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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-12

3OHN LANNON,
WHOLESALE
GROCER AND LIQOUR MERCHANT,
Corner Market street and Strand.
Alexandria, Virginia.
AGENCY DUPONT'S SPORTING, MINING and
BLASTING POWDER.
full line Of celebrated pure old Whiskies
Brandics, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S. Phs.
delphia and Claggett's Baltimore Ales, and Berger
& Engels Lager Beer in casks or bottles.
Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS.
Orders promptly attended to and consignment:
solicited. my1-tf
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DRUGS. CHgMICALS. dc.

I - WAKE lEID,
n. Successor 20 Janney q t"}
DEALER IL
DRUGS PAINTS OILS, GARDEN SEED,
WINDOW GLASS, SPICES,
acids, Dyo Stuns and Druggists Sundrlcs:
Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders and inquiries from the country promptly
NEW BUILDING,
Sept No. 49, King street.
EDw'D. S. LEADgEATEE. THos. LEADBEATEB.
II s. LEADBEATER & BRO:
Nos. and s. Fairfax a.,
Established 1892.
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PAINTS. OILS, PROPRIETARY MEDl-
CINES GARDEN SEEDS, SPICES,
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET GOODS, &c.
Propretors of Iinodyne Pectoral, LubricatiuS
Liniment, Essence Jamaica Ginger and Cough
Syrup; and Agents fcT Ayers Medicines, Averills
Chemical Paints SC.
Every effcr. will be made to maintain the high
reputation OF our old establishment. mv3
SUMNIERs & ALLEN,
DRUGGISTS,
y. w. corner King and Royal streets.
DEALERS IN DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY,
BOTTLERS OF SODA WATER, SARSAPARILLA
AND GINGER ALE.
Prescriptions carefully compounded oct23
JOHN T. COLE 1; CO.
Successors OF John Y. Gibson & CO..
No. ooa KING ST, ALEXANDRIA. VA,
peabody Building
Dealers in
DRJGc. MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, TOILET
ARTICLES PERFUMERY, SC
Prescriptions carefully compounded ap4
SAMUEL H. LUNT'
DRUGGIST,
CORNER KING AND FAIRFAX STREETS,
Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
FANCY and TOILET ARTICLES.
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, &c, &C.
Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared at
ali hours DAY and night ap4
w F. CREIGHTON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS. PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STUFFS.
GARDEN SEEDS, &C.. &c.
NO. So King street, (under Sarepta Hsll.'
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders will receive prompt attention.
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The steamers of this pany make connections
at Norfolk for Boston and all points East; at New
York with all points West and Northwest. and at
Alexandria with Virginia Midland Railway and
Washington and Ohio Railroad. Through rates
given and freight handled carefully and promptly.
For further information apply to
F. A. REED & CO., Agent,
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sop27-tf Washington, D. G.
DOTOMAC STEAMBOAT COM -r-
PANY. sssaas.-sS
The over popular palace steamer GEORGE
LEARY, with new boilers, new state rooms, new
furniture, carpets, ETC., thoroughly renovated ard
upholstered throughout, will leave Prince street
wharf EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY ana
FRIDAY, at 5 80 p. m.
Fare, one way, 81. Round trip, $50.
This company having secured the connection
with the BOSTON and PROVIDENCE STEAM
Frs EXCLUSIVELY after the above date, all
freight for points East can go only by the steam
ers of this line. For further particulars apply at
company's Office, It'll ST. wharf, Washington
Or. PHILIP B. II DOE.
ap21 Agt. Prin ; st. wharf.
NLYDE's STEAM LINE WE ky TO
PHILADELPHIA. S5EsS
Appointed sailing days from Alcxa' r EY-
cry TUESDAY and from Philadelpb EVERY
SATURDAY.
This line connects at Alexsndris with the Vir-
giuia Midland and Washington and Ohio railroads,
and at Philadelphia with Clyde's regular Steam
ships
Freight forwarded with promptness and care.
free of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia. Quick
time Frequent departures. Through rates and
through bills of adipg given. Insurance at the
loves: rates.
Agents
f. A. REED & CO., Alexandria
VIM. Z. CLYDE & CO., Philadelphia.
JOHNSON s. CO., Wash. & Georgt'n.
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G.. S. FRENCH.

