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Year: 1876

Most people have noticed that a fayorite
article Of winter clothing for children is a
comforter wrapped around the neck. This,
says writer to a medical journal, Is a
great error The feet aad wrists are the
proper members to keep warm. The face
and the throat will harden into healthy
indifference to cold but the muller,
exchanged for an extra pair of thick socks
and knitted gloves, would preserve q boy
or girl really warm and well. Bronchitis
and sore throat have declined fifty per
cent. since the absurd use of high collars
and twice round neckerchieis went out Of
fashion and If the poor would take better
care Of their children's feet half infantile
mortality would disappear. 1t only costs
triAe to put piece of thick felt or cork
into the bottom Of boot or shoe, and the
difference is often considerable between
that and doctors bill, with, perhaps, the
undertaker's beside.
Year: 1876

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when much fnt pork is eaten there
will always be a demand for pickles or
vinegar, says the report Of the Massachu-
setts Board Of Health. The demand for
acid is genuine call Of the system, but
there isno especial call for the strong
acids, such as raw lemons and pickles, il
one has from day to day the proper supply
Of moderately sour fruit. Half Of the
doctors would find their occupation gone II
apples were freely used us an article Of
food. Fruit has never done us the good
i might have done, because it has been
eaten at improper hours, between meals,
or in the evening 1t has actually been
turned into foe to good digestion by the
process Of picking and preserving. The
Old-fashioned pound for pound" preserves
are too sweet to serve the purpose of acid
fruit, and too rich to have the nourishing
effect Of juicy. sweet fruit. They are sim
ply sweetmeats, to be eaten with caution.
Canned fruit is excellent, but fresh fruit is
best, whenever it can be obtained. The
good effect Of fresh fruit is often spoiled
by the excess ofsugar used with it. When
there is a craving for sour food, for pickles
or for lemons, it is generally a strong
Indication that the system has real need
Of acids, and lemons or vinegar are some
times the best medicine to cure bilious
ness and restore failing appetite. A
year ago | saw child pass through one
of these poor spells. He lost his appe-
tite, and could not bear the sight or
smell of food until he caught a sight Of
a dish of dried apple sauce, and then he
was possessed with desire for some Of
the juice This seemed to refresh him,
aud he ate, for his next meal, bread
soaked in the juice of stewed dried apples.
After that canned tomato, cooked with
bread, helped forward the cure Before
this i'll turn he had, for few weeks lived
almost entirely without fruit, contrary to
his usual habit. 1t is common mistake
to use fruit at the table only in the form
of sauce at the evening meal, or encased
in rich crusts as pie for dinner. In the
latter case, the III effect Of the dainty pie
crust is often greater than the good effect
of the fruit inside the pie. As for the
fruit sauce on the tea table, it is better
than heavy supper of meat, but there is
some sense in the old saying that "Fruit
is golden in the morning, silver at noon
aud lead at night. Perhaps any kind of
fruit or vegetable may be used to excess,
or in too large proportion as compared
with the rest Of the diet Certainly acids
shoulds be used in moderation, especially
the strong kinds. Because the juice of. q
lemon may be an excellent cure for bill
liousness or fatulence or other disease, it
by no means follow that school girls can
thrive upon their daily use. In former
days, when pale and slender maidens were
in fashion it was not very uncommon for
silly girls to try and reduce their weight
and ruddy hue by frequent sips of vinegar,
and many feeble woman and many an
carly death has been the result of such
tamperine A variety of vegetables and
fruit, well cooked and eaten as appetite
calls for them, will satisfy the natural de-
mand for both sour and sweet food.
Year: 1876

A Pennsylvania has taught a canary
bird to sing "Home, Sweet Home," in
this way:-He placed the canary in a
room where it could not hear the singing of
other birds, suspended its cage from the
ceiling, so that it would see its reflection
In mirror, and beneath the glass placed
a musical box that was regulated to play
no other tune but "Home, Sweet Home.
Hearing no other sound but this, and
believing the music proceeded from the
bird il saw in the mirror, the young canary
soon began to catch the notes, and finally
got 50 that it sings the song perfectly.
Year: 1876

After the battle of Trafalgar the body
Of Lord Nelson was brought home in the
"Victory' man-of-war. To preserve the
remains they were put into a puncheon Of
rum. On reaching Plymouth, the punch
con on being opened was empty and dry.
During the voyage, the sailors, very GER
tain that the purser would not visit this
cask, had drawn up all the rum by straw
pipes or jiggers. They called this "tap-
ping the admiral"
Year: 1876

THE LAKES WITHOUT WATER THROUGH THE


WINTER.


