Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-10

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The Poughkeepsie Journal places at the
mast head the following:
"FoR THE REPEAL OF THE LAST Posr Or.
FIcE TAX on NEwsPAPERs."-Rig that ia I
must be taken off; at least so far as the trans
missioc ofpapers within 80 miles of the place
of their publication is concerned. II is unjust
IN itself, and pernicious in It's tendency. We
Think no man shall ever have our support fol
Congress who will not vote for the Repeal.
AsTHMA.-There is no complaint more har-
RAISING than Asthma. The Newark Daily
Advertiser, reliable paper pledges himself to
cure this distressing disease with the following
simple remedy. "Take | 2 OF. sulphur,
OF. cream tartar, ] or. SIENNA, = OF. annis
seed, pulverize, and thoroughly mix the same
and take one tea spoonful in about two table
spooniuls molasses on going to bed, or at such
time through the day as may best suit the pa
tent: the dose once day may be increased OF
diminished little, as may best suit the state
of the bowels OF the individual"
ApoPLExY CURED WITHOUT A LANCET on 4
DocroR-A few days ago man was taken
suddenly with apoplexy at the Police Office al
jefferson Market--his face being as blue as
indigo from the swelling of the blood vessels.
One of the officers who had read in DR.. Turn
er's "Triumphs of Young Physic" the new
and scientific treatment of that disease, gol
some cold water and poured cupful by cup
full on the patients head In few minutes
the senseless man came to, and in quarter Of
an hour he walked off home, well.-.N y
True SIM.
SroTs ON THE Sun.--A correspondent o.
the Newark Daily Advertiser asserts that the
Suns disc, for more than a year, has seldom
months past-April and May--spots have beer
more numerous and OF greater magnitude. Ii
is reasonable to suppose these spots have some
influence in affecting and varying the temper
AZURE of the weather. A comparison OF the
Suns image and spots as they appear on a
screen, magni6ed. have at various times shown
dark patches enough, if placed together, TO
cover circular area Of &c, 900 miles in dame
ter, and il is worthy of remark that some OF
these spots, or rather cluster OF spots, burst
forth suddenly and appear for day or two,
and then as quickly disappear, indicating
changes in he luminous envelope upon a
most magnificent scale. There were on the
29th May six spots on the disc OF the Sun,
varying from 10 $4,000 miles IN diameter.
AN INCIDENTAL volunteer belonging to
the gallant I'd Kentucky Regiment, writes
to Bowling Green friend, and relates the fol-
lowing incident After speaking of marching
to the assistance Of the lllnois troops, he says:
'-Our regiment having become much crowd
ed, we had to halt. just as we halted, a large
hawk with dove in its clutches fiutlered over
our ranks within few feet Of the mems heads,
for about half minute, and then dropped the
dove in Sur ranks at the same time that our
battery opened heavy fire on the Mexicans.
was SO much elated with this incident and
the music of the cannon, that turned TO Lieut..
Barbee and declared the day was ours--and
it turned out to be the fact"
The CocxRoAcH NUisANcE.--This being
the season when the crockroach, the pest OF
our kitchens, commences its nocturnal excur-
sions, the following recipe may call forth the
grateful acknowledgements OF those OF your
readers who suffer from the presence OF this
loathsome insect
Take a sixpenny loaf of wheat bread--the
staler the better--reduce il 10 crumb, Got
course after paring Off the crusO then in a
pint of boiling water put two teaspocnsful OF
cayenne pepper, one of pulveriged orriseed,
halfa drachm OF saltpetre, the same quantity
OF white lead, and wine glass full OF extract
of hops. Now throw in your crumb OF bread
and digest for six hours in moderate heat;
STRAIN through cloth. add TO the liquor o0
drops of ,ncture Of quassa. and let II stand
I'LL the next day; then bottle il and keep II IN
pantry, on lump ofsugar, and some dozen
Jumps strewed around your kitchen, will re-
move the pest in less than no time.
We copied The other day, an account from
the Barre Patriot of the death, at Brattleboro,'
of the celebrated English robber THUNDER
bolt" who died there, ii said, under an assn.
med name, after practising number OF years
as a physician. The Brattleboro' Ph9nix
spoils this good story, by asserting that moth
ing of thr kind has been heard ofin Brattlebo-
ro'i--Bak. Pat.
II appears that the dinner lost by Santa An
ma at Cerro Gordo, is not the only one he lost
with a battle. Sam Houston, at the battle of
San Jacnto, captured the Hero and his dinner,
and ate il and coolly invited the dictator to "fal
to-" and do justice to his own viands.
The President, il is said. has adopted Col.
Yelrs son. Who will adopt the thousands OF
other children made orphans by the Presidents
war; There is no farther for ihem--but tie
who is in heaven. May he temper the wind
to the shorn lamb ash'n. Wing.
DEATH OF Carr MAsoS.--The country wili
be panied TO hear Of the death oil Capt. Ma
son, of the Rifles, who was wounded IN the
leg a, Cerro Gordo, and suffered ampnlaiion..
This gallant virginian died on the 10Th OF
May. Capt Mason was native Of Loudoun
County son ofthe late Gen. Arrnisssse -.Ms-