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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

DoN'r WEAR TIGHT CRAvArs.-Professor
Hamilton's remarks, at the Buffalo Medical
College, on aspbyxia, and particularly that
form caused BY wearing tight cravats, may be
of interest to the general reader
Crayats were FIRST worn by the Croats, n
the sixteenth century, as a part Of their mill
tary dress.
Public speakers. members Of Congress,
and cleroymen. hang themselves by wearing
cravats aud stocks, high and tight, thereby
impeding the return Of blood from the head.
This can be explained on physiological prin-
eiples: The brain, in speaking, is excited to
increased action, a large quantity OF blood Is
sent to the substance, and unless It can mud
a speedy return, produces congestion and apo
plexy.
Students are not altogether free from the
effects Of legation Of the neck. IL IS surprl-
sing how little pressure is necessary to pre-
vent the ready flow Of blood from the head
Those who bend their heads forward, as IN
writing or studying. are apt to feel a dizziness
and heaviness in the head. which loosening
their cravats or collarsaltogether relieves, and
the mind returus to its original clearness. In
clerrvnen, who are particularly prone to bum
their uecks with large cravats bronchitis Is
;nducod and the vocal chords become relaxed
as the consequence. Men who speak extern
noraneously, can speak longer AID with great
o. ease. than those who read, as their voice Is
not confined so much to one key. and can DC
rnodulated with greater freedom
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26
What They Ate.

Doctor Rondelet. an ancient writer on
fishes, was so fond Of figs that he died, in
1866. Of a surfeit occasoned by. eating them
to excess. In letter to a friend DR.. Parr
confesscs his love Of "hot boiled Holsters
with profusion Of shrimp sauce" Pope,
who was an epicure, would lie in bed for days
at Lord Bolingbroke's. unless he was told
there we're stewed lampreys for dinner, when
he arose instantly. and came down to ta5le.
A gentleman treated DR.. johnson to new
honey aud elouted cream, Of which he ate so
largely. that his entertainer became alarmed.
All his lifetime DR.. johnson had a yora,iOus
attachment for a leg Of mutton. " At my
aunt Ford's," says he, ate 50 much OF a
boiled leg Of mutton, that she used to talk Of
It. Ny mother, who was affected by little
things, told me seriously that it would hardly
ever be forgotten" Dryden. writing in 1853
to lady. declining her invitation to a hand
some supper. says: "I II beggars might be
choosers, a chine Of homes. bacon would please
my appetite more than all the marrow pud-
dings, for like them better plain, having a
very vulgar stomach" DR.. George Fordyce
contended that as one meal day was enough
for lion, it ought to suffice for a man. Ac-
cordngly. for more than twenty years, the
doctor used to cat only dinner in the whole
course Of the day. This solitary meal he
took regularly at four o'clock, at Dolly's Chop
House. A pound and half Of rump steak,
half broiled chicken. plate Of fish, bot
tie of port, quarter Of a pint Of brandy,
and tankard Of strong ale, satisfied the doc
tors moderate wants till four o'clock the next
day, and regularly engaged one hour and a
half Of his time Dinner over. he returned
to bis home in Essex street Strand, to de-
liver his six o'clock lecture on anatomy and
chemistry. Baron Masores. who lived nearly
to the age Of ninety. used to 80 home one day
in every week without any dinner. eating only
a round of dry toast at tea. Aristotle, like
a true poet, seems literally TO have feasted on
fancy. Few could live more frugally; in one
Of his poems he says of himself. that he
was a fit person to have lived in the world
when acorns we're the food Of men," When
Bolingbroke invited Swift to dine with him.
be talked Of the dishes be would ofer. A
fc for your bill of fare" said Swift. show
me your bill of company" Milton was fond
of a glass Of water and pipe. a modern
poet, who was asked by lady of. fashion
what he would like for dinner. answered,
/" Peppermint cordial and black pudding"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

~ Elder p, who whilom preached
in certain town Of this keEd'try." was SO
notorious for his queer phrases and very odd
comparisons, that it finally behooved the
: deacons to demonstrate with him. The
elder admitted the justice Of the charge bro't
against him. promised to amend his speech
henceforth. and hoped that his failings gris-
yious though they we're, would not be the
cause of any diminutou in their brotherly
regard for him for brethren" said he,
we always hare hitched @rses so far, and |
hope we may hitch horses, Isreafter, IN the
stables Of eternal glory p w aH
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26
P 0 d e R T.
A Mothers Gift.


