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The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
RECENT INVENTIONS.

An English firm is manufacturing 4
lock which has the keyhole set in the
edge of the outer doorknob to draw the
bolt, which prevents the knob from
turning.
A handy attachment for children's
States is a piece of metal having a
roughened or file-like surface to sharp
en- pencils, the device being fastened on
the frame by two screws.
Stenographers will appreciate new
ly designed notebook which has a
hinged arm attached to the cover to
form an easel support and raise the
book into a nearly vertical position.
To prevent accidents from persons
falling into elevator or mine shafts a
woven met is hung on each side. of the
cage, with cross net partitions at short
distances to catch the falling person.
A new can-opener has a pair of shear
blades set at right angles with the
handles to be inserted in an opening in
the can made by driving the punch at
the end of one handle into the tin.
A recently designed plumb bob has
a spring reel mounted in its upper por-
ton to carry the supporting cord,
which passes out through a hole in the
top set on a line with the point of the
bob.
Spring bicycle frames are being made
with telescope tubes inclosing air
cushions which receive the force of the
jar from rough roads, the cushions be-
ing inflated the same as pneumatic
tires.
To light the fire in stove at any de-
sired time an absorbent roller is set at
the top of an inclined surface, to be ig
nited and rolled under the fire-box
when set in motion by the clock mech
anism.
Two southern men have designed a
motor for use in churning, which con-
sists Of a framework carrying a shaft,
having wind-wheel at one end and a
crank at the other, which operates the
dasher.
Dining tables are being made which
can be changed into billiard tables, the
end and side rails which carry the
cushion being hinged to swing below
the table when it is wanted for eating
or other purposes
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
THE USE OF SALT.
IT Is Snid That Vegetable Condiments
Might Well Be Substituted
for IT.

Contrary to the general belief that
salt is an essential part of our daily
diet, Capt. Poindexter, assistant sur
geon in the United States army, main
tains that it would be better to substi-
tute for its use certain vegetable condi-
ments, such as sugar, pepper, horse
radish, spices, cranberry sauce, pickles,
vinegar, olive oil, etc. He says that per-
onally he has not been so situated that
le could stop the use Of salt absolutely,
out he has reduced it to minimum,
md finds himself generally better phys
caIly and mentally, says the Atlanta
Constitution. He finds in his own case
hat the senses of taste and hearing
are apparently more active than when
he used salt more freely. His hair,
which had begun to fall off, has ceased
ioing so. His skin seems softer and
.learer than before, and there are many
other favorable changes. The broad
hypothesis he adopts is that mineral
matter as derived directly from the
earth is, if not poisonous, unassimila-
bic and unnecessary for our bodies He
holds, however, that salt is an irritable
poison, causing an irritation or sensi-
tiveness of the tissues, as it circulates
through the body and consequently in
duces tendency to disease. In the labor
atories it is found that salt has no germ
killing properties, but when placed in
bouilion for the cultivation of germs
the latter thrive in the mixture. He
makes no allusion to the belief enter
tanned as to the virtues of salt as
solvent when taken into the system.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
WHY YOU "sEE STARS
Cause of the Singular Sensation Ex.
perienced by Receiving Blow
on the Head.

IF man falls so as to strike his head
violently on the ice or on the pavement,
or if he gets a blow over the eye he is
said to ''see stars" The cause cf this
curious phenomenon is found in 70 pc
culiarity of the optic nerve. The func-
ton of that nerve is to convey to the
brain the impression Of light. 1t rec
ognizes nothing in the world but light.
1t is susceptible to no other impress
sion, or, if acted upon by any other
agent, it communicates to the brain the
intelligence of the presence of that
agent by sending along its fiber flashes
of light only. Irritate this nerve with
probe or other instrument and it con-
veys no sensation of pain, but simply
that of luminous sparks. The pain of
the blow on the eye or the fall on the
head is realized through the nerves Of
general sensations; but, insusceptibIe
to pain or other feeling, the optic nerve
sends to the brain it's report of the
shock by fashes, sparks and "stars."
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
They Wouldn,t DRAW.

