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The Field of Science.
Silesia yields a kind of asbestos,
which is made up of short Interwoven
flbi es, and it has more than 3 per cent,
of soda.
At a meeting of the Russian Chemi
cal Society, on September 22, M. Men-
delejeff stated that the specific gravity
of the petroleum of Baku was between
9.881 and 0.880 and that it yielded
large quantities of vaseline.
Ultramarine blue is decided by M.
Guckelberger to be a true definite
chemical compound, requiring for its
formation a temperature about the
melting point of zinc, and toward the
end of the process even a still highe:
degree of heat.
Baaing his opinion on the results of
experiments conducted at the Agricul
tural School at Norden, Dr. Wegner
says that artificial manures can be ap
plied profitably on marsh lands. The
Harvest of the crops raised yielded a
very fair return for the expenditure
Incurred.
Baiting, M. L. Fouriment asserts, is
not necessarily fatal to trichinm im
bedded in meat. These parasites may
live in salt provisions for fifteen
month«. Salting, indeed, often serves
to preserve the vitality of trichinae, as
It protects them to some extent from
the destructive influence of heat.
Sir James Paget is indignant at the
nature of the English law against vivi
section. “I may,” he says, “pay a rat
catcher to destroy all the rats in my
house with any poison he pleases, but
I may not myself, unless with a license
from the Home Secretary, poison them
with snake poison.”
Rawhide^horseshoes are made and
UBed in England, but to no great ex
tent. Three thicknesses of greeu hide
are said to be compressed into a steel
mold and then subjected to a chemical
process. It is said one of these shoes
weighs but one fourth as much as an
Iron shoe, and will wear longer.
The method by which Dr. H. R.
Marsden recently succeeded in making
minute diamonds depends upon the
solubility of carbon in fused metals
and its crystalization afterward, when
the mass is allowed to cool very slowly
while the crucible is bnried in sand.
He makes the carbon by calcining
sugar.
Soroe experiments made to ascertain
the cause of iron rusting or oxidizing
have led to the conclusion that this
cannot b3 due to the oxygen of the
air, unless dissolved in the water
which is in contact with the iron ;
even carbonic acid when dissolved in
water will produce rust, which dry
carbon*c acid will not do.
Onioutt to be deprived of strong
odor, should be boiled in salted water
for ten or fifteen minutes, and then
put iu cold fresh water for half an
hour; after that they should be put
into a stew pan with just enough cold
fresh water to cover them, and boiled
gently till tender. Drain and serve
with melted butter.
Paper is made in Belgium which
von closely resembles satin. Common
paper is covered with a suitable size,
and while the surface is moist asbestos
dyed to any desired shade is sprinkled
over it. Any superfluous matter is
easily shaken oft when the size is dry.
Fine effects are sometimes produoed
with aniline colors.
The Pith of Poetry and Prose.
A man alone in a room is left to hii
>wu reflections.
When the weather waxes too warm
Vennor keeps Bhady.
A mule is unlike a poor rule, be
cause he works both ways.
Burglars never tackle a healthy
book agent. Life is too short.
Three donation parties to one pastor
are as destructive as a fire.
A big balance in the bank gives a
man a substantial backbone, and he
feels it, too.
The belle of the season is now at
every watering place and summer re
sort on the globe.
“Bbhind Her Fan.”
Behind her fan of down fluffy,
Sewed on soft saffron satin stuff,
With peacock leathers, purple-eyed,
Caught daintily on either side,
The gay coquette displays a puff.
Two blue eyes peep ab< ve the buff;
Two p'nky pouting lips—enough t
That cough means surely come and hide
Behind her fan.
The barque of Hope is trim and tough.
So out 1 venture o nthe rough,
Uncertain sea of girlish pride.
A breeze 1 L tack against the tide,—
Capture a kiss and catch a cuff,—
Behind her Ian.
We carry all our neighbors’ crimes
in the light and throw our own over
our shoulder.
It is said that snuff iB a sure remedy
tor separating fighting dogs. Its
sneezy thing to do.
Ninety million postage stamps are
sold annually. This is the country
that gets in the big licks.
Ella Wheeler warbles “Love is
enough.” Ella always sings in that
strain just after a big dinner.
“ Should old acquaintance be forgot,
etc?” They always remember us
when they want a few dollars.
“ Pride comes before a fall.” Yes,
and a good big oath comes after a fall,
especially if you fall on hard ground.
A millenium that would come be
fore its time would be like pears
plucked when green and ripened in
the show-case.
Brevity is one of the characteristics
of certain journals. A Southern paper
speaks of Weston, the walker, as an
ex ped.”
ada thistles or creeping vines well
decorated with briars—especially if he
did the loading.
