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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1877)
I 17G THE WEST SHOKE June, PAINTING THE SOUSE. My neighbor i a m1i iniuaiicl when Ins new boUM wus ready to paint lie 1 1 I the queer est thing. Instead of painting it white with green blinds, or an imitation of stone, like mine, lie consulted "nature anil the hirds," anil I write out his conclusions merely to show bow odd e man he iii The iwftllow, with her Hunt of mini, I passed, ami in a forked limb of the Brit apple tree 1 foiiml a home built of the same material as my own -a nest built of hits uf wood ami sticks, so like the oolor of the hark that it might have grown there with the leaves. A boUM is always in the landscape, catching tho eye; let us nee now how Nature colon her perntftnent objects, aootb I. Treei in men. you nay; hut I see no green trues from my window, thin day "f October, save ftomi lonely pines; nor will they be green again for almost six months. Then will 1 the bloatomingof spring, all yellow, white and red, deepening llllo green; hill sunn lilt- leaver Will put fill gala dreif.. md dance in grand masquerade the limit of their days, but the berk of tlm tree that endnrei is a sober darker armiuil the knots and ihaditig off into pearl Muti in the smooth plnoea. There are evergreen treei, but who thai iay that the greenneu i lie ice beate iiiion is the name an the foamy green which wreathes it in the spring, when every twig ii tender tippedl Tim luxuriant undergrowth! of open woods ami bnihH Iprillging up in feiicu conieri and about atone hcaos hue many green .randies, but they harden to w..... color or -tie uith the winter: and tie- ;:r.i, resplendent in it - hr-ad strep lies o eitienil-t, simp Ih-ciiIUCS a lading I - low for fading leavea, Tim Hky is eontn Iv ralh d l.lue. I.ut how many davit in Hie year do m an unstained dome. The oloudi troop in rr ai reah 11 ii, I.. ,i r ii..ii-,lii.i i,M . ti.- Un looks Upon it, ami it reddens and gloWl wiiii nu amy. All mat U lasting is iinet in onlor, while the gorgeoui Inns are piled Upon the fleetiug visiniis a sunset cloud, a humming bird'i wing. The roftdi stretching through our broad entities, answering Him to tread of I ( Ami ring ii wheel, are soft backgrounds for shining iitimM and particolored cattle) ami tence oi rail or stone are t banning trellises fur the cleinaiis, or a rugged sea-wall against which heat yellow waves of grain. Happy is In; who eau shelter his household gods within warm stone walls, ami then nru exquurita onion in stone. Hut ebooM not the i ..Id ones, I lieg; ami a house of white marble 'ins like profanation, We reverenoe the white walls of tin- temple, but for daily living we need to gather all of the warmth in tins sunny earth to keep tin- heart from chilling when the evil days exiue. We are glad of whiteness, which is soldnm given lavish ly I .f the marble bloeki, In which sleep lovely forms, band lin ked in band, dreamless of the chisel ; id the ebuul fringes and crest of ocean wave, and uf piles on piles of -.now, fair and Hooting as are all pure thing! of earth. Hut let un mit oonfori ourselves within white waits. There in it bouse fterOM the road whose while Ml lit dazzle the ec when the sun shines, ami is cold ami forbidding whan the clouds lower. The fence are tin- SI color, and with so much cleanness without it is not strange that the Boon an fairer than the inisln -t hands, and the " Im-1 room'1 innocent of books. The own rr, iml content with a single DO trigs against na ture, built a bam a red barn and many a good raindrop was Mattel led aguiu-t it, and the sun biased down thirty yearn Gefon tin- glaring red was ooru oil' and the warm, rich gray clothed the weather -beaten boards, How much mean iug in that phrase, r weather-beaten 1" We am apt to lluuk of rattling clap lxi.ii.ls and broken window 'pann : but do not forget that it is weatharbeatini that itains tin- apple, that robes tin- plum in purple, am) OOSXCS the luoedou llowon into royal attire, faint the bouse one o the WftllU Wood colors, and accent it about porches and windows. Then let the billowed gross mil to its doon the fluttering