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Year: 1874

"Do let me take these corsets off, man,
ma" heard young girl pleading with her
mother; "they make my side ache and my
heart beats so hard against them that it tires
me. Please let me take them off"


Nonsense! You ought to have pride
enough to wear them. You will grow up as
round-shouldered as q camel without them.
Do you want people to think you are de-
formed ?"


But it hurts me to breathe, mamma l
can't breathe down. And can't help try
ing to. feel as if l was sitting"


"Say no more about it. Other girls
breathe, and you are not made differently
from them, | suppose. Look at Martha Ab-
erly. There's pretty figure for you. A
regular dumpling. Her mother does not
believe in corsets. When your figure is
properly formed, it will be time enough to
talk about it"


1t is four years since, but the frail, lovely
girl has for three years been wearing the
dress which requires no lacing to make 1t fit.
white marble cross in the burial-place
shows the grave where she rests 1t is call
cd a sad providence that thus removed an
only daughter, so sweet in temper, so prom
ising in talent. But Providence had moth
ing to do with it, in my opinion. l think
that there are many careful church going
mothers who will be terribly dismayed when
the day of final reckoning shall come, to see
the wealth Of fresh, happy life that God
meant to blossom out in excellence and beau
ty upon the earth. but which was untimely
crushed and blighted by their own insane
worship of fashion.


If left to themselves, young people are
seldom over anxious in regard to dress. 1t
does not give them sleepless pillows or di-
minished appetites. Youth will assert its
healthiul power, and no one dies young from
the demands Of fashion, unless melted thereto
by the admonitions or persuasions of older
people. Youth does not always of its own
accord, take to tight lacing. 1t is the moth
ers hand that often puts on the corsets, and
it is the mother who should herself be put
into strait;jacket in all those places where
insanity is the stereotyped plea for the mur-
derer


The Sunday School Times tells of lady
who had charge Of a young ladies' Bible
class who, in speaking Of defective home
training, said that her best pupil, eighteen
years of age, had caused her the most acute
anxiety. Rain or shine, she was always at
her post. The girls whole soul seemed to
be absorbed in the Strengthening out of intri-
cate theological problems; "and yet, said
the teacher, " the girl was so pale and wan
that was afraid every sabbath would be
her last in class. One day she tainted, and
in trying to restore her loosened her dress,
and what do you think l found ? Corsets so
tightly drawn that a full respiration was
impossible. | removed them, and found
that the girls ribs actually tapped | took
her to her mother, very prominent and
useful church member, and stated the case
without reserve. Well, you see" said the
parent, Fanny never had any figure. L
shouldn't be surprised if the lacngs were
drawn little too tight. Her waist is nat
uraly so large that it is impossible to make
anything fit genteely on her How is your
class prospecting, Miss -? hope you
are drawing many souls to Christ w-TAe
| Christian.
Year: 1874

to die soon after, If not before, the shep-
herds suspicious are excited and il is only
necessary to remove the lungs and cut open
the bronchial tubes to discover the worms
coiled up in buuches, like masses Of white
thread. A further examination of the Or
gans will probably lead to the discovery of
other forms Of thread worm in the stomach
aud intestines of these we shall speak
shortly, but IL is necessary now TO remark
that the relative Importance Of the different
forms of hematodes in the same animal is q
point which can only be determined by a
practical helminthoogist. Generally il may
be concluded that the worms in the lungs, il
they exist in large numbers, are sufficient to
account for the fatality among the flock
but the presence of threadworms in the d.
gestive organs is complication which must
not be disregarded in arranging the treat
ment or establishing measures Of prevention.


Remedies for worms in the bronchial
tubes must, as a rule, act indirectly. There
is no difficulty in killing the worms, if it is
allowed to kill the patient also but to find
a medicine potent enough to destroy the
parasites without injuring the host is not
easy.


Inhalation OF pungent vapors, if carefully
conducted, is beneficial, but by no means
specific in its effects. Chlorine, sui phurous
acid, asd the vapor Of carbolic acid have
been tried with partial success; but their
employment demands the assistance of
competent director, who is familiar with the
preparation Of the agents and their action.
Turpentine is the most popular remedy, and,
altogether, the most successful. A table
spoonful of the agent, with the same quanti-
ty Of linseed oil, should be given every day
for a week, the animals, meanwhile, being
kept on liberal rations. In fact, to sustain
the system by means OF nutrition and easily
digestible food is one chief part OF successful
treatment.


