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/, THE RIVER OF, LIFE.

Blood is the mighty river.of life, the
center Of chemical and vital
actions, ~ wonderful as they arc i1-
dispensable, soliciting our attention no
less by the many problems it presents
to speculative ingenuity, than by the
practical conclusions, to which those
speculations lea,l. It is 4 torrent i'm
petuously rushing through every part
OF the body, carried, by an elaborate
net work Of vessels, which, in the
course Of the twelve, months, convey
TO the various tissues three thousand
pounds weight Of nutritivo material,
and convey from the various Tissues
not less than three thousand lbs. weight
Of waste. at every moment ofour lives
there is nearly ten pounds OF this find
rushing IN one continuous throbbing
stream, from the heart through the
great arteries, which branch and
branch like > tree, the vessels. becom-
ing smaller and smaller as they sub.
divide till they arc invisible to the max
ed eye, and then they arc called capil-
laries, hair-likc vessels altho' they
arc no more to be compared to hairs,
than hairs are with cables. These
vessels form net work finer than the
finest lace, sosfine, indeed, that if we
pierce the surface ut almost any part,
with the point Of a neetll>e, we: open
one Of them and let ont its blood. IN
these vessels the blood yields some ::o1
Its nutrient materials, and receives
Fin exchange some Of the wasted pro.
ducts Of tissue; thus modified, thu
stream continues its rapid course back
wards to the heart, through u system
|of veins, which commence iii the myr,
iad of capillaries that form the tern,n,.
[ation Of the arteries, becoming gradu.
ally less and less numerous, their twigs
entering branches and their branches
entering trunks, until they reach the
heart. No sooner has the blood pour.
cd into the heart from the veins, than
it rushcs through, the lungs, and from
them back again to the heart. and ar
tcrics, thus completing the circle and
the circulation. g.. SOD asa }.73hsaEf
This wonderful stream, ccascless!y
circulating, occupies the very center OF
the vital organism, midway between
the functions Of nutrition and" cxcre-
ton, feeding and stimulating the Or
gans into activity, and removing from
them al their useless material. In its
torrent, upward Of forty different Sub.
stances are hurried along; it carries
gases and carries salts--it even car
RES, metals and soaps! Millions OF or
ganized cells float in its liquid; and OF
these cells, which by some are cohsid-
cred organized entities, twenty millions
are said to die at every pulse OF the
heart, to be replaced by other millions.
The iron which it washes onward can
he separated. Professor Bernard used
to exhibit a lump of it in his lecture
room--nay, one ingenious Frenchnla,,
has suggested that coins should be
struck from the metal extracted from
the blood Of great men. Let no one
suggest that we would wash our hands
with the soap extracted from similar
sources.-BlackVood's Naguzi,ae. epo
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sass 51ai va sz4t
A NEw VARIABLE SrAn.-Mr. Norman
Pogson communicates as follows to the Royal
Astronomical Society: On the night Of Au-
gust 7th, l849, Professor Argelander observ-
ed star Of the 8. 5 magnitude, south, pre-
|ccdinga fine but widely spread group, which
has recently proved to be variable. in Au-
|gust, 1855. whei, commenting my. chart o.
Of Hour 10, the star in question was missing;
but supposing an e'1alu'n in the publised
zon,, no suspicion was entertained Of its var
liability. However, on July 81. .ofthis, year
while plane:-seeking viii the Smytian tele'
scope, was struck By finding it in the po.
|sition assigned by Highlander, and u full
eighth .maanitulc. It appears most prob
able that if the variation be tolerably regular;
seven n,ax'una h.ve. occurred between the
years 1849 and 1858 ; in which case the
period will not differ much from four humid.
red and sixty-8v dAys. and the next maxi
mum will lsll dusin September or October
1859. - -. y
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PROCESS or COINAGE.

