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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Solar eruptlons or prominences, hith'
erto seen only at the suns edge, have
been observed by Mons. Tacchini on
its very disk.
An electric light for deep sea fishing
adorns the new steamer Albatross, Of
the fish commission. When sunk be-
meath the water it attracts the fishes,
and these are caught by net which is
drawn up from beneath it.
Notes by large number of observ-
ers upon the color of horses in differ
ent parts of the globe have been
brought together by DR.. Langkavel in
very interesting manner. White
and gray horses are, perhaps, the most
general favorites; but great variety
of other colors are held in esteem. 1t
is noticeable that black horses are lit
tie sought for, except by Europeans.
DR.. A. L. Child is authority for the
statement that trees known to be only
twelve years old were found when cut
to have thirty-fve to forty of the rings
which are popularity believed to be an
nual marks. His experiments point to
the conclusion that the formation and
thickness of the rings depend upon
changes in the atmosphere, and the
more frequent these changes the great
er the number Of rings,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

For two hundred years has the mys-
terry of its fabulously fine intertracery
been an impenetrable secret-a secret
most priced, perhaps, among forgotten
arts"
For true point-tresse there must be
snow white hair; alas doubtless, "sor-
-blanched locks "were often pressed
into fearful, loving service for this
almost priceless thing of beauty"
Hair of silvery sheen and silken
quality, blended with eXquisitely fine
threads of flax, was the material from
which patient fingers wrought out this
gossamer device of shimmering arab
esque.
Its genuineness could be established
by exposure to the strongest sunlight
when peculiar, tremulous glistening
was instantly developed. Another
test was by fire; if authenticity pure
in every thread, very perceptible
frizzle was apparent, but never a blaze.
Occasionally in antiquarian collec-
tons one may chance upon stray bit
of this delicately fashioned lace. Among
the fondly boarded relics of a noble
English family there is claimed to be
scrap Of the dainty texture, the work
of Margaret, Countess of Lennox,
made during weary imprisonment in
the Tower. This memorial of affection,
woven by eyes longed used to weeping,
and with threads of her own white
hair, was sent to her unhappy daugh-
ter-in-law, Mary Stuart accompanied
by words of pathetic greeting and as
surances of unchanging sympathy.
-Bazar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
The Result of Observation.

An observing individual says: !
have noticed that when horse gets
up he gets up forward first and jerks
his hind parts after him, while COW
will get her rear half up in place; also,
when drinking, horse will draw in
water rapidly with every breath; the
COW, on the contary, will suck in one
continuous draught as long as she can
hold her breath.
l have noticed that sheep and goats
are both buffers, yet sheep has to
run few steps backward before he
can butt, while the goat has to raise
himself on his hind legs to execute the
same movement. One is called a buck
sheep, the other battering ram.
They are the only two animals / know
of whose butt ends are in front.
A squirrel can run down tree head
first. The cat and the bear must get
down tail first, (if left to themselves. J
If your dog finds his way into your
cellar and sees nice steak he will
steal it and run out, but if your cat
gets in and finds steak she will sit
right down by it and eat what she
wants, Off not surprised before
I have noticed that a leather strap
buckled about the height of yourself
around young tree in a few years
will be away beyond your reach, but if
nailed at that distance will never get
any higher, (only the outer shell runs
up.)
Although turkeys are much more
swift of foot than geese, yet in a
weeks drive a flock of geese will come
in ahead; for geese you can drive at
night, especially moonlight, but when
evening approaches turkeys will roost
A man can stand on one foot in the
middle of room and pull on his shoe,
while woman must lean up against
something to accomplish the same
thing.
A man holds the needle in his left
hand to thread it, but woman holds
it in her right.
In one thing think every one will
agree with me: Dress a man as a wo-
min dresses and you will freeze him to
death. -.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
The Reindeer In Siberia.

