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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17
Articles Of Food used by Mankind.


The existence of man upon the earth, SAYS
Aristotle, even for day, depends upon his
iood; II he find it, The functions of life perform
their duty, and ordinarily health and long life
follow; II ne ind il not, disease and death
speedily occur. In accordance with this ne
cessliy, the earth is filled with The necessaries
OF lie, and is, as il were, one great provision
store. Trees, and fields, and animal life, fur
nish view of perpetual movement towards
The all-devonring jaws Of man; nor is he al.
ways particular 10 the nature and quality.
Vegetables are the most simple means of
nouris shmeni, and il is probable that the antedi
luvans fed on these until, pressed by hunger,
they began TO relish the flesh OF animals. 1t
may not be uninieresliug or Improbable TO
sketch the various gradations through which
the human family have passed, to arrive at the
refinement and delicacy of the present days
table. There is scarcely anything capable of
being introduced into The stomach, that has not
served for alimenl-roots, coarse herbs, dis
gusting animals, vern.in, poisons, filth and hu-
man flesh.
The savage differs but lille from the ami
mails about him, and he feeds like them. Con.
sequen,ly. innumerable islanders have eaten
nothing but roots. The ancient Canadians, in
default of acorns, subsis,ed on The sap of some
kinds of trees, and even on The pi,h.
The Eshiopians lived on kind of reed that
grew spontaneously by The side of ponds and
marshes; others on the small twigs and buds of
trees, whence they were called hylophages-.-
Some have subssied on the roots of roses, and
The spermatophages were SO called because they
were nourished by the kernels Of various plants.
Diodorus Scuus, Tacirus, and others, mention
whole people that ale all kinds of herbs, with
out much preference,
Lemaire mentions a feast which he saw in
the islands of Hoorn. The inhabitants in large
numbers, chewed various kinds of herbs TO a
pulp, and after ejecting them from The mouth
into huge vessel, they poured in waller. At
ter suffering it to remain some lime, he adds,
they offered hiS soup 10 two of their kings
and other officers, who ale il with exceeding
relish" The Zealander also lives mostly upon
the roots of fern.
Leaving The vegetable kingdom, we find ,ha,
the mos, disgusting animals, and The vlest in
sects, have served for mos, delicious Dishes -.
The Spaniards found people in America who
lived on enormous serpents, and that their flesh
might no, spoil, they took them alive, hanging
them in their huls ill meal time, when they
sliced off what was requisite, aud left the crea
lures hanging till another meal. Others made
their provisions from ants and bats. Shaw
mentions millions OF people about Cairo who
lived on lizards and serpents. The ucridopha
ges Of Ethiopia ale nothing but grasshoppers
and locusts, which abounded. The CafTre,
loved ants better than par,rldges or rabbits, and
Albert speaks of boy who would lake nothing
but spiders
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

THE CLERK AND THE DEvIL.-A merchants
clerk came into printing Office short time
since, aud seeing pile of papers lying on the
table, lit being publication day,] unceremoni-
ously helped himself to copy, and ulierng
the following 10 the printers devil -" 'spose
you don't take any pay for just one paper ~
/" Not always" replied the devil. Shortly af-
terwards The devil entered The Store where the
clerk belonged, and called for pound of raj
sins, which was quickly weighed out by the
clerk. The devil took the raisns saying"
'spose you don's charge any thing when fel-
low don't take but pound 7" NO." said the
clerk, after seeing The disadvantage under which
he was placed by his own stingy, imprudent
liberallry towards the pennyless printers dew
il; and looking daggers a, the li,le imp, ndig-
nananily exclaimed" When / get any more
newspapers from a printer, III pay for them"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

BORROWING Two Clergymen, Rev. J. H.
Richmond and Rev. Richard Kay, complain IN
the last Wyoming Republican, that shower
has been borowed OF the one and hoe OF the
oher. The Republican remarks said articles
ara a. GOOD as new; and all will agree that
when Clergyman has disposition TO labor
il is too bad 10 deprive him OF tools,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

