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JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jeffcr.soiiian Republican. "All Thy Works Praise Thee." nY MARY IIOWITT. The moonbeams on the billowy deep, The blue waves rippling- on the strand, The ocean in its peaceful sleep, The shell that murmurs on the sand, The cloud that dims the bending- sky, The bow that on its bosom glows, The sun that lights the vault on high, The stars at midnight's calm repose : These praise the power that arched the sky, And robed the earth in beauty's dye. The melody of Nature's choir, The deep toned anthems of the sea,' The wind that tunes a viewles lyre, The zephyr on it pinions free, The thunder with its thrilling notes, The peal upon the mountain air, The lav that through the foliage floats, Or sinks in dying cadence there ; These all to Thee their voices raise, A fervent voice of gushing praise. The day-star, herald of the dawn, As the dark shadows flit away, The tint upon the cheek of morn, The day-drop gleaming on the spray From wild birds in the wanderings, From streamlets leaping to the sea, From all earth's fair and loviug things. Doth living praise ascend to Thee ; These, with their silent tongues proclaim The. varied wonders of Thy name. Father, Thy hand hath formed the flower, And flung it on the verdant lea, Thou bad'st it ope at summer's hour, Its hues of beauty speak of Thee ; Thy works all praise Thee : shall not man Alike attune the grateful hymn 1 Shall he not join the lofty strain, Echoed from heart of Seraphim 1 We tune to Thee our humble lavs, Thy mercy, goodness, love, we praise. A ITI ouster of the Beep. In some parts of the ocean there are enormous . sea animals, called Sepia, which are a kind of pol- ypi. They have very long legs and are said some times to seize upon the coral divers along the cost of Italv. Mr. Beal tells the following adventure with a creature of the sort: " While upon the Bouin Islands, searching for shells on the rocks which had been left by the re- Lao- at ! p , animal, , 3 ' 1 never , i-uuuiy uuu, i nns iuuuu tujLuiu&iiuu ut seemr at my leet a most extraordinary looking crawling toward the retreating surf. I had seen one like it before. It was creeping on its Plfrht norc. w mih. trnin 1 hmr cntt nnrl hnvi n nn ' i , . n , ' , , mir cntr otid tirtvihln i I l turc bent considerably linger tlie weio-lit nf its 1 body, so1 1h tacles only a small distance from the rocks. j It appeared much alarmed on seeing me, and made every effort to escape, while I was not much in the humor to endeavor to rminre so mrlv i pus 1 mo?. ..wk. uj,j,iA.ii,uvi, v.ivviiuu il iuiiii ji uio- gust; not unmLxed with fear. I however, endeav- ored to prevent its escape, by pressing on one of, its legs with my foot : but although I used con- m?1? -tfr th1 UrpSC'- S?iength i so great that it several times quicklv liberated its memper, m spite ot all the ehorts I could employ, I'VjV7, n wet sllPPery rocks. I now laid i?nin ItlirmlV. SO that tne limb annenrerl ns if it u-nnW ho torn asunder by our united VtrengthT i gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks -V T ii U , 1 , y Dy lts suckers whicii iwZV htC m?me aer' th,e a.P- r e ttiiuuui imu us neau, witn its t - "-uu, niui 1UJ ASLJl arm, which I had previously bared to my I Dulder for thc numnsn nf thrnctttirr it tf i. T , , . ' -"v upon my arm, wmc, u naa previously bared to my I uuiuju ly kll0wn, as it would perhaps have led to some neighborhood. (Blanket jerked down convulsive to my shoulder for thc purpose of thrusting it into by not finding the object of their pursuit within his nnrsnnni ,rnhh, tft him. i,,i it hnnn mntnA tn v. Thou knownst Lord, that he has been one of , . ji 1 : """"""t? " ,"IUJ holosm the roclcs to discover shells, and clung, the roots of its arms, in a position to bite. shells, and clung, A sensation of horror pervaded my whole frame, when I found this monstrous animal, for it was a- bout four feet long, fixed so firmly