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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19
WISER THAN HE KNEW.
Did Joseph GIanvilI Suggest the Electric
Telegraph 22S Years Ago?

Did Joseph GlanvilI Suggest the Electric
Telegraph aes Years Ago?
Joseph Granville, sometimes called
"Sadducismus Triumphantus Glanvill,"
rector of Bath from 1866 to 1872, was a
learned writer upon abstruse and mystical
subjects, but in style of which it is not
always easy to catch the meaning, says the
Bath Chronicle. In one of his treatises,
called "The Vanity of Dogmatizing,'
printed in 1861, chapter xxi, he is speak
ing of supposed impossibilities, which
may not be So" In the concluding SEN
tence of the following passage he seems to
have anticipated the electric telegraph:
''But yet to advance another instance.
That men should confer at very distant re-
moves by an extemporary intercourse is a
reputed impossibility; but yet there are
some hints in natural operations that give
US probability that tbs feasible, and may
be comprised without unwarrantable as
sstance from demoniack correspondence.
That couple of needles equally touched
by the same magnet, being set in two dials
exactly proportional to each other, and
circumscribed by the letters of the alpha
bet, may effect this 'magnale' d. e., i'm
portant result, hath considerable author
titles to avoueh it.
"The manner of it is thus represented.
Let the friends that would communicate
take each dial, and, having appointed a
time for their sympathetic conference, let
one move his impregnate needle to any
letter in the alphabet, and its affected fell
low will precisely respect the same. So
that | would know what my friend would
acquaint me with, tits but observing the
letters that are pointed at by my needle
and in their order transeribing them from
their sympathised index, as its motion di-
reefs: and may be assured that my friend
described the same with his, and that the
words on my paper are of his inditing.
Now, though there will be some i'll con-
triyance in circumstance of this inven-
ton, in that the thus impregnate needles
will not move to, but avert from, each
other (as ingenious DR.. Brown hath OBJ
served, yet this cannot prejudice the main
design of this way of secret conveyance
since it is but reading counter to the mag
netic informer, and noting the letter which
is most distant in the Abecederian circle,
from that which the needle turns to, and
the case is not altered.
"Now, though this desirable effect pos
sibly NAV not yet answer the expectations
of inquisitive experiment, yet It's no de-
syyicable item, that by some other such way
of magnet efficiency, it may hereafter with
success be attempted, when magical history
shall be enlarged by ripper inspections and
tits not unlikely but that present discov-
cries might be improved TO the perform
ance."
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

taken twelve young women who had never
worn corsets for his first experiment, the
probabilities are that still stronger con.
trast in the heart impulse would have been
shown. 1t is not much wonder that
women are, as rule, "short-winded,"
when the combining of their lungs and
vital organs by corsets is considered.
But it is unlikely that there will be any
reform in the matter until both men and
women are, by education, converted from
the false taste that a waspish waist Is
beautiful. The preachers of the benefits
of reform costumery for women will ac-
complish nothing until they turn their
attention to men and make them not only
converts but courageous enough to slight
the woman who laces, and prefer the
society of these who do not. In nothing
is the modern man more inconsistent than
in this, that he condemns the corset I'M
sparingly and at the same time sneers al
the woman who has the courage to dis
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

A CORRESPONDENT asks how to address
a woman who signs herself without giving
her reader any clue to her sex. In the
first place no woman should put a strange
correspondent in that dilemma. 1t is the
proper thing for her to do to sign herself
Miss or Mrs. when she knows her CORE
spondent is unacquainted with her. The
Inter Ocean, of Chicago, some time ago had
the same question before it, and decided
that the woman who signs ambiguously as
to her sex, should be addressed as man,
for in such a case, it holds, the chances are
that she wishes she were man and de-
sires to be considered of the male sex.
But that is an evasion of question that is
not infrequently perplexing one. Not
long ago this office received a communica-
ton demanding a reply, that very evil
IDENTIFY was from a woman, but it was
signed with initials only preceding the
name. Had the Inter Oceans rule been
adopted, the reply would not have reached
the proper person, probably. Our re-
course was to add TO the address refer
ence to the person that would determine
her identity. But this will not be posi-
bic in very many cases. What shall then
be done? Simply address the reply pre-
cisely as the letter answered is signed, and
console yourself that if the woman does
not receive it she will have no one tc
blame but herself
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

