The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-26


 Lynn India Rubber Company manufacture beautiful ariicle--the hydrostatic bed. which must eventually be introduced into hospitals. It is constructed in the follow ing manner: 4 box, about six feet six inches long, by thirty-two inches in width, IS made perfectly air and water-tight, and filled with warm or cold water, as may be desired. Over the surface of the water, Is an India rubber cloth sheet, imporvious also, with a slack of about nine inches.- 4 sick person derives extraordinary com fort from this simple contrivance, and a we'll man actually Iuxuriates upon 1t.
 .1fedicai Journal.
 The Boston Commercial -Gazette fur nishes some valuable statistical statements, which are good indices of the growth of this country. lis fact, that the postage Of the United States has doubled in the last seven years, thing unprecedented in the history of the world. Massachusetts, although but the eighth State in the Union in popu- iation. ranks third as to amount of postage Inpoint of tonnage, she is the first State in the Union. Boston, though below Balti- more in population, rates after Philadelphia.
 Pittsburg, one of it's papers supposes, now contains a population of 33,000; four hundred new houses are contracted for this season.
 fiction of Hsot upon Razors.-It has been asked why, in the time of frost, ra- zor, unless it be warmed, will not cut with out irritating the slin2 It IS because when il freezes, the edge of a razor, examined by microscope, is ike saw, as soon as warm 1t becomes smooth.
 Ii has been ascertained that some of the nations in the interior of Africa. are in a state of comparative civilization, and that their governments are wisely administered The continent has been explored by traders more than l400 miles north of the Cape of Good Hope, and the people at that distance from the Cape, were acquainted with the various uses of copper and iron, besides having carried the art of carving on ivory to a considerable degree of perfection.
 .uaine Democrat.
 The income of John Jacob Astor is one million and fifty thousand dollars every year. He receives every month one hun dred and twenty-five thousand dollars, eve- y day upwards of four thousand dollars :: and every hour upwards of hundred and seventy dollars, every minute three dollars, and every second about five cents. He lays down to sleep at night. He rises in the morning. His estate has been work ing for him while he sambered, and has made for him, ready to be put beside his dish of coffee on the breakfast table, every morning, neat and snug sum, upwards of twelve hundred dollafs.-Jeifersonian.
 Political Quac&ery.--It IS as 'trito as f is true, that the rogue of the multitude will always cry out, 's8top Htief" Thus t is with certain politiciaas having run the gauntlet of quackery oad deprasity, they are constantly bawling, at the top of their lungs, against the conduct of others. q.
 The anniversary of the return from El- ba, tbe whole of the remaining officers of the ex-Imperial Guard at Paris dined to- gether. Several toasts were drank; one to the memory of the Emperor Napoleon, and another to those of the brave soldiers Of the line and the Imperial Guard who died to defend their country. Among those who were present we noticed Gems. Christian, Shramin, Martel, Sacssaie, and several Colonels of the Old Guard.
 LoNGEvITY.-Tti is believed there is no state in the Union that can present so many instances of longevity as NewHampshire. Epidemics have rarely been known to spread here to any great extent, and per- haps the healthiuess of the State may in general manner be pretty fairly estimated from the many instances of longevity which are or record. From the year l7332 to 1884, there died 94 individuals, whose average age was I01 years. Not one of them was less than one hundred years old, and the oldest lived to the advanced age of l20 years. Seven of them lived in Ches- ter, six in Portsmouth, three in Exeter, three in Keene, and the others resided in the various counties of the State.
 (Claremont Eagle.
 A HoRsE INA PRINTING OFgIcE.-Sat- urday last, while all hands were attentiveIy engaged at the types, large likely horse came dashing drought the back alley, mount- ee the platform at the door, for amomeut took look, then made sudden spring into the office, and struck our large iron press, on which lay the outer form of inc Sentinel. The violence with which the press was struck moved it several inches, and brought the animal at full length upon 0