The Placer herald., 1856-06-28

FEMALE 1NDIGNATION-A lady correspondent 7
the New York Tribune fairly biles over with wrath
after having her travelling dress Illuminated with
tobacco juice:
Il am not strong minded woman-am udiffer-
ent to reforms in general-but oh. my country
cannot something be done to check this frighttul
practice? Cannot our garment at least be pro
tected from the polluton-our lungs from the
foul air? The stove was heated to over heat. and
at least ten human machines were at work poison
ing the atmosphere-three of them not content
with the ordinary process, expectorate directly
upon the stove, and there arose a vapor from
which the great adversary of the human family
might secure lively hint for the improvement
of that locality devoted to the punishment of
sinners
ERRORS OF THE PREss.-Rcader did you know
that every column of newspaper contained from
ten to twenty thousand distinct pieces of metal
the mispacing of any one of which would cause
blunder or typographical error? With this curl.
GUS fact before you, don't you wonder at the gene
raj accuracy of newspapers? Knowing this to be
fact, you will be more disposed we hope to ex-
cuse than magnify errors of the press.
WASHINGTON CANoNIzEp.-Did you know that
Washington has been placed in the calendar of
saints? There is a church in RvaS over the
principal portal of which is very we'll executed
bust of the leader of the American Revolution,
and, on inquiry of a native Of the town | was in
formed that it was bust Of the good saint Geo.
Washington | confess that | passed the
church felt like taking off my hat, and | did
it-not because of custom, but because couldn't
help it.-.Nicaragua Correspondence Cfthe .Neu
York Herald.
IMMGRANrs.-.The n. Y. Courier & Enquirer,
an old Native American paper, and with lean
ing formerly to Know Nothingism says:
The money brought into the country in the
pockets of immigrants is computed by tens of
millions annually, aud the value of the imm grants
themselves in peopeling the country, subdung
the forest. cultivatinS the prairie, and opening
the mines, is hardly to be reckoned in dollars and
cents"
1t habit of Lord Eldon, when Attorney
General, to close his speeches with some remarks
justifyng his own character. AT the trial of Horne
Tooke, speaking of his own reputation. he said:
1T is the little inheritance | have to leave my
children, and by Gods help, | will leave it unim-
paired" Here be shed tears and, to the aston
ishment of those present, Milford. the Solicitor
General, began to weep. Just look at Milford y
said bystander to Horne Tooke: ''What on earth
is he crying for?' Tooke replied: He is crying
to think what little Inheritance Eldons children
are likely to get"
LoCKJAw.-I have noticed lately several deaths
by lockjaw, and for the information of all, | will
give a certain remedy. When any one runs a
nail or any sharp iron in any part of his body
take common smoke pipe. fill it with tobacco,
light it WE'LL then take cloth or silk handker-
chief, place it over the bowl of the pipe and blow
the smoke through the stem into the wound; two
or three ppefuls will be sufficient to set the wound
dischargng. Ihave tried it myself, and five Others
and found it to give immediate relief If the
wound has been some days standing, it will open
again if the tobacco is good. Try it. any one
who may chance to get such wound.-BaH. Sun
TRIUMPHs OF YANKEE GENUs.-The steamer
Ericsson, which sailed to day for Liverpool took
out one of Hoes six cylinder lightning printing
presses, for "Lloyds Weekly Six men were sent
out with the press as feeders" accompanied by
foreman. This is better than a victory on the
battle feld.-.Nt,c York mirror.
PRESERVING BuTrER-The best plan of sailing
butter is to use the purest salt only; heat it on the
fire before using it, to drive off all the moisture
and apply it warm, when working the butter
USEFUL REcEIPT.--W Wounds in cattle are quickly
cured by washing several times day with mix
turc of yoke of eggs and spirits of turpentine.
CURIOUS FACr.-In sand-blasting the hole is not
to be filled entirely, and the sand should be dry
Dry chaf may be substituted for sand, and would
be better than wet sand. At an explosion it has
been noticed that those who were furthest from
the scene of explosion were MroUn ftrthest but
least injured. The nearer ones were moved little
but denuded and mangled
II can marry any girl please" said young
man boastingly
VERY true" replied his wagish companion
"for you can't please any"
"What is backbiter?" asked the parson of hi
Sunday school.
This was poser, till little urchin answered
"Be he fea?'
LEGENDARY ArrEMpr--In making some
repairs in the Union Hotel, Placerville, i
was discovered that an attempt had been made
to set fire to the building, which from soIn'
cause proved failure.