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.0tstfal aao iGuriiolts.
Scientific Facts.

Platinum is the heaviest substance
known. cubic inch weighing four-ffthi
of a pound.
Hydrogen Gas is the lightest substance
kDown-being S00. 900 times lighter than
platinum.
Gold is the most malleable substance
Iron or steel wire is more tenacious
than that of any other metal.
The Diamond is the hardest body in
nature.
The metal Potassium is lighter than
water.
Oxygen is the most abundant sub
stance known, and is believed to consti-
tutc two-ffths of all the matter of the
globe.
Gold is the best conductor of heat.
A BACK substance absOrbs more heat
than any other color.
Alcohol has never been frozen.
The Suns apparent dismeter is greater
in Winter than in Summer.
The Earth is about 5000, 900 miles
nearer the Sun in December than in
June.
An Eclipse of the Moon can only hap
pen at the time of full moon.
The mouth If the Mississippi River is
higher, or farther from the centre of the
earth, than its sources. fH
Two sounds may be made to produce
silence, and two lights darkness
A triangular beam that will Just sus-
tain one hundred pounds when resting on
its side, will only supper: fifty pounds
when resting on its edge.
The greatest range of a cannon ball. or
other projcctilc. with a given impulsive
force, mot allowing for the resistance OF
the air. is at an elevation of As degrees.
IL the fluid issues from openings in the
side of vessel, which is kept full, it will
spout to the greatest distance from the
orifce which is in the middle OF the side,
and to equal distance from the middle.
In conical coffee-pot. the pressure on
the bottom is equal to three times the
weight Of the fluid. The reason of this
is, that the pressure of the fluid is pro-
portional to the base and height of the
fluid, whatever be the form of the vessel
containing it, and the solidity of a cylin-
der of the same base and height.
The pressure on any side of cubic
vessel, filled with water, is one-half the
pressure on the base
The strongest form for given quanti-
ty of matter. is a hollow cylinder.
The height of the conc described by the
arms of the governor of a steam engine,
is equal to the length of pendulum that
will make two vibrations while the gov
ernor makes one revolution.
The stiffest RECTANGULAR beam that can
be hewn from q round tree, is one the
thickness of which is equal to half the
diameter of the tree, and the depth equal
to the square root of the difference be-
tween the squares of the whole and half
the diameter of the needle.
A needle will float. if carefully laid on
the surface of the water.
The Moon is about 1000 miles nearer
any given place on the earth, when it
passes the meridian, than when it rises,
yet it appears largest when just above the
horizon.
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CAMP MEETING ANEcDoTE.-Th fol-
lowing is said to have actually occurred
in the southwest part of Arkansas "A
preacher was holding forth. and had con-
trived so to work upon the feelings of his
auditors, that the straw on the inside oil
the altar was completely covered with
PROSTATE mourncrs. Perceiving there
were many others present, ready to cast
themselves down, who RETAINED from so
doing solely for the lack of straw to lie
upon, he cried out in the midst of his
exhortation: "Straw! Straw! We want
more straw herel Brother Brown, for
the Lords sake, run up to your tent and
get more straw! Twenty souls lost for
The iUdnt of strdto %
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.GBt fnll Of tBe GBing.
SLY EZEKIEL.

