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The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-28

HUMAN STRENGTH. One of the most re-
markable and ineXpicable experiments rel
alive 10 the strength of the human frame. is
that in which a heavy man is raised with
the greatest facility, when he is lifted IN
the instant that his own lungs and those of
the persons who raise him are inflated with
air. This experiment was believe, shown
in England few years ago, by Major H.,
who saw it performed in large party at
Venice, under the direction of an officer in
the American navy. As Major II. perform
ed 1t more than once in my presence, shall
describe, as nearly as possible, the method
which he prescribed. The heaviest person
in the party lies down upon two chairs, his
legs being supported by the one and his
back by the other. -Four persons, one at
each leg and one at each shoulder, then try
to raise him, and they find his dead weight
to be very great, from the difficulty thew
find in supporting him. When he is
placed in the chair, each Of the four
persons takes hold of the body as be-
fore, and the person TO be lifted gives two
signals by clapping his hands At the first
signal he himself and the four lilers bepin
TO draw long and full breath: and when
the inhalation is completed, or the lungs fill
Gu, tnO eCN'itu 10 gwen luT IdISlNg
the person from the chair To his own sur
prise. and that of his bearers, he rises with
the greatest facility, ms if he'we no heay-
Ter than feather. On several occasions,
have observed, that when one of the bearers
performs his part i'll, by making the inhala-
ton out of time, the part of the body which
he tries to raise, is left as it were behind
As have repeatedly seen the experiment.
and have performed the part both of the
load and of the bearer, can testify how re-
markable the effects appear to all parties,
and how complete is the conviction, either
that the load has been lightened, or the
bearer strengthened by the prescribed pro-
cess. At Venice the experiment was per
formed in much more imposing manner
The heaviest man in the party was raised
and sustained upon the points ofthe forcing
ers of six persons. Major II. declared that
the experiment would not succeed if the
person lifted were placed upon board. He
conceived it necessary that the bearers
should communicate directly with the body
to be raised. | have not had an opportuni-
ty of making any experiments relative 10
those curious facts but whether the gen.
eral effect is an illusion, or TIE result Of
known or of new principles, the subject
merits careful Investigation.
Sir ID. BretcSter.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-28

WARTS. Mr.. Lawrence, Surgeon TO St Bar
tholomew 5, in his Lectures on Surgery, makes
the following observations on warts" When
warts are so situated as to pr oduce no particu
lar Inconvenience, and not to occasion any de,
tormi,y, they may be safely left to themselves
They sometimes are, however SO seated about
the hands and fingers, as TO interfere with some
notion or office to which those parts destin
ed. The easiest way to get rid of warts, is to
pare off the thckened skin, and Till you draw
blood in two or three places. When you have
thus denuded the surface of the skin, rub the
part thoroughly over with lunar caustic, and
one effective operation Of this kind will gener.
ally destroy the wArt if not, you cut off the
black spot which has been occasioncd by the
caustlc, and apply it again; or you may apply
acetic acid, and thus you will get rid OF it,
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-28

ErIcUREAY ApvicR. AT a venison feast one
day, Reynolds addressed his conversation to
one Of the company who sat next To him, but
TO his great surprise could not get single
word in answer, until at length his silent neigh
Dor, turning TO him, said" Mr.. Reynolds,
whenever you are at a venson feast, advise
you not to speak during dinner time, as in en-
deavoring to answer your questions, | have
swallowed a fine piece Of the fat, entire, With
out tasting its aavor"
.NOrthcots's Life 81 Sir J. Il.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-28

TREATMENT or BITES. Mr.. Lawrence. Sur.
geon to Bartholomew Hospital, observes, with
regard TO the bites Of venomous reptiles, that
if you are called sufficiently early to case,
apply ligature between the situation Of the
wound and the heart and If this ls ""ne early,
every bad symptom will be prevented; but if
the swelling has commenced, the application OF
ligatures will aggravate the disease. II poison
has been applied to recent wound, and you
apply a cupping glass, so as 10 produce ex-
haustion OF the air, absorption 10 prevented,
therefore, this is remedy which we ought to
have recourse to in all accidents of the kind.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-28

~ The following extracts embrace the
greater part Of an interesting letter from a
young artist who is travelling in the " Great
West TO the ed tors of The .Nen York CONNER.
ciaL .4ducrtiScr, dated
MANDAN Village, Upper Missouri,
August ), 1882.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25
COMMUNICATED.

