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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
Musket Balls through the Body

A number Of curious cases of the pro-
gress of muskrt balls from the place where
they were first lodged, have been observed
10y military surgeons. We have heard Of n
very remarkable Case, where the musket
ball struck the forehead above The nose, and
having divided into Two halves, one half
went round beneath the skin OIL the right
side, aud the other op the left, advancing in
coniacI with the skull. We do not ask our
readers to believe the poelical edition of This
fact, that the TWO half bullets met again be-
hind, after having performed the circuit of
the head in opposite directions, and, advanc-
ing with Il slightly diminished force, united
and killed an unfortunate man who stood in
IT'S way. But the fact of the spluIting of the
bullet, and The advance of each halt in Oppo-
site directions, is unqueslionable.
The singular progress of n muskct bullet
from the forehead to The throat, has been re-
corded by DR.. Fielding. Al the first battle
of Newtury, in the time of the civil wars, q
medical man was sbo; near the right eye
The skull was fractured, but though the sur.
geon could see the rulsatiOn of the brain he
meath The wound, YET the bullet had turned
20 one side, and could not he discovered. -
Various homes were discharged from the
wound, the mouth and the nOstrils.
AT the time of the second battle of New
bury, the wound healed, and could not be
kept open; but about twelve years after
wards. when the doctor was riding in cold,
dark night, he felt pain on the left side OF
his head, about the "almonds OF the ear,
which occasioned partial deafness. Ilnv.
ing stopped his enr with wool, he was sur.
prlsed one day in March, 1870. by a sudden
puff, or crack in his ear, when all that side
Of his cheek hung loose, as if it had been
paralyzed, and hard knot was felt under
the ear. Various tnmors now appeared
about the throat, and in August, 1872 the
bullet was taken out Of the throat, near the
"Adams Apple. .''-Frazcr's Magazine.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
MISCELLANY Y.
Malaga Raisins.

The editor of the Rochester Advertiser,
while American consul at Tansiers, made an
excursion through the South of Spain, and in
the course of his jannt passed through the
country in the vicinity of Malaga, where the
most delicious raisins are grown. He thus de-
scribes the very simple manner in which the
choicest rasins are preplre1:
You have often partaken of Malaga raj
Gins, the most delicious of all preserved fruits,
and so have all our countrymen; but every
one may not know how they are prepared
The process Is the most simple imaginable
AS soon as the grapes begin to ripen, the vine
dressers pass through the vineyard and cut the
clusters oft from the vines, and leave them on
the naked ground, turning them over daily,
until the heat of the sun above and the warmth
Of the earth upon which they lie, have baked
and dried them, when they are gathered up,
put into boxes, and are ready for use. This
is all the wonder and mystery there is in
preparing this delicious fruit. To my III
quiry why they did not place leaves, or some
clean dry substance of the kind upon the
ground, for the fruit 10 lie upon, was told that
the naked ground was much beiter-that, in
loCt, thC LiiC Aa'ul vi nun was ucpcHuGill
more upon the warmth of the earth, than the
more external heat of the sun Care has been
taken, however, that the fruit does not get wet
while undergoing this process. But as it sell
dom rains during the summer or vintage in
this country, it is very rarely that the fruit has
to be taken mp before it is dried. ,...4
The vintage or season for gathering the
fruit, commences the middle of August. Now
in A nril-vine draesarc aro husily onr,rad
in hoeng and digging and hilling them up,
very much as the farmers in the States, d.
their corn, potatoes, &c. They use for the
purpose, hoes somewhat resembling pick
axe, excepting that the one side has three
long prongs with which they loosen the earth
very effectively. The soil generally resem-
blcs light and sandy loan, and does not aI,-
pear capable of producing scarcely any veg
eIation. But the grapes and olive. you
know, will flourish where almost any other
par, of the South of Spain through which
travelled, from Cadiz 10 Malaga, Granada,
&c, this same barren, sterile appearance ol
soil is apparent upon mountains and up.
lands. The general surface of the country
is not merely uodulating, but mountainous
10 a far greater degree than ] had any idea.
l do verify believe that these arid hills aud
mountains comprise nine-tenths of the land
in the province Of Andalusia, aud thai the
fertile spols-lI,e vegas or valles- only con.
sli.ure one-lenlh. But these latter are The
gardens Of Spain.'
After reading the above, one can fully un-
dersand the very serious injury which rain
would do in the midst Of the ruisin season
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
Habits of Vienna.