w A JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERs.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Have On hand GIBSON'S Xxx, Xxx. xxx
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISKIES; also BAKERS and
THOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES. to which
they invite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consignments Of Flour Grain and Country Pro.
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal strcssa
sep14 Alexandra, Va.
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WAKEFIELD & HALL
DRUG SITS
Corner Prince and Fairfax street.
Prescriptions speciality. English, French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps Genuine
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyosmia Geranium
and Florida Water Genuine Lubin's Extracts;
Sponges, Hair Brushes and Combs best English
Tooth Brushes a full assortment Of Patent Medi-
cines, Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa-
rine; Spices of all kinds and select stock OF all
articles sold by druggists at prices low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec 1
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TTNIYERSAL-METAL-P u Z.POMADE, the
y quickest and best Poishcr of Metals known.
Bring US any article of Brass, Copper or Tin and
we will show its merits. Prices 25 and 10 cents a
box according to size. The trade supplied ut I'm
porters' Rates. MCLEAN & UHLER,
mh17 80 King street.
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SWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN PRICES
y BROWN & CHAPMAN are now closing ont
stock of Mems Ladies' and Childrens Underwear,
at and below cost. Call soon, as the stock is be-
ing rapidly reduced ian17
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NRAvATs AND SHIELDS, the entire stock of
~ concern closing out purchased at less than
one.fourth of the COST and sold accordingly.
dec12 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER.
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WM. THOMPSON, President,
141G F street.
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1000 GREAT 100
1000 PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE LOG

W. Is. S. Dunn. Eng. and supt.
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liza .=;ss7 -. $50
TO THE NORTH, WEST s AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK. STEEL RAILS.
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roRsETs CoRsETs! CoRsETS DIR SCOTS
" Electric, DR.. Warmers Automatic, DR.. War.
ners Coraline, DR.. Warmers Nursing, in all Sizes
at BROWN & CHAPMAN'S,
feb5 102 King street.
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DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, HARDWARE, PAINTS
Oils Leads Cement, Lumber, Limo, Calcincd
Plaster, Slate Mantes, Hearths, &c, &c,
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CORNER KING AND PITT STREETS,
dec17-tf Alexandria, Va.
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Wholesale snd Retail Dealers IN
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, HORSE SHOES, IRON,
PLOUGH CASTINGS NAIL RODS, AXLE
GREASE WAGON MATERIALS,
HOUSEKEEPERS' GOODS, &c.
No az king street Aexandria Virginia.
imhS
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ERUIT LAXATIVE, NEsTLE's FOOD, MEL.
L LENS FOOD Corn Starch, Cox's Gelatinc
Arrow Root, Tin Foil, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Bronze, &C. For sale by
febt3 E. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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DOOkS sash, BLINDS, HARDWARE.
Paints, Oils, Leads, Cement, Lime, Calcned
Plaster, Slate Mantes Hearths, NC.
CORNER KING AND ST. ASAPH STREETS,
oct1G Alexandria, We.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
Ousters u. Ancient Times.

From the oldest times the oyster has
been in demand, and in the shell-heaps
of our country and the kitchen-middens
of Europe are found the remains of
shells. Vitelius was supposed to eat
1000 oysters day. Calisthenes and
Caligula were both fond of the savory
mollusk, and Seneca and Cicero were
also lovers of them. Lucullus so ap-
preciated them that he had sea water
brought to his villa from Campania
and bred them for his friends, and to
the Roman, Sergius Orata, is due the
origin of the oyster park. Louis TX.
feasted the famous doctors of Sorbonne
once a year or an oyster supper, and
invested his cook with an order of no
bility for his skill in preparing them.
Cervantes, though he satirized oyster
men, was fond of their wares, while
Marshal Turgot, Rousseau. Helvetius,
Diderot, the Able Raynal and Vol
taire, were all notedfor the number of
oysters they ate at a sitting, the first
named considering 100 as a fair appe-
.tizer, while DR.. Gastaldi the famous
epicure, was equal to forty dozen at a
sitting.-PhazadelphSG Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
Losi,so siIce,. to Find Gold.

