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whom the Doctors Night Have Saved

Chicago Tribune
"a Frenc h medical journal has been anus
ing itself" says The London Graphic, ''by
prescribing for the ailments of iIlustrious
people who have been long dead, but who,
according to this authority, ought not to
have died as early as they did. 1t seems that
Moliere could have been saved by few
grains of caffeine; Racine's neyrosis would
have yielded to bromide of potassium; while
any modern doctor could have cured Napo
leon of his bilioa sness, and altered the course
of history by making the great emperor live
to q green old age. AL this brings such sat
isfactory evidence that our descendants may
wonder how Gambetta was allowed to die in
the prime of life, and why the most expert
physicians of knowing age have found it
SO difficult to understand the Comte de
Chambord's Illness" This makes no account
Of Garfield and his surgeons
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-18

Texas Siftings: A good stretch on the
longitudinal cushioned seats of the caboose of
freight train is many points ahead Of the
best upper berth ever invented for palace
sieeping-car, and we don't care who knows it.
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Pet Nan,es at Home and Abroad.

CHRISTIAN lnteillgencer.
Far from disliking pet names in the nursery
or in the retirement of the family, they seem
to US very fit and beautiful there but there
they should be kept. Outside acquaintance
have no right to call young girl Sis, or
Pussy, or Birdie, Or Pearl, or any other pretty
or affectionate name which may be given her
by her father and mother, brothers and
sisters
Wives. too, seem lacking in the reverence
which all true women and high-bred ladies'
show to their lords when they speak of them
in society as Ned, Tom or Dick. Nor does a
husband pay his wife the honor which every
gentleman should, when he alludes to her in
a roomful Of stranges or acquaintance as
Polly or Fan. It is very much better to be
found too formal than too free and easy; and
society is the gamer wherever people are on
their guard about these seeming trifes.
1t is in the power of a few women, in any
community, to elevate the tone of the place,
and to make good manners fashionable, by
simply setting an example of careful atten-
ton to them in their own practice, and exact
ing the same from their own families.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-18
Useful Hints.

Mary Winchester in Good Cheer.
Ii you are to spend the evening out in COM
pany or at an entertainment it is good policy
to take nap, or at least thorough rest dur
ing the afternoon. Care like this, which
seems to be but trifling, to preserve the
health, really makes great difference in the
aggregate of ones life.
Keep a dish of Indian meal on the toilet
stand near the soap, and rub the meal freely
on the hands after soaping them for washing.
It win surprise you, if you have not tried it,
to find how it viii cleanse and soften the skin,
and prevent chapping.
1t is better not to put wooden carpets in the
closets, as being dark and quiet moths and
other vermins are more apt to collect Straw
mating or oil cloth is much more easily kept
in order. Even heavy brown wrapping paper
is not bad substitute for a carpet in closets
but little used.
Make a small square bag of flannel, leaving
one end partly open. In this put all the rem
.nants of soap as the pieces become too small
to handle easily When the bag is filed,
haste up tho opening, and it makes good
bath tub arrangement.
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Clerk Board of Public Works.
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-01
Nnl bobell preis
9ipmam num 6. aSerner.
(Sprtlesuna.)


