Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-05

A WONDERFUL WoMAN.-There is q wo-
man named Hayes, in New York State, in
the neighborhood, we believe, Of Skaneatles,
who lived whole year wholly on dried rasp-
berry juice the next year on small quanti-
ty OF cold water and now for nearly year,
she has neither ate or drank anything Still
more wonderful than tbat-she has been
known to live as many as Siriy.ttro minutes at
time trithdm treath;ngl Though it is sup
posed that she is nourished by the atmos-
phere, her vitality is certainly extraordinary,
and fully equal TO that OF a toad inbedded IN
rock.
TRUE FOR OycH-A traveller announces ns
q fact land, though he is a traveller" we be-
Eeve him) that he once in his life beheld peo-
ple "mnding their own business !" This re-
mcrkable occurrence happened at seattle
passengers being "too sick" TO attend to each
others concerns.
7utor.-"What is the chief difference be.
tween birds and men? ?" Boy-"Don't know,
sir" Tutor-"Why look at a pigeon, md
then at nah, is there no difference Boy
don't see any, sir." Tutor-"llas not
bird wings and man has none ?" Boy
ayes, sir, but men used to have wings" Tu-
tor jumps out of his seat az this astounding
reply, and calls on the boy to explain. Boy
Il saw it in the History of England 1t says
that James ! l. took flight into France. lIe
couldn't have taken flight if he hadn't had
wings"
In One OF Our City Schools, not long ago,
member OF the committee asked tie ncm-
bers Of class which was under examination
What is the cause of the saltness of the
uceaui p Coon one little girl raised her head
/ flushed with the discovery which had flashed
upon her mind. You may tell said the
committee. salt fish, sir" said the
pupil.
! Go III, trnoys A Virginia paper records
! the marriage of Miss Jane Lemons and Mr..
| EbeneZer Sweet
How Happy the eSueries do meet
In Iahc and Ebenezeri
shes no longer sour but swEkr
And he's u LEMON squeezer
| A poor Tilted Blade says:
"woman's love a Ike Scotch snuff,
You get oie pinch and that's enough''
! Whereupon q darkey of more sense, as well as
soul, responds
Womun's lub ike Tngy-tubber
II stretch de more de you ldb herr
MEDICAL EfIrAPHs.-At Acton, in Corn
wall, says a writer in "llousehold Words"
there is this particular account of how one
Mr.. Morston came by his end -
uIIerc lies ehtonibcd one Roger Moreton,
Whose death was eory brought on
Trying one day his OF,
The razor slipped and ctt his toe off,
The toe OF rather what il grew to,
An inf In,natien quickly few to
rho parts they took L. Notifying,
Aud poor dear Roger took to lying"
AMoNu THE IsdESIoUs MAcniNrs Yet
tc be invented is the machine for cleaning
house. This admirable aifait SHOULD be un:
der such control that it will "put things to
rights" without creating confusion and trou-
b,S. The nah who perfecti so I'D nirab'e Il
piece of work ought 10 be immortulised by IL
statute of gold d made from his own profits
lie will be a benelactor to the human race,
espucaily the women folks and he will be
one for whom husbands, no lunget by house
cleaning troubles, will continually pray.
"Mr. Green. when you said there was too
much American eagle in the speakers dis.
course, did you mean that it was talon ted
! production and to what claws Of the speech
die you especially refer :
1t has been said with justice, that the mos
solemn of birds is an owl, and the most sol
. emn OF beasts an ass, and the most solemn
!. OF men-Aah ass too.
T A drunkard's nose is said to be light
house warning us Of the little water that pas
=, ses underneath.
o Cabbage--a plant that is very yopula
lamopg tailors with large families.