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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

ne gave sue the favorable position, Us
3 | understood a., ~ quite a number Of
pro mincni gentlemen OF the state who
had ASSURED him Of their support. lie
said he did not know as he should
have the support Of some gentlemen Of
influence. cunhtc e / with the railroad
inter ISIS uf the state. Tor the reason
that the appointment OF "A chairman
for the last republican, state cunveu-
: ton gave offence, a. lac was told, TO
leading railroads Of the state; and he
explained tD me the circumstances
attending the appointment Of the
chairman in question. | told MIR
Page that ! did not believe ANY uf the
EentleIucn couuerted with any rail.
rOHd interest would refuse him their
SUPP urt iuI thrt reason when the real
reason fur such appointments were
understood 10y them, as he had cN-
planned them t. me. then said TO
Mr.. Page TINT II occasions should pre-.
srnt | would be glad To make any
needed explanation. ard that such
explanation might, perhaps. di.arm
any hostility to MN which ne thought
existed. To all this Mr.. Page made no
objection. only saying thrIt, ms Il re-.
publican candidate for governor, he
,raRN net, 6rCu far the sake n bciag gar,
crn0r. tic his harI, in oay ,cay. ar ptdgc
S"bterrteicy Ia any mttrcf. Nor GM /
~ih az erpcct him Ia do 81.
Any interview | subsequently had
with any one connected with any
railroad interest in this state Was in.
cidrntal 10 other business. AMI tie
conversation was marked with frank
ness that prevails among mutual
friends. leaving tn each the free eN4r-
cise of his own Judgment rs to any
candidate he might elect or support.
This proposition, made 10y me. rs
above. to make needed explanation.
etc, was Il freewiIl Offering OF my
own. There was no atturuPyShip
about it, no fee nor reward. nor any
hope on expectancy Of any fee or re
ward. | was LeVrr an attorney for
Mr. Page in any capacity whatever.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES p. MARSH.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

Every man, woman or child in the
customs employ of Vermont is politi'
cally as free as the air we breathe,
and just as liable to support Page
as Woodbury.. Mr.. Collector would
in fact enjoy himself hugely if half
OF them would come out for Page,
so as to overthrow the false idea of
40. 1t is even imagined that he
is urging, no forgive us for the in
sinuation-inviting them to hoist
the Page banner. The moon is
supposed to be made of green cheese.
Oh! my, what host Of shippers it
must contain
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

STATE Og NHE .iONTl In PRonArF
LSNEK nis'Icr. :. CorRT.
huilCnat the Probate q !, ia GuilIhull ON
me lYih day Of May. \ u $50. ". W LON
hud Administrator " tn TN VIII annexed OF
me estate 81 km'nu"l PLlrtut u'c Of Hloum
Hrli Ia SAID district, deceased. mtkrs nppu
{ non 10 sti Euurt for license 10 sell ali oi
me real estate OF SAID deceased, situate IN
Boonhcl IN said district except the homo
stead, loprcSrntlng that thu sale viii be fut
thr interests Of the hours and al other. inter.
csted IN sud estate
NhcIcupon, II - ordered by sad Court that
sua npphcltion be referred 10 n session
ihrrrut, to be held a: the stewart House I'm
Island Pond, ON the ) day of Juuc \ u $50
trI hearing AMI decision thereon; aud. il /,
'nrlncr,orlerC'! that nj persons interested b,
notified hereof, by publication UinOtivro of said
nppllct'ion aud ordCr thereon, thrCrw weeks
successfully In the Essex Cuuut, UrrnlI
9ncws9dpct published nj brighton, IN said
Dl-inct, aud which CircuIa'c- In the neigh
bur""oi OF those interested, before said lin
OF hearing that they may appear at said time
ana place, hn1 lttacy Scru tu-c Obj cct thereto.
l'y the urt,-AticSl
CHARLES T.. BENTON, Juiyc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING
Or THE
EASTERN VERMONT
s,! I'D IHa.i;y Gm. Breeders LEas
WILL BE HELD At
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT,
WEDNESDAY 80 THURSDAY,
Aug. Is and IA, 1890.

