smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

When a man is asleep, his pulse
beats and his lungs play, but he is
without sense, and you can easily wake
him up.


If person faints, he too, is without
sense, hut he has no pulse and does not
breathe.


Apoplexy is between the two; the
heart beats, the lungs play as in sleep,
and there is no sense, as in fainting,
but you cannot shake the man back
to life.


In sleep, the face is natural; in a
fainting fit, it has the pallor Of death
in appoplexy, it is swollen, turgid and
fairly lived.


If a man is asleep let him alone
nature will awake him up as soon as
he has got sleep enough.


When person faints, all that Is
needed is to lay him down fat on the
floor and he will "come to" in double
quick time. He tainted because the
heart missed a beat, failed for an in
stant, failed for only once to send the
proper amount of blood to the brain.
If you place the patient in horizon
tai position, lay him ON his back, it
does not require much force Of the
heart to send the blood on a level to
the head; but if you set man up, the
blood has to be shot upwards to the
head, and this requires much more
force yet in nine cases out of ten, if
q person faints and falls to the floor,
the first thing done is to run to him
and set him up, or place him on a
chair.


In apoplexy, as there is too much
blood in the head, every one can see
that the best position is to set man
up, and the blood naturally tends
downward, much so as water will come
out of a bottle when turned upside
down, if the cork is out.


If, then, man is merely asleep, let
him alone, for the face is natural if
man has tainted, lay him fiat on his
back, for his face is deadly pale; if a
man is apoplectic, set him in a chair,
because the face is turgid, swollen, liv-
id, with its excess of blood.
Year: 1871

When we acknowledge that drunk
enness is disease, let us not forget
that it is also a sin. No man il forced
TO become drunkard; he drinks to
excess with his eyes open, with his
hands free, with his conscience upbraid.
ing him, until he browns it in the
bowl. He voluntary surrenders his
reason, his taste, his judgment, his
health, his character and his con-
science on the altar of appetite and
is not that sin2 He knows that his
habits of indulgence will disqualify
him for the performance of the duties
of child, husband, parent and citizen,
and while they deaden the faculties
which should elevate him above the
dumb beast, they intensity and quicken
all the animal and brutal instincts of
degraded humanity; and is not that a
sin?


The Norwich Comm Bulletin tells
pathetic little story about a pigeon
which became fastened by a long string
hanging from its leg to a telegraph
wire on Main street, in that city. Two
or three cruel boys wanted to throw
stones at 1t, but a kind gentleman, tell
ing them not to hurt the poor bird, got
a ladder and carefully unwound the
string and put the frightened, futter-
ing little creature tenderly into his
bosom while he descended. The next
evening he remarked that it had made
a much nicer pie than he expected.


Miss Laura Ream overhears such
remarks as these at Chicago social
gatherings: "Look how elegantly Mrs.
T. is dressed. 1t is the first time she
has been out sincehe divorce. There
is Mrs. L., too, and the case in the
papers SO lately. Would you have
believed itS'
Year: 1871

Editors have frst-rate time in
Texas. The ladies of town out there
have given to the editor of the paper,
an embroidered shirt which contains Il
pictorial history Of Texas, including
the war with Mexico, and the meeting
of the first Legislature, and also pic.
lures Of the State, all worked in red
worsted. The editor never wore a
shirt in his life, and he thought this
was a flag for temperance procession
which was TO come off the next week.
So he made little speech of thanks,
in which he said he would fling it out
forever to the breezes of heaven, that
they might kiss its folds, and that un-
til his hands palsied it should never
be trailed in the dust-never. The
ladies didn't understand him, ,and when
he talked about its trailing. they blush
ed and said they we're sorry they made
it too long. But a committeeman took
the editor aside and explained. The
next day he appeared in the Office with
that shirt mounted over his coat, and
wrote four columns of explanation for
his paper. The shirt is much admired
by the boys Of all ages of the town,
and whenever the editor goes out for a
walk, they follow him in regiments,
studying the history of Texas and the
fine arts on the back Of it,
Year: 1871

