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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06
PROTECTION 0ok Tns STRAIT ~
YVCA.

The peotes tloo 0f The Strait Of Faca,
And ths consequent protection Of the
hound, aeAinss snsmiss By "a, 70 mat
~ Of great interest 70 our people. u
10 esetain that 10 those north Of ths
line h y . matter Of no Leo eoncsrn,
asd u b moro certain that our neigh.
bon are In better condition for defense
chan us are. They are backed BY the
powsrful and ever present navy Of Eng
land, whose immediate military fesour-
80, W nay ALEC add, are far greater
than ours. A struggle between tho two
countries would perhaps b disastroua
20 ~ IN the beginning. bui N the end
nusl result In our favor. while . war
With Euala1A y possible, Is IL no moro
probabls than . var with France. Spain.
or any one Of several other nations, all
q whom W should 10 . certain s1tsni
guard aeainst. In this connection the
y. s. Army osd Nary 0asstfe MAKES a
suggestion, 70 b found In The follow.
isa. OF psaetieal interest:
IAN AmeYioan gentleman, Who NOT
long ainee visited Vancouver Island, a.
suIes ~ that the British cflicsr In con-.
mAnd made parade Of HE entire ferce
for biz bene6t, and that u conaistsc Of
enc orderly. Mailing proper allowance
for the e1ARgeSation nsosasnfy 10 give
point 10 the story. II ID still apparent
thAt the Bsitish are In no position 10 de-
fond vaucouvor lsland At present. Op-
poaite Il. % rugst SQUAD, ~ have the
Iitlle garrison q Port Townsend. but
na&theg Ennlish nor Americans nre pre-
pased 10 defend the entrance 70 the
6tsait Of Juan Dc Fnoa, for the prosso-
ti0a Of which dependsuce would ueces.
sasily b. had ON 8 naval foros. Our
oe1tloment1 on NJ Hound arc not, nj
sionai ssa:s, SssssIs, with IL ss, ven
thoueAnd inhahitauta, being The largest
q them. Bot, With The sxlension of the
MosShern Paci6o 10 some port on the
hound. and tho compilation Of the Cana.
Improve In Importance. An one siAe oi
v!topy and the other American, u II wsFs
SsUO ~ s1AAA1R V2.Au1os ~ WOUt1
b WIS., Tor England and America IA
~ = 1seeudisa u aaaiAs1 q eomera.
nsQlloa q . foepign va!, ehenpnsd havs
~ - cas eeeolsnenlb a Pu1D1 Sound
s .s1 - {. - y - ssss in1s ant, =.
-. - sayles =, enosnel
end seAtasmanlike, II Il could De relied
upon. 1--we were involved il difzIoui.
u vith any power out England, il wosld
snsaeonss notified snss he snsrsuos 80 :
fuast Sound meant b declaration oI
VI against Enaland . veil . a.aiusl
- and . smilar advantage could moi
fAil 20 resnlt 70 Guaiana, also uus3er iik1
n5vn0snnAnHAnn
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

Oucs AoAu.-By request Of mary Of
~ peominsus eisinsaa. ~ ssudsnls Of
- Untvss,iiy vill sspsnases thsls beau
aenl dsana eaAitled ~nrssd upuu Tia
WaAsG 4 tsv asa6Itiooo have hsen
nado - ~ Ulay, hsstdsa vhSnh thsrs
yin b exoolleai musio M o1Aee sSirs.
yoa viii Hks 10 - and hear. The ~.
0enls have eparsd 10 pains IN TIER re-
seasan. 80 z = sumorsd Mat thsy win
~ enspase eeetr former e6ors. II .
ssopeo snas ~ peouac vill hsseov g
-. s,sss. ~ : ssssvtsae the evening =
49, ne $1,000 Of ths 6rss pscdue-
~. Ioe admaasson has becn placed
= amp eenlG seaarvsd soata ons dolIss
- 80 nov spsa a Pamphrsy &
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

