Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-02-23


doub, whether the Doctor would be able TO ac-
complish this.
While the Doctors were dressing the knee,
the organs Of mirihfulness and tune were excl.
ted, and the patient amused the company by
jolly laughter and by singing several tunes With
much relish.
After the operation had been performed and
the limb dressed, Mr.. Cary placed in his bed
being still in the magnetic state, and was in
duced to sing. His aged, widowed mother was
called, and entered the room Just as he was sing
ing with much zeal. which greatly affected the
aged woman n, and she burst into tears MI Gary
was now taken out Of the magnetic sleep, and on
rousing up appeared quite startled on seeing the
company present. and speaking to his mother. a
shade Of sadness passed over bis countenance, as
he told them he had pos tponed having the opera
ton pc rformed until the doctor should be more
successful IN para zing his leg passing smile
ov CT all countenances led him to suspect there
nigh, be something in the wind, and then IL oc
CURED 10 him lha, he was in bed, aud IN attempt
+ mo to rise he cautioned not TO do II, upon
" hich he remarked that perhaps his leg was oil,
| as he placed IN bed.
Upon being assured Of the fact he in great
glee cried OUT, "Good! am glad the old leg IS
Off, lie then stated that the only sensation he
had experienced like that Of some one pick
iug the bottom Of his foot.
II may be necessary to say that the operation
was some hit protfacted on account OF inc d'ih
culties attending il, as all the parts were con
,racted and much deiormed by disease Mr. "a
~, when we left, appeared very comfortable ana
appy, as much a though nothing unusual had
happened, certainly as though he had not suffer-
ed al all from the operation.
|, would ,rd much amusement 10 give the
various remarks made by the patent and the
little incidents that occurred, in detail, bot We
prefer n plain statement OF the essential, SOBER
facts in the case.
GIVE al are ChristianS.'s
The following beautiful story is told by
respondent OF tho Boston Courier TO illustrate the
unconquerabe power Of peace principles. The
little town mentioned, got along very we'll with
out military department..
! have read Of a certain regiment ordered TO
march into a small town On Trynl think } and
take IT. 1t Glanced that the place was settled
bv a colony Who believed the gospel Of Christ,
and proved their faith by their works.-A courier
from a neghborng village informed them that
troops nd.ancingto take the town. lhey
quietly replied, eff they will take IT they must
Soldiers soon came riding in. with coors Tying.
and flies piping shrill defiance. They looked
round for N enemy, and saw the farmer al his
plough The blacks mi,h at his anvil. and the won'
on at their churns and spinning wheels. bab'es
crowded to hear the music, and boys ran Out TO
see tho pretty trainers with feathers and bright
buttons, "ihe harlequins Of the l9'h century.
OF course these were not ia proper position 10
be shot a. "Where are youf soldiers?' they
asked. 1--WE have none,' was the bret reply.
'.Bu, 10 have come TO take the town" swell
friends j, lies before YOU" "But is there nobody
here to fight."-"No; we are all christians"
Here an emergency altogether unpr"v'ded
for by the military schools. This was sort of
resistance no bullet could hit, fortress perfectly
bomb proof. The commander was perpiexed' ut
there IS nobody to figh, with, of course we cannot
fgh,," said he. alt is impossible to take such
a town as this So be ordered the horses heads
10 be turned about, and they carried the human
animals out Of The village, as guiltless as thoy
entered, and perchance somewhat wiser.
Arrival of the British Minister H. Il. NJ /
sloop of Vessal of 26 guns, Captain Charles
Talbot, from Portsmouth. 10Th jan. having on
board the Right Hon. RICHARD P.cKENHAM, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Peu po,entiary /
20 the United States, from her Brltannic Majesty
Queen Victoria arrived nj New York on Mon-
dav evening. The New York Commercial says,
Mr. Packenhsm Is charged with full powers 10 ad-
just the Oregon question. Atact which several OF
the city Journals have taken a deal OF pains to
announce within a day or two, novel piece /
Of information, on tho authority Of the London
Herald; orge,,ing apparently. that II was au'
thoriively declared. several weeks ogo IN the
United States Senate, by Mr.. Archer, chairman
Of the committee on foreign relations.
mary discovery in the Manufacture of
salt.
Several months since, we stated that a re-
markabie phenomenon had occurred on the ka
NJ " ha by the natural Gas, coming up with the
Sal, water had been used fuel to boil the salt |
water. In the following article, which we ex
tract from the Kanawha Republican, Il will be
seen that this process has been carried still far
her, and ,ha, this phenomenon IS now one OF
Inc most extraordinary natural Developments OF
modern times.
The Kanarha Salt Region.-We have said .
before that the subterranean wonders OF the Up
per Kanawha Valley were not half explored, and
every day proves that there are no, only mys-
eries but treasures OF wealth Of which the prece-
ling generation had no conception. When a
sesr or so ago Mr.. TompkIns turned out the gas,
hat forced up water, under the kettles to aid 10
the brine into Salt. thereby saving