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TB Rai Picker's buy.
BY PAUL PLUME.
In the year IS—, a man was accustomed
to wander about the streets of B—,
picking up scraps of iron and pieces of
rope, which he placed in a bag that he
carried slung across his shoulders. Ile
was a native of Portugal, and his name
was Jose Rimbre. This man was supposed
to be very poor, and the wretched little
frame dwelling that he inhabited at the
western suburbs of the city, was so gloomy
and uninviting, that the children from the
neighboring school always passed on the
other side of the street, and never could
be induced to peep in at the door.
The place had been the scene of a trag
edy. Some lawless characters once had a
drunken orgie there, and during a quarrel
one of their number was murdered. For
years the house stood tenantless, and it
was not until Jose Rimbre rented it, that
the bats and rats were driven from its
walls.
Rimbre lived alone, and as he appeared
to have no friends, the house was seldom
visited, save by the police, who occasion
ally looked in as they passed by, and spoke
a good word to the solitary inhabitant.—
He was never under suspicion from the
authorities, for he was very inoffensive,
and known to be extremely poor. All day
long he would prowl about the streets
with his bag and hook, but when the
shades of evening fell, he would hasten to
his home, and closing his door, be seen no
more.
The neighbors who had observed his
habits, were one day surprised to see Jose
enter his house at noon. Never before
had the old man returned so soon. Some
few of the pecple mentioned the fact to
others, but as the circumstances were ex
tremely trivial, the matter was almost in
stantly dismissed from their minds. Could
they have peeped into the cheerless room
where Jose seated himself, they would
perhaps have held their breath in aston
ishment at the sight that would have
waited them. Seated upon the floor was
the old man, with a heap of gold pieces
between his legs, and he was carefully
coasting them as he placed them in a bag.
Jose Rimbre had done a good day's
work in the few hours he had spent at his
avocation that morning. While ho was
poking at a pile of ashes and garbage, he
turned up something with a hook that
gave a peculiar rattling sound, and the old
fellow immediately began an investigation.
The result Arm a bag of gold. When and
by whom it was deposited there, he never
took the pains to inquire, or had the curi
osity to discover. Into his bag he placed
the treasure, and then he hastened to his
home.
Late that night, by the aid of a dim
candle, he dug a hole in the cellar, and,
placing a farge tin kettle in it, he concealed
his bag of gold there, and then filled up
the earth again. After that Jose did not
remain from his home so long as had been
his wont. His style of living, however,
never changed he was still poor and
wretched, and the coals he burned in his
little stove were picked from the deposits
made in the lanes and by-streets.
The man who owned the shanty where
Rimbre lived was reputed to be quite well
off and had a great deal of property, COB.
sisting of small houses, which every few
years actually paid for themselves in rents.
The landlord's name was Martin Joyner,
and the poor held him in terror when he
came to collect his rents, and they hap
pened to be a little short. Jose Rimbre
was one of the best tenants. He had nev
er been a day behind with his rent, and
Martin Joyner was pleased, or feigned to
to be pleased, whenever he visited Rimbre,
or met him upon the streets.
In his early days Joyner had been a
hard-working man, but of late years he
had discovered a way of making money
without toil, and ever since he had been
practicing it. He had an only son, a
young man of eighteen years, who had en
gaged as a clerk in a mercantile house,
and bade fair to become a useful and pros
perous man. Woodley Joyner had never
known the influelce of a mother's love.—
She who bore him died when he yet was
an infant. A sour-tempered maiden aunt
came to live with his father, but so fiercely
did Martin and his sister-in-law quarrel,
that, when Woodley was five years old,
his aunt departed from the house in a pas•
sion and never returned to it; so the child
was left to the tender guidance of the
father, whose nature was coarse, and habits
rude.
Despite all these disadvantages, Wood
ley grew up a gentle and manly boy, and
when he was fourteen years of age, he at
tracted the attention of Mr. Yardley, a
uierchant, who took him into his employ,
and gave him opportunities to acquire an
education. There was no congeniality
between father and son ; there could be
none, for their natures were so dissimilar.
Woodley visited his father but rarely, and
whenever he did so he came away with
unpleasant recollections.