Preventive measures may, in accordance
with the state Of our knowledge of the dis
ease, be summed up in short sentence,
keep lambs off pastures which have been fed
off by sheep.-RuraL Ne'0- Yorker
Year: 1874

Good barns are necessity on every we'll
regulated farm. BY this do not mean ex-
pensive structures, built with special refer
ence to outside appearances and costing more
than the farm is worth, but those that are
substantial, of sufficient size for the purposes
desired we'll located, aud convenient. 1t
used to be the practice in years gone by to
build thirty by forty foot barns, and if the
farm was large these we're scattered about 10
different directions, ostensibly for the pur-
pose of saving labor in drawing the hay to
one central point, and the manure back
again upon these fields, but really entallIng
as much in the extra time and work needed
in the care Of stock so scattered.


This has been found in most localities to
be a mistaken policy, also that one barn
large enough for the ordinary purposes of
the farm is much better than several smaller
ones, costing less in construction aud for re-
pairs, besides being much more convenient
every way, and effeeting considerable saw
lag of time and labor in the course OF a
year.


In some instances two Of these old.fash-
ioned barns have been placed end TO end,
elevated so as to make room for stable un-
derneath, aud il not Of sufficient size one
rooted addition put on one side, which an-
swers a very good purpose


The more room under one roof, other
things being equal, the better, therefore 1t is
usually found advisable to have what is
called basement stables, and someti mS ma
nure cellars under these.


A barn should be large enough and SC
proportional as to hold sufficient forage fol
the stock it is desired to keep in the stables


Some objections are raised against what
are termed underground stables, wherein the
manure is kept for certain length of time
In theory this may be wrong, 10 practice
whore proper care is taken in ventilation
letting out the stock for brief time each
day and not letting the manure remain iu
the stable too long before being removed, a
we'll as by the use of bedding aAd nbsOr
bents little difficulty is experienced. If th'
location is such that a manure cellar can b.
constructed under the stable this would b.
preferable, otherwise l should much rathe
keep the manure behind the COWS thai
throw it ow Of doors, as used to be tn
practice, and is now to some extent.


For this purpose thS stables should b
wide, affOrding plenty of room, with goo
chance for ventilation. A sink behind tn
COWS to receive the manure, both solid an'
liquid, with absOrbents, will be found con
Venisnt Stables built entirely of stone ar
not considered 50 good for stock as those o
Year: 1874

wood, but in barrels of this description II is
necessary to have some portion Of stone to
ensure strength and durability.


The idea that stock will winter just as
well in glc.boarded stable on the north
end of the barn. as in more comfortable
quarters, is now generally discarded, and
little danger is approhcnded Of getting the
stable too warm il properly ventilated.


Some farmers having water in their sta.
bles turn their cattle out only a few
times during the winter. II is convenient
to have water thus handy, especially in cold
or stormy weather, but otherwise | should
prefer that they should be turned out for
little time nearly or quite every day.


We have some good barns here in Frank
lin County, and will give brief descrip.
tion Of one, as some useful ideas may be OBJ
tained from it by those intending to build


1t is 100 feet by A, with ~ foot posts
above the basement which is 8 feet high.
The stable is built Of nicely quarried gran.
ite stone, found on the farm, making very
strong wall and good enough for house in
its outward appearance.


Aud here let me remark that many have
large, uusightly, ugly-looking stones up'n
their farms that are considered too hard to
do anything with. Many of these will be
found to split with wedges very readily in
to nice, straight blocks, and make the best
Of material for building purposes, and should
be reserved for this.


This stable will hold 81 head Of cattle,
and the ~ above fodder enough for them
About once month $50 loads of manure
are drawn out from the stable. The cattle
are confined in stanchions, being let out
usually every day to drink. There are two
floors running crosswise of the barn and
elevated eight feet above the stable. This
gives an excellent chance for unloading the
hay into the four commodious bays, that
will hold $50 tons when full. Under these
floors are two others that are used for stor-
ing anything desired.


