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I%T A. MORRISON,
\ \ . ATTOIUiKY-AT-I.AW,
UKI.I.KKONTK, PA.
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4 LEXANDER A BOW EH,
\ ATTOKNKYB AT LAW,
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mn. h> lrmn' Uulltllng. 1-1,
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BEAVER & GEPIIART,
ATTORNICYB AT LAW.
Oflk* ALLEGHENY ILRWL, nrlh of LLIGH, Hello
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OF. FORTNEY,
ATTORN EY-AT-I,AW,
IIKI.LKFONTE, PA.
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I \ S. KELLER,
I;, ATTORN KY AT LAW,
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I MELDING, BIGLERA WILSON,
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fOIIN BLAIR LINN,
.1 ATTORNEY AT I.AW,
RKLLKFONTK. PA.
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F L. SPANGLER,
• ATTORN KY'AT I, AW,
HELLRFONTK, CENTRE COUNTY, PA.
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LU ATTORNEYS-ATI. AW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
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rp C. HIPPLE,
1 • ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
LOCK HAVEN. PA.
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It PRACTICAL Slit VETOR,
LOCK HAVEN, PA.,
Will attend to all work In Clearfield, Centra and
Clitd"n couhtlaa.
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> > a ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BEI.LKFoNTE, PA.
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' y ATTOUNKTS-AT LAW
CLEARFIELD. PA.
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clan, retained. 1-1,
WILLIAM MTCULLOUGH,
' y ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
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CENTRAL HOTEL,
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MILRMRTRO, < RNTRR COUNTY, PA.
A A KoIiLBK(;KKR, Proprietor.
TIIFtOI dll TRAVELERS on lha railroad will And
ti Hotel an e,cedent place to lunch, or procure a
■ual. a* ALL TRAINS atop about 2 mluutaa. 47
MILLHEIM HOTEL,
MII.LIIEIM. CENTRE COUNTY. PKNN'A.
w. 8. MUBSKR, Proprietor.
Til. tnun of Millheim U located In Pann * Yalla,.
•'•ail two mile, from Cobnrn Sfktlon, on the
t. 'autre and Spruce Creek Railroad, with *ur
'"'lMlNG* that maka It a
PLEASANT SUMMER RESORT.
,RWL Rehlng In the immediate vlrtnlty. A CAH
' to EVERY train. At the Hlllhetm LKel c om-
M, •• *llll* fnnnd flrst-claee and terma moder
"*• June 28, IS7B-1,-
( iARMAN'B HOTEL,
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TERMS 11.3 ft PER DAT.
* good Liter, attached. 1-ly
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CORNER CHESTNUT AND NINTH BTBKETA,
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TH hnnaa. prominent In a city famed for Ita em-
JJT®I # Rota la, U kept In EVERY reepert eqnal to any
■ftt clam HOTELS In the country. Owing to th# strln-
F TOC > *>F the tlmea, tha prloi *A board lie* Teen radneed
ISOLLAM per day. J. M'KIHRIR,
! [_ Manager
OHOCKEIIHOFF HOUBE,
J * BEI.I.BFONTB, PA.
HOUBEAL T TELLER, PropHtor.
Oood Sample Room on Fint Floor,
•erraa Bum to and from nil Train*. Special rata*
■ " Hnmaaa and Jurura. 1-ly
©he €!entee JPtraoctal.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Tha Largant, Chaapeat and Bast Papar
PUBLISHED IN CENTRE COUNTY.
Russian Women.
Mr. Eugene Schuyler, in his life of
"Peter the Great," now in course of
publication in Seribner'e Monthly,
writes as follows:
The Muscovite ideal of woman,
founded 011 the teachings and tradi
tions of Byzantine theology, was
purely a monastic one. The virtues
of the cloister, faith, prayer, charity,
obedience and industry, WCQR. the
highest virtues of a woman. The life
of the cloister was best suited to pre
serve her purity. Socially, woman
was not un independent being ; she
was an inferior creation, dependent on
her husband, for except us a wife her
existence was scarcely recognized. Of
this theoretrical position of woman,
early proof is given iu all the didactic
literature of Russia, and especially iu
the Domoetroi, that curious manual of
household economy written iu the time
of Ivan the Terrible. The wife should
be blindly obedient in all things, and
for her faults should be severely whip
ped, though not in anger. Her duty
is to keep the house, to look after the
foo<l and clothing, and to see to the
comfort of her husband ; to benr
children, but not to educate them.
