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Year: 1870

Wo3IAN's BRAINS The smaller size of
woman's brain may be made up for by the
greater activity of nervous fibre, and by its
proportional size to the body being equal
relatively to that of man. Still il is said, IN
reply, that men possess larger and stronger
heads for the same reason that they have
stronger limbs: that nature has fitted
them to 90 stronger work. But, according
to the London Lancet, when We pass to the
domestic and social relations of women, to
the emotional part of her nature, to her in
stincts and affections, which are also III
stinctive, and to the powerful influence
which these exert on her, and through ;her
on her husband and her children, no ply
siologist can doubt, We think, that there is
a corresponding relation between the deli
cacy Of the organization and character of
the physical structure of woman and that
of her usual duties in life. If, continues
the writer, woman are to marry and be
given in marriage, We fear that these duties
of life must form an insuperable obstacle
to their becoming bread-winnersa and brain
workers III the same sense that men are;
and what is more; We conceive that it
would be very grevious thing for cur
children and ourselves if it were other
wise.
Year: 1870

A stroll along the banks of the small
river revealed many fresh beaver tracks.
The beaver, when forced TO leave his home
by the spring freshets, which fill it with
water, seeks his living along the banks OF
the small river until the waters snbside
He Is q gregarioUs and playful animal
fond OF gymnastics for their own sake
When he finds a steep, smooth, mud bank.
be usually amuses himself by crawling ND
and then sliding off into the water, repeat
ing the process many times, apparently
enjoying the fun as mach as boys do
coasting. He is nocturnal in his habits.
and very timid. Taking the small canoe.
huriila padded patiently up and down,
making as little noise as possible, and
scanning the water near the banks for the
beavers nose. This is the only part visi-
ble, the rest being below the surface.


A crack followed by a shout, told that
my old Scotch rifle had done its work, and
Kurilla soon appeared in triumph, bearing
q small beaver. The flesh Of this animal
is to most persons disagrceable. A slight
odOr and flavor which accompany it ire.
quertly producing nausea with those m
accustoped 70 it. l never ate the meat.
but the paws and tail l found very good.
The former are covered with black skin,
with only little hair near the junction
with the arm or leg. When thoroughly
boiled they resemble pigs feet. The tail
is composed OF muscular fibre, containing
a large amount of peculiarly sweet fat in
the insterstices. The skin which covers
the tail has the appearance of scales, but
there are no real scales. The skin readily
peels off if scorched in tho fire, and the
tail, when well boiled, Is delicious NOR
sci


The muscles and inner skin are reduced
by boiling to kind of Jelly, and tine whole
is so rich that one cannot eat much of il.
The castoreGnl, which is used in medicine,
Is contained in two glands, which open
near the tail. Their use is not clearly un-
derstOod, but Is probably similar to that
of musk glands II tie muskrat and musk
deer. 4 tavOrite amusement among the
Kutchin indians consists in taking the
humerus in their hands and endeaveriur
to break it; as it is very short and strong
this requires considerable strength. After
skinning the beaver, and stretching the
skin on hoop of green willow, we push
Alaska.
Year: 1870

S1uxs


From the Albany Evening Times, Nov. 1871


We understand that the Hon. James w. Hustled,
member OF Assembly from Westminster county, In
tends to renew In the next Assembly the proposi-
ton he made at the last session OF the Legislature
for the sale Of the state property at Sing sing and
the removal OF the State Prison TO another locality
recent appraisement OF the State property in the
Sing Sing prison values the personal at $l9l sos 25
real, $S35.e5o; total, $l,o29,2l5 rs. II sold at
public auction 1t would probably bring con-
sideraby moro than the amount oil this
valuation. The State is about to erect another
State Prison or ReIorma,ory at EImra which
VIII cost 100000 or 100000. Let another on q
similar plan he built at some other suitable location
and then sell Sing Sing Prison to raise the money to
pay for hem. AS the law under which this Elmira
institution IS to be built provides for sending there
all convlcts under thirty years Of age one such re.
formatory VIII evidently not be capacous enough,
for more than half the criminals IN the Stale are
under that age Auburn and Clinton can probably
accommodate all the prisoners thirty years Of
age who aie convicted OF felony. BY the way 1t Is
somewhat remarkable that whlie Sing Sing Is SO
anxious to get rid OF the State Prison there Elmira
should have been SO solictOus secure the location
OF the new State prison or rreformatory-as it more
euphoniously designated-in that pleasant little
town.
Year: 1870

