SEPT. 30 
MOORE’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER, 
the  rest  mounted  to  the  top,  and  some  of  thorn 
entered  the  loose  earth  and  speedily  I'oturncd, 
each  bearing  a  young  grasahopiier  or  cricket, 
dead,  ^vhich  ho  deposited  upon  tlio  ground  and 
returned  for  a  fresh  load.  Those  who  had  re¬ 
mained  on  the  outside  of  the  mound,  took  up  the 
crickets  as  they  were  brought  out  of  tho  earth, 
and  boro  them  down  to  the  base  of  tho  hill, 
rcturnitig  for  a  fresh  load.  Soon  tho  contents 
of  tho  mound  seemed  to  bo  exhausted,  and  then 
tho  whole  force  returned  homo  by  the  same 
route  as, before  into  tho  trench  ami  over  the 
parat>et,  ’each  with  his  biudcn  of  cricket  food  for 
tho  community. 
1  must  confess  that  ha<l  I  not  seen  this  with 
my  own  eyes,  I  could  not  have  believed  it,  for 
hero  was  a  regular  foray,  planned  and  executed 
with  militaTy  precision,  the  country  surveyed, 
and  tho  dcjKit  of  provisions  known  accurately 
before  tho  march  was  made,  and  at  the  mound 
tho  prudential  division  of  labor,  and  the  care 
taken  that  none  of  their  victims  should  escape. 
In  conclusion,  I  would  say,  that  improbable  as 
these  fnxds  may  seem,  yet  they  were  witnossoel 
hy  myself  and  my  friend,  and  wo  returned  to 
our  camp,  wondering  at  tho  greatness  of  that 
Creator  wlio  could  implant  in  those  puny 
creatures  of  Uis  hand,  so  marvelous  an  instinct. 
- - ^  ♦ 
WISE  PUPPIES. 
A  VERT  good  story  is  told  of  two  young 
shepherd  dogs  by  tho  Florida  Sunland,  from 
wliich  wo  make  a  tow  extracts  showing  how 
jicculiar  traits  in  dogs  become  horeditaiy.  Tlie 
dogs  referred  to  under  tho  name  Hnster  and 
Tja<lv  linspjr  were  docondod  from  an  illustrious 
race  of  Scottish  shepherd  dogs,  therefore  wo 
can  more  readily  believe  tlio  sUiry  told  of  their 
process : 
Their  owner  kept  his  sheep  at  some  distance 
from  tho  house,  and  proposed  deferring  tho 
training  of  his  puppies  until  they  had  outgrown 
tho  levity  of  extreme  youth,  it  being  one  of  his 
principles  that  a  naturally  active  brain  should 
not  ho  stimulated  untU  tho  body  to  whicli  it  ap- 
,)ortalncd  had  hud  leisure  to  develop— a  favorite 
maxim  of  many  modern  educators. 
But  hereditary  tastes  developed  in  Buster  and 
I.iuly  Buster  without  the  need  of  training,  and 
simultaneonsly  groat  tribulation  fell  upon  tho 
numerous  geese,  hens,  and  ducks  of  tho  poultry 
yard.  Hoon,  at  any  time  of  the  day,  a  shrill  and 
confused  cockling  and  Hfpiawking  and  gobbUng 
might  call  attention  to  a  whole  procession  of  un¬ 
willing  and  terriflod  fowls— swollen  and  enraged 
turkey  cocks,  high  stciiping  roosters,  waddling 
duoksand  agitated  lions  -all  urged  dotormin.atoly 
and  relcntlossly  forward  by  two  small  l«rown 
puppies,  who,  with  marvelous  sagacity  luul  a 
most  wonderful  co-operation,  managed  to  exert 
complete  control  over  the  heterogeneous  mass, 
and  at  tho  same  time  to  deftly  keep  within  the 
ranks  all  whose  temerity  suggested  a  side-flight. 
Tho  steady  advance  of  the  reluctant  and  protest¬ 
ing  crowd,  and  the  unconcern  and  yet  animation 
of  the  puppies  behind,  was  a  laughable  sight  to 
ilonustif  €toiiomii. 
