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SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1803.
OLD SERIES, -VOL. 21, NO. 1.
LOCK HOSPITAL.
ESTABLISHED AS A HEFt'OK FKOM QVACK
KKY. the oxr.r plavk wnnnE a cviw
VAX MS OUTAIXJW.
DR. JOHNSTON has discovered llicmest Certain.
Ppi-edv and onlv Kflectunl Remedy in the
V'urld for all Private l'lisenses. Wenldiew nrtbe Hack
nr Limb.. Strictures. Afl'ections of the Kidne y? and
HlnddiT. Involuntary Disclinrirr". Iinpntency, ISene
ral Dcliililv Nervousness. 1'ynpepsy, l.nnirunr. Low
Spirits. Confusion of Ideas, Palpilntion Of the Heart,
Timiditv. Tremblings, Dinvnwnf SipM or tiiddiness.
Diseasc'nf the llend. Throat. Nose or skin. AfTeetinns
of the Liver. Lamp. Stomach or Bowels thoe 1 erri
in me laver. iconics, jiomncn or uvip (,i-,- i-in-
ble Disorders nrisin from the Solitnry llnbils of
Youth those secret and solitary practices more filial
to their victims than the sour ol !vrers to uie jia
rincrs of 1 lvsses.bliglitinit their most brilliant hopes
Tir anticipations, rendering niarriago, Ac, imiHjssi
ble. r-TCciullv. who have become the victims of Solitary
Vice, that dreadful and destructive linbit which j
nnnnallv sweeps loan untimely grave thousand ot
YomiK Men ol the most exalted talents and brilliant
ii.ti licet, wlm might oilierni-clune viitriuiced listen-
Senates villi The thunders of clonitcr.ee or naked
toicstnty the living lyre, y cull l'1'''
ti.lcuec
31 HV:
Married Persons, or Younj Men contemplating
Tnnn iapre. being aware of physical weakness, organic,
debility, deformities. c.. speedily cured.
He who places himself under Ihecaie ofpr.,1.
lr.nv religiously confide in his honor ns a gentleman,
and confidently rely upon his skill ns a Plijsiciiin.
i:(; tMC YVi'. ti.As
Immediately Cine 1. ntid l'ull Vigor Hi stored.
This Distressing Atlcction which remleis l.ifc
mi cruble and niamngc impossililc is the penally
pnid by the victims ol improper indulgences. Youm;
person's are too apt to commit excesses from not
being aware of tbe dreadful consciiieiices that may
ensue Now. who that understands the subject will
pretiiid to deny that the power of procreation is lost
sooner bv those f illing into in proper habits than by
the prudent ' Pesidi s being ib-prived the pleasures
of healthy idTspi ii-g the n est serious mid ilcsiruelive
vit.pi,'in's to hoth liody ar.d mind aiisc. 'flic system
b. i oe.; s Dernltge I. the Physical III d Mc lltal 1'unc
ti ii: ( vkeeeil. I."s of I'loVroii i ve Power. Nervous
t:Til inil'.;;. lly'p.'p-sa. Pnlpilillioll ol the lic::rt.
iiidiges'ti.ii. ( ousiilnti..i!al Debility, a Wc.-ting ol
the t'r.imc. foiigh. Consuinplioii. Decay and Deutli.
ML.. 'o. V Son it II I'.e!.fi.K SSlM-i'l
1. It id. g"i'i; fnin llaliimore si reel, a few
d.iirsfiom the cote. r. 1'uil u;it to observe mime
nnd niiic.I' t.
Letters n.ii-l l e laid aid e r.tain a stun. p. ihc
I .Ion. a hang in lr,sol.;er
"5 SCI". WAHfii 4'i'Z: I T1V
W.1VW.
Xn X. r-rrif or X- )'"' Dnz?.
i:s. .jOiisT..
M..ml
r ot 'he Uoyal oiicge oi .-iirg'-oos. i.on,oo
inM.linite IVoni one ot the most eminent i oiiegcs in
the I riled Mn'cs. and Ihc grcnlr-r part ofwhi.se lite
bus been spent in the bo-pitn'.s of London. Paris.
PhiliMb'lpl.ia Mini elsewhere, has effected some of
the u.ost n-toiishiiig cures th .it were ever known:
many troubb-d with ringing in the head and ears
when asleep, grotit in r on.-nc-. being nbiric'd ut
u. I. leu sounds, bashl'ulncss. with frciunt Miebing.
II. ti -lliied snlllflilncs wilil llcr.ll.gcinellt ol'luilid. were
eltrcd iil.nie.!::te'.v.
Dr. J. a Idre'ses nil tbiwe who h."o n jiircl them
'ves lv iin) mper ii dulgc iwe nr.'l s.
which n'.'ii bo'h Isidv and mind, ui.till
lilnry habits, i
an tilling them lor
tiiher busiiiesf. s'luiy. o -ii ly or uii.rr!ng.
'i'lti.st: etc some ot Ihc -id and ini lan.-lio'y effects
I reduced bv etirlv habits of youth, vin: Wc-il.ness of
li i H i 1 and Lii'nbs. Pains in ti t- Head. Diumcesof
!g! I. Loss i'f Muscular Power. Palpitation of the
I ! cart. Dvsiicj.sy. Nervous Irrital ilily. Derangeineiit
d the Dige'siivi; 1'iiiictioiis, tjcncral Debility, Symp
toms of t'oii-r.mption. A-c.
Mkntu.i v. 'Die fearful ed'ects on the mind arc
inlieh to he tlreaded Loss of Memory. I'oufnsioli of
Ides. Dci res ion of Spirits. i' il-Korelaliug". Aver
tton to Si"iety. Si!l'-Disti'ii-I. Love of Solitude,
'Jin.i liiv. f.v lire f.nieol't'.ie it.- produced.
'I'lloi istis of per-.,!.' of all ages can now judge
luit is li-.' c-u.-e of their declining health. lo. ing
tiicir vi.-or. bee. i.;ing weak. pale, nervous and
emaeiiili .1. bin il g a slngul.ir nppciiranee about the
ies. coi: 'ti and r inntoiiis of coiisini.ptiou.
i vi .vis;.-
ho have i:jin-. d llmn'ches by a pertain racliec
indulge. i in win n alone, a hal.il' In Hicnlly iei.rned
1V..1I1 eil e.ilnpl'l.iol s. or lit school. I ill- elViels of
which arc ni.diily fell, i vi n nl;i n asleep, and if let
euri'd rendii's i:-:.nvigc inipos-i'.le. end ib-tioys
both mil 1 nrd is-'y. .-h. aid apply immediately.
a i i v r....i 11 y.uin.' man. the hope of his
counti;. .the .li.. ling ol liis parent.-, should besnct.d.ed
from all pie-; e.-ts and enj.. im-ul:1 of life, by tho
0. ,ps,..ii, nrc of di vialtng fii'ln the path of hiituru
in. I indulging in a certain secret habit. Such per.-ons
Ml ST. l. I'.-rc ccit' liiplating
r-lect tbnt a 'mind loiiid and body arc the most
1. -cwiry re-jiii-ites toproii.oti eonniibinl beppiuess.
