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Women Of Different Nations.

That the women of different nations are
different in their mental and affectiona consti-
tutions is apparent to the most casual observer.
They are various in their natures as are the
climates and physical characteristics of the
several countries of their nativity. All human
beings are, indeed, the creatures of circum-
STANCES surrounding and developing them
The following, on the English, French, ltal-
ian and American women, is ingenious, and
we have no doubt many of onr readers will
consider discriminating and just = :
The English woman is respectful and
proud the French woman is gay and agreea-
BILE; the Italian is passionate; the American
is sincere and affectionate. With an English
woman love is a principle; with French
woman it is caprice; with anItalian it is
passion; with an American it is sentiment
A man is married 10 an English woman; is
united TO French cohabits with an Italian,
and is welded 10 an American. An English
woman companion; an Italian a lover; an
American husband. The Englishman re-
spects his lady the Frenchman esteems his
companion the Italian adores his mistress !;
the American loves his wife. The English
man at night returns to his house, while the
Frenchman goes to his establishment, the Ital-
ian TO his retreat, the American to his home.
When an Euglishman is sick, his lady Wis
its him when Frenchman is sick, his COM
ion pities him; when an Italian is sick, his
mistress sighs over him !; when an American
is sick, his wife nurses him. The English
women instructs her offspring a French
woman teaches'her progeny an Italian rears
her young, while an American educates her
child
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is less to reform, and there is less superiority.
Still, the manners of the retail-dealer, easy
and selfrelant, are great improvement upon
the cringing humble servility often found in
the shop-keeper at home. Among profession
al men there is not much difference. Educa-
tion rubs down the salient angles everywhere !;
but almost incline to think that in this class
the scale would turn the other way. Really
good society is not easy of access to a traveller
in the United States. He must not only come
well recommended, but must linger long upon
his road. The hotel, the steamboat, or the
rail are not fair places 10 judge of national
manners, particularly in nation composed of
such heterogeneous materials as this. Quiet
educated people in the Republic keep rather
in the background and such are to be found
in all parts of the Union
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Carrier Pigeons and the Telegraph.

Many of the readers of the newspapers, who
wake up in the morning and find column of
European news, by telegraph, ready for their
perusal in the morning paper, the steamer
having arrived only at midnight before, do not
know the labor and the enterprise which are
involved to procure this early transmission of
the steamers news. The associated press
have an agent for the arrival of the New York
steamers at Sandy Hook lighthouse. He has
fifty carrier pigeons, which are trained for the
purpose of conveying news from the steam
ships TO the shore. A man in open boats, in
all kinds of weather, drops alongside of the
steamer as she bears directly upon Sandy
Hook. The news is thrown over in water
tight can, and the news being taken out, sim
gle sheet is affixed to birds leg. The man
then gives the signal to the bird, which raises
his wings, and away he goes with all his pow
ers of locomotion, in straight line for the Of
fee, going distance of three or four miles in
as many minutes, and popping in at the win
dow, is received by the agent, who transmits
the intelligence over the wires to New York,
Boston and Philadelphia, and thence to ST.
Louis, New Orleans, and all parts of the
country, SO that the news is frequently received
over large part of the United States, and
published before the steamer leaves the quar-
antne---Phila. Ledger.
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Distance bY Pacing.

Quite an accurate measurement of line of
ground can be made by walking over it at
uniform pace, and counting the steps taken.
But the art of walking in straight line must
be first acquired. To do this, fix the eye on
two objects in the desired line, or bushes or
stones or tufts Of grass. Walk forward, keep
ing the nearest Of these objects steadily eov-
ering the other. Before getting up to the
nearest object, choose new one in line farther
ahead, and then proceed as before, and so on.
1t is better not to attempt TO make each of the
PAGES three feet, but 10 take steps of the nat
ural length, and to ascertain the value of each
by walking over known distance, and divid
ing it by the number of PAGES required to
traverse it. Every person should thus deter
mine the usual length of his own steps, repeat
ing the experiment sufficiently often. The
French Geographical Engineers accustom
themselves to take regular steps of eight
tenths of a metre. equal TO two feet seven and
half inches. The English military pace is
two feet and six inches. This is regarded as
usual average. 108 such PAGES per minute
give 3.O7 English miles per hour. Quick
pacing of l20 such PAGES per minute give BAL
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HYdrophobia.

