The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-06-16

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eaten fresh Land.
Provisions arc very plentiful and
cheap beef il only penny the
pound ; poultry is in proportion /
ducks 12} cents n PAR ; turkeys .
cents the pair. The finest. frmcst
aud best flay0urcd butter IN the world
Is made hcrc--the best comes from
Goshen which is n few miles up the
river, and sells at 4 cents n pound
large quantities Of it arc exported
IN the northern states.
The governor Of the state was in
the city last week. He is man of
good porily appearance, splcndidly
uniformed, and is much admired by
the people. He ia chosen every Sc
ven years he has very handsome
equipagc. rides in state coach aud
six no other man in this country
Is allowed II drive more than two
horses in his carriage. There are
very few carriages, however, as each
has To pay Il tax Of one hundred dol
lars II year.
There are vast quantities of mos
quitocs here. aGd ut ight il Is ueccs-
sary TO wear masks 10 prevent them
from dey0urlng ones nose oil. In
August they are SO abundant and
hang over the place in such immense
clouds and masses, rs 10 tatflT OBJ
scure the SKY, 80 that the moon Is
rarely ever seen, and never but when
i very high wind clears away these
insects in some degree. The negroes
protect their bodies from the bite, by
first covering their skins with tallow
and then sticking the grease fQll Of
dust and sand, which gritty substance
i found to destroy the mosquitoes
teeth the moment II comes III con
tact. These mosquitoes arc caught
in large nets then pnt in large bot
/ lerS aud their fat fried out--thls is
the sperm oil by very simple but
ingenious coutrivance,t the light house
on Tybcc is kept burning during the
whole summer by these insects. The
plan is this in the story immedl-
atclv under the lauthorn, arc several
small openings, to draw III the mus
quitocs, which are attracted by an
infant negro, placed there on pur-
pose; as soon rs the room ~ filled,
which it generally is an hour after
dark, machine desccnds which COM
presses the whole mass OF mosquitoes
X the negro INTO the bargain, into oil,
which runs through holes IN the floor
to the apartment below, to which
thv Vicke descend from the lAntll0rn
above it is hardly ever required
OF the keeper to go mp TO light IT, this
is mostly done for him Ivy the light
ming, which strikes it almost every
night. This is one of the few things
in which these Americans excel us
free Brit0ns, thc furnishing light
houses ri 50 cheap ratio, and the
good quality Of their thunder and
lightning. The inhabitants oC the
lslaud Of Nantucket, which lies Just
nj the south of this, and which was
given up few years ago 10 the A
mcricans by the Spanlards, get their
subsistence wholly by commprcsslng
oil from mosquitoes.
II happens in this country. as in
all others, that the inhabitants do get
eick, and do die sometimes. As
soon as the business season IS over,
the sickly season begins, and The ira
ders withdraw 10 give room for the
doctors to begin their practice. The
disease most prevalent is the yellow
fever, and what is called the black
vomit. The former takes OF about
hundred day, who leave their cs-
tatcs to the doctors then the black
y0mit sets in.
There are all sorts Of rcrmln here.
A man must look well about him as
he goes along the streets to sec that
! he does not get bite from rattle
snake. | was awakened The other
night by lizard who Was ut WORK
scratching away the wax ont OF my
car. That same nigh ! heard mech
grooming in the next room to rhine,
and not long after heard anotbc,
and a greater noise, as Il it we're men
digging-my curiosity Ynged me &c
get up aad ascertain the cause Of AL
this-the door was open, and / found
that the groaning was in consc.
qncnce Of the very heavy weight o
bed bugs that was upon the lodgcr
and what appeared like digging "a'
only two negroes with q hoe aud