Volume 23 (1871) (426 pages)

September 23, 187r.] SGHENTIFIC PRESS. 183 Usefut INFoR MATION. q Snakes in Ireland. Ounce a Week corrects the common notion that there are not snakes in Ireland, as follows: “A correspendcut informs ns that not only do serpents and frogs manage to exist in Ireland, but that they‘absolntely swarin, the latter cspecially, iu the country districts—netably in the county of Dublin and the Queen’seononty. But as thesnakes aro there, and old authorities maintain that Ireland was free from them until comparatively recent times, the fact remains that somehody mnst have iniported them. One account gives it out that they were first propagated from spawn, introduced as an experiment, in 1686, by a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin; anether, that a gentleman imported a number of vipers from England into Wexford, about the year 1797, but they died immediately after. In the summer of 1831, however, a geutleman, by tho way of experiment, hrought a few pairs of the common snake from Scotland, and placed them ina plantation at Milecross, near Newtonards, and the readiness with which they multiplied was more alarming than pleasant. The late Marqnis of W—d, well known in his day for his strange freaks, is aaid to have tried the same experiment on his own estate, but with no auccess.” Sos Licat Toroven tHE Burxps.—Who is there that has not often admired the heantiful little cirenlar forms which sunlight takes when ahining through the blinds or any other elongated aperture, upon opposite walls. Seme asks the Her ald of Health why it is that the rays of light take those cirenlar forms rather than forms corresponding to the shape of the opening through which they pass. That journal replies as follows: All that can be aaid on this point is that such isthe fact. Light thrown off by a luminous body assumes a conical or cylindrical form, according to the conditions under which it appears to the observer. All pencils of light are primarily diverged from every point of a luminous hody throwing offlightin a conical stream; converging raya and parallel] rays are generally regarded as having a cylindrical shape. Wuat Croves Are.—Cloves are the unopened flower of o amall evergreen tree that resemhles in appearauce the laurel or hay. Itisa native of Molnca, or Spice Islands, hut has been carried to all the warmer parts of the world, and is now cultivated in the tropical regions of America. The flowers are amall in size, and grow in large numbers, in clusters to the very ends of the hranches. The cloves we use are the flowers before they are opened, and whilst they are still green. After being gathered, they are smoked by a wood fire, and then dried in the sun. Each clove consists of two parts of a round head, which are the four petale or leavea of the flower rolled up, inclosing a small numof atalks or filaments ; the other part of the clove is terminated with four points, and_ is in fact, the flower cap of the unripe seed vessel. All these parts may he distinetly seen if a few cloves are soaked for a short time in hot water, when the leaves of the flower soften and readily unroll. Can NoT SPEAK FoR CHoKING.—When I rise to speak, lam ao emharrassed my heart seem to rise in my throat and choke me.’ Itis not for the want of knowledge of my subject or from the loss of words. What is the trouble and what the remedy ? Ans. If you use coffee and tohacco, their effect is to induce a rnsh of hlood to the head under excitemeut. Embarrassment can be overcome by practice. You should read in public, and after awhile you can speak your own thoughts. Some ministers are, for many years, afflicted in the same way, but by writing and reading their discourses, in whole or in part, they finally overcome the embarrassmeut.—Heraid of Health. An ARTIFICIAL Wutruwip.—The fact that whirlwinds are caused by upward currents of heated air, was demonstrated in the town of Queensburg, N. Y.in the following manner :—A farmer having occasion toburn a yellow pine fallow of some 20 acres, fearing that the fire might spread into the adjacent timber, ignited the fallow in several places on the edge, after taking the precaution of cleaning off the brush from aatrip snrronnding it. The flames rushing toward the centre from every direction, the air and smoke soon assumed a rotary motion, which inereased in intensity. This whirlwind—for such it was— after becoming fairly formed, moved with wonderful velocity on its axis, tearing up small trees by the roots and lifting them into the air, stripping the branches from some that adhered too firmly tothe ground, and fairly wringing the hark from others. It was accompanied by a noise resembling thunder, and lasted from five to ten minutes, hut did not pass the honnds of the fallow, although it swayed hack and forth across the field of fire several times. How Scientific