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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-04
bOH't Worry,

An experienced physician says tina
to retain or recover health, person
should be relieved from anxiety con
corning disease. The mind has power
over the hody-for a person to think
he has a disease will often produce that
disease. This we see effected when
the mind is intensely concentrated
upon the disease of another. We have
seen a person sea-sick in anticipation of
voyage before reaching vessel A
blindfoldcd man, slightly pricked in
the arm, has tainted and died from
believing he was bleeding to death.
Therefore, persons. to remain well,
should be cheerful and happy, and sick
persons should have their minds divert
ed as much as possible. 1t is by their
ailh that they die. AS u man think
eth so is he IF he wills not to die he
can often live in spite OF disease; and
if he has little or no attachment to life
he will slip away as easily rs a child
will fall asleep.
Men live by their minds rs well as
by their bodies Their bodies have no
life of themselves; they are only
reccptacles of life, tenements for their
minds, and the will has much to do in
continuing the physical company or
giving it up.
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At the recent sales.--future exhibition
at Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia the
main attraction was the award Of
premiums for the best silk coco0ns
raised in the United States during
1883, The premiums were awarded
on the basis of equality and quantity
of reeled silk yielded by each one hun
lrcd cOcCons. There were seventy
seven entries from twenty states fer
thepremiums, which amounted to%500.
The awards were under the auspices
Of the Womcn's Sales.--future assoca-
ton, whose object is solely to establish
on permanent basis silk culture as
an industry particularly adapted for
women. No salaries are paid, and no
profits of any kind realized by the
association.
The premiums awarded were as fol-
lows; FIRST premium, 500. to Miss
=. WoolSton, Pemberton, n. j.; sec
ond, So, Nlessrs Rienze & Mantz, san
Jose, Cal; third, sos, Mrs. a. II. Viii
liams, Rivcrton, n. j.; fourth, $50,
Miss Anna NJ, Mantz, San Jose, Cal;
fifth, $50, Miss Clara S. Lewis, Virgil
City, Mo-; sixth, $50, Mrs. George Derr,
Germantown, Pa; seventh, $40, Mrs.
W. Hayes, Chester, Pa; eighth, $50,
Miss Angostiria, Philadelphia; ninth,
$50, Miss Anna Hustled. Liberty, Ind;
tenth, $40, Miss N. b. Lowery, Ports
mouth, o.
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who, being very expert, receive $l2,

who, being very expert, receive $40,
but such instances are rare. A first
class cashier in large establishment
is sometimes paid SIS, but this re-
quires great ability and experience,
and perhaps, security. There are
many women b0okkeepers who, after
long practice, earn from S. to $40 u
week, but such situations are not east
~ obtained. A few of this class earn
Sl2, and there is one case mentioned
where woman of extraordinary abili-
ty has $40 week, but if q man per-
formed these very duties he would
have one third more. An inquiry
made at the Christian Association
brought the reply that SIS per week is
the highest pay Il woman can hope for,
either teacher or bookkecper. The
best pay is earned bya few experienced
ed housckeepers, who are in the ser
vice Of the rich families and receive
$1,000 year and with board. Some
artificial flower makers earn SIS per
week mt this season of the year, but
there are hundreds of well-trained
women who would be glad to earn
from IS to $40 per week, while there
arc thousands whose earnings are from
So to So, The holiday activity, of
course, helps this class, but there are
80 many ready for an opening that
there is no encouragement for country
folks.
Speaking of women, it may be said
that New York has more than its
share of working-girls. This results
from the vast number of poor people
living here, the number being cstima-
ted ut half million. All the daugh-
tiers of this portion of the community |
must earn their own living, and in
many instances poverty is aggravated |
by intemperancc, The appearance of
these working girls is very distressing.
| see groups of them going in the
morning to their places of employment
clad in that homely raiment which in
dicates need, and yet an occasional
flower will show u little taste. Their
cOuntenaHces are uncultivated AMI gen
orally have a coarse expression, which
one does not find even in the poorest
parts of the country. There we see
but here is degradation.
These poor creatures toll patiently
wherever they may find employment,
hardly making a bare living, and often
going at last to the lowest haunts of
vice. 1t is a sad sight, but must al
ways characterize great city.
