The Huron News-Record, 1887-08-03, Page 7rot?.Nowsdiecora
Iliftiliesilour, August 3rd, >l$$
4FUNNY FRIZZELL.
Spolaiesllove in "Labor Reformer."
If iio.nle of our preavber§only llnd
the .wrritiiigi of the Bible, and the
fixing of peuatties firinfractions of
the law; how much better they could
have done it than did Mases, and
ether old fashioned writers.
Last Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Friz•
zell, one of Toronto's- east end ex-
pounders of the Bible as it is, and
suggestors of the Bible as they
would have it, preached a sermon
en swearing, and, not content with
what he found in his Bible, proceed-
ed to regale his congregation with
bis idea of what would be the proper
punishment for a man who uses cuss
words "on the public highway."
He declared that "he ought to have
mouth sewed up with a harness
maker's needle, and then 1►e should
be hung up by the heels in a con-
fectienery shop and allowed to
starve to death."
1 don't know why this clergymen
wanted the mouth.closing process
done with a harness -maker's needle ;
probably there is one of those deep
mysteries here which the common
mind is incapable of grasping, and
into which it is dangerous and pre-
sumptuous to enquire. Possibly the
idea of closing the mouth suggested
the thought of bridling the tongue ;
n bridle would naturally suggest
harness, and, by an easy transition,
the idea of a harness maker's needle
would be evolved.
- I merely offer this as a possible
solution ; far be it from ore to ven-
ture to trace out the mysterious
workings of the profound mind that
thought out this unique punish"
Ment for cussing.
I might, however, be permitted to
Nugget that that part of the sent-
ence. which refers to starving to
death, 'night as well be on.itted, for
a man suspended by the heels in a
confectionery shop would not
starve to death, for the simple rea-
son that Death would get there long
beforestarvation.
Then' I don't see that hanging by
the heels for cussing is making "the
punishment fit the crime." Now,
if, after the harness maker's needle
had got in its work, the culprit were
bound hand and' foot and placed
where his helpless ears would be
boxed with one of the reverend gen-
tleman's discourses, while the crim-
inal could not relieve his feelings in
the accustomed way through his
closed and lockstitched mouth, there
woulp appear to be more method in
it. Still, I am not a theologian,
and. there may be more in the upside•
down suspension part of the punish.
mist than I can see.
But; why in a confectionery strop ?
Not to deter evil doers surely, as we
Suspend dead crows -in a corn field,
for a confectionery store isn't usual.
ly supposed to•be a special run way
for sinners, unless it be those who
drop in Saturday nights to drink soda
water with a wink it it. \Vonldn't
the suspended example do more good
:in a sliloon or a double barrelled
grocery attire ? I merely suggest ;
being rio theologise I dare venture
nothing more.
It was more than considerate of
the reverend gentleman to only ap-
ply his punishment toswearing on the
public highway. This"will let a good
many people out. On special occa.
signs a man can go up a lane, or in•
to,a back yard, or climb over a fence
into a field, -and there relieve his
surcharged feelings, and editors,' and
other sorely tempted men, can still
fire off adjectives 'and expletives, at
-their old stands, on the old terms,
"But seriously, now, isn't it la-
meu.table that mem can think they
aro doing -}their duty, as clergymen,
by dealing in strong—in this ease
stupid as well as strong—language?
Of course all do not think this, not
even a very large minority, I would
hope, but some—fur too many—do.
In their lauds, and under their
teaching, the Gospel• of "Peace on
earth and goodwill to men," be-
aomes a sort of 'savage and relent-
. lentlesa fetishism ; they give tea na-
ture and (fed their own fits of the
,the blues, and, mixing `pan ecean of
zoal';. with their ','t1rop of capacity,"
contrive to palls off their froth and
noise for piety and wisdom. They
seem to have gotten the idea into
their heads
"Thilt vital religion would dull and grow
callous,
Unrofroshed, now and titan, with a ,uifl'
of the'gollaws," •
and so preach n creed of vengeance
end hate, instead of forgiyeuess and
love. Like the man with the muck
rake, they gather only the grow,
sensual, cruel , and vengeful, and
never see the beautiful, the loving
and the kind. When they find
themselves face to face with some
such unwelcome text as "God is
love" they hasten to explain it away,
of apologise for it.
