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WILLAMETTE FARMER.
TffE HE Circle.
The Old Types.
The country.bred men and women who have
readied the age of fifty years are all able to recall
a picture lying now far back In the mellcw at.
mosphcre of tlio past of a band of children,
standing hand-in-linnd by the side of the dusty
highway, and greeting with smile and bow and
1 ' curtsy " every adult passenger whom they met
on their way to and from school. They were in.
structcd In this polite ulicisancc by their teachers,
It was a part of the old New Kngland drill, which,
so far as we know, has been entirely discontinued.
We do not rcmemlicr to have seen such a sight as
this for twenty-five years. It would be such an
old-fashloncd affair to witness now, that multi
tudes would only reward it with n smile of amuse
ment; yet with all our toasted progress can we
Oiow anything that Is letter or more suggestive of
downright healthy good breeding? Arc the typi
cal lxjy and girl of the period belter mannered,
more reverent, more respectful toward manhood
and womanhood, more deferential to age? Do
they grow up with more regard lor morality, re
ligion, law, than they did then? Alas! with all
our iKKiks, nnd our new processes of education,
and the universal sharpness of the juvenile intel
lect of the day, we tiu. something tli.it uas very
precious among the ilillilrcu ol the old time re
verence for men and women, systematic courtesy
in simple forms, nnd respect for the wisdom of
the pulpit, the schixil-rtxim and the fireside. If
sse were called upon to describe the model toy
or girl, uc should be obliged to call up the old
type the rude, healthy lads and laiscs ho snow
balled each other, Kittled with each other in
spelling-Units, and imbibed the spirit of rever
ence for their elders witli every Influence of church
and hcIiooI nnd home. We have made progress
hi some directions, but in some we have sadly re
Ungraded. Our boys am all young men, and out
gills are feailully old. Our typical child has no
longer the spirit of a child.
Occasionally, we meet ulut are opularly dc
nominated " gentlemen of the old school." We
base only enough of them among us to make us
wish that ue hail mote, men of courtly dignity,
of unobtrusive dress, of maimers that seem a little
formal but which aie, nevertheless, the nnnners
of gentlemen, 'I hey remind us of the woilhicsof
old colonial time, mid of the later time of the
Resolution of Washington and Madison mid
1 raiiklin of men whom all reveicd, nnd to
uliom nit gave olieisauie. Into what has this
style of men gross n, or into what have they been
legraildl 1mkiiig where they vsoulil emigre
ale It Ihcy were in existence, we see them not.
las any one keen them at Nesstvirt dining tint
oast season? Have they atoiiiiileil at Saratoga?
Ilave they Ik-cii loiind In dignified ard graceful
associations st lib the President of the United States
at l-wii; llr.iin.lii1 Are they picsidiug ovei muni
cipal all.urs in our gieat eitiesi' Do they enter
hugely into the uiiiijio.iliiui oK'niigtcss, even .if
ler ste have subtracted the gamblers and cupel
haggcis! If ste have them in coii-.ider.Uile num
berssvhere aie the)? Certainly they have cither
ceased In be reproduced in our geneialiou, or
they are so much disgusted ssitli Ihe type of men
met in public life and fashionable society that
they studiously hide themselves fiom sight,
Thcie is Utile comfort in either alternative, but
sve must accept one or the other.
Progress has doubtless 1k.-s.-ii made in many
things. We me ncher, belter slothed, letter
housed, toller fed and toiler educated than sve
used to Ik., Our lailiouls inn eserjulure, our
st ell nigh t-xliiustle-ss icsoiccs have U-en broach
ed in a ihous.iud diii-ctious, see count the increase
ol on i Hipuhitiii by millions, the emigrations of
llie svorld all mote nm.ud iisi colleges, chinch
c-s and school houses hate gone up with the build
tin! of llie Stales, and the Stales Ihcmselti-s hate
multiplied so rapidly lh.it not one Aiiieiie.iu in ten
knmss exactly hots miiiy .lie In the I moil. All
this Is tine; but dining the past tstciit) lite tears
sic judge that ste li.nc nia.le no Impiovement in
R
deok carried with it tho mainmast also;
and tho brave fellow, seeing tho ship's dan
ger, motioned to his comrades to cut away
tho must and savo themselves, knowing, of
courso, thnt in doing so thoy sont him to
ccrtnin destruction, "Wo Uadohim good
byo," tho mato of tho wrecked schooner
simply records, "nnd ho nodded to us."