Ksiouys TnxrLAA The Asss regular
eeaslavs Of 0sAasis Coma sndssy No. /.
knights Tsmp(sr. viii b n Rsisis's
hall toaiaht. This Commaudsry vs.
paxtiAlly or9anissd IN january, bas has
Glnoo hoo1 eally osReninod, and i uov
60 q Ne pesmAnens inseisutions Of
~ plAeo. Ii el1eesn are: 4. 0seAin-
eooA, C00ma1des; z. .. InesAAam, Osn.
sealiasimo; ~. :. Boone CApsain Cen
esal; ]. p. De 4atouA fpslsto; II. \.
1Atllipe Hsnies WaRdsn; s. Z. Gouch.
Sanioe Wasdsn; J. ". ninth, TSeagnrss;
9. Il. 4eeyiak. Recorder, q. ". Iavton.
eeandasd Heesse; q. Andssooa. Hvufd
Bearer; 4. b. etevAx1 Wacda. OsAes
members are Wn. 0ow1okon, z. r.
Isrsy, r. y. Red, I. A. Palmer. a. r.
CcvleA 4. 4. 0hiesles, W. y. 0hinn. 4.
i. folsou. 4. l. Palmer AID John
Keenan,. Seattle Commandssy vim o
seOsooooted In ths foethcouire Tri-en-
ntal Coaolavs q Gan FrAnetsro.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

A BAY COLORED MARE, OF SMALL
n size, long mane and tail, with . white
spot On her left hand side. under the SD
head stall. with ring for halter. whom she
LETT; strayed from my preniseA In North
Seattle, on the 9th Of March. Any one
returning the marc to mo or sending me
notice where she can b found, win Be lib
orally rewarded.
WILLIAM HAMM0Nn.
ap8dwtf Near Belitn~p. North s.~.'is
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06
r. SCOTT & SON,
new LIST
FOR APRIL

r OFFER FOR SALE, AT PRICES AS
i low - anybodys,
A beautiful residence corner Of Fourth
and Madison streets.
Another choice residence. with two l0tA
Two splendid lots, with house. on Sixth
street, for $3.50,
Fine two-story house and lot on West
street, two blocks from Pino. price $oOo.
Splendid lot on Second stTeeL near Pima.
with small house. for e230e
Two lots and house, In block 81. he1rs q
8. A. Bells addition. 80.
Two choice lots on Coppin's hill. with
6no wow for $500
Fine lot corner Third and Pine streets.
Ten lots In G. Hanford's addition. for
Two sp,endid lots On Seventh and JET
fbrson, With house. Fine Wow.
Five nnO lots on Broadway. for ssh
Lots and II. block -. A. A. DENNIS
Lot and half In block s. Mayaards.
Forty lots In Pontius' addition.
Two blocks n Roblnsesa edditien.
Two lots In Werret's addition.
Two for SIo5O: two Tor Si0G0.
Twenty fcr $50 70 $50 each.
A few choice lots In UniOn edition ~
3eoQ The bcst value IN the MARKET
Two choice lnts corner Third and Pine.
A few two-scrs tracts u Smiths Cove
Tee avc-scre trsots m Seattle Home.
Twelve los in Northern addition Tor en-
Hundreds Of lots in ali patti Of the eitv.
Call and zee full list,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

lie sotlosins advsgtiasmsns actually
appsarcd "a . wessesu neU1pApee:
Lcss. One ytoo calf. His tvu ~
hind less moss 6eAck. He vas . 30 esif.
who psings him back pas avs tallAsa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

Ls0 AxrurArRp.--On Monday Last
Michael Be9lsy, u year old con Of Jas.
Bs9lsy. Of Newcastle. Vas thrown from
the little underground engine and had
bis ls9 broken. The limb was Get, but
for soma reason The boy suffered % ter
stoly that u Vas found necessary to
bring him 10 this city for medical and
Surgical treatueut Some Of the doc
ooro held y constellation and concluded
that the limb must b An putAted. and
Accordtn2iy the operation waa pss-
formed yesterday 81 she hospital. Tho
unfortunate youue man 10 very weak.
and 10 u feared he cannot recover,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

=, Dons yca and Y hurts your lawn 10
- yeur oaildrsn piay On its's Mel :
sseod o. . snosfhaa rssidsnA the Other
les answered The gentleman asi-
s'esssd bat d doc noS hart u ehll.
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ps!sels ladise 1pa,t hks 10 b. snled
asac.1 - =. wendss Ass Niskiass
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

0osso TO ALasxA.-ls would appear
that the rush fos Alfalfa has already
commenced. The Idaho lsfs Pors
Tewnaend ysateFday for Ne North.
taking full freight and large passenger
!ioe 4 private telegram from Hau
Francisco announces that The steamer
Enreka % nov ioadiae thsss for AIaskA,
end viii sail for tbs North on Monday
nexe. Oa the up trip she will touch st
Portland, Port Townsend and Victoria,
taking what freight md paossuesfs
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

ksnemhsr ~ 6assiirs GALE 70 taka
place q tAe machine shopa and forndrv
a ths North PAaiae Irua Wcrks Co..
Aay. - tnis city. - 9o'eloek >. m, On
sutoay. the IN inst Al the n,achin
-. soolA and axturss q svssy deserip-
uon. coonected With tho machine shcp
sno toendry of shs n r. I. ". Co. vii
b sold at that tina.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

properties. and can BE- bought - cheap BY
letter from the man IN the mO0a - though
no was tho angel Gabriel In person. Make
your selections and eek your questions.
Il 10 Just a. safe to purchase anything IN
this fist 1t the price Will cot on IL - II 70
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s:aadstorsasaa-Ad sbssse vho voat
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Farm for Sale.

