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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
TREATMENT OF HIVES.
An Annoying AiIment Which Amicts
Children In Summer.

About this time Of year children are
apt to be troubled more or less with
hives. Usually they are not menace to
life, but they are great discomfort to-
the child and its mother. All are ia
miliar with this condition 90 Il need
not be described at length. They sud-
denly fash out on q seemingly healthy
skin and as suddenly disappear. They
are at first of a pinkish red color, soon
changing to deep red. II rubbed they
become surrounded by whitish ring
which has given to them the appropriate
name "wheals." They are intensely
itchy and almost drive child frantic.
The most urgent indication is TO allay
the irritation; this may be done with
varying degrees Of success with various
applications. A favorite remedy Is a
saturated solution of bicarbonate Of
soda-ordinary baking soda. Possibly
better remedy is pulverized boracic
acid dissolved in glycerine or cosmo-
line and lightly rubbed over the surface.
A remedy have used with satisfaction,
though 1t has very disagreeable odor,
is solution of carbolic acid. a tea
spoonful to pint of water, the mix
ture to be shaken for Is minutes to get
the acid thoroughly broken up. A good
authority gives these directions for the
relief of this afIliction. Wash the child
with soda water, then dip the finger in
castor oil and battle each individual
hive, rubbing the oil well into the skin.
The cause of hives is generally found
in the digestive tract, so the diet and
bowels should be carefully looked to.
One Of the saline purgatives should be
given to carry off any undigested mate
rial that may be present, then all rich
and heating foods should be withheld.
The child should be kept as still as
possible to avoid overheating the
ood.-Home Monthly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
SAXON SWITZERLAND.
One Of the Most Picturesque Dis
tricts in the World.
Visitors from America Pronounce II
. Veritable Paradise, Superior In
Some Respects to the
Yosemite Valley.
Especial Berlin Letter. I

Among the picturesque districts un-
til recently neglected by the American
tourists in Europe is that region known
generally as Saxon Switzerland. This
neglect, however, is now being made up
for, as the number of Americans visit
ing that lovely region is steadily on the
increase. noticed, among the passen-
gers on river boat going up the Elbe,
several charming American bridal par
ties, and on the summit of one Of the
finest peaks / stumbled into group Of
Americans who hailed from every part
of the United States, but who were
here, focused together, as it were, in
this tiny paradise.
For Saxon Switzerland is a veritable
paradise. 1t has not the grand air of
the real Switzerland, and it lacks gla-
ciers and cloud-piercing monsters Of
mountains. But of its kind it is more
attractive. There is mixture of idyllic
peace and peculiar picturesqueness in
the landscape that is extremely charm
ing. The people there are not yet so
greedy after the dollars of the tourists;
in fact, they are for the most part quite
naive and hospitable, and their brook
trout and fresh fruit and the products
of their mountain industries are as yet
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

is largely for the purpose of catching
head fully compensates for the damage
done by sapsucking, in consuming so
many insects"
The kingbird comes in for a word of
praise. He is distinctly fly catcher
and takes large portion of his food on
the wing. The kingbird also watches
the trees closely, and gathers in all
suspected of catching honey bees; but
an Iowa farmer says that he shot a
dozen kingbirds near his hives, and
found not single bee in any one Of
their stomachs. Therefore he con-
cludes that the kingbird is guftless Of
this charge; modified by the fact that in
various parts of the country ii king
birds were killed, and 40 drone bees
were found in their stomachs. Isn't
that wonderful? How in the realm of
intelligence could those birds know
that the drones were proper prey, while
the working bees and queens must be
spared?
The meadow lark is complimented
because of the fact that it feeds al
most wholly upon insects. In 23s
stcmachs examined, 1t was discovered
that 70 per cent. of the food of the birds
consisted of insects alone. 1t nests on
the ground. and walks about with
dainty step, knowing that il is a well
come visitor and therefore not in fear
of human assault. The meadow lark
is wholly beneficial, and is not guilty
of the common charge of pulling sprout.
ing graiz. 1t loves fat bugs and beetles,
and takes grasshoppers and caterpl.
lars also, whenever they can be found.
Even when the ground is covered with
snow, this bird finds insects somehow,
and does not seek the granaries. 1t is
a very skillful insect catcher.
This letter contains only an epitome
of the proofs presented in favor of the
farmerS friend. the common birds.
SMITH d. FRY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

