smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

times, in extreme cases. use an instru.


ment for forcing the offending substance


from its place oil lodgment. and firmly


believing that what one man has done


any other man can do, he concluded TO


give the forcing process a practical trial


lie had no instrument suitable Tor the


purpose, and no knowledge of the method


in which to proceed. But he was not
going TO let bis ignorance stand between


him and brilliant operation. So he OBJ
tanned stick and went to work. Whether
or not he dislodged the turnip do not
know, but he did push his stick through
the windpipe and kill the COW. Whether
he will learn anything from this expert
ence or not remains 10 be seen. but it
seems 10 me- as il this circumstance might
teach those who know Of il to entrust
delicate and dangerous operations 10
those who have skill and means with
which 10 periol N them. and who are &C.
customed to them. Many a man does
very we'll on the farm who would make
bad work il he attempted, without study,
TO become veterinary surgeon"


Du,ing the past winter. We have fed
our cows and young cattle many bushels
OF apples, and during the time have had
several cases of choking in the herd. One
COW, in particular, required close watch
ing as she quite frequently got an apple
lodged in her throat while eating. In
stead OF attempting to punch the apple
down, at such times. our first move was
always to turn her loose and make her
move about the yard tor few minutes.
This alone was generally sufficient to
cause the apple 10 move either up or
down, but il not. table spoonful of soft
soap was dissolved 10 quart OF waim
water and with some one TO hold her
head. little OF the suds was poured
down her throat. followed by gentle hand
rubbing ON the outside of the neck near
the sea. oil the trouble. Sometimes two
or three doses would be required. but
generally one was sufficient. We recon-
mend soapsuds as fully equal to sweet oil
"r other more expensive preparations.
while II is always easy 10 procure at sholt
notice. II one is feeding oots, apples or
potatoes Ia stock. he should keep little
watch of The animals while eating and
attend ~ any cases of choking immedi.
stely, Tor. il let alone but Tor short time,
the parts become inhsmed and the re-
moval OF the obstruction becomes much
more difficult. even il death does OF take
place before the case is discovered.-N.
Z. Farmer.
Year: 1875

As viii be seen from our report Of
their proceedings, the Commissioners
charged with making arrangements for
the proper representation Of Tennes-
see at the Centennial Exposition
in 1876 have now entered fully
upon that important work. They are
terribly in earnest, and nothing Will be
left undone to arouse our people to a
thorough appreciation of the vast in
terests at stake.
Year: 1875

The finest and softest wool is al
ways found on the shoulders of
a sheep. But not one person
in ten thousand is aware of this
fact. Let us watch an expert when he is
about to pass judgment on u sheep con-
cerning the value of the animal for pre-.
ducing wool, and il will be seen that he
always looks at the wool on the shoulders
first. A writer of extensive experience
in rearing finc-wool sheep and in hand
ling wool, communicates the following
suggestions for selecting good woolcd
sheep:


always assuming that the wool to be
inspected is really fine wool, we first
examine the shoulders at the part where
the finest and best wool is usually found.
This we take as the standard, and com
pare it with the wool from the ribs, the
thigh, the rump and the shoulder parts,
and tie nearer The wool from the various
portions of the animal approaches the
standard the better. First we scrutinize
the fineness, and if the resul. is satisfact-
ory we pronounce the fleece in respect
of fineness vely even. Next we in
quire into the length of the staple, and
if we find that the wool OH the ribs,
thigh and back approximates reasonably
in length to that of our standard, we
again declare the sheep, as regards
length of staple, true and even. We
next desire to satisfy ourstlves of the
density of the fleece, and if we do this by
closing the hand upon portion of the
rump and of the loin wool, the fleece at
these points being usually the thinnest
and faulty, and if this again gives salts
faction, we signify the fact by designating
the wool 'even as respects density.
Now to summarize these separate exam
nations: If you find the fleece of nearly
equal 6neness from the shoulder to the
thigh, of nearly equal length shoulder,
rib, thigh and back, and density on shoul-
der and across the loins, you may con-
clude that you have perfect sheep for
producing valuable wool. Selecting sheep
for valuable feeders quite another thing.
Ty1de Journal
Year: 1875

Whenever we see person sick with a
contagious disease, no excessive fears
should be allowed to occupy the mind.
1t is wholly needless, and more than this,
it predisposes the system to the disease
it so much breads by diminishing its
tone. A good plan is to eat or drink
something before entering the sick room,
as it is supposed that when the stomach
is acting the catching poison is to GER
tain extent repelled hence after meals
would be the time to choose. Some
think or believe that the virus of a sick
room is introduced into the system
through the spittle coming in contact
with the poisoned air and then swallowed.
Therefore it would be well to eject and
not to swallow it.


