The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-08-05
BLOWING sPRING-A NATURAL Gu.

BLOWING SPRING-A NATURAL Co.,
Extract Of letter to the Editors 0fthe Rich
mOnd Compiler. dated .Netcbern, Val
I2h July, 1899.
=" | have seen a natural curiosity few
days ago, that | am very much surprised
has not attracted the attention of some
person sooner. 1t is very large spring,
in the county of Wythe, being one of the
head springs of Cripple Creek, about 10
miles from the Court House, nearly south
course 1t ebts and fO,0s in the months of
August and September only; runs four days
and stops four days during the two months
mentioned. The balance of the wear. it
runs continually: The water is limestone,
and the quantity sufficient for saw and a
grist mill. 1t will begin to blubber and
sink back, and not Iun one drop; and at
the end OF four days it will roar like claps
OF thunder, and in few minutes after, the
noise with blowing, and the water returns.
The gentleman who owns the spring and
lives near 1t, Is the man who gave myself
and one other person this information. We
went to the spring and drank of the water,
which was exceedingly fine and cool, and
of BLUSH color-so much so as to color
the creek a mile or more below, into
which it empties. There is mill or mills
within one half mile below it, which has to
stop when it stops, although on another
stream. For myself, think it one of the
greatest curiosties have ever seen much
more SO than the Natural Bridge, that has
attracted so much notice. From the au-
thority for the foregoing account of the
spring, have no doubt Of its truth. They
call it the Blowing Spring That the
spring is in an obscure neighborhood is the
only reason can give for its passing I'M
noticed"
REsUscITATIoN. The last number of
Mr.. Silliman's Journal contains an account
of Il resuscitaton by oxygen gas, from ap-
parent death by drowning. The subject
was tavorite young begle hound, which
fell into cellar filled with water and was
drowned. How long he lay there could
only be known from conjecture. He was
heard yelping and founcing in the water,
and had been silent for long time, when
he was found and dragged out. When car
ried to the owner, his body and limbs were
so cold, hard, and infexible, that, taking
him by the foot, he was turned over, like u
block with four pegs attached to it.
large bladder was filled with oxygen,
not diluted with any portion of nitrogen,
to which was attached small brass stop
cock with long beak; by violent press
ure of the bladder, copious dose Of the
gas was then infused into the lungs of the
dog he instantly made csnvulsive and
solitary yelp, to the full pitch of his usual
shrill voice in the chase the dose was re-
peated till the gas was consumed the dog
was placed by the fire i'll warm blankets,
friction constantly applied, and strong
dose of diluted volatile ammonia forced in
to the stomach his body and limbs became
relaxed, and his respiration short and rapid.
The experiment commenced at one o'clock,
p. NJ, and at eleven that night the dog
raised himself on his feet and made few
feeble steps the next morning he left the
kitchen and walked to his kennel, dis
lance Q: nifty yards. On the fourth day he
| took small portion of meat, and the vital
functions soon seemed to be perfectly re-
stored. Eight or ten days after that, his
appetite, repletion, and vivacitv, indicated a
thorough renovation of the animal functions
1t is worthy of notice that his voice, natur--
ally sharp and shrill, was astonishingly al
tered to full and coarse tone.
These particulars are communicated in,
two letters from ]. E. Muse, Cambridge,
(Md.) to the editor of the Journal The cir
cumstances took place at the close of last,
winter.-BoSton Courier.
COTTON BAGGING. The New York Price
Current quotes hemp bagging at from l6 to
II cents, and flax at from IA to 17-and re-
marks, there is more demand for bagging,
but no advance of price, Notwithstanding
the additional duty oc half cent per yard
took place on the list inst"
The duty on cotton bagging is cents
! per square yard, yet the average price is
less than 90. Previous to 1920, it sold as
high as 80 cts. in 1921 and 1892, it was
averaged about 30 cts. !; in 1923, because of
the increased manufactures of Kentucky, IL
! fell to less than 30; and since the %exces-
slve" duty imposed by the tariff of 1924, it
hardly brought Is cts. at particular peri
cd. In 1897, the average price was 25 ctsI
I and the duty being increased by the tariff
| OF 1928, its costs is reduced to 20 cents, in
! 1899.
| From these facts must it not appear evil
dent to all men that the domestic productions
or competition has reduced the price of
bagging not Jess than so per cent. Must it
now be seen, what large profits the Manu-
facturers of Dundee and Inverness made
out of us ? Can any one refuse to believe
that, if our own factories were destroyed
the planters would be compelled TO pay 40,
instead of 20 cents per yard, for this article
1t is thus with respect to every commodi-
| ty, the domestic manufacture of which has
( been protected. We challenge proof, that
! the price of ann article IL advanced IN ac