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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06

possesses all The tenaciy OF caOutchouc win
greater frmness and re,illency. Something
was wanted hat would combine all the valuable
properties Of the best tanned leather and YET
flexible as the Indian gum and the gutta sper-
cha appears 20 supply thai deslderaium The
gu,,a percha is mol substitute for leather, but
far better material equally flexible, and far
more durable In his way catarrh from wet
fee, is more efieclualIy prevented than by an
Indian-rubbef slipper. sole of any thickness
may be made to adhere so closely 10 The lea'h-
efn sole as 10 defy any agent but fire for lis re-
moval and being perfectly and absolutely i'm
pervious 10 wafer, no better protection can De
needed. 10 fac,, ,heress no purpose which
either leather IN any form, or caout houc, Is
pplicabIe, that is not far better consulted by
the preference of guna percha, with this audi
ona advantage, that many things can be made
from i, far better answering the inre nllon than
If either were employed
Piping may be made of gu,ta percha. lis
use for many surgical purposes, is most beaull-
fm. Guiia percha may be rolled out thinner
than gold bearers skin to any size. The vari-
ous afuces of dress, capes. IeggIngs, umbrellas,
and Other defences against rain, hal cases,
drinking cups, backs for haif and clothes brush
e., buckets for fire engines, few of It's va
rious applications. In The ornamental ar's, lis
use in bookbinding is becomming common.--
Mouldngs of all possible inrrcacy, from ceiling
mouldings down TO rha copy of coin can be
CONSTRUCTED as ;ruihlully of the gn'ta percha as
though The copy were made, in Plaster OF Paris,
with this difference, that the plaster will break
and that nothing bu, heavy hammer, or red
hot fire can detace The other; air, acids, and
the ordinary chemical agencies having no ac'
,lon upon 1t. Cricket balls. whips, picture
frames, fancy boxes, ink stands, and foor-cloths
are some of lis forms. The quantity imported
iuro this country is as YET hardly sufficient le
meet the demand for its manufacture. Already
The public are becoming familiar with ia
| least in London-as forming the additional sole
for shoes tha, are partly in wear; but besides
! this, immense quantities of shoes are now man
ulacrured Of which the sole is entirely and d
rec,Iy constructed of the gutta percha, glueo
o. stuck on 10 the insoe by a peculiar solution
made for the purpose, aid lha, defes any sep
araion.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
To Cut Glass with a Piece of Iron.

Draw with pencil on paper any pattern to
which you would have the ASS confirm; place
the pattern under the glass, holding both logerh.
er in the left hand, (for the glass must not rest
on any plain surface; then take common
spike or similar piece of iron, heat the point Of
il 10 redness and apply it too The edge of the
glass draw the iron slowly forward, and the
edge of the glass will Immediately crack con-
linue moving the iron slowly over. the glass.
tracing the pattern. and The chink 10 the glass
will follow a, The distance OF abou, half an inch,
in every direction according 10 the motion of
the iron. II may sometimes be found requisite.
however, especially IN forming corners. 10 ap-
ply wet finger TO the opposite side III the glass.
Tumblers and other glasses NAV he cu OF n.
vided very fancfully by similar mcau-. The
iron must be rehealed as often az the cretlce
in the glass ceases 10 follow Scientific Me-
chQnic.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
Look at tl,is, N o HuInbus but Reality.
PIANO FORTES
FOR SALE.