Onee when Woodley visited his father,
he met Jose Rimbre at the door as he was
leaving the house.
"Who is that strange-looking person ?"
he inquired.
"One of my tenants," replied Mg father.
"By the way," he continued ; "you may
give me some advice. I scarcely know
how to act. This man wishes to lease the
house he lives in for a period of five years.
What would you do about it ?"
Woodley asked his father the location,
and then said :
"I should imagine that property the
least remunerative of any you possess. It
is scarcely fit for human being to liv cin,
and I wonder that any one should desire
to make it a home. If it were mine, I
think I should consider it rare good luck
to have such an offer."
"Bad as the place is," answered his
father, "it pays me better than some peo
ple would imagine. The occupant is a
foreigner. These fellows care little how
they live, and I have found that they pay
their rent more punctually than our own
people."
"Then why do you hesitate," asked the son.
"Well, you see, Roberts, the blacksmith,
has more than once given me to under
stand that he wished to enlarge his shop,
and this property, which joins his smithy,
is what he requires. Should I give Rim
bre a lease, and Roberts concludes to buy,
I shall have to pay my tenant to vacate
the premises. That I don't care to do."
"But suppose Roberts don't conclude
to purchase ?" asked Woodley,
"That's it," replied his father, "then
Rimbre may move and I'll lose a good
paying tenant."
"You can't have a cherry and eat it
too," said Woodley with a laugh.
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"I don't think I'll let him have a lease,
at least not yet," replied the father.
The conversation now turned to other
topics.
"You have saved sonic money, I sup
pose," said the father. "What do you
propose to Mow when you become of
age ?"
"I shall remain with Mr. Yardley," re
plied Woodley.
his father gave a short, dry cough, and
looked at him curiously. "I'm afraid
you'll be mistaken there," he said, after a
few moments. "Now I'm going to tell
you something, but I do not expect you to
mention it. This morning I had business
with my agent, Somers. He's a sharp
fellow, and knows all that is occurring
among moneyed people. He told me con
fidentially that Mr. Yardley's house was
shakey, and that he believed there was a
catastrophe impending."
Woodley turned pale. "I did not know
that such a suspicion had become public,"
he replied. "We were threatened with
financial difficulty, but lam glad to say
the trouble is over. Mr. Yardley will go
along smoothly enough now."
Woodley was mistaken; before a fort
night had elapsed, the house of Yardley
was no more, and he was a young man in
search of employment.
Martin Joyner did not offer his son a
home ; the most he did was to advise him
to go to work without delay.
Scarcely a month later, and Martin
Joyner became involved by a contract he
had undertaken, and his property was
levied on and sold at sheriff's sale.
Jose Rimbre purchased the property
where be lived for a mere song, and Mar
tin Joyner was wandering about abusing
fate, and quarreling with every one who
would give him a chance.
Poor Woodley was grieved at his fath
er's loss.
"Come with me, father," he said. "I'll
share my room and bed with you."
The offer was accepted without thanks,
and Martin even took the money that his
son had ..,aved from his earnings, and
spent it at the ale-house. Still Woodley
did not complain, and hoped continually
for better times.
The elder Joyner, soured by disappoint
ment, and half•crazed by misfortune, be
came very abusive to his son. All that
Woodley could do to prevent his father
from drinking he did, but without effect.
At length the poor fellow began to grow
melancholy. •
One evening, as he was going home, he
saw a group of young men at the corner
of the street, and heard a cry for succor.
Dashing up to the spot, he saw a couple
of men in the act of maltreating a man
whom they had knocked almost senseless.
His strong arm sent both the ruffians
headlong to the earth, and the police ap-
pearing, they made their escape.
The man whom Woodley had rescued
was Jose Itimbre. He had received sonic
serious injuries, and Woodley Fa,w him to
his home. As the old man laid himself
upon the bed lie pressed his hand to his
side and complained of a pain he experi•
enced.
"I wish you would allow me to send for
a physician," said Woodley,
"No, no," replied Rimbre, "'tis unne
cessary. I shall be better soon," and
lowering his voice he added, "I shall not
forget your kindness."
"Don't mention it," said Woodley. "I
am glad I have been of service to you.
