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Year: 1871

PHYs1cAL EFFECT OF LAUGHTER.
Probably there is not the remotest
corner or little inlet of the minute
blood vessels of the body that does
not feel some wavelet from the great
eonvulsion produced by hearty laugh
ter shaking the central man. The
blood moves more lively-probably
its chemical, electric, or vital codition
is distinctly modifed-it conveys a
different impression to all the organs
of the body, as it visits them on that
particular mystic journey, when a
man is laughing from what it does at
other times. And thus it is that a
good laugh lengtheus mans life by
Conveying distinct and additional
stimulus to the vital forces. The
time may come when physicians, at
tending more closely than they do
now to the innumerable subtle in.
Auences which the soul e1erts upon
its tenement of clay, shall prescribe
to a torpid. patient SO many peals,
of laughter, to be undergone at such
time, just as they now do that Tar
more Objectionable prescriptlon-a
pill or.an electric or galvanic shock
and shall study the best and most
effectual method of producing the re-
curing effect in each patient.
Year: 1871

TENEMENT LIFE IN New. York
Some idea may be formed OF. tene-
ment life in New York, when it is
known that two houses in Gotham
Court" known as Nos. 36 and SO
Cherry street, contain six hundred!
people. The Board Of Health has
ordered clearing out Of these premi-
ses for the benefit of humanity there
in imprisoned; but humanity and
avarice seem inclined to battle with
the philanthropic board, and bravely
struggle TO reverse this order. 1t
seems scarcely credible that such g
phase Of life can exist in city of so
much wealth and. magniicence out,
following the downward track Of the
cars through the eastern avenues and
lower streets, the sight is truly sick
'ening.


Far up, to a height Of four or five
stories, in cramped and close rooms,
or down beneath where Gods sun
light fails to creep, men, women and
children vegetate, growing in years
and developing in crime. Here the
great masses congregatc to eke out
the gift Of life, which is often half
spent before they know how to use
it; but here are also found, even
amid the squalor and poverty and
darkness Of corruption, brave and
noble souls making these same hard
lessons glorious for their fellows.
Year: 1871

Pt sncb c And if you LIQUOR either by the Gallon
or Bottle 90 to SANDERS DRUG STORE, and you will get PURE
ARTICLE figures All LIQUORS warranted Examine Tor your
selves which highest proof oa


June
Year: 1871

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN.-Thc Journal
of Commerce replies to the question of Il
correspondent: "What proportion OF those
who succeed in acquiring competency IN
business pursuits Ultimately retain it:'
The editor says that Of those who engage
in business on their own account only three
out of hundred escape failure, and only
five out of hundred succeed III avoiding
an entire collapse Of their first effort. OF
those who ut some time or other have III
hand a reasonable competence, and may be
said to have succeeded in business, ninety
per cent. are still the subjects of after re-
verses of some sort, so that only ten percent.
of the successful ones keep their fortune
mistaken. No two things, the Journal
thinks, should be more strongly impressed
upon the young men Of our country than
the insecurity of riches, even when acquired,
and their unsatisiying character. There IS
no fallacy SO universally cherished is the


notion that wealth is surely 4 means of
haDpness. The care of large property IS


one of the most burdensome of earthly
trusts. The only material good when


comes of any estate, the writer remarks, Is
to be made out of 4 moderate income far


more easily than from a large one, and


with fewer attendant disadvantages. The
endowment in the dispensation Of bounty is


sadly marred by the judicious care required
i'm the selection of the recipients. The man
who is earning a good living, with some
thing to spare annually for the sweet uses
of charity, is far less tried i'll this respect
Year: 1871

How A FIvE-DoLLAR NOTE 1s SAID TO
HAVE BEEN LOST AND FoUND.-On Saturday
morning, about 6 O'Clock, colored woman
named Mary L. Anderson, lost fve-dol-
lar note in the western part of the city, and
having received some information which
led her to believe that Coleman Seaman
had found it, she sWore out warrant and
had him arrested for unlawfully OBTAINING
it from her. 1t was ascertained that Seaman
had made some purchases at a neighboring
store, but the proprietor could not remem-
Der whether he had received in payment q
tive-dollarnote or not; carried fifteen dollars
in bills of that denomination to the Third
Station-house in order that theWoman might
identify the note which she had lost, as she
said she could do. Seaman was carried to
the "lock-up," where he said that he had
only five cents on his person. Search was
made, however, and between the lining OF
his coat and the cloth a dollar and ter
cents was discovered. The woman asserts
that she can tell the note, as she know;
" how it was marked" Justice White
will look into the case this morning.
Year: 1871