The Inhabitants of Vienna are very cordial
in their manners. If they meet you after
dinner, instead of good afternoon they
say. hope you have had good dinner
il before dinner, they hope you will dine to
your satisfaction. These are common salu-
tatlons, even among business men. ln po-
lite circles, when repast is concluded. the
company rise, shake hands, and express to
each other the wish that no i'll effects may be
experienced from what has been eaten. The
parting saluiation at night is not simply and
vaguely goodnight but may you sleep
well. my dear or may your dreams be
pleasant Their goodbye is a strong ex-
preston, and means, may you live well
while we are separated The gentlemen, all
bearded and moustached ne they are, kiss one
anelller, even in the street, with all the fer
yency mud abandon Of lovers, when they
meet by moonlight The V'ennese are i'll
deed n gay and very aminhe people. Vien-
ma is, in fact, the Paris of Eastern Europe.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19

very simple, though ingeniously contrived ma
chnery, that effected the Transformation. The
object was of course to heighten, in the clos
ing scene Of this horrible drama, all the feel
ings of despair and anguish which the preced-
ing ones had aroused. For the same reason,
the last window was so - as to admit only
shadowy kind of gloom rather than light,
that the wretched captive might be surrounded,
as it were, with every seeming preparation for
approaching death.
Vivenzio seated himself on his bier Then
he knelt and prayed fervently; and sometimes
tears would gush from him. The air seemed
thick, and he breathed with difficulty or it
might be that he fancied it was so, from the
hot and narrow limits of his dungeon, which
were now so diminished that he could neither
stand up or lie down at his full length But
his wasted spirits and oppressed mind no longer
struggled within him. He was past hope, and
fear shook him no more. Happy if thus re-
venge had struck its final blow; for he would
have fallen beneath it almost unconscious of a
pang. But such a lethargy of the soul, after
such an excitement of its fercest passions, had
entered into the diabolical calculations of Tolfi
and the fell artifcer Of his designs had imag-
ined counteracting device.
The tolling of an enormous bell struck upon
the ears of Vivenzo! He started. 1t beat
but once. The sound was so close and stun
ming, that it seemed to shatter his very brain,
while it echoed through the rocky passages
like reverberating peas Of thunder. This was
followed by sudden crash of the roof and
walls, as if they were about to fall upon and
close around him at once Vivenzio screamed
and instnctively put forth his arms, as though
he had giants strength to hold them back
They had moved nearer TO him, and were now
motionless. Vivenzio looked up, and saw the
roof almost touching his head, even as he sat
covering beneath il and he felt that farther
contraction of but few inches only, must COM
mence the frightful operation. Reused as he
had been he now gasped for breath. His body
shook viulently-he was bent nearly double
His hands rested upon either wall, and his feet
were drawn under to avoid the pressure in
front. Thus he remained for more than an
hour, when that deafening bell beat again, and
again there came the crash of lorrid death
But the concussion was so great, that it struck
Vivenzio down. AS he lay gathered up in
lessened bulk, the bell beat loud and frequent
crash succeeded Grassland on, and on, and
on came the mysterious engine of death, till
Vivenzio's smothered groans were heard nc
more! lie was horribly crushed by the pom.
derons roof and collapsing sides-and the fa,
tened bier was his IRON sHRouD!
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19

