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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
Hot MILK ms n stimuIAnt.

OF hot milk as a stimulant the Meot-
cal Record says: Milk heated too
much above 100 degrees Fahrenheit
loses for a time degree Of its sweet
ness and density. No one who, fa
tigued by over-exertion Of body and
mind, has ever experienced the revlv-
ing influence Of a tumbler Of this bev.
erage, heated rs hot as 1t can be sip
ped, will willingly forego a resort TO 1t
because Of its being rendered some
what less acceptable to the palate
The promptness with which its cordial
influence is felt is indeed surprising.
some portion of it seems to be digested
and appropriated almost Immediately,
and many who now fancy that they
need alcoholic stimulants when ex.
haustcd by fatigue. will find in this
ample draught an equivalent that viii
be abundantly satisfying and far more
enduring in its effects"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25

What common complaint this is
says the Family Phgsician, and yet no
one seems to know anything about 1T.
You suffer from II for years, and you
don't 60 to doctor, or If you do, you
derive very little benefit from his ad-
vice. Some people suffer from it at
night only, while others are troubled
with it in the daytime as well 1t oc-
ours most frequently in women, but
still you often hear men complain of
it. We believe that the best remedy is
hyphosphitc Of lime in one or two
grain doses twice n day. This Is soluble
in water. and should he taken in tho
form Of mixture, nothing else being
put with it, with the exception, if you
like, of tea-spoouful of syrup, to
make ii more palatablc, although it is
10y no no means disagrceablc by itself.
Another good rcmeIy Is nux yomica-
FIVE drops Of the tincture in a little
water three or four times day II is
highly recommended, and you may
hope for great things from It, Then
your general health. 1t is probable
that you are below par somehow or
other, although we must admit that
it does not follow Of necessity. If you
feel generally out Of sorts, and your
appetite is poor, quinine will do you
good. II YOU are pale and anmmic,
you must put your faith in iron.
Cod-liyer oil is an excellent remedy for
improving the general nutrition; many
people feel quite In a glow after each
dp4a
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Ladies' Riding Sideways.

The introduction of this style OF
riding on horseback is attributed TO
Anna of Bohemia, consort of Richard
III. She it was, according to Stowe,
that originally showed the women of
England how gracefully and convent
emily they might ride on horseback
sideways. Another historian, enumer-
ating the new fashions of Richard lis
reign, observes: Likewise noble
ladies then used high heads and cor
sets, and robes with long trains, and
seats on side-saddles on their horses,
by the example of the respectable
Queen Anna, daughter of the king of
Bohemia, who first introduced the
custom into the kingdom; for before
women of every class rode as men"
Stothard in his beautiful illustrative
picture of Chaucer's Canterbury
Pilgrims" appears, according to the
above-quoted authorities, to have COM
mitted an anachronism in placing the
most conspicuous female character of
his fine composition sideways on her
steed. That the lady ought to have
been depicted riding the male fashion
might have been inferred, without
any historical research on the subject
from the poets describing her as hav-
ing on her feet "a pair of spurres
sharpe. - Young LadieS Journal
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
A Frultlcss Search.

One day there visited Blddha wo-
man who had lost her only child
Wild with grief she begged the proph-
ct 10 give back the little one 10 life
lie looked at her tenderly for a long
while, and then said. GO, my daugh-
ter, bring me a mustard seed from q
house in which death had never enter
ed, and | will grant thy wish" The
woman at once began her search. She
went from house to house, saying,
Grant me, Kind people, a mustard
seed for the prophet to bring back my
child TO me" And when they had
granted her request she asked. Are
you all here around the hearth-father
mother, children none missingP
But the people shook their heads with
sighs and looks Of sadness; and far and
wide as she wandered there always
was avacant chair by the hearth. Then
gradually, as she passed on, the waves
Of her grief subsidcd before the sight
of sorrow everywhere: and her heart,
ceasing to be occupied with its own
selfish grief, flowed out in strong
yearnings Of sympathy with the world
wide suffering. Tears Of anguish wers
changed TO tears of pity. passion melt
ed into compassion; she forgot her own
sorrow in looking upon that of others
and in losing herself for others good
she really found herself.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25

to be worn over the forehead, and
have rolled brlms on either side.
The Marie-Louse blue will be one
of the fashionable colors this fall. 1t
is trifie darker than sapphire blue.
Brides dresses are trimmed with
silver cords, silver galloon, and an
embroidery of silver threads and
beads.
Gray cloth bonnets, trimmed with
silver braid, gray velvet, and gray sea
swallows accompany dressy suits of
gray cloth.
Narrow ribbons are tied around the
throat Yellow should be the color.
and on each end-and there should be
many-must hang six tiny silver bells.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
Clothing Made of Glass.