Das Gelt nabm ieinen Sortgang nnt
berlief duBerli6 in gemobnter gldn5elt:
Der Weile. Mfitterna6t mai berelts
porilber, als Die 8dtte autbra9eh UNI
bic Sdle li1 leerten. Die Sarontr
Daroer, iebr 5ufrieoen mt Der aole,
Die lie beute geipielt batte, 1taiio IN
Be9riif, ii6 5nrlif5u5le9en. Sle bate
ii9 berelts BON lbreln S9ma9er Derab;
f9ieoet, unb gab nur nod ben Sienerl1
einige 4nmeliungen, pabrenb @abrielt
fb ben1 Trelberrn ndberte, INN ibm
gleidfals CUTE Jtadt gu tpiini1en
ytaben lab, baB ne ibm bic Sano rel:
den tpollte, aber er itanb init feit ber=
f9ranfteH Mrmen ba uno auf feinen
3iigen lag Der 9lus6rud einer falten
Strenge, ols er balblaut fagte:
SD babe I'M 2aife oes Mben0s eltte
elgentbiimli9e gntoedung gelna9t,
Gabriele. 3miiden Dir unb benz Nhe=
for Winterfelb f9eint cine 8ertranli9=
fsit 81 berrf9en, Die lld' tpeoer nit tft=
ner Stellung bertrd9t nod NIT Der
Seinigen in meli1en1 9auie. Sd mill
boHen, baB es aur Selne unertabret=
belt 1T, Die tbn1 0erglel9en GrelDelten
geltattet, 1eoenfals fplrlf Oh MIR @ufs
fldrung 0arilber 9ebeil, tDle melt cure
gelanntiDatt elgentlit) geBt. :.
Sas AntlIB Des 1tnger Nfao0ens
tuar tuieoer IN Oultle 0luth getau1t,
ME oDrnin belill 3allae, als re Dem
Slld ibres gornaunoes begesnete, aoer
per gan5 nngeDognte Son aus lelnem
Mtunoe lieB tbren 3rog aufflanllaen; |;
1le n rIDtete llc9 iebr eiltl9leoen altf.
Wetlit 0lt tDulll9elf, Sntel Arao.-
Sept mot! ui1terbraeD ct lle mlf etnet .SI
abmehrenoeil 0anobeipe91ng: Us tll
all5u fpdt helite, un0 l1 mnnlge oelne
Mtutter ni9t sum 3eugen Der unierrez
oullg. Sd ertparte 0ldb morgen IN
meiuenl Arbeits5imner; oa tptrlt ou
mir 0tlf meine Jroge &eoe iteben- quite
yta9t!
st tDan6te lid abt obne ibr Die 9ano
81 rei9eit O0er ibr 3elt Sur grtplDerung
81 laiien, uno idritt nod benz aiberelt
gnoe Der 5aales. Gabriele itatlo
beit bes sSreiberrn li6 gegen fie febrfe,
unb ann erlfen WtaIe fiiblte 1ie, baB bic
unbermeiblihe Gata1trDpbe nidt 10
Ieid)t bDriiaeraeben meroe, tpie iie bisber
in ihrer 6prQlo5iqfeit aeqlaubt. grit
ala Sic N)2utter nod ihr REF. fuhr fie
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-01

ginfa6beit, mo6 bas graue, tribe Sibi
bes 9erbittages bermo6ten es, ben
2iebereis ibrer @rI6einung gu beein=
trd6tigen. 9as geitrige Set bate feline
Spur binterlaiien; ibre Sugenb fann=
tie nod feline Nbipannung. Sas
Ge1i6t mar 10 bliitbenfrii6 tpie
INNER, un6 iebt lag mod bic leile &o=
tbe Der @rregung baranf, benn es mar
fir bas innge Md66en fein @ebeimniB
mebr, mas in bieier l1nterreoung 5ur
Spra9e fommen follte. gs mar, als
fiele nit Der bellen. leidten Gefalt ellt
@onnenfrabl in bas biiitere Gema6;
es fdien auf einmal li6fer bariu gu
lperoen.
9lu9 Der Jreiberr muBte einen dbnli=
den @inbrud empfangen baben. st
fanb auf un6 ging ber gintretenben Ell
nige @6ritte entgegen. Ser Musorud
ieiner 3iige miIberte ii6 bei ibrem Mnz
blide, unb feline Stimme flang ipobl
nod ernlf, aber ni9t mebr itreng, als
er fagte:
(Eprtftbune foIpt.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-01

