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

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ONE WAY TO REFORM DRuNKES HUsBAsp
The Western lntelhgoncer relates tho story of
lady in the State OF New-York, who took the
following summary means TO avengc the FIRE.
qucnt insults and injuries she had received from
her drunken partner. She had married him with
a fair prospect oienj" yins competency and hap
piness but in the sc ola year he Joined
hmsel! to club ofm merry fellows, aud became
topper. She bore his abuse, an d even his blows,
for long time, with no other complaint bu, her
tears but at length hc situation became so in
toleIabe, that she could endure il no lonper.
She resolved on desperate cxpcdicnt and on
his return from his usual haunt of destination
lust drunk enough tn lceve him strength to beo,
her, she put her plan in execution As so.n as
he was fast asleep, she sewed him up in o sheet
with strong twinc, leaving him only a little
space to breathe. She then packed up her clio.
} thing. dressed her child, sadded u horse. and
waited calmly for her husband to awake from his
slumbers. At daylight he began to move. and
finding the predicament he was in, poured forth
l n torrent ofcurscs upon his wife, ordering her
I'd re'e'se MN instantly She arose, took down
) raw hide which he had often exercised upon her
, person, end approaching tho bed with perfect
composure, recouncd the injuries she had re-
ccived-the ruin he had brought upon himself
aud family, the patience with which she had en-.
| dnrcd her sutierings and even declared that she
then loved hun as she did her own life but she
! could endure his tyranny no lnngcr-she was 20
ing to her fathers house, takin, nothing bu; her
child and few articles fer clothing before she
went, however, she had painful account to set
Tic with him. Suspec,ing her intention, no
) promised amendment, but she commenced the
work OF hagella,ion with all tho strength she
; could exert he cried tor mercy and ATTEMPTED
to extricae himself but his arms were too firm
~ p'ni"ncd he rolled from the bed to the floor,
Dut his wife kept the whip moving until she
thought SHE had pretty well repaid his kindness,
when she bid him good morning, took up her
) child, mounted the horse, and rode away She
} called alta neighbours house, made known the
situation of her husband, and requested that, at
n certain hour he might be released, which was
accordingly done Shame and modification
) overpowcred his love of drink The lived soberv
Tor year, when his wife consented to return 10
his house. and they have since lived happiv
ana ahec'ionately together, reasins up a uumcr.
Gus and well ordered family
oN The POISONOUS PROPERTY OF THE BLACK
Il CHERRY TREE
LIE "PRUNUs NIGRA'' OF BoTANIsTs.
The fact, that the withereI leaves of
the black cherry are deadly poison to
cattle, has been long known in the coun-
Try but l never iecoIlect to have heard
OF any i'll consequences from the use of
the Dark, domestic remedy very much
celebrated Tor the cure of Jaurdice. &c.
ne following case is perfectly sa,istacto-
i ry to my mind, and must establish the
'ac' OF It's POISONOUS properties beyond
donot. On Thursday, July 23, was CALI
Gu III great haste To visit young lady
VINO had been seized with vertigo. inseu-
sIbiiity and syncope, followed by. an alarm
ing difficulty ofrespiratlon, in consequence
Oh draught o! about half pint Of cider.
taken from closely stopped bottle. which
was hiied The evening previous with cher
ny bark, flesh 6om the tree The symp-
toms were followed by small pulse, nau-
sea and vomiting The more violent
symptoms passed off IN about twenty or
thirty minutes, and before | saw her vet
am inclined to believe, that a.larger dose
might have proved fatal without any re-
turn OF sensbility. In this case it return
ed aud the patient soon recovered with no
III consequences, except ex,,eme languor
and debility.
Another young lady in the family. who
had good health and constitution took al
so, about the same time. yerv small,
quantity of the contents of the bottle and
was Immediately affected with laIntDess.
giddiness OF the head, and ,remor of the
whole body, which lasted abou, half an
hour.
Whether the bark in these cases was
more poisonous in consequence of the
small sprouts, from which it was taken.
oeing broken down and partly wiihered,
"bich Is known t. be the case with the.
ieavcs,) or whether such effect will be UNI
'"rmIy produced when tie bark is pul inn
med'ately into closely stopped bottles. |
VIII not 1itrmpt To decide. [ relate the |
acts only, aud hope they may lead 10
farther inquiries.
he discoveries of the French chemists
nave recently revealed The truth, that HE
deietorinus principle of Il e leaves of the
cherry aud laurel. the kernels nf the
peach, and some other vegetables, is verv
Analogous TO the Prnssic or Hydro. Cv an.
&c Acid This acid, in its coDd enseG
form IS one Of the most ,nueD, no;snns
IN The would; snuffed up the r.os,r;ls in.
cautiously, II produces sickne IS. End owe,
syncope; feather dipped in il nnd drawn
across the eye ball Of aD animal nrodnces
ms ant death-[a method often resnr,sJ
y Physlo'og'sls, to terminate the suffer-
'nes OF ANIMALS which have been subset-