Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-09-07

of your affairs. Think how many American
wives might be widowed, Amercon children
orphaned, and American homes desolated, If
Gen. Cass's naughty doctrine should prevail.
DIGEsTIBILIrY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF FLESH
The flesh of young animals is tenderer than
that of admits; and tenderness is one quality
which favors digestiblity. Nevertheless we
shall err if fixing our attention on this
quality we assume that the flesh of young an
imals is always more digeStible than that of 4
dults we shall find veal to be less than
beef and chickens less than beef. The rea-
son given for the first of these exceptions is,
that veal has less of the peculiar aroma devel-
oped in cooking; the reason given for the sec
ond, that the texture of chicken is closer than
that of beef, and being closer is less readily
acted on by the gastric juice. Every one knows
that veal is not very digestible, and is always
stunned by the dyspeptic. On the other hand,
in spite of chicken being less digestible than
beef, it is more suitable for delicate stomach,
and will be assimilated when beef or other
meat would not remain in the stomach-an eX-
ample which shows that even the rule of
nutritive valCe, being determined in great
measure by digestiblity, is not absolute, and
which further shows how cautious we should
be in relying upon general rules in cases
complex. The age of animals is very impor-
tant Thus the flesh of the kid is very agree
able; but as the kid approaches the adult pe@
rod there is so pronounced an odor developed
from the hiric acid in its fat that the flesh be-
comes uneatable. Whereas the OK and COW,
fatiened for two years after reaching full
growth, have acquired the perfection of their.
aroma and flavor. The difference between
lamb and mutton is not very marked, especi-'
ally in their fl ,tthat of mutton containing more
fatty acid, and being TO many stomachs quite
intolerable.- sPhysiotogy Gf Common Life.
Any one who has lived in Cincinnati (wrtes,
RradS1 for ten fifteen Will remember
E., the tailor, one of. the oldest and best of
his craft, well one of the jolliest, always
ready to take joke as TO give one. 1t
used to be considered the s:fair thing; among
'sselect party" to send persons to his store
for articles at variance with what usually
stitutes the stock in trade of members OF his
profession. 1t so happened one day, one
of the s'party' above mentioned was descend
ing the steps of the Burnett House, ,he eneoun-
tered specimen of Kentucky, who inquired
of him where he could purchase a jewsharp.
OF course he was directed to +. IS store. as the
establishment where they kept the largest as.
sortment at the most reasonable prices. Our
| friend proceeded at once to the place indica-
| ted, and fonnd f. (who, by the way,
| troubled with an impeachment of speech), wait
| ing on customer, and latter stating his wants,
was politely requested to sEw-wait few
ments.'' After despatching his business with
the aforesaid customer,he gravely approached
Kentucky with pair of gf0re strefchers, and
observed in a very mild tone. ssW-we shall
h-have to t-t-take your mum~mum- n easure,"
whereupon he inserted the stretcher into his
mouths spreading open his countenance to the
full extent of the s'stretch, and, with face
indicating the utmost seriousness, remarked
to the astonshed kentnckian, s'G young man,
1c-re harenf ger-ger-gof any Of y-your s-s-sf1e."
THE GREAT REvIvAL.-The extensive reli-
gious awakening in Ireland, greater than here
tOforp N that Il pytppdiuu to Scotland
and W aleS. 1t has reached the colliers OF Staf-
fordShire, and in one place it is estimated
that there are five hundred converts. From
among their own number, collier has been
raised up who daily breaches the Word with
great power. In many of the coal-pitS daily
prayer meetings and Bible reading are held.
Ia South Wales, extraordinary is the reyi-
val in tereSt, that all the churches and chapelS
crowded on week days as we'll as Sundays.
Prayer meetings in churches, in school rooms,
in work shops, and even in fields, are held
morning and evening. In one town eight pub
lie houses have been closed since the work
began. 1t is now spreading into North Wales.
A clergyman of the Established Church writes:
''There is no enthusiasm, but deep, profound
and awfully solemn Impression" In some
districts, notorious for blasphemy, an oath is
now never heard, and druHkards in thousands
have become total abstainers. 1t is estimated
that in two counties only, 1000 pers ons, with
in the last five months, have been converted.
Rope walking like whoopng cough,is CATCH
ing. Two boys at Rockport, New York. have
learned to do it over the canal at that place.
and propose now TO walk over Black river, at
Watertown. Jefferson county, New York
where it runs through frightful chasm. This
is Young America all over. No Frenchman
can Introduce anything here as the study of a
lifetime, but some Yankee boy can compete
with him successfully in sixty days.
An old darkey was endeavoring to explain
his condition. You see,' remarked Sambo,
''it is in dis way, as far as l member. Fust
my fadder died, and den my mudder married
agin. and den my mudder died, and my ladder