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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Bene fetal Effects OF Fruits-When to Eat
Them.

Fruits are almost as indispensable to a
heahhful dietary as the grains, particularly
In the summer season and in warm climates.
They supply those delightful acids that are
not only agreeable to the palate but specially
suited TO the needs of the vital organism.
They cool and refresh US in the heat of sum.
mer; they supply organic fluids to the sys-
tenn, replacing those that are lost in perspra-
ton from day to day. Next to the grains,
therefore, in dietetio Importance we must
place the fruits they minister alike to the
pleasures of the appetite and to the actual
wants of our bodies. The sour fruits, es-
pecially, are the best of cholagogues, doing
away with all need of bilious remedies, so
called; they stimulate the liver to its normal
activity and prevent that ciogging up of the
organ which causes retentlon OF bile, thick
ening of the blood and other arrangements
consequent upon non-performance of func-
tional action.
Again it will be observed that those which
have keen acids come in great profusion just
ut the time we need them most-after the
long winter, when both fruits and vegetables
are necessarily scarce. Fruits are the natural
corrective for disordered digestion; but the
way ir which many persons eat them con-
yerts them into q curse rather than q bless
ing. Instead of being taken on an empty
stomach, or in combination with simple grain
preparations, as bread, they are eaten with
oily foods, with meat and vegetables, pun
gent seasonings, or other unwholesome con-
diments, or they are taken at the end Of the
meal, after the stomach is already full, ana
perhaps the whole mass Of food washed down
with tea, coffee or other liquid; or they are
| eaten ct all hours of the day, or late at night
with ice cream, cake or other rich desserts.
IL
either on an empty stomach or simply With
bread-never with vegetables. In the morn
ing, before tho fast Of the night has been
broken, they are not only exceedingly refresh
ing, but they serve as natural stimulus to
| the digestive organs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
MYSTERIES OF SCIENCE.
PRACTICAL SUBJECTS or IMPORT
ANCE TO AVERAGE READERS.
Interesting Facts about Minerals i'm Com
mon Use That are Unknown to Many
Persons-SpecialI Items Concerning
Magnesium and Aluminium.

How many invaiids nave swallowed mag
nesia without suspecting that this powder
contains metal nearly as white as silver,
and is malleable, and capable of burning
with so intense light that it rivals even the
electric light in brilliancy If any of our
readers desire to prepare magnesium them
selves, it can be done in the following man
ner: Some white magnesia must be obtained
from the chemist and, after having been cal
cned, must be submitted to the influence Of
hydrochloric acid and hydrochloratN of am
monia A clear solution will thus be obtain
ed, which, by means of evaporation under
the influence of heat furnishes a double
chloride, hydrated and crystallized. This
chloride, if heated to redness in an eartheu-
ware crucible, leaves as a residue a nacreous
product composed of micaceous, white
scales, chloride of anhydrous magnesium.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
Ono Thing and Another

"lIoth" and freclles can be removed. ac
cording to writor in pharmaceutical jour
nal, by using a wash composed OF equal part.
of Tactic acid and glycerine, which is harm
less when applied to the skin.
Bathers who have suffered from an encouu
ter with the long tentacles Of the jelly fish
are told by Medical News that the sting is
speedily relieved by applying water In which
common washing soda has been dissolved ii
the proportion of an ounce of soda to two
quarts of water,
Suction, or exhaustion of the air by the
use of the cuppinG glass. for elevating a de
pressed fractured parietal bone In a child, ha.
been successfully employed by Philadelphia
physician, and it has been suggested that thi;
principle may be extended to aid in cases OF
fractured cranal bones in adults, also, anc
in the extraction Of bullets, morbid growths
and various fluids.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
A Troined Nurses Views on the Delicate
Art of Feeding the Sick.

