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L Y POST. 200 T S 0 U T LAKES' DEPARTMENT. "HE WILL NOT COME TO-NIGHT." Her hair is twined in glossy braids, And wreathed with flagrant flowers, Yet from her face the sunlight fades, Ab pass the weary hours. . . But still she seeks the misty pane, ' To watch the fading light, i And strains her eyes, but all in Tain, ';'-.. ' He will not come to-night 1 U The light hath faded from the sky, The stars, come one by one, Yet, with a sad and wistful eye, The girl keeps watching on. Yet often turns to brush away L The tears that dim her Bight, Oh ! 'tis sad tohear her say, 'He will not come to-night!" She calls to mind his parting words, And breathes them o'er and o'er, But now they fall on quivering chords That never thrilled before. She. throws aside the braided hair, Her cheek is ashy white, Oh ! 'tis the paleness of despair ..He (will not come to night. Well, raawy a lip of brigtter red Hath lost its rosy glow, -And many a fairer, prouder head, Hath bowed in anguish low. And tears have flowed, and scalding tears, .' ; From eyes as dark and bright. And many a passing angel hears, . lie will not come tonight. From the Lowell News. . FEMALE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. How few of our young females truly understand the meaning of the word ' accomplishment." They thiuk it . merely an outward show, a something which may gild the surface, but not take root in the soil ; shown off like sweets that are " wasted on the desrt air" at every opportunity7. The mind is not cultivated, though the form may be, the un derstanding is not bettered though the complexio"n be whitened or painted to suit the various tastes of the wearers. It seems as though some of our girls never had an idea ahead of prese'nt time; as though they knew not that beauty would fade, or else that their everykaim must be to make a "market," and when that is accomplished, there. is nothing more to do. What ignoramuses ! What man is -there that, after having been deceived in a wife once, will uui ever auer nave a inisu usi inab sue ,mav ueceive him again. If: her face be painted, why not her actions likewise ? Let us say to the girls that a plain face with a well stored mind is far moro pre ferable on a long acquaintance, than the most beautiful features with ignorance. Good breeding is just- as essential to happiness in life as good bread ' nnd butter; aruli when this orJtbat young fellow, if he lias , any sense, finds that a Miss who, on a .casual acquaintance, he takes a "shine" to. is intent on palming off on him a base counterfeit of manners for the genuine, it doe not take him long to become disgusted and leave for some more attractive spoL Oimvarll show. otrlinjr. simperinc sighingand caper-cuttings may do for a first visit ; so may gingerbread, sodafn-ackers, and milk toast do for a working man, for one dinner, but the next time they both want a more substantial fare. If he has atay gumption, a man will marry no such wo man, and if he hasn't any, why, he is notditto marry, so, girls, the odds are against you either way? We were much amused with the remark of an tic quaintance, the other day, who had been favored (?) with an introduction to a young lady, in the city, who evidently desires to be considered one of the belles. It was at her house, and in recounting the visit to ii.vtfai'l he " She displayed her every ac complishment to ine in less than five mjnutes, run ning 'then? over one after the other,-in'-the same manner that she did the keys of her letised three hundred dollars piano." And so it is. .'.Instead of sitting down to; attain the real valuable acquire ments, there are girls foolish enough to get a smauenmr, ana men iiihik inev are a-nreis. o reading but that of novels, no conversation but that of mere frivolty, no .thought but on dress, beaux, daiieing, and concerts, is not the thing, by 4i long chalk, for our girls. A knowledge of human action, an acquaintance with the past and present world, a cultivated taste for rearling, a judicious system of exercise, labor and amusement, well- 1 formed and correct habits' and deportment, are some of the , studies which -young ladies should go through with before they can begin to- call them selves "accomplished ;" and even then they will seriously doubt their claims to the title ; for it is a fact that the moro a . man knows-and the same of a woman the less confidence does he have m bis abilities and