The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-12

$500.
DEAD-HEADs.-Th most complete case of
"dead-headism" we have heard of is that
practiced by the Mercuries of the Day Book,
and which accidently reached our ears yes
terday. 1t appears that there are about
thirty carriers to this paper who by dona-
tion raised funds enough to purchase a
badge which passed every one of them in
the enclosure every morning Of the Fair
This they effected by passing ia the first
one, who then went to crack in the fence,
passed out his badge to another, who like
wise entered and then passed the badge
through the fence to = third, and SO on until
the whole thirty were in. Then they "let
it out" for a small oonsidera zion to other
boys, who could not raise quarter to pass
in legitimately. The funds arising from this
was made a joint stock fund, which supplied
them with Refreshments.
For the credit of our establishment we
must state that these boys are not regularly
connected with the Day Book, but are only
the carriers, or as the "deviP' calls them
"outsidt rs''
A CoRREorIoR.-The Parker troupe are
winning well-deseryed laurels in Norfolk and
Portsmouth. Their energy and enterprise
have secured for these cities dramatic sea-
son Of unusual excellence. Miss Josephine
Parker may justly be pronounced the pre-
miere actrice of the company.-Bal Family
Journal
slight mistake neighbor, of Baltimore.
Miss Jennie Parker has been doing the first
or leading business in this company much to
the satisfaction of all its patrons.
CAUTION TO HUNTERS. -lnthe shooting sea-
SOD, there are frequent wounds and deaths
from theaccidental discharge Of guns. In al
most every case, these results from the dang
erous.practice of keeping the hammer.pown
upon the percussion cap. 1t is too plain to re-
quire proof, that very slight blow upon the
hammer in such circumstances wi II fire off
the gun; and yet three-quarters of the gun
to carry loaded gun. 1t is much more
dangerous than the full cock. The safe way
is to keep the gun halt Cooked while riding or
handling out Of the field. 1t is so imp roba-
BILE that anything should draw back the
hammer and pull the trigger at the same in
slant, that it may be called practically i'm
possible that gun should be fred off unin-
tentionally when thus secured. Why will
not people use little common sense, and
save what few brains they have =?
How TO 60 TO SLEEP.-No doubt there are
many of our readers who understand this de-
lightful art to perfection; but there are GER
tain conditions Of animal economy, even in
state of health, when tired natures sweet
restorer refuses to close our lids, and seems
pertinaciousy to fly from US, though woeed
"rolling of the eye-balls." Horrid idea l.
The most natural and facile method is to
place the head in comfortable position, and
then, taking full inspiration, breathe as
much as possible through the nostrils. The
attention must now be fixed upon the fact
of breathing. The patient mast imagine
that he sees the breath passing from his nos
trils; and the very moment he brings his
mind to conceive this, apart from all other
ideas, consciousness and memory depart, and
he sleeps. The method is strange, but
simple, and the experiment will prove its
truth.
RELIGIOUS NoTIcE.-The Rev. NJ. R. Wat
kinson, pastor of the Court street Baptist
Church, has returned home and will occupy
the pulpit at his church on tomorrow.
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