Efficacy Of Onions

A writer sayè : We are often troubled with severe coughs, the results of colds ol long standing, whicb may turn to consumption or premature deatli. Hard coughs c;uise sleepless pightt", by constant irritation in the throat, and a strong rffort to throw off ofTeusive matter trom tha langs. The rernedy I propose has been tried hy me, and I often recommend it to others with good ra sults , which is simply to take into the Btnmaoh belore reüring for the uight, a pieoe of ïaw onion, alter ohewing. Thii csculent, in an uncooked saté, is very heating, and tends to colleet the waters frorn the lunga and throat, causing irn medíate relief to the patiënt. Sliced onioti, ra a raw state, wil! colleet poison from the air, and also froin the human Bvslem whon taken internully, or sxternally applied to the arm pits. JCST'Some people wbo are deeply read -in the Bible have a. marvellous habit ot' niÍ8a[)plying its passages. A person remonítrating with Q lady of 6trongexbortations in cbureb, reeeived the reply, " Wby, sir, the Uible tulla ug to'" "The" Bible!'" " Yes, sir," "Where I" " Wby, the pophet saya, ' Cry aloud and spare not ; lift up thy voice liko a trumpet,' which means that we shoulc holler in meeting, if I understand the Bible." He replied by quoting Scrip ture to prove that it was the duty o overy person to take emitic. " Tha prophet," said, ho, Bays, ' Cafit ye up Cast ye op !' and that, means take an emotie, does it :iot ?" All the crops 'm Li.uth Virgiüia are tery ptonjisii The Banviüc riiüia-d hun biüMi lurn.t ov-jr to ibe aiteëwty.