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Year: 1873

An interesting paper by Prof Lowering, of
Harvard, published in the Franklin Institute
Journal, describes the similar phenomena
exhibited in ordinary machinery when the
rates Of vibration are too slow to be perceiv-
ed by the ear as musical sounds. Every
structure has definite rate of vibration, de-
pending on its size, shape and materials,
and as fixed as the fundamental note of a
musical chord. And it will resound to exter-
nal vibrations which happen to be in unison
with it. In this way, as Prof. Lowering
points out, mechanical disturbances, harm
less in their origin. may become troublesome
brook Dale Uhe first iron brige in the world)
was building a fiddler come along and said
to the workmen that he could fiddle their
bridge down. The builders thought this q
fddle-de-dee, and invited the itinerant music
ian to fiddle away to his hearts content.
One note after another was struck upon the
strings, until one was found with which the
bridge was in sympathy. When the bridge
began to shake violently the increduious
workmen were alarmed at the unexpected
result, and ordered the fiddler to STOP" The
trembling of the building at certain deep
notes Qower than the audible musical tones)
of organs; the violent shaking of factories
by the machinery, when run at a certain rate,
and their comparative stability if the rate is
little slower or faster; the great danger to
bridges involved in the regular marching of
infantry oyer them-are cases involving this
principle. 1t is an established rule among
military men to cross bridges at trout step"
without keeping time, least the vibrations of
the bridges should be so intensified as to
casuse its obstruction. The careless neglect
OF this precaution broke the suspension bridge
at Anglers, in France, few years ago. kill
ing nearly three hundred soldiers and wound
ing many more.
Year: 1873

Atmospheric Motion and its Effects.


DR.: G: M. Ramsay lectured recently at the
Liberal Club on atmospheric Motion and
Its Effects He claimed that there is no
such thing in reality as an east wind, the fact
SIMPLY being that when the wind seems to
come from the east there is Stacking of real
pressure of the atmosphere in an opposite
direction He asserted that the diernal mo-
ton of the earth is caused by atmospheric
motion, All the usually received notions
about nonsoons are wrong; they blow from
opposite quarters to those supposed. In
speaking of the great changes in the earth's
surface, he asserted that it was demonstrable
that the Lake Superior region was formerly
the north pole, and afterwards the Salt Lake
region became the pole It takes about 30,
600 years for the ice to so accumulate at
pole as to make it top-heavy. 1t then gives
such a lurch, perhaps in moment, as to send
the tropical seas rushing over the poles. The
Ice and snow is swept down on the other side
into the tropics. Hence the Noahic Deluge
and the droves of elephants, etc., found to
have been suddenly frozen at the present pole,
which was tropical region when Utah was
the pole.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the British Ned
ical Journal takes the ground that no
cutting operation is at all necessary for
the complete and rapid cure of an in
growing toe-nail. If a small, thin,
fiat piece of silver plate be bent al
one edge into slight deep groove,
and, after the toe has been poulticed
twenty-tour hours, slipped beneath
the edge of the nail, so as to protect
the flesh from its pressure, and the
rest of the thin plate bent round the
side and front of the toe, being kept
II position with q small portion OF
resin plaster passed round the toe, q
speedy and almost painless cure viii
take place and the patient, alter the
first day, has the additional advantage
of being able to walk. This method
has been followed in numerous eases
with UNIFORM success


DR.. Bowes, of Liverpool, states, in
the same journal, that he has, for the
past twenty years, employed compress,
ed sponge successfully in the treat
ment of ingrowing nails. lie renders
the sponge compact by wetting and
then tying it tightly, until it is thor
oughly dry. a bit of the sponge, il
size less than a grain of rice, is placed
under the nail, and secured by strip
OF adhesive plaster. In this way The
point of the nail is kept up from tht
toe until the surrounding soft part.
are restored to their normal condition
by appropriate means.
Year: 1873

To Stop TIE RAvAGEs OF MoTus.
-Camphcr will not stop the ravoges
of moths in carpets after they have
commenced eating. Then they pay
no regard to the presence of camphor,
cedar or tobacco. a good way to kill
them is, to take a coarse crash towel
and wiring it out OF clean water. Spread
it smoothly on the carpet, then iron ii
dry with good hot iron, repeating
the operation on all suspected plact s,
and those least used. 1t does not IN
iure the pile or color of the carpet in
the least it is not necessary to press
hard, heat and steam being the agents,
and they do the work efFectually On
worms and eggs. The camphor viii
doubtless prevent future depredations
of the miller.
Year: 1873

