The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-18
rnE LADIES.

We hear grrat deal Of Cuba ns the laud
nf c1lluutrv aud love. The farmer IL mRy
be-. but for The latter. ihe sentiment, or hni.
ness which should INFLOW the union Ofhearis
l. scarcely NuEiCrsn0tthc wives loo rTequruJ-
vs. trrrurrut- INTO mere household ,fHdCes,
scoldWg their servants mud pciinR thcir
children Hll day, aud sitting at night, Hhop
the furucr nrr quiet aud Tie hitter nre asleep
IN ihoir luNufious hu,nquo or easy chair, Ia
i,iay-.s,i al tl.piF fats, the use nr which IL Of,
cu The ouly grace lcft To them. creole giil
be- fore marriage Is beautiful object. grncc,
ful, gentle, aud loving; bat creole Utrr for.
lygs very generally quite tire reverse. Tho
wNnCr~ q! tiuC re uovCr concealed; grnv
hairs arc rot considered worth ndofunguud
old age Is made disgusting. inslecd of 'le
"uirc old ladies" mud elegant nations Of our
American homes. We too often tud IN Cuba
on'y FAT scuds v,'h voices loud enough 10
liiGllicn tcEimcn. of ncu iuln submission,
and fcos SO brown, so wrinhlcd, mud - ugly,
nud with ~ evident Un uhSonre oc NIL femi.
nine sohnrss, lhgt We lislcu in wonder wlru
1,t.4 l.ll tE, tl,pI l-rrullln Anal4ll44
orihcir day Dccpcy oflmlA's. and even Of
rcling,nrc ~ my opinion, smo,h"rcd in tloF
infancy by the constant HsSnciniion with ne
gtucs; the loud coarse laugh mud low jrsi-,
ihcy imhiho with their first milk from ths
same source; the hrh,t of command aud ur-
-rn.nncc. nlso ncuuircd In ihcir childhondGp.
pears in nllcr lbs tn dc-lroy al tcndcrncss ~
mnLner.- amL incrnnsc lilal hnrshncss Of ynirs
So universally remarked upon 10y foreigners
aud Inscribed entirely to The effect ol rlin0t".
New GuNrowDER-'l'h European jour.
uuls inform us otu ncwgunrowder, invent,
rd 10y NJ. ilugcndre, assayer of the mint ~
stnminople: which,, We learn iiom the
savannah GA Republican,, las already hEeg
produced ia tut place Ivy Mr. John Carrrtll
crs, and proves all ilini u was rrpteachted "
be-, II is composed of the following ingrRdi
cnie, yiE one purI in weight Of yuituw rTrriFs
state of cryslulized POTASH nne part Of pow
drrrd white sugar, and lwo parls of chlnrais
uf potash. These are To he all first pulAGr.
i2cd. and then c0rcualS mixed 10y pnnnds
ing iu hrnnZc mortar Niih n wnoden pcsllr,
II seA-- elai4Ilnd tint i-ihls- powder possCsseq
three Itmr~lLt' force, weight iot weight, Of
tho coiuntOn powder used ia var nnh IL rec,
ommrudcd by ihg inventor not Ia lie used Ne
n lie-e NUnguishing agent, but in ohcr cases
lin mining, Sc, where strong explosive
force is required. OfMr Cnrnuthers eSppr
neut. the Savnuu0h Republican snys;---
"ltc went To work Yesterday md soon pro,
duCod tho new explosive Ii il hs white ~
hour aud almost as fine Tie tried it in
li,tol, using ahnnt one fourth of the usunl
chnrgr, and found that il exploded. viii
much greater force than four times as iuucl
powder. TN report WAS also much lDndor,
I lao Wall which he sho, into piece ni wnuq
was uTusu1fry tTTtsCg 4 EIIJi THUE.JTT.l a ------'
LARuE Eco SToRY.-Thc Wnod-,oct
Mercury saysaNlr Sullivan Whitc,nf Bridge.
wutrr, h,laems us That hc has 10 h,u~ of the
Polund breed, which yielded bim E}O0 eggs
inlho three months, viz;-400 in Janunry, ACC