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Year: 1875

It has been stated that the Emperor Of
China's death was caused by the smallpox,
whence it might be inferred that vaccina-
pire. This however Ga1igaaai says is not
the case the virtues of the cow-pox were
known to them many years before Jenner
discovered it in our part Of the world.
Their historians fix it at about the twelfth
century Of our era. Now, as we got the small
pox from the Arabs towards the end of the
tenth century, when RhaZes Grst described
it, the question arises as to whether that
disease existed in China before


A physician Of that country, who has
written an extensive work on medicine,
says on the subject that smallpox was un-
known until the middle of the reign Of the
Cheou dynasty, which hourished about the
sixth century before Christ, and that it
was only towards the end of the Song dy-
nasty, answering to our twelfth century,
that incubation was practiced on young
children rs means OF protection from the
spontaneous maladv The experiment was
first tried on the Enperor's grandson, and
succeeded perfectly, and for more than fifty
years the reputation of this treatment grew
in the minds of the people, but it became
gradually apparent that the remedy was
not infallible, especially when the disease
assumed an epidemic character


As for the cow-pox, the missionaries at
Pekin sent over accounts of it as early as
1779, while Jenner only published his dis
covery in 1886. The way in which the
Chinese inoculate the cox-poy is this =
The dry virus, in pulvcrulent state, is
blown through silver tube into the left
nostril, if the patient be girl, and into the
right one in the case Of boy. 4 second
and more modern method consists in dis
solving the dry virus in four or five drops
Of clear water this is then taken up in a
little cotton, which they thrust into the
right or left nostril, according to the sex,
as above stated The third way consists
in performing the same operation with fresh
virus, which is taken On the spot from
healthy. child.
Year: 1875

them, that they may have the word of
life


There was pause for moment, and
then he laid his hand on my arm and con-
tinued-'Y Young man, the Lord loveth a
cheerful giver? Out of your abundance
contribute something for the cause Of the
benighted Even though you are not a
Christian, your. good act will be put to
your credit in that land where all is JOY
and bliss


asked him if he could change $40
bill and give me back S19.25? and he
turned away and seemed weary.


We rode on for about mile, and then
he took strap from his pocket, laid it on
his knee in way to make two seperate
loops in it, and then he said


Young man, thou art sinner, and
thou wilt not contribute to the cause of the
benighted 2


Which the same is true 1 murmured.


On the heather and my cause, desire
to bet five TO three that thou canst not put
thy finger in the loop that will catch, he
said smiling swnetly.


It's the old strap game-seen 1t more
than forty times, l answered.


Solely on account of the benighted
heather do | wish to bet five to three that
thou canst not locate the joker, he went
on, producing three thimbies and pea.
Played it in the army for four years,
[ replied, turning away with mournful
heart.


Then you are will that the heathen
shall struggle on like the beasts of the field
and the birds Of the air . he asked, putting
up his thimble.


Yes, truly l answered.


Tis sad that one SO young should be SO
SINFUL he murmured, and he went to the
other end Of the car and succeeded in heec-
ing an old man out of S34 and watch Oh
the cheek game-for the cause Of the
lcathen in Africa.
Year: 1875

The good people of the town Of E
were talking of moving their meeting
house to more agreeable locality, among
the advocates Of the movement none were
more earnest than old Deacon A.. who, by
the way, has an uncomfortable habit cf
sleeping in chourch. No matter how in
teresting the discourse, the Old deacon was
sure to drop off aboitt such time On
the Sabbath preceding the day appointed
for moving the house, the pastor preached
an interesting sermon on The Rock of
Ages" Growing eloquent in his remarks,
the good minister finally added with great
emphasis:


"Nho can move it ?"


The deacon having been asleep as usual.
woke up just in time to catch the query,
thinking the pastor referred to the meetin.,
house, rose up i'll his seat and exclaimed


"l,ll bring over my yoke of steers, and
they'll jerk it along the whole distance, if
you'll keep plenty of hard wood rollers uu-
der it. !"


