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loans, instead of sale OF bonds.
18th. To organize system ofrevenue for the
oyster fundum of the State.
: Sth. To increase the rate of taxes in couormi-
ty to the laws requiring these additional sub
scriptionS, appropriations and expenditures.
9th. And lastly, to digest these and other
measures, recommend the two Houses to e9-
tend the session of the General Assembly, for
the reason that if the great measures of public
policy are left unproSided for by the present
session, shall not deem it my duty to take the
responsibility of calling an extra session of the
Legislature. say this out of difference to the
will of the present Assembly, if they shall de-
eide that important measures Shallnot be acted
on by them.
TO sacredly guard the public credit, to CON
struct the primary Public Works, to build up .
centre of trade, to make mart of foreign COM
msrce, to stimulate mining, manufacturing and
the mechanic arts. to foster home instruction in
literature, science and the arts, oproyide for all
these the necessary revenue and to pay the pub
lie debt, am anxious to divide any responsible
'ity with the Legislature, and to incur any risk
orInake any sacrifice for the sake of our below
ed commonwealth She has mighty work to
iesdone and shall it be said that she has not the
men, at this day, to do It masterlys With the
utmost confidence, appeal to you, gentlemen,
and am, with respect your ob't seEYsst, :.
$50 ii HENRY a. WISE.
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had taken 80 medicines received So little ben
Ght that had confidence in mona IhAd Of nearI al
the GetOrESd LSniaIeAs and other external remedies
had heard had been placed BY my friends under
81 the best in England and AL the relief obtain,
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THE -G4LJ=4NIG7 8UPPORTER!
THIS Female Supporter, operating simple scientific
l. principle gives great and oten complete refin weak
ness % the splneand in all support needed
TO For ..' sale p e. : !. H. LOGAN : CO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-31
MAGENDIE ON MEDICINE.

An American medical student, writing
from Paris to the American Medical Gazette
for June, asserts that he once heard Magen-
die-one of the most eminent French ply
sicians and physiologists-commencc lee
ture somewhat in the following words -
Observation-Disclosures is a great hum
bug. I know it is called science-science,
indeed! 1t is nothing like science. Doc
tors. are mere empires, when they are not
Charlataus We are as ignorant as men can
be. Who knows anythingin the world about
medicine Gentlemen you have done ME
the honor to come here to attend my lectures,
and must tell you frankly now in the be-
ginning, that I know nothing in the world
about medicine, and I don't know anybody
who does know anything about it. Don't
think for moment that I haven't read the
bills advertising the course of lectures at
Medical School; I know that this man teach
es anatomy, that man teaches pathology, an
other man physiology, such a one therapeut-
les, such another materia medica-Erbaen !!
ct apres9 What's known all about that?-
Why, gentlemen, at the school of Montpelier,
(God knows it was famous enough in its day, }
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sunnlied by the placing of four posts upright

supplied by the placing of four posts upright
ly in the ground, the spaces between which
were filled with the common cane, which
grew in abundance around, and then plas-
tering with mud The roof was then that
ched with grass, and the house was thus
completed. Little furniture was needed, a
hammock answering all purpose ofa bed and
seat, and almost any kind of earthen vessel
would answer to cook in. The next care
was to plant about dozen banana or plan
tain trees, which needed no further care;
planted with yams, which, if properly placed,
would yield enormously. The common fri
qole and Lima beans would grow with the
yams, as well as other vegetables, and the
native fruits of the country were almost In
digenous. The plantains and yams would
yield more than enough for the subsistence
of an entire family, and game of every varle-
ty could be shot almost from the door OF the
house. The climate was such as to render
little or no clothing absolutely necessary, and
thus, with one months labor, man can fix
himself comfortably year. Isn't that the
country for a lazy man ?-Nem Orleans
Picdyunc.
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PETER THE GREAT.

