Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-04-17
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In the time Of Louis XIV, sugar was
sold in France by none but apothecaries
Luther frequently repeated that it was
scarcely possible to be prince and not be
a robber.
Slaves in Brazil, when they find dia-
mond Of great value in the diamond mines,
are set free.
| There is no greater grief, says Dante,
than to remember, in our misery, the hap
piness of the past.
! According to some commentators, Adam
and Eve remained only seven hours in
Paradise, from daybreak till noon.
Formerly the Jews would no, permit
their children 10 read the Song OF Solomon
till they had arrived at the age of thirty.
Near Ornans, in Franche compile, is a
very deep well, which overflows in we.
weather, and casts forth great quantities
of fish.
In Provence is Colmars, little town,
near which is remarkable fountain,
which flows and stops for seven minutes
alternately.
BE assured" says Richter, "that it is
more difficult and needful to love those
who despise you than those who hate ou.' -
The Romans manufactured ropes from
broom, and on board their ships they pre-
ferred ropes Of this kind TO those made
from hemp.
Mirabeau said Of man who was ex-
ceedingly fat, that God had created him
only 10 show to what point the human
skin could stretch without breaking.
In the neighborhood Of Grenoble is a
place called Fountaine .7rdcnte, whence
escape flames that burn straw, paper,
wood, but do not set gunpowder on fire.
"What is the most dangerous Of all an
imals ?" said some one to Diogenes.-
"Anong wild animals, the slanderer, and
among the tame the hatterer," he replied.
Bernardin de Saint Pierre informs us
that the flower Of the cinnamon tree has a
most offensive smell, whilst the odour Of
the bark and Of the wood is exceedingly
agreeable.
Brillat-Savarin, in his witty book on
the Physiology of Taste (Phys,ologie du
Goat. inform. us that gentleman, dining
with some others, was requested, during
the dessert, to take some rasins mo,
thank you," said he, 81 am not in the hab-
i; OF taking my wine in pills"
Louis XIV. once addressed the follow
ing elegant compliment to Massilon, one
OF the most eloquent of preachers, and
perhaps unsurpassed for beauty Of style !:
My Father, have heard many great
pulpit orators, and l have been much
pleased with them; but every time hear
you am exceedingly displeased with my
sell" abiding to the sorrow for sin which
Massilon's sermons excited in him.
The Emperor, Henry w, Of Germany
:. ,hAsa dispute with Gregory VII, is so
famous, delriseU sEts urv7r~: r-rr,,...-.-,
of their abbey, TO give it to one Of his fa-
vor..es. They came before him in body
10 request its restoration to them. Bot
their prayers and tears were all in vain.
At last, says the Chronicler, they placed
ON the table the bones of Saint Remaclus.
The table Immediately fell down in pieces,
and the king, struck with such an extra
ordinary event, consented to their demand.
Chow does it happen" said Napoleon
one day to Laplace, "that glass of water
in which melt bit Of sugar, appears to
me much better than one into which put
a similar quantity Of pounded sugar p
"Sire," replied Laplace, "here exists
three substances of which the principles
are exactly the same, namely, sugar, gum,
and starch; they differ only as regards
certain conditions, the secret Of which ma
ture has reserved to herself. And think
it is possible that in the collision which is
produced by the pestle some saccharine
portions pass into the state Of gum or
starch. and cause the difference which
takes place in this case"