Cleanliness is good preventive to
contagion; those exposed should take a
bath morning and evening; also change
clothes daily. After leaving the sick
room, take brisk walk, as this will ex-
cite nerve force and air clothes. 1t is
not well to sleep in the room with a
person having contagious disease.
Therefore, when called upon to watch a
night with the sick-which every hui
name person is, and others ought to be,
willing to dot is well to take book
and try and keep awake all night. For
when asleep the system is relaxed, thus
Offering less resistance to contagion. Ger.
tain odors are also sometimes beneficial
as prevcntives-as camphor, hartshOrn,
vinegar, and many other substances,
although modern science has branded
them as a popular delusion. Science has
introduced disinfectants, which deserve
great merit. OF these the carbolic acid
is deemed best of ell an ounce may be
put in gallon of water, and then used
by sprinkling. Among others always at
hand are wood charcoal, quicklime and
fresh earth.
Year: 1875

There was case of life-saving on the


G. II. Il l. road recently similar to many


that have been written about to make


heroes, which as yet has not seen its way


into print. The Cincinnati day express,


going east, left Conncrsville on time, and


was flying on its way at the rate of


twenty-five miles an hour, when, APP


preaching a bridge over the river few


miles from Connersville, the engineer


noticed a small boy in the middle of the


track motioning wildly with his arms.


The heavy rains for several days before


had caused the man at the throttle no


little anxiety, and in moment it flashed
over his mind the bridge but a very
short distance ahead was at least damaged


by the freshet. With one hand he


reached for the whistle, and with the
other he reversed the engine. The train
employees heard no ordinary stopping
signal in the keen, short whistle, and in
moment conductor, baggageman, and
all the train employees were helping the
regular brakemen wind the chains that
were, perhaps, the only hopes of saving
the lives of ali on board. The train was
stopped within but few steps of where
the bridge once rested OH the abutment.
The structure had been washed entirely
away, and had it not been for the boy
the entire train would have gone into
the river, as the bridge was just at the
end of curve, and so hidden by trees
that its disappearance would not have
been noticed until too late. AS soon as
the passengers had gotten over the shock
the full realization of their danger had
caused, search was made for the boy.
He was found sitting down off to one
side of the track, shaking as if he had
chill, so badly was he frightened Every
one i'm the train focked around the
brave little fellow, who said he was
eleven years old, and almost crushed
him in their joyful anxiety to touch his
body. He innocently said he did not
begin shaking until he sat down, thereby
showing that not until he had seen the
train stop in safety did his nerves give
way. He said his name was Davis, and
that he lived near by, pointing to a farm
house. He was on his way home from
when he discovered that the
bridge had been washed away since
passing an hour previous. He remem-
bered the down passenger, and knowing
it was about time it came along, hurried
up the track to give warning. He had
only arrived at the spot where he was
noticed by the engineer when the train
came along. One of the passengers, an
elderly Quaker lady, gave him five dol
lars, which he was reluctant to accept,
although the conductor informed her
that the officers of the road would re-
ward the boy. The following day
SUP ,rintendent Williams arrived at the
scene, and, hunting out the hero, gave
him what money he had about him,
some twenty dollars, with the promise
that whenever he wanted anything at all
that he should apply to him.-Lndiana-
polls lSenkineL
Year: 1875

