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HE WAS GREATLY HISTAKE’N
A Maryland Chemist Reckoned
Without His Host.
I live in the midst of the malarial districts
of Maryland, near the city of Washington,
and am exposed to all the dangerous in
fluences of the impure air and water of that
legion.
Being naturally of a strong constitution,
I had frequently boasted that no chills and
fever or other malarious complaint would
ever trouble me.
This was my experience and the condi
tion in which I found myself six months
ago. I first noticed that I did not feel so
sprightly and vigorous as was my wont to
do. I felt tired and enervated. Soon I
noticed a distinct and distressing back ache
would make its appearance in the afternoon,
increasing in severity if the exercise was
more than usually violent. Then a stretchy
feeling with profuse gaping made its appear
ance. Then my head, always clear as a
bell, would feel heavy and I began to have
headaches.
The cold stage was marked with chatter
ing of the teeth, severe rigors passed over
me, and no amount of clothing could keep
me warm. The chill was succeeded in turn
by the fever, in which I seemed to be burn
ing up, the congestion in my head produced
a violent pain in the frontal portion and a
heated sensation of the eyelids, with an in
describable aching of the lower limbs.
Nauseau and vomiting occurred with severe
retchings, and when the paroxysms passed
off I was thoroughly prostrated by a weak
ness that was felt in every part of me.
I drugged myself with quinine, and ob
tained some relief. But my respite was of
brief duration. I was now so much reduced
that I could hardly walk or stand upright.
My disease soon culminated in a continued
malarial fever which kept me closely con
fined for about a week. I became exceed
ingly depressed and melancholy, so much so
that I lost interest in my work, and, indeed,
scarcely cared what happened to me.
During all this time, it must be under
stood that I did not neglect medica
treatment. All the most powerful remedies
were tried, such as liquid arsenate of potash,
valeriante of iron, mercury, bromide of
potassium, chloride of bismuth, chiniodine,
Chinchonidia, quinine and several others.
All this I did under the advice of eminent
physicians.
It was while I was in this deplorable con
dition that the claims made for Kaskine,
the new quinine, as a specific for malaria
were first brought to my attention. I knew
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1887. *
FATAL COLLISION.
Wreck and Fatal Injury Upon the
Air-Line Road.
THREE KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED.
A fatal railroad collision occurred up on the
Air-Lino railroad yesterday morning between
passenger train No. 51, north bound, and a
freight train. The scene of the wreck was
about three miles south of Greer’s station,
South Carolina.
Cause of the Collision.
The train, scheduled as the first section of
No. .)!, left Atlanta crowded to its utmost car
rying capacity on time, at 7 o’clock last even
ing, with Engineer Wall and Conductor Mar
shall in charge. A second section left Atlanta
heavily loaded at 9:30, running only to Green
ville, where it arrived at 5:20 a. in.
Engineer Wall, of the unfortunate train, is
a well known and rather noted engineer, and
his death at the post of duty will be widely re
gretted. His homo was in Charlotte, N. C.
Owing to the largo number of passengers,
making many stops necessary, the train lost
time for the entire distance to Greenville, ar
riving there over four hours late. At this
point the second section was laid out, and No.
51 received orders giving it the right of way,
and left the station at 5:05, four hours and
twenty-live minutes behind schedule time.
The train was assured a clear track, orders
having been telegraphed to the south bound
freight to sidetrack at Greer’s station until
number 51 arrived. It looks as if these orders
were disregarded by Conductor Harris and
Engineer Revel of the freight, thereby caus
ing the wreck and loss of life.
Where it Occurred.
The two trains came together in the fatal
crash in a cut, at the end of a long curve, three
and one-half miles south of Greer’s station, at
6:30 a. m. Both trains were running at accel
erated speed, gained by reason of the down
grade to the cut in which they met, and there
was no warning to the engineers of either train
until a few seconds before they struck, giving
no time for escape, and tiie escape of the engi
neer of the freight train, as far as known,
without injury, must bo regarded as miracu
lous.
The wreck took fire from the engines, but
beyond the destruction of a box car no damage
resulted from the flames. Several cars of both
trains were badly wrecked and were piled up
in a chaotic mass, the express, mail and bag
gage car being literally torn to pieces. The
debris filled both sides of the cut, making it
somewhat difficult to assist the injured from
the wreck.
The casualties, so far as reported up to twelve
o’clock last night, were three killed, three se
riously hurt, and a number of others, whose
names arc given below, received slight in
juries; six train men and one tramp among
the latter list. The passengers who were in
jured were*all riding’in the baggage and ex
press cars, no one in the coaches being injured.