Can I be of any further assistance before
I leave ? I will call and see you to-morrow."
The old man paused a few moments be
fore he replied, and gazing into Woodley's
face, said, "I think I can trust you."—
Then fumbling in his pockets he took out
a greasy card, and handing it to him
continued : "If you call at this address,
and ask for a young girl, named Marie,
you will oblige me. Tell her that Jose
Itimbre,wishes to sec her, but say nothing
further, not a word about my accident,
do you understand ?"
Promising to observe his injunctions,
Woodley left and proceeded to fulfill the
instructions he had received. The house
where he found the girl was about a quar
ter of a mile from Itimbre's house. The
girl in question answered his knock, and
Woodley was surprised at her exceeding
beauty. Delivering his message he start
ed for his lodging room, where he found
his father, in a very bad humor. Every
thing had gone wrong with Martin Joy
ner that day, and he was ready to vent his
ill-humor on the first person that came in
his way. Woodley related what bad oc
curred to Rimbre.
"You were a fool to trouble yourself in
the matter." said his father.
"It was my duty," replied the son.
"Duty ?" rejoined his father. "Your
first duty is to me. Endeavor to find some
employment, that you may assist your
father ; after that it will be proper enough
to help street-pickers,"
"I have never lost a (lay in seeking em•
ployment," answered the son, meekly ;
"but everything seems against me, and I
am at times almost tempted to think that
I shalt have to go abroad to earn my
bread."
"How much money have you?" asked
his father.
"About fifty dollars," replied Woodley.
"Let me have half' of it," said his fath
er. "I may do something with it to-mor
row. At any rate, I can but fail."
Woodley went to his trunk and brought
the money, which he placed in the fath
er's hands. The following day Martin
Joyner left the city without saying good
by to his son.
Three weeks went by, and Jose Itimbre
had been getting worse. A physician,
sent by Woodley, shook his head doubt
fully when asked if the old man would re
cover.
One day, when Woodley was visiting
Rimbre, the door opened, and the girl
named Marie appeared. She proved to be
Rimbre's daughter, and was profuse in
her expressions of gratitude to her father's
protector.
"My father is very poor, as you well
know. sir," she said; "so poor, that he
would not permit me to live with him. I
have supported myself by dress-making."
Something stirred Woodley's heart, and
made it palpitate. Marie Itimbre was very
beautiful ; but why should a poor fellow
like himself think of love ? A few months
before he would not have believed it pos
sible that a young man like himself could
fail to find employment. The bitter trial
had proved to him how much lie was mis
taken.
Day by day Marie Rimbre and himself
sat by Jose's bed-side, and ere they had
known each other a week, they loved.—
Jose had watched the two with keen eyes,
and the sight appeared to give him satin•
faction. One day, when his strength re
vived more than usual, he called his
daughter to his side.
"You love our friend," he said.
The girl hung her head.
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"how can poor people marry ?" asked
Rimbre.
"Woodley will find employment soon, I
hope," Marie replied.
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Her father smiled and drew her towards
bin).
"I have always been a kind father to
you. I believe," he said.
"Yes, you have done more than, in jus•
tice to your own necessities, you were able
to do," replied his daughter.
"I shall not be long with you, my
child," continued the old man; "but be
fore Igo I would sea you happy. Does
Woodley come to-day ?"
Before she could reply, the person in
question made his appearance.
"Leave me alone with our friend for a
few moments," said her father. "I would
speak with him."
When Marie was recalled there was a
flushed look in Woodley's face, and a nerv
ousness in his manner. He spoke a few
low words to Marie, who appeared agitated
as she listened; then lie hurried away.—
An hour later a clergyman came to the
poor dwelling of Jose 'timbre, and mar
ried Woodley and Marie in the presence
of the dying man. Marie had no idea that
her father was so ill ; his rallying energy
had deceived her.
"Stoop low," said Rimbre to Woodley,
who placed his ear to the pillow.
While Jose was speaking, Woodley's
face became white and scarlet by turns.—
Rimbre had only time to give his son-in
law his final injunctions ere he passed from
earth.