Captain Boyton's experience in cross
ing the British Channel was not so de-
lightful as to make other persons in haste
to try similar experiment. Dr. Diver,
who attended him, gives these particulars
of Captain BOyton's sufferings on the
voyage: He was received aboard the
Prince Ernest at about 2:20 on Saturday
morning, when he had been about
twenty-three and half hours in water.
He wasperspiring very freely, complained
of a general stiffness, with pains in his
w.ists from padding. He stated that
for the first lew hours he suffered terribly,
and that he even wished his dress might
burst and he 60 down. He was very
sleepy at this time, and actually slept
in the water and dreamed, waking with u
start and finding himself padding.
Some very strong green tea was given to
him, which dispelled all his unpleasant
symptoms. The last two or three miles,
he said, seemed never-ending to him, and
he would no. again go through what he
had experienced for any money. He
was undressed, sponged and rubbed
down, and placed In hot blankets. His
face was very red, and in some places the
skin had cracked from exposure to the
sun and salt water. He was fatigued,
but not very much, considering what he
had gone through. His face was creased
and cold wet rags afterward applied to
it, which relieved him very much. His
pulse was seventy-one, and his tempera-
ture ninety degrees. The action OF his
heart was feeble; but this is natural in
him, and was observed OH the former
occasion. He was full of spirits at his
success. In about an hour he walked to
the Pavilion Hotel, looking, with the
exception of his face, very little worse for
his interesting trip"
Year: 1875

The popular idea of the magnitude of
the number one million may sometimes
exaggerate, but it certainly quite as often
underestimates it. A million is very
large, but il is within possible reach. In
q company of educated Englishmen the
question excited some debate, and to
force an experiment, the sum of one hun
dred pounds was pledged to any one
who would make million strokes with
pen and ink within month. They were
not to be mere dots or scratches, but fair
down strokes, such as form the child's
first lesson in writing.


A gentleman accepted the challenge.
The month allowed was the lunar month,
of only twenty-eight days; so for the
completion of the undertaking, an aver
age of thirty-six thousand strokes per
diem was required. This, at sixty per
minute, or three thousand six hundred
per hour-and neither the human intel
iect nor the human hand can be expected
to do more-would call for ten hours
labor in every twenty-four.


With feeling of the respect due to the
observance of the Sabbath, he determined
to abstain from his work on Sundays,
and by this determination he diminished
by four days the period allowed for him
at the same time, by so doing, he in
creased the daily average of his strokes
to upwards of forty-one thousand.


On the first day he executed about fif-
ty thousand strokes; on the second near
ly as many. But al length, after many
days, his hand became stiff and weary,
and without interrupting his progress
over the paper, it required the attend
ance of a friend to besprinkle it with
lotion calculated to invigorate it.


On the twenty-third day, the million
strokes, exceeded by some few thousands,
to make assurances doubly sure" were
accomplished and the piles of paper
that exhibit them, testify that to the
courageous heart, the willing hand and
the energetic mind, nothing is impossible.


The ofierer of the hundred pounds be-
lieved himself safe enough, but the gen.
tleman VINO did the work probably never
earned that sum ($500) with his pen in
the same time more easily.
Year: 1875

/ have not seen bedbug or flea in my
house for many years. Ifan army of them
were to be brought in, mercury would
speedily exterminate them but / think
cleanliness the best and perhaps the only
preventive. The common hOuse-fy | do
not mOlest, believing that it more than
cOmpensates for its trouble by clearing
the atmosphere Of effluvia and the ami
malcules which always arise from the
putrefaction of decaying substances dur
ing the warm weather. So also with the
birds, which are quite numerous here
during the summer; instead Of shooting
them, or setting up scarecrows to frigh-
ten them away, | threw out every pos
sible inducement for them to build their
nests in my fruit trees. The birds cap
ture a large share Of the insects in the
larval state, and thus the millers are pre-
vented from depositing eggs for a future
crop of worms. AS to the loss of fruit by
the birds, the latter are always sure to be
on hand in force in the season of ripe
fruit, whether they come early enough to
take worms or not. For the residue of
insects which infest my vegetable garden,
/ find that the laboratory of the chemist
furnishes material fatal to them all,
among which the white hcllebore and
cayenne pepper are of the most utility
the bug or worm which cannot find vege-
tatiOn unfavored with these articles will
seek its breakfast elsewhere. and leave
my garden unmolested. A few drops of
carbolic acid in pint of water will clean
house plants from lice in very short
time. If mosquitoes or other blood
suckers infest our sleeping rooms at
night, we uncork bottle of the oil of
penny-royal, and these insects leave in
great haste, and will not return so long
as the air in the room is loaded with the
fumes of that aromatic herb. IF rats in
fest the cellar, a little powdered potash
thrown into their holes or mixed with
meal scattered in their runways never
fails to drive them away. Cayenne pepper
will keep the buttery and storeroom free
from rats and cockroachcs.-Scientifc
american.
Year: 1875

