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"OXE OF THE K.ITHEKS."
She rather struck me when we met,
As rather pretty of the two
One of a rather pretty Bet
Whom we had rather taken to.
ner hair was rather gold thau red.
Her eyes were rather blue than green
But rather bolder than, I said, '
I'd rather rather they had been.
" One of the rathers," men inclined
Rather to call her, as 1 learned ;
Still she was rather to my mind.
And for a wife 1 rather yearned.
So rather a bold plunge I tried,
nd rather hinted on the pot
I'd rather like her for my bride ;
And she replied she'd rather not !
1'ATIEXT.
I was not patient in that olden time.
When my unchastened heart began to lonj?
For bliss that lay beyond its reach; my prime
Was wild, impulsive, passionate and strong.
I could not wait for happiness and love.
iieaven-sent, to come ana nestle in my breast ;
I could not realize how time might prove
i uai pimi-ui wajtinti would avail me best.
' Let me be happy now." mv heart rrinl nut
" In mine own way a&d with n.y chosen lot.
The future is too dark and full of doubt,
For me to tarry, and I trust it not.
Take all my blessing, all I am and have.
But give that glimpse of heaven before the grave!"
Ah me ! God hears my wayward, selfish cry.
mm inaiug pny ou my uiinued Heart,
He bade the antrel nf ctrnmi crriof ,1,.. .
Who pierced my bosom in its tenderest iart!
T He... b- ). .. ... : . . . . . . - . . .
With fitrntiir aiiunmcm, . . .1 v . : i .
- - n - - ... . . . .t. n ' i ua. li will;
Then, humbled, straightway fell upon my knees,
ATlil (Vr1 .liiili kimw 1.. 1. 1 : .
" . ' iwj hi h ia auvciiu still.
I have grown patient; seeking not to choose
.nine own oiinu lot. but take that God shall send
In which, if what I long for I should lose,
I know the loss will work some blessed end,
Some better fate for mine and me than I
Could ever compass underneath the sky.
All the I ear Round.
A FIRE HEROINE.
BY JUAN LEWIS.
A misty Laze hung over tlio Canadian
woods.
For ilars the sun had been obscured
by the smoke of burning forests the
air filled with a thousand odors from
burnt vegetation yet, still the fires con
tinned, and loss and suffering followed
in their wake.
"Colonel !" said a cheerful voice, out
side the door of the room where I was
writing, "Colonel, may I come in?"
Of course I said "yes" directly, for I
recognized the cheery voice as that of
Miss Frank, the favorite of the house
hold and neighborhood a young lady
with less of the fashionable follies of
the day clinging to her, and with more
of good sense, thau it has been my
everyday experience to meet.
By this I mean she was not one of
those gushing young girls of the period
who, in effect, invite your enforced at
tention from the insipidity and general
inanity of their faces to tlio quantity
and quality of the fashionable goods
displayed upon their backs.
Enter, then, Miss Frank, bright and
cheerful as a cloudless morning, in
marked contrast with the out-of-door
world.
As I recall her now figure, slightly
above the medium height; form, fuil
and rounded, giving an imjression of
strength and solidity; eyes dark; hair
the same, of glossy texture, abundant,
and not depending on dyes nor market
price for color and continuance; dress,
neat and tasteful, and so harmonizing
as to be unnoticeable; and the step,
elastic and free I bring to mind as
pleasant a picture as one could see in a
day's ramble among the art galleries of
New York city.
I looked at her inquiringly.
"Colonel," she said, vivaciously,
"there is to be a jn'cnic to-day, at -"
some place, the name of which I have
forgotten "and if you would like to
go, a dozen invitations have been ex
tended, with urgent solicitation to mo
'to bring you.' A boat leaves the other
side of the river at nine, I understand,
and there would be just about time
enough for us to reach it, if wo hurry.
Will you go?"
The temptation was strong but how
about the work, already behindhand,
upon which I was engaged?
Dare I postpone it further?
