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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
One Meal a DAY.

just now when perhaps the cheaper
ing OF living expenses Is OF more i'm
portance, temporarily at least, than the
most finished craftsmanship, the cram
pie of the man up in Massachusetts
who has been subsisting and performing
the average WORK that farmers IN the
rocky soil of the Bay State usually
perform, on one meal per diem, may
he regarded as al interesting exhibit,
II not example, of what may be accom-
plished IN dieto-economics. The quality
and quantity of food Is unfortunately
lacking III the telegraph report, though
probably not lacking In fact, insomuch
IS the dietist occupiss-he Is still sliye
and in robust health, though his pecu-
liar fast dates back to 1S64-from one
half TO three-quarters OF an hour in the
deglutition OF his meal.
As he Is SAID to bear himself with un-
ysnkeeiike slowness in this operation
the probability Is that the weight of
food consumed does not amount to more
than that furnished 10 and carried away
in dyspeptlc shape by the average
Individual at the thirty y-minutes-for-re-
No1 oldtiOLAo VI
roads. Yet it is within the possibilities
that man who has evidently devoted
so considerable attention to dietary af-
fairs may have so systematIzed the
habit and necessity as to have built out
of them science and art. in which case
il Is not beyond belief that he has de-
monstrated that in eating, as IN many
other things, the truth of the adage
''the more haste the less speed holds
pre-eminently true. In short 1t may
be concluded that this Massachusetts
fsrmer secures for his combination
meal that description known to the
world by the geometrioal figure
square" or perhaps by his unusually
strict devotion 10 the trencher ''cubic"
would convey q more adequate idea.
However, as to the quantity it is far
to believe that it is not so large by
one-bslf as what he would have eaten
had he continued a thrice-meal-a- day
man. His theory was al the outstsrt
that man consumed more food than
necessary, and really more than is
conducive to health, and he seems to
have proven this, for evidently there
has been material economy, and by the
report the dietarian after a score of
years of average labor as farmer is in
strong health and robust as to corpo-
rusitv
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
Mineral Waters.

Up to the beginning of the eighteenth
century it wns the rule at Karlsbad to
subject the patient to course OF yio-
lent purgativ=s. Then the patient
drank mineral waters for seven days,
bathing for the next seven without
drinking the water. The watsr-drink-
ing was a most serious matter. DR..
Hoffman, writing in 1705, says that no
more than fifteen to eighteen glasses
should pe drunk the first day, but that
later On the number should be increased
10 thirty, and, in certain cases, to forty
glasses. DR.. Tilling, writing Ia Zoo,
records that he himself drank from tfty
to sixty glasses IN the course OF two
hours. DR.. Sangrado never prescribed
warm water on a more extensive scale,
and the puzz'e Is how the patients
managed to swallow and retain these
large quantities Of warm mineral
waters. | have read that the natives
OF the Queen Charlotte Islands try TO
cure themselves of ailments by drinking
g bucket or two OF sea water; but then
they never expect TO retain 50 mucp
water long in their stoDachs, whereas
the patients at Karlsbad did not drink
large doses of water to make themselves
sick. The explanation is that they
drank so many glasses of water IN
warm room, and that much of it passed
Oh In perspiration, Just AS IN the case
Of water drank IL a Turkish bath In
deed, the patients were expressly
ordered TO remain quiet so as to opeTspIre
the more freely. DIR. David Beecher,
one of the leading physicians Of his
day, set himself In l7I7 to oppose the
old custom, insisting that the prefera.
BILE method of taking the waters WIS at
the springs. He was laughed at and
denounced rs q reckless innovator by
the admirers OF the ancient ways, yet
his views and advice prevailed and
were followed in the end. 1t may be
noted in passing that not only human
beings were eDioined to use the waters
for their heslth's sake, but that the
virtues Of these waters were supposed
to be as advantageous to the lower
animals; the "Muhlbrnnn," which is
DOW a faVoIlte one with water drinkers,
was long used exclusively as bath for
sick horses, dogs and cattle. While
this practice has long been abandoned
here, il has been revived in the far
West OF Norh America. Major Shep-
herd states in his Prairie Experiences
that ''some men put their sheep through
the natural hot mineral waters which
sbouEd IL the West. Each farmer will
swear by his own particular spring. 1t
cures the scab IL sheep, removes cOrns
and rheumatism III men, and is effics-
cious universally"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
The Bugbear Cold.