How seldom do tho last acts of the world's
greatest men oqunl tho nobloness of that
poor snilor'snodl Motion Adcerliver.
About Reading New Books.
Wo heard a school-girl say of a "girl
grnduato," tho other day: "O sho has
grand times, now thnt sho lias left tho
Academy. And sho doesn't spend her
tjmo foolishly, either. Sho reads all tho
now books I"
"I don't know ubout that," said an old
gentleman.
"O it's true, sir," said tho school-girl,
Hushing; "thnt is. I mean sho rends ns
mnnv of tbnm im Hliri tinsxtlilv pan."
"Just so, my dear," said tho old gontlo
mau, kindly. "Hut I'm not sitro about
tho wisdom of tho lndy who rends nil tho
new books. It scorns to mo that sho often
must spond her tirno vory foolishly very
loousniy inuueii, my (tour.
Tho old gontlumnn was right. It would
bo hotter to read no now books at all tlinn
to rend too mnnv of them. A hum miirht
livo to bo as old an Methuselah, and rend n
good book through ovnry weuk -yes, nt
tho ond of nfuw centuries bocomo rcnlly n
wcll-rentl mnn without onco looking into u
now book. Evor sin no tho days of u grand
old pott uiimrd Chaucer, hoofes huvo boon
coming and going. rirttimituly , thnt
cnrel(ss old Baying, "tho good dio young,"
cannot bo applied to books. Those that
uro worthy to liviuo live; and it would
lio iiiitti a safo thing for our Methuselah
to look only at ttvonty-yenr old works.
"Ah, but ho would bo so fur behind tho
ago j"
I rue, my itonrs. nnd vorv knowincr of
you to say it. So, to huvo you from such a
futo, wo sliiill try now and then to point
out an thoy appoar, thu new bonks that nro
worthy of a boy's or girl's attuntion. Hut,
first of nil, hero is u word of ndvico. Do
not read only tho nutv authors, l-'or linn-
dicdsof yciirH gri'iit and good souls have
boon saying beautiful things to us till
those who cotun early andtlioso who come
lata anil tliotr words am as precious nou
ns thoy over woro. it is a good ritlo for
vouug pursoim not to road any two nosv
books in Hucc-cssion, Always put a good,
standard work between them; something
that has stood the ti'it of timo nnd that
lives, which your now book mav not.
There is sin-h a long list of those that you
must ask your parents and friends to help
you muko a suitable clinico, according to
your ago and tastes. Si. XUiulw.
IONOItANCE OP FCTtmiTV A BLESSING
You know as much as is Rood for you
For it is with tho mind ns it is with tho
80H803, A greater degree of healing would
terrify us. If our oyes should seo things
microscopically, wo would bo afrnid to
movo. Thus our knowlodgo is suited to
situation and circumstances. Woro wo
informed beforehand of tho good
things provided for us by Providonco,
from thnt moment wo should censo to en
joy tho blessings wo possess, becomo in
different to present duties nnd bo filled
with restless Impatience. Or supposo tho
things foroknown wcro gloomy and ad
vorso, what dismay nnd despondonoy
would be tho eonscquenco of tho discov
ery, and how many times should wo suffer
in imagination whnt wo now only enduro
but onco in reality! Who would wish to
drnw bnck a veil thnt saves them from so
many disquietudes? If somo of you had
formerly known tho troubles through
which you havo sinco waded, you would
havo fainted under tho prospect. But
what wo 'know not now, wo shall know
hereafter." .An.
