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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
CLIMATE AND LONGEVITY.

Cold Countries Are Conducive to Long
Life.
Cold climates are always productive
of a vigorous animal existence.
know this TO be a fact from recent
studies that / have made of various
climatic conditions and their effect.
Now have found that the life of peo-
nle living in a tropical climate is com
paratiyeIy short Not only their physi-
cal life but their life as a nation is al
fected by this curious law. In evi-
dencc of this latter assertion can
point to all the short-lived governments
that have arisen and fallen in the
heated zones of the new continent.
Everybody is aware of this constant
revolutions and uprisings in Mexico,
Central America and the South Amer
lean republics Whereas North Amer
lea. throughout the temperate regions,
has remained for hundred years but
little disturbed.
Africa is a constant battle-ground
for the blacks, and southern Asia,
and southern Europe have ever
been the scene of internecine
conflicts. ON the other hand, Russia
has remained undisturbed for centu-
ries. the people being apparently
calmed by the cool climate conditions.
So. too, with Sweden and Norway,
Denmark and The north German prov
inces There nations as individuals
are phlegmatic. They are not easily
moved 10 resentment except where the
burdens imposed are of the most tyran-
nical nature. So it happens that the
governments have lived on for centu-
ries, their kings tracing their ancestry
back through the ages until they lose
their record in the barbaric period OF
the Roman domination The Scandina-
vians (which term comprises as type
name most of the inhabitants of north
Europe) are long lived, many of them
reaching the extreme old age OF one
hundred and fifteen years.
The Scandinavian records are full of
the names of men who lived to exceed
ing old age, while the remarkable
names of the southern nations are al
was coupled with the statement of an
early death.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27

The Friday fasting Of the early
Christian church was simply maalh-
cation of the Jewish weekly fast,. the
custom of observing which grew up
probably in the most post-eNile period
Of Jewish history. These fa~t~. SAID
10 be in commemoratioH OF Nose as
cent 10 Sinai and his descent there
from, were not obligatory on the Jews,
but were observed pretty generally.
The early Christians did not cease 90
be Jews because they followed Christ
SO they maintained their old customs
and fastings. SO, too, the tathoA'
church obtained the fast day; aua ln
keeping with its custom of retaining
the heather or non-Christian ccrrm'.
nies under Christian conditions. the
church soon proposed the Friday fast
in memory Of Christ's death The Tu9
tom Of Friday fast was maintained "N
the early Christians without any re-
pecial idea on their part SO that II D.
probably impossible To say when D.
ceased to be relic Of Judaism ah"
became a mark or duty of Christianlly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
HUNTING THE PUMA.
\ Dangerous Neighbor to Have in a Dar
Forest.

\ Dangerous Neighbor to Have in a Dark
Forest.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine has a
description of the puma from an old
hunter, which is scarcely calculate ted
to encourage any except the most
hardy in seeking that treacherous
animal.
You have travelled far. The sun
goes down. You build fire and cook
your meat, and then good tea and
the tdbdc. 1t is pleasant. You hear
the loon crying on the water, or the
last whistle of the heron up the pass
The lights in the sky come ont and
shine through a thin mist; there is
nothing like that mist, it is SO fine and
soft. You are sleepy. You bless the
good God. You stretch pine branches,
wrap in your blanket and lie down
- sleep. 1t is all quiet. As you sleep,
something comes. 1t glides along on
its belly like a snake.
1t is a pity if you have not ears that
feel-the whole body as ears. For
there is a swift lunge, a snarl-ah,
you should hear it, The thing has
you by the throat, and there is an end.
To kill the puma you must watch,
always watch. Eo will see his yellow
eyes sometimes in tree. You will
hear his breath at night as you pre-
tend To sleep, and you wait till you
see his foot steal out of the shadow;
then you have him.
From a mountain wall you watch
in the morning, and when you see him
you follow and follow. and do not rest
till You have found him. You must
never miss fire, for he has great
strength and a mad tooth. But when
you have got him he is worth all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
CENTURY OF COINAGE.
Our Mints Have Been Turning Out Coin
just 100 Years.