The following is a complete list of the killed
and injured so far as can be learned.
The Killed.
808 WALL, enginer passenger train.
LOUIS WEBSTER, fire man freight train.
MRS. HAMP M’DOWELL, of Asheville, N. C.
Seriously Injured.
J. R. ERAVIN, express messenger, one leg
broken and foot ma died.
EDWARD HARNETT, fireman passenger train,
arm torn and mangled, also badly scalded: recovery
doubtful.
PHILLIP BLACK, (colored), freight brakeman,
concusiion of brain.
Slightly Injured.
CHALAIN CHASE, Spartanburg, S. C., ugly gash
in leg.
WILLIE ERWIN, brother of express messenger,
buised.
MISS MARY M’DOWELL, Asheville, N. C., ankle
badly injured.
MISS B. F. QUINN, Washington, D. C.
MISSES MARY and MAMIE ERWIN, Asheville,N.
C., bruised.
JAMES KILDAN, mail agent, Greenville, S. C.,
bruised. t
W. R. WILSON, mail agent, Atlanta, painfully
bruised.
S. M. DYKEMAN. mail aj.e-.it, Atlanta, painfully
bruised.
A colored brakeman, two other colored men, and
a tramp, names not known.
ANOTHER BAD ONE.
Charleston, AV. Va., October 20.—Shortly
before no n today, the fast express on the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad, consisting of six coaches,
going west, met with an accident twelve miles be
low this city, in which twenty-six passengers were
more or less injured. None were killed outright, but
several were seriously hurt. The railroad authori
ties sent to the city for surgical aid and Drs. Henry,
Tompkins and Thomas left for the scene of tl e ac
cident. reac king there within twenty minutes. The
accident was caused by a defective switch,
over which the engine, baggage, express
and mail ears passed u iharmed, but the three
middle coaches, ail well filled with passengers, were
thrown from tlie track, and two of them turned
completely over, one turning twice. It is impossi
ble at this time, (8 p. m.) to learn the names and in
juriesof all who were injured. The following are a
few of the sufferers: william F. Simmon, New
York, right forearm fractured and body slightly
bruished ; Lewis Baker, colored, Columbus, Ohio,
badly bruised about the body and legs, O. D. Wat
son, * Taylorsville, New York, concussion of the
brain, and temporary paralysis; John Kelly, Indian
apolis, In liana, scalp cut, wrist dislocated and
shoulder bruised; Mis. Catherine Miller, New York
city, head cut and spine badly injuiel; Mrs.
Miller will soon become a mother, and it Is
feared by the doctor that she will have great
trouble; W. F. Uisc<c'<. Kansas, darkle fractured,
head cut and leg bruised; Charles James, colored, of
this city, cut and bruisedin back and body; Dr.
Wm. Fowler, of New York city, badly bruisedabout
the spine and hip joint, a metal flask in his hip
i o .’ke' inbeded itself in his thigh, the doctor’s wife
had a foot mashed and suffered painful bruises; Otto
1 evi, peddler, New |Y<»rk city, badly bruised and
injured internally; Gen Robinson, tobacconist,Mays
ville, K., sustained painful bruise; Marions Smith,
United States pension agent, this city, was bruised
on right hip and both legs.; two passengers, whose
names were notleurned, suffered with broken backs.
It was fortunate that the fires had gone out in the
stoves, or the loss of life would have been great.
Persons Who are Suffering From Wounds at
Charleston, West Virginia.
Charleston, AV. Va., October 21.—Those
persons who were most seriously injured in the rail
road accident at St. Albans yesterday are yet unable
to continue their journey. The parties who are
worst hurt are:
Mrs. C. Miller, of New Y’ork city: her husband
siistti n “1 painful bruises, while her little child suf
fer > with contused head. The family were en route
to New Orleans.
C. B. Si a tonstill, of Independence, Mo., incised
arbital wound; side injured, also left hand.
-W. F. Hitchcock, of Springfield, Mass., right clavi
cle broken. He was enroute for Kansas, returning
from a \ Nit to his pan nts.
Mrs. Fricberger and cjiild, New Y’ork city, en
route to join her husband at Chattanooga, buffer
ing with concussion of the brain.
W. W. Simmons, New York city, arm and collar.
Mrs. Miller, New Y’ork city, who seems to have
received the most dangerous injuries, she being en
ciente.
There were about one hundred and fifty passen
gers on the train, which contained baggage and
express cars and four coaches, and out of the num
ber there were twenty one passengers injured, all
of whom except seven went on their journey,
carrying with them minor scratches und bruises.