aquarian anathematizes the rum. shop we sympathize with him." says she author

 Now can he not understand that so long as the man living in his costly mansion drinks his half pint of pint of wine with his dinl ner, or indulges in moderation in other kinds of stimulants, just so long will there be necessity for the m:shop? Men may make great lamentation over the rum. shop until doomsday, but it will avail nothing so long as the demijohn contain ing 'liquid food" shall be taken to the mansion of the rich, or into the less costly dwellings, of the welf-to-do farmer, man. ufacturer and tradesman! If it be thought right in the present state of things. for men of wealth to indulge even in modera- tion, in their own dwellings, then the rum. shop will be regarded as righteous neces- sity by those who live from hand to mouth.

 We say nothing here of the wants of the infirm, the aged, the sick, and the feeble.

 We leave them in the hands of the play sician, and we'll it will be if the prescrip. tions do not favor the previous habits of the invalid and sufferer, or the structural degeneracy" of the practitioner.

 We have still another reason for absti- hence that does not contravene any theory of the book in question. It is erpediency Call it christian expediency. This doctrine is inculcated in that book wherein it is written 'Wine is mocker and strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." We have still little respect and reverence for this book as we'll as for medical and physiological authority

 Notwithstanding all that is written in this book favoring the use of wine, in the iudg- ment of many, we have there record con corning few men of old who practiced abstinence from the use of wine, obeying the command of Jonadab their father. But. not to digrsss, this doctrine of ex. pediency is derived from these words; ''For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed arc pure, but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to d,Ink qoine nor anything whereby thy brother stum. bleth, or is offended, or is made weak" Again-"Al things are lawful for me but all things are not ezpedient' If it be in- deed lawful for such men as have perfect self control to drink pure wine and other moro powerful stimulants, are they not called upon by every feeling of humanity to make sacrifices for the igood of those who are in constant danger of excess? ,s. In view then of the amount of suffering aris- ing from the excessive use of alcoholic liq- uor, are they not called upon. not only ''to keep great way this side of intoxication, but actually to abstain? We say then, in conclusion, that unless the advocates for the lawfulness of the moderate use of al- cohol, can devise some way to arrest the progress of the immoderate use. and the acknowledged tendency to structural de- generacy in it's use, it will be an exceeding ly dangerous as we'll as proftless practice to the Coming Man, as it hitherto has been to all men, to use habitually, even in mod eration, two such powerful and poisonous stimulants, as Tobacco and Alcohol
Year: 1871

Ring out Wild bells to the Wild sky,


The flying cloud. the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night


Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new


Ring, happy bells, across the snow:


The year is going. let him so;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that caps the mind,


For those that here We see no more;


Ring out the fcud Of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out slowly dying cause.


And ancient forms Of party strife;


Ring in the nobler modes Of life,
With sweetcr manners, purcr laws.
Ring ont the want. the core, the sin.
The faithless coldness Of the timss,


Ring out. ring out my mourntul rhymee
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood.
The civic slander and the epite;


Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,


Ring out the narrowing lust Of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars Of old,
Ring in the thousand years Of peace.
Ring In the valiant man and free,


The llrger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness Of the land
Ring in the Christ that ie to be.
Year: 1871

A very curious and interesting table
might be made by thoughtful physi-
ologist and hygienist, showing each
person where his strength goes; and ]
am not sure that a young man could do
q better service for himself than seek
counsel Of some wise Psychologist; tell
him frankly all his habits, and have
such table prepared, not only to guard
him against excess, but to show him
his weak places, and point out where
he will be most likely to fall. Some OF
these tables would, no doubt, read very
much as follows:


Spent in digesting a big dinner, which
the body did not need, sufficient force
10 raise thirty tons of matter one foot.


