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What the Face Shows,
Round eyed persons see much, live
much in the senses, but think less.
Narrow-eyed persons, on the other
hand, see less, but think more and
feel more intensely. It will he ob
served that the ejes of children are
open and round. Their whole life is
to receive impressions. It is only
when childhood is maturing toward
manhood or womanhood that thought
comes, if it comes at all. But what is
it that most leads to reflection? Ex
perience. Our errors, our shortcom
ings, our failures—these teach us to
think befoteweact, to consider each
step, to weigh every motive. When,
therefore, the upper eyelid—for it has
the greatest amount of mobility—
droops over the eye, it indicates not
merely reflection but something pain
ful to reflect upon. Hence the length
of drooping of the upper eyelid beto
kens confession and penitence.
The drooping, of half of the eyelid
from the outer angle to the centre in
dicates the disposition to confess one’s
faults to parents or senior*, to a
“father confessor,” or to the Supreme
Being. The drooping of half of the
ey elid from the inner angle to the
centre betokens the disposition to re
pent, and to “do works meet for re
pentance.” Closely allied to these
sights are those of prayerfulness and
humility. The former is indicated by
the muscle which turns the eye di
rectly upwards. The faculty of hu-
rnilitv is indicated by the muscle
which turns the eye directly down
ward, as represented in the pictures of
the Madonna. Prayerfulness is usually
large in connection with the sign of
col fession, and humility in connec
tion with that of penitence ; the rea
son of which is,that between the facul
ties of penitence and humility there is
the same close connection as between
confession and prayer. One who has
more prayer than humility has the
eye turned habitually somewhat up
ward so that the upper part of the iris
is a little covered by the upper eyelid,
and so as to have a slight space be
tween the iris and the lower lid. The
reverse is true of one who has more
humility than prayer.
The faculty of truth—that is, the
love of the truth—is indicated by tne
niuscie which surrounds the eye,
causing folds and wrinkles. Justice
is indicated by the muscle which
causes perpendicular wrinkles between
the eyebrows. Fullness and wrinkles
under the eye, for which some per
sons are remarkable, indicate the love
of mathematical accuracy ; and wrin
kles curving upward from the outer
angle of the eye and eyebrow indicate
probity or personal truthfulness.
There are three degrees of the faculty
of justice. The first is a kind of ex
actness or strict honesty in small
money matters, which some people
would call closeness, and is indicated
by a singular perpendicular wrinkle
or line between the eyebrows. The
second is the disposition to require
justice in others, and is indicated by
two perpendicular lines or wrinkles,
one on each side of the centre—a very
common sign.
The third degree is conscientious
ness, or the disposition to apply the
rule of justice to one’s self, and is in
dicated by three or more wrinkles or
lines, especially noticeable, extending
above the eyebrow when the muscle
is in action. The love of command is
indicated by one or more short trans
verse wrinkles across the root of the
nose, exactly between the eyes. It
may be seen in great military com
manders, in masters and teachers, and
in those generally who are fond of ex
ercising authority. In those who are
wantiDg in the power to command
and have no desire for responsibility
this sign is also absent. The facility
of command frequently acts with that
sort of justice which reprimands or
requires others to do right, and both
together produce that frowning and
lowering brow which is so terrible to
evil-doeis or those who love to be ap
proved rather than condemned.
No amount of good food will fatten
geese originally of a mongrel type.
The quickest and best to lay on sound
flesh are the produce of Ernbden geese
crossed by a Toulouse gander. Do
not proceed to fatten suddenly. After
giving free range of stubble and grass
seeds, confine gradually, and at last
wholly, in a partially dark place.
Wheat and barley grain, and barley
meal with brewers’ grains, fatten well.
Goslings may be put up to fatten at
five or six weeks ; seven weeks should
bring them to perfection. Indian meal
In also good, and turnip and fiiangel
tops are also greatly relished. Ponds
are not required, but large troughs of
water should stand about in the shade.
—American Cultivator.
Tartar Emetic as a Poison.