She was old and feeble and the con-
ductor had almost to lift her into the
car. She hobbled to a seat and depos-
iting her bundle on the floor, proceeded
to tumble in her pocket for her fare.
After much searching she produced a
quarter, which she handed to the con-
ductor. He returned the change to
her trembling fingers, but before she
could put it in her pocket, a piece
probably a dime-fen to the floor and
was lost between the Stats at her feet.
In vain did she try to find it. 1t pain
ed her to bend SO low, and, with a look
of resignation, she gave it up. A tall
mar dressed in black, sat facing her
and watched her intently as she leaned
back in her seat. His hand went to
his pocket, then, STOPPING forward, he
appeared to be looking for the lost
coin, and with an "Ah, here it is,
madam" he stretched his hand to the
floor and raising it deposited the
money in her lap. He rose and imme-
diately left the car. The old woman
beckoned to the conductor and, show
ing him a five dollar gold piece,
asked if he had not given it to her by
mistake. He assured her he had given
her two dimes. She could not under
stand how she came by it, but a few
of the passengers could, and as she put
her hand to her face to hide the tears
of JOY that dimmed her. eyes, some one
whispered the strangers name. He is
one of the best known philanthropists
in New York. a member of a family
noted for many years far and wide for
its countless good deeds.-NeD YORK.
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
The Assserscesa CanaeIs.

The camels now running wild in
Arizona were bought by the United
States Government in Asia Minor.
There were se%yenty-six camels in the
first colony" They were first en-
plcyed in packing between Fort TETON
and Albuquerque, in some instances
carrying 100 gallons Of water to the
animal and going nine days without
water themselves. firing of the
camels, the Government condemned
them, and they were soldsat Benicia to
two Frenchmen, who took them TO
Reese River, where they were used in
packing salt to Virginia city. After
ward the animals were brought back
to Arizona, and for some time were
engaged in packing ore from Silver
King to Yuma; but through some
cause or other the Frenchmsn became
disguised. there being no market for
camels just then, and turned the
camels loose upon the desert near Mar.
icopa wells, and to-day they and their
descendants are roaming through the
ella Valley, increasing and multiply
ing and getting fat upon the succu-
lent sagebrush and grease wood with
which the country abounds.-Tonab
stons EpStoph.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
4 Wound from. a stag,s Norm.

Throughout the West Highlands, a
wound from a stays horn is believed
to be very dangerous. 1t is difficult to
cure, and often causes extreme debility
and bad health. Gamekeepers, forest
ers, and their assistants dread it ex-
tremely, and say that a dog which re-
ceives such a wound usually dies from
gangrene or modification of the sore,
however slight it may seem at first.
IF he RECEIVERS. the result is almost
equally unsatisfactory; the dog becomes
paralytic in the wounded limb or
epileptic; or If he has been a wise and
intelligent creature, he now becomes
perfectly stupid. The author of
sNether Lochaber' was personally ac-
quainted with a ~fne-looking young
man, an assistant forester, who, in
helping to take a dead stag off a hill
pony's back, was accidentally wounded
Ain the leg by one of the tines. He did
8& -
not think much Of the wound at the
time. 1t was an ugly, ragged cash:
but not deep, and he had more than
once had mach more serious wounds
which had healed at once easily s.by
the first intention" as the doctors say.
This wound from the dead stays horn
would not. however, heal; nom of the
salves or ointments or healing medical
ments of the glen had the least effect
upon it. It always became the longer
the worse, and when MI. Stewart saw
the young man he was on his way to
Glasgow to e il the skill of the
doctors there could counteract the dire
effect Of the stays horn.-Chombers
| Journal
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
EsaEgse. ROMsg

Wordsworth says, sThe Boy is Father
OF the Man. and the Cleveland, (Ohiol
Farmer offers this good advice to
aspiring boys:
The highest attainment for you. my
boyl is to be a man. This world is
full of c~ounterfeits. BUTT is a grand
thing to stand upright in defence Of
truth and principle. When persecu-
tions come, some hide their faces uutil
the storm passes by; Others can be
bought for 4 mess Of pottage. From
such an one, turn away. But stand by
a friend; be 4 mans do not run away
when danger threatens to overwheIm
him or yourself. Think for yourself.
Read good books and read mems faces.
The eye is the window ii the soul; use
your eyes andshoh your tongue. II
Imposition comes meet II manfnHy. II
success crowaayoure efforts bear itquiet
NJ Do your own thinking and keep
your own secrets worship no man Tor
bis wealth nor his nneage Fine
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
PEARLS OF
Anger and haste hinder good cou

Anger and haste hinder good coun-
sci.
Ridicule dishonors more than dis
honor.
No solitude is SO solitary as that of
inharmonious companionship.
One ungrateful man does an in
jury to all who stand in need OF aid.
Kindness is the only charm permitted
to the aged; it is the coquetry of white
hair.
Experience is a torch lighted in
the ashes of. our hopes and delu-
sions.
There is no greater delight than to
be consciousof sincerity on self-examl-
nation,
Comparison, more than reality.
makes men happy, and can make them
Wretched.
We should seek more of the practical
realities of everyday life and less OF
the ethereal.
We must consider humanity as a
man who continually grows old and
always learns.
Wondrous is the strength of cheer
fulness; altogether past calculation its
power Of endurance.
1t is SO easy to mediate on a far-off
heroism, SO difficult to cut off alittle
self-indulgence quite near at hand
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
n OF FORTUNE.


