THE WEST SHORE.
June, 1879.
A HlV's I.KWt'Pf iinl'fm
Vhi a boy 1om with bis leisure ii moat im
portant; what he gi ) in school ii mainly drill
or siercl; it i gymnasium to him; he mutt
eat elshere. What ho docs with liii spare
hours determines hi ilMtiny. Suppose h reads
history every day, or scientific books; in the
course of a few yean he becomes learned. It
matters vary little what he undertakes, latin,
(irk, llehrsw, Hanserit, all diiaiiear if he
uses his ipar time on them.
A Imy was employed in a lawyrr's office, and
hail Uis daily aier to amuse himself with, lie
commenced to stuily Krcnch and at that little
desk became a fluent reader ami writer of the
French lauguaga. He accomplished this by
laying aside the ucwpapr aud lakuig ui some
thing nd su amusing hut far more iroliUble.
A ouaehman was ofteu obliged tu wait long
hours while his mistress made calls. Me deter
mined to improve the time; he found a small
volume oouUimug the Kclogucs of Virgil, hut
couiii not reaii 11, ami so purchased a latin
grammar. Ilay by day, he atudisd this, and,
Dually, maaUml all its intricacies. His mistress
came Uhiud him one day as ha atood by the
horsM waiting for hsr, ami asksd him what he
was so intently mailing, "(inly a bit of Virgil,
my ladyl" "What, do you road l.atmV "'A
litlls my lady." Hits mentionsd this to her
husband, who insisted that David should hsvc
a laacher to instruct him. In a few years he
became s learned man, and was a Useful anil
loved 11, mi. 1, 1 i,( Scotland.
A hoy was hired to Open and shut the gates
to let the teams out of an iron mine, lie sat
ou a log all nay by the side o( the gate. Some
times an hoar would pass before tlie teams came,
ami this h employed to wall tliat there waa
aoaroely aav fact In history that escaped his
alUMnm. lie began with a little hook on
Knglish history that he found in the mad; lnv
lug I. mill thai thoroughly, he borrowed of a
minister (loli'smith's History of (Ireecc This
good maa Imams greatly Inlemstcd in him and
loaned him books, and waa often seen sitting by
him 011 Hie log conversing v, ith him MM the
people of auelent limes.
A I.1TTI.K QIIL AS I TBI LUBM.
A pretty little tU.ry com to us from Hams
burg.au., of a little child Hn years old, who
tmt to have th powsr to charm birds at will.
Ws believe the secret is, uuifunn kindness and
k. ml. i.e.. llii.lt, at well at animals, soon,
learn nut to lai thus who would not harm
Oitn. H i f , lirrtttr sayt
list mother first uoUrad the strange fascine
Uoa about a year ago. Th httl gul waa play,
lag in Use dour, ty among a bvy of tuowblrdi,
ami when ah ai.iks to thm they woald com
and light upon hr, twittering ith glee, thj
"'"I net 11an.it ami slmking them
Hi bird, Instead of trying U get away from
Utr fair captor, iinunl to b highly plrtd,
and wba let loo would fiy away a short dis'
vaaoa, and unumliaWly return 1.. Uie child
stain. Mb took vral of tbm inki D.r
lu ahuw kat mother. li... in thinking aba sabriri
hurt lhm (Kit Uim out of divir. but no mil; at
aa IKD.,11 ..ncl mui tlie I n.!. 11, ,t.,
Ui room again, aud lit upon the gul's head and
UU lo . I..ij
lb Unit remained about th pmium all
wmler. flying so Uw UtU girl wb.n.w th
d.KW was Uad. The nU .d Uw litU child
oam alarmed, twlieviug that this Strang
I"" s an m on.ru. an.i lint the mu.h
dreaded vitinr, death. u slv.ut I,, mil tlmr
buna. Hal dalh did not mm, and .luting
im rammer in mint nat I. a I HMNM Ml
frooi la bmla
Tit child haadj th bird so gently that a
hummini. bird unco iu her Land dons not fail to
return. This winter a bevy of birds have kept
her oompsny, au I she plsya with them for houra
at a time. Kvery morning the birds tly to her
window, ami leave only w hen the sun tiuka in
the west. The arents of this girl are poor,
suierstitious iiooplo, and have lioon reticent
about the matter until lately, fearing that some
great calamity was about tu befal thcin.
