Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 2, 1876, Page 11

S IEMPERANCE. What King tntoxi Why Solomon Knew About cating Boverages. Ho Advised His People to Bhun tho Wane that Is Red. pecnuse It and Stin Biteth Lilkke n Serpent geth Like an Adder. The Sabbath-School Lesson for To-Morrow. The finite cannot compreliend tho infinite, so that we ought to bo thankful that we can get eren ghimpses of the Creatot's plan and pur- pses. #The heavens declare His glory,"’ rnd the earth is crowded with manifestations of lfs dncse and His love. The great and good Agassiz was b old by one who thought that money was tha honey of lfe, and that we abould dovote all our time gnd powers Lo pathering and putting it in stores,—that * cxamininginscets and creep- fng things was a small businces.”’ To'thus words Lo replied: * What thoe Grent Creator Jios shown so much skill and wisdom {n making ‘must be well worth our time In examining." The very grains of our flelds manifest the benutiful to the meed 8 : Northern of s Southern not so adaptation of their clements man. The grains of differ from thosc mfch In thelr s of chmnte elements 88 in tho proportions in which these elements aro combined. Wheat, a great dit of God to man, contains all that s veces- sary for making fiesh sud bone and.for develop {nig antmal hent as wellas for giving force and fife to the entire animal system, =1 ¢, we have thrce distinct clusses of food fur accomplishing three diferent purposee, and all incloded Ina single grain of Wheat, The carbion of our gratus, 1ke the conl In aur fircs, developes hent. The aulmale of hot climates do not need #0 much animal heat 88 those of cold, to keep the lamp of life burning. 'The Creator hins s0 combined thie elements of whent, grown in hot tempera- tures, that it contalns less carbon than that which grows n cold, Our Southern fricuds pave morg lieat outsids their Lodies than we, and have Jess need of the development of heal within. Our N orthern fricnds need moro {nuer heat than wes go their grains have more earbon than_ours, ‘Thus the Creator has made even our dofly food {llustrations of that wonderful adaptation thal t we witncss In all Iis works. Mis pur}msu are belng accomplished every hour. neither sl i[n“ un“d controls all umbers nor slecps. He poy- things by certain laws, vhysiesl, moral, and eplritual. Those who break them must pay tha cnalty, The finite cannot_contend with the- infinite. The Ureat Law-Malcer exceutes I1is own Inws in His own way, - One law {s, that & small amount of xygen imparts life; a large amount destroys it. R b ekasntagro i Cardon, promotes animsl heat, 8 argo pes reentage consumes the animal. (o where we muy, we shall find that God ia o Belng of Jnw and order. Law i3 supreme {n the deepest recessor ullotted us will lints of what s of Hls dominions. The space ullow us to throw out onlya few may ve sald regarding " God's chemleal laws In their bearlngs upon temper- ance. Life and nct(vltf are the r elements of whicl when recolved nits of law. The h our ballies arc composed, into the system in a proper way and in Empcr praportions, promote life and ac- ity ortlons, and d ut change this way and alter these pro- cath and destruction Inevitably ollow. Thu King of Isracl did not comprohend these fixed chetufenl laws of the Creutor any more than be obeyed Lis fixed moral lawa, 8iill, af- ter many years ubseryation, he al law of the Gr of sad cxperience and extensive found to his surraw that the mor- ent Law-Maker must beregarded, or the pcurflw} must be pald, so he exclaims i (Prov., 23), of eyestt We 0 hath woel who hath redness reply, he who takes too much carbon ha who breaks the Inw of the Infinite, Who made carbon expressly for the purpose of deseloping wuimal heat n”the animal system, anil not fur {ts deatruction, nor for producing madunees and 1nisery, detirlum and despsir, No doubt Solomon was deeply impressed with this fact, Threo thousund years ago he uttered the strong words of our own family eircle the indescr of breaking some of Gi ueson, asl he aaw in Lls fbumy sad results od's laws, the miscry and crime of his age. e gives us a vivid pictire of what be saw, au nd does hot fall to put In the background the dark shades of crimne and re- wors¢, Our_ grains ' contain phosphorus, that fenda lifo und force to the braliy, bones, sud all the tissues. The Creator has so combined it withother elements that it does no harm, but constantly every moment contributes cssen- tially to our existence, But it we scpaorate it Tron ita relptions as God combined them, ands then place it within our tissucs, it cither works our sueedy destruction ur feavea the system i & way the Creator expressly provided, The people of the extremo north have no grain from which they ean obtain carbon and phosphorus,—i. c., hieat and life. Bo they live on decenying fish and oll, which abundantly sup- Dlia them with both, Thoyswallow thelr eaibon aud phosphorus in comblnations with other ele- ments that contribute also 11fo und henlth, The Creator in forming our bodies made no arrange- ment for Iuner firca, Ifo did futend wo shiould Tave fnner heat und_life, but not funcr flames und destructlo n. Moderato exercise develops strenzth and firmness, but excesslvo exerclse exbousta and destroys. pression of God's laws. lere {s mnother ex- Ho who violates must ay the penatty. (ntcm{:‘runw 1s an unrelenting foe. Vietory Increases its desire for 1nore conquests. Ever sluve Noah, that preacher of rightcousuess, Jost his uprightness, It hos retained this sume char- acter, (30.) They thnt * tarry long at the wine," have “redness of eyes.! N0 it wus then, amd so it la now. Curbon’is vozing out at the nose, The peopla of the East drank wine, not beeause the werg thirsty, but because the orating ellects. loved its exhll- e people then “sought wixed wines," i, ., those made not froin grapes alone, bat of which ylel toxleating than that of thiuge 1may be chapged from fermented herbs, somo lded o wina still more in- rapbe. ‘Tho sweetest to weld, Vinegar of8 made froin sugar. The sweotest inflk may by made Lo produce aleohol. The dough from which our bread {s mude dovelops it ’P “'".fih; night, but theoven'sheat quickly dispel 8 1t (; “CAvold the red wine," made from varjousherbs and mude strong, und so fermented as to deep- cn its color and render it the more deliclous to the ey, Bolomon ver: wiscly adds, “when it moveth itsell arieht,” or forinents properly in time uud extent, 'The qunlity of all fermented drink depends upon theslowness of the ferment- ing process, In bot alr, it goes on rapidiy produces. o poor wine. slowly, In order that it iay “move Our wine-makers pluce thely fuico in cool cellurs, 8o thut the proc fermentation may occur slowly, Rapid f arfglit. tatlon would re und It should” progress tselt grape. of nen- stilt (n vinegnr, (30.) Bolomon must hiave had some experlence of tho habits of his people, and gu ho warns them ngafnst * drinking long and ‘decply. that the wise K tarrying long at the wine," f. e,y We do niut wonder King of Tsruel gave this advice, As wo have scen, It {8 fn dircet harmony with tho chemlival- lads of Gud, been often e musi haye disgusted ut the - beastli- nesa of somo of s nutnerous friends, For at this perlod of the world's history, I\gng- aud Princes * tarried long sttho wine.” What were Adonfjub, Abiathar, und Joab, and the many Princes of Taracl, dulng when thoy heard a great commotion In the strects, and many tfumipets l:luwh\filout laud biasts, and of David crylnj King Solonion lliu yall{nm lm(m out vociferously, * Hurruh for e Yins. been wnointed King of Israel ! * Hurrah for Kiug Bolomonl Harrah for Bolumon, the wise son of David] Hurralh for King Solomon!” They Lad been “tarrying long st the wine, that moveth iteel{ nrlfm," Itlessend thelr self-control, It impalred thelr reason, and_ destroyed thele manhood. They were degraded moro than the boasts of thy dark val . They were lmnll{ it compantons D for the wil vulturcs of the 4 hogs of the fores , or the tilthy inountains, Al this and much mure wera the legithnate rusults of breaking one of Qod's laws. and not for do: longing humon Hfe, sud not for increasin le mado the grains for food morulizing his people,—for |1fir s sorrows aud Ite woes, ita miscrics and its trimes, Bolumen must have heard the reports of those o, that some of Adonijah'd counsclors aud military men—old Joab atone the rest—wers scen prostrato on the leor of tho banguoting ball, as it oyil spirits bod tuken posscssion of Hielr souls, Heury Wilson say uto a dran 30,000 persons in dellriun {nsects, und hideous reptiles, nuat) of wormg, cunummfy, dul 450,000 persons slok an- 's grave.,” Wuinoy s seo thelr slek-bed fufl wlo are riug the dark hours ot the nlght, tueerlng nt these poor, miseroble victhns of o roken by, and eyl out, ¥ We frun the werld befow " The shriek and scream, and gearc Thelr very rosting-place is ¢ oz things, a8 rles ortured rits valu for quict. red with ercop- i thoy wero impationt ta feast 6 ary ¢ upon fhole fesh. They seem to screcch in ladeaus tones, ool to-day. 