Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 17, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 October 1888 — Page 3

SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.

POPULAR SCIENCE NEWS THAT CANNOT FAIL TO INTEREST.

A N«w Type of Photographic Portraiture likely to Prove Popular with Photopvplum And their Patron®—A New Xee

Machine*.

Anew type of photographic work is shown In Fig, I, which Is a reproduction of a genuine portrait under the form of a marble bast. La Nature expisioii by mean* of Fig. J} bow such a ramlt i* easily obtained,

Tbe mc to plaecd bet I a hollow column or tbin pedestal of painted wood. If it l,» iksircd to re-' present a Iionum emperor. a helmet of wbits card board is plaecd upon tbe model's bead, hi* hair and facs aro whitened with rico powder, and those j_A photo BC8T. portions of tho body that it hi desired to render visible are surrounded with white flannel. The background should bo formed of black velvets. It in nowise interferes witli the operation if the arm* bo raised.

jrtO. 3—HOW TDK BCST IB OBTAINED. After tho nogativo is developed tho figure that it is desired to present Is cut around with a penknife, and the arms and all the portions not wanted are scratched out. The glass thus becomes transparent where the scratching has been done, and in tho positive tho bast stands out from a black background

Womlem of Chalecdony Tark. Onoof the meat remarkable specimen* from tho celebrated petrified forestof Arizona, now generally known as Chalcedony park, is on exhibition at Tiffany & Co.^, New York city. Tho specimen in question ia tho largest piece of agatlzecl wood over cut and polished, and weighs 2 1-10 tons. -Tho deposit from which It came is situated in Apache county. Tho siUeifled trees are found protruding from the- volcanic nsh and Invn, whteh covered with sandstone to tho depth of twenty to thirty foet Sections of this fallen forest, whose only rivab ure the plants of tho Yoeemlte and Calaveras, Ho around in profusion, measuring from two to ten feet In diameter, containing all the colors of the rainbow, (tome of whose hearts are solid crystal? of amethyst and topaz, nnd only a slight degree from the ntnond in hardness. Every color found in nature or the arte is reproduced in theso fullon gated mon. archa

GmwUy System tor Itapid Transit. A new system of operating passenger rallroads in towns and cities is now attracting attention. The ofwrative features of such a oonstroetion have had numerous illustrations in various switchback railways ind coasting trade? at seaside resorts and other places, not to mention tho famous switchback road at Maueh Chunk, Pa., which was used for many years to convey cool from tho miaee to the banks of the Lehigh, and where the inclines are extensive. It has, however, remained for Mr. L. A. Thompson, of Philadelphia, to perfect tho working details for tho operation of a city railroad on tlna plan, for which loiters patent have been granted to him here and in all tho principal countries of the world. In this new svptotn tho locomotive is dispensed with, and "the distances apart of tho stations are approximately such as would be represented by tho passenger stations on a city railwav

The Carious Composition of a Tear. The principle element in the composition of a tear, as may readily bo supposed," is water. The other elements are salt, soda, phosphate of lin»e, phosphate of soda, and mucus, each In small proportions. A dried tear seen through a microscope of good average power presents a peculiar appearance The water, after evaporation, leaves behind it the saline ingredients, which amalgamate and form themselves into lengthened cross Hrms anil look like a number otminute fish bow*

Oil far Lnbri«*tHi|t linx** The Italian admiralty have recently caused to be carried out a number of experiments with a view to testing the comparative merits vl castor oil and of olive oil for lubricating purpoM on board ship. From the remtlta obtained they have given ?rs t* VsneetorthaU expose*! part* of ta shic are to be lubricated exclusively with castor oil, white »iber&l oils are to bo used for cylinder and similar lubrication.

A »w Ins Maehlav

The new ico machinei* imlbyM. Pit* of Ikrneva, and oaexfajtuMi at the Juk :o exhibition at Vienna, Is attracting considerabb attention. In general principk* tbe machine dees not differ firwn other*, but there are eomo important aiodiflcatioos in detail. Imteadof tttfnysalpharofflm' U«*io hi*previous machines M. PSctet tw»*ia mixture of wa^ihaitMMacy and carbonic acid, wtwefc has nedrsl tho name of '"liquid* jrfetet.*

New Observatory.

