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The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-19
Night EXPOSURE.

The Georgian states that Savannah,
thus far, this year, has been remarkably
healthy; but, at the same time, it warns
the citizens against exposure at night
A like warning may not be lost upon oul
own citizens, many Of whom may pre-
sumo too far upon our remarkable health
We therefore add the items OF the Geor.
gian on that head:
The danger Of exposure to the night
air has been the theme oil physicians from
time immemorial; but it is remark able
that they have never yet called in the aid
Of chemistry TO account for the fact, and
if we look back on past events, we will
notice with no small degtee of surprise
that most epidemics have ragged with
greatest fatality by night time.
1t was in one night that four thousand
persons persisted of the plague in Lon.
don. 1t was by night that the army Of
Sennacherb was destroyed. Both in
England and on the continent large
proportion Of cholera cases, in its sever.
al forms, have been observed to have oc.
CURED between one and two o'clock in
the morning.
By RECOURSE TO the science Of chemis.
try, we may find enlightenment upon the
dangers Of exposure to the night air.
1t is at night that the stratum Of air
nearest the ground must always be the
most charged with the particles Of ami.
malised matter given out from the skin
and deleterious gases-such as carbonic
acid gas, the product of respiration and
sulphureted hydrogen, the product Of the
sewers. In the day, gases and various
substances Of all kinds rise in the air by
the rarelaction Of the heat. At night,
when this rarsfaction ceases, they fall, by
an increase Of gravity, if imperfectly
mixed with the atmosphere, while the
gases evolved during the night, instead
Of ascending, remain at nearly the same
level. 1t is known that carbonc acid
gas, at a low temperature, partakes so
nearly Of the nature Of fluid, that it
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-19
PROLONGED Absence.

1t is vulgar and very dangerous err
ror to suppose that any term of absence
Of one Of two persons married will while
that party is living, permit Of the other
marrying again. This misconception, but
Too fatally prevalent among all classes,
has arisen from clause in the statute
relating to bigamy, the 9th Geo. w. c.
81, 5. 22, which provides that no punish.
ment therein enacted shall extend to any
person marrying second time, whose
husband or wife shall have been continu.
ally absent from such person Tor the
space OF seven years the last past. and
shall not have been known By such per.
SON to be living within that time. Thus
the party marrying under such circum.
stances is by this clause certainly pro
tected from conviction for bigamy, and
Its consequent pains and penalties, bur
that is alk The second marriage will
nevertheless be absolutely void should
the party absent turn out a. any time.
however long, to have been alive when il
was contracted Nothing but death or a
legal divorce can sever a marriage once
legally performed
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The arm was removed.

LEARN TO CooK.-In my opinion the
most important knowledge that house.
wife" can possess, is that which relate:
to the cart Of cooking" 1t is true there
are other duties which must be attended
to, but if necessary, they can far more
properly be left 10 others than the
cooking. The wife knows better what
food is most healthy and palatablo fol-
her family. Aad what husband, when he
returns from toll, weary, would not rather
feel that his meal had been prepared by
The hand of her who was particularly
interested for him, than to know it had
been placed there by servant. Truly
every housewife ought to oversee her
own cooking; and mothers should train
their daughters 10 this, if it be to the
neglect Of some less important branches
OF house wifery.' A. Z. F.
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TURKISH ExTRAvAoANcE.-A

