The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-25 00:00:00

I_RIETIES.

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THE SILENTORATOR.—Sir William Grant, rlu.t
learned Master of the Rolls, was a native of the eau;
of Banff, and for a considerable length of time Ire
sented that county in Parliament. Though a most I°,,e,
ble and easy speaker, scarcely inferior to any of his titll'et
at the bar or in Parliament, he was a remarkably
man. He was the most patient of judges. The st°
well known of his hearing an elaborate and lengthet
argument, of two days, on the meaning of an -A,
Parliament ; and when the counsel finished, sirePlf 110
ing, " Gentlemen, the Act is repealed." On one of
visits to Banff he rode out a few miles into the Colliito
accompanied by some friends. The only observation
escaped him was in passing a field of peas. " Very fit.
peas !" Next day he rode out with the same CO
and was equally silent ; but, on passing the same 01)°0
muttered, " And very finely podded too !"—Caleds''
Mercury

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AMERICAN ARISTOCRATS.—Society in New York
en much laughed at and abused. Ido not feel theta
experience would warrant me in doing so. 31°Iftbi
delightful day have I spent wandering on the banksi°l
Hudson, with kind, intelligent, and hospitable ft°
whose homes were surrounded with every comfortio
luxury, and whose doors were never closed against vai
who had a fair claim to enter them. They were it is
co
branded as "Aristocrats," which, in America, 0:16i
simply that they did not interfere in politics or wail
elections—were not at home either upon the &d or.: d
the stump—used some little discretion in the nb°l
society—and were content to live quietly and unseen 3, t:
the turmoil of the world around them. To differ, .°'l4l
affect to differ, with the tastes and habits of the ra,..°4
is in America a crying sin ; it is considered an asunlicca?
superiority, as conveying an indirect reproof, and as „
eating that their conduct and opinions are oPe"
exception.—Fowler's Hither and Thither. s!!`

PEDDLING. The passengers were numerous,„;
among them was a person who gained a living by l'i„ p
ling continually in the steamers and railroads per
country with a box of boots, shaving-soap, books, 0,.t0
haps an infallible cake for removing at once all stiii„rett
grease from cloth—or something else which was in Ppi
general demand, and neither cumbrous nor costly. ,„Itti
system of peddling is, indeed, very common in the imtire
States ; and as but little expense is incurred (for the 06'
by public conveyances are cheap), it is found highly' riej
nerative. It so happened that the conversation on °col
had been rather more general and discursive than 1:4 bl
and in the course of it some remarks were illustrat 0
me, by references to places and countries lying rit o
remote from one another. I observed this man 10° $f
for some time rather intently, and evidently takiep
unusual interest in what was going on. At lengt tb
made up his 'mind to solve the enigma which was /' tY
moment occupying his mind. This he did bY ,r9)l
abruptly asking me—" Pray, sir, do you peddle ?' A
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I answered " Yes," he would then have been satisfi%tl
few Americans of the lower class have any idea ' vor
man may be induced, for any cause (except for tb,,,,,e y
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poses of trade), to spend both time and money ill '
ing about the world.—Fewler's Hither and Thithe ~
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VEGETARIANISM AND CONSUMPTION.—The use °
particular food has been found uniformly to eerfer,/ot
with its development. Herbivorous animals are ce, nett,
more affected with tubercular disease than carni„ifvfor,
It is a fact also that butchers, who use much anire"",, 4
are seldom consumptive, and truth compels nle `,..es
that in few cases I could distinctly connect the de 4
ment of consumption with a prolonged experinle9
vegetarian diet. Unless well managed, and in verYesS,
constitutions, vegetarianism tends to produce an es c c '
the albuminous element of the blood and a deficiellic,
its fibrine, iron, and red particles, imparting a Pi.3loo;'
and flabbiness to the tissues, a general delicacy o,',
and a want of stamina and power of energetic ellattio t
This is a state of matters assuredly verging
pathological condition of the fluids characterisill'otO
scrofulous constitution. Hence the necessity for ,csota:
in vegetarian experiments. Let me not be misun„,„."e„re 1
as unconditionally decrying vegetarianism. I."'be
much good in it ; but it is capable of as great ,s oft
quite, as an unmixed diet. Having experimentea, cot.