Severity was inculcated, aud to play
with one's children was esteemed a sin,
—a snare of the devil. The wife was
hound to stay chiefly at home, and to
be acquainted with nothing but her
household duties. To all questions on
outside matters she was to answer that
I she did not know. It wits believed
| that an element of evil lurked in the
female sex, aud even the most inno
cent sport between little boys uud
girls, or social intercourse between
j young men and women was severely
j reprehended.
The Domoelroi. and even l'ososhkof,
as late as the eighteenth century, rec-
I otnmended a father to take his cudgel
and break the ribs of his sou whom
|he found jesting with a girl. Traces
| of this feeling with regard to women
! are still in current proverbs. "A
woman's hair is long, her uuderstand
| ing is short," runs one proverb. "The
wits of women are like wilderness of
beasts," says another, while a third
says : "As n horse by the hit, so must
a woman be governed by threats."
The collection of popular stories and
anecdotes are full of instances of the
innate wickedness and devilishness of
: the female sex, with references 'to all
the weak and wicked women of sa
cred and profane history. In the
"Great Mirror," compiled in the sev
enteenth century we even find the ob
stinacy of women exemplified by the
well-known anecdote of the drowning
' woman still making with her fingers
[ the sigit of scissors. Although this
• was the theoretical position of women
l iu Russian society, practically in
j small households where women were
| important factors there were great di
' vergencies from the strict rules of the
' DomoMroi. In the higher rank of life
the women were more carefully guard
i ed and restrained, and in the family of
i the Tsar the seclusion of the Tereni,
or womnn's apartments, was almost
complete. This was in part due to a
superstitious belief in witchcraft, the
evil eye, and charms that affect the
life, health or fertility of the royal
I race. Neither the 'fsarita lior the
princesses ever apjieared openly in
public; they never went out except
iu a closed litter or carriage; in
! church they stood behind n veil —
j made, it is true, sometimes of gauze—
they usually timed their visits to the
cburchcs and monasteries for evening
or early morning, and on these occa
sions no one was admitted except the
immediate attendants of the court.
Von Austrian Ambassa
dor at Moscow iu lfi<>3, writes that out
of 1,000 courtiers there will be hardly
found one who can boast that he has
seen the Tsarita, or any of the sisters
or daughters of the Tsar. Even
-their physicians arc not allowed to see
them. When it is necessary to call a
doctor for the Tsarita, the windows
are all darkened, and he is obliged to
feel her pulse through a piece of gauze
so as not to touch her bare band.
Even chance encounters were severely
punished.
In lf>74, two chamberlains, Dash
kof and lluturlin, on suddenly turn
ing n corner in one of the interior
courts of the palace met the carriage
of the Tsarita Natalia, who was going
to prayers at the couvent. Their coi
lengucs succeeded in gettiug out of the
way, but Dashkof and Buturlin were
arrested, examined and deprived of
! their offices; but as the encounter was
proved to be merely fortuitous and
unavoidable, they were in a few days
restored to their rank. And yet this
was during the reign of Alexis, who
was far less strict than his predeces
sors.
HAYES is credited with the sugges
tion that all ex-Presidents should re
. ceive a life annuity of I'iO.OOO. If
; Congress should pass such a law
i Hayes wouldn't come in, because he
could never justly lay claim to the
title of ex-President.
THF.BE are in the JJnited States 380
theaters, 193 traveling theatrical com
panies, and only seven resident stock
! companies.
What the Indians Cost.
From tlm Now York Hun.
Every change in the Indian Bureau
seems to muke what was confessedly
bad still worse. It has become a nest
of jobbers and u <lcn of thieves, because
the old roots of corruption have been
allowed to remain, and professional
reformers, like Curl Shurz, have only
attempted to graft on them new vines.
As a consequence of this 'policy,' Corn
missioners speculate, agents steal, and
philanthropists sell shoddy at enor
mous profits—all at the cost of the
Indians.
Outbreaks on the frontiers, blood
shed, and expensive eampuigns uro
among the effects of the want of pro
tection and of good faith in dealing
with these tribes, who are first forced
from their reservation guaranteed by
treaty, and then pursued as public ene
mies fur-daring to assert their lawful
rights. Driven to desperation by
hunger from the want of supplies with
held or stolen by corrupt agents, they
commit crimes, and then the feeble cry
for extermination.
