The Columbian fountain., 1846-08-26

CUES. Whosgave you this name
Ans. As drink is my God, and> Landlords
and Landladies are my Godfathers and God
mothers, they gave me that name in my
drunken spSees, wherein | was made mem
ber Of Strife, child of War, and an inheri-
tant Of bundle Of rags. '''. HIM ,ge
2. What did your Godfathers and God
mothers then promise for your a0t /. 7lo
Ans. They did promise and vow three
things in my name. aa 3dH tto lAal q.
In First, thatI should renounce the com
forts of my own fireside @h,ao i,Aa '@
Second, starve my wife and hunger my
children. y .nla9 a' .o2.'"' n, MN .s'',, ~, 'ft'
Third, walk in rags and tatters, with my
shoe soles going flip flap all the days of my
lie, Y. g3aD,,,@or. . g.arl iFr1 s',4us 4,
Rehearse the articles of your belief. lst
| believe in the existence Of Mr.. Alcohol,
the great head and chief of all manner Of
vice, the source of nine-tenths of all dis
eases. Naf
| believe in the existence Of set Of ma
nufactures and yenders of the liquid fire
and, lastly, mot only believe, but am sure,
that when mymoney is all spent the Land
lord will stop the tap. iaI'i @on xxx s..t 'a
Ques. How many commandments have
You sots to keep s''' III 5aTr3 ggoa 81
Ans. Ten. 5q sesa3l..,.f II. lu.sf l6 al
I. Cues. Which are they lag at hil9,q sll
nst Ans. The same which the Landlord and
Landlady spalSe in the Bar, saying:
We are thy master and mistress, who
brought thee from the path of virtue, and
placed thee in the road that leads to destruc-
ton. ot .algh aatq auaa sstaa
lst. Thou shalt use no other house but
mine. aE.| UgG99 @l hH8a Yt3#7 WV" 3i
3D. Thou shalt not make unto thee any
substitute for intoxicating drink, such as
water, tea, coffee, lemonade, or ginger-pop:
Tor | am a jealous man, wearing the coat
that should be on thy back, eating thy chill
dren's bread aud pocketing the money that
should make the wife Of thy bosom happy.
.a Sd. Thou shalt not use our house in
vain. Thou shalt not enter unless thou
spendest thy money, for we will not thank
thee for using our house in vain ,...5 2
4th. Remember thou eatest one meal on
the Sabbath day.. Six days shalt thou drink
and spend all thy gain, but on the seventh
is the Sabbath, wherein am forced to shut
up for two hours, wherein Iwash my floor,
mend my fire, replenish with sawdust my
spit boxes, and make ready for the worship
of Bacchus during the remainder Of the
day. -D,@ .Sa ...a,g0 r.d tr saI1
5th Honor the Landlord with thy pre-
sence, that thy days may be few and mis-
cradle in the land wherein. thy livest. Y.
9th. Thou shalt commit murder, by
hanging, starving, and beat thy wife and
children. .. .a......E ..
9TH. Thou shalt commit suicide by poi
soning tbyself with alcohol. u.a hIr
Sth. Thou shalt steal thy wife and chill
dren's bread, and rob thyself of all com
fort. .8R
9th. Thou shalt bear false witness when
thou speakest of the horrors, and say thou
art in good health when thou art laboring
under the barrel fever. 5y@ 0a
10Th. Thou shalt covet all that thy neigh
Dor is possessed Of. Thou shalt covet his
house, his land, his OK, hiss ass, his purse,
his health, his wealth, his clothes, that thou
mayest indulge in all their luxuriens, and
to help thee to buy the brewers coat, his
dray horse, fine buildings and thus enable
him 10 live in idleness, ,---and also to enable
the Landlord to buy beautiful sign to
place over his door, with "License to re-
tail feymented and spirituous Liquors ,"
written thereon. y "a.
DURABILITY OF TIMBER IN WET STATE
Of the durability Of timber in wet state, the
piles of the bridge built by the Emperor Trajan
across the Danube is one example. One of
these piles was taken up and found to be pc
trifed to the depth Of three quarters of an inch;
but the rest of the wood was little different from
its ordinary state, though it had been driven
more than sixteen centuries.
The piles under the London bridge have
been driven about six hundred years, and from
Mr.. Banns observations IN ,l746, it does not
appear that they were materially decayed. In|
l6l9, they were sufficiently sound to support
the massive supers,ructure; they are chiefly
Of elm. rr.a1p Hs5444G s5g.g GBl
In digging away the foundation of old Sa-
yey palace, London, which was built six hum
dred and 6fty years ago, the whole of the piles,
consisting of oak, elm, beach, and chesnut,
were found in state Of perfect soundness as
also was the planking which covered the pile
heads.