Jasper Banner, Volume 4, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1857 — A Cure for a Terrible Disorder of the Mouth, Commonly Called “ Scandal.” [ARTICLE]

A Cure for a Terrible Disorder of the Mouth, Commonly Called “ Scandal.”

Take of “ Good Nature,” one ounce ; of an herb called by the Indians, “ Mind your own business,” one.ounce; mix this with a little ‘1 Charity for others,” and two or three sprigs of “ Keep your tongue between your teeth;” simmer them together ir. a vessel called “ .Circumspection,” for a short time,, and it will be fit for use. Application : The symptoms are of a violent itching in the tongue and roof of the mouth, which invariably takes place when you are in company with a species of animals called Gossips. When you feel a fit of it coming on, take a tea-spoonful of the mixture ; your mouth, which you will keep closely shut till you get home, and you will find a complete-cure. Should you apprehend a relapse, keep a small bottle full about; and on the slightest symptofn rtipeat the dose.— Elephant. OCT 3 The Troy, N. Y., ladies have introduced a new feature at their fairs, which makes them draw like steam-engine 9. All the most bewitching girls wear placards, labelled "kisses one shilling each ; ” and in sorpe cases where dealers possess extraordinary beauty, as high as twenty-five cents is obtained. Gentlemen who are fond of gathering this kind of fruit, “ melting from trees,” go in for it according to the weight Of their purses ; and one of the newspapers states that one rosylipped, bright-eyed gal, realized $62 in one evening. One gentleman actually purchasee sll worth of s thi» honey—librfowgf. 1