How a Water well Became nm Oil Well
and am OIL Well a Water Well.
"Talk about tumbles in the price OF
OIL" said a veteran operator on the
Bradford Petroleum Exchange to a
newspaper correspondent the other
day, nothing like the n OF the win
ter Of 1860 has been known in the
modern days of the trade. That was
the winter that Jesse Heydricks put
down the old Farmers and Mechanics
well, or rather the company that he
formed put it down, and that was the
first company ever formed to develop
the oil territory. The well came in good
for about 5000 barrels a day, and half
of it couldn't be taken are of, but ran
down the creek in a regular flood. Oil
was oil then, and was worth $l3 a
barrel. Pittsburg was the only mar
ket, and we had only n way to- get
oil there, and that was by running it
in barges down the Allegheny river
from Oil City. Of course it was neces-
sary to have freshets to transport it in
this way. The winter that Heydrick
struck his well the river was frozen
over, but he was bound to get some
oil to, Pittsburg. He succeeded IN
cutting a way through, and ran. ten
fiat boats down. He sold all his oil
for $l3 a barrel. The next day a thaw
set in, and in two days the river broke
up. Then the boats began to run, and
in a short time the market was over
stocked, and in less than a week oil
was selling at 80 cents a barrel.
."The early days of oil production
were attended by many curious Incl
dents. One of the ~queerest was a
streak of luck well owner struck on
the creek in 1868. He had drilled a
well down to the third sand, but found
nothing but water, and three days
continuous pumping failed to bring
anything else to the surface, SO he
abandoned the well in disgust. The
next day a neighbor of his, who was
operating on an adjoining lease. came
over to see the Disguised well owner,
and informed him, with much excite
ment, that since the pImping of water
had ceased at his well great trouble
had resulted at the other well, which
had yielded thirty barrels of oil a day
as long as the water was being pumped,
but upon the stopping of the water
pumping had filed up with water and
produced no more oil.
aThe result was that the man who
owned the producing well hired the
less fortunate operator to keep his
pump going, for which he paid him
$40 a week. The producing well was
thus restored to its former condition.
and things worked satisfactorily for
six months, when suddenly one day the
well that had been yielding nothing
but water began pumping oil, and the
one that had yielded oiIin turn became
a water well. The changed situation
resulted in a lawsuit, which was won
by the owner of the well that had first
yielded nothing but water"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
Ho,e q Fig Node q President.

About this time in knots abontthe
sunny corners and around depots and
hotels, when political stories are in
order, you will occasionally hear some
old stager remark that q pig once
made Andrew Jackson president. 1t
was never my fortune to meet oneWho
could remember how it came about,
but in acopy of the american TyG0eler
for DecembeF Is, 1928, being volume
", Nc. SO, Ifnd all the particulars.
which / copy for the benefit Of the So
ciety for the Perpetuation Of Old
Stories.
It appears that away back In the
early dawn Of the ~nineteeenth century,
IN che town pf Graz ton, B. /, Nj.
Somebody's pig smell q cabbage in q
neighber's garden-he rooted through
the fence and demoralized said garden
the gazden-owner sued the pig proprie-
sor-James Burrin was the prosecuting
attorney-theprosecutin attorney was
I candidate for the United states
senate-the senatorrwas chosen BY the
state legislature-in that body there
was j tie, occasioned By the absence OF
one DC BurriIrs partu who staid away
an aScn,,nt Of lawsuit afornsaid-fhA
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
Kss a Persian CITY.

