The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-10

PLEASURES OF LYING IN BED.--Leigh Hunt
is said to have perpetuated Kerry bad pun con-
nected with the dornitory, and which made
Charles Lamb laugh immoderately. Going home
together late one night, the latter repeated
the proverb, +" A homes a home, however home-
ly.n Somebody has called tia bundle Of para
doxes we 90 to it reluctantly, and leave 1t with
regret Once within the downy precincts of the
four posts, how lotlwe are to make our exodus
into the WILDERNESS of life. We are as enain-
ored OF ouricurtained dwelling as If it wereathe
Land of Goshen or the Cave of Gree. And how
many feryant VOWS have dumb bed posts heard
broken! every fresh perjury rising to join its
cloud of lowering fellows, each morning weigh
ing heavier and heavier on our sluggard eyelids
A caustic proyerb says--we are all :" good risers
at night Y but woes me for our agility in the
morning; tits afailing of our Species ever ready
to break out In all of us, and in some olny van
pushed aftersa struggle painful as the sundering
of bone and marrow. ID az gadg1aE oa,i,-,rit
The Great Frederick Of Prussia found it
easier in after life to rout the French and Aus
trians, than in youth to resist the seductions of
sleep. After many single-handed attempts at re-
formation he had Mt last to call to his assistance
an old domestic, whom he ehargrd, on pain Of
Dismissal to pull him out of bed every morning
at two o'clock. The plan succeeded as it de-
served to succeed. All men of action are im-
pressed with the importance of early rising
"When you begin to turn in bed, it's time to
turn OUT says the old Duke; and we believe
his practice has been in accordance with his
ipreeept Literary men--among whom, as Bulwer
says, a certain Incidence seems almost constitu-
tional---are not SO clear on this point; they are
divided between night and morning, though the
best authorities seem in favor OF the latter.
Early rising is the best elirer rit; it is the only
lengthener of life that man has ever devised.
By its aid the great Button was able to spend
half century-an ordinary life time---at his
desk and vet had time to be the most modish
of the philosophers who then graced the gay me-
tropolis of ahce-Iouseh0ld Words. y. f
.PsYcHoMETRY."-T strange-looking word
is the name Of brar-ncw science" lately dis
covered, invented or got up at the West, and
claiming place by the side of Biology, Rapolo-
gy, and other modern Developments. A ply
stefan in Missouri gives an account OF some ex-
periments he has performed by means Of it.
which may be found in "Buchanan's Journal of
Man. published in Cincinnati. We copy a para
graph. or two, which will give an idea Of this
last new wonder: tc.. sfs.rl .,,r.t n, ...
"The first was upon a young lady, who was
then confined with consumption. Her pulse at
the time was over one hundred to the minute.
enveloped carefully, so as to conceal from her
the contents of the paper, and placed It in her
hands. In a few minutes, she complained of a
burning in her hands, which Travelled up her arm
to the body. She said it was stimulant, and,
in short, she just told the name of the article,
(capsicum) The pulse was reduced in number
fifteen to the minute in about fifteen minutes.
An active cathartic was now placed in her h&t3s
enyeloped in paper, so rs to CONCEAL from her its
contents In about twenty mi lutes, she, said It
was cathartic, and in about thirty minutes it
operated on her bowels. After this experiment.
she complained of being hungry. @
The idea of satisfying the hunger, next at
tracted my attention. Iplaced apiece of chicken
breast, enveloped in paper, in her hands. In a
few minutes she said she knew what it was !; j
laughed at her, because she said il was chicken
and she could taste it. The experiment was
continued about twenty minutes. Shecontnued
to affirm it to be chicken. | asked her if she
was hungry; she said no. In the next place,
salnratus was envelopedand placed in her hands !;
in few minutes she said it was salaratus-she
knew because she tasted it. 1t increased the
frequency Of her pulse and rather produced a
GOODNESS of the hands In the next place,
thought would arrest her cough and produce
sleep; for this purpose Beech's cough powders
were enyeloped in paper and placed in her hands.
| In six minutes she showed strong symptoms Of
sleep. / then suspended the experiment, and
she fell asleep immediately. Previous to going
to sleep she said, g it is opium" She rested
finely all night. This terminated the experiments
for the time. i have performed great many
other amusing experiments on her. In relation
to experiments with medicines she is not the
only individual upon whom have witnessed
decisive and satisfactory results IneXperiDient-
ing with autographs, the results have been more
than anticipated and entirely concl uusiye." geil
x SYRACUSE IN DANG Err LA new DO Ok has Just
been put forth by citizen of Syracuse, of which
the title page, to say the least, is somewhat nov
ell and startling. Ii is this q ti'a 5ii ssaB
THE DOOMED Cry OF THE VALLEY, or reasons
for believing that the city Of Syracuse will
eventually sink, as did Sodom and Gomorrah,
on account of the Quantity of saline water
taken from its base for the use OF the salt
manufactures. 9'i i-G1H sting: Ell t9i
The writer is said to be salt manufacturer,
who has paid considerable attention TO the phi
losophy of salt lcks, and who, as the results of
his studies, announces that the city@of Syracuse
is placed Immediately above vast salt deposit,
which is constantly dissolving by the action of
water, so that at some time or other it mustsink
below the earth In that case, we may add, that
the inhabitants in time, will get we'll picked.
How the author learned that Sodom and Go
morroh sunk into salt pit we cannot say, as
we have not read his book-N. Y. Post
fnF3 ya4 THE MERRY COMPOSERS. es.g 3 ht| K
Hey for the merry commoners! the jocular M. Ps.
How very little wit it takes their little minds to
55t o please glaa 3B3Ia BE- Ea.tatpsaa.
How rampant is their laughter at each attempt at
fun s. gtf z-.rsst ssFisass f,s ( s.r,sr IN (.
And gramercy what loud outlaws at every little
ilg pu'.toqa'i l1er st ri agl req BaHfv (.
Hey For the merry commoners! who says debates
.Aj q are slow, .' H us8 rr gulH ns ~ !
When at each sentence out there drops beautiful
lfg bon mot ,s Ell a.4.I-F .1 4.W i
So from the newspaper reports the fact at least APP
pears, -..., -.,tiF .....t s.l Ill IL. -
For after every paragraph there come go laugh =
or "cheers.'
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