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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29

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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
ARSENIC FACTORIES.
EsEits Acquired by the People Who
Work in Them.

EsEits Acquired by the People Who
work in Them.
White arsenic is the form in which
arsenic is taken by the peasants Of
Syria and the Tyrol. Prof. Schall-
grueber of Gaetz was the first to call
attention to this practice in a report
which he made in 1922 to the Aus
trian government on the cause of the
numerous deaths from arsenic poison
ing m those districts. He found that
arsenic was kept in most of the houses
in Upper Syria under the name of
hydrach, evidently a corruption of
huttenrauch, or furnace smoke. His
statements made were subsequently
confirmed from personal observation
by DR.. Michigan of Edinburgh, but
for many years afterward the arsenic
eaters were generally disbelieved in,
and it was not till 1860 that c. Heise
published convincing evidence.
Arsenic is principally eaten by
hunters and wood cutters, with the OBJ
ject Of warding off fatigue and i'm
proving their staying powers. Owing
to the fact that the sale Of arsenic is
Illegal in Austria without a Doctors
certificate it is difficult to obtain def
mite information of habit which is
kept as secret as possible. According
to Dr. Lorenzo, in that district, the
arsenic is taken fasting, usually in
cup Of coffee, the first dose being mi
mute, but increased day by day, until
it sometimes amounts to the enormous
dose of 12 or Is grains. He found that
the arsenic caters were usually long
lived, though liable to sudden death.
They have a very fresh, youthful ap-
pearance, and are seldom attacked by
infectious diseases.
After the first dose the usual symp-
toms of slight arsenical poisoning are
evident but these soon disappear on
continuing the treatment.
In the arsenic factories in Salzberg
It is stated that workmen who are not
arsenic eaters soon succumb to the
fumes. The manager of one of these
works informed Mr.. Heise that he had
been medically advised TO eat arsenic
before taking up his position. He con-
sidered that no one should begin the
practice before 12 years old nor after
80, and that in any case after so years
of age the daily dose should be grad
uallr reduced, since otherwise sud-
den death would cn-ue. II q confirmed
arsenic eater suddenly attempts to do
altogether without the drug he imme-
diately succumbs to the effects OF ar
senic poisoning. The only way to OBJ
viate this is gradually to acclimatize
the system by reducing the dose from
day to day AS another evidence of
the cumulative properties of arsenic
1t is interesting to note that when
grayeyards in Upper Styria are opened
the bodies Of the arsenic eaters can be
distinguished by their almost perfect
state of preservation, due to the grad
ually accumulated arsenic.-Science
Gossip,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
Why We Are Right-Handed.

Sir James Sawyer, M. D., has prob
hbiy hit upon the most plausible reason
for the risht-handedness of the human
race. III the early days, he says, when
those might keep who could, we were
a fighting people and people who
fought hand to hand. Naturally, in
this kind of fghting, it is most con-
venient to WELD a weapon which can
be used by one hand only, leaving
the other hand and arm free for pre-
serving balance, for defensive cover
ing ard offensive seizing. Now the
right hand would naturally be used in
preference to the left for welding a
weapon, in order that the heart might
be kept as far away as possible from
the assault of an adversary. Hence,
right-handedness arose and was passed
on from father to son.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
California Fruit In Europe.

The latest American invasion" Of
Europe 10 the carrying of fresh Cali
fornia fruits to London and Paris in
the face Of the competition Of the
Spanish and Italian fruit-growers. a
Valencia, Spain, paper says: Cali
fornia oranges, peaches, apples and
pears reach Paris, after traversing g.
000 miles, in a more appetizing condi-
ton than ours" and adds that her
fruit-growers can only compete with
America by employing Americas i'm
proved methods OF cultivation. Cali
fornia is a natural fruit garden, and
its crops are far too large to be con-
sumed in the home markets. For
years, the California orchardist has
have been seriously considering the
foreign demand, and many wonderful
schemes have been devised to ship
fresh fruit abroad. California prunes
have generally, taken the place of the
French article, and California oranges
have been cultivated until they have
reached a state of perfection never be-
fore attained.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
Cer'ain Failures in School Hygiene.

