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Year: 1877

In the session of the Medical and
Chlrurgcal Faculty of Maryland, in Balti-
more last week, DIR. S. Weir Mitchell. of
Philadelphia, delivered the annual oration.
His theme was "Some Extremes in Their
apeutics," that is, in the discovery and ap-
pllcation of remedies for disease. He men.
toned number of these extremes. When
he first studied the therapeutics of snake
bite poisoning the opinion was general that
ratttle-snake bite was deadly. Then in
eighty cases thirty different remedies were
found, and the conclusion was reached
that almost anything would cure snake
bite, or else that it was far less fatal than
had been believed.


lie recalled the extremes of treatment
IN rheumatism. Once it was bled and
bllstered; now it is blistered again. Once
1t was treated with floods of alkalies then
opium was fashionable, and some one said
1t must have blankets and six weeks: and
propylamn had its day. and once cold
water applied to the joints would have been
thought to be death, but he could assure it
was comfort, if not a cure. Dr. Mitchell
concluded that there is no other way to
true therapeutics except by experiments on
patients, and there never will be any other
until the laboratory is able to teach us how
ana when to use drugs, and that is far
away hope yet,


Utter disbelief in the value of therapeu-
TIC means prevailed in Germany. Cont.
mental physicians have taken a refuge in
the credulity of people in the influence of
mineral springs. In this country like
belief has been fostered by variety of
causes, and waters of the value of that of
gettysburg, and some as inert, have won a
Widespread celebrity. In most cases
these springs are to be found in healthy
mountain regions, and it is the change ofair.
OF diet and of habits of life which deserve
to be considered rs curative, rather than
the waters. So vast is the use of such total
change that patients who 30 for treatment
from the country to the cities are often the
better merely for the change. and too
often the physician, as he well knew. gets
the credit for that relief which was in large
part owing to the vast Alternative Of chance
OF air and Of all the ordinary habits of
life. '''


Blood-lettIng was once as common as the
giving OF tonics is now, but what was then
aally IN practice is now looked upon as n
therapeutic measure of heroic character. as
a thing really dangerous. The subject of
extremes in the use Of rest and absolute
diet Is worthy of attention, but in this
country we are far more concerned with
the question of how to make people fat
than how to make them lean. There are
plenty OF healthy people who are thin, but
even Tor them there is standard of fat.
ness, and we feel anxious at once when anv
one IS losing fat at all rapidly. Probably
our whole active population loses weight
in summer
Year: 1877

In an article on the above subject in
'ScrtJner for April, DR.. Holland saws:


We formerly imported all our watches
now we make as good watches as ANYBODY,
and make them by the use of machinery
that nobody else has dreamed of before.
The Italian sewing-silk, which formerly
stood at the head of the markets of the
world, is now superseded in quality and
cheapness Of production by the American
article. There is really nothing that we
have touched in earnest that we have not
succeeded in accomplishing, and we are
beginning upon silk fabrics with the Ger.
tainty Of success. All this has been done
within a few years, and the time is not far
Oft when we shall make all our own silks,
with China and Japan at our back-d doors
to raise our cOcoons for us, and reel them.
and build all our own watches.


What has been done and is doing in
these branches of production is quite
practicable, and in every way necessary to
be done, i'll other fields. We can make all
our own pottery and decorate it, lust as well
as to depend upon other countries for it.
We can make all our own cutlery, quite as
well as they make it in Sheffield. i've can
make our own wooden cloths and carnets
as well as they can be made in France and
Germany and England, There is no good
reason why the finer grades of leather NAV
not be produced here as we'll as in France.
Already, England is losing her prestige in
printing. Our modes are surprising hers.
1t Is not two months since an INTELLIGENT
gentleman in London informed us that
Scn6ncr'S Monthly is revolutionizing wood
cut printing in England 1t is not u year
since London printer sent here for ream
OF the paper on which the 81. Nicholas is
printed, having found that his printers
could not produce the results which he
saw effected In that periodical 1t is not a
month since awell-known British publisher
sent to his agent here for the machine bv
which the paper Of this magazine is polished
after printing, when no such machine
exists, and the only secret is in the mode of
manipulation


There is nothing that we use which we
cannot make. Gloves we make already in
enormous quantities. Artificial flowers,
bronzes, every sort of ornament, are ms
easily producibIe here as anywhere. The
flax industry has hardly been touched here
an industry on which Ireland and Saxony
almost live at our expense. There is no
good reason why we should import ward
OF linen. We have land--an almost H.
limitable acreage Of it--that will raise good
flax, and plenty OF men and women to
grow and fabricate it. We can not only
make our own cordage, but produce the
raw material for it.


