The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-08

all other human restraints. How shall we reform
this? Ii will of course not do 10 walk with bar
feet upon the rugged and heated earth, upon tn
snow and ice Of winter; and if not, how we eff
feet the desired reform?
! We have thought over this matter with attention
/ and, IN our desire To invent IA means of consumma
ting the object. have thought it could be done by
having the inner sole Of gum elastic. and the
of thin sole leather but perforated in circles abou
the size Of silver levy, through which the gum
elastic might prorude in dubious form. An
easy. comfortable, and natural shoe could thus
be made.
But there is still another mode, and one which
has the advantage of having been tested by expert
lnent II il described in the following letter, which
we quote from the advertisement of the Gutta Per-
cha Company Patentees, in the London Naval and
Military Gazette:
"GREEswIcH HosPIrAL SCHOOLS,
"July 10, 1850.
my DEAR SIR: have for the last three years
worn gutta percha soies, and from the comfort
perienced in the generally, particularly in
regard TO dry feet and also in durability and
sequent economy was induced to recommend the
Commissioners OF Greenwich Hospital to sanction
its in this establishment, instead of leather
soles. IL has now been six months in general use
here, So that am, from experience in the wear
and tear of shoes for eight hundred boys, able TO
speak with confidence to it's utility, which, in
my belief, Is very great, and am looking forward
Ia lis being the means, during the next winter, OF
preventing chiblains, from which we have greatly
suffered. have much pleasure in giving this ties
timony, and you have my permission to make it as
public you please, III the belief that it but
he doing good.
"Your obedient servant,
John WOOD ROUSE
''To S. STATHAM, ESQ.,"
NOBLE HUsBANp,-There is an old gentleman
in this city-a nice old gentleman of agreeable APP
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about thousand year. We do not say this in
come is salary, and if folks will understand it so,
we do not say he is clerk; and if folks will un
derstand that he is, we do not say TO what Depart
nent he belongs. Not
But he is nice old gentleman possessing an
agreeable appearance, pleasing mannors, thou
sand year-and pretty, young Wife Now, is
he not happy old gentleman We will not
swer this question. The reader shall decide il for
himself, after he has heard story.
We saw this old gentleman the other day with a
life insurance policy in his hand; and we took hold
of his hand and pressed it harder than usual
That is like your said. ever kind
ever considerable, You love that little wife -
90 Yes, indeed, do!'' said he.
"And you will take good care of her -
. Yes will l. as long she lives :" he said.
As long as she lives we. repeated mentally
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lovely young wife While he lives she is sure of a
fair livelihood. and he il thus providing II support
for her after he shall have passed away " What is
the al p asked aloud.
81 40 thousand he replied.
Two thousand is but hundred and twenty at
six per centum we thought That is scant. We
felt disappointed.
1.-TWO thousand will be n clever little in
such an event." said he
alt will be IA help we replied. "lt will help"
''Help!' quoth he: lit Is much than
had when married my present wife Two thou.
sand would then have been inducements but /
got along without it. will be older, and will
need it the next time"
"What you do not say you have
been getting your wie's life insured - we e1-
claimed.
"But do, though! :" said he. 81 shall never
get such another, and couple Of thousand may
be necessary to enable to secure any at all |
know the value of a wife -
"And of yourself, too you self-loving old
wretch ~ we exclaimed mentally; and we passed
on, wishing most heartily that his pretty little
wife might live long enough to relate his bio.
graphy to second and more worthy husband.