TURKISH ExTRAvAoANcE.-AP Paris
letter says the Sultan of Turkey has
ordered Froment Meurice to make him a
splendid mirror, set in diamond. II will
cost above 100000, and is destined for
the faorivto Of the harem---a beauty who
not only exhausts the immense allowance
given her by her lord, but manages to run
up bills in Constantinople to the amount
Of half million Of dollarAysarly.
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may bo poured out of ono vessel into an
other 1t rises at the temperature al
which it is exhaled from the lungs, bu
its tendency is towards the floor or tn,
bed of the sleeper in cold and unventi
lated rooms.
AT Hamburg, the alarm Of tholerat a
night in some parts Of the city was SC
great that many refused to go 10 bed, lest
they should be attacked unawares in theil
sleep. Sitting up, they probably kept
their stoves Or open fires burning, for the
sake Of warmth--and that warmth, Civ.
ing the expansion to any deleterious gas.
es present, which would best promote
their escape, and promote their luton in
the atmosphere, the means of safety were
then unconsciously assured.
At Sierra Leone, the natives have a
practice, ia the sickly season of keeping
fires constantly burning in the huts at
night assigning that the fires keep away
the evil spirits, to which, in their igno.
rance, they attribute fever and ague.
Latterly Europeans have begun to
adopt the same practice, and those who
have tried it assert that they have now
entire immunity from the tropical fevers
to which they were formerly subjected.
In the epidemics Of the middle ages, fires
used 10 be lighted in the streets for the
publication of the air; and in the plague
OF London, in 1865, fires in The streets
were at one time kept burning ncessant.
ly till extnguished by violent storm Of
rain. Latterly, trains Of gunpowder have
been fired and cannon discharged for the
same object; but it is obvious that these
measures, although sound in principle,
must necessarily, though out Of doors, be
on too small scale, as measured against
an ocean Of atmospheric air. TO produce
any sensible effect. Within doors, how.
ever, the case is different. 1t is quite
possible to heat a room sufficiently to
produce a rarcfaction and consequent d.
luton of any malignant gases it may
contain; and it is of course the air of the
room-and that alone-at night, which
come in contact with the lungs of the
person sleeping.
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The Silence of an Arctic Night

The following eloquent description Of
the silence of an Arctic night occurs in
DR.. Hays lecture on the Arctic Re-
gions.
'The moonlights OF this period (winter y
are the most grand and impressive of any
thing | have ever Witnessed. The clear.
ness Of the air, the white surface of the
snow and ice give an effect monotonous
and cherries, but truly grand. But there
is new clement which makes this mid.
winter moonlight seem almost terrible in
its impressiveness---t is silence.
Il have often, to escape from the trying
monotony of ship.board life, gone off six
or eight miles into the interior in search
of novelty and in order that might be
alone. There, seated upon a rock or
snow bank, | look around me and see a
great uneven country, rocky hills and
glaciers covered with snow, myrads of
crystal gems sparkling in the light of the
pale moon, which shoots its rays down
through the crisp air, making it almost
as light as day. look seaward, and
see long plain of ice melting into the
horizon. dotted all over with huge tower.
ing bergs-nothing more. All nature is
in the repose ofdeath. am too far from
the shore to hear the crunchlng Of the
tables as they rise and fall lazily with
the tide, or the road like distant thunder
as some huge crack opens through the
heavy foes. There is no animal to cross
my path, no tree among whose stiff
branches the wind can sigh and moan
There is no song Of bird 10 enliven the
scene, no wild beast to howl. stand
there alone, the only representative Of
Gods living world--thc only being that
has life or can move. Every sound that
! hear, every motion that see, is made
by myself. | hear nothing but the pull.
sations Of my own heart, my own foot.
steps, OF now and then, possibly. in the
distance, the deep rumbling of falling
snow.bank. The sensation OF utter lone.
illness and isolation creeps over me. My
heart beats as it rushes the blood through
the sensitive organization of the ear;
am oppressed as with discordant sounds.
Silence has ceased to be negative; it has
become sternly positive. | hear, see,
and feel it. Its presence is uncomfortable.
| spring to my feet; ] plant them heavily
in the snow to drown its presence, and
rush back to the vessel, glad even to find
refuge in its dull, dull life Of horrid in.
activity
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Bp San Antonio, the Oldest settle
mont, and at this time the largest city in
Texas, was founded by Spaniards from
the Canary Islands in 1880. After the
defeat Of Santa Anna at San Jacinto
which was the final struggle Of the Tex.
as revolution, many Of the Mexican citi.
zens Of San Antonio left the county,
In 1850 the population was but 5000; it
is now estimated at 1900, Of whom
about third are Mexicans, third Ger.
mans, and third Americans.
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HW@ Punch holdeth forth thus: Gal.
lantry forbids calling the ladies by hard
names. but without meaning to impugn
the orthodoxy of their sentiments, we
must say that so long as they allow them.
selves such latitude in the article Of erin.
oline, they run an imminent risk Of be.
ing spoken of as "latitudinarians."
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-19
Singular Love Case in Paris.

