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Hoschouer, A J (Dora), far sec 29, j 40, Rossb 2. (Ernest.)
Huddle, Harry (Minnie), far sec 12, r 80, (Ezra Slider, o), Vers 3. Hughes, Charles (Pearley), far sec 30, (Warren McClure, o), Rossb 2. (James D, Mabel I, Lillie M, Opal, Charles W.)
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Jenkinson, ยท John (Nannie), far sec 7, r 70, (Daniel Riegel, o), Ans 2.
(Harley K.)
John, Jacob, far sec 17, Ans 2. Johnson, David R (Ollie), far sec 8, h 40, Ans 2.
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Kairchner, Harrison (Minnie), far sec 10, r 25, Vers 3. (Grace G, Fay S, Bertha A.)
Karn, J C (Jennie M), far sec 27, r 80, (Sarah Crick 20, J C Oliver 20, Frank Oliver 40, o's), Yorks 1.
Keppler, George (Elizabeth), far sec 12, r 100, (David Lyons, o), Ans 2. Kershner, George, far sec 13, r 2, (O and A Kershner, o's), Ans. Kershner, N W (Lizzie), far sec 33, w 25, Vers 3. (Fern, Mary.)
Kershner, Oregon (Anna E), far sec 13, h 10, Ans 2. (Charles E, Frank, John, Daniel D, Frances, Jennie.)
Kershner, Wm (Cora), far sec 17, j. 80, Ans 2. (Elmer.)
Kimble, G W (Mary A), far sec 36, W 10, Rossb 2. (Frank.)
Kimble, Levi (Elizabeth), grocer, sec 25, h 3, Ross 2.
Kraus, William (Mary E), far sec 36, w 31, Rossb 2.
Koons, J S (Mary F), far sec 18, r 58, sec 20, r 80, (Geo Mannix 58, Sarah Sproull 80, o's), Ans 2. (Thomas A, Ora O, Arthur E.)
Kutemann, Henry (Katie), far sec 4, r 370, (Irvin York, o), Vers 3. (Henry C, William S, Andrew H, Fred S, Minnie K, Carl H, Mollie K.)
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Lachat, Eugene (Elizabeth M), far sec 34, r 78, (Lewis Guillozet, o), Vers 4. (Endy R, Tracy E, Chelcie J, Agnes, Wilbert.)
Lachat, Eugene, U, far sec 34, Vers 4. Laing, Robert A (Martha J), far sec 36, j 30, Ross 2. (Ida, Bell.)
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Laing, Robert L (Rachel A), far sec 31, h 20, Rossb 2. (Rosa B, Wil- liam A, Maggie M.)
Lambertson, Ora (Cora), far sec 9, r 164, (Jim Lambertson, o), Vers 3. (Lenora M, Carmon W, Ruth E, Mary C.)
Landis, N F (Della), far sec 32, r 80, Rossb 2. (Everette, Vouna M, Mary I, Pearl M, Theadore, Willis.) Lanich, Lank (Iva), far sec 4, r 47, (Louis Longcrick, o), Vers 3. (Le- lah, Marcella.)
Lay, Wm (Hazel B), far sec 18, r 100, (Charles Ewry, o), Ans 2. (Ken- neth R, Ruth L.)
Leedom, A S (Elizabeth), far sec 17, r 80, (Clara Streit, o), Ans 2. (Ar- thur, Frank, Walter, Henry, Anna, Warren, Elmer.)
Lehman, C H (Lucinda M), far sec 33, h 61, Vers 3. (Vernon L.)
Lehman, Frank, far sec 32, r 30 (Mead Hager, o), Rossb 2.
Lehman, James M (Emma F), far sec 33, j 28, Vers 3. (Leroy.)
Lehman, John (Minnie), far sec 33, h 17, Vers 3. (Cora, Willard.) Lehman, Samuel (Lucinda), far sec
32, h 40, Rossb 2. (Lottie F.) Livingston, John, far sec 27, Yorks 1. Longerick, Geo W (Clara E), far sec 9, r 48, (T Bayman, o), Vers 3. (Mary A.)