1t was the custom of Peter the Great to
visit the different workshops and manufacto-
ries, not only to encourage them, but also to
Judge of what other useful establishments
might be formed in his dominions. Among
the places he visited frequently, were the for
ges of Muller at Istia, ninety versts from
Moscow. The Gar once passed whole
month there; during which time, after CIV
ing due attention to the affairs of state, which
he never neglected, he amused himself with
seeing and examining every thing in the
most minute manner, and even employed
himself in learning the business of black
smith. He succeeded so we'll, that on one
of the last days of his remaining there, he
forged eighteen poods Of iron, and put his
own particular mark on each bar. The boy
ars and other noblemen of his suite, were
employed in blowing the bellows, stirring
the fire, carrying Goals, and performing the
other duties of blacksmith's assistant
When Peter had finished he went to the
proprietor, praised his mandatory, and
asked him how much he gave his workmen
per hood. "Thrce copecks, or an altina,"
answered Muller every vel" replied the
Car; ~ have then earned eighteen altnas "
Muller fetched eighteen ducats, offered them
to Peter, and told him that he could not
give workman like his majesty less per
pood. Peter refused "Keep your ducats "
said he, ri have not wrought better than
any other man give me what you would give
to another; l want to buy pair of shoes, of
which I am in great need" At the same
time he showed him his shoes, which had
been once mended, and were again full of
holes. Peter accepted the eighteen altinas,
and bought himself pair of new shoes,
which he used to show with much pleasure,
saying, ''These I earned with the sweat OF
my brow"
One of the bars of iron forged by Peter
the Great, and authenticated by his mark, is
still to be seen at Istia, in the forge of Null
ler. Another similar bar is preserved in the
cabinet of curiosities at St. Petersburgh.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-31

SUMNER BATnING.-Alany erroneous no.
tions prevail respecting the use and proper
ties of the warm bath. TO many persons,
the idea of submersion in warm water, on a
summers day, would be preposterous; but
if it be nationally considered, it will be found
that the warm bath may be taken with equal, ,
perhaps greater benefit, in the Summer than
in the Winter During hot weather, the
secretions in the skin are much increased in
quantity, and consequently greater neces-
sity exists that it should be kept perfectly
free from distinctions Another prevailing
error respecting the warm bath is, that it
tends to relax and cnervate the body; for
experience has sufficiently proved the fallacy
of the opinion, and many physicians have
prescribed its use to patients laboring under
debility from disease, none of whom expe-
rence such effects, but have all felt invigo-
rated, and mostly restored to health and
strength Many persons are deferred from
using the warm bath, especially in winter,
from the fear of catching cold but this fear
is groundess, for it has been found that the
warm bath, by increasing the circulation on
the surface, of the body, renders it more ca
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ORIGIN OF HICKORY CLUBS.

Baron de Glaubeck having signallzed
self in many engagements after the battle OF
Guilford, General Greene recommended him
to the governor of North Carolina, and ad,
vised him to put the cavalry of that State
under his command The Governor took
the Generals advice, and accordingly placed
the Baron at the head of the cavalry; but
to his great astonishment, not man among
them had a sword; however, in order to
supply the deficiency, he ordered every man
to supply himself with substantial hickory
I-lsA . II. enc end Of which he caused to be
mounted with heavy piece of iron; then,
to show an example to his men, he threw a
side his sword, armed himself with one of
these bludgeons, and mounted his horse
After giving his men the necessary instruc-
tions in welding their clubs, he marched
with his whole body, consisting of three
hundred, towards Corvallis army, in Or
der to reconnoitre his lines, where he arri-
we'd the same day, about one o'clock. Corn
wallis was then retreating towards Whining
ton, and his men being fatigucd, had halted
to take some rcfreshment, The Baron, hav-
ing seized this favorable opportunity, char
ged two Hessian picquets, whom he made
prisoners; and routed three British reg-
ments, to whose head he applied the clubs
so effectually, that a considerable number
were killed on the spot; and finally he re-
treated with upwards of sixty prisoners.
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ONE OF THE MISTAKES.