The reindeer holds deservedly prom
inent place in the esteem and affections
of the Siberians. Some tribes, although
they have large herds of reindeer be-
tray the greatest aversion to kill these
animals for food, subsisting almost en-
tirely on the bodies of the game which
they take for the sake of their fur.
Unless family is very rich, its men,
bers never think of slaughtering a
reindeer until they have been eight
days without food. This half-super-
stitious reverence for the reindeer
assumes an odd form among the Kori-
AXIS and Tschuktschis. They will sell
a traveller as many dead animals rs he
likes to buy; but neither love, money
nor brandy will induce them to part
with u single deer as long rs life re-
mains in his body. Offer them 500
pounds of tobacco for a live reindeer,
Pand they will refuse it; let them turn
it into venison, and the carcass is
yours for string of glass beads.
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If there was any truth whatever in
the popular belief that dogs go mad ex-
clusively in hot weather, there might
be some justification for the dog-catch-
ing business, but it has been conclu-
sively shown that this is rot the case.
Rabies in dogs is very rare disease;
most of the alleged mad dogs being
victims of distemper madness-a dis
ease painful to the dogs but not COM
municable to human beings. The
dogs that are peculiarly liable to rabies
are the Sptz and the Newfoundland
the former having almost a monopoly
of the disease in this climate. The So
called ownerless cur, unless he is a
Spitz, very rarely suffers from rabies,
and it is hard that he should be pun
ished with death because of the faults
of the infamous Spitz and the unhealthy
Newfoundland.-Ne,D York Times
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A young girls room may be fur
nished daintily and in exquisite taste
at small expense. The chief outlay
will be for bedStead. This cannot
be constructed out of a pine board and
bit of muslin, though many other
things may be; but handsome painted
bedstead of blue and white is the first
requirement for this room. The floor
may be covered with plain, white mat
ting, or of blue and white plaid, with
soft rug at the side of the bed; a
dressing case of white wood, covered
with white silesia and muslin, can be
made next, and a white wood wash
stand is also needed. This, like the
dressing table, should have the under
part entirely concealed by breadths of
the slesia and muslin. They should
be gathered slightly at the top, so that
they will fall in graceful folds. The
curtains should be of the muslin
draped, and the bed-sprrad and pillow
covers of the muslin over silesia also.
The bed-spread should Of course lie
smoothly over the bed and be tuck
ed in at the end and sides, unlike the
lace ones, which hang over. The
muslin of the pillow covers may be
shrred at the top and bottom, if you
like the full look the shirring gives;
they need, in this case, no edges, and
in fact when put over the silesia plain
ly, do not trim them with lace, unless
you add this adornment to the curtains
but finish with y plain hem. With
the various trihing ornaments a young
girl gathers about her, the Toom will
receive anything it may need in color
to brighten it. A room SO prettily
furnished may be real help to girl;
it will not be easy for her to cultivate
disorderly habits there, for the effect
she has worked to create would be en-
tirely marred. 1t may help her to calm
thoughts, but of this we cannot be
certain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
A Cure for Styes.

Among the most troublesome and
often noticed eye affections are what
are known as hordeolum, or common
stye. DR.. Louis Fitzpatrick, in the
Lancet, differs from some of his pro-
fessional brethren, who persist in or
dering the application of poultices,
bathing with tepid water, etc. These
no doubt do good in the end, but such
applications have the great disadvan-
tage of prolonging the career of these
unsightly sores, and encourage the
production of fresh ones. DR.. Fitz-
patrick has found, after many trials,
the local application of tincture of
iodine eXerts a well-marked influence
in checking the growth. This is by
far preferable to the nitrate of silver,
which makes an unsightly mark, and
often fails in its object. The early
use of the iodine acts as prompt
abortive. To apply it the lids should
be held apart by the thumb and index
finger of the left hand, while the iodine
is painted over the inlamed papilla
with a fine camel-hair pencil. The
lids should not be allowed to come in
contact until the part touched is dry.
A few such applications in the twenty
four hours is sufficient.
1t would be better and safer, how
ever, to call in doctor to apply this
remedy, as the eye is too susceptible to
injury to be trifed with.--EDlToR.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Queen Victoria has instituted new
order, which, the New York Hour
thinks, will probably take high rank
in Christian chivalry. Her intention
was to recognize and reward with the
insignia of special decoration such
services rendered in nursing the sick
and wounded of the army and navy, as
furnish examples of particular and sig
nal individual devotion. The decora-
ton will be called the Royal Red
Cross and is to consist Of cross,
enamelled crimson and edged with
gold, bearing on its arms the words
Faith, Hope and Charity" with the
date of the institution of the order and
an efligy of the sovereign in its center
On the reverse side will appear the
royal and imperial cipher and crown,
and the cross will be suspended by a
dark blue ribbon edged with red, tied
in bow and worn on the left Shout
der. Ladies of foreign, as we'll as
English birth, will be eligible for the
new honor, if they be deemed to have
merited it by eXertion OF behalf of
British soldiers and sailors, and have
been recommended to the throne by
the secretary Of state for war for the
time being, or the first lord of the ad-
miralty. The names of those on whom
the decoration may be conferred, will,
of course, be published in the London
Gazette.
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is going ", 1o11oNoa1! =
Summer toilets are Ia. 5ith
lace and embroidery.
Some Of the new lace mitts are
ruched with silk at the top.
Parasols of pongee have scalloped
borders and tinted silk Innings.
The simplest forms of making up
summer dresses please most.
a flower epaulet on the left Shout
der is pretty fancy of the moment.
The Louis XVI shades are most
prominent, dull-reds, faded blues, dried
rose leaves, and dead wood.
Tucks in punches across the skirt
in flounces, and in lengthwise rows on
front breadths, are still in favor.
Triple box-pleats, kits and panels,
with bouffant drapery in the back is
the leading style for making skirts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
Silk gloves in the popular Jersey

