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American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

War Is LIE TEA?"-A vast amount
Of stuff, which the knowing-ones among
the Chinese call ''lie tea" vast quantity
Of which is used both in Europeand Amer
lea, is made thus, according to an account
furnished by John Lindley, F. r. s., Pro-
fessor Of Botany in the University College,
London: "Tbe Chinese take tub, into
which they put quantity of sand and sim
ilarsubstances. pounded leaves, vegetable
dust or anything containing vegetable mat
ter, with some gypsum; this they sprinkle
with rice water. The rice-water being of
glutinous nature, collects the composition
into balls, which bold together, and by de-
grees, BY dextrous manipulation. the tub
full of this fraudulent material acquires
the form Of myriads of globules. In the
next place these globules are faced and
blackened with black lead, and then tinct-
ured green with mixture of Prussian
blue and chromate of lead. AS to tea,
there is not a par.i.lr in the whole MKT
ure." This information may be of special
interest to some of the lady tea-drinkersin
the United States Of America.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

EE Industry is essentially social. No
man can improve either himself or his
neighbor without neighborly help. and to
better the world is to set the world to work
together. Every useful invention has been
carried out and perfected by the CO opera
ton of many minds, or by the successive
applications OF varied genius to the same
object, age after age. The mechanic must
aid the philosopher, or he must stand
still in his demonstrations and the philos-
opher must aid the mechanic, or he viii
work and work without wisdom. The as
tronomer needs the telescope, and the
chemist his material and apparatus. The
sciences hang on the arts, and the arts ON
the sciences. But without the philoso-
ply from Heaven, neither art nor science
would look off the earth, and industry
would die natural death and rise no morei
for religion alone is the living spirit of
human sociality and power.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
LANCASTER, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH s. 1855 s.E

attention He eagerly seizes the plantain.
but soon finds that he cannot extricate biz
hand, yet will not LEI 20 his hold, and will
endeayor tonake iis escape with the Jars
and their contents, but at very slow pace,
as, both his hands being thus secured, he
is obliged to shuttle along in an erect pos
ture. When pursued, he willstiH main
tain his hold, screaming. grlnning, and
chattering until he is secured BY throwing
moose over his head. a'7 g" ~ :
In the course ofa journey on the Gan
ges, my boat stopped for the nightin the
vicinity of Nuddeaiand | happened to stroll
into bamboo tope, or jungle. 1 had not
proceeded far before heard a great up
roar around me; and as II looked up, saw
great multitude of large monkeys ad :
vancing toward me from every direction.
Some leaped upon the ground before me,
others swung by the bamboos over my
head, and many closed up the patllin the
rear. Several of the females had their
young clinging to them; but this did not
seem to. render them less agile than the
others. A few of The largest, and appa-
rently the oldestschattered together a mo-
ment, and then the whole tribe responded,
and advanced towards me. What to do
| knew not: however hallooed as loud as
l could, to make my people hear, and the
monkeys retreated few PAGES. This en-
couraged me to persevere; but ! perceiv-
ed that, when | began to retreat, they clos
ed upon me again, without being at all af-
fected by my noise. Once more l stood
still, and gave tremenduous shout, when
back they went again. | gained at least
twenty yards at that time, Before they re-
turned; and just as ! was about TO com
mence another shout, saw decrepit old
woman bobbling through the midst of
them. They appeared to be very familiar
with her, and she took several by tho paw
as she passed them. As soon as she had
approached near enough tome TO be heard
she poured out torrent of abuse against
me for disturbing the sacred animals in
their retirement, and mentioned me, with
almost frantic GESTURES, to depart quickly,
her tongue never eeasing till | was quite
out of hearing. | was not long in COM
plying, as the monkeys. seemed implicitly
to opey her, and cleared tie path by which
l could retreat. In returning to the boat,
met my servant, who said that he was
coming to tell me, not to disturb the monk
les in the bamboo grove, for it belonged 10
Huneman. The people throughout the
country worshipped them, and brought
them, offerings of rice and sweatmeats,
and the old woman was employed to feed
them.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
ESTABLISHED IN 1926
sELF-cONTROL.