To which suggestion came the laugh
ing response, Dare I refuse? Experi
ence leads me to think that it is never
safe to dare a person of my tempera
ment to any course, unless "something
more than mere courtsey say, equiva
lent to a challenge is intended; and I
laid down my quill,
"Nature's noblest shaft,"
(Byron's words, not mine!) and shook
hands with my cheerful young visitress
not, I hope, after the stereotyped man
ner of the challenged party as known to
the code, but as indicative of my accept
ance and readiness to proceed at once.
Behold us, then, a few minutes there
after, on our way across the broad,
swelling bosom of the St. Lawrence to
the place of rendezvous on the Cana
dian side. Thence boats with the gala
party were to steam down the river, to
an island, if I remember rightly, where
the day was too be spent, and where, it
was confidently expected, the smoke of
the burning forests would fail to pene
trate. We had reached, xerhaps, the middle
of the river, and I was just remarking
on the density of the clouds of smoke
drifting slowly down from the north,
obscuring here and there the opposite
shore, as tending to throw some doubt
on the exiiectations alluded to when a
shrill whistle, thrice sharply repeated
in that direction, told me, what I had
already feared, that we were too late.
"The last boat, I suppose?"
"es; the other started two hours
ago," said my companion her cheerful
face slightly clouded after referring to
her watch. "What shall we do!"
"Do this," I replied, promptly. "Be
lieve in the wisdom of being left, firstly;
invade the New Dominion before dicid
ing, secondly; and get as much enjoy
ment in some other direction, lastly.
Beturn we might, but resumption of
work is entirely out of the question, so
far as I am concerned, Miss Frank. I
am already one complete and perfect
chrysolite of idleness. Thus ye philoso
pher expresseth himself."
Miss Frank laughed with a ringing
cheerfulness that brought around us
some half dozen disappointed acquaint
ances with inquiring faces, to whom her
humor became contagious; and, by the
time the steam-ferry had landed its pas
sengers, the picnic and its anticipated !
enjoyments had become merelv a mat-
Mv of jest, which no one so they as-
suxcu. eacu oiuer would, on any ac
count, participate in willingly.
Persons of ordinary observation will
scarcely find difficulty, under any cir
cumstances, in passing au hour or two
pleasantly or profitably in an old Cana
dian town, such as wis now under our
notice. Its low stone stores or shops,
walled dwellings, many churches, nar
row streets, and the quaint and ancient
architecture can never be without a fair
degree of interest to the stranger; but I
knew the town well already, and had
formed a resolution, which soon became
a definite purpose, to penetrate into the
interior in the direction of the burning
forests, and to see for myself something
that could not fail to be new to all my
experience of life.
Woods on fire thousands of acres of
choicest timber! Hugo old trees that
had withstood the blasts of centuries of
fiercest Canadian Winters, falling an
easy prey to their less time-honored
enemy.
Yes, I would see it xit its worst, or
best. Where there was so much smoke,
there must be fire as tho adage hath it
and a great deal of it; for, from one
quarter, I had noticed the clouds had
drifted darker and darker, and from tho
same direction the wind came heat
laden and oppressive.
Very briefly I stated my purpose to
my young companion, who in turn im
parted it . to her acquaintances. By
them it was received with rather sober
faces, in spite of Miss Frank's favorable
acquiescence.
Without pausing to discuss the pro
ject, we went at once to the railway sta
tion, and there heard and saw enough
within live minutes to have dissuaded
almost any one from even an attempt to
visit tho fire district, as the station
agent termed it.
The faces of our friends lengthened
to the expression of a decided negative,
after listening very briefly to the re
ports coming in from the burning town
ships, and they declined to go. In this
they were doubtless right. Trobably
on any other occasion I should have de
sisted. But this, I considered, prom
ised an experience too valuable to be
lost, and, as fate or fortune would have
it, just then an engine and tender, with
ono or two construction cars and a
freight caboose attached, came steaming
up to tho station, bound for the burnt
region, with a number of laborers to as
sist in preventing, as far as might be,
the further spread of the fires, and per
haps save some of the threatened outly
ing property.