Indeed i'i:l out tl.i se. the j. 1 1 1 y through litcl i -c-.tnes
a weary pilgrimage ; the prospwt hourly
il-.ilens lo the view: ilie mil .1 bceomes s'na. lowed
with de-pn',i i.i.d f.il.d Willi the 11 1 biln boly rellec
iioli that the hi ppjie-s of i.bolher becomes blgb'.cd
with our ow 11
iK.iH: B" I.HIMEI'mt'K.
When the misgiii led nod in. prudent votary o(
pleiif itve fn.ds that he has imbibed the seeds of tbis
painful discii v. it too often happens that an ill-iime.
sense of :-h 'inc. or ili e.id of discovery, deters him
fiom applying to those who. from education and
r -i'cc! ilniiivi can ulune befriend him. delaying till
the coi stitr.ti. .mil symptoms of this horrid disease
make lloiV iippeiiraii.tc. null as ulcerated soro
throat, diseased rol e, leiclurnltl pains ill the lieml
mid limbs, dimness ot sight.
deafness, nodes on the
ion Ihc head, face an. I
shin Isiiics and arms. Ilti
... ... .... . . .;... .in
at lust the mimic of the mouth or tho bones of ibu
nose lalt 111. linn oie weniti 01 uus imiui
be ncs a horrid object of commiseration, til! deutli
puts .1 pcrie I to his dreadful fuCi-ri.iKs. by sending
(.'.ill In "Mint 1 iidiscovercd Country from w hence no
traveller returns.
li is u l.irt that thmiF.in.ls fall victims
to this terrible disease, owing to tho unskillfiilne.-s of
ignorant pretenders, w ho. by the use of that 7vy
J'uisuit. M'rritn. ruin llio constitution and make
the rc.-i due of life Miserable.
a t it
Trust not your lives, or health, to tho care of the
many I'nleai ued and Worthless Pretenders, desiituto
of knowledge, li'tuio or character, who copy Dr.
Iiibnston's advertisements, or stylo themselves, in
the newspapers, regiibaly Ldiicatcd Physicians,
incnpiible of I'niing. they keep you trilling month
nfter mouth Inking lluir filthy and poisonus eom
pounds. or as long as the smallest fee can be ohtnined.
nnd in despair, leave yen with ruined health lo nigh
over vour galling disappointment.
Dr" Johnston is the only Physician advertising.
His credential or iliph uias always bang in his oiiice.
His reiuidies or Ueatcinent arc unknowu tu ull
it hers, pi epared from a life spent in the great hos
I italsof liniope, the first in the country and luoro
ixtcnsive I'i i rule 1'it.ctice thun any other Physician
in the, world,
isissi:.m:vrorTiii-:.iMsi:K!4
Th maiiv thousands cured at this institution year
nfur vi-ar." and tho numerous iinirUiiit Surgical
Opciaiioi s performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by
the n p.u lets of the Sun." -nipper, " and ruuiiy
other papers, notices of w hich have appeared again
und agaiii belore llio public, bcnlcs his staiidiiig na
a goiiileiunu of ehnracler and roiuibiluy, 1" it
tuliie ieul guaruiitce tu the ulllicted.
Hiii v ittsi'.AssiM i'i:i:ini.v
41 iti:i.
Person wiitieg s'li.uld be piirtlcular In dlrecliin
their lillcrstobu hisliluttoii. 111 the tolloo nig luanir
.ioii n. jiito.,, .11.
fiftheDaltimore Lock Hospital, Uallimore, Md.
I tl.ruury 21, M I y.
1:1.1.44 ivr ii: iiwrri:.
MtW IS THLTIMLTU HI.L VfU AIJU'Ma.
IX eiiisciiuciicr of the scareilT of change. I will sell
n,v . leiaut t t.NutiUAPH'CALDi. DK VISI JK
tU'u liirUus Isolhir.
Kill by mail Postage paid.
1 hee cardos are Uvt puhli.lnd and are prroil
liei,l'. 1 bev rmbriieti all lb i-rnieipal llcncrala
Ihc Anoy President, t i.blio-i, lo AIniIkoioT Ihe
,fi,sKvl lillinus unhung Jl t t'alid ULAl ULUAltD.
t ulob'ui eul uu applicatioo.
h,iuipie sooios miuI ou rnvi'ipl of Tu CcuK.
joiix dais ry,
l i S. I4il (4 , Pluladelplii
p.rs.h.r lMI
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mor.it'M .mii i:i:v
mm 12 a.sh:n.
INCIDENTS OF MOUNTAIN' I.IFi:.
Major F. Ignncio Kicknrd has published
in England mi interesting account of liis ad
ventures during a journey across the Audi's
from tho Puciiie side, lie win on his way
to nome silver mines in the Argchtinu He
public, where he is mining inspector. To
get lo San J mill (whereat present the mining
. . -. . . -
I "peratlnns nte rhieliy cnrne.l on) lrom ill-
pimiiMO in uiieiiurti .iuiii mii hum oi me
year, witli no little dillicully or dangbr,
inasmuch ns the Cordillera of the Andes,
which is only piismiIiIc for mules, is subject
to storms of the most violent description,
whilst the cold is excessive, lint to thosfc
i willinir i Liavc such obstacles the
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jnillhor pxcsnniple HlMriH Hon lespectlll";
i the chithinsr (ind piovismns necessary to be
I taken, describes the best tnoile of parkin;!
! uociils, and enters itito various details w hich
concern the travellers romlort. I'hiis, uood
port 'Vine he recommends ns the only mil 1
dotes au'iiinst the ( licet of the extreme cold,
and advises that cognac be avoided as espe
cially injurious. The sleeping accommoda
tion on the road is execrable, and the trav
eller is recommended to take alight portable
camp bedstead with mattress ami nir pillow,
lie would do wisely, also, not towainUr
li. mi his otii,,. or companions, as the author
by so doinir I'mmd himself in the following
perilous condition :
A STOltM OX Till: AN111.S.
