Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-02-07

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THE MAN WHO LIVED BEFORE THE FLooD.-
A literary gentleman, who was once an inmate
of an insane asylum in Scotland, has published
a work giving description of the singular char
acters he met there. One of them fancied he
had lived several thousand years, and consider
ed modern men and events altogether beneath
his notice. He eonversed with the literary gen.
tleman because he considered him four thousand
years old His conversation on one occasion
ran as follows: "Oh, yes, Mr.. ---, know old
Noah very well! There were two Noahs whom
knew; but old Mr.. Noah lived some thousand
years before the Noah you refer to, who built
the ark. had good deal to do with the con-
struction of the ark, and furnished some very
nsefu hints in regard to the admission of air and
light, and so forth. He was very respectable
man, Noah, with decent family, but unfortu-
natey he pot into very disspated habits in his
old age, and, in spite of all | could say to him,
he INDUCED in wine in very hurtful ex-
cess. IllW 81. aUhA rb tft8r ih" tbnii"-'4'N ID
julius Caesar was n very clever man, with a
bald forehead; but / was more intimate with AL
exander the Great of Macedonia as was long
in the military profession myself. one time
commanded 100000 Of men about three.quar-
tiers Of an inch tall No; they were not Lili-
putians. knew Capt. Gulliver very well. And
they were smart little fellows; but my men
were excellent marksmen--they always aimed
at the eyes and never missed. / tell you, Mr..
- the most extraordinary thing you ever
heard, which beats railroads. was once trans
ported from the farthest shore of India to the
centre of Africa in three minutes "By what
means ?" he replied, in reply to aquestion re-
specting his method Of transit. "By bombp
In reply to my remark, on the danger of being
waited so rapidly over vast oceans, he continu-
ed: ayes, it was attended with considerable dan.
ger. | once came down souse into the ocean;
but fortunately hailed vessel, which came to
my relief, and Ipursued my journey to the wilds
Of Africa, with the loss of only ten minutes p'--
Sometimes, however, the poor gentlemen would
seem to be doubtful of his own veracty, or tho
strength ofhis memory, and remark, my men,
ory is not so good as it was, and my health, for
the last hundred years. has rather failed me,
which makes my head little confused" And
thus he moves about in his waking dream, wear
ing out his existence between his pipe and a
game at billiards, diversified occasionally by a
short excursion in the neighborhood, in charge
of an attendant. r 'l ia .l3''9. ts79hJ
THE CALICO PARTY-That recently much
talked.o affair, the Calico Party for the re-
lief of the Poor Of the Five Points Mission, came
off last evening, being given by Mrs. Conan, Of
No. 22O Fourth street. There were about 400
persons present-about an equal number of eli
lber sex--from the most fashionable circle Of
society in the city; and together with dancing
tete-a-tetes and feasting the occasion was one of
animated enjoyment. The dresses of The ladies'
were only remarkable for their plainness and
neatness, while jewelry was almost wholly dis
carded. AS far as we observed, of all the ladies'
present, only one made her appearance out Of
calico. The dresses were Of every conceivable
color and pattern within the limits of good taste,
and their makeup exhibited the art Of the mod
iste to advantage In none did we see any at
tempt at display, either in the fashion Of the
dress or adorning, but each seemed to vie with
the other in the neatness of their draping. As
these dresses are to be distributed to the poor,
through the agency of Mr.. Pease, we may hope
that their future wearers will endeavor TO pre-
serve not only the neatness Of their attire, but
a comeliness of person and manner correspond
ing Herewith. Many of the gentlemen were at
tired in clothes "suitable for distribution among
the poor"-an evidence, we take it, that this was
their intention.
The occasion was altogether a very pleasant
one, and rendered the more SO by its charitable
object. 1t will long be remembered, not only
by the participants in the festivities, but by the
poor benefcaries, who will doubtless offer up
many a heartfelt prayer for the kind lady who
adopted this plan for doing good. '''.' III
PETRIFIED BoDIEs-Singular Discoaery.-
The Dayton CO., Empire, Of the 18th ult., gives
the particulars of several bodies having been
found in the state petriicatonin IN old grave
yard on the farm of Geo. p 10y, three miles
from Germantown. The Empire says the body
of Mrs 10y was to be removed and her grave
was opened for that purpose. She had been bu.
ried twenty.fo years. The coffin was perfect,
and so heavy that 1t required six men to lift it
out. The shroud, and indeed all the covering
which was upon the body at the time of the in.
terment twenty-four years ago, had disappeared
not vestige Of them remained. The body was
perfect, except the right leg from the knee to
the ankle joint, where the flesh seemed to have
wasted away, and lay at the bottom of the cof-
fin in a substance resembling ashes mixed with
sand. With this exception Of decay, the body
and limbs exhibited the same perfectness and
exterior which they did when life and animation
were in the body. 1t was stone, of a drab color,
with the smile on her face which she wore when
she gave up mortality. ..s.'" '..'A
| A grand child was also exhumed, and found
also TO be stone, but not quite so perfect Iher
hair on the head was like il was in life. Opeor
two other bodies were taken up, partly Petrified,
but mostly decayed. q - H. &, -,
| INVALUABLE REmED1Es.-Here are few SIM
| IL -, l;o. Co. yarv preyalent disorders which