smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

exists in the saliva of the rabid animal, 6
mere scratch on the hand or face Is more
dangerous than If deep incision had been
made by the teeth, as in the latter case the
flow of blood would be likely toeassist in
carrying off the poison. The Professor
advises that the wound or wounds be in
stantly washed again and again with soap
and water, to prevent the possibility of
any poison adhering. Caustic potash
should then be applied for about quarter
of minute, and then be followed by a
poultice of bread and milk. the latter to be
continued for two days.


THE following story is told of the early
days of Wyoming Territory: In the bar
room of way y-side tavern, where the stage
stopped to change horses, and where team
sters tarried to drink, few rough custom
ers sat one afternoon beside the stove.
Enter a mountain rufilan, venomously
drunk, who fetched out his revolver ana
commenced practising with it at various
objects behind the bar and on the walls.
While this was going on, the cries OF an
ox-teamster to his approaching cattle were
heard, and soon the driver appeared within
the door. Stalking up to the bar he called
for a glass of liquor; but, as he raised it
to his dirty lips, the tumbler was shattered
by well-ai shot from the practising
mans revolver Without word the bull
whacker put his hand behind his back,
produced his pistol, levelled it at the ruff
fans head, and remarked, as the body
dropped to the floor, "That scoundrel
would have hurt somebody pretty soon."
He then filled another glass and drank the
contents, strobe out as deliberately as he
naa come in, and with "Woa, haw,
therel' started his oxen up the road.
Year: 1871

What is slurH Almost any remark one
singer makes about another.


What is rest Going out of the choir
for refreshment during sermon time.


What is singing with an understanding?
Marking time on the floor with your foot


What is a symphony? Flirting with the
soprano singer behind the organ.


What is staccato movement? Leaving
the choir in huff when one is dissatisfied
with the organist.


What is q swell? A professor Of music,
who preteifds to know all about the science,
while he cannot conceal his ignorance.


What is turnS When one singer is dis
charged to make room for another.


How do you produce a discord? BY prais-
ing one lady's singing at the expense of a
rival who overhears you.


What is pause? When the organ boy
gets asleep when the choir is ready TO sing.


What is a fiat9 A singer who supposes
himself or herself indispensable to the sue
cess of the choir.


How to secure quartette! Get two good
looking unmarried gentlemen for basso and
tenor. and there viii be no trouble in secur-
ing soprano and alto,
Year: 1871

HELMBoLTz, the best living authority
on the subject of sound, says that con-
nected with the end of the acoustic nerve
are 5000 strained microscopic tibers, called
"Corte's organ" and that it is probable
that every sound that reaches the ear sets
those chords in vibration that are sympa
thetically tuned to it, just as voice will
set in vibration those strings of piano
that are stretched to produce the same
tone. These different vibrations are rec
ognized by the mind by its connection
with the nerve and brain.


A similar mechanism probably exists in
the eye. The retina of the eye, which is
the extremity of the optic nerve, is covered
with exceedingly minute bodies, called
"rods and cones" These, it is very proba-
BILE, have the faculty of vibrating under diff
ferent influences The red light is pro-
duced by vibrations of about 430 quadril-
lions of waves per second. 1t may set in
vibration any "rods and cones" that are
tuned to such vibration, while those that
are sympathetic to the 760 quadrillions of
waves of violet light will be set in motion
thereby.


This suggests that just as ears differ in
their sensitiveness, some hearing shrill
sound that is utterly inaudible to others
whose nerve-cords are not attuned to
them, so 1t may be IN nSnI. Inc arrange
ment of the rods and cones may differ
in different persons And so it is. 1t is
familiar fact that some persons are color
blind" They cannot distinguish red.
That is, tlfeir "rods and cones" have not
the right length or elasticity to vibrate
sympathetically with a wave-length as
large as those at the red end of the spec
trum And it is a fact that some others
can see colors in the ultraviolet end of the
spectrum to some distance beyond what is
visible to most.


