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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
Aerating the Waters.


The purification of the waters supplied to
large cities is very important matter. The
growth of manufactures and the waste of
populated districts in time contaminates the
streams that furnish the water supply. Mill
ions of people die or sicken yearly because Of
impure water or tainted air More than
half the physical ills which afilict mankind
come from these two sources
Philadelphia is just now trying an expert
ment which, if successful, will greatly bono
fit the dwellers in large cities 1t is aerat-
ing the water in the Fairmount reservoirs.
The Schuylkin and Delaware, from which
the water supply has been secured, have be-
come foul from the growth of population
along their banks, and, as drawing water
from q distance would take time and be
costly at that, an effort is making to purify
the waters in the reservoirs This is being
done by forcing air through the water. The
oxygen, according t" the theory Of this pro-
cess, would act directly upon the organic
impurities, thus converting them into HARM
less oxydized products 1t is the motion and
exposure to the air that purifes running
rivers
The Thames at London Is simply poison
ous, yet its waters are usable ten miles below
tho city, as the oxygen of the air working
upon it gradually restored its wholesomeness
This fact has always been well known, yet
engineers persist in enclosing aqueducts and
shutting off the air until the water reaches
the reservoirs New York city is to build q
new aqueduct thirty miles long. The water.
Of course, is quite good at Croton lake, but
it would be much better if it was protected
stream open to the air. But millions Of dol
lars will be spent to shut out the oxygen
until the reservoir is reached, where it will
have less effect because there the water is
necessarily without motion. The purity Of
air and water is vital matter, and all who
are interested in the health Of their families
should constantly keep it in mind Half the
misery Of life comes from the myriads Of
sick people who would be wholesome and
happy if the air they breathed and the water
they drank were reasonably pure.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
American Schemers In London.
IOliye Logan's London Letter.I

One word to persons who are contemplate
ing any business project in London Do not
dream that your powers Of persuasion, your
flights Of tall talk, will have the slightest
effect on John Bull. More than any other
man on earth the Englishman, whatever
his rank or station in life, leans on his solici.
tor. Il will consult my solicitor is phrase
commonly heard ON the lips of English peo-
pie, men and women The solicitor is in
modern English life for mundane affairs
what the priest is for spiritual matters to
the people o. Spain and Italy.
Therefore, if the scheme which the Ameri-
can has to propose, and for which ho wants
to raise capital, be not one that will bear
the keenest investigation, the most search
ing examination by the solicitors" Of every
body concerned, the promoter had better
stay where he is in America, and not add his
wretchedness to that OF Thousands Of other
half hungry, wholly pitiful exiles who keep
tramping the Strand, and asking for letters
containing remittances which never come,
for tho simple reason that they are never
sent
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
To PhysiciAM1.

We do not find fault, reproach or con-
denim the practice of any regular Physi'
cian-this is not our mission-but We DO
claim that if he were to add PERUNA to
his prescriptions, a. directed in our book
on the /" Ills of Life" land furnished graf
ui:ously by all druggists), he would cure
all his patients.
Mr.. Henry c. Reynolds, Ironton, Law
renee County, Ohio, writes: My vito
has been sorely distressed for many years.
Her disease or diseases and the symptoms
of them have been so varied that an at
tempt to describe them would be more
than feel able to undertake. have
paid over q thousand I,ooo) dollars for
doctors and medicines for her, without any
satisfactory results. We read so much
about your PERuNA that I was forced to
try it. She has now taken five bottles;
they have done her more good than all
the doctors and medicine that she has ev-
er made use of. PsRUNA is certainly
God-sen to humanity"
Mrs. o. L. Gregory, Las Vegas, San
Migvel County, New Mexico, writes: Il
think PERUxA and MANALIN saved my
life"
Mrs. Cora Engel, First House on La
xelle street, near Rich, Columbus, Ohio
says. at affords me much pleasure to
state to you the benefit have received
from year PrRUNA. had been troubled
with kidney complaint and dizziness in
my head for eighteen years. / tried diff
erent kinds Of patent medicines, and con-
suited number of fphysicians, but received
no benefit whatever. About three weeks
ago commenced taking PERUNA. lbe-
gan to get better before had taken halt
bottle. The dizziness has disappeared,
and the other affection has 50 much i'm
proved that am positive, after will
have taken another bottle, I will be entire
ly we'll. feel like different person al
ready. A number of my friends have
used it, and they think it is . wonderful
remedy. NY husband says it Is one Of
the best medicines for q cough that he
ever took"
A. w. Blackburn, Wooster, o., writes:
"Several weeks ago q man came to me,
all broken down, terribly nervous, stom-
ach without any power to digest food.
Had tried four doctors; none did him any
good. Asked me to do something for
him. I recommended MANALIN. He
told me to-day that he has been taking Il
regularly, and is now almost well. Said
he would sound the praises Of MAnALIH
far and near"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
In the Sahara desert rain falls in torrents
1t intervals of five ten. and twenty years
MISTAKES or MERCHANTS.
Looseness I'm the Management of Clerks
Sliding into Dishonesty.

