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Eastern times., 1853-10-06
Sweeping the Streets.

We learn that several fashionable ladies' have
undertaken 10 sweep the sidewalks Of Broad
way with the trains of expensive dresses. 1t
is hardly proper TO carry Anti w Woman's Rights
practices to such an extreme of humility for
a silk skirt sweeping the streets, is as much
out of its appropriate sphere, and gives as much
evidence Of its strong -mindedness,' as pair
Of laced boots and imitation pants upon the
platform Of a convention A friend of ours
was so unfortunate as to step Inadvertently up
on the extremity of one Of these trains, and be-
ing gentleman Of exquisite modesty, his feel
jngs were lacerated worse than the fabric,
which, indeed, was so stont as not TO tear az
all, though the indignant jerk Of the fair lady
parted some of the threads with which it was
gathered at the waist. Some of the mysteri-
Gus architecture was near being revealed, by
which our real women build themselves into
shapes as opposite as possible TO those Of the
marble figures which stud the aisles Of the
Crystal Palace. With wonderful dexterity,
however, she closed the gap with one hand,
raised her train above danger with the other,
and at the same instant annihilated the offender
with the lightning of her eyes. This serious
accident shows the necessity Of some legisla-
tive enactments for the protection Of foot pas
seugers since collisions Of trains bid fair TO
become as frequent on sidewalks as on railroads.
The dust is already nearly as troublesome 40
in the cars, and Punch's invention of boy with
watering-po to every two ladies, has not yet
been adopted in this country; though some
time ago he published picture representing
its successful operation in London.
The first object Of modern reformers is, TO
call things by their right names and as we
suggest the appellation of BrOonlers as pecu-
liarly appropriate to those ladies who wear
dresses too long both because II expresses the
peculiar useful labor which they perform, and
also because il implies their relationship to the
Bloome-s whose dresses are too short.-Jour.
Of Commerce.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
A Strange Remedy.

The Parls correspondent Of the Dailv Roc.
lister, Of Philadelphia, tells some Of the stran-
gest stories Of doings in that strange citv.
which we see any where. He has yerv ex-
tensive means of procuring information, or a
very extensive imagination-we know not vet
which. The following, it will be seen, il
stated as fact -
A singular fact deserving Of attention, has
just been reported to the Medical Academy of
Paris, and many Of the faculty were engaged
In experiments which may result in discoveries
OF priceless value to the human family.
poor bird-fancier, living in one Of the fau-
bourgs, and earning modest income by rais-
ing birds for the market, has achild Of three
years and half old, afflicted since its birth
with pulmonary complaint. Six months ago
the doctors told the father that the chid's lungs
were almost entirely destroyed, and that it
could not live long. After three months since,
the little creature seemed to be perishinG rap
idly, and becoming each day more and more
fretful, the mother placed its cradle in the
ing that the child might be amused, and forget
It's suferings somewhat, in the noisy society
of Its feathered companions. The child, in
fact, seemed to take an interest in watching
the birds, and after few days, the mother no
ticed that it would lie still for hours, apparent
ly entirely free from pain, thing which had
not been known since it's birth. The doctor,
who still dropped in occasionally, soon remark
ed notable change for the better in the young
invalid, and continuing his visits more frequent
ly, astonished the parents at the end Of six
weeks, by declaring he believed the lungs were
healing. At any rate, the child could now
sit up and play, and began to have an appe-
tite.
But In the meantime strange malady had
attacked the birds they no longer flew about
the room but remained silent and dropping on
their perches, eating very little and gradually
dying off one at time. The owner seeing
this, but little suspecting the cause, 44ad the
whole tribe removed to the house of friend,
also bird-fancier, in the country, where he
thought the pure air might revive them. They
had not been twenty-four hours in their new
abode before they began to get better, and in
a few days they had resumed all their life and
health. But, alas, the poor child left in Paris
became visibly worse. The physician, wish
ing to try an experiment, had two birds, par
rot and linnet, brought back to the ROOM
In week they were both dead, and being
opened, the doctor noticed all the signs Of rap
id consumption. The fact was Immediately
reported to several members of the medical
faculty, and birds of every description were
sent to the child S room. Every one of them
died, seeming to give its little mite Of life to
aid the suffering child to live. The child is
not yet dead, and he has been taken to the
country, while the doctors are busy studying
the phenomenon which chance has thus brought
before them.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
Indian IncredulitY.

