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Year: 1868

In Mr.. John Timbs's e Notable.
Things of Our Own Time" are
some accounts of the curiosities of
scientific investigation - among
them the following concerning the
hour of death:


The subject of the hour of
death, (says Mr.. Haviland, an emi-
-nent- surgeon, in a paper read to
the British Association, has oocu-
pied the attention of medical wri-
ters from the time of Actius, who
fiourished at tho court of Constan-
tinople in the fifth century, up to
the present date, but no practical
fruit has been the result for the
physician in his treatment of dis
ease. He concluded that the time
had now arrived for a thorough
investigation of the facts IN our
possession, inasmuch as if there
be any latent truth in them of inn
portance to mankind, it is our sim
pie duty to evoke that truth, and
avail ourselves of its teachings in
the practice of medicine, He re-
marked that the physicians duties
do not cease when he has ascer-
tanned the disease of his patient,
and prescribed medicine to re-
move it; by medicine alone the pa
tient is not healed, he has to act
upon the ady6ce of Hippocrates,
and see that those In attendance
do their duty also, and in his alb
senoe watch every phase and act
in the living patient. But, to so
direct, the physician must know
each cause Of change and by his
knowledge anticipate what may
occur: lay down siraple rules for
the guidance of friends and nurses,
and teach them how to watch each
circumstance of disease; he must
know the changefulness OF our
bodies in health he must take due
account Of this changefulness when
illness superyenes he must know
when all our vital functions are at
their height; he must know when
they are at their lowest ebb, for
this knowledge is a most necessary
element Of success in his combat
with the enemy he is implored to
encounter. OF late years the art
Of nursing has more than ever oC-
oupied tho thoughts Of physicians
Year: 1868

bordered with silver thread The dress, croirdhonnfT
is made of tule Dresses with large patterns also
worn the embroidery In several bright colors forming an
apron The front Of the skirt Ia ornamented with gn'
wreaths. formed by small patterns. The dress OF fa
daisies Is ornamented in the same manner. Along the
large embroidered designs rows OF daisies For young
ladies the patterns microscopic acorns or small
flowers OF different shades crepe sprinkcd with gOd
and silver is likewise very fashionable. Richly en-
brodered six and velvet maintain their place the present
seasOn-more especially those interviewer with gold ana
silver When the style Of Louis XIV Is supposed to be in
tated the hair Is powdered and drawn high
cushion I'm front as in times OF old. The hardress IA
Grecque with ornaments hanging slow as the waist Is
row headbands with large flower at the side chgnon
much vogue These bands are OF gold but in Their
place n row pearls garnets, or cOras may be used
butterflies and dragonhcs also form pretty head orna
ments and are generally OF steel and gold such as
arc used in bonnets In next number shall speak
more about promenade dresses
Year: 1868




SIR: have noticed your articles urging specie
resumptloD by the Government, and for what reason
they hesitate unable 10 pcrcciyc cannot be be-
they have got specie enough Half the amount
they hold would be sufficient, believe Iou have
well sad "t is only mental operaon;" they seem TO
think it is entirely metal and appears they have


mistaken metal for mette, which Is much needed IN the
operation. Surprising that the Secretary OF the Treasury
should by telegraph TO all the newspapers that
the Treasures would pay specie for grccnbacks the next
day. what would be the natural effect upon the people OF
the United Satesl Every would say the Government
has resumed. paper dollar Of the United States Is
the gold and IL IL longer object to
gold for the sake OF obtaining premiumthe time has
gone by IL have money To Oan TO make pure chases
with TO deposit grecnbacks are MS good gold, and
vastly convenient. The masses Of the people would
be coDtented with resumption aud should there be
attempt at combinations to drain the Treasury they
would mserably fall and be laughed at ho0tcd at for
their meanness and want OF decency No parties would
have bills enough TO threaten the Treasury except the
banks, and they dare not attempt H. were they ever so


much disposed for their existence is in the pleasure of the
GOyerlipcnt


A conversion Of foregn-held securities and drain Of
specie Is not at all probable because their money Is much
better invested than It could be anywhere else What
motive would they have Ia withdraw their money when
this operation would akc then feel much more conu-
Year: 1868

