Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-22
VOLUME III.
Foreign Extracts.

THE Corn LAws-Prices Of Wheat and Flour IN
Parts and LOndon.-The highest price OF the best
wheat in Paris 23E per hecoltre which IS equal TO
BIS. Sd. per English quarter. The highest price OF
the best Essex and Kent wheat IN London beng 62s.
per quarter the difference is 26s 3d. per quarter dear
er IN London than IN Parls or 70 per cent ana the
same money which in London buys but eight bushels
of wheat is in Paris the value OF fourteen bushels of
the finest quality The highest price of flour of the
first mark in Paris IS 40 francs per l59 kilogram
mes corresponding with 29s per English sack of $50
lbs The highest price of the best "town made" flour
in London is 52s per sack showing fine flour to be
23s per sack dearer in London than in Pans or so
per cent; and that the SIS. which in London can
procure but 280 lbs. will in Paris purchase 502 lbs. Of
the finest flour.
LUMINOUS INsEcT.-The Cocoy Queen Beetle is
about one inch and quarter in length, and what IS
wonderful relate carries by her side just above her
waist, two brilliant lamps, which she lights up at plea
with the solar phosphorus furnished her by Ma
ture. These little lamps do not flash and GUNNER
like that of the reflys, but give as steady light as
the gas lamps exhibiting perfect spheres large
minute pearl, which afford light enough to the
darkest sight TO enable one to read print by them. On
carrying her intoa dark closet in the day time, she
immediately Eliminates her lamps and instantly ex-
tlngulshes them on coming again into The light.
"How TO GET oS"-The Apothecary Method
from the Pickl1ick Papers. Don't you see r.
said Bob; he goes up to house, rings the area BELL
pokes packet of medicine, without direction, into
the servants hand and walks of. Servant takes it
LIABLE Drangs 1T TO be taken at edtme-pllls as be-
fore-lotion usual-the powder. From Sawyers
late Nockemorfs. Physicians prescriptions carefully
prepared-and all the rest Oft. Shows it to his wife
she reads the label; it goes down to the servants
they read the label. Next day the boy calls-'Very
sorry--his mistake-immense business-great many
parcels to deliver MIR. Sawyer's COMPREHENSIVE
Nockemorf' The name gets known, and that's the
thing, my boy, in the medical way, bless your heart,
cid feer it's better than all the advertising in the
world. We have got one four-ounce bottle that's been
to half the houses in Bristol, and hasn't done yet"
TIT roa TAT The following, which we take from
the Span RiDer Guardian, new weekly paper
started in that colony unique" Notice. here
by give notice that will be answerable for any
debts contracted by my wife, Hannah Syred after
this date. Daniel Syred" Notice. hereby init
mate to the public that nay husband, Daniel Syred,
need not have been at the expense or trouble of IN
sorting the notice which appeared in last week s
Guardian, as it is well known that person in Perth
will give him credit. Instead of paying my debts,
have often paid his; N. b. will not be answerable
in future for any debts contracted by Daniel Syred-
Hannah Syred."
THE Cocoa NUT TREE.-The Moldavian islands APP
pear to have been the birthplace of the tree
1t has been distributed abundantly throughout the
pics Ii thrives best IN the vicinity of the and
may be watered with salt or fresh water Some of the
Malay islands, IT is alleged, would be unnhabtabfe
without this palm, from their want of fresh water
The inhabitants give cocoa-nut whey 10 their cattle
and never use any other beverage themselves The
frult requires mean oil IL degrees Fan
renhet bring perfection. Plantations Of cocoa
nuts are called TOPICS, and 80 very large exist
in India One is mentioned by Buchanan eighteen
miles in length, and from one to quarter of milein
width In Ceylon 10000, 600 coca trees were estims-
ted in 1913 to be growing in the southwest only
The Naturalist, by Nepile Wood, April, 1887,
p. AZ.
In 1925 Ceylon alone exported 6,933552 nuts
chiefly 10 the continent of India which were valued
at ct, SOL OF little more than farthing each. In the
London market the price OF cocoa nuts IS from ten
shillngs to one pound ten shilling per hundred and
twenty, subject TO duty OF one shilling when i'm
ported from British possession-Ib. p. 49.
CAPE HeTrEsTeTs AND DUTCH BuReHERs-Hot-
tentots have natural aptitude for war. They are a
reckless people light hearted, light made and hardy.
With their high cheek bones, narrow eye-lids, pro-
ectng chin and lips and smoke-drled compilations
they far from being handsome race. Bat TO use
a homely phrase, they havea rough and ready look
about them; march and fire very well have an I'M
common keen sight rival North American Indians in
tracking enemy by his marks though several days
old the ground and on the business areindferent 10
the shelter OF tents; can eat SIX POUNDS OF meat and
two OF bread at sitting, and then, with the assistance
OF girdle 90 th days without food and, ia short,
are excellent materials for light troops, and rapid
iy trained to war; whether on foot on horseback.-
The Dutch burghers are generally yey tall and usty
men, subslsted from their youth upwards on mutton,
and living in one of the healthest climates in the
world, which is totally free from marsh niasma and
other contagious disorders. When called out fer the
defcHce of the colony, they 60 INTO The held usually
with couple OF horses Zone of which they rlde) and
the other they lead On this last is strapped a rel
kort aars, or sheep skin blanket, to sleep in, some
trifling change Of rsment and some bGsong or dried
meat. Many burghcrs have,a Hottenot boy, called
an dc4isr rider, perched like monkey with hand
kerchIef round its head third horse. This attend
carries the march the long of}s bdas, or
master, and hands il 10 him when he desires to srng
down a buck or Kaf5ir From early aud long prac-
tce, the Dutch burghers excellen marksmen; and
though heyprcer fighting the Kafirs out of the bush
TO exposing themselves under every disadvantage, in
IT. having arms for close combat yet have seen
that they fight and desperately too in the bush.
With the addition of the chief of weapons, the sword
IN their hands, and the knowledge how, and the nc-
nation 10 use H. they would be formidable anita
gonists any where.-Captain Aicrdnder'S Voyage Of
Observation.
THE INTERIOR or GuS BatG-The Wolf having
sailed for Smon's Bay, l took leave of my Cape
friends; and mounting horse wagon, went TO Join
the ship. / again embarked and we stood away up
the coast The captain of the Wolf was one of the
best natured and most eccentric men ever met in
command Of ship of war. strong and hardy sea-
man. in boats or in battle, he had fearlessy exposed
his life; and he was made of stuff to 90 through any
work Much against our wish, he gave IN his own
cabin 10 Captain Sherwn, royal navy, "a special JUS
tice) and myself and slept on deck At three o'clock
in the morning was awoke by monkey jumping
into my cot-a trick Of the captain sand got rid Of
the intruder only by rolling him up IN cloak. Some
he al