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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
Tobacco a Valuable Antiseptic.

1t has long been n popular opinion that
tobacco is an antiseptic, and this belief
seems to have some solid basis of fact. Pro
fessor Vincenzo Tassinari, Of the hygienic
institute of the university of Pisa. has
made some very interesting experiments
on the supposed germicidal virtues of to
bacco smoke, which seemed to show that
it had destructive action upon the growth
of bacilli, those minute organisms which
are said to be the cause OF vast number
of bodily ills that flesh is heir to.
Professor Tassinari observed the action
of the fumes upon several different kinds
of bacteria-the so called cholera bacillus,
the cattle distemper bacillus, the pus COG
Gus, the Finkler-Prior bacterium, the ty
phus and pleuro pneumonia bacillus and
the blue pus bacillus.
Wishing to initiate as closely rs possible
the processes going in smokers mouth,
the professor passed tobacco fumes through
horizontal tube into Il receptacle kept
moist by damp cotton wool, which con
tanned also colony Of bacilli. The result
shows that the smoke retards the growth
of some kinds of bacilli, and absolutely pre-
vents the growth Of others. The tobacco
experimental with was that which is used
In making the large Cavour cigar, much
favored in Italy. and it was proved that its
fumes retard the growth Of pus bacilli by
seventy-two hours and Of cattle distemper
bacilli by 100 hours, while they absolutely
arrest the growth Of the so called cholera
and typhus bacilli.-All the Year Round.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

for three years the territory from
which natural gas has been drawn has
not been sensibly enlarged. and except
in the new fields its general use for
manufacturing has steadily diminished.
There certainly need be no fears that
coal mining will become lost art. But
we are inclined to think that the pres
emit tendency is mainly halt or reac-
ton and that natural gas has come to
stay. Just now its uses are merely sug-
gestive of the future.
1t brings to US fuel in the most con-
venient form-the refined essence freed
from dross, weight, impurity; self trans
porting, smokeless, an invisible potent
agent that once possessed of we cannot
we'll part with. If nature cannot be de-
pended upon to furnish it ready made
we must undertake to make it or some-
thing nearly identical out of coal or oil
Engineering.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

The difference of weight in the brains of
men and women has long been a source Of
deep interest to all who discourse of equal
ity and rights.
The structure of the knee feminine con-
stitutes in itself permanent disability for
many masculine pursuits. The knee joint
in women is Il sexual characteristic, as DIR.
Ely Van de Warker long ago pointed out
Viewed in front and extended the joint in
but slight degree intercepts the gradual
taper into the leg. Viewed in a semifxed
position the joint forms smooth, ovate
spheroid. The reason of this lies in the
smallness of the patella in front and the
narrowness OF the aurieular surfaces of the
tibia and femur, and which in man form
the lateral prominences, and this is much
more perfect as part OF Il sustaining col
umn.
A man has Il much longer purchase in
the leverage existing between the trunk
and extremeties than woman. The
feminine foot, comparatively speaking, is
less able to sustain weight than that Of
man.
Women are not well constructed to stand
many hours consecutiyely and every day.
1t is safe to affirm that they have instinc
lively avoided certain fields of skilled la
Dor on purely anatomical grounds, in which
the smaller quantities of brain substance
proves less an adverse factor than the shall
low pelvis, the popularity of the knee and
the delicate nature of the foot.
Even the right to vote would not confer
on womankind the right to be soldiers.
Equality it appears is quite us much an af-
fair of the knee as of brains. Medical Rec
nst1
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
How Won Moltke Calculated.

