Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-03-13

and soaped, and rubbed with bair-glove,
and bathed, till with the excessive perspi-
ration felt quite dissolved. Then white
napkin was bound round the head, and a
dry linen around the waist, and the same
attendant led forth 10 lounge in the great
! bali, with whatever refreshment pleased
to order. After passing sor. of dreamy
half hour, TO Turk the hig ,est ioy in ex-
istence, 1 returned 10 m, lodgings in a
paI oiled state, enervated and indolent,
unfit for work, and hardly fit for play,
freshly equipped wirh leas, and quite un-
moved TO the customary extravigances
about the unequalled delights of the Turk
ish Bath.-Am. Whig RerieW. ..
| THREATs or PoPERY.- An English Roman
| Catholic paper recommends throwing off all
Disguise, which has hitherto been assumed
by papists, and appealing to physical force,
10 suslain the cause of the Pope against the
Queen and enforces the recommendation
as follows "And be il remembered we
are no insignificant body, but by far the
largest religious community in the British
dominions. Let both English and Irish
CathoIics--and especially the latter, for the
game is in their own hands, if they are only
true to themselves understand that Qneen
Victoria is the most decided enemy of ten
millions of her subjects"
Surely this beast hath horns But if
Rome wishes 10 hasten her sinking progress
she can 90 no surer way to work than TO
arouse the slumbering energies Of English
Prutestantism.
MANS WEAK PART.-In the course of
book lately published in New York, entitled
the 'Reveries of an old Aaid," we are told
that the weapons TO subdue man are moi 10
be found in The library, but in the kitchen
'The weakest part OF an alligator is his
stomach. Man is an alligator. Let the
young wife iascinate her husband with
teapot. Let her, so to speak, only bring
him into intoxicalion with that sweet
charmer. and make honeysuckes chamber
up the chair back, and grow about the legs
of his ,able--let the hearth rug be bed of
wickedness of the natural enemy mus, die
in him. What excellent wives some Of
these old maids who write books would
make.
LEAP YEAR PARTIES Among the many
unusual incidents attendant upon The occur
renee of leap year was large party, which
came oil Oh Friday evening ia the Northern
Liberlirs. The idea seemed 10 tickle the
gentlemen amazingly. The party was Civ
en- by the ladies' The hole order of things
was reversed-lhe ladies, according 10 leap
year etiquette, being required 10 do the
agreeable, and the gentlemen TO occupy
tneir seals while The ladies were soliciting
the pleasure of their hands for the qnadrille.
The ladies acted their assumed part 10 the
life, and the whole affair passed oil de-
lightlulIy. Qnte number OF paTtrs SINH
lar to the above are projected by the ladies.
RELIGIOUS CHARITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS.
The following voluntary contributions
were made by the various religious denom-
nations in Massachusetts, for 1850 Com
gregalionai-,s, S2o4, ,963 10; Baplsls, $751;
800 40; Episcopalians, $2S, ,S9s So; Metho-
disls, 1896 others Free-Wll Baptists,
Sc, S2,49l u total, S3O7, ,999 10 viz:
for Foreign Missions Sl27,6G2 6S Home
do, All 81; Tracts, S29, 1877 % BIZ
bles, $40, ,449. &c Education for the Minis
try, S2O,lll Os all other objects, Sl,-
SI4,65
THE WINTER IN EuRopE.-The winter,
which has been SO severe here, has been
very sprng-like in Europe. In Paris, at the
beginning of February, roses, liacs, and hy
acnths filed the flower markets. Accord.
lug TO advices from the north, miIdeT sea-
son has not been eXperienced--eve as far
as Norway-siuce The commencement Of
the century.
RAILROADS OF New YoRE.-The total
length of rail roads in use on the 30th Of
September last, was I716 miles, Of which
APP miles were opened for travel during The
year, and 373! miles are in various stages
Of progress, The returns from all but six
companies show an aggregate of ninety
persons killed, and forty-seyen more or less
injured while of passengers who were in
the cars, and in their seats, as they should
have been, not one was killed, and only
seven or eight slightly bruised, out of II total
of over 100000 OF passengers.
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT has happened at
Mayence, on the Rhine. A party of Austrian
sappers, on leaving their work in the passages
under lhe Notifications, locked ir one of their
comrades by mistake On his non-appearance
ii was supposed he had Deserted and no
search was made in the excavation. The
place was no, opened until six days after