The Arkansas advocate., 1835-04-24

by well known facfs.*
 Although sugar has for so long time been used in our alimentary preparations. i ii is only since Ii ihas been anaiyzed by the Trench chemists, ;;iiiaitt ;;iiiaitt ii llas become 10 be considered in itself an alimentary sub- I stance. The l iiie base of off sugar IS oiutnous matter, which, in it's proper combination, is extremely pure and perfectly soluble, and consequently in the most favorable circum- stances for easy digestion. It is therefore extremely wholesome and nutritious. Of this there IS abundant proof. During the 1 crop time in the West Indies, all appear fat on the cane tops and the scummings, be- come sleek, ana in better condition, ale ] though more worked at that time that at any other. The negroes drink freely of the juice, and the sickly among them re- vlve and become fat and healthy. In Chi na aud in India the same beneficial effects are recorded. We are told by Sir George Stannton, that in the former country, many Of the slaves and idle persons are frequent y missing about the time that the canes be- come ripe, hiding themselves, and living en- | tirely in the plantations.
 A writer from India observes, "That tho comfort and health arising to poor family from small patch of sugar cane, exclu- sively of what the jaggery may sell for, can only be known to such as may havo observed them in the time of cutting tho canes, and noted the difference in their looks before the crc2 begins, and month or six weeks afier.'
 The Cochin Chinese consume great quantity of sugar; they eat it generally with their rice, which IS the ordinary breakfast ot people of all ages and stations.
 There IS little else to Do obtained in all the inns of the country but rice and sugar 1t IS the common nourishment of travellers. The Cochin Chinese not only preserve in sugar all the fruits, but even the greater part of their leguminous vegetables, gourds. cucumbers, radishes, articholes, the grain of the Lotus, and the thick fcshy leaves of the aloe. They fancy nothing is so nour- ishing as sugar. This opinion of it's fat- tenlng. properties, has accustomed whim- sical law. The body guard of the king, selected for the purpose of pomp, are al- lowed sum of money with which they must buy sugar canes, and they are com- pelled by law 10 cat certain quantity dai- 1 ly. This is to preserve the enbonpoint and gooe looks of those soldiers who are honored by approaching so near to thsper son of the king; and they certainly do honor to their masters by !heir handsome appearances. There are about five hun- dred of them, all equally sleek and plump, being actually fattened by sugar. Domes- tic animals, horses, bufialoes, elephants. are all fattened with sugar cane in Cochin China.
 Sugar has been found to be an antidote to the poIson of verdigris, if taken speedily and in abundance; and, unlike many other orga- nic substances,i its nutritious qualities are not liable to change from the operations of timo or seasons.- Porter on the Sugar Cane.
 *A vessel came from the Yves. Indies heavily laden with sugar. A calm that had not been foreseen prolonged the pas- sage till all their provisions were exhaust- ed. The sugar was the only resource lefe to the crew, and nourished by it, they at length arrived safely in port. Some sai- lors had died of scurvy during the voyage and many who were threatened with death from the same necessity, revived on the sue gar diet, and the remedy was at the same timean agreeable aliment. La Gazette De Sante, No xiv, l7S5.
 4 SoiloT's Yaam.-We were cruising off Bermudas, and having sprung leak, we run thirteen weeks before we could find tho Islands, and began verify to believe that tho Bernudas were themselves on cruise. During this time we were up to our knees in water, and living the whole time upon raw pork, not being able to light fire. We'll. when we came to anchor, we had became So accustomed to raw provisions and wet feet. that we could not eat our meals cooked. or 1 help dipping our legs over the side, for . long time afterwards. l saw one of fhe boatkeepers astern catch large barracoota. and eat ii alive-indeed, had not the strict- est orders been given, and half dozen of them hogged, l doubt whether they would not have eaten their victuals raw to this day.
 Ve,y Good Reasons and Conclusire.--.. Paulding, in "The New Pilgrims Pro- gress," work to be soon forthcoming from the Harper press, givesthe following reasons why certain gentlemen should no. get mar- ried in the months specified below. "Very old single gentlemen of certain mo. should be careful how they marry in ihe month of January, for reasons which shah be nameless; or in February, for reasons which will readily present themselves; or in March, for reasons we do not propose 10.