A Troined Nurses Views on the Delicate
Art of Feeding the Sick.
II Is often one of the hardest of a nurses
tesls TO persuade the patient TO take suf-
ficient nourishment, and TO be successful in il
she must be persuasive, patient, persistent,
rich in expedients, and should observe few
general directions which a. trained nurse
enumerates as follows;
All foods for the sick should be Of the very
best quality, well cooked, palatably seasoned
and attractively served. savory dish will
always sharpen the appetite OF one in health,
and it must have a stimulating influence upon
a delicate patient, to whom the fat and in
sipid preparations usually offered are loath-
some and even nauseating.
Surprise is frequently useful element in
the dietetic treatment Of the sick Some
thing unexpected will often he acceptable,
when were the patient consulted and advised
of what was being prepared for him, would
take away all appetite for it. Cooking in the
sick room is, of course, always forbidden,
nor should the smell of food be allowed to
reach the patient If it is possible TO prevent
it. Absolute neatness In the service of food
is a prime consideration. There is more to
the patient in clean napkins, spotless china,
etc., than many think A slovenly nurse is
out Of place anywhere. If the doctor directs
that certain foods be given hot he means
that they should be hot, and not merely
warm, In which condition some are very in
sipid.
Occasionally one sees the nurse tasting the
food in the presence OF the patieDt--a most
objectionable habit No more food should
be at one time taken into the sick room than
is likely to be eaten, and whatever is not
eaten should be at once removed. Nurses
often leave it in sight, in the hope that the
patient may want it a little later, but almost
invariably they are disappointed. 1t isquite
a common thing for tho physician TO find
milk in glass or pitcher standing near the
bedside Of his patient, and oftent the appear
ance Of the glass is such that even person
with the strongest kind Of a stomach would moi
care to drink from it. OF all foods, milk
probably takes up impurities the easiest.
Hence, to keep it exposed to tho dir of a sick
room or any other bad air Is tosimply render
it unfit for use. A nurse with anything ap
preaching neatness would never allow glGs;
which has held milk to be used a second time
without carefully washing and rinsing.
Some consult their own convenience alto
gether too much in feeding the sick. Food
ought to be given at regular Intervals Whor
possible
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
Cooking Utensils.

English friends often ask me how it is that
one gets in the humblest places in France APP
petizing and varied food and nice made
dishes. My answer is: THE French always
cook in copper" All meat, from veal to
game, that is used in q made dish, is first
fried in butter, which can only be done pro-
perry in a copper vessel, because its heat is
evenly diffused, and it does not grow rapidly
very hot or cold Butter melted in an iron
vessel, even though it have a porcelain lin
ing soon blackens. Potatoes fried in butter
in a copper saucepan take a beautiful golden
tinge. In an iron one they get black. That
glory of the French Gordon bleu, "canard aux
navets," would stick to the bottom of any
but copper stewpan, and get burned if not
constantly stirred. Now, frequent stirring
involves a loss Of aroma. What have said
of duck applies to 'bceuf a la mode, or 'pou-
let a la Marengo," or shoulder of mutton
braise, or "gibelotte de lapin."
When new to France, l set myself up with
a batterie de cuisine bought in Belgium. Ii
was of iron, enameled with blue without, and
with white within. Having one day invited
a dozen or so friends to dinner, / secured the
services of chef / shall never forget how,
on being taken into the kitchen, he folded his
arms and eyed the utensils with which he
was TO operate. you want, seriously" he
said, "to lay before your guests a dinner which
they will eat with pleasure?' "Of course. y
"Well, as it is impossible to work with that
batterie de cuisine, and as it is too late to get
another, beg leave to 90 away. The vessels
you have are only fit to scald vegetables"
In England there is an exaggerated fear of
verdigris, which, however sickening, is really
never fatal in its effects. But as the preju-
dice is strong it might be well for manufact-
urers to guarantee absolute safety by using
nickel instead of tin for lining, Nickel hardly
ever wears out and is easy to keep clean
London Truth
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
How to Keep Ice in a Sick Room.

a saucerful Of shaved ice may be preserved
for twenty-four hours with the thermometer
at SO degs Fahrenheit, according to The
Medical Times, by observing the following
precautions: Put the saucer containing the
Ice in a soup plate and cover it with another.
Place the soup plates thus arranged on a
good, heavy pillow, and cover it with another
pillow, pressing the pillows so that the plates
are completely imbedded in them. An old
jack plane set deep is a most excellent thing
with which to shave fee 1t should be turned
bottom upward, and the ice shaved back
ward and forward over the cutter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
Woman in China.