pf5ees coM5ase as s i Gaw pursued
It tic ,nints eStab,ishealb BY the Government
tof, the U . 81 arc The most; accurate Sc any
country in tho; ,kaewn. world. We have
gathered the following q information from dill
|; <34a sases .a.et, .e,st aeekf&ruJ,b sssep.
rated fToA The gold, tefors, t * 1T for coin,
age. Every deposit that does not Assay a;
high as nine hundred and ninety Thousand
fine, Gone million is pnrc) is required to be
retined-that is, to have the silver separated
from7the gold. When this operation il re,
quired. the gold bullion is melted with twice
its weight Of silver bullion, and this mixed
metal tcing thoroughly melted, il poured in
a small stream. into Il large vessel fi'lcl with
cold water, and thus is sr*pplatcd. This is
done in order to expose as much Of the sur.
face OF the metal t. the acton Of aed ~ Eos,
sib'e. This grunulatcl me tai is then plac d
in glass vessel made t5r the purpose, and
a sufficient quantity. Of nitric acid bci:;g i'd.
TO they are placed on a ,*an1. bath furnace
and boiled FL: about two hours; the acid
takes up all ;he silver or base metal that may
be present, and holds it in solution, and thus
forms ni,rateof silver, but leaves the gold
inthe bottom If the matraSs. The nitrate
is then poured off, and the residue being
washed, dried and melted. we have what in
mint par!ancc, is called Tin, goltl;;" it is no,
entirely pure, hut still contains some silver
as it is necessary to have some SILVER ,tt
mate the legal a'loy. @' '''''. ....' ~
I: II tins proves upon an assay, t. be nine
huNIsyf and ninety thousand fine, it is il
proper condition b. lmvinga specified q,,an
tity {" copper alle!!. f,- making '.Sta,nlar<
gold" Of gold just suitable for coinage. |
Is then cast insots. aid these, after hcing as
sayeds and found correct, are passed repeat
;cdly through very hard rollers, and thu,
drawn into strips Of proper thickness for III,
coin desired to bc made. The strips are nov
taken to the cutting press, and picces%u,
theretrom. They arc now call d plancl,cts
ere weighed separately and if found Of lega
weight, are ready TO go, !" the Gaining press
anil receive the impression which make
them INTO, ,"moncy."' E-h<,I1tA =
The. ,,nachiper, used now is simple ant
efficient, Ms is all machinery in mint.
consists in a SHAFT moved by pullcys and
two and half inch belt, with ! ty wh,e
of small diameter, but sufficient in mn,n.n
tum to drive the punch through the slip q
metal by means OF an eccentric, Of three
ciShts inch, at tho rate OF two hundred ant
ntty per mhWe.ss.7 s,sasxy.-sGEs Fsf':
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THE MOVABLE F EsrlvALs OF 1889