TIE NEW GAS sHoLDEB.-The iron work
on the new gas-hoIder is now so far COM
nleted as to allow the contractors to COM
mence upon its erection. Much delay has
been occasioned heretofore by the recent
heavy rains, which filled up the foundation,
rendering it impossible to commence build
ing until the water could be pumped out.
Mention has already been made in the Dis
PATCH of the fact that two Of the steam fire.
engines were kept busy for some days In
removing the water.
Year: 1871

Those members OF the Car-Bullders' Aasocia-
tIon who bought their clothes OF r. B. SPENCE q
SON certainly nude the best impression on the
public.


The SpENCEs have many more OF tho same sort
Of suits left. They are selling them low, and are


therefore selling them fast. Call early.
Year: 1871

Persons living in the west end, as vel! as those
In the east end Of the city should remember that


the street cars pass every ten minutes by the great
clothing. house Of E. Is. SPENCE &c Son, 1900
Main street, where everything TO suit the outer
man may be had at the lowest living rates.
Year: 1871

THE CITY CoUNC1L.-The last meeting OF
the present City Council will be held this
afternoon at 5 O'clock. The new Council


will take charge Of the city government on
the 1st Monday in July,
Year: 1871

ABOUT the year 1909, one Lionetto, a
Spaniard, astonished not only the igno-
rant, but chemists and other men of
science, by the impunity with which he
handled red-hot iron and molten lead
lead, drank boiling oil, and performed
other feats equally miraculous While he
was at Naples he attracted the attention
of Professor Sementem, who narrowly
watched all his operations and endeavored
to discover his secret, Sementem's eff
forts, after performing several expert
ments upon himself, were finally crowned
with success. lie found that by friction
with sulphuric acid, diluted with water,
the skin might be made insensible to the
action of the heat of red-hot iron solu-
tion of alum, evaporated until it became
spongy, appeared to be still more effectual,
After having rubbed the parts which were
rendered, in some degree, incombustible
with hard soap, he discovered on the APP
plication of hot iron that their insensibil-
ity was increased. He then determined
on again rubbing the parts with soap, and
after this found that the hot iron not only
occasioned no pain, but that it actually
did not burn the hair. Being thus far
satisfied, the professor applied hard soap
to his tongue until it became insensible to
the heat of the iron and after having
placed an ointment composed ofsoap mixed
with solution of alum upon it, boiling
oil did not burn it While the oil remained
on the tongue a slight kissing was heard,
similar to that of hot iron when thrust
into water the oil soon cooled, and was
then swallowed without danger, Several
scientific men have since successfully
repeated the experiment of Professor
Sementem. Exchange.
Year: 1871

Twenty miles an hour-no, twenty
miles with each beat of the pulse that
is our speed rs reported by the astrono-
mers while we sleep seven hours the
night train makes four hundred aud
seventy thousand miles and this rate
of movement of the terrestrial ball is
part of grand system of movements as
harmonious as they are stupendous But
can this state ol things last ? Laplace
is believed to have proved that the har-
mony of the solar system is sclt-adjust-
ing aud eternal but the doctrine has
been more recently broached that the
machinery OF the solar system, like all
other machinery, must at last run down.
Robert Ilolme: is inclined to sympa,hize
with this dstouragimg aspect Of the
case. His philosophy has the blues, aud
he believes that nothing can save us
from ultimate eternal smash. He has
made little nightmare OF book in
which he faSteus tornciously on what he
coLceives to be evidences that the order
of nature is getting old and decrepit,
and must perish and dissolve in its proper
time. The earth, he says, is drying up
to begin with, the liquid ocean being
slowly converted into solid earth. Rut
as there can be no vital action without
water, the loss of this element will Of
course put a period To life. He then
quotes DR.. Whewcll as follows: Changes
are taking place in the motions of the
heavenly bodies which have gone on
progressively from the first dawn o.
science. Will these changes 90 on with
out limit or reaction If so, we tend
by natural causes to termination of The
present system Of things, This derange
ment, says the author, is equivalent to {
gradual increase of gravitalion, as the
earth becomes denser by the drying ~
of its waters and as consequence o.