to my arm. Its cold slimy grasp was extremely sickening, and I ' immediately called aloud to the Captain, who was; also searching for shells at some distance, to come ! and release me from my disgusting assailant He ' nniin;. . T i i 1 - ,t ' uiuQit ne is JiimsGii as daric as a mulatto, and has quickly arrived, and taking me down to the boat, 'I am unable to say with certainty ' she replied i i i i , n l , .1 1 T during which time I was Employed in keeping the ! careiessiv raisinff her eves 1 1 1 ' Urly hair l b0t,) entercd the house' 11 was beak away from my hand, quickly released me by care efsI "ff her eyes to tiic clock upon the pretty warm weather, and consequently the efllu a t . ... ' -.1 J, . y , ' mantel-niece, 'llalr-nast nine.' rnnfmnml dm- lm 1 . . . , . WAl llljr iltLliUj VUlVXViV igiVtWU UJ destroying my tormentor with the boat knife, when nnnntfitinn nf linir tnnfn. cles and modifications of their linn1 ins nnnnliln nf sailing, flying, swimming, and creeping on the Bhore, while their senses, if we m..,v inrhm fmm the elaborate mechanism of their organs, must pos sess corresponding acuteness and perfection." Kb wise man ever wished to be younn-er. Qisongaged it by portions at a time. The animal , is usuauy at name uamur. ne may have been this went on nicel Qnmh unU1 the minister had Yankee Blade. ethatsp eciesofSepia which called by whalers called to a new patient I think you will do well ' f wnrmo,i : ,,:0 annt .i,. ,wnniRnl.! '5UUL Tiusare these remarkable crea- t0 wait a littlo wer, however.' I h ' Z Z ' V ' T 7 -T ZJ The luius. irom tun Hittnm.if .1 .:.. ni.: t i iikjsl mo loinr nr a r.nmmnn sizoi nieLionarv. wnuit STRO UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 13, i85i. The Rebel and his Baughtcr. At the breaking out of civil disturbances in Can ada, a few years since, old Dr. K., a resident of Barnston, boldly avowed his disloyalty. Wher ever he went and his professional services were constantly required in one direction or another he loudly denounced the government, and advoca ted reform. By the opposite party, he was of course considered a dangerous subject ; the more so, because he possessed great influence in the community. Every few days some neighbor, not so generally esteemed as the Doctor, for having hinted the indulgence of sentiment in unison with his own, was arrested imprisoned, and his estate, great or small, confiscated; yet himself escaped be ing reported to the higher powers, and went on in citing the people to rebellion. At length, however, the knowledge of his radii calism was, by some means conveyed to the ear of, authority, and orders for his arrest were forthwith issued. As the doctor was leaving the house of a patient one dark evening, a person whom in the darkness he could not distinguish, ran up to him quite out of breath, and exclaimed : uuue lor your lite, Uoctor, Her Majesty's hounds are at your heels !' The next instant, the informant had leaped the wall by the roadside, and disappeared in the dark ness, without giving the other time to make one inquiry. He had no reason to doubt that the 1 . . . I warnmg was m good taith, and the manner m villi I'M ii ii I 1 1 ii ii 'I 7iirii iirni'iiii 1 1 iv: niniiiiinn tr l. 11 i i i :i..i' j turning it to good account. In a very brief space of time, his fleet beast had carried him over three miles that lay between him and his home, and was reined up before the door. Leaving his carriage and entering the house, he ! in a few words apprized his wife and daughter of j the state of affairs, and declared his resolution of a; tn ti, Qt.t fleeing to the States. 'I must be oft instantly,' he said with calm cner- gy, 'or it will be too late. 'Will you go in the carriage, or on horseback?' asked Miss K., a young lady of eighteen, springing from her chair, while her fathers spirit of daring seemed flashing from her dark eyes. 'On horseback on the black mare in the stable. But what are you going to do V interrogated her father, seeing her throw on her hood, and seize a lighted lantern. 