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AoUAT c sPosTs.

There have been only nine cases Of cholera re-
ported here during the last twenty four hours; and
Notwithstanding reports TO the contrary the city
was never cleaner, nor, with the exception of the
usual bowel complaints Of the season, was II ever
healthier
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
CURIOUS PHENOMENON,

Speaking OF the country in which the Mor-
mons have settled in California, the Liberty
(Mo. Tribune says that many of the way
streams are so strongly impregnaied with
alkali, that they dare not let their cattle
drink. On the shores Of many the crust is
formed an inch thick. They break up this
crust, scrape off the dirt on bottom ana top,
and find it pure saleratus, Strange as this
may seem, it is none the less true, and the
writer collected in short time IS lbs A
mountain of pure rock salt has been discov-
ed near the Mormon settlement. The Nor
mons have discovered a gold mine $50 miles
southwest from the Salt Lake. The last end
of the Salt Lake, say 200 miles, is attended
with little fatigue. ,.....
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
OLD SERIES VOL. o, NO. ~,
TO ALL THE SOLDIERS OF THE WAR
h' WITH MEXICO, "

We are now engaged upon work, entitled
"THn REAL HEhoks or THE MEXICAN WGR."
1t is our earnest purpose 10 do justice 10 eve
ry soldier, concerned in the campaigns of
Scott and Taylor. In the preparation OF this
work, we will not be governed by the dis
play of merit titles or names; but will endea-
sor to do exact justice to the private soldier,
as well as to the officers. Will the soldiers
of the War extend their aid TO us! Every
person who participated in the battles of the
war, can with but little trouble, send us an
account of his experience and adventures
il matters not how brief or how roughly writ.
ten. From materials thus gathered, we will
bc enabled to write true history of the war,
for the perusal of the masses Of the American
people. 1t will be a book which every SOL
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queath as an heirloom TO his family and to
posteri,y. The Book will differ in every re.
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ture the deeds of every man who distinguish.
ed HIMSELF and not ccnfine itself to mere
eulogy of those titled persons, whose great.
ness too often consists, solely In their rank
and station. Those gentlemen who comply
with this request, will confer great favor,
by describing in their bwn way the mnu,est
details of every incident which came within
their experience and their knowledge. De:
tails with regard to scenery, the nature Of
the ground on which the various battles were
fought, and the costume of the parties con.
cerned in the war, will be particularly &C.
| ceptablc. CHy.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
SPEECH OF LOT DOOATTLE.
On the bill for the Protection of Hen-roosi

Mistur Speaker :-I've sot here in my
seat and heered the opponents of this great
nashunal measure and eYpectorate again IT.,
till Pm putty nigh busted with indignant
connections of my larcerated sensibilities.
Mistur Speaker, are it possible that men
can be so infatuated as to vote again this
bill. Mistur Speaker, allow me to pictur
to your excited and denuded imagination
some of the heart-rending evils which arise
from the want of protection to hen roosts,
in my vicinity, among my constituents
Mistur Speaker, we will suppose it to be
the awful and melancholy hour of mid
night-all natur am hushed in deep repose
the solemn wind softly lmoans through
the waving branches of the trees, and
naught is heered to break the solemcholly
stHhes, save an occasional grpnt from the
hog pen. l will carry you in imagination
to that devoted hen house. Behold its
peaceful and happy inmates gently decli.
ming in balmy slumbers on their elevated
and majestic poosts Look at the aged and
venerable and highly respectable rooster,
as he keeps his silent vigils with patience
and unmitigated watchfulness over the in
nocent, helpless and yirtuous hens and pull
lets. Just let your eyes glance round and
behold that dignifed and matronal hen,
who watches with tender solicitude and
paternal congaulation of those little iuve-
nile chickens, who crowd around their cir
cumambient wings. Now, ask, Mistur
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
THE CREW OF THE OREGON.

