smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Some hearts are seen only at dead
tide. - =, - W


Most peoples compassion is worse
than their indifference.


To be dumb for the remainder OF life
is better than to speak falsely. s


He is the only rich man in the world
who has learned to be content with what
he has. ....


No man knows the highest happiness
of life until he knows the happiness OF.
giving. 81


Fire and sword are but slow engines
of destruction in comparison with the
babbler. - -,


Lille would be insupportable If pain
over great loss preserved its bitterness
for long time. 80 e


If you sweep your own doorsteps
clean you will have little time to crltl'
else those of your neighbor.


Many a man who feels himself great
among little people would find himself
little II he were among great people.


Live within your means and nobody
will know how much you have ahead J;
but the moment you borrow cent peo-
pie know how poor you are.


Women and men of retiring timidity
are oowardly only in dangers which
affect themselves, but the first to rescue
when others are endangered. y


No man will excel in his profession Il
he thinks himself above it; and COM
merce will not flourish in any country
where commerce is not respected. -


Mere immensity of size always as E
tounds but our wonder at the vast re-.
suits accomplished by comparatively
slight means remains the longest with
Year: 1879

A princess has eloped with duke in
Samoa. His excellency, tho governor OF
the Tan Masaga district in the island OF
Upola, had a charming sister named
Toe, with the complexion OF baked
goose, cocoanut apron, necklace OF
birds claws, and a fancy that was free.
he was ardently attached to her, and
could not be induced to consent to her
marriage under any considerations, social
or political. When Duke Malietoa fell
in love with her the courtship was con-
Quoted clandestinely, and eventually an
elopement was agreed upon and carried
into execution. The governor bethought
himself of bit OF strategy to. recover
possession of his truant sister. He sent
q message to Toe pretending to be re
conciled to her choice, and requesting
her to return and be married under the
baronial tn Itch in proper style. The
dusky Lothario fell into this trap. Great
preparations were made for the occasion,
and Lord Malietos, accompanied by the
fair Toe, set out on his return, followed
by all his relatives in an imposing pro.
cession, bearing baked pigs in profu-
sion, and timing their march to the
beating of tom-toms. On Sunday the
governor feigned violent attack OF
gout, and sent message for the lovely
Toe to hasten to the bedside OF her poor
brother. The unsuspecting one obeyed,
but no sooner was she inside the gov
ernor's lines than she was bundled into
canoe and conveyed to Sola Sola, 7
her brothers domain. The distracted
Malietoa and his retainers remained
where they were bivouacked, assuaglng
their grief by gorging themselves with
baked pig and other dellcacles, not
knowing what disposition had been made
of the missing bride. Toe had professed
great regret for her folly, declared that
she had entirely overcome her love for
Malietoa. and would henceforth be q
dutiful sister. But she had not proved
false to her lover. She sent him letter,
and within few hours a war canoe con.
tanning seventy warriors, armed to the
teeth, put in to Sola Sole. The faithful
Toe had 80 arranged that the guard OF
old women under whose surveillance she
had been placed should be out of reach
at the appointed time. When the war
canoe came inside the reef she rushed
forth, and without tarrying to cast of
her simple apparel, boldly plunged into
the water, swan out to the boat and was
taken on board. Then she sank into the
arms Of her lover.
Year: 1879

1st. To think that the more man
eats the fatter and stronger he will be-
come.


I'd. To believe that the more hours
children study at school the faster they
learn.


Sd. To conclude that, if exercise is
healthful, the more violent or exhaust
i've it is the more good is done.


4th. To imagine that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained.


9Th. To oct on the presumption that
the smallest room in the house ls large
enough to sleep in.


9Th. To argue that whatever remedy
causes one to feel Immediately better is
"good for" the system without regard
to more ulterior effects.


7th. To commit an act which is felt in
itself to be preiudicial, hoping that
somehow or other it may be done in your
case with impunity.


9Th. To advise another to take a
remedy which you have tried on your
self, without making special inquiry
whether the conditions are alike.


9th. To eat without an appetite, or to
continue to eat after it has been satisfied,
merely to crafty the taste.


10th. To eat hearty supper for the
pleasure experienced during the brief
time it is passing down the throat, at
the expense of a whole night OF dis
turbed sleep, and weary waking in the
morning.


