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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1894-04-13, Page 7104 A Is TILE WIWI 11A1V1 TIMES el APRIL Iib 1804. TRY BUSY INSECT,' Seine gf'Ite xreueuraw .104 How they two THE VATICAN. ANTS AS THEY ARE FOUND IN FAR Grlartletl. be - AWAY AFRICA, The treasures of the 'Vatican are. be• yond all price of calculation, and but 'They Devour VOc i coshes, Young Mice and Other r"crinin—Tito 11leanwlille 1'rOve Tliemfaives Very Troublesome to Humanity, Albeit They Furnish UR a -Grand oideet Lemon. The visible insect world is not only a world of wonder, but the instinct akin to reason, displayed by the little living -creatures that swarm about us is indeed marvelous, and none more so than the edifferent varieties of the ant faintly. A writer thus describes the trained and systematic ravages of a marauding army of ants in Africa. Silently, .deadly, and irresistibly move these battalions out of the forest, down, into, across, and up the ditch; through the boma (wood stockade), across the square, and into every nook and cranny •noliceivable they swarmed, The first notice (they generally came at night) would"Cbe a loud yell from some of the men "Look out 1 Siafn!" There would "be no more sleep that night. After ex- perience .gained, says the Nineteenth Century, we found it the best plan to •clear out of our houses, rush into. the square and build rings of fire around us. To put on one's clothes was to get bitten by dozens all over one's body, unless they had been first thoroughly smoked over a fire. Every now and then yells and curses told how a lazy one had got caught in his bunk. The walls of the hilts, the roofs, and floors, were simply one seething mass of struggling ants. They were after the icookroaclhes, mice and insects that had taken up their abode' in the roofs.' Now and' then, sjueaks of young mice told their story. As fast as the ants found their load, generally a cockroach, they would make off down the hill in a long line. Luckily they never touched our. granaries; they seem- ed to prefer animal food. Toward morn- ing there would be only a few lost ones,. aimlessly tearing about, apparently look- ing for the main body which had just decamped, Usually these raids on us were made after a rani storm; many of them came into the fort already stagger- ing under loads; these appeared to wan- der about until the others were ready.. Nest day not a cockroach could be found in ,the place, so, that the ants did us 'a service. in ridding us of these pests. • The rats hall decamped also, and did not return for some. days. We have seen outside the forts armies of red ants two and a half days long, i.e., they would take two and a half days passing a riven spot. During the day the march would be incessant, every one marching 'at his very best; toward night they ' would. huddle in a seething mass, and if disturbed. scatter in all directions. The width of the stream of ants would be about two inches generally. On the flanks of this were the • soldiers. fully twice the length of the workers. On our approach these big chaps would run out and ttp our legs like lightning. No birds, but of one sort, seemed tb trouble them ; these were little fellows about as big as sparrows. • • it Lost People. • A lady whose home is in the'south of France writes of. a visit she made re- cently to an island on the coast of Brit - tarty. Those of you who have read the story of King Arthur and his knights will remember that they started out over the sea in pursuit of the dragon. In this the Morbilian Sea—is a little island which can be reached from the . mainland only when the water is smooth. The sole inhabitant is a Breton shep- herd, who lives in a little hut and spends his time in caring for his sheep. The party landed and were met by the kind faced old man, who led them over the gh'assyslope where his flock' was feet ing,. and showed them the way around a hill, on the•east side of which they found the entrance to a tunnel. • `This extended some distance, and its floor, Hides and roof were made of im- inense flat pieces of stone, covered with hieroglyphs and figures "looking some- what like wreflths, and again