A veteran of 1912 asks why Congress delays
pass pension bill for the veterans of the war of 1872
AS have already pension and bounty law for such as
were wounded and for the widows and orphans OF sue
as fell In that presume our CORRESPONDENT ue
whether they sustained injury not We presume Con-
gress delays to pass such bill from Deet that more
should first be satisfied.
Year: 1868

To ne Editor Of TAs Tribune


SIR: You will be doing the public and myself


great favor by cautionng them against imposor by
the name OF Joseph McDugal an aged Scotchman, who
tells pltfu story over tho Of his wife at sea, and
whose only aim is DC able to return TO his native land
TO die there. lie has dnped a large number OF very
worthy Scotch people in the upper pat OF the city, and
now going else where TO Dd out others to impose
on them The has a letter OF introduction from my
self which too freely and for which purpose II
was never intended. BENJAMIN WILSON, NJ. ID.


Jan. Is, 1868, No. 303 ThrdGre
Year: 1868

SEEING IS DECEIvING. - Here is a
row of ordinary capital letters and fig
ures -


SSSSX XXZZZZ33 8 s s 8


They are such as are made up of two
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully at
these and you will perceive that the up
ner halves Of the characters are a very
little smaller than the lower halves-so
little that an ordinary eye will declare
them to be Of equal size. Now turn the
page upside down, and, without any
careful looking, you will see that this
difference in size Is very much exaggera-
ted-that the real top half OF the letter
is very much smaller than the bottom
hail 1t will be seen from this that there
is tendency i'll the eye to enlarge the
upper part Of any object upon winch 1t
looks. We might draw two circles OF
unequal size and SO place lham that they
should appear equal.-Once a No"th.
Year: 1868

SLURs ON WoMAN.-At Il recent din
ner in this city, at which no ladies were
present, a man, in responding 10 the
toast Oh Woman" dweit almost solely
Oh the frailty Of the sex, claiming that
the best among them were little better
than the worst, the chief difference being
IN the surrounding.


At the conclusion Of the speech, a
Gentleman present rose to his feet, and
said:


81 trust the gentleman, in the appL-
cation OF lis remarks, refers 10 his own
mother and sisters, and not to ours


The effect of this most just and timely
rebuke was overwhelming the maligner
of women was covered with confusion
and shame -PackarGs Monthly.
Year: 1868

The Tribune thinks that 'if Gen.
BUTLER lfor example) were tomorrow
made Commissioner, and should accept
the place, either that tax would be
paid or whisky would cease TO be man
ufactured." But, the Tribune says,
''if the whisky tax must be reduced,
we suggest 81 as the proper rate; and
then let there be no mistake as to its
rigorous collection PROFESSIONALLY
that whI do the business. Let the
whisky ring be made to understand
that Congress has gone to the limit of
magninimity by reducing the tax to 81;
and that now it must be collected
positively and without reserve. That
will fetch them


But if that is not efteetual, the Tri-
bune has another recourse yet in re-
serve. 1t is this:


I'VE suggest a clause in the new
Revenue act stipulating that, whenever
the price of whisky in this market
shall fall below the rate of duty, with
at least 25 cents per gallon added as
the lowest possible cost of production,
the Commissioner shall resign-the
same rule to apply at a months end
70 his successor. Rely on it, such
clause would soon bring to hand an
auger that lgolld bore; and thenceforth
the buying of Senators by whisky
rings would become one of the lost arts.


