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a MERICAN q FOREIGN F1TENIs.
R.H. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.


SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
(Late Agent Of q. Patent Office, Washington under
the Act Of 1879
rs Stale st.s opposite Kiiby st, Boston,
After an extensive practice Of UPWARDS ~ tventv ys
continues to secure Patents in the United Staes also ii
Great Britain, France, and other foreign countries.
Caveats, Specifications, Assignments aud all papers or
drawings for patents executed liberal terms and with
despatch. Researches made into American or Foreign
works, to determine the validity utility Of Patents Or
lnVenttons-and legal or other advice rendered In all
matters touching the same Copies of claims Of any pa
tent furnished by RENTING one dollar Assgnmentsre
corded at Washington.
This Agency is not only the largest in New England
but through 1t inventors have advantages for securing
patents, aseertaining the paenaby Of inventions
unsurpassed By, u not immeasurably superior TO- any
which can be offered them elsewhere The testimonials
below given prove thst none is MORE SUCCESSFUL AT
The PATENT OFFICE, than the subscriber; ana a
SUCCESS Ie TIE BEST PROOF OF ADVANTAGES
AND ABILITY he would add that he has abundant reason
10 believe and can prove that no other Office Of the kind
are the charges for professional services SO moderate
The immense practice q the subscriber during twenty
years past has enabled him h accumulate vast coec
non Of specifications and official decisons relative to pa
tents These, besides his very extensive library Of legal
Ano mecnanlcal works and full accounts Of patents
grained 10 tne United States and EUROPE render him able
beyond question, to offer superior facilities for obtaining
patents. 'F''.''''fo
An necessity Of aiourney to Washington, to procure
pasens aa me usual great delay there here saysd
TESTIMONIALS.
During the time occupied the once Of Commissioner
o. Patens X. Eddy, ESQ.,, u Boston, did business II
the Patent Once ~ Solicitor for procuring Patens There
were few any, persons acting In that capacity who had
90 much business before the PateHt Once and there were
none who conducted 1t with skin, fidelity, and sue
cess regard Mr. EDDY one Of the best informed and
m1s skliu Patent Solicitors IN the United States and
nave no hesitation In assuring inventors that they cannot
employ person more competent and Trustworthy and
more capable Ct putting their applications In form to
secure FOR them early and favorable consideration
Tue Patent Once EDMuND BURKE,
Late Commissioner Of Patents
From he present. connissioner.
August ~, 1885 Daring the time have held the
Snce Of Commissioner Of Patents, r. II. EDDY, ESQ OF
Soson hns been extensively engaged In The transaction
business with the ONCE, as Solicitor. He IA thor
ssy ssqaAinted With the law and the rules Of practice
o. ne Once regard him as one Of the most rapable
81 saeoossini practitioners with whom have had on
eAA lnhercourae CHARLES MASON
no... go, Commissioner u Patents
49,. - :. loel deOd&w1am
ADLGs, INTEND i-Wonld ro. No.. -
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VRvING's LIFE OF WASHINGTON.

This great national work which forms such sppro
pirate coronsl to the beautiful fame Of its usrious Au
uor is here brought down 10 the inauguration of Wash
lngfon es Arst President of the United States.
D. kLABALL b CO., Providence, R l., are prepared
to furnish this great national work 10 any address, free Of
postage Price, subscription edition, 81 popular edition
$3.50 Agents wanted. diff je1
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INDIA RUBBER GOUDs.-A new lot, such
Tunnels, Scoops. Syringes Mirrors, &c. just re.
ceived and for sale by au1l dtt GEO. r. SPUR.
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An endless vaeety consisting of COLTS celebrated Re
Of eref various sizes; ohicopee with Maynard's self
primer Allen & Thurbers, Smith & Weseon'a Volcanic
Repeater
Hunting and Dirk Knives, Spy Classes Pocket Com
passes, Drinking Fasks, Powder Fasks Shot Pouches
nd Belts, Gun Gases, Eyeys Patent Shot Cartridges,
Game Bags, Water Proof and common Caps, fine Rifle
and Pistol Powder, Felt waddlug, wad Cutters Clean
ng Rods and Fishing Tackle
FIsKE h GODDARD,
JelS dtf 1876 Main street.
