The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-07-25


rampNent Of theBrazosSan,iagO previous tC
their march TO Burida, is the lights aud
which is agitalcd like dust by the sea
breeze and fills the eyes tents and food Of
tho volunteer forces waite, which ia exc
cradle frequently produces painful diseases
Of The bowels such as dysentary &c which
and discourage the men, Most Of
them however bear up under il with great
(orIi,ude and joke over their pains thus
lighting their own burdens and cheering
lheiI comIadea' One brawny looking fei-
Tow pale ard haggard from suffering rspoI-
led himself to The captain the other day as
decidedly used up individual 'Cap'n,
said he touching his haI--'lm in bad way
there amt much fight left in me I'm q.
feared--do you think the doctor has
any thing that will cure a sand barr Cure
sand bar! no, I fear not--my impression
is that sand bars can ne:ther be prevented
or cured on this coast Well replied ,he
poor fellow in half desponding, half jocu-
lar tone, then L II done for Pve been prac-
Using for two days Ss an hour glass, some-
times standing one end up and sometimes
the other, changing The position of tre-
menLous sand bar that has formed in my
somach-bu, in either place it ellis the
channel and cuts off all chance Of navigation
for polk and beans. ILhink ri have 10
cave iD, Cap'n The surgeon, however
did not despair Of relieving him, tut conf
IDENTIFY directed him 10 take four compound
pills and to keep right side up, with care.
He is now quite well.
4Nerican Wonren Much has been said
ard snng of Moxioan fomoIco, Of ,hoir love
llness, their kindness, aud all that sort OF
thing. lis pleasant to imagine the con-
Tsst that no doubt exists between the males
and females oil Mexico. The frs, are fond
OF revenge, and many Of them are lhleyish
and blood1hirs,y 10 heir propenslties. OF
The kind disposition of Mexican women,
have no doubt. They have TOO often shown
1t 10 oar coun'iymen in captivity to allow
US to form any other opinion Of them. OF
their beauty. however. must confess lha,
little can be said, if we speak of them coli
ecilveIy. l have seen hundreds of them
here OF all shades and conditions, and with
less than half a dozens exceptions have
found Them asugly as hedge fence Even
The prenies! female | have seen here, would
hardly pass muster in Louisiana as "a good
looking girl, Very many of Them, how
ever possess counenances of angelic sweet
ness, and all have excellent teeth In truth
perfect teeth may be said to be character
istic OF the MexicaDs, as far as | have
known them. The employment of ibt
women around Matamoras is varied as in
all parts OF the world and much more so
than in the United States. They milk the
GOV ws, make bread, sew, sell al ;he market,
peddie among our troops an attend mass reg
ularly. There is one occupation in which
much OF their lime Is spent, and a, which
they areremarkably expert, viz: scar ching
each others heads for vermn. Ii seems to
be general understanding among them
that oil have 10 go through with this kind
Of exercise daily, and it mallels hule IT,
them who Witnesses the interesting opera
lion. .
Iomqua Indians TaH.-A few lndl.
ans some twenty or thirty, have been hang
ing round camp for some days, begging
holding war dances for pay, and getting
drunk. The other evening, a rather good
looking, athletic fellow came TO me, and
pat'Ing me on The shoulder, called me bobby
Sh'ty and asked me for picsyune. His
hair was long, and braid reached almost
to his feet. This was ornamented with
several old suspender buckles. 'Whal will
you ask ncuI of that braid and give il 10
me-? said TO him, thinking of course ths,
he p'ized il very highly. -Four bils,' he
promptly replied. Cut il ofT-ard !
handed him knife He commenced un-
tying 1t close 10 his head and not wishing
to allow him,Io cop himself too close, I
told lin 10 cut IT longer. No me cut him
good, and Ihe words were hardy Out of
bia.moulh, before he handed me bis braid
which 1 soon saw had been. ingenIously
tied on, and that twas made Of horse
HART -.
Health 9fhe A,my Of OccVpation -
The Right Wing of The Army, on the 18Th