Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-08-16

The body Of Commodore George w.
Rodgers was enclosed in three collins. and
en- the grave was fourth shell Of rough pine
boards; the second coffin was lead, weighing
800 pounds, the Commodore weighing 900
pounds, and the whole weight was 1853
pounds. mo doubt bis remains viii be
brought home.
The Gardeners Standard says:-We have
been all the season nursing and watching a
few hills of cocumbers aud muskmelonsi
We have hoed them and ashed them, and
watered them when necessary with the best
Isoap-suds, and lined them, aud waged many
q battle with the bugs aud Sings, giving no
qnarter, but of no use, they all rotted--iarly
rotted during the last storm. We shant's
have cucumbors enough this year to give
decent man the cholic.--(lf the same result
had taken place in New York, many ode
cent man" would not have died oil the chole-
ral.-.Ne'c York Paper
n Man IN q Ty.ousepd.-NVe have often
heard OF the expression, "a man in a thou
sand," but from the following expression in
late number OF the Cobbetts Register, il
would apper that lac wishes himself TO be
considered thousand men In one jus
tce would point out" say he, "a vote of
thanks to me, for have done more than a.
ny other thousand men in England"
Camphor Treatment Of ChoIga,--A com.
municatlon from W am Charming, M d.,
giving an account Of the treatment OF Chol-
era by Spirits OF camphor has been publish
Ell in the New York Courier and Enquirer.
II appears that out OF tleo hundred persons at
tackled by the epidemic within has practice,
all were cured except four and these four
died with other disorders supcraded. The
writer thinks Camphor is a certain specific
for the disease IN every stage. The treat
ment is--irom one to three drops Of spirits of
Camphor taken in little water, every
hour, or every Two hours, according to cir
eumstances, until a re action has completely
set in.
The editor of the Norfolk Beacon has had
occasion to test the use OF Camphorated
Spirits as a cure for Cholera, in IT'S early
stages, both with kbe members OF his family.
and in his own person, and confirms the
statement heretofore made of its entire el-
flcaey inremovlng the premonitory symptoms
of the attack
CURED at Norfolk this week that deserves to
be generally known as admositorY. Ii ap-
pears an individual who keeps "a parcel Of
hogs, discovered several OF them dead the
morning after he had fed them, on see,,er
ssotIolrs, and being totally unable to account
for the fact, he toak quantity OF the food
left, (aeater metIclts,) and placed il ia pen
IN another part OF the town, where there
were aumber OF hogs, AL OF whom dle!
immediately after having partaken of the
MELONS.
The Philadelphia Chronicle of Wednes
day, furnishes the following testimony 10 ia
vor Of Camphor:-
1--WE have heard within three or four DAYS.
much conversation respecting the worth of
Camphur and Alcohol alter the appearance
OF Premonltory Symptoms of Cholera. Our
readers know that we detest Quackery;
and pretend TO no knowledge of science
that we have not studied. We think itright,
however, to repeat the opinions OF two OF
our most excelIen; physicians either of
whom we should feel ourselves safe-that the
mixture Is salutary, taken IN stronger doses
than those generally prescribed, from i've to
ten drops. We desire to be understood, we
report the opinions oil men who are TO be
relied on; aud gave DO opinion except as to
their qualification"
The Rev. Mr.. Marsden, President of the
Methodist Conference, IN pleading the cause
oil the Wesleyan Methodist missions IN John
street Chapel, Glasgow, said that the last
year the Income of their society had been
447 900, aud that they employed above 900
missionaries IN different parts of the world
Several young men had lately offered them.
selves to go to any part OF the world TO which
the brethren saw fit TO send them; and one
young man, asked If he had any preference,
replied that he wished to be seat TO Sierra
Leone, the most deadly OF all the missionary
stations, and for which ii IS most difficult to
obtain missionaries to hazard their lives.
Such is the bright of Christian enterprise
which is spInSing up amongst the youth of
this excellent body vi Christians - Glasgow
Herald.
We have been Informed, says the Sentinel,
that the persons confined in the Arch Street
Prison, were yesterday discharged in con
sequence of the Cholera. Nat. Gas.
Judge ShaleF, oil Pittsburgh, is announced
as candidate for Congress by gentlemen be-
longing to different political parties The
Judge is opposed to the administration of
Gen jackson, aud also 10 the anumasonic
party.
The Electors Of President and Vice Pre-