At Gaudenfrel, Germany, the artist
and glass-spinner, A. Prengal, of Wen
ma, has established his glass business
Offering carpets. cuffs, collars, wells,
etc. made of glass. lie not only spins
but also weaves glass before the eyes
of the people. The otherwise brittle
glass he changes into pliable threads,
and uses them for making good, warm
clothing, by introducing certain ingre-
dients. which are his secrets. and there
by changing the entire nature of tho
glass lie makes white. curly. glass
muffs: also. ladies' hats of glass, with
glass feathers, which are lighter than
real feathers. Wool made OF glass, It
is said, cannot be distinguished from
the genuine article. Glass Is a non-con-
ductor. and the time may not be dis.
tant when 1t win cause a revolution In
dress materials
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
How the AhyssIninns Woo.

In Abyssinia the young people begin
to think of marriage at very early
age. When lad wishes 10 marry, he
only inquiries for girl who possesses
or can muster twice his own number
Of oxen, or their value. His proposals
are made to the girls father, and unless
there is some strong motive for reject
ing him, he is accepted, and everything
arranged without consulting the lady's
taste or asking her consent They are
usually betrothed three or four months
before marriage, during which time
the bridegroom frequently visits his
father-in-law elect, and occasionally
propitiates him with gifts of honey,
butter, sheep or goat but he is never
allowed 10 see his intended wife even
for a moment, unless by urgent en-
treaty, or handsome bribe, he induces
some female friend of her to arrange
the matter by procuring him glance
at his cruel fair one.
For this purpose he conceals him
self behind door or other convenient
hiding-place, while the lady, on some
pretext or other, is led pastit Should
she, however, suspect trick and dis
cover him, she would make a great
uproar, cover her face, and screaming,
run away and hide herself, as though
her sense of propriety were greatly
offended by the intrusion; although
previously to his making the offer, she
would have thought 1t no harm TO
romp with him or any other male
acquaintance in the most free and
easy manner. For after she has been
betrothed, she is at home to every one
except 10 him who most sighs for the
light of her countenance. In Tigre,
especially in Ghirie, a superstitious
belief Is entertained that II a girl
leaves her fathers house during the
interval between her betrothal and
marriage, she will be bitten by a snake.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Mosquitoes are accused by Professor
A. F. A. King Of originating and dis
serninating malarial disease.
BY a comparison Of analyses Of SOL
from different vineyards, the last re-
port Of the Scottish Horticultural asso
citation shows that the soils on which
the grape-crops fail are deficient In
lime and potash.
Professor Delgado Of Lisbon has
come TO the conclusion that the ances-
tors Of the modern Portuguese were
canibals He has found the remains
Of 40 persons whose bones were
blackened by fire split lengthwise 70
secure the marrow and bearing other
Indubitable marks Of having served az
food for man.
The deepest sounding ever made We
In the Pacific ocean in 1874, near the
entrance 10 Behring's sea The depth
was 4Gj5 fathoms, and the cast was
made from the United States ship
Tuscarora The shaIIowest water in
the middle Of the Atlantic, 73l faith
oms showed the existence Of subma-
rine mountains 1886 feet high.
Herr Wieler, experimenting at Tub
ingen, has discovered that the growth
Of plants is more rapid under dimin-
ished atmospheric pressure-al other
external conditions being the same
than at normal pressure. On the
other hand, increasing the pressure
lessons the rate Of growth, the mini
mum beiug reached at two or two and
one-half atmospheres,
Deaf-mutes have been taught to
speak and to understand speech by
noticing the movements Of the lips.
II is stated that NJ Wanerke has pro-
duced photographs showing the form
assumed by the lips for each sound,
and that these pictures have enabled
inexperienced persons to recognize the
different articulations. Such photo
graphs ought to be Of great value in
giving instruction TO deaf-mutes
Dr. Bremen in a German journal
advocates exercise In the high, fine air
Of the mountains as the best protection
against the diseases contracted in city
life The characteristics Of the noun
tain climate are the low temperature
and air pressure the low relative hu-
midity, the high per cent Of ozone,
the strong light and isolation, the
freedom from dust and bacteria All
these act wei on the bodily health.
The lungs work with greater strength,
the heart beats faster, the blood circu-
lates more quickly, appetite is increaS-
ed, perspiration becomes freer, the
muscles become more energetic, and
the whole body gains in strength and
endurance.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
The Grare Of MARY Washington.