Five thousand good wives are advertised for
in Texas Ii is much TO be feared that our Sis
ter republic has called for more good wives
than she is able To furnish with good husbands.
1t nigh, happen, 100, that some of her repuled
bachelors had left wives in this country, quite
forgetting ,hem, in the no. haste with which
circumstances urged their departure. Sam
Houston is not, within our knowledge the only
man in Texas who has parted with wife a.
short no,ice.-BelUidcre Apollo.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

BALANcINo.-Duling the sleishing las, win
ter one of The New. York Omnbusses on run
ners came.Y very near uPseiling, the vehicle be-
ing balanced over The gutter some moments
Narrow escape, driverP said one OF The
alarmed passengers.
An skill . said the Jshu; turned over my
quid of tobacco just in time, and that scved US
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17
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T7AI letters addressed the Editors must be most paId
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

A down east chap, walking with lady. ac-
cidenrslly stumbled and fell. The lady, think
ing to comm,serale his mishsP observed. that
she regretted bis uuIucky Jaur pas
Il didni hurt my fore paws replied he, il
was my knee
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17
A Man Grown by Guauo sHd E.ec-
tricity.


The New Haven Courier tells the following
capital Story -
citizen Of this place, while recently on a
tour in the Stale Of New York, was induced 70,
make one of the audience OF au ltIneranI let tuf-
er who was holding forth upon the Efficacy Of
electricity as applied TO vegetable prnducl .ohs-
In the course of his harangue, @ iano Wi,
incidentally alluded to as powerful agent IN
quickenng the growth Of + ants, and the eiiec =
of both were displayed IN such glowing Ian
guage tha, the auditory suon imagined them
selves standing in the midst of field and en-
deavoring TO measure the height of The grain
before it was out of reach. The whole assem-
bly, were in fine state of enthusiasm, and swal-
lowing down the wonders revealed to them with
open mouths and starting eyes, when plata
looking old farmer arose, and with apparently
much dffdence, begged leave 10 confirm the
lecturers statements, by the relation Of an in
cident which he had recently Witnessed, and
to which he was parry:
81 have" said he, "a very bad boy, named
Tommy; he's given Us a good deal of trouble.
aud having tried various methods 10 RETURN him
without success, told my wife that it would
be best to Try something iha, was new, and ra-
ther more severe. Accordingly We agreed to
shut him up a, night in the barn. This an
swered very well for while, but he grew
worse again, Till finally was obliged to shut
him up every night by sundown.
Well. one night while Tommy was roosiing
with the catlle, and was in bed there cams
sharp enough to put out mans eyes. and thun-
dered SO loud that il made the house rattle like
snare drum. Feeling rather uneasy about rhe
boy, got up early in the morning, and went
out 10 see how he Jared. As | was going to
the barn, met man most eight foot high
coming towards me- | never had seen such
tall cr,ter in all my life before, and | begun 10
feel sorler scarible al having him about my pre-
misses.
Hollo, says |. as soon as could speak. who
are you! and what are you doing IN my barn yards
| The strange looking animal answered in a
liule squeaking chd's voice, "Why, father, it's
me; don't you know Tommy Z"
"You, says l.; why, Tom, how on earth did
you ge, stretched oul so long in one night! why.
you're growed as tall as all ouI doors, don't you
know t!"
Why, yes, father" says he, F" | s'pose L
have, for last night slept on them bags OF
Guano you put in the barn, and that and tha
lightning together jus, did the business
The effect of this story upon the audience
was indeed electric. Peal upon peal OF laugh
ter followed, The people went off every way.
and the next day the lecturer upon electricity
and guano was among the missing
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

A few days ago, a lady of our acquainiance
in this city, feeling sick at the stomach, took
,easpoonful of New England rum, as she sup
posed but mol liking the taste, she examined
the bol,le, and found lha, she had tab en corro-
sive sublimale, which had been kept for The de-
slruclion Of CHIMES whenever cHnlzes should
come. The family becoming alarmed, the la.
dy of the house proceeded to mix, as she sap
posed. teacupful of ground ipecacuanna. aud
this the paiien, swallowed in her fright, az
speedily as she had swallowed the poison
Judge, however, of the surprise of all, when
they asceriained that the article was Scotch
snuff The accidents however off-se, each
other; for the lady, af' .er enduring siege equal
to that endured h,s The ancien, city of Troy.
came forth frora her couch entirely well; and,
as she expressed it, "very much better for tho
Scotch ense,ic" AS this is a new remedy for
poison, we insert the fact for the benefi, Of the
medical faculty a. home and abroad.
United States Journal.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