11th. To remove portion of the COW
ering Immediately after exercise, when
the most stupid drayman in New York
knows that if he does not put a cover on
his horse the moment he ceases to work
in winter. he will lose him in few days
by pneumonia.


18th. To contend that because the
dirtiest children in the street or high
way are hearty or healthy, therefore it
is healthy to be dirty; forgetting that
continuous daily exposure to the pure
outdoor air in joyous, unrestrained &C
tivities, is such powerful agency for
health that those who live thus are well
in spite of rags and filth.


18th. To presume to repeat, later in
life, without injury, the indiscretions,
exposures and intemperance which IN
the flush of youth were practiced with
impunity.


18th. To believe that warm mir is
necessarily impure, or that pure cold air
is necessarily more healthy than the
confined air of crowded vehicle. The
latter at most can only cause nausea,
while entering q conveyance after walk
ing briskly and lowering q window will,
by exposing to draft, give o cold in
fallibly, or an attack Of pleurisy or
pneumonia, which will cause weeks and
months of suffering, if not actual death
within four days. :,


18th. To "remember the Sabbath
day" by working harder and later on
Saturday than any other day in the
week, with a view Of sleeping late next
morning and staying at home all day to
rest, conscience being quieted by the
plea of not feeling very well.-HaH.
Year: 1879

A resident of Olarinda, Iowa, has re-
ceived a rebuke from his pet canary
bird. He kept the bird in the room in
which he does a great deal of smoking,
and it finally quit singing, and refused
to even chirp, until it was removed to
another room where it got better air.
Year: 1879

Captain Crapo and his wife, the New
Englanders who sailed across the Allan
tic last summer in little boat, expect
to Journey up the Mediterranean and
through the Suez canal this summer.
Year: 1879

a SUUIGa HIM.


The Able Rynal was the
first to give publicity to the
following remarkable instance
of Highland ingenuity and
courage: The hero Of it was
a sergeant Of Montgomery.s
Highland regiment, and his
name Allan Macpherson. Be-
ing taken prisoner by the In
dians, he was doomed to wit
ness the miserable spectacle
of several Of his comrades tor
tured to death. Seeing them
preparing to commence the
same operations upon himself.
he made signs that he had.
something to communicate.
An interpreter was brought.
Macpherson told them that,
provided his life was spared
for a few minutes, he would
communicate the secret OF an
extraordinary medicine, which,
if applied to the skin, would
cause il to resist the strongest
blow of a tomahawk or sword,
and that if they would allow
him to go to the woods with
a guard to collect the plants
proper for this medicine: he
would prepare it and allow
the experiment to be tried ON
his own reck by the strongest
and most expert warrior
am ong them. This story ca
silly gained upon the s,'perstl>
tious credulity of the Indians,
and the request of the High
lander was immediately COM
piled with. Being sent into
the woods he soon returned
with such herbs as he chose
to pick. Having boiled these
herbs he rubbed his neck
with their juice, and, lying his
head on a log Of wood, desired
the strongest man 20 strike
at his neck with his tomahaWk
when he would fad that he
could not make the smallest
impression. An Indian, lev =
cling blow with al his
might, cut with such force that
the head flew off to the dis
tance Of several yards. The
Indians were fixed with amaze
ment at their own credullty
and the address with which
the prisoner had escaped the
lingering death prepared lo1
him; but instead of being en-
ragged at the escape of thel'
victim they were so pleased
with his ingenuity that the,


refrained from inaicting fur,


ther cruelties on the remain
der Of the prisoners.
Year: 1879

Chemistry is the science of the world
and of the future-Whatever may be
said in praise of civil engineering to the
contrary. The bridge which takes the
engineer years upon years to construct,
the chemist can in so many sixtieths of
a second reduce to atoms.


Chemistry has given us the balloon it
has put in our hands gunpowder, nitro
glyeerine, dynamite, and, above all, full
inmate of gold, an explosive so terrible
that if an ounce of it be left in stop
pered bottle its grains falling among
themselves by their ownweight will Gre
ate aconvulsion sufficient to lay all Lon
don in ruins. 1t has given us poisons so
subtle that, were we to employ such
means of warfare, we could sail in bal
loon over the campiof the enemy and
drop shell, the bursting of which would
kill every human being within mile of
its range.


