THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
■who was to remain In attendance on his step¬ 
mother was about to follow their example, when 
a tremendous crash resounded through the build¬ 
ing, paralysing with terror everyone who heard It. 
What had happened ? As soon as he could quiet 
Mrs. Estcourt, Noel hunted to ascertain, and was 
met by half a dozen scared servants, all asking the 
same question. No one could answer it—no one 
kttew more than that the sound came from the 
direction of the tower, and that the roof of the 
billiard-room connecting it with the more modern 
part of the house had been destroyed b.v a mass of 
masonry that had fallen upon it. 
Thither, followed by tlio boldest of the party, 
Lord Carisforde hastened, and found Ids progress 
Impeded by such a heap of fallen stones, broken 
rafters, etc., that any attempt to gain the ordinary 
entrance to the tower must be very dllilcult If not 
Impossible. As far as could be ascertained in the 
darkness of that, awful nlgbt, one wall of the 
building had given way entirely, leaving the re¬ 
mainder of the building in such a perilous condi¬ 
tion that it was doubtful whether the next blast of 
wind would not bring it down also. 
And where was Miss Carisforde ? No one knew; 
no one had seen or beard a nything of her since she 
peremptorily dismissed Mrs. JJurst some hours 
previously. A servant, who train a safe distance 
reconnoitred the outside of the building, reported 
that a laqjp was still burning In the upper story, 
which the young lady occupied. Yet the Door 
above, this chamber appeared to be entirely de¬ 
stroyed ; and she, if still there, might, be lying 
d nigerousJy hurt beneath the rubbish with which 
it must be partially, If not entirely covered, 
who would go to her aid ? 
The two or three men-servants shrank back 
aghast when Noel said that a search must be made 
Immediately for Miss Carisforde. and one of them 
declared promptly that nothing could he done till 
daylight; that lu the present condition of the 
tower, and with the wind still blowing at inter¬ 
vals so furiously that a strong maua could scarcely 
stand against it, why, it. would be madness to 
make any attempt to enter the tottering budding. 
in these opinions his companions coincided; hut 
Noel was not so easily convinced. That It would be 
hazardous, and very hazardous, he admitted ; but 
to permit hours to elapse, which might be hours of 
agmy to this unfortunate girl, was not to be 
tnought of. 
“ 1 shall not ask either of you to risk your lives," 
lie told the men ; “ hut 1 cannot penult such sel¬ 
fish considerations to Inllucnce me while a avo- 
man’8 fife is at stake. I shall therefore make the 
attempt to enter the tower myself. There is a 
Avindow on the north side which 1 could reach 
with a ladder. Get me up one as quickly as you 
can." 
The men demurred. The r young mistress was 
a stranger to them, so that no affection for her 
spurred them to put aside their fears lor tlielr own 
safety, and risk tlielr lives for her sake ; while 
Noel stood before them, young, handsome, gener- 
erous, and Inspiring the reeling tuat it ivotdd be 
ten thousand pities to encourage him in so rash 
an enterprise, one of them, therefore, endeavored 
to dissuade him from attempting it, pointing out 
how unlikely it was that she still li\-ed, and that 
even 11 he succeeded In finding her remains, it 
Avould be impossible to remove them till the morn¬ 
ing. 
If I Avere sure that Miss Carisforde Avas no more, 
I Avould be guided more by your advice," was 
Noel’s reply. ** As it is, 1 must act, and promptly. 
Find me the ladder and a lantern ; and 11 either of 
you have courage to go with me, well and good; 
if not, 1 will do my best unaided.” 
And neither ox theta proving Avllllng to run Into 
such great, and as they deemed It. unnecessary, 
peril it Avas alone that Noel Estcourt commenced 
his search for the heiress.—To be continued. 
VARIETIES. 
AVUY S1IE NEVER TOED HER LOVE. 
Could it be virgin bashfulness 
That still concealed the tender thought ? 
Or fear she might uerchanee confess 
A love that was not sought ? 
Was it mere woman’s caprine ? 
Or pride, or maidenly reserve ? 
Was it respect for mould peace 
Or merely want of nerve ? 
She could uot choose but understand 
He thought. his little game of sighs. 
Slow partiae' pressure of the hand. 