THERE Is NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTES" !"
We cut the following from the Tribune Of
Tuesday, where it appears regular adver-
isement. The "colored gemmen" Of Gotham
should resist this auemp, to "poach upon their
manors"
MATRIMONIAL White Gentleman wishes
to marry Colored Lady of Education, of Re-
ligious principles, and who is willing to reside
in Country where The accident Of Complex
ion will no. debar her from The Worship Of
Gud in any Church or Cathedral with The fair
es, Of her sex, and where Character, not Color,
is the passport TO Society. The Advertiser is
unacquained with The Colored Ladies of this
City; he therefore requests that any Lady an,
swering this Advertisement will be candid and
explicit in stating Age, Pecuniary Circumstan-
ces, &c. The creates, honor may be relied
on Address O.. z. Tribune Office Any
/ White Lady who detesls Slavery, and is free
| from prejudice agains; Color, who may please
10 answer, will be attended 10.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17
To a Bereayed Mother,

BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, LII. d.
Sure to the mansions of The blest
When infant innocence ascends,
Some angel, brighter than the rest,
The spotess spirits flight attends.
On wings of ecslacy they rise,
Beyond where worlds material roll;
Till some fair sister of The skies
Receives the unpollured soul.
That inextnguishable beam,
With dus, united a, our birth,
Sheds more dim discolour'd gleam
The more il fingers upon earth.
Closed in this dark abode of clay,
The stream Of glory family burns:--
Not unobserved, The lucid ray
To lis own native fount returns.
But when the LORD of mortal breath
DEGREES his bounty to resume,
And points The silen, shaft of death
Which speeds an infant to the tomb
No passion fierce, nor low desire,
Has quench'd the radiance of the flame;
Back 10 lis GoD The living fire
Revens, unclouded as it came.
Fond mourner be that solace thine.
lie, hope her healing charm impar,
And soOthe. with melodies divine,
The anguish of mothers heart.
o, think! the darlings of Thy love,
Dvesled of ,his earthly clod,
Amid unnumberd saints above,
Bask in the bosom OF their COP.
OF their short pilgrimage on earth
Still tender images remain:
Sill, still they bless thee for their birth,
Sul flial gratitude retain.
Each anxious care, each rending sigh,
That wrung for them the parents breast,
Dwels on remembrance ia The sky,
Amid the raptures of The blest.
Ger thee, with looks of love, they bend;
For thee the LORD Of life lmplore;
And of from sain,ed bliss descend,
my wounded quiet TO restore.
Of, in the stiffness of the night,
They smooth the pillow Of Thy bed;
on, till the morn's returning light,
Sill wa,chful hover DER thy head.
Hark in such strains as saints employ,
They whisper to thy bosom peace;
Calm the perlurbed heart to joy,
And bid the streaming sorrow cease.
Then dry, hencefor,h, the bitter tear:
Their part and thine inverted see -
Thou vert their guardian angel here.
They guardian angels now 10 thee.
wish you would pu, me down for puppy
SAID young sportsman the other day TO prac
ncal amateur in canine flesh, who had recent
nad an accession to The domestic circle in hi
o"g-hu'ch. | set you down for one long ago
ads The tart reply
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

A chap in Hampshire said he went out
cunning the other day aud freed a gray squirrel
in wood chnck's hole. dug him out, and 10 il
was skunk
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

SUMNER FAsHross--We no,ice by the lasi
Shirt of The Times that The summer clothing
10 Georgia, consists Of SHIRT collar and par
of US'
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