Our town was honored, on Thursday, with a
visit from the Washington Greys.:a Phladel phia
corps Of handsome appearance and fine disci-
pine, under the command of Captain Worre
Immediately upon their arrival, the officers gene.
rally of the Regiment here turned out with that
promptitude which should ever characterize mi.
itary men, and waited upon them. The Com.
pany, preceded by their fine band, and accompa-
MED by the officers of the town, took I'D its line
OF march through the principal streets, aAardins
infinite satisfaction to all who looked upon them.
They then proceeded to Mr.. Newtou's Hotel,
and par,ook of repast there prepared for them,
during which there was much kind an6hospitable
feeling expressed by our officers, which was cor
daily reciprocated by their guests. Upon the
:" Washington Greys" being proposed as a senti-
ment. Capt Worrell arose, and expressed, for
himself and his corps, hearty thanks for the vel
come which had here been extended to them, and
concluded BY giving
IS The Town of Alexandria. Hospitality to
strangers-a prominent trait in the character of
its inhabitants"
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25
COMMUNICATED.

Mr. Editor--If the writer of the article re.
sPecting the Orphan .Rsyt,tm. which you have
transferred into your columns from the Southern
Telegraph, designed to produce the impression
abroad that none Of the Clergy in town had been
made ,ife-members of that interesting charity,
save those whose names are there recorded, he
must have been misnformed as to the precise
state of TIE case. And il such were not the de-.
sign, the impression will nevertheless be produc-
ed; and it was therefore invidions to have men
toned names at all. Other clergymen are life
members, and have been made so IN way quite
as generous, and quite as grateful to their own
feelings X. W.
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The following we're among the toasts drank

The following we're among the toasts drank
upon the occasion:
By Lit. Col. Brent The Washington Greys.
By Capt Hodgson. The City ct Ph,'adel. :
phi-the spot from whence the Declaration Oh
Independence was issued; the sp"t where It's P'ii-
cipes have been nobly sustained.
BY Captain Brockett. The Washington Trays:
With such troops we could bid deuahce :" o''
enemies.
BY Lieut.. Tucker. Of the Greys. virginia:
Her hospitality is so great that II Is pr"ve'o'a''
By CAPTAIN Coleman. The interchange OF
visits between =. brethren IN arms: u eAeneS
emulation and admiration.
, Bv Captain Morse. Citizen-sodiers: ihe''
country's best bulwark.
/ By Surgeon Workman, of the Greys. Inc
:. Old Dominion"
| Nv Lient. Snyder. Obedience to superiors:
cardinal virtue in soldiers Of every rank.
By Dr. Carson. The Washington Grevs: he
Repubic is safe with such defenders.
By Lieut.. Moore The City OF Ph'lade'ph'a:
One of the prou.lest monuments Of :" our c"u"-
try's greatness.
When the dinner had concluded, the Greys,
attended as they previously ~ere' proceeded III
the steamboat in which they took their departure
for Baltimore, leaving behind them character
for genlemanly and soldier-like department
which will not be speedily effaced from the recol
lections of the citizens Of Alexandria.
The intention of the Company TO stop here
was entirely unknown to our officers, their arrl-
val at the wharf being the first intmaton recelv-
ed Of it; consequently the entertainment afforded
them was not such as the entertainers could have
desired. 1t was, however, one which, under the
circumstances Of The case, reflected considerable
credit upon the gentleman BY whom it was pre-
pared.
The visit of which we have here given sketch.
was pleasing to all concerned The bearing of
the g Crews as soldiers, and their department
as citizens, was a source Of exceeding gratifca-
ton to the Alexandrians; while, on the other
hand, the strangers could not be otherwise than
delighted with the expression of that hosptable
feeling which can render homely fare more &C
ceptable than the most sumptuous of dinners.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