I saw the conductor at once, and
stated my desire to go with him. At
first he demurred to taking passengers,
but glancing at my companion, said that
I could have the caboose if such ac
commodation would answer, and I chose
to assume (as I must), all responsibili-
tjr-
I closed tho arrangement at once, as
sisted my fair companion on board,
waved hat and handkerchief in a cheer
ful farewell to those left behind, and
we were off with a rush.
For some miles we saw no indication
of fires, save that the smoke grew more
and more dense, as it drifted down to
meet us, as it were, half way; but at
length we came to burnt lines of dark
ground, where every living blade of
grass, shrub, tree and insect had per
ished, and only a blank desolation
reirned.
It had crossed the track and road-bed
in many places, and some of the ties
were charred and blackened, and not
unfrequently burned nearly to ashes.
Occasionally the giant trunk of a huge
old forest tree, denuded of bark, foliage
and branches could be seen still smok
ing, like some grim giant of a past age,
whoso heart yet holds out against the
utter extinguishment of all hope.
Hero or there were the charred re
mains of some wild animal, overtaken
by smoke and flame in its flight; and
less frequent the cooling stones and
smoking embers of what had once been
the home and habitation of a happy
family. This last, the saddest sight of
all, for theso homes, though humble,
had not been wrested from the wilds
and tho wilderness without steadfast and
persistent labor; they were, in fact, the
vanished monuments of human lives
not great, not even noted, it is true, but
the life-work, in many instances, of
thoso who had reared them. And if
tho cettage only sheltered contented
minds, what palace could do more ?
Further on, fires still blazing came in
sight, and huge parks of cordwood,
piled near the track, flamed up as we
shot past them. We were evidently
getting into close quarteis.
I had heard some talk among the men
on the construction cars in reference to
a covered bridge, which, though built
in part of iron and stone, was in the
burning section, and of course, endan
gered. I was just wondering how much fur
ther off it was likely to prove, when we
suddenly turned a slight curve in the
line, and came in full sight of it.
It was already on fire.
Beneath it. all the more distinguisha
ble from the burnt and smoldering veg
etation that lined its banks, lay the
sluggish stream of dark water which it
snanned.
A house that had been occupied as a
guard house for the man or men who
had charge of the bridge, was also in
flames. No effort, so far as I could ob
serve, was being made to save either
bridr'o or house. Frobably tho guard,
worn down by exhaustion in previous
efforts to save outlying enecis, nau ueen
unable to continue the struggle against
the destroyer's approach, and had gone
up the line for assistance. But too late
tn lv nf nv service, evidently.
The train ran as near the bridge as
was consistent with safety, and came to
a halt.
"Tf nnvtliinff can be done, it must be
in the direction of the bridge, but 1 fear
even to save that is now impossible,
said the conductor, hastily, as he came
to a pause a moment beside mo.
Fortunately, they had brought buck
ets with them, and in less time than it
takes to tell it, a line was formed from
the point nearest of ppproach to the
river's edge, and a stream of water
scarcely less in effect than if it was
thrown by an engine, was dashed on the
burning timbers.
It was no part of my natural disposi
tion to be an idler at such a crisis, you
may bo sure, where every arm was
needed; and I think I may say with cer
tainty that I was one of the first to
mount tho blazing bridge.
No apology had been offered or need
ed, other than that afforded by the emer
gency, at my fair comjianion, whose
eyes, eloquent enough at all times,
spoke louder than words of the direc
tion wherein lay duty.
I had left her leaning out of the car
window, watching the progress of the
fire and the efforts we were making, and
thought no more of her until tho sud
den appearanco of a female figure dash
ing up the bank beyond the bridge,
and on to the burning structure, rush
ing toward mo through smoke and
blazing cinders, with wild cries and ex
cited gestures, caused me to hesitate
and falter, bucket in hand.