like coiled serpents." At the end of this tunnel was a hall, also floored, roofed and walled with the same curious stones, and in the centre was an altar and a stone upon which it is thought that hu- man sacrifices have been offered. The strangest part of all is that no stones or rockslike thgse„ised in this tunnel can . be found on the island, and at no place nearer than 100 miles inland. Who brought them? How did they comet' There is no record left—at least none• has been found—to tell who these people Were, or anything about them. They must have lived many centuries ago. but have vanished entirely, yet their Work is as perfect apparently as when first built/ It is thought that they may have been DI -aids, who came here when•they left Great Britain; others, again, think that they were worshippers of ,the ser- pent god called Hon. But it is conjec- • ture. All we know is that the stones are here, strangely carved, skillfully put together,blit of their builders there is no trace,—Goldtlhwaite's Geographical Magazine. AfQueer ]Eden of Enjoyment. I know, or rather T used to know, a village in Devonshire in which every able bodied man used to subscribe regu- larly to a common fund. It was an an- cient =stmt. and possibly still survives. To what purpose do you suppose that fund. was applied? To ,making every >stibscriborthat is, every ablebodied Baan in the place—drunk,dd.ad drunk, I fancy, but certainly drunk, on cider, on ertaina,ppol'lterl high days .and holi- days. j�,1tia e:l' the temptation which U: great city oi.ors to,4t countryman to fall into dritiklhi;; habits? What singular motions some folks seen)• to have. --•All the Year Round,, few favored ntortals outside of the church have evei' been permitted to view the inuer sacristy, where the accunaull• tions of centuries are hoarded, There are four rooms si)edielly decor'- atod, in which etre deposited scores of miters, ornamented with precious stones ; chalices in gold trod silver; capes and garments for the highest church officials and only donned need special state oc- casions, Many of the robes are eat- broidered in gold with the arms of vari °ous Popes emblazoned upon them, In the cabinets were once stored hundreds of precious objects, but when Pius VI. was forced to pay a part of the 200,000,000 francs imposed by Napoleon I.. the pre- late had recourse to the chalices and golden vessels, which were melted down and placed side by side with numerous gems of the Vatican treasury in order to satisfy the demands of the rapacious conqueror. When the French army oc- cupied Rome in 1798, the treasury was sacked, and .many paintings and rare statuary carried!off, The tapestries, or arazzi, as the Ro mans call them, because they were made at Arras, hung in one of the inner alcoves of the Vatican. The cartoons for them were made by Raphael in 1516, and represent various events in the life for the Savior. Some of these tapestries were carried off in 1798 and. sold to a trader at Genoa, who burned one of them for the sake of the gold and silver threads used in the bright lights representing sunshine: The speculation prgving unprofitable, the trader, 1808, disposed of the remainder to Pius VII., who restored thein to their original niches. Under glass cases are many beautiful swords, •which the Popes are wont to be- stow upon those who win distinction fighting for the church. Here, also, are seen the "golden roses," given by the head of the church toladies of royal blood who have distinguished them- selves in the cause.. They are • made by a family living in the neighborhood, who have had a monopoly of the manu- facture over 800 years. The roses are exquisitely wrought, inlaid with dia- monds and rubies, representing a value of over ;1;5,000. Among the tiaras is one presented by the Queen—Isabella of Spain. It con- tains 20,000 brilliants. Another valu- able ora) was presented by Napoleon L to Pius VII.' There have been several robberies from this Sistine treasury. and every precaution is now, taken to . guard against theft. The most costly objects are kept in the Pope's private apartments, and are never exhibited to the most favored guest or visitor. •Eduentingthe Senses of Children. From