Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-28

city. Not long since, q premature Fansot
announced tho death ola young Indy
Madama Paul. do Ia Roche-a uaine doub'
Nv endeared to. oil lovers OF art, This sad
news was announced In ell tho evening pa.
pera, bas was coniradicted ID oil the NOR.
ming journals. This time, however the pu.
bliUafion hsd not been ia consequences Of
one one Of those deplorable mposlsionS
which aanoupge a%nlmaEinary fanafat. Tho
: mistake was an honest one the public
voice had bht repeated tho iatn6ata.
tons ola deepairiug family. Influenced
BY one Of these whitna 60 common to the
sick, tbs young lady we are speaking d
had expressed 10 her husband d wish ~ b5
buried with u9G her rings On. When they
supposed that she was dead, her dsspaifing
husband proceeded To fulfil hsr last wish
and while hi was passing the rings on her
inpcrs, enaolated by disease and gbtl6r-
inr, hi fdlt hSr cold hand tremblo slight.
Nv Ii his owns Tho eyes which he had iist
closed, opened ogain-ths heart, which had
seemed 10 stop, beat once more-~hef bfea.
th, heF smile, hsr former looks and speech,
all returned 30 her, A state Of lethafgy
had been mistaken fDF death and, during
her ptofound lorbof. which had Iasted ser.
sral hours, tho invalid had heard all that
had been said by those who were weeping
around her pho had heard the decisions
ofthe phy~sirians, The sohs Of her family
sna the ofdorEgigen for bet funeral.
sfa Thisis ono Of The terrible peeuliarities
sf leshafpy. The invalid 10 molionless
speechlts5, inanimate, and cold, and yet
can heas evotything-he feels that be II Ii.
wing, aud yet:can give none Of tiie signs
or iyfe-and IN 9uttofiy without lhe power Of
defending himself from the funeral prepa.
ration TO eG1duet him to- his tomb
What horrible anguish, and Whist hofri'
bic safsringsI Here, tho lothargy only
lnsted d few hoars-bni, If il had been pro.
Ionted. what would have bean the sequel 7
we ehudder a. the bafe idea Of these fri.
ahtfal dramaa, the secret Of which the
earth rocceala but which are. occasional.
w brought ID light. Ii IL NOT long siacs
that b father had his daughter disinterred,
ia order to have her remains transported
60 a new tomb-whieh his love for her had
induced him to have built for that purpose,
nj aren't oxpokse. The cetlin was opened
AVID II was proved, by evidence but too
conclusive, thAt the unhappy child had re-
yved after her burial.
Among lha English Of high rank, i is
customary toIoApose The dead uaon . bed
al state, az Ill done with tho ptincns Of
-Ffanca. "A noble lady, tho wife ofan ad
rniral. had laln three days upon the fane-
raj bed. sarrotudod by lighted candles, IN
Rehapel hung With black the ceremony
was neariy eAded, tho bella were toiliag-
a'rhe bells toll X il time 10 70 10 church. !"
More forluRRte than too many others,
thanks 10 har atistocfatic privilege, this
ndy lived she paes6d a portion of the
lRsi sdntmertn Paris. ia the enjoyment Of
perfect health. Thee arc. sad Incidents,
bat III IL welt 10 recall them whenever the
occasion offers. The evil is a great one,
butthe remedy is an easy one. Why not
pfalone the transition from the bed of
death 10 the tomb We have ourselves
urged this before, aud others have dono
{hs same. Ln tomo. ZIG tho states Of Ger.
many and Italy, there are halls Ii which
tho dead remain awhile, before they are
consigned tutheir last abode. Every once
ia a While, oao Of those Is restored to lifo
aud humanity reioices. Lot the philan-
throptBls, therefore, think Dc these things.
Ii Il d subject worth looking into.
Il aeu King Of food-In searching for
aids in a new self supporting system Of ge-
neral and liberal education, especially ID
the physical and dietic departments, was
lad, some ten years ago, to commence q
series Of experiments upon the vegetable,
commonly called comfiey the interesting
results Of which | began, in September,
1892, To communicate publicly ia nv na.
tive eastern :region. This, for the public
benefit, I wish still to do, as opportunity
shall be oGefad.
4 have fo1ad this article truly Of rare
value tho kerb made into hay for cattle,
and the root sdriad and ground To -four for
man.
II Il a native Of this and many other
eountries-fpund both in a wild state and
also cultivated in many gardens for IFS
hsalihful qualities. 1t is perennial, very
hardy. the crap sure, the growth luxnriant,
the produce sabundant, while the labor ii
r~equiTes is very small. Ia 1871 obtained
of two years growth Of roots, on soil of
moderately good tilih, after the caps Of the
roots were tassIen offto repIant, when tho.
roughly dried and ground, at the rate Of
24,2O0 pouRds Of -four to the acre. In
l642, | obl6ined on the same soil. from
the herb Of $the second years growth, at
two cuttiDgs at the rate Of 1866 lbs. Of
well made good hay to the acre. Al re.
euires no other tilIing or attention than
digging the arop ofFoots in April, once in
2 or 5 yeare, aud planting as you dig,
about Z or Siuchas apart both ways; and
eating and hayiDg the herbs, ones the FIRST
year, and twice d year afterwards.
When ground in a coffee on corn mill
the root -four may then be used like other
a~rtieles of food, according to the resuisi.
lions Of health, convenience or fancy, 10
various breads, graels, buildings, griddIes,
soups, pastry and custards, and III sach
proportions as may be found agreeable. Il
is Tfike arrosgroot, sage and oatmeal very
mucIlaginoifs, nutritious and easy Of diges.
lion. II operates well for the lungs. II
has restored q lost voice, and il one Of The
best remedies for hahitual coughs and Incl,
piant e~onsngnptions. II nourishes The fee.
bic and suits we'll a dyspeptic stomach,
when no other food can be kept down and
iii sets all right in the bowels. | think il
one of the best articles fol- s~ustenance and
health, ever made for man, and that on al.
most every aeceunt. But let others cult
ss le and fPN II Ter tbnmeafome aaa r-;t