Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-06-06
Chinese Tradition of the Delnge.

: DIR. Gutzlaff. that distinguished man. among other
. things, made the following statement Let
them now look TO the east of Asia, and :here ON
It's shores, washed by the Pacific, they would
find China, an ancient ration which has retained
its customs for over 1900 years. with strictness
and attachment that would DO honor 10 better
things. Ia fact, The Chinese had continual
history even from the Deluee up to the present
time; they had writers IN all times anu il, ell
circuns' apces, and they had language which,
in It's essential puts, had undcrgene very little
chnnge To- the past 1000 years. Was It not a
wonder that this nation could exist so long, and
could not be subjued by The storms that had
swept over the pains Of Asia? The fearful in.
roads of barbsrans who wasted and oyettbrew
the Roman Empire in the West and in The Fast,
all thar the wisdom of the lIindoos had estab-
llshed. did not annlhIlate or dsperse his nation
tfof he called the Chinese his own nationl The
Invaders OF China, instead OF giving their tri-
nmpl a national character. were obliged IN time
TO amaleamae with the Chinese and thus this
nation was preserved in its purity. The Chinese
history stated that there was at one time A pre,t
deiugs, when the waters rise to the heavens.
aud that the empire was then converted irio
swamp, which king called Saun got drained
ny means OF canals whose mouths opened luto
the seas and rivers. The date of his event ou;y
diifred few years from hat generally assigned
To the Deluge. II was il confirmation of the
truth OF Holy Scriptures, that sc distant nation
as the Chinese. who did no, kno.y from The BIZ
be OF INC occurrence Of the great fail. should
yer record the same event As that spoken of in
Holy Writ. There we're other Coincidence al
50, such. for example, as the record OF great
starvation, which took piece alb ut he time when
Joseph was prime minister of Fgypt
Cod Wdier Systy Steam Eagine.-A viruin.
ia paper states that air. Upper. after great labor
ana encouragement. -" has produced beautiful
one-horss power model. the working Of which
more than JnslIhes the hopes of the mast SAN
goine. II dispenses entirely with boilers. The
steam is raised by a small Iei OF cold water in
lected upon large plug of iron fixed in The fur
nace, and OF sufficient bulk to retain the hear
thai might be dsspa,ed; by very simple. but
perfect continuance, the steam enters the cylin-
uer, ana moves the piston In similar manner tn
common engine. The amour, of mower il
NM ed only by the strength Of The rn1terials lr
Is Infinitely less complex than the common en-
glre, and 1t Is believed that for a given amounr
o. power 1t can be more economically work ed
gu. ihe oeiuty Is It's immunity isc.n accidcnfs.-
IL Is utterly impossible for any explosion of any
extent to occur, Tor the simple reason that there
Is nothing larger than a cylinder 10 explode.n A
patent right has beeen taken out for the Inveu-
tion anu II Is slid that an eff 1T Is to be made
ihis summer 20 construct boat aad fit her N,
win one OF the engines, as al experiment.-Bai-
tiHlOre Clipper.
The darling potato. the observed of all oh.
servers, the Stale of hose heall, for some ve,,s
past has been anything but s,lisfactorv~
the race likely to become extirct-is coming
round aga,n. This IS the best news ye,. decs,
dedly This years crop are all rood look,ng
ana good both; and this, too, IN The same frame
puts 10 winch three parts of las, Years spriup cron
perlshed.-.E Wales Ga-. r
The Doctors Friends. Abernethy, the
ennet surgeon, used to tell his scholars that all
huIan naladies arose from two causes-stuffing
and irelting.
Mr. Clemens, Senator from Alabama. vboss
ignorance oil factory liie in New England bas
p'o'oAeu some laughter among The factory girls,
proposes VISIT 10 the land of the pilgrims and
pnrlians. He writes 10 u friend IN yermont "a
follows - %
II Is my purpose To visit New England this
sspfins or summer | wish 10 show vuur New
Eh! and erls that am neither n bear nor a IL
ger as, Judging iron the letters they somet,mes
write Tue, fancy they. think am | wish. also.
u tihe ny thi hand as many oil the officers and
soldiers OF the Ninth as | can ,:.eci. Ipromi.e
Myself great pleasure from the trip."
We believe Mr.. Clements succeeded Gen Ran.
som in the Sta Reg't. in Mexico.
Il Startling Discovery, con6rm,rorv of tho
,r"'ii oil the book OF Jonin. has been made bv
WI L'!ard' Ia excavatIny the city OF Uneven
ne discovered the Mime OF Jonah Inscribed upon
me runs. That prophet, as our readers know
was sent to announce To the peop.. the ,Ies,r,c G
ton OF the CITY. His eloqgeace converted many
OF 'he u, aud sc ID repented hn,,' of the doom,
he hid pronounced, and spared the Guy Tor that
"nie. Jonah then became the prophet of Nine
ven, ana was rererenced BY the inhsb,ants As
was the OrIent'. custom, they doubtless inscrib-
ca Ms name III conspicuous places on tn, walls
oil tie public ed:fices, and the Ibscr,pt,ous en-
?raVed oy Assyrian hands tlIous md Years be-
,o'e '"e Cm'istiar era, have been found by Mr..
H9''a. us Is enc OF the must extraordinary
demonstrations OF the accuracy OF biblical his
tory we have ever heard oL-.vss0 Iork Sund,y
Times '"'''15
L1s-In Longfe'Iow's Hyperion, that essket
OF rare and sparAling gems. we nave the follow
ing beautiful moral decuced from the story of
the hero:
Look not mournfilly into the p,st =. i, cana,
not back again. Wisely improve th., present:
Il Is thine. Go forth to meet The shadow Fn,
lure, without fear and with manly heart.
"ofktng Hen shoaid sfucy Pofiiics re.
SpectfuIy counsel those who n address ftLe
working men Of America,) counsel YOU to la
cor tor clear understanding OF the subjects
which agiiate the communiiy-,o make them
your study instead OF wasting your leisure IN
vain, passioasre talk about them. The tire
thrown away by the mass of The people on the
rumors oi me day, might, il better speut, give a
good acquaintance with the Constitution, laws,
history, and interests Of their country, and thus
establish them on those great principles bv
"hich particular measures are to be determined.
In PrUportion as the people thus improve them
selves they will cease to be The tools of design
ng politicians. Their in,ellis ence, not their
passions and alousies will be addrcssed by
those who seek their votes. They will exercise
not nominal but a real infueace IN The Goyern-
nent and destinIes of the country, and at The
san.e time will forward their own growth in
ruth and virtue.-Dr. Claiming.
The. number of deaths by cholera, at Havaas,
IN the Oh ulr. was SO great that the negroes at
he city cemetery employees to bury the dead,
took fright and ran otf, and nothing could IN
luce the N to return. The chain gang" at the
PRISON. nutubei ahout tw.t huudr<sd and Hi v.