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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-30

G. E. Pellew, OF Columbia University,
gave a lecture on 'Alcoaol and Alcoholic
Beverages In the Museum Of Natural His
tory, New York City, recently. He dis
cussed the General and Special Properties
OF Alcohol He first talked about the the
DRY that alcohol Is a food, and admitted
that 1t is such when taken 10 quantities
below o certain limit, beyond which 1t be-
comes a poison.
The notion that alcohol produces warmth,
he declared, Is utterly wrong. This was
discovered first in Arctic explorations. For
fifty years the explorers have left the In
gredient behind entirely, ana have also left
behind those addicted to Its use. 1t drives
the blood to the surface, and while 1t thus
diffuses warmth through the skin and
makes one comfortable for q shor time,
the blood has left the vitals, and pretty
soon the temperature of tho body Is two de.
grees below the normal.
"If you wish to endure the cold" he said,
take something to keep the blood inside.
Food will do this. So will coffee"
In describing the effect of whisky on tho
brain DR.. Pellew said:
1.-THE blood is driven through the brain
more rapidly and produces exhilaration.
That's why men use It. ifthey would stop
when the point OF simple exhilaration IL
reached, IL would not be so bad, but whcr
too much Is taken 1t becomes o poison. The
quantity which may be described as toe
much differs with individuals, and must be
determined each n for himself. But the
dividing line between alcohol safe and
alcohol poisonous for every one is the point
where exhilaration is succeeded by slug.
gishness. 1t differs in individuals, in races,
and in the same persons under different
circumstances"
II places great stress upon the fact that
alcohol becomes o poison very quickly.
ut is the most destructive Of all p~oisons,"
he declared. at destroys ones life, intel
lect, character, andthe happiness Of others,
Coffee and tobacco destroy only those VIII
use them. Alcohol emphasizes mans weak.
nesses. If he has a taint Of the brutal ID
him, his brutal disposition is aggravated
by its use. II he has passions Of any kind
they are aroused by its overuse.
"Opium isn't as bad as rum for this rea-
son. The Cbinaman got 1t right when he
said, If me dlink Ium me go home and kick
wife; II me eat opium me go home and wife
kick me-"
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-30

Twenty thousand French colonists
are to settle in the State of Jalisco,
MEXICO.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-30

Conference Report Agreed to In the
senate by Ten Majority and tho Meas.
ure Was Then Rushed to the White
House-Ths Vote Was 40 to 3o-Houss
Bill to Appoint a Monetary Commission
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26
TOASTS IN POLITICS.
sTATECRAFT AND DIPLOMACY IN
AFTER DINNER SPEECHES.