The story subjoined was told of one of the
heroes of Donip phan's California band, at a
recent festival in Sacramento. Jake Grooms
is the man that made the mistake of asking
for the tune on the fnur-rost bedstead
"He had come to the country among the
very first whites, in early childhood, and
had never known anything of the luzuries
of civilization. After awhile, emigrants be-
gan to flock in, and among others was a
family who brought quite an assortment of
furniture, and among other things a piano
forte. The fame of this now tangled mu-
steal instrument was noiscd about, and pro-
duced great excitement; it reached Jake's $
ears. Some time afterwards, passing the
house, he thought he would call and see
them. Jake was received by the lady, in
the absence of her husband, with great po-
liteness. After sitting some time, he looked
around for the piano Against the wall
stood an enormous, old-fashioncd, four-post
bedstead, the curtains to which were drawn.
Jake had never seen such a piece of furni-
ture before, and concluded that this must
be the piano. Pointing it out, he told the
lady that he had understood that she was
very skilful in performing on that kind of
an instrument, and would be very much OBJ
liged to her if she would favor him with a
tune"
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SINGERS SEWING MACHINES,

A LII persons who desire to obtain fulE and. re-
~ liable information respecting SINGERS
s.. .WiNG AACH1NES-thcir price, capabilities,
advantages, sizes, improvements, method of work
ing, means of procuring them, andsall other par
ticulars-can do so by applying ut our Office No.
323 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK, by letter sor I'M
person for l. NJ SINGER g. cos GAZETTE
This paper is devoted entirely to the Sewing Ma,
chine interest. Copies win1be supplied gratis to.
all interested. z4ss.sy .s.gS 3 ~
N.B.-The unparalleled success of our Sewing
Machines has induced several fraudulent ;imiti-
tons of them, besides numerous infripgements of
our patcnts-of which. wesown sixteen Suits for.
the infringement of our patents have receufly been
decided in our favor in the U. S. Circuit Conrts
in New-Y ork and New Jersey. In these sdits;the
great principle of holding downsthe fabric to. be
sewed to the surface of the Machine by a yield
ing pressure, whichis used all Sewing Machines
has been fully established. The Wheeler & VIII
son. and the Grover 8 Baker Sewing Machines,
we nledge, each infringe three distinct patents
owned by us. We have suits against them in sey-
eral of the U. S. Courts, which will soon be tried.
We hereby caution the public not to buy anysin-
fringing Machines, as they can be compelled by
law to stop using them, and to pay costs and
damages.
Hsas. Local Agents wanted to make sales of our
improved sewing machines. To persons properly
qualified for the business, rare opportunity for
profitable and pleasant employment is offered.
New and improved machines exchanged on Ii
bera terms for old machines of every kind. x sy
I. M. SINGER, g. Co, q: !. !
Principal Office. S23 Broadway, n. Y.,zs
May 1S ..l.2s.s3m 80
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GETTING USED TO 1T.

Somewhere about here, writes Southern
correspondent, lives small farmer, of such
social habits that his coming home intoxica-
ted was once no unusual thing, His wife
urged him in vain to sign the pledge. "Why
you see,' he would say, "Pll sign it after
while, but I don't like to break right off at
once it amt wholesome. The best way al
ways is to get used to thing by degrees,
yousknown." every we'll, old man." his
helpmate would rejoin, "see now ifyou don't
fall into hole one of these days, while you
can't take care of yourself, and nobody. y.near to
take, you out" Sure enough, as if to verify
heprophecy, couple of days after he tum-
bled into a we'll, and after deal of useless
scrambling, shouted for the light of her eyes
to come and help him out. "Didn't tell
you so?'' said the good soul, showing her
cap frill over the edge of the parapet, ''you
have got into hole at last, and it's only
lucky I'msin hearing, or you might have
drowned, you old dog! WE'LL" she contin-
ued, after pause, letting down the bucket,
sstakesho And up he came, higher at
each turn of the windlass, until the old la
5dy's grasp slipping from the handle, down
he went to the bottom again. This occur
ring more than once, made the temporary
occupant of the we'll suspicious. "Look
here" he screamed injury at the last splash,
"you're doing that on purpose-I know you
areW "Well, now I am," responded the old
woman TRANQUILITY, while winding him up
once more. ssDon't. you remember telling
me it's best to get used to a thing by de-
grees2 I'm 'fraid if I was to bring you
right up on sudden, you wouldn't find it
wholesome The old fellow could not help
chuckling at the application of his own prin-
ciple, and protested he would sign the pledge
on the instant, if she would lift him fairly
out. This she did and packed him off to
"swear in" wet as he was. "For you see, }"
she added, very emphatically, elf you ever
fall into the we'll again, I'll leave you thar
Il will p'
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not rive express notice
to the contrary are considered as wishing to coil-
tinuetheir subscription.
9. IF subscribers order the discOntinunnce of
their papers, the publisher continue to send
them until all arrearages are paid.
g. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office to which they directed,
they are held responsible till they settle their BILL
and order the paper discontinued.
4. Ii any subscriber removes to another place
without informing the publisher, and their paper
ssent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsiblc.
s. The Court has decided that refusing to take
Newspaper from the office, or removing and leav-
ing it uncacd for, is priD'a focie evidence of an
intentional. fraud.
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THE MONKEY AND DRUNKARD

