smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

A prominent physician of New York has
written an interesting letter to the Times upon
the tendency of the velocipede to produce
hernia, and says that the frequency OF this ac-
cident is far greater than is generally supposed,
and gives his reasons. In view of the fact
that some of these things are already in Idaho,
and more are likely to come, we present the
remarks of this physician, as follows:


The operator sits with his feet in the proper
places legs at a variable angle with the body,
the latter being slightly bent forward; the
hands on the crossbar Thus he sits, his limbs
moving downward, upward, forward, back
ward, using slight exertion on level, little
descending a hill, and very much in ascending.
And what now is the condition Of things? All
those muscles which, when the body Is In one
straight line, were tense, now become relaxed.
The hernial rings and canals are somewhat
open, and while thus open, let the Vlscera De
slightly or powerfully pressed upon. as will be
the case when the machine Is IN motion, ny the
action of the abdominal muscles which are &C.
cessories to those of the legs, in vast majori-
ty of cases the hernial tumOr will appear. II
the victim does not understand his case, or if
a surgeon is not convenient, the state of affairs
is indeed alarming and even if it is reduced,
unless the proper precautions be taken, the
tumor will reappear. Not only the relaxed
condition of the abdominal rings, and the force
exerted by the abdominal muscles, but that
powerful internal muscle, the diaphragm, is


lending It's aid to the other causes in the pro-
duction of hernia For it must be apparent to
all that there is danger, not only to those who
haze never been ruptured, but are predsposed
from the formation, or rather lack of terma-
ton, of their bodies, but also those who have
been rupturcd and are now cured. Here.
then. is a tendency to the reformation of the
tumor And what shall we say of those who
are already ruptured! The least exertlon
may cause the tumor to appear, inasmuch as
there is formed passage already, and espe-
cially since the pad is constantly liable to be-
come misplaced.
Year: 1869

HYDRopuo8A-Thi frightful malady has
been singularly frequent and fatal in the States
eastward during the past few months. In al.
most every paper which we get from that side
of the continent mention is made of one or
more fatal cases, and in almost every instance
the cause was the bite of a pet dog, or of dog
not mad but irritated by teazing. and the bite
nj the time of its inilicton was so trivial as to
create neither present pain nor fear of future
i'll effects 4 late Cincinnati paper reports
two cases of most agonizlng deaths from hy-
drophobia-one, of Timothy Creedon, sober,
industrious man of that city, who had been
bitten by small pet black and tan terrier
while playing with it in his lap, nine weeks
before. The bite was given just between the
thumb and foretinger Of his right hand, and
barely drew blood Yet from this slight wound
hvdrophobia ensued, and Creedon at last died
after days of frightful convulsions and suffer-
ing. The other case was that of John ID. Sar-
gent, of Frankfort, Kentucky, whose case Is
thus briefly reported


About three months ago he received bite
from a small dog in his meat store. Ihe
wound healed rapidly, and he gave the subject
no further thought. until he was seized last
Saturday with spasmOdic convulsions when ne
tried to quench his thirst. lie was attended
bv all the leading physicians of the place, and
was rational to the last, attempting to injure
no one, and refraining from caressng his fam
iv. lest the malady be communicated to them.
He leaves a wife and five children in needy
circumstances His chief fear in dying was
that they might come TO want.
Year: 1869

NorEWnErlY.-Thc Radicals profess great
devotion Ia the cause Of the negro; they insist
that be must enjoy equal political and loyal
rights with all in the land The people Of the
south do not believe in negro equality. Yet,
in Dispensing political tavors. The Radicals re-
fuse to give public office 10 negroes in the
North. where the advocates of Negro Equality
prevail. but they insist on putting negroes into
office in the South, where the mass Of the pco-
pie oppose negro suffrage. We have always
believed that the genus of our government
taught that the people in every section should


have the regulation of their own local concerns,
and that objectionable officers never should be
placed over any community. But the patent
right Radicasm Of New England asserts that
while the North may admire Sambo thcoret-
ically and prescribe him practically, the South
must receive him as a superior, and feed and
sustain him. with white nccks under his feet.
Year: 1869

VALUABLE PRoPERTY.-Rcal estate has
wonderfully advanced in value in the city of
New York. A lot and the building on it,
northeast corner of Broadway and Broomc
streets, which fifteen years ago cost S250,00o,
is now estimated to be worth Sl000,000
Year: 1869

