Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-09
Falling Eceberrs.

I Falling EcebersS.
 Ice of slle most compact texture be- comes very brittle after hseing been exposed for as1 lime 10 tempefathte above the freezing point. Tho par ticies of which berg is cOsnposed yre- solve themselves into prismalic columns -and when these are vertical in rosl- tion, very slight. blow is sometimes sufficient to divide tlIe masss lee bergs in this state have been kn6wa lO rend asunder on being struck with all
 axe, for the purpose Of placing q niopg-
 ing anchor, and psecipiiale ihe tlaosl- less seaman into the chasuH. instances have occurred where he berg has beeh quite divided by ihe blow, and the pieces have fallen over, overwhelming boats, ships aud searuen, if the geaer~ alruin. I'lle fragilily 0f ilie ice inlllis state is such, that even slight vibfd- tion of the ar may hasten or cause iis separation. And those who are acctisr toned to sailing within tho vicinity Of icebergs, allow no sound above a wllis- per to escape them while passing sq over-hanging berg. A case of this kind, which occurred some years since, is narrated in the journal of a Green land missionary. He states that seven persons perished in boat by the laN ol berg which catastrophe WIS caused by a lad striking the skin
 stretched over the boat, with piece of wood. The noise of a falling ice berg in polar sea. resembles peal of of thunder, which is echoed from berg to berg. and perhaps from mountain, to mountain, with startling effect.-- Waves of enormous magnitude arc produced by il, which, rising high h air, break every objec. in the vicinity
 taallantry of tho Arabian Horses.
 That horses should be susceptiblet0 the charms of the gentle sex is 10 more than might have been expected from | their noble bearing and intelligence. Read the following extract from . la- dy's letter written inlhe East Hear you may deem me sather boaslful of my horselnanship when ! tell you two Arab horses which thraw iheir cavaliers did Rpt tthrownes The
 cause Of the exception was not, hove
 ever, in me or my skill. t wasinthe t4s N bs s4& \ very remarkable predilecsion those .in- Elelligent animals feel toward individn- alsof the weaker sex. Let the wild- est, the iercest Arabian, be mounted
 by . woman, and you, will see him grow suddenly as mild and nbedient as a lamb. had pleniy of opporluni- ties to make tic experiment. and in my own stables there $ beautiful gray Arab which nobody tlafes to ride, though he is my daily bearer He knows me. my wishes, The degree of fatigue ] can bear without inc0nyen. fence, and how to behave in consss lquence. Iiis really curious to see him nan-
 age 10 quicken his pace without sbak- ing me, and tlle differens sort of steps The llasinyented to realize these con. llladictory purposes. Horses are as
 liable 10 lorgelfulness as any other oF- ganized being; and my incomparable
 gray, sometimes. when other horses Ethreaien lo pass him. or are at once in
 advance, torgeis every consideration
 and starts off more like q whirlwind than anything else. Woe te me t, un@ 1 der such cifcumsiances, Iwefe f0 con- ide in fhe strength ol my arm os cf the bridle. But [ know besler.--- Leaving my hand quiieloose and alan doning all thoughts 0f compuision \ tske 10 persuasion pat him on tho neck -calf him by his own name beg him 10 be quiet, and 10 desarveahe piece ofsugas waiting for him at home. Never have these means failed. In- stanlly he will slacken lis pace. prick up his ears and come back fo | solt ambles while with . gentle neigh he seems 10 cEasssny pardon l0rsinomeA- ltary offence. Such instances of ihe \ lender penchapt Of Arab horses. lor liha weaker part of creaiion. are quito
 common, and afe generally explained
 --n0t q poeiical ex xplanalion nlsef all
 by the circumslsae l|,at 1 xz&b
 women are the asluraI and GIT fa6.ls l Mi flss;w l<x~xfas u,.ll.. x S NJ ss s9sa;' ss A4sgxst E tsM
 Few q eoar sseadsts, psfhaps, afe
 aware sthat the human body falls aslssp by degrees. According to M. Cahin-