Soft Avui’ds and " speaking eyes.” 
The. reason Avhy (this was above 
Ten years ago) ho now knows Avell : 
She simply never told her love, 
ISe.cansc— she’ll none to tell I 
Ilotv TOE WOMEN vote in Kansas.— a Uoosler 
sees tu Kansas many new and unfamiliar sights, 
but none more interesting than that of the ladles 
voting. They have the privilege of voling In all 
matters pertaining to schools. As far as my ob¬ 
servation goes, the ladles here have minds of their 
own. They neither vote for the handsomest man 
nor the ones tlielr husbands tell them to vote for, 
unless the candidate Is, In their own opinion, the 
proper one. Tlielr votes can not he bought. 
They are universally on the side ol morality and 
temperance; hence the Avorkcrs in the temperance 
cause are warm advocates of equal suffrage. Elec¬ 
tion days pass quietly, if t here Is any drinking or 
fighting done. It Is not at the polls. Everything Is 
orderly there, notwithstanding contrary reports 
circulated by anti-suffragists In the Eastern states. 
Candidates keep carriages running for the ac¬ 
commodation of the ladles, but a great many walk 
up and deposlL their votes As the result, so far, 
lias been very satisfactory, even to the men it 
will probably be but a short time t ill equal suf. 
lrage Is granted. 
The gentlemen show their gallantry and faith 
in the ability of the ladles by appointing them to 
office. The enrolling clerks of the Legislature are 
ladles, also a large proportion of the County Su¬ 
perintendents, who, in every instance, discharge 
their duties In a manner that gives universal 
satisfaction. — /ndielvopolls Herald. 
PAvrERtSM in Ireland _It Is terribly on the 
Increase. From the Irish 'limes we learn that, out 
of a population of o.iino.oon, nearly 300,000 are sup¬ 
ported by public relief; and the paupers, wc are 
told, are Increasing at the rate utl.soO a month! 
To support this vast army of paupers the labor of 
Ireland Is taxed $-1,000,000 a year. Of this sum the 
salaries of workhouse officials and the cost of the 
prisons eat up nearly $3,(lou,ouo. It used to be 
said Ireland was over-populated. Well, famine 
killed oft 1,000,000 of the people, and scattered 
3,000,000more all over the globe; yet here Is Ire¬ 
land to-day In her rags, with her begging-bag over 
her Shoulder, and her beggar’s hand extended for 
relief t Ireland has natural resources sufficient to 
support comfortably 50 , 000,000 of people. Inde¬ 
pendent of the millions of acres Avhich have been 
robbed from people, there are millions more of re- 
clalinubh* land, Avhich, under a wise and a benefi¬ 
cent government., would be sustaining in comfort 
a happy people Instead of AVhat avc now see—a 
pauperized population. Restore the people to 
tlielr natural Inheritance;educate them In the 
science of agriculture; put Improved implements 
Into their hands; enablo them to utilize the min¬ 
eral resources of the country; push on manufac¬ 
tures—In a word diversify Industry and abolish 
landlordism—and in ten short years lreland av!H 
present to the world a picture ot eonteutedness 
such as no country ever before exhibited, but 
Avhicli, indeed, every count ry under a system of 
government conformable to the lawaofOod may 
and can exhibit as welL --.Irish worm. 
American Exports.—T he report, of the Bureau 
of Statistics contains some very surprising figures 
to show 1)10 decline of American commerce, and 
the gradual but steady manner In which foreign 
skips have monopolized our carrying trade. The 
following statement shows the percentage of im¬ 
ports to and exports from The United states car¬ 
ried in vessels of domestic build, from the year 
1S21 to the presem date: 
PERCENTAGE CARRIED IN AMERICAN Mil PS- 
1821... 
.KR.7 
1811.. 
.83.3 
1869. 
1822 .. 
.*8.4 
1812 .. 
1861. 
1323... 
.89.9 
1843. 
1862 . 
1821 . 
_91.2 
1911. 
.78.6 
1863...... 
... 11.1 
1825... 
1815. 
.81.7 
1861. 
.. .27,5 
1826... 
1948.. 
.81.7 
1865. 
.. .27.5 
1827... 
,.. 
18(7.. 
.(4.9 
lsK>;. 
.. M 2 
1828.. 
