Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-02

each gram. This is very curious. While growing many
Of the stalks produced the grain the tasses and had
ears others produced ears like common corn but the main
crop was like the ongna-cvery grain enveloped in
thick huS& but set in the like common corn, with
husk the whole, but scarcely any cob. II
to Mr. Lcgare, from Orangobug y C., where 1t call
cd forage
Tho third singular kind of Squash or more probably
Cucumber-tho vine and flower exhibiting evident marks
of its being connection of the cucubi,,acea family Its
root Il perennial vine great runner equal the gou
and fruit OF tho size and shape OF winter bell pear. IL
has but seed, and that in the of large pumpkin
seed inch long and hafnch widc this seed has she'll
and the more NAKED co,ycdons Of the future plant; and
1t is therefore necessary plant the whole fruitWhen
vegetation commences the seed rorudos from the flower
end oil the fruit in the form of cats tongue The fruit il
cooked like early squashes, and is, we think,
greatly superior 10 hcmFor ability TO Judge of them
thus indebted to Mr. Lcg0rc, who politely us
good for table We succeeded in raising one
yine and have it well protected for future bearing
Even this fall however, it nearly its fruit Its
called Mango i'll Charleston, but improperly. 2uerc its
botanical nan,c
MELANCHOLY OccuRRENcE.--.\ most distressing
event occurred at Roxborough. person Court
Tuesday, the 18th November. 4 Mr.. John H. Bobbitt
residing in that village time in July last found Rat
tic Snake in OF his walks and having caught it, brought
IL home The snake was secured in cage and kept for
several months AS the weather became cold i'm the au
umn he became accustomed 10 handle the snake whilst
in state of partial topor II so inactive that Bobbit
became very ncautous in handling it, and frequently
exhibiting the reptile those spectators who came 10 bs
shop TO crafty their curiosity The writer of this article
called in company with one two other gentlemen, dur
ing the sitting OF the Superior Court of Person, on the
and took the snake out placed his counter and han
died without any apparent of danger. He was
cautioned as TO the danger of doing and reminded of the
fatal effect OF the bite of Rattle Snake keeper of those
reptiles in Philadelphia; but the apparent orpor and mac
vity oil tho snake appeared relieve him
On the evening of that day. about O'clock he had la
ken the snake from the cage exhibit it TO some persons
present when passing its head through his hand its fang
pierced his efthand fore finger and penetrated IL very
slightly Bobbitt Immediately applied the wound to his
lip. to extract the poison but having decayed teeth
and perhaps some excoraon his lips tongue he was
immediately seized with most alarming symptoms
cal assistance procured in about minutes after the
bite when the unfortunate young suffering most
overwhelming agony his lips and tongue drcaduy swo-
len, and his pulse sunk, with convusve action his mus
cies over his whole body All remedies employed proved
unavaing and the miserable sufferer expired at TWEEN
y minutes past eleven that MIGHT This of the most
alarming and speedy tcrmnaons of such an occur
renee which is upon record and many of the symptoms
wore peculiarly striking and unusual. 1t is hoped that
this disaster will afford sufficient warning to all those
VINO are thus reckless in exposing their lives, where
no benett can res2h to themselves others To saw
noing oil the siniuncss OF such hazard, men should
be deferred from the folly of transaction where their RASH
ness can produce nothing higher than of astonish
mentwith the unthnkng, and fail TO excite the dis
appreciation OF all prudent and rejecting persons By such
an ndlscrcct act amiable industrious and respectable
young man has been in six hours and half reduced from
perfect health TO iecss corpse leaving his friends and
acquananceS TO regret his DEATH and his young brothers
VINO were under his and to whom he peculiarly
kind, unprotected orphans Oxford IN. O. E,ran
l'oxborough, Nov. 10, 1881.