I had seen but one female figure that
of my young female friend since our
arrival on the ground, and now at this
sudden and strange apparition in my
front, I natuarlly enough glanced back
ward to where I had left my companion.
She was no longer there, but the
same sweeping glance showed me, fur
ther to tho right, where stood the burn
ing dwelling, her moving figure in rap
id flight toward the half open door.
The same glance revealed at a window
sill just above it the tumbled locks of a
little child, which appeared and disap
peared in a cloud of smoke even while
I gazed.
I looked at Miss Frank in apirehen
siou and terror, for, while there seemed
to us onlookers, a hundred yards away,
no hope whatever for tho child, her res
oluto purpose to attempt its rescue ap
peared in every step and gesture.
Shouts of remonstrance and warning
arose on all sides, for lire was dropping
from the coping, all about tho entrance,
and tho roof seemed falling in. A dozen
men sprang up to restrain her, or to as
sist her in her efforts.
But tho young girl did not seem to
hear, and certainly did not heed them.
Snatching off her shawl, as she ran,
she dipped it into a tub of water beside
tho path iu passing, whirled it about
her face and head, as a slight protection.
dashed under the blazing arch, and
into tho house.
"Sho will save him, sair !" cried a
shrill voice at the same instant, and the
female figure I had seen rushing on to
the bridge tumbled heavily against me.
Limp and motionless, it would have
fallen through the open ties into the
stream below but for my restraining
hand.
"Poor mother ! It is Tommy, tho
guard's wife," muttered a sympathetic
voice, that jo f ono of the brakemen, to
whoni I yielded her.
lorme, I was voiceless. Life or
death; which would win the victory iu
this fierce encounter? The seconds
seemed lengthening to minutes, the
minutes to hours, as I gazed, rooted to
the spot, at the burning doorway. I
would have moved in that direction,
would have ilown like the wings of
morning, but had no power nor volition
of my own. God ! would she never re
apjiear ? Must smoke and flame drink
up that young life in tho full tide of a
noble endeavor No, thank God ! Not
yet ! .
The leaden wings that have weighed
me down fall away like flashes of light,
as I leap from the bridge and rush
toward the house.
But ere a dozen steps are taken, a
shout goes up that makes tho echoes
ring.
"Saved ! saved '. Bairn and lassie !
bairn and lassie, both !" and I saw my
young friend God bless her .'dash
out from tho blazing doorway, with
scorched and shriveled garments, safe
and sound, and beariug tho frightened
little youngster, whose head we had seen
that ono terrible instant abovo the window-sill.
"To none but me, young leddy and
bless ye till yer .dyin' day '.to none
but me !" cried tho poor mother, rustl
ing forward and dropping on her knees
to receive her darling; and to none but
her was the darling given.
Her husband, the guard, had, as sur
mised, gone up tho line, at au early
hour, for help she had become alarmed
at the progress of the fire in tho woods
near by had feared for the house
hail hurried to overtake and bring back
her husband, in vain; had become
alarmed at the smoke arising behind
her, and returned as we saw.
There were expressions of self-reproach
ou tho part of sonio for neglect
to examine tho house, but congratula
tions on tho part of everybody; and, af
ter it was all over, wo fell to work with
renewed energy on tho bridge, already
well under control, and so effectual
was our labor, in the light of the bright
exauqrfc set us, that we soon placed it
beyond all danger.
How, afterward, we made a rapid run
homeward, arriving safely, with alarm
ing appetites for an early tea, deponent
saith not; and how the story of our Fire
Heroine, and tho incident that made
her such, formed something more than
the usual nine days' wonder, I leave to
your conjecture and to the fate that
meets all personal records of pure un
selfishness. They seldom lose in inter
est, however simply (or often) told.
And well it is for humanity that it is so.
Frank Leslie's Pojtular Monthly.