Aside from the moral aspect of the
question, which brings reproach upon
the administration of the Government,
the cost of this treachery and dishon
esty has become 11 serious item in the
annual budget. The abuses and rob
bery that took such large proportions
under the full swing of (i rant ism have
changed in form, hut not much in sub
stance so far as the treasury is con
cerned.
Tested by a comparison of the last
ten years with the preceding ten years,
the increase in Indian expenditure
was, iu round numbers, twenty-three
million nine hundred thousand dollars.
Here are the exact figures from the
latest treasury report:
Fri.m DW*| to 1 *<>'.' inclualte, (<>t*l Z".H.I(/7,7M
From 1870 to INTu Inclnaltr, total 82.i M.442
Olff-rrnr* ££f,feV6,6&7
In other words, the average cost of
the Indian service for the ten fiscal
years proceeding the advent of Grant
ism including large extras iu 1809, was
about three million eight hundred
thousand per annum, nud for the last
ten years it has averaged six million
two hundred thousand }>or annum.
That is to sav, while the Indians have
beeu decreasing in numbers, the appro
priations have increased at the rate of
more than two millions and a third
every year since Grant entered the
White House and established that
system of spoliation which is common
ly known by the name of Grautism.
The Indian bill this year proposes
un appropriation of four millions and
a half iu round numbers, and is com
mended to favor iK'cause it is nearly a
quarter of a million less than that
last voted. This sort of argument is
frequently used as a cover for extrav
agance and worse than extravagance,
and we have heard it too often. The
true standard of comparison is not
that suggested, but another which
dates back to a period when the Indi
ans were far more numerous than they
now are, and more difficult to manage.
The present appropriation is AS fol
lows :
Tor th Dieal y-#r 1 Ml.. |4
In 1 Mil Ibl# #*r*lc# cott fjMA.uQU
DlfffffOt* M .. M ...i1,f12&.i*i0
Thus After twenty years of experi
ence, taking these figures for a basis,'
it cost two tiAhs more to carry on the
Indian service than it did wheu the
tribes swarmed along the Western
frontiers and when several of the
present States were comparatively un
occupied Territories.
But money grants by .no
means represent the actual cost of the
' Indian service. Adventurers and
speculators and venal officials, in
combination, stir up strife among well
disposed tribes, drive them off their
own lands, fill them with •villainous
whiskey, stop their food, and provoke
collisions. Then troops are called for,
campaigns are commenced, and mil
lions are squandered. This is now a
regular busiuesa every year, and L'ou
gress submits to it.
Maine Preachers.
The Pittsburg I'ont says the Maine
preachers are as abusive in their pul
pit hnrangucs as corner grocery poli
ticians. It is stated as a fact that the
Republican politicians have furnished
them with political briefs and incen
diary apiieals which they incorporate
in their sermons. They use foul lan
guage about the most respected citi
zens, nud havg converted, in mauy in
stances, the house of God into a deu
of discord and vitujieration. The nat
ural results follow. Churches are di
viding and hundreds of church mem
bers are withdrawing from the sanc
tuaries they have hitherto attended.
Many of the political preachers are
brninless asses, and do not know what
they are talking of or are incapable of
appreciating n legal or constitutional
argument. They are preparing the
ground for Bob Ingersoll, who nas n
radical church of his own, by bringing
discredit on Christianity. Bob and
the Maine parsons can meet on the
common platform of cursing Demo
crats.
OUR eyesight is the most exquisite
of our senses, yet it does not serve us to
discern wisdom. If it did, what a
glow of love would she kindle within
us and how our lives would be beau
tified.
THK number of deserters from the
British army advertised during the
past year wa 5,840. The number in
1878 was 8,399.
The lllrth Place of James Itiicliniiiin.
THE OI.I UM HOUSE IN WHICH TUE
I. A M KNTEO STATESMAN FIRST SAW
THE LHIIIT STII.I. IN
EXISTENCE.
Special Correspomlmt of ih Patriot
A trip up the Cumberland valley
on matters of business last week,
brought me to the quiet but clever
town of Mercernburg. While there I
learned of the purchase of "Stony
Batter," the birth-place of the lnte
President James Buchanan, by his
niece, Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson, of
Lancaster.
