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Year: 1878

Nothing is more absurd than
to pretend it is unhealthful to
sleep after the days last meal. Is
not man an animal? DO not ami
mails, without exception, sleep
Immediately after eating? Do
we not fell like sleeping after
each days last meal? Evidently
the body yearns for sleep. Exer-
else Immediately after eating is
pernicious; rest Is healthful.
What rest can compare with
sleep, which reposes the head,
the lungs, even the heart


See the peasants! No persons
enjoy better health than they dc.
Supper is the best meal Of the
day. No sooner have they sup
ped than they go to bed.


Look at the actors! There
was Rubini, who dined at three,
went to his dressing room in the
Italian Opera-House, and slept
until the theatre opened its doors.
At midnight he supped heartily,
and went straight to bed; he
died of sheer cid age.


You know Monsieur Theirs
habit? The moment his dinner
was ended, he stretched him.
self out to sleep, and slept an
hour.


The truth is, if you look
around you, it will be found that
the great majority of men go to
sleep Immediately after making
their best meal; and you certain
ly never saw healthier, stronger
women than those Of the great
markets. What is their life?
Dinner,and to bed. Take another,
the very opposite class -astrono-
mers. They keep late hours;
their best meal is when the
stars say goodnight, then they
go to sleep. DO you ever hear
of an astronomer dying under a
hundred?


The majority of mechanics
and servants go to sleep imme-
diately after eating their best
meal. They are right; they obey
Natures voice, which always
gives judicious' counsel.
Year: 1878

MANY firms have written to the
Treasury department asking about the
discrepancy in the value Of the trade
dollars and standard dollars. Some de-
nounce the action of the Government
and all agree that the distinction is
ridiculous. A number of national
banks are also inquiring. 1t is proba-
BILE speculating is the cause of much OF
their distress. They took trade dollars
at a discount and expected to get 100
cents for them. They can get no relief,
however, as trade dollars are only bull
lion.
Year: 1878

WHILE the Porte has no money to
establish the necessary political ma
chinery to work out the reforms prom
ised, the Powers will not seriously kick.
They may seem to but that is only a
part of the programme. A refusal OF
failure to carry out those reforms af-
fords England most excellent excuse
in case she didn't care to help Turkey
out of trouble.
Year: 1878

You have sharp, keen, clear-seeing
eyes take care of them. A little care
lessness now may 50 injure them that
later in life you will be troubled to see
distinctly. The reading of small print
in cars, the doing of fine sewing or en-
broidering in colors, may be the eairs
of weakness of eyes which viii last
during life. The following rules are
sensible, and the observance may save
from pain and annoyance:


Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.


Never read by twilight or. on very
cloudy day.


Never sleep 50 that ON waking, the
eyes shall open ON the light Of the
window.


De not use eyesight by light so scant
that it requires effort to discriminate.


Never read or sew directly in front of
the light Of a window.


1t is best to have the light from above,
or obliquely, or over the left shoulder.


Too much light creates glare, pains
and confuses the sight. The mement
you are sensible of an effort to distin-
guish, that moment stop and talk, walk
or ride.
Year: 1878

Il Is simple When you rise in the
morning form the resolution to make
the day happy one to fellow crea-
ture. 1t is easily done. A left off gar
ment to the man that needs it kind
word TO the sorrowful an encouraging
expression to the striving insbriate--
trihes in themselves light as air will do
tat least for the twenty-four hours.
And if you are young, depend upon it,
it will tell when you are old, rest as
sured it will send you gently and hap
PLY down the stream of time to eter-
nifty. Leok at the result. You send
one person, only one, happily through
the day three hundred and sixty-fIve
in the course of the year; and suppose
you live forty years only after you com
mence this course, you have made four
teen thousand six hundred human be-
ings happy, at all events for time.
Now, worthy reader, is it not simple,
and is it not worth accomplishing
Year: 1878