Spent in getting rid of several drinks
Of wine and brandy force sufficient to
raise twenty tons one foot high.


Spent in smoking cigars force suffi-
cient to raise ten tons one foot high.


Spent in keeping awake all night at
a spree, force sufficient to raise twenty
tons one foot high.


Spent in breathing bad air, force sui
ficent to raise fifteen tons one foot high.


Spent i'm cheating a neigtibor out Of
$40 in business transaction, force suf-
ficient to raise fifteen tons one foot
high.


Spent in reading worthless books and
papers, force sufficient to raise five tons
one foot high. E.b T 81.


Spent in doubt, hesitation and I'M
certainty, force to raise five tons one
foot high.


TotaI-1a0 tons one foot high.


Left for practical and useful labor on
ly enough to raise fifty-five tons one
foot high, or to do less than one third
of days work.


Sometimes there would be draft on
the original capital Of considerable
force, so there would not be enough to
keep the body warm, or the food well
digested, or the muscles plump and
full, or the hearing acute, or the eyes
keen and bright, or the brain thought
full and active.


Very often a single debauch would
use up the entire available power of the
whole system for a whole week or
month.


There is no way to the multitudinous
ways in which we not only spend our
working capital, but draw on the orig
inal stock, that ought never to be touch
ed, and the result is imperfect lives,
rickety bodies, no ability to transmit 10
our children good health and long life,
much physical suffering and premature
decay, with all the ends of life unac-
complisbed. How sad is all this! How
terrible to he born into this world and
leave it without adding something to
its wealth, its virtue and its progress!
Herald Of Health.
Year: 1871

There was young man once in the
office of a Western railway superinten-
dent. He was occupying position
that four hundred boys in that city
would have wished to get. 1t was
honorable and "it paid well," besides
being i'm the line of promotion. How
did he get it? Not by having a rich
father, for he was the son of a laborer.
The secret was his beautiful accuracy.
He began as an errand-bOy and did his
work accurately. His leisure time he
used in perfecting his writing and
arithmetic. After while he learned
to telegraph. AT each step his employ
er> recommended his accuracy, and relied
on what Inc did because Inc was just
right. r. :.


And ii is thus with every occ,ipa-
ton. The accurate boy is the favored
one. Those who employ men do not
wish To be OH the constant lookout, as
though they were rogues or fools. liz a
carpenter must stand at his Journey
mans elbow to be sure that his work is
right, or If a cashier must run over his
bOok-keeper's columns, he might as
well do the work himself as employ
another TO do it in that way and it IS
very certain that the employer will get
rid of such All inaccurate workman AS
soon as he caD.-I;'csidcm Idttic.
Year: 1871

by the chair, would probably have to ask
to be excused as chairman. I don't know
what my friend from Massachusetts (Mr.
Sumner) means when he speaks of the
Senators here who are opposed to this in
quiry. | don't know of single Senator
who is opposed to the most searching and
thorough inquiry into any charges of cor
ruption, by whomsoever made in this
chamber. Every Senator who has spoken
on this subject has declared himself in fa-
vor of thorough investigation, and ask
my friend to read the names of the men ON
this committee, and say if there is man
there that he believes would cover up cor
ruption? l consider this committee an
eminently judicious one. This is the first
time Ill my experience in the Senate that
have ever heard a committee objected to
on account of the character ofits members,
and [ am glad that the first experiment
has been tried upon Senators against whom
so little can be said.


