Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-12-26
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Fun among the Legislators.

ponden, of the Augusta Chronicle writing from Mil
egcville, we have account of debate arising from
The application of Baxter Brown to be permitted
10 practice medicine, and charge for his performances
without going through the usual process of obtaining
the sanction of a medical college. The reason given
for the application is that The young applicant, though
amply qualified was quite too poor TO incur the eX'
pense OF getting Sheepskin after The ordinary fashion
When the bill introduced a member moved 10
confer the privileges, by amendment, on sundry
other persons; another proposed further 10 amend by
throwing the privilege open 10 all other citizens
third improved upon this by resolution submitting At
10 the citizens OF Muuy County, from which the petit
ton came, 10 take at the January election on
The question of g Doctor Doctor )" Mr. Bailey,
who introduced the petition, I" hoped the House
wouldn't make fun of that BILL He didn't introduce
j, for any such purpose. Mr. Russell hoped the Bill
would pass-he had other to include in ii. He
had petition from several hundred citizens in its IA
vor? Mr. Aided had counter petition but ii hap
pened to be al his room He confessed, however,
that according to his belief, his petition was got up
through malice. Mr. FELTON, hoped that the House
wouldn't pass This BIZ in jest and thus turn loose
host of quacks upon the country. Mr. Seward pre-
sumed that Mr.. FELTON, regular doctor, but would
venture to affrm that regular doctor as he was, he
couldn't tell how caIomel acts upon the liver; why
blister produces stranguary OF the bladder or what Is
the operation OF the nervous system. lie was opposed
TO scientific Quackery. He doubted whether they are
any better qualified to practice medicine than many OF
those whom they examine. These scienuhc men go
YOUR tongue and talk about Gastretis, DemuIcents,
Diagnosis Diaphoretics Dietics and Diurehcs, and al
ways wind up by giving you dose OF caomel. Away,
] say, with all this scientific humbuggery.
Mr. Russell: My friend preacher Richards, whose
name appears in that bill, is Root Doctor and be-
leve he uses all kinds of roots He is the only medl-
cal man within twenty miles OF his residence, and he
is therefore useful man in that section OF county,
My constituents demand that he should have a legal
right to practice medicine We have no sheep skins
quartered amongst us. They neverge up that high,
and we must therefore patronize the Root Faculty
Mr. H of Troup: If the gentleman from Lumpkln
will come down our way, we can spare HIM a cart
load of thoroug breds.
Mr.. Russell: thank the gentleman from Troupe
but don't think his stock would thrive in our climate.
But am serious in this matter. l want this bill TO
pass. The necessities of my constituents demand 1t.
can inform the gentleman from Cass (NIr. Feton,)
that there are medicines that not patented, that
sometimes kill. guess that if the balance was struck,
it would be found that the haIutens had killed two
to the Root Facuy's The Root fraternity
pot apt kill man unless they take it into their
heads to steam and sweat fellow to death
The Bill, may add, passed the House, but in the
mornng-the members having. we suppose, recover
ed their sobriety-reconsidered it.
\ Litter
1t is not many wears since simple minded unso-
phistcated young man, born and raised in interl-
or distrsct of Kentucky, yielded to his manifest
destiny and took unto himself companion for life
in other words he married
/,
and one day at meridian Just as our hero had re-
turned from his morning labors in the field, and di
vested of his hat and coat preparing for a
cooling application of water to his heated hands and
face, pair of female suddenly thrown
around his neck-nearly stranglng him in the act
whilst the cracked voice of his grandmother inform
ed him that he was father" A loud whoop and
various extravagant cavortings and jumps evinced
young Mannys Joy at the announcement. Just then,
another pair of seized him-those of his moth
Grand the ominous words, another boy were
whispered in his "Twins!' exclaimed our lord
of creation suddenly SOLDERING down. Yes, twins ~
by goly, that's coming il rather strong the first
time u exclaimed the father, becoming more and
more serious and hanging out, on his countenance,
signs of incpient alarm.
Here the door of the mysterious chamber again
opened burly female form rushed out another
pair of fat, red female arms were extended-the
whole mighty mass of flesh came rolling towards the
head Of the family" He drew back, doubt and
fear painted on his features The human avalanche
it that awful parsonage, the nurse--cornered
hero, despite his desperate efforts to get free, and
folding him in her bearlike hug cried out in an ex-
ultant tone: Another boy !"
Another" exclaimed the Kentuckan, his eyes
starting out of their sockets his lower jaw dropping
and the drops of perspiraton rolling down his pale
face Another By golly, tharll be a whole litter
of 'em? Good bye, folks Pm off from this place
!"
And at the word, he sprang over the piazza rail
ing, hatless coatess dinnerless and unwashed, and
the next moment going through the corn
field at . quarter heat pace his long yellow hair
streaming in the wind, and every muscle and nerve
evidently strained to the utmost to put tracks be-
tween him and his enemies. The last o.
him he was bounding into the woods like young
deer with the hounds close at his heels
1t is a tact-a fixed one, too-that the three boys
have grown up to manhood and are comfortably set
tied in life but they have seen or heard since
OF the man who ran away from litter of babies
N. o. P1caynne
The following are from the Partisan Chat" o
the Home Journal:
SHCULD A LADY HOLD ORES THE STREET
"A very grave and difficult question. In the frs
place. lady should never be seen in the streets il
rainy or muddy weather. Then, to lift dress grace
fully is great art, and done ungracefully makes
woman ridiculous; but if she could, when she come
to puddle, just gather the flowing skirt into he
hand, revealing nothing beyond the top of the we'll
laced boot and then spring over, we should opin
that it were graceful than to dabble with mut
both boot and stocking. Still. to lift the robe il
public is dangerous experiment. and is, from it
artistic difficulty, honored in the breach thai
an the observance.
How TO GET OF A CARRIAGE.-How to get il
as difficult, but of less Importance, because if yo
stumble IN, no one secs you but some who ma
happen to be in the carriage; but how to get out
important that will illustrate it by shor
diplomatic anecdote
The princess of Hesse- Darmstadt, saws NJ Mere
dArgenteou. an ambassador of the last century
having been desired by the empress of Austria t
bring her three daughters to court in order that he
Imperial Majesty might choose one of them for
wife to of her sons drove up in her coach to tn
palace gate. Scarcely had they entered the pre