The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-21 00:00:00

VARIETIES,

Fontanelle being one day asked by a lord in waiting what
difference there was between a clock and a woman, replied,
" A clock serves to point out the hours, and a woman makes
us forget them."

BEAUTIES OF FlLEEmAsosmr.—What indeed is it that
elevates the mind of man, and gives him peace and a quiet
conscience ? It is Freemasonry. What is it that tenches
him the three great moral duties ? It is Freemasonry.
What is it that renders him more fit for the duties of so-
eiety ? It is Freemasonry. What is it that strengthens the
mind, and enables it to rise superior to difficulties? Free.
What is it that recommends and promotes tia*
of domestic life ? Freemasonry. What is it that
yields true and solid satisfaction at that dark and cheerless
hour when adversity presses and friends look cold? Still I
say Freemasonry. That heavenly science which Newton
eulogized, Wren practised, and Locke declared to be " the
arcanum of all that is valuable to man." That science which,
in the language of a Roman orator, constitutes " the im-
provement of youth and the delight of old age—the orna-
ment of prosperity, the refuge and solace of adversity; which
pleases at home—is no iucumbrance abroad ;—which lives
with us, and adds amusement and pleasure to rural retire.
merit."—Freemasons' Quarterly Review for April.

masonry

MANUFACTURE OF SODA-WATER.—In the course of a
lecture delivered on Friday evening, at the Royal Institution
on the manufacture of soda-water, some curious fiats eon.
nectcd with that brailch of trade were mentioned. A very
great majority of what is sold as soda-water does-not contain •
one grain of soda, but is merely plain water impregnated with
carbonic acid gas ; not because soda is too expensive an ar-
ticle, but because the apparatus for forcing the gas into mere
water costs about £7O or £BO, whereas the cost of machinery
requisite to impregnate water containing a solution of soda,
is froth £3,000 to £4,000. A great loss occurs to the manu.
facturers from the breakage of bottles in corking. The lec-
turer mentioned that as many as twenty dozen were daily
broken in one of the large manufactories in London, and that
its yards were paved with the bottoms of the broken bottles.
Hence, said the lecturer, bottles that have once stood the
test are valuable, and. the gas manufacturer gladly gives full
price for the old bottles.

EVIL INFLUENCE OF FAsnrox.—Never yet was a woman
really improved in attraction by mingling with the motley
throng of the beau monde. She may learn to dress better,
to step more gracefully ; her head may assume a more ele-
gant turn, her conversation become more polished, her air
more distinguished ; but in point of attraction she acquires
nothing. Her simplicity of mind departs; her generous con-
tiding impulses of character arc lost ;—she is no longer in-
clined to interpret favourably of men and things ; she listens
without believing, sees without admiring ; has suffered per-
secution without learning mercy ; and been taught to mis-
trust the candour of others by the forfeiture of her own.
The freshness of her disposition has vanished with the fresh.
ness of her complexion ; hard lines are perceptible in her
very soul, and crowsfeet contract her very fancy. No longer
pure and fair as the statue of alabaster, her beauty, like that
of some painted waxen effigy, is tawdry and meretricious. It
is not alone the rouge upon the cheek and the false tresses
adorning the forehead which repel the ardour of admiration ;
it is the artificiality of mind with which such efforts are con-
nected that breaks the spell of beauty.—Mrs. Gore.

Trcr.ft JACIT.—(From the Old Soldier's Budget.)—
Vv-hen encamped some years since in the lower part of Bengal,
we often amused ourselves in tiger hunting; the tigers being
so numerous and daring, that we were invariably obliged to
post double sentries round our camp, as single ones were
sometimes rudely surprised. Among the many keen and
fearless hunters in our regiment, was one, pre-eminently so,
and at the same time one of the merriest, most entertaining
fellows in the mess, who could tell a traveller's story with
embellishments, in such a masterly style, that even if you
doubted some few of the particulars, the facts were so beau-
tifully blended with fiction, you were even willing to give him
credit for the whole. His loss therefore we should have deeply
felt, as, well for these, as for his many other good qualities ;
and yet it was an occurrence we daily expected, knowing his
passionate love of adventure. The appellation of tiger Jack
he obtained from the following providential escape :—The
orderly sergeant, one morning when we were at breakfast,
reported that a tigress had been seen, with two cubs, about
three miles from our camp, and that one or two villagers wen
present who knew her den. It was immediately proposed to
form a party and surprise her. Breakfast being soon des-
patched, each offleer (off duty) retired to his tent. to prepare
for the anticipated sport. Rides loaded, powder-horns and
bullet-bags filled, elephants ready, we all assembled at Olio
time appointed, but he, who generally was the foremost in
such excursions, was " absent without leave." Inquiries
were made, and to our consternation we found, that on leav-
ing the mess-tent he bad armed himself with a brace of pis-
tols, his rifle, and a Goorkah knife, and attended by one •f
the villagers, had gone on foot in the direction of the tiger's
den. Dreading the consequences of his bold imprudence, we
hastened to the spot, and there found our worst fears re-
alised; he was lying, apparently lifeless, under the body of
the dead tigress, the two cubs the meanwhile licking the
blood from a ghastly wound in the fore part of the thigh, the
flesh of which was almost torn away from the Isbne as far as
the knee; on being removed into camp, the surgeon, to oar
extreme joy, told us that he still lived, although he should
deem his recovery a complete miracle ; but under his unre.
mating care and skill he did recover, and shortly after gave
us the following account of his desperate fight :—" On
leaving the camp, my guide told me be could place me be-
hind a tree, from which I could have a fair shot if she wasin
her lair; but unfortunately her ladyship, as we approached
the place, was commencing a cruise, and we met rather mat-
a-propos ; she stood for a few seconds, and then commenced
the crouching position, with her eyes flashing fire, evidently
making up her mind for an attack. I felt my situation, but
there was no retreat—up rifle—bang—and down she dropped,
I sprung forward with a shout of joy, and was much delighted
with the idea of the laugh I should have against you all, as.l
was with my narrow escape; I then commenced examining
her head, as I knew a wound there, from the position she
was in when I fired, could alone have brought her so sud-
denly to the earth, but never a hole could I find. On her fore-
head there was a small mark, and the skin slightly broke
strange thought I; but to tell the truth, I had not much time for
reflection, for the beast jumped up and caught me by the thigh,
and trotted off very composedly. The excruciating pain of being
dragged in this unceremonious manner was rather unpleasant.,
so I begged the assistance of one of her ears with my left hand,
which relieved my thigh of my weight, and with the other I
drew a pistol and shot her in the body, but it seemed to
have no other effect than to maks her grip mere savagely.
By this time we arrived at home, and she laid me in an ad-
mirable position to make her own meal off my body, whilst
her two little pets could play away at my legs, a mode of
proceeding I did not feel at all inclined to sanction ; but
becoming very weak and faint, and fearing that I might lose
time by attempting anything with my knife, I grasped my*
other pistol, and placing the muzzle under her breast, when
1 thought I perceived a heaving, occasioned no doubt by the
wound I had previously given her, I fired. and---here I
am, thanks to an ever kind Providence, and good friends."
Jack still lives in the enjoyment of a staff appointment,
shoots tigers, but only from an elephant, and tells as good a
story as ever. This perilous one has no doubt been through
numerous editions since we heard its first relation.

