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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05
From the Journal Of Health.
DEATH FROM TIGHTLACYNC.

have seen and am much pleased with your pa
per, and dcub, not 1t will do much good I hope
Tor an extensive circulation In one of the late
Numbers you call for facts, whether communicated
in elegant language or not, have recently learn
ed one to which gave all possible publicity, and
have told il in almost every circle OF the young in
which have since found myself Two weeks since
while on visit 10 the house Of respectable, long
experienced ply sician in Of the Southern boun-
Diary towns in New Hampshire he gave me in sub
stance the following account, ss near as can rc-
collect.
lie was called week or two previous, to visit
young Finale, think, over twenty years Of age,
who was disressingly i'll Of complain, of the lung.,
laboring under great difficulty of breathing, which
his discrimination led him at once to impu,c to q
Dong continued practice Of tight iacing-a practice
which is Staying Its thousands and tens Of thousands
in our enlightened land. There was, in his opinion,
an'adhesion Of the lungs to the chest and conse-
quent infl,m rtion which had proceeded to such a
height that death was inevitable. Little or moth
ing could be done. Tho poor gir, afcr few days
OF acute suffering, fell a victim to-(what shall
Say! am unwilling to wound the feelings Of her
frends,) her own folly and ranity. 1t could not
be suicide, because such result was contemplated
though the deed was done by her own hand. We
can call it by no softer name than self-saughter,
for such even an external examination Of the body
proved il to have been.
The shoulder blades were found to he literally
Tapped one the other; the false ribs had been
so compressed that the space Of only about an inch
end half remained between th,m; and SO grea,
was the curvature Of the spine which had been,
girded in by the cords Of DEATH tn after the corpse
was laid out for intcCmeot, two pillows we've put
under the arch thereby formed, VII le the shoulders
rested on the board. She was large he althy pei
son, and was ignorany led by the desire to please
to sac lice her life the shrine of fashion, and the
prevailing false ideas of beauty of form. She was
Of amable disposition and correct moral h bits
otherwise.
My own mind so impressed with the recital
of this story, that could hardly forbear weeping
over the folly, and weakness, and ignorance, and
wekcdncss Of my sex. inwardy wished for the
ability 10 ring this Of suffering and death in
sh cars Of every female ia our land until their VOL
unfairly strai,.jaekets," tha, indicate no
thing better than mental alteration in he w,arcrs,
should be voluntarily thrown aside.
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-Oh, how winiche,l
Is that poor man who h, ,ngs on princes fayors

The United States Gazette, in commenting on
following language;
"Thc people demand restoration Of ,ha, state
Of things which they enjoy ed twelve years since.
They have Sub,reasury-t increases their diff.
cultes-They had pet Banks--thcy promoted C.
wills. Tho protective tariff has been removed, and
foreign debt increases in amount.
Ii the administration of Gen. Harrison is to re-
store things as they stood twelve years since, we
shall expect, as a matter Of course, repeal of the
Sub-tteasury law. and national bank substituted in
its place. Whether that hank will be re-organi-
.tion Of The present United St ties Bank, under a
new charter from the general government, or an
tirey new and separate institution, the of
the next administration will soon determine. The
United States Bank in its pres mt crippled condi.
ton, is little bet or than dead weight upon the
community. II the friends of Gen. Harrison have
determined upon establishing another Uniiel States
Bank, trust it will not be new one, but resus
citation of the old inst ution. BY this means we
wou at least rid ourselves of the present bank and
the whie party effect their object without increasing
the present enormous banking capital.
In relation to m 'd,r rate protective tariff, VIC he
lievc a large maj,rity of the people of the United
States would be in favor Of such measure. Tn,
tar fl we regarded in The light of party qucs
lion. The mcchan cs and IN inufIcturers of thi,
uniry arc of 10th par les or rather, we should say
Of all parties and all equally inter, sted in tn,
encouragement and protection OF home industry.
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Sr. SrErnrSs. ,
Sunday night. half past 10 O'Clock.