sails of Bo Wen ; let the Winds dance around the ohimneys, ami the trees stntelt out tlioir pro tooting bnjwhaa, ami call your borne akin. .. It. ., im,hrit:tn I '. Wrimimr I. in in Ooau We sec In the Knglish discussions concerning loss of hie in coal mining (lie following statements The leal cause of this vt-arlv sac ri I ice of liirs i the use of gnnpowdar in nery seams. There is a want ol prvc.nit inn amongst miners in employing this explosive, and until they can le brought to un dantand hat their neglegenoe may bring about, "drilling out shots ' and other forbklaM ads Will continue to W d when deputies are iut of Bight. Mr. Wynne, in his report fur IS7., says that In his district falls of coal and rout . have caused II accidents, by which tl lives ha- bean lost, and, oompared with the loss ,.f the previous year, ".'.'t Ursa, tins is a van dear proof that making managers nspOUftlbll for the ahsnlute salcly of the working places of the mines has had a very salutary effect In UtS year lNl a ileath lievunvd tor every 103,429 tons of coal raised In Kiiglaud. In l876 106, '.MS tons of ,-oal were raised per life lost; m 1868, I04,S66,BS8 tons of coal wen nised In One! Britain, Involving a total loss of i,uu lives, and m 1ST.". U:i,:t(H;.4S: tons, with a total oi I, -AM lues lost, bat more men were employed ami rAorsLrnineral raistsi. Tmi Owt oi Kiii'ii; Pabjs, Ths oosi ol the daily dinner ol the Pariaiaas has bean oal- cnlattHi by one of the Krvncli pajs rs as l.dh.vt Hrvl, aliout '.'T.'t.lSW framt; ttitic, 8SO,000 fnnoei bssr and oiuer, 15,000 francs j water, for cooking And drinking jnjnmaai. 8,fl00 fniMsi Aii-, ig' reek, atx . s,tssi francs; pain and cral, ,tsVnr.uics; ayaisfe, t.SOO fnnosi sggs IT,."S frsncs; Imtter, I l.lsHI frail, ; beef, 5o 000 franesi veftL iram-i; mutton, :o.ihm francs; pork. :tt,tSSI fruc; smltry. '.M.lSKl franco, fresh water Bftk, 8,000 francs; m tih, 19,000 franesi vsgasihlsa, JtHi.mit franc tatre- nilftj line and ordinary pwtry, m fnuici; OlMSna, 4,(HS francs; fnnts ami ptvM-rvw, It,, imi fnutce; brandy, lnpifur. etc , bOCObiMft. Tlui give a total' of 1.168,500 tnUOL or aUtut fOWtttS), with the addition of 0U0 fram, reUiilAtetl cost ( ttnthpivks, making Altogviher Alt ' ' ' "! Ol -A CVllU 'M llCd A llir daily of tbf mninshiimnt untnlstl tty the A JL'WiK's ADDBBS8 ON UQl'OK SEL LINO, Three saloon keencra in ChicaffO Win found guilty of selling Uqnor to miuors. The address of the iustice wln,-n thev wt,-re sentenced, as re jjorteil in the Chicago 7W0NM, is origiual anil eminently wholesotne. The evils of the Uqnor trail ic, and what a license involves, arc rarely nt out in a clearer light than in the following aililreHM oy JUUge Heading: "By tbu law you may sell to men ami women, if thev will buy. Ynu have iriveu your bond, and iaid your license to selltotliem, and no QUI hi - a 1 1. Tit to molest you in your legal hnmncss. No matter what the cntiseuiiene.es inav he.no matter w hat jmverty and tfestitiition are pro duced by your selling accordinu to law, you have paid your money for thin privilege, and you are licensed to pursue your calling. No matter what families are distracted and render ed miserable; un matter what wives are treated with violence; what children starve or imiurn over tin- degradation of a parent, vour business Is legalised and no oue may interfera with ynu hi ii. iso matter wiutt motlier may agonize over the loss of a son, or sister IHush At the shame of n brother, you have a right to dis- rcgani uieiu nil .m.i imi-.ii- ',..in l. i'n ca III'.' you are licensed! Vmi may lit upVOUr lawful place of business in the most enticing and cap tivating form; ynu may furnish it with the umtd costly and elegant equipments for your lawful trade; you may till it with the allure menu of amusement; you may use all your arts to indnOO Visitoni yon may skillfully arrange and i-hwo ti viow ymir choicest wines and most captivating licvrages; you may then in nice inirsi ny an cuiitrivnnci's to prinlticea rag Ini appetite i drink, and then vou may supply that uiipt tite tn the full, In-cau-e it is' lawful: you have paid for it vou have a license. 