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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
New Facts in Alcoholic Heredity.

A prominent military man, who had
drunk moderately during the war and
had abstained from that time on, while
attending q dinner with his old COM
rades, where most of them were intoxi-
Gated, suddenly became hilarious, made
foolish speech, and settled back in
his chair i'll a drunken state, and was
finally taken home quite stu id. He
had not drunk any spirits and had only
used coffee and water, and yet he had
all the symptoms of the others, only his
was intoxication from contagion-the
favoring soil had been prepared long
ago in the army.
Another case was that of q man who
had been an inebriate years ago, but had
reformed, says the P6pu1ar Science
Monthly. He was recently elected to
Office and gave a dinner to some friends
Among them was q physician who has
been greatly interested in these studies.
He sent me long report, the substance
of which was this:
On the occasion referred to many of
the company became partially intoxi-
Gated, and the host, who drank nothing
but water, became hilarious, and finally
stupid with them. He was put to bed
with every sign of intoxication, but re-
covered, and next morning had only
confused notion of these events.
The third case OcculIel four years
ago. A reformed man, of twelve years
sobriety, went on military excursion
with drinking company, and, although
he drank nothing but lemonade, became
as much intoxicated as the others.
This event was the subject of much
comment and loss to him socially and
otherwise, although he protested and
others confirmed his statements, that he
did not take any spirits at this time
Popular Science Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
The Grain Of Salt.

A lady finding beggar-boy at her door gave
him meal of coffee, meat. and bread and but
ter, which he sat down in the area to eat. A
moment afterward however, he raped be-
seechingly at tho door again, and on its being
opened remarked with his hand upon his heart,
"If had but d little salt | should be perfectly
happy"
OF course no got tho salt.
Human nature is always lacking netting,
Oftentmes it were b9tter off without its
wishes, yet 1t is universally conceded that no
permanent enjoyment can be had without tue
SAVIOR of hoalth, which keeps good cheer fresh
and preserves and sweetenS life for the future.
The great, ruddy farmer pines because he
has not won fame position. The famous
man longs for the lusty health of the sturdy
farmer.
The grain of salt is wanting.
How to secure and retain the SAVIOR of health
in the midst of this rushing, nervous, over
worked generation IL q problem worthy of our
closest attention. 1t cannot be done with slim
ulants, which but spur on tho over-worked
n'rves to fresh efforts, only to leave them more
jaded and shattered. Nor with narcotics,
which temporarily sooth, but to create an I'M
natural appetite, the terrors of which a De
Quincy has SO graphically portrayed.
1t may be asked what is the cause of this
extreme nervousness, lack of appetite, lung
trouble, deficient heart action, failing eve-
sight, apopcctioal tendency. etc. We reply,
poisoned blood, caused by diseased kidney,
and the troubles Indicated are after all, but
symptoms of advance Kidney Disease, which
but another name for Bright's Disease.
Unless remedied there will be complete
breaking down of the great blooi-purifying
organs, the kidneys, and they will be excreted,
piece-meal, through the uriEe.
Now, IN the spring of the year, owing to tho
extra work which has been put upon the Kid
neys and Liver, through meat diet during the
winter months, these symptoms are more pro-
nounced, and the danger to tho patient corre-
spondingly increa~ ed. 1t is therefore lmpera-
tive that the pois 2ned blood be eradicated, and
that the Kidneys be put in complete health,
which can be speedily and efrectua'ly accom-
plished by the use of Warmers Safe Cure, a
tried and proved specific In hundreds of thou
sands of cases.
Pursuing tee path wo have marked ont you
will possess the salt of content, without which
ife's banquet Is fiat, sta'e and Improbable"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Facts Concerning the Centipede.