.HM.*4 
1848.. 
.77.1 
1867. 
.. .33.9 
1829... 
..... HJl.o 
1819.. 
.75.2 
1868. 
.. .35.1 
18(0... 
.89.9 
1 WH.. 
.72.5 
1869. 
...33.1 
180... 
... 8<>.5 
1851.. 
.72.7 
187(1.. .. 
18.(2. .. 
.83. ( 
1852.. 
1871. 
. 31.8 
1833. 
.83.8 
1853- 
.tiH.O 
1872. 
...29.1 
1831... 
.83.(1 
1851- 
.70.fi 
1873 
•_>»; 4 
1835... 
.84.5 
1855.. 
1871. 
• >7 i) 
1836... 
.81.3 
1856- 
.75.2 
1875. 
20.2 
1837... 
. 82.6 
1857- 
.70.5 
1870 
37 7 
1838... 
1858- 
1877. 
. .26 9 
1839... 
.... 81 3 
1859.. 
.66.9 
1878. 
.. .26,3 
1810 .. 
.82.1) 
In striking contrast to this has been the growth 
of the foreign commerce or the United states. 
While the carrying capacity of American bottoms 
has grown less and less every year, the demand 
upon It has Increased rapidly, and has been re¬ 
sponded to by foreign shipowners. The growth tu 
the export trade of the United states has been 
enormous, particularly within the last decade. In 
171*0 the value of domestic exports from the United 
States was f 10,600,000; In fifl)0,1)31,810,908; In I S10, 
$12,366,075 ; In 1S20, $71,613,010 ; In 1130. $50.462,029; 
In 1S40, $113,195,031; la 1950, $136,046,912; In I860, 
$373,19!),274; 111 1870. 1 1;:0,5011,2T5. 
Now, mark the progress for the last eight years: 
1871 ... $662,518,8)1 , 1875. 
1872 . S49.21rt.7is I I860. . . 
1873 . 619,132,503 . 1877 
1871. 09,1,032,671 1878. 
$613,(194,7(17 
Oil,D56,4tl« 
670,116,692 
722,811,815 
The lack of increase and the falling off during 
the depressed condition of American Industries 
from 1873 to 1876 will he noticed, as returning pros¬ 
perity Is shown In the exports for 1S77 and 1878. 
Of the total exports last year $557,743,327 were 
carried In foreign vessels, ivlille only $159,772,720 
were carried lu vessels of American build. 
A Novel Feat in Dentistry.— Scalp-grafting 
has become a quite common performance, but It 
will be news to many that teeth may be similarly 
transplanted and made to grew In other mouths 
than the original owner. Dr. Thomas of Detroit, 
details In the Dental Cosmos a case in which he 
successfully performed this operation; inserting 
In the mouth of a gentleman, who had lost a right 
superior cuspidate, a solid and healthy tooth that 
he had removed from a lady’s mouth four weeks 
previously, lie opened lute the canal and pulp 
chamber of the tooth, traui the apex of the root 
only; cut the end off one-eighth of an Inch (it 
being that, much too long), reduced the size some- 
Avhat in the center of the root, (it being a trine 
larger than the root extracted), filled and placed 
It lu position. He slates that lhe occlusion, shape 
and color were perfect, so much so that several 
dentists who saw the case were not able to distin¬ 
guish the transplanted tooth from the others. The. 
two features in the cose that he calls particular 
attention to are; first., that although the tooth 
liad been In Ids office Tour weeks, there Is to-day 
no perceptible change In color ; and, second, that 
the re-attachment Is as perfect as though it had 
been transplanted or replanted the same day of 
extraction. Dr Thomas knows of but two obsta¬ 
cles in the way of the perfect practicability of 
“transplanting;” first, the difficulty ol obtaining 
the proper teeth at the proper time; and second, 
the possibility of Inoculation. The latter Is the 
more formidable of the two, and, to escape the Ills 
that might folio v, t he greatest caution is neces¬ 
sary. The first difficulty is more easily gotten 
over, for It is not necessary that the tooth trans¬ 
planted should correspond exactly in shape and 
size to the one extracted; if li is too large, It may 
be carefully reduced ; or, If tod small, new osseous 
doposlt will supply the deficiency. Neither is it 
necessary, as we have seen, that the transplanted 
tooth, should he a freshly extracted one. 
