January, 1879.
14
THE WEST SHORE.
llunmf Uieei4oralwhB (Ml season of Prot
llaydeii i artiet in the Yellnwitone National
park, many mountain lakes were found t" etiat,
Imuilr Yelluwitnnc lake, tlm Urut ami lwat
known MsMI them ill. l iny are Iwautiful
hiu 11I .(.i and lurrirtiiiiltid M they art'
ly the quiet grandeur nf the mountain seen-
ery, llioir livi luicaa i very impressive. When
QM Iih gretillod MlMlll ilh admiration of
their piuluroaqua lieauly, ami cornea to give
t limit muni rlitilUrl MiBilniMoB, in- discovers
among tlutir iiiteroatniK featurea tliu rxiatcncc
upon their shoritt of Itinati jieeuliar umliaiik
menu which have Immhi called " walla." Thnae
ara eaueciallv nheertable mum the ahoret nf
II. ait lake, unit of tln tributariet nf Snakti
mil. ami 111 wie nf Mr. Jarkauii't tine phut.
a-iapluc virai of that lakr thv wall ia clearly
ahnwu.
The iKKitlmi nf their, embankments ii in
the c. Milt sloping ah MM, ami at or mar tin
hiadi watt r level, tt lin-h at the tune of low water
ia 0IU11 IOSBS rodl Ir the margin. Similar
t'lhliahkmt-hle it nt upon thv ahnrea nl
the HMMI amall lake of northern
lona ami eoiitlo'tn Muiueanta, anil in other
noltlielii Matea, ami their nr.giu Waa the suh
)" I "I ninth iko. j 11 . i In turn, until a few
inara MO. when it aaa , learly t t plained hy
i (X A White, in lot itpoiiun the geology
nf Iowa, aa follows.
" The water ia uaually loweatui late autumn,
no. I wlo n wml. r . imea it ia Irutnii tti the hot
torn mfr a wide margin Ironi the ahorti. The
lite, ol ootirae, fret-toe faat to everything upuu
the lull. nit. ttio llol laiuhlera, aanil, gravel or
inuil, ami the i ipaoaite power nf the water in
the at I nl liming la started Uhiii them, acting
limit Hi. 1 . it u 1 ,.f the lake in all direetnma
towards ita 1 in iiihlfrviioii. Thnau who are fa
miliar with the i autive Kiwero( lee in tin ait
ol I. noting, will 1. ...lily dm that iiii.l, 1 mith cir.
i iiiiuUinaa 11 wmil.l la. more thau aulliolcut to
mote the laigeat laiuhh r u; tlie gentle alone ol
the 1.1 til the lake It ia uue that the motion
resulting limn winters trueting would be
hardly n . .l I.I. , hut the act rt pealed from
year lo year, ami Ironi oentury to oeiilury.wnuhl
ultimately unite ev.ivtlimg Uam the Ixiitoiii
W)tut.l the reach ol the low. The tracks of
Imuldere lit 111 iiiotetl hate been olaervod, being
aa iiiiiiiiaukahle in llnnr iharecter aa tlioae
whnh Uie ntei iiiuaael leatea Ulimd it in th
aatnl.
" I int. it will W aeeii that whatever waa
.mutually u'U the l.ttu.in ol lint lake, within
1 ' ' " . whetht'i h.iiltl.i., aaml
iel or mud. haa Utii tMiliaUllllv earn.l
Unaar.ll the ihoie. where we loi.l them oollnoUal
111 MletUy nelulal .In ,i,i, ,, ..,! iSBSbBS
ridgsT J ml where the ellauiaite i.twer nf the li
l IH. t i. liwvaiiiif. the aam
DUY UUANIITE FOB STEAM CYLIN.
DIBS.
Mr. W. J. Williams, a prominent engineer
of Philadelphia, ha called attention to the suc
cessful me nf dry pulverized graphite for lubri
cating steam-cylinders. He appliet 137 grains
twice a day, introducing it into the cylinder
through the usual form of tallow-cup. Six
iiiiiuths nf continuous use, in a horizontal
engine, working to iU full capacity, proves this
lubricant anperior in every way to oils or tallow,
both nf which he hail used for yean. No oil
whatever ia introduced with the graphite. Be
anlea satisfying all the lubricatinK needs of the
cylinder, the joints, where gum is used, last
longer ami allow leas nl leakage.
