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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
THE STAFF or LIFE.


Comparative Value of White Bread nnd
Brown-Interesring Experiments.
The earliest agitator in the matter
observed two years ago, when travelling
in Sicily, that the laboring classes there
lived healthiIy and worked well upon q
vegetable diet, the staple article Of
which is bread made Of well ground
wheat meal. Nor are the Sicilians by
any means the only people SO support
ed. "The Hindoos Of the northwestern
province can walk fifty or sixty miles a
day with no other food than 'chapatties.
made of the whole meal, with little
ghee,' or Galam butter" Turkish
and Arab porters, capable of carrying
burdens Of from 400 to 600 pounds, live
on bread only, with the occasional addi-
tion of fruit and vegetables. The Spa
tans and Romans Of old time lived their
vigorous lives on bread made of wheaton
meal. In northern as well as southern
climates we find the same thing. In
Russia, Sweden, Scotland and else
where the poor live chiefly on bread,
always made from some whole meal
wheat, oats or rye-and the peasantry
of whatever climate so fed always COM
pare fayorably with our south English
poor, who, in conditions of indigence
precluding them from obtaining suffi-
cient meat food, starve, if not to death,
at least into sickness, on the white bread
it is our modern English habit to pre-
fer. White bread alone will not sup
port animal life. Bread made of the
whole grain will. The experiment. has
been tried in France by Magendie.
Dogs were the subjects on trial, And
every care was taken to equalize all the
other conditions = to proportion the
quantity Of food given in each case to
the weight of the animal experimental
upon. and SO forth. The result was
sufficiently marked. At the end of
forty days the dogs fed solely on white
bread died. The dogs fed on bread
made Of the whole grain remained vig-
orous, healthy and well nourished.
Whether an originally healthy human
! being, if fed solely on white bread for
forty days, would likewise die at the
end Of that time remains, Of course a
question. The tenacity of life exhibited
by Magendie's dogs will not evidently
bear comparison with that Of the
scarcely yet forgotten forty days won
wonder DR.. Tanner. Nor is it by any
means asserted that any given man on
any given child would certainly remain
in vigorous health for an indefinite
length Of time if fed solely on wheat
meal bread. Not single piece of strong
evidence has been produced, however,
to show that he would not and in the
only case in which the whole meal bread
has been tried with any persistency, or
on any considerable scale among us
to wit, in jails-facts go to show such
bread to be an excellent and wholesome
substitute for more costly forms OF nu.
tritious food Nineteenth Century.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
NUMBER 23.
RELIGIOUS RE


A man blind from ms birth, man Of
much intellectual vigor, and with many
engaging social qualities. found
womaa who, appreciating his worth,
was willing to cast In her lot with him,
and become his wife. Several bright.
beautiful children became theirs, who
tenderly and equally love their parents.
An eminent French surgeon while in
this country called upon them, and
examining the blind man with much
interest and care, said to him " Your
blindness is wholly artificial (; your eyes
are naturally good. and could I have
operated upon them twenty years ago,
I think I could have given you sight.
It is barely possible that I can do it now,
though it viii cause you much pain"
e can bear that, was the reply, lao
you but enable me 70 see" The sur
geon operated upon him, and was grad
uaIly successful first there were faint
glimmerings Of light, then more dis
tinct vision. The blind father Vs.
handed arose; he had smelt one before,
but had never seen one I; then he looked
upon the face-of his wife, who had been
50 true and faithful to him and then
the children were brought, whom he
Lad SO often fondled. and whose charm
ing prattle had so frequently fallen
upon his ears. He then exclaimed
"Oh, why have I seen all these before
inquiring for the man by whose skill !
have been enabled to behold them
Show me the doctor" And when be
was pointed out to him, he embraced
him with tears Of gratitude and joy. so.
when we reach heaven, and with
uneIouded eyes look upon its glories,
we shall not be content with view Of
these. No, we shall say, "Where III
Christ He to whom am indebted for
what heaven il, show me him. that with
all my soul I may adore and praise him
through endless ages" Christian AZ
York.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
Fashion Notea.