copv of The report of the Judges oil Mn-
sicaI Instruments al the late exhbion oil The
franklin Institute. Philadelphia:
The Committee have awarded c. Meyer with
= o1emium for the best seven octave Fiano.---
'rbe around Of this decision was 'he general
excellence of The piano, aud especially lis pow
p, briI,iancv, and deIlcacy OF touch. The
iudces I'd mol give premiums for the best flu
shed intruments, conceirIng The be>' palpahIe
ae.,s of. piano 10 be It's musical capabilities
and moi its originality, lis mechanIcal 'genui'y,
~ ,hal Elegance of finish, which effects nenhe'
,be sc,ion nor The tone, and Is only designed 10
clea,e he eve and not 20 satisfy The ear.
Anoher copy of The report of The judges OF
.,r.,c.l instruments al The last exhibition a.
B,,,oe.-The committee have selected No 59l
p seyea octave piano made by c. Meyer, "or-
Inv oc +pecaI commenda'on
No. s9l, is very fine instrument, par'lcu.
l,rIv cenmendabe for It's elastic and ready
,ouch, in repeated trials by different hands.
The KEYS never failed of certain repelitions in
The shake. The tone throughout was even of
grea, beauty and power from The loves, mole TO
mphesl, and ,hc damping was perlecI In all
cases.
The North American of Philadelphia, Janu-
ary Z. IS4s, contains the following notice:
4 C61npluent TO a Philadelphia Piano Mann
t,cyurer. Our Boston neighbors know how as
we'll as we do 10 appreciate coed thing. The
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanical Assocla'
non al their last Annual Falr,--ihat OF the au-
,umn oflS47-awarded of TO CONRAD MEYER, The
celebrated Piano Manufacturer OF this city, a
diploma aud silver medal, for the best seven
octave piano--a compliment no other piano
manufacturer Of our cily has received
The subscriber keeps always on hand sup
ply OF c. Meyers Pianos, which he will dis
pose Of, either FOR cash or in exchange for sec
ond hand instruments, at manufacturers prices.
A. ZUiICH, Agent for C. ".
Ea>ton. March 2, l64S.--6m
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
TElank XOu, Sir.

:" Come, Charles, my son." said Deacon All
worth. (" lake one of these turkeys and carry i
up TO Parson Moody. Cor Thanksgiving
. No, father, don'l do that again, tell you
What do hear now, Charles These
FIVE and iwen'y years have sent the parson
turkey. and Joe has carried them and Tom
Jerry. and you-wi'hou, ever refusing before
Whar is the matter no" e
why. father. he never thanks me for bring
mo /, 10 him besides he took me To task a
" bIe ago. because started out of meeting too
q" We'll, son, you know i, is The custom io'
he minister TO 60 ous before any OF The cougfe
ga,,oa s,at,s--ihis is done as mark oi re-
.pcesP
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
Receipt for making New York Milk.

Take two pounds Of lime TWO and quar-
Ter pounds Of chalk, one aud three quarter
pounds starch. 90 quarts OF rain wa'er, and To
every quart of the solution add two tablespoons
fol Of The drooplngs from COW. 80 as to give
j. the right color Shake il about ten minutes.
then seue II with soft brickha; then sra,n
ii through pair Of 'odow sbnl'srs---snd you
w i'll have The pure OIangs county unik."
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
Administrators \ Office

Notice is hereby given, that letters of Admin
islration, de bonis non, have been granted by the
Register of Monroe county TO David Keller
upon the Estate of Abraham Shadrr, deed, late
of ChesnulhilI township, in said county. Al!
persons indebted TO said estate are hereby no.
ufied TO pay The same. and all persons having
claims against said estate are requested TO pre-
Gen, The same duly authenticated 10 The sub
scriber al his residence in Siroudsburg.
DAVID KELLER, Admir-, de 60nis non
January IL, lS4S.--6i mar. IS
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
Sensible.

A down cas-, editor refuses the offer OF an
apo heeary, 10 advertise his drugs and medl-
cnes and TO take The pay out Of The shop. He
SAYS he will take all .or,s Of produce in pay
ment for his paper and advertising. such as
parsnlps, wooden combs. old clothes and cold
yic,uals- 0ur lie Won't pbyslc,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
Published by Theodore schoch.

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No papers discontinued until all arrearageS paid except
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will be inserted three weeks for dor and twenty-five
every subsequent insertion The charge for and
three insertions the liberal discount made to yearly
advertisers.
ngA letters addressed TO the EDITOR must be postpaid
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
Doctor Yourself!
For S5 Cents,

Bv means of The POCh-
EFT ESCULAPIUS, Or,
EVERY ONE HIS OWN Ply
s1cIAN ! Seventeenth Edl-
lion, with upwards Of One
Hundred Engravings, show
ing private diseases in eve
~ shape and form, and NAL.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
CleD.