Out into these fields the capitalist must
reach or find no profitable employment for
his money. Into these fields labor must
60, or lie idle and decend into pauperism.
1t Is not matter of choice with US; it is a
matter OF necessity. OF course it will take
good many years to accomplish the
results we seek. There must be costly ex-
perlments; there must be processes Of cdu.
cation OF head and hand; there must be
time Tor capital to move itself; but the
change must come, and toward these fields
the public attention should be Immediately
Year: 1877

a scheme has been devised in Oregon for
the suppression of drunkenness, which re.
qulres every person buying liquor for his
own or another persons consumption to
take out an annual license, costing not less
than five dollars. Every six months the
names OF those having licenses are to be
published, and no saloon keeper is to be
permitted to sell drink to a man unless
he can produce the all-important document,
properly certified and bearing the seal Of
the county court. The proposed law GER
tainly has merit. In Philadelphia, for in.
stance, it would bring a million and half
or two millions of dollars revenue into the
pubic treasury every year. And then the
publication of the names of the licensed
drinkers every six months would help to
keep some OF our starving contemporaries
alive, who, by trading type and printing
three or four hundred supplements which
never reach their subscribers, now reap
such rich harvest from the delinouent
tax and mercantile appraisers lists. The
solitary drinker, fortified by the possession
OF his license in his pocket, need have no
fear OF exposure, except when found drunk
with no license, when the proposed Oregon
law would insist upon his Imprisonment in
the House Of Correction for at least six
months. The idle vagabond having no
money to procure a license would have no
whisky, and thus drunkenness would be
banished from the land and the good time
for which Brother Murphy is praying would
dawn upon people emancipated from the
vice of the age
Year: 1877

When you see young man sitting in a
parlor, with the ugliest six year old boy
that ever frightened himself in the mirror,
clambering over his knees, set mussing his
white vest, feeling in all his pockets for
nickels, while the unresisting victim smiles
all the time like the cover of a comic
almanac, you may safely bet, although
there isn't the sign of girl apparent in a
radius OF 10000 miles, you can bet your
bottom dollar that that bowling boy has
a sister who is primping in room not
twenty feet away, and that the young man
doesn't come there just for the fun of play
ing with her brother.
Year: 1877

With every exerton, the best man can
do only n moderate amount of good; but
it seems in the power of the most con.
temptible individual to do incalculable
mischief Washington IRVING
Year: 1877

The Rev. c. p. MCarty, who breaches
/ every sunday in the University Buildinp
Washington Square, New York, as nastGr
OF what IS called the American Free CLurch
endeavored to answer the question of nXVho
was Gains Wife?" on SUNDAY ovan;n,


November Goth. He took his text from
the +th chapter Of Genesis, and the 0-tII
verse. The preacher said that he had
selected the peculiar subject announced at
the request of several members of the con.
gregatIon. Maintaining that the old theories
as 10 the meaning Of the Bible stories had
ceased to be a tenable because of the in.
creased hight Of science. he said that tbn
theory held by many az to Gains wife
| should also have to be abandoned. "Tba
orthodox answer to this question:" said he
IS perhaps CAIN married his sister.
w eli, don't think he did Now. | am
not going to shirk the answering of this
question; have theory OF our race
Whlch others do not believe in. Nine out of
ten believe that the human race came from
one pair. | don't believe il. DO Won saw
that Is herctlcal? Pcrhap, il iS. but this is
not question to hc answered bv those who
cling to the old theories. The old theory
can never answer it. liz the first place Cain
could not have married his sister when he
departed to the land Of Nod. because he
had no sister. When Seth was born Adam
was only one hundred and thirty wears old
very young man for those days, and Seth
was his third child. There is no mention
OF daughter. In the second place Cain
departed to a country where there were.
people, and he feared these people would
slay him because of his crime. and the
Lord recognized the reality Of this dancer
and set mark on him that he might be
saved. The Bible nowhere states that
there were only two people originally Gre
ated. Adam was the generic name for the
human race, and male and female created
lie them. Do you believe that nerroes
and Chinese are the defendants Of the same
progenitors with ourselves? | don't. Cain
went over to the land of Nod. and there
became the chief Of race which he found
there. lie built . city He couldn't have
done this alone. This. then. must be my
answer to the question there were races of
people upon the earth at the time Cain was
driven out vagabond. and from this race
Cain took his WIFE


