Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

The .NystsrieUS .Musie-One of The wonders Of
the southwest is the mysterious music at Yves,
Pascasouls. A correspondent, of the Baltimore
Republican, who examined it aitenIvely, thus takes
The mantle OF romance iromi;:
"Duting several OF my voyages on the Spanish
miin, IN the neishborhood of Barasua and San
Juana de Nichsrague, from the nature of the coast
We were compelled 10 anchor al a considerable dis
lance from the shore; ard every evening, from dusk
20 late night, our ears were delighted with Eo.
ian music that cou be heard, beneath the counter
OF our schooner. At first thought il was the sea
breeze sweeping through the strings OF my violin, the
bridge of which had inadvertently left standing
bat after examination, found It was not so. ! then
placed my ear on the rail OF the vessel, when was
continually charmed with the most heavenly strains
that ever fell upon my ear. Tney did not sound ns
close 10 us, but were sweet and mellow, and 7ciia
by the soil fingers OF tie deep sea nymphs, OF ar
immense distance. To the lone mariner, far from
home and kindred, at the still fonr of twilight, the
notes were soothing, but melancholy.
although have considerable music in my soul,
one nigh, became tired, and determined 10 fish,
sly luck IN half an hour nsionishing-l had
half filed my bucket With the finest white ca, hsh
ever saw-and II being late, and the cook asleep
and the neon shining, filed my bucket with water
and took fsh and all into my cabin for the night"
81 bad not fallen asleep, when the same sweet
notes fell upoa my ear, and getting up, wha; was
sou nds TO the side of my bucket"
81 examined them closely, and discovered that
there was attached TO each lower lip an excrescence
divided by soft wiry fbres, and by the pressure OF
the upper lip thereon and by the exhalaton and
discharge OF breath, vibration vas created similar
TO that produced by the breath on the tongue OF
the lew sharp"
IL seems 10 have been al length ascertainrd that
the fairy music at Pascagoula is a Ash story. II
So, 1t IS capital ore, and has had longer run, and
required Wit fnd IL out than even the great
moon hoax. Simms, the novelist, wrois a poem of
Eve hundred lines about IL. The sound is exceed
insly sinsu'r and pleasing a, any rate and it is
pity 10 tear away ;he pretty romance attached 10
It Of old-ISavannah Rep.
Worm Trap: Il neio Remeiy.-D. S,oekbr.dse. Jr.
Of Bah, Me, is m possession Of a rare curiosity o
knowledge OF which may ultimately cad to some
important pathological results. a child accidental
~ sWallowed several metallic eyes-a veil known
article, manufactured OF silver plated wire ard use
mostly by ladies' IN fastening their dresses. In sue
time they were voided-and, to the astopishmept
Of ell, each eye was completely threaded by worm
Of the common szs, from to inches, or more, in
length. Some had caught three; and in others, the
worm had succeeded in passing through two Of the
rings or part which stitched to the gutment.-
But they were all Of them so securely confined that
thew tsnnot be exirieajed.
Under the ordinary circumstances, when other
remed es ihil as a vernifuse would il not be iusti
hlble 10 prescribe dose Of hooks and eyes! A
fact so singular as the one we have rel,ied should
not be lost sight Of, since u may give rise 10 new
mode OF tNpelirg from the body those alarming
tenants OF the intestine lube, which sometimes main.
tain their position against all nedication producing
extremely acute suffering. protracted m sery and
even deash- Boston .Nsdiesl snG Surgical Journal.
A call for meeting &C citizens favors HE to the
nomination Of Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency,
has attached TO It a list Of names occupying nearly
q psge Of the Lancss,s5 In;e,lieencer.
The B'imore Insurance Company has declared
dividend Of $50 per share.