Then, too, chemistry has given US dis
infectants. To the chemists we owe car
bolic acid, chloride of lime, and permag-
nate of potash. Chemists have taught
US to disinfect our sewers and drains, to
ventilate our houses, to burn gas instead
of oil, and to light our streets with what
is more powerful than gas itself-the
electric light. It is to chemistry, indeed,
that we owe almost all the comforts Of
everyday life.


But, on the other hand, the possibili-
ties of chemistry are almost too terrible
to be contemplated. As the science at
present stands, any student can, if he
have access to well stored laboratory,
carry away in a pill box matter sufficient
to lay a city in ruins, or to poison the
whole community Of its inhabitants.
The chemist. can convert water into ice
in the center of red hot crucible. He
can construct shell the size of cricket
ball which will explode the moment it
touches water, and overWhelm in flames
hostile feet. Indeed, the chemist re-
duces the world to its original and pri-
NAL elements. For him, even more than
the engineer, nothing is impossible. And
yet his power, vast as it is, is limited.
He can more easily destroy than con-
struct. He can take life, but he cannot
give it. He can level the city with the
plain, but he cannot build it again. He
can Ecreate prussic acid, but he is igno-
rant of its antidote. He is like the fish
orman who rashly opened the vessel
sealed with the ring of Suleiman Ben
Daoud. The forces at his control are
beyond his command the powers he
can evoke he cannot lay. 1t is the old
story of Cornelius and grippa-thOse
who trife with natures secrets do so at
their peril.
Year: 1879

It is important to detect the disease
when it first shows itself, for the reason
that it may run rapidly to a fatal issue
and because early precautions need tC
be taken against its spread, inasmuch as
the patient may communicate it from
the very first.


Scarlatina is characterized by very
numerous red points on the skin about
the size of a pin-head-thOugh larger in
some places, but seldom as large as a
lentil.


These spots are closely aggregated,
leaving the adjacent skin wholly free.
About as much of the surface is free as
is covered by the spots. Where the
skin is free, it has a natural pale color.
There are generally fewer spots on the
face than on the rest of the body. It is
the reverse with measles, for which it
is most apt to be mistaken. Around the
mouth and on the chin there are 40
spots; hence these have a very peculiar
pale look, in striking contrast with the
scarlet spots.


Moreover, the spots are not as much
elevated as they are in measles; indeed,
they may be entirely fiat. They are
also less indented.


Their nearly circular shape, their be-
ing crowded together, with, free spaces
between the aggregates, their tOlerably
uniform space from each other, and
their nearly equal size, help to distin-
guish them from other eruDtions; but
the paleness of. the mouth alone is often,
sufficient to decide the matter at once.


Besides these indications, almost ar
ways the back of the mouth and of the
tongue are infamed, and the glands Of
The neck are swollen.
Year: 1879

The old maxim about reading much
but not many things IN order TO become
wise, might be applied also to eating,
since in physical IS well as IN mental
food the best results are from simplicity
and not from variety. The best guaran-
ty of health is an appetite which makes
d good square meal Of simply-cooked
and nourishing food without craving for
a multiplicity of rich and rare cakes and
sWeetmeats, pies and relishes. Pinching
economy reduces the dishes on many a
table, and so becomes an angel of health
in disguise; but in prosperous families
the bill of fare generally shows an extra
ordinary growth and needs more pruning
than it ever gets. If the family are
agreed in their tastes, there need be but
few dishes upon the table at any meal,
though there should be a judieious ex-
change, or rotation of dishes from meal
to meal. The advantages of plain living
are nemerous. The best authorities
agree that it is the most healthful. It
greatly reduces the work in the kitchen
and enables the housewife to devote
part of her time to something better. 1t
reduces the cost Of living, and this in
these times is an item worth considering
Plain living, too, serves as a corrective,
or, rather, a preventive, in the young, of
the unnatural cravings which in after
life seek qualification in dangerous stim-
ulants. Mothers would surely shudder
if they could only see what those appe-
tites they so sedulously cultivate in their
children with rich and spicy dainties
must some day lead to where dainties
are no longer at hand or have lost their
relish. Habits of plain living formed in
youth are sometimes abandoned in after
life, but it is certain such habits never
fit comfortably unless they are formed
in youth. Enforced in middle life as
necessity, they are of little avail in re-
storing health or fortune, and are sub
mittedto as heavy burdens to be dropped
at the earliest opportunity.
Year: 1879

