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Year: 1872

A sick-room should have a pleasant
aspect. Light is essential. Blinds and
curtains may be provided to screen the
eyes too weak to bear full day. but what
substitute makes up for the absence of that
blessed sunshine without which life Ian
euishcs? The walls should be of cheer
full tint; if possible, some sort of outdoor
glimpse should be visible from the bed
or chair where the invalid lies, if it is
but the top of tree and bit of sky
Eyes which have been travelling fer long,
dull days over the pattern of the paper
hangings, till each bud and leaf and 4uirl
is familiar and teful.-brighten with
pleasure as the blind is raised. The'mind.
wearied of the grinding battle with pain
and self, fnGs unconscious refreshment
in the new interest. All. there is birds
shadow fitting across the pane. The tree
top sways and trembles with soft rustlings
"a white cloud floats dreamily over the
blue,-and ROW, oh delight and wonder,
the bird himself comes in sight and perch
es vlsibly on the bough, dressing
his feathers and quivering forth few
notes of song All the world, then, is
not lying IN bed because we are. is not
tired of its surroundings-tas not the
back-ache What refreshing thought
And though this glimpse of another life,
fresh natural life from which we are shut
out-that life which has nothing to do
with pills and potions, tip-toe movements,
whispers, and doctors boots crcaking in
the entry-may cause the hot tears to
rush suddenly into our eyes, it does us
good, and we begin to say with certain
tremulous thrill of hope: "Whcn l go
out again. l shall do"-so and SO.


All, if nurses, if friends knew how Irk-
some, how positively harmful, is the same
ness of a sick-room surely love and skill
would devise remedies. If it were only
bringing in blue flower to-day and
pink one tomorrow hanging a fresh pic
ture to vary the monotony of the wall,
or even an old one in new place-some-
thing, anything-it is such infinite relief.
Small things and single things suffice
TO see many of his surroundings changed
at once confuses an invalid to have one
little novelty at time to vary the point
of observation, stimulates and Cheers
Give him that, and you do more and bet
ter than if you filled the apartment with
fresh objects.


1t is supposed by many that flowers
should be carefully kept away from sick
people,-tkat they exhaust the air or
communicate to it some harmful quality.
This may, in degree, be true of such
strong, fragrant blossoms as lilacs or gar
den lilies, but of the more delicately-
scented ones no such effect need be appre-
hended. A well-aired room will never
be made close or unwholcsome by nose
gay of roses, mignonette, or violets. and
the subtitle cheer which they bring with
them is infinitely reviving to weary eyes
and depressed spirit.-Scribner's for
AprH.
Year: 1872

After the disgraceful defeat of the
Romans at the battle of Allla Rome
was sacked, and it seemed as if at
any moment the Gauls might take
the Capitol. Among the garrison
was a young man of the Fabian
family, and on certain day the an
niyersary of q sacrifice returned,
when his family had always offered
sacrifice upon Quirinal Hill. This
hill was in the possession of the
Gauls but when the morning dawn
ed the young man took the s,cred
utensils of his god, went down from
the Capitol, passed through the
Gallic sentries, through the main
body, up the hill, offered sacrifice,
and ca me back unframed. 1t was
always told as a wonder among Ro-
man legends. This is Just how the
Christian should act when descision
for Christ is called for. Though he
be solitary man in the midst OF
thousand opponents, let him at
the precise moment when duty calls,
fearless of all danger, 80 straight to
the appointed spot, and remember
that consequences belong to God,
and not to u.s. pray God that after
that after this style we may witness
for Christ.
Year: 1872

HE PRESIDENT ON AMNESTY
The Washington correspondent of
the New York World writes


The President, in conversation
with several Senators yesterday,
made particular inquiry concern.
ing the prospect of the passage OF
the amnesty bill now before the
Senate. He was informed that it's
passage was extremely doubtful,
if certian Senators continued to
load i with amendments, and es.
pecially if Sumner pressed his me-
gro equality amendment. The
President hoped that the bill
would pass just as it came from
the House. He did not even favor
Mortons amendment, excluding
members Of Congress who were
ineligible under the fourteenth
amendment at the time Of their
election. The President takes the
same view Of the matter as Sena-
tor Scott, aud thinks that should
the amnesty bill become q law it,
would aid greatly in restoring or.
der at the South.
Year: 1872