't *¢We niust have you for. our You canuob umpu? Qod's law THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1876—TWELVE PAGES must be_vindicated. Even Solomon, the wise anid weolthy King, fo alte ynnra,lmhl the pen- ulty of broken Jaw In order that men mlght know that God’s Inww nre for the rich no less than for the poar, for the wise no less than for the fenorant. We eannot, If we wonld, portray the sad re. sults of excessive drinking compounde, that God neyer made. No expressians can be half so dr«-plr colored ns facts may often warrant. Avold * h\rr(lngilonu at the wine, that maveth fteelf aright,? Eacope for your life from the clatelies of evil splrits, Loving friends may, now and then, throw s net of motives around inebriate, and may haul him eshore, posaibly, iuut 8 the Inat ltige wayes of despalr were hanling hin to unknown depths below, Don't risk the result of sv terrible a peril, . - (32.) At lost, says the King, ‘it biteth like a serpent amd stinreth tike an adder.” Certaln! Bolomon was right, But words cannot pnint the scene, nor lunguage portray the horrors of adrunkard’s lust liours, We huve seen them, We have watched In the dark hours of night a younyg man of unusual promise. It was s terribly horrible night (o us, Tis descriptlons of thosclittle devils were too vivid to he ever forgolten. Fifty years have pnssed away, and stlll we ' sce that sick room and lear th screcchies. In the middle of night his screams were so frightful that s vencrable father and his safnt- mother, crystallized into angelle forms of re- 1lglous beauly,—and his two sisters, pure and Jovely ns tha earliest rose of apring, came in. ‘They were all bowed Inwly fn the saddest sor- row, and in the decpest 5r icfy praying in words that none but God conld hear, and'yet all pres- ent could feel, The alr was dense with prayer. Thia young inan died cursing his Maker. “In- deserfbally” terrible are o drunkard’s wages, worsg ~ than deatl, 10,000 thues cao- dured! Ile, ~who had the power to lead In Church or 8tate, was placed in an in- cbrinte's grave. . The city fu which e lived loy- d liim in his early days s a plous mothor loves flernnly chlid. They prage curnenll{ for that timg when tho revered father and the plous mother could ln{ to them, * Rejolce with us, for our son was lost, ond has been found; e was dead, but {8 alive again.’” Sad It was to all when he who might have been an honor to the most honorable became n shume to the vilest beasts. Bolomon _lnd scen other results of breaking God’s law. Drunkards sco and do Ly = virtue of ulrnu%u things alcohol on the brain. The Creator, who knew what the brain needed in order to d‘whlrgn all its functions, combined in ail graina a certain amount af phospliorus, If more than enough gather $here, He Introduced into our systems means of removing {t. But aleohol rémaius, and does its deadly work. Many years ago a young girl of a beautiful forin and featurcs wns brought to the alme-hotiec of an Eastern clty. Blie was found by a guardlan of the night in'a ditcl, Into which she had been thrown by sbame and rum. An nutopsy was held. Oun. rafs- ing the skull, fithy odors of long pent-up rum came ruamns out,us {f they wergevll epirita too long retalned, Alcohol is not digested. It Is not food. It fircs up the system and makes it burn to its own destruietlon, 1t deposits not a singlo atom of food. It glves no coutinuous Iife. It lends no proper vlwln{l or activity to the brain, It impalrs ts functlons. It weakens reason and destroys the man. It inakes black look hite, wrong look right, angels of durkness look 1lke angels of light, (34.) Alc(fiufl does give new eyes and new cars. Bo that the lucbriate sees pleasant sights and hiears pleasant sounds in the midst of tho grosseat sius aud the deepest degradation. It inakes him {gnorant or reckless of unnumbered perile, Lieles down on the ocean waves, or rests on abrittlo gpur at the maost's head, A tempestuous sca, or the miider waves, plunge him to depths unmeasured. \Z)L’S.) Holomon Is so Intensely interested in this subject that he cannot leave it quite yet, but we must,—wa trust we have llustrated éula- mon's views on_this subject. They are fully contirmed by all observing, thoughtful meu. Theovilsof intempernneesréenormous, Iubrings not only personal woes and mlscries, but social_sufferings and disturbances. It fyrlnga deep diatress and sinking anguish of soul, Ke- ret, shame, and remorse accumulate day after ay, then follow loss of sclf-respect, o conscl- ousness of serving bell fu its worst forms, of dulng what e once abhorred,—of feolicg that e {s rulning himsell and rendering othiers mis- crable. Then come sorrows, sa legitimate re- sults of his course of lifc. Ho lugos his lome, his health, his ;{mpeny. and hls friends. Ilis once spotless character, bis fondest hopes, his purest Joys, are all gune, The respect of his nelghbors ond the regard for his own reputation sroall gone. In thelr place ure shame and re- worse, . Young man, beware! Cultivate declslon of character, firmuess of* purpose, and nobleness of soul, Lonor your Creatof and your age by your uprightness, Frugality, integrity, and temperance arg icwel- of great beauty, but the imost precious of these Is temperance. THE HOME. COFFIE AND COFFEER-CARE. Tu the Editor af The Tribune. Evaxstoy, I, Aug, 8L.—A good cup of cof- fee makes a good deal of diffcrence fn onc's hope of Heaven, and when it {s - consldered how seldom it {s met with, it behiogves o good Chris- tian to go fnto the misslonary busincss to the extent of showlug how the same Is brewed: Two pounds Q. G. Java; 1 pound Mocha; brown scparate, as the latter should be u shade brown-~ er than the former, Seg to it, by constant stir- ring, that the keruels aro not left unbrowned on one sldo and burned black on tho other. When cuol enough to bo handled, stir In o raw egg for every two pounds of beans, which should be warm enough to dry, but not to cook the cggs; 1t hias the effcet of coating the beans as it var- uished, retalning thelr uroma and clearing the coffea when made, without any, further cone trivance, The inalde of thoe uoflcu‘-pul is never 10 be washed with soapsuds or dighwater, e fore usiui rinse it out with pure coldl water. ‘Take one heaping teaspoonful of fnely-ground coffee for every cup of bolling water uswd: add by “way' of pgracc ouc spoon Jguil of coffee; det It " boll up onco; removo Lo tho back of. the stove, und let it re- wain_for few minutes; then by ready to drink it. Donot hopo for ai orthodox cup of cofles without thick cream. When cream cannot be had, try tha following: Boll alx heaping tea- spuonstul ot ground colles In oue cup of water for o minute; let it settle, and pour it, grounds and sll, into a pitcher containing four cups of senlded milk, This concoction s been kiown Tolp mauny & weary soul—purticutagly when companied by a slicé or two of Germun coflee- cuke. 8ift 2 pounds of flour Into u large pun; make a hote (i the centre, into which Lreak four Og)il; add threo cups of good putato npunfiu (sl the mfim before), und a little new mi! warmed, it s cold weather, dip the egis into hot water before breaking then, Mnku this futo o hard dough, Bu carctul and not put n too much