Now if we were to extend this variation
little, we may suppose that some animals
may be able to distinguish as light by their
differently constructed eyes a vibration
that is quite insensible to our eyes. 1t
would require as slight change in the
eve to make the dark heat rays visible as
is the difference between the eyes of man
who can see only from the violet of the
spectrum to the orange, and the eyes OF
him who can see also the red. In fact, the
prominent eyes of the mollusks, at the ut
terly dark depths of mid ocean, may be
useful, for ought we know, in seeing by
means of rays of heat of low tempera-
ture. Even the modified heat of the cur
rents of 80 deg. f. may give these animals
abundant use for their eyes.
Year: 1871

AN important decision was recently rem
dered by Judge McKenna, one of the Cir
cult Judges of the United States Supreme
Court, in which the New Jersey Mutual
Life Insurance Company were defendants.
The company had refused to pay a policy
of $40 900 upon the life of man who had
committed suicide, the policy being held
by the assignee. The decision was adverse
to the company. Nearly all the evidence
adduced was on the point of insanity, il
being attempted to prove that the insured
party was not in his right mind, and thai
his death was the result Of insanity, The
court decided that the man was insane
that the insanity was disease, and tha
his death being directly the result of sucl
disease, the holder of the policy was a
much entitled to recover the amount o
the policy as if the death had occurre'
from any other kind Of disease
Year: 1871

BE moderate In all things,
Excessive in none,
In great things and small things
The king on his throne,
The so ldier, the peasant,
May learn, in word,
To moderate the scepter,
The spade, and the sword.
Be moderate in eating,


Nor cit at the board
Like miser bent over


His long gathered hoard,
BE moderate in drinking,
Nor drain deep the bowl,
Fer Deaths at the bottom,
In wait for your soul.
Be moderate In thinking;
The bow too long bent
Has never the shaft


To the mark With force sent.
BE moderate in friendship,
To all but few,
Aud those to yOur bosom


Clasp, trueting and true;
II Poverty stands at


The door, you may test
BY the touch of his cold hand
Your bravest and best.
Be moderate in love


While you are ardent and young;
But If your hearts flame
Finds vent through the tongue,
Let 1t be, like an unsheathed
Patriots sword,
Ever ready to act


In accord with your word.
Be moderate in censure,


Nor deem it unwise
To shut ON the faults


OF another your eyes;
For II through a glass


His shortcomings you view,
lie may look upon yours
With a microscope, too.
Ee moderate In getting,


For over-much wealth
1nsures not contentment,


Nor pleasure, nor health;
But, blest with sufficient,


Give some to the poor
Enough If you just


Keep the wolf from the door.
Year: 1871

The skull of Cromwell is still above
ground, and it is in the possession OF a
citizen of London. Several years since
it was exhibited publicly. The history
of the head is as follows Cromwell was
buried in great state at Westminster
Abbey. At the Restoration, however,
his body and those of some of his asso-
ciates were dug up, suspended on Ty-
burn gallows for whole day, and then
buried under it. The head Of Cromwell,
however, was taken off, carried to West


minister Hall and fixed there, where 1t
remained some time but the great tenn
pest at the commencement OF this cen
turv blew it down, where it was picked
up by the great grandfather of its pre-
sent possessor. This is significant
commentary on earthly greatness. The
popular idol of one generation may be-
come the scorn and loathing of another.
The body of Cromwell, carried to his
burial in royal state, only few years at
ter his interment is ruaely torn from It's
last resting-place, and the half-decayed
carcass, dragged by the heels through
the mud and mire of London, is hanged
upon Tyburn tree, the head afterwards
torn off and placed 50 that in grinning
horror it ever looks towards the spot
where King Charles was executed.
Year: 1871

Suppose, young warm-hearted eirI,
that as YOU lean on the broad shoulder
in the halflit parlor, thinking how nice
it is to have somebody fond and protec-
ting, and how dear you seem TO be to
him, suppose you should be made aware
of all the cheeks that had rested on that
shoulder, and all the forms that arEl had
encircled Its fortunate you don't know
these things 1t might lead you, how
ever, to keep yourself more sacred for
some one who will love you as entirely
as YOU love this man, who takes life AS
it comes, and by force of habit, if not by
inclination, could not remember one wo-
man six months if his happiness depends
on it.