The day the grave closed over the body
of Jose Rimbre, Woodley Joyner went to
the cellar of the house, spade in hand.—
His wife awaited him above in the room
where she saw her father die. After awhile
he reappeared, bearing a heavy bag of gold,
which he laid at his wife's feet.
" 'Tis yours," he said.
"My poor, poor father !" she sighed ; "all
these years he suffered such privations to
provide for his child."
"May his memory enable us to assist the
unfortunate wherever we find them," re
plied her husband.
Woodley and his wile started for the far
West, and made themselves a new home,
and one of the most brilliant and popular
men that ever sat in the halls of Congress
owed his origin to a Portuguese who pick
ed the streets of the city of B-.
gletuling tor t 1 Ufliu.
Olden Times.
Who among our extravagant young
ladies, in these boastful times, ever gave
her lover, as Cleopatra did, a pearl dissolv
ed in vinegar (or undissolved) worth
$400,000. Then there was a Paulina, one
of the ton in Rome, who used to wear jew
els when she returned her visits worth
$300,000. Cicero, who was comparatively
a poor man in those times, gave $1,500.-
000 for his establishment on the Palatine,
while Messala. gave $2,000,000 for the
house of Antony. Seneca, who was just
a plain philosopher, was worth 8120,000-,
000. Tiberius left a property of nearly
$120,000,000. Caesar and Marc Antony
both owned wonderful fortunes. Why,
they talk about a man's failing in New
York for a million dollars as if it were a
big thing. Caesar, before he entered any
office, when he was a young gentleman in
private life, owed $4,000,090, and he pur
chased the friendship of Qumsor for $2,-
500,000. Marc Antony owed $1,500,000
on the Ides of March, and paid before the
Kalends of March. This was nothing;
he squandered $720,000,000 of public mon
ey. And these fellows lived well, Esopus,
who was a plry-actor, paid $400,000 for a
single dish. Caligula spent $400,000 on
supper. Their wines were often kept for
two ages, and some of them were sold for
twenty dollars an ounce. Dishes were
made with gold and silver, set with pre
cious stones. The beds of Heliogabulus
were of silver, his tables and plates were
of pure gold, and his mattresses, covered
with carpets of cloth and gold, were stuff
ed with down from under the wing of the
partridge, It took $BO,OOO a year to keep
up the dignity of a Roman Senator, and
some of them spent $5,000,000 a year.—
And yet we talk about the extravagance
of modern timee.
Pure Ex!frcisions.
Every word that falls from the lips of
mothers and sisters especially should be
pure and concise and simple, not pearls
such as fall from the lips of a princess, but
sweet, good words, that little children can
gather without fears of soil, or after shame
or blame, or any regrets to pain through
all their life.
Children should be taught the frequent
use of good, strong, expressive words—
words that mean exactly what they should
express in their proper places.
If a child, or a young person, has a loose,
flung-together way of stringing words
when endeavoring to say something, ho
should be made to try it again, and see if
he cannot do better.
It is painful to listen to many girls' talk.
They begin with My goodness ! and inter
lard it with oh's ! and sakes alive ! and so
sweet ! and so queenly ! and so many phra
ses, that one is tempted to believe that they
have no training at all, or else their moth
ers were very nolish women. There is
nothing more disgusting than the twaddle
of ill-bred girls; one is prmvoked often
into taking a paper and reading, and let
ting them ripple and gurgle on, like brooks
that flow they know not whither.
My heart warms with love for sensible
girls and pure boys; and, after all, if our
girls and boys are not this, I fear it is our
own fault—for this great trust rests in the
hearts and hands cf the women of our
land. If we have a noble, useful purpose
in life, we should infuse the right spirit
into those around us.
THE Christian, wherever he is seen—in
the street, in the drawing room, at the
table, in prison, or the height of' greatness
—should always inspire others with the
opinion that he is a man seeking God, in
tent upon advancing the great interests of
humanity, and who thinks it is living for
anything but to glorify God, and make all
his successes and all his reverses contribute
to that end ; who is ready to leave this
world as soon as his work in this respect
is accomplished ; and, like his Master,
goes about doing good; 0, how holy, how
happy, would such a Christian be, free
from covetousness, from envy, from anxiety
and all that can disturb the soul ! Walk
ing always with God how would he make
the gospel honored ! How victoriously
would he put to silence gainsayers ! And
how many more souls would he bring to
his Savior, by the humble influence of a
holy life, than by the most powerful lan
guage ?—A. Monod.
