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/ OF RUPTURE.

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If YOU WOULD ENJOY TUE EXHlLA.
j rating effects of long walks this spring,
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Surgeon Chiropodist,
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OUR FIELD OF SUCCESS.

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We offer no apology for dovotinE So niue
attention to this neglected class OF disease
believing no condition of humanity is Ia
wrctchcd to merit the sympathy and be'
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
Animals as Doctors.

Animals get rid of their parasites
by using dust, mud, clay, ETC., says
the New Orleans Picdyatne. Those
suffering from fever restrict their diet,
keep quiet, seek dark, airy places,
drink water, and sometimes plunge
into it. When a dog has lost its appe-
tite it eats that species of grass known
as dogs grass, which acts as an emetic
and purgative. Cats also eat grass.
Sheep and cows, when i'll, seek out
certain herbs. An animal suffering
from chronic rheumatism always keeps
as far as possible, in the sun. The
warning ants have regular organized
ambulances.
Latreilie cut the antenn@ of the ant.
and other ants came and covered the
wounded part with transparent fluid
secreted in their mouths. If Chin
panzee is wounded it stops the bleed
ing by placing its hand on the wound
or dressing it with leaves and grass.
When an animal has wounded leg or
arm hanging on it completes the am
putation by means of its teeth. A dog
ON being stung on the muzzle by a
viper was observed to plunge its head
repeatedly for several days into run
ming water. This animal eventually
recovered. A terrier hurt its right eye.
1t remained under a counter, avoiding
light and heat, although it habitually
kept close to the fire. 1t adopted q
general treatment, rest and abstinence
from food. The local treatment con,
sisted in licking the upper surface OF
the paw, which it applied to the
wounded eye, again licking the paw
when it became dry.
Animals suffering from traumatit
fever treat themselves by the continued
application of cold water, which Nj
Delaunay considers to be more certain
than of the other methods. In view o
these interesting facts we are, h
thinks, forced to admit that hygiene
and therapeutics as proposed by ami
mails may, in the interest of psychology
be studied with advantage.
Many physicians have been obsery
ers of animals, their diseases, and tn
methods adopted by them, in their in
stinct, to cure themselves, and hav
aEailed of the knowledge so brough
under their observation in their prac
| fioa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
Drug Stores in Germany.

The drug stores have a curious way
here of shutting up about the time you
want them. And as soon as it begins
to grow dark down go the shutters,
and if you need anything you go to a
little bell handle outside of one of the
iron shutters and ring it. Then you
hear someone at a crank inside, the
frame rolls up, and head looks cut
the window. Finally the man or boy
inside opens part of the window, and
you talk through pane OF glass and
make known your wants. Instead OF
angry at being reused, the man begs
Your pardon for keeping you outside
and says: Il thank you for your or
DER If you have not the exact
change and the man inside is not in
the same predicament he will beg you
most politely to let him change it.
Having done so he will thank you fol
calling evidently taking the visit as a
social one-bow, close his little peep
hole, bow again, and then smile sweet
ly as he grinds down his iron-shutter
and his smiling face is lost to view
How different from the druggists IL
Amer;c9i / remember Ionce woke one
up in the states, and he came down
stairs with shotgun after me. But
as remarked before, they have GU
rious way of doing things in Dresden
Dresden Correspondence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
The Granhaphone.

Few people away from Washington
are aware of the fact that every word
uttered upon the floor of either House
or Senate, when addressed to either
Speaker or President, is taken down
and appears in the Congressional Record.
1t is true that much time, money, pa
per, and printers ink are wasted by
this, but nevertheless it is fact. But
to do this, of course, requires the en-
ployment of the most rapid and ex-
perienced stenOgraphers. Five of
these are employed upon the floor of
the House simply to take down the
speeches, debates, etc. The chief of
the corps receives a salary of Sc, 900,
while the other four are paid 81 200
less. These men simply take down the
words in shorthand, working for fifteen
minutes each in succession. When
each ones fifteen minutes expire he re-
pairs to the official reporters room,
where ten more stenographers are en-
ployed-two to each man-to whom
are read the reports taken on the floor,
and who take copy in shorthand,
using typewriter to prepare the copy
for the printer. These men are paid by
space, getting 81 per column in the
Record. The same is also gone through
with in the Senate daily.
The stenographers have in the last
few days secured machine to facili-
tate work which has already proven of
inestimable value. 1t is one of Edi-
sons inventions, and is called the
graphaphone. The machine much re-
sembles lady's sewing machine and
is worked in the same manner-by
pedal. The instrument is used in this
wise: When one of the principal
stenographers concludes his floor re-
port he goes to this machine, reads his
report into a funnel connecting with
the main cylinder, which is gutta-per-
cha coated and revolves while the point
of needle connecting with the tube
from the funnel mouthpiece rests
against it. The cylinder envelops a
screw which prevents the needle trac-
ing a former line. When the steno-
grapher finishes reading his report an
other operator attaches tubes to the
| cylinder, connecting with his ears,
works the machine, and the words of
| the stenpgrapher are repeated to him
| in the same tone of voice as the pre-
vious talker The rapidity of the talk
can be regulated, and the operator can
| thus with ease take down the exact
words by the use of typewriter or an
ordinary pen. The machine is certain
! ly wonderful and enables person with
the assistance of typewriter to do the
work of two ordinary stenographers,
who first have to take the report in
| shorthand and then translate it
These gutta-percha cylinders. l neg
lected to mention above, can be stored
away, and years after, if placed upon
the machine, the same words used to-
day will be repeated in the exact tone
of the speaker of to-day. Thus should
any record be destroyed these cylin-
ders may be resorted to-
Another thing about this machine is
that person here can talk for an
hour into one, mail the cylinder to At
lanta. where by the use of machine
the exact words used here will be re-
peated, thus saving the labor of writ
ing long communications. : atlanta
Constitution.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
The Chironnbo.