As to the question of horses being
more subject to go lame, we will an
swer by Baying that there are two rea
sons for this; the first being that
there is not enough attention paid to
the question of shoeing horses. Four
weeks is the longest that any set of
shoes should stay upon a horse’s foot
before being reset. But how often do
we find people that do not think of
this matter, unless a shoe be thrown,
oftener than every three months?
And, secondly, when they do get
the herses shod, it is by incompetent
farriers, and herein we claim the
greatest trouble lies.— W. S. Webster
in Thoroughbred Stock Journal, Phila.
The Dispensary.
Cough Troches. — One ounce of
Spanish licorice, two ounces of finely
powdered gum arabic, and extract of
opium one scruple. Beat the whole
together, make into small troches; to
be dissolved in the mouth when the
cough is troublesome.
Peppermint Drops.—Mix half a
pound of sifted sugar Into sufficient
lemon juice to make a proper thick-
less. Dry it over a fire, gently stir
)g In, at the same time, 120 drops
i) of peppermint, after whiwh drop
^mixture upon white paper well
setl.
[ow to Obtain Long Life —
Tousands of people aunually ruin
constitutions by simply swal
low ing too much medicine. It may
seem a strange thing for medical men
to say, but it is nevertheless u fact. It
is a dangerous thing to fly with every
little ailment to the medicine chest.
The use of tonics, unless under medi
cal advice, should be discountenanced ;
tonic is sharper than a tvA-edged
-It is a tool that needs to be
rith caution.
Working Unshod Horses.
who claims to have
A gentleman
tested it, says;
1 I find that they work better, are
more sure-footed, and far less liable to
lameness than when shod, and I am
satisfied that horses’ feet, as nature
made them, are all sufficient for ordi
nary work. After my long experience
should now as soon think of going
to a farrier myself to be shod as to
send my horses. Our roads are rough,
hilly and stony, much more than the
average roa^s. To prevent the hoofs
from chipping, the toes should be kept
slightly rounded by a coarse file, such
as is used by shoers, and the feet
should always be looked to when the
horse is groomed.”
We will admit that nature made all
the arrangements necessary for the
horse’s foot, when the horse is left in
his wild condition, as nature made
him. Who would think—or what
benefit does anyone suppose could be
derived from going out on the plains,
catching a wild horse and putting
shoes on him? History has yet to
teach us of a single instance where the
horse is found in a wild state, in any
country that is rocky or mountainous
>r, if they are, the mountains are in
terspersed with soft, luxuriant valleys,
where the horse makes his home, and
consequently we say that the horse’s
foot was as nature intended it (as
nature does not make mistakes), all
right and properly made for the ani
mai, when left to himself and allowed
to roam where his natural instincts
lead him. But when we talk of driv
iug our civilized horses over oiar piked
roads in the country, our rough roads
tilled In here and there witli sharp,
lagged stones, and, still worse, our
mucudamized, Belgian and cobble
stone streets in cities, the domesticated
horse is brought within unother
sphere, and is made to go where, and
do which, he would not if allowed to
use his own instincts in the matter.
And it is for this very reason that hu
man judgment devised the means of
protecting the horse’s feet by use of
iron bands; and the same argument
holds good where the writer sayB that
he would as soon think of going to the
farrier’s to be shod, as to send his
horses. But we are inclined to think
the author of the above would not
make any mistake about going to the
shoemaker after a pair of good boots,
if he intended to draw in a crop of
hay or grain that had plenty of Can-
Home Economies.
Apple Marmalade.—Take any
kind of sour apples, pare and core
them; cut them in small pieces,and to
every pound of apples put three-quar
ters of a pound of sugar ; put them in
a preserving pan and boil them over a
slow fire until they are reduced to a
fine pulp; then put in jelly jars and
keep in a cool place.
Crumb Pie.—Take one cup of mo
lasses, one cup of cold water, one tea
spoonful of soda, stir together and
peur into the crusts; then take three
cups of flour, one sup of sugar and one
cup of butter, rub well together and
sprinkle over the tops of the pies; set
in the oven and bake until light
brown. This recipe will make four
pies.
Ham Cooked in Cider,—Put a pint
of cider and a cup of brown sugar into
enough water to cover the ham ; boil
three hours, or until the skin will peel
off easily. Remove the skin, cover
the ham with a crust of sugar, and
bake in a slow oven three hours. Dis
solve a cup of sugar in a pint of cider
and baste the ham frequently while
baking. If the cider is very sweet use
less sugar.
Crab Apples.—Select perfect ones;
pour boiling water over them, which
removes the skin ; lay them in water
enough to cover them ; let them sim
mer slowly until soft; take them out
and drain ; make a clear sirup, pound
for pound ; boil them in it till clear,
lay them on dishes to cool, and place
them in jars; cook the sirup a little
longer, and pour it over the apples
when hot; seal.