...,,l,.r. love. Who gave the This,
hWh.n other days shall come
,,.t,n she who had thy earliest Siss,
sieeps in her narrow home.
s.r,nher twas q mothef gave
~. Il 10 one she died TO save.
r,,, mother sought pledge Of love
The holiest for her soni
IA nom the gifts Of God above,
81, chose a goodly one;
-. shose for her beloved boy
n. source Of light. and life, and Joy.
,.lb,ds him keep the iit-ihat when
rhe n,rting hour should come,
r'.v miaht have hope 10 meet again
ia an eternal home.
- s,id rs faith IN that would be
seeet incense 10 her memory.
,,8 should the scoier in his pride,
faurh that fond faith 20 scou,
,aabid him cast the pledge aside
THAT he from youth had borne.
sts bade him pause, and ask his breast
Ifhe. or she, had loved him best.
n,ren,'s blessing on her son y
toes with this holy thing;
The love that wsuld restrain the one
Must 10 the other cling.
Remember It's no idle toy,
A Mothers Gift-RrmaHber, bog!
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70 Widows griefs are short lived Once
9oa time, runs an oriental story, young
al loyely woman was called upon 70 mourn
{ death Of her lord As she loved him ia
with all the feryog Of alteration, her grief
Bis decease was violent and inconsolable.
s filed the air with complaints declared
rself the most wretched of women and, in
intensity Of her grief made VOW that
would wed no new lord tlll the stream
aeh ran by her bower should reverse its
use A few weeks after she was observed
Ny engaged in damning up the stream !.
Goldsmith, in his Citizen Of The World.
aes similar story. A lady on the death
Asr husband vowed that she would not
ny another till the grave Of her frsi love,
iSnally moisteued BY her own and the tears
heaven. should have become dry. MOI
y lays after, the dear creaturs was seen
iously fapping the grave, IN order thai lt
= the soouer becoms dry, ~
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

BLUs DEvILs.-It is a fashionable habit,
particularly among people who have no real
sorrows. to indulge in what is called the
blues" The complaint we are inclined to
believe, either has its origin in a diseased
liver or a morbid sentimentalism. In the
FIRST case we would recommend partial fasting
and purgative in the second, chapter Of
cheerful philosophy. What's the use Of sigh
lug like furnace over imaginary griefs
What's the use Of repining at fortune! :! BE
content. Life on earth is feetihg; it will
soon be over. The darker the night Of hu-
man existence. the brighter viii be the dawn
ing Of the eternal day. DON'T sigh for wealth.;
don't pine for woman. GoPs universe is full
Of riches. full Of beauty. All will come out
right in the end and every soul. sooner or
later, win have its share OF happiness. Only
wait and work in hope and patience, and the
blue devils will vanish with the phantoms
of darkness
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

05-NIan is like snow ball Leave him
in idlencss against the sunny face Of pros
perity, aud all the good that's in him melts
like fresh butter in hot days; but kick
him around and he gathers his strength every
revolution until he grows to an avalanche.
To make figure in the world you must keep
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

TuE LENGTH OF DAys.-At Berlin and
London. the longest day has sixteen aud a
half hours At Hamburg, DAntzing and
Stettinr the longest day has seventeen hours,
and the shortest has seven. At st. Peters
burg and Tobolsk. the longest has nineteen
and the shortest five. At Tornea, in Finland,
the longest day has tEeniy-one hours and a
half and the shortest one two and hail.
AZ Wanderbus. in Norway. the day lasts from
2lst Of May to the 22d of July without inter-
ruption and at Spiizbergen, the longest is
three and halt months.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

ga student Of Latin being confined to
his room by sickness, was called upon by a
friend "What. John" said the visitor.
sick. eh?" Yes, answered John, +" SIC
Sum"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

Drnrs OF EuRopE-The funded debt OF
All the European States, is, in the aggregate
about SO. 500. 900 900. or $40 for each Inhao-
;tant Switzerland is the only European
country out of debt. AS war IS imminent
an these countries are in the market as bor-
.rouers-some with and some without credit
% that the people have the prospect OF con-
siderable addition to their already OuF'0eH-
snrne taxes.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