Longerick, John (Grace), far sec 4, j 43, Vers. (Paul B.)
Longerick, Lewis, far sec 17, h 35, sec 4, h 62, Ans 2.
Lundry, Frank (Matilda), blacksmith, sec 4, r 1, (Chas York, o), Vers 3. (Leo, Ethel, Flo.)
Lyons, Clifford (Tilitha), far sec 13, r 13, (Viola Lyons, o), Ans 2. Blanche M, Raymond N.)
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Mangen, Peter (Louisa M), far sec 27, r 90, (Lewis Mangen, o), Yorks 1. (Leonard J.)
Mann, George S. (Mary C), far sec 17, j 160, Ans 2.
Mann, J W (Ada B), far sec 17, r 80,
Geo S and Mary C Mann, o's), Ans 2.
Martin, David H (Mollie), far sec 27, h 80, Yorks 1. (Mary.)
Martin, E G (Myrtle), far sec 27, r 80, (David Martin, o), Yorks 1. (Geraldine, Lucile, Paul.)
Martin, G W (Sarah), far sec 29, h 39, sec 28, w 41, Rossb 2. (Iva L.) Martin, J A (Grace M), far sec 28, r 80, (J W Martin, 0),
Rossb 2. (Clifford, Walter.)
Martin, J B (Malinda), far sec 16, h 80, Vers 2. (David E, Eliza M, Olive B, Flora A.)
Martin, J W (Daisy L), teacher, sec 33, h 5, Vers 3. (Easter S, Carrol Y.)
Meeds, Robert (Florence), far sec 1, r 77, (Charles Baird, o), Rossb 2. Michael, James, far sec 36, r 80, (W A Michael, o), Vers 3.
Michael, John (Frances C), far sec 25, w 80, Rossb 2.
Michael, W A (Margaret), far sec 36, h 40, j 40, Rossb. (Grace.)
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McClanahan, Mary (wid), far sec 5, r 130, (Wm Roll, o), Vers 3. (Bert- ram, Bliss.) Cecil S Tercher in care.
McClurg, James (Cora A), far sec 25, w 17, Rossb 2. (Roy, Russell E.)
McClurg, Warren (Maggie), far sec 27, r 88, j 40 (Charles Stubbs, 0), Rossb 2. (Chelcie E, Helen M. Ruth, Hazel I.)
McDowell, Samuel (Lena), far sec 8, r 76, (Bert Myers, o), Vers 3. (Bessie, Cora, Hazel.)
McEldowney, James (Josephine), far sec 34, r 80, (John Grilliot, o), Vers 4. (Joseph N, Leo, Lawrence B, Elba A.)
McEldowney, Lewis (Dora E), far sec 33, r 5, (S Holsapple, o), Vers 3. Ercel, Marie, Alvin, Mildred.)
McEldowney, William (Mary E), far sec 32, j 20, h 10, Rossb 2. (Les- ter, Wilber G, Edna A.)
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Neargarden, Lewis (Anna), far sec 6,
h 12, Vers 3. (Ursel, Clemens, Mary, Leonard, Vera, Chelsie, Clar- ence, Nora, Alice, Dorothy.)
Oliver, Frank (Avilda E), far sec 9, W 38, sec 34, h 38, j 40, h 40, Vers 3. (Earnest E, Bertha B, Earl L.)
Oliver, G F (Amy), far sec 8, r 120, (G W Poling, o), Ans 2. (Charles H, Ruby F, John E, Minerva.)
Oliver, H N (Jemina), far sec 9, j 79, Vers 3. (Herschel R, Mary C, Clair . D.)
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Pearson, Susanah (wid), far sec 36, w 40, Rossb.
