THE " AMERICAN." II. B. MAS.),. rtkiiimii Hi ' JOSEPH EUJLY. S Paeraisroae. ft. n. JUASSKH. Oiee in Centri'AUty in the rear of H. B. Mas .1 .. .-v ser's&ore. . .y . , . ., THE" AMERICAN" is published every Satur day at TWO DOLLARS per annum to be paid half yearly In advance. No paper discontin ued till all arrearages are paid. i , No subscriptions received for leaa period than l mouths. All communications or letters on business relating to the office, to Insure attention, must bo POST PAID, , , - - Z. B. mASSEPLj '" ATTORNEY AT LAW, 8OTTBTJRV, PA. BualneM attended to in the Court tie of Nor lhuolrland, Union, Lycoming and Columbia. Refer to l P. A. FOTOCDT, i. Lowta & Bikroy, . 8oae & Hnonna, P,titad. Reynolds, McFashjcd &, Co. SrmiK, 'Jnon & Co., ALEXANDER L. IIICKEY. TRUNK MAKER, " No. 150 Chcsnut Street, ' PHIL AOS LFHXA. , WHERE all kind of leather trunk, vlies and . carpetbag, of every style and pal lorn are manufactured, in the brat manner and from the best materials, and aold at the lowest rte. Philadelphia, July 19th. 1843. ly R c m o v a 1 . DR. JOHN W. I'EAL. RESPECTFULLY inform lie ci tttena of iSunbury and its Orinity, tht.l he baa removed to the Bmk House, in Maiket atrtiet, foraonty occupied by Benjamin Hendricks, east of the etore formerly oc cupied by Miller it Marti, and now by Ira T. Cle ment, where he will be happy to receive cull in the line of hi profesnion. Punlmry, March 29lh 184V THE eubfC.rilier have received, and are now opening a splendid asortraent of the following good Wwony, Wilton and Velvet Carpeting 1 II morels and Imperial 3 ply do CAR. Eatra uerfine and fine Ingrains do PET- r'.nglinh shaded ot Dxrmsk Venetinn do INU. American twilled and hVd do Knglish Oruagett and Woolrn Fl.tor Cloths Stair and Passage Docking Embossed Piano and Table Cover indon Cheuille and Tufted Rugs 'Joor Malts of eveiy description. ALSO A large and extensive eesortment of Floor Oil -loth, Irom one to eight yards wiJe, cut to fit eve y description of rooms or passages. Also, low priced Ingrain Csipelings from 31 to cent per yard, together with a targe and ex ten ire asaortment of food usually kept by carpet erchents. - The above goods will be sold wholesale or retail t tfte lowest market price. Country merchants nd other are particularly invited to call and exe liM Mr stock before making theii selections. CLARKSON, RICH & MULLIGAN, uoerasnrs to Joseph II lack wood, No. 1 1 1 Chetnut, comer of Franklin Place.' rViladdphia. Feb. 2S.I, 1845. , --V UMRUEI.LAS & PAItASOLS, CHEAP TOR CASH. J. W. SWAIIT'S Umbrella and Parasol Manufactory. 37 North Thud street, two doors below the CITY HOTEL, P li 1 1 u it c 1 p Ii I a . . I. WAYS on hand, a large stock of I'M &. URELLAS and PAKSOL8, inclu.lins the est new style of Pinked Edged Pararol of the st workmanship and material, at prices that will ike i'. an object to Country Meichani and other call and examine hi stork before purchasing ewber. Feb. 22, 1845. ly SHUOEKT'S PATENT rASEXlTCr MACZI1TE. H18 Machine h is now been tested by more . than thirty families in this neighborhood, and i given entire satisfaction. It is so simple In it istruction, that it cannot ret out of order, . It ileitis no iron to rul, and no (punas or roller to . out of repair. ' II will do twice a much waah ;, with less than half the wear and tear of anj of late invention, and what i of greater Impor. ee.it cost but little over half es much a other hing machine. The subscriber haa the exclusive right for Nor imberland, Union, Lycoming, Columbia, Lu ne and Clinton counties. ' Price of stogie ma tie $6. H. B. MASSE R. The following certificate ia fiooi a few of thoaa i have these machine in use. Sunbury, Aug.24, 1844. ATe, the subscriber, certify that we havn now jse, ha our families, 8hugeil' patent Wh Machine," and do not hesitate tiyiog that it U ost excellent invention. That, in Wa-hing, - 'ill save more than one half the usual labor. it it doc not require more than one third the at quantity ef soup and water ( and that there o rubbing, aud consequently, little or no wear, or tearing. That it knock off do buttons, and the finest dothes, such a collars, Ucra, tuck, may be washed in every short time tout the least injury, and in fact without any ireut wear and tear, whatever. We therefore rliilly recommend it to ourfrienda and in the k, as a most useful and labor saving machine. CHARLES W.HEULNS, A. JORDAN. -, . CHS. WEAVER, . CHS. PLEASANTS, " filUEON MARKUP., ! Hon. GEO. 45. WELKER, BENJ. HENDRICKS, . , GIDEON LE1SENR1NG. IIotil, (formerly