Despite the boisterous conduct of the ubiquitous
Jack Frost during last four days there
will be any skating the Central Park ponds
winter The Park Commissioners have waited very
patiently since the early days Of last December for
Mr.. Frost to put in an appearance and perform his
usual winters work. but that cold hearted person
in no hurry, and, with the exception of desutory
visit now ana then-stoppng only day or two at
most-he gave Gotham a wide berth. He is an eccen
trio fellow Jack Frost but rarely has the average New
Yorker been able to truthfuly charge him with any
thing like protracted neglect It's an i'll wind how
ever, that blows nobody good, says old proverb
aud If the festive young man has been dep rived
of a opportunity display his de *
terity in cutting pigeon wings and getting
drowned through AIR holes, and II the checked
maiden has been debarred from gyrang on steel run
and being lifted TO her feet every few minutes by
the object OF her alteration, the poor workingman and
the rendeas shop girl have not frozen to death because
books Jack is here now, however; he came last
Wednesday morning; but, though he may buster
about and make things snap for time, his reign must
OF necessity be brief In years gone by has been his
especial delight 20 lay his gid hands upon the
OF the tranquil little lakes that nestle 30 conhdngy be-
meath the shadows of the rugged hills and bluffs OF Gen.
tral Park and pave them with crystal flooring cha
lengng IN beauty the fabled diamond pail
sades. Some six eight weeks ago this
Mr.. Frost paid a flying visit, just to
If everything he had LETT il last spring. and
being assured OF that fact-for the Park lakes were
then all full to overowing and seemed eager for his
embrace-he left us as suddenly as he had and
went back TO his Northern home among the ice fields
OF Bain Bay and Puget Sound to look after his chill
dren the warus and Polar bear On his return to this
vicinity day before yesterday he not little sur
prised to find the lower lake drained completely OF
It's water, and where he had calculated on holding
high carnival gang of usty Celts busy
with spade and barrow The waters OF
still washing their banks, and on them Jack at once
settled and went to work right merry. But. just
imagine for moment the chagrin he must have felt
when 'ere half Of his heavy task was done he felt
the water gradually but surely slipping from under
his icy grasp The Park Commissioners had given orders
TO have the lakes drained and their bottoms thoroughly
ceansed, and the order was being executed. Alas,
poor Jack He can OF course reve with pebeian horse
ponds and freeze the cutters and cesspoos but
the magnificent lakes Of the Park disown him ahd CO.
quettishly refuse TO receive his embraces
Year: 1876

AT last comes 70 in a regular old-fashioned
downpour About seven O'Clock last evening pedes-
the streets suddenly discovered that the pave
ments white and slippery, and then it was found
that storm in silent though active progress.
AS hour after hour passed the flakes continued
to fall and the streets thick with the accumulated
mass Of feathery particles, until, At midnight
1t was fully four inches deep The street cars
moved merrily, despite the hindrance afforded, and
several OF the roads sent their huge poughs,
which sent the snow flying from the tracks and began
the work Of heaping IL up either side. The umi.
mated clocks In the OF public and private build
ings glmmered iaintly through the storm, and from
every lighted window the rays made the fast falling
flakes TO glisten and simmer II instinct with life.


Everybody abroad last night seemed 10 greet the
snow storm old friend who, though coming late,
was the less welcome this season OF the year
Men stamped their feet and shook OF the from
their ulsters and overcoats in merry mood while la
dies seemed TO reve IN the pleasant sensation Of being
covered with the flakes as with fairy veil


Silently and softly the snow came TO the housetops
and the pavements, and being arrested by every pro-
grace For time the OF vehicles hushed and
the outdoor life of the city appeared have taken
quieter aspect, for the pedestrian lost the
sound OF his footsteps, and the only sound
TO be heard was the tnkle OF the car bells as they
passed up and down The thermometer however was
at point which betokens early thaw even II the
storm should continue for many hours Then we shall
have mud once more and the streets will be slushy
and disagreeable.
Year: 1876

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE DAMAGE


OUT TO SEA.


Gradually the details of the damage done by the gale
OF Wednesday to hand Fortunately none OF the
fatal consequences which feared yet reported
few accidents additional to those told Of in yester-
days HERALD will be found below


oP A FLAGSTAFF


In Sixth avenue between Twenty seventh and
Twenty-eighth streets very serious catastrophe
but narrowly In front OF the Knickerbocker
Cottage a flagstaff ninetysix feet high has stood for
a number OF years Wednesday evening, about nine
O'Clock this huge piece OF timber snapped OF like
a pipe stem close to the ground and fell with . tre-
mcndous crash towards the building front OF which
stood large locust tree which stands close TO the
front OF the cottage" happily received and broke the
of the shock which otherwise would have crushed
in the root and front of the building.


TIKI ALMsHoUsB DAMAGED


One Of the wings OF the Almshouse Blackwells s
Island severely injured The roof on the west end
OF the mems wing Of the Almshouse was raised and
shifted IL had TO be stayed with ropes TO prevent
further damage.