Il seems 10 me that all times are alike
adapted fef harpiness. end that il We grow
old, ,sas oss Z = s.s1a - " 4 dsysof
life must be the bafpisst Of all. Every
stage Of life is but the preparations for the
next one. 1t is the treasure house in which
are collected all the pleasures that are to
make the future time happy. The child
has indeed few troubles, but they are great
to him as larger ones prove to bis parents.
l asked a friend once. speaking Of the hap
| py, cloudless days Of his childhood, if be
would ike to be always child? He
stopped for moment. and then said no.
l think he was right There is progress
in every thing-in. our means Of Happiness,
and tn our capacity for enjoyment. Then
let US look back upon the time wrinkled
face of the past only with feelings of re-
gret. Give me the present glowing and
full oflife, and the future glorious with its
bright visions. / would rather look for
ward than look back; rather spend the
golden hours in working out present hap
piness, than in vain regrets for the past
1t is but the helm with which to steer her
onward.course. 1t is the steep and rug
ged mountain up which lies our way. 1t
is not genius nor fortune that paves the
way to eminence, but earnestness, self con-
troll, wisdom. These are in our hands;let
US see them, and when at the sunset Of life,
we turn to look oack on our path, and we
see i! stretc hing far down before us peace
fully, happily, we may lay ourselves down
TO rest
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

ADVICE TO MoTHERs.-Do all in your
power to teach your children self-govern-
ment. Ifa child is passionate, teach him
by gentle means, to curb his temper. II
he is greedy, cultivate liberality in him.
Ifhe is sulky, charm him out Of it BY en-
couraging frank good humor. Ifhe is in
dolent. accustom him to exertion, and train
him so as to perform even onorous duties
with alacrity. If pride comes into make
obedience reluctant, subdue him, either by
counsel or discipline. In short give
your children the habitof overcoming their
besetting sins.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
Pros AND CaERRIEs.-The inveterat

Pros AND CaERRIEs.-The inveterate
joker. The Journal Of Commerce, is re-
sponsible for the following story;
On Thanksgiving afternoon We went to
see an old gentleman, Uncle s., who
lived on Long Island, on his farm near
Brooklin. Mr.. S. is from Germany, and
has been for some years a strong Temper
ance man, although brought up with an
ardent appreciation Of the virtue of grape
juice. -. se.
"Uncle," said we, as we drank a tank
ard ofcider while partaking at his bounti-
full table, "how came you to relinquish the
use of wine?" -# .n.......
"Well," responded the hale old gentle
man, unbuttoning his vest to make room
for the third plate of turkey to which he
had helped himself, Il tell you den. When
| first came from Jarmany, we moved TO
Louchaster county, Pennsylvania, and
dere was no wine; SO every year. we make
a barrel of cherry bounce, and We all gets
trunk on it every Saturday efening. Nexht
Shpring, when der bounce was all drinked
up, geefs der cherries TO der hogs. De
consequence was de hogs gifts shoost SO
drunk as loto beepls. -
by and by, hogs gets sober again, and
| tiles 'em NIT another mess. Der hogs
was very hungry, and came runnin' up 10
der trough squealin' like der tuyful; den
Jey sbiick in der shnouts, and shmack der
chops till dey got a taste Of der cherries
and den dey all run round der yard mil
dertongues wide open, and der mouth:
hangn' out, and rub der ground agin del
noses TO take away der tesh. Hogs couldn't
shtand it. no how-make dem oFful sick
"old dad said. 'neffer give it up dat way
50 nexht weeks l geefs der hogs anodel
mess of der cherries. and when come.
NIT der bucket to feed 'em right away dey
see something wrong. Up dey all walk:
slowly to der feed; and when dey sbmelt
der cherries, all turned right round mil
der hind quarters to der troughl -
ever since dat time, my poy, when
der prandy subject comes up, shoost
right about face, and has nothingto dc
NIT der subject"
We felt as though we had herad an i'm
pressive temperance lecture, and congrat
ulated ourselves that Uncle S. had strength.
ened the conviction that temperance is bet
| ter than indulgence.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

When the summer of youth is slowly
wasting away into the nighlfall of age and
the shadow of the past years grow deeper
and deeper, and life wears to its close, it is
pleasant to look back, through the vista Of
time, upon the sorrows and felicities Of
our earlier years. If we have a home to
sheleter, and hearts to rejoice with us, and
friends have been gathered togetberaround
our firesides, then the rough places of our
wayfaring will have been worn and smooth
ed away, in the twilight of life, while the
sunny spots we have passed through, will
grow brighter and more beautiful. Hap
by in deed, are they whose intercourse
with the world has No. changed the tone Of
their holier feeling, or broken those musi-
cal chords of the heart, whose vibrations
are SO melodious, so tender and touching
, in the evening of age. if
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

