The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-10-14

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cry man must feel that the money which he
spends ON personal luxuries is SO much taken
from the means of propiDg up his mercantile
credit it would be well to consider whether some
| combined movement cannot be made to effect
= reform in our habits of living. It is 80 much
the custom for people, now-a.days, to live in
| hotels, and the opportunity of concerted action
in this respect is thereby placed 30 immediate
ly within our reach, that the inquiry At once
suggests itself, why should not the movement
begin in those establishments? Their prices
are exh0rbitant, their tables are loaded with
trash, and the pockets and digestion Of their
inmates are taxed to point for which there 10
no justification. Hotel proprietors are as much
convinced Of these facts - We are, but plesd
in their defence the necessity Of conforming to
the extravagant taste of the times. The ex-
cuse is now, or If not now will very soon be at
! an end. People will be compelled to reirench
in every direction, and the hotel keepers will be
the first to suffer from this necessity, il they
| have not sufficient prudence to anticipate it,
Unless they mean to let ruin overtake them they
will at once cut down their rents, restore their
tables TO the standard Of health ant common
| sense, and dispense with the palatial splendor
OF their accommodation. If they do this, in
| stead of being obliged to charge two or three
| dollars, they will bs able TO return 70 tho old
| we compare the fortunes made under the old
| "live and let live" principle with the frequent
| failures Of our modern hotel-keepers, there can
| be no question as to the benefits to be derived
| from this change.-[N. Y. Herald. aG:h ult
RoPE RAvrs-The recurrence of 1 marine
| disaster, such ~ the wreck Of the steamer Cen
trail America, always brings forward valuable
suggestions for providing against the loss OF life
! in sudden emergencies. Life-bOats and life-
| preservers do rot furnish the remedy. The
former are either swamped or dashed to pieces.
while the latter, unless m Of cork. are Liable
to be torn or punctured and then rendered
worse than useless, in fact superadding weight
| for the drowning victim to carry. Rats are
| sometimes constructed, but from necessary
haste, they are trail and insecure, while aplank,
4 the last desperate resort for the bold swim
mer in hrs agony" is too often only ! terrible
prolongation of the certain doom. On our
large rivers emergencies sometimes arise. either
| from ERE or snsgging, the dangers OF which .
little prudent forethought might diminish If not
entirely avert. OF the many recent suggestions
submitted to public consideration one Of the
most valuable, as it appears to US, il the con-
struction Of RATS Of rope netting, supported all
around by corks, and they are peculiarly ap-
| pl:cable to our inland navigation. These RATS
4 might be made of any convenient size frem
tarred rope, and rendered buoyant BY cork
along the aides and at intervals throughout the
entire network. They could not be broken
aud may be grasped At any part and the hold
easily retained. Women and children especially
would 6nd their benefits, while they would be
always ready. aud occupy but little space In
sio wage, from their 6exibiiity. The idea is Ger
4 taiuly worthy Of attention, and We cannot i'm
/ agin any objection 70 the practical working q
these rope RATS, which seem to combide ad-
vanfages superior to any other msana Of safely
yet originated. Some Of our enterpriaing steam
boat CAPTAINS might Experiment - to their value
and we shall be most happy 70 lay the result o
their iassstigations before the public.-[Lo
villa Journai .st.. fzr. Il .e Bss 81