The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

,urpxp,r.ps SUICIDE.

thier owner ~ several warehouses III ais,
and Who kit to his seven children proper
tv Of imo millions Of francs. They all re-
sided in Paris and its environs, where they
Hved upon their property, which some oil
them had considerable increased by fortu-
nate speculation. Not one Of them was
visited by any material disaster. and all en-
loved perfect health. They were all high
" esteemed by their friends and neighbors
yet all of them labored under an inclina-
lion to commit suicide, to which they yield
ed in the course of thirty or forty years;
some hanged, some drowned, and Others
shot themselves. The last but one invited
on Sunday party Of sixteen persons to
dine with him. When dinner was served,
the host was suddenly missing, and having
been searched for everywhere in vain, was
at last discovered hanging in barn. The
last Of the seven, who was the owner Of
house in the Rue de Richelieu, having raised
it by two stories, conceived that The expense
had ruined him; three times he attempted
to destroy himself, but was prevented; how
ever, he at last succeeded in blowing out
his brains, and his fortune was said to
amount to 5000 francs"
ANTIPATHIEs.
"Amatus Lustanus relates the case of a
monk who tainted when he beheld rose,
and never quilted his cell while that flower
was blooming. Orfla Ia less questionable
authority gives the account Of the painter
Vincent, who was seized with violent verti-
go, and swooned, when there were roses in
the room. Valtain gives the history Of an
officer who was thrown into commissions
and lost his senses by having pinks in his
chamber. Orfla also relates the instance
Of lady, Of forty-siX years Of age, Of a
hale constitution, who could never be pres
sent when decoction Of linseed was pre-
pairing, without being troubled in the course
of few minutes with a general swelling Of
the face, followed by fainting and loss Of
the Intellectual facilities, which symptoms
continued for four and-twenty hours. Mon
taigne remarks on this subject, that there
were men who dreaded an apple more than
a cannon ball. Zimmerman tells us of a
lady who could not endure the feeling Of
silk and satin, and shuddered when touch.
ing the velvety skin Of peach other la.
dies cannot bear the feel Of fur. Boyle re.
cords case Of man who experienced a
natural adherence of honey young man
invariably tainted when the servant sweep,
his room. HiPpocrates mentions one ri.
canor who swooned whenever he heard a
flute, and Shakespeare has alluded to the
strange effect of the bagpipe. Boyle fell
into syncope when Lc l.oa.d the splashing
OF water Scaliger turned pale at the sight
of water-cresses; Erasmus experienced fe.
brile symptoms when smelling fish: the
Duke dEpenon swooned on beholdng a
leveret, although the hare did not produce
the same effect Tycho Brahe tainted at the
sight Of fox; Henry Ill. of France, al
that of a cat; and Marshal d'Albret at 8
pig. The horror that whole families enter
tain Of cheese is well known
, MORAL AND PHYSICAL COURAGE.
) Lieutenant W-was at the stonninp
of .Horne FOrtunee, in the West Indies
his behavior on that occasion excited gen
eral admiration. He was the first 10 as
cend the breach, and plant the kings color
on The captured redoubt His gallantry
was recorded in the orderly book, and be
was recommended for immediate promotion
Strange to say, the following morning he
waited on his commanding officer, then
Lieut.. Colonel V-d-r, and requested
leave Of absence to return to Ireland. his
native country, and to resign his commits
sion in favor of younger brother, who "a,
DESTROYS OF entering the service. This
colonel, surprised at this extraordinary
quest on the part Of the young ofkc,- Il
such bright prospects before him Il Wit
rally asked him what motive very matt
to make so singular ar induced mn
iroops were NJ rold him, that when tn
and the ~ wing forward for the attack
he f., .iemy's FIRE had opened upon then
Al strong-almost an insurnountabl
disposition TO fall out. and he believed ths
nothing but the rapidity of the advance
;, and the shouts OF the men, prevented hir
! ! from disgracing himself; but after a shol
time. he added, his brain was on fire,
knew not what he did, nor where he wa
and he found himself on the summit of III
breach with the colors in his hand, h
: knew not how; but he added not withor
/ some hesitation, that he felt that the profe.
g sion Of arms was not his vocation, and feal
i ing that at some future period he might nc
il have sufficient moral courage to overcom
n his fear, he was DESTROYS to leave the servic
Y with honor while it was still in his power.
HEREDITARY LIKENESS.
!. "Dr. Gregory used TO relate to his pupil,
r that having once been called to distar
IT part of Scotland TO visit rich noblemar
r he discovered in the confguration of hi
H nose, an exact resemblance to that Of tn
if grand chancellor of Scotland in the reig
a Of Charles l., recognizable in his portrait.
l. On taking walk through the village afte
o dinner, the doctor recognized the same nos
IS in several individuals among the commo
" people; and the steward who accompanie
t, him informed him that all the persons
II had seen were descended from the nature
h children Of the grand chancellor"
y NAzARINE WoMEN.-Miss Plumely, i
II her journal Of travels in Palestine, gives th
, description Of the women in the city of N;
h zareth There had been a wedding on tn
afternoon of her arrival; and in the ever