Antimony and its compounds, says
Knowledge. would not be dangerous
were it not for the too prevalent opin
ion that they may be used in all cases,
safely, as emetics. Antimony itself
cannot be used in this way until it has
been so modified by chemical admix
ture as to be capable of decomposition
by the fluids of the body. For this
purpose tartarized antimony, in the
form commonly known as tartar
emetic, is usually employed ; and most
cases of antimonial poisoning have
arisen from the administration of tar
tar emetic in large doses. The em
ployment of this substance to detect
children or servants who have taken
forbidden articles of food has led to
some very sad cases of poisoning. The
practice cannot be too strongly repre
hended. Tartar emetic has also been
used, as foolishly, to cure confirmed
drunkards of their bad habit by caus
ing sickness. When tartar emetic has
been taken in poisonous amount and
vomiting does not follow, it must be
excited until, if possible, all the poison
has been rejected. Copious draughts
of tepid water, tickling the back of the
throat, and other such methods of
producing vomiting, may be employed
If, however, the poison cannot be got
rid of in this way, a decoction of tinc
ture of quinine may be given with
advantage, for tartarized antimony is
decomposed by nearly all bitter or
astringent vegetables which contain
tannin, producing an inert tannate of
the protoxide of antimony (which is
the base of tartar emetic and James’s
Powder). Should no quinine be at
hand a strong infusion of black tea
should be administered, pending the
arrival of a medical man.
Referring to the Bravo case, Knowl
edge says the whole theory of those
who suspected Mrs. Bravo of poison
ing her husband was absurd. Mr.
Bravo, it says, probably took a poison
ous dose of laudanum, trusting to the
tartar emetic as a safe and sure emetic
and not knowing that it should never
be taken in cases of narcotic poisoning.
Narcotic poisons so diminish the sensi
bility of the stomach that it will re
tain under their action what under
other circumstances it would immedi
ately reject. Failing to remove the
laudanum by a dose of tartar emetic,
Mr. Bravo probably repeated the dose
until he had taken a poisonous
amount.
Borrowed From the Turtle.
A Plan to Inerease the Speed and Ease of
Swimmers.
An elderly man, with thin pieces of
wood shaped like artists’ palette
strapped on his hands and feet, has
attracted much attention in the water
at Manhattan Beach some days by
swift and graceful swimming. His
equipment was called “swimming
plates,” and he took apparent pleasure
in teaching, free of charge, those who
took an interest in his invention.
The swimmer was R. H. Wallace-
Dunlop, C. B., an Englishman, who
has devoted himself to the science of
natation, and has written a work
upon plate swimming. After study
ing lor years the swimming habits of
seals, fishvs, beavers and turtles, Mr.
Dunlop began to experiment, to see
whether lie could not make man an
amphibious auimal by supplying him
with practical fins or flippers. Owing
to the impossibility of introducing
nerves and muscles for economic ex
pansion and contraction, he found
that all jointed, hinged, and umbrella
fins were practically worthless, as the
opening or closing of the fin was made
dependent upon the action of the
water duriug the stroke of the arm and
leg, and that as the greater part of the
stroke was employed in the expansion
oftheflnit was rendered ineffective,
and the aid obtained after expansion
of the fin did not compensate for the
extra friction and drag of the appara
tus during its closing and recovery.
But by devising the plates, which are
attached to the hands and feet, the in
ventor assimilates the equipment of
man to the sea lion and the turtle, and,
without describing the effect of the
devices, it is easily said that the plates
increase the pressure area of the hands
and feet. The result of this, it Is
claimed, is to give greater propulsion
and sut plus float power, The inventor
says that the plates increase an average
swimmer’s speed 50 per cent., and
that they enable weak swimmers to go
long distances by reduciug the “slip”
of the body in oidinary swimming.