TAKE frequent ablutions, don't mix
brandy with your water, don fresh
shirt daily and preserve a clean con
science, and you will succeed not only
in the preservation of your health, but
also in meriting business prosperity.
Year: 1878

We have to decline an '.Original"
poem on GLANDS and Hearts" and
suggest to our friend that if he wants
to copy other peoples poetry for US to
publish that he gobble on to something
a little less familiar to the average
reader. This cheat would be detected
too easily.
Year: 1878

A man in Venango county, Pa, con
tracted to remove some bodies from an
old cemetery to new one, and was
paid for the service upon asserting that
work the had besn done. But it has since
been discovered that he did not disturb
the bodies.at all, and only transferred
the head-stones
Year: 1878




Our planet is not a true globe, be-


cause Of its former plastic condition


before the formation and cooling Of


the surface. When the 81 be was soft


1t was more or less yielding, and then


the rotation of the earth to which


have referred tended to drive off. as


1t were, the matter in the equatorial


regions; SO tiiat the distance through


the center Of the earth between the


two surfaces as far as possible re-
moved from the poles of rotation, or


those parts of the earth which that
imaginary axis comes through, is rath.
er greater than the distance between
the two points where the axis comes
to the surface. The reason Of that,
and that it must have been so, has
been beautifully eStablishe! by sever
al experiments. That the earth was
once hotter than it is now is therefore
proved, both By the irregularities of
its surface. and by its shape as
whole.


We mastnot imagine, however, that
there has been but one change The
minor Irregularities are all gradually
changing by inner energies the action
of air and water, end it may be that
even the largest ones are young, COM
pared with tie age Of the planets sur
face. Nor does the change end here;
the equatorial protuberance itself may
but after all mark point IN great
cycle of cha &c, which has compelled
The earth TO rotate now abont one ak
s and now about another. Mathema-
icians consider it highly probable
hat the axis Of the earth may have
'een in ancient times very differently
situated to what it is at present, and,
indeed, that al might have gradually
hifted through 10, 20, so, 40, or more
Iegrees, without at any time any per-
eptible sndden disturbance Of either
and or water" THUS it appears that
ature prevents catastrophes by the
cry hugeneSs Of the scale on which
he works. Norman Lockyear in
rood Words.
Year: 1878

Under the above caption the Port
land Staadard says of President Hayes:


Although Hayes holds possession of
the White House by a fraudulent title,
he is so much superior to his legal pre-
decassor, Grant, that just for contrast
We are almost tempted to applaud him.
Caesar grasped the Consular power of
Rome without right or title, using the
sword and purse to win his way, and
made a tolerable good President until
he was rent by the envious Casca and
well beloved Brutas. SO it is with
Hayes.


In his capacity of fraudulent Pres
ident, and a Republican, he is about as
good an Executive as we could wish
for. His policy with the South is con-
ciliatory and this, like charity, covers
a multitude of sins. He is also anxious
to run the Government economically
and choke off the leeches which are
sucking the life blood from our body
polite
Year: 1878

the laws to correct any manifest err


rors, either in punctuation, spelling,
numbering of chapters and sections,
and such matters where the text of
the law was not changed from its self
evident meaning. In this way the
public generally, and even the legis


lators themselves, did not know what
numerous errors had been made. We
do not think that the laws of this ses-
sion are much different in the partic-
ulars named from those Of other years,
but this time they are printed as they
were written, and they present an
appearance anything but fattering
to the law-malling power. Further
more, it will be found that the laws
of succeeding sessions will appear to
no better advantage unless persons
of considerable experience as writers
or printers are selected as enrolling
clerks, and that this will be done is
hardly to be expected when the sub
ordinate positions are made matters
Of barter and sale by members who
have large and small axes to grind.
Year: 1878

The Washington Capital says:


at may be that the enraged masses
will seek relief to their indignation by
swinging a Secretary Of the Treasury
and a few railroad kings and full
stomached gold trimmed bankers and
bondholders to convenient lamp
posts.


