FABM, HOUSEHOLD ASD STABLE.
Steamed Bread. Bread is splendid
teamed instead of baked, but ehouM
be steamed from half an hour to an
hour louger, according to the size of
the loaf.
Ground Tea. A French chemist
asserts that if tea be ground like cof
fee, immediately before hot water is
poured upon it, it will yield nearly
double the amount of its exhilarating
qualities.
Rpiiivn wit r at should be eown as
early as possible, and bo should oatf.
These grains need a long season to
develop their full growth. Some new
varieties of wheat are very promising,
and should be tried in a small way as
a test. 2s'o one should risk his whole
crop on any new and untried variety.
As wheat does not mix in the field, a
new variety may be tried in a strip
with other kinds without risk of mix
ing the varieties.
Potato water, or water in which
potatoes have been boiled, is now re
commenced in various quarters as not
only an effective but an immediate
remedy for lice on cows and other
cattle, also for ticks. The affected
parts are to be bathed with the potato
water : one application is generally
sufficient. This remedy (il remedy it
proves) has the merit of being exceed
ingly simple, easily employed, and
without danger or injury to the cattle.
X'ir York World.
The use of cows milk in nervous
disorders is very highly recommended
by our best physicians. They pre
scribe it to lie used at all hours, and
recommend the patient to drink as
much as four quarts per day if agree
able. The constant aud exclusive use
of this article after a time becomes
very tiresome, and the milk acquires
an unpleasant taste. It may in a de
gree be avoided by heating the milk
and adding enough salt to flavor it, in
thi? form doing as much good as in
any other.
A Cure kor Croup. There arc
many varieties of croup, up to its
most dangerous form, according to
some, diphtheria when the whole body
becomes infected with the disease and
death generally ensues. A celebrated
physi'.-ian of standing reiterates that
he has never failed to cure croup by j
means of biomium since he Urst cm- i
ployed it, twelve years ago. The re-
medy is simple ; the one-hundredth ,
part of pure brornium, dissolved in di-
stilled water. Take every hour, and j
oftencr if necessary, at the commence- j
mcnt of the disease, two or threejdrops :
of the solution in a spoonful of sugar- i
ed water.
A correspondent of the Indiana !
Farmer from Labette, Kansas, u.es !
the following contrivance to prevent j
cows from sncicingthemsclves : "Cows
may be cured of sucking themselves
by the use of two sticks long enough :
to reach from the horns to the back ;
of the shoulder. Cut notches in both
ends of the sticks and secure one end
of each to the base of youi cow's ;
horns. Then pass a rope around her :
body just back of her fore legs. Fas
ten the other ends of the sticks to this
rope by means of knots about midway
of ench side. I will pay for all the
milk the cow gets when the above di- ,
rections are followed."
Mr. James A'. Nelson, of Indian
Run, who is a nurseryman of large
cxpeiience, sends the following recipe
for making grafting wax. ''Take
three parts rosin, two parts beeswax
(in bulk) and one part tallow. IMvide
the rosin in three equal parts, beeswax
into two parts, each one the size of
the rosin, and tallow in one part the
size of the others. Melt all together,
then pour into a vessel filled with cold
water. If it should stick to your fin
gers in making into balls for use, rub
your hands with some tallow. This 1
wax needs no other preparation before j
ruing, and will withstand both heat
and cold for aiiy length of time." j
The Celery Cure. Here we cyme
with another cure, This one's pro- .
nunciamento is that celery is a cure
for rheumatism, lie has tried it over
and over again with uniform success.
The disease, he declare, is impossible
if celery be cooked ar.d freely eaten.
It is ineffective when taken raw. lie
prescribes that it should be cut into
bits, boiled ir. water until soft, and the
water drunk by the patient. "Put
uew milk with a little flour and nutmcz
into a saucepan with the boiled celery,
serve it warm with pieces of toast, eat
with potatoes, and the painful ailment
will soon yield." He adds, says the
New York Tim., "that cold or damp
never produces but simply develops
the disease, of which acid blood is the
primary and sustaining cause, and
thai while the blood is alkaline there
can be neither rheumatism r.or gout.
English statistics show that in one
year (1S70) 2.010 persons died of
rheumatism, and every case, it is claim
ed, might hare been cured or picvcnt
ed by the adoption of the remedy men
tioned. At least ',wo-ihrds of the
cases named heart disease are ascribed
to rheumatism and its agonizing gout, j
Small-pox, so much dreaded, is not ;
half so destructive as rheumatism, ,
which, it is maintained by many phj--sicians,
can be prevented by obeying
nature's law in diet. But if you have
incurred it, boiled celery is pronoun- '
ced unhesitatingly to be a sjccific."
In regard to the pro'luctioa of but
ter, a corrojon(lent of the Oliio Far
mer snys tli.it lie Ivvil h'n crw on all
the erootl Lav ,!ie can t-.it, one bushel
of turnips mil fmr tpinrts of bran
?acft dav ; keep her in eomtortable
juartei 3 and never allows her to drink
very cold water. iuiin the three
months ending March 2i from her
tnilk wre made 10.1 pounds and 15
ounces of butter. She lias a calf .
fourteen months old, an 1 is jiving .
more milk now than during the win- ;
tcr. Her owner feels assured that tc
can produce from her io pounds of
butter per aununi. The milk is al- :
ways scalded ihrn taken from her,
which Oicration is believed (o im- ,
prove the quality and increase tho ;
yield of butter." The breed is not '
btaled.
A vovr valuable remedy for heaves, :
nd eaid to be a sure cure, is this.
Forty Rbmac buds, one pound of
ro?in, one pint of gin-ier, half a po:inl .
of mustard, or?c pint of unslaked
lime, oi:e ptVTiid of epsom salts, four
ounces o"guui guiacum, six ounces of
cream taitar. Mix tlioronghly and
divitc into thirty powders, and give
odc tvery uioruincj in the feed before '
f ate ing"
1 I
In the fate of everything, Wanamaker & Brown increased
their great Clothing business last year at Oak Hall nearly a quarter
of a million dollars, and for 1S79 the new plans will make the
house more popular and increase the business much more.
Eighteen years in the people's serv ice at the old corner of Sixth
and Market has taught us how to do the business well.
Whatever may be said, no house in the United States sells any
thing like so much Clothing at Retail as Oak Hall, and no house
in Philadelphia sells more than a quarter as many goods as
Mr. Wanamakcr sells in Clothing alone. Doing this large
business shows the people's regard for our goods, and enables us
to buy cheaply and sell at small profits.
