DANGER OF FATIGUE.
ft Generates a FuUoa la the ftstem That
I Deadly la Its Nat ore.
"He never lewes a mome'iit," uel to
be thought an unqualified compliment
Kow we are not quit" so stiro that it
says mncli for tbe wisdom of him to
whom it U applied. From Diany differ
ent directions comes the testimony that
too much activity is loss instead of gain,
tiuce overfatigue poisons the physical
lystem.
An analysis has been made of the
poison engendered by fatigue, and it
has been found to be similar to the an
cient vegetable poison, curari, into
which the Indians used to dip their ar
rows, and a most deadly poison it was.
Tbe poison of fatigue is of the same
chemical nature and is as truly deadly
if it is created more rapidly than the
blood can carry it off. There is no
known antidote for this poison, and its
dangers beset alike the pleasure seeker
and the worker.
An Italian physician recently exam
ined 24 bicycle riders aftnr they had
ridden 33 miles in 2,V honrs. It was
found that in nearly every instance the
nervous system was so far affected by
fatigue that the bearing of the cyclist
was defective. After a rest of two boors
most of them could bear as well as ever.
Another practical test was made upon
60 grammar school children who were
to take part in a written examination of
2 bourn. Before entering upon the
strain which such an examination must
necessarily be each child was instructed
to lift as much as he could with tho
dynamometer. This was done to test the
muscular strength of each pupil before
the examination.
After the work in the schoolroom was
ended the children were again told to
lift as much as possible in the same
way. It was found that, with one or
two exceptions, they could not lift as
much by several pounds as they had
lifted before the examination.
' It is now a demonstrated fact that
prolonged mental strain will diminish
the pulse, produce fullness and heavi
ness of the head and bring about palpi
tation of tho heart Youth's Compan
ion. On the Ferry.
Blossom (to Italian sitting beside a
large valise) My friend, that valise
is taking up considerable room. Will
you kindly move it and allow mo to sit
down?
Italian No mova noth.
Blossom But I want to sit down.
Italian No cars.
Blossom But I da Will yon take
that valise off tbe seat?
Italian No taka noth. I tole yo'
afora.
' Blossom (getting warm in the collar)
If you don't take that vali.se off tbe
seat I wilL Do you understand me?
Italian I unstana what yo' talk a.
I no taka eat offa.
Blossom (throwing valise off the seat)
There, now I If yon want your lug
gage, you can go and get it.
Italian Eat no belonga to mea.
Blossom Eh?
Italian Eat no belonga to mea. Yo'
seea thata bee-gar mana
Blossom (as he replaces the valise)
Why didn't you say so before? I don't
mind standing up. It's only a short dis
tance across.
Italian (to himself) Eat no belonga
to mea, eat no belonga to th' becgar
man. Eat belonga to mya leetel sis in
th rit ; I taka eat to hera. San Fran
cisco Wave.
Zebras Stronger Thu II ones.
The zebra is an almost incorrigibl6
little beast, and up to now all attempts
to train it to work have had small suc
cess. The Boers, penitent and method
ical, bave conquered it at last, and put
the hitherto unruly animal into tbe
traces of their mail coaches.
Together the zebras show an inclina
tion to bite, but when harnessed with
mules they are easier to managa This
utilization of the zebra is one of tbe
greatest importance to South Africans.
Horses are likely to be killed by hyenas,
while tbe zebras are a match, with teeth
and hoofs, for any hyena.
Boers find that the zebra is capable
of greater movement than the horse and
is not so susceptible to disease. Strange
to say, tbe little striped beast is also
stronger than the horse, though its
weight is less than one-half that of the
other draft animal. Strand Magazine.
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weigh 412,500,000 grains, or 839,375
ounces troy, or 71,614.68 pounds troy,
or 58,928.67 pounds avoirdupois, oi
29.464 "short" tons of 2,000 pounds
avoirdupois each, or 20.307 "long"
tnn of .?40 voirdnv'
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Rbv. J. D. Leistkr, Swales, Pa.,
IU-plylniftoyourlnqulry.au to testimonial
with my signature, published by Dr. Malm,
will nay, that I waa under his tnwtriirnt lor 10
month for my bearing. It wax Catarrh of
the middle Kar. and like yourself, could hear
some days better than other, could hear bet
ter In noise, aiy nranng was very mum im
proved by the treatment, and have no doubt,
but that he ran help you. Dr. stalm appear
to be an honest man. and he will tell you tbe
truth, whether he can help you or not. If I
were vou, I would certainly consult him. I
waa longer afflicted than you. My hearing
waa had In one ear for a bout 36 year, and In
the other for alstut 24 or year. Hoping
that your hearing will be entirely restored,
I remain. ISA AC Pi ekso.x.