/ The ASSOCIATION oilers the following stakes
uu prcmtum-:-
No !. FOR fyal, Of IsSa Entrance SIS. in in.
stulm,uis 81 -. s. aud 81: sam equal 10 MY
Pet cent Of entrance added 10y the .N,-Jyit.
( tiun.
I No ;, Hotel stake for fouls of 1883. Fntranc,
! SO ia nstHi!mcnts OF S., ., and slo; slyC
/ NJ :. Highland stock Farm stake. for foal-
/ 500 at tel. " IIclcn NJ" barred.
trhEce go. p,SuUle s. $40, ana sI5. 500 added.
No D, MLplcA col STOCK farm stake fur
stations that have never beaten 40. I'm
u,ncs $lj, payable $40, $40. AMI 80. sIoj
| No, E, ". W. Grout stake for mares and
Bcidmg~ that nave never beaten 40. In.
utncy so, payable so, SIS. and 50. 40
No I, George VauDykc Stukc open 10 all
tiulting horst~. Entrance so, payable $50
August 1t. so Aug. 18th, 800 added 10
entrance money.
No. to be hIit mile heats, hest two in three
Ms. aud To- he urIlc heats best wa In IhrUc.
No'I to Inclusive mile heats best three IN
ne EuIinucc money for stakes No. ! 10 4
inclusive to be sCut Ia q CasuIcr IN TIN cC
payments ot June Is, July ", and August lSt.
MOI also payable to treasurer On d,,tes
specified above. Horse OF colt catered to be
nainod II time OF second payment.
la addition 10 the foregoing stakes thr
its>oo'",ion Offers the following premiums.
Open Ia ulcIuucrs, Or cots sired by stalnUns
OMu1d by members:
T., ~, - - ~ ~ :, '''u' 80
NJ , ,,,.rII.n,,9 +. ni.Ir,. NM i,,,c IN,
been I'M = r',r,,. a. o,vtdrJ sIp f." d,'., - 70
trnud Al tnfE,rI ' v "
No. }. rul lstcre that have been in incc: s2i,
DIV l,IcJ 50 Ia hi.t e. Ia ,,,nnu .,,,L 81 IN
tntrI
~ 4 hest h,noI u,,rc ,vt.b stock. soy H.
vIdcd 81! - mad 81
y" !, test sucking colt 81, divided y So.
Nu6 ,rti.nlI pri.Itt.-.. ana uIlir-. 80 If,
Nldci II to nI~i, to ,rvnud aud to lhird
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
Republican State Convention.

The Republican voters OF the State
of Vermont are hereby requested to
meet in convention. bv their delegates.
at the Blanchard Opera House, in
Montpelier, on Thursday, June 10.
! 1880, at 10 o'clock. u. m. for the pun
pose Of placing in nomination cuudi
dates for the Offices Of Governor, Lieu
tenant & rvernor. Treasurer. Secretary
Of State and Auditor o. Accounts, to be
supported bv the Frcemen Of the State
at the next September election. Also
! Tor the election OF Il State Committee
Towns Will b" represented in con
ventlOn on the basis Of one delegate
: from each town, one for every one
| hundred votes, aud one for every frar
! ton Of ono hundred votes eNcrelinE
! fifty, cast for tie Republican candidate
! for Governor in 1898. BY vote Of Il
/ formrr"onvcntion the State COMMITTEES
are constituted committee on cIedcu.
| tinls.
Delegates will he chosen Mt primary
meetings called by Republican Com
/ mit:ees in each town, aid city. aud will
provide themselves with proper crrd-n
tiuI> signed ny the secretary Of said
primary meeting at wnl'h they are
elected, aud present sumo tu tie State
Committee at their headquarters, the
Pavilion Hotel. imm" iittely upon
their arrival The State COMMITTEES.
would earnestly recommend that the
town committees Of the several towns
in the State call their town caurusps
for the election OF Delegates on the.
same day, VIZ: the i2th day Of Jane,
a. ID. 1890.
The usual courtesy Of fare one way
will b" extended by le>ever,tI railrOnls
in the State. Explicit directions for
securing round nip tickets and return
checks Will tie given upon The blank
credentials sent each town committee.
Per Order Republican State COM
On the ahove basis tuwu. in ESSEX
County will h. entitlcl TO representa-
:, n rs fDllpWN.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

