Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-20
THE KEOW EEF COURIER.

pared to follow; The lady ofcourse in
this, as I'm every other instance, Ia
king precedence. Were it otherwise
people might say that the bride ran
after the bridegroom; but, as it is,
heis at liberty to back out, even at
the last moment, should sudden
change come over the spirit of his
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The honors ola fashionable English
wedding breakfast are done by the
BRIDES mother, or elder sister, if she
have one, ifnot, some elderly friend.
All the bride is expected to do on her
marriage day is to attend to the post
she has to take in the ceremony. She
is to be given away, and to say, i
will, and 'obey,' which latter word
some of our American girls would
deem very difficult one to pronounce.
At recent lecture on the subject
of the muscular strength of the hu.
man frame, it was stated that Angus
tus ILL.,, king of Poland, could roll up
a silver plate like sheet of paper,
and twist the strongest horseshoe
asunder. A lionis said to have left
the impress of his teeth upon solid
piece Of iron, but the most prodigious
power of muscle is exhibited by the
fish. The whale moves with a We
locity through the dense medium of
water that would carry him at the
same rate, if continued, round the
world in fortnight, Haller says
ne sawa man, whose finger caught
in a chain at the bottom of mine. -
BY keeping it forcibly bent, he sup
ported, by that means, the whole
weight of his body, $50 pounds, until
he was drawn to thc surface, g dis
tance of 600feet.
A REMEDY FOR Sun STRoKE.--Du-
ring the season of extreme heat, when
so many have suddenly lest their
lives by being exposed to the scorch
ing rays of a noon-day sun, and eff
fectual remedy for the relief of the
sufferer should be promulgated. A
lady friend has transmitted to us the
following recipe, which she assures
us has proved effectual in every in
stance III which it has had a trial:
Give the patient of either brandy or
whiskey, wine glass full, then mix
decoction of ofbrandy and red pepper,
and rub well with it the head and
temples, after which apply mustard
plaster soflened with brandy, to the
scalp. Let the plaster remain on the
head sufficiently long to cause irrita-
Hon. The above remedy is simple
and easily applied, and the ingredi-
ents composing the recipe are in the
reach OF every one. ~
N. q. Bulletin.
In THE WRONG POCKET. pre-
sent wing candidate for Governor in
Ohio is engaged in stumping it
through the State. During a speech
OF his at a certain place on the Re-
serve, not long since, he proceeded
TO descant upon the extravaganza of
the age, the use ofgold watches, fine
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self to be one of the plain yeomanry
that he enever indulged in any thing
ofthat sort--an old silver "buli's-eye,"
that cost him but ten dollars, was all
the watch he ever carried, and it was
plenty good enough for him; and, TO
illustrate the fact, the Judge put his
hand into his pocket, and drew forth,
not a silver "bull's-eye, ,''-but--a
magnificent goidscneater! The shouts
oftlie crowd can better be imagined
than described, while the would be-
Governor made a most precipitate
retreat. The fact is, the silver watch
was carried for eIectioneering purpo-
SOS, and iii the excitement of speech
making, when he went to draw il
forth, he put his hand IN TIE WRONG
POCKET. a8 g MI &
wisconsin paper.
TIE NICARAGUA CANAL AND
TRANSPORTATION ROUTE. After an
unsuccessful attempt to ascend the
ri..;eii San Jtaaiii Jaaiii, by by the steamer Near.
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