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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
THE NERVOUS ORIGIN OF
COLDS.

Whenever, owing to any arrangement
of the nervous system, the perfect main
tenance of animal heat, fails TO be carried
out, disorder ensues, the mildest form of
which is catarrb, namely the blocking up
of the skin or outer surface of the body
with the consequent transferrence of the
excretion to the mucous or inner surface.
The deleterious matter which ought
to be removed by the skin, initiates the
blood by it's retention there, and ultimate.
ly expends itself by the nose and throat.
For instance, il the nervous system be
feeble, sweating would probably be in
duced, and consequent loss Of heat, ir-
respective of the needs of the body; in
which case cold would most probably
follow. As fact, there are many persons
with feeble nerves, who readily perspire
in the coolest weather, and are in conse-
quence liable to frequently recurring
colds. The nervous origin of colds also
furnishes us with clew to their treat
ment in the early stages. The whole his
tory of cold shows it to be essentially
and primarily state of collapse, de-
manding early resource to stimulating
plan of treatment. There is no more de.
jected mortal than patient in the first
stage of cold, and both his physical and
mental condition point to nervous col
lapse. Hence we believe, the great sue
cess of camphor and ammonia inhala-
tons in the early stage. 1t has also been
repeatedly found that two or three
glasses of wine have cut cold short,
when taken at the first appearance of the
symptoms.-C Chambers Journal
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
PATENT MAPLE SUGAR.

Among the curious inventions for
which patent has been granted is one
to Josiah Daily, of Madison, Indiana,
by which anybody who likes maple sugar
and maple syrup may re adily supply him.
self at small cost. If the patentee's state
ment is correct, it is no longer necessary
to go through the tedious and exhaust
ing labors of tree tapping and syrup boil
ing In order to obtain maple sugar. IL
it should be found that the patent pro-
cess will also convert il to maple syrup
solution OF the newly discovered chemi-
cal sweet known as "saccharipe," which
Is said to be three hundred times sweeter
than cane sugar, or the more recent ar
tificial sugar of Drs. Fisher and Tafel,
then the very acme of transformation will
have been reached, and the interpretation
OF Congress will be necessary to save the
genuine maple sugar industry from go.
ing to destruction. This would only be
in keeping with the action of Congress
last year in its efforts to suppress the
oleomargarine butter industry, because
the popular taste preferred it to the ram
cid and dirty stuff called genuine butter
which is found in all the markets. But
let us return to our subject. The patent
maple sugar is made by simply mixing
an extract of hickory with any ordinary
syrup, such as cane sugar syrup or sor-
tract is to be obtained in any convenient
manner, such as making decoction OF
the hickory bark or wood, or percolating
liquid through the same, or drawing Off
the sap from the tree. The bark or wood
of the hickory tree may be ground to ia
cilitate the extraction of its principle, and
the extract may be made more or less
strong by increasing or diminishing the
quantity OF bark or wood, or by boiling
the extract for longer or shorter time.
In preparing syrups l ordinarily add
about three tsblespoonfuls of the decoc-
ton to gallon of heated or boiling syrup.
or course the stronger the extract the less
the quantity required for havoring a
given amount of syrup. The syrup may
be manufactured from any kind of sac
chsrine matter or mixture of saccharine
matter, or the syrups ordinarily found in
the market may be Used, The effect of
the extract or decoction is to give the
syrup the flavor of the maple, producing
a syrup which cannot be distinguished
from genuine maple syrup. 1t ls evident
that the favored syrup may be boiled
down and a sugar resembling maple SUI
gar in taste may be produced" -Scien-
tifc american.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03

