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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

fnESADEN1 VI IdE BUN EhA NAIlONAL BANK
NEW YORK. May z, 1888
DE-. LIGHTHILL:
My DEAR SIR. 1t affords me great pleasure
to Join the long list of q ateful patients who
have been relieved from troublesome and obsti-
nate complaints by your superior skill My case
was chronic catarrh from which had suffered
to such extent that It weakened my general
health and finally gave rise to such severe pain
In and about the head and throat that 1t pre-
vented me from sleeping and alarmed my fam.
lily. am happy to state that the very first ap-
plication Of your treatment gave me prompt
and decided relief. In q few days the pain had
disappeared and by degrees the other Distress
ing symptoms Characteristic of catarrh yielded
to your administrations, until now find my.
self completely cured. / therefore cheerfully
tender you this testimonial of your skill and
success. in the hope that others may be bene-
6ted by its publication. Il. p DEGRAAF
DR.. Lighthin can be consulted on Deafness
Catarrh, Asthma and Diseases Of the Throa.
and Lungs ut his ofAce,
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EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS.

DR.. Lighthill takes pleasure to submit
to those interested the following testi-
monials Of cures:
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st. Patrick's Breastplate,

Tine following Striking hymn Is translation
from the Irish language Of st Patrick's
Breastplate." rendered by the graceful and
poetic pen Of Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander. wife OF
the present p. E. bishop Of Derry whose
hymns have obtained a worldwide popularity.
Thirty thousand copies of ''St Patrick Breast
plate were recently sold in Dublin on the
nrst day Of its publication and it has since been
sung In nearly all the houses of worship Of the
Church of Ireland:l
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! bind unto myself today

The pow'r of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch. His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need,
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand TO guide, His shield 10 ward;
The Word of God to be my speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.
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FROM MR.. H. P. DEGRAAF,

PRESIDENT OF THE BOwERY NATIONAL BANI
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

The raid which Larllins' dog made
upon our camp was amusing rather than
annoying He was n very friendly and
intelligent shepherd dog, probably collie.
Hardly had We sat down to our first lunch
IN camp before he called on Us. But as
be was disposed to be too friendly, and to
claim too largo a share Of the lunch, we
rather gave him the cold shoulder. lie
did not come again. but few evenings
atterward, as We sauDtered over to the
house on some triding errand, the dog
suddenly conceived bright little project.
He seemed to say to himself, on seeing
US: There come both of them now. Just
as | have been hoping they would; now
while they are away [ will run quickly
over and know what they have got that a
dog can eat"
My companion. saw the dog get up on
our arrival and go quickly in the direc-
ton OF our camp, and he said that some
thing i'll the ours manner suggested to
him The object Of his hurried departure.
He called my attention to the fact and we
fastened back. On cautiously nearing
camp the dog was seen amidst the pals
III the shallow water Of the creek, investi-
eating them. He had uncovered the but
ter and was about to taste it when We
shouted, and he made quick steps for
home, with a very kill sheep look.
When We again met him at tho house
next day he could not look us in the face,
but sneaked of, utterly crestfallen This
was a clear case Of reasoning on the part
of the dog and afterward a clear case Of
the sense Of guilt from wrong doing. Tho
dog will probably DO man before any
other animal is.-John Burroughs in The
Century
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

An cid resident in Vermont tells the
following story, belonging to his past ex-
pereIce as country postnaster:
1t happened one spring when the mud
was almost up to the horses knees that
we had 10 mail for three days The con
sequence was that the three days batch.
consisting Of nine bags, came in late one
night as was about going to bed. de
termined to delay distribution until
morning, and fell asleep rather harassed
at the thought OF 50 large a task.
Next day l rose early and went into
the Office to open my mali bags. They
Were gone! The corner where | ALWAYS
left them was quite empty. and my heart
began TO beat loud and fast The mail
had been delivered to me, was respon-
sible for it, and it was not to be found.
Presently, as | stared about, the BIG
drops Of sweat gathering on my fore
head, noticed small packages Of letters
lying i'll the places where l was accus-
toned TO leave them before sending them
out into the several districts by the farm
eIs who came to town. Hooked further:
the mail was all distributed. Then !
turned to the spot where I always threw
the empty bags after finishing my work.
There they lay, collapsed and empty.
Now you know exactly as much about
this story as 1 know myself. 1t seems
very evident to me that I rose in my
sleep, impressed by the unusual task
before me, and finished it mechanically.
l had never been d sleep walker before
and never did such a thing again
Youths Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

