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M. S, WOODCOCK,
A.ttornev at - Law,
CoRVALliS,
ObegoK.
KELSAY & KEESEE.
Attorneys - at - Law.
Corvallis, - - Oregon.
Wji,
li. R, FARRA, M. D,
Xhysiciaii & Surgeon-.
OFFICE OVER GRAHAM, HAMILTON 4 CO'S
Drug Store. Corvallis, Oregon 19:25yl
T. V B. EMBREE, M. 0
Ih.ysic::nn &; Surgeon.
Offlce 2 doors south cf H. E. Harris' Store,
CoRVAtLi", - - Oregon.
Residence on the a'butbwest corner of block, north
and west of Ihe Methodist church.
l:21-yrl.
F. A. JOHNSON,
IPhysiciaiik. Siargeon,
And Electrician.
Chronic Diseases n-ade a specialty. Catarrh suc
essfully treated. Also Oculist and Aurist.
Office in Fisher's Bleck, one door West of Dr. F.
. Vincent's dental office. Office hours rom 8 to 12
Hd from 1 to 6 o'clock. 19:27yl
F. J. ROWLAND,
Blacksmith & Wagonmaker,
Philomath, Oregon.
Mr. Rowland is prepared to do all kinds of wagon
making, repairing ana blacksmithing to order. He
nses the best of material every time and warrants
bis work. l-32-lyr
W. C. Crawford,
JEWELER-
tEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE
.IX assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc.
A!l kinds of repairing done on short notice!, and al;
Work warranted. (8AT-yl
FRAZER
Axle Grease.
Best in the world, (let the genuine. Ev
ery package has our tradte-inark and is mark
ed Fraier'a. SOLD EVERYWHERE. 50y
E. HOLGATE,
Attorney - at - Law,
CORVATXIS,
Oregon.
SPECIAL attention eiveo to collections-, and monev
collected promptly paid over. Careful and
prompt attention given to Probate matters. Con
veyancing and searching of records, &c
LOANS NEGOTIATED.
Wi give attention to buying, selling and leasing real
estate, and conducts a general collecting and busi
ness agency.
Office on Second Street, one door north of Irvin's
hoe shop. 18:43yl
CORVALLIS
Photograph Gallery.
frnOTOGBAPHS FROM MINATURE TO
LIFE SIZE.
First Class Work Only!
Copying in all branches. P uce of all kinds and
Orewood taken at cash prices. E. HESLOP.
- i. H. TAYLOR
aDBNTIST
The oldest established Dentist and
the best outfit in Cdrvailis:
All work kept in repair free of charge and satisfac
on guaranteed. Teeth extracted without pain by
he use of Nitrous Oxide Oas.
3T Rooms up-stairs over Jacobs k Neugasa' neW
Brick Store. Corvallis, Oregon. t9:27yi
THE YAQUINA HOUSE!
Is now prepared to accommodate travelers
IN FIRST-CLASS STYLE.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS FOR
OMfcY 25 CENTS.
HOESE FEED
Constantly on hand,- at the
LOWEST LIVING RATES.
Sitnaued on the Yaquina Road, half way
rom Corvallis to Newport.
19:12yl.-, P. BRYANT.
PORTER, SLESSfNGER & CO..
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
THE CELEBRATED
IRON CLAD
BOOT & SHOE.
These Goods are Warrant
ed not to rip.
All Genuine have the trade mark "1BON1 C1AD"
stamped thereon.
117 Battery Street, San Francisco. Cml.
GOODS FOR SALE AT
MAX FEIENDLY'S
Corvallis, Oregon.
VOL. XX.
CORVALLIS, OREGON., FEB. 9, 1883.
NO. 7.
F. J. Hendrichson,
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Philomath, Oregon.
I always keep on hand superior ma
terial and warrant mv work. I ask an examination
of my foods before purchasing elsewhere.
19-32-lyr F. J. Hendrichson.
F. 1. Sawtell.
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NEW FIRM!
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
We hare in stock the
Deering Twine Binders,
Deering and Standard Mo worn,
Minnesota Chief Threshers,
Morrison Plows,
Minnesota Giant and Stillwater Engines, Elwood
mounted Horse-Power, Centennial Fanning Drill, cel
ebrated Buckeye line of Seeders and Drills.