Gold as bugbear causes people "a
over crowd their beds with wooler
stuffs, blankets and such-like. The bed.
clothing, even for old people, should be
light, though warm. There is nothing
better than sider-down, when you can
get it. The nlght-dresses of old people
should be comfortable, and especially
should they be warm between the
shoulders; this is the place which cold
likes. as a foe. TO asSail just about three
O'Clock In the morning, when the NOR.
sci of fire has got low or gone out. Let
them beware of itl
Gold as bugbear plays much mis-
chief in the nursery. Thousands OF
children in this country are coddled tC
death, and many actually stIfled in bed
They call it being overlaid; 1t is being
smothered. That is the right name fol
it.n
''But the children must be kept
warm?"
BLESS their innocenceI yes. The beG
as soft as down, the clothes as soft a.
soft can be, but smooth wihal, without
any tendency to Tumple up, or coye]
mouth or face. This is warmth, this i.
comfort. The room, too, should bt
moderately warm; no more. Ipray YOU
and the air ought to be as pure anC
sweet as the Odor of roses. Is it so il
most nurseries? Nay, for your bugbeal
cold steps in and seals doors and win
dows. No wonder that when bab,
wakes up 1t is peeyish and fretful
Your bugbear cold Is the best friend
the tailor has, for even young men weal
double the amount of clothes on a VIII
ter's day that they ought to. The,
sweat themselves in consequence. 81
cold the foe steps In and ends MANY :
life. Top-coats, IN my opinion, should
never be worn except while riding b,
ran or driving, or when standing about
In draught; then they cannot be to,
thick and cosy. If worn at all. wher
walking, they should be very thin
Very light water-proofs should be wor1
when walking in winter-worn over tn,
arm, l mean, and never put on except
when 1t Is raining. But the warmer tn,
socks the better, and the shoes ought Il
be moderately strong and thick. foI
many an ailment is caught from stand
ing about on damp cold ground.
Damp is much more to be dreaded
than cold, but even this should not b,
made bugbear of; would rather hav,
damp inner clothing than damp coat
the underclothing, indeed Of everyon.
who perspires freely and easily is seldom
If ever, free from damp. When l wa:
newly married, the little woman VIII,
owns me used to air my handkerchiefs
my newspaper and my table napkin
She knows better now. But preserv,
me and you and eyery one from sleep
ing IN damp bed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
AGRICULTURE.

A POINT ABOUT WATERING When
convenient, horses should be fed at
short rather than at long intervals.
The small size of the stomach precludes
the horse from rapidly digesting a
quantity of food sufficient 20 serve him
for a long period. This applies with
even greater force TO watering. 1t Is
very common practice to water horses
only three times day, the water being
by some given before meals, and by
others afterwsrd. Whichever OF these
plans is adopted, the system IS bad; but
is worst when the latter method Is
adopted. For when the horse, with his
small stomach already filled with TODD,
inJects large quantity of water great
portion of the food must be washed out
into the intestines before the gastric
Juice has had time to act on 1T And If 1t
be the case that gastric juice Is formed
even in the fasting stomach, then water
ing before meals must wash away this
Juice into the intestine, where II Is OF
no service. Horses should therefore
have water at short intervals, and when
practicable they should have free access
to 1t in their maEgers. When this is
the csse the horse drinks frequently,
but never in quantities so great as prsc-
ticaIly to wash out his stomach
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

LATE MULcaIYG: 1t is still a suitable
time for mulchlng In the orchard and
garden, even though quite q crust OF
fro st has formed in the earth. Almost
every kind of growth is benefited by a
protecting coat of manure, or other
material over the roots to guard against
heavy freezing. II manure is used 1t
may be in such state of decomposition
that, while coarse enough to arrest and
hold snow, yet by lying exposed to the
elements until Spring it will readily
spade in and serve as fertilizer All
plant and trees are in more or less
active state throughout the winter and
a protection to the roots promotes this
activity, and by this means enables the
parts above ground especially to bear
severe cold and wind the easier.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