Clnnn IJeALTH.
"
YodiSq Folks' ConJfi.
That Boy.
Little Miseries.
I he tsiucal Anieiican ueiilleinan. II llie ohl iiit-i
ssilh llit-ir Inert Ih-m and km e buckles and tot ked
hits could have looked in iikhi the I'lesident and
Ins i hiiscu fuends at Uuig llraiith last sumuii-r,
ste aie inclined to lliiuk llie latter ssould base
Ik en iiii1i.iii.is-.c-iI ssilh the situation, tf llie)
Kiuld havo sulked lliioiigh llie pi.u.is of llie
I. land t 'iiioii at Saiatoga, how many npials vsouM
they hate met? host many liicu svlioininaiuieis,
liguity, eultiiie and spun ssould hate felt at home
ssilh llieui? 'Ihe old t) pool merchants the old
l)pe f statesmen- Ihe old t)pe of geiitlemc-n
suiely ste hate m impioted iikiii these, llie
u-stless, grs-edy, giaspiug, lime serting spirit of
our grin lallon h is t mated and ilegiadeii this Ispe,
and in our ctloiu nt iiiiprovriiieut tse may ttcll go
Uuk lo Ihe past for oiii uiislc-to
What slull tte sat atom the old tspeiif vsoiiieu
as compared stith llie pu-M-ut irprt-stntatites of
the l-s o the sr ' I hi- nulls, lieion , liugal,
nidusiiiiiiis wises and inotlieis of the e.ulier cl.i)s
of the Urpiiblie hats' tse iiiipiiiic-cl iiikmi them.'
Hate the latlei da diKliiursof s omen's iight
made the in moie nukb-sl, moie self ile-ii) mg, inoie
tutiioiis, toller ssitrt and inoiheis, pui.-r mid
moie arltte I'liristains, totter heads of ihe instiiu
lion of home, moie losel) toiiipamoiis fu men'
We aie attaie that the answer to those ipu-stious
oisohes ihe appiotal or the condemnation of llie
dcKlillis' llit-iiiseltes, and II is well lti.it the ine-p
and women of Aiueiua be called upon to see and
lee ule iiH)ii those diK nines fiom tins point of
tiets. Is the t)o of the Ameiuau woman nil
prosed ? Has ii been unpins cd in llie lil tssent)
Seals, opt-tiall) inside llie nicies that hate taken
the impiovement ol the position of woman iiihii
then liaiiils t America is nut ol goo, women
s a uite they aie iiiidoubiedlt totter than tin
men, bill teit.unly the uiiii ssliosc instincts aie
Hue ate atuaclrd most to those women who ap
puuch neatest to the aiuieul l)pe.
Ihe luial it-still til our cisilijation is to lo if sk
illed in chii.uter. If this is not satisf.utois, no
'liiug is salisfactoiy. If tte ate not leating toller
luldren and ripening totter m, n and women then
we weie a cenlurv ago, linn something is tadi
tally tsioug, and llie quicker we irliace our steps
tsi ste ssheie sse liase ditciged fioin the light
tack, the totter. I he t) pica I Ameris-an man,
ss.uii.iii and tluld is the repirseulatite noliut
if all ihe institutions and milucikcsof our usilua.