My introduction to them occurred on
the borders of Lake Shirwa-one of the
smaller and less known of the great
African lakes-and / shall record the
incident exactly as find itin my notes.
1 had stopped one day among some
tall, dry grass to mark a reading of
the aneroid, when one of my men
shouted ..Chiromboi' s.Chirombon
means an inedible beast of any kind,
and | turned round to see where the
animal was. The native pointed
straight atmyself. Icould see nothing,
but he approached, and pointing close
to a wish of hay which had fallen upon
my coat, repeated. .sChirombo." Be-
heving it must be some insect among
hay, took it in my fingers, looked
over it, and told him pointedly there
was no ''Chirombo" there. He smiled,
and, pointing again to the hay, ex-
claimed: ''Moio!" ("It's alive!') The
hay itself was the chirombo. do not
exaggerate when / say that that wisp
of hay was no more like an insect than
my aaeroid barometer. had mentally
resolved never to be taken in by any
of these mimetic frauds. / was in
credulous enough to suspect that the
descriptions of Wallace and others
were somewhat highly colored, but 1
confess to have been completely stulti-
fed and beaten by the very first MINI
etic form / met. 1t was one of that
very remarkable family, the phasmide,
but surely nowhere else in nature
could there be such another creature.
Take two inches of dried yellow grass
stalk, such as one might pluck to run
through the stem of pipe; then take
six other pieces nearly as long and a
quarter as thick; bend each in the
middle at any angle you like, stick
them in three opposite pairs, and again
at any angle you like, upon the first
grass stalk and you have my chirombo.
When you catch him his limbs are
twisted about at every angle as if the
whole were made of one long stalk of
the most delicate grass, hinged in a
dozen places, and then gently crushed
up into a disheveled heap. Having
once assumed a position, by wonder
full instinct, he never moves, or varies
one of his many angles by half de-
gree. The way this instinct keeps
up the delusion is indeed almost as
wonderful as the mimicry itself; you
may turn him about, and over and
over, but he is mere dried grass, and
nothing will induce him to acknowledge
the animal kingdom by the faintest
suspicion of spontaneous movement
All the members of this family have
this power of shamming death; but how
such emaciated and juiceless skeletons
should ever presume to be alive is the
real mystery. These phasmidse look
more like ghosts than living creatures,
and so slim are they that, in trying to
kill them for the collecting box, the
strongest squeeze between finger and
thumb makes no more impression upon
them than it would upon fine steel
wire, and one has to half-guiIlotine
them against some hard substance be-
fore any little life they have is sacri-
feed to science,-Good Words.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
Expressions Tabooed.

