Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-02-03

was the rock ana spmdlc. L ne simple spinning
wheel, moved BY hand and which was thought
IN the times ofour grand parents, to show grace
ini and well turned arm to nearly as much adyan-
tage as a harp of the present DAY, to make mu-
sic almost as cheerful, is at once an obsolete and
modern invention. The Greeks and Romans
are believed to have been acquainted with the
spinning wheel. The monarch's heavy purple
and the nymphs AIRY tissue were alike manulac.
tired by tuulng the distatr and drawing out
thread with the fingers and no Improvement
was made on tins tedious process, in Great Br.
tam, before the fifteenth century. Il Is evident
that much more labor must have been requisite
with this rude machinery, TO supply the Indispen-
sable articles OF clothing, than with the modern
| improvements The introduction OF the SPIN
nmg wheel produced great economy Of this la
bp-, but the Introdu.llo of spinning and weaving
machinery OF the last century, has pushed this
economy tonn extent, at vhrchit is in vain 10
attempt to calculate il. The economy operates,
first, to multiply the comforts of the existing pop.
uaon, and then by necessary consequence 10
increase the population capable Of subsis,inc in
Il gwen circuit. Yes the man who, in the Infan-
1 cy the arts, invented the saw or the piano. the
grlndstone, the wee or the hand mill and those
who, IN late periods have contributed 10 tho won.
dertu system ofmodern machinery, are entitled
TO rank high among the benelactors of mankind
the fathers OF cnlIIzation--ihe creators had
almost said OF nations, No. il is not' the rabu.
Ious wand of the cnchaner, il is the weayer's
beam and instruments like il, which call thou
| sands and tens Of thousands into being. Mind.
acting through useful arts, is the mcchanician and
not the magician, Is now the master of life. lilo
kIndlcs the fires Of his steam tngne--the rtetr,
the lakes, the ocean is covered with nynr yes.
sells mighty chain pumps descend clanking and
groonmg, TO the deepest abysses Of he coal mine
and nd them OF their deluging water spindles
and looms play their task as if instinct with life.
II is the nocromancy of the creative mechansi.
In moment, a happy thought crosses his imogi-
naon--an improvement is conceived Some
tedious process can be superseded by chemical
application, as in the modern art Of bleaching.
Some necessary result can be obtained in half
the time, by 4 new mechanical con,riyanec, anoih.
CT wheel, ratchet, Il screw will effect the object
he tres a few experIments--it will succtt1--
IT is done He stamps his foo, and hundred
thousand start into beng--not like those which
spmng from the tabled dragons teeth armed with
the weapons Of destruction, but furnished with
every implement for the service aud comfort bl
man.
SOMETHING TO TOUCH THE HEARr.-Colc.
ridge somewhere relates a story TO hi SELECT. "A.
leXandcr, during his march into Africa came 10
nor conquest Gold beng offered TO hn, he re-
fused il, saying his sole object was TO learn the
manners and customs Of the Inhabitants. STAY
with US says the chief Two his subjects brot
a case before him for Judgment The case was
this: The one had bought Of the other a peice
OF ground, which after the purchase vas found to
contain treasure, for which he felt himself bound
to pay; the other refused TO receive any thing,
stating that when he sold The ground, he sold il
with all the advantages apparent and concealed
which IT might be found to afford Said the
cheI, locking al the one, "you have n son." and
the other 'you have daughter, let them get mar
ned and tho treasure given them as a dowry" Al
eXandcr vas astonisbcd And what said the
chief, would have been the decision in your coun-
try. We should have dismissed the parties and
seized the treasure for the kings use. And does
the sun shine in your country said the chief does
the rain faIl hercl are there any cattle which feed
upon herps and grass! Certainly answered Al
cxander. All, said the chief, il is for the sake Of
those innocent cattle that the Grca, Being p,r.
ms the sun to shine, the rain to fall and the grass
TO grow IN our counliy.->Hccanhls JoarRal.
The great question III issue, and which the peo-
pie are to decide, Is, shall there be National
Bank or no shall the people retain the power OF
sell government, OF shall they, without struggle,
resign the control Of public affairs into the hands
OF ii great, powerful, and dangerous national mo-
ncyed corporailonl
il the question is fairly laid before the people,
and they cooIly, calmly, and deliberately decide
we fear not the result. Ard il behooves all con-
ncc'od with the public press, and especially with
the Democratic press, to leave to others the un-
profitable task Of pouring out personal abuse up
on political opponents and exciting the rancor of
party feeling, and to calmly lay before the public
the legitimate bearings of the two great antago-
MIST principles now at war--he Democratic and
dnll-Democraiic principles.
Grand Rirer Miss Times.
Rats are said to be so plenty in the streets Of n.
Orleans that ladies' are frequently under the nc.
cessty of yielding them the sidewalks.
In Augusta, Ga, man cannot advertise his
wife without paying fifty dollars in advance to
the printer.
IMPORTANT CUrc.A cure ler scahls and bu, MS ia
gwen N the Cincinnati Express, which ought to be
generally known, especially as there nrc So many ac-
ridentS on our waters, whore knowledge of this kind
is valuable in aleviatins the distress Of the suffer-
srs.-The editor says, mix limewater ed sweet oil
together and apply the liquid with feather or soft
rag 70 the wound. The imewater and oil will form
IN the proper proportions white mixture rather
thicker than cream, and should be stirred until thew
become oltlsconsisence. Under the application the
)aln OF the seyerest burn instantly subsidies and il
iuly renewed, it is an efiectual cure This applca-
ion is not GENERALLY known. As we have seen lis
Efficacy frequently tested, we can recommeud itas
he safest and speediest that can be used.''
There are residing in this place twin brothers,
an much aI,Lo that thar ,,,o..