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Year: 1879

ltOr. Chicago lrlDune.l


Inf flammatory rheumatism is greatly ag-
gravat.d by outward applications OF lini-
Inents. The parts afflicted should be
wrapped in oil silk, and medicine 10 allay
the pain and to produce perspiration taken
Some cases Of rhuematism re-
duire an alkali treatment; others are bene
fitted by the use Of acids. have seen the
last-named rheumatism perfectly cured by
the use Of lemon-juice, when almost every
known remedy had failed to relieve.


Begin the use Of lemons by taking the
Juice OF one lemon a day, and increase one
lemon each day until you have taken the
Juice of eleven lemons in day. Have the
Juice OF the lemons squeezed out with
lemon squeszsr into a goblet, and drink IT
without admixtures Of any sort about III a
m, each day. After taking the juice OF the
eleven lemons, stop for week; then II you
still feel any symptoms Of the disease, be-
gin again with the Juice of one lemon, and
increase TO eleven, as before, and stop. Use
the thin-skinned lemons, "a they are more
Juicy and acid. The system will experience
no inconvenience from the increased dose


Battle in tepid water each day in which
a teaspOCniUI of soda has been dissolved;
and the use OF soft soap, made OF wood ashes,
is said to be excellent. After bathing, rub
thoroughly dry with Turkish bath-towel,
and wear flannel underclothes next to the
person. At night, before retiring, use a
flesh brush freely. The narrow brush,
about half yard long, is the best kind and
most convenient 10 use. Do not sleep in
the clothes that you wore during the day,
but have either a flannel, or canton-fannel
night dress, and a. many other clothes as
you may desire, hut use nothing that you
wore during the day. Hang up your day
clothes and air them during the night, and
air your night clothes through the day. Do
not eat pastry, cake, or sweets OF any kind;
eat meat only at dinner, and do not Use
milk. Take walk in the open air every
day, If able to 90 out. Citrate OF lithla IN
three grain doses one and q half hours
after meals il also an excellent remedy Tor
rheumatism: but do not use it when taking
acids, a. the two neutraiize each other.
Year: 1879

The Investigations of chemists and other
competent persons specially interested in
the subject have given rise to the conclu-
sion that legislation is urgently needed in
regard to the adulteration OF food. In New
York State the subject hiss been brought
forward In the shape Of draft OF law 10
preyent the adulteration Of food and medi-
cine, prepared by DR.. E. Il. Squibb, OF
Brooklyn. The importance OF the subject
is confessedly great, in that it touches both
the stomach and pocket Of the public. In
regard to the latter element it has been es-
timated that the annual saving TO the peo-
re, resulting from fairly effective en-
forcement Of a law forbidding the adulter-
alton Of food and medicine, would be $780,
900 in the State OF New York alone. But
the pecuuiary loss TO the people is by no
rn4ars the worst feature OF the FAIR; the
injury to health which necessarily results
from the pernicious substances used in the
adulteratioa Of various articles of daily use
j. consideration far more important than
that Of dollars and cents.
Year: 1879

4 FEW REMARKS ABOUT SHEEP RAISING.


IAmerican Stockman,


The sheep market here shows signs OF
strength, which are very gratifying, but We
csn but hope that there will be an imme-
diste and much greater improvement thsn
mas yet been seen. For those who have in
hand choice feshy, but not over fat sheep OF
heavy weight, the prospect is good. The
winter in England and Scotland has been
unusually severe and sheep have not been
Kept UP to their usual condition, 30 that
there will be from Great Britain larger
demand than usual for our best mutton an
imals. The only thing there to regret
in this connection is the singular apathy
shown by our farmers upon the subject.
For wears We urged upon them the necessi-
" Of producing class Of sheep suited TO
the wants OF the mutton consumer, here and
abroad. In this work the agricultural
pres has helped, but to our impatience there
seems to have been no progress. 1t is true
that there has been considerable increase
in the number OF fiocks and in the numb
OF sheep farmers in the country, but this in
crease has been confined chiefly to thu
plains. The chief object seems to be th'
production of wool, and the growing o
II good mutton sheep is neglected sadly.
Year: 1879