attainments. We like to see beautiful handsome girls, as well as anybody; and we like to see them neatly and prettily dress ed ; but, at the same time,, we should as lief, (a "word which should fcnkte its HtfJ) sit down in a nicely furnished apartment and talk 'a- half hour to a lithograph print of a pretty French girl, as to spend the same length of time in conversation with some young ladies we have seert-during our. short life time. Man was made for a noble purpose, and it is' nowise supposable that a woman was mace for a less. Therefore, we would say to ur girl read ers, if you would be loved and respected by your selves and the opposite sex, mix less'"of this alloy with the puie gold and you will pass the better among those who ar accustomed to the true coin. This paragraph from the German, most happily hits the attributes of wife, mistress and lady. It is just as true as writ : f ! " Who marries for love takes, a wife, who marries for consideration takes a lady: You are 'beloved by your wife, regarded by your mistress, tolerated by your lady. You have a wife for yourself, a mistress for your house and its friends ;"a lady for the world. .Your wife will agree with you, your mistress will accommodate you, your lady will manage you. Your wife will take care of your household, your mistress of your house, your lady of appearances. If you are sick, your 'wife will nurse you, your mistress Will visit you, your lady will enquire after your health. You take a walk with your wife, a ride with your mistress, and join parties with your lady-.- Your wife will share your grief, your mistress your money, and your lady your debts. If you are dead; your wife will shed tears, your mistress lament, and your lady wear mourning" ; . YOUTHS! DEPARTMENT. TRY, TRY AGAIN. In the month of jMay, 1539,ja,uew family mov ed iato the village of Saintes in France. The father, Bernard Palissy, was quite celebrated for paintings on g as. They lived comfortably and happily. Bernard .Was. industrious, and earned enough to pr vide for all the wants of his family. After they had been two years at Saintes, Bernard one day saw a veryj beautiful cup, and was deter mined to make a v'ase'similar to it, but stronger and more useful. So he went to work and mixed different kinds of eajth, and kneaded it, but it was i . not what he meant it should be. He laid aside the! painting of glass, which had supported his familyj so comfortably, and spent all his time trying to rrjake. this vase, which he was very su:e he could db. i Every day his faimily grew poorer and poorer, but he comforted himself by saying that to-morrow he should have jmore gold than hisstrong box could hold. -To-morrow came, but t& brought no relief to the suffering household. Many, to-morrows passed away, but still the strong " box was empty. Ilis starving wife and children 'clasped their thin hands, and Witt! streaming tears besought him to return to his trade; but he would not. Twenty years glided ion in' poverty and suffering. Bernard's hair was gray, and his form bowed, but still he thought onlyj of his darling object. His children were scattered bere and tbere, to earn their daily bread. jHis neighbors called him a madman, a foolj and'a Villain. Suddenly, the apprentice, who had served him patiently for many years, declared he would not remain another hour. Poor Bernard was obliged to give him part of his own clothing in payment of his wages, and was now obliged himself to attend his oven. It is in jthe cellar, and he anxiously gropes his way down the dark staircase. " More wood ! more wood !" There is none in the little shed ; there! is none beside the cottage door. What is to be done ? Almost wild, Ber nard tears down the frjail garden, fence, and hurls it into the fire. The flames rise "high and hot, but still there is not enough. "A chair, a stool, a table, whatever the frantic man can seize, is thrown into the glowing furnace. Suddenly, a loud shout rings through the heated cellar. His- tremblirig wife hastens to obey the call. There stands Ber nard, gazing with mutd joy on the vase so longdesir ed, at length obtained? The news of his discovery spread far and wide. Henry III., then King of France, sent for him to come to Paris, and received him in his palace. Here he lived for many vears, a rich and honored man. At length, a persecu tion arose against tlw Protestants. Bernard re fused to give up his religion, and was, therefore, placed in prison, wher ho died