1t is just such insane raving as that
which stimulates the ignorant populace
to engage in liots and bloodshed. The
men in authority and the bankers are
no more responsible for the hard times
than they are for the deseneracy of the
American race. There is far more
need of temperance, patience, industry
and common honesty among the zen
ragged Masses" than there is of ven
geance on officials and capitalists. The
latter are venal and greedy enough in
all conscience, but the chief blame for
the evils complained of lies with the
'enraged Masses" Corrective measures
in the nature of sack cloth and ashes
are what these ''enraged masses need
more than anything else:
Year: 1878

King Victor Emanuel of Italy is
dead, and Prince Humbert has been
crowned to fill the vacancy. At the
coronation King Humbert said:


Italians, your first King is dead His sue
cessor viii prove to you that institutions do
not die. Let us unite In tins hour of great
sorrow let us strengthen that concord which
has always been the salvation of Italy.
Year: 1878

lgenee waning; stupor; pulse thready and not easily
counted: respiration more rapid and shorter cold
and claniny the surface; subsultus tendi
coinatose. and died without a struggle.


The family objected to have autopsy but in this
case the dagnostic signs of embolisn OF the heart
ana pulmonary artery were certainly present.


Treatment of the conditions carefully studied
IN this double nunberand the study of the time for
capital operations will be apparently given in the
next hrs'aison-as there themes that rather
touched than examined in the ordinary surgical
treatise injuries; and the second of the sub
jects particularly is that only be adequately
presented in the record of those great experiences of
which DIR. Carnochan has had many this subject
is one that he will make peculiarly his own. and his
study of it win be exceedingly important addition
to the surgical literature that deals with the great
themes in the science of life. With the subject COM
pleted by those additions the icrdison of those
tributions i'll which it is contained will supply the
most complete and indeed the only elaborate treat
ise on this topic in the English language. and when
it is remembered that this treatise is from the hand
OF surgeon of DR.. Carnochans experience culture
tact and skill. its value in scientific. as well as in
literary point of view, will be appreciated in the pro-
fessional world.
Year: 1878

has no business to enter and where party
lines should never be drawn. For example,
IL the financial legislation is shaped more
for the benefit of party or q section than
for the advantage Of the interests Of the
whole country, it would be crime and the
actors would be criminals If appropriations
are withheld for the sole purpose of making
false show Of economy, the party making
the issue will, we believe, be held to fear
ful account. The people demand of both
Republicans and Democrats less of PARTISAN
ship and more of statesmanship.


In tho nature Of things as they go in
Congress, politics will be discussed, but Sem
ators and Representatives will deserve and
receive the best praise Of their countrymen
If they grant q relief from political agita-
tion. And here we may remark that the
numerous Investigations proposed are in the
dhect line of such agitation. No real good
will come Of them. The last Congress was
guilty of an objectionable waste Of the peo.
pies money in keeping up, az immense cost,
investigations which were of no benefit, not
even in a partisan sense. Witnesses, who
receive handsome mileage fees and three
dollars per diem as witness fees; clerks, who
do the writing for the committees, and
deputy seargents-at-arms, who summon the
witnesses, are the only persons who derive
any real benefit.


What is demanded at this time is wise
| legislation on the financial issues; careful
and intelligent revision of the tariff and in
tcrnal revenue laws; such action as will re-
lieve labor and advance the interests of our
commerce, foreign and internal liberal but
not extravagant appropriations, not only
for the ordinary purposes Of Government,
but for the improvement of our rivers and
harbors. These and few other questions
of national importance should be considered
ut all times in preference to mere political
issues To act intelligently upon these will
win the plaudit, swell done, good and faith
full servants"
Year: 1878

ness, In his sincerity in the great cause. The
number Of Executive actions which traverse
and run connter to civil-service reform is far
greater than Of those which indorse 1t. III
he will not live up to his own asserted prin-
ciples, people will believe one of two things
either that the principles are worthless in
themselves or that he believes them to be
so.