In Uls “True Law of Population” Doubleday 
points out that “Populations are imteersally 
found thin in pastoral countries, where the food 
is chiefly animal; denser where It is mixed; stilt 
denser Avhere vegetable but plenteous; densest of 
all where it Is vegetable and scarce.” The natu¬ 
ral Inference Is that in the plethoric state pro¬ 
ductiveness is arrested, AVblle In the deplcthoric 
It is reinvlgorated. 1 n the poorest time Irish lam- 
llles subsisting on potatoes and meal, averaged 
seven, agalust five in England and three lu France. 
Tn rlce-eallng countries the population is dense. 
Houses that have become empty may become 
fever-breeders when they come to be reoccupled. 
An English sanitary officer alleges that he has ob¬ 
served typhoid, diphtheria, or otherzymotlc affec¬ 
tions to arise under these circumstances. The 
cause is supposed to be in the disuse of cisterns, 
pipes and drains, the processes or putrefaction 
going on In the impure air tn them, the unob¬ 
structed access of this air tu the house, while the 
HYGIENE. 
The Treatment of Burns. —Experiment and 
reflection led Dr. Waters to the conclusion that 
press are upon the nenvs is the cause ot the pain 
In burns, lie snys, *• Heat contracts albumen, 
hardens, stiffens, and thus closes the pores and 
produces pressure upon the nerves. The applica¬ 
tion of bicarbonate of soda gives Its quick relief 
by dissolving or softening the albumen in or sur¬ 
rounding the pores, and allOAvtng the restrained 
contents to escape, relieves the pressure. That 
the pain is duo to pressure Is shown by the fact 
that, position Is all Important In giving relief. If 
the burnt limb Is poised so that the blood will 
gravitate toward the heart, the re lief from pain 
after applying the alkali is more complete than 
with the limb In other positions. The practical 
directions for the treatment Ore then summarized 
asfollows; My treatment Is to apply to the burned 
surface bicarbonate ol soda In line powder, if It 
is a Avet surface; but if it is a dry burn, use a 
paste of bicarbonate of soda and water, or a 
strong solution of t he bicarbonate of soda in walor, 
and apply to the burned surface. This relieves 
sunburns as -well as bums Irom hot coals, melted 
sulphur, hot Iron, steam etc. Always dispose the 
burned surface so that the blood can gravitate to- 
Avard the heart, if possible, as otherwise a con¬ 
tinuous pain may beleit, due to the dilation of 
the blood vessels from the weight of the contained 
blood. If bicarbonate of soda Is not at hand, bi¬ 
carbonate ol potash is the next best. Then the 
emulsion ot lime Avater and oil makes a good dress¬ 
ing where the skin Is broken. But vaseline Is 
preterable, as there Is no odor from It, and it Is 
quite as bland. 
Piioshutic Food.—T he Manufacturer has the 
follOAvlng plea for the special feeding of the brain: 
“ Man Is being perpetually renewed; flic old and 
used-up particles are removed from the system, 
and their place Is supplied rvlth the same element 
newly presented to t he organism Mot ion destroys 
a portion of the Integrity of a muscle., sight a 
something from the retina of the eye, and * thoughts 
Avhich breathe and words which burn,’ literally 
burn and change Into another chemical formula a 
certain portion of the phosphorous of the brain. 
Hence arises the necessity of supplying the system 
with an element on which the mental functions 
depend more than any other organic ingredient. 
Experience shotvs that highly phosphatlo and 
easily digested food, such as soft-boiled eggs, the 
flesh ot lowls, oysters and kale food (pimsphorlzed 
more than other grains and vegetable. ) is es¬ 
pecially suitable to persons Avho.se minds are 
overtaxed by intellectual duties, and in purely 
nervous affections It is recommended by physicians 
who understand their business. Very recom- 
mendable tor this purpose la the liquid acid phos¬ 
phate, because it eontatns t he phosphorous In a 
condition In which It Is most easily assimilated. 