tiles Immediately opined that at last they
had found the remains Of the old Lord
Chancellor and Primste The skull and
bones and probable pieces of altar shat
tered by the death blow were then rev.
erently taken to the house close by, of
Mr.. Austin, Jealous antiquarian and
the official surveyor TO the dean and
chapter. A few days ago he had the skel-
eton and rearranged altar pieces photo
graphed. AS yet there is only a negative.
These remains are in his drawing room,
lying on smooth board covered with
cloth. They resemble the rusty skeleton
as put together in almost perfect shape.
During this week Prof. Huxley and sew
eral anatomical experts have promised to
come, and by measuring and comparison
OF what they know of the stature and
size Of the Primate obtain reasonable
conjecturee
The remains have been examined by
Gilbert and Beckett, sons Of the old ed
itor OF Punch. The former is the author
OF the lbretto OF the opera "Canter bury
Pilgrims" The latter is one of the staff
OF Punch and barrister. Both are de-
cendants of the old ecclesiastic. The
after son said, lawyer-like: "The cathe-
dral authorities committed trespass
They should never have removed the re-
mains from the cathedral precincts"
Dean Stanley has left on record that
Becket's remains were certainly buried
in an iron coffin, which throws doubt on
the validity of those found in a stone
coffin. But in short time this interest
ing question perhaps will be settled.
Meantime Canterbury innkeepers are
happy over probable new enticement to
visit Canterbury.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
TEACHING GEOGRAPHY AT
HOME.

A mother who could not send her
children to school found an excellent way
OF teaching them geography at home. The
father OF the children being absent most
OF the time, and only the mother with them
when they sat down to meals, it was not
easy to keep the lines Of conventional pro-
priety in conversation from being over
stepped. The mother procured small
magnetic globe, neatly mounted, and every
day when the table was set this was plac-
ed in the center of the cloth. Sometimes
the animals and ships, cut from paper
and mounted on tiny magnets, were
placed on the globe, and sometimes not.
When the children were helped and oc-
cupied with their plates, the mother
would call their attention to some spot
on the globe-a country, an island a riv-
or, a mountain-and tell the juveniles
about it whatever of interest she herself
knew that they could understand. o.
casionally she permitted them to select
the topic Of discussion, and the one who
made the selection was generally the
most attentive and retentive listener.
Frequent reviews of what they had been
told were had and always when a new
story was read or told to the children
the globe was referred to, and the loca-
ton OF the story pointed out on it.
This method has various advantages.
The children early learned the great out
lines and facts of geography, the names
of the continents, mountain ranges,
oceans, the rotation of the earth, the
causes of the change of seasons, and the
use of aliases in connection with the
globe. Their minds were widened SO
that they took an interest in hearing
about the various races and peoples of
the earth They grew up with the habit
of conversing at the table upon subjects
intrinsically interesting
Magnetic globes, like the one referred
to, are, we are told, no longer manufact-
ured, but there are globes Of small sizes.
mounted on stands, to be procured from
dealers in school materials at reasonable
prices.
Mothers who are compelled both by
duty and circumstance to pass the great
or part of their time in the nursery will
find refreshment to themselves in trying,
at least, however unsuccessful their ef-
forts may seem, to enlarge the horizon Of
their children's mental activities. and
SOW seeds of thought that must eventually
terminate and develop and bear album
dant fruit.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
THE ANTIQUITY OF IRON.

Iron is king. We can do without gold
and silver, but we would be barbarian
without iron.
Iron is found almost everywhere, and
has been known SO far back that history
fails to tell us when it was discovered.
Homer and Hesiod referred to the forging
of iron.
On Egyptian sculptures dating from
upward of 1900 years B. @. there are
rough figures of kind of bellows for the
forging of tools, the initiation of air being
accomplished by working cords with the
hands.
The spears of the Assyrians we're tipped
with iron when they came down on the
children of Israel "like a wolf on the
fold;" and the same people used iron
very extensively in the manufacture of
saws, knives and other tools.
Pliny speaks of large masses of iron
ore in Spain, Elbe and Syria, the mineral
being described by him as in use in the
manufacture Of iron and steel; and four
hundred years prior to this Aristotle de-
scribes the preparation OF the fused steely
iron still prepared in India and known
as wootz.
To the Romans is due the knowledge
of iron over almost the whole of their
known world. None had before their ad-
vent been known in Britain.
The use of Waived single bellows is at
tributed by Franquay to the Romans in
the fourth century, and the double-act-
ing bellows is known to have been in use
about the seventeenth century.
Cast iron seems to have been in use in
the fourteenth century, as some castings
of that date are said to be still extant in
Sussex, and in the sixteenth century can
non, weighing as much as three tons,
were cast by Johnson.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
BY SARAH DUDLEY p. JONES.

