Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-24

4 containing the precious metals while the lady
occupied another part of the house.
As was anticipated, i'll the silence of the mid.
night hour, the window of the apartment was
raised, and the body of a man portruded about
half its length into the room. At this critical
Ijuncture, while the man was struggling to gain
complete admit,ance, the benevolent feelings of
our friend the Quaker, were called into exercise
He calmly rose from his bed and, like n man
determined 10 render every assistance in his
power seized the struggling wight by the hair,
anu exclaimed, in the enthusiastic ieryor OF his
benevolent soul, Friend. I'll help thee in p
Now, whether there was lreconcer;ed signal
I-as was the case with the veteran WHO entered
the VOLTS den--we are not able to say Be that
as IL may, however, cur hero's associate, Who
was stationed without the window, taking in
slant alarm, chung TO the heels Of his suffer
ing friend, and endeavored TO exricate him
from his perilous situation. Aud now bad some
mischIevous wag been present, who was lover
Tot fun, he mightrisa<e en- oyed ii TO his heart S
content To see n Quaker at ore end of living
man, and stout Jonathan at the other both
pulling with all their might must have been rars
sport indeed For some lime the issue of tho
contest remained Doubtful was uncertain
which would prove the strongest man. At length
however, the HAIR 10 which the Quaker had
grasped bis fingers, lost lis hold OF the skim and
The man without gained the victory
The next morning man was seen in the-neigh
borhood, who bad suddenly became bald. The
lock of hair left in the possession of the Quaker
compared so exactly with the little remaining on
the mans head, that he was immediately demo
sited in Windham jail, till the proper authorities
might ascertain with certainty the right owner
OF the fur Yankee. .
PREMATURE INTERMENT.
In cases of malignant fevers, putrescency adj
vances speedily, and under such circumstances
the time OF the funeral ought not to be unnecess
sarily protracted but this haste is unnecessary
IN cool or even temperate weather, and always
i'll northern climates. Young persons in the
bloom OF health and vigor, may be struck down
by an illness of only few days, or even hours,
but they ought not TO be consigned TO the same
summary sentence, merely because custom has
ordained it. No sooner has breathing apparent
" ceased, and the visage assume. gbastly or
death-ke look, than the patient after mis- ewes
are closed, is too often hurried into coffin aud
the bocy, scarcely yet cold. is precipitated into
the grave. So extremely falacious are the
signs OF death, that too often has the semblance
been mistaken for the reality especially after
sudden accidents, or short illness In many OF
these cases, however, by prompt means and iu-
dicious treatment, life has been happily restored
Unequivocal proofs oil death should always be
waited for, and every possible cans of resusci-
tation persevered in, when these 90 not appear
especially when We consider rcw appearances
may be deceitiul, and how unexpectedly the la.
tent sparks of life may be rekndled The fol
lowing method was the means of restoring to her
friends lady who had apparently been dead
Tor some time: Rub wine glass with flannel
before a fire, and Immediately apply 1t to the
mouth OF the person supposed TO be dead, when
IT any OF the vital principles remain, symptoms
OF moisture will appear in short time on the
glass; Medical LnteHigencer.