Dcavtr is about have an astronomical obwrratory that will rival the feme of I ©bwrvatory to California. Its dome will _* frema a plain and have 1,000 fed grater «fe» vatkm. Tho building and imcranxmt have two prwt-*-4 for ihnmgh the liberality of \V. Ik a*» sarlia, of Deow.

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THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

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Where the Day Befftus fmeftliisij Use. ISO Degs. West of Greenwich. Is there any imaginary line on the ear»b in or»vc any particular place where the days changer OUR GIRLS AND BOYS. In traveling around the world from east to west a day is tost, for the same reason that

if one conld aronnd the world in twenty-

be woul travel with the .sun, as it were, and

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Three of a Kind.

John Jones has a son, John Jones, Jr. John Jones diem Does John Jones, Jr., bocome John Jones? In course of time he has a son John Jones. Is the last ona r. or 3d, or is tbo second one always Jr.

At John Jones' death John Jones, Jr., becomes John Jones. His son, tho first Jones being dead, becomes John Jones, Jr. it,

John Smith has a sou, John 8mith, Jr., and a grandson (through another son), John Fi wth, 3d. John Smith Does John i. i, th, Jr., become John aud what is the designation of Jobn Smith, 8d I

John Smith, Jr., becomes John Smith, and John Smith, 3d, becomes John Smith, Jr. 3. William Brown has a sbn, William Brown, Jr.,and ngrandson, WMlinm Brown, 3d. William Brown, Jr., dies. What is the designation of Willinm Brown, Sdl

William Brown, Jr.

"A Chestnut."

Tho following is offered for the origin of tho pbraso, "a chcstuut:" There is a melodrama entitled tho "Broken Sword." Two of tbo dramatis persona) aro Capt Zavier and Pablo. The captain is wofully given to lying, nnd in relating ono of his lurid exploits bo begins: "I entered the wood of Collaway, when suddenly from tho thick boughs of a ccrk tree"—

Pablo (interrupting)—A chestnut, captain, a chestnut! Capt. Zavier—Pah! booby, I say a cork tree. _..

Pablo

The origin of the tradition that the cackling of geese caved Rome is as follows: When thoGkmb invade 1 the region a detachment in single file chunbcred up the bill of the capitol so silently that the foremost man reached the top of the hill without being challenged but while be was *tr:ding over tho rampart some sacral gecso, disturbed by the noise, began to cackle and auoko tho garrison. Marcus Manlius rushed to tbo wall and burled tbe fellow over tbo prcclpice. To con morate this event Use Itcrcsns curried a gc id. goose ia procoBton to the capitol every year.

Alphabrfs.

Tbo C£r,. ieh Islands alphabet lias 13 letters the Burmese, 19 Italian, 20 Bengalese, St Hebrew, Syrian, Chaldee and Samaritan, S3 each: French, 23 Greek, 34 Latin, 35 Gorman, Dutch and English, 20each Spanish and Sclavonic, 2i each Arabic, 28 Persian and Coptic, 32 Georgian, 35 Armenian, 5S Russian, 41 Muscovite, 4:? Sanscrit and Japan***, 00 Ethiopia and Tartarian, 302 rach.

Ffcr«! cf masts.

Tho food of f! .ita consists of C.OS, absorbed from the air, end II'IO.N., from the soil. Ai*\ certain mineral*. Tho forgoing aro chemical symbols, tho first repres one port of carbon to two ports of and tbo sccood two parts hydrogen, oae part of oxygen and otx» part of nitrogen.

Ecd df the av» Wtsr.

Tboritnl war ended in 190ft Ooagna, Igr Its act of March 2, aad tba supreme cocrt of tho UniWd in ther-w oC tbe United States against A". raoo, rted in 0 Wallace, 51, decided that th* prodematioo of tbe 'RAT, dated Aag. 20, 180&, formally !iiw.

Ever Pinmt

W*-n eheni*—:! or—towid r~*t»vreel!y pw:' la lit U»J cil Pw AMI that is known of it is that it is a hi.: ly com* |-"-vr-1 crr-.rrrr.l rtefataf ^--~en, hy"boa. V..vIt diee iS RO

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relativepos.u to thesun: Old Time Sport of U«p Frog—To Lift a

Bottle With a Straw.

