TllK TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD, PA., JANUARY 0, 1880.
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RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R.R.
A -lit INCREMENT OF PASSKNOEKTBAm8
NOVEMBER lOUi, 1870.
Trains LcaVe Harrlsburg ns Follows :
For New York via Allentown, at 6.15, 8.05 a. m.
and 1.45 p. m. . ,
Kor New York Via Philadelphia and "Bound
BrooK Houte," a.2u, (Fast Exp.) B.65 a. m. Bud
1.45 p. in.
l'liroiiiili car arrives In New York at 12 noon.
Kor fliliadi'liliia, at 5.1ft. 6.20 (Fast Exp) 8.05,
9.55 a. in.. 1.4ft and 4.UU p. m
For KeadliiK, at iMft, 8.20 (Fast Exp.) 8.05, 9.65
a. in., 1.4.,4.oii, and 8.08 p. ni.
For FottHirille. at 5.15. 8. o a. m. and 4.00 p. m.,
and via bchuvlklll and Susiiuehauna Brunch at
2.40 p. m.
For auburn, via Bchuylklll and Susquehanna
Branch at o.3o a. in.
For Lancaster aud Columbia, 5.15, 8.08 a. m. and
l.oo p. in.
For Allentown, at 6.15, 8 05, 9.55 a. m., 1 45 and
4.00 p. m.
The 6.15, 8.05 a. in. and 1.45 p. m. trains have
through cur fnrjew I oi k.
Th 8.00 train has through cars (or Philadel
phia. The S I'S a. in. and 1 41 p. tn., trains make eloo
eomifetinn at Heading with Main Line trains
having through cars lor New Vork, via "Bound
Brook Koute."
SUNDAYS :
For New York, at 5.20 a. m.
For Allentown and Wiiy Watlons, at 5.20 a. m.
For Heading, ruildelaphia, and Way Millions,
at 1.46 p. in.
Trains Leave for Harrlsburg as Follows t
Leave New York via Allentown, 8 45 a. in , 1.00
and 5 30 p. in.
Leavo isaw York via "Bound Brook Itoul."aiid
Philadelphia at 7.45 a. m., 1.3') and 4.W) p. in., ar
riving at Htti rlsmirg, 1 .50, 8.20 u. m., and tf.&jp.m.
l'lirough car. New Vork to llarrlshiirg.
Ieave Lancaster, 8.05 a m. aud 3.M) p. in.
Leave Columbia. 7.55 a. m. and 3.40 p. in .
Leave Philadelphia, at9.4oa. in., 4.00 and 6.60
(Fast Kxp) and 7 45 p. in.
Leave FottHville, 8 .00, ,10 a. m. and 4.40 p. m.
Leavs Heading, at 4.60, 7.25, 11.60 a. in., 1.30, 6.15,
8.00 and 10.35 p. in.
Leave Hottavllle vlaSchuylklll and Susquehanna
Branch, 8.2 a. in. Leave Auburn via Bchuylklll
and Susquehanna Brunch, 11.50 a. m.
Leave Allentown, at 6.05, 9.05 a. in., 12.10, 4.30,
and 9.06 p. m.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York, at 5 30 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.45 p. ni.
Leave Heading, at 7.35 a. m. aud 10.35 p. m.
Leave Aileutow n. at 9.05 p. ni.
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C. G. Hancock, General I'aisenger and Ticket
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Naratives by an Old Physician.
THE lectures which have recently
been delivered on "living burials,"
by a physician of eminence, prove that
such things happen In countries where
rapid Interment succeeds death much
lnore frequently than the generality of
people would deem possible.
We who hold our dead sacred, and who
err, If anything, on the side of keeping
them too long unburied, must naturally
feel a kind of horror creep over us when,
from circumstances, we are brought to
witness what In haste aud want of rev
erence the last sad ceremories are gone
through In some countries where climate
render speedy interment after decease
an absolute necessity. I propose to
relate three marvelous escapes from liv
ing burials which happened to different
members of the same family at different
period. The scene was in Italy; the
facts were related to me by the daughter
of two of the parties concerned, and I
shall tell the tale as nearly as possible as
she told it to me :
"You will scarcely wonder," she said,
"at my horror of being burled alive
when I tell you that a peculiar fate
seems to pursue on r family, or at least
did pursue it In the last generation. My
father was an only son and, from hav
ing been born several years after his
parents marriage, was an object of espe
cial devotion. Ills mother was unable to
nurse him herself, and a country woman
was procured from a village some dis
tance from the chateau where his
parents resided, who was not only well
calculated to replace the mother as a
nurse, but was of so affectionate a
disposition that she seemed to throw her
whole soul into her care for the well
being of the child, and lavished as much
affection on him as did the real mother.