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ANTRIGHT'S INDIAN VEG ETABLE
w PILLS For sale, wholesale and retail at pro
pretors' prices, by D. SCOTT,
JZS DIFF ISL street
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. OK CARTS, HORSE CARTS, AND
a. Light Wagons, for sale by
SIMON PHETTEPLAOE.
ap22 Pieasant-st. Newton at
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EpLASTISG POWDER.-TfyouW wish thgbest
Id article of Blasting Powder, buy of
my28 Oo-A' . I Frozt street q,
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FOB PRINTING In any variety, neatly and
- promptly executed at the spy0fice,
sep12 distf 2I2 Main street
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- OF. sCLPHATE OF QUININE. Just
- ~ received, and for sale by GEO. Il. sPURR.
auI1 diff
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ESICHAR DSON'S IRISH LINENS,
h q DAMAsKS &Sc,--The Public will please bear in
mind that the GENUINE GOODS are al gays sealed with
the full signature Of the firm, viz
RICHARDSON, SONS g. OWDEN.
j BULLOCKE & j. B. LOCKE, Agents,
No. 30 Church street, near Barclay street, New York.
VI dams
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BOOKS, &C.
NEW BOO Ks FOB SALE By
z. BAKER C CO.,
IsA Main Street

1s4 Main Street,
Moss Side By Marian Harlsnd
Capt WHY or the Brave Woman, story Of the Rev.
ulutioo By Author Of Edith Hale -
New History Of Rome, by Liddei
BsEna's Fsssyes.
Ee3 LIST Of Pictures, Steel, Llthogrsphs and Heads
for Grecien psinting.
Puueh's Pocket Book Of Fun.
Biographical History q Philosophy, by G. q. LeWes
Married or Single. by Miss SedgWick-
White Lies, BY Chas. Reade
Ncthirg to Wear
Nothing to d. an accompaniment to Nothing to Wear.
Illustrated Hand Book Of American Travel.
4th vol Of IFving's life Of Washington.
Boat Life IN Feypt and Nubia, BY VIM G. Prime.
Tent Life in the Holy Land, by VIM G. Prime.
The Magic Staf. BY A. J. Davis.
A new and beautiful Engraving, 'Hiawaths Woo
tnen from Longeow's late Indian Legend. Full direc
lions for painting it in the Grecsn style furnished gratis.
Also the Railroad Chequer a. d Backgammon Board,
Patented Nov. Is, 1856, by Goodwin.
DOOKS, STATTONERY,A AND PAPER
y HANGINGS, American House Block, Main ST.,
near corner OF Foster street.
HERVEY Sc Co.
have Just received ard beautiful variety q Paper
Bangings Al low prces their old having been dis
posed Of at Auction Also ne assortment Of station
Sry together with publications, such Belle
Scott; the Crisis Of Freedom" the Bogrsphy Of
Whiteheldn by Rev. Or. Belcher, and other works Of
permanent value, all at prices suitable to the times
z. HERyEY,
je2s dsm G. BROWN.
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EHsszsExs FULLER'S NORWICH AND
- WORCESTER EXPRESS.
O. 5. FULLER viii send a Messenger on every Accom-
mediation Train, Norwich and Worcester Railroad,
to transact all business the Express Line forward
packages to New London, Hartford, Rev Haven and
New York He viii transport Iron Safe in each train
for the transmission Of valuable packages
0FFoEs-186 Iain st., Worcester N. @. Brakenridge'B
tore, under Wsuregan House, Norwich Ct.
packages should be marked Euller's Express.
y1rcester, Sept. LIST, 1856. Sept5
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NOTICE TO THE SICK.
DIR, HILL.

DIR. HILL,
In offering to the community their justly celebrated
edes for chronic and acute diseases Of long standing do
not wish to rihe with the life health of the afflicted
but simply to lay before them the testimonials Of
be ofTe5pectabe ladies and gentlemen, from which the
suffering can judge for themselves The Doctors pledge
themselves not to make any wild assertions false
ments OF the efficacy OF their medicines nor will they hold
out any hope to suffering humanity which facts will not
warrant few testimonials are here given, and the
doctors solicit an inquiry from the Afflicted into all they
publish feeling assured that they will find them perfectly
reliable AMI their medicines worthy of their confidence
and patronage.
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RgUGGY FOR SALE.-A top bugs, Thoroughly
- butt and has been run very little Inquire Of
AUS diff MARSHALL MILLS, May street.
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QURNBTT'S COD LIVER OLA fresh
AS lot received, and for sale by CHAs CLARKE.
au27 diff
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EBoSFERS-of all sizes printed with dspatch h, at
n the Spy Ofica,
sep12 dstf 2I2 Main street.
