Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-27

Of gloomy disposition Of mind, had ,s was
loJk and yellow complexion, and often ,b,n"..
bimsef sick, butt al now his ,xar,s,;,h;
clear. and ,tmp'r of mind cheerful - Ednb...
Det'cdi and Surgical Journal, January lSoo
LOG ROLLING IL you nil help me 7 mill l.,
you. |, Is possible some OF our readers w.
dot know the origin Of 'ha, term Of v.,r,
tenslve appll, aron" Log-roling," or be avs.
Of he "a.u md exten, of log rolling lrp;J,,
rion. IL newly and thinly ,e.rlrd eouo,r;s'i
is the practice in clearing land. in place Of cr,
ting down ne 'imncr, 10 de,dcn the tree, bv
beIting-ctorpI entirely around the nee,
L. ough The bark ana sap. In about ten wear,
the trc, wal Il and rbcumb.r rhr Iand-.b.
frmer then col &c S The br!nchas and sn,N
", d. D. d !ayIns lnem across he large loos
Sc fire 10 trr whole. A con>iderabIe nun,
be- Of logs viii remain uncnnsumpd ard M
coUsum. bic. These are nigyared" "a into
logs Of Ten or twelve ice, long, bu, scnc
too hea' Y fJr one or two men 20 move ,he
cwner max log rolling frolic by calling his
ntighbo's 'os ther TO help him. II is maj.
ter o! course Tor all wifbin he nelehborhood IA
attend, wrh the well known understanding thar
the favour will be reciprocal ed whenever 70,
gu ell. When the company assemblies, j, is
divided into Convenient gangs, and the logs ,re
rolled a the land, or placed IN Compact heaDs
and The frolic ends in dance a drinking mach,
or fish,, or perhaps the Whole combined
Log rolling Legislation is, when one mems
Der desires 10 ob:aln an appropriation or The
pass re % ia, orite bill, he engages a stiff irq,
numb If his colleagues 10 hrlp him Ladrr
The upGes God agreement, that they will vote
alternately trr one another. IF is an appro.
p'iaion ha each shall have 4 sbar--if lps
improvement, that one shall NAVE much as
another, and so on as TO local bills-If you viii
vote for my law | will vote for yours Thh is
he principle, aud il is extensively p,acli,ei
without any squeamish nicely about The Jus.
ice or the utility OF the law. Log-roiing le,
gislation has another slrong feature in common
with log rolling. In ,he later, each gang or
set vie with each ether which shall get The
largest h, ap togelhe. so in legislation, each tx.
er,s hmselfio &c, The largest share Of tn b"o'
ty and il is rot urfrcqu,nt ,hat under roln
discovered, aud The snr'nr ends m % abjIe.
Philadelphia Anora.
From he Troy NeU' YOrS J Iadga, tune ".
THE LAW And THE TESTIMONY
A term Of the Circuit Court recommended in this CT.
ty on Monday of last week, Judge Due presiding -
One of the causes which came for trial is unqicson.
| ably of general interest We aihde to the Case d
Gib6Svs M'Cle.idn Weg give very briefsIatcmenl Of
so me If its principal features collect
the facts at this time. The plaintiff several months
since, was thrown from wagon b. the upset,Dg oft
and by the fall his leg was broken below,he knee
The defendant, ply scian residing in nassau, IN tins
county, of cable standing, aud OF some euinrnee
As surpeon called upon to tokc the proper mea'
sures for restoring the painttc tic use OF his limbs
or rather the limb to the # The plaintiff The 'rac
ture is healed, but the leg which has been injured
somewhat shorter than the other hence the paiI'HS
crippled.
| The drclsration charge he defendant, Samuel NJ
! Clean, with NAL practice a surgeon here wore
NO counts. one charging him with want ct XIII h7
other with negligence and in,tten'ion to his patent
he plaintiff hal compound obi que fracture Of ro,
ZONES of the les, below the knee; d''n'n was e""U
20 reduce the fracturehe did reduce II pr"refN'
stated BY I'll! the witnesses on both SIDES ana f'''
| HI limb in An extension box so called app mgF.
manent extension. The counsel for the plan'h pace"
their principal reliance for success IN showing hs &C.
ndant was liable for want Of skill IN placing 'ht INV
~ his extended position, with permanent efl,"''o'
they endeavourdd to show that Fered pN'."' v. ~"
knee joint WIS the best and only proper " o''' VI,
limb IN cases oil this kind. 49,
Three witnesses Drs. Anderson, epoor, anu ".0
" ell were examined, who stated as their oph""'
that the extended position of the limb WAS Iihp'.i
and reprehensbe, and that the other position mr,U"
ed was the only proper one Drs Hale, Ma!eh' WI
and others, gave decided preference TO u'r w."
made use of by the defendant in this Case a'u W..
limb when treated in the Aexed position Vas h'"-'
shortened Medical authors, as the pr!
agreed in tesufyng, differ noplnion as TO 'm ~.
Of treatment. This being the case the C'urt SUB ~,
to The counsel for the plaintiff TIM TINS point -
be further urged, it would net be iof he .O1
Jury To decide upon SURG Ical question on WIN" a
| geons themselves, the most cmnentIn 'heE P'o'
disagreed. his point, Therefore, was gwen W, .ei
it was admitted that the fracture Was redueFa VI"
entfc and surgical manner. .hov.
The plaintiff then introduced TESTIMONY F" ~ II,
negligence or want OF Kill III the suhsq'eMt .nh
ment The crippled state Of the P|l"if Va, ,t,n,t
ject of much inquiry On the part OF tue ..s.s,y
was conte ndcd. first, that due skill and ever |
attention. were applied TO heal the P'aI"aT ,tlr
cond!y, if the crippled ,tste OF the Pan'r .o,lat
butabie 10 any unavoidable cause wa " :" .of.
of the plaintiff himself, in negecpnG OF srg,or.
low the directions Of the deferdan, IS W. were
whereby the measures pursued by the dcie"'" ,trl
prevented from producing their ordinary aus .,r,fqy
effects. Many Witnesses were mtnu'eiy "'' ro,p,,-
examined on both sides lii relation 70 'h'Se p.eJ q.
The examination of The tcstmon: c". .r'..I,y &
Thursday Of last week, and concluded on - he COW
ternoon of this week The summing up " syeniss
sci and the charge by the Court. occup'.u teuT
of Tuesday and the forenoon OF "eahe'uy the Ccc':
p