How many people there are in this
great city, says a New York paper, who
weep genuine tears over the tragedies of
the stage-over the unhappy fate of the
1.-TWO Orphans" and similar productions
of the playwright's brain. Or, in ro-
nance has not the incident of Victor
Hugo's Fantine selling her golden hair
and pearly teeth to buy bread for her
little Cosette aroused feelings of the
deepest emotion? If fiction can so
move the heart, how much more should
fact An incident as pitiful as anything
in romance was witnessed day or two
since by a reporter. While watching
the eager thrOng of happy people out
shopping, he noticed an incongruous fig
ure among them. 1t was that of wo-
man, tall, slight and clothed in dress
of shabby black. Her eyes wore q sad
expression, and the lines about her
mouth were tightly drawn. Whata con-
trast was this pale face with the rosy
cheeks and bright eyes on every side
The reporter regarded her with interest.
She stopped suddenly in front of large
store for the sale of human hair. Hesi-
tating a moment and giving cautious
glance up and down the crowded street,
she entered. With downcast eyes she
walked up to a counter, behind which
stood a well fed female clerk. 1t was
roll of hair about a yard long, thick and
fine. In color it was nutbroWn, with
tinge of gold-iust the shade of the wo-
mans which clung in short ringlets
around her face, and Just the shade that
poets love to write about.


'How much will you give me for that 2"
said the tremulous voice of the woman.
The shopkeeper looked at it critically,
and then coldly answered, "a dollar and
half"


The, woman gazed blankIy at her for
moment. "Is that all ?' and the pent up
tears chased each other down her care
worn cheeks.


"a dollar and half, and not penny
more, repeated the woman from behind
the counter.


'The barber that cut it off told me I
eould get ten dollars for it." said the
poor woman, choking back her tears.


''Then you had better sell it to him
we will give you but dollar and halt"


A young lady customer who had over
heard this conversation with mingled
feelings of Indignation and emotion
turned to the sales-Woman-''HoW can
you offer this poor woman such sum,
when you know that you can get twenty
dollars, at least, for that hair?" said she.


"0f course we can; that is the way we
do business. The woman has heard my
price"


'Then you shall never get a cent of
my money" replied the young lady, hur-
rying from the shop.


"Only a dollar and a half Oh, my
God! is it possible" and the wretched
woman sank down upon a chair and
buried her face in her thin hands, while
the reporter wondered what was back Of
all this, what terrible want had induced
this poor creature to part with her beau
tiful hair; and even more he wondered
at the hard heart of the ;shepkeeper.
The slight form of the woman shook
with suppressed sobs; the long ringlets
lay upon the counter.
Year: 1879

The pain caused by the sting of a
plant or insect is the result Of a certain
amount of acid poison injected IN the
blood. The first thing to be done is to
press the tube of q small key from side
to side to facilitate the expulsion Of the
sting and accompanying poison. The
sting, if left in the wound, should be
carefully extracted, otherwise it will
greatly increase the local irritation. The
poison of stings being acid, common
sense points to the alkalies as the proper
means Of cure. Among the most easily
procured remedies may be mentioned
soft soap, liquor of ammonia, (spirits of
hartshOrn), smelling salts, washing Soda
uuicklime made into paste with water,
hme-water, the juice of an onion, tobac-
co Juice, cheWed tobacco, bruised dock
leaves. tomato Juice, wood ashes, tobacco
ash and carbonate of soda If the sting
be severe. rest and GOODNESS should be
added to the other remedies, more es-
peciallv in the care of nervous subjects.


Nothing is so apt to make the poison &C
tive as heat, and nothing favOrs its activ-
itv less than cold. Let the body be kept
cool and at rest, and the activity of the
poison will be reduced to 8 minimum.
Any active exertion whereby the elrcu-
latiOn is quickened will increase both
pain and swelling. If the swelling De
severe, the part may be rubbed with
sweet oil or a drop or two of laudanum.
Stings in the eye, ear, mouth or throat
sometimes lead to serious consequences;
in such cases medical advice should al
ways be sought for as soon as possible.
Year: 1879