WoMAN's INFLUENcE.-It is q won.
drous advantage to man, in every pur-
suit or vocation, to secure an adviser
in a sensible woman. In woman there
is at once a subtle delicacy of fact,
and plain soundness of judgment,
which arc rarely combined to an
equal degree in man. A woman, il
she be really your friend, will have n
sensitive regard for your character,
honor, repute. She will seldom coun.
sci you 20 do a shabby thing, for a
woman friend always desires to be
proud of you. AT the same time her
constitutional tmidity makes her
more cautious than your male friend
She. therefore, seldom counsels you to
an imprudcnt thing. A mans best
female friend is wife of good sense
and heart whom he loves, and who
loves him. But, supposing the man
to bc without helpmate, female
friendship he must still have, or his
intellect will be without garden,
aud there will be many an unheeded
gap, even in It's strongest fence
Better and safer of course, arc such
friendships whore disparity of years
or circumstances puts the idea Of love
out Of the question. Middle life has
rarely this advantage; youth and old
ago have. Wo may lave female
friendship with those much older
and those much younger, than our
selves. Female friendship Is TO a man
the bulwarlS, sweetness, ornament oI
his very existence.
Year: 1869

'Tis late. But not too late TO do
good. 1t is not too late for us TO ask
those who read this simple little chap
ter Of unvarnished fact to see if they
cannot be moro kind to the poor
everywhere--moro careful Of their
earnings and that glorious manhood
women love, children admire, and We
all glory in; that their hearts and
hands may be strengthened and their
homes and homc-oncs more beautiful,
loving, and happy when comes TO
them the hour of rest. And so VIC lay
aside the pen-close the desk--go to
the bedside OF our darling, kiss her
while she sleeps and happily dreams,
and thank God that we have honest
manhood and kindness of heart
enough to love those who love us--to
care for them--think of them-watch
and wait for them, by happy hearth
and fender; and 10 assist those in
distress, as though misfortune some
time we may need help, when sickness
has prevented our earning enough TO
make comfortable those who look for.
ward with Joy TO the coming Of Satr-
ddy Night.-"Brick' Pomeroy
Year: 1869

come--holo be will come, and where
the food for the morrow will come
from.


The pictures of their homes are
hateful TO their eyes. for conscience
still lives. Lacking the manhood of
men, they cringe and shrink gutter
ward like cowards-iighting not for
themselves nor the ones they ought
to love. O.. How thankful are we
that our life is not thus rotten That
our walk is notin the gutter Of human.
ily. And how thankful that God has
given us strength to work and iDeli-
nation to help those ip need so far as
we can. And how thankful the
women of the land should be who
have good homes; loving husbands,
and happy families, no matter if they
40 not dress in silks, diamonds, and
preslous je-aels. The most priceless
jewel is the heart tAsf loves and pro.
vdes for those who by thehe~rth and
fender watch for the coming Of tho
loved one who is at work, each like a
God guide artist, on that beautiful
picture--a happy home, where com
fort, not want--smiling faces, and not
skeleton wretchedness, sits in the
foreground.


Men. Are you men who thus
neglect your homes and your loved
ones DO you prefer misery to hap
pinessY Have you no heart for the
weary ones who wait your coming,
and who pray TO God, piing up broken
hearts before Him in testimony Of
their wretchedness, that you may
come carly, and come in that glorious
manhood which on earth blazes the
forest for the road TO heavcn2


How the ear reaches out to catch
tho sound of his fooistepl How the
heart sinks like hot lead, burning into
the very soul, as the wife and mother
detects the staggering stcp-sees the
red leer Of dazed intellect, or submits
her lips TO the fumes which rise from
the chimney Of the human hell before
hcrl And o! God, what must be the
feelings of child whose love is thus
smothered in disgust aud dread Of one
It should love, as the vine clings to
and wraps its arms about the oak, to
protect and beautify. And the wife
who weeps, who waits, who mourns
for the living g-dead who comes TO her
and demands in drunken maudlincy
that she obey-submt like slave to
his filth, his coarseness, his degrada-
ton. God pity her, in home or hovcl.
Honest poverty can be borne, but TO
sit on the reeking cmbcrs of dssipa-
ton, as do thousands deserving of
better treatment, is enough to sicken
one with humanity.