Ti e railroad people arc v r ry reticent about the
affair, notwithstanding the company is not to blame
for the accident.
TIIE COLLISION AT GREER'S.
The Inquest Attaches the Blame to Con due
tor and Engineer of the Freight Traiu.
Columbia, 8. C., October 21.—[Spccial.]-
An inquest was held today at Greer’s station over
the dead body or Robert T. Wall, the engineer of the
P e.sengcr traiu who was killed in the collis o i yes
terday m-raing. C. F, Marshall, conductor of the
passenger train was sworn ami snl i ti.at lie was run
ning from Atlanta to Charlotte by orders, with the
ri_ht oi track. When tho collision occurred ho was
taking up tickets in the sixth carljack from the
engine, but went forward immediately and found
Engine r Wall dead. Tie evidence ofomer wit
nesses, went to show that the height trtin passed
Greer s contrary to orders and that it w s going
wild and , reckless. Tiie verdk t of
tie jury was that the deceased,
R. V. Wad, w.’S kill* d by tho collision and tl.e
collision was caused by the reckless running of Con
ductor Reviile and Engineer J. F. Huns, on tho
sj ecial train, which collided with the nassenger
t aim It is now clearly established that conductor
Revillo tin I Engineer Harris jumped from the
freight train before the collision and with the
knowledge of their ruckles up*s became frightened
at tiie horrible disaster an I fled. It is reported to
night that they went to Charlotte, drew their pay
and went to Salisbury, where they have been ar
rested.
There are seven of the wounded in Greenville and
they are receiving even* possible attention, but it is
f ared that it will be impossible to save some of
them.
Collision on the Nash ville, Chattanooga and
bt. Louis Railroad.
Chattanooga, Tenn., October2l .—[Special.]
A terrible coUlslon occurred this morning at Giro
o’clock on the Nashville. Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad, one mile west of Whiteside, i which
resulted in the almost complete destruction of two
engines and t\velve freight cars. The Memphis aid
Charleston road uses the track of the Nashville,
Ciuitiauoo ja and St. Louis mad from Stevens »n,
Alabuna, to this city. A west-bound freight on the
latter road ran il.l >an east-bound freight on the
former road, almost totally demolishing tho engine
and uiin of the Nashville’road. A. N. Wallace and
an unknown man were instantly killed, and Chas.
Johnston badly injured. The men were riding in a
box ear next t»the engine. Two other men in the
same cir e- ciped uninjured. The engineers and
firemen of both locomotives jumped for their lives.
The road was not cleared until this afternoon.
The Opal Bing.
From the Providence Telegram.
“But, Jack, I always thought opals wore
unlucky, ” said Phyllis Redfern to her husband as
she looked down at th? ring ho had just placed on
her finger, and then at his smiling face.
“1 hope you are not superstitious, dear—why that
ring has been in our family f< r fifty years, and I
think we have boon pretty lucky notwithstanding.
I am sure J am in luck to get such a wife,” and ho
kissed her tenderly.
Jack Redfern followed the st a. and was very
proud of his beautiful wife, though at times inclined
to be jealous. He did not want her to be even on
friendly terms with any other man, and grew out of
temper sometimes when she only meant to be civil.
In spite of all this, Phyllis was very fond of him,
and it was a great regret to her that he was com
pelled to be away on voyages so often.
Early in the spring there was some talk of his ves
sel going abroad. Jack said he would go down and
see if he could not make some arrangement to stop
over a voyage at home. Phyllis spent the time dur
ing his absence overhauling the little cottage and
getting things in order.
One afternoon she wont out in her garden to weed
her Hower beds. The tulips and hyacinths were in
full bloom and the air was filled with fragrance, but
she was thinking toj much of her absent husband
to take pleasu o in anything, as she worked with a
will.
“Phyllis cried a pleasant, but lazy voice.
She dropped her head and looked up.
It was only Rob, her cousin, Robert Dukehart.
“Why, Robert, how you startled me!” she said.
“Will you come in? But lam very busy.”
The young man sauntered in.
“You’re always bu?y, it seems to me. Phyllis,
when I’m about,” he said with a smiling sort of im
pudence. “Won’t you shake hands with a follow
for the sake of old times?”
A flush, almost as bright as the tulip streaks, rose
in the young wife’s cheeks; but she gave Rob tne
tips of her fingers.
In her girlish days Phyllis had been a good deal
admired, for her own sweet face and winning ways
for the most part: but in a few cases, the fact that
she would one day inherit tho old Dukehart home
stead served to enhance her attractions.