the Bastei rock, for instance, near the
town of Schandau (although but about
200 feet over the river) one sees, when
the weather is clear, the pillars and
spires of Dresden(25 miles distant) on
the one side, and the mountain tops of
Bohemia (about the same distance or
farther on the other). Below. scores of
little villages, hills and dales, wooded
slopes and rocky formations. with the
river separating the whole picture,
spread out, checker-board fashion. The
whole district, so far as it is worth see
ing and visiting, measures but few
hundred square miles, it is true, but
within that small territory the tourist,
to his amazement, notices more variety
in landscape, in type of population. etc.,
than he would elsewhere in territory 20
times that size.
Beyond the Saxon borders, on Bohe-
milan soil, there are two of the loveliest
sights of all. viz: Prebischthor, and
the Edmund's Klamm. The lateer is
chasm opening into the steep and per-
pendicular rock for the length of ten
miles or so, the bottom being formed by
pellucid mountain river Row boats
ascend this river to the very heart of
this slit into the rocks, and the scenery
changes frequently during the trip.
Now one passes rocks down which the
mountain brooklets trickle with me-
lodious splash, and then again both
banks are lined with pine trees. verdure.
bushes from which hundreds of sing
ing birds pour their songs, for though
men are in close proximity they cannot
harm these birds, and the birds know it
and are jolly in proportion. There are
several rapids, but it is easy to avoid
tkem-at least it is so for the ex-
| perienced boatmen of the neighbor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

a region of mountains, tall, perpendic-
ular rocks and powders (some rising
straight from the banks of the Elbe to
an altitude of 1000 feet and over, and
the SUBMITS of the mountains 1000 to
5000 feet even) through which the
lovely Elbe river winds it's way. The
rock formations, with their odd shapes,
owe their origin to remote volcanic
past, and being all of sandstone, the
rock is piled on, SO to speak, layer on
layer, with needle-like peaks jutting
forth in the most unexpected places,
often dotted with tall and magnificent
trees, often, too, bare and showing the
loveliest kaleidoscope changes, as the
light, the sun, the clouds, the weather
act upon them.
A sunrise and a sunset, for instance,
with the roseate or deeper tints of the
orb thrown on the two walls of steep
rocks hemming in both shores of the
silvery river, are among the finest sights
that human eye can behold anywhere.
and then again, the view, panoramic and
extensive. to be enjoyed from many of
these mountain tops, is unique. From
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