Sunday night, half past 10 O'Clock.
I, is with elings Of pain and regret that record
one Of the mos, m, Ian holy and horrible scenes tha,
has ever fallen to my lot to witness. About half
past 3 this evening, the steamboat Express burst
b.r boil RS, abou, ten miles below this place. She
had stopped at little place called Jackson to repair
some Of her machinery, and as soon as they saw
our boat coming, they commenced firing up, evil
IDENTIFY with the intention Of p,ssng us. | was
standing st the stern of the boat, leaning agains,
the uag stall, and watching the movements Of the
crazy old craft, when suddenly saw the steam is
sue forth from the head Of the boilers, and in a
second afterwards, the most tremendous report fol-
Lowell that ever heard. For momen, nothing
could be but the frogmcnts Of the boat ny ing
in every drection-and indeed SO naar was she to
boat, that was apprehensive we should receive
injury from the falling pieces. The scene .ha,
folio sed was truly awful. Some Of the POI crca.
lures were blown some distance in the river and
their pieous shricks for help they were con,end-
ing with the curren'. was enough to overcome
heart of sterner stuff than mine.
We Immediately sent our small boat Ia save those
in the river from drowning, and backed the Odd
Fellow to the wreck to save the remainder of the
crew and passengers. togeth with wha, freight
&c. that was ef, on her. Oh such n scene--to
many Of the poor creatures burnt and scaldej SO
Idly tina, it was impossible TO tell whekcy they
were human beings or not. Several were scalded
so badly that they were perfectly raw from head ,o
foot, Six or seven were instantly kill d, aud the
same numb'r so seriously Injured that | believe
some of them cannot possibly survive tn night.
have acted as surgeon, nurse and physician until
within a few moments ago. when succeed in
conveying them up to town, when left them in
the care Of more eIperienc. d pr clifton r..
LIST OF suFrEREns.
Do,cntd-Moscs Neherton, Bargeman WIN.
Johnson, deck hand VIM. Rosworlh, do.
Dead john Lansjon, Firsman; John (French
boy) cabin boy.
Badly Lyured.-Jumes Swecny, 2i Engi-
neer; w. NJ. Basby, I'd Pilot; Luke Mcclure,
passenger.
LJu-ed-Cspt J. G Mcclure, Edward Ander-
srn, Mate; f. X. Weaver, Steward; Deck hand,
(name unknown)
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VIM. X. King, Dem.
John Gayle, VII G.
A Hard Case.

TO THE croRs BELONG THE sPoiLs.
We know of post master iD II neiehborng coun-
~, who faithfully p rforms the duties of his Office,
by getting out of a warm bed every night, several
hours after midnight, at salary amounting TO D.
bout forty dollars per annum, who il is said, will be
removed from office, in order to reward one of he
him, excepting tha, he cannot read or write. This
objection, however, amounts to nothing, his faith
ful spouse is always a, his s'de ready spell out
the SUBSCRIPTIONS Of the various Parces that pas
through lis hand. Thus clearly proving that
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that "rcgular.but' mince pies have been made for
many years past without the Of brandy, and
that many epcur es Of the most exquisite and rc-
fned taste in the science Of gastronomy, prefer
'hem without IT, To prove this fact more fully, I
might reer to several exceen, treatises on the art
of cookery. The ancients, who carried the Gull.
nary art to greater degree of perfection than has
ever been attained by modern epcures, knew NJ.
thing Of brandy, and, of course never used the s-
Gle in the almost innumerabe exquisite dishes.
which were served up SO sump,uously at the tables
of the great Yet, according to our modern cpl.
cures, we presume, they would be considered set
of gormandizers, simply because their tables were
not sraced with mince pies saturated with brandy.
| might, if necessary date upon the evil tendency
in using article in any form, to the ste Of which,
by fr,quent use, we become SO ad ctej ,ha, il
oitenimes requires tho utmost efforts to abstain
from 1t. ANTLEPICURCS.
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Another Dreadful Steamboat Ac-
cideut.

The steamboat Express, Captain Mcguire, which
left Mobile on Sunday evening, the i4th instant,
when within five miles Of ST. Stephens. on Sunday
about p. NJ hu st her boilers, killing and wound
ing fourteen pcr,ons. A barge was in tow along
side at the time, into which one Of the boilers was
b'own. wounjing one il not more of the hands
the other boiler. il is said, was blown overheard.
The following is an extract from a letter, written
by gentleman who l,f Mobile in the stcamboa,
Odd Fellow, shortly after the Express.
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Shocking Accident,

On Thursday Of last week, as Mr.. +. Miller. Of
Cunrs, was passing a thssshias ina, hne in full
opersilon he carlessly threw in tuft OF sraw-the
teeth caught the tips Of his glove, and drew in the
arm to within two inches of the elbow, absolute
iy grinding il 70 powder The arm was amps's,ed
by Drs. Witsmsn and Hibsman, above the elbow,
end the patient is now doing we'll.
ikeSlrg Journal
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MARRIAGES.

