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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
MAGNET IN SURGERY.
Curious and Successful Operation
Saves Life of n Patient I'm =
London Hospital.

The story of curious and success
full surgical operation at the st. An
tome hospital has been communicated
to the surgical society of London, Eng
land.
The patient swallowed packing
nail, which was shown by an X-ray
photographs to have lodged head down.
ward at the level of the seventh rib
A bronchoscope, which consists of a
tube the inner surface of which is
highly polished to serve as reflector,
and an electric lamp arranged so as to
throw strong light on the tube, was
passed into the bronchial tube, and
then withdrawn. This process was re-
peated for six days with larger and
larger tubes, and then an eight-milli-
meter tube was inserted to depth OF
nearly is inches. A magnet had been
specially made to put into the tube,
but was too short to 1T, and coughing
of the patient forced suspension OF
the operation.
A second X-ray photograph showed
that the nail had slipped to the level
of the eighth rib. The doctors there
fore performed the operation OF tenn
porary tracheotomy ten-milllmeter
tube was introduced to depth OF IA
inches and the operator then saw the
nail. The magnet was introduced and
the nail adhered to it.
The whole final operation only last
ed five minutes and saved the pa
tents life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
POPULATION PROPHET.
A Warning from America to England
Written Before the War OF
the Revolution.

There was printed in Boston and re-
printed in London, 1869, an unsigned
letter to Right Hon. the Earl of His
borough, on the then situation OF affairs
in America. 1t was an able argument
on rights and privileges from the Colo
NAL point OF view. Copies of the pam
phlet, brown with age and ragged, are
now rare.
One page, in particular, shows that
there was at least one gentleman in
this country at that time who foresaw
clearly the wonderful growth of popula-
ton in the territory which now is divid-
ed among As states Read:
Irritating the colonies is like NAL
treating a growing youth who will soon
be able to revenge his injuries; since,
according to the most accurate calcu-
lations, their inhabitants double once in
Is years, and their numbers, agreeable
to this rapid increase, in another cen
fury will amount to 100000. The time,
therefore. must soon arrive when other
motives than force will be requisite to
secure the dependence of the colonies;
and it will then, be of importance to the
English kingdom to have preserved
their affection by just and parental
treatment"
A century after the publication Of the
pamphlet the United States did contain
the 48,000,OOO inhabitants, rs proph-
esied.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
sse 80 -Es
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.
from the Design to the Com
pleted Work.

The twentieth century American
stained glass maker follows without i'm
portant variation the simple methods
of the French monk of eight centuries
ago. The first requisite is the design, is
told in "The Revival of an Ancient Art:
Modern Stained Glass Work" in Book
lovers Magazine. The artist makes a
small water color sketch to show the
general design and the color scheme,
accompanying it with detailed studies.
From this two large drawings or car
toons" are made, the exact size OF the
desired window. One cartoon shows
where the .leads" will be placed-the
thin strips of lead, followed on both
sides and looking in a transverse section
like the letter H, which form the frame
work to bind the pieces of glass together.
Another drawing gives the size and
shape of each piece Of glass. This car
toon is cut into its component pieces by
a pair Tor triplet) of three-bladed scis-
sors, which leave between their parallel
blades a space sufficient for the leads.
These cut-out patterns are put together
again on large glass easel, to which
they are attached by wax, and the spaces
between are BACKED in, to give the effect
of the leads. The easel is then placed
against window where the light can
stream through it. The artist or his
substitute replaces each paper pattern
on the easel by piece Of glass of exactly
the same size. cut from sheet of glass
Of the color called for by the color
sketch. The sketch is not followed sla-
vishly; experiment with the actual
glass will suggest improvements To
greater or less extent this stained glass
is supplemented by painted glass, on
which the colors are fired as in china
painting. When all the pieces have been
cut. they are transferred to the lead
ing" drawing; the flexible leads are
twisted into shape and soldered at the
joints, and 81 special cement applied to
make the whole water-tight The win
dow is now complete. ready to be put
in position, where it is made secure by
copper wires fastened to the transverse
bars of iron. is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
AN AID TO BEAUTY.
Although Their Owner May BE Plain
of Face, Good Teeth Will Make
Her Attractive.

