The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-04-04

anu HeIIlp Se6u OIL. II was WIdppeu III
coarse woollen cloth, and laid in chest
for few hours. When taken out and laid
on stone floor, it emitted vapor, and IN
few minutes took fire. Similar expert
mentsswere tried with hemp impregnated
with tallow, and small quantity of hemp
seed oil. This began to smoke in an hour,
and in another hour took fire. Wool, I'M
pregnated in the same manner, took hire IN
a few hours Ground coffee, bound up IN
linen, took fire in three-quarters of an hour.
Mahogany saw DUST roasted brown, and
wrapped up while warm, took fire in quar-
ter of an hour. Barley coffee, roasted
brown, being put into shallow pot and
Slightly covered with the lid, became warm,
and in few hours, on placing upon the
mass shreds of paper, they took tlre, and
knife stuck into it became red hot. The
writer states, for the information of brew
ers, that, in the drying of malt, there is !
great danger of the grain taking fire in the |
kiln and burning, long while after the OPP |
Grafton is finished. He notices several
mills which were burnt down in conse-
quence of the vapor emitted by the heated
flour, taking fire when light was intro
duced.-Salem Observer.
INGENIUUs E1rrD1nrsp- Mr. Dickson,
one of the English gentlemen engaged in
making discoveries in the interior of Afrl-
ca, was detained by the Shah natives, on
preteHce that the Fetish, their idol or ora
Gle, was unfavorable to his advance. Mr..
ID. obtained permission to try the white
mans Fetish. Being provided with gal
vRnic battery, he had fowl killed, which
he placed upon the battery, and it perform
ed the ordinary actions of the bird while
it was alive, huttering, and almost flying
away. The natives could not resist the
miracle, and allowed him to proceed. This
anecdote reminds US of that recorded of
Columbus, who found great difficulty in OBJ
tanning provisions, &c. for his followers
while in the island of Hispaniola. He told
the natives that God was angry with them,
and that on the morrow, the sun would be-
come red as blood, the stars would shine at
noon day, &c. By his skill in astronomy,
he had ascertained that an eclipse of the
sun was then to take place, and he made
use of this experiment, which was entirely
successful the natives crowding around
him with abundant supplies, and reverence
ing him as demi-god.
These two anecdotes illustrate, with
great force, the advantage in moral power,
possessed by the enlightened over the un-
enlightened-the educated over the uned-
ucated; and go to strengthen the many ar
guments in favor of practical, scientific
education, wherever attainable.
Boston Patriot.
"BE SHORT" Some editor complains,
that it is a bad practice to cut down arti-
Giles; every thing, he says, should be pub
lished at length as we find it, and credit
ed 'Brevity is the soul of wit and in
the present dearth of news, it seems neces-
sary to cut-down; for some editors, In their
zeal to occupy much room, say great deal
ago before debating socf eRg puts e one SH.l IN
by fellow of long speeches, which began,
Mr.. President, the generality Of mankind,
IN general, are generally disposed to i'm
pose upon the generality of mankind in
general &C.. or of this; He sat under
the shady shadow of an outrageous tree
OSTRICH HUNTING IN ARABIA. Ostrich
hunting is a curious amusement of the
Arabs. Twenty mounted on the horses of
the desert, which are transcendant among
horses, proceed to the windward in quest
of an ostrich track, and when they have
found one, follow it with the utmost rapidi-
-ty, keeping at the distance of half a mile
from one another. The ostrich fatigued
with running against the wind, which beats
against his wings, turns about to the hunt
ers and attempts to penetrate their line
but they surround him, and all at once fire
on the bird, when he falls. Without this
address they could never take the ostrich
which, though destitute of the power of
tying, surpasses in running the Switest
animal.
The following inscription is copied from
door in village in Dorsetshire, England.
F" John Stibbifls, taylor, shoemaker, andIas-
tronomar, | also keeps journeyman to do
all kinds of carpenters and blacksmiths
works, and to hang bells &c. Aney ladey
or gentleman as 5espeaks a coat or pair
of breeches, may have it on Friday or Sat
urday without fail.-N. D. being rumered
ubroad that | intend leaving off business
ON account of my being elected church
wardlng, | hopes my friends wont give
care to such blood thirsty reportes.
JOHN STIBBINS."
A short time back, the following dia-
logue was held between a patient and
medical gentleman, celebrated alike for
hls skill and excentricity =" I'm come,
SIR" You need not tell me that: | see
you're come. Well, what do YOU want
with me " 81 feel very bad in my inside.
and have no appetite" Pray what are
you" "Tm publican, SIR" 'Oh, you're
a publican, are you; well, Mr.. Boniface. |
suppose you take glass of gin before
breakfast " Yes, sir'' And Sometimes
two" Yes, sir" EAnd very likely, if
friend comes in, you take third glass p
That does happen sometimes, sir."-
Why, you gin drinking scoundrel, you
burn up your - with drains, and then
have the impudence to come TO me to be
cured-get out of my house this moment