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asccrtained that some of tho Egyptian rags
contain about 40 per cent. of dust and dirt.
| The dust doubtless consists of many fine parti-
cles og Pharoah's cmbalmed subjects, but not
few of the modern rags seem to have bccn
| spread upon the sands Mt the periodical over
| flow of the Nile, and received the deposit of
fine earth that was washed down from the
mountains of Abyssnia This adds to the
weight, but Yankees will not he sold twice in
this manner" .tlt #.l
The DEATH OF JUDAs.-As we pass the
rocky heights of IIinnom wo arc reminded of
the miserable end of the traitor. Mat. co.'s
states that Judas, after having brought his
money and thrown it down into the temple,
went and hanged himself. Luke states (acts
l;l8) that ho . purchased a field with the re-
ward of iniquity, and. falling gheadlong, burst
asundcr in the midst and all his bowels gush
cd out" We have no certain knowledge as
to the mode in which wo are to combine the
two statements, so as to connect the net of SUI
icidc with what happened to the body. In
tcrpretcrs have suggested that Judas may
have hung himselfon tree near precipico
over the valley of lInnom, and that the limb
or rope breaking, be fell to the bottom, and
was killed by the fall. For myself felt as
stood in this valley, and looked up to the
rocky terraces which hang over it. that the
proposed explanation was Il perfectly natural
one | was more than ever satisfied with it,
| measured the prccipitious. almost perpcn-
dicular walls, in different places, and found
the height to be, variously, forty, thrty-six
tbirty-thrce, thirty and twenty-five fcct.--
Olivc-trces still grow quite near tho edge of
these rocks, and no doubt, in former times
they were still more numerous in the samc
place. A rocky pavement exists, also at tho
hntip nf fIn
account, too, n person who should fall from
above would be liable to be crushed and
manglod, as we'll as killed Tho traitor may
have struck in his fall, upon some pointed
rock, which cntercd the body and caused "his
bowels to gush out" From Illustrations of
Scripture by lIorotio b. FIackctt.
FORMATION OF DEw..-Our country,
man, DIR. Wells, ofSouth Carolina, was tile
first man to explain the beautiful theory of
the formation of dew. 1t is like the col
lection of vapor on pitcher of cold water
on hot day, or the breath on window
glass in a hot room in cold weather The
diffusion Of heat is upon the principle of
what may be termed "givc and take"
The human body is scndngo off heat as truly
as coal of fire, and living plant as truly
as either, but ofcousc in lesser degree.
If the plant receives heat from another bo-
dy equal to that it thows of, it maintains it's
warmth. Clouds even reflect back heat ;
hence there iano dew in cloudy nights
Absence of dew is therefore said to portond
a storm. 1t only indicates the presence
OF clouds But, if the heat of plants is
sent into space, as it is when the sky is
clear, they become cooled, and dew gath
crs on them. Dew never gathers on bodies
OF men or animals; and it is not strictly
correct to say that the dew is inhaled -
What we inhalc of damp evening is wa
ter in the shape of vapor Dew is water in
the shape of vapor The dcw-drop on the
petal of the lily or the rose is the tear of
maiden innocence weeping in unrcquitcd
love.
a LADY wrote upon window some YER
ses, intimating her design of never marry
ing, a gentleman wrote the following
liucs underneath -
"Thc lady whose resolve these words bctoken.
Wrote them on glass, to show may be broken.
To which he might have added -
And then, with honest fear that two might
rucit,
Wrote it on glass, that you'd at least SEQ
"THE candles you sold me last night were
very bad" said Suctt to tallow-chandlcr.
=" Indeed, sir" said he, "Pm very sorry
for that. -" Yes, sir; do you know that
they burnt to the middle, and then wouldn't
burn any longer "-" You surprise ME
what, sir did they go out ?"-" No sir y
:" "hatthen p" They burnt shorter" ("
To those scenes of domestic peace, which
pure religion created aud adorned, the
thoughts of the youngest member of the
family will cling in after years; they will
become kind of hallowed ground in GJis
memory; they will exert a restraining and
sanctifying power; and thus may we ox-
pect to see the promise fulfilled: "Train
up child in tile way he should 90, and
when he is old he will not depart from it."
A new stove has been i'm nted for the
comfort of travellers it is t. be put under
the feet, with a mustard plaster ON the
head, which'draws the heat through the
whole system.
"YoU look," said an Irishman to a
pale, haggard smoker, Gas if you had got
out of your grave to light your cigar, and
couldn't find your way back again"
a.. F.. M.
THEReguar Communication of Kcowcc Lodge,
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