CoULD AND WoULD - Every moderate
drinker could abandon the intoxicating cup.
if be would; every inebriate would, if he
could. So says j. Il. Cough.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

ny-There are three dangerous institutions
in the world, viz: kicking colts, pretty calioo.
and gunpowder
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

D-Mrs. Partingtsn asks, very Indignantly.
if the bills before Congress are not counter
felt, why there should be such difficulty in
passing them.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

70 An elderly gentleman was attacked
in broad daylight yesterday, with a-dreadful
tOo:hache. No arrest was made, as usual.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

nzy- DR. Barth. Of the British Expedition
to Central Africa. has discovered a magni6-
cent river in tbe interior. forming the upper
source Of the Chadda. tributary to the Nj
ger, and flowing through the extensive king
dom Of Adamana, the most fertile and beau
tiful Of all the countries visited by the trav-
elar
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26
ORIG IN Al.
For ne Port Gibs5a Rereille.
THE WIDoWER.
IN ANroINErrE.

y Jim. yoa scoundrel you don't make my
bots shine half bright enough! aud tell Pol
+ she doesn't do up my shirts better than
n. another time, I'll fay her! Thunder
n guns will nerer get this cravat tied in
boW.knot-rye already been an hour about
and then these darn locks. I'll never
them straight Wonder what the widow
ats Of a "kinky head ?" Shall | put on
n, tans or green! Heard her say she
minated a gentleman in colOrs believe
| II nut 'eln on to make her think I'm indif-
srsut-all I've got. anyhow. Ny browns
a., torn. and, lack.a-day. nobody to mend
IN, I've suffered this Inconvenience SIX
r,nths. and Oh. / don't see how | can
ani another six! What shall / dof 1
inrd that the widow felt very sorry for me,
md said looked interesting. Well, Ill call
+ accident at her house, soon-watch out
ir an approaching storm, or something OF the
.t. do wish they" wouldn't scrutinlze
siiowers 50 closely. and bind them over to
snrlc misery for a qchole year. Mercy on
ne. I'm sure John Croton waited only seven
months, and Sam Grey ten-why can't l do
ac same ? Mrs. Slater is putting on white
iginr,. and old Slater has been dead one
ro-yes. five months; and somebody'l get
ahead Of me, If | don't look very sharp.
Poor Molly l did love her, and, in fact
N of woman kind. Jim. take that portrait
+ your mistress, and pack it nicely in box
I'm going to send it to her mother, as she
requested il. An. me :" And the widower
sshod--wbc her a sigh Of pain, relief or ia
isue from making bis toilet, VIC arc unable to
az: out he drew on his kids, and saunter0d
arh.
Who would have thought. as he walked so
aily and quietly along, that he had spent an
our aud half in tying that crayat, aud that
L wanted to tie still another knot!
Nrs. Slater's carriage rolled BY, and the
Widows black eyes sparkled beneath her no
rs black veil The widower tipped hls hat
aost gracefully. and looked more pensive than
yr The carriage halted, aud he was just
time to help her out. Strange how these
ale condolences take place. isn'tit! The
riow (how awkward , letfall her fan. and did
a perceive her loss until It was handed her
) The widower himself in her own house =
these accidental opportunities for gallaniry
Ire pleasing thought the widOwef. 0fcourse
c Eas invited to be seated. and in so winning
manner. that it would have been rude to
acIne.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

nEThe remains Of bachelor who burst
into tears" on reading description Of mar
ried life, has been found
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

u Since the divorce law went into opel
ration in Ohio, marriages arc placed under
the head of limited partnership. ~ .f.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

GA fellow in Iowa jumped 50 high. tho
ether day. that he says he saw tho dog star
wag his tail. t 'r tarC
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

GEThe lady who drew comparison, had
to pull pretty hard, and seriously injured the
muscular system.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

rE Why are real friends like ghosts -
Ans.--Because they are often heard Of but
seldom seen. 4 2Iur1ll tIl.ea.q
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

1y-The man who attemple to double tho
harm Of an anvil. speaks very i.oAincal Of
this country. ti
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

nEThe man who went for Southern moa-
sures. has not returned. 1t is suggested that
he may have fallen into one of them. ias
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

GY-The man who broke the hub Of caE-,
riage but could Mt dnd the feliolcs. has retiyca
t. private life.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

