The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-08

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SO persuaded the sweetest and prettiest girl
in the country to accept her first and only low
er; and though to this day my merry little
wife often complains that defrauded her, by
my tricks, of her natural womanly rights of
breaking two or three hearts, at least, ere she
nssde one9man supremely blest, still she gen
orally concludes her reproaches in manner
most flattering to my vanity, by declaring that
she had two offers after ALL and that each Of
them was worth thousand common ones.
HEADS AND HATs.-At recent meeting of
the New York Academy of Medicine, doctor
McElheran gave lecture on ethnologv, which
is reported in the American Medical Monthly
By means of monumental illustrations, collec-
tons of crania, statues and coins, he traced the
Celtic type back through Italy, Greece, Asia
Minor and Egypt, and asserted that the Amer
leans were of Celtic and not of Anglo Saxon
origin, which he pretended to prove by their
history Of emigration, their language, their
ed BY several of the leading hatters, dentists,
and hair-deaers of New York and other cities.
One halter Of New York, who sends to all
parts Of the, Union, reported that Virginia and
The western States required larger hats than
the other States. New England heads are of
about the same size as those of the New York
ers. The Irish are larger than those of any
race in this country The Celtic head is long
oval, as is observed among the Irish and the
Scotch. The English head is also long. butnot
SO uniformly oval as the Irish. The average
American head is long oval, exactly the very
same shape but smaller than the Irish. tits
the most easily fitted, because it is the most
regular formed and because the hat blocks are
made to suit the national form and size. The
Germans have smaller heads than the Irish,
but they wear larger hats than the Americans.
They have very irregular formed heads, ap
preaching in shape and irregular square, broad
and flat behind and fiat on top. The great
breadth between the ears throws the hat out of
shape, so that the brim is turned up in front
and behind, unless the hat is especially made
to fit. Several old manufacturers and retail
ers assert that the American head is diminish
ing, and that the western States, colonized by
foreigners have the largest sizes.
New MEDICAL SALr.--Dr. +. Coygswell, Of
Boston. claims to have discovered a perfect
substitute for venesection and blisters. He
calls it the "anti-phloystic salt" and truly, if
it possesses the extraordinary powers claimed
for it, the lancet is destined to rust in It's case
and the public will excIaim with sincerity, ''suc
cess to the new mediclne!'' Were it only a
substitute for the painful and hateful blister. it
could not fail to win its way to popular favor
and yield rich harvest of fame and money to
It's proprietor. r.yu...- ......-..
DR.. Coggswel is certainly original in one re-
sp"ct and we take pleasure in giving him due
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cry without certifdence, if we may be permit
ted 10 use a new word, in heralding this new
discovery-and a good and sufficient word too
which we will adopt in our vocabulary, to
be employed on all similar occasions. This is a
departure from the usage observed by our nos
trum venders-and one, too, worthy of remark.
The Boston papers state that doctor Coggs-
well has long occupied a prominent position in
the profession and received about thirty years
since, his collegiate and medical education at
two popular colleges in New England 1t is
stated, too that doctor G. has recently declined
a liberal proposition for an equal partnership
in his discovery, from medical gentleman,
who has experimentally proved its efficacy
There is abundant evidence that doctor Coggs-
well cannot, with any justice, be regarded a
charatan. He is endorsed by the newspapers
and faculty as a gentleman of the highest in
tegrity, and bearing a professional reputation
which entities his declarations concerning his
new discovery to the highest confidence both
of the medical profession and the public His
desire is, to have his medicine tested through
out the length and breadth of the land, and ev-
cry true physician and philanthropist will, we
hope, aid him in thus demonstrating the vr
tues Of a medical discovery which is equal in
Importance 10 the application Of the great an
tisthetic agents, ether and chloroorm.
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The Scientific American publishes an article
from professor Hall, and endorses it, propheSy-
ing that the Ocean telegraph will result in lai-
lure. In addition to the difficulties of laying
a continuous wire cable of such length and Of
preserving perfect insulation with thin coat
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