A gentleman in PhiIadelphis, who, the Inquirer
says is particularly fond Of noticing the signs of the
nmes' has discovered that there is already en- in.
crease in he list OF marriages. This he considers
as .na ciive Of p'os. eri;y. S. do ws-ani al the
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05

% We copy the following excellent thoughts
from the United States Gazette, which, the edo
says, he has translated from the French, ." for III,
"en'ht OF those who are ever sighing after whs,
they have not and negecting tho means of happi
ness which they possess" They contain man,
useful lessons, from which almost every rcade
may derive some benefit,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05

Hfth learning, il dangerous, is at least a useful
thing. This is bu, one Of the numerous political
ieverses tba, awa, the followers of our worthy Pic.
sidcn,.
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L. \. Senator's.

The Hon. VIM. r. King. of Alabama, was re-
elected United States Senator for that state, The
vote on joint ballot Of the two houses a party
one, and stod thus:
VIM. r. King, Dem. 7e
John Gayle, Wig. 55
In the North Carolina Legislature, the Hon. VIII
lie p. Mangum was elected Tor years. and the
III N. w. A. Graham for two years from the 4tb Of
March next, to fill the unex Pired terms If Messrs
Brown and Strange. resigned.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-11-27
Sherman's Breast Ointment,

Ifapped properly and in due time, will cure the most
painful cases of swelled breasts and prevent the for
nation Of abscessesEven where the swelling has
pointed and shown every appearance of breaking this
ointment has entirey dlspelled it, and restored the
parts to healthy condition. In applying IT, smooth
and soft covering the breast should be made of soft
leather or fine compact lnn, with hole in the CEN
tire to admit the nipple. When made, put coating
of the ointment over the inner surface and apply it
closely and smoothly the whole breast leaving
the nipple protrudng through the hole, that the
child can nurse, which it should do as long as the
mother can bear it, Care should be taken to have the
breast drawn by the child otherwise as to pre-
vent an accumulation of milk. Whenever the plss-
ter gets rnklcd and thereby uncomfortable new one
should be applied, and constantly worn until a cure
il affected lis sometimes necessary slit the sides
50 they will conform to the shape of the breast and
cover it closely. Ask for Shermans breast ointment,
and see that his signature thus "A. Sherman NJ
d., is on the wrapper, none other can be genuine.
SHERMAN'S PAPIL.LARY OIL
Is the only infable remedy for nipples dis
covered 1t will cure the most troublesome in
few days without deprivng the infant of the breast
warranted superior to all other remdles when applied
according TO the directions the bottle. See that
the signature Of "a. Sherman, M d., is on the
wrapper none other is genuine. BE particular or you
will be deceived and disappointed. Sold at the Varie
W store. PANGBORN & BRlNSMAIp.
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MERRITT GRIFFIN.
CHERMAN's POOR MANS PLASTER.

~ The Lest strengthening plaster IN the world and a
sovereign remedy f. pam or weakness in the hack,
Ions, side, breast, neck, limbs Joints rheumatism,
lumhago, &c. &c. One million year will not supply
the demand They require lil,le warming lcfore APP
pllcaton. Warranted superior 10 all Others and for
one quarter the usual price, making not only the best,
but the cheapest plaster in the world II affords relief
few hours ana makes astonishing cures. In liver
compliant and dyspepsia, 1t should lie worn over the
region The liver stomach and will aord great
and astonishing relief In coughs, colds, asthma di-
Guilty Of breathing oppression Of The che, stomach,
they will Immediately sooth, and greatly leneit the
patient Persons OF seeniary habits, or lhu.e obliged
to stand much, will receive decided support from one
office trIly, Strengthening pasers. Physicians gem
Grail, recommend them, in preference to all others
cause they stick or adhere letter and lord greater
reei. In their operation they are smulant, tonic,
and anodync. They are composed OF entirely dicrcnl
it, gradients from any Other; and known from the
pcrlence Of millions who have used them, well as
he nltei testimony, of all the celebrated and dstn,
g>hcd clergy and physicians, TO he the most useful
aud highly medlra'el pla ter, ever invented or oIerel
20 the pubic Several persons have called al the
ho're 10 express their surprl-e aud thanks AT The
ano-t mlrac lols cures these plaster have e rClel.
Dne man who had been o iilr'cl with heumati,in,
a, 10 le unable to dress hlm,ef without assistance,
ena led after wearing one, only night 10 get
mp alone in The morning, pu on hi clothes and call
at orr Office with eye. Gaming with Joy and his tongl.
pouring forth The galneSs Of his hear, al the sudden
and signal reIicl he had received from this lest Of all
rcmee. Ask for DR.. Shernan's Poor Man, Pa>ie
Il is 50 called, leca,e the price places in The power
ofall purcha e, eng only l2l cts Sod al he va
riely store by PANGBORN Il BRlNSMAID,
Jewellers, Burlington, w.
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sHERMAN,s COUGH LOZENCES.