TORTY ACRES OF THE FINEST
H farming lana WIN b sold on easy
ance can b worked out This Il Q good
chance for securing home. Good roads,
good water. Tito perfect. No ccadheads
need apply. ED. l.. or VIM. 1. LINDS-
LEY. express wagon No. Is. spe Il
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

A SITUATION, BY A COMPETENT
"A engineer. Address Engineer. lids
l 60. and q
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

r OF TO- BLOCK ~. AND LOTS 7 AND
IL & block ~. D. T. Denny's third ad&-
ton TO North seattle.
Lots 1, & 3 and 10, block ITO: lots and {,
block 100 lots 5 and L block l06 ; and loeB
and 2 block lO6 ID. r. Dcnny'A nth q.
dition to North Seattle.
Lot (. block Is. He'll and Denny1 plat:
lots S. 6 and & block IS; lots I. I, s. 1
block g lots and 4 block 81. TerryS
first addition.
Lots 2 3 & s. and 7. block Is and lot {
block l9, Kidde addition.
Lots and & block A lot I, block a;
lots S G. ! and 8 block q, MaynArd's plat
Lots II and u. block -: lots l. Z L Sand
Is block -; lots I. s. g. and IL block 81
Seattle Homestead By H. McAleer.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06
Lodging House for Sale.

T,HB U. .. LODGING HOUSE. COR
i ner Third and Main streets, u tor sale
ct low price juse back Of the Airing
ton. and near the business ocntee Of town.
Apply On The premises.
sp6tf MRS. n. GOLDBERG.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

TsORrY MEN WAGES FROM ~ TO
u ol1S Pr month.
DRI00s & LAZAR.
O@cA n IL rear oe the Esmond 81.
Iooa. o06 n
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

NIyR OR SIX CLTNKER. BUILT
= pleasure boats, In good ord {. Ad-
arsss PETER BAUNAN. Lake Union.
ekakinQ prlce. Npo -
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-06

gr,s-Ierrs> WalsA - rv.,h W.S.h
divorce. WV" - 1A "
s99s-W;lliam Rs,xor - Johe q
Mn. .,s".,rs ~ " 1" 9
Sssss 49,, f,..,. = r. III,
49, S ~. I.Is -
rsrs. rsc,r;s.rs. 49, S'V AA ~"
49, 80.
- " Sun " "oso nsoA
Mrs ~ ~. n.;- N
,.-sssss. "'"' AsAA ~ % n Ae0fsv
Ssssx "a,
ssgk1ssA 0sIx " .. d. 4oGravi
~.
wP Ns,-s,I II .o .. "
:. vsW y ~; oesaeo @ bond.
81 S-rrsnn, Chsvsie9 and Bum
c.ssa " Z. .. IoQu9; account
CO. s-A . Asalnnsn ~ James y.
Suso' iulenos,ou III.
" scn1 leasy, Nso. ~: Harris. II. II.
sauRo ~ 1nomae barke ~ u u
An0essoo . IL; injanctaon snt@
yonu Collins '. y. y. Andseona
a.; in3unc0cn suit.
o..Oyns walker ~ G =. Anose'
soS; nlnncsson snaI u
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-25
a Literary Coincidence.

1t is interesting to note the possibility
of romantic episode at some future
day arising out of a circumstance that
is akin to the motive of many drama
tic scene in both fiction and real life
William Black, the British novelist. is
occasionally addressed, in an old lady's
handwriting, as "William Black, alias
MacVean, Esq, Reform club, London.''
These letters upbraid him for his ,ingrat-
itude and want of proper affection in
refusing to acknowledge himself her
nephew who was mourned by her as
drowned at sea. She, however, hap
pened to read ga Daughter of Heth,''
and she declares that this story con-
tains family revelations that could only
have been known to herself and her
nephew, and could only have been
written by her nephew. A year or two
ago Black called upon her in the high
lands. He found her q respectable and
fairly educated old lady. As soon as
she knew he had called in answer to her
letters, and that he was William Black.
she professed to recognize him as her
nephew, and offered to get him watch
and some jewelry, which she said had
Belonged to his mother, and which were
at Skye. 1t was in vain that on the
score of age he pointed out that her
Identification of him must be mistake.
Her niece coming into the room, Black.
in telling me story, said: Il felt that
now l should be able to put matters
straight. Ii was the nephew, this was
my sister," Surely | said, you can
not think l am your brother; he must
have been or years younger than 1
am, and see my hair is beginning to
turn gray 'Ah, but she replied, I've
known young men turn gray at a very
early age This settled me, and bolt
ed. / felt that if the entire family
had concluded to claim me for the
dead nephew, had better get out of
the place quickly, and 1 did," This
incident is none the less curious that It
began before the Tichborne case, and is
still kept up by upbraiding letters from
Mrs. MacVean.-Harper's $ Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-25
What Wears ont the Snldinrn

