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Tjic Properties of Heat.
HEAT or the caioric portion of the sun- j
beam is'the great cause of life and motion
in this our world. As it were with a mag
ical energv, it causes the winds to blow j
and the waters to flow, vivifies and ani
mates all nature, and then bathes it in re
freshing dew. The intensity of the heat
which we receive depends on the distance
cf the earth from the sun, its great source,
and still more on the relative position ol the
two orbs: since in winter we are nearer j
the sun than we are in summer, vet, in con
sequence of the position of the earth at
that season, the sun's rays fall obliquely
on its northern hemisphere, rendering it
far colder than at any other period ol the
vear. , . ,
* A great portion of the heat-rays which
are emitted by the sun are absorbed in
their passage through the atmosphere which
surrounds our globe. It is calculated tlia.
about one-third of the heat-ravs which fall
on it never reach the earth, wuich fact
adds another to the many beneficent pur
poses fulfilled by our gaseous envelope,
screening us from the otherwise scorching
heat. It is curious to trace the varied tales
of the calorific ravs which strike on the
surface of the earth. Some at once on
falling are reflected, and, passing back
through the atmosphere, are lost amid the
immensity of space ; others are absorbed
or imbibed by different bodies, and altera
time, are radiated from them ; but the great
er part of the beams which reach the j
earth during the summer are absorbed by
it, and conveyed downward to a con- .
siderable distance, by coudueaon hum ;
particle to particle. Heat aiso spreads
laterally from the regions of the equator
toward the poles, thereby moderating the
intense cold of the arctic and antarctic
circles, and in winter, when the forest-i
trees are covered with snow, their deeply- ,
penetrating roots are warmed by '.be heat,
which, as in a vast store-house, has been
laid up in the earth, to preserve life du
ring the dreary winter. Ibe ra\ sv. liich
fall upon the tropical seas descend to the
depth of about three hundred feet. The
sun's attraction from the earJ;, being
also stronger at that quarter of the worid,
the heated waters are drawn upward, the
colder waters from the poles rush in, and
thus a great heated current is produced,
flowing from the equator northward and
southward, which tends to equalize the
temperature of the earth. Ihe sailor
also knows how to avail himself of this
phenomenon. \V hen out at sea, despite
his most skillful steering, he is in constant
danger of shipwreck, if he fails to esti
mate truly the force and direction of those
currents which are dragging him insen
sibly out of the true course, llis compass
does not help him here, neither does any
log yet known give a perfectly authentic
result. " But he knows that this great gulf
stream has a stated path and time, and, by ;
testing from hour to hour the temperature j
of the water through which he is proceed
ing, he knows at what point he is meet
ing the current, and reckons accordingly.
r \Ve have already said that heat was the
producer of winds, which art* so essential
to the preservation ot the purity ot the at
mosphere. I:i order to understand their
action, we shall consider the stupendous
phenomenon of the trade winds, which
is similar t > that ot the current we have
described. The rays of the sun falling
vertically oil the regions between the trop
ics, the "air there becomes much heated.—
it is the property of the air to expand when
heated, and, when expanded, it is neces
sarily lighter than the cooler air around ;
it. Consequently it rises. As it rises, the
cooler air at once takes its place. Hushing ,
ironi the temperate and polar regions to sup
ply the vacuum, the warm air which has
risen flows toward the poles, and descends
there, loses its heat, and again travels to
the tropics. Thus a grand circulation is
continually maintained in the atmosphere.
These aerial currents, being affected by
ihe revolution of the earth, do not move
due north and south, as they otherwise
would. Hence, while they equalize the
temperature of the-atmosphere, they also
preserve its purity ; for the pure oxygen
evolved by the luxuriant vegetation of the
equatorial regions is wafted by the winds
to support life in the temperate zones,
while the air from the poles bears carbonic
acid gas on its wings to furnisli food for
tlie rich and gorgeous plants of the tropics.
Thus the splendid water-lily of the Ama
zon, the stately palm-tree of Africa, and
the great banyan of India, depend fur
nourishment on the breath of men and ani
mals in lands thousands of miles distant
from them, and, in return, they supply
their benefactors with vivifying oxygen.
Little less important, and still more beau
tiful, is tlie phenomenon of dew, which is
produced by the power of radiating heat,
possessed in different degrees by all bodies.