The present year completes the cen
tury since the mint was fairly es-
tablished and began the work of MAX
ing coin, says j. Il. McMastcr in the
Forum. \ review of that century
makes clear to us that the first great
currency question with which the couu-
try had To deal was whether there
should be national coinage. or a legal
lzlng and rerating of the debased for
elgn coin of pre-revolutionarv DAYS
The chartering of the banks of the
United States and the rise of state
banks settled this question and gave
the country paper currency based on
foreign coin. The winding up OF the
second United states banks and be
ginning of gold mining brought up in
1884 the second great currency uues-
tion. which was, shall the money
of the country be, hard or soft, metal
lie or paper? The gold coin act of 1884
was the attempt to settle this, and
brought on the first bimetallic discus
sion ever held in congress. The at
tempt was "A failure. \ false ratio and
the unexpected discovery of gold in
California demonetized silver, and the
fractional silver coin act of lS35
marked the second effort To preserve
and rcmopetize silver. Once more the
effort proved vain. and the acts of ls73
ISIS and 1890 followed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
MAKING HISTORY.
Frances Queer BIunders About American
Geography.

hbcot
Geography.
1t is always amusing to note the
blunders made by European writers in
treating of American affairs and inter
esting to speculate as to how much of
the world history has been based upon
similar errors, says the Youths Com
panion. A French almanac, for in
stance has the following entry opposite
the date April IL: ''ls6l, declaration Of
war between North and South Amer
lea
This recalls the fact that, during the
civil war, Partisan journal contained
the astonishing news that "a decisiv-
engagement is momentarily expected
between the northern fleet drawn up
on the Mississippi river and the
southern fleet, drawn up on the Anna
Zon,''
How much a great American reputa-
tion amounts to- in France may be in
ferred from the announcement made
10y the Paris Figaro IN connection with
the recent marriage of Miss Mcclellan
at Paris that the bride was the
daughter of Gen. George MacClellan,
who, for a certain time, commanded
the confederate army in the American
civil war"
1t is not alone in France, however,
that similar blunders are made. Not
long ago Il Life of Admiral Farragut'
having been published a notice of the
book was published in the London
Atheneum, one of the leading literary
papers of England. in which il was
stated that the Life of Farragut' had
been compiled from documents belong
ing to the family of this celebrated ad-
miral of the confederate states"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
ORANGES SMALL AS CHERRIES.
The Golden Fruit Once Bitter Berry-Its
Great DcN eIopTnenU-

Great Developments
The name orange" il from the Lat
in '-aurum." meaning gold or Of golden
color. The fruit was originally a
small, bitter berry. about the size OF a
cherry and very seedy. 1t has been
cultivated in IIindostan from a very
remote period. and was taken from
that country to Arabia and Persia in
the eighth or ninth centuries.
In the tenth and eleventh centuries.
says the Boston Globe, the horticult-
urists of Oman, Syria, began the cul-
tivation of the tree in earnest, the
fruit growing under the name of ''bi-
garade.' by the end of the twelfth
century IL had become quite abund-
i'nt in all the countries of the Levant,
the crusaders bringing it with them
upon their return from Jerusalem.
1t was we'll known but not eNten-
sively cultivated, in Italy, Spain or
France before the middle of the six
teenth century, four hundred years
after its Introduction into the first
named country the hInurance beng n
survival and an addition to the old
anti-Mahometan tradition. viz: that
the use of the fruit would cause the
partaker to enroll himself with the
lcgions of Islam whether he desired To
or no.
The Spaniards finally attempted and
succeeded in cultivating il in their
West Indian colonies and from there il
found its way into Florida, Central
America, Mexico, California and Aus
tralia, always improving in size and
flavor until it became what it is to-day.
one of the most perfect of fruits.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
a ROYAL SITTER.
The Trouble a Photographer Once Ha
with the Present Emp mperor of Germany.