BEGIN nothing until you have consid
ered how it is to be finished.
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The following story was told me by a
relative of the chief actor, and for what
I know it may have be,m in print. If it
has, it will bear telling azain :
Shortly after the close of our last war
with England, silver money was scarce.
A merchant on Long Vharf in Boston,
advertised lA. Spanish milled dollars.
which were at that time an almost uni
versal currency, and without which no
ship would think of putting to st•a One
day a man, clad in a rough firming garb
hauled up before the merchant's door
with a yoke of oxen and a cart. He said
he was from Roxbury, and had come in
after a load of manure.
"Didn't you advertise 1)r silver d.,1
lars ?" he asked the merchant.
"Yes. Have you got any ?"
"I havn't got any with me." replied
the farmer, ••but I guess I've got a few of
'em at home. What d'ye give for em'"
"The regular premium is four per
cent.," said the merchant, "but I would
not mind paying you a cent or two more
for what you have."..
"Say how much ?"
"Well—say, six per cent."
The farmer scratched his head. and
finally said—
"l don't know but that's fair. And
now s'posc you just put it down in wri
ting, and put in the number of your place,
for I might be puzzled to find the store
again, and you might not be in when I
called.
"All right," responded the merchant.
taking his pen. "What is your name'"
The merchant then wrote on a piece of
paper tG the effect that he would pay to
Edward Sumner of Roxbury, six per
cent. premium on each and every Span
ish milled dollar he should deliver with
in one week of that date. The farmer
took the paper, and having looked it over,
he said, as he folded it clumsily up—
" When I get home I'll look over my
silver money, and if I find any of them
kind of silver dollars, I'll brin, them in
to-morrow forenoon."
The me! chant was not at all anxious
touching the extra premium lie had
agreed to pay, as the appearance of the
man did not indicate that his dollars
would be plenty.
Early on the fallowing day. however.
the aspect of the affiir changed. A loud
"Ilaw, Buck h'b Bright!—Whoa-up
announced that the man from nabury
had arrived with his cart and oxen ; and
he brought into the store bag after bag
of fair, bright Spanish milled dollars, un
til he had deposited over four hundred
weight of the precious metal. amounting,
to just seven thousand dollars. The mer
chant was thunderstruck and perplexed,
but he was honorably bound, and without
objection drew his cheek for the am,unt
with six per cent. premium adau.l. re
marking as he passed it over :
'•I must acknowledge, sir, that I have
been slightly taken in. I did not, sup
pose, from your appearance, that you
could bring me more than five and twenty
dollars at the outside."
Mr Sumner replied, as he placed the
check in his pOcket-book,—
"My dear sir, I'll repeat to you a truth
which you must have heard before, and
which a man in your position ought to
remember,—Appearances oftentimes de
ceives us. Don't trust them too fitr.
Among other traits of character which
arc common to man and beast, says a
writer, is the sense of humor.
This is developed in various ways.
Mostly it assumes the form of teasing or
annoying others, and deriving amuse
ments from their discomfort. This is the
lowest form of humor, and is popularly
known among ourselves as practical jo
king. Sometimes, both with man and beast.
it takes the form of bodily torture, the
straggles of the victim being highly amu
sing to the torturer. Civilized man has
now learned to consider the infliction of
pain upon another as anything but an
amusement, and would sooner suffer the
agony than inflict it upon a fellow creature.
But to the ravage there is no entertain
ment so fascinating as the torturing of a
human being.