After a run of four months, Mr. W. says :
" 1 took off the cyliuder-bead of my engine to
examine the interinr. I found the piston per
fectly clean, with no appearance of wear or
ahraaioii, on account of plumbago being used as
the lubricator. 1 feel very positive that if I
hail Urn using animal or vegetable oils, the
parts would be ill a much worse condition to
day. The cylinder haa lieen senred for several
years. It is in no better or wnrsc comlition
now than it waa before 1 quit using oils (about
14 iiiiihths ) I he wnrking part of the cylinder
It everywhere cnvereil with a coat of pluinbagi
reailily soiling the lingers.
"I touched the cyliuder iu the same place three
times, cleaning the lingers previous to each
ii. It. hut they were soiled each tune.
I he conclusion I have come to aliout the
linking up nf itaasaiies ia, that plumhaiiu alone
will not do it ; but wherevor there is friction of
one or more moving parts, some of it will adhere
to them.
"I have never board a noise iu the cylinder
MM I have lieen using plumbago, except when
the i .mi is entirely shut ofT at the stop-valve
lor the purpose of stopping the engine ; and
then it would lie heard durum one or two strokes
the piaton liefore the oiiKine would ston. and
this not nit. ner than usually uccura when usiug
any ainii in luoricamr.
'1 lucreaae the quantity of plumbaKo some
times to I in grauia twice a day ; 1.14 is the
n. minium and usual quantity."
I.MitnU ir uta
am, l l material a.iuld ol
iiinit.n , I
MM remain
n-aueu there
U-h the U.lt..it.
uotiiiiia u, tit. tin i, m
"The enibaiikiio nta t arv in hmht frnt..
hi 10 leal, and Ironi it 1.. '.HI ,',r So feet a. roe the
WHS IkMr sira, and ..iiilii.e .aryinK acMMinling to
Uw mawmala whirl, MMpsM Uitm. II U.i.ld.n
nar naaawrt.ua iai the la.ll.mt, the ailjawnt
.1.. t.nw.., .. ,uyt,, tvji,,.! ,lr,
aaa.1 pn aiie.i a imaxl, i.u , rwasM emluk
it.ein i.auiiaai ton M ,, u, ( i
titB Dial maunal : and il Basal i,IUI mil, sk.
I. I..ua l.-U ol .t., ,Uu and aaalea were
imniuni ttwi i.y i., a strap, Barrow nnl,,k
sawsii was itmno.1. lavwuaa aa,h material will
tail. I aatwv erwrt ia a itdg or ultaiikaiit
than Muid . Ikwl.lera will
" I on dew, npt, . waa a.4ie.l hn lallv U
U att-ealM wraJUl lake, ol north. wa and
anuttwra M,nnt.u, Uie aattttankiuMiU ol waich
wr. lumally betiavwal I.y many to bar bwea of
artinitial avyia, leal it applies ojaally wall to
the m,HiaUu lakas ol lit. Vailow.haaa, NaUoaal
part,"
Haw 0io ah a DiUHmc Dr. Q. W
Itallour, in the Kdmlmrg Mnlicul Journal,
tteoiia turee eaaea iu winch mil, J Banana waa
alT.irtlod patieuta by the eating of raw unions
iu large quantities. 1 hey acted as a diureti
iu each iuitanoe. Case first waa a woman who
hail itinerrd Imm a lariro white kidney and run
alnction ol the mitral valve of the heart Her
aMWMM and legs had lieen tappvtl several
otti .mei mine m,,,,,,, aa a hove ahe had
Iwen Ire (mm dropiy for two years, although
mi Buiieting ii, mi ainuiiuuiina late seeon
auiroretl from heart disease, cirrhotic liver am
ir,.ajy. t aae Ihml hail ilropay depending on
tuninrof the liver. Iu laith of them the rem
edy bail Imm usatl with giant resulta. Both
iiati neeu previously Uppotl, purgatives and
diuretics alike haviug failo.1 to give relief. All
other treatment having railed to give relief re
course waa had to the onions. Under their use
we amount paaaetl iloadily niae from 10 to 1
"tiiicee u. ,!t or ni mrt
TiiaNma -- .