New patterns
have been made
duced through
Mr. Robert C.
famous firm of Devlin & Co., New York), who is now associated
with Oak Hall, and will give his whole energies and valuable
experience to improving the manufacture of our Boys' and Men's
Clothing. We do not buy Clothing like the dealers, but make
it expressly for our own sales. The Spring stock is splendid,
and no other make of goods, so far, have as much merit, or ar
sold as cheaply.
Impressions have been srrcneously given to the effect that
Mr. John Wanamakcr, who founded Oak Hall, is not interested in
the old store, and that it docs not have his attention ; on the
contrary, his ownership of it remains unchanged, and he has lost
none of his love for it. Every clay finds him supervising all its
departments. Mr. William II. Wanamakcr spends his entire time
on the Oak Hall business.
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QUINN,
ROSE LEGE3D9
In the neighborhood of Jerusalem is a
pleasant valley, which still bears the
name of Solomon's Rose Garden, and
where, according to a.. Mohammedan
myth, a compact was made between the
Wise Man and the genii of the Morning
Land, which was writ, not m blood like
the bond between Faust and Mephisto
pheles nor in gall like our modern trea
ties but with saffron and rose water upon
the petals of white roses. In Pans, in
the sixteenth century, an edict was issued
requiring all Jews to wear a rose on their
breasts as a distinguishing mark. In
the Catholic Tyrol, in the present day,
lietrothed swains are expected to carry a
rose during the period 01 men ueuouuw aml iron spoons eoateu with tin, totti tea
as a warning to young maidens of their , spoons and tablespoons, and find in almost
enenrrod state Roses have plaved and j every instance that the tin is alloyed with
Still" Slav an important part in "popular i lead ; in almost ever-ease the lead was pre
suu pi.t. au uiii-uii"! 1 1 i t ln Roiiie quantity, and often m verv
usages in many other partsof the world. , tlty. Nor &'the ,,.a, confinC(1 to
In Germany, young girls deck their nair j tjlfrp(Mror qualities of tin, but some of the
with white roses for their confirmation, ; highest priced and 'first quality of tin plate'
their entrance into the worm, ana w nen,
at the end of life's career, the aged
rrvinrtmotber departs to her eternal rt st,
a last gift, in the shape of a rose-garland,
is laid upon her bier. Julius t'a?sar, it
1 is recorded, was fain to niae nis iwiuih-m 1
! at the age of thirty, with tne prouucrsoi
I the Roman rose gardens, as Anacreon
hid the snows of eighty under a wreath
' of roses. At mid-Lent the Tope sends a
golden rose to particular churches or
crowned beads, whom he designs as
j especially to honor. Martin Luther
: wore a r"se at his girdle. In these in
stances the rose serves as a syniooi 01
ecclesiastical wisdom. A rose has fig
ured on the beadsman's axe of the
Vo'lmireriirht. Many orders, fraterni
ties and societies have taken the rose as
tiir ivi.brp The 'Rosicrucians may
1h instanced. The
Society of the I
i Rose.'' of Hamburg.
, ..osoci-ltion of
learned ladies of the seventeenth century,
! is a less known example. It was divi
; de.l into four sections the roses, the
1 lilies, the violets and the pinks. The
1 holv Medardus instituted in France the
: custom of "La Rosiere," by which, in
j certain localities, a money gift and
crown of roses are bestowed on the de-
voutest and most industrious maiden in
I the commune. The infamous Duke de
i ( hat res established an "Order of the
! Rose" with a diametrically opjMisite in
! tent ion. the avowed object being the 1111
I dormining of female virtue. AtTreviso
a curious rose feast is or was held annu
' allv. A castle was erected yvith tajes
i try and silken hangings, and defended
! by the best bom maidens in the city
against the attacks of young bachelors,
', almonds, nutmegs, roses and squirts
; filled yvith rose yvater Ix'ing the ammu
; nit ion freely used on lth sides. Gard
' itrr'. Monthly.
Origin- of tii e A hplk. Tliere is suf- j
ficient eviilencp to prove that the apple .
was employed as fool in certain parts of
EuroiK at a veiy ancient period, perhaps ,
even ln fore the period of written history, i
The carljonized seeds and fragments of
apples and other fruits are found in the j
lmul of certain lakes in Switzerland. ;
where the pile builders or hike dwellers :
had their liahitaiions. It niipht he suj- '
posed that these vestiges w-re wild r j
crab api!es. the native product of the
country, and such is probably the fact.
Jut accordint' tol'rof. Karl Koch, there
are no species of apples truly indigenous
in Euro' : those, which are found grow
ing without cultivation, are the result
of accidental sowings of common apple
seeds. If this statement is correct, t he
question arises, whence came the apples
and fruits of the pile-huilders ? The
same:'uestiin might be propounded with
respect to the wheat which is found in
the debris of their dwellings and the an
swer to the one question would probably
l1 an answer for the other. It is not
; improbable that the distribution of grain
and fruit among the nations of the earth
has a much greater antiquity than has
commonly been admitted. In attempt
s ing to determine the original s-citie
character of our common apple we have
to deal with a diflicult question. The
apple of the present day is the product
of centuries of cultivation and horticul
tural skill, and the transformations and
modifications affected thereby are such
that we need not be surprised if we are
unable to recognize the original or parent
stock. Linnaeus named the common
apple of cult ivation J', i's .IAi'ms, taking
as the type the common seedling apple,
which lie apjH-ars to have considered a
good sjK'cies. and the same view lias
been generally entertained by succeed
ing botanists.
Won iin: n r. Mik.wjes in Aiuona. ;
An iniiiginativi corrcsjxindcnt. writ- :
ing from Arizona, says:
"It was only n few weeks ago. b-tvpeii .
(iiia IUmkI ami Maricopa, ttiat I witnessed a
most iiiaivfluiis ami 'X'Hiisite series of trans
formations rcllcrti-il l y tlic I'lienomi-niiii of
niiraiir. 'J'lie Sierra le las Kstrclln mountain
bail entirely iliappcnred, ami in its place
was a v alleil city upon tbo margin of a beau- !
t i f lit lake. All "at once the city disappeared ;
and a castellated mountain rose in tbe middle,
of tbe lake and turned into a palace, which, af
ter balancing itself in the air, toppled over i
and sank into the bosom of the tramiiiil wa
ters. Then arose a multiplicity of erotesfpip 1
elevations, which rapidly assumed the char
acter of fairy islets, with lakelets within ',
then. selves ; then, owing to the unequal den- ;
sities and refracting powers of the adjacent
strata of air, the islets became transformed :
into castles, cathedrals, buttresses, cubes,
fortifications and other rock systems of ar- !
ihitecture, which only survived", however, to
vanish on perfect completion. Again rose
an object which resembled a magnificent j
opera house or cathedral, wMi requisite ins
cription of got hie w indows and domes, bal- !
ustrades, imposing arches and doorways and !
many-colored lamps. Tliis picture gave way '
to an immense tube, which seemed to be. j
suspended ill the air, until shivered into al- :
most infinitesimal fragments, each of which
assumed a variety of shapes, with serrated
borders, and soon vanishe.l or liecame trim- '
eated below the horizon. Then arose an im- '
incuse island, in shape not unlike Alcatrus: ,
again, it closely resembled ;ihraltar, lifted
in the air, all the while presenting an aspect '
as threatening as either of the strongholds :
above named. Then came the pyramids, anil, .
anon, the Casa ('ramie, precisely as it exists
fifty miles away. Presently a broad white
scarf seemed to have been thrown over the
last named elevation, yet permitting a form- I
ation like the picture of the 'Hock of Ages.' "
JlAKIMi LVMI'.KIt FKOM STUAAV.