L0oseness I'm the Management of Clerks
Sliding into Dishonesty.
William II. Maher in Inter Ocean.j
Intelligent merchants read almost daily in
their morning papers, but how many of
them take home to themselves the question:
Am l also losing goods or money in this wayl
There has grown up much looseness in the
management of clerks Ii one loses place
for cause he need not be out of WORK very
long Inquiries as to character are not made
as they were before the war, and the mer-
chant who attempts to learn the whereabouts
of his clerks after business hours is con-
siderei worse than an old fogy; he is looked
upon as an idiot. Everything is done on a
broad gauge. The man who looks after
details is .mean" and to be small is worse
than to commit a crime.
A retail merchant in q country town asked
me one day how he could put his clerk on his
guard against stealing Said he: @He is
good boy, but he is spending more money
than am paying him. OF course, if say
SO to him he will deny it. and l have no
actual proofs. don't want him to leave me,
and he is just at the age where his habits are
formed. II he is kept straight for a few
years he will be straight forever"
My advice was to keep up an appearance
of investigating everything that went on.
Don't dump your cash in drawer and not
know at Eight what is there till you count IT.
Enter your cash saias IN . book q slata.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
Formation Of Saltwater leo.

Popular Science Monthly
Marine ice was formerly regarded q,
formed of so,idified pure water retaining by
mechanical adhesion traces Of the saline
liquid. These traces could be expelled by
energetic pressure, when acids and base
would be found in the residue of desiccatior
In invariable proportions as in the sea- Tha
question Of chemical composition of the
ice of the Arctic ocean is complicated In
other ways, but 1t gains in interest what IL
loses in simplicity. When saltwater i
cooled artifcially, small part escapes solid.
ifcation- The uncongealed residue is insup-
portably bitter to the taste, and analysis
shows that nearly all the magnesia is con.
contracted in it The solid block, If it is homo
geneous and is not full of holes, and if pre-
viously drained, may furnish a passabls
drink
The natural ices Of the northern seas arv
frequently moistened with kind Of brine,
which sometimes embodies crystals Of special
character, easy to distinguish from the ics
around them. According to Otto Petersen
the relative proportions Of chlorine and
magnesia are much stronger in these exuda-
lions than In the water at the expense oi
which the ice is formed. The liquid can not
then have been mechanically absorbed. On
the other hand, there is a deficiency oi
sulphates; and the conclusion that sea water
ice retains the sulphates more abundantly il
confirmed by analysis. With congelation, a
sorting Of matters take place; most Of the
mlphuric acid passes into the part that
solidifies, while magnesia and chlorine pre-
vail in the part that remains liquid.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15