In  vain,  after  this  iicrforinaiice  liad  been  re¬ 
peated  again  ami  again,  did  the  mistress  of  tho 
oppressed  scold  and  coax  and  imuish.  Buster 
and  Lady  Buster  boro  moral  suasieu  with  perfect 
equanimity,  and  remonstrated  against  coercion 
with  all  the  howls  and  yells  of  ordimary  abused 
puppies,  hut  a  very  few  moments  8unir,«d  to 
wipe  out  tho  pain  and  the  sense  of  disgrace,  tho 
moral  lesson  as  well,  and  to  set  them  to  w'ork 
slowly  gathering  together  and  manipiilatiug 
their  comrades  of  tho  poultry  yard. 
There  came  a  morning  when  not  a  cackle  or  a 
quack  broke  tho  stillness  which  reigned  round 
tho  house.  Tho  <iniot  was  ominous,  almost 
supernatural.  Not  a  gobbler  etruttod,  not  a  hen 
pocked  anywhere  in  sight.  Even  the  puppies 
were  gone.  What  could  have  become  of  these 
hungry  solicitors  who  besieged  tho  doors  every 
morning?  The  oblldreu  set  up  a  dismal  wail. 
An  immediate  search  was  instituted.  Some  one 
predicted  that  where  the  chickens  were  there 
Buster  and  Lady  Buster  would  he.  .So  it  proved. 
Down  in  the  orchard,  huddled  closely  togetlior 
in  a  comer,  we  found  the  crowd  of  scared  and 
bewildered  fowls,  ohiukons  perched  upon  the 
backs  of  uneasy  geese,  goslings  under  tlio  feet 
of  iiTespoasible  ducks,  hens  forgetting  maternal 
cares,  and  Ueading  their  offspring  xmdor  their 
feet  in  terror  of  their  strange  predicament, 
roosters  and  gobblers  craning  their  necks  in 
fear  »r»fl  indignation,  all  apparently  spell-bound 
by  tho  two  bright-eyed  puppies,  who  lay  %vith 
half-closed  eyes  so  near'  as  to  confine  their 
victims  in  the  closest  quarters,  watching  so 
vigilantly  that  not  a  chicken  could  make  a 
desperate  dash  toward  liberty  without  being 
promiitly  arrested  and  driven  back.  Nor  din 
they  move  at  our  approach.  They  only  wagged 
their  tails  as  if  anticipating  approval,  and  turnovl 
one  intelligent  eye  u£s)n  us,  while  tho  otnor  nar¬ 
rowly  observed  the  flutter  of  evciw_  feather 
among  their  charge.  But  the  fun  of  this  sort  of 
thing  was  wearing  out.  Wo  forced  the  reluctant 
Buster  and  Lady  Buster  away,  and  that  very 
night  sent  them  down  to  the  sheep  pasture,  that 
they  might  exert  their  talents  in  a  legitimate 
way. 
RENDERING  AN  ACCOUNT  OF  EXPENSES. 
Mu.  Editoh: — ‘’What  do  you  think  of  this; 
“Tlie  lIouBokoeper’s  Memorandum  Book  is  a 
splendid  medium  whereby  an  aecurti/s  necitanf 
may  be  rt'tuhrfid  unto  liege  byrds  of  tho  diapnml 
of  cash  allotfiKl  for  housekeeping  purposes.” 
That  i«  what  I  saw  in  a  nowspajicr  the  other 
day.  May  be  you  won’t  want  to  give  tho  book 
an  ivdvorlisemout  in  this  way :  but  it  won't  hurt 
yon.  Tho  book  Is  well  enough,  and  what  it  is 
made  for  also  is  m  ell  enough ;  but  I  pity  tho  wife 
of  tho  party  (I  won't  say  man)  that  wrote  tho  iio- 
tico,  “Accurate  account  to  bo  rendered  to  liege 
lords  for  cash  allotted."  Catch  me  doing  it !  J'or- 
liaps  you  may  snspiejoii  by  this  time  that  I  ain’t 
married.  Well,  that's  a  fact ;  and  wdiat's  more,  1 
ain’t  likely  to  be,  being  near  forty,  and  neither 
fat  nor  fair,  and,  what’s  most,  I  don’t  want  to 
be,  to  any  “liege  lord”  who  would  alM  cfish 
for  housekooping  expenses  and  demand  a  I'on- 
deriiig  up  of  an  accurate  accoiuifc  therefor. 