It is we'll known that Ash "Wednesday.
Faster, and Whi'suntide 10 not occur a. the
same dates every year, but t:lat they are
variable within certain limits, comprising a
periol OF upwards Of a month. II the exact
date Of the death ofour savior were known.
there could be no doubt ab2ut the date OF
Faster, which regulates the other movable
holidays bit all we learn from tradition Is
that this crucifixion occurred short time af.
ter the vcrnat equinox and Immediately af.
ter fall moon. The question offixing the
period Of Easter was first agita,ed at the
Nicean Council in the year 1926. Ascension
day and WhitSuntidc were equally unknown.
but, according to tradition, the former had
taken place forty days after Easter and the
latter fifty. The astronomical duto afforded
BY tradition being too vague to solve tic
problem. the Council decided that every Eas-
ter should TIC celebrated on tho sunday az
tcr-the first full moon which should occn,
after the 2Oth Of March. Hence it follows
that no full moon occurring before tho 2ls,
Of March can be taken INTO account, and that
Easter can never take place before the 22d
Of that month. III our century there has
Lecn but one E,s'er E,llin. on that date
namel.. hat Of 1918. In 1856. the full moon
happening 10 fall on Friday March 81, E,s.
ter occurred on the Sunday folio wing {23 ,
In general circumstances tending to place
E'stor in the month Of March are much rar.
er than those which make it fall in April
for. out oft the fittv-eight Eas,e~s ofo:r cen.
tury only fourteen have o Cured IN, March
The latest date possible is the 25th~ Of April
for: should there b a fltf moon on the 9th
Of March, then the Paschal fill moon vii
occur twenty.nine days .later-that is, OF
the 18Th day Ct April-and should it Pc hap
pen that that day were a Sunday. the cc'e
bration Of Easter could only take place ri
tn: Sunday .f,llowisg-namely the 25th.-
IL 1881. Easter fell on tn Gath; in 1910
1881, and 1882. on the 22d in 1848 on III
%; land in 1889 it will occur on the 24h,
very rare case. Eastcr being '6nce fixed ..al
the other holidays are easily determined
Thus, the Sunday called Qninquagesima
being the TIN Sunday before Easter, takc
place on the 9Th of March, when the Carn
val begins Ash Wednesday falls on the 9th
4Ascension-day, and Whit>untide have I'll
ready been mentioned; the Trinity, cigh
days after tho latter, (June .l9th) and tn
following Thursday is Corpus Christi. day
Several Catholic fast days are also deter
mined by the date Of Easter. ,.a
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-02-12
HEATuEA MYTHOLOGY.

Juno was the daughter of Saturn and
Ops. Ceres presided over peach or,
chards and other garden sass. Mar.
was the God Of war. Pan protected
those rural citizens engaged in tending
sheep. Venus attended to love affair,
and regulated the motions and emo
tions Of amatory youths. Jupiter was
the god ofthe celestial regions. Apol
10 was y pretty man and a prophet
and consequently had the nine muses.
who were females running after him.
He owned two surviteurs humbale
named Triphod and Tyre; the latter
is supposed to be the person who in.
vents lies, commodity now extensive.
ly used. Vulcan was master of a
blacksmith shop, and had y partially
for fire. Mercury was the Uv0nl
courier Of the Gods and presiding ge-
MUS Of the thieving fraternity. lie
used to go around in company with
Iris, the daughter of. Thamaus, who
was his better half Diana had a great
love for beasts and trees. Neptune
ruled the ocean, though i, is not init
mated that he had the control of any
large vessels; tiny shallop was ali
he could order to do his biiding.--
Hercules was a real bruiscr Of the Tom
Hyer order; nothing delighted him
more than forcibie and well planted
blow. Cupid always maintained a
great interest in the affairs Of the
heart, and was supreme ruler Of the
human gizzard. Hebc was some pump
kins as y waiter, aud tended table 70,
the divini,ics with marked approval
Bacchus was the God of rum and fire.
quently had the del;rium tremcns..--
Proteus was q fortune teller and could
see just as far into mill stone ~ thu
man that pecked it; he was a yer,
changcable Fellow, hence the word pro.
team. Pluto was native Of 4 tropic
al cline, and consequently had a pen,
chant for warm things, and hell-tirc
Hygica, protectress Of health, was &
very kind hearted female. Mr.. Joe
Segar named the Hotel ut old Poin,
Comfort after her. Plutus used t.
''spend his money free" (sec songs
Of Ethiopian serenaders) and was
broth Of a boy ON u midnight carniva
or general bust. Olympus used te
tend q light house, and look afte,
the hours. Flora was the mistress Of
flower gardcn-boquets used to sell
very high in her time. Dryads and
Nymphs were general utility folks
who haunted around shady places and
did little chores for consideration
They have had plenty Of imitators.-
Satyr was rare old " hoss,' objected
to a man blowing hot and cold with
the same breath, and lett numerous
progeny who can do the same thing
he was always prepared to go it but
belonged to the short horned breed
The Fawns were given to prom,scuous
dancing; they were always in for q
frolic on the lawn, ands'ad no objec.
ton 10 q "cotton-f:sctory ball''--tickets
one dollar, and fight in prospective.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-02-12
THE ART or PLEASING.