milk, us you muasl useno more than 2 pounds of flour, " Work it well; set 1t in uwarm place to rise—anol loo lfl/ht. Thon melt one-balf or three-fourths pound of butter; one teacupful after it 1a melted 18 about conough, ond work 1t fnto the dough with both handa, Keeput {t until it is thoroughly blended and very smooth, Work in one and one-haif cups whitesugarnext ; thenns many ratsinsasyoulike. (L uee neurly one cuptul), Use juat a Lttle floy, to work it Into a luwp aguin, and sct it to risd. Whon very light, turn the pan upslde-down on the bread-bourd for the purposp of not disturh- ing the duugh more than necessary {n getting it outy then tuke o little plece at a “time, cnough when pulled out to hatf-ineh thickness to it into tho baking tin, If the dough_{s_not hard cnouph to roll, do nat try to remiody fb by adding flour, but tuke o plete frow the. dish to tha pan, and pat it down with your hand to the requlred thickness, When you have It all fu ting, boat an ez, and with the {nmy brush paint the cakes all over; then dusk suger and cinuumon, mixed, oyer the top. Let ft risy oguin very lght, sud bake {n not a very hot oven fiftcen minutes, or until thoy are a golden brawn. Let theny, cool In \ho pins, then slice und dip into cotfeé before eating, Please lot mo henr of your success, A better way to remove mildew than I lave scen glyen I8 o yub the spots with soft suup und sult, snd loy {n thesun, Mus, M, E, M, DIETING CHILDREN. o the Editar af TAe Trioune, Cuicgao, Aug, H.—I have Leen thought in- conshotent to quote thy medical profession us authority for somoe of my statements, and then close wy letter with a critielsm, My lost re- murk, a8 supposed oll reuders of the * Homg" column would be oware, referred to the un- gruclous Lreatment of Mr, Rosslter by “an em- fuent physiclan® for his letters on polsoncd sugars,, I neglected to say fn my letter that to wmuke my little boys and girls what they should be, or, rather, to ald Naturo fu makipg them what she Inteuded they should be, 1 would nevor togeh thein to use elttier tea or coleo, any sore thun I would do as did S Efttle Brecches' " father, teach them to chow tobaceo, ¢ just to keep thelr milk-teeth white” 1should also have added, though Dr. Cook has 1ol particular stress ‘upon the fact, uo restriction should be allowed around the walsts ot girle; norder to prevent thls, the muslin walst mnat be prnll{ loose, and the upper por- tion of drawera cut higher than in ordinary pat- tern, The cliemlloan I think un excellent gar- ment, (cat Ingh b the neek and buttons at. fached o the walst for subporting akirts, ete. there I8 no e mark upon the body around [the walst, nlb s as it shionkd be. i [s astonishing what au alteration tn the shape of young women, aud as a necessary consequence displacemnent, and dis- ense, 18 produced simply by the constant presa- ure, juat heJow the ribs, of the hand of drawers huttoned dromud the walst: no matter how Joose they are, in ussuming the sitting position there 18 always n atricture around tha frout por- tions of the body which forces tho atomach, liver, and all internal organs downseard, and In time they form sdhcsions and become pertna- nently fixed in thefr unnatural position, Mra. Gincee llrcf’s system of dict {s a very oo one If strictly adhered to, My modcl dict lenty of griln fuod,—~wheat, vorn, and oat-meal—no meat,—plenty of vegetables withe out salf, and well-ripenedd fruits aud , berries S a naturel,' or with pure wholesome tream, without sugar. Thecream wo get from our milkmen, as can easily be pereelved from the odor atislng from {t frequently, is not nl)\-n{n 1it for the stomachs of suy of us, if we want to keep them pure, and aweet, and healthy. I think the luellmiuf ltrunzhn, and_huoyancy, and Imp‘»lnns-, ami_personal purity, if expresa it, producedafter a fewmontha' trial brv thia dlet, will insuro its contlnnance, nnd it fs {mposslble after abstaining from o meat diet to Took upon the enormons auantity of meat con- sumed In this city dally without” a fecling of dlsgust. Physlologista may ray what they will, the less we think sbout our stomachs and the more we confine ourselves the prains, and fruits, and vegetables that God has rr_nvlllfll for us, the more eyldent t becomes to us that we are living the life He deslgned. Your * heavy feeder,” when he rises from the table with hls meat-loaded stomacl, and returns thanks to the Aimighty for his blessings, may think he is preparing Limself for a spiritual Wle,—but I don't. % A Pracricau WosAN, B ki DOMESTIC ECONOMY, To the Editor of The Tribune. JACRsONVILLE, IIL, Aug. 30.—Tor several months I have been, fn silence, reading the con- tributions to the Home Department in Tus Trinung, and although a young Indy and un- marrfed, have taken a great intevest in so doing. I sincerely hope the * Mothers” mnong our thoughtful women and good housckecpers have commenced n good work, Our young people of the present dny need a vast deal of training to mako nioderate Lousekeepers even, A very crroncoun fdea s extant and prevalent among our young people of to-day: they think there {8 & wan In store for them with ample mneans, and he ean provide servants to {£0 at their bidding, and It {8 not necessary to be o thorough housckeeper; but it I8 every woman's duty, in my estimation, to be able to be overscer at least in hier own house, and, in order to be a competent judge of domestle af- falrs, must be a proficient in the departinent herself, Therels ns miuch art and science In culinary matters as anything clae, I we but search for it. The coolt-Dook should be a study in our volleges, schoole, and scininaries whers ladles e}n:n 8o much timo In acquiring otlier aceomplishments. A work upon cliemical com- position, byelene, ond economy should bhe selentificatly nerunged, and toughit, and studicd for the best Interests of our mnation, Not long since,n contributor expressed some {deas I had intended to present. Woulldl 1t not be u wise plan to grganize n nuulct?v of somg kind in Chifengo duripg the Expositfon, when railrond fares are reduced, and have nll” thuse that are interested fu the H Reform meet ot thut timel_Amie M. Hal , would make n good President and Director, nud could uppoint some other efficient officers to sustain her. Those becoming members could return to thelr liomes and organize socloties or clubs. Itwould be Interosting, and, i properly conducted, re- munerative, to make au exbibition during the Iixposition if ladies {ntereated would make a nice eake by gome of thelr rcelpes, and contrib- ute to the Soclety, and, it they lelt so Inclined, to add temperute drinks, such ns coffee, tea, wnd lemonade, ‘and also T mny so fee- in fce-cream parlors, to help them in bringing about a goud work. Also, have the ladles ox- hiblt faucy and domestic work io thelrown so- " clety department; requlre each exhibitur to give recipe of ber cake, und directions for making work exhibited. Have a mnall membership fec, 1f ndvisable, and let tho money taken fnto the treasury support the soclety and help publish a work of *The 1llome" since #t frst Legan, 1 should lke to bave a book, syatematically are ranged, that would be printed by our Dest fricud, Tuz TRIBUNE, Oruamonts in “?l’ of fancy work helpto muke liome cheerful, and if we would all try to hejp each other, and not be so sclflsh, and try to lewrn how to make liomo both attractive nnd useful, we might have better men aud women, also hiealth and beauty combined in our homes, T have uotleed uo recipes for preparing vogo- tables, or the best mceans of preserving frults'In their many wuys. Vegetablea poorly propared ‘ure unfit"to eat, but carefully and properly copked wost of them arg wholesome. ~ Durings tho scason of vegetables and frults it would be nccccrlnblc to many young housckeepers to have trled and rellable Tecipes. 