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W'. tak« fe-.l' A.v rfRtrtide oft ttas id Dead Matte*. He gi ves the *ub- iMrki before the last kg, and we consider it, a careful perusal.'.' ved but two published two week.* liiiterof those were correct, 'fry ft. IVwJll do you wore good .thau any 13,13,14 puzzle. Prof. O. A. Yowug. of Princeton, says ttnittming to thfr retarding Influence i*f the tides on the earth's rotation, the length of the ilay is Increasing. Owls are of immense service as *er- nln destroyers. An English game­ keeper found an owls nest with one young bird in it. He visited, it for thirty consecutive morning*, and in that time removed from It 105 rats. 49 mice, 11 shrew-mice, two robins and |mwb sparrow. - In Holyoke, Mm*.* - paper §i »*<*« directly from logs of wood. A power­ ful machine takes in a poplar log at oheend fttyl turns out paper at the other. The monster's diet consists of seven and * half cords of wood per dayt yielding from three to four tons of ptilp. The paper Is used for books and uewrt paper*, The central system Is the adoption of the 100 pounds as lite standard in buying and selling produce by weight. The advantages of the reform are obvious. It efleets a correspondence between our measurements and our currency. It substitutes an unvarying , and simple standard for tlie arbitrary and unscientific bushel, which varies in different grains, and varies on the same grain in different States, so as to cause frequent inconveniencies in traie. It is the standard already adopted,, by the-railroads and canals. It is also the standard now In use in Liverpool, oar chief grain customer. <» Let th s^hoftKIKIiii LAUER & 9 "'Wv-v,.; closing out, but are better prepared than evor tp give close Jxanrains on all kinds of * / ^ We are Not ' - J Wi -y • V* * r- s^v^- ' ' - • • • -brought 4s i" if: '" , :Vst V y? f. •>K. v * rf > >v , j'; - • •! rw ' Helatlon of Urlug and Dtfii ]£fttter*: *T W. H. HABBAOK, * oar stand-point we do not hes­ itate to say 'that no other subject, aside from that which relates to our eternal weli being, can be of such vital Importance to the human race a& the one before us to-day. When this sub­ ject Is properly understood, and the present order of things reversed, as it certainly will be apon proper Investi­ gation, there wiil be a settlement of the vexed and many-sided question, "What is the proper food of man r Also the vital and exciting question of "Temperance," and the no less impor tant one of "Drug Medication.'1 In discussing the above subject un- <derstandinc(ly, it v^ill be necessary . to give a definition of terms. To-wit: what Is UTiagt ud wiurt is dead mat ter? Living matter h matter endowed with life, In other words, organic snb- stfuee. To sustain life, organs are fnruiehed animals,--longs, heart, bow eta, kidneys, S*terles, veins nerves, Ae. Vegetables have roots' trnnka, leaves, brandies. &c. Dead mat^gr is inorganic,^ and has no life--it inay change its form, but never grows old, as matter endowed #lth life does. The change in animals and growth in vegetables is carried on by small structures known a* cells. Animals cannot take inorganic elements and or­ ganise them Intocelis. Vegetables, on the contrary, do subsist on the' inor­ ganic elements of earth, and the broken down cell structure of plants and ani~ inals. Thus we see by a wise fore­ thought, the vegetable kingdom is made to prepare the inorganic material and organise them for food for the animal. From this premise we deduce the following Law of Animal Life: That it can iu no wise add to its cell structure any matter that is not cell structure. In confining ourselves to animals on the part of living matter, you are prepared to hear us state that the relation existing betwee living aqd dead matter is, and must of necessity ahpays be, antagonistic and destructive in Its effects upon the vital or life lirlnci pie of the animal. We are taught by ail standard medical works and