The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

.r sox, of Derby, must have at a charity sermon. If All ide of the place, it is chiefly begging of Dr. Hutchinson. 'r is given in the fact that at his door for a Christmas chem away with a solitary 'm in, treated them with a Tded them out of a guinea." -M.'s anecdote of the bishop le of a similar story. A lady ted after the birth of her first inious clergyman, thinking to apply to her, thus altered aye this lady, thy servant." 0 be outdone in politeness, " Who putteth her Lady les and Q uer i es. ' - -A young lady called in a tg for a rush of blood to the 'to to mybluf f self,' said the lan- to ' 'the , though kind tg her pulse. "Ah ! how ?" forrison's pill s Parr's pills, B ell's pills, balsam of ugh electuary. I have used sla, Fawcett's anodyne pills, 'opted the astonished doctor, daint no good !" "No ! then 'i,oetistholry inquired the patient. , eyeing h er f rom h ea d he, after a moment's reflec off, yau r st ays sac, : I: RuE.—The following in irctty in a d og was, some time ariset, late President of the at a meeting of La ,a ', ▪ -e rlAgnon was arrested on Ina' st t : t hen to Paris. He hada , earried off in this man don I T , „and his looks showed f ollowed the carriage in • , 1 1 jl but took care not to 'hen they arrived at Paris, to t ne prison of the Concier ,:ravellers alighted, and the longer to conceal himself, as %mission, of condolence, and 1:'• h is master, who, surprised his caress es by his own, and governor of the prison for the with him. Three months to on, and, on the day it took as followed to the Hall of !h. lay down under a bench, the trial. The young man ed, and was most warmly con friends who were present. he inquired for his dog, but id. From the joy which fol log' concluded that the master Id nothing more to fear, and Perpignon, travelling night 7 of more th an a hundred and arrived at his master's r adlY and scraped violently at 'as opened by the surprised his eyes sparkling with de ,o side, leaping and uttering Is of his whole frame seemed in the m id s t o f " you. " I n trds a letter arrived, acquaint laPpy result of the trial, an trn of him for whom they so It anxiety. From Paris to 240 leagues---720 English SUPP AND ARE '4B Mercury, Col. 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As Pliny and others have referred to the existence of these treatises, or rather libraries, there can be no doubt of their genuineness, and the importance of the discovery can, scarcely be over-rated CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE EATERS.—A singular illus tration of the effect of mixed substances upon the human constitution, when in a state of disease, is pre sented in the use of a mixture of opium with corrosive sublimate by the confirmed opium-eaters of the East. The drug, in its usual form, gradually loses its effect upon the habitual consumer, so that the dose must be increased from time to time, if the influence of the drug is to be maintained. But at length even this resource fails to inveterate opium-eaters in Constanti nople, and no increase of dose will procure for them the desired enjoyment, or even relieve them from bodily pain. In this emergency, they have recourse to a poisonous corrosive sublimate. Mixing at first a minute quantity of this substance with their daily dose of opium, they increase it by degrees till they reach the limit of ten grains a day, beyond which it is usually unsafe to pass. This mixture acts upon their long-tortured frames, when neither of the ingredients, taken alone, will either soothe or exhilarate. But the use of the new medicine only protects a little longer the artificial enjoyment, which has become a necessary of life, finally bringing to a more miserable termination the career of the debilitated and distorted Theriaki.— Professor Johnston's Chemistry of Common Life. THE STEAM ENGINE AND THE HUMAN BODY.— James Watt, when first devising his first engine, knew well that the rapid combination of the oxygen of atmospheric air with the combustible fuel in the furnace produced the heat and force of the engine ; but he did not know that in the living body there is going on, only more slowly, a similar combination of the oxygen of the air with the like combustible matter in the food, as this circulates after digestion in the form of blood through the lungs, which combination pro duces the warmth and force of the living animal. The chief resemblances of the two objects are exhibited strikingly in the following tables of comparison, where are set forth nearly the same things and actions, with difference in the names. TABLE OF COMPARISON. THE STEAM ENGINE IN ACTION TAKES : I.—FUEL, viz.—Coal and wood, both being old or dry vegetable matter, and both combustible. 2.—WATER. 3.—AIR. AND PRODUCES: 4.—STEADY BOILING HEAT OF 212 degrees by quick combustion. 5.—53.101 CE from the chimney, or air loaded with car- bonic acid and vapour. 6.—AsuEs, part of the fuel which does not burn. 7.—MOTIVE FORCE, of simple alternate push and pull in the piston, which, acting through levers, joints, bands, &c., does work of endless variety. B.—A DEFICIENCY OF FUEL, WATER, OR AIR, first dis turbs and then stops the motion. 9.—LocAL DAMAGE from violence in a machine is repaired by the maker. THE ANIMAL BODY IN LIFE TAKES : I.—Foos, viz.—Recent or fresh vegetable matter and flesh, both being of kindred composition, and both combustible. 2.—DRINK (essentially water). 3.—BREATH (common air). AND PRODUCES: 4.