Bloomington Telephone, Volume 8, Number 10, Bloomington, Monroe County, 19 July 1884 — Page 3

Bloumington Telephone BLOOMINGTON. INDIANA. WALTER a BRABFUTE, - - Pasusatt

Mart Axdebson has made nearly $75,QC0 during her London engagement. If other girls vould only follow her example and lay up something for their future husbands daring their engagements there would be fever matches broken off. In a paper read before the Edinburg Health Society, Dr. Almond referred to the custom of having the head covered out of doors and uncovered within doors as being very injurious on account of making people so sensitive to draughts of air as to cause them to take cold. Boys, he said, who went barehe aded oat of doors cjould stand a greater amount of ventilation in schoolrooms sleeping rooms than those who wore head coverings.

The bard fact, recently so often brought to the notice of English scientific societies, that two millions of bodies have been interred during the last twenty-five years within the limits of the London postal circle, has very greatly changed the popular view of cremation. Two years ago three of the scientific papers said that cremation was "unnatural" and "against human feeling,91 but they now think that self-preservation is the first and strongest of laws. It has leaked oat that one of James B. Keen's extravagances was a private barber who traveled four miles daily to scrape the face and rub the head of the now dethroned Wall street king. In bis bath-room Mi. Keen had all the necessary adjuncts of a first-class tonsorial establishment, including cosmetic, vaseline, tonics, and bay rum; and here he reclined every morning in an easy chair while hi favorite barber gently lathered and softly drew the razor serosa the speculator's . face.. New York World. The Indians of Arizona do not take much stofck in the old saw about making hay while the sun shines. They prefer to have the squaws do it Every morning about 9 o'clock a "hay train" arrives in Quijotoa consisting of twenty or thirty squaws with immense bundles of straw on their heads. They sit in the public square till they find a purchaser and then buy tobacco and whisky with the money recieved. With these supplies the bucks regale themselves nxt day while the wives go out after another load of "cickle hay." At a recent meeting of the St. Louis Medical Society, Dr. Dean said: "When I was a small boy I ate a rose-bud and was very sick from it, and from that time on for fifteen years I could not endure the smell of a rose without a tickling sensation ever the whole body Afterward I couldn't eat strawberries, and sogr mother also could not. Vegetarians claim that any idiosyncrasy in regard to vegetables could be overcome, and although I have no faith in their doctrine, I thought they ought to know if anyone did; and I have tried, perhaps for seven or eight years, a single strawberry, but it effects me as badly as if I ate a l&rge dish. I have been compelled to go to bed on account of it several times. My face and eye-lids will swelL Gkuxs of the different kinds produce alcohol in about the following proportions: Corn affords 40 pounds of spirits of the specific gravity of 0.9427, containing 45 per cent of absolute alcohol for each 100 pounds grain ; wheat 40 to 45 pounds of spirits; bar ley 40, oats 36, rye 36 to 42, buckwheat 40. Now, forty pounds of such spims equal three and a half gallons of Government proof spirits. Taking corn at 56 pounds per bushel, rye at 56 pounds, wheat at 60, barley at 4oats at 32, and buckwheat at 52 these grains should afford the following quantities of proof spirits per bushel : Corn and rye each, 1.96 gallons, or almost two gallons; wheat, 2.1 gallons; barley 1.68 gallons; oats 1.12 gallons; and buckwheat L8SL .

"Iv the gefieral enlargement of

woman's sphere of employment" ob

serves Jus see, "the dispensing of drugs

suggests itself to us as a pursuit admir

ably adapted to the sex's capabilities9

The practice of pharmacy requires little in the way of physical strength, and certainly woman's capacity for receiv

ing the necessary preliminary instruc

tion is quite as great as the average

drug clerk's, while , her superior delieaey of touch an4 dexterity of hand

would be of great advantage in the nicer duties of the position. As to the

comparative probability of her substituting morphine where quinine was prescribed would be difficult to predict bat as a precautionary measure it might be well to admit to posit. ons only such applicants m a certain degree of age and ur attractiveness preclude from probable disturbance of the affections." VzvTKBsex Davis' estimate of Judah P. Benjamin is that ho "could not bo

oalled an orator nr a debater, yet be shed on every subject he discussed a light that answerod the purpose aud had the effect of both. In manners gentlo and conciliatory, with a voice every tone of which was silvery, he was both persuasive a:ad convincing. Not withstanding the wide range of hi knowledge, ho was so gentle as always to be seeming to receive information, and perhaps none of his most familiar acquaintances can recall ever having

seen him, during social intercourses,

engage in heated argument. Trained to the close investigation of the law, he found periods of relaxation during which Lis memory became a storehouse of ppetry aud fiction, aud in times of darkest prospect, and deepest -depres

sion would enliven his comrads by reci

tations from his favorite, Tennyson."

