Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-10
BURNS's MAuSOLEUM.

We are happy to say, that at length the
mausoleum over the remains Of Burns is So
far completed, as to leave the marble monu-
ment, by Turnerill, erected in it. The sub
Ject is taken from the bard's dedication 10 the
Caledonian Hunt, when he says, " My lords
and gentlemen, the Poetic Genius of my
country found me, as the prophetic bard Eli
jan did Elisha, at the plough, and threw her
inspiring mantle over me-" A full length
figure OF Burns (the size,of life) is represent
ed as standing between the handles Of the
plough his attention appears arrested ; he
has one band on the plough, and with the O.
Their he holds the Scotch bonnet TO his breast
and locks upward, with steady attention, TO
the Genius of Poetry, who is towering above,
and in the act of drawing her flowing mantle
so as to throw it over him d; the Genius seems
beholding the bard with look of placid sa-
tiSfaction. The workmanship is excellent.
The figure Of the poet is manly, and the ex-
preston of the cnuntenance is good. TO
those who have seen Burns, perhaps they
will not be gratihed in finding very correct
Likeness, nor was it to be expected. The
plough rests On the pedestal, seems in the act
OF up,caring tuft of mountain daises. The
whole group, Of white statuary marble, rests
against a back of dove coIored marble, and
occupies space of about l2 feet in height
and seven in length The only inscription on
the pedestal is" BurDs." London pap.
SINGULAR EFFECT OF PERUVIAN BARK.
a French merchant at Gunyra, named Del
pecb, in 1906, had occasion to receive several
travellers, inhabitants of those countries
The apartments destined for visiters being
filed, and lie number OF his guests increa-
sing, he was under tho necessity of putting
several Of them in rooms occupied by Gin
cbona. Each of them contained from to
lc,ooo pounds of that bark. One of his
guests was III Of very malignant fever. AZ
ter the first day be found himself much bet
ter, though he had taken no medicine but
he was surrounded with an atmosphere of
cinchona, which appeared very agreeable
TO him. In few days he felt himself quite
recovered, without any medical treatment
whatever. This unexpected success led M.
De.pech 10 make some other trials. Several
persons, i'll Of fever, were placed success
sveIy in his magazine of cinchona, and they
were all speedily cured, simply by the eff
tiuvia of the bark. In The same place with
the cnchona, he kept hale of coffee, and
some bottles Of common French brandy. In
some time NJ. Delpecb, when visiting his
magazine, observed one of the large bottles
uncorked. He suspected at first the fidelity
OF a servant and determined to examine the
quality of tue brandy What was bis asto-
nishment to find it infinitely superior to what
1t had been A slightly aromatic taste added
to its strength, and rendered il more tonic &.
more agreeable. Curious to know if the cof-
fee had likewise changed its properties, he
opened the bale, and roasted portion of it..
1t was more bitter and left in the mouth a
taste similar TO that of the efiuvia OF bark
The bark which produced these singular ef-
feCts was fresh. Would the cinchona of
commerce have the same efficacy