this loss of balance among the forces ot
the planetary system the earth must a


length be drawn into the sun. And wher
it makes the terrific plunge, what then
Why it of course constitutes an opacity
by cooling down the heat and quenchinl
the light that is, it will form darl
spot, or sun-spot. And so in learning
the doom of our planet we get solu
tion of the vexed problem of the spoi'
on the sun. The speculation is certaini,
adventurous, even if the logic is some


what lame and illustrates a great dea
of that crude thinking which passes to


science because il assumes 10 deal Will
scientific questions Gdt1ry.
Year: 1871

Iawoke on Monday morning with a
painful itching, biting, singing feeling,
all in a spot no larger than lozenger
Woke up Mrs. Quad, and asked her
opinion. She said Ia was a boil. Woke
up Long Primer, who shares our couch.
Alter several kicks at the spot, he inti-
mated that it was boil. Had some
difficulty in standing up to eat break
fast. Went down town asked every
body what was good for boils. Had
seventy-four receipts, running from
sticking salve to hot iron. Only swore
torty-one times during the day.


TuEsDAY.-Didn't wake up-I was al
ready awake. / measured the boil and
found it as large as teacup, and the
feeling was worse. Tried TO repeat a
hymn, but had TO break off and kick the
dog four blocks to ease my mind. Child
rem got under the table, and seemed TO
feel q presentiment. Mrs. Quad unu-
sually gracious and not limiting anything
about pin money. Went down town.
Man said he'd pay my fare on the car.
Struck at HIM, and explained that it
made my back ache to ride. Newsboys
kept whole block off Man asked me
for dollar, and tried TO kill him on
the spot, only restrained by respect tor
my boil Number of swears frightfully
increased. Had job flung at me forty
times. Concluded to set up all night,
but got little sleep while standing ON
my head. Put some faxseed to the boil.


WEDNEspAY.-House got on fire at
daylight. told the folks to let her
burn, but they put it ont. One man
wanted to know why didn't display
more ambition. Tried to shoot him, but
! be got over the alley fence. Children
Year: 1871

The DEAcoN's REToRL The Deacon
Was not very much behind, if the follow
ing story be true. In a small town on
the Schuylkill River there is a church in
which the singing has run down. 1t had
beer led many years by one of the dea-
cons, whose voice and musical powers
had been gradually failing. One even
ing the clergyman gave out the hymn,
which was IN an old measure, rather
harder than usual, and the deacon led off
Upon its conclusion the minister rose
and said


Brother B--will please repeat the
hymn as | cannot pray after such sing
ing"


The deacon very composedly pitched
into another tune, and the clergyman
proceeded with his prayer. Having
finished h4 took up the book to give the
second hymn, when he was interrupted
by the deacon graveIy getting up and
saving in voice audible to the whole
congregation


"Will Mr.-make another prayer ? 1t
would be impossible for me to sing after
such a prayer as that :"
Year: 1871

The dog of the Ardennes accom-


panies the flock when it leaves the
penfold in Spring, only to return
when the Winters snow drives the
sheep home again for shelter. Each
shepherd possesses one or two OF
these dogs, according to the size of
his flock. ts act rs seutIuelS. Their
Office is not to run about ard bark,
and keep the sheep in order. but to
protect them from outside foes,
When the herdsman has gathered
his flock in some rich VALLEY. these
white. shaggy monsters crouch upon
the ground, apparently half asleep;
but now and then the great, saga
cious eyes will open. and. passing
over the whole of their charge, re
main for awhile fixed on the distant
horizon. as though they followed a
train of thought which led them
away from earth-so sadly do they
gaze into the infinite.