Captain Marcy it will be remembered, was
off while exploring the head waters Of Red Riv-
er. He survived, however, and has lately
read an interesting paper before the American
Statistical Geographical Society. describing
the region Of The country which he visited, anc
particularly lis Indian occupants. The follow
ing incidents will illustrate the difficulty of ex
planning modern discoveries to an Indian of the
prairies:
Having on one occasion Delaware and Z
Camanche with me, in the capacity Of guides
was much diverted at conversation which
passed between them, in my presence, and
which was interpreted to me by the Delaware
1t appeared that the latter had stated to the
other the fact of the sphericity of the earth's
surface. This idea being altogether new and
incomprehensible 10 the Camanche, was re.
ceived with much incredulity, and, after gaz
ing for moment at the Delaware, TO ascertain
if he was sincere, he asked if that person took
him for child, or if he looked like an idiot
The Delaware said no; but the white people
who knew all about these matters, had ascer.
tained such 10 be the fact; and he added that
the world was not only round, but that it re-
volved round the sun. The Camanche very
Indignantly replied that any man Of sense could
by looking off upon the praires, see at glance
that the earth was level and, moreover, that
his grandfather had been west to the end Of it.
where the sun passed down behind vertical
wall. The Delaware continued, in his simple
but impressive manner, TO describe to the Ca
manche the operation of the steam engine and
other objects of interest that he had seen. all
of which the Camanche regarded. as an effort
Of futile imagination, expressly designed tc
deceive him !. and the only reply he deigned to
make was an occasional exclamation in his
own language, the Interpretation of which the
other pronounced TO be, Hush, you fool y
l then endeavored to explain TO the Della
ware the operations Of the magnetic telegraph
and illustrating its practical utility, said that a
message could be transmitted thousand miles
and an answer returned in the short period Of
ten minutes. He seemed much interested in
this, and listened attentively to my remarks
but made no comments until requested him tc
explain it to the Camanche, when he smilingly
said, don't think I'll tell him that, Captain
for the truth is, don't believe il myself.''-
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
The Japanese Empire.

The whole empires consists of sixty-si1
provinces. The isla6n of Niphon contain.
fifty, Kew-shoo nine, &choke five, Yeso one
and Sa-dho one. S
The city of Jeddo in the province of Moo
sa-she. The chart p@nts out eight hundred
and eight islands, inGlNding the four principa
ones, some Of which Sfe rich in mineral pro
ductlons. In the island Sa-dho there are ricf
gold mines, but no ode is allowed to wssI
them but the convictsSswhom the government
sends there. They eldom live over three
years; some are neveH allowed to see day
light. They work the mines like a railroad
tunnel, under the moqntains, where some have
to spend their lifetime, without ever SEEING
the sun again.
On the east side of2Kew-shoo there is an
abundance OF coal. snd good harbor for
shipping near at ha4s. The people mostly
burn charcoal they fare forbidden to cook
with the hard coal, Oh account of the gas ;
therefore the mines arb not much attended to.
In the Island Ha-js@jo-she-ma, all the En-
peror's clothing is m91e. He sends vessel
there five times yea. to bring his rich cargo
to Jeddo. Some Of lhs lunks are ornamented
with gold plates on TIP side, and all round the
bulwarks. X
The most remarkak4e mountain is Foo-g-
san, In the province ADo-roong-au it is ten
miles high, and the tdR is capped with snow
nine or ten months ofIhe year. In June and
July it is visited by great numbers of people
from Jeddo and differeAt parts of the country !;
the people have grea many songs in praise
of it and its traditions 1t is regarded sacred,
and no females are allowed to ascend it.
The present EmpeTUr is about twenty-one
years of age his titibf is Thin-Kaw, which
means Heaven beneath His palace is in the
city of Jeddo; it is surrounded by strong
wall, and outside the Mall is deep canal, full
of water; his arsenals3s close to his palace,
built on mound, whHfe he retreats in case of
war, which he is always afraid of. He keeps
a strong life guard an6nnd him, and when he
rides out, which is veEF seldom, he has ten or
twelve OF his mlnlstes dressed in the same
uniform with himselfsso no person may know
him, he is so much afraid of his own subjects.
When he passes Though the city the peo-
pie must kneel down and keep their faces to
the ground until he q out of sight. They
cannot even turn theik heads to look at him.
They have to do the game with all his minis
ters of state and public officers. The princi-
pal weapon of war III Japan is the sword
which is large andsyery sharp. A good
swordsman is suppossA to be able to fend off
ten arrows, shot at the same time, and he is
thought to be able TO cut musket ball in two
If ne sees the man VINO is firing at him.
Their use of the musket is as follows 1t has
no flint, but goes withfa match which is at
tached to the stock. They hold the musket
up to the left shouldereand support it with the
left hand, while theN touch it off with the
right. The people ate, not allowed to keep
firearms in their keuses.-Sdn Francisco
Times K
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
Sleep Of Infants.

