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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-23
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Some times u slight blow on tho head
has resulted in death, or, what is worse,
In the permanent loss Of ;oasOn. A
nero scratch on tho hand, or u silver in
tho loot, or a grain Of dust lodging in
tho eye or the tnIest tish.lone entering
the wind-pipe has proved fatal. Such
facts nay lead us TO accept the poets
statement, "Tho spiders most attenu.
ated thread Is cord. is cattle, to mans
lOld on lifO.n but there is another
class Of facts quite as surprising, that
aro different from these,
An iron bar has been driven through
the brain, with considerable loss Of
brain substance, and yet no permanent
harm has come 10 bOdy'or to mind. Tho
fact is, while mere prick in a particu.
lar part Of the brain THE medulla OBJ.
lOngata) may cauSe death, tho great
LUX OF the brain is exceedingly tolCr.
ant Of many forms Of injury.
Even the heart is much more tolerant
than is generally thought. Tho physi.
cian may thrust bis lno instrument
through ii with safety. An insane
woman sought TO kill herelt by piercing
il with u hairpin, but wholly failed OF
her purpose, although III, pin interlered
with tho natural movements Of tho
heart.
A woman swallowed q paper Of pins.
The pins travOrsGd various organs aud
tissues of tho holy, and yet sic rocoY
cred from tho local inflammation.
A 10y was brought TO tho hospital In.
sensible and ncarly dead from asphyxia
want Of broathl. Tho doctor having
run a cathetCr down tho windpipe, n
piece Of chestnut was coughod up. The
ncSt day thOrc was evidence that an.
other piece was lodgOl in another OF
the bronchial tuhOs It was impossible
10 dislodgo II. There followed all the
symptoms OF ncute consumption
phthisiSl, high temperature, sweating,
0maCiation, copiOus oIpcctoratiOn Of
offensive matter, and a largo cavity
lot the boy in throo months returned
home cOnyalescent. md six months later
the cavity had disappeared.
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NeaRtA+1 aEAN'NFVNN
With the good effects Of education
are perceptible some OF the penalties Of
increased mental Q rcise. The clgarest
OF these Is the increased number u in.
sane among the negroes. l.unacy was
practically unknown among the slaves
In the south There was q small per
cent Of idiots, Int such 4 thing as a
negro going crazy" was hardly ever
heard Of. Freedom and the enlarged
exercise Of their mental faculties have
made them liable to tho disease Of tho
mind. Trials Of negroes for lnnacy arc
comparatively frequent now, and are
constantly growing more common.
They have tasted the bitter.sWeet fruits
Of the tree Of acknowledge.
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naaa. and DrHla.r. [. o.s.r.iisA 40

Bands and Drummers Generatioh Aea
Inv. n Pr 10 PhFadelphh IineSi
In the olisnttmes bands played more
difficult pieces than the slam.bang.
throughout 0 orts now essayed AT tie
heal Of regiments the bandsmen have
almost TO blow their heads Oh, and TIE
drummers beat their heads IN % gain
on the roar Of a big city Then the
paradrs were made By single companies;
tue scheme Of o quiekstep was 4 brill.
liant opening, followed By q solo. merg.
ing into q rattling close. The drums
always saluted Independence hall The
symbal. player carried q fife. When the
band stopped be would cease his cynl-
balls, whip out that fife, and away he
and the drums would 90 with the agirl
he Lett behind him."
George BanCkcr, a discharged regu-
lar, was then the "lrulmet ming. y He
was the embodiment Of soldieriy pres-
ence, worshipped his drum, with
he beat with q pair OF lignam yitie
sticks no one else could handle His
pride was to beat his drum exactly in
the center and within the space Of q sill
yer dollar. His double drag was q
marvel, bis rolls prolonged roam, cut
oil BY pair Of snullers. One rcd day
In his calendar George was detailed,
Solus, to beat OF. y Three roars from
the right, and Lehold Bancker, dressed
in white cap, cap.a-pie. Over bis ma,
hogany face and gray hair rose a huge
leather cap, cooked 10 the right, Il
was Of the pattern Of the Henry 10.
lice" cap, but a foot In diameter across
the top Twas Rrelic Of his army service
blaCked TO match his polished boots.
Lis wooden face. expressing the solem.
nifty Of ten undertakers, no started doWk
the line. beating "Washingtop's !Iarch'
head and neck screwed into shoulders
reared away back, arms 3 Jared like q
grashopper's legs. knees bent toes
turned down and out AT the bottom
Of tho line no faced about, then throw
both arms high in air. AS the sun from
dark cloud, radiant smile drove tho
gloom from his impenetrable face.
Down came the sticks in one tremendous
fam, and, with hslf.danling cadence,
away ho Sailcd up the line, playing tho
Devil Among the TailorS." Three
deafening rOars, fifteen minutes regi.
mental ginning and the show was
over.
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Faot, Concerning osnlsnarIaa.


