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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1881)
February, 1881. THE WEST SHORE. A dUouMion of disagreeable people thould Interest us alL What I shall uy will bo but the "widow's mile" only help little, if any. If there are women to deficient in amiability, capability or adaptability, a to be disagreeable they turely are not responsible for nature's or ganization, therefore ahould receive aid And nn. courigement from their Then I would ask what the IUW1P. nnfnriitn.r. "disagreeable women" are going to do for a m.imuuu, ana to gee a oompetenee for old age' Than ... ..-a-!..!.. -M 1 I . " V. l "'""""'"""youiigeo. w De independent, elf-helpful, and lead eelf-direoting Uvea. They obliged to put their own handi to the helm, and find out what responsibility, foreaight and planning mean. Yet I do not ma td.t "nM maids" and long widowhood are any aign of uiwgnxjauieani; snouia aay just the oontrary, that they were to very agreeable they could find no maie. At all evenU, if they are, and intend to remain iingle, and are disagreeable women, they mutt embrace an active life. It it very rarely that a human being ia bora with out possible power in lome one direction. The field which ia traversable to women ia muoh more oircnmioribed than that traversed by men, yet I have read a statement of the number of employment! in which women are engagod in the United States ia greater than GOO. Cer tainly, out of so many a woman can choose one which, though not wholly to her taste, is bet ter than debasement by indifferent marriage or being dependent and taking the risk of being called disagreeable; for men like independent, self-reliant women, and if one should make a fortune she would be agreeable ever after to men, no matter how disagreeable they had once thought her. Women oan teaoh as well as men, but must be oontent with less psy, for men are lions and they will take the lion's share. Women also oan sell goods, and ought to monopolise the business, for snrely a mau is as muoh out of his sphere in holding up a pieoe of muslin at arm's length, and expatiating on its merits to a bevy of women, aa a woman is in the pulpit or be fore the mast. Also, the whole land groans nnder inefficient domestio assistanoe, and if healthy, well-behaved American girla would be willing to work in kitchens whioh they do not own, one-half as hard as most women work in kitchens they do own, thousands of doors would fly open to them. Women need not fed disgraced at "going out to eervioe," for every body in the world who is not a cumberer of the ground, is "out at service," and one thing ia as honorable aa another. The highest plaudit mortal oan bops to receive is, "Well done, good and faithful servant" A nobleman en nobles hia work, A kiug among basket-makers is none the less a king. I do not understand bow women oan be so enamored of the needle aa to work for the were pittanoe of 23 oents per day, when they oan go into a handsome house in the neit street, to make beds, aoour knives and iron olothea for four or five dollars a week, beside bosrd and Women make ft mistake in all rushing for the school-house aa though that waa the only respectable path to independence. I heard a man short time ago speaking of the high school of bis native city, lie said that it did more harm than good, for every year a class waa graduated, all ladies, they did not want to work, and there were not schools for so many. It was aa evil that seemed to be growing worse every year) the implied grievance waa, that ej Boated women were a drug in the market; the implied remedy, that girls should be left more uncultivated that they might be turned to Com moner us. I may be saying something that the gentle men readers of the I'kw will call 'disagreea ble," so will cease speaking for the present; the subject to be resumed at some future time wbea the "spirit moves," and with the permis sion of the editor.