When the age came for weaning him,
it was found Impossible to accomplish it
while the nurse remained with him ;
and so, after many terrible scenes and
the most heart-rending sorrow on her
part, she had to go. The boy throve
very well until he was about three years
old, when he was attacked by some
childish malady and to all appearance
died.
" It is unnecessary to dwell on the dis
tracted grief of the parents. The mother
could scarcely be induqed to leave the
body, and, even though all life was
extinct, grudged every moment as it
flew toward the time when even what
was left of her darling would have to be
removed forever. (The time that was
allowed by the Government for bodies
to remain unburied was three days.)
The father gave strict orders that the
child's nurse should not be informed of
the death of her foster son until after the
funeral, as he felt convinced she would
at once come to see him, and he dreaded
the effect the sight of her grief might
have on the already broken-hearted
wife. However, the order was ill-kept,
and on the morning of the funeral, after
the guests had arrived aud were grouped
round the coffin taking their last fare
well of the lovely boy, in rushed the
nurse, her hair down, her dress all torn
and travel-stained, her boots nearly
worn olTber feet. On hearing the news,
Bhe had started o(T without waiting for
extra clothing, without word or look to
any one, and had run the whole night
in order to be in time to see her boy.
As she entered the room, she pushed
past the servants and guest, and, on
reaching the coffin, seized tne child,
and, before any one was aware of her
intention, or had presence of mind to
prevent her, she had vanished with him
in her arms. It was found she had
carried him off to the grcnicr, or garret.
She paid no attention to threats or en
treaties, and all attempts at forcing the
door were equally fruitless. The guests
waited patiently, hoping that she would
before long return to her senses, and
bring back the child's body for burial.
"At the end of an hour or more they
heard the heavy furniture rolled away
and the door opened. The nurse ap
peared, but with no dead child in her
arms the little thing's arms were
clasped lovingly round her neck as she
pressed him to her bosom. The mourn
ful assemblage was turned Into one of
joyful congratulation. The woman
would never speak of the meaus she
used to restore the boy jo consciousness ;
indeed, although she became from that
hour a resident in 'the family and a
trusted and valued friend, she forebore
ever refering to the iucldent in which
she played so important a part. Bhe
lived to see the rescued child married
and with a family of his own around
him.
" The heroine of the second anecdote
wan a first count n to the above 'rescued
child' a young lady of 13 or 14 years
old. After a somewhat protracted ill
nets, she to all appearance died. The
mother literally refused to believe it,
although the doctors and the other
Inmates of the house saw no reason to
doubt the fact. The funeral was arrang
ed, the grave,made, and the specified
three days had come to an end. The
mother had never left her daughter's
bxJy; she had tried every availnble
means to restore her, but to no avail.
As the hour approached for the cere
mony to take place, she became more
and more distracted and more deoperate
in her efforts to convince herself that
llf'e still lingered. As a lust resource,
she went for some strong elixir, and
taking out of her pocket a fruit knife
With two blades one blade of gold, the
other of silver proceeded by continual
wolkl ng to force the gold blade between
the teeth ; when inserted, she poured
a drop of elixir on the blade, then anoth
er and another, and tried to make It
enter the mouth ; but it seemed only to
trickle back again and down the chin.
Still she persevered, becoming more
desperate as the moments flew on to
the hour, now so near, when her child
was to be taken from her. At the very
last, when she was beginning to dread
the very worst, she thought she detected
a slight spasm in the throat, and, on
closer examination she became aware
that the.llquld was no longer returning
as It did at first. Bhe continued the
application, every moment feeling more
excited and more Joyfully hopeful.
Presently the action of swallowing be
came more decided ; she felt a feeble
flutter at the heart, and before long, the
eyes gradually opened and closed agalu
but the breathing became quietly regu-
' lar, and the mother was satisfied that
now no one would dispute the fact ; so
she called her household round her, and
proved to them the Joyful fact that her
child was restored to her, and that no fu
neral procession would leave the house
that day. Before long the child fully re
covered. The fruit knife, with Its two
blades, Is to this day the most precious
heirloom in the family possessions.
"The recovered one lived to form a deep
attachment for her cousin (the rescued
boy of the first story), possibly from the
fact of the strange similarity in their
early history; but his affections were al
ready engaged by the young lady whose
story we are now going to relate, the
facts of which resemble somewhat those
already told. This young person was no
longer a child when death seemed to
claim her, but bad reached the age of 18
or 19. Bhe had been suffering from an
infectious and dangerous fever, and when
the crisis arrived, instead of rallying,
she, to all appearances, died.
It was the custom in the district in
which she lived to dress marriageable
girls as brides after death, and to bury
them in their bridal costume. The
young ludy in question was therefore
laid out as a bride, in a white dress,
orange-flower wreath and veil.
" The day before the funeral, the most
intimate friend of the deceased, who bad
beeu on a visit at a distance, came
home, and insisted with floods of tears
that she should be allowed to see her.