The powers both of absorbing and of radi
ating heat, in great measure depend on the
color of bodies—the darker tiie color the
greater the power; so that each lovely
flower bears within its petals a delicate
thermometer, which determines the amount
of heat eacli shall receive, and which is al
ways the amount essential to their well
being. The queenly rose, the brilliant ear
nation, the fair lily, and the many-colored
anemone, all basking in the same bright
sunshine, enjoy different degrees of warmth,
and when night descends, and the heat ab
sorbed by day is radiated back, and
bodies become cooler than the surround
ing air, the vapor contained in the atmos
phere is deposited in the lorm of dew.—
Those bodies which radiate most quickly
receive the most copious supply of the re
freshing fluid. This radiating power de
pends on the condition of the surface, as
well as upon color, so that we may often
see the grass garden bathed in dew, while
the gravel walks which run through it are
perfectly dry, and, again, the smooth,
shinuig, juicy leaves of the laurel are quite
dry, while the rose-tree beneath it is sat
urated with moisture.
The crreat effect produced on the vegeta
ble kiid°m by the heat ray. may be
' judged of from the fact, that almost all the
'plant" which exhibit the remarkable phe
; nomenon of irritability, almost approaching
to animal life, are confined to those re
gions where the heat is extreme. On the
banks of the Indian river grows a plant
in almost constant motion. In the hottest
of the conservatories at ( ew is a curious
plant, whose leaflets rise by a succession
of little starts. The same house contains
! Venus's fly-trap. Light seems to have no
effect in quickening their movements ; but
the effect of increased heat is at once seen.
They exhibit their remarkable powers most
during the still hot night of Indian summer-
Heat is of essential importance in Hie
producing and ripening ot fruit. - "j>
| trees will not bear fruit m our cold cli
mate, which are most productive in the
sunny south. Animal as well as vegetable
life is in great measure dependent on heat.
Look at the insect tribes. The greater
number of them pass their winter in trie
pupa state. Hidden in some sheltered
■ nook, or buried in the earth, they *!eep on
until the warmth of returning spring awak
ens them to life and happiness; and it. by
artificial means, the cold be prolonged, they
still sleep on, whereas, it they be exposed
to artificial heat, their change is hastened,
' and butterflies may he seen spcrting about
the flowers of a hothouse, when thetr le>s
: favored relatives are still wrapped in the
; deepestslumber. 1 ojudge of the inlluence
* of heat on the animal and vegetable econo
; my, we need but contrast summer and
winter—the one radiant and vocal with
I life and beauty, the other dark, drearv,
silent.
The third constituent of the sunbeam is
1 actinism —its property being to produce
i chemical effects. So long ago as loot), it
was noticed by those strange seekers al.er
' impossibilities, the alchemists, that horn
sihor, exposed to the sunbeam, was black
ened bv it. This phenomenon contained
the germ of those most interesting discov
eries which have distinguished the present
age ; but, in their ardent search for the phi
losopher's stone and the elixer of lite,
they overlooked many an effect of their la
bors which might have led them to important
truths.
As yet, the effects of actinism have been
more studied in the inanimate Hum the
organic creation. Still, in the vegetable
kingdom, its power is known to be of the
utmost importance. A seed exposed to tne
entire sunbeam will not germinate: but
bury it ill the earth, at a depth sufficient
to exclude the light, yet enough to atirnit ac
tinism, which, like heat, penetrates the
earth in some distance, and soon a chemi
cal change will take place; the starch
contained in the seed is converted into gum
and water, forming the nutriment ot the
young plant; the tiny root plunges down
j ward, the slender stem rises to the light,
the first leaves, or cotyledons, then unfold,
and now fully expand to the light, and a se
ries of chemical changes of a totally differ
ent nature commence, which we have he
fore noticed, when speaking of light. Lx
periiner.ts clearly prove that this change
is to be attributed to actinism, and not to
heat. Glass has been interposed ola dark
blue color, which is transparent to actinism,
though opaque to light and heat, and ger
mination has been thereby quickened.—
Gardeners have long known this fact prac
tical! v, and are accustomed to raise their
cuttings under blue shades. There is no
doubt that actinism exercises a powerful
and beneficent influence on plants during
! their whole existence, but science has yet
to demonstrate its nature ; and it is curi
ous to observe that the actinic element is
most abundant in the sunbeam in the
spring, when its presence is most esseu
tial in promoting germination —in sum
mer the luminous rays are in excess, when
thev are most needed for the formation of
woody fibric—and in autumn the heat-rays
prevail, and ripen the golden grain and the
delicious fruit; in each day the propor
tions of the different rays vary—in the
morning the actinic principle abounds most,
at noon the light, and at eventide the heat.
The influence of actinism on the animal
world is not well known ; but it is prob
able that many of the effects hitherto re
ferred to light are in reality due to actin
ism. It has the strange power of darken
ing the human skin, causing the deep color
of those tribes who inhabit the sunniest re
gions of the earth ; and even in our own
i country in summer, that darkening of the
skm called sunburning. Doubtless, more
careful investigation will discover this
principle to be equally important to the life
and health of animals as either of its close
j ly allied powers of light arid heart.
Our knowledge of actinic influence on
animate nature is not so scanty, for it is
I now a well established fact, that the sun
beam can not fall on any body, whether
simple or compound, without producing on
its surface a chemical and molecular change.