It's said that in every instance where
person is bitten by mad dog, small pustues
make their appearance sooner or later on the
under side of the tongue ; but generally from
six to nine days after the bite is received
These pustules must be opened with sharp
pointed instrument, as they are too tough TO
break of themselves, and the matter must be
discharged and spit out, or it will be reab-
sorbed, which reabsorption is said to Gauss
the paroxysms termed hydrophobia. The
above is the substance Of communication
which appeared in the New Orleans Tropc
some years since, from the pen Of Southern
physician, who says lin 1882, called to
visit negro woman who had been bitten by
a mad dog, and by pursuing the treatment
here laid down was successful in curing her.
This course is the same as that recommended
by Prof. Marochitti Of Moscow, In 1920, and
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The New Dome on the Capitol.

The workmen have commenced framing the
and magnificent structure. About twenty men
are now employed in preparing the umbers !;
the work of building the scaf1olding will be
commenced in the rotunda the first week in
August, and month at least will be occupied
in putting it up. After this is accomplished,
the old dome will be taken down, and the con-
struction Of a new one commenced.
We had yesterday an opportunity to exam
inc the plans and drawings, of which we make
the following brief description: The old dome
is TO be taken down entirely TO the roof of the
Capitol, and base constructed Of 25 feet in
height and 1872 feet in diameter. somewhat of
an octagonal plain. On this stands noble
colonnade of 132 feet in diameter, consisting
of SO columns, with appropriate entablatures,
balustrades, &C., from which rises an enriched
attic of SO feet in height by l07 feet in diam
eter. This attic forms the base of the cupola,
the diameter of which is SO feet and the height
Sc feet. The whole is crowned by a grace
fuly-proportioned lantern, supporting a col
lossal statue of the goddess of liberty.
The entire elevation from the ground on the
eastern front of the building is 300 feet.
The interior is exceedingly rich, and the
ornaments are of bold and striking character
The present rotunda is preserved as high as
the top of the cornice above this will be a
gallery over which belt of sculpture nine
feet high, and nearly 800 feet long, extends
around the DOME Above this there is a sue
cession of galleries, colonnades, entablatures,
attics, and balustrades. surrounded by hem
spherical ceiling, crowned with a lantern at
the height of 2ls feet from the floor.
The highest point of lookout is 275 feet
above the ground on the eastern front, and the
highest point from which the interior may be
seen is l2I6 feet above the floor.
The whole work is to be of iron. from bot
tom to top, inside and outside. 1t will be the
first structure of the kind ever built entirely of
this material. The design, as well as the
working drawings, is by Mr.. Walter, the
architect of the Capitol extension, and the ex-
ecution of the work is under the direction OF
Captain Meigs, of the typographical bureau.
Washington Union, July 25.
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melancholy.

% Friday mornng Of last week, we were
invited by The Coroner, Mr.. A. ]. French Of
this village, 10 ACCOMPANY him 10 a scene Of
unusual melancholy interest. One mile north
Of New Boston, during a terrific storm Of thun4
der and Lightning on the afternoon previous;
the dwelling Of Mr.. Gray, small and dilapi-
dated building, was struck BY vivid s,uke Of
lightning, striking The chimney, ihence de-
scending into small room, in which was his
wife, Mrs. Gray, with her infant, no other per
son being within lis enclosure From the tes-
timony before the jury, il appears that Mrs.
Gray being frightened, laid herself down upon
some bedding, with her infant, presuming she
Would be more secure from The violence Of The
storm. In this situation she was found by her
nearest Neighbour lifeless corpse her infant
playing around her person; endeavoring if pos
sible 10 reanimate her lfeleess body. The
lightning In its course struck her under the
left ear, and tracing her bosom produced in
slant death, her infant also being much injuri
ed
The scene was truly appalling. There lay
young married woman, scarcely Is years of
age, with her only child beside her. Bot one
hour before this awful tragedy, she was seeh
vending her way TO her dwelling from neigh
boris on whom she had made short call, in
the full bloom Of health. ALAS in the midst
OF life we are n DEATH This event, melan.
choly as it truly is, should teach all an admon-
itory lesson, sin life we should be prepared for
DEATH We were also, much Surprised to
witness on the inquest, out Of Twelve men who
composed the Jury, five who could not write
theft names from appearances, Young and in
dustrious men. and this. loo, in one of the most
fertile (except education) counties in the Statei
and the home of the humane and benevolent
Gerrit Smith Chate7tango Herald Ju'y 81.
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English and American Character.