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One of Worth's costumes is co a,

One of Worth's costumes is co zr
posed or pale pink summer satin shot
with gold and brocaded with clusters
of dark red hedge roses with golden
hearts. The front is made of plain
surah, trimmed with RULES of dark
red Spanish lace, with the pattern out
lined in gold threads. The sleeves are
half long, and the pink brocadc collar
is lined with dark red velvet.
An elaborate morning dress for
watering place wear is in princess
form, made Of gray satin foulard bro
caded with pink a2alcas of natural
size. The bodice opens in front over
Il full waistcoat made wholly of white
lace and fastened with tiny pearl but
tons The sleeves are high and full
on the shoulders, and the front of the
skirt and foot of the long train are
covered with u mass Of wide cream
lace rufllcs caught up with pink satin
ribbon.
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Food from q Poisonous Root.

l may here mention popularity OF
another form of nearly pure starch
food, viz, tapioca, which is obtained
by pulping and washing out the starch
granules of the root of the mGnihot,
hen heating the washed starch in pans
and stirring it while hot with iron OF
wooden paddles. This cooks and breaks
up the granules and agglutinatc
starch into nolulcs which, as
J.mes Collins explains ("Journal Oh
Society of Arts" March II, 1884, are
thereby coated with dcxtrin, to which
gummy coating some Of the peculiar,
tiles of tapioca-pudding are attribute
bic. 1t is curious fact that this man
ihot-root, from which our harmless tap
ioca is obtained, is terribly poisonous
The plant is one of the large family Of
nauseous spurgeworts (EuphorbiaccG)
The poison resides in the milky juice
surrounding the starch-granules; but
being both soluble in water and VIOLA
tile, most of it is washed away in sep
arating the starch-granules. and an!
that remains after washing is driven
off by the heating and stirring which
has to reach 2i0 degrees in order tt
effect the changes above described.
| suspect that the difference between
the forms of tapioca and arrowroot has
arisen from the necessity of thus driv,
ing off the last traces Of the poison
with which the aboriginal manufacture
ers were so well acquainted as to com,
bine the industry of poisoning thciI
arrows with that of extracting the
starcll-fool from the same root. Nc
certificate from the public analyst is
demanded to establish the absence Of tn
poison from any given sample of tapi
oca, as the juice of the manihot-root
like that of other spurges, is unmistak
ably acrid and nauseous.
Sage, which is starch obtained
from the pith of the stem of the sage
palm and other plants, is prepared in
grains like tapioca, with simila re.
suits. Both sage and tapioca contain
a little gluten, and therefore have
more food-value than arrowrot.-Pop-
uiar ScieRce MONthW.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

A prize of $1,000 has been offered BY
the Italian government for the most prac-
teal process for the transmission of cleo
trical energy.
There are 124, 900 miles of railroad in
the United States, or seven times as
many miles as there are in the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain.
Polar spots observed on Venus by NJ.
H. Il. Trouyclot seem to be permanent,
although they vary greatly in brilliancy,
and are often rendered invisible by the
distance of the planet toward superior
conjunction.
When transplanting the strawberry, an
expert forbids the removal of the runners
and recommends leaving six inches of
them attached to each side of the plant.
The ends of these runners are then to be
bent down and buried with the roots.
Plants thus treated are provided with
means for drawing nourishment at once,
and will thrive in adverse conditions
which prove fatal to plants stripped of
their runners.
Professor Thomson, in recent lecture,
informed his audience that the magnetic
pole is now near Boothia Felix, or more
than /, 900 miles west of the geographical
pole. In 1857 the magnetic pole was due
north, it having been eastward before
that year. Then it began to move west
ward until 1916, when the maximum was
reached This is now being steadily
diminished, and in 1876 it will again
point due north. Professor Thomson
says that the change which will have
been observed not only in the direction,
but in the strength of the earth's magnet
ism, will show that the same causes
which originally magnetized the earth
are still at work.