| have already spoken incidentally in regard
to the sleep of infants, but it may be well for
me here to add few words.
The sleep Of infants and young children
should ordinarily come from a natural tenden-
cy to repose, prompted by proper nursing, food
and exercise
1t may be proper, it is true, oftentimes to
soothe them to repose by gentle founding, or
the soft lulling notes Of some nursery air, or,
if cradle with rockers is used, by its gentle
motion; but if these do not quickly succeed
in producing the desired effect, it is usually
best to desist for time from further efforts
1t is astonishing to witness the perseverance
of some mothers in their efforts to cause their
children to 60 to sleep at any time that will
suit their convenience, and painful to a spec
tator Of the unhappy feelings sometimes pro-
duced in the infant by such ill-advised meas
ures.
1t may be regarded as very immaterial
matter whether cradles with rockers are used
or not. The gentle motion sometimes appears
to be very soothing, and | see no objection to
its occasional employment but if one is used, !,
care should be taken not to rock it after the
babe is asleep.
When laid down to sleep, their eyes should
always be protected from bright light both
by day and by night; by day they should be
turned away from the windows, and at night
from the lamps.
Their faces should never be covered or i'm
beded in the pillow, 50 as to obstruct their
breathing.
1t is better that they should be laid upon
one side, and not upon the back.
When sleeping, they should not be inten-
tionall lysawakened without good reason.
When sleeping, they should be covered with
sufficient clothing to protect them entirely from
the slightest cold, and, at the same time, care
must be taken against laying them down in
the daytime especially, with SO much clothing
upon and over them as to throw them into a
profuse and debilitating perspiration, as Is
quite too often done by young mothers, r
In cold, and also in the temperate climates,
beds of feathers are very allowable, but not so
in warm.
The bedrooms Of children should be large
and airy. To say that they should be kept
clean with scrupulous care is unnecessary.
They should be kept quiet, but not too much
so.
1t is desirable that no plants should be kept
in their sleeping-rooms.
AT night, young infants, especially if feeble,
should sleep in the same beds with their moth
ers.
This is particularly important during the
colder seasons of the year, and where the
room is not kept Of a uniform temperature
throughout the whole night, as it is through
the day.
| But under other circumstances, and after
they are several months old, it may be well to
have them occupy small cots by themselves
the cots, for convenience sake, being placed
by the bedside of the mother.
do not give these directions thoughtlessly
or without good reason; they are not only
agreeable to the instincts Of nature, but in &C
cordance with the dictates of common sense
and sound philosophy DR.. Trncv.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
Printers Devil.

We have so frequeptly been asked by friends
and others, why the boy in printing Office is
called the Deril7' thAt I'VE give what lite we
know upon the subjeot9 lat
The first persons VIC carried on printing 10
any extent, were Iphn Gnttenburg, John
Faust (or Faustus) And Peter Schefer.-
Germany was the plaee where the art was in
vented and first carried on. The following
story is told of the firsts introduction of print
ing into France.
"In 1852, Faust cafried number of Bibles
to Paris, which he anHScheffer had printed,
and disposed of them AS manuscripts; at this
time the discovery of fhe art was not known in
France. At first he5Sold them at the high
price of 500 or 600 Gowns, the sum usually
obtained by the scribe4k he afterwards lowered
his price to sixty, whNA created universal as
tonishment but whe4she produced them ac-
cording to demand, add even reduced his price
to thirty, all Paris BECAME agitated. The uni
formity of the copies Shcreased their wonder,
the Parisians considekfng it task beyond hu-
man invention. IHfnrmations were given
against him as a magician his lodgings were
searched, great nuniRer Of Bibles were found
and seized the red iRk with which they were
embellished, was saidsto be his blood; it was
seriously adjudged thu he was in league with
the devil, whereuponhe was cast into prison,
and would most probably have shared the fate
of such, whom ignerance and superstitious
Judges condemned fSR witchcraft. He now
found it necessary, in srder to gain his liberty,
to make known the discovery Of the art. This
circumstance gave rise 10 the tradition Of The
Devil and DR.. Faustss,' which is handed down
to the present time.
The ignorance an&euperstition that consid-
cred printing an inyeation of the Evil One,
would also very natueallysuppose the men en-
gagged in it as beingAhe servants Of Satan, is
not actual fiends in knman shape. It is uni
versally considered Ahat the above story gave
rise to the practice 1f calling the Office boy by
the name of Devil.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
A SamMe Clerk.