The following letter from Capt. Pearson Of
the Oregon; which has been furnished to the
Commercial Advertiser, further explains the
statement of Lieut. Beale. 'r,. y.l
AT IA. NJ. april ~ ran into the Bay OF
San Francisco and seeing our squadron anchor
ed at Sansoito, ran in there and had COM
munication with Com. Jones, who advised
me TO come to anchor there, saying that IL |
went 10 town should lose all my men and
as knew there were great many of my
passengers " ho were disposed TO assist the
crew TO run away, and had agreed TO hire
them at high wages if they could get clear OF
the ship, | came to the conclusion to anchor
there, under the guns of the Ohio, and send
my passengers TO town. [ chartered a bark
that evening for $500, and in one hours time
had her alongside and began to hoist out the
baggage, when my crew refused to do duty
Immediately stated the case to the Com
mcdore, and he took file of mares, and sent
them out OF the ship. The rest of them we
thought we could manage ourselves The
Commodore then sent me boats crew to
assist in getting out the baggage With one
delay and another night came on, the bark
hauled off from alongside and nothing had
been done At mi,lnigh, Captain Forbes came
down from town in his boat bringing letter
from Mr. Robinson (the agent) requesting me
to bring the ship to town, which did as soon
as possible, Withdrawing the charter of the
bark, which the owner of her was glad to do
| soon found to get along at all must in.
crease the pay of my men TO something neal
the Californa's wages, and seeing other pay.
ing from $3.50 TO 5000 per month for sailors
and stokers' pay to 500 per month, fire men
Sl2O, and the boys, cooks, and stewards il
proportion The men confined on board
the Ohio were offered an increase of pay
equal to the others if they would go to iheil
duties, but they all refused TO man.
On my arrival at San Francisco, founc
the California detained there, and believing
had coal enough TO take me back to San Bla:
it was determined that should sail as soor
as possible April 10 I was ready for sea
and hired three men for the run 10 Panama
paying thom S75 each; made firemen of two
of my sailors, and with three firemen anc
four stokers got under way at 4 P. NJ. Rar
down 10 Sansoluto, took on board my mer
from the Ohio, in irons, and with the assis
tance of boat from the Ohio, took in 1906
gallons of water. &c, and and at IL M. go
under way for Monterey.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
Being TnO SaIART

A green 'un, in the New York Spirit, gives
the following as his first experience in the
oyster line: H.' Dove. ...'-il"
never seed any of the animals till went
to New Orleans One night friend said to
me,
'Are you fond Of oysters I!
Il amt nothin' else, said l.
Reckon said he, q can punish more nor
any living man,
Il can take the shine ou, of YOU, and i'll
anti on ihat, saidI. '' A
'Done,' says he, we'll bet .uppers and 20
right out and get Them
! didn't know what 10 say, and told him
would take 'em eny way he chose.
waiter he sung out, bring US dozen
raw 10 begin, on, then stew, and after that
a dozen fried!
Putty soon feller with his shirt tail hang.
ing down before, sot down plate full of
nasty, Shiny y-lookin' things that made me gag
to look at 'em. I dassant say word for
fear at bein fourd out, but if didn't imbibe
the brandy 10 keep them oysters to their
place, it's pity--I war in fur it, as Jonah
said when the whale he swallered, and had
nothin TO do but swaler and gag. My friend
seed looked kinder down in the mouth, and
so he ordered in champaign, as he said to
raise my spirits, and it wasn't long afore II
did--it raised the spirits and the oysters too
both come up together. How got to bed,
history don't relate, but my friend and had
got the same room, and he'd eat and drunk
himself into putty much the same fix as me.
So we spent the night performin the cataract
of Niagary played the American side,
and he played the opposite shore. The full
performance was in the small bills we paid
at the bar next mornin. t11
Fve never said turkey about ea.in oystets
since. All this, You see, COME of bein too
ortnl smart
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
n0o pHs hara"r sal
suNBuRY
Speaker, am there TO be found a wretch SO
lost iiandS abandoned, as will enter that
peaceful, and happy abode, and tear those