Men Work. It is anid when an eminent foreign sarant once called on Dr, Wollaston, desiring to be ahown over his lshoratories, in which science had been enriched by a0 many important discoveries, the doctor led him intoa little study, pointed to a table on which was an old teatray containing a few watch-glasses, test papers, a amall halance, and a blowpipe, and aaid: ‘There ia all the laboratory I have.” Now, how was this possihle? How eonld this meagre apparatus, which a schoolhoy would find insufficieut, serve to suggest and eatahlish some of the highest and most fnndamental truths of chemistry? Dees not the explanation at once suggest itsclf, that the true field in which the leader of scientific thought works is his own mind? A great man uses the things which he sees to suggest to him ideal existences, and in his eapacity of erenting auch as are consistent with all the knewn facts of the universe; his fame and distinction are grounded. Nothing could he farther from the truth, than to auppose that science accords with Mr. Gradgrind’s demand for “ facts, facts, nothing hut facts”. On the contrary, Prof. Tyndall long ago defined science as “the art of seeing the invisible,” snd, in a recent brilliant lecture, has happily shown that its progress depends largely on the fullest possible use of the imagination. How to Clear a Discharge Pips. It is not nnsnal to find the discharge pipe from the sink stepped, inconsequence of the carelessness of a servant. In such a case, especially in thecity the plumher has to be called in, who appliea his air pump, and the clearance is effected. But plumbers are not always men of their word — in a recent instance we were compelled to wait two daya before the plumber made his appearance. In conseqnence of this plumber’a delay we set to work to study an air pump that might answer for the occasion, and one that would always he on hand. Here is the resnlt and it works perfectly: Take a atraight poker, or stick, and wrap one end with a wet cloth, holding the other end in the hand for safety, and use it as a piston in the pipe. Work it up and down a few times, and the clearance is effected. Tue Carat.—Wuar ir Is.—The carat, is an imaginary weight, that expresses the fineness of gold, or the proportion of pure gold in a mass of metal ; thus, an ounce of gold is divided into twenty-four carats, and gold twenty-two carats fine isgold of which twenty-two parts out of twenty-four are pure, the other two parts being ailver, copper or other metals. The weight of four grains, used by the jeweler in weighing precious stones and pearls, is sometimes called diamond weight—the carat consisting of four nominal grains, a little lighter than four grains troy; seventy four and one-sixteenth carat grains being equal to seventy-two grains troy. The term or weight carat derives its name from a bean, the fruit of an Abyssinian tree called kuara. This hean, from the time of its being gathered, varies very little in weight and seema to have been from a very remote period, used as a weight for gold in Africa. In India also the bean is used as a weight for gems and pearls. PHaraon’s SerPents.—These, once so largely popular toys, have been almost entirely abandoned, owing to the poisonous character of their constituents and of their fumea. Dr. Puscher now announcea that a mixtnre of 2 parts of bichromate of potassa, 1 part of nitrate of potassa and 3 parts of white sugar will produce the effect of the serpents without the attendant inconveniences, He recommends the mixture to be done up in paper or tin foil cones, as the original ‘‘aerpents” were; and also the addition of some balsam of Peru to perfume it. Goon roy Remedy for Chronic Diarrhea. The following remedy for chronic diarrhaa is from a medical work by Dr. Fancher: Take two ponnds of the hark of the root of blackherry; add a suitahle quantity of water; boil for two honrs, then pour off the liquid; then add more water; continue to boil and pour off till all the strength is extracted; then straiu, and add all boilings together; simmer to two quarts; strain;add four ponnds of loaf sngar, and when cold, add half a pint of the hest French hrandy, Dose, atablespeonful three timesaday, fasting. If it does not arrest the disease in a few days, gradually increase the dose aa the stomach can hear. The author says it will effect a cure when every other means fail. Another and simpler remedy isas fellows: Puta tablespoouful of wheat flour ina tumbler of water; beat until it foams, aud drink immediately. If the patient is thirsty raore water may beadded. It should he taken four timea a day before meal times, and on going to bed. Puysrctans as TEaAcHERS.