The body OF an unknown man was found noaling
in the water, foot OF Spring street. North river at
six o'clock yesterday morning by private watch
man Welsh, 500 Washington street. The body was
s. ut to the Morguc.
Year: 1870

The Gardiner Reporter has the following on
the hair question: THE other day at the Of
flee of DIR. NJ. F. Marble, we saw an insec
which was taken from jute sw tch belonging
to lady in this city. When alive it was
about quarter of an inch long, and under
the microscope it resemhled lizard in form
and was indeed hidcous looking object. We
believe that the presence of the loathsome
things are due more to the heat generated by
such tlick mass Of vegetable matter upon
the hair than to the character of the switches,
but if the excitement caused by the finding OF
the insect in the switches will induce the la
dies to refrain from buidcning their heads
(Which should be kept MS cool as possible)
with such load, whether the switches are
of jute or hair, these crawling things will not
have been made in vain"
Year: 1870

The destruction in Calais by the late fire
is even greater than the accounts by tele-
graph Indicated. More than forty acres
of groupd was burnt over. nearly half the
total valuation of the city was destroyed,
and over fifty families lost nearly all the
property they had and are entirely de-
pendent upon charity. Contributions are
being raised for the sufferers SO that their
immediate wants may be supplied, but the
loss to the city will be one requiring great
effort to overcome. Let charity open
wide its hand 10 aid the afflicted, and with
perseverance and courage on the part OF
the people. the waste places will be built
up better than before.


A subscription paper has beep prepared
for signcrs in this city, aod may be found
at the Granite Bank Letthe subscriptions
be liberal and numerous, in proportion to
the demands Of the case.
Year: 1870

The Portsmouth Journal says that ''a
carefully prepared table of Government
expenditures shows that. aside from those
growing out of the war, they amounted to
about 81 per head of the population of
the country during the last year of Mr.
Buchanan's administration, while under
the administration of Gen. Grant they
amount to only about $l,64. This fact
will not probably prevent our democratic
friends from continuing to harp on repub-
lican extravaganza and all that sort of
thing, but it will show with what little
grace such charges are made by them and
with what truth they are uttered
Year: 1870

The nomination of General Roberts who
was in the war through the Mcclellan
campaign, is making great flut.er among
the democratic politicians They are all
coming out with bran new records, show
ing how patriotic they were in the war,
and putting on military air as they walk
the streets. Their friends who supported
them on their peace. anti-war. copper
head record can hardly recognize them
in their new coats.
Year: 1870

The Waterville Mail says that the Early
Rose wins over all the potatoes this yeai. 1t
came in ahead of the drouth and has ripened
into great richness of flavor during the dry
weather. They have not got their usual size,
and the numerous little ones show how far
they failed Of their good intentions; but no
other kinds have done as well especially for
use. Those who have any for sale will find
them in demand next spring.
Year: 1870

tattered and faded uniforms, they looked
like hirelings who were by no means sorry
at the sudden change of masters They
freely admitted that they had not been
well fed for fortnight; potatoes. rice and
meal had been their only fare on their ma
tive soil everywhere on their route to
this city they had been well treated and
had the best of provisions