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1, a .main amoai of time is ad k-i to game known throughout England, as well as ea ii dav, win in trj:ik:ng tbecin u.t of the the f't.ites, by the name of leapfrog, evib, auioant an entin- «i iv In The by the by, ail this i»me game or l. r, t. i-e, to .vij'ist his reck' to saute mouton, or jump steep, jierhaps tblnxlhecalo::. arof the which be left, he infiT tl.-- ailusa a frog too ^emnaL nmat ^..ne r^nt in l.h journey pass over "Spa:.: fly." the gnme illustrated oar !:sv of .t cai a-, as if he bad not lived the whole time, by len -tnenir ev.:-rr doy l:i fi's J-n'rney. iiavig-::-« hive a£r.'*«-i t--. make ti.change in. the ISOth degree east or west of Ctln'.v reacii this ir:"ridian, Sa^uj^ y.-jjtwaro, tlt-y drup a day when they reach it sailing eastward, tbey repeat a day. There is no ot -i or on the world's surface so favuraik lor m-^mgthe change in reckoning, for dropping or adding a day, as that which n-. 1-taken by navigators, the prime mt-l-idiuu, 180 degs. This lino falls in the Pacific ocean, where there are no inhabitants to be aft cu-d by tbi change, except on the scattered u.andfl.

ent,

(reiterating)—A chestnut. I should

know as well ns you, having heard you tell the tale these twonty-sovon times.

Tho Twelvo Labors.

Tho "Twelvo Labors of Hercules" wore as follows: 1. Tho fight with the Nemean lion 3. Tbo fight with the Lerntcn hydra 3. The captnro of tho Arcadian stag 4. Tho hunt of tho Erymanthus into Psophis 5. The clean-ing-of the Augean stables (1. Tho destruction of tbe Stympbnlian birds 7. Tho capture of tho Cretan bull: 8. Tho abduction of tho mares of Diomcdes 0. Tho seizure of toe girdle of, Ilippolyta, queen of tho Amazons, vrbieh sho had received from Mars 10. Tho capture of the oxen of Geryonefl 11. Tbe getting of the golden apples of the Hesperides 12. The seizure of Cerebrus, tho dog that guarded tho entrance to lladco.

An Error in Grammar.

Tho expressions, "She looks beautifully," and "I feci badly," aro held to bo incorrect, because "beautifully" and "badly" ure adverbial forms. When you say "sho looks beautifully" you don't moan that tho act performed by her eyes is a beautiful ono. You menu that she is beautiful in person therefore "she looks beautiful" is tho correct way of stating your opinion. The same holds good with "I feel badly." It is the state of your physical or mental condition that, is meant, uot the way in which j*ou wou feel an object. "I feel bad" is correct

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ttl -*4 TERRE HAXJTBJ SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

YOUNG FOLFS' COLUMN.

INSTRUCTION AND AMU^MENT POR

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Every bov in the land is familiar with the

variation of leap frog, un

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SPANISH FLY.

In this game each player has not to leap over a long line of backs in succession, but ono lad only acts as jumping block, and must continue to do so until one of his playfellows, by making some blunder, is compelled by the ru '.es of the game to take his place. In Spanish fly various figures, so to speak, have to lie enacted, and the may be varied according to tho fancy and taste of the players. The following are the most usual:

One player having volunteered his back the next to him vaults over, and must manago iu his passage to deposit his cap on tue back of the first player. If ho fails to do this, he must become "back" himself. The other players then follow in succession, nnd, in leaping, must avoid touching thecal that lies on their friend's back: any one displacing it becomes "back," and the game recommences. Another figure consists in cacb player depositing a handkerchief, rolled up into the shapeof an eel, over the back of which he jumps, and at the next round, supposing all the handkerchiefs duly deposited in Hue, each player must pick up his own without displacing tbe others. Or the leader may set tho example, whilo taking bis leap with ono hand to help him over, of lifting off his cap with the other and flinging it on tho ground before him theu, in tho next round, each must pick up his own cap, without removing his heels from tho place whero he alights after his leap. Thus the gamo may bo carried on in endless variety by varying the figure.

v' All About Girls.

