The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-07-10
MISCELLANY.
I" ALL IN PRINT"

ALL ~ Il.
Never was such country before. Onlt buv
lottery ticket, and your fortune is made If
you are sick, no matter what is the disorder take
afew patent pills, and you are well again For
so cents, you may become perfect orators I'm
seven days, your children may be made complete
writers In eleven days, they may be critical
gramma1ans by mechanical process, 500
scholars may be taught by one master, SO as to
know every thing in six months of all these
things there can be no doubt, as they are all an
print.
Some years ago. man Of great medical skill,
as he declared in print, made up mixture Of lard
and Spanish brown, and notified the world, that
one million of people in Europe had, by the APP
plication of the universal Conserve, been cured
of the itch in ten minutes. The time was short.
but there could be no doubt of the fact, as il was
IN print.
Another man advertised, that prevention was
better than cure" and that he could prevent two
millions of people from taking the itch, if they
would follow his advice.
Go on, lovely and beloved inventors of all which
preserves life and makes it desirable; and ifyou
can contrive any scheme, by which our children
can grow, in the course of week, from the size
ofinfants TO the size of the giant Lambert, goon,
and may your profits be equal to your merits.
Some incredulous men call all these things
quaCkery. Let us continue TO be poor and sick,
and to make their marks instead of writing ele-
gantly and may they have the itch incurable.
Nothing is too bad for folks who will not believe
what is an print.
SYNOPSIS OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
During the war with Europe in which England
was last engaged, she captured 167 sail Of the
line, 338 frigstes, and in the whole 2509 vessels
of war.-A vessel lately sailed from Bristol Eng.
for Canada, with 79 emisrants about one
half were Of the Society of Friends, mostly agr-
culturalsts.-An ingenious mechanic of New
castle has discovered a new and simple power
which he coaoieyes to be perpetual motion. He
is about to exhibit his discovery to the govern
ment.--At Ganstesd, near Hull, as a respectable
young woman was going in the morning as usual
TO gather eggs, her gown caught hold Of man
trap and in rushing to escape it, she came in
contact with the wire of spring gun, which
went of and lodged the contents, upwards Of
forty shot corns, in her thigh. Some of the shots
have been extracted, and she is recovering.
10 March last, Edward Wade, an interesting
child, was bitten by dog while going 70 school.
No danger was at first sppreheDd d, but his moth
@sr on hearing that mad dog had been going a.
bout, had the wound cut out, some days after.
by surgeon. lthesled u but SYMPTOMS Of nv
drcphobis appeared and, on Monday se'nnicht.
the poor sufferer expired.
Lately, as Mr.. Franeilon, solicitor, Of Chan |
ping Norton, was walking in the forest Of Which
wood, oxfordshire, he was bitten by viper. il
the finger, while adjusting his shoe. The pain
was acute and medical aid not being st hand |
Mr.. +. sucked the poison from the wound
Alarming symptoms ensued tie tongue became
enlarged puisation ceased ard he became in /
sensible He was at length relieved by power |
full emetics and cathartics.
Wonderful preservation 81 three BOATS ersws b.
a POrsinnd DOg.-During the gale which prov
ed so fatal TO the Thomas and Mary, and her
crew, on the 4lh ult boats were seen in
Chiswell Cove. with the crews in most immi.
nent danger from The fury of the waves, which. !
rising IN terrific majesty, frustrated every at
tempt of The people on shore TO render them
any assistance. AT this critical unciure, dog
OF he Newfoundland breed but born in this isl |
and, plunged into the water. and succeeded in
reaching the nearest boat. The crew imme. I
diaisly put line into his mouth, and The sa-
gacious and brave animal returned with il 10 |
the shore This line was eagerly graspec by