Tremont House, No 6 Cheauut sueet,) Philadelphia, September t, 1844. lave used Sbugert'a Patent Washing Machine y bouse upward of eight months, and do not tte to fay that I deem it one of the most uae nd valuable labor-saving machine aver iaven. I furmerly kept two women continually oe d in waahtug, who now do a much in two as they then did in one week. Thar ia no or tear in washing, and il requirea not mora one-tbird the usual quantity ol soap, I have i number of other machines in my family, but 'a so decidedly superior to every thing else, and tie liable to get out of repair, that I would not ithout ona if tbey ahould coat ten timea tha a they areauJdJor DANIEL HERR. UPERIOR Port ,wine, rfaleria and Lisbon 5 wiues, AUo superior Brandy and Gin, Lemon tun. 'Also a few barrels of Btvi Fun, for aak y y lie . n, v! t , HE.NHY MASSES ! : 6ubury, Wj 19, M. I . . ' '. Absolute aequiescenca in tha deciaion of the majority, the vital principle tf Republic, from which t ... , " By Maiser.A, Elselj. IHOKM4KSR of ponTanoorti. 1 This admirable narrative (which we believe is strictly true in all its part) we earnestly commend to the attention of our readers. It Is transferred from Chambers' Edinbnt.t Journal into that excellent Miscellany, Littell . Living Age. What a different world we ahoo1 have, it there were but one John Pound in ever vil lage hamlet, and a few in every city ward. How the poor cripple shames the learned and the wealthy I The man with the poor fraction of a talent docs more for fellow creatttrea than he who is endowed with ten talents! What lcaeon i given to rich and poor, by poor and yet rich lohn Pound. Are there none to go and do likewise! We beg every reader, at least to read this story. One day, in passing along the streets of Lon don, I was arrested by a crowd at a print-shop window. It is perhaps not altogether 'respecta ble' to be seen forming one of such assemblages; but every man has his failings, and one of mine is, to takes peep at any very nice-looking prints which the sellers of there articles considerately put in their windows lor the public amusement. On the present occasion, in taking a survey of 'the prinujcller's wares, I was much interested in observing a print which differed considerably from anything else in the window. Hanging between en opera dancer and a general both pets of the public was the representation of an old cobbler sitting professionally in his booth, with s shoe in one hand and a knife in the other, while with spectacles turned up over liis brow and head averted, he was apparently addressing a ragged urchin who stood beside him with a book. In the back-ground waaa miscellaneoua collection of books, lasts, old shoes, and bird ca ges, interspersed with the hesds and faces of a crowd of children the whole forming an unique combination of a school and cobblery. ' ' Beneath was the inscription, 'John Pound and his school.' I was, a I have said, interested, snd I resolved to know something, if possible of John Pound and his seminary. On making inquiries accord ingly, I discovered through the agency of a lit tle pamphlet, who John Pound was, and what kind of a school he conducted. John Pound was born of parents in a bumble rank of life, in Portsmouth, in the year 1760. In early life, while working with shipwright in the dockyard, he had the misfortune to have one of his thighs broken, and so put out of joint as to render him a cripple for life. t Compelled, from this calamity, to choose a new means of subsistence, he betook himself to the shoema king cralt. The instruction he received in this profession, however did pot enable him to make ehoes, and in that branch of the art he was diffi dent in trying his hand.' Contenting himself with the more humble department of mending, he became the tenant of a weather-boarded te nement in St, Mary atreet in his native town. John was a good natured fellow, an! his mind was always running on some scheme of bene volence; and, like all other benevolent 'self helpful people, he got enough to do. While still a young ., man, he waa favored with the charge of one of the numerous children of hia brother ; and, to enhance the value of the gift, the child waaa feeble little boy, with hia feet overlapping each other, and turned inwards. Tho poor child waa an object of much affection with John, aa thoroughly to divide hia attention with a variety of tame birds which he kept in a stall. Ingenious a well as kind-hearted he did not rest till he had made an apparatus of old shoes and leather, which untwisted the child's feet, and set him fairly on his legs. The next thing was to teach hia nephew how to read, and this he undertook also as a labor of love. Alter a time, he thought the boy would learn much better if he had s comnanion--in which, no doubt, he was right, for solitary education is not a good thing and he invited a poor neighbor to send him hia children to be taught. This invi tion was followed by others t John acquired a passion fur gratuitous teaching, which nothing but the limits of hia booth could restrain. 