The parents of young soldier, who was
a private in a Prussian cavalry regiment
during the Franco Prussian war, became
terribly anxious about him. Several bat
ties had been fought, and they had re
ceived no news of their boy. They had
followed the army and, after some hesita-
ton, the father went to see General ven
Moltke, who was understood to receive
visitors at certain hour in the early
morning Strange to say, the father was
admitted to see the great field marshal.
"What is your business?" said Moltke:
"use as few words as possible" The Wis
itor explained that he wished to know the
fate Of his son, q private in a certain regi
ment
Moltke smiled, but not unkindly, and
drew from his pocket square of card
board. covered with dots, lines and crosses
of various colors This line," he sail.
Indicates the line of march Of your son ;
regiment. These dots mark the distances
of each forced march Tomorrow morning
at O'Clock the regiment must be at this
point here Take note of the situation. +"
He said no more and the interview ended.
Long before the hour named the father
was at the point indicated on the map.
just before o'clock the trumpets of the
advance guard were heard in the distance,
and precisely at the hour the father saw
his son.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
A Diplomats Graces.


Lord Duferin will probably make
popular ambassador in Paris. He is by
no means heaven born statesman, and
there is some exaggeration in the praise
with which he is despatched. He is es-
sentially an lrishman, clever, adaptable,
pleasant and resourceful, with q very
full share of blarney and an eye not
quite blind to his own advancement. In
India he persuaded the Indians, in Cam
ada the Canadians, in Russia the Rus
slams, in Italy the Italians and in Turkey
the Turks, that each was the special OBJ
ject of his love and admiration. He will
now persuade the French that he has al
ways loved them above all other nations.
In fact he is an excellent diplomstist.-
London Truth.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
An Odd Form of Courtship.

Mr.. Mortimer Menpes, the artist, trav-
cling in the east in search of subjects, has
come upon a curious form of courtship.
Sketching one day in Burmah, he no.
ticed man little distance off glaring
6ercely straight ahead of him ut some
object he could not see from his position.
The man sat with the same fixed glare
the whole afternoon and was at it again
next morning. Mr.. Menpes had the GU
riosity to ask an English visitor what it
meant. The reply was, "Oh, he is in
lover And it was explained that this
was their method of courtship.
The object of the mans attentive gaze
was girl in aneighboring bazaar When
a young man falls in love, he has to seat
himself at a certain distance from his
adored one and wait for her to do the
rest. If she looks in his direction once
or twice on the first or second day. he is
wildly encouraged, and if on the third
day she mods TO him and smiles it is
time to go to the parents with reference
to the marriage settlements.-Lon
Tit-BitS,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

A poor woman said to me the other day,
MY constant prayer is that | may be pre-
served from the sordidness Of poverty"
The remark struck me as being very signif
icant. There is danger that poverty may
come to mean more than scanty larders
emptied Golfers and threadbare wardrobes
1t may come to mean the death and burial
of taste and the destruction of all those
pretty devices by which the humblest home
may be made attractive, however few and
far between the incoming dollars may be.
When we grow listless of the amenities of
the home life, when we are willing to sit
down to heller SHELTER meals with I'M
washed children and unkempt toilets,
when no time is found to keep II pot of
flowers blooming in the window or bird
singing in the sun, when we grow too dis
couraged for nonsense where nonsense
takes form in pretty decorations and tidy
rooms-then we are in danger Of growing
poorer than it Is in the power of any mere
poverty to make us.
There is nothing strange in the fact that
those classes which are rooted in successive
generations of squalor should live like
brutes in untidiness and unthTift. 1t
would be almost necessary to establish n
new order of redemption to lift them to the
plane of better living; but for victims Of
the passing caprice of fortune to fall into
unlovely ways of living is a deplorable step
in the wrong direction. Remember one
thing-poverty has no power over life
that lies deeper than the pocket or higher
than the stomach. You may not own an
inch of land within the circuit of the hor-
zon-that means you do not own the dirt
or stones-hut the greenness Of the up
springing grass, the shadows that fly above
it like soft winged birds, the perfume Of
every blowing flower, the splendor of every
brooding cloud-who owns all these,
What rich man in the world can read a
clearer title deed to such possessions than
your So in the daily life, though obliged
to pinch and scrimp most woefully to pro
vide the wherewithal to live, after all the
most that is really worth living for is
yours. All artists have written for you,
all arts have flourished for you, if you but
keep your mind receptive of their influ
ence-Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