three or four till nine or ten the children are set clown to learn to read and write. Nine out of ten are mentally dulled during this process; some of them are intellectually paralyzed for any future bright mentality. It has not occurred to our legislators that these years should be devoted to the develop- ment of innate 'powers of seeing, hear- ing, feeling, and even smelling. The senses are the avenues through which the outer world must reach the inner; and if neglected at this period are block- ed, if not forever closed. Few children are taught to use their senses as well as they should. Not one df oar senses but in civilization is losing more or less of power in valuable directions. The Australian wildboys are able. on all fours, to track marauders by scent, as dogs, everywhere. But th'e nose is not our only neglected sense organ. Hum- boldt tells us that while on the Andes a portion of his party was detailed to fol- low 'another spur of the mountains. The time had come when they should be in sight. He had long watched for them, but could not discover any sign that they were within the range of vis- ion. Expressing his anxiety to his In- dian guides, they replied Why, there they are; and have been., . Humboldt could yet see nothing; but pointing a powerful field glass in the direction in- dicated by the Indians, he could see his friends ,as mere specks moving. .pooling the Egyptian .Mosquito. It appears that the Khedive is not the only Egyptian who .deceives himself. According to Cannon Scott Holland, the tnosquitoes of the country do the same. The reverend gentleman lec- tured to the members of the Working- men's College in Great Ormond street on Saturday evening on his recent visit to the land of the Sphinx and the Pyra- mids. and explained the only manner of obtaining a restful night there. " The only way to obtain sleep," he said, "is to search carefullyyour curtained bed, and patiently flatten with the sole of your slipper every mosquito you can find ; then close the curtains as quickly as possible ` "All the other mosquitoes in the room at once conclude that you have gone to bed, and devote the rest of the night to getting inside the curtains and nibbling at what they believe to be the body of an intruding foreigner, while you your- self calmly enjoy quiet and undisturbed repose on the sofa on the other side of the room. The mosquitoes do not find out their Mistake until next morning," A Now bivention. A new explosive cartridge, invented by Dr. Ochse, formerly with the Mesas. Krupp, is a sealed glass tube orb 1 containing acidulated water into 1' h two platinum wires are led. For a current of electricity is sent throe the wires, decomposing the water in hy- drogen ydrogen and oxygen, upon the ig hftion of the mixed gases an explosive force of 8800 atmospheres per square inch. .de- veloped. • "Geld I'rbm calirorhltl. k The gold production of C • ifornia since 1860 has amounted to $1,0.000,. 000. At present it is about $18,000,0004 wear. lE.ssay on "Breath" by an American cchoolbo; who has attended a eoursc of lectures an physiology: Breath Is made of air. We breathe with our lungs, our lights, our liver and our kidneys.. If it wasn't for our breath we should die when we 'slept. Our breath keels the life going through the nose when we are asleep. Boys that stayin a room all day should not breath, They should wait until they get out doors. Boys in e room make .carbonicide. Carbonicide is is more poisonous than load clogs. A 'teal) of soldiers was in a black hole in Inclia and carbonicido .got in that black hole and killed near- ly every one. afore morning. Girls kill breath with corsets that squeeze the diagram. Girls can't run or holler like boys because their diagram is squeezed too ]unci., If I was a girl I would rather be a boy so I can run and holier and have a good big diagram.—Educational Ex- change, t Like the Rope that Saves the Sinking Sailor.