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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1880)
THE WEST SHORE. May, 1880. 148 a... 1"h.i AJAR. Sometimes in oar ley round we pass e ilonr ajar, uul an involuntary glanoe levenla to eurnethiog beyond II. narrow limit of vision, luot mggmlinn of tangible reality within. A picture o( tw beauty may bnghUn the oar a una wiiicn lasles to 1 mora shadow, u 1 bit "I warn 1 oolortng, or flower, may auggi st I I. i.l oorapanU (or pleeaant rwinii, or, lever ing through evn a trier crevice nf light, ilull, h) background intimates the oharaotor nf tho uocupante aa we natch glimpse of tho houses our neighbors live in If curiosity atopied with involuntary glimpees at tin diairway of social uul iloniMtio life, over which ni intruder houhl iiaaa, and tha uiiotity of lid inner i' in) It wa.chen.heil aa it sacredly ehould lie, the oocupallnn of chronic Ut Here wimlil he entirely gone. Hut unfortunately II iIom nut, ami wait intentional anil sensitive people ara in a degree laft at tha mercy of the . il counter liritonU. I oan aoaroaly Imagine how one ran flml time to invaatlgaU lhair neighbor's alTam oontinu ally, anil alt in judgment tha rael of tha time, if lit t it la a .ir moment laft after tha ilaily rouml of goaali. What nan let mora veilng to large aoula than to anoountar anine 0I1I goeaiping crone and listen aa On 1 amy, "Why, ilnln't you know that Mr. anil Mm Alton hail an awful time nf it living together ? They aay nil wifa haa a temhie l m paw, and that he la a Mweummabi villain anil haa broken her heart." "Wall, let them aay," you reply; lul the ilomaello liuaxanl krap. linn ping . anil lighla im another dead iuli act, anil pick, tha very tenia, nut of tha ike. eUm they imagine they hail dragged from the clonal Having ormnted lha wlraa in tha anatomy of that rumsahold, they proceed to hunt ilown the flrat oltieet In their way. "Who la that, anil mhemliil they mme from, anil what iln they ilu for living, awl who waa their grandfather," rwehea out of Uieir gaping furnace an rapidly they have Ui take Wrath Ui lira up again. Some araoM ara diaiuead to feed II,. ... utile num. gert on augar plume, to make them aay awaet Ihlaga, Ul il'a Ilka dealing aarla Mori awina Utejr will of oourae ilavinir lha iluma, anil turn- ali)ur neil door neighhar they ilrag you all you maeaaa over lha huruing ooai of t im ! 1 nli. tain A duoi ajar mi ant to them an open enter nut of which the amoke of family ,,l. Ml 41 amutlge i leaning, and the) oan MTlfai Una lava enough In submerge a cily out of their proline imagination, and yet with all their far Ulily of e. nee. remain utterly uaoonenout of the etret elreakt of aun.hine and minglatl ndon oi rare flower, which teeae from lha aaane dour alar ll may la an evidence of ft Clr.t tiitntl to ha eitreenely inuiHUve; but when you meet a eM who elaa u iUeaUona try lha cord about everything and verybndy tola aide nf the mm beiiw ymi can culext your lain to aaveaer. redact nalmly, and go onntomely, fur )ir lime la amtung. ami you may ha tha netl victim .1. .l.i.l ui. hi the edlliclu'iti ,,l mm. Jam IWO tnenda. t eav n.tlhing of lha eaemiee aim be in wail 1.4 , . .., a. ml ..i biely whan Ihe gnaavp nail , mil I., toe lender inn ceaa of a oold world, (earn leer, a TWA. Wiet. If lave give you no tivectal niM.,T. ut wmm mm nai .1 it 1 ,. Hmw-esc so (,,,, 4 um, tmr. kiee I all ai eaawa of meruit, and. Ml .1 , hn.l km I vial, ae thai il will i,..l eamlv turn over Uke a ettek aa large ae a knitting neak. din 11 mm ute acta, ami wh ina to), of toe wait with wbalwvw 4 toe act.) adheawa to the ettrki than wito toe eaxT of the aataa, rah ibe and into Ut. U .a; Ike wail. wiU.l ll,B(, u. amd la ten.k the wail akin Im Uta aigbi aa.l tow d aaaia, uunlem, and .fie, t.el u the leave! I TO school TKAOHBR& Taachen nf i.omnion aohoola often are at thair wit't enda to kei tin ir puiln inti reated in Uieir varinua branchea of itudy. In my eijicrience 1 have found no difficulty for the lint half of the term, but after that it ii a hard matter, and the only real aucceaaful method I can rcininiiiind from actual trial, 1- giving amall .riie. If you are receiving a reaannablc remuneration for your trvici n, you will not object to oiiending two or three dnllara in tnu way. Announti) in your pupiu your in tention of rewarding thnae who prove them el vnt mutt diligent, thoae having the greatoat nuinlier of mrfeet recitation!, by giving them a 1111111 reward of merit, i hia year 1 nave given my achool notice of the priea they may e 1 pact. 1 have aome ichnlari who are alnnmt men and women, and to Una claw 1 give a gold dol lar to the mint diligent pupil. I made this announcement only lent week, and I already ana a marked change in the rocitationn. This interett will continue to increaee until the whole Kiho.il will be under the imprention that .erha 1 1 1 11. may lie the lant chance they aill evn et 1.1 comia-te fur a tirizo and con- w ipiently, there will be more improvement in my achool during the hut four weekn of the term, than in any previous six. leather., yoii 111 the meintime must not forget