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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1866
Page
4
A collection of kitchen recipes and household tips including egg preparations, ham pickle, lemon cough remedy, cantharides and camphor mixtures, fabric care with vinegar, and making durable utensils and paste. Also notes on preserving colors in textiles, boiling puddings, and a simple alchemical-style wax and rosin paste for tools.
The text argues gravity and light determine planetary motion, suggesting planets including Earth drift toward each other or the sun. It discusses Arago experiments proving light as a vibration in a fluid, implying space is filled with a resisting medium. It envisions the Moon slowly drawing toward Earth, a future collision, heating, fusion into a larger globe, then solar ejection toward the sun and eventual dissolution of the system.
A Scientific American piece speculates on the far future when all stars merge into a single heated globe, then cool to absolute zero, radiating heat outward as vibrations fade. It ponders what becomes of universal forces and the conservation law in an infinite cosmos.
The piece argues nourishment links to oxygen intake and outdoor air. It condemns tonics and stimulants for appetite, urging natural hunger through moderate outdoor activity. It warns against violent exercise and gymnasiums, advocating gradual, engaging outdoor work supervised by intelligent practitioners.
The Paria correspondent of the Literary Gazette notes that literature demands a longer novitiate than other fields. Many aspiring writers assume immediate earnings, while lacking spelling skills, and would benefit from recognizing the early hardships faced by young literary men.
The piece cites Franklin, Michilet, Renan, Paradol, Taine, and George Sand as examples of writers who supported themselves through teaching or other work during their literary novitiate. It argues young authors should imitate these paths, seek a modest fortune to sustain life, and avoid entanglements with editors or publishers. It warns that refusing steady work leads to hardship or an early grave.
A compendium of religious items, including the death of Col. Lewis Downing as a Baptist Cher okee Mission chief, a new Bible translation rendering hell as the underworld, and sermons by Rev. Newman Hall. Reports on Mission Morning Star vessel launch, global Sabbath schools, and remarks by Rev. Dr. Palmer. Also notes on Protestant counts in New York, Congregationalists in Britain, and agricultural grape theory.
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