The preacher lwvlt at considerable length
on the lesson to be drawn from the life of
Cain, and eXhort"l all TO avoid the little
sins, for even Cain did not become mur
derer all at once, but was lead up to that
great crime by envy and jealous feelings.
Year: 1877

One result of heavy taxes and CONNER.
cial depression is curious: Diamonds.
champagne and fine cigars are selling as
rapidly rs ever. There is no demand for
money which seeks investment, it is a drug
because no sound speculations invite its
confidence. The rich have it on hand and
one spends readily out of q full pocket.
But it is all the worse for the poor. Money
thus spent helps no one; for all the good it
does 1t might as we'll be thrown into the
sea-
Year: 1877

RESPECT DUE TO WIvE>.-Ro not lest with
your wife upon a subject in which there is
danger Of woundng her feelings. Remem.
Der that She treasures every word you utter.
DO not speak of virtues in another mans
wife to remind your own Of fault. Do
not reproach her with personal defects, for
if she has sensibility you inn;ct wound
difficult to heal. Do not treat your wife
with inattention il company; it touches
her pride and She will not respect YOU or
love you better for it. Donot upbraid your
wife III the presence Of third party, tie
sense of your disregard for her feelings will
prevent her fault. Do not entertain your
wife 10y praising the beauty and ACCOMPLISH
ments Of others. If YOU would have a
pleasant home and cheerful wife pass
your evenings unhcr your own roof Do
not be stern an silent in your own house.
and remarkable toY >ccahiiity elsewhere.
Year: 1877

Spring is a trying season. Indications of SICK
ness should at once be attended to. Fatal diseases
may be caused by allowing the bowels to become
constipated and the system to remain in q dlsor-
dered condition. rntil the disorder has time to de-
velop itself. An ounce of prevention is worth q
pound of cure, is an cd and truthful saying
Therefore, we advise all who troubled with the
complaints now very prevalent headache, indiges-
tion dsordered liver, want of appetite nausea, or
feverish skin, to, take, without delay, Schenck's
Mandrake Pills. We know Of no remedy so harm


less and decisive in its action. It at strikes
at the root of the disease and produces healthy
tone to the system. People never need suffer from
any disease arising from disordered condition Of


the liver if they would take this excean medicine


when they feel the fret indications of the malady


Families leaving home for the summer months
should take three four boxes Of these pills witt
| them. They have an almost instaneous effect


They VIII relieve the patient of headache in one o


two hours, and will rapidly cleanse the liver o
surrounding bile, and will cffectually prevent
bilious attack. They sold by all Druggist.
Year: 1877

LONDON, May ga special from Cal
cutta to the Times says there has been an
extremely heavy rain in Madras town but
it did not penetrate far inland, The off
cial account of its effect on the prospects
of the famine district has not been pub
lished but it doubtless did some good
There was fair fall of rain in the affected
district during the week ending on the
18th The numbers on the relief works
are still increasing but not greatly. There
has been no rain in Mysore and the distress
there is more intense. There has been a
considerable increase in the number on the
relief works in Bombay and slight rise in
the price of grain. but on the whole there
is little change this week in the condition
or prospects of the famine districts.
Year: 1877