The wheat crop has many enemies and
mishaps, and among them not the least Is
A safe deliverance from the frost. of winter.
While protected by covering Of snow the
young plants are shielded from the action
of frost and winl. Ife1posed by sudden
rhaw the young plants are very tender, and
a sharp frost, which Is almost sure to fol-
low rapid thaw, will destroy and iDjure
the wheat to an incalculsble extent. And
March. with its drying winds, Is one OF the
severest ordeals for the young wheat. Early
Gown wheat, with propitiOus autumn, goes
into winter quarters strong and vigorous,
and has many odds in favor OF its coming
out vigorous in the spring, and pushing for
ward rapidly.
Year: 1879

There is no danger that children can
sleep too much. The old proverb, who
sleeps, eats" Is illustrated in thos. little
ones who sleep most Wakeful children
are almost always peevish, irritable snd
lean. If they can be induced to sleep abun-
dantly, they are quite likely to become
good natured and plump. Their sleep
should be as much during the hours OF
darkness as possible, and therefore it is bet
ter that they should go to be bed before sun
set to have their sleep out, than to lie long
after sunrise in the morning. 1t is well to
le. any nealthful, growing child or young
person sleep till he wakes himself, and then
give him such variety and amount of out
door exercise "a shall make him glad when
bed time returns
Year: 1879

IODT. Z IIICdeU IuIel VOVtIIf


They first flesh the skin, then stesm IT,
then scrape with knife to take the glue
out, and wash it thoroughly in strong soap
suds (they use ashes, and work dry TO pre-
vent from getting hard when vet and dried;
smoke il in a barrel with hardwood smoke.
Year: 1879

lCor Chicago Inter-Ocean,


Lay piece of impression paper on your
cloth then lay on your pattern, ard run
sround it with lead pencil, and you will
have your pattern marked on your cloth a.
nicely as if you had paid some one large
sum TO stamp ii.
Year: 1879

this county, and he ought to have received
the vote OF our entire delegation-at least
on the third ballot; but We are satisfied to
take Ingalls, if we had to take an Atchison
man. for be has ability to make good
representative, and we trust he will.
Year: 1879

New York, Nov. 10.-All hope that
the missing ones of the steamship Cham
pion are safe is not yet abandoned.
There was large quantity of wood and
coal floating about, and some men at
least might be able to hold on until
picked up by passing vessels.
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette:


When we consider the past, the pres
ent, or the future of the colored race, it
has peculiar claims upon US. If it is
made up of helpless, ignorant, degraded
persons we have on that account all the
ordinary motives to excite our benevo-
lence toward them, and we owe them the
ordinary debt of humanity and religion
But we owe them more than this. The
wrongs and outrages of which they have
for so many generations been the victims,
call loudly for recompense. We tore
them from their sunny home; we sub.
j jected them to the horrors of the middle
passage, in which they perished by thou
sands we brought them to strange
and bleak land, and then we made them
groan under heavy burdens; we lashed
them to their tasks till the blood trickled
from their backs; we trifed with their
best affections, parting husbands and
wives, parents and children; we consum-
ed their beauty upon our lust; we did
not spare for their tears, nor regard their
groans or prayers we struck them as by
a flaming sword from the Eden of read
ing Gods precious promises to the poor,
afflicted, and downtrodden; if they fled
from their woes, we bounded them back
to the most inhuman barbarities we de-
MED their humanity, and counted them
as chattels. Which portion of their rights
were for an hour held sacred by US The
indictment against US might be written
in blood, and we should have to plead
guilty to "the sum of all villainies" We
owe them pay for their toll and redress
for their wrongs. He that keepeth the
books and who knoweth all things, has
a strict account with us in this matter


He has said For the oppression of the
poor, for the signing of the needy will 1
arise p For the Lord will plead their
cause and spoil the souls of those that
spoiled them" He has been busy at
this work. Our desolated homes and
bleeding hearts declare it, and so does
our burden Of taxation that generations
can not liquidate. How clearly Mr. Lin
coin apprehended this great truth, may
be clearly seen by eloquent words of clas-
sic beauty in his last inaugural. He says:
"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray
that this mighty scourge of war may
speedily pass away" Yet, if God will


that it continue until the wealth piled up
by the bondman's $50 years of unrequit-
ted toll shall be sunk, and until every


drop of blood drawn by the lash shall be


paid by another drawn with the sword,


as was said 5000 ago, so still it must be


said the judgments of the Lord are true


and righteous altogether" If the books


of heaven are kept by double entry, SO


that what is charged to US is credited to


those we have wronged, the freedmen


have yet an immense claim upon us that


the Sovereign Ruler will enforce if we do


not voluntarily pay it. Let US delay and


the litigation will come, with God on the
side of the freedmen, and we must lose
Year: 1879