There aro g'rls and girls. One is the girl who appears best at home, who helps her mother, and takes unfinished tasks from the tired bauds that falter at their work. She is a cheerful and congenial companion, and till her friends and relatives learn to regard her as a little saint and comforter. Tho other girl is tbe one who lets others work for her. "I just hato housowork," sho says, "and I let ma do most of it" "You make your own led, of course says her friend. "Well, no ma makes the beds generally. I haven't tho strength." "Don't you dust tho parlor "Oh, nol ma says I break tho ornaments when I dust, so sho prefers to do it herself.'' "Who washes the disbesr "Ma does or sister Jetjny. It makes my hands red, and red hands look so horrid when you are playing the piano." "And you don't do anything?' "Oh, yes I do. I do the shopping. Thot's such a help to ma, you cant think 1 Then 1 receive all tho company, because ma is so tired she wants to go to bed right after supjer, and it would be real cruel to keep her up. Ma says I am lots of help to her." There' is not much troublo in choosing between these two samples, if the girls will only stop to think.—Golden Days.

A Child's Time Table. Sixty Scconds In a minute Here's your task, so now begin it.

Blxty Mloutas in an flour: Do your work with all your power.

Twelro good Hours In every Dsy Time for work and time for play.

Twenty-four for Day and Night: Gome tor darkness, some for light

Every Week of Days has Seven Ail are good, since all from Heaven,

Yet tho First, the Day of Rest, Ever most ire count the best

Lunar Months of Weeks have Four Calendar, a few days more.

Twelve new Months ia every Year Each in tarn Is coming near.

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Spring, ring.

Century:—a Hundred Years Leave with Heaven it* hopes and fears. B. a Bickards.

To Lift a Bottle with a Straw. Take a stout, unbroken straw, bend the thickest end of it into an acute angle and pot it into a bottle, so it its bent r-trt mt agai tbe sido of tbe bottle, as in tbo figure. T: take '--id of the other end of it* if you have tu-ujaged the trick property yo* wffl be to lift op tbo L-ttle without breaking tbe straw, and the HOW TO UTTA Borrut nearer tbe angular WITH A STRAW. part of the latter ecnv"*- totbstwi :ch poses oat of neck Of the former, the expertr—* bhk& the nxxre easy of

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PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

TUe sight SeeVs Headache—Nature's Tax on the Comfort of the Busy Idler. Frequenters of museums, picture galleries, exhibitions, etc., are all more or less acquainted with ono of tbe penalties which sight seers must pay—the headache. The lAiwwt says that tho circumstances in which sight seer's headache occurs afford the most reliable clew t^ts character. Among theses temperature, atmosphere and strain both of body and mind, though commonly combined, play their several ports in varying degrees of activity. Tbe influence of a warm and close atmosphere as a cause of headache is too well known to require more than a passing notice. Tbe very general prevalence of this variety of headache, however, and its independence in many instances of any vitiation or atmosphere, teach us to look for its explanation in other causes. The effort of mind implied in long continued observation, even though this does not involve tlic strain of study, has probably an appreciable though a secondary influence. Fatigue certainly has an important share in its production but it is with most persons rather fatigue of muscle than of brain. The maintenance of the upright posture during several hours of languid locomotion the varied and frequent movements of the head, commonly in an upward direction and the similar and equal restlessness of eyes, whoso focus of vision shifts at every turn, as a new object presents itself—form a combined series of forces more powerful ia this respect than tho sunlight and frequent changes of mental interest aud attention by which they ore accompanied. The muscular strain implied these movements is necessarily very considerable it affects, more or less, every member of the body. But tho distant localization of tho resulting ache has probably much to do with the unusual activity of tbe cervical extensor nnd rotator muscles, and of the muscles which move the eyeball. Whatever tbe minor influences at work, therefore, there can be little doubt that mere fatigue is primarily accountable for this most general form of headache, and that rest and nourishment are the most reliable antidotes. The utility of stimulants for this purpose is necessarily temporary and deceptive. Ono improvement on existing arrangements ought to bo of real assistance to the suffering sight seer, if more generally introduced by responsible authorities. The comparative scarcity of scats in many places of amusement has often been noticed. It would be much to the public advAntage if this want were suoDlied

1 An Unused Medicinal Plnnt. Dr. F. S. Landrey calls attention in Science News to the great medicinal value of a plant very common in the central and western states, known as hogweed, fallow weed, and named by tho Miami Indians, pony tail. Botanically it is the kubnia eupatorioides, a composite plant.

Having a botanical knowledge of the plant, Dr. Landrey tested it in cases of severe acute dysentery where opiates and astringents seemed only to aggravate the distress. An infusion made by pouring boiling water on tho leaves—an ounce or more of leaves to tho pint of water, covering till nearly cool—was given freely—almost without regard to quantity. The effects wero magical. Tbe pains ccased no blood ncr mucus were any longer observed in the dejections. Speedy recoveries were the rule.

