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9
INHALATION IN CONSUMPTION
11BOSCUITI8. LARVNUINTIS, ,d other
J) Diseases of the Chart and .'Throat, sncces.
tully treated by tho Inhalation of Medicated
tspors and powders, hy ahsnrbtion nnd constitu
lional treatment, as practised at tho Stuyvcsaut
Mdiial Institute, New York city.
The VNPRFonprNTri) Sl-crean' which has at
tended this motbod of creating diseases of tho
Lung! and lliroat has induced us todepnrt from
our usual course, and avuil ourselves of tho col
umns of the press, in order to bring it to tho
predisposed to such affections. The dawu of a
brighter day has at length arrived for tho Con
sumptive; the doctrines of tlie incurability of
consumption having at length passed away. We
bare indubitable proofs iu our profession that
UM MPTIOM IX AM, ITS STAOE8 CAS BE Cl Hm, in
ibe first by lulorciiler absorbtion ; in the second,
by the transformations of the tubercule into chal
ky and ealcareour concretions ; in the third bv
cicatrices or scars. Those weeded to tho oj.in
1011 1 of the past may assert, that even now con
sumption is incurable; such are behiud th oe.
To all this great truth must bo apparent, vii :
that the medicines, inhaled in the form or Vapor
or powder directly into the lungs, must be much
mart effective than that takon into tho Ftomach, j
where the disease dues docs not exist Tl. n.i
' vantage of Inhalation in Consumption 4 Throat
y,rn,v, , mat weuiciue in the form of Vanoi
is applied directly to the lungs, where the disease
mihs, iue siomacti is thus left free to aid in ro.
luring bet 1th, by administering to it healthy and
'" '"ug loou. j Here m bo rnr . h.pclci, thai
iiri, ic. not cure. The means, too, an
brt ght within the reach of all, the manner ol
administering the vapors bein so iim.l tt
invalid is never required to leavo home, where
.... ui uiicciion ternij so mu-n to aid the
physician's efforts
.m. . i .t , .. ...
iue ionamtion. method IS tonthinq, tne and
may, una consul in the administration of med
icine in such a manner, that they are conveyed
into the I.ungs in the form of Vapor, and produce
their action at the scat of dlsem... ii. ..... ...1
sense is destined to rovolutioniio the npinious of
7 worm aim ftubliin u,e emir curabil-
"y " loiitumption.
I earnestly appeal to the coininan sense of all
afflicted with Lung diseases, to embrace at once
' U11 advantage of Inhalation, and no longer apply
medicine to the unoflcuding stomach. I claim
for Inhalation a placo among tho priceless gifts
that nature and art hath given us, that "our day
way be long in the land," and m the oli ait f
tnjttg J,r tht Vonmimptire; a method not only
rntumnl, but timple 11111 rjfiraciuu.
Bach of the profession that have adoptod Inha
lation have found it tjfivaciour in the highest dr.
yree, arreting the proijrett e the dinenie anil wor
king leondtrt in mnny detperate cues, in vority,
a signal triumph of our art ovor this fell destroy
er of our species.
Nom I'hystcians wishing to make themselves
acquainted with tho practice, are informed that,
our tune being valuable, we can ouly reply, as to
ingrediants used, to such letters that contain a
fee.
The fee in all eases of rnliuonarv Affections
ill be f 10 on receipt of which the necessary iu
truments nnd medicines will be forwarded. Ap.
pheantf will shite ae, sex, married or single,
now long affected, if any hereditary disense ex
isis iu the (amily, and symptoms generally. Let
the name town and State be plainly written.
Fmtage for return answer miirt bo enclosed. Let
ters when registered at our risk.
All letters must be addressed to
A L LAC 2 ME KTOUX. M. D
,. 8. M. Institute, New York.
W. 11, mr-e m.
"Vatiowi, r.xciiAMii: hoti:i
The subscriber having taken the above well
known stand, formorly kept by ll'm. A. Mason,
10 Curwensville, Pa., is ready to accoiumoduto all
lio may favor hi in witn their patronage. His
le will always be supplied with the best the
rkot affords, and his Bar with the choices'
"quors. His stable will be uader :ho care of a
lenlive hostlers. DAVID SMITH.