= 9en 6reimutb uno bic @nbdng=
li9feit Der Deutf6amerifaner an i9re
alte Seimatb bat Sr. s. &app, ber!be=
fanntlib fel6if geraume 3eit in bieiem
2anoe gelebt, elmer Mfittbeilung bes
8erIiner vSageblattes" sufolge bel Dem
am 6. 5. Mts. in @refelo beranitalteten
@e6enffefte our6 folgen6e @pifobe do
rafteriiirt: vNls 9eutl6lanb i'm Sabre
1870 frebentli6 mit&rieg iiber3ogen pur=
be, batten bieOeuti6en in Mmerifa, obne
l1nteri6ie6 6er parteien, ipie Elm Mann
auiammengeftanben, 1n Der alten 6ei=
matb tire n,aterielle Silfe au leiben.
ueber Il Wtillionet Sbaler ieien ba=
mails bon ben 9eutf6=Imerifanern an
i'm, ben &ebner ge1anbt iporoen, gum
3tped Der llnter1tiibung Der 8erwunoe=
ten uno Walien. Inter anberem erin=
mere ct fi9, baB er zines Sages cine
gr6Bere @elbIumme nit Der 8eitimmltng
erbaltelt babe, bieie fotpie einen mitfol=
senben 8rief Der &0nigin Musulta gu
iibergeben. Ser 8rief babe bic leber=
f6rift getragen: uSo6gesbrte Srau
ROnisin" unb u. q. aud ben palius
entbalten: uOa Sbr Mann Die gbre
bat, bic beuti6en 9eere gegen Granfrei6
gu fiibren" &c. gfiemanb aus ber llmz
gebung Der &6nigin babe oieier ben
8rief borlelen nollen, 10 baB er (Sr.
&app) bies auf einen gema6ten gor=
fdlag bin fel6lt iibernabm. Gum groz
BEN @ritaunen oes 9pfperiOnals babe
ii9 Die G0nigin aber gang entsiidt iiber
ben naiben 8rief seseigt unb bel Der
Stele: nSa Sbr Mann bic Gbre bot
&C." ausgerufen: uOas 1T ia reiSenb
Bitte, leien Sic es nod einnal Dor r."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-01

l1eber cine launiee Scene ipdb=
renb bes iiingiten 8eiu6es bes &ron-
prinsen BON 9eutl6lano in Der llniuer=
iitdtsfaOt 9alle a. 6. beri6tet ein Nu=
gem un6 Obren5euge Dem uB. S.:
u@elegentlid Der ginlpeibung
in Ser neuen&linif geb6rte au BEN fpalierz
bilbenben Stubirenben au6 Elm Corps
STUDENT nit gar org 3erbauenem unb
bielfa6 geflidtem @efi1t. 9lls Der
&ronprina oieien erblidte, ipenbete er
ii6 gu benz in feinem @efolse befann=
ten @ebeimratb Nolfmann-bem be-
fannten @birurgen, Der aud unter bem
pieuoonDm n&i6arb 2eanoer" fi1 ben
STUFF zines pifanten Sdriftftellers ers
tporben-mit ber jobialen Bemerfnng !:
Dieter &opf bat Sbnen ipobl geb6rige
Glidarbeit gema6t!" nM6 faiierlide
9o6eit," lautete bic glnttport bes Man=
neg Der Wifeni6aft, nberslei6en pirb
bel uns nur mod nit Maidinen ge=
nGhti"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-01

= Sn elmer @eriammlung Der Suit
i6en=Sabrifanten, tuel6e fiirslid in
yeem<9 <9aben, Conn.,, tagte, bemerfte 0r.
3. %. 8ritton BON Stem Sort iiber oas
2ebrlingsmeien: u@ines ber erniten
8eoiirfniffe unieres 2anbes uno Geiper=
bes iff-gute Jungen. nniere Sungen
tperben fdle9ter tpie es eben au9 nit
unieren Mdnnern ift. Sie gr0Bte
@9uierigfeit, bic mir empfinben, 1T
Die, Sungen sr friegen, tpelDe @ebirn
unb guten Willen baben, tii1tige Sanb=
tperfer 3l tperben. Sas 8eilpiel bon
2euten, tpel6e in tpenisen Sabren
Wfilliondre geipor6en finb, tpirb uuIeren
Sitngen in ben S6ulen borgebalten.
unb bic Sugeno tpirb bon Dem @e6an=
fen entflammt baB fie Miliondre tper-
ben un0 an iebem &reaatpege Colleges
ffiften miiiien, ebe fie iterben. Sariiber
perna6ldfligen iie bic SanotDerfe un6
iperoen f9le6te @elebrte. limb 9as
lit, iagen mir, mod ni9t bas S6limm=
fte babel -ie iperben nur gu oft Gauge
nt1tie."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-11-01
: @ine arcEartiae. aber aud fo1l