The royal school of Mines, London,
gave recently an interesting explanation
Of the Swiss Alps. The results of geo.
logical observations show that four stages
can be recognized in the history of
these Alps. First, the existence of a
line of weakness in the earth's crust
coincident with the line of the present
mountains, This is evidenced by the
fact that along this line of weakness
there were volcanic outbursts, the results
ef which can still be traced. Secondly,
there followed along this line of weak
ness a depression, and in this huge
trough" of miles in extent there were
accumulated. sands, imestones and clays
by various forms of water agencies, and
by animals living in the waters. Third
ly, there followed the consolidation of
these soft and loose materials. There is
evidence that the accumulation was of
from six to seven miles in thickness,
and the mere weight of the superincuDg
bent material on the lower strata would
have a share in effecting consolidation.
But this was not all. Under this vast
covering heat had led to crystallizatioL
from fusion. There was, too, the crush
ing in from the sides of the trough. This
was illustrated by model of the late
Sir H. de la Breche, where lateral pres
sure was employed on layers of different
colered cloth, showing how crumpling
resulted, with uplifting of parts of the
accumulated mass. Fourthly, there had
been the culptdring of all this into its
present form, which was the work of
rains and frosts. Some of the existing
peaks, even 5000 feet high, were COM
posed entirely of the disintegrated ma
terial resulting from the action of the
water, either as ice in glaciers or as rain
and streams. The amount of material
removed in this way was so stupendous
it was almost staggering to try to grasp
the facts. The sculp lpturing of the con-
tours is still going on. This fourth stage
was of quite recent date, speaking geo
logically; but the whole history involved
a lapse of time which at the beginning
of this century philosophers would not
have been prepared to grant, even if
this since-acquired knowledge of facts
had been presented to them.
Year: 1879

THOSE HUsKING PARTIEs.-And the
busking parties-hold me for a minute
went to one once: says a Correspon-
dent. Had l been twenty years older
then, how l would have sketched it for
you; but 1 was only a boy, and I've
only a boys remembrance. only
remember the lanterns strung on cords
from one great beam to the other.
each conner bringing his own lantern,
remember the lights and the darkness
overhead; the bright flashes and the
great shadows that swallowed them up I;
and the hens that nodded and blinked
on the scafTolding; and the one fool Of a
rooster that kept growing, thinking that
the morning had come, and the huge
pile of yellow ears that grew and grew
in size and the greater pile of straw
colored husks that were thrown back
ward and pushed out until they blocked
the great barn doorway; and the sleepy
cattle in the stalls that looked stupidity
but benevolently out at the strange GO
ings on: and the red ear how the
Young fellows wished the red ears were
thicker; and the chasings and tumblings
Through the rattling husks; and the
screams and laughter know all this
is heretical, but who would be q saint
when heresY is so pleasantP
Year: 1879

Stephen Belts, a well known fruit
grower Of Bucks county, Penn, said in
a recent essay before his county society:


We think the time to pick apples is
from the 18th Of October to the 10th Of
November. This may seem too late To
some; but our experience Is that apples
left on trees late keep much better aud
are hetter favored than those picked
earlier. We have reference now to
cider and Ridge PippiD apples; Bald
wins would have ~ be picked a month
earlier, or else they would fall to the
ground. Russets. probably, should be
picked apOut the 10Th OF October. Wine
sap apples ought to be left out about as
long rs they will remain on the trees.
For keeping apples in an ordinary eel
lar, il is well To have the bottom OF the
bin eight or ten inches from the floor I;
keep doors or windows open as long as
II does not freeze much in the cellar, for
we may let it freeze a little without
injury; but when we are compelled to
close the celler tight there should be
some means of ventilation. Probably
board flue placed in the window on
either side and extending above ground
two or three feet higher than the first
floor, would be as cheap an arrange
ment ss could he adapted To the common
cellar. We would prefer a fiue, for we
cannot always be at home to open
and shut windows or doors to suit
the weather.
Year: 1879

We cannot look, however imperfect
ly, upon a great man, without gain ug
something by him. He is the living
light fountain, which it Is good and
pleasant to be near; the light which en-
lightens, which has enlightened, the
darkness Of the world and this, not as
a kiudled lamp only, but rather Sd
natural luminary, shining by the Flft
Of heaven; a flowing light fountain, rs
we say, Of native, original insight OF
manhood and heroic nobIeness, In whose
radiance all souls feel that it is well with
them.-LCarlyle.