AT length It is proven that man
has more vanity than a woman. This
is the way it came to pass: 4 curious
investigator watched while thousand
men passed looking glass used as a
sign on the sidewalk in Broadway.
The result Of his observation showed
that nine hundred and ninety-nine
men glanced complaccntly ut their
image rs they passed. The other man
was blind. Four hundred and fifty
two women passed during the same
hour and q half, and none of them
looked In the mirror-all of them be-
Ing engaged intently examining each
others appearance and dress.
Year: 1872

" q tallow candle be placed in a
gun, and shot at the door, 1t will 60
through without sustaining any injury;
andif musket ball be fired into water
It will not only rebound, but be flat
tened as II fired against solid sub
stance. A muSket ball may be fired
through q pane Of glass, making the
hole the size of the ball, without
cracking the glass; If the glass be sus-
pended by thread, -it will make no
difference, and the thread will not
even ylbrate.
Year: 1872

America may make money BY millions without
work. All that Ia wanted is


AUDAOITY AND WIT, M
and combination with some ring or clique. There
are In New York to-day hundreds OF men who
make their thousands daily, who are not worthy to
be the scuIions Of the noble, but Impoverished
workers. They are men without conscience. with
out heart. 1t Is the perniciOus example OF such
that causes the ruin or thousands or Young men.
In old New England, In working the sterile lands
character was wrOught--a character noble, self
reliant, independent. Drawing this contrast far
ther he took up


THE TRADE IN POLITICS
as one OF the chief causes OF modern corruption
The politician was the mechanic Of the government
ne was the manager. The politician thinks only or
nmself or ut least however well he starts. II re-
solves itself into this He Ia trader. His business
Is TO plot and plan ana pull certain strings, so that
ne may get certain parties into once, and he
gets money to make the machinery AZ complex as
possible. He does this to up his tracks. The
trade. are hoodwinked by this, or else keep al0of
and are apathetic. The people are yirtnous. but
they feel that they can do nothing. The corrup-
ton consequently taints everything. What was
the remedyS 1t was evident that no change In ad-
mnistration would act as the remedy. They must
come down to


THE SIMPLE STRUGGLE or PRINOIPLE
against that without principle. Every man and
woman wanted moral courage. Carlyle breaches
putting the best men in power. This was easy to
say +; il was not so easily done. He pointed out the
dflculty OF finding the best men. II the despot
would act perfectly just. God would approve OF the
despot. 1t was idle to talk OF Pr0vidence. We are
dear the American people. What does God care
for the American peoples II idle to talk about
destiny. Destiny Is only walking in the grooves OF
law.
Year: 1872

tallsr, hut how iittle did ne know Of the changes
which had taken place at the root The doctrine
OF providence, exterior and interior, was 0ae
which every man wanted to believe, and he believed
y worked out It's own salvation, and he blessed
God that there was Divine Providence, and those
Who believed In His providence were happy. They
should g1ye themselves no uneasiness, tor God haa
promised - take care Of them. They probably knew
some heaithy woman who was always singing and
happy, while another spent most Of her time cry
ing. IL was just as easy to be happy and trust 70
God. Perhaps the worst which could happen to
man was 70 become bankrupt. When his money
was gone that was the end OF It, man might be
taken sick, and the worst which could result
why 1t was all right. He would ike
for the parent to hear the children in the nursery
discussing among themselves where their pa or
ma were going to get their clothes and their
victuas. How the parent would laugh at the
OF the little ones. Let the father be taken
sick and the prospect OF the mother grow dark
and see il that mother would not be likely too to
become the baby and wonder where the clothes
and victuals were to come from. They should
place their dependence upon God.


After communion was partaken OF the c0ngrega-
tiOn was dismissed with the benedlctiOn.
Year: 1872

Death and How IL Should be Reg gardcd-


Sermon by DIR. Bellows.


The dsagreeable weather OF yesterday morning
had quite an effect on the attendance at this
church. The music was, as usual, rain or shine
very good, and the prayer by Dr. Bellows, pre-
vious to the sermon, most touching and beautiful.
The sermon was preached from text found in the
second chapter OF Paul to Timothy and it clearly
showed that this life is not lifc but letargy. Its
gist will be found in the following.