Pequignot, Constant, far sec 27, Yorks. Pieron, Henry (Mary), far sec 10, j 20, Vers 3. (Clarence E, Albert T.) Poling, Levi, far sec 17, h 21, Ans 2. Zema E.)
Puckett, G W (Maggie), far sec 9, r 130, (David York, o), Vers 3. Oather, Jennie.)
Puckett, John (Ida), far sec 9, r 52, (David York, o), Vers 3.
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Rehmert, Wm, far ret sec 27, Yorks 1. Richards, W H (Cora), far sec 18, j 40, Ans 2.
Riegel, David, far sec 25, h 40, Rossb 2. Riegel, Joseph (Pearl), far sec 15, r 2, (Jerry Cashman, o), Vers 3. Edith, Edna.)
Riegel, O F (Lizzie), far sec 12, r 32, (Daniel Riegel, o), Ans 2. (Lewis.) Riegel, Peter (Ruth), far sec 13-18, h 72, Ans 2.
Riegel, Ray (Della), far sec 13, r 93, Isaac Riegel, o), Ans 2.
Rittenhouse, G W (Margaret), far sec 1, r 64, (Mrs. A O Holloway, o),
Rossb 2. (Herbert, Robert E, George L, May.)
Rohr, W (Susan), far sec 15, r 80, Mary Rohr, o), Vers (Ethel,
Neva.)
Rudolph, Fred (Catharine), far sec 29, r 40, (Sarah Schmieding, o), Rossb 2. (Grover C, Mary E, Cooper R, Echo V, Tracy R, Ruth Y.)
Rue, Frank, far sec 28, Rossb 2.
Rue, J D (Effie M), far sec 21, h 20, Rossb 2. (Verdie I, Lilly C, Mar- garette, Nellie M.)
Rue, J H, far sec 28, Rossb 2.
Rue, Lovina, far sec 28, Rossb 2.
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Sanders, Frank (Tacie M), far sec 29, j 24, Rossb 2. (Mary E.)
Sanders, J L (Clara B), far sec 29, j 24, Rossb 2. (Opal E, Jennie M, Delbert W, Harvey F, Ida F.)
Schlechty, Wm (Arilda), far sec 3, r 8, Rossb 2.
Sanderson, Henry (Sarah A), far sec 16, h 160, Vers 2. (Arthur, Mae.) Schultz, Edward (Josie), far sec 6, w 10, Vers 3. (Leonard, Helen L.) Schlechty, Wm (Arilla), far sec 3, r 160, (Mrs Eugene Couchot, o), Vers 3. (Roscoe R, Alma A, Levi L. Effie E, Jane J, Henry H, Mary M, Dorothy D, Cleo C.)
Seifert, Adolph, lab, sec 12, Ans 2.
Shafer, C W (Minnie), far sec 16, r 80, (J W Sherry, o), Ans 2. (Mil- dred.)
Sharp, Ray (Maude), far sec 1, r 97, (Mrs A O Holloway, o), Rossb 2. (Charles, Edna.)
Shepard, Wm (Julie C), far sec 4, r 160, (John Sidel, o), Vers 3. (Lewis H, Daniel M, Grover G, Perry.)
Sherry, Elizabeth (wid), far sec 9-10, w 80, Vers 3.
Sherry, F L (Ethel), far sec 9, r 80, (Elizabeth Sherry, o), Vers 3. (Edgar R, Elma, Lucile.)
Sherry, Samuel (Minerva J), far sec 16, j 155, Vers 3.
Sherry, W H (Ellen), far sec 10, h 130, Vers 3. (Russell R, Homer S,
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Lawrence A, Chelca, Artie A, Maud, Hazel.)
Shimk, Clem (Nancy J), far sec 32, Vers 3.
Shumaker, William (Emily), far sec 9, r 4, (John Lambertson, o), Vers 3. (Rosa B, Winfred S B, Clar- ence V, Jessie R, Alice M.)
Silvers, Edward (Flora B), far sec 27, r 8, (R Silvers, o), Rossb 2. (Viola G, Mary R, Sarah J.)
