Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-15


Of exercise to no purpose, but being at
last prevailed upon to allow himself
to be tossed in a blanket every other
morning for a fortnight, he recovered
his health. The Medical Times says
there used to be report that old
John Jacob Aston, when too feeble to
stir around, was regularly subjected to
this treatment"
AN OLD SKELETON.
AS Sam Jordan, colored man, was
exploring around thefoundation OF the
old Spanish lighthouse on Astasia
Island, near ST. Augustine, Fla, a few
days ago, he discovered, while digging
away some rocks and earth, the skel-
eton of man, apparently well pre-
served, and standing IN an upright pO-
sition, looking seaward. AS this light
house and tower was erected by the
Spaniards about 1885, and this mans
bones were found some twenty feet or
more below the surface, or directly I'M
der the foundation, the question is:
How did it get there and in this erect
position?
HINDU WOMEN.
Hindu women in general arenotpa
ticularly anxious to cover their feet.
The Bengal lady goes about bare
footed. The Mahratta beauty wears
the traditional anklets, about five
pounds of pure massive silver, putting
on occasionally Indigenous leathern
foot gear of extraordinary weight and
dimensions, called shoes by courtesy,
and of equal service to both sexes.
The Parsi woman incases her feet in
satin slippers, and the Punjabee girl
of the period draggles behind her a
pair of tattered something's which
raises all the dust and echo Of the
streets Of Lahore.
SOME SNAKES.
The Western Democrat says that
one day last week, while ''Dock" Hop
kins was engaged in cutting briars
near Washburn's Run, two or three
miles above the town, he discovered
three black snakes lying close together,
their snakeships discovering him at
the same time. The doctor fled, the
snakes pursuing him SO rapidly that
he was forced to turn and fight. He
succeeded in laying them out with his
scythe, and upon examination they
as the "black racer" 1t is said they
can overtake the swiftest runner. The
three were placed at full length, touch
ingeach other, and measured ~ feet.
THE LAUGHING PLANT.
1t is called the laughing plant, be-
cause it's seeds produce effects like
those produced by laughing gas. The
flowers are of a bright yellow, and the
seed pods are soft and woolly, while
the seeds resemble small black beans,
and two or three grow in pod. The
natives dry and pulverize them, and
the powder, if taken in small doses,
makes the soberest person behave
like circus clown or a mailman, for
he will dance, sing and laugh most
boisterously, and cut the most fam
tastic capers, and be in an uproar-
iously ridiculous condition for about
an hour. When the excitement ceases
the exhausted exhibitor of these antics
falls asleep, and when he awakes he
has not the slightest remembrance of
his frisky doings.-Shanghai Celestial
Empire.
COUNTERPANEs OF PAPER.
A paper-making firm IN New Jersey
is turning out counterpanes and pill
lows of paper. No. 1 MANILA paper is
used, two large sheets being held to-
gether by slender Irvine at intervals
of three or four inches. The Irvine is
gummed, SO as to hold the sheets firm
ly together where it lies. A hem is
placed on the counterpart to keep it
from tearing; the safety edge is COM
posed Of twine Ornamental designs
are stamped on the outer surfaces of
the covers and cases, giving them a
neat, attractive appearance. When
these counterpanes and pillows be-
come wrinkled from use they can east
ly be smoothed out with hot fiat
iron. The counterpart can be left on
the bed whenit is occupied, and in cold
weather will be found a warm cover
Ing, paper preventing the escape of
heat. The new paper bedclothing is
IS cents per set and will probably be-
come popular.
NO CHOLERA WHERE THERE WAS COPPER.
"There was curious feature OF the
outbreak of cholera in 1S49 that has
not been referred to in recent years, "
a physician said yesterday. "It was
observed that no workmen engaged in
copper mines Or in manufacturing any
sort of article out of copper or in
handling copper or copper ore, was
afflicted with cholera. NJ Andrand
demonstrated there was much less
electricity in the air in those
parts of Paris where cholera
ragged most fearfully than in the other
partsa of the city. The two discov-
cries were put together, and it was in
ferred that the galvanic action genera
ted by the copper acted as a prevent
ative. 1t may be that the copper alb
absorbedIinto the system by the work
men served as an antidote. At any
rate, the action of copper in alleviat.
ing some kindsof cramp is well known,
and there will be no harm in wearing
strips of clean copper or of copper and
zincnext to the body, as has been
recommended by an English physi-
clan. New York Sun.
A WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION
The Knox County, Ind, poor asy-
lum for ten years has had an inmate
named George Steffey, who was brought
there from the state insane asylum
StoffoV was dI1mb and holDlaSS and had