Our clever friend, ''The Listener"
of the Boston Transcript, caught a
wigging the other day from hyper
critical Boston person for using the
expression, ''It goes without saying"
The correspondent said in effect that
he could have no respect for or deal
ing with writer who could be guilty
OF using that dreadful imported phrase.
The Listener pleaded guilty, and was
so crushed by the sudden attack that
he promised never to use the express
sion again. Another correspondent,
not relishing this meek submission to
the arrogant remark of number, writes
that if we are too rigid in our CENSOR
ship of expressive phrases of one sort
or another, we shall have to part COM
pany with good many idiomatic
sayings which we are now innocent
enough to think are expressive and
useful. There is,- for instance, that
l'very contradictory phrase, Il am mis-
taken" We don't all mean that we
| are mistaken when we say that; we
mean that we mistake. But we con-
tinue to say 1--WE are mistaken" and
may with perfect propriety say it,
because usage has transformed and
crystalllZed the sentence into the op-
posite meaning. Then there is the
''begging the question" Everybody
knows what it means, but what is il,
when one examines the phrase, to beg
a question? "For the sake of the ar
gument" is an intrinsically bother
some phrase, but very useful one
"Poor health" is term tabooed by a
good many liberal people, who think
that they either have health or do not
have it, and that if they have health
1t is good. Of words, there is long
list of contradictory ones. If you look
in the dictionary for the definition of
the word ''rave1," you will find it set
down as meaning ''to unravel," and if
you look for ''unravel," you will find
it means ''to ravel." Madness lies in
the direction of verbal scrupulousness
or scrupulosity, as Charles Summer
would have it.-Bafalo Advertiser.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
A Poor Law.

A farmer in Sumpter county, Ca.
who is indebted to firm in Americas,
which held a mortgage upon a pair of
mules belonging to him, which he
could not redeem, consulted a lawyer
to know if there was not some way by
which he could save his stock. The
lawyer informed him that if he were
only married man it would be all
right, as then his wife could claim them
as part of the homestead and thus save
the mules, but otherwise there was no
chance to help him. swell, replied
the young man, Il viii get married,
then, if that is the only way out of it,
but it seems to me that is a id poor
law that deprives man of his liberty
just to save two poor old mules" And
he departed sorrowfully and with q
heavy heart to find girl that would
help him out of his trouble.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
A Story of Roscoe oonklins.

"Years ago l was employed by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington Il Baltimore
railroad at the junction few miles out
of Baltimore, said a telegraph operator
to the Philadelphia Press. ''ODe after
noon an unusually handsome and ath-
.letic man entered the little station.
Does the limited express for Washing
ton stop here?' he inquired. No, sir,
replied. Can you stop it?' Not
without orders from the main office.
j will explain my situation to you,
said the stranger, sin the hope that you
will do all 40 your power to ald me. l
came from Washington to intercept al
Baltimore a gentleman who 10 on his
way from New York to the capital. Ii
is of the greatest Importance should
see him before he reaches Washington.
A railway conductor directed me to the
Union station, where he said the limit.
ed would stop, but / lost my way and
wandered here after long tramp
.sTelling him / would see what
could do for him. telegraphed to Phil.
adeIphia for permission to stop the ex
press. You might use my name if you
think it would be of any use,' said the
gentleman. And your name is?' 'Conk
iing-Roscoe Conkling, replied the
gentleman. ! flashed over the wire
SSenator Conkling wants me to stoE
the limited express for him to get or
board The answer came back, How
do you know it is Conklingp Turning
to him 1 said, 'Philaaelphia wants
identification.' Will this dog he ask
ed, displaying handsome gold watcl
with the initials r. c. engraved on thu
case. AT the same time, either by de
sign or chance, he removed his hat
Grasping the key, l ticked these word
to Philadelphia: Letters r. c. on gen
ltleman's watch, but 1 know he's Conk
ling by his Haunting red beard and tn
Hyperion curl of Nast's cartoons.
aightway the sounder raped: 'SteI
train by order of H. F. Kenney, gener
al superintendent" :"
..Conkling was profuse in his thanks
As the express shot around the curve
with him safely on board, he made
courteous gesture Of farewell to me-"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
The Girls.

A poet reclned in his easy chair
And he racked his brain for a sweet-lined
song,
But his thoughts seemed suddenly stripped
and bare
OF the exquisite fancies that once did throng
30 he leaned his head on his hand and prayed
Oh, Muse, that holdest the fair song-pearls,
Bestow on thy servant some light to aid
In gracing my fugitive theme. The Girls -
Then rhythmical pnions are heard in air;
A scarce-felt breath on the bard's cheek
falls;
And he catches these silvery accents rare
As softly but clearly messa ge il calls:
Not once oh singer, have / been slow
To inspire the hand that thy swift pen
twirls,
But never before have you taxed me so
as now. when you ask me to sing of the
gffls.'
Il know they are fair and sweet their smIle.
AS they graciously beam on the sons of men: !:
But their grace may fade into laughing guile
And the victim may find he Is sold again.
For men do not know that u fairy dust
Has dimmed their braiU as their hope un-
furls,
And is woe to the man who has put his trust
In the joyous but Misunderstanding race OF
girls.
Charles Moreau.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
Mr.. Conkling's Fee.

