Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-11
CONGRESS.

or and Josenb Shaw, invalid pensioners, were
ordered IN he enprossed and read third tme.
The hill for the relief of the oftlcers anu soiuie'S
If the virginia State line, was read third ume
and nassed. The bill authorizing masters Oh yes
sells sailing from Richmond End taxing III Pa'1o ~
their carp0es in the Petersburg collectorai us
trict. to take cearances at the former place. was
ordered to be engrossed and read third ume.-
! A motion was made by Mr. Grumpy TO cohslccI
the resolution of the Library COMMITTEE ~ia ~,
orders that the authorizing the Secretary vi u,e
Senate to subscribe to the public documents P'o,
posed to be printed BY Gales & Seaton; anu on
motion of Mr.. Holmes, it was further postponed
till Tuesday next. Mr.. FelmghW'sen called
up a resolution submitted by him some time ago.
pray,np a repeal of so much of the Post ohice
laws as REQUIRE the performance OF secular LABOR
On the Sabbath. and an interesting debate ensued;
Mr.. Frelinghuysen advocated its proPr'efy' ana
Mr.. Livingston opposed it. A short time was
spent in the consideration of Executive business
In the House of Representatives, MIR. Drap0"
reported bill from the Committee on Military
Affairs, authorizing the payment to the otate ol
Missouri of a sum in settlement OF the claims Oh
that State for services rendered and expenses IN
Cured, in the year 1929, in repellIng attacks q
preventing outrages upon the western frontiers Oh
the United States. 1t was after first and Sc
cOnd reading, referred to the same Committee OF
the Whole as the bill for the payment OF certain
mounted volunteers of Arkansas. number OF
bills from the Senate were passed through the
usual preliminary stages of legislation, and refer
red to the appropriate Committees. The Na'i-
cation Bill was again discussed, and opposed by
Mr.. Strong, who had possession OF the Hoo, ana
who had not concluded his remarks at the expI-
ration of the hour assigned for the consideration
of reports and resolutions. The bill regulating
certain duties on imports, was also taken up IN
| Committee of the Whole on the state OF the IN
ion. Mr.. Polk in the chair, when MIR. EUereff, OF
Massachusetts, proceeded with his argument IN
support of its policy, considering it to be condu
Give to the public interests. not only with respect
to the promotion of domestic industry, but pecu-
Iiarly so as regards the nature of our intercourse
with foreign nations. After some remarks from
Mr.. MaHary, urging speedy decision OF the
question. Mr. Drayton addressed the COMMITTEE
in opposition to the bill, and the system upon
which it was founded as being equally impolltlc
and unjust. Mr.. Denny followed in support OF
the bill. Mr.. Burgess rose to speak, but the hour
beine late. the Committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
From the Ne,c York Commercial .Adrertiser.
THE LIVING ANATOMY.
letter to Mons. Loiseleur Deslongchamps, ID.
NJ. Botanist, Member of the Royal Society Of
Medicine and of Horticulture, &c.
New YORK, May the 7th, 1880.
Deer Sir and honored Colleague-Iaklng UNI
tn for each individual in the creation OF that class
Of Mammalia called Homo Sapiens, we never
saw one whose existence required a smaller frac-
t;onory quantity of matter, honey or. Heshy. for
the SUPPORT of life than the person of MIR. Cal
min Edison. a native of the State of Vermont,
AGED 40 wears, and now exhibited in this city.
A similar case of countryman OF ours, born
in Champagne, and who had not been presented
to the Partisan Faculty, was four years ago exhl-
bited in London, in many respects less perfect
and healthy than the present subject, and to
whom shall herein advert. .
Mr.. C. F.. was from birth we'll formed, but OF
rather small size; remembers no infantile dis
ease except some kind of cutaneous affection; and
before he came to the age of %, had enlisted IN
the army, and honoraby served and stood In bat
tie during our last war with England; after which
he married and had three children, the youngest
aped eleven months. He had never been sick nor
taken any medicine, until sixteen years ago,
when he suffered an indisposition which ne does
not define, and was some time confined. 10 this
date he refers the commencement OF his emacla-
ton, mentioning no symptom nor mode OF treat
ment which could have induced 1t. He remem-
bers, however, that at the same period of time,
severe and singular malady prevailed in that and
an adjacent state, which was called spotted fe-
yer, and proved very fatal. Mr.. Edison degene-
rated from the weight of one hundred and thirty
five pounds to that of sixty pounds; yet ne feels
lively, walks, sits, moves about, crosses his legs
bends his body, freely takes any proper attitude
and natural position. His face is not unpleasant,
although wrinkled, and temporarily complaining
of sore eve from cold: he also chews tobacco.
Whether from this habit or not, he seems inclln-
ed to pliatism. As for his diet or daily. allow
ance of food. he makes no exception to any thing
good He boasts indeed of using proportion OF
food which we presume he could neither want nor
bear, making every proper allowance to his con-
fidence in his own powers. We remember the
fable of a rat travelling over gravelly or stony
barn yard. There said he. "there is the
Mount Caucasus; there is the Appenines. &c. Not
withstanding MIR. Edison has all over the body. a
pure, delicate and unspeckled skin, except on