—Let a man have millions and if he has neuralgia, he will be unhappy. Give a lnan a marble palace, and if he have a sick or nervous headache he will envy the laborer, who, if he be poor, has the splendid promise that, his sleep shall be sweet. Sp‘ad the board to tempt the epicure, an`ij if there be a touch of biliousness, tbs. lentils of poverty will stem ambrosia by comparison. Stark's Powders and like the rope that saves the drowning sailor. Take thein, and the sick headache vanishes. Take them, and. the horrid twinge of Neuralgia gives place to a happy sense of ease and freedom. Take diem, and biiholisncss slinks away abashed. 25 Cents a box. The ratepayers of Amaranth will vote on local option on Saturday, April 14th next, Amaranth has the largest majority for prohibition on the Plcbis- eft ballot last January of any town- ship in the county ,of Dufferin. Rev. W. A. Newcombe, Thomaston,- Maine, writes : Suffering from indigestion when in Nova Scotia a year ago, a package of K. D. C. was given me. I cheerfully acknow- ledge that the, effect of the remedy in curing,. the trouble was very mark- ed and prompt, as well as lasting. When you bury an evil habit do not visit the grave too often. Diarrhoea and Dysentery aro perhaps the most whim= of our every day ills, and every person nearly leas some special eilre of their own. Ours is Perry Davis' PAIN KILTER, and having used it for many years we can confidently recommend it. o • A tailor named Sam Smith, from a country place, visited a large whole- sale warehouse and ordered a quan- tity of goods. He Was politely re- ceive cl and one of the principals sllowecl ilim over the establishment. On reaching the fourth floor the eus- toaner saw a speaking tube on the wall, the first he had ever seen. "What is that ?" he asked, i'Olt, that is a speaking tube; it is a great convenience. We can talk with it to the clerks on the first floor, without taking the trouble of going down stair's," "Can they hear anything you say through it?" "Yes, and they can reply," "You. don't say so. ilitay I talk, through it?" "Certainly." Tho visitor put his mouth to the tube and asked ; • "Are Sam Smith's good's packed yet ?" The people in the °flicc supposed • it W418 the salesman lvlao had asked the question, and in a moment the dis» tinct reply came back ; "No; we. have not packed. them yet. Wti aye waiting for a telegram from his town. He looks a slippery customer," HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. --Dangerous chest complaints. --The enumeration of these diseases is scarcely necessary, as, unfortunately, - most Englishmen know them to their cost. Coughs, common colds, influ- enza, bronchitis, asthma, pleurisy, inflammation of the lungs; and even - consmnption in its early stages, are best treated by rubbing Ilolloway's Ointment upon the chest and upon - the back between the shoulders. It , penetrates internally, checks the cold shiverings, relieves the overgorged lungs, gradually removes the oppres- sion from the chest, and restores the obstructed respiration, • hitherto so • distressingly disagreeable and highly dangerous. In treating this class of diseases, Holloway's Pills• should always be taken while using his Ointment ; they purify the blood., promote perspiration,and allay danger- ous irritations --_— I had a severe cold,' for which I took Norway Pine Syrup. I find it . an excel- lent reniedy, giving prompt relief and pleasant to take. J. PAvNTElt, Huntsville, Ont. There is no social problem capable of being solved in a single blow. • Sirs,—I had such a severe bough: that my throat felt as if scraped. with a rasp. On taking Norway's Pine Syrup I found the first dose gave relief, and the second battle completely cured me. , Miss A. A. DOWNEY, Mantic, Ont. "Pessimism," says Archbishop Ire- land "is the faith of cowards." 'About two months ago I Was nearly• wild with .headaches. 1 started taking Murdock Blood Bitters; took two bottles and my headaches have now altogether disappeared. I think it is a grand medi- cine. EVA PINN, Massey Station, Ont. ',Pile usual fortune of complaint is toy excite contempt more than pity. English Spavin Liniment removes all haid, soft, or calloused Lutaps and Blem- ishes from horses, Blood 'spavin, Curbs, Suints, lting Bone, Sweeny, Stifles, ,piains,Sot•e and Swollen 'Throat, Coughs, rate. Save $60 by use of one bottle. 