Her cousin Rob was one cf her most assiduous
admirers. Ho followed her like a shadow, and
even after her engagement to Jack Redfern, was a
little disagreeable by his marked devotion.
After her marriage on one occasion cousin Rob
had excited Jack’s jeah u anger by making himself
over-attentive to Phyllis, and some pretty sharp
words had passed between them.
Bob stood and watched her, admiration and re
gret in his eyes. Why could she not have been his
wife instead of Jack Redfern’s?
"Let me do that for you, Phyllis,” he said, after a
minute. “If you were my wife you shouldn’t
drudge like a slave.”
“But lam not your wife, and glad enough lam
of it.” she replied. “Go away, Rob; I don’t want
you here when Jack is absent.”
Bob laughed an ugly, provoking sort of laugh.
“I suppose not, Phyllis. You’re afraid he’ll como
and find me here, the jealous brute. I’m not going.”
“Then I’ll go myself,” said the young wife, with
dignity, and she left the g irden.
He looked alter her as if he would like to follow,
but hesitated. Something glittered on the ground
at his feet, and he stooped and picked it up. It was
the opal wedding ring bo had seen glitter on her
finger. Rob whistled softly and put it in his pocket.
Then he went over to the village tavern and spent
the afternoon over a bottle of brandy and some soda.
Lounging on the tavern porch, he saw Jack Red
fern coming down the road, and a wicked thought
flashed through his over-excited brain.
“He’s coming in. Now, boys,” he cried, “look
out for some fun.”
Jack came in to leave a message with the bar
keeper, and, having delivered it, was going out
again, when a loud voice caught his car.
“Hcjo sto Phyllis Redfern,” it said.
He wheeled around like lightning. Rob was just
in the act of draining his glass.
“How dare,you trifle with my wife’s name?” de
manded Jack.
Rob laughed sneeringly.
“When a woman shows a fellow a favor he dares
everything,” he answered, and held up his right
hand.
On the little finger gleaned the opal ring. Jack
saw it and his dark face flushed crimson. He
cleared the distance between himself and the
speaker with one bound, and before the breathless
bystanders could interfere, he had felled Rob to the
floor.
Without stopping to sec the effect of the blow,
Jack ran all the way home. He met Phyllis stand
ing in the doorway < f the C )ttage.
“Phyllis,” said he, angrily, “where is your wed
ding ring?”
She looked down at her finger with a start, her
heart failing her at his tone.
“Why, Jack,” flushing and speaking with embar
rassment, “it was on my finger. I hope I have not
lost it.”
Her husband threw her from him with a muttered
exclamation, and strode out of the house without a
word.
It was many weeks before Phyllis was able to be
about again. Rob, appalled at the trouble' he had
created, returned the ring and told how it came into
his possession—too late to cb any good. Jack was
gone.
“111 find him and bring bini back to her if it costs
my life,” said Rob in remorse, and with a last look
at her death like face he departed.
How long the summer was to Phyllis, waiting for
one who never came. A mother now as well as
wife, her heart grew sad that perhaps he should
never see the baby. One day as she stood at the
gate a quick, re?olute tread resounded in the road
below.
Phyllis looked up. with her h< a r t iu a wild flutter.
It was not the po> m n, but a tall, bronzed man.
“Oh, Jack ! oh, Jack !”
Her cry of rapture startled tho birds into silence
and hushed the chirpin < crickets.
In a twinkling Jack nad her iu his strong arms,
and his tears fell on her cheeks.
“Oh, Phyllis, can you fo:give me?” he said, with
choking voice.
“There is nothing to forgive,” she sobbed, cling
ing to him. “S -e, Jack, I have got my wedding
ring. How I missed you", Jack. You can never
know how I hungered for you, Jack,” hiding her
holfac: in his breast, “there’s someone besides me
to welcome you. Can’t you guess, Jack? A little,
wee baby, Jack, with his father’s own eyes. I
thought once you would never sec him, Jack, but
thank God, you have come.”
He could only hold her close to Ids heart; he had
no words to" answer her.
“Jack, how did you know'.’” she asked at last,
when the first rapture of the reunion was over.
“Did you get my letter?”
“No,” he answer- d hoarsely. “It was Rob. He
followed me across the oct an, found me and told
me everything. I’hyllis, cun you forgive me?”
“Jack,” sl.c said softly, “you are my baby’efather.
What God has joined together no man can put
asunder. Let us go homo.” *
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Oh! That Headache.