py the "practice of the medical profession, in fact the whole world is indoctrinated into the beliet that dead things act npon Wving,--that dead inert drugs by some sort of Hocus-pocus, become endowed with intelligence, for the time being, and enter the vital domain and search out some partic­ ular organ and act upon it. This prin­ ciple has become so fixed in the minds of the common people, that a person making a statement to the contrary, subjects himself to the severest ridicule! We are told that emetics act upon the stomach, diuretics upon the kid- «tys, diaphoretics upon t(ie skin, calo­ mel upon Hie liver, nervines upon the nerves, and so on clear through the whole list. That alcohol is a "support­ er of vitality,w "stwtai ns the strength'* lives strength, assists nature, Is a tonic stimulant audnervirte' etc.,etc. Every statement of which no Intelligent phy­ sician would dare up substantiate by even the semblance of an argument. It is utterly impossible to give the modus operandi of any ©f the above drug,., if explained from the stand­ point that these things act. But on the other hand, every action is ex­ plainable when smsti aotiou is placed Where it belongs. 8 Anything not food taken into the <• *ital domain must bo disposed of In r tome way, as it cannot ba kept in the •ystem without obstructing 83me of §!»$ passages which are necessary to tb« building up and sustaining of the ^•rtalcflpdition and functions of the -i8 tfrugs are not load, of ey must be carried out of the * * outer world by a.i effort called lug. ev«n if it has to send the other contents of the stomach with It. A cathartic is carried oft through the bowels|iH|ngii it takes fluids In the syMp^to wash a puriftgi l©r it |o the ^iiHsi4aB world and Jejuni. tlie mu- cotw coats from Itr evil effect*. And so we might go through the Whole list of medicines and show how the system disposes of them, hut this is enough. . At this point,we are met/with the5 question: "Admitting your premise, isn't it sometimes necessary that we should give drugs m order to compel' an organ to act P 'From my stand­ point,! cannot see any such time. If you can convincc me that It would be reasonable to give a person who is tired out with hard work, another job to rest him, I will admit that It would be righf to give nn organ that Is tired out with its physiological duties, some drug to take care of and get out of its way to rest that. The result of tills practicc Could not lie otherwise than what it is; to-wit, converting acute into chronic disease. 1 believe that nine-tenths of chronic diseases have become so by compelling organs to act against drugs when they needed rest. The worst bane of out country, un­ doubtedly is tobacco. Its use is on the increase. It is checking the develop tuent of the young and rendering them gross, filthy, sensual and imbecile. The medical profession, I am sorry to say, teach and commend by this theory and their practices aud examples the doctrines which lead directly and nec­ essarily to liquor drinking and tobacco using. The root of this ovei shadowing upas of Intemperance is alcoholic med­ ication. So long as it is ptescribed as a medicine, so long will It be used as a beverage. I make this statement de­ liberately and am prepared to sustain it. At the present time alcoholic med ication is rapidly increasing, and at this time, too. the use of intoxicating drinks Is rapidly extending. So it ever has been, so it ever will be, until the people are taught that the relation of living to dead matter is the same in sickness and lit health, and what is in­ jurious to a well person, is, of necessity bad for the sick, instead of the false theory that "what will make a well man sick will make a sick man well." RIVERSIDE BLOCK, .-V' • ^Ve havo one of the most complote stock of Goods eftdX tothif jtjiarket, consisting in part v ' '.