Under this head the Barre Gazette tells the
following good one
The papers are telling the story of dog who
entered church after The assembling of the
congregation but before the arrival of the min
lister, marched up inIo the pulpit, and reared
his paws upon the desk to the destruction Of all
sober faces among The congregation. We re-
collect being witness TO a somewha, similar
scene in our young days. he goat with
whom We had many butt and puD once en-
tered the village church during service, and
passing to the pnpi, stairs, entered the place
always TO be found in old fashioned churches,
between the pulpit and The deacon's seat
He there laid down, quietly, until nearly the
close of long prayer, such as The Rev. Mr..
r (nol the regular paslor,) was accustomed
10 make.
"Dick" seemed TO par,ake of the WEAKNESS
of the congregation a, long prayers" and
rearing his fore feet upon The communion table,
he looked up beseechlngly in the face of the
preacher, and sent forth long baa : If there
was long face 10 church, il was out of our
sight, and the prayer soon wound up"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

The Sea Horse having departed from New
York, fellow in Broadway adVer'lses anne
Oyster for exhibition.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-17

wish you would pu, me down for puppy,
SAID young sportsman the other day TO prac-
'icaI amateur in canine flesh, who had recently
mad an accession TO The domeslic-circle' in his
o"g-hu'ch. SET you down for one long ago,
Sd' The tart reply
The New York herald., 1845-04-24
MONEY MARK ET.

"ouneeuays April xo-o rs W.
There has been general decline In stocks to-day so.
nngton ien on per cent Norwich and Worcester,
Vicksburg, 4; Harlem, t East Boston, Ii Farmers
Loan !; Pennsylvania SIS, Ohio ga, Long Island,
Canton, I Mohawk, u Morris Canal, t. The only
stock in the list that improved Reading which went
up per cent There slight panic In Wall street
early IN the day. and sales Of stocks pade before ,e
Board met at two per below those current at
the Board while in session better feeling prevailed
after the Board adjourned and the Market the WHOLE
has not been much affected anticipated The trans
actions at both Boards large The complexion OF
the political advicas from Great Britain has created
siderable excitement in the financial and commercial Cir
cles but the fears OF rupture between this country and
England are net 80 great with Mexico.
At late meeting Board Directors ofthe Bank Of
Illinois, at Shawneetown II resolved 10 accept Of the
late act OF the Legislature putting the sairs Of this inst
tuition into the hands ofssgnees Blythe provisions this
act the assgnees have four years In which to wind up
the bank and the debtors have that time make pay.
ments by securing their debts by paying 25 per cent
Whether this arrangement increases the value
Of the bills is doubtful
There Is very active demand in exchange for remit
tapces Dy the Great Western Prime sterling bills
rm at 81, while second are selling at OF per cent
There are cotton bills in the Market cs ed freely
per cent.
Msterng exchange selling at Mobile on the 10th
iostant o. q per cent premium At New Orleans
the 5h bills on London were quoted at 81 u per cent
premium Francs ST. 27A 81. 30l
We annex quotations ruling this market at dierSn.
periods within the last
The New York herald., 1845-04-24
Movements of Travellers.