who will soon Be 'MrA YoWs Truly nttis
more than half Of my anection-thst Is, -
evidenced by caresseA That's pretty good
average now, isn't it, when you think Of The
number Of times you kiss your mother and
sister, and all these cousins and their babies,
and your old flames whsn you happen 10
mset them Of . summer evening or at .
slsighing party, or something like that
~Hers's the record by monthA Just glance
at it It's an interesting table, im't 1T
You ought to have printed It in your year's
resume. Now, lst's figure . little; you'll
lind it q prolific subject
SAY there are 5000 young fellows IN 81
Paul who haven't got over the puppy dog
period I may b . little more devoted than
most Of them, 20 wen give them . thooaand
kisses each. That makes 5000, 900 hsssa
OF these about ons-dfth, Or 1000, 900, are
In the family. Not more than . third of
these fellows arc engaged, % that Of ths
1000, 900 only about 900 900 are what you
might call egitimats-bestowed upon onss
fancee, 1 mean. That leaves nearly $780,.
600 kisses, the parties to which ought to b
ashamed to acknowledge Now let u fguro
ON the causes, results and amounts Of tam
porary pleasure and aftsr-fepentance occa-
stoned by these 8. SOC, 900" But the reporter
bad heard enough
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
Magnitude Of the Industry in This Coun-
try-At the 0uarries.

Magnitude Of the Industry In This Coun-
try-At tho 0uarries.
North Chatauqua Newsl
Sew people have any idea of the magni-
tude Of the slate industry in this country.
Until few years since, the product of the
different slate quarries in the United States
was quite limited. Now the total amount
produced, Of roofing slate alone, is about
500, 900 squares per year. A square Is 100
square feet, or sufficient to cover q space
ten feet by ten feet, when laid on the roof
1t covers the same area as 1000 shingles.
"As a roofing material slate is becoming
more generally used, as it lasts lifetime, is
fire-proof, needs no painting, and renders
rain-water pure and untainted Besides the
large amount of roofng-slate produced, q
q great deal is used for other building pur-
poses, such as window-sills, steps, floors and
mantels. Billiard tatle beds are now made
largely for tagging"
"Where is most of the slate quarrisdp was
asked
1Well, most Of the quaTries are in eastern
Pennsylvania-in Northampton and Lehigb
counties More than one-half Of the total
product of the Unitel States comes from
LuhI Mhluc Auu ttTf1OuU pTOuuC0
small quantities. There are also small beds
of slate in Michigan and Virginia The
quarries at Bang or, Pa, are considered su-
perior to any, as the slate is tough. durable
and Of an unfading dark blue-black color
The quarries there are valued at from So.
600 TO $500, 000 each.
"The slate is first blasted out, then hoisted
by the steam power in large irregular
shaped blocks to the bank These blocks ars
then broken or scalloped' into smaller
blocks; then split into sheets Of required
thickness. For that purpose, a chisel OF
knife, about eighteen inches long, resembling
a large putty knife, is used.- The slate splits
readily whenever the knife is put in, if in.
serted when the block is wet, or green as it
is called The workmsn speak Of the orig.
ina moisture in the slate as sap After ths
blocks are dry, they harden and cannot be
split
"After the blocks are split, the sheets are
dressed or trimmed with a machine worked
by foat-power. to the required size, which il
from 6xl2 inches to IKEA inches. They are
then shipped to all parts of the union and to
the Old World. A great deal of slate goes
to Australia"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15

foot them up svsry night and zee II 1t Is all
right, and inquire about sales and about
everything you see taking place. II you
have been out of the store pick up the book
and ask about sales made while you were
away and follow the details of your business
The French have a saying, Opportunity
makes the thief" but a better one for mer-
chants to remember is that Neglect makes
the thief" A merchants first duty is to
himself; to see that no failure shall come
through neglect upon his part But he has
also duty to those in his employ. They
come to him honest boys or men; he has no
right to make it easy for them to slide into
dishonesty. The difference between "mine"
and shine" ought to be SO plain that there
would be no danger OF mixing them up, and
his clerks OF to-day will in coming years
bless him for his strictness and for his care
full oversight
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
PULMONARY Disorder.
tPittsburg Dispatch.1