Small sleeve buttons are most stylish.
Plush skirts makes handsome bal
morals.
Feathers supersede flowers in head
dresses.
Red satin fans are popular for day re-
ceptions.
The close English coiAure still
prevails.
Plush-covered pedestals are effective
for statuary.
Dark beaver fur robes are used in
ladies' carriages.
Six distinct shades of red are often
seen upon one round hat.
There is as great variety in hats and
bonnets rs in dresses and wraps,
Square-necked Pompadour chemises
are more in demand than any other.
Rose color. white, and silver are much
admired in combination for evening
dress.
Raised laces, showing the petals Of
flowers in additional pieces are in de-
mand.
Black satin remains the favorite ma
teriaI for handsome dinner and recep-
tion dresses.
Golden brocade is worn by married
ladies while silver hrocade is for brides
and very young ladies.
Dark flowers such as pansies, carna-
tions and violets are used as bouquets
with light evening dresses.
Feather bands are considered more
elegant than fur ones as trimmings for
the richest wraps and costumes
In breakfast caps Of lace and muslin
the variety in shape is indefinite, but
Fanchon and the Normandy have the
preference.
hand made Spanish lace is now i'm
ported. That formerly brought had
woven figures with merely their outlines
run by hand.
Court trains Of great length, detacha-
Bile and fastening on at the shoulders,
come with the richest and costliest
evening robes.
Pale rose and pure white dresses, with
silver and pearl accessories, form the
favorite evening toilet Of young ladies
OF high fashion.
Many Of the large colIarars Of wait
cream or pale tinted satin Surah, shirred
up around the neck and edged with
vide ruf1e of lace.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
The Mama in the Wilderness.

Botanists and travellers have been
rather unsuccessful in attempts to ascer-
tain the origin Of different kinds of
mamma known in commerce. In the
valley Of Gohr, to the south Of the
Dead sea, sixteen hours onward which
leads into long valley. Buckhardt
found what he called mamma, dropping
from twigs Of several kinds Uf trees.
According to his representations Arabs
collect it and make it into cakes, which
are eaten with their nauseous butter
made from the milk of sheep. They
churn it thus A goat skin is filed with
milk and suspended between two poles,
swung to and fro by pulling an attached
cord till it assumes new character-a
greasy, soapy mass-and that is Arab
butter. Mr.. Turner found grove of
tamarisk trees near Mt. Sinai in the
valley Of Farran, which furnish what
the monks called mamma. They were
busy, about ten feet high, from which
drops Of sweetish thick fluid ooze. If
taken early in the morning, before the
sun is up, it may be kept in earthen pots
considerable time. It is used in lieu
of sugar in the convent. Commercial
mamma principally in the hands Of
druggists, is a product Of the punctured
stems OF the oa1aus Europa, growing in
Calabria. An article very similar in
appearance and medicinal properties is
procured in Sicily by the same kind Of
process. Both have swedish taste,
are soft, Of pale yellowish color, and
used for their mild laxative quality
rather than food. From the foregoing
facts it issvery clear there is not the
slightest resemblance to that extraor-
dinary nutritious article which was
miraculously provided for the children
Of Israel in q barren wilderness on
memorable occasion, while in their
forty years peregrinations toward the
promised land. Boston Transcript.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
Cyclone incidents.

The cyclone is the terror Of India. a
portentous calm whispers the warning,
and then, as sudden as the leap Of q
tiger, the terrible whirlwind bursts upon
sea and land. All the winds OF heaven
seem furious to join the rotary storm.
The sun is hidden at midday, and at
night the darkness may be felt. The
whirling eddies raise up columns of
water, which fall as cataracts. The
lashed billows, swelling with rage into
one huge wave, rush past the coast, and
sweeping far inland, dash over forests
and villages. Men, women and children
seek refuge from the angry waters on
roofs and in trees. Thousands some
times perish amid the floating wrecks
Of their homes. Many that the food
spares fall by the pestilence, bred from
rotting carcasses and decaying yegeta-
tion. At such times, it seems as though
second deluge threatened the earth
with no bow Of mercy spanning the
black heavens.
One Of these rotary hurricanes
whirled some years ago over the Bay
Of Bengal. Catching a full-freighted
Indiaman Of one Thousand five hundred
tons, it bore her on the crest Of storm
wave for long distance across the
country. She finally brought up
against rising ground, where she laid for
months, marvel to every beholder.
A Scotchman had charge OF gangof
natives who we're clearing the Jungle
on Sanger Island, a long, lone, muddy
fat near the mouth of the Hboghly.
For several weeks large tiger, a man
eater, annoyed them every night. It
had carried away some Of their animals
and two or three men. A cyclone drove
the water over the island. As many
natives as could swim went to the
Scotchman's bungalow. At last, he
noticed the dreaded tiger swimming for
the house. Reaching it, the frightened
animal leaped on the veranda, and
trembling went through the mass Of
natives to the farthest corner, where it
lay down, quivering with fear. The
Scotchman. thinking that when the
storm abated the natural ferocity Of the
beast would assert itself, seized his
double-barreled gun. Pointing It at
the tigers heart, he fred and the brute
rolled over dead.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
LADIES' COLUMN.