II may be well, for example, for the Presi-
dent to hold himself above influences from
Senators and Representatives but he must
not give his willing ear to influences less
direct, less responsible, and more easily con-
trolled by low motives. He must learn
public opinion from some source. Is II not
better to learn IL from men whose station
and experience makes their word worth
something? And If he finds the great mass
of those men seriously differing with him
on politics and on men, were it not well for
him to consider that that difference is worth
respecting? 1t is not pleasant task for
representative men in the Republican party
to differ with Republican President If
they do IL they do it for cause" 1t is not
pleasant to peril their relations with the
Executive, to inaugumte or continue
serious differences in the party; and
| the fact that they do so is proof
that they are not time servers, but stand on
principle. And If these mes here at Wash
ngton, in their reach of the vast power of
persuasion and official influence naturally
controlled by the Executive, find them
selves compelled TO stand against him,
what must be the position of the mass of
| Republican voters, who have no personal
ends to crafty, no aim but the success of
the party and its principles? There is, and
there grows constantly, among such men, II
feeling of soreness against the Executive, n
want of confidence, a distrust that makes
little outside demonstration, but gathers
continually, until Mt last the self-imposcd
restraint will give way, and the voice Of
condemnation will be as the voice Of many
waters. President HAYES cannot afford
this He cannot, in justice to himself let
all these golden fruits OF the late bitter
struggle vanish into the ashes of apples of
the Dead Sea.


He has had time for his experiments Of
Cancellation, which was to divide the Demo
cratic party South and rebuild the Republi-
can; and he sees the Southern Democracy
better united than before and the Southern
Republicans obliterated. Is not this enough
in the line of giving awayH One-tenth part
of the notice and attention given to the "im-
placable" Democracy would have "concili-
ated" and united all Northern Republicans
and that without the abandonment of any
principle or surrender of any prerogatire.


All men who are honestly for reform arc
Republicans already; by them asd with
them, and within the party organization
are bound up all the possibilities of u credit
able and national administration. Their
sole hope Of usefulness is these, and destroy
that hope nothing more is necessary than a
more complete surrender of the ExccutivetO
the baleful counsels Of disloyal, untrue
scheming, hypocritical Democracy.
Year: 1878

THE jackson Miss. Daily Times says ::
SENATOR CONKLING, of New York, what
ever his faults may be, is one of the ablcst
men in America, and any effort to frOwn
him down or to belttle him, must prove II
fhilure. He may disagree with the Prcsi-
dent and his advisers upon the detail of the
subject of civil-service reform, but he is
nevertheless an honest man, and as patriotic
az President HAYES himself The idea that
the great Senator from the Empire State of
the Union is personally or financially in
terested in the appointments of United
States officers in that State is ridiculously
absurd He is, without doubt, as honest
and sincere as any other man, and as cor
daily in favor of civil-serviCe reform in its
true sense and meaning. He may, perhaps,
however, not be sentimentalist on this
subject"
Year: 1878

THE young man who is running the Wash
ington Post is not so young as he was once, and
he is steadily overcoming this serious fault
SiReinHGh Daily Times.


No matter how lavish longevity may be
with the young man, we hope no irreyerent
youth will ever presume to wound his feel
jngs by calling him old COCKERELL or old
rooster. Such cruelty should be spared him.
1t is terrible.
Year: 1878

THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
will be issued this afternoon, and will con-
tain large amount of useful entertaining,
and instructive matter, covering over fifty
columns. Its agricultural and horticultural
department is very valuable feature ior
the ariculturist, horticulturist, and fruit
grower Extra copies can be had at the
counting room.
Year: 1878

HARPER's last Weekly, in speaking of the
contest between the President and the SEN
ate over changes in Office except for cause,
says: In the first issue, practically Joined
with the Republicans of position, the Ad-
ministration was beaten with weapons its
own Inconsistency had furnished"
Year: 1878