uui As the tpe impitisi-a or degenerates, do
'lu-se institutions and intliieiurs stand appiosed
r toudeiiiurd liefoie llie tvuilil. 1'iogiess cannot
u-tkoned in railiivvdsaud stcimtoitt, ortount
l in mnncv, or decided in an) was bt theicnsus
il.l.s Aie tse producing totter chit. lieu and
u.-r men and ssouien? t'li-U is the question
stlu. h detidet esenthliii-i and tte hate called
i .-hi ion to the old tspes in onler that tse nu)
i tc ai an intelligent conclusion. S.m.W'
Thorn is no being so disagreoabln to on
counter as a man who seems to havo ev
erything that ho ought to want, but who
is constantly assuming a hypochondriacal
mien, and talking in such a manner that
any one might bit excused for thinking
that ho had been iioiiritthod in bis infancy
upon I'lmmno, chillies, or something of
an equally warm ami in limit naturo. Who
is iitnicqiiiiiiiti'cl with that aggravating bo
intr win) is constantly iiuuiuiiiui; himself
ill, mid goes into paroxisms of ill temper
upon the Hiibject of draughts; who will
Htiurl for ten uiiiiiitcH if by hoiuo mis
flianco .sou enter tho riiuiu and forget to
eliiMo (Im door after you? dust us familiar
in thu individual who llics into a passion
if any one meddles with his books or pa
pers, When Hitch a man Iuih a garden, it
is to iuih a soiirt'o of endless discomfort
no is eoniiiiuiiiiy in a iiimo iiocaiiso some
thoughtless wight hud outered his vinery
mid let thu chill air in, thereby ritiiiiiuga
good i-liuni'o of tqmiling (ho gnipos, in
tsliieh ho takes so iiitteli pride. Ho is of
ten driven lo tho vergo of distraction by
(ho slugs mid insects which destroy bis
struts berries, his tlottets, mid blight bis
apple trees. With his gardener he is con
stmitly at loggerheads becatu-o that func
tionary has done this or has omitted to do
Hint, let in all Hint ttlucli lie complains
of, the pain endured on his part is more
imaginary than real. As a matter of fact,
he would sutler no bodily nuvnvonioncv
stern eter thing he giotts destroyed by
his enemies. Hut (lieu he persuades him
self that he is deeply aggrieved, and
that is thu main tiling. An aimless, do
nothing life has mi uumist.ikahlo tendency
to make a man become effcminato itud'ii
general w Inner. He may ut tho com
meticvineut of his career bo affable and
agreeable, but having, unfortunately, too
much time in which to develop that love
of cat ping nnd grumbling which seems
inherent in us nil, be too often ends by
becoming a crotclietv, crmikv old wasp.
Thus is it that old people are frciiuently
less easy going than young ones. They
huso allow ed their failings in this respect
whatever they may do in other sospivts
(o grow until they are beyond control,
while (heir juniors, if exhibiting the
cloven hoof, do so in an unobtrusive man
ner. While unprepared to give much
consideration to those "ho have nl lusted
their sices to get the upper hand of them,
we feel that there is some excuse for (hem.
and that it is therefore a good thing that
the majority of people base no time to
devote to causeless complaining, Siitur
iiiv iVnVic
I pity a lwy. As a general thing he is con
sidered an unmerciful oflunder. If there is any
mean little trick done outside of law and corn
exchange ofiiccs, that is, among the smaller por
tion of humanity it's "that by" did it.
No one likes to see a tail go shutlling along the
street, head down, stealing glances out from be
hind his ears; looking altogether as fresh as a
cast-oft paper collar in a Inck alley, or as sug.
gestlte as a wad of a woman's hair on a basement
window sill. One usually makes up his mind
that "that boy" is one of Providence's blue bles
sings lo the public, and he doesn't fall far short
of the truth.
Hut, making due allowance for the interest
taken in the juvenile class at the present day, the
attention paid to the rising generation, the boy,
generally speaking, has to make his way up In the
world at a disadvantage. He Is given the simple
word, untarnished anil unadorned; his manliness,
his taste nnd it lies not nil in his mouth, ns many
seem to infer his sense of honor, his politeness,
is not appealed to.
A Imy is sent on an errand, with the injunction
to lie as speedy as possible. On entering llie
store he finds the clerks nil busy with customers,
and he expects to ttait his turn; but, just as he is
stepping up to make known his errand, a )oung
ladv sweeps in. lor soms reason or other vounc
cleik does not sec the lioy, nnd immediately
lulitlll, Id l!l,ll itlll Itlll 1-1 C tMl,-- fcl-, nl.lii,,'
civilities to said young lady. If the lioy docs not
make a general stampede, tread on the poodle's
tail, knock little children dossn, step on the lady's
train, tearing it half off, he ssaits until the final
"Is there nothing more that I can have the
pleasure of shotting you?" Then the familiar.