DIX gloves Ill INC popular Jersey
shape are worn and embroidered along
the back Of the hand and across the
arms.
A favorite dress for little folk Is the
white Mother Hubbard dress, worn
with colored gimp and sleeves or vice
versa.
There is no fabric handsomer for an
elegant evening costume than royal
satin with brocade bouquets of detach-
cd flowers
Buttons most used for children's
dresses are gilt or silver balls, gilt
diagonals, black cut jet metalines or
crochets.
Napkins, table-covers and babies
feeding aprons are covered with out
line embroidery representing variety
of subjects.
Lunch cloths with white centers
gay-colored borders and doylies to
match have unprecedented the solid
colored cloths.
A great amount Of box-pleating and
killing is displayed upon costumes in
fine reps, French melange, bunting
and cashmere.
Black brocaded grenadine with large
velvet flowers makes a graceful basque,
and draperies tor plain grenadine skirts
that ha"o lace founces.
J met trimmings are made attrac-
tive by cashmere and metallic effects,
while the most gorgeous shades prevail
where one set color is preferred.
Infants caps are composed of fine
French embroidery, plain with three
shirred ruflles of the embroidery around
the face and tiny bows Of narrow rib
bon.
Cashmere cloths are making very
highly priced wraps, and for travellers
and pleasure seekers in warm weather,
serve much better purpose than silk
or light cloths.
Large bows of gay colored ribbons
are worn, tied around the arm at the
elbow, with dark dresses, by ladies
ambitious to start new fashions. The
effect is quite striking.
While short dresses have the prefer
ence for the street, the temperance
of the train for the house is hailed
with satisfaction by many, for its
graceful folds lend an essential ele-
gance to all rich costumes.
Among the fashionable trimmings
for summer are bands of Persian en-
broidery of colored silk worked on can.
vas. The designs are similar to those
seen on Chinese tea-chests.
Evening bodices have Greek sleeves,
the point on the shoulders where the
ends are crossed being ornamented
with brooch or flowers, and with
these are worn very long, light silk
gloves.
Pins attached to very small fancy
buckles are the novelty in ornaments
Trimmings are made secure by the
use of the pins in the same manner
the ball-headed pins were utilized last
season.
The material as in dress goods pre-
vail for umbrellas and parasols, both the
Ottoman and Persian. Some are quite
plain with heavy sticks, while others
abound with rutlles of laces and have
handles of ivory, crystal or porcelain
with carved serpents Or heads of ami
mails.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