'His humble workshop' to follow the language of hia memoir, 'was about six .feet wide,, and about eighteen feet jn length ; in the midst of which he would si( on bis stool, wi'h his last or lap stone on hia knee, snd other implements by his side, going on with, his work, and attending at the ssme time to the pursuits of tbtf whole as semblage; some of whom were reading by bis side, writing from his dictation, or showing up their auma: others aeated around on forma or boxes on the floor, or on the step of small atairease Uj the rear. . Although, the master knew where to look for each, and to obtain a due command, over all, vet so small was the room, and so deficient in the nsual accommoda tions pf school, that the scene appeared, to the observer from without, to be a mere crowd of children's heads and faces. Owing to the limi ted extent of bis room, he eftcn Mud It neces sary to make a selection, from among several subjects or candidate! for. his gratuitous teachi ing, and in such places lwyg preferred, and rr ded himself with taking in hand what be cal; led 4be liUleblackguarJM pod , taming $cm; lit U4 been sen to follow, fuck, to the town AND SHAMOKIN iJOUHNAL,". SiuibuiTs Worthtimberlaiid Co. quay, and bold put to them the bribe of a roast ed potsto, to induce them to come to school.' When the weather permitted he caused them to take turns in sitting on the threshold of his front-door, and on a little form on the outside, for the benefit of fresh air. , His modes of tui tion were chiefly of disown devising. With out having ever heard of Peetalozzi,. necessity led him into the interrogatory system. He taught the children to read from hand-bills, and such remains of old school books as he could procure. Slatea and pencils were the only im plements for writing, yet a creditable degree ot skill wss acquired ; and in Cyphering, the Rule of Three and Practice were performed with accuracy. ' Wi'.h the very young especially, his manner was particularly pleasant and facetious. He would ask them the names of different parts of their body, make them spell the words, and tell their uses. Taking a child's hsnd, he would ssy, what is this ! Spell it.' Then slspping it, he would say, 'What do dot , Spell that.; So with the ear, and the act of pulling it; and in like manner with other thing He found it necessary to adopt more strict discipline ss they grew bigger, and might have become turbulent but he invariably pressed the attach ment of all. In this way some hundreds ot per sons have been indebted to him for all the school ing they have ever had, which has enabled ma ny to fill Useful and creditable stations in life, who might otherwise, owing to the temptation tendsnton poverty and ignorance, have become burdens on society, or swelled the calendar of crime. . Will the reader credit the furt, that this ex cellent individual never sought any compensa tion for these labors, nor did ho ever receive any. Of no note or account, his weather-boarded tenement was like a star radiating light a round : but ' of the good he was doing John scarcely appeared conscious. The chief grati fication he felt was the occasional visit of some manly soldier or sailor grown op out of all re membrance, who would call to shake hands snd return thanks for what ho had done for him in hia infancy. At times, also, he waa encouragingly noticed by local authoritiea ; but we did not hear of any marked testimony of their approba tion. Had he been general, and conquered a province, be would have been honored accord ngly ; being only an amateur achooltoaster, and a reclaimer from vice, John waa allowed to find full weight of the proverb, that virtue ia it own reward. And thus obscurely, known principal ly to his humble neighbors, did this here for waa he not a hero of the purest order! spend a long and youthful exiatence ; every selfinh gratification being denied, that he might do the more good to others. On the morning ot tho 1st of January, 1839, at the age of seventy-two years, when looking at the picture of hia school, which had been lately executed by Mr- Sheaf, he suddenly fell down and expired. Hia death waa felt severely. 