One hundred million dollars of the
worlds capital is invested in bust
ness which completes with that of
Mr.. Page. His raw material is on
the American free list, not dutiable :;
and yet Mr.. Page of Hyde Park,
Lamolle County, Vermont, U. S. A.,
is King of the trade, controls a
monopoly of the business, and es-
tablishes price for that commodity
in all the markets of the civilized
world. SO THEY SAY. lie must be a
mighty smart man. Vermont can
have no cqnal to him by all means
make him governor. lilo will boom
Vermont as he has his own business.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

The Central Vermont Railroad
has all the legitimate business it can
attend to, and has no time to enter
the pollution of Vermont politics.
1t never has appeared in Vermont
politics. 10 Hatch never goes to
Montpelier except to consult with
the ticket agent at the depot, or to
pay an insurance assessment, or sec
the sights, or stand on State street
with head erect, feet in due form,
facing the Capital, his heart over.
flowing with patriotic pride as he
murmurs, 81 will never allow the
Central Vermont to become con.
tamlnated by yondcr unholy nhu'
ences." The Central Vermont never
made or unlnade, nor tried to make
or unmake a former Lieutenant
Governor Congressman, U. S. Senator
or any other larger or smaller officer.
Roswell Farnham Of Alabama, or
Georgia, it matters not which, was
Governor once upon a time; Geo. +.
Edmunds remains a member of the
u. S. Senate f.; the United States
Supreme Court has full quota;
and Mr.. Smiths summer residence
is at st. Adams. They say we are
being deceived, and that in fact the
"Old man in the Moon" are but the
holes in which the shippers live.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
EsTATH OF ENOcn PERKINS,

IhG undersigned having been appointed b,
VIC non PROBATE Court for the District Of ~
4rN, COMMISSIONER 10 receive r,nml,,r .nd
ADJUST al claims and dcnnuis Of MI person,
hE'uIst me estate Of EIOch Perkins lat,
oi G,hldhall ~ said district, deceased. and
~ cliimS exhibited In offset thereto, hereby
aforesaid, NJ the residence Of the llio Enocn
reIkLns, on the 10th day of May mud
thc iNtl day Of October, next, from o'cloC,
unliJ UclOck 7. each OF said days, aud
that vi < months from the 18Th dny of Sntti A
~ 1850, y the fine limited by sald Court for
sun Cfclitors 10 present their Cluims to us
Tor organization aud allowance
4. D., 1890 - P' 80
LzHA s. FREEMAN, ),-.
PLlNr ", MLACuAM, commissioners
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
STATE or VERMONT.

STATE or VERMONT
DISTRICT OF ESSEN - III lIo'Hl'' court,
holden at tho Prob ne Oiiicc In GulhIr in III,
o. u DAY ct Any \. u. lS'o, John prttt, Admin.
iStiat1r OF the estate Of Charles - Folsom
lat" OF Concord in sud district deceased
inthcS Application to sail Court In writing
Tor iljrnse to sell al Of the real estate " sad
deceased, situated IN Concord III sad district
I"prc7rntng that the sale thrrcofls necessary
i"r the payment OF debts and viii he for the
nrst interest OF all parties interested In this
estate. ''
Whercnpon 1t ia ordered by sail Court that
s.ld application be referred to a session thrio
o. 10 ne hell ut the Probate once in SId
"niiuHhli on tnrlO.h 4 y Of june, \. u 1870.
ANA II - further OraSrci that All prr-nns
lutrrrStei be notified hereof ny publication
OF Aotlcc OF -ail application and order thrrr'
on 'nlce weeks successfully in the Essex
county Herald, newspaper published M
lsIhnd POnd, IN slil District mi whch cir
cnIhtcS IN the nclghborhpud OF those inter.
cstod. before said tllnu uf hearing. TINT thr,
,mn,,y hp2rlr at snid time and place, and II
tHey 1rcclusc object thereto =
by the Cont. attest
CHARLES Z. BENTON, judo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
WOODSTOCK, w, April %, 1890.

