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Communications.
vow the fiu:e rnEss.
Solar Heat. It seems to be the son
end received opinion that the present
summer is much warmer than usual. It
is a maxim in philosophy that there is
no effect without a cause.
That the rays of the sun are more
dense at sometimes than at others ad
mils not of a doubt, from the number ami
magnitude of the spots which at times ar
discovered on his disk. They are often
very numerous, and of considerable ex
tent. Some think they may become so
numerous, as to hide nearly the whole
face of the sun. We are informed that
the sun has at different times given out
quite a diminished portion of rays.
Plutarch says, that in the first year of
the reign of Augustus, the sun's light was
so faint and obscure, that one might look
at him steadily with the naked eye, with
out sulfering any inconvenience. Kepler
says, that in the year 1G4 , the sun ap
peared of a red color, as if viewed
through a thick mist. This continued
for the greater part of l lie year.
When spots present themselves on the
sun's disk, they generally consist of a
dark space, and are almost always sur
rounded with a brilliancy exceeding the
rest of the sun; and in the midst of which,
the spots are seen to form anil disappear:
all this, says Laplace, indicates that at the
surface of this enormous body, vivid effer
vescences take place, of which our vol
canoes form but a feeble comparison.
In the year 1799, Dr. Ilersehel discov
ered a spot on the sun, so large as to be
seen by the naked eye. It extended
more than fifty thousand miles. He says,
that lie discovered a large spot in the year
1783, which he followed up to the edge
of the sun's limb; that he plainly perceiv
ed it to be depressed below the surface of
tiie sun, and that it had very broad shelv
ing sides. Dr. Herschel also says, that
on the 2Gih August, 1792, he examined
the sun, with powers from ninety to five
hundred, and that it evidently appeared
that the black spots were the ground, or
body, of the sun; and that the luminous
parts was an atmosphere, which being
broken gave a glimpse of the sun himself.
The same gentleman further states,
lhat with his seven feel reflector he could
sec the spots, as on former occasions,
much depressed below the surface of the
luminous part. On the 1st September,
1792, a speculum which he brought to a
perfect figure on hone, without polish,
had the effect of stifling a great number
of the sun's rays, and on this account the
object spectrum admitted a great aper
ture, which enabled him to see with more
comfort and less danger. lie then dis
covered, that the surface of the sun was
unequal: many parts of which were ele
vated, and others depressed, but this in
equality was in the shining surface only;
for he thinks, that the real body of the
sun is seldom seen, otherwise than in
black spots.
The sun has at times, though rarely,
appeared altogether luminous, and with
out a spot, for several years together;
these different appearances of the sun are
produced by the fluctuations of the lucid
flame, which surrounds that body, whose
situation is supposed to be similar to an
atmosphere. When this principle is so
accumulated, as to present an entire lu
minous disk, there is a more dense body
of rays, emanating from the sun, than
when there are cavities or spots in view,
some perhaps us much as fifty thousand
miles in extent.
The more dense the rays the greater
the heat, admits not of n doubt. Du-
tint in this day's paper, we perceive
tit L onis J. Belloni, William street,
tar Wall, is agent for Uaggenmacker's
anufactured articles of German Silver,
his newly invented metal has every ap-
earance of silver, at one-third the cost;
nd the articles for domestic use, such as
poons, forks, tea sets, &c, ore deserv
ring the year 1547, as we are informed, ng of patronage. They look as well,
the sun appeared to be red: there wasind last full as long as silver, and is a
some derangement, or fluctuation, in thtvast improvement, as well as economy,
lucid flames surrounding that body, sc j. Y. Even'" Star,
thai there was a greater portion ofth
red rays emanating therefrom, than an
of the other seven primary colors. A fe
years ago, as is well recollected, the;
was quite an unusual phenomena of tfe
sun: his appearance blue, the origin f
which was confined to the sun himsif;
lor if this appearance had been producd
by the state of the earth's atmosphce,
the moon, and the stars, would have ben
affected in appearance also: they wold
have been blue, the former quite dim, ad
the latter perhaps not visible at all. At
the same time we saw a large spot or.he
sun's disk, the largest perhaps thatias
ever appeared in any age of the wrld;
if accurately measured, it would i all
probability, have measured not lesshan
seventy-five thousand miles. The imi
nution of rays occasioned by thes two
circumstances, produced a reductin of
solar heat in an annrooriate ratio i that
time, also we could view the sun vthoul
any embarrassment to the eye.
