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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23

Facts Which Have Been Scientifically
Estahl hi. sd & and <sXhat Actual OBJ
servation Has Taught.
Ten years ago, at the request of the
Edinburgh Society of Arts, DR.. B. W.
Richardson, F. r. S., delivered before
shat body six lectures on alcohol, pre-
sentins the result of q protracted
scientific investigation of the subject.
Among the facts thus scientifically
established were the following:
1. Alcohol, instead of raising, low
ers the temperature of the body.
After drunken stupor it has some
times taken three days to restore the
natural warmth, under the most favor
able circumstances. Even moderate
drinkers are peculiarly exposed to
dangerous ''colds."
2. Alcohol is not, in any proper
fat from its use is simply due to struct-
ural degeneration of the vital organs.
s. Alcohol accelerates the action
of the heart from one hundred thou
sand beats day to, say, one hundred
and twenty-five thousand, followed by
a proportionate weakening that neces-
states, successfully, additional
draughts. Hence the heart becomes
enlarged and its valves disordered; and
the brain, by the increased flow of
blood to it, is rendered for the time
more active, and is succeeded by greater
| feeblenesS, which demands the repeti-
ton of the stimulus.
4. The whole internal cavity of the
body, all its organs, every bone and
joint, the brain and spinal cord, are
wrapped in membranes, through which
as filters, everything has to pass for the
sustenance of the respective parts.
These membranes must be just porous
enough, and be kept perfectly supple.
Now, alcohol causes them to thicken
and shrink, and thus effects a general
deterioration of the organic structures.
5. Among the effects of this deteri-
grafton, in those who drink moderate
| ly, are various neuralgia pains, the
worst form of Indigestion, and wake
! fulness.
6. At later stage of drunkenness,
not a single organ of the body escapes
disorganization of its vital structure,
though heredity or other conditions
may cause seeming concentration of
disease on some particular organize
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the heart,
the brain or spinal cord.
Z. IF this agent do really for the
moment cheer the weary and impart a
flush of transient pleasure to the I'M
wearicd who crave for mirth, its in
fluence--d doubtful even in these modest
and moderate degrees-is an infinitesi-
NAL advantage, by the side of an in
finity of evil for which there is no COM
| peDsation and no human cure"
| The above are the teachings of
science. We will add the teachings of
actual observation. Sir Andrew Clark,
one of the most eminent medical au-
thorities in Great Britain, says that in
seven out of ten of his hospital patients
the disease was caused by drink, and
in the three others was aggravated by
it. He had sometimes thought of Civ
ing up his practice and going about the
country in crusade against intoxi-
eating Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23
A VAST SUM.
The Amount Worse Than Wasted on the
Drink Habit, and What Might Be Done
with 1t.


Drink Habit, and What Might BE Done
with 1t.
There are $685. persons, adult
males for the greater part, employed in
the manufacture and sale of liquors in
the United States. This is one to every
sixty of the entire population. These
men, mostly able-bodied, are taken
from productive, that is to say, wealth.
producing employments. They are a
tax ON the workers, adding no one ele-
ment of prosperity to the common
wealth of the Nation. At the low wage
which all of them could earn they
would receive for the three hundred
working days of the year 1922, 994 900.
Who can estimate the loss of perman-
ent wealth that this aggregate of
wages implies and suggestsP
The Federal statistics show that there
are in the United States 5000 per-
sons daily incapacitated for labor by
reason of liquor" This number in
cludes the drunkards, the insane, the
criminals and paupers dragged down
to these classes by the direct and recog-
nized influence of using Intoxicating
drinks. AT one dollar a day in year
of three hundred days these 600, 900
persons placed hoyS de combat by the
drinking habit, could have earned
$3.50, 100000, which, added to the other
totals of money cost, and the loss OF
the service of the army of makers and
sellers, estimating these services on the
wage basis only, amount to the aggre-
gate of 81, Ill ,29l ,51S per annum.
This vast sum, writes Mrs. Thomp-
son, lis twenty-three dollars per capital
for every man, woman and child in the
country. 1t is nearly equal to our en-
tire gold, silver and paper circulation
combined. 1t would build and equiv
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23
VOICE OF TIE HELPLESS.