Inc common Italian phrase " dolce far
r;ente," (sweet doing-nothing,) is sure to
be us'd by summer writers enjoying
rural vacation and rest, and that is all
very well. Idlcness is "sweet" to those
who have toiled, and need it to recreate
them ; and they get The most enjoyment
out of it who are not idle people, bit
who take their few weeks "doing-noth-
ing" as grateful relief, But the
habitually lazy must have wretched
time. An old school-story from France
well illustrates the misery of total mac
ton:


NJ. Berryer, who was one Of the great
est French statesmen of the present
century, in his youth was very lazy. His
master had great trouble in making him
submit to school discipline. The under
masters quite despaired Of him, and
went one day to tell the head-master
that this boy would never do any thing,
and that they could not make any thing
of him. He cent for him into h IS study,
and said to him.


My boy, work is disagreeable to you,
and you think that happiness consists in
doing nothing. "Weil, come into my
study; you can look at me while am at
work {; that won't fatigue you, and you
will do nothing. But let us we'll under
stand each other-nothing of any kind,
remember"


The boy was delighted. The first hour
passed away to the great pleasure of the
scholar. He congratulated himlelf on
neither hsving to open his dictionary,
nor learn his rudiments by heart. At
the end OF an hour and half, howey r,
he had enjoyed the delights of fancy.
He put ouS his arm to take book. The
master stopr ed him at once.


You forget our agreement; you are
to do nothing. To read is to do some
thing. Enjoy the permission have Civ.
ell you; do nothing."


The Joy began to discover th"t the
pleasure of doing nothing soon became
monotonorq. Ee hazarded some ques-
tions; the master did not reply. Then,
when he had come to the end of the page
he was writing, he said,-


My boy each has his taste; you have
that of dong nothing. / have that OF
working. l do not trouble you, so do
not disturb me-"


Young Berrye- could scarcely help
saying that At would bo difficult for him
to find happiness much longer in such
patience. At the end of three hours the
master got up, and went to take walk
under the shade of the trees in the park.
AS soon as he came into the garden he
wished to leave his master and 60 with
his school-fellows, who were having a
merry game. The master held him by
the arm.


"You are not thinking of our agree.
ment. Playing is doing something. Re.
main by my side; we will walk up and
down this avenue, or you can sit down,
if you like better"


But the boy had had enough of doing
nothing. He was very willing to promise
to learn his lessons, in order to escape to
his playmates.-Methodist.
Year: 1875

Denver, Colorado, gives an instance OF
a joke being carried too far. 1t was per-
petrated years ago, but only lately came
TO light in public dress. After the Allan
tic cable had been established, a telegraph
operator at Denver sent the following
Dispatch


"To the Emperor Napoleon, Garden of
the Tuileries, Paris, France: Governor
Gilpin will not accede to the cession of
Italy to France. Please let Bohemia
alone"


The operator supposed it would make
some fun in the Omaha Office, and stop
there, as the station agent and
he had general understanding
in regard to each others jokes.
BY some hook or crook the dis
patch went on and dived under the ocean
and came up smiling in the Garden of
the Tuileries, in France. The manner
of its reception by Napoleon has been lost
TO history. All that is known, is, the
Emperor did not pay for it, and the
facetious operator was hunted up and was
obliged to pay bill of $iS7.50 in gold
for his little Joke. The operator was en-
tirely satisfied with the result of Sedan
Virginia city Enterprise.
Year: 1875

The famous boulder in the middle of
the Niagara river channel, below the
main Goat Island bridge, lies about
thirty feet farther down the stream this
summer than last fall. During the
heavy flow Of ice the huge rock was
moved from its former TO its present
situation. Before the rock was barely
visible, lying just under ledge; now it
rests with very o,nspicuous portion of
its ragged surface above the rapids. A
new boulder was brought down the
river by the ice during the past winter,
and now lies, n very prominent object, a
few yards south of its more famous COM
paniOn.
Year: 1875