Resht contains over ten thousand in
habitants. and is important as being
the principal Persian city on the Cas-
plan. says q correspondent. Itis noted
for it's tobacco, which is very delicate
and mild, and for a sort of embroidery
on broadcloth called Resht work,
which is sometimes seen in America
in the shape Of ~table-ceyers and sofa
cushions. The city is very unhealthy,
owing to malaria from the low grounds
and the stagnant pools of water which
cover the numerous rice-felds. The
streets are narrow and winding; the
houses low and built for the most part
of mud and sun-dried brick, and
matched with mud and S Some
of the summer places inthe neighbor-
hood are very pleasantly surrounded
by rose gardens, and have fine avenues
Of shade trees. In a visit to n of
these in company with a Persian of
high rank, we were both amused and
disguised at the absolute control he
had. not only over his servants, but
over all interiors as well. AS We came
to q party of boys bathing in a small
river the humor seized him to make
one of his servants battle, and, not con-
tent with this, he made other servants
throw several of their fellows into the
water with their clothes on, and was
quite delighted at the sorry plight
they were in as they came ashore. He
had the boys. who came up begging
for q s.shia's," throWn heels over head
from q high bank into the water. One
little fellow was seriously hurt. The
gentleman thought, when his fun was
Ieover, that he had settled all scores by
tossing a few silver pieces among
them.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
zgse 7aassksgsrisaO Turkey.

1vae IR@9ekSDScfea0 YfE7'EeNs
sfMy son" said Mistress Fox,
"You're clumsy as an OK,
It's now Thanksgiving time,
The merry bells will chime;
But we may siarve,
While Dobbs viii carve
A fine fat turkey on his table;
Go bring that bird, ifyou are able
You're so lazy,
For play 80 crazy;
No game you ever brought
No chicken ever eanghE,
For a time Of trueT thanksgiving,
Oh for odrdaily living"
Young Foxy felt quite sad,
When called a clumsy lad,
And just at night,
With all his might,
He ran to Farmer Dobbs's yard,
And found the turkey off his guard
Without a word
He choke1 The bird;
Then proudly sluhg him OF his back,
And took for home the shortest track.
Good boy, my son! You are no OK;
I'm prond Of you, said Mistress Fox.
o name and fame you are the winner,
And we have got Thanksgiving dinners
While Farmer Dobbs and his three mer
Must dine upou an ancient hen.D
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09

feathers don't always cover fine birds.
Be sober, be honest, be just in all your
dealings with the world; be true. they
will sell you for money or popularity;
don't trust them. Wear butone4ace
and let that be an honest one.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09

From4a table prepared by the conn
missioner of education at Washington,
it appears that the pumber of males of
twenty-one years of age and upwards
in the Southern States who cannot
write is as follows: Alabama, 24,450
white, 96,408 colored, respectively !:
Arkansas, q, 349 white, $4,000 colored;
Delaware, 1855 white, 3,787 colored;
Florida, 4,7O6 white, 1910 colored;
Georgia, 29,571 white, 1866 colored;
Kentucky, 1886 white, 1877 color-
ed; Louisiana, 1857 white, $685.
colored; Maryland, 1882 white, 3d..
873 eolored; Mississippi, 12,473 white,
96,063 colored; Missouri, 1865 white,
l9,028 colored; North Carolina, 4 ,420
white, 80,282 colored; South Carolina,
IS, 924 white, 93,010 colored; Tennessee,
46,918 white, 58,601 colored; Texas,
33,O85 white, 1860 colored; Virginia,
31,474 white, 10O, 21Ocolored. and West
Virginia. 1905 white, $500 colored.
These figures have never been given
so far as relates to the voting popula-
ton Of this section, but according to
the last census there was given the
number of males of twenty-one years
and upwards in the Southern States.
4.154, 1875 Id all.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
Erplieif ~Tsssroducfiors.

] They tell this story Of the widow of
President B~uchanan's first Postmaster
General: She had baen.married before,
and So had Postmaster GeneraIBrown,
and each had a daughter left over
from the first marriage. Then they
had another daughter. Mrs Brown
used to present them at her receptions
in this way: This Il Miss Brown,
Nj. Browns daughter by lis first
wife; this ii Miss Sanders. my daugh-
ter BY my first husband, and this il
Miss Brown, our joint daughter.
The schools Of Italy contain over
u mn nan <..s*,slr
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09

A physician who writes for the Con
knent about the curative powers OF
nature is positive in his conviction
that it is better for a consumptive to
stay at home, where he can be comfort
able, than subject himself to the dis
comfort of hotel life, or to the greater
inconvenience Of a camp. He says
that the camp cure may be fairly tried
by sleeping on ones own housetop.
Another medical man replies tnat the
summer conditions of spruce forests
are eminently favorable,and consump
tives have recovered in the most sur
prising way living under canvas in
them, where the air is impregnated
with the healing emanations peculiar
to the nondeciduous tree growths
There are consumptives whose lungs
crave the salt air of the ocean; others
to whom the dry atmosphere of Color
ado is infinitely soothing; and others
again who are benefited by the cli-
mate of Florida or Southern Cali
fornia.