"Stony Batter" is located about
four miles northwest of Merecrsburg,
Franklin county, Pa., at Cove Cap,
in the Tuscarora mountains. The
house in which Buchanan was born is
a small log building between 20 and
25 feet square, one and a-half stories
high. Between fifty ami sixtv years
ago Mr. Jacob McCunc, of Mercers
burg, purchased the house, and after
having the logs carefully numbered
hud it taken down and removed to
the town of Merecrsburg, where it was
rebuilt for a corner lot on Fayette
street. The present owner of the Bu
chanan house is the Rev. It. Lewis
McC'une, who purchased the property
ut the death of his father in 1896.
The house is in an excellent state of
preservation "as Mr. McCunc takes
great care of it.
When we caff to mind the fact that
President Buchanan was born in the
house some time in the vear 1791, we
conclude that it must be nearly one
hundred years old. I learned from
the present owner that the house has
all along been kept under a good roof,
and judging from the hardy look of
the titnliers it bids fuir to last one
hundred years longer. The property
becomes still more valuable as a relic
of the past, because Mr. McCmie, the
present owner, purchased the log house
used, at an early day in Merecrsburg,
as an academy or classical school, fat
that time called the "Latin School")
where President Buchanan commenced
his classical studies. Mr. McC'une had
the old school house moved to the
same lot and joined to the Buchanan
house. These two buildings now
stand side by side—mementoes of the
past and of Pennsylvania's great son.
If an appeal to local circumstances be
fairly made, it will l>c found that
President Buchanan owed no part of
his distinction either to birth or for
tune, but wholly to himself. The ob
scurity and poverty from which he
emerged serve only to make his illus
trious career the more remarkable.
If these two buildi gs could lie pur
chased and takeu back to "Stony But
ter," where a monument is to be erec
ted to the memory of the deceased ex-
President, it would restore the "birth
place" to something of its primitive
simplicity. If a monument be erected
the old house ought to go back also to
grace the spot as well as to serve as a
, residence for someone who would pro
tect the place from vandalism. J.H.it.
I.lfe In Washington.
Fforn Oood Company
There is a nameless fascination in
the Washington air. The average cit
izen, living far removed from the Cap
ital, wonders why the office-holder
who once comes to Washington is so
loth to leave it that he will often stoop
to any device to secure a further lease
of power —whether it be four years
in the White House, pother term in
either end of the Capitol, or only a
longer commission in a petty depart
ment clerkship. But when the citizen
comes to Washington himself, the mys
tery is solved, lie may not Ire nble
to define them very clearly, but he
cannot stay long in the city withont
himself experiencing in some measure
thoae subtle influences which render
the Capital no attractive to the perma
nent resident. Even to the casual
visitor there is something very inter
esting about merely watchiog the
great Governmental machine or in
| specting its component part*. The
verv atmosphere of the Capital, instinct
with the official and socinl life that
centres about the seat of Government
in a great nation, seeins to possess a sin
f;ular charm, which diiqioHc* one to
ingcr and enjoy it. The stranger no
louger womk-rs thnt the office-holder
likes Washington, thnt he constantly
schemes for an extension of his term,
that, if finally deposed from power, he
so often prefers the most humble pos
ition here to a rcsideuce elsewhere.
Not the least among Washington's
charms are its pyhsical and climatic
advantages. No one can longer doubt
that the city in fit to be the Capital of
the great country. The comprehensive
plan on which it was laid out in early
years of the struggling Republic gives
one a fresh respect for those far-sight
ed fathers who could even then devise
a scheme which should to-day fit the
necessities of the scat of government
for fifty millions of people, and be cap
able of equal development with the
progress of the nation hereafter The
broad avenues are a constant source of
delight, parks and squares are ample
for the needs of a large city, and the
great system of improvements, carried
through with whatever corruption un
der the Shepherd regime, laid the ba
sis for the transformation of Washing
ton from a straggling aud neglected
town to a handsome metropolis. Noth
ing goes farther to justify the choice of
this the Capital than its cli
mate. Though it suffers from the
summer heat, its temperature, during
the larger part of the year, is most
comfortable, and the change from the
inclement weather which prevails over
the greater portion of the couutry
through the winter months to the usu
ally balmy air of the Capital is especi
ally grateful. Indeed, as a winter res
idence, Washington possesses greater
charms than any other oily on the con
tinent, what with its mild weather, its
exceptional social advantages, and the '
attractions which the meeting of Con- J
gress presents to any one interested in
studying our system of government at
its fountain-head. Every year the
Cupital is becoming more and more
the winter headquarters for people of j
leisure, for persons of literary tastes, !
for students of politics, for persons of,
fashion, and a composite society is
gradually growing up in which every-1
body is sure to find congenial elements.
oMUral Hancock at Home.