hood. To right and left of this long
cleft in the rocks valleys extend, and
in these there are picturesque mills and
little chalets.
The Prebischthor, again, is tremen-
dous rock formation-some 1000 feet
high and standing in the very midst
of a magnificent wilderness of tall trees
and powders. The valley from which
it rises skyward looks as if giants had
played marbles with immense powders
and had left the game unfinished; every.
thing is topsy-turvy. But out of it
two enormous pillars of gray, withered
sandstone stick up straight into the
air-1,200 feet high, and on the top
these two pillars have another huge
slab of rock lying right across them.
thus forming natural gate. On the
slab of rock stand big terrace, a res
taurant and numerous other signs of
human civilization, including iron rail-
ings, from which the different phases of
the outlook can be enjoyed in safety,
and galleries have been hewn into the
rock itself, facilitating the ascent and
making it even possible for donkeys
and horses to climb up to the height.
Persons who have ever seen the Yo-
semitic valley, in California, will be
struck with numerous points of resem-
blance between that lovely region and
this. This is especially the case as to
the peculiar shapes of the rocks and
promontories. Here in Saxon and Boz
hemian Switzerland, too, all sorts of ex-
traordinary forms are noticed-faces of
human outline, for instance, are quite
frequently met with, with noses and
mouths hundreds of feet in extent, and
q tall pine or oak for eyebrows. But
while these and similar points are of
striking resemblance to the Cali
fornian landscape mentioned, this one
of little Saxon Switzerland is much
more idyllic, picturesque and peaceful,
and the vegetation, too, is more plenti-
FIJI and varied. Lovely flowers, not met
Gus side valleys, and bird life is plen-
tiful and very yariegated.
Take it altogether, what with the pure
air and water, the stimulating effects
of open-air life, the beauties of nature,
and the wholesome and well-prepared
food had everywhere; perhaps, too, the
charming character of the native popu-
lation in this whole region, the Amer
lean tourist who has tired of the grand
er scenes of the Alps and the crowds
of sightseers in the large cities of Eu-
rope cannot do better than take trip
to this lovely country. His health and
temper, beyond doubt, will be improved
thereby; his pocket will not much suf-
fer, and he will take away with him a
remembrance as of something alto
yether unique.
WOLF Won sCHIERBRAND.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
WOMAN AND HOME.
ROSE JAR SWEETS.
Two Recipes for Making Fragrant
and Spicy Potpourri.

and Spicy Potpourri.
Gather fresh rose leaves in thorough
ly dry weather and place them in
large, covered, glazed, earthenware jar.
Between each layer of leaves sprinkle
some common table salt and cover up
the jar tightly after each layer of leaves
is put in it. Do this throughout the
summer. The rose leaves will sink and
allow of great quantity being put In.
When the jar is full let it stand for
about fortnight, then thoroughly
squeeze the leaves from the salt with
the hand, and add the following: One
ounce each of storax and benzoin, two
ounces of orris root and one ounce of
allspice-all these TO be we'll powdered;
one dram each of bergamot, oil of cassia,
and oil of lavender, and two ounces of
cloves. Mix all these ingredients we'll
together and thoroughly incorporate
the same with the rose leaves. Fill
large china jars. Lavender may be
dried by itself and added to the rose
leaves; also sweet-scented petals of
the white jasmine, orange flower
blossoms, and other flowers. But these
must all be simply dried in the sun and
mixed with the rose leaves before the
scent is added. II these directions are
carefully followed the result will prove
most satisfactory.
Good Housekeeping gives the follow
ing directions for filling rose jar:
Take two quarts of fresh rose petals,
gathered before the sun is on them.
their fragrance being stronger In the
early morning, and gill of salt. Toss
the rose leaves lightly for one hour to
dry. Sprinkle salt on the bottom of a
large bowl, add layer of rose leaves,
then salt, and so ON until all are used.
Let them remain three days In some
apartment free from sunshine and I'M
disturbed by the wind, stirring and
turning twice each day. Add an ounce
and half of dry allspice and half an
ounce of stick cinnamon, broken into
pieces. Let this stand for week, stir
ring daily. Put into permanent jar
and add the following ingredients: One
ounce of orris root, sliced thin, half an
ounce each of allspice, cloves, cinnamon,
ginger root, sliced thin, one-fourth
pound of fresh dried lavender blossoms,
the rose leaf stock, one grated nutmeg,
one-fourth ounce of anise seed five
grains of finest Canton musk, half an
ounce Of oil Of rose geranium, one
fourth ounce each of the oils Of jessa-
mine, lavender, lemon, verbena, musk,
violet, rosemary, and bergamot.
This mixture is warranted to be fra
grant, and if the jar is kept tight will
last for years, though from time to
time little lavender or orange-fower
water or any nice perfume may be
added. When it is desired to perfume
a room, open the jar for little while,
and the apartment will soon be as fra
grant as garden OF roses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