The immovable rocks which bound our
shores, the mountain which rears its lof
| ty head above the clouds, the magnificent
cathedral, the very triumph of art, and
the beautiful statue ill bronze or marble,
are all acted on destructively by the sun
beam, and would soon perish beneath its
irresistible energy, but for the beautiful
i provision made lor their restoration during
, the darkness of night—the repose of dark
ness being no less essential to inorganic,
1 than it is to animated nature. During its
- silent hours, the chemical and molecular
- changes are all undone, and the destruction
- , of the day repaired, we know not how.
i tie art of painting by the sunbeam has
. been rather unfortunately called photo
. graphv, which means light-painting, for
s the process is not due to light, but is rather
i interfered with by it; and, contrary to all
3 preconceived ideas, the pictures taken iti
e our comparatively sombre country, are
more easily and brilliantly produced than
B iu brighter and more sunny lands—so
i
mu<ii so, that a gentleman, who took the
requisite materials to Mexico, in order to
take views of buildings, met with failure
after failure, and it was not until the dar
ker days of the rainy season that he met
with any measure of success.
i N A for a firstrate set of Brass Mountings
\-i —usually sold at $5.00.
may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS.
A A Boxes I. C. and J. X. Tin; 25 bundles
t/U mayoi F. G. FRANCISCUS'.
CIEDAR WARE we are giving away—at the
; smallest kind of profit.
may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS.
. T)RASS Plated Dashes, Bands, Handles, Head
J") Lining—everything in the Coach ware line.
ma2l F. G. FRANCISCLb.
BELLEFONTE CEMENT.—2O bbls. of this
well-known Cement for Springs, Cisterns, 1
Foundations, Pipes, &c. For sale bv
Junell F. G. FRANCISCUS.
"A Boxes Jersey Glass; 20 boxes Pittsburgh
All do.; 500 lbs. Putty; 100 gallons Linseed
* v Oil. For sale bv
ma2l F. G. FRANCISCUS,
Os) P er set Double Don Bench Planes
x J / A —all other kinds of Planes at equally
Vv'l **J low rates. Rules, Squares, &c.
may 21. 1". G. f RANClsbt 5.
■ 1 si*' P er bushel for Shoe Pegs.—Slice
SI of all kinds. Tacks. Nails,
V Morocco, Kipp, Upper, Binding and
I 1 inir.fr Skins : Shoe tool". &c., always low for i
Cash° F. G. FRANCISCUS.
o)1 CENTS for Brass Plated Stirrups:
-N | cents for Brass Plated Bitts; 37!, cents per
U1 dozen for Brass Ornaments—2s per cent. ;
cheaper than la"t summer.
2G dozen Wood and iron I Limes, at, different j
prices. 1 • G. F RANSCISCLS.
IRON.— Hammered and Roiled Bar Iron of
all kinds supplied to any amount; always
on hand a large and varied stock. Ihe trade
supplied at Philadelphia prices, thereby saving
>d.OU per ton freight.
may 21 I'. G. FRANCISCUS.
f tORDAGE —Rope from Li to \ inch. Twine, ;
Y all sizes. _ j
tj dozen of the best Whitewash Brushes in
the market.
! Augers and Auger Bitts, F:. , .a-ps, &c.
may2l F. G. Fk.\N • i>< US.
1} DOZEN Waldron and Darlington Grass
; I Scythes at U2.7 and 75 eeuts. 3 dozen Grain
v Scythes at 7A and SI.OO.
8 dozen Scvthe. Sr.calhs at 37 A cents.
12 dozen Hay Rakes—at various prices.
Country blister riice.i, (iV cents.
ma2l F. G. FRANCISCUS.
SINGLE and Double-barrel'd Guns; 8 doz.
Rifle barrels, assorted sizes and prices ;
>utgle and Double-barrel'd Pistols ; Revolvers,
four and six barrels ; Pocket Cutlery, a beauti
ful assortment ; Table and Tea Cutlery; Shovel
and Tongs, ike.
may-it F. G. FRANCISCUS. _
DOZEN Hay Forks, (cast steel) at 25, 3L.
j f and 37-i cents, according to finish-generally
-mid at 50 arid f>2.l cents.
(I dozen four prong Forks at 5'J and 62t—usu
ally sold at 75 and 87! 2 .
1 dozen Manure Drags.
may2l. F. G. FRANCISCUS* ;
Fire—Fire—Fire.
T) ARN Builders call and examine Blake's Pa
\_) tail Fir.-Proof Paint, of all colors, which J
(...ats less than half as much as White Lead—is
far more durable, aiukreudi rs the building fire
and weather proof by two or three applications
of the paint, mixed up with oil costing but 4:>
cent" per gallon, which in a short time forms a
! coating of slate on whatever part the paint has :
been applied. 50 barrels expected in a few
days. Specimens seen at nay store, with recotn
i mendations and experiments. Warranted to j
give satisfaction or no charge.
mu2l F. G. FRANCISCUS.