We also keep the celebrated Whitewater and
Ketchum wagons.
.lunezyi n. m. MiL.LtiuL,ijAjNL.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL,
Corvallis, Oregon.
CANAN & GIBLIN, PROPRIETORS,
THE OCCIDENTAL is a new building,
newly furnished, and is first class in ail its
appointments.
RATES LIBERAL.
Stages leave the hotel for Albany and Yaquina Bay
aionaays, n eunesdaya ana rnaays.
Large Sample Room on First Floor for
Commercial Men. 19-35 ly
C. W. PHILBRICK,
GENERAL
Contractor and Bridge Builder,
AT
Corvallis, Oregon.
Will attend promptly to all work tinder
his charge.
19-27yl
J. W. HANSON,
MERCHANT TAILGR
AND DEALER IN
eady Made Clothings
Next door South of Post Office,
CORVALLIS, - . - . 0BEG0X.
Pantaloons made to order of Oregon
Goods for $7.50.
English Goods, $11; French, $14
taSuits from $30 to $60. -s
Cleaning and Repairing done at Reasonable Rates
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Music for Everybody.
MERRILL'S
INGENIOUS
METHOD!
COPYRIGHT SECURED.
For starting children and others in the cul
true of Music. It overcomes the drudgery
of learning the elements of Music by pleas
ant amusement. This new method teaches
you all about the Musical Staff, Degrees of
the Staff, Clefs, Notes and Rests, Scale,
Intervals of the Scale, Location of Letters
on the Staff, and their relation to the Keys
of the instrument (This is very important
with children) Fiats and Sharps and their
use. All the different Keys, how to iorm
Chords or musical words. It teaches the
syllables. Do, Re, Mi, etc., in singing. It
contains a complete musical catechism. It
is ml-ltum in parvo. All this is learned
while the learner is amusing himself by
playing familiar tunes. Persons with no mu
sical talent may. play the tunes, as the
guide is such that he cannot strike the
wrong key. Full directions and four pieces
of music accompany the Method. Sent by
mail for $1.00. Address,
CHICACO PIANO CO.,
78 &80 Van Buren St., Chicago, 111'
44-m3
AUGUST KNIGHT,
CABINET MAKER,
UNDERTAKER.
Cdr. Second and Monroe Sts.,
CORVALLIS, : OREGON,
Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
Coffins and Caskets.
Work done to order on short notice and at
reasonable rates,
Corvallis, July 1, tSSt, lfc27yl.
DEATH'S HARVEST.
The field arrows white in the reaper's sight
The summer blessiners fall
On the ripened wheat and the biossoms Sweet,
And Heaven smiles down on all;
But the reaper sings while the hot air rings
With the rush of his sickle chill,
"Oh, I reap and bind whatever I find,
And garner my sheaves at will ! i
The grain grows high, but what care I T
I walk with a giant's peace,
Men shiver an.i cry as I hurry by.
And shrink from my terrible face.
And the maid grows "white in dumb affright
At my hisses, damp and chill:
But my arms are bold to have and to hold.
And 1 garner my sheaves at will !
The ar that roves through their orange groves
Is think with their coming doom;
And I bring them death in the heavy breath
Of the fair magnolia bloom;
Where once, through a flood of tears and blood
I gathered my greedy fill,
I come again, and through woe and pain
I garner fresh sheaves at will f
Great Lord of the harvest, stay his hand 1
Bid the cruel laborer cease;
Leave the little grain that shalt yet remain
To ripen and fall in peace.
Let the prayers that rise reach pitying skies,
Bid the feverdd storms "Be still;"
Touch the stricken land with thy healing nana,
For the reaper bides thy will.
BENTOtf COUNTY.
Description of Its Appearanes and Present
Condition by Voting Preeincts.
Written Expressly for the Oasette b'y a
Thirty Years Resident of
the County.
ALSEA PRECINCT No. 6
Extends from the divide between
the waters of Big Elk and Alsea rivers
to the sotith boundary of the county
and from the divide between the Wil
amette valley and the Alsea on the
east to Tide Water precinct on the
west, being about 1 5 miles from north
to south and somt 12 miles from east
to west. This embraces what is
known us the Alsea valley. This is a
beautiful valley some eight miles in
length, and about one mile wide.