An English writer, with candor rare
among his countrymen, draws the following
contrast between English and American farm
ers, traders, &C.:
Place the small yeoman or farm-laborer of
England by the side of the same class in Amer
lea, and the contrast is great. The coarse,
heavy clothes, the slouching, numbering walk,
rough speech and lifeless stolidiiy of the one
do not appear in favorable light by the side
of the slim, active, light-clothed, intelligent,
inquisitive, and somewhat restless American.
| have often sighed to think that the figure
before me clad in fustian shooting-coat, plush
waistcoat, knee breeches, CATERS, and half
boots, with hundred-weight of iron on the
soles, was fair specimen of the English sraw
material Those who have been in America,
will, am sure, agree with me in this. As
cending little higher in the social scale, there
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A Popular Explanation of War Terms
and Phrases.


A Division consists of force amounting TO
several thousand men, and is composed of two
or more brigades, as Brigade is formed by
several regiments which Regiments consist
of certain number of companies. A proper
tion of artillery is usually attached to each
division, with one or more batteries, so that
division can act as small army, complete in
itself. 1t is nt-General's command.
and each brigade is under Major-General.
The Staff consists of the Generals and their
Aldes-de-camp, Brigade Majors, Assistant
Adjutant, and uartermaster-Generals.
When civilians read that division brigade,
or regiment moved in close column open
column or column at quarter distance the
term, perhaps, conveys no definite idea to the
uninitiated. But if they understand that a
= Close Column Of a regiment is. formed by
the companies of which it is composed being
drawn up In rear or close behind each other,
SO that solid square can be formed in few
seconds, or line formed on any named COM
pany by the remaining companies depioying
on the company indicated, which company
stands fast during the movement of the others.
the meaning is at once obvious.
A Column at Quarter Distance has an omen
space between the divisions and Companies of
which it is composed of one fourth of the
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Iodine.

Iodine derives its name from iodos, Greek
word signifying violet-colored but the tran
scendent beauty of the color. of its vapor re-
quires further elucidation than simply saying
that it has a violet hue. If little iodine be
placed on hot tile, it rises into magnificent
dense vapor, fit for the last scene of theatre
cal representation. This remarkable sub
stance was discovered by accident about forty
phy was in great repute, owing principally to
the brilliant discoveries of Sir Humphrey Da-
w. So singular substance as iodine was to
Davy source of infinite pleasure. He stud
led its nature and properties with the fondness
and zeal of child at a Puzzle-map. His
great aim was 10 prove its compound nature !;
but in this he failed and this day it is be-
lieved 10 be one of the primitive elements of
the world we live in. Iodine is found in al
most every natural substance with which we
are acquainted, although in very minute por-
uons. The sea furnishes an almost inexhaus-
tble supply of iodine ; all the fish, the shells,
the sponges, and weeds of the ocean, yield it
In passing through the chemical sieve. What
ever be the food of sea-weeds, it is certain that
iodine forms portion Of their daily banquet
and to these beautiful plants we turn when
iodine is to be manufactured for commercial
purposes. The weeds cast up by the boiling
surf upon the desolate shores Of the sea-is-
lands, would at first sight appear among the
most. useless things in the world but they
are not !; their mission is fulfilled they have
drawn the iodine from the briny wave, and
are ready to yield it up for the benefit and
happiness of man. The inhabitants of the
Tyrol are subject 10 a very painful disease,
called goItre or cretinism for this malady
iodine is perfect cure. Go, and have your
portrait painted as you are. Photography tells
the whole truth without fattery and the col
ors used in the process are only silver and
iodine.-Septin,us PieSsc
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Hot Weather Beware Of Excesses.

