The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-20
From Mrs. Grahnm's Journn !.


her cushions, With u small low rnund IA
bic before her, On wh,rl, WIS spread cot
ton cloth, by no means clean. The daugh
tiers only served thrir mother; but ate
their "wn meals in the kitchen, by The fire.
We WIRE accommodated with seats nj HE
old lady's tahl. The first dish that mp.
prarcd MIS- \ small platter "f melted mar
row, into which We were invited to dip the
bread that had been presented TO each, the
"ldiad, setting the example, aud even pr.
scnting bits thoroughly sopp"d, with her
fingers, tn Miss II :. who contrivCd 10 pass
them IN I" puppy VIII" sal behind her,
!, not heing so near, escaped better be
sides rs really did not dislike the n,n,IUw
though wished in vain for The addition of
pepper and salt, dipped my bread most
diligently, and Al. heartily. The bread in
Chile il not good after the first day. The
native bakers usually put suet or lard into
| 1t, SO that il tastes like cake; n few French
bakers, however, make excellent bread
but that we had To day was Of the country,
and assimilated Well With the melted mar.
row. After this apetiser, ~ my country
men would call it, large dish If chaIgui
can was placed before us II consists VI
fresh beef very much boiird, with pieces Of
charqni or dried beef, sIcrs of dried tongue,
aud pumpkin cabbage, potatoes, and 9th.
~ vegetables, IN the same dish. Our hos
tess i'm immediately began eating from The
dish with her Rngsrs, aud IN, tied rs to do
the same bot one of her daughters brot
MS each plate and fork, say ing she knew
| that such was our custom. How ever, the
old lady persisted in quitting delicate pieces
on our plates with her thumb and 6ngrr.--
The dish was good, and web cooked u
WAS succeeded by fowl, which was torn
tO pieces with TIA. hands +; and then came
another fowl cut up, aud la,d on sippr,s
stre"td with chopped herbs; aud ,h.n glib
let's and then soup; aud, lastly, bowl of
milk, and u plate OF Hrinn de YAH, that
Is, flour made from a small aud delcat.
KIND of maize. Each being served with
cap OF the milk, we stirred III. -four into il;
aud thought II excellent, from its res.nl.
hlanee 10 milk hose. Our drink was the
VINE ot the country an, on going ont H.
the 'rranda after dinner, apples and oran
grs We're offered To us.
900
From Dr.. Kitchiner's Econonayjor The Ey's.
Ia th. city oi Lrydcn, IN Hoiland,a Young
woman lost her sight from u catcract
the operation OF COUGHING was successfully
performed upon her eyes, and she re, over.
ed the use Of them; but Il appeared that
the Visual . gan (as is used IN such ca
msl was not completely restored 10 its pri
mt,,c condition. Some ser, singular aud
unac countabie anomalies in her vision
presented themselves, which not little
puzzled the curious IN physiology and OPP
lies.
Ii ,..I tI,.t han ~ sst.p
10 define u certain class OF minute Objects
with sbundant accuracy, such as the Eye
of needle, for example, which she could
thread AZ we'll as ever but On presenting
her Will, II Book, il was evident thai SHE
could not distinguish single letter, bu,
complained that she could SEE nothing but
IA heap Of old marks.
These facts, no less strange than true,
natural, rxrii,~! al intense interest a,noug
the Medical professors and Stuicnis every
one WAS anxious 10 Distinguish himself by
| aHording IA satisfactory eloc,dat'on of these
inrxplicahle phenoni-na.
4 bundled theories were framcd-eyery
one more ingenious than the other. The
Professors Won kracbianer, and Puzzle
dorf, favored their pupils With mos, excel
lent lectures On The sobject, with which
they were great, edited. However, noir
"f the dlsputants succeeded III establishing
II Treaty which m.i with universal appro
baton. Many Of the vulgar still CHOOSE
to think that all the said theories might be-
liable To tie old obj ction lhowevcr salts
factory and plausible they might appear,j
VIZ: That they were not True"
Matters were IN This state, when mis-
chie,ous rouge Of an Irish student, " ho
took a singular delight In ridicu!,ng every
thing learned and phiIosop!,cal, conirl,ed
81 iusuuatc hlInsclf iuiU the confidence OF
younger brotll.rof the patient BY pee
sent of an extra proportion al double suiIt
Gingerbread, wi'ch SO entirely Won ilIe
/ yuungstef's heart, that he confessed ttho'
With sone difficulty that 10 the brs NJ his
belief, h,s Sister i" Sarah had neUtr hnrntd
~ read" hut UNIV Hing To acknowledge her
isu,rance, had made him and all the FanIi-
iy-prninlse not 10 tell.
Whatever glass you use--tnke care I"
keep them perfectly clean j" tins IS ~ i'm
portant, AS tho choic. Of the Figure Oh the
Colour Of them.
E,riy time you wipe your SP'efas'es
yuu scratch them IA little, aud "inany iit-
tie mak.s Ii micklc"- therefore, wl,rn y"n
ha,. done using them, pa, them Away ear"
y IN thsir ease Ia present "ii''i r."pi"
!. 3using tbrm--as Naughty Boy did hl1
Grand PAS Spscineles--mho i""k TIE
Glasses out--and when 'hc old Gentleman
pot them on--fnding tina, he could not
see, exclaimed Marcy me, l'e hot my
sigh, '-hnt thinking the impeachment I"
Vision might br Tho dirline.s oi the Glasses
took them oft" wipe th.,n-hnt whrn not
feeling them, he, still NOR. frightened, cried
out, " why what's come now, why Pte
iost my feeling To" J"
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