Curwensville, April 21. 1858.
NOTICE.
A LL persons in any way indebted to the firm
jl of Dewier A Ake, by judgmont iiote or
boo account, will take notice tbat I, the subscri
ber, have been appointed receiver for said firm
by the Court ef Commoii Pleas ol Clearfield conn
tv. and that 1 with Dowlor A Ake, will be at the
eflice of Samuel Sebring, in New Washington,
Clearfield county, on Friday the 4th day of June
t, at 8 A. M. fcr the purpose of r.rriYi'.iy tel.
tlimett,, rff, rf.e. on ,i(J dliy nj ongor; A1j
mow interested w'll please attend and save cost,
I cannot go up there a second lime. Those ne
glecting may calculate on coming to see me.
WM. PORTER,
Receiver in the Partnership L'state ef Dowlor
AVe.
Clearfiold, May 21, 1858.
RK-Mt)! A1- The nndersignednounces to
the "whole world and the
I'M he has removed to the shop recently occupi
4 by Radebaugh A .S'hca, as a tailor shop, in
"ws Row, where he will at all times be found
dy and willing to attend to the 'soles of the
woueM part of creation, 11 is work noens no re
emmndation it recommends Itself, and he can
Ith pride point to his largely increased custom
' proof. Ready-made work of all kinds, will be
"fteonttantlT on hand. The hlehest market
I'fice paid for hides. JOS. 0 OON.
y th 1847.
D. O. CROUCH.
1)HTSICIAN Offlc In Curwensville.
Mm
J
LIOVOJ1.
BRANDIES, Winea, Whiskey, Qio, 4c, of the
ery best quality for (ale by
June 30, 1858.
KaTi'lwiks for Bale at th:s Oflico.
Seventy-nix
V Wit. c. BRYAHT.
, What heroes from tho woodland sprung,
When through the frosh awakened land,
The thrilling cry of freedom rung,
And to the work of warofare strung,
The yeoman's Iron hand. .
Hills flung the cry to hills around,
And ocean mart replied to mart,
And streams, whose springs were yet unfound
Pcalod far away the startling sound
Iu the forest's shady hoart.
Thon marched tho brave from rocky steop,
From mountain rivor swift and cold,
The very borders of the stormy docp,
The vales whoro gathered waters sleep,
Sont up tho strong and bold.
As If the very earth again
Thj fair, Tond biids of yostor eve,
And aged sire and matromgray,
Saw the loved warrior haste away,
And doomed it sin to grieve.
Already had the strife begun
Already blood on Concord's plain,
Along the springing gross hud run,
And blood had flown at Lexington,
Like brooks of summor rain.
Hie denth-stain on the April sward
Hallowed to freedom all the shore;
In fragments fell the yoke abhorred
The footsteps of the foreign lord
Profaned tho soil no more.
THE LAST OF THE ARMY OF '70
Zachariah Greene, who in his 90th your
died at lletnstead this week, was the last
survivor of tho army headed hy "W'ash
ingston, in New York, 1870, to whom the
Declaration of Independence was read, at
the Turk, and who responded to it hy the
shout of freedom nnd union. Mr. Green
was then in his 17th year, and was ono of
the hollow-square within which that char
acter of our liberties was proclaimed. Ho
was, doubtless, tho last of that heroic
band. He informed tho writer, some .
month since, that he had made diligent : duties, customs, and imports. Those
inquires nnd could not ascertain that any rules of t,,iltl wf'c rigidly enforced by the
one excepting himself of the army, wholro'nl ofiwaJs nt Boston. Tho bunion fell
was present on that occasion, was living, i
lie served m tho army, nnd waseng.igod
on several occasions that jut his courage
and fortitude to tost, until by a bullet
wound in his shoulder at the battle of
White Marsh, he was compelled to retire
110111 tlie army. He was educated nt
Dartmouth, studied for the ministry, and
for seventy-two years adorned his chris
tian calling. In private life, he was the
most estimable man I ever knew. I have
known him intimately more than forty
years, and I never knew him out of tem
per, excepting when politicnl fanatics
threatened the dissolution of the Union.
"They divide this Union," said the old
man, with nn eye that was lighted by the
fire of the revolution; they talk of de
stroying this Union ! They cannot do it.