The centipedes that live in the United
States, certainly the northern States, are,
for the most part harmless. But the
same cannot be said of the multitudes
of the race residing in the West Indies
and other warm climates. In these
places the bite of the centipede is not
only very painful but sometimes danger
GUS. Like some other animals, the APP
pearance of the centipede is against
him.
Centipedes are quite ready to stand on
the defensive when they are attacked,
and when they consider themselves in
d-nger. Their disposition to bite rem
ders them rather troublesome bed-fel-
lows. When they get into IL bed, the
least movement of the sleeper over whom
they may be crawling, and who can
hardly fail to be disturbed by their sharp,
pointed feet and claws acting on his
skin, is almost sure Oprovokea yenemOus
bite, which will be Frequently repeated
if the midnight visitor is not removed
from the bed.
The bite of the centipede is exceed
ingly painful for the moment, and is
followed, unless the wound is taken care
of i'll season, by great inflammation and
high fever. Ii the insect is large one,
and the bite is severe, life is not infre-
quently lost, especially if the patient is
of . delicate constitution.
Bishop Heber speaks of centipedes as
being very large and poisonous in differ
ent parts of India. These insects have
occasionally been brought to this coun-
try in cargoes of hides from countries
where they are abundant, and where
their bite is poisonous. Some years
since, mau who was employed in I'M
loading vessel in Boston, lost his life
i'll consequence of bite received from
centipede brought to the country in
this way.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
How Massacre Canyon Got Its Name.

Those of our readers who have not as
yet paid a visit to the lime kilns of the
San Jaclnto Lime and Timber Company,
which are situated in the famous "Mas-
sacre canyon about five miles from
town have indeed missed a sight.
In Company with Max W. Winkler,
the genial manager of the lime company,
we visited the kilns of the company and
explored the famous canyon of which we
had heard 50 much. As some of our
readers may not have heard why this
canon was so named, we will give a
short sketch of the history of this CANYON.
"Away back in the dim recesses of the
past, some of the bold, bad, San Jacinto
Indians journeyed southwark to the
lands of the Temecula Indians, where
they appropriated some horses, and re-
returned to the classic shades of San ia
clnto. The warlike Temeculas, upon
discovering their loss, organized an ex-
ped1tlOn, tracked the offenders to their
retreat, and attacked the entire village.
After n bloody battle the braves of the
San Jacinto tribe were all killed. The
women and children fled in terror M
the rocky floor of the canyon, pursued
by the relentless Temeculas. When
they were confronted by the falls, a per-
pendicular wall of rock, they could 60 no
farther. They huddled together in help
less despair, and soon the rocky walls
echoed and re-echoed their dying
shreks. Not one was left to tell the
tale; Then it was named by the white
settlers, Massacre Canyon. !"
The lime kilns are situated but short
distance from the falls spoken of and are
built alongside of solid wall of granite
and resting on a foundation of eighteen
feet IN thickness and in height, of the
very best marble rock, taken from n
mountain but a short distance away
San Jactnto (CdL.) Register
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
A Mechanical Curiosity.

Mr.. Charles r. King, of Hartford,
Conn, says the Courant is entered up
on the Directory as carpenter" And
such he truly is, and very much besides.
He is the embodiment of mechanical
genius-a veritable "Yankee." There
is on exhibition in the window of Dwight
MltchelIs cigar store one of his latest
mechanical achievements.
A full rugged clipper ship rises and
falls on blue gauze sea, with that reg
ular swinging motion SO familiar to all
who ego down to the sea in ships" The
ship is, to use stage expression, a
practical one. Her ropes all work in
the blocks, the capstan will revolve and
the pump brakes can be worked. Every
little detail is faithfully worked out,
and the most experienced sailor would
find nothing missing, nothing out of
proportion. The decks and the cabin
floor are of woods of different kinds,
delicately inlaid in diamond shape, a
full view of the interior of the cabin
being obtained through the skylight.
At one corner of the black walnut case
which encloses this beautiful and in
genious piece of mechanism is revolv-
ing lighthouse, on the rallied dome of
which stands cold Put, " i'll full uni
form, vis-a-vs with native o. some dis
tant land. The deck of the vessel is
also crowded with figures of officers,
sailors and passengers, all of whom can
be placed i'll such positions as to move
their bodies in very lifelike manner.
The whole forms all exceedingly inter
esting sight.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Does It Rain Fish ?