, -
Don't bs Alarmed—Cash!
I WOULD respectfully call the attention of
purchasers ol Hardware to my stock, bought
very low, in great varieties, and will be sold on
ly for cash, from 15 to 20 per cent cheaper than
can be bought elsewhere.
Hardirare,
Coachware,
Saddlery,
Shoe Findings.
Faints, Oils,
Glass. Fully,
Furnishes,
Paints and Drugs.
usuallv sold in the trade. Wholesale and retail
by may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS.
A>OTHER ARRIVAL
At the Cheap Drug & Variety
Store.
riMIK undersigned has just returned from
[_ Philadelphia with a large and fresh addition
; to his assortment of Drugs and other goods,
among which may be enumerated —
Fresh Drugs.
Delegate's Pearl Starch.
, Pine Apple, Strawberry and Lemon Syrups,
i Prunes, Figs and Raisins.
Soda, Butter, Water aud Sugar Crackers.
Chocolate and Essence of Colfee.
A great variety of Candies.
Tobacco, Segars and Snuff.
Spermaceti arid Tallow Candles,
i Paint, Hair, Clothes, Hat, & Tooth Brushes.
Pure Cider Vinegar.
Port Monnaies and Pocket Books.
Stationary—including everything in that line.
! To which may be added a very general a
! sortrnent of things useful for families. Having
1 purchased exclusively for Cash, he can atford to
| sell very low, and invites the inspection of his
; good*.
Pbysiciaus prescriptions carefully com
pounded.
Call at the Cheap Drug and Variety Store,
I Eest Market street Lewistown.
June 4. A. A. BANKS.
, _
lilwlK E'S
Falfnt Fire Proof F :r*
Prevention is Pc.tter than Cure.
AT7E are daily expecting an invoice of
| \ y l! Blake's Patent Fire Proof Paint," aa
article superior to any paint now in use. Its
■ superiority consists in its durability, cheapness,
■ | arid in rendering the building to which it may
be applied, Fire Proof. Let those who would
! have an article possessing the above qualifica
| tions, call on
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
jAISHTNG TACKLE.—A fine assortment of
j Fishing Lines, Flies, Hooks, Reels, &c. &c.
[ Just received and for sale at
4 June 4. A. A. BANKS.
* TIGHT! LIGHT:: LIGHT'!!!— Firm and
1 1J GAMPHKN*—pure and fresh and warranted
3 good—for sale low at A. A. BANKS'.
IRON.
Blacksmiths and Others, Look to Yonr In
terests !
Great Reduction in the Price of Iron
j -**7"E are now selling Irvin c$- C'o.'s
( t T brated iron as io!lows:
For Assorted Bar Iron, cth
" Horse Shoe, •''! "
" Nail llod, 4 *, " . j
We will also sell a good quality ol English
Tyre and other English Irons at the extreme
ly* low price of cts. per lb. These are our
strictly cash prices. !
We have also on hand Plough Irons, Small
Rounds and Squares, from £ up to A inch.
American Steel of superior quality at 5 cts.
per lb. Other steels low.
: nm-21 F. J. HOFFMAN.
Startling Intelligence!
NAILS.
DUNCANNON NAILS, selling at s:{ cash, !
per keg, or lower than good or even inferi
' or nails can be purchased elsewhere in town, j
Consumers, test the above, by applying to
may2B F. J. HOFFMAN.
Drugs and Medicines,
rpIHS branch of our busiuees continues to J
X receive due attention. Uur Drugs and
Medicines have been selected with the greatest
care, and purchasers may rely upon getting
Medicines 1t good quality.
(iff Wholesale purchasers are invited togive j
us a caii, as we can sell them Drugs and Med
icines at a small advance on eitv prices.
Copal Varnish, good, at #1.75 to 200 per
gallon. Pure White Lead, $2 00 per keg.:
Glass, u X 10, tyl 02A per half box. Putty,
61 cts per ib.
imySl F. J. HOFFMAN.
HARDWARE STORE."
|N this branch of our business
A defy competition. As we have
no occasion to yuy on credit, cur
goods are well purchased, and therefore we !
can furnish our numerous customers with what
ever tiiey may want at a price and of a quali
ty that must give entire satisfaction. Enume
ration here would be foliy, as additions to the
stock are constantly being made. Sketching
is all that we will pretend at, and the imagina- j
1 tion of the reader, or a personal examination,
must till up the picture.
may 21 F. J. HOFFMAN.
Saddlery and €Joachwarc.
f II FA TLB TII .1V EVER.