It is cemented by the blood of the fathers.
Theycannotdoit. It is sanctioned by God
for his wiso anil holy purposes." There
was not a truer patriot breathed than Mr.
Greene. In hi published renlv to nn in-
vitation to a Fourth of July celebration
at Tammany Hall a few years ago, nis lan
guage was : "If I could stand on the sum
mit of tho highest mountain, ond muko
my voice heard all over the land, I would
say "Hold fast to the Union ; do nothing
to injure the Union."
His funeral took placo on Thursday.
His character of revolutionary patriot was
honored by a portion of tho military of
Kings and Queen countios. His ministry
was eulogized by tho clergy, and liis pri
vate character was tested by the profound
homage of tho assembled multitude, in
cluding tho executive of tho state, the
aged inhabitants of tho country, nnd the
village of Hempstead. One of the most in
teresting fenturos of the ceremony was the
long lino of children who were in tho pro
cession. 1 hey nil knew und loved Tnrson
Greene, for not one of themjover passed him
without a kind look or expression. Gold
smith, in his prophetic fancy, could not
havo ndopted a closer model for his auburn
pnrson, or for his Vicar of Wakefield, than
was exhibited in tho lifo of Mr. Greene.
The children, literal, "jiluck'd his gown
to gain the good man' smile." He was
also "passing rich, with 40 a year."
For in the simplicity of his life, nnd with
his rigid habits of temperance in ull
things, he lived to bring up a largo family
on $300 salary, a pnrsonnge of sixteen
acres, a small pension from the govern
ment, and the incidental perquisities of
nn officiating minister in uniting in niur
ringo moro than 2,500 persons. Evening
Tost.
A Team or Tios. Gov. Camming testi
fiios to having observed a wagon, on tno
road from Salt Lake City to Trovo, which
was drawn by pigs harnessed to the tongue
by an ingenious combination of straps and
cords. In it wa seated a fat man, who ex
cited his team even into a trot, by the aid
of a blat ksnake whip.
"KWELNluli;
CLKAKF1EU), PA. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 1,1053.'
JAMES OTIS.
The rmtiMot f n, ,.
Loon cU into t uZZ of
thoBC of the Revolution American liber -
ty however, is ,!, m.it.n . mi. ,....
men who fought for principles in legisla.
, I v,ll IU bllUBU
u o nans and courts of justieo as to those
who so noblv fotiplit
field. Itmay be doubted whether many of
our voiniL' am not v0.i; i i
of Jatnes Otis; or, if they have heard his j toZ toV l
name, whether they knew anything of think f thiJ An! J t J'"
his history. Mr. Otis was the most prom, f, 1 h nk hi" ft n ,'"
inent o,.,,onent of tho motl.er country in my "cull " "ll'm in
her attempt to tax the colonies. Thev Then Ketil., ... , ,
had existed for 150 years without nm fS K J , " niWy hu M 1Ile
mal assesstnent of taxes. It i true, hey ! 1Rn(, 1,,e
bore most of tho burdens of the m.mer-' Til ryZiT
ous wars with tho Indians, and those h,t ! i, s 1 "0 ' v l'o in J1" f
four French wars, to wit: "Kin- Wil-!M, n , , . . conduct,
. War" from 1900 to WJ7; 11 1 fv So f
A line's War " from 170" to IT . r ' 1 w-cci ved m 1ns head from a Gov-
Geor-," s War ' ! Tou 1 11 i to 1" "1 ' T"?"1 ln a vkAaal
Hheih lL J, . . : t'M.U '-''ton this fata. 0.
. ..uiii
I-ntnce near y al the colonial possessions
on this continent. Tik U. i.,.(J
k. .-v ill.-- L
el from 1750 to 170;!. Tho taxes for tho
BUjiportof all these wars were self-iinjos-
ed. The ctlonios fought in defence of
. 1 .... 1 ...
men- iionios and lor the honor of
mother country. Hut they had eve
.1...
aisled any attempt to tax thorn directly
of indirectly by the English Parliament.