in 1589. Children, did you know that the invention of com mon crockery cost a wjise and good man so many years of toil? Child's Paver, FAITH AN ANECDOTE. A Cow woiV Mjjn, -njlittlo. K"y A...X really J- the waters of the St. Lawrence. . He was but six years old, and images of beauty floated for him on every, distant -cloud. Ilis favorite reading for many months had been Ie Foe's Robinson Crusoe, and as the boat passed, in and out among "the many thousand islands of the river, he painted to his fnother, in glowing. Colors, all that it would be pos sible to do, if throwni adrift upon the spar, he should by some strange chance find himself alone upon the pobly beach, j Very charming,' he thought the fairy -like island, with their tender screens of birch and maple, veiling just enough from feeble human sight the warni glory of the sun. The day wore on, the islands were passed, and now the . boat began, to descend 'the rapids. A head wind lifted-the breakers, the 'sky darkened, but the child and mother felt the excitement of the scene. Like a living jhuman creature the strong boat kept its way. It took a manly pride, it seemed? in mastering the obstacles to its course, and as it rose and fell vvith heavy swing, a sense of power, half divine, filled the hearts arid souls of the pas sengers. The boy stood stil-Tighter and tighter he grasped his mother's iiand, and with blue eves darkened by earnest thought, looked upoii the face of the water. Soon the rain began to-fall heavily, the water was still more agitated, and the mother felt that when, the keel of the vessel grated against the rocks, visions of storm and wieek passed through the little one's miud. She saw that he was fright ened, and began to question whether it would not be best to carry him tb the warm cabin, anil by song and story beguile; his excited mind. Just at this moment, he gently pressed her hand, and as she looked down upon him, she saw the expression of serious thought give way, a sweet smile, drawing on his lips, as he said softly to himself, rather than to her, the following liies : Then the captain's little daughter, Took her father by the hnd, Saying, is not God upon the water,, Just the same as on the land! 1" The pleasant pbet who wrote the simple lines of which the above werie the child's broken remem brance, is now in a foreign land. The drawing rooms of the noble open readilyto his genial pre sence, and the tables Jof the literati ring with the cheer and merriment h'is joyous tones excite; but no words of courtly compliment, though spoken with royal lips, will fallj- more sweetly upon his ear than would these words of that trusting child could he have stood by his side and watched the dawn of faith in his pure soul as he spoke. Oh, little children, God teaches us in many ways that to make others happy ib one of the truest objects of life. It is better to make others good, but it is best of- all to turn the heart of the child in trust ing love to its Heavenlyj Father. If, like the absent poet, we are ever able jo speak or write one word which shall do this, let us bless God fqr the high privilege. Montreal Juvenile Magazine. Aslittle deaf and durhb girl was once asked by a lady, who wrote the question oh the slate, "What is prayer ?" ; The little, girl took her pencil, and wrote in reply, " Prayer is a wish of the hearty Sum for the Bor - .If a newspaper editor " stops the press to announce , ' what would he do if it was a pound ? DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL SONG. 1 ADAPTED TO THE SOUTHEBN CULTIVATOR, FROM AN IXCHAHGE. Plow deep to find the gold, my friend, Plow deep to find the gold ! Your farms have treasures rich and sure, Unmeasured and untQld. Clothe with the vine our Southern hills, Our broad fields sow with grain, Nor search the Sacramento's rills, For Californian gain. Our land o'rflows with corn and bread, With treasures all untold, Would we but give the plowshare speed, . And depth to find the- gold. Earth is grateful to her s6ns For all their care and toil ; Nothing yields such sure returns As drained and deepened soil. Science, lend thy kindly aid, Her riches to unfold ! Moved by plow, or moved by spade, Stir deep to find the gold!' Dig deep to find the gold, my friends, Dig deep to find the gold Your farms have treasures rich and sure, Unmeasured and untold. - From the Mobile Tribune. GRASS FOR THE SOUTH. Columbus, Ga., July 28. Messrs. McGuire, Ballextine, & Co. : You will see an