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Gentle Not
"My mother dear, my mother dear,
NV gentle, reutic mDt;ern


thought | was singing my boy to
sleep with the little ballad of which
the above is the chorus, but the blue
eyes opened. and the quiet voice said
mamma, you amt always gentle" In
self-justiiication l replied, "But you
know, darling, mamma has to scold
when you're naughty
"I es'm.' The argument dropped,
so did the little head upon my bosom,
| did not finish the song, nor have |
sung it since. Tenderly tuckin3 in
the little truth-tellcr, l reproachcl my
self for deserving his rcmar%, and gent
ly questioned the truth OF my answer
Do mothers ever have to acpld? lIls
scolling any legitimate place in the
family government How ia tie word
defined? Railing with Clanor, utter
ing rebuke in rude aud boitterou5 Ian,
guagc?' Is this helpfnl adjunct to
parental authority? Why do Christian
parents sometimes scold? For two
reasons, it seems to us. First, for lack
of self-control; second, from habit
Children are often terribly trying, and
loud and angry tones seem sa'ety-valye
for our stirred tempers. Besides we
feel that gentleness alone can never
safely steer the family bark over life's
troublous sea. Force, lirmuess, deci-
sion, sternness, even severity are often
necessary. a suitable degree of these
is not Incompatible with gcntleness.
1t is not synonym for weakness.
The gentlenoss that makes one great
comes from suhdued strength. The
lovely fruit of the spirit proves an ele-
meat of power. The soft answer
often costs the answerer dearly. Sweet
ness of spirit is the outgrowth of self
control. Serenity of soul, whatever b
the constitutional characteristics
comes most frequently from long self
discipline and prayerful struggle
Good Words.
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A hand which is hard and stiff and
has difficulty in opening to its full
extension indicates obstinacy and stub
bornness. A large hand indicates love
of minutw and detail, medium
hand takes in detail and also appre-
ciatcs entirety. Among musical PEG
pie the most correct and learned musi-
clans have square fingers; instrument
tation, whether it be the art of per.
forming, or composing for instru-
ments, is found in spatulate or square
fingers; while singers have nearly
always the third phalange pointed.
Thus it will be understood that while
knots beautfy and improve spatulatc
or squarG-iingcrcd hand, on account of
their natural usefulness and aptitude
for combination, to have the Joints
largely developed would be n deformity
and misfortune to apointer or conical-
fingered hand, seeing that the latter
are devoted to the finer and more ill.,
eral arts which necessarily succeeds
best when they are the offspring of in
SEPARATION and spontancity.
The inherent natural shape of a
hand never alters. Its concomitant
conditions may be changed by the
subject being forced into an occupa-
ton the opposite of his genius, inclina-
ton and natural tendency, but the
original aptitude and the form of fin
ger which donates it. always remain
Thus: II a su''iact obviously inclined
towards, and born fir, poetry or at
be forced by circumstances to become
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If a woman must earn her own lv-
ing there are many technical pursuits
Tor which she may be qualified, says
the boston Transcript Lithography.
modelling Iii clay or wax, bookkeeping,
shorthand writing, wood-carving chas-
ingin gold and silver and many other
handicralts are now considered wom-
AMY occupations, and any one of them
is apt to prove of more use to the girl
who has to make her own way than a
superficial knowledge of the ologes,
languages, or music. If a girl is rich
let her be educated to the full extent
Of her ability; but she Should also be
trained in some profession or paving
employment, that she may be inde3en-
dent Of her money,and the more sclf-rc-
specting on that account. If she chooses
she can be as well-informed as to
the world about her as her brother
and WELD as great power. In art.
in science in the field Of letters, woman
has the possibility of greatness. The
storchouses of knowledge open as read
lily to her as to those OF the other sex.
She should accurately value the nolil-
ity Of labor and the dignity of indepcn-
dence. Matrimony is not the only
harbor in which she may safely an
Choir, and ca ching husband is not
the chief end of life, If an adequate
physical training he added to mental
culture, so that woman has limbs she
can get about with and stomach that
will digest her dinner, she will Join
TO the vigor of precedent generations
a mental breadth to which they never
attained. This is the coming woman
dreamed of by the poet, not those
other
Iaughing-stocks of time,
Whose brains arc in their hands and in their
heels
But fit toflaunt, to dress, TO dance, to thrlm,
10 tramp, to scream, TO bumsh, and to
scour,
Forever slaves ut home and fools abroad
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an engineer, or to pursue any other
practical employment, the hand will
become hard, gross and mechanical,
but the pointed smooth shape will
still remain undisguised.