Do  you  know  how  I'd  do  if  I  was  ?  Homo 
lino  d.ay,  when  ho  had  a  **  few  friends  ”  to 
dinner,  tho  dishes  should  bo  garnished  after 
this  manner: — •‘This  turkey  weighed  1‘2  poimds 
at  2.')  cents  a  pound.”  “This  butter  cost  10 
oeuts  a  pound.”  “  Tlio.se  potatoes  cost  •?!  a 
bushel” — and  so  on  tlirough  the  whole  bill  of 
faro.  I’d  prove  to  tho  satisfaction  of  all  present 
that  I  know  how  to  keel)  accounts  and  how  to 
render  them  accurately. 
Now,  I  do  know  of  some  real  good  men  —  that 
is,  as  men  go  (I  doubt  if  any  of  them  aro  real 
good),  who  eou.sult  with  theii’  wives  about  what 
propoiiion  of  their  (not  his)  income  shoultl  be 
devoted  for  household  o.xpeusos  ;  but  1  am  glivd  I 
don’t  know  of  any  so  moan  as  to  demand  an  “  ac¬ 
curate  account  ”  of  the  way  it  is  used.  But  I 
suppose  there  are  some  who  do  it.  Now,  I  be¬ 
lieve  in  koopiug  accounts,  and  I  do  it  myself.  I 
don’t  buy  a  shoo -string  or  a  laiir-piii  that  I 
don't  “sot  it  down.”  and  at  tho  end  of  every 
month  I  can  tell  to  a  dollar  what  I  have  spent, 
hut.  thank  fortune,  1  haven’t  got  any  “liege 
lord”  to  report  to  I  If  I  had  a  huslmtid  and  he 
.should  suggest  such  a  tiling,  I  should  bo  very 
likely  to  got  oxeitod  arul  say  something  sharp, 
although  I  am  naturally  a  swoet-temporod  and 
mlld-spokou  woman,  and  all  tho  neighbors  know 
it.  .lust  as  likely’s  not  I  should  say,  very  mildly 
and  very  affectioriatoly,  “  1  won’t  do  nothing  of 
the  sort,  uiUoh.s  you  will  render  up  to  me  au  ‘  ac¬ 
curate  account  of  what  you  do  with  tho  rest 
of  tho  money — ’  showing  exactly  how  much  goes 
for  tobacco,  how  much  for  lager,  and  how  much 
for” - but  what  do  I  know  of  tho  many  tilings 
men  spend  money  for  that  tliey  oughtn’t  to  ? 
I  ain’t  none  of  them  Woman's  Rights  “  wim- 
mon;”  hut  I  would  show  any  man  ho  couldn’t 
snub  mo  or  tread  on  mo  witliout  my  knowing  of 
it  and  niy  lotting  of  him  know  that  I  knowod  it. 
1  had  to  stop  just  hero  to  drive  tho  hens  out 
of  tho  garden  -they  are  tho  greatest  pests  of  my 
life — and  while  I  was  waiting  to  cool  off  before 
finishing  up  tny  letter,  I  thought  I  would  road  it 
over.  1  ain’t  U8e<l  to  writing  for  the  pa|>crH,  and 
T  kinder  tlilrik  perhaps  you  will  have  hi  fix  this 
up  a  little;  but  don’t  you  oiiso  up  a  bit  on  tho 
fellows  that  can’t  trust  tlieir  wives  with  money. 
