The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-07-11

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if they choose to follow the example O
those who kill and eat insects, the insect.
will certainly have the worst If the war
( The Arabs, as is well known, eat locust:
with great relish, though, for reasons moi
certainly founded upon the disparity of out
ward favor, they look with ahhorrence upor
crabs and Holsters. The Hol.entols also
delight to have locusts make their appear
ance, though they eat every green thing
calculating with some foresight, that as
they shall eat the locnsts, they shall not be
losers in the long run. This people, who
are far from faslldous in any of their hab.
its, also eat ants boiled, raw or roasted after
the manner of coffee and those who car
overcome the force of prejudice so as to try
the experiment, confess that they are ex-
tremely good eating. Kirby, the English
naturalist, bears testimony to this effect
Smeathman says. " have eaten them
dressed in this way, and think them deli
cate, nourishing and wholesome they are
something sweeter though not so Glowing,
as the maggot of the palm-tree. snont bee.
tie, which is served up at the tables of the
west Indian epicure, particularly the
french, as one of the greatest luxIres of
the country" In parts Of Europe, the gruhs
OF some OF the beetles are highly esteemed :
the inhabitants of New Caledonia are par
tial to spiders.
From Sllimans Journal Of Science and Arts.
Facts illustrative OF the Pomers and opera-
tions Of the Human Mind in diseased
state.
Some years ago farmer of fair charac
ter, who resided in an interior town in New
England sold his farm, with an intention oil
purchasing another in Il different town. His
mind was naturally of melancholy cast,
Shortly after the sale of his farm, he was
induced 10 believe that he had sold it for
less than its value. This persuasion brought
on dissatisfaction and evidently consider
able degree of melancholy. In this situa-
ton. one of his neighbors engaged him TO
enclose lot Of land, with post and rail
fence, which he was to commence making
the next day. At the time appointed he
went into the fiel; and began with beetle
and wedges to split the timber out of
which the posts and rails were TO lie pre-
pared. On finishing his days work he
put his beetle and wages into hollow tree,
and went home. Two of his sons had been
at work through the day in distant part of
the same field. On his return he directed
them 10 get up early the next morning, to
assist him in making the fence. In the
course OF the evening he became .delirious
and continued in this situation several
years; when his mental powers were sud-
denly restored. The first question which
he asked after the return of his reason, was
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and wedges. He appeared TO be wholly
unconscious of the time that had elapsed
from the commencement of his delIium.
His sons, apprehensive that any explana-
ton might induce return of his disease.
simply replied that they had been unable
to find them. He Immediately rose from
his bed, went into the field where he had
been at work number of years before,
and found the wedges, and the rings of the
beetle where he had left them, the beetle
itself having mouldered away. During his
delirium his mind had rot been occupied
with those subjects with which it was con-
versant in health.
Mrs. Smith, an intelligent lady, belong
ing 10 respectable family in New York,
some years ago undertook piece of fine
needle work. She devoted her time to il
almost constantly, for a number of DAYS.
Before she had accomplished it, she be-
came suddenly delirious. In this state,
without experiencing any abatement of her
disease, she continued for about seven years,
when her reason was suddenly restored.
One OF the first questions she asked after
her reason returned, related to her nee
die work. 1t is remarkable fact, that
during the long continuance of her delirum,
she said nothing, SO far as was recoIlected,
about her needle work. ncr concerning any
such subjects as usually occupied her at
tention when in health.
A lady in New England, of a respectable
family, was for considerable period sub
Ject to paroxysms of delirium These par
oXysms came on instantaneOusy and after
continuing an indefinite time, went off as
suddenly, leaving her mind perfectly ration
al. 1t often happened, that when she was
engaged in rational and interesting con-
versation, she would stop short in the midst
OF II, and become in a moment entirely de-
llrlous, and commence a conversation, on
some other subject, not having the remot-
est connection with the preceding one, nor
would she advert to that during her deliri-
um. When she became rational again, she
would pursue the same conversation in
which she had been engaged during the
lucid interval, beginning where she had
left off. To such a deglee was this carried
that she would complete an unfinished story
or sentence, or word. When her next de-
llrlous paroxysn came on, she would con-
tlnue the conversation which she had been
pursuing in her preceding paroXysms so
that she appeared as person might be
supposed to he who had two souls, each oc
caslonally dormant, and occasionally active,
and utterly ignorant of what the other was
doing.
ANEcDoTF. The following is found in
an ancient History of Connecticut. Soon
after the settlement of the town of New
Haven, several persons went over to what
is now the town of Milford, where, finding
the soil very good, they were dusirous Il
effect settlement: hut the premises were
in the peaceable possession of the Indians
and some conscientious scluples arose as tC
the propriety of dspossessng and expellns
them. To test the case, church meeting
was called, and matters were determined
10y solemn vote of that sacred body. Aitel
several speeches had been made in relation
to the subject they proceeded to pass vote.
the first was the following: "Voted tina
the earth ia the Lords and the funcs
thereof" This passed. in the affirmative
and Voted that the earth is given to the
saints" This was also determined like The
former-nem con: Sd. Voted, zoe are tn,
saints" which passed without dissenting
voice, the title was considered indsputabIe
md the Indians were soon compelled I,