article in the Soil of the South for Au gust, about foreign grass, the seed of which I have climatised, which I respectfully ask you to repub lish in your valuable journal, should you feel so disposed. I do in all candor assure you that there is no humbug in this natter, as actual experiment for three years has proved its value over any other in every respect. As you say in your issue -of the 26th inst., " It remains to be seen whoin-the South will prove himself such a benefactor to the farmers and "planters'" in- discovering the kind -of grass adapted to the soil and climate, &c. -I feel that I am warranted in saying that for the South, and for grazing through six months of the year, and for reclaiming exhausted fields, and rendering us inde pendent of the North in the article of hay, this grass will do the work. 1 neglected to state in my article in the soil of the South that this grass does not spread or run so as to make it difficult to be gotten 'rid of. This "rass frows like wheat or barley, and can be as easily destroyed. It goes to seed in June; sheds the seed which are over abundant, (by which I mean their immense quantity,) falling and cover-in"- the o-round with a dense mass of foliage, and the seed lies all summer, till the last of September, id infinitum. When the seed come up in the fall it is easily destroyed by ploughing up, should it be desirable to do so. It grows very rapidly, and no gras,s is more nutritious, and upon very rich land, nr lanrl mirlae. Ky mon.ur.. (a:i':"y g'1- ano,) I believe it will yield from four to six tons of hay per acre. I know that horses, mules and cat tle prefer it to the best Northern ; and but for the cotton, which requires attention at the time of sav ing hay, (to wit: June,) this grass would render saving corn fodder entirely useless, and wou'd take the place of it. But fodder can Lo saved w hen the labor can be well spared ; so I doubt the practica bility of its taking its place; yet this is not the fault of the gra?s. This grass has the fullowing claims to our at tention : 1st, It-is never injured by the greatest cold ; no freeze hurts it at all. 2nd, It stands the heat of our summer's sun. 3d, It is uninjured, and unretarded by heavy rains, overflows, or ordi nary drought. 4th, Sowed in September, it is ready for grazing in November. 5th, It will graze horses, cattle, mules, sheep, hogs, goats and chick ens !rom November to June, stock being then turned off, it will (Gth) yield as much hay per acre as the clover or timothy of the North, or the blue grass of Kentucky in quantity, quality and weight. 1th, It does not spread or run, so as to be difficult to be gotten rid of. 8th, It will do well in any soil in the South. 9th, It will reclaim worn out fields; and 10th, it requires to be sown but once, ' ever afterwards reproducing itself ad infinitum. For sheep, it is invaluable, and as a winter-grazing and soiling grass unequalled. You justly remark, " we are now more in need of fodder and green food than anything else on our farms." If this grass don't supply it, then it is useless to try any further. Should persons in your section desire to get seed they can write me postpaid, so I can enter their names, and next year will send the seed, and my mode of cultivating it. I do not think it necessary for any person to order more than one peck, as that will produce seed enough to sow several acres the second year. My price will be $5 a peck, put up in cotton bags, and I pledge myself to return the price if it don't come up to what I say ; cer tainly, that is fair. You are at liberty to publish this letter if you think proper, as I feel that every farmer and planter, and, indeed, every person in the South who owns a cow, should have it and use it. Very respectful!', Your obedient servant, B. V. Iverson. The following is Mr. Iverson's letter to the Soil of the South : THE RESCUE GRASS. Gentlemen : I have seen and read a letter from Mr. Wm. S. Lewis, of Pted River, near Shrieveport, addressed to one of you, and published in the July number of your very interesting and valuable jour nal, in which Mr. L. asks for information about red clover as a grazing grass for stock, fcc. I know very little about any kind of clover, but I profess to know something about a kind of grass which I am satisfied will suit Mr. L., and that too in latitude 32.40. I read Mr. L.'s communication with inter est, as in fact I do all recitals of southern effort to makp the South