No woman can be considered beauti-
full who has not. clean, regular, we'll
preserved teeth. They are an attraction,
although the owner may be plain Of face.
No matter how pretty or handsome q
girl or woman may be, if she does not
display good teeth when she laughs,
smiles, or sings, she is not really pleas
ing to the eye. 's
There is no greater misfortune that
can befall child than to have moth
er who will humor it when it begs not
to be compelled to cleanse its teeth. At
the time the short-sighted, over-indul-
gent parent may believe that it is q
kindness to yield to the entreaties Of the
little one, but few years later this
spoiled child will regret that it was not
made to give that care and attention to
the teeth that will cause them to be
healthy and sound, and look like a row
of little pearls.
Every six mcntbs the maid or matron
who is really careful of her teeth pays a
visit to the dentist. And the watchful,
prudent mother takes her offspring
quite as regularly as she goes herself.
Oftentimes the dentist finds nothing to
do, and when he does the patient does
not suffer as much as when the teeth are
permitted to go long untreated. The
woman or girl who visits her dentist
twice year is rewarded In other ways
than that of being saved from pain, for
the bill then is always less than when
one goes only after the tooth has begun
to ache and decay. The frequent visits
also prevent that most distressing pain.
toothache. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
Sign of Beauty in Japan.

In Japan the nose is the only fea-
ture which attracts attention. The
nose determines the beauty or ugliness
of the face, according as it is big or
small. This is probaly due to the fact
that difference in noses constitutes
about the only distinction between one
Japanese face and another. The eyes
are invariably black, the cheek bones
high and the chin receding. In Japan
q woman who has huge proboscis is
always a great beauty and a reigning
belle. There are a few large noses
among the natives, and lucky is he or
she upon whom nature layishes one. In
all Japanese pictures representing the
supposedly beautiful woman, the artist
invariably improves on nature by de.
picting this feature as abnormally de-
veloree.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
scoTLAND's INDUSTRIES.
Progressive Ideas Are Moving the
Masters to Adopt the Most
Modern Methods.

Tendencies now plainly observable
| indicate that manufacturers are awak-
ing to the new state of things in the
| industrial and commercial world. For
instance, not few of them are en-
listed in the movement for improving
and broadening the scope of technical
education in Scotland as a necessary
step toward bringing the youth Of to-
day up to higher standard of skilled
workmanship than that attained by the
present foremen and operatives. This
shows that the masters are finally re-
cognizing one of the serious deficien-
cies of the day, at least in some
branches of production. 1t is also to
be noticed that the ''one-break" sys-
tenn has been gradually extending,
doing away with the nine o'clock break
fast and the attendant stoppage of ma
chinery and loss of time. The bonus
system also gains favor more and more,
giving fair reward to workmen for
zeal and cleverness. The Improvement
of mechanical facilities goes on stead
lily, but so quietly that it attracts little
attention.
There are in this part of Scotland
CONSTITUTIONAL engineering firms, and
other iron and steel concerns whose
plants have undergone radical changes
in equipment and organization, and
one or two such plants are probably not
excelled anywhere for economical eff
cheney. Ropery and sailcloth compa-
MES on the east and west coasts have
been adding to the number Of their
fiber machines Of improved American
pattern. To increase the output of
blast furnaces new appliances are
being introduced, dispensing with
pig bed work" or casting in the sand;
also new facilities for the filling of ore
and coke from the bunkers to the bar
rows. Managers of iron foundries are
adopting the hammer core machine and
bic jib cranes to facilitate operations.
In some foundries there is also a
further specialization, which makes for
economy and finer work. Firms in the
engineering trades are using greater
number of automatic machines-easily
managed-one man taking charge of
several machines Boiler makers and
structural iron works are beginning to
recognize the advantages of standard
ization.
Scotch shipbuilders have little to
learn from other countries; but, not to
be behind in any respect, they are max
ing wider use of pneumatic machin-
cry in some departments. American
machines are entering more largely
into the boot and shoe industry
Paper makers are taking up new de-
vices for regulating the speed Of ma
chimes and for other purposes. In
wooden mills old-style machinery has
been for year or two giving place to
improved, faster looms, requiring
fewer weavers to manage them, thus
reducing the labor cost of production.
In locomotive works, am informed,
special appliances have been adopted |
for work heretofore done by hand, and |
machines have been adopted for cut
ting iron, brass, etc, quickly into all !
sizes and shapes.
PTYETIS TT FNdTNC
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
FACTS ABOUT CANCER.
Two Recent Discoveries Made I'm Eng.
land Open Entirely New Lines
of investigation.