Allow me to draw a Ion! breath before I
bcLlitt to describe the last hour of my fist
scramble across the Andes by the ('timbre
l'iiss. licadi r, it v.ns teitilie appnlliu!. I
can lind no litter words to describe it ; but
I will illustrate these winds, as they ate usi-,1
111 the pri-icut instance, ami try to convey
In you an idea of lluir sense. , I have
before said, I Went oil some distance ahead
of my companions, in unit r to enjoy mine
leisurely any line view or other attracthe
object. About halfway up 1 passed a larue
troop of mules heavily linli u. ihc same, pro
bably, whkh 1 had .-i i 11 in the nioniini; ns.
ccmiiiii! tiie other Hallow load from the
oj ,ii . l.v.(. The road or track w as still
pet feet iy visible, as the snow had t'.ot jet
beouti to settle down heavily; but every,
moiiicnt it was lvcoiiiiu! darker, ainl loud
pi als of thunder announced the approach of
a xi'ilrt.t storm, s-tbl 1 p'lshcd on, anxious
to oain lhestitiui.il nnd 1 njn thcicw aliuie,
if 1 may consider t.iy dog: as nobody.
About two thirds of the way up I came to
u sort of plateau of small extent, and to my ,
surprise, found here some bullock iinj;iii;s
loaded w ith kit'jjv pieces of machinery, si;:
niilits of wheels, shni'ts, cranks, ir muiic of
W lllcll tntlst l.a e w 1 11 lit it t lil t e tolls in n.a-1.
I liev were )allia!!v covered Willi snow, ami :
how they came to be !inn in such an mit of ;
the way place was then a mastery to me. 1 .
al't' i watds Icarmd that they were the prop- :
city of a o nlleman fiom Meudoa, w ho had :
ditirmincd on t'lcctiii! a flour mill in that '
city, ami had the machinery made in Valpa
raiso, lie was on the road to Metiiloza with .
it, when, on urrivin;! at the. t'ttiiibre, he
received intclli:eliee of the fatal earthi)iiake
of the 2Hth March, 1 Wl. by w hieh the entire
town was destroyed and his whole family
entoinbed beneath the ruins. Tin-blow was ,
so severe that he never returned In claim los 1
property, ami tin re. on the wild t 'timbre, lie :
some thousands of dollars' worth of liiachin-
cry, tn:i ried beneath the snow , lost to all
intents and purposes. I eai il a short time .
at these relies of ci iii.al ion, an I moed on j
buried in thotihr. ' I
From my reverie 1 was suddenly nrotiv d :
by the rapidly iiicrt .isin! violence of the
storm and the'oliseiirily in which surround-
inijsobji e'.s w en: w rappeii 1 could not see (lis- !
tinetlx for a distance of tell VanU ahead;;
nevertheless I allowed my mule lo follow j
the track which every moment became more .
and more oblitclated. ( passed the plateau, j
and hcoati ascenditi'; still higlur and Iiih- i
tr; the snow beiii! now nearly km eib 1 1, 1
ainl the stoini nijiinf! fearfully. I continued ;
for a short time itsci inline; luncitth a lcd;o 1
of piojectiug; rock, which served to shield
me from the fury ol the storm: but on J
cmeiiriii"; from tliis sln lter, farther up. a j
violent o;:ist of wind ruhiti! down 11 deep I
piroe, tind carryii!! with it a l::r;:e it!antity '
of snow and small pebbles, almost blitidid
me. I w as now meditating a r.tpid ret rent, j
expect mi! much rougher treatment lnglier
up. While hesitating as to what course: I
hotiM iiursiie, mv mule hecntuu restive ami
jviir lit ! t . nnd attempted to turn back; in
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so 0111' sill: nisi lei itoiiiiii 101 oie nil. umi
fro.en ami slippery snow, and came down
,m iji-i iiii-is. 1 iepi 111 1111: nil i n.i u
n.nuu nt, l.ut cvetltuallv determined oil
..,, .... ...:.. .i' . ,,1 .1... .....
j muimtcr of my party.
On looking around me, all that met my
straining ga.u was white desolation, as if
, universal nature was shrouded in 11 winding
I sheet of Snow ; not tt rock or landmark visi
' ible. I began to doubt ns to w hether I was
j in the right track 01 not, ami took out my
I pocket compass to ascettain in what diivc
t.on I had been going when 1 slopped; but
I taU was no easy task ; my mule iiad turned
once or tw ice, so had I, und for the life of
: me I could not tell in which direction I hail
come, or how to proceed. It became darker
and darker every moment, und (hi- storm
increased tenfold. 1 hud my compass on
the palm of my hand to level it, und was
looking most anxiously at the needle, when
another terrilic gust of w ind, stronger than
the first, anil charged with sand and snow,
canto down upon me, carrying uway my
compass, my hat, und my "poncho," tearing
my overcoat right up ihu buck, und leaving
mi- in "tatters." .My mule took fright, also,
and went oil' ul full speed down the aide of
the mountain, regardless of road or track.
1 wus now obliged to throw myself down
and burrow in the snow, in order to avoid
the continued fury of the tempest and pre
vent mvisclf from U-ing blown over u precis
pice, wVich through u momentary chairing
I got u jjlinipso of on my right. My jioor
do" hud.ileil himself clone to me and w limed
most pitcoiisly. 1 was in danger of being
blown uway il 1 Hood upright, und of being
buried iH tieath the cnoriiiouk musses of allow
drill if I hiy mill. 1 ktuw not what to do
or how to turn, win 11 to my delight, 1 found
Unit the wind waa blowing oil the know
from iiround me, und hud ecu-oil to curry
down more from nUive. I now clearly uiw
Ihu track uboitt ten feet 0I1 mid crept towards
il on mv hat.. I. ami bet. In ihu wny 1
reuchi.l' Ihc ledge of lock which 1 U-loru
mentioned 11s being ol nhellcr. mid
there re-'i d I r u h"rl lime, until the lury
of the ktut iu lu nm unnurc nUtcd. lu
Miami ten u.nmu .e "Hong go.U oi wind
ein j-d. but Itie mow lld roi.liuuoi.
:,ui,i- il i cli. I'd the A mica with IV
orvio K.uU tUJulhilol' u Uiude
nrising from the loss of liis blur- tpectncles,
tiie ntilhor arrived nt the town of Mcndoza,
which in lftil had been laid waste by one
of the most frightful ta!thntnkes on record,
not less than twelve thousand out of 11 pop
ulation of sixteen thousand having been
engulfed in tho ruins. On entering the
lirst street, the nutlior describes himself ns
struck dumb with horror at the sight. As
ho "ami tilorg the wholo length of the
street not n single house was to be seen
standing. All was a confused mass of
beams tliul bricks, which tilled up the strict
on 11 level with what remained of the wnlls
on either side. The only portion of an edi
fice that remained entire was that, of the
theatre, the roof of which lie ascended, and
saw for 11 mile round nothing but a chaotic
mass of ruins. One of the survivors thus
tells his tale :
HI 1IILI) AI.IVK.
