New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-13
A Western poet witnessed pugilistic encounter,
which he thus immortazed
And Isaac he pitched into hymn,
And hym pitched into he !;
Ye waye they fiytte it was SIM,
And horrybel to see

CURIosITIEs OF SLEEP.-In Turkey, if a person
happens to fall asleep in the neghborhood of poppy
field and the wind blows over toward him, he be-
comes gradually narcotzed and would die if the
try people, who well acquainted with the circum
stance did not bring him to the next well stream
and empty pitcher after pitcher of water his face
and body. DR.. Appenheim, during his residence in
Turkey, owed his life to this simple and efcacious
treatment. DR.. Graves, from whom this anecdote is
quoted, also reports the case of gentleman thirty
years of age, who, from long continued sleepiness,
was reduced to complete living skeleton. unable to
stand on his legs. 1t was partly owing to disease,
but chiefly to the abuse of mercury and opium until
at last unable to pursue his business he sank into
ahject poverty and woe. DR.. Reid mentions friend
of his who whenever anything occurred to distress
him, soon became drowsy and fell asleep. fellow
student also at Edinburg upon hearing suddenly the
unexpected death of near relative, threw himself
his bed and almost nstananeously, amid the glare Of
MONDAY, sunk into profound slumber. Another
person reading aloud to one of his dearest friends
stretched his deathbed fell fast asleep with the
book still in his hand, went on reading utterly
scous of what he was doing. woman at Hamadt
slept seventeen or eighteen hours day for fifteen
years. Another is recorded to have slept once for
four days. DIR. Macnish mentions woman who spent
three-fourths Of her life in sleep, and Dr. Eotson
quotes the case of young lady who slept for six
weeks and recovered. The venerable st. Augustine
of Hippo prudenty divided his hours into three parts
eight to be devoted to Sleep eight to recitatons and
eight to converse with the world. Maniacs are re-
ported particularly in the eastern hemisphere to be-
come furiously vigant during the full of the moon
more especially when the deteriorating rays of its
polarzed light is permitted to fall into their apart
ment, hence the name lunatics There certainly is
greater proneness to disease during sleep than in the
waking state, for those who pass the night in the
Champagne du Roma inevitably become infected with
its noxous air; while travellers who go through with
out stopping escape the masma Intense cold induces
sleep, and those who perish in the sleep on till
they sleep the sleep of death. Il
A Coop SToRY.-A number of politicians, all of
rr,r
scattered on the tavern porch, talking, when old
topper, named D., came up to them. Now, said
D is q person who is very loquacious when
corned,' but exactly opposite when sober. At the
present time being ''tight,ph said if the company
had no objections he would tell them story. They
told him to fire away" whereupon he spoke as fol-
lows
certain king-don't recollect his name-had a
philosopher, upon whose judgment he always de-
pended. Now 1t SO happened that one day the king
tookit into his head to go hunting, and after sum
monins his mobiles and making all necessary prepara
lions, he summoned his philosopher and asked him if
it would rain. The philosopher told him it would
not and he and his mobiles departed While journey
ing along they met countryman mounted
jackass he advised them to return for said he it
will certainly ran.' Theysm CONTEMPORARY on
him and passed on Before they had gone many
miles, however, they had reason to regret not having
taken the rustics advice, as heavy shower up
and they were drenched to the skin. When they had
returned to the palace, the king reprmanded the
philosopher severely for telling him that it would be
clear when it was not. Il met countryman.' said
he, and he knows great deal more than you, for
he told me it would rain, whereas you told me it
would not.'' 500
The King then gave the philosopher his walking
paper, and sent for the countryman, who made his
appearance. g Tell me,'' said the king chow you
knew it would rain" q didn't know" said the
rustic, my jackass told me- Sand how, pray, did
he tell you n the king asked in establishment. by
pricking up his ears, your majesty" The king now
sent the countryman away procuring the iackass he
placed him in the office the philosopher had filed
And here, observed D. looking very wise here is
where the king made a mistake. /" How so p in.
| quired his auditors. Why, ever since that time.
said D with grin on his phiz, every jaekass
wants an office,
THE DOC AND THE AxE.-We nave heard story
of dog which was sent home by his master
from the woods after the axe. He was gone long
time and finally returned with the BEETLE and not the
axe. The master had waited so long he had become
impatient and when the dog came dragging the big
beetle, he took up club and, in passion dealt the
faithful dog a mortal blow. When he returne to
the house he found the axe sticking in the end OF
| log, having been driven in so tightly that the dog
could not remove it, and the helve was covered with
blood from the faithful creatures mouth and gnawed
half off by his efforts to remove it from the log.
Finding it impossible to get the axe, he took the
beetle, thinking perhaps that his master wished to
drive or pound with it; if so, the beetle might an
swer in the place of the axe.
[American chronological Journal.
The PEN AND THE SWoRD.-Curious and interesting
| comparisons mi ght be made between former wars
going back no further than those of Napoleon land
the late war in the Crmea to show how the business
of fighting has been affected by modern improve
ments." The victories and emolnents in these latter
| days, won by the pen acting amanuensis to the
sword are popularity. "Crimean Russell late
English paper staes has let himself to proprietor
agreeing to lecture often required, provided it
be not more than three times week. until April.
1858, and to receive El0, 900 as wages. This, with
his salary correspondent of the Times, his royalty
of siXpence upon every copy sold of bis History of
the War; will be something of : Compensation for
only got for less than i Shilling day the privileges
of the trenches and the glory of having his head
blown off his shoulders. Nevertheless, Mr.. Russell
earned all he will receive by labor as arduous and
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