Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-03-06

The New CENT Con-. Congress has
passed the bill and the President has
signed it, providing for the coinage of
cents Of an entirely different appearance
and composition from the copper coin
which has so long been in existence. -
The new coin is certainly a great improve
ment over the old, and is not likely to
fall into the discredit which the weight,
size, and the liability to corrosiveness of
the copper cent so generally brought up
on it. 1t is a convenient coin in size,
and is sufficiently distinctive not to be
COMPOUNDED with others of different val
ue. 1t is well executed, and the design
is tasteful, though the eagle in full
flight has something of the buzzard-lke
character which, according to the London
Times, is indicative of our national APP
petite for extensive slices of others ter
ritory. There is rapacious extension
of the neck of the bird, which looks as
if it were on a tilibustering expedition,
and was just certain of seizing its prey.
We shall not quarrel with the design
when the intention of the coin is pub
lie convenience, and in this respect
we think it cannot be excelled The
intrinsic value of the new cent is about
seventy-fve per cent. of its nominal
value, and the Government, therefore,
can afford to coin the new cent and re-
deem all the Spanish coins at par, with
out suffering any loss or subjectiug the
people to any
In few days the Mint will be ready
to distribute the new coinage; and the
distribution will be made at the expense
of the Mint; that is, the coin will be
sent to the various cities, whence the
distribution takes place, and there, thro
the Government agents, it will bc paid
out for Spanish coin, or for any other,
at the convenience of the purchaser.
THE SECRET OF WARM FEET. Many
of the colds which people are said to
catch, commence at the feet. TO keep
those extremities constantly warm, there.
fore, is to effect an insurance against the
aim stinterminable list Of disorders which
spring out from slight cold" and at
the risk of being thought trifing, and Of
telling people what they know already, |
beg to remind them Of the following
simple rules
/ Never be tightly shod Boots or
shoes when they fit closely, press against
the veins Of the foot, and prevent the
free circulation of the blood. When, on
the contrary, they do not embrace the
foot tightly, the blood gets fair play, and
the spaces left between the leather and
the stockings are filed with comforta.
Bile supply of warm air Those who
have small feet will, perhaps, be slow tc
adopt this dictum; but they are urgently
recommended to sacrifice little neatness
to great deal of comfort and safety
oy wearing what the makers call easy
shoes. ~ ~
2. Never sit in damp shoes 1t is
often imagined that unless they are pos
itively wet, it is not necessary to change
them when the feet are at rest. This is
a fallacy for when the least dampness is
absorbed into the sole, it is attracted
further to the foot itself by its own heat,
and thus Precipitation is dangerously stop
ped. Any person may prove this by
trying the experiment of neglecting the
rule, and his feet will feel cold and damp
after a few minutes although, on Ia
king of the shoe and examining it, it
will appear to be perfectly dry. Did
every one follow these rules, there would
be no cold feet