South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-11

to stop the great machine Of the life Of
! man.
There is also another mode Of loos-
ing life in very simple way, which
became acquainted with ia conse-
quence of an accident. A man was
found in a field quite dead, with a hay
fork or prong by the side Of him he
was opened but no probable cause of
his sudden death could be discovered.
| AT length one Of the surgeons sent for
the fork, in consequence Of witness
saying, that it was only few minutes
before his death that he saw the de-
ceased leaning upon it with the points
upwards, as he was standing in the
field. Ga the point OF one prong Of
the fork was discovered something like
. small speck, but no wound could be
found upon the corpse. The surgeon
now pushed back the corner Of the eye
next the nose, and then declared he
had discovered the manner ofthe mans
death namely that while leaning on
the fork he had slipped, and the poin.
OF it had entered The corner Of the eye
under the nose and produced instant
death. 'For,' added he, tive all know
in this manner we may he killed with
a pin or needle, without having any
external wound to indicate the cause.
He the surgeon) then explained to the
persons present, that this peculiarly
vulnerable part could not be reached,
excepting only by the means above de.
scribed that is, putting the instrumen.
used sideways into the corner Of the
eye, and then Immediately direct itin
straight forward manner, SO as to pen.
citrate in direction towards the brain
under the upward part Of the nasal
bone. Such an operation he said !;
| performed with the smallest needle,
produced instantaneous DEATH
London and Partisan Fashions.
During the last week or two three
important topics have engrossed at,en-
ton in the Partisan coteries, viz the
execution OF Fieschi, the change of mi
nistry, and the revival Of ligh, sleeves.
The latter point, which has lately been
strongly contested by many of the most
distinguished ladies Of fashion, may be
now considered as decided, and the
innovator TO have gained the victory.
In short we shall sooa have to ring the
kneI Of those graceful bouf1aus, which
were so becoming TO the figure, and
can only console ourselves with the re-
Election, that 10 the former days Of tight
sleeves the ladies were as charming
and as much admired as in these latter
times, when fashion ordained that they
should envelope their arms in balloons
of silk and muslin.
The question now is Row to impart
grace to fashion which would be de-
cidedly ungra,eful if adopted in its un-
adorned simplicity. Accordingly, we
find that tight short sleeves are cover
ed with ruches, sabots, manchettes,
bows, and trimmings Of every descrip-
ton in short, every thing that can give
them elegance and variety. In this
way tight short sleeves may be tolera-
ted. But what is to be said Of long
ones, for they too have fallen under the
merciess hand of reform. They are
made tight, and SO very tight, that In
Paris some elegantes have gone SO lar
as to have been shaped to the elbow,
with two seems, one on the inside and
the other ON the outside of the arm
But this fashion can certainly never
become general, though good taste me-
vertheless demands diminution of the
present excessive amplitude of sleeves
| Pearls, which have for several sea-
sons past given place TO jewels Of
more snowy kind are once more res
,ored to favour. This is revived
fashion on which the ladies may be
fairly congratu lated, for no ornaments
are more becoming than pearls, The
French corffeurs employ them very
much in dressing the halr.
adequate Punisament.-A gentle
man, who, few years ago, resided
somtime at Grand Carlo, has described
the punishment Of bakers and butcher.
in that city. That which was inflicted
upon bakers whose bread was dehcien
in weight was extremely severe. Fol
the first offence, the overseer of thu
baker (who is the examiner and only
person who tries ,hem) Immediately
orders the delinquent to be bastinado'
ed. For the second offence, he is more
severely punished in the same manner
and for the third, without any oIhel
process than the above mentioned ON