Bedford, Bedford Ck, Pa.
After the Country Doctors Had Given Him
Up as Incurable, Dr. Salm Cured Him.
I must truly aay that Dr. Halm has treated
me well, and I have Improved wonderfully
under hi skillful treatment, even after our
country doctor all gave me up as Incurable.
J. F. WKimcsxriKR.
Paxton vllle, Snyder Co, Pa., Aug. 21, X.
Received Great Benefit.
I have received great benefit from the 3
month's treatment I have taken from Dr.
Halm, for which 1 feel very grateful.
L. K. Porter.
Butler, Butler Co., Pa., Aug. 1,
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The late George Higinbotham. chief
J mice of Victoria, was noted for th
thoroughness with which be performed
bis duties, no matter whether they wer
pleasant or unpleasant, light or onerous.
Doting his early life in Melbourne, tbe
breaking out of tbe New Zealand war
caused the departure of tbe Fortieth
British infantry from the city to tbe
scene of hostilities. Volunteers were en
rolled to guard Melbourne, and Mr.
Higinbotbarn joined them as a private.
An officer of the volunteers describes a
scene which shows how conscientiously
his duty as a soldier was performed:
Scene, the Werribee camp. Time.
4 :30 in tbe morning. Company parad
ed, and the officer commanding the
company announces that the two men
whoso names are tho first on the roster
are to fetch tbe meat from tbe butch
er's, tho next to fetch wood, and so on.
"Orderly sergeant, call the names."
"George Higinbotham, Richard Hale
Budd."
A sort of shudder parted through tbe
ranks when it was seen to whom thu
most unpleasant duty had fallen a
graduate of Dublin university, a lead
ing barrister, Higinbotham, and a grad
nate of Cambridge, tbe secretary of the
education department, Budd. .
The orderly sergeant asked the officer
if he might be permitted to find volun
teers to take this work off their bands,
adding that ho could easily find 40. A
young bricklayer and a young laborer
camo forward, but they could not per
suade Private Higinbotham.
"Budd," said be, "they want to re
lieve us of this work because it is dis
agreeable. What do you say?"
A resolute "No" was the answer.
And the best educated men in the coun
try marched to the butcher's, waited
for the meat ami brought it back skew
ered on their ramrods.
Astronomical Photography.
In astronomical photography the most
startling figures confront us. Stara
which to the eye are invisible, even
with the meet powerful telescope, are
readily depicted on tho photographic
plate used in conjunction with the tele
scope as an example, Dr. Gill's photo
graph of the nebula near Argus. It will
give some idea of tbe number of stars
shown by this photograph to mention
that tho space of the sky that would be
covered by a shilling held at arm's
length from tbe eye contains no less
than 200.000 stars, scarcely one of
which would be visible to the unaided
eye.
Sir Robert Ball said in a lecture de
livered by him in 1894 that among such
"invisible" stars, photographs of which
he had 6bown his audience, there were
many sunk into space to a distance so in
conceivable that if the glad tidings of
tbe first Christmas in Bethlehem. 1,894
years ago, had been telegraphed to them
at the speed at which light travels,
about 6eveu times around the world in
a second, yet thoso stars were at a dis
tance so overwhelmingly great that the
news would not yet have reached its
destination. These distances were net
wildly guessed at, but were the results
of years ef labor cn the part of the
astronomer and the mathematician.
Chambers' Journal.
A Good Eater.
When Gustavu9 of Sweden was be
sieging Prague, a boor of extraordinary
aspect gained admittance to his tent and
offered, byway of amusing his majesty,
to devour a large hog iu his presence.
Old General Konigsmarck, who was in
attendance, at once suggested that the
man with the Gargantuan appetite
should be burned as a witch, whereupon
the boor, whose feelings were hurt by
this observation, exclaimed, "If your
majesty will but make that old gentle
man take off his sword and spurs, I will
eat him before I begin the pig." This
was accompanied by such a "hideous
expansion of tho jaws and mouth" that
the general, though he had given his
"proofs" on many a field, turned pale
and fled incontinently to his tent. San
Francisco Argonaut.
