The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

Yarictits.

Recreation is intended to the mind as whetting to
the scythe, to sharpen the edge of it, which otherwise
would grow dull and blunt. He, therefore, that spends
his whole time in recreation is ever whetting, never
mowing; his grass may grow, and his steed may
starve; so contrarily, he that always toils and sower
recreates is ever mowing, never whetting; labemeing
much to little purpose.
A curious mistake occurred at a funeral at Deckle
thumb, some time ago. The minister had proceeded
with the service until he came to that part which says,
"our departed brother or sister." He turned to the
mourner who stood nearest to him, and asked whether
it was a brother or sister? The man imagining it
referred to the relationship to himself, very innocently
replied, "No relation at all, sir; only an old pal."

viva LA Llac L—lf the French and Austrians are
at open warfare, the same con he said of their telegrams.
It would he difficult to say while lines have warred
with each other the most, sr which aide bar
sha
the opposite one with the greatest ferocity? g:"
Wray, the telegraph can boast of • far pester number
of killed and wounded. One shock of electricity woskl
seem to destroy more than a whole day's cannonaffiad.
The needle picks off more persons than the tercet.
BY as irresistible 811•1•27. • whole army has been
known to be destroyed in a minute. Wby don't the
French and Austrians fight their murderous
went. in the telegraph offlos, instead of en the=
field! It would lie - a great economy, though we are
perfectly aware that no general, when he is drawing up
a victorious bulletin, is particular to a few thousands Or
so.—P•ack.

Tan Taus Counois.—Tbis monkey is from
the western coast of Africa. In souse partsbfart rape&
nature is luxuriant beyond description. FoIOWS appoS4
whose large and aged trees, undistarbed lot motor:es,
are bang with the eoesblos.usaol 'revisal (bothers,
and with whose risk foliage the light green or reddening
hoes of the parasite an twit's', whilst the hine rectroara
and garland lower wave their blossoms around Abs burs
.1.,.. and vast roots. Bare the husious piney the melba,
and the banana, with all the fruits that can pot* the
palate or sustain life, are all developed in grates prom-
San. The fore-band of the Cola's' gives no indication
of the existence of a thumb ; its hair is very short, of an
olive colour on the epos part of the body and on the
eider, but grey beneath and on the limbs. Its boils Tel
keg.— casydrs Popular Natural History.
Tns Posse or TIN 1t.,, j., Mailartsth
lf.P. ("Sato Mal, bIVg the toast of the "Armand
Navy" at ths Gardeners' Beiiavotei,t Society's linnP
mussy lag week mid: with respect to the bautessauta
of the navy, • mom independent, • more heave, • mod
useful, or a wore serviceable body of men is 00e to be
found in any branch of Her Majesty's weirs:. I think
I way ley in the company of the lathes that them "Joni
tare—ii word I like myself, for I am • jolly old mon
that these jolly tars are as invincible in love as they ere
WI war. I recollect • story told ems of a lady who Was
sidlcrine very much with a severe pain in the side. She
went about complaining of some affection of the heart
which she feared was hopeless, and would beams 1104'
and the was asked if it was marabou that Ins the
matter with her? She shook her head, laid bet baud on
her heart, and said, "Oh I no, sir, it is ethostbug
worm than that; it is a lieutenant of the navy."
Sara AND fiIIALTUT NOIILS.—A healthy boin!.
should also be a safe home—assure from Ire. .S‘ °
English commit a huge folly, end call it by the sum of
prudence; we insure our houses in Ars-aloes, and think
ourselves justified in neglecting th secure them froze
Are. Look is the aorkasqueum: • tisousaod deelhnir
burned to the ground in the year in London, bee ors, or
nose at all, in Pars, foudeen people burped to death
in • Seigle house, as was the con in March Inrr;
hundreds reused because, though the dwelling they
occupied wee insured, their goods Were not. NOW the
fads, that it would cost less to make • hoses ire-14°'
in the proems of building it, than it would to Sears
that is, the amount paid for insuranes annually would.
before an average lease had expired, sem there thd
the priori* sad intethet of the capita thst sled 101
expended in Are-proofing: and there would be thr
saving of life into the bargain. The simples mode cf
gre-proollag atheists in 160,4 thesis el motel bencorh
the Soon ; this has proved effestive in eon/Laing the
Ire to the apartments or floor in shish it originated
heeler thaa WI lithe intsrpouilies ol gat Wei archer,
or buds el piaster, between the Soma If be them
preesnalons he added the whatitation es See ar
stone elaireses, for Abs comas= the of exusismillde pinr,
wood, the hartashimper may bid dellenth le lab eau
red sae from all meth alarms. —Lithos, Hewn

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