Most  likely  thoy  know  how  they  fool  away  money 
their  own  solves,  and  so  get  to  thinking  every¬ 
body  else  does  it  too.  And  put  it  a  little  strong¬ 
er,  if  you  can,  how  everybody  ought  to  keep 
accounts  for  tliou'own  information  and  guiilanco, 
but  not  because  thoy  aro  under  any  obligation 
to  render  them  up  to  any  “liogo  lords”— not  by 
a  jugful !  Ester. 
NoulRtcwn,  N.  J. 
[Wo  prefer  to  lot  the  above  letter  stand  as  it 
was  written,  only  adding  that  wo  entirely  approve 
of  the  general  idea  of  the  wiiter,  and  are  glad 
that  she  was  able  to  retain  her  sweetness  of 
temijer  while  writing  it.  Homo  women  get  un¬ 
duly  excited  under  such  circumstances  and  say 
things  in  their  haste  that  thoy  repent  at  their 
loisiu'e.  But  tlio  mildness  with  which  our  fair 
corrosiKiiident  (we  say  fair  notwithstanding  her 
disclaimer)  treats  the  subject,  is  remarkable. — 
Ed.] 
or  an  hour  and  a  half.  Remove  them  from  the 
tiro  and  seal  as  you  do  any  other  kind  of 
fruit.  I  have  done  pumpkin  in  tho  fall  aud  had 
it  to  malio  pies  of  the  following  Fourth  of  .July  ; 
and  tho  pumpkin  was  thou  so  good  as  when  first 
cooked. — Mrs.  L.  M.  T.,  JlrooHgn,  X.  Y. 
■ - - 
SELECTED  RECIPES. 
Fricaj!i>Pf'd  Beef. — ^Tako  any  piece  of  beef  from 
the  foro-qnartcr,  such  as  is  ’generally  used  for 
ooruing,  and  cook  it  tender  in  just  water  suffi- 
oiont  to  have  it  all  evaporate  in  cooking.  Wlu  n 
about  half  done,  put  iu  salt  enough  to  season  t 
well,  and  half  a  teaspoonful  of  popper.  If  the 
water  should  not  he  done  out  soon  enough,  turn 
it  off  and  lot  the  beef  fry  fifteen  minutes,  turn¬ 
ing  it  often.  It  is  very  good,  and  preferred  by 
some  to  the  host  roast  hoof.  Make  tho  gravy  of 
tho  water  tnrnod  off,  or  add  water  from  tho  tea¬ 
kettle  and  one  or  two  tahlespooufula  of  flour. 
Servo  with  vegetables  and  salad,  or  applo-saucc. 
Sle^oi'd  W’ash  and  soak  the  rabbit 
thoroughly;  then  wipe  it  quite  dry,  cut  it  into 
joints,  roll  in  flour,  and  brown  it  slightly  in  four 
or  live  ounces  of  hiittor,  with  some  bits  of  lean 
h.ara ;  then  pour  on  by  degrees  pints  of  gravy 
and  stew  tho  moat  very  gently  au  hour  and  a  half 
or  two  hours;  add  salt  if  needed,  Wlionithas 
stewed  a  half  hour  or  more,  I'Ut  iu  half  tho  rind 
of  a  lemon,  cut  tliln,  and  ten  minutes  before 
serving  stir  iu  a  largo  dessert-spoon  fill  of  rice 
tloiir,  mixed  smooth  with  two  tablespoonfuls  of 
mitslu'oom  catsup,  quarter  of  a  toaspoonful  of 
mace,  and  loss  of  cayiiime. 
Anollur.  Boil  tho  rabbit  in  a  good  deal  of 
water  and  skim  it  so  often  as  anything 
rises  to  tho  surface.  Cook  untU  tender.  Make 
a  gravy  of  sweet  cream,  butter  and  flour,  a  little 
parsley  chopped  fmo.  (lepper,  salt,  and  stew  a 
few  minutes.  Horvo  in  a  dish,  with  tho  gravy 
pourexl  over  it. 
