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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
The Human Pulse.

The human pulse has rather a wide
range, but the general average may be
put about as follows: At birth, 140;
at two years, 100; at from sixteen to
nineteen years, So; at manhood, IS;
old age, 60. There are, however,
great variations consistent with health.
Napoleon's pulse is said to have been
only A in the minute. A case is also
related Of a healthy man of 81 whose
pulse was seldom over 30 during the last
two years of his life and sometimes
not more than 26. Another man of
81 enjoyed good health and spirits
with a pulse of 90, and there is also
on record the curious instance of a
man whose pulse in health was never
more than 45, and to be consistent in
his inconsistency, when he had fever.
his pulse fell to forty, instead of rising,
as is usual.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08

out from underneath the tree springs
the same old tiger. Indeed, it is one OF
the problems of Indian administration
how to keep the natives from suicide.
They prefer to have half the village
down with the small poX, and then to
carry a dead chicken round the strick-
en- hamlet on the end of pole, than to
be vaccinated. They prefer to lose a
prodigious number of their acquaintan-
ces by drowning than to protect theft
wells. They prefer to have tens of
thousands of men and women bitten in
the toes and thumbs; and die therefrom,
than let enough light into ahut to see
the difference between fre-wood and
cobras.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
cObras.

Distilled water in the daylight is Of
a blue color. BY gaslight the color is
green.
In the past forty years s4O,OOO,0O0
has been spent in building and restor-
ing churches in Wales.
According to DR.. H. Cradle, the pro-
geny of one of the microscopic beings
known as bacteria may. with plenty of
food, amount to oover 100000 within
twenty-four hours.
Experiments in determining the
height and velocity of clouds by
means of photography have been made
at Kew. England, under the direction
Of Captain Abney.
N. Pasteur believes the cholera is
produced by minute organisms of
some kind, but the germs have not yet
been discovered. He has recommend
ed the French Government 10 send
special mission to Egypt to study
the generation of this dread disease.
The doctors disagree. The now fa-
nous fossil footprints found last year
at Carson, Nevada, and supposed to
have been made by prehistoric human
giants, are regarded by Professor O. G.
Marsh as probable tracks of large
sloth. 1t is stated, however, that DR..
Hardness still insists that the impress
sions were left by species of man,
and that he finds his theory strength
ened by fresh discoveries of tracks
even more clearly defined than those
first uncovered.
Sir Henry Thompson, the London
surgeon, recognizes in fish .combina-
tion of all the elements of food that
the human body requires in almost
every phase of life, more especially by
those who follow sedentary employ
ment. To women he considers fish to
be an invaluable article of diet, but he
SCOUTS as complete ffaaffacy the notion notion
that fish-eating increases the brain
power. "The only action fish had on
the brain was to put mans body
into proper relations with the work he
had to do,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
The Tigers Apathetic Victims.

AS matter of fact, the tiger is not
specially ferocious animal. AS the
greatest authority on Indian natural
history says, it is harmless, timid an
nimal. 1t feeds on animals that are
prodigiously injurious to crops, and
there are on record in India the COM
plants of villagers on the increase of
deer and wild pigs in consequence of
the destruction Of tigers in their neigh
borhood. When it gets too feeble to
catch wild animals it begins to eat
tame ones, or, easier victims still, the
men or women who are in charge of
the cattle. 1t then becomes, as q
"man-eater," criminal against hu-
manity, and death cannot overtake it
too soon. But it is only those who
know the Hindoo thoroughly who can
credit the amazing apathy of these
men, even when in imminent danger.
So long as it's not actually visaDle they
refuse to take precaution against peril
and remember during the Afghan
war assisting to thrash some lazy fol-
lowers in order to arouse them to a
proper sense of the necessity of saving
their lives. They had squatted down
to smoke by the roadside in the Khy-
Der pass, though they knew the enc
my was lurking in the rocks above
them, and in the jungle behind them;
though they had with their own eyes
seen the corpses of camp foil overs ly-
ing where they had been murdered,
when they sat down to smoke. In the
very same way, the herdsman comes
loating along in the twilight, singing
a song of the country as he goes( to let
the tiger know that he is coming prob
ably), and suddenly out of the sugar
canes flashes the tiger, and there is an
end of that herdsman., But the next
man will probably do the very same
thing. He will take pnother road, or
course, on his way hi Ane, but he will
lag behind his cattle hd sing to him
self in the same ridiculous way, and
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
Effect Of Lightning on Trees.
eyes," said Dolly, II amp