IL old times the agriculture of
Scotland was execrably bad. Hardly
any wheat was attempted to be grown;
oats full of thisties was the standing
crop. and this was repeated on the
greater part of arabic land. while 1t
would produce twice the amount Of seed
planted; few potatoes were raised: tur-
nips were unknown and no grass seeds
or clover were sown- All the manure
accumulated on the farm was put on a
small patch of ground near the house,
where was raised crop of barley, from
which was made bannock-cakes, broth,
small beer, and very often whiskey
Now the agriculture OF Scotland Is
probably the best in the world. Beau
tiful fields of wheat, sown with the drill,
are everywhere to be seen. lowlands
have beeu drained, thistles no longer
exist, turnips are raised in large GUAM
titles, uusightly marshes have been
transformed into fertile fields, and bar
rer hiD-tops have beec covered with
thriving forests.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
DOMESTIC.

SUNLIGHT NECEssIIY.-Sun baths
cost nothing and are the most refresh
ing, life-gIving baths that one can take,
whether sick or well. Every house.
keeper knows the necessity of giving
her woolens the benefit of the sun IRON
time TO time, and especially after long
rainy season, or long absence OF the
sun Many will think OF the injury
their clothes are liable to from damp
ness, who will never reflect that an oc-
,asional exposure of their own bodies
20 the sunlight is equally necessary to
heir own health. The sun baths cost
nothing, and that is a misfortune, Tor
people are still deIuded with the idea
hat those things only can be good or
useful which cost money. Let IT not
be forgotten three of Gods most bene-
icient gifts to man-three things the
most necessary to good health-sunlight,
fresh aIr and water, are free to all; you
.an have them in abundance, without
money and without price, if you will.
If you would enjoy good health, then
see to 1t that You are supplied with
pure air to breathe all the time; that
you bathe for an hour or so IN the sun
light; and that you quencb your thirst
with no other fluid than water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

To EXAMINE A HoRsE.-A good morse
will always show well standing at rest.
The man showing horse for sale who
keeps the animal constantly stopping
about, to show off, is to be looked upon
with suspicion. The time to examine a
horse Is when he is at rest. 1t is then
that his weak points will be shown. If
the horse ''files up" at some object on
the ground. nearsightedness may be
suspected. If brought suddenly into
the light, from dark stable, and the
hight Expresses him, bis eyes are weak.
His gait and speed should be tested by
actual service. At rest, if the horse is
sound, he will stand square on his limbs,
without moving any of them, the feel
being placed fiat on the ground, and alt
his legs plump and naturally placed.
II one foot be thrown forward, with the
toe pointing to the ground and the heel
raised, or If the foot be lifted from the
ground, and the weight taken from 1t.
disease or tenderness may be suspected.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, having
had placed ia his hands by an East India miss on
AIRY the formula Of q simple vegetable remedy Tor
The speedy and permanent cure OF Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and
Lung Affections, also positive aud radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative powers
in thousands Of cases, has felt It his duty make
II known 10 his suffering fellows Actuated By this
motive and a desire 10 relieve human suffering. /
will send free Of charge to all who desire IL this
recipe, IN German, Frendh or English, with fuii
directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W
A NoYEs lag Polner's Block. Rochester. Y. 4.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

AmoRg the Chinese the tortoise and
the snake have been chosen emblems OF
martial security against attack for 3OU0
years. 1t would appear also that the
Chinese belief that great affection ex-
sists between these two classes of crea-
lures has some foundation in fact. A
correspondent of the China Mail writes
that one evening as he was walking on
the bank of a river In Stran-se he saw a
tortoise swimming across the current.
He fired at the tortoise, upon which it
dlved under water, and snake. cut in
two by the bullet, fioated on the surface.
The snake seems to have been using the
tortoise's back for ferryboat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