The Paris correspondent Of the New
Orleans Picayune, in one Of his last pub
lished letters, relates the following sngu
lar case:
"ln Paris, young man who had be
come deeply in love with an interesting
lady, Mile. Julia r., asked her hand in
marriage, but was rejected. He made
several unsuccessful attempts to engage
her to reconsider this decision. AT last
he became convinced that there was nc
hope Tor him. He repaired ID her house
and after hearing from her lips a firm re-
lection of his offer, he drew pistol from
his breast and shot himself through the
head. He fell at her feet a mangl ed
corpse. Terror had so completely taken
possession Of her soul, at the sight Of
this unexpected and hideous tragedy, she
remained trans6xed to the spot like a
statue, utterly insensible, and her body
perfectly rigid. Her family, attracted
by the report of the pistol, fastened to
the drawing room, attempted to recall
her; physicians came, but care and sci.
ence could do nothing; the poor girl was
an epileptc, and their only hope lay in
these mysterious forces of nature which
seem able to repair almost every havoc
made in the constitution. This hope was
not disappointed; in half an hour an un.
comfortable, violent paroxism of tears
and sobs relieved the poor girl The
next day, she, surrounded by her family,
was working quietly in another parlor,
and was seized at the very same moment
of time the fl first fell upon her, with a
second fit, and she assumed involuntarily
and unconsciously the posture and rigid.
ty Of statue of Terror. Every day,
this disagreeable phenomenon was re.
newed, and the physicians declared their
art could do nothing for its relief, time
being the only physician which could al.
leviate it. The family took every meas.
ure to avoid any dangerous consequence
to this state, and determined 10 appeal to
time.
"Mlle. Julie R. was fond of birds, and
she had large cage full Of them hung
above q window in the court yard. She
was so busily engaged feeding them last
Saturday, that she forgot all about her
daily paroxysm, which overlook her while
she was in chair feeding her birds, and
necessarily leaned out of the window
good deal. She fell out of the window
the height of several stories, on the stone
pavement of the court yard, and when
taken up was found to be fatally man
gled. She possessed sufficient conscious
ness to relate the cause of the accident,
but so numerous and so severe were the
in ures she received, that she expired in
the course Of the afternoon"
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RN~ The venerable G. W. p. Gusts,
who was perfectly familiar with Wash
ington's personal appearance, and who
was present when the cast and measure.
ment for the statue were taken by Hou.
don, pronounces it true to nature, and oil
course the best likeness extant, it being
the only one ever taken by actual casl
from the original.
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b1- Here is the latest fish story: Jim
stated to his friend that they had only
lost one man Oh the passage, the car.
penter, who fell overheard and was drown
ed, but as he was going over the ship.
side caught hold Of the grindstone and
pulled it with him into the sea. After
that the cabin boy was knocking rust off
the chains, and let the Ratchet fall into
the water. A few days after that, they
caught whale, and on cutting open his
belly, found the carpenter inside shar.
pening his Ratchet on the grindstone.
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NJ The New Orleans Delta SAYS that