“How I ain tormented with continual head
ache. Itisache! ache! ache! mornin",noon,
and night. It is the last feeling and thought
before restless Blumber and tho first sensation
at return of consciousnc.'s. It is the terror and
torment of my life, and there seems no promise
of an end to it while the lamp of lite continues
to burn. I feel at times as if I must go mad.
I move about in my anguish or must lie pros
trate and helpless in my agony, witli the solo
pity,‘oh.no! not sick! only has the headache.’
Jfut neither insanity or deatli comeg to my re
lief. On,on. mu 11 pursue this pat!) of persist
ent pain. No help, no comfort, no relief. The
toothache may bo ond< d by extracting tiie
tooth, but where is tho good surgeon that can
extract the brain to stop tho pain.”
Tho safe and best way is to reach tho foun
tain of life, put it in ns healthy condition as
p. • ii.b.i.' t: ngthen nnd vitalize it o that it
may correct tiio disordered member and give
nature the chance to real-sort it ,clf. This plan
has been tried very su<x:e sfully in hundreds of
cases am! found to boos p irmahent relief. Ono
of the good virtues of the Compound Oxygen
Treatment is that it docs not go into the stom
ach for lire pretended purpose of attacking a
specific disease, but increases tho vital powers
so that nature may repel the invader.
For full information write to Drs. Starkey A
Palcn. 1529 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., for
onevjf their little books called “Compound
Oxygen: Its Mode of Action and Besults,”
which they will send free upon application,
also their monograph on headache.
ROASTED REDS.
Cremation Among the Alaska In
dians.
THE CURIOUS FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Among tho Indians known as tho Thlinkets,
who inhabit the coast and contiguous islands of
southeastern Alaska, the practice of cremation
is universal, except in the case of shamans, or
medicine men, whoso spirits after death in
habit a higher world apart from tiie common
herd of slaves who aro considered scarcely
worthy of this distinction.
At this late day, among a people who have
no written characters, and whoso history has
been handed down by word of mouth, it is im
possible to trace tho origin of this custom
which has, through long ages, become a reli
gious rite, and tradition offers tho explana
tion that many years since one who had died
returned from the land of spirits, and, collect
ing his people, gave them his experience:
“When deatli releases tho spirit it goes forth
to seek the happy hunting land, and slowly
gropes its way along a narrow, rough trail,
over sharp rocks and through tangled forests
(on account of which’ the corpse, when pre
pared for cremation, is well clad, the hands and
feet being protected by moccasins and mittens).
After a weary journey it comes to the shore of
a broad, green river, across which, in tho far
distance, aro seen people who look scarcely
larger than mosquitoes. To these tho spirit
calls to send a canoe, but, receiving no answer,
drops down upon tho soft moss and is soon lost
in sleep. Awakening lato and hearing voices
calling, it sees a canoo approaching from over
the waters which recrosses witli it to a
beautiful country filled with Indians
only. Here are recognized all tho old
friends and brothers who have gone before
and who now come crowding around witli a
welcome and good word. Those whose bodies
had been burned were found in the full enjoy
ment of their senses, sitting in groups around
blazing camp fires, feasting on salmon and
seal with full boxes of oil and grease, while
those poor spirits to whom this privilege had
boon denied were lost in misery, shivering in
perpetual cold and want. ”
APPKOACHINO DKATIT.
Tho Thlinkot believes that shortly before
death the spirit of some loved friend gone be
fore will appear to him, saying: “My dear
brother, or good friend, you can last but a few
suns longer,and it is best so, for life is but hard;
so be ready, for I will como soon to lead your
spirit to a land where all is happiness.” With
this assurance the Indian meets death without
a murmur, and it is not to be wondered at
when wo remember that his whole life is but a
struggle with nature for existence.
Witli the last breath tidings go out to the
clan, who assemble with blackened faces to
mourn the dead, and in former years the nearer
relatives cutoff the hair. Tho corpse is now
dressed in tho most valued garments, the face
decorated in red and black and placed in a
sitting position with back to tiro wall, opposite
the entrance. All the property of the de
ceased is now brought and piled on either
hand —tho Thlinket counts his wealth in blank
ets, kept stored away in camphor wood or cedar
chests. Masks, rattles, robes, guns, hunting
and fishing implements and dancing parapher
nalia arc placed directly around. The head is
surmounted by a grotesquely carved wooden
mask in totemic design, brilliant in its inlay
ing of holiotis shell and topped by a semi
transparent forest of sea lion whiskers, while
over tho body is thrown a highly ornamen tai
blanket, woven from the finer fleece of tho
mountain goat and worked in black, white,
yellow and blue from old pattern boards that
have been handed down through generations
until the designs have become conventional.
THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
For three days tho dead remains a sl'ont
spectator of household affairs, which have to
go on much as usual, as a number of families
live under tho same roof. Visitors como and
go, food is prepared at thecommon central tiro,
and children toddle about, tumbling over tho
sleeping dogs; but a general air of quiet pre
vails until nightfall, when the tribo assemble
with drum, rattle and dancing sticks, and to
their measured accompaniment keep time iu
monotonous chant, eulogizing and lamenting
the dead.
The scene is weird to a degree, tho many
colored blankets, the blackened faces, the wails
hung with arms and fishing implements, tho
curiously carved am! colored house posts, while
festoons of dried fish and moat depend from
the roof, and all seen through the fitful flashes
of tho great crackling fire of cedar logs, over
which at intervals oil is dashed to redouble
the effect.
For three nights this scene is repented, but
on tho third day tho wealth of tho deceased is
distributed among the relatives, each one re
ceiving a certain portion, as judged by popular
consent.
Tho funeral pyre is now erected directly-in
rear of tiie house, or on the outskirts of tho
village, in proximity to tho shore. Logs of the
fragrant yellow cedar are now brought ami
laid upon each other, forming a hollow
parallelogram seven feet long by three feet
wide. At a height of from two to three feet
a flooring of logsis laid, leaving air spaces be
tween them, above which the walls are con
tinued for another foot. Beneath tho flooring
and around tho sides kindling and spruce
knots saturated with gum are placed.
All being in readiness, on this tho fourth
day, tho class assemble, a plank is removed
from the side or end of tho house,
and through this opening the dead is carried
on a mat made from the inner bark of the red
cedar, for it is a strongly rooted superstition
among these people that should tho body pass
through the doorway that later the death spirit
would return to claim more victims. As tho
body is carried out an old woman takes some
coals and burning fragments from the fire and
scattered them after it to drive away the spirit
of death and cleanse the passageway, and af
terward throws out a dog to accompany its
master’s spirit to tho world beyond.
Tho procession now makes its way slowly to
ward the place selected for cremation, and
when reached the body is deposited on tho
raised flooring of tho pyre and a torch applied
to tiie resinous splinters, readily igniting the
whole mass. Tho women—in full dancing
habiliments, consisting of a blue-black blank
et, laced with red cloth, and ornamented with
hundreds of mother-of-pearl buttons, fancy
colored caps or head dresses of raven or eagle
feathers, immense ear-rings and noso
pendants, faces blackened, and carry
ing in tho right hand a long pole,
tho end decorated with sprigs
of evergreen and bright streamers—form in a
half-circle about tho head of tho pile. The
men, with dancing sticks and rattles, aro
grouped on one side. Tho nearer relatives sit
about promiscuously, moaning and waiting.
Tho older mon lead tho chant, or dirge, which
is joined in by all; and to its slow notes tho
women keep time with tho body, swaying from
side to side and bowing in unison, reminding
one of the famous sword dance of tho
Bedouins.
Oftentimes the arms and personal belongings
of the deceased are thrown on tho fire, which,
by means of long poles, is constantly stirred,
and the chant continues until the body is re
duced to ashes and tho logs consumed. Tho
family collect any remains of hones and tho
suppos' d ashes, which aro carefully deposited
In small decorated boxes or trunks covered
with cedar matting, corded witli spruce roots,
and finally placed in deadhouses or family
vaults <1 irectly in rear of the houses.
CLOSINO THK CEREMONIES.
Every one now returns to tho house, where
a grand feast is spread, consisting of dried sal
mon dipped in seal oil, herring spawn, pota
toes, roots, berrim, edible seaweed, shell fish,
seal meat and tallow from the fat of the wild
goat of the mountains. Since tho establish
ment of many trading posts nt convenient
points throughout this section iargo quantities
of hardbreail, flour, sugnVand teaaroconsumed
on these festive occasions, and aro much rel
ished by tho natives, who consider that tho
quality of tho white man’s food gives him his
superiority, and, as they express it, is “skoodum
(strong) for Indian man.” But dried salmon
and seal oil will ever remain tiro Thlinkets
heart’s delight.