In a missionary periodical published in
Shanghai, DR.. Faber well known scholar,
published paper on the status of women in
China. He refers especially to the theoreti
cal position assigned to women by the classics,
These lay down the following dogmas on the
subject: u Women are as different in nature
from man Is earth is from heaven. t2) Dual
ISM, not only i'll body form, but in the very
essence Of nature is indicated and proclaimed
by Chinese mOra4ists of all times and creeds.
The male belongs TO yang, the female 10 yin.
CO Death and all oJner evils have their origin
in yin, or female principle; life and prosperity
come from It's subsection to the yang, or
male principle, and IL Is, therefore, regarded
law Of nature that women should be
kept under the control of men and not
allowed any will of their own. ID Women
indeed, are human beings, but they are Of
q lower state than men, aud never can attain
- full equality with thGm. j The aim 0!
female education, therefore is perfect sub
mission, not cultivation aud development OF
u,ind. (Gj Women cannot have any happi
ness of their own; they have to live and
work for men. e Only as the mother OF o
son, as the continuator of the direct line Of g
family, can E woman escape from her degra
dalton and become 70 d certain degree her
husbands equal, but then only in household
affairs, especially the female department, and
il the ancestral hall. (5 In the other world
womans condition is exactly the same, for
o. same laws OF existence apply, She is not
tie equal of her husband; she belongs to him
aud is dependent for her happiness on the
sacrifces offered hy Der descendants Thes'
ale the doctrines taught by Confucius, Men
Gus and the ancient sages, whose memory
has been revered in China for Thousands q
ye8rs-- London Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

Many are the efforts that have been made
to satisfactorily dispose Of the sewage of large
towns The results of experiments carried on
under the auspices of the Wimbledon Sewage
works, England, make it appear that more
satisfactory answer than usual has been made
to the problem. The method employed there
consists of sterilizing and precipitating the
sewage with herring brine and milk of lime.
1t is claimed that the destruction of micro
organisms is immediate and complete, and
that there remains positively no Gisagrceable
oIor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

The researches of Dufour, Colladon and
Trouvelot have shown that the duration OF a
lightning fash is not infinitesimal, but that
the flash lasts a measurable time. For in
stance, explains Science, il one sets a camera
IN rapid vibration, and exposes in it plate
so Us to receive the impression Of the fash, it
is found that the impressions appear widened
out on the negative, showing the negative to
have moved during the time the flash was in
existence
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
Transplantlng of a Chiellep,s CORNER.

1t is reported that DR.. Gravenigo, of the
University Of Padua, has successfully per
formed an operation which hitherto has been
vainly tried by various eXperimenters, both
in France and elsewhere. The operation CON
sists in the grating of a chickens cornoa into
the human eye. In the successful case re-
ported by Gravenigo the graft is said to have
united quickly, and formed a cornea which
was very transparent shining and convex.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
Scientific Briefs.

Ills reported that plan Tor improving the
Bro.s.lyn N. - navy yard is on foot that
will require about Si0OjO,0O0 if it is carried
cut
The Philadelphia Inquirer is responsible
for the statement that the natural gas sup
ply in pitlsburg and adjoining districts has
passed its'zenith and is now upon the wane>
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
An Old Poem.