Silvers, Fred (Cora), blacksmith, sec 30, j 5, Rossb 2. (Earl C, Carl B.) Simon, Anna C, sec 27, w 4, Yorks 1. Frank D.)
Smith, David W, far sec 7, h 80, Ans 2. (Bessie M, David O, John D.)
Smith, Noah (Ona M), far r 40, (Geo Jones, o), Ans 2. (Marie.)
Snyder, B E (Florence I), far sec 28, w 86, Yorks 1.
Snyder, L H (Eliza), prop hotel and restaurant, sec 33, j 2 lots, Vers 3. Stammen, T H (Lovina), sec 33, h 2, Vers 3.
Starr, John, far sec 29, Rossb 2.
Starr, L E (Cora), far sec 29, h 80, r 8, (D W C Shiverdecker, o), Rossb 2 (Leman D, Russell A, Ralph E, Forest, George, Walter.)
Stoner, Samuel. (Eva), far sec 32, W 117, Vers 3. (William H.)
Subler, G H (Laura), far sec 32, r 9, (Dora Barga, o), Vers 3. (Opal, Alfred, Ester.)
Subler, Jake (Nellie), far sec 36, r 80, (M Miller, o), Rossb 2. (Ruth D.) Subler, John (Mary A), far r 83, (J Smith, o), Vers 3. (Cletus J. Lor- etta R, Ethel J.)
Subler, S S (Sarah C), far sec 5, W 71, Vers 3. (Felix E.)
Supinger, J N (Rachael E), far sec 25, j 10, Rossb 2. (Sherman A, Leafor M.)
Supinger, Sherman (Rosa), far sec 1, r 108, (P York, o), Vers 3. (Grace, Pearl.)
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Taylor, Christina, (wid), far sec 36, W 25, Rossb 2.
Taylor, William (Anna B), far sec 25, w 40, Rossb 2. (Mary E, Clara E, Glennie E, Helen E, Lloyd W.) Tegtmeyer, H F (Larie), far sec 29, j 40, Rossb 2. (Bernard, Delbert.) Thomas, Elmer (Agnes M), far sec 32, r 40, (James Shiverdecker, 0), Rossb 2. (Oliver M.)
Thomas, H B (Estella M), far sec 16, h 75, Vers 2. (Norma M, Beulah B.)
Thompson, Alonzo (Evaline), far sec 15, h 55, Vers 3. (Benjamin, Wil- liam, Irvin.)
Thompson, James (Gertrude), far sec 15, h 1, r 24, (Thompson and (Pu- terbaugh, o), Vers 3. (George, Ruth, Opal, Chalmer.)
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Ulleman, Stephen (May), far r 40, Netzely, o), Ans 2. (Martin, Clem- ens B, Frank, Carrie.)
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Vanscoyk, Orman (Barbara E), far sec 31, h 6, Rossb 2. (Wm, Henry.)
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Wagner, Lawrence S (Mary A), far sec 29, w 79, Rossb 2. (Perry, Coate.)
Walters, Clarence (Bertha), far sec 13, r 34, (Dr W D Cole, o), Ans 2. (Ralph E.)
Wilson, J W (Lucy E), far sec 7-8, h 167, Vers 3. (Samuel C, Ernest I, Elza M.)
Wise, John L (Lilly M), far and stock man, sec 9, w 77, Vers 3. (Jesse C, Mary E.)
Wolfe, William (Mina B), teacher, sec 10, r 10, (William Sheery, o), Vers 3. (Mildred M, Thelma L.)
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Yokey, Lee (Bertha V), far sec 18, r 58, (Eli Yokey, o) Ans 2. (Roy E.) York, Elijah (Tessa), far sec 5, h 106, Vers 3. (Lloyd G. Lesta.)
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York, Frank (Celestie M), far sev 27, r 5, (J S York), Rossb 2. (Gladys, Virgie.)