Senator Trumbull declined to serve on
the committee
Year: 1871

Successful business men have long since
learned that money judiciously expended IN
advertising always proves profitable. People at
this season of the year want to buy something
for Christmas present but they do not always
know Just aohdt 1T Is they ,cGRt. Shrewd ad-
vertisers keep before the readers of newspapers
what they have in this line. We invite atten-
ton to our columns and invite all our mer-
chants to take the hint to publish their goods.
Year: 1871

minister, wrote recently to q man who
helped him in 1919: l have never forgot
ten you since you gave me something to
eat at time when / was nearly famished,
and had not shilling in my pocket to buy
bread with. Come to Pesth and be my
guest ~
Year: 1871

Professor said student in nurauit of
knowledge concern ing the habits of ami
mails, why does cat, while eating, turn
her head first one way and then the
otherw For the reason,n renlied the
Professor, THAT she cannot turn If both
ways at once" 'O'i-
Year: 1871

This compound is a never-failing cure for this ter
rible disease How diseases have their seat in
the blood-diseases which have been treated invain
for years. If the blood alone is purified, in most
health and happiness will return. Dr. FOwlor's
Compound acts especially upon the virus in the blood.
causing in time the disappearance of the hideous
sores and restoring the skin to beautiful appearance
the eye clear and sparkling, and the whole human
ganization becomes healthy.
Year: 1871

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. E.-The anual meeting of the Woman Suffrage Association took place at Hartford. last week. Mrs. Isabel. Ia B. Hooker was made President for the coming year and resolutions were passed from which we select the following which ought to convince candid opponents of the folly of the outcry about free-love

 Resolued, That the claim made by some of the opponents of woman suffrage that the marriage relation will in some way become impaired ifwomen are enfranchised is not only unjust so far it tributes desire for such result to any consider able number of advocates of woman suffrage, but is utterly unphilosophical and absurd. The hearts Of women will always be in their homes. The best condition ofthe marriage relation is, and always will more important to tho happiness of women than to that of men, and when women have the right to vote they will vote down overwhelmingly every attempt by legislation to degrade that rela open the door to any allowed violation of it's dig mites and sanctities. They may also be relied up on to condemn with equal emphasis the attempt which has so many advocates among men, to h- cense prostitution in our cities.

 To the recommendation to electors fa- Vorable to woman suffrage "to withhold their votes from every candidate for office at the next state election who is not known to be in favor of the enfranchisement of women" we cannot acceed. We have little faith in ''third parties', apd the time has not yet come in Connecticut, as in Massa chusetts. for forcing the issue on either of the two great parties.
Year: 1871

We all enjoyed ourselves-I think can safely say that, but it was in 8 rather quiet way. We very, very seldom played the piano; we played the flute and clarionet to- gether. and made good music too, what there was of it, but we always played the same old tune; it was a very pretty tune how we'll I remember it-I wonder if shall ever get rid of it. We never played either the melodeon or organ, except at devotions-but I am to fast; young Albert knew part of q tune, something about 70 somethlng-or-otber how Sweet it is to Know that he's his Whats his Name," 1T do not remember the exact title of it, but 1t was very plaintive and full of sentiment. Albert played that tune pretty much all the time until we contracted with him to restrain himself. Bnt nobody ever sang

 by moonlight on the upper deck. and the congregational singing at church and prayers was not of a superior order of arch lecture. I put up with it as long as could. and then joined in and tried to i'm prove 1t, but this encouraged young George to join in too and that made failure of it; because Georges voice was just ''turning, and when he was singing dismal sort of base. 1t was apt to fly off the handle and startie every body with a most discordant cackle on the upper notes. George didn't know the tunes, either, which was also a drawback to his performances. I said

 "Come, now, George, don't improvise. It looks too egotistical. It will provoke re- mark. Just stick to Coronation, like the others. It is good tune-and you can't improve it any. just off-hand, in this way"

 "Why I'm not trying to improve it-and ana singing like the others-iust as it is in the notes." And he honestly thought he was too; and so he had no one to blame but himself when his voice caught in the centre occasionally, and gave him the lock jaw.

