Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-13
TPROPRIETORS.

| letter from Nstad, in Sweden. contains an
account Of a strange and revolving scene at
an execution, which took place there on
the 2sth of January.
That day having been fixed for the de-
capitation of a journcyman bptpher, named
Marcusson, and a woman named Bonlla
Nilsdotter, for having murdered the hus-
band ofthe latter, a vast number otthe peas
EAntry arrived on the previous evening. and
blvouacked in the town all night. AL
though for sixty years no execution had ta-
ken place in the province, and for upwards
of eight years none in all Sweden, il was
not SO much curiosity which attracted the
multitude, as the desire to swallow drop
OF the blood oithe criminals at the moment
1t should spurt from beneath the axe Of the
executioner, it beng popular beliefin
Sweden that IT renders the weak strong.
cures all sorts of maladies. and secures a
long life. When the scafold was erected
the people assembled round with cups,
glasses, bowls. some even with large sauce
pans, TO catch the blood The woman
was iirst bcheaded, and then the man. The
anxiety Of the spectators was very great,
and the moment the mans head was sever
ed, they broke through the line Of soldiers
The soldiers, to drive them back, Justify
employed the bu1 ends Of their muskets,
and desperate conflict ensued. AT last
the crowd succeeded in reaching the scat
told; but, IN the meantime, the police had
placed the bodies in a cart, and had sent
them OFT nnderS u strong escort Of cavalry.
They had, however, to take the precau,ion
of removing, BY spades and pickaxes, the
portions of the road on which drops of
blood happened to fall, to prevent the peo-
pie from lapplng.up the blood
Dos'r You DO rr,-When you are offer
ed great bargain, the value ofwhich you
know nothing about, but which yon are
to get at half price, being it's you" don't
you do it.
Zen clique ofwarm friends want you
to start paper to forward a particular set
ofviews, ndpromise you largcquanlty
of fortune and fame, to be gained in the un-
dertaklng, don't yon do IL.
When a young lady catches you alone,
lays violent eyes upon expressing pop" in
every glance, don't yon do it.
When petulant individual politely OBJ
serves to you--"Y had better eat me up,
hadn't you" don't you do it.
When horse kicks you, and you feel a
strong disposition TO kick the horse in re
turn, don't you do it.
When you are shining it veiy expedi-
tiously round town, in search Of somebody
with something over, who can assist you
with a loan, and you are suddenly antici-
pated by somebod y who wants to borrow
from you don't you do it.
Should youhaPPen to catch yourselfwhist-
ling IN printing Office, and the compost
tors tell you to whistle louder, don't you do
it.
If on an odd occasion your wife should
excaim to you-"Now, tumble over the
cradle and break your neck, dol" don't you
do it.
When You have any business TO transac,
with IA modern 6nancicr, and he asks you
to go and dine with him, don't you do it,
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. We recol-
lect of reading in one Of Reynolds novels
an account of a remarkable case---stated
as fact-where one of the Kings Of Ma
pies, while apparently sinking into the
grave from atrophy. was 5ayed by transfu-
sing into his veins the warm blood of do
mestic. The story did not seem to carry
much ofthe air Of probability with it, but
it appears that French physician has tried
a similar experiment recently with deer
ded success. This very curious and in
teresting case is reported by the Courier
des Etats Unis, as having occurred in one
Of the Paris hospitals. The patient was d
woman, and after her accouchment pro-
fuse and eAhansting hemorfhage followed.
Her pulse had ceased TO beat for several
minutes, and netling more than a slight un-
dalatary shudderipg could be perceived
from time to time. She was evidently dy-
ing, and as a last resort of his art the sur
geon, M. Nealton, determined to try what
effect TRANSMISSION would have, which deter
mination was soon carried out. One ofthe
attendants, NJ. Dufour, voluntarily offered
| to loose his blood in the cause ofhumanity
and the required quantity being taken from
his arm, it was injected from syringe into
a vein of the head ofthe patient, and passed
Immediately into the systcm. The blood
wasinjccted atabout its uraltcmpcraturc
The whole quantity was from thirteen to
| fourteen ounces. There were two mice.
ions, the first of about eight ounces, and
| after an interval oifve minutes, FIVE or six
ounces more. The woman revived inme
dlately, and was doing well for week
after the operation, when she was carried
off by an inflammation Of the bowels. The
TRANSMISSION was considered TO be, however
perfectly successful.
PRICES OF ADMISSION TO TIE WORLDS
FAR.-The Royal commissioners have de.
terrnined to adopt the following scale ol
Praces to be charged to visiters to the Crys-
| tai Palace in London. The price ofa sea.