"Plantino of Trees by Kailroad Companies was the subject of a paper

read by John S. Hicks, of New York, before the Forestry Congress recently

in session a! Washington City. Mr. Hicks presented interesting statistics of the consumption of wood by rail

roads. He estimated the it cost per

mile of ties at $924 every seven years,

or a total per annum of $14,916,000 for

113,000 miles of railroads in the United States. To supply necessary timber would require 12,672,000,000 acres of woodland kept in constant growth or 113 3-10 acres per mile of single track road which woultj be equivalent to a strip of land over 400 feet wide along side of every mile of single road. Add one-half to the estimate for double lines and sidings, and assuming that only one-half the distance could be

planted, it would require nearly a mile

of growing timber along the side of each mile of railway to produce a sufficient number of ties for its use, exclusive of the timber consumed - in bridging and fencing. There are many places owned by railroads that could be planted with trees, which would pro

tect the road from snow-drifts and

wind-orms while growing.

THE TWO PABSONS."

The most important naval battle of the anoient world was the one which took place between the Persian fleet and the allied native Greeks. All ol Greece but Sparta had been overrun

by the Persians, Xerxes was so certain

of his coming victory that he had a throne erected, from which he could see the annihilation of the Grecian fleet, which was hemmed in the straits which lay between the ' mainland and island and harbor of Salamis. Had Xerxes been victorious the world would

have lost the most splendid page in its history, that of Greek civilization and the models she produced in every de

partment of human activity for, afterages to imitate. But the Grecians conquered, and so overwhelming was their victory Xerxes immediately retreated to Asia, and his armies were subse. quently defeated by the hosts of Greece. A great undertaking is now under way to thoroughly explore the'hottoni of the straits and bay of Salamis with a view to the disoovery and reconstruction of the vessels, which have been imbedded in the sands for over 2,000 years. Although minutely described, we have still but a faint idea of an ancient man-of-war. We know they were open boats with three tiers of rowers. Many of them were rams with beaks to destroy the enemy. The soldiers fought on a platform or on a deck near the bowsprit. ' The combat was hand to hand. With sail or oar these vessels were very swift, especially if the wind helped them. But soon we shall know more about them. The twenty centuries have doubtless covered tje vessels with layer upon layer of Lad and detritus. But still the diving apparatus of modern times is so far perfected that these vessels can be exhumed, and take their place in the museums of the world, to show the kind of ships that saved Grecian civilization from being overwhelmed by Asiatic barbarism.

Table Talk. "Maria," asked Mr. Jonos as he helped himself to another slice of buttered toast at breakfast, "did you put on youi boots this morning ?w "Yes,1 answered Mrs. J. with a liver-and-bacon intonation to her voice, "why?" "Oh, nothing," said Jones, taking r second baked potato, "only when 1' mov&d them this morning before yoc were up, a little mouse run out n "Oh-h-h-h ! a-h-h-h mercy good ness! take 'em off! t-a-k-e Vm-off!1 shrieked Mrs. Jones, going into hysterics. I wish you wouldn't interrupt me Maria," said Jones severely. "A littl? mouse ran out from under the base board and ran back again, but some time it might go into your tS& amr be hopelessly, lost." I)etfS Fret Press. It is said that Russian fores, rs out trees just before the bark tightens in the spring too much for peeling. They strip the bark off, but leave the upper branches and their leaves untouched Through these leaves much of the sap in the body of the tree evaporates be fore they become dry, the trunk seasons rapidly, and makes timber much more valuable for any purpose than that cut in the winter. Mildly commingled, mimicry and mirthfulness make a good medicine for many minds' maladies. Thomas Jefferson Bumham.

