The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-08-07
EuREKA.--Such is the name BY
pmmon consent bestowed on the New

common consent bestowed Oil tHe VIEW
Mineral Springs, lately discovered
near burlington, The Eureka Springs
When The public shall have beeoins
awakened to the fact that there Is no
mineral water in the Southern country
superior to the Eureka as cura-
tive ID chronic diseases, we look to
see Eureka" as great place Of re-
sort, as Saratoga. Why not have a
great Southern watering place in the
summer months T? We can see no
reason. Then, when Southerners 60
North, they can meet the N6rthernsrs
coming South, and it may do much to
keep the cracked" Union from split
ing at Dixons line. The impression
prevails now-and will no doubt con-
tinue that If a Southerner can only
20 North in the summer months, that
there is perfect security for the time
being, from death. But may we not
ask !; do not people get sick in the
North, and do they not die--not in
hundreds. but in thousands Will not
the sanative condition Of tho "Cres-
cent, with its epidemic, compare
with the life tables Of Gotham ? We
think so.
When place shall be found where
there is perfect security against dis
ease, and death, we shall advise every
body to 20 there. Now. however,
chances for life are about equal
all over the Globe
There is much good argument in
favor Of the position that life. is an
unnatural condition--the result Of a
struggle against death. Every thing
oonspires to kill us; the very atmos-
phere of Heaven, which we breath,
contains the elements Of Obstruction
and death.
Does any one suppose for moment
that if Eureka or Cooper's Wells, OF
Mississippi Springs, were fixed up,
with all the attractions of Northern
watering places. that our people would
Hy off and travel 1900 miles 10 the
sun, to 60 to other places No, moth
ing of the sort, the beautiful Magno-
Tia groves Of the sunny South could
be made more attractive---than the
cold and dreary wastes on the othei
side Of the line, where there is nothing
more attractive than "the million" who
crowd about the southerner with out
stretched hands--for two shillings.
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The OVERFLOW OF THE TREASURY
There IL now surplus OF within d
fraction Of SO, 600, 900 in the Treas
ury, notwithstanding the Secretary i
/ redeeming United States stocks ane
otherwise paying the public debt al
fast Of the law tuthat end will allow
him. Thus itappears that the Gov
ernmeut's revenues are increasing sc
rapidly as that The public debt is be-
| lug fist extinguished without mater
| ally decreasing the amount Of cash OF
hand. What will Congress do viii
this surplus 2 Will ii not be b yer,
i bane to The real interests Of the States
! The fear IS that it will be regarded
merely as so much plumber, to b.
squabbled for by d horde Of sharl
mon; each Of whom will keep FREE
doggery here next winter to aid thei
operations on the members. - Nation
al Mte1ligencer.
New YoRK BARBERs.--The Her
aid estimates the number Of barber
lin New York at 1900, including ap
prentices, 1000. Average wages s
: a week. The yearly amount paid t
the 800 iourueymel exceeds half
, million of dollarsl--40000 persons ar
shaved daily.
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