Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-04-19

HEALTH or GENERAL JAcksos.--Td.
editor Of Hills New Hampshire Patr;os
has lately visited the Hermitage. He sy,,
"The General has heightened out hi. iiis
for years by Ills prudence and abstinence.
His complaint IL pulmonary; one Lobe Or
the lungs he believes 10 be entirely eon.
snincd. This condition is shown by "A.
shcrtness Of his breath, which almost en-.
tirely. prcclidcs the benefit of personal =.
crcise. When he moves it is SO quietly !,
10 produce no disturbance. His Zee, and
ankles are swollen from continued s;lt;n..
and he finds substitute for salntary eres.
else onl. IN the battling Of his limbs ever
evening In ilose elnolien,s calculated i
produce healthy action ofthe skin. We'll
as he is, he shares with his own hand. and
combs and adjusts the ample erv hair
which continues tc add 10 the dignity Of
his appearance"
The SHIRT TREE OF AxERrcA.-In the
forests of Oronoko there is tree which
often attains the height of fifty feet. The
natives make shirts Of the bark Of this tree.
which requires only to be stripped Of. and
to be deprived of its red and fbrous parts.
The shirt is thus formed without seam.-
The head is thrust through one end. and
lateral holes are cut to admit the arms.
INTEREsriNo ExrERIMEHr.-The fuoue
beautiful array Of flowers may be produced
by taking an elder stalk, punching out The
pith, placing within The stalk variety Of
seeds whose flowers blossom about lie
same time, and burying the stalk; and.
when bloosoming, il has various kinds of
flowers, according to the seed planted in
the stalk. This Is beautiful discovery,
and well worth the experiment. N
An artificial arm has been made Nv vm
Peterson, Dutch sculptor, which is Per.
feet triumph Of art The. Committee Of the
French Academy, have seen the invention
upon five rnutilated individuals, and among
others upon an invalid, who has been de-
prived Of both arms ever since the wars
Of the empire, and who, BY the aid OF two
artificial arms, took with his hand fi;Il
glass, carried il TO his mouth, drank from
it without splitting dop, and then replaced
the glass upon the table from which he had
taken it. Thi. same disabled man can
pick up pin, take hold Of sheet Of pa
per, Sc. -.
SMoxrSc Having given in our
late volumes several excellent recipes for
curing hams. we will now say, that unless
properly smoked, these will be Of liils
value. To do lhis the smoke-house must
be wellTventilatcd ut the top, the hams
hung at least ten feet above the fire (twen-
ty to forty would be still better, and the
smoke given out in moderate quantity, and
come from corn cobs or hickory wood. Il
is important that the hams Be kept cool and
dry through the whole operation. Proper
ventilation Of the smoke-house insure. this.
Ifthey be kept moist by improper venih.,
ton, or arc placed so near The fire as to be-
come warm, It greatly Injuries the flavor.--.
fin. .1gric,lturniist. n1 a
THE PosrMAsrER GEsERAL.--We re.
jcice that President Polk has called to the
supervision Of the department, one 20 qual-s
ified in these respects as the new Postmas-
ter General, Cave Johnson, Of Tennesses.F
Some twelve years Of public services inthsi
Congress Of the United States, has psds4
Mr.. Johnson's reputation national sse,y
His watchfulness Of the public Interest,"
his vigilence, his infcxiblc integrity, srs
appreciated as widely a his name y knows.
These characteristics had acquired for him
singular degree ofinAuence in Congress,
which, coupled with his long experience
in that body, became Of national value. No
claims upon the public treasury escaped
his vigilanoc, and the demands ofthat horde
Of private claimants which lies constantly
in seigc Of Congress, are generally d.
cided 40 he threw the weight of his known
integrity and information for Or against
them.
With qualities q tAis high order, Mr..
Johnson combines that power Of energetic
application and systematic industry, and
that knowledge and appreciation of men
which are no less requisite to the admin
istration Of the interests intrusted to him.
He comes to the control Of the department
at period when these qualities are more
indispensable than ever He comes, how
ever, at time when rigid system Of econ.
omy win be better appreciated, and be noFs
generously sustained ana Prepaid than were
The efforts of reform which Amos KsadAp
exerted himself to make IN the management
Of the department.. Jal5dhy .dysss. il -
v.s5cHs g 2, G.s9ssIss!l y !, E.s.s.' g 81
p6if's took notion to ct out each sn ~
and cedar tree, in comnemoration of As's
visit. They used rider spsdes, htsing l.a-
dles covered win crinsson yslvst.. HF
majesty handled the spade until s6e ~
tired, and heA epy - The sree,NAls t.
Duke of BuckiDghan sheyelleGI YzozAr ?
ES.RostmsStlr Genesal lviekss|E
i going 70 .fcxss whether = Tenas, =
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