The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-18

. per cent OF those IN Germany are due 10 1ntem
IeTHTce.
A sax FRASeIsco preacher advertised that he
would discuss family scandal on the following
sunday morning ASS consequence the Church
was crowded The subiec. was Adam and Eve.
A YOUNG woman. sgsd. eignteen years. who lives
In Lapeer, MIN, has now been thrice married and
thrice widow. Lucky woman, When she waal-
ed 10 resume her mourning it hada't gone ont of
style.
TELEGRAM from Montreal, Canada reports
that q meteor of immense size fell with loud de
donation into the St. Lawrence. few yards only
from the shore, at stony Point Lachine. between
1 and 2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. No thunder
preceded or followed its appearance. 1t is said and
tne dazzling light which surrounded it almost
blinded the spectators.
DR.. BAKER EDWARDS, the Government analyst
has analysed the so-called saltwater sold by many
apothecaries in Montreal, aud reports that nearly
all Of them contain traces of lead. iron "copper"
and that one sample was so largely impregnatOd
with copper and lead as 10 be dangerous bever-
age. He further says that none OF the samples
contained soda, only aerated water.
DURING storm at wellsboro. the other day,
lightning flashed through a window into one Of
the cars attached TO train in rapid motion aud
shvered into atoms little nickel watch that Miss
Addie Whitaker wore SUSPENDED from her belt By
broad nickel chain. She was severely shocked
and suffered from a profound numbness OF one
arm for several days. The gentleman who. sat
next the window, in the same seat, was unframed.
THE life of Richard Belt, whose suit against the
critic who accused him of putting out others work
as his own, is still before the London courts and
reads like romance. There was a time when he
carried messages to the House of Lords aud CHS
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first artistic effort But there came day when he
worked on Charles Kingsey's bust IN Windsor
Castle, in the presence OF the Queen and at Chisel-
hurst, before the Empress. in the studio OF the
Prince Imperial.
MAGGIE MITCHELL tells q story of something
stranger than a faith cure az was afflicted with
partial paralysis OF the left limb and almost lost
the use Of it. was billed open in a large city
and was still on orutches. Every means that med
ical skill could suggest, including electricity was
brought TO bear in my case, but was benefited
little. The night arrived, the house was crowded
the galleries were noisy, and l at a side wing
on clutches. When the time for my entrance ar
rived as 'Fsnchon, with supreme effort threw
the crutches aside and sprang through the window
with the chicken in my arms, and went on with
my part as naturally ss ever. From that day to this
have never had recurrence CT the trouble"
AN old man rsshly attempted to cross bridge
near MCundsville, w. Va on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad a few days ago, in front of an APP
preaching traiD. He might possibly have sue
ceeded If he had been able to keep his footing as
he over the slippery ties. bltin the middle OF
the bridge he tel and when he got up and looked
around the train was almost upon him In an In
slant he decided that his only chance OF escape
YVES to lie fat upon the ends of the ties, aud he
| lv thcf pr,f
room enough and the COW catcher struck him. In
stead, however, of killing him at a blow or push
Ing him inward upon the tEs OK to be crushed by
1 the wheels, il threw him down upon cross beam
several feet below tie rails where he chung unit.
the train had passed. The traia was stopped as
soon as possible and brakeman going back found
the old man sick from friFLt but uniniured.
AT recent Convention OF editors one of the
veterans got up to give EN- experience. lie said
that once upon time he reported little political
| meeting and spoke Of one Of the candidates as a
veracius man, but the printer made II voracious
and it was overlooked IN tn Proc Thelnext morn
ing the man was waiting him when he got to the
Office. Without word he grabbed the editor by
the left hand smashed his fingers 50 badly that he
l had to have three OF them amputated. knocked
Elk teeth down his throat bit the lobe of one ear
disfgured his face for life with an iron inkstand
gouged him in the eye until he is permanently
| cross-eyed bit the bridge off his nose and then
kicked him under the desk. He showed the
marks so plainly that one doubted word he
said. The applause was vociferous when he
stated that ill-luck had followed that man ever
since and that he is now in the Poor House.
A Prominent German scientist, after several
years investigation and numerous exhaustive ex-
periments concludes that "red nose or "beer
flaments in the nose and the skin Of the face, by
the osTboic acid that is generated in the stomachs
Of those who eat or drink sucn things as contain
| the acid or cauEe fermentation. When these
nerves lose their power the blood vessels become
engorged, enlarge and often burst Alcohol in any
form has a marked parslyzing influence on the
| nerves of the eyelids nose and tongue, and long
continued use OF il produces red eyes, dropping
eyelids, sweled nose and hoarse voice. Il also
has a marked psralyz,ng influence on the nerves
Of the stomach, stopping digestion almost entirely.
This is followed by the generation of carbolie acid
which produces the swelled head SO we'll remsm-
bered by those who have made night of it.
This is particularly true in regard to champagne
wnich is highly charged with csrbonic acid
AT recent meeting Of the Royal Geographical
Society Sir J. Kirk, British Consul at Zanzibar,
read an account Of a visit which Mr. J. I. Last
maze last winter to the Nasal people, race living
in region Of East Africa never before visited by
whii, man. Their manner Of building is dis
tinci Cla tcat Of any other tribe. They select a
spot on the tops Of hills projecting from the sides
Of mountains, and incl0se a large square with q
single OF houses, some Ct which are six feet in
diameter and four fee. six inches high. These are
covered with OK hides aud OK dung till quite wa.
terproof. When this Outside ring has been built a
few additional houses are scattered about in the
square. and each mars tivlslon Is marked Of
Then strong fence of bushes and prfckly thorns
is set up al around lesving here and there gate
wsys which are closed at night The men are
great dandjes. Because they can not get their hair
10 grow long enough, they take the inner bark of
a smell shrub split Il up fnely and dry X 10 the
sur and then cutting II ia lengths about eighties 1
inches long, weave it into their natural hair.
The whole mass is then well saturated with mix
ture Of fat aud clay, and carefully bound icto a
kind Of pigtail.
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BREEzEs FRon THB sUMMER RESORTS
DR. TALNAGE is at Lake George.
FISHING at Cedar Lake, Ind, is reported very
fne