Food and grease are placed In carved plot
ters and consigned to tho flames, to sustain
the deceased spirit on its weary journ* y. With
tho coming of night the men assemble, seating
themselves around tho fire, when tho women
in full 'lancing costume silo in, forming in con
tinuous rank around the walls, facing tho au
dience of males.and repeat the swaying,bowing
dance previously enacted at tho cremation,
keeping time to tho chant. This closes tho
fuuera. ceremonies, which have now lasted
through four days. The dead may be honored
again in future years by a period of dancing
and feasting, and the rebuilding of a dead
house is always a season of ceremonial celebra
tion.
in olden days upon tho death of a chief one
or more slaves were sacrificed to attend him in
the spirit world, tiro bodies of the poor unfort
unates being cast out upon tho shore, tho por
tion of the ravens and dogs.
Tho spirits of those killed in battle or fight
are believed to mount upward witli tiie smoko
of the funeral pyro, and when tho flashing
lights of tho Huora chase each other across
tho southern skies the warrior spirits arc said
to bo at play.
MARRIAGE SUPERSTITIONS.
From the St. Louis Glol'o Democrat.
Any one who gives attention to the matter
must havo noticed that there is quite a differ
ence iu the number of marriage licenses issued
each day from the recorder’s office, and a little
more careful observation would show that the
difference is constant, to use tho language of
tiio mathematicians; that is, there are
certain days of the week on which
tho number is exceptionally large, and others
on which it is decidedly small. As would n at
urally bo supposed, this difference also extends
to the days on which the marriage ceremony is
performed. Recorder William A. Hobbs, who
is interested in the matter both from tho stand
point of fees and that of student, says that
most licenses are issued on Wednesday. Since
the office w r as established, in .Tune, 1881, this
feature has been most romarable. On Wednes
day, tho Sth, forty-six licenses were issued —the
greatest number known, except’ on the
Wednesday immediately preceding fair week.
SUPERSTITION AND rHII.OI.OOY.
Philologists assort that Wednesday was so
named in honor of the old Scandinavian con
queror and god Odin, whom tho Saxons con
verted into Wuotan or Wotan. But the pop
ulace havo a philology of their own, w'ith
which Mr. Hobbs has been acquainted since
boyhood, and he says that the reason Wednes
day is considered a good day to marry upon
is because the first syllable of its name plainly
declares “Wed.” And when new laws wont
into force it was naturally considered a good
day on which tosocure authorization to marry.
But the recorder adds that it is a rarity to
issue licenses op Friday. That day is practic
ally tabooed. Since the present recorder has
held the office licenses have been issued only
on three Fridays, and then only two or three
on each occasion.
THE MATTER INVESTIGATED.
Inquiries among the clergy as to the favorite
day for marriage elicited quite a variety of
answers and reasons. Among Catholics it
would seem that Wednesday is tho choice for
matrimonial ventures, but nobody, not oven
Rev. 14. S. Phelan, could assign any special
reason for this preference.
Rev. Dr. A. N. ITolliiied, of tho Grand Ave
nue Presbyterian church, was led by his expe
rience to believe that Wednesday and Thurs
day were most favored, and ho gave a unique
reason for this. “People,” ho said, “do not
wish to enter upon such an undertaking Into
in the week, close on Sunday, and Monday and
Tuesday aro wash days in most families, oven
in those whore the ladies themselves do not
havo to put their hands in tho soapsuds: so you
see it resolves itself into a question of practical
convenience.”
Another Presbyterian divine found that re
ligious people preferred Thursday, and tho
reason seemed to bo this: Protestant wed
dings take place mostly in tho evening, and,
as in the majority of evangelical churches
prayer-meeting is held on Wednesday even
ing, both tho service might be detracted from
and an additional burden imposed on tho
minister, so the considerate Christians defer
tho ceremony until tho following day.
On the contrary, Rev. George C. Adams,
Congregationalist, although ho had kept no
record of such matters, inclined to the belief
that Wednesday night at eight o'clock, just
when ho was getting ready to go to prayer
meeting, was decidedly tiio period that most
of his people saw fit to enter upon the matri
monial state.
CUSTOM—SECULAR MARRIAGES.
Rev. Dr. J. E. Godbcy, southern Methodist,
had known people to bo married on almost
every day of the week, but ho, too, found that
Wednesday was the favorite,
“Reason for it?” said ho, "I know of none
other than custom. Tho four-lilt Us of people
—tho nine-tenths, you may say—do things be
cause others did them before them, and so
comes custom, and custom makes that fash
ionable for which tho original reason is lost.”
German Lutherans and Kvangelicnls aro
also favorers of both Wednesday and Thms
day.
