The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-31

STRENGTH Of INSECTS. IL is nol itlie d.
d gular, says Baron Halter. that insects appe
'. to excel in muscular power in proportion
l. their diminutiveness. Ofthis we have remar
n able example in the common flea, which ca
drag 20 or 80 times its own weight. The mu
s cular strength of this agile creature, enables
n not only to resist the ordinary pressure of III
t fingers in our endeavors to crush it but TO TAX
C leaps to the distance of 200 times it's own lengt
d which will appear more surprising when "
consider that man, to equal the agility of
c flea should be able-to leap between and 40
n yards.
j. Mouffet, in his Theatre of Insects, mention
that an English mechanic named Mark, t
g show his skill, constructed a chain of gold a
long as his finger, which together with a loo
|, and key, were dragged along by flea. Bing
ley tells us that Mr. Boverich, watchmake
}. IN London, exhibited some years ago a littl
ivory chase with four wheels, and all its prope
e apparatus, and the figure of man sitting OF
the box. all OF which were drawn by singh
flea. The same mechanic afterwards con
/ structed minute landau, which opened anC
shut by springs, with the figures of 6 horses
harnessed to it and of coachman on the box
, dog between his legs, persons inside, foot
men, and postillion riding on one of the fore
horses which were all easily dragged along by
single flea. Goldsmith remarks upon these
displays OF PUBLICAN strength, that the feats
appear to be at all miraculous
Latreille tells us a no less marvelloue siorv
OF another flea, which dragged silver cannon
"a llmes its own weight, mounted on wheels I;
ana dld not manifest any alarm when this was
charged With gunpowder and fired off
HE MIND. As is the heart 10 the animal
constitution, so is the mind the vital impulse of
tne uniVerse-the wonderful organ of all its
complicated mechanism; its glory and its ter.
.oisi Nohhned corporeal in letters, yet free
as The air of heaven-knowinp all thinos vet
nnknown-perceiving all, yet unseen-creat.
ing an yet uncreated--the everlasting fountain
o! all earlh $ misery, and its happiness-the ar
oner OF human destny-the Invisible chain
"hich INKS us with the present, past, and flu
tnre; Centerihg in the Eternal, it encircles all
intelligent existence, and binds it TO the throne
OF H"d How infinite in capacity! how vast
Ia conception how mighty in lis energies
now terrible IN its darkness Every rrain of
the animal creation, everv agent of nature
oows To It's supremacy. Without it Earth is
oui rayless and eternal prison house, and man
a mere animated machne-a living mass of
corruptIon-a fettereG slave-a MOVING semi.
chre. by this alone he is constituted 10 I'd Of
the visible creation and lifted away from This
DARK world, into higher and holier existence
"a heavenly communion. BY this he can bind
cOI-
lected energies of millions He can develone
the hidden mysteries of nature and analvze the
intricate combinations of matter and motion
! nc can trace The courses of the planets and
condense to point the remote events ofempires
and nnnfnriss Py ALi~ l.. IN .I. ottGum
upon the land, or bring the treas ures from their
depths. BY this he can ride upon the wing of
the storm, or grasp the lightning that PLAYS
around Jehovahs footstool. AT its bidding the
forest tails, and the gorgeous fabric lifts itself
TO the skies At its bidding the sieepinp stat
! ne springs from its marble bed, and the canvass
CLOVIS with the splendors of earth and orheayen
What darkness is too profound for its research
What summit too lofty for its aspiration ,,
! Nhat visions OF blackness or of light does it
spread before the eye of memory and of fancy !,
| What soaring plnmage does it lend to genins
! 1t can wander through all time and all space.
( 1t can stretch back into the remotest past, and
/ expand ITSELF INTO eternal ages How increas-
/ ed its pOwers-how triumphant its bliss " hen
the letters which clog its progression shall be
stricken off, and the redeemed and unclaimed
spirit may struggle upward and onward for ever!
! CoLD WATER I have known swelling
upon chlld's forehead, as big as a pigeons
egg, occasioned by fall; and because there
happened to be no camphor in the bottle, the
/ sympathising mother had nothing to do, but sit
I should
know that cloths dipped in cold water, or if in
winter. when it can be obtained a snow ball
wrapped IN CLOTH and held upon the swelling,
Will do more good than a gallon of camphor
L have known persons to heat rum TO wash
the head with, in violent head aches. when
showering IL with cold water, or a cap of snow.
will do a great deal Of good, as we might ex.
pect
l have known good nurse nat on bruised
WOrmWnAd Eta in, Loll
! sPrained ankle, to keep the swelling down, but
according to the laws of our nature, all hot APP
plicatIons, IN such cases, do hurt. We must
apply cold to do any good Let pitchers full of
cold water be poured from height upon such
an ankle and the Inflammation will be very
soon subdued.-Educdtion Reporter.
MARRYING IN SCOTLAND. In Scotland os al
most every one knows, there is a strong disin-
clIna'lon to marrying in the month of May, the
, celebration Of nuptials in that month being
looked upon as "uncannie." The effect of
this usage, or superstition, whatever il may
be called. necessarily throws greater number
5 of marriages into the month eft June than &C.
ours in any other period throughout the year !;
and that month has consequently become as
remarkable for marriages as the preceding
month for the lack of them. From the procla.
nations of bans made in the various parish
5 churches, it would appear that in Glasgow and
suburbs there cannot have been fewer than
800 couples married since the beginning of this
month.-GLdsgOlo Chronicle.
DEFINITIONS FOUND IN NO OTHER DICTIONARY
Meta PhySician-En Encountered a Doctor.
Sam phire--Shoot, Samuel.
Dt-odn-A recommendation to certain Sec
rotary of State, by his enemies.
PTt-mGry-Look into it, Molly.
, Her-rtng-A ring belonging to her.
FHn-ded-Sport at an end.
4, DroP'S,e-@t-Advice to reaper after he ha.
, done work.
MORE DEFINITIONS appetite. A relish be
sowed upon the poorer classes that they ma,
like what they eat, while it is seldom enjoyed
by The rich although they may eat what the,
> like.
BAIT. One animal impaled upon hook il
order TO torture a second for the amusement 0
a third.
Errat", Deathbed confessions of a book.
y GaHo1oS. The remedy which society ha.
4 provided for crime cure without being q
! prevention.