The Trouble a Photographer Once Had
with the Present Emperor OF Germany.
The worst sitter had was, think,
the present emperor of Germany" said
Firth, the photographer, to a represen-
tative of the Westminster Gazette
He was a small boy of four or five
and regular young Turk. At the
wedding | had noticed him working
hard all the time To pick out precious
stone which was set in the hilt of the
dagger he wore with his Highland
dress. He accomplished the feat sue
cessfully, the stone rolled on to the
floor, and, strange to say, was never
found again. When the little lad came
to sit to me | found it quite impossible
to keep him quiet for two minutes to-
gether. He was like quicksilver
AT last L hit upon the plan of Civ
ing him corner of the canvas on
which l was painting and let him daub
that over. This kept him quiet for Il
while One morning, however, he
managed to smudge his face all over
with the colOrs with which he was
working. and he was in great distress
Never mind | said to him, we can
easily rub that off, and | began to an
ply a little turpentine to his green
checks. Unfortunately he had a little
sore spot on his face, and when the
turpentine got into il you can imagine
that IL was rather painful The boy
yelled like mad for few minutes, but
the thought that he need not appear
on the scene with his face brilliant
with various oil colors soon quieted
him"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
Ancient Use of Asbestos.

Asbestos is a mineral fiber of the
horn-blende variety. 1t derives its
name from Greek word which signi-
ties "indestructible by fire" The
ancients We're familiar with its uses
and the modes of obtaining it. yet,
strange 10 say, always alluded to it as
vegetable production. II was used in
all their funeral rites, but particularly
where cremation was practiccd; the
corpse being wrapped in an asbestos
cloth so as to keep the ashes of the
dead person from mingliug with those
of the wood or other combustibles used
IN incincration of the remains. The
people of Egypt and many other coun-
tries of the ancicntS. especially the
royal and wealthy classes. made
towels, napkins, tablecloths, etc, of
asbestos, and cleaned them by throw
ing them into the fire.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
MADAGASCAR SEDAN CHAIRS.
Their Playful Hearers and Uufortuu.r,
Passenger.

Four men at a time carry the pa4-,.u-
ger, always keeping step. The men 9n
the left side support the pole ou the
right shouldess, holding il with their
right hands; those on the right side
have their heads between the pole
the righl-hand pole resting on their
right shoulders, while with their lett
hands they catch hold Of their cumpau-
ions right wrists, and 50 steady each
other.
Every half-minute. without ~lackru-
ing their pace. they throw the flauzaua
onto the shoulders of four others. who.
in anticipation, have been running uu
ahead 50 that there should be no pause.
They were bright ana cnccrl set OF
people. never ceasing 10 laugh and
chatter the whole day. and were like %
lot of big children out for "a game of
ball-the unfortunate passeuEyr being
the ball. The sailors description of
his camel-ride over the Ia yuda dessert
that the beast played cup-aud-haII
with him the whole way, and only
missed him twice-would have been
equally suitable TO this mode of travel
ing.
The bearers are of a higher class and
generally younger than the baggage
Porters, and are specially trained 90
keep up Il fast rate Of travelling day by
day. The latter have, as rule. enor-
nous bumps on their shoulders. which
| have read are hereditary, but my own
opinion is that their growth ON each
individual is the result of the constant
friction Of the long bamboos on which
they swing their loads.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
THE CORK SUPPLY.
It's Derived Principally from Spain an
Portugal.

Portugal
The American cork supply comes
chiefly from Portugal. Spain. and Italy.
In the United States there are not
twenty cork manufactures. and il Is
is said that there Is not one of these
open TO the public for inspection. while
half a dozen importers handle all the
material that enters this country
France is evidently very desirous of
utilizing her cork oak forests in M
reria and .reating . market in this
western republic for her product Al
rcria is in area about the size Of the
state Of Illinois. The largest supply
Of cork has probably been furnished
10y Portugal and Spain. The tree il
first ..barNcd" in its native forests
when it Is between the ages of ten and
twenty years. and this Is repeated
every eight or ten years thereafter.
The first yield Is called virgin cork.
1t is generally rough. while in quality
il is woody; il is principally employed
for tanning purposes. The second
barking l. better, and the third is
generally held To be the best. The
barking takes place in the spring or
summer A tree which has JC"u
barlled in this manner viii live for u
hundred and fifty years The trees
are from twenty to sixty feet In height
and are sometimes three feet in diane
ter. The cork cutters leave the loos-
encd bark on the tree until a protcc-
tive coat has been formed undcreeath.
and this makes Il bettc- layer for the
second and subsequent barkingS. and
a better and longer life for the tree.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
DOESN'T INVENT " ACCIDENT.
Edison Decides on Reaching Certain Re
snIt and Morks LntlI u Come-.