'ion may allow li.iy... aluio-t. ehi drcn. to frequent your saloon; they may witness the apparent satisfaction with which their seniors piatt the spni khii- L'las-; .ni m.iv he selmulini' and training them lor the erioil of twenty -one, iinen iney, too, can parooipate, tor all tins is lawful. You mav hold the onnto their lira. but you must not let them drink -that is un lawful, lint while you have all these privi- ' fur the money you pay, this i r privilege of selling to children is denied yon. Here ia- n-lits Have thi' right to say 'Leave my son to until the taw nvM vou a rL-ht to destroy him. Iloiiot anticipate that terrible moment when I van assert for him im further rights of ctioii. 1 1. . win ne noon oiiougti tor nic, tor tiotlier. for his sister, for his friends and for tin-community to see him take his rood to death, fibre In tit tti us in bis t-hildhiHHl at leant. U-t us have a few years of bin youth, in which we can Ujoy ins innocence, tn repay us in some small legree for the can and love we have lavished upon him.1 This is something yon who now stand prisoner! at the barhavenot paid fur; this i eiunracfii in your iici-nsc, For this offense, tho court sentences yoa to days Imprisonment in the eonntv loll, am! that you pay a line of $7fi and costs;' and that a stand .'..minuted until the line and costs of this prosecution arc paid." Aiiiiiri i.i l kb. Pursued with Intelligent in dustry, ngricnltiire alfonls a larger nuinlier of nigh aavantagei than any other ooenpation of human life; it strengthens the Usly, Invigorates the mind: and while it Klines the sentiment", it purities the heart, by compelling it .to look upward t..i nhauee and help bwajVs Him wrln givctb rain and fruitful aaaaona. It curbs inonli uate ambitions, by yielding a moderate renin. Iteration tor toil, while at the same time it im parts a feeling of ipiiet eonliileiue in the future, from the declaration that bill the world stands, seed tune anil harvest shall not cease. The young man brought up to till the soil, Legins to oel gradually that the rewards of his toil are proportioned to bis labor, and this imparts by degrees n spirit of self-reliance, which Isgets in dependenos, and an amount of industrious activ ities, worth more tti that young man, in hisafter COIltliotl ith the world, than the inheritance of unearned thousands. IhiVr 1 i n Ami: Mr.u. -Wo do not mean that a man should not exercise due haste m pursuit of a meal, but he should be calm af ter he has caught it. A gentleman anil bis smi the other morning were a little late for their Ottttl unary town tram on the South Western, and had "to make a run for it." Thev were A STOKY OF A COW. How excellent it is for our young people to learn ways of gentleness ami kindness. These lessons will influence them as lung as they live and will do much to make them truly gentle men and gentle-women when they grow up. In farm life there is Bplendid opportunity for inculcating gentleness in the care and treatment of domestic animals, and one beauty uf the hahit is, that when our boys become men they will lind that the greater kindness ami care and gentleness they give their animals, the faster they will grow and the greater profit they will derive from them. We lind in the Aiinririui Cultivator a nice story of a cow, which enforces the truth we have stated: Among the Swiss mountains, there lives a race of simple, pastoral people, whose tastes are primitive and pleasures few, hut whose hearts are large enough to take in not only their kin dred and friends but their gentle domestic ani mals. There is much to admire in their conduct toward the mail little ..attic that j-rai on tbu scanty herbage of these mountain sides. We can learn from them that gentleness amlconshl- i Oration, rewards and caresses are much more latent in the profitable management of their i dumb animals than kicks and curses, punish- ment and revenge. It is customary among the mountains to hang hells around the necks uf the cattle, because, as they an allowed to roam among the steeps and windings of the bills, the sound uf the hells tends to keep them together and alsu tn Inform the herdsmen uf their w he real suits. The Ih'Us are not the hideuus-toned