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Her Vapor Bath

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
April
Year
1875
Copyright
Public Domain
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Bftya a -writer in the Ht. Louis licpublicnn : " She will not tako a vapor batli agaiu very soon, tliougli the one she took recently was by 110 means lacking iii result8. One of her friends had been telling her of the beneflcial effects of batha of this kind and giviug derhiite advicereganling its preparátíoh, so slie resolved to try it. The extcmporized bath was arranged by íilliug a saneer with whiskey, in which was placed sonie bonoset and eassafras. Then she placed the saucer on the floor, and over it placed a cane-bottomed obair, toldng a seat in the ohair dressed a la Eve, save that a lmge blanltet enveloped the whole outtit. An attendant then lifted a corner of tho blanket and applied a match to the wliiakey in order to produce the gentle, soothing vapor -whieh wis expeeted to aiise and do worlds of good. Would that a veil could be drawn over tho subsequent proceediugs, but an ordinury veil wotüdn't cover 'eni. The gentle, sootldng vapor didn't arise, but a red hot, scorching Üarne did arise, like lightning, to the height of about iivo feet from the saucer, Uiere -was a térrifio ■ report, and the bath-taker was lifted off the cbaiv on the wings of a.sirocco, and deposited, half grilled, iii a corner of tho room. And now she is nearly well, but opposed to extempore vapor batli. " The followiiig table shows the ioading agricultural producto in the United States in 1850 and 1870 : E8W. Cash value of f;irius, live Ktock, uiachinery andtools $8,967,83.880 $11,124,968,747 Cereal, Du W'iSStli l,m,m,B Whrat alone, lm 100,-lM..-,Vt 37,7 Hav tona .... 18,838,813 'JT.;1Buttor amicheoic, li.s. 41M8U09 077,017,035 Animáis alaughtercd u' ,old lor Biaughter, $ „j-ró Tohacco'il'. " 199,t52,flS5 365,735,841 CottOB, baleof -100 Iba. 14i:),iiS3 Eicc Ibs ': ('auó su„'ar, hüila ST;,677 Products of all mauutaotnre fi,ui;i,lofi,i;ic, M,232, is At the foriner of theso penada the pop ulation of the United Stfttes wa 23,191,876 and at the latter period it was 30,508,371. A tiía i'M'.u, putting up hif. liorse in New Albany, Ind. . disgustad the stablekeeper by ordering ' ' one ceut'H worth of hay."

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Michigan Argus