Calvin Peck some ten years ago obtain
ed patent for restoring and preserving
butter; his invention relates to new
process for purifying butter, having es.
peclal reference to arresting fermentation
and restoring rancid butter. His process
consists in melting the butter in a clean
vessel under slow and regular heat, and
while it is melting he adds two ounces
OF pulverized alum to every five pounds
of butter, the butter being stirred gently
while melting. When thoroughly melt
ed it is strained through fine strainer
into clean cold water, The butter will
rise to the surface quite pure and trans
parent The alum coagulates the albu-
men, the caseine and other foreign
matter, all of which are retained in the
strainer, leaving the butter perfectly
pure and clean, and of uniform consist
ency. II s.----slE e .-r-s-ls E-...,


-. When the butter is sufficiently cool to
be in good working order, it is carefully
taken out and thoroughly worked, adding
to each five pounds of butter three ounces
OF good dairy salt, one ounce of clean
saltpeter, and one ounce of pulverized
white sugar. The butter is then packed
in clean vessels, and is fit for use..


By covering it with strong brine and
keeping it in cool place, it is claimed it
will remain sweet for any desired length
of time. 'el- r e' l.la -afb..f"


Apropos to the above a correspondent
in Land and Water answers an inquirer
in its columns who wants to know how
to sweeten rancid butter, as follows: If
her butter is very bad, premises the wri.
ter, cannot promise that the following
plan will entirely restore it; but / can
at least describe process which l once
watched at an agricultural show, where
machine for washing butter was at work
and where some very horribly odorous
butter was in a few minutes rendered
edible. 1t did its work very quickly and
by the simple turning of a handle, and
the same sort of process might be accom-.
plished by means of wire sieve or a
strainer anywhere The butter was fore
ed through finely perforated receptacle
into large tub of fresh cold water. 1t
came rapidly raining down in fine
capilliform shower, lying upon the clear
water in tangle of golden flaments,
singularly beautiful, till the water was all
covered with them. When the whole
lump had been thus transformed into
yellow threads, they were stirred and
beaten about in the water with wooden
beater; then collected and pressed into a
fresh lump of greatly improved appear
ance, and again forced through the ma
chine in another shower of delicate fila
ments. This process was repeated sever
al times, till the butter had been washed
literally through and through.
Year: 1879




the case with fearfully accumulated costs.
The damages are often penal. Gods law
of restitution is not merely dollar for
dollar. David adjudged that he who had
robbed poor neighbor of pet lamb
should return fourfold, and that he was
worthy of death and God adjudged a
most terrible sense of calamities upon
David himself, and upon his people, be-
cause of one single trespass upon the
marital rights Of one of his most humble
subjects. ...--., .....-


Turning thus to the attributes of the
Great Jehovah, looking the Almighty in
the face, we see Him pointing His finger
to this work in aid of the freedmen, and
bidding us to it. We can almost hear
Him say, you cast him down and must
lift him up; you kept him in ignorance,
now you must teach him; by you he was
imbruted and by you he must be human
ized. Do it gladly and you shall have
your Heavenly Fathers benediction but
do it you must, though it be at the end
of Fathers rod
Year: 1879

Perhaps the funniest object is the man
who spends his first day in newspaper
office. He tries to appear as if he had
been in a newspaper office all his life,
but somehow he does not seem to feel
easy. There seems to be too many bones
in his shad
Year: 1879