In the nineteenth century, this era OF the stesm
horse, the electric telegraph and other material
progress, we are inclined to look but lightly at
death and life. Most Of us who are engaged in
commercial pursuits seem to think By performing
our duties in such stations we fulfil lifes end.
True,


and still there is that around us which is contnu.
made for higher and nObler purposes than the mere
s0rdid pursuit Of this worlds goods. For who can
contemplate the human tongue and the myriad
muscles which IL requires TO produce the infinite
sounds we utter without having his thoughts raised
eye, the ear, and, in fact the whole body tell In
more explicit than spoken language ofthe Almighty


And notwithstanding all these convincing proofs.
we do not give the hereafter the consideration due
TO It; not only rs Christians but as men we should
our eternity. II we but awake to the
reality that we shall be rewarded accord
ing 70 ss our deeds and ro that as !, we @ DO
shall be punished, we cannot fail TO turn and de-
vote ct least small portion of time to the OBJ
ject for which we were created. Death In itself
has nothing that should terrify the upright man.
for he well knows that 1t Is but the beginning OF
better and happier existence; but to the man who
has during his life been unaccustOmcd to reject on
his hereafter IL must certainly be terrible, for he in
that supreme moment realizes that he is on the
brink OF eternity for veal or woe TO his immortal
souI. Christ BY His coming has divested death
OF many or the terrors 1t once possessed. He
has, in fact, removed death; He has opened
to us the fountains OF life and shown us the road
Year: 1872

His coming the souls OF the departed were doomed
to remain In darkness until Christ the Saviour
should come, but now those who have been 0bserv-
ant OF the laws OF God during life are sure OF
being admitted to the house OF Cod In which there
arc many mansions.
Year: 1872

medicinal preparation which has obtained
more wide spread and deserved popularity than
the MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT. Since its
introduction to public ao,ice more than twenty
years ago, it has been constantly used for every
kind Of disease or injury to man or beast which
can be effected BY local application, and so
far as its proprietors are aware, it has not failed
in single instance. After 80 long and success.
full a term of probation, who will have the hard.
ihood to deny its pre-. eminent claims to popular
esteem.
Year: 1872

The FIRE PLUGs.-Now that the cold
weather is upon US, it would be we'll if the Com
mittee on Fire Committees would direct their
attention to the fire plugs, and adopt some mesns
to prevent them from freezing during the winter,
and thereby rendering us comparatively helpless
in case Of Of confagration on cold night
This subject is attracting attention and investi-
CATION in other cities, and as it is a subject in
which all alike are interested 1t should not be
neglected here.
Year: 1872

II the past three days continued for the
"A hours endDg at to-day the death ron Tor the
week will foot up than GEO. or nearly three times
the average weekly number For the week ending June
9 the number OF deaths 76s, and i0r the week
ending June a. CO. These about the average For
the week ending July 1871 the number OF deaths was
10. An examination OF the books OF the Register OF
Records Of the Health Department shows
that there has been approach TO the mortality
Of the present week in past years The highest number
OF deaths during week in 1871 did not reach 800 For
the week ending July %. 1870 there e4s deaths
aud for the succeeding week In 1869 the mortality
was at no time excessive For the wpek ending July II.
1863 the number OF deaths Ga for that ending July
ls they reached Liza and the succeeding week fell to
7sl The highest number in Is67 for the week end
ing August TO- and amounted TO TOs


In addition to the enormous number Of fatal sunsrokes,


large number Of OF spOplexy, congestion Of the
effect OF the heat The usual Summer complaints such
as darrhea, cholera morbus, cholera infantnm' and
others kindred in character have been largely increased
but as the weekly reports have not been made by the
Register OF Records the statistics Of these diseases can
not be gven All the physicians throughout the city
testify that the sickness and mortality arising from these
complaints have never been great during the past
week They have become almost epidemic in FORM


hope that the intensely hot weather had passed
away with the refreshing shower OF Thursday evening
was deferred yesterday by the obstinate mdspOston
OF the mercury to fall Registering only 0' less IL the
morning than on the previous day, the Thermometer
was $40 at noOn and 90 at Later In the evening"
however a rainfall and a slight breeze considerably
ed tne AL
Year: 1872

