Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-23


will call Barnes, was employed by farmer Nv
ng in a town some six or seven miles westerly
rom tho Penohseot river, to dig well. The
soil and substratum being mostly sand, old
Barnes after having progressed downward aboh'
forty feet found one morning upon going out
early to his work that the well had essentially
cayed in and was full nearly TO the top. So
having that desire, which men have, OF know
ing what will be said Of them after they are
dead, and no one being yetastir, he concealed
himself in rank glowth Of burdocks by the
side Of q hoard fence near the month Of the
we'll, having first left his hat and irock upon
the wndlass ever the we'll. At length breakfast
being ready boy was dispatched to call him
to his meal when, 10 it was seen that Barnes
was buried in the grave unconsciously dug by
his own hands. The alarm being given, and the
family assembled, ii was decided first to cat |
breakfast and then send for the coroner, the
minister, and bis wife and children Snch apa'
thy did not flatter Barnes selt-esteem Ut,
but he waited patiently, determined TO hear |
what was to be said and see what was 10 be |
seen.
Presently all parties arrived and began sspro- |
spectng' the scene OF the catastrophe, as peo- |
pie usually do in such cases. At length they |
drew together to exchange opinionsas to what
should be done. The minister at once gave 1t
as his opinion that they had better leyelnp the
well and let Barnes remain sstor, said he ''he
is now beyond the temptation 10 sin and in
the day OF Judgment it will make no difference
whit Their lie is buried five feet under the ground
orfilty, for he is bound to come forth in either
case" The coroner likewise agreed that sit
would be needless expense TO his family Or
the town to dsinter him when he was SO effect
ually buried" and therefore entirely coincded
with the minister. His wife thought that "a
sshe had left his hat and irock, it wunld be
hardly worth while t. dig him out for the rest
of his clothes - and it was settled to let him
/ remain.
But poor old Barnes, who had no breakfast
and was not at all pleased with thcTesultuf the
inquest, laid quiet until the shades Of evening
stole over the landscape; then he quietly de,
camped TO parts unknown. After remaining
tncogatto for about three years, one morning he
suddenly appeared (hailess and trOckless rs he
went) at the door OF the farmer for whom he
had agreed to dig the unfortunate well. 10
say that an avalanche of questions were iaincd
upon him as to his mysterious re-appenrance,
&c., would convey but feeble idea of the eX-
citcment which his bodily presence created.
But the old man bors it all quietly, and at
length informed them that on finding himself
buried he waited Tor them TO dig him out, until
his patience was exhausted, when he set to
work to dig himselfOut, and only theday be fore
had succeeded for his ideas being confused
by the pressure Of the earth at the time he was
buried, he had dug very much ut random, and
instead OF coming directly to tho surface he
came out in the town of Holden, sic miles rGsi
of the PGa0bscot rirtT
No further explanations were sought for by
those who were SO distressed and SOrrOwin ovel
his supposed final resting place.
The Essence OF BRANDY.--A story has bgau
) going the rounds OF the papers for seyerd
weeks, the essence Of which is contained in
T the following paragraph
4 g In the Manufacture of brandy from raw
spirits, certain article called essence Of bran
! dy, is sometimes used which, in its proper
ties, is nearly allied TO prussic acil and drol
y or two will produce Instant death. AT Toronto
G recently manufacturer Of brandy, name
!. Morris applied his tongue to preparation q
D this essences with view probably to ascertain
d IFS strength, and i'll less than sixty seconds wa
II d corpse.
II From the various commentaries which hay
II been made, in relation to this fatal rXperuen
Q Of touching ones tongue to the tssynce I
d brandy" it would seem that many Of our odi
rs toria brethren have an extremely vague an
$. indefinite idea OF the nature vi this Strange an
:, potent " cssence." We propose TO enIgltc
d them, TO the end that they and their reader
. VIII nave II good reason TO adopt the G. tast
not adage in relation to this and all simiia
II essences.
n he true essence of all the alcoholic or in
toXicating liquors in the world is alcohol itself
9 Raw spirit' is simply alcohol, dilIted wit!
wat r. Every o her alcoholic beverage, WhetE
u er known rs " spirituSus or malt liquors, vitae
or cider" is nothing more or l;ss than alcoho
and waller commonly known rs g raw whis&ey'
j --and certain rxtranrouS admiXtures, alias poi
: sons. With this raw whiSkcy aud the apPrO
pirate compound or essence, all kinds OF liquor
9 rum, brandy, wine, gin, cidei, all, heGr etc
q in all heir variety, be made to order o
III very short notice, and of any required degre
=, OF flavor, pungency, or Intoxicating potency
III Tho manufacture OF these compounds has b.
e- conse quite an important business and some
IL ourichemstS ald druggists make their mani
Is. taeture and sale speciality.
~ The adulteratf0n of alcohol, or the manuia
no turo of fictitious liquors, is a profitable TO Il
~, producer as u is killing to tHe consumer. i
al example, ten cents worth OF arr enic or corr
ne siyo sublimate, added to a barrel ol'rnn, bra
~ dy, gin, or whiSliey, will double it's commerce
'et values that IS, II will enable tho dealer to AZ
Gu to II barrel Of water, and still have tie sai
OF potency to eff Ct, or disturb, or stimulate I
10 system in an ordinary glass, or drink or do:
eS Bat II the well-sSIlled manufacturer wish
He to augment the power of his liquor To act
oSe the brain and nervous system rather than
Fas the digestive and circulating system, that
SIS to intoxicate and Stupeiy rather than excite
pe irrltatt,, he has only to change tholeading DIR
Of his Z" essence" from cattstic to narcot
'ra- Instead OF arsenic, cayenne, corrosive sub
My mate, PHOSPHORUS, etc., no will use prus
acid, strychninc, hunbane, bclladonn, etc.
A dollars worth OF either of these drugs v
Increase the potency Of Il whole barrel OF alt
OF h0l, ia whatever form or disguise it may app
nth as beverage, one hundred per cent. Her
at- it a barrel Of brandy, without "essence,'' v
But amount, when retailed by the drink, TO {
lge hundred and twenty dollars aud ninety
on, cents 1--WE allow halt gill for drink, pr
uc- six cents,) one dollar invested in prussc az
esS OF strychnine will enable the same barre
Gs bear an equal amount Of water, while OF
Is drink will SNAKE drank come" eqdal to
ars genuine article and il tic fidvoring and p
Of gancy is carefully managed with extract Of
the wood, burnt sugar, sNlphuric acid, vitriol,
ors gar Of lead, grains of paraiis, cocculus il
AR Gus, hops, alum, horsc.rddish, &c botanic
ON juniper, lime, chamber lye, etc, the 8 III
OF Iastldious taste" will not lie offended, and
tilt, counoSsour' will ind his cultivated ap
has tency and sensullity fully satisfied, while
- dealer gets for his barrel of brandy two ii
! is dred and forty-onc dollars and ninety
yer cents.
=. Tie paragraph above quoted represents
re- "essence OF brandy which killed tho For,
.pts manufacturer, to BIO in its propertics,'' :.
and nearly allied to prussic aci.' 1t isindeed
of 1t is As nearly allied TO prussic acid as pru
lses acid is to itself. The same experiment
gers been tried many times before, aud with OK
eli " the same result. Many chemists, physici
Il OF AID apothecarics have accidentally tasted
are; contents of bottle containing prussic !,
, or and 6 IN less than sixty seconds were corps
Wild Life HtuStrGtcl.
the ---4a-.---
iply Col. Suffer, in race-way of whose mill
out Californian gold was nrst discovered, mas
rm- reduced TO poverty. BY tho last arrival fl
len, California We learn that Hook farm, his |
IS oi denee, has been sold under the shert's
an inoi. This is tue last Of the magnificent
her main which was once his uroperty, an 1 the
The man whose maine is so CLOSELY associated
are the history OF California, whose unbour
IS MS hospitality has welcomed so many travelle