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HOB PRINTING-In any variety, neatly and
~ promptly executed at the Spy Office,
sepl2 disif 2l2 Main street
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-18

KNLAINE OIL-5O bbls Elaine Oil in store and
{ = or sale bv G. 5. & A. J. HOWE
Worcester Rank Block
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4 ANGLEY'S BITTERS-In any quantity for
EA sale 5S au27 diff CHARLES CLARKE
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FOB PRINTING-In any variety neatly and
- promptly executed at the Spy Office,
sepl2 dlstf 2l2 Main street
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mnLBS. SULPHUHTC ET8ER, Jus
Il wv received and for sale by
aull DIFF GEO. R. sPURR
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s. NLT-SEALING CANS. 100 doz Arthuris
- Patent self sealing Fruit Cans for sale ut wholesale
nd retail by the agents, Wal. @. SWEET Il CO.,
iYl9 186 Main straet
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- MANUFACTURERS or
Terra Gotta Architectural Ornaments.
AND STO NE WAR
o. AZ kinda Window Caps, Capitals, Consoles, BRAGG
ett vases chimney Gaps, Sci on hand, or furnished al
every article warranted ''uu'u w ~uu
Washington Square rear Of Pratts Iron storo.l
jylo dsm
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fH'o sPO 4 TSME N.-If you wish any kind Of
Sporting Powder, Caps, Shot, Flasks, Wads, SC,
call at BROOKS sTEARNs
my29 3 Errut sfraet
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IMPORTANT Moor NATION, by which
IL much suffering and misery in families may be avoid
ed, sent to mar ed men, and those contemplating
riag Address, enclosing postage stamps DR.. b. F.
PROBARr, Box 1908, New York City. dam jill
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MARRIED WOMAN's MEDICAL
- COMPANION. For sale by WIN. ALLEN,
achl1 dtf E7b Main street
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EnOUNCES POWERS & WBTGHT-
y " MANS sULPHATE OF MORPHINE. lust re
ceived, and for sale by aulI diff GRO r sPJRR
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n A n Q Y q Q Q D S

VN1O WOODEN MANUFACTURE
Il CALVIN L. GODDARD, New York, only maniac
tnrer of tine ORIGINAL sFEEL RING AND TooTH BuRRINe
MACHINES and IMPROVED STEEL FEED ROLLS recommends
their attachment Second Breakers and Condeners as
the Lest laborsaving machinery in Wooden manufacture
The Burning Machines used the First Breakers in
all the principal Wooden factories in the United States
Canada, and Mexico They acknowledged to be the
only perfect machines, and indispensable to the eConomi
cal and successful manufacture of Wool
Each Burning Machine and its feed rolls, card as much
as the Gard ITSELF besides cleaning the wool of its
and hne impurities.
Circulars explaining these machines and feed rolls and
referring Mills having them in use may be had by ad
dressing @. L. GODDARD,
lis d1y No. BOWLING GREEN, New RoRK.
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a hSB RItH flea Ii EESS AkEH EICR IL
~ FLOWERS, Fancy Ornaments and Lace Trim
mings fur B0nnets.
To MERCHANTS OF WORCESTER.
The subscribers have large mandatory Paris and
New York exclusively devoted the manufacture
of the above khd of goods Their present stock embrac
many thonsad styles Of Feathers aud Flowers. Also
the material for manufacturing them, which offered
at wholesale only, at their warerooms.
Henderson,. SMYTH, g. CO..
Tvs d3m 200 Br ad way New York.
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IA HITE IRON STONE WARE-Of I'd
wards manufacture, every piece Of which is war
tainted not to crack in the glazing MI and lock att
FIRTH & NICHOLS,
Successcr "a Brown K Firth
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BARLEY FOR SALE.-About ten acres Bar
> ley will be sold standing situated Westerly part Of
NoFoesler. For particn.ars innnre Of
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kRAkkIs s. NaO2s as LIQUID HAIE
DYE is gaining popularity every day, which
richly deserves. just received and for sale by
iyIa diff GEO. Z. sPuRR. 2nl Main street.
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s P e A L N o 4 Q e
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40 Court Square, Boston.
]. H. osgood. Agent General Express Office, No. 8
Lincoln House Block, Worcester. dt MI
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BARNARD, SUMNER, l. co,
suZ (late Ohamberin, Barnard, & Col
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s-fssss=zarssss, FISH n q COS UNITED STATES
sss5zsss'sss AND CANADA EXPRESS. - Bessen-
gers leave Worcester three times daily via Worcester
rance, &c. furnishing the most direct and exhibitions line
for all parts of New Hampshire and Maine. Also, via.
