The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-04-28
Correspondence Of the Lancaster Ledger ]
NHw YoRK, Aprl, n, 1855.

"nat Hu INSTRUCTIVE ueiu vi Iesea'Cu
must be the ply ysiology Of the human pock-
ct. A mysterious sympathy seems to exist
between that cuticlish organ and the aen-
tral seat OF life, which has been treated Of
nowhere in sascdica! Jurisprudence. won
der that some cntcrprising anatomist, with
microscope to eye and scalpel in hand, ur-
ged on by that daring spirit of exploration
in untrodden fields which has won 30 many
realms to surgical scirnce, does not leave
aside for while his inquiries into the
structure and functions of sacs and cells
beneath the human skin, and turn his aucn-
toa TO tho phenomenea aanHested in this
wonderful secretory gland of the outer hu-
man integument wonder that some bold
explorer, with an eye single to science, has
not long since dissected the pocket, probed
its seat Of sensation. laid bare the delicate
network of nerves that ranhfy frsm the
purse 10 the pc rson, and defined the mus
c!es that contract the whole system and
force the blood back "a the hear. on the
instant Of aoy ~udirr'. 'i.'"r"rrd depae-
Z
~" ~. . lee .u,- ~u rot c"u.4in
II .r.,' ....a Ting forth the re-
.si'> "i i. s.. OH his inviting region
g.. r,icnce. Sudden va
/ '.-iIo.r he c0UI SONS that follow 50 crit.
i,:.l -, .ng ~. 'Fhe stomach, now, is an
organ that must always be kept 20 a Ger.
tain degree Of rcple,ion to insure fair health
and happiness but sudden disgorging from
that vital organ does not proceed quito Ia
the hazard of human lifc-on the contrary,
it often gives the patient manifest relief
Tnrow up even the bile, to say nothing of
the roast and the toast which cause ston-
achic distention, and a flush Of Joy often
suffers the countenancc. But the pocket,
no Sever overloaded Canse an unacconn.
table and unlocked for "nary red. ness in
that organ, and Autter, pAlpitation and pan.
ic seize Al once the citadel Of life. | have
been a painful witness to two torturcs Of
that Kind, and would as soon accept an
invitation TO preside ut the official tapping
Of the jngular Of the NEXT French conspira.
tor ms witness the agonics that aow from
tapped pocket
Hurrying up Broadway yesterday, if xia-
uous elbowing among the crowd at the rate
of two miles an hour could bc called hur.
| rying, ] saw two women rcmon strating with
another woman in the most excited manner,
and arPar, nily holding her in from self.
destruction. Presently her veil came oii
and saw the cause Of the trouble at once.
] had seen the symptoms before, and dag.
nosed the case in an instant. The ilanch.
cd cheek, livid lip aud wild. wandering eye
told Enthusiastically Of collapse and asphy xia
of the pocket. Ono Of the ladies' seeing
that observed them approached ne, say.
ing her mother had just lost large amount
of money. and cnjuired il h d seen any
one picking pocket! Poor woman, sh.
was il no state Of mind to remember that
th"se things ars seldom seen. She might
as well have enqured il ] had seen Signor
Blitz putting his canarics into egg shells,
or seen any gay Lothario picking a wed.
lock. And so ] kept on my way, mu.ing
on THE Vanity of Riches" and the wings
which they take 10 Themselves ard hy
away.
The U. ). Steam Frigate, Susgrehanaah,
arrived at this port, last week, from the
West Indies, with crew Of 400 persons
and n fine cargo Of yellow Fever and &c
arc in good deal Of fright about Il. We
quite expect our panic to be followed with
plague, this summer; but this is rather
early TO look for the terrible visitation. The
chip was sent to Quarantine under strict
supervision Of the Health Authorities, and
probably the contsgion will not spread this
time, as it is rapidly abating aboard the
ship Still It Is fair warning of what we
may look for in other arrivals.
Lotteries and gift enterprises are very
much under cloud here just now. Police
officials az. canning down on them daily, or
~ fast as they eau be smoked out, with
those unpleasant little documents called
warrants, not drawn in blank either 80 the
ofhcer is very sure Of prize every time. -
The letters That pour ia TO these swindliry
and broken up concerns are detained at the
Post Office. opened and returned TO the
writer's with a note Of caution from Mayor
Tiemann, 10 beware Of Gift and Lottery
concerns, as they are frauds of the worst
order.
Our Great Genital Park. tho Arcadisn
grove Of our city's future, the mingled
Paradise Of shade and shine, Of lake and
lawn, Of vale and mound and glen. is slow.
ly taking shape. The competing plans for
landscaPing rough, wild nature into taste.
ful forms are now before the Park Commis.
sioners, and decision and award for the bes,
will be made In few days. Meantime the
rough work Of lerelIing, excavating and
grading is going on. Las, week the official
ceremony OF breaking ground for the "Iaks
Of Manahatta" was performed with becom.
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