The Pail Mall Gazette says last year
out of some 80, 600 persons apprehended
for drunkenness in London near IA, 900
were women,
A Kentucky woman has twelve chill
dren. Six Of them are boys, and six Of
them are girls. Six OF them have black
eyes, and six of them have blue eyes.
Six OF them are smart, and six of them
are not so very smart.
A New Haven girl eats six handfuls
Of charcoal daily. She began this
vegetable diet at boarding-school to
improve her complexion, and although
the habit makes her pallid and weak,
she will not give it up. The same city
has also an old woman who, after 25
years practice, now rivals base-burner
in coal consumption. Nature must
have fortified her stomach with zine
lining, for the strange diet seems not
to hurt her at all.
The rage for color develops itself in
many ways; for instance, at church
wedding lately, the eight bridemaids
were dressed in as many different colors.
A great deal of careful arrangement
was necessary to produce harmonious
grouping the result, however, was
cleyerly achieved. In the matter of
wedding appointments many old time
honored rules have ceased to fetter
individual choice. Account was ,iven
lately of a French bride who was accom-
panied to the altar by twelve little girls,
all under ten years of age, but dressed
like little princesses. Another lady at
large aristocratic wedding was
attended by two pages only. dressed in
court suits Of pale blue velvet, with
caps and plumes to correspond. -Nasc
York Post
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
SAVINGS d the LlttIe ones.

Tommy don't like fat meat One
day the steak was very fat. "Tommy,'
asked the professor, twill you have
some beefsteak 2" Yes, sir but I
don't want any that has pork all round
it,
When little Belle was two years old
she used to admire the full moon very
much but when her aunt pointed out
the new moon, she exclaimed, in the
most distressed tone. oh, 'tis broken
tits broken z
A little boy Of seven had been in the
habit Of sitting with his three -year-old
sister in church. Last Sabbath he
refused to sit in his yaual place with bis
sister. E For, said he, folks might
think we were married"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
WHAT an Early Bird CAUGHT.

'1t's morning. said the red rooster.
"Oock-a-dcodIe-doo r.
"Be still, you silly fellow We
haven't been three hours on the roost,
said the sober old gray hen; and she
scratched her head with her claw, and
then tucked .it back under her wing.
The red rooster edged along to the
end Of the roost nearest the open
window. In getting there he had to
push off two white puIlets-devoted and
admiring friends though they were, but
he didn't care for that. The red rooster
never cared what happened to other
people, if he only had what he wanted.
They fell down with thud, and crawled
away with series of short, scared
cackles, and managed to get upon the
edge of nail keg to rest for the re-
mainder Of the night. The red rooster
locked out at the window. There was
certainly bright Light in the east. 1t
was growing brighter, too.
~ don't care what old Grayback says,
it's morning !" and "Cock-a-doodle-
do-o-o-op sounded shriller and louder
than ever through the hen-Louse, the
barn yard and at the back window
where Malvins. the cook slept. It
awakened her. She had been asleep
only half an hour.
Morning I don't believe it," said
she. 'Its only the moon, and that
clamorsome young red rooster. I'll zee
that he goes into the dinner pot. He'll
be quiet enough before long. warrant
him |"
''Such dull, senseless. sleepy crew
/ never saw r croaked the red rooster,
stretching one leg out behind him
''They'd all sleep till high noon if ]
didn't keep one eye always open"
"You might do better to shut both
eyes yourself occasionally" muttered
plump black biddy. 'Look thereI 1
s'pose now you'll acknowledge that
morning hasn't come, and you've walked
us all for nothing"
The moon, big and round and red,
was. fairly up now, sailing over the
trees, in full view from the hen-house
window.
cts fine sight, anyhow. Quite
worth anybody's while to be wakened
up to look at it. I despise these low
bred fowls with no-no-no-what is
that grand, big word I've heard so
often ?-appreciation that's It'll But
here he nodded; his head involun-
tarsly went down toward his wing, and
in spite of appreciation" hewas asleep.
A weasel came creeping about the
place trying to find something to eat for
her supper. She crept along on beam
to the edge OF the window. She
watched the red rooster keenly with
her sharp eyes. She gave quick leap
and caught him round tho wing close to
his body.
He walked instantly and few, screech-
ing and Tapping wildly ont Of the
window ard into the front yard, without
much Of an idea OF where he was going
except to get away from this terrible
bloodthirsty creature that had fastened
itself to him.
But the weasel was wiry and 1.-THE
and her teeth were in his flesh, and she
was drinking his blood.
rThe red rooster is gone of on some
tangent or other What a restless fool
he isl remarked the gray hen to the
black, as he took his noisy fight. Bu
none Of them knew what was the matter
till they found him, as the were taking
their early stroll through the garden,
dead among the frost bitten dahlias and
asters of the fower-bed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02