State Treasurer BobIeter left st. Pani
Monday for New York. There was
nothing especially interesting in this
single statement, and only two or three
attaches of the capitol and vigilant re-
porter knew that the little yellow grip
which the treasurer carried in his hand
contained $l.20O.000 in bonds duly
attested and signed by the governor and
secretary of the state Of Minnesota. and
folded in small package about the size
of an ordinary law book. Rather than
trust to the uncertainty of an express
company in this age when the train
robber is abroad seeking whom he may
touch. Colonel Bobleter concluded to
convey the precious package to its
destination. where it will be used to
liquidate other bonds of like sum, the
advantage of the transfer lying in the
fact that those issued will bear only 81
per cent. while the old ones bore a.
st. Paul Globe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
Mrs. kendal's Views.

In recent interview Mrs. Kendall. the
English actress, was asked, ''Have you
any special views ON the subject of the
education of children?" "Of course
have" came the reply. Gould n moth
er help thinking very, very seriously
upon a subject of such vital importance
to the future of her children When
the reader gets thus far, he feels that the
mountain is trembling-and this Is the
small mouse that creeps forth. II have
always felt that great mistake is made
in consigning children to the care OF a
resident governess. With winch urite
commonplace Mrs. KendaIs views De
gin and end.-New York Times
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

The question OF the government Of little
children Is n yexed one A great many
parents seem TO think that baby should
grow up TO have her own sweet way and
Continue to be law unto herself until
some indefinite TING, when she infringes 30
far on the rights OF tiiose around her a. TO
necessitsste repression. The time to begin
governing baby is az the time when she
FIRST shows an absolute will ct her own.
A little baby in long dresses needs gov
eminent ~ much RS at any period of her
childhood, IL is marvellous to observe ut
how young an age baby will learn that
By screaming she can obtain her will. 1t
Is very easy to train a child when it is little
to eat and sleep ut regular intervals. "A
very young child will often cry for the
light. but IL It is INDUCED In such whim
II is quite likely TO turn night into day, a
dissipation which tells as mnch on its
health a. on the comfort Of those about 1t.
Subjecting the child strictly to the iron
rules Of hygiene in the matter OF food and
sleep viii very soon bring tie most obsti-
nate OF infants intoa placid and in course Of
time a far more happy state Of mind than
If it had its own way. 1t requires possibly
one or two battles. but not more. As the
little one grows up it should always be
made to recognize the rights Of others and
to understand that its own rights are rec
ognized.
There is a species of firm yet gentle gov.
ernment which is always the most success
full, because it wins the heart Of the child
While the mother must not yield in the
enforcement Of what she believes is for the
child's best good, she should do it in &c
gentle manner that it will recognize it,
mothers love while it recognizes hei
authority. New York Tribune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
How women should Battle.

Everybody thinks, of course, that she
knows how to battle. And some people
do. That certainly mast be allowed. The
best sort of bath to take, best for your
skin and best for your brain-for after all
brains need baths as much as do hands
depends altogether ON your constitution.
For good proportion of people it should
be pretty warm and creamy with soapsuds
and you should plunge into it and rub your
self entirely.
Then, after you have scrubbed and
rubbed until your skin looks like the pro-
verbal milk, and You feel as if you would
like to lie down and go to sleep, you want
to take your tonic bath, and that is the
shower one-cold as cold can be- The first
few streams will make you jump with
fright, but in second or two you are alb
solutely enjoying the downpour, and you
come out Of it warm and glowing.
OF course you will think you can't stand
the cold conclusion, and the chances are
you will think quite strongly. Probably
you will be mistaken, but if you should by
any chance be right in the matter, impro-
wise Russian shower; that is. one begin
ming at the temperature of the water in
which you battle and gradually getting
cold. You can do this by taking pitcher
after pitcherful of water and pouring them
over your shoulders and all over your body,
and the slight exertion used in handling the
pitcher will tend to make you warmer and
to moderate what might be called the
shock. The knowledge how to use water
and soap is easily gained. and urges one ON
TO greater wisdom, to wit, the knowledge
OF how to keep clean the house and more
particularly the mind.-New York Re
corder
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

