Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-12
VOL. xxIII...NO ls.

8. Of persons who, between the ages Of fiji.
teen and twenty-five, avoid fat meat, few &C.
quires an appetite for it, and live to good old
age, while the greater portion die with phthisis
before thirty-fve.
4. OF persons dying with phthisic, between
the ages Of twelve and forty-ive, nine-tenths,
at least, have never used fat meat.
Most individuals who avoid fat meat, also use
little butter or only gravies, though many COM
pensate for this want, in part at least, by free
use of those articles, and also milk, eggs and
various saccharine substances. But they consti-
tute an imperfect substitute for fat meat, with
out which sooner or later the bodyis almost sure
to show the effects Of deficient clarifcation.
ONE can Judge of the Englshlnan's fondness
for dogs and horses by seeing the almost fabu-
lous prices that "hounds and hunters" sell for
when an old establishment is broken up by .
death or bankruptcy. The "Old Berkshire
Hounds" and the hunters" (horses Of the es-
Enlistment the property of Mr.. James Nor
rell, were lately sold under the hammer: The
hounds brought f2600 ($l3,0O0), 176 in num-
Der, or over seventy dollars = piece. Some
choice ones sold in lots of four couples At 200
guineas lover $l000) each lot. One favorite
animal for breeding, brought fifty guineas.
These last were all purchased by the Duke of
guineas each; all the 80 animals, $4,000, an
average of over $3.50 each.
ENGLAND AND FRAScE.-The Paris corres-
pondent of the Boston Trareller, writing Of the
= of
noting various evidences of discomfort in Italy
and elsewhere, says:
The position of France and England is also
unsatisfactory, for not only the alliance is in
the same weakened condition, but the occupa.
tion of the island of Perrin by England is look
ed upon as violation of existing treaties, which
the interests of France and Russia require them
to resist with energy. Marshal Pelssier leaves
this week for London, and the papers say 'the
alliance depends upon the reception he and the
proposition he carries meet"
There is rumor a1oat thai sll the Generals,
especially those of the engineering corps, who
served in the Crimea, twill avail themselves of
the opportunity to present their homage to the
Queen" If they DO 60 to England, it is merely
to make military reconnaissance with that
perfdy habitual to this race under tie guise of
a friendly visit. Marshal Pelissier is not only
accompanied by the usual legation, but he Is
attended with his staff, ordinance officers, and
All this looks disagresable:
NEWSPAPER A WIDow's RIeHr.-A Vermont
Judge of Probate has incorporated it as part
of the law of his court that the administrator
of an estate must allow the widow the cost of
! newspaper, she making her own selection,
from the common fund. The common Law OF
America now recognises the newspaper - .
,sa stss pIss ~ ahd sSsss 8
thing to be exempted like the family Bible
never to suffer from rapacious creditossy mover
10 be parted with in the direst poverty.
The MoRHoNs.-The Mormons claim to have,
100000 'membtrs of their Church scattered
over the world. They have 95 missionaries in
Europe, and an equal number in Africa, Asia
md the Pacific Islands. They have one paper
in Salt Lake City, issuing 1900 copies every
week one in Liverpool, issuing 1000 weekly;
one in Swansey, South Wales, one in Copenha-
zen, in the Danish language; one in India; one
in Switzerland, in the French language. The
Il Book of Mormons" has been translated and
published in the Welch, Danish, French, Ger
man and Italian language.
The CREvasSE.-As we feared, says the Picd-
yune of Thursday, the strength Of the piles
driven in the Bell crevasse have proved too
weak to resist the pressure of the waters. A
large log of driftwood, coming within tho inHu-
ence of the current running through the break
in the lcvee, was swept down against the piles
Yesterday, in the evening, and about fifty feet
IS reported to have given way, the piles floating
away into o-the swamp. Tue operatives upon
the work are said not to be discouraged by this
mishap, but those who have been closely obser-
7ant OF the work doubt the success of the effort
to close the crevasse before the fall Of the wa
ter in the river.
HIGH WATER IN PANoLa.-Thc Panola
Miss Star says that the Tallahatchie river
was up to the highest known water-mark, last
week, and has done immense damage. The
eyee at, Pamela broke and something like
hundred feet of embankment washed out. Some
of the bridges on the crossing at Belmont, have
been washed away. There is no other mode of
pressing, but by canoes, up to this time, as
the waters are still too high to admit repairs.
There is scarcely farm in the county that has
not been damaged. The small streams rose
rapidly and ovcrAowed their banks in few
hours washing away fences, and in many places
whole fields of cotton and corn.
That iaEAN Low vICE.'-N is well known
hat General Washington had an utter adherence =
If what he called the foolish and ,oicked prac.
ice of profde s,cearing,' and did his utmost to
suppress It among both officers and soldiers. In
he conclusion of one of his reproofs after speak.
ne Of its 'impiety he ADDS: 1t is vice so mean
md low without any temptation, that every man
If sense and character, detests and despises it.
Would that the same views of it were taken by
Ill other men in high position and power!--
Soutser" Presbyterian.
Docs HAVING THEIR "DAY."-The legislature
If Louisiana has passed the following act;
An Act declaring dogs to be personal property.
SEC. !. BE il enacted dy the Senate and House
If Representatives of the State Of louisiana IN
General Assembly convened: That from and after
he passage of this act, all dogs owned BY citi.
,eus of this State shall and are hereby declared
o be personal property of such citizens, and
hall be placed on the same footing, and under
he same guarantee of law aS all other effects
md property now legally declared to be peraon-
II property,
A Quaker had his brosd brimmed hat blown
,ff, and he chased it for long time with fruit
ess and very ridiculous zeal. AT last, seeinga
,oguish looking boy laughing at his disaster, be
,aid to him" Art thee profane lad~ The
replied that he some times did lit
lie in that way. "Then," said he, taking .
half dollar from his pocket, thee may damn
vonder fleeing tile fifty cents worth"