We have to record further increase to yester-
days catalogue OF travellers. The principal hotels
present more than ordinary number of those
whom pleasure has, in this smiling season, attract
ed TO the focus OF rational recreation, while the
books record the departure OF such as have CON-
home disappointed from their political pretensons
We found at the
AMsRIcAr-Capt. Condy, Boston; Capt Brewster, u.
s. Engineer, Richard Cohen Pittsburgh; Smith, Phle.
delphia; w Conner, Miss John Bates Alex; 8 A Ew
ing, Nashville, Tenn; end 10 others
AsroR-Gen johnson, State Attorney General OF Penn.
sylvania; Buckley, Rutherford Eng; DIR. Tarquand,
Canandaigus; Capt. Delano, "Patrick Henry" q II
Geo. simpson, Northwestern Territory, bearer of vs.
patches to the British Embassy at WashingtonD Fay,
ssvannah Don Seriel and Joseph Hernund, Spain,
aud 30 others.
ship Gladiator" Henry Phips the distinguished
is Col Travers, DR.. haywood, Washington, CT Col.
Jf Wneeieri Canaldsigua; w Raphael, and Good in,
tniiadephia; Gen Sutherland, Hudson; Jesse DeCs.
mera, More, and 20 others
FRASKLIS-W Roberts and Chos Thompeon Phi,ad.
Robs WATSON, Conn; T. Sbley Canada; A Hale Boffso;
" heyward Boston, Prof Whitney, Rochester; Major
sam hosssf, Col Taylor aud O Darlington, Mass;
w MASON! bridgeport, Conn., and IL others.
HOwAaps'-A Dunlap, Albany, Matthew and Wild
Columbia co passengers for the Great Western A Par
sons, n w Prescott, Phlad Hon. smith, Maine; Col
W Worcester, Troy; Hon. d l. SEYMOUR Troy. J,mea A
Beniss, Mon,rea hlr. Watson, London; w w Fairfield
Hudson; Capt Hart, Troy; aud 35 others
sr GroRoEs--F skefe, Ohio; w Green. do. LYMAN
ard Pembroke, Conn., Jones, Ohio; Messrs Green II lm
ney and Philips, Va
GLoss--C CrowelI, Phiad; J c Cooper do: Moo,icn,
De Grand, France; Ed James Albany: w Wood Eng. n
Wood, Philsd, C Cambridge. and 10 others. e' y
=, n,WsyEsty-Juius Martin. Washington, II Stewart
IN iad; Messrs Pope and Rogers. Boston; Phelan and
hioges pasengers per Great Westerly Philad; Geora,
WOOD, Troy; Messrs Goddard and Young, Geo Boqmen
Boston, and 10 others,
The New York herald., 1845-04-24

will be seen by this table that sterling exchange is
steadily declining in rates. and would prise us
(, bills London, in May. down low as in the
month last year Our inportaons this have
not been 80 large fcrhe period last whe the
ports have much larger. The value Of the exports
Of cotton from tho United States this has been
least twenty millions of dollars than for the same
period last while the Imports into the country fallen
of full ten millions Of dollars This makes quite al.
teraon In the complexion Of foreign trade and
reduce the great balance against last years
business As the advances the decrease in the i'm
porations will without doubt be larger per cent the
spring rade has not been extensive anticipa
ted and the stocks of goods in first and second hands
unusually large the The importers and
mission houses have their power to regulate and
reduce the importsons Of this to extent snsurng
fair prices for the goods in the market, and fair
supply for the fall trade.
United States and State Stocks have, within the past
month, been very inactive
There have beeni many runors lof war shoat that
capitalists have bser little disposed TO increase their in
vesmsnts in these securities. II is somewhat strange
that dividend day for many of these stocks draw Nigh
prices should decline, but ssch to he the
Even the good railrosd stocks In the list sinking
der the depression in tho stock market.
The New York herald., 1845-04-24
NEW YORK HERALD.
Important News for Europe.

The steamship Great Western, Capt. Matthews
will leave for Liverpool al three o'clock this after
noon, and her letter bags will close at Adams n
Co.'S, and GiIpin's, at two o'clock.
This packet will take out important intelligence.
We may receive later news from Texas and Mexi-
co by this afternoons mail, from the south, and
O'Clock, with all that comes. Whether any news
from those republics is OF is not received, the even
ing edition will contain the sentiments OF this couh-
try, as just expressed, on The Oregon ana Texan
questions. These will be as important TO Europe
as the recent intelligence from England Is to the
United States
This edition will be ready, in wrappers, at two
cents per copy.
The New York herald., 1845-04-24
Who is Mary haywood?
TheatrfCalD.

The PARK.-Anderson had another everfiowins
house last night to witness his admirable acting as
"Claude Melnotte." Tonight he appears as
"Charles'' in the "Elder Brother''-one of his best
characters, and one of the best plays ever repre-
sented.
PALMo's OPERA HousE.-Mr. Booth has drawn
crowded houses during the two past nights, Tues
day as "Othello," and last evening as " Sir Giles
Overreach," and was throughout each evening re-.
ceived with the greatest appliance He is certainly
taking every pains and care OF himself and 1t is to
be hoped he will continue thus Hervio Nano has
also been well received and highly successful in
his pieces