'Saddle the black mare, to be sure,' she answer ed, and darted out at a back door. There was less perturbation in the household than might have been expected, for the reason that this result from the Doctor's boldness of speech had been from the first anticipated. Indeed, each of the three felt less surprised that the royal offi cers were now on his track, than that they had suffered him to go thus unmolested. Scarcely had the Doctor, with the assistance of his wife, trans ferred his money and valuable papers from his desk to his pockets, when the daughter, pale and trem- ! bling, rushed in, crying. 'Haste, father, fly I hear them coming down the road.' ' I am ready,' said he. Then, looking in his daughter's face, he added, 'but I believe I may as wel1 mect them5 they wil1 readily frighten you in to telling them all, and 'Never, father,' returned the young lady, reso- lutely; 'I am calm now. Go -you will find the rear of the barn. j horse tied to the birch in the Cross the field, and you may elude them.' Whispered 'God be with yous' were interchan Vinsperca uoa ue Wlin yous wcre lterc,lar-, ed as the rebel left the house bv the back nassao-p , , , ' , c a ine uacK PassaSc' and the door was softlv closed hphiml him The 1 anu tne uoor u as soitiy closed helimd n m. 1 he mother and daughter were both pale with appro-! w ' i ; 1 ri. - C t . rf , . , t . I : .1 :. t i . .1 , . , , , tcr'6 was slightly tremulous as she hastily re-; sumed the readin& whlch her father's entrance had interrupted. There was a sound of horses' hoofs, j and then a rap at the door. The inmates pretend- , 7 , "niiatcb pritnu repeated, when the 1 . . i i -l i-i , i young lady rose and opened the door, while the other continued sewing, with a manner as uncon- corned as possible. Miss K. politely returned the ' salutations of the two gentlemen whom she met, ' . t, ' ( " " 1 " answered, j 'He is not, just jiow, but when he went out at .ii. i. i ii.i 1 i u . e fficCf f anCed at Cach 0ther' thcn foll "7 "uu- I Some &entlcmen wh0 Wlshcs 10 scc father' sh observed to Her mother, who looked up Irom her UU&UIVUU LU IIU1 I11UU1UI, WIIU IUUKUU UIJ lTOIU "ow -V-'od then, to ho seated. fPi,o,r ,j;nA t,t w ,r;,ifi a: i.i . 0 1 " "M own doors; for they had learned at the house of his jllome but a few moments before. Significant own doors; for they had learned at the house of his l00s were exchanged between them, and they ap- peared to doubt, very seriously, whether their prey was not at that moment secreted about the premi- gecs j no you think, madam, the Doctor will be at home soon 1 inquired one of the officers of Mrs. K. .j-r 1 1 4. . , 1 ,na"i , , l'Z ,uuy tonunueu sue; -ne 'We are anixious to consult him professionally, rejoined the officer, half fearing that their real bus iness was suspected. ' If it is any little matter of medicine you want, my daughter here can serve you as well as her father.' The officers was at a loss what reply to make, and the other, noticing his embarrassment, came to his aid by saying with a sudden contortion of coun tenance, at the same time pressing his hand to his cheek, 'I want an aching tooth extracted.' 'I can extract it as well as any dentist in the township,' said Miss K. rising, and before the suf ferer could contrive any plausible means for es caping with his teeth, the instruments for extract ing were produced. His fellow, in turn, wishing to assist him out of his dilemma, said, rather confidently, 'But I wish to be bled, miss, and I presume you are not a surgeon.' J 'I assure you I am perfectly competent to serve you in that capacity,' replied the young lady, with- out me least Hesitation, 'and shall be happy to ap - ply the lancet, as soon as I have relieved this gen- lleman,' and she pretended to examine whether the instruments were in good order. The Queen's minions now made a virtue of ne- cessity, and threw off the attempted disguise, which had availed them so little, and appeared in their true characters. 