York, Irvin, (Sarah A), far sec 4-33, h 327 Vers. 3.
York, J C. Ida M), far sec 1, h 59, sec 1, h 40, Vers 3. (Lige, Earl, Willard, Ralph, Bertha, Mary.)
York, J L (Jessie A), far sec 13, r 75, (John Pitsenbarger, o), Ans 2.
York, N F, (Mary O), far sec 12 J 198, sec 7, h 47, Ans. (Orange F, Ver- na, Raymond L, Thomas.)
Young, Henry (Eva L), far sec 8, r 147, (Anderson Conklers, o), Vers 3.
The place to get
Good Goods to Drink is at
AUGUST MILLER'S
You are always welcome and will be treated right. Bring in your jug and have it filled
Russia Ohio
Read the
Union City Eagle
Daily and Weekly
All the news all the time and it is reliable. It's market reports are correct and up to date A large circulation in Darke county. As an advertising medium it is unexcelled.
James G. Stanley
Editor and Publisher
GONE, GONE, FOREVER.
No Getting Back Hard-Earned Cash
From Mail Order Houses.
The destructive effects of large cat- alogue houses upon the individual mer- cantile efforts in the small towns and cities have grown to an alarming ex- tent since the establishment of the ru- ral free delivery and threaten to sap the business life out of the country towns and center it in the large cities. Farmers especially are victims to the glaring inducements held out by these mail order houses, and only find out their mistake after the local dealer has suffered the loss of his legitimate share of their patronage. The profit of each transaction which would nat- urally remain in the town and pass from man to man is sent away, busi- ness is curtailed, rendered unprofitable and bad conditions are certain to follow. The home dealer is progres- sive and encourages and heads social enterprises and improvements; he do- nates to church and charities
and pays a good proportion of the local taxes and his interests are closely al- lied with those of his customers; he selects and sells the best the market supplies; his character and his word are good; his statements and adver- tisements must be honestly and faith- fully made good; examination and comparison is the privilege of the cus- tomer; you can see and examine just what you buy and merit is held equal with price. A safe and sure way to buy goods is through your home mer- chants, with whom you are acquainted and in whom you have confidence. When your money is sent away to Chicago mail order houses or to any other large city it is gone forever, as there is not one chance in a thousand that any part of it will ever be re- turned to your home town, while if you buy your goods of your home merchant a large part of it will re- main in circulation in the community in which you reside.
The man who kindles the fire with the catalogues from the department stores and gives all his trade to his home merchants is the man who helps to put a better value on your property. The more a town grows and the more business it does, the greater the in- crease in the value of property-both city and farm. The man who patron- izes the city department store in pref- erence to his home merchants, think- ing that he may thereby save a few pennies, is simply detracting from the wealth of his own community.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES.
Thousands of dollars are sent out of Henry County annually that ought to be spent right here at home with the men who perhaps, in the face of some disadvantages and at some risk, have established manufacturing enterprises here and are turning out just as good products as are made anywhere.
If you buy of these home manufac- turers you pay them a profit, of course, and help them not only to con- tinue in business, but to enlarge and improve their business and employ more workmen and buy more of your produce and merchandise, and in every way help to build up a greater county and state.
Patronize home industries; every dollar of profit comes back to you if spent here. If spent abroad it never comes back. Help build up home in- dustries. They will help build you up. They, prospering, through your pat- ronage, will make your business more profitable, will increase the value of your real estate, will create a con- stantly increasing demand for labor, and will steadily increase the con- sumption of everything produced.
Get out of the notion that the fur- ther away a thing is made the better it is. Get in the habit of patronizing home industries. It is the right and sensible thing to do. It is the profit- able thing to do. It is the only way to grow and prosper. Be loyal to home, county, city and state.
