Year: 1874

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M1SuTEsEss OF AToMs.-Goldbeaters, by
hammering, can reduce gold to leaves so thin,
that 2S2, 900 must be laid upon each other to
produce the thickness of an inch; yet those
leaves are perfect, or without holes, so that
one of them laid upon any surface, as in gid
ing gives the appearance of solid go4d. They
are so thin, that if formed into book, l,50O
would only occupy the space of single leaf
of common paper and an octave volume OF
an inch thick would have as many pages as
the books of well.stocked ordinary library,
of 1900 volumes, with four hundred pages in
! each.


Still thinner than this is the coating of gold
on the silver wire Of what is called gold lace !;
and we are not sure that such coating is OF
only one atom thick Platinum and silver can
be drawn into wire much finer than human
hair. A grain of blue vitrol, or carmine, will
tinge gallon of water, so that in every drop
the color may be perceived. In the milt of
Goldfish, or in water in which certain vegeta-
bles have been infused, the microscope discov-
ers animalcules, of which many thousands to-.
gether do not equal in bulk grain of sand {;
and yet nature, with singular prodlgallty,
has supplied many of these with organs as
complex as those of whale or elephant; and
their bodies consist of the same substance, or
ultimate atoms, as that of man himself. In
single pound of such matter there are more
living creatures than of human beings on the
face of this globe.


Whata scene has the microscope opened to
the admiration of the philosophic inquirer !!
Water, mercury, sulphur, or, in general, any
substance when sufficiently heated, rises as
vapor or gas that is, it is reduced to the arl-
form state.


Great heat, therefore, would cause the whole
of the material universe to disappear, and the
most solid bodies to become as invisible and
impalpable as the air we breathe. Few have
contemplated an annihiation of the world
more complete than this.


THAT NOTHING May BE LosT.-In this
day, when, as everybody says, the country is
going to the dogs on account of the extrava-
gance of the women, it is refreshing to gather
up fact now and then, like jewels rescued
from the ocean, which shows that such ex-
travagance is not universal. In family not
over a hundred miles from here, a member
was suddenly taken i'll, and, as there seemed
to be no improvement Immediately, and the
family physician, though sent for, did not ap-
pear for some tme home and simple remo-
dy was adopted. 1t was determined that
mustard applied to the feet should be the
resort Accordingly the tea kettle, with an
ample supply of calorc, was called upon to
do its best; cloth, cotton, needle and thread,
scissors, etc., etc., provided, and soon the
sacks were in readiness and almost as soon
filled to the brirn And now the doctor ar
rived and, having examined his patient, and
satisfied himself of what was in progress, sug-
gested that he might possibly prescribe a
more efficient if not more economical RENE
dy. "Then," said the friend of frugality,
"this mustard, &c., will be lost" Finding
that his patients condition would allow no
parley, the doctor replied, peremptorily, 81
can't help that" "Well," she continued,
"the poultices shan't be lost, for will put
them on my own feet" Misfortuues they say
never come singly, and it is equally true that
one good thought only suggests another, and
go it was in this case, for the home economist
assured the doctor that, if the mustard didn't
benefit her in any other way, it would save
the cost of fire that ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Herald.


STATE DINNERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
At the state dinners in the Presidential Man.
sion when foreigners are invited, their rank,
time of service and official position are taken
into account, else offense would be given to
the gentleman who has served three years by
placing him in less prominent position at
the table than the gentleman who has been
an ambassador or other dignitary for only
two years and eleven months. To MIR. Luck
ley, one of the Presidents secretaries, is as
signed the delicate duty of arranging guests
at the table properly, and the amount Of Ia
Dor the accomplishment of this satisfactory
result entails upon him is by no means small.
After the guests have accepted invitations,
Mr.. Luckily, by dint of much careful study
of official prejudice, selects the different posi-.
tions each is to occupy at the Presidential
board. He makes a diagram of the table,
and places in little slit the name of the per.
son who is to occupy each particular seat.
This is sent to the proper official, who places
on the respective plate the bill with the name
of the party who is to sit near it. Mr.. Luck
ley then places in small envelope the name
of each gentleman invited, with another card,
upon which is written the name Of the lady
whom he is to escort to dinner. These en-
velopes are given to the gentlemen as they ar
rive, and each is supposed to be perfectly de-
lighted with the prize he has drawn. By this
means, the guests are allotted places and part
ners suitable to their rank, while no ones ap-
petite is lessened by being assigned an inn
proper place at the table.


MEANNEss.-.Econom is an excellent
thing. That is, it is very comfortable to be
able to say to ones self, 81 will do without
this, that or the other luxury, rather than
run the risk of being beggar in my old
age" or even iud it possible to live without
what is usually deemed necessity, rather
than run in debt But exaggerated economy
or rather meanness is something which must
render its possessor wretched, and something,
too, which is often found in people who are
too selfish to forbid themselves anything they
desire. They covet rich food and fine dress,
ease and idleness, but they begrudge to those
who minister to their wants, their well.earned
price, and always forget "the laborer is wor-
thy of his hire"


From the lips of such people you hear
nothing but complaints Every one is over
reaching them. The dressmaker has sent in
q friobtful bill the cook has no right to