In the Franco German war the Ger
mans lost over 40, 900 men by disease or
the Casualties Of battle. IT il to be re-
membered that every one Of these was
picked man, in the full vigor of life.
when be ought to have been adding to-
the wealth Of the country and raising
up family 10 strengthen the state.
Besides the official cost Of the war. the
voluntary contributions amounted 10
S12, 0o0, 900 in money OF kind.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
vOLUMHv.
Why n

Why2
Why do eyes that werdder
Averted, turn away
Why has our dear lovplendor
All faded into gray
Why is it that lips glqot
That late were all swa
| know not, dear. I kF not,
] only know It's 50,
Why do you no moremble
Now when press lr cheek ?
Why do we both disible
The thoughts we a to speak ?
Why is it that wordbw not
That used to fondiow
know not, dear, wv not,
I only know tits 5
Have we outlived thassion
That late lit earthd sky?
And is this but the hion
A fond love takes sdie2
Is it that we shall Ew not
Again loves rapti glow?
trow not, sweet, 1Dw not
And yet it may tso.
Ella Wheeler.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02

The most truthful and unobtrusive
man in the community will, il one week
after he becomes the owner Of setter
dog, develop into talented. gaudy
and ostentatious Iiar Sfings.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-02
A Camers 1air Shawl.

49,
Flora Fountain wfeeding her cage
of linnets at the wiow, where -four
ishing vine of darEreen ivy trailed its
way up the panes, ID rose-tree was
In full bloom. IBas pretty little
house Of red brio with brown-stone
facings, such as u often see in the
quieter and less lpiring streets Ct a
great city-a houi which bore traces
of taste, refnemd, and some preten-
sions.
Flora, at the ab Of twenty, had been
her fathers houkeeper for four years
land this mornlg he had given her a
check for fifty dlars.
ITO buy neJ dinner-set OF china,
my dear" he sd, pleasantly. 81 in
tend to invite htes and Plumer and
their wives todinner in few days,
with young fayden and the Misses
Hazel, and I aould like everything to
b. ship-shap.''
"Yes, pap. said Flora.
But the fight curl of her lip told
ihat the fgmiliss Of Plumer and Gates,
he Misses Hazel and young Hayden,
we're scarcely up to her ideal views of
lociety."
'sYou might ask Mrs. Penrith Duke,
90, il you pleased" said Mr.. Fountain,
Incidentally.
ssMrs. Penrith Dukel To meet Mrs.
2Iumer and the Misses Hazell Oh,
papa r.
Mr. Fountain shrugged his broad,
comfortable shoulders.
''And why not" said he. "Is Mrs.
oenrith Duke made of different flesh
md blood from these excellent friends
Il nine p
mo. papa, " hesitated Fora, little
confused that her inward thoughts had
peen SO readily declphered "but-but
she moves IN altogether a different
c'rclei'
4 well, then, there let her remain,
sid Mr.. Fountain, brusquely. ssAnd
as for the china, Flo. exercise yonr
own taste. Ii there is any glass needed,
let me know. l want things to be in
nice order"
aPapa," hesitated Flora, s.is-is
business iourishing just now?"
Pretty fairly, Flo. Why do you
ask r.
.'Oh. papa r. burst out the girl. ssI do
60 long for camel's-hair shawl like
Mrs. Penrith Dnke'sIs
s.Nonsensep decisively uttered Mr..
Fountain. "Camel's-hair shawls would
be just as inappropriate for people in
our rank of life as diamonds for servants
in livery. This is some of your friend
Mrs. Penrith Dukes mad folly"
Flora colored, and hung her head.
II have always longed for cash
mere shawl, papa," said she.
"Then put it out of your head for
good and all, said Mr.. Fountain. 81
can afford no such piece of extraya-
gance neither would it be appropriate
for you to wear one if could"
II can't think" said Flora to herself,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-18