'The abode of contented and peaceful frugality became at once a sccno of de solation. He and his nephew had made provi sion on that day for what waa to them a luxuri ous repast On a little mantlepiece remained uncooked mugful of fresh spirts, on which they were to have regaled themselves in honor of the new yesr. The children were overwhelm ed with consternation and sorrow i some' of them came to the door next day, and cried be cause they could . not be admitted , and for se veral succeeding daye, the younger ones came two or three together, looking about the room, and not rinding their friend, went away discon solate.' : John Pound waa, aa he had wished, called away, without bodily suffering from his uselul labors. He is gone to await the reward of Him who baa said, 'Insomuch as ye did it un to the least of these, ye did il unto me.' ' Gvii Arabic in Morocco, about the mid dloof November, that is, after the season, which begins early in July, a gummy juice exudes spontaneously from the trunk and principal brahchea of the acacia tree. . lu about fifteen daya it thickens in the furrow, down which it runs, either in a vermicular (or worm) shape, or more commonly assuming the form of round and oval tears, about tho size of a pigeon's egg, of different cplors, aa they belong to the while or red gum tree. . About the middle of Decem ber (be Moors encamp on the border of the for est, and the harvest lusts six weeks, The gum ia packed in very large aacka of tanned leather, and brought on tho backs of builucksand camels to certain porta, were it ia sold to the French and English merchants. Gum ia highly nutri tious. During the whole time of the harvests, of the journey, and of the fair, the Moore of the desert live almost entirely upon It ; and experi ence haa proved that aix ounces of gutri fere sufficient for the support of a man during twenty-four hours, ' ' i , ; - '-.:.') p ,;,; , . ! "The warm, tepid, cold, or' shower bath, aa means of preserving health; ought to be In aa common use' as change of apparel) for it is equal f y a measure "6f necessary cleanliness. If the bath cannot be had at all' places) Soap ni wa ter may be obtained every wjier'e, and' leave no apology for' oegloctuig, the' skin."!),-. A, t'wmle. v " there i no appcat tut to force; tha viuf principle .-- ' jL:-1!.j:..:u'vj v : I pa. Sat ur day a March ai, 184V. .. .a . . rr(im-M ATbany CitW' ' ' ' ' '" 'A Tale orsorrovei 1 v - i ' Namea and ' place might be Wen,' were h necessary, in verification of the following faciei A man of standing and property, ' named Major ' Wm. W "'' , of Connection!,' Wss blessed with a family of kind, intelligent, obrdi ent sons. Two of them the eldest and best beloved early- received each hia portion, and took their several ways to d intent portions of the country, intent upon establishing themselves in the world, and Carving out their own for tunes. They were each possessed of en ex celleat Common 'echool-Conncticnt ' common tchon1-cducation ; and were well calculated to 'nuke their Way in the world.' Tliey departed with a father's and a mother's blessing resting upon them, and wero remem bered, with tears, and earnest hopeful supplies tions before tbe throne of mercy, ere their first day's journey was ended. ' ' A period of nine yesrs rolled rapidly by, and among the innumerable changes wrought during that time, waa tho removal of Major W 'i from the land of steady habits glo rious, fondly remembered, ever loved Connecti cutto the far west' a- comprehensive term, which means any locality between Western New York and the Pacific Ocean. He was a man of sterling character ) a true New Knglander; intelligent persevering, lion est, ehrvwed, and withal a little ambitious. The major dabbled much in politics,' and being a good practical writer and speaker, in a yesr or two revolutionized the country in which he was settled. Gratitude and political pov er rewarded him first with a seat ir. the State Legislature, snd second with the sheriffalty. A better sheriff than Msjnr W that county had never been favored with. During the first year of his sdininietration the salutary effects of his perseverance and good counsels were seen and felt.. ., During the second yesr of liias official lilo, a notorious voga bond, known through the country aa Bill Winchelera, it a Caulkins, alias Ford, and