Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-31


stranger whether he is of the initiated,
on shaking bands with him the middle.
fpgeryiS placed upon, the lowest ioipt of
his finger, next the wrist, with . gentle
pressure when. if he be q member, he
will. ask 49, Where did 7yous yet, shnta"
to which he will rejoin. II don'tknow,~
and the queristi will end by replying.
3 L don L know either e.. o. asts-ss - r.
Nothing concerning the association is
10 be committed to writing or published,
and the most profound silence and secrecy
are to be observed by every rs Know
Nothing outside bat everything inside
the wigwam is impaired Unfortunately
to members. ''''--l ~ ir''f s7'7'''s s.
Every member, on admission, swears
BY holding up his right hand, and pledges
himself to do all in his power to put
down foreign influence, and particularly.
the Catholic religion, and in no case to
vote for any person for any Office who is
not " native American citizen go and no
oBe, with some exceptions, is eligible to
membership, unless he and both of his
parents are native born. '''''
As no records are kept, or publications
made by the association, the plan of noti-
flying members Of any emergency rcquir-
ing their speedy assembling, is by scat
tering small square pieces Of white paper
ever the banquetts and public, thorough
fares, and BY mailing theil to posts,
doors, or Other places accessible to the
pubic. NOT er5'l9. lE-rif.r, haE .E9Ii-i'ai
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PALp1rAr1oNs OF THE HEART CURED BY
SODA WATER. lady, about 30 years
old, had suffered for twelve years from
periodical attacks of palpitation of the
heart, SO violent as to shake the bed on
which the patient lay. During one attack,
feeling thirsty, she expressed desire for
some soda-water.l No sooner had she
swallowed the first draught when her
palpitation left her, and rccurred no
more until the period of the next attack.
As soon as ii commenced she sent for her
medical attendant, and told him what
had occurred q month previously, and
requested to be allowed to try the same
remedy second time. He consented,
but wishing to ascertain which of the
ingredients of the soda-water had re-
heved the complaint, he gave her dose
Of the citric acid by itself. This bad no
effect. He then gave her dose Of car
Donate of soda, which also failed. He
then naked the powders, and gave
her some ordinary soda-water, placing
his hand at the same time on her heart.
The moment she swallowed the first
mouthfui the palpitation ceased, and re-
CURED no more for that time. From that
period, whenever the palpitation came on,
she could always stop it by this simple
remedy. 1t appears, from the expert
ments made by medical men, that car
bonic acid was the active element in re-
lieving the complaint, because until the
gas was liberated by the mixture of citric
acid and the carbonate Of soda, no benefit
accrued.-Journdl Of Health. .s --...-...,
SINGULAR INCIDENT IN A MURDER TRIAL.
In New York, on the Doth ints., James
Patton was put upon his trial for the
murder of Col. Walter Turnbull, on the
Sd Of December last. Several witnesses
clearly fastened the deeds upon the
prisoner, and the prosecution occupied
but short time. The counsel for the
defence then put forth the plea of insanity
for his client, but was interrupted by
Patton who solemnl ydeclared that he was
in the full possession Of his reason, and
that if he was mad at the time of the oc-
currence there was method in his mad
ness. He protested against any. such
plea being used in his behalf He stated
that he had received ample provocation
for the deed he had committed. and if a
jury of his countrymen could pronounce
hlm guilty Of murder, he was willing to
atone for the act with his life. He de-
clared that his counsel were in the DOS
session ofthe circumstances which brought
about the affair, and that he had instruc-
ted them to ground his defence thereon,
and he accused them of having betrayed
tor the purpose Of running his cause. He
concluded by informing the court that be
did not wish his counsel to act further IN
the matter, and the case was submitted
to the jury, who returned verdict of
Guilty, without capital punishment.
Gun ARABIC.-In Morocco about the
middle of November, that is, after rainy
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