£«• ***' $r.» • t" New Hardware 8tore. MEAD, iikivr* SHOES, edicmes PLOWS! PLOWS! _ %'Vf, V; Bought l>efore the recent Advance, anaare prepared to give closer fig­ ures for the same class of goods than any other dealer. Also an as- j«ortiaent of firslxdass bu&y Plows. • .4 * , PUMPS! PUMPS f°'» PUMPS t • We also have a full assortment of the Celebrated BUCKEYE FORCE Qn J^aa^, Also the J^ms Kenotilui Wood Pump. . ^ 'tt •> :, 1' • f tassware, Woodea and Sroeeries , etc., etc,. have one of the finest Stocks of Teas to be found in the sounty, to which we invite the especial attention of the public, satisfied that we can suit them both in quality and price. i c l • • i^OLBY BROS, CLOTHING! •: In C3oUii)« ftr-lte <dn < Blllll ill! liil BESLEY NEAR THE DEPOfi --DEAXEB *i-k' Wearo offering In the latelt styles. mm w I --DEALER Shears, Horse Ttasps, Horse Shoes, Horseshoe Nails, and r iles of every rtespription. jp Also everything thatis generally kept in a Hard­ ware Store. f Being A Practical Kforkman ' • X • I rtall spare no pain, in tryin* to sire «Htig ftctioa to all who favor me with their patron ill Kinds of Jobbing la my line will receive prompt attention. Please give me a eail before purchasing elsewhere when in need of anvtlung in my «"EA» III Domestics, consistin bought largely before t £ of Cottons, Ginghams, Prints, &&., having Ee recent advance, and will give you bargain STEVENS & SCHNORR. JOHNSBURCH J? I*./' Old Reliable Stole. A VIGOROUS tri-ijni1) i-ut PERRY & MARTIN MarMfi_Wflrks. HENRY MILLER, --DBALEB IK-- American and Foreip Marble. Monuments, Headstones, ETC., X *'?ui jP'.l* I-arge Store is heavily stocked wi^h new and «eaeonable goods * A n d -- w h i l e i t e n j o y s U p m o s t g r a t i f y i n g t r a d e -- i s c o r n - v petent to supply other thousands of customers. I- American it Scotch Granite, op Hfiyl Slioji Two miles Xdrth.of Mc Henry, 111. | v ̂ Jaluisbiucta. An*. «»ttu IIm ,:V • •' • Constitution Water. Drops of CONSTITUTION WAT Kit three times a day, citras l$ri(?ht'« I>is. ease, Infl&mation of the Kidneys, Stofte iu iUe Bladder, Catarrh of the Bladder, Greet, Dia­ betes, Gravel, Brick-Dust Ikepouit, Child hood Weakness. For Female CompUiata a Speciality. for sale by all f>rii£«;i»tH. Send tor Oirtm-Adrtreoo n mx 1 NOW IS THE TIM® f • . * af Ir Faffhlbns, and fabrics ill kinds of SILK, WOOL and OTTON DRESS ttOODS SHAWLS, LOAKS, GLOVES and HOSIERY, and in PRINTS pf extraordinary goodness and cheapness, we are unexcelled. Gen­ tlemen, also, will find here a full stock of - *• " t jr-ja.:.?; -l Bought with especial reference to their need# choice invoice and will bear closest inspection, tail to examine our stock of in this line. It is f Tie public fehould nbt AND. SHOES, . . m r n : . - y tit ar the Depot Illinois, v Ave on hand wft»i one «fthe largest stocks of FALL AND WIN TICK CLOTHING to l;e fonnd in the Northwest.-- Their stork at Cloths are of the latest styles aad most approved patterns was never excelled in this section and their prices are LOWER than the LOWEST. Coats, Pant«, Vests or entire Suits, on nhort notice and on the most We-keep an assortment of Wagons and Buggies ot nil kind|» Howe's Planters, and in fact everything that a tarmer wants. & Reasonable Tens fl®*Good Fits Guaran. £nt& Ww* "**; We also Line of Fall tt«a4jr- Made Clotl^f : OEwncs : If in want of any thing in our line do hot fail to call afi l "know I can suit. At the Old Stand, Opposite the Mill. A ,L FURN18HINC COODS P HATS, CAPS, Ai E. M. OWE> Ac !