No doubt you have read stories of
fish and tadpoles coming down in the
rain, and perhaps you were puzzled
about such strange things. Isn't this a
very reasonable explanation of the
mystery?
A party of travellers once encamped
over dried-up pond in Africa, which
gave little evidence of having held
water. Soon after terrific rain-storm
came on, filling the place so that they
were compelled to move to q higher
position. One of the men returning,
however, for some reason, i'll wading to
the side of the camp found to his amaze
ment that the water was alive with
fishes.
Opinion WAS divided as to their origin :;
part of the men thought it was a case Of
spontaneous generation, while the ma
iority felt positive that they had raincd
down. The truth was that the rain la l
soaked down to the imprisoned mud
fishes, releasing them from their baked
cells and surrounding them once more
with water. The air-bladders of these
fishes are divided into compartments,
and have all the requisites of a true
lung. and they are as truly amphibious
as the frogs and toads. Philadelphia
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Pen Picture of China's mEperor.

The London anil CHINA T'e,e4rcph says
that tie young Empero" f China ''has
selious hesitation in his sreech, ard
speaks very slowly aud with coasidcra-
HE difficulty. Re IS QUIET i'll DISPOSE
ton. and very obytina,e when once he
has formed an opinion. He has very
large head and IA thin. pointed face. He
is considered decidedly clever There
are strong indications fiat the Emperor
intends to rule i'll fact rs wei as in
name, and is determined not to allow
his father to interfere in the govern
ment of the country at all. Prince
Chun, the Emperor's father, has man
aged to maintain himself in Office and in
power, and will probably make strong
efforts to continue to do so: but it
seems pretty certain that the Emperor
does not intend to permit this, and con-
ssquently o struggle is almost sure to
ageur."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

THE Brooklyn Bridge is by no means
the largest bridge contemplated, though
it enjoys an enviable reputation rs the
biggest one in existence at the time it
was built. The engineer Stoffel, of Paris,
proposes bridge for the mouth of the
Tagus, at Lisbon, Portugal, which will
eclipse the Brooklyn Bridge as an engi-
nee'ing feat. 1t would be nearly twice
the length of the Brooklyn Bridge, while
its spans would be TO those across the
East River as nine to five, or almost
twice as great. While the Brooklyn
Bridge is 80 metres above the sea the
Lisbon bridge will be 100. There will
be four spans altogether, resting on iron
piers with masonry foundations. The
greatest difficulty to be encountered is
the building of the piers, the waters of
the Tagus being deep.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

The jail in Morris County, New Jer-
sey, boasts of a dwarf less than four
feet high, who drinks more water than
any other man in the State. Form erly
he was the champion whisky drinker
of his district, and for habitual drunk
onness and disorderIv conduct he was
committed to the Jail some weeks ago
At first the sudden cutting off of his
customary allowance of strong liquor
almost Frustrated him. Recently, how
ever, he has developed passion for
water that is more pronounced than
his old craving for whisky. He drinks,
it is said, gallon every night, and
accosts the first keeper he sees in the
morning with q demand for more.
During the hours of daylight he re-
quires from eight to ten quarts to
assuage his thirst, and still complains
OF q dry of the tonsils. He says
lie never fell in better health in his life,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Spanish Flies.

The powder of Spanish flies, another
name for cantharides, is chiefly used for
blistering. The flies abound in Spain,
Italy, the south of France, Hungary
and Russia. They usually make their
appearance in swarms upon the trees in
May and June, when they are collected.
Persons with their faces and hands pro
tected shake the trees, and the insects
are received as they fall upon linen
cloths. They are then plunged into
weak vinegar until deprived of life, and
next dried and packed into boxes or
casks lined with paper ready for ship
ment. The Russian flies are distin-
guished for their greater size, and their
color approaches to that of copper.
Adulterations are not common. Occa-
sionally other insects are added, pur-
posely, or through carelessness, but they
may be readily distinguished by their
different shape or color. They should
never be purchased in powder, for in
that state they may be more easily adul-
terated; but if so obtained, they should
be kept in air-tight vessels. The better
way is to have them powdered as they
are wanted for use. Some call them
blister-fies s. PitddeIphid CdU.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Poison Fangs.