Some Speakers Who Use Language
TO Conceal Thought, and Others
Who Speak DirectIy-The Emperor
william and the Gar as Respond
crs 10 TOasts.
Ex-Attache in st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
1t speaks well for the sobriety of the
present epoch that post-prandial oratory
should have become one of the principal
instruments of statecraft. After-dinner
speeches are nowadays selected by rulers
and their cabinet ministers as the means
of making the most momentous an
nouncements. The final conclusion of the
treaty Of alliance between Russia and
France which is destined to play so
weighty role in the history of the world,
was proclaimed by the car and President
Faure IN the course of the toasts which
they addressed to one another before
arising from a succulent repast on board
the flagship Pothuau, while on every Nov.
9 the attention of the statesmen
and politicians throughout the civilized
world is concentrated upon the lord mayor
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Gaelic tongue, although he is just as pro-
hcient in Russian as Nicholas is in Ger
man.
be bound by this rule with regard to the
use OF French, and when at st. Peters
burg last month disconnected both his i'm
perlal host and all present while respond
ing to the chilling cold short French
toast OF the Muscovite autocrat, in an ex
tfacrdlnary Grafton of considerable
length, spoken half in German and half in
RUSSIAN, and during the course of which
ne made use Of extravagant expressions Of
subserViency, describing himself as LAY
ing at the feet" of his imperial host, not
only his most humble thanks" for the re-
ception accorded him, but also a "most
sacred vow" to assist him in preserving
the peace of Europe. 1t was a subservi
eney that recalled to all present the ante
Bismarckian era, when Prussia was in
everything but name a mere vassal of
Russia, nothing being ventured upon at
Berlin before sanction had been obtained
from Gar Nicholas l., who treated not
only his brother-in-laW, King Frederick
William ~ of Prussia, but also the lat
ter's statesmen and generals, with the
most unmitigated contempt, rating them
soundly and in his most imperous man
ner whenever they happened to do any
thing contrary to his wishes.
These extraordinary expressions en-
ployed, by Emperor William in toasting
the car at st. Petersburg have excited
the utmost indignation and resentment
throughout the German empire. Yet by
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can / find a woman who looks o,.. =.
years old. Now. what did they do - ~
their old women? Evidently thev 5;7 ~" In
permit them to dress in Greek fashio,ea ~
sit on benches in artistic attitudes. W.
pity some of those people who are ai
ways aigglng antiquities up can't get bol5
OF real Greek a Greek of the I'm, -
long ago, put life into him and ind,11. ~, VI
dressedl 0ei'" laay
This sounds disrespectful to old aga hu.
II ism meant to be so. There is nofbITs
so beautiful to me as the woman who rs
sPects herselt and who, being a great
s sra s doesn't display large por-
Ioh OF the upper part of her body to =
scoInhg multitude. For the women u,bo
insist upon doing this it can onlv he eotI
that, having no respect for themselves No.
cannot get it from other people. The 80
woman looks like a food exposition ana
the thln one looks like an umbrella frame
II you nave any doubt as to the trufb %
what l am saying, compare one of tbo9a
improperly dressed old women with an
elderly Quakeress, or even think of 10
and then think of the dignified woman ~
many years who wears rich but hadeon,a
clothes suited to her years and her nosi1
tlon IN life. Until the elderly lady dress.
IS properly she need expect no considra-
ton, but l do wish that she would tbinl
over how she might look If she would
DO you ever Wish? Do you rememhar
that Swedenborg said Man, beware Of
that which thou wishest with INTENSITY
for 1t will surely come unto thee?"
was at wishing well this summer. and
remembering this, I got frightened and
concluded not to wish anything yerv
much for myself, but to do a lot Of wish,
ing Tor other people. Here are my wishes
and here are my answers:
l wished that I might have a new pair
of shoestrings. 1 got them.
wished that l might have some new
silk stockings I got them.
1 wished that 1 might have a. birthday
cake I got it.
L wished that women were more loving
children more polite and men less selfish
L don't know whether that's come true or
not yet.
1 wished that somebody would write
some good books, books that would be in
terestlng, BOOKS that would be bright
without nasty ideas for the plots I got
few of these, but 1 am still sticking to
Dickens, Thackeray and Kipling
wished that the girls might get all the
pretty clothes they wanted and their IA
theirs be willing to pay the bills. The re-
turns from this wish have not come in
vet.
1 wished that men wouldn't be so snap-
pish when you asked them why they never
reached the house in time when they were
to take you to the theater. This wish
seemed to go to the very bottom of the
well and will probably be found when
truth is discovered, or else 1 didn't wish It
with enough intensity, for 1 am still wait.
ing for the answer.
Then I. grew selfish and wished that I
might like everybody and everybody
might like me; that I could learn to turn
a frisky horse without the assistance of A
small boy when there were three other
women in the carriage, and that 1 could
have all the books and pictures and pretty
babies and nice dogs in the world. Out
of regard for the people with whom I live,
nothing has been heard of this wish Gu
rious, isn't it? Bah
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a neat little speech proposing the health
Of her favorite son, the Duke of Con-
naught, who had taken part in the battle,
and whose charming and popular wife
and children were seated with her at the
dinner table. That was an exception.
For, according to the etiquette of the En-
glish court, the toasts drunk at the state
banQuets at Windsor Castle, Buckingham
by the queen or by her sons, but by the
lord steward of the household, who
stands, wand of Office in hand, at the end
of the royal table. Queen Victoria is a
very sagacious woman. No one can
deny that. But it may be questioned
whether some of the reputation which she
enjoys for statecraft and political wisdom
does not come from her having known
how to practice that exceedingly unfemi-
nine virtue, namely. chariness of speech.
Although it is only during the last de-
cade that after-dinner speeches and post
prandial toasts have come into vogue as
a factor in politics, yet it must not be inn
agined that the custom is of modern ORR
gin. For toasts played an important role
during the last century on both sides of
the Atlantic, and many is the British and
American gentleman who, during the ear
ly part of the reign of Queen Victoria's
grandfather, King George III, incurred
Imprisonment, confiscation of his estates,
and even exile for declining to drink the
health of the king, a toast de rigueur at
every dinner table.
In those days there were not a few in
England as we'll as in this country who
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26
YOUNG forever.