1wl glve two ro. cipes for preparing ducks and quails, elipped from a journul: Draw otit the entrails and rinse the ducka; bot don't anak them sa somc. |¥nomm cuoks do, of you will lose the juices, Rub {nslde with salt and pep- per, and put in each duck a plece of buttor tho alze of an egg, and & tenspoonful of red wine, Koast twenty ar twenty-Gve minutes, Dy no means al- Tow the bird to bie moved whille ronsting, lest the {,\fl“‘l ba spllled, When done they will'be fnll of right, red gravy. ltewove carafully, too, and surve on a lot dlsh. Thers is no bird more delicate than a quall Urollud {n this mauner: Loy the bird on a grid- fron, aud, when It begine “to brown, dip it into butter, seksoned with sult and peppor. Contlnue to broft and dip unth) 1t {s done browh—nice, yellow brawn all over, Serve hot. I have alwnys admired Tur Trisuxz, and thought 1t the best puper published in Chicago, and sinee it has given its supplement to womun aud the hume, I'admire it stil more, and wish it /én.-nt auccess aud circulation, ‘hanking the many coutributors for thelr use- ful recipes, and hupuuiv they will not *‘grow weary fn well-dolug, { substrlbe at present an INTRRZSTED READER. AT MEAL-TIME. v (he Edltor of The Tridune, Crircado, Aug. Sl—I congratulate * Aunt Lucy” upon the healthy and vigorous consti- tutions of her fumily which cnable them to eat whatsoever the appetite craves without experi- cuelng avy bad effectstherefrom, and wish there were mnore such families in our land, us wall as more of whom it could bosall ‘*tobacco or splrits of any kind are never brought Into the house.”” But that they have been oble tore- tufn Lealth and Idngevity fu splte of the use of rich and highly-sessoned food, does not prove, 1 think, that such food fs wholesome, or that all can eat It with Impunity, Whatever may be the cauac, there s no doubt that we are w natlun of dyspeptivs. Iixercise and fresh alr are soverclgn romedies, but will not always counteract the effects of lmproper food, 1 have no doubt many a case of {ndlgestion 18 brought un by overwark, particularly by eating heartily when the whole syatein Is sxhausted from lubor of auy kind. Is not the foundation for many s sad case of dyspepsia nfd in childhood? Chil- drenare too often slluwed to cat anything und everything, and at il hours of thy day; {s thie child fretful, an apply, o pleco of cake, or candy, fs gl\'&m as s diversion; it mamuma leaves tho bitle one foran alter- nuon's nuorplng, or vielting, she brings some Hooodies™ "as a compuensation on her returng when papa comes homg at night, his pockets are schrched for the expocted nuta aud candy, and the boarded pennics aro spont for the sawe purpose. - Culldren shiould very cacrly b accustomed to rogular hours of ¢ating, i€ inore than tuo turee meals & day bo thuught nocessary, let tho lunch beat stated thnes, of glnln, silnple food, and never allow them to eat between these times. bediove it is the constant catl nd drinking that dogs wore mlschief than dil else, Bomy firmueas will b required to do this and to deny achlld what o secs othors eatlvg, but hablta are casily forued at au early sge, aud 1t meantime the Lnbit of setf-denful I8 acquired it may prove & great bles qln after Nu; or but- ter far to baulsh s}l objectlonable things from the table than that the children should be in- Jured or uot alluwed to tuke their meals with ko famlly, us this {s the thne when good table- ABDEra—i VEry lmrurunt purt of education— mnay be most easily fearned. And this brings me to something I wish to say about our modo of takiug qur nicals, Itls proverhlal that tho Amerivan eats toofast. 8o tuch has been and written upon thls subject from Dickens' well-kuown whults of sarcasm, to the oft-repeated warnlugs of ph{llaluxslm and the medical faculty, that I neod hot enlargs upon ity but Ithink that us far as possible wo should forget our curvs and troubles when we weet around the fumily board. 1n wany cases these arv the only houra of thu day wheu all the members of the fumily aro to- gether, aud should we got sim to muke them tho pleasantest vues? When the busband comes with clouded Lrow uud thouglts eugrossed with V creams and {ces, and sell them to the visitors as-| buainess matters, and the wife with face wriften all over with the worrles aud perjdexities of her department, the meal eaten i mouwdy i interspereed With shinspcutting remarke,— haps one child sent sobving from the table, nud, onother made unhappy Ay reprimand for some slight ‘misdemeancr, —what wonder thut indizestion follows| I know too well how diffienlt it 1s to wear o cheerful face when one Is worn out by hard work or §ll-health, but cvery effort to do 8o re- dounds to the benefit of the ane who makes ft, and will generally vrove enceessful, Where there are those who lave Jelaure to at- tend to ft, the custom of decorating the table with flowers a a delighttal one, pertieularly ¢ little no: At each plate, relected with esps clal reference to the taste of the one for whom it ia dealgncds but the detalla must of course be regulated by eircumsianers, Only leb there be smiling faces, o benflv- Inld” table, Rniy and_pleasant dinfug- room, anid plenty of dively conversation, n which each one takes a part, ol let ali re- memmber ¢ Better a dinner of herbs where love 1s, than a stalled ox and hatred therewitn, T had thought of giviug sune of my ldean upe on the servant-girk question, hut having already n‘mn this out 50 long, will leave that till an- other time. Ibave fried *“Mra, W, 8. (1%s" cottnge or surprise pudding, and do llke it very much. Buaay, —— “#ONLY MOTITER.Y Tn the Editor of The Tribune. Foxp pu Lac, Aug. 3L.—Mra, 1, was a de- voled mother, Ifuitse and children conatituted, for her, the whole world. ‘That a woman could feel £ need of any share in the bury 1ife outalde was an fdea falling to reach her puwers of com- prehension. In her creed the chlef end of wo- mon wos, “to glorify" her husband and her children, and “enjoy them forever” Faithful- ly she lived up to thie, hier first article of he- lef. Morning, noon, snd nightshe hicld herself In readiness o obey the Leheets of hertull boys, At the perfod of my scaualntanve with the fame fly these **boys” rouged downward [n age from 21 to I ‘The only dauphter was then u slip of o girl of 12, One would noturally supposc a little girl sosituatedio be fn some danger of over-petting from, not only the fond parents, but also thebigbrothers. Not fo. Mary Ellen was, In her mother's estimatlon, but a useful handmakl fu the delightful task of waiting on the boys, Sho was a timid littlo thing, without any iden of her own individu- ality, whose earthly desires all centered fo a new plang, for which she once ventured hesitat- Ingly to ask, 1ler aspirations in that direction were effectually quelled by lher mother's ns- tonished look “and auswer, “A new plauo, child! Impossible. Think of all the wmoncy your papa has to pay for your clothes anid selooling! Do you know he lias to ralse 85,000 this, year o 6CL up Tomn in busineast And there's three moro comivg on to be started in Mfe. No,no. Runand carry Tom'sslippers up ataire, iid pyg them i place, nud dun't et me hear the word plano again," It was curivus to watch the patter, patter, patter of the busy woinan of & Sunday mori- mg. Not until éach best suit for cach beloved boy lnd been taken down, carcfully brushed, aud lald ready to hand, with eachh poir of stock- ings, cach alilrt, collur, necktie, cuffs, handker- chicl, and even'buots, 'could the same urticles be laid in order for patersumilian aund not until they had sallied forth, cquipped, and the dis- carded ies, slippers, sud sofled liuen bad Leen picked up and disposed of by her loving, motherly hands could those hands venture to ocfiu )y themselves with the makivg of her own tollet. By that time the chureh-hells sere ringlng, the old fumily carriuge stood at the door, Toin and Ellng were just driving awny, and the younger boys shoutiug to * mother " to *“bur- Ty up” yA comlenl figure was the furried littie wo- mou, us with bunnet _awry, and shawl askew, she trotted up the bruad aisle of the church, uyd meekly took her place as the worshiper of the Muker of ber boys. 4 What return of Tlial tenderness rewarded this indefatlgable mother! Huw were Lier miu- [stratipus appreciatedf Was thers a corre- sponding reauiness to ullevinte her cares and fu- crense lior comfort? 