As early as 1070, a century before .Jeffer
son penned tho Declaration of Indepen
dence, the General Court of Massachusetts
resolved, "That the English! cts of
navigation nre nn invasion to tho rights
and jirivilogos of the subject of his Majes
ty in this colony, they not being rejire
sen ted in the Parliament." The colonists,
therefore, were educated with the notion
that taxation and representation nreinsep
ablc. Tho British Ministers knew tlnV
lu'nce they resorted to indirect taxation
7
"rst on t'10 merchants, next on flio cus
toniers. All were roused to nssert their
rights. Mr. Otis dared to defend the mer
chants, and thus beard the lion in his den.
More imjiortanl cases soon followed. It
had been for some time the practice of of
ficers of the custom to enter warehouses,
and oven dwelling-houses, without legal
impels, to search for contraband goods.
the jieojdo became indignant, and the of
ficials armed themselves with the authori
ty of King's exchequer, iu the form of
"Writs of Assistance.' These, toowere
resisted, and the offending merchants
were arraignodtucforc tho King's Court
James Otis was then "Advocate-General"
for tho jieoj.le of the province, and was
called upon to argue tho caso for the
Government. He declined to do so, and
took the part of the merchants. The
cause was tried 1701. On that occasion,
said President Adams. "Otis was a flume
of fire ; with a promiitude of classical allu
sions, a depth of research, a rajiid summa
ry of historical dales and events, a profu
sion oflogal authorities, aprojihetic glance
of his eyes into futurity, and a rajiid tor
rent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried
away nil before him. American indejicn
denco was then nnd there born. The
Uccds of patriots nnd heroes to defend the
Xon sic dun aiiinmuis iiiaw, to defend the
vigorous youth, was then nnd there sworn.
Every man of nn immense crowded audi
ence appeared to me to go away, as I did,
ready to take up arms ngainst "Writs of
Assistance." This is strong language
penned by one who surveyed tho whole
ground, nnd who has been styled by Jef
ferson the "Colossus of debate" on the
floor of the Continental Congress. Hut
ho admits that the birth of our independ
ence is due to James Otis, lie gavo up a
lucrative oflice, nnd became the advocate
of the oppressed from a love of justice and
liberty. No one now can ajijireciatc the
sacrifices of such 'rioMo souls to gain for
us the jirivilogos which we so quietly enjoy.
On a certain occasion Otis, half in earnest,
nnd half in jest, enumerated the suffering
ho had borne for tho common good. He
belonged to a clul that met occasionally
for recreation and mutual improvement.
A certain William Molineux was n mem
ber who for several evenings wearied the
companyjwith complaints of his own
grievances and losses. Presently Otis ex
claimed, "Come, come, Will, quit this sub
ject, nnd let us enjoy ourselves ; I also,
have a list of grievnnces ; will you hear
itr
Tho cluli cxpoeted some fun, nnd all
cried out, "Ay, ny 1 let us hear your list."
Ho then procecdod : "I resigned my oflico
as Advocate-General, which I held from
the Crown, which produced mo two hun
dred sterling a year. In tho next place,
I have been obliged to relinquish the great
er part of my business at tho bar. In the
next j'lace, I have lost liundrcdsoffriends,
j men of tho first rank, fortune, and power
ii w .
Ill ilin ilW-itin,. .,.! 1
.. 1 " . ",,v,3 V tho.i.s-
ZTST'vXT T (iV'
! i J!? ,ht
I .. e l"1"". i nnvo roiiounrcd
..11 ,
uuuiHeinniiMlorton years; 1 mve ,..
uouMiino Jioultlt nnd as cood aron.,li.
luuon oi body as nature ever gave toman.
Dnnn iiiaka b..:.I I'll . . .
uU iZv loZi 7i
,U,A 10 lO0K uron Ins
ciij.se ol his powers. For twelve voirs be
HvcJ in Fremont, bereft o reason v t
-i. ..... . '. ii.tson, jot
iic sun snowing in l.is occasional
glomus of sanily the same brilliant imagin
ation and fervod eloquence which mark
ed his active life. On the "V,d dv nf nr
.-.,0
ji.e.,, lie uteil instantaneously, by a flash
nf i;i,(.,: i -i . . ,. .