Taefal Rata.
Rats have been found very useful in
cotton mills where the raw cotton has
been imperfectly ginned. In a Spanish
cotton mill the storeroom was invaded
by swarms of rats, who pulled the bales
to pieces to get at the seeds left in tbe
cotton. They did the work thoroughly,
without injuring the liber in any way.
The Greeks and Romans had no weekf
until they borrowed this division os
time from the east. The Greeks divided
the month into three equal periods ; the
Romans into three very unequal the
kalends, ides and nones.
ORRITZ SALM,
-(TTv.l
Case of Catarrh Cured by Dr. Salm.
For 7 year I have had a bad case of Ca
tarrh, took cold continually and almost al
ways had headaches: a bad stomnt-h a well,
and too many arcompanyingtroiihiis to men
tion. But now, after only a short treatment
f Dr. Sal in, I am aimuHt new man.
Henry Turn,
sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.,Mept.a,1i.
Case of Catarrh Cured by Dr.Sa.Iui.
Rev. J. D. Leister, Swales, Pa.
Your rame to band Uwlay. Dr. balm
treated my lit year old boy for Catarrh In the
head, and cured him in nix month. I don't
know whether he can cure you or not, but on
examination he will tell you the truth. 1
know a man here, that he examined, and he
told him that he could not be enred. I know
other people, that he lias done a great deal of
rood. In other rase.
Madiaouburg, Centre Co, Pa. B. I. LtsHr.KT.
Dr. Halm Snatched Her From Her Grave.
Mr. Setbktaky :
You asked me why I did not come hack last
mouth. The medicine Dr. Halm gave line
helped me so much, that I thought It was not
necessary to return at present, but. however.
If I need any farther treutmciit he Is my phy
sician. He cured me of scrofula, about one
year ago, snatched me, you might say, from
the grave. This is saying a knhI deal, but it
I true. Mks. A. K. l ev kk.
Linden Hall, Centre Co., Pa July 14, Hut.
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Am Esperlooea Which Was raexpeetsst
ssd Decidedly Caplaaaaot.
"Looking over the stnff cn the side
board of a hoofo I was in one night."
iail the wtintl burglar, "I cculdn't
help thinking that if this was a fair
fciniplej of tbe hor.nn I'd lest a nibt,
rilver plated teapots cud rv.gjjt Urn-la fit
for not hi i) n bnt to hold Ira end sugar
find spooiiuoldtrs and evtrrthing else
ust the suine. Ia the drawers, among
tbe platt d sprxAi and forks, there vra
a miserable little let of tbin silver
spoous and light forks, scarci-ly vrr:h
carry i eg off, and a souvenir Rpccn cr
two, bat I sorted out these tbiug and
laid 'em together, corded in a little pile
on the left hand side cf the top of tbe
sideboard, band to pick upwh a! was
ready. I bad finished tho sidetu?d and
picked op the spoons and was just about
to pat 'em into my left band inside coat
pocket when I beard somebody say :
" There, that'll do nicely!'
"Naturally enough, I suppose, I faced
around toward where tbe srmnd came
from, still holding tbe spoons in my
hand. I realized in a minute Just what
it meant, and I might have tbrcwed the
spoons at him cr turned the other way
or dropped; bat, to tell you the truth. I
was a little surprised it's a watchful
man that's never surprised and in tho
fraction of a second that I stood there
thinking about it there w;is a click and
a flivh, and I kuowed I'd been photo
graphed. 'I think,' he says, 'you'll find
that'll come out very nicely features
and all the accessories clear and dis
tinct. We'll send yon a proof in almnt
two weeks. What is the address, please?
And wht n I said nothing, he went on:
'It i.s customary for tu to reqnire a do
pottit from cu.s turner that we don't
know. If you don't wish to make a de
posit, yon might leave the spoons with
us as a sort cf guarantee of good faith. '
"I'd dropped the spoons in my pocket
and reached for my gnu. I wasn't go
ing away without that photcgraph ma
chine and everything in it, tut long te
fore I was reaciy he'd palled a kfnng or
something and turned op every ligtt in
that room and the next, and he was
standing jm-t inside the next rctci
holding a gun very steady aerusa the top
of the camera. He was a cool, business
like looking man very much so. It was
clear that there wasn't anything firiue
to do but to leave the Fpisjus, and that's
what I did, and when he said nothing
further. Lot just held the gun on me, I
understood that there t a to use of my
waiting for another sitting.