Good manners, as ha3 been pithily
said, are only the absence of selfish
ness. They are the doing to others as
wo would wish to be done unto. A
thoughtfulness for the comfort of those
about us. a pleasant smile, a kind word
these are the ingredients of which
good manners aro chiefly composed.
Always bound to follow suit Vnur
tailor's bill.
Poultry Feeding; and Breeding.
I have raised chickens the past twenty
years, and a variety ol breeds. My
method of feeding is : A or the first day
after hatching give hard-boiled eggs,
finely jiulverized, with a little fine corn
meal; after that corn meal dough for
two weeks; theu mix corn meal and
wheat Iran, equal parts, until large
enough to take coarse cracked corn and
oats, and a variety of food for a change.
I never lost a chick with gapes. Chick
ens should have a place to get into du
ring cool nights, cold rains or storms,
and plenty of sun, with a place to wal
low in of dry dust and few wood ashes.
Cleanliness is another very important
point in raising chickens. In feeding
on a board or in a pan much is wasted
and made foul. The best plan I know
is to have a tin trough V-shaped, about
two inches at the top and about one and
a half inches dee2, fastened up from the
place tho chickens stand to eat, conve
nient for them to get all the feed ; in
this way all get a chance alike, anil they
can't step on their food or foul it, and
these troughs can be kept filled, and no
waste, and chickens can eat when they
wish, which is very important for any
young animals.
It is said by thoso who take an inter
est in poultry, "small hens for eggs,
aud large breeds for eating." I think
that is true, but very broad and indefi
nite. There should bo as much care in
breeding hens as cows for milk or beef,
and the same principles govern the
breeding. The large Asiatic fowl can
be bred finer and put more meat in the
breast, and more chunk and drumstick,
by mixing with the five-toed white
Dorking, and the stock so bred are
more healthy. To confine, breeding to
one variety I am satisfied causes disease.
My neighbor had some fine white Co
chins. I had the white fivetoed Dork
ings. I gave him a fine cock and the
variety produced was the best for table
use I have met with. The great point
is to mix so as to fill out at any point
where the variety is deficient.
It is not so easy iu tho egg -producing
species; one can't mix as well.
Improvement is not so marked as in
breeding for meat. I have found the
long, slim body the best, as a rule, for
eggs. Black Spanish and White Leg
horns take the lead. As a rule, the
Leghorns will beat in number of eggs
in a year, but the Black Spanish will
lay the most pounds of any known va
riety. It is a moderate statement to
average the Blar-k Spanish at 150 eggs
per year, and the Leghorn 100; seven
Black Spanish eggs will weigh one
pound, nine Leghorn eggs a pound,
making for the Spanish 21 3-7 xounds
ler annum ; Leghorns 17 7-9 jxmnds, a
difference of nearly four pounds per
year in favor of the Black Spanish.
There is no breed that averages with
them. Cross the two breeds and you
get the Sxanish a little more hardy, but
eggs less size, about eight to the pound,
and fine layers, and it is about all the
good crossing I know of to xroduce
eggs. J. Wilder, Heitniny! i Co., Yt.
Treatment of Wool. A Suxerin
tendent of a Western factory gives the
following hints as to the treatment of
wool :
1. If xiossible, don't let the fleece get
filled with chaff by feeding your sheej)
at straw stacks. If you cannot feed
them through racks, it is better to scat
ter the straw or hay about thejard,
next to the fence. It is a decided in
jury to the fleece if the sheep feed at
the straw stack.
2. Don't defer shearing too long, as
the fleeces aro apt to become cotted
wool, which is only worth half xrice.
3. Wash wool well or not at all, as
jioorly washed or dingy wool will com
mand in market scarcely more than
straight unwashed. In many jarts of
Minnesota the facilities are evidently
not sufficient for lleece-washing, and in
snch iduces it is better not to attempt
it.
4. Whether washed or unwashed,
fleeces should be xiroxerly taggod, and
each fleece should be tied up by itself
iu not too hard or solid a bunch. For
tying ux wool use only what is kuown
a"s wool twine. Never use jute twine,
as it gets into the wool and can be got
out only with difficulty. Many manu
facturers will reject wool when tied uj
with such twine.
