Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

France, it is isthought, from present
inclinauons, will, in few years, raise in
Africa cotton enough to supply all its own
manufactures.
- Fory out Of sixty pupils in one
of the Boston primary schools were re-
Gently sick with the measles The disease
is prevalent generally throughout the
city.
- Punch says that the reason why
editors are so apt to have their manners
spoiled, is because they receive from ore
correspondent and another such a vast
number of evil communications.
- One pound of rosin melted to-
gcther with four ounces of pitcil, and the
mixture thickened with brickdust. makes
valuable cement for turner's.
- The epaulets worn bv Prince
Albert when in full costume, are worth
the trlfiing sum of S2,500-a small farm
on each shoulder.
The statistics of mortality in
Massachusetts, confirm the rule that the
majority of those who live to the greatest
age are females.
- Fifteen thousand two hundred and
seventy deaths from consumption, oc-
CURED in Massachusetts, during the mast
four years: or about one in every sixty
five of the population, and 410 out OF
every one thousand of the numbe. of
deaths from all diseases.
- Arsenical inhalations are now
prescribed by French physicians, for
phthlsic. Cigarettes are prepared of paper.
which has been moistened by solution
OF arsenite Of potash, and dried these
are smoked once or twice day, for
fortnight. The vapor produces some irri-
tation. Ii is said that this plan dimin-
ishes the bronchial catarrh, but has no
effect upon the deposit Of tuberclcs.
- The latest case of absence Of mind
was that o.. a young woman in Portland,
who was sent by her mother 10 buy q
pair OF shoes, and instead of buying them.
married the shoemaker. 1t was a week
before she discovered her mistake, and
even then she did not cry about it.
-"I would not marry an eastern
man, if | had to live an old maid all my
life" exclaimed buxom country lass.
g Why not g. dema aded her astonished
companion. Because every paner vou
pick mp contains an account Of the failure
of the eastern mails"
Take your hat and leave clergy
men who preach long sermons. If there
IS any thing that calls Satan right up
into mans head and things, it is a
sermon about eleven miles long, with re-
capitulations, extra 'eXhortations. hica-
hesled doxologies, and similar institu.
tons. Elongated preachers send an ev-
erlasting sight more people to Tophet,
than to heaven. Will Rev. Mr.. Endless
make a note of this
- The Pope Of Rome condemns tbe
splritualists strongly. lie is represented
as saying by the Countess Sophia Kirsse-
cof, who had an interview with him.
1t is the demon that takes all tbaso
forms; it is, as the Holy Father saws, the
sin of pride: it is desiring to know what
II is forbidden to seek. The condemna-
usn of such things is in the Bible. What
a happiness it is to be Catholic, and To
be able to come to one who can absolye
you l suppllcate you, dear friend. to
say everywhere, so far as YOU can, that
the Pope condemns all these practices of
sorcery. The tables are manner of en-
terlng into communication with the spirit
of darkness.
Candle making, by the use of peat.
is exciting much attention in Ireland
The peat is cut in the bog and thrown
into a huge retort, and there distilled the
volatile products being condensed in a
vessel of the required capacity. From
100 tons of peat, as much tar is extracted
as Yields $50 pounds of parapine. and
and 500 gallons of Oil and other valuable
products. The parapine is obtained by
bling the tar an hour, in water contain-
ing per cent. of strong sulphuric acid.
when the acid unites with the tar and
falls to the bottom, leaving the parapine
with the oil. The liquid is then re dis
titled, and theparapine obtained in flakey
cakes ola blackish colcr; these are then
bleached with chlorine gas, then steamed
and pressed into cakes, and afterwards
made into beautiful white candles.