Near the upper end of the valley the
north and south forks of the river
unite, causing a widening of the vail
ley to near four miles. This is a leve
prairie thickly settled, surrounded by
timbered covered hills. The valley
was settled some thirty years ago, there
being about thirty claims taken under
the donation law. This embraced alj
the lands not covered with brush, and
as no one thought of clearing off the
brush at that time, it was supposed
that every thing was occupied that
was worth having, but of late, many
are going into the brush and demon
strating the fact that such lands can
be profitably improved and are thus
making themselves good homes. On
the low rich hills surrounding the val
ley the soil is of the very best quality
yielding excellent crops of grain and
vegetables. The best crops of flax
ever produced in the country were
grown in this valley. The people
practice a mixed husbandry consisting
of grain and fruit growing and cattle
sheep and hog raising, which they find
more profitable than wheat growing
alone.
The Alsea valley ever since its set
tlement has been noted for the quan
tity and quality of the butter produced,
trie climate ahd herbage being particu
larly favorable for dairying. Former
ly much wheat was hauled over the
mountains to the Corvallis market,
but of late the farmers' are adopting
the more lucrative practice of feeding
their grain to hogs, and the valley is
rapidly assuming the position of the
chief pork producing precinct of the
county.
Surrounding the Alsea valley is a
great deal of good country and par
tially settled. South of the valley for
some eight or ten miles is a rolling
country more or less open, with a pro
ductive soil, at that distance the Lob
ster creek is reached, partly in Benton
and partly in Lane county. This val
ley has been attracting settlers for a
few years past, qnite a number have
located there but there is still room
for more. East of the valley along
the line of the south road is also a
good open country. Also on the north
fork of the Alsea river. Communi
cation is had with the Willamette
valley by two roads. One up the
north fork of the Alsea and down the
south fork of Mary's fiver, a distance
of about twenty-five miles to Corvallis,
the county seat, has been the only
road out of the valley for a good many
years, but recently the citizens have
succeeded in opening a new and what
is claimed a better road farther south
in the direction of Monroe in the south
part of the county. For years it has
been a very tedious operation to haul
the produce of the valley over the
mountainous road to Corvallis, but
within a few years a trade has sprung
up by way of the river with the lower
river and bay. The produce of the
valley consisting largely of hams, flour
and butter, is now loaded on scows and
carried down the river during the
higher stages, where a good market
is found. Tire boats are then disposed
of as the current is too rapid to return
them.
There is a trail before spoken of
down the river to Tide Water. Sur
rounding the valley is a great abund
ance of excellent timber Near the
head of the valley David Ruble has
a- flouring mill and also a saw mill.
On the head of the south fork of the
Alsea river in the eastern portioti of
the precinct and near the Summit, are
two other saw mills, the lumber from
which is hauled over the mountains in
to the Willamette valley. There is in
the precinct one postoffice supplied
by a mail twice a week from Dallas in
Polk county. There is also a mail
route carried weekly from Alsea down
the river to Waldport. There are
three school houses in which school is
kept up a good part of the year. Re
ligious service is regularly held in the
different school houses there being no
church buildings. The population is
about 350 consisting of an industrsous
and peaceable class. Among the early
settlers of the valley and not least in
shaping its destiny was our present
efficient County Commissioner James
Edwards. Another early settler was
Edward Winkle. Many will remem
ber him as he nppeared with mocasins
on his feet, and his ever present trusty
rifle on his shoulder and his butcher
knife in his belt. Where his incli
nation led there he went, through the
mountains, without regard to roads
or trails depending on his rifle for
food. On one occasion in order to
attack a bear bayed by his faithful
dog, it became necessary to crawl un
der the brush for some distance and
finally to pass under a log, when just
as he straightened up and before get
ting his gun out he found himself con
fronted by the bear, which struck him
on the breast, tearmg off his clothing
and lacerating the flesh in a frightful
manner. Fortunately his dog came
to his rescue, the bear turned upon the
dog and succeeded in getting him in
his grasp and was about to end his
career when Winkle with feeling that
his dog had saved his life, considered
that it was but justice that he should
return the favor, closed iii on the bear
with his knife, and succeeded in killing
him. Man and dog were hardly able
to crawl to their cabin where they lay
for several days before help accident
ally came.