5. In taking wool to tho market don't
put it in a wagon-box with clay, straw
or chaff in the bottom and cover it over
with hay, exxocting when you reach a
market to get a good xrice, as many do.
If you expect to get a full price treat
your wool as though you considered it
worth something yourself. It matters
not what is to be sold, whether French
silk or raw wool; the more neatly it is
lut up or gotten up for market, the
quicker it will sell and the higher xrice
it will command.
Eyeky horse-owner should become
acquainted' with tho xeculiarities of his
horses' hoofs and the special needs re
quired in each case. He should Ikj com
petent to make suggestions and judge
of the nature of the work done. A
stumbling horse may often be cured of
the habit by judicious shoeing, and
one-half the horses a little lame are
made so by the work of the farrier. The
weight of the shoe is a matter of much
importance. A carriage horse for light
driving needs a shoe of much less
weight than a dray or omnibus horse,
and yet the same class of shoes is often
applied to both. But few have any ade
quate conception ot the amount of mus
cular force expended by the horse in
carrying his shoes. A French investi
gator estimates that a l'aris omnibus
horse in his day's work of four hours,
and with shoes weighing two pounds!
lifts weight ou their account of 115 200
Iounds. M.rror and Farmer.
A Highland schoolmaster was called
unon to heln the trreat mpn in irnuiirrr
up a petition, and, as tho chief niagiiT-
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"uic oj Mujxiu iiu ui oii ieei in circum
ference, ho was not a little disturbed
when he reful tho iinadinrr "T, 41o
I mare and body corpulent !"
Treatment of Pigs.
As a manufacturer of pork, lard and
fertilizers the pig deserves good treat
ment, and Commissioner Janes truly
remarks that success in raising hogs de
pends in a great measure upon tho at
tention given pigs for the first few
months of their existence, and if proper
attention is given them it may be stated
as a maxim that "increase of pigs is in
crease of pork." The future useful
ness indeed of every animal, man in
cluded, dexends, in an eminent degree,
uxon tho treatment received while
young, and in no case i this truer thau
with regard to the pig. Figs that are
allowed to become joor or diseased, sel
dom so entirely recover as to attain
equal development with those that re
ceive no check in growth or" health .dur
ing the formative period. It is, there
fore, of prime importance to keep pigs,
from their birth, in a thriving, healthy
condition. As soon as they can be in
duced to eat, they should be provided
with a shallow trough in the sow's pen,
but inaccessible to her, to whicb they
can resort at pleasure. Commence by
giving them a small quantity of milk,
several times a day, being careful to
feed at regular hours, so that they will ex
pect it at thoso hours, and sleep quietly
during the intervals. Increase the
quantity, and give a little grain as they
grow older, being careful to clean out
the trough each time before feeding. If
tho pigs have been well fed and the sow is
much reduced, they may be weaned at
six weeks old, but if the sow is still in
good condition and strong enough to
bear the drain upon her constitution,
they may remain with her ten on twelve
weeks, if there is time enough to pre
pare for the next litter.
When only a few weeks old the boar
Iigs should be altered and marked, and
the nows spayed about two weeks be
fore they are weaned, that they may
have tho mother's milk until recovered
from its effects. If the iigs are cas
trated at this tender age, there is less
risk, on account of the greater ease with
which they can be held in the proper xx
sition, and the small development of the
parts. If allowed to run three or four
months, as is too often the case, the
Xmrts become more sensitive, and hem
orrhage, swelling and stiffening of the
parts, are apt to follow. When the pigs
aro operated uxon the sow should be re
moved to a sufficient distance from the
Xen not to be excited by the cries of her
young, since there will be risk of her
eating her pigs if she smells blood upon
them when she is excited. Rural Xeic
Yorker.