The Geneva correspondent of the
London Times writes: The frequency
of thunderstorms in Switzerland this
summer 1--WE have on an average two
week) has afforded Professor Colladon
of Geneva,-a great authority on cleo
tricity and meteorology-ample oppor-
tunity of continuing his observations
on the effect of lightning on trees and
vegetation generally. He has ascer-
tanned that when lightning strikes
tree it leaves very few marks of its
passage on the upper part and middle
of the trunk, popularity which he
ascribes to the fact of those parts being
more impregnated with sugar-a good
conductor-than the lower part. As
the electric fluid descends to the neigh.
borhood of the heavier branches, where
there is less saccharine matter, it tears
open the bark and in many instances
shivers the tree. 1t is no uncommon
thing to find the lower part of tree
literally cut by the lightning, while the
upper portion and the higher branches
seemed to have suffered hardly at all
Oaks, however, would appear to present
an exception to this rule, for they are
often found with tops quite blasted
and the passage of the lightning lower
down marked by gouge-like furrow.
These furrows sometimes 60 complete
ly round the tree like screw, the rea-
son Of which, says Professor Colladon
is that the lightning follows the cells
of which the bark is composed length
wise, and in certain sorts.of wood these
cells are disposed spirally. A curious
effect of lightning on vines is that it
invariably strikes great many vine
stocks at the same time over space,
for the most part circular, from eight
metres to twenty-five metres in
diameter. and containing, therefore
several hundred vines. The plants
most affected are those in the centre of
the circle, and the number of burned
and yellowed leaves diminish in proper.
tion to their distance from that point
In July two vineyards in this canton
were struck by lightning, and the first
idea of their proprietors, on seeing their
shriveled vines, was that a still more
dreaded foe, phylloxera, had been at
work; but when the professor was call.
ed in, he speedily enlightened them as
to the true cause of the mischief, and,
in proof of his diagnosis, pointed out
that the ground in the centre of the
circle was strewn with torn leaves and
freshly-broken twigs.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
Ill make some strawberry puff

"Tll make some strawberry puff
balls for supper" she decided gravely.
''She was always powerful fond OF
strawberry puff balls, and maybe they'll
comfort her somc!" But then Miss
Abigail had never been in love herself,
and it takes more than strawberry puff
balls to cure some heartaches.
The soft purplish dusk lay over the
farm when Dorothy felt a gentle touch
on her shoulder.
"Come in to supper, child. You'll
catch your death O. cold"
She rose up slowly.
81 am not going into the house" she
said. II should smother"
Miss Abigail held forth the tempt
ing bait within, and shook her head IN
sorrowful foreboding as utterly disre-
gardful, Dorothy walked away. Down
at the gate she paused-the low, wide,
green gate where she had so often
stood to listen for the ringing footstep
coming up the country road.
So often, but now-never again!
Despite the pain of remembrance she
found herself recalling every dear
word, and look, and thought of the
dead summer days. She had been
something of bookworm all her life,
and now flashed to her brain and there
burned the rebellious, passionate cry
of Othello:
My heart is turned to stone; strike it
And it hurts my hand!
Hark! footstep! she must go in; how
foolish she was growing to imagine it
might be-his.
Nearer-nearer still! She could not
move. She leaned heavily against the
green post pillar. A voice! Whose
voice? The gate was flung wide, close
arms were round her
Dark! Oh hoW dark it was grow
ing.
Five minutes later Miss Abigail
looked up in swift amazement as a tall
young figure strobe into the little par
lor bearing in his arms slender, pink
clad burden.
"YouI' she cried. 81 thought you
had gone to Europe with your a0Je.
We read it in the Thunderer, and
"And you believed it? Good heav-
ems! Was that why Dolly tainted at
sight of me? My father and mother
sailed for the Continent. Our initials
are the same. 1 told them all about
Dorothy before they left, and if she
will only consent to a hurried marriage
we will join them in PFis in septem-
ber. Oh, you're listening, you dear
little sinner! What do you say-yes2
That is right And>y6u doubted mel
Dolly, Dolly aren't yos~ ashameu vf!
yourself?"
eyes," said Dolly, II amp
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
An Egg Exchange.