Oh, latent forcesl sleeping, pent-
Within earth's depths, lie dormant spent,
And crusted Der with growths until
Firm earth and Everlasting" hill
And rivers bed outlined goes on
To the coast that spans the horizon;
All seems eternal, with no break
The calm and slumbering depths to shake.
But comes a change. low mutterings thrill
Even to topmost crag and hill;
Vibrate along the rock-ribbed shore,
Wakes up the land, to sleep no more;
Voices that tell of powers unseen,
Presage the end of what has been,
Till all passed by, the new life springs
And order out of chaos brings
This new land to such summons woke
when freed from England's vassal yoke
When with brave hearts our leaders go
Away, the end no one may know;
They follow where the fates impel
Till victory's shout on the breezes swell,
Our nation pledged to freedom, born
On liberty's new natal morn.
Thy message then its summons bore
From the old world. to freedoms shore.
The black skies caught a radiance clear,
Enfranchised from a creed of fear;
On moves the tidings you have given,
"That God will win all souls to heaven
That love shall conquer all things then"
Finds place within the hearts of men.
Sycamore, III.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
QUARRELING.

II anything in the world will make a
man feel badly, except pinching his fin
gers in the crack of a door, it is a quarrel
No man fails to think less of himself after
than he did before; it degrades him in
the eyes OF others, and, what is worse,
tends to blunt his eensibllities, and in
creases his irritability. The truth is, that
the more peaceably and quietly we get
on the better for our neighbors. In nine
cases out OF ten the better course is, il the
man cheats you, to quit dealing with
him; if he ISLANDERS you, take care to live
down his ISLANDERS. Let such persons
alone, for there is nothing better than
this way of dealing with those who injure
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
For THE UNIvERs ALIsT.
DEACON BROWNS VENTURE.
BY MRS. JENNIE @. OWEN.

"Fancy runs most furiously when guilty
conscience drives it."-Fuller.
ST took the liberty of summoning you,
Deacon, to discuss the growing evil
among our members of the traffic in lot
terry tickets. I think / shall denounce it
in strong terms from the pulpit. II that
fails of its purpose we must discuss the
matter separately with individuals. 1t
has come to my knowledge, that with
in the past two months at least twenty
of our members have been investing
money in this sinful way. One, Mrs.
Nye, from her investment, understand,
has realized some money. The knowledge
Of her success, will tempt others to try
their luck unless the matter is attended
to at once"
Thus spoke the Rev. Mr.. Simpson, of
the Smithville parish, and thus replied
good Deacon Brown:
"Indeed You don't say sol Truly
we live in wicked days, when Satan stalks
abroad, using every device to entrap the
unwary."
The Deacon gave his nose vigorous
blow, Strengthening his disarranged
glasses, he took a squint through them
and seemed to see matters clearer than
when he first arrived in Mr.. Simpsons
presence few minutes before. Bringing
down his horny fist with emphasis on the
parsons desk, he continued:
S'posin we turn every sinner that's been
foolin' with the lottery business out OF
the church. We wouldn't countenance
gamblers, no more ought we lottery sin
ners."
"Perhaps," said Mr.. Simpson, eve had
better admonish them first. Possibly
they do not realize the evil of their way g.
1t is our duty to make it plain to then"
Deacon Brown occupied his seat in
church henceforth with an air of suffer
ance. His countensnce plainly indicated
the fact that he realized he was among
sinners, though not of them.
1t seemed proper to the Deacon to draw
even the skirt of his coat out of Mrs. Nye's
way, as she passed up the aisle, to save
it from contamination. Sometimes, how
ever, after Mrs. Nye was seated, his curl
osity got the better of him. Furnishing
his glasses energetically on his handker-
chief, he would replace them across his
nose and stare at her through them, just
to satisfy himself what dry goods looked
like that had been paid for with the dew
IFS money.
Deacon Brown was very respondent.
For more than a week he had been
moody. He had no remarks to advance
and answered questions propounded,
only in monosyllables.
A note in bank with his signature at
tached had become due. 1t called out
all the ingenuity of which he was possess
ed, to know how to meet it.
Looking up from the fire where he had
been gazing, after a long fit of abstrac-
ton, he said TO his wife;
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
CROSSES, STARS AND GARTER;

