Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-08-20

committee on The veto message, will be mado on
Monday.
The Ssna,e has been engaged the whole day
on private business.
Tie MdmmoM Care, Cure for Consump
fion-A writer ia the Journal Of Commerce an
nounces the curious and interesting fact that The
amos phcre Of tho famous Mammoth Cave, IN
Kentucky, has qualities Of the highest efficacy
for diseased lungs.
We extract the following passages from the
article IN the Journal
My opinion Of the effect of The atmosphere OF
the cave made up from personal observation.
! have known tho cave for twenty -nlne years.
have been III II at all seasons OF the year, dur
ing all kinds Of weather. both day and night
During the late war large quantities Of satpetre
were made at the cave, and for this prepared the
carbona,ed alkalies, which are required in large
proportion to produce cry slazatIou, &c. "A: that
time from 30 10 70 hands were employed in dig
gng up The earth, &c which covered the bottom
Of tho cave, and conveying II by oxen TO hoppers
IN the cave, about one mile from its mouth. Dur
ing the whole ilmo these men were engaged,
which Tor three or four years, there was n OF
single case of sickness among them.
The atmosphere Of the cave is dry,-and the
temperature even and equal. ! have never
known it to vary half Il degree, through the year,
from 90 degrees Of Fhreuheit. Combustion goes
well, lights burn clcar,-respiraiion is easy
The earth which had been xviated and thrown
out Of The hoppers, reiinpfe gnates again IN about
three years, yielding from ) 20 . lbs. of nitrate
to the bushel. Anmal flesh will not purify in
this atmosphere. nor will vegetable matter dec
ompose Meat hung up III the cave few days,
becomes strongly Imprtgnate ed with Nitro to
be unpleasausn tho taste. The corn cobs left
By tho which wero fed IN the thirty
yeara agu, arc now IN perfect state Of prescr-
vaIion the logs used for water pipes sound
and good. Animal flesh dries in the cave. aud
hnrh ri fact | at, to hal on
Of science may compare my conclusions and my
premises together.
AT this season of the year a strange current of
air rushes out Of the mouth OF the cave; in the
winter tho current changes and blows equally
strong mo the cave.
Arriral Ertraordinary.-J. Warren Fabens,
Esq. Of Salem, has jast hrough, from Cay an
animal, no specimen of winch, according 10 the
New b cdford Mercury, has ever been seen before
IN tho United States lie bears in C,venne the
Of the Capaid, or River IIog This spec
men IS not fully grown; he now weighs nearly
one hundred pounds, and it is supposed will attain
nearly three times that weight. He is queer
sort of fellow, with rabb,t-shaped head, short
uprigh, ears. body covered with brown btistly
hair, his four. toed feet webbed and the toes armed
with very decent claws. He lives quite com.
Portable on corn vege tables, and IS Il quiet and
good natured beast, although in favor of the cold
water system, as his nmphIbious nature keeps
him near half his time IN that element. lie rs
well worthy the attention of naturalists rs a rare
curiosity.
Of rope walks IN the United States, ii seems
that there 3SS. The capital invested in
these amounts 10 s., 1851 producing a value
Of SHOTS, BOG
1t further appears that nearly one third of
these rope walk, QlD are IN Kentucky; and tba,
the capital invested IN them IS 81 ,O23 1870, or n
iItie less than halfthe entire capital empove ed
The value produced is 81 292.3 1916. han
n fourth of the entire production of this branch
Of Industry the United Statcs.-True IFhis.
THE LAND PLENTY GA Tuesday, the Slh
43l wagons IN 9Th st. market with a good supply
of provisions. Chickens. - 90 per doz; Eggs
3 a cfs. per doz,; Batter. t a ID cts. per h.;
Cheese, 3 a ) CTS, per H.; Tomatoes, Is cts per
bu.: Potatoes. l2i Isl per bu.; Cucumbers 3
cts. per doz Apples. l2i per bush Peaches.
90 cts n 80 per bush, Pears, 90 per bu.;
Piums, 31t cts. per bu-rn show the scarcity
Of money, | state that nearly one half the fruit
end vegetables arc unsoid MISUNDERSTANDING these
low prices.
Ga FRIDAY, the l2,h. there were ebou, one
hundred butchers IN market. 1873 wagons and
carts, occupying space Of - squares
[Cinennas Gazette
NeO York and Albany Rail Road-rhis
work has been commenced. The ceremony of
breaking ground took place last week. and the
pledge wns given that the road should be visor-
ossly pushed forward. The sods of the earth
were turned up amid The cheers Of the multitude
and the roar of cannon. Success attend all such
works!
AT late Bible class examination, tho master
having asked "what is said Of ohn the 3 lpiisti 7"
received the following answer:
And ihis ere John came up out of the wilder
ness. aud be was clothed IN cammon,iles hair,
and he was gtrt about the neck with a leather
nrEle, and his meat was iocos aud wild oplons.'