Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-21

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Ia Lasde was remarkably fond 81 spiders.
Great Britain even usnsernds her eon'inenfal
neighbour. The Luxury of Scot and - pnifid
mutton the sheep having dish oil The Tot.
Game and venison ara seldom rsiished I'll ~ Is
+" high,n or m honest Language, I'LL II a mass
Of pptre facsiion disengaziaz 10 abundance one
of the most septic poisons The chemists kno"
81 10 numerous cases u Is mass of life and
rpat,nn, the Offspring oil puiridny. Piss are still
whipped To death ;iabsters are boiled alive cod
are crmped. d eels skinned VI thing ~ g
onv hares are hunted, aud die OF y itvered
Inflammation.
] Ire human aniipaihies are not less remarks-
/ hle.-fhere IL scarcely any product. annual -
vegetable, that has lot revolisd some indlvhn-
ais Henry III. Of France could not endure a
rat 1yeho Bra che tfcmbled Al the sight OF \
ha,s or n for Erasmus could not taste fish
without falling into fever WadIslaus, King
/ Of POLAND. ran away at the sight OF apples and
JDhannes H. Qaerceto. Secretary 10 Franei.
! The Fua 81 France. would fall a-bleeding II an
apple were held near him. Cheese Is most
| frequently the subject of an'pathy. but ~e
have also heard Of cncumbers, and even SWEET
almonds aud Strawberries. Garden, the phllo
sophrr could not endure eggs. Cra'suS had
WAS thrown into convulsions AT the SIGHT OF
crosses. M. Wadd mentions case in which
the odonr Of ipecacuanha produced the most
violent effects and we know gentleman who
was taken suddenly III by accidentally smelling
~ vial which contained the tInctule Of dig
tails. We are personally acquainted with
case wherein n lady was seized with calane-
Gus erupiibn all over the face, arms, &c. from
having ncciden ally eaten peace oi sponge cake
into which rice -four mad entered. The head
wBs swollen 10 enormous sze, and the
SYMPTOMS we're altogether so frighnuI and
alarming Ms to threaten immediate danger.
The gums OF some individuals have bled AT
the tearing ofbrown paper. The feel OF velvet
with some persons produces Nausea aud syn
cope. Sir kenelin Digby says that Lady Hem
eage has her cheeks blistered by lhyng rose
upon one OF them while asleep Cardinal Hsuy
lie cardpunp sWooned ri the smell OF u rose
aud We believe there is British officer similarly
affected from The same cause. The chemicals Of
the toilette dniy compounded after the art OF the
arothecary. very materially assist the messen
ger ofdsaib. Therei is scarce - cosmetic that s
not deleieriolIs aud destructive poison Veg
enbIe IL Grec,an dyes for the hair, eyebrows,
Ic are solutions Of nitrate III silver, power !
mi escbaIoiic. Depilatores are compounds of
arsenic, pearl whitc, aud profo nitrate Of bis- /
muih aud lotions fu the shin. corrosive subj. |
mate. &c. Thus are unsuspec tng delicate fe-
macs lnled lnio the belirt tina, these ace harm
less, because they are gracrd by pretty names,
Oriental, Italian. or French.
TIE Isuis FaiH,H.-I hr following has heen
communicated 10 the editor OF tine salem Ga
zett", by respectable shlpmaster of that
1own -
After several DAYS of stormy weather, one
evening abont S z NJ. dnriag n light shower,
winch had been preceded by hal squat, II
laek-a-laniern WIS seen on the maintop-gal.
hnt masthead and an intelligent poison was
sem ~ Ia examine il. lie found II formed by a
circle d lights round the mast bead, or 10 ~
number aud one or two inches apart. Each
hame "a' abont two inches long. WAS where il
joined the mast head abou, tie size ni kniiling-
medic, and the extremity larger than the flame /
nj candle aud nra'ly ia bright, ot pale blue
colour, each making a moi similar to steam
out OF green wood, while burr,ng no smell WAS
Susceptible. Upon striking it with the hand
tile lightS were rxtlngnished, AMI smnll sparks
adhered 10 the hind for moment, " then dsap-
p-ared In few seconds the lights again be- !
gan TO burn after several blows they entirely !
dt-appparpd.
" The nhove description was written at the
time, and may be relied on as accurate"
The Press in Turkey The frat press in Tue
KEY WIS established by the Jews, for the pnr.
pose Of printing their prayers. The Greeks
aud Armenians followe ed their example, and N
1870 press was established nv the Turks
Mahomed EHend on his return from seven
years embassy TO Paris obtained permission
from The Sultan and established a press the
charge OF Which was conGted to lbrahiIn Elem
di, a renegade. Several works, among others
work on America. issued rom this press. II IS
well known that the intelligent monarch. now
on the Turkish throne. has projected this press
but it is not 40 well koown that he mas found It
necessary to resort to il for the defence of his
measures against the JanIssaries aud his Their
" reforms aud that he has published work
Wi ten by his own hKnd, entitled i" the causes
of victory The example ofthe Grand Srlg-
uior cannot fail TO give an impulse TO such dis
cassIons IN Turkey, and the periodical OF news
paper press may soon exercise an important IN
aaence at Cons Iantinopie, as well as al oih.r
great Capitols in Europe. What n comment
on It's power.
Wnrrirge We sometimes notice most curl
o"s condolences in the names of parties linked
together IN the helg ticA. snrh Tor instance ms
that Of Mr.. Archibald See. 10 Miss Esther Jew
el, to whom tue words of the poet will apply
"Nhy man she is my own,
And as rich in having such jepei,
A twenty seas, If all then strauI. we're pearl
The water nectar and the rocks pure gold -
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Dyspep STA CuveA.
City Of Nen York, Sept. Cd, 1890