Planted before big case of Chinese
ceramics in the Metropolitan museum.
New York, the other day, stood three
elderly women of the homespun brand
The ceramics were teapots Of the most
non-utilitarian design, and, If you will
believe it, the three women were "choos-
ing" which they would take if it were
vouchsafcd to them to take any-just
as children do before the shop windows
at holiday time. The women were in
dead earnest. After each had picked
out the one she would rather have above
all others, they proceeded to select those
next TO" the original choice. Their
speech waxed warm and loud in the in
terested and important discussion, and.
much to the entertainment of the stray
bvstanders. "Well, there's one thing"
cried one of the three, at last, mot one
Of 'em looks as though 'twould draw"
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
SCIENTIFIC GLEANINGS.

The fastest flowing river in the world
is the Sutlej, in British India, with de-
scent of $4,000 feet in 180 miles.
At sea level an object 100 feet high
is visible little over 13 miles. If 500
feet high it is visible nearly 30 miles.
1t rains on an average of 208 days in
the year in Ireland, about $50 in Eng
land, at Kezan about 90 days, and in
Siberia only 60 days.
So rapid has been the change in the
English language that the English of
to-day bears no more resemblance to
the English of a thousand years ago
than it does to German.
The most wonderful astronomical
photograph in the world is that which
has recently been prepared by London,
Berlin and Partisan astronomers. 1t
shows at least 6S,OO0,OOO stars.
Near Boise City, Idaho, 400 feet below
the earth's surface, there is a subter-
ranean lake of hot water of 170 degrees
temperature. 1t has pressure enough
to ascend to the top floor of most of the
houses, and will be piped to them for
heating purposes.
London fog absorbs III per cent. of
the luminous rays from IN ordinary gas
flame, while 2o.8 per cent. of the light
from an incandescent mantle are lost in
it. This is, of course, due to the fact
that the first mentioned light contains
far more red rays than the other, and
that fog permits the passage of red
rays to the. exclusion of the blue is evil
dent from the deep red color which the
sun assumes when through mist.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
MILK, BEER AND SUGAR.
The Diet on Which a Russian HaI
Lived for Twenty Years.

The Diet on Which a Russian Has
Lived for Twenty Years.
There is Jew, a native of Litsk,
Russia, living in the east end of Lon
don who has tasted for 20 years, his
sole daily diet during that time con-
sisting of six pints of milk, three pints
of beer and half a pound Of Demerara
sugar. His name, says the New York
Times, is Morris Fox. He is an excel
lent Talmudical scholar, and, in spite
of his frugal meals, he is the most
wealthy, intelligent and wide-awake
person in his quarter. He is now about
10. At the age of II, it appears. he
caught some lingering fever which
shattered his digestive organs. He took
many kinds of treatment from many
physicians until his stomach became
Injured to all medicine. At the Kieff
hospital they vainly tried to cure him
by sponging and electrolysis; at Vienna
his physicians included the well-known
Drs. Albert and Northnagel. His treat
ment at. Carlsbad was a failure; then
he travelled to Konigsberg, when the
physicians decided that he must live
on sugar, milk and beer. He adopted
their prescription and soon regained
normal health. For 20 years no solid
food has passed his mouth.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
s,aan.a Graham Pudding.

To one cupful of molasses and one
cupful of sweet milk add two eupluls
of graham flour and one cupful OF
seeded and chopped raisins. Also salt
spoonful of salt and teaspoonful Of
soda. Steam three hours. This pud-
ding is similar in appearance and taste
to suet pudding. If you are fortunate
enough to have any of these puddings
left they can be warmed over IN the
steamer when wanted for use.-Lad1es'
World.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
WOOLENS AND FURS.
Precautions to Preserve Them from
Moths When Putting Them Away
for the summer

