Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-06-24
II. Water car..

's'-iaes descriptions 81 he ass IN wh,.l
psofls are NasAed'el.sn from dis,ss. s, &.
water euren esiasi:.hmenis bp, ~. -
sgPPAxd y Z victim Al 9tsi,lsboroo.h. "a, i.
nsw h.ven Herald, ~hich does 10 ii. pro... !,
= yisid, graphic, humorous, kind - x.v 49,
snesiise, has probsbly moi ! uh,, e.. ,r.,ss.
'aaa' ma anlies.of the Others,
a ieeoie young man leaves bis hon.
80 'ns NURSING cafes 81 dealing mo,Lrr
:. ionu we add comes here away Nor,h
aDons me bills 10 seek the will = ~.
angel o. health in other word, 70 -, ~!
stomach Washed out and h;s live, ~, - !"
Greer. Alter ! nights balmy r on.s - :.
await hii Swsxthrhis. e;..Ai.s- 49,. y
chamber opens. and 10 walks figure With
shaggy hair and bare and brawny arms.
who shakes the slumberer and rouses him
with the hollow spoken words, Your bed
is ready Your cath is ready, be means,
without tie politeness Of asking, Are
you ready for you bod 4 Astinexorsble
as late be stands, while The miserable VIC
tim rises and denudes lillno covering but
bis skin shields bis shrinking nerves from
the chill air through the open window.
The tormenior then strips the bed and
spreads FIRST blanket, and lien over il
thick shee, just vet in water Of 40 deg
Fahrenheit. Upon this the shivering
shrinking patient. with bis whole surface
in a stats OF goose hesh-ishness, extends
his length. and feels himseli instantly en-
veloped in its heart chilling folds. Then.
blanket alter blanket is lid over and
,ucked in. till be takes the form. and has
somewhat the feelings Of an Eeyp,iaB
mummy. just dead and cold. bound hand
end foot, and wrapped up for the tomb.
He is then left TO his own reflections and
the reactiye powers Of nature He con.
siders that il the building should take
FIRE. he would probably. 10 his helpless
condition. be roasted alive, and makes up
his mind that be would. noiRhind roast.
ing much, provided il wAEe in warm
FIRE. Soon. however. Nattke rallies her
forces. aud the blood vessels are 10 excl
Ted action. FIRST the surface OF the body
becomes warm, then The sheets, then
every thing is heated to the stesming
point, aud there ensues most soothing
sweet. and hear,-solieaing sensation, 10
which be again falls asleep and dreams
of Paradise and bed Of rosy leaves.
"Ah, whence is tina. spectre thatpuiIs oG his
clolhesi
All, whence is tha. splash that now 'larum.
his ear ~
II is The same hard hearted villsin as
before. who, without deigning 4 single
word, 4b-os.s !. ff 4klAaLai aIisr hlAnLel.
and comfortable after comfortable. TIL
only one envelope isleii. when be seizes
him by the shoulders, lifts him uprigh in
the bed. uncovers bis feet, puts on pail
Of slippers, throws Llanke: over tie
head, and says follow me-, With one
eye open, as docie as lamb LED TO sa
cFlfce, feeling like fool. aud looking jus
like Lazarus coming out Of the grave, he
goes slipshod, down stairs. seals ,himsel
in Tub Of water al ~. where q buckle
full is poured over him. and two rough
] hands rob him we'll. But that is nothing
that sint.'
Before him is the terrible plunge bath
Ia feet by 20. and or ~ deep. lis sur.
face is so clear that il seems only tank
OF air with . slight emerald hinge. Vain
imagiEation!I That liquid is as real .,
| rock and cold as the double extract o.
icebergs, and into that-wreiched morta
must you plunge. So here goes one
splash. and be rises 10 the top. feeling az
icicle thrust through bis heart. Out be
scrambles. and back again 10 the hall bath
whichgIiow feels like hot water, TO be .
gain rubbed. Then . dry rubbing with
sheet, and be 10 clothed quickly for wa /
and be struts forth TO meetthe sun, viii
nerves braced up 10 such pitch that b,
cares not what he meets.
Over hill and through dell he stump
il with yigor, till presently The reaction i
complete, and he ieels as il he had swap
ped himself away for another man. II b
has even the humSlest knowledge Q
whislIing be pu's il in practice. or speed
along. neditating, the 6rsi hall ofthe walk
upon The beauties Of Nature. and the lai
Ter halt .oI the probable Quantity Of break
| fast required to satisfy an sp2eiiis ihi
has become more shark like than BIZ
man"
i FARMING By STEAM The leadin
article OF the LondonIAgriculturai Gazeii
Of May 9Th is on the employment /
steam 10 farming. 10 which the editors al
Favorable. considering il mode docil
and less costly power than either mani
horse. Every hundred acres Of pfougi
ling involves The passing over 900 linda
miles by 500 consumers Of food The
calculate The saving BY steam on ere,
pioughiag 81 S per acre. or > 100 .OO0. GU
on a. many acres.
Amount or ColNA0E The None
Coined 10 The United States during ih
lffy-fise years that the mint has been
|, Ioperation has been 10 gold 6fty-two mi
lions 81 dollars 10 silver. sixiy-pins mi
lions. 10 copper. one million one hun
ldred thousand; ioisl Sl22 500 0OO.-
The average amount coined for the Ia
three years has been about six million 90
lone-haIf dollars.
y es
THr Form P's-When our Locoloc
friends we're 10 good health and spirit
Il ,hs lour b s meant s,phijty Phouv Ptorfy
|, DE;gkf. r The tune j. someuhat change
.;ucs The 81, 40 dsite1 out. and nog y
, believe these fsyoriis letters ere reesrde
: ,s ,be ini:isIs Of President Folks Ropul'
: Pass arifneion Free Rrsss.
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