CROSSES, STARS AND CARRIERS,
The February Century contains Ernst
Won Hesse Warteg's contribution to the
European craze for decorations. From
his article the following is taken: The EN-
peror William is generally seen wearing
the iron cross and the star of the most dis
tinguished order of the Black Eagle. EN-
peror Francis Joseph invariably wears
the decoration of the order of the Golden
Fleece, it being one Of the regulations of
the order that every knight belonging to
it must wear it at all times, in state or
private. A similar regulation compels
the knights of the Russian order Of St.
George to wear the cross at all times,
and they would incur penalties il seen
without it.
The ordinary decoration, including the
ribbon, is about four inches long by
three inches wide. To be able to wear
all their decorations, Prince Bismarck or
Count Moltke for instance, would require
a breast thirty feet in breadth. A man
of merit in Europe should, however, not
only be of large proportions, but also of
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
THE BLOT ON THE BRAIN.


1t is passing strange that calm, relig-
ious, and temperate life is no safeguard
against the ills of insanity. As it Is
most natural belief that life of peace
full conditions is quite certain to be
a sane one, so it is common belief that
a domestic life, especially it conjugsl re-
lations exist, should be comparatively
free OF madness. The popular mind az
sociates hallucinations, lunacy, and pare
sis with intemperance of gain, of lust, OF
crime, or of religion. ALI Of which is far
from being true, as shown by the report
OF the superintendent OF the insane asy-
lums of New York just issued.
OF the whole number of insane per-
sons received at the city institution 60
per cent were Of temperate habits and 3S
per cent votaries of the flowing bowl.
lightweight of the patients we're of re-
lgious belief, over 10 per cent were pre-
sumably pagan, as their faiths could not
be ascertsined, and less than 2 per cent
were infidels. While 80 per cent of the
unfortunstes were natives of Ireland, 30
per cent of the United States. and 81 per
cent of Germany, over 81 per cent be-
longed to the Catholic church. Six per
cent of the patients were of Jewish per-
suasion, and with less than per cent of
infidels, it is presumable that the true
faith is not barrier to insanity.
The civil condition of the patients emu
merated shows that the marital relation
neither precludes nor enhances insanity,
as Al per cent were single and 40 per
cent married 80 far as was known. Four
teen per cent were widows, or we're wild
owed, but it may not be inferred from
the records that the loss of conjugsl part
ners was the cause of their sffiiction. That
women are more prone to melancholia
than men is shown by the fact that of
the total number OF patients So per cent
were females and At per cent males.
1t appears that ceaseless toll is fire.
quent cause of insanity, and strangely
the greater number of cases are in occu-
pations which, in the accepted conclu-
sion, should preclude insanity. OF the
female portion of the patients under con.
sideration 70 per cent were housewives,
domestics, cooks, seamstresses, or tailor
esses. Forty seven per cent were domes-
tics, % per cent housewives, per cent
cooks, 8 per cent seamstresses, and per
cent tailoresses. OF the male portion 40
per cent were laborers, clerks, peddlars.
drivers and carpenters. Twenty-four per
cent were laborers, per cent clerks, 81
per cent peddlers, 81 per cent drivers, 8
per cent carpenters, and 21s per cent ci-
gsrmakers. It is probable that the rec
ords Of the private insane asylums would
somewhat modify the results as given
above, but it remains that it is better
to be rich than poorif there be harbored
fear of insanity and the asylume.-
York Graphic.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
BY MRS. @. A. SOULE.