PREFACE
The following pages have been added to this work with the view of giving to the farmers a handy and ready reference in cases of sickness occur- ing to any of his stock and at the same time advising ways and means of treatment of the most common diseases. Aside from this, the average farmer is constantly in need of legal advice and frequently has use for may legal forms, such as contracts, leases, rentals, loans, bonds and etc., and many dollars can be saved annually by using the information contained in the fol- lowing pages. We have not neglected the human family and have suggested helpful hints and simple remedies, gathered from the best physicians for the many maladies which we are all subject to.
We can heartily recommend any of the formulas given for the human family and animal family as being the very best that superior training and long years of practice can devise.
It has been our object in compiling this part of the work to avoid all difficult, technical and scientific terms, and to make the language so simple as to insure its value as useful and reliable for every day reference.
Few people will realize the amount of work that has been necessary to gather the information in the following pages. Hundreds of works have been examined, public libraries and private book-cases overhauled, and the writ- ings of noted writers, both in this country and Europe have been carefully compared and selections made from the best. Where selections of a reliable nature could not be found, original articles from the most scentific men in the country were obtained, thus giving facts for the farmer, gleaned from those deemed the brightest and brainiest of this and foreign countries.
This part of the work is intended for the practical farmer, rich or poor, who is willing to believe that while he has learned much, from experience that it is not impossible that others may have learned something too-some- thing that it may benefit them to learn also, and who are liberal enough to see that all truth and value of a fact is not destroyed by its being prined.
We therefore leave the work to the judgment of the Henry County farm- ers, believing that if there is merit in the pages the same will be appreciated and used.
HINTS
Fit yourself to your place and your place will soon fit you and give you pleasure and prosperity.
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Liquid ammonia relieves the effects of the sting of bees; but a much more effectual antidote is ammoniated tincture of quinin.
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Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness.
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Never refuse to own a book containing valuable information; it is money well invested .- Abraham Lincoln.
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The man who studies a single subject till he loses sight of everything else is always in danger of parting with his judgment. When he does that, when he is entirely rapt in a single idea, he almost inevitably develops what unspec- ialized people call crankiness.
To remove fish bones and other obstruction impacted in the throat, there is perhaps no simpler and more efficient relief than to swallow a pint of milk, and in half an hour an emetic of sulfate of zinc. Both pass the obstruction easily in a fluid form, but in being thrown up from the stomach it is a coagu- lated mass that drives everything before it with great force.
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For the most delicate and most important purposes, nickel steel is fast supplanting carbon steel.
We seldom prize to its full value what is in our present possession. It is when we are deprived of it that we discover its excellence.
We talk of trifles. Yes, there is such a thing as a trifle. But many an incident or act we call a trifle is of more importance than we suspect. * * *
Talk of chiseling from the cold marble a statute of life-this is the work of art few can attain. But there is a quary out of which any of us can form a living statute far transcending the artist's art, be that ever so wonderful. Life is that quarry, and that quarry is our own inheritance; out of it we may chisel and complete and polish so beautiful a character that the very angels shall envy.
Character in Walking .- Quick steps are indicate of energy and agitation. Tip-toe walking symbolizes surprise, curiosity, discretion or mystery. Turn-in-toes are often found with preoccupied, absent-minded persons.
The miser's walk is represented as stooping, and noiseless, with short; nervous, anxious steps.
Slow steps, whether long or short, suggest a gentle or reflective state of mind.
Where a revengeful purpose is hidden under a feigned smile, the step will be slinking and noiseless.
The proud step is slow and measured, the toes are conspicously turned out, the legs straitened.
The direction of the steps wavering and following every changing impulse of the mind inevitably betrays uncertainty, hesitation and indecision.