independent of every other people. Why should we pay " tribute " to any set of men for articles which we can and should produce at home ? Very few of us have any idea of the im-. mense sum which is paid by the (oh, unfortunate) South, annually to the North, for the single article of hay. It is enormous, and yet it is but one drain. It seems to me that if there is any one thing great ly needed by us, in an agricultural way, it is the possession of a grass, by every Southern planter, which would reclaim his wornout land, graze and improve his scrubby stock, and render the South independent of the North now and forever m the matter of hay. I am aware that many have tried of late years (and they deserve the thanks of all) to get ar foreign grass acclimated, which would stand our winter's cold and our summer's heat ; a grass which would graze stock from November to June, and would then yield as good hay as timothy, clover, or the blue grass of Kentucky. But as yet their success has not been equal to their zeal. We have, it is true, many grasses, most of them valuable no doubt, yet the experiment with them has failed to drive Northern hay out of southern markets. We are still " hewers of wood and drawers of water." Now, in order to succeed ; in order to stop this .heavy out-lay ; in order to keep our money at home to help educate our chil dren ; build our churches; open our railroads ; clear up and improve our lands, and do a great many other good things, we must have a grass that will yield as much to the acre ; it must be as cer tain a crop, and it must be as nutritious as theirs. Is it possible for us to obtain such a grass ? I an swer, yes, I have the seed of a foreign grass (now acclimated to the South) which is never injured by our severest cold ; which stands our summer's heat ; which is neither injured or retarded by heavy rains, overflows or ordinary droughts ; which will graze horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, hogs and poul try, from November to June ; which will then yield as much hay per acre, in quantity, quality and weight, and which is as nutritious as timothy, clo ver, or the blue grass of Kentucky. Seed which will produce a grass out-growing millet or lucerne; which will do well in any kind of soil in tlje South, which will reclaim worn out fields, and which will require to be sown but once, ever after producing itself, ad infinitum. It is an annual, ; and the roots die in the same way as wheat and rye. On very rich land, it grows fiom three to four feet high, is easily cradled, and stock prefer it to the best Northern hay. ! From actual experiments, made for the last three years, I know this grass will answer the above ends. I shall have the seed for sale during the next year, as I shall seed down one hundred acres this Sep tember. ! Persons who may w ish to procure this seed, can address me at Columbus, Ga., post paid, stating the quantity wanted, when the price will be given, with the mode of its cultivation. With every wish, gen- -tlemen, for your success, I remain your friend and fellow citizen, 1. V. Iveusox N. B. Those of the South who may be fond of rich milk, yellow butter and tender beef steaks, to such I say, this is the guus to make them; and what a blessing for poor cows during the Cold and wintry months. Finally, I must beg to say to your correspond ent, Mr. L., that for the rich bottoms of Red Riv er, he need only to procure this seed, and he and his ilecendants rrry laugh at any body w ho should name to him or them anything about red ejlover for owrck grcwuig, or InrWd any other clover in lati tude 35.40. ' ' In some future number, if permitted, I will show how this grass will reclaim the poorest of the poor, worn-out, washed, robbed ami butchered -of our fields and make them produce good crops again ; and that it w ill be wholly unnecessary hereafter to save corn fodder as food for horses, mules or cuttle, by those who will take, the trouble to sow it. I have named it " the Rescue Grass" of the South. R.iV. I. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. A KNIFE-BOARD. Housekeepers will thank our lady correspondent of Vickslurg, Mi-s., for the following excellent de scription of an article indispensable in evervlpantry : " Wanting a knife-board, a short time since (having left mine at my old residence near Wood ville) I had one made which answered so good a purpose that I thought immediately of the Culti vate. You know, Messn. Editors, that " little things are great to little men," and a sharpy bright knife i no contemptible accompaniment t6 a roast turkey or smoking sirloin. For the bencli, take a plank two inches thick; two feet wide, and three feet long. Insert (of two inch square scantling) four legs the two on the right hand should be three inches shortest, giving the bench a gentle slope downward. Get slips of plank oneinch by one and a' half; nail the thickest side down about eight inches apart, so as to separate the different knives and forks. On the side next you, nail some of these slips around exactly to fit tight ;a bath brick, and so as to allow it to be lifted out! and re placed by another, when so much worn as to be no longer useful. Thisj brick is a wonderful brightener of notions. . At. the -low est end of the bench is a slip of stout yellow leather, tightly stretcheii across and nailed securely down. On the rough! side of this leather spread, with a knife, lard, in which a good deal of emory or steel-dust has been previous ly mixed. This will polish well. I believe this knife bench is my own invention. If it is worth being tried by others, you have the consent of an old Housekeeper. jj, j' q The following, from the same hand, is also well worthy of particular attention : j ' 4 TO SAVE FRESH MEAT. While on the subject of table economy, I will give you an idea of my own, letting it pass for only as much as it i3 worth, for I have no intention of imposing on your readers, unless you think it may. save a poor man a few pounds of meat. I have often had the mortification of seeing part of a fine mutton spoil, and that, too, after dividingtwith a neighbor. To remedy this was a matter ofconsid eration. The various suggestions of charcoal were resorted to without success, until I reduced them all to the annexed manner of using. j I take a large tin box (mine is the boiler of an old cooking-stove) perforate it with holes sufficient ly large and abundant to admit a free circulation of air, and yet so small that a fly cannot get in. This box I suspend by the handles and a piece of cord, in a dense shade where no sun can r4ach it ; thd limb of a spreading tree is a good place. The air must circulate aropnd it. I cut up and rub my meat with salt in which a little allspice has been mixed. Between every layer of meat I lay a bag the size of the box, made of musquito muslin, filled with pieces of charcoal the size of walnuts (as Dr. Primrose says Hike to give the full. name,) The muslin prevents the meat being discolored, and yet admits the absorbing qualities of the charcoal to act upon the meat. Do not think I intend this to be imposed on your readers ; it only may do if nothing better is suggested, M. B. C. Sweet Potato Vines. A correspondent of the " Georgia Telegraph" states that the vines-of the sweet potato may be saved during the Winter and used in the Spring for propagating a new crop. In the Fall, any time before frost takes place, the' vines may be cut in any convenient length, and placed in layers, qn the surface of the earth, to the depth of twelve or eighteen inches ; cover the vines, whilst damp, with partially rotten straw, (either pine or wheat will answer) to the depth of six inch es, and cover the whole with a light soil about four inches deep. In this way the vines will keep du-1 ring the Winter, and in the Spring they will put out sprouts as abundantly as the the potato itself when bedded. The draws or sprouts can be plant ed first, and the vine itself can be subsequently cut and used as we generally plant slips. THE FARMER'S BANK. . Vault Mother earth. Exchanges The transplanting of the nursery and garden. . Deposits Happiness, sobriety, and manly inde pendence. Assets Shining fields, waving with a golden harvest. Liabilities Indebted to God alone, who sends the sunshine and the rain. Dividends Health, wealth and honest patriotic hearts. To make pure whjte Soap. Take sodain crys stals, and put it into a barrel with a layer of quick lime, and pcur warm water upon it, suffering the liquor to leach out in the same manner theft, "ashes are leached out in the woods for making crude potash. This liquor should be filtered through straw, so as to have it pure and clear. Its specific gravity should be 1,010 in the hydrometers. To every gallon of this ley, 11 lbs. of melted sHiet or white tallow should be added, and it should be kept boiling gently in a clean kettle for four hours. It should then be completely