The deacon never slept Ia meeting after
that.
Year: 1875

lowed this woman in grand scandal
hunt. went the first time to the Tribune
office, and for the first time saw its then
editor, to beg HIM not to advocate the
calling of that Council, but to use his IN,
auence to keep the matter quiet. aio
this fearing that the story was true, Dut
sought to save the public from the de-
tails of such scandal. urged upon the
then editor of the Tribune, and upon
several other editors,t the cruelty OF press
ing Mr.. Tilton to the wall, il he were in
deed standing between his family and
the dreadful disgrace; snd l cannot help
thinking yet that that Council and the
Rev Bacon did very unchristian, un-
manly thing in attacking man in such
position. 1 urged, so long as it was
possible that Beecher, Bowen, and
Tilton should be left to settle their own
private quarrels; and felt that no one
was called upon to interfere, especially
as such interference was almost certain
to open the flood gates which are pour
ing out this torrent of questionable litera-
ture. While there was hope Of success
| did what Mr.. Beecher seems to have
urged all his friends to do; i. e., tried to
keep it quiet; but, when the exposure did
come, should have been false TO my an


tecedents if. other thing, being equal, |
had not taken sides with the man who
had least money and most enemies.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Treas
ury Department has decided that where
goods are imported under the act OF 1870
Tor transportation without appraisment
to an interior port they ara liable to
duty under the tariff in t5rce at the time
OF their first arrival in this country and
not under an act passed Subsequent there
to, but before their arrival Mt an interior
port. This decision may involve change
in some important decisions heretofore
made under the act of 1870.
Year: 1875

Very much has been said about the
injury of heavy and tight-fitting dresses,
and very little has been said about the
fashion of shoes. 1t would seem to he
presumptuous to try by pressure to i'm
prove the human form. 1t is fact that
ignorant people think it can be done,
and begin in infancy the work of fash
ioning slender waist, and they do the
same with the foot. If we examine the
foot of the Apollo gelvidere or the
Venus de Medici, we find that the great
toe stands off from the one next, so as
to leave a space of half an inch between
them. The small toes are not cut off at
sharp angle, but form a graceful
curve; nor are the toes piled one on top
of the other-the home of corns. A
child's foot, in its natural state, has the
same formation. 1t is broadest beyond
the joint of the large toe, where it forms
with the rest of the foot a reentrant
angle. The shoe should be the broadest
beyond this joint; there should be a
curve for the small toes, otherwise the
foot presses inward. In addition, high
heels give another weight of woe, and
the result is the bunion-a lasting sOr-
row. We shall have better health and
milder tempers when our feet are free
from the foolish sway of fashion.
Year: 1875

A popular error of countless ages of
duration has assigned to the heart fnnc-
tions which it has not, and cannot have
and the language of nearly all nations
has concentrated this delusion. In the
heart it places the passions and feel
ing of the mind, and hard heart a
bad heart, kind heart expresses in
brief terms the amount of the error,
which is ascribed to hollow muscular
organ, insensible under ordinary cir
cumstances, the great and noble, tender
passions which ornament or dishonor
humanity. But although such delu-
sions have been long gexploded-with the
scientific world-enough of interest at
taches to this organ to render it worthy
of all attention. Its mysterious, un-
eeasing rhythmic action, hitherto unex-
planned; the strength and peculiar char
acter of its muscular fibres; its supply
of nerves and nervous power from a
force which seems to remove il, and
does remove it from the control of the
mind or will, and the unknown ways
by which notwithstanding, it betrays
the secret feelings of the soul, becoming
the telltale of that of which team know
nothing; ali these are points which
give to its anatomy an interest second
only to the brain itself.
Year: 1875

Fable of DiscoRtentmeRt.-A canary
and a gold fish had their lot thrown to-
gether in the same room. One hot day
the master of the house heard the fish
complaining of his dumb condition, and
envying the sweet voice of his cOmpan-
ion overhead. "Oh, wish could sing
as sweetly as my friend up there :"
whilst the canary was eyeing the in
habitant of the globe. "How cool it
looks wish my lot was there ,''"So,
then, it shall be-" said the master, and
forthwith placed the fish in the air and
the bird in the water; whereupon they
saw their folly, and repented of their
discomfort. or which the moral is
sooner drawn than practised-let every
man he content in the state which
Providence mas placed him, and believe
that it is what is best fitted for him.
Year: 1875

Little Pedro.-Pedro is little Italian
boy, who lives in Chicago. When
first knew him, he was roaming about
from house to house, playing ON the
fiddle, and singing.


