Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-15
Af(istellaneous,

HEREDITARY DEFoRMITY.-Ihe Cincinnati
Gazette says that one of the most remarkable
instances OF the transmission Of a singular
physical deiormity from parents TO children
through successive generations, is to be
found in that city. A man between forty
and fifty years Of age has four short fingers
on each hand, reaching about to the first
joint Of hHger of usual length and what
is very remarkable is the fact that this physi-
cal deformity Of the hand can be traced back
through various members of his family for q
period of one hunG'ed and eiqhry years
Whether any of his ancestors previou. to
that time were similarly afflicted is not known.
Another singular feature is the fact that but
a part Of the children of each generation have
been similarly aiilicted-some of them having
as perfect hands and fingers as the generality
OF persons.
William" said a carpenter to | is appren.
tice, "l'm going away to-day, and | want you
to grind all the TOOLS"
Yes sir "
The carpenter came home OF aight.
William, have you ground all the tools
sharpi"
"All but the handsaw," said Bill 81
couldn't gel qaHte all the gaps out of that"
GARRIcK said Of Sir John Hill, the physi,
clan and author, The worst | wish the doc.
tor is, that he may be compelled to take his
own physic and read his own verses" You
must reverse the punishment" said wag
"any man who takes the doctors physic, won't
live to read his rhymes"
The Medical Times and Gazette says that
she efficiency Of the valeranate Of ammonia
as a remedy in the cure Of neuralgia, has
been frequently proved in a number of pa
tients admitted at the Royal Free Hospital
under care of DR.. O'Conner.
TUE ANNUAL REF0RT of the post Office
states that the number of letters posted il
the Russian Empire, is about lG,400,O00
exactly the same number as is posted in tht
single city OF Manchester and its suburbs.
AN UNFORTUNATE LEG.-Jo oseph A. WOOD
had his leg broken for the fourth time, il
Worcester, Mass, on the 10th ult. 1t wal
afterwards amputaied, and this leg Of WOOD
will probably be succeeded by wooden leg
4 CoLoSY of 700 persons, about 500 from
Pennsylvania and the balance from Maryland
has procured a large body Of land on thu
Platte river, in Nebraska territory. and the,
are about 10 establish themselves on it anC
build city Of their own.
A CAUTIoN.-Ths editor Of the .Soutker,
Planter states that several instances hav,
been brought to his nolise where cattle hav,
! died from eating cornstalks that had beef
chewed by hogs. Have any of our reader
observed the same effect.
We sleep, but the loom Of life never stop
and the pattern which was weaving when ia,
sun went down, is weaving when it comes u
/ tomorrow.
A It Paul paper says that criminals ar,
no more safely Gagged there than a canary blr,
in ten acre lot, with the bars down.
"Won't that boa constructor bite me ?
SAID a little boy to Snowman. oh, no boy
De never bites, be swallers his wittles whole
They pass best over the world" said Quee
Elizabeth who trip over il quickly, for it /
but bog-if We stop, we sink"
characterization is two holes in q san,
oank-a storm washes away the sand bsp
! Without disturbing the holes