This is an improvement on the pres
ent law that when the price Of whisky
in any District falls below the rate of
tax, the Collector shall close all the
dlstilleries. This WAS q wise FsDVision
tc enable the whisky ring to keep up
the price among themselves. We sug
gest q further improvement to make
the system perfect, that when the
price of whisky falls below the tax and
25 cents, the Secretary of the Treasury
and the President shall resign, the
same rule to apply at a months end
to their successors. This would bring
sugers that would bore. Let US have
the whole Government set on a sliding
scale on the market priceof whisky
Cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1868

The Senate judiciary Committee has
against the amendstory bank
rupt bill passed 10y the House two
months ago, and advised its indefinite
postponement. No action was taken
by the Senate. The bill. is in three
sections, the principle provisions being
one extending ill New Years the
time within which no discharge shall
be granted to a debtor whose assets
are less than so per cent, of the claims
proved against his estate unless he
files the assent in writing to such a
proceeding. of majority in number
and value of his creditors.
Year: 1868

In Dallas county, Iowa, the grass
hoppers appear piled up from four to
five deep, and as they pass over the
ground not enough vegetation is left
in their track to keep life in field
mouse.
Year: 1868

Hnot too far gone may be coated rendering them
IRE proof and preventing any further wear or
decay This question Of preserving shingle
roofs is worthy of attention, for. if for trifing
expense yon can have your shingle roof made
good as new and at the same time proof against
sparire Il Is Worfh knowing
Year: 1868

I am fully prepared with the best material,
and shall give ny exclusive attention to the
supplying of this roofing. and all work will be
done under my own supervision: believing in
the old maxim that he who BY the plough would
thrive. himself must either hold or drive"


S. PARISH
Year: 1868

The following address has been issued
to the Welsh citizens of Oneida county,
New York Governor Seymour's resi-
dence):


To the Welsh Residents IN Oneida Coum-


ty:


FELLoW-CIr1zENs AT the request
of the committee of the Welsh Grant and
Colfax Club, formed in the city of Utica,
we desire humby and earnestly to call
your attention to the Importance that
every one of you should vote in an hon
est, enlightened and conscientious man
ner in the coming election. We do not
wish to say anything concerning the per
sonal character of either of the candidates
for the high power of President and Vice
President of the United States; but we
are fully convinced that the principles
professed by Grant and Colfax are most
in accordance with the politics of the
United States for the last eight years,
and agree better with the principles of
liberty truth and justice, and are more
likely to lead the whole country to peace,
comfort, prosperity and honor. 1t ap-
pears to us that the principles and speech
es of the Democratic party naturally lead
to the re-establlshment of slavery IN the
South, thus rendering useless the great
sacrifice of property and lives made by
the friends of liberty in the last war, if
not leading us into another war, more des-
tructive and terrible, in the future.


On their side also are those who rebell-
ed against the Government and caused
the greatwa which proved the death OF
hundreds of Welshmen and thousands
from other nations. The trade prospect
is also worthy of attention. We are pro-
missed if the Democrats are placed In
power that the taxes will be less, and
that the public money will be managed
more economically. But their former
history when in power gives us but very
little room to expect economy from them
| and their financial schemes do not seen
likely to lead to any improvement II The
circumstances Of the country. They pro
pose to pay the national debt in green
backs instead of gold. This will cause
every one who is possessed OF gold to keel
it or send it to other countries, wher
there is better security. Thus trade vii
be stopped, the greenbacks Will be depre
ciated in value, the country will sink int
poverty and disgrace, and its progress ant
development will be hindered for man
years to come. This is our opinion, con
scientiously formed, and while we alloy
to others the same liberty to judge as W
claim to ourselves, we urge you, one an
all, to vote for Grant and Colfax; and ou
earnest desire is that every Welshma
throughout the United States should d


the same.
Year: 1868

A writer in the Oneida Circular de-
scribes singular adventure:


"The train was to start at ll:45, and it
wanted but few minutes of the time


AS I stood there in the darkness within a
few feet of the Kissing monster, my heart
began to fail me, and almost resolved to
abandon my hazardous undertaking.
What if I should lose my hold and be
thrown off in front of that crushing mass
of machinery? Such thoughts kept
whirling through my mind, and / hesita-
ted. Suddenly the bell rang. Hardly
realizing what did, / hastily left the
dark recess and stepped on the heavy
framework in front of the engine. BY
means of stout leather strap [ bound
myself on by passing it round my body
and under one of the strong bars of the
cow-catcher While was thus engaged
the train had left the depot and with
rapidly increasing speed was passing
throughsthe city. had some fears lest
some of the hag-men at the street crossing
should discover me and signal the engi-
neer; for well knew that if n, should
become aware Of my perilous situation he
would stop the train and take me off My
fears were groundless, The strong glare of
the headlight directly over me made my
position, by contrast, almost invisible to
any one in front.


Passing the last crossing with rush
and roar, we sp-d on through the SUBJ
urbs, and into the open country. The
city lights disappeared one by one in the
distance and we were fairly on our way.
It was a wild night. The light of the
moon struggled with difficulty through
the dark clouds which were driven before
strong wind from the southwest. Now
and then an opening would illumine the
landscape with sudden burst of silvery
light, to be Immediately followed by al.
most total darkness as the heavy cumul
rolled up in masses of inky blackness
The cone of light from the dazzling lens
above me would then cut the darkness in
its onward rush with startling clearness
| Now flashing up the rocky sides of some
mountain gorge, Illuminating rock, tres
and shrub with almost daylight distinct
ness anon lOSllIS ltSolA All UhO OoAA OeAAAoA'
darkness as we emerged into the countr..
beyond; then shooting along the rail
ahead. making them look like glistenins
silver until they disappeared in the dark
ness beyond.


tsMiie after mile we sped along. [ ha


become somwhat used to my strange pc
sition, but it required constant attentio


to prevent my feet from slipping from tn


lower bar of the frame on which | wa
standing: At best I had but partial foo


hold, and the constant jar of the engin


on the short curves would almost thro'


me off. In passing through the S. mout


tains the road was very rough and crooked


The ponderous engine bounded along wit
now and then a sudden lurch il its seen
ingly mad effort to plunge into the blac


chasms which yawned on every side. |
one of these sudden movements the buck
; Of my strap broke, and | was only save
from instant death by wedging my hant
4; between the bars of the COW catcher ar
( clasping them underneath. 1 must no
on now for dear life Once opened n
e mouth to scream, in the hope that
e would hear ne. A second thought co
vinced me Of the uselessnes Of attemptll
Year: 1868

A schoolmaster. after giving one of his
pupils sound drubbing for speaking bad
grammer, sent him to the other end of
the room to inform another boy that he
wished to speak to him, and at the same
time promised to repeat the dose if he
spoke to him ungrammatlcally. The
youngster being quite satisfied with what
he got, determined to be exact, and thus
addressed his fellow-pupil: "a singular
number, nominative case, and in an an
cry mood. that sits perched upon an
eminence at the other end of the room


wishes to articulate few sentences to you
in the present tense" -
Year: 1868

driven through his clothing and into the
boards under him, so that he could not
possibly escape, and then the tent set on
fire; another was nailed to the side OF a
building outside the fort, and then the
building set on fire and burned. The
charred remains of FIVE or six bodies were
afterwards found, all but one SO much dis
figured and consumed by the flames that
they could not be identified, and the iden-
tifcation of that one is not absolutely GER


tain, although there can hardly be doubt
that it Was the body of Lieut.. Akerstrom
of the 18th Tennessee cavalry, and ma
tive Tennesseean. Several witnesses who
saw the remains, and who were personally
acquainted with him while living, have
testified that it is their firm belief that it
was his body that was thus treated.