A modest and virtuous young man,
on first going into society, is art to be
eorcly pcrplcxel upon the question,
how to make himself agreeable to la
dies. He need not b. ashamed of his
perplexity. Washington Irving, in one
Of his early sketches, confesscs that a
well dressed lady was an object per-
fectly "awfi'l," to his young imagina-
ton. We were once acquainted with
a gentleman Of distinction in public
life, the father Of several accomplished
daughters, who could not even to his
fiftieth year, enter drawing room
when ladies were present, without
painful embarrassment. 1t is certainly
agood sign IN a young man 70 stand
in some awe of the beautiful sex. j A
person of coarse and vulgar mind, who
thinks more Of himself than his best
friends think Of him, and who knows
little the worth Of good woman
heart rushes fcarlessiy in where an Ir.
wing or an Addison would fear to
tread. Cd sls. .- s-"oe
How we'll we remember an inciden,
Of our early days, which helped US tc
overcome our bashtul dread of the so.
ciety Of Ladies'! Seated by the. side
Of beautiful girl Of seventeen, and
overwhelmed with y consciousness Of
our inability to say anything to he,
which she would care t. hear, We
Glanced to observe that she too WI.
trembling with embarrassment. What
. comforting discovery! We telt as /:
coward feels when he finds that his enc
my il more completely terror-stricker
than himself Addressing ourselves t.
tie task of divcrting our fair acquain
lance, We soon forgot our fears in sym
patty with hers. Bear this in mind
young gentlemen, who blush and STAN
mer when in the company of ladies
The girls are as mucl, afraid Of you a
you are Of them. ~
You are awkward in your manners
you think. If you think 10, is likef,
that your fair friend thinks otherwise
for the really ill-bred fellows that ",
have known have never suspected thei
ill.brceding. And after all what i
good breeding but habitual good n3
ture? The simple fact that you. wisl
to please is q proof that you dcposses
or soon will acquire, the power to d.
SO. The good heart and well improved
mind viii! soon give grace to tn
demeanor, or will so abundantly atom,
for the want OF it, that its absence will
never be noticed. y 80
Besides the girls, that is most 0
them, like man who il simple in hi
manners, provided they see there j.
substance and worth in him. Grace
full manners and ready wit are good a
far As they go. But be sure Of this, {
bashful, blushing youth, that both il
the society Of ladies and of men yo,
will pass in the long run, for what 20,
are wortb-do morc-no less. TIL
art Of pleasing, therefore, is nothin!
more than the art Of becoming an hon
est high-minded man. Such a manu-
he graceful or awkward as Caliban
all worthy women trust and love.
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ADyERTlsE....It's the elbow grease
Of business and the profit Of the prin'
te1. gg,g,.st-
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THE. COLLEGE, JOURNAL DF7M MEDICAL SCIENCE,
Consumptiycs do not Despair!
H-sAN OH INDIAN Doc

~ AN OLD INDIAN DOC
TOR. UNcAs Isn>NT, while u
Missionary among the H.
dams Of the Rocky Noun
tains. discovered Il RARE
PLANT. that proves :" be u
certain cure tor Consunp-
tion, Bronchitis, Asthma.
Liver Complaint. Nervous
Affections, Coughs, Colds,
&c: Having now made lis
fortune and retired from,
Susines. he will :entl the
prescriptions and airccti MS
for preparing the medicine
+ &c .fcharge t" I'LL who de-
sire it. and will send to his
agent. enclosed; two stamps
6 eent>l. to pay the return
letter, with !. description OF
their symptoms. The did
Doctor las cared latrc thai,
5000 cases At C>ns"n TIN
alone. ans hopes all afi1ict
cd people will avail them
selves If this opportunity,
as the Doctor wishes to d.
all the good he can before
he dies. Address I'LL letter.
to-. DANIEL ADEE. an
Box 1881 +. o. New York,
Who is sole agent.
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ANDREW l{ARR