- Cine srOBartise, aber aud foit@
ipielise Neueruns 1T fir bic Werft BON
@ilbelmshapen eeplant. Sc betrifft cine
Gnlase. nad tpelder mittelit @leftri5itdt
bic i'm Sufenbienit bauptiadli4 Sur Gel
tun8 fommenben 6ilfsmaidinen, ale
@anSipillS, Winben unb Srdbue in ge=
trieb seIett merben iollen. Sn sleider
Weiie iOn ferner bas Seffnen unb Sdlies
ben ter SdleuBentbOre bewertitelist
nerben, wie aud steid5eitiS nit bieler
4uiuse cine eleftriide geleudtuns Der
rOds unb ber Safeneinfabrten perbunben
iein fol-.
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ganoem gu ubn it, ne Waan bic wlr gu Den beSeI
Beiien pferiren. befeben sun1 Tbei
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(8urtfesune fuIpi. }

Sbeets, gorrebon & Goitles,
217 Mlamo pla3a, baben eiit pollitdn=
oiges 2ager bon 9errenz unb &naben=
an3iigen unb allen @aroerDbe=3 =3ube>
bDr. 9ie Sirma 1T duBerit reea unb
fiir Seoen sufrie6enifeleno. [5,9 4M
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- Nrabdnoter.s 8aleneienne, ga.
riier, Hnffi1e, @d6iii6e nnb leinene
SpiBsn In grOBer ansmabf billisft beim
Gamoils.
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g 6Ied)te Mnaep6hnuna.

pDas 1T bereits Der b ierte 8eraleid),
ben Sic nit Sbren @ldubiserm abi6liez
Ben. Sas 1T aber bod etpas lfarf!"
vWas foa i6 ma6en! Seber Menid
bat feline i6pa6e @eite."
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- Gn0pfe. 8eiaBartitel fit Damen=
fleioer unb Wdi6e. iotpie fiir 8ettseug,
bi0igit bel Gamons.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-09
his nose out for little fresh air. He
was put in the box, and in less than
an hour he had a dozen more to keep
him company.-American Field.
Why COchincaI aud Cnrmine are so
Costly.

NOSIiy.
The Ionmongor, Of London, explains
why the beautiful cochineal and car
mine colors are so expensive. 1t says:
One of the best and most powerful
animal dyes used in the arts and man
ufactures is the body of the female
cochineal insect. dried. This insect
exists on "A species of cactus, and when
alive is about the size of a ladybird. or
perhaps trihe smaller 1t is wing
less, rather long, equally broad all over,
and is marked behind with deep Incl
SionS and wrinkles 1t has six feet,
which, curiously enough, are only OF
use directly after birth, and secures
itself to the plant by means of trunk
which is found between the fore feet
and derives its nourishment from the
sap. The male cochineal is like the
female only during the larVa period.
1t changes into chrySalis, and even
tually appears as red flies. The female
deposits some thousands of eggs,
which she protects under her body un-
til they are hatched, and on the ap-
pearance of the young ones the parent
dies. While the young are in their
larva state their sex cannot be deter
mined. They lose their skins several
times, and while the female fixes her
self on the plant, the male, after get
ting over the pupa state, is winged.
Two or three months is the extent of
the life of these little insects. They
are gathered before they lay eggs, and
are then rich in coloring matter.
Carmine is prepared from the cochi-
neal insect, the COccttS dcti, which is
collected by brushing the branches of
the cactus with the tail of squirrel or
other animal; this is very tedious work.
They are killed by immersing them in
boiling water, and this has to be done
at once or they would lay their eggs,
and thereby lose much of their value.
There are many processes for prepar-
ing the carmine. The French process
may be taken as an example: one
pound OF the powdered cochineal in
sects is boiled for fifteen minutes in
three gallons of water one ounce of
cream of tartar is then added, and the
boiling continued ten minutes longer ;
then one ounce and half of powdered
alum is thrown in, and the boiling con-
tinued for two minutes longer. The
liquid is then poured off, and set aside
for the carmine to settle down. In
other processes, carbonate of soda or
potash is used.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-09
Prince and Princess of Wales.