SAVING SEED CoEE.-G. Snyder,
Scott Station, Kalamazoo County,
Mich, states there had never before
been such a failure of seed corn in
coming up as the present season. His
observations and those of his neigh
bors had shown that corn that had
been selected and hung away from all
heat had its vitality destroyed by
freezing. Corn husked and, thrown
on the floor, and covered with snow,
had (seven-eights of iDgroBn Corn
left in the shock in the field had pro
duced. Corn put in the crib had
failed. lie concluded from these OBJ
servalions and this experience, that al


seed corn, if husked, should be kept
from freezing during the winter that
if husked, It should never be allowed
TO lie on the ground over night; anG
that corn that is to bs hung up in /;
cool room for seed should never b.
husked until planting time arrives.
Year: 1873

/ A@oA ~


Mr. Quinby, in an address belore
the Northeastern Bee Keepers A=so'
citation, thus relates his experience n


bee-keeping:


Fifty years ago, when a boy, |
heard a neighbOr, that kept bees, talk
ing to my father on the subject, and
he made this remark : 81 believe that


| could make an independent fortune
out of bees" Here l got a lasting
impression. Without waiting to un-
derstand show to do it, l solicited
my father to obtain a hive Of bees. 1t


was put off indefinitely. Another
neighbor near US had kept bees for
several years, l watched him with
much interest. The simple box and
gum were all he used, and his profit
consisted in killing his bees and taking
their honey to sell; and one season he
realized the enormous sum OF one
hundred dollars. A few years later |
had accumulated enough fulds to Pur
chase a stock of his bees to begin bus
ness On my own account, hoping to
realize the fortune 1 had dreamed
about.


Yes, 1 was rich already; 1 was
owner of hive of bees. Yet it soon
seemed like slow progress and bad
economy to kill the bees for profit.
Besides it did not create the best feel
ngs. 1t was suggested that by put
ting boxes on top of the hives, with
hoes to communicate, the bees would
fill them with honey, and retire 10 the
hive below for the winter, leaving the
contents of the box for their owner.
Here was another chance for that i0r
tuae, an important point gained. Il
was No longer necessary to Kill the
goose that laid tae golden egg, but
she could be kept alive to lay an egg
another year. Ninety-nine times IN
hundred the bees would provide
for their winter store before doing
anything in the boxes. We had
demonstrated the fact that they would
store surplds over their wants. /
Immediately endeavored to persuade
neighbors to save their bees and make
double profits, particularly my old
neighbor, whom found very conser-
vatiVe lie had made money by
keeping bees in the old way, and would
not venture a change recommended by
some one else, with the slim prospect
Of doing better. lie even entertained
the idea, and fully expressed 1t, that
there was no better way than that
practiced by his experienced self. lie
seemed rather annoyed-like some in
the present day-that any one should
try to do better; even predicted that
1 would "potter" till 1 should fail en-
tirely. 1 am not going TO say that lie
would have preferred my failure rather
than that of his prediction.
Year: 1873

How TO RIPEN TolIAToES.-Pick
them from the vines as soon IS they
have their growth, and put them in


an upper room before sunny south
window A painted floor is best TO
spread them Over, as it VIII draw the
beat much better than an unpain:ed
one. Tomatoes DO not ripen fast ii
lett on the vines alter the weatLer gets
chilly. Vines that have been kept
iron the frost can be pulled and hung
up by the roots in the cellar. 1t il
said the tomatoes viii continue TO grow
and ripen for weeks
Year: 1873

POLISH FOR FuRNITUEE.-One.third
of spirits of wine, one-ihird OF vine
gar and one third OF sweet oil, OF
rather more OF the last. Shake the
the bottle well daliy for three weeks ;
it is then fit for use, but the longer it
il kept, the better it is. The furniture
must be rubbed till the polish is dry ;
use every two or three months, and
rub the furniture over daily when
busted. For dining-room tables and
sideboards, use it every week; it
makes them beautifully bright.
Year: 1873