?yml  After  tho 'rabbit  has  been 
thoroughly  cleaned,  jiutit  into  boiling  water  and 
lot  it  boil  ten  minutes ;  drain  It,  and  when  cold 
cut  it  into  joints ;  dqi  them  into  beaten  eggs  and 
then  into  ruio  cracker  crnmlis.  seasonod  with 
pepiier  and  salt.  Fry  them  in  hatter  over  a  slow 
tiro  for  liftcon  minute.^ ;  siturner  two  or  throo 
strips  of  Unnon-rind  in  a  IRtlo  gravy  until  it  is 
well- flavored  with  it ;  boil  the  liver  and  heart  of 
tho  rahliit  until  tender :  mince  them  fine ;  thicken 
tho  gravy  with  an  ounce  of  butter  and  a  table- 
spoonful  of  flour;  add  tho  minooii  liver  and 
heart;  give  tho  suuoo  a  minute’s  boil,  stir  in  two 
tablespoonfuls  of  cream,  and  last  of  all  a  small 
quantity  of  lemon  juice.  Dish  tho  rabbit,  pour 
tho  sauex)  under  it,  and  serve  very  hot. 
itigicnic  Inforimition. 
DIO  LEWIS  ON  WHOLESOME  FOOD. 
ORIGINAL  RECIPES. 
Broilerl  Squirrel. — Skin  the  squirrel,  open 
down  the  back,  wash  tlioroughly,  and  wipe  dry 
>vith  a  towel.  Put  it  on  a  gridiron  over  a  slow 
fire  aud  cook  until  tender.  Heason  with  salt  and 
!  jiopper  while  cooking.  Herve  with  melted  butter 
poured  over  it.  Very  tender  and  tlolieions. 
Canning  rumijJcins. — In  answer  to  Mrs.  E.  J . 
W.’h  iiKiuiry  iu  Ruk.vl  Nkw-Yohker  of  Sept.  1),  I 
I  send  the  following  wcll-tcstod  recipe ; — Pare  the 
j  pumpkin,  ent  it  into  small  pieces,  and  cook  It  in 
as  little  water  as  possible  until  tender;  wlion 
cool  enough,  strain  thiongh  a  strong  cloth,  or 
put  in  a  colander  until  perfectly  drained  free  of 
tho  juice  ;  then  put  in  jars  and  place  tliem  over 
the  fire  in  cold  water.  Ijot  them  boil  an  hour 
For  Breakfast.— Oa.tmca.1  perridgo  with  milk 
and  sugar. 
Or,  Graham  mush,  with  a  little  good  syrup. 
Or,  cracked  wheat  with  milk  and  sugar. 
Or,  baked  potatoes  with  bread  and  butter. 
Or,  beefsteak  or  mutton  eliop,  with  baked  po¬ 
tatoes  and  bread  and  butter. 
If  you  are  thin  and  need  fat  use  tho  first  three  ; 
if  you  are  too  fat  use  the  last  named  two. 
Drink  cold  water  or  a  little  weak  coffee. 
iHnni'r. — Beef  or  mutton,  roasted  or  stewed, 
with  any  vegotahles  you  may  like  (though  toma¬ 
toes  shouU  bo  used  sparingly),  go(id  bread  and 
butter,  and  close  tho  meal  with  a  glass  of  weak 
lonioniwlo.  Eat  no  desert  unless  it  bo  a  little 
fruit,  and  oat  nothing  more  until  tho  next  morn- 
ing. 
There  is  no  rule  iu  regard  to  diet  about  which 
I  am  so  fixed  in  my  convictions  as  that  nothing 
should  be  oaten  after  dinner,  and  I  think  that 
tho  dimior  should  bo  taken  early  in  tbe  day,  not 
later,  if  it  can  be  so  managed,  than  2  o'clock.  Di 
regard  to  tho  precise  hour  of  the  dinner  I  am 
not  HO  clear,  though  for  myself  1  o’clock  is  tho 
best  hour ;  but  ia  reference  to  the  omis.uon  of 
the  third  meal,  1  have,  after  long  observation, 
no  doubt  whatever. 