One of my neighbors intends building
another year a barn l think 44x75, with
manure cellar, stable aud room for hay
above, the location being such as to admit
of this plan, but it is only now and then
such chances are found where it is desirable
to build, but barns with basement stables
are built upon a very slight incline iu many
instances, although it is better to erect
against something Of bank if it is possible
to do SO. f. r. TowLE.


West Berkshire.
Year: 1874

That it is duty which woman owes not
only to herself but to her family, particularly
to her children, to use care in the preserVa-
tlon Of her physical strength, no one will
deny. | know from experience that the. life
Of farmers wife is full Of toll. There are
many drains on her health and strength.
The farmer too must work hard, and while
| believe in his aiding his wife in all reason
able ways as the physically weaker vessel,
| do not believe in his doing the washing
and scrubbing, and getting the garden sauce
(unless she is decidedly unable from sickness
to do it) while she reposes" And while
am great lover of flowers, would scorn to
see my Moses spending his time in the flower
garden when he should be tending his corn.
believe in Moses and Aunt Debbie making
it easy for each other, aud that she, as we'll
as he, should have the benefit OF machinery
to tighten her tolls. The sewing aud wash.
ing machine, a good churn and wringer
should, it possible be provided for her, and
help hired when needed,--Auat Lacy Der.
ter, IN WesierA Farm Journal,
Year: 1874

of tho cattle, and these are thus always
kept mclean. Dark stables aud coats mat.
ted with dust are not healthful for cattle,
to say nothing Of the deteriorated condition
of the feed stored above them which is ex-
posed to all the foul air that rises from be-
meath. We greatly prefer to have the floor
above laid with m .tched boards, which will
prevent any dust falling through, and to
have the beams and under sides oi the floor
whi.ewashed. Ventilation may be provided
by spouts through which hay or straw could
be thrown down below, and which should
terminate in grated openings beneath the
caves
Year: 1874

Among rude and uncutured men sin is
only one or two Objectionable things, but as
We 60 up among men Of higher grade, sin
becomes not only series of acts, but also the
principle out of which those acts proceed,
and in consequence their remuneration is a
broader one. Yet any man who, according
to his perception, has chosen sides and has
said, AS far as understand have made
up my mind to do right, looking to Christ for
help" has begun the Christian life, 1t is
far better for one to begin low and grow
gradually in grace than to burst suddenly out
in afiuencc and then 60 slowly back again,
--Beecher.
Year: 1874

Your every day toilet is a part of
your character. n girl who looks like
a "fuiy" or sloven i'm the morning
is not TO be trusted, however finely
she may look in the evening. No
matter how humble your room may
be, there are eight things it should
contain, viz: A mirror, wash. stand,
soap, towel, comb, hair, nail ana
tooth brushei. These are just as es-
sential as your breakfast, before which
YOU should make good and free use OF
them. Patents who fail to provide
their children with such appliances,
not only make Il great mistake, but
commit u sin Of omission. Look tidy
in the morning, and after the dinner
work is over, improve your toilet.
Make 1t n rule of your daily life to
"dress up" for the afternoon. Your
dress may, or need not be, anything
better than calico; but with a ribbon,
or some bit of ornament, you have an
air of self-respect and satisfaction, that
invariably comes with being well
dressed. A girl with fine sensibilities
cannot help feeling embarrassed and
awkward In ragged, dirty dress


with her hair umkempt, If a stranger
or neighbor comes in. Moreover, YOU
self.respect should demand the decent
apparcling of your body. You should
make II q point to look rs well as yol
can, even IL you know nobody vii


see you but yOursclf.-HOusehold.
Year: 1874

The best writer is he who can con-
vey the clearest thoughts in the short
est space. Some writers so hide their
thoughts in useless words that 1t be-
comes a task after you have read q
column to comprehend its meaning.
Ornament in style is good when II
beautifies the thoughts advanced 1t
is inexcusable when it covers them
from sight. A writer, before ne
touches pen, should first get a clear
idea of the subject he Is to handle;
this well understood, his next effort
should be to say what he has to say
in the fewest words possible. We
would not have a single thought
dwarfed by q stingy use of language
but even this would be better than to
sec it choked out of existence by a
superabundance of words. Write to
the point, and when you havereached
it, stop. 1t requires severe mental
training to acquire that simplicity OF
expression which conveys to us the