A Syracuse bookseller Of a statistical
turn OF mind has collected accounts OF
the lives Of 10000 centenarians. He
found that 5000 Of them came from
the Nutmeg state and that the ms; ority
were women, Fifty single women came
up to tho century mark, bpt only
twelve bachelors. Une hundred. min.
listers lived to DO 100, and only thirty
doctors, ten lawyers and ten actors. A
centonarian newspaper man could not
10 discovered. A New London wild.
over Of l0S, according to tho Cata.
logue married a maiden just 10 years
his junior, and one woman at lOg could
reflect on the loss Of thirteen husbands.
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s4f-As-+ ANNIAN
Writing on the subject Of edelwels
Mr.. Burrridge, Of the Trinity college
botanical gardens, dublin, points out
that the plant Is easily grown In M.
llsh gardens from seed II Is soEn il
common garden earth in q cold frame,
and when large enough each little plant
Is placed In small pot In q m Kture Of
loamy earth and old lime rubbish; or
the plants, be says arc equally we'll
pleased by niche in Q sunny rock
garden, proyidedA supply Of their favor.
lie lime rubbish or old mortar 30 az
fUrded them. Contrary to the eener-
ally received opinion, the edslWeiss is a
plant Of extremely easy culture from
seeds as here directed, and, further,
good fresh seeds Of II are quite readily
olitsinAble from the usual sources Of
seed supply.
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The language OF signs employed in
trade In Arabia and eastern Africa an.
pears to hayo boon invented to enable
sellers and buyers to arrange their bust.
ness undisturbed by tho host Of loafors
who interfere in transactions carried on
in open markets in eastern towns, and
1t enables people 10 conclude their bust.
ness without tho bystanders knowing
tho prices wanted or O.ered. II Is es.
pecially In use in the Fed soa, and its
characteristic Is that beneath a cloth,
or more generally part Of tho unfOlded
turhnn, the hands Of tho parties meet,
aud by an arrangement OF tho iingOB
tho price Is understood.
II ono, soizeS tho outstretched fore.
finger Of the other II means |, 10, or
l0Oi the two first fingers together moan
., 20, or 200; the three frat, ,, 80, or
800; the four, 4, 40, or 400; tho whole
hind, ., 80, or 500; tho little finger
alone, O, GO, or 600: the third finger
alone, Z, 20, 200; the middle finger
alone, 2, so, or 500; tho first finger
alone and bent, q, 90, or roo, while tho
thumb signifies 1000. II tho foreangOr
oil one Of the parties 10 touched in tho
middle Joint with the thumb Of tho
other 1t signifies J., and II tho same
finger Is rubbed with tho thumb from
tho Joint TO the knuckle 1t Is I more,
but II tho movement OF the thumb 10
upward to the top instead Of down.
ward to tho knucklo II means less.
An eighth moro is mar Cd BY catching
the whole nail Of the forefngor with
tho thumb and finger, while tho sym.
Dol for an eighth less Is catching the
'csh above the nail !. c., the tromo
tip Of the ilngCr-ln tho same way.
1t will thus DO seen that by coInbina.
tons OF the fingers Of tho seller aud
buyer a large range Of figures can DO
represented 1t Is o! toursC understood
that the average market value Of tho
article is roughly known, and that there
can DO no confusion between, for {, 6.
ample, |, 10, 100 and 1000. ThislanSu.
nge Is IN universal use among uropeIn,
Indian, Arab and Persian traders on tho
Lod sea coasts, as well rs among tribes
coming from the interior, such az
AbyssIniAns, CallaS, SOmRlis, ROdouins,
etc. II Is acquired very rapidly, and Is
moro speedy than verbal bargaining;
but Us main advantages arc secrecy,
and that Il protects tho parties from tho
interruption Of mOddlnS0mO hystandOrs,
who in tho cast aru always ready to give
their advice.
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How the 'n.o'n Preserve. his wine