'We are here, madam,' said the first officer, ad- dressing Mrs. K. in a voice of stern authority, 'we Snowden attempted once more to resume his re tire here in her Majesty's name, to arrest your hus- marks. band on a charge of High Treason. That he is now in this house, we have no doubt, and it will be wisdom in vnn tn n-ive him ,.n tn instirn at nnpo r J ' nr-. rrt iirirtr nc t.r. 'He has already escaped you,' thought the ladv, hut she onlv ronlifvl hv nlv rrivmn- hor f --t T . "IU honor that he was not in the house; 'yet, if you de sire it,' she added, 'I am ready to lead you through every apartment.' The indifference with which the announcement of the object of their visit had been received, con-1 i VT- i , c J vinced Victoria's functionaries that this object had been previously understood, yet they considered it hardly possible that their intended victim could nave maue s escape ana Began a search with i i i ii . ..i 1 " " ""- ute's delay, the ladies had gained assurrancc, and now certain that husband and father was beyond iiim ii'i'i fin ifiiMii't' ill ilk; vi i'iii:i: ia' irn nnsvit im iti the reach of his enemies, thev cared little what ' j course the latter might choose. A portion of the gard which had been placed a bout the house for the purpose of thwarting any at tempt at escape on the part of the rebel, was or dered to explore the outbuildings, while the two in command themselves searched the dwelling. The discovery of the Doctor s carriage and horse, into a dangerous disease. Some of his neighbors still panting with fast driving, under a shed, which, ' were uncharitable enough to say that his cons removed from the other out-houses, was, as Miss cince made him tremble at the slightest menace K. had anticipated when she placed them there, odca-1 is certain that whenever he was laid .ii.., u i i , uI)on his bed with sickness, he began straightway the last to be searched, inspired themen with t(J talk aloud of lis approaching dissolutbn, and fresh ardor; but they were finally obliged to con- bore his friends and neighbors with querulous com fess their journey bootless, and returned as empty plaints. Once when sick, an old confederate, who as they came. i iia( travced with him and aided him in despoil- ir i -i i 1 1 i i i n i i ' ing the Egyptians in every county of the state. Meanwhile, the old rebel, as he was called by CIJiod to see him. This frL,l pJLbWI J tS the defenders of the crown, was far on his way to the States, where he was soon after joined by his family. A reward was offered for him, dead or a- live, but in vain. He is still free to deal out the contents of his saddle-bags for the relief of suffer ing humanity. American Union. Blitz and the Darkies. Blitz ! liie very name is svnonvmous with 1 ' 11 i witchcraft and roguery. What a tvan of jug-' glery there is in its very pronunciation : 7re-o, change-magical words in themselves are no more -i i -i i i i , .i. ' identified with miraculous deeds, than that of Blitz. tt i . IIe 1S tlle pnnce of conjurors; and ad(ls to his won. mnrroi ,v,io ; tici,.,. I ,wr.,i .i,..: i j . 1 1 11 uu.vlUiitV UL lUirUrUUIIiaill, Uiai IllUSl rUIliariC- J O r i able Power oi the human voice known as ventrilo- qu5sm. mts is an arrant jokcr, and lovcs to ca, ry out a practical piece of fun For somc wceks past he has been friglteninn. tlic marcct mcn in rt -t 1 1 i i i i w Pinladelphia, by causing their dead poultry and (lresscd nfrs ' lk nll " - sfnfr Li i o -----, 1 formal compiaint at thc uutimely end to which I thnv jlfl(1 hnnn hrnnht One hnthnr w inrr half a d tr into th t t b I u 'v 1 tcy would gobble, though they were as dead as a door nail, was saluted with a tremendous grunt, from a young pjg that ie wag offcri for saCj all cleancd and d d for t t b, Frifrhtencd '0i.v-"v.u half out of his wits, the market man fairly 'cut stick,' nor would he come back again until piggy ' had been removed. But the naughtiest thing that Blitz ever did was ' in i;.,.i, . 