One of the most important of the
mercantile institutions of Berlin is an
egg exchange. AS the city consumes
more than 100000 dozens of eggs
annually it is business of great i'm
portance. On the forenoons of two
days in the week the produce exchange
is wholly given up to the egg dealers,
both male and female. Uniform rates
for eggs are thus established which are
observed by all dealers.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
The Milking Hour.

You good old Boss, stand quietly now,
And don't be turning your head this way.
You're looking for Donald, It's plain to see'
But he won't be here to-day.
Nobody came with me, dear old Boss,
Not even to carry my pail; for. you see,
Donald's gone whistling down the lane,
And Donald is vexcd with me.
And all because of q trifliug thing:
He asked me question, and said "Nay.'
Inever dreamed that he would not guess
1t was only q woman's way.
wonder if Donald has ever learned
The motto of ''Try and try again"
think, if he had, it might have been
Ee had not lear1c;' in vain.
And there needn't have stretched between us
two,
On this fair evening, the meadow wide,
And needn't have milked alone tonight,
With nobody at my SIDE.
What was it he sand To me yester eve,
Something about-about my eyes?
It's strange how clever that Donald can be;
That is, whenever he tries.
Now, Bossy, old COW, you mustn't tell
That I've cried little while milking you;
For, don't y"u sec? it is nothing to me
= What Donald may choose to do.
Il he chose to 60 whstling down the lane,
chose to sing gay ly coming here,
But it's lonely without him, after all;
Now isn't it, Bossy dear?
I-hark! who's that? Oh, Donald, it's you
Did you speak ?-excuse me-what did you
say?
'.May you carry my pail'' Well, yes; at least
suppose, is you try, you may.
But, Donald, il had answered No,
Do you think it would have occurred to you
Not to be vexed at woman's way,
But to try what coaxing would do!
-Harper's H'eekly.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
Paving the Blind.

Every year, by act of the legislature
Of New York, sum of twenty thous-
and dollars is distributed among the
destitute blind of the city Of New
York, numbering about five hundred
persons. Those who are able to walk
are lead to the Office of Mr.. Blake, su-
perintendent of the department of out
door poor, each bearing his doctors
certificate and his departmental ticket,
proving his identity and his need
About four hundred of them gathered
the other morning to receive their
share, which amounted to thirty-eight
dollars for each. -.
Among the unfortunate crowd there
are cripples, deaf and dumb, aged peo-
pie, children, Cinnamon, negroes, Ger
mans, Irish. and even Turk with a
red fez and a flowing white beard, all
members of the sad brother
hood of the blind. The su-
perintendent knows many of them by
sight, and has a pleasant word for ALL
Many insist on shaking hands with
him, and blessings in all languages fall
upon his head The New York HerntI
adds an amusing incident or two of a
most touching scene.
An old man, with weather-beaten
features, and the sign 81 am blind" on
his breast, waited with a smile on his
face, while pretty little girl with soft
dark eyes, wiped his forehead with a
handkerchief. A single Chinaman,
John Anderson, received his ticket and
informed the superintendent that he
felt ''vely WELL" but had to "hully up
and gettee home to pay lent" Mrs.
Shea, handsome young woman, ex-
planned bruised eye by saying she was
trying to see whether her eye or the
mantlepiece was the hardest.
1t was surprising to see how quickly
the blind men and women recognized
each other in the crowd. Some had
guides, while others trusted to their
own acute sense to carry them through
all right. In no case would the super
intendent pay money to anyone but
the person for whom it is intended
and where word was received that a
blind person could not come to the hall
the money was sent by trusted mes
senger.
A few blind people who did not
properly come within the class for
whom the donation was intended nois-
lily demanded why they did not receive
postal cards. An outburst of anger
was always avoided by the diplomatic
ea!iciat; who promised to consider the
cases and send word of his decision. A
stout able-bod:edd sellddiieeEF made an ear ear
nest appeal for thirty-eight dollars, but
Mr.. Blake was very firm in his refusal.
"You get seventy-two dollars a
month pension" he said, "and this
money is for destitute people"
"But you are giving money to Mr..
Nugent, who owns four lots of
ground"
81 am, am /? Let Inc look at the
book. All! No, sir, Nugent does not
get penny this year. I hope for the
sake of your reputation that the blind
people will always warn me of impos-
tiers, for there are many worthy people
who are left out in the cold"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-11-08
A SOCIETY ITEM.