 There were those among the unregener- ated who attributed the unceasing head. winds to our distressing choir music Thee were those who said openly that it was taking chances enough to have such ghastly music going on, even when it was at It's best. and that to exsggerate the crime by letting George help was simply flying In the face of Providence. These said that the choir would keep up their laceratine attempts at melody until they would bring down storm some day that would sink the ship. There were even grumblers at prayers. The executive officer said the had no charity;

 "Ihere they are, down there every night at eight bells, praying for fair winds-when they know as we'll as I do that this is the only ship going East this time of the year. but there's thousand coming West what's fair wind to us Is a head,oina to tAem-the Almighty's blowing fair wind for thousand vessels, an this tribe wants him to turn 1t clear around so as to accom- modate oue,-and she d steamship at that! It ain't good sense, it ain't good reason, it ain't good Christianity, and it ain't com. mon human charity. Avast with such non sonse :"
Year: 1871

SELF DECoRATIoN.-IfI were called upon to point out the most alarming sins in this city to-day, those which are most wide- spread in their ravages, most deceitful in their influences, and most soul destroying in their ultimate effects. would not men, ton drunkenness with all it's fearful havoc. nor gambling with its. crazed victims, nor harlotry with its helish orgies, but the loue of money, on the part of men, and the love V display. on the part of women. While op- en vice sends its thousands, these fashiona. ble and favored indu!gences send their ten thousands to perdition. They scar the conscience, encrust the soul with shell of worldiness, debauch the affection from eve- ry high and heavenly object, and make man or woman worshiper of self. And, while doing all this, the poor victim is al- lowed by public opinion to think himself the gambler, and the prostitute is not de- ceived by such thought for moment.

 The three glories of a woman-her tri- pie crown, which makes her power moro efficient than that of the Vatican, and con- stitutes her in her true and normal life the minister of grace and health to the race are modesty, truth and sympathy. All three of these are tarnished by the self-dec- orator. For modesty, we have the brazen face with which young misses even stare unblushingly at all they meet for truth, we have the perpetual lie of fashionable society; and for sympathy. tho headlong plunges after selfish indulgence. do not speak as cynic, as one who would morose- ly deny the proper recreation and light en. lOyments that our natures need as they do air aud food, nor do I ignore the fact that some noble spirits are faithfully resisting this spreading evil, but with all these al- lowances, see the Christian church vio- lently invaded by this fatal iniquity; I see Christian mothers justifying it on eveery hand, and Christian daughters dragged in to the vortext by the very hands that ought to have been throwing around them for protection; I see the influence of this self decoration by the force of example ex- I tending itself over all classes and conditions of society, like subtle poison. eating out the life of Christianity and leaving the mere name. And, seeing this, can not, as minister of Jesus Christ, keep silent without becoming partaker of the sin. It is my duty to warn Christian women of this foe to piety that they are more or less nursing in their hearts and in their fami- lies. and to urge them to that simplicity of apparel which is alone consistent with a Christian heart. and which will ever help them to be separated from vain and god less world. From Consecrated Looking Glasses, by Dr. Crosby.
Year: 1871

THE Janesville Gazette, speaking OF
Tammany, says, ut was moral ulcer OF
the most virulent type. All its robbet-
les had to feed from the rewards OF labor
The Republican press of New York have
been laundering against its villainies for
years, but the Democracy defended it be-
cause it kept the party In power aud
brought the emoluments of Office. AS
that party sustained the most dangerous
encroachments of slavery and denounced
the institution only when its doom was
sealed as it opposed the war and ap-
proved it only when victory was ours; as
it opposed reconstruction and accepted it
only when gurther opposition was futile.
useless; SO that party defended Tam


many, and only joined in the hue and cry
against that society when just before an
election, the dam.ling proofs Of guilt
we're 50 overwhelming that they could


no longer be ignored. The result of the
appeal to the people has cheered every
friend of the Republican government
throughout the world Even the Demo-
cratic city Of New York. the place where
the most gigantic election frauds ever
perpetrated on this continent huye been
committed. and where robbery has been
reduced to science, even here Republl-
can and honest government may from
this time forth, have an equal chance of
success"