As good Ezekiel on'his bed
Lay sick and full Of fears,
Attended only by his maid,
Who of in need had lent him aid,
His eyes gusbed ont with tears.
The simple girl, to soothe his pain,
And mitigate bis grief,
Thus tried, in eonsolsting strain,
CNor was she wont to Try in vain,)
To give his woes relief
"Ah! wherefore, master, should you dread
Deaths all-subduing dart
YOu who so good life have led,
And TO 80 good and wise a head.
Joined purity Of hesrl
"YOur dress was always neat and plain,
Your hair faIl smooth and sleek;
And let il hail, OF snow, or rain,
No weather eo0ld your zeal restrain,
From meeting twice week.
"You neer encouraged legal strife,
Nor sold your wares too high;
You nseT was drunk in all your life,
YOu meier debauched your neighbors wife,
Nor even told ie!"
At this, Ezekiel shook his head,
And beaved piteous sigh;
Then thus in grief Of herr; he said,
And sunk detected on his bed:
en-! Betty, IRE 6eeE Slg'"
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A WONDERFUL MIRRoR.-Thero has
lately been shown, in Paris, huge con-
cave mirror, an instrument Of a startling
species of optical magic. On standing
close to it, it presents nothing but mon
strous dissection of your physiognomy.
On retiring a couple Of feet, it gives your
own face and figure in true proportion,
but reversed, the head downward. But
retire still further, standing at the dis
lance of FIVE or six feet from tho mirror,
and behold, you see yourself, not reaec-
tion-it does not strike you as refec-
tion-but your veritable self, standing in
the middle part between you and the mir
rorl The effect is almost appalling, from
the idea it suggests of something super
naturalist startling, indeed, is the ex-
hibition, that men possessed of the stron-
gest nerve will shrink involuntarily at
first view.
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IvoRY.-But few ladies, as they twirl
their fans, or run their fingers over the
keys Of piano. are aware of the manner
in which this material is procured, the
quantities of it which are annually sold,
and the number of noble animals which
are yearly slain for the purpose of sup
plying the constantly increasing demand.
Mr.. Dalton, celebrated Sheffield manu-
facturer, estimates that the annual con-
sumption of ivory in tho town of Shcf-
field alone. is about one hundred and
eight tons. equal in value to $4,000,
and requiring the labor Of 500 persons to
work it up for trade. Tho number OF
tusks to make up this amount of ivory,
is $4,000; and according to this, the
number of elephants slaughtered every
year for the supply of the Sheffield mar
ket, is q, 800. But supposing some an
finals to have died a natural death, it
may fairly be estimated that $4,000 are
killed for the purpose.
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JGREAT DISCOVERY OF THE AGE
IMPORTANT To .-.....
TOBACCO CHEW ERSi
DR.. GUSTAV LINNARD'S
Taste Restorative TrOCheS,
The Great Substitute for TOJae'

The Gfedt SuOStuuIe JOT IOOdccO.
1t is a well known and incontrovertable fact
that the use of Tobacco is the promoting cause
of many of the most severe
Mcntal and Physical Disorders,
to which the race of man is subject, as careful
analysis and long and painful experience have
clearly proven that it contains certain narcotic
and poisonous properties most dangerously their
effects, which by entering into the blood, de-
range the functions and operations ofthe heart,
causing many to suppose that organ to be seri-
ously diseased.
Tobacco affects also the entire nervous sys-
TEN, manifestins itself-as all who have ever
used the noxious weed will bear testimony-in
Lassitude, Nervous Irritability, Water Brash,
Dyspepsia, and mary disorders Of similar
character. ~ E-.r.
The Taste Restoratioe TTockes
ara designed to coupteract these baneful in1u-
ences, and have proven completely successful in
in multitude Of cases, and wherever used
Being harmless in themselves, they exert ben
eficial effect upon the entire system, restoring
the Taste which has become Vitiated or destroy
ed by great indulgence completely removing the
irritation and tho accompanying tickling sensa-
ton of the Throat-which are always conse-
quent upon sustaining from the use of Tobac
CO, and by giving healthy tone to the Stom-
ach, invigoratc the whole system. -
Persons who are irrotrievably undermining
their constitutions and shortening their lives,
should use these Troches Immediately and throw
of the injurious and unpleasant habit of TObac-
co Chewing. ,-f
These Troches or Lozenges are put up in a
convenient and portable form at the low price
of so cents per Box. A liberal discount to the
Trade.
Prepared solely by the undersigned, to whom
all oSlers should be addressed
JAMES f. BOWERS, Druggist,
Corner 81 and Race streets, Phil.
SOldby all Druggists and dealers in medicines
everywhere. nov4-56-Iy.
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AYERS
Cure
FOR THE SPEEDY cuRr =,