The scene at Gunstell is thus sketched ;
This is wonderful picture of war.
Every church. school house and other
available building is filled with such of
the wounded as are too tar gone to bear
transportation. The wounded are still
being brought in by the sanitary corps,
distinguished by treaty from combatants
by badge--a red cross on white
ground. Such of the wounded as can
bear it are being carried to the rear in hay
racks filled with straw. a great portion
of them are French soldiers, many of them
Moors and negroes, whose strange gar
ments and wild faces make curious fea-
turc of the picture. The files of prisoners
come in at short intervals. the unwounded
to march on and the wounded to be sorted
out. Prince William of Baden stood long
time in the street talking to the wounded
men and giving them brandy when they
needed it. He spoke to all the officers,
and must have spoken comfortably. too
for saw more than one seize his hand
with an expression of intense gratitude" F."
Year: 1870

A successful centenary meeting was held
Sunday evening by the Universalist Society
of Bath. The amount raised was reported to
be 1851. .75-leaving a balance of S7S325 to
be realized-whith will for certainty be
forthcoming, and the amount of the fund as
far as the ratio Of Bath is concerned, will be
realized.
Year: 1870

From the Pail Mall (Eng.) Gazette
We obtain the substance of an article
which recently appeared in the Lon
don Lancet, as follows :


A familiar grievance in these days
of excessive work and over excitement
is the want of what physicians call
tone. Men, as well as women, suffer
frequently from WEAKNESS and debil-
ity, and are continually complaining,
like the young lady described in
School" of a "weakness here and q
fiutter there" The remedy for these
indescribable sensations is sometimes
quinine and iron, but more frequently
alcohol. Now, although it is probable
that wine and malt liquors prevent
waste, and are in so far of great SER
vice in cases of debility, it is not mere
ly probable, but certain, that over
much stimulation will increase the
nervous weakness complained of in
stead of diminishing it. The remedy
proves in many cases worse than the
disease, since the results are injurious
morally as well as physically. No
medical practitioner, we are told, as
sents to the fallacy, if expressed in
plain words, that so much ingested
alcohol is necessarily so much added
nervous strength; nevertheless, it is
constantly acted upon, and the Ian
Get deems it "a grave scandal that
medical men should endanger in this
serious way the powers of moral re-
sistance of women and other weak
persons, while basing their practice
upon ideas that are illogical and un-
tenable." As none but ''weak per sonsn
are likely to receive such advice from
their professional advisers, the rebuke
Year: 1870

The secret of advertising is not yet
discovered by all who advertise. a
good deal of money and space is vast
ed in clumsy announcements which
nobody reads, heavy standing placards
which no more stimulate purchase
than the'names on signs. Much mon
ey is also wasted in circulars, which


are thrown into entries and down cell
lar ways, and always received with
contempt, or in sO-called advertising
sheets, which nobody reads. There is
no medium that comes into such close
contact with the people as the news
paper; and if advertisers only under
stood their business they could make
their part OF the paper as interesting
as any other part of it. In many of
the German papers advertising is car
ried to an extent of which we have
no idea. The newspaper is the real
exchange. Everybody goes to it with
all his wants, and almost all his woes.
The consequence is that the sheets are
as lively as neighbOrhoOd gossip, and
often the pages devoted to advertising
and the best part of the papers are
read through. The announcements
are always short, always transient" I"
and one looks at them in the morning
to see what the world has to offer him
that day, by way of business or
amusement. Perhaps his next-dOor
neighbor has n rare piece of china or
n choice engraving tOsell, or he would
like to get an odd number of some
serial which you happen to have
somebody, somewhere, announces
something that interests you; and so
life is made more endurable, trade is
quickened, and wants supplied. We
look to see q more general use of the
advertising columns of newspapers in
this country for all the wants and
queries of Iffe.-HdrGOrd CO1TGnt.
Year: 1870