The following little poem has recently been
,alled for:
Ny heart is waiting for somebody.
Somebody, where can he be2
Somewhere on earth he is waiting,
Waiting and waiting for me.
My heart shall be faithful and true, then,
To that somebody, wherever be be;
Yes my heart is locked firmly and fast,
But there's somebody possessing the key
How shall know who's the somebody?
My heart win tell faithful and true;
You wonder who can be the somebody?
Well, somebody darling, is you.
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

represents group of alum crystals. This
salt is much used in the coloring of fabrics;
it is also used for the sizing of papers and
the Qualification of tallow. Physicians also
use it as an astringent and caustic substance.
When alum is submitted to the action of
heat, in an earthen crucible, it loses the
water of crystallization which it contains
and expands in singular manner, overflow
ing from the jar in which it is contained.
See fig g
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
A Test for Cheese,

Cheese which will instantly and intensely
redden blue ltmus paper should not be eaten.
This is test easy Of application, and every
merchant on cutting Il fresh cheese should
make it. If the cheese is dry bit of it
should be moistsued with water and the
litmus paper then applied. This test is cred
tied 10 as good authority us Professor
Vaughn, Of Ann Arbor, Mich,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

IF 600 grams of this chloride Of magnesium
are mixed with 100 grams of chloride of So
dunn, or kitchen salt, and the same quantity
Of fluoride of calcium and metallic sodium in
small fragments, and the mixture is put into
an earthenware crucible made red hot, and
heated for quarter Of an hour under a closed
lid, we shall find, on pouring out the fluid on
to a handful of earth, that we have obtained,
instead Of scoria, As grams of metallic mag
nesium The metal thus obtained is impure
and to remove all foreign substances it must
be heated in a charcoal tube, through which
passes current Of hydrogen. Magnesium is
now produced in great abundance, and is very
inexpensive. 1t is metal endowed with a
great affinity for oxygen, and it is only neces-
sary to thrust it into the flame of a candle to
produce combustion; it burns with bright
ness that the eye can scarcely tolerate, and is
transformed into white powder-oxide of
magnesium, or magnesia. Combustion is still
more active in oxygen, and powder of mag
nesium placed in jar filled with this gas
produces a perfect shower of fire of very
beautiful effect.
The humble earth Of the fields-the clay
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

Othello's occupatio gone" He used to
spend days and nights cursing the fates and
the rheumatism. Now he only lies down and
laughs to think how easily he was cured by
Salvation Oil, at % cts
VIM H., Nanderford, Esq. Editor Of the
Democratic Advocate, Westminster, Md,
writes that ne has used DR.. Bull Cough Syr-
up and knows it to be good medicine. Buy
1t. Try it, 70 cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

which is used in
our potteries, also
contains Alumni
UNI, that brilliant
metal which is as
malleable as silver
and as unspoilable
as gold. When
clay is submitted
to the influence of
sulphuric acid and
chloride Of potas-
SUM, we obtain
alum, which is a
sulphate of alu-
nina and potash.
Alum is a colorless
salt which crys-
tallizes on the sur
face of water in
beautiful octahe-
drons of striking
regularity. Fig. l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

The Best Salvc in the world for Cuts, L uises
Sores, Ulcers. salt Rheum, Fever sores, ettcr,
skin Eruptions, and positively cures lies, or
no pay required. 1t is gua rantoed to give per-
feel satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
rs cents per box. For sale by Beaupro d Low
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

Get everything in readiness before you be
gin, In order not to make him nervous by de
lays. FIJI the tub two-lhirds full, and he
sure that the water t. exactly the right TEN
perature. II ii is too hot or too cold. he viii
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22

Boils carbuncles, and other skin eruptions
indicate that the system Is endcavoring TO re-
ject poisonous acids. and that Ayers Sarsapa-
rillai is imperatively needed. 1t Is the most re-
liable of MI blood medicines. Ask your drug
gist Tor il, and take no other.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
EENDALL'S SPAWN CURE.

BRooyrYV, \. T., Novemb,-3. ISIS.
DR.. 3 J. KRNDALL co.
Dear Sirs Il dosire 10 give You testimonial Of my
good opinion OF yo-r Kendall SPAWN cure. have
used It for lumeHesS, SllU IUfuts and
Spavins. ana have found lt a sure cure. cord!-
ally recommend Z. To ali LOrscnler.
IOurb truly, 4. II. GInrRr.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-15
GOA In the Crops of Geese.