1 trow not. More than once have I heard her ordered to brivg this, or do that, In impericus L when, upon one oecuslon a renonstrance tempted, the reply was *“Oh! it's only wother. 8he don't ming trilles." ‘These were not by nature purticularly selfish youths, “Good-natured cubs® we regarded ihem I the outaide soclety of young people. Thelr tack of genuine respect for tier whota they should liave honored and obeyed, was ber owi work, Itis au casv matter to .[mix hoya. HACE LREY. i QIVE AND TAKE, b the Fdltur of The Tribune, Cmioado, 8cpt. L.—Ever since the tirst publi- eation of T TrIDUNE, we (that 18 iny husband and self) huve been subscribers to the dally, and inall this thne nothing has intercited and de- lighted mo more than this newly cstablished “ Home Departwent.' Wil some one please favor me with u good recipe far cleaning marbile, particularly statiorn- ary wash-bagins, &8 well as mantel, ete.t Also what wiil polish nicely the stecl bars or grate- hearth} And will anything remove rugt epots and atains from an ordinscy bluck conl-hod! To this rather formiilable lst of questions I wish to add oue more, vig.: to ask for a sure und {ufullible rcmcd{ for the falllng out of the halr, I have tried the *drled rosemary,” cte, given {u Thu THInTNE & few weeks ogo, b falled fn my case. 1 will offer ong or two recipes that have been “tried and not found wanting' in goodness and lightness. Snowflalke take: Oue and u half cups uuplu (powdered); 134 of flour; whites of 10 ¢guw; 1 lurge teaspoontul of cremn of tarter (no soda); und a little sult, Mix sugur, flour, eream of tartar, aud salt wogether well, Then add 3 teaspoonfuls fluvoriug extract of almond or vanillu, and lastly, the well-beaten whites of the cug. Bake in rather aqulek oven, A frlend kiudly sent me this recipe, und u sample of the cake, which was excelient, and proved worthy of its nume. Apple tapicea pudding: Boak one large cup- ful of taplocs until soft fn water enough to cover It; butter the pudding diah, and hove sliced futo it some nlee Juiey upples, more than half flhing the dish, Then wid some sugar, ad a bt of butter. Over this pour Lhe soft taploca that has been previously well soaked fn cither mitk or water. Add a litile sult, aud sprinkle over the top o light grating of nutimeyr Bako untll the apples ave well done. Bat with cream anl kugar (or sauce of any king, if prul'crrcdg, and I think you will call this, as 1 Lave heard {t ealled, *The Queen of Puddings.” Engo can be used tho sume way. A DatLy Ruapen, ut ws yet it bus A CONUNDRUM. 79 the ddilor of The Trivune. Citicago, 8ept. 1.—I want Lo ask a questlon: We have ien told {n the columns of your valu- ablo puper how'ta feed, clothe, and educate our daughters; now I want to ask what we shall do *with our dnughters when wo have fed, clothed, and educated them up to the “doubtful® age, sny, perhinps from 16to 18, (I think uo two givls over enjoyed (1) this nge at precisely the same thne) A friend of miue tells mo that girls ought to be kept at home, and uever al- lowed to breathe tho least bit of society alre until they aro 185 then they are young ludics, Tut where does the young lady part come from{ Docs it blossow In the night! What ahall we do to keep our gitds contented and Lappy until they are Wo never allew them” to go to tvn-p:\rucu' cte, for feyragentlenun may *sce them homef’ A greater Mfi of the year I spent {n school, 1 kuow, but there are evenings, attl holiduys, and vacations, Often it «ullowed to go vut they meet ull sorts of people, and get futo bud com- sany and under bad ntluences; but it Kept at Ilolnn 111 18, and then pushed out fnto the wild stream—socict, —uhdluld thut thoy are youn| ludics now, und must * paddle thelrowneanae, thele friends will be mortitled at thely awkward- nuss, and the girls themaclves sny *they don't know how to act.” I3 thers na medinn? where s 1t1 how shall we convinee people of its exlst- enced I think the 18%earuld rute is ull non- eense, for girls' natus ro 80 different; some girle are young ladies at 16 and sowe ar litile girls a6 20." Yours truly, Mus, M. E. 8. —— SALT. 70 the Kdiior of The Tribune. Cui0Ado, Aug. 39.—-Some people are always runulng after vagarics ln diet. I wonder if they practice what they preach, Would I alke #inush and milk * without salt? Chemists had better avalyzo the Amerfcun farmer of ity years 8go, whu lived on salt pork the year round, and throve on ft, too,—it mude braju as well as brawn. 1t would seem that a mincral thrown broadcast over the .carth by s Diviue Provi- dence, and 0 keenly relished by men and ani- mals, must ment a great want of thelr nutures, In thoe year 1828 the British Governmont sent to 8ir Willlam Hamilton, at that time Governor- Gouera! of India, inquiring what artlcle of con- sumption would bear reater taxation, The Guvernor looked around. Lyerything wus taxed totheutmost, Balt wusan awwlo! thivmost vital e Importance, tndiepensatle to all clasees in that hot climate; vet the tax was luld on, and tie - labitanta of Judia claim it was the high price of salt, and the coneent Inability of the poor to et n salllciency of the article, that caured the urealdn-ott of the cholern. 1 I8 3 well-known fact that too little salt In dlet will cause typhotd disurder, and worms will gencrate much faster in the aystein where fresh diet Is much nsed, Much niay he aald on this subject, the Ameriean Indian following the trall of deer for s 1o find the *8alt Lick " or apring, the French experiment with criminals, cte., bt it would make tuis article too long. F. GRAPE JELLY, To the Editor of The Tribune. Boutn Evanstoy, Aug. 3lL—I notice some onc aske for the way to make grape jelly. Mine I the tame as for uny other kind, as follows: Wasliaud clean the grapes; they are best pleked frofa the stems. After heating thewm tbrough, press the julce through o bag or cloth. Put i sugar equal to the amount of Julee, cither by welght or measure. et the liquld to bolling before putting fn the sugar, After the sugar is In, it wilt need to boil ten minutes or more,— sou can tell by testing. It fs better made when the grapes are quite green, only turned slightly, 1 ean only give from memory the rule for plum butter. Heat the plutns slightly I water to nearly vover, nud(rnl. in one tablespoon of suda. Let this stand awhile, and pour off the water. Ilemove the stonea and sklus from the plums, and make up the pulp pound for pound, wnd add anotlier spoonful of suda In cooking. ‘The water In which the plumns are cooked may e marle into jelly In the usual way, Will Dr, Hale be kind enough to tell your readers how to prepare lime water? M. D. v the Kdilor of Ths Tribune, ’ PriNcETON, 1., Aug. 25.—For the Benchit of M8, .0 will give my recelpt for making grape Jelly: Hlave your grapes clean; put theim 1 your atewing-pati, audboll til quite soft. ‘Then put then in a clepn cloth, and let them drip. Dun't squeeze thom. After they have done dripping, put in your sugar pound for pound. (I nse good white sugrar.) Let it Doll fifteen mimutes, Then while hot, pour into your jeily tumblers, .1think if you will follow this rule’you will havo lce Jelly. If the editor 18 kind enouizh to publish this, " will some ong #ive me a goud recipe for putting up plekles, und also for making hop-yeastd )hmr. 'ON LEAVES, tor af The Tridune. La 8anLr, Aug. 30.—8kelcton leaves may be prepared as Lollo A tablespoonful of chlo- ride of lime lu Hquld state, mixed with & quart of pure soring water. The leaves must be soaked {n this ilxture for four hours (more or leas, according to the delicacy or coarscness of the leafl structure); then taken out and well washed In a large basin filled with water; after which they should be left to dry with free ex- posure to light aud alr. (2.) Perbapa the most cffectual way ls, first, dip the leavea in boiling water; then immerso them in dilute sulphuric achly containing from 10 to 30 per eent_of the avid, Inaday or two use o preity stiif bristie Lrush to the leaves, adding, drop by drop, a little saturated solutlon of - bichromate uf potassium. When the operation sceims complete, wash the leaves carefully in aminoni- sted water and finlel with o little weak Lypo- chloride of calclum or chlorine wuter. Bleach thus: Ono drahim of chloride of lime, mixed in o pint of water and allowed to settlo; pour off the clear liguid, and put In the leaves; steep them till white, suy about ten minutes g\l they stay too long they beecome brittle); wash them in 4 dish of clean water, aud dry between sheets of blotting-paper, ‘1he preparation of ekeleton leaves is a very detieate und wesrlaome process, and should only be attempted by thuse happliy-constituted peraons who can keep thelr q: etice under re- peated fatlures, 1t desived, 1 will furuish di- rections for pluiting skeleton leaves, R. O, BENSANEN. ——— IIOW TO ERADICATE ANTS. To the Editor af Ths Tribune, DaveNront, Ia., Augz. 30.