'Someone has said there are theore-
tical and practical atheists ; surely
if the (nen who, professing'nn veli.
gion, and no religious belief, yet
love their follow men, and go about
dpi good, ere the.theeretteal-athe-
iste, then 'those who, professing to
bc. iierypnte elf p Clod of love, depict,
IV* as unrelenting and vengeful,
and those who burlesque religion
with their owls erud►tios and tenor-.
ante, are the practical ones.
ALASK A DOCTOR'S.
Their "shamans" or doctors are
treated with great respect, and to
any other than an Indian they are
the most loathsome, repulsive, un-
sightly creatures. Their healing
power is regarded as lessened bjr the.
use of water, in fact.any cleansing
fluid or substance. Their hair is
allowed to grow in an unkempt
condition, their faces fairly seem
groaning under an accumulation of
many years' dirt, until Old Nick
himself cannot look more revolting
or more horrible These "shamans"
aro woefully ignorant of all medi-
cal cures. They .know nothing of
herl s and weeds calculated to heal
Their cures are supposed to he made
through magic. An Indian never
sends for a physician until he feels
himself sick unto death. They are
all equally apathetic regarding their
physicist condition ; they clove
around uncomplainingly until they
have no longer the strength to creep
about. Then it ie the "shaman" is
summoned. He in turn calls in the
neighbors far and near. They flock
in and gather around the patient in
a standing or squatting position.
The "shaman" places himself in front
of the invalid and begins to chant
in a low voice, grtrwing louder and
louder, till the dead aright be arous-
ed from their sleep by the unearthly
sounds rending the air. This ie kept
up for hours, until the trick Indian,
through excitement, appears more
animated or, unable to endure the
noise lodger, Rinks .in to a comatose
state.
After death the body is placer.(
in a sitting position ; the relatives
join in a low chant. for two or three
hours ; then a square box, about
the size and shape of :in ordinary dry
goods box, is brought, and. the
corpse lifted iu, still in a sitting
don,,rnd-thus- it is ±varied. Tine
females paint their faces in stripes
with red and blue paint and their
teeth black as a token of mourning.
, A TRENCHANT REPLY.
•
Tho following is the reply of D.
D. Campbell, of Listowel, to an in-
vitation from J. P. McMullen, M.
P., of Wellington county, to be
present at a meeting called by the
supporters of Commercial .Union:—
You refer in your letter to • the
great fiscal and•political question to
be discussed on the occasiou—Con-
me'cial•Lrnion—a question in lay
01)1uiou involving the present pros-
perity and future destiny of our
country. knowing the broadness
and fairness of your own .mind and
the high character of the gentlemen
named by you who will discuss the
question, I am fully persuaded that
the subject will be handled- iu a
statesmanlike manner, and young
Canada can afford to and will lis-
ten to the discussion of any quest-
ion likely to affect its present pros-
terity or future destiny. Knowing
as you do what a Tory I am, you
will be prepared" to be cautioned
by . me against political rashness
and too sadden' fiscal changes.
We have hardly finished a double
decade of our national existence,
anttistiander extraordivary'conflicting
influences. Divergence of interests,
great distances, tremendous inter-
vening obstacles, strong political
feuds, antagonisms iu lauguage,
nationality, religion and laws, al;
together with internal dissensions
arising out of our educational sys-
tems and Provincial rights, pre-
senting such difficulties as almost
'to overwhelm our statesmen and
overthrow our constitution, 'Un-
der alt these difficulties Canada's
progress iias almost been unparallel-
ed. A spirit of national existence
has been developed, manufactures
have sprung into existence and
have attained a robustness hitherto
unknown. Our inland navigation
improved, our Rea coast navigation
made safe, and the Canadian Paci-
fic railway, a band of iron cement-
ing and uniting the conntry from
the ' Atlantic to the Pacific. Our
educational system the pride and
glory of our country and the
envy of Other,nations — peace,
plenty and proserity the general
features of our nation. Our agri-
culture, 'commerce and manufac-
tures going hand in hand with the
development of our protected fisher-
ies, forests and mines, building upon
this continent a separate, distinct
democratic, semi -monarchial govern-
ment under which we firmly believe
the greatest happiness and the great-
est liberty prevail.