-JkVi. A". J. 8., Jtaral GLYCERINS FOll ACIDITY OF THK B1U.UALH. A late number of the Boston .WW nfChtm Islry rcpiiutvd fiuiu tun LouJun . Ringer's article upon the qm of glycerine in ntu.enoi amdity end pyroeit. Dr. J, A. Lew ia. refarrina tn that um u . M munication to the Louisville Alttlieal A'nut, "I desire to add my testimony to its value, so far as moanla ani.litv u..uu l - -- n j unHiDinm i) this form of indigestion, so common, and for the roiioi 01 wiuun an many persons resort to the daily use of soda, glyoarine is a remedial agent of no mean value. 1 have used it for several months with my patients troubled in thia way, and in a majority of oases the results have been gratifying. I had no knowlntlire nf Ifa na fn itwitiani:.i troubles, and waa led to the use of it much in me same way aa reported by Mr. ltinger. I kneW Of itS lirOIMrfcV tli hMmililHf Limanl.lLi. and especially of its use by druggists in preserv ing their syrus from acidity. 1 waa led to a trial of it upon thia principle, and soon became satislied of its real value. I have alwaya pre- eoribfld it in lama Ammm nava Ijm Hibm loa . .a spoonfuls to a talilespoouful for an adult, to be taken in a winegla-aof water immediately after eating, It doea no good after fermentation of the food has takon place in the stomach. It is no sjwoitlo, no cure-all, but oertaiuly does sfTord alleviation, if not a cure, in many of these oases, and ia worthy of a plaoe among the rem edies in use for this very common ill of the flesh. Daniikh in tiixSlxxpinoroom In Hghting that terrible enemy, aewer gas, it will not do to depend on the plumber, In sleeping rooms ths syphonsge of the trap ia the opening of the gate of death) and yet, strange tosay.thuussnds of people hear nightly this death-rattle in their rooms, and do not know what it means. Now, if one can't have effective plumbing, the next best thing is to know what to do alwut it. As eyphonage impliee the breaking of the water seal that acts aa a barrier against the free ad mission of sewer gas, it is, tint of all, immrtaut to know what trails are defective When one hears a low, gurgling sound in the waah-baain, ths time for action haa come. Any noise be neath the waah-baain, at any hour of the day or night, when the water ia not turned on, means death. The gurgling sound is caused by a draft of air down the escape-pipe, which bresks the water-seal. Of oourse the eerviaea of the best plumber should be had at nnoa) bnt iu the meantime light the enemy, Kirst turn on water and till the trap. Then pot la the plug, nil ine nasin nail lull oi water, and with wax or soap seal up the overflow hole, tawer a window and let in the outer air. Until the sound nf eyphonage oeasea, and yon are abso lutely oertain thst the trap oan be relied on, stand guard over it Keep the overflow bides sealed and the plug in, no matter at what risk of flooding lower rooms, in case some one la thoughtless enough to leave water turned on. If every family would act on these bints we would have leas diphtheria. Wssiiixiitok I'liunmi. Put tesouo of eecdod renins into the floor sieve, throw over them a pint of flour and add half a teaapoonful of salt, ths same quantity of ground oinnamon, and a quarter of a teaspoon of ground doves, Mift the floor and spioee from the raialna and make a batter with cupful of aweet milk, a oup of molasses and one egg. Add a oopful of chopped suet (sprinkle with flour while chop ping), nail teaspooniui of Soils dissolved In ft ublesponnful of hot water, and last of all the floured raisins. Hteara ia a buttered mold two and a half hours and serve with Bice pnddin sauce. Mil two teaspoons of oorn starch an two cups sugar well together. Add the Juios of ft lemon and half the grated peat, half cup of batter and a oup of boiling water, Htir and boil lor Ore minutes. A NEW THEORY OK THE C0N3TITU- nun ur THK HUN. Some recent studies of solar spectre in eon. neotinn with sun spots and other features of the sun's envelope have led Mr. Charles 8. Heatings, of the Johns Hopkins University, to form