—I have been think- ing for come-time thut I might impart some In- formation on hotue affalrs, aince I have received 80 much from the HomeDepartinent of your vuluable paper. Some thine ago a lady wanted to know of something which would keep ants ont of her Jmmry. If she will get soms red Teppcrs, and iy onc at each end of her shiclves, i certaln they will svon disappear. 1 keep the peppers on wy shelves all the thae, remov- {ng them ooly whivn I clean the pantry. Tls §8 the way | nuke plum-butter: Put the plutus in u porcelniu pot, with cnough water to vover them, Let then boil 8fteen minutes. Wilen voo), stralu through a colleuder, Work 28 much of the plum through as you possigy can. ‘Then tnessure the Juice, and for every cup of the Jflum put one cup of sugar. Then lev t stand untl the next morning, when you must Lol 1L from one to three hours, acconding to the thickness n-q.uirml. The loneer you boil ity the better {t will keep; but do not'make It too thick. Bewe M. D. ——— INKX BLOTS, To the Editor of The Tribune, TaLvor, Ind, Aug. 23.—=Will you give, through the columns of Titn TRIBUNE, a recipe for removiug Ink blots from papert This has been u great suurco of aunoyunce to profession- al and busluess men, and woulld save a yreat denl of labor and Incouvenlence to the public in making out papers and public doeu- nents, A Norany Punnic. HINTS ON TIME-KEEPINE. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Sept. 1.—A few weeks ago I wus much fnterested lu an article fu your paper fromn the pew, I thivk, of Prof. Colbert, iflustrating the changes produced in the * time-keeping ' of fine watches by the changes of the atmosphere. In this railroad age much more {8 desired and expected from the wateh, The man with the 15 turnip s perhaps the most exacting. Bloce the adintrable aystem of furnfshing sccu- rute tline hus been {nuugurated by the'wiTurts of the gentleman named, and carried out by the Astronomical Soclety of this clty, whereby th leading watchmakers have the accurate time by telegruph from the Desrhorn University, the testupon tlne watches Las been mure severe. Before that perlod the best chronometer would vary, to u trillug extent it might L, yet from the same causs the hundreds of watches would vary with it. I allude to the changes in the densiiy of the atmosphere and its action upon the balinee of the watch or the pendulum of the clock. The question muy be asked, Doca not thesameo vause aperato upon thoclovks at the Universityl 1t docs, but the competent observer at that in- stitutlon s ever on the alert, and the barometer 1a the index that governs the clock's sceuracy. As it denotea the changes fu thedensity of the air, minuto welghts are added to or tuken from the pendulum of thestandard clock,and thus true timo Is sent every b cond to &)l those who choose to avaiithicmselves of this great privilege, and Chivago atunds to<lay foremoshamong the citles of Lhiy cuntinent for accurate Lime. Many men after purchasiug an expensive watch, perhaps the work of the most celebrated makers, expeet accurate tinie, and, sQer hours spent I watening the second-hand In its travels with the second-hand of some nuighboring chronometer, wonder why they part company, My watch {3 twenty secondy out,” says one} #wliat {s the matter " Purhaps those who know but very little of the mechanism of the wuteh mn{ yet notice that wheit the balancs mukes more thin an are of a cirelo thut thefr watch “runs steadler; whon the motlon {s lesa the reverso is theease. From experiments recently made undor thoe re- celver of an alr-pump with some of the tinest watches mannfuctured, 1 am satisfled that the truo cause for this varlation (s in the chonges of the atinosphere—to be sure, much 13 gained by a well-made balance perfeetly poised, ent and ndjusted, to temperature, but the acme will not be reached untll it can be so shaped us to liave very Hitle realstance from the alr,—and yot be so vonstructed as to bo compensated to changes 6f temnperature, This fs a tatter that mny not Interest your readers. If you think otherwlse, 1 wlll jcive you the reault of some ex- peeiments which inay have a tendency to save muny watchmakera from the wrath of those who curry watche: © E D, BovuLy, e HAY-FEVER. To ke Edltor of The Tridune. CHICAGO, Aug. Bl.—%J " [n yeaterday's Trin- UXE tzives a neutral solution of quintoe mixed with glycorine as a cure for hay-fever, Now I would say to the ge’?‘llumnn that ¢ Is no cure at all} and, further, that there ls ouly one curo for the discase, and that fs, boll the "head and It with drfed peas. But, joklug aside, the Loy-fover is both weakening, ting, and discouraglug to thoss ~ silicted ~ with it In Corder to ward oft {ts worst _symptoms 1 would advlss those attlicted to live abstcimlous lives, About two or three weeks Lefore the disesss comes oo, tone the eystem well with & tonfe. Wyeth's fudlde of fron, quinive, and araeule, s bost. ‘This taken threo thues i day In doscs of & tea- apoontul, before sud duriug the diveuse, Wil do murch to buoy up the systein and ward off the worst gymptoms. ‘There s abaolutely vo othier cure for It than change of (llinate. Respeet- fully, A SurFnien. ADULTERATION,. LEAD, IRON, AND TIE DOCTORS. To the Editor of The Trivune, Rockronn, Aug. 80.—I wish to notico three of the points made by Mr. Rossiter Inlast Satur- day's Tuisuse. 1. He saya that lead service-plpes produce a large amnount of dyspepsia, neuralgla, varfous discases, and aro particularly destructive to ine fantile life. He s right in this. L.ead colic, con- #stipation, paralysts, cte., are much more frequent than Is geverally supposed. I transcribe a few fucts resuiting from an investigation by compe- tent persong. A man of 30 was asccustomed to drink water flowing through 40 fect of lead-pips into a lead-lined cellar-box. When these causcs were taken away, he recovered, Another man of 50 continued to suffer scvere neuralgle ate tacks til] he was partially paralyzed, But when he cenred drinking water conveyed through 50 or 80 feet of lead pipe, be gradually recovered. Another man, his wife, and son-In-law, found themselves tormented with scvere colic palns, constipation, and nausen. They used water drawn through alead pips In a decp cellar wells The arrangement was une of many years' stand- Ing. Butwhen a little decayed wood, falling into the water, aupplied the necessary carbonic acid gas, the polson was freely developed. They doubted this at first; hut both thelr skep- ticism and thelr discase were removed by taldng the plpe away. An old farmer suffered from colle, constipation, and, at last, partial wrlat paralysls, No lead condult brought him his drinking watcr. His case was a puzzle, until It was found that the old man's favorite drinle waa mweetened vinegar aud water, sud the vinegar was druwn into his cup from n lad faucet, where it had remnfned long cnough to be polsoned. He threw away the fuucet and got well. One- ninth of a grain of fead hus been found in a gallon of water drawn from the service-pipe of A private house. _One-fortieth of n grain has been known to affect some persons; aud half that amount {u a gallon is unsafe. On this point Mr. Rossiter {s right. Lead-puison, dissolved in drinking and couklng-water, I8 responaiblo for wmany cases of weakiess, theumatisin, dyspep- sia, ‘and other ohscure dlscases, w‘n:ru the polson Is not virulent c¢nough Lo give Its own characteristic and well-detined symptoms, 2, Mr. Rossiter