You are TO allow no personal free
doms from gentlemen Of your acqualn-
tance. If a finger is put out TO exam
inc a locket or chain on yonr dress, draw
back and take it off for inspection if
YOU choose The reason for this rule
is clear to those who are better acquain-
ted with the world. The reason isyery
clear to every one who comes to TWEEN
ty-fve years of age. A girl who pro
tects herself from the freedom so much
in vogue in society, increases her own
value, if she only knew it, with those
she may have to repulse. don't be
lieve in prudishness or suspicion, but |
do believe that when men and women
are not content with the friendship that
can be expressed by frank. kind eyes,
and cordial, brief hand shakes, and clear
words one is not ashamed that the world
should hear, they should know what in
toxication they are sharing.
Year: 1871

The Chicago Republican thinks that
if Ben. Buffers father was hung at all,
he was hung to late for his beloved
country to derive much benefit from the
transaction. He should have been work
ed off at least ten months before Benja-
min was born.
Year: 1871

GRS BUTLER AsLEEP.-The Boston
Post thus sketches Ben Butler asleep
in railroad car: Picture for mo-
rnent the situation, the General in the
middle Of the car 10 the left Of the aisle
in the further corner Of the rear seat
with his right leg thrown over bis
valise, and which lay like barricade
before the entrance, and with his left
cooked up on the cushions before biu,
one arm falling at his side, the
other stretched out and hanging behind
him. and his head dropping, first for
ward unit bis chin would be on level
with his shirt bosom, and then back
wards until with a sudden snap he
would start up, open bis eyes for no.
ment as If in astonishment at what
could be disturbing bin, and then re-
lapse again into the arms Of the sleepy
god. And he snored terribly. 1t was
unlike any snore the writer ever
heard from other men. Il was kind
of wheezy little snore, terrible because
of its wheeziness, deepening into gal
loping rumble and then suddenly break
ing up with a snort, and the General
sitting bolt upright and staring And
thus be rested" /,
Year: 1871

A Mas KISSES THE WRosG GIRL
A young gentleman Of this city, says
the Norfolk Journal. made ridiculous
and -ather embarrassing mistake yester
day evening on the arrival Of the Sea-
board and Roanoke train at Portsmouth.


Expecting the arrival of his grand
mother and young lady cousin on the
train, We went TO Portsmouth 10 meet
them On the arrival Of the train he
FASTENED to the ladies' coach, and seeing
his grandmother and q young lady
whom he supposed TO be his cousin, &c
cupying the same seat, he hurried mp 10
them aud saluted the young lady, with
a hearty kiss fright in the mouth" as
he expressed it. Immediately a gentle
man sitting in the rear of the young
lady, arose and demanded in rate tones
what he meant by this Insult Over
whelmed with confusion the young gen.
tleman who is very bashinl) murInured
out an apology and explanation. The
wrath Of the gentleman was appeased by
the explanation, aud be graciOusly ac-
cepted the apology. The young lady
her face covered with blushcs-rcmark-
ed: you must look better next time"
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, March lott is hoped that
the clergy of the United States win not
forget that next Sabbath is the day for
which it is proposed that general collec-
ton shall be taken up, in all the churches,
for the relief of the French sufferers by the
late war. The following letter from Bishop
Potter is published by the New York
Chamber of Commerce French Relief
Committee, who express the hope that
similar action will be taken by the Bishops
of other Dioceses, as well as by leading
members of the clergy in all denomina-
tiOns:


TO the Clergy and Loity Of the Diocese


of NeV York:


My DEAR BRETHREN-Your Bishop,
who has so often appealed to you, and
never in vain, for objects of religious in
terest, appeals to you to-day in behalf of a
once stretched out helping hand to us in
our great need, have been smitten and
overshadowed by a storm of war. Vast
portions of France have been laid entirely
waste. The mournful remains of desolated
families are left by the retiring scourge
to- face the horrors of famine
and to prepare for the pestilence which is
sure to break out in the midst of vast
wreck of physical energies. Already our
ships are being freighted with supplies to
help save the perishing. At such mo-
ment you will agree with me that we have
nothing to do with political questions.
You will rejoice to take part in great ma
tional effort to minister to the necessities
of sorely afflicted people. Now that the
war is at an end, it is presumed that the
hearts and the purses of the benevolent Of
all classes of sentiment and opinion are
now open TO this appeal.


l would, therefore, most urgently re-
commend that collections be made, if pos
sible, in your churches on Sunday next, or
as speedily as your circumstances will per-
NIT; and would, moreover, respectfully
suggest that you avail yourselves of the
agency of said Relief Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, of which Mr.
Charles H. Marshall is chairman, and Mr..
Charles Lanier, No. q Pine street, New
York, is treasurer. -
Commencing you, dear brethren, to the
blessing of Almighty God, am, most af-
fectionately, your friend and brother,


HoRATIo POTTER,


Bishop of New York.
Year: 1871

The editor of the Kingston Tennesseeat has
been shown an article of home manufacture, a
bureau, made by Mr. Moritz Sheibner, which,
considered as a specimen of what old Roane
could do, is worthy of notice. The bureau is of
cherry wood and the moldings and carving are
really done in mastery manner. If Mr.. S.
would put up something of the kind and send it
to the Industrial Exposition TO be held at Knox
vile in May next, he thinks it would help
slightly to make the county loom up
Year: 1871

There are but few inventions or discoveries
partment of labor To have supposed, year ago,
that the dirtiest garment could be washed clean,
in twenty thirty minutes, by boiling alone,
would have been regarded as indication of in
sanity. But it has been demonstrated beyond any
doubt, that this process not only cleans the clothes,
but that garments thus washed become whittier and
clearer the longer it is used Some people suggest
washed in this way !; but such a surpositon has no
foundation in fact, and is contradicted by the ex-
perence of every lady who has adopted this mode
of washing.


Everybody who has tried the machine in Shasta
have expressed themselves highly pleased with
its operations. 1t must be to be fully appre-
ciated, its full merits cannot be properly set
forth in ordinary advertisement


Public and private tests have been given of this
apparatus for the last six months, and more than a
million of people have witnessed its success. Ten
thousand boilers were sold in New York City in less
than five onths from one stand, and at this time
the orders reach about hundred day. Ne
one ever used as directed that did not recommend
it. 1t has been recommended by more than five
thousand persons in less than six months. Among
the names those of the most distinguished cit
izcns of the United States but the best recommen-
dation is to take the boiler and it yourself. Do
just as you are directed and you will be more than
satisfied. 1t appeals to us all as matter of econ
omy, and can be shown to be the best kind of an
Investment. 1t will return yearly dividend in
cash of TWO HUNDRED PER CENT. on the
money invested. For instance, will suppose
your white clothing such bed and cable linen
ladies' and gentiemens wear, and childrens cloth
ing, only cost you $40 year. They will last twice
as long washed in this way as by the old method.
Thus, you actually $50 year by investing 10
or 200 per cent. annually. There is no family
scarcely butspends more than here stated but this
is taken as very low average Of this branch Of
family expense. Added to this is the great con-
venencc and comfort of the thing which, all taken
together makes it luxury which no. family can
well afford to be without.