SELLING A FROG. EArER.-A Frenchmau
stopped lad in the street to make some in.
quiries Of his whereabouts.
Mon fren, vat is &c name Of zis street ?"
Well, who said twarnt ?"
"Pardanez have not ze name--wat you
call it,"
"Ycs, Watts. we call It,"
How you call ze name Of zis street -
watts street. l told yer"
"Xis street ?"
Watts street. old fellow, and don't yer GO
to make game O. me :"
"Sacre mon dieu ask You one. two
tire, several times often, viii you tell me ze
name ov ze dam street. ch 2"
Watts street, | told yer. Yer drunk
amt yer ?"
Mon leetlc fren, we're your lif ch ?"
"In Vanam street"
"Eh blcu. You ulif i, Won dam street. an
you is Won dam fool, by dam -
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

z What kind o. vice is it that some per-
sons viii shun ifthey are ever 50 bad '--Ans.
Advice. M gialgl raEsf
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

II Why are your nose and chin always
at variance? Ans-Because words arc con-
stantly passing bstweel them.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

NJ A newly married man declares that
;fbe had an inch moro Of happiness. he could
pot i've. His vile and sister are Obliged TO
soll hmm on the floor and spat him with .
single 70 prevent hin from being too happy.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

~ WHY is widow like gardner -
Ans Because she tries to get rid Of her
weed. $50
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

~ The lady. who colored with indana-
tion. says it is far better than rouge aud YER =
million.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

~ The fellow whose attention. was riyet-
cd. has again burst open. ~. -
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

70 The fellow that held ost an induce-
mcnt has had sore arm ever since
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

u Why is a sailor like a corpse ',Ans-'s
because he is often in the shrOads2
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

1Z~The man who is stranger to the finer
= lings' proposes to have an introduction
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

& Uy-The fellow that arwaggon. wheel spoke {,
TO- has gone on the other side 70 6nditstosgue.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

& 1.-THE man who borrowed trouble. has.
returned it, without any expression Of thanks.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

Three and five Inakc--nine ;-no-yes'
b eight-and she and myself will DC ZEN
Eih.-25O on the bayou place, and 500 on
Se rivcr-aha Little Molly year old To-
AarOv-aha. Very well dOne-0sry we'll
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

NJ Why is tight boot like an OAK tree
Ans = Because It prcducesacorn "a corn.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-26

~ What tune did the wind 6rst whistle :
Ans" Over the hills and far away.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-07

free negro, named Charles Lenox Remond
If Salem, Mas. lately delivered lecture in
New. York, OIL the clam..A9.hs race, which
must have puzzled the aboliloni>fs, Who were
his listeners. lie characterized ;he negroes at
the North, as "disfranchsed Americans" He
stated that, according to he opinion of writers
on Catholic emancipation in Ireland, it was
held that disfranchised citizens were sIaves.-
Applying this principle, he said that there are
five instead of three millions of slaves in the
United States.
He repudiated the doctrine of the abolition.
lists, which favored emancipation at the South,
and kept the emancipated in social and politi-
cal bondage at the North. He insisted on the
right ofthe colored race at the North to social
rank and political priviIeges-to hold office
and to be received in Northern households, as
guests and as suitors of the daughters of those
who have proclaimed the equality of the races
1t would have been amusing to have remark
ed the effect on the aboIitonists who listened
t" Remond, at the skill with which he exposed
their Inconsistency, and the ingenuity with
which he carried out their ownprinciples.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-07