A strange and rather amusing sto-
ry is related by one of the inmates of
the penitentiary. He tells II himself.
and it details how he got inside his
present quarters. He is little Jew
named Berger, is quite young and
very bright. About eighteen months
ago and for some ofFense he was arr
rested and sentenced to work three
months in the city chain gang. He
stood it fol a month and disliked it SO
heartily that he undertook to devise
some means Of getting out. About
that time a span of mules had been
stolen somewhere in Weber county,
and our hero, obtaining very accurate
information as to the time of the THEFT
and a description of the mules, deter
mined that he would make use of this
information in order to regain his lib
erty- So he sent for one of the police
officers to whom he confessed having
been guilty Of stealing the mules. and
gave such a plausible account of the
story, that it was at once given to the
district attorney for use. Berger says
he thought that by this means an IN.
dictment would be found against him,
he would be released from the city
prison, a trial would prove his inno-
cence and he would be discharged.
He was right about the Indictment,
but when it came to the trial he was
convicted and sentenced to six years
in the penitentiary. He declares that
he never stole the animals and that
the confession was pure fabrication,
and concocted for the purpose men,
toned. His statement is believed bv
great many to be true. However,
he is gritty. and bears his imprison-
ment without complaint. He is quito
industrious and makes considerable
money in the manufacture of horse
hair brides, and is the person hereto
fore spoken Of as having cleared over
$500 since his confinement.
Year: 1879

The statement made by Police Commissioner Er-
hardt to the effect that to-day lie would vacate his
Office caused him to be sought after with great
eagerness yesterday He did not come to the Police
Central Office until late In the afternoon, and was
then in secret consultation with Commissioner
Wheeler for more than an hour, while a band of
reporters besieged the Office for hearing with the
commissioners. Mr.. Wheeler departed in cab.
protesting not to know where Mr. EThardt was.
Half score of watchers were on guard at all the
strategcal points where n flank movement might
be made by the beleaguered commissioner. Mean
while Tribune reporter met Mr. Erhardt IN his
mysterious flight, and the following conversation
took placei


"Do you expect to be here tomorrow ~


"Do youT


4" Ii so, whyW


"Because If So and am here, you will see me; ;
if not you will certainly not see me here"


"1hen you will not say whether you eyacuate the
position tomorrow ~


80 TO use q quotation, Il have nothing to say"


what! Nothingp


absolutely nothing"


With this the mysterious commissioner vanished
Year: 1879

conference between the committees OF the New
York and Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Com
pames was held yesterday. The object of the meet
ing was the discussion of plans of settlement of the
surrender by the New-York Company of its Peari-S.
line No settlement was reached by the COM
mlttoes and further conferences will be heidi
Year: 1879

BOARD


Three O'Clock yesterday afternoon set down
by Mayor Cooper the hour for investigating the
charges against Police Commissioners MacLean.
Morrison and French. At that time the Mayors
Office in the City Hall crowded with politicians.
Police Commissioners MacLean and Morrison
rived promptly at the time specified Commissioner
French did not put in appearance until after the
examination had been adjourned Messrs Slough
ton. Field and Root present as counsel for the
republican Police Commissioner.


A few minutes after three O'Clock the Mayor
emerged from hie private Office and took position
in front OF the Commissioners counsel. He then
read the following from paper which he held in
his hand-


.'In the notice that caused to be served Police
Commissioners AiacLean French and Morrison. I
stated that should have given them an earlier OPP
portunity to be heard were not informed that an
order has been issued by the Supreme Court
quirnA them to show cause why they should not
be compelled to discharge the duty or selecting
and appointing four inspectors of election and
two poll clerks i'll each election district and that
did not deem it proper to take any action which
would prevent the writ or order OF the Court from
taking full effect. l have been informed that the
hearing before the General Term upon said order
has been adjourned until tomorrow at twelve
o'clock and therefore consider tproper to adjourn
the hearing on the charge contained in my notice
unit! Saturday next at noon."


The crowd then left the Mayors Office They
few minutes and canvassed the peculiar situation
The rumor that another writ OF prohibition had
been issued again circulated and caused consid
cradle excitement.
Year: 1879

conducted in good order, and that this thing-per-
haps had better say nothing about it-ths pro-
eeeding on the part of the Mayor to couptervsi me
action OF the Court should be dealt with by fun
bench that is all. make this suggestion in entire
respect. hear that Judge Davis has been poisoned.
but will probably be out Tomorrow.