"A kE the safest, most sure and eIectua remedy for
N Coughs, Colds, Con>ulnptIons, whooping Cough,
Asthma, Tighine>s of the Lungs or chest, &c. &c-
The proprietor has never known an instance where
they did not give perfect satisfaction. Several hou>
aud boxes have been sold within the last three months
restoring health, persons in almost every stage of
consumption, and those la orng under the most dis
Tossing cold and coughs. They do not check and
dry up the cough, hu, render it easy, promote expcc
toration alIay the tickling irritation and remove
the proXmaie or exciting cau-e. They are made
from combination OF the most valuable expecloran',
cough medicines, and are undoubtedly superior TO
every thing in use for those complaints. Hundreds
upon hundreds OF certificates have cen offered of their
wonderful virtues, from those who have been saved
from untimcly grave, and restored to perfect
health hy using them. DosE.-Onc lozcngc Is a dose
for adult, aud may be repeated from three TO six
times day, a. required. Children, eight years years
Old, hall of one: our years quarter, and in pro-
portion. Very small children infants will take them
best dissolved in little wafer Should they act as an
eelic, produce nausea, the dose must be les>encd
to what the stomach will bear Half one will gen
orally lie Sufficient to take before breakfast as the
stomach Is then more easily >ickcncd. No i'll elects
can arise from over dose, will cause the stu-
mach to reject il and although not pleasant sen>a-
ton, will lie found to give relief Where there is
mach pain in the breast or side, one of Shcrman's
Poor Mans Plas,crs shond lie applied over the part,
and worn till relieved. lfattcndcd with coslivcnes> a
few catharlic laxative Lozcngc>, or any mild ca
thar,c medcine should e used as occa sion requires.
Sold at the Variety Store, by PANGBORN d
BRlNSMAlD, Jeweller~, Burlington, VI.
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DISEASES OF THE LUNGS...I1rcnledI,

4 LONNSsssDcCine'it
- the most popular rem"d, ever known IN America
Vegetable Pulmonary Baisam is the mos, valuable
remedy now IN use or coughs, colds, asthma phth.ic
consumption wlooping cough and pulmonary Affections
ofevery kind Its sale lie steadily increasing and the
propr'eors are constantly receiving HE most favorable
account, Of iis effects. The following certificates
ave offered for public examination.
AN INTERESTING CAsE-Exracl Of letter from
Mr g ) Clay, Kingston, Uls,er CO., N. Y. to The
proprieors. "Yonrs Of the OH inst. was duy ,ec'd
A remarkable cure e1eced by the Vegetable Pat.
monary Balsam IN the winter and spring of 1885. The
terson, Mr.. MOODY, had been SICK a long time with
the consumption. Ills ph, stefan. had gwen him up
lie was reduced low he unable 10 help him ef
and was raising II large quantity of blood when he
commenced using the Basan, which has effected
complete cure, and he is now rs hale and hearty
ever he was. Mr. Wood, has removed (,om 'hi. town.
but he has promised me more detailed account Of his
case Which viii ca ward ,ou. T.. CLAY.
K'ngson, N. Y. June 25. 1888.
Ex,racl Of - letter from Dr. Jaco'. Myers The
Vegetable Pulmonary B.l.am has been sold in this
county or wears, aud The me .i,cne has gained
mnr"uimnu celebrity, for II .ca,cel, in instance
fnied 81 having The desired effect ! am b, mean.
N vnr ofihe man, na-tums, most OF winch are i'm.
pos"'ons upon a cradulous public, Int that which
know by use to he effcc,ua cannon help hu, civ"
approb ito" thereto. coun'erfri, prerat. ion has
been offered here by travelling Agent. Of Comslock
". y and there ia ano her article vended here that i.
strongly suspected 10 he spurious.
JACOB MYERs. n. d.
Min1ng'on, Juniaia Co Penn. May 3. 1897 F,om
DR.. Samuel Morrell, to the Prop'e'o,s Of the Vese
table Pulmonary Ba'-am. ] am satisfied that the We.
petaLle Pulmonary Bai,,m ia IA valuable medicine
II has been used in this place with complete in
an obstinate complaint OF the lungs, attended with
severe cough loss Of voice. and the raising Of much
blood, which had previously resisted many approved
prescriptions Alter using the Balsam one week, the
patterns voice returned and he was able speak audi
bly, This case occurred some time since, and the
man is now engaged not only in active but ahorious
business. Respectfully, SC. ). MoRRELL.
l. is now more THAI six years since was brought
very low by an affection Of the lungs, and m, complaint
declared to be incurablc by council Of three pl
scians. was then restored 10 as goo health had
enjoyed for many years, by using The Vegetable Pu
monary Ba'sam. Since my recovery have recon-
mended the Balsam in great many cases Of lung
complaints, and so far as can learn. its use has in
variah, been followed by much benefit, and in man,
inst has effected cures which wholly unex.
pec,ed SAMUEL EVERETT,
Boston, March 2. 1887.
For sale, wholesale and retail, by J. y J. u
PECK s. Co., and rIIEO a. PECK & Co., Bur-
npion VI.
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hereby certify that ] have leen intimately &C
0uan,cd with Mr.. Charles Jone., OF Caremont, ~ II
for uumler ofycars lat pa>i, and have been consul
ted 10y and prescribed for him, for very ob>,inal
hl, could do no more than mitigate the di>ea,e for
time Since he has iectei radical cure hv mean
Of his Drops for Humors, have examined HIM an
am happy to say that his skin Is perfectly smooth an
free from the disease. JAMES CRcMBr, Physician.
jamestown, n. H., Sept. Is, $40.
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VOL. XIV....No. %.
nR. PHINNEY's FAMILY PILLS, for reno