The following contains a list of ihe
names of the persons paying tax upon
property in Alsea precinct No. 6, and
the amount of tax paid by each, as
shown by the last assessment roll for
Benton county :
j. G. Clark i... ;,;....$ 7 74
J; E Geef ; 7 61
Robert Geer 4i. 17 61
David Hawley. . 6 34
R G. Mires..:.;. 4 42
Thomas Hayden 19 93
Peter Hoover ;..:;;. 1 35
J. L. Holgate... . ........ 1 53
B. F. Hoover 2 25
Silas Howelir. 3 16
W. H. Hammersly ...,;;..:. 2 40
J. K. McCorniic. ..;;:.... 44 03
J. H. Mason 50 79
Thos. J. Phillips 6 62
Squire L. Rycraft 50 56
James H. Russell ..;:.;..... 986
W; W. Ryder........; 3 53
Joseph H. Rycraft 11 10
G. H. Rycraft 8 00
J. T. State 16 74
Wm. A. State 46 89
Alexander Straw 5 70
Henry H. Starr...... ;. ; ;.. ; . 12 80
James Spencer. 1 65
Mrs. Sarah Steprow 2 56
F. M. Seitz ..:;...;.;..;....; 2 56
W. H. Seitz....;... .; 2 45
D. R: Tom . : . ; 6 71
R B; Trenholm .' 69
Mrs. C. Taylor. ; . . 7 50
W. Warfield. ...;.:. 4 94
P. V. Wustrow...... . ; 80
A buxom German girl hailed a
street car at Fifth street and Avenue
about eleven o'clock on Saturday
night. It was so crowded that she
hesitated about getting on. The
conductor told her to hurry, saying
that he couldn't afford to wait all
night.
"You needn't wait," said the girl,
"I can got by der Grand-street ferry
pefore dot gar."
The car started off, and the girl
returned to the sidewalk, where she
broke into a lively run. Her pro
gress was unimpeded by tight shoes,
or other fashionable attire. She fan
with a freedom and grace that won
the applause and admiration of all on
the car. Young men on the rear
platform shouted encouragingly to
her, and waived their hats. People
ron the Bidewalk stared at her in
wonder.
The car stopped on Second street
to let a woman out. The girl also
stopped, in the interests of fair play.
She started again when the car did,
keeping np the same pace. She
bounded through Houston street like
a trained pedestrian, receiving ap
plause and encouragement all along
the route. She stopped whenever
the car stopped. When the car
turned into grand street she was still
even with it. The young men on
the rear platform shouted to her to
keep it up, and passengers inside put
their heads out of the windows to
see her. She passed the Grand street
terminus of the route thirty feet
ahead Of the car, and disappeared
through the ferry gate, laughing
merrily. JVeio York Sun.
The Post-InttUigencer, a most
ably-conducted paper, in a recent
editorial gives some good, practical
ideas on diversified farming; It
says:
Every man who owns a 20-acre
farm in this country ought to salt his
own pork, cure his own bacon, put
np a barrel or t o of prime corned
beef, for home consumption, dry or
salt his own salmon, can his own
fruit, be independent of the world in
the matter of butter, eprgs, chickens,
turkeys, ducks, geese, and vegetables
of all descriptions. People dd these
things, ell except the salmon, which
they cannot catch or get a Siwash
to catch for them, in California oh
ten acres, in some cases on five acres,
where they have to pay high rates
for irrigating facilities. .
Our people ought to do these
things on 20 acres; and have a large
surplus to dispose of, a surplus the
motiey valne of which would bu j all
the clothes, books, sugar, coffee and
tea and other household supplies
needed.
Until the diversified farming and
it must be conducted industriously,
intelligently and economically takes
the place Ot the present system,
which looks in too riiany cass to one
staple as the soiircn of supply for all
things; years of superabundance will
continue to alternate with years of
pinched scarceness, and the" number
of cozy farmhouses built with refer
ence to the comfort of all their in
mates, and adorned with all the use -ful
modern improvements will de
crease rather than increase. Pasture
lot, pig pen, orchard and fowl house,
potato field, stable, berry patch and
kitchen' are each one a necessary and
inseparable adjunct of the well-conducted
farm, the diversified branches
of which the intelligent farmer will
find fully as much pleasure as profit
in. The tendency of the farm of to
day however, and ot this region is.
we are sorry to say, tod much in a
different direction. We look and
hope for a change Of front all along
the line.