When a Tuscan flask has been filed
with vino, q large thimbloful Of olive
oil, tho genuine olive oil, Is poured into
the neck and occupies II 10 the depth Of
about an inch. Then a little wad OF
straw Is usually loosely inserted on top
Of tho oil, but this Is merely TO keep
the rats from getting at the oil and the
dust FROM falling In. The oil floats on
the wine, closes the bottle and preserves
the contents moro eTectually than could
any cork. When tho wine Is 10 10
drank, city folk, who have not the
knnek Of doing otherwise, remove the
oil with wad Of tow which Rhsorbes
H. But the true method Is, take the
llask In the right hand and toss out the
oil with a sudden jerk Of the wrist.
This can DO done so skillfully that ey.
cry drop Of the oil Is elected without
the lOss Of any appreciR6le quantity Of
the wine, II Is thought point Of good
breeding in case oily particles may 10.
maln In the neck, for the host to pour
a Lit Q Of tho wine into his own glass,
on tho i!Oor or in a waste vessel, before
helping his friends.
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Thesn are NnlIh Fncls.

The best blood purifier and system
regulator within the reach of suffering
humanity, truly is Electric Bitters. In.
activity Of the Liver, Billiousness, Jaun-
dice, Constipation, Weak Kidneys, or
any disease OF the Urinary Organs, or
whoever requires an appetizer, tonic or
mild stimulant, will always find Electric
Bitters the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents bottle by Hoy.
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Fornstrr In France
iJohn a. Norton In lntnr Ocean

lJohn a. Merton IN lntHr Ocean
In this forestry question somo Of the
European governments have led US out
Of sight. Take France for example. In
1855, four years before tho adoption Of
our constitution, france, having rea.
lied the Importance Of promoting the
cultivation of forests, commissioned /.
Andre MiChauX, u learned botanist, to
como to America and range through our
vast primOyal forests from Hudson's bay
to the Florida capes and from tho capes
OF tho Delaware TO tho Pacific ocean,
aud make a profound study Of our 10 r.
est trees with a view to introducing into
France such varieties and species Of
trees as would be useful In tho arts,
beautiful for adornment Of grounds.
and grateful for shade which were not
indigenous to their own country.
In tho prosecution OF his mission no
established botanical gardens in Bergen
county, New Jersey, near New ork
city, and at Charleston, S. C., for tho
culture Of seedlings, and from these
gardens tens Of thousands Of seedlings
and Dung trees were taken and sent 10
rance TO enrich her forests and beau.
tify the homes Of her people, and to day
the trees Of France arc counted by mill.
ions which arc tho fruit of the onlight.
oned and far.sighted work Of the French
government a century since.
In motto by the American editor Of
MichauI's works upon the OAKS Of our
country, no says Tho general and
state governments should never grant a
charter for q railroad or canal without
clause requiring tho planting OF tho
most useful trees, such rs the white oak
for instance at tho north, and the live
oak at the south, wherever tho climate
would favor It's growth to maturity.
Along both sides Of the route q store Of
ship timber would thus be accumnlat-
ing, to be drawn upon by the state and
national governments as emergencies
arise. Tho French government has
shown q wise foresight in this particu.
lar; her tnrnpikes arc often thus
planted, and tho product is at the call
Of the authorities. "
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AnreIOto of Van huron.

A party OF gentlemen once were dis.
cussing Fresiden, V,u Buren's idio5yn.
crasieS, and q wug,r was laid that be
could not 10 induced to give q direct
answer to any uestion, and 1t was
agreed that he should be told the pur.
pose and condition Of tho bet. One Of
tho party, an acquaintance Of Mr. Van
Buren,, was deputed 70 make the test.
When no found him, 'Mr. Van Buren,, I"
said he, some gentlemen have been 40.
cusing you Of non CommittaliSm, and
have wagered that you will not give a
plain answer to plain question, Now
lot me ask you, Where does tho sun
risei" Tho presidents brow contracted.
There was moments hesitation,
Then: The terms east and west, Mr..
Smith, are conventional, but l."
''Thatll do, Mr.. President we've lost
the bet"
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pEcuLlAsrrlEs OF ICELAND.
An Old stOry-A lscglon of Utter DOsOlA.
tIon-Ths Jokulls-Tho SLAP.