According to Dr. Landrey, this is the poor man's panacea. It calms a fever equal to quinine and acts as an antiperiodic cures a colic as quickly as allspice, ginger and dioscoreiu a stimulant equally as good and not jo unpleasantly warm as cayenne pepper a "nervous exhilarant little below tbo best of of wine, without its intoxicating qualities almost a specific in recent colds, catarrh, bronchitis and croup. Its proper sphere of usefulness, however, is in toning the gastric follicles and giving tonicity to the muscular coat of the stomach and intestines. Taken cold, the infusion is a tonic warm, it is a diaphoretic and diffusible stimulant, in doses of an ounce or two. Boiling dissipates some of its strength. Even the tincture differs in iti action from the infusion. But the leaves, dried or green, are uniform in action if properly prepared.

A Simple Diphtheria Remedy. It is reported of the celebrated English physician, Dr. Field, that at a timo when diphtheria was ragiug, a few years ago, be used nothing but common flour of sulphur' a teaspoonful mixed with tho finger In a wineglassful of water, and given as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of danger. He never lost a case of this disease. Sulphur destroys the fungus in man and Ijeast. In extreme caaes, where a gnrgle could not be used, dry sulphur was blown down the throat through a quill, nnd sulphur liurned in a shovel so that tho patient could inhale it, _______________

SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

Fashionable Wedding Invitations--Recep-tion and Chnrcli Admission Cards. According to social etiquette of New York, invitations to weddings are now engraved upon one sheet of paper, the Separate cards of bride and groom being seldom in use. The paper is thick, fine and shaped so as to fold or If cipher, monogram or crest of the brae's family be used upon tbe paper, it should not be printed in color for weddings, ami the center of tbe top of the page is the proper position for it Tbe engraving Is plain script. Tbe phrase "request your presence" is rather more dignified and Impressive than "request your company," though tbe latter is often used. Tbe reception card inclosed, with the Invitation proper, is In tbe form of an "at homo." The admission card to tbe church is long and narrow, and bear* neatly and plainly engraved in script the name of tbe church and time of ceremony. Tickets of admission to a wedding are unwillingly used, but experience has proved that there are weddings at which they are an unpleasant necesftity. One or more of these cards are inclosed in tbe envelopes which cover the ceremonial invitation and reception card. They are intended for distribution to Tirana! friends of the invited and for aorvants who accompany guests to tbe church.

Tbe order of tbo religions part of tbo marriage ceremony is fixed by the church fan which It occurs but there are pleasant, pietnreaque effects and agreeable and significant surprises that may be added to the old fashioned, staid regulations. These»Medattt*e tfoos establish in the minds of t. present a distinct rc:r rr.'amtro of an event that *onldalways remain apleantxaesnory.

•#, Bow to ma* a Wedding CIA. Ho oar is hiigedtosead a wedding present, but whan sent it sixmld be directed to the bride, and if marked shonld hear her maiden initials. A gnest nnaM* to attend tbe ww&tfng should tend two card*. *.'• to the bride's paras** and one directed *. tbe newly marr: •r. They dd be sent as to arriw the day of the »MfcHng

Regulate the Regulator with Warner's Log"GUln Sarsaparilla, manufactured on ofWaro proprietors of Warner's Safe Can. Dunat bottle in tbe market. Sold by gll drnwksta.

A MOTH EATEN PIANO.

A TUtfER TELLS QUEER STORIES ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT

The Damage Sometime* Done by Moth*.

Common Error Anions Kon-Proffee-

skonal Piano Players—Efffcft* of Artifi

cial Heat—Out of Tun®. "t

"A moth eaten pianot Who ever beard of such a th:ngf* Such was the exclamation the other day of a well known youitg lady amateur pianUt of this city to a piano tuner, who had been sent to her house by a dealer of whom she had purchased a costly instrument three months before, and which, much to her amazement, had developed a series of wheezy, rattling responses to her touch on several keys. The toner had tried tho piano, and promptly gavo her "the surprising information that the moths had been eating it whereupon her exclamation of incredulity and amazement "A moth eaten piano! Who ever heard of such a thuis#" "I hear of it nearly every day," replied tbo tuner, "and surprise at a moth eaten piano i« nothing new to ma There is nothing moths like better than to revel in tbe interior of a piano. Soft cloth, as you should know, is used to no small degree in the delicate mo chanism of a plana It is placed wherever there is liability of contact between any of the numerous movablo portious of the instrument, in order to avoid the rattling noises that would result from such contact It is on this cloth that motlis love to feed, and the ravenous pe£ts ara uot long in eatiug it away from so mo important spot and bringing about the result tho cloth was put there to prevent Let us see if this ia not the case with your piano."