To Tell the Age of Fowls. If a
hen's sjmr is hard, and the scales on the
legs rough, she is old, whether yon see
her head or not, but her head will cor
roborate your observation. If the un
derbill is so stiff that you cannot bend
it down, and the comb thick and rough,
leave her, no matter how fat and plump,
for some one less particular. A young
hen has only the rudiments of sxjursjthe
the scales on the leg are smooth, glossy
and fresh colored, whate ver the color may
be; the claws tender and short, the nails
sharji, the underbill soft acd the comb
thin and smooth.
An old hen turkev has rough scales
on the legs, callosities on the soles of
the feet, and long, strong claws; a
young one the reverse of all those marks.
When the feathers are on, the old turkey-cock
has a long tult or beard; a
young one but a sxrouting one; and
when they are oil, the smooth scales on
the less decide the point, besides the
difference in size of the wattles of the
neck and in the elastic shoot upon the
nose.
Au old croose when alive, is known by
the rough legs, tho strength of the
wings, jmrticularly at the xinions, the
thickness and strength of the bill, and
the fineness of the feathers; and when
plucked, by the legs, the tenderness of
of the skin'nnder the wings, by the pin
ions and tho bill and the coarseness of
the skin.
Ducks are distinguished by the same
means, but there is this difference that
a duckling's bill is mi?ch longer in pro-
portion to the breath of its head than tho
old duck s.
TnE cheaijest meat for the farmer is
mutton. It may safely bo said to cost
nothing, as the fleece from a sheep of a
good breed will amply pay for its keep
ing. Then, for additional profit, there aro
a lamb or two, the xelt of the animal if
killed at home, the excellent manure
from its dropfiings, and the riddance
of the pastures from weeds, to which
sheep are destructive foes. With the
exception of poultry, mutton is also the
most convenient meat for the farmer. A
sheep is easily killed and dressed, by a
single hand in an hour, and in tho
warmest weather it can be readily dis
Xiosed of before it spoils. Scienco and
experience both declare it's the health
iest kind of meat, and a foolish preju
dice alone xrefers pork, which, whether
fresh or salt, is the unhealthiest of all.
When people gain more wisdom, farm
ers will keep more sheep.
A neighbor of ours, according to
a common practice, had a family of
young ducks hatched by a hen. The
ducklings were of course fond of tho
water, and the hen, with a mother's
kindliness, used not only to go with them
to the margin, but to wade in as far as
sho could do with propriety. Next
year she had a dozen eggs of her own
kind given her to sit upon which, in
course of time were metamorphosed into
chickens. The mother, remembering
how fond her irevious brood were of
the water, thougkt she would give the
new family a treat of the swue kind, and
leading them down to the stream
drowned the whole. How much of this
was reason? how much- instiuct? and
what is instinct ? tendon Lire Stock
Journal.
Youno Hodge (in expectation of a
copierj "Oi'll oien the gate." Young
lady on horseback "You are a very
civil lad. You don't come from these
parts ?" Youne; Hodge "You're a liar.
I dew!" Punch.
A Business Man's Habit.
A sacred regard to the principles of
justice forms the basis of every transac
tion, and regulates the conduct of tho
upright man of business.
He is strict in keej)ing his engage
ments. Does nothing carelessly or in a hurry.
Employs nobody to do what he can
easily do himself.
Keeps everything in its proper place.
Leaves nothing undone that ought to
be done, and which circumstances xer
mit him to do.
Keeps his designs and business from
the views of others. '
Is xjrompt and decisive in his deal
ings, and does not overtrade his capital.
Prefers short credits to long ones, and
cash to credit at all times, either in buy
ing or selling; and small profits in cases
with little risk, to the chance of better
gains with more hazard.
He is clear and explicit in all his bar
gains. Leaves -nothing of consequence to
memory which he can and ought to com
mit to writing.
Keeps copies of all his important let
ters, invoices and business documents,
put away in an orderly manner, so that
on occasion they may be easily referred
to.
Is always at the head of his business,
well knowing that if he leaves it, it will
leave him.