Total.
.$370 82
The migration of birds seems to
be more a question of food than.
anything else. A migration of rob
ins, whose good supply -had been re
duced by the dry season, was no
ticed during July and August of last
yean
THE BACHELOR JUROR.
A gentleman who is given to
story telling, relates the following:
When I was a young man .1 spent
several years in the Southj residing
for a while at Port Gibson, on the
Mississippi river. A great deal of
litigation was going on there about
that time, arid it wad not an easy
matter to obtain a jury. One day I
was summoned to act in that capaci
ty, and repaired to court tb get ex
cused. On my name being called,
I informed hie honor, the judge, that
I was not a freeholder, and therefore
not qualified to serve. "I am stop
ping for the time being at this place.1
"You board at the hotel I presume?"
"I take meals there, biit have rooms
in another part of the town where 1
lodge." "So you keep bachelor's
hall?" '-Yes, sir." "How long have
you lived in that manner?" "About
six months." "I think you are qual
ified," gravely remarked the judge
"for I have never known a man to
keep bachelor's hall the length of
time yon name who had not dirt
enongh in his room to make him a
free-holder. The court does not
excuse you."
If Burdette Were a Mule.
;Hawkeye
No wonder the mule is a kicker.
Were I a mnle, love, I, too would
kick. Every tinie I got a chance I
would lift somebody higher than a
kite. I know just exactly what kind
of a mule I would be. A bay mule.
One of these sad eyed old fellows
that lean back in the breeching and
think. With striped legs like a ze
bra. And a dark brown streak down
my back, and a paint brush tail.
And my main cut short, and my fore
top banged, and a head as long as a
flour barrel, and I would be worth
two hundred and a half in any mar
ket, and I'd wear a flat harness and
no blinders, and some day, when
some man hitched me up to a 'dray,
and piled a ton and a half of pig iron,
a cord of wood, six barrels of flour, a
good load of household goods and a
steamboat boiler, I would start off
with it patiently and haul it steadily
until I got to the top of the grade
on the new road around'prlh Jli!'
and right about trierqvriirtt tr'1
f11inT manln leaf, fluttering .'JR' in
r- , - ' a
a spark dT gold and crimson-.?
scare me all biit to death
authorities would have to drag
Mississippi river six weeks to find
that load and some ot that duv
while in three uiimites after the
emeule I , would be tranquilly brows
ing on the grassy heights that smile
above the silver flowing river. That
is the kind of a mule I would be.
! iff j ;
CORVALLIS, BENTON CO., OREGON.
Real Estate Agents, will hay, sell, oc
lease farms or farm property on
commission.
Having made arrangements for co-operation
with agents in Portland; aSfd beirig ful
ly acquainted with real pfopefty in Bentou
county, we feel assured of giving entire sat -isfactioh
to' all who may favor a with the if
patronage, 4 G. A. Waooonxu,
20-6yl . T. J. BtrFOBD.
The Gazette Jot) Printing Office
IS PREPARED TO W ALL KINDS O WORit KI ATLT.
rights and privileges than a white'
man:
I am well satisfied that it M far
easier to sit awa np here 011 ihe
blossom end of C asy Cfeek and
find fault than r td make iaws;
But my opinion about dogs is this;
That every dog within the State
should bd considered property ariri
taxed as such, then hold tlie bwrier
responsible for the damage his dog
may do, and also that the owner (A
the dog m'ght recover for any dam
age done to the dog. I know Mh
Editor to talk about taxing dogs is
a grand insult to a great many people
it seems the dog has been a privilized
character and household pet ever
since the dog licked poor bid Lazar
us' sores' when he lay at the rich
man,s Gate. Now if some one will
please tell me what is to be dona
aoout these dogs violating the lw;
I am sure there will be one bald
headed man sleep better for a whole
week.
A IIuXTERi
Greasy Creek Oregon.
ADULTERATING FST)d.
The Ohio Legislatuie is having its
attention directed to the adultera
tion of food and medicines, says the
Cincinnatti Gazette. Of course every
body knows that liquors are gener
ally adulterated, but there is a law
against this which is not enforced:
There' seems to be an impression that
people who use intoxicating liquors
are served right if they take a portion
of poison with their brandy, wirte,
beer or whisky; but wheu it cdmea
to poisoning food, that is a matter of
iar tuore serious importance. Teai
ecffev gucrar and Syr lips are now large
tj adu!tv.Vatedi anJMpL little enters
1 in 1 tjSMSjl 1
thH K7' W-
. 'MMPTtnt f I'M MRUS
jjaoi6rity for tie sSwrifent
1L
TO SMOKERS.
