MARCH 48 
fldenee in my ability to attend to it.. I con 
sen tod, however, to advise concerning it, and 
to do a little work. One complin* tiun after 
another arose. Ikept working at it all win¬ 
ter and intothespriug. For three months this 
case required as continuous though' and labor 
as I ha<i ever bestowed on any casein all tny 
legal experience. Yet tinder the constant 
pressure and anxiety 1 grew stronger, taking 
i Compound Oxygen all the time, in the spring, 
to my astonishment aud that of my friends, I 
was as tit as ever for bnrd work and close ap¬ 
plication. 
“My present health issuehthat I can without, 
hardship or undue exertion attend to the 
business of my profession, as of old. I am 
regularly at my office in all kinds ol weather, 
except the exceedingly stormy, and even then 
if, is seldom that I am housed. My digestion 
is good, my sleep is as natural and as easy as 
it ever was, and my appetite is as hearty as I 
could desire. 
"A remarkable feature of my case is the 
hopelessness with which Dr. Starkey viewed 
it at the outset. It was not brought, to his 
personal attention until after, in Dr. Turner’s 
Care, I had begun the treatment. Then my son 
wrote to him, setting forth my coudtion, aud 
asking him to interest himself individually 
in endeavors tor my benefit. Dr. Starkey 
implied that he had carefully examined 
the case, as set before him; and that 
there was evidently nothing that could be 
done. He saw no possible chance of my being 
made better, aud doubted if I could even be 
made more comfortable. ‘I am very sorry,’ 
he wrote,‘to give su?h a hopeless prognosis, 
but, couscientiously. I can give no other.’ 
What would Dr. Starkey have said, had he 
then been assured that in less than a year from 
the time of his writing 1 should be thoroughly 
restored to as good health as ever I had, and 
that 1 should he able to atteuu regularly to the 
arduous dutiesot my profession. 
“Do I still continue to take the Treatment.!' 
No; not regularly, for my system is iu such 
good condition chat 1 do not need it. Once in 
a while, if 1 happen to take cold, 1 resort to 
the Treatment for a few' days, and always 
with certain and beneficial elTeot. 
“My confidence in the restorative power of 
Compound Oxygon is complete; as also it is 
iu the ability aud integrity of Drs. Starkey & 
Paleu, and of Dr. Turner, who is in charge of 
their New York Depository; otherwise I 
should uot allow my uame to be used iu this 
connection. I have thus freely made mention 
of the history ot my case as a duty 1 owe of 
rendering possible service to some who may 
be as greatly iu need of puysical recupera¬ 
tion as 1 was.” 
Prom the above it would seem that even the 
most despondent invalids and those whose 
conditionuas been supposed to be beyond rem- 
edy. may take courage and be of good cheer. 
For the mod ample details in regard to Com- 
pouudOxygeu. reference should be made to 
the pamphlet issued by Drs. Stai key & Paleu, 
1109 and till Liirard Street, Philadelphia. 
On application by mail this pamphlet will be 
sent to any address. 
would require too much spno«, Flowers 
should be planted in a mellow' soil, containing 
sand enough to prevent the soil from becom¬ 
ing bard, or baked, after a heavy rain, aud if 
the beds are made higher in the center than, at 
the sides, a portion of the water will run off. 
Fig. 11 is the diagram of a bed planted in the 
JUDGE FLANDERS, OF NEW 
YORK. 
FLOWER BEDS 
The Hon. Joseph R. Flanders enjoys the 
eminent distinction uf being one nt the most 
E roruinem lawyer* in Now York. Born and 
rought up in MuJone, Franklin county, op 
the edge of the Adirondack region, he early 
devoted himself to the practice ot law'and took 
an active part in the politics of the State. He 
was for years judge iu Franklin county; and 
he served with distinguished ability several 
terms in the Legislature of New' York. 11 •» 
was fora long tune in partuersnip, in the 
practice of law. with the Hon. W. A. Wheeler, 
who was Vice President of the United States 
during the presidency of Mr. Hayes. Judge 
Flanders was a member of the famous commit¬ 
tee appointed about thirty years ago to revise 
the Constitution of the State of New York. 