A Fredericksburg. Va, letter TO the
Richmond Dispatch says: Just above
the plain in the suburbs Of Fredericks
burg, is the grave OF Mary Washington,
marked now 10y an unfinished marble
monument II is strange that the
tomb of the mother of the Father Of
His Country should be allowed To stand
a monument 10 the lack of patriotism
Of his countrymen. Worse still, II has
been shamefully defaced by the hands
of the vandal. Its sides have been
marred by bullets, and the pretty
smooth face Of the monument peppered
by the shot Of thoughtless sportsmen.
No railing or enclosure of any sort
protects the last resting place Of this
great and good woman, and yesterday
the unthinking excursionist hid him
self under the shadow Of the monu-
ment, ate his snack and desecrated the
sacred place by leaving the rinds of
watermelons and the refuse of the re
past lying loosely around the tomb.
The monument was undertaken in
1880 by patriotic gentleman of Fred
ericksburg, who had completed II with
the exception Of the large pyramidai
shaft, which to-day lies half imbedded
in the ground few yards from the
grave
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
Fashion Notes

Silver is the fashionable metal at
present.
All the fashionable jerseys are now
braided.
The "Langtry" is the name Of the
newest shoe.
A new handle for parasol shows a
dude's head.
Pocket handkerchiefs are things of
art nowadays.
Turtle-dove color is one of the new
Jhades Of gray.
The newest lace-pin represents a
bulldog with eyes of diamonds.
Bison hair cloth is the fabric
destined to supersede camel's-hair.
Plated camel's hair bonnets will be
worn with cloth and cheyiot costumes.
Large balls and spots are the newest
designs for Oriental and Spanish laces.
Felt corduroy bonnets are a pretty
novelty for morning and for travelling
wear
Velvet spots are introduced into
Spanish laces intended for dresses and
bonnets.
White silk gauze with large velvet
figures is the newest fabric for brides
dresses.
Round hats of felt have large. high
square crowns and stiff brims faced
With velvet.
Long redingotes and cloaks of Mus
covite velvet are trimmed with dark
gray aud black furs.
Plain pleated and gathered skirts
win be more worn by fashionable
women than any other.
Dark blue wool dresses win be ella
borately trimmed with red braid, or
combined with red wool.
The new felt hats for fall weas are
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The right Of commanding is the
fruit Of labors, the price Of courage
Man cannot dream himself into a
noble character; he must achieve II by
diligcnt effort.
If we end no fault ourselves, We
should not take pleasure in Observing
those Of others
Those who have no patience of their
own forget what demand they make
on that Of others
There Is no evil we cannot either
face or fly from, but the consciousness
of duty disrcgarded.
More helpful than all wisdom is one
draught Of simple human pity that
will not forsakc us.
Let friendship creep gently 10 a
hight; IL It rush to it. it may soon
run itself out Of breath.
A firm faith is the best divinity;
good life the best philosophy; a clear
conscience the best law: honesty the
best policy, and temperance the best
physic.
The law Of the harvest is 70 read
more than you SOW. Sow an act and
you reap habit; SOW a habit and you
reap a character; SOW character and
you reap n destiny.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
Customs Concerning Bells.