Iheer q wall from the woodland.
cry from the forests dim;
sound OF woe from the sweet hedgerow,
From the willows and reeds that rim
The sedgy pools; from the meadow grass.
hear the htful cry, alas.
1t browns the throb of music
The laughter of childhood sweet,
1t seems TO rise TO the very skies,
AS walk the crowded street;
When wa t on God in the house OF prayer,
1 hear the sad wall from there.
lis the cry ofthe orphaned nestlings
It's the wall of the bird that sings
His song of grace in the archers face;
It's the butter of broken wings;
'Tis the voice of helplessuess-the cry
Of many woodland tragedy.
D, lovely, unthinking maiden,
TIE wing that adorns your hat
Has the rae iance rare that 6 cd placed theral
But see in the place of that,
mockery pitifui deep and SAD,
Ot AL things happy and gay and glad
Oh. mother, you clasp your darling,
Close TO your loving breast:
Think of that other that tender mother,
Brooding upon her nestl
In tho little chrp from the field and wood
Does no sound touch your motherhood?
d. That little dead bird on your bonnet,
dutv.,Js it worth the cruel wrong?
eauty you wear so proudly there
penned the price Of silenced song;
.,.:, mming-brd band your velvet dress
f''fsiyOur womanly tenderness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23

POPULARITY, lin very practical mar |
never saw you take that vase, Miss !.
it was cleverly done, without doubt."'
She dried her tears and looked =.
with mournful surprise.
I'm not used to being told tha,.
things cleverly," she said "You ~
first who has told me that since my{
mother died. But what thing do you n
Why" replied, trying to smile,
gold vase, which you have put in your u
''Do you accuse me of stealinga"'
asked
Notwithstanding the food of tears WI
she held in reserve somewhere, saw
that there was fire in the woman.
doleful features hardened, the eyes glittt
dangerously. She sat erect, but still '
folded hands. Dreading scene answ'
somewhat hastily:
mo, no; by no means. 1t is an excel
conjuring trick, but nothing more" \
because" she said, severely, 81 am
to being insulted; | am used to being I
den upon, but l have never been SO insu
or so trodden upon as that-at least
gentleman
'Then," ! said, when I could in s.
measure collect my thoughts, ''you 4
know what has become of the vase2"s
"Sir, l have never seen it,
"But-but-pray excuse my pertinac
you came here as kleptomaniac. n
didn't you, Miss White?n
''It's very hard" she replied, weeI
again, 'for a poor defenseless woman
be attacked in this way. But don't c
plain, for l am used to it. came her
answer to an advertisement said to proc
from gentleman, and l only wis
hadn't
"And that advertisement was for /
tomaniac. Really, Miss White, / must
you to let me see your bag"
Crying bitterly all the time, but will
word, she handed it to me- opent
and found it empty 1 don't think t
either before or since, have ever fe
crushed as l did at that moment tho
my hrhyiction that this shameless wol
hado $40 vase was unshaken by pv
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23
A SCIENTIFIC VIEW.

Facts Which Have Been scientifically
stahlis,ssssd and saXhat Actual CD
servation Has Taught.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23
wa tbtpiFE, i so now SeS wE0oSW,a VIZ ,y,,

A voice from the LISTS dim:
A sound of woe from the sweet hedge.row.
From the willows and reeds that rim
Tine sedgy pool; from the meadow grass,
L hear the ptiful sound, alasi
Can you not hear it. my sister,
Above the heartless behest
OF fashion that stands with cruel hands,
Dcspoiliuc the songful nest?
Above that voice have you never heard
The voice of the helpless, hunted bird?
-CdTlottd PERM in DemOrests Monthly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23
Snow, pa, are you satisfied just

-"Now, pa, are you satisfied? just
look at my testimonial; Political
economy, satisfactory; fine arts and
music, very good; logic, excellent. "
Father: Very much so. my dear
especially as regards your future II
your husband should understand any
thing of housekeeping, cooking, mend
ing and the use of sewing-machine
perhaps your married life will indeed
be happy. IN Y. independents
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-23

The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
has committed to eight years imprison-
ment the death sentence of Annie Cat
ter, the colored girl found guilty at
numbering the man who betrayed her.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15
Our Young Folks.
DOLLY'S TROUBLES.