uddg, ** Galvanized rou pipes are cqually destructiveof health and lfe,”” Let us sce. Common water, after standing -for thirty-six bours In a galvanized fron pipe, pre- sents very slight traces of zluc, only 0.002 grain to the galion. These traces are found to be the ox{de of zine, the carbonate, and n combina- tlon of the two. These asubstancce, n minute dbses, cully harmless. A boy of 15 atus of oxide of zine daily for without {ll result. One o two bave been taken into the Leading fnvestiga- tors have prouounced lurger doses “perfectly harmluss.” The “average of man driuks less” than flve pints of water per day. Through a galvanized fron pipe he might get one ten-thousandth part of a graln of vxide of zine. 1f be received ten times us much, it could not burt him, 'The physiologleal action of the carbonate of zine is sfinllar to that of the oxide. The cffects, even in very large doses, are so faint that it s cousidered to be of slight acrvife 08 o medleine. What then of the fufipitesimal doge conveyed in water [rom o galvunized fron vessel{ The harmlessness of the minute eolution of salts of zine, resulting from galvanfzed lron, s ot tested by the ~ must carcful and thorough investigation, Amerlean aud foreign, Their concluston, about ite use for storing und conveying water, s volced in the reports of the Mussuchusctts State Board of lleaith, from which these facts are drawn, “that, at least with water fit for drluking purposes iy other respeets, the contained zline sulta n solu- tion do nnt exert uny deleterious cifccts upoun the human syateim.” 4. Mr. Rossiter punctuates his truths about 1o and his Dlunders about palvanized fron with harsh accusations of the physicians. I quote aud group svme of his phrufes about medical men: “They drug, and duse, and stimulate. . . . while water [ree from lead would afford wmore relicf than all the nostrums combfned. . . . The faculty scem to have o gemi-congclousness that lead in the water fs poisunous, bt wheo have they thoroughly to- vestizuted the inatter, aacertalned the varfous discases produced by it, and polnted them out to u suffering humanity? . . . Whyis no \\‘urulng}mulnll galvanized fron pipes) given by lh(osj:p\\ hee place it {s to enligliten the human tind This arralznment {5 as unwarranted as it Is c. I Mr. Rosslter would ascertain the necessary facts before writing he could use some other faculty than Lis fmuys inatlon in meucralizing mvectives. * When lave they [physiclans] thoroughly tuvestizated the matters” They have done” it constuntly and patfently in each advancing staze of science. Vauquctin, Bouchadat, Pettenkoter, Stalman, Medlock, Nichols, Jackson, Duna, and_ Kirk- wood are a few of the hundreds of investiators into this subject. Frunce hus vied with Ger- many, America with England, [n the renerous nivairy of study on the Ticalth eyance of water aud on lead-poisoning. **‘The varlous diseases ? have been ascertafued, delineated, the characteristic s mrtuuxs mupped ovut, aud the best treatment fndleated, The carnestness of plyelcians n this work, thelr patience nnd zeal and thoroughness ure above ull criticism. A single circular recently drew nearly 9 re- sponscy, n{ley to coifttibute facts of individual practice. * When buve they polnted out these diseases to a suffering buamanlty” [answer always, at_every opportunity, through overy channel, Thera have fallen under my eye the names of nearly a hundred treatlscs, essiys, ar- tlcles, volumes or pamphlets, ou the subject. Buch pens as those of Slitimun, Haves, Horsford, and Graham have been busy with it. ‘The pages of the medical journals are” no less proof of the zeal and fidellty of the profession than is their personal practice. % Why," exclaims Mr, Hos- Biter, * 18 no warning given,” against galvanized fron conduits, * by thosc whose place it is to enlfehten the hdwman mindi* Has he tak- en_any pains to examine the Mterature of the subjectt Does he know that experiments were begun at once after the Invention; that the French Academy st tirst dlsapproved this use of zioe, that more thorough tnvestigations by Payen and Chevalller showed the slighiness and innoe- uonsuess aof its traces, that a single supposed cage of zine polsoning, in 1871, never proved, gave rise to more thorough fuvestigations still, und that the most eminent chemists and physi- clans donot “warn® us against using galvan- {zed pll)el preclsely because they hinve done their duty in making o minute “and exhaustive examination of the iy found _that no warning {8 necessary] As Dr. Boardman says: “'Uhe xine used in galvunizing contains but a fruction of 1 per cent of lead, the only {ngredlent which can possibly pe the occusion of suspleion. As the greater portion of this minute quantity is pre- vipitated to the bottom of the vats il mau facturing, the still more minute quant {a presentiu the zinced praduct Ise worthy of attention in the way of its endanger- ln{lma)\h." sonclusion; Unless vou are in love with paln and diseasy, decline tho use of deinking or couk- ing water polsoned by lead-plpwe vonveysuee, Borrow no anxicty about your hurmiess gulvan- fzed fron-pipe. “Distrusi hasty, harsh, aud -wcerlng neeusations of u whole profession which certafuly containa a great number of hon- est and able nien, and {3 presumnbly not crime Inally derelict In oue of tu chief dutfes, Frang 1% Weonsunr, P POISONED SUGARS. v the Editor of The Tridune. Laxu Forest, Aug. 33.—1n the last clauso of “Ano's” letter of Aug. 19 lie adwmits that #Lead Is uften resorted to, and consequently is often found in our white sugara,” Now, If any one, understanding the pracess as well us ho evidently does, ndmits the fact, who will doubt any longer1 This udmisslon, taken fn con neetfon with the cireutnstautial evidence ad- dueed in previous articles, mmounts to proof positive, Heuceforth no candid, fair-ninded (S dafly system without harm. ounces e and have reader ‘will cavll at tho statement, He ‘admits not only that it §s used, but that {t {4 often found In our white sugars.”” We have never positively as- serted that thie was the case, but have presum- ed that It was so, and thought, if the sugura were analyzed, lead might be found in some of thewn, Perhaps not I all, for sume msy be so caroful I neutrulizing the lead that uuniysts canuot detoct ft, As further evldence vu this point, Prof. Gurrison suys: *From u_pre- ‘(mlnn oxamination of several samples, I was satlatied Lhat several of them guve declded Indl- catlons of tho presence of lowd, which had nota- bly been used In tho pullumdau of the erude suizar, and afterward not perfoctly separated.” Let mo also quoto u stutement from a letter from oue whosy con- nectlon with the business — entitles bl to confidence. Mo suys: * You ure uu- doubtedly ou the right traek, und, if you cau get the {uslde of our sugar-retiverics, will dud ?‘wr theories uf sdulteration fully contrmed? 12 any of the readers of Tra TRINUNE arc not sate isiled with the proof already glven, and are wille |n§ {0 Liear the expensc of analyzing, let them take samples of sngar from different refineries 1o the chemisl, But we inaist that they select samples refined by firms who have the “repuf Lon of mnkhu“- poor as well as a better artlele, for there may be some who nre eareful to pers Tectly neutralize the leud, If it is possible, as some chemists affirm. Furthermaore, we should fnsist that they se« lect that which was made before the commence- ment of this discussion in TnrTRisuNE. Many, perhapsall, of the refiuers have secn these ar- ticles, and the fear that their sugars might be subjected to analysis wonld prompt them to nentralize not only the lead, but every other chemical used, If possible, in all goods subse- quently made. To select sugars made within the past few weeks would by no means be a fate test of the past. Wo obect to any put-up Job of analyzing, wlicre the goods are sclected’ by the refiners or thelr agents. Let those wha belleve nu‘znrn Lo be poleonous have a volce In the sclection of the chemlst, and also in the sclection of samples to be analyzed. Otherwisn the statement of the chemlst would have little welght in the decislon of the