Steamed Fish.—Place tail of fish
in its mouth and secure it, lay on a
plate, pour over it a half pint of vine
gar seasoned with pepper and salt; let
stand an hour in the refrigerator,
then pour off the vinegar, and put
in a steamer over boiling water;
steam twenty minutes, or longer
if the fish la very large (when done
the meat easily parts from the bfcne);
drain well, and serve on a napkin gar
nished with cdried parsley.
Cream Oysters. — Fifty shell
oysters, one quart of sweet cream,
butter,salt and pepper to taste. Put the
cream and oysters in separate kettles
to heat.the oysters in their own liquor,
and let them come to a boil; when suf
ficiently cooked, skim; then take
them out of the liquor and put into
some dish to keep warm. Put the
cream and liquor together. Season to
taste and thicken with powdered
cracker. When thick stir in the
oysters.
French Betwed Oysters.—Wash
fifty large oysters in their own liquor,
strain the liquor into a stew pan,
putting the oysters into a pan of cold
water, season the liquor with a half
pint of sherry or madelra, the juice of
two lemons and a little mace. Boil
this liquor and skim an.d stir it well;
when it comes to a boll put in the
oysters well drained, let them get heat
ed through, but do not boil them.
Many people consider this the neatest
way of stewing oysters.
French Marmalade. — Take the
entire rind of twelve oranges or
lemons; put it into ifenty of fresh
water and boil until quif tender; then
throw it into a pan of
it remain from eight
drain it, mash it s
through a sieve, weigh 1
pound of pulp add one p
sugar; put it into a pr
Ths Fair Sex.
ODe of the sweetest-looklDg girls iu
Ray county dislocated her shoulder
the other by kicking at a c*t. Beauty
is a mighty deceiving tiling, young
man.
A woman has suggested that when
men break their hearts it is the same
as when a lobster breaks one of his
claws—another sprouts immediately
and grows in its place.
A Lady’s Toast to the Men.
At a literary meeting Mrs. Dunway
toasted the men as follows: “God
bless ’em. We halve their joys, double
their sorrows, treble their expenses,
quadruple their oares, excite their af
fections, control, their property and
out manoeuvre them in every thing.
In fact, I may say, without a prospect
of successful contradiction, without
’em it would not be much of a world
anyhow. We love ’em and the dear
being can’t help it; we control’em
and the precious fellows don’t know
it. As husbands they are always con
venient, though not always on hand ;
as beaux they are by no means match
less. They are most agreeable visi
tors ; they are handy at State fairs and
indispensable at oyster saloons. They
are splendid as escorts for some other
fellow’s wife or sister, and as friends
they are better than women. As our
fathers they are inexpressibly grand.
A man may be a failure In businees, a
wreck in constitution, not enough to
boast of a beauty, nothing as a legisla
tor of women’s rights, and not even
very brilliant as a member of the press,
but if he is our own father we over
look his shortcoming, and cover
the peccadillos with the divine man
tle of charity. Then, as our husbands,
how we love to parade them as para
gons ! In the sublime language of the
and stir it well over a m
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small pots for use. The Juic
are not used.
d water; let
ten hours;;
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and to each
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put m
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|d,” has
Mr. V.
A new alloy, called “argas
recently been described by
Jeuptuer, of Vienna. It has been used
as a substitute for silver, and Its jgiee
Is said to exceed that of brass by about
50 per cent. Its density is 8.44 and
otiemioal composition as follows: Tin,
4.035; lead, 3,614; copper, 65.780;
;el, 13.400 ; zinc, 23.18tAiron_traoe
inspired poet—
“ ‘We'll lie for them,
We’ll cry for them,
And If we could we’d fly lor them.
We’d do anything but die for tnem.’ ”
Fashion Hints.
Styles for Children.—The Prin
cess dress for little girls is always in
favor, and is usually completed with
a deep collar and cuffs turned back in
unison with it. Sailor suits for both
boys and girls hold their own, and
there are few styles more becoming
and comfortable.
It is always a difficult matter to
dress little boys well, but the pretty
kilted dresses, which are simple and
child-like and yet essentially boyish,
solve the problem.
The large collars for both boys and
girls continue in favor, and are made
in every style, plain and shirred,
rounded or square. The first trouser
suits for boys of four or five are very
prettily finished off, with knee pants,
vest and loose jacket, with several
rows of raised black buttons down th
vest, while for larger lads a suit
long pants and jacket which is semi-
tight and comes below the hips, is use
ful and gentlemanly.