~ wing symptoms of rriation arising from foul
stomach and bowels such as loss of appetite, or
morbid cravings for food, sickness or vomiting
pains or uneasy sensation at the PIT Of stomach,
with sourness and co>ve state of the bowels natu-
lence with fitness of these parts and pain on pressure,
side, and piles. Affections ofhc head, dizziness stu
por, weakness, depression of spirits, hy>era, hvpo-
chondria, and ofen disturbed sleep, sick head ache
so common with feeble, delica,e persons, especially
females, dlarrhna or looseness oiihc bowel, and dy
sentary, diseases Of the skin and worms 50 frequent
with children, affections of the chest, such ghS,
or difficulty Of Dreaming, occasioned very fre1renly
by dlsor1ered state Of the stomach Monthly alec
tons Of females when checked by general debility with
loss Ofappetie, attended with cold feet, etc., agc md
lever, influenza, rheumatic etions Of The JolntS,
or ,h i no ,M VI ., c "r ,
,,efh in removing chronic cararrh if per eyered in
tor some time, in smaller doses They ore accomno-
dated to all age (chllren of wear old NAV safely
Them and TO any climate, anil under all crcum-
stances. They contain no mcrclry nor other mineral.
Ihey,are purely vcgea le Iosn.-'Iwo to four may
he taken al a tline ami re- ca'ci every other night,
until the tong re Is clean, aao iIn discharge from The
bowels, instead Fl Icing l2f c".'rcd or dark AMI oi-
,e.sNc' nceoic' Aee "'' ''' 'N" 'lc"''h! WIN re-
", ,, W. ar, ,,.,
Cfkl lflCAlES-Iu 'n'"rSignei has had the
pleasure OF an acquantn'r wan DR. ;. Phirney for
some years past, dtrH h~ Gre nee IN this village,
where ne mas attained ii . f'' ac'cr phE>lcla
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r OOK AT THrs.--HAvE YCUA COUGH H.

/ OVN Al IHISss.T1ANF you COUGH =
- 1O,OOO DIE OF CONSUMPTION every year in
The lnel States, and millions sul Ter feoni troublesome
coughs and colds, that can a curM ly DR.. NJ. Hitch
cocks Vegetable Virgin Cream Cough Drops, safe
medical prescription, conang no poisonous drugs, and
used IN an extensive practice for several years will
most positively afford relief, and save you from that
awful dseaee, pulmonary consumption, which usually
sweeps INTO The grave hnrcds IF the young the odd
me TAR, the lovely and the gay. Have You a cough?
DE persuaded TO purchase lolte Of the Cough Drops
Today! Tomorrow may lie TOO late. Have you a
Crops is the only remedy you should take to cure YOU,
f"r Tins plag reasonThat in one Of the tha,Isand
eases where ii has leen u. ed has l, tailed to relieve
frce 75cents per loc. For sale whoe.a and Re-
tan, hy A. HITCHCOCK * co. No. III Gene. &c
IT., Uiica n. Y. And ly their agents throughout the
United States In Burlington, by J. & J. II. Peck &
Co, Theo. A. Peck & Co. In Vergennes, by J. II.
Bowman. In Milton, by Burnet q Sawyer In Geor-
Ra, by Lorenzo James. au.2