Great Importance is attached to two
recent discoveries concerning cancer.
The first of these is the discovery of
the existence Of cancer in fishes, as
in man and other warm-b looded ami
mails living in similar conditions as
man. 1t is hoped that the fact that
cancer exists in fishes which live un-
der such different conditions than man.
may narrow the necessary field of OBJ
servations and thus conduce to a more
speedy and complete knowledge Of the
disease.
The other discovery was that of
Profs. Farmer and Moore and Walker.
This does not promise an immediate
cure or prevention, but is acknowl-
edged to be of the highest Importance.
At present its practical value is dag
nostic. 1t enables a distinction read
lily, even easily, to be drawn between
malignant and benignant growth at
the same time.
The fundamental Importance of the
discovery must not be discounted.
Heretofore the most terrible thing
about cancer has been the ignorance
of the causes of it's birth and growth.
A microbe parasite has been suggest
ed. but failed completely to justify the
theories founded on the assumption Of
it's presence
Another theory which has been ac-
copied generally OF late has been that
cancer is the untimely growth of an
embryonic tissue-that is, a tissue which
had existed in the body stationary ard
undeyeloped since some previous stage.
The body's evolution from it's embryo
had started it into activity, and it de-
velOped at a furious rate in an entire
ly wrong way. Prof. Farmer and his
colleagues have now established the
nature of the cancer cells, the method
of their growth, the possible connec-
ton of this growth and the irritating
causes which provoked it, incidentally
showing that cancer cells are not a
Of the embryonic tissue
1t is difficult to explain the discoy-
cry briefly in popular language, but
the central point is the establishment
of The fact that the cancer cells are
cells which under some kind of irri-
tating stimulus behave not as ordinary
cells, but as ii they were cells of the
tissue. The process OBJ
served during the development makes
it easy to tell If cell is malignant
cancer. Research, therefore, has
new field of observation in finding
what agents of irritation are causing
an ordinary cell to act the same as
cells of reproductive tissue
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19

street, extending north from Olive 525
feet, by width of la feet, with wings
extending east and west, each 200 feet,
occupying Locust street.
The project had been heralded
throughout the country. The people OF
Missouri responded literally. From all
the loyal states and territories came
donations in profusion, among which
were many rare and curious articles.
Contributions came also from England,
Germany and France.
One of the most interesting features
was an immense shoe, perched on which
was the daughter of Lieut.. Gen. U. s..
Grant, now Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris.
The cute little miss that she was then
represented
Old woman who lived in a shoe.
And had so many children she didn't
know what to do.
She was rugged as such, with big
white cap and spectacles, and surround
ed by dolls of various sizes and attire,
and most attractively arranged.
The fair was a great success and net
ted for the sanitary commission nearly
$500 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
MAKE EATING A BUSINESS.
Professionals Are Paid by Indians
to Perform Feats of Gas