Mr. S. H. Ilaiiiilton. of JJuslmtll, 111..
Ji;i tliseoveretl, says the St. iAiiiis.oirna,'
ij' Commerce, a proi-ess for making hard
wood lumber out of common wlieat
straw, with nil the effect of jiolish and
iinirOi whieli is obtainable 011 the hard
est of black walnut and mahogany . at as
little cost as clear pine luniier Van lie
manufactured for. The process of man
ufacture, as explained by Mr. Hamilton,
is as follows :
Ordinary strawltoard, such as is manufac
tured at any paper mill, is used for the pur
pose. As many sheets are taken as is reiinir
ed to make the thickness of the lumber desir
ed. These sheets are passed thnupjlc a
chemical solution, winch thorounhly softens
up the fihre and completely saturates it : the
whole is then pressed thrui:h a succession
of rollers, dried and hardened duniiu the
passage, as well as polished, and comes out
of the end of the machine hard, dry lumher
ready for use. It is claimed that the chemi
cal properties hardetiini; in the tihrc entire
ly prevent water soaking, and render the
lumber combustible only in very hot fire.
The hitnleued linish on" the outside also
makes it impervious to water. The sample
exhibited could hardly be told from hard
wood lumber, and in"sawinr it the differ
ence could not be detected. It is susceptible
of a very high polish, and samples of imita
tion of marble, mahogany, etc., were show n
which might deceive the most experienced
eye. Not only does Mr. Hamilton claim a
substitute for lumber in sash, doors, blinds,
and finished stuff, but also a substitute for
black walnut and other wiwmIs in the manu
facture of all kinds of tine furniture, coffins,
etc., and also an excellent substitute for
marble in marble top tables, mantle pieces,
bureaus, etc. lie claims that it will not
warp in the least.
Tkith is st ranger than fiction, for there is
-. .,t'ji.
Dangers ef Lead Poisoning from the Use
01 unnea ware.
According to recent investigations, made
both in England and this country, it seems
that we would do well hereafter to examine
very carefully the tin employed in coating
utensils that are used for cooking or preser
ving food of any kind. Since tin has fallen
in price it is not very uncommon to meet
with samples which contain lead to a con
siderable amount, evidently added to the
more expensive metal with a view of adul
teratine it and thus avoiding loss on the
price at which it Is necessary to sell it. The re
sults of this, of course, may prove serious.
Dr. R. C. Kedsie, President of the State
Koard of Health of Midi'ican, in a recent re
port on this subject, says : "I have examin
ed a large number of siieeimeus of tin plate
of vessels made or tinned iron,
tt fill CVUVkVlO
contains a large quantity or lead. It is an
astonishing fact that a large proportion of
the tinned wares in the market is unfit to
use because of the large quantity of lead
with which the tin is alloved."
The dangers that are likely to ensue from
tue nse of articles tinned witn such an alloy
are these : The alloy of tin and lead will tar
nish, or, more properly speaking, oxidize
much more readily than pure tin, and the
oxide of lead thus "formed is very soluble in
acetic or vinegar (forming "sugar of lead"),
and also in lactic acid or the acid of sour
milk ; it will form, too, salts with malic and
citric acids which exist in our common fruits,
such as apples, cherries, strawberries, cur
rants, etc. Indeed, as Dr. Kedzie very truly
observes, any of our acid fruits when cooked
in vessels containing any lead, or even when
left in such vessels for some time, are very
liable to take up some of the poisonous metal,
and to become thereby unfit for food, inas
much as all salts of lead are poisonous : and
the danger is me greater because lead com-
P,",IS an- cuiiiuiauM- poison. .a person
inav not be poisoned by one or two small
doses, but even if a very minute dose is taken
for a long time, the person may be broken in
health or even lose his lite.
Fortunately the test for lead is a very sim
ple and easy one, and almost everybody has it
and may determine satisfactorily whether his
tinware contains any of the poisonous metal
in sensible quantity. For this purpose Dr.
Kedzie recommends that a drop of strong
nitric acid Ik; placed on the tinned surface
by means of a glass rod or splinter of wood,
and that the acid be rubbed over a space as
large as a dime, warmed gently until dry,
and that two drops of a solution of potassium
iodide be then dropped on the spot. If the
tin contains lead a bright yellow iodide of
lead will form on the spot. The test is one
that can be very rapidly applied and the re
sults are decisive.
THK WdSDF.RFl 1. I'l.VNT-PnODVClNO
f'ATKRl'il.l.AU. Among the many curious
forms of animal and vegetable life at the
antipodes, perhaps none is more remarkable
in numler in certain parts of New Zealand,
and less frequently, in a somewhat different
shape, in New !Soiith Wales, than the plant
producing caterpillar. In the body of this
caterpillar litterully grows the root of a
species of rush, or reed, whose stem, grow
ing upwards in the ordinary manner above
ground, is the perfect stem of a leafless
vegetable, with ahead somewhat resembling
that of bulrush. The heads or seed vessels
of the plant are eaten by the Maoris, and,
when burnt, arc employed a a coloring mat
ter ; the plant, when masted, emits a strong
animal smell. The natural history of this
curious organism is brielly as follows : The
caterpillar, known as the "A weto," or Jlipia
v.t rtrwfns, when burrowing underground,
previous to its metamorphosis to the chrysalis
state, collects one or more of the seeds of a
parasitic fungus (Uphrrria Ilobertnii) in the
joints of its neck, where, nurtured by the
warmth of the body, they germinate, the
roots pressing downwards and completely
fining the skin of the caterpillar's bodv, and
the stem springing upwards through the
light, rich soil, till it attains a height of some
eight or ten inches. The caterpillars seldom
or never exceed three or four inches in
length, and the root of the plant appears in
variably to confine itself to the shell of the
insect, "which preserves its outward form in
tact, the feet, eyes and scales appearing per
I feet. Wherever the club-shaped heads of
: the plants are seen, its caterpillar root may
easily be found by digging carefully iluwn
i wards to a distance ot several inches. This
'. remarkable instance of a caterpillar, natural
! ly destined to develop into a gaudy butterlly,
I transforming itself into an integral and rad
; i-al portion of an insignificant plant, seems
' like a protest against the ravages which
; these larv:n usually commit on the produces
' of the vegetable kingdom.