As a diminutive quantity of rays
emanating from the sun, produce a re
duction of heat, it is also true tha an in
crease of rays will produce an icrease
of heat. From these circumstaces we
are induced to believe, that the neat and
continued heat of the present sunmer is
occasioned by an entire lucid aid igne
ousdisk, presented towards the arth.
CTThc accounts from almost all part9
of the country, and particularly from
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, con
cur in the statement that the harvest of
the present year will yield ;in abundant
return to the labors of the husbandman.
Counterfeits. We have seen some
of the counterfeit money which was ta
ken from the persons lately arrested in
Monroe and Russel counties. Most of
the counterfeits, of which we feel at all
qualified to speak, are poorly executed.
Among them are notes of the Farmers
Bank of Virginia, and the Bank ofVir-
for i .1
gtnia, ot oinereni denominations; the
Charleston (Kanawha) branch of this
ast bank are well executed the fingers
of the right hand of the figure in the vig
nette, are closed in the genuine notes, as
in holding a pen, while in the counterfeit
they are open. United Stales' Bank
notes, of different denominations; the
20s well executed, but shorter than the
genuine. Raised notes of the Bank of
the Valley from $5 to 25, well executed.
Do on South Carolina Bank, 85 to 850
and counterfeits on the Bank of Michigan.
Staunton Va. Spectator.
Cholera. A few cases of cholera have
appeared in New York; but not enough
to excite any alarm for the general health
of the city, or to furnish any reason to be
lievc that it is likely again to rage as an
epidemic. The cases of this disease in
Quebec and Montreal, at the latest dates,
were gradually diminishing... .Rat. Star.
The President. Intelligencaia9 been
received from the President sine he has
entered Tennessee, from whichwe learn
that he is well, and sustains lis journey
astonishing, considering the exteme heat,
and his suffering a sharp bilicJS attack
which detained him two or thee days at
Salem, Virginia. The comprint yielde(
immediately to remedies. Ve have no
doubt that he carried the scccVof the dis
case with him from this ciy, as some
acres of stagnant water haw been form
ed in the President's groums by the em
bankment of the canal, the niasma from
which had greatly affected the health of
Mrs. Donelson and her chiliren, and oth
ers of the President's familr, before leav
ing the city. The vigor aid elasticity of
the President's constitutor was remarka
bly evinced by the endunnce which he
maintained in discharging his arduous
duties throughout the late prolonged ses
sion, under the circumstaice of laboring
in a sickly atmosphere, which subjected
even the young and sound of constitution
to agues and inlermittents. Globe.
Steam Boat Burnt. The Steam
boat Walter Raleigh, dpt. Gardiner, on
her way from Elizabeth City (N. C.) to
Charleston, was discovered to be on fire
in the hold, on Tuesday night of last
week, Georgetown light bearing S. by
W. distant 12 miles. In about five min
utes after the fire was discovered, the
flames had spread so rapidily lhat those
on board, ten in number, were compelled
to abandon the vessel and take to the
boat, when they were fortunately picked
up by the schr Rice Plant, from George
town, and carried into Charleston. The
W. R. belonged to Messrs Robert Sout
tcr & Son, and Mr James T. Souiter,
the junior partner of the firm, was a pas
senger on board; had been recently fitted
up to be run regularly between Charles
ton and Columbia, and was insured in the
Virginia Insurance Company at Rich
mond. Norfolk Her.
American Silver. By an odvertise-
Cholcra in the West. At Cincinnati,
during the week ending on the 30th July,
there were 86 deaths, of which 30 were
reported as of cholera, and there were
19 deaths of cholera previous: In Fulton,
adjoining Cincinnati, there were 29 deaths
between ihe 4th and 1 ah July, at Kich-
mnnd. on the Ohio river. 10: at Letart
Falls 9; at Maysville, 1; at Portsmouth
10; at Newton and Millville, Butler coun
tv. it rated fearfully. A few cases arc
occurring on ihe Ohio river from Puts
burgh down, and scarcely a steamboat
enmpa nn the river, that docs not lose
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more or less by this alarming disease.
During ihe week ending on the 25th ult.
G deaths of cholera took place in Wash
ington, Pa. In Beaver county severa
deaths have also taken place.