English Apron or Blouse.—This
simple little dress, arranged so as to
give the effect of a blouse worn over a
guimpe, is made of white French
nainsook, prettily trimmed with Va
lenciennes edging and insertion. The
blouse is mouuted upon a square yoke,
made of alternate rows of lace inser
tion and strips of nainsook, and the
full sleeves are gathered at the wrist
with a band of Insertion and lace ruf
fle. In less expensive goods this de
sign is an excellent one for an apron,
and be worn to protect the dress un
derneath. •
Englishwomen have taken a great
fancy to the Greenaway styles for
their children. This fashion derives
its name from the authoress of a num
ber of charming designs which are
creating a perfect furore in London.
The designs represent chubby little
children, with rosy cheeks and curly
hair, dressed in old styles, such as
were worn by their grandmothers
fifty years ago. Little girls wear
skirts fastened to very short waists,
leg-of-mutton sleeves, and immense
“cabriolet” hats. The boys are dressed
iu short coats, wide trousers, and the
style of hat worn in 1830.
Th# Girls.
Wildness is a thing which gills can
not afford. Delicacy is a thing which
cannot be lost aud found. No art can
restore the grape to its blossom. Fa
miliarity without love, without confi
dence, without regard, is destructive
to all that makes wornau exalting and
ennobling.
“This world is wide, these things
are small, they may be nothiug, yet
they are all.”
Nothiug? It is the first duty of
woman to be a lady. Good breeding is
sense. Bad manners In a woman
ii Immorality. Awkwardness m&y be
eradieable. Bashfulness is constitu
tional. Ignorance ot etiquette is the
result of circumstances. All can bo
condoned and de not banish men or
women from the amenities of their
bind. But self possessed,unshrinking,
and agressive coarseness of demeanor
may be reckoned as a State’s prison
offence, and certainly merits that mild
form of restraint called imprisonment
for life. It i-t a shame for women to
be lectured on their manners. It Is a
bitter shame that they need it. Women
are the umpires of society. It is they
to whom all mooted questions should
be referred. To be a lady is more than
to be a princess. To a lady prince and
peasant alike bow. Do not be re
strained, Do not have impulses that
need restraint. Do not wish to dance
with the prince unsought, feel differ
ently. Be sure you confer an honor.
Carry yourself so loftily that men
shall look up to you for reward, nut at
you in rebuke. The natural sentiment
of men toward women is reverence.
He loses a great amount of grace
when he ia obliged to account her as a
being to be trained in propriety. A
man's idea is not wounded when a
woman fail3 In worldly wisdom. But
if in grace, in tact, in sentiment, in
delicacy, in kindness she should be
found wanting he receives an inward
hurt.
Independent Girls.
There is i growing up among the
more intelligent young women a desire
to be independent. They want some
means for earning a living, so that
they may be independent in the mat
ter of support even of a husband.
There is a great deal of education not
taught in the schools. It is an educa
tion of the young which comes of
family training and observation. Mar
riage is no longer preached as a duty
<fr as the acme of lasting human bliss.
Conscientious mothers, who have taken
it all in, are advising daughters not to
marry for the mere sake of catching a
husband. Sensible, observing girls
have watched and noticed the results
of marriage among their companions
and former schoolmates, and the gene
ral verdict on the subject ia not favor
able.
f
The average girl, whether of the
store, workshop or boudoir, is still as
pretty an idiot as ever on this subject
Her dream is the nice young man
with plenty of money or at least a
good salary, who shall put the plain
gold ring on her finger.
This is not wrong. It ia natural and
right. It is not well for any to live
alone. But some wisdom, some dis
cretion and considerable knowledge
are necessary as to the choice of the
young man.
But the small class of girls are grow-
ny.
be dependenTr^!
or want on another. One^
est of the world’s pleasures
of such disposition is to he
hands their own money, tlJV'monej
they have earned; to feel it is theirs;
that it is nobody’s business but their
own what they do with it, and that no
one has the right to call them to ac
count for one penny of it.
A Climbing Feat.
A successful ascent of the Dent du
Geant by an Alpine tourist, an Italian
named Bella, has just been made. Bo
many attempts to climb this colossal
and practically perpendicular obelisk
had failed that it was regarded as in
accessible. The pick of the guides—
Swiss, French and Ttalian—met with
no better success than simple tourists.
Borne years ago an English nobleman
attempted to throw a cord weighted at
one end over the summit, but the
wiud was too much for him, aud the
rope was blown back into the hands
of the person throwing it. A flutter
of excitement ran through the hotels
of Chamouuix and Courmayeur when
it became known that a young Italian
had scaled the peak. The means by
which he was enabled to perform so
remarkable a feat proved to have been
simple enough. For several weeks
past two guides had been occupied in
cutting steps in the most slippery and
least accessible places, in fixing hooks
and staples, and attaching ropes to
them. When these preparations were
completed the asoent proper tqok place;
but it was not accomplished without
much difficulty and dauger. Nq sooner
was the news known at Chamouuix
than an Englishman started to makq,
the asoent also. He succeeded.