4nd How They Voted at a Virginia Election Long Ago In "The Two Parsons," Col. George Wythe Muuford's pleasant story of good old times in Richmond, there is the following account of au election of Member of Congress : The candidates wore John Marshall, who had been Minister to France and Secretary of State under Mr. Adams, and John Clopton, an eminent member of the bar each the exponent of the principles of his party. Their success or defeat involved what each party believed the well-being and future prosperity of the country. It was believed the contest would be very close. The parties were drilled to move together in a body and the leaders and their business committees were never surpassed in activity and systematic arrangement for bringing out every vote. Sick men were taken in their bed to the polls ; the halt, the lame and the blind were hunted up and every mode of conveyance was mustered into service. The election had progressed until a short time after dinner, when the vote exhibited a tie. The committees were continually bringing in their men; and as one man would vote for Marshall another on the opposite side would immediately give a plumper for Clopton. Liquor in abundance was on the court green for the friends of either party a barrel of whisky for all, with the head knocked int and the majority took it straight. Independent of the political excitement, the liquor added fuel to tho flame. Fights became common and everv now and then there would be a knock down-and-drag-out affray, to quell which required all the power of the County Justices. In those days there were no precinct elections. All the voters of the county assembled at the court house, and the crowd was frequently excessive. On this occasion it was almost impossible to obtain ingress or egress to and from the polls. In truth, none could enter but a voter, and he only with the greatest difficulty. The candidates, as was then the custom, were seated on the Justice's bench, and it was usual, when a vote was cast for a candidate in question, to return thanks sometimes, "I thank you, sir;" sometimes, "May you live a thousand years," etc. There were several noisy impudent fellows who made comments on the voters as they come up sometimes amusing, sometimes insulting and then the partisans of each would make the welkin ring with their exhkerating huzzas and animated retorts. As the scene waxed hot and furious the committees examined their list to ascertain who h; d not voted. It was soon found that Parsons Blair and Buchanan were among the delinquents. Some of the most influential and leading men immediately took carriages and hurried to bring them to the polls. It so happened they were together at Parson Blair's. Several gentlemen their intimate friends had called at different times during the day requesting them to vote, but ineffectually, each insisting t at it was better for ministers of the Gospel not to interfere in such matters. But at last, when the leading men of the Federal Committee came and urged them as a duty which they owed their country to vote; that the salvation of the party depended upon it and the great interests of the country demanded it, after first a peremptory refusal on the part of Parson Buchanan and then, upon continued pressure by the com mittee, a partial yielding on the part of Parson Blair, upon condition that Parson Buchanan would go, both assented and were escorted to the carriage and finally managed to be elbowed and squeezed up to the polls. Mr. Marshall had a few minutes before been two votes ahead, then, amid the fiercest excitement; Clopton had made up the gap and scored one ahead of him. There were shoutings and hurrahs perfectly deafening. Men were shaking fists at each other, rolling up their sleeves, cursing and swearing, with angry and furious denunciations. Some became wild with agitation. Then came Mr. Thomas Rutherford and voted for Marshall, and there was again a tie One fellow growled out an imprecation and another replied: "You, Bir, ought to have your mouth smashed for your impudence." The crowd rolled to and fro like a surging wave. Parson Blair came forward. A swaggering fellow just above him said: "Here comes two preachers dead-shot for Marshall." Both candidates knew them intimately and rose from their seats, and the shout wasterriSic. "Mr. Blair." said the sheriff, "who do you vote for?" "John Marshall," said he. Mr. Marshall replied, "Your vote is appreciated, Mr. Blair." Another fellow cried out: "Bring out the Darbytown boys. The Darbys have another shot in the locker. I see you old Thorn; you are the devil to blumb the parson." And old Thorn came in pushing and elbowing with a howl ; but Parson Buchanan was at the sheriff's elbow. The whole Federal party and the Democrats, too, thought this vote was certain beyond the possibility of a doubt for Marshall. "Who do you vote for, Mr. Buchanan?" "For John Clopton," said the good man. Mr. Clopton said, "Mr. Buchanan, I shall treasure that vote in my memory. It will be regarded as a feather in my cap forever." The shouts were astounding "Hurrah for Marshall!" "Hurrah for Clopton!" The astonishment expressed in Mr. Marshall's face, in Parson Blair's countenance, by the friends of Mr. Buchanan generally, can only be imagined. When our friends entered the carriage on their return home Parson Buchanan said: "Brother Blair, we might as well have stayed at home. When I was forced against my will to go, I simply determined to balance your vote and now we shall hear no com plaints of the clergy interfering in elections." When the returns came in from the district it was found that Clopton was elected. Richmond Dispatch. Great Success In the Taffy Line. Ho was ate, and he was not altogether as he ought to have been. He saw by the light in the window that she was waiting for him and he trembled, well knowing that he merited severe rebuke. As he entered the room she began : "This is a nice time of " "My dear," he interrupted, "you can't

tell what I was hie thinking of just now. Bather what you reminded me of as I came in. The lamp on the table and you sitting close to it, You and the lamp reminded mo of a philosophy of which Matthew Arnold is the 'postle you and the lamp seel" ''No, I don't see. This is a nice " "Well- hie I'll show you. Matthew Arnold is the 'postle of sweetness and light Well, you and tho lamp fill the bill sweetness and light. The lamp is tho light and you are the sweetness," "You foolish fellow," said she, with a smile; "what are you standing there for? Let me help you oft' with your coat." SomervUle Journal

WORKSHOP 1THMS.