If drop of the oil from foul pipe
be placed in the mouth of snake the
action is almost instantaneous. The
muscles become set in knotted Jumps
and the creature becomes rigid. If much
is given the snake dies, but if a small
amount only is placed in the mouth the
snake may be restored. This, as Mr..
Oakley has suggested, may explain the
stories of Indian snake charmers being
able to turn snake into stick. This
feat is performed by splitting into the
snakes mouth and then placing the
hand on its head until the reptile be-
comes stiffened. The effect may be pro
duced by opium OF some other narcotic
introduced with the saliva. They then
rub the snake between their hands, re-
storing it again to its usual animation:
The sting of snakes is neither in the tail
nor the tongue. The death-deallng
organs are the great poison-fangs. The
fatal wound is bite and not sting:
And among all the special modlficatlo1S
of snake structure none is more remark
able than the development of the
poison fang. In the harmless snakes
there is a longish bone on each side OF
the upper jaw, which may be armed with
a dozen teeth or more. But in the vlpers
this bone is shortened to a wedge, which
bears only one great fang, though be-
hind it there may be two or three re-
serve fangs, one of which will rapidly
become attached to the bone should the
poison tooth in use be broken. In all
snakes the jawbones are but loosely at
tached to the brain case. But in the
vipers this fang-bearing bone is so
hinged to its neighbors that, when the
creature is not reused, the poison tooth
can be laid back in the mouth and pro-
tacted by fold of skin. Should the
creature, however, be enraged, and the
mouth be opened widely, its poison
fangs may be separately or simultane-
Ously erected so as to stand out at right
angles to the jaw. In the less developed
venomous snakes the curved fang is
grooved along its anterior margin; but
in the cobras the groove has sunk so
deep into the fang that it only opens
by narrow slit, while in the vipers and
the ring-hals even this slit has closed,
and there is n complete canal running
from the base of the tooth to slit-like
oritice near, but not quite at the point
Into this canal ut its lower ends opens
the duct of the poison gland, deadly
modification of harmless salivary gland.
In fair-sized puff adder 1 dissected
this was about as large as a bean. About
half dram of clear gummy poison may
be collected from n fresh and vigorous
cobra. -NurTays Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
How TT Wortsa


In answer to many inquiries regarding the
Iermanency of cures wrought by st. Jacobs OIL
to which public attention has been speci6cal
ly called in many varied forms, the following
serves as a most excellent example of how the
great remedy performs Its miracles and what
Is meant by permanent cure. Hundred
have testified to the same effect. Mfr. J. T.
Bonsal, Prothonotary, New Bloomfield, Perry
Co., Pa, in 1881 was permanently cured of
rheumatism. From the age of 10 to A. about
SO years, he had suffered acutely at times from
the dread disease and at the date specified, he
was permanently cured by st, Jacobs Oil. In
proof of this his writes in 1886 that he has had
no recurrence of rheumatic pains sinoe his re
lief in 1881 Again in April, 1888, he writes
follows: My health continues good; no Re
turn of rheuma ism since 1881 when cured by
st. Jacobs Oil. / receive letters from oil parts
asking about my miraculous cure after 20
years suffering" There is no other remedy
oxtan3 that can show like results, and when 1t
is known that there are hundreds Of such
cases In tho files of the proprietars, from those
who have 10 like manner boon perman entity
CURED without tho least recurrence, thore are
mono at his late date who will deny Its mira
oui0u5 virtues.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Size of Tornadoes.

Professor J. P. Finley gives the width
Of the path of destruction in tornadoes,
as determined from the records of
eighty eight years at from 10 to 10, $50
feet, the average being 1869 feet. The
length of the tornado track varies from
300 yards to 200 miles, the average being
21.79 miles. The velocity of progression
of the tornado cloud varies from 7 to
100 miles an hour, the average being
AL miles. These extremes may often
occur in different portions of the track
Of a single tornado. The shortest time
occupied by the tornado cloud i'll pass
ing a given point varies from ''an in
slant" to about twenty minutes, the
average being seventy -four seconds.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