1Var- reutedat inilisotnl's drug store. Childhood itself is searcely more lovely than a cheerful, kind, sun- sllilly}olcl age. eli en liurihan and .horses and all and ••x ads oared in 3U minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. These never fails. War• ranted. at Chitshohn's drug store. • ' 1Vhen will tal:ors refrain from evil speaking? 11'heft listeners re- frainfrons evil It ,aping, 3 of rheumatism, are saparilla, the great s the time to taled it. The severest cas cnr. d by .food's S blood d verifier. Now Wo Cures, Pllilantllrop± is of 111a11, but the 10 to 1t,r e hint.. Men not the love of being thought The Street Arab's Trust. The following pathetic story was told by John B. [rough: A story is -told of a street bby in London who. had both legs broken by a dray pass- ing over then.. He was laid away IA one of the beds of a hospital to die, and another little creature of the sante class was laid near by, picked up with famine fever. The . latter *as allowed to lie down by the side of the little crushed boy. He crept up to hint mild said : Bobby, did you -never hear about Jesus ? No ; I never heard of hint. Bobby, I went to a mission school once, and they told us that Jesus would take you to heaven when you died, and you'd never hunger any more and have no more pain, if you axed 111m. I couldn't ask such a big gentle- man as he to do anything for me. He wouldn't• stop to ,speak to a boy like. me. But he'll do all that if you ask him. How can I ask hint if I don't know where he lives, and how can I get there when both of my legs arc broken. - Bobby, they told me at the mission school as how Jesus passed by ; teacher says as he goes round. How do you know but what he plight come round to this hospital this very night ? You'd. know him if you Was to see Him. But I can't keep my eyes open. My legs feel so awful bad. Doctor says I'll die. Bobby, hold u) your handl and he'll know what you want whela he 'passes by. They got the hand up; it dropped. They tried again; it slowly fell back. Three tittles he raised the little 11a11d only to let it fall. Bursting into tears he said: I give it up. Bobby, lend ole yer handl, said the other little fellow ; put yer elbow on 111y pillcr. I can deo without it. • So one hand was propped up. And when they 051110 in the morning the boy lay dead, the handl still propped up for Jesus. You may search the world and you cannot find a ,grander illustration of shnple trust than that of the little boy who had been to the 1111881011 school but once. • GU ES W IERE ALL E▪ l AILS • •N nest Cough syrup. !)'tures Good. Cee ',: in time. Sold try dru • fists._ • , . d ...a''' , a., . B Wiin CURES CONSTIPATION AND SICK HEADACHE. MBE. EISNER. A Splendid Remedy. Sins.—I think it my duty to make known the great benefit 1 received from 1f, B. 11. I was troubled with constipation and debilityand used three bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters, which relieved me from suffering. I esteeufthis splendid remedy above all others and recom- mend it to ail suffering from constipation. MRS. E. FISHER, Brantford, Ont. CHILLS COLDS„ LI THE COMMENCEMENT F AN ATTACK KE IIgIp���y` pO�TTEEASPOONFLJI~ 0TA ''''-V111PPti: R. R V tomvat-L.1 ANOMIE CURE ISMORE SUDDEN TIIAlf TILE CHILL -;,, r. .. . rawer• y .:ir.... Tr�CO"''Y" 1fiF yy;;, a Ell CQ n'81. ii fit UNDERTAKER WEN GEAM, 0277. s 415 l,.d r 4:.61 Varicocele, Emissions ;-• Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness, Gleet, Stricture,• Syphilis, Unnatural Discharges, Self Abuse, Kidney and Bladder Diseases Positively Cured by Canadian Patna° petit*-. 'I'IMF TABLE. Trains arrive mad depart as tnliowe : 1,x4rlyo mixt 3:35 a. in ...... —For Toronto .........6:06 e, 1:04p, nt "' I:t4 2:50p.le— ...... ,, For Teeeeater 9 :d,0 ri. In .. le:t0 es - ---TIME TABLE. ARart'6 AT wnto)(AM Limos WI% 6:3 a gym • . Palmerston, Guelph, Toronto, 0.5:333 ,..d,. 11:20. 11.9n 10:66 p mro , " " .. 7:880Gjp • nt 0:36 a. m. " mixed ler liincardine 11.204 at 3:37 p. m. for leinardttte 3.37 p. at 10.e2 " " ., 10.07 )3. Elf 11:00 a. rn, London, Clinton, &c„ S.410 " 6:1..1.. W. „ „ „ • JOB PRIG"TING, 7*i: I,t l)IN)1 Rooks, PnuiphIIt,. Preterit, at$iil ••rde.