The Idea ol partaking of particular kind of food 
or beverages to nourish the nervous system Is 
rapidly gaining ground, or theoretically accepted 
as correct, said a physician lately to us, with 
whom wo conversed on this subject, * Whftt a fool 
was l in my Ignorance to laugh at the Idea of 
bralnal food J Why, sir. It Is the. most valuable 
one lever put In practice. 1 thank you chemists 
for It.’” 
Medical Effects of Onions.—a mother writes 
to an English agricultural journal as follows: 
“Twice a week—and It was generally when we 
had cold meat minced—I gave the children a din¬ 
ner Avhich was hailed with delight and looked 
forward 10 . TI 1 I 3 was a dish or boiled onions. The 
lit t le things knew not that they Avere taking the 
best of medicine for expelling what, most children 
suffer from,— worths. Mine Avere kept free by this 
remedy alone, it Avas a medical man Avho taught, 
me to eat boiled onions as a specific for a cold In 
the chest. Undid not know at the time, till I told 
him, that they were good for anything else.” 
The editor of the journal adds: "A case Is now 
under our own observation In Avhich a rheumatic 
patient, an extreme sufferer, finds great relief 
from eating onions freely, either cooked or raw. 
He asserts that It. Is by no means a fancy, and he 
says so after having persistently tried Turkish 
baths, galvanism, and nearly all the potions and 
plasters that are advertised as certain alleviutlves 
or cures.” 
Cure for Scorpion Sting.— According to Dr. 
Lucas, a very curious remedy' Is used In India for 
the cure ol the sting of the scorpion, Avhich is so 
agonizing to the victim. The first sonsatlou Is 
that of a prick of a finely pointed needle, which Is 
extremely distressing, and Is accompanied by a 
shooting up the limbs, along the course ol the 
main nerve trunk Tf a 1 >1 uch of powdered alum is 
Introduced into the eye on (lie side affected, the 
secondary symptoms cease almost Instantly, as 
the conjunctival mucous membrane begins to 
smart. The local pain Is also much less severe 
than It was, and loses,its force in a few hours, t ins 
being expedited by firm and steady pressure. 
Treatment of Baldness.— A gentleman having 
lost nearly all his hair arter fever, consulted a 
French doctor who had acquired great reputation 
in the treatment of such affections. The prescrip¬ 
tion was a drachm of the tincture of phosphorous 
to one ounce of castor-oil; the bare scalp to be 
rubbed with this mixture three times weekly for 
half an hour each time, after l he skin of the head 
had been thoroughly cleansed with warm water 
without soap. In about six months the hair began 
to grow', and In a year Avas as thick as ever, the 
neAv hair being about, two shades darker than It 
had been before. 
closure of windows and doors effectually shuts out 
fresh air. Beware of an unoccupied house. 
carbon for Consumption. A Minneapolis phy¬ 
sician recommends Mils highly carbonaceous mix¬ 
ture In tile treatment of consumption: One-half 
pound finely out up beefsteak (fresh), one drachm 
pulverized charcoal four ounces pulverized sugar, 
four ounces ryi whisky, one pint boiling water. 
Mix all together, let it stand In a cool place over 
night, and give from one to twm teaspoonfuls, 
liquid and meat, before each meal. 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Victoria Biitnunicn; Celebrate the 
It-iisM. By Hollis 1 itci:. A. BarnesN. £ (Jo., N. Y. 
Price 75c. 
'I his Utile volume appears In an exceedingly neat 
and tasty binding of cloth and gilt. 'Ilie object 
of the author Is to call attention to the claim 
the present reign has upon the love and patri¬ 
otism of the British public, to incorporate certain 
political changes which.shall be an enduring mon¬ 
ument to the affection and gratitude ot’ the people 
to their <iueen, and to Impress the general public 
with the “stupendous advantages' 1 accorded by a 
permanent citizenship of t he British Empire. He 
thinks that though this reign will ever be famous 
as a glorious era in British History, some fitting 
manifestation should be incorporated during the 
the lile of the reigning sovereign and gives his 
views ns to the best means of giving expression to 
and immortalizing the appreciation of the “ forty- 
six millions ” Of subjects. Those Interested In the 
matter will find suggestions Avhicli m time may 
hear 1 he desired fruit. The book is enthusiastical¬ 
ly and generally well written, bur its pages are 
interspersed with some very unique and remark¬ 
able original poems. We quote two stanzas from 
one of these: 
Forty •■lx nillltons of Britanuians arc wc, 
Tbonuli - cmB ored tfie world over—utill Britons we’ll be • 
For Britannia, wa love thee, avc’II heed no alarms— 
Thou hart prairies and foreets and orchards arid farms. 