LOUISVILLE, Feb =
Money Market Considerable conster'lsDs y,
was produced yesterday in consequence 0, " NJ
port that the Cashier OF the Branch Bank Z" i 81
United States, at this place, had received U's
from the mother Bank. at Philadelphia 'oen
the business of the branch here. OF the Oa' a
paper offered yesterday morning for CIs '%.r
is said about forty or fifty thousand d0 s.nj.
amount was thrown out; and it is aPpfe" 'S
that the pressure in the money marke, VT
very seriously felt, should the directory " .,,a
coed to the immediate execution Of the orr
ceived from the mother board.-.4dr'
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

ever may be their political divisions, an afIeco.
and Interchangeable unanimity always reigns amons
these ,hree-we might sas iourMsenerations d
in the halls Of La Grange. and each in the WIN
ter in the saloons Of La rue D'Anjou.-N. Yort
.4nericdn.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

Il subject for Reflection. to ane
morandurn kept by the Rev. Or. Cathcad, Of
York, Pa. it appears that one hundred and nine
murders were committed in the United States,
within the year 1881. Some of these were Of
the most appalling kind, such as parents by their
children. children by their parents. hustand'N
their wives, and wives by their husbands. &c
A large proportion ofthem are regarded as b.
consequence Of an incorporate use Of ardent sp
rits.
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COMMUNICATED.

COMMUNICATED.
LINES written for the Centennial Anniver-
sary of the Birth of WASHINGTON, by GEORGE
w. P. c, SITS, ESQ. delivered before the Wash
ington Society of Alexandria and the troops OF
the Brigade drawn up in front of the City Hotel,
and published IN the Alexandria Gazette by ac-
clamation of the society, Citizens and Soldiers:
Ccn:ury's gone by. All hail the day
An infant Washington first saw the light
That besmed, with pure and mild benignant ray.
On One whose course was destined to be bright
And so it prov'd. For in his dswnng youth
The favor'd auspices Of life began,
And grew boards said, that Courage, Wisdom, Truth,
Would form the promise Of the future Man.
And now his Country calls her warrior Son
To do her battle with the avage foe
And soon the youthful Hero laurels won
That might enwreahe veteran victor's brow
Far greater trials wait his mauhood's hour
For, bark! the trumpet's c'angor bids the Brave
Fly to their arms, and 'gainst expressions power
Strike for :heir freedom. or an honor'd grave.
And where's the Chief, at this dread hour of need'
His sword, late shesthed in his Vernon's hall,
Leaps from its scabbard with the lightning's speed
At the first soundings Of his Country's call
vi.
With modest mien, he accepts the high command.
And well he bore him in the mighty strife
When Peace and Freedom best his native land
Resigned all power to seek domestic life.
Iustrious Man, Could not ambition then
Tempt thee to turn agains, thy country's breast,
Thy victor sword TO be like other men,
And call'd hero with the laurepd rest.
VIII.
Ali no! Thy laurels were by virtues won.
Fsdeless- untarnshcd by a single shame.
Freedom and Glory clsim Washington
Millions unborn, will yenerste that name.
Thou Empire Founder, Patriot, Soldier, Sage!
Centuries NAV Presentations will rise and die:
Thy fame shall flourish on from age to age,
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

The Washington Globe sneers at the "IaS! y.
orators" in the Senate. The antipathy wbco ui
editor of the official journal has to lawyers ~.
judses.appears to be quite as strong, ana Is, f.
haps, quite as natural and well founded IS W.
Of the reno 1ncd Jack Cade. -Nat. Ca.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

Mr.. Washington, the present proprietor OIL
Mount Vernon, having declined the proPos'lD'
made bv Congress, to remove the remains OF Gs
neral Washington to the seat of Government"
hope no further attempt will be made to disturb
their repose. In his decision we fully acquIesce
1t is twenty-five years since we saw the tomb 90
the bank of the Potomac. II was then in d.
apidated state. But as small sum of none!
would have repaired it, we presume the proper
attention to its situation has long since been ~
slowed upon ii.
The impression Of solemn awe which we eIpe'
rienced upon visiting the sacred spot. will never
be efaced. so long as our recollection remains
We presume similar emotions have been felt"
Others, on similar occasions. We should how
ever, be gratified, if Congress would PurcAl'
Mount Vernon, and adopt the necessary , %g
sures to preserve the mansion of the "FAlht'
OF HIS COUNTRY" nearly in the s'%
form that it was in when he left it, as is p'HH
cable, and for as long period as the nature
things will admit. Ii would then be in the pt
er of the government to erect any monument
his memory, leaving the tomb unmoIesled;; ~
they may think proper. A measure Of this sa'
would iii our judgment be worthy Of the nalIe'
and truly respectful to the memory gifts m0''u
tinguished benefactor.-N I. Dai. Adr
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

