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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-14
LIGHTHOUSE MEMOIRS,

One of the earliest lighthouses built in
the United States was that upon the ISL
and of Nantucket, called Brant Point
Light. For many years it was claimed
to be the first, and only recently yielded
the palm to Brewsters Island Light in
Boston harbor. Brant Point Light was
first erected in 1746. There are still
those who declare that the Brewster
Point Light was not established till
eight years after. II so, Nantucket Light
may claim the prominence. At all
events, it can be stat I'd that for forty-five
years the islanders maintained this Brant
Point Light at their own expense, which
can be said of no other beacon light on
our coast.
For sixty years this lighthouse was in
the care of one family, descending from
father to son. In my childhood, my
fathers uncle, David Coffin, was the
keeper. and many happy hour I have
passed in the lantern, reading aloud with
the trap door closed, and with the winds
and waves and sea birds for my sole
companions, reading Shakespeare and
the Spectator" because they happened
to be the books at hand in my grand
uncle's little library, small but choice
collection. Since those childhood hours
1 have visited many lighthouses, on the
shores of several States, and no one who
has shared my experiences will wonder
that l like to have my dear Sunday
school children sing.
Were sailing DER an ocean to a far and for
eign shore,
And the waves are dashing round us and we
hear the pillows roar,
But we look above the breakers in the dark
ness of the night,
And we see the steady cleaning of our change
less beacon light"
Req. Phebe A. Hanaford. in Banner.
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BATHING.

The tonic effect of bathing is caused by
the contraction OF the surface blood-ves-
sells, which drives the blood back to the
larger blood-vessels and the heart. These
react and send the blood rushing back to
the skin, causing the glow which follows
the bath, or ought to follow it, the free
respiration, and the vigorous feeling of
the muscular system. The bath should
always be followed by friction with the
hand, brush, or towel. The frequen-
cy with which it should be taken depends
entirely on circumstances. 1t should be
often enough to keep the pores open and
the skin clean; for the skin does one-third
of the breathing, and if it is clogged the
lungs must do the work, and they will be
overburdened. As rule, the more rap
idly bath is taken, the better will be its
effects.
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GOLD WATER AND CLOUDS.

Did you ever stop to think, when you
looked from the window and saw dull
gray clouds from which the rain was
go steadily pouring. and which seemed to
shut in the world all around, that in real
lty they extended over very small part
of the country, that somewhere else, per-
haps only twenty or thirty or hundred
miles away, the sun was shining and all
was bright and beautiful? This is really
the case. For storms, however long and
dreary, do not extend over many miles,
and though it always is raining at some
place In the world, yet always and at the
same time it is pleasant somewhere else.
Now let us see why this is.
Suppose that on warm summer after
noon We were to bring a pitcher OF clear
cool water fresh from the well, and place it
on the table in the dining room. Now, no
matter how carefully we may have dried
the pitcher before bringing it in, we shall
discove Ter, il we watch closely, that the out
side soon becomes wet or misty, and that
the mist grows heavier and then gathers
into drops and perhaps even runs down the
pitcher to the table. Now where does this
water come from? not through the sides
of the pitcher, that is impossible; but
from the air. We cannot see it, perhaps,
but still it is there, in the state OF vapor
How came it there? Did you ever notice
after rain, how in a short time the pud-
dies became dry and how the moisture
disappeared from the grass and leaves,
as soon as the sun shone out and the
wind blewP Or did you ever notice that
if you left pan of water out Of doors
the water each day grew less and less,
until all was gone and the pan was dry?
All the water that was in the puddles,
on the grass and leaves Except that
which soaked into the ground) and the
pan, was taken up as vapor into the
air, has "evaporated," as we say. The
same thing happens when water boils,
only it then evsporates more rapidly
and we can see the vspor arising az,
steam. If you live near river or in the
country where the re are brooke, perhaps
you can see this evaporation actually
taking place. Get up early some morn
ing before the sun rises, and look out
toward the river. You may see a long
line Of mist or fog like big white cloud,
hanging over the watsr. Now, this mist is
only the water evaporating from the
river, and is just now visible as fog be-
cause the air is cool. After the sun has
shone, the air becomes warmed and the
fog disappears, but the evaporation goes
on, nevertheless. Indeed, it is going on
continually, and all over the earth; so
that if the water were not returned to
us as rain, snow and dew, all the oceans
lakes and rivers would in time dry up
and disappear. All the trees. grass and
plants would then wither, and our beau
titul land would become dry and parehed
as the great desert of Sahars.-St. Mich
olds.
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THE GREATNESS OF DICKENS