The hotel porter has to move and lift
some heavy baggage. But he has au occa-
sional rest Il on he muscleand sinews
of the hotel chambermaid that the heaviest
and longest labors fail. There is one on
my floor who has an average Of thirty
five rooms to attend to every day That
means for each room bed making, sweep
ing, dus, ting sheet changing and looking
after the toilet requisites. The house
keeper has a sharp eye, is eternally vigi-
liant, and not a room is sighted. Cham
Der work doesn't look hard. but it's very
wearing. think the man of average
strength would look tired after he had
bent over his fifteenth bed and tucked the
sheets in properly.
Every other morning this girl must
arise at and sweep the parlors She can
escape from the house us1d. her tolls every
other day from i in the evening until :
next morning. The remainder Of tho
time, when not asleep, she IS on the move
She is Of the muscular draught horse
breed, and, though not over 20, her
shoulders are bent like a bow from years
OF STOPPING over beds while making them
up. She sings at her work, and tells Us
that She never could get through it if she
did not sing. She will be an old, over
worked woman i'll ten years A frcsher,
younger help viii supply her place
when she tUmbleS out of the ranks from
sheer exhaustion. None but stout girls
can endure here. The landlord naturally
and reasonably wants the strongest ci-ls.
for the same reason we want the strong
est horses to draw our loads.-Prcltiee
MuIford in New ! Orl Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

Since fresh meat is now transported by
thousands of tons from North and South
america and Australia to England ard
france, 1t is interesting TO examine the
ingenious processes adopted on the ocean
steamers engaged in this business to keen
the meat a a low temperature during the
voyage The means bY which this low
temperature is maintained now consists,
according to a French authority. of ma
chimes for blowing cold air into the meat
storeroonls in the hold of the vessel, the
air being cooled simply by expansion
As every one knows, the old fashioned
freezing machines employed the expan-
sion OF condensed ammonia gas as a re
trigerating agent, conveying the cold
current TO the place where it was to be
used by means of glycerine. or some
other liquid not subject to freezing at
ordinary temperatures. By the new
method, the air is cooled by its own ex.
panslOn, and then forced directly into the
rooms The air is first drawn into a con
densing cylinder, where it is compressed
under pressure Of about fifty pounds to
the square inch. This greatly reduces its
volume and raises its temperature to
nearly 300 degs. t.
The next step to carry of the surplus
heat, which is done by means Of q current
OF sea water, circulating around the con.
denser, or rather around a series Of tubes,
INTO which the air passes from the con
denser To cool it still more, and cause
the deposits of the watery vapor con
tanned in it, the air next passes into an
other series of tubes, which are exposed
to the current Of cold air returning from
the meat storeroom. and is then drawn
INTO the expansion cylinder. On being
allowed to expand here, the Temperature
Of the air falls Immediately to about 10
dogs. below zero, F., and the last traces
Of moisture are deposited as snow.
Wooden tubes then convey the chilled air
to the storeroors, which it reaches at a
temperature Of about zero, F., and after
circulating about the rooms is drawn back
by an aspirating shaft to the refrigcrat-
ing machine
The thermometer in the storerooms
never rises to the freezing point of water,
so the meat IS kept continually frozen
from the day of its shipment, perhaps at
Melbourne or the La Plata river. until its
arrival in the Load0n docks, where it is
found to be Neutrality-suspicious. from the
best fresh beef and mutton. The store
rooms are protected against the entrance
Of heat by conductjou from the outside
by means Of double walls and floors.
packed with powdered charcoal Boston
Budget.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Reckless Cycling.