Under the circumstances let • me
earnestly urge upon you and all
Canadians to hasten very slowly to
change our fiscal policy, trade re-
lations, or may bo political exist-
ence. There is sufficient room on
this continent for two great nations
having each a separate form of
government developed by sons of
the sante noble sires, imitating each
other in all the nobler qualities
and avoiding each other's failures,
Let us then bo prepared to show
to the world that - alesiring to
•a„n w, •.L. ,.,i., tic .;i1iAJ.um1
live in concord with all inanitiud,
especially with our cousins to the
south of tie, wo -intend to rely en
out: own resources and energy for
the development of our material
prosperity, and national existence,
and holding on to the forms of
Government and traditions of our
fathers as the younger branch of
the family, establish on this conti-
nent the freest, surest and most
stable form of government
MODERN FANATICISM.
A picket of soldiers was recently
sunt to Beni, a province of Bolivia,
by the Lopez authorities, but they
were cut off by the Indians and
slaughtered. On receiving particu-
lars of the affair the Prefect sent
seven, missionaries to the Indians to
endeavor to come to terms. Of
these two joined the Indians, four
Were allowed to return after they
had sworn to assist the insurrection-
ary cause, while the seventh was
barbarously, murdered. One leg
was tied to the tail of a horse end
the other leg to the tail of another,
and the horses wero flogged until
they started in opposite -directions,
literally tearing the man in half.
This cruelty was practiced on him
because he'eudeavored to persuade
the Iudiaus to become peaceable.
The Prefect has collected 150 men
and intends to attack the Indians.
A very extraordinary case is
about to come before the high
tribunal of Malaga. ' A few months
ago, a woman •betouging to the vill-
age of Torrox declared that the
Virgin Mary had appeared to her
and had ordered her to preach a
new gospel for the salvation of man.-
kind,
an-kind, as the end of.tho world .was
at hand. The woman's story seems
to have been believed without
hesita ion, and soon the whole vin -
are) s in a state of religious frenzy.
The woman preached in favor
of the abandonment of earth-
ly possessions, and advocated a re-
turn to the mode of life and habits
of primitive man. During the
height of the frenzy a large firo was
lighted in the village, into which
the converts to this fantastic super-
STU-f u threw t ielr va ua a es, urni-
ture and clothes, men, women and
children dancing and shouting
around the fire in a stato of com-
plete nudity. Warned of what was
going on, the local gendarmerie
arrived only just in time .to save
the infants from being thrown in-
to the fire by their frenzied mothers,
and to prevent tho houses of the
village from being set on fire.,
�..-
HnI:I3ITS OF MEN ANI)
WOMEN.
BITING TI1E NAILS, BITING TIIE (JPS,
STICKING OUT 'rIJEIR TONGUE, BEAT-
ING A TATTOO, AND OTHER FREAKS
".Just look at that girl !”
;'Yes ; it is _hiss Blank. What
about her?"
"1)on't you see her tongue?"
"O yes isn't it perfectly dread-
ful? They say she always sticks it
out like that when she's thinking
about anything.
The young woman in question was
promenading in the . east side of
State st. early yesterday morning,
attired in a bewitching costume and
a pensive.;expression, while the tip
of her little tongue•, peetru,de,Sl• in, a
manner 'anything mut fascinating
between two lips of the description
known to novelists as coral. "Yes,"
said one of her feminine acquain-
tances, "she always dbos that when'
thoughtful or worried. Q• It's ono- of
those terrible habits Which, iv}leu
once_contracted, sticks:Closer than a
million brothers. Miss Blank he-
rein it when it child and no ono over
took the trouble to break her off it.
Now, poor girl it mortifies her ter-
ribly to be told about it, though, of
course, she is aux-rolls to curd her:.
self. But then nearly es'eryone has
some curious'littlo habit which they
would be very glad to break if they
could ; some trick more oi' less un-
pleasant, caused in the first place
probably by nervousness. We all
know the man who is always pull-
ing his moustache and the one who
is perpetually pulling up his collar -
Then there is the girl who is al-
ways rubbing one eye as if in search
of astray eye -lash, and the man
who can't bo quite happy without
some more or less fragile article to
twist anti bend and turn about in
his fingers. Anything and every-
thing front your finest lace hand-
kerchief to your now and oxtromly
delicate paper cutter, is sacrificed to
the demon of nervousness which
possesses hint, and yet you can't
find it in your heart to rob him of
his plaything.' Ile is quite happy
and at his ease so long as he is al-
lowed to twirl and twist as much as
he wants to, but bereft of the tem-
porary object of his affection he
would be abjectly miserable, and
yon know it, Many a man can
talk fluently and well When wind•
ing something — anything—about
his finger, who without it, would be
constrained, awkward, silent. Ono
of tho most annoying forms of this
disease is tho incessant tattoo which
some people keep up ou their knees
or the table or whatever happens to
bo most convenient as a keyboard.