instruments of torture to the ear, so common in tho liack pastures of America, but really musical bells, varying in size and form from tinkling bits of metal to large, deep-toned bells, the latter worn by leaders uf the herd. To show how much uf the instinct uf pleas urc and pain may be traceil and developed in these domesticated pets, anil Imw much uf sim ple and commendable pleasure these Swiss mountaineers enjoy in their dally toil, wo give a sketch made by one who bus visited these mountain homes ami who bos compared their methods uf treatment w ith our ow n. So accustomed and attached do the minimis become to these hells that the depmat f them is felt as a punishment The cow whose superior beauty, sagacity and good conduct tit her to be leader of the herd, is always on gala- i.i - ' ny uu' largest ami tlliest- tom d bell and the bravest ornamental collar, in. I so down, through the irradal lof imwI. to the -mall aptciulage that marks the iiiditler cntlv good animal, and the total afctWIW uf Off mimcnt and di.tm. ti.m win. h -la s the self- willed or vicious COW. If any cow has been guilty of straying, of unseemly behavior, breaoh of diadnllna or any vicious trick, the dbmlaaa lire uf the herdsman is not tcstilh-d by Umvs but by the temporary deprivation of her hell; and this seldom fails tn reduce her tn order and prevent a repetition of the offeuoe. It is only necessary tn see the onw on a gala-day, with her badge ol distinction strapped round' her ,ii-.-L- and then tn see her deprived of it, for some of- tense or Diner, tn tw i voiced that this istriie. A certain cow that had long worn the hell of honor round her neck, bod recently given birth to a calf and was considered too w eak to hear the Weight of the large bell, or, Indeed of either one. tier owner turned her out tn go with the herd to the upland pastures. This suiiom r r... tuoval of (piarters is always held as a hehday. The peasants were dressed in their best clothes, the cov, s had un their bells and budges, and ail went un gaily except the poor matron who was deprived of hers. After proceeding a few wees she lH.-g.ni to show signs of great uucaiuc, and winch constantly men ased. It was vainly at tempted to coax her forward, and s-jop she lay ionium nor sine ami wniiiii not move, hi tins lUemma one of the ohl herdsmen came nil, and. seeing now mattan st 1, deliberately went to the bOUSe and brought out tin- Ml and liar, which the animal no sooner felt .iLmi h,.r neck than she rose, ihook herself, mid raising and throwing her tail over her haunches in token of complete satisfaction, went nil' pranc ing ami curvetting with every ap-arance of health and gayety. and. taking her place in the ..in, as ii. un IMUI innllli'lll ; ,. The lesson we would Ineutmta frnm I tit. simple recital is that of the desirahihtv of kindly treatment to the animals in OUT charge Not only is pleasure to be derived from pet ting and caressing them, hut vastly more profit successful in then attempt, and caUSat the bras lb, made a tew nwttoM with us band, and satisfaction ami oontanfanank Hoili.l nae i.uieii ii lie tia.l Hot Ihih caucht Hclore the tram armed at the next station he WM dead. I he verdict of the cnroiier s jury, following thl Opinh f the medical witness, as to the effect; "That death arose from syu OOPe of the heart, brought on by running, after a hearty ineal." Such was the end of n gentle man only :10 years of age. How klOCU vi vs CstraUT. All mice are full of curiosity. They mke their uom-m into all sorts of places where there is a prnsmvt of JOraething to eat, and often meet the fate which ouglit t ne me cn.l ot all jsiking t noses into other people's atbunt they get cauglit. When oysters are left out of water for any length of time. especiAlly in hot weather, thej UWayi Dpan their shells a little Way, prohaldy SSailnjI a drink of water. A mouse bunting AUut for fissl found such an t.yster in the larder, and put bis boad in SO nibble at the oyster's beard; UV tenth the bivalve shut his 'shells, ami held them together so tightly by his strong muscles, that the piNir mouse enuld not pull his head out, Ainl so died of utbu-atiou. m, Iftalaaaa Wo;. tiencnU