Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-07-10
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LOCKING UP THE LONDON TOWER.

! WIN "HiCi 'He loNeT vi JOuuOn is SuaTueu
from foes without and from lreachery with
in. The ceremony of shutting i up every
pght conlinues TO be as solemn aud as RI
sidly precautionary as il French invasion
were actually afoo,. Immediately afier
'talioo" all strangers are expelled and, the
gates once closed, nothing short Of such i'm,
peratiye necessity as Gre or sudden illness
can procure their being reopered till the ap:
pointed hour ihe next morning.
The ceremony of locking up is very an-
cient, curious; and stately. A few minules
before The clock strikes tho hour Of eleven
on Inesdays and fridays, iwelge-ihe Head
Warden Yeoman Potter clothed 10 long
red cloak bearing in his hand Ange bunch
Of keys, and attended by brother Warden,
carrying gigantic lantern, appearq in front
| OF the main guard house, aud calls Out in a
loud voice, "Escort Keys !" A, these words
the Sergeant of the Guard, with FIVE or six
men, turns cut and follows him TO the
spur" or outer gate each sentry chalen-
slng, as they pass his post "Who goes
there !-"keys." The gates being care.
iul'y locked aud batrTed--he Warden wear.
ing as solemn an aspect and making az
much noise as possible--the procession re,
turns, lAe sentIles eXacting the same expa.
nation, and receiving the same answer az
before. Arrived once more in front of the
main guard-house, the sently there gives a
loud stamp with his foot, and the following
conversation takes place between him and
the approaching party,
"Who goes there I"
| 'Eeys.n
'Whose keys ?"
"Qleen Vctogia's keYs."
"Advance Queen Victoria's keys and all,a
we'll"
The Yoeman Porter then exclaims, GOOD
bless Queen Yictoria.n The main guard de:
voully respond "Amen." The officer OH
duty gives the word, "Present arms p the
frelocks rattle the officer kisses the hilt Of
his sword the escort fall in among ,heit
companions; and the Yeoman Porter march.
es maJeslcalIy across the parade alone 10
deposit tho keys in the Lieueuan's lod.
gings.
The ceremony oTer, not Qnly is all egresa
!, and ingresg totally preluded, but even with
in the walls no one can stir without being
furnished with the countersign and any
one who, unhapPly forgelul, venture, from
bis quarters unprQYided with his ,ali.man, is
} sure to be made the prey of the ff2| sen'i:
mel whose post he crosses u
All Of which is pleasantly absurd, and re-
r minds US of the stately manner in which the
I crown was carried about, when the White
, Tower was on fire.
e BEAuTlrrING AND pREsERyisG HAIR,
a The Scientific American gives the follow;
: ipg directions for making beautiful hai
Q oil, which may be ol qse 70 some Ct GUY
+ readers;
Take pint Of oIiYe Oil and bring il pp 'q
i 900 degrees of heat in clean pan, mot
n ronl and add half an ounce of pearash and
q sir well for ten minutes. Take i of and
!, set it to cool when cold, sediment will
be found at the bottom. Pour off the cleaI
s through cotton cloth, and put it up in g
n bottle loI use. The pearlash combines with
e the margey,n acid in the oil leaYins The
d olen this will bo free from odor. i car
st be coored red with garancin, ia preparation
o Of madder,) but hair oils shopld never BE
II colored. Al the hair oils of The perfpmer'
4 are either Qf q red or yellow COLOR This il
J. 70 please the eye Of the buyer, who mistake
an aduleraied for superior aflicls. Hal
a oils should be clear and nearly foIQrless.-
Is By exposing the olive oil reliNel as desert
bed, 10 the sun, in well corked bottles, i
" will soon become colorless, limpiJ as water
and exceedingly beautiful. Any person ca!
a thus prepare his own hair ell;
ID An article in the "pbilqsophical Transaq
ID tons,n says that if the ashes of vine bran
d chcs are boiled in red wine, and this (the i
e, quidl applied milkwarm 10 the hair ever
ID evening, it will preyenl The hair from falling
out. 4 mixture Of good brandy and oliV'
oil is good to prevent the hair from falling
ss opl, by applying il with sponge before 80
ing 10 bed, and brushing the head we'll
or The head must be well brushed when thes
pl lOliopg are applied. By washing the hea'
il with a solution of borax, say twlce pc
eT week, those predisPosed TO dandrpd, wi
iQ find 2 peFlect cure for it,
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