For some days 90 sadly strive
To make December seem like Mayl
Some days life seems all WEAKNESS,
And feel drowned in dreariness,-
No song, psalm leaps from my heart
l seem an actor worrying through his part,
wishing it all we're over, and left alone
To hurl my anguish gaipst some ugly stone,
As the wild waves do lash the riven rock
When the storm drives them with sudden
knock.
But there are days when life is sweet
When all within me seems to greet
The world above, beneath, around
AS if it were in golden cover bound,
With leaves of vellum written DER with pen
Which had been dipped in blood of bravest
men,
And purest women, and sweet childhood's
heart.
And from their lives had drawn, with tender
art,
The best, the truest. ave. the srandest thought
That ever was in human being wrought
o days when it is good to be alivel
Why come We to me, only now and then,-
Why for the month sometimes must / thus
strive
To live as bear within a winter den,-
Live, because slow, yet sure doth beat my
heart
And keep me of the living still partl
1 ask, and askl No answer do hear
Will life's sad mystery ever be made clear9
o Beauteous Days,
With all thy subtle ways,
Come often ye-often-often to me,
And then I'll care not for the mysteryl
GLASGOW, Scotland.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03

Humphrey SOup.-One pint of oy sters,
one pint of milk, one-halt head Of celery,
one onion, one cracker powdered fine,
two teaspoonfuls Of butter, one half cup
mashed potato. Chop the celery and
onion fine; boil in the milk one half hour
then strain it, and add the butter, crack
or, potato and oysters; then add little
salt and pepper and cook ten minutes
longer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03
The fto,me Ra9e.
OUR OWN POETS.

For THE UNIvERsALIsT.
JOHN MURRAY.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-03

For The UNIvERsALIsT
SOME DAYS,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-02

tbs same rate cs pay FER hia vsrk- He
pecssSted nov and voaid protest unasr
any or eli circumstances s4ainss see
fA'se assunpsten snd suiesd1 decssra-
tioo that tAe 20 csiied Mills riil involved
De0ccrAtis rrsnesrles and Dsmoseatse
duty IL 10 wxs the infection % see
ti.i 10 rssaace the surrlos 10 voaid prove
An eboftivs failure. Az if rev ssocd be
nat eeiy esnocncco Il. be reye5sa:e6
and deuonnced H.
4r. UFarreii. Of vifeinis, suppossed
the bill.
Mr.. Dorsey. of Nebraska followed in
to the bill. He said shss ia-
cosisy ard not pc2olasien created
ssslsh. He sdjased the cttissns Of tbs
weee 10 ether stop trysag TO haiid ur
their cities or sstemps to defeat scch
astsupes % verc made 10 the pending
esii 70 break down tie Industries. TIE
presadent might deiuce TIE peopae until
tbs nexf election bus tie people wcaid
then detect snd nnde The vrooe. The
csmmittes then rose and tAe hoose ad-
joufned.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-02

I1UsrYD YoR fwBurY-THnKK YrARS,
CuAnLRs pR BAUM AT LAST vcuSD OUT.

TAUsrxD YoR fwBurY-THnKK YxAss,
CuAnLHs On BAUn At LAST FOUND OUT.
NEw YoEK. Nay l.--rne Tmss ,h.s
morning says tcat an official. whose
twenty years Of service In tbs National
Park bank had led 10 Implicit coafi
deuce In bis hone stv, has taken from its
fluid nearly el00 By an ingenious
system OF fsisifyipg the books OF which
be had control. Tue defalcation can
not seriously embafrass the bank, as Il
10 one Il the richest banks in New York.
TIE officers of tbs bank are very re-
ticept.
A meeting Of ths directors Of the
National Park Bank vas held this
morning, bus the officefs ere vsry reti.
c,nt in regard to the defalcatiou.
Ohsa. I. DsBaum, assistant casties, 10
the defaulter. Cashier Wright saya The
amount OF the cefslca.ion Ia SOS COO
DeBaon entered the bank twenty three
years ago and gradually worked no to
the poeition Of assistant cashier. Da-
Baum resigned his position on April
l9:h, assigning .ll health "a the GAUGE
He vas under personal bonds which ere
said 70 be satiafactory to tas bank. BY
resolution the defsloation was charged
to the profit and loss socouut. The
defaicstion will net embarass the h.ss.
aow II vas accomplished has ncs been
made known by the officsss. D. Baum
had charge Of the out OF town ocrfes-
pouderce With other banks. In this
gay be received checks which he aepfc-
psiaied, IL is ssid. covering his steals by
false entries. The desaicstiou was not
discovered until DsBa1m'a bsoks we're
examined after be hsi resigned and dss.
sppssred.