Mr.. Ruskin is enraged at Venice.
This is what he wrote there, in June
" | can't write this morning because of
the accursed whistling of the dirty steam
engine of the omnibus for Lido, waiting
at the Quay OF the Ducal Palace for the
dirty population of Venice, which is
now neither fish nor flesh, neither noble
nor fisherman-cannot afford to be
rowed, nor has strength nor sense
enough to. row itself; but smokes and
spits up and down the plazzetta all day,
and gets itself dragged by screaming
kettle to Lido next morning, to sea.
bathe itself into capacity for more to-
bacco. This miserable mob, which has
not brains enough to know so much as
what 0 clock it is, nor sense enough so
much as to 60 aboard boat without be-
ing whistled for like dogs, choking the
sweet sea air with pitch-black smoke,
and filling it entirely with devilish noise,
WHICH no properly bred human being
could endure within quarter of a mile
of them-that so they may be sufficiently
assisted and persuaded to embark, for
the washing of themselves,at the Palace
Quay. a..a Ig.t
Year: 1872

ID. H. Smith, the youngest son Of the
Prophet Joseph, is now in Salt Lake
City, holding meetings on the subject OF
the succession. The Tribune of that
city says: -,


This movement of the Smith broth
ers is going to form most important
part in bringing about final separation
of Church aud State in this country, in
asmuch as the question Of successor
ship to Brigham Young is involved, and
which we predict in advance is going to
be the one which will wreck and split up
into factions the Utah organization at
the death of its leader. The question as
TO who will be the successor Of Brigham
Young il a perfect mystery 10 the Nor
mon people, and a stranger cannot
elicit anything from any Of them bear
ing upon the subject, aud it looks more
than singular that, at the present stage
of the game, the hneal descendants Of
the original founder Of Mormonism
should now be in Salt Lake City laying
claim to the control Of the Mormon
Year: 1872

10 hbiSe money.


A Shanghai newspaper tells a story


Of ingenuity on the part of Buddhist


priest in rasing the wind that would do


credit to the most indefatigable agent


of missionary society. The object


sought to be accomplished was to raise


funds to erect temple at Soochow.


The subscription had dragged along for
ten years, and the sum necessary to be
raised was 10000 taels. The religious
enthusiasm of the Chinese is not great,
we are told, in such cases, and only
5000 taels had been subscribed. More
p energetic means were necessary.
Agents were sent everywhere, but every
where the Chinese were found to be un-
willing to nart with their money. A
Buddhist priest, with devotion worthy
of the cause, resolved to stimulate the
piety of the faithful by memorable ex-
ample. He gave ont that he would al
low himself to be shut up in q wooden
box for seven days, during which time
he would neither eat nor sleep. This he
did The box was two feet and q half
long five feet and half high, and just
wide enough to permit him to stand in
it. There we're shelves within to serve
as rests for his arms. In order to prove
that there was no trickery in what he
did, he invited the natives to bring locks,
and thirty padloeks were actually
used in fastening him in. The box was
closed entirely, leaving only few holes
TO supply the inmate with air. 1t was |
placed in a room in the temple of Hoo
pen Road, aud many Chinese went to
visit it, night and day during the seven
days of voluntary detention. Other |
priests outside kept ups con-
slant series of religious exercises.
The fanatic bore his seven days PEN
ance with much fortitude, having ta-
ken during that time but an occasional
glass of water, and came out of the box
al last, having apparently suffered from
his proracted abstinence. The box
was then broken into thousand pieces
II which each was sold for more than its
weight in silver, by which means more
than 5000 taels were raised for the pro-
posed temple.
Year: 1872

Church. That the subject is of the
most vital Importance to the public here
was demonstrated by the crowded state
of the Institute again last night, among
whom was noticed not only portion Of
the Smith family Of the Brighamite per-
suaison, but the Private Secretary of
Brigham Young himself who was uu.
doubtedly there in the interest Of bis


masters kingdom, fact which betrays
how keenly the Prophet himself is
interested in the mission of the Smiths
to this country. az en ar 44gG
Year: 1872

Good talk is not a matter of will at all


it depends-you know VIC are all hall


materialists newadays-on a certain


amount of active congestion of the brain


and that comes when it is ready, and


not before. | saw man get up the


other day in pleasant company, and


talk away for about five minutes, evi-


IDENTIFY by pure effort of will. His per-


son was good, his voice was pleasant,


but anybody could see that it was all


mechanical labor; he was sparring for


wind. as the Hon. John Morrissey, M.