17 . . . ... Belknav street. Boston. The stnrv is nnt nrnnem - w uuuuw; a Jiu"iu bUllli; VUiirK U.ITU. Ill . ' J personal trouble to mm, thn olltw;t;ntJ preacher, Father Snowc i n i uuLiiui iliuo. i . , . ' or has heard of the negro .'Inn whn linhl (rtl tn his . I' ..w rw v IIIIU lIVjlll J ll.U nitp,! w,i,iw ; r?niin an nn It t summer,a .ftoriloon whcn ' ftnnsnls ! TrT i 7 7 ' thc house was pretty well filled there being a re- vival of religion going on among the 'gemmenob coior'when Blitz, with some other white persons fnbp:t hp iq i,;rnt5Pir ,inrV n n .lnttn h 1 v.... uu .,..ii.vw, ...... I J v w j " via was not a litUe offensive to senses polite ; but Blitz tl0 ht it was time to do something 'And the Lord said unto Moses ' ' Bow-wow-wow !' came apparently from behind thespeaker. The congregation looked each other in the face with countenances darker than ever, while the minister, after looking under his feet and behind himself, seemed to come to the conclusion that the noise had proceeded from the street, and so he commenced again: 'And the Lord said unto Moses' 'Stand from under :' cried a voice, apparently at the top of the house. The startled congregation rolled up the big whites of their eyes to the ceiling in amazement', while the minister drew suddenly to one side, ex pected something was coming down. But after a moment's pause all seemed quite, and so Mr. Snowden resumed: 'And the Lord said unto Mosses ' ' Ain't you ashamed of yourself! -take vour hands off of me!' said a voice proceeding apparent- : ly Irom a very neat mulatto girl, who sat in the front pew and upon which all eyes were now turn ed. 'I didn't touch yer,' said the man next to her, in amazement. Some smiled and said, Sam Johnsing ought to be ashamed of hisself, to act so in meetin' ' and the minister frowned upon him in a wnv thnt wnnhl have thawed a snow-ball outright, after which Mr. 'And the Lord said unto Moses ' Well, what did he say,' came, seemingly, from , the bi iPs of an attentive listener in the side aisle, rPir mmictnr wnc nctmmrlnrl T-Tn lm1.-rI man as thouo-h his boldness hml nloptrifinl him i . . . . ", while some of the noncrrermtinn linmn tn think thnt j - O O O W.... W.l.,, under the circumstance, the inquiry was a very natural and appropriate one. As to the minister , . ... , himself, he was a little vexed now, and repeated Willi emphasis 'And the Lord said unto Moses ' ' Fire, fire !' roared a voice, which seemed to comc rom tne entrance of the house, with startling cae?tness- lnis was 100 mucn to oear tamely. Even the minister rushed to the door, and the affrighted wo- men screamed like mad, as they huddled and pushed each other out of the pews and down the aisles. ifiS,,. Ttedto tile Ttop of inniiPt!! enttnrofl snmn nn thn ncMcmn on1 w mn . . r the meeting house, patiently awaiting to see the flames burst through the slated roof I And there Blitz left them standing, their eves roiled heavenward, and parson fcmowden m a brown studv. Extseuie Uitction. A noted Horse Jockey in Connecticut, who had, by his profound knowledge of horseology and the various arts 'adiacent thereto,' accumulated a con siderable property, was a great hypocondriac, and evnfrnrnrntPfl vorv slirrht Hcrr1ni- thnt nttfiL-oft lu'tn nature of his complaint at once, and requested the family to allow him to manage matters in his own ' wa' for a dar or Uva IIe changed the tactics ' SJ rod in croaking over his friends maladies, and soon I pronounced him a dying man. From time to time he droped in, and so worked upon his feeling that he soon brought the disease to a crisis. nn,i ti-;, ),; cmi. r,;n,i't. .;m i,nf. j.:.. r. uuu iu.i.iji mo oiuiv. iiiouu o tviiai UV.IHUU11 Ills I1JI- gcrs, lie shook his head mournfully, and with a tcar in his eye, he murmured lJoor tcllow, it will soon be over. ?r ?01 'ni soon hC over " '1 Ins is hard, Sam, said the sick professor or i10r,P0i0v nfi i1P ffJmiio.l in hittemeis