The Arkansas advocate., 1835-02-13

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 The Delaware river, opposite Philadel- phia, was frozen oyer on Saturday. The power of the new ice boat was tested, and succeeded completely, breaking it's passage through the ice, which was three inches thick.- Noah,
 On Friday, at Baltimore, two hundred additional transportation cars were put on the Baltimore rail road. in consequence of the increased trade anticipated ssiieia Its completion to Harper's ferry Ib. ] Interesting Company. The remains of twenty scamen and marines, who pe- rshed by the explosion of the United States receiving ship Fulton, in 1899, were disin- tered and removed on Wednesday last, un- der the escort of marine guard, followed i by the officers of the station, and detaeh- lment of seamen and marines, to the Naval Hospital burial ground, and deposited in stone vault prepared for the purpose, pfepa- ratory to a monument being erected to their memory IN. Y. Transcript.
 ] Coapersion of Engiand 10 .Mahomedaa- ism. There is fellow now going about the metropolis, calling himselta a Mahome- dan missionary, sent by the Prophet to con- vert the English to the true religion. He generally stations himself in some conven- tent spot where he imagines the police will not modest him for obstructlng the highways, and then begins calling out lustily, "Allah el Allah, there is but one God, and Mahom- ct Is the Prophet!'
 l Influence of the Tomaeh.--The emotions of the mind have 2 powerful influence nnal, the stomach. Let person who is going to sit down to dinner with good appetite, re- ceive piece of news, either exceedingly joyful or exceedingly distressing, his appe- tite goes in moment. Children. who are about to set out on a pleasant journey, t is we'll known, cannot eat. This, when l was a child, used to be called going 'Journey proud. On the other hand a blow upon the stomach will sometimes take away life instantly; drink of colo water, when the body has been very hot, has often had the ; same effect. Attend to your companions, when OH journey a-foot, as their stomachs , grow empty, how sullen and silent the [ whole party becomes!--let crust of bread, , a little cheese, glass of ale or wine be ta- fsl ] even long before any nutriment has had time toreaeh the general cireulative system. These things also show the general sympa- l thy between the stomach and every other part of the body.
 AGE or ExrER1MEsTs.-- This is truly l. thu r.,v-efc experiments. Spain and Portu- gal are trying the experiment of petticoat England Is experimenting on
 her West India possessions-Louis Phil
 lippe is experimenting on the patience of the French-the Autocrat steadily pursues . his experiment upon Tnrkey-the Sultan
 Mahmoud continues his experiment. of in- troducing European customs among the Turks-santa Anna, President of Mexico, f appears inclined 10 experiment on the plan l of lturblde-some are trying experiments
 in the air, with balloons, and others under
 the water, with diving bells-whiIe last, l though not least, the PRESIDENT, having , finished his experiment. on the currency, : proposes another on grand scale, by re- prisals on France.- Kent (.Md. Bugic.
 STRAWBERRIES, says medical writer, have been found useful to persons who were disposedto consumption. They are also an excellent dentilrce--cleansing the teeth and gums in the most pleasant manner, and without the least trouble. There is no kind of fruit more delectable to the sense of taste than the strawberry: and there are few
 more agreeable to sight, when fresh from the stem-fully ripe--large--pulpy They too, like the rose, have lent the poet sim ile and the richest one, the most graphic, we ever met with, Is a couplet from an old
 Irish ballad
 "Her eyes were like light on the mornings
 blue stream,
 z Her cheeks were like strawberries smother
 ed in cream.
 Composition fer coloring and presesrine , Gales. Paies, Ba,ns, 8c.-The following composition has been recommended. and IS generally believed to be a cheap and excel lent colorng, and preservative of gates paes, barns. &c.
 Melt twelve ounces of rosin in an iron pol, or kettle. and three gallons of train oil, and three or four rolls of birthstone. When 2 the rosin and birthstone are melted and be- come thin, add as much Spanish Brown or red or yellow ochre, tor any other color you want, ground fine as usual with oil,) as will l give the whole as deep q shade as you like. Then lay it on with brush as hot and as thin as you can. Some days after the first coat is dried, give if second.
 Itis well attested that .his will preserve plank for ages, and prevent the weather dri- xy..,rr f.,,ot,fb br,,.I- ,.,orJ s