Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-17

strength OF onr bearts, and tur portion for
ever"
The number OF hands through which com
mon table knife passes IN iis formation Ia war.
thy OF being known TO all who use them. The
bar steel is heated in The forge b, The maker,
aud he and The striker reduce IL in a few min.
utes into the sharpe OF a KNIFE. Tie then heats
| u bar of iron and Yields II 10 the steel so as 10
form the tang OF the blade which goes into tha
handle. All this is done with The simplest
| tools aud contrivaoces A few strokes of the
| hammer, IN connection with some irll ng
moulds and measures, attached 10 the anvil,
| perfect IN two Of three minutes tho blade aud
its tang or shank. Two men, the maker and
the striker, produce about o blades in nm hour
or "a dozen per day, The rough blade i. US
produced then passes through tho hands oil The
fier. who files the blade into form by means Of
II pattern in hard steel. Iithen goes 10 the hal.
ters 10 be hated in ivory, horn, &c. MS may be
required u next proceeds 10 the 6nish"r, and
is then packed for sale or expectation. In this
progression avery able-kniie, pockelk or
pen knife, passes step by sep through no less
than sixteen hands, Involving at least Id sep
arale stages OF workmanship in The production
of n single pen knife. The prices vary fran
rs. Oh per dozen knives and forks, 10 lOL In
! the manufacture ol ruzor. II proceeds through
a dozen hands +; but il IN afterwards submitted
10 process OF grinding, by which the concav.
| iiy ia perfected, aud the fine edge produced.
They made from Is. per dozen 10 Dos. per
fazor III which last The handle Is valued M los.
Cd Scissors, ~ like manuer ARE made by
hand, add every pair passes through sixteen or
seventeen hands, including fifty or sixty open.
tons before they are ready for sale. Common
scissors are cast. and when rivet,cd. are sold
| n ds &m. .Lal
knives, too, are cast, both in blades aud han
1 dies, and sold AT Us, per gross, or hall penny
| each These low articles are exported IN vast
quantities IN casks to all parts OF the world
| Shutters and trays are also articles OF extensive
production. and the latter are ornnmsDted with
landscapes, etched by II Sheffield artist. on u
resinous yafnish, and finished by being dipped
IN diluted nitric acid Tor few second. or min
| utes. account Of MfBieid
There ~ Mt present living 10 Holland. a fe-
male who is said TO have existed for nine years
without taking nourisbment Of any kind what
ever, either solid or liquid. She has not eaten
| any thing for eleven years and two years ate,
she ceased TO be able 10 eat, she censed 10 drink
| also. The truths of the fac, connected with
| this extraordinary phenome non has been testi-
| fed by a medical commission of The distTict,
| which was appointed for the purpose OF lnqui'.
ing into the case. The female IN question is
~ years of age, and resides in the village Of
fynacker. near Delh. II is thought that .hs
cannot survive many weeks longer.
SINGING CONDUCIVE TO HEALTH
Many parents IN encouraging the deveope-
meni OF musical talents in their children, have
no other view than TO add TO the number of
their fashionable accomplishments and afford
| Al,
ment. II was the opinion Of DIR Rush, howev-
er, that singing is 10 young ladies', who by the
customs Of society are declared from many
other kinds Of ssubrious exercise, not only TO
be cultivated as an accomplishment, but as n
means Of preserving health. He particularly
| insists that vocal music should never be neg
lecied IL The education ola young lady aud
states, that besides It's salnary operation 10 en-
abling her 10 soolhe the cares Of domestic life,
aud quiet sorrow by the united assistance Of tho
southland sentiment Of n property chosen song,
il has still more direct and Importoni effect.
here introduce a fact, remarks Mr., Rush,
which has been suggested 10 me by my pro
fession. and that is that the exercise Of the or
gsns ofthe breast by singing, contributes very
much 10 defend Them from those diseases 10
which the climate and other causes expose them
The Germans are seldom affected with con
symptoms, nor have | ever known but one IN
stance Of splitting blood among them. THIS
! ! believe, is in part oGCasoned by the strength
which their lungs acquire by exercising them
! frequently IN vocal music, for this constitutes
the essential branch Of their eduGalion.--l he
music master OF orr academy has furnished
me with an observation still more IN favor OF
this opinion. lie informed me that he had
known several instances OF persons who were
strongly disposed 10 consumption, who were
restored to health by the exercise Of their lungs
ia singing ~. Y. Post
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WASHING TIE HEAD.
Daily wishing Of the head with cold water
is excellent remedy against periodical head
aches. In coryZas. or dennxions of the hu.
mors from the head, and IN weak eyes, the
shaving Of the head oten affords immediate
relief, while, NJ the same time, !, opens the
pores, and promotes pcrsprailon. II is alto.
geheT a mistaken idea that there is danger
Of Catching cold from the practice of washing
the head, or leaving II exposed to the free mir
after having been washed. The more fire.
ouently the surface is cleansed of scorbulic and
scaly impurities, the more easy aud cOmtorln-
bic we feel.
Thrnping 'front.' make a Gentleman. Two
eminent members Of the Irish bar, Messrs.
boy le snd Yelverton, quarreed some years
ago, so violently, that from words they came
TO blows. Doyle, the more powerful man ,at
the fists at least) knocked down his adversary
twice, eIclaimIog with vehemence, you
scoundrel, III make you behave yourself like
a gentleman" To which Yelverion, rising
answered with equal indignation, " NO, sir,
never, ! defy you you cant do IT -