FISH AS FooD.-Sr Henry Thompson,
the London surgeon, recognizes in fish
combination of all the elements of
food that the human body requires in
almost every phase OF life, more espe'
,iallly by those who follow sedentary
employment To women he considers
fish to be an invaluable article of diet.
but he scouts as complete fallacy the
notion that fish. eating increases tue
brain power. 1.-The only action fish
lad on the brain was to put mans body
nto proper relations with the work he
lad TO do
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
Hoop's SARsApAR!LLA

Hoods sAFsaparius Is q acarefully-prepared extract
Of the best remedies Of the vegetable Kingdom known
TO medical science Alternatives. Blood Purihefs'
DirTstsos, aad Toaics. such Is sarsaparillA. 1eo"
poss, sss,.nSs, paaderon. Juniper Berries Man
d-ske. Wild Cherry Bark and other selected roots'
harhs and bsrhs- medicine. Ike anything else can
BE fairly isAcsd only By It's results We point wth
ss,s=fssssn 70 the glorious record Hoods sarsapa-
IIz has entered for Itself upon the hearts OF thou-
sands Of people in New England who have person.
ally or indirectly been relieved Of terrible suffering
which all other remedies failed TO reach c. HOOD
& Co. Ap0thecaries Lowell. Mass Pree sioo AZ Tor
$50. Sold BY Druggists and Dealers In Medieines-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

Potash FOR FRUIT TREEs.-As Illus
trating the beneficial effects of potash
upon the health of peach trees, Mr.. j.
Hale states that he applied TO an orchard
of $500 trees at the rate of 800 pounds
per acre, and that not more than one or
two trees in the whole lot showed any
signs of yellows, or any ether disease.
while of another orchard of 500 trees,
to which potash has been applied. thirty
per cent are already dead. The states
ment was made at the winter meeting
of the Board of Agriculture. Mr.. j. 3.
Rogers Oh New jersey, reported similar
experience with the use of potash IN
peach orchards. He, however, found
that muriate OF potash is much better
than the sulphate for giving peaches a
healthy growth. Prof. Jenkins OF the
Connecticut Experiment Station, found
by the analysis of the wood of healthy
and diseased trees, that the latter are
deficient In ash constituents. Potash is
a cheap fertilizer. and its use III all kinds
of orchards should be extended until
the ash of the virgin soil is restored.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

FARMERS in the southwest who held
back their grai' early in the season. are
selling freely, .Le weather being fayora-
bic to large marketings in the country.
Wheat is going out Of northern Mime
sofa and Dakota faster than ever before
In fact. the elevators at Duluth axe
overfowing with wheat. Farmers are
forced to sell at whatever price they can
get, to liquidste personal Indebtedness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
A PRETTY and serviceabIe letter-case,

A PRETTY and serviceable letter-case.
20 suspend over ones desk. may be
made by cutting two pieces of card
board INTO squares, measuring six inches
zach way. Cover each side of bot h
pieces with silk or satin, taking care to
dnish the edges very neatly. Paint or
embroider any conventional design on
the outside piece, and then lay the two
together, beginning a. one corner and
working halfway round to the opposite
diagonal corner. Cover the edges with
card and suspend with loops of rib
bon from the two points or corners not
fastened together. 1t should hang dia-
mond-wise, that the letters may be
slipped in each side of the ribbon by
which it Is hung. A handsome tassel
Dr. ornament fastened to the lower point
adds to the beauty and finish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

Tioo grand engineering schemes,
fraught with far-reaching social ana
political influences of much greater con-
sequence than those which appear on
the surface, are attracting attention in
Europe q: present. The one is the
proposed railway tunnel through the
Pyrenees, the convention for which has
been signed by the Frsnco-Spanish
international Railway Commission. The
other is for the formation of a company
to construct an international railway
connecting Europe with Persia, India.
BuImah and China
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

