The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-20

year, the medical gentlemen of Boston and
Salem observed the day with the venerable
old man 10y dinner at the Lafayette Coffee
House in Salem. About sixty physicians
sat down to dinner the venerable Dr.
Lothrop of Plymouth, the second oldest sur
Viving graduate of Harvard, was unable to
attend.
DIR. Jackson of Boston, President of the
Mass. Medical Society, presided; and DIR.
b. l.. Oliver of Salem, President of the Es-
sex District Medical Society, acted as Vice
President. Among the toasts given on this
interesting occasion, were the following:
Honor to the old age that comes loaded
with honors-" to him that hath, it shall be
given"
The venerable patriarch of American
physcians-one hundred years of healthful
Flgor are ample proof Of professional skill.
internal Observation-Disclosures are no
roads SO necessary to be kept in repair as
the PRIME Ui9; no canals so important as
the attmentary canal. Let him who would
perform Ines Journey in easy stages, beware
of cold stages and hot stages.
The good fellowship of the medical pro-
fesslon-That our diversions NAV be healed
as speedily as possible, let it be the effort
OF all to promote union By the first intention.
lntemperance-A disease which if not
terminated by resolution, is very sure to
end in modification.
The oldest surviving graduate of Har-
vard-though he has long been academical-
ly among the stars ~ "serus in celum
redeat"
During the entertainment stanza of Old
Hundred was performed by the company,
IN which their venerable guest joined-and
an original and appropriate song was
sung by DR.. Adams of Boston.
[*In allusion to the custom Of placing an as
terisk against the names of deceased graduates,
IN the College cataloguel
FRANKLIN, (Tenn.) July IA.
SHAKING ExTRAoRDINARY We have
been informed by two respectable gentle
men, that some time about the 4th of the
present instant, perhaps on that very glori-
Gus day, man by the name of Hicks, living
in the neighborhood of Nolensville, in this
county, caught on a small wager, Is snakes
in about twice that number of minutes,
from a neighboring stream called Mill
Creek. He had what he called dliUer to
assist him, whose duty it was to turn over
the rocks, when woe betide any unfortunate
water Moccosin (no matter how great his
size, or how terrific his appearance,) who
was found lurking below-quick as thought
Hicks would pounce upon him, nab him
somewhere near the head, and by no very
friendly pressure cause him to open his
mouth, when he would bind him with a con-
venient strip of pawpaw bark, round the
under jaw, and proceed on the hunt. We
have heard of man living in one of the
new countries of the Western District, who
killed one hundred in day, and pronounce
al AZ
the exploit of Hicks, we are inclined to the
same opinion.
NOVEL BALLOON ASCENT. On Tuesday,
the 9th instant, Mr. Green, the celebrated
aeronaut. made ascent in his magnifi-
cent balloon, from Preston, which was
something novel in the annals of balooning,
he being accompanied by two gentlemen,
Messrs. Pemberton and Poole of Preston.
The day was very unfavorable for the aerial
expedition, but the parties expressed them
selves much pleased with it. They attain
ed an elevation of about mile, and ascend
ed and descended for about half an hour,
when they effected their final descent. 1t
seems that when the aeronauts first attempt
ed to descend, boy caught hold of the
graphing iron for the purpose of fixing it in
the ground, and not getting disengaged
from it, he, when Mr.. Green thought proper
to rise again, was carried into the air, but,
having the presence of mind to retain his
hold of the rope, was safely transported with
the balloon across the canal, without sustain
ing any other injury than a few slight scars
on the face.-Ptymouh (Emg.) Journal.
We witnessed on Tuesday last, circum-
stance which believe, is rather a singular
inf ho bcfo e h., LII A
was thrown into box containing one hundred
living rattlesnakes, for the purpose of showing
the manner of attack by these reptiles. When
first thrown into the box, he evidently excited
considerable displeasure amongst the serpents
at the sight of such an intruder. They, how
ever, made no immediate attack upon him, but
put their heads rather boldly around him, APP
parently for the purpose of ascertaining his
make and quality. The rat taking this imper-
tinence'in high dudgeon, soon began to play his
part among his new comrades, by adopting their
own mode of warfare, and biting every one that
presumed to come within his reach His usual
aim would be at the head and neck of the
snakes, where he would fasten his teeth so firm
ly, that they would frequently drag him the
whole length of the box, before he would let 90
his hold. In this wav he soon became master
of the field, and by merely turning his head to-
wards them, the snakes would retreat to the
back ground for safety. However, to close the
scene, after the rat had been in the box four or
five hours, one young snake, of more courage
than his companions, placed himself in a pos
ture of attack, and by one effectual blow, put
period to the conquests of the warrior rat.
Waterto,cn on. " Register.
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