The delay of hot weather renders caution
all the more necessary now that it has come.
Statistics show that the largest number Of
deaths from imprudence happen when a cold
spell is suddenly succeeded by one of intense
heat; and the reason is that people. feeling
the change acutely, thoughtlessly risk their
health in the effort to. get cool. A laborer be-
comes over-heated, rushes to ahydrant, drinks
cold water to excess, and perishes in few
hours. Another person seeks relief in juleps,
cobblers, and pther miscalled cooling drinks,
and the result is increased excitement Of the
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-08-16
Horrors of Slavery.

notwithstanding all the energy Of our aniis
slavery journals there will once and while be
an act Of most outrageous cruelty of masters to-
wards their slaves which escape their atten-
tiou. Il seems that some master at the Soutli
has had the audacty 10 bring slave girl 10
this city and place her in The Deaf and Dumb
Asylum. We have not learned that the abo-
litionists have been 10 her 10 inform her Of her
rights, but we may presume hesehonored per-
suns will do so, as soon as they have an oppor.
tunity.
The New York Observer, referring 10 the
case. says that the girl was sent on here and
placed in this institution, where she is supPorA
led, at the expense Of her former master; who
having found that she was deprived of the fac
ulties of hearing aud speech, voluntarily in4
eurted the cost of her education undet the best
possible advantages, in order that she might be
qualified for whatever usefulness or ehjnyment
she might be able TO have in afier life. OF
course, as she comes into free state with his
consent; she is legally free and when the pc
riod Of her education expires, she will be at
perfect liberty 10 return To him; or To go else
where as she peases. Such fact is highly
honorable TO The gentleman who charges him.
self with the expense Of her education, and is
another illustration of the fact that masters OF
slaves at the South are nit destitute Of those
feelings Of affection for their servants, which
ought TO abound in the hearts Of Christian men,
N " Dnn Rnnk
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brain instead of diminished action there, often
followed by sudden DEATH A third is Tempt
ed by fresh fruit, and either eats too much, or
eats that which is not ripe, and he too pays
for indiscretion with his life. A fourth, fifth
and sixth violate the laws of health in some
other way, and are prostrated by illness, if
not swept into the grave. And so it goes TO
the end OF the chapter.
The virtue of temperance, at this period of
the season, cannot be inculcated too strongly.
We do not mean temperance in the use of dis
titled or malt liquors only, but temperance in
all things, but especially eating, drinking and
work. A surfeit, when The thermometer is at
ninety, is almost certain death. Even slight
overlooking of the stomach, or the indulgence
In some indigestible article of food, often leads
to violent cramps, if not cholera in lis worst
form. But TO eat too little, or to eschew
meats or fruits altogether, as some theorists
do, is an error only less dangerous. The
safest way is to continue the usual diet, what
ever that has been, taking care, however, to
indulge moderately, that is, with temperance
So also with drinking. 1t is madness to i'm
bibe spirituous liquor in the hope of being
cooled it is folly to injure the digestive or
gans by excessive indulgence in soda water or
ice cream. Nature invariably suffers when
attempts are made suddenly 10 cool person
who is heated. Moderation in all things is
Indispensable. To jump into river, to quaff
copiously of ice water, or to bring anything
else that is cold into sudden contact with the
body when the latter is heated, is trihing with
health and life.
Excesses in work are fertile source OF i'll
ness, and sometimes of death IN sultry wealth
er. No man can perform as much labor on a
hot day, or under vertical sun, as he can in
winter or under cover. 1t is not only day la
borers who are in jeopardy. Any unusual
tenn, is sure 10 be felt at the seat of life. A
wise man will always economise his strength
in the summer. Whoever overworks himself
in any way exhausts the nervous power, part
of which should have gone TO assist the d.
gestion; and the consequence is, that when he
comes home, fatigued and hungry, to eat a
hearty meal, he is struck down by bilious
cholic, dysentry or cholera. To throw off the
garments when heated, and sit in current
of air, is common error and the seeds OF
many consumption have been planted, in
this way, in healthy men. Be temperate in
your labors and in your pleasures, in sleeping
and in waking, if you would escape the dis
eases incident TO hot weather, and which are
so often fatal.-Phiad. Ledger.
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miles per hour. Slow PAGES. OF three feet
each, and go per minute, give 2.07 miles per
hour. A horse, on walk, averages $50 feet
per minute. on a trot $50, and on common
gallop, IO40. For longer times the difference
is more apparent.
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proved effectual, and my first intimation OF
this mode was from an English magazine pub
lished forty years ago, containing communiz
cation from gentleman recently returned
from Tartary, where mad dogs are common;
and this method Of treatment usual and suoa
cessful.'
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MRs. RoB1SsoN AT PRAYER.-Two syrnpa-
thizing and christian ladies called at Jail day
or two since and requested 10 see Mrs. Robin
son. Permission having been granted them,
they entered the room, and after some little
conversation proposed prayers. No objection
being raised, the two ladies together with Mrs.
R. ,-knelt down, and each of the former by
turn fervently addressed the Supreme Being,
after which they requested Mrs r. to do the
same. She however at fist raised some oh.
jection, but upon their insisting finally did as
they desired; but had not succeeded in utter-
ing but few words when she burst out into
loud and hearty laugh. The ladies looked
surprised, and no doubt were mortified at such
unseemly conduct. In answer to their inquir.
ing look Mrs. II. begged them to excuse her,
as the circumstances reminded her SO forcibly
Of her girlhood, when she and other children
used TO erect an altar and kneeling round il
made believe to pray, that she could not help
laughing. The attempt was then given up,
and Mrs. r. was not again asked 10 pray
during that interview.-7roy Budget.
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The Steam Whistle.