tiOn-The JOkullB-ThO AiRp.
lReytjlyik Cor New York TlmeS.l
Iceland owes rs existence entirely to
volcanic uphOayRl and has ever been
one Of the most active volcanic regions
Of the globe. 1t Is situated in the north
Atlantic ocean, ust south Of the arctic
circle, which 1t touches, and geOgraph.
ically belongs to the western hemis
phero, though tho circumstances Of its
discovery and the political changes that
took place during tho ensuing centuries
cast It's lot with the Uld World. It's
shape is that Of an irregular eclipse,
with greater axis Of $50 miles and q
lesser ono Of l15 miles, extending
nearly northeast and southwest. Two
capes reach far out from It's western
coast, and a largo triangular PENN.
sula on tho northwest !oins tho main.
land by ono Of its angles. Its outline,
on all except the southern side. Is very
irregular, being deeply indcntOd by tbs
narrow Ords that arc so character.
istiC Of these and orwcgiRn coasts. In
area the island IA about 10, QUO square
miles, or somewhat similar to tho states
Of Maine and ohio, but nine.tenths OF
this is entirely uninhabited.
There is an old story that Satan, after
tho creation Of the world, wished to try
his hand ut tho business; so, grining tho
the consent OF tho Almighty, he made
Iceland and was we'll pleased with his
work There Is not elsewhere in the
world another place so fitted to inspire
ono with n sense Of avert at the TowerS
that slumbCr LonCath this crust upon
which We live.
The farms and villages Of Icclind arc
oil contained in a narrow lelt that runs
around the islpud, and are situated In
the valleys between tho mountain chains
that adiatO from the high lNnd'of the
interior ard extend far into the
SEA. Within this inhabltabla ring
the Island Is ono vast desert, a
huge lakeland that has for ages
been the trysting place Of natures most
violent forces, ilyen and torn and
toSSed-tho earthquake, glacier, aud
volcano have united TO produce a scene
that cannot 10 OquRlel. Tor IN extent
Of 5000 miles there Is utter dCSola.
ton, inhabited by no human being,
From this tGblOlRnd again rise noun
tRins and volcanoes, sIngly or in groups,
while the snowy domeS Of tho oknlls
pronounced ae'kull, md meaning a
mountain entirely covered with snow ,
tower high above them all. livery ecu.
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tury tees changes IN tuis INTERIOR.
Hills rise where before there were val.
leys; boiling springs disappear or burst
forth where they had not PREVIOUSLY
been known, and in the mountain sides
OF on the level plain hugo chaSms open
With reYerberating reports and beleh
forth seas Of molten lava.
In the 10 .thwestern part Of the Isl.
and, about sixty miles from ReykiaYik,
stands llecla, a comparatively small,
though very active volcano. Further
to the eastward Is the terrible yatna
Jokull stretching lis glacier arms and
nyen cliffs over the surrounding coun.
try-i,0Og miles Of leo resting upon q
nest OF volcanoes that, perhaps, arc
onl; waiting the time when they shall,
as tetore. open their huge throats and
gashed sides and spread destruction
over sea and land, su6oCating many
birds, animals and men with thoir
noIious gases, destroying the fishes in
the Sa, aud sending the waters Of the
rivers Kissing and scr aiming into the
air before the approach Of the fiery
food. The two mot violent eruptions
on record have occurred from this
group, and several times ha Q they
spread ashes and sand over the farms
that lay within the course Of the wind
and over the seas for hundreds Of miles.
Perhaps no country has been more
accurately mapped than Iceland. Tie
Danish government, under whose rule
the island has been since the fourteenth
century, seems 10 have paid particular
attention to surveying lis coast and in.
terror, and the result Is one Of the most
faithfully executed maps In existence.
Every rock and ford about the eoast,
each village farm, aud bride path, and
even the glaciers and Chasns to the
smallest line in the mountain sides, are
put down With an almost microscopic
ninuteness and o regard for accuracy
and detail that woHll do credit to far
moro important countries than this.
The Natna Jokull alone remains a blank
to mar the beauty Of the whole. lie.
flying all attempts at ascent or explora-
ton, It always has been, and ever will
DO. represented by only tho yaguest ont
lines, unless 1t again trOaks forth with
moro terrible violence, changing the
whole character OF It's formation, and
perhaps killing many persons whom Il
Is patiently Turing into a sense Of secur.
ity by years Of silence.
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Spelling an Experiment.
kt.. T.t,,,t


Several persons were making expert.
monts at pembrey, Characteristics,
with dynamite, in a tarn among the
hills. A charge OF dynamite, with a
flve-minutes' fuse alta he'd to 1t, was
thrown in the water-the power Of the
explosive to 10 judged by the volume Of
water forced up by the explosion.
A sportsman, accompanied by bis
dog, appeared at the moment, and as
tho charge was thrown into the lake tho
animal Sprang into the water and seized
the cartridge, which 1t quickly brought
ashore The sportsman shouted to the
dog to drop 1t, but the animal ran in
the direction Of its master, and the OK.
perinentalists Immediately made of,
she dog being kept ut a distance BY It's
.iaster and others by q continuous
shower Of stones. At tho end OF i've
minutes tho charge exploded and tho
poor animal was blown to pieces. its
m lstor and tho other narrowly escaping
with their lives.
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Nenralrla Of the Fnce.

