Litchfield enquirer., 1841-10-14
HARD CIDER.

The loco foco papers seem determined to
insist that their party was conquered last
Fall by hard cider. The picture from the
New Orleans Picayunc, of n 'feller' declar-
! ing his principles, the Register says was u
.'faithful description ofthe roguery practiced
by the whig party in the last campaign"
The democracy in nineteen ofthe twenty six
states overcome by hard cider! What an adj
mission for democrat! But if these editors
are willing to acknowledge that their party
nu. That party was overthrowr chiefly on
account of its corruptions, which had become
so gross and miserable that almost the en-
fire country was reused to fiercer opposi.
tion than has ever been witncssed since our
fathers rose up for the expulsion OF British
power. No country was more free, more
happy, more prosperous than ours until Dr.
Jackson began TO administer his medicines
since which time until November last, the
energies of the country have been constant
y wasting. With the election Of Harrison
new era began, and courage and confidence
has been returning to the people,. During
The late Congress several healing measures
of great efficacy have been adopted, and al
though one, (and ofvast importance too,) has
for the present failed, yet so much good has
been done, that its effects are already begin
ningto appear. The people are not accus.
toned to changing their national admnistra.
tons for light and transient causes, and if the
wings will keep united, and can in any man.
ner, settle the currency question, with the
concurrence of the Executive so rs to give
the people some acceptable system of en-
changes, short of Government Bank, we
believe it will be almost impossible for any
other than wing administration TO succeed
the present-the opinion of the loco foco ed
itors, to the contrary, notwithstanding. 1t
was something more than hard cider that
drove locofocoism out of the nation. and it
will take much more than that to get it back.
NeW. Haven Pallad
Bug in the Ear.-On Wednesday color
cd man was seen by a physician, passing up
Saratoga street. apparently in pain; and
when he inquired into the cause, found bug
had entered and remained in the ear. He
Immediately procured sweet oil-caused the
man TO lie down on the pavement, and filled
the car with oil. In a short time the bug
being unable to breathe-was forced to the
surface, and thus removed. The intense az.
ony suffered, was shown by the fact, that the
man-an athletic lRborer-when the bug was
taken away became insensible, and remain.
ed SO for a quarter Of an hour, and was re-
stored by the application of stimulating fric-
tons. We mention this case for the purpose
Of stating-what is perhaps not known by
every one-that insects may he removed
from the ear by the above method, filling it
with oil and as intense suffering-vcry few
causes producing greater-might he endured
before physician could be obtained, every
one should be acquainted with this simple
remedy. Attempts to remove the insect with
an instrument, would probably fail or injure
the delicate lining Of the ear, or kill the bug,
and thus increase the difficulty. 1t cannot
breathe through the oil, and being thus COM
pcl!ed to seek the surface is removed without
risk or pain.-BGh. Pat.
The following story is not bao. A young
gentleman was counting lady-she was
teetotal-he drank wine on Scripture author
ity. Wine was gift Of God, and TO be
use d with thankiulness.' To refuse to use
it was 20 cast reproach upon the Saviour.
&c. Amongst other quotations TO sanction
himself, was this, And wine that makeih
glad the heart of man. and oil to make his
face to shine When the young gentleman
next called upon his beloved. he found her.
with her face shining brilliantly with n good
coat of oil He was of course greatly Us
tonished, hut she told him her authority, and
the lesson was sufficient.