Holds as a maxim "that he whose
credit is susxected is not to be trusted."
Is constantly examining his books,
and transmits all his accounts-current
to his customers, both at homo aud
abroad.
Avoids, as much as possible, all sorts
of accommodation in money matters and
law suits, where there is the least haz
ard. He is economical in his expenditures,
always living within his income.
Keeps his memorandum book in his
pocket, in which he notes every iarticu
lar, relative to appointments, addresses
and petty cash matters.
In cautious how he becomes security
for any person, and is generous, when
urged by motives of humanity.
Let a man act strictly on these habits.
When once begun, they will be easy to
continue in, and success will attend his
efforts.
Take pleasure in your business, and
it will became your recreation.
Hope for the best, think for the worst,
and manfully bear whatever haxJXOB3.
Is Coffee Wholesome? I know it
is palatable, as very few people dislike
it; but many eschew it on account of its
deleterious effects. Its odor in prepar
ing is delicious, far more so than the
actual drinking of it. I am as fond of
it as any one, but have not taken a cux
in twenty-five years. It is more pro
ductive of bile, esxecially to people of
sedentary habits, than any other thing
that can be drank or eaten. Indeed, the
most noted xhysicians protest against
its use beyond a single cup at breakfast,
in which firoportion it can be taken with
safety. But where it is profusely in
dulged in, it is as injurious to health as
any alcoholic stimulant. If one pound
of coffee should be so used as to last a
family of ten persons for a week, I see
it stated, no hurtful results would en
sue. But here it should stop. I should
think, however, that by persons accus
tomed to severe out-door exercise or la
bor of any kind, it could to a larger ex
tent, be taken with safety. Children
should never touch it, or tea either, ex
cept the latter be very weak. The old
fashioned way of making coffee is un
doubtedly the best, which is to buy the
coffee in the grain, scorch it until a
light brown, and grind it as it is wanted.
The water should be boiling when pour
ed over the coffee, the xt of course
closed tightly, and then give it another
boil for a minute or two, and it will
soon be sufficiently clear to use.-Aline.
Sanitary Influence of the Sun.
A free exiosure to the light, and to the
sun's influence, has a great effect in di
minishing the tendency of disease. The
s'unny side of a street should always be
chosen as a residence, from its superior
I healthiness. It has been found, in pub
lic buildings, etc., that those are always
the most healthy which are the lightest
and sunniest. In some barracks in
Bussia it was found that, in a wing
where no sun penetrated, there occur
red three cases of sickness for every
single case which hajpened on that side
of the building exposed to the sun's
rays. All other circumstances were
equal such as ventilation, size of apart
ments, number of inmates, diet, etc., so
that no other cause for this dispropor
tion seemed to exist. . In the Italian
cities this jjractical hint is well known.
Malaria seldom attacks the set of ajiart
mcnts or houses which are freely ojen
to tho sun, while on the opposite side of
the street the summer and autumn are
very unhealthy, and even dangerous.
Hyposulphite in Diphtheria. A
very largo number of diphtheria cases
are cited by a Boston physician as hav
ing been successfully treated, in his own
practice, by tho use of hyposulphite of
soda, in doses of from 5 to 15 grains or
more in syrup every two or three hours,
according to the age and circumstances;
as much as the patient can bear without
physicking being a good rule in the
severer cases. The tincture can be used
in doses of five drops to a half
drachm, in milk, the amount for thor
ough stimulation being greater than can
be taken in water; and, in tho treatment
of children, the milk thus used answers
for food. As, however, the hyposul
phite prevents the digestion of milk, it
should not be given in less than an
hour from it, though they may be used
alternately in frequent doses."
A correspondent of the Bulletin en
dearingly asks its editor, "How can
tho boys be kept off the streets at
night?" Simple enough. Let every
parent pave his back yard with tessalat
ed marble, light it with gas, put a bil
liard table in it, with a bar and cigar
stand in one corner, and the thing is
done.
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