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Obstinate people, who in argument rely more on muscularity than on in- tellectual power, rest the feet flatly and firmly on the ground, walk heavily and slowly, and stand with legs firmly planted and far apart. *
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Life Influence .- A larger part of our lives than we are apt to suppose is the direct outcome of the habits of those around us. Unconsciously we think and speak and act as others do, and our standards of what is right and proper, beautiful or good, are formed from theirs. As the child emerges from the home into school or the youth from his native place to another, he finds, to his astonishment, that there are other customs maintained, other standards upheld, other views entertained than those which he had supposed to be uni- versal. This revelation often comes with a shock to his mind and a quick dis- pleasure at the foreign intrusion. But gradually this passes into a better un- destanding of the new custom and a thoughtful comparison between it and his own. His mind is thus widened, his thinking faculties are awakened, his prejudices are shaken up, and the peaceful conflict gives him strength and independence.
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We live not so much on the quantity of the food we eat, as on the amount we digest, and, often, if the quantity was less, the digestion would be better. Then, again the quality of our food has much to do with its digestion. Because food satisfies our hunger is no reason it will sufficiently satisfy the demands of the system; and what may be easily digested in active exercise may be unadapted to sedentary employment, or enforced idleness. If, therefore, we would enjoy our food and be healthy in its enjoyment, we must intelligently discriminate in what and how and when we eat, and especially in regulating the quantity to suit our capacity, our special needs and our digestion. * *
To destroy ants, drop some quicklime in the mouth of their nest, and wash it in with boiling water. Creosote is also good. Camphor in a cupboard will prevent their coming.
THE TENDENCY OF THINGS.
It behoves us to look well to our steps. The journey of each day, though little in itself, points its finger toward the journey of life. The mighty forces for good and evil are made up of such little things, that often we can see and judge them only in the aggregate. When, therefore, we are in doubt as to the quality of a single act or habit, we should go further and ask, what are its tendencies and associations, and what may be its final outcome? And if you still doubt, perhaps we can recognize its character in those in whom the act or habit has become prominent. What is a whiff at the insignificant cigarette? Look at the old smoker. What is the harm of a glass of wine or beer? Look at the drunkard. What is the harm of a little vulgar jest? Look at the liber- tine. What is the pilfer of a penny? Look at the highway robber.
Thus we may couple the incipient act in any direction with the final fruit of its aggregation. Would you acquire a noble character? Be noble in every act. Would you be a skillful workman? Be exact in every particular. Would you have a lucrative business? Attend wisely to every detail. Even a man's walk in stateliness or in awakardness shows his bringing up. His very con- versation shows his culture, and almost any characteristic, habit, manner or demeanor, gives a glimpse of his whole life.
Yes, the tendency of a single act is the tendency of the life. The tendency of big mouthfuls and loose, slovenly ways at the table shows a life of vulgarity.
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The tendency of dirty finger-nails, shirt collar and hair shows general filthi- ness. The tendency of laxity in anything is laxity in everything.
HOW COLDS ARE TAKEN.
A person in good health, with fair play, says the Lancet, easily resists cold. But when the health flags a little, and liberties are taken with the stomach or the nervous system, a chill is easily taken, and according to the weak spot of the individual, assumes the form of a old or pneumonia, or it may be jaundice. Of all causes of "cold," probably fatigue is one of the most efficient. A jaded man coming home at night from a long day's work, a grow- ing youth losing two hour's sleep over evening parties two or three times a week, or a young ladys heavily "doing the season," young children overfed and with short allowance of sleep, are common instances of the victims of "cold."
Luxury is favorable to chill taking; very hot rooms, feather beds and soft chairs create a sensitiveness that leads to catarrh. It is not, after all, the "cold" that is so much to be feared as the antecedent conditions that give the attack a chance of doing harm. Some of the worst "colds" happen to those who do not leave their houses or even their bed, and those who are most in- vulnerable are often those who are exposed to changes of temperature, and who by good sleep, cold bathing and regular habits preserve the tone of their nervous system and circulation. Probably many chills are contracted at night or at the fag end of the day, when tired people get the equillibrium of their circulation, disturbed by either their overheated sitting rooms or underheated bed rooms and bed. This is specially the case with elderly people. In such cases the mischief is not always done instanteously, or in a single night. It often takes place insidiously, extending over days or even weeks.
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