Sweet little Kate. with faxen hair.
Sat down, with Susie by her chair.
And. as reading sat that day,
heard my pretty darling say:
.Oh, what time my dolly's had!
She's better now and am glad.
She tried to walk and stubbed her toes
And then she fell and bruised her nose.
"She's had the measles and the mumps.
And. bless my soul, I've had the dumpsl
." For fear my dolly'd up and die:
Sometimes IL almost made me cry.
1T don't do any good to scold;
She's Just as full as she can hold
.Of mischief and such things as that:
guess Ill give her just spat.
i" She's cutting teeth-there. don't you sect
She'll have to take some catnip tea
"They cay the smallpox IS in town.
i hope dear dolly don't come down.
" She must be vaccinated straight
guess il hasn't got too late.
"She's taken cold-do hear her sneeze:
hate to hear her cough and wheeze.
" She had the Group quite hard last year.
We thought she'd die, the blessed dear!"
A listener behind my book,
ventured over 1t to look,
And wondered IL that little tongue
Was in the middle deftly hung.
But when sweet Kate and Susie shy,
A moment after caught my eye,
They both EXCHANGED: do go away!
What makes you look and spoil our play?
-Egber L. Bangs, IN Golden Gays.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15
Che Southern dSfntiutl.
WINFIELD. WYNN PARISH !.
ARGENT AND /.

Mr.. Anthony Argent has houses and lands,
Dollars I'm silver and gold;
Half the proceeds of . flag on his hands.
Two or three railroads unsold.
Whafes or H touches is certain to paw,
scarcely from debt can keep Gear:
He reckous his income by thousands day,
mine BY Some hundreds year.
He's projecting water scheme-owning the
ponds;
He only keeps dividend stocks:
He has several stacks of Unit I'd States bonds
In a safe with most intricate locks;
And an ofsce-and beautiful ofEce, OF
course
In the very best part Of the street:
he drives down at noon with z:4J horse,
Tome down at eight on my feet.
"A wife. too-a dainty and delicate dame
Whose diamonds make sunshine seem dim.
And some charming ladies who call, all the
Much less often on her than On him.
lie takes them to d1ve in the country at
Five hundred then goes very soon.
While and my wee wife are counting the
To compass an odd afternoon.
But whence is this failure9 The story is
brief
At least II the papers speak true;
They have no hesitation to call him thief,
And the ring that he manages, too.
What natter He failed once or twice. am
told;
MIXED two or three creditors dry;
But he gilded his failures with ill-gotten gold,
And is much more respected than /.
Mr.. Anthony Argent may meet any day
OF men like hims III half a score;
And l, had time to go out OF my way
Like myself, nifty thousand or more.
The difference is between Argent and me,
As many an instance has told
II at honesty silvered Is cold to the eye
Compared to dishonesty's sold.
-lC. 5. Jessups in Judge.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15

