Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-11

imal's claws, and in moment the largest
apparent portion Of the lady was being bit
through and through and torn pieces with
horrif1c violence. A board was instantly
slipped between the sufferers back and
the cage, and The remainder of her person
separated from the fragments which could
not be extricated ftom the grasp of the wild
beast, but 10 the surprise oflhe terrified
spectators, il resulted in discovery that
the lady herselfhad not lost single drop
of blood Eor sustained the least bodily in.
jury in the maslication Home Journal.
Melancholy End.-Young Semmes.
who some years since shot Professor Davis
a. The Virginia University, brought his life
TO an end by his own hand. the morning
Of the 9th instant, at the house Of his
brother in Washington. Georgia. He
shot himself with pistol, the ball ente-
ring the left eye and penetrating the brain
and fingered in stale Of total iusensibili!y
from about o'clock, A. M, when the
family was called to his room by the
report of pistol, ! until half past l, P. Nj.
oflhe same day. When his room was
entered, he was found in chair, placed
at table. A pistol was lying across his
lap. and on the table was an open razor.
On the table was also found note stating,
iu the form OF q certificate, dated July 9th,
1917, that his death was occasioued by
himself, and was brought about either by
pistol or razor.
Cure for Tie Rattlesaakes Bite.-In the
year 1850, slave in South Carolina dis.
covered remedy for the bite of The rat.
lesnake. for which the Legislature of the
State obtained his freedom, and granted
him one hundred pounds in IN onsy. His:
remedy is as follows:-
Take Of the roOts Of Plnniane or Hoar
hound lin summer, roofs and branches
togelher,) sufficient Quantity, bruise
them in a mortar, and squeeze out The
juice, Of which give as. soon as possible, ,one
large spoonful, If it is swelled, you must
force it down the throat. This gederafly
will cure; but iftherpatient flnds no relief
iu an hour after, you may give another
spoonful, which never has failedf But if
The roots are dried. they must be mois.
tened with little water. To the wound
may. be, applied a leaf Of good tobacco,
.m6istebef vii ihStuIn, 8,
S. The N aeon fessepge rAaks EsaiaHi
as q simple and Effective remedy orslhel
bite of that. .venomous reptile piesesofl
thesaize sof-af hickory gnni, dissolyed sin
lines. onzmen aud dogs, and they have
invariably recovered.
AatidOte Jor the Ute ofa Rattle Snake,
An intelligent lady from Tioga county,
Pa, informs US that the setllers 10 that
section ofthe country care liule for the bite
ofa raltIeslesnake.-She states that piece
Of common indigo. made into paste with
spirits OF Compton and applied to the
wound, will prevent any serious conse'
quences occurring. and in fact al once
neu,ralize the poison.
Plant 7rees.-Gerard, a quaint but
earnest writer. who fourished long since,
gave. his fellow men the following good
advice. 1t is as good and applicable now
as then:
"Forward." says he, ''iu the name Of
God, graft, sci, plant and noursh up trees
in every corner OF your ground the labor
is small, the cost is nothing, The COM
modify is groat; yourselves shalt have
plenty the poor shall have somewhat in
time Of want, to relive their necessity and
God shall reward your good minds and
diligence"
In village Of Pitou peasants wife,
after long illness, fell into lethargy.
She was thought dead, and being only
wrapped in linen, as was customary among
the poor, was carried 10 the place of inter-
ment. On the way thilher, in passing
some briers, the body got scratched, and
bled profusely, which caused her TO revive.
Fourteen years after they took her Sc.
cond time to lie buried, when the husband
exclaimed, 81 For Heavens sake, take care
ofthe briers ~
Female Loquacity.--Jean Paul says,'ha'
a lady officer, il she wanted to give the
word halt, to her troops, would do itsome.
what in this wisc-"You soldiers, all OF
you now mind, order you as soon as l
have finished speaking, 10 stand still, eve
~ one of you, on the spot, whore you hap:
pen to be don't you hear me? Ealt, l
say all of you'll
/" The World must be Peopled."-The
wife of Mr.. William Tinker, fisherman
iu New Y York, presented him, ON THURS
day, with three little female Iinkers.-.
Mrs. Dunn, of De,rnit, recently presented
her loved and loving lord with three Little
Dunns. Mrs. B. f. Cannon, OF New Sa-
lem. on Tuesday night. presented her has
band with four small Canons.
AN mag Learn.--A li,tlo girl went 10
the study of learned philosopher for fire:
But You have nothing to carry it in said
he, The girl look up some cold ashes in
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