AT the close OflaSt year twelve cFiH1-
inals were executed il Pekin. They
were confined TO the ground in 4 sort
of wickeTwOrk cage, from which there
issued at times 2 song or q curse, but
never a complaint or sigh. At fifty
yards distant was d covered tent for
the mandaTins who presided. : long
table, covered with red cloth, was
placed in the midst. The place of ex-
ecutiOn was about sixty wards from
this tribunal, so placed that the coll
demned were Obliged to pass before
their judges. At length the permis-
sion of the Emperor arrived in a yell
low box, which was respectfully car
ried by a cavalier, whose horse was
led by a foOtman. y sudden thrill
ran through the crowd, caused by the
arrival of the first victim. On q
placard fixed on his head was written
his name and his crime. Led before
the mandaTins, the President asked
him eyes or NO.n The condemned re-
piled, 'Yes." Then his sentence was
read, and he was lei away toward the
eXecutiOner, during which the clothes
were stripped from the upper portion
of his person. Then an attendant
passed a thong across his mouth, fixed
il under his chin, crossed it at the
back of his head, and brought it for
ward so as to close his eyes. The
head was then thoroughly bound.
This done, they threw him on his
knees, and one pulled the shoulders
toward him while another pulled the
end of the thong in an opposite di-
rectiOn, so as to strain the neck for
the sword of the executiOner, which
does its dreadful work at 4 single blow
The heads were then carried to the
mandarins. Six were beheaded and
six strangled, the latter death being
considered less infamous than the for
mer, because, according to the ideas
of the Chinese, the first will arrive
heajless in the other world.
Year: 1870

1t is striking fact that most peo-
pie want to weigh more than they do,
and measure their health by their
weight, as if a man were a pig, valu-
able in proportion to his heaviness.-
The racer is not fat, the plow horse
has but moderate amount of fiesh.-
Heavy men are not those which eX-
.perieneed contractors employ to dig
railroads and bitches. Thin men the
world over are the men to work for
endurance they are wiry and hardy I;
thin people live the longest; the
truth is, fat is disease, and as proof,
fat people are never well day at n
time-and are not suited for hard
work. Still there is medium be-
tween being as fat as a butter ball and
as thin and juiceless as q rail. For
mere looks, a moderate rOtundity is
most desirable to have flesh to cover
all angularities. To accomplish this
in the shortest time man should
work but little,- sleep q great part of
the time, allow nothing to worry
him, keep always in a joyous, laugh
ing mood, and live chiefly on albumi-
mates, such as boiled cracked wheat,
and rye, and oats, and corn, and bar
ley, with sweet milk, and bnttermilk,
and meats. Sugar is the best fat
tener known.-HdVs "Hedlth and
Good LiUing."
Year: 1870

A cat nearly caused the death of a
child in the vicinity of Sandy Hill,
Perry county, few days ago. Our
informant states that Mrs. jeremiah
Hull left her child, aged about nine
months, in the room playing with the
cat, while she was engaged in another
part of the house. After some time
she went to see about her child, when
she saw the cat sitting on its breast
with its nose inserted in the child's
mouth, and its claws clasped around
its neck. Mrs. Hull ran and threw
the cat from the child, which was al
most lifeless, but the cat Immediately
sprang back on the child, placing its
nose in the child's mouth and clasp
ing it around the neck as before. A
second time the animal was thrown
back, and then greatly enraged it
sprang forward and caught the child
by the throat. After releasing the
child, the cat was takeE out and inn
nediately killed. The child recover
ed in few days.
Year: 1870

A man in Montana Territory a
short time ago squatted on another
persons land and built small frame
shanty. When requested to remove,
he positively refused to do so; 50 one
night squad of men came round, af-
ter the squatter and his wife were
asleep, and lifted the whole concern,
shanty and all, and. with deliberate
care, carried it to the river and set it
on small raft. Then they pushed
the raft out into the stream and let
her go. When the squatter got up
in the morning to go out, he was sur
prised to find himself about sixty
miles down the stream, and making
good time in a nine-knOt current The
squatter observed to his wife that if
he ever got back to his old home war
would probably be inaugurated on a
most formidable scale.
Year: 1870

outside; altogether, its power surpasSes
twenty common iron rods or solid copper
rod an inch and a half thick, and has the sd
ditiOnal advantage that IL is continuous, and
can never become disjOinted or otherwise
get out OF order, but will endure as long as
the building stands on which IL Is erected
Our points are made on the most approved
method, and our InsulatOrs are unsurpassed


No holes are made in slate or tin roofs.
Year: 1870

A Frenchman once hired a room
in Paris on condition that the SER
want would wake him up every
morning at daybreak, and tell him
the day of the week, the state Of
the weather, and under what form
of government he was living.
Year: 1870

Will be made under the supervision of three
Sworn Commissioners, gentlemen of well-known
integrity and high standing. After deducting
the expences of the entertainment the balance
of the money will be appropriated to the objects
for which tho Association was formed, viz: the
introduction of European Labor into the South
ern States.