He always has been a staunch and fearless ad¬ 
vocate of temperance reform and of purity in 
political affairs. During the controversy 
which led to the wur, he was conspicuous for 
his consistent aud forcible advocacy of 
“State Rights,” always taking the ground of 
the statesman and jurist, and not affiliating 
with the demagogues or noisy political 
charlatans on either side. 
In his present appearance Judge Flanders’ 
countenance gives no indicatiou of the re¬ 
markable physical experience through which 
he has passed. No one would suppose from 
seeing him busily at work in his law office, a 
cheerful, bearty, and well preserved elderly 
gentleman, that he was for many years u great 
sufferer, and that bis emancipation from 
slavery to severe disease was a matter of only 
recent date. But even so it is. Visiting him 
a few' daysago in his well appointed law office 
in “Temple Court.” which is one of the new. 
URSA MA.10R. 
(Concluded.) 
Fig. 6 shows two designs formed from a 
square. The first is made in the following 
manner: From each corner of the square, as 
centers, with a radius equal to one-fourth of 
the side of the square, describe arcs in the 
manner shown in the drawing. The second is 
made by describing arcs of the same radius 
from the center of each side of the square. 
The hexagon is made by laying off the radius 
of a circle, six times, as a chord to its circum¬ 
ference ;see Fig. Ti and a six-pointed star may 
be formed as shown by the dotted lines. 
restoration to health. The inf ommtiou which 
he communicated in regard to his extraordin¬ 
ary case was substantially as follows: 
"For many years l suffered from weak diges¬ 
tion and the dyspepsia consequent upon it. My 
health was uot at any time since 1 w'as twenty 
one years of age, vigorous: although by per 
iu most of the years to perform a large amount 
of work in my profession. Gradually I de¬ 
clined into a state of physical aud nervous pros¬ 
tration in which work became almost an im¬ 
possibility. In 1879 1 was all run down in 
strength and spirits. Energy and ambition had 
entirely departed, lhatsuuimer 1 w eut. to Sar¬ 
atoga, and took a variety of the waters, under 
To construct an ellipse , or oval, having 
given the length: Take a cord of su *h 
length that when it is tied loosely around 
two stakes (one at each end of the 
cord), the distance from the center of 
one stake to the center of the other, when the 
cord is stretched, is equal to the length of the 
ellipse that you wish to make. Drive both 
stakes into the ground, making the distance 
between them less than the .ength of the cord. 
A aud B in Fig. 8 represent the stakes, and 
the broken line A C B represents the cord. 
is a beautiful design for a ribbon bed, but it is 
difficult to make. The outlines, however, may 
be made by geometrical means. The plants 
for this bed should be small, with colored foli¬ 
age. The antennae or feelers may be of house- 
leek planted iu a single row. 
weaker aud more miserable all the time I was 
there. 
“In September I returned to New York in a 
very reduced state. 1 was incapable of work 
and hardly able to leave the house. Soon after 
my return I suffered a violent chill, which 
prostrated me to the last degree. But under 
medical treatment 1 gradually rallied, so that 
in the course of the winter sod spring I man 
aged to do a little work at my office iu my 
profession. During this time, however, 1 was 
subject to frequent fits of prostratiou. which 
kept me for days and wmeks at a time in the 
house. 
“.'O I kept on until the summer of 1882. 1 
tried a variety of medicaments which kind 
trieuds recommended, and was under the 
care of several physicians from time to time. 
Iu the latter part of the summer I went to 
Thousand Islands, where 1 staved several 
weeks with friends. But I found the atmos¬ 
phere did uot agree with me. Soon I had a 
chill, not a severe one, \ etin my state it added 
to my weakness and general discomfort . .Sev¬ 
eral days after tins l had another chill, which 
totally prostrated me. 