Sometimes kind persons gave him
money, and then he always looked
happy. But many times he got nothing
for his music, and then he was very sad;
for he lived with a cruel MASTER, who
always beat him when he came home
at night without a good round sum.


e One day last spring, he had worked
very hard: but people were 50 busy
moving or cleaning house, that, when
night came. he had very little money.
lie felt very tired: so he went home
with what he had.


But his cruel master, without stop
ping to hear II word from the little fell
low, gave him IA whipping, and sent
him out again. He came to my gate,
long after had gone to bed. and
played and sang two or three songs /;
but lre did not sing very well, FOR he
was too tired and sleepy. $500
Year: 1875

And a Little Child Shall Lead Them.
in old days there were angels. who
came and took men by the hand and
led them away from the City of De-
struction. We see no white winged
angels now. But yet men are led away
from threatening destruction. A hand
is put into theirs which leads them
forth gently towards calm and bright
land, so that they look no more back
ward and the hand may be little
child's.
Year: 1875

Store PiaRts.-Don't huddle around
the kichen stove. boys. these cool morn
ings. l suppose you get chilled get
ting mp in cold room and washing
your delicate fingers in cold water but
you, great big boys, almost as big as
your mother, surely you would not go
shivering and covering around the
the kitchen fire and in the way of your
mother, who is busy at work getting
your breakfast. What shall You do,
them Why, go ont of doors, without
hat. mittens. or muller; play ball.
practice gymnastics, or take a good
run. fast enough to make yOu warm,
glow, and, my word for it, you will find
it far better than cooking over the
stove. The warmth will remain lon
ger and you will enjoy it more. so much
more, that if you are at all wise, You
will get up early enough every morn
ing TO secure such n benefit.


Ii is poor practice to warm Yourself
10y artificial heat. If you are Obliged
to sit still, of course artificial heat Is
better than none but the more you
depend upon al, the more tender you
will be; the less you exercise out of
doors, the more you will shiver miser-
ably over the stove indoors.


Ii would be a good plan for both boys
and girls who have no work to take
them out of doors, still to go out, es-
pecially when they feel lazy and in
clined to coddle over the stove, and
have a good run, play tag or hide-and-
seek, or go some errand for mother
and get warm over it.
Year: 1875

At the Devils Elbow, about six miles
below Black Hawk, on the line of the
Colorado Central railway, where the bed
of the road is hewn out of the solid rock,
owing to the extreme narroSness of the
valley OF Clear creek Mt the point, an ac-
cident occurred on Wednesday evening
last, which takes rank as one of the most
horrible and terrible on record.


A Chinaman, Lin Wan, working in the
gulch mines along the creek, was pursued
by wild and furious bull, which had
wandered away from his herd up the
creek. For safety the Celestial took to
the track, but was closely followed by
the infuriated animal, to the Devils Ell
bow, where the bed of the creek is about
twenty feet below the track, and the top
of the telegraph poles on a line with the
! rails. One hurried moment had the
! Chinaman to realize that his enemy was
upon him, when with all the force of
brute power one horn went piercing
through the back, passed through the
abdomen and came out in front. 1t was
! the work of an instant to raise, like
feather, the mass of bleeding, screaming
human flesh, and with toss, to hurl it
across the track and into the gulch. The
unfortunate Chinaman, thus gored unto
death and tossed into air, in his descent
struck upon the end of telegraph pole,
which entered the very same gaping
wound made by the horn of the brute in
his back, and the pain-tortured blood
besmeared victim was impaled mid-air.
Without speech, and pale with horror at
the sight, hfs companions stood power
less, until the heart-rending cries of the
unfortunate awoke them to duty He
was then taken from his appalling posi-
tion as speedily as possible, but died in
few minutes. The bull, after accom-
plishing this deed, passed up the
canon, and had not been captured at last
accounts.
Year: 1875