All wooden clothes or fIlrs that will
not be needed in summer should be put
away as early as April. 1t is during
this month that the buffalo beetle and
clothes moth begin to lay their eggs.
Ali woolens not in regular wear, there
fore, should be shaken out at this sea-
son, examined and aired well and put
away. The practice of keeping half
worn clothing which is not in use hang
ing in closets and laid about on shelves
is the usual cause of the sudden appear
ance of moths in the house. If there
is nothing to attract these insects in
the house they will not come, because
there are always more congenial quar-
ters for them and there always
viii be so long as careless houselleepers
leave woolen rags and old clothes about
for them to lodge in.
Neither cedar trunks nor closets,
camphor nor any of the many propri-
etary articles sold is alone of certain
efficacy. If the eggs of the moth are
laid in the garment, whatever means
is taken to render the surroundings of
it obnoxious to it they will hatch out,
and being born in the atmosphere will
live in il and pursue their destructive
course. 1t is therefore of the greatest
importance that all goods packed away
from moths should be first beaten thor
oughly, and then hung in the sunshine
and air for at least IL hours just be-
fore they are wrapped up. Almost any
of the ordinary devices to keep away
moths are then of value. a great many
farmers use camphor, others prefer
some of the various mercantile prepa-
rations, which all conduce in the same
result to make the atmosphere around
the goods uncongenial to moths. Wrap
the goods in newspaper, as the print
er's ink assists the camphor, tobacco or
other moth preventive in driving off
insects. Turn all the edges and pin
them up, inclosing the moth preven-
tive used. If the article to be put away
is a skirt or long wrap that might be
creased if folded, hang it in a bag OF
cotton, sprinkling in the camphor or
other moth preventive literally, and
sew up the end of the bag and hang
it UP by straps at the two upper cor
ners Closets or chests lined with cam
phor, if made with close doors, may be
depended upon, it is said, to keep out
moths without using any wrappings
or other moth preventive, but only pro-
vided the clothing is properly beaten
before it is stored. Furs should be
wrapped in newspaper and sealed VI
in boxes, pasting strips of paper around
the edges of the cover. 1nclose little
camphor or some moth preventive in
side the newspaper wrapp;ngs.-N. Y
Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
COURAGEOUS HlNDUs.
They FearIessIy Attack Wild Animals
and Reptiles

They FearIesS1y Aqt&cA w AAu AhAAA<sAs
and Reptiles.
In some things the natives of Bengal
and Behar are wonderfully courageous,
and the bravest deed that | ever wit
nessed says writer in Gentleman's
Magazine, was performed in the coolest
manner possible by two of my own do
nestle servants. One morning, while
seated in the veranda of my bungalows
a mad jackal rushed through the
grounds and went under a raised 60
down, which was close to the bunga-
low. | left the veranda for my gun,
and on my return | discovered two of
my servants armed with hog spears
creeping under the godown until they
came within striking distance of the
jackal, when they quickly transfixed
him with their spears. The offer of
bank check on the Bank of England
would not have induced me to act in
the way that these brave fellows did.
An old mihtar (sweeper), man of
the lowest caste in my service, who was
nearly bent double with age, was the
smartest hand at killing a venomous
snake that | ever knew. The old fell
low used to sit up at night in the fowl
house for the purpose Of destroying the
cobras that came after the eggs; and
one morning before dawn | stepped
into the veranda of my bungalow in
time to see him pulling a KARAT out of
hole with one hand, which grasped
the reptiles tail, while in the other
he1l c+i i.l- y.-1i irh
descended on the karit's head as soon
as it appeared in view. 1t was all done
very neatly and smartly, and as quietly
as if the old man had been crushing a
beetle.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
Women Strong Pnrtisans.

With respect to last years election
in New Zealand Sir Robert Stout, in the
Australasian Review of Reviews, says
that the prediction that party zeal and
partisan feeling would not blind woln-
en- to the defects of the character of
candidates has not been fulfilled and
that the women were carried away just
as much by party cries as the men were
and party dominated them-N. Y. Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-25
s1,oters I'm Norvav,s Army.

The Norwegian corps of skaters, a
force peculiar to the army Of that coun-
try, is a body of soldiers armed with
rifles who can be maneuvered upon ice
or over snow fields of the mountains
with rapidity equal to that of the
best trained cavalry.-Chicago Times
Herald
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30