After brief consultation between the judges an
adjournment was ordered to noon to- day.
Year: 1879

Many years ago weekly paper was issued
in Boston the opening words of the first
number of which were: 81 am in earnest,
l will not equivocate. will not excuse,
will not retreat single inch, and will be
heard" That paper was The Liberator,
and its editor, who wrote those words, was
William Lloyd Garrison, now just gone to
his reward. Then he was hunted man.
The State of Georgia offered standing re-
ward of $4,000 for his capture-an offer that
to this day has not been withdrawn. The
people of Boston dragged him through it's
streets by halter about his neck He was
an outcast, shut out from political prefer
ment, from social intercourse, from the
goodwill of men. The country looked upon
him as an Ishmaelite. Even the anti-slav-
cry people condemned his zeal as excessive,
and jeered at his method as impracticable.


A few hours ago he died honored of all
men, affectionately esteemed by most, loved
by many. He had the rare happiness to see
the work he set about almost single handed
over forty years ago completed, and crowned
with the praises of the world. He lived to
see a mighty nation looking up to him as one
of its noblest, and hanging upon his words,
and guiding itself by his advice. The laurel
crowned him, and his tomb does not wait
the tardy justice of later generations for its
wreath.


The people equivocated, they excused, they
retreated, they would not speak lest they
should be heard. He was steadfast, and at
last they came to be of his mind, and the
monstrous evil he so long and so fercely
fought they swept away. There was a great
change in opinion in the years after the Lib
orator was established. But the change was
not in William Lloyd Garrison. In his case
the mountain came to the prophet The
good he did is certainly not inferred with his
bones, nor is it measured by the abolition of
slavery. The lesson his life teaches to all
coming men is the worth of earnest convic-
ton, of unremitting labor, and of infexible
determination in the cause of the right. ssssa
Year: 1879

Never send an article for publication with
out giving the editor thy name, for thy name-
often-times secures publication to worthless ar
tices.


Thou shouldst not rap at the door of print
ing office; for he that answereth the rap sneer-
eth in his sleeve and loseth time.


Never do thou loaf about, nor knock down
type, or the boys will love thee as they do the
shade trees-when thou leavest.


Thou shouldst never read the copy on the
printers's cases or the sharp and hooked con-
tainer thereof, or he may knock thee down.


Never Inquire of the editor for news, for be-
hold it is his business to give it to thee at the
appointed time without asking for it.


1t is not right that thou shouldst ask him
who is the author of article, for it is his du-
ty to keep such things unto himself


When thou dost enter his office; take heed
unto thyself that thou dost not look at what
concerns thee not, for that is not meet in the
sight of good breeding.


Neither examine thou the proof-sheet for IL
is not ready to meet thine eye that thou mayst
understand.


Thou shouldst not delude thyself with the
thought that thou hast saved few cents when
thou hast secured deadhead copy of his pa
per, for whilst the printer may smile and say
it's all right, he'll never forget thy meanness.
Year: 1879

The law now declares gold and silver dol
lars equal. What need is there of another
law? Doesn't the government stamp do the
business? Or is all the Greenback reason
ing at fault? Do the infationists find it
easier to lead the horse to the water than to
make him drink?
Year: 1879

WHAT do the Greenbackers think of these
fellows in Congress who let the collection of
Federal taxes go on but seek to provide that
the money thus collected shall not be paid
out OF the Treasury? Isn't that contraction?
Isn't that reducing the volume of the cur
rency? Do the Greenbackers favor the with
drawal OF many millions of paper money
from circulation?
Year: 1879

BUzzELL, the man arrested for numbering
his infant child, is magnanimous fellow
He says Il do not wish to shirk the entire
blame on the young lady," the mother Of
the child. That is very kind of him, and
doubtless he will get his reward from the
State
Year: 1879

THE Washington correspondent of the
Boston Herald says the Democrats in Con-
gress are in the condition of man who has
got very bad tooth which needs to be
pulled, and who is continually postponing
the day for having it out. They are in a
situation where they will be compelled to
back down, but the thought of backing
down is revolving to them.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
muncations that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE Detroit Post has come out of the
flames, and there is not even the smell of
fire on its garments now. Its new dress is
elegant and even foppish, but as always it
is in good fighting trim
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t.
Pullen, Editor All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming represent
journal.