Men, in the health and vigor Of their
age, should endeavor to gil their lives with
reading, with travel, with the best CONVEX
sation' and the worthiest ofactions either
in pubIic or private stations; that they may
have something agreeable felt to feed on
when they are old,by pleasant remembrans
ces. !. -ss
nERosseau tells us that to write agood
love letter, you ought to begin WITHOUT
knowing Whist you moan to say, and finish
without knowing what you have SAID. 3. I
Doubt and distraction are on earth--the
, hr;rhtuess Of truth in heaven.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

Why Do TEETH DEcAY.-All the theo-
ries that time and again have been adyanc-
ed in answer to this inquiry. have long
since vanished before the true doctrine of
the action ofexternal corrosive agents. The
great and all powerful destroyer of the
human teeth is acid, vegetable or mineral
and it matters not whether that acid is
formed in the mouth by the decomposition
Of PARTICLES of food left between and around
the teeth, or whether it is applied directly
to the organs themselves: the result is the
same-the enamel is dissolved, corrodet
and the tooth destroyed. Much, very
much of the decay in the teeth may be at
tributed to the corrosive effects of ascetiC
acid, which. is notonly in common use a
a condiment in the form of vinegar, but
is generated by the decay and decompo
siIiou of any and every variety of veget
able matter. When we consider how very
few persons, comparatively. AXE especia
care to remove every particle of food from
between aud around their teeth immediate
/ ly after eating, can we wonder that dis
eased teeth are so common, and. that then
early loss is SO frequently deplored.-
| PtacticdL Dentist.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
twhis,l.s and stops.l ops
soNC OF Tng sEAwEED.

am born in crystal bower,
Where the despot hath no power
: To trail and turn the OoEy fern,
ortrample down the fair sea-aover.
lam born where human skin
Cannot bend me to its will,
. None can delye about my root,
And nurse me for Dy bloom andfruii.
lam len to spread and grow
In my rffied bed below,
TIL bFeab my slender hold, '
Asthe porpoise tumbleth Ger me,
And on / go-now high-Dow low
With the ocean world below me.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

The warm hearted and benevolent man
finds all nature smiling ground him: or, If
no chance tomeet with misery and suffer-
inc the sympathy he extends to it reacts
with pIeasant influence on his own mind
and proves ssufRcient reward; but the mo-
rose and surly. OF supervilious mind, wan,
ders in the k.irest scenes as in Q desert
seesonIy 10 Be dissatisfied, hearsto be dis
pleased. 49, : 8 80 -. -
, REBy suffering we may avoid shining
bu: BY shining We cannot av"'~ ,,,er,ng
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

CHARACTER OF DANroN-His person and
his eloquence were in keeping with his
mind and character. We figure him. al
ways after the pattern of. Bethlehem Ga
bor,. as Goodwin describes him: his stat
ure gigantic, his hair a dead black, face
in which sagacity and fury struggle, for
the mastery-a voice of thunder llismere
figure might have saved the utterlnce ot
his watchword-"We must put enemies
in fear" His face wasitself a Reign Of
Terror" His eloquence was not of the
intellectual, nor of the rhetorical cast.s II
was not labored with care, nor moulded
by art. 1t was the full, gushing utterance
ofa mind seeing the real merits Of thecase
in a glare of vision, and announcing them
in tone ofabsolute assurance. Hed did moi
indulge in long arguments orelaoorate dec
lations. His speeches were Cyclopean
cries, at the sight of the breaking, like The
sun, on his mind. Each speech was pc
roration. Hisimagination was fertile, rug
ged and grand. Terrible truth was sheath
ed in terrible figure. Each thought leaped
into light, like Minerva, armed with brist-
ling imagery. Danton was a true poet,
and some ofhi sentences are the strong
est ard most characteristic utterances a
mid all Che wild eloquence the revolution
produced. His curses are of the Street,
not of Paris, but of Pandemonium; his
blasphemies were sublime as those heard
in the trance of Sicilian seer. belched up
from fallen giants through the smoke oI
Etna, or like those which made the "burn-
ing marr' and the Fiery gulf quake and
recoil in fear. Such an extraordinary be-
ing was Danton. There was no beau y
about him, but there were the power and
the dreadful brilliance, the rapid rise and
rapid subsistence of an Oriental tempest.-
| IIi7flan --s 4.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
PoppIna the Quesrion.