THE GREATNESS OF DICKENS.
There never was such another as
Charles Dickens, nor shall we see his like
sooner than the like of Shakespeare.
And he owed all to native genius and
hard work; he owed almost nothing to
literature, and that little we regret. He
was influenced by Uarlysle, he adopted
his method of nicknames, and of ham
mering with wearisome irritation on some
popularity; for example, on Carker's
teeth, and the patriarch's white hair.
1t has been said that, save for Carlysle,
Dickens was in letters a self-taught ar
fist, that he was no mans pupil, and bor-
rowed from none. No doubt this makes
him less acceptable to the literary class
than man of letters like Thackeray,
than man In whose treasure chamber of
memory all the wealth of the middle
ages was stored, like Scott. But the ma
tive naked genius of Dickens, his heart,
his mirth, his observation, his delightful
high spirits, his intrepid loathing of
wrong, his chivalrous desire to right it
these things will make him forever, we
hope and believe, the darling of the En-
glish people.-Andreao Lang.
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GREAT FEATS OF MEMORY.

Idiots have been known whose mem
DRY for name and words was so retentive
that they could repeat a sermon verbat-
i'm and indicate where the preacher blew
his nose and coughed while delivering it.
Grotius and Pascal forgot nothing they
had ever read or Thought.
Cardinal Mazzofsnti, the linguist, who
is said to have known a hundred langua-
ges, declared that he never forgot word
he had once learned.
An English clergyman mentions man
who could remember the day of the bur-
rial OF every person who had died in the
parish during thirty-five years, and could
also repeat the name and age of each
deceased person and the names of the
mourners at his funeral. But so weak
was he Intellectually that he could not
be trusted to feed himself.
To friend who congratulated Leyden
on his remarkable memory, he replied
that he often found it source of great
inconvenience. On the friend expressing
surprise he exclaimed that he had often
wished to recollect particular express
sion in something he had read, but could
not do it until he had repeated the whole
passage from the beginning to the express
sion he desired to recall.
While DR.. John Leyden, the Oriental
list, was in Calcutta, there arose a case
which turned on the exact wording of an
act Of parliament. A copy of the act
could not be found, but Leyden having
read it before leaving England, made q
copy from memory. Nearly year after
a printed copy of the act arrived from
London, and it was found to be identical
with the transcript Leyden had made.
DR.. Moffat, She distinguished African
missionary, and the father-in law of DR..
Livingstone, once preached long ser
mon to crowd Of negroes. Shortly at
ter he had finished he saw number OF
negroes gathered about simple minded
young savage. He went to them and
discovered that the savage was preaching
his sermon over again. Not only was he
reproducing the precise words, but INIT
ating the manner and gestures of the
white preacher.
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THE FUNCTION OF THE CERE.
BRUM IN THE DOG,

Nh I'm DOG.
In his last contribution to the physiol-
ogy OF the brain, the eminent Psychologist
at Strasburg, Professor Goltz, gives an
account OF dog from which one entire
cerebral hemisphere had been removed,
Here there was not, as some Psychologists
would expect, paralysis and an anms-
thesla on the side opposite the injured
organ; but the action of the dog was
quite normal, only that he preferred the
side controlled by the intact hemisphere.
This goes to show that in the dog one
hemisphere can to large extent perform
the functions for the entire body. Asa
converse proof, if symmetrical regions
are removed from both halves of the
brain, the result is a much more serious
one. An animal lacking both its frontal
lobes had its intelligence much dimin-
ished, was restless, constantly moving,
could not feed itself, could not hold
bone, and was decidedly abnormal dog.
A dog with both its occipital lobes gone
shows marked sensory defects, but be-
haves much more normally than the for.
mer dog, thus indicating that the part re-
moved is of vital mportance.-Sc Science.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-14
kWIEEIX PRInE