ball dozen other assumed - oa men, after a course of petty crimes, repealed convictions and escspes, waa at length charged, w,ith the perpetration of a foul inuder. A widow, who resided a mile or two from the county town, who was reported wealthy, was found early one morning in June lying upon the floor ol her barn, a few rode from her house, with her throat cut and her body awfully mangled with an axe. It waa known that Winchelsea tmd been at the house late the evening previous, and thai he declared he would lodge there that night. Sin as the murder was discovered, Krsrch wss made for him, and he could nowhere be found, Suspicion naturally settled upon him, and the hue and cry was given. Sheriff W sent out his deputies and a 6trong posse, and accidentally receiving imfor matron which led him to believe the murderer had fled down the Mis'isppJ, instantly set out alone In hot pursuit. He traced what he be lieved to bo the 'trail' of the miscreant down as far da St. Louis, and there lost it entirely, and gave up the chae as fruitless "As he was preparing to return, he was taken suddenly in of a fever, and for many weeks lay in a halt de lirious and very critical atate)' t the end of that time he- began to convalesce, and ere long recovered so far as to be ablo to return home, During bis absence,' Winchelsea had been apprehended, tried, convicted, upon proof n positive that the jury found a verdict of tiuilty of wilful murder' without leaving the box, and sentenced to the ignominious death of the scaf fold. - Major W reached home on the day appointed for the execution. Being yet feeble, he begged to be relieved from the painful duty of hanging tho poor wretch, and it according ly fell upon one of his deputies. ''? The hour fixed upon for (he dreadful murder which the law haa legalised came around. ' At that moment a messenger arrived to hiforni Ma jor W. that tho deputy had fallen upon the scaffold in an apoplectic fit, and Unit the execu tion stayed his arrival. There waa no alterna tive. : The Sheriff, though' weak, anil totally unfit for the terrible task, ielt it to bo his duty to promptly obey the summons, In a few minutes a rqlfing, heavy hum, and an unusual commotion, in the ranks of the thou sands gathered to behold tie shameful death ol a fellow creature, gave evidence of the. arrival of the sheriff.. , The culprit was dressed lor the grave, the , fatal rope encircled bia neck, tbe cap, drawn over bia face by the deputy before the fit took biw, at hia request, remained aa it bad been adjusted, ,j A briet prayer wasoflored up to God in behalf of tha pout wretch, whose last minute bad come. The clergyman aud the sheriff then 4ook hire by the band and bade him farewell. ' Alt ' thinga 1 were hushed , to breathless silence. 'With a sudden movement the sheriff cot the cord, the drop fell, and the murderer was banging ' by the neck between the heavens and the earth: !" 4 ' A few con fflaive struggle's, and all waa over - justice wasaatitificd.' The multitude disper sed to their homeeV ;i ' c ' ' " ' "J : a and iinmettia'te parent' of dwpoV.rn'.- i V 1 - ' lamaioii. Vol. O-fto. 'JO-Whoio Ko. 26. Dut the , tragedy , bad not t yet reached its close...... , . . .. .... ., . ,. , ., . ,, AAer hanging tbe usual length of time, the body waa 'cut down,' to bo delivered lo the phy aiciana for friends the dead man had uouc no not one. The Sheriff remained to assist in this list ceremony. ,Ono removod the shoes, and another the long gown, and the aheriff himself pulled off the cap. -,The body waa then lying face downward. A moment after it was turn ed over, and in IIiq livid, distorted, ghastly fea' ture presented to view, Sheriff W re cognized the counfenence of hit own sort.' hie eldest, his best beloved, his long lost son I , One long minute be stood with straining eyes and uplifted hands, speechless aa tho. clay he gazed upon. Thon, with a groan of ultor agony, ho foil upon the body, crying out, 'My eon 1 oh 1 my son 1 my son ! He never spoke again. Death came to !ii relief. - , , .. . . ,; . , ... ,, , , Tho son waa indoed the murderer, v Bad company led him astray soon, after be Ielt bis homo in Connecticut. , Ho scon squandered bis money, and with that went his friendt. Want stared hint in Ibu face. Hunger pinched him sorely. . Shame and pride stifled the half ex pressed desire to return, like the prodigal son, to his fslher's house, con lues and repent Temp tntion took him captive, and he became t petty larceny thief, then robber, burglar, couoti'rfei ter and finally, after a long course of .crime, closed the catalogue of his misdeeds wild the capital crime of murder murder committed for the sskc of a few li'indred dollare and as we have related. .. 