The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-06

~ In order to save the surgeon job for
uli- do not cut AMMN thu
offending corner ut the nail, ns is usually
done, very short, hut cut notch in thr
centre, quite down To the quick, and keep
that notch there until the difficulty is cured
which will sometimes hc with the first cut.
tng. The philosophy of the remedy is, that
the cut breaks the arch, aud naturally changes
the curvature of the nail, and makes The
corners turn up instead of down.
~ Among the many sad Incidents. says
the New Orleans Delta, of the present epi-
drmic which have como to our knOwlc lge
aud which We have generally ahNtainrd from
publishing, is the following, perhaps unsur-
passed in affective interest: "a German.
who came to this city many wears since, has
acquired al.rse property, ana lust spring hc
sent over tn 'iadprland' and removed 10 this
city all the members OF his immediate family
ia tii't','-r ~tt- ot ttt.4tt-irt+-- ttttt-
er, brothers and sisters. Not long after their
arrival the pcstcncc entered his household.
and ceased not its work of death until every
one of the ncw,v arrived relatives were car
Iicd forth to their graves in a strange land
(which they had come 50 far to I'll.
VorrAIRE's BRAINs-1hc French Acode-
my was offered. hv the grandson of the sur
gcon who cmhalmed Npltarc, decanter I'LL
cd with portion OF the Wits brains, prescry-
cd in spirits of wine The Academy declined
receiving brains, upon prctencc that It was
shocking that a great mans brains should not
lie in his gr.Ne But Gni.eo's finger at
Florence is regarded with great interest and
one of GUY Fawkes's skulls is carefully pre-.
served at Oxford, the origihdl being in the
British Museum, or Tower OF London.
~ Boswell, the hiogrnpher of DR.. John
fl.tt
instance Of a heggar diving for want in the
streets of Scutlnd-"l believe, sir, you are
right" SAYS Johnson, "but this does not arise
lrom,s the want of bcggnrs hut the impOssi-
bility OF starving Scotchman."
tP- Thrrc are two dread travellers abroad
on the Sabbath at all times. a blacksmith
in Essex, Mass, shows the following notice 4;
"No horses shod on Sunday except sickness
and DEATH Pale horsvs. those two.
rB~ The two ladies who cInsped each other
in their arms, kissed, and leaped overheard
from the burning Austria, were the two sis
,ers of Mrs. Eckert, of BH06klyn, Their
names were Scher.
" fellow was brought to King james
l.. and il was said he could eat whole sheep
At n meal What else can hc'do,' asked the
king. more than other men P--"Nothing,"
was the reply Hang him, then said James
"tor Ills q pity "A man should live who eats
the share of twenty men, and can do no more
than one"
- Relations take the greatest liberties.
and give the least assistance. II stranger
cannot help us with his purse, he will not in
suit US with his comments but relations are
generally the verriest misers in regard TO
their property but perfect prodgaIs IN the
article of advice.
Fnr DifrthESeE.-Bad luck is simply a
man with his hands in his lreeches pockets
ans pipe IN his mouth. hooking on TO see
how II will come out. Good luck is man
of pluck to meet difficulties, his sleeves rolled
up, working TO make il come right.