Sioce the opening of the new and excel,
lent Hotel Devonshire, opposite the main
entrance of Grand Central Depot, first
can be had in this most convenient locality
By all means stop at the Hotel Devonshire
on your next visit 10 the city Of New York
Year: 1877

Liver Disease and Indigestion
prevail to q greater extent than
probably any other malady, and
relief Is always anxiously
sought after. II the Liver is
Regulated III its action, health
health is almost invariably Sc
Year: 1877

THE London Times i'll leading article in
its issue of March 27, makes an estimate of
the abilities and services of ex-President
Grant, and bespeaks for him kind and cor
dial reception when he shall arrive in Eng
land. Speaking of his military services it
says: CHS soldier he may be said to have
been uniformly and Systematically successful,
and at the end OF the Civil War he stood in a
position similar to that which the Duke of
Wellington occupied in England after Water
loo." If he was not so successful as Pres-
dent as he was as General, this Is defect,
says the Times, which he has shared with
many great soldiers. All soldiers are not
Caesars. Nevertheless, the Times prophesies,
when everything has been admitted, "Gen.
Grants eight years Of office will probably be
regarded before long as comparing well with
most presidential admins +" and it
closes with the declaration that che will be
welcomed as one of the most distinguished
men whom the United States have as yet
produced, and he will attract to himself the
hearty friendliness with which Englishmen
regard the great representatives of their race
In the New World" The welcome which is
extended to the ex.President is as warm and
kindly as its estimate Of him is just and cor
root
Year: 1877

The sentiment of our New York CORES
pondent that the recent panic in the New
York stock market is sign of health, not an
indication of further business disaster, will
meet with hearty response. People have
come to learn that gambling where railroads
are stakes is quite as reprehensble and far
more harmful to the community than gamb-
ling with card or dce-box. The ordinary
gambler who by superior skill or neat trickery
wins a few dollars from his victim does in
jury to one man only, or at most to family
but the great Operator" whose cards are
stocks and whose "pigeons" to be plucked
are the shareholders of large corporations,
works much wider ruin, and Injuries not only
those who have an immediate interest in the
funds which he manipulates, but does harm
as we'll to all business, causing uncertainty
and mistrust where there should be surety
and confidence.


The gambler in stocks differs from the
vulgar gambler in the greater value of the
stakes he employees, in the wider distress he
works, and in the advantage he possesses in
being able to ply his wicked trade without
interference from law. The weight of his
condemnation should be proportioned to the
enormity of his ofense. The man who
swindles hundred people has certainly
committed greater wrong than the man
who swindles one person. Nor can any
public interest, any excuse of national
pride, any plea of ultimate good, be advanced
The old apologize of Alexander and the
Robber does not apply. In theft the magni-
tude of the plunder gives no dignity to the
crime, and but adds to the weight of popular
condemnation. The stock-gambler is to be
judged more harshly than his brother the
card-sharper because the wrong he works is
greater. Statutory law cannot take
coguizance of his offense, but public opinion
may and should stigmatize him as an out
Low
Year: 1877

CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE, April 18th 1877.
The attention of the public is hereby called to the
following extracts from the city ordinances:


SECT %. All persons shall promptly deliver the
ofal accumulated on their premises to the person
appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen to receive the
same and ii any person shall neglect to provide
suitable vessels for the deposit of such house oa
shall in any way hinder or delay the person so ap
pointed to receive it, in the performance of his duty
aforesaid he shall forfeit and pay not less than
two nor more than twenty dollars for each and every
offence.


SECT. %. No person shall go about collecting any
house otfa consisting of animal or vegetable SUBJ
stances carry the through any the Streets
lanes, courts of the city, except the person ap
pointed as aforesaid, or his deputy under penalty
of not less than two nor more than twenty dollars
for each and every offence.


Lewis P. Knight is the appointed Agent of the
city to collect aud carry away house ofal and is
quested to pass through each street not less than
twice every week for that purpose.