Five hundred dollars for carpetsi And
yet the house was one Of the smallest and
the occupants none Of the richest. How
monotonous 1t was to find every floor COW
cred with Brussels or WiItonl
II there were home improvement asso
cation, ~ many decorators who prefix all
their remarks with don't" wish there
was, then 10 much money as this would
never he spent for carpets alone In furnish
ing small house. Instead Of the most
costly there would lie cheaper floor cover
ings and more works OF art, which il the
essential difference all travellers note be-
tween the house Of the middle class Ameri-
can and the English or French.
Who has not frequently in the house Of q
friend, or stranger, observed floor with a
painted border, the carpet not having been
large enough for the size Of the room. Had
there been plenty Of means, doubtless a
carpet border would have been added,
which would have been the conventional
thing, but no more pretty In many
houses carpets are apt to be 80 gaudy or 30
rich that they attract attention, whereas u
carpet should be "A background and lower
in tone than the objects to be placed upon
it.
Too bright colored carpets tend to make
faded, and decided pattern is tiresome.
These are some Of the reasons why so many
persons now prefer polished or painted
floors with rugs, which can be added grad
ually.
1t is new experiment that OF using lin.
oleums in solid colors instead Of those pat
terms as a background for rugs In halls or
dining rooms, where there are no hard
floors, and it is found quite pleasing. Art
ingrains in two shade mixture are also
quiet floor coverings, and serve well to
show off the bright tints and oriental de-
signs Of rich rugs.
It is great mistake to cover the floor
with figured Brussels or velvets and then
spread out Persian rugs over them, AS
many do in the luxury of wealth. The
medley is not pleasant. Whether the rugs
are from Afghan, Bokhara, Daghestan or
Khorassan, their singular devices, which
in olden times were made to please the sui
tan, pasha or sheik, the same now being
repeated, need plain or quiet backgrounds
to be seen in all their beauty Brooklyn
Eagle
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

What shall We put into cur aleeping
roomi Nothing that cnnnoe be cIessnaed q
renewed The ideal sleeping room viii
have neither paint nor pHper on in walla.
The woodwork will l,e Of hard wood. an
ished in oil o. simply vanished The
wallis snouh he finished In hard plaster
and tinted. then they can be easily cleaned.
The windows will he low and d large sixs,
to let in all the sun and mir poxible The
floor will be Of hard wool, oiled o. var
nished, and have the dust wiped up every
day There will Be fireplace, where
little fire on the hearth In cold weasher
will help ventflate, especially in case Of
sickness
We may have rugx on our floor ~ cheap
or costly as our purses will allow. bot the
less we have the better the air. The draper
les at the windows will be Of thin washable
material, and often washed The furniture
will be light, without carvings to catch the
dust. Stuffed chairs, lounges and wooden
hangings will not find . place here. A st
bowl, with hot and cold water. h very con
venient, but not always safe, therefore leave
it In the bathroom; have portable one IN
the sleeping room and be on the safe side
Good Housekeeping
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

1t is astonishing how dull religious audi
ences, as a rule, look. In lecturing halls
you see people with eyes wide open
nudging each other and nodding to the
sentiments offered. In prayer meetings the
same people look dull; they cultivate the
dull look; they have an idea that to be
devotional they must look sleepy. A
brother gets up to talk, and a father in
Israel puts his head down on cane, and a
mother in Israel her head on the back of
the seat in front of her, and another looks
up to the ceiling and seems to be counting
the cracks in it. Now when your minis
ter gets up to preach look at him. There
is inspiration in the human eye. Many a
time | have, through pressure of other
work, gone into the pulpit with little to
say, but in the upturned faces of the PEG
pie | have seen twenty sermons, and the
only bother was to know which | should
preach.-Dr. Talmage in Ladies' Home
Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14


