The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-03-01

on. a salve made of Ipound bees
wax, 6 Of rosin, melted with one pint
linsecd oil, is then used to cover the
seams made in the operation, so as to
render the whole air.ti5ht; the salvc
should be looked to occasionally, and
kept smooth and tight on the seams,
for it sometimes. gets ppcn and let's
in the air, which will destroy the sci,
on. Scions should be Of the last
years growth, and have upon each
two or three buds.
TIE PHENOMENA OF SLEEP. : DR..
Dickson, of Charleston, zhas recent
ly pablishcd work on Life, Sleep,
Pain and Death. which contains some
curious facts and spcculations. The
following facts arc given in relation
to sleep, which is described to be the
reposc Of the mind:
The necessary amount Of sleep diff.
fers in the various tribes, as well as
in different individuals. The aver
age proportion Of time thus employed
by our race is estimated at one third.
Sir John Sinclair, who slept eight
hours himself, says that in his re.
searches upon thY subject of longcvi-
ty, he found long life under every
circumstance and.egery course Of
hahit- some oldlnenbcsngs Il ;sy;as ;,pent,
others intcmpcraier SOME active and
indolcnt: but all had slept well and
long. Alfred tlessGreats slept eight
hours day-JsremY Taylor but
three. Bonartrte, during the great
er part Of his actiye&life was con.
tent with four or5figc Sshours sleep.
Old age and infancy much.
Some boys slept, from fatigue, on
board of Nclsonssyship, at the battle
of the Nile. Among tie impressive
incidents Of SirsJobn aIoore's sdisas.
trous retreat toE 5ofQniia, in Spain,
not the least saik;;ng is tlsslecofdea
fact that many he soldiers steadi..
;Isap rs i ~, {.
}sBurdscls, however, aAhnls Nllat this
is not uncommon among soldiers.
Franklin slept nearly an hour swim.
ming on his back. An acquaintance
of DR.. d., travelling With a party in
North Carolina being greatly IA
tigncd, was observed to be sound a.
sleep in his saddle. His horse, be.
Ing q better walker, went far in ad,
vance ofthc rest. On crossing a
hill, they found him on tic ground
snoring quietly. His horse had fal.
len, as was, evident from his broken
knees, and had thrown his rider on
his head, ON lard surface, with
out waking, him.
Animals Of the lower odcrs obey
peculiar laws in regard to SLEEP.
Fish are said to sleep soundly: and
we arc told by Aristotle, that the
tcnch may be taken in this state, if
approached cautiously. Many birds
| and beasts Of prey take their re.
| pose in the day tire. When kept in
captiyitEasAis habit undcrgocs a
change HssFGR makes US doub; wlc,h.
cr it vas not the result of necessity
which demanded that they could take
I advantage Of the darkness. silence,
and the unguardcd state Of their vic.
Tins. In the mcnagcric at Paris.
even the hycna SLEEPS at night and
is awake hy day. They all, how
ever, seek, as iavoriny the purpose.
a certain degree Of scclusion and
Shade with the exception Of the
lion, who, Enrdach informs us, sleeps
al monday, in Tie open lain: and
the eagle and condor, Which poisc
themselves cn tue most elevated pin.
nacic Of rock in tic clear hluc a;mos.
rhcrc, ana dazzling sunlight. Birds,
however, arc furnished with nictia.
ting membrane generally, to shelter
tic eye from light. Fish rrcrcr ia
retire TO sleep under the shadow Of
a rock, or woody hank. OF domcs.
&c animals, the horse seems 10
require least sleep, and that lie
usually takes in al erect posture.
Birds that rest in sitting posture
arc furnished with a well alartcd
mechanism. Which kccls them firmly
snpI ortcd without voluntary or con.
scions action. The tendon Of the
claws is so arranged rs 10 bc ti4htcn.
cd by their weight when tie tlishs
arc bcht, thus contracting closely.
and gIasWng the bongh o. lcrch. In
certain other animals which slc,r
erect, the articulation Of the foot and
| knee arc described by Dumcril as
resembling The spring Of pocket
knife, Which opens the instrument
and serves to keep the bladc III {
line with the handle.
1t has been prct6ly said that
without Hope aud Sleep, man. woult
! be lnconcpivnhlu wrrtchcl H'bo ~,