—Mrs. Julia C. Hill, who recently delivered the annual address before the Oregon and Washington Health Reform Association, remarked as follows on the duties of physicians:—‘‘Permit me to say a word in regard to the duties of physiciana. While the duty of euring the aick is justly regarded as of great importance, it has always monopolized teo great a share of the physician’a attention. The duty of teaching people how to live correctly, so that sickness will not be necessary, ahould be considered hy every physician as paramount to any other duty. Physicians ahould also be qualified to instruct the people in regurd to nursing the sick. In many cases, as mnch dependa on good nursing as on the skill of the physician, and there are but few persons who properly understand the art of nursing the aick. Hence, to know and to teach how to nurse the sick, becomes one of the most important duties of the physician.” Burrer AnD Worms.—There is no doubt that the larvie of the various worms which infest.the alimentary canal of children, and frequently, too, of adults, are taken in with the food. Greasy substances are apt te abound with them. In a late German medical journal, a Dr. Huber relates many experimenta he has made on this subject, and he comes to the conclusion that no article used by man as food, especially during childhood, is ao prolifie a cause of intestinal worms as butter. The use of butter serves also for the introduction of insects, as well as worms; and as American children seldom eat bread without a thick coating of butter, the general presence of intestinal worms need not be wondered at. An Inpicrment Agartnst AncoHoL AND Toxpacco.—The report of the British Factory Inspector, contains a statement made by the certifying surgeon at Bolton-leMoors, that the children of the mill population are year by year getting smaller, and physically less eapable of doing their work. He attributes this partly to their being the children of intemperate pareuts, partly to their being brought up on tea and coffee, instead of more substantial food, and partly to the circumstance that many young children, of about 12 years old, begin to smoke, acquiring the hahit from their fathera, and possibly from their mothers, Mepicmnat Properties oF Corre. — There are many medicinal virtues in coffee. When taken in moderation itisa gentle stimulus tothe digestive organs. It relieves some forms of headache. Itis excellent when one is fatigued or exhausted. Very strong coffee will cure drunkenness. Many fashionable bar-rooms keep it made for that purpose. Itis eminently useful to cure the habitual drinker, or those who wish to cure themselves of the hahit of using intoxicating liquors. It will keep any one awake, and, therefore, should not be drank last before going to bed. Drink WATER IN THE Morninc—lIf we would establish the habit of drinking water freely in the morning, soon after arising, commencing with small quantities, increasing gradually as we learn to relish it, until the chief portion taken during the day is hefore breakfast, it will promote the health to a much greater extent than it ordinarily does, eradicate disease from the aystem, and become a most decided Inxury in time. For CHonera anp Cronera Monrsvs.— A eorrespondent of the St. Louis Republican furnishes the following hint which is timely, and may be worthy of trial:—Make a weak ley from good wood ashes, about as strong as common tea. Drink after each meal about half a wine glass full of the ahove water, which I guarantee will prove a complete preventive against chelera morhus or dyspepsia. This can be given to an infant without injury. Whenever tle bowels hecome lax, or unchanged, ley water should be frecly used. In the year 1819 IT passed up the Missouri river on tho steamer Robert Camphell, William Eads, Captain. ‘I'wo meu died out of the cabin from 4 o’clock in the afternoon to 10 o'clock next morning. I consulted with Capt. Eads, and advised that he should put wood ashes in tle drinking water, so that all the passengers wonld have a drink of it, Hedidso. This happened at Wakadaw Prairie. He had not another sick or complaining passenger from there to Council Bluffs, and I have conversed with him frequeutly since, and he told me he had alwaya adopted that plan, and never had any sickness on his boat during the California emigration of that year. This simple medicine isin the reach of every body. When made and put in bottlea it will last good for a year. Ir you wish to havea healthy stomach do not wear ahelt or any other thing in the form of clothing tight aronnd your waist. Dyspepsia with girls and women ia often caused by reason of tightness of clething over the stomach. With men it ia often caused hy the high waisthand on their pantaleons or drawers, worn tight about the body over the pit of the stomach. Let all your clothing he thoronghly loose at that point. Bad as tight clothing ison any partof the body, there ia no place where it can be more preductive of disease than at, or about, or over the stomach. The stomach needs plenty of room toact. Do not press it from without. If you do it will shrink to get away from the pressure. A great many persons have dyspepsia hecause they have contracted the stomach from without. Not having space enough in which to work healthy, it becemes so abriveled up that itis not large enough to retain what foed the body needs for the maintenance of strength and health. To Remove Warts anp Corns.