~ Tho New Orleans Delta says that
Zen. Walker, Of Nicaragua, accompa.
MED by Col. S. F. Slater, recently ar.
rived 10 that city from Memphis. He
seems in excellent health after his tour
OF SIX weeks through the South; is much
ssnagrossed in correspondence; and keeps
ms eounsels and bis plans, very judicious.
ly.locked in his own bosom. Other Mic.
aragua officers are now IN the city. Gen.
walker does not intend. for some time,
to leave the city.
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DGF A poor, Tilted, unfeeling, unkind
blade says:
Woman's love is like Scotch snuff,
You get one pinch, and that's enough.
Whereupon, darkey of more sense,
as we'll as soul, responds:
Woman's lub's like injy.rubber,
1t stretch de more de more you Tub her.
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B@T At Hollidaysburg, Pa, on the
25th ult., young man named Nessir,
about ls years Of age, was found dead
where he had hanged himself on tree
Being teamster, he had used the lines
by which he drove. The cause of the
rash act is said to have been unrequted
love,
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HARD TO BEAT.--A man named Stone
exclaimed in a tavern, "I'll bet dollar |
have the hardest name in the country"
"Done," said one Of the company; "what
is your name!' "Stone," cried the first.
"Hand me the money" said the other,
"my name is Harder"
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Dg Woman is like ivy--the more
you are ruined, the closer she clings to
you.
A vile old bachelor adds: Ivy is like
woman-the closer it clings TO you, the
more you are ruined. A poor rule that
won't work both ways.
Knock down that bachelor.
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B 1t is stated that gentleman who
left Cumberland county, N. j., some two
years since, and purchased one hundred
and sixty acres Of land near Atkinson,
Kansas, for $4,000, recently refused an
offer Of $75, 900 for it.
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Counting in Church.

but who, Sunday after Sunday. PLACED
himself in a pew adjoining that of Q
young widow. On the first occasion he
detected him silly drawing the lady's
glove off the pew where she was accus.
toned to place it. (Her hand and arm
were delicately fair.) BY and by, the
lady's prayer book fell-of course acct.
dentally-from the edge Of the pew into
the gentleman's. He picked it up, found
leaf turned down, and scanned pas
sage which evidently caused smile of
complacency. Our minister watched their
movements, and continued to watch them
with scrutinizing eye, for two success.
sive Sundays. On the third, as soon as
the collects were read, and while yet the
clerk obsequiously waited to attend him
to the chancel, our eccentric pastor in a
strong and distinct voice, said:
i publish the banns Of marriage of M.
and n. deliberately pronouncing the
names of the said parties.) If any one
of you know any just cause &c.
The eyes Of the whole congregation
were turned on the widow and the gay
Lothario; the lady sufused with bushes,
and the gentleman crimsoned with anger;
she tanning herself with vehemence, and
he opening and shutting the pew door
with rage and violence. The minister
meanwhile proceeded through his accus.
toned duties with the same decorum and
ease, as il perfectly innocent of the agi.
tation he had excited. The sermon
preached and the service ended, away to
the vestry rushed the parties at the heels
Of the pastor.
Who authorized you, sir, to make
such publication Of banns?' demanded
they both in breath.
Authorized me? said he, with a stare
that heightened their confusion. Yes,
sir, who authorized your
oh said the minister, with sly
glance alternately at each, IF you don't
approve of it, I'll forbid the banns next
Sunday
Sir said the lady, you have been too
oficous already; nobody requested you
to do any such thing. You had better
mind your own business
why, my pretty DEAR said he, patting
her on the cheek, 'what | have done is
all in the way Of business, and if you do
not wish 10 wait for three publications |
advise you, sir, Cunning to the gentleman)
to procure the license, tho ring and the
fee, and then the whole may be settled
as soon as Tomorrow
We'll, replied the gentleman, address.
ing the lady, with your permission,
will get them, and we may be married in
a day or two
'Oh, you may both do as you please,
pettishy yet nothing 10th, replied the
widow.
1t was day or two after that the Ii.
cense was procured. The parson receiv.
ed his fee, the bridegroom his bride, the
widow for the last time threw her gloves
over the pew; and it was afterwards said,
all parties were satisfied
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b~ The first camp.meeting in the
United States was held in Kentucky, so
years ago. Methodists, Presbyterians
and Baptists cordially united on that &C..
cnsion.
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H@ We have letter from Tennessee
charging Gen. Pillow with intemperance.
We do not believe the charge, and we
should not publish it il we did. Gen. P.
certainly dug ditch, but we don't think
he ever lay in one.--Lou. Jour.
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D9 A ten.mile foot.race for $1,000
came off at Portland, Me-, few days
ago, between John Stetson and John
Munday. Munday gave out completely
on the ninth mile. Stetson ran the whole
distance within one hour, seven minutes
and six seconds.
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Does your arm pain your asked a lady
Of gentleman who had seated himsely
near her in mixed assembly, and thrown
his across the back Of her chair and touch.
ed her neck.
No, Miss, but why do you ask?'
Il noticed that it was out Of place, sir
that's ALL
The arm was removed.
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WINCHESTER:
SATURDAY MORNING, sEPT'R 10.