"Well, what do )ou want, vottngstcr?" sounds
on his ear. Peihaps lie mopes home, knotting
he is ton late for supper.
In the narks, concert rooms, street cars.
churches he is cs cry where welcome to the imi
tation to "cet u" and "stand out of the way."
'I he characters vie want Ihe future men of our
country to K-ar, tte must help the Ui)S to attain;
aim nothing will so help them to respect them
selves and oth es, to lie kindly ami ngieeable
generally, ns to treat them as men, with deference
lo their wishes, and an appeal to all that is
noblest in them. And many a nun occupj mg a
Msiiinuof influence and useiiihiess has often said,
with tender gratitude, "All that I am or hope to
bo I esse to him who in my Nisluxxl, sjHike many
an encouraging word, an advising word mucin
Isciing that lie, too, was once a Imy." A'r,
Phosphorus as a Nerve Tonic.
In tho courso of a paper upon (he results of
overwork, read before (ho London Medical
Society, Dr. Routh said: Tho symptoms of
metal decay resemble tho gradual change that
comes over old people, and yet are very simi
lar to those Induced by venereal eicesscs. In
both cases, tho (endency is (o (ho production of
Idiocy from softening of tbo brain nnd insanity.
He liald there was renson to believe that tho
Immediate, causo of these symptoms was defi
ciency of phosphorus In tho brain, ami on
doavoied to prove this by considering strlad'm
tho following points: ls(. I( Is proved chemi
e illy (hat a man grows older and mentally
weaker, or becomes Idiotic, as tho brain con
tains less phosphorus; (his is shown by (ho
analysis of Hontier. 2d. Tho solidity of the
brain Is lu a measure dependeutupon protagon,
a pbosphorlzed compound; and those foods
which wero richest in phosphorus wero found
by experienco. to renovato most speedily weak
ened bruin-pots er, such ns shell-fish nnd fish
gcnernlly. 3d. Tho assertion mado by somo
that
previ
In this hellish, material ami money
changing ago it is rare that sve come upon
an exhibition of that heroto spirit which
makes mart) rdoiu possible, mid when wo
ilo gvtu glimpse of the Milf-eaci nice whose
divinity w im anserteilliy tho rounder of
our religion, it is well toforget 1ibs worthy
things long enough to pay tribute to it
virtuoso sublime. 'I hat virtue was ex
cmplitlctl in Ihe death of one dailies Murr,
a hvumun who was nwopt oserbourd from a
pilot-schooner in Australian waters, Tho
B.UU0 stuso that bore him from thu vetcsel'd
WitiT mi: him' Doth. It pumps
water from the ground, through (he thous
ands of tubes in the stem of the tree, mid
sends it into the atmosphere in the form
of unseen mist, to bucoiuloiisciiumi (all in
showers; thu tors water (hat, wero it not
for the leaf, would sink into the earth mid
llud its way perchance, through subterra
nean cliauuels, to tne M'a. Aim (tins it is
that wo m'o that it works to gitousthe
"early and latter rain." It works to send
the rills and streams, like lines of silver,
down thu mountains mid across the plain.
It works to iiour dosvn tho large brooks
which turn the wheels that cuorguo tho
machinery which gives einplot ment to
millions- commerce stimulated mid wealth
accumulated, and intelligence dUsemi
niitod through tho ngeuov of this wealth.
The leaf docs it all,
A Brave Lad.
A few years ago a Imy who was left without a
father or mother went to Nest York alone and
friendless, to get a situation in a store as errand
boy, until he could conuntnd a higher position;
but this boy had K'en in had compaii), and got
in the habit of calling for " bitters " and cheap ci
gai. On looking oter the paper he noticed tint a
merchant on IVail street tt anted a lad, and he
called there and nude his business known.