-4<> JACOB i^TORY, v s Wlrieh will bo sold as low as any e, ment ih the County. \ pall and examine our stock and learn >« - * ' ' if',, . -i£ "rrJ--: 1LJU Pox River PliAtBEE'IK. riet •clssors, Shears, Table and Pocket Cutlery, •ks, Corn Knives Window Glass. R. BISHOP, Pro » ^ 5 -> «f' , t ' ' 'J"^ y'.r' ^; - f i - • ^ V ->A Spades, Shovels, Forks, Corn Knives, Axes, Grindstones, McHenry - %» •Illinois GRANITE-IRON AN£^YYARE. **"•' ' ' ' " •• A STCRY»' •trtJSTOW GRIIVD "Done nroinptly,ahd uatisfiictlonxunrnntetl IIaviiij; ju^t t>itt id u new Feed Stone, oapab.i of grinding el \ty, Imt he Is of t eed per hour, am prepared to tlo your grinding on short no Milling 1vhc»u8t * r • ^ ,; V II1. i Defe. ffugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Toilet Articles Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Use. • *•;«%• -V-;- ^ Also Bottled Ale and Por­ ter for Family Use. % The best brands of Cigars and Smoking and Chewing Tobacco always on hand Physicians Preseriptioawt Carefully Compounded. Give meaCali. " MoHenry, HI., Aug. 20th, 1879. LESLEY. REDUCED PRICE. „ Twenty.live cents will now buy a fifty cent bottle of Piso'.s Ouie ft>r Con- shin])tion. Thus the best COUGH med­ icine is the CHEAPEST. Sold every­ where. * This line comprises all styles and all sizes, and ill prices will , suie the most rigidlv economical* Bear in mind the fact that at this stort THE OLP PRICES AUE STILL AINTAINEI|. Call soon and choose your goods. An examination will prove to you that this is the j& New Compound, Scientifically prepared of Balsam Tolu. Crys- talized Bock. candy, Old Rye Whisky and other Tonics, The formula is known to our beat physicians, is highly commended by thera, and the analysis of one of our promt, nent cltciuisLs, Prof. G. A. Mariner, of Chica­ go, js on the label of every bottle.- It is a well known fact to the medical profession that TOLU, HOCK and RYE w ill afford the greatest relief for Oughs, Colds, Inllueuza. Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Weak Lungs, also Consumption, in the incipient and advanced stages of that disease. It is used as a Heverage and for tin Appe­ tizer, making a deliirlitfu' tonic for faintly utte. Try it, you will find it pleasant to take, of great serv ice, if weak or debilitated, as it ives strength, tone and activity to the whole uniun frame. nsri'ut up iii Quart size Kotiles for Family use. Sold bv DrusKi^ts and l>e:ilere every* ; ^where. LAWRENCE & MARTIN, Sole Agents for the Uiiiteii states and CauaUas.-- Also Importers of Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars, 111 Madison St., Ohioago. STOCK OP Hardware, tei L-'ll In tlie» coun- ty ; l«: please can and ex­ amine ; - ̂ ̂ m THE . .tfX'iS, v • Also a. F«U Line of Family Groceriei, Y |>ERRY A MARTIN. tfeaenr^ lfw; 2Stli, iSTO, POULTRY WANTED. Cash and the Highest Market Price paid for all kinds of Poultry at my jPoultry Ilouse, near the Do pot, 3ttcHetiry. Bring along your Poultry, C. T.ELUBKIKiE, MCHKNRY, Jan. $7th. I860. ie Finest Stock of m ;V {|| * FDRNITIIBE! Of all kinds, I'nnwr#, d»whar . gesofJtloo«l orniucous, andall flisenscs of the Rectum quickly and nerfectly r.ured !iy a simple and soothing remedy, fiir Of all Kinds» to be found in thf' couuty, .wjiwh he k selling at ^ H i Tmcis- f ton. 7Ui 18M. !. . .. AND 8ALERATU3 Which is the same thing. Xmpnre Salcrat u* orBi-Cart» Sodte Mitch la the aume i hing i la «f a allriit. Irdirty white i-olui. ItmnyiippMr -Wilis.-, ritmiittl by itself, but a COMPARISON "XVI'l'H CHURCH 4 CO'S «* A It M A \ I> IIA nMBK" SKAID Will iUow the tllllvienre. 8«e tliat your S:il«ratua and Bak« Sotla. in white and PUKE, u ahouia bo Ai.l. si.un.AR 8t'BlTAI> CKS used forTood. A simple but severe test of the comparative •aloe ot different brands of Soda or Haleratus Mi i to dissolve a dus-bert spoonlul of each kind with about a pint of water (hot preferred) in cicaff classes, stirring until all is thoroughly dissolved 3?he delrtei'ious insoluble matter in theinlerioi? Bod i will be shown after settling some twenty Minutes or sooner, by the milky »ppearanc® of the s-il i«t:on and the quantity of floating tiuclty XBatter according to quality. i Be sure and ask for Church & Co.'a Sodasnd cAleratns ajjfi see that their uaiiio is ou tho pack ago and you will get tlie purest and whitest xnaae. The use ot this with sour milk, in preter» ence to JEyiLay towte, wrai tvuty ti)».M lit' (See one pound package&r YahutUo I i'n •« oa tiuei'ully. * *0WTMSS TQ Y0U2 W> ^ 11 •'fi M y .V* \u si