A Lion's Bite.

The familiar remark, "When doctors disagree, who shall decide?" intimates that men equally learned and conscientious do contradict each other. The fact should excite no surprise, for it may be explained by that fertile source of error, imperfect generalization. One man is hasty in his conclusions. As soon as he sees one or two facts, he infers a third. Another man is cautious in forming an opinion. He waits until he has gathered a number of facts befoie drawing an inference. He is more likely to be right than the man who jumps at conclusions from the spring-board of a single fact. An incident in the life of the great African explorer and missionary, Dr. Livingstone, throws light upon the topic. Once upon a time, a lion sprang upon the doctor, knocked him down and bit his shoulder and arm so severely as to cripple them for life. The doctor felt qo sensation of pain while in the lion's jaws. This was a fact, which his own consciousness attested. But the good man, instead of waiting until he had found several men who iiad been in lion's jaws, and felt no pain, jumped from this fact to a conclusion. He inferred that by a merciful provision of Providence, the lion's blow so stuns its victim that they feel no pain. The good missionary's opinion, however, was not accepted by naturalists and hunters. One English sportsman, while hunting in South Africa, met with old Petrus Jacobs, who had shot more lions than any man in that country. He flatly contradicted the missionary. The old nimrod was on his back, having been terribly mauled by a lion a few days before. He was sitting in the shade of his wagon, while on a hunting expedition, when his daughter-in-law called out, "Look ! there comes a pip: down to the water!" "That's no pig, child," said Peter, jumping up and seizing his rifle. "It's a lion stalking the horses." FolloAved by three splendid dogs, he started after the lion, which had tied on seeing him. Old Peter fired, but mis-ed. The dogs rushod after the retreating lion and brought him to bay on a hill, where tho hunter found him crouched on the top of a rock. Seeing the man, the lion sprang from the rock aud charged straight at the new adversary, Peter tired, missed, aud the next moment the lion seized him by the thigh, threw him to the ground and, as he expressed it, "chewed" thisrh, arm, and hand. The dogs attacked the beast so furiously that he was forced to leave Peter and attend to them. Fearfully mangled, he struggled to his feet and regained his wagon, saying, "The lion has done forme." When the Englishman saw him, he was lying in bed, with a dressing of fresh milk and castor oil on his wounds. Remembering Dr. Livingstone's statement and inference, the young hunter asked the old Nimrod if he felt any pain while the lion was "chewing" him. "1 think I did," he answered, "Every time he bite,I had de vorse pain I ever had." Afterwards, the Englishman met with several Kaffirs, who had been bitten by lions. Each affirmed that he suffered acute anguish while in the beasts jaws. From th'ese facts the young hunter concluded that Dr. Livingstone was mistaken as to his inference, and that the "merciful provision" was limited to him personally. Youth's Companion. The Chinese Weakness for Good Victuals. The Chinese, it must be confessed, are a gormandizing people. In spite of their Buddhist professions, in spite of thousands of Buddhist tracts enjoining vegetarianism, fasting and mortification of the flesh as the only road to the Western paradise, the heathern Chinee will have to take his place amongst that depraved class "whose god is their stomach' The number of fat, oily priests one sees in monasteries convinces the visitor that their diet is regulated by anything but Pythagorean principles. Their very deities are sadly inclined to corpulency, while their pet image of the Buddha in a merry mood is one undulating mass of obesity, as he lounges on his pedestal. There is no object upon which a Chinaman's eyes ro t with so much pleasure as upon some wellfed, beefy-faced, barrel-bodied Fallataff. When a man who is inclined to embonpoint meets an old acquaintance he is greeted with the complimeut: "Why, how your blessedness is increasing!" The idea being that fatness is the outward and visible sign of inward happiness and contentment; while leanness is always associated with worry, care and sorrow. According to Chinese phrenologists the intestines are the seat of the mind and affections, and it is a very common joke on meeting a stout Chinaman of Pickwickian proportions for a foreigner to remark to his companion; ' What a fine intellect that man has got!" In a land where adipose tissue is a mnrk of beauty it is almost superfluous to say that eating is the all important business. If you want to eay "How do you do ?" to a Chinaman the only way is to ask him if he has eaten his rice yet. Follow behind a company of Chinese walking along the street and listen to their conversation, and you will find that, if it is not about money, it will be about food and drink. I have never been two minutes in conversation with a fellow-traveler in a river boat without being asked what article of diet constitutes a foreigner's chow-chow. Correspondent Han Frwseisco Chronicle.