Jake was little negro who belonged 10
DR.. TalInferro, and was said TO have in his
irrle frame q heart as big % General Jack
son's-to say nothing Of Napoleon Bona
parte or lack Taylor. He didn't fear even
our respectable feilow-citizen, Old Nick and
as for GOODNESS be was as cool as the up-top
Of the North pole. w -
One day, DR.. Talliaferro, upon occasion Of
the commencement of Medical College, OF
which he held the clair of Anatomy, gave q
dinner. Among his guests was well-known
ventriloquist Lutte in the evening, when the
bottle had done lis work, the conversation
turned upon courage, and the doctor bsasted
considerable of the lion-heart Of his favorite
man, Jake. He offered 10 he, that nothing
could scare him and this bet The ventrilo-
quist took up, naming at the same time The
test he wanted imposed. Jake was sent for,
aud came. aaI
Jake said the doctor; Il have bet a large
sum of money Oh your head, and you must
win it. Do you think you can?
Berry well, marstcr,' replied Jake, Jes
tell dis nigga what he's to do, and he'H do il,
sartain shure.'
want you to go TO the dissccting room.
You'll find TWO d. nd bodies there. Cut off
the head OF one with large knife which YOU
will find there, and bring il 10 US. You must
not take light, however; and take care that
you don't get frightened
Oats all, is il !! inquired Jake. oh, ber-
ry well, I'll do dat shure for sartin, and as
10 bein frighten. debble heself ain, u gwyne
10 frighen me-
Jake accordingly set of, and reached the
dlssectIng room, cropping about until he
found the knife and the bodies. He had
just applied the former to the neck Of tho
latter, when from the body he was about 10
decapiate, hollow and sepulchral voice
exclaimed,
Let my head alone
Jake was puzzled at first, but ans wered
presently.
Look a yah. Master Toliver sed must
bring one ofde heads, and you isn't gwyne 10
fool me, no howl and Jake hacked away
until he separated the head from the body.
| Thereupon half dozen voices screamed out,
Bring it back bring it backr
Jake had reached the door, but on hearing
this, turned round, and said =
'Now-Bow, SEQ yah! Jess you keep
quiet, you foul and don't wake up iha wo :
men folks. Masters only gwyne TO look at
the bumps
Bring back my head at once" caied the
voice.
Tend to you, right away, sab" replied
Jake, rs he marched off with the head; and
in the next minute deposited it before the
| doctor.
Yes, snh, replied the unmoved Jake, but
please be done looking at him soon, kase the
gempHn told me to bring him back right away"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
Selection of Paper-Hangings.

According to the taste or judgment with
which the pattern is chosen, SO will the ap-
pearance of the room when papered, be
agreeable or displeasing. Large patterns
should OF course, he only used in large
rooms. Dark tinted papers are most suila-
ble Tor light rooms, and light paper for dark
rooms; many dngy or gloomy apariment
may be made 10 wear cheerful aspect by
attention TO this particular. Stripes, wheth.
er on a lady's dress or on the walls OF :
room, always give tho effect of hsight ;
consequently low room is improved by be-
ing hung with striped paper. The effect
il produced by a wavy stripe as well as a
straight ons and as curved linesnfe the most
graceful, they should generally, be preferred.
Any pattern with lines crossed 50 ns to form
square, is nnsuitabls for 1 low room, bir
with the lines made sloping or Diagonal,
there Is not the same objection. A diamond
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19

The ARCTIC EXPEDITION. A good deal
of surprise. says the ". Y Times, has fire.
quenily been expressed that no papers from
Sir John franklin, indicating the route lie
had luken, were found under the cairns, or
stone mounds, which were discovered by the
exploring parties. DR.. Kane seems to a,trib-
ute this 10 the haste in which he probably
left. But the London Attenaun gives the
following explanation; --1
"lt appears that neither Capt Austin, nor
Capt. Penny, nor any Of their officers, were
aware tha; Sir John Franklin proposed de-
posting his commun ications. not in or under
cairns, but about ten feet from them. in n
direction indicated by fingcr.post, 10 be
erected on the cairn. Thus, while the cai:n
on Bcechy Island was searched, the ground
around il was not examined nj the requisite
depth and it is therefore highly probable
That des pat ches at this moment lying 10
the cache pointed ont by the 6nger-post.
But even the cairns themselves were not
sufficiently examined. Capt. Austin, in his
evidence before the Committee. states:-
we went 10 cairn, took it down, and ex-
amined il to certain ertent, but not in ,cay
ICE rcere satisfied il should be examined This
confession is most eIiraoriinary.'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
Senator Bradbury.