"Walk into my ollicc," said the merchant,
" I'll attend to )ou soon."
When he had waited upon his customer, he
took a seat near the lad, and espied a cigar In
his hat. " My lioy," said he, " I want an honest.
faithful lad, but I see you smoke cigars, mm in
my experience of sears, I hate found cigar-smok-mg
lads lo Ik- connected with various etil habits,
and if I am not mist kcp ) on arc not an exception.
You will not suit me."
lolm hung down his head and left the store;
and as he walked along the street, a stranger and
friendless, the counsels of his mother come forci
ble lo his mind, who, upon her deatli-K-d, called
him to her side, and placing her band upon his
head, said "Johnii), I am going to leave sou.
.ni well know ss hit miser) )our father brought
iiHtu ti, and I want sou to promise me, liefore I
die, that sou will never touch one drop of the
poison that killed sour father, nor tobacco."
I'lie teats tuck led dossn Johnny's cheeks. He
went to his lodgings, and throwing himself upon
ins ivii, gave vent to an ins leeuugs in on tn.it
were heard all ever the house.
Hut Johnny had moral coinage, and ere an hour
had pissed be made up his mind neter to taste
another drop of liquor, nor smoke another cigar.
iiewenuuck tonic merchant ami aul, "Mr, sou
very prssiH-ily sent me assay this morning 'for
habits 1 hate U-eu guilt) of, but I hate neither
fuller nor mother, and although I have done
w hat I ought not to, I hate nude a solemn prom
ise nrtcr to dunk another droit of liquor nor smoke
another cigir; and if sou will only try me, it is
all I nsk.,V
The meicham ssas struck with the decision and
energy of the boy, and at once emplcwcd him
At the expiration of lite )eau, the lad ts a a part
ner in the business, and is now svorth ten thou
sand dollars. li-Ks s l?mf,Hwt.
111. alw.t)i at leisure to do gsvxl; never make
business an excuse to decline the otTieo of human
)' Tiik bt.stwuy to tako care o( brooms is to
havo a seiew with uu etoorriug on its tud ,
this cm bo scrvsvocl into (he end of lb hsmllH
et each nosr broom. It is bslidier to hang up
In lb in a string, though (be Utter will do if
ivlsvat a u-tM. it is Had lor a luvoui to ltavt tt
standing upon uu urusu u not antic; m
nhosnhoms could only be nsstmilnted by
inns conversion Into nhosnhorio ncld. was
crmbatcd, tho effects of the two being shown
to bo perfectly different: nhosnhorio ncld pro
ducing, in largo doses, fatty degeneration of
the heart, liver, nnct kidney, whereas phospho
rus produced necrosis of tho jaw-.bono, and
excited tho nervous nnd sexual systems. The
opinion of Dr. Von lllbra was nlso quoted hi
ovldenco of this. Phosphorus also reduced or
removed congestion of tho brain, lth. Dr.
Kouth next showed that those diseases pro
duced by softening of nervous Hinder wore
precisely those which wero cured sometimes by
tho internal administration of phosphorus
namely, somo forms of paralysis, eczema, nnd
other skin reflections, cerebral congestions, with
great dibilltyiiud Insomnia. Thoauthorityofsov
oral writers was cited on these points Delneoh,
l'rnf. Fischer, of llerlln, Dr. Kamcs (In tho
uumn jotrnmi), ur, mimcss. ami ut. Hani-
moiid, of Now York. Cth. The speeinl treat
ment Indicated iu these cases was next consid
er ed: 1st. Completo rest of mind, especially
abstention from nil occupations resembling that
upon which thu mind Las been oxcrsvorked;
-M. Tho encouragement of any now hobby or
study not in Itself painful, which tho patient
might select; M. Tranquility to tho senses,
which expressly glvo In these cases incorrect
impressions, putting only thoso objects beforo
them calculated to soothe, tho mind; lth. A
very nourishing diet, especially of Bhell fish;
Stli. The luteriialaduiiulstration of phosphorus,
whither iu its al'otropio form, or as (ho "So
lutio Hiosphori Midicull," prepared according
to Dr. Hammond's formula.