There is story of two Rochester
men who lately were in New York on
legal business. 1t occurred to them to
consult Mr.. Conkling, and they did so
at some length and much to their salts
faction. AS they rose to go the spokes-
man said, ''Mr, Conkling, we thank you
for your advice, which is valuable to
US. When we get home we will send
you check for $500" 20, no, gentle
men," said the ex-senator, don't do
that. l am only too happy to be OF
service to you, and make no charge.
You are quite welcome, but when do
charge my fee is $5,OO0.-Rochester I'm
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

Florence Kelly Wischnewtsky, the
daughter of Judge Kelly of PennsyF
vania, is clever writer who does con-
siderable newspaper and literary work.
She is clear thinker and IS SAID 10
have a better faculty for putting things
on paper than her father. She isa hne
looking, vigorous young woman, with
an unusually attractive faes'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

J.. 7. Campbell, United States Con-
sui at Auckland, New Zealand, says in
his latest report to the State Depart
ment that $12, 100000 has been ex-
pended in New Zealand in the last
eight years in the effort to overcome
the rabbit plague,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

A new war vessel has been ordered
by the British Admiralty, which is to
be named the Blake, of 5000 tons bur-
den and 10000 horsepower,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
c. Il. GRIFFIN,

0MNTIsT. ONCE over First National Bank
~ Ofice hours from q. m. to y. m.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

Il. Y. LACEY
TToRNEY At LAW, and NOTARY
IA PUBLIC.
Il. o. O. BLOCK GARRETTsvILLE. OHIo.
INSURANCE AGENT.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

PETER FLATH.
Nfots,aer and Merchant Tailor, Hats, CaPs
and Furnishing Goods. Phen1x Block MAIN
Street, Ravenns, Ohio
nat. ib. 1G69. IL.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

M. G. MCBRIDE, M. D.,
homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
oxF1cE in Poe's Block, over Grocery of b. A.
VanN 3ss,
REsipENcE on Cleveland Avenue, 9th residence
North of Bowery street. Sl7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
I. b, PHELPS

I. T. SIDDALL,
Attorney at Lawo Oflce in Phenix Block.
Ravenna, Ohio 479
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
Business Cards.
J. II. DUssELL

TTORN AT LAW, Counsel in
IN English and herman, Office over Fi,, his
Clothing Store. Phenix Block, Ravenna, ,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
G.. M. PROCTOR, M. D.,

0s M I NOOAN1'3 NA' -,
Physician and Surgeon
SHALERSTILLR, OHIO.
Ml attend to all calls in the line OF his profess
Nion, both day and night.
Once. one door East Of Sh He Exchange
,Hotel. Z 06-1y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07

e. W.. MAXSON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law possesses
superior facilities for making collections in
aiI parts OF the United States.
Ofice in Court Rouse. Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-07
P. B. CoNANT,

A TTORNEY AT Law, Ravenna, o.
A Ohice in Blackstone Block, North Chest.
nut Street, Ravenna, OHIO
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-06
G. A. r.. TROUBLES.
The Veterans Scheme to be Put
Through at Once.

The Veterans Scheme to be Put
Through at Once.
The nucleus of a democratic soldiers or.
ganization, distinct from the G. A. R., was
formed in Indianapolis at meeting of vet
Grams of that polite Il faith, and Adjt. Gen.
George w. Koontz was made the chairman
of a committee to arrange for the extension
OF the organization throughout the state by
the appointment of committee of one from
each congressional district and two at large
to constitute a state executive board of the
new order Adjt- Gen. Koontz said: 81 am
In receipt of letters daily, not only from In
diana, but from all parts of the country, in
reference to this new organic ition. l
received at least 90 or 10 within week,
The feeling on the subject is deep seated
everywhere, and the scheme is bound to be
put through at once Tho democratic SOL
ders who are in the Grand Army will not
stand any longer the manner in which it has
been used for republican ends, and the vast
number of democrats who have never joined
the Grand Army are anxious to go into this
new order. So far as Indiana is concerned,
be ore the winter is over we shall have an or
ganization larger than any other association
of veterans. l think tho same thing will be
true all over the country We are not get
ting up an organ cation opposed to the G. A.
X There is no reason why soldiers
cannot belong to both the orders, although
probably comparatively few of them
will do SO. Ours will be distinct political
organlz ,tion from the start" The republi-
cans who chiefly make up the Grand Army
posts in this city profess to have no fear that
the new order will cut into their ranks seri-
ously. They claim that there is no justice
in the charge that the Grand Army here has
been used for political purposes. 1t Is signif-
cant that since the election at least two well
known democratic veterans have been So
licited to accept places as commanders Of
local posts The Grand Army leaders are
evidently endeavoring to please tho demo.
GRATIS in their ranks