1 ; . The other son lived long to bless and com fort his griot striken mother; but she never re covered entirely from the dread aliock. . From the Water-Cure Journal. , , , Water Cure!niporeatit facts. Carefully observed, collected and arranged facts constitute the basis of all science.. Such tails are rapidly establishing the scientific treat ment of deass by water. . Such facts are de monstrating the vastly important truth,, that water, used with a discreet holdoess and per severing energy, in accordance with. tho Irue principlea of physiology and judicious, discri mination in varying coixhli'Sifj, is a. UMVEKSAfc riBB. Some of those fscts bavo been witness ed by the writer. ! More than fifteen years ago he commenced the following treatment in rssea of fever: The patent stood or sat in a huge tub, two personn, one beloro, the othet behind, each armed with a bucket of cold water, made a simulta neous dash upon liis breast' and shoulders. Without drying the surlace, he was wrapped in blankets, put into lied and sweated. ,When the fever returned, the duxh was repealed, or resort was had to cold ablutions. . Frequent and very copious injection of tepid water were found of much efficacy in the relief of those distresxinc and oppressive feelings which coo stilule so much of a lover net ient's misery. .. The patient waa enjoined to drink largely of cold water, and cold wet cloths were kept applied to the burning leet, instead of stimulating them with mustard poultieus. But JitUe medicine was used, yet the practice was far more suc- cenefol than any the writer had ever witnessed. In 1S&) the wife of the undersigned , was so violently attacked with inflammatory rheuoia. tisnt, that she wss soon unable to move eilhcjr of the lower extremeities, and tho pain was excruciating lo an almost intolerable degree. The writer had theui immersed in a tub of cold surini; water, and a stream - ot the same waa kept pouring on them for hours. In two diy$, without particli f innJiciHC, the disease was curtd. In tho porsmiof li s sou, the undersigned has recently cured, by the same intana a odllie ad ditional iimi! of the wel bandage, one of tho most ilanpemus snd obstinate local diseasea known to physicians, viz: itiflnmmatioii ot the knee joint ' ' A a general conclusion, he is happy In being afforded tho opportunity and privilege of giving this testimony to the public through the reform ing Columns of a Wats Ct ai JotiiNat. ; that in the treatment of various diseases lis has been far wore siu'cfsnful with water as his medicine than the most ennsammnie skill ran he vilh the whole armament of multeities known td the learned or the vnleamrd world. " " ' ' ' T. N. Cacikink, M.D. " .1 b.u A bachelor up Penn-ttrcet, Pittsburg, Pa picked up thimble. v He stood awhile medita ting on tbe probable beauty of the owner, when, be pressed it to hia lips, saying, ,vOU that U were the fairy clieek ot the wearer.". 7 Juit a he had finished, big wench looked out of an upper window and aaid: 'Boat, jist please to (row dat fimble of mine in de entry ; 1 jia now drapt it.' Tbe man ia said to have fainted." a l ,! A Max iiijwr ia doing a smashing business, by letting posteonebes run over kimt and thee commencing suits lot damages. Hs lus cleared J t,"20 in the last uiiie month-300 M Wo ankle alone.""' ' '' ' '" -w k.H'i . S , 'in-nn'-c'in.iii i(S'H'iv) ..MSI PinCEWjty f.A DVIIITHltC, ! equare-il inserlip, t 1 do 9,. . ilo , " , to lo. 0 79 Every SUbseclUetil IrtV trtmftt " ' W1' ' Yearly AuvrTtbwnmm sj narohiian.ltS t ha . column, $18, three aquan . tjS; two squares, f V( .,, one square, .. itall-ves Tiy j one column, f IH j half column, $13 t thrersq arfres, $8 ) two squares, $.rt one sqhst,'$3 ftnV 1 i- ! )',! ..' : Advertisement left witho vt direction as lo the leaalb of time Ihev are to. be iubUi,hed. Mill be ' continued until ordered out, and charged accoidj , Inert. " ' " : ' ' ' t ' CTSIxteen lines or tees msker a square, From the Water-Cere Journal. ' "' To Doit. Jori-SiiBWi '": T, Although I am no mare interested ia the sue cess of the water cure than any other mdividual, -, lam willing to pay ten cents to mako mankind scquainted willt the, wonderful euro of Eliza , Ann Dclotig, formerly of Oswego, and now of. r Palermo, in this County: Tho account f -had from hef and her physician a few daye ago. She- 1 was a smart active woman of ssy twenty fivor ' with three children; when ' by overdoing eh" ; fell into an extreme state of wen knees and waa''' ' bedrid two years ; tho' last year ahe was tinabh'' to turn herself in her bed, or speak a lottd word ; she had the best physicians, both botanic and 1 mineral, but all did no good ; her most esteen -ed physician told her, evtcfent medicine , can do you no good, Ivi 1 perhaps good nnrsinf! may" She employed a nurse of extraordinary intelligence and firmness, who told her in tho outset, ''you are doing npood here,,! will 'ki" or cure you.'