''These deeds of murder and cruelty
ceased when night came, only to be re-
newed the next morning, when the de-
mons carefully sought among the dead
lying about in all directions for any of the
wounded yet alive, and those they found
were deliberately shot. Scores of the
dead and wounded were found there the
day after the massacre, by the men from
some of our gunboats, who were permit
ted to go on shore and collect the wound
ed and bury the dead. The rebels them
selves had made a pretence of burying
great many of their victims, but they had
merely thrown them, without the least
regard to care or decency, into the
trenches and ditches about the fort, or the
little hollow and mvines on the hill side,
covering them ony partially with earth


Portions of heads and faces, hands and
feet, were found protruding through the
earth in every direction, The testimony
also establishes the fact that the rebels
buried some of tle living with the dead,
a few succeeded afterwards in digging
themselves out, o. were dug out by others,
one of whom your committee found In
Mound City hospital, and there examined.


"Many other Instances of equally afro
cious cruelty might be enumerated, but
your committee feel compelled to refrain
from giving here more of the heart-sick-
ening details, and refer to the statements
contained in the voluminous testimony
herewith submitted. Those statements
were obtained by them from eye-witnesses
and sufferers, many of them. as they were
examined by your committee, were lying
upon beds of pain and suffering, some SO
feeble that their lips could with difficulty
frame the words by which they endeav
L. IL
Year: 1868

the side Of white men, not 10 address the only
but expound the policy Of parties and discuss the great


questions Of the day. for the edcaOn aud instruction OF
white men and white women ana when the speeches OF
these orators reported in the public journals and
spoken Of in terms OF praise, ana Win dlspagnS COM


parisons between their orat0ry ana mat OF Whe men
who speak and after them justify not only the
emancipation Of the negro. but the gft to him OF e
light of suffrage and OF holding office Tor we most Droa'
ly admit he is not only 1T 10 be free but t aso
10 vote and 10 hold Office, and that he Is III mte


and eOduence at least the equal OF the large MAJOR
10 x ths wso Lsee We believe that ne Is nor NJ " ue
free much less N to vote. fhAt there are few excep
tons in nowise proves the fitness OF the race IL Is GER
tainy intended by above resolutiOn that the negro
shall understand that the Democratic party plhus
itself cOncede 10 all OF them who vote the Deocfat


ticket the franchise and privilege OF voting during all
time. do not believe that in ten OF those VINO are
bound by this pledge mean TO be bound by u III
rights that they may now possess, the resO'
luton only binds those whose promise IL EN-
bodies secure these rights in the DISTINGUISHED
whites Shall be enfranchlsed by the negro vote. tls
should not be effected by hut against that vote, Is there
any pledge given those negroes, who not numerous
enough majority OF their and color neverthe
less enfranchsemen and do all they can TO
restore to Tghtsi n ii intended to guarantee
to these however few the right TO vote Will not tne
Radical orators ask: Why tins not plainly
said in so many words Why make the guaran
to any dependent the vote of all or OF majority


do think that any large number Of the negroes OF
this Will for Seymour and Blair or berWlch
Very fe of then think believe word OF that which
Democratic say to them. They understand the
Brownsville resolution in the which their Radical
leaders mpute to IT, The large OF them stand I'M
movable sulen stubborn and stupid malignant and re-
yengeful under the Radical banner and believe IN the
gospel Of Jacobnsn and the aposteate OF Sr Barbour
Year: 1868

~ The Wilmington (N. O. Jour- nal says: "The reports that we have been enabled to gather in regard to the cotton crop of this section, and in fact the whole State, indicate that the yield will be about equal to that of last year. The number of acres under cultivation is much less than was the case last year. but the yield to the acre has been decidedly better. On the whole our farmers have done well with the indifferent labor they were enabled to secure, and have cause to rejoice that their fortune has been thus good.
Year: 1868

~Ths New York Times complains that "the Democratic organs keep up their clamor against military despotism, forget ful of the fact that all these governments have been superseded by the newly form ed State governments In answer to this, we would rsk the Times if it thinks a bayonet any loss bayonet for being in the hands of an ignorant nego than of a white soldier. Let him understand that we complain of something far worse than military despotism." When that was withdrawn from the State government it was like substituting the devil for witch N O. Tmes