hair begins to grow there. But in the
middle Of the forehead, where it grows
down to a point, the hair is killed. This
is done by a vigorous brushing and when
finally all has disappeared except a few
struggling hairs, these are killed by the
electric needle.
Hair upon the face is easy to kill if you
go at it in the right way. 1t is easy to
make bald spot on your head. Even a
bump or bruise viii do it. The same is
truo OF the face, and a certain titled
American woman, whom I am not going
10 mention, succeeded In destroying very
nice growth Of mustache upon her upper
lip by a vigorous pinching of the fingers.
She maltreated her lip until it was almost
sore, and to her delight the little growth
Of down began to disappear. There is
nothing that kills the roots of the hair as
quickly as disturbing them.
Mrs. Letter Curzon is one of the most
magnificent women in English society.
Brought up as she was in Washington
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of daily lotions used in the right way
She is one of those women who are always
exquisitely groomed Her face is clean
absolutely so, without trace of powder or
paint upon it. 1t is a fresh face and a
lovely face, although her complexion is
what you might call olive.
II do not think l would be betraying a
branch of my art if 1 were to tell how
Lady Churchill keeps her fresh complex
ion. Every night when she goes to bed
she rubs bit of grease into her face US
ing sometimes preparation of tallow and
sometimes plain vaseline She rubs it
well into her forehead, for this is where
the wrinkles begin to show, and she takes
care that it is massaged into
every crease and fold of her
neck. In the morning she washes it off
with hot water and then dashes her face
with cold By this simple means she
keeps her natural beauty always perfect
There are other beautiful American
women OF title who hold their own after
years before the public. One of these is
Lady William Beresford who is one of
the most charming of women. AS the
duchess of Marlborough she was the
hahdsomest woman in England, and as
Mrs. Hamersley she was the pretttest
young matron in America
Inc trouble with Lady William Beres-
1ord-l may mention it because she speaks
or 1t freely-is her tendency to embon-
point. She is inclined to get a little full
round the hips and round the throat. The
former trouble she manages by a special
course. The latter she keeps down by a
beauty treatment.
Ihis beauty treatment is one that was
brought TO London by a maid of the Prin-
cess OF Wales. The Princess tod the
process to several Of her friends. II is
the throat massage conducted on scienti-
ne principles. The throat is exercised
with the hands until it feels strong and
frm. Three or four slaps upon the neck
VIII show you what this means. 1t ia
theh warmed by laying on hot wash cloths
until II feels delicate to the hand Now
INTO this warm surface there is rubbed a
little cold cream, which is carefully spat-
tered in until no trace of il remains. The
throat Is then In preparation. 1t can
be lightly powdered or dressed for even
ING, and 1t will not be found other than
cool and comfortable
Diamond necklaces destroy woman
throat. They crease 1t and roughen ana
redden It. Many women rub "A idle of
thls healing cream around the throat inst
where the diamond necklace is 10 come
ana IN this way they prevent the formld-
able crease.
The young Duchess Of MARLBOROUGH has
iorehad that is perfectly shaped LIS
oval has never been equalled. This is not
natural oval, but cultivated one and
was managed for her by the ha!rdreseer
OF New York establishment where she
at one time attended school This hair
dresser cultivates the oval Of the fore
head, and was so successful in young Miss
Nanderbhts case that she has since tried
upon many OF her patients. 1t consists
people have over the forehead the mos
distressing points, which extend far hack
pom these bald places a little of the best
mar restorer Is rubbed Ia daily unul The
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rom Titled American
D Are Bellies at rs.
md Necklaces Destroy the Neck Unless You
.,nent' Spe ciaI Receipes of Beautics
Coz

