The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-23
cal Matters.

POWDER YENDER-Wc yesterday met with
tall thin gentleman, who had for sale "n very SUI
perior article, powder for razor-srops, composed
Of twenty seven different article, :"
Now we abhor razors and razorstrops. Our
great grief in life consists in the necessity OF shaw
ing daily IT costs half hours time. The
waking, active hours being twelve each day, one
twenty fourth Of life il consumed in scraping the
beard from the face. We love our fcllow-mcn,
and VIC love their appreciation, and therefore We
shave; but shaving is the heaviest tribute VIC pay
for their good opinion. II is a barbarous practice,
and neither comfort, beauty, nor cleanliness, is
promoted by it. Nature gave natural covering
for the face, it may not otherwise be protected;
but nature indicates us by her neglect our duty
Of clothing the rest Of our pcrsons We therefore
violate nature in removing the beard, except when
from its length it becomes incOnvencnt. we do
not covet singulnrity in appearance, and snail
probably lathcr and scrapc our physognomy all
the days live; yet VIC hope that in the progress
Of the world this sbusc will cease, and men will
to devote TO external polishing many oil the
precious hours Of their brief existence.
But TO the "pcowdcr' and its vendcr. lie said IT
was composed Of q articles, and it would in few
rubs fetch any razor up to scraping edge Look a
here" said he here's a microscope. Do you
won't cut without il he's teeth IL Amt sharp with
out il has teeth. II won't shave without II has
teeth And here arc the teeth Of this But they're
precious fine ones this powder makes. II is said
some folks with big teeth can shave you purity
kcen-but / don't know much about that, ne
don't get no paper discounted; and some think
Yankee boys arc pretty sharp before they get any
tccth-but that's all mere talk. This peowder
makes n razor TO hey fine teeth, and then the razor
cuts keen. That's the philosophy OF 1t. Now,
gentlemen, do you want TO buy any OF 1t! Only
twenty. five cents n box" But either the gentle
men present or their razors were all too keen to
need the powder Of twenty seven ingredients and
the tall thin gentleman concluded he had better
try another crowd Ashe retired, we heard gentle
man remark that there was real Yankee grit there.
Whether he referred to the live Yankee the
peowdcr Of twenty scvcn constituents, we did not
make FREQ enough to ask. Another gentleman, an
NJ. c., suggested that box given to each member
Of Congress might test tho qualities of the article,
and bring il into market. IL il be a sovereign
remedy for dulncss, perhaps the direction indi-
Gated for the gilt would be very appropriate.
CiTzESs' ONSIBus LINE,-Thc first coach Of this
new line, called the Robert Morris, made its sp-
poaranco upon the Avenue yesterday 1t is from
the mandatory of Mr. Drake, at Newark, New
Jersey, and is very beautiful and elegantly.
finished vehicle. We understand lite cost TO be
8 500. We are informed that two others will be
received this week, one Of which was made for
MIR. Naylor; but that gentleman did not desire
it for present USE he acquicsccd in lite transfer tc
this line, and a new name was accordingly ordered
to be painted upon it,