The mother most delicately refused, ex
plaining that her daughter had been the
victim of an infectious fever, and that
she could not allow the daughter of a
friend to run the risk of catching it.
The young lady persisted, and would not
leave the house; but the mother, much
as it pained her, was firm in her refusal.
However, in the evening the young
friend, being on the watch, saw the
paid watcher leave the room to go down
to her supper, leaving the door unlock
ed. She immediately entered, and, hav
ing reverently kissed her friend's pale
face, knelt down by the side of the bed
to pray. There were candles at each
side of the bed at its head, and two
placed on a table at its foot.
" The poor girl was deep in her pray
ers, when suddenly, without any warn
ing, the dead girl sat up, and said, in a
fcbarp tone of voice, Que fait In la f
(What are you doing there V) Startled
and horrified to the lust degree, her
friend sprung from her knees, and, iu
trying to ru.sh out of the roon upset
the table on which the candles were
placed, and became wedged between it
and the bed, her head downmost. In
extricably entangled, she shrieked loud
ly for help. The supposed dead girl had
a 'keen sense of the ridiculous, and, be
ing weakened from illness, Bhe went oil
into a hysterical fit of laughter ; aud the
more her poor friend kicked and scream
ed, the more she keep up the duet by
peals of laughter.
" The mother and household, hearing
the noise, rushed up as quickly as possi
ble. The mother was the first to enter
the room, and, being a quick-witted
woman, at once comprehended the situ
ation. She flew to her daughter, nd,
angrily ordering her to be quiet and not
laugh at her friend's misfot-ttrae, she
pressed her to her bosom, and, hastily
tearing off wreath and Veil, dropped
them on the floor and kicked thetu un
der the bed ; then, culling assistance, she
carried the girl into another room -and
put her to bed.
"The doctor wlro had been at once sent
for, ordered her to be taken from home
without delay, and they started as soon
as possible. She perfectly recovered.but
strangely enough, could never call to
mind the startling events of her return
to life. ' She afterwards married the gen
tleman wbo was the hero of our first
story. Her poor friend, when extri
cated from her unpleasant position, was
quite delirious ; she had n nervous fever,
of which she nearly died, and she never
entirely recovered from the shock her
friend's sudden return to life had given
her."
On writing to the lady who related
these anecdotes for permission to pub
lish, she says :
" You are at liberty to make what use
you like of our family story, on condi
tion you do not mention names of fami
ly or places ; but you may add that all
three who were so nearly burled alive
lived to be old my father to 84, my
mother and aunt to TO retaining their
health, rare Intelligence, and to a won
derful extent their personal beauty, to
the last."
Mourning Apparel.
There Is good sense in the following
remarks, published some years ago, and
we marvel much that the custom to
which they refer is not entirely abol
ished :
The principal objections against the
custom of wearing mourning apparel
are that is useless, inconvenient, and
expensive.
For what use does It serve V To re
mind me I am in affliction V I do not
need any such memento. To point me
out to others as a mourner ? I most
certainly do not wish to be so pointed
out. Shall the sable garb be adopted
then because it is grateful to my feel
ings, because it is a kind of solace to
me? I can gain no consolation from it.
If, then, the custom is useless, it Is
still more objectionable on account of
the Inconvenience and expense. It Is
inconvenient, because It throws the care
of purchasing and making clothes upon
a family at the very moment when on
every account it most needs neeluslon
and quietness ; when, worn out with
care and watching and sorrow, It needs
retirement and relief.
That the expenses press heavily upon
the poor is a matter very well known,
and I believe generally regretted. If,
then, there is a custom in the communi
ty which is of no real benefit, and is a
real burden, It would seem a clear infer
ence that it ought to be discouraged. If
there be any who fear that they shall be
too soon forgotten among men when
they are gone, let them be reminded
that it depends upon themselves, not
upon the habiliments 'of their friends ;
upon their character and not upon their
obsequies, whether they shall be remem
bered. " The memorial of virtue," salth the
wisdom of Solomon, "is immortal."
When it is present, men take example
of it, aud when it 13 gone they preserve
it; it weareth a crown of triumph forever."
Words That Some Spellers Miss.
The following is an orthographical test
for teacher, pupils, or other persons:
Stand up, j;e teachers now and spell,
Spell phenaklstoscope and knell;
Or take some simple word, as chilly,
Or gauger, or the garden lily,
To spell such as syllogism,
And lachrymous and sychronisra,
And pentateuch and saccharine,
Apocrypha and celandine,
lactiferous and cerity,
Jejune and homncpathy,
Paralysis and Chloroform,
Khlnoceros and pachyderm,
Metempsychosis, gherkins, basque,
Is certainly no easy task.