—STEADY ANIMAL HEAT of 98 degrees by slow com- bastion. S.—FOUL BREATH from the windpipe, or air loaded with carbonic acid and vapour. 6_.—ANIMAL REFUSE, part of the food which does not burn. 7.-IVIonvE FORCE, of simple alternate contraction and relaxation, in the muscles, which acting through the levers, joints, tendons, &c., of the limbs, does work of endless Nariety. B.—A DEFICIENCY OF FOOD, DRINK, OR •BREATH, first disturbs, and then stops the motion and the life. O.—LOCAL HURT OR DISEASE in a living body is repaired or cured by the action of internal vital powers. Such are the surprising resemblances between an in animate machine, the device of human ingenuity exe cuted by human hands, and the living body itself, yea, 127 the bodies of the men whose minds contrive and whose fingers make such machines. A prodigious difference, however, between the two is pointed at by the expres sion vital powers, contained in the last line of the pre ceding table. That difference, described in a few words, is, that while the machine has to be originally con structed, and afterwards worked and repaired and supplied with every necessary, by intelligence and forces altogether external to it, the animal body per forms all the offices mentioned, and others yet more surprising, for itself, by virtue of forces or powers originally placed within it by the divine Author of Nature. THE HOUSE OF MR. ROGEES, THE POET.—OVer looking the Green-park, there is a house which not only contains a choice collection of works of art, but is also in other ways rendered so remarkable by the good taste of its venerable and distinguished owner, that some account of it cannot fail to be useful to our readers. The exterior, without having much pretension, has a fit and comfortable appearance ; near the top is an open verandah, in which are plants and vases ; the long garden in front is in winter thickly planted with laurels and other evergreens, and in the summer is gaily decked with seasonable flowers. In this house, during three genera ti o ns, Samuel Rogers, the gifted author of the " Pleasures of Memory," has gathered round him the most celebrated statesmen,poets, painters, sculptors, and those who in science or in other ways were honourably distinguished. A house so eminently connected by associations with the great in literature, art, and science, would, independently of other con siderations, be a place of general interest ; but in addition to this claim upon our attention, the taste of Mr. Rogers has produced an arrangement of furniture and decoration which satisfies most eyes. Going into the house, not from the garden side, but from Park place (No. 22), we find in the hall some choice Greek and other sculptures, busts and vases of large size; and we enter the dining-room which overlooks the park. This room, wherein so many noted persons have met together, is of a considerable length, and is lighted by a bow window which occupies the whole of one end; the curtains are of a dull red colour—in the summer, intertwined with thinner drapery of white, the trees and park seen pleasantly through; near the window on one side of the room is a fine head by Rembrandt ; on the other side the famous head of Christ crowned with thorns, by Guido, which has been often engraved ; other portions of the walls are covered with choice examples of the works of Rubens, painters of the Italian and Spanish schools, and some of the best of Sir Joshua Reynolds's pictures ; for instance, the Strawberry Girl, and Puck, that wonderful personification of frolic and mischief. The walls are of a rich crimson, subdued as that colour would be in oil painting, with a glazing of asphaltum ; the carpet is of a very deep brown crimson hue, mixed with grey, varying, however, from both the walls and curtains. The cornice of the room is much ornamented, partly gilt ; the leather cover ings of the seats harmonise, yet produce variety of colour, which is enhanced by the " Vandyke brown" of the furniture. We step up-stairs, glancing at portions of Greek architecture, into the library, a square-look ing apartment, lined with book-shelves on all sides ex cept above the mantle-piece, where hangs a fine picture by Reynolds, The furniture in this room—couches, seats, table, library, ladder—are all of fine forms. On the top of the bookcases is a variety of Etruscan vases. Tho working patterns of the ceiling were supplied by Flaxman, who also designed and executed the sculpture on the mantel-piece, which is well worthy of study. Leaving the library we pass through a vestibule, con taining works of art, to the drawing-room, in which there is a glorious display of fine pictures of different schools. The mantel-piece in this room is of white marble, and, like that of the library, by Flaxman. This is another instance of pure art being applied to domestic purposes. Why should this not be more general in the houses of the wealthy P This exquisite work is also surmounted by vases and statuettes of value ; and underneath a careful glazing are several orange blossoms, pearls, and other bride's favours, which, in a mysterious rummer, harmonise with 'the rare works of bygone generations with which they are surrounded, and touch the feelings. Look where you will the eye rests on pleasant objects, and is coaxed from place to place, as it is by the skilful painter, who, by the cunning of his art, leads us from his bright light and colour into his deep yet transparent shadows. —Builder.