Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-21

Mira. F. Of Therheld, 10 Her,fordshir. -,
a stout, healthy woman, never tasted NV; ~,
food till she was twenty years Of age '''
Brassavolus reports OF the younger dau,h,.
of Frederick, King Of Naples, that sb. s"',,
not eat any kind Of nesh, nor so much a, ua
oft; aud of as she pu, any bi, Of in,o s
mouth, she WAS seized with a yehemen, ." "s'
cope, and falling to the earth, and robin, ~. a'
self ,heI eupon, would lamentably shrek on, ,''>
This she would continue TO do for the sn,,.-e
half an hour after she was returned 10 be,.'W.
Turner'S History Of Remarkable Prcridenc.s 1857. 8,
part ii. c. 2. Sc. W.
The late Duke Of Portland broke M,.,
YES sci in his lungs when 81 years Of ape "
was attended by DR.. Warren; forty ounce,
blood were taken from him in a few hour, u
lived on bread aud water for six weeks, a, II.
end Of which time he was allowed one bo1.S
smelt. From this time he lived with the m".
rigid temperance, & never drank wine Or y =,
liquor. He took drachm Of powdered b,sa
eve:y morning in glass Of water, which, w;,i
a moderate breakfast, was all he was in -"
habit Of taking till late dinner in the eyanir~
In the early part Of his life he was confined .
his room three months at time, with the ,,r,
In the later part Of his life, though ocesSo,
ally Affected by it, il was never violent n,
father was equity, his mother not; his grand
mother died Of govt lille above forty YEAR, n
age, 1908.
The Monks Of Monte Santo mount Atbo,,
never taste animal food; they live on veyrt,
bles, olives, and cheese. In 1906 one of Ibf;.
fraternity was In good health, at the grea, a..
of one hundred aud twenty years.
Hasselquist, in his travels in the Levau, r.,
lates the following singular fact: {" AbO,.
thousand Abyssinians, who were destilu,. n
provisions on journey to Cairo, lived for iva
months on gum arabic, and arrived at C,in
without any unusual sickness or mortality"
In Queen Elizabe,h's time, The breakfast 70,
"my lorde and my lady" eonsiste,h Of shalt,
chyne Of mutton, or ellis chvne Of beef boiled"
and the children had ehikynge, or ellis thrs
mutton bones boiled with certain quarts Of
beer & wine. ~ Quarterly Journal Of Science
SINGULAR ELECTRIC EXPLOSION Letter
from Caen, dated Sept. 10, says: "On Montu
evening, about half past 9 O'Clock, after 40 e.,
uemely ho, day, tremendou, explosion wa f
heard, accompanied with a most brilliant LIGHT |
The town appeared to be on fire. The heaven,
were extremely dark, and it continued wy
warm. A tempest was generally expected |
The explosion was so sudden and loud lh,, |
surprised great many persons, and alarmed
still greater number. A slight rain FOLLOWED
this first peal. which was succeeded by ortn
mol near SO loud, and apparently at dislMa
Some persons pretend 10 have seen in different
quarters OF the town sparks Of fire; olhes sT
they were suddenly surrounded with gnr
light In one street five persons were knOck,!
down, a, well as a waiter at coffee house, .H
a po,tman. A woman walking with her hus
band had her apron Set FIRE to, and was lhroT
into violent commissions"
! = PaHIsA NoTIcE.-On the door Of parish
Church, not one nunurru miles from Wycomk
wasrecently affixed the following: "Noric..T,
church wardens will hold their quarterly met.
ings once in six weeks, instead Of half ye,rN.
as formerly.
The ORGAN.-This instrument is of Gre,s
invention. II was introduced INFO Eurone and
used in religious services in ISL The first
organ seen IN France was sent to Pepin by tn.
Emperor Constantine Copronymus in Isl, and
Was placed IN the church Of Saint Cornes De
C"mpeIgne.- Roquefort says the effects it po
duced were extraordinary, and that some Der
sons were so completely enraptured as tok
carried away in a state OF iusensibilily.
The JEsuITs.-The discounenance given
this body BY the French government has indu,
ecu them to attempt to establish themselves
elsewhere. A Guernsey paper of Tuesday no.
tees the arrival oftwo Jesuils during the past
week, and states that they have actually mad.
Aapplica,on 10 his Maieslyrs Governnenlfa
leave to establish seminary in GuernseyU
Jersey; that the Lieutenant Govern cid rS
meet their request by an absolute refusal, but
merely slated his unwillngress to grant il on
his own authoritWand in the event OF Govern
ment allowing them 10 settle in either i'lsm
Mount OrgueI Castle il is said, has been offer
ed to them.
SEeAR SMoKIEa.-Two respectfully dressed
females were seen leaving 5onGes. makers
shop IN this town one evening last week, ard
each OF them was putting away like the crater
OF volcano. This is too much for human en-
aurance. There has lately arisen anOng''"
kind Of segar mania, with which mfn,To
men, and even children, are affected; NOT IRON
any pleasure, and still less from any ben b.
zeal or imaginary, which smoking affords then
out they consider it as doing .he gsnha Ting
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