Hygienic Properties of Hard Water.
Tho Jouriuil of Apiilitil Chtmlilru remarks
upon the iioiml.ir prejudice that hard water is
d.uigtrous to the health, and on that account
wo nro constantly warned by physicians to be
ware of it, biitiu England, one of thu leading
authorities on this subject, Dr. I.cllu by, after
devoting many years to mi investigation of tho
properties of tho water introduced iuto I'ug.
lish cities, and to a study of tho sauitary ro
ports on tho subject, comes to (ho conclu
sion that moderate hard water Is snfor nn.i
healthier (linn soft wnter. Hard water Is not
only clearer, colder, moro freo from air, and
consequently moro agreeablo to tho taste than
soft water, but is less likely to absorb organic
substances, to sustain tholifo of zymotic organ-
isms, or to exert solven( properties upon wilts
of iron or upon leaden conducting pipes. Tho
linio wilts exert n beneficial Inihieiico upon the
animal i conouiy, and even protect the system
from dm gerous outward iutlueuces. Dr. Wll
sou of Ialinbiirgh 1ms also collected much
valuable material on the subject, and comes to
the sumo conclusions ns Dr. I.tthebv. lie
takes tho ground that (ho human body rt-quius
for its nourishment and support a supply of
cert uu mineral Hilts, among which carbonate
and phosphate of limo play nu important part
iu building up (ho compactness of the bones
mid in other functions. Wo Usiinlly obt iiu
Phosphate of limo iu our animal nud vegetable
food, but not from watt r wo driuk. Carbonate
of lime, boss ever, Is not contained in adequate
quantities iu uur solid food, but generally ob
tains iu spring and well water.
It his been ineoutest.iblv shown that in
niouiitnluoiis districts, thero the water is more
or less hard, tho inhabitants exhibit tho best
Physical development. On tin. other liand.it
s believed that in I irgn cities the mortality i
inversely as the hardness of water supplied (o
tho inhabitants. A water which cotitaiusnbout
six uruiiis of carbon ito of lime to tho gallon is
suitable, (or use iu all household purposes. As
a drink and for cooking food, such a water
otlers the necessary carbonate of limo for the
support of life iu tho simnlost. nui.i ,, ,i.,-..i
and most easily digested (orm, and is at the
Hiimo time more agreeable, fresh uud sparkling.
It is evident that our preconceived popular no.
lions on the subject of hard xvater need revising,
nud that it may be better to use such water than
to have neotirso to raiu or leo water,
ApttNTvoKopCBViNO. Al'rench physician
is out iu a lutis; dissertation on ilm ioIcuo.,,..
of groaning and ertlng in gem-nil, and especi
ally during surgical operations. Ho contends
nun groaning aim crying are tsso grand opera
lions by which nature allays anguish i (hat
those patieuts who give way to thtir natural
feeling, mote speedily recover from neeideuts
and operations than those who supposo it mi
ss orlb. v a man to betray sneh svintsinm. r
cox.mnc-c- io t-nuer groan or to cry. He tells
of a man who reduced his puis irom ont
hundred and tsveutysix to sixtv. iu tho course
of a few hours, by giving full ;eut , hii emo.
turns. If people are nt nil unhappy about
...... tu.uK, . . iiii-ui ko io meir room iiml com
fort tlieiust Ives with a loud boohoo, as thev
will feel a hundred per cent better afterward
In aeeordiuee stith the above, the crvmg of
ehildrt-ii should not Im too greatly discouraged.
if it is ststeiuatieally reprised the result may
bo M. Vitus' ilauee, epileptic tils, ersomeother
disease of the nervous system. What is natural
.- sis usi-im , ami iioiuing cau (so wore
nituralth in the ertlng of children when anv
thing occurs to glvo them either phvsieal or
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