The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-08


stop Christianity forbids us proceedinel
to such lengths-wc should not pass the
prescribed boundaries" He had no soon
Ter said this lat least according to the mar
ration spread abroad) than the stranger
vanished. Mr.. Graverol being at that mo-
|ment at the extreme end of one OF the av-
|enues, which was terminated by some pa
IIisades, was compelled to return the same
way he went.-On turning round, and not
Iperceiying his companion, he became|
greatly alarmed, and uttered dreadfu
shrek, which brought some men, who were|
employed in pruning the trees. to hlm'l
When these people perceived how paie|
and frichted he was, they gave HIM somel
wine which they had in faggon., and
used all the means they could devise 'o|
restore him to himself As soon as ne re-
covered his recollection, he inquired VI
they had noticed where the gentleman had
gone with whom he had been walking. lie
was very much agitated when these good
people informed him, that no one was with
him when he passed under the tree where
they we're at work; neither had single
Individual been in his company since he
came in their sight, and they had obsery.
ed him some distance before he reached
Ithem.-They added, moreover, that when
|he passed, it struck them as being some
what singular that he should be so deeply
engaged in apparent conversation, altho,
Ihe was alone. Mr.. G. on learning this
went Immediately home, where he found
his house in disorder and alarm concern
ling the reports which had reached his wife.
HE then related his adventure. When
the story was noised abroad, it was public
ly asserted all over the city, that the devil
had visited Mr. Graverol. He was very
gentlemanly man and an advocate, and
related the circumstances to me as have
detailed them. When he concluded, he
said "this is accurately what happened;
you now are acquainted with the facts as
well as myself and you may exercise your
Judgment respecting them as shall best
seem fit. All that can add is, the stran-
ger was very learned and eloquent man,
and reasoned like philosopher.
HEATED ROOMS.-The difference
between providing for the warmth of the
body BY means Of clothing. and by those
: of heated rooms, is certainly important,
and more Immediately as the effect upon
the organs of respiration is 50 plainly to
be distinguished in the two cases. a bra.
cling atmosphere promotes the action ol
the lungs the action Of the lungs the cir.
culation of the blood; and the circulation
of the blood the animal both internally and
on the surface, and thus even lessons the
necessity for warm clothing. Heated
rooms, (this is heated atmospher) on the
other hand, diminishes the action of the
lungs, retards the circulation. and induces
general debility, and wanrss internal ami
NAL heat, therefore, ultimately an increas
ed necessity for warm clothing. The in
habitants of Italy warm themselves b.
clothing, rather than by fires. No smal
portion of the year in Italy, is wet an
chilly; and the conuer1azziones OF tn
e. Italians, instead of consisting in crowde
ID assemblies, in small sultry rooms, like tn
" parties in London, are comparativel
lie small parties, collected in spacious and 10
b. Ity rooms, with stone floors and stuccoe
T. walls, and with fire-places, in which tn
n guests actually suffer from the cold. l
as these parties, the ladies bring small CHI
ID fng-dishes, on the coal ofwhich they bur
ne odoriferous substances, and over whlc
their hands are continually held. to cato
ne the heat. The men draw together an
n, cover themselves with their cloaks, or 0
on casionaly warm their hands at some ia
ed ones chaiing-dish. This practice, indee
d. of depending upon clothing, rather tha
ng fires, for the heat of the body, may a.
en- count for much of the warm clothing
Mt the southern nations, as the Spanlard
rs Italians, and even the Turks of Consta
o. itnop!e.
ed -
,is BOW STREET.
as Alexander Bowers was brought IN la
fc on "Wednesday evening, charged by DG
ne las the street-keeper, with disorderly b
Ike haviour in the Strand. This worthy W
ch clad in female apparel-a white musl
he gown, with a multiplicity of irills and fri
ithpery round his neck, beneath pair Of e
for ormous iet-hlack whskers. and chin
nd the same colour. Dallas stated that
ich found him in this trim harapgulng m
er. ofnearly two hundred people IN the Stral
DwIbetween five and six o'clock that event
the that as there was considerable tum,
theIhe considered it his duty to take him in
III n cuetody and that aS he was bringinp h