"PIGoTTY" and to ''Pigott" have been
added to Parliamentary English. Tim
Healy, the Irish member, fired them off
first in the House of Commons, and in
spite of mild protest from the Speaker
they have passed into common use. Mr..
Healy also is responsible for the asser-
ton that grossly exaggerated state
ment twas not excessive; it was Bal
fouresque.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

IT is not "good form" in England to
call a physician doctor" according to
the New York IUcdicaI Record; it must be
''Dr. Jones" or CDR. Smith" Our in
formant, unfortunately, does not say
whether it would be proper tie use the
favorite American mOnosyllable ''doc, ;"
OF whether such a conjunction as 'Doc"
Gull or ''Doc" Jenner would be in har-
mony with the best social usages of fash
ionabIe London. The American doctor
has some disadvantages to contend
against; but it is a great thing that he is
an Amcrican-a real AUGMENTATION
any hyphcn in front, to whom such stuff
as is written about the English doctor is
meaningless OF amusing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
Makes theWeak Strong

II you are run down, or have that tired feeling
as a result of overwork the effect of the chang
ing season, you should take that best Of all onics
and blood purifiers. Hoods Ssrsaparlla. 1t puri-
fies and enriches the Hood. tones the stomach,
rouses the torpid liver and kidneys, creates an
appetite and builds Up the system. Thousands
who have taken 1t with benefit, testify that
Hoods SarsaparilIa makes the weak strong"
Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me of blood poison,
gave me a noble appetite, overcame headache and
dizziness, so that now am able to work again"
LUTHER MASON, SO Church ST., Lowell Mass
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

ENGLAND has been patching up Mel
sons flagship Victory for years. Now a
French nautical monument, La Belle
Poole, the ship that brought home the
remains of Napoleon from st. Helena, is
causing dissatisfaction because of the
money which has been devoted to calk-
ing and patching her up. She lies III
Toulon harbor, and is used as a floating
lo yrooEc
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

A GEORGIA physician writes to the
Constitution, of Atlanta, that the solution
used in the hand grenades now offered
so extensively for sale is easily and
cheaply made by taking twenty pounds
of common salt, ten pounds of sal am
moniac (muriate of ammonia, to be had
of any druggist, and dissolving in seven
gallons of water. When it is dis
solved it can be bottled and kept
i'll each room in the house. In case
of fire, one or two bottles should be
thrown with force into the burning place,
hard enough to break them, and the fire
will certainly be extinguished.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

The KnorOi1e (Tenn.) Sentinel says
that in the Smoky Mountains may still
be found any number of bears, wolves,
catamounts, lynxes, and other ferocious
beasts of prey. Their skins are regu-
lar articles of merchandise in Nnox-
villa
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

IT is said that love for pets and love Of
travelling are the two ruling passions of
the Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria.
She is unmarried, and in her many
journeyings is attended by maid
and a chamberlain. She always
takes her pets with her, and the cham
berlain has to look after them. His
place is no sinecure, for she has four
teen animals of one sort and another,
including several dogs, two magpies, an
enormous rat, and diminutive bear.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

ISAAC MURPHY, who has for several
years ridden more winning horses than
any other jockey, receives $4,000 year
from his employer, Lucky Baldwin,
and makes about So, 900 more by riding
outside mounts. He does not drink,
swear, lie OF bet, and is said to have bet
ter control of his horse than any other
rider. He is worth about $50, 200, and
owns small farm near Lexington, KY,
where he lives with his family when the
racing season is over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

THE Peacemaker says that political
economist in Sweden has written a sci
entific treatise showing how different
nations, through international laws,
slowly grow together into larger and
larger unities, until they at last become
one, the humanity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

ENGLAND is to have q friedrich trust,
o syndicate with $15, 900, 900 capital hay
ing begun negotiations to buy up all the
works. An increase of 81. % in the
price per 1000 is to be the first result of
the scheme.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28

THE details of the discovery of a
ruined edifice at Palenque, Mexico, will
be awaited with much interest, espec-
tally as the find is said to be of greater
importance than any yet unearthed. 1t
may throw some light on the vexed
question of Maya civilization.