Probably no book on the general
subject of school hygiene has been
published from the days of Horace
Mann TO the present time that does not
include at least a reference to the po-
sition OF the pupil at his desk. In
deed, even Locke limited at this when
he wrote that the pupil Should learn
how to lay his Paper and place his
Arm and Body to It," One of the
blessings promised by those who in
troduced the vertical system of pen
manship was a correction of the crook
ed-back position of the pupils, since
they must sit correctly in order to
write the script correctly. The verti-
cal system, if properly used, does pos
SECS this merit as long as the child is
engaged in the writing exercise. but
its influence omountssto little beyond
this. Although 1 visited scores Of
school-rooms of all grades, in country
and city, yet so far as I can recall. the
position OF the pupil while writing
was apparently unnoticed by any
teacher, st any time, in any room. eE-
cept during the few minutes set apart
for "penmanshiD." This is all the
more painful when we consider that
writing as distinct exercise occupies
only few minutes each day, while
one-1fth to one-half of the time spent
by the pupil in the school building is
occupied by written work. Indeed, the
spelling of the motto of the school
room of today seems to have been
slightly changed until 1t reads cal
ways do write"
The undue amout of time given to
this work may be more or less peda-
gogical but it is most certainly unhy.
gienic, for not only are the muscles Of
the trunk and arms involved in an in
correct position at the desk, for the
greater part OF the time, but the in
jury to the eyes from too close atten-
ton to the script and from the care
ful following of the pen and pencil
points would seem to be incalculable.
Incorrect posture insidiously tends to
induce spinal curvature and diseases
of the internal organs-R. Clark in
the Forum.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

of speed by thesc thoroughbred" ras~
ers. The hawk will often overtake
and strike duck in the air. though
he seems to prefer to single out from
some flock, and, if possible, force him
to dive. AS the duck comes to the sur
face to breathe, the hawk is at hand
and down goes the duck once more.
This is repeated until the poor duck
is almost exhausted; and when the
duck pauses a second too long at tho
surface the hawk pounces and the duck
is secured.
There is wonderful sagacity shown
by these birds in forcing diving duck
away from the reeds into open water.
They seem loathe to exert themselves
sufficiently to capture their game on
the wing, but will dog him." as it
were, from the shadows to deep water,
where in sheer desperation the victim
dives, fancying that one or two long
reaches under water will bring him
within the shelter of the reeds. Sell
dom, however, is he successful in the
attempt; fear and exhaustion gener-
wishes.
A great many ducks crippled by
gunners will make for the marshes.
where they hide; and sometimes if
fortunate and not too severely wound
ed, they will recover. But even here
they are not safe; the prowling fox or
mink will strike their trail among
the sedge, and often catch them when
they venture too near the shore.
Out in the deeper part of the marsh
ducks must exercise tho greatest cau-
ton when feeding; for when the dusk
of evening settles down on lake and
fen, and the mystery of the twilight
reigns, most dangerous foe-the
still hunting owl"-comes from the
darkening woods, and on silent
wing the great bird quarters the
marsh backward and forward with
tue thoroughness of well-trained
hound. Still hunting is the high
art of sport and the big owls are
experts in their way.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

There were days at time when
there was nothing doing in bear
traps. The real rushing business did
not begin until about the first of June
when the moose calves had got bis
enough to run fast. Then Henry dis
covered to his great Joy that the
bears had begun marking anew their
striking trees. The trapper who takes
possession Of stream by blazing trees
with his ak is only initiating GUS
tom that was old before Elisha studied
bear culture. The big bears stand up
as high as they can by certain trees
and mark them with their teeth. Each
year they bite them anew, at the be-
ginning of summer and Henry showed
me several freshly struck trees one
day THAT bear is an old settler
said Henry as we looked at the bites
on the tree, higher than tall mans
head So he rebated the nearest traps,
and burnt the feathers of loon which
had come toe close to camp. Il think
he will smell those burnt feathers a
mile" said Henry. Also he toasted
cheese and stuck bits of it in cleft
sticks about the neighborhood to get
the bear interested.
This diabolism worked its spell, for
on approaching the trap, three days
later, we heard roars and howls
quarter of mile away. The bear had
become entaugled in snarl of blow
downs, and having fought the trap and
bushes for hours Law fat on his hack
as we approached, wailing his despair.
Henry said he never heard a bear
make so much noise.
There was a great difference in the
way the bears acted. Some of them
tried to get away, some became fu-
rious at our coming. But all OF them
took the final blow quietly, and died
nstantly.-Frederic Irland, in Scrib
ner's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
Pacific Coast Discoveries.