-Four long years had Jack. the sailor,
bean away and his ship was reported
"lost, with all on board The news
seemed to pile years on his fathers bent
shoulders; his mothers smile faded out
and wrinkles scanned her cheeks. One
summer day. however, ms the two came
slowly out Of church with their pretty
daughters-alI three scarcely balancing
the loss Of the one dear soma shabby,
bronzed and handsome fellow rushed up to
the group and took his mother In his arms.
TITS my boyi my own boyr' cried She
throwing her arms about him and smoth-
ering him with kisses, while the father
managed to get possession Of one brown,
sinewy hand.
Come, mother, give us CHANGER cried
the girls In chorus, and by this time the
entire congregation had surrounded the
wanderer and claimed his greeting.
But you were drowned, Jackp' ex-
claimed the youngest sister, and Jack
laughed as he explained:
mo, only partly. Two Of us foated for
days, reached an island in the Pacific, fell
In with friendly sayages, and then
waited for ship. Got my belt full of
money, father, but couldn't wait to buy q
rag Of decent Clothes"
Then the minister said solemnly, LET us
pray" and there under the trees with IN
covered head, he offered thanks for the
wanderers return. When he had finished
every one was softly weeping, and not a
soul dreamed that the tragic joy Of the oc-
casion could be turned into mirth. Sud-
denly Jacks mother, wrought up beyond
endurance, opened her lips and spoke.
Jack" said she sharply, "ain't you
ashamed to come to meetin with such a
ragged old handkerchief as thati"
Jack roared, and SO did the neighbors.
Tears were wiped away and Laughter
reigned. ~ outh's Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
The Medical Profession.

Every new treatment, every fresh
drug, every medicine that is discovered
is one more drop from the great ocean
of knowledge segregated that we may
study it for the benefit of mankind. In
it there are good and evil, but if we ap-
proach it with reverent earnestness and
study that we may know we can assure
ourselves that we are helping on the
great science to which we have devoted
our lives. This is reward enough, and
this reward shall surely come to the
physician who will work. The amelio-
ration of the physical ills of man is the
end and aim of our most noble profes
sion, and it is pleasant to remember that
even the enthusiasts aid in the great
work by their devotion to their fads.-
CYRUS Edison, M. D.. in North American
Review
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14

Whence comes the superexcellence Of the
French in the matter Of ''armes blauchesfs
1t IS due to combination Of causes Set
ting aside the not inconsiderable reason for
the study Of arms in the liability Of every
Frenchman to find himself compelled to
use his sword in serious earnest, fencing -
a fine art has been specially favored by the
rulers of the country from the days OF
Charles TX until everything monarchical
was destroyed by the great revolution,
whereas in England it has been left to
struggle by itself
George ~. it Is true, set transient
fashion Of fencing with the foil. - he did
of fly fishing, but only because he thought
them graceful and not because he regarded
either OF them rs sport. The French
youth, moreover, is driven for his bodily
exercise to the sale d'armes or gymnar
SUM by the absence Of anything in the
form of those outdoor amusements which
have 80 great an attraction for the young
Englishman. Saturday Review.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-14
When Booth Saved Young Lincoln's Life.

1t was at Rowling Green, KY, during
the summer of 1877. Edwin Booth stood
upon platform waiting for a train; SO,
too, did man unknown to the actor.
Buried in thought. this stranger left the
platform to walk upon the track. not
noticing an approaching engine. One
moment more and there would have been
an indistinguishable corpse. Silently,
suddenly, Edwin Booth seized this
stranger and lifted him almost bodily
upon the platform. So close came the
engine that it struck the strangers heels
as they left the track. do you know
who that man is?' asked Mr.. Ford, the
well known manager of Baltimore. who
witnessed the thrilling scene.
mo" replied Booth.
"Robert Lincoln, President Lincoln's
son."
This was the most satisfactory Incl
dent in Edwin Booths life. Sensitive as
a woman, he suffered untold fortunes
for the mad deed of his brother. He had
voted for Abraham Lincoln as president
and never voted before or after.-Kate
Fields Washington.