Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-09-09

took off at corner, as if random and pour
ing upon his hand about spoonful OF the
apparent contents, threw it upon the fire.
The explosion elevated some dozen of
the circle (who had not noticed what he
was doing), two or three inches from their
chairs, and loud remonstrances followed a.
gainst the repetition of chemical expert
ments of that sort while the landlord, who
had got his cue remarked:
"By George you'd had better blow a
mans house up haden't you!''
eff you say much, I will,' reioined z.
in great apparent heat.
"Fd just as soon pitch the whole two
pounds into the fire as not''
cpd like to see vou," replied NJ, conf
IDENTIFY
"Do you dare me TO do il % shouted z.
eyes, do" doggcdly answered the land
lord.
No sooner said than done. With NUT
tering remark about stalking a dare from
any man." Y. dashed the bundle among the
blazing brands and sprang towards the door,
followed by the landlord.
Heavens and earth what scattering !!
No one stopped to shove back his chair
every thing turned a complete somerset /:
and gathering themselvesupas soon as they
could diseDtangle arms and legs from the
confused mass, everybody shot for the doors.
and windows without stopping and looking
behind him.
One man whose pluck had been tried on
ordinary occasions, vanished through the
back door, jumped five foot fence without
breaking his trot, and was last>seen streak
ing it down back street, yelling murder
at The top ofhi voice, and once in while
looking up backward, to dodge the falling
timbers.
Another long legged individual, who is
built up like pair of tongs. nade but three
strides across sixty foot street, and headed
up lane, leaning forward at an angle Of
forty-fve degrees, putting down his spars
like the buckets of steamboat wheel with
his coat streaming behind him like the
tail Of comet.
One courageous citizen, percciving both
doors and windows hopelessly wedged,
scrambled behind door and commenced
praying most devoutly but being rather
more familiar with any other sort of COM
position than the Lords Pray, he was heard
vociferating in tones of the most energetic
DEVOTION
''Now lay me down to sleep, &c"
To this day, if YOU talk of rabbit hunting
TO any of those concerned, he Will take of
his coat in two minutes.
PALpiTATIoE OF THE iIEARr--TEA, COFFEE
AND ToDAcco.-Proiessor w. Parker, of ~
Y, College of Physicians and Surgeons, at
recent clinical lecture examined man who
was troubled with palptation of the heart.
The report states that no physical signs of
organic disease of the hear, could be detec-
ted and hence we may conclude says Prof
c. 'wi,h much certainty. that all the cardiac
disturbance is purely functional, depending
on arrangement of the digestive organs-and
this organ depending on the free use oftobac-
co, tea and coffee, and confinement within
dooIs." What then are she indications of
treatment Shall we give physic in such
casc9 Will physc cure bad habits! Not
bill Of il. Let the patient simply throw away
his tobacco; his tea and his coffee adopt
plain, wholesome diet, and take regular exer-
else in the open air, 'andh he will soon be well;
in word. remove the cause of arrangement
and the effects will cease