Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-06

l;ouid, he says the natives penetrate the
woods and bushes without the least appre:
hension from bites, which Otherwise would
produce death in three hours, accompanied
with vomiting of blood, bleeding ut the nose,
and indeed the oozing of blood from all the
pores of the skin. Such terrific dangers from
reptiles, deemed far more deadly than rattle
snakes, the people encounter under PrOtec-
ton of CedrOn with as little concern as we
do the bite Of a musketOe. The taste Is
very pungent bitter. The hvdrophoola Is
not a very common disease in New Grenaoa,
but the Cedron has been used in repeated
instances as an antidote to the bite OF raold
animals, and the opinion there is, that It IS an
iDfallible protection. The Individual VINO
gives us these details is gentleman OF re.
spcctability, and we have no doubt that all
he says may be relied upon. The nut Is en-
tirely harmless though taken in any quaint
ty: if dccoction of it is thrown upon a VI
per, he dies immediately.-N. Y. Jour. Com.
A Family of SarGges IN West Jersey-Sud-
den Dedth-On Saturday morning last, the
body of Mr.. jeremiah Bacon was found ly:
ing near a well on his farm, at some distance
from the house in which he lived. 1t is sup
posed he fell dead while in the act of pump
va
the pump handle.
The subject of this notice was, we believe,
one of the eldest native inhabitants in Hope
well township, and with another brother and
two sisters has resided on the estate left them
by their father, ever since bis death, which
occurred many years ago. very much in the
same way as the sons, he being found dead
in the field. The management of the affairs
devolved entirely upon the deceased, and q
sister who died last spring. And although
they lived more like savages than civilized
people, yet the love Of money was strong
with them, and the only pleasure they seem
ed capable of enjoying, was that OF boarding
up their earnings. .t
The brother and sister now living are in
capable of taking care of themselves-fo
twenty years or more he has been suffered
to wander in the woods in a state of perfect
nudity, and whenever the cravings of appe-
tite impelled, would return to the house, sa-
tisfy his hunger, and in the morning flee
again to his hiding places, being seldom if
ever seen by the nearest neighbors. The
overseers of the township finding it neces,a-
ry, since the death of jeremiah, to. take
charge of them and their effects, he was pur-
sued and taken. He was thinly covered
with hair, somewhat resembling the coat of
a very old opossum, and stoutly resisted
every effort to clothe him, and for several
days refused to eat any thing.
On examining their miserable abode,
which was scacely fit for decent swine to
live in, there was found in an old chest, al
lars in specie, two hundred in good bank pa
per, besides quantity of bank notes con-
verted into mice nests which were SO effec-
tually destroyed as not to be able to estimate
their denominations or value, and several
small sums of money have since been found
on the premises, and doubtless more remains
hidden that will never be discovered. Since
The suspension of specie payments they have
sold nothing, having utter adherence to
shin plasters. The cattle and hogs on the
farm have been two or three times fattened
In the cellar were found several hogsheads
If wheat nearly destroyed by the rats, which
we're numerous and so venomous as almost
10 dispute the possession with the owners.-
Their property will probably amount to six
or seven thousand dollars, and the only grief
manifested by the survivors was, that their
money was taken from them.
Such is an imperfect sketch of this won
1erful family, which although living within
.wo miles of the village of Bridgeton, seems
% be unknown as if their residence had been
in Iowa. A parallel circumstance in all its
parts we think cannot be found in the United
States.-Bridgeton Chronicle.
Women al Premium.-" Oh woman, love.
y woman" cries the poet, "nature made
hee to temper man." The Texan Legisla-
ors seem to have reached the same conclu-
zion. A correspondent of the Commercial
Advertiser writes:
GN,,r N0u hoe noova1 a 1ox rvra a
bonus of two-thirds of a league, or 1852
acres of good land to every woman who will
marry during the present year, any citizen
Of this republic who was such ut the time of
our declaration of independence. The con.
sequence you may easily imagine. Every
single lady, young or old, good looking or
ugly, has been sought out and led to the al
tar, and yet nineteen out Of twenty of our
bachelors are not only unmarried but unen.
gagged, although their dispositions are the
best that can be imagined, and their efforts
A few weeks since family arrived from
Ohio, bringing with them young woman as
> servant our young men took it very much
IN dudgeon that so precious commodity
should remain in situation so unbecoming
and Improbable, and accordingly had
meeting, at which considerable sum ofmo-
ney was raised by subscription, with which
The young damsel was placed as a boarder
in respectable family. Then they dubbed
together and bought a young mans head
right of l4Sl acres, which they presented to
her as dover and this evening she was mar
ried to respectable planter. who receives
with her the 1902 acres in addition, from the
government.
TOTAL ABsrNENcE.-A loafer whose un.
speakables exhibited undeniable marks of
the encroachments of time and the want of
good housc-wifery, lately called in at our
office and inquired:
How much do you charge to put IN ad.
vertisement in your paper p
"One dollar, sir" was the answer.
want to advertise my wife, and tho't
10 should have considerable that business