saponified, which can easily be tested by immersing a flat knife in it. When completely saponified it will shake on the spatula. The fire should then be drawn from the furnace, and a handful of salt, dissolved in cold water thrown in. This is to cool the soap and to separate it from the water. It can then be run off into frames, and when cool, cut it into proper cakes. This is good soap, and. is well adapted for making into toilet and other soaps. Scientijic American. Disease Among Swine. A correspondent at Sheshequin says, I noticed, from a Jefferson Coun ty correspondent, an inquiry in regard to a disease among hogs. The same commenced among a lot at this place. The first one attacked, died in a few hours. The second one attacked, was immediate ly fed on sulphur, and a pail of cold water thrown directly upon the head and throat every hour, ef fecting a perfect cure. The remainder, I presume, were saved by the use of sulphur a most' excel lent antidote against disease among hogs. Colic in Horses. Mr. J. W. Dent, of Craw ford county, writes to the 11 -Soil of the South," giving the following prescription for this disease : Take a handfull of Jamestown leaves, make a tea of it, put it into a common black bottle, and drench the animal. If the tea appears too strong, when made, weaken by putting cold water to it. This he luas seen given when the horse was $n his side perfectly helpless, and in half an hour relief was afforded. A Tennessee correspondent says : The best rem edy that I have tried for colic in horses is, one pint of whiskey and two-thirds of a 'ea-cup of gun powder. Mix well and drench the horse, in or dinary cases the horse will be well in half an hour. CURE FOR THE BLIND STAGGERS- Mkssrs. Editors In your August number, I see a recipe for Blind Staggers in Horses, from Isham Dansby. Bleeding and No. 6. And Mr. Dansby is of opinion that blind stagn-ers in horses is the same as apoplexyln man. I will give you a recipe, also, the virtues of which 1 have tried in several cases ; and if the auimal is taken in hand before he falls, or gets to that state in which he cannot stand, I believe it infallible : Bleed freely once a day ; smoke the animal with pine tops, feathers, and a little tar. Put the pine tops, feathers and tar into a barrel, and hold the animal's nose over the barrel for ten or fifteen min utes. Twice a day steam the animal,' by boiling half a bushel of corn, say ten minutes ; put the corn into a close bag or sack, drawing, the' same over the animal's nose, closing it well around the lower part of the head, that none of the steam may es cape continue until the animal is relieved. On the second day, large clots of matter will escape from the animal's nose. Now if, according to Mr. Dansby, blind staggers in horses is apoplexy in man, why this discharge from the nose? Yours respectfully, John R. Tereau. Southern Cultivator, Cfre for Swinney. A Tennessee correspon dent of the Philadelphia Post, gives the following as a certain cure for Swinney : I see in your paper of the 12th ult., inquiry made for a remedy to cure swinney in horses, and as I have one on hand that I know from" long experi ence will cure and won't fail, I will request the fa vor to have it inserted in the Post, for the benefit of your inquiring friend and the numerous readers of your Valuable paper. Take a half pound of blistering ointment and a half pint of spirits of turpentine, and simmer them over a; slow fire until intimately mixed it is then ready for use either warm or cold. Take up the skin on the shoulder of the horse where it is dis eased, between the thumb and forefinger, and punc ture it six or eight times, through and through, with a sharp-pointed awl ; then rub in well a por tion of this preparation for three or four successive mornings, until the shoulder blisters. When the blister heals, the horse will be well. B. R. I. HUMOROUS. TUT? TIT A XT ms - - ax xu UJST AW rT The following has come tols th 1 lat entitles it to entire credit a I Ai hure, t o fisted, broad-lloul,t. , Carolina, appeared, a few days ar., SJrif' building, and inquired fur the JL' ? illr directed to. the proper door, hut uien 't' ' H ' ter the room, was stopped bv t!,,'. 1 not observing the usual cerenionij ""'fr "What's the matter 'now i Winkle. "You can't 2:0 iu sir." '.v,.i;.i ' , r..,., ... . ' ' 1 u mess e 11 see aoout that, ivpliel P' ered. the messenger inliis biawm- ?' 