D1- The Cosmopolitan Art Journal,
in subject matter and style Of execution,
is superior to many Of the leading peri.
odicals in this country and in Europe
1t deserves the patronage Of all lovers Of
literature and art. Copies can be seen
at this office.
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bes A lawyer, not over young moi
handsome, examining young lady wit.
ness in court, determined 10 perplex her,
and said: Miss, upon my word you are
very pretty!' The young lady very
promptly replied: Il would return the
compliment, sir, if | were not on OATH
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written for the Home Journal.
TO L. III,

ANA thou must suffer, kindest friend,
While no loved one is near
10 soothe thy everish brow,
Or thy complaining tear.
Oh must your voice now grow feeble,
Aye, loose Its sprightly tone2
Must thine eye grow dim,
That once so brightly shone2
No, no I! Gods rich in mercy;
He'll not thy suffering see;
Without providing, dearest L.,
Kind friends to care for thee.
And thoult grow strong again,
Thine eye more brightly shine,
Thy voices feeble tone,
he louder, L., than mine.
Would that my spirit, dearest,
Tho far away from thee,
Could bear my message to thy heart
And bring thine back TO me.
know 'twould breathe in accents low,
Many gentle, loving words
Words whose plantive sadness, ...
Would touch thy true hearts CHORDS.
would tell THEE, how many years,
My heart has been thy own,
How midst toll and care,
Affections stronger grown
would tell THEE, dearest one,
All that thou wOuld'st hear,
For by absence, L.,
Thou hast grown more dear
And tho Pm far away . ...
Yes, far dear one, from THHE,
Fear not that will change
No never doubt my constancy.
And if love can soothe thy pain,
Oh, that thy heart could SEE,
How great the wealth Of love,
freely give to THEE.
know we'll meet, yes, meet again,
And thou wilt love me still,
When my daily wish and care shall be,
NY PROMISE to fulfill.
THEN FAREWELL my dearest friend,
May God protect thee ever,
May thy health restored soon bc;-
Con BLESS THEE, l., FOREVER!
1NCHEsTRR, September, 1867. TRUTH
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There should be as little merit for
loving woman for her beauty as in Low.
ing man for his prosperity, both being
equally subject TO change.
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Ry" AT St. Louis, last week, a,crop OF
choice Missouri barley, $500 bushels,
sold by sample for future delivery, al 81
% per bushel.
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PIG PoETRY.-lt is generally admit
ted that the Dutch can go ahead for ma
king pigs. For instance
I've got pig cat, I've got pig tog,
I've got pig calf, I've got pig hog,
I've got pig baby, so pig and so tall,
And got pig wife dat's pigger as all
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HEg- A fine young lady, writing 10 her
friend, says Of the polka, that "the dan.
cling does not amount to much, but the
hugging is heavenly"
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A litde stealing is dangerous part,
But stealing largely is a noble art;
IT'S mean to rob hen. roost of hen,
But stealing millions makes Us gentle
men.
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"Go it while you're youngr'-The
following marriage notice, from the Mem.
phis Appeal Of the Oath ult., is a practi
cal carrying out Of the above good ad.
vice:
Married, on Friday the goth inst, in
fernando, Miss, by Green d. Camp.
bell, Esq, John Pounds aged Is, 10
Miss Lou Harris, aged ii years.
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A kiss, says French lady, costs less
and gratifes more than anything else in
existence.
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Esg" There are few tokens so truthful
Of happy home as display Of fragrant
flowers in parlor window.
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What is more beautiful and poetical
than the child's idea Of ice-Water gone
to sleep.
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The man who was torn by conflicting
emotions is now sewed up.
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pT Col. Louis T. Wigfall, formerly
Of South Carolina, has been elected to
the Senate Of the State Of Texas. c.gf