The VENERABLE BISHOP SouLE-Bishop
Soue (says the N. o. Christian Adrocafe, Of
the l4th,) left this port for alifornia, Saturday
morning last, on the steamship Pampero. The
Bishop takes the Nicaragua route. The pro.
prietors Of this excellent travelling line p:esen-
ted him with free passage through. The day
before sailing he ordained, in the parsonage Of
Carondelet Street Church, Revs. J. A. Ivey
and H. A. Moore. travelling Elders.
The Bishop is in good health. Rev. F. K.
Pitts accompanies him. After holding the Pa
cifc Conference he expects to be back and at
tend the whole or part Of the session of tho
General Conference, at Columbus Ga.
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came the third terrific shnck. 1t was q little
less violent than the two preceding ones. Bn'
it caused the water tn rise ami fall with the
same rapidity and impetuo>'y as it dill before,
so that vessels anchored in seven tath"mS "t
water were suddenly stranded. This alter
nate rise and fall of the waters continued ut
intervals for considerable time, and at each
occurrence causing fresh damage and loss OF
life. The terrified inhabitants believed that
their final day of doom had come-that their
homes, their houses and their city were being
swept away from the face of the earth.
Az length these terrific shocks of the shn'i'
dering earth ceased. But another calamity
but little less dreadful aud destructive, fol;
lowed in the foetsteps of the first. Fires burst
forth in many places with suchfafy that s"on
the devoted city of LIsbun presented the ap
pearance of one vast confiagrallon. 1t was
believed that most OF the fires were klIldird III
the churches. 1t was the All Saints feast day.
These vast edifcss were gorge"uS ) draperled.
and the old marble, ur carved wooden salns
were richly clothed in unw"nted splend"r, in
honor of their names. Innumerable wax cam
dies were lighted, and burning in magnifi'
cent illumination. In the falling churches, the
drapery took fire from the waxen candles, and
soon env.lcped the city in Il sheet of Aame 1t
was said that the criminals and convicls l"oSed
from their dungeons "r their chains increased
the fires, for the sake of impunity in theI'
Dlunder TIE amount of pr"pe'ty consumed
by the fire was not considered les; than that
DESTROYED by the earthquakes. Six days aud
eight nights the city was the prey of the un.
checked fire and devouriuS flames,
to its fall. The Spanish Ambassador. with
nine persons belonging t" his family, was bn,
ried beneath the ruins Of his residence. The
only Engli>hman of note who is recorded t"
have lost his lie in this catastrophe, was the
Rev. J. Manly, President of he English Col
lege. On the morning Of November LIST, the
city of Lisbon contained over 20, 600 dwellings.
AT the end of six short days "f dire deslruc-
iinn and calamity, less than 5000 dwellings
remained that could I've inhabited with safety.
Over $1,000 houses were DESTROYED and in
Yolred in the common and wide spread ruin.
These 1000 dwellings had become the fear
FIJI graves and mem ,rable burning mausole.
ums of $4,000 of their occupants in six short
DAYS. In many it wsS their funeral pile. WlmI
a funeral, and what funeral pyrr for one
week-fnr one city, and the imperial capital "l
the land Nor is this Alt WAS only part.
On the morning Of Nov. l>t, Lisbon was an
"puent and beautiful city fr that age. 1t
was denscIy populated with inhabitants. |"
six b,itf days, it MAS pie of fal'cn, c'umhled
and fragmvntary ruins--a vast s""'ndrrIng
and burning funeral pile Of 25,n00 b"des "t
its people Lisbn had lost in that briet s'ac''
over 6O,O0O of its ropal,t"n, in crushed or
burned, or buried victims, in earths deep. n'I'
f,thnmabe grave, beneath the waters OF the
TaguS But our allotted spac. is more than
led,.-Ed. Corr. ~ Y. EUangelist
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Missouri CoMpRoNIsE.-The following ex-
tract from, Cahoun's speech OH the Oregon
bill, delivered in the Senate June 9th, lS4S,
may be read with interest, rs bearing upon
subject now much mooted-the Missouri Com.
promise.
"After an arduons struggle of more than a
year, on the question whether Missouri should
come into the Union with or without restric.
tions prohibiting slavery, compromise line
was ad"pted between the North and the South;
but it was done under circumstances which
made it nowise obligatory ON the latter II is
tue it was moved by one of her distinguished
citizens MIR. Clay; but it is equally SO that it
was carried by the almost united vote of the
North against the almost united vote of the
South, aud thus imposed ON the latter by su.
perior numbers in opposition to her strenuous
eI'nrts. The South has never given he: sane.
tiun to it, or assented to the power it asserted.
She was voted d"wn, and simply acquiesced in
an arrangement which she has not been able
to reverse, and which she could not attempt to
d' without disturbing the peace and harmony
of the Unlon-to which she has ever been
averse. Acting on this principle, she permit
ted the Territory Of Iowa to he formed, and
the State to he admitted into the Union under
the Compromise, "lth"ut objection; and this
is now quoted by tile Senator from New York
to prove her surrender Of the power he claims
for Congress"