Men can be good-women can be
good-we can all be more or less good,
as We will. Honest pride and tender
love will make us happy. Some do,
and some will strive TO do better
God helm all such. And those who
viii not-who love to make miserable
their homc-ones, and leave them
uncared forgive them on earth and
in the eternal land that love and that
pity they will not have for themselves
or give others.
Year: 1869

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached to q very
large congregation yesterday afternoon. taking for
his text the twelfth Of the fourteenth chapter
Of Pauls Epistle to the Romans-"So then every
one Of rs shall give account of himself to God"


This, the preacher eaid, may appear supreme
appeal to fear better than not at ALL But neither
in the context in the nature OF the Is this doc
trine of personal accountability to God merely an
instrument ST fear but on the contrary the doctrine
Is full OF noble comfort hope. courage and Of per-
soual liberty. We apt perceive how ex-
ceedingly rich are the blessings tnat dow
from the circumstance that VIC are directly
and indirectly connected with God and personally
accountable to him. There are so many
fears and such a consciousness OF Ill desert from
Imperfect conduct on our part and from an absolute
failure In things we ought TO nave done tnat we lose
personal accountability to God. Men have Always
lived under authority. and we therefore know what
accountability means. Every man In MS particular
sphere has to render an account OF his actions
kings, priests judges, magistrates, employers and
masters These and hike names suggest the fact Of
the universally Of personal accountability We are
under the Inspection, not OF one but OF multitude
VINO nave fent 10 ,naTise in,o ',e coaaScr nCcr
on account OF our deeds and actions. But the Apos
tie teaches that all taese derive their authority from


God, and that In SO far as II comes from God II Is
divine. THIS authority is merely distribution and
delegation OF the power and o.ice OF one supreme
Wherever we go Gods eye Is upon us; not as spy,
but as our father-hOnorable, Iull OF magnanimly,
generosity. No man ever possessed one-thOusandIh
part Of the generosity OF God Greathealted, lo1g-
suffering, not quick to take offence, but quick
to forgive, abouuding In goodness and mercies,
forgivDg transxressions and iniqu.ies. and sins Of
every shade and degree OF wrOng-doing because He
is the Father. This accountability Is not rigorous
one, but Is adapted TO the exgencies OF and
to exlgences OF our nature and OF the world In
which we live. And when the last day OF account
ability and judgment comes, instead OF banos OF
single souls cohorts shall come trooplg through all
space to give an account Of Gods administration
bOundless words, myriads and myriadS OF worlds
shall bring their mutltudes. all pouring into the
mighty stream that viii attest Gods love and ten
derness and sympathy for man. Tlat is the admins
traiIon under which we live. That II the God you
are responsible to, TO whom you will have TO give
nccoun. Of your life and actions.
Year: 1869

Sermon by Rev. Ii. -. Hur tirgtor.


The chapel OF this church, in Bergen street, near
Flaibush avenue, moderately well filed yester.
day morning. According to announcement, the rector
spoke on Success in Business as Connected with
the Observance OF the Sabbath" taking for bis text
the thirteenth and fourteenth verses OF the hfty-
eighth chapter Of Isaiah. The preacher commenced
by saying that In business Is universal OBJ
Ject OF ambition, aud that 1t ought to be. lie would
desire TO give some direction to this ambition.
IL he could make young men see the
sacredness OF the Sabbath he would be
dong more for them than II he should bcstow upon
them untold wealth, and more Tor the nation than
though ne could paw the national debt and add
continent to its territory. There Is feeling very
generally pervadng society that the law OF the Sab
bath Is no longer binding, and certain texts In the
New Testament are regarded "a giving sanction TO
the jldcial.'tne ceremonial and the moral. In the
ceremonial law there were many observances Of
fe Ist and fast days which had no use IN the new dis
pcnsatOn and Ii IL OF such that the Apostle speaks
be Judged concerning days: but the Sabbath Is found
In the moral law, system OF everlasting truths
applying 10 all time. The first three commands
show US our dutv toward God the last six our duty
to men. ald between thesethe very keystone Of the
arch-is TINS command OF the Sabbath; am IL Ia OF
these laws that our saviour ssld:-"I come not 10
destroy the law but TO fulfill the lawn our success
IN all our aims depends upon our keeping Gods
law. The men who make haste to be rich and
cannot AFFORD TO keep the sabbath overtask brain
sands OF instances might be cited TO show that
success does not follow the neglect OF Gods day.
THIS foundation which you are asked to build upon
is the solid rock, the inmovable corner stone
sabbaths should be openings IN stormy SKY seven
Gays apart-ilnks by which the other days should all
be caught TO heaven
Year: 1869