Jem B. is wag. "a joke 10 Jem is both
food and rai9erts- s-an9whenever and wherever
there is an OPENING f6f fun, he has it.
Jem was recspilY hh drug store, when a
YOUTH apparently freq from the 'mountings,
entered the Store, an&at once accosted Jem,
stating that he was sesrcrofs job.
'What kind of s. enqusfed the wag.
oh a'@ost-snyrhp II want to git kind
afa ginteel job, l'mhred O. farmin', and kin
turn my Hand 70 mos shythinga.
Well, we want man a good, strong,
healthy man, as sample clerk
What's the wag@! =
Wages are goods we pay $1,000 10 man
in that situation.' E
What's fellar Have to do,'
oh, merely to tea medicines, that's ALL
Il requires stout raan, one Of good cons,itu-
tion, and after he gets used to it, he doesn',
mind il. You see Ne are very particular abou,
the quality of our medicines, and before we
sell any, we test evs&y parcel You would be
obliged to take-saS six or seven ounces OF
Castor Oil some day with few doses of Rhu-
barb, Aloes, CrotorEOil, and similar prepara-
tions. Some days Hou would not be required
to take anything; b as a general thing, you
can count upon-sa& from six to ten doses Of
something, daily. rs 10 the tcOrk, that does
not amount to muce e-the testing department
would be the princ pAl labor required of you
and as said 5efore$it requires healthy or
ganizatlon TO endur@ it, but you look hearty,
and guess you wdhld suit u.s. That young
man (pointing to Very pale-faced, slim-looll-
ing youth who aRpened to be presently has
filled the post for tie past two weeks, but he
is hardly stout enoFgh to stand it. We should
like to have you be right hold, if you are
ready, and if yon sly so, we'll begin to-day
Here's new arrsLof castor oil just come in
I'll go and draw a afounce-'
Here verdant W eh had been gazing intently
upon the slim you interrupted him with
N-no, no, gA-e-ss not-not to-day, any
how. I'll go doY and see my aunt, an eff /
clude to come, come up termorrer an let
you know F
AS he did not eturn, it is to be supposed he
considered the wHfk too hard. Clinton Cour-
ant. 81
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

An editor whileElecently travelling, had his
wallet distracted 81m his pocket by an adroit
pickpocket, while ahdulging in short nap
The thief was 50 4sgusted with the result Of
his exploit, that ny returned the plunder by
express, to the address written inside the
wallet, with the fSilowing note:
I" You miserabi skunk, hears your pockit
book. don't ksep no sich. Fur man
dressed as well asspu was to go round with
walllt with nuttdnein it but lot Of noospa-
per scraps, lvuryNpoth comb, two noospaper
stamps, an passshom ralerode directur is
contemterble imParsition on the public. As
l hear your edittf, l return your trash.
never rObs any sOny gentlemen. - Clinton
C0urGnt -~'A
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

The SUMNER is PAsr.'-Ave, and the
harvest will soon be ended So passes time
away! But yesterday we were sweltering in
the fervid heat of the summer satisfactorily,
the melancholy days, the saddest Of the year.
are upon US, and winter, with its frosts and
SHOWS is coming on apace. So pass the sea-
sons of life-childhood, youth, manhood, old
age, few more of these-and how few they
will seem land the winter of life is here
Nashua Telegraph.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

The man whose conscience smote him, has
had the darned critter bound over to keep the
peace.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

The man who fell into raptures with
pretty girl, was got out with considerable DIM
Guilty.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