"If5 ,,fc' Munuingin tlio door
iui. u.-goot s House, in Andover. in the
Andover. in tlie
net of telling a story to the assembled
F:l 111 i T v
family
SPIRIT RAPPING ETRAt RDINAI!Y. ,
In tlie rifvof fl i,. .., ,
Mnce, a soleei; few formed a Zy Z
"round a drawing-room table, ,J oa- '
ly 1-csought the usual communications of
" ""iu iiieumer wo rut.
society,) his wife and two daughters, a
clergyman who arrived in New-York
some time since, on a missionary tour
from the Island of Saints, half a dozen
ladies and gentlemen, acquaintances, and
n pretty blue-eyed girl, about 14 years old,
who acted as tliu medium. Tlie magic
111
ring had been formed only a few minutes
when tli f,,;.. ,.i; .t.i 1
Bu'meiny moved
11 0111 a reeling posture, sat erect in 1)pp
chair, and east a startled look ujion those
composing the circle, as if she bad receiv
ed an e lectric slun k. All i ivsont, becamo
attentive, and scarcely a breath was
drawn: but no sounds camo forth-no
signs whereby the misty future is made
so clear, that he; ho runs may read. A
brief space elajised, when a gentleman
who sat ojijiosite the medium said ho felt
something like a sharp current of wind
louoli the calf of his leg. The medium
told him to jmt his hand under the table.
He, being somewhat timid, hesitated to do
so; but finally, u pun drawing 0n a glove,
slid it gently under, resting his elbow on
one of his knees. Not having felt any
thing, ho once or twice dandled his hand,
nnd shortly after drew it quickly uji, with
an "Oh ! ha!" stating that he had been
twice touched, first by a small, soft sub-
stance, nnd immediately after by what
seemed a bunch of thorns. Tie exjiosed
his hand to view, nnd tho whito kid glove
on it evidently iipoarcd ns if it had been
jast jiunched by a bodkin. This created
some excitement among the circle. Still
ness was again resumed, and each individ
ual patiently awaited the mystic blow. To
the surprise of all, his reverence wa this
time tapped. With a grave vissngehe sta
ted that when at home he read of such
strange miracles in tho newspapers, and
always considered them sheer absurdities,
but now he Was liositivolv convinced nf
their reality. He also said that some
thing like a large hand-ball struck one of
his shins, and afterwards a softer material
rubbed against it, .which he thought was
round as a lottIe, and tapered to the end
like a comot. Ho was about to remark
that there wcro "moro things in heaven
and earth than nre dreamt of in their
jihilotoj.hy," when one of the ladies, who
hajqiened to sit next him turned nrund in
her chair, with a hysterical "Oh ! dear !"
and almost fainted. Tho gentleman of
the houso becoming ajarmed, took a lamp
nnd examined under tho table ; but nil
was blank no wire jiullcrs being visible.
The circle was then dissolved ; nnd m the
frightened lady arose, nnd drew tho folds
of her dress aside, she discovered, to the
great astonishment of all present, n young
cat jiluying with tho string of her gaiter 1
Tuss finding the opjiorlunity of nn open
door, unceremoniously mingled in tho
crowd, and became nn unconscious parti
pator in tho proceedings. It wa the cat
by laying its delicate paw upon the fnir
medium' foot' that so electrified her. The
fcharp current of wind which touched tho
young gcntlomnn's leg was caused by the
cat, as she passed down under the table,
brushing agninst him j nnd tho mysteri
ous bunch of thorns, tho animal's claws.
Tho large Innd lall which his Reverence'
felt was tho head of puss, which enmo in
contact willi his shin ; and tliat which
"tapered to the ond like a comet," was
the cat's tail. And lastly, by the playful
sport of this "domestic friend," was the
gentle lady almost overcome with fright.
Pittsburgh nper.
SALUTATIONS AM77xif TWeRENT
XATIOXS.
TltANSl.ATKD MOM TDK lltEXlll.
'J'ho exjressions used as sulutations a
niong different nalions have, under their
common asjioct, something characteristic
and interesting, even for the most casual
observer.