There have been quite a number Of
serious accidents-some attended by
fatal consequences-through people be-
ing ridden over by cyclists. In all Of
these cases the evidence goes to indicate
excessive speed as the prime cause.
There is a pace. especially when going
down hill. which practically depriyes
the rider of all control over his machine.
He can guide it, but that is all. AS for
pulling up quickly, as well might the
engine driver Of an express train attempt
to do so. Nor even in the matter of
guiding has the cyclist a free hand. Any
large deviation from the straight line Of
his course would, if he were peltng
along at the rate Of eighteen or twenty
miles an hour. inevitably cause am up
set. He has nothing for it, therefore,
but to trust to luck and the chapter Of
accidents, which he does with a sang
froid that would be truly admirable
were it not SO largely tinctured with
recklessneSs.
When he mounts to the brow of q
steep hill and looks down at the decline
stretching out before him he knows per-
fectly well that if he once allows his
steel -.eed to take charge" there can be
no attempt to pull up until the bottom
is reached. Equally aware is he that
by timely application Of the brake and
by back pedaling" the machine can be
kept at a moderate pace, admitting Of
guidance and Of stopping. But because
it Is pleasant rush down hill at the
speed OF racer without any exertion he
takes his feet on the pedals, sets his
teeth tight and, to use his own expires
sion, lets her slide" The result Is that
if any pedestrian chances to block his
way-5eing perhaps too deaf to hear the
warning bella fearful collision takes
place, fnd one or the other is killed.
Cyclists have yet to learn, apparently,
that the responsibility Of keeping clear
Of people Oh foot rests on the drivers Of
vehicles.-Londou Graphic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

NO one was In a hurry The very beg
gars had lazy whine The shoDl,eepers
mostly stood at their doors listlcsslv
chewing the stalk Of some flower or star
ing before them with lack luster eyes
White hummiug tune nobly indifferent
TO business There was one curiosity
shop that it was difficult to pass. SO
erammed were its windows with carved
ivory and carved oak. with brass and
bronze tortured into shapes beautiful and
groiessque, with m0ioiica ware and Japan
porcelain, missals gorgeous with color.
eoo"eo laces yclloWed by age and ancient
weapons and books and other relies OF the
past. but here. too. the venerable owner
OF these treasures. with horn trimmed
spectacies TO assist his bicared eyes.
sat M high backed Fifteenth century
chdir porting over a tome which was pro
baDIy printed ut a similar date. and
scarcely dcigned TO glance at the stranger
who was inspecting his stock I'm trade Il
was delightful TO mark the indoleut en-
loyment of the red shirted boatmen who
lay languidly smoking on tho raised poop
OF the gaudy harges which lay moored
here and there on the wide canals. the
quays Of which were shaded by lime trees,
amid the rUstliur leaves Of which the
bees hummcd u5jsily 1t was hard to be-
lleve that this was the bustIiug, fevcrish.
Nineteenth century, and that our own in
sular Babylon was but few hours Jour
ney from this drowsy town.
At last, however. I found myself in
street wider than the rest, along which
painted country wagons. fun Of laco
capped and kerchicfed maids and matrous.
Of brass cans, baskets and empty crates.
were jolting and rafting with thunderous
din over stones, drawn by sleek. wild
looking horses, which seemed to wear the
minimum of harness and the maximum Of
bells, and which pranccd and snorted in
their eXultant strength, These belonged
evidently TO wei to 90 peasants who had
sold their poultry and their tame rabbits,
their butter and general dairy produce,
and were now returning TO the far off
farms whore they dwcltamong he polders,
and the willows, and windmills. and flat
meadows grazed by red and white kline.
All the Year Round.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

a scientific examination Of many Of the
animals that live near the bottom is not
practicable yet, however, for tho reason
that when they are brought 70 the sur
face they fall to pieces, or nearly So They
are SO organized as to withstand the enor-
nous pressure of the water at great
depths, and when brought up where they
are relieved Of this pressure they collapse.
This is especially noticeable in the case Of
fish with soft tissues; they are reduced to
a spOngy state on coming to the surface.
No satisfactory conclusion has been
reached as TO the effect Of the darkness Of
the ocean depths on the inhabitants Of
those spaces. Many deep dwelling Great
Urcs were brought up that had well de-
veloped eyes, but it is Thought that they
were only migratory specimens. since the
older ones were all blind 1t is also found
that q great many Of them were phosphor-
escent, thus carrying their own light
with them. This might warn of their
natural prey, or, on the contrary. attract
it to them, and the latter is supposed to
be tho fact, because the phosphorescent
fish and animals survive, and nature
always adapts her creatures to their sur
roundings.
The creatures that inhabit the depths
of the ocean are the reverse of beautiful.
and they all have teeth and claws and
suckers and what not, designed to rip
and tear and Kill Their domain is tho
scene Of constant warfare and struggle.
for nature has ordained that they should
live by eating each philadelphia
Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
The Vast Number Of smiths"