Mr.. Pollard states that in his drinking
days he was the companion of man in
Arundel Co., Maryland, who had monkey
which he valued at thousand dollars. owe
always took him out on our chesnuts parties.
He shook off all our chesnuts for us, and
when he could not shake them off, he would
oo to the very end of the limb and knock
them off with his fist. One day, we stopped
at tavern and drank freely. About half a
glass of whiskey was left, and Jack took the
glass, and drank it all up. Soon he was
merry, skipping, hoped, and danced, and
set us all in a roar of laughter Jack was
drunk.
ave all agreed, six of us, that we would
come to the tavern next day, and get Jack
drunk again, and have sport all day. I cal
led at my friends house next morning, and
we went out for Jack. Instead of being as
usual on his box, he wassnot to be seen. We
looked inside, and he was crouched up in a
heap. Come out here,' said his MASTER
Jack came out on three legs; his fore-paw
was upon his head. Jack had the headache
knew what was the matter with him. He
felt Just as I felt, many morning. So we
waited three days. We then went, and,
while drinking, a glass was provided for
Jack But where was he? Skulking be-
hind the chairs. Come here, Jack, and
drink said his master, holding out the glass
to him. Jack retrcated, and as the door was
opened, slipped out and in moment was
on the top of the house. His master went
out to call him down.. but he would not
come. He got cow-skin and shook it at
him. Jack sat on the ridge-pole and refus-
cd to obey. His master got gun and
pointed it at him. A monkey is much afraid
of gun. Jack slipped over the backsidc
of the house. His master then got two
guns, and had one pointed each side of the
house, when the monkey seeing his bad pre-
dicament, at once whipped up on the CHM
ney and got down on one of the fues, hold:
ing on by his fore-paws! The master was
beaten The man kept that monkey twelve
years, but could never persuade him to taste
another drop of whisky. The breast had
more sense than a man who has an immortal
soul, and thinks himself the first and best of
Gods creatures on earth
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pable of withstanding the effects of cold than
it otherwise would have been.
From the Lancaster Ledger.
EXECUTION OF M. M. cHANE