go >. - Our6,
FOR THE SPEEDY CURE O,
Intermittent Fever, or Feye,
Remittent Fever, Chill FeSa" A Al,
Ague, Periodical Headache. =, D poaa
Headache, and Bilious Fever. n i
for the whole class of disease ae't
mating in hillary derangemep,' Of'S'
by the Malaria of miasmatic cor .aa'si
No one remedy is louder CALLED
necessities Of the American peopIe III =, %
and safe cure for Fever and A. IN
we are now enabled to offer. v;sS II
certainty that it will eradicate N. "a;
and with assurance, founded ON e GSes
no harm can arise from its use in M any, L
tity. -! IL.
That which protects from or r,,
disorder must be of immense str --,Si'S Is
communities where it prevails. Pr, '.s I L
better than cure, for the patient &c ,...-a'
risk which he must run in violcr, -. - I
this baleful distemper. This aCr,. -;.@cA !
the miasmatie poison of Fever AN "a
from the system and prevents the 5- An
mont of the disease, if taken on ,bs s s..
preach Of its premonitory symntoT,' -; {.
not only the best remedy ever We, A.. -
for this class Of complaints, but . n. g
cheapest. The large quantity we -, ~ =
q dollar brings it within the rpocb - Y n
body; and in bilious districts. WI = ~ s's3
AND AGUE prevails, every body shopii t t-'a
and use it freely both for cure and prr,--..I
It is hoped this price viii place il MEL is, :
reach Of all-the poor as well as the NJ )
great superiority of this remedy o-,. 4
other ever discovered for the SPEEDY - :!
tain cure of Intermittents is, that /, 80. q
no Quinine or mineral, consequently :. =
duees no quiniSm or other iniuriors' = +
whatever upon the constitution. Tbs. -, -,
by it ore left as healthy as if they had r,o
had the disease.
Fever and Ague is not alone the ernac--.
Of the miaSmatic poison. 4 great w.. - !,
disorders arise from its irritation, anorr Nh
are Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Govt. H.
Blindness, Toothache, Earache, Catarb a..
ma, Palpitation, Painful Affection n :,
Spleen, Mysteries, Pain in the Bowels ~
Paralysis, and Derangement of the S,on,-I
all Of which, when originating in this cam,
put on the intermittent type, or become psr:J
ical. This "CURE" expels the poison h,
the blood, and consequently eues them +
alike. It is an invaluable protection To jn-
grants and persons travelling or tempor,rl,
residing in the malarious districts. If ,aIs
occasionally or daily while exposed to the 4.
lection, that will be excreted from The sy,,,-
and cannot accumulate in sufficient qG.at.1
to ripen into disease. Hence it is even u-.
valuable for protection than cure, and few WI
ever suffer from Intermittents, if thew ,rl
themselves of the protection this remedy /.
fords.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,
FOR ALL The PURPOSES uEAEaNIrI rSEr

are so composed that disease within the r,uvd
their action can rarely Withstand or eyade ts..
Their penetrating properties search, and clesrg
and invigorate every portion Of the human orrls.
ism, correcting its diseased action, and rts,lr,,
its healthy yitalities. As consequence Of tAr,
properties, the invalid who is bowed down rs
pain or physical debility is astonishcd to find :
health or energy restored BY remedy at onu
simple and inviting.
Not only do they cure the everyday comT1-a
Of every body, but also many formidable I!
dangerous diseases. The agent below named 4
pleased to furnish gratis my American AlnGHs
containing certificates of their cures and dirrcul
for their use in the following complaints: CoIirt
ness, Heartburn, Headache arising from disorders
Stomach, Nausea, Indigestion, Pam IN and Aasl
Ilaction Of the B0trels, FIatHleney, LOsI Of 4Te
tite, .JalHdiee, and other kindred comPlsHa
arising from low state of the body or obsiusla
Of its functions. They are an excellent ats7ss
for the renovation Of the blood and the rrs1r.
ton Of tone and strength to the system debihHzi
by disease.
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WHooPING CoUGH.-The following re.
cipe is said to be recommended by the
best English and American medical au.
thors. as a remedy for the above distress
ing complaint Take l drachm of Car.
Donate Of Potash, / scruple of Cochineal,
l pint of boiling water; after cooling,
take a small portion and sweeten with
loaf sugar, and give teaspoonful three
times a day.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-19