Sherman, who spt.aks under stAiidingly, predietS a (earful ami goners! OOSk tin t in RarOM, He thinks WS -li.itt u un. the . ii . hattles ever fought, fsr at ilestruc ti.ui ..f life grH-s, Ami believes thAt the struggle is going to n.tt At least a million of lives before It is ended; nor will they all U- Kusbiaiu and Turks, either. "I can IiaixIIv Mieicthe lurks can w ithstand tho shock,'' he tAji. "They may save t'oiiitantinople, twit if they leaveverv other point, w hat use w ill it lx to them? ' lis abw says that neither Huuia or Turkey worw ex-pr in such aajaasssll lighting tnm. Isitb having all the improved aniu of mmieru W Arfarv. Kiii.im; BaTAX, A young girl from the country, being 00 a visit to a Quaker, was pre vailed tui to accompany him to the meeting. It luppaned to bl a silent one, none of the brethren being moved to utter a nUaUe Whan the Quaker left the tneeting.house, with Ins young friend, be asked: "How didst thou like the meeting?"' Towhichsbe pettishly rephed: "Like it! Why, I can see no sense in it to gn and sit for whole hours together without shaking a word. It is ennugh to kill SaUh himself!" "Yes, my dear." rejoined the Quaker "that is just wliAt WS WAnt. Fun Rm UoTUUt, Aii assistant of a drug, gist recently put up a prescription of a dose of castor oil for a young lady. She bnooentlv itiHiiired how it could be taken without tasting. He promised to explain to her. ami in the meantime offend her, courteously, a glass of flavored and scented seltzer water. After she had linishcd it, he said tnuiniihantlv."Vou see mis.. ..u have taken your oil and VOU did not know it The young lady scrvAined. "It was tor my mother!' Ki -i is Woukn. A great numborof Kuwian ladies in St 1'eter.burg have pledged them elv inutUAlly neither to wear silk nor satui Of OOtth oniAmenu, nor to give 11U, nor u, indulge in other luxuries during the present war; but to devote the money which thev would otherwise have spent upon such objecto to the luirsing ..f the sick and wounded of their coun try. Thw is just what a good monv women did in tins country durum our war mmA en hive done in all countnts under similar con- dttlOIUL PURE MILK FOB INFANTS. The ills which the innocents have Buffered through the drinking of impure milk form one of the most startling chapters of modem hy gienic literature. It is wise when we know the evil exists to guard against its coining to our loved ones. Prof. James Law, of Cornell Uni versity, writes on the Bubjeet to the New York TribuM many useful suggestions: The milk must lie ohtainett from a souni healthy tow, as it is un questionably tainted in some eases before it leavea the udder. Few people have any idcanf the perfect clean, liness necessary to the preservation of milk An ordinary washing with water, though un. comfortably warm fur the hands, or even with soapsuds, is utterly insufficient. There Bhould tirst lie, the thorough cleansing of the dish, and taw a rinsing wuu waier mt a mining teuiperk ture. which must lie jmureil nut, and the vessel dried by simply inverting it over a drawer or table, lint without the possibility of contact nf its interior with any solid Ixuly. If dried with a towel, or if liaml or ringer, or, indeed, any solid body, is brought in contact with its'inte rinr after it has been scalded, organic mat ter, baoteria, and other germs may be deposited whiofa will precipitate decntupnsitioii in the milk placed in it. liut if the vessel is tirst carefully cleansed from all nrganic matter that may cover and protect such germs, then rinsed out with boiling water, set aside to drip, and tioallv tilled w ith milk, having bail nothing touch its inner surface from the contact with the iHulins water until now, such vessel will not communi cate to the milk any deconnoiing element Every vessel, from the pail which receives the milk as drawn from tho udder, to tho bottle from which the baby sucks its supply, must be treated in the same way. In tho caBcnf liabies' bottles, it is best tn keep two, tn be usciLalter nately, the one with its tubes and the teat be ing thoroughly washed with soda, and then im merseil in a dish of pure water until wanted. As regards temperature and