"Did We see the IhundeTeT, MISS Ap-
igail?" queried old Simon Sharpe, IN
quite fever of excitement.
He was leaning over the little green
painted gate, coatless and blue-shirted.
Just beyond Miss Abigail Byrnes
paused in her task of tying up heavy
headed August roses-a tall, angular
figure, clad in a brown-and-white
striped print and big yellow sun bon
net. Very bony, scant of smiles, and
hard of feature was Miss Abigail, but
gentle and generous as child's was
the heart under the ugly calico gown.
"No," she replied, 81 haven't seen it
what's the news?' ...-.~'r--.''''-. ..'.sf :
He responded with counter ques-
tion.
"You remember Roger Kearney"
.'To be sure. He went TO tie city to
start big store. What of him?'"
"They be a-saying down at the Cor
neFthat just now wHen ne had got his
big store Quilt, stocked and tiourishin',
he has gone and been burned clean out;
every yard of silk stuff and ivory but
tons"
He paused breathless.
Miss Abigail clasped her thin hands
and elevated her pale brows in dis
may-not at the peculiar English and
curious rhetoric of her narrator, but
at the startling information impaired.
Land sakesp' she calculated. "4ou
don say so p
Simon nodded vigorously.
."Yes," he affirmed, with apparent
savage relish observable in even phleg-
matte natures when the misfortune Of
another is the subject Of discussion,
sIost everything, they say! Hadn't
no insurance neither. H'aint saved
spool O. thread. Not as much as
hook, eye, nor darnin' needle left ~
Miss Abigail promptly tied the
strings of her su4bonnet afresh and
let down her gown, which had been
pinned carefully up. "1'n just run
over to Mrs. Evans" she declared,
"and borrow the Thunderer. She takes
it. News don't taste good at second
hand, anyhow ~
And she went.
Leaning out of picturesque, vine
wreathed window up at the rambling,
white country house of which Miss
Abigail was mistress looked pretty
Dorothy Stratton.
where on earth is aunt going%
she asked herself bewilderedly rs she
caught sight OF the tall, flying figure
Leaving the roses only hall tied up,
tool" But just then stray sunbeam
lit the stone on Dorothy's finger to
dazzling flame. She forgot al about
Miss Abigails hurried exit as she
turned it now this way, now that, ard
ended by kissing it in burst of rapt-
ure.
dear, dear little ring" she
s. was quite novel to her
sWent and her ring.
Ngust. In May she
isolation
- very first
nj have
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12

To Remove Screws from Wood Work.
One Of the most simple and readiest methods Of
loosening . rusted screw is 10 apply heat 20 tho
head Of the screw. A small bar or rod Of iron.
aat st the end, if Redeemed In the ere and applied
for couple or three minutes TO the head of the
russed screw, will, as soon u heats the screw,
render its withdraw ~ easy by the screwdrivsr
a. u u was only recently inserted screw. AZ
there is Kitchen poker In every house. that In.
strumeut, " heated az its extremity, and applied
for few minutes 10 the screw or screws, will do
the required work ef ioesening, and an ordinary
screwdriver will do the rest, without causing the
least damage. trouble OF vexation Of spirit. In
all work above the common Kind, where u 10
necessary 10 use screws. and particularly In hinge
work and mounting. fancy fastenings, and appii-
anees affixed 10 jolnery or furniture work, ws
would advise the oiling Of screws dipping their
points In grease before driving them. This will
render them moro easy 10 drive and also 20
withdraw Il. and will undoubtsdly retard for q
longer time the action Of rustiug.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12

Destruction of Sheep by Dogs.-sheep
are killed by dogs In almost every county in the
State every week, and Yet there is no adequate
provision made 10 protedt the sheep. Il seems 10
us this business IL running at loose ends somehow,
aud ve cannot help but think that . remedy
should be found. Good sheep pens should be pro-
vided by the owners for housing the sheep at night
sn: psopis mould ee eompened 70 keep their dogs
shot Whenever found astray. Il would not take
long 10 cure the evil u such course was adopted.
The deTredatiOns upon sheep BY worthless dogs
has become q serious matter, demanding public
attention.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12
Improvomon. OF Iaxe Avenue e,h p,,

ImproVcmOnt OF LuKo AVohut, bth Dtb-
trict.-This avenue has always been q favoritc
drive. and with the exception Of the miserable hill
at the buchanan farm, was one Of the finest In the
county. This hill Is nov being graded by Mr..
Joseph Jackins and is already much improved
Jos. W. jenkins, Jr., who owns the "windy Gate
cottage. has purchased from James L. Sutton the
land opposite his gate, aud u expending . large
amount In grading and beautifying the grounds
preparatory TO building. The improvement Of
this avenue is In great measure due 20 the liter
nj and progressive spirit Of Mr.. jenkins. We are
notenvious. but would like 10 borrow him for
to stir up the old fogies Of Towsontown.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12
Miscellaneous.
rs TT YOU