4 One Of tho most striking customs Of
the past that are preserved by the In
dams of to-day is found among the
tribes on DEVILS Lake reservation in
North Dakota says the Hygienic Ca
zette. Supervisor Wright, of the In
dian service, gives the following ac-
count OF this peculiar practice:
From time immemorial the Devils
Lake Sioux have adhered to an old
custom in regard to the treatment of a
guest. According to their etiquette, it
is the bounde:s duty of the host to sup
ply his guest with all the food he may
desire, and, as a rule, the apportion-
ment set before the visiting Indian is
much in excess of the capacity of a
single man. But by the same custom
the guest is obliged to eat all that is
placed before him else he grossly in
suits his entertainer. 1t was found that
this practice would work a hardship.
But instead Of dispensing with the Gus
tom the Indian method of reasoning
was applied and what is known as tho
professional eater was brought to the
front
while the guest is supposed to eat
all that is placed before him it serves
the same purpose if his neighbor as
sists in devouring the bountiful repast,
the main object being to have the plate
clean when the meal is finished. 1t is
not always practicable to depend upon
q neighbor at table to assist in get
ting away with large dinner and In
order to insure final consumption of
the allotted portion visiting Indians
call upon these professional eaters.
whose duty it is to sit beside him
through the meal and eat what the
guest leaves The professional eaters
are never looked upon in the light of
guests, but more as travelling compan-
ions with a particular duty to perform.
These eaters receive from one to two
and even three dollars for each meal
where they assist. 1t is stated by the
agent at the DEVILS Lake reservation
that one of the professional eaters has
been known to dispose of II pounds Of
beef Al sitting. That they are capa-
BILE of eating an almost fabulous
amount / myself can testify"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
CUBA's RICHEST WOMAN.
Sonora Abreu, In Spite of Her Wealth
and Social Rank. In a Simon
Pure Democrat,

Havana has its Sonora Abreu, Just az
England has it's Baroness Burdett-
Coutts, and just as the United States has
its Hetty Green.
She is the richest woman in Cuba, a
handsome, intelligent, rather aristo-
cratic widow, worth 81 100000, and with
no membranes. She is considered a
catch.
To northern eyes 100000 does not
seem important. But, says the Boston
Globe, that sum Of money in Cuba is
looked upon as immense wealth, and SO
it is, considering the impoverished con-
dition of the island, and the years OF op-
preston when there was no incentive
to amass wealth.
Rosa Abreu is Cuban born. Her hus-
band was Cuban, and all her interests
and sympathies are entirely non-Span-
ish. Aside from Countess Fernandino,
she is the most-talked-of woman in Ha-
vana, principally for her social charm,
her great generosity in charitable mat
ters, her taste in dress, and her hospi-
tally.
She lives in the Cerro, fashionable
suburb of Havana, or more precisely at
Palatino, on the edge of the Cerro. On
Sunday afternoon and evening she
holds salon, which has actually be-
come famous in the West Indies.
Everybody goes. 1t is the meeting
place of the representatives of the best
Cuban and American society in Havana.
Officers of the army and navy in uni
form line up in battalions around the
walls OF her dining rooms. The literary,
artistic and dramatic world Of the
Cuban capital come to meet this clever
woman, with clear, bright, quick mind
like northern woman. All society
pays homage to her and she accepts it
all with simple, democratic grace and
dignity.
At the Ahreu dancing parties one
meets the prettiest Cuban girls Of the
capital, and the best of the Americans,
and since Sonora Abreu speaks English
and French as perfectly as Spanish, she
is quite competent to entertain CO.'S
mopolitan assembly.
Sonora Aureus home at Palatino Is
the typical planters mansion of the bet
ter class. It is built Of brick, covered
over with stucco, and great balconies
and verandas surround it on all sides,
giving it an appearance of comfort and
ease. A grove of tall, stately royal palms
surrounds it and makes the house
cool and shady retreat.
Within the furnishings are an evil
dence of the good taste of this southern
woman. The rooms are large and the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
Three doctors, Opinions.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. l5.-Physicians
have accepted Dodd's Kidney Pills as thsI
standard remedy for diseases OF the Nd
neys and kindred complaints. h. ID. LUZ
away, NJ. D., of Benton, ILL.,, says:
l"Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me OF LA,
betes after everything else had failed ana
was given up to die. have since pre-
scribed them in my regular. practice LOT
every form Of Kidney Trouble and have
never as yet known them to fail.
Jesse L. Lines, NJ. D., st. John, nan
sas, says ~ ~
II prescribed Dodd's Kidney Pills for
the little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Bride of this place who suffered from
Epileptic fits following Scarletina; results
were miraculous; have never seen any
thing like it,
Leland Williamson, NJ. D., Yorktown
Ark, says
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best medl-
cine I know of for all forms of Kidney
Disease. / believe in using the remedy
that relieves and cures my patients
whether ethical or not, and l always pre-
scribe Dodd's Kidney Pills and can testify
that they invariably accomplish perma'
nent and perfect cure Of all Kidney Com
plants"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
Picture Post Card Screen.