N. V. Cor PitUt'iirg Telegraph
A few evenings ago I went with a
party of friends to call on General
Hancock and his amiable wife at '
Governor's Island, which is easily ac
cessible from the regions of "up town,"
thanks to the East Side rapid transit
road extending as fur as the South
Ferry, and the little revenue cutter
which connects that point with the )
residence of the Commander of the'
Department of the Atlautic. Geueral
Hancock is apparently in robust
health, aud, although his hair ami
beard are fronted, there is no winter
in his heart. Essentially a soldier,
and 1 should say a disciplinarian, there
is still no brusqueness in his manner
or mode of sjieech ; genial as he is,
however, there are still abuuduut evi
dences of a man accustomed to com
mand. I have met but few men who
could compare with him as a racon
teur; he is a military Larry Jerome.
Even with men, moreover, his conver
sation is scrupulously correct. lead
ing the way into his sanctum —a back
room on one side of the wide hall that
divides the ground floor into two
parts —he ordered some refreshments
and sat down to smoke a cigar and
chat, and, it being left to him to carry
on the conversation, proved fully
equal to the task. The conversation
turned from personal reminiscences
upon an excellent lecture which Gen. I
Abbott had delivered that afternoon
on Governor's Island. Gen. Hancock
declares himself stronglv in favor of
strengthening the New York defenses, j
" But who could overcome us?" |
"Great Britain might," was the reply,
"but that is not the question-; it is
purely one of precaution. I am in
favor of large guns, breech-loaders, of
the most approved modern jiattern."
It was mentioned that a dispatch from
Europe set forth that Krupp was over
whelmed with orders. General Han
cock said that he bad been rather
chary of expressing himself in answer
to certain communications, for he felt
that they were intended to be more in
the interests of manufacturers than in
those of the nation; he firmly believed
however, in getting to work at the de
fenses of New York.
The residence occupied by the Com
mander of the Department of the At
lantic is ad old-fashioned and rather
commodious one; the wide hall di- j
vides the ground floor into a suite of (
parlors and a dining-room ' and .a
study with a bay window, which forms
a recess which is almost another room.
The walls are hung with family por
traits. Mrs. Hancock, who is in
mourning, has charming manners, and
should she ever be called upon to pre
side at the White House, would be
equal to the task. With her at pres
ent is her niece, who married Lieuten
ant Griffin, a young and promising
officer of the General's command, last
spring. In such agreeable society the
time passed very quickly, and when
the signal for the 10 o'clock boat
sounded we reluctantly arose to go. I
On rejoining the ladies (Jen. Hancock
paid a compliment Ut the society of
the men which they wholly uuderserv
ed, since it was his conversation, and
not any exertion on their part, that j
made "the foot of time fall lightly." '
(ten. Hancock does not bHieve, like a
certain- distinguished predecessor of
his, who openly asserted as much, that
"the army would be very nice if it
were not for the soldiers." He evi
dently thinks a great deal about his
command and their welfare, and it is
seldom that he is absent from the Is
land. As the little revenue cutter
steamed toward the Battery under the
clear starlit sky we retained the pleas
ant memory of his frank, cordial
manner and unaffected hospitality.
"No wonder that General Hancock is
so popular," said one of the party ;
"he is sincere, whole-souled, oue man
in ten thousand." "The very model,"
broke in the irrepressible "Pirate,"
"of a modern major-general."
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Japanese Top-Spinning.
St. Ntrhula* for Jumuj.
At certain seasons of the year top
spinuing engages a great part of the
leisure of American and English boyf
aud some of them become very skill
ful. But Japanese jugglers are the
people to spin tons, and I will try to
describe some of tbctr more difficult
feats, as I saw them.
I WAS at a Japanese juggling enter
tainment, and*wnen the first part of the
Kerformanoe was over, the meu who
ad been acting cleared the stage, set
on it a small table, a number of swords
and a little house, like the doll houses
sold in toy shops, bowed low, and left.