We are glad TO see that Senator Bradbury
of our State, has offered resolution in Con-
sress, that the committee on commerce in
quire whether any Legislation was necessary
10 prevent abuses on passengers in steam
boats between the Atlantic cities and Cali.
ferna.
II will be seen that some of our California
correspondents, in another part Of our paper,
give important information on this subject
One Of them describes the boats as being
more filthy than a "hog- -pen." There 10 no
doubt that the comfort Of passengers of these
California steamers, and their health even,
are sacrificed 10 the cupdity Of the proprie-
tors. Hundreds of Maine emigrants have
suffered and i: is fortunate that this reso>
luton of inquiry comes from M honored son
of Maine.
Mr.. Bradbury is not the man 10 finch in
the performance Of his duties; and we hope
he will succeed in fixing the attention of
Congress on This subject to such a degree
that the evil shall be abated. In neat
speech he made on presenting the resolution.
he is reported MS saying that an inrestigation
,rouid sho,c a parallel only in the horrors Of a
middle passage in the African slDue trade. We
believe the facts will fully sustain this asser-
lion, strong as ii is.-Hallo,ccH Ga=.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19

DEAN SWIFT. The Dean was once travel
in. through one of the rural parishes some
leagues from London, and introducing himself
10 the parson as a member of the same profess
sion, was invited to partake Of his fraternal
hospiialiiies. The Dean consented and accom-
panied the parson TO his church the next morn
ing. And there the Dean had the satisfaction
of hearing one Of his own sermons preached
BY an ignorant bible banger,' wiihouts > wofo
Of acknowledgement Whenahe SERVICES were
over, the Dean asked tho preacher how long y
took him 10 write such . Sermon 'Oh,' said
The minister, i wrote that in shout I've hours
Did yeu1 indeed, = slid the Dean, ia reply,
why, il took NJ over two months 70 ~fits that
very sermon
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
Thrice the brinded cat hath mcwed
Thrice, aid once the hedge-pig whined =


4 never was more puzzled in my life than
in deciding upon the tight reading Of this
passage. The important inquiry is, Did the
hedge.pig whine once, or thrice and once7 =
Without stopping 10 inquire whether hedge
pigs exist in Scotland, that is, pigs Win
quilts in their backs, the great question oc-
ours, how many times did he rh'ne! IL aF-
peurs from The text that the cal mewed three
times. Now would not viIt'ious emulation
induce The ledge-pig 10 endeavor 10 get the
last word in the controversy and TOW was
III. 70 ne Obtained, save by whining ihrice
ond on,e /? The most learned commentators
upon Shukspenrs have given tho passage
thus: s-ts wy er.ltwrr .snifr t1asl afN
Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed; arla9l
Thricei and once the hsdge-pig whined.' ,,, wy
Thereby awarding the palm TO the brinded
cat. The facl is, they probably snieItasned
reasonable doubts whether the hedge-pi9
was nntiye Of Scotland, and sense Of ma
tional pride induced them 10 lean on the side
Of The productions Of their country. Think
a heedivl examination ef the two lines win
sa,isfy The unbiased .sxaminsr 4 that The
hedge pig whined At leasi foH stupes. u
besornes me, hewever, as q candid critic, 10
say. that Reasonable doubts exist in both ca
SCI. -fid,psrs' Msgazins. ~" '''' - ~
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19

RUSSIAN SHEET lRoS. Russian sheet iron
is manufactured by Mr.. w. Devees Wood, at
The McKeesport Iron Works, few miles
above Pi:,sburg, OH the Monongaheia river.
IL is described as beautiful article, with n
smoother surface, 6ner gloss, and n richer
color. Than any sheet iron made III Russla.-
Er. ..... ... ..-.
The process Of making Russia sheet iron.
has long been kepta secret. A few years
ago, a person made application to Mr.. Burke,
then Commissioner of Patents, to see il he
could not be protected in it's manufacture, MS
he had discovered the secret. In England,
he could have secured patent; our patent
laws afforded no protection 10 the introduce
,ion of new nrt. Mr.. Burke mentioned in
lis report, that il would be well ifsome pro.
lection could be afforded TO the introduction
of such a useful art; we entertained the
same views, and do so still. We know
nothing about the manufacture OF the iron,
except what is stated in the above exract,
bu, we have been told frequently that The
process was very simple one, when UNDER
slood-Scientifc American. .-i oi lsn7r7.A
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19

