Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1882 — The Game of Brag [ARTICLE]

The Game of Brag

An Englishman was bragging of the speed of English railroads to a Yankee traveler seated at his side in one of the cars of a “fast train” in England. The Engine bell was rung as the train neared a statioa It suggested to the Yankee an opportunity of “taking down his companion a peg or two ” What’s that noise?” innocently inquired the Yankee. We are approaching a town,” said the Englishman: “they have to commence ringing about ten miles before they get to the station, or else the train would run by it before the bell could be heard | Wonderful isn’t it? I suppose they haven’t, invented bells in America yet?" “Why, yes,” replied the Yankee, *«'e’ve got bells but can’t use them on our railroads. We run so ’tarnal fast that tbe train always keeps ahead of th° sound. No use whatever—the sound never reaches the village till after the train gets by." "Indeed!” exclaimed the Englishman. “Fast,” said the Yankee; “had to give ud bells.”

The cicatrices, scars, or marks left by various diseases, burns, or wounds of divers kinds, aie often less obstinately permanent than is generally supposed, and from some facts which have lately come under our notice we are inclined' to think that their prevention or removal In many cases may be accomplished by some mild but effectual antiseptic. Among the exemplifications of the efficacy formula we are enabled to lay before our readers, in the case of a geutletaan of our acquaintance, whose face was so severely burnt by the violent spurting of a quantity of melted lead (owing to a workman having incautiously dropped a wet pipe into is, that his eyes were only saved by pebble spectacles from utter destruction.

At first, of couree, carron oil was the sole application, and as for weeks afterwards particles of the metal had literally to be dug oat of the flesh, a deeply scarred countenance was naturally predicted by all, except the patient himself. One mark of an alrqost imperceptible character alone remained after the expiration of six months, owing, as our friends says, to the whole face being bathed twice or three times a day, as soon the oil treatment could be di9con'inued, with a lotion of the simplest character, as is readily seen by glancing at its constituents.

Lint soaked in the same solution und allowed to remain on seme little time will frequently mitigate the visible results of smallpox, and we have known one case of ringworm treated in this way to leave no scar whatever, while a sister of tne latter patient, who had had the same disease in a lesser degree, but had not em ployed ibis lotion, still retains the evidence of the fact. Following is u convenient formula: Borax, half ounce: salicylic acid. 12 grains; glycerine, 3 drachms; rose w: ter, 6 ounces. Make a lotion.— Magazine of Pharmacy,