Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-14

fever in Spain mentions a village which 'es-
capped contagion entirely in consequence OF
the number of bakers, which gave rise 10 the
idea. that The smoke OF the ovens purihen the
air, and deprived it Of its deleterious ehec's'
We can readily believe this TO be the case,
and from personal observation. The city oil
Tun;s is partly surrounded by canal. IN
which all The filth of that confined place IS de-
posted there is NO water, OF running stream
20 cleanse the canal the filth is settled, and
4 constantly covered with thick green scum,
and emitting most offensive odour, as It IS
under the walls of the town---it is also under
the windows OF the houses inhabited general
" by Europeans, and yet no ill effects have
been felt from it, This is accounted for by
the numerous baths in the city, which are
heated by burning rosemary bushes and bal
sam;c herbs, which puri6es and sweetens the
air Seldom have instances of malignant ie-
yer occurred there, though the plague pre-
vail. vet Europeans. by quarantining them
selves in their houses, and taking the air on
their terraces, escape the con,agion. Eu-
ropeans have taken fever BY residing IN the
peishborhood of the ruins of Carthage and
Utica, and exploring the sabterraneous pas
sages, inhalng the confined air, &c. but, in
the city there is not much danger.
Talking of bakers, reminds US OF singu-
lar competition now prevailing in this city a.
mong The gentlemen of the dough, who shall
bake the largest shilling loaf. This is an ex.
cellen, spirit of rivalry, productive OF great
benefit to the poor. One of these bakers an
nounces, that his loaf shall weigh l2 ounces
more than the corporation assize. Ii suchs
thing can be done. the corporation should sra-
duate their sssize TO The times. Wheat IS
very cheap al present. IN. Y. Na'. .ido.
To the Editor of the n. York Nat, Advocate.
.lIbcny. Oct. Sd, 1919.
The following circumstance, OF which
was witness, occurred here last nigh
Should you deem il worthy of insertion, it is
at your seryiCe-it will probably crafty your
B readers, and, no doubt, afford entertainment
TO all lovers Of mirth.
In looking over the Albany Directory, al
[ the Eagle Tavern, gentleman near me OBJ
y served the name Silva Zebera, fortune tel
Y Ter, No. 8, Chapel-street - and proposed,
n If would accompany him, to pay visit to
n this palmis,er and professor of necromantic
art, wishing no better sport. We set out,
"a and, after miles walk, arrived at this Alba
Il mic oracle; mounting broken stoop, and en-
y tering the mystic parlOr, black, dirty sy-
q bill, nearly fourteen stone weight made her
!. appearance-requesled US to sit down--took
Al peck of cards, made circle, and went thro
4, the regular mode OF proceeding: journey
|by water " severe illness, y :" fortune IL
marriage, SIX or seven children, great
3danser and happy escape"-when, suddenly,
out Of the drawer Of which she had taken he
Ncards, tremendous voice yOciitrated, hold
Syou id old hag-you'fc telling lies The
INVOICE ceased, and the establishment depicted
Lon he ,ountenance of poor Silva Gebere, and
Ton that of her assistant. a black girl. can be
&more easily imagined than described. Inns
l}silence continued for few secon1s, in some
zEdegree recovering herself FROM her confusion
AGAIN voices assalled her, apparently
I<<under her seat, and out OF the chimney: the
scene now became truly alarming wo-
men START dove rthrow Ing table, cards, and
lhe whole apparatus, running out OF the room
swearing that the devil was in the house
leaving to ourselves 10 act as we thought lest
accordingly, We walked home. The gen.
leman who caused all this ludlcrous hustle,
hnd made an impression on me that shall
bot speedily forget, was Mr.. Charles, the ce-
1ebrated ventriioquis;.
am, sir, your ODE dent servant.
sH In late Quebec Hospital Report, We find
+ $he following: " The case most worthy o!
lsfemark in the Surgical department, happen
z I'd 10 man, who in the act OF chopping wood,
lfonpletely divided the first phalanx OF the
fniddle finger; his application TO the 'nst'tu-
ion was nearly two hours and a half after the
i Incident be then had the end Of the finger IN
$is pocket, and 10 all appearance, without Vi,
Is aliy it immediately, however, occurred &c
8 Bur minds that the success which DR.. Baltoul
4 ~ Edinburgh, had experienced in similar Ca
4 &es, by instantly re-uniting separated parts
: blight be had recourse 10 in the present case
& Though the lapse of time was greater ~
III if IN, l.d bal,ay bv hia