that there is a great responsibility reit- ig on you 1 1 mean the class nf tearhem wlm are employed in the rural districts!. Farm- em give their children into your charge and the future career of the child is very often formed by the impressions received in the llrst lew years M tCtttd life. Therefore, be very n-iui ann get me iniiu it arte. I in tho right ourse, a(U r which it will Uke can of iUolf V.ifW, in liurnl AVie Ynrkrr. Taa IX Hi'.K). In a volume on herbs entitled "l.acoirc I'hvtolouica." la irinu ,lal,t ll'.im Mn.l the following n tea; "Thee. It groweth in .laponica ami t hina. It i. moderately hot and Inn line. The hi rlie LMWVVni in iwrfprt lir.lth until VITV nhl It mate, the laaly active and luaty; it cures the alow headache and heaviness thereof; lippj. tude, distillations and dilliculty (,( breathing; weakness nf the ventricle; (wins ,,f the Iniwels; laaalltitte anil t.r.,....l. .Iu,.l- - j l. I mmmjfmmm, u nrauglil 111 MMmWN MMJ Uken, and without troublo , ,.y , sient in study without J" JJW. T't Of Japomca is the beat, , r.eer on a marlile stone and 11.11 ,t warm with water, but thorn of h", plant with a little aalt ami tn- ... r ....ivenieni liiiior, which after ward. Iheydnuk wanue." According to this aulht.eitv . tra lvaal -.Li ? . i 1 , " "nun iniHiern '"" 1 " '" ;' Thai ,t l, (. r.,uU. torn f premrving , ..,,!,. , ,a,r(rrt hMlt'h j, ,ve,h.pe d,,e to th. fa,., ,hM , innocent f th, arU of adulteration Mo yean agvv Horn, narf I'oloaMl .Iml ' the cngravem and watchmaker, of .;,,, h.i.Ui, their Ul. in sealing was The kmT I hea;:l,,.hl,,ne-WdplS,,g:;jJXto:1., aithdra.n aft,ra in.U.,1 an,l 3m- d , aZj 7 to. p,mwm ymn. nfrt JPJJ t-.l l It. enter the wai The .1 , 1 " lH,m,e. .Her this prvu aim,,, u J3 " th. diamoad. and .he,, w,,h , , " ml or l.nsu. ,h. U,l. .r. t !Say?K --X fiTtoat'to ' mi b. toivrowghl, S3 Ufiim n rUr,,t m mms, to-tT. w'r.r 1 ltod to toe aJ way. 001 " th Home Lirg a Hundred Years Ago. One hundred yean ago not a pound of coal or a cubic foot of illuminating gaa had been bnrned in the country. No iron stoves were need and no contrivances for economizing heat were em ployed until Dr. Franklin invented the iron framed fireplace which still bears his name. All the cooking and warming in town as well aa in the country, were done by the aid of a fire kindled on the brick hearth or in the brick ovens. Pine knots or tallow candles furnished ho light for the long winter nights, and sanded ooni supplied the place of rngs and carpets. The water used for household purposes was drawn from deep wells by the creaking sweep. No form of pump was used in this country, so far as we can learn, until after the commence ment nf the present century. There were no friction matches in those early days, by the aid nf which a fire could be easily kindled, and if the fire went out upon the hearth over night, and the tinder was damp, so that the spark would not catch, the alternative remained of wading through the snow a mile or so to bor row a brand from a neighbor. Only one room in any house was warm, unless some member of the family was ill; in all the rest the tem perature was at zero during many nights in winter. The men and women of a hundred yearn ago undressed and went to their beds in a tomperature colder than that of our barns and woodsheds, and they never complained. SllAHKl) SnrvvtN PnnunTTva no TTvawu All medical writers agree that shaded streets are an essential element to puDlic Health; that trees alisorb miasm., nnrifv five ifmninkoK. . I 1 j -,un.IUVIB UlViaiff, ourreuta of air, and produce a refreshing cool- nun A Ir.... I. .......... l 1 1 1 - "" to uw.w, ... mo., even in a ueati calm. It is always fluttering its foliage, and stirring up the stagnant atmosphere around it A special fund ought to be granted the depart ment of highways for the planting of trees on all now and principal streets of the city. Philnltl)hia Prttt. Ill-T.t-M.VM nm Ua.. ...... ... W mi . ..... .. ,,, 1 11 in jviiLK. ine adul teration of milk by btaroh can be readily de-liu-lvd ha th. r.,li: Lt..i ... . ..j . ., iiiemuu: aua a lew drops acetic acid to a amall quantity of the suspected milk; boil the milk, and after it haa cooled lilter the whey. If there is any starch in the milk, a single drop of iodine solution will give a blue tint to the whey. This process is so del icate that it will show the presence of a milli gram of starch in a cubio oentimeter of whey (1 grain of starch in 2-16 fluid-ounces of whey). Frozen MEi.inNES.-Pr. Kdwin Andrew, of New ork, h.ids that many drugs can be given with superior advantage by first freezing them. Alltl-SimtlC Ulr nmnl ..U l! iB r. . ' ""svu,i on-emeiio ana nause ous medicines come under this heading, andean be combined with ice without difficulty. An esiHtcially good feature of this plan is in its affording a possibility of the stomach's retain- i.Rcwh,twwdd T"f J"" BWH or CoNRtwmoN.-n is not a. extensively known aa it ought to be, that, in Jy .lightly n.a. e V,X L9g.f 8"kino.-Sneezing is ooMioimd naml U ii1 ob,t"tion of the turn L?ffiliaJ Wta. thn of the congeatio lleTul DM inner 3 of a cCtl7wead.rUb Uwm