The Knieksfboeker hif % admirably in the follow
lag love fegular eIank End rseket of
locomotive engine uaets faiis Asad~sar
TheiOser's'brAkesA Asd those Of the locomotive ar
most scientifically put On:
By tbose cheeks Of lovely hue;
By those eyes OF deepest blue,
- Which thy very soul looks through,
. ASH, forsOotb, those clear blue eysB
Were portals into Paradise;
By that alAbastsr brOv,
By that band as white ss snow,
= BY that pr0nd. angelic form;
By thai rouuded. classic arm;
~ BY those locks OF raven hair;
.. Bv those Vermsil lips, l swear
By the ocean, by the air
By ihe lightnings, and the thunder; =.
d. BY all things on earth and under;
BY the electric telegraph:
(. .l. W nay futaTe .Dettsr-half;'
By our vespsrs, by our dreams;
900 By our nation and Te Deums;
-.. ~ yOung CUPID, By my Muse;
~ = whatever else you ehoVse;
Yes, swear by Gli creation,
. AID this ondl; ;ss 'Yankce nation"
1AAt
.s.. - ...-..
..7 love
g -s-- IKE -.- -..
tar
ti0nl
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

Is Onions 1t is perhaps not generally
known that the onion is one Of the most
nutritious, Of roots, containing when
dried, from twenty five to thirty per cent.
of gluten. It is a great staple of life 10
Spain and Portugal sonioQs are not
relish merely to, the Spaniard, for they
sustain his strength and add beyond
what their bulk would suggest, To- Che
amount of nourishment which his simple
meal supplies.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
Cn-llnerntion orthe Mifc

No man ever prospered in the world,
without the cooperation of his wife. If
she uuites in mutual endeayors, or rewards
his labors with an endearing smile, with
what confidence will he resort to his mer-
chandize or farm, fly over laands, sail up
on. seas, meet difficulties and encounter
dangers, if he knows he is not spending his
strength in vain, but that his labor willbe
rewarded by the sweets of home. Solici-
tude and disappointment enter the history
of every mans life; and he is but half pro-
vided for his voyage who lind but an as
saciate for happy hours, for whom. fol
months Of darkness snd distress no sympa'
thising partner is provided. o,.4
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08


A WORD TO PARENTs.-lt seems hard
and cruel thing-and II IS hard and cru
ell thing-to make the affections Of child
the means of punishment for slight juven-
lie offences. A friend relates the follow
ing occurrence as evidence to the point
Alittle girl who, although an affection
ate little creature as ever lived, was very
volatile and light-hearted, and could not al
ways remember to mind her mother. ,Atthe
close of day in the early part of the pres
eut winter, she had in some trfling COM
mand disobeyed her mother-going into
the street to play with one of her little
companions; when she came in, and was
prepared TO go to bed, she came to her
mother for her nightly kiss.,,l :, ..s.
II cannot kiss you tonight, Mary"
said the mother, l"you have been a very
naughty little girl and have disobeyed
me, III cannot kiss you Tonight
The little girl, her face streaming with
tears, again begged her mother to kiss her,
but she was a Strong minded woman, and
was inexorable. ota.Sc 1 onE aas
1t was sad lesson she learned; for on
that very night that child died of the
Group. She had asked her mother, the last
thing as she went up to her little bed, il
she would kiss her in the morning, but in
the morning her lips were cold. -....
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

HP Politics and charity areseldom CO.
existent; and it is rather a singular fact,
that among the varieties Of parties that have
ruled in Massachusetts, within the last ten
years, none have been found to wipe from
their statute books the disgraceful law Of
Imprisonment for debt.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