We had called, Jennie and J. on a
bright young bride, and very bright she
was, with sparkling eyes, and laughing
lips, and pretty girlish way with her,
half timid, half defiant, mixture OF girl
ishness and self-will, that always looks
pretty-when you don't see too much of
1t; then it becomes monotonous. Her
hush and was not in. We inquired for
him, OF course, and she answered, with a
pretty toss of her head, SHE'S at that
horrid Office. I hate it."
When we came away, said, "What a
pretty bride Cou:in Harry has p
"But I'm sorry for him" said Jennie.
"Sorry?" said /, in surprise.
"Yes," said Jennie; II am sorry for
any man whose wife has no pride in her
husbands business. Sorry for any man
whose wife, by he, undisguised contempt
for what ought to be her husbands pride
and ambition, does what she can to make
it drudgery for him. IL she looks at his
office, or his store, or his factory, as 'hor-
rid place, useful only to make money in,
what must be the result? Either his Joy
in it will be dulled and quenched, or he
will come to look on her with that
pity which is dangerously akin to con-
tempt. Ii. on the other hand, she has a
wifely pride in his law, or his trade, or his
theology, or his practice whatever it
may be-he will catch inspiration from
her high thoughts about it; and his law
will become to him an instrument of JUS
tice, and his trade means of doing &c cd
to humanity, and his theology a spiritual
experience; for she will illumine and ele-
vste every thing by her womanly aspira-
tion.''
"And what" said I, "if it be business
that a woman can not have a pride
in?"
"Then," said Jennie, ''the sooner he
leaves the better; for no man ought to
do what true wife ought to be ashamed
to have bim do"
And rather think Jennie is right. She
generally christian Union.
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ing roundness and plumpness; the one
rendering the cartilage smooth, the 9TH
er making it seem larger than it is by
comparison. In either event the ear of
the criminal of to-dsy will hardly be the
same ear to appearance ten years from
today-will be very different ear in
twenty years. The cara of elderly per-
cons tell the sad tale to any who care to
scrutinizs them in sufficient number to
generalize from what is seen, and anyone
who chooses may regretfully watch the
process as time passes which transforms
one of the choicest features of physical
charm into one of the ugliest.-Harper's
Bazaar
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-14
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE
NORTLWEG TERRITOPX


NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
There are more than ten thousand an
cient earth-works found within the terrific
rial limits Of Ohio.
The Indian tribes of Ohio possessed
the character common to the North Amer
lean Indian. Very little was known OF
the Ohio Indians before the year A. D.
1850.
The Northwest Territory was the name
commonly given to that great stretch of
country lying northwest of the Ohio river,
now constituting the States Of Ohio, In.
diane, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin,,
and that part of Minnesota east of the
Mississippi river.
La Sale discovered the Ohio river in
1869.
In April, 1852, La Sale reached the
Mississippi river from the outlet of lake
Ontario, after making the third attempt.
Before England had taken steps to Sc,
cure the Mississippi valley by settlement
FlourishinR French settlements had been
established at Detroit, Peoria, Kaskaskis,
Vincennes and New Orleans. La Sale
named the country watered by the Mis-
sissippi and its tributaries, Louisiana, in
honor of his "Grgnd Monarch" Louis
XIV.
England claimed possession, not only
OF the Northwest Territory, but of all the
territory lying west of the coast-lipe ex-
plored by the Cabots in 1897 and 1893.
The first Ohio Land Company" was
organized in Virginia in 1748, by some of
the Washingtons and Lees, together with
some London Merchants, for the purpose
of establishing settlements west of the
Alleghanies.
Picka willany is called "the first point
of English settlement in Ohio" 1t was
built in 1749.
In 1774. certain lands on the Ohio had
been obtained by purchase Of the Iro-
quois, at a council held at Lancaster,
Pa.
In March, 1854, the Ohio Company sent
Capt. Trent, with party of thirty three
men, to build fort on the site of Pitts
burgh.
The capture of the English fort, at the
source of the Ohio, was Immediately fol-
lowed by nine years conflict between
the French and English, known as the
French and Indian War"
At the close of the French and Indian
war, the English colonists pressed ca
gerly into the Ohio valley. New settle
ments were planned by the Ohio Land
Company.
In 1851, Rev. Christian Post and James
Heckewelder we're first to attempt the
founding of Moravian mission among
the Delaware Indians of the Muskingum
valley. Ten years later, Rev. David
Zeisberger founded Moravisn station
called Schonbrunn, situated on the Mus
kingum, two or three miles from the
present town of New Philadelphia.
In 1881, Capt. Elliot, British emissary,
forced the removal of the Christian In
dams to the banks of the Sandusky.
In March, 1882, force OF about ninety
men, under command of Capt. David
Williamson, was collected together at
Mingo Bottom, three miles below the
present city Of Steu beDville, for the pur-
pose of Furnishing the Indians for stroc-
tiles then recently perpetrated on the
whites. This massacre has been charac-
terized as "the most disgracetul event in
the history of the country" After the
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peated with other words, and in little
while she had learned six words-doll,
hat, mug, cup, pin and bsll-and when
one of these things was given her, would
spell its name with her fingers. She was
greatly pleased at every new object whose
name she thus learned, and it WAS strange
that she found no greater trouble in
learning long, hard Nance, than in easy
ones. Her teacher says:
"Never did child apply herself more
joyfully to any task than did Helen to
the acquisition OF new words. In few
days she had mastered the manual alpha.
bet, and learned upward of one hundred
names. At the end of August she knew
625 words"
Next she was taught the verbs, begin
ming with sit, stand, shut, open. Then
propositions followed, and she learned
the meaning of on and in, etc. All this
was done with the finger alphabet alone.
Soon Miss Sullivan began to teach
her to read printed words in raised let
tere, making the letter with her fingers,
and passing Helen's hand over the came
letter printed. In one day she had
learned all the printed Letters, both CAPT
tai and small; and then she began to
spell out such words as she was familiar
with.
Soon after Miss Sullivan began to
teach her to write. She was greatly de.
lighted when she found she could express
herself in this way; and when she had
written her first sentence, "Cat does
drink milB," and carried it to her mother,
who spelled each word to her on her fin
gers, she was 80 overjoyed she could
scarcely restrain herself.
In little over month from her first
lesson in writing, and only four months
from her beginning to study, this little
deaf, dumb and blind girl, not yet eight
years old, wrote letter, fac sinaile Of
which is given in Lend a Hand, which
not many little girls of that age, who
have all their senses, would be able to
write.
Since then her progress has been won
derful. She reads and writes with no
difficulty, and is so happy to think she
has way of communicating with other
people. She seems to grasp ideas intui-
lively.
We will all remember little Helen Kel-
Ter, and make note Of her progress from
year to year, but some of US will have to
see to it that with all our eyes and ears,
she does not get ahead OF us.-Ihe Ad-
7,0ncP
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-14
A CHAPTER OF DON'TS" FOR
PARENTS