STEAMED EGG PLANT connot fail to
please the epicure. Cut 1t In slices
about an inch thick, take off the purple
rind, let the slices lie in salt and water
for two hours, then steam them until
they are so tender that you can pierce
them easily with a fork, then take them
from the steamer and dip them in very
tine bread crumbs or cracker crumbs,
salted and peppered. Fry the slices of
egg plant in hot lard. If the seeds are
large, after the slices are steamed you
can take fork and poke the seeds
out,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
Motto for crazy quit manufacturers
blessed are the peace-makers.
There a Cure tor C,n..,,,,,o,,

We answer unreservedly, yesi Ifthe pa
nent commences iD time the use of Dr
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. and
exercises proper care. III allowed TO run its
course too long all medicine is powerless 10
stay IT. Dr. Pierce never dec-ives a patient
by holding out false hope tor the sake of
pecuniary gain. The Golden Medical Dis
eoVery has cared thousands of patients
Wheh nothing else seemed to avail iour
druggist has 1t. Send two stamps for Dr
Pieree's complete treatise on consumption
Win numerous testimonials, Address
worlds Dispensary Medical Association.
Buffalo, y. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11
ROCHESTER. n. Y, Dec. 80.

OsE day when Uncle Daniel Drew
was il the zenith Of his power, so 10
say, gentleman stopped hIm on the
street and said:
"Mr. Drew, l believe you are Chris
tian man?"
well. Yes answered the specula-
o.
''rhen 1 ask you to do the right thing
by me. A month ago | sold you some
Blank l. Blank railroad stock at 3S. In
two weeks it jumped to 60. 1t Ii only
fair that you should present me with at
least 81, 600"
my Christian friend" replied Uncle
Daniel, with a lonesome squlnt In his
left eye, Il remember that transaction.
Next day after buying the bonds L con-
cluded that l had made a fool OF myself.
and resold for 35. Let US embrace and
console each other aud divide my loss
between US.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

Fos HoT WEATHER.-Scsld four Ia
blsspoonfuls of dyson tea in q pint OF
sweet cream; it is best to scald il either
in q custard kettle OF in tin pail placed
within a kettle of boiling water. When
partly cool, strain into it pint of cold
water. bring it to a scald. and stir in
four beaten eggs and three-quarters of
pound of sugar Let it cool and
freeze. 1 have found that in making
water-ice, if the sugar be not well STIR
red IN before freezing 1t will sink to the
bottom and give the mixture q sharp,
unpleasant taste. 1t Is best TO make a
syrup of the sugar and water by boil
ng, and when cold. to add the pure
iuice of the Ice,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

IL is intended to institute in Parls a
special service d'hygiene municipsle, d"
to unite under the control of one chief
having the grade of "sous dlrecreur. d"
all the services contained IN the santa
ton OF the city in broad and systema-
TIC fashion, with the view of securing
the greatest efficiency possible and di-
rect personal responsibility.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

A WISE Qaakeress used to say, IN her
sermons, that there were three follies
of men which always amazed her. The
first was. their climbing trees to shake
fruit down. when, if they only waited
little, it would fall of its own accord;
the second was, that they should Kill
each other, when, if they but waited,
they would all die naturally; and the
third WAS, that they should run after
women, which, if they would not do
the women would be sure TO run after
them
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

As CEMENT for leather which is sub
Iected TO a moderate strain, New Rem
sdies offers the following:-Soak equal
parts OF glne and isinglass for ten hours
with enough water to cover them, and
add about one-fourth part of tannin,
and boil till the mixture becomes sticky.
The surface of the leather must first be
roughened with some coarse tool; they
are then well rubbed with the above
mixture while warm; and firmly pressed
together. After few hours they will
be found united,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

A LADY in Chicago wrote home to
Brooklyn and inquired for old Steve
Tailor, who used to do chores around
her fathers house. and said: 81 will
send him nice warm overcoat, If you
think he will need it," A reply was
sent: HE does not need AN overcoat;
he is dead"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-11

DR.. j. Cooprldsr Of Taylorsville. Ind,
writes to the Popular Science News that
he has used the fiuId extract of chestnut
leaves for whooping cough with great
success. The dose Is from fifteen to
sixty drops. according to age, gwen IN
hot water, or in simple syrup as al
elixir.