Reader, who said you would like to get such nice
fitting Clothing as City people wsar. rather than
the Wholesale goods commonly sold in most storesi
This will tell you how to do Il. The very large
increase In business the past season allows us
TO make still lower scale of prices than ever be-
fore, and you can save enough In buying from ne
70 pay for your trip 60 our city.
The garments sell Manufactured under
ourpersonAl supervision. upon the premises, there
by securing the best sewed and htting Clothing
ever produced. Our goods made for the indi-
sidasi wsss of patrons. and not Tor Wholesale
ing. We sell them with . positive guarantee;
therefore no one runs any risk In buying at our
house. We indulge In no kind Of show or preten-
sion, that only result In increased prices but
depend on the merits Of our goods and genuine
low prices To hold and gain patronage. Upon
these statements We invite you TO call and look
through our immense stock Of new styles and
fashionable designs. Any garment not entirely
satisfactory will be gladly exchanged or money
refunded.
cfs- BE sure and FIRST call upon
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12

Natter In the Belt.-I am n regular reater
of your interesting paper and enjoy the letters Of
"Ncstor," as they teen with information and inter.
est. but while he Is faithful In drawing attention
to many things there others that escape Ais
attention.
Now the visitors to Grcenmount Cemetery have
been very patient in the past as to the means of
access 20 the cemetery Mt the gate opposite Town
send street, there being no hsgStones there. but
We are in anticipation of soon having them, for
at the last session of tho City Council, through
efforts Of our own ward representative. an spprO.
pra,ion was made to dctray the expense Of pllc.
ing them there.
The York Road cars arc doing thriving bu,i-
ness since they have commenced running I 5. min.
ute cars through the whole day. The conductors
aud drivers are quite accommodating and do all
In their power to make their passengers comfut.
able. ] saw our friend George Galloway, en-.
duetor Of No. IL ear, busiiy engaged the oher
day in trying to purchase goat. he being geat
lover of goats milk. Ills friends intend MAX ns
him present Of fro shortly. You rccoiic,f7ss.
erai years ago his Hartford county acquai1iahees
gave him several decoy rabbits.
Base ball Il still the rage here, so look oit you
may soon feel its effects at Towsontown.
OuoIr.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12

The Cabbage worm.-As the season for
gardening 10 here, the question Of preserving cab
bage from destruction BY the cabbage worm 10 Of
espeeisi interest. Il Is said on good authority
that tie most satisfactory remedy yet tested con.
sists q mixture Of half pound each Of hard
soap and kerosene oil In three gallons Of water,
Two or three applications are generally sufficient
The growing cabbage presents such mass oi
leascs In which the worms may be concealed that
u 10 hardly possible 10 reach all at one applea
tSn. II Is Of Importance, therefore. TO repeat the
use Of any remedy al frequent Intervals.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12

Good Advice. can do nothing bet.
ter than TO place in the hands Of their children
good newspapers. The newspaper has become the
great aud master educator Of our tines, and
where children are given advantage Of this
agency they will ft themselves for usolurcss and
position In society. In n minutc of conversation
with children you can tell the one thtt reads
newspapers from the one that does not. The child
that reads the newspapers is posted In ths matter
Of fact and concerns Of the day, has a lind dis
eipiined and trained. while tho child ilss reads
no neWspapers stands by aud Il oyerAvsA With
the one that reads. Give your children the news.
papers 20 read, and encourage them in reading
them, and as parents the pay win be tenfDid.
The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12
serious Acciden..-Ranead Ana.. area

Serious Accidont.-Ramond Amos, aged Q
years, son Of Mr.. J. n. Amos, living near Luthsr-
willie, met with . severe and probably fatal acci.
dent on Saturday afternoon last. Tho little boy
had gone into the stable TO feed the horses, and
had just put some feed In the trough when the
hungry animal made spring for Il. knocking him
down aud kicking or tramping on him. The
stableman being present at the time, instead Of
going 10 the little fellows assistance, ran TO the
house, some distance away, TO alarm the family.
by the time he returned 10 the stable with assist
ance the boy had been nearly Killed.