1. Don't forget that you brought your
children into the world without their
knowledge or consent. You have no
right to imbitter the life you have thus
thrust upon them. have known parents
to make absolute slaves of their children,
compelling almost constant attendance,
under the popular delusion that young
limbs are never tired, and like the old
slave master giving nothing in return
but food and clothes.
2. Don't laugh at and deride your chill
dren's hobbies. Remember how much
brighter life has seemed to you when
you could realize some cherished dream,
and treat them accordingly.
3. Don't forget that youth needs amuse-
ment. Your children have not only
bodies, but minde. Rest for the body and
amusement for the mind are demands of
nature which too many parents ignore.
Ii you do not provide for your children
healthful and sufficient amusement, then
thank God for his mercy on you il your
children do not take to dangerous or wick
ed pleasures wher they are older.
A. Don't forget that your children are
beginning life, while you, perhaps, are
ending it. Give them the benefit of your
experience, but don't expect that your ex-
perience will serve them in place of an
experience of their own.
5. Don't be impatient with your chill
dren when they doubt your estimate of
the worlds allurements. Remember it is
you who have tested these things, not
they. You did not see with your fathers
eyes, neither should you expect your
children to see with your eyes.
6. Don't demand respect of your chill
dren or endeavor to enforce it by your au-
thority. Respect is paid not to those who
demand, but to those who deserve it.
7. Don't neglect your children's friends.
Invite them to your house. Show your
children that their friends are your
friends, and your children's friends will
be such as you will approve.
S' DOAA OO gOniOuS VI your CulQr0u b
friends. If you make your society de-
lightful to your children, they will al
ways prefer you to any other companion
Ii your child prefers everyone else to
you, stop and ponder whether you have
not compelled him to seek elsewhere the
companionship, love, and sympathy he
ought to find in Won
8. Don't be afraid to let your children
see your love for them. Let child feel
that no matter where he goes or what he
does, nomatter whether friends forsake OF
foes SANDER him, his parents love and
trust will always follow him, and that
child is not only safe for all time, but the
thought of this love will shine out like q
lamp in dark place, cheering and
Strengthening him against all odds.
10. Don't forget that the great Father
of all has had infinite trouble with you.
You have been just as refractory migrate
full and disobedient as any child you
| have.
Let this thought temper your anger,
and make you wise to direct complex
human soul.-From the Phrenoloqical
Journal and Science of Health.
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BULLY THE WIZARD"
The EccentricIties Of an Old Fort
une-TeIIer In Indiana.

1 Globe. Democrat MunCie, Ind, special.
| In the north end OF Delaware coun-
| ty is one of the most eccentric and
mysterious characters in America.
| He is known as Bully. the Wizard.
Nobody knows him by any other
name lie claims 10 be 81 years old
and has been in these part, at inter
yals during the past 50 years. Bully
has not a relative IN the world. The
most diligent inquiries have failed TO
discover anything about his past his
tory, as he declines 20 give any inior-
nation himself The wizard makes his
living hy fortune telling, and many peo-
pie implicitly believe that he has oc-
cult powers. stories are related about
his wonderful predictions, This
strange man j. stopping with Mr..
shannon. ten miles from Muncie-
Bully" has Travelled all over the world,
but he has never ridden on horse, in
wagon or on the cars during ms
whole life. The only conveyance lac
has ever used was the steamship which
carried him across the ocean. Some
times he viii disappear from this To-
cality Tor two or three years nj a time.
but always Turns up again when least
expected. Bully, the Wizard, has
the most remarkable DIMINISHING
in existence. IL is 3Giec long, and Is
composed Of shells, old coins suake-
rattles and buttons in endless Sari-
ETY. The string when cooled has dl-
ametVr OF six feet. The charm weigh,
SO pounds. Bully has his whole life
centered in his charm string which he
treasures above everything on earth.
some time ago he was offered Sleu
for the curiosity bGt refused It. When
he realized that the string had great
uecuuiarN value. the wizard buried 10
in a box in a deserted grayel-plt, ana
then departed on one of his eXcur-
sion<. About three months ago the
county commissioners authorized
the construction Of Tree gravel
road. and a committee was
appointed Il prospect for gravel. In
examining the old pit the Charm-strinE
was found and placed IN the care OF
Mr.. shannon. q friend OF the wizard r.
"Butlv" is now engaged ia making
another charm, which he claims viii
H.. mere miraculous than the other
one. which he was torty-siN year m
constructing In telling fortunes ht
uses wire screen filed with beads,
which he places over the head OF
the subject. and after taking the
measurement places the wire on his
own head
The strange man lived four years
among the ShoShone Indians IN
Wyoming. and Is familiar with the
customs and language, ct all the
tribes. His personal appearance Is
very striking He wears knlck-
erbockers with short jacket.
and skull cap, with long
tassel behind. covers his head.
He has a nustache and chin whissers,
Everybody considers Bully crazy
on the charm question, but he appears
20 be all right on everything else IL
is said that he has been in every town
OF 500 Inhabitants and over in the
United states and canada. always
] travelling on foot
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