Taking into consideration the vast
number of Smiths eNtant in the world.
there can be no doubt that the name but
seldom implies relationship Of straight
''Smiths alone, there are sos mentioned
in the Directory of 1888; these are all
adults, and it is reasonably certain that
there is fully all equivalent number of
children and youths Of the same name. not
mentioned. This would make q total Of
3,Ol6 Smiths" Then this is still aug
mented by the variations of the name
Schmidt, SmytA, Schmit, etc. until it is
probable that there are 5000 Of that
ubiquitous family ii st, Louis alone The
population Of st. Louis being 400 600, it is
evident that about one sixty sixth Of ST.
Louisans are Smiths
The peculiar part lies in the fact that
it is but extremely seldom, if ever, that a
man and woman bearing that universal
name are married. | have noticed this
for years, and watched carefully, but |
cannot remember ever having seen the
names coupled together in the item of
marriage licenses in the newspapers. nor
have ! ever heard Of couple, both of
whom bore that name being united in
wedlock. They certainly marry some
body, for the rarest old maid and old
bachelor is one bearing the widespread
name. 1t viii ever be a mystery why
Smiths do not irJcrnarry. At the pres
cnt rate it is but q question Of time when
the name will have conquered the world,
and everybody will be named Smith. -
Globe Democrat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Drill of tho German Army.

A new book of instructions for drill has
been issued to the German army, by which
there will be established the greater sim
plicity and lesser number Of movements
which various military authorities,
notably Lord Wolseley, have favored for
several years All evolutions not likely
to be needed in battle are abolished
This would have been done before had it
not been for the unwillingness of the old
kaiser to see swept away numerous details
which had accompanied the progress of
the German arms during his lifetime. No
new drills are introduced, only some old
ones cut. Captains are made responsible
for their companies proficiency.-NeT
York Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

It is well known that the nitrite of
amyI possesses the power Of causing in
sensibility very quickly in a human being
breathing its fumes. The effect is equiva-
lent, temporarily, to a paralytic stroke.
1t is very cheap and plentiful, and Mr.,
Edward Weston, the electrician, proposes
to use shells filed with this chemical in
stead Of gunpowder. He argues that a
few gallons of this nitric dashed on the
deck of warship would soon render her
crew helpless. The most powerful iron
clads would be even more vulnerable than
the light cruisers, for hey would be suck
ing down great draughts of air through
their artificial ventilators, and the odor
would thus rapidly permeate the whole
ship. The whole crew being rendered
help less for an hour or two the ship could,
of course, be towed into safe port, while
the captors ventilated her and removed
the insensible men.-New York Mercury.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

A mass Of 90,000,00 tons of pure,
solid, compact rock salt, located Oh an
island 1S5 feet high, which rises from a
miserable sea marsh on the route from
Brashear to New Iberia, up the river
Teche in Louisiana, is one of the won.
ders Of the world. How this island,
which contains over 800 acres Of excel
lent land, ever came into existence in
such locality is matter Of conjecture.
Vegetation is prolific and the scenery is
beautiful and varied. In the center of
this island, which is the only solid spot
in the vast expanse of sea marsh for
miles around, rises Salt peak, the largest
body Of exposed rock salt in the world.
Having never been surveyed, its exact
extent is as yet unknown. However, En-
glneer Brown, wnO has visited it, says
that there is not less than 10000, coo
tons Of pure crystal salt in sight. The
dazzling clearnes3 Of Salt peak forms a
striking contrast with solnber lagoons.
bayous and salt marshes which surround
it on all sides-St. Louis Republic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Treatment Of y-hocr.nr Couch.

The value of Mobin's treatment Of
whooping cough by sulphurous acid is re
ceiving strong confirmation from many
sources. DR.. Manly, in The Practitioner,
expresses the opinion that, if it was car
ried out in every case at the end OF six
months the disease would be unknown.
The method used by linn is rs follows:
The patient is in the morning put into
clean clothes and removed elsewhere All
his clothes and toys, etc, are brought
into the bedroom, and sulphur is burnt
upon few live Goals in tie middle of
the room. The fire is allowed to remain
in the room for five hours, and then The
windows and doors are thrown open
The child sleeps in the room the same
evening. About twenty five grams "a
little under an ounce Of sulphur to
every cubic meter may be burnt: this is
equivalent to rather more than ten grains
per cubic foot. The other room is fumi-
gated in a like manner during the night;
the patient practically living in an at
mosphere of diluted sulphwous acid gas
for some DAYS. while in several cases the
process is repeated at the end Of u week.
Science