According to DIR. Wilson, Of the
United States national museum, the
fringe of country lying between the
coast range and the Pacific contains
many peculiarities yet unexplained.
For instance, 1t has a greater number
of families OF Indian languages than
all the rest of North America COM
bincd. The arrow-heads and spear
heads there are different from those
found anywhere else. Pottery was not
one CT the arts of the Pacific coast,
although it was made by the neigh
boring peoples of Mexico and the
Pueblo country. On the other hand,
the finest specimens of basketry in
the world, perhaps, in either ancient
or modern times, are found there II
may be said. by the way, that DR..
Wilson regards the famous Calaveras
skull as genuine relic OF ancient
man on tho Pacific slope.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

BY local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is onlr-ons
way to cure deafness. and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of tho mucous lining of the
Eustschian Tube. When this tube is insamsd
you have rumbliug sound orimperfecthecr-
ing, and when i. is entirely closed Deafness Is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken ont and this tube restored to its norusA
condition, hearing will bo destroyed foTc-,er.
Nine cases ont OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which IA nothing but an infamed condition Of
tho mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh), that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circulars
sent free. F. j. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

There is a man in France, M. Mar
eel by name, who devotes his time
and his energies to the exploration Of
caverns and other underground places
Many of the discoveries that he has
reported have attracted much atten-
ton, but none more than that of a
natural we'll in the department Of
Hautes Alpes, of which he recently
gave description. 1t is the deepest
cavity of its kind known. He has
sounded it to a depth of 1917 feet, but
believes that he has not yet reached
the bottom
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04


There is funny old story about the
pansy which many children know, but
many, again, do not. The pansy has
five petals and five sepels. In all PAN
sizes two of the petals are of plain
color and three are gay with stripes
and spots of bright color. The two
plain petals have but one sepel be-
tween them, while the two smallest.
or the gay petals, have q sepal each,
and the one large petal has two Sc
pals.
AS the story goes, the pansy repre-
sents family-a mother, two daugh-
ters and two stepdaughters. The
mother is very cross and cruel to her
stepdaughters, obliging them both to
sit on one chair and wear homely
dresses, while her daughters have a
chair each and very gay dresses, in
deed.
But why doesn't the father object to
such treatment of his daughters? The
question is, can you find the father?
He is at home. Oh, yes. And you will
have to tear the house down, taking
out the wife and chiluen, to find him.
He is little bit of man, with
white wrapper on and a nightcap. But,
poor man, he is sick, and if you will
look closely, you will see that he sits
with his hands on his knees, look
of despair on his face and his feet
in tub of hot water.-CinciDpati In
Quirer
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

The baby prince born snort time
ago in the palace of the Prince I'M
perial in Japan has been the cause of
unusual rejoicing even to the remotest
corners of the kingdom, fol he is the
first son born to an empress for many
generations. and some day, il he liTeg,
he will become the Mlkado. The Jan
anese have a strange legend, that the
white storlis which make their nests
in the palace gardens never use the
three topomost boughs of the tall
pines to build in when q girl is to be
born. This year, the japanese declare,
tho storks built their nests at the top
of the trees in honor OF the little
prince. After the birth Of the royal
child, the legend says, the storks rise,
and spreading wide their wings, fly
far away through the blue sky to carry
the glad news to all Japan. That is
Why one secs pictures of flying storl,s
On japanese trays and fans and lacquer
boxes, or q dozen other things, for any
thing bearing The likeness Of one OF
these messengers OF good tidings is be-
lieved to be q gift Of good omen.
On the birthday of the prince, all
through the country wherever the news
had been received, the houses were
gayly decorated with two Japanese
flags crossed above a white lantern, on
which was the motto, Long life to the
Millado." In the palace itself many
curious customs, handed down from
ancient times, were repeated with SOL
cmn pomp.
One of the funniest of these cere-
monies is to throw from the roofa an old
wooden rice boiler. Nearly three thou
sand years ago, when all the buildings
were loosely built, tradition says that
when the Emperors son was born the
roof of the palace let in the snow ana
rain and the Empress was in danger of
catching cold. Then the Emperor took
rice boiler, which is made of several
layers Of thin wooden boxes, and made.
. covering to keep out the wet. From
this idea roof thatching was invented,
and TO show that the old boiler is no
longer in use it is thrown to the
ground.
Another time honored custom is that
of sending a messenger as soon as the
baby is born to carry the news to the
temple of the Mikados. A woman al
ways performs this duty. She takeS 4
lox of beautiful white wood, decorated
with the sixteen leave chrysanthe-
mum, which is the symbol of the Mi
kados. The box is bound with long
purple cords, which mean congratula-
lion, and contains a letter announcing
the birth. This is given to the priest
ess. and then read aloud in the most
holy place. Ever since the days Of the
tenth Mikado. nearly 1000 years ago,
the same ceremony has been repeated
whenever a little prince came into
the world, and the priestcss of this
temple has always been a sister OF
the Mikado, or royal princess.
The eighth day of the princes life
was set apart for the ceremony of
naming and hair shaving, and in this
he is like all other boy babies in
Japan, for they too have their heads
shaved on the eighth day. The hair
shaved from the baby prince is care
fully Kept as long as he lives, but when
he dies it will be placed with other rel
les in little silken bag and tied about
mis- neck to be buried with him.-New
York Tribune
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
Untidy London.