WOODSTOCK, w, April %, 1890.
Arthr RopcS, EsQ., Edtor fthc Hatrlmaa.
DEAR SIR, answer to YOUR note
OF the 28th instant, | have only mi.
to say: have known Mr.. Page urr
sonally Tor a number Of years. Our
relations to each other have been
friendly and cordial. lie is man
who has had legislative experience In
our state-irst as representative from,
his town, and again rs a state senator
from his county. AS inspector Of fl.
nunce, he seemed to NE Il most faithful
and efficient officer, and to merit tho
appreciation which, think, he uni,
versally received. AS the chuirmr II
for a number of years of the ronnhIi
can state committee Of our state. he
discharged It's duties with great faith.
fuIness and to the general satisfaction
OF the republican party Of the state,
And when | saw his name proposed
as the republican candidate for gov
ernor at the coming election il seemed
10 me the proper thing to do, and
that he would be found to be rho
right man for the place.
Late last fall, and | think in No.
vetnber, while | was spending few
days III Boston, saw Mr.. Page at the
quincy House, where | was Shaving.
Our meeting was purely accidental.
In some conversation | was having
with him | mentioned the fact OF hav,
ing seen his name tvorabIy mentioned
as candidate for governor at the
next election. and expressed my graft.
hcation. In response TO my inquiries,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

The undgr1Ignc having been appointed b,
me non Probttc Court Tor the distinct o
and ADJUST All claim, and dem md. Of Mi Me-,
SOM against the estate OF David II, Brattir
latc ui Lancaster, y. H., deceased, and nj
chllns exhibited In offset thereto, hcrcb,
aforesaid, nj the Court House in C,uil1h,u
on me oth day OF june and jth day OF 30
Nrnhrr next. from 10 O'Clock II. m, until
clock =. ~ each Of said lays, and TINT ST,
,l,onihs IRON the ri day Of May, A. ~. 1890.
lior' To present their claims to us for exami
nation mud allowance.
DATED ut Gnildhall this 0th day Of MAY
a. D., 1870.
u. ), SrOHRs, t,..,,
L. H. fOLIANSuY commandments
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

L. S. A. State of Burlington, town
of b., County of w, June 10, 1890.
Population $4,000; officers 4,2ll ;
incumbents 42ll; disappointed can
didates, $3.50, less women, children
and lunatics! She ought to increase
her population, making more official
positions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16

Geo. 7. thinks it quite probable
that Hyde PARK will vote for Wood
bury. Well he knows, or ought to,
since he, when he comm unicates
with the outside world sits where
he can hear the machinery rolling
off that 10000 issue.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
Essex County Nrrala.
ISLAND POND, VT. MAY i6.

With the assistance of Speaker
d. in the south and Judge y, in the
north end of the district, Col. w.
ought to be able to carry the west
side. The future alone can disclose
which il tothcr.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
81 THIRTEEN WEEKS

The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed
'N"nrely wr ppe to any address in IN,
United states fer three months, on recent
)t ONE DOLLA :. Liberal discount al.
owed TO pos masters agents and clubs.
iers TO RICHARD X FOX,
franklin Square, n.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
Upper Coos K. r.

WOlUg NOUIh-
NAL. Pass NyrI
Br'cleI PALS. IV. j4lum y 7Opm 4s,r.,
" ~''VGtt-towr. so I21j a..
cole Jpk. Go Igjj az
No. StutfOrl Ar.G45 20 5ti
MAKING connections al NoIiH strltford with
thcG I x. for the Inst and West
Going North.
Mixed Pass Mail
North Str1tford Lv 800 am / 20 pm b,,n
CulrbrUtk 1000 ~ ga
" StrwaUt-fOwn 1910 as %
BrrChcy Fails Ar ~ $50 SO
FCOnueting Mt Bercher Falis " ith the II,rs
ford Division
J. TwOIIEY. Superintendent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
IGRASn THINK RAILWAY
[ VI summer Arrangement. IA.