He wus paying a visit to sen-e friend in
a house situate near the Almctki, alid til
inbuilt half-past 8 . v. arose to retire. He
stood at the table in Ihe centte of tin: room
and was in (he net of lighting 11 cigar, when
the shock, preceded by a loud rumbling
noise, was hist fell; it was slow for a 1110
nunt in the beginning, but from the noise
he concluded it was going to l-e something
tiioie than ordinary, so he rushed into the
si ret t and ran dow n the centre, intending,
if possible, tonacli the Almcihi. lie was
nei ompaiiied bj a hum intimate friend, w ho
was close behind him, and had only run
some twenty paces when he felt as if he had
bi 1 11 struck a heavy blow on the I aek of the
head, ami was l ine down to the i.rlh in a
Ileum ut. liis hands weir stretched o'lt ill
advance of his head, and. on ntti mptilig to
lise. In-found he ecu!. I l td cult tnovo a
11 iiitoer; the weight upon his balk appeared
to lorn cuoi mous. and w ith great ililtieul'y
could he breathe, liis face was Hat on the
pavement, am! every lime he respired he
ii.hal. d a iiiai,tity of du t. Still his senses
w ere all perfect, nor did he e.vpci it lice pain
of any description.
I lis companion, w ho had also been thrown
dow n clo-e to him. called out for succor in ;
a li eble voice, when he re. lied, ami bi j'gi d
of him not to waste his little remaining
strength in itselt s.. cti'01 Is to obtain a--isianee
as no one would be likely to pt.ss there for
some time. The other responded incohe
rently, und by his n!f" ( meed mm h si. lu r
ing. In a few minutes nil was o,cr! The
spirit had ile-i! My friend I w horn w e w ill
call I ion Domingo) now beoan to rolled on
his own cniiilitiiiii. and to consider by w hat
means he could cna1 h- his position tube
made know to some passer-by. lie conclu
ded that from ihe severity of the shod; the
entire town, or nt h ast the greater part of
it. must h:te bein ih-lroycd : and that in
such caH' (he watercourse or stream, in the
Almeda, must he obstructed by tiie fallen
hoti-es, nnd would naturally rise over the
l-iuii am! flow down tliiougli the streets;
coii.-i -ptent ly he would be drowned ! Then 1
he knew that such c.-.taslrophics are gene-J
rally followed by conl'aLrt'at inns among the j
ruins, in w hieh case he would inevitably be 1
bullied ! The possible, nay probable, termi- :
nation of ids existence, by huruingnr drown
ing was to him a fe. ri'nl contemplation ; but
neither half so horrible ns another the in
evitable f.tte whic h must await him iti case
of hi s not being found out by his friends.
He knew that ; lie tow 11 was infected with
rats and vermin of all kinds, ami that soon
er or later, they would not fail to liml him
out among tiie thousands of ictims, en
tombed bl.e hinist If in ncath nt h ast six feet
deep ol' "adobes" ; this, together with the
conwrlhui that he must pine uway day by
day ami little by little, and eventually die
of exhaustion and starvation, were the
d:adlul thoughts which rushed t'utouglt
his already heated brain, and neatly drove
him mad.
Hi: remained thus watching and wailing
for m arly two hums, during which he ncwr
heard a sound from the entire, world. I
deuly he thought he heard weeping and
lo-itslt ps above him. He was right ; and
called lint as loudly as pos-ibh-fur asist
ame. Tn lii-i delight lie was h.-.ird, ami the
person replied, but refused t" rend- r him
any assistance, as he wus engaged looking
for his family, who had been aiso btirkd.--.Nearly
anotuer hour passed away without a
soiil passing. Altuo.-i interminable seemed
that hour of mi.-ery and anxiety to the poor
old man. At hist he :i-,iin hear-! some
voices ut a distance, apparently in dispute
They came nearer and were tuoiv distinct ;
he could distinguish the wolds, and heard
till! following : "'i (;-. fx ili'ii'Hriiifi .' ";
d'iii tn si' jinnli ' jiiiMf l f.H'he .'" (Sir, is it
impossible for tho coach to pass lure (' 1
To Ins gnat joy he recognized the voice as
that of 11 coachman he had been in the habit
of employing, and immediately culled out 1
to him "l ionales! (ionales !" The man 1
aswered, "Who calls tnc C " 'Tis 1, Don
Domingo," responded my friend. "I am
buried here beneath the ruins, and cannot
move. 1'ot God's sake help nu: to get ;
out." !
Tiie man fionales, nft r ascertaining w ho i
my li'iontl was, and marking the position,
went in search of some tools tu excavate,
and at least all.ird him some air to breathe
lively. He soon returned, and after half an
hour's hard work cleared a considerable
space around my friend's head, nnd finally
removed the I. ist brick w hieh covered it.
On the flesh cold air being suddenly admitt
ed to him he fainted, an 1 remained inseusi
for 11 short time. When he came to he
found himself half out of his late prison, his
preserver still endeavoring to cxtiicate him
with all his strength. The pressure wus,
however, so great upon his legs that it re
iptiicd their united i ll'orts to accomplish it.
Ibt made uu attempt tu stand upright, but
his legs refused their olliee, and he dropped
backwards, exclaiming that he could not
walk. Gonzalez, now told him that he had
done alt ho pos-ildy could for him ; and
said that iu mi me of his own family wire
missing, lie must return and search lor them
among the ruins.
Leaving this ruined city, the author pro
ceeded lo Km .1 tuin, tho centre of mining
opc-atlou-i, where he remained six mouths.
To the sportsman is ollered in this re
gion tho inducement of hunting liiian.icos
la species of llama) and ostriches, shooting
four distinct species of partridges, ami an
occasional encounter with the ptimiis, of
which, in conclusion, we extract tho follow
ing account ;
IIOW TIIK Ass HEUVM HIK I'l'VIA.
A ininiito lmd scarcely elapsed, w hi n n
distant khout up the valley announced II. ul
my suspicions were tolerably correct, and
that uu uttack had lien in.idu by the puma
on the mules, leaving tome of the men in
j charge of the ramp, I .tai led olf ut bill speed
j accompanied by luo rciu iiinler, and got up
Ju-l 111 toiio tu ace a 1110. l furious struggle
I bit Weell two pumas and two mules; Ilie
remainder of ihu troop bavin ; seitureo) and
ili.ii'ivmtil imuicsliidvly uu i poarauc
of their most terrible ami justly drendod
enemy. The men In charge were vainly en
deavoring to frighten oil' the pumas or sepa
rate the animals, but. were so frightened
themselves, that would induce them lo ap
proach closer than from twenty to thirty
yards; and not being good nun ksnien, they
were afraid to lire lest, they might kill the
mule instead of the puma.