London, titled Ameri-
can women w old?" was asked a
certain celeb toiletteur a few days
ago. NO" san, 4he, they do not, if you
go upon the principle that a woman is as
young as she looks"
Take Lady Randolph Churchill. for ex-
ample" said she. THAT woman was
married in u. The oldest of her children
is about ready TO be married. She has
lived hard life and busy life, and has
done everything from campaigning in In
dia to lecturing in England, yet to-day
although well along in her forties she
does not look a day over 80.
Does she do it by makeup. You ask
me. To this 1 would say yes, and no.
Lady Randolph Churchill never makes up
at all, but she keeps her youth by means
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

declined to accord their allegiance to King
George and his health was proposed with
the object of putting to the test the polit-
icai sentiments and loyalty of all present
In Great Britain many ingenious devices
were adopted by the adherents of the
eXiled Stuart princes to avoid doing honor
to the toast. One in particular was
amusing. Whenever "the king" would
be be proposed they would hold their glass
of wine over the finger bowls before them,
with the object of satisfying their con-
science as well as their friends that they
were drinking the health of the king 'over
the water'-that is to say, of their Stuart
king at Versailles without exposing
themselves to indictment as traitors to
King George and to the penalties conse-
quent thereon. In couse of time this lit
tie trick became known at the English
court, and a rule was Instituted prohibit
ing the use of finger bowls at any dinner
at which any member of King Georges
family was present In some old-fas hion-
ed houses the rule is observed to this day
and in the event of the presence of any
English prince or princess at dinner, no
one is allowed to use finger bowl save
the royal guest.
The word toast" used for describing
the proposal of a health in an after-din-
ner speech dates back to medieval times
when the loving cup was still regarded as
an indispensable feature of every ban
quet The cup Would be filled to the brim
with wine or mead, in the center of which
would be floating piece of toasted bread.
After putting his lips thereto the host
would pass the cup to the guest of honor
seated on his right hand and the latter
would in turn pass it on to his right-hand
neighbor. In this manner the cup would
circulate round the table, each one pres
ent taking sip while drinking toward his
rlght-hand neighbour until finally the cup
would come back to the host, who would
drain what remained and swallow the
piece of toast in honor of all the friends
assembled at his table.
History teaches us that the ancient
Greeks, the Romans, the Assyrians and
the Egyptians were in the habit of drink
ing one another's health at dinner In
deed at Athens, the etiquette concerning
what may be described as the liquid
courtesies of this kind was very strict
and elaborate, being known by the name
of "Philothesis." The participants of the
repast were in the habit Of drinking to
one another until they could carry no
more and then they would pour out the
remainder of the wine on the altar of any
PAGAN deity that might happen to be han
dy. At Rome the same custom prevail
ed. Post-prandial oratory. however, was
severely condemned as out of place. and
while the Greeks contented themselves
with exclaiming as they put the cup of
wine to their lip, 81 salute you, be happy"
the Romans restricted themselves to the
exclamation, "Propno." which is the
Latin for Il drink your health"
In conclusion, it may be suggested that
in view of the important role which af-
ter-dinner toasts have played during the
reign Of Emperor William, there could be
no more fitting epitaph on his tombstone
than the single and epigrammatic word,
'Froplno. EX-Attache.
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diplomatic circles, it is no wonder that she
knows how to carry herself, but her
beauty is neVer-failing source of won
der Tt is said that the secret of Mrs.
Letter Curzons beautiful eyebrows is one
that any toiletteur in London would give
a fortune to purchase, but l can say that
II Is careful grooming. There is a curve
about these brows that IS very delightful,
and which any woman can obtain. 1t is
now the fashionable curve and is called
the 'Curzen brow. The eyebrow is
brushed upward TO a point half way across
the eye. II is then brushed straight
downward, making sort of loop
or hoop. In time this becomes
the curve Of beauty.
London dampness makes many an
American complexion muddy, but one OF
the most beautiful women has n complex
ion formula She says if the face is
sponged quickly with hot water after a
walk in the open air, and then quickly
with cold water to tighten the pores, this
peculiar penetrating dampness is over
come.
The hair of American women. is some
thing that attracts universal attention in
London because in England the women
have scanty locks. Spread them out as
they may they never appear beautiful or
glossy, but the Americans have a way OF
making the hair shine or bloom as 1t is
sometimes called.
The Duchess Of Craven has the most
blooming hair in London. 1t is said that
she keeps II so by rarely shampooing it.
Each morning her glossy locks are spread
over the back of the chair and shaken by
q maid until each hair stands out sepa-
rate from the others. A brush is then APP
piled until the hair is glossy, and finally.
when it is done up. il shines like the sun.
Mrs. James Brown Porter though not
titled American woman, has marvellous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26
WHALE HUNTING AN OLD INDUSTRY
First American WhaIer Was Accuse
ed of SOrsery.
From the Flshing Gazette.