suit and Works Until IL Come-.
His genius comes near TO justifyiug
that definition Of the word which
makes it an infinite capacity for TAX
ing pains, says writer in the Review
of Reviews Are your discoveries
often brilliant intuitions? DO they
come to You while You are lying awake
nights?" " / asked him.
Il never did anything worth doing
by accident" he replied, nor did amy
of my inventions come indirectly
through accident, except the phouo-
graph. No, when | have fully decided
that a result is worth getting, ] go
ahead on il and make trial after tria.
until il comes. / have always kept
strictly within the lines Of CONNER
cially useful inventions. ! have never
had any time To put on electrical won
ders, valuable simply as novcltIr- 10
catch the popular fancy And Doe
named in distinction some noted ele,-
tricians who had made their reputa-
tions through the pyrotechnics of the
profession.
What makes you work. ! asked
with real curiosity Nv hat iIuprle
you to this constant, tirelesS struggle.
Nou have shown that you care compar-
atively nothing for the money IL makes
and you have no particular enthusiasm
in the attending fame"
Il like il" he answered. after moo
ment of puzzled expression, and then
he repeated his reply several times. as
if mine was a proposition that had moi
occurred to him before. Il like it
don't know any other reason. You
know some people like To collect
stamps. Anything | have begun is
always ON my mind and ] am not easy
while away from ii until il is finished.
And then / hate it"
Hate it?'' | asked, struck by his rm-
phatic tones.
Yes" he affirmed, when il is All
done and is success / can't bear the
sight of it. l haven't used telephone
in ten years and / would go ont OF my
way any day To miss an incandr-eeni
light"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
DEALING IN FUTURES.
The Fee Has Something To DO with fh
Degree OF Good Fortune.

Degree ot Good Fortune.
The gypsy element of the population
that camps ON the outskirts Of summer
settlements for tine oNtensiblc purpos..
of diSpoSing Of swcct-grasS baskets
deai~ also, says the New York World IN
futures of various shades OF gold. &c
cordjug to the amount Of silver which
crosses the palm. There Nvas weird
looking Odd creature selling her tyv,
sorts of wares To- a plaza full OF vouna
women the O-hcr morning. who r,-
vcalcd some OF tn" secret, of the pro
fcsSion. She had taken a tiftv-cent fee
for the readin" of one fair palm. sud
denly She interrupted herself to rc
mark:
There. there, \ wonderful fortune.
Give me scvcnty-hve cent, more and
Illread YOU the most wonderful thing
No" said the girl. luughiug: no
more. Give me my fifty cents worth
of wonder and that II do
Entrcatics ON the gypey's part were
IN vain. The Stronr-mindcd Young
woman would pay NO more than tiftv
cents for any destiny whatever. -
the prophecies read ON. When She had
finished she remarked. with sigh:
And to think that for a little more
| could have given YOU a light-com-
plccted young man as well a. a dark
and a wedding in five months instead
of year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
A Philosopher Born.

An Indiana maiden four years old
was driving along a prairie road with
her father and six-year-old brothe r.
The brother, who is of an anxious turn
OF mind, was in great distress at the
sight of an OK that was calmly devour-
ing large pile of seed potatoes in the
corner of field 20, papa, stop" he
said. I'VE ought to tell the people in
the house do sit still, Buddy" put
In his more philosophic sister. .It isn't
we OK nor We potatoes Chicago Trib-
une-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
NEW CURE FOR HEADACHE.
Tapping the Head with the Fingers Ofts
Gives Temporary Relief.

