New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12

Ahou. ten minutes sn.rward the ret was hooked out
az IN. cage for ne 10 examine No external wound
oouId zee anywhere 20 took ont my knife and be-
an u king the ,ksn of the rot soon discoveries too
very Minute puT ctures, ike Small nee de-noss toe
"a. sh.r, the sogs Of tue snake had entered.
Tte parts between the tkn and the flesh, and the ssb
i,,,H appeared az though eff. cted with modification,
even though the wound had not been inflicted above
quarter Of an hour, II SO mucn.
IpIious 70 see IL the skp itself was affected,
,cysped away the parts on il with my foger nal.
Fipdpg potbiDg but the puDctures, ! threw the rat
away and put the knife and skir in my pocket, aad
starred 10 90 sssy' ! hsd not sakse hundred
ysros before al of sudden felt just as II somebody
sd come behind ne and struck me severe blow 90
tie b. sd and neck and at the same time experienced
o meet acute pain and sense OF oppression al the
cbest, SIS II ough hot iron had been run In AUD
hunored wte put the top Of it. knew inst snty,
from what mad read, that xas poisoned; said ~
much TO my friend, mott intelligent gentleman, who
happened TO be with me, and told him fell to give
me brandy and de luce, words which be kept re-
pestipg IN Gaze be might forget them. At the same
time epciDed him TO keep me going, and not on any
account TO allow me TO be down. then forgot every
thing for several minutes, and my friend eIs me
rolled about ss if very faint and weak. He also IN
forms me that the fret thing did was to fsl sgsln.t
him. asking If looked seedy. lie most wisely
answered, "No, you look very well" l don't think
be thought 10, for his osn face was es WINE as
ghost; recoDect this much. lie tells me my face VS.
Of . greepi,b yellow color After walking or rather
stsgt eripg along for some minutes, gTsdoany re-
covered my serses and steered for the nearest chem
lists shop. Rushing in, asked for eau de luce. VI
course he had none, but my eye caught the words,
" Spirit ammon. co.," or hsrtshorn, on bottle, L
reached it down myself and pouring large quantity
into lumber with little water, both OF winch art1-
it of, though il burnt my mouth and lips very much.
Instantly felt relief from the pain at the chest and
head. The chemist stood aghast, and on my telling
him what was the matter, recommended warm bath
If had hen followed his advice these words would
never have been placed record. After second
draugbt at the hartshorn bottle, proceeded on my
way, feeling very stupid and confused.
On arriving at my friends residence close by, he
kindly procured me bottle of brandy, OF which l
drank four large wineg after the other but
did not feel the least tpy after the operation Feel
ing nearly well started 90 my way home aud tnen,
for the first time perceived most acute pain under
the nail Of the left thumb; this pain also ran up the
arm. set to work to suck the wound and then found
out fow the poison had got into the system: About
an hour before examined the dead rat l bad been
cleaning the nail with a penknife and had slightly
separated the nail from the akin beneath Into this
little crack the poison had got when i was scraping
the rats skin to examine the wound. How vrulent,
therefore, must the poison of the cobra be II a.
ready had been circulated in the body OF the rat from
which had imbibed it second hand.
The chapters on Fishes and on Monkeys"
which occupy the remainder Of the vslume, are no
less amusing than those from which we have quoted,
and whoever wishes to indulge in the very best
Kind of Light reading, so called, will do well to
procure the volume.
SYMBOLS or THE CAPITAL Or, CIVILIZATION IN NE..
YORK BY A. ID. MAYO. limo. PIP Ses Thstcher
Hutchinson
The institutions of the capital city of New-York
are taken by the author of this volume as the rep
resentatiyes of American civilization. The open
A al 4 Ia. .,.t;o aA
with the Hudson River, as one of the great
geos rapbcal features of the State, and eOquently
sets forth the comparative advantages Of country
life. Not that the rurL innocence, which 10
dreamed Of by poets, is always Characteristic OF
the rural districts, as they exist in reality
II 10 time that our people were delivered from the
that agriculture is an essentially ennobhng pur-
suit and that has only TO live 10 farmhouse 10 be
q worthy man. Selfshpess as whitening, me snness
And craft as bebttng sensualty brutalzing as any
that dwes in city courts often curses the farmer
home Neither the land nor the pavement makes the
man. but high fpirit makes both the theatre OF NE
grandest achievement. Every honest and usefal pro-
e,son is good for the best OF the soul. Labor
not COZ fined to the field the shop but is the severe
angel that stands by the elbow of MIN who thinks or
trafcs guides society, and whenever welcomed be-
slows her great rewards. Both countryman and ct
zen need less false pride in their profession more Just
pride to make that profession the means OF human Gle
walton. The best product OF the farm and PLANTATION
ia OF wheat and cotton, but man; and our teemlng
praries and rich uplands will only become curse, I'M
ess the world values the planter above his bales and
the farmer beyond his grains.
The country should be preserved from the foolish
attempt to ape the style of large cities which is so
often the bane of the villages and towns of the
interior
sham city in the rural districts is a painful sight
which too often ohepds the eyes OF the mencan. FOR
iust now commerce is Haunting her sudden successes
and iptoerable foles of luxury in the eyes OF the
country, infamDg young men with the aspiration 70
exchange the honors Of health and independence al
home for slavery and effemiDacy IN the town; and
changing the good old race of country women INTO
feeble imtaors OF the fashion plates, who sigh among
the groves and gardens of the Hudson for the spendor
of Broadway millinery and the exhaustng pleasures OF
a city career. When our country youth come TO thsr
senses and with affectation of contempt for the
town devote themselves TO the growth OF their own
manhood and womanhood in the ample spaces OF their
epviabe lot we sha be the end OF our Aneri-
can Re goutOp and more clearly how to organize
upon our pIaries and river banks and mountain sdes,
that Christian freedom OF which they are the maghin'
cent types and shadows.
Extensive reforms are essential in many depart
uents Of rural life, before it is possible to realize
the highest idea of social independence in the cr-
cumstsnces Of the country. In particular, change
in the physical arrangements of many families
would be favorable 10 a larger degree of health
and comfort.
II is melancholy that q people with such abundant
for he altb and comfort the rural population
of New-York should 30 often pervert the benevolent
Sits Of God into Beside the Incompetence IN
the use Of alcoholic drinks and that poisonous weed
whose vile mark the whole face OF Amer.
ca there IL great neglect OF the Simplest laws oil
dress diet, housing and labor, by our country folks,
which laying the seeds of permanent physical degen-