case. Miilions of moncy are at the command of the refloers. Ilas one'or more of themn used any of it to Influence chemlstst I have some evidenco ot it in Clifeago. The avidence In proafof the perniclous effects an {nvalids of much of the sirps and sugara sold {5 ‘maltlvn and unimpeachable from tho testimonles already glven in Tia Tnisuxe. The evidence that chemlcals are used, though malnly circumstantial, 18 so positive that no honest Jury would fafl to convict upon ft. The fact that ho one conneeted with these estab- lishments unscals his lips to deny it {8 the strongest presumptive proof of the truth of tho views presented in these artleles, The dlecussion of this subjcct may be a prac- tical blessing, i no more, to the Amnerican gub- 1le, in promipting the relinera to be more careful in ncutralizing the pernlelous chemicals they mxl?Y hereafter usc, ut the question arlscs, Is it safe to use snFaru smade in that way, even If greater cares fuliess is iow used ! After the preaent excite- ment has died away, may they not agaln be- come eareless? and” may not those whoare un- amq‘).uluus return to their former practice of purchinsing a very low grade of raw sugars which require far” more clhemlealation to bring them up to the mereantile standurd? Would {t not be safer for those who would avold the appearance of danger, to purchase none but what are made by the old-fashioned Kmucu. eveull they are compelled to pay a Igher price? If alt the readers of these articles could be gathered {nto one assembly, we would like to put this question to vote. If the deciston should be in the aflirmative, some rctiner might be indliced to return Lo the old methodl. To nid In the decision of this question, lot us quote from some of the best nm} wmost rellable authorities in_thbis country or Europe. Mus- imt, an English author, fn treating of sugars, in ils chemistry says: * SBubscetate of lead hias tho power of throwlng down the whole of the color- ng-matters and “other organic fureign asub- stances presont in the sirup. But the subs quent separation of the lead which is 1 sol tion by phosphate of lime {4 elther not perfect In the presence of sugar, or requires more dell- cate manipulation and ercuter care than can be usuially looked for in sugar-manufactories. The deleterivus actiou of repeated, thoush very mni- unute, doses of lead on the system has prevented its employment as a defccating ngent. Dr. Scoffern precipitates the lead bym?phurons acid, and Ly this memns Is found that he can remove {t all. But thc dangers attending the use of Jead ore so great that his Bruecsn although beautlful, whendone well, has con dlsconraged, {f nut prohibited; 'and’ th Qh" will therelore probably be abandoned. Man's coustant accuracy cannot be trusted.” As the following extracts relate to the polut now under discursion, I take the liberty of re- gquotingthemn: The Dictionary of Arts, Many« Jactures, and Mines, published by Ure, {8 nlno o standard work in England, He says: *From the powerful actlon exercised upon sugars by actls and oxide of lend, we mnay seo the fallacy and danger of usipg these chemical reagents fu Au%:r»n:bflnn;g.“ ¢ United States Dispensatory says: *Tha Tead {5 finally removed from u.:".’ngm’»mmluuom in the form of sulphite of lead by the actlon of sulphurious acid gas, forced through them by mechanienl means. In this way Dr. 8coffern alleges that the whols of the lead may be sep- arated. But even {f it Is not, he belfeves that a miluute proportion of sulphite of lead iu the sugar would not prove {njurious, In this opin- fon hie s lxflnmncd by several chemists and physiclens. But the position is controverted by otners, equally eminent, and we think on just grounds, as we should feel doubt of the whole- sonicnicss of an aliinent so extensively used as sugar, -:om.nlnluliv a proportion of lead, however minute, Buch Is the view taken in France, where the processof Dr, Neoffern fs prolbited.’ The discussion of brown sugars must be de- ferred till mext week. L. Rossizan. AN ANALYSIS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Citrca0o, Ayg. 3l.—Having read with eome interest the communications from Mr. Rossiter on polsoned sugars, I procured five (5) samples from cifferent sources, and made o chemical ex- amlnation for lead and_ tin,—the principal poi~ soud Mr. Kossiter polats out. The samples were, two granulated, two coffec A, and ons owdered, and nefther showed = trace of cithor ead or tin, with the most delicate test, Be- leving ril the time that Mr. Rossiter was mis- takeu in lis nwecrlng sasertions, this would scewn to be the most complete refutation, GO AREAD, MR. ROSSITER. o the Editor af The Tribune, = MarQuETTE, Mich, Aug. 2.—I think Mr. TRossiter I3 dolng a good work in calllug the ate toution of ycur readers to the way in which our- augars and llrurl are prepared for the market, 1 hope he will not be led to stap his investiga- tions by anything that Profcssars or the doctora may say agafust it. Thelr intercats ure not al- Wava those of the people. And while Mr, Ros- siter is telling the people ahout the unhealthful character of inuch of the sugar put upon tho market, 1t would bo a good thing for him, or othiers who know, to tell us how or where to get. pure sugars and sirups, W. B, —— WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT. Referring tothe reeent mentlon Ina Londou Tetter to the New York World of the refusal af certain Euglish females to leave tha gallerfes of the Euglish Parllament durfng the progress of a debato upon therepeal of the Contaglous Diseascs act, which was naturally full of detalls untis for the cars of ladiea, although the Speaker, ut thy wish of the House, demanded that the gulleries by clesred, the Richmond (Va.) Whlg s reminded of u elmlllar oceurrence deseribed by Lady Mary Wortley Montague (tho **dear Lady Mury" of our own Plerrepont) in & letter written to Lady Tomfret in 1783, Lady Mary writes: ‘* At the lnst warm debate fu the House of Lords {t was ununimously resolved that thers should be no crowd ofZunnecessaryiauditors; \'unio(‘ucnll / the fulr dex wore excluded, and the gallery déstined to the sole use of the Houss ot Comuions. Notwithstanding whick detor- minatlon, a tribe of dames reavlved to show on thig oceaslon thut neither men nor laws could reslst them. ‘Tney presented themselyes ag tho door at U u'clock fi the marning, whea Blr Will- fam_ Saunderson respectfully Informed them thut the Chancellor hud mude an order sgulost their udmittanee, The Duch essof Queensbury, us heuad uf the equadron, pished at the iH-breed- ing of 4 mereluwyer, and deslred hinitolet thewm up the stalrs prh‘uh:( o After some inodest vo- fusals, he éwore by G— Ls would notletthun . _Her Giruce, with a noble wannth, nswered, by G— they would comel, ingpite of the Chane cellor und the whole House. "This being report- ed, the Pecrs resulved to starve them out; an ordler was made that the doors should nob bu opened until they had rals thelr slege. ‘Fhese Anozons now ahiowed themselves quali- tled for the duty even of foot: suldicrs; the; stoodd there until’d in the afternvou, withou cithor sustenance or {utvrniission, every now and then playlng volleys of thuinps, kicks, and raps uguinst the door,” with so much violonce that _the speakers In tho louse were scarca heard, Whon the Lords were uot ta be conquer- ed by this, the Duchesses commanded a doml silenvy furhult an hour; and thy Chancellor, wha thought this u certain proof of thele absence, gave order for thy opening of the door, upon which they atl sushed i, purhed aslde their competitors, and placed themselves fu the front row of the gullery. ‘They stayed there till after 11, when the House rose, and during the dubats gave appluuse und showed marks of dlslike, nok only by siuile and winks, but by nolsy lsughs und uppurent conte " PURE SUGARS. The Dattimore Steam Suger Refluery Has sfippliod Atandard Pure Bugara for tho vast forty-five yeura, "Fhesa goods dre now put up in barrels and balf barrels, containing 100 pounds. l‘l;youxlfirourognurgri :fi“uu‘lh": &3’”\ I 1) o0ds, 0! © them dirog! b L T e e At Bugar Refiners, No. 2 Wabash-ov., Chicages