But let the mountain breeze bear
to his eyermovirg nostrIl the scent
of the hated wolf. or his quick ear
detect an unknown noise: then Is
the time to see one Of the dogs in
his glory. His eyes become black
with tierceness; his hair stands erect;
his upper lip becomes wrinkled,
showing a range of white. formid
able teeth, while a low growl alone
escapes from his throat. When his
keen faculties have detected the
whereabouts of his foe. he rushes
forward with a bound that overleaps
all obstacles. and bark that echoes
from all the surrounding hills.
Every dog Of the like breed that
may be near takes up the note, and
rushes cleaning through the brush
wood to join in the attack. Tender
as the childhood he protects, woe to
him who dare lift hand on one of
the little ones with whom he has
been brought up. 1t is not he who
buys him who is his master: it is he
who fed him when pnp, who pet
ted and shared his pittmce 18th
him-he it Is who has his love. and
who reciprocates his faithful alec
ton Overland Monthly for July.
Year: 1871

Ii there is anything repulsiye TO a Sc
rene and philosophic mind, Il is the ex-
treme iaslidioasness ef the human family.
and that so many use their best efforts to
appear what they are not in The place OF
appearing To he what they are. while the
lost time should he occupied in laudable
pursuits. Every man should haze indi-
Viduality enough about him TO be him
sell. and he who has no mind of his own
is no more Than u feather tossed by every
wind in the direction that IL blows.
Year: 1871

Captain Patrick II. Weaver, of Tippe-
canoe county, Ind, member of the first
grand jury of the country, was recently
summoned to serve on The grand jury of
the criminal court. Captain w. was IN
command of a company in the Black
Hawk war, and IL is related of him that
at one time, while getting mis- company in
line for parade, he got vexcd at the align
ment, Which resenbled worm fence
more than it did straight line, threw
down his sword. aud, pulling off his
hunting shirt. told the men that ii they
did not get into a straight line, he would
thrash the whole company. The line
was promptly f,rmed. and the Captain
put on his hunting shirt and buckled on
his sword again.
Year: 1871

l would rather contend with the pow
ers of the monarch upon his throne with
h,pes of success, lEan to resist the
smiles of an innocent woman. or the dis
affected tears of The widow.
Year: 1871

The world estimates men By thsir
success in life; and, by general conaent
success is evidence Of superiority. Never
under any circumstances, assume re-
sponsibihty you can avoid consistently
with your duty 10 yourself and others.
Base all your actions upon principle of
right; preserve all your integrity Of char
acter in doing this; never reckon tho
cost. Remember that self interest in
more likely to warp your Judgment than
all other circumstances combined there
fore look well TO your duty 10 c0ucsrnod.
Never make money at the expense Of
your reputation. Be neither lavish nor
niggard-of the two avoid the htter-A
mean man is universally despised; but
public favor is a stepping stone 10 pre-
ferment-therefore generous feelings
should be cultivated. Letyour expenses
be such as to leave a balance in your
pocket-ready money is friend in need.
Keep clear of the law, for when you gain
your case, you are generally loser Of
money. Never relate your misfortunes,
and never grieye over what you cannot
prevent. No man who owes as much as
he can pay has any moral right 10 pledge
his credit by indorsing a bin for an
other,
Year: 1871




No young man can hope to rise in So
ciety, or perform o worthy part in life,
without fair moral character. The ba-
sis of such character is o virtuous, fix
ed sense Of moral obligation sustained
and invigorated by the fear and love of
God. The youth who possesses such o
character can be trusted. Integrity,
justice, benevolence and truth, are not
with him words without meaning he
feels and knows their sacred import, and
aims in the tenor of his life to exemplify
the virtues they express. Such man
has decision of character he knows
what is right, and is firm in pursuing
it he thinks and acts for himself, and
is not to be made the tool of unprinci-
pied and time-serving politicians to do
the dirty work Of party. Such man
has true worth Of character his life is
q blessing to himself, to his family, to
society, and to the world; and he is
pointed out to future generations as o
proper example for the rising youth to
emulate
Year: 1871