Information has been sent the HERALD telegraph
wire from WhIestone l. l. to the effect that old He'll
Gate pilots say they never experienced so violent n
storm Several schooncrs anchored In the harbor
dragged their anchors, but no damage IS reported.
During the storm several vessels anchored In the
Horseshoe dragged their astenngs but without serious
results. Pilot boat No D. which yesterday re-
ported as being in a dangerous position brought up
when about 300 feet from shore and under
terday morning and proceeded to sea


An unknown schooner, lying at anchor outside Sandy
Hook broke from her anchorage during the gale and
when last she was being driven southeasterly
direction under two-reefed foresaiL
On Wednesday afternoon body was driven upon the
beach IN the Horseshoe and IL has since been recog
nzed that of Thomas Leitch, n pilot OF the Ezra
Nye, No. 2, who was lost about two months ago
Year: 1876

ss-NoTIcE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-The NKv YORK
HERALD adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
the green red changing from to the other
in succession and can be seen several miles distant Cap
Of upon seeing this signal will obge rs BY
preparing any marine they have for the Ship
News Departments OF the HERALD.


sSPersons desrous Of communicating with vessels arrv
ing York do bY addressing such vessels
Of yacht pier No East River New York
from all parts Of the world and promptly do
nvered Duplicates required
Year: 1876

riched the entire coast; but under the
original pressure of political thral-
dom that State endured severe hard
ships, and yet virtually she IS to-day
under a despotism such as no other
State endures. Tue same expressions
exist, and possibly in worse form;
for she has been compelled, while the
people are in the mass Democratic, to
submit to the outrage of being repre-
sented in the United States Senate by
a Radical nonresident, simply be-
cause he has money to buy a seat.
Worse misfortunes than this will be-
fall the District of Columbia under
Statehood. There is possibility of
the representation of the Anglo Sax
on element being entirely crowded
out by the negro, and irresponsible
legislation ensuing. 1t is about time
that check was given to this parti-
zan legislation. Regard for party of
late seems to transcend the value OF
country. 1t will be a serious error
if Senator MORTON succeeds in
his schemes.
Year: 1876

If the HERALD had INDUCED in one
tenth of the unfriendly criticisms on
the Santa Monica railroad and filled
one tenth of the space with exulta-
tions our blackmailing and malicious
suits brought against that corporation
that have appeared in the columns of
the Express within the past few weeks
relative to the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, that paper would have denounc-
ed us as an enemy to the best inter-
ests of the Southern California and
the wearer of "STANFoRD's collar"
1t is however gratifying to know that
the people of Los Angeles who have
seen this community spring from an
apathy that it seemed impossible to
shake off, into active life; who have
found themselves lifted from compar-
ative poverty to degree of wealth
they hardly hoped to attain; who see
their town rapidly attaining the d.
mensions of city second only to San
Francisco in commercial importance,
through the direct influence of the
Southern Pacific Railroad; do not
share the feelings manifested by our
evening contemporary nor endorse its
animadversions on that corporation.
They fully understand that it
is to the railroad system
now being so rapidly developed by
the Southern Pacific Railway Compa-
ny that we are indebted for what we
are. Climate, soil and geographical
position have done much for Los An
geles valley, but the railroad has
brought these advantages into promi.
nent notice and advertised their mer-
its. The railroad has more than
doubled the taxable property of the
city and county. The railroad is
pouring and will continue to pour into
this valley the wealth and population
so much needed to convert our natur-
di lltO COin-
modities. The railroad has placed US
score of years in advance of the posi-
ton we should have occupied without
it. These are facts willingly admit
ted by all intelligent tunprejudiced citi-
zens and we repeat them in refutation
of the sneers and inunendoes of
journal that permits its prejudice to
force it into the position of an enemy
to an enterprise that will make us
great and wealthy despite ours elves.
The recital of these truths will procure
for us from the Express a repetition
of the oft repeated charge of being
corporation organ, but we care not for
this so long as we utter facts which
all know to be facts and do not hesi.
tate to endorse as such.
Year: 1876