A wRIrER IN the 4useyican AgTic,sl-
tstrahss gets rid OF stImps by boring
hole with \ two inch augur from the
top of the stump TO the bottom An
other hole is bored near the bottom
at right angles to the first and con-
Meeting with it. Fire is klndled over
the horizontal hole, and the natural
draft draws the fire through the two
holes, consuming the center OF the
stump first, and ultimately burning
the whole.
Year: 1873

To WASH BLACK CALICo.-Make :
clean suds of soft water Tor broke wa
ter viii do, if not too strong with lye) J
wash the calico through it tLen pouI
boiling water into sweet skinned
milk till there are equal parts Of each
turn the calico wrong side out and
rinse through this comr' llud. Dry
in the shade; sprinkle, ar when moist
through, iron on the " ng side.
Year: 1873

Sirch the introduction Of wool wash
ing establishments has rendered it
possible not only to have wool washed,
but sIso to sell unwashed wool, and
thus avoid the troable as well as the
danger TO the health Of the animal, OF
The washing previous to shearing, it
has become of Importance in fixing the
price of unwashed wool, to ascertain
with exaclness the actual loss by the
washing previous to shearing II.
Goedeck carefully selected an average
from his 1och of Negretti and Ram
touillet half blcods crossed, and sub
iected small portions of wool, clipped
about the middle of April, TO the usual
process tor washing sheep, with the
following result
Year: 1873

The subject of borrowing and lending
came up in the course Of conversation
with subscriber living near Ithaca, when
he suddenly recollected funny reminis-
cence of that character which had hap
pened in his own neighborhood. He said
be had neighbor whose family were
great borrowers but not SO distinguished
as paymasters-they were always borrow
ing, but seldom, if ever, returning the ex-
act amount borrowed. An old Quaker
lady, another neighbor, who had endured
these invasions for long time patiently,
hit upon very philosophical mode Of
eventually putting stop to the nuisance.
Keeping her own counsel, the next time
her good man went to town, he had sep
arate and express order to purchase q
pound of the best tea and also new can
lister to put it in as he had plenty Of tea
and also q canister, he was puzzled to de-
termine what the old lady wanted Of more
tea and a new canister, but his question:
ing and reasonings elected nothing more
than repetition Of the order.


''Jim, did l not tell thee to get me q
pound of the best tea and new canister?
Now go along and do as bid thee"


And 60 along he did. and when he came
home at night the tea and new canister
were his companions. The old lady took
them from him with an amused expression
on her usual placid features, and deposit
ing the tea in the canister set it on the
shelf for special use. 1t had not long to
wait, for the borrowing neighbor had
frequent use for the aromatic herb The
good old lady loaned generously, empty
ing back in the canister any remittance of
borrowed teas which the neighbor's con-
science inclined her to make. Time went
on and after some less than the one
hundredth time Of borrowing, the neigh
Dor again appeared for 'jest another
drawing of tea," when the oft visited tea
canister was brought out and found to be
empty, and the good old lady and obliging
neighbor was just one pound of tea poor
er than when she bought the new canister
which now only remained to tell the story.
Then she made little characteristic
speech, perhaps the first in her life; she
said-"Thou seest that empty canister. l
filled it for thee with pound of my best
tea. and have lent 1t all to thee in driblets,
and put into it all thou hast sent me in
return, and none but thyself hath taken
therefrom or added unto il, and now thou
seest it empty; therefore I will say to
thee, thou hast borrow ed thyself out and
l can lend thee no more - m
Year: 1873

GRAND DIVISION Sons OF IEMrERAScE-
ASxrAL MEETING PoSTPoSED.-TheG Grand
Worthy Patriarch, for reasons stated IN MS
communication. has ordered that the session
Of the Grand Division which by adjourn
men, was to have met in Portsmouth on
" Wedne,day next be postponed for the pres
cpt. Due notice will be given of the time
and place of its meeting when they Shall have
been determined on. Instead of the regular
annual meeting, the members resident in
this city will meet, and without transactlng
business adjourn to meet again at the call OF
the Grand Worthy Patriarch.
Year: 1873

TIE NJ ARsHALL WARD RALLY To-NIGHr.--
The city campaign will be formally opened
tonight by the Conservative club Of Mar-
shall Ward in their new ball. The Conser-
yattye candidates for the Legislature Will be
on hand and address the meeting.
Year: 1873

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected in different parts of North America and
Europe. furnishing, by this broad field of opera
tions, an additional and exceptional safety to the
Policy y-holders. The Insurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the insured
Year: 1873

affairs of that State, and had in his posses
sion original documents which would throw
much light on the suhiect


Mr.. Mcereery gave notice that he de-
sired to speak tomorrow.