"I was Lock in that town two cr
three years afttr that, and I lecked
along in the photographers showcases
for the picture, but I diin t see it."
New York fcjuu.
Tbs Giants and tbe Flood.
Among the msnyquet r stories related
in the eld Jewish Talmud is one ccu
oerninu tho action taken l.v the great
1 . I ....... r t . V . . J.,rMl
According to Kabbi Eiiezer, v.Lea the
flood broke upon the earth the piai.fs
exclaimed, "if all of the waters tf tho
earth be gathered tegvther thy will
only reach to our waists, tnd if the
fountains cf the greit deep be broken
up we will staiup them down again.
The same writer, who was ono of tho
compikis of the TaJaiud, says that they
actually tritd to do this when the deed
finally came. Eliezir says that O, their
leader, "planted his foot upon the foun
tain of the (let p and wiih Lin hands
closed the windows of heaven. " Thru,
according to this same queer story.
"God made the wafers hot and boiled
tho flesh from the bones cf the haughty
giants. "
The Targum of Palestine also says
that the waters of the flood were hot
and that the skin cf the rhinoceros lays
in folds because he was not allowed to
enter the ark, but taved himself by
hooking his hern untlt r the sides of the
vessel and floating with it. Dut the
watt r which was uirtctiy under and at
the sides of the ark was not hot tho
rhineroceioa loosened bis skiu swim
ming from a mountain peak to the side
of the vessel. Ono account says that Og
and another giant nain?d La mi also
saved themselves by taking refuge in
the cool water under the edge cf the
arkrs hull, alci:g with the rhinoceros.
One rabbiuac authority quoted Ly UoulJ
in bis "Patriarchs and Prophets' says
that Og saved himself by climbing upon
the top cf tho ark, and that when Noah
discovered end tried to dislodge him ho
swore to Le a s!ave to Xeali's family
forever if allowed to remain. St Louis
Republic
Bow Legged Stockings,
Duriu3 last autumn a pitman was
asked by a friend who was very bow
legged to purchase, when next "i tho
toon," a pair of stockings for bim. On
the following pay Saturday the pitman
entered tho shop of a well known
hosier to make the purchase.
The shopman was most obliging, but
having shown the intending purchaser
nearly every pair in stock he at hist
thought it time to ask ef tlm man a
more minute description cf what was
required.
lie said he had shown nearly all they
bad, and he was sure their shop was
coud to noue, and as they had hither
to given satisfaction to all classes it
was strange that thty cemld not now
ait a customer. The pitman laconically
replied, "What I want is apairo' bow
legged yins. " i-ttand Magazine.
Eugeaie's First Aacestor.
It is not generally known that Em
press Eugenie was partly an Irish wom
an. Yet uptiu one siele she was descended
from an Irish soldier of fortune there
were any amount tf them who made a
name and place for himself in the in
terminable Spanish wars. When thero
was talk of her marrying the Emperor
Napoleon, some cf the old nobility
sneered at her pedigree. Then came
heralds tracing out Irish Hood lines
until tbe French authorities iu disgust
conceded that Eugenie was descended
from all the rcyalwsof Ireland back to
Brian Bora.
Views of f-cimtlsts Who Differ With Har
vey's Theory on Their Relations.
Do you know that some of tho very
best physicians iu the laud are far frcm
being sat istied that the heart is the or
gan which causes the blood to circulate
in the veins and arterits? The theory cf
Harvey, which maintains that the im
pulsive stroke of the heart is "the sole
motive power," is disputed by persons
who know more about blcod circulation
in a minute than he ever did in his life
Various causes for the phenomena of
blood circulation are assigned by the
different students of the subject, but
the majority of those who differ from
Harvey say that the true cause of circu
lation is to be found in respiration.
That function brings carbon into the
lungs. This carbon mixes with the
venous blooel, the mixture forming the
true fuel cf animal life. The oxygen
which is also taken into the lungs with
every breath mingles with the carbon,
and a slow form of combustion ensues.
Wherever combustion is going on heat
is evolved. In this case the heat is com
municated to the blood, which is about
seven-eighths water.