height of forty feet 1t is beautifu1
tree, and its leaves and stalks piyS
of pleasant aroma, and are sometime.
used as well as the buds. 1t is a yerv
important article of commerce, and
thousands of pounds of the little buds
are gathered annually and shipped Is
all parts of the globe.
The nutmeg comes all the way from
the East Indies and from South Amer.
lea. 1t is the kernel of the fruit of The
nutmeg tree, which grows to heiebf
of about twenty-five feet. The fruif
which incloses the nutmeg is of the sin
and appearance of a small pear Insids
of this fruit is thin covering to TIA
nut, which is the mace of commerce
also used as spice; enclosed in IL
mace is hard nut, and when the shell
is cracked open, out comes the nutmeg.
which thus has three separate cover
ings.
Ginger is brought over the seas Tor
our use from the East Indies and Other.
tropical countries. 1t is made from the
roots of little plant which never grows
more than three or four feet high. The
roots are taken up when the stems have
withered, and are prepared for tie
market either by seething and scaldinx
in boiling water or by boiling ana
washing. When dried it is ground u
mills to fine powder for use.
Black peapper. the most common kind
of spice, is made from the fruit Of :
climbing shrub which grows in various
tropical countries. 1t is extensivclv
cultivated in some parts OF India, wheF5
large fields of it may be seen. the plants
being supported ON poles or trees. The
fruit is about the size of pea, and OF !;
bright red color when ripe. When the.
berries are gathered they are spread on
mats. and separated from the spikes. or.
outer covering, by rubbing with thu.
hands. Cayenne paper. the sharpest.
kind. is the ground seeds OF plant that:
has its home in South America and IL
some parts of Asia.
We might take many other articles n
common daily use and trace their his
tory through all their forms and
changes, but / have told enough -.
prompt you to search out their histories.
for yourselves. Such study will reveal
to you the fact that not only what you'
eat and what you wear, but all The
comforts and luxuries that surround 700
and make your life happy. are each ths,
product of much labor, and that they
come from all parts of the world. In.
quire into these things for yourselves
and you will begin to understand whs1;
= wonderful world we are living in.-N
Y Observer.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15

right welcome here" and he pinched
my poor arm till the tears came.
1 postponed telling about the robbery
until we had eaten supper. but | had
hardly sal the first word, when Hiram
took out my watch and purse and laid
them in my lap.
..Why. then. Hiram, you-you are
the robber!'' was the next smart spe ch
l made.
"Not quite, ma'am," sad Hiram,
and he didn't seem bit vexei. 81
said q few words to that sweet child
and she quietly handed me your prop.
crty. I'd been watching her all the
time, and she knew it. Now, Tom.
your aunt is not fit TO travel alone, is
she?"
"Of course she isn't" said that mis-
chievous Tom. "She needs some one
to keep her fro m throwing her money
away. Ey the way, aunty. my little
spec has turned out all right. You
shall have that money for wedding
settlement if you're good"
land you'll be married right here
with US, said Hattie, giving me Toms
baby to kiss.
ME first" said Hiram. ducking his
head.
'.No fools like old FOOLS" said L.
Don't muss my collar. Hiram"
"Bless you. my children" sad Tom,
but the tears shone in his bright eyes
and his voice trembled.
And we were blessed-Mrs. II. l.
Rayne, in Detroit Free Press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15

"Georgie, do you want to go to the
orchard with me while hang up Tho.
clothes?n
"Oh yes. yes, yes. Barbie." sad
George. clapping his hands, He was.
always glad TO 60 to the orchard with
some one; but he was afraid to 20
alone, he was such little fellow. He
felt sure Barbie would take just as good
care of him as mamma always did; but
when the clothes were hung up. Barbia'
went to the house without saying 3.
word to George.
The little boy very soon found that no
was alone, and set up loud cry. This
drew the attention Of flock Of geese
who were nibbling grass near by. and
they all came around him. No douht
they wondered what small thing it Was
that stood so still and made such =
noise. 1t couldn't be goose. though
George was not much bigger than =
goose, and. you may think, acted much
like one. Was it something coed o.
eat?
They quacked to each other these
questions. and then they began ia. nib
BILE his fingers Georges cries grew
louder and his tears fell faster, and o.
how far away the house seemed, an1
there were no windows looking out
upon the orchard! He would run, be-
he was afraid the geese would knock
him down with their wings II ~
stood still he was afraid they would 60
him up. aud mamma would never
know where her little boy had gone "a !
Oh, he must get home to mamma;
and giving one great, big. frightened
yell. he started aud ran, expecting tho
next moment to feel the strong Whit
wings beating him TO the ground; but g.
his great surprise the geese made -
objections to his going. and he wassoe1
showing bis bleeding fingers to mamm4$
and telling the s,ory of his wonderfuf2
escape. Mamma listened. and kiss
the little finger-tips and bound them ~
carefully She rocked her little boy e
her arms and sang to him. The ges61s
in the orchard went on quietly nibbiinG
the grass They had forgotten all aboc5
him.-Our Littlc Ones.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15
The Last Drink.

