Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-18
WooDsTocK, VIRGINIA: JANUARY is, 1914.

a. Scientific Examination of the Human
Hair-.Ihe chemical examination OF the
human, hair by Van Laer. of Utrecht is
inserted ia the last number of Dir. CUES
ueyille's Scientific and Industrial Re
view. The first purpose OF Van i'aer
was 10 ascertain the nature OF the AMI
nal matte: in hair, but his attention. was
drawn chiefly to the point whence the
different colors of hair! The black is
compounded of nine different substances;
red differs from it only because OF red
oil instead of a black; in white hair, the
oil is scarcely coiored and exclusively
phosphate Of rnaSnesia. >Haulequln, IN
Irieport on the Utrecht memoir, explains
the differences of the oils; 'he sudden
growing gray from sorrow, SURPRISE or
fear, he ascribes to the development OF
an acieIin, the animal economy which de-
composes the coioring matter. tie ilnds
an analogy and Illustration in the effects
of anger, which changes, in men and anu
mals, the nature Of certain bu0ors, and
renders them venomous. The white
locks eff age are owing to deficiency OF
secretion of matter. The substance OF
hair is mucous or animal mucilage, nei-
Their geiatiye nor albumen.
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! The Nations acithout Fre.--Accor-
ding to Pliny, fire for long time was
unknown to some of the ancient Egyr-
fans: and when Euxodus, the celehra-
ted astronomer, showed ii to them, they
were absolutely in raptures.
The Perslans, Ph9nlcians, Greeks.
and several other nations, acknowledged
their ancestors were once without'the use
of IRE; the Chinese confessed the same
of their progentors, Pomponius, Nela,
/ Plutarcll. and other ancient authors,
speak of nations. who, at the time they
wrote. knew not the use of fire. or had
but lust learned it. Facts of the same
kind are also attested by several mod
ern nations.
| TIE inhabitants Of the Marian Islands,
which were discovered in 1851, had no
{ idea of fire. Never was establishment
greater than theirs, when they saw it OH
/ the descent of Maghellen in one OF their
islands. At first they believed it to be
some kind of animal that fixed Itself to.
and fed upon wood. The inhabitants of
the PHILIPPINE and Canary Islands were
formerly equally ignorant. Africa pre-
sents, even in our day, some nations in
this deploiable state.
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! Treasury Estimates for 18i4-45.-
! The following are the estimates submit
ted to Congress by the Secretary OF the
Treasury, for the fiscal year, common
cling on the lst of July, 1914, and end
ing 3Oth June 1916
Estimate of appropriation proposed to
be made for the fiscal year ending 50th
Juse, 1915, amounting to $2l ,950,944 i
/ Viz.
/ Civil list, foreign inter-
course, and Miscella-
neous, s5.6s5,Ol7
Army proper Alb, 920 sc
Fortifications, Ordnance,
: &c. 4,091.4e0 Sc
Indian Department, f.O68.5t8 2e
Pensions, 1.O88,o5O
Naval Establishment. 1894, 600 @
The appropriations for the service
of the fiscal year ending June 80
.. 1845, made by former acts, amounting
to $2.518. l69 o:
, IL.
Civil list. &c. $6a2,45'
Army and Militia. 2OO.00(
Civilization of Indians, l0.0o'
Pensions. ASS. OOI
. Interest, &C., public debt. l,o52.7S'
> Existing appropriations which will b
, required to be expended in the. fisea
: wear ending June so, 1s45. .amountin
TO $2,60S, 026, O.
. Civil list, foreign inter
4 course, SS52.387 4
4 Army proper, 8l2, 175 5
i Notifications, Ordinance,
&C.. 1861 6
,r Indian Department, 1.a52,035 S
4 Pensions, ---
y Appropriations which will probably b
IS carried to the surplus fund, amounting
1904, 940. 10 Washington Spectator.
It
|. Fast Of the Destruction Of the Tmph
The following extract from the jou
e nal OF one Of the missionaries at Jerus;
IS lem is one which we extract from ii
70 current number of the Jewish INTEL
sencer,' possesses a melancholy int
o. est:
IS .Tisit to the Spanish Synagogue. :
Mr.. Alexander. Miss Marlborough. Nj
Catlin and myself, went about o'cloc
,e in the evening Aug. s. to the SPANS
IS synagogue To synpathize with the mou
i. ners. The Jews received us kindly, ar
. nninfed Int soafs for ur The syn