In tho East, the expressions savor in a
moro or less degree, of the Scrijiturcs, and
of the serene and patriarchal sentiments
of tho inhabitants. One recognizes tho
immobility of these pastoral and war-like
peoj.le, standing aloof from all human
j.rogress. Xearly all have a foundation in
religious sentiment, nnd express jieace to
those to whom they are addressed. The
salutation used by the Arab, 'Salem,' or
'Shalum,' means peace, and is found in
tho word Jerusalem. The Arab salutes
his friend thus; 'May you havo a hnjtpy
I ' '
rnonlngj' 'May God grant you his favors;'
Ml Uod wills it you are well.' This last
' exnrestion botrav
' exnrestion botravs tbeir fntmi..ii,i
Turks haven formula which can only be
.... .. - - '
usett in a sunny ciinie 'May your shadow
never be less.' An Englishman would
i'""iKoi wishing a fine shai.ow.
I " ' " n'VCrUS'
U - y to health ; hence
P JT y"' 'U
1I.... 1 0.
Is your stomach in
the Chiuumnn a
touching solicitude, which can only bo
appreciated by a nation of gourmands.
'Good cheer,' says the modern (ireck.in
nearly the same language that the an
cients were wont to greet their friends. A
charming salutation, which could only
have originated among the happy careless
G rocks.
cie iicrcioiorc 10-
Til l'n 1 . . .
; llt.
st, indefatigable and laborious, had en
f-rgotic salutations, expressing foreo and
action: 'Salve,' 'He strong;"JU; healthy
and 'tjuidavis;' ' hat do you do?
'what make you V
or
The Gonocso of modern times v-ays-
itr t.. 1
i .v.r.,..,.v. iiaive aim commercial
jieojile.
The Xeajiolitnn devoutly says, 'Grow in
sanctity ; and the Picdniontes, 'I am your
servant,' Tho 'How stand you ?' of al
most all Italy, forciblyjndicates the non
chanlance of that sunny hind.
The Spaniard, grave, haughty and in
different, wishes you 'Good-morning,' to
which wc resjiond, 'At your service' sir.'
Another salutation which the Sjianiard
uses. '(J0d bo with you, signor,' shows a
melange of respect for himself and religi
ous sentiment.
The ordinary salutation of tho German
is 'Wie Gehts ?' 'how goes it ?' and has a
vagueness partaking somewhat of the
dreamy character of tho German. To bid
one adieu, he says 'Lelien sie wohl ! 'Live
quiet nnd be hajijiy.' This last plainly in
dicatcs his peaceful nature and love forthe
simple joys of lifo.
The traveling Holandor nsks you, 'Hoe
wart ago?' 'How do you do?' The thought
ful active Swede, demand 'Ofwhatdoyou
think?' whilst ho more placid Dane, uses
tho Gorman expression, hiv vol' -Live
well.' Put the greeting of tho Pole is lcst
of all : 'Are you hnpj.y?'
I ho English have tho 'Good live,' a cor-
rujitionof 'Good be with you,' and some
others ; but that which liest exhibits the
chnrcterof the English is 'Ilowinyou do?'
ns the activity of the jieople is shown in
this demand where the do is sjioken twice.
Nothing is moro characteristic, more live
ly, or more stirring thnn this.
J he 'Comment voiu portez vouz ?' ofthc
Frenchman is equally characteristic Tho
Frenchman is more active than laborious
more ardent, more passionate, than
thoughtful, and heneo the principle with
lum is not to, but to go to be lively, to
snow himself. Iherc is something in this
expression 'Comment vous jortoz vous?'
now do you carry yourself?' which lc-
sjieaks nt onco his frank manner nnd
jilensant face.
THE UNCERTAINTIES OF HISTORY.
Killing the confinement ofMario Antoi
nette, tho Queen of Franco, by the Jncoli
ins of Paris, she was deprived of tho use
of cosmetics with which oho was wont to
give tho raven hue to her naturally silvery
locks; and history, in describing her exe
cution, rejtroscnts her hair as changing
from a jet black to gray color through tho
niontal anguish fchc exjiorionccd. Tho as
sassin Orsini, lately executed in Taris for
alteni.ting tho life of the French Kmpcvi
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ror, and ruthlessly murdering twelve in
nocent persons, presented the same njqia
rontly strange anomaly from tho sumo
cause. AVhon Orsini was arrested his lux
uriant locks were as black as nigJit, but
when guillotined they were of nn iron
gray color, simjily because he cither ne
glected hi toilet or elso was deprived of
tho usual hair dye hejireviously employ
ed td give them their black color. Hi
friends, and the paj.ers generally, attribu
ted tho change to another cause, of course,
nnd we have 110 doubt that history will
represent the efl'ect as lieing produced by
the mental activity and agony he experi
enced during his incarceration.