Let every young man whose appetite
for drink is consciously growing, but
whose conscience is not yet scared by
confirmed habit, adopt the plan of max
ing an accurate note of how he feels in
the morning after drinking too much the
night before. Let him analyze as nearly
in detail as he can his thoughts and re-
Elections when he first wakes up, and put
down in black and white plain, truth
full description of them. do not refer
to the sense of physical pain or discom-
fort which always follows a debauch. but
to his moral conditions in the early
morning, and in the absence of the fac
titious excitement of conviviality. Let
this be done conscientiously, and let the
young man read over his own words
carefully, and endeavor to thoroughly
realize what he has described on paper,
every time he thinks of taking drink,
and / believe that most young men con
trolled by principle, actuated by de
sire to do right, and struggling against
the inherent weakness of human nature,
would in short time come to the con
clusion that the "game is not worth the
CANDLE" and in many cases eventually
give up the desire to indulge IN 80
treacherous and delus.ve relief from
ennui-so dangerous and false means
of excitcmont. Journal
Year: 1875

ITO err is human; to forgive, di-
vine" Truest of adages! God is for
giveness itself; all the catalogue of hui
man weakness and evil, error and
neglect-every sin of omission and
commission against the Master is but
an additional evidence of His strength
and goodness-His superior power of
forgiveness. We, with our weak ma
lures and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
can scarcely realize the wonderful
generosity and magnanimity required
to pardon all these offences; yet some
idea may be formed of it by consider
ing the great difficulty encountered in
condoning some slight or injury offer
ed to us. There is first the actual in
jury done, to be considered; then the
intention of the offender; our anger is
a powerful militant against pardon,
but scarcely so strong a one as our
grief and wounded feeling if the Of
fender be dear to us. But oh! when
the good angel triumphs over revenge
full feelings, how encouraging and
comforting the thought that another
victory is won over evil,-that another
long stephas been taken on the way
to holiness and peace!
Year: 1875

We are not sure that the investiga-
tion now going on in the Revenue De-
partment Is in good faith. We long
since lost all confidence In the sinceri-
ty of any reform inaugurated by the
Government. There have been so
many alarms raised from which moth
ing has come in the shape of detection
and punishment, that we have learned
to attach no Importance to the an
nouncement that the detectives are en-
gagged in unearthing a fraud against
the Government. The Government,
or rather those who manage the Gov
ernment seem to like this sort of thing
and continue to play at it even though
the people do murmur at the cost of
the entertainment. Still, there seems
to be little more energy and earnest
ness In the chase just opened after the
whisky ring, and if the work is in
good faith there is no doubt but that a
bonanza of rascality will be opened
which will astonish even the Govern
ment itself. 1t is an opinion, that fire
cannot burn out of us, that the whis-
ky manufacturers of the Pacific coast
have defrauded the Government out
Of millions of dollars, and we hope
they will be hunted down and made to
disgorge their i'll gotten gains.
Year: 1875

AwELL informed gentleman assures
the HERALD that about two-fifths of
the export product of Los Angeles
county goes out of San Gabriel valley.
The products of the San Gabriel con-
sists of wine, brandy, grapes and or
anges; and with this, as with every
other article of commerce, the less
handling and the fewer transhipments
1t is compelled to undergo, between
the producer and consumer, the great
er the profit to one and the less the
cost to the other. Now the enterprise
that will bring the San Gabriel car
and the ocean ship together, is one Of
the Improvements we shall hail with
delight. When Wilmington harbor
is brought to that state of perfection
which will bring the laden car to the
side of the outgoing ship, it will make
no difference to the San Gabriel pro-
ducer whether the Southern Pacific
or the Los Angeles and Independence
Year: 1875

A RECOUNT of the ballots Is the cry
Of number of defeated candidates in
San Francisco, Sacramento and other
places. This is In bad taste, and is a
manifestation Of sore-headedness no
squelched aspirant ought to be guilty
of. unless there is positive evidence
of fraud, recount ought never to be
demanded. A majority Of one hun
dred is as good as a majority of ten
thousand. The people have spoken,
and unless you know their will has
been set aside by fraud, accept the ver-
dict and hope for better luck next
time,
Year: 1875

railroad is extended from this city to
the farther extremity of that valley.
Eighteen miles of road will meet the
requirement. We are informed that
an excellent route may be selected,
and that the cost of preparing the road
bed will be comparatively light. The
large producers of the San Gabriel
valley justly complain of the heavy
cost of transportation to which they
are now subjected. and they are ex-
ceedingly anxious that one of the rail-
road companies shall provide them
with the cheap and rapid shipping ia
cilities they so much desire.
Year: 1875

