Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-25
From Relies Life in London.

hyui'tdtiOn If Cunning 1T is a fact we'll known
TO many most respectable characters, that gentle
man at rank III the army is now suffering the priva.
ton OF "thc common comforts Of Il pcntIcman' and
IS often reduced to the greatest distress from the
want Oh means TO meet the necessary expenditure
for his mantcnance-who, on the LIST day of Janua-
"a, 1882, will possess annual Income "of Prince
Iy magnitude provided he can, and dees make an
affidavit before Magistrate, in compliance with the
deed by which many thousands per annunI will
devove to him viz. THAT he has not raised or
caused to be raised directly Indirectly in any way
or manner whatever, any sum of money, goods chat
tells or other property whatsoever, from the IT day
OF January, 1922, TO the LIST day of January, 1892
Tor or In consideration of payment to be made from
any part OF the estate or money Ivy the said ducd to
become his property and that he hath not made
gwen; nor executed, any promissory, written OF
VeroaD engagement to pay or reimburse any loan Of
money, goods, chatels property by the said deed
transferred, given, md made over to him, thu said
-, upon the due and faithful fulfiment of the con-
d!tI1ns herein imposed ard required; and which in
iact amount to this concise and plain stipulation
that he, the said shall not, between the 81 DIV
of January, 1922, and the LIST day OF January 1882
derive any pccuniary or other advantage whatever
from, or IN consideration Of thereafter being able to
Iguida'e or repay the snne from any part portion
OF the psnpcrty hereinbffore stated and described
and IN failure of such oath, the said property shall
IN that case, Ire disposed of rs follows-vz." &C.
&c. The deed is in consequence of knowledge
that the gentleman intended 10 be enriched at n n.
ture period has fatally INDUCED an infatuated propcu
sity to gamble, which the 'donor" desires To- rliard
against encouraging, having pledged himself 10 an
only child, when dying to make his sole heir
provided, Mt certain age. and after trial Of Ton
years pTlvalous, hc cUnscientiously swear that
ne mas not avalei himself Of the prospect of bccom
ing"a man of fortune" to raise money for rnmino
purposes, or Tor the supply Of those comforts or nc
ces"arIcs which his propensity to gaming might de-
prive him of.
The gentleman has hitherto abstaincd, and the M,
nod is now short, that his friends entertain san-
gune hopes he viii be able to tahe the prescribed
oath, although his continued practice of panblin,
eXcites their fears, and aords those who esteem him
very great pain, he is often seen and known TO be
pennyless, without the means of raising money or Of
borrowing 1t on any promise engagement which
might prevent hs taking tho oath required. Such Is
the horrible infatuation OF the dice box" that few
are able ever to rcinqush gambling when once in.
tlatcd! EXtraor lnary as 1t may seer il is never
theess true, that This gentleman, vino in few years
may be master Of an income Of more than 100000
per annum, and who possesses cultivated an I'M
dcrstandHy the generality of the bost informed
EnglislImen. r 30 completely devoted to the porDi
eious vice, which, (pnrndoxlcol it appears) he den
recates publicly and empl'tcaliy, hat he cannot re-
iran from sacrificing his time. and present limited
income, to the Itch for gomingi"
Cocf Rorches.-T'ne rroyidencu Patriot hns disco
yereda method ofde,royng that troublesome intrn-
Der, at once simple aid effective. 70 is rs follows
Procure from the apothecnry or herb woman n mo
derate quastiy Of That orderfcrous vegetable called
Pokc Root: Boil II in water until the Juices are cv.
tractcd, and mingc the liquor with good West In,,
moasscs, or II the spirit of patriotism be oxtravapnnt
with molasses from New Orleans; spread the nr9v -
iarge patters or soup plates. IN the kitchen rnpt,
closet or wash-honse, or whatever apartment ma
have been the subject ofnvasion and the enemy vil
1e FOUND slain in heaps lying by hundreds and Goics
uc'"re the following morning. a gentleman 70 whom
we are indebted for this information, states Tim, L
'lanphteted b75 co"k reaches in single niob, h
means oftbc pole root and moigsses- that t6c ,
wmch has been boiled being thrown into n close,
hckly invested by Tn, enemy he nlocc co., .,1.o.
,nur,y IN few days, grca; numbers being e9 dead
ipun the field. ''' ''""
u" smell ofthe poke root attracts the cock road,
,s ,'l9p'ci ana cats i'swcs incontincnty and
H., IT.. PaovinFyer l9. - July -.
u, e YAH Tus' ras-shcwi Well, breath
&c.. t'' i'hrg oil, md red hot cindersl Ovens and
Id, ~ the caters and u Mount E,nal what
s why, tH very heavens roasted, and the atmos.
, 'es our nasal orgau, like s'ran arising from cooking
[ p't HVer be1ns Ia simmer and huni like heated tea