The London correspondent of the
New York Commercial, having seen
the Prince and Princess of Wales at
the opera, draws this picture of the
royal pair: The Prince of Wales,
who was looking uncommonly well,
studied his libretto with his usual dill
gence. l have remarked this fact,
that the royalty scarcely take their
eyes from their books. The prince has
probably seen Lohengrin' fifty times
| will venture to say that during as
many evenings he has held a libretto
in his hands from the commencement
almost to the close of the perform
ance. The Princess of Wales, by the
way, usually-in fact, always-doeS
the same. How much she is loved by
everybody. Her eldest son sat beside
ner, and she looked young enough to
be his sister. She was dressed in a
dinner gown of pale blue silk, high in
the back, and trimmed with magn1f-
cent Valenciennes lace. Her hair was
dressed high, and sever al diamond or
naments glittered among her tresses.
She is to my mind the most distin-
guished and lovely woman in England.
Her face is sweet beyond words, but
very sad. have never seen her smile
more than good breeding would sug-
gest. Is it etiquette or melancholy
which imposes such quietness upon
the features of so charming a woman? :?
have often wondered"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-09
Facial Characteristics.

In the practice of the art of palm
istry some knowledge of physiognomy
is of great advantages; indeed, the two
sciences go hand in hand. one supple
menting the other This is why the
shrewd gypsy fortune teller scans the
face almost more closely than the hand
of her patron.
And first of all, the soul dwells in
the eye; and the ability to understand
its language is Unborn with most
people without having TO study it; but
few words in regard to it may. not
be amiss. Very quiet eyes that impress
and embarrass one with their great
repose signify self command, but also
great complacency and conceit. Eyes
that rove hither and thither while
their possessor speaks denote deceit
full, designing mind. Eyes in which
the white has yellowish tinge, and is
streaked with reddish veins denote
strong passions. Very blue eyes be-
speak a mind inclined to coquetry;
gray eyes signify intelligence; greenish,
falsehood and a liking for scandal;
black eyes, passionate, lively temper
ament; and brown, kind, happy dis
position.
OF the nose-A Roman nose denotes
an enterprising, business-like char
acter; long nose is a sign of good
sense; perfectly straight nose indi-
Gates noble soul, unless the eyes con-
tradict it; nez retreusse signifies a
spirit of mischief, wit and dash; a
large nose generally indicates good
mind and heart; a very small nose,
good nature but lack of energy.
Thick lips indicate either great
genius or great stupidity; very thin
lips cruelty and falsehood, particularly
if they are habitually compressed.
Dimples in the cheek signify roguery;
in the chin, love and coquetry. A lean
face is indication of intelligence; a
fat face shows a person inclined to
falsehood.
Irascfbility is accompanied by an
erect posture, open nostrils, moist
temples, displaying superficial veins,
which stand out and throb under the
least excitement, large unequal, i'll
ranged eyes, and equal use of both
hands.
A good genius may be expected from
middle statue, blue or gray eyes, large
prominent forehead, with temples a
little hollow, a fixed, attractive look
and habitual inclination Of the head.
Belle G. Green
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-09
COIOr-Hearing,


Popular expressions are often very
significant. q saw three dozen lights
of all colors," or SOME similar express
sion, may frequently be heard from
persons who have received violent
blows on The head or face Under the
influence of shocks of this kind, the eye
really seems to see infinite numbers of
sparks. Shocks of IA certain class inn
pressed upon the nervous system seem
to have the faculty of producing phe-
nomena of light. This remark has
been suggested by the facts which we
are about to relate, which lead us to
suppose that sonorous vibrations are
susceptible in certain cases of provok-
ing luminous sensations. There are,
in fact, persons who are endowed with
such sensibility that they cannot hear
sound without at the same time per
ceiving colors. Each sound to them
has its peculiar color; this word cores
ponds with red, and that one with
green, one note is blue, and another is
yellow. This phenomenon, Color
hearing" as the English call it, has
been hitherto little observed.
DR.. Nussbaumer, of Vienna, appears
to have been the first person who took
serious notice of it. While still a child,
when playing one day with his brother,
striking fork against glass to hear
the ringing, he discovered that he saw
colors at the same time that he per-
ceived the sound and SO well did he
discern the color that, when he stopped
his ears, he could divine 10y it how loud
a sound the fork had produced. His
brother also had similar experiences.
DR.. Nussbaumer was afterward able to
add to his own observations nearly
identical ones made by a medical stu
dent in Zurich. To this young man,
musical notes were translated by GER
tain fixed colors. The high notes in
duced clear colors, and the low notes
dull ones. More recently, M. PedronO,
an ophthalmolOgist of Nantes, has OBJ
served the same peculiarities in one of
his friends.-POpuzar Science Monthly
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-09
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