Justice Patrick Kane, who Jins quite a fame
ns a marrying magistrate, had most of the calls
for bis services in this lino on Thursday. A
noteworthy fact in his experience was that ho
had three weddings on Friday in fair week,
and ho had never known of a Friday wedding
before. J ust hero it may bo remarked that tho
ministers of all denominations, and others who
pay attention to tho subject, agree that there
is a prejudice against Friday as a day of mar
riage, while the records show that tho prejudice
extends to tho taking out of license
on that day. A few, when asked why
this should bo, readily replied, ‘Tdon’tknow,”
but most of them said, “There is a feeling
against Friday because it is known as hangs
mans day.” Other authorities say that tiie ill
repute in which tho sixth day of tho week is
held comes from tho ancient celebrations of
tho crucifixion of Christ. Asa matter of fact,
Friday would seem to boa propitious day, de
riving its very name from Frcyaor Freyga, tho
goddess of love, to whom it was anciently ded
icated. Hebrews do not, us a general thing,
celebrate marriages on Friday, hut their mo
tive is a religious not a superstitious one. The
Sabbath really begins on Friday evening, and
they hold that it is not proper to commingle
the Joys of tho holy day and of marriage.
Rev. J. B. Brandt was one who hmd that
there was opposition to Friday because it was
“nigger day.” A young lady promptly cor
rected him, stating that Saturday is known by
the democratic name. Rev. Irl R. Hicks
thought that both Thursday and Saturday
camo under the ban, “because,” said lie,
"these days were recognized under the old re
gime as tiio ones on which .Sambo was allowed
to go and see his Dinah, ami so they became
unfashionable.”
HICDIIEW I’REFEItENCKH.
Mention has already been made of the rea
son why consistent Israelites will not marry
on Friday. Tho same applies Io Sabbath holi
days, and when a leading rabbi of this city
united a Hebrew and a Christian in tho bonds
on Erev I’asach, tho eve of tho Passover, a
few years ago, pulpit and press rang with de
nunciations of the deed, tiie like of which had
never been known in tho previous history of
Judaism. But there are other times when
custom, founded on historical events, makes
marriage unlawful amongst Israelites. One is
from tho month Jjar (except the 18th day),
because during that time a plague swept off
24,00<)disciples of Rabbi Akibah. The three
weeks following the 17th day of Tamuz (July
or August) aro also unpro|>itious, because of
the destruction of Jerusalem in those days.
Hebrews have their favorite day, Tuesday.
In the first chapter of Genesis, in the descrip
tion of the work of each day (except Monday)
it. in noted that God said tho work was good,
but he is recorded as making that statement
twice on Tuesday, so that day is considi red
doubly blessed.
While Friday is held hi abhorrence and blds
fair to continue so for ages to come, in olden
times many another day, and even whole
months, were avoided by the superstitious as
unlucky to marry upon. In Ovid's “Fasti” it
will bo seen that May was tho month of ill
omen, and it continued so down to Christian
times. Sir John Sinclair’s Statistical Account
of Scotlahd, published In 1793, quotes tho min
ister of Logierait, in I’ertbsliire, as saying of
his parishioners, “None chnso to marry in
January or in May.” The same worthy gen
tleman also stated that none of them would
dare marry on the day of tho week on which
the 11111 of May fell.
Childermas, or Holy Innocents’ Day—De
cember 2b—was long considered, and perhaps
still is, in England ns most dangerous for those i
contemplating wedlock. “No, child,” says a
mother in tho Spectator, “if it please God, j’ou
shall not go into join-hand on Childermas
Day.”
PROPITIOUS DAVS.
An almanac for tho year 1.159, “by Lowes
Vaughan, made for tho' mercydian of Glous
tre,” gives “Tho tymes of weddinges when it
bogyneth and endeth. January 14, weding be
gin. January 21, weddingo goth out. April
3, wedding bo. April 29. wedding goth out.
May 22, wedding begyn.”
In 1655 Andrew Waterman, mariner, set
forth an almanac with a list of days on
ti t page “good to marry, or contract wife
(I' i women will be fund and loving) viz:
January 2,4, 11, 19 and 23. February 1,3, 10.!
19, 21. March 3,5, 12, 20, 23. April 2,4, 122
20 and 22. May 2,1, 12, 20, 23. June 1,3, 11!
H',2l. July 1,3, 12, 19, 31. August 2, 11, 18,
20, .30. September 1,9, 16, 18, 28. October 1,
3, 10, 17, 27, 29. November 5, 11, 13, 22, 25<
December 1, <B,IO, 19, 23, “9.”
Little attention, no doubt, is given to thesa
old-time lists, and the prospects arc that with
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days lucky or unlucky will die away. In fact,
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