The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
Epidemics BY Night,


stream of air nearest the ground must always
be the most charged with the particles Of
animalized matter given out from the skin,
and the deleterious gases, such as carbonc
acid gas, the prodnct of respiration, and sui
phurered hydrogen, the product of the sew
ers. In day, gasses and vaporous substances
Of all kinds rise in the air by the rarefaction
/ of heat; al night, when the rare faction leaves
them, they fall by increase Of gravity. if inn
perfectly mixed with the atmosphere, while
tie gases evolved during The night, instead
J of ascending, remain at nearly the same level.
II is know that carbonic acid gas, al low
Temperature, parlakes so nearly of the nature
of fluid, that il may be poured out of one
vessel into another; it rises a, The tempera-
ture at which it is exhaled from The lungs,
but lis tendency is towards the floor, or the
bed of the sleeper, in cold and unyen,ilated
rooms.
ln the epidemics of the middle ages fires
were lighted in the streets for the publication
of the air: and more recently trains of gun
powder have been fred and cannon discharg-
ed for the same object; but these agents,
operating against an iIIimiable extent of al
mospheric air, have been oil too small scale
10 produce any sensible effect. II is, how
ever, pronounced by the best authority quite
possible TO heat room TO produce rarefec.
ton and consequent diuilon Of any malig-
nan, gases itmay contain aud it isof course
the air of The room, and that alone, at night,
which comes into immediate contact with the
lungs OF a person sleeping.
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DEMOCRATIC CoNsTIr6rIoNAL MEErIsa-
The mass meeting Of the Democracy Of Phil.
adelphia, and the eastern and northera coun-
ties of Pennsylvania, held in Independence
Square last Monday evening, to commem-
crate the adoption of the Constitution Of The
United States, was one of the larges: gather.
ines ever witnessed in that place. Stands
were erected at the north and sonlh ends of
the avenue, and the space between, and al
most every other par. Of the square, was
crowded. From each OF the wards large
delegations marched to the meeting with
bands of music, banners and iransparencies,
and as each entered the square, shouts Of
welcome went up from those already a, the
meeting.
At the southern end Of the Square, conf
modious stand was erected, and early in the
evening large crowd was attracted by The
music OF Henry's United Silver Cornei Band
AT 8 O'Clock the meeting was orsaEized by
calling the Hon. Mr.. VIM. Wius 10 the
Chair. On assuming the duties, he made an
eloquent appeal in behalf OF the Constitution,
and The necessity OF the Democratic party to
protect it from the eHcroachments made upon
ii by Know Nolhings, Aboli,ionsls, SC. In
conclusion, he introduced Col. H. B. Wright.
Nh. Wright, after referring TO The object of
the meeting, said that there were bu, two
parties in this country, one the Democratic
party, composed of true and loyal citizens,
the other Of men of various principles, ideas
and isms, and at the time OF the adoption OF
the Constitution, this mons:el party had op.
posed ii, though at that ine they were known
by different name. The Democratic parry,
he con;ended, could not be defeated, as they
were right in the sight of God and msn.-
They never appealed to the passions OF men,
but stood upon principles which were immu-
table, and certain 10 defeat the unholy alli-
auce combined against them. The principles
Of the Democratic party were for all. No
matter under what sun a man drew his
breath, If he professed the principles o! re-
h. EaJ nj
beneath its protecting ann.
He said the Democratic party had been
temporarily defeated in Pennsylvania in 1854,
by the Know Nolhinge, Abotionisls, Free
Sellers, &e., and he would ask in Gods name,
what had they done for The State' They
passed what is called the "Jug Law" and
this was the only act of character passed by
this Know Nothing Legislature during their
term Of office. The speaker then went Into
history of tho Maine Law, and while die
claiming all attention OF advocating inIen-
persnce, ne showed, in an eloquent manner,
| how said law erctoached upon Ihe liberties
OF the people. He then referred 10 Nlsssa-
chuse,ts, and said that nothing good ever
cdue run ", anu bihCe u uau Ueeu unuet
Know Nothing rule, laws had been passed
nullifying the Constitution, and against COM
mon sense. She had therefore ruled herself
out of the Union. The Constitution says tha,
there shall he no religious test for office, but
the Know No,hings say there shall be. He
said woe 10 the man who attempts TO destroy
tha, instrument which is the hope of The
American people, and every man who loves
Republican liberty.
The speaker referred eloquently to Daniel
Webster, tie great Constitutional lawyer, and
said that, II he were alive, be wou8 be a
Democrat TO prove which he referred 10
Webster's great speech in Boston, given as
an apology for his vote on the Compromise
measure In that speech Mr.. Webster said
TO the vast ihrong before him, ayou have
conquered three thousand miles of the ceean