Hundreds  of  persons  have  come  to  mo  with 
indigestion,  in  sx’ime  of  its  many  forms,  and  have 
experienced  such  relief  in  a  single  week  from 
omitting  the  supper  that  1  have,  for  a  number  of 
years,  depended  upon  tliis  point  in  tlie  diet  as 
the  best  item  in  the  irrescriptions  for  uidlges- 
tions.  I  have  never  mot  one  person  suffering 
from  indigestion,  who  was  not  greatly  relieved 
at  once  hy  omittuig  tho  third  meal. 
Eat  notliing  between  meals,  not  even  an  apple 
or  peach.  If  yon  oat  fruit  lot  it  ho  with  the  broaic 
fast  or  dinner. 
Cooked  fruit  ia  best  for  persons  with  weak  di¬ 
gestion.  I  have  met  huudi-eds  of  people  who 
could  digest  a  largo  beefsteak  without  a  pang, 
but  could  not  manage  a  single  uncooked  apple. 
I  think  certain  dietetic  reformers  have  some¬ 
what  overrated  tho  value  af  fruit. 
Avoid  cake,  pie,  all  sweetmeats,  nuts,  raisins 
and  candies. 
Manage  yonr  stomach  as  above,  and  at  the  end 
of  ten  years  you  will  look  back  upon  tJieso  table 
habits  as  the  source  of  a  groat  advantage  and 
happiness. 
For  thirty  years  I  havo  been  a  constant  and 
careful  observer,  (I  have  no  hobbies  about  diet) 
and  in  tho  light  of  my  own  oxporienoo  and  thoso 
long  observations,  I  assure  you  tho  table  habits 
I  advise  aro  rital  to  health  and  happiness. 
-  -  • 
DECEPTIVE  ‘BEVERAGES. 
Ix  coiTohoratiou  of  what  was  said  in  tho  IlunAii 
Nkw-Yorkkr  Hejit.  9,  rogartling  homo-made  wines 
and  similar  driuks  containing  alcohol,  wo  quote 
tho  following  about  giugor-beor  from  tho  Chemist 
aud  Druggist : 
It  may  perhaps  startle  many  total  abstainers 
to  learn  that  one  of  their  favorite  bovoragos, 
gingor-beor,  ia  really  a  feniionlocl  liquor,  and 
contains  alcohol  In  proportions  varying  from  two 
to  four  or  live  p(M'  cent.  NovertholosH,  such, 
according  to  Dr.  Bathnrst  AVoodman,  in  tho 
Hanitaiy  Record  is  tho  case,  “  1  eUould  be  very 
sorry,”  writes  that  gentlemen,  “  te  diminisli  the 
sale  of  gingor-beor,  which  I  regard  as  one  of  tho 
best  of  our  summer  beverages,  containing,  as  it 
does,  in  almost  all  samples,  olthor  free  citric  or 
tartartic  acid,  or  the  almost  equally  bouofloial 
bitartrate  of  potash.  I  havo  before  mo  tho  re¬ 
cipes  of  several  largo  makers,  and  take  tho  first 
that  comes  to  hand.  It  contains  Ijosidea  ginger, 
tartaric  and  citric  acids,  200  pounds  of  sugar  to 
teO  gallons  of  water.  Those  ingredients  aro  duly 
fermented,  vto.,  and  bottled.  Now,  200  pounds 
of  sugar  (cane  sugar)  will  iiroduoc  m  fermenta¬ 
tion  nearly  100  pints  of  alcohol ;  and  making  all 
allowances  for  loss  in  yeast,  Ijy  evaporation  in 
Wattling,  Ac.,  it  is  quite  plain  tliat  this  liquor 
win  contain  about  four  per  cent,  of  alcohol,  and 
the  result  of  actual  experiment  shows  tho  same. 