Boys and girls, if you wish to aston
ish any members of the family, or any
coming guests, by some day allowing
them to discover their initials neatly
printed On pear, peach or apple, as it
hangs upon its branch, this is the way
to carry out your plan : Just before the
fruit ripens, cut the desired letters from
sheet Of thin, tough paper, and paste
them on the side Of the fruit most expo
sed to the sun. When, in course of
time you remove the paper from the ripe
surface, you viii find the letters distinct
ly marked upon it. There are other
ways Of printing fruit, but this is the
most simple.
Year: 1871

The New York Mail says at ia an
exploded theory that woman dresses to
please man. They dress to please or to
spite each other. Any girl Of sense and
experience knows that it is just as easy
to break o mans heart in two dollar
calico, neatly made up, as it is in five
hundred dollar silk costume, made up
by male dress-maker."
Year: 1871

| Senator Howe has introduced into tn,
Senate bills for ship canal to comec
| the waters of Green Bay with LAX,
Michigan, Wis; making land grants il
aid of the Green Bay and Lake Pepir
Railroad, and railroad from Milwau
kee to Lake Superior, via Green Bay
extending the time for the construction
of the railroad from the st. Croix River
to the west end of Lake Superior and
Bayfield,.


Among the bills introduced into the
House are the following: To repeal
the income tax; increasing the repre-
sentation In certain states in the House
of Representatives to enable the peo-
pie of Colorado and New Mexico to form
constitution and state government
the latter under the name of Lincoln,
with the view to admission.


The House has passed joint resolu-
tions repeating the duties on salt, coal,
tea and coffee. The vote stood at about
140 ayes to 80 noes.


The House has adopted a resolution
instructing the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire whether the acquisi-
ton of Lower California is feasible and
desirable, and if so to make such rec
ommendation as may seem best.


The House has passed resolution
for the appointment of a Committee OF
13, to sit during the recess of Congress
and investigate the condition of the
south with reference to the outrages
upon the persons and property of Union
men. Subsequently the Senate passed
a joint resolution to the same effect,
and it is probable that the House viii
rescind its action and concur In the
Senate's resolution for Joint Commit
tee of both houses.


Sumner presented in the Senate a
memorial from citizens of San Domin-
60 who had been exiled from their
country by Baez, setting forth his cru
elites to them and all who opposed him
and the scheme of annexation, that the
vote in favor of annexation was OBJ
tanned by force and protesting against
that measure Before the memorial
had been half read the point was raised
that it WAS against the usage of the
Senate to receive memorials from for
eieners, and the reading of the paper
was stopped.


Both houses have copcurred IN grant
ing permission for the erection of a
monument to Prof. Morse, on the cor
ner of Seventh street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, Washington.


Senator Davis has proposed an amend
ment to the constitution for the estab-
hshment of n constitutional tribunal.
consisting of one member from each
State, with power to decide all ques-
tions of jurisdiction between the United
States and the several states, and the
constitutionality of acts of Congress or
any government officer, and to open and
count the electoral votes for President
and Vice President.


Nearly the whole session in the
House on the 10th was occupied by a
bitter personal alteration or debate
between Speaker Blaine and Gen. But
ler, growing out of certain charges
made by the latter in circular to the
members, the principal of which was
that the passage of the resolution for a
committee OF investigation into South
ern outrages was secured by trick.
The Speaker was active in getting up
the resolution, and Bntler opposed it,
hence the quarrel.
Year: 1871

is to throw all impurities which are in the
blood, out upon the surface of the skin, which
is the only true way that the blood can ever
be freed from them. When they are out upon
the skin they can at once be removed by ap-
plying the cerate, which win, IN all cases, e.
application which viii, alone, permanently cure
this class of diseases
Year: 1871

Chicago is in a muddle about her parks. The
Park Commissioners have used up all their
money and have not paid for the land, and are
besieging the Legislature for power TO raise
more TO enable them to complete the purchase
according to law. They were empowered to
assess contiguous property, under the name Of
"benefit," to sufficient amount to pay for the
condemned land, and thought they had done
so. but the enhanced value OF the property
taken leaves them in the vocstive, and now
they want authority to revise and increase
their original assessments