When 1 arrived, therefore, I found it
would be useless to attempt saving the lives
of llic poor mi les, iis tiny were already not
far from being dead : hut determined to
have revenge, 1 covered the nearest puma,
w hich was about fifteen yards' oil", fired, and
hit him n little below the right ear; he let
go his grip and rolled over, w tithing in
agony and howling most fearfully. My men
followed mv example with respect to the
other, and a few minutes suliiccd to finally j
accomplish, with the help of the hunting:
knife, what the rille. had left unlinished. j
'I he two mules died, one almost immediate- !
ly, nnd the other in the course of the morn
ling: the first being frightfully torn about
j the throat, nick lid shoulders, and having
also received an ill-directed bullet from one 1
of the men. Wc skinned our "game," it j
I such it may be called, and carried of!" the j
j head and claws as trophies. The skin of;
ine largest puma measured nnout live lect ;
from the nose to the root of the tail, nnd the ;
smaller one about four and a half feet. 1 he ;
ja vs are very strongly const 1 tided, nnd well ',
adapted for "crunching" bones and tet.ring
iiesn ; the paws ami talons are ai.-o very
strong nnd large, the former biing about
the siz.e of a large man's hand when spread
out.
It is most dangerous in the iiei;liborliood
of the Andes to allow mules or horses to
w under far from the camping ground, ns
they generally fall an easy prey to the wild
animal.- which infest the district. It must
be. however, borne in mind that the puma
will not attack a man ; but on the contrary,
will lice from him, if not immediately in
ci.:ita: t or engaged with his prey. The only
animal I know capable of resisting success
fully the attacks of the puma, is ihe iiss ;
and two si cm perfectly to understand each
other, for the lortner will never attempt the
eonii'c-t ol the hitler as Ion:; as any other
animal is present to prey upon. The ass,
unlike the mule or horse, never runs from
tile pinna, but obstinately gets his head
down between his fori legs, and keeps up a
continuous system of what is coiniiiiiiily
know n by ihlcr as ''bucking." thereby pre
"enlitig his enemy from springing on to his
neck, or sticking there a sitllicicnt time to
insert oher his talons or teeth in the throat
which is comparatively protected by his
stooping posture. The ass m ver looses his
self possession, w hereas the mule or horse
takes fright, knowing by instinct when their
enemy is near; the puma, hcinsr swifter,
soon overtakes his prey, and springing on to
his neck, very cpiickly brings it down by his
wiight and superior strength.
XT lisle ol' Aig:iiiiiiti::3i.
The following is e.xtr.icted from a recently
published book of campaign sketches in
Virginia and Maryland, be Captain George
F. X oycs ;
The great disproportion of our battles
between the number of ball cartridges dis
charged and the number of killed and
wounded was due mainly to the want ol
presence of mind in our raw troops; but
the very limited investigation I have been
etiablcil to make has convinced me that
our troops take much better aim. and con
sequently waste far less aniiiiiinitio:i than is
it-ual iu r.uropean warfare.
During the wars of the French Kcvolution
ai.il the Umpire Napoleon's wars accord
ing to tbi-seinii, n French general of artillery,
the infantry tired y,l)t0 cartridges for every
enemy killed or wounded. 1'iobcrt admits
the same thing. Icckor, a Prussian general,
and one of the best military writers i:i
Germany, estimated that not less than 10. (Kit)
cartridges are burned for every enemy killed
or wounded.
At the b.it t '0 of Viteori.i the English are
supposed to have killed or wounded one of
the ciKiuy for every 8(111 balls tired. An
I'.nglisli oliiccr states that at the battle of
Cherubitsco the Mexicans killed or wounded i
an American for every SDO balls tired, and
that the Americans killed or wounded a
Mexican for every 123 balls f.ed.
The heroic liosecrans. iu his account of
the bloodily-contested battle of Murfrccs
boro", declares, "Of M.5li0 rebels struck by
our missiles, it is estimated tint 20,(IU0
rounds of artillery hit 72S men, ami 2'HUu'j
rounds of musketry hit 1 ;J,S:. men, mi-raging
"T cannon shots to hit one in. 111, and 1 i 1
iniisket shots to hit one man.
lu the battle oi Gainsviile there could not
have been expended more than 100.000
cartridges, ami the enemy admit a lo-s of
more than 1,000 men, thus averaging 100
musket shots to iti-li of the rebel killed or
wounded, of coarse all such statements
only approximate the actual ratio, but it
was siiiliciently ch ar that, great as is the
w aste of ammunition by our iirmy, it is not
only equalled, but excelled by those of
Kurope.
One trouble is that our own men, in going
into battle, are weighed down, overloaded
with ammunition, having to stall' their
pockets us will as their cartridge-boxes,
with the sixty or eighty rounds ordered.
Of course ery much of this is thrown away
and wasted ; but this is only a trilling evil
compared with the encouragement thui
given to the too prevalent idea among the
men that he who tires the greatest number
ofioimdsin battle is the best soldier. I
have heard men boasting of their achieve
ments in this regard, and the result of such
an idea is a hurried loading ami discharge
w ithout any regard to aim , a wasting upon
tiees and foliage of umuiuuuion w hich, if
used ut ull, should be u-v.l so as to dclc.it
ihe enemy. 1 wus struck with a remark
made by 11 rebel prisoner to his captors,
"We nc it curry mote '.ban forty rounds
into action, und iimiuIIv expend about ten."
There is altogether luo miicii of this wild, !
reckless thing, the nun discharging their
pieces lie!, io bringing them fairly down to
h level, und utterly regardless of taking
aim. Of course there ure periods when
heavy, rapid ami continuous olles are
uecc.sury; still it would be well ii' every
uian could be drilled us a sharpshooter,
t.iughl to shoot slowly, ami always take
uim, cither at the enemy or his supposed
locality.
"lu the llvo battles of the late Italian
campaign it was climated thut about H H-r
c-eiil of the French and Sardinians, und 10 1
percent, of their enemies, the Austrluns,
WiTU Ullnr Wbh-1 or Wounded. Ill the
buttles spoken of ill tllCM) skcli lies our lo
wus tioi .ir 1 1 "ill IU) p,r lent, ol the whole
mollis r. i ng.ige.l. while certain illusions
und brig. i hs .l one tliild ol llieir UuuiU: ;
uud iu Ihu liuilulU I loo. I y light at tiuiau.
villu io of Our r.iiu-ut lost Wow tlmi
one third of their number crgaged, as alio
did the Fourth brigade.
"The proportion between the killed nnd
wounded is about as 1 to 5, and of the
wounded lihoiit t in 10 never recovers. If
this be even approximate to tho truth, it
certainly robs war of pome, of its presumed
fatality. As I have before remarked, the
escape of so large a majority of tho men,
nmitl such storms of bullets sweeping and
yelling around their ears, has always been
tho great mystery of war."
Th' fiicrt 4' '! Moutlrls.
Kxi'i.nsioN of a M.miaz.i.m; in Koiit
I Motti.Ttiii:. While the enemy were con
centrating their lire upon the Weehawken,
j she was not idle, as I have before remarked.