"Now, them" she said to the mar
who was to hang up the carpets ant
beat 'em, "don't make any mistake
The one with holes in, you are to TAX
off on some vacant lot, so that peopl
won't mistrust who it belongs to, ant
the good one you can beat in the sid
yard"
"Yes'm. And if any one asks what i
costs per yard, I'll tell EN- three dollar
and that it's all paid for. l understand
my business ma'am. fire. Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Lieutenant Schwatka, Assistant-Sur-
geon Wilson and c. A. Homan, of the
engineer corps of the army, with three
privates, have been sent by the war de-
partment on an exploring expedition
along the Chilcat and Yukon rivers in
Alaska. Their outfit is for six
months tour, and their orders author
ize Schwatka to employ Indian guides
and carriers. They are to ascend the
Chilcat from its mouth to its source,
and from thence cross the dividing
range to the presumed head of the Yu-
kon, which they are instructed to de-
scend to its mouth. The San Fran
cisco Chronicle thinks it is an oversight
of the department that a geologist and
mineralogist was not also detailed for
this exploration of what is as much a
terra incognita as the sources of the
Congo were before DR.. Livingstone's
time. A general belief, founded upon
Indian reports and white rumors, pre-
walls on this coast that there is a rich
and extensive auriferous region on the
Yukon river; and these rumors and re-
ports are fortified by the fact that on
the Asiatic side of the straits placer
quartz gold mines have been success
fully worked for over a century upon
a continuation of the line Of the Yu-
kon's source, or where its source is
presumed to be, for that is as much in
doubt as Livingstone's explorations on
the Luallaba left the sources Of the
Nile till II. NJ. Stanley settled the
point by traversing the Luallaba to the
mouth of the Congo. Notwithstand
ing this oversight and the comparative
paucity of the expedition in numbers,
we confidently anticipate important
results from it, Lieutenant Schwatka
is successful polar adventurer, man
of great energy, courage, push and in
telligence, and in the half-year's time
allowed him for this exploration, the
public will be much disappointed if he
does NOT return with A volume of yalu-
able information from the far north
and its great river"
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Dr.. K. '. Fierce, Buffalo, n. T.: Dear Sir
j WIS sick for six years, and could scarcely
walk about the house. My breath was short
and suffered from pain in my breast and stom.
ach all the time; also from palpitation and an
internal fever, or burning sensation and expe-
rienced frequent snothering or choking sensa-
tons. | also suffered from pain low down across
my bowels and in my back and was much re-
duced in flesh. | have used your Golden
Medical Discovery" and "Favori,e Prescrip-
tion," and feel that am well, Very respect
fully, DELlLAll b. MCMILLAN,
Arlington. Georgia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
The Gamblers Dread.

1t is said that the greatest dread OF
a gambler is that he will be paralyzed
They nearly all expect to die from a
shock of some kind. 1t may come
from the fact that a great many of
them have gone that way. If man
with withered arm or leg should hap
pen in gambling house the dealer
would quit his chair. Another dread
of gamblers is a man who comes in TO
play with cane in his hand. That IL
regarded as bad luck to the house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

An engineer on a Northwestern
passenger train, in approaching a cut,
saw that it was filled with cattle. He
could not slow up in time, and so he
pulled the throttle wide open and went
through the herd like thunderbolt,
killing ten beasts without derailing
his train.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
A Great Remedy

Mrs. A. l.. FISH, Chelsea. w. was sick five years
from complication of disorders; dyspeptic with no
appetite She dc so low she was poor. weak and
could neither eat sleep. She tried Hoods Sarsa.
para from the very start this seemed TO hit the spot
less than five bottles made well woman of herstrong
robust and feshy.
Eight months agoa patient, whose family PHI stefan
had been for years tried Hoods Sarsaparla The
result was truly wonderful. From pale. emaciated
dyspeptic three months use of Hoods Sarsapara
changed into picture of perfect health In the future
| shall regard it as duty to humanity to prescribe
Hoods Sarsaparilla Had time could cite numerous
cases. r. j. HALLARES. D., Nashua, N. II.
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fiear what One Member Of the Profession
Testiies ite yarding the Scientific Prupnr-
alton of a Brother Member.