O'CONNELL.—Who are the Papists? Are they the intel-
ligence, the wealth, the respectability of England or Ireland ?
Are they guided by reason, patriotism, or sacred and un-
bending principle ? Are they, in one word, freemen ? We
answer, No ! They are the serfs of a camarilla of priests—
the dupes of a cunning conspiracy against God and men—
the victims of a faith which is compounded of equal propor-
tions of blasphemy against 'leaven and malignity towards
earth. The whole system, that spreads its ramifications
through every relationship, is far more instinct with hatred
of truth, the Bible, and the Gospel, than any other feelitig,
And who is the leader of these miserable fanatics? le

it a talented, a good, a wise man ? Are they led on by
the aristocracy or the gentry ? Are they headed by even
Roman Catholic peers? No ! Their leader is a sly and
selfish Jesuit—a concrete of worthlessness floating on the
troubled surface of an agitated country—a personation of
pure jesuitism, unprincipled politics, and papal cruelty--
an emanation from the bogs of Ireland, existing and nou-
rished by eineutes, and fearing tranquillity and social order
as his worst possible contingency. His falsehoods are best
left alone, as a refutation would be too likely to countenance
his patent—his abuse unopposed, because to meet it one
must necessarily descend into the lowest depths of coarse-

ness, in which alone this ichthyosaurian wall6ws. Christians

leave him alone, because he is lost to all principle—men of
the world because he is destitute of ordinary propriety. The
Pope employs him, because he is fit and willing for any ob-
ject, and by any means. A Cataline, a Marat, and a Robes-
pierre—trig juncta in uno—compose Daniel O'Connell. The
execration that accumulated on the first is fast converging
again on his antitype. The doom of the first he has hitherto
escaped, not because he was unworthy of it, but because of
the mere fortunate circumstances in which he is placed.
" How far, O'Connell, wilt thou abuse our patience? How
long shall thy frantic rage baffle the efforts of justice? To
what height meanest thou to carry thy daring insolence? Art
thou nothing daunted by the union of all the wise and worthy
citizens? nothing by the looks and countenances of all here
present."—Frazer's Magazine.
ANATOMICAL MODELS.—The Society of Arts of London,
have voted their gold Isis Model to Mr. Simpson, Bedford-
street, Bedford-square, surgeon to the Westminster General
Dispensary, for the application of papier mach6 to the mak-
ing of anatomical figures, and models of morbid anatomy.
Mr. Simpson, some years ago, turned his attention to the
construction of anatomical models, in consequence of the
difficulty and expense at that time attendant on procuring
subjects for dissection. The materials in general use for
anatomical models, were wax and plaster, of which the for-
mer was found to be too expensive to come within the means
of lecturers and students in general, and was too delicate to
be handled in the lecture room, without incurring the chance
of considerable damage. The plaster of paris models were
also objectionable on account of their great weight and brit-
tleness. The material which Mr. Simpson uses is paper.
worked into moulds taken from dissections • this produces a
model of extreme lightness, and is so hard that it may be
freely handled without danger of damage. The external
surface is pointed in oil-colour, representing the appearance
of the dissection. The right side of the figure which Mr.
Simpson exhibited to the society, represents the Sroewrs ;Lel
' arteries, veins, nerves, and muscles, the left side shows
vessels,
second and third layers of muscles, the deep-seated
The internal parts are removable,
and abdominal
and more particularly those parts ope-
rations.concerbnleed,ianosauargteiceaxli,ibitthe natural arrangement of the thoracic
tongue, &c. Mr. Simpson e
vision; the brain and its membranes; the
for the Etudy, of anatomy
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They have also been purchased by her
ing Navy Medical Board Royal Academy, by the
Majesty's
governors of various hospitals of various hospitals and other
'dissections.
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1 public institutions. It has been suggested that the popular
causes of lectures. usually given at mechanics and other
scientific institutions may be exceedingly well illustrated 1
means of these models ; their prizoto rigovoioaki
being their =torte ellesVntirg