fully on myself for two years with vegetarian diet, At, P 4
eider myself qualified to give counsel on the suWA
will not do for all healthy people, nor as an indiseriiff,
recommendation to invalids. In the hands of aPh" e'
it is a potent auxiliary of his art. But there is a liersolli4
eat animal food ! The grand questions are the lsgoo'
and proportions of it— when to stop and when to 'V
mence, and how far to go—The Water-Cure is
sumption and Scrofula, by Dr. Balbirnie. tei
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THE FIRST IRON STEAM SlllP.—Kelvin Dock, s. doe-,
on the Clyde) is the extensive and admirably e°l3‘l",
iron steam-ship building yard of Messrs. Tod an 0,
gregor. These ingenious and enterprising gentles'e ,i.ile,,
ing, in the year 1835, conceived the bold idea of CO
ing a steam vessel, every portion of which, except 7 li;
boards of the deck, the cabin-linings, and the sParso 'A
standing rigging should be of iron, set about and 'of vil
fully carried on its construction. The novelty ~ 0,
intention roused public curiosity to a high Pitta
speculations of all kinds, except favourable 011120. ,
freely indulged in, and as freely circulated, in resibol
the singularity of the undertaking. At length' 041,5
completed the hull, and filled it with all its equ'Pni o'l4
machinery, rigging, and stores, in their engineeriliii,_,oo,
at the lower end of the Broomielaw, they placed T-4e.,,:
steam up, and every way in sailing order, on a cart' pelg:,l
which she was conveyed to the large crane ill t_n, vd
bourhood, by which she was lifted from the earrs, eerlo
safely lowered into the water, amidst the loud essel
the assembled thousands. This handsome little, va Et0":90
named the Plata, and with her boilbrs filled, an 'A - a 'A
coals on board, she only weighed about eleven tor''',' 01.1.'
contained accommodation for twelve cabin, and tresoi
nine deck passengers, and immediately on being l'l3 „;tit
the water, she proceeded on her trial trip, which Pr°,
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entirely successful, that orders for iron-built steal,'" 0
flowed in on all sides, and their construction was Pr°oo
adopted by other steam-ship builders ; and furthec
been found an economical and advantageous style ei A
building. Messrs. Tod and Macgregor have sll, ~,144F,
maintained the prestige which their ingenuity and r,obri
so happily gained for them ; so extensive, indeed' 1-!,„iell,
the encouragement they have met with in this 1n2:0"'"
industry, that within little more than ten years,A;ee
time they completed the Plata, they launched from t't,i?
building yard at Kelvin Dock, the fiftieth iron stean'Ai i
they had constructed, many of them being of larg46
sions, and propelled by powerful machinery- .I..,,tipss
that these gentlemen having not forgot their en u„ At
the way of having their vessels nearly ready for se:4 P!',;;
time of launching, it may be sufficient to state
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the end of the year 1847, they launched a large s gri
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steamer, and had her machinery fitted into her, ",‘
self delivered into the hands of her proprietors,V
dition fit for sea within eight days after she was
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Guide to Glasgow. 05"
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THE OLD "BAGMAN " AND THE NEW " CO3f"',gelV
—Each manufacturer kept his stud of travellers exeteier
men who saw a great deal of the world, and rdasiiit
their experience upon the simplicity of rural /Labe ded t.
Studying mankind from the point of view adbr_ . a o gig ; waging unflinching war with knavish ostlers4, bo,;
buxom chambermaids ; eloquent in praise of fil`',l4.ll,
port,—more eloquent in eulogy of their master,' 015(
great in whisker and loud in voice; good-naturet, tOO
jocular, overwhelming, persevering, and industrie79,'„l
last degree—the commercial traveller of old *.,,,,ffti
different personage to his easy-going, locomotive 5',131.9.