From the Fishing Gazette.
The whale fisheries, pursued for many
years with great profit to the whalers Of
Massachusetts and Long Island, is now
only shadow of its former proportions.
Forty years ago nearly 600 whaling vessels
sailed from New Bedford, Mass. and re-
turned with oil and whalebone worth
nearly 100000. Whale oil then sold for
$2.75 a gallon. and whalebone was worth
Sc pound. Now that the whaling grounds
have been denuded of their riches the
docks of New Bedford are almost de-
serted of whalers, for few fishermen are
hardy enough to venture into Antarctic
waters, where the remnants of formerly
vast schools of whales fled for security.
The whaling industry is one of the Oldest
in America. 1t was established in 100
1t reached its most profitable period nine
ty-five years later. Since 1860 1t has been
decreasing in importance and profit. To
day it adds very little to the wealth OF
New Bedford.
Zone William Hamilton was the first
person who killed whales on the New
England coast. He was born in Scotland
in 1913, and, coming to this country in the
early part of his life took up his resi-
dence at Cape Cod, where he was perse-
as one who dealth with evil spirits. Whal-
ing was afterward carried on by Mr..
Paddock, who went to Nantucket about
the middle of 1880 for the purpose of IN
structing the English in the art Of whaling
in boats from the shore, which business
continued good and profitable till the year
1850, when 1t diminished in consequence OF
the scarcity of whales. In 1718 whales
were pursued on the ocean in small soops
and schooner of from thirty to fifty tons;
the blubber was brought home and tried
or boiled in try houses A few years later
vessels of larger burden were employed,
and the oil boiled out in try works at sea
THE most valuable catch ever made oy
whaleship was that of the Onward
Capt Allen, which arrived in New Bed
ford after a forty-one months cruise with
a cargo worth over $275, 900, of which the
captains share was 1913 600. The total var
ue of the whole product of the Whaie
brought into New Bedford during the III
ty-two years for which record mas peeh
kept is more than $145,G00,000
1.-THE average ship carrying a crew u
thirty hands, used to cost about SS5'w9'
The ships were owned by companle7,
which supplied provisions and clotHhn5
and all the necessaries of the voyage anu
advanced certain sums of money FOR 'no
captain and his crew to leave for the sup
port of their families while they were
away. No wages were paid to either tio
officers or the sailors, but each had ms
share in the proceeds of the voyage anu
the balance was divided among the stocA.
holders when they returned. The captains
and mates were hardy New Englahuei5,
but the crews were mostly Portusu
from the Canary, Madeira and Azore -
lands"
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THE AMERICAN GIRL.
Bah Has Something to Say About Her Tn
Her Letter
she Is
She Is and o Be


Copyright, 1881.
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Try as 1t VIII the United States gov
eminent has not discovered an indelible
ink for canceliug postage stamps For
years it has been making experiments and
Offering rewards for a discovery OF an ink
that cannot be erased. A story is tod of
two well-llnowu chemists of two of the
leading educational institutions Of the
country claiming to be able to make an
absolutely indelibe ink. The postonice
officials tested the preparations of both
IN curious way. Stamps marked by one
professor were sent to the other and vice
versa. OF course, each one was eager to
demonstrate the inferiority OF any ink but
his own. and SO all the stamps came back
perfectly clean.
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1t is said that more than hair uo
reigning monarchs of Europe are trouOie'
with defective eyesight. Among those
who wear eyeglasses in private are QusV'
Victoria, the King of Denmark tne 20
the Queen Regents of Spain and HoNa" u
nearly all every member Of the HOUSE y
Hersh,,rg md the Prince of Wales
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One of the historical buildings o-
which oswego, ". Y. is proud is the drus
store in which Thomas c. Plat starr w.
his career. He started in politics as q ~ ~,
litical glee club singer and the back ioo w.,
of his drug store soon became the couH-'
Headquarters of his party.