With modest mien, he accepts the high command,
And well he bore him in the mighty strife
When Peace and Freedom blest his native lsnd
Resigned all power to seek domestic life.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25
VII.

Ilustrious Man, Could not ambition then
Tempt thee to turn against thy country's breast,
Thy victor sword TO be like other men,
And call'd hero with the laurell'd rest.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

4 Ccn:ur,'s gone by. All hail the day
An infant Washington first saw the light
That besmed, with pure and mild benignant ray.
On One whose course was destined to be bright
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

Published, daily, for the Town, and thrice week tor
the Country, on Fairfax street. between King and
Prince streets, nearly opposite tbs Post Oihce DAILY
paper SO, Country paper IS per snnum. All adyer'
tisements appear in both papers.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

And where's the Chief, at this dread hour of needi
His sword, late shesthed in his Vernon's hall,
Leaps from its scabbard with the ightning's speed
At the first soundings Of his Country's CALL
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

And so it prov'd. For in his dswning youth
The favor'd auspices Of life began,
And grew boards said, that Courage, WISDOM Truth,
Would form the promise Of the future Man.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25
VIII.

ALI no! Thy laurels were by virtues won.
Fadeless- untarnishcd by single shame.
Freedom and Glory clsm Washington
Millions, unborn, will yenerste that name.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IS. 1889.
COMMUNICATES.

To the Members of the Senate and Of the House
of Representatives.:
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25
I V.

Far greater trials wait his manhood's hour
For, bark! the trumpet's c'angor bids the Brave
Fly to their arms and 'gainst expressions power
Strike for their freedom. or an honor'd grave.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

And now his Country calls her warrior Son
To do her battle with the -avage foe
And soon the youthful Hero laurels won
That might enwreslhe veteran victor's brow
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-25

Thou Empire Founder, Patriot, Soldier, Sage!
Centuries NAV Presentations viii rise and die:
Thy fame shall flourish on from age to age,
Unheeding Time, to IMMORTALITY
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-07
). 0rk w nteA
J. r. RLIND DEN,

LOCK- Maker, Bel Hanger, and Whitesmls,
Wisht to inform the ladies and gentlene" A.
" exandria and its vicinity. that he has taken s
,hop opposite Mr A. G Cazenove's Warehouse, at the
lower part OF King street, where he will msnuheuf'
a" Kinds OF Locks and on q, better plan than any =
ported. tie will warrant them to be in durability "
petite, than any ever made in England He viii 40
lang bells repair stoves, make pipes repair ind pa
new wprm! to vices for bIacksmiths, mend ssdrvh
shoven and tongs, repair gun locks, mend eandenen
ron prick mou'ds, saddle springs. mend bride DO !,
s"a strup: make hinges Of sl Kinds Of rod iron 400
oiassi and ne will make q new Kind Of boz h.tr0ass
WIN TWO heaters, where woman can iron eothe.
Gay ~df'on OF my make, and two hesters, sIth0H
any 'ossoth tine, or any other kind OF work in '07
steel, or brass, will be done low for cash =,
orders from the country will be faithfully stfso6a
to. by a son Of William relI, Swiss. who served b
rune as Loet:%i.h in bis country, and worked
yman 10 Geneva, L. ons snd Grenoble in Fn'e.
N amsterdam IN Holland, and in Bergen, Norssn -.
IN the District of columbia in the United sste' Oh
mencs' where he has lived for the last ten years
C.s., given fQs Old Keys aud all kinds Of old ne's
As
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-07
Handsomely executec
SplendiN FURNITURE
CHARLES K0ONtS,