antiferments None of tho chemical antiseptics are entirely unobjectionable. Boiling of the milk rentiers it inure indigestible, and tends to produce costive ness. The only unobjectionable method ia to secure perfect purity of dishes and milk, and to keep the latter at a low temperature. A suf Qoletlt degree of cold may lie obtained iii any house, with no expense ami little trouble, by simply enveloping the dish in which the milk u kent in a wet towel, from xvbich evajioration will go on constantly. A tin can with cover, enveloped in a wet cloth, will nut only be kept very eobl, hut w ill lie protected against the ac cess of germs w hich would superinduce decay. I have in tins way kent milk for the baby, per fectly sw eet and good, in the warm rooms of a boarding house, in midsummer, while the land lord failed to keep the same milk sweet for half the time, though in a cellar and abundantly sit iron pi lei I with ice. The great superiority of the w et-cloth preservation consists in its tiltra tioti from the air of all germs uf dcenmMisition which would otherwise gain access tn the milk. DO NOT CHECK PERSPIRATION. Nearly every one knows it is dangerous to check perspiration quickly, and yet nianyfnrget to practice the truth they know. The weather has bean unusually hot, and the heat may re turn. It the following be a hint for liehavinr. Halts Jtturiml says checked perspiratiun is the fruitful cause of sickness, disease and death to multitudes every year. If a tea-kettle of water U boiling on the hre, the steam la seen issuing from the spout, cam ine; the extra heat awav with it, but if the lid la- fastened down and the spout lie plugged, a destructive exploBion fol lows in a very shnrt time. Heat is constantly generated within the hu man body, by the chemical diaorganisation, the oombuitfon, uf the food we cat There sre 7,(MH),IH) of tubes or pores mi the surface of the body, which in health are constantly open, con veying from the system by what is called in sensible inspiration this 'internal heat, which, having answered its purpose, is passed otf like the jets .if steam which nre thrown from the escape-pipe, in puffs, of any ordinary steam engine; but this inseusihle perspiration carries With it, in a dissolved form, very much of the waste matter of the system, to the extent of a pound or two or mure ever)- '24 bnurs. It must be apparent, then, that if the pores uf the skin arc closed, if the multitude uf valves, which are placed over the whole surface of the human body, are shut down, great barm results The great practical lesson w hich we wish tn im press upn the mind f tho reader is this: hen you are perspiring freely, keep in motion until ynu get tn a gntid tire, or to some place where you are perfectly sheltered from any draft of air w hatever. Cooling oti suddenly w hen heated Bends many uf nur youth tn mi early tomb. It ib nften i matter of suqirise that so many fanners' bovi and girls die of ennstunpthm. It is thought that abundant exercise in the open air is directly 0poaed to that disease. So it is; but judg ment ami kii.m le.lge of the laws of health are essential to the presenation of health under any ci renins twees. When over-heated cool off slowly; never in a strong draft of air. (ientlfl fanning, especially if the face is wet with cold water, will soon pniduee a delightful coolnea. which leaves no disagreeable results. Hivisiomip Umm. Mrs. Mary I.ivenuore sjH-aking: 'In Iowa I saw a law sign, 'Foster rotter. It meant Mr. and Mm. Foster. They attended the same law school; became attached. .H-came jiartneni for life. The man looked up the caaes; the woman pleaded them before the court and jury. In a certain dilHcult case where a w oman was concerned he doubted hia ability T mmvv mm wnm XI tn 019 wile, aim she proved it to be case uf insanity." ... tsksa. One evening in Boeton, just as "Mhington AUton. the painter, was Approach ing the door of a dwelling, where a iplendid par- v i iiiiibbu, ne suddenly stopped Bnon and said to hu friend, "I cannot so in." "Non sense: will' rii.f" ! 1 t !.- f , . ft iiavr a noie in uoe sta king "Pshaw, man. nobody knows it ' Dn l do, said the celebrated artist.