What shall we guench our thirst with
now? Tea was barred out by cautious
persons long ago on account of the
Prussian blue, or Paris Green, or Other
unhealthful drugs said to be employed
AS coloring matter for the fragrant
herb Beer is declared to be composed
of all sorts of denominations; wine is a
decoction of logwood. and stronger dis
tillations are not TO be thought of for
varied and obvious reasons. As these
beverages have, one by one. fallen into
disuse and disgrace, coffee has alone re-
manned. the one invigorating drink to
be relied upon at al seasons and in
dulged in witho t fear of fatal conse-
quen es. The coffee may have been
weak or stronghold was matter de-
pendent upon the liberality of ones
IandlaGy. It may have been made of
beans or chicory or other vegetable
there was reason for suspicion in this
direct on but. at least, pc son was not
concealed in the steam'ng cup. ..Xas
not,' but, it is true, alas, ais not can
be said no longer. Security is thing
of the past in connect on with the arc.
matte berry which cheers and does not
inebriate, indeed. but may prove an ex-
ped.tious means of carrying its deluded
partakers into another void. The
New York Sanitary Department has in.
vestigated coffee, and, with the usual
result If such investigations, has
made disagreeable discoveries. Green
codees. the Board of Health has
found, are treated with colorinc
matters in such 3 way that Oh aper
grades of the berry are made to re-
semble the better kinds. The colorine
matter contains arsenic, lead, Prussian
blue, yellow Cchre, venetian red, and a
variety of other less harmful substances.
the proport.o ns of each being varied
according to the particular style al
coffee desired to be turned out. A cup
of the variety known as Java is esti.
mated by chemists to contain one
sixtieth of grain of arsenic. kio,
which is sometimes Of dull gray, Is
caused to appear q handsome green BY
due process of coloring, and, as q con-
sequence. sells much better than il left
in its natural tint. The mills which are
engaged in this system of .sdoctoring'
have been ordered to cease preparing
these deceptive coffees; bat doubt hav-
ing en- cred the minds OF lovers of the
fragrant infusion. how shall they gain
again? With mistrust once
eng nde ed. can the same enioyments
eve, be felt again at the breakfast hour?
Can the cup be passed the second time
without secret dread that the D bison
it contains. being cumulative, will, in
addition IN that in tho fret o,,v1 br a
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-15
PITH AND POINT.

If q married couple avoid the first
quarrel they will never have . second.
-LoveH Citizen.
The man who pr.des himself on
always speaking his mind 3 the first
one to kick when he finds anybody else
exercising the same p.ivilege.-Detroi.
Free Press.
"A woman always carries her purse
in her hand, SO that other women viii
see it a man carries his in his inside
pocket, SO that his wife won't see it.
TIE young women who bites her
finger-nails and kisses her pug dog on
the nose would fall in stony faint at
seeing her father nip q piece of the
butter lump with his own knife
Chicago Tribune.
-.sHave you heard Of the Valley Of
Babyland?' asks Ella Wheeler. Yes,
we have, Ella; but what we are par
ticularly anxious to know is whether
there is path that goes around it any
wherea-Bsrlington Free Press.
De easiest touch o. de baby's
fingers ain ez soft az natur. Nobody,
makes no difference how genie, ken
shove de ten'er cotton sprout in de dirt
without mashin' it. but natur can shove
it through hard arkansas
1fGusler.
A worthy old lady offers the fol-
lowing advice to girls: ssWhenever q
fellow pops the question, don't blush
and stare at your foot. just throw
your arms around his neck, look him