stand upon its side or be folded up. Its
great advantage is that, after baby has
had it's bath, the water can be emptied
out, the valve unscrewed and the air
released from the pneumatic interior.
The tub can then be rolled or folded up
and put upon the shelf until next bath
ing time.
The rubber tub is considerably lighter
than wooden one, and can be taken
away for the summer, when baby goes
to the country. If need be, it can be
used for family foot tub in summer
districts where personal comforts are
scarce.
A mother who is watchful of baby's
comfort makes the little ones bed at
night in it's soft depths when visiting in
regions where baby's bed cannot be
carried.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

and handed down as part Of history
from Mrs. Fishbacl to Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Swing, then to Miss Miller; from
her to Mrs. G. Anderson, who left the
chair in charge of Mr.. Lou Buerkle, in
whose possession it now remains.
The back of the chair has become
broken off, and all Of the Stats are
broken out of the back. The color of
the chair was black. Mrs. Swing, now
deceased, had many pleasant and inter-
esting accounts to detail of remarks
and conversations held by herself with
the deceased authoress. The chair
is much priced by it's present pos
SCISSORS. They relate all the historic
points now connected with this plain
and unassuming old-time piece of fur
niture.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02

all to be had at very reasonable rate.
In fact, for a holiday of fortnight or
so know of no more propitious spot on
earth than this same Saxon Switzer-
land, and as such it is recognized by
the shrewd Germans, the Berliners es-
pecially, who undertake frequently and
at small expense brief trips there.
The best way to do this is to take the
fast train from Berlin to Dresden, stop
there over night, and then take one of
the pretty Elbe boats the next morn
ing and make the circuit through the
whole region by easy stages, going by
boat up the river a few hours, then dis
embark again, and make a dive down
one of the marvelously pretty side val
leys, of which glimpses were caught in
nearing it on the water; then making a
roundabout way through the rocky
formations again, and reach another
steamboat station higher up, whence
to pass on for another spell. Hotels,
some luxurious, others rather primitive,
but all clean, wholesome and providing
good fare, are to be met with every
where, and pleasant travelling compan-
ions are sure to be encountered almost
at any stage of the journey. The
whole trip, taking in every point of in
terest, far into the German-speaking
part of Bohemia, and lasting, say n
fortnight, reckoning from the time of
leaving Berlin, with fare and hotel ex-
penses may be made for about $25; liv-
ing on the fat of the land, too, on that
sum.
Saxon Switzerland owes it's peculiar
charm to several circumstances. 1t is
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
WEIGHTY BRIDES.
Girls Fattened for the Matrimonial
Market of Tunis.

Girls Fattened for the MatrimoniaI
Market of Tunis.
Throughout the empire of Morocco
and in Tunis there are villages where.
the elder members of the adult popula-
ton follow professionally the pursuit
of fattening young ladies for the matri-
San Francisco Chronicle. The Moors,
like the Turks and most other orientals,
give decided preference to the moon
faced" wives over lean ones and are
more solicitous as to the number OF
pounds which their brides weigh than
about the stock of accomplishments
they possess.
A girl is put under the process of fat
tening when she is about IL years OF
age. Her hands are tied behind her and
she is seated on carpet during so many
hours every day while her papa"
stands over her with matraque, or big
stick, and her mother at times pops into
her mouth ball of couscousscu or stiff
maize porridge, kneaded up with grease
and Just large enough to be swallowed
without the patient choking.
If the unfortunate girl declines to be
stuffed she is compelled,so that ere long
the poor girl resigns herself to the tor
ture, and gulps down the boluses lest
she should be beaten.
In Brazil corpulence is also consid-
cred the essential point OF female beau
ty, and the greatest compliment that
can be paid to Brazilian lady is to tell
her that she grows fatter and fairer
every day,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
HISTORIC ROCKER.
Used by Mrs. stowe While working
ON "UncIe Toms Cabin"