- -, ANDREW BARR, r e..
VETERINARIAN SURG EON.
HOLDS himself IN readiness to attend to al
IL diseases to which our most valuable SOW
ant. the horse, is heir to-.
Of the Livery d Exchange Stable. All calls
will be promptly attended to. A. BARR. :"
Red Wing: Aug. II, 1855. al! .leStf kre
- ~ FRESH CRACKERS. !'7'.1717r
BOSTON Crackers. Butter Cracks r., Soda
ID Buiscuits n@Cakes can he had as al tilaes
lat Wholesale or retail, at the Red Wing Bakery;
A. 9. LITTLEFIEED.s
May II, 1855. Hi sstf
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-06
Good Advice.

J. S. Herricb, Esq, who has for many
years been one Of the editors of the Por
tsge County Democrat. (which. by the
way, is as good a county paper as is pub
lished in Ohio, has retired. Judging
from the manner in which the DemocrsI
has been conducted while he has been
connected with it, Mr.. H. deserves the
best wishes of his contemporaries. In
his valedictory. he gives the following
good advice to his Portage County
readers.
Republican friends. upon retiring from
the Democrat may | not be permitted
TO say a word upon a subject that may
seem trivial. but which, inmy judgement
is OF vital importance 10 The existence and
life Of the Republican party In the
Portage County Democrat you have an
organ that is worthy of your support
it belongs to you-it is your mouth piece
to the people. Protect it as your oVn-
Work for its interests, increase its patron.
age. continually make glad the hearts Of
its proprietors. ty your confidence. and
substantial proofs that you will sustain
them by your counsel and influence
No one but an Editor and Publisher
knows the trials, vexations and doubts
that continually fill his mind. If you
stand BY your paper, you will be strength
ened,-your party will prosper,-your
cause will advance.-the people will be
with you,-you will triumph. The best
index of a successful party, is the sup,
port its friends give lis organ.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-06
The Trial Of DoY and Son

The trial Of the Dogs on a charge OF
enIicing slaves from Missouri commenced
at 81. Joseph on the 95ih ult. The
counsel for the defence were A. C Da-
Wis. Attorney General of Kansas. Elk
Gov. Shannon of L-compton, and James
Spratt of Platte county. Mo. The de-
PENDANTS were indicted jointly. and tried
separately. the case of the father coming
on first. The jurymen were all citizens
of St. Joseph and vicinity. and said to
be fair men.
The jury in the case of DR.. boy aft.r
being out 2 hours. failed to agree. and
were discharged by the Judge. DR.
Doy was held to hail in SIS. 900 for trial
at the next term Of Court. Charles boy
was discharged.
The appearance of the prisoners in
Court. is described as follows:
The Doctor John Doy) is a bright
eyed. SHINY built man. with 4 thin face
and heavy dark beard and WHISPERS
He is apparently about forty-fve years
old. is very quiet in his demesnor, and
takes notes OF the ca e as it proceeds
Charles boy, somewhat heavier than
his father, is a young MN OF twenty-five,
with long. flowing hair ard a thin NOUS
tache and whi,kers. Like his father, he
is u%nobtruSive in department. listening
quietly, and apparently without excite
ment.
The jury stood IL for .cqnittal to one
for conviction; Though DR.. boy is
held to bail, after this result, it is hardly
probable his case will come up for Trial
again.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-06
NEWS ITEMS.