Fitchburg Bellows Falls, Burlington &c. to 0gdensburg
and Montreal connecting with the British and American
Express Co., for all parts of Upper and Lower Canada
All business Tor California and other Pacific ports en-
trusted TO u.s. viii be transferred to Wels Fargo Co..
at Boston. FIsKE CO.. Proprietors,
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90 FOR SALE.--A nice Bay Horse weighs
Ztr eleven hundred pounds, Il good travellersnd
AAtA lperiecty hind. Also, one suitable for team
AlE--4 horse Also, light Top buggy, all in good re-
pair WIZ be sold low Tor each.
auIs du ELNATHAN PRATT Salisbury st
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Has removed bis once from 1855 Main street 10 AMKRIuAz
HousH BOOK, directly opposite whore he viii DO happy
oaee patrons and friends jyl dtf
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YAT ESTERN TICK ET OFFICE4-Through
w Tickets tor all the principal cities and towns in the
West via Albany, NagAIl Fails Buffalo, or New York
city, at LEON ARD CO.'S Boston and Eastern Express
Office. $50 Main street, diff mch30
nRAFTS FOR SALE on all pats Of England
~ Ireland, Scotland Germany, France, Prussia Swift
zerland, Norway. Sweden, Denmars, Spain Portugal
Italy, Austria, and the Orient LEONARD d CO.,
Agents the American European Express and Exchange
Company. off mch30
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Z EoNARD & CO.'S BOSTON & EAST.
IL TERN EXPRESS,
Deer tile Boston 6 Worcester Rrihoad,
Forward by every train to Boston, Lowell, Lawrence
New Bedford, Taunton, Salem, Portland all parts
of Maine Notes Drafts. and Bills collected and paid
and all business usually transacted by express promptly
attended to.
oFsIoEs-1so Main St.. Worcester; Court Street.
Boston. mh12 dtt
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Only, True and Genuine Article,
and Of which the public hereby CAUTIONED There
fore, be cure and ASK FOR PROF. MoHR'S
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Il Ruins OF CART1iAGE.-Accoupts from
Innis announce that Mr.. Davis, a gentleman
who q few months ago obtained from the Bey
permission to explore the ruins of Carthage,
under certain conditions, and who has been en-.
gagged during the last two months excayatinp in
that locality under the auspices of the British
government and the Museum, has made some
valuable discoveries. An Arab having found
a piece Of elegant mosaic, Mr.. Davis was in
dueed to push his excavations in that spot.
and his labors were rewarded BY The discovery
OF the remains Of IN ancient temple, which is
heayed; to be that Of Dido. After cutting
through two layers of flooring, which must
have been laid down at lcngthened intervals. he
came on q most splendid piece OF mosaic Of
many square yards in area, and in which were
deilneased two heads, each three feet high, sun
posed to be those of Dido aud Jnno. beside So
verai graceful Eastern figures, and u number of
highly elegant devices aud ornaments .eoual Il
IS alleged, to the most beautiful specimens of
The art yet brought to light. Mr.. Davis has
taken every precaution to guard the mosaic
from the influence of the weather. 1t is sun.
posed that the British Government will DDS.
patch q vessel to convey it to England. rs
well as other objects of interest which he has
discovered.
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a MoRMoN M~ADMAS.,A Copenhagen
Journal Publishes the following: "a voIno
man named Nielsen, possessed of a small fos'
tune, and u horticnlturisst in the yillapa n,
Brahetfslieborg, near lFaaberg. in the Isle Of
fionla, became about two years ago converted
10 Mormohlsin, aud. like most converts, mani
tested great zeal for his new faith. He pressed
his wife, q young woman of excellent character,
TO embrace Mormonism also, but she positively
refused to abandon the Lutheran creed, in which
she had. been brought up. Finding his efforts
VAN he became much excited, and recently de-
ctafed that he would repadiate her and go with
his three children to the country Of the Nor
mons, in America, A few days back they had
a violent quarrel en- the subject, aud in the
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b III 4GAEtN ". 4H4BF - N4&y wAMAN.-E
"A RoMANrIc SToRy.-me following story,
from the Paris correspondent Of tie New York
Times, will serve to show the rapid manner in
which the Russian government does an act 81
Justice:
Some eighteen months ago a Miss Ward, Of
one Of our Southern States, was marriea 10 4
Polish Count, with very unpronouneeable
name. After residing with her three weeks, he
took French leavc Of her one morning, taking
with him his wife's Jewels. He left a letter
behlnde him stating that the marriage was in
valid, from the fact that no Russian s,lbiec
could be legally married except by Greek ser-
vice. OF course the lady was in great conster-
nation, and at the time of the coronation Of
the Gar, she with her mother went to Peters.