1t is a significant fact that many physi-
clans who formerly recommended change
Of climate for their consumptive patients
now order them to stay at home, or at most
not go far away. A physician of considera-
BILE note who has been practicing in North
Carolina for number Of years says no in
valid should go beyond the sandstone belt
south of the Blue Ridge mountains II they
60 into the alluvial belt they are in danger
Of malaria.
The best results in the treatment Of con.
sumption and kindred pulmonary disorders
have been obtained by keeping the patients
at home, housing them in well ventilated
rooms and nourishing their wasting bodies
with such food, and only such, as they may
med
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
New York from . Russian Stand point.
Paris Newsl

The Vedomosti, an excellent paper, in.
forms US that New Workers are day and
night trembling for their lives and property.
Somewhere In First street there is revolu-
tionary- cosmopolitan beer saloon in which
red hot communistic speeches are delivered
as frequently as glasses Of beer are emptied;
and that but for the well drilled and armed
militia, which keeps an eye on that terrible
place, the residents OF New York would
migrate in a body. 1t is to be hoped that
the militia will preserve the peace, because
the New Workers would have no place to
fly to if it be true, as The Vedomosti says,
that guerilla war is continually going ON all
over the United States; now laborers are
crushing their foes, and now capitalists,
aided by soldiers, are drowning rioters in
their own bloolr
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
Eyes Ill-Matched.
TSt Paul Pioneer Press

In neighboring newspaper Office there are
. pair of newspaper workers, each of whom
has had the misfortune to lose an eye. One
Of the gentlemen has had his missing mem
Der replaced by an artificial blue eye, and
the other with a grey one. The other night,
In the midst of the rush which accompanies
annual reviews, the artificial eyes were re-
moved to give the muscles a rest, and the
glass orbs laid on desk. The first man to
20 home naturally took the first eye found
lying around, which happened to be the
other fellows, and the other fellow took the
one that was left. The mistake might not
have been noticed to this day if some one
had not discovered that there were several
reporters in Minneapolis with eyes ILL.,
matched as to color.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
RECORDING hIe KISSES
Queer Whim Of . Prominent Young So
ciety Man-Bswildsring Figures.

Queer whim Of . Prominent Young So
eiety Man-Bswildsring Figures
[st Paul Pioneer Pres interview
"By Jove, you're the very man want to
see," said prominent and popular young
man about town, as reporter dropped in at
his cosy apartments. do you remember .
year ago, when We were coming back from
that little racket at Minneapolis, you said
something about keeping record Of the
number Of times your lips pressed q swsetsr
pair-or something Of that sort-and got your
ears soundly boxed in the bargaini Well
that struck me as unique notion, and
decided to carry it ont Oh, I'm serious, as
I'll soon prove to you. I got diary the day
before New Year'-hadn't kept one for, oh,
five or six years, belisve-and began to
make memoranda every night Oh, you
needn't laugh-not every night OF coursa
I was only speaking generally.
Tonight had . little leisure-Carris,s
gone away Tor few days you know-and
70 footed up the results How many oscu-
lations Dc you think I have been guilty Of
during the yeari Three thousandi Don't
b funny. Well, sir. exactly 1.1s1. I've
kept accurate count, and thsrs can't Be .
mistaka. Idivids il somsthing like this:
Maternal and soEorial affection, as; pure
love that's Carl, you know GO; conven-
tiooal afection-slderiy aunts, bAbiss, etc.
lilo; guilty osculation. 30k Now, whatdo
ma think Of ~ hav hXtAsd O CA1iA,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
A Novel Horseshoe.

A new horseshoe is now being made, which
is in two parts, tho upper designed to remain
permanently upon the foot, where It win
last for an indefinite time, as no wear comes
upon it; the other. that which contains thu
corks, and which is joined to the upper in an
ingenious manner. The lower halves Of the
shoes ara interchangeable-sharp corlD for
icy weather and dull ones for heavy draft
horses, or thsy may be re moved entirely at
night to prevent injury to the animal whils
In the stall
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
Brains and Beauty.
fS,tAntif3n E~nhan-a1