Immediately afterwards, a richly
dressed Japanese made his appearance
carrying in his arms about a dosen
tops, somewhat resembling a common
humming too, each with a long thin
stem run through the bulb-shaped
part, uud protruding at the top and
bottom—the top stem being cased in a
loose sheath. Rowing to the ejiecta
tore, the Japanese took one of the tops ,
and twirled it briskly between his
palms for a second or two; he then
dropped it upon the table, where it
spun around in that swiftly revolving
but apparently motionless state that
boy top-spinners call "sleeping." The
Japanese indicated by signs that it
would stop when be told it to, and
turning towards the table be lifted bis
baud as a command. No sooner had
be done this than the top stopped as if
it really had seen and understood the
signal.
The Japanese picked up the top
aguin and twirling it as liefore, placed
it upon the table, where it spun itself
to sleep. He then selected from the
swords on the floor one with a long,
keen blade, and, lifting the top from
the table by the sheath of the upper
stem, placed the poiut of the lower
stem carefully U|>ou the edge of the
blade near the bill. The top spun for
some momeuLs in this position and
then began to run slowly toward the
joint of the sword. \N hen it had
reached the point it leaned over at an
angle of 4"> degrees and continued to
revolve for several moments in that
difficult position, until it was caught
in the juggler's hand just as it was
about to stop spinning.
Throwing the sword to one side the
performer again made the top spiu up
on the table, and picking up five
others started them also. He then
stretched a thiu wire across the stage,
and taking the tops from the table
placed them one after another upon
the wire, as he bad previously placed
the first one upon the edge of the
sword. They spun around for a few
seconds without moving, but suddenly,
as if by one impulse, they all started
on an excursion along the wire, bal
ancing themselves as they went, with
all the nicety of exjiert tight-rope
walkers. Reaching the end of their
trip they dropped one by one into the
hands of au assistant, who stood
| ready to catch them.
How to Keep Teeth (lean ami Health
ful.
! Krom O. A. M il* in Dental Cosmos
As I am not aware of anything
I practically now In the way of dentU
trices, I can only allude to them n7
auxiliaries or assistants in promoting
cleanliness, and in neutralizing the
normal acidity so commonly present
in the oral cavity. No one has yet
discovered the magic prophylactic,
notwithstanding the absurd claims of
venders of varipus nostrums, such as
"Sozodont." Of this article I will tes
tify to what is also well kuown to most
dentists, namely, that it destroys the
color of the teeth, turning them to a
decidedly dark yellow.
There is, of course, quite a general
use of tooth brushes by the people, but
not uncommonly au abuse of them for
want of proper instruction. It is get
j tiug to be better understood by with
dentists and patients now than former
ly that a crosswise brushing is not
wise, hut that the upper teeth should
be brushed downward, and the lower
teeth upward. It is a common mistake
not to brush thoroughly the buccal
and posterior surfaces of the lower
front teeth. I am sure that nothing
like an adequate amount of care is
given to this preventive service. It
cannot l>c too strongly impressed on
the minds of the guardians of children
that they should see that the practice
of brushing the teeth thoroughly is be
gun as early as possible, so that it
shall become a habit to be contiuued
through life.
Concerning the forms of brushes, I
will say that straight brushes are ut
terly impracticable on the surfaces to
which I nave referred as the ones neg
lected. Curved brushes with a tuft,
end, budshapod or convex, are the
! best. There are several favored forms
i that are quite efficient in the line I
have spoken of. One of these, named
the "Windsor," I have faithfully tried
for twenty tuotuhs past, aud introduc
ed it very generally in my practice,
I and I find that it meets the indications
better than any other within my
knowledge. The faithful use of floss
silk between the teeth ought to be
earnestly recommended ; also the quill
toothpick. The wood toothpicks so
generally furnished at public eating
places, are a source of much evil to
the soft tissues between the teeth. All
kinds of metalic toothpicks are objec
tionable, though I am aware that it is
the practice of some dentists to com
mend them to their patients.
The value of a decided polished sur
face of the tooth becomes very appar
ent to those who have had the Opera
tion performed; the facility with
which such teeth can be kept clean ia
evident; and, although the condition
may have been secured at considerable
expense, yet it is an investment that
will pay a good rate of interest Ido
not think that many dentists have
much idea of the beautiful polish that
a human tooth will take. Many teeth
are capable of a great improvement in
this direction which are now a decided
detriment to what might otherwise be
a pleasing face. We know that the
general idea among people ia, that in
terfering with the surfaces of the teeth
destroys the enamel, but we also know
that tfiis is a popular error.
THERE was a sound of rivalry by
night. It was the cats.