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Indeed, the turpentine that is in them is very good for certain sorts of diseases that are peculiar to children. My wife will tell you so." But she did not. She turned away in disdain and left the room; and since that time there is one episode in our life which we never refer to. Hence the tide of our days flows by in deep and untroubled serenity.
But last week he had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted, thess same ez he always does, an' he tramped on a pine splinter some way. Of co'se, pine, it's the safe-t-est splinter a person can run into a foot, on account of its carryin' its own turpentine in with it to heal up things; but any splinter thet dast to push itself up into a little pink foot is a messenger of trouble, an' we know it.
'Wal, I reckon most of the folks 'bout har' is Union; they're from the "old North," and gin'rally pore trash. 'I have heard that the majority of the turpentine getters are enterprising men and good citizens, more enterprising, even, than the cotton and rice planters. 'Wal, they is enterprisin', 'cause they don't keer for nuthin' 'cep' money.
"An infusion of two ounces of the cantharides in a pint of oil of turpentine, for several days, is occasionally used as a languid blister; and when sufficiently lowered with common oil, it is called a 'sweating' oil, for it maintains a certain degree of irritation and inflammation on the skin, yet not sufficient to blister; and thus gradually abates or removes some old or deep inflammation, or cause of lameness."
Poor Will is probably having a hard time this very minute." "He probably is if he's at work in a turpentine camp," said Mr. Ford. "It is no easy work, and it is no wonder the contractors have to take criminals, and fairly kidnap their helpers. Then they have to literally mount guard over them to force them to remain. But I must start things moving to aid Will."
Every few miles a wide space of ground, burned clean of trees and underbrush, and yet marked by a portion of the stones which had formed the furnace, showed where a turpentine still, managed by careless and ignorant blacks, had been licked up by the breath of flame. They never seemed to re-build on these spots whether from superstition or other reasons, I know not.
But he poured his drink slowly, stealing curious glances and endeavoring to catch the drift of the little Doctor's murmurings. In this attempt he utterly failed, because why? Obviously because the Doctor cursed exclusively in the Greek and Latin languages. In five minutes, Queed was upon his work again. Not that the turpentine was yet dying slowly away, as Fifi had predicted that it would.
Then he poured a little turpentine around each of the four feet of the cat, where her paws were held fast in the varnish. In a little while the varnish had softened, and Mr. Bobbsey could lift Snoop up and hand her to his wife. Then he took up the board, and washed from Snoop's paws what remained of the varnish.
Politics in Paris in 1877 An Oration by Gambetta the Balloting The Republic Saved Gambetta's Funeral A Member of the Reform Club The Century Club A Draught of Turpentine and Soda The "Press Gang" at the Reform James Payn and William Black George Augustus Sala and Sir John Robinson Disraeli's Triumph in 1878 A European Tour.
Thereupon he attempted to shut up their House, which so provoked 'em that they were going to set Fire to it; but the Senate interposing, commanded the Patriarch to desist, and these Merry Maidens had full liberty to resume their Madcap Pranks. Here they make excellent fine Drinking-glasses and Mirrors; likewise Gold and Silver Stuffs, Turpentine, Cream of Tartar, and other articles.
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