At Princeton, Caldwell county, Ky.
22 deaths of cholera had occurred; at
Louisville 2 or 3; and the 15 persons sup
posed to have been poisoned at a wed
ding, are now believed to have died of
cholera. At Maysville some deaths have
also occurred.
In the town of Pekin, Illinois, 12
deaths occurred, and most of the other in
habitants fled. At Rushville, 13 deaths,
and at Dillon's settlement 4 deaths had
taken place.
In several parts of Missouri it prevails;
but it has been very mortal among the
Mormons in Clay and Jackson counties;
17 of them had fallen victims at our last
dates from thence.
Dr. Drake of Cincinnati, has published
an article on this subject dated July 11,
from which we make the following ex
tract: 'The malignant cholera may be
distinguished from the common cholera
morbus and cholera infantum, with which
we are familiar, by the watery discharges,
the want of bile, and the absence of fever.
A disease which runs its course in less
than 24 hours, requires to be met at the
very onset. Whatever can be done,
must be done the first hour; and all who
live where it is prevailing, should be
deeply impressed with the solemn truth,
that any delay whatever in applying for
medical aid, mav he fatal' Ohio Rep.
Remtirkable Longevity. Mrs. Betsey
Trantham died in Maury county, in this
State, on the 10th of January, 1834, at
the uncommonly advanced age of one
hundred and fifty-four years. She was
born in Germany, and emigrated to tho
British Colonies in America at the time
ihe first settlement was made in North
Carolina, in the year 1710. It is a mat
ter of history, that the proprietors of
Carolina induced a number of Palatines
from Germany to emigrate to their lands
in that colony, in Order to give value to
their possessions. For this purpose
ships were prepared to convey the emi
grants, &. upon their arrival, the Govern
or, Synte, was directed to give to each
100 acres of land. Among the uumber
of those who emigrated at that time.
which was one hundred and twenty years
ago, was Mrs. Trantham. At the age of
120 her eyesight becarre almost extinct,
but during the last twenty years of her
life she possessed the power of vision ag
perfectly as at ihe age of twenty." For
many years previous to her death she
was unable to walk, and it is said to have
required a great attention in her friends
for many years, to prevent the tempera
ture of her body from falling so low as
not to sustain animal life. For this pur
pose, she is said to have been placed be
tween two feather beds, for many years
before her death, and by this means to
have retained the natural warmth f her
body. At the time of her death, she had
entirely losi the senses of tasie & hear
ing. For twenty years before lnjr death,
she was unable to distinguish the differ
ence between the taste of sugar and vine
gar. At the age of sixty five she bore
her only child, who is now living, and
promises to reach an uncommonly ad
vanced age. We doubt whether the
annnls of modern history can produce an
equally remarkable instance of longevity.
Murfrcesboro' Tcnn. paper.
Who would not be a Quack? We
learn from the Newark Daily Advertiser,
that, on a recent trial in New York, for
an infringement of the patent right, it ap
peared that the annual sales of Morri
son's Ilygeian Pills, by his agents in this
country, exceed 8200,000. The origina
tor of this famous compound, which cures
all the ills flesh is heir to, who is an En
glishman, it is said has amassed a large
fortune by the sale of his nostrum.
Effect on the Air, of firing Cannon.
Mr. Robertson, the aeronaut, in his last
ascension from Castle Garden, states,
that he was very much annoyed by the
firing of cannon, perhaps at the Navy
Yard. Every discharge made his bal
loon shake like an aspen; and at times,
he was not without apprehensions of dan
ger from the circumstances. The in
crease of his distance from the earth did
not diminish the effect of the concussion.
Newbern Spec.
A tried Receipt for Burns.-Kecp on
hand a saturated solution of alum (four
ounces in a quart of hot water) dip a cot
ton cloth in this solution and lay it im
mediately on the burn. As soon as it
shall have become hot or dry, replace it
by another, and thus continue the com
press as often as it dries, which it will, at
first, do very rapidly.
The pain immediately ceases, and in twenty
four hours under this treatment the wound will
be healed, especially if the solution be applied
before the blisters are formed. The astringe
ment and drying quality of the alum completely
prevents them. The deepest burn, those caused
by boiling water, drops of melted metal, phos
phorus, pun-powder, fulminating powder,
have all been cured by this specific.