If the reader will imagine an artist’s
palette, of thiii wood, varnished,
strapped to each hand, and a large
palette serving as a sole to a canvas
shoe laced over the end of the foot,
strapped across the instep, and again
strapped across the ankle, thfe heel
projecting at t he rear so as to rest on
the ground, an Men of the plates may
be obtained. "The heel gives me
trouble,” says Mr. Wallace Dunlop,
“because no swimming animal has a
heel. By letting the heel through the
gap of the plate a play of both the
ankle and instepjointscan be obtained
to bring the plate in line with the leg
or square to it at will. The pressure
upon the plate comes chiefly from the
ball of the foot, and the freedom of the
joints gives about ninety degrees of
play. The main point in plate swim
ming is to«carry the plates through the
water edgewise during recovery and
square during stroke.”
“What added buoyancy is ob
tained ?”
“About seven ounces from the
woodeu plates. They allow the swim
mer to rest motionless upon the sur
face without any constrained breath
ing, as in ordinary floating ”
“It is easy to go to sleep, then, in
the water?”
“Yes, because natural breathing
without sinking is practicable. A
friend, late in the Indian navy, told
me that he slept for some time floating
in the harbor of Jeddo. Moreover,
with the swimming plates a man can
carry a weight of fifty pounds of iron
around his neck. Much is said about
fast swimming, but the result of my
experience is that, roughly speaking,
one and a half yards a second is the
ne plus ultra of swimmers. Great
swimmers have to use an immense
amount of energy to secure the few
inches a second that they make over
ordinary swimmers.”
“What is the length of the leg
stroke?”
“From two feet to two feet six inches.
The action is not directly backward
and forward like the connecting rod of
a craDk or the piston of a steam engine,
but the feet trace a cycloid.”
“Did you take the plan of the swim
ming plate from the turtle ?”
“Yes, the shape of the turtle is that
of a swimming plate. It moves easily
edgewise in the water, and has much
vertical stability, which enables it to
make the up and down blow of its
front flippers very effective. When a
turtle moves slowly its action is like
that of a frog on the diagonal—that is,
it works the left front and the right
rear flippers together, but when doing
its best the turtle works its flippers in
pairs, which is found advantageous by
human swimmers with plates.”
Charles Lamb and the Cheese.
The late Charles Mathews used to
tell, with great glee, a little story#of
Charles Lamb, which he vouched for
as authentic, and believed to be un
published. I am indebted for it to
Mr. Henry 8. Leigh (the Poet of
Cockayne) who had it from the lips of
his friend, the lamous actor. One
evening Marv Lamb took a sudden
and violent fancy to have some Stilton
cheese foi supper, an article of which
they had not a scrap in the house. It
was very wet, and getting rather late;
but Cnarles, with that self-denial
which showed itself in a life-long de
votion to his sister, at once volunteered
to try whether any could be got. He
sallied forth, and reached their cheese
monger just as the shutters were being
put up. 4
In reply to his demand, he was as
sured that they had fine ripe Stilton ;
and the shopkeeper proceeded to cut
off a slice. As it lay on the scales
Lamb’s attention was forcibly arrested
by the lively gambols of a number of
maggots which came to the surface of
the “fine ripe Stilton.” “Now, Mr.
Lamb,” said the cheesemonger, “shall
I have the pleasure of sending this
home for you?” “No, th-th-thank
you,” said Charles. “If you will give
me a bit of twine I cou-cou-could,
p’rhaps, 1-1-1-lead it home !” The man
ner in which Charles Mathews ren
dered Lamb’s stutter was, says Mr.
Leigh, inimitable.
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When cows gnaw rotten wood, old
bones, etc., it is an indication that
they are not getting phosphate enough.
Milch cows rapidly exhaust laud of
phosphates, and in time pastures be
come so exhausted of this material
that the grass produced does not sat
isfy the cows. There are two reme
dies : First, feed small quantities of
b me meal to the cows twice a week ;
second, spread on the pastures 500
pounds of ground bone to the corf—
this is much the best remedy, because
it greatly improves the pasture by in
creasing the quantity as well as the
quality of grass, and it is the most
natural way to supply the wants if
the cow.
Culinary Conceits.
Fried Asparagus.—Blanch the
asparagus a couple of minutes, and
then drain it; dip each piece in batter
and fry it in hot fat. When done,
sprinkle with salt and serve Dot. This
is nice, and easy to prepare.