AMONG the novelties oi the present age Is
the cuua percha. IL is no less curious In lis
physical qualities than valuable hecause oi 'hr
uses 10 which ii can be readily applied l.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06

formations Of The generatVe system, by VIM
YOUNG, M D.
The lime has now arrived. that persons SUI
fering from secret disease, need no more be-
come the victims of Quackery, as by the pre-
scriplons contained in his book any one may
cure himself. without hindrance TO business, or
the knowledge of the most intimate friend, and
ac;th one tenth the usual expense. In addition TO
the general routine of private diseases, IL inIly
expIains the cause of Manhood's early decline,
with observations on Marriage besides many
other arrangements which il would no' be pro-
per 30 enumera,e in the pnbllc prints
nP Persons residing al any distance from
Philadelphia. can have this Book forwarded to
ihem through The Posloifice. on The rece'P' oi
twenty-five cents, directed to DR.. Wm. Young
1872 SPRUCE Street, Phiiadelphia.
January 27. iS4S -.-3m.
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
A great Comet Expected.

The attention of astronomers in Europe has recently been turned towards the sub. ject of great comet, which appears to have visited our system at intervals of 292 years, and if the calculation of many sci. entifc men be correct, ought 10 make its ap. pearance during lhe present year, not far from the months of August or September MT. J. R. Hind, an astronomer of Lon. don, has lately pub ished a work on this subject, and confidently predicts the return Of the celestial visithnt in lS46. ..,-... !
 Of the very early appearances of this comet, we have no precise scientific ac. counts. But in the year 1854, it's appear ance threw all Europe in great alarm, and caused it 10 be recorded in the histories and chronicles of that day with special notice
 The tail was very long and broad resem- bling fan in shape. emerging from the eastern horizon before the dinner nucleus of the comct, and when fully risen, stretch. ing itself upward, and shooting it's rays to tHc mctsutdus | n6 comet occupied tn length one half of the heavens. presentins fearful apparation to the eyes of the SUI. perstilious observer. As it swept along through srace, the tail diminished daily in breadth, but proportionally increased in length and btilliuncy for mary days, till at length i. gradually disappeared to lhe grca, relief of the terrified inhabitants of Eu. rope.
 The chronicles of those times relate many terrible calami.ies which befel the nations of Christendom during that year and which. of course. were all attributed 10 the influence of the comet The Pope Ur- ban NV. was frightened into alarming dis order, which confined him to his appa,t- ment during the whole period of the aP- pearance of the comet. On ihe night of it's disappearance the Pope died. ....... ., ga.
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14

bandases are then applied with an incredi, ble amount of pressnre--as age advances, the whole becomes one mass of filth and abhorrent humors. A surgeon, who had unbound and exa Tained the foo, of Chi .nese iaay,A assured me that me. ef1auvI- an arising from it was more offensive, and the sight m ore disgusting, than anything he had ever witnessed iu dissecling. room. The bandages employed are made of silk, which are rarely removed, and these are covered with fresh ones fiom time to time, and over all the dwarf>shoe is secured, the pointed toe of which is stuffed with cot ton. Owing 10 their maimed feet, the wo> men cannot walk any distance, even with tho assistance of sticks or crutches. which they always use in the house. The hob bling molicn of one who attempts to do so is considered most gracefu! by the Chi nese-- and ladies who essay the exploit, are poelically called "Tollering willows. !" Women of the higher orders, wheR they 20 abroad, are carried in scaan>chairs or boats, but those who cannot afford to command such equipages are carried m the backs of men, or of women blessed with undeformed
 feet. In the families of the wealthy il.. habitants, all the daughters are thus maim> ed for lifc-but among the poorer classes if there are two or more daughters, one is always deprived of pedestrian power. and ] she is hence invariarbly considered superl, i or to her sisters, and may become wife. The others can never become more than handmaids, except they intermarry with the | very lowest. This horrid and barbarouS taste is mos; unaccounlable in d nation
 where the undstor.ed natural foot of wo- man is the very model of beau,y-the high inslep is equal to the Andalusian, and the arch of the sole rivals that fthe Arab-,he ancle, which in the distorted foot become.
 revoltingly thick, is symmetry itself. Sucl
 a foot of course, can only be seen among
 the lower classes. The whole female char,
 acter seems to be completely changed by
 the barbarous practice in question-for the countenance of Chinese beauty is always
 void of animation, and somewhat expres. sive of the suffering which her ligatured
 feet may produce, while the countenances of uncrippled females are full of vivacity. l Dublin .Magasime.
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
A GOOD STORY.