TgASn THINK RAILWAY
VI summer Arrangement. 10.
On and after May n. ant l.tll IA,
nottce. trains sili lee guu az fulluu-.
GUING WEST
Express train for Montreal leaves ill.,,
Pend ~ IS n M. mixed 'taiu fur Nr-,-
and Quebec ats IS an. Mixed train -
Gorhum for leland Pond a iSam E,,'r.,,aa
trIiuz tor Montreal and the Ne-t xiii -
PORTLAND Hi 3 % e.. "a and 10 f. in Gpt y.
at y 10 and IS y. m Island fong II , q 81. 81,
Y.iA p. m Tbs i5ti'i connecting ~ KIrip,1''t
Tor Quebec
GOTSG last
Express Trains far Island lsri t;rrr..-
Lewiston Portland, and Ru~'an ufIf -,
MDptI cal AZ SOFA "a ard 10 D. = iu: and -
Pond az go 90. and - D. "a Ey,,,
FOR Island ruuu aud sutCTmvtIafr -, ~.
VIII ltaNe Montreal al y p. On MI
train for lslun Pond aud iEirtmr1.af,
lions viii leave Richmond az a. Ca arl . I,
PIN. Nike trains ipr GurlIlm i-.r I,l+..T
Pond n - -. and y "a N anla0Iu t '.
JOSEPH uIt kSUN
General Manager
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
Campaign Letters and Comment
From Barton Monitor.

from DdTtOh A0nHOr.
Col. Woodbury., somewhat anxious
about his candidacy, for governor,
recently condSscended to write an
"open letter" All his organs con.
sidered it of great importance and it
was published. The letter, of course,
begge The favor of the republican
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

I run baper for while, because vas so
schmart.
Until my schmartness vas run out I did not
nit il part.
But vile my cash and schmartness last learn
how to talk back
Und say some awful pointed dings, NIT which
did attack,
Until did grow pugnacious. very.
Ny selt-esteemed CONTEMPORARY.
One week he'd say vas def; der next I'd
holy terror in his line-his line as a shack
ass.
Der week from that he would come out und say
vas a --
Der next time l would turn around und say he
vas q crank.
TIL he grew so bugnacious, very,
Dot seltesteened CONTEMPORARY.
We next did both come out at once NIT twenty
blanks apiece,
Und effery week from dot time on der dirt we
throw INCREASE,
Until each reader holds his nose, ind from our
Because each ariicie did grow more like those
in der Sun.
The while grew more bugnacious. very,
Each selfesteemed contemborary.
At last der beopie of der town said we nit fists
should fight,
Ind formed circle round US both until we
We see 6ey mean Il til our legs did trembling
shake nit dread:
IND den we shake each oders hands-it vas
undrue, we said:
| Each one vas, shure, der o5ers very
Und quite esteemed coratemborary
--ADAIR WICKER.
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the form tlon OF
dandruff; makes the
hair soft and silken;
and imparts a deli
cate but lasting per-
fume.
/" Several months
ago my hair COM
menced falling out,
and in a few weeks
my head was almost
hald I tried many
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

INDIGESTION results from partial par,
alysis of the stomach, and is the primary
cause Of very large majority Of the Ill.
that humanity is heir to. The most agree
able and effective remedy is Dr.. J. H. Nc
Leans Little Liver and Kidney Pillets; 2,
cents vial.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

Judge Thomas 7. Bouldin, of Charlotte
county, Virginia, owns the plantation on
which his grandfather and great-grand-
father are buried and which has been in
the family for LAG years He lives in the
house in which he was born seventy seven
years ago.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