nf ,nirit iiorscoiogy, and lie gioaned m uitternebS ot spirit. H j cnough! sai(1 Sam. .just as you have got ti.; ,&n o,vi c " v,- i,wn fi, mini mi um iui. j.um uwvo ii iiuov, nit ......... devil with it when you arc gone 'Oh oh ' 'What is the matter V 'Oh, such a pain shot though me !' ' Hain't you got anything on your mind that you want to say pretty soon V That last horse ycu sold for a colt, was as old as a man, you know.' if ii, ,11-, sun I've nnthini much to'y tiiat it Wh;,t V Oh no, Sam, I've nothing to say ; that is, I ve no use to try ! Sam ! What 1 Can't you can't von pray for me V ' WcI1' il's something that ought to be done, T M T'M t , and Sam knelt down, and thc sick one covered his lcad with the blaukct and fairly writliccl in agonv of soul. Sam began, keeping one cornor of an - qT10 Ul0 tedfab servant that's now lying sick on burnt out the candle of life in the service of the devil (groans from the blanket) is "ow desirous of throwing thc snuff in his maker's face fsick one peeps out) He lies here a broken x ... down nag, spavined, rmg-boned and heavy, anu tnou , .i x . i ' ii. i....ii. n : Knowcst mat. nc nas raiseu uiu jiaiuu&Lcuutj m m t he n-reatest liars, nieio htoned color in sick man's a v n , . face") and cheats (fists doubled under tne oiaiiKut; .! ,i i tw nvnr trotted aim lhu u iiuou uuicn;-juoivvijr win - f, 1 IllIll' I 111' I I 11 II .l Ml 11 uta infnmnl i,v vnn scoundrel 1' said the re- viving patient. 'You're a cussed sight, worse than ever f could be !' and he leaped from the bed t You ci,eatcd m0 twice yourself, you cussed hyp- ocrite ' roared thc furious invalid and he fairly turned his friend out of doors, The horse-jockey was abroad thc next day, and - . .,.- I I . , 1 1 Soon commencuu suiiuuiy jus uuya lu tsunuui, aim reformed his own manner of life. He was chang- 1 I- 4 1 -v uniMt tits iv ifAn urn c mo I n (1 J fUIH Lilt; VOIV J1UIU LI1U.L LI UO at his bedside, and lived and died a better man. Scientific gentleman who expects to be able , to raise colts from or.v?-chesnuts, is in Troy, ne- gociatmg with the proprietor of the horse-boat ferry. White rats are noticed by the Baltimore Stin, as having been found on a ("arm in that county. It has a soft and downy fur, much liner than, that of the ordinary rat.. No. sa. From the Baltimore Sun. The French Water Gas. The Philadelphia Ledger, of a late date has a letter dated Paris, December 19, from Mr. W. H. Fry, who describes more particularly the invention of M. Gillard. The party present, besides the writer, were Mr. Sanford, American Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Sykes, Mr. B. Philips and Mr. Al fred Moss, of Philadelphia, Mr. Carey, of Cincin nati, Mr. Haskell, of New York, and others. A mong all there was but one sentiment of surprise and admiration at the result, and it was believed by them that the great question, whether gas, man ufactured from, water can be used for purposes of light and heat, was satisfactorily solved by Mr, Gillard. Mr. Fry writes : " In the environs of Paris is a manufactory. Entering the premises, we were first shown a room of the size of an ordinary drawing-room, in which were suspended several burners. The only diff erence in the arrangement from the ordinary gas burner was, that round each lamp flame was placed a platinum wick, about o n inch or so in diameter. The flame itself was blue and dullish, but by the insertion of the platinum net work, (which is round and open at the top,) the platinum became splen didly luminous ; and all the burners together cast such a light that the tints of blue and green on paper, which are confounded ordinarily at night, could be distinguished and the delicate shade of a light straw color adequately discriminated. Whe ther the plantinum is prepared in any special way was not said; but the net work is exceedingly light, and of course, unexpensive. " Upon a shelf was a stove about eighteen inch es high and five across, to which was attached a