vailing one, just as it was in ancient
Greece. The knowledge of Greek and
Roman wrestlers. however. was not
confined to this one style. They knew
fully as much as II not more than our
boys about catch as catch can, Cum
berland and collar and elbow wrestling.
Greco-Roman, however, was the most
popular style, as 1t afforded between
men of equal size and skin the finest
possible display Of strength ana sci
ence.
Wrestling is essentially bucolic
sport, 1t savors of green fields ard
grassy lawns. Thus II is that one
reads so much In the old English au-
thors about bouts at country fairs and
royal outings. Such scenes as Shakes
pearc describes in 'As You Like It."
wherein the highborn Orlando copes
with the champion wrestler, Charles. at
the dukes country seat, are quite COM
mon in the ancient history of "Merrie
England"
In Germany, too and in Russia. az
well as in America wrestling is pruc-
tlced more generally in the country
than in the city, although the cities.
odd to relate produce more champions
out OF II limited number of wrestlers
than the country. out where the scent
of the new mown hay strikes the nos
trils every little bailiwick has its cham
pion. and everybody wrestles. II is thus
we hear OF Farmer" Burns. 'Yokel"
Flagg, Country McCloskey and Rus
tic Mcmahon. They are good wres-
tiers, too, bat they generally 20 down
when they meet city chaps VINO have
thoroughly studied the art like your
humble servant, Billy Muldoon, Evan
Lewis and Tom jenkins.
l could write a whole book about
wrestling and yet not be able to make
any sort Of wrestler In that way. |
have had some mighty good pupils, hut
they became proficient in the art by
practice, rot by reading. That ia the
only way to master half and double
Nelson's, strange holds. bar holds.
bridges and the like. There are some
thins like 300 methods of attack and de-
Tense in the various styles OF wrestling.
SO you can see what a long and arduous
study man ambitious TO master these
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gle Eye" Beckley comes first. Reliable"
John McPhee second, Charley Irwin
third and Tommy Corcoran short stop.
Ritchey who was the general utility
last season. has been displaced by
Steinfeldt. much more promising play
er. who is. in fact. considered the find
of the season. During the winter he
was advertised as a hard thrower who
stopped the ball with his shins. which
were covered with pads, and then relied
upon his strong arm to do the rest.
But this was n dainty fiction. He is n
clean fielder and does not wear the pads
for the purpose stated. but as protec-
tion against the sharp spikes OF that
class of players who delight in cutting
up a rivals shins, and he has suffered
that unfortunate experience. After his
recovery he secured whalebone shin
pads that cannot be penetrated by
spikes.
Smith and Mcbride fill left and center
fields respectively. and Dusty Miller,
who is in his 1896 form, Is In the right
field. But there Is still conjecture as to
the ultimate position of some of the
players. Mcfarland is fast. a sure field
'er and wields the bat with telling effect
Ewing has n warm place in his heart
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when an apparently unavoidable streak
of bad luck overlook them. This year
1t is believed there will be change in
the historical precedent and that in sue
cessful array they Will march boldly up
toward the top.
This is the fourth year that Manager
Ewing has been in charge. and he is re-
garded as generally havinEmade an en-
viable record. He viii do his coaching
from the bench and the coachers box.
John A. McPhee. the recognized king OF
second base men. is the present captain
of the club.
John 7. Brush, the president, and
Ashley Lloyd, the treasurer. have been
interested in the Cincinnati club for a
long time and have worked diligently
to secure team to represent the Queen
city in the National league which
should be credit to the patrons of the
game at home.
ARTHUR TITCoMB.
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A Coming Champion.

According to James A. Ten Eyck, ia
ther of Edward II. Ten Eyck, there Is
an oarsman at Harvard university who,
with proper training, can come near
winning the Diamond SOULS at Henley
in 1899. While ut Cambridge the other
day looking over the crew of candidates
Ten Eyck picked out Lockett Gwin
Coleman Of the junior class as the pro-
spective Henley winner. Coleman was
born at Macon in 1877 and prepared for
college at Harvard academy, st. Louis.
He has always been prominent in foot
ball and in cycle racing, having won
II first and two second prizes in 20 mile
road events. He is 8 feet IL inches tall,
weighs $50 pounds and is powerfully de-
Veloped. Coleman never rowed before
entering Harvard. but last year he was
a member of the Weld crew, which won
the eight cared race at Philadelphia,
beating field that included the Uni
verslty of Pennsylvania eight. He is
rowing in the Weld crew now and has
greatly improved in his style. Cole
man and his friends are greatly pleased
with Ten Eyck's favorable opinion. and
Harvard men generally hope that tho
young oarsman will visit England next
year to have n try at the celebrated
aquatic emblem.
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QUEEN CITY'S CLUB,
The Excellent Material Which Manager
Ewing Has Got Together to
Represent Cincinnati.

