Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-23
3t(jstrllancous.

They have a new chimney in France, in
vented for the consumption Of wood, instead
OF coal, by the Varisnns. 1t consists Of a
mere pipe into which the logs Of wood are
thrown, and beneath which tie fire is lighted.
This coutrivancc produces SO much heat that
the apartment is thoroughly warmed during
the day, anu at night the logs, completely
charred, but not consumed, are withdrawn in
the state Of charcoal, and will sell for double
the price Of the wood in its natural state
This chmeny is the invention Of a Monsieur
Rennud. and much is expected from it on the
score OF economy. The same idea is being
applied to steam. using coal, which turns to
coke. as it works without smoke or ashes Of
any kind, hy means OF revolving cylinder
beneath the furnace.
"TuE GREAT UNITED STATES. THE census
Of the United StuteS shows that we have two
millions ana a half Of farmers ono hundred
thousand merchants, sixty four thousand
masous, and nearly to hundred thousand car
peutcrs. We have fourteen thousand bakers
TO make our bread; twenty four thousand
lawyers to set us by the ears; forty thousand
doctors to kill or cure" and fifteen haudrcd
editors to keep this u,otrly mass in order by
the power Of public opinion controlled aud
Manufactured through the press.
CooLIMguDENcr.-Th editor ola Western
paper owes bank about $1,000. for which
they hold his note. The drrault;ug wag an
u0uuccs it thus in his paper: There is u
large and rare collection Of the auto
graphs of distinguished individuals deposited
for sale keeping in the cabinet of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank, each accompanied with
nCte in the hand writing Ofthe nutugraphst.
We learn that they cost the bank great
deal Of money, They paid over a thousand
dollars for ours We hope great care is :aken
to preserve these capital aud interesting
relics, as, should they be lost, We doubt Wheth-
er they could be easily collected again
Should the bank, however, be so unfortunate
us to lose ours we'll let :hem have another nj
half price, in consequence of the very hard
times.
misunderstanding aloud is conducive to
health.
Young persons should walk at least two
hours a day IN the open air.
The more clothing We wear, other things
being equal, the less food We need.
Sleeping rooms should have fire place, or
some mode OF ventilation beside the window
Young people aud others cannot study
much by lamp light with impnuiry.
From one to one pound and half Of solid
food is sufficient for person in the ordinary
ayocatiuns Of business. Persons in sed1uta-
ry employments should to escape dyspepsia
eat much less.
Every person, great and small, should wash
all over IN cold water every morning.
The best remedy for eyes Weakened by
night use is to apply liGe stream OF cold wa
ter TO them.
Mr.. joins DAVIS, Of Slaughter Neck, Della.
ware, has twin daughters, five years old that
cannot be told apart 10y strangers, aud the
nearest neighhUys, who SEE them daily, are
not able 10 distinguish one from the other. a
gentleman recently bad the children brought
before him, placed side by side when he scan
ned every feature, determined, if possible, 10
show the friends present that they could be
distinguished. They were then removed
from the room IA short time only, aud on their
return he was completely fuIled, aud could
only guess. A lady relative Of the fumily,
near neighbor and frequent visitor, de-
cIared that she could not learn to tell one
from another, though she had 'ahorrd con-
stautly to do so. The only method Of deter
mining with certainty when is which, is by
small mark on the ear Of one Of them, that is
only visble on close inspection.
VAcCIYATING Docs TO Prevent DIsTEwpEE.
A correspondent Of the Medical Times
says he had lately been to see patient in
the country who is master Of pack oi
hounds. and he found this gentlenlun's hunts
mau yacc.nltiUC litter of puppies ms a pre-
yentiye against distemper The hGntsman
said be had done this for some years past
that the success was quite complete, and that
the practice was becoming general wiih
huutSmen.
Lord Bradford was an eccentric Scotch
Judge, with bad tempered wife. Ills butler
determined to leave, because Lady BsaXiord
was always Seeding him. Why exclaimed
the Judge, we've little to complain; ye may
be thankful yere not married TO her"
The wife Of Senator Benites, OF San Anto-
Mo, Texas, recently gave birth 10 her nine-
ieenth child. She is but 3s years old.
The MempLis Enquirer says the wife of DR.
Wheatley jumped overheard from the burning
steamer Rainbow, with S2j. 000 in gold secu.
red on hor pefep, but nsver rose TO the sur
face.