grandest thoughts in the fewest


words. vet 1t is within the province
of all to approach if not equal 1t. 1t
has been said that it is more difficult
to abridge an article than to write


one; that 1t requires more time to
write short article well than to pre-
sent the same thoughts in double the
space. When Queen Annie told DIR.
Scott that his sermon had only lone
fault-that of being too short-he re-


piled that he should have made 1t


shorter IL he had had moro time


Let our writers-especially those oil


the press-boll down their efforts be-
fore they present them to the public


In this fast age, the man who can say
the best things i'm the shortest space


Is not far removed from a public ben-
factor.
Year: 1874

The failure of all North Pole Ex-


peditions to discover the secret of the


Arctic regions has stimulated the


Aeronautic Society, of Paris, to at
tempt an Arctic balloon voyage. Ex-
travagant as the notion may appear,


II Is not moro extravagant than Pro-
fessor Wise's project of crossing the
Atlantic Ocean In balloon. One
advantage of an aerial North Pole
voyage Is the temperature OF the
Arctic regions, which prevents the
escape of gas from the balloon to
such a degree that It's supposed to be
quite feasible to construct a balloon
which will last a three months voy-
age. Another advantage Is the alb
sence OF darkness I'm the Northern re.
gions. II tho balloon leaves In the
summer time the sun will illuminate
the heavens during the whole trip


Then, again, the permanancy I'm the
direction of the winds around thu
regions of the North Pole would b'
another point In favor OF the trip t.
the North Pole over that across th'
Atlantic, The size Of the proposet
balloon is fixed ut about $1,000 cubl


metres. It Is calculated to carry tel
men, three months provisions, apar
from tho ballast, q number OF instru
ments, an anchor and dragging rop


which will touch the ground shoul'


the balloon sink too near to the eartn
Year: 1874

AS h0use-plants can not flourish
without sunshine, so children cannot
thrive and be happy without love.
How radiant are their bright faces as
they respond TO tones and words of
affection from the lips Of their parents
Little they know of the deep solici-
tude, of the constant care exercised
toward them; but they do fully
understand and appreciate prOtesta-
tiOns of love and tenderness. Why
should we be chary of these, when
they cost only speaking: 81 know
nOw," said n lady not long ago, "that
my mother loved me tenderly, but
during all my childhood doubted it.
If / were really dear to her, l queried
why did she never tell me so? Why
did she never caress me, and assure
me of her love? She thought her
actions spoke loudly enough, without
words, could not read her actions
then as can now, and how / lOnged
to hear her call me loving names, and
to have her wrap me in the sweet
embrace of her strong mother love-"
Many q little heart aches just as this
lady's did, and can be made happier
by the spontaneous utterances OF
maternal OBJECTION than by beads, or
dolls, fine clothes, or costly toys.


Children who grow up in this con-
slant atmosphere Of love, are rarely
mischicvous, never vicious. The
mighticst of all agencies to lead the
young in paths of virtue is in the
hands of parents, and to command
this agency they need but give eX.
preston to the natural overflow OF
their hearts.


Children, to be happy, need en-.
couragement and praise. 1t is not
enough that they escape censure
Negatives are always cold and blank
Our little ones want warm, positive
approval when they have done right
thus they will be made to feel thai
the paths of wisdom are the paths o
pleasantness and peace.
Year: 1874

An ingenious arrangement has also
been made to prevent the balloon
from rising higher than 800 metres,
or about 900 feet. The boat of the
balloon is to be lined with sheep-sllins
and heated with lamps, so that even
If the temperature should fall to
thirty two degrees below zero, out
side, it will be five degrees above zero
inside. A vessel is to carry the men,
the balloon, and the ingredients for
the manufacture of the necessary
amount of gas to about the seven-
teenth degree of latitude. This will
leave trip of about three hundred
miles to the North Pole for the bal
loon to accomplish; and the voyage
there and back could be made within
twenty days. Everything, however,
is to be prepared for a full three
months trip. The enterprise is eX-
citing unusual interest among the
scientific men of Europe, and is, In
deed, one of the most wonderful
schemes ever conceived by the
human mind.
Year: 1874