1!ko-1U o SrmK.ns. Perhaps there are not
very ntany'aware of tbe great utility of at
least one species of the common limi'-e spider
as a destroyer of bed-bugs. I tried all possi
ble means to exterminate them, but seem
ingly without effect, as they bad got into the
walls and extended to different rooms. One
day I noticed what I thought to lie a verv
large lotl-bug carrying off a very small spi
ocr of half its size. This I was determined
to prevci.t, and went Willi a small piece of
stick to separate and kill the former. They
fust ran very lively along the floor in oppo
site directions, but to my great surprise I
saw the little spider wheel around, pursue,
seize, and bear oil' the bug in triumph, w ith
groat ease. A further search revealed one
uav a spider's web in which hung about half
a dozen dead bugs like carcass.w in a butch
er's stall, for the spider, who generally de
pends on his net for securing its prey, bad
apparently on this occasion left it for so
precious a morsel.
1 forthw ith gave directions that no spider's
web was to be brushed down for a time,
much preferring the remedy in this case to
the hugs ; and whether it was that the spiders
bad the best of them I cannot say, but the
result was that in a little while they became
totally extinct. There is another species of
the spider, numerous but very seldom seen,
which docs not make webs, but pounces on
its prey and lives in crevices. It is harmless,
one of "the least repugnant looking, but one
of the most extraordinary active little cus
tomers in the insect creation. If it were
found that 'bug" were "venison" to that
spider, and it could be introduced into
houses, the former might make their wills.
A Brkathin-c; Cave.-In the range of
mountains in Western North Carolina,
known us "The Fox lianirc," a most singu
lar phenomenon exists. It is a "breathing
cave." In the summer months a current of
air comes from it so strongly that a person
cannot walk against it, while in the winter
the suction is just as great. The cool air
from the mountain in summer is felt for
miles in a direct line from the cave. At
times a most unpleasant odor is emitted uji
011 the current from the dead carcases of
animals sucked in and killed by the violence.
The loss of cattle and stock in that section in
winter is accounted for in this way they
range too near the month of the cave and the
current carries them in. At times when the
change from inhalation begins, the air is fill
ed with hairs of various animals ; not unfrc
iiuently halves and w hole carcasses are found
miles from the place. The air has been
known to change materially in temperature
during exhalation, from ijuitecool to unplea
santly hot, withering vegetation within
reach, and accompanied by a terrible roar
ing" sound, like a pot boiling. It is unac
counted for by scientific men who have ex
amined it, though no exploration can take
place. It is feared by many that a volcanic
eruption may take place there some time.
Love's Ingenuity. A couple, not one
hundred miles from Manchester, carried on
their courHViy in rather a novel manner. A
voung man bad fallen in love with the
daughter of his employer ; but from certain
ideas of w ealth, a match was opposed by the j
father. The consequence was, that the !
young man was forbidden to visit his em- t
plover's house. The old gentleman was in i
the" habit of wearing a cloak, and the young j
couple made him the innocent bearer of j
their correspondence. The lady pinned a )
li tter inside the lining of the old man's cloak j
everv dav, and when the father went into '
the counting-house, and threw off his cloak,
the lover took out the lover's epistle, read it,
and sent the reply back in the same manner.
Ijove anil ingenuity were finally successful.
Thk Wetfern It ami snvs that French
chicken rMlrtfrs find that feeding fowls
with iHiilcd r teaineil carrots, chopiecl into
small iieees, rnjiidlv fattens tin 111 and im
parts an agreeahle flavor to the flesh greatly
relished by epicures, and that fowls thus fed
sell more rapidly than others. The experi
ment at least is worth trying here. If spring
chickens could thus he "increased in weight
and savor in a few weeks, loth producers
nnd consumers would lie lienefited.
TinstiNs liing in nmrsliy tlistrii-ts, who
are exposed to iniasinatie exhalations, will
find that lime juice mixed with water and
taken freely as a beverage, will prove an
excellent preventive of malarial fevers.
MERCANTILE APPRAISEMENT.
I 1ST OF RFTAII.f-.RS o FoMtro a to TXmjm
j tio Mchawd!9. appraited In Cambria.
County, for the year 1179 :
A DAMS TOWTfSBTT.
Cfcua. Lic'ie. C'teM.
14 Daniel Oohn 7.00 14 John P.Oohn
. T OO
AlAOHltJT TOWMBir.
14 C. P. fc H. Him- 14 Wm. F. Boc....
melright 7.00
BAKU TOWSSHIP.
14 Casper Leib
. 7.00
. 7.00
. 7.00
j BLACKLK-K TOWJtfWr.
I 14 Isaac Michaels
CABBOIiTOWW BOBOCOH.
13 A. A. Barker k. 114 MaucherfcWealc
Sob 10.00 icn...
7.00
7.00
7.50
14 John Buck
13 S. Tellelbaum.,
no n TP 1 Krk
loioo.l Andrew Houck.
Cambria borough.
14 Mlohel HaUarn 7.00: 14 Tetw Saly
14 Manc't Stebieb.. 7.00,14 John Ktnty
7 00
7.00
CONKHirOH BOROVOH.
14 Jarob Widman.. 7.00 14 Albrt Laymyer.
14 Iaiuifa Aaron... 7.00j
CLKARCTELn TOWWSB1P.
14 t'ooper Mellon 7.00 14 Mathli D? nney.
CHEST SPRI1M1S BOROVOH
14 J. Perry fc Son.. 7.00;14 Cooper. Mellon
e HOTLI TOWSSHIT.
14 J. II. Plemmer.. 7.00 14 John Brown
14 V. M. Brown 7.00 14 S. B. Stlneman.
14 Dunrairr fc Burt- il4 IMnlcl Murphy.,
net 7.601
COOritRrtDAI.K BOKOCOH.
14 C. W. Stnt'man
IAST COJtMACH BOROrB.
14 P. fc. V. U Shaffer
KBRxaBCno noRoroH.
14 E. Robert fc Son 7.0Oil4 E. (. Parrlh
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7 00
7.50
7.00
7.00
9.00
7.00
7.00
10.00
14 (leo. lluotlev...