Vanity Cake.—One and a half cups
of powuered sug»r, half a cup of butter,
half a cup of sweet milk, one and a
half cups of flour, half a cup of corn
starch, a teaspoouful of baking-powder,
white of six eggs ; bake in two cakes,
putting frosting between and on top.
Ice Cream.—Take three pints of
sweet cream, a quart of .new milk, a
pint of powdered sugar, the whites of
two eggs beaten light, a tablespoonful
of vanilla; put in the freezer till
thoroughly chilled through, and then
freeze. This is easily made, and is very
good.
Fruit Frapees —Line a mould
with vanilla ice cream, fill the centre
with fresh berries or fruit cut in slice*,
cover with ice cream, cover closely,
and set in freezer for half an hour,
with salt and ice well packed around
it. The fruit must be chilled, but not
frozen. Strawberries and ripe peaches
are delicious thus prepared.
Dry LIma Beans. —Wash one
quart of dry Lima beans in two warm
waters; soak three hours, drain, and
put on to cook in enough boiling water
to cover them. Cover the pot with a
tin lid, adding more hot water as it
boils away, boiling rapidly one and a
half hours, when there should be only
water enough to come up to. the top of
tne beans—just sufficient tc > make a
nice dressing. Five minutes before
taking up season with salt and pepper,
and stir in a dressing ma e of one
tablespoon each of flour and butter
rubbed together until smooth. This is
a delicious dish. ,
Creamed Cabbage.—Slice as for
cold slaw and stew in a covered sauce
pan till tender; drain it, return to
saucepan, add a gill or more of rich
cream, one ounce of butter, pepper and
salt to taste ; let simmer two or three
minutes, then serve. Milk may be
used by adding a little more butter; or
have a deep spider hot, put in the
sliced cabbage, pour quickly over it a
pint of boiling water, cover close and
cor-k for ten minutes, then pour off
water, and a id hall a pint of rich
milk. When the milk boils stir in a
teaspoon of flour moistened with a
little milk ; season, cook a moment
and serve.
Pineapple Pudding.—Butter a
pudding-dish and line the bottom and
sides with slices of stale cake, spong-
cake is best; pare and slice thin a
large pineapple (be sure to leave out
the core), place in the dish first a layer
of pineapple, then strew in the sugar,
then more pineapple, and so on until
all is used ; pour over a small teacup oi
water, and cover with slices of cake
which have been dipped in cold water,
cover the whole With a buttered plate
and bake slowly for two hours.
Asparagus ala Parmesan.—Only
the tenderest young heads must be
used for this entree, which claims Italy
for its birthplace. The heads must be
•ooked in boiling salt and water. Put
a layer of grated Parmesan cheese in a
rather deep dish, then a layer of the
asparagus, on the top of which pour
someoiled butter. Ttien another layer
of the cheese, asparagus and butter.
Finish with the cheese, and strew
some brown breadcrumbs over the
whole. Heat through thoroughly in
the oven, or glaze over with the sala
mander.
Pea Soup.—Take a quart of shelled
peas ; boil the pods in a gallon of cold
water uutii all the substance is boiled
out of them ; then skim them out, and
put two pounds of beef into the pot.
After the meat is boiled to shreds,
skim the soup well, strain and return
it to the pot; add the peas, with a little
parsley, and let it simmer until the
peas are quite tender; season with
pepper and salt; thicken with a little
butter and flour, let it boil up once and
serve.
Frogs.—The hind legs only are
used. They are such a delicacy that
it is a pity not to prepare them nicely
and serve them done to a turn, crisp,
and hot. Throw them into slightly
acidulated salted boiling water and let
them boil about three minutes. Then
take them out and drain and dry them
well. Season them with pepper and
salt, roll them in cracker or bread
crumbs, then in beaten eggs, again in
crumbs, and let them color nicely in
boiling lird. The crumbs should be
removed from the bones before they
are fried. Sometimes they are served
with little paper frills curled round
the bones, and they are generally
arranged in a oircle upon a hot platter
surrounding green peas.