—Home and Heaith contains the following:— Warts are not only very trouhlesome, but disfigure the hands. Our readera will thank us for calling their attention to the following perfect cure, even of the largeat, without leaying a scar. It has heen tested by the writer: ‘Take a small piece of raw beef, steep it all night in vinegar, cut as. much from it as will cover the wart, and tie it on, or, if the excrescence is on the forshead, fasten it on with strips of plaster. It may be removed during the day and put on every night. In a fortnight the wart will die and peel off.” The aame prescription will cure corns. A Curtrous Meproan Exprrment.—In Russia, not long since, it is said, some murderers were placed, without knowing it, in fonr heds where four persona had died of the cholera. They did not take the disease. They were then told that they were to sleep in beds where some persona had died of malignant cholera; but the heds were, in fact, new, and had not heen used at all. Nevertheless, three of them died of the disease within four hours. Conorapo For AstaMarios.—The last numher of the Medical and Surgical Reporter mentions the case of a citizen of Detroit, who had for thirty years auffered inteusely from asthma, recently migrating to Colorado, where he soon experienced a decided relief, and, after a stay of three or four months, found himself entirely cured. He regardathe pure, rarified atmosphere of that elevated, non-malarious region as a positive antidote for asthma in all its forms. GENERAL PREVALENCE OF CANCER.—Dr. Blisa, of Washington City, estimates the numher of cures of cancer now nnder treatment in the United States ia 100,000, with an average number of 6,000 deaths per week. WatTERMELONS are very injurious for debilitated and nervous people, but good for persons of full hahits and torpid livers. Tose who use 2 plain, unstimulating diet, have little thirst. Strep will do much to cure irribility of temper, peevishness and uneasiness generally. It will cure headache and neuralgia and brace up and make stronga weary body.

September 23, 187r.] SGHENTIFIC PRESS. 183 Usefut INFoR MATION. q Snakes in Ireland. Ounce a Week corrects the common notion that there are not snakes in Ireland, as follows: “A correspendcut informs ns that not only do serpents and frogs manage to exist in Ireland, but that they‘absolntely swarin, the latter cspecially, iu the country districts—netably in the county of Dublin and the Queen’seononty. But as thesnakes aro there, and old authorities maintain that Ireland was free from them until comparatively recent times, the fact remains that somehody mnst have iniported them. One account gives it out that they were first propagated from spawn, introduced as an experiment, in 1686, by a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin; anether, that a gentleman imported a number of vipers from England into Wexford, about the year 1797, but they died immediately after. In the summer of 1831, however, a geutleman, by tho way of experiment, hrought a few pairs of the common snake from Scotland, and placed them ina plantation at Milecross, near Newtonards, and the readiness with which they multiplied was more alarming than pleasant. The late Marqnis of W—d, well known in his day for his strange freaks, is aaid to have tried the same experiment on his own estate, but with no auccess.” Sos Licat Toroven tHE Burxps.—Who is there that has not often admired the heantiful little cirenlar forms which sunlight takes when ahining through the blinds or any other elongated aperture, upon opposite walls. Seme asks the Her ald of Health why it is that the rays of light take those cirenlar forms rather than forms corresponding to the shape of the opening through which they pass. That journal replies as follows: All that can be aaid on this point is that such isthe fact. Light thrown off by a luminous body assumes a conical or cylindrical form, according to the conditions under which it appears to the observer. All pencils of light are primarily diverged from every point of a luminous hody throwing offlightin a conical stream; converging raya and parallel] rays are generally regarded as having a cylindrical shape. Wuat Croves Are.