TUE Miscnisy MAKERS.

The tuqer opened the instrument, uncovered its maze of strings and pins and it 5 rows of delicate hammers. Several piles of snowy dust revealed the presence of th© destructive moths. They had eaten the cloth away In places. "Ahf said the tuner, "I thought sol The damage is easily repaired and now that you know tbo moths are here, they can be quickly and easily exterminated. The best way to keep moths out of a piano is to dust it thoroughly insido with a largo feather duster not loss than onco a week. Your instrument is somewhat out of tune, I see, madam."

Impossible 1" exclaimed the owner of the instrument "It has boen in uso but three months, and a good piano should certainly remain in tuno a year." "A common error among non-professional piano players," replied the tuner. "It is rcr.lly surprising to note tho ignoranco that prevails ia regard to this popular instrument Tho principal object of the best piano makers is to have their instruments stand iu tuno well. Unless they succeed in that, the quality of tone or beauty of finish they iiritart to them will bo of only superficial value. But even pianos bearing the names of famous makers are disappointing in this most important respect There are good reasons for it Look, for a moment, at the way tho musical part of a piano is mado. Tho steel pins that bold the wires aro driven into a solid block of wood, and in order that this wood may retain a firm hold of the pins, and yet admit of them being tuued by the tuner's hammer, not only are groat care and skill necessary in tho fitting of them, but it is absolutely requisite that the wood forming the pin block should be of tho very best seasoned materiaL Outdoor seasoning is tbe only method by which this wood may be perfectly cured, no matter what the kiln driers say to the contrary. Outdoor season ing requires a long timo and tbo keeping on hand of immense stocks by tho manufacturer, representing an investment of thousands and thousands of dollars. There aro not many manufacturers who can afford to keep so much capital lying idle, and tbey are obliged, even if they preferred to do other wise, to use the kiln dried wood in their pianos.

HEAT FROM A FURS ACE.

"To the coming tuto uso of kiln drying is duo tho great increase in tbo number of pianomakers during the past few years. The artificial beat in parlors, especially if it is hot air from a furnace, acts disastrously upon this kiln dried pin board, and no piano containing ono can bo made to stay In tune after three years' use, because tho wood shrinks gradually, and the pins move in the block fr. every hard blow on tho wires. As to tho action of furanco beat on pianos, it injures oveu tboes of tho best makers. It waiyn tho keys, loosens the hold of tho great number of screws used In tbo wood, and causes tho keys to stick or rattle, thus sadly affecting tbo action of the instrument A piano should be kept away from tbe direct influence of furnace heat as mqcb as possible. "In spite of all tho efforts of the makers, I do not believe there is ono piano in a hundred that, with ordinary parlor use, will stand In tuno more than two months. An unskilled musical ear, it is true, will fall to detect any important discord in a piano for six months, or perhaps longer, but no cultivated ear can toler&te the discordant notes that tbe best piano will insist upon giving out after two months of use. When you think that tbe steel wires and iron frames are alt:rnately contracting and expanding under the variation of tho surrounding atmosphere, giving a constant movement of tbe wires and a consequent change In tbe pitch aat. tone of tbo instrument, tbe impossibility of a piano maintaining a perfect tone for any length of time must be at onoe apparent and if yoa will but reflect on tbe surprising tact that tbo tensfim of tbe strings of a piano causes a strain on tae body of tb® instrument equal to tbe weight of 100,000 pounds, you will doubtless agree with me that a piano that will remain in perfect tune for a year t* an Instrument that must necessarily be one of extreme rarity, if ix* ono impossible to malty "A piano, good, bad or indifferent, when new, should be tuned one® a month. Tbe longer an instrument remains untuned tbe lower Its pitch of tone becomes, and when It is desired to have the piano drawn toooooar» pitch the strain on tbe body of the instrument Is greatly increased, so ranch, in fact, that tbe case is liable to yield gradually, aeooaltatlng a second tuning In a week or two week*,1"—Sew York Sun.