Statistical.
The census returns of manufactures
in twenty cities give the following
figures in regard to the * mployment
of children in factories : Philadelphia,
14,350 ; New York, 8928; Cincinnati,
5024; Chicago, 4799; Baltimore, 4111;
Brooklyn, 3423; Boston, 1228; Cleve
land, 1385; Detroit, 1220; Newark,
2586; Jersey City, 750; Pittsburg,
3235 ; Providence, 1510 ; Milwaukee,
966 ; San Francisco, 1081; St. Louis,
2942; Washington, 257; New Orleans,
552 ; Louisville, 1025. This Is a consid
erable army of infantry growing up in
factories to be future citizens. It is to
be observed that the branches of in
dustry which rejoice in the highest
protective duties use the most children
and pay the lowest wages. According
to protective theories, these indus
tries ought to pay the highest wages
and consume the smallest number of
children. After awhile the working
men of the country will have a clearer
conception of the benefits which they
derive from the protective system.
The wonderful progress that Texas
has made in the past decade has ex
cited the attention and admiration of
the whole country. It has doubled
its population in that period and quad
rupled its wealth ; and from the lowest
place in the Uuion it has risen to be
the empire railrojd State of the South
This improvement and development
have been generally attributed to the
large emigration that Texas has re
ceived from the North. Yankee en
terprise and energy, new blood and
new ideas, it is said, have worked a
change,overcome the ancient Southern
spirit and made a new land of Texas.
But here come the cold figures of the
census bulletin and remorselessly up
set all the claims of Northern self
laudation, and show conclusively that
it is to the South that Texas ow^s its
population and its progress. Of the
1,477,133 inhabitants of the State 1,354,-
192 were born in the South, and only
82,941 in all the other sections of the
country—the North, West, the Pacific
slope and the Territories. Alabama
alone has furnished twice as many
people as all the Northern States put
together, and the quota from Louisi
ana exceeds that of any fifteen States
north of Mason and Dixon’s line.
Texas, therefore, is thoroughly South
ern in its ideas, its enersry and its
progress, and is a convincing evidence
of Southern enterprise and industry.
Although almost an infant compared
with the original Stales of the Union,
California must be accorded the van
as an industrial, money-making State,
Beginning its career by gold-mining,
the development of silver-mining,
which soon followed, proved almost
as remunerative. Then wheat-raising
became a most flourishing industry,
and now we are told that the yield of
vineyards and orchards promises to
become of even more importance than
the cereal harvest. Nearly 1%)00,000
gallons of wine are produced in the
State annually. No trustworthy sta
tistics can be obtained as to the total
quantity of fruit grown, butthe report
says that 2,000,000 pounds of dried,
4,686,430 pounds of canned and over
7,000,000 pounds of green fruit eame
eastward by rail last year. These ex
ports obtained very remunerative
prices, the grapes, plums, pears, apri
cots and peaches being in especial re
quest, and the California orange is
also said t% be coming into vogue.
Only lour or five years ago the price
of grapes on the spot ranged from $8
to $9 per ton for ordinary sorts, to $15
or $20 for the choice varieties. These
prices have already douoled and, as
viniculture presents few difficulties in
California, those engaged in it are re
ported to be makiug splendid profits.
Unfortunately, the phylloxera has
made its unwelcome appearance in
several pUces, and the California
farmers may possibly discover, there
fore, that wheat growing pays best,
after all.
A California correspondent of the
Rural New Yorker uses the almond as
a stock for the peach, apricot and for
prunes. The grafts grow with great
vigor, nearly all makiug a growth of ten
feet the first year, with side branches
from one to four feet. They were
shortened back to keep them within
bounds the second year, and all except
the apricots bore well the third year
Many years ago we employed the
hardy bitter almond in New York as
a stock for the peach, as not being
liable to the attacks of the grub, but
the advantages gained hardly paid for
the trouble, and the practice was given
up. There is no question, however,
that it would be better for this purpose
than the plum.