—Cloves are the unopened flower of o amall evergreen tree that resemhles in appearauce the laurel or hay. Itisa native of Molnca, or Spice Islands, hut has been carried to all the warmer parts of the world, and is now cultivated in the tropical regions of America. The flowers are amall in size, and grow in large numbers, in clusters to the very ends of the hranches. The cloves we use are the flowers before they are opened, and whilst they are still green. After being gathered, they are smoked by a wood fire, and then dried in the sun. Each clove consists of two parts of a round head, which are the four petale or leavea of the flower rolled up, inclosing a small numof atalks or filaments ; the other part of the clove is terminated with four points, and_ is in fact, the flower cap of the unripe seed vessel. All these parts may he distinetly seen if a few cloves are soaked for a short time in hot water, when the leaves of the flower soften and readily unroll. Can NoT SPEAK FoR CHoKING.—When I rise to speak, lam ao emharrassed my heart seem to rise in my throat and choke me.’ Itis not for the want of knowledge of my subject or from the loss of words. What is the trouble and what the remedy ? Ans. If you use coffee and tohacco, their effect is to induce a rnsh of hlood to the head under excitemeut. Embarrassment can be overcome by practice. You should read in public, and after awhile you can speak your own thoughts. Some ministers are, for many years, afflicted in the same way, but by writing and reading their discourses, in whole or in part, they finally overcome the embarrassmeut.—Heraid of Health. An ARTIFICIAL Wutruwip.—The fact that whirlwinds are caused by upward currents of heated air, was demonstrated in the town of Queensburg, N. Y.in the following manner :—A farmer having occasion toburn a yellow pine fallow of some 20 acres, fearing that the fire might spread into the adjacent timber, ignited the fallow in several places on the edge, after taking the precaution of cleaning off the brush from aatrip snrronnding it. The flames rushing toward the centre from every direction, the air and smoke soon assumed a rotary motion, which inereased in intensity. This whirlwind—for such it was— after becoming fairly formed, moved with wonderful velocity on its axis, tearing up small trees by the roots and lifting them into the air, stripping the branches from some that adhered too firmly tothe ground, and fairly wringing the hark from others. It was accompanied by a noise resembling thunder, and lasted from five to ten minutes, hut did not pass the honnds of the fallow, although it swayed hack and forth across the field of fire several times. How Scientific Men Work. It is anid when an eminent foreign sarant once called on Dr, Wollaston, desiring to be ahown over his lshoratories, in which science had been enriched by a0 many important discoveries, the doctor led him intoa little study, pointed to a table on which was an old teatray containing a few watch-glasses, test papers, a amall halance, and a blowpipe, and aaid: ‘There ia all the laboratory I have.” Now, how was this possihle? How eonld this meagre apparatus, which a schoolhoy would find insufficieut, serve to suggest and eatahlish some of the highest and most fnndamental truths of chemistry? Dees not the explanation at once suggest itsclf, that the true field in which the leader of scientific thought works is his own mind? A great man uses the things which he sees to suggest to him ideal existences, and in his eapacity of erenting auch as are consistent with all the knewn facts of the universe; his fame and distinction are grounded. Nothing could he farther from the truth, than to auppose that science accords with Mr. Gradgrind’s demand for “ facts, facts, nothing hut facts”. On the contrary, Prof. Tyndall long ago defined science as “the art of seeing the invisible,” snd, in a recent brilliant lecture, has happily shown that its progress depends largely on the fullest possible use of the imagination. How to Clear a Discharge Pips. It is not nnsnal to find the discharge pipe from the sink stepped, inconsequence of the carelessness of a servant. In such a case, especially in thecity the plumher has to be called in, who appliea his air pump, and the clearance is effected. But plumbers are not always men of their word — in a recent instance we were compelled to wait two daya before the plumber made his appearance. In conseqnence of this plumber’a delay we set to work to study an air pump that might answer for the occasion, and one that would always he on hand. Here is the resnlt and it works perfectly: Take a atraight poker, or stick, and wrap one end with a wet cloth, holding the other end in the hand for safety, and use it as a piston in the pipe. Work it up and down a few times, and the clearance is effected. Tue Carat.—Wuar ir Is.