The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-18


AN INDIAN Coox.-Sir George Mt General Of
fcer many years Of whose life had been spent IN beth
Indies, had once in his adjustment black COOK an
admirable artist who could not amongst other things,
be equalled in the composition OF stufhng turkey
One day Sir George gave dinner-it was, we believe,
In the East Indies and dindsn usual, graced his
tabe.-"T The bird is fine" said the guests, but, II
we may presume remark it, the forcemeat IS not SO
delicate and good usual p" And can tell you tne
reason why" replied Sir George; any famous ola
cook is dead, and the fellow VINO supplies his place
has unfortunately, no teeth for, my dear ifienus you
must know that the far-iamed delicious foree-mea OF
my late lamented shef dc cuisine obtained us peiiec'
bilty by bsing always minced IN his mouths =
Mirror
A REASON FOR DIssEST.-When resided at Run
corn there was a woman, of the name OF MRS. John-
ston who gave the best reason OF pfeefng one place
of worshin 10 another that | have heard. Mrs. j.
having left the Established Church and gone TO the
Methodist Chapel asked her reason Ior SO DONG
10 which she repned That II was on account OF her
ME heinz exactly ready when the Methodist chapel
came out; Whereas when she attended the Church, it
was always overdone."- Marjoribanks' Tour.
RECEIPT ron CoLD.-Take large tea-spooniul Of
fax seed with two pennyworth OF stick Iquorce and
one quarter pound OF new ralsins put them IN two
quarts of soft water and lett simmer over slow fire
until il is reduced to quart; then add to 1t quar-
ter of pound OF brown sugar candy pounded, table
spoonful of white wine vinegar, or lemon juice; the
vinegar best TO be added only 10 the quantity you
are gong Immediately TO take Drink half pint at
going TO bed, and take little when the cough is lrou
blesome.
This receipt generally cures the worst of colds IN
one two or three days. and If taken in time, IS sad
to be an lnfallble remedy. 1t IS sovereign basamc
cordial for the lungs, without the opening qualEties
which engender fresh colds going out 1t has been
known to colds that have almost settled IN con-
SUMPTION in less than three weeks.
Sir William Waller in the conclusion of his very
curious and valuable little work, in what he calls his
Daily Directory, has these reflections upon human
e:-"Every day little life, IN the account whereof
we may reckon our birth from the womb Of the
morning from thence to noon. (when we are as the
in his strength y after which, like shadow that
decineth we hasten to the evening of our age, TILL at
last close our eyes in sleep, the image OF death !;
and our whole life is but this tale OF day told over
and over.
in Edinburgh, who spoke Scotch as broadly as at
times hardly 10 be comprehended even by her mis-
tres5, though native OF Burnss Ayrshire. On being
asked how she contrived make herself understood
when in service in England where she had previously
been, Replied Gu, It's quite easy we've naethng 10
do but leave out a the RS, aad gle the words
chaw in the midde Laird Of Logan.
The PRoPosAL.-Miss NJ, young heiress of con,
siderable personal attractions, CHANGED to be seated
at dinner party next to a gentleman remarkable IN
the fashionable circles for the brliancy of his wit
and who had long made one in the train OF her adml-
rers The conversation turning on the uncertainty
of hfe " / mean TO insure mine" said the young
lady, archly, in the Hope" In the hope of WHAT
said her admrer "a single life is hardly worth msu-
rig; propose that we should insure ourselves to-
gether and you have no objection should prefer
the Alliance"
BARoN MuScnAUsEN REFuTFD.---Every body
knows that the verlrable Baron Munchausen relates
in his adventures in the polar regions that sounds as
they issued from the mouth frozen and remain
cd ice bound ill the next thaw. The following re-
markable refutation of this statement was mentioned
by Mr. Reid, the President of the Ednburg Phlosoph
cal Society before Conmttee of the House OF Com
mons =" Sir Jonn Ross told me lately, when
met him at Dublin, that he had difficulty in
eonrersing at the distance of mile in the still
and silent atmosphere, which often occurs IN the
polar regions. Lieuisnant Bowen has conrersed
at the distance of a mile, uprords, across a
frozen lake!'' SO opposite is this statement from
the German Baron's that, as is known, sound IN.
creascs as the squares of the distance diminish the
sound of the voice those Northern attitudes, even at
the respectable converslng distance OF three yards,
would be three hundred thousand times louder than
necessary TO be asdibe; and even during hard frost
the Baron would have been obliged to stop his earso
avsid the deafening sound; whisper, according TO
this calculation nearly equal the report OF acan-
non. The Baron sad remancer.-EngIsh
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