NJ. Schlumberger recommends that
bottle of ammonia should be placed in
each barrel Of petroleum. On ignition,
by accident or otherwise, the bottle
would break and the ammoniacal yapors
would at once extinguish the fire.
DR.. Petra Santa proposes to apply this
method to collieries liable to fire-damp.
Tanks filled with ammonia, would, 1t
is said, stop the combustion, as it could
not.continue in an ammoniacal atmoS-
phere.
How do earth wolms increase the
fertility of the soil? is question
which may well be asked, since it Is
plain that these creatures can add no
new material to the soil. Herr Hensen
has answed by proving that the worms
greatly aid plant-growth by making
burrows through which the delicate
roots reach the moist subsOil. They
also draw into their burrows vegeta-
BILE matter from the surface (where its
fertilizing ingredients would be wasted)
hasten its decomposition and distribute
it through the various layers of the
soil.
Besides the conspicuous displays of
aurora borealis SO frequent in Arctic
regions, several observers have reported
the presence at times of n peculiar diff
fused light after the total disappear
ance of daylight. The phenomenon
was witnessed last winter by Prof
Lemstrom from his observatory in
Lapland. lie describes it as phos-
phorescent shine or diffused luminosity,
of a yellowish white color, rendering the
night as light as when the moon shines
through thick hazy air. He is dis
posed to believe that the appearance
has an auroral nature, and that it is
present in Northern Lapland during
most winter nights.
Dr. Goetan Delaunay has just com
municated an interesting paper to the
French Anthropological society, in
which he seeks to establish that right
handedness is not an acquired habit,
but is a natural attribute, characteris-
tic of the superior races. Savage
tribes, he states, and communities in
! an inferior state of civilization, show
Il much larger proportion of left
handedness than highly-civilized peo-
pie do. Idiots and epileptics offer a
very large percentage of left-handed
individuals, and there are more left
handed women than men. His gener-
al conclusion is that in the evolution
of the species there has been a steady
tendency to the development of the
right side of the body at the expense
of the other, and that the examples
of left-handedness still to be met with
in the superior race are mere "survi-
! ValS."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-09
CurloSitios or Statistics.

Let us observe what our farms and
farmers are annually producing for
every man, woman and child of the
rountry's population. The year 1880
produced for each person thirty bushels
Of corn, nine bushels of wheat. eight
bushels of oats, one bushel Of barley,
two-ffths of bushel of rye, one tenth
ola bale Of cotton, three pounds of wool,
twO-thirds of a ton of hay, half pound
of hops, two pounds of rice, ten pounds
Of tobacco, three and half bushels of
Irish potatoes, and half bushel of
sweet potatoes.
OF animals there was one hog for
every person, one horse for every five
persons, one mule for every twenty
eight persons, one milch cow for every
four persons, and two sheep for every
three persons. There were fifteen and
half pounds of butter and half
pound of cheese made for each person,
and the COWS averaged sixty-two and a
half pounds of butter each for the year.
Although our farm products seem i'm
mense in amount it is an astonishing
fact that if every acre Of Illinois was
devoted to wheat for one year, and the
average yield should be the moderate
amount of fifteen bushels to the acre,
the crop would exceed in amount the
entire wheat crop of the country for
the last year. If the state of Missouri
was wholly planted with corn, and
should give a moderate yield of forty
bushels to the acre, the aggregate
would equal the entire corn crop of
the country for the year 1880. The
state of Kansas alone can raise beef
enough to feed the present population
of the country. When we have ten
times the present population, and
when all our lands are as well cultivat-
ed as the valley of the Nile, the aggre-
gates of the farm products viii be ex-
pressed in figures difficult to compre-
hend. Agriculture is becoming chem
istry, and husbandry is becoming
mechanics, SO that one good man to-
day can do rs much work upon farm
as four men did fifty years ago.