7.03 14 IV. J. r reMhoff. .
7.00!14 John Owens
14 John Thumpnon.
14 Ihivid KvanB
14 C. T. Roberta...
14 M. I. Oatman..
14 Wm. I.emrnon..
14 John Lloyd fi Co
7 Wil3 Barkerfc Son..
7 Ott 14 A. Strittmatter..
7.00 14 Thomas Oriftlth.
7.oo
7.W
7.00
7.00
7.00 14 K.lArd Crnfflth.
7.00 14 Davis fc Bro.'..
TRA3f KLI N BOltorOH.
13 O. S. Paul 10.ro 14 Martin "uter...
13 A. fc J. I. tuiter 10.no 14 Teler Kubrlts...
14 I). W. Coulter... 7.ou
OALLIT.IS BOROrOH.
14 F. J. hri.tv 7.5014 Thomas Bradley
14 John Troxeil 7.00 1
JOHSSTOWS BOROCOH.
14 C'TTas. S. Ruth... 7.00 14 yVm. Tpdograe
14 W. H. Phirlc 7.0U 13 A. Kolaud
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00 i
10.00
7.00
7.O0
7.00
II O. Bostard..
7.00 14 John (learhart..
7.00 14 Christ. Kreirer..
7.00 14 C. B. Cover
7.00 14 A. fc. A. Beck...
14 M. S. Malov
14 Jag. J. Murphy..
14 N. Ac. A. Hcrn"..
11 Oeta. Fcter fc.
00.
'13 F. W. Havl Son 10.00
Uuinn
15.00 14 L.. Y. l-citcuber-
14 K. I.. Hwsrd.it
Hro
14 Frank Malny...
It Hn nt ley 4. "ron
hior er 7.00
7.00 14 (JeiovK Hei-er.. 7.00
7.&0 14 Kavid Creed 7.00
14 John Jordon 7.)
7.00 14 1m. T. Beam 7.00
14 . T. Kraxer..
7.00 14 A. Montgomery. 7.00
13 Scott Iibert 10.50;14 Kinney liCanip-
13 John Sli nicer.
in.0 bell
7.50
14 A. Nathan
13 J. H. McKinnev
13 M. Snellenlmrg".
13 S. J. Hese
13 T. k. H. Oalla-
Rher
14 i. E. Jacob
14 IouiH l.arkhard.
13 (!to. I nveraaitt.
13 Fred. W. Kre..
11 John Thomas 15.00
10.00 13 L. M. Wolf lo.oo
10.50 13 Jno.Iibertfc.Son 10.00
10.00 14 H. Mozante 7.50
14 CO. lnther 7.00
10.00 '13 M.C. Parker 10.00
7.50 14 I.. Bauuier 7.00
7.00 14 J.U. A. Henbhoff 7.00
10.00 14 W. W. I'tkc 7.00
lO.Sii 14 Samnel Cliyen..
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
12 Ixutherfciren 13.0oil4
H. 1. Brinker fc.
14 K. Zanz
14 Jacob Wild
14 A. H'lrgrafT
14 Mellor k Hen
dricks 12 J. . II. Swank..
14 Win. Caldwell..
14 A. Metz
14 W. H. Leverpood
14 Emil Youns;....
14 Jacob Kend
14 Jacob KeploRle..
14 J. C. l'teiicr
14 S. . Bailey
14 Eben James
14 W'm. S.Jones...
14 Kavis tL Hro
14 Henrv Kichard..
1 4 leo. . irt h
14 John Mullcr
14 Ir. A. M. Wake
field 7.KI Bro
7.oo 14 H. I. Brinker fc.
7.0) Bro
,14 Mike ladhill. .
7.00 14 ((shorn kConfur
.00
12.50 13 SlmrrrM ry Co. lo.oO
7.00 14 L. Roluu (x I'o... 7.00
7.00 14 (leonre M. Hav.
7.4o 14 J. A. Hood '. .
7.00 14 Wm. Ankenv...
7.00 14 T. W.Carlnn
7.00 14 'tCo. W. Moser"..
7.00 : 0 ti. T. Stewart fc.
7 50 1 Co
7.5o 14 Jacob Jacob v....
.50
7."0
7.00
7.00
7.00
25 00
7.00
7.50 1 Wood. MorrellA
7.0o! Co 200.00
7.01 14 M Clellan fc.
!.M Stufft
7.00 14 Philipe fc Co
7.00
7.'n
7.00
7
7
7.'")
7.00
7.00
7.0"
7.'W
7.50
7.50
7.V)
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
14 A. ohen.
.50 14 L'Luckhardt.ir.
li 1 h e I" e o p 1 a
14 "Hrl. I.-nn t o.
Store (limitd) 12.5') 14 H irry Wayne.
14 Fockler i Lever-
14 Klmpel Vlrrlne.
RO'"l
14 J. K. Shrvxk...
14 Hloch &' Stuti-
man
14 'has. Hochstcin
K A. M.CroTl.-
14 J. II. Kuntz
T.oii 14 W. I). Marshall.
7.00 14 John Venn
14 C. EUaepser
7.00 14 John Henderson
7.00 14 Emanuel James.
7.O0 14 A. H. Hloch...
7.50 14 H. 1. Kennedy..
LORETTO BOROCOH.
U F. IV Brarllev 7.0" 14 Wm. I.itilnirer.
1 W. W. MeAteer. 7.0c 14 M.J. Teirelbaum
14 M. Mclionald... 7"0 14 F. I O'riel
14 A. J. (."hri'tv 7.00
MILLVILI.K FOROVUM.
14 F. W. (Hven 7.0"jl4 . W. Stutzman
KimusD Towssmr.
14 (leorgo Conrad
Hl-MMITVILI.E TtOKOUOH.
14 Win. Mc'onnell 7.00 14 Jolin Fjizer
14 Jas. M. Uillen... 7.0o;i4 John Kittle.
TCJfSEL MILL BOROCOH.
14 Jas. P.Murray... 7.00;14 H. M. Johnston
14 Patrick Smith'.... 7.i"Jj . Co
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
14 S. F. Morrell
WILMORE BonoC'iH.
14 Mrs. H. B. Kcp- !14 O. J. Kvans
hart 7..VI 14 Juhn Mc"olgan.
13 W.J. Weleslaa-le lo.ouj
WOODY ALE BOROCOH.
14 W. K. Adams fc ;.Tohn Clark
Koscn.steel 12. SOj
WASlll NOTOJt TOWMSHir.
14 M. B. Mcl.auh- 14 J. A. Mahcr
Im 7 50 14 Mentrer fc leib.