alton of Brother Member.
Mn. DAwLEY has been in tho drug business In tho
city OF Providence twenty five clerk and pro-
rIetOr in good standing, and knows whereof ho
athrms,--ED.
DR.. D. says "For many years have suffered, IN.
tensey at times, with what is generally called rhe
matism When first attacked was confined to my bed
and could not walk step. could not bear the
weight of the beiclOthes 80 excrucatng was the
agony endured always noticed that before these
| attacks came on M kiinc,s were affected before
hi wonld be any pain in M limbs ~ any swClhu;
OF Joints ormbs the color OF the sGCretions from tho
Kidneys would be very dark and the UdOr strong and
ieyersh. The last attack was very severe about fyl
years ago. and was confined 10 the house several
weeks. and was unable to attend TO business in three
months During the timc Twas confined ut homo
and the time OF my cDnyalescence employed four
NJ the best doctors that could obtain, but none oil
them gave me permanent relief, for they did not 90
towOrk at the cause OF the trouble. Having been
quainted with the proprietor of Hunts Remedy u
long time was Induced b. him TO give 1t q trial
hoping that 1t might reach the scat of tho disease
and after taking one bottle found myself very much
improved and after taking the second WAS feeling
better than I hal after any previous attacks
During many months previous TO taking
the Remedy my hands aud fingers would
be very much swollen and stf every morn
ing; my left side, in the region OF stomach
and spleen, was very lame aud sensitive at times
would be taken with severe cramps over the spleen,
and be obliged to apply mustard or cayenne for TEN.
pOrary relief | was very nervous nights and could
lot sleep was obliged to be very particular in M
diet and nv physical system was sadly demorali2ed.
Since Ihave taken Hunts Remedy Systematically all
these things have changed I have no swollen
hands or limbs no pains orcramps in the side, can
at all kinds of food, sleep soundly and get thor.
t.l l,,,y md
form their functions promptly, thus taking out Of
the system all the poisonous secretOns which con
tamnate the whole system where the kidneys do not
act efficiently. Ny friends, what Hunts Remedy
has done for me it will do for all OF you. 1bcleye II
be the only sure cure for all diseases OF the Kid.
ueys, Liver and Urinary organs, Respectfully,
L. Il. DAwLEY +5i Broad Street"
For SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this paper
apply to the publisher. NE25
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

1t is said that the Indians of Alaska
do not belong to the same race as the
North American Indians, but that they
are probably an offshoot from the Jap
aneSe or COreanS,
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1868 there was an exhibition at Havre,
where pickeled mackerel were shown
for the first time. In 1871 there was
a fish show in Naples. In 1868 the
first fish exhibition in England was
held at the Royal aquarium. In 1880
the great Berlin fish exhibition was
opened with royal honors Here Amer
lea madea good showing, chiefly among
labor-saving inventions.
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Begged Pardon.

An Arkansaw man borrowed a
newspaper and sat on the end of cross
tie, reading. a train came along but
he was SO deaf that he could not hear
the whistle. The engineer SLOWED
up and gently showed the man aside.
"Ill be blamed" he exclaimed, "if
you amt. the imperlightest Teller l
ever seed,"" and lust then discovering
that he had been removed BY. a loeomo-
tive, continued, BEG pardon. Didn't
Know yoa,aas. In the neighborhood. -
ArkanSaIO 1faueler.' ,aI.:c- - =; es;1,vs''
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The music of "R, Britannia
which is usually ascribed to DR.. Arne
is said to have been taken from an air
in Handel's Occasional Oratorio,"
composed in 1746,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
Many Iowa houses now have a storm
cave connected with the CELLAR.

For weak lungs, splitting of blood, shortness
of breath, consumption, night sweats and all
lingering coughs, DR.. Plerce's Golden Medi.
cal Discovery is n sovereign remedy. Supe.
rior to cod liver oil BY druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20
DYSPEPSIA

Though no organic change in the apparatus of diges
tion accompanies dyspepsia there is lack of tone in
the condition Of the membranes. which is effectively
supplied by the invgoratns qualities of Hoods Sarsa
parilla. Many sufferers have found IL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

Prof. Leslie, the state geologist
says that no more petroleum will be
found in Pennsylvania outside of the
| defined limits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-20

One greasing lasts two weeks; all others two
or three days, Do not be imposed on by the
humbug stulls offered Ask your dealer Tor Fra.
zer's with lnbel on. 1t saves your horse labor,
and you too. Itreceived first medal at the Cen
tennial and Paris Expositna Sold everywhere.
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(instrlnC.

The Science of Lie, or Sell-Preservation, II
medical work for every man-young, middle.
aged or old. 1875 invaluable prescriptions.