His journeys were long, and infrequent. Sal ,rs,
came out of Nottingham, with lace and stoeliii_ipersis
in a gig well stocked with samples and pattern:l'l,o9
bulated the length and breadth of the land ", je,S,A4
long months. Making some great commerciatocllind
head-quarters, he would drive about from village;ers, r'eft
until all the district was exhausted of its 01:70, d
enough goods were sold to supply the vicinity 'in,' pold
and lace for years to came; this done, he would pisjol
to some other centre, driving, drinking, sweari ,P )
co•
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his wares, and making love as only a bagman ,:j . f.
different the mode of the modern 4C cone
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clerk, or possibly a partner in the house whisk. l;lit,Pre
seats, he travels about with nothing but a blat"tter
portmanteau, well strapped down, and filled lvit:Md
of his wares. With this, a railway-rug, a sill ere' Si
bag, and a Bradshaw, he contrives to be every ~60,
whips off what used to be a six months' circuit, W1T,002
space of a single day. Breakfasting at home i_,L5- r
he lunches in Manchester, and after doing a g''''itrt 9 , 0
of business there, passes on to York, whence, .3".,) ill., I
dinner and a satisfactory interview with 111:14. 'trrarl,
customers, he is whistled back by the night re '
London, where he arrives in good time for tl,e °,
meal. He is the only man who knows Dr-A(lslla' 'Ace, et'
great upon three-fifties, four-tens, and one.forty-r.,6,
takes his seat with his back to the 'engine, by ~,?I'' et
He is tolerably well read,—thanks to the railway iAtict.
He has no time for driving or drinking, or sol is ilie
puffing, or even for making love. He has D. ,°"trofie
one single characteristic for which the commercla". it
used to be distinguished.—Household Words. jjilf,K
BREAKING Hoßsits.—A new system of bra tü''':y
horses, by means of a very few lessons, and 5:0 toe V
serve all their precious qualities, has comipeetsirnivine%.eveten::;
what is singular is that the author of it is a ',.4.—es,lei
named Isabelle. Having a great liking for ht at ,0 0.
Isabelle, some years ago, began studying t"' 0e 1,,f
systems employed in breaking-in horses, and c3tice• of
conclusion that they were more or less defect re,/
tatlihneednhssohOrellsesgulmletcoefroeder
edatrapilacntandibolsefe
ohbveyerridnoegwvenio,oupweinhgsioch 0T,0,0,
most restive horse is reduced to obedience in a Oefau
time, and without the slightest ill-treatmen_iit,t- 0.41" r
as is almost always the case with things re'.., csPig °il
very simple. She begins by making the bone Et'
head high, and perpendicularly, whereby she P.-ecli'„t'
weakness caused by the constant binding of the Peck'
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free play to the muscles in the neck, and alliorcolels[0:::,
to be exercised over the mouth. Then slie t'ocl,'l,'
the horse a surcingle surmounted by an
fifteen inches long, which is bent about feln;lare 1/0
ward at the summit. On each side of the rtiiegoie,;
four rings, destined to receive the reins acceAiet,o, oft
height that may be desired. The horse s°°,llo9tos F
toured to this check, and it exercises a great pr as ridoi
on him. He places his head in such a illaeso°ol t
suffer from the bit in the mouth, and thereby,,..r tlf
accustomed to being held in hand by his rol,e,',ool?tijta
The curcingle also promptly accustoms hinlluma if`oVot
best movements, and to advance when desn':-/100_dia;
offering any resistance. The breaker-in re.ntlii t, sYty)
left of the horse, and is armed with a whiP wilie Wei'irett
it. After forming her system, Mme. Isabe s, ell
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Germany and practised it with marked su„l,,e,pa. „ificrif
belonging to Prince de Licetenstein, at d ts;0111
Vienna she went to Russia, and there stoPPeleteli , 1,
In the course of that time she rendered eelnPiyl4:ylc)
all the most restive horses of the model caysor Islio,frt
at St. Petersburg, as well as those of the EnlVrig elli ,
Recently she returned to France, and, (~lister 4,4
her plan, and stated its results, to the 3111'„r, 0;yoril
she was, by the special direction of the EillPel;er o`o4
consulted, authorized to practice it on a rlain,,,,,,slitl, 'ed
horses of the regiment of guides, and with an qoeti_,6elliit
of recruits who had recently joined the recidieF fly'
lessons were given under her direction at th„,-„ioe. , tr 2
of the Ecole Imperiale d'Application d'Etat la, tiro'?
the fifteenth lesson the horses maneeuvred,wfew 6:0'2
quillity and precision of old troop-horses. -6. roan."
Colonel Fleury, who commands the regilnentsolv
the horses and recruits, and every one of the n'
movements were admirably executed,