The above ordinances will be strictly enforced, and
the Marshal requests that he be promptly notified of
any breach of them, or of any neglect of our Agent
to do his duty. G. K. BRIDGES.


ap16dtf City Marshal.
Year: 1877

We direct attention to the adven-
tisement in this paper of the Wind
sor Hotel, late known as Kuhn's Ho-
tel, Chicago. Having enjoyed the
hospitalities of this house, we have
no hesitation in recommending it to
the travelling pablic. 1t is situated
in the business center of the city ,and
conducted in such manner as to
make every guest feel at home, and
as safe as if under his own roof 1t
is popular resort for business men,
and who stop there once never fail
to return. Though the name is
changed the management is the same
as heretofore. No where else in
Chicago car as good accommodations
and SO many advantages, be had for
the same cost.
Year: 1877

NAME wANTED-We should be
pleased to publish the communication
of "wcman," but must decline doing
so until the name of the author is
furnished for the information OF the
Editor. This rule cannot safely be
abrogated even to accommodate the
ladies, to whom we are disposed to
make almost any concession.
Year: 1877

SPoRT.-A Base Ball Tournament
is to be held at Dodgeville on the
10th and 18th of August, and will
surely be grand time for all ad-
mirers of the national game. A
purse of S75 and the championship
of the county to be awarded to the
successful club. Seven good amateur
mines are expected to complete
During each day matched horse
race will take place, which will add.
to the interest of the occasion.
Year: 1877

The STAT Contributor" gives a
gentle hint to deliquent subscribers
in this wise: "There are people. we
imagine, who, on reading that the
subscription to this paper Is S1.50 o
year in advance, suppose that we are
to advance the money ourselves.
Hence they neglect to do it. This Is
mistake"
Year: 1877

Let the person whose name you wish to know
inform you in which of the upright columns the
first letter of his name is contained. If it be
found in but column, it is the top letter; if it
occurs in more than one column, it is found by
adding the alphabetical number of the letters Of
these columns, and the sum will be the number of
the letter sought. By taking one letter at time
in this way, the whole name can be aseertained.
For example, take the word Jane. is found in
the two columns commencing with B and II, which
are the second and eighth letters down the alpha
bet; the is ten, and the tenth letter down the
alphabet is J, the letter sought. The next letter,
A, appears in but one column, where it stands at
the top. N is seen in the columns headed B, d
and H these are the second, fourth and eighth
letters of the alphabet, which, added, give the
fourteenth, or N, and so on. The of this table
will excite no little curiosity among those unac-
quainted with the foregoing explanations.
Year: 1877

"THE GENT AS WORE THE SHAWL. The man
who always makes guy of himself by wearinga
shawl when cold weather is in town, put it on one
morning last week, and started down Main street.
An acquaintance met him and said:


"Why don't you buy an overcoat! Too pOOrS
I've got a good one, only been worn one winter,
and I'll sell it to you cheap"


The man in the shawl turned red in the face, and
refused to recognize the acquaintance. An Irish
woman came out of a store, little further along,
and seeing him, said:


"Faith, and how the styles do change. Mkt
thing yen see the wimmin wild overcoats."


The man in the shawl pretended not to hear,
and passed by. Just as he was stepping into
store door, miserable looking bOOtblack, who
hangs out at the corner of Exchange, with his
shirt hanging out, spied him, and yelled out, in a
tone of strong sarcasm:


"Oh, LUX at i'm! Why don't yer git on dress
and hustle and be done with il ?"


And the man in the shawl turned round, shook
his fist and danced up and down and swOre. Then
he went into the store and hid the offending shawl
in the cellar, and took solemn oath he never
would wear it again.-Procidence Sunday Dis
match.
Year: 1877

Only drop in the bucket


But every drop E.'ktellj
The bucket would soon be empty,
Without the drops in the well.
Only a poor little penny,


1t was all had to give;
But as pennies make the dollars,
1t may help some cause to live.
A few little bits of ribbon,


And some toys-they were not new
But they made the sick child happy,
Which has made me happy, too.
Only some outgrown garments
They were all had to spare;
But they'll help to clothe the needy,
And the poor are everywhere.
A word now and then of comfort,
That cost me nothing to say;
But the poor old man died happy,
And it helped him on the way.
God loveth the cheerful giver,


Though the gift be poor and small;
What doth He think of His children
When they never give at all?