The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-20

them, the Dove, has been alledgcd To sur.
render part OF her title, and by an odd
perye,son of language, Turtle means The
coong OF bird ri fredonia and also the
aat footed reptile Of Bahama.
From the extraordinary aud muliifarious
functions of this oyiparous quaduptd, n
addle was composed by the witty sym.
PoSlt'S, pfopoundmgs The question phe-
tiifr that living existence WIS deeal, fish
or harp as you may read in hls eoliec.
ton OF cnigmas.
After a statement OF these particulars,
ieei more than ordinary satisfaction in OBJ
serving, that some at the nations of thc
south (lcrmed in reference 70 Europe, Dcci-
denfat, regard the GREEN TORTOISE,
~ sacred object; Il peculiar rift of the
Greet ,liasitr Of Breath. Certain Of them,
nave proceeded so far, under this persua-
SION, as To denominaic him, the Fish If
sod, or, IN the dialect OF the French colo
nIsts, POISSON DE DIEU. These cor.
rect and honest indigenes, ascrihe TO the
Soup, or IN other words, the deeoction of
It's flesh, swallowed after n ,enomons
dtaught has been received into the stomach,
The most astonishing effects M an untidotc
or counter poison.
What more shall ! saw on this hrnd
why truly, thai This exquisite preparation
SURPASSED all tie other compounds Of The
kitchen and the shop. Perhaps there is no
other known, that possesses in so eminent
Il degree, the properties both Of food aud
medicine. II l. an aiment Of the most
palalablc and nutritious kind 80 elaborated
10y coction III Tue cauldron, thai very little
digestion IN the stomach Is necessary. II
assinllaes with our nature, and becomes
part and parcel Of oar living frame more
readily than almost any other substances !;
sibdnlng Crudiiiea, rendering the hnmours
bland, and promoting good humour and
hll4rlly to an extraordinary degree.
IL begcts amenity and suayily oftcmpcr.
Vt dluliniihcs the proucness TO give, and to
lake offence and proclaim the lniomna-
non 10 the universe, that no qialrel be-
tween the members has ever arisen upon
this hailowr,l spot, rendering settlement
nee essary by single eombat
Nor are lis virtues less prominent as a
prophylactic or pteyen,cr ofdise1se Come
hliher all yo lean and tabid sufferers ye
who are wasted by attophy and enacia-
lidh and ye who are lingering with hectic
fever and Angs-esi Approach say, and
receive the benefit OF q punacea, ncompar-
ably better than the boosted balsains and
bans Which occupy columns Of the Ga
1etles. invitation is hereby, in like man
hcr, gwen 10 al who are in jeopardy from
malignant disorders, whether epgendercd
from morbid distemperhture within the
system or through sickly commixlurc OF
the atmospheric clements, or by the intro.
oue1ion OF virus from foreign place
h1ow, ye supporters ofimported contagion
N The yellow fever, that The tropical lati-
tndes winch are accused OF seuGing Us the
bane, muaf be allowed the credit Of forwar-
ding the remedy
1t has been regretted by some persons of
taste, that the Tortoise like Tie Turtle, is
mol furnished with wings !; the nimble mem
befs which turn y child cupid, horse TO
pegasus, pcrsonilled breeze TO a zephyr,
ana loose words 10 compact sentence.
The fancy OF the poet aud the coonring of
thepalhiormay however supply this defect.
Imagination thus may be strengthened 10
conceive, how the Supporter OF men aud
thihgs shall soar from The element on which
he has iloated time iminemorial, and give
us hight through space c0mbiningthe We
ioelty Ola meteor with the ececntrlcliy Of
comet or transporting the whole Of his
ponderOHs change IN n way that The ingcni-
oils and inventive Greeks never compre-
bended, to the region Of perfect bcatitude.