14 C. fc J. Ijihi'V... 7.00 14 If. I.. IK-nrge
14 Mrs. C. Thomp- 14 Ji.hn IPhii
'.00
7.00
7.00
r.oo
7. 50
7.00
.00
-.50
:.50
'.00
son.
.50.
uniTK
Fike fc
ii tsinr.
14 A
H.
1 1 Ju. !. I'almer. .
no 14 John . Ilatc...
o. ..
14 A. S. yi
7.60
'arty... 7.ok
rrrtu yookr toi-.iiip.
14 Jc'l) Feani
1'ORTAIIK TOWNSHir.
7.00
14 Wm. Frinirle. jr. 7."0 It Mnrtin .Ko.
7.00
14 S. McKinne
7.W,
LIST OFRETAILEKSof Snr.ntu s
I.iwvoits, as Bisc?ed in Cambria countv, for
the year 17J:
l'lat$ 5. Allegheny Township.
F.dward O'Hrien
Forr Toirnthip.
Nicholas Iambour
Chett Townthip.
Joseph Khody
..?V).50
.. 50.50
.. 50.00 i
f 'arrolltown Borentgh.
K. T.. Hender 50.00 Lawrence Schroth 50.00
Andrew Houck Jo.Wi jjulius Stich 50.50
Carroll Totrnthip.
Kdwia M. Reed 5".50
Clearfield Totcnship.
Thomas Ihimphy 50.C0
Chext Spring Borough.
John 'rouse 6 UK) John P. I.itzi tiger. . 50.50
Adam L.ciden 60.501
Cambria Borough.
Micha-1 Hallern... 5U.00 Charles Boyle Bo. 50
Peter Haiihey 50.50 Peter Roth" 60.00
F.. SIslMnnind 60.00 Ueorire Aiprner 60.00
Henry fore 5".00 F.dward Howe 50.00
II. Fitrpatrick S0.50 Michael Nteibieh... 50.50
Conemattgh Borough.
Joseph Horner 50. 50 Lawrence Furlona;. 50.50
Philip Hertxinsrer.. 5u.50 John Morton 50.00
John Karr 5".00 Peter A. Hodman.. 50.50
ileorsje Held. 60.IK) J.awreuce Kelch 6O.00
Joseph Mentrer. .. . 50.00 Hutrh Ireenwsod . . 5". 00
Michael roohey.... 60.OO John (resrhardt .
Joseph Dally BO.OOi
Croyle Toirnthip.
Peter Hrown 60.0) John Metfar....
F.axt Conemattgh Borough.
Leonard Kest 60.00 Mary F.llen Kelly
60.00
50.60
60.00
ybentbvrg Borough.
John A.Hlair fio.oo' Michael I.atterner
Christina Foster.. 50.00'Thomas H. Heita..
V.lder Torrnnhip.
Thomas Ott
Franklin Borouuh.
50.50
50.00
50.00
Peter Kubrit ,
Rirhlend Totrnxhip.
Christina lleins... 60.50 ; Bernard Nees. .
Gallitzin Borough.
Albert Bender.... 60.00 .Iames Manlls
50.50
50.50
I
60.50 I
Johnttovn Borough.
Charles Kat 50.00;John M. Kin 50.50
lleorffe Kaah 50.0o! W". H. Thompson!" 50 no
Oeorue S. Shater . . 5o.ixv.T. sej'h Crouse.. "" 5.100
August Dnnes 5o.50;Tho:nas S. Iiavis'.""" 50 00
Adam Bi'-rshank... 60.50 'Joseph Boxler.... " 5000
John McIcrmoU.. 50.00 John Friti so 00
Y. O'Connell 60.50 David Faloon 50 .10
Conrad Kaah 80.50 Joseph Shoemaker. 0O.00
John Kivab 50.00 Stephen Ouirk.
50 50
: John Shlflhaiier.
60.00 Mrs. J. W'eigand. 60.00
50.00 Henrr Shaffer . 60.50
i John W. Shatter.
! rhillpShnltice....
.. 50.no atharlne Werner. 50.50
Johnoad 50.60 fkhart Pfile
50.50
i Michael Finnairan.. 5i.50 Oscar tlraefle
Chas. Zimmerman. 60.00 Henrv Fritz
50.00
60.60
Charles Kropp 6o.00
Lorelto Borough.
1 A.J. Christy 60.0 Florian Benirle...
I Millville Borough.
I Henry Van Alt 50.50 Hugh M. tlron-
1 F.inanuel James 60.00 l'ichar.l 1iniinu.
50.00
50.50
50.O0
( Joseph Fieldbouse.. 50.50 Kobcrt .Sagersoni! 5000
1 Tortaae Tmrnship.
! Jesse Mcdotigh .".
00.50
50.00
Kir"ion Tou-nthip.
Henry Batterlv
Summitville Borouqh.
Christian Kiich
Tunnelkill.
Mathew IHtrnain. 50.50 I'atrirk I 'TV)wd
Michael Me. Morris 50.50 Anthony MHuc
Wathington Toirnthip.
M. B. Mcl.ausrhlin. 5o.50iMrs. M. Hellv
MiasJ. t'njror 50.50 . A. Cleorv'e
John H. Clark S0.50 fhrist. Koben'l
Wilmort Jlorovgh.
1 1 eorije Wend f mt h
50.50
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Ipper YoArr Tou-nthip.
Jacob Boehm
KATlNtl HHI'SE IJ'EN"S-.
Corrolltoim Borough.
. fc '. Kirer 3t.nn''Wiu. C. Sehrotli..
20.50
Henry Bloom.
3J.O0!
Chext Tovnthip.
Oeonre Cook .
20.50
Gallia
r
in Borough.
Andrew (lead
...-o.nn
Jehntovm Borovgh.
Jaeok Fend su 00 Jobn A.Stmm.. v.' av
Mary Cron an.oo Cna-rlM Wean W.W
Mrs. E. Kobler ao.tol
Vorttte Hormigh.
T.X. Haiti .0 Pftr Brow .00
Wilmtrrt Rorowh.
John Sthroth 30.00 P. F. Kirby 20 00
Washington Tormhip.
OooTve J. Srhwadew 00
Tho marked hTe paid thrlr lief utrt in foil.
QVART I.ICKNSKS.
John Indwin, Johnftown 25.00
Fleher fc. Co., " 35.00
Clan. BRK'ivEKIF-S. Licentf.
ir.lC. Yxrr, Carrolltown 15.00
9 Henry Blfv.m. 15.00
Annlcen. Batier, k. Oalr. Oallitiin Bor.. 15 o
Florien Bansrle. Ixiretto Boro
O. J. Srhwailerer. Wahlnirton Twn
15.50
15.no
15 00
15.50
15. 50
15 00
25 (0
15.00
o John EfiimerltnK. Johni"Uwn Boro'.