The London Times insists upon hold
ing the Home Rulers responsible for the
assassination Of Cavendish and Burke.
It also attacks Gladstone fercely and de-
nounoes him in unmeasured terms as
though it deemed him properly charged
as particeps criminis. This is, to say the
least, an extraordinary course for q great
world read journal to descend to. When
the fate of thousands, possibly of a whole
nation, may depend upon its utterances,
it should, at least, preserve a measure of
calmness and dignity. By its present
display of irritability and spleen it is de.
grading itself and losing its old time
standing. Its decadence has been evi.
dent for several years past; in fact, ever
since the death Of the eminent DR.. Lane,
and this petty spirit it is now exhibiting
will only p~recipitate its downfall. And,
righteously, too, for just at this time,
when it is the first duty of a newspaper
to do all it can to allay prevailing agita-
ton and to quiet the public mind, it is
doing its best to weaken the ministry
and still further to excite in English
hearts those race prejudices which are
already bitter in the extreme.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-18
THE EARPs CAPTURED.

The people of Arizonahave complained
bitterly about the way in which they
have been left helpless by the Govern
ment against the Indians. To express
their resentment they sent a skeleton to
sit at the military carnival at Fortress
Monroe and all that. They have the
sympathies of all persons who realize
what such frontier horrors are. Still it
it is intimated that the people of Arizona
have winked at lawlessness and that the
cowboy and even the Indian troubles
might have been avoided if the feeling in
the Territory had been different. This
may be all utilization. 1t may be true
that they were defenseless against the
cowboys and hat they never gave the
Indians any cause for war. We believe
that our neighbors have done the proper
thing in these affairs, Notwithstanding
what may be charged against them. The
carp brothers and Holiday have been
captured and they will be tried for their
crimes in Arizona. This will afford a
irst-rate opportunity to the people Of
that section to show their appreciation
of the law, and in so far to vindicate
themselves against the slanderous
charges laid at their door.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-18
OVER H WATER.

e StOwaways Found ON = Steamer
Arrival of Lieut. DanenhOwer
and the Survivors of the Jean.
nette Arctic ExpeditiOn-The vii.
lage of Marciliy Burned.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.I
LIVERPOOL, MAY 1.-THE police here,
acting on a private letter, boarded the
National Line steamer Egypt, which sailed
to-day for New York. Just before she left
the passengers and crew were all mustered
on deck. The vessel was then searched,
and ten men were discovered slowed away
in different parts Of the steamer. They
were taken to the police station. Two
appear to be Americans, and three Irish
men, the remainder are sea-faring men.
HULL, May 1.-THE steamship Hidal-
go, with Lieut.. Eisenhower; Mr.. New
comb, the naturalist; Jack Cole, the in
sane seaman, and Long Sing, survivors of
the Jeanette Arctic expedition, arrived
here this morning, all in good health.
Cole, with the exception Of one night, when
he had to be confined, was allowed perfect
freedom during the voyage. The party
proceed on the midday train for Liverpool.
PARIS, May 1.-THE village of Marcilly
is burned. Eighty-four houses were de-
stroyed, and 600 persons are homeless.
LONDON, May 17.-Lowell, United States
Minister, opened the Garfield House
(home for working girls) on Braxton road.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-18
MAR RIED.
DIED.

At Ruby Hill. May 16, 1882, by Rev. Mr.. Por
ter. Mi. Thomas Pearce to Miss G.. Howell.