The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-20
WHOLE NO. 1864.

talents from Ptolomy, father of that Prince.
which was equal to fifteen thousand nonnds
OF English currency. Plny has given This
account, and also has informed us that Cas-
$40, Calptano, Aruntio, Albutno, and Rubio.
who were successfully state physicians at
Rome, received two hundred and fftv ses-
terses annually, sum equal to GI, 562 Brit
lsh. ThaddRus, a FIorentine, would not
leave the city for less than fifty crowns a
day. Having been sent for to Rome to euro
Pope Honorius, he returned home with ten
thousand crowns For short attendance
Phaiaris gave Polycletus four walls of pure
gold, Two craters of silver of ancient work
manship, ten pair of Thericlian cups, and
nifty thousand attic crowns. He also pre-
| sented MN with the salaries of Admiral and
ccapta'n IN tne army, and complimented him
iarther by observing, che was not able to
pay what the obligation of curing him NOR
lted." When Melampus had cured The
daughters of Pretus, King Of the Aroives
ne received third of that Monarcb,s King,
dom; a third was also bestowed on his
nrother, and each was presented with one
OF the Prlncesses in marriage. The Great
Mogul, who reigned in India about the sew
enIeenth century, allowed his physician one
nuhdrea crowns year. Nysa Mollucus.
hlng OF India, gave Garcias, Porturuese
physician, $4,000 pardoes, which were then
estimated equivalent to as MANY ouncea Of
silver. Louis XI. of France gave his nbvs;-
clan, Coctiere, 10000 crowns a month The
blshopric of Amiens (which contained 400
parlshes) to his nephew, and many offices IF
| profit to himself and his friends. Numerous
other examples of the immense rewards he.
slowed on physicians might be mentioned:
but allusion shall be made only to those
common In this country. During the earlv
part or the last reign, the state physicians.
seneant-surgeons, and surgeons, received
t2OO0 year each and there is the strong
est presumption that the present state medi-
cal of1cers are as amply, if not even more
pounteously rewarded, by the most magnif
cent and magnanimous monarch who bas
sWayed the British sceptre since the DAYS of
Alfred. 1t is impossible to estimate the i'm
mense emoluments conferred by the private
generosity OF the Sovereign, and the patron
age necessarily attached to the distinguish
ed station of Court physician and surgeon.
On recent occasion his Majesty has nra.
sented Mr. O'Reilly, surgeon at Windsor
with 1000 guneas for few days' attend.
ance, and was graciously pleased to an
point him his domestic surgeon, at a sala-
~ of $4,000 year.-Dr. Rauon ON he
Practice Of Medicine IN the Medical Journal
A MAN OF WAR. There does not ner.
haps exist a more prodigious and wonderful
combination OF human industry than is yisi-
Die on board first rate Man of War,
Nessei containing 1000 men, and 100 pieces
o! heavy ordinance, and bearing them safely
10 distant shores. In twenty-four hours a
man consumes about lbs. of solids and
mud, consequently 5000 lbs. provisions are
required daily in such a shie. Three
months, then, require that she be laden
with 10000 lbs of provisions. A az nound-
er weighs 6lO0 lbs; 80 of these are gener-
ally on board ship of 100 guns, the weight
OF which exclusive of carriages, amount 10
lo3,000 lbs; 30 twenty -four Founders. ON
the "a deck, each weighing 51OO lbs, ali
weighing $4,000 lbs. /; on the lower deck
70 twelve Founders, amounts to 754O0
lbs; on the upper deck IA six Founders
amounts 10 about $4,000 lbs +: besides on
the round tops, 3 Founders and swivels. IF
to this, we add, that the complete charge of
AZ FOUNDER weighs about GA lbs, and that
IoO charges to each gun are required, we
shall ind this to amount nearly to the same
as the guns themselves. Against exigen-
cles, every ship must have another set of
sails, cables, cordage, and tacklngs, which
UieO5ShhSA " d CONSIDERABLE WelOf1t.
The stores, also, of plank, pitch, and tow;
surgeons and sailors chests, small arms. &c
make no inconsiderable load to which we
must add the weight Of the crew, so that
one of these large ships carries at least
2,l52 tons burden, or 4,3240O0 lbs; and, at
the same time, is steered and governed with
as much ease as the smallest boat.
How To DIscnMEyT V,c,o -
TITLE. DIR. Dunlop, whilst in the East In
dies, obtained the title of "Tyger Dunlop."
in consequence of having vanquished a royal
tiger with bladder of Scotch snuff. The
Doctor having crossed the Ganges with his
quarterly allowance Il lbs.) observed tiger
| at some distance. Being without fire arms,
he ordered his men to use their oars as
weapons OF defence They formed into
close column, with their backs to the wind
ward, whilst the Doctor emptied the con-
tents of the bladder into piece of canvass.
and danced upon it until it became as fine as
dust. The tiger continued winding, and oc-
| caslonally COUGHING. When he approached
within twenty yards of the party, the Doc
tor discharged about half a pound of the
ammunition, part of which was carried by
the strong wind into the face of Royalty.
The tiger growled, shook his head furious
ly, and retreated. In few minutes he re-
turned to the charge approaching the party
cautiously, and rubbing his eyes OCCASION
ally with his fore legs. When within about
10 yards of the party, he again couched;
and, as he was preparing to make his muir
derous spring, the Doctor and FIVE of his
party let fly at him about two pounds of
snuff, which told well for the tiger COM
menced roaring, and sprang into the Ganges,
and fled to the opposite shore. For this
achievement the Doctor received 1000 ru-
PEGS, silver snuff box, and the title of Ii
ger from native Prince.
Right repentance is immediate reformation.
h. sc al. Il. r.