Bronson Howard, the playwright, is
going to Europe at once. He may be alb
sent two or three years.
Blacksmith to apprentice Thunder,
man, don't beat that anvil so. Anybody
would think it was piano" Ftegende
Batter.
VIM. Black, the English novelist, makes
$4,000 a year by his pen. Pugilist John
L. Sullivan pays about that sum annually
for cigars and gloves
Mounet-Sully has been made Knight
of the Legion Of Honor, and the result is
a suggestion in England that Henry Irv-
ing should be knighted.
The Egyptian Government is seriously
considering the question Of retiring Emin
Pasha on a pension in recognition of his
heroic services as Governor Of the last
Egyptian province in the interior of
Africa. It is thought likely, however,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19


Men have rallied at the corset for ages,
Its evils have been preached and its bar
barity learnedly descanted upon ever since
it came 10 eonfine and distort the form of
woman. Still the sex adheres to the
thing, and young girls as they blossom
into womanhood surrender their lii
erty of movement to its tyranny,
and mothers who know its ills
have not the courage to free them.
But of all the proofs of the vice of the
corset, none are so strong as those which
DR.. A. A. Sargent recently made. He
secured the assistance of twelve healthy
and vigorous young women, who ran q
distance of $40 yards in loose clothing and
without corsets. Before starting their
average heart impulse was 81 beats. At
the conclusion of the exercise their heart
impulse was 152. The average waist girth
was % inches. After the expiration of "A
hours the young women again appeared,
but in their usual costumes and with cor
sets, their waist girth averaging "a inches.
They ran the same distance at the same
speed, and at the conclusion their heart
impulse was les. The doctor then forti-
fed his own opinion with that of other
physicians and of trained athletes, the
common judgment being that no man
should be advised to put forth exertion
under conditions that placed his heart i'm
pulse at 100. Yet women more than half
their lives work and exercise under more
dangerous conditions. Had the doctor
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE Des Moines Register, in long arti-
Gle of advice to warning factions in the
Republican party, really says no more than
this: "Keep COOL" which is good advice at
all times, to all people, under all condi-
ton; but, alas, like most advice, it is cheap,
and hence little valued.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

A new calculating machine has just been
invented in France, and obtained gold
medal at theexhibition. The inventor is NJ.
BolIee, of La Mans, a clever machinist, al
ready very favorably known by other use
full inventions The machine does addi-
ton, multiplication and division with
astonishing rapidity, and all by turn of
the wheel. II. Mascaft recently gave au
account of the invention before the Acad-
envy of Science.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE baby grandson of the President be-
HAYES at the table as do the nine hundred
and ninety nine babies of every thousand.
Thereupon the sensational reporter, in
desperation over the paucity of news,
flashes over the wires a half column of
slush about the White House baby beating
the table with his fists and kicking and
squealing as all healthy, promising chill
dren do. In the name of a common
humanity will the superiors of these gush-
ing reporters put on the bit and restrain
the young men who palm off such stuff as
news?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE Philadelphia Record describes the
position of Governor Hill, of New York,
on the momentous question of ballot re-
form, as ''astride the fence" Exactly,
and if he does not speedily get the other
leg over, it will split him to the chin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

The RECORD. UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only papers on the
Coass. outside Of San Francisco, that Teooipe
s5s full associated Press dispatches from all
rsrs: Of the 1Uorld. Outside Of San Francisco,
fsey hare no competitors either IN Influence
home and general circulation throughout the
State.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

A special train on the Mexican Central,
carving Cornelius Vanderbilt and family,
about two weeks ago made a run of 107
miles in ninety-seEen minutes, stopping
four minutes for water, running at one
point for three miles at therate of seventy
eight miles per hour. This is the fastest
railroad time ever made in this country.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE San Francisco Call in deprecating
the too free use of quinine for la grippe
since it seriously affects the nervous sys-
tenn, and is not drug ITO be fooled with"
as our contemporary puts it, advises as a
substitute, the old-time, grandmother-days
remedy, "boneset" 1t is not bad advice
by any means. Boneset tea has done a
world of good, and is medicine not likely
to be followed by any such i'll after effects
as frequently mark the use of quinine.
But the best advice in the world concern
ing illness that is feared so much as the
infuenza-though we think without suf-
fcient reasons, consult your family ply
sieian.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE Philadelphia Record styles the de-
sire of British syndicates to secure control
of all the American breweries "vaulting
ambition" Would it not be better pun
to entitle it a mailing ambition?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