Take the absolute rustic, free rs air,
without thought or mental cares of
any kind, his hands will be spatulate
or square, with large joints. Take the
circus er,juggler, gymnastic dancer,
rider, and so on, his hand will be eth
er spatulatc and smooth or large and
conical, and very hard, for these pos
sess a kind of ruggel, instructive
grace.-2he Language Of the Hond.
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The taste for shot silks is on the in =
crease.
CroQuet bids fair to he always
fashionable.
The fayorite red is coquelicot or
wild poppy.
G,aae silks are effectively trimmed
with velvet.
Capcs and pelerines are excessively
fashionable.
Lawn tennis is again the popular
outdoor game.
The gored skirt is moribund, but it
will die hard.
Shot velvet comes up among other
changeable dress stulfs.
White velvet hats are worn At dress
afternoon garden parties.
The newest fancy in printed lawns
is for dotted effects in the tissue.
Hair powder is worn in Paris by
some ladies, but only for evening dress.
High coilfurc3 and the Use of hair
powder to a limited extent prevail in
Paris.
Bridesmaids fans are made in the
shape of hearts, have long handles, and
are covered with flowers
a buttcrcup bonnet is covered in
front, inside and out, with solid wlealhs
Of double and single buttercups.
For the watering places and seaside
satin foulards and figured mervelleuX
are again leading in popularity.
The skirts of the French costumes
are less than TWO yards and a half
around the hem, even when intended
for tall women.
Changeab!e silk In black ana gold is
the newest foundation for black lace
costumes. IL is brocadcd with seven
pointed stars and is a revival of an old
pattern,
The oil fashion of draping gau2e
scarf across the waist has come into
vogue again. a diamond rose or a
diamond butterfly fa5tens the scarf OH
the shoulder.
a pretty Swiss muslin dress is made
with Breton front, trimmed with lace,
with full plated vest, stopping above
the bust, aud the square-cut neck is
filed in with lace.
Black lace and black gauze evening
dresses are in great favor; they are
made up over either black or colored
Surahs. The sleeves are usually short
and the bodices half high.
Half low Shoes over black stockings
are much worn this summer, even in
the street. Bronze sandals over stock
ings Of the same color arc worn with
creamy white lrocks almost as much
as black shoes.
One of the latest productions in
american brocales is the large passion
flowers and leaves in pearl and laven-
der. Pond and marsh lilies appear on
a luminous surface, us if springing
from water waves.
Quaint and becoming bonnets for
little girls are made of red, pink, blue
or cream null, with tucked and shir-
red crowns made over square frames,
with curtain and brim finish of silk
embroidered null.
Muslins in a solid color are imported
in robe patterns that have Il deep
llouncc and narrow garnit,re of en-
broidery done in many colors, in cross
stitches and tapestry designs. These
come in ecru, pale blue, cream and
ro,e-pink.
A beautiful soft silk, which is light,
perfectly diaphanous, and intended for
summer drapcrcs, comes in pale olive
and yellow, and has small lea0ess
branches with berries scattered over
it in dull reds, browns and greens. 1t
is very pretty combined with nuns
yelling or silk muslin
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have been troubled for a number of years
with kidney and bladder difficulty; at times
have suffered great deal with the weakness
caused by the Inflammation and intense pains
in the back and loins. tried many meii-
cines that were recommended, but none of
them seemed to reach my case until one day
| related my case to one of our druggists
here in Auburn. Mr.. Smith was very urgent
that should try Hunts Remedy, for he knew
of many who had used it with wonderful
success. / purchased bottle and used it,
and found good deal of benefit, and conf
nenced to improve rapidly, and the pains in
the back were relieved. gained strength
and vitality, and after using four bottles
have been completely cured and have recon-
mended it to others, and give this statement
voluntarily, believing that, from my own
case, Hunts Remedy is all that is recon-
mendel, and you can use this as you choose
for the benefit of the public.
WILLIAM G. CLARK,
Mason and Builder, So Van Anden st.
Auburn, N. Y, June 8, 1857.