The Rochester American tells the followa ing good one' of Winchell the yentrilo- quisl:
 . On Wednesday night, as the packe, boat Cataract was coming into that city from the west, after the passengers were iu their bcrths. conversation con,inued quite lively, ,he temperature being considerably above the sleeping point. Some one threw out the rema,k k that there was not Cass man on board. Immediately voice exclaimed Il am for Cass.n Another from distant berth "I, too." Slill another mu,tercd; And here's Cass man," till twelve were counted for the great Michigander. The
 thing was all explained in the morning. That outrageous ventriloquest, Winchell. was aboard. Although refusing to vote once for Cass by daylight he confessed Id the twelve votes of the preceding evening.
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
Gbe 39oct'S G0rMrr.
Tor Me Lttc4JIriu A>H4t4'tT Do Not Despair !

Do not despair, though sorrows round thee
 gather,
 Though slander pierces thee with venoln'd
 sting; .... ...- Remember thou, that storms and winter wea- Are but the heralds of glorious spring" Taough friends may desert thee, and life seem a snare, .." Thou lone one look onward and do not despair; The sun shines an splendor beyond the dark c.nun, Not long can the darkness lrs radiance shroud. Thug! Sanders foul demon may seek to de = vour,
 And blast in it's bud Friendships lovelesr flower;
 Though Hatred weave round thee her deadll. snare, There is One who ayengeth then do not des. pair! ." '-5s Though inc friends thou has loved sink in deaths dreamless sleep, And leave thee atone in thy sorrow 10 weep, ih"u may sl meet theu aSaih lh Wofl0 iaf
 lnre fair.
 Where dealh canno; enter-so do not despair. Then nsuer despair, howe'Gr dark be thy way Rem~ub.r that night must be followed by day, [" Look aIof !' to that Hand hat in safety will
 guide
 Thy bark through Life's storms, and OCT
 Deaths chilling tide
 FLORENCE GREENvlLLE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
WEARY OF LIFE.

In letter dated Trenton Falls, August; IA, N F. Willis relates the following an. ecdOie: ..,.....g.~e WI ...g
 Among our fellow passengers upthc Mo- hawk, we had in two adjoining seats very impressive contrast--an insane youth on his way 10 an assyium and the mind that has achieved the greatest triumph of intel
 ect in our time, Morse of the electric teie-, graph, on an errind connected with the con- veyance of thought by lightning. In the course Of brief argument on the expepi- ency of some provision for putting an end 10 defeated and hopeless existence, Mrs Morse said that ten years ago, under i'll health and discouragemen,, he would have gladly availed himself of any divine aus thorization for terminating a lie of which the possessor was weary. The sermon that lay in this chance remark-,he loss of. a priceless discovery to the world. and the loss of fame and fortune to himself, which. would have followed death thus prema> ,urtiy self-cboscn--is valuable enough, | think, to justify the invasion of Inc sacgrd- ness of private conversation which cons nit ty thus giving it 10 print. May some me weary of the world, read ito his prof. it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
Woman in the Celestial Empire.

