Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-04
What Ais Peoples Ears.

DIR. Buskner gives an interesting 70
suit of inquiries made by himself and
other aural surgeons as to the statistics
of ear disease. They may be summed
up as follows: One out of every three
persons in middle life does not hear so
well with one ear as the other. An ex.
animation was made of 5,905 school
children, of whom % per cent present.
ed symptoms of ear disease, and 81
per cent. diminution of hearing pow
er. The liability to disease in the ear
increases from birth to the fortieth
year. of age, and decreases from thence
to old age. Men are more subject to
ear affections than women, in the pro-
portion of three to two. The external
ear is affected in 25 per cent of suffer.
ers, the middle ear in 81 per cent, and
the inner ear in per cent. of total
cases. The left ear is more frequently
affected than the right in the proper
ton of five to four. Acute affections Of
the middle ear occur less frequently in
summer and autumn t ian IN spring and
winter, and of the total number o1
cases in the ear clinics 53 per cent are
cured. 80 per cent are improved,
per cont. are unimproved, and three
tenths of per cent. end fatally.-Ger-
man Paper.
a correspondent of the Glasgow Her
aid, who has visited Foula, Scotland.
states that the fishermen are very super
stitous. She adds: Farming is an avo-
cation of at least as much consequence
to the inhabitants of Foula as fishing,
and in the prosecution of it they are
equally careful to act in obedience to
the ancient, unacknowledged, but living
faith. The land must be dug agreeably
to the apparent course OF the sun. Tho
sowing of seed-corn should be begun
before noon ON Saturday, with the moon
on the increase and the tide flowing.
some put an egg into the kishie among
the seed-corn. When grinding meal,
turn the quern sunward. If 1t bo
turned widergates the NAL will act as
an aperient. When the moon is on tho
increase is the proper time to kill pig. A
hen should be set on an odd number Of
eggs and when the tide is flowing.
When man is killing a sheep it is
unlucky for any one Especially wom-
any to pass between him and the fire.
In dressing the sheep carefully remove
the gall, spit three times on it, and COW
er it with ashes, so that the dog will
not see it. Do not mention the name Of
the pudding when it is put in the pot
or it will burst If any one can lay his
hand on eve lamb that he covets. it
will not thrive. If the liver of .
lamb crackles when placed upon the fire.
it is a sign that its mother and her de-
scendants viii be prolific. A COW should
be fastened in the byre with her
head to the north. A knife should be
stuck into the coupling above her
head to keep away trows, or fairies.
Should she be sick, take white money,
a razor, and pair of shears, and
shake them into sieve above her back.
If wound made BY trows arrow 20
discovered in her side, put finger on
it until another person can daub the
place with tar. Take gunpowder and
fire it Off between two peats near her
head Should this fail in effecting
cure, take he cat and draw him by the
tail across the back of the cow until he
fastens his claws i'll her hide, and If this
does not cure her nothing will. When
a COW has lost the power of chewing
her cud wrap some gunpowder in .
piece of dough and put in a dogs
mouth and then make the COW swallow
it. Three stones taken frora brook
and three stones taken from the ground
ought to be placed above the head of 3
cow that has been given IS dowry or
tocher so that she may have no desire to
return to her old quarters.