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Mr.. WILLIAM L. Blows, of Gardiner, Me-,
on NAV l6, 1888, forwards the following state
ment of his severe illness and the means by
which he was cured: ~ have been aiic ed
with indigestion and liver disease for mum,
Der of years; everything that ate distressed
me. my stomach and bowels were very weak,
and | suffered severe pains in my back aud
loins. | used many medicines that were
recommended from time to time, but found
no relief until | tried Hunts Remedy. !
have used but one bottle, and have expert
enced such a remarkable improvement i'll
my condition that cheerfully recommend
Hunts Remedy TO all who are in need of a
sure cure for kidney or liver diseases
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Many young women from the coun-
try have come hither seeking employ
ment as clerks, saysa New York let
ter. This is to be regretted, as there
are always more of this class than the
demand requires. TO be more expli-
cit, / would say that young women are
generally paid one-third less than men
for tho same service, A good sales
woman Gun earn Sc a week, and In
come instances $40, There o few
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There is a growing tendency in
Great Britain to substitute grazing for
cultivation. Compared with 1882, &C
cording to the agricultural returns,
there was in 1883 falling off in the
area devoted to grain and root crops of
2l4,7O5 acres, There was a diminu-
ton of 100000 acres in the tillage de-
voted to wheat, but an increase in bar
ley and oats. The increase of perma-
nent pasturage amounted to 2i3,700
acres.
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Mr.. T. NJ. Casad, editor of the Corydon
Iowa, Times, writes that his lite girl burned
her foot severely on stove. Que sppIi.
cation Of ST. Jacobs Oil, the great pain.re
lever, cured it completely, leaving no
marks. BY two applications Of St. Jacobs
Oil he cured himself of torturing pain
in the side
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A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
An Article TINT VIII Make tho Bald mud

An aflicle TINT VIII NInlIc tho bald mud
n, " Gray Rejoice.
Many OF the hair dressings Of the day are
excellent, but the great mass of the stutls sold
Tor promoting tho growth and bringing hacl;
the original color, are mere mmbugs, while
not few are pernicious In their effects upon
the scalp and hair The falling out OF the hair,
the accumulations Of dandrulf, md the pre-
mature change in color are all evidences of a
diseased condition Of the seal p and the glands
winch nourish the hair. To arrest these causes
the article used must possess medical ns well
as chemical virtues, and the change must be-
GIN under the scalp to be of permanent and
lasting benefit, Petroleum oil Is the article
which Ia made to work such extraordinary
results; but it is after the best refined article
has been chemically treated, and completely
deodolized, that it is in proper condition for
inc toilet and receives the name of CarbOlne
1t was in tui-otf Russia that the effects of pc
uoleum upon the hair were first observed: q
government officer having noticed that par
TALLY bnld-hcaded servant of his when trim
ming the lamps had habit of wipng his
oil-besmeared hands in his scanty locks, and
the result was, in few months, n much finer
head of black glossy hair than he ever had
before. The oil was tried on horses and cattle
that had lost their hair from cattle plague, and
the results were marvellous. The names and
tails of horses, which had fallen out, were
completely restored in a few weeks. These
experiments We're heralded to the world, but
no one in civilized society could tolerate the
use Of refined petroleum as a dressing for the
hair. But the skill of one of our chemists has
overcome the difficulty, and he has succeeded
III perlecting Carbolinc, rendering 1t a. dainty
ss the famous eau de cologne. Experiments
ON the human hair and skin were attended
WIN the most astonishing results a few ap-
pIlcatlDhs, where the hair was thin and falling,
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That wonderful cNtholicon known as Lydia
+, Finkhams Vegetable Compound has given
tho lady worldwide reputation for doing
good 1t is living spring OF health and
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Over 200 ex-confederate soldiers draw
pensions from the state of Virginia at
the rate of $50 year for each limb
lost. This is intended to cover the
cost of artificial limbs.
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1t is said that Kansas will plant
over 100000 acres of sorghum this year
Last years yield Is set down at 5,00O,-
600 gallons of syrup and 6,QQ0,0Q0
pounda Of sugar,
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During the past nine years nearl.
800 churches have Teen burned in
America,
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A married man is one of the pupils
at a school in the town of Ellijay,
Georgia.
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M MnrkS

Anopera CAUSE.-THE one taken between
the acts. Boston Post