“As soon after this as i was able to travel, I 
went to Muloue. tny old Franklin eounty 
home, intending to stay for a while among re¬ 
lations aud friends ami to consult my old fam¬ 
ily physician. But l found that, he was away 
iu the White Mountains with Vice President 
Wheeler, uiy old friend and former law part¬ 
ner. They did not return to Malone until 
three days before 1 left there. Uf course I 
consulted the physician, He neither said nor 
did much for me. 1 came a way, feeling that 
the battle of life was nearly ended. The next 
time I saw' Mr. Wheeler in New York, lie told 
me that the doctor had said to him that he 
never ex pooled again to see me alive. When 
1 arrived at home iu September, it was iu a 
state of such exhaustiou that I was unable to 
leave home except on bright and sunshiny 
days: and then only to walk slowly' a block or 
two. 
“Meanw'hile my son. who had been in Mass¬ 
achusetts. made the acquaintance of a country 
postmaster in that State, an elderly gentle¬ 
man, whose prostration seemed to buve boon 
as great as my own, or nearly so. This 
gentleman had been taking the Compound Ox¬ 
ygen Treatment, and had received from it the 
most surprising advantage. ' Mv son wrote 
frequently', and urged that I should trj r this 
treatment. But I had lost all faith iu reme 
dies. 1 hud tried many things, and had no 
energy to try' anymore. But in September 
my son came to New York and persuaded me 
to visit Dr. Turner, who is in charge of Drs. 
Starkey & Palon's office in New York, for the 
Compound Oxygen Treatment. My going 
there was not because 1 had anv fait h in this 
treatment, but to gratify my son's kind im¬ 
portunity. When Dr Turner examined my 
case, he thought 1 was so far gone that he 
hardly dared to express the faintest hopes. 
“(Ill the sevetith of October l commenced 
taking the Treatment. To my great surprise 
1 began to feed better within u week. In a 
month, l improved so greatly that I was able 
to come to my office and do some legal work. 
I then came to the office regularly except in 
bad weather. On the nineteenth of December 
a law matter came into my bands. It was a 
complicated case promising to give much 
trouble, and to require verv close attention. 
1 had no ambition to take it, for I had no con- 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS 
Uncle Mark:—I w ill tell you how we grew 
cabbages in spite of the worms. Every few 
days we threw a handful of wood-asbes on 
each head, until the cabbages were well- 
headed, and we had some splendid heads, and 
were not troubled by the worms. 
CLARENCE CROOP. 
ALABASTINE! 
Is the nios dura lilt* and economical material known. 
It is a valuable discover,v. and Is rapidly superseding 
Kalsominc and other wall llnlsli. Manufactured In a 
varletv ofb uutlliil tints andean be applied by any¬ 
one. If not for sul<- In your neighborhood, send to 
ALABASTINE Co., « Burling Slip, N V„ W Pearl st. 
Boston, or Grand Rapids. Mich 
YOUNG QUERIST 
w. J. S., Hickory, N. C— 1 . What is the 
address of The Breeder’s Gazette! 2. Is there 
a Pudle Duck? 3. Will it injure my ducks to 
stay on water at night ' When will they begin 
to lay? 
Ans. —1. The Breeder’s Gazette, N. W. cor. 
La Salle aud Washington Streets, Chicago, 
Ill. 2. Not that I know of. S. Your ducks 
will not stay on the water to injure them¬ 
selves. W hen they have had enough water 
they will get out of it. They ought to be lay¬ 
ing now, but if they stay over night on the 
water they will drop their eggs in it, und they 
will be lost. If you wish to get eggs, shut the 
ducks up at night, and keep them penned the 
next morning until they lay, after which you 
may allow them freedom uutil night. 
L. K., Abingdon, Fa.—1. Is it common for 
the Call a to seed! 2. What kind of field peas 
are best, aud do weevils ever get in them? 
Ans. — 1 No. 2. Black-eyed Marrowfats. 