ft somswhat novel theory of the aun'a constitution end the conditions produoing the more notable phenomena familiar to solar students. Mr. Hastings Hilda, eoutrary to the received opinion, that the spectra of the center and the outer eilira ni tha aim's .li.k - . i..i.. ... . . ... Hlw um, uraviavir alike, thnnuh the iliir.iran..a a - in . wiimiiw mm HJ eicapeall but the most perfect inatrumentsand all niotiioiie wnion no not niaoe them In oluae jux tapoiitioo. Certain of the r'raunhofer lines, thickest and darkest in the spectrum, noteblv those of hydrogen, magnesium and sodium, whioh appear with a baas on sithsr side in the siieuiruin oi me center of the solar disk, are sharp and distinot in the spectrum of the limb. Certain very line lines are stronger at the limb, while other very line lines are stronger at the center. The ordinarily um,,iaJ 1 1, ....... -I ,t.. solar constitution and the origin of the Kraun- no. or lines inns so explain those phenomena. pruuaius iwmi tor tins lallure .Mr, llaatinis dianuaaaa at Annai.l...V.I. t.H..ii, ! ,l. January issue of the Amrrtmn Journal o AW. rw-r, aim vood pnKMms to irame a theory oi the sun's constitution, which, ha thinks, will aatl . faotorilv einlaill all tlia nlaH.uul ..1. j T , ' , . . . ' '- viiviiifiiivna, and which may be briefly summarised aa fo. Iliwai . Ilia theorv dinars trnm that nl lf.. .1.1. H in localisinff the lihAnnmana ni tiravititi-.llnH 1H stead nl regarding it aa propsr to all imrtiona of jii"niinm, ana in auppoeilig ine preclpi. tation oonllnsd to nna nr Ian alamnnt. II. ... tributes the granular apiearanoe of the snlar surface to asosnding ourrehta directed generally from ths oenter of the sun. About these cur rents are nenaaurilv mrHnli In an mi. .ai. .11 notion, whioh serve to maintain ft leneral emil. III. l . I . . i a ... I Murium in me nistriiiuuon oi mass. The as osnding currents start from ft level where the temueratura la nrnlialilv ahnva tk w.w..l.i tempsratnre of every aulmUnos. As they move upwaru tn rapors are enoien, mainly Dy si pen sion. Until a oar Lain alnmant liirnlial.lw !.. .... bon group) Is prscipitsteil. This praolpitatinn, raauiuwi iruiu me nature ni me aoiinn, inrma ths granule. The nreoioltatud malarial n. coole. on aooount of its great railiating powsr. and forms a fog or smoke, which asttloa through ins spaces oeiween the granulea till revolalil- ilad balnw. Ik ia thia aim.lia m-IiI..!. ...1.. the general absorption at the sun's limb, and the ''rice grain" structure nf tlis photosphere. ine reasons inr aupxaing ths prsoiiillateil ele ment to be of the oarbon group (carbon or al l. 000 1 is aimnlv that no nthav anlaalaniMa the pmpertiee indicated by the cloud meases of sn pnuwapner. is is preiiy oiear thai the subetsnoe haa ft boiling point above that of Iron, lor iron vapor ai lower temperature exists in iu immediate neighborhood, The element ia not ft rare one, ami its molecular weight cannot Iva ffraaL foa thnuifh lirantnllatawl ha.li.ia. Ik. - - per natural limit of its vswr there are few els. l... .1 -1 ia . . iiiaiiw luwuit in nimnuajiuaj anuve la, Blld those in general of low vapir density. It la posaible that ths light oomiug from the sun ia radiated Irom solid or liquid partlolee of carbon just at the point of vaporisation) but Mr. Hastings ia rather inclined to auapeol thst the photnepheris material is sdloon. 1 here la also good reason to enppoee be thinks, that carbon ia precipitated at a higher level, possibly aloof with the lea com- mum element uuruaj. The elouils of eerboa or other smoke waald naturally be drifted into spacee of downward flowing currents, thus forming ana spots, the ohareatsriat.es oi whu h are readily ftoooanted fur by the Beeeaeary behavior of amoks c loads a,..L. ... ,. ir.1. ...... 1 1.1. .L . . . "a w ---',, v, aiiiar aaninn-atarWff Thiassplanatioo of sua spots and their allied phenomena ia certainly plausible, and we aball look with intsraot fur what oiler students of ths tun shall have to say sbout It