Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-29

BIRDS NESTS FOR DINNER.-The bird that
supplies this whimsical luxury for the Chinese
table is a small swallow, the Mrundo eSculen-
Ia, which builds its nest on the steep precipi-
ces and rocks that overhang the sea. 1t is
found almost only in the islands Of Malaysia.
But the price paid to crafty this curious
Chinese taste is very high. To procure the
delcacy the risk to life alone is tremendous
from the lofty, deep and dangerous caverns
frequented by the swallows, and when brought
to the Chinese market, the value is enormous
the finest kind often being sold at $500 for
only hundred weight, or about twice the
weight in silver! For this reason it can
appear only on the tables of the wealthy, and
is not a common dish with other classes
LIFE in China.
PREVENTION or HYpRopHoBTA "A Saxon
ranger, now 81 years old, and not willing to
take the secret to his grave, publishes the fol-
lowing remedy for the bite OF mad dogs, which
he successfully applied to man and beast dur
ing 25 years The wound must immediately
be washed out with warm vinegar or luke
warm water, ard wiped dry after which pour
few drops Of mineral muratic acid into the
wound mineral acid dissolyiug the poisonous
foam, and so preventing the said effect
| Where no muriatic acid can be had, the
wound in meantime must be washed out with
strong solution orsalt water and the acid pro
cured directly.
LARGE ORDER FOR Books Messrs. Phil,
| lips, Sampson Il Co. have received within a
| few DAYS, an order from San Francisco for
thirty thousand Of "Sargent's Standard Read
crs." This is probably the largest order for
a single series of books, of equal size, ever
! received in Boston. 1t is independent ol
other orders, received almost simultaneously,
! for the same books for Maysyille, Sacramen-
| to, aud other California cities Some sixty
! large boxes will be required for the packing
Of the books for Ssh Francisco.-BoSt0n
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| EXTENSIVE IRON WoRKs.-An exchange
saws: "Crenzot is the name of one Of the lar
gest iron works in France, where marine en-
ciues and locomotives are built. The number
| Of hands in the various shops is $500. There
are % steam engines, Of all aggregate power
of $500 horses. The gross amount OF work
yearly is worth $4,50O,OOO,'
ROMAN CEMENT.-To "Punch" belongs the
| credit of the following Roman Cement. =
! The French Army; for it has been sticking
! in Rome, now ever so long and the pope hnds
it impossible to remove it.
A NoyEI. TEAM.--A couple of young men
from Albany, \. Y, drove pair of elks, at
| tached to a wagon, through the streets o
| Troy on Wednesday last, attracting consider
able attention.
SUDDEN CHANGE OF OPINIoN.-The Bridge
port Advertiser, (Democratic,) on Monday,
| thinking that Rollins, of Missouri was one oil
its own party praised him to the echoes
On Tuesday, finding that Rollins is probably
elected Governor, it says:
1--WE made sad mistake and we hope oul
political friends will forgive us for chasing
such sn unprincipled rascal with them"
HANDSOME SALARY.-The Rev. DIR. Thomr
son, of Salem Mass, has had an invitation tC
become pastor of the Unitarian Chnreh IN
Chicago, Illinois, at salary oil $1,000
Hogs are said to be dying Of "hos cholera
! IN Carroll county, Nd