The ceremony Of baptizing and
christening bells was a natural result
of attributing 10 them consciousness
like that Of a living being. Among
the first instances of this ceremony oc-
CURED in 9G8, when Pope John Kill
christened new bell in the Lateran
by the name of John. Other bells
were named Tom, and Harry, and st.
Michael, st John, or the like. At the
hallowing Of bell persons stood IA
sponsors, just as at the christening OF
a child, and they were expected 10 bear
all the expense Of the service. The
custom Of blessing bells, somewhat
changed from the ancient ceremony
and without the ancient meaning at
tachcd TO it in the minds Of the people.
is still retained
instruments having some Of tie
characteristics Of small bells were used
in the services u other religions
besides Christianity. The Jewish
high priest wore them on the bottom
Of his robe. The ~strum Of Isis was
ratified and rang like a bell. The Indi-
an Brahmins use bells, and a tinkling
instrument was in use with the priests
Of Proscrpina at Athens.
II any one thinks that door-bells, at
least, are a modern invention, he IL
mistaken. The contriyance which the
street gamin makes use Of to call
whole families needlc.sly 10 the front
door may be new. j, is noisy enough
b speak in its own defense. but the
idea Of having an attachment 10 the
door, which rang when any person
entered, was common with the
Romans, who had what they called a
little ting-a-ling" (tintinnabulum) J.
They attached il 70 doors in the
fashion used now by small storc-kecp-
crs, 50 that when the door opened the
instrument was sure 20 be rung
The same kind OF an instrument was
used 10 indicate the hours for busi-
ness and for the bath. But instead
Of always saying ring the bell"
they often used a phrase which
might be freely translated into
"jingle the brass
The common slang Of late TO de-
scribe person that surpasses others
is TO say that "he takes the cake"
or gets away with the bakery"
But the phrase usel TO be "he
bears away the bell" alluding either
TO the fact that there is usually a
hell-wether in a flock Of sheep; or to
the other fact that little bells Of pre-
cious metal were used as prizes at
horse races The custom Of putting
up bells in this way Led a satirist to
remark that it did not matter who
carried of the bells, the women would
always carry the clapper.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
American Indians rs Cannlbals.

Mr. Charles Thwing, in the Ameri-
can Magazine of History, calls atten-
tion TO the fact often alluded TO by
Parkman, Shea and Bancroft, as well
by Charlevoix and the older chroni-
clers, that the American Indians were
frequently guilty of cannbalism lie
says
Little attention has been given,
either by scientists or historians, to
the evidence for the existence Of clnni-
baiism among the native tribes of
North America. Yet the fact, not
only of its existence. but Of its recent
existence, rests upon abundant histor-
ic and archaeological proof. The Jesuit
fathers who explored Canada, the early
voyagers in the West Indies, the first
visitors of the Pacific coast. as well AS
the conquerors of Mexico, all unite in
giving the most explicit testimony to
the existence of aboriginal man-eating
tribes Brebcuf, who came from
France as a missionary TO this country
in the early part of the seventeenth
century, gives in his report for 1886
an account Of the fate of certain pris-
oners taken Ivy the Hurons After de
scribing the torture he goes on TO say
that "if the victim had shown courage
the heart was first roasted, cut into
small pieces, and given TO the young
men and boys to increase their courage.
The body was then divided, thrown
into kettles and eaten by the assembly
the head being the portion Of the
chief. Many Of the IIurons joined in
the feast with reluctance and horror
while others took pleasure in it,"
Father Hennepin, writing forty years
later, also speaks of the Hurons as
practicing cannibalism.
The most powerful and cruel of the
northern tribes was the Iroquois; and
all testimony seems n prove that IL
was most addicted to the habit Of eating
human flesh. The Jesuit missionaries
were in many cases eye-witnesscs Of
the orgies Of this people One Of their
feasts, celebrating a victory over the
Algonquins, is thus described by VI
mont; Some bring wood, others go
in search Of water, and one puts the
great kettles on the fire. The butch
cry is near. They dismembcr those
they are going 10 Kill, tearing them Ia
pieces, throwing feet and legs, arms
and hands in the same pot, which they
boil with as much joy as the poor cap
tiyes have heart-ache in seeing their
companions served "a a meal TO these
wolves. In n word, they eat the men
with as great an appetite and more JOY
than hunters eat boar or deer,
From the evidence we possess, it ap-
pears that no tribe delighted more in
human flesh as a staple article Of food
than the Caribs. inhabitants Of one Of
the West Indian islands. Peter Mar
tyr. who visited the new world few
years after its discovery by Columbus,
gives a full account Of their practice.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
Farms Of Southern California.

