Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-26

concourse of men appeared with the corpse.
and with various garments and articles of the
deceased, and with about twenty banners un-
iurled. They walked fast, all singing ana bow
ing down their heads to the earth. The stand
ards were placed several together in opposite
points near the grave, and all the men ;,rrang
ing themselves around them, went through their
service IN low key of voice, but with all their
strength, and at the same time bowiur their
heads and bodies, with all the violence possible.
The body is always, believe, taken out of the
coffin to be placed beneath the ground, and the
CONN returned TO the city for future occasions
Every morning and evening, for perhaps n
month, the friends visit the grave: the women
ana children to strew myrtle upon it, and the
men Ia say their prayers with the vchemcnce
above described. The burial place. I sbo,,Id
think, contained not less than ten acres of
ground. There are two others near the CITY.
which are not so large. The graves are gcner-
ally arranged with great order and neatness.
t"e ti"HoftHe.--A gentleman of intelligence
and OF literary attainncnts makes, i'm AN nc
count of his travels on the Continent. tbe fol-
lowing most singular reinat. on an execution
he witnessed, IN which the c:iprit was beheaded
by the guiiotinc.
sit appears" saws he, ssto he the best of all
possible modes Of inllicting the punishment of
death: combining the greatest impression on the
spectator, with the least possible suffering to
the victim. 1t is rapid, that should ,loub,
whether there were any SUFFERING: but from tb
expression of the countenancc when The exc
cutoner held up the head, am inclined TO be-
ileVe that sense and consciousness MAJ remain
for feto seconds after The head is OFF. The
eyes seemed to retain speculation for a moment
or two, and there was a look in the CHASTITY stare
NCtf Ia In nIa A.
implied that The heat toas d,cdre of its tg,,onini-
Gus situation. And, indeed, however extraori
binary tins may appear, there is nothing irnpro-
bable IN the supposition, for in all injuries of the
spine whereby communication with the CEN
sorium is cut off, it is the parts below the injury
which arc deprived of sensation, while those
above retain their scnsibility. And so in the
case OF dccapiation, the nerves of the face and
eyes may for short time continue to convey
impressions to the brain, in spite of the separa
ton from thc trunk"
On making Cutie pe,y FnE.--We believe
that farmers and others sometimes ssmiss tho
matter" as tudibras SAYS, by taking great
deal of pains and wasting their produce i'm ma
KING cattle very fat. Some consumers have ri-
ven up butchers, who pride themselves on sell
ing very fat meat, finding that it made no way
in feeding their family. so much of it was reject
ed" In Great Britain prize cattle were for
meriy iatted TILL they were scarcely fit TO cat.
and the meat no more flavor than hor's lard.
Sheen were likewise stuffed with oil cake and
gin I'LL the poor things could not rise alone and
needed as much waiting on a superannuated
duchess. They were frequently stuffed and
stimulated till 1t became necessary to cut their
throats to save their lives that is 10 saw nothing
but butchers knife could prevent them from
lying of dropsy. man TO endure such food
need have thes tonach OF shark and the dipes
tivcpcwers ofan ostrich, that can makea mealon
tenpenn, nails
Meat however, reasonably fat ia more pro
fltable, as well more nourishng than lean
| neat. But to digest this oily mat err, there are
required on account Gifts difficult solubilitv. q
good Bile, much saliva, and a vigorous stomach;
consequently none excepting those in the most
vigorous state of health, or who are employed
IN hard labor, can digest it. As the bone also
gains but little in the fatting animal and the
ohal becomes Proporiionably less as the animal
becomes more fat, it is best to have cattle well
fatted, but not converted into a mass of matter
as unpalatable and unwholesorne as whale oil.
"a coarse and heavy 1eShei OK, which would
require very long time. and much good food TO
iatien, may be slaughtered rather lean IL is
not, however, 80 much the extent of fat as the
want of sufficient quantity of lean flesh of which
Tie consumer complains, for il cannot be Doubt
ed, that the lean flesh of a fat animal is superior
IN quality and contains more nourishment than
any other meat. NJ. Eng. Farmer.
looted Jnc.-Several years ago. during