9 'brl- Wehen,
9 Max. Heubach. " ,
9 JurohdofnnPT. f'ambria Boro
8 Iaml-ert t Kres. fourtnauirh Boro' 1.
9 Joseph Coat, Conemaufth T j
BItLIAKIl TABLES.
Y. 3. T'nirer. Wahin(rton Twp.. 4tahla
John Jordon. Johnxtown Boro', 1 table
V. Williamson, Kbcnsburp; Bor., 3 tables.
TKN-PIN ALLEYS.
E J. T'njror. WafMnton Twp., 2 ally
Thou. H. Heift. I."benibur)t Boro. 1 alley
15 50
40 50
40.5l
. 10 50
. SO . 00
. 80. M
.-40 50
Abel Llovd. ambrla I wp., l aney
Edward O Bricn, Allmcncny Twp., 1 alley.
Take notlee, all who are concerned ln thi ap
praisment. tbatan appeal will te held at tbeTreas
urrr'c ftlre. Ebenbn. on Monday, thrtnd day of
Junr. 179. when and where von may attend If you
think propr. TlfnMAS CALLAIS.
May 2, 18T9.-4t. Mercantile Appraiser.
IJiConPOKATF.n IJI 1!7.
STRICTLY ON MUTUAL PLAN
PROTECTION MUTUAL
FIRE 1HSUR&HCE CMP'HY
OF EBENSBURC, PA.
Prezha Nctss in in force - $123,C.3,
Only Five Assessments in 22 Years.
NO STEAM MILLS TAKEN.
GOOD FARM PROPERTIES
ESPECIALLY DESIRED.
GEO. M. READE, President.
T. ir. DICK, Secretary.
F.bensburtr, Jf n. 31, 1879 -ly.
COLLINS, J0HHST0N& Co
Ebensburg, Penn'a.
MONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT
PAY ABM', ity IIKMIM).
INTEREST ALLOWED OX TIME DEPOSITS.
MONEY LOANED. COLLECTIONS MADE.
AND A GENEItALi
BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
n? Fpectslattentlon paid tohusinetsof cor-reapond'-ntH.
A . W. HL'l K
Nov. 19. 1875.-tf. Cashier.
Removed to Bank Building
Next loor to Freldhoff'i Xew Mora.
CARL RIVINIUS,
Practical WatcMer ani Jeweler
EBENSBURC. PA.,
HAS always on band a large. Taried ami ele
rant assortment ol WATCH KS. CUICKS,
Jh.WEL.RY. SPECTAtLKS. EVt'lLASSES,
fce., which he offer for sale at lower prices than
any other dealer ln the county. Persons needing
anytnifie; ln nil line wi II do well to eire bim a cal
before uurchasinir elsewhere
-Prompt attention paid to repairing clocks
Watches, Jewelry, ic, a-id gatiilaction Kuarao-
teed ln both work and price.
EBENSB'G WOOLEN FACTORY.
lOI'STRY H OKIi A KPECIALTT.
H'HK nndersirned havinjr recently purchafed the
1 property known as the Fresblt. Wooi.fw
Factorv from tbe Assignee of A. Y. It Oeo. W.
Tones, desire to call the attention of the publie to
the fact that they propo-e putting said Factory in
operation forthwith for tlie purpose of dointe" all
kinds of COI'TRY WORM, such as Card
iac. Jylrtc. Nplanlnf, Heaving. r.
Will alsj Manufacture niaoktta, 1 lanaels,
( aMlmfm and Tsra.
Having secured the services of an Kxrr.m km EO
and rRAiTic.vL man to manacre the business, we
an guarantee entire satisfaction to all who favor
us with their eustom. F. H. HA KKF.R.
A IAIN KVANS.
Ebensburg. May 2. l79.-tf. KI. J AMKS.
GEO. W. OATIV1AN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
J-Jbennburg, Cambria County, Pa.
I PENSION'S. Back Pay. and Bounty, Increased
Pensions. Equalized Bounty, and all Military
Claims speedily collected. Heal Kstate bought
and sold, and payment of taxes attended to.
Book Accounts, Notes. Irue Bills. Judgments,
Kents, ate., collected. Heeds, Mortgages, Agree
ments, Letters of Attorney. Bon. is. fce., neatly
written, and all legal blness carefully attend
4
ed 10 on reasonaoie icrms. iPspecial
atten
tion given to all kinds or business in .be orphans'
Court, and the settlement of Aceounts ol krtrn-
fors, Mdminetfrrit'irit,
.4wi(7icr.
tiuiiraiai, 7 tusf eem.
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13 ill I It IJ la It uiuin
139 Franklin Street, Johnstown.
MONUMENTS. HEAD and TOMB
STONES. C'Ol'NTElt nd CABI-i
NET SLABS. MANTELS, ice, tnatlU-j
fact u red of the very best Italian and I
American Marbles. Entire satisfac-(
tlon guaranteed in price, design and
character of work. !
W Orders respectfully solicited
n promptly niiea at t be very low
est cash rates. Try me.
April 24.1fc73.-tf. JOHN PAKKE.
Wnri INSURANCE AGENCY
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T. W. DICK,
General Insurance Aqent.
EBEXSIiUBG, I A.
Policies written at ataort notice In the
OLD RELIABLE "ETNA"
And other First 'lnaa Companies,
Ebensbnrr. Sept. 22. 1878.-ly.
J. C. McCINLEYS
DINING ROOMS!
For I.rertlesj ntid tlrntlemrn,
161 Wood Street, PITTSBURGH, PA.
PISKST DIKING ROOTA IN THE TITT.
-trF.AT.S AT ALT, HOURS. OYSTERS and
Sl'PPKRS served at short notice.
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NOT. 22, ISTl.-tr.
LEVIS & BICKEL. Solicilers
ATENTS procuiTd en New Inrentionsin
15 to at dara. Send for eircolar eontainin
userul information. Office. 1SI lifth T(aai
abore Smt'hfteld g;reet, opiosite M. E. "hmrcb
PittsbarKh, Pa. l-U.-ilra.j
DR. L. D. HOFFMAN,
Surgeon Dentist,
tITILL mke professional Tisitg to Kbensbnra-
f on Itie FIRST IVlOSIDAT OF kACtt WOBTH. tfS
rlJ"1" Tfe!f- A,so- wi" be Wllmorocn
i-S .OI' ' Moi? " noj.TH.to remain
one day. All work warranted.
Feb. kg, 1879 -tl.