—The carat, is an imaginary weight, that expresses the fineness of gold, or the proportion of pure gold in a mass of metal ; thus, an ounce of gold is divided into twenty-four carats, and gold twenty-two carats fine isgold of which twenty-two parts out of twenty-four are pure, the other two parts being ailver, copper or other metals. The weight of four grains, used by the jeweler in weighing precious stones and pearls, is sometimes called diamond weight—the carat consisting of four nominal grains, a little lighter than four grains troy; seventy four and one-sixteenth carat grains being equal to seventy-two grains troy. The term or weight carat derives its name from a bean, the fruit of an Abyssinian tree called kuara. This hean, from the time of its being gathered, varies very little in weight and seema to have been from a very remote period, used as a weight for gold in Africa. In India also the bean is used as a weight for gems and pearls. PHaraon’s SerPents.—These, once so largely popular toys, have been almost entirely abandoned, owing to the poisonous character of their constituents and of their fumea. Dr. Puscher now announcea that a mixtnre of 2 parts of bichromate of potassa, 1 part of nitrate of potassa and 3 parts of white sugar will produce the effect of the serpents without the attendant inconveniences, He recommends the mixture to be done up in paper or tin foil cones, as the original ‘‘aerpents” were; and also the addition of some balsam of Peru to perfume it. Goon roy Remedy for Chronic Diarrhea. The following remedy for chronic diarrhaa is from a medical work by Dr. Fancher: Take two ponnds of the hark of the root of blackherry; add a suitahle quantity of water; boil for two honrs, then pour off the liquid; then add more water; continue to boil and pour off till all the strength is

extracted; then straiu, and add all boilings together; simmer to two quarts; strain;add four ponnds of loaf sngar, and when cold, add half a pint of the hest French hrandy, Dose, atablespeonful three timesaday, fasting. If it does not arrest the disease in a few days, gradually increase the dose aa the stomach can hear. The author says it will effect a cure when every other means fail. Another and simpler remedy isas fellows: Puta tablespoouful of wheat flour ina tumbler of water; beat until it foams, aud drink immediately. If the patient is thirsty raore water may beadded. It should he taken four timea a day before meal times, and on going to bed. Puysrctans as TEaAcHERS.—Mrs. Julia C. Hill, who recently delivered the annual address before the Oregon and Washington Health Reform Association, remarked as follows on the duties of physicians:—‘‘Permit me to say a word in regard to the duties of physiciana. While the duty of euring the aick is justly regarded as of great importance, it has always monopolized teo great a share of the physician’a attention. The duty of teaching people how to live correctly, so that sickness will not be necessary, ahould be considered hy every physician as paramount to any other duty. Physicians ahould also be qualified to instruct the people in regurd to nursing the sick. In many cases, as mnch dependa on good nursing as on the skill of the physician, and there are but few persons who properly understand the art of nursing the aick. Hence, to know and to teach how to nurse the sick, becomes one of the most important duties of the physician.” Burrer AnD Worms.—There is no doubt that the larvie of the various worms which infest.the alimentary canal of children, and frequently, too, of adults, are taken in with the food. Greasy substances are apt te abound with them. In a late German medical journal, a Dr. Huber relates many experimenta he has made on this subject, and he comes to the conclusion that no article used by man as food, especially during childhood, is ao prolifie a cause of intestinal worms as butter. The use of butter serves also for the introduction of insects, as well as worms; and as American children seldom eat bread without a thick coating of butter, the general presence of intestinal worms need not be wondered at. An Inpicrment Agartnst AncoHoL AND Toxpacco.—The report of the British Factory Inspector, contains a statement made by the certifying surgeon at Bolton-leMoors, that the children of the mill population are year by year getting smaller, and physically less eapable of doing their work. He attributes this partly to their being the children of intemperate pareuts, partly to their being brought up on tea and coffee, instead of more substantial food, and partly to the circumstance that many young children, of about 12 years old, begin to smoke, acquiring the hahit from their fathera, and possibly from their mothers, Mepicmnat Properties oF Corre. — There are many medicinal virtues in coffee. When taken in moderation itisa gentle stimulus tothe digestive organs. It relieves some forms of headache. Itis excellent when one is fatigued or exhausted. Very strong coffee will cure drunkenness. Many fashionable bar-rooms keep it made for that purpose. Itis eminently useful to cure the habitual drinker, or those who wish to cure themselves of the hahit of using intoxicating liquors. It will keep any one awake, and, therefore, should not be drank last before going to bed. Drink WATER IN THE Morninc—lIf we would establish the habit of drinking water freely in the morning, soon after arising, commencing with small quantities, increasing gradually as we learn to relish it, until the chief portion taken during the day is hefore breakfast, it will promote the health to a much greater extent than it ordinarily does, eradicate disease from the aystem, and become a most decided Inxury in time. For CHonera anp Cronera Monrsvs.