GHhnl<FIo AOONrS,
Cabinet, Chair and Sofa Maker, King, nert doc
to the corner Of .dlfred street.
HAS on hand. and constantly manufactures gene.
I raj tssoft ment Of
FASHIONABLE CABINET FURNITURE
Which, for eleysnce and durability, efies competition
His stock, generally consists of
Grecan and plain sofas, couches and lounges
Mahogany and all kinds ofdrawing- room chairs
Grecisn, winged aud single wsrdrobes
Pedestalend sideboards with marble tops and mirrors
Gothic and various other ditto
Pier tables, with marble and mahogany tops
Piler and block dining. card and breakfast tables
b do claw do do do do
Plain do do do do do
Centres loo do
French and vsriou other bureaus, with and without
sdressng tables, with and without mirrors
Ditto workstznds and music stools
Ditto and gentlemen's cabinet secretaries and boob
cases
washstands, with marble and mahogany tops
Richly carved aud plain mahogany, bird eye, and
maple and common beadstesds
Cribs cradles, shaving do, table desks
and every other article in the cabinet line.
LZKEWISE,
Mahogany ofvarous kinds, steam sawed, curl and
shaded veneers, sacking bottoms Cords
BEDS MATTR ASSES. 80.
The above articles viii be disposed flor casi, to
punctual persons ON the most liberaiterms
very extensive patronage from Washington indu
ces me to say, that e'l iever furniture any pur
chaser in that city free.ofexpeuce
Turning g. Corning eree,tted in the best manner.
NAV 20
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Also. $4,000 Acres,
Valu>b ,e NMildIng t.ots

FOR SALE. OR ON GROUND RENT
G, LOTS on Washington street, adjoining the
y iweitng house Of ur. Robert crockett, % teet
:rons Is feet deep.
One LOT. Is feet front on Princess street,
runn,ns south rs f.rt
A LOT about 6. feet front on Patrick street,
by l21 5-il East
4 LOT 81 feet on Henry street, by 1873 5-1a
west.
Two LOTS, % feet front on Water street,
about rs feet irep
Two LOTS % feet front on Potomac street,
. abort u f--et ,e-p ~ -
One LOT 100 feet front on Royal street, BY
1914 S IL deep, near Yates's Garden.
md N 50 feet front on Water street, commencing
at the corner of franklin street 100 feet deep.
One LOT 25 5-12 on Franklin street. Also,
szs A PLANTATION in Montgomery
County. Mary land, Is miles from Georgetown
sSf6 800 acres: so to so acres in Wood This
- sndis only mile from the Chesapeake and
ESQ "a pl II will be sxchangedfor Town Property.
For terms, please applyt
jy 20 THos. VOWEL.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-07
Gout and KMeuMatism cured.
Eau MEDICINALE DE HUSSON, :.
o. m E.neh Preparaf,on.

81 q "a French PreParaf'on
FEW battles of this celebrated remedy for the
"A cure Of govt and rheumatism-the parotysgs OF
which It causes to cease in few hours, and that the
administration of few doses has relieved the bed RID
den Of several years to the use OF their 'imcs
The Eau de Aedicinale is extracted simply from
plants the medicinal properties ofwhch we're unknown
10 the ancents as well astothe moderns This disco,
very was made about forty years ago by Mona Ncho-
las Nilsson: that period experience has constant
" proved its efficacy aud utility The principal vir.
tue of this purify the of blood, and to
be carried directly the part affected, and will relieve
when known remedies are powerless. To be had of
apr,4-v4m YM LAhPHLER It Co.
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The Virginia Free Press

Tsa weekly neWspaper, published at Chsriestown'
Il LETTERS n Count, Virgins at 81 per annam. pay
able in advance. 1t has very extensive circulation IN
the Potomac country and will be found valuable ad
vertsing medium for City Merchants and others: who
nay wish to communicate with their couatry frienas
The improvements now in progress. which will con-
meet intimately the trade Of the rich Valley OF Vr.
gnia with Baltimore and the cities Of the District Of
Columoa. Will suggest to those concerned an add
tona motive for awaiting themselves Of the columns Of
the Free Press IF sept IL