The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-09-27


Remedy ogaiasf MofAs.---As this is
the season wien Mohs are apt to injure
woo!lens, I take the liberty OF ststlng an
sfEectual remedy which have used Tor
several years past. Take ~ IL cents
worth of Gum Csmphor, which strew
over the bottom Of atrunk, which may
be filed With woollens and closed tight.
This will efiec,ually keep out all insects
Should il be dissgreabe, an hours expos
tire to the air will take out the smell 'oi
camphor which the woollens retain when
taken out. [Bah ChrOn.
Anecdote Of Lyewgns. -Lyc'rgus,
fhe Spartan lawyer, to shew his country
men the vast Impotence Of education by
reason OF its influence in forming the
minds and manners ola people, caused
two whclps of the same litter to be bred
in quite different ways; whereby the one
became sluggish aid raveuous; the other
cfa good scent and skilled in hunting. -
Finding the experiment to answer his de.
sign, he soon took All occasion at, an as
sembly of the I.acedemonians TO dis
course on this subject; and addressed
them in the following manner I" It's OF
great advantage. when any one is trained
up in the customary practice OF whole.
spsnr Instructions and precepts; which
will presently let you see by example" !"
On this, he ordered the young dogs to he
brought iato the midst Of the hall, where
was set before them vessel in which
meat had been frequently boiled, and a
liye hare, Whercnpon, according to
their different breeding, one flew to the
hare, and the other as greedily ran to the
vessel. .--rhc spectators were surprised !;
and as they we're musing what should be
the intent of his Introducing the whelps
after this manner, he said to them, ''this
is what before told you; you perceive
these creatures do as they were taught,
for though they are both of one litter,
yet the diversity Of breeding has made
one good hound, and the other a cur,
rood for nothing but to hex pots and
ylishes."
Ingenious Deoice. "A young gentle
man from one OF the Universities. on
paving visit to lady, a relation OF his,
In the country, found her in great aih'ct-
ion for the loss ofa ring Of considerable
value. She was certain that some o. her
servants must have got it, but she knew
not to whom the accusation should be di.
rectcd. The young gentleman, ON b..r-
ing the circumstances, undertook the
recovery ofit, provided the young lady
would humour the stratagem he propos-
ed to make use of; she readily consen-
ted. AT dinner, the conversation turn.
ing upon the loss, the scholars boastcd
somuch of his skill in the black art, that
she, as they had previously agreed, de-
sired him to exert it for the detection o
tho person who had stolen her ring.
He promised to make the best cxertiou
of his powers and after dinner proceeded
to business. He ordered white cock
to, be procured mo other color would do,
and kettle to be placed on table in the
had: the cock, he told them, was to be
put under the kettle, adding, that all the
servants, one after another we're to touch
it. and that as the guilty person laid his
hand upon il, the cock would crow three
tines. Every thing being thus prepar-
cd with the greatest solemnity. the young
gentleman opened the scene. The hall
was darkencd and the procession began.