— A eorrespondent of the St. Louis Republican furnishes the following hint which is timely, and may be worthy of trial:—Make a weak ley from good wood ashes, about as strong as common tea. Drink after each meal about half a wine glass full of the ahove water, which I guarantee will prove a complete preventive against chelera morhus or dyspepsia. This can be given to an infant without injury. Whenever tle bowels hecome lax, or unchanged, ley water should be frecly used. In the year 1819 IT passed up the Missouri river on tho steamer Robert Camphell, William Eads, Captain. ‘I'wo meu died out of the cabin from 4 o’clock in the afternoon to 10 o'clock next morning. I consulted with Capt. Eads, and advised that he should put wood ashes in tle drinking water, so that all the passengers wonld have a drink of it, Hedidso. This happened at Wakadaw Prairie. He had not another sick or complaining passenger from there to Council Bluffs, and I have conversed with him frequeutly since, and he told me he had alwaya adopted that plan, and never had any sickness on his boat during the California emigration of that year. This simple medicine isin the reach of every body. When made and put in bottlea it will last good for a year. Ir you wish to havea healthy stomach do not wear ahelt or any other thing in the form of clothing tight aronnd your waist. Dyspepsia with girls and women ia often caused by reason of tightness of clething over the stomach. With men it ia often caused hy the high waisthand on their pantaleons or drawers, worn tight about the body over the pit of the stomach. Let all your clothing he thoronghly loose at that point. Bad as tight clothing ison any partof the body, there ia no place where it can be more preductive of disease than at, or about, or over the stomach. The stomach needs plenty of room toact. Do not press it from without. If you do it will shrink to get away from the pressure. A great many persons have dyspepsia hecause they have contracted the stomach from without. Not having space enough in which to work healthy, it becemes so abriveled up that itis not large enough to retain what foed the body needs for the maintenance of strength and health. To Remove Warts anp Corns.—Home and Heaith contains the following:— Warts are not only very trouhlesome, but disfigure the hands. Our readera will thank us for calling their attention to the following perfect cure, even of the largeat, without leaying a scar. It has heen tested by the writer: ‘Take a small piece of raw beef, steep it all night in vinegar, cut as. much from it as will cover the wart, and tie it on, or, if the excrescence is on the forshead, fasten it on with strips of plaster. It may be removed during the day and put on every night. In a fortnight the wart will die and peel off.” The aame prescription will cure corns. A Curtrous Meproan Exprrment.—In Russia, not long since, it is said, some murderers were placed, without knowing it, in fonr heds where four persona had died of the cholera. They did not take the disease. They were then told that they were to sleep in beds where some persona had died of malignant cholera; but the heds were, in fact, new, and had not heen used at all. Nevertheless, three of them died of the disease within four hours. Conorapo For AstaMarios.—The last numher of the Medical and Surgical Reporter mentions the case of a citizen of Detroit, who had for thirty years auffered inteusely from asthma, recently migrating to Colorado, where he soon experienced a decided relief, and, after a stay of three or four months, found himself entirely cured. He regardathe pure, rarified atmosphere of that elevated, non-malarious region as a positive antidote for asthma in all its forms. GENERAL PREVALENCE OF CANCER.—Dr. Blisa, of Washington City, estimates the numher of cures of cancer now nnder treatment in the United States ia 100,000, with an average number of 6,000 deaths per week. WatTERMELONS are very injurious for debilitated and nervous people, but good for persons of full hahits and torpid livers. Tose who use 2 plain, unstimulating diet, have little thirst. Strep will do much to cure irribility of temper, peevishness and uneasiness generally. It will cure headache and neuralgia and brace up and make stronga weary body.