A suitable place for everything, and everything in it place. A proper time for everything, and everything done in its time. A distinct name for everything, and everything called by its name. A certain use for everything, and everything put to itH use. Tempering Tools. A tool,, after it has been forgod, should be to hardened or tempered that it will never want to come to the lire again until it is so worn down that it requires reforging. This saves the time lost in a second hardening, and it avoids the damage always done to the cutting power by rehardening without forging. Black Dye eob Wood. First sponge the wood with a solution of chlorUydrate of aniline in water, to which a small quantity of chloride is added. Allow it to dry, and go over it with a solution of potassium bichromate. Repeat the process twice or thrice, and the wood will take a fine black color, unaffected by light or chemicals. Glue to Resist Moisture, The preparations are : One pound of glue melted in two quarts of skimmed milk. If stronger glue is required add powdered chalk to common glue. Another receipt for marine glue is: One part of India rubber, twelve parts of mineral naphtha or coal tar; heat gently, mix and add twenty parts of powdered shellac. Pour out on a slab to cool. When used to be heated to about 250 degrees. A good glue cement to resist moisture may also be made as follows : One part glue, one part of black resin and one-quarter part of red ochre, mixed with the least possible quantity of water ; or, four parts glue, one part of boiled oil (by weight) and one part; of oxide of iron. Iron Paint. A recent German invention, composed of pulverized iron and linseed varnish, is intended for covering damp walls, outer walls, and, in short, any place or vessel exposed to the action of the open air and weather. Should the article to be painted be exposed to frequent changes of temperature, linseed oil varnish and amber varnish are mixed with the paint intended for the first two coats, without the addition of any artificial drying medium. The first coat is applied rather thin, the second a little thicker, and the last in rather a fluid state. The paint is equally adapted as weatherproof coating for wood, stone, and. iron; nor is it necessary to previously free the latter from rust, grease, etc., a superficial cleaning being sufficient. The paint will prove a valuable auxilliary to manufacturer!. Somebody says large articles of brass and copper which have become very much soiled may be cleaned by a mixture of rotten-stone (or any sharp polishing powder) with a strong solution of oxalic acid. After being thoroughly cleaned the metal should be wiped off with a cloth moistened with soda or potash, and a very light coating of oil should be applied to prevent the further corroding action of the acid. A more powerful cleaning agent, because more corrosive, is finely powdered ciiromate of potash mixed with twice its bulk of strong sulphuric acid, diluted (after standing an hour or so) with an equal bulk of water. This will instantly clean the dirtiest brass, but great care must be taken in handling the liquid, as it is very corrosive. Brass which has been lacquered should never be cleaned with polishing powders or corrosive chemicals. Wiping with a soft cloth is sufficient, and in some cases washing with weak soap and water may be admissible. Dry the articles thoroughly, taking care not to scratch them, and if after this they show much sign of wear and corrosion Bend them to the lacquerer to be re finished. Tltte Cow's Color. In the early days of Thaddeus Stevens practice he was engaged by the defendent in a suit for damages in an alleged trespass of his cow in a neighbor's garden., In the cross examination of 4 witness who swore to having seen the cow on the premises, Mr. Stevens said : "Did I understand you to say that the cow in the garden was a black cow?" "Yes. sir." "Will you undertake to say that the cow you saw was perfectly black, or was it not lighter in some parts? Now be careful; this is a very important point in your testimony and will effect the decision of the jury," "Well, I said it was a black cow to the best of my recollection, but it might have been a little mixed in color." "Ah !w said stevens, "we are coming to the truth at last. You say it was mixed in color, what do you mean by that ? Was it spotted V "No, I did not see any spots on it, but it might have been lighter or brindled about the head and breast." "A brindled cow was it? First it was black, then a little mixed in some places, and now brindled." The poor witness, utterly bewildered at the perversion of his testimony, could not make a clear statement. Stevens in Ms speech to the jury, said : "Now, gentlemen of the jury, you have heard and must judge of the credibility of a witness who first swears that he saw my client's cow in his neighbor's cabbages, then swears that the cow was black ; he then admits that the cow might have been partially brindled; in fact he can't tell what kind of a cow it was. As there is no question about the color of my client's cow, this evidence fails to prove the case agaiuctt him." Philadelphia Times. A Study in Physics. A bright miss of three summers was seated beside her father at the dinner table. She was full of mischief, and her father finally Baid to her: "Dotty, if you don't behave better, I shall have to spank you." The little one remained in deep thought for a few moments and then answred, with a saucy twinkle in her eyes: "Oo taut, pa; l's sitting on it," Boston Globe. The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree beliw your means. Salt, if applied immediately, will surely prevent ink stains.

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