An observing philosopher contradicts the
prevailing theory that mental activity in
terferes with physical beauty. He says: "a
handsome man, or woman either, who DOES
nothing, hut lives well or self-indulgently,
grows habby, and all the fine lines of the
features are lost, but the hard thinker has
an admirable sculptor always at work keep
ing his fine lines in repair and constantly
going over his face to improve the original
design"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
But for One Thing.
Boston Couriar.l

my darling. would die for you, /" b
said, as he bent fondly over her chair.
SYou wouldf she asked.
u would. There d nothing I would not
do to show the strength Of my attachment"
THE rates Of insurance are pretty low,"
she said, musingly; -supposs you get your
life insured in my favor for SO, ,0OO dollars,
and then die for met That will be . strong
proof of affection"
II would do it but for one thing, he said
@What is thatP
SSome other fellow would luxuriate ON ths
insurance"
And when he said that he showed that hs
know what women ara
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
Eucalyptus for Whooping-Cough.

The editor of The New England Medical
Monthly, having seen fluid extract of
Eucalyptus Globulus recommended in per-
tussis, gave it a trial in his practice. He ad-
ministered it in some twenty-five or thirty
cases, and the results were Of a very gratify-
ing nature Its effect was to greatly modify
the severity of the paro1ysms in every case,
and in so abating the symptoms occasionally
that what gave promise of being very
severe attack in its incipiency turned out to
pathetic cough.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
It Was an IN Wind.

Divorce Lawyer-My dear, you may have
that new $500 dress and the $500 CLOAK
after all
His Wife-You dear, delicious old darling.
didn't know that sewing on . few buttons
for you would produce such . delightful
effect
Divorce LAwysr-It wasn't tho buttons
This mornings paper contains reports Of sev-
enteen fashionabls weddings
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
His Busiest Season.
fPhilaielphia CALL

First Dude-Aw, Chawley, my dear boy,
what a wattlin' pace you are goin' this
mornin'.
Second Dude-Aw, yas, Fitznoodle, my
dear fellow. Don't detwain me Pm hard
at work. This is the busiest season Of the
year to me
by jove. Chawley, what are you doin'i
1mprovisin' a German"
mo; I'm dodgin' my creditors"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15


One of those fortunate young men who
still retain tho energy to attend balls was
discovered at his club few mornings ago in
a very pretty rage. His just indignation
was caused by the fact that. the afternoon
before, he had received a telegram from his
father announcing the death of his aunt, and
on the following morning he read +,
and what is worse, his father
and other relatives read in a morn
ing paper his name among the guests at q
grand ball the night before. This was per-
haps somewhat precipitous, but not half as
bad as for divorced couple to read that
they had been together at a reception, and
subsequently receive the congratulations Of
our out-of-town friends on the restoration of
their natural relations The climax, how
ever, was reached not so very long ago. A
lady well known in society, had cards for a
large reception printed; they were even ad-
dressed ready for distribution when she had
the misfortune to lose her father. OF course,
there could be no reception in the house OF
mourning, but an imaginary reception was
fully described in "the paper" the following
morning, with list Of people who were
there.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
An Adulterant Of Flour.
fChicago Tinesl

Quite recently hydratsd calcium sulphats
In state Of fine powder has been offered to
millsss in Europe for mixing with -four in
proportions Of to LIS per cent, and there Is
reason to believe that not a few unprincipled
persons have actually placed on the market
aosr adultarated with calcium sulphata
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
A Failing Memory.
IArkansaW Tt.ayAlerl

aWhy, Caroline, aren't you ashamed of
yourselfs' exclaimed q mother entering the
parlor, and addressing her daughter "Your
poor father has only been dead three weeks,
and here you are playing on the piano"
@Hs's been dend longer than that, NAV. He
died on tho ID, 20 you sec he's been dead four
weeks" That's fact" said the mother.
~Go ahead Idsclars my memory is failing
ma"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15

orsaosnt ana sIar, Araolp clnfacVsYs, ana ,
hundred other forms. Rings are made,
precious stones are set in most chaste man
ner, and Furnishing and polishing Of thG
semi precious stones attended to.