American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-06-01

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mattress Of husks. Of straw, Of hair, will treat
one in this inhospitabIe manner.
B0ston Medical InteHinencer
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.anccdote ofthe american TeMriioqaisi.
The wonderful faculty OF yentroCuism. p0ssea,
sed by Mr.. Nichols, is supposed to be dependent.
upon. or much facilitated in operation. BY his as.
tonishing power of dilating and contracting h4
chest. 10 illustrate the extent Of this power. it
will only be necessary to relate humorous anec
doe. He went to a tailor and engaged to be made,
for himself. fashionable STRAIGHTFORWARD coat en-.
Joining upon the tailor his wish that it might be
made neat, snug, and in the dandy style, as he in
tended to wear it at the ball to be given for the
benefit of the Greeks. The tailor said he would
not fail to suit him. and took lis measures with
great accuracy. When finished, n called Tor the
coat, and put il on in presence OF the tailor The
coat vas found to be too large, and tapped round
him like loose surtout. The tailor made many
apologies for the plumbers of his workmen, in hav-
ing mistaken the measure. and begged that he
would permit another to be made, assuring him
that 1t was the first time great a mistake had
been made iii his ship; he would measure more
carefully and see that his journey man made no
mistake. N finding the tailor willing to take the
coat to himself, aud make another, consented, and
the measures were again taken with greater care,
transferred, by the maste, himself. to the books
was finished, N. called again and put it Oh for tri
al, as betores III presence Of the tailor.-vhcn II
il would not reach round his breast BY eiprea in.
chea The tailor's CONSERVATION was now greater
than before; he said that he was willing To take
back the coat and demand nothing Tor what had
been done, provided y. would do him the favor to
20 to some other shop; for he had been twice SO
unfortunate as to fail in fitting his work that he
feared to try again to fit him. lest lie should again
III Md hn ail ,n,n
in his business with the public MIR. Nichols,
however, would by no means consent to leave rim
for another tailor, and insisted upon the peifnrn-
ance of his promise to make hin neat. snug, dan
DIV fashioned coat. In case he should refuse. N
threatened to make public his blunders III cutting
and fitting his garments. Rather than he disgrac-
ed. lie finally consented more to try his skill
in hopes of being more fortunate the third tine.--
Accordingly he took his measure, as before, and
made a third coat, with his own hands. When
finished, n. appeared at the shop, and found, on
trial, that this coat fitted like glnre, and gave
him entire satisfaction, which much reioiced the
tailor.-N. then inquired what had been done with
the ether two coats The tailor told him that they
were yet on hand and he knew not when he should
be able to sell them n told him to bring them. anal
he would endeavor to assist him i'll dsposius Of
them. They were brought, and successiyply put on
by Mr. N. when u the still greater astonishmnt anil
CONSERVATION of the master and his journeymcn, all
three coats exactly fitted. N. then offered to take
and pay for the three. The tailor said he was very
sure that ~ must be the de, it, and therefore should
permit him to do as he pleased. But it he wonld
satisfy him to the contrary, aud show how he had
been able SO to deceive him, he would be content
with Keeping two Of the coats, for the sake Of the
goodness of the trick N then explained to him
his powers of diatns and contracting the breast |;
and that when measured first, it was ,ilatcd, ANA
contracted when the coat was put on; and for the
second measurement, the breast was contracted,
and Diluted when the coat tried On actual
adineasurement, the difference, in glrth, round ths
breast of Mr. Nichols. between the greatest diation
and greatest contraction, is eeren inches. Mr.. y,
is native Of Nantucket.
Singular accdrnt.-Tbe Lockport Observatory.
of the 10th ult. relate, the following singular incl
dent which occurred to the mailbag in that neigh