The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-04-07

| NIlaTtd, one Oh tIlelr main arguments was,
that they were oppressed by William the
Conqeror, who, from his passion for hunt
ing, had reserved all the forests for the
kings use, and forbid the peoples letting
their hogs run at large to fatten on the
acorns. A Spanish army of between
10000 and 10000 men, in the early part
OF the present century, were preserved from
starvation by subsisting six weeks on acorns
which they found in the forests of Salamanca!
And had it not been for acorns General
Jackson would not have been president Of
the United States for, if we may believe
the assertions of his partisans, he, with his
army, while prosecuting the Seminole war,
had no other food for nine days, and with
outacorns they must inevitably have starved
to death. and have left their scalps as tro-
phies in the hands of the savage foe they
were pursuing.
VIRTUES OF CEDAR.-Thc leaves of Cc-
dar afford effectual protection against the
wcaval and other depredating insects.
Their aroma will also protect the body
against the attack of the musquito and bed
bug. This is the testimony not of King
Theory, but ola practical mans Experience
1t may not be unintercsting to the readers of
the Luminary to learn the process by which
[ was led to make these discoveries. will
repeat it.
A year or two since I saw notice in the
public papers that bcd-bugs never infested
bedstcads made of cedar. I was at that
time annoyed by hardy race of these ami
mails, who resisted the influence of mercury,
turpcntinc, pepper, tobacco, and poisonous
gases used in fumigation. l resolved to
try the virtues of cedar. The leaves were
rubbed cn the exposed parts of my body,
and some of them placed under my pillow.
The rubbing with the leaves caused prick
ing sensation for short season, but kept
aloof my mortal enemy that was want to
feed upon me and attack me under cover Of
the night. My success in this experiment
led me to make others. isprcad Il pallet at
night in a room much infested with the bugs,
and strewcd tobacco all along around it. In
the morning found the bugs had passed
my tobacco wall. The next night spread
my pallet as before, and surrounded it with
twiggs ofccdar. Inthe morning the palletwa
examined and not single bug found. The
experiment was repeated several times with
the same result.
The Japanese have a very efficient 60
vernmcnt, and obey the laws from sense of
honor rather than from force. In the whole
empire there is not a. public cyecutioncr.
When a man commits crime that is ad
Judged worthy of death, he receives an off
cial notification that such day is appointed
for him to die, at such an hour, time always
being allowed the condemned to arrange his
affairs. At the appointed hour he assem-
bles his friends and family, bids them fare
well, and then rips open his own bowels.
END OF THE WoRLD.-The disappear
ance of stars from the planetry world. is
suited to awaken deep reflections in the hui
man mind. They Indicate that the period
IS coming when this earth also will disap-
pear and the heavens be rolled together as
a scroll, and the grand catastrophe at the
end of the world will come to pass Du-
ring the last two or three centuries, upwards
of thirteen fixed stars have disappeared
One of them, situated in the Northern hem
isphere, presented peculiar brilliancy, and
was so bright as to be seen by the naked eye
at mid day. 1t seemed to be on fire, appear
ing at first of a dazzling white: then of a red
ish yellow, and lastly ofan ashy pale colour
La Place supposed it was burned up, as it
has never been seen since. The confaga-
ton was visible about sixteen months
How dreadful! whole system on fire, the
great central luminary and its planets with
their mountains, forests, villages, cities and
inhabitants. all in flames, consumed! And
here we have presnmptive proof of the
truth, and solemn illustration of singu-
lar passage in the bible-The heavens will
pass away with great noise, the elements
shall melt with fervent heat, the world
shall be burned up.
A HINT FOR MoTHERs.-A medical CORES
pondent ofan English paper, attributes the
high shoulder and the lateral curvature of the
spine, which so frequently disfigures young
females, 10 the shoulder straps of their dresses
resting below the shoulder and on the mus
cles scf the arm, instead of being on the shoul-
der: which compels the wearer to be constant
ly hitching her shoulders to keep up her
dress, an action that results in forcing up the