Speaker, am there TO be found d wretch SO
lost, iiandS abandoned, as will enter that
peaceful and happy abode, and tear those
Interesting little biddies from their, agoniz-
ing and heart-broken parents ,N1istur
Speaker, / answer in thunder tones, there
ann - Nre there any thing 50 mean and
sneakips psl aichfa,rebbery,?l No, there are
not. You may search the wide universe
from the natives who, repose in solitary
grandeur and superlative majesty under the
shade of the tall cedars that grow upon the
tops Of the Himmalth mountains in the val
ley of Josophat, down to the degraded and
barbarous savages who repose in obscurity
in their miserable wigwams on the rocks of
Giberalter in the Gulf of Mexico, and then
you will be'so much puzzled to find any
thing so mean, as you would to see the
airth revolve around the sun once in twen-
ty-four hours without the aid of telescope.
NliStur Speaker, / feel that 1 have said
enough on this subject to convince the
most obstinate member of the unapproacha-
Bile necessity of law which shall forever
and cverlastingly put stop to those fowl
proceedings, and propose that every con-
victed offender shall suffer the penalty of
the law as follows:
For the first offence, shall be obliged to
suck twelve rotten eggs, with no salt on
'em. ...... sr.E .... .. .er .-tr...
For the second offence, he shall be
obliged TO set on twenty rotten eggs, until
he matches them. . ......... ..........
Mistur Speaker, all want is for every
member to act on this subject according to
his concientiousness. Let him do this, and
he will be remembered everlastingly by a
greatiul posterity. Mlistur Speaker, Pve
done. Where's my hat t"f'
The eloquent gentleman, according to
the Boston Posts report, here donned his
seal-cap and sat down, apparently much
exhausted. ..r.. ..' .r, srn -...
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
stGeEsr1oNs ON HEALTH I

Children should be taught touse tho lef,
hand hand as well and as much as the right. i........
Infants should be sponged with cold water
every day. Infants should be carried into
the air every day in the season. Infants
should be nursed atrcgular intervals, once in
about three hours From 'ihe time they IRE
weaned until they have passed the first denti-
tion, children should be fed on bead and
milk. lad .. ar.a. aI i.g .'aH, ri
Coarse bread is better for children than
fine. .r..I rtI.#1ls., O. ...
Children should sleep in separate beds,
and where it is practicable in separate rooms
and should not wear nighi.caps. .,. W.
Children under seven years of age should
not be couliaed over six or seven hours in the
house, and that time should be broken by
frequent recesses. s. nt... l. .I I. &
From the time of the first that of the second
denttion, children should be denied animal
food. r ....... ....,....... ..r..,..
Children and young people must be made
10 hold their heads up and shoulders back,
while standing, sitting and walking The
best beds for children ale o. hair or in winter
hair and cotton. .,.........
At proper times, and in proper places,
children should be INDUCED in the free Use
of their limbs and lungs. A play-room is a
useful appendage 10 house.
After the second denition is passed, young
people may eat all kinds of wholesome food
Young people should drink only water One
pint of liquid to Il person day, is sufficient
for health: and that should neither be hot
nor very cold and should neither be hot nor
very cold, and should be taken at some in-
terval after eating.
From one to one pound and Il half of solid
food is sufficient for a person in the ordinary
vocations of business. Persons in The sedcn-
tary employmcnts should drop one-third OF
their food, and they will escape dyspepsia.
Yonng persons should walk at least two
hours day in the open air.
Young ladies should be prevented from
bandaging the chest. The author has known
three cases ofinsanity, terminating in death
which began in this practice.
Every person, great and small, should
wash all over in cold water every morning.
Reading aloud is conducive to health.
The more clothing we wear, other things
being equal, the less food we need.
Sleeping rooms should be furnished with
a fire place, or some other mode OF ven:ila-
ting besides the windows.
The proper temperature of sleeping rooms
is from So 10 GO degrees Fahrenheit
The temperature of room warmed by an
open fireplace is sufficiently high for health
and comfort at 10 degrees Fab; but in a
room warmed by an air-tight stove, it need
to be at IS degrees. Air-iight stoves are not
good for health unless the room is pleniifully
supplied by cracks and crevices. .|...
Young people and others cannot read and
study much by lamp-light with impuniiy.
The best remedy for eyes weakened by
night use, is fine stream of cold water fre.
quently applied tothem.
When eyes fail by age, the aid of specta
Giles should be called in, instead of being
deferred as long as possible.--Dr Fafren'.
Tract on Healtt. ss.rt..a. ... ...-.f
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AN IRISH SERMON.

