The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-30
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EGYPTIAN MuMMIEs

e. Fo 70 the cataeombs, and with a crovbar N
a. hhmRf9sEg Is pssEi RstyssB tA
n nand them up, and carry them away 10 burn
tIlhout any regard TO age, sex, or rank, thew
';,t iieh up ana throw the pieces on the FIRE
, win tho same feeling that other ueonle chon
Z up logs of wood or use the coal-scnttla
PIoViuent Arab will have store often or twelve
= dummies, and legs, arms, and trunks, are seen
. itihg ABOUT their dwellings like pieces of wood
~ might be supposed thai these ancient relics
On humanity would make an unpleasant IRE, but
TINS, the lecturer said was not the case rrba
balsams and spices which had been used in on.
banning them, on the contrary rave out = fra.
6 grant odour, and he should not wonder. he SAID
some ingenious inventor were to introdpce
mummy aust into use, as most deliOhtGIl
. P0StaHe In the stomachs of the mumm;ss
idIge masses OF bltuminous matter are fonnd.
anu wnen the Arabs have collected any ouanti
Y OF these, they are sent to Cairo and soJd
ne use to which they are put is singular thew
are purchased by the apothecaries, and beat in.
10 powder, which is afterwards administered os
sovereign antldote to all diseases. Unlike
me ueao n DINER countries, the buried Egypt
,dn: are OF great use to the living constituting
their only fuel and their chief medicine.
B3ckinghams Lectures.
I TEMPERATE DRINK1Ne. Hov MANY ;,
ces can every person call to mind, where bah.
II ol temperate drinking of ardent spirits has
opened the door TO ruin? striking evsmrIs
recently occurred in the case of Wade. Eng;-
neer OF The steam boat Chief Justice Marshall
lust getore her explosion. The directors of the
Doat nave stated IN their own defence, that he
was discharged in consequence of heinz ron
osred incapable Of performing his duty. nv in.
temperance His friends attempt TO shield him
rom the charge. and what is their explaaafion
lhey say that Mr.. Wade had always been
temperate man; that is an habtual drinker, who
never drank to excess. During one of his trims
lle was particularly elated by the success Of
some improvement he had made in the machin.
cry. She goes finely" said he, f" lei ms taLaa
uIihk upon IT,. This was SO often repeated, in
the exuitatIon OF the occasion, that the bahitu-
aiiy temperate drinker became drunk and lost
all self control. The result was, he was dis.
charged from valuable employment, and his
~ IIter mas set mark upon it that years will
not oDllterate, and which lime will never "a.
move, should he now resolve, never again IN
to1eh The poison that has nearly DESTROYED him
nero we see the danger of any INDULGENCE
Whatever, IN the use of ardent spirits No man
can always measure his own strength. One
drop more than his head will bear. taken AZ
t - wnen judgment is off her guard, seals
ihs rum what slavery is this for a rational
oelng TO subject himself to-to ATTEMPT TO grad.
uate me exact quantity Of poison he can use
win safety, and at every moment be subjected
10 pass The boundary, beyond which TO tread is
ueath 10 ms reputation Compare this re-
iKeepng #ftmnf fe ibiee5rqUsefF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. in
becoming more and more irksome, as the habit
acquires force,-with the free.
oom OF MIN who has wholly renowned all ale-
glance to this spirit of evil, and will NOT snfFsr
II 10 enter his lips. Who is the freeman Tho
temperate habitual drnker, or he who never
t"aches the poison, and TO whom the denial.
when once persisted in, becomes a pleasure
rather IMAM prlvation. The sentiment can
n |, be too often enforced that Temperate
drinking is the Primary School of Intenner.
ance. "-PTori9eRce .4mericam
A LAUGHING COLONEL. An old Colonel vcba
used to be invited with us to dine at Iunas
mouse, had such propensity to laughter, that.
AFTER having once yielded to its influence. he
could not restrain himself so long as any thing
remained TO excite it. / used TO make him
0urSt INTO horse laugh whenever chose, on
~ by wlnkng at him ridculously. Upon one
occasion, when great number of persons were
assembled at table, fancy came across me to
Try whether grin and an odd remark would
nave the same effect upon him in company. 1t
answered marvellously well He could not re-
strain burst of laughter which rather startled
the rest OF the party; 20 whom, however, I
managed to convey a hint, and thew Immediate
ly entered into the spirit of the Joke. Each. in
ms turn, told him an extraordinary unecdote.
or made some odd remark, at which the Colonel
burst out anew, till at last his laughter became
alarming. The consequence was, that he did
not swallow one mouthfnl during dinner for,
no sooner DID he attempt to introduce a bit of
food into his odd mouth, which even then was
distorted by suppressed grin, than some one
made laughabe observation, which again ex-
cited the poor mans risble propensity So the
meat was suffered to return TO his plate untast-
ed. He afterwards complained that, in addition
to ms having lost his dinner, his sides were
quite sore with the exertion.-klardy'S Mexico.
ANEcDeTE OF CHANCELLOR kent. On one
occasion before the Chancellor, in the case of
an alleged fraud, the Counsel in the course of
the argument on the wrong side of the ques-
ton, attempted to strengthen points, naturally
weak, by supposing case. Suppose" said
he, your Honor stole horse, and" Stop,
stop, said the Chancellor, its not a suppose.
bic case, SIR" Well, then, your homo" con-
momentary confusion, suppose | stole a
horse Very like, sir; very like" added
the chancellor.
SINGULAR PROPOSAL. A young lady came
over from great distance "to be cured" and
when ] asked her what was her complaint, She
replied, As TO that matter, believe there is
RS st moi glst complaint sndeE the sun which
disorders asked if she were married or SIM
gle !; +" Single" was the answer, then told
/ her that SO many complaints as she seemed to
have could only DO cured by husband! At
| which observation she was exceedingly exas-
/ peratad but her anger terminated in proposal
10 marry mo! never was more surprised in
! my life, and looked quite stupid.
Hardy's Mszie0.
THE AFRICAN AETs. These insects soma
| times set forward in such multtudes, that the
4 whole earth seems 10 be in motion A company
Of them attacked and covered an elephant who
was quietly feeding in pasture. In eight
hours nothing was to be seen on the spot but
tae skeleton Of that enormous animal, neatly
} and completely picked. The business was done
, and the enemy marched on after fresh prey.