The orange groves, orchards and
vineyards of southern California are
only made to yield bountifully by irri-
cation. Although living streams are
few. the whole country seems TO be
well supplied with reservoirs Of wa
ter few feet below the surface Of the
ground The farms are to be found
on the lowlands. embracing from two
TO ten acres each. Wells are dug.
windmills erected, and reservoirs for
retaining water are built on the ele
waited lands adjoining Iron pipes are
laid from the reservoirs through the
orchards or gardens The wind fur
nishes the motive power. and each day
some portion OF the farm is flooded
with water. If tree, an embank-
ment six or eight inches is thrown up
around 1t twenty feet in diameter. and
in this inclosure the water is turned.
Trees do not need, as rule, but two
applications of water during the year.
Potatoes and garden vegetables are
watered by trenches or with the hose.
Thus every farmer is his own thunder
shower. The fruit is rich and juicy,
the grapes the finest in the world,
while the vegetables are as tender and
crisp as those grown in the best gar.
dens in the eastern states.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
The Influence Of Forests.

The influence Of forests upon eli.
mate and fertility is as yet but poorly
understood by even the more profes-
sionsl class Of farmers. II is prob.
lem that can be solved only by obser-
vations extending over considerable
periods of time. But the influence Is
plainly observable and its explanation
simple Strip the hills Of their pro
tecting forests. and the thin covering
of sod which overlays their rocky slopes
will soon be washed down into the
valleys and into the beds of streams
and rivers Periodical freshets viii
result which will eventually carry
away the best soil from even the val.
leys. One authority declares that If
the destruction Of the hill forests be
continued in Ohio, half the area of
that state win be sterile in less than
fifty years.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25
A Non.COnductOr.

The craze on electrical study is be-
ginning TO bear fruit:
"Are you the conductorY' asked a
lad on an excursion train.
II am" replied the courteous Official,
"and my name is Wood"
"Oh, that can't be- said the boy,
"for wood Is a non-conduct0r."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25

The treatment of leprosy is becoming
n hard problem in India In the Bonn
bay Presidency 9,4S3 cases are under
treatment.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-25

Connecticut devotes 10000 acres ia
the cultivation of the oyster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-30
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Tho Young Meas Republican Club meets on
Monday evening.
The time for using tho adhesive revenae
stamps expires to-day.
Thetwue.b binder contests are drawing to q
close. BEST be the Irvine that binds.
Joint convention of the associations in the
First and Fourth Y. M. c. A. districts VITA be
held CT Anderson on July and 8.
Engineer Council No. is getting ap new
reading rooms and library, and contributions of
books and periodicals are solicited.
The steam propeller Murray Kellar will leave
the depot landing at Broad Ripple tomorrow,
commencing at IL A. M and make regular trips
every hour during the day.
DR. l. A. HOuser, OF Arcadia, Ind, will address
the Circle park temperance meeting at O'Clock
perance meeting occurs in Spann's grove.
The Tippecanoe CLUB will celebrate the Fourth
at the Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon.
Mat0r ]. W. Gordon will deliver an address, and
Mrs. Hattie Prunk will contribute to the enter
tainment by reading. The pubic are invited
On Thursday night, A. J. Shul, proprietor OF
the Mountain Dairy, near Brightwoot, together
with his wife, TWO hired men and cattle dealer.
were chlOrOfOrmed aud robbed of about $50.
Entrance TO the house was effected by saving
off the locks.
George Grandson. the negro who stole sew
ing machine which the Howe company had left
at his hOuse trial and shipped 1t to Spring
field, o. was brought back to this city last night
by PatrOlman Thornton. When captured Brand
son was working in brick yard at SpriD gfelu.
He had also shipped n lot of furniture anu car
stallment plan. He is held on the charge of
grand larceny.