Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-24

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Crescent CRY.
Sqpint,ng VE1rrAu, in his retnh,
#otk on Strabisfnis, gives the following
account Of the ~ltinerant operators for squlnt
ing, Of France -
When We see the eagerncss with which
i~tinefant operators trumpet their success
ono ut Versailles, another at Lunevlles B1u.
lognc, hrras, MarseiIles, Nancy, and in fact
at eeeiy town in f'rarre,--whsn We see Tho
arlour with which these gentlemen advertise
themselves in the Partisan and provincial
newspapers, and announce their sgulrisscps
municipalities with al tho tricks Of anack.
cry, is II possible, Il appeal to Themselves
to receive with confidence the ststdteen ,a
Of such men. Forced to examine for myself
their tacts, and to discover what they meant
by cures, | can afirm~ that at Paris I have
eeen The individuals operated upon by them,
aquiht oitwards after having s~quinted in-
wards, continue to squint after two opera.
tIone, afflicted with protrusion Of the eye,
ectrvpion, large foundations Of the eye, and
all the bad consequences which have hap.
pened in the hands Of ordinary surgeons. |
will add, that these accidents have NOS, fre.
guently come under my observation among
" phtiSHhb VI fI.o'S WHO nave mDGt DtJffg1
themselves, particularly among the patients
OF those wiio have advertised IN tho news
pspefB. u 10 A misfortune to sec tho dignity
OF the medical profession thus compromised /;
and utftiestionably this conduct has been The
cause of notable ~discrcdlt 10 tho operation
itself, After having enjoyed an unexampIed
popularity, 1t has become in Parie, 30 Ell G.
where, the subjoEt If serious doubts. The
r,,Jtt, I.uiu,s tl4x. a,a,..,..,.t " -,
IN the newspapcre, that tht operatj on for the
cure o. squirting waa easy, exempt from every
source OF inconvenience, and rnifc tniy gnc.
%cessfi', At last believed al this to be- true,
and hurled in crowds to put themselves at
the mercy Of thb operators. Tldie has hoW
cleared away in a@great measure the deIu-
sione on this subject, and shown that many
sqnlnte which have been cut, have not been
cured, or that one deformlty has only been
exchanged for another, The public has thus
from all excess Of trust, passed ittb a total
dlstrnet III the operation and many who
might have their squirting cured, are thus
induced 10 be resigned to ito Continuance"
DEAN ANtMAts-~By covering dead animals
with five Or SIX times their bulk # fresh soil,
mixed with one part lime, and suffering them
10 remain, their decomposition would Inpreg-
nate the earth with soluble matter, 90 as 10
render il a most valuable manure, which miebt
BE applied in the sane way az other manufes
to crop-Dary,
It 10 recommended not to allow the Inns
TO come in contact with the carcase, else
decomposition would be retarded. The lime
may be spread over the surface Of the heap
Of earth, where it would imbibe the gassss
they evolved during the decomposition of
The dead animal , that having ceased, then
The whole mass may be turned over together
and after a season., the compost may be car
RED abroad as a dressing Of superlative value.
It 10 said, in france the value Of a dead
horse 10 oftentimes far greater than that Of
4 living one.-Farmers' CQb1tsA.
Our Missouri farmers have turned their a.
ention almost entire'yto the cultivation Of To-
,acco. The warehouse 10 not large enough to
hold the IMMENSE quantities which are daily
in the city. The inspectors hays there.
ore been obliged TO erect a Temporary she'd
warehouse on the west side Of Second street.
:orner Of Laurel. There will be storage
TO I'll another, and. the staple must
re improving i'll quality, for We have been in
BY an experienced gentleman that il is
dhlhb the ~ eIStsHtS VI dIi oiLCr lSAI 10
in the manufacture Of cigars 1t the
Ea5t.-8t. Louis.
B1ooDY HENcoUvTER.-The Bayou Sara
Chronicle Of the 10th inst, says - ter.
ARRAY took place at Bakers settlement,
The upper part Of this parish yesterday
be 9th inst, between Hunter Estes and
William Cook. Estes shot Cook with 4 d6u-
ls barrelled shot gun, two buck shot enter
1g in his side and one in the pit Of his
Cook expired IN about IS minutes
receiving the shot. A. tbs saas time
COX shot Estes with a pistol. but We are not
N what part Of his body. no, DO vs
now the amount of injury hs sustained.
.stes was arrested and brought asfors Justice
no committed liz 20 Al. 81 further
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