The Senate at 2:45 went into Executive
Session.


At five the doors were reopened and
House resolution to adjourn over during
the holidays from Friday next, and House
bill to repeal tha bankrupt act were reaC
first time and laid over tin tomorrow.
Year: 1873

PrTTsBUEG, Dec 16.-Bills Of indict-
ment against the members of the Typo
graphical Union No. Z of this city, VIII be
brought before the Grand jury OF the
Court of Quarter Sessions tomorrow: Sew
enty of them were presented and all have
given bail. The evidence against them IS
said to be such as will cause true bill to
be found against all of them. This is re-
garded by the members Of trades-umlons
thrDurhOut the State as a test case.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Willard offered a reSolutioninstruct7
ing the Committee on Civil Service and
Reform to inquire whether reduction can
be uatsa in the cost of civil service, in the
number of officers employed, andthcircom-
pensution without imparing the efficiency
of the service; and also the eXpediency OF
providing that all officials in the civil ser
vice shall receive as compensation only
such salary as shall be fixed and determined
l.. lo,,i.,1
Year: 1873

Henry Ward Beecher has written tllis
"I never saw anybody do anything that I
did not watch him and see how he did it,
for there is no telling but thatsome time
might have to do it myself. 1 was going
across prairie; my horse began to limp.
Luckily came, across a blacksmith
shop, but the smith was not at home.
asked the woman of the house if she would
allow me to start fire and make the shoe.
She said might if knew how. So |
started fire and heated the shoe red hot
and turned it to fit my horses foot, and
pared the hoof, and turned the points Ot
the nails out cunninglys as + had seen the
blacksmith do, SO that driving into the
hoof they should not go into the quick


and shod the horses. The next place I went
to, went Immediately to a smith and
told him to put the shoe on properly. He
looked at the horses foot and paid me the
Year: 1873

THE Rev Charles Voysey, an eminent
English clergyman, comes out strongly in
letter to the London Inder in favor ofthe
new plan. He proposes that when death
has ensued the body should be chemically
destroyed, and then" he says, sit should
be placed in some receptacle containing
those powerful agents known to medical
science which would simply annihilate
the outward form and practically destroy
it. There would necessarily be some de
posit which one might call ashes of the
dead; and these might be reverently gath
cred, and placed in "A beautiful urn or vase
to be disposed of according to the wishes
of the survivors. They might easily be
deposited in consecrated places, in inches
in the walls of churches, or in mortuary
chapels designed tor their reception. This,
too, might be accompanied by a religious
service: so that the religious element is
left untouched by any revolutionary pro-
posal. The advantage of all this to people
of highly wrought feelings would be inn
mense. | can imagine the peaceful calm
which would steal over the mind when
one could take reverently into ones hands
the sacred urn and say, This holds all that
remains of my beloved No horror of
dark vaults and damp graves with their
seething corruption. No precious body
being eaten piecemcal by worms of the
earth or melting away in loathsome
stream. The form is changed; the sub
stance really remaining after chemical
burning is not in the least degree suggestive
of the past or the future. The body is
saved thereby from every possible dis
honor, purified from every decay No
words can describe the relief which such
a process would bring to many and many
an afflicted soul. On the ground Of health
to the community, it would also be most
salutary. We little know, in England at
least, what mischief is brewing for US in
our seething cemeteries They are getting
fuller and fuller at the rate of | know not
how many hundred corpses a day, the
later ones being nearer and nearer the
surface Many are within four feet of the
turf, and that is not enough to prevent the
escape of the most foul and pestlential
gases. | know Of one old cemetery which
is now occupied by cooperage, and
which is constantly wet with stagnant
water All around it typhus fever is per
petually raging. The danger would not
be so great if the bodies were buried with
out coffin. The earth would sooner dis
infect them; but as it is, the mischief is
nursed and multiplied hundred-fold by
the process of decay being delayed"
Year: 1873

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Ere
| ming Post says:


For many years a race Of fine New
fOundand dogs have tlourished in the vii
| LACE where | live, each individual one
| being characterized by some prominent
excellence.