A WeRD TO You've Wishing
and signing. and imagining and dreaming
of greatness, said William Writ, viii not
make you great. But cannot a young
man command his energies? Read Foster
on Decision Of Character. That book will
tell you what is inyour power to accom-
plish You must grid up your loins and
go to work with all the indomitable energy
Of Hannibal scaling the Alps. 1t is your
duty to make the most of time, talents and
opportunities ,' 5yi asHD E..1,+
Alfred, King of England, though he
performed more business than any one of
his subjects, found time to study.
Franklin, in the midst of his labors,
had time to diyeinto the depths of philo-
sophy, and explore an untrodden path OF
science. ....-r ..-.f.r- y ~.
Fredrick the Great, with an Empire at
his direction, in tile midst of war, and on
the eve of battle, found time TO revel in the
charms ofphilosophy, and on the luxuries
of science. a:.
Napoleon, with Europe at his disposal,
with Kings at his ante-chamber, and at
the head Of thousands Of men, whose desti-
MES were suspended on his arbitrary pleas,
ure, found time to converse with books. n
And young men who are. confined 10
labor or business even twelve hours a day,
may take an hour and halfof what is left
forstudy, which will amount to two months
in the course of year.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
setting ont Trees.


On the openiDgof early spring, large
proportion Of our F0atlers are particularly
interested in any plain, simple directions
sto the best manner of setting out trees,
and especially so, where in that way, COM
mon and fatal errors are easily ayoided.-
Let us therefore suggest. rt 80
| IyyE Do not.set them too deep. This is
the secret ofthe grand discovery of the great
law of vegetation, for which Russell Com
stock asked the small sum Of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, yiz: -a.a,.-- 81
THAT the seat Of life in tree OF, plant
is just at the point where the earth should
cease TO cover the foot of the tree. Jfcov-
cred deeper it strangled the tree at said
seat of lfeIor forced 1t into sending forth
suckers, which stiaed all healthy progress
in the tres , ssi .,. .l,g 49,.
Now, the discovery is not new one,
that trees must not be too deeply planted; /;
certainly no deeper than they were when
growing in the earth previously. With
out doubt thousands of dollars worth of
trees are annually lost to our country by
this simple error, h.,.7'
2. Put nothing but pure. and finely
pulyerized earth round the roots. Many
persons are told their land wants manure,
ashes, dc, and not having time to manure
and ash their whole field, they as substi-
cute, put these substances into the hole for
the tree, and mipgle it, in the earth with
which they cover the roots. This is all
wrong. The soil may need manure and
ashes, but these should be composted in
the soil before allowed to come in contact
with the fbrous roots of the young trees.
3. Mulch the tree we'll after setting out.
Mulching consists in placing the manure
be il new or old--leayes, tan-bark or
whatever is used, loosely on the surface of
the ground for u considerable space around
the tree. On no account mix it with the
soil in transplanting.
4. The first step, and most important
in preparing for afruit yard, is thorough
ly to drain the soil. The tree cannot be
healthy aud vigorous without this.
5 Take care of the tree after setting it
out. Many persons do not bestow as much
labor on a tree, which ought in ten years
to yield an income of ten dollars per an
mum, as they do on a half dozen hills of
potatoes. They do not seem 10 be aware
how great the difference is. between the
quantity and quality Of fruit on kind
ly treated, well-fed tree, and that of one
half starved and dwarfed. Let it be al
ways remembered, that whatever is worth
doing at all, it is always worth doing well.
-Ann. -4griculQrdlist.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

When like sulien exile driven forth. ?,
), Southward, December drags dis icy chain,
lie graves fair pictures of his native North r7'
e. On the crisp window pane. -.s..
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-10-07
The original statue by Powe

The original statue by Powers. of
the Greek Slave, having been ceded
by its late English owner to a specnla-
tor. has been placed on exlebltion in
Paris. The Government. g. rather
the poiice, was very much ASposed 10
the project. and in the correspondence
exchang ed9axed the exhibitors with
lndelicacy, for seeking to show u statue
for money, at a time when all nations
had sent their best works of art grain
itously to the Great Exposition. The
permit was only obtained by p'esis.
tence. The present boIders desires to
dispose OF the statue to the French
Government bis price is one hundred
thousand francs.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-10-07

o The four negroes engaged in
the Outrageous murder of which we
spoke in our last issue were captured,
in The early part Of this week, in the
parish of Concordia, by number Of
our citizens who turned ont in body
for the purpose Of arrpsting aud bring
ing to justice the abonnable wretches
and outlaws. Their trial will take
place to day, at Eilsworth's store, be-
fore two magistrates and ten freehold
ers.-Point Coppce Echo 29th ult.