Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-10-02

spectator appeared bright and at n considerable
distance apart. Further on, they approximatcd
IN tho downward perspective, and at length re-
sembod long continuous limo of light, blended
in the haze Of distance from light white to n
fine red colour, until they became lost in the dis.
tant obscurity. The first view of this brillian,
and extraordinary cavern remandcd us of the
descriptions we had read, in younger DAYS, of
enchanted palaces and we may challenge con.
tradiction of the assertion. that many hundreds,
who, on Friday, visited the tunnel, were, tor a
time struck dumb with that sort of astonis h,n,nt
which finds vent in eager expressions of admi-
ration. 1t was something new ,-something thew
could not have conjectured and unlike the gew
gaw novelties of the day, it combined the sub
lime with the beautiful II was noble triumph
OF ingenuity, skill, and perseverance, and. when
1t is considered that it is accomplished not for or
nament, but use, and that all that we admire in
1t is necessary To tho grand purpose of facilita-
ting the commerce of tho country, the pleasure
we derive from beho!ding it becomes genuine
luxury. Parties. Of lades and gentlemen, ele.
gantly attred, piomcnadcd the cavcrned extent
OF the tunnel, and the gas. burning brilliantly
gave the coup d'GU an indescribublv beautiful
and int esting effect. The gas-lights shone
brig hty on the immcdiute whitewashed roof md
sides, leaving the intermediate space compara-
lively obscure, and gave the whole the appear
ance OF u vast succession of white arches through
parallel walls, the spaces between witch were
dark and imPtevious to the eye Indeed, was
no great stretch of the Imagination, which deri-
we'd romantic turn FROM the extraordinary
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magnificent eastern palace, in which the fair
inhabitants Of hundred harams were permitted
TO ranble i'll unwontcd freedom. The appear
ance of the tunnel, looking back to the daylight
III going down, is curious and pleasing, the
mouth gradually decreasing from the scmbiance
of the moon in i dim night to mere speck ; and
the long string Of gaslights, seen either way for
above halt mile, throws all former illumina-
tons into the shade. The fall of the tunnel is
3-4ths of an inch to the yard The sensation of
passage through in wagon, was altogeth
delightful, and in little more than three minutes
we reached, like an arrow from the bow, the
one mile and quarter. To conclude, the tun-
mel may now be enrolled amongst tho lions of
Liverpool &, "a work of greatnens snd extent,
it may be classed the very first and the most re-
markable. The number of individuals who Wis
tied it on Friday is not precisely ascertained but,
including children, they could not DC short of a
thousand. liverpool Albion.l
TIE Rose. This beautiful shrub is
found IN almost every country, and in al
most every country it. beauty and fra
GRANGE have made 1T the ornament of the
garden and an object ofadh!ratlon. Ma
ture, as if delighted with this exquisite
production of er hand, has multiplied Its
species and varieties to an almost uuIim
tied extent; and the poet has sung its
praises IN all nations and i'm all ages. 1t
has been welded to the Nightingale, and
It's fragrance and beauty have been the
theme Of every tongue. In Shiraz and
Cashmere the rose is peculiarly odorifer-
Gus, and yields the most fragrant QUAR-, or
essential oil.
Who has not heard ofthe vale of Cashmere,
With its roses, the brightest that earth ever
gave MoORE.l
Rhodes is said to owe its name TO the
immense quantity of roses which it pro-
duces. In the east this flower is particn-
larIy esteemed. The Guebres believe that
when ABB aham was thrown into the fire
by the order of Ninrod, the flame turned
into he'd Of roses A rose was always
placed above the heads of the guests IN
the banquetting rooms, t. Danish restraint.
and to denote that nothing said there
should be repeated elsewhere and thus
originated the saying sub rOSa, under the
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perfume Of this flower is thus accounted
for by the fabulous authors: Love. at a
feast of Olympus, III the midst of lively
dance, oyeTset, with stroke Of his wing
q goblet of nectar, which falling on the
rose, embalmed it with the delicious ira
GRANGE it still retains. And Catu Ins thus
accounts 'ior the color Of this flower, It Ina.
wing been originally white:
" While the enamor'd queen of Joy
Flies to protect her lovely boy,
On whom the jealous god rushes,
She treads upon throned rose,
Ard while the wound with crimson flows
The snowy flow ret feels her blood and blush |
The petals Of the rose are the only par,
Of the flower that imparts the odornus
matter to water, both by disrllatlon and
ininslon. The Ottar, or essential oil. is |
obtained nom various species of the rose.
The odour, though generally agreeable,
has IN some instances produced faintinys.
hysterlcal affections, lnf!anatons of the |
eyes. S'c. Orhla mentions an instance
Of a celebrated painter who could not ~. |
main in any room where there were roses
without being in short time attacked
with violent cephalaIgia, succeeded by
fainting. DR.. Priestly thinks these effects
are owing to the carbonic acid gas which
these flowers exbale. We will conclude
this article with an account Of The process
employed in Asia, in making Essential oil
or Ottar OF 40lbs. roses, with their calices
nrc mi intn n sill .,i.l. On IL -