1. . , ." . riij 11m aside. f-n "X, uumes ,00U1 several gentleman present, he "'! fit,';, ' Which is the secretary ' '"lam," said Mr. Guthrie to thejntrul' sternly. "How did you get in her,-" "Oh, .we'll talk about about tint 1 r' i. 1 '"tor sul'i . said Rip. -I've come on business, and w '11 to that first. You see, Mr. Secretary I ocrat .from North Carolina, and li ama boat at . and a whip ti. 1 5 aM now, and I want it Mind' now ! jt anv difference in mv voting ;f... . ' 4 to me. I always vote - right anyhow. , papers; look at 'em and 'speak out ! . C: Mr. Guthrie was ouite tal ..m .. . 1 1U1 1),; 1. ' ailUJUiiiy , ouu icncu iiJctl lie W0U(1 rrjy answer at twelve. 0 " Mind now," said Rip, showing l,is the .secretary,; "you fee: that little finger when it gets to 12 I'll be here, certain " take, now!" i UEi " WThere are you stopping r asked Oi, ary. . . . - " t:' "Stopping, you may well say that. I'v-. . money to fool away stopping anywhere.. '.'' iicaiviticsi, at mo luaitici uouse mis inornin ' you see I want 1 to start home in the mail b '' is; evening, for if E stay. here long I cunt r f f '""' all. Now mind, Mr. Secretary, 12 u'c;,',.' know !" So saying he took his leave. During his absence M-.' Guthrie exaia,, papers, and finding him properly ree,, directed his commission to be prepared mind ly. Punctual tb the minute, our friend ap: and was handed his commission. H. thanked the Secretary, took his leave, and i N doubtless at home, attending to his hiti-- IT dare say that Uncle Sam has not a better 0? ---Wash. Star. Oocld'nt do it. The Cleveland ILMi the following. As a matter of course it i tru-- " Recently, upon the cars running out , f land, a lady was peddling tracts, ?d;iiiitW colporteur. The tract which engrossed lier-J attention was entitled, "Give me thv heart's was undoubtedly an orthodox' .and valuaMe j J," duction. Without a word she pjescnted itlj quiet looking homo, who read the title arid t0 4 No,. Madam, I cflnnot give it ; this wtnmii wife.' The heart seeker vamosed and the;.t 1 A very thin audience attending the traiv, :: ' Richard III., at Windsor Theatre, soine tirne U V the crook-back tyrant had not sufficient diiluv to endure this neglect of his powers: for, iosiil ; patience in the tent scene, he exclaimed, uitiuif phasis "I'll forth, and walk awhile," and vV ' composedly went home to supper. I ; The " bit of strippedunting" is still keptfiyj says the Boston Post. The Postmaster fel has appointed Mrs. Susan M. Bunting post!ir- "fi at Cottage, Montgomery county, Mo., vice Ck,. V: Bunting deceased. ' f Bong may she wave. ' . W'.' 'Say have you seen what's his name tbis en f .y' llio- ' Yes, I saw him at what d'ye call 'emV ' Oh, was thingembob with him V 'Yes, and he had his what d'ye o;;li itk'tJ pocket.' Sir Jonah Barringtou in his Sketches in held says, the only three kinds of death retried natural by the lower Irish are dying quia? home, being hung, and dying of starvation wLa the potatoe crop fails. - " A young fellow having been charged wi:h ga ting drunk the night before, and wishing tojasi? himself, declared that he never was d rust. meant, to be, for it always made him feel so the next morning ?" The following is one of the toasts given at tlx celebration of the 4th of July out west: can youth may their ambition reach as high a their standing collars." "It is very curious," said an old gentleman sfe days since to his friend, ".that a watch should be perfectly dry, when it has a 'running spring m side.'" 7- For the Southern Weekly Po MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. BY A DEAF-MUTE. I am composed of 21 letters. My 2, 5, II, 5, 10, a goddess woreKipr Rome. Her 6rst temple was erected by st'Tw Africanus, and another was afterwards by Claudius Marcellus. : My 4, 6, 11, gives light to all the world. My 8, 3, 11, 10, 17, is a cotmty in Illinois. , My 10, 5, 9, is a species of deer found i? orti America. ; My 12, 10, 9, ,11, was a celebrated architect & mathematician. '.'.' My 14, 13, 16, is a kind offish. , y My 15, 19, 20, 20, 6, 1, 8,'is-a great champ" l Hungarian liberty. My 19, 10, 1, 3, was governor of Bayonne, time of the infamous massacre of St. Bart men. , , My 21, 17, 16, 13, 10, is an Ex-President of United States. My whole is more popular than any other ne- paper in North Carolina. Gosza'113- Answer to enigma in last week's Death of Henry Clay. t
Southern Weekly Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 12, 1853, edition 1
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