San Francisco is making elaborate
preparations for the celebration of the
Centennial Fourth of July. One fea-
ture that is mentioned In the address
of General CoEY will be a novelty to
everybody, for there are not probably
two dozen people here who have seen
shot fired from heavy ordnance: 1t is
the announcement that shotted sa-
lutte will be fired from the fifteen inch
guns on the earthworks back of Fort
Point, the objective point being the
face of the face of the cliff opposite
the Fort; the guns at Black Point and
Alcatraz will also send their sshot at
the same point-a cannonade such as
could ordioarily be seen only in actu-
al war. To this will be added the
practice of Major HAsBRoUCK's Bat
terry from the plateau of the Presidio,
the guns being trained on the same
object, or directed at buoy in the
water; the Gatling Guns will accom-
pany the field pieces in firing at OBJ.
jects 1,5OO yards distant. The people
will be drawn to the hills surrounding
the Presidio by the parade the State
troops for review and sham battle at
the Presidio, and the roasting of
beeves to feed the multitude. A grand
parade of socities and military on the
Fourth, with ingenus features to be
contrived by the Grand Marshal; re-.
gatta in the afternoon; ball in the eve-
ming; toIchlight procession the night
before; concerts, orations, sermons,
Misunderstanding to make
the ordinary celebration swell into a
four days glorification and give a
chance for the escape of the patriotic
feeling which will at that time be at
fever heat. Success to the Centennial
Celebration on the Pacific coast, says
the Attd. So say we all; and if any of
our citizens wish to be especially en-
thused on this "great and glorious oc-
casion" let them go to San Francisco
and be filled with patriotism.
Year: 1876

There are in the District of Column
bia about one hundred and fifty thou
sand people, and among them enough
negroes to control an election. In
view of this fact Senator MORTON pro-
poses the passage of an enabling act
to allow the admission of the District
as State, for no other purpose than
to secure two more Republican Sena-
tors-and possibly negroes at that.
There is mean spirit of demagogue-
ism and selfishness in this movement,
quite characteristic of its author. His
ability cannot be questioned, but the


measure is too transparent not to be


appreciated by all who read, and evil
IDENTIFY shows the partisan object of
the Republican majority in the Sem
ate. The same effort has been repeat


edly made in Colorado under the aus
pices of the Republican party during
the last ten years, and in every in
stance failed until the passage of the
enabling act by Congress. The Re-
publicans have lost their control in
the House of Representatives and
now seek to engineer a movement
through which will give them check
mating power in the Senate. This is
the enly motive for the endeavor, and


there seems to be grave doubt as to


the constitutionality of such proce.
dure. This is similar movement to
that of the admission of Nevada. For
the same purpose the end was accom-
plished, and for years, with small
and toiling population, she struggled
under debt that was oppressive. 1t
is true that to-day she is free from all
membranes, and in every respect
prosperous, but this result has been
the consequence of the Providential
developments of her then latentwealth.
Her present position is not the result
OF the action Of the Radical party. The
opening up of the bonanza has en-
Year: 1876

The amount of cheek, to use vul-
gar term, that the Republican party
exhibits passes all understanding.
A day or two ago the Union League
club of New York met at their palatial
abode, and passed series of resolu-
tions deprcating the existence of fraud
in official circles, and bemoaned the
sad and corrupt condition of the times.
This is good, but in the name of all
the Saints we ask what party has
brought about this state of things.
Which party is responsible for the
evils of the hour, and which par
has been smothering exposure, aud
now hypocrltically assumes show of
virtuous Indignation? 1t is not the
Democracy that these things can be
charged to. They having Provident-
tally been blessed with an opportunity
10 unearth the mass of existing cor
ruption have placed the Radical
party exactly where it belongs, and it
proposes IN legitimate manner to be
thorough in its work. Every Repub-
lican organization in the country is
bowling about corruption, and winc-
ing under the exposures of their own
disgracefnl conduct-and it will dis
cover that all of the hypocritical reso-
lutions it may adopt will not deceive
nor capture the popular vote this
Fall.
Year: 1876

A DISPATCH to the HERALD from
San Francisco under date of April
Goth stated that the body of R.AUGUs-
TUs REDMAN, ian attorney of Oak
land and well known Democratic pol
itician," had been found in the water
in East Oakland. 1t went on to say
that it was supposed the deceased had
met his death by falling into the bay
while in state of intoxication. Now
subsequent events prove that the dis
patch was false in toto. Mr.. RED
MANS body was not found in the bay;
he is not dead; he does not drink, and
he is alive and well and the same good
fellow that he always was.
Year: 1876

The San Diego World requests the
HERALD not to fire in the dark at the
Democratic troubles of that county.
We are not firing in the dark. We
understand the question as we'll as the
World. We believe the convention
called by majority of the County
Committee was legitimate. We are
in favor of the reelection of WIGGIN-
TON. So are the delegates nominated
by that convention. The Worlds
candidates are opposed to WIGGIN-
TON. That is all there Is about it.
Year: 1876

Mr.. McMAsTER The following
article appeared many years ago in
the 'Household Words,' and has
been copied few times into some OF
the weekly journals. The reader will
very readily recognize the scenery so
beautifully described about which the
plot is laid, and also the gifted author
towards whom the many have so
recently felt it privilege to extend
the hand Of sympathy. Should you
find a space for it in your paper, it
would doubtless in tcrest a large class,
especially among the younger portion
Of your readers. A..