The lungs being in partial vacuo and
having a temperature of at least 85 de
grees above that required to change wa
ter into vapor (when the water in ques
tion is in a complete vacuum), steam is
ge-nerated. This enlarges the volume of
the blood and exerts a spe-cific force.
The valves ou the right sitlecf the heart
close against this force, while those on
the left open to give it free passage.
Thus, according to this theory, the true
motive power is produced which first
causes and then keeps up the circulation
of the blood.
When this theory ia elaborated, it ia
very conclusively proved that the heart
has nothing whatever to do with the
circulation of the blotxl but to deter
mine, by its valves the course of the
current and, by the mechanical force
cf tho stroke, to equalize the How. St
Louis Republic.
WELL SOLD TURTLE.
IT WA3 OF THE SNA i't . - ,
THERE3V HeNC-j T "
It Ossswl th Way For a l". :r7 .
Wall Street, m Kirk V'.:m ti l ..
Sarrsss Qa!tles r:it.-.Ti;l In n
Trsnrsrt 1-tsi Wblca X'eaAci t is IX'tc.Ii.-i
"I would ret l-.v-j :. .i. .! 3'
tion on the fli:?tLf t.S. r .
broker to a p-::tjr c i:. j - .
"if he had i;-: c 1 s
picion wheu L dciaant..ic ' ' .
on cert-ia Eioekt tit Ki. . .
in a lean."
"It's only his v cy. Ch: r'.-.
hearer. "Ho cida't t:.;u t' i ..
atalL"
"Possibly be did Ecr." aid tL3 rst
speaker. "It msy hava been due to tho
training that old Du h bunker
gave him and bis innate desire to let
nothing escape.
"When be and I were bnys," Charlie
continued, "I Fprr.t several forawn on
his father's farm out in Jr-rey. It w;n
there that he met bis partner, andt!.-- re
i a rurous little story e r;i.''f.d v. ,'i
their first busiri'-si t---:." .r., r in
which he 'did' tl:e o.d i' . '
the famo time eud ...rt .1 L.l.-; .i-
"John and I h.l been d!.:. ., aud
among other things had caught a snap
ping turtle that weighed about -0
pounds. We were carrying the s.":ipp'r
home tieel to a sriek, one havir'hoi.l of
each end of it, when we met t:e back
er driving along in a bug;ry in hU nam-m-
r hine.
"Our catch pr-t ntt d a p'nA urp nr
ance, and the: old fellow s'oi - ht iu
quire about it. as lie h:ul nfv. r f a so
large a turtle be fore except ia th mar
ket. He asked what we werf g' irg t.-
do with it, and we told hini want deli
cious snip it would maie. At rrsi he
wanted it end ffcrt d 50 n nts fr,r it. I
waa for sycepting the 10 ei3fs tut not
so John. He felt that he h ;d a casiei.
er and jM oat for f I. and hf p. I it-
OM wxs a little cfrai 1 f the
snaprs r's j ws, but John and I tr r.U ;
tho turtle ty pa-sirij a bitff t.-u1;:
line aroand it and btv.'f n irt j;'v
and so tieel irs hrvtd w 11 b;; k rri-r iff
she lL We th n re-eived o :r ?:lv. r dol
lar, tossed tho suapp-r vud' r the satf
tho old man's buggy, and Le drove off
with it.
"As he did so I started on toward
home, but John sat by ti e rotr'side.
" 'What are yon waitiira for? I sai-l
" 'The snapp r, s-tid JohiL
" 'It's gone," said I.
"'Mebbe is is and mtb? It r.-r.'t.
Wait a minute and watch th rid man,
said be.
"And sure eneiugh, be f pre 'he oIJ
man had gone half a mih w- -e::H hi:-J
yell and then saw him jauip ircui Iv.i
buggy.
"John rolled on the gra-s n:i I biph
ed nearly as loudly as the oM man h:i
yelled.
"Pickirig himelf up, he biji!, 'Lc: .
go get our snapper.
" 'I'd rather have the tk !'.:r, I r--.id.
"'What's the matter v-irh h:.'-.::-both?'
ho replied, and tos.i':' rii lir
dollar and telling mo to rei:.aia wV.tj
I was he started up the rt .vt Ipr XY.
old man, who was afraid to :;- -it Lj
baggy, for the snapper hl Lit i
through its bridle, had nipr'd te c.i:
man's shins anl bad taken Ui.di..ute
possession of the buggy.