CHICAGO has evolved a clergyman who
breaches so simply, directly and 50 to the
level of human need that the masses flock
to hear him, and the pews overflow with
homespun and threadbare. This has an
gered the exclusive four hundred of the
fashionable church, and they threaten to
dismiss the preacher. Nothing better
could happen for him or for the people.
When broadcloth refuses to worship God
alongside of homespun, it is time to build
a church to the God that knows no distinc-
ton between the two.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE difference between the winter colds
of old and the fashionable influenza is SO
fine that were it not for the "fad' of the
hour no one could draw the line.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE citizens ticket for Freeholdeis is
so generally accepted as the strongest yet
presented, that there is now practically
no opposition to it on the part of the peo-
ple.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

A NEW boy preacher has arisen All!
we mad begun to think that it was about
time for new crop of that order. The
old lot were getting on too far into whis-
kers and maturity.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19
weather rorenasts for To-day.

California Fair; followed in northern part
Sunday night by rain; variable winds; nearly
stationary temperature.
Oregon and washington-Rain and snow;
southerly winds, brisk to high on coast;
warmer
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

THE intimation is thrown out that in
the forthcoming volume written by the
Queen of England from the pages of her
Journal there will appear many pages of
poetry Of which Victoria has been guilty.
Let us hope that the good woman will re-
consider this resolution. We prefer to re-
tain for her the high esteem of the pres
ent; as poetess we very much fear that
she will appear less the Queen.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

that he will be asked by Germany to CO.
operate with Major Wissmann in the estab-
lishment of commercial ports IN Southeast
Africa. in which case the contemplated
action in Egypt will be held in allegiance.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

SUNDAY excepted. Sunday only. MONDAY
excepted. A.-For morning. P.-For after
A. N. TOWNE, General Manager.
T. H. GOODMAN, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent. tfSSu
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19
FAVE. TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE,

LEAVE. TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE.
$3.50 .Calistoga and Nepa... 1I:5O A
3:O5 p .Calistoga and Napa...... 1925 P
1E0O P ashland and Portland. $40 A
7:o5 P ..Deming, FL Paso and East 6:45 P
1925 P ......-Knights landing. 7:4O A
800 A ..........Los Angeles.......... 9:55 A
Son Ogden and East - Second e.os u
o'0" Glass.
1oo1 Central Atlantic Express. aoo
n ......For Ogden and East. 0'0O n
800 P........ Oroville ...... 1890 A
300 PI...Red Bluff Via MsrysTiiie.. 1880 A
10:4O A ..... Redding via Willows. 400 P
Gle A San Francisco via Benicia. 1925
$50 A San Francisco via Benieis- S:35
3:O5 p San Francisco via Benicia II:4O A
400 A San Francisco via Benicia- IO:4O P
$1,000 A San Francisco via steamer s6:OO A
11:25 AlSanFrancscov via Livermore 2:25
ESQ San Francisco via Benicia II:4O P
1875 .............San Jose............... 2:25
1908 p .........Santa Barbsrs........... 9:55 A
6:50 A ........... Santa Rosa.......... II:IO A
3:05 p .............Santa Rosa............ 1925 P
300 A .......Stockton and CALM. Gas P
700 ......-Stockton and Gslt........ 9:55
500 P ...... Truekee and Reno,...... G:25 p
1901 A ..... Truckee and Reno..... goo A
1905 P ............Colfax ............... 1920 A
$50 A ............... 11:4O
1905 P............Valleio... ............. 1875
1918 2 Folsom & Placerv le{mixed) *I0:25 A
s1:16 A Folsom and Placerville... *2:4O P
$3.50 Pl.............Foson.... $3.50 A
SUNDAY excepted. Sunday only. monday
nv Tod to- u
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Entered as the Postofice at Sacramento s.
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THE WEEKLY uNI0N

All these publications are sent either by Mail
- Express to agents or single subscribers, with
Sharges prepaid. All Postmasters are agents.
The Eest Advertising Mediums on the Pacific
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-13
A New Method Of Treating Disease.
HOSPITAL REMEDIES.

