Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-07-29
AAslssrAsea liq sors.

A k&n Francisco paper says the police
Of that city seized some liquors kept at
different drinking saloons, and had them
examined oy skilliul chemist. In his
report be states that the brandy was frey,
burning and bitter-composed Of fortysss-
en- parts Of spirits and 6fty-thrcc parts Of
WATERWAYS colored with burnt sugar, and
contained one-sixteenth Of grain Of sui.
phate Of morphine to every ounce Of the IL
qnor. The ginwa composed Of forty.seven
parts Of spirits and fifty three parts Of wa
ter, with dasa Of sulphuric acid. The wills
key contained siryehnine and creosote. The
pale brandy contained, among other poi.
sons, prussic acid. The liquor, thus doc.
tered, was all probably sent from New York
and undoubtedly was very similar in char
acter 10 that which our bibbers in the West
are in the habit Of using daily. The wbis-
key, with its strychnine and creosote to give
it favor and make the drunk come"
was probably manufactured in the valley
of the Mississippi, md was Of the same
quality - the whiskey drinkers of Iowa
use, and imagine they are drinking pure
liquor. How long q mans stouhch will
last which is in the habit Of daily receiving
into it this 7" bell broth thick and slab" it
is not difficult to presume.
r0- E.. Miriam writes to the National
Intelligencer that the month of May of the
present year furnished twenty.three rainy
days,sa greater number than any one
month Of May for period Of sixty years
embraced in our meteorological records.
Mr.. Miriam also says: Sour long contin.
ued observations and extensive records
of lightning presen. wonderful results
No case Of loss Of life by Lightning in
steamboat or ocean steamer, or in rail.
road car, or in an iron vessel or iron bull
ding, has yet come under our notice with.
in our extensive field Of research. Two
deaths have been caused by Lightning in
buildings furnished with metallic lightning
conductors-one at North Prairie, Wis.
consin, in July, 1865, and the other at
Walden, Vermont, in July, 1857. No
death oy lightning has occurred in vessels
furnished with lightning conductors A
knowledge Of these facts may quiet many
minds that during thunder storms are
greatly exercised by fear oflightning. No
case Of loss Of life by lightning to telegraph
operators since telegraph wires have been
in use has come to my knowledge"
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BEAT HIM AT HIS Own GAME" Dad"
said Young hopeful the other day, how
many fowls are there on this table ~
"Why,' said the cid gentleman, as he
looked eomplsisautly on pair Of nicely
roasted chickens that were smoking on
the table, !" there are two."
"Two!' replied the smart boy, "there
are three, sir, and I'll prove it,"
Three! !" replied the old gentleman,
who was plain, matter-of-fact man, I'D
like 70 see you prove it,"
Easily done, sir, easily done. Amt
that one r said the smart boy, laying his
knife on the first, "and amt that two p
pointing to the second, sand don't one
and two make three 2"
Really said the father, turning 60 the
old lady, who was stupefed at the immense
learning OF the son, really, wife, this boz
IS genius and deserves to be encouraged.
Here, old lady, do you take one fowl aud
Ill take the second, and John may have
the third for his learning
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Pooh Son--An ingnisitive Yankee was
standing at tavern door, in the lower
part OF Jersey, watching funeral pass BY
At the head of it was large manure cart.
moving along very slowly, ard making no
effort 10 tnrn ont for the procession. The
Yankee was astohished Mt the want of at.
tention of the driver Of said cart, and
turning to Philadelphian who was stand.
ing BY, he remarked:
II guess The folks aint very perlite
about here; ten hum, where live, they
always turn out for funeral"
Oh, that's part of the procession" re.
marked the Philadelphia, gravely.
"Du tell! Yeou don't say so Heow2'
exclaimed the astonished Yankee.
why, you see, it's a very poor, sandy
soil about here, and nothing comes up
they plant unless they manure it well; 50
when they bury fellow, they throw
whole cart load in the grave, to make him
rise at the judgment dayr"
The Yankee mizzled.
HABITS OF GRAssHoPpERs.-A Golad
correspondent Of the Colorado Texas
tizen, gives some curious facts in rela.