The reputation and character of the Incorpor-
ators of this Association, coupled with every
safe gu,rd that the law of the land can throw
around il, is q guarantee that the distribution
will be Honestly and Fairly NJ sde, and that every
protection win be given holders of Tickets in
any part of the country.


In order to give the rich and poor, an oppor-
tunity at this
Year: 1870

BREATHING.-It is a well known fact
that people who habitually breath through
the nose are less liable to infectious diseases
and pulmonary complaints; one very COM
mon benefit derived by such who sleep with
the mouth closed, is that they never awake
with the painful and disagreeable sensation
produced BY parched throat and cracked
lips, This may be small matter, but l
think it is deserving of attention. When
we break Natures laws we must pay the
penalty Good Health.
Year: 1870

The HUMAN BoDY-TiIe musclcs of,he
human Jaw exert force Of 534 lbs FAe
quantity Of pure water which blood contains
in its natural state is very great, It amounts
almost seven eighths Kill estimates the
surface Of the lungs at $50 square feet, or
ten times that Of the external body. The
blood is fifth the weight Of the body. A
man is taller in the morning than at night
TO the extent of half an inch or more, owing
to the relaxation of the cartilsges. There
is iron enough ia the blood Of forty two
men 10 make "a plonghshare oF twenty four
pounds or thereabouts. The human brain
is the twenty eighth part % the body, but
in the horse The brain Is not more than the
four hundredth. e. Good Healik
Year: 1870

THE WHITE MANS PATTY is numbered
among the things that were in Louisiana. The
democracy Of that State have accepted the
situation, ignored the negro question and
kindred issues, and cordially invite the afilia-
ton of the colored voters. The wisdom of
this step is manifest in the fact that they are
making serious inroads in the radical ranks,
hundreds Of cOlored voters having abandoned
the republican party, and intend hereafter
working and voting with their old masters.
The Louisiana democrats not only solicit the
colored vote, but they fairly and openly call
upon the negroes to take part in conventions
and to work for the success of the party.
Northerners who so insanely adhere to the
traditional white mans party will do well to
study the tactics of their Louisiana friends.
Negro suffrage is an accomplished fact, and no
amount of stupid conventional resolutions can
alter it,
Year: 1870

THE SINKING FUND.-The Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has issued an order for
the purchase of seven millions of government
bonds for the sinking fund, and for the sale of
four millions of gold during the month of
September.
Year: 1870

GENERAL SHERMAN AND THE CROWN PRINCE
OF PRUSSIA. There appears to be similarity
in their movements The march of the Prus-
sian army under Prince William towards Paris
is very similar to General Sherman's march
through Georgia from the Mississippi to the
sea, and the brag and growl and fuss of the
French is not unlike what we used to hear
from the rebels during that famous tramp Of
Sherman's
Year: 1870

Politics. There will be lively times this
week among the political substratum. The
little ward politicians-those who make the
beds for the leaders to repose upon-will be as
busy as bees in clover field
Year: 1870

The French at Paris use heavy shells,
Which, when they explode, break into a
few large pieces, thereby doing less dam
age when they fall among infantry than
they would do if they were blown into
innumerable pieces, and even if they
should be forced very far INTO the works
on the fortilcalions the charge of powder
damage them when they explode.
Year: 1870

As an evidence OF the growth of lux
ury i'll New York, it is mentioned that
fourteen private residences are now
building ON Fifth Avenue at a cost OF
from 100000 10 100000 apiece, and
that merely for construction, excluding
the value OF the land and the furnishing