I One of her shells struck and penetrated a
j large magazine in Fort Moultrie, and ignited
i Ihe supply of powder w ithin it. The result
j was instant and terrilic. The top of the
I mound covering the magazine was thrown
I high in the 'aii in a second's time, and an
I immense column of lire anil smoke shot up,
mingled with earth and timbers, which for
a icw moments envciopeii me enure worn
in a cloud of dense, dingy smoke and dust.
Then followed the tremendous concussion,
which caused Morris Island to tremble ns if
from the shock of an earthquake, and the
vessels in the oiling lo shake from keel to
truck. The shock was terrible, nnd instant
ly drew all eyes to the point from which
the den fening concussion proceeded. Above
j Fort Moultrie were seen innumerable clouds
I of w hite smoke, such as only proceed from
the bursting shell, while about it hung a
canopy of smoke, mingled w ith dust Hint
plainly showed something had occurred
out of the ordinary run. The terrible con-
cession w as followed in an instant w ith the
reports from bursting shells, which rapidly
, insreased, mid in another moment had be-
come so rapid that the detonations seemed
like the quii k beating of a snare drum.
Porn minute or more the air was alive
with the reverberations of exploding shells,
until Hie 11 ports of at least three hundred
of them had fallen on the ear. The Hebe!
batteries ceased firing anil the Monitors
were silent. Kvery one near the scene of
the explosion seemed lor the moment to be
impelled to silence bj the aw fid manifesta
tion of this terrible power, w hich, properly
confined, is as weak and impotent as the
sand, but, when once developed bv the
lifegiving spark, is a demon of death ami
destruction. When the smoke cleared away
one of the magazine to the left of the Hag-
stall' was a heap of ruins, and the parapet
and traverses about it bore marks of the
seventy of the explosion. The Monitors
began ihe caiiiionai ling again, and, one by
one, beginning in other batteries than Moid-
trie, the 1! lids slow ly returned the tire,
Finally, after a long silence, some of the
guns of Motiltiic liegan to reply to our fire,
and the light soon assumed its former va.-t
proportion 1.
Tin: "i.'toN'sitivs" i;oi:s into actio.:.
She maintained her ground from nine
o'clock iu the morning until about two in
the afternoon, nt which time she came out
of the action, her ammunition being ex
hausted, ns coollv and quietly as if she hail
occu iiiing ui a itiigei witii ucr ucmy guns
in the Delaware river, lint the rapidity
1 1!..: ............:.t.i - 1. .
and terrible earnestness ol
her tire have
never been iqnalled. There was one: con- ,' od to recognize whatever government might
tinuoiis line of flushes IVom hcrport battery. ! be in actual power nt Wsahingtmi ; a revo
irom stem to stern, and r'iv revs., nnd half j lution to sweep the North over with blood
of the time she obscured from the view all 1 and file, inaugurate-.! by the fury of a New
of Fort Moultrie by the immense clouds of i York mob in direct complicity with the
smoke issuing from her broadside. Her j invaders, ami issuing in mere anarchy and
shells exploded 111 (puck succession 111 Moul
trie, tearing up the parapet and dismounting
guns in their course, and hurling their
iraginents so tiucK anil last among tin
defenders oft he tori that on several occasions
the work was entirely silent. Not a gun
was fired from the sea front, and only one
or two from 11 think of the work, hearing
on me 11 cciiaw Ken, wniie ine ironsutes was
paying exclusive attention to Moultrie.
During the latter part of the forenoon
1...- it..: . 1 .1 1 1
nei umij; n us mini- iiq-ni iiian 1 nave ever
1. 1 1.: I 1' ...
seen iioiu iiein v snip gun;, iieiurc ami 1
r
have seen too crack American frigates
engaging batteries when 1 supposed the
rapidity and accuracy of tiicir lire could not
be surposscd. The Ihe was too hot, at any
rate
lor the hebels, and they at times
eserte.l their guns and sought shelter in
the bomb-proots. When she had subdued 1
Moultrie's tire she would lattle the shell
into the batteries on cither side, until thev
were obscured by the smoke of those explod
ing missiles and clouds of Hying sand. It
would require but a few moments to make
the small batteries of three or four gun
each too hot for work, and they, too, would
become silent. Then on Moultrie again
would her ponderous broadside guns be
turned, and again would that work become
silent, to open again w hen tho fire of the
Ironsides wus directed against other bat
teries. For nearly live hours did this magnificent
ship hatufner the ltchcls, and draw the
greater part of their fire against her own
impregnable sides. Hut for her il is not
probable that the Weehawken could have
been extricated front her perilous position
The other Monitors while they tired ns
rapidly as they could, and with splendid
olivet, could not keep down tho Hchci tire.
At the best they fired Ikii til'u 1 1 v slow, and
every one knows it is the rapidity and
continuity of lire that tells against open
w orks, or, indeed, w orks of any kind. '1 his
clement of success they lack. Ono frigate
like the Ironsides, inasmuch as its the is
rapid and well sustained, is worth a dozen
of tho .Monitors. If this fad was even a
questionable one before, the magtiiliceiit
und terrible conflict ofxcsicrduy must re
inoie all doubt on th subject.
I .: Noiiit.a-ru rua,
From the Kiehmond Knqiiircr,of the 12th
we make the subjoined extracts:
While all the last men of North Carolina
are in the tlcl.l, defending their country
from subjugation und universal plunder,
there are some of the people they have left
In-hind them at home who express the
opinion that those soldiers have defended
llieir coinnry nisy f'niyi, inn ought now
to stop. In this opinion, tho.o peojile con
cur prccUcly w ith Abraham Lincoln, lie
also thinks thut our soldiers have fought
long enough.
At some sort of meeting, held in Gran
ville county, the other day, amongst other
resolutions adopted was this one :
"Ji,'irt,l, Tluit Ihe present bloody, w ick
ed and inhuman war has raged 'ij'ri"'A,
without any prold r advantage to flli'ier
.. 1 .1 1 ..
.oii 11 ur nouui; we, inert lore, cull II I Mill
our Hepren iitutives in ihe next Congress to
uw im-ir uinoisi riiueavors ol.tiilll a ces
sation of hostilities and a termination of our
iiivm'iiI struggles in a jtn.1, houorublo and
lusiin h-ui ."
TIiomi folks ut Grumlllo hold It lube
wicked and Inhuman si lion in I ho soldiers
In rcsi.t tho invadt-is of their country t-j
;!n y thira atl bouorsbla -4i .
i-if From an nblo paper entitled "A
Month of Victory and Its Hciults," in the
Christian Examiner, wc take tho following
graphic, paragraphs on the consriptencvs ot
tho I'tiion success nt Gettysburg:
It is not easy for in to realize, even now,
the greatness and imminency of the peril
from which v.o ww raved at Gettysburg
by the repul.ie of Fiongstreet's column on
Friday afternoon, the od of July. To meet
this crisis, or grand climnctsrie of the gi
gantic: struggle, several thingi concurred, in
if by special directing of a Higher l'ower,
turning what might have been the most
terrilic disaster into a glorious deliverance.