This Boiler sells the best Of any article offer
cd to the public. Anybody after trying it fairly
will not let it go out of of the house..
Year: 1871

vuyHE OLD BLOwHARD, THE BOSS OF THE


Pioneer Shop, the man that can't get white
man to work for him-the man with the soft place
on the top of his head, SO soft the hair has all
fallen off, the man that built the sand-catcher ior
Joe Mullen-the man that built wagon for Bolce
that broke down in four months-the man tnat
ruined Sam Gilbert's horse in shoeing-l wonder
If he thinks he can make fools out of anyone else
because he is one himself Go in old blow-pipe,
you have got the community all laughing at you.


NV name is JOHN E. TIFFIN, pay for all my
Iron Steel and Coal.
Year: 1871

Fill the boiler with soft water to within about
three inches Of the top of the inside boiler. Slice
up one pound bar of good hard soap.


Bring the water to boil, and then place the
clothes in the hot water The water will imme-
diately pour over the shell all around, and if it
boils over raise the lid.


| Keep up hat fire for twenty minutes. Then
take the clothes out and Immediately SUDS them
through in soft water If any shade of the dirt
remains. few rubs will take it all out. Then
rinse them in clean water, wiring dry and the wash
ing is done. Give particular heed to the following
SUGGESTIONS. .sa


The clothes need not be wet before placing them
in the Boiler. 1t is of yital.importance to THOR
OUGHLY SUBS the clothing after boiling. Every
lady knows that the least particle of suds left in
the clothes to dry will cause the clothes to look
yellow. brisk fire is important in order to Pro-
duce rapid boiling. Time may be saved by stirring
or turning the clothes occasionally while boiling.
| The cover should not be removed, except when
necessary, in order to insure quick work. If the
washing be large one, the clothes should be as
sorted, dirty shirts, for instance. will require
apube the time of sheets, pillow cases, napkins,
&c.


Articles much soiled may be left in for a second
boiling. White fapnels may be beautiful washed
without FULLdNG) by this process. They
should be put in when the water is hot, and rinsed
out in hot water.


Colored clothes should not be mixed with white,
and unless the coors are fast they should never be
washed by this process. The most delicate laces,
cambrics, &C., such as would nearly fall to pieces
ifwashed in the ordinary way, may be was he'd per-
fectly without injury, by this process. The almost
absolute necessity of using soft, or "broken,"
water, is SO well understood. as to hardly need
mention here.


No machine ever invented will entirely remove
the streaks from dirty wristbands and Collars
This Self washing Boiler more nearly does it than
any other. device. Should shade or streak remain,
it will be found to be reduced and softened to
disappear without the use of wash board, by
merely rubbing them with the hands, thus avoiding
all the wear and tear of clothing by washing. 1t
has been carefully estimated that clothing receives
more than ONE-HALF ITS WEAR by the old
process of RUBBING, and consequently will last
twice as long if washed by this new process which
alone would pay for Boiler many times during
single year, in almost any family, to say nothing
of the important consideration cf saving labor.
For any required information call on address
THOMAS GREENE,


Shasta, Cal.
/ Shasta, April End, 1870. ssss.
Year: 1871

but also those they do business with or for


How many men, from badly cured diseases.
from tho effects Of self abuse and excesses, have
brought about that state of weakness in hose
organs that has reduced the general system so
Year: 1871

The best and safest tooth.wash
in the world is tepid water. There
Is not tooth.powder in existence,
nor a tooth.wash that does not in.
filct physical injury to the teeth
and promote their decay. Each
dentist has powder of his own,
which he sells at a thousand per
cent. profit, which he may honest
ly imagine will do a positive good
without and injury whatever but
he is mistaken. The teeth were
never intended to be pearly white.
Every intelligents dentist knows
that :he winter the teeth are. the
sooner and more certainly ,thev
will decay /; lie also knows that
those teeth are theS eSsoundest, last
the longest and are the most useful
which have a yellowish tint: then
provide powders 10 take off this
yellowish surface '-Dr. Hall.