One, noble fellow, was often employed
to carry packages, and was sometimes
sent to market. Nothing could exceed the
fidelity with which he performed the bust
ness entrusted to him. Late one evening
it was discovered there was no beefsteak
for breakfast, and the dog was sent for
supply. He was detained at the market
for a time, however, and being forgotten
at home, the doors were locked and the
family went to bed. In the morning the
dog was found seated beside the basket, in
which the meat lay untouched under the
guardianship maintained by him through
out the night


Another dog worthy of honorable smen-
ton once went with mother and her
child TO the village Soon after their arri-
val the little girl was burned so severely
as almost to produce convulsions. A ply
sician, an absolute stranger, was sum
mOned, under whose soothing remedies the
girl was quieted and fell asleep, when the
doctor took his leave. An hour or two
after returning to his office he heard an
unusual noise at his door, and on opening
it found the dog seeking admission. He
walked in and seated himself by the ply
sician, and began licking his hand. Then
rearing himself on his hind legs, he put
his mouth to the mans face, attempting to
lick it, uttering all the while a low cry,
and after repeating these demonstrations
for time, walked out Of the office.
Doubtless he had pondered upon bis
young mistress's sufferings, and the physi
clans efforts to relieve them, and gratitude
led him thus to express his thanks


The last of his race still lives, though
his course is nearly run. He is on terms
of the utmost goodwill with the whole
community, and among the dogs acts as
kind Of policeman. When any illfeeling
arises among them, and they begin to bark
and bite, he rushes in, and, with his i'm
mense strength, scatters the combatants
and restores quiet. Occasionally he calls
on the different inhabitants of the village,
stopping for a half hour or so, his affec-
tionate nature and his benignant coun-
tenance always winning for him vel
come.
Year: 1873

He comes a lover, with soft noseless feet.
And | listen and wait for him; speechle-s and


sweet
lie comes down t. e pathway his heart all aglow.
l peep through my easement and watch-for


know
By The light Of his eye and the smile on his face
Al trembling, expectant, all shining with trace
or the same love, soul-hghted- that blessed INC in


youth,
lie loves me as ever. still, truly as truth
lie is constant and faithful | know he is mine:
Ia me sadness Of sorrow through shade and through


Shine
lie hath soothed my caprice, with kindness that


told


How precious bis love more than rubies and gold
And often and often far back in the years.
i.know that my waywardness grieved him TO tears
And now. a | wait for him. can / forget
Ihat he loves me and loves more tenderly yet?
How steadfast in purpose, how pare in his heart
Ana that |, poor and helpless, should live as its


part.


When he took me and blessed me, and called me


his own.
And now for his bread do give him n stones
On, no, for love him woman can love.
| know Of his olive branch am the dove
And tranquil and happy, and Joyous my life.
Is feel that he loves me-that | am his wife.
Year: 1873

THE New York independent, remarking
the fact that not ont woman was saved on
the fated Atlantic, although many had the
same chance of life as the men, observes


The strength of women at the crisis of
their life depends on their physical cul-
ture while children. Let parents be no
more ashamed of their girls brown faces
and fists than of their boys. Let them
train and clothe them so that they can
run and climb and care for and protect
themselves Let them take them with
their brothers into the harvest field. \
boy is not ashamed of work; no more
should be a girl. The refinement that
shuts a girl out of Gods sunshine, and
allows her no rougher work indoors than
to embroider worsteds, or tap ivory keys
or dust marble mantel, is refining her
off of the face of the earth to give place to
the daughters of the servants of the
kitchen.
Year: 1873

The Eighth Senatorial District Convention met
last night, with Thomas McCellar presiding Every
member OF the Convention had either speech or q
resolution longer than himself, to deliver, and IN
preference 10 hearing them an adjournment was
taken until Wednesday evening next.
Year: 1873

The Sixth Senatorial District Convention met
last night at Fortuna Hall, $50 Second avenue, but
after some desutory discussion adjourned until
Tuesday next without making any nomination.
The Convention appeared to be much split up as to
the nominee.