A New BUILDING MATERIAL. The Cali
iornia papers contain an account OF a new
building material which has recently been
discovered near Benicia, and which they
think will be extensively used for building
purposes in that country. Several houses
have already been constructed Of il, and the
pllabiity with which it can be worked, the
ease with which it can be transported TO
market, its durability and its power of resis-
lance against fire, will, it is thought, render
it hereafter very popular as material 10
he used in The construction of houses. 1t
is kind of sand stone, and can be wrought
into different shapes more easily than oak.
By subsequent exposure TO the weather, it
becomes exceedingly hard, aud pieces which
have been tested by fire. have been little if
any affected by ii. It's color is light brown,
and when properly worked with the hammer,
it gives to building nm exceedingly orna-
mental appearance. Those who have used
il say that house can be built Of il more
cheaply than Of brick.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-11-11
Important from Havana.

The New Orleans Picayune learns that
the steamship Black Warrior, from New
York via Havana, arrived at Mobile evening
of Both ult, after a run from Havana Of for
ty-nlne hours. The u 5. sloop-of-war Pow
hatan. from New York, having on board
Judge ConklIn, the newly appointed Min
lister to Mexico, had arrived at Havana.
Judge Couklin. soon after his arrival, had
an interview with the Captain General, in
relation To the recent troubles between the
two Governments, when the difficulties were
so arranged that the Crescent City will
hereafter be allowed to land her mails and
passengers, but Mr. Smith, the purser,
would not be permitted to come ashore
The Captain General also had acknowl-
edged to Commander Newton, of the Pow
hatan, that he had acted too hastily aud
was willing to make a suitable apology to
the American Government, but IN no case
would he allow Mr. Smith 10 land on the
island
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-11-11
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC
AT NEW YORK.
Four Days Later from Europe.

The steamship Pacific, with fonr days
later news from Europe, arrived at New
York on Monday morning at & o'cl0ck
ENGLANp.--The luuera og~t,c' Duke Of
Wellington vii lele Nscc about the 9Th
of NnvemhcL.
The c sss166>oi lie Church of Eng
land q gsi,., hf & e religious world.
u n 7 s. l6gersol had an audience
VIII ue Queen on SATURDAY. iG,h, and
presented BIS credentials as Allniste, of the
Uos.ed States.
fhtNcE.-A decree has been issued in
fance, convokIng the Senate for the lth
of November
Abdel kader, the Arab chief has been
liberated, aud IS TO receive pension from
the French government
The enlree of Louis Napoieon into Paris
on the 18Th, was ceiehrsiea slth The areat-
est eriai. Has cuStsuce into PARIS " as a
day of pomp aud ese'temeri ga which the
Parisiaus took spesAsi d~as,st fasere wefc
any nafabef OF tuumphal arches erected,
sil of which we're s5rmounted by imperial
embems, except one on the Boulevard
Beaumarchals Over the shops, however,
in the nelghborhood, such embIems and
notices were abundant. As Louis Napo-
leon entered the grand entrance of the
Garden of TUiiefies, The bouquets and gar
lands strewp upon his path were SO album
dant as TO incommode the horses of the es-
cort Ii Is calculated that 350. 900 slran-
gers arrived tn see the spectacle.
If, aRer the deliberallon of the Senate,
he forms of government shall be changed,
he result will be submitted To the people,
md the Legislative body will be appointed
q ascertain the regularity of the vote, aud
o declare The results
The Paris correspondent of the Globe
avs that Louis Napoleon's marriage with
he Princess Vasa is settled fact, and will
e soemnlzed PRIOR to his coronation
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-11-11
The Duke of Wellington.

We find the following interesting anec-
dote in the Dublin correspondence OF the
Anti-Slavery Standard We feel our heart
warm To the old Dake for the frs, time
In the garden of Walmer Castle, the
Duke one day, saw a young boy, whom he
recognised as belonging To the gardener,
busily engaged ia some lnscrulable occup-
alton on the ground. The Dnke went close,
aud looked but still could not solve the
mystery. What are you about p he ask
ed in his poinl-blank way. It's pet
toad Pam feeding" said the boy whimper-
ing, aud they're going to send me to
school, aud the toad will die" " Never
mind golo school" said the great cap
tain; RI take care of the toad" Aud
so he did The boy went TO school and
subsequently, he received letter which re-
ported the well being of the toad, IN the
well known autograph .: 6. Nj. the Duke
of Wellington"