Kaleidoscope and Tennessee,
Kamtscbatka and dispensary,
Diphthong and erysipelas,
And etiquette and sassafras,
Infallible and ptyalism,
Allopathy and rheumatism,
And cataclysm and beleaguer,
Twelfth, eighteenth, rendezvous, intri
guer, And hosts of other words are found
On English and on classic ground.
Thus Behring's Strait and Mich tolnias,
Thermopylae Cordilleras,
Suite, hemorrhage, Jalap and Havana,
Cenquefoll and Ipecacuanha,
And Jtappahannock, Shenandoah,
And Schuylkill and a thousandmore,
Are words that some good spellers miss
In Dictionary lands like this,
Nor need one think himself a scroyle
If some of these his efforts foil,
Nor deem himself undone forever
To miss the name of either river
The Dueiper, Seine, or Guadalquivir.
A Railway Adventure.
A former superintendent of the Prov
idence aud Worcester railroad says that
one night when stationed at Providence
in charge of the freight department, a
freight train was late, and there remain
ed but twenty minutes to clear the track
for a coming express train. This wasn't
unusual, and as the red light was burn
ing for a signal no one felt alarmed.
Hilton says : " I walked out to the very
end of the depot platform, and there I
suddenly heard In my ear these words,
twice repeated and with Impressive dis
tinctness "Hilton, the light will go
out! Hilton.the light will go out !" The
sound was so positive, and struck me
with such Btrange power, that I in
stantly looked at my watch-, Baw that
the Shore Line express was due in three
minutes, grabbed the red lantern on the
last car of the freight train and ran up
the track with all the speed of which I
was capable. Along I fairly flew, Im-i
pel led by some strange Intuition that
there was danger, and never question
lng for an instant os I ran why I was
ruuning or what I was to do. Arrived
ot the first end of the curve near the
Corliss-engine Works, I stopped, and
for an Instant turned aud looked back at
the red light. It was burning, but in a
second it fluttered a little and suddenly
went out," and there came the express
train. Hilton shouted and swung hi
lantern, and the engineer, seeing him
whistled down brakes, and avoided col
lision. Then they examined the light,
and could see no possible reason why it
should havegoneout. It was full of oil,
with a perfect wick, and there was fto
wind blowing, although, if there hhd
been, it should have remained burning,
as it had before through many a storm.
There were ordinarily but two passenger
cars on.the express, and this night there
were seven, all full. Hilton firmly be
lieves the voice was supernatural.
A RUSSIAN LEGEND.
The Russian peasantry have a curi
ous tradition. It Is that an old woman,
the Baboushka, was at work In her
house, when the wise men from the
East passed on their way to find the
Christ-child. "Come with us," they
said, "we have Just seen the star ti
the East and go to worship him." " I
will come, but not now," she answered ;
"I have my house to set in order;,
when that is done I will follow and find
him." But when her work was done
the three kings had passed on their way
across the desert and the star shone no
more in the darkened heavens. She
never saw the Christ-child, but she Is
living and searching for him still. For
his sake she takes care of all his chil
dren. It is she wbo in Russian and
Italian houses is believed to fill the
stockings and dress the tree on Christ
mas morn. The children are awakened
by the cry of " Behold the Baboushka P,
and spring up hoping to see her before
she vanishes out of the window. She
fancies, the tradition goes, that in each
poor little one whom she warms ant
feeds she may find the Christ-child,
whom she neglected ages ago, but is
doomed to eternal disappointment.
Let this be a warning to each reader to
respond at once to the call which conies
to every heart, to seek Christ and Salva
tion. Let not the call pass Deglected,
for It may not come again.
LOST WOMEN.
The following thoughts we commend
to the public : " Has it ever occurred
to you what a commentary upon our
civilization are those lost women and
the attitude of society toward them ?
"A little child strays from its home
inclosure, and the whole community is
on the alert to find the little wanderer
and restore it to Its mother's arma.
What rejoicing when it is found, what
tearful sympathy, what heartiness of
congratulations! There are no harsh
comments upon tired feet, be they ever
so miry. No reprimand for the soiled
torn garments, no lack of kisses for the
tear-stained face. But let the child be
grown into womanhood ; let her be led
from it by scourge of want ! What
comes ? Do Christian men and womeu
go in search of her V Do they provide
all possible means for her return to her
own nation V- Do they receive her
with such kindness and delicacy as to
secure her against wandering V Far
from it. At the first step she is de
nounce! as lost lost! Each, friends
and relations we disown you ; don't
ever come to disgrace us. Lost says so-,
ciety, indifferently. How bad these
glrls are ? And lost irretrievably lost
is the. prompt verdict of conventional
morality, while one and all unite in bolt
ing every door between her and morality.
Ahl will not those erring ones bo requite
ed at our hands hereafter.
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stop the foolish habit of employing ex.
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of the vile humbug medicine that dor
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