Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-03
Habits ~ various Authors.


Homer, il is said, had such an aversion to M.
tnrol music, that he could never be prevailed
on TO walk along the banks Of murmurinp
brook nevertheless. he sang his own ballads,
though not in the character Of mendicsnt, as
recorded BY zoilus.
Virgil was so fond Of salt, that he seldom
went without box full in his pocket, which he
made use Of from time to time, ss u,en O: .he
present day Use tobacco.
Zorosster. it is said. though the mos: profound
philosopher Of his time oteticsliy. was very
easily put out Of temper. He once carried his
lrrlfabllity so far as 10 break 4 marble table to
pieces with hammer, because he chonccd to
stumble over il in the dark.
Shakespeare, though one Of tie most gorge.
GUS of men, was grea. higgler. He was often
known TO dispute with stopkeepcr for half an
hour on quarter Of q penny. He gives Flo,s
pur credit for portion Of hr own disposition,
when he makes him say, III would cav,I on the
ninth part ofa hair"
fetcr Corneille, the greatest wit Of his time,
20 far % concerns his works. Yves remsr srkuhlv
stupid IN conversation, as was also Add ison, who
is acknowledged TO have Seen one OF the m 81,
elegant writers that ever lived
Samuel Rogers is an invctera,e punstcr, al.
belt from his poetry. one might suppose him TO
be the greatest writer in Chris,endom. lie has
one popularity that distinguishes him from N
poets, past present and to come, l. c. three hun.
dred thousand pounds.
Young wrote his "Nigh, Thoughts" with q
scull and candle in il before him. His own
scul was luckily in the room. or very little aid
would have been yielded BY the other.
Dryden, il is eaid, was always cupped and
physicked previous to grand effort at aeedy
Bembo had desk Of forty divisions, through
which his sonnets passed in succession, before
they were published.
Iil'on used to sit leaning back oblquely in
an easy chair, with his legs flung over the cl.
bov oft lie frequently composed lying in bed
in the morning; but when he could no. sleep
and wss awake whole nights. not me verse
could he make; at other times bic subpreccien
ted effusions were eaey win certain impetus
and Gstrum as he himself used to believe
Then, whatever the hour, he rang for his daugh.
ter to commit them to paper. Ne would come.
times dictate forty lines in a breath, and then
reduce them 10 halt that number. There may
appear trl1esj but such ,rifes assume sor, of
greatness when related of what is great.
ffss &IENcE of Bunr MAxiSs.-A publrca.
iion BY an eminent London boo, mixer. J.
SPAaKEs tiAiL. gives some very useful and ju.
dlclous suggestions relative to the art Of boo,
making. Hedeclares himself obliged to sdu,i,
that much Of the pain suffered by the victims
of corns and bunions mus, is attributed to tire
manufacturer OF the boot or shoe We quote
some Of Mr.. HALL's remarks, pince they relste
to mn'ter in which no inconsderabc amour,
Of comfort or suffering is involved:
"A last fitted up to the lergth and width may
do, or il may not. 1t may do BY chance, or fail,
Of necessity; but il fitting be anything. it is
sklful adaptation Of the last 10 the true form aud
requirements OF the foo. generally. Many per.
soma have an idea that right and Ieft shoes are
comparative modern innosations OF fashion bu,
this is nis,ake-sraipht lasts are q modern
invention, and, no,wi,hs,s nding what many per.
sons say to the contrary. are decidedly inferior
10 we'll formed righ. and let pair. The great
evil has been that sl right and left lasts of late
have been crooked. II wss thought that. in a.
bsndoning the straigh, las, with all it's faults, a
perfect fit could be secured in rights and leits;
and from one extreme, as is generally the case
in fashion, the opposite was adopted, and a
twisted right and left made the matter still
worse. II was thought nothing could be right
ard Jeff but that which took decided turn; +; and
the consequence has been, tha, for years lasts
nave been made with an ugly twist inward.
where no wood was required and on the out.
side, where the toes, with all tenderness, and
liability to injury. have required thickness and
breadth, nothing has been left. have pointed
out this fault 10 last makers . thousand times;
have stood by them at their work, and hs We seen
the part, where wished of ell things the room
to be et, cruelty sliced of, or rssped away;
the consequence to the unfortunate wesrer of q
shoe or boot made on that last necessarily being
months Of torture"
DoiNo WHAT THE Devil NEVER Dip.-A
worthy clergyman somewhere on Cape Cod,
was told that portion Of his flock were dissa.
,isaed with his ministry. and were anxious to
get rid OF him. Determined to be beforeha nd
with them on the next Sunday morning after
service, be addressed them % follows:
My dear hearers. 10 the course OF the ensu.