It i* =ni that all the best American pearls «omefrom *ie limestone streams of Kentucky and Teaaanw. and are produced by a large fresh water nirv-!, whose shell Is no wbit inferior to the imported motbsr-o'-peari

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Planters," (Poroua-Eteo-fWm fnr rt«rrh.

trlcal),—"Roae Cream/* for Catarrh. Tbey are, like Warner's "Tippecanoe" tbe simple, effective remedies of tbe old

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Tears Ago the Prince Was Publicly PuntsheU by Ills Manimu. Her majesty, accompanied by the prince cousort and the royal children, visited Scotland {or the first time, and tarried a long time on her way at Balmoral. On tbe trip the yacht in which the party traveled by water, called at Aberdeen, and, of course, tbe loyal inhabitants of that city turned out in large numbers to do honor to their beloved sovereign. A guard of honor, consisting of the merchants of the place, was formed, and, in all th'. _*lory of black broadcloth and white kids, railed on tho edge of the dock to whicn tbe vessel moored at just sufficient distance prevent people from stepping on board, i-eaa were erected on the bank, tier above tier, like those of a circus, to accommodate the thousands that Ofcsemtiled to gaae ou the spoctaclo of an anointed queen.

Her majesty good naturedly remained on deck, to gratify cs much as ipossible tho curiosity of the bonny Scots and promenaded about in full view of the immense crowd. The Prince of Wales, a child of about 5 or 6 years, was with her. Among other things placed on the deck for the accommodation of the queen was a costly and very splendid sofa, ornamented with tassels, and the prince, like othor boys of that age, being of a destructive turn, began to pull at ono in a manner that threatened to detach it His mother observed the act, and ordered him to desist Ho did so, but as soon as her back was turned seized the tassel again to givo another jerk. Tbe queen appeared to have expected something of tho kind, for sho was at that moment watching him from tho" corner of her eyo. In an instant sho turned, and, seizing the luckless heir apparent of England by tho "scruff of tho neck," elevated one of her feet upon the sofa, hoisted tho youngster over her knee, adjusted him iu the position mutually familiar to parents and children generally when such ceremonies are to be performed, and gavo him a sound spanking.

It may be proper to mention, en passant, for the information of youths who sometimes find themselves similarly circumstanced, that the illustrious sufferer kicked and bellowed under the aClictive dispensation quite as lustily as boys of lowlier birth aro wont to do. Tho amazement with which the spectators witnessed tho example of royal domestio discipline may be imagined but scarcoly described in fitting terms. ,A dead silence prevailed for a momeut, but was suddenly brdken by a tremendous roar of laughter, which could not be suppressed by any thought of decorum, respect for tho queen or sympathy for tho victim of her displeasure. Tho explosion recalled tho royal mother to a senso of her position, aud, having turned toward tho crowd for a momeut, her face suffused with crimson, sho hastily descended into tho cabin, and wus seen no moro by tho expectant populaco.— Abordeou Paper, 1844.

Indebted to Our Fat Men.

Tbo world does not know how much it is indebted to its fat men. In office fat mon servo as ballast to tho ship of stato. They are always conservative. They l»lievo in old ways. They aro cautious and averse to trying dangerous experiments. They will not adopt anythiug that has not been tested. They never amuso themselves by scheming. They like to havo things quiet aud stilL Thoy aro not likely to ovordo anything, except eating and sleeping. They bellove in going to bed early, and iu making up for it by getting up lata. They aro regular in their habits, one of which is being ready when hero ia a call for dinner. They are never in a hurry. Tbey are not in favor of rushing things through. A man woighing but 117 pounds will make moro disturbance at any sort of a meeting than ten men each weighing 860.

Somo people of observation and experience do appreciato tho valuo of a fat man. A hotel keoper will extend a moro cordial greeting to a fat than to a very lean man, though he knows that tho former will cat twice as much and will demand a room ou tho parlor floor. Tailors nover demand extra pay for making a suit of clothes for a fat man, though it calls for an extra amount of cloth and much moro labor and thread. A thin man gets into a street car that is tolerably well filled and is obliged to stand up tho entire distance he rides. No one thinks to crowd up a little so as to allow him a seat Let a fat man, whose seating capacity istwicoas large, enter the car, however, aad room to ftecommodate him is Immediately made. This is as it should be. Fat men promote the happiness of society, and their comfort should bo carefully studiod by tboeo who derive benefit from them.—Chicago Times.

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