WHAT IT TAKES TO FEED LONDON.
This vast mctrojiolis takes an amount of
food of which it is curious to realize the
daily bringing in. The tableau is thus in
geniously drawn by a late writer: "Let
us imagine ourselves on the top of a tow
jr a mile high, in Hyde Park ; we look off
to the north, and we see a drove of cattlo
seventy-two miles long approaching tho
city ; wo look to tho west, and we see a
mass of bleating wool twelve miles in
length; again, to the south, nnd we see a
herd of swine coming towards us whoso
driver is ten miles off. After theso have
arrived nt their journey's end, a cloud ap
proaches, which we find to bo composed
of turkeys, geese, chickens, and game of
all sorts and this extend over tifty-one
acres. When we estimate tho umount of .
fish consumed yearly, we find their nura
bers to lie millions, nnd equal in bulk to
the river Thames. Pesides these article
of food, if all the hams, bacon, smoked
liecf, Ac, wore placed in a pile, they would
form a pyramid whose base would bo two
hundred foot square, and twelve hundred
and ninetjvthree feet high."
A FATAL HOAX.
A Sheflield (England) paper contain.!
t he following : "A singular circumstance
hapjiened at our Union hist week. For
aoine misconduct, the master had put a
boy, for j.uiiishnient into tlie dead house.
At that time there was n corjise in tho
"dead ward," in a coffin. Tho boy took
the corpse out of tho colli n, dressed it in
his own clothes, ju-ojijied if. up against the
wall, and then got into the coffin, laid
down and covered himself over. In the.
- - HniiviMiu.il, mo master camo
a sulky lad standing against the'wall.-
'Xow, (said the master,) do jou want nnv
sujijicr 1" There was no answer. The boy
looked out from the coflin nnd said. "If
he won't have any, I will." Tho master
lied in terror, and received such a shock,
that it is said he has since died from the
effects."
CANAbA-
HOW IT OHTAIXK.n
ITs
NAME.
The origin of the; word Canada is curi-
ous enough. The Njwniard visited that,
country before the French, and mado jiar
tial searches for gold and silver. Finding
none, they often said among themselve'
"a emiada," (there is nothing here.) The
Indians, who watched closely, loarne.l
this sentence and its meaning. After the
dejinrture of tho Spaniards tho Fronch ar
rived, and "supposed they were Spaniard
on the same errand, were anxious to in
form them that their labor was lost by
tarrying in that country, "nnd inccssnntb
rejieated to them the Spanish sentence-'-"a
Canada." Tho French, who knew ih
little of Sjmnish as tho Indians, supjioRe.l
this incessantly recurring sound was tin.,
nameof thecountry, nnd gave it tho nam.-
01 "uinadii,
since.
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ii.vii it nas norno
ever
WARM BATHING.
A medical journal says : "Tho warm
bath is a grand remedy, and will euro In
most virulent of disease. A jierson wh.
may be in fear of having received infec
tions of nny kind, as for instance, bavin -visited
a fever patient, should st.oedilv"
plunge into a warm bath, suffer pcrspinl
tion to ensue, and rub dry, dress sccureb
to guardagainst cold, and finish off with a
cup c-r strong tea by tho fire. If thesysten.
has imbibed any infectious matter it wil;
certainly be removed by this process, if i:
be resorted to beforo tho infection h.i
timo to spread Tver tho system. And
even if some time has sinco elajised, a hoi
bath will lie pretty sure to remove it.
RATTLESNAKE BITE.
Tho Medical Journal says the followin
proscription is nn infallible cure for ratth
snako poison :
"Mix together four grams of tfie iodid
of lotash,twograins ofcorrosivosublimatc.
five drachms of bromine, and kocp the
mixture fn a glass-stojipcreJ vial,.wcll
cured. Ten drops ofthis mixture, diluted
with a tablo-sjioonful or two of -vino or
brandy, constitute a doso, which is to l
repeated if necessary according to the exi
gencies of the case."
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