The  other  recipes  only  differ  slightly  iu  tho 
amount  of  tho  saccharine  substance,  as  regards 
the  water,  or  tho  kind  of  sugar  jirescut,  or  the 
acid  employed.  This  ftercentago  of  alcohol  is  of 
course,  about  half  tho  streuglh  of  most  of  the 
malt  lupiors  in  common  use  hy  the  middle  classes 
of  this  country,  but  about  equal  to  many  of  tho 
olieaper  ales,  and  to  much  of  the  boor  drank  in 
Germany  and  other  parts  of  the  Gontinont.” 
NERVOUSNESS  AND  NERVINES. 
NKRVoL'aNEss,  says  GasseU’s  Magazine,  is  one 
of  the  prieoa  wo  havo  to  pay  for  civilization ;  the 
nervous  savage  is  a  being  unheard  of.  For  this 
disorder,  whieh  is  partly  of  mental  and  partly  of 
a  bodily  nature,  relief  is  sought  in  various  ways, 
and  among  these  wo  may  place  tho  etnploymont 
of  narcotics.  Tho  temporary  relief  afforded  by 
thoso  drugs  is  very  apt  to  leal  Giose  who  suffer 
from  nervous  sensations  to  pnt  toe  much  trust 
iu  and  resort  too  frequently  to  them.  In  the 
long  run  thoy  prove  most  destructive  to  health. 
Their  use  of  late  has  b<!Como  so  frequent  as  to 
tliroaten  society  with  a  serious  evil.  It  has  been 
boldly  oontendod  that  ehlOnil  Is  to  bo  found  in 
the  worU-boxea  and  baskets  of  nearly  every  lady 
in  tho  west  end  of  tho  metropohs,  “  to  calm  her 
norvoH.”  No  doubt  this  is  an  exaggeration,  but 
it  is  a  fiitit  that  in  Now  York  cliloral  punch  had 
bocomo  au  Institution  scarcely  a  year  after  tho 
introduction  of  chloral  into  meilical  practice. 
And  now  it  turns  out  that  Germany — “sober, 
orderly,  paternally-ruled  Germany  ” — has  such  a 
thing  as  moriiliia  disease  spreading  among  its 
jxipnlation.  The  symptoms  are  not  unlike  those 
of  opiiun-oaliijg.  Experience  suggests  that 
persons  suffering  from  this  disease  should  at 
once  ho  deprived  of  tho  drug.  Their  willfulness 
and  liability  to  relapse,  however,  are  so  groat 
that  it  is  said  that  only  about  twenty-five  per 
cent,  havo  been  seen  to  recover  in  a  large  series 
of  cases. 
A  SIMPLE '.REMEDY  FOR  SMALL-POX. 
Edward  IIine,  a  correspondent  of  Uio  liver- 
pool  Mercury,  in  a  communication  to  that  paper 
speaks  as  fellows : 
I  am  willing  to  risk  my  reputation  as  a  public 
mail  if  tho  worst  case  of  sinall-pox  cannot  he 
effectually  cured  in  throe  days,  suiiply  by  cream 
of  tartar.  This  is  tho  sure  and  never-failing 
remedy ;  One  ounce  of  cream  of  tartar  dissolved 
in  a  pint  of  boiling  water,  to  bo  drank  when  cold, 
at  short  intervals.  It  can  be  taken  at  any  time, 
and  is  a  preventive  as  well  as  a  curative.  It  ia 
known  to  have  cured  in  a  hundred  thousand 
cases  without  a  failuro.  f  iiave  myself  restored 
hundreds  by  this  means.  It  never  leaves  a  mark, 
never  causes  blindness,  an<l  always  prevents 
tedious  Uugcriug.  If  tho  people  would  only  try 
it  and  report  all  tho  cures  to  you,  you  would  re¬ 
quire  to  employ  many  columns  if  you  gave  them 
publicity. 
.  <  «  » . . 
It’s  a  Pity.— Yes  ;  its  a  pity  that  with  all  tho 
nostrums  iu  use  for  curing  a  sick  person,  aud  tho 
thousands  of  good  nilos  to  bo  observed  for 
keeping  onosself  in  health,  people  will  get  sick 
and  die.  Tho  wiiy  of  all  this  we  leave  for  tho 
doctois  to  determine. 