Capt. Scott, of the sailing schooner
City Of San Diego. just arrived from
Behring sea, was interviewed yesterday.
Talking about gold" observed Capt.
Scott, earnestly, as he drew a buck
skin pouch from his pocket, "just look
Mt the contents of this"
He presented a lot of gravel which
was glittering with small gold.
where did you get that"
"There are plenty of geese and swan
in Alaska, and We used to kill large
numbers of them. While at Broad bay
I killed several. What you see i'll that
bag represents the contents of the
crops of three of them. Among that
gravel there is about 81 worth of gold.
l would not venture to say where they
got it, but I know where I got it.
There is no romance about the story
either. If n could follow the geese
I suppose he could find the diggings,
which certainly must be rich, if indica-
tions count for anything."-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-15
A Shoe Of Great Size.

Americas champion sBig Foot John"
has been unearthed in the wilds Of
North Carolina, and he has his shoes
made in this city, says the Philadel-
phia Record. He is a divine and O
gentleman of color, being properly
known as the Rev. John w. Farnham.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Charlotte. The size of his
boot is 359, which necessitates Il sole of
20 inches in length and z inches broad.
The Rev. Nj. Farnham stands 6 feet
10 inches in his stable stockings and
weighs 40 pounds when stripped of
his impediments. When he strides ND
the sanctuary aisle the foundations
rumble as if under the influence of an
earthquake shock, and the stranger
within the gates jerks round expecting
to see Gabriel and the last day hand in
hand. The enforced itineracy of Meth
odistic clergymen has caused Brother
Farnham no little annoyance, for no
sooner does he find in one town cobb
Ter who can fit his feet than he is hust-
led off to another far distant.
Recently, however, the problem has
found a solution. The dominic has
had o quantity OF mamoth lasts and up
pers, sufficient to last till doomsday,
manufactured and sent to a shoe house
on Eighth street in this city.
Thus provided he can rise superior
to his big-fuoted fate by having the
finishing touches added wheneverthere
is need. The privilege of half-soling the
reverend's boots is counted q rare one.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-15
Nakine A New Nose.

Mrs. E. Hoffman, of Brooklyn, had
the misfortune so,ne years ago to lose
her nose. The supporting bone which
gave it shape was entirely consumed
by disease. Recently F. t.. II. Teta-
more, curator of the Long Island Hos
pital, cut the sunken skin where the
nose once was,and inserted the breast
bone removed from a live chicken. He
left attached to the bone the outer
cartilagenous filament and the perios-
teum. These he sewed to the flesh of
the nose, and over the hone. drew a
portion of the periosteum cut from the
forehead of the woman. The breast
bone of a fowl was used because it gave
proper shape to the nose. Ii it does
not of itself take root aud grow, the
doctor expects that it will assist in the
formation of II natural bone. This is
the first experiment of the kind. Two
months will be necessary to determine
its success.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-15
An ORIGINAL xxrrarsxcr IN pRrAn.
LAND.

She sat alone in the TWILIGHT gloom,
alone by the window in her cozy room.
put her thoughts were busy with one afar.
As INC tender blue eyes met the evening star,
nl.e whispered fondfy. My husband! my lite!
No letter today, aid miles apart.
40! no! ! wrong thee. for you havc my heart. y
ana the sweet lips parted, us by magic power,
And the golden curls pressed the window lane.
While the blue eyes peered up tina darkened
List! footsteps lightly mount the stair.
And q traveltn; man with face SO fair,
Love 6eaanii,g In his soft brown eyes.
Now THO days will like moments slip.
As heart to heart md lip t.lip,
WitN ono wild bound to imprint a kiss
IN shattered glass and the broken beam
Al!told the tale-'twas only a dream.
-Anaeftco', Commercial. Tfurell,.