An English workingman, jnSt past
the middle age, found that his pipe,
which for many years had been a
great comfort to him, was begihing
to seriously effect his nerves: Be
fore giving it up, however, he deter
mined to find out if there was no way
by dvbich he niighl Continue to smoke
without feeling the effects tb an in
jourious extent. He accordingly
wrote to a medical journal and was
reeommended to fill the bowl of his
pipe one-third full of tablrt salt and
press the tobacco hard down upon it
as in ordinary smoking; The result
was very satisfactory. Duririg the
process of smoking the salt solidifies,
while remaining porous, and whep
the hardened lump is removed at thfc
end of a day's smoking it is found to
have absorbed so much of the oil of
tobacco as to be deeply colore
The salt should be renewed daily.
K Y. Sun.
r
THE GAME LAW A FAILURE.
Editor Gazette: As we gener
ally think editors know Everything
I therefore seat myself upon my three
legged stool to pen you, or any other
man a tew questions.
Now in the first place our wise law
makers saw fit to make a game law,
now this was very kind of those good
and wise men, to protect the poor
deer, for instance, now you see it I
should have no meat in the house and
my children crying with hunger and
I should take down my old rifle arid
slip out and shoot down a fine buck;
to appease my childrens hunger, then
and there I have committed a misde-l
meanor and am liable to fine 0r im
prisonment, well so far all right, we
need a stritit game law and iten'for
ced. But Mr .Editor suppose ray tiepgh
bor has about four or fi ve long eared
canines they can go iuto the woods
and hunt and run not only fat bucks
but poor helpless does, iind 'they
may continue tb chase, harrass, catch
destroy, and run into the riveri and
drown them, as they have done and
are doing now and they do all this
with perfect impunity and wttboot
fine or fear of imprisonment. iS ow
Mr; Editor according to all this ts
a black ten-eared bound more
city is
tkiat liver
and kidney eotnplairiij so commorl
and so destructive of human life, are
due largely tb the use of snlphurie
acid in the manufacture of Tigar anrl
syrup. The aim of the manufactur-
res is to exact the acid in final pro
cesses, but this it is found impossible
10 do. Even maple sprup is largely
adulterated; much of that sold, in
fact; is riot maple syrup at all, except
so far as that article is used to flavor
it.
It used to be considered safe td
use honey in the bomb, but now
nearly all this is manufactured. A6
first the pure honey was extracted
from the comb and the bees fed ort
glucose, from which the comb was
-rapidly refilled; but now artificial
bombs are produced, and bees are
being fed on glucose so-caiied" honey
is turned out in comparatively large
quantities, and bees at the time are'
being demoralized.
It used to be that everybody con
sidered it safe to eat eggs whatever
lse might be doctored, surely ail egg
the shell could not be tampered
ith; but now, beholdj eggs arechem
ally produced. The last heard of
this modern invention is, that success
has been achieved iii producing thei
contents and that the shell would
soon also be a success. The enter
prising inventor, however; was in
formed, by the hotel proprietors that
if he furbished the yolk and tbd
white he need nbt trouble himself
about the shell.
It may not ba getiefaly knowri
that all the syrups used in soda and
mineral waters are imitations. There
is no such thing as gehaihe syrups'
or flavoring extracts. All are chemi
cal preparations.
Next tb the adulteration of food
the most iniquitous practice is that
of adulterating medicines. This is a
heartless business, because ioftert
neutralizes the efforts (j nhysiotans td
check or cure disease.
It is reported of quinine pills which
are warranted by reasori of coating
not to be unpleasant to take, that
half or three-quarters of the quinine
is withheld; and people who) take the
prescribed do'se often wonder nd
doubt; why the expected result is tioi
produced; , ' ,
Upon the whole, the Legislature
in tackling the business of adultera
ting iood and medicine has under,
taking a very heavy business; and if
an efficient law could be framed and
enforced much good would be accom
plished; but we hate more faith tk
the framing of such a law than to H
enforcement;