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Wilson Mirror in Wilson, North Carolina

29 May 1889

Page 7

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Wilson Mirror

Location

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1889

Page

7

Poisoned Caldrons of Sin Warns Against Modern Temptations

A preacher warns that undisciplined homes indolent lifestyles and the dram shop are major caldrons of iniquity. He cites ruined families, idle urban youths drawn to easy money, and drunkenness as sources of social decay, urging pastors and listeners to fight sin with Gospel truth and personal discipline.

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Mexican Cowboys and the Penalty of Cactus Flagellation

A New Mexico rancher recounts Mexican cowboys using cactus flagellation as penance. A Good Friday ritual in northern Mexico features Bad Lopez scourged by public flagellants with cane cactus while a church crowd prays and watchers chant. The brutal ceremony ends with spikes removed and the battered man returning home, often months to recover.

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The Brain Power of Plants by Natural History Essay

An analysis of plant behavior and sleep like phenomena. It discusses leaves folding at night, the Venus flytrap digestion, and the radicle’s directional growth likened to a brain power in plants. Darwin is cited comparing radicle tips to a brain. The piece argues for a directing force guiding plant movement.

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Monster Spiders Roam Indian Mountains Woven Nets

In the mountains of Ceylon and India a colossal spider spins a five foot wide central web with ten to twelve foot supporting threads. The creature sits in the middle and often blights intruders with powerful jaws. Birds and lizards fall prey to its delicate yellow silk nets as the spider mats and coils wrap around captives.

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