What are they? There is new de-
parture in the treatment OF disease. 1t
consists in the collection of the specifics
used by noted specialists of Europe and
America, and bringing them within the
reach of all. For instance the treatment
pursued by special physicians who treat
indigestion, stomach and liver troubles
only, was obtained and prepared. The
treatment of other physicians, celebrated
for curing catarrh was procured, and so
on till these incompatible cures now in
clude disease of the lungs, kidneys, female
weakness, rheumatism and nervous Gebil-
ity.
This new method Of zone remedy for
one disease" must appeal 10 the common
sense of all sufferers, many of whom have
experienced the ill effects, and thorough
ly realize the absurnity of the claims of
Patent Medicines which are guaranteed
to cure every i'll out of a single bottle,
and the use of which, as stati lies prove,
has ruined more stomachs than alcohol.
A circular describing these new remedies
is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay
postage by Hospital Remedy Company
Toronto, Canada, sole proprietors. Re-
liable agents wanted.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-13

hens as soon as they begin to moult, be-
cause they then cease laying, but it is q
grave mistake to do so. The hen that
begins to moult early will have q :ayora-
BILE season for SO doing, and will have
fewer difficulties to Ovecome, and she will
finish the process before cold weather and
begin to lay, but ifshe does not begin un-
til late the cold weather will come on her
before she has completed her moulting,
and the chances are that she will not be-
gin to lay until spring. AS rule the
hen that begins to lay in November will
lay all through the winter, but if she
passes into the &C Id season before she be-
gins to lay she will, in a majority of
cases, not lay before spring. Hence, do
not sell your early moulting hens, but re-
tain them, as they will prove to be the
most reliable members of the flock at a
time when eggs will be high in price.
The best food formoulting hens is that
rich in nitrogen. Give them meat and
milk, and let thegrain food consistlarge-
ly of bran, which will supply phosphates.
Glover, hay or grass, is also excellent,
and variety may also be given. An
excellent mixture is piece OF cheap lean
meat boiled into pieces, and the water in
which it is cooked Gncluding The meat)
thickened with the following mix tures to
stiff dough and fed: Ground oats,
three pounds; bran, one pound; linseed
meal, one pound salt, one ounce. Feed
this twice day with any other food that
may be given. In the drinking water
add teaspoonful of chloride of iron to
o gallon of water, as tonic. 1t comes
as faky powder and is harmless. Do
not use copperas or Douglass mixture,
which are poisonous, and avoid all con-
diments, or condition powders. Sulphur
in damp weather may causeleg weakness
or rheumatism, as often the hens will be
las stated ,)naked. Ii the hens are SO
treated, and are kept dry and warm,
they will be through mOulting before
winter, and fully prepared for the bust
ness of laying eggs, and they will keep in
good health and cause but little trouble.
p. II. j., in American Rural Home.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-13

e aste1n part Of the country rays there
has not in several months, D6en rain
enough in his immediate Deighborhood
to wet the ground in his grove, while all
around him there has Leen rain in the
greatest abundance CONNER
cial.
What's the matter with our Office seek
ers? So far we have not heard of anyone
wanting office. In nearly every county
in the State they are out i'll their an
nouncements for some of the offices. An
nounce yourselves, gentlemen, and let the
people know it. Don't show so much tim
idness.-Ocala Capitol That lisa healthy
state of politics. Wish it was SO in Vo-
lusa county. Let tie office seek the man.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-13
Poultry Grit.

In large institution in the north of
England, where we were the other day,
some hundreds of fowls are kept in con-
fined rurs all the year round for the use
of the establishment, and on talking to
the manager as to whether he had much
sickness among the birds, or what means
he adopted to keep them in such good
health, they were we'll fed and attended
to, sand he believed that a great deal, was
due to the grit he provided for them.
They had some difficulty in this matter,
but some time ago in casting abOutwhat
to DO with all the china and crOckery
ware that was broken in the hOuseit sud-
denly struck him that it might he utilized
as grit, and with him to think is to act,
for being shrewd business man, not one
iota in the large establishment is allowed
to waste. Having, therefore, q machine
for breaking up and crushing various
things, and it not being fully engaged, he
had lot of the broken china, etc, put
into the runs. The fowls no sooner saw
it than they went for it, devouring it
eagerly, and since that time they have
had no other, and thrive well. He gave
us a sample of it just as it was picked up
out of the runs, and we found it broken
into various sizes, very hard and sharp.
After this, our readers ought never to be
short of grit, one of the most important
items in the bill of fare ofpoultry. Poul-
try, Pigeons, etc. Uondon.)