Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-06


Smith, of New Haven, and the ablest surgeon in
the Western country, had been cured in the fol-
lowing manner: He was recommended to strong
potash, made of the ashes Of read oak bark, boil
ed down to the consistence of molasses, to coTer
the cancer with it, and in about an hour after
wards to cover with plaster of tar. which must
be removed after few days, and if any protu-
beranccs remain in the wound, apply more potash
to them and the plaster again, until they shall
disappear; after which, heal the wound with COM
mon save. Cautcry and the knife had been pre-
vionsly used in vain This treatment effected a
perfect and speedy cure.-N. Y. Com. Adv.
The vcvay Times says, that the editor Of the
Gin News burst his un-mentionabies at BALL
Ma! consciencen
LAzINEss-One fiery day. farmer went forth
to his moving lot, where he had hired half a dozen
hands TO cut down the grass. lie came upon
them suddenly, and found them all lying under
an apple tree 'Weil.' said the indignant farmer,
II give an extra half dollar to the LATEST fellow
among YEP All jumped upon their feet to claim
the donation but man, who laid still. An!
sa id the farmer, tina. fellow has won it. Here,
nv lad, take your money-'--To which Incidence
answered, won't you please put it in my pocket?
Boston Times
The editor of little tory paper in Kentucky,
advertises that if his subscribers have no money,
he will take 'beef, pork, potatoes, wood, coal or
ashes What can the fellow want flashes" Is
he running short of materials for carrying on his
Iie-fa tory ?--[ Prentice
These are piping times for loco-foco editors in
Pennsylvania, Gov Porter is comforting Offices
upon all the editors that supported his election.
John, my dea:, you must never run when COM
ing from school,
No marin, dosen't, walked all the way, but
nose run every STEP
SAL said a tall raw boned Yankee to his sweet
heart. Il hope to be ercrlastingly goshbustffediy
:hasred up, if don't love you SO want to eat ye
Ill up
Mr. White. Wing member Of our legislature,
n Introduced IA bill just before the close of the ses-
ion, with tho evident design of breaking up all
he loco-foco papers in the state. The bill pro-
osed to make the telling Of wiifu and malicious
ic a penal offence louisville Journal.
4 Tall 'un-There's man down South so tail,
nat he has to double himself up four times IN Of
er to set comfortably on n chair, and, occasion
Iv he lets himself out at camp-meetlngs for Il
teeple,
ale can't run far''-as the tavern keeper SAID
en- he shot the bed-bug With double barreied
un.
..Co,lar him,'--as Won Teller said to another ven
,ey diskiv cred a hull lot of bank notes IN Ioui
oulous crdrdt.
!, is said by late foreign papers that Queen
;ctoria is to be married to Prince Albert son OF
70 Dnke of Sake Coburg, who is her own cousin
PATENT TA1LoR's SHEARs.-Mr. Rochus Hemisch
n INGENIOUS cutler of this city. has just received
atent from Washington for a valuable improvement
Tailor's shears. His improvement consists In con-
ructinp the shears with certain protuberan-
$ or swelling on the sides of the bows, in order
fill the hand, and give the cutter complete COM
and over the instrument. The handle made
10 give the holder the greatest possible control OF
,ears with the greatest to the hand. MIR. ii.
lis his invention .The Concave, Convex Bar
,ears' We have pair before us, and we
We scarcely seen more beautiful specimen of cut
v of any sort. The finish and polish equal TO
,se of a razor. We hope the in genlous manufac- "
er NAV meet with abundant encouragement.-New- L
, Daily Adv. IL