Tapping the Head with the Fingers Often
Gives Temporary Relief.
" is surprising To what an extent
mechanical vibrations are now en-
ployed co act upon the morbid condi-
tiouS of the sensitive nervous system.
says the st. Louis Republic. DcBou
Diet, of Paris, has been able to produce
local anTsthesia by conducting fine
and exceedingly rapid vibrations half
way up the roots of the teeth and To-
perform one of the most painful dental
operations, that of extracting the liv
ing nerves from the teeth, without the
patient feeling any pain. Charcot has
successfully used the vibratory treat
ment for SICK headache and for certain
nervous diseases accompanied by pain,
aS well as certain mental conditions
accompanied 10y depression.
a very simple form of this treatment
is recommended by NJ. Dourdurl,i, of
Moscow. While he was one day exam
ming a patient who was suffering
from an eXcruciating headache he used
percussion of the Uranium, Just as is
done for the chest, to ascertain wheth-
er any material lesion was pcrceptible.
Two or three minutes after finishing
his examination ne was greatly as
tonished to hear his patient say that
the headache had completely disap-
peared. VI. Dourdouki has since prac
ticed this method with much success,
especially in cases where there was no
apparent cause for headache. or when
il assumed the nervous form. The per
cussion must Toe made lightly, with
only one or two fingers, without pro
ducing any unpleasant or too pro
nOunced sensation. and the intensity
of the taps can be gradually increased.
In this way vibratory massage is ad-
ministered, which is calculated to re
move the distressing symptoms.
1t is evident that in many cases this
relief can be only momentary, and the
cause of the headache must then be
discovered, in order that a cure may
be effected
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27

A little Rochester maid of five
watched her mother and the dress
maker wrestling half the morning
with a pair of fashionable sleeves to
insure the proper fit At the armhole
At luncheon the little maid said To the
dressmaSer; Il am going TO make Won
pair of sleeves and when the mod
iste had thanked her, she added: Yes.
and I'm going to hitch the dress to
them, too" And that is about the way
of 1T in these times of abnormal ex-
pansions-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
An odd Saving.

The wind blew through his whis.
kers' had its origin at St Joseph, No.
ten years ago. a lunatic who had ee.
capped To the roof of house and held
at bay n number of strong men for
hourS, was afterward asked his reason
Tor gong on the roof. He replied that.
ms whiskers being SO thick. ne went
mp there To let the wind blow through
them and cool his face.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
live Toad In a nalI.tone.

A hailstorm visited Pawtucket Il
l., and caused plenty Of eNcitement
One woman picked up a large hail
stone and allowed il to melt in hei
hand. She thought something was in
side the little piece Of frozen rain 'u,
was surprised to find when all ma"
melted a little live toad or frog III n''
hand There is a general belief thal .
great many pebbles came down WIN
the hail
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
a TRUE PHlLosopHFe
II Was Case That Called for Copr,.
of tile spartan order


of the spartan order.
Robert Grant, in Scribner's MapaziD.
defines by an incident what he CALI
"a thorough-going, square-trottip,,
philosopher" This is his illustrate.
necessarily shortened. Possibly lover.
of fishing Will agree that not even tL.
most unmerciful curtailing could de-
prive il of force.
remember taking little Fred. ma.
eldest son, to skate with me one. ,,.i,
ter's afternoon on a suburban pond
He did famously for a tyro, but v..
both wearied at last Of his everIa,'iua
strife To maintain the perpendicurar
and | was conscious Of a rush of ian.
when he became completely ab.uri,.3
in watching "A man who was fshiug I'm
pickerel through a hole in the ice.
Caught anything" asked he
Nope"
Had "A bite?"
Nope" "
How long you been fishing"
"An hour"
As glided away light-heartedly or,
the delicious curves Of the outer edo.
| reflected that he was evidently a p..r-
severing pot-hunter who would mo-. l..
easily discouraged, and that ] rDuIf
count upon his engrossing the at'eu-
tion of my offspring for considrrabI.
period.
Accordingly, / was surprised some
five minutes later. TO observe the f.b-
erman shambling across the pond r.-
ward the shore. A moment aftrrNgrl
learned what had happened.
The horny-handed pot-hunt,r hay
ing presently pulled solitary pic.rr.I
out upon the ice and freed il from I..
hook. turned aside 10 cut auOt her Y......
of bait; whereupon my hopeful picked
up the fish and popped il back into fr-
native element without so much a, g,
syllable OF commentary; and thrrrup.U
he of the horny hand, having realized
the situation in its terrible cutr-r.
pulled up his line, shovellcd back the
particles Of ice into the hole. and h,.
took himself upon his shambliug WAY
without a word.
Not a word, mark you, The only
alternative was child-murder or Sic
lence, and my pot-hunter chose the
simplest form Of the dilemma
Il thought the fish would like it,
said little Fred, when interr0gatrd
upon the subject.