Woman is in more degraded position In China than in any other part of lhe globe, and her humili .tion is lendered more conspicuons by the ex,eat 10 which ciyili- zal'on aLd education have been carried in the empire. In no rank is she regarded as the companion of man, but is treated sole ly as the slave of his caprice and passions
 Even amongst the females of the higher ranks, few are found who can read or write 1! There education is confined 10 the art of embroidery, playing on horrid three. stringed guitar, and singing-but the obi
 ga,ion of obedience to man is easily in. culca'ed. and the greater portion of their time is spent in smoking and playing caids
 The women Of the poorer classes have no education, and ca be considered but little better ihan beas of burden. A man of that rank will walk deliberately by his wife's side, while she totlers under heavy load, ane frequently she may be seen yoked to lougA, whle her husband guides it. 'rhosr of the lower classes who are good. looking, according to Chinese ideas of bea u iy are purchased by The rich at about twelve or fourteen years, for cOncnbines, and arc then instructed according to their masters ideas. The Chinese cannot at all compre> bend the European mode of treating ladies with respect and defercnce, and being nat urally supersi,ious, attribute to develish arts. pracliced by the fair sex, the just ap.- precialion we enl. rtain of their value--in short, they Consider European ladies have ar influence somewhat similar to that as> cribed 10 an evil eye by Italian superstition. Chinese domestcs have very great ob. jection to reside in a European family over which lady presides an old traai- tinn of their curiosity coincides with their superstition about females-Tbat China should never be conquered until a woman rcigned in the far West. Some say that this prophecy was never heard ot until they were conquered by lhe army of Queen Vic. toria. Be this as it may. they all contend that it is to be found in some of their oldest works. ao ga
 Many traditions are extant in China rel- auve to women-and amongst other le- sends. the horrible practice of deformipg the female foot is thus said to have com- menced :-the wife of one of their ancient amperors was found by her lord and master near the appariment of one of the great officers Of the court, who had the repnta. eon of being very handsome. Receiving from ihe empesor aa9rent oG abuse for her miscnnduct, she pleaded, tn her defence, that itwas nol heEl fault ahut that Q! s,eFifeca, which weres 60 seEy lasge, they toOF1her 70 .i,e spot sorelv sgaiuss her will. Theem, pesop immediately ordered shes forepart of, ber ieetto heaampusa,ea r Suchsis the cri>l gin of che crirf!eA fooi, ~hich from this time became the fashion.. TbesppeaFancal of these distosied extremities, which, are meve taperipg stumps, is most disgus,sug tol an Eqsppean lsye:' Immediatsly after the birth ofra female, her toes, are dsuhled down, the biSstoe ss made to overlap, and'
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
TIE MURDERER OF MR. scHooLcaArr-

THE MURDERER OF MR. ScHooLcRArr- Letters, says the Cleveland Times. received from Sault St. Marie, state that disclosures have been recently made at Fort Brady, in- dicating that the assassination of the late James L. Schsolcraft, near that fort on the 9th of July, IS46,, was dlrec,lyor indirect ly, the ac. of Lieut.s sTilden, the officer who was subsequently copyiciedof robbery and murder in the city of Mexico. and seaienced io be hanged. a. ,n, i.a. ,a., s ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14

to answer why sentence against you should not be pronounced Go, look on that life less body and tell me if you do not read your guilt there written in letters of blood. Did you moi know when yon filled his bottle, that you were contributing n lnr mus, rue..u,l way you could to the death of that poor man? When you pockeied the pallrv price of the deadly aIlicle, d'd yon not know il wo"Id' in all probability, prove the price of blood Ysl you did it
 And what shale in this guilty, cruel deed will Ihe companions of ,he unfortunate man take? When you decoyed him, when for your hate against good cause ycu fatter> ed. ridiculed, deceived, bro oV-hea, the vic. tim, you knew your success would in all probability cost the poor man hls life. Yet you did it. If you can calmly look on the scene before you and feel nJ guilty cumpunc> lions of conscience, we do not envy you. We know not that you will feel till you feel the r+,rihuti,e justice of righteous God.
 In the anove shcrt history of the deceased, we have practical illustration: first, of what Temperance if allowed, would do: and second Of what it's enemies would do if allowed to triumph. They have trumphed and we see what they have done. Leonard CaltinS tried 10 be a temperate man. He made one desperate struggle to break from the bondage of strong ::rink. and of in,em- pera.e comp nions. He would again be a man, husband, father, a respectable citizen. But he is overcome. The rising hopes of hts wife are dashed. She is clothed in mourning. and left with these little ones 10 buffet the storms of life alone. Her chil. dren are fatLerless and unprovided for, and she must henceforth drink the bitter waters of affliclon.
 The above is substantially the discourse delivered on the occasion. The preacher was unexpectedly called on to oficiale, with but one or two hours notice. He wrote i, out as nearly as possible, shortly after hi. return home, and in this form it is submit ted to your judgment whether its pubIica> lion may subserve the cause of Temperance. IL was designedly personal-all the parties referred to were present. .. SD.