In his article on "The Present State
OF the Army" in the Nineteenth Cent,s-
TY, Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Roberts.
speaking of ti4a rapidity with which,
after the age of 81 or 80 years, the pri-
yate soldier becomes a veteran in looks
and habits, while the officers, commits
stoned or non-commissioned, are still
young men, says: This early decay
Is, IN the opinion Of many, caused by
sentry duty" He further urges that
soldiers should be spared ''sentry-go''
as much as possible, as the excessive
night duty it at present imposes on
them IS destructive of health and vioor.
This perpetual mounting guard at royaI
'laRS s i fRSc PH Plie otefT .lIIea lqIna 1t is sq86c
ably kept up rather as traditional GUS
tom than from any opinion in its favor.
30 far as it has any meaning or use, it
is police duty which the civil force
would discharge more efficiently and at
much less cost to the public service.
That it imparts kind of dignity to the
place thus specially guarded is mere
tradition, and is in no case any COM
pensation for the physical evils involved
in keeping it up. a modern soldier is
a costly product, and there is something
worse even than extravaganza in thus
tiinging him uselessly away in the mere
inefficient discharge of the functions of
a policeman. The service itself would
become more popular and would be
more useful to the nation were this
needless parade of military protection
limited to the barracks, and all civilian
buildings put under the more effectual
watchfulness of the civilian force.
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Down with the Blind Bride.

The american Farmer, in speaking
against the use of the blind bride, says:
eve know not who invented this instru-
ment of horse torture, but we know that
he did not understand the anatomy and
physiology of the eye Of horse. HUI
man vision is binocular-that is. we see
the same object with both eyes-and so
adjust the axis of vision that the object
appears single, though seen with both
eyes. But the eyes of the horse are
placed on the side of the head and the
axis of each eye is nearly at right
angles with the longitudinal line of the
body, so that it is impossible that the
same object can be distinctly seen with
two eyes. Now, by binding the eyel in
the direction in which it was intended
in its construction that it should see, it
is forced to use IN oblique vision, as if
we should cover the front of our optics
and be compelled to see only by the
corner of our eyes. This unnatural and
constrained use of the eye must, to a
greater or less extent, impair vision, if
not entirely destroy it. The object for
which the blind bride is used is not ac-
complished by it. A horse is more
TeiuiIy lElSnleHeu WITH He cdHHot seo
the object Of his dread than if he can
have fair view of it. But it is surpris-
ing to observe with what tenacitv men
hold on to an absurd and cruel practice,
when moments reflection would teach
them better Nineteen out of twenty
horses you see in harness have blind
bride on, and if you ask the owner to
explain its benefits, or why he uses it,
he will be utterly unable to give ra-
tional answer We are not surprised
that draught horses are subject to dis
eased eyes-we wonder that they are
not all blind.''
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-25
Daniel Webster's Marketing.

A Washington correspondent gives, in
the following sketch, a pen-and-ink
portrait of the great man as he appeared
while doing his family marketing.
The next morning, after one of his
wonderful speeches in the Senate Cham
Der, Mr.. Webster might have been seen
in the old s'Marsh Market, at an eariv
hour, for he was no sluggard. With
him was q servant carrying a huge mar
ket-hasket, and he would 60 from stall
10 stall, often stopping to chat with
butcher, or q tish-monger, or huck-
ster, and delighting them with the
knowledge he displayed about meats,
fish and vegetables.
Selecting with care supply of pro-
visions for two days, as the market was
only held on Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and
Saturdays, Mr.. Webster would return to
his house, next the Unitarian church,
and see that the meat was properly tied
up and the vegetables put away. On
his way to the Capitol, or there (if his
table was not already fulD, he would
meet a friend and say:
Come and dine with me to-day.
have noble haunch of venison which Z
cOt a. iOi Si1Ct. dutl nave lAeDD
hanging until it is exactly fit to be eat
en-, or Il have received fine salmon
from the Kennebec; come to-day and
help me eat it,
Every spring he would join the Sat
urday parties of congressman and of
fcials who used to 90 down the Poto-
mac on the old steamer Salem to the
fishing-grounds and enjoy freshly
caught shad, opened, nailed on oaken
boards, and cooked before large wood
fires. On one of these occasions Mr..
Webster had obtained from Boston some
rock cod, crackers and salt pork, and
he made chowder. He had q large
kettle. and having fried his scraps, he
deposited the successive layers of fish.
crackers and potatoes and onions over
and over again until there was no more
room. Then pouring in half-rallon
of milk, he rubbed his hands, exclaim-
ing, ''Now for the fire. As Mrs. Mac
beth said, IF It's to be done. when its
done, then It's well 'twere done quick
ly.'"
quote from memory, but | shall
never forget his joyous expression of
countenance and the merry twinkle of
his deep-set, burning black eyes. The
choWder was success.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-25
PHRE RT,OOD