, HIE pay particular attention to this branch
\ \ of our business. We are almost daily
receiving additions to our already large stock,
and as we have no need to purchase on credit,
we can and will sell Saddlery and Coachware
at the lowest possible figure.
Coachinakers and Saddlers, if you would
study economy, corue see our stock.
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
Leather and Shoe Findings.
OUR stock comprises it large assortment of j
Red nut! Oak Sole Leather, Kips, Patent !
Leather, .Men's and Women's Morocco, Cochi
neal and Pink Linings. Upper and Grain Lea
ther, Shoe Tools, Thread of all kinds, Pegs,
Bristles. &.c. <tc., for sale low for cash,
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
i! R USIIES.
fkUR stuck, which is large arid selected with
vX reference to the wants of the community,
comprises all kinds of Blacking, Scrubbing,
. Horse. Sweeping, Dusting, Hair, Clothes, Ta
ble, In. ant, Wail, Paint, arid Varnish Brushes,
at reduced prices fur cash.
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
Groceries—Great Reduction!
VL/ E have just received a large assortmeu'
f of superior Groceries, which we arc de
termined to sell for CASH lower than the same
quality of goods can be regularlv purchased
: else where.
otaa2l F. J. HOFFMAN*
Burning Fluid and Pine Oil,
VL WAX'S ON HAND—As we manufac
ture Burning Fluid extensively, we can I
furnish dealers with it lower than they can get
it from the city.
runy2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
r i jLL £E£tXP
Lamps, Pine thi Lamps, Oil and j
Lard Lamps, Glass and Britannia, whieb
for variefy of color, shape, style and size, ar, j
unequalled —low, very low, for cash.
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
Cedar Ware.
JTTII keep the largest stock, perhaps, in town.
YV The Ladies can find Tubs, Chums and j
Buckets ; the Gentlemen Half-Bushel and Peck
Measures, sealed and not sealed,
may2l P. J. HOFFMAN.
PAP E R .
Window, Printing, Wrapping,
v f Letter and Cap Paper—wholesale and
retail. F. J. HOFFMAN.
01 L CL 0T HS.
Table and Carriageol Cloths—a
JL fine assortment always on hand.
fe(> F. J. HOFFMAN.
< 13 A IAS*
f VERY Kf.Nl), comprising Dog, Log.Fiffn,
J Trace, Halter, Butt, Tongue, Epread,
I Cow and Breast Chains, &c.
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
Peacbes.
\FINE stock of splendid Dried Peaches,
. at $2 50 oer bushel. Also, Par'd Peach
es—for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN.
("NOR DAGE.—Always on hand, a lina as-
J sortrnent of Ropes, from in. to 1| inch,
j Also, Twines, Tie Yarn, Cotton Laps,
Arc. F. J. HOFFMAN.
/'IONFECTIONARY.—Our stock comprises
L Cmdies of ali kinds. Oranges, Lemons, Rai
sins, Dates, Prunes, Ground Nuts, Almonds,
wholesale and retail,
may2l F. J. HOFFMAN.
| "A KEGS Nails at $3 00 per keg.
I Ml Warranted equal to any in the market,
Itrl/ or returnable at my expense.
r may2l. F. G. FRANCISCUS.
OA A A LBS. Black and Bright Eliptic Spring"
lIIIHi and 10 cents oer pound.
vVvU may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS.
1 t()lt THE TOlLET.—Perfumery and Fancy
I T Soaps of every description, warranted su
perior and very cheap, at A. A. BANKS'.
Harrisburg Book Bindery.
F. L. 11 UTTER & CO.
(successors lo W. O lliekock. HicWock &. Cantir.e, and
Hickock Barrett.)
Book Binders, Stationers, and Blank Book
Manufacturers, Harrisburg. Pa.
THE subscribers respectfully inform their friends and
the public, that they are now carrying on the above
business at the OLI> STAND occupied by Hickock &
Barrett. They tl3tter themselves that by careful atten
tion to business li.ey will merit and receive a continu
ance of the patronage so liberally enjoyed by the old
firms.
Particular attention will be paid to the Ruling and
Binding of every description of BLANK BOOKS, for
banks, county offices, merchants and private individuals,
and every variety of Mil and half bound BLANK BOOKS.
OLD BOOK 3, PERIODICALS, LAW BOOKS, MISIC.N'EWS
PAPEtts, Sic., bound in any pattern,and in any style re
quired.
In addition to the above, they have, and will, at all
times keep a Gtweral Assortment oj Stationary, con- j
sisting of
Letter Paper, Knives, Slates Sc Pencils, (
Cap " Quills, Lead Pencils. ,
Drawing Ink Stands, Letter Stamps,
Transfer " Motto Wafers, India Rubber,
Copying " Black Ink, Wafers,
Blotting " Sealing Wax, Red Tape,
Steel Pens, Blue Ink, Blank Cards,
Carmine Ink, Copying Ink, Folders,
Arnold's Writing Fluid, Erasers, dec.