We’re forty-six millions of BriUnnians all told— 
Encli soul in immortal, and cannot, he valued at forty- 
8 tx millions in gold. 
What will ye rlo--ye rich, ye noble, ye chivalrous, bravo 
file dyinv, the hungry, the pc.nHlnuy Briton to save” 
Drc—s. By Mrs. Olipbant, Philadelphia Porter & 
Coates. 
'l he most striking characteristic ot the hook Is 
t he common-sense way In which the author treats 
her subject. She Is the golden mean between the 
radical dress reformer wlio would sacrifice grace 
and beauty to health, and the ait enthusiast Avho 
Insists on grace and daintiness, and leaves out of 
the count the rather important item of appropri¬ 
ateness. The author Is unique lu that she finds 
much to admire lu present, styles-tbe graceful 
and charming polonaise, especially receiving a 
geuerous meed ot praise. It is so mu :h the fashion 
to hear tlie prevailing modes rolled at that It’s 
quite a delightful surprise to read that, our grand¬ 
mothers did not have a monopoly of taste and 
common sense In dress. As Mrs. OUphant very 
pertinently remarks: “The indiscriminate and 
unceasing condemnation of critics ot every fashion 
that appears, has anything but a reformatory 
effect on the object of their satire.” Dress is 
treated by Mrs. oilplant historically, poetically 
anil practically. The book contains much useful 
information and many admirable suggestions. 
Wood ami -mete's Fotii’t,Til Week*in Bot¬ 
any. I’ublDlied by A. ,S. Bar lire & Cu .111 and 113 
Vr iluiuna St, New Vurk. Cloth Price, $ 1 . 2 , 5 . 
'this book Is designed for beginners in botany, 
and It is admirably adapted to Introduce this in¬ 
teresting science to the youthful mind, 'the 
authors commence the hook with simple, familiar 
plants, and, as the pupil advances, gradually take 
up the. more perplexing matures of the study; 
each step preparing for what follows. Particular 
attention is given to scleminc terms, but they are 
Introduced on!j when needed, and profuse illus¬ 
trations throughout the work serve to fix them tn 
the memory, 
Tlie 'll nil Currier. By Hurry Cusliemon. Porter 
& Coates Phila. 
The boys Avho became Interested in the fortunes 
or Dave Evans, and Don and Bert Gordon, in the 
former books of the Boy Trapper Series, will hall 
with delight tlie opportunity given In The Mall 
Carrier to follow those young heroes and their 
compeers through further ad ventures. 
We know of no writer whose stories for boys are 
more charmingly told or bet ter calculated to In¬ 
terest his young readers than Harry Castlemon’s. 
-- 
MAGAZINES. 
Demorest’s Magazine for May is brimming over 
with good t hings. Two ot Us most excellent fea¬ 
tures are the “Correspondents’ Class” and the 
Ladles' Club. In the former all queries relative to 
art are answered; In the latter, is given Informa¬ 
tion as to literary matters, fashions, household and 
social Interests, In reply to questions. “ House and 
Homo” Is another department which must com¬ 
mend It-seif to every lady, in it, all affairs per¬ 
taining to home, from Avashlug windows to 
doing the artistic In the way of mantel and 
bracket draping, arc Intelligently presented. 
“The Kitchen” has live columns of most at¬ 
tractive recipes. The utfhiber Is profusely Illus¬ 
trated. There are thirty-seven fashion cuts, be¬ 
sides engravings or fancy work, designs for work- 
tUffon canvas, u May day scene, and a colored vIcav 
of lhe Harbour of Julie, winch latter is an excep¬ 
tionally pretty picture. Numerous short stories 
and two serials serve to give, spice to the more 
serious articles. Prominent, among Ihese, Is Mrs. 
c. s. Nourse’s Interesting sketch of Hawthorne; a 
pleasant talk about Fans, by Mayor L. Itamel; 
Jennie June’s Committee Work In Woman's Club, 
whie.li contains many admirable suggestions. 
