The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-12-22

Commercial Advertiser.


NoRw11mr MosourroEsIr believe there Is NO
, preventive against their bite, which is instantaneous;
they dash through the smoke Of strong tobecco, like
a fox-hound through q bull-fence; they creep under
veil or gloves like n ferret into q rabbit hole; where
they can neither dash nor creep. they 'bide their
time with tne1pertinacious cunning Of red Indian.
Wherever The sAfhes touched the body closely, at the
knees and elbows, they swarm in thousands. and bite
through and through; they crept in single bile up the
seam Of the gloves, and tried each stitch in succession.
1 have seen Us coat and hat so covered ms he walked
in front, that / could at any time kill the shape Of my
hand in mosquitoes at a blow; and l have seen the
unhappy horses SO overlaid from ear to tail with .
clustering mass of wings. that, with the point OF my
finger, l could not but immediate two or three OF the
blood thirst, little demons. There is one puzzling
question I cannot solve with satisfaction What do
they live on shen they don't meet travellers
from .Noruay.
OMELErs On A RopE.-A large concourseDf spec
tators assembled. Sept. 10, to witness Blondin per-
form unheaid of and unparalleled feats upon the rope
Mt the Falls.
About ten minutes before five Mr.. Bloodin drove
up to TIE stand in a carriage, shackled from head to
foot. In the carriage was a cooking stove and Gull
nary utensils. and a basket containing eggs, butter,
-four, pepper and salt, which were to be used in pre-
pairing the omelet.
Blondin at once proceeded to the end of the rope
and commenced his preparation for the start. Ills
shackles consisted of a tin collar round his neck,
bracelets of the same round his wrists and ankles,
and from the collar to each wrist was a chain made
of fiat pieces of tin. and chains Of The same material
were fastened to the ankles and wrists. With these
upon his person, and his balancing pole in his hands,
he started off for the Canada side.
After proceeding about a hundred yards he stop
ped, stood upon his head and went through with the
same tight rope performances which he did on former
occasions. Upon reaching the middle of the rope he
went through with a number of exercises-hanging
by one arm, then by one leg, supporting himself on
his chest, and swinging his arms and leg. He then
resumed his walk, and reached the Canada shore in
IL minutes from the time he left the American side
While he was crossing on the rope the carriage
containing the stove and fixtures was driven round
to the other end of the rope. About five minutes
past 6 o'clock Blondin appeared upon the Canada
end of the rope. He was dressed as a French Cook.
He fastened the stove to his back, and started for the
American side. After crossing the centre of the rope
he stopped and laid down his balancing pole. then
sat down upon the rope and unfastened the stove.
Fastening the stove to the main rope by means Of
cords, he faced the American shore. He made q fire
in the stove, and as smoke was seen to issue from the
pipe, deafening cheers arose on both sides the river.
In a few minutes the omelet was baked, and he threw
it up, turned it and caught it in the pan again.
Blondin having accomplished all that was expected,
packed up his kit, stepped over the stove, sat down
on the rope and fastened the stove to his shoulder,
and made haste for the shore, where he was greeted
with immense cheers.