Coop FOR A SHAvE.-During the shinplas-
ter days, well known French barber in
Washington issued certain fppenny-bit notes,
which purported on the face to be redeemable
in specie at sight when presented in sums of
not less than five dollars, or, singly, good
for shave at his establishment. One day,
while occupied in lathering down customer,
he was accosted by boy, who held out two
of his own notes.
Vat you vant-eh = inquired Monsieur.
Master says that I'm to get shillin' for
these here notes.
A sheelin Par Dieu! cannot your mas
ter read Does he know vat re note say!-
payable ven presented in SONS Of not less
zan five dollair.' Go back to your master and
tell him to read it,
AS the boy vanished the little barber looked
after him, and exclaimed musingly =
Il do not sink zat he will come back. Ze
note say, in SONS of five dollair,' and did
only issue four dollar and seventee-fve cents
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

Now, Patrick, said Judge, what do you
say to the charge, are you guilty or not gull
yl'
Faith, but that's difficult foryour honor 70
tell, let alone myself. Wait till hear the ~
idence.'
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

Cobwebs and spider kebs accumulate very
fast in stores when the PtCPrietOrs DO n0t 20.
vertise their business.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

Do not make an enemy, if you can help it
but do not make fool of yourself to avoid it /;
for, it is better to have some persons your en-
emies than your friends: you are ever honor.
ed by their being such.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06
Absence of Mind.

We have heard Of numerous instances of
mental abstraction-most frequently connected
with men Of great devotion to some particular
literary, scientific or theological investigation
which monopolizes the mental powers. We
could point out many individuals who fill the
pulpit with ability, and display in their dis
courses vast powers Of intellect, who in the
social party carry on some mental exercise
which disconnects them from passing events.
In Massachusetts is clergyman of this
class, who in his absent intervals is very like
ly to appropriate to himself not only whatever
handkerchiefs may chance to come in his way,
but table napkins also are frequently found in
his pockets when returning from social tea
parties at his parishioners. This was SO
much habit, that his wife would search his
pockets on his return, for the purpose of re-
storing the articles speedily to the rightful
owner One day his wife found in his side
pocket whole silk apron, strings and ALL
He could give no account how it came there
it was a mysterious affair. A lady of the
parish however settled the matter satisfactory
ly. In conversation with her guest after tea,
on some subject in which he felt much inter-
est, he mistook her apron, as she supposed,
for his handkerchief, and began to tuck it
away in his pocket. Knowing his abstracted-
ness, rather than break the string of the dis
course, she united the apron string and let it
go, not little amused at seeing the whole,
after two or three efforts, snugly slowed away
in his capacious spocket.-Portsmouth Jour.
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

The SHADY S1DE.-The Congregational
IN. H.) Journal says We were lately in
formed that worthy but poor minister, who
was unable to keep horse, found it desirable
to exchange on certain Sabbath, with anoth-
er minister, twenty-five miles distant. he so
licited of his church members the use OF
horse, but being uniformly denied, he set of
and travelled the distance on foot--ffty weary
miles, over hills and valleys, and under burn
ing sun. And yet the exchange was to graft
fy these church members with the service of q
favorite minister in administering the conamus-
ion! Let Mrs. Hubbell add this fact to the
next edition of Shady Side. l A
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

Missouri is the second-if not the first State
in the Union in the production Of hemp. The
crop last year is estimated at $4,000 bales, or
$4,000 tons. The crop Of the present year is
estimated at 10000 bales. lll
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

All those wefe glorious days But, some
how or other, "A hs more mischievous at that
school than at any other. l scarcely know
whether it was because, was at a .mischiev-
Gus age, or for thk reason that was so very
happy. My obsi iFvation inclines me to the
peiiei that all cheerful boys are more fond of
what in school-bo8 parlance ia called innocent
amusement tnaR gloomy, dispirited ones 1t
was my opinion, hen boy, that school-days
should be protectH by law from all disagree
bic associations hat to make school-boy
miserable should be capital offence and 7
am pleased to fIi now that have boys Of
my own, can cnscientiously say, l have not
changed my Opil ION. If we wish to bring up
our children an pnor and solace to our de-
Eastern times., 1853-10-06

Ginning years, watmust make their childhood
happy.
This, like m4st country-schools, was at
tended by both sexes and while the boys
were having thei sports, the girls appeared
equally delighteM They often joined in the
games of the bsp, besides playing many Of
the same kind aqbng themselves, and many a
young lassie wolad have put our swiftest lad
dies to the top oifheir mettle to lead them in
a foot race