.V rapid march of n large army estimated
ut from to a hundred and twelve thou?and
men so skillfully ordered that the invading
host suddenly found Usell confronted with
divisions that it supposed n hundred and
in ry miles nwav : our repith o m tho lust
day's conflict, w hich drove the army back
iilion a position where an attack became
I necessary, and where defense was possible
to men hungry, wearied, ami foot-soic w ith
the exhausting march ; the sagacity, skill.
and patience of the chief upoti w hom so
fearful a responsibility had been thrust liter-
ally without an hour's notice; even the 1 'n,m principle be strong in their cherished
accidental false rumor that cxhilcratetl the i faith. When Judas passes for a true disci
men, nnd w hs echoed three hours long in ! p'e, nntl Arnold for a patriot ; w hen rats
their eager shouts, that re-cnforet-nietits were take the rank of lions, and mousing owls, o!
close at hau l under the old commander of ! eagles, then those who turn the cranks for
the Army of the Potomac ; all these, but,
j nioije than all, their patience find w onderful
I endurance under the unrelenting storm and
J accumulated horrors of battle, such that,
: in one instance, the commander of n battery
1 continued to give his orders to the two
j survivors of his command rd'ter one leg was
, shattered, until he was struck fatally in the
breast, nnd tho only live man left of that
comiianv dashed anion" the ndvnneinir i ne-
my to recover the buttery-Hag, which he
brought oil' safe, this wonderful endurance,
resting on the conviction that on the hour
the destiny of the nation itself was staked ;
stteh is a brief summary of ft part of the
circumstances that brought about this crown
ing victory of the war. It was a stronger
hand and a higher wisdom than outs that
saved us 011 that Friday afternoon.
Saved us from what ? We do not draw
011 the doubtful future, or on the treacher
ous lancy, when wo try to tketch what
, seemed to manv. Iill that hour, the urotmhle
fortune of the day. The sketc h is alreadv
drawn for us in the. eager anticipations of
the licbel prints, boastful before the fact.
in the cool calculations of the event that
! limited over to us dining the weeks that
'. followed, from 1 beyond the seas, in the
hidcaur story of outbursts at the North,
w hich onlv "needed the looked-for Uebel
victory t turn our great cities into a horror
that of Paris in the days of September or
the bloodier chns of ,l'-i;ie. Philadelphia,
j ic-li and generous, held under foot by an
' insolent soldiery, anil plundered to furnish
costs of the devastating w ar ; insurrection,
so long manacled, nt length, bagrant nnd
ill-limit in the streets of Haltimorc ; terms of
subjugation and claims of recognition dic
tated by the victorious artnv that should
i ., . . .
, siiinu reauy 10 seize mc capital, ami usurp
before the "world the Presiige of the fallen
1 Kepuldic ; foreign ministers already ltistruct-
misrule; while the assailing column "in the
i.esi siioiiui mui, norm 01 the luno. a con-
1 spiracy w ide-spread, stealthy, well armed.
, unscrupulous, to force tne country to take
refuge from the catastrophe in the despotism
j which was thought so nearly triumphant.
1 These ate the results, uot as conjured up bv
I any heated fancy of ours, safely vindictive
alter the event, but ns confidently counted
ou in Kiehmond, ami coolly speculated on
; t 1 1 .. . , . , ' 4 . .
111 i.oiuioii, oy muse to whom they seemed
-.. .
. so ceiiaiu, imu 1111 v shotihl appear uo
; -i , 1 .1 .' ...
am, imu tniy Miouiti appear uo way
impossible, hardly improbably, even now.
The noble patriotic sentiments announced
by one of the highest literary authorities in
the capital of New Kngland will assuredly
liml an echo in tho hearts of the people,
and have already received a practical ib
lustration in the "result of the recent clec-
turns.
lielx-l Iiiiltoi-M Iu lite .urlli.
Tin: rebel agent in Kngland, Maury, in
his letter to tiie London 7Voi, showing
that the "prospects of the South were never
brighter" than now, makes a remark of
which wc had a mention by telegraph, but
w hich is so much more striking as given in
full by himself, that we think it worth
while to repeat it. He is speaking of the
plans of the rebels, and their modi.- of opera
ting in the North to "offset the tide of mili
tary reverses which in the lirst weeks of
July ran so strong against tho South ;" nnd
and his words aio : "iHhir iintu have to be
called into play. What are they ? Let us
inquire. They ure divisions in the camp of
the enemy, iiufins mnniij tw jimjili i't tic
.urlh. There is already a peace party
there. All the embarrassments with which
that party can surround Mr. Lincoln, and ull
the ditlicultics that it can throw in the way
of the w ar p.u ty in I he North, operate di
rectly as so much iiia and comfort to the
South."
According to the confession of their ow n
agent, then, it is the rebels ol the South who
are intriguing here in tiie North to bring
about "dissensions among the people and
divisions in the camp." Nothing could ho
more important than thut it should be un
derstood by the people of the North that
the Coppt rhea.ls-tlu- -other ugetits culled
into play" after the military failure of the
rebels are really and truly the tools un
doubtedly some of the r -be'ls aro the hired
tools of .b if. Davis, and us Maury says,
"opciato directly" iu favor of the ' reU-ls.
Li t it Ih: understood Ihut till the ink-lit
ranting aUm "Slate rights," 'peace,'' and
the "coiisciipiion" are but pretensions and
shiiins gotten tip by agents nml organ of
Jell'. Davis, i-mplou-d by him to do liis
work iu the North". Lit" everybody, win 11
he reads or hears this runt, bear in mind its
oiigin. The simple remembrance of this
fact will net as uu clli-ctivn foil lo these i f
forts of Jitf. Dai is. .Y.if J'w i l imn, St of.
5.A.
Wolti isTMl Suit:, Tuke one gallon
of ripe tomatoes, wu-h ami simmer ihem
iu three quarts of water, boil it half tlow 11
and strain thU through a sieve. he 11 ull
is brained, add two table spoonsful if finger,
tu of mace, two (if whole blui k piir,
two of suit, una of i lnvcs, cue of rsyciiue :
lei Ihl'tll kimmvr in the Juice until reduced
to una quail, pour iu half pint of ti-t
liucgar, thou pour tho w bole through a
hair siive, b.itllu in half piul lllli., lots,
dots 11, lightly aial, and k'sp in a cool
I'lwr.