(Menhirs.on..Y••,,Xe utt•d it the heat •r.'e of the ort, at mrnt•rate priers, and on abort puttee. Apply or address • & ELtlOTT, Timms Office, Wiugbam. of HAMILTON WINGHAM. Capital, 11,s:;0,0u", Rest, $660,000, Prerfdeut—doth SWART. Vice-President—A. G. RAnLAY• n fr•. ACTORS pit? ^aoet'Oe, H,:,, Rn?C:I, 1Vn Moes, 51 P, A. T. Wool), A. 14. lam (Toronto). t:a.hter-.1.'rU1011PIL ., Savings Ban lt.—Fr(Ars. Io to 8; Saturdays.10 t i 1. Pepe'elteorN) iWtd ".;t'ril,.revel aedand interest Special Deposits aloe received at egrreaB rates ff tntere-t. 1`rafts u,, dre:.t anthill and the 'United State% b..'ht. and sold B. WILLSON, . AGENT. l Ti. DICKIN SON, Solicitor. SAFE 10, THE GREAT lEa• BLOODt-•t PURIFIER brdf- 1, 14lf --1 11 4r .....,..a=' ".-.' 73 `) 4W.6?:ni,SP.A,RILL& i t 1 CURES ALL Taints er the Blood." 1;a1 FOE.,' ; + CER`A'AIN.... TQe Ne0tQod TtcalmeQt1 Vf[O0B[ful DlSCQVEll to be paidpusiafter in under a written Guarante!aster Serf Abuse, 7itrcm•es and Blood Diseases have wrecked the lives of thousands of yonng men and middle aged men. The farm, the workshop, the Sunday school, the office the pro es- sions—a1L have its victims. Fou..g man, if yon have been indiscreet. beware of the future. Middle aged men, you are growing prematurely weak and old both Etc/wally and physically. Consult us before too late. NO NAMES USED WITHOUT. WRITTEN CONSENT. Confidential. • VARICOCELE, EMISSIONS AND SYPH•IILIS CURED. W.& COLLINS. W. S. Collins, of Saginaw. Speaks. W. 8. COLLINS. "I am 29. At 15 I learned a bad habit which T contin- ued till 19. I then became "one of the boyo" and led a gay life. Exposure produced Syphilis. I became nerv- ous and despondent; no ambition; memory poor; eyes red, sunken and blur; pimples on face; hair loose, bone pains; weak back; varicocele; dreams and losses at night; weak parts; de osit in urineetc. I eperit hen-, dreds of dollars without help, and was contemplating suicide when a friend recommended Drs. Kennedy & Korean's New Method Treatment. Thank God 1 tried it. In two months I was cured. This was six years ago, and never had a return. Was married two years ago and all happy. Boys, try Drs. Kennedy & Ker- ' BEFORE TuEAT.IfT gan before giving up hope." ANTES =EATM'T S. A. TorrroN. Seminal Weakness, impotency and Varicocele Cured. . "When I consulted Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, I had little hope. I was surprised. Their now Method Treat- "*_Verr meat improved me the first week. Emissions ceased, nerves became strong, pains disappeared. hair grew in ,.&„, again, eyes became bright, cheerful in company and strong genially. having tried many Quacks, I can heartily recommend Drs. Kennedy & Korgan as reliable • Barone TIti:AT�t ? Specialists. They treated me honorably and skillfully. " 7a An rEN. TsEAZArT T. P. EMERSON. A.' Nervous Wreck—A Happy Life. T. P. EMPRSON. T. P. Emerson Has a Narrow Escape. "I live on the farm. At school I learned an early habit, which weakened me Physically, sexually and mentally. Family Dootors said I was going into y „ decline" (Coneumptiont. Finally "The Golden t Monitor,' edited by Drs. Kennedy & Kargan felt in- to my hands. I learned the Truth and clause. Self ,,,ia„ , abuse had sapped my vitality. I took the New - Method Treat,hent and was cured. My friends think I '.1 was cured of Consumption. I have Bent them many.", ,patients all of whom werecured. Their Now • Method Treatment supplies vigor, or, vitality and man.. "'fy •> BEFORE'iLEATteT. hood." Air111t TREATMENT. HEADER! a Are you victim? Kava yon lost hope? Are you: contemplating mar - rage? Hae your Blood been diseased? haveoa any weakness? Our Now Method Treatment will curd you. What it has done for others it will do for your, G CrELNE fI G••TJ T -a a-NT3E138LD Off. NC, 3ti4LY 16 Years in Detroit, 160,000 Cured. No Risk. Consultation Free. No matter who has treated on, write for an honest oplaten Free of charge. Charges reasonable. Books Free - . "Th e Golden Waiter" (iline- trated), on Dieoasee of mon. Inclose postage 2 cents. Sealed, HH. t'�11T WRITTEN CONSENT. IFI 1 �'NO. NAMES USED WIT VATE. No medicine sent C. U. D. Na nates on boxes Or envel-• ones. Everything confidential. Question list and Cost of Treat-. hent, FREE. .6 No.l48'SHELi3Y S` . Ir� W It C DRS.. KENNEDY' DETROIT, MICH. 8. A. ToNTUN.