Many families pride themselves on
their noble ancestry; but here, in this
democratic country we do not care SO
much about our pedigree as our health;
or, at least, thai ought to be the princl-
al object of our solicitude. We cannot
have good health without pure, rich
blood. When the blood is out of order,
disease manifests itself in the skin and
flesh, and in fact. in all parts of the body.
To be restored to health, take SoovILL' s
SARsAPARILLA or BLOOD and LIVER
SYRUP. Physicians speak in the highest
terms of this medicine.
DIR. EVERETT, Cooper Plains. Steuben,
Co., n. Y. mentions two cases of Scro-
fula and Erysipelas in which Scovill's
Sa-saparilla or Blood and Liver Syrup
effected cure, and says, 81 think it one
of the best purifiers of the day. 1t has
met with perfect success in every case
where l have used it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-25
Egyptian Habits.

The ordinary inhabitant of the towns
passes his life in a simple and uniform
manner. Before sunrise he leaves his
couch, performs the morning ablutions
enJoined by his religion and repeats his
early prayer. To say his morning pray
er after sunrise is forbidden by the or
dinances of his religion, and to allow
the sun to rise over ones slumbering
head is regarded as prejudicial to
health. He then drinks his cup of cof-
fee and smokes his pipe either at home
or in the public coffee house. His
breakfast, which he takes after the cot
fee, or sometimes before it, consists of
the remains of his meal of the previous
evening, or OF cakes and milk, or for
trl1e he procures from the market the
ever-ready national dish of full, that is,
stewed beans. He then engages in his
avocations, buys, sells, writes, works or
moves about, all in the most comforta-
bic, quiet and deliberate manner.
''What is not done to-day must be done
Tomorrow" in Arabic, tomorrow, if
God please" stands written on his fore
head in large letters. There is really
nothing for which the Egyptian me-
chanics can be said to be famous. The
things in which they used to excel are
rapidly being forgotten. The fine ma
-sonry of the older mosques would be
thrown away on the architectural
tastes of the present day, and hence the
race of skillful masons is becoming ex-
tinct. The colored glass which used to
be made in great perfection for win
dows and lamps is the product of for
gotten art, and most Of the glass and
china used in Egypt-even the national
coffee-cups-ar imported from Europe.
The same fate has come to The turner's
who used to make beautiful lattice win
dow-screens; people now prefer glass,
and lattices being no longer required,
turner's are forgetting how to make
them. The potters do a good trade in
ungiazed porous vessels for cooling wa
ter, and the palm furnishes occupation
to many hands Egypt is no longer ia
nous for fine linen; even its cotton and
woolen stuffs are coarse, and its silk of
poor quality. The tanners, however,
have not forgotten their cunning in cur
ing morocco leather, and the love of
ornament, extending beyond slippers,
supports goldsmitlls in all the small
towns.
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Vinegar for the Sick-Room.

There is French legend that during
the plague in Marseilles a band of rob-
bers plundered the dying and the dead
WITHOUT injury to themselves. They
were imprisoned, tried and condemned
to die, but were pardoned on condition
OF disclosing the secret whereby they
could ransack houses infected with the
terrible scourge. They gave the follow
ing recipe, which makes a delicious
and refreshing wash for the sick-room:
Take of rosemary, wormwood, laven-
der, rue, sage and mint. large handful
of each. Place in stone jar. and turn
over it one gallon of strong, clear vim
egar; cover closely, and keep near the
fire for four days, then strain, and add
one ounce of powdered camphor gum.
Bottle and keep tightly corked. 1t is
very Automatic. cooling and refreshing
in the sick-room, and is of great value
to nurses.