At eight O'Clock yesterday morning confirmation
was administered by Bishop Biyne, in st. Peters
church, TO abont $50 girls and eighty boys, besides
nfy adults OF both sexes, OF the latter being
converts The bishop first delivered discourse TO
the children on the and effects OF the sacra


ment Of confirmation. To every person receiving it
worthily are impaired the seven gifts Of the Holy
Ghost. By this sacrament they would become
strengthened TO fight for Christ and SUI.
fer, necessary, In defence OF their falth.
They would receive knowledge ana wisdom
to enable them to understand the divine truths
OF religion, and TO view their duties to God and man
by the light OF the Gospel and not by the false light
OF this world. The outward forms observed ia the
sacrament were calculated TO convey to their minds
what was required Of them as good Christians and
soldiers OF Christ They should never be ASHAMED
TO profess their fath no matter what the world
might say. Human respect was the great source OF


the laxity Of many Christians In that very diocese.
The bishop then proceeded to administer confrma-
tion. After invoking the grace OF the on
the postulans he seated himself at the altar,
attended on either side by Fathers CarriRan
and wIseman. The boys then advanced, two
and two. and knelt ut the feet OF the
bishop, who applied chrism to their foreneads.
saying at the same time IN Latin, "i sign thee with
the sign OF the cross, and | confirm thee with the
cnrsm OF salvation In the name Of the Father ana
OF the son and OF the Holy Ghost Amen" ending
by giving the person stroke on the check. When
Year: 1869

Yesterday was remarkable at least for the variable
OF the weather In this city. the changes from
sunshine to snow storm, and from a genial atnos-
phere to Chilly clustering wind with lowering clouds
The reports OF 0vne N New York and other
cities which Will be found below mention the fact also
that as rule equally unfavorable weather was ess-
where experienced. DESPITE this fact, however, the
congregations In attendance at most OF the places ef
worship large and the services, though not so
h;ghy Favored with sensational themes were gene
rally Interesting
Year: 1869

Many the writer these lines and invalid physician while visiting the
Island Of st. cz for their health experienced and witnessed surprising and
beneficial effects the Rum there produced the einval who ks
eursvesl seeking health and and investigation obtained full history
It's medicinal virtues H was delighted and surprised and after his
which occurred determined possible manufacture
and sell it in the United


The result his ahors glorious himself
for the celebrated PLANTATION BTTERs world PLAN
TATToN BTERs being article Of real upon principles
relying wholly vegetable world for its medicinal
ton in the history medicine and became civilized
world The eabaise Tls6ox anan
the PLANTATION BTER far exceeded the abilities supply


Notwithstanding the large importation Of st. cz Rum made expressly
pounding these Be the quantity Inadequate necessary
that arrangements extensive scale abroad should
dispatched St Thomas that securing
leasing several plantations the largest and productive
island Houses stills and erected asf by magic which utterly


hed the natives The experienced and natives hand pro
cured and the ps the PLANTATION BITTERs position
supply their laboratory with ali the perfectly St. c Rum needed manu
turing the GREAT DysPEPTTc represents
the natives crushing the preparing stills


As anae Fever and Ague Intermittent and Mau Tevs Dyspepsia and
other kindred diseases
history Of the world Over five million bottles disposed annually They
adapted old and male and female agreeable
-roduee an immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

Sioux WoMEN.-A late correspondent
writes of the famous Sioux chief, Spotted
Tail, and his daughter, as follows:


When young man, Spotted Tail was
brave warrior, and always seen foremost in
the fight. He wore a coon's tail in his
head-dress, and hence General Harvey
gave him the name Of The-man-with-the
Spotted Tail He has five or six wives and
several children. A few years ago one of
his daughters fell IN love with an officer of
the army at Fort Laramie. The officer
did not return her affection, and she pined
and died. She is represented to have
been virtuous, beautiful girl, of great
intelligence; and it was pitiable to see her
day after day, following about the man she
loved as a dog does its master. Spotted
Tail removed her from the fort and sent
her long way off among his people, but
she refused food and pined away to skin
and bones Before she died she sent for
her father, and made him promise that he
would have her body buried among the
whites, where her heart was. She also
exacted of him a promise that he would
give over his wars against the whites, live
at peace with them, and befriend them
whenever he could. She sleeps in the
graveyard at Laramie. Spotted Tail loved
his children much, and it is said never
forgot the promise he made The young
officer she loved SO passionately was a
Lieutenant in an Ohio regiment during the
war.
Year: 1869

