The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-11

the same power of climbing, and creeping witt
their heads downwards along the ceiling of ;
room. In the large feet of these animals, The
contriyance is easily observed, of the two toe.
( or tigbteners by which the skin of the foot /.
pinned down, and the air excluded in the act d
walking or climbing but it is the very same
Only upon larger scale, with the mechanism
OF fly's or butterfy's foot and both operations
the climbing of the sea horse on the ice. and
the creeping of the fly on the window or the
celllng, are performed exactly by the same pow
er, the weight OF the atmosphere.
The Albany Morning Chronicle, gives the
annexed extract, as one of the most perfect
specimens of eloquence, which ever fell under
its observation
Dear Sir-Enclosed are fortg dollars for
which you viii forward The Albany Chroni-
Gle" for one year, to the ten subscribers, whose
names are contained on the within list
The above paragraph brings to mind the an
ecdote related the poet Dryden, 20 whom, one
evening, in conviyial party Of certain lords
and gentry, il vas proposed that each individu-
al should submit a specimen of written coinpo-
sition FOR his Judgment. After a good deal of
knitting Of the brows and twisting of the fingers.
on the part of all save we believe, the Duke 5f
Dorset who despatched his task in a twink
ling the compositions were examined, with all
due gravity and Mr.. Dryden pronounced his
Judgment, by observing that all the specimens
had merit of various kinds, but that none graft
fed him so much as that Of the Duke of Dor
set, which he would read Mr.. -. nav 70
John Dryden or order, the sum of ESQ, and
charge to my account. Dorset The sound
ness OF Dryden's criticism was at once admitted
by all the company, and the Dukes powers in
fine writing undisprted. Herald
DIVERSITY OF THE HumAy CouxTrxAKcE.
There are few points in natural philosophy
more remarkable than the infinite diversity in !
the human figure and countenance There |
are, at this moment, S00,009000 of human be- /
lngs in existence, ard no two alike, and vet all
the same An extended view of
this astonishing variety, is obtained from the |
consideration, that since the creation of The |
world, there have passed away more than mil /
hon tines the number now in being, and tha. |
no two of them, or Of any now in life, were alike
And VIC have reason TO believe. that of the end I
less myrlads Of those who have preceded us, or
those who now exist, and who will follow us, /
each and every one had distinguishing mark. |
either in voice, feature, figure, or certain |
not TO be guaged or measured, and |
perhaps scarcely TO be described.
Pennsylvania Gazette
l(Esihu1 AhisibEs. huCh BIAS ocen Sald
and written on the subject of destroying the /
Canada thistle : and it has been proposed that
hounties for their determination should be grant
ed by Legislatures The following we have
known put in practice with complete success
Let them alone till they are in full bloom, and
then cut them with scythe. If they are cut
when young, they produce fresh shoots, but if
mown just before The seed is formed, the stem
contains hollow by which the dews and rain
water descend into the heart the plant, and it
SOON dles. Ii, however, you cannot find leisure
TO NOW them till the seed is formed, you may
even then cut them down, and as soon as they
have dried little in the sun, rake them into
heaps and burn them. It is possible tina; few
may spring up the next season, but two or three
cuttings will be sure to destroy them.