Take, for example, the North American
Indian tribes, among whom the torture is
a solemn usage of war, which every war
rior expects fur himself if captured, and
is certain to inflict span any prisoner
whom he may happen to take. The in
genuity with which the savage wrings
every nerve of the human frame, and kills
his victim by sheer pain, is absolutely
fiendish ; and yet the whole tribe assemble
round the stake, and gloat npon the spa
kis which are being endured by a fellow
creature. Similarly the African savage
tortures either man or woman who is ac
cused of witchcraft, employing means
which are horrible to be mentioned
Yet even in these cases the cruelty
seems to be in a degre , owing to obtuse
ness of perception ; and the savage who
ties his prisoner to the stake, and per
forates all the sensitive parts of his body
with burning pine-splinters, acts very
much like a child who amuses itself by
catching flies, pulling off their wings and
legs, and watching their unavailing efforts
to escape. Ido not know whether it is
the case now or not, but some twenty
years ago I saw cock-chaffers publicly sold
in Paris for children to torture to death;
the amusement being to run a hooked pin
through their tail, tie a thread to it, and
see the poor insect spin in the air. After
it was too enfeebled to spread its wings,
it was slowly dismembered, the child
being greatly amused at its endeavor.; to
crawl, as leg after leg was pulled off. I
rescued many of these wretched insects
from the thoughtlessly cruel children. and
released them from their sufferings by in
stantaneous death.
In Italy a similar custom prevails
though in a more cruel form, the creatures
which are tortured by way of sport being
more capable of suffering pain than are in
sects. Birds are employed for the amuse
ment of children, just as are the cock
chaffers in France. A string tied to the
leg, and the unfortunate bird, after its
powers of flight are exhausted, is gener
ally plucked alive and dismembered.
It is not done from any idea of cruelty,
but their sheer incapacity to undetstaud
that a bird or a beast can be a fellow crea
ture. The Italians are notorious for
their cruel treatment of animals; and if
remonstrance be made, they are quite as
tonished, and reply, "Non c Chrictimso"
(It is not a Christian).
"ARTAXIKAIii, my boy," laid
Marrowfat, "remember the dying
of Socates : 'Never merry a 1101111141
kicks aidewaya."
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Journal.
Appearances are Deceitful.
"For Spaniah milled dollaro."
"Exactly. Do you want any ?"
"Edward Sumner."
A Peculiar Humor.
The Use of Ms.
Mr. Ein•-rson. chemist, West Hartle
pool. late!). set himself to dioremor if theta
were ass ends aceotoplished by that emt
drawback to the 197e1y Isioner moatha.
the comm nn house Sy. Ile eneeneaueiented
his experiments vs a local met, mod hat
since forwirded an account of them to or.
Having. secured one and laid him na hi*
back. and glued hie wings to the object
glass of a microscope. he nbeerved that
the little animal was covered—lrv. body
and wings—with an ineumerahlegmestity
of lice. ••1 111.4 so disr,tsted Mr. Mawr
son prnereeds) with what I had enneiderall
a pretty fly that I longed his wisps and
let the lousy fellow go; after his &rem
nre, however. I reheembered that I had
not got the information I desired. vie: his
nse and habits; so I caught another sod
pat him into the !nine position to the fur
met one. and. to my dismay. !nand him as
lousy as the first. I thought this vary
singular. but I was detcrevieed to have a
close inspection ; I got part of a wins tale
sight which was beautiful, but I milk a
'view of the head of one of the vermin
coming along to invade my pleastere ground
with hi. nrisi;htly body ; I shifted my
glass to have a peep at the body. whew war
or the legs of the fly MAN isogliair iota
view, and on the tiny shaaha wont
sonic r)i- ~ 1.1 enemies. What that 1
``c 7
A clini.it•zr ,, elephant's trunk now enamel
in view and lieks up a quantity from the
leo I move the gime to have a iota at
the " fly's head, to set how he apposes is
his confinement. What a splendid large
eye : He is busy with his probeeeie nr
tongue going rapidly in all direetimas. anti
by the repression of his eye Woks se if he
was quite satisfied. and *flying his neat
I move the glass again to 'saunas his
body, which is covered with the vermin.
and ever now and anon there was *mitt+
of the tongue, licking , them of; these
must he her progeny I had tip to this
time treated my captive in the amemerute
gender). eating the oespriirg. I gave lib
erty to my object. ate! war more than ewer
out of love with the ly went into the
kitchen to wateh their gantbnis *rafted the
rat bracket, an.l to admire their milkiest
through the air. and wondered if they were
happy. with their rotate hanging about
them ; but I had not lost faith in their
innocency, and also in the haratlesteme of
alighting on my bread and hotter.
served a piece of cleats note paper lying net
the dresser ; presently two lies lit on it.
and appeared to he licking something eir
it ; 1 laid hold of the paper and tomb it tat
the microscope; I pat a rent on the
Mass and there was some of the promise
..f the fly on it. This set me thi n ki n . 4 .—
I took a cloth and rubbed the paper well.
then tried it :rain and Clued none on it.