IL you wish to drown yourself
kick and splash about as violently as
YOU can, and you will soon go to the
bottom. But IL you remember that
YOU are lighter than water, and If you
clamly and steady refrain from
drawing your breath while under the
water, keep your head raised, and
vour arms under, YOU will soon learn
fo float and swim like q duck.
Year: 1874

"A sportsman has been the victim
of his own credulity. He has a gun
that scatters shot badly, so that It Is
not of much account. He saw an ad-
vertisement In paper Offering to
send information whereby such "scat-
tering', of shot could be effectually
prevented. He sent the money, and
In due time was informed that to
prevent his gun from scattering" he
should put In only one shot.
Year: 1874

The ladies of St. Paups Episcopal
Church purpose holding q Christmas
tree, this Christmas eve, IN the church,
towards which quite a number of pres
ents have been contributed, and it is
generally understood that the young
folks are to enjoy very pleasant time
of it, Quite a large number Of adults
are also expected to be present.
Year: 1874

after tie first Of January ace shall
haze to prepay the postage OH all
papers GOING OUT OF THE
COUNTY,. Subscribers at a dis
tance please note thistact, as ,1e shall
only send to those agbO pay IN adcdnce
after that date, as lCe cannot afford
to ,rat for our pay and pay postage
also.
Year: 1874

anu


Tree Decorations in TOIedO---Palmer


and Hill Triumphant.


During the past three weeks we have
taken more than ordinary interest in the
magnificent stock opening out by the
above firm, whose enterprise has lead
them this year, to import their goods
for the holiday season direct from Paris.
Each week we were induced to suppose
the most beautiful and last of their stock
had surely seen the light Of day, but on
Saturday last, while In the city, we were
completely dumbfounded to realize the
display immeasurably increased, while
We received the assurance that even vet,
they had ONLY OPENED AFEw SAMPLES Of
the various goods they had for disposal
at wholesale CT retail. Though We ad-
NIT, at first We were somewhat incredu-
lOus, an invitation to their store-rooms
dispelled all doubts. The store was Just
crammed, appearing to remain so the
day through, and we began verify to sup
pose that all Toledo and its environs, for
. some twenty miles around, had assured
y laid in ambush for the full display Of
these goods and this was the day for
making a decisive raid upon them. The
magnificent surprise boxes, to which we
referred last week, are receiving exceed
ing good patronage, as also many Of the
more seryicable and yet artistic designs
! in presents for ladies or gentlemen who
desire that the gift shall convey a charm
with it to the favored recipient. Christ
mas tees and fancy fairs are being
stocked from these goods in every di-
rection, and if PALMER & Hu1's noted
home manufactured candies-for which
they are so justly popular-do not
dwindle down to nothingness before the
New Year it VIII afford striking evidence
the firm have had to yield their eIaimsto
a Christmas holiday in order to render
their patrons recreations more complete.


Everything neat and sweet, possible to


be manufactured from pure sugars, COM


mand a position upon their shelves while


new attractions are constantly being ad-


ded to their stock. They are shipping


orders constantly, c. o. D., by rail
throughout Northwestern Ohio, Michi-


gan and Indiana, while the high repu-
tation of their goods not infrequently
commands for the sale even beyond these
limits. We can certainly not commend
any house In Toledo before them in
home manufactured goods, while the i'm
mense and elaborate stock of holiday
goods they are offering viii be found of
such a character as cannot fail to bear
, out fully all, or even more, than we have


said of them during the past few


weeks Do not fail to give them call


to be more than pleased, and save money.
+ A CALIFORNIA man has raised sixty
3 tons of cabbages on three acres of land,


and got 81. 900. gold for the croD
Year: 1874

The day in Wal-st. has been dull to stagnatlon
and in no direction word be said as to any rel
ative change difference from the business OF yes
terday The stock speculation has been almost en-
trely neglected, and scarcely 10000 shares have
been done, the transactions involving range OF I
per cent though we should perhaps class the market
as a dropping one Pacific Mail and Union Pacihc
were the cards. but these were not specially AM
mated II is hardly 10 be expected that we snail
have any considerable activity or animation III the
market till after the return Of the leading magnateS
of the street, who are now trying to ENJOY lie at
the sea-shore on the misty mountain tops lheir
return may, perhaps. he reasonably expected carry
in September, until which time we do not look TOT
any considerable activity in stock speculation Inc
opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices Oh
stooLS were As follows: