The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-10


you every advantage to practice this art
until you arc good swimmer. Outside
Of the enjoyment of q bath, the swimmer
is the one who ought to have the coolest
head in case Of an accident in the water.
He can trust himself further in fishing,
rowing and sailing, and will be offered
moro than one opportunity during his
lifetime of saving human life.
1t is well for growing boy TO take
such exercise as will strengthen his
muscle, but he must be cautious. Box.
ing is too harsh. 1t not only strains the
muscles of the arms MD back, but is
quite apt to affect other parts. To be q
good boxer is simply to have the satisfac.
ton of pounding some one around room.
Wrestling is dangerous, and the bars and
trapeze result in broken limbs. Riding
and walking are probably tEe safest and
best exercise for growing boy"
"See this water pitcher?"
"Of course"
"Well. what makes it so damp Oh the
outside 2"
Don't know"
easy enough my lad. The ice has
cooled the pitcher until the moisture in
the air is condensed on the outside.
That's the way pitcher or tumblcr has
ofperspiring"
what made it rain yesterday 2"
"Because q storm came up"
"That's not fair answer. When ..yo
cioads Of Unequal temperature unto, rain
will fall. Clouds arc masscs of yapor,
more or less saturated with water, aiii as
| soon as the cold condcnses the air the
water is squeezed out rs from sponge,
and we call it rain"
1t is o queer boy who does not meet
with an accident Of some sort every week
of his life. For a sprained ankle rub on
whiskey or arnica. If cold water will
not stop nose.bleed, fold piece of paper
and place it between your teeth and up.
per lip. A few drops of cold water on
the bnck Of the neck will often prove q
remedy. A cut finger will stop bleeding
if you hold 1t in cold water. IF you get
dirt in your eyes rub toward the temple
| instead Of the nose.
A stono bruise should be poulticed
until soft enough to lance. II you can't
swim remember to struggle Us little as
possible if you fall into the water. A
common chair would float you all day, so
long as you only rested your hands on 1t.
Never carry coin of any sort in your
mouth: Enough grease and dirt can be
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discolor pint of water.
Now let's sec about some of the trifles
we never turn aside to investigate. A
full grown grasshopper can jump 200
times his own length. If man could
per-" he would cover fifth of q mile.
You have heard the expression, "Blind
as bat" Well, bats are not blind, any
more than owls. The insects they feed
on only move about at night, and there.
fore bats eyes, wore they never so
sharp, would be Of no use by daylight.
Don't you see the curious workings of
| nature in this2
The owl has been adopted as the
emblem of wisdom, but there are dozen
| wiser birds. He can fly in the full glare
of midday, but like the bat he does his
feeding at night, and, therefore, has his
| sharpest eyes after sundown.
A catipillar crawls sc slowly that 1t
makes you tired to wat..4 him, but one
will travel 100 feet All hour. Their fuzzy
! coat is sbeir protsction against cs-.s;n
| enemies. He cannot slip into hole,
like certain grubs and worms, but when
threatened he rolls himself into q ball,
like hedgehog, and even robin makes
| wry face in gulping him down.
The common ant, whose way the slug
gard was invited to consider, Is q hard
worker. If man could carry as much
| in proportion as an ant he would have
no trouble in shouldcring hogshead of
sugar. One single ant will sustain the
weight Of 81 others clinging to him to
make bridge. A strong man could not
| sustain the weight of two good sized boys
mony minutes. If horse could bite as
hard in proportion as an ant he would
chew up paving stones and scrap iron
without giving him the too.hache.
Look at the feet of the partridge and
then at those of the hawk, and you will
see more of natures wisdom. The hawk
has talons, 80 set as to fasten the more
firmly with every effort of its victim to
escape, while the partridge mas nails for
scratching among the leaves and grass
after its food. One depends on his own
efforts for his dinner; the other is sup.
piled by nature with nuts and berries.
While the eagle is the king of birds, he
has ever been q fugitive from man. He
is not as good fisher as several other
birds, and his size counts against him in
swooping down for small game. He
must live, not on what he originally cap.
lures, but by robbing other robbers. He
has sharper eye than any other known
bird, and nature has so fixed 1t that he
can work them as we use telescope
that is, he can focus his vision SO as to
plainly see objects far beyond the range
Of ordinary birds.
Man would have been foolish enough
TO make the feet of all birds and fowli
alike. Nature gave the eagle and hawl
sharp beaks and hooked talons and extra
strong wings. Where the eagle is ahead
on vision the vulture beats him in sense
of smell. The eagle prefers to kill hi.
own meat; the yulture waits for his tc
die. The hen has no use for talons, be
cause she scratches the earth. The goose
was not intended to scratch, but to secure
food III different way. Hence its longer
neck, different bill and webbed feet. Th,
crane Ia after still another sort of food
and instead Of being o swimmer he car
take the medal at wading.
1fyOu want new straw het just show
me where nature has made single mis-
take 10 the beast, bird, insect or reptile
kingdom. You find every living thing
working in its own way, and that way 4
the best for it.
The ant is rapid on its legs and doe,
not therefore require tho spring Of {
grasshopper. The beetle goes knocking
about hnphazard and is therefore built 81
strongly that he can knock himself dowr
hundred times day and not feel it
The butterfly is 80 gorgeous that the eyt
of every enemy is attracted, It is there
fore an adept at lodging. Watch one
week and you will never see It fly fou