Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-09-16
Curious alculation.

Il Curious Calculation.
We konw not who was the curious author of
OF the following curious calculation respecting
dteietIes 1t exceeds. in the sngularity Of detail
an me rum aud tobacco statistics we have
met with.
have been married 30 years, during which
time have received from the hands of nv vifo
three cups of coffee each DAY. . in the morninc
and at night, making 350iO cups of holt pint
each. or nearly 10 bbls of 30 gallons each weigh-
ing II go lbs. or nearly tons weight YET
from tina, period have scarcely varied myself in
weight from 100 lbs 1t will therefore be seen
that have drank IN coffee alone 2lS times nv
weight. am not much ola mea, eater, vet
presume have consumed about 8 ounces day.
which make $500 lbs or about 10 oxen OF flour
| have consumed in the % years about 80 bbls
For 30 years of this time up to 1881, have
drank two wine glasses Of brandy, making 900
quarts. The port wine, MADEIRA, whiskev,
punch, &c am not able to count, but thew are
not large. In champagne have been extremely
moderate, as find from my bills that have paid
for 53 baskets in the last Is yrs which is about
one bottle week. and this not all consumed
by me. When we take into consid Grafton all
! the vegetables, such as potatoes, peas, asparagus
strawberries, apples, pears, peaches, &c. the a
mount consumed by an individual is enormous
Now my body has been renewed moro than 1
times in 30 years, and taking it for granted that
the water of which have drank much, acts
merely as a dlIuen, yet oil taken together, | con.
cude that have consumed in 80 years about
the weight of 100 of 100 pounds each!
This is small when compared to gormandizers.
FINEM REspIcE.
NEWSPAPER BoRRowERs--A Coon JoKE--A
joke, which we copy for the amusement of those
who annoy the readers of newspaper by sending
to borrow il, appears in the Baltimore Sun, as q
sort of commentary to paragraph which appear
ed in tho Ledger. Mr. S. reading the paper
at homo in the morning, before leaving for his
store, when the boy of a neghbor entered, with
the usual errand upon bis tongue pappy wants 10
borrow your Sun few minutes this morning."
"Tell your pappy," replied Mr. s. "that am
using my Sun, but" drawing penny from his
pocket and handing IT TO the boy, 'Uere's penny,
which am not using just now, with which he
can buy one. Tell him he needn't put himself
out of the way about returning il to-day. will
send for !. VIXEN want II. the snmn az frna..n.'
allowed tho 0! his own newspaper since,
without annoyance from that neighbour. Tho
Same result attended practical Joke which
subscriber of the Ledger played off upon an
inveterate borrower. Finding thu, he could never
get sight of his paper in the morning until his
ghbor had first perused it. he subscribed for
two copies, and had one regularly served at his
neighbor's door, al the time that be receiv-
ed his This pu, the newspaper borrower,
who always inconsisten, people, into a grea,
passion, but it saved the subscriber from any more
annoyance from that quarter.
OTHER PEoPLE's BUsINEss--A foreign Jour
! NIL relates tho following anecdote illustrative
of tbs character Of the surly English and the dull
German. Ia q cofiec.room an Englishman was
standing with his back too close 10 the stove, and
German kept close TO him, putting the unsayory
fumes of his cigar into his face. The Englishman
demonstrated, but the quiet German kept putting
away If he had not heard tho EDglishman's
voice At last the Englishman showed fighting
disposition. and maintained that man had
right TO puff smoke Of bis mouth into another
mans face, and that smoking ought 10 be con-
fined to smoking Places The heavy German
with all the slowuess and gravity of his nation,
coov replied in the OF English: -'Ya va
Sir John Bull, what right have you to complain
to make of the smell of my smoke, when your
one Goa, have bin burn and mako big smell for
ten minutes, ond nothing say TO your The
Euglishman, to his great discontinue, found that
his cont, rather cloak, was shrvelled and burnt
up to his wais, by the German stove.
repeal meeting at Dublin on the 9TH person
who had for time been setting beside Mr..
fO'Connell, addressed Mr.. Steele and handing
him his card requested an introduction TO Mr.
O'Connell. Mr.. Steele accordingly presented
the card, and Intimat ted that Mr. J. Gordon Ben
nett of New York; was present Mr.. O'ConnelI
replied: lie IS person with whom | can have
nothing to do-he Is the editor OF the Acto York
Herald, one of the most Infamous gazettes
printed. and shall have nothing to say TO him.
This says the reporter, twas reception that
Mr.. Bennett did not count upon, and he forthwith
proceeded to take his departure. The room being
very full, his movement, was much retarded; but
by the aid Of the chairman he struggled out, amid
the groans OF the meeting"
A large six feet yawhoo, who had his legs run
> a, least nine inches too far 'hro' his breaches,
with loaf Of ginger bread under his arm, and
much in his fist. one end OF which he had just
drawn from between his teeth, leaving his mouth
filed, was met by gentleman 10 Natchez, in the
middle OF the street, OF whom he inquired in a
E whining tone. Have you any thing Of
daddy r--'Non replied the gentleman. Well
darna,ion sieze daddy, told him he'd lose mel