ANYTHING pertaing to water, Oh any
means by which the supply of that
element may be increased, is subject
of absorbing interest to tine people OF
Los Angeles valley. An idea has been
advanced by Mr.. w. A. BRoPHY, of
Lyons Station, which we think wor-
thy the consideration Of our people.
Recent developments in the San Fer
nando railroad tunnel, indicate that
there is an abundance of water in the
San Fnrnando mountains. The flow
of water in the tunnel is so great as
to seriously impede the progress of the
work. AT this time four steam ell
gines are-kept pumping the water, and
in short time these will prove inad-
equate for the task. One mile east of
the tunnel, in the WILSON oil well, a
strong stream of water was struck at
depth of about three hundred feet.
The flow of this stream is about fifteen
thousand barrels per day. The Super
intendent of this well says he Is conf
dent any number of flowing wells
may be bored along the base OF the
San Fernando mountains. These are
not mere theoretical ideas. They are
living, practical facts. The water is
flowing from the tunnel; it is flowing
from the oil well, and the engineers
say it will flow in unlimited quan-
titles all along the base of the San
Fernando range of mountains. Here
then is the inexhaustible reservoir
from which the greater portion of the
Los Angeles valley may draw her sup
ply of water for irrigating purposes.
This reservoir extends along the entire
range north of Los Angeles valley,
from San Fernando to Cocomungo.
1t is almost certain that anywhere
along this range, a tunnel run into the
hills from four hundred to six humid
red feet, will secure copious stream
of water. The elevation of the great
reservoir above the valley will render
irrigation from it easy and compara-
lively inexpensive. The water alrea-
dy struck is guarantee that more
may be found, and we have no doubt
but that in time large proportion of
the water used in irrigating this val
ley, will flow from tunnels penetrat-
ing the mountain side.
Year: 1875

1t is one Of the laws Of our being tina,
every inward disposition is strengthened by
the outward expression which represents
it. Besides this, so much Of human hap
piness is dependent upon the manners that
no truly benevolent person, if thoughtful,
can disregard them. We have all expert
enced the charm of gentle and courteous
conduct we have all been drawn irresisti.
bly, to those who are obliging, affable,
and sympathetic in their demeanor. The
friendly grasp, the warm welcome, the
CHEEKY tone, the encouraging word, the
respectful manner, bear no small share in
creating the joy Of life; while the austere
tone, the stern rebuke, the sharp and acrid
remark, the cold and Indifferent manner,
the curt and disrespectful air, the super
cilious and scornful Bearing, are RESPONSE
bic for more Of human distress, despair,
and woe, than their transient nature might
seem to warrant.


Whether we aim at self-improvement or
the well being of others, success is largely
dependent on our outward demeanor. No
one can slight it with impunity. 1t has
many counterfeits and shams which are
truly despicable; but where pure motives
are supreme, and the aims Of life are
worthy, the culture of manners Is an essen
tial means of progress, comforting dignity
and grace upon every noble endeavor.--
Philadelphia Ledger.
Year: 1875

How GREEsBAcK PAPER is MADE
All the paper for the money issued by the
United States Government is manufactur-
ed on a sixty-twolineb Fourdriner machine
at the Glen Mills, near West Chester, Pa.
Short pieces Of red silk are mixed with
the pulp in the engine, and the finished
stuff is conducted to the wire without
passing through any screens, which might
retain the silk threads By an arrange
ment above the wire cloth, shower Of
short pieces Of fine blue silk threads is
dropped in streaks upon the paper while
it is being formed. The upper side, on
which the blue silk is dropped, is the one
used for the face Of the notes, and, from
the manner in which the threads are ap.
piled, must show them more distinctly
than the reverse side, although they are
imbedded deeply enough to remain fixed
The mill is guarded night and day, BY Of:
fcials, TO prevent the abstraction Of any
paper.-Pdper Trade Journal.