A Deinociiit in Principle not in
anie Alone
The following is an extract from the letter
of the Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson of New
York, to the Union Mass Meeting at Spring
field, Illinois, on Ihe Srd of September :
"I have been able long democrat reveling
in the rubiime theories of .h H'-rson, nnd
rejoicing in the memorable illustrations ot
-h.chsori. These eminent Democrats taught
their votaries that all men were created
eipnil, and that thei'ninn must be preserve! I.
Hut. while their true followers are proving
their adherence to early teachings und are
illustrating their faith by their works, a
-spurious edition has been issued, steulimr
j the honored Democratic name for the pur
pose of giving aid nnd comfort to rebellion.
j as the hypocrite "steals tho livery of the
Court ol Heaven to serve tho. devil in."
j They i' sue bubs of excommunication with
: an assurance which would command a pre
: miltin on brass, and while there are some
! Di'tnorrnts who defy their importance and
scorn their Culminations, there are yet many
who fear they shall be lost if they scperat'i:
from the Democratic organization, however
i spurious or artificial. Ihtt let nil Democrats
the hand organs of party and grind out
political music dtinng the lite-struggles of
the only Iree Government on earth, will bit
esteemed, in the popular judgment, worthy
de.icenthints of .b lh.-rson and .Jackson and
representatives of their principles."'
Sew Jloile l Keeping I'rull.
In n into number of the i)hio 1'urmer,
there is a coiiimiiinication from Mr. A. F.
Iirown, of Indianapolis, Ind., describing
tho mode of a Mr. Nice, of that place, by
which ho preserves his fruit in the most
perfect manner, far beyond the usual period.
This is so interesting and so simple that we
desire that tho readers of tho '' ,;-4
should possess the information. We there
fore annex Mr. llrown's communication.
M'rt. Nkt.'s Modk ok ICiitieiv; FitviTs. .
Some years ag' , l.iebig discover'.".! tho
analogy between the slow decay of vegeta
ble substances and fermentation, and settled
many things in reference to temperature,
moisture and other circumstances under
which these actions take place. Subsequent
experiments confirmed tho deductions of
l.iebig, und fixed the range of fermentation
between 40 degrees and l it) degrees Fahren
heit. Appert a French chemist, introduced
the practice of healing vegetable substances
to ISO degrees or above, ami at that tem
perature, excluding them from the air, and
thus effectually preventing fermentation.
This method has now become so common
that it has nearly revolutionised this de
partment of domestic economy.
Mr. Nice, of Grecnsbtirg, Ind., a few yenri
since, conceived the idea of availing himself
of th;1 margin between the fermenting point
(fO degrees) nnd the freezing point below
(112 degrees.') Jlis lirst trouble was the
presence of moisture in the atmosphere ;
j this, however, he effectually remedied by
jthett'cof chloride of calcium which, by
absorbing the moisture, renders tho air
j perfectly dry. Having obtained favorable
j results, he secured by patent his discovery.
; In the summer of l-'tiO, Messrs. Fletcher,
; Williams .V. Vancamii erected iu this city
a large house for the purpose of testing the
economic:! va tie of .Mr. Nioe s discoveries.
1 As earlv ns ice nnnlil be iirociirrd last winter.
tiny put their house into operation. About
' one thousand bushels of apples, consisting
I of Ilclifinwcrs, H. I. Greenings, Kambos,
, llussets, etc, constituted the lirst experiment
i Th,.s.- worn tmi ii-tn imVbt l ist .Inn,- ns
1 perfect in every respect as when they were
i taken from tho trie, and with a very trilling
I . . . . .
, loss in quantity. Last summer, various ex
I pcrmicuti were made ou small fruits, with
very encouraging results, linsphcrrics and
' strawberries were kept eight weeks, after
t which they lost their flavor, though they
' showed no evident marks of decay,
( Gooseberries, currents and cherries wero
t kept in good ordci' for a long period, giviug
I evidence that, with proper cars, they may
be kept the year round. Peaches, in ten
weeks, show ,'d e! idciice of decay ; tho skin
sloughing without material discoloration.
Of pears, about two hundred and fifty
bushels were l oused, and are now in a lino
state of preservation. Among these aro tho
Sugar pear, tho ISarilctt, Scekel, Flemish
(Scanty, ami several other varieties of sum
mer nnd fall pears. Present appearances
indicate that tiny will lx1 sound next sum
liter. Grapes that wire in good condition
when housed, have not the slightest degree
changed cither their appearance or flavor.
A lot from the Cincinnati vineyards, that
were much bruised in transportation, suf
fered lost I'm the first ten days after being
deposited, but have undergone no sensible
change since. The stock on hand is about
oiii! hundred and fifty bushels. 1 predict
that the company will market grapes next
-lime in good erudition. Oranges, lemo n,
pine apples, bananas, and other tropical
fruit i, may le k.-pt fur months at tiny season
of the year. Of ihe last crop of apples, two
two thousand live hundred bushels nro oil
hand, in a most perfect state of preservation
ihe Full Pearintiin, Maiden's If lcis.li ami
Kambo keeping as will as the Newton Pip
pin, it Kumatiite. A small lot of sample
apples, or the fruitage of IS,10, are on hand,
looking well, f.nd retaining their flavor in a
remarkable degree.
The lesiilts t'.ius far obtained, warrant us
in 1. nielii. ling that in all climates where ice
can be obtained, the standard fruits may bu
furnished at all se.isonsot the year, at prices
which will bring '.his luxury within the
reach oft-very family ; thus hugely lui reus
ing fruit coh-uiiiptioii, und propoi tioiiati ly
stimulating fruit culture.
We think we have heard Democrats of
the Yallandighaiu school tis-cit with vehe
mence, that lli. y w ere in favor of "the Union
ns it was and the Const it 111 ion as it is."
Jtld.te Woodwurd, al.o claims to be coiis, r
vulii f, 1 vidctitly docs not pin his faith to
this romantic ijift uini, I'T wu are told
upon good authority, that he Tutors tl.e es
tablishment of ten independent coiil'.-derti-cii.
t h iui lit L. Vuliuiii'i ham Uciidently
jusl twice as coiiscriatile, ,t he has t.
pressed himself in fa! or of a di i si, 111 of tha
country into Coiil'i ih racies, "which
hall l-e Willi. illy iiidcpctuh at of nu ll otlie.
but Lava acomiinm Coiigre-.." So It woul i
.mi thai neither Wood aid nor Vullandig
ham is in favor of "the I 111. 111 us il was and
Ihe Constitution as it i.." O.tr impr. s-ioit
that such is the rn.e U led at all impaire-i
by ihe fact Ihsl t.liitu. I ' ; lot 111 c own o.ymi,
Ilie l'.n si. ir, .,,,;, h i. ih, l ued that tha
' l..ii-rli ol of the I tii, u as il was wUu bg
4'imsliluiiott a II is i -1 .M.f ' "'