ON "UncIe Toms Cabin"
Among the many things associated
with the memory of Harriet Beecher
Stowe, of Batavia, o., is the chair oc-
cnpied by her while writing the ini-
tial chapter of the historic Uncle
Toms Cabin" one of the levers which
raised the movement that finally re-
suited in the late rebellion and ended
with the shackles stricken from 4,0e0,-
900 bondmen.
Mrs. Stowe came to Batavia first ac-
companied by Rev. Henry Peecher, Her
father, as visitor in the home of Judge
Owen +. Fishback, the grandfather OF
Judge Peter Swing, of the Hamilton
county ciricut court. During all the
hours of her visit and while writing she
always occupied this plain poplar
chair. After Mrs. Stowe rose to fame
with her book the chair was preserved
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
BIRDS AND THE FARMER.
Why They Should Be the Very
Best OF Friends.
Relations of Feathered Insect Eaters
to Agriculture Discussed by
Prof. Beal, of the Biologi-
cal Survey.
Especial washington letter.

Especial washington letter.
Assistant Ornithologist Beal, of the
biological survey, has prepared bull
letin for the department of agriculture
about common birds and their relation
to agriculture. 1t is very interesting
official document. Prof. Beal says:
ut has long been known that birds
play an important part in relation to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
How to Cook Spinach.

Spinach requires washing and close
picking. Boil 20 minutes in boiling
water, drain, season with butter, pep
per and salt and garnish with slices of
hard-boiled eggs. If taste requires it a
little vinegar may be added.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
Mi ReoIIv Liying Then.

E,la-Bella says that she has seen
but 20 summers.
Stel!a-She isn't counting the years
before she had wheel.-Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
BABY'S RUBBER TUB.
Novelty for Taking Away
I'm the summer

There is new bathtub, which will
amuse the baby immensely in its work.
ings. 1t is made of rubber, and, to give
it shape, you blow it up with bicycle
pump, through tiny valve. 1t stands
oh the floor, and holds water equal to
the strongest wooden tub.
They say that every tab must stand
upon it's own bottom. This tab can
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
Ru..ian FemaIe servants.

Nearly all of the female servants of
Russia have to supply their own mat
tresses, and place them in any conven-
tent corner-usually the kitchen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
ReassurfnE.

Patient-I am so afraid of being
buried alive, doctor.
Doctor-You shan't be- II can pre-
vent ir.-Up-to-Date.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
Extracts.

81 love the scent OF neY-mown hay"
He murmured to a girl one day:
But she. without thought OF Jest.
Said Russian Violet suits me best"
Detroit rec PrssA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
No Execution.

Wife-It does seem hard when a wom-
an marries she has to take her husbands
name.
Husband-Well, she takes everything
else he's got, why leave that out9-
Judy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
The New Man.

Proprietor-Well, how do you find
collections?
New Collector-Simply splendid.
Every man l called on promised to set
tie within a week or two.-Detroit Free
Press
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
Probably.

The Butler-Hand hevery night at
the hour of midnight the ghost appears
and groans and wrings its hands.
American Tourist-Ah! Must have
died in the cucumber season.-Cincin-
rati Enquirer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-02
Drawing the Line.

'Did she accept all your presents?"
Everything / offered her until it
came to my ame."-Detroit Free PresA
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-07-16
LincOIn,s Kentucky Home.

Efforts are being made to sell to
the government for $4,000 the farm
of 12O acres near Hodgenville, KY,
on which Abraham Lincoln was born
The present owner of the property is
New York man who bought it not
many years ago for $4,000. The little
one-roomed log cabin which for time
served as Thomas Lincoln's home
stands today practically as it was in
1909, but it contains no furniture or
other relics dating anywhere near
back to that year. After the Lin
coins moved to Indiana, family
named Creal lived on the farm many
years, and some of them are still resi-
dents of the town. One of them re-
Gently told a visitor that the Lincolns,
when in Kentucky, were very poor
people, who owned little or nothing,
and that most of the relics of that
region which collectors show are
spurious articles palmed off on them
by neighboring farmers more thrifty
than veracious.