." .."That is what I want," said liza. , . Her feet liad been so cold Uiat she hail hot bricks put to them almost the , whole year. About April 1st, ISLj, the nurse commenced bv . brushing her all over and giving her eggs and . wine, but it produced but little effect ; ahe then -, took her in her arms and placed her in a tub of cold water from a well, and kept her there five minutes, and poured water over her ;' ahe then put her to bed, covered her up warm, and made her keop her hands and feet straight for a few minutes ; her sufferings were so great that it seemed as if she could not survive it, but a Pier n time her feet became warm. Site was put in the water three daya in succession and then ' missed three ; on the fourth morning ol show ering in the tub, she jumped out of the tub and ran tq her bed of her own accord ; in three weeks sho dismissed her nurse, her husband eliowering after that limn ; since , August she has done her own work, and has aa good henlth aa people in general. As soon ss her blood bc gsjn to circulate in her limbs her voice return edr and she now speaks as loud and clear as a nybtsiy. ' I might have mentioned before, to tho ' praise of the nurse, that she persevered BtniiUt ' the most dismal cries ol the neighbors, who kept continually saying "she will certainly kill Mrs, Delonp t" but she' cheered ' her on with the watch ward "kill or core," and to the heroim and skill of her intrepid nurse she owes her pre-' sent good health.' One strange thing, however, remains to ,be told. ' Eliza now makes nri use nf the coldbatfi; it had scarcr'f occurred to hr-r mind that cold water , was as good to prevent sickness es to lure it. Oiice 6he stayed in the tub fifteen minutes, but it was too long. In con elusion, allow me to say that I am convinced that a firm reliance upon the power of God in souls, w ill produce an entire change eventually in law, physic and divinity, and that minium! will become far more peaceful and healthier and happier than they now are ; and cannot but think that the Cold Water Journal will contri bute its mite to produce this desirable event. ; , . ,Thine respectfully, . .! . : . Atrstu Wkixs.' . Toosse, Oswego, Vith, month Mh 1S1.". Kbmbk8. In publibbing the above we wiali not to be understood as addmtiting that tho usu of water is in aoy caso necessarily a 'kill or cure''' treatment While it ia susceptible ot being made a most powerful means in one way, in another it niny be made the mildest that can be; and by observing a few plain common sense rules, the treatment may be carried on in pow erful applications without tha least danrrr. Ed. Jovr.J -f WoULD'lIT MAV.RY A KtllOOI.M 4Ta. WllCtl the present King of the French was in Phila delphia, teaching 'school, he fell in love with a young lady, the daughter of a highly reypects b'c citixen of tliut place. , The daughter wa) favorable to his advance, hut wax compelled. to yield to the authority of her father, who lc dared tout no "daughter of his should deineuU herself by uwryinga Schoolmaster'." , . , . CONVERSATION." ffiH 'Have you a dollar, Sam V Sum 'No I hain't. Rill, thal'a a fact it it would save yonr life.' ' ... 771 'Causo Jim Thorn wanted me to pr y you one, and I've got tiolhln' smaller than u Sam ), ah Well, Jierhsps I can fini! just one, come to think iif it, that 1 didn't spend for Sam searched his wallet, found his dollar, anj banded it to UilL . . . .. IUU (pulting his hand in his pocket) 'Well now that's, clever U, hand you the tttw the very ncxi time we meet, if I happen to bavo so much (hi band I've gut om tuwarda it, how.'-rfrowUnce Uax , -..-.. , i .lite i . t s ' v" "' ' ' ' - t , t - , 0 1 . WoMAa. Woman waa made out of rib from the side of Adam not out of bis b fad to top bite-root out of hia feet to be trample, d on by hun bulout of iii iJs ta be equal to ' Aim ; wider bis an"' to bo protested! oud etc ar bis heart la t lovod. , , j. ,, ., .