DR.. Dionysius Lardner says that the
admixture Of one per cent. Of copper with
cast iron, while in state of fusion, was
found by Mr.. Perkins, the inventor oil
the steam gun, to prevent its bursting
under extreme pressure-a fact in metal
lie manipulation that is of much impor-
lance to mechanics.
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MoLAssEs ron THE UDDERs OF Cows.
We have been advised by neighbor
TO battle with molasses the udder of a
young COW that was much swollen and
feyerish. We have tried it, and it has
been of service. We have bathed the
udder thoroughly three or four times, and
have never found anything that has given
more ready relief Cold water is said to
be good when the bag is feverish. and we
have first washed with cold water when
the udder was dirty.-Nass. PlOughmGn.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

FOR THE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, HOarseness
Group, Bronchitis, Incipient COnsumP'
ton, and for the relief Of COnsumPdT'
Patients in advanced stages Of The
disease.
So wide is the field Of its usefulness and % II.
merOus are the cases Of its cures, that Am
every section Of country abounds in persons Pls
icly known, who have been restored from alIhas
and even desperate diseases Of the lungs ey Is
use. When once tried, its superiority over ''sl
other medicine Of its kind is too apparent 70 e''
observation, and where its virtues are known, =
public no longer hesitate what anndote 70 eIpSl
for the distressing and dangerous affections q =
pulmonary organs that are incident to our eln, y
While many inferior remedies thrust upon y. y
community have failed and been discarded, ~
has gained friends by every trial, conferred uSn.-.
on the afflicted they can never forget, inG ~ \,
duced cures too numerous and too renaAfAA8's~
be forgotten.
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The Boston Bee has the following po-
lite notice: deacon Smith is requested
not to commence snoring on Sunday
until the sermon is begun, as some per-
sons in the neighborhood of his pew
would like 10 hear the text"
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The La Crosse Democrat has the fol-
lowing hit:
Last week one of our Eastern friends,
coming down from St. Paul. stopped at
Winona over night. Being a stranger,
he inquired of the host "what kind Of
land they had back on the prairie ?"
Odd splendid land, STRIP "And
what kind of o country have you back Of
the bluff?' I'D splendid country,
STRIP "What do you raise, mostly,
around here!' 1--WE raise hill"
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The BrBLE.-The circulation OF the
Bible, at the present time, is past calcu-
lation. No man knows even the number
Of editions. At least fifty millions of
copies have been issued within the last
fifty years. So said Mr., Taylor, in a
sermon before the Philadelphia Bible
Society,"
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To MAKE BLACK ISK.-Extract Of
Logwood, 2 ounces; Bi-Chromate Of
Potash. 1 ounce. Boil gallon of water,
then put in the ingredients.
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A friend asked Dutchman what kind
Of Winter he thought we should have.
The Dutchman. drawing himself up with
an air Of phiiosophic equanimity, and an
oracular snap Of the eye. said: al dinks
she will be VERY cold dis Winter, or
VERY hot-one Of dem bothp'
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GREEN Dissolve distilled verdi
girls in strong vinegar, and make it into
proper consistency for writing, by q
solution Of gum arabic. 20 So
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A Dutchman in one of the middle
Counties Of Pennsylvania, wanted min
lister to preach at bis child's funeral. and
was not unreasonably particular as to
who came. "Shon," said he, ego unit
dell de circus preacher to come; unit if he
can't come, den get de locust preacher /;
unit if de locust preacher can't come, Wy
den get de extortioner," (exhorter.l
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To build a common rail fence, begin
ut the bottom of all hills or ascents, and
build up-this will make the fence stand
much better against the wind and all dis
turbing causes.
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