gas-pipe. This stove could be carried about, and the small leather pipe connected with the main pipe attached to it. The stove requires no chim ney, for the gas being free from smoke or color, it it can burn in anv room. In n ehimnm- nUn. there were a number of ief nf rms wini, I J ' u.vi bUt 1 StronS heat' fH f "S S bimpiy turning them on or oil, as required. In an adjoining room was a gas-heater, where no flame was perceptible, the heat being conducted from be neath. In the kitchen was the metre and there in a kitchen range or oven were placed the differ ent untensils over gas flames, whose intensity could be regulated by a turning off or on the gas in thc required quantities. The gas-pipe of leather was then appled to the hollow handle of a gridiron, each bar of which perforated at equal distances with holes of the size of a pin's point. By a turn of the hand thc gridiron presented a magical ap pearence it flamed up with blue lights, and over them were placed some mutton chops, which were expeditiously cooked. " While this was going on, water was being heated by the gas, and the company was treated to some hot punch. In justice to the gridiron, it must be mentioned, that can be turned on its side, and thus presenting a perpendicular front, it can 1 .... be used for roasting. A cook by this means could place a vertical gridiron on a handsome centre ta ble, and with a tin kitchen before it, with goose, turkey, or pig therein, preside over her work while reading a novel or working at cruels for the ordinary stooping, perspiring, fuss and litter are done away with. " In a word, the most disagreeable household details, which require dispised drudges to perform, are obviated by this means. Of course, there is no getting in of coal or wood no dust or dirt cre ated thereby no smell no poisonous exhalation. All you have to do is to have a pipe from the gas manufactory in your cellar, with gas conductors as at present, and your fuel, and oil, and candles are laid in for a year in and year out. The inventor told me thc expense of heating a drawing room was about a sous, one cent, a day. In regard to light, the expense was, he said, as six to twenty-six in favor of the cheapness of the water gas over the gas now in use. As to the means of the preparation of the gas : " A number of methods have been suggested by chemistry, most of them from the decompostion of water but all of them have been heretofore regar ded rather as class experiments, more interesting as to the theor' than capable of a practical appli cation. Mr. Gillard, by a simple and cheap meth od, makes pure hydrogen. Steam is passed into an air-tight iron retort, exactly like those in gas estab lishmentsthe bottom of the retort covered with a layer of charcoal to the depth of an inch or so the retort is heated to a bright red, and carbonic acid and hydrogen are produced. The chemical action is simple the oxygen of the water combining with the charcoal, forming carabonic acid, and passing with the 'hydrogen into a chamber containing lime. Here the carbonic acid combines with the lime, forming carbonate of lime, and the pure hy drogen being liberated, passes off. The advanta ges of the this manufacture over that of coal or oil gas in point of method and expense, are too ap parent to be dwelt upon. " Patents have been obtained for all countries of Eurupe, and the United States, and in Man chester it is said thc work has been successfully commenced. In thc course of a month a Philadel phia gentleman, now in this city, will return home with the requisite authority from the pattentee to introduce the manufacture of hydrogen for light, etc., into the United States." A negro preacher, saysa correspondent of the Boston Museum, referring to the judgment day, in one of his sermons, said, 'Bredren and, sjstgrs, in that day the Lord shall diwide thc shuqp fjum the goats ; and bress the Lard, we know whth ' wear dc wool !' i
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