Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-02-04
Printing the Laws.


We adopt, and heartily endorse, the
following article from the Butler Herald.
The reform proposed, if properly asitated,
will be made the law Of the land by this
Legislature.
"An effort was made last session in our
legislature to pass an act authorising the
printing Of all public laws, in at least one
paper published in the several counties Of
the Commonwealth. 1t failed because Of
the fear Of entailing upon the people an
additional expense, and a consequent iu-
crease of the State debt As we are op
posed to creating any additional burthen
on the tax payers of the State, we never
theles5, think such parsimony is not an
evidence of sound and wholesome reform.
1t is little people get for their money, and
they should be allowed to reap the benefit
which may be derived from the publication
Of the general laws. We know it will be
argued, as it always has been, that more
injury is created by such policy, than
good, but we are unable to see the force of
the reason. Scarcely winter passes with
out some alteration being made in those
laws which affect townships and township
officers, and il they were published, all
excuse of error in the performance of
official duty, would be removed. Tho law
relating to Estrsys for example. There
are scarcely ten men in township who
know what the law is and what is required
in taking up Estrays A poor man in the
country, ignorant of what he has to do,
unable to fee lawyer, is yet liable to be
prosecuted for not performing duty he Is
ignorant Of Should this evil not be rem
edied? Let the millions Of dollars, ex-
pended for purposes of less Importance
to the people, be devoted to objects which
would in reality, create a benefit, aud the
people will feel much better satisfied
We hope the subject will be again agi,
tated this winter, and that every press in
the State will take up the matter, and in
sist upon its passage. 1t is needed, the
people require it, and it ought to be done,
CoLD.-People ought to be ashamed of
themselves, going shiverins and slipping
and foundering about, in this temperate
region, complaining of Geld, as if they
knew wha. cold is Let them imagine
wha. was realized by the Grinnell expedi-
ton heroes, those braves who went out in
search Of Sir John Franklin. Dr. Kane,
in his lecture at the Smithsonian IHstitu-
| 49,, .li,Jo- ,, th, f,ot..
At the appalling temperature of 10 deg.
and 30 deg or 10 deg. to 50 deg. below
the freezing point, cold became as sensible
in its effects as hc4t-inieed, between the
positive effects Of the very high and the
negative of the very low scale, 1t was
impossible to distinguish by sensation
! Upon going out into the open air, the face
/ becam.. encrusted with an icy rind, and
the lips were glued together by the cement
/ ing aid of the beard and moustache. The
trigger Of the gun bllstered the finger, and
jack-knife in the pautaloons pocket
caused you to jump as with sudden
scald. During the long darkness, when
they attempted to beguile the winter hours
with theatricals, an unfortunate Thespian
dropped the pan'omimic fat iron as though
receiving a sudden burn. Indeed, next
day row Of blisters had given evidence Of
the truth that, in temperature as i'll every
thing else, extremes meet.
The temperature Of human blood is 990
80 Fair; it is Independent of the place
where it lives-it Is constant, and external
objects act upon it by addition or subtrac-
ton Of caloric, according to the greater or
less heat of these bodies this is the reason
Of the sens ition Of heat or cold, and it is
from that popularity that man is apt to
live in all climates.
Russian sheet iron is manufactured by
Mr.. W. Devees Wood, at the McKeesport
Iron Works, few miles above Pittsburg,
on the Monongahela river 1t is described
az beautiful article, with smoother
surface, a finer gloss, and richer color,