Capt. John Orr, Pennington, Miss, has
bccn a most intense sufferer from facial
neuralgia Tor over twenty years, Hehas
had seventeen operations performed on
ihc ncreS-tha! Il, had them divided, cut
oil close to the boue from which they
emerge. but this neyerdid him anygood;
the most excrIciating pain continued
without the least interruption. He often
wished for death 10 relieve him Of the In.
tolerable pain. The best physicians failed
10 relieve him. They finally advised him
10 consult Drs. Hartman s MillGf, at The
St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, which
he did. They prescribed PERuNA, and
in less than a month was entirely relieved
of the pain. Before consulting these doc.
tors Che least touch 10 any part Of his face
or nose would cause the most fearful pain,
while now he can blow his nose and wipe
his face without the least fear OF pain.
The captain Is grateful beyond measure
iorthisunexpected and unhored forresull.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kenner,9S Laurelstreet,
New Orleans, has been one Of the great.
est sufferers from Neuralgia Of The face
during the past year that we have ever
heard Of. From morning to night, and
from night 10 morning, there was one
constant, racking, tearing, burning pain,
extendingclear around her head and deep
down through every muscle, tooth and
hone in her face. No rest and no sleep,
All physicians failed 10 relieve her, as
well as all remedies! She was constantly
in the most agonizing despair. She called
on DR.. Hartman, who said the cause was
chronic catarrh. He prescribed PERuNA
for her and now every pain has len her.
She feels like another person and can eat
heartily and sleep So,indly,
Mrs. G. ]. Miles, GallipollS, o., writes;
ada. S. b. HARTMAN & Co.. Columbus,
o, My affection has been rheumatism, 10.
ea,ed In the right arm and shoulder, Of
more than two years standing, and after
trying 4 greatmany remedies without any
relief, commenced the use Of PBRUNA,
which, after using three bottles, found a
decided change for the better seontin.
ued TO use Il and now feel entirely we'll"
Huldah Ward, Wells,on, o. writes: u
have been afflicted for years with that
dreaded disease, cataFrh, tried great
many different kinds 0f medicine, but TO
no effect. commenced taking your Pr
RUNA about nine months ago; have tax.
en- about ten bottles, II Is doing me much
good. BY lis continued use ! hopeto be
entirely cured.n
DR.. a. B. Loyeioy, DadeVilIe, Ala,
writes: VI have hne run on your Pc.
ROMA and MAHALIN. Please send me .
lot olbOoks, "The Ills Of Life"
nov 8, lSSi-ly,
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Oyster Farming.


In addition 10 natural oyster beds
there many oyster farms where these
delicious nOllusks are regularly cult.
vRtctl. Stakes arc driven In tho mud In
shallow watGr, mud branches OF trees,
rough boards or stones arc placed be.
tween them for the baby oysters to
iaStCn themselves to. When tho nur.
sery il ready, several boat.loads Of oys
tcrS are dropped near the spot, They
increase and grow rapidly, being ready
for the table in from two to three years.
Oysters arc generally Iishol with a
drrdgO. AS this instrument is dragged
over the bod tho teeth pull up the oys.
tiers, both large md small, from their
resting place. Those that are too
young for market are thrown back into
the water, and II they fall on suitable
surface they viii attach themselves and
continue to grow, Many Of them, how.
ever, sink in the mud and are sui!o.
Gated.
THO process Of dredging Is also dc.
strurtive " tho oysters which remain
on tie bod, as they arc roughly torn
from eaCll other and dragged into the
mud. Lore thOy can not opOn their
valves without admitting tho mud, and
this is certain death to an oyster,
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Mhnt Pnrenis Fenr.

Many persons-especiGlly parents
object to many quack nostrums as likely
to engender or encourage a love for
strong drink. They are right. Better
die Of disease than drunkenness. The
use Of Parkers Tonic does not involve
this danger 1t not only builds up the
system, curing all ailments Of the stom.
ach, liver and kidneys, but stimulates
without intoxicating and absolutely
cures the appetite for liquor.
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BUckIcn's Arnicn SaIye.

The Bat Safe in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
Quired. tits guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by WIS, Hoy,
Druggist, tdec.lO-ly.