Wolves are still farce and ravenous in
some of the wilds Of Michigan. II is stat.
ed that recently in Salinac county, a
wolf sprung upon a man who was chop
ping near his " dwelling, seizing his
victim by the throat. His wife ran TO
his rescue, and killed the wolf with an
axe but the man soon bled 10 death.
The cost of the present short session
If Congress, of only three months dura-
ton, fnots up with the enormous sum o.
Two Millions Eleven Thousands Dollars.
So says 'he appropriation Bill.
Piccolomoni replied to a serenade at
Troy: 'Shentlemen; | am veer mooch
nbligee for dis coomplemen'z. | am
veer poore speak Anglish, unt | f-els
schleepy."
An Artesian well has been sunk at
Springfield, H., 10 the depth of 945 feet,
without Obtaining wafer. The auger is
n~owPassing through a hard, gritty lime
stone.
a paper says that the body ofa vagran,
was found in Clinton county, N Y, near
i dye Of rocks where is a largo den f
railesnakes, and that these snakes had
eaten the a -sh from the bones of The dead
iruukard.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-06
DEATHS.

In Fowler. on the 2nd inst, Mr.. AMASA
HALL, aged 63 years.
In Warren, on the 3Oth of March. ESTLLA.
daughter of Samuel and Caroline Sidel, aged 3
months and Q days.
In Rowland. March 18th. of Consumption,
Mr. SIMEON DRAKE. aged 60 years, Q month:
and 10 days.
Mr Drake was n worthy husband, a kind
and atfrclonate parent, ami much respected as d
neighbOr He left Il family. and n large circle
o. friends. to mourn his death; he had for many
Years been Il member of the DIscIIl 5 Church,
where he lived Il devoted follower OF the meek
and lowly Lamb. having his hope well grOun-
ded in the promise OF resurrection from the grave
and of eternal life with the righteous.
where The wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are At rest" A.
At his residence, in ~Thompsor, Geauga Co,
on the 9th ult of Inflammation of the Lungs,
DR.. WILLIAM LESLIE. aged A years.
DE- Leslie was a practicing physician IN this
place, and had many friends who gathered
around him in his last sickness, and rendered
all the assistance possible HIS disease was Ia
pId and Severe, and he suffered much during hIs
sickness. which continued only one week. his
brother, DR.. Alex Leslie, of Andover, Ashtabu
la county, arrived here a few hours before hIS
death, but too late 10 render any medical aid -
He has left u wlfe and four children to mourn
their Iuss. PETER SuLLAvISE-
Thompson, March 25, 1883.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-06
Elder Pardee Butler.


This gentleman, who was tied upon 6
raft and sent down the Missouri River,
last year, and other wise brutality i'll treat
ed, by the border rufians. has been lee
turing in this county during this week,
in behalf of the missionaries in Kansas.
He will lecture this "Wednesday even
ing in Bszetta Friday in Mecca. Sat
urday in Green; and on Sunday the 10Th
in Bloomfield.
A long and spicy. correspondence be-
tween Elder Butler and Elder Isaac
Errett, is published in Christian Lumina-
ry, one of the organs of the Disciple
Church. published at Cincinnati.
| Mr.. Errett is Corresponding Secretary,
of the American Christian Missionary
Society. Mr.. Butler made application 10
him for aid to enable him TO preach as a
missionary in Kansas.
To this request Mr.. Errett replies.
fsvorably, but with two conditions i'm
piled in the following words:
at must be distinctly understood, that
if We embark in a missionary enterprise
in Kansas. this question of Slavery and
anti slavery must be ignored and our
missionaries must not be ensnared into
such utterances as the North Western
Christian Magazine can publish to the
world, to add fuel TO the flame already
burning in our churches on this ques-
tion."
To ills Mr.. Butler replies sharply and
strongly. The editor of the Luminary
also takes up the cudgel. and gives Mr..
Errett some hard knocks. Mr.. Errett
answers fully and ably, utterly denying
any ~pro-slavery alinities and tendencies.
and insists hat in attaching the condition
quoted above, hat he was acting as the
officer of the Society, and not as an in
dividual.
In u next paper we will give some
extracts from these letters.