A pretty use to put the picture postal
cards that accumulate so rapidly these
days, especially if one has friends
abroad, is to paste them in an artistic
arrangement on screen, then cover
them with glass. A young fellow
amused himself by decorating three
fold screen in this manner with dado
OF stamps and postmarks. Such pro-
duction makes welcome addition to a
boys or girls bedroom, especially if the
owner has worked and fused over it
himself, and the possessor is likely to
be the enyied Of all his or her COM
radeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
NELLIE GRANT IN SHOE.
Pleasing Recollection of the Great
Sanitary Fair Held In st. Louis,
Mo-, In 1864.


1t has been We: said that many noble
enterprises owe their origin and success
to women. This truth was exemplified
during our civil war by schemes to pro-
mote the comfort and relieve the suffer
ings of the soldiers A notable instance
was the great fair in St Louis, known
as the Mississippi Valley Sanitary fair,
In 1864. The project was for the benefit
OF the sanitary commission, which had
been instituted in St. Louis in 1861 by
Gen. Fremont.
The enterprise was pushed with zeal
and enthusiasm. The Inauguration was
set for May II, and extensive prepara-
lions were made. The fair was opened
the next day in an immense pavilion,
which had been erected in Twelfth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19

ceilings high, and, like all Cuban houses,
homelike and inviting.
There is little art in Cuba, and as a
consequence few, if any, pictures are
found hanging on Cuban walls. Sonora
Abreu, however, appreciates the at
Effectiveness of room hung with pic
lures, and, therefore, has made of them,
She has discovered as we'll the artistic
effect of small tropical palms indoors
and has used them to advantage.
In country where they grow SO
plentifully one would imagine that Gu
ban housewives would use them as
means of decoration, but they are al
most totally ignored. Sonora Aureus
house is filled with bric-a-brac, and
many oriental rugs and real brussels
curtains, all in excellent taste.
In the wealthiest Cuban homes it is
the custom to stable the horses in the
courtyard Of the house, and also to
push the carriages through the immense
portals into the lower corridor itself.
Sonora Abreu, however, has followed
the American custom and constructed
stables for her fine horses away from
the house. Living in the country, as she
does, there is more ground space and
she is better able to build outhouses.
Her plantation, given over almost en-
tirely to the cultivation of coffee, is one
of the largest in Cuba. 1t is composed
Of 10000 acres of magnificent coffee
land. A mill built at cost of over
$3.50, 900 stands in the midst of it. When
the plantation and mill are in active
operation several hundred plantation
hands are employed. At present all
work has been suspended on account of
the unsettled state of affairs. Sonora
Abreu supports these farm hands even
though they are forced toidleness by the
uncertainty of the times.
Rosa Abreu is not yet IS years OF age,
and great many of the young bloods OF
Havana have sought her hand. She is
certainly a handsome woman, Of the
southern Latin type, with black hair
and eyes. Her figure Is a little too
plump for gracefulness, but she dresses
excellently, and with such skill that one
is inclined to overlook the tendency to
embOnpOint.