Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

his own experience says, that the climate
of England is not unfavorable for pulmo
nary invalids, for though there is su-
perabundence of moisture in the atmos-
phere, the temperature is comparatively
equable, and there are few great or sud-
den changes: the tone of the climate also
admits of generous diet, which above
all things, is the antidote for such diseases.
"A young girl named Phebe Myers,
whose parents reside in Trenton, N. j.,
while crossing the railroad track in that
city on Saturday last, became fast in the
mud, and before she could escape, was
run down by an engine and killed. A
curve in the road prevented the engineer
from seeing the unfortunate child till too
near to check the train in time to prevent
the accident.
-" An apparatus invented by Mr..
III. Chase, of Boston, for removing SCOT
from smoke, is in operation in Cincin-
natl brass foundry. The SCOT is separa.
ted froG the smoke by the application of
a Jet, or shower of water which is dis
persed in the body of the current of
smoke, by which the SCOT and solid par
ticles of the smoke are carried off and
deposited in vat or reservoir. Lamp
black of the best quality could be made
from the separated particles.
- The sum of S25 ZOO was recently
sent to the Society for propagating the
gospel in China, by person signing him
self, LESS than the Least"
- The Boston Bost saws: "There
are thirteen thousand manageable girls
now in the factories Of Lowell. 1t is
pleasant to know in this world of misery
that there are thirteen thousand men yet
to be made happy"
Rev. DIR. Rice and the Spiritual
lists are trying to have discussion in St.
Louis. The Splritualists' last letter &C.
cupies two and half columns of fine
type in the st. Louis Republican.
- The Boston Times states that, on
Monday of last week, twenty-si1 COM
plants were made in the Police Court of
that city, for violation of the Maine Law
GA the Sabbath.
- Five slaves are to be hung at Lam
caster, S. c., on the third Friday of
March, for the murder of Alex. Craig.
Matthew Adams, an old citizen of
Columblana, Ohio, was frozen to death,
on the 9th ult., while returning to his
home, IN state of intoxication, from New
Lisbon, where he had been to get medi-
cine for SIX children, whom he had left
at home, sick with the scarlet fever.
Platinum is the heaviest substance
known-a cubic inch weighing fourffths
of pound.
- DR.. E. 7. Russell, of Ind, has in
vented a saddle, the seat of which rests
upon elastic springs, enabling the horse
man TO ride with as much ease and COM
fort as if seated upon sofa. The spring
IS composed of India.rubber, surmounted
with steel spring. 1t can be made ap-
plicable for cars and carriages equally as
well as to saddles.
-A An Irishman, who was near
sighted, and about to fight duel, insist
ed that he should stand SIX PAGES nearer
TO his antagonist, than the latter did to
him, and that they were both to fire at
the same time. This beats Sheridan's
telling fat man who was going to fight
a thin one, that the latters slim figure
ought to be chalked on the others portly
person, and if the bullet hit him outside
of the line it was to go for nothing.
- In Cincinnati and Hamilton coun-
ty, Ohio, is a population of 100000 souls
with an immense manufacturing interest
requiring large circulation. They have
but one Bank of issue, with capital of
100000, and no prospect of an increase.