We uuafreled this morning, wife and L
We were out OF temper, and scarce knew why,
Though the cause was trivial and common;
But to look in our eyes you'd have sworn that we


both


We're q couple of enemies, spiteful and wroth--
Not q welded man and woman.
Wife, like tragedy queen in play,
Tossed her sweet little head in as lofty way
AZ so little q woman was able;
She cisnched her lips with sneer and frown,
While /, being rougher, stamped up and down,
Like careless groom in a stable


You'd have thought the bitterest (sceing US


them


eflittle women and little men,


You'd have laughed at our spite and passion
And would never have dreamed that a storm like


this


Would be rainbow'd to tears by that sunlight. a


kiss,


Till we talked in the old fond fashion.
Yet the storm was over in less than an hour,
And followed soon by sunny shower,
And that again by embraces;
Tet so'little the meaning was understood,
That we almost felt ashamed to be good,


And wore blush cur faces.
Then she, as q woman much braver became,
And tried to bear the whole weight of the blame,



When seeing her humble, and knowing her true
Fall al once became humble toop


And very contrite and loving.
But seeing 1 acted humble part, .
She laughed outright with froic heart
A laugh careless as Cupid
And the taaghter wrsngied along my brain,
Till almost felt in a passion again,


And became quite stubborn and stupid.
And this was the time for her arms to twine
around this stubborn neck Of mine,


Like the arms Of s maid round lover;
And feeling them there, with their warmth. you
laughed quite different laugh, and so


The storm las called it) was over
So then we could talk with the power to please
As, though the passing of storms like these
Leaves 4 certain felicity
81 getting easily angry again,
Yet they free the heart and rebuke the brain,
And teach a rough humility,
You see that we love one another so we'll,
That we find more comfort than you can tell
In jngling our bells and corsls;
In the fier~er fights Of world so drear
We keep our spirits so close and clear,
That we need such trivial quarrels.
In the great fierce fights of the world we try
To shield another, my wife and 1,
Like the brave strong man ar woman
But the trivial quarrels of days and nights
Unshackle souls from the great fierce fights
And keep us lowly and human.
Clouds would grow in the quietest mind,
And make it unmeet to mix with hisj kind,
Were nature less wise a mother,
And with storms like ours there must futter out
From the bosom the hoarded-up darkness and


doubt


The excess of our love for each other.
Year: 1869

Established expressly to afford the afflicted
sound and scientific Medical Aid, in the treatment
and cure Of all Private and Chronic Diseases Cases
of Secrecy and all Sexual Disorders.
Year: 1869

At the Baltimore Congress, in 1866, after
mature deliberation it was determined that
the time had arrived that the workingmen Of
the United States should cut themselves from
existing party ties and predictions, and or
ganize grand National Party, the corner
stone Of which should be the recognition Of
Year: 1869




The recent attempts OF unprincipled and
interested parties to revive the Infamous
Coolle trade, which is, essentially, a revival
OF the slave system, is one which demands
our earnest and serious considerauOn. IL is
question that effects all classes Of society.
while We do not wish to array ourselves
against legitimate voluntary emigration, il
must not be forgotten that there is a vast
difference in the status of the voluntary emf
grant and the imported coolie. The impor-
tation Of these coolies, it is acknowledged
on all sides, is not for their advancement.
socially or morally, but has for its on


Ject the dsmnable one of cheapening Ameri-
cansslabor and to eventually force the work
ing men into condition worse than slavery
Inere ls law on the statute books of the
country, passed in 1862, prohibiting such i'm
portation, and l earnestly recommend tha
immediate and effective steps be taken BY
this Congress to secure its enforcement.
Year: 1869

LLOYD the great map publisher OF
New York, has an advertisement in
this mornings paper. He. wants
good active men to act as agents for
the sale of some new maps hung on
a patent device of great convenience
and economy, in the way of room,
send for circular, terms and sample,
it costs but trifie and places hall
the world right under your nose.