-, "i oi me nam it more
naaaaa in tiiiiuren man in adnlta, and slowest
the agetl ; r. fMUr ln ,,, m
er an Uiat the aam nail which is renewed
it a ii, aa .i.i... I . . .
. retuima only llh intiininier
iiBssat tne nails ol the right hand
52 T' ,th",inn" ' . left ; moreover,
oo.,.. tw vnr uinereut lingrrs, and in order
leala.ndi a ,lh Ih. ...tk ..l.i. a
,i , raj"1 aa vnr nnger. conse.
25 r,,tt"J'B, o either s,d. of S
, " nngef and slowest in
UibbiIv The icniwtlt of all the nails on the
-and renins. day. m.mi than th,. o(
right.
The violinist who "carried the house by
storm used a rain bow afterward.
Even a clothes line becomes unsteady when
it has too many sheets in the wind.
The worm and the barrel hoop are very much
alike in this respect, that they turn when trod
upon.
A musician, ueorge Sharp, nan tun name on
the door plate thus: "6. Sharp." A wag of
a painter, who knew something of music, early
one morning made the following undentable and
significant addition : "Is A flat,"
A r lokida preacher closed an unsuccessful
revival meeting recently with the remark: "I
tell you, my hearers, it don't pay for the gaas."
A sybarite is already ecstatic at Prof. Edi
son's electric-divisibility discovery. He thinks
cigars will be made with the spark in them.
W hen you nip the point on they will light
The man who goes to church simply because
he has nothing else to do may not be a heathen,
but he is certainly an idle worshiper.
An agricultural paper asserts that milk comes
through inheritance. Mebbe it does, bnt some
of it looks as if it had come through a thunder
shower with the lids of the cans open.
A gentleman died not lone ago who hadbeen
addicted to his cups. One who was not aware
of his habit was making inquiries of the family
physician in relation to his death, and among
other matters asked about his spiritual condi
tion. 'It was excessive, replied the doctor:
'that was what killed him."
A t in mi man in this eitv. who sent a manu
script play to a theatrical manager, had it re
turned to him with the remark that if be would
only work it over so as to make the heroine rob
the liank instead of defend it, and afterward
climb up a cataract on a slack rone, with a safe
on her baok, while the detectives paused fright
ened on the brink, it might do.
"DovEV,"hesaid, "I believe I was telling
you, alter 1 came home last night, about the
necessity of some retrenchment in our expendi
tures, wss I not!" "Well, reallv. I've fonrot-
ton, John," she answered, nonchalantly; "turn
on the phonograph and see." He turned it on,
and all it said was: "Whazzer matter (bio)
mazzer? Whazzer matter?"
The little folks wanted the head of the fam
ily to spend the evening with them. Father
said he thought of attending a meeting. Va
rious measures were discussed for keeping
father at home, when Tommy, aged Ave, ad
dressed his brother, aced seven, aa follows:
'I'll tell you what we'll do. Well nut a sin
on the front door 'No admittance to go out of
una noue nigntS.
PoTATOEa. Those in-own on vinrin soil of a
middle site, and floury, are to be preferred,
l'hey should be as nearly as possible of one site,
well washed, but not pared. They should be
put into a vessel of cold water for an hour, then
put into fresh water, and boiled in a kettle or
aaucejian, closely covered, in the most expedi
tious manner possible; or they should be steam
ed, which would be still better. If boiled, no
more water should be used than merely to
cover them, at they produce a oonsiderabls
quantity of fluid, vhen they are done, the
water should be instantly poured off, and the
kettle containing the cooked potatoes placed
on the side of the Are with a cover on, and a
Cloth OVer them. Until th.. ..,,, i. .hmrhed
and rendered quite dry and mealy before they
are sent to the table.
Raw 0v8ter8 are more digestible than cook
ed ones. It is believed by some that there is s
true uaatrie UIm '- , . . i L
n J"" oi an oytber s stoinacn, wiuvm
aaiiata in .1. ...... iV m. . . L.
. , '"tilling tin in.
iu uigesung Mem.
not known with certainty.
This, however, is
Tl'RKII'a and carmla -- .k-t OiW of
water. Their ohief value is aa a divisor of mors
nutritious food, to allow the gastric iuioe to act
on it more readily, and as a relish.