5> PAPER RULED TO PATTERN, and all work
warranted and done very cheaply.
F. L. IIUTTER & CO.
:y I!. J. WALTERS, Lewistown, is authorised to act j
as our Agent, and will receive and forward work intend- !
ed for us. may.— ly.
i
TTENRY ZEISBE, having taken the!
FX stand lately occupied by Clark &. Zerbe, in Brown j
.-treet, between Market and Third, Lewistown, invites I
his friends and the public to give liiiu a call when in need |
uVismo, Mso s j
' *CQ 7-- :?_!>-_s• 2Z-£SA g
or other vehicle of comfort and pleasure, before pur*
chasing elsewhere. A number of FINISHED CAR- i
HI ACES will constantly he kept uu hand, manufactured
of the best material and in the most approved style, !
which will be sold very low fur cash.
Orders for new work, as well is repairing, properly
attended to
HENRY ZERBE.
Lewistown, February "20, lso'Z —ly
Liquors and Western Produce.
\ N assortment of excellent LIQUORS,
f\ comprising WINES, BRANDY, WHIS- i
KEY, etc., is offered for sale very low, or if a
quantity is taken, a liberal deduction will be ;
made on Philadelphia prices. This JS an op
portunity that may not otter aga n for some
time, and dealers in the article are therefore 1
requested to givs me a call.
ALSO,
A general assortment ol WESTERN PRODUCE,
as well as GROCERIES, >Scc., a!: cheap lor cash,
at the Canal Store.
\VM. RE WALT, Agent.
Lewistown, April 16, 1352.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year lSjl,
by J. S. HOUGHTON, M. 1> , in the Clerk's Office of
the District Court for the Eastern District of Pa.
ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY !
GREAT Cl ltC FOR
DYSPEPSIA!
D*- J* S. s
YI I -I' J? SKAB U I S A
j rf w o-Il
all fel
i \
THE TRUE
DIGESTIVE FLUID.
or, Iwiislt ic Juice.
Prepared from RENNET, or the fourth STOMACH OF
THE OX, after directions of BARON I.IEBIG, the
great Physiological Chemist, by J. S. HOUGHTON,
M. D Philadelphia, Pa.
This is a trulv wonderful remedy for INDIGESTION,
DYSPEPSIA, JAUNDICE, LIVER COMPLAINT,
CONSTIPATION, and DEBILITY, Carig after Na
ture's owl. method, by Nature's own Agent, the Gas
tric Juice.
3>Half a teaspoonful of PEI-SIX, infused in wattr, will
digest or dissolve, Five Founds of Huust titef tx about
two hours, out of the stomach.
PEPSIN is the chief element, or Great Digesting
Principle of the Gastric Juice—the Solvent of the Food,
the Purifying, Preserving, and Stimulating Agent of the
Stomach and liueslines. It is extracted front (lie Diges
tive Stomach of the Ox, thus forming an ARTIFICIAL
DIGESTIVE FLUID, precisely like the natural Gastric
Juice iu it* Chemical powers, and furnishing acomi-LETE
and PERFECT si BSTMTTE fur it. By the aid of ihis pre
paration, the pains and evils of /-\7) 1 CiF.STIO A' and
DYSPEPSIA are removed, just as they would he by a
healthy stomach. It is doing wonders for Dyspeptics,
curing eases of DEBILITY, EM ACIATION, NER VOL'S
DECLINE, and DYSPEPTIC CONSUMPTION, Alp
posed to be on the verge of the grave. The Scientific
Evidence upon which it is based, is in tile highest degree
CURIOUS and REMARKABLE.
Scientific Evidence!
BARON LIEBIG in h.s celebrated work on Animal
Chemistry, says: "An Artificial Digestive Fhiid, ana
i logous to the •astric Juice, may be readily prepared
; from the mucous membrane of the stomach of the Calf,
in which various articles of 4;pd, as meat and eggs, will
be softened, changed, and digested, just in the same man
ner as they would the human stomach.''
(OCall on the Agent, and get a Descriptive Circular,
i gratis, giving a large amount of Scientific Evidence
similar to the above, together with to ports of REMARK
, BLE CURES, from ali parts of the United States.
As a Dyspepsia lurcr,
Dr HOUGHTON'S PEPSIN has produced the most
marvellous effects, ill curing cases of Debility, Ema
nation, JYcrcous Decline, and Dyspeptic Consumption.
It is impossible to give the details of the eases in the
, limits of this advertisement; but authenticated certifi
cates have been given of more than TWO HUNDRED
REMARKABLE CURES, in Philadelphia, New York
and Boston, alone. These were nearly nil desperate
eases, and the cures were not only rapid and wonderful,
but permanent.