I have noticed that musicians usual-
ly indulge this habit, and is a very
trying ono, though I don't know
that it ie worse than "twiddling
your thumb," You don't know
what that is 9 Why clasping your
hands- with the fingers interlaced
and then. moving the thumbs slowly,
very slowly, 'round each other.
Nearly all old English people are
addicted to this habit, and look up-
on it aa a refuge from ennui during
times of enforced idleness, such as
that "blind man's holiday," when it
is too dark to work or read, and
yet net not dark oflough, according
to English, notions, to light the gas.
At this time of day an old, English
woman will sit and "twiddle her
thumbs" so many times from right
to left, and then so many times from
left, to right until one begins to
think she has discovered the secret
of perpetual motion. The habit
gains such a hold upon mien that
they are unable to sit unoccupied
for a moment without immediately
beginning to "twiddle."
"Of course, everyone knows peo-
ple who bite their nails, and nearly
all of us can remember some girl
who has destroyed what was intend-
ed for a pretty mouth by a senseless
habit of biting, orrathor gnawing,
at her lip. This is ono of the most
difficult habits to break and at the
same time ono of the commonest.
If you want to see how (Widespread
it is, - just go over to ono of the
State street dry goods establish-
ments about 10 o'clock on any fiue
morning. Monday morning is best,
because Monday is the favorite
shopping day. Didu't you know
that Oh, yes, its a fact. Any
floor -walker will tell you that more
business is done on Monday morn-
ing than any other time through the
week—that is, in they ---big shops.
Of course in the cheap ones Satur-
day is the great day. Wliy should
Moulay bo popular? Oh I sup-
pose it is the reaction after Sunday's
enforced idleness. On Sunday ono
can't shop, and when one wakes
ou Monday morning it is so
delightful to feel that all restrictions
aro removed, and that there is noth-
ing to prevent ono from shopping
all day il' inclined to. I always go
myself on Monday, and, as a inle,
looet 'nearly all my friends, and
1 ,
bite their lips when considoting
anything seriously. When a woman
asks : "1)0 you think this will
wash !" or "Do you really believe
this silk will not cut?" or confiden-
tially informs the counter that she
"tis afraid that sixtoeu yards won't
bo enough," she nearly always bites
her lip and a very ugly and injuri-
ous fashion it is. If the lower lip is
the one attackod,the pretty curve is in
time 'destroyed and the fullness
flattened ort, white if the upper lip
is ill-treated the °results is almost
Worse, for it becomes lengthened int
a very unbecoming planner. Then
some women biro the inside of
their lips, at the inside of their lips,
at the side, just at the "gusset" of
the mouth, and this ends in a
chronic pout. .I -am convinced
that if the girls who indulge in
this trick realized fully its' ill effects
they would make more serious ef-
forts to overcome it. - It, is compara-
tively easy to do this when one is
young, and it is quite possible to
break children of such habits.
"There are lots of other•curious
little ways peculiar to individuals,
I knew a than who, when embar-
rassed, always taps the side of his
nose with Iris little finger; and a girl
who is $o given to pushing backher
hair behind her left oar that she has -
worn a bald spot there.
Low's SULPHUR Soar should be
found with every toilet. It is cleans-
ing and healing 456.4t
—Tho Department of Agriculture
have been notified that the Buenos
,Ayres left Glasgow with 800 Ice-
landers on board, bound •for the
North-west.
I'M SO TIRED
,OF T7144—
Drudgery of .FRIT CANNING !'
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C13INA Ii.&I. L. CLIN'TON_.
AN OPEN LFT'1'Ele
Nov. 25th 1886
Messrs. T. Milburn & Co.,
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which would have saved me years of
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S. 456.2t
—Old Jacob HIobbs, of Mississip-
pi buried $22,000 in gold during the
war ,was killed before he told any-
body of the spot, and his own son
Obadiah has been hunting for the'
yellow boys ever since without any
luck, Last week he hung himself to
a tree, and in digging his grave the
long'lost fortune was turned up.
Luck conies to some leen after
duan(.
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