They arc subject to weevils, as are all peas. 
Shriveled peas are less liable to be Wobbled 
with weevils than the round, full ones. To 
kill weevils, put the peas in an air-tight box. 
aud pour in a teaspoonful of bi sulphide of 
carbon to each bushel of peas. Do not put 
them into too large a box. 
J. B. P., Holly, N, 8.—Is my three-year- 
old baby old enough to become a member of 
the Club, aud what are the terms of admis¬ 
sion? 
Ans.— No, she is hardly old enough to join 
the Club yet. Any youug person whose 
parents take the Rural, may joiu the Club, 
upen seudiug in their names to Uncle Mark, 
signifying their desire. But all members are 
expected to write occasional letters to Uncle 
Mark. 
F. S. 0., Poplar Bluff, Mo .—W hat kind of 
manure ought I to use for melons! How 
many melons should I allow to grow' on a 
Place a small round stick against the cord, 
inside of the broken line A C B. as shown by 
the small circle at C, and, beginning at a 
point D, ou a straight line passing through 
the points A and B, draw the stick around to 
the point E, always keeping the cord taut. 
Draw a similar line, in the same manner, on 
the other side of A B. The resulting figure 
will be an ellipse of the desired length. The 
length of the ellipse is alw'ays equal to the 
length of the cord between the stakes, while 
the breadth depends upon the distance be¬ 
tween the stakes when set in the ground. 
When the breadth is also given, the distance 
between the stakes is found thus: From the 
product of the length multiplied by itself, sub¬ 
tract the product of the breadth m ultiplied by 
itself , and extract the square root of the re¬ 
mainder. 
To inpke a four-pointed star, draw two 
straight lines perpendicular to each other. 
From their intersection A, as a center, describe 
a circle cutting the two lines at the points B, 
C, D and E, as shown at Fig. 9. From B and 
THE GREAT FERTILIZER! 
CAYUGA 
___ ... _ __AN» PLASTER has 
an honorable record of of a cen¬ 
tury. Contains Plionplintr of Tduie. Gives the 
Plant an early start, improves quality und increases 
yield. S3 per ton. Low freivbta to all points. 
Pamphlets and Farmers’ II rrnorandiim 
Hook Fit ICE. Corm/mmletire Milicilni. Address 
CAYUGA Pl.AHTKK CO..Union Sprlnks.N.Y 
FAY’S CELEBRATED 
WATER-PROOF 
Resembles line leather; for Itoofs. Outside 
Walls, und Iimide In l see Of plaster.' Very 
strous' und durable. U» Iokuo with testimo¬ 
nials aud samples FREE. Established l«6t>. 
\Y. H. FAY A t O., (a in don. N. J. 
.Tum Issued. Sent free 
t .ull Inter wed In Im¬ 
proved Ttorrshlntr 
M lol.lnc*. Horse 
Pnurci'Hi S a " - 
Mills ami Engine* 
use. Add) i as 
CO ., Massillon, O. 
.11 Prices Reduced.—Standard Maintained. 
I - . 
I The Muss. Inspector's 
I valuations of these Ma - f. (ha i Cf) 
naves for the past seven l 'J> 4 r 4 r.uU 
1 yea rs . aver aye, per Ion . ' 
The form df plant food ha* as much 
influence upon the yield and quality of 
crops itv the union nt. These Manures 
recognize this, and arc madeof materials 
best adapted to cuch crop or class of 
crops, combined iu the tight propor¬ 
tions ; consequently arc very successful 
on potatoes, vegetables, corn, g rass, &c. 
For further particulars, send tor pnin- 
C, as centers, with a radius equal to B D. de¬ 
scribe arcs cutting each other at D aud E, and 
from the points D and E, as centers, with the 
same radius, describe arcs cutting each other 
at B and C. 
There are many other forms of flower-beds 
which might be given, but their description 
OWKER FERTILIZER C 
■-BOSTON & NEW YORK. 