"He found the old fellow i:i a sta;
of consternation, swearing at th siiai.
per in the most expressive CorLiuu t.:
his command and rubbing In shins a:
the same time.
' 'What you sell me de devil?' asked
the old man.
" 'Xo, a nice fat, juicy snapper, sait
John, and I sold him too cheaply, t
He'll make delicious soup and plenty
of it'
" 'Donnerwetter! Socp! I'll hiif do
soup! Gif me my tollar and tale d
brute. " I haven't your dollar. Ch;-.rley has
it back there in the road. T-Le the
snapper to him, and I guess he'll givo
you the dollar.
" 'Mel Me take dat eatin ting? I
rouldn't get into that pngpy now for a
quarter each vay. Get 'im oat and keep
the tollar.
"It was like rolling off a f r Johr
to take a stickprcd the snap per ano
jerk him to the ground a? soon as he
had fastened bis jaws upon it. Oltl
Dutchy, as we called him, jumped into
his buggy as soon as the snapper reach
ed the ground and drov? hurrie dly away.
"Of course I rejoined John, naclws
soon had his snappersbip swinging from
our stick. We walked homo in tri
umph, with the dollar in one pocket and
the snapper, metaphorically, in the
other. Our joke was too gcoel to keep,
and that night we related it to all who
visited the mill.
"The old man bore us no ill will, but
still he never wanted to buy any more
of our 'scbuuppers, ' although he ooea
iiouaily stopped to lock at them from
tho seat of h:s buggy when he met us
carrying them home.
"John und I were sitting cn the mill
step one evening when the old man
drove up. Ho steppe'd, asked John to
tide with him, and together they drov
off. They vcere gone about an bear.
That ni-ht John said, 'I'm going to b
a banker.'
Ton going to be a banker! Wkat
nonsense! I exclaimed.
'Nonsense or not, it's afact Tbe eld
man te-night aked me to take a petition
with him. I told him I ktiew nothing
cf the business and would bo a fail ore.
" 'You po a failure ! bo said. 'Ton,
who haf solt me 'a sHmupper aad af
got my tollar and my sehnapper! Dot
is too funny. Yon come vit me. I vant
yon, and seime day I put yon on de ex
change. Yoa judge human nature, and
yon know animal nature. De bulls and
do bears ia de place for you. '
"John went with the old man and
ever since has had the dollar in one
hand and the snapper on the stick in the
other. He married the old man's daugh
ter, got into the firm and now owns tha
whole concern." New York Times.
Queer ITamaa Beings,
An island in the gulf of California is
inhabited ty queer humca beings. Tho
Ceris, witheut doubt, aro cno tf tho
most interest lag tribes cf aixiriirinea to
bo found on this hemisphere. They are
said to have fair skins cul Hue eyes
and beur r.e rese'inbluceo whatever to
the Indian tribes of tbe mainland or cf
the peninsula. Ia terrier days they
made excursions upon tho mainland,
spreading havoc along t:e coast, but in
later years they have kept closely to
their island he me. They are extremely
fierce and warlike un.l use veuomcd ar-rov.-s
in Cghiirg. The island is known
to bo very mouttaiiieu. with imiumer
tblw rugi d canyons and forges, where
the Indians ambush end which renders
subduing the m almost an iiiiptibiliry.
Beyond the fact of the existence of th
Ceris tribe very litile is known. Theii
habits and language are said to be pe
culiar to themselves, while their origin
ia a subject of conjecture. The island
ihows no sign of vegetation from th
gulf, and their method cf gaining a sub
sistence is unknown. Skippers croitmj;
in those waters care-fully avoid this is
land peopled with blue ved suvagei,
and its ruggetl outline, wnicu lcuu u
in the gulf, are shreuefc'd in mystery.
Oakland (Cai. ) Echoes.
Salt as a Medietas.
Salt is good to check bleeding of the .
lungs and as a nervir.s and tci.-ie fcr
weak, thin blooded rntalids. CXmbisssS
with hot water, it is ustfal fur evrtala
forms cf dyspepsia, liver n)plaiat, sts.
The song of the locust is louder whee
bad weather is imminent than at othei '
times. In the rural districts this sign ii
regarded as exceedingly favorable foj ,
a change of weather for the worsa.
Montreal suffered from fire m 1S52 '
1,200 residences and stores btaug blottet '
rut of existence, the property loss tx '
feeding Tj, 000,000.
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