Autumn work in the garden embraces al
most everything in the way of securing and
preserving. BY this time all the tender flow
ing and other plants should be put under
shelter. Dahias and other late tlower;no
bulbs keep best either in dry sand in the eel.
lar Or simply OH a scaffolding where thew
VIII not freeze, or sprout by too high a
temperature from heaters. A number of
Towering plants tiIat cannot stand open ex-
posure can be preserved by laying down and
covering with ali inch or two of earth.
Nearly all our best roses suffer more or less
from exposure through the winter. 10 pro-
tect them some people stick round them
cedar branches, and this in many instances
Is some protection. It is. however. more
trouble and less certain than laying down
where there is room to do it.


1t is useless to attempt to raise fine rasp-
berries ii allowed to endure the blasts of
Year: 1878

The practice Of using the drill and the


cultlvator in growing the wheat crop. is ey;-


denlly and rapidly winning the approval of


practical men, as it may With good reason.


Tor It has all the previous presumptions clear


iy IN its favor, as we'll as the analogy OF


other crops, aud tits also sustained by the
conclusions OF science, and the testimony eof
advanced farmers. There is so much to be
| SAID In favor OF this plan, that every wheat
grower in the country ought at least to give
it a tair trial.


Ii is recommended not merely by the say
ing OF seed. and the uniform depth Of plant
Ing SECURED by the drill. (Which is a great
security against freezing out,) but equally
by the tritling cost of cultivation, as COM
pared with the result. and by the surprising
increase ofyield, when the process is rightly
managed.


In all the trials of this plan that have
come to our knowledge, we have heard of
but one that did not succeed, and in that
case better result Is confidently expected
at the next trial. Iirstruth, the only sur
prise Is, that mode of culture so evidently |
sound, and so decidedly profitable this
has thus far proved<to be, should have been
so long neglected. If the determination of
weeds, and the development of latent fertil-
lty by pulrerizing and aerating tie soil are
fonnd, as general rule, both useful and
necesSary in promoting the yield of crops,
then so much the more are they needed in
'lle-case OF this cereal not ealy- ON account
Year: 1878


the son Of the humblest citizen as to
the highest and most honored. You
have but to look about you to verify
the truth of this statement. Most of
those who hold the highest positions,
of wealth, of office, in the arts and
sciences, are men who have come from
the humblest walks in life, and many
of them have risen from absolute
poverty. Go to the machine shops
aud manufacturing establishments of
the country, and you will find, as a
rule, that the men at their head for
merly worked at the forge or the bench.
To him who has brains and energy,
there can be no such thing as fail in a
free country like this.
Year: 1878

dor SALE at the Wagon and Carriage
i Paint Shop of W. E. Jones, First St.
The Centennial tops are adjustable to any
kind of vehicle and make. a perfect sun
Shade and storm protector at moderate
price Clarke's Carriage umbrella can be
used on every kind of vehicle with an open
seat, and is easily changed to any angle
They supply want long felt Come and
examine my large and complete stock of
these goods. Prices low.


w. E. JONES, lst Street.
Year: 1878

To EDITOR OF HERALD Where are the
policemen, and why is net more care taken
of the poor horses hauling dirt from cellars:
One word from those in authority would
stop the cruel treatment, and yet that word
is not spoken. At Sixth and Church and
at Ninth and Spruce streets, they are dig
ging cellars; and an eye witness tells me the
horses are very badly treated. The drivers
strike them on the head and legs without
any cause, ride on the loads and race the
tired horses to and from the place of work;
and this morning one poor little black horse,
almost too weak to stand, was knocked
down because his cart ran against post.
We particularly request the police to over
look both the places mentioned. E. W.
Year: 1878

Henceforth we win give column daily
to correspondence upon any proper subject
for discussion. It is expected that commu-
|nications will be written on one side only
Of the paper, and accompanied with the
name of the writer. The HERALD Is not to
be considered as endorsing or being in any
way responsible for the, opinion of cores
pondentsfn this column.