A CAREFUL analysis of the Estate
ments" shows that there were just seven-
teen men who fired the first shot at the
battle of Bunker Hill, and twenty-five
who were killed, each one before all the
rest. 1t is but justice to say that there
are several counties TO hear from.
Year: 1875

1t was a young woman with as many
white founces round her as the plane,
Saturn had rings, that did it. She gave
the music stool whirl or two, and
9uffed down upon it like twirl of soap
suds in hand basin. Then she pushed
up her cuffs as if sue was going to
fight for the champions belt.
Then she worked her wrists and
hands to timber 'em, / suppose, and
spread out her fingers till they looked
as though they would pretty much cover
the keyboard, from the growing end
down to the little squeaky one. Then
these two hands of hers made jump al
the keys, as if they were couple of I'll
gers coming down upon a flock Of black
and white sheep, and the piano gave 8
great howl as if its tail had been tro6
on.


Dead stop-so still you could heal
your hair growing. Then another howl
as II the piano had two tails and YOU
had trod on both of 'em at once, anG
then grand clatter and scramble ant
string Of jumps up and down, back ant
forward, one hand over the other, like ,
stampede of rats and mice, more thar
any thing / call musio.-0Iipar Wendel
FL HOlnles .s.
Year: 1875

There is great difference in the flavor
Of eggs. Hens fed on clean, SOUND
grain, and kept on clean grass run, give
much finer favored eggs than hens dc
that have access to stable and manure
heaps, and eat all kinds of filthy food
Hens feeding on Ash and onions flavor
their eggs accordingly. the same as cows
eating onions or cabbage,or drinking Of
fensive water, impart bad taste to mill
and butter.
Year: 1875

CATTLE IN CENTRAL AFRICA.-The


Baris eff Central Africa own immense


herds of cattle, but will suffer pro-
Ionged abstinence from meat rather
than sacrifice one of their animals for
the sake of it's flesh. The sustenance
which they derive from their herds is
limited to milk from the COWS, blood
from the bullocks, and steaks cut from
the hump and headquarters of living
cattle. Both cows and oxen are bled
periodically, and the blood thus OBJ
tanned is made into dish resembliT &
the black-puddiDg eaten throughout
Europe. Bruce describes, In his Afri-
can travels, a cruel operation which he
once Witnessed, by which "a steak was
cut from the hind quarters of COW
driven by the natives. The Baris are
in the habit of practicing vivisection
upon their cattle, removing the lump
which grows upon their backs, and
which is the most delicate portion
of the beeve. After each removal
q new lump grows again. Thus the
operation may be several times repeated
upon the same creature, and thereby
its 5ner enjoys an OCCASIONAL feast of
Juicy iteak, and still retain a living
spring to draw from.
Year: 1875

A recent letter from Rio Janeiro re-
ports So follows The hunt for JeEuits in the
north OF Brazil is not yet over, and two more
have been caught and sent on board = WRIT
vessel to await some steamer for abroad.


Notwithstanding the declaration II
the British parliament that he is ineligible,
Year: 1875

DANGER AHEAD. .-Professar Kirkwood, who
is one of our most wide-4wake astronomers,
makes au interesting announcement in regard
to one of the asteroids. 1t is we'll known that
the orbits 10 which these little planets move
are very elliptical. One of them, Hthra by
name revolves 10 an orbit so eccentric that it
has recently been discovered that wheo it
reaches its nearest approach to the sun it is
not very far removed from that point OF the
orbit of Mars that is farthest from the sun.
Therefore, time must come when Ethra and
Mars will chance to be near these points at the
same time. It would be difficult to prophesy
the result of such neighborly encounter upon
the planets themselves, or upon the equi-
brium of the solar system. But astronomers
have not yet worked out the problem as to
when the juxtaposition will take place, and we
may safely possess our souls in quietness, while
they are settling their mathematical calcula-
tions or correcting their tables and making al
lowances for all kinds of perturbations. If the
planetary party should come off in our day and
generation, We shall have an astronomical
event to anticipate that will throw the transit
of Venus into the shade, aad be more as
founding than the presence of dozon unex-
pected comets with tails reaching from the ho-
rizon to the zenith.