FA. SHOEMAKER. Attor". ; cie9 Sm rc9Cm llfioh
AT.i.iv ri,.i 7 . t leaves nrotlucc a wax from wnu .
at-IjAW. KbcMsburtr
trpet.nat end of residence.
ii 2i.'7.-tf
QEO M. READE. AUomey-al-Law,
rL.ii- or a .ts.
On the o!d Spanish mtvl friraCLnD
Irarnl to Ataco, in Tolima, tberc h h
plain about t wo miles in length, ani it
greatest width about one-third of t
mile, surrounded on all eiilcs Ly Lcavr
timber, and covered with a velvet
mass of succulent grass. This jjJ
presents one of the oddest sigLts to
the traveler in this land of odd growths
and anomalous peculiarities. Scatter,
ed over its surface are hundreds ot ant
hills. These hills are built of ciav r
compacted earth, so solidly tLat tL?
are able to resist the elements as -t:j
as the attacks of cattle running agaittt
them, or rubbing againot them, as.
be mentioneil further on. It is won
del ful how these little arcLiucts cua
construct such solid houses. At Tan.
zi I thought I would examine tie iy.
tcrior arrangements of one of tLt-
houses. I first used a stout stick t
break through the wall, but I fou
this ineffectual. I then tried an h-
pick, and even with this I found it De
an easy task. The shell was not les
than three and onc-Lall inches iu tLit x
ness at the bac, gradually deereasii
towards the top, which consists ol
mass of earth often ten inches tl;
and packed together as compact a '
most as the rock. But it is on L i ...
side that these skillful utiiMcrs di
play their native iustinct to U-st aba-,,
tage. Inside of the shell the f-j ace .,
cut up into the most apparently cc:.-.
plicated mass of labyrinthine pa -.
chambers and cells. But a Utile re
servation shows that in their cousin ..
tion the most perfect Tubularity v.;
system are displayed. The partit ;
walls are made of the eatne eompa.
ed clay, hard and smooth ; L, .
strength is required they arc heav,;
where only separation is the only c
ject, they are not much thicker' ti
the walls of honey -combs. Some j
sages arc two inches ia diame...
where they are much ued ; then .
wards the shell or top they are corn--pondingly
small. At first glance i:-.
would think that their construction i...
voiced an intelligence of a superior .
der, or to speak in a Darwinian sen-.
the mind is lost in wonder contemj
ting the generations of inherited ad-..-tation
to the work of con-tnn.t; .1
habitations of such wonderful cc...
plexitj The ctlls, of which there :
thousands in the larger houses, are :
an elliptic shaje with the major r-xi-horizontal
ancl of a height as gren
the longer diameter. Many of ;.
store-cells have a diameter of an : L
j or more ; the breeding cells, not -
great ; the dwelling cells larger t
either of the others rhial. rre
Remedies for HYi'RornoBiA. ;
Parisian veterinarian has recently i:.
nounced his discovery of a certain z
tidote to the virus of ral i-.-p. To j r
its value he inoculated sixteen l
with the virus, abandoned eight
them to nature, and placed the rem? -der
on active treatment. The t -.
eight shortly became rabid and die i
the ethers are still alive and apparetv
in good health,
In connection with the question
hydrophobia, L'llalia Agricln rcc
a circumstance put on record by T
Maraschetti, an Italian surgeon ,
Moscow. While traveling in the T
raint, in 1803, there were introdi:
to his notice IS persons who had j
been bitten by a dog that was undc v
cdly rabid. As the doctor was f.
paling his remedies he was waitf 1
j by a deputation ot respectable pcrsr '.
i who requested that a peasant of ' .
1.-1 I Ml
i neignoornoou, wnose skui in cu:
' K T rl rt-ilii'.i r n a in 1 , ? rrl i vm
J U i' V ,l "A3 Sit lilU lij .
might le permitted to undertake
care of the patients.
Maraschetti consented, on con li
that he should be allowed to be
j ent and personally supervise the IT
: j l 1 i .
ures anonlcd bv the countrvm.
The latter gave 14 of the patie:
decoction of broom flowers to
and twice a day lie carefully exan:! ..
j tbe interior surface of tbeir tongue :
see, as he expressed it, "whether
I buttons containing the poison '.
I formed." Where these appeared t -i
were ac once opened and cauter .-'
, with a red hot iron. The whO. '.
i these fourteen patients recovered.
Mara9chetti saw them three year
' terward m perfect health.
The fifteenth patient, who was . .
j under ordinary treatment, devcl-; i
' hydrophobia at the end of the r :
j day, and died.
Where Tin Ores are Foin:
Tin 13 one of the earliest nir
known which is contrary to what, :
many years ago, was the general o
ion of scieutiSc men. The rescnr
however, which within the last tw.
3ears have been instituted with
garJ to the earliest races inlisbi
Eurone have rnncl.isi vtl v ;hn n t
I c-u,uI''- COnciilSll Cl SU0U l
aad vc -trulls aim lusirumenis Ol u.c .
I I (an alloy of tin aud copper) were i :
oably the metallic articles earln;'
! use, after those composed of coj ;
alone, and before the mtroductior.
iron. In the curious "lake dwellii
discovered in Switzerland, not i.
bronze implements, but bars of r
j tin are frequently found, thouizh
j ores varj-ing from four to twenty
Scent, are the most common, i
principal present sources of tin z:
first, Cornwall, where it is now 1.1 ' -
exclusively procured from the i "'
instead of washing, or "stream wo.V
eecond, Saxony or Bohemia, in s'
quantities, and exclusively from m -third,
Uanes and other islands of ';
Malay ArchirelaffO. the Malav jx
snla, as parts of Ilindostan and i -: i
mah ; all the productions from i: ;' f
(now furnishing the greater part o
tin commerce) now generally v
as "Straits tin," being derived f
stream works ; fourth, New So
Wales, Queenland and other part
Australia, together with Tasma-
j Spain, Bolivar and Mexico, ako :
j nish (or have lately done so) ?
portion of the tin commerce :
Greenland, Japan, Finland, Sil '
Iceland and Madagascar.
t
A Valuable Tree. The c.ii-nw
tree, a species of the palm which 1
from ! I5bC3 without culture at Iahia,
Grande del Xorte, Brazil, 13 01 -mense
value. The root posses?1 1 :
lerties similar to those of the sars.'r
rilla: the trunk furnishes a supt
fibre as well as a flower similar to tt
zena; the pulp of its fruit is fIJ'.
atable; and the oily nut, when ros '
nnd pulverized, is a good substitute
coffee. The trunk when young J-
'
wine, vinegar, a f-accharine maiiei.
i cellent candles ae made, ana ui
grown wood is adapted to the id
facture of musical instruments,
pipes, and water conduits.
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