c., would express himself. Presently


Do you--beloyed, am afraid you are


not old enough-but do you remember
the days of the tin tinder-b box, the flint,
and steel? Click Click Click Ah-h-hl
knuckles that timc Click click click
spark has taken, and is eating into the
black tinder as a six year-old eats into a
sheet of gingerbread. Presently, after
hammering away for five minutes with
mere words, the spark of happy ex-
preston took somewhere among the
mental combustibles, and then for ten
minutes we had pretty wander
ing, scintillating play of eloquent
thought that enlivened, if it did
not kindle, all around it. If you want
the real philosophy of it, | will give it to
you. The chance thought or expression
struck the nervous center of conscious
ness as the rowel of spur stings the
flank of racer. Away through all the
telcgraphic radiations of the nervous
cords flashed the Intelligence that the
brain was kindled. and mast be fed with
something or other, or 1T would burn
itself TO ashes And the great hydraulic
engines poured in their scarlet blood
and the FIRE kindled and the flames rose;
for the blood is stream that, like burn |
ing rock-oil, at once kindles aud is itself
the fuel. You cant order these organic
processes, any more than a milliner can
make rose She can make something
that looks like a rose, more or less, but
It takes all the forces of the universe to
finish and sweeten that blossom in your
button hole; and you may be sure that
when the orators brain is in a flame,
when the poets heart is in a tumult, it
is something mightier than he and his
will that is dealing with him.-O, w.
Holmes.
Year: 1872

Why these chimefas Of sleep2 Physi


cal disposition, | shall be told. Wei


and good; but that does not explain why
they have such and such shape. Tha


relates to an organic mechanism O


which we do not know the motive pow


ers, and which remains an enigma to us


all As our eyes for a long while retain


the impression of the solar spectrum


which has dazzled them, the mind fills


with the objects which have filled the


eyes, and the fancy, while it transforms,


traces them upon | know not what black


chamber, the sanctuary of dreams. Our


brain is not, then, Photographic appa-


ratus wherein images are faithfully


Transmitted. 1t resembles rather the


atef where the facts Of life are presented


under the form Of fiction. But tits richer


and more original than all the 6ctions


of the theater. 1t is the unforeseen in


all its powers it is the impossible ac-
cepted beforehand; it is the unrestrained
festival of the imagination. The seri-
GUS and the burlesque dance together,
terror and joy succeed each other there.
Sorrow is often bitter there, our tears
flow and wet 5the pillow. But it most
frequently vanishes to give way to un-
realizable compensatiens. The friend
who has just left us suddenly returns
from an immense Journey, which has
lasted but an instant; he even, il need
be, leaves the tomb to which we have
just carried. him, to converse with US.
We ourselves easily die in dream, and
feel ourselves at once living and dead
without surprise and without anguish.
Thus, thanks to the fictious which rock
our hours of repose, we spend notable
part of our existence outside of the do
main Of reality. All the more because
It is mot necessary to sleep inl order to
dream Contemplation leadsus almost
TO- state Of highest n satisfaction
in which reason slumbers, and
wanderings more defined and less
than those of dream none
the less escape the control of argument
There is, therefore, in us something
which is called a soul, and which is per-
haps quite another thing from that which
bears its name. hitherto, very vague or
very ill.defned. / have myself long be-
lieYed that we have three souls-one to
direct the employment of our organs,
another to regulate our relations with
our species, third to communicate with
the Divine Spirit which animates the
universe. gainte-Beuve used to smile
when ] said that to him. Three soulsI"
replied he: "if we conld be sure of hav-
ing oner" dared not answer him that
We had, perhaps, more. We are not
such simple phenomena Rs people have
chosen to think In order to be able to
,lassify US as good and bad, as elect and |
condemned. nn 4
Year: 1872

barbarous treatment of the body of a
magnanimous foe; their passion finding
yentin tears and curses, and threats of
vengeance against the authors Of the in
dignity. Whether from shame or fear,
no exhibition was ever made Of the dis
graceful trophies. nor had he ever heard
of their existence during the almost
forty years which had since elapsed.


From our recollection of the manner
and circumstances of the narration, we
are satisfied that this is much more
correct versien than that which repre-
sents the body to have been skinned.
The incident Of I" the Indian prisoners"
is absurd, as everybody will understand
who knows what Indian fighting was in
those days, and that is probably not the
only fiction which has been interwoven
in the story as it has passed from mouth
to mouth. We think Mr.. Elkins said
that on the morning after he saw the
body it had disappeared.