I took i! into the kitchen and waved the
paper around, taking ears that no lite
touched it. went hack to the microscope
and there found anirnaknles. same as on
the flies ! I had now arrived at wiesethirag
definite; they were not the priority of the
but animalcules: floating in the air. and
the quick motions of the flies eathered these
on their bodies. and they then went Mee
some quiet corner to hate their dais"
meal. Further esperimenteeeevineed ems
that I had found the reel use of the flea
I afterward.• caught owe is a bed room; it
was one of Pharaoh's kin tied. esinsinal
it. an. 4 there was no amplitudes!** ow it.
neither could I get any in the nen, I
then tried the yard sear to the kitchen
Red found very few there, then we into
the back street. where it was wither very
sweet or clean—that morning the ewe
anger had been cleaning out the isibpitt
—got plenty on my paper there. I arri
ved at the eoneltteion that instead of the
lies being a pest and a nisi/awe. they
were the friends' of mankind, mad theuid
not be slaughtered wholesale, am they gen
erally a r e ; hor wherever there are the aerie
animalcules, there will be the wet lien
feel on the same. These ezperieemps were
made in sultry weather. I always found
my sport spoiled after heavy raise end
strong winds. for then I meeld eat beg
much game ; and when frost set is I ffeensd
none. I may say list I hove tried so
endless variety of theisfeatiours and pern
Piers to overtime* thaw saissaleolei, and
that I found nothing se efeetnel been.
ing sulphur on a deist-pan. awl estrryiegg it
about the piste."
Mr. Emerson 'Meshes be is sow Owes
tigating the spider std is trying to dirstese
er what is the me of bill. If met
dent should omelette thee the mom we
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of spiders is to eateh fie*. that the on of
lies is to catch bee. he will he in dory
bound to proceed to the reueniwieg priehteus
respecting the porpoise served try the leo
named tribe. Whatever diatom" be_ Mr.
Emerson eert3inly dosersee ere lit for hie
patient and skilful itivonnigetino. sad fir
his interesting and, we believe, novel A
we:li —Unit/ mod Pnwypol.
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drinkinz of water. lie sisys: -11tet Isms
er one puts off drinking wow ie the mew
inz. especially in the senemer, the hem he
will require anrin; the Joy; if mmelb le
drank the formeems the thirst Atm
increases. and 2 very 1111#2111111112 raffia's
is observed in )(Whim, to a meeelie -
in the rnmath. The leer 2 nem *ham die
better for him. heyon4 a moderate ammeme.
The tnore water a man (frisks the mew
strength he has to esperal is zetiesig rid
of it, for 211 the Ovid taken late the ere.
tem most be earried out. mod as ONw ill
but little nourishment is water. tee. ease,
beer. and the like. mere ierrnzth ie ri
pended in earryieg than net a the maw
than they impart to it. The EMIT be
drinks the more he VISA per/pint. either
by the hum or three sh the Ale ; the name
he perspires the more mime is tam flew
the system ; bat this earboe le aseseawy fee
nutrition. hence the km a mean is seasiiii
el the lees strength be hew _ _
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strength two ways. and yet mummy are
under the impression that the =ore thor
oughly is the systems • • washed am - Taw.
the lags we drink at =cats eh* know for
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gie cup of hot tea or hot =ilk and wister
at each meal, as israseassrslois p'id issold
result to sin all. Malty possess boos
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gismo of enki water. or ileterSl asp of
hot tea or coffee at meals moat wiq
be greatly benefited by larsskiss is op as
once. it may be racy well to drink s fet
tle at each 'seal. and. perbspe. it *a le
found that in all eases it is mesh balm to
take a sink cup of hot tea ms sari mid
than a gloom of cold miss. Weever pre.
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