CHAW.
Osk Way of Prrri.in It. (trandmsmma:
Now, Nellie spell inc. Nellie: I-o-e. t.rand
mamuia: l)u you know what ice ia? Nellie:
Yes, grandmamma, its water fast asleep.
Tor hist: Well, my man, what way do I go
to Inverness! Tonald (without oponiug his
eyes); Straight on. Tourist: If you can show
me a lar.icr trick than that I'll give you half a
crown. Tonald (without opening his eyes): Jist
tlrap it r ma h.
A OnrrUDsaH waa tlisturlied from his rest in
the middle of the night by sonic one knocking
on the street door. "Who's there," ho asked.
"A friend, " waa the answer. "What do you
want?" "I want to stay here all night."
"Queer taste) stay there by all means," was the
beuevolent reply.
" In IllV earlv dsvs." remarked thn old man
as he shoveled coal into thu schoolhouae cellar,
"they didn't use coal to keen us school vounu'iins
warm, I kin tell you." "What did they use !"
asked a boy near by. A sad far away look
teemed to pass over the old man's face as he
luietly resKindod, "lliroh, my hoy, birch I"
1: 1 i. the following descrintiou of the Itiiruh
Hog l'alaoefar: "When the swino wish to
IiiiiiIh r they blow a whistlu made from the tail
of a brother who haa gone before, the oouduc.
tors enter aud oonduct them to a hot Russian
bath in the rear end of the car, after whioh they
are rublied down with rough towela, a luuch of
oin Hoots anil ice cream lurtiished. Not a squeal
is ever heard 011 those cars, nothing but grunts
of aatisfsction, and a skilUd musician puts in
I mm 1(1 to hours a day idnvimr on a mllsii
organ, and singing such ballads as the 'Ham Kat
Man, I he atch on the Jthine,' 'When the
1 igs ( nine Home.' etc.. etc. In fact l,f.. .. .
holiday on the hog traina uutil they arrive within
a few miles of Jersey t'ity, when tho train is
stopped, a steam lire engiuu throws a stream of
chloroform into each car, and the inmates siuk
into a slumlwr from which they do not awaken
111 this world of trichina., butcher knives, ainoked
nam, in ao Cllccae SHU ill ill ll.
The I'm n, mb v .... . D
, . niwriHiHt.e
y Lull0,Ur ' attention to the
,..,...,iiK suggraiivi. ireatmrlit nl the 1, ico.m...
lion of lillnllillorrtceuce 111 aoimala l. II V
Mntelev: " l'ba lutht .mill. I I... ..1 v.'
5- - - " j iooKiniiret
cent animals isiimtepouibly, iusoaie instanoas
U lie reganleil only as an accidental product
. M w naawa la.
although, of ivuiTi. in ........ u 1 1
' v it oas oeen
turne.1 to account for sesnal purnoan, and may
' u.e. occasionally. I hire is no re
on why a constant emission of heat, such ti
imwm iiikit 10 in. eaaa ... ..... ..u h i. . I. .. i i
... . ... v-m.t a,., tOU l
It MUlle lulu 1 iv.l, ,. tl,.l .,,,,. I. i..L. -.:. .
which oUcur heat raya might 1 vuible snd In
.. uutiumait generally muUt b.'
visible."
WOr.TII i...... i.-iuinimiij,
1. Child two years old has an attack of croup
at night. Doctor at a distance What is to be
done?
The child should be immediately undressed
and put in a warm bath. Then give an emetic
composed of one part of antimony wine to two
of ipecac. The dose is a teaspoonfuL If the
antimony is not handy, give warm water, mus
tard and water, or any other simple emetio; dry
the child and wrap it carefully in a warm
Plan Ml.
2. Home one's nose bleeds and cannot be stoo
ped.