Many persons who are constantly in the
way Of listening to the horrid howl of the
steam whistle, are unacquainted with The me-
chanical means by which its effects are pro
duced. We extract the following description
of the instrument, from the Ralfdad Record,
as it conveys the knowled ge in few and clear
words:
sc The whistle is formed Of two cups, placed
one above the other, and opening towards one
another. The lower cup is nearly filled by
ball or gland, so as TO. leave narrow annular
opening of 1-32 inch in width, around the
edge Of the cup. The upper cup is hollow,
and IFS lower edge is about one inch or one
and halt inch from the lowet cup BY ad-
mittihg steam through a valve to the lower
cup, it escapes through an annulat opening
and impinges against the edge Of The inverted
cup. This produces the sound: The heavi-
est whistles for locomotives are six inches in
diameter. The hollow upper cup is made Of
sheet brass or copper"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-04

WAGONS and 80 900 head Of stock will start from this
place the present season for the Great salt Lake
VALLEY. Befide this vast train 70 Utah California
en- igranfs snd Oregon settlers are continually ar
irving and departing for their respective destina
tions Six months ago only one house, and that a.
humble log-csbin, designated the City of Atchscn
We now boast Of over hundred finished buildings
and as large anumber under contract. We bsve in
.peraiion frst-class steam MILL quite a respect
able tavern and printing Office wheDce is issued
weekly several thousand copies of TIE Squat
ter Sovereign, the organ OF the Slavery propa-
esreists. This paper is conducted by Messrs
John W. Striugf.llow aud Robert s. Kelley, and is
tie mesns of Ic'iBg halt the riots and mobs
Of which YOU are daily hearing This Stringtellow
j. not the champion b. F., but only brother
The Mr.. Kelley sho does greater portion of the
whiting is nullifer OF the Virginia School, and
willing to sacrifice the Union rather than fail in
his endeasor TO fasten Slavery upon this people.
Ee is a very young man of some little ability, and
WIS The editor Of an ultra Anti-Benton sheet IN
Missouri before lie was transferred by his masters
TO this Territory. 1t was on the suggestion OF
this man that The Industrial Luninary office was
inferred in the Missouri River; and many OF the
dannsble acts of the Pro-Slavery party can be
traced back to him as the originator.
There is a gradual increase TO the Fro Slavery
strength il this Territory by the arrival OF emi.
grants from Missouri Virginia, Kentucky and
other Southern States, and unless our friends re-
new their e1ertiOus the cause Of Freedom Will
suffer. Let our exeltions be renewed, our ankle
ty doubled, and the result will be regretted by the
few Shareholders who are now dOating upon their
"niggers" in the Territory. SYRACUSE.