Now that the baseball season has fair
ly commenced the cranks are having 4
chance to find out what truth there was
in the reports that are so plentiful ut
the beginning of every season as to the
fitness of the individual players ana the
strength of the teams. The "phenoms'
who have been discussed all winter are
now proving their worth or worthless
ness and creating feeling of Joy or de-
spondency. according to the result.
The general consensus of opinion is
that the Cincinnati Baseball club OF 1898
Is the strongest that ever represented
that city in the National league. AS n
club the organization has had a varied
experience. For the past two years the
team has been fully in the race part OF
the time ana at the finish maintained
what might be termed n respectable
position" The glazing fault last sea
son was the weak stick work of the
outiield. Captain Ewing recognized the
deficiency before the season was very
far advanced and has proflted from the
lesson then taught He has been en-
gagged during the winter months in se>
curing n promising lot of youngsters
from minor leagues and some tried
and true material from other National
league clubs. He now feels confident
OF an assured degree of success.
The eight recently acquired men
among the Reds are Pink Hawley. Will.
liam Hin. Joe Goar, Algie Mcbride. IT,.
Mcfarland, Elmer Smith. Harry Stein
feldt and Robert Wood. Hawloy, Smith
and Hill were in the League last year,
the former two with Pittsburg and
still Bill" as he is facetiously called.
with the Louisvilles. Smith formerly
wore the red when the club was n MEM
Der of the American association.
The trio named have demonstrated
the possession of all their old time vigor
and ability, and the youngsters have
made very satisfactory debut. 1t is
acknowledged that there is not n weak
ling in the lot. AS in the Chicago club.
the newcomers have the good will OF
their associates, and this presages ex-
cellent and effective work by the nine.
There are 10 players under contract
with the Cincinnatis. Six of them are
pitchers--namely. Breitenstein, Dwyer,
Dammann. Hawley, Hill and Goar.
Hawlcy's ability as twirler is well
known. He has been star ever since
his entrance to the big league. Hill was
phenomenon In 1896, but last year he
injured his arm and could not do his
best work All these men are expected
to pitch the best ball of their careers.
Joe Goar whowas the star pitcher of the
Western league last season. is strong
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ter often holds the championship at
his game when he Is past the half CEN
fury mark. Is this not the best evidence
In the world that wrestling is the
healthiest of sports? You never hear
OF fighters, oarsmen, pedestrians, run
ners or other athletes lasting as long
as the wrestler, do you?
The public knows my record, and
there Is scarcely any need to declare
myself. as the sportsmen put it. / new
er faxed. and l never will. l will win
or lose on the level. l have met Null
doom, Miller. stranger Lewis, Car
keek and the best men in America. at
home. as well as the champions of Ger
many, France and Russia. abroad. at
the Greco-Roman game and never been
beaten. / viii gladly take on any man
breathing for any fair stake at any
place where fair play is assured
ERNEST ROEBER.
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for this man, and should Miller fail to
keep up the pace with which he has
commenced he may be supplanted by
Mcfarland. Otherwise the latter will
continue in the place of Holiday as
utility outfielder.
The Reds corps of pitchers is a de-
light to the eye. The twirlers of last
season were a good set. and had the out
field done Its share of hitting the team
would have won many more games and
naturally been higher on the list.
1t Is quite useless to repeat the fool
ish report that Ewing Will carry the
10 men through the season. Not club
In the League VIII keep attached that
amount of talent. 1t Is too expensive,
unwieldy and unnecessary, even with
the usual per cent of casualties and dis
asters.
The team Is particularly fortunate in
having the services OF DIR. A. NJ. Frey, n
massage artist. the graduate OF col
lege in Sweden. where he passed
through four years course. In his
line he Is an expert, and what few sore
arms existed when the players reported
for duty were speedily cured by his
treatment. He gave especial attention
to the twirlers' whips" while they
were In the south, and his guarantee
that every one would jump into his
work fit and ready was fully realized.
The Reds have entered the pennant
fight in condition superior to most of
their rivals. As the season progresses
the teams which are still bit OF will
come into form, and then will occur
the real test of endurance and skill.
During the past two years the Cincin-
natis more than held their own until the
12 clubs rounded into the stretch.