Take a plug of lint, moisten, dip in equal
parts of uowdercd alum and sum arahic and in
sert in the nose. Bathe the forehead in cold
wator.
I. Child eats a piece of bread on which ar-
seniu lias been spread for killing rats,
(live plenty of warm water, new milk in lariro
quantities, gruel and linseed tea; foment the
IkiwcIs. .Scrape iron rust oil anything, mix with
warm water and give in large draughts fre
quently. Never give large drafts of fluids
until those given before have been vomited, be
cause the stomaoh will not contract properly if
tilled, and the objeot is to get rid of the poison
as quickly as possible.
4. A young lady sits in a draft and come
Imiiic with a bad sore throat
Wrap llanuel around the throat, keening out
of draft and sudden changes of atmosphere,
and every half hour take a pinch of chloride of
put i "li, placo it on the tongue and allow it to
iissoivu in tho mouth.
S. Child falls backwards in a tub of water
and is much scalded.
Carefully undress the child, lav it on a bed.
on iu breast if the back is scalded; be sure all
ilratts are excluded; then dust over the parts
scalded with bi-oarbonat of soda; lay muslin
over it; then make a tent by placing two boxes
with a board over them in the bed, to prevent
the covering from pressing on the scald; cover
up warmly.
Mower cuts driver s legs as he 1 thrown
from seat Put a tight bandage around the
limb above the out, slip a cork under it in the
direction of a line drawn from the inner part of
tho knee to a little outside of the groin. Draw
mo cages 01 the out together with sticking
plaster.
h. Child haa a bad earache. DiD a uluu of
cotton wool in olive oil, warm it and place it in
me ear. wrap up tho head and keep it out 01
1 rails.
TMKATMKNT Tim I Ii.i'liihiiii Tt u.;ll k in.
tcrcttillO t.i ll.VMM ..f tl.,. .nutLa In Km
of a simple remedy for distemper. At the
V. ' looming 01 me aooiusn metropolitan
'eiarianry aieuicai Society Mr. Haird men-
t n ill ...I 1 1,,, ,..,.. ... ....11.. & ,1... I..A .....a
. - 1 wi m 1 "iij uog iu Ml Mil "."ft"
of th diaeaso, and whioh its owner bad deter-
milieu vo uestroy. shortly after being treated
"mi uuo 01 strong couee ami a little iwt
tmlW tl... talaul L 1 . I u
. I hiuiiw, iiuwovor, to iar nwtinu mm
to be able to stand and walk. Tho chairman of
me meeting said the case seemed almost uuiqua
l.omlon ZuNcfl.
uA Tl,,olV tlis NaimtsOf Watxr
M. Maich in" l. UomUt, propounds tin
rrcn.i umr siumwtius eiir..nenu
... ,. mmm ny.irogcn Mm rhctn. ,tv
nt i.ll.m Itmii, il.. I. ...
,l , i 7 m m mutt Wonl,
that normal eleotriBad hydrogen constitute.
.-,.101.: " . ,rm"t"-."c.,r,n-1 ")
and water ar. precit, 1, th. .am. diffwiWoS
Wnti0B.-AWaiat Amtrk,
Till Kutaiui l.n.l . .
. - 1 mi voiga, now in
pragrwa. to b over lour mile, long and will
tmfa.ww,wv.
Mr. Rourt ll i i.i.n son, in a paper on
" Hamtary Scienoa, " says : " As the strength
of a nation is in the health of the people, it most
l iii,. .1
- , 'J u.giuiiiwiw Ml Ml.. IHI.I -
of health are secured to every child born into
tl.. ,. . ' I Tl I . . .
... .. ..ill 1 nereis no vaiu apart irom numan
lif. aud as the poor cannot provide their own
dwelling place, and a experience from the
first dawn of history proves that defective Uoe
ineuu produo dim ate in excess, it most b
prime duty of a government so to legislate,
order and regulate that health .hall be possible
wiihtu the cottage."
A Tuas chap shot five men and no attention
was iaid to It, lui t one day be stole a mule, sad
in leas than an hour the infuriated ciUsens
banged hum.