A London medical journal says the
English metropolis is possibly the most
inconvenient and most untidy city of
Europe. The streets are either muddy
slushy or dusty; they are Uttered with
straw, cabbage leaves, newspaper pos
ters and omnibus tickets; they are
constantly being grubbed up for some
reason or other; barrels of beer, Goals
and other goods are delivered across
the footways at all hours Of the day
So long as London is governed by, OF
rather is dependent for it's due regu
lations upon, number Of bodies all in
dependent of each other, SO long viii
nuisances Of various kinds continue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

A little girl came into this port on
the st. Paul on Saturday. She was
but years of age and was travelling
alone. She could speak only Swedish,
had no money, was in no ones spe-
.cial charge, and yet no great lady,
travelling with retinue Of servants,
would have received more polite and
chivalrous attention than was accord
ed this little kid from over seas.
A piece OF sheepskin was tied about
her neck and upon it were these
words:
Chris Thompson, Fort Collins. Col
orado. Please forward"
She was sent by her grandparents
in Sweden to her father and mother,
who are in the employ Of Mr. Thomp-
son, at the place above indicated. Her
fare and keep had been paid in ad-
vance.
The officers on the ship, the passen-
gers, the men in charge of the docks,
the railroad officials to whom she was
consigned, did everything within their
power for her safety and the increase
of her happiness. If she had eaten all
that was offered her she could have
set up as a museum freak. She seemed
happy and not a bit homesick, and
left for the West in sleeping car
with a conductor a porter, a brake
man and II passengers lowering about
her and asking il she wanted anything
to eat.-New York Correspondence
Cleveland Pain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

The wild ducks lot is not happy
one. at least when hawk has singled
it out as it's prey. How the duck
conducts its campaign is told in the
st. Nicholas.
The wild duck possesses large
bump of curiosity. and may attimes be
brought within shot by taking advan-
tage of this trait; but, ordinarily, it
is your wits against theirs" and this
is tne great charm of the sport.
It is exciting to watch the duck
hawk in pursuit of his prey. Given
an open field with the quarry, it is
astonishing to witness the exhibition
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04
France Leads in Picture Postcards.

A Paris correspondent says that in
France SS,000,000 picture postcards
pass through the postofice annually.
That country takes the lead of all
others. Austria-Hungary coming next,
with 100000. In Italy there are 27,-
100000 cards handled by the mails, and
in England 100000. Other countries
although falling below these figures,
also number them by millions. The
total in circulation throughout the
world in one year is said by experts
to be 2,360, 100000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

There are more than 25,000 Indians
and Eskimos in Alaska, OF whom 1900
are Protestants, 1875 are under the
care of the Greek church, and about
500 are Catholics.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

Nth the exception of the British
Parliament the Swedish Riksdag is the
oldest legislative body in the world
The kingdom of Sweden has maintain
ed its integrity for not less than 1000
wears
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

No matter what ails you, headache TO a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
cents 10 stsrt getting your health back. CAS-
oAREfs Candy Cathartic, the genuine put up
in metal boxes evory tablet has G. G. @.
stamped on 1t. Beware of limitations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

FITS permanently cured. Nc fits or nervous
ness after first days use of Or. Kine's Great
Nerve Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch ST.. Phila. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

It's the easiest thing in the world to
offer assistance TO people who don't need
~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

Piso's Cure is the b.st medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM,
o. ENDsLEY, yanburen, Ind, Feb 10, 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

People call man a funny dog on aS
count of his waggish ways.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

Each package OF PUTsAh FADzLBss DYE
eoloss more goods than any other dye and
eolors them bettor TOO. Sold by all druggists
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

The nose is in the middle of the facs
because it is the centre.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

Is a photographer hard to answer ba
cause he is poser?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

Handouts are like guide books in that
they are made for two wrists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

The most preeocious child ever heard OF
is probably the child "that is father TO
the man" +"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

The arnless wonder of museum fame
has to be handy with his feet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-04

A teacher whose spelling IS unique.
Thus wrote down the Days of the Wique"
The first he spelt "Sonday,"
The second day, "Munday''-
And now a new teacher they seek.
st. Nicholas.