Professor Klinkerfues, of Got
tingen, in his newly invent d
"westher compass" which takes its
name from its external likeness to q
mariners magnetic compass. The
weather compass gives in a very SIM
pie manner a progn~o stication OF the
weather to be expected within the next
twelve or twenty four hours, and as its
warnings are said to prove true in q
majority of cases, it is likely to be a
useful adjunct to the farmer and a
convenience to almost everybody.
It consists of an aueroid barometer,
which indicates the pressure OF the
atmosphere by means of q pointer on
a dial /; but the pointer is also
connected to a hair hygrome'er for
indicating the humidity of the at
mosphere, and the connection Is SO
made that a rise of barometer attend
ed by a decrease of humidity, both OF
which imply fair weather, combine to
move needle or pointer il the same di-
rection namely, that of fair weather.
On the other hand, If the rise of baron
eter is attended by increase of moisture,
the pointer is subject to the opposing
forces OF the aneroid and haiI hygrom-
eter. The direction of the wind is
also made TO have a bearing on the pc
sition of the pointer and the indica-
ton OF the dial, but this bearing of
course depends to some extent on the
locality.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30
Valuable.

THE BLooD.-Neyer under any cir
cumstances rub the limbs downward
The blood in circulation which can be
reached by rubbing is all venous or
blue blood. 1t is charged with waste
and poisonous materials, and is strug
Cling to get to the heart and lungs for
publication. Always rub upward.
But few invalids, especially with fe-
male difficulties, who will not feel a
new life impaired to them when this
is tried fer the first time. Valves az e
placed in the veins purposely to resist
downward movement, 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 the ligature.
A life could be destroyed in a short
time by simply rubbing the limbs
downward, while you can almost draw
the dead out of the grave by rapid, per-
sistent and general rubbing of the
limbs upward, If no lesion of the vital
parts has occurred. In view of this,
why has it not been so stated i'll the
hundreds of directions" for restora-
ton of the dead from asphyxia and
syncope-as in drowning and heart
disease? Rubbing to and fro simply
affects the capillaries, doing little if
any good. Artificial respiration is
beneficial, but only when it mas given
impulse to the heart. The best results
will be obtained by having as many
as four or six persons rubbing the limbs
synchronously(all alike-in rhythm).
while another manipulates the chest
and abdomen.
HUMAN BRAINS, SKIN AND HAIR
The average weight ofthe brain of the
adult Is three pounds and eight ounces
--ofa female two pounds and four
ounces. The nerves are all connected
with it, directly or through the spinal
marrow. These nerves, together with
their branches and minute ramifica-
lions, probably exceed 10000, 900 in
number, forming a "body guard"
outnumbering by far the mightiest
army ever marshaled. The skin is
composed of three layers, and varies
from one-iourth to one-eighth of an
inch In thickness. It's average area in
an adult is estimated at 1000 square
inches. 1t performs various import
ant functions. 1t is the seat of COM
mon sensations, and is furnished with
numerous pores or openings, which
give passage to the sweat and other
e~xhalations. 1t is in this way the
great regulator Of the heat ofthe body.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30
The East River Suspension
Bridge.

The following statistics of this r
markable structure will give an idea
of its magnitude. It's entire cost, and
the date of its completion, are items
which will be forthcoming in due
time:
Construction began January I'd,
1870.
First rope thrown across the river,
August 14th, 1875.
Depth of the New York foundation
below high water mark, rs feet 6
inches.
Depth of the Brooklyn foundation
below high water mark, As feet.
The New York tower contains 49,
945 cubic yards ofmasonry, the Brook
Ign tower So ,214.
Weight of the Brooklyn tower about
8 ,079 tons.
Weight of the New York tower, about
athird
Size of the towers at high water line
140x59 feet a roof course, 136x53 feet.
Height of the towers above high
water mark, 276 feet 6 inches.
Height of roadway in the clear in
the middle of the East River, 1876 feet,
Grade of the roadway, 8 feet 8 inches
to 100 feet.
Width of promenade in center of
bridge, 10 feet 7 inches.
Width for railway on one side of the
promenade, 12 feet 10inches.
Width of carriage way on the other
side of the promenade, IS feet 8 inches.
Length of main span, 1896 feet 6
inches.
Length of each land span, 939 feet.
Length OF the Brooklyn approach,
1860 feet.
Length of each of the four great
cables, 3.57S feet 8 inches: diameter.
153 inches ; number Of steel galvanized
wires in each cable, 5,434 weight of
each cable, about 800 tons.
Weight of steel in the suspended
sup~erstructure, 10000 tons.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30

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