Smyrna times., 1859-05-05

away, and another gasped tor breath; they
were carried out of the church; and then ano.
ther. At last stout, burly man swooned and
fell. The frightened minister at once dismiss
ed the congregation, and there was general
rush of the indignant people toward the stoves
The windows were thrown open, and they were
about to precipitate The offenders from the
house, when 10, and behold the stoves were
cold, and not particle of fire had been kindled
in either OF them. The masons had not had
quite time to finish putting them up, and no fire
had been made. The triumph of the young
advocates of stoves was complete"
Some years ago the following was extensive.
ly copied from one paper to another: "EIijah
Barns, of Pennsylvania, killed rattle. snake
in his field, without any injury to himself, and
Immediately after put on his sons waistcoat.
both being of one color. He returned to his
house, and on attempting TO button his waist
coat, he found to his astonishment, that it was
too small. His imagination was now wrought
to a high pitch, and he instantly conceived the
idea that he had been bitten mperceptibly by
the snake, and was thus swollen from its poison.
lie grew suddenly i'll, and took TO his bed. The
family, in great alarm, summoned three physi-
clans, and the usual remedies were prescribed
and administered. The patient, however, grew
worse and worse every minute, till at last his
son came home with his fathers waist-coat
dangling about him. The mystery was in
santly unfOlded and the patient being relieved
from his imaginary apprehensions dismissed his
physician, and was restored 10 health.
Says physician. "In the early part of my
to visit patient. 1t being about the middle OF
the day, the gentleman of the house, who was
over sixty years Of age, invited me TO dine
While at dinner he says,
al don't know that you will like your din
ner.'
"'Why, yes said ], Il do, like it very
well. it is very good"
al guess said he, you don't know what
you are eating
"'Why, yes said |, : do; it is some new
corned beef
"'Ah,' said the old gentleman, it is horse
beef
81 replied, : don't believe it,.
"'It is said he; . declare it is some of my
old mare
al was not much acquainted with him at
that time. looked at him, supposng him