The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-20
low DOES YOUR MEERsCHAuM COLOR ,

magno8la, Is t0unQ on tue Quasi, oouo".u
thin strata of EARTH. When first obtained
it resembles the foam Or froth OF the sea,
and hence it is termed meerschaum by the
Germans, while the French style IT. eecum
de mur. Analysis proves that II Is com,
posed Of magnesia, carbonlc acid, wafer ana
about one fourth per cent. OF siie4' Inc
idea 40 common in this country that meer-
schaum is the foam of the sea, originated in
tho resemblance referred to, and also to the
old fashion of calling meerschaum pipes
q" sea foam pipes" When first dug from the
earth, the magnesia is soft and easily mould
ed into any shape that fancy may dictate
In this condition it is formed into pipes and
cigar holders, and exposed to the action OF
the air until it hardens. Before being boil
ed in wax or oil it is nearly as light as pitch,
and full of minute pores, through which
min or knife may be stuck, with no more
damage than the same operation performed
on fns sponge. The pipes are boiled in
wax or oil, in order to give them polish, as
we'll as render them more durable: but smok-
inc soon burns out the oleaginous secret'ons,
and the oil of smoke sinks into the pores
gradually until the outer surface Is color
ed"
c~"lf there is anything really hSful under
thu *#*n said we to our better the other
dav. sit is the fsshion Of wearing hoops
Shaexpostulsed, declaring 'there was . that
shs liked 90 we'll by T. Our temper int
ve,v no. and. b4 we knew it, we lost oil 42d
and perhaps got madden than we 'nioded.
W. ;awed for short in o way by no means
cal: She looked IT and We tt. She said
20 ware the greatest brute in that 8, we de-
clsred her audacity had no in the SITS, and,
A usual in such cases, the quarrel was lder-
fully protracted, each tlOO 4th invectlvss
freely. Finally, after she had shaken ner
N~gv about our II few, there was
calm, and we adopted that U should
- our happiness in fu2re. An em"-">" es-
tablished grS PIP.
~ A person followed close behind
couple returning from q juvenile party ata
Fashionable residenc, in Piitsheld, few
ws.Is since, happened to hear the young
"sn,jsmon thus address his companion IN
neo;ce NJ the tenderest solicitude:
g Charlotte Angelina, you must: not SCI
ro,r Youthful affections on me, Tor am
doomed to an early grave--mother says !
am trouble with worms" .,>,
An involuntary cough from the listener
;nterrunted the self-devoting reply. which
Of course, was leaping to Charlos'e Anse''-
ua's lips.
NJ The last Legislature OF Texas COZ
o;sed thirteen "men Of mark" Not one
Of them GOULD write his name.
Though lost to sight, to memory
-, Tho moi1en said to her lover when
his face was buried in beard, and "hisKsfs'
IMPROVEMENT IN RAILwAYs.-The "Nlgnt
Exprsss'' has sleepers both above anu De-
low the rails.
e-If all the worlds a stage, and men
and women merely players, where is the au-
dience and orchestra to come from?
rw Mrs. Fantadling says: If it were
not intended that women should drive their
husbands. why are they utthroush the bril-
do ceremony"
r~A wine merchant in the city, in ex-
tolling an excellent article Of port" says,
lin his advertisement,) sit is as pure as the
tears which bereaved affection drops upon
new made grave"
~ Tho man who has been favored with
a kick, perhaps does feel, in the presecne OF
the man who has administered it, ga lively
sense of favors to come"
rSF As n general rule, the man who buys
a lottery ticket, like him who has tooth
pulled by the dentist, p Us for dlonh'
cr5'It seems to be strange that the church
edifces not unfrequently give way; they
generally contain more sleepers than any 9TH
er sort of building.
eTDr Long, Of Holyo Massachusetts,
recommends the swing as cure tor con-
sumption.-Er.
We suppose that the most effective way of
applying the swing to prevent consumption
is to attach it to the neck.
cy Holloway says that it is ust as SEN
sble move 10 undertake to get married
without counting, as to attempt to succeed
in business without advertising.
r~ What's the difference between the
top Of a mountain, and person afflicted
with any disorder? Ones summit Of
hill, and the others i'll of a"summis
CT Wine, wine, mighty wine they tell
me wine gives strength ~ said Fox, one day,
sand yet I, who have just drank three bot
ties, cannot keep myself on my legs''
CT What irregular verb, if corrugated
in the first persons of three tenses, will de-
fine tho spectacle of boys INDUCING in n
certain game? See, saw seen! (See-sar
scencD
CO Profound silence in a public assem-
bluge has been thus neatly INSTALLATIONS
mil ht have heard the stealing of q pocket
handkerchief"
ry"No man." says Mrs. Partington,
"was better calculated to Judge of pork
than my poor husband. When he was a
living man, he knew what god hogs were,
for hc had been brought up among 'em from
his childhood
cTIt is said to be dangerous to be
working with sewing machine near WIN
dow when there is thunder storm. 1t is
also very dangerous to sit near some sewing
machines when there is no thunder storm.
CT \ fellow was told at tailor's shop
that three yards of cloth, by being wet,
would shrink one quarter Of n yard-"Well,
them" he inquired, ''if you should wet a
quarter Of a yard, would there be any left?''
CO Jones, in q dilemma, said that he
was at hi, wits end. Smith sarcastlcally
remarked that it would not take him long
to return-he had not come far. Sharp, in
Smith.
cT"Are you near sighted, miss said an
impertinent fellow to young lady who did
not choose to recognize him. eyes, at this
distance can hardly tell whether you are O
pig or puppy.
60" You sot !" exclaimed a poor woman
to her husband, "you are always at th'
"a ern, getting drunk with hot punch, while
lam at home, with nothing to drink bu