Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-09-25
WONDERFUL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n q a fa6cic Of Gfdl.

| SitlnGneuasdeco0licsi Of a FABRIC AZ ;Gfyl.
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ON the NIGHT OF March 9Th, 1909, dur,
ing the session Of Congress at Washing
ton, Jonathan Da, en-, one ofthe Senators
! then attending from state of New Jersey,
sustained q loss ofa pair of black silk stock
Ings IN an uncommon manner. On IN
dressing hmselfat bed. time, his stockings
were the l.,st OF hrs garments which ne
took OFT. The weather being cold, he
wore two pair, the inner OF wool and he
outer OF six. When ne stripped of the
SILK stockings, he let them drop on a wool
en- carpet lying BY the bedside; and one
OF his garters, which was Of white WOODEN
lcrretin, fell down with the stockings.
The under Stockings, or being pulled of,
we're thrown at some distance, near the
foot OF the bed. lie observed, on sepa-
rating and removing the silk stockings
from the WOODEN ones, that there was an
unusual swapping and sparkling OF cleo
trio matter. But as he had been long ac-
quainted with the appearance, IL attracted
but transient notice
lie fell asleep, and remained undisturb-
ed Gil morningI when the servant entered
TO hndle the Are. The man observed that
one of the leather slippers, lying on The
carpet, and partly covered by one of the
stockings, was very much burnt. MIR.
Dayton then arose, and found that the lea
Their over which the stockings had lain was
converted 10 a coal. The stockings were
changed to q brown, or what is commonly
called a butternut colour. And although,
TO the eye, the stitches OF their legs, and
even the threads OF their clocks, appeared
TO be firm and entire, vet as soon as any
attempt was made TO touch and handle
them, they were found to be wholly desti-
tute of cohesion, their texture and struc-
ture being altogether destroyed. Nothing
but a remnant OF carbonic matter was left,
except that part Of the heel of one of the
stockings was not tecomposed.
Though this destruction OF the stock
ings took place during the night, when no
body saw the ,aanner and circumstances
Of the process, yet there was evidence C.
nough Of the evolution Of much caloric
while It was going on: for every thing in
contact with the stockings was turned to a
coat or cinder. Beside the slipper before
mentioned. the garter was burned. i had
G~iNif VIZ tttN Nft-A ltaI.T f.iiti pa ~ VA
and between the stockings. As Ear as il
touched the stockings it was perfectly dis
organized and carbonated, and Immediate
" beyond that iimitwas as sound as ever.
The pat Of the carpet, with its fringe,
which lay between the stockings and tie
lloor, was ia Ike manner totally DESTROYED.
just as Ter as il was covered BY the stock
ings' and 40 farther. ] he wooden blank.
which was Of pitch pine, was also consi-
defaby scorchcd; and beneath the place
where the thickest folds Of The s,aclines
had lain, was converted to charcoal OF
lamp black to considerable depth. In
throwing down the Stocking when ;hey
were pulled OF it happened chat abopt q
third part Of the Icngfh of ono or them
telinot above the carpet, bUt on the bare
hoof. This part OF The stocking was de-
composed ike the rest, and The floor cry
much scorchsd where il had lain.