From Bernard's Retrospections we copy
the following sketch OF an amusing, Judi
cious sermon, preached in little. chapel
near Sligo: ... ...... .....a.
"N1y dear children-You know that
have been your Father and Comforter,
these SIX and twenty years next Feast of
Virgin; and you all of you know what
truble Pve had in keeping Satan from ta-
king hould of your sowls. Ay, you may
well look glum, but you are mighty sure,
every son of Adam among you, no that
have worked hard enough. But will you
never lave off your abominabe tricks?
Will you never grow obedient What
you think you may sin as you phase the
whole week long, and come to me at the
end of the week for absolution. Then I
tell you what, darlings-you won't get it
-Arrah, now, Mr.. Pat Mulooney, why
did you cock your eye on the pulpit, just
then? I didn't say meant you; but now
you'll give me lave to suppose so. And
you MIR. Philip O'Shugnessy-you are ma
king great bother with your nose and
throat, as if you had big cowld; wait a
bit, darling, Pll come to you presently,
and mind if I don't tickle your rotten con-
science to some tune.
"Does any one know Judy Bryant9 Oh
TO be sure every body knows poor Judy !;
and yet ! dare say some Of you will pre-
tind to tell me that you never saw or heard
of such crachur in all your born days.
Now, couldn't poor Judy hang her blanket
out to dry--her ounly blanket, on her oun
palings, but that the devil must put it in to
the heads of certain persons, whom | at
this moment have in my eye, TO take fancy
to the same! Well, Murtock O'Donhel, !
didn't say it was you did it, although you
do look so fidgety and fustered; nor YOU
Barny McShane but remember ! said /
had the person in my eye, do you? And
you, Meggy Flanagan, YOU can't sit asy in
your safe either: yet who would suspect
| you that have got comfortable home, and
your husband Teddy, one of the best cobb
lers in the country % He now deepened
his voice, and threw into his tone a very
Impressive solemnity. s'Remember what
| have said, my children Poor Judy Bry-
ant lost her blanket l have the big thafe
before me that stowl it; and if it is not re-
turned to her before Tomorrow morning,
I'll excommunicate him and all that be-
longs TO him; and rll have nothing more
to do with him in this world or the next ~
The terrific yell which was now sent
forth by the ''children" drove us forth from
the chapel: but with the impression on
our minds that the man who could thus
combine the duties of the spiritual and the
civil magistrate was deserving, in the high
est degree of the public esteem for, how
ever Philosophy might cavil at the means
employed, Justice was benefited by the
ends he Obtained"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09

JoHN HANcocK's SIGNAruRr.-Here is the
reason why the famous John Hancock wrote
his signature to the Declaration of Indepen.
dence in SO large and bold hand It j.
known that the British Government offered
$4,000 for his head, and according to the
Maine Cultivaior, when he appended his
name 10 the Declaration, he did it as though
he wished TO dash his whole soul in it, and
rising from his seat, he exclaimed ahere
John Bull can read my name without specta,
cles; he may double his reward, and will
set him at ,eliance9, Ift,tii tfgfluyf