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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1892
Page
7
Carl Smith in Harper's Weekly presents a nostalgic verse about a town, a meeting house, a graveyard, and a missing Bill. The speaker recalls childhood scenes by an old steeple and a moss covered tombstone, asking where Bill lies and who the tombstone marks.
A Chicago Woman's News piece argues women are more prone to mental loafing than men. It warns that drifting, dessert-like thought harms focus, contrasts mental dieting with continuous study, and praises disciplined, concentrated minds in men and women alike.
An essay notes children learn by example and hide mistakes to avoid blame. It argues adults misread child prattle, misjudge early behavior, and urges wise insight to distinguish minor good from faults to correct. Also included is an old cure claim for consumption and a Batavia ad urging corn grinding at the local mill.
A discussion traces ancient and enduring beliefs in the evil eye and its power to fascinate minds, with signs of demoniac possession and protective practices. It notes red color, fire, and objects like the rowan tree or horseshoe as countermeasures, citing Italy, Latin cultures, and Scandinavian and Gypsy traditions. The piece also shifts to a second excerpt about modern excess, recounting a credit ledger of 14,000 accounts and arguing that people live beyond means, urged by Joseph Howard in the New York Recorder.
The Quarterly Review questions the purpose of the rattlesnake rattle and rejects several hypotheses. It doubts terror as the primary effect and argues against ideas of fascination, curiosity attraction, mating signals, or defensive deterrence as sole explanations, noting insufficient evidence for any single cause.
The piece notes freshmen must not leave cards for seniors but must call until invited in and should avoid entertaining seniors in their first term. It laments the Verdant Green stereotype fading as public schools and crammers prepare freshmen to self manage, except for bill repayment where experience matters.
A humorous exchange notes how a horseshoe at the door supposedly brings luck yet causes misfortune when a tailor trips, breaks his leg, and delays payment. In a nursery quip, a child’s slap leads to a mother asking what provoked it, revealing a sand-in-mouth prank.
A long tale from Allahabad Pioneer recounts seven simpletons tricked by a so called wise man. They cross a puddle by linked arms, miscount themselves, harvest scenes end in tragedy, and their missteps lead to a fatal collapse and the wise man's end by an ax. The piece ends with a note on Chinese cities showing population shifts away from inland areas.
A vivid dated reminiscence describes ancient Mexican rites including human sacrifice to a mountain spirit. The text also mentions boats pulled into a whirlpool on Lake Mexico with children drowned as propitiation, reflecting sensational folklore.
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