EXECUTION oF M. MI. Cf1AN1 Ell
"This unfortunate man, convicted at the
last spring term of our Court, of negro steal
ing, expiated his crime on the gallows on
Friday last, the l1th of July. 1t had long
been the impression of persons in this COM
munity, that the prisoner was one Of regu-
lar organized clan, who were engaged in en-
:icing and abducting slaves from their mas
ters. Various circumstances led to this i'm
presssion, and many efforts were made to In
ducc the prisoner to confess his own guilt,
and to reveal the names and whereabouts of
his confederates and we believe induce
ments were held out that his doing so might
lead to pardon in his own case but he
persisted in asserting his inuocence-main-
tanning that he bought and paid for the ne
gro that he was convicted of stealing, and
that he was innocent of any lawless clan OF
which he was supposed to be member. 1t
was believed, however, that when brought
to the ga!lows and convinced that there was
no hope of pardon, and that only few mo-
ments separated him from eternity, he would
make clean breast, and an open exposure
of his guilt.
He was taken from the Jail about l o.
clock, A. NJ, and led to the gallows, (about
half mile distant) followed by an immense
concourse of persons. When placed upon
the gallows, his appearance and manner was
exceedingly calm and collected; we had
never believed one capable ofexercising such
thorough self.control under the horrid cir
cumstances. He addressed the people for
about one hour and half, and during that
time, he was repeatedly urged By persons
present to make confession; but all to no
purpose, and if we understood the substance
of his remarks, he maintained his innocence
to the last; though we believe the main is
sues were rather evaded. He expressed
himself as being fully prepared to meet his
doom spoke confidently of having made his
peace with God, and that he had no fear of
death but we thought his tone and manner
strangely lacking in that revereutial humili-
ty that would naturally be shown in the last
moments of dying christian. The Rev.
NJ. Clarke accompanied, and remained with
the prisoner to the last, and joined with him
in most fervent appeal for mercy to the
Most High. The parting words of the un-
fortunate man to his friends and acquaintan-
ces, as he shook them severely by the hand,
were truly affecting. About half past O.
clock, the fatal instrument of death was
drawn around his neck; the hofrid cap ad-
justed, and soon the wretched criminal was
launched into eternity. We lament the oc-
casions that make such scenes a necessity,
but we hope that the present instance will
have the effect that the law intends, viz a
socmn warning to others who would violate
her rigid, but just DEGREES.
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they discarded the study of anatomy, and
taught nothing but the dispensary; and the
doctors educated there knew just as much,
and were quite as successful as any others.
repeat it, nobody knows anything about
medicine. True enough, we are gathering
facts every day. We can produce typhus
fever, for example by injecting certain sub
stance into the veins of dog-thats some
thing we alleviate diabetes, and see dis
tinctly, we are fast approaching the day when
phthisis can be cured as easilyas any disease.
We are collecting facts in the right spirit,
and I dare say in century or so the accu-
mutation of facts may enable our successors
to form medical science but repeat it to
you, there is no such thing now as medical
science. Who can tell me how to cure the
headache? or the gout? or disease of the
heart? Nobody. Oh? you tell me doctors
cure people. Tgrant you, people are cured.
But how are they cured? Gentlemen, ma
ture does great deal. Imagination does
good deal Doctors do-devilish little
when they don't do harm. Let me tell you,
gentlemen, what did when l was the head
physician at Hotel Dieu. Some 3 or 4,Ooo
patients passed throughmy hands every year
I divided the patients into two classes; with
one, I followed the dispensary and gave them
the usual medicines without having the least
idea why or wherefore to the other, gave
bread pills and. colored water without, OF
course letting them know anything about 1t
and occasionally, gentlemen [ would Gre
ate third division, to whom Igave nothing
whatever. These last would fretIa good deal,
they would feel they were neglected, (sick
people always feel they are neglected. unless
they are we'll drugged-the fools y and they
would irri.st5f1esselEes .ssst5 Until they get re-
ally sick, but nature invariably came to their
rescue and all the persons in this third class
got we'll There was little mortality among
those who received but bread pills and color
ed water, and the mortality was greatest a
mong those who we're carefully drugged ac-
cording to the dispensary!"
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PRETTY GOOD.

Who is the author of the following we
know not. 1t was found in an old newspa-
per that looked as if it was printed when
Adam was boy.
Sambo was slave to master who was
constitutionally addicted to lying. Sambo
being strongly devoted to his master, had by
dint of long practice made himself an adept
in giving plausibility to his masters largest
stories
One day, when the master was entertain
ing his guests in his customary manner,
among other marvellous facts he related an
incident which TODD place in one of fhis hunt,
ing excursions.
"I tired at buck" said he, cat one hun
dred yards distance, and the ball passed
through his left hind foot, and through his
head, Just back of his ear.
This evidently producing some little doubt
in the minds of his guests, he called upon
Sambo to corroborate him.
"Yes, massa," said the almost confounded
slave, after a moments hesitation, ,-''me see
de ball hit i'm. Jes as massa lif up de gun
to he eye, de buck lif up him hine foot to
scratch him ear, an, massa's ball go clear
through him foot an head at de same
time"
The guests were satisfied with the expla'
nation, and swallowed the whole without fur
thcr hesitation but when his guests were
gone, Sambo ventured upon his masters
good humUr so far as to demonstrate.
"For Cor a mighty sake, massa, when you
tell anudder such big lie, don't put um SC
far apart; me hab debblish hard work fol
get um togedder."