burg. Mr. Sala, the principal writer for Dick
ens's Household Words, drew up a petition for
her TO the Russian government. and # was
presented by Mr.. seymour, our Minister. me
case was laid before the Emperor, and an order
was issued by the Russian Minister at Nap,es.
where the count was living, for his arrest. He.
was seized by the Neapuliian police at tho az
pence of Russia, carried to Warsaw, where
the lady and her friends were waiting, marched
into church By a body of policemen, and VAS
there compelled to sand before the al,er md
be married in Que form. His wife, then the
Countess, turned to him with i formalb bow md
bads him 'adieu forever. The Count was sent
70 Siberia, his property eonfscated, his wife
retaining a third by law.
F# EZN mi ,hENA = rrf N "a
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III !! sbla,c

9as sshda,c Il
through TnaausSls 81 ~ me
parts. va heyes 6gpld pTeeese aasoIk
indicative!o Of fseiihg tannnfbelss WeFssxhAeM
III the sleeping state on thegeontrarNpaS@ihkkH
awake she expefiened acute paiil. eyeasffon1f
least ~incision.
From January. 1854, 10 needles wessIVS
until the middle of the following sunuIIgW
she resorted to pins, cutting off the herds
thrusting them into the lesh. SnbseTa6Hl,.
she used hairpins, either Strengthened and putin
whole or the broken halves These we're found
deep in the large muscles ofsthe thigh. Several
pieces Of wire. and parts VI the largest size ii
knitting need'es, nearly fiye inches in length,
were found lying directly ON the bone Of The
thigh on the interior. side. These. were putin
two or three inches above the knee, pushed up.
ward under the flesh, and detected by the dis
charge Of q little matter. Vt the point of iiiiler-
ton. a few needles ard pins were found at
intervals till December 18th, 1855; when Lex
tracted six needles and three pins--all Of which
had lain II the flesh q long time, some Of them
more than a year. They were the last found,
and It Is hoped by all her friends that there
will be noTec1rrence Of 50 strong d mania.
The whole number extracted was of sewing
needles, 29T. and these were of all sizes pins,
81 darnipg needles.2 !; hair Plus, s.; knitting
needles and, wire, each 5-total, 3s3. Great
efforts were made on the part of the family 70
detect her in the act Of inserting the needles,
but IN vain. 1t was ascertained BY comparison
that most of them were taken from a box IF
needles which had lain in the house for a long
time, This was removed bui she contrived to
nse the same Kind evidently from a supply Sc
GREETED about the premises. Almost every
means were resorted to to fnd the reason for so
strange d fancy, but nothing has yet developed
It. She is firm in her denial of knowing When.
how or why she did i, simply say ing, " It must
be that | do it, for | know no one else does
She is perfectly sane on every other subject and
although the effect upon her geis,ral health has
been bad, yet during q great share of these
years Of suffering she has perfurmedher accus-
toned portion Of household duties. 553
Although these needles have been exhibited
to The professors OF Several medical colleges,
with full details of the case, as well as, to a
large number of physicians in this State, yet a
suitable name has hardly been given for d dis
ease producing such effects. And when so
many doctors disagree" / shall go no further
than to term it o remarkable case of monomu-
The whole has been one Of greater inter-
est. anxiety and mystery than often comes un-
der the notice Of the physician,
~ AaH= aHN
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-03-28

THE HERMIT AMI THE PoEr.-Sain. John.
son was doubtless, a great prose-writer. In.
stance his Rambler, and his Life Of Savage
which latter is q gem. But as 4 poeth he eScelled
himself. The following, rs a specimen of his
powers, contains united sublimity and beauty,
all the charms of versification, combined with
q silmplicifyso rare, that in this age Of h,rgid
.bonibast and rhetorical flourish it will be an.
preciated, we are afraid, but by a few. The
excellence Of the concluding line is unsurpassed /:
q Hermit boar, in solemn cell, in
wearing out LIES evening gray,
strike thy bosom, sage, and tell
What Is bliss, and which the way &
Thus spoke, and speaking sighed
B Scarce depressed the starting tear
f When the hoary sage replied, a
sssate, my lad, and drink some beer.