Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-10
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ann ny ~ 5AFh Avn JhbibING.-
a correspondent Of q country paper, in re-
hect!ng upon the influence of tine on men
and their works, thus breaks out "'wfera
III Babylon, whose towering walls and mas
ny gates rendered It, IN the view Of the in
habllanls, secure from the invasive foe ::
ana whose magnificeuce, wealth and gran
denr, constituted it the gio:y Of the world7
"hert ~ Troy, Athens, Paimyrn, and ta-
'oured Jerusalem. "whore The glory CT Sol
ONION shed its sp~leniors, and where the
Son .! the Highest redeemed r world 2
In ell CT shtse riches and elegance have
gwen place to barrenncss aud skapeIea3
heaps of fallen greatness. Where 10 Solo
mon, whose wisdom attracted the attention
OF the queen Of Sheba, and whose fano
was 40 extensiye?"
Aye, where re nj these places and yer.
sons?--Safc, we believe, and thriving.
Babylon is in Suffolk country, Neu-Yorf,
If IT ls NOT the glory of the world, it is uD-
co'lbtedly the pride Of the noighbo.bood.
Athens Is III every state of tho Union al.
most, excepting fhe r"w England states;
and Troy, spite Of poets remark, il vet in
a furnishing state; palrnyra's are found
by scores in this country, with as great wo-
men and good critics as ever and Jerusn-
lem Is still in Virginia, remarkable for NO.
gro instructions and coed oysters. Solo
nor Is well, md nc saw only yesterday his
basket Of bright boots attracting great al
tenilon. Solomon, therefore, is well. AMI
on the Whole, We think thet had soY de.
cent pace been apos.rophised, from Para
disc to jericho, we should, hy looking ove-
some gazetteer Of our country, have been
enabled to say calls week.-Mrs. GGx.
To Mhtc Hard Seath:g Har IF Vari-
o"5 Caiors.--Take OF rum shellac and ro-
sln each two ounces; ard Of gum mesiic
one ounce reduce ttlch, 10 powder and
nIZ and melt them together over. q geutio
tire. then # a red color is Required, add
to the mixture 4 ounre cf ,ermi!licn
for a black color, add half an ounce Of a
mixture Of lamp tlatk with rum for #
blue, half an ounce Of white loud with one
fourth CT an ounce of prussian blue which
i1ould be previously ground together dry.
10 give a green color, add finely ground
vefd1gris II yellow is produced by chrome
yellow Or ganboge /; md white, by adding
pure white lead 10 the mixture an i~ncorDo-
ration Of any of TIE above mentioned cnl.
orlng ingredients !; take out a part of the
mixture, sufficient TO form a stick or roll Of
the usual size, and roll it between two
smooth metallic plates, which should rlso
be previously warmed to prevent the wax
from becoming too hard. When the stick
Is reduced to theproper size, fatten it a lit.
tie and let 1t coel. Proceed in the sano
manner with tic rest Of the composition
atterward hold each stick severally ever IL
fire of charcoal, tafning it quickly till tho
surface Of the wax is completely melted,
by which means the stick will have acquir-
ed a very smooth and shihi1g polish AT TIC
surface, which it wlll retain when cold
again.
ifa softer wax ie required, 4 s,nEH quar.
tlty Of bees.wax and Of linsced Of! may be
added to the above composition, or may boz
substituted Ia the place of the g~pm.nastic.
The United States Quarter Nastcr,Gen.
eral, Jcsu?, reports z deficiency of $40.
OOo In the funds appropriated by the lat
Congress for the prosecution Of the Flori-
da war through ls4l. He ststes tnat Con,
greSs cut down the appropriation so much
below the estimate last wlnter-;ust as if
reducing tie appropriation would reduce
the amount relulred--while the real effect
10 apt to be Just the contrary. General
T'owsoo, Pa}-MastA General, likewise re.
ports a deficiency of ss35,59s in his dc.
Observation-Disclosures i. addition to tbs fcse.
going does not appesr.