BRowS's Bronchial Troches are excellent
for the relief Of Hoarseness or Sore Throat
They are exceedingly effective. Sold only
in boxes. Price % cts.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

remedies, but they did no good. 1 final
ly bought a bottle of Ayers Hair Vigor,
and, after using only part of the con-
tents, my head was covered with a
heavy growth of hair. l recommend
your preparation as the best in the
world. IT. Munday, Sharon Grove. KY.
have used Ayers Hair vigor for a
number of years, and it has always given
me satisfaction. 1t is an excellent dress
ing. prevents the hair from turning
gray, insures its vigorous growth, and
keeps the scalp white and clean. -
Mary a. Jackson, Salem, Mass.
81 have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
promoting the growth of the hair, and
think it unequaled. For restoring the
hair TO its original color, and for dress
ing. it cannot be surpassed. Mrs. Geo.
La Fever, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
ayers Hair Vigor is most excel
lent preparation for the hair. I speak
of it from my own experience. It's use
promotes the growth of new hair and
makes it glossy and soft. The Vigor is
also cure for dandruff. IL W. Bowen,
Editor Enquirer" Macarthur, Ohio.
:" have used Ayers Hair vigor for
the past two years, and found it all it is
represented to be. 1t restores the natu>
raj color to gray hair, causes the hair
to grow freely, and keeps it soft and
plant. Mrs. NJ. V. Day, Cohoes, n. Y.
"My father, at about the age OF fifty,
lost all the hair from the top Of his head.
After one months trial of Ayers Hair
Vigor the hair began coming, and, in
three months, he had a fine growth of
hair of the natural color."-P. j. Cullen,
SARATOGA Sprinps N
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To RESTORE, thicken and give you lux
uriant growth OF hair to keep its color
natural as il youth. aud to remove dand-
ruff, use only Halls Hair Remover.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03
TIE GOLDEN EAGLE BARBER SHOP,

ERANK BUTLER, THE wELLKNOwN
h Barber of the Ale Vaults Barber shop,
Third and ] streets, has purchased the Golden
Eagle Hotel Baths and Barber Shop, Seventh
and K streets. where he will be pleased to see
his many friends and the public. apl2-tf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

one DOLLAR a year viii cover your doc.
tors bills if you take Sinons Liver Regula-
for
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Ayers Hair Vig0r

is the ideal Hair-dressing. 1t re-
stores the color to gray hair promotes
fresh and vigorous growth; prevents
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It is clear, however, that the Romans
simply followed an established Greek Gus
tom. Centuries before, Aristotle had given
his own account of the omen, and was SO
far refined in his explanations as to tell his
readers why sneezing from noon to mid
night was good, and from night TO noon
unlucky. 1t would be fruitless to inquire
through what channel the practice came
to the Greeks, for traces of its existence are
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OUR COUNTRY.

Farm and Forest Areas In the United
States.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03
PHILOSOPHY OF sNEEzING.
A Short Chapter Upon the CONFUSION o
the Nasal Organ.
From the london Graphic.l

From the London Graphic
A witty Frenchman of the last century
based an attack upon the snuff-box on the
ground that it was mainly responsible for
the decay Of that ancient form of polite
ness, the custom of blessing person after
sneezing. He contended that it was sacri-
legious to bless sneezer who had coerced
nature into the performance of one of her
most invigorating functions, and that the
benson was no longer in any degree the
same thing. We, however, who know that
the reinforcement of the snuff-box led to
no actual revival of the benedictory fash
ion, may appeal to science to throw light
upon one of the most ancient forms of in
nocent superstition. According to Rab-
binical legend, sneezing, as habit, is only
referrable to the time of Jacob. Before
patriarchal days no man sneezed more than
once, for the sufficient reason that the
shock was invariably fatal At Jacobs in
Perception this law was abrogated, but
only on condition that all races of men
should henceforth employ fit words of con-
graduation for the sneezer's happy deliver
ance Whatever its origin-and it may
be doubted if it ever had particular or
local starting point-the practice has with
out doubt, been derived by the Christian
world from the times of heathenism. Poly
dore Virgil ayers that it took its rise at
the time of the plague in 55S, when the
infected fell down dead sneezing, though
apparently in good health. The Romans
certainly made oblations to the genius of
sneezing; but Catullus treats the infection
with gayety, as we find from the lines in
Cowley's translation
Cupid, tickled AT the sound.
Sueezed aloud and sll around