It is a great NERVOUS ANTIDOTE, and particularly
useful fur tendency to Billions disorder, Liver Complaint,
Fever ami Ague, and the evil effects of Qtunino, Mercury,
and other Drugs upon the Digestive Organs, after a long
sickness. Also, for excess in eating, and the too tree
use of ardent spirits. It almost reconciles Health. with
Intemperance.
Dr HOUGHTON'S PEPSIN, is soi l by nearly ah
the dealers hi tine Drugsand Popular Medicines, through
out the United States. It is prepared in Powder and in
Fluid form—and in prescription vials for the use of
physicians.
PRIVATE CIRCULARS for the use of physicians,
may be obtained of l)r. Houghton or his Agents, de
scribing the whole process of prefiaration, and giving the
authorities upon which the claims of this new remedy
are based. As it is NOT A SECRET REMEDY, no ob
jection can be raised against its use by physicians ih re
spectable standing and regular practice. Price, ONE
DOLLAR per bottle.
OOBSKRVE THIS! —Every bottle of the genuine
PEPSIN bears the written signature of J. 8. HOUGH
TON, M. L> , sole proprietor, Philadelphia, Pa. Copy
right and Trade Mark secured.
G'.-Sold by all Druggists und dealers in Medicines.
AGENTS. — Dr. E. W. HALE, Lewistown;
J, M. Eyster & Bko., Ilarrisburg. [fe2U
Tuscarora Academy.
THIS flourishing institution is located in Tuscarora
Valley, Juniata county, Fa., eight miles S. YV. of Mif
fltnlown, and six miles front the Perry ville station, on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. It has been in successful
operation for more than fourteen yeari. and is believed
to be equal to any Academy in the Stale, in affording
facilities to young men for acquiring a thorough Aca
demical education, either for business or for college.
There were present, during the last session, (previous
to the tire,) more than one hundred students. Since
then, the buildings have been entirely remodeled and
greatly enlarged, so as to afford private rooms to all the
students; an advantage not ordinarily found even in
the best Institutions in the country. Being in the coun
try, the students are removed from those temptations to
idleness, dissipation, and vice, which are the bane of
similar institutions in towns.
TERMS.
For Boarding, (per week,) $1 25
** Washing, private room, and incidentals, (per
quarter,) 4 CO
" Tuition in Latin, Creek and Mathematics (per
quarter,) 6 00
" " Natural Philosophy, Chemistry,
Rhetoric, Political Economy, Book
Keeping, Botany, History, Sec dec. 4 50
" " Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geo
graphy, Reading, Writing, Ac. (per
quarter,) 3 00
Sketching from Nature and Painting- Vocal Music
and Stenography, (when desired ) —Hebrew, (to young
men preparing for the ministry,) gratis,
Thus it will be seen that $22 25 wtil defray the whole
average expense of a student, at the Institution, per
quarter.—Light, Books and Stationary are found by the
Students; and may be obtained at [he stores in the neigh
borhood. There are no extra charges whatever.
The Principals will devote themselves with unremit
ting assiduity to the culture of the minds, morals, and
manners of their pupils ; and hope, therefore, to com
mend the Institution to the continued liberal patronage of
the public.
The Vacations occur in April and October; but Stu
dents will be admitted at any time dutiug the session
when there are vacancies.
For full information, address all communions (post
paid.) to •' .deadenua P. O
Rev. W.M. S. GARTH WAIT, ) „ - ,
Rev. GEO. \V. THOMPSON, ) 1 nnci Pal>-
Tuscarora Valley, Juniata county, June Id, 1-52.
X. B.— Student* from a distance can always find a
ready conveyance from Perryville, up to the Academy ;
but if the Principals are informed if the day of arrival
at that point, a carriage un> he in iruiling.
Indemnity.
'PIIE FBAMrfLITt FIHE ISSI HIM E GOMFANV of Philarl. l
-t- pbta—Ol lICE 1631 Che-nut street, near Fifth slieti
DIRECTORS.
Charles X. Baucker, Geo. R. Richards,
Thomas Hart, Mordecai If Lewis,
Tobias Wagner, Adolphe E Borie,
Samuel Grant, David S. Brown,
Jacob R. Smith, Morris Patterson.
Continue to make insurance, perpetualorlimited,on
every description of property in TOWN A COL'XTUV,
at rates as low as are consistent with security.
The Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund,
which, with their Capital and Premiums safely invested,
affords ample protection to the assured.
The assets of the Company, on January Ist, IM9, as
paMislw d agreeably to an Act of Assembly, were as fob
lows, viz:
Mortgages, $i,017,43f 41
Real Estate, 94.724 p3
Temporary Loans, 9b.not B5
Stocks, 51,5*43 23
Cash. Ac., 30-0 i 37
$1,326,492 71
Since tlc;ir rncorjioration. a period of eighteen yeara,
they lutve paid upwards of Owe -iJHiian four Hundrid
Th■•. nil hollars, losses by tire, thereby affording an ev i
detire of the ad vantages of Insurance,as \v ellas the abil
ity and disposition to meet with promptness amiabilities.
CHARLES X BANt KEU. President.
CHARLES G. Ili.vcKEß, Secretary
AGENT for Mil Sin county, It. C. 11A! E,
Estj., Lewistowu. [nplxl-lv
Orcal Scientific Discoveries.
BY DR. J. XV. COOPER.
i run A3 J) iiilill
Completely Cured in Three Day,,
By Dr. J. W. Cooper's Vegetable Compound
Fever and Ague Fills.
rjUIESE PILLS are composed entirely of Vegetable
-L substances, and in ninty-ninecases outof every hun
dred, will perform a perfect and Complete rare 111 three
days. No instance has ever been known, where more
than six days have been required to perform a couipletu
cure, even 111 the very worst cases, and on the strongest
constitutions. We would earnestly say lu all who are
afflicted with this distressing disease, to get one box and
try them, and in all cases, two boxes are warranted to
euro, if taken according to the directions, or the- money
returned.
These pills not only perform a perf t cure in three
days, lxit remove the bite and create a healthy action oC
the liver, atr.i consequently fortify the system against .*
future attack.
A LSO,
My Vegetable Aiiti-Dysfepvia Cillers.
This Medicine is a certain cure for Dyspepsia in its
very worst forms. Thousands of cases have been com
pletely cured by it within the last year, which have
been entirely despaired of by the regular family pb)t
cians. We do not recommend it to cure everything—we
recommend it to cure Dyspepsia, and the d seases origi
nating from it, and that 11 will cure lit almost every case,
and it is recommended for nothing else. In many in
stances, even the worst of cases have been completely
cured in two and three months, but it depends somewhat
upon the constitution of the patient. We would say to
all who are afflicted with Dyspepsia, give lilts medicine
a fair trial, and if it fails to do good, your money v\Ul be
returned.
A LSO.
My Vegetable Worm Powders.
This is the most wonderful Worm Destroyer evet
, known, and at the same time, so pleasant 10 take, tbu.
almost every r.hild will he thud of it, and many instances
: have been kuuwn of children crying for more after cute
; taking it.
I This medicine is in the form of a powder, the ..nle
j medicine ever used in that form, and it operates on a
i principle entirely different from any other medicine ever
! administered by any other physician. It is the only
. medicine winch has no Worm-seed Oil or Turpentine
j combined with it, which is believed by all other physi
! cians, to be the only two things which will destroy
' worms, and these two things combined, together with
j castor oil, are the active principles of a!! other worm
j medicines, which every person who has ever tasted o
• smelled, knows to be the most nauseous of all nauseous
medicines, and on account of which, there is generally
: something added to destroy this nauseous taste, and in
order to do this, it must be something stronger than tin
medicine itself, and therefore, it must necessarily destroy
; some of its medicinal properties. These powders are
| simple and so harmless, that a child may eat a whole box
■ at once, and it will not be hurt, while at the same time,
! the principle upon which it acts being different from any
thing else ever used, it will destroy all kinds of Worms
with a certainty never equaled, it w ill iw> only destroy
the seat worms, or Asearides, and long, round worms, or
j Teres, but is the most effectual medicine for the destruc
i tiou of the Tape Worm ever known. Ten doses have
brought as many as FIVE Tape Worms from one person
If your children have any symptoms of worms, try
i these powders, and in nine cases out of ten, you will nev
! er use any other. These are also warranted,
j These medicines are all separate, and one for each dis
| ease, and each for only one disease. They are not re
; commended, as many other medicines are, to cure sotue
! fifteen or twenty diseases, and all of different natures,
j but they are each to cure but one disease, and that they
! will do in ninety -nine cases out of every hundred, and
1 where they have a fair trial and fail in all eases, the
i money will be returned.
DR. J. W. COOPER S
Celebrated Vegetable Anti-Dyspepsia Pills,
A certain cure for Indigestion, Debility, Sickness or
! Burning in the Stomach, Pain in the Side and Stomach,
: Coslivcness, Sensation, of Weight in the Stomach alter
! Ealing, Difficulty of Breathing, Restlessness, Want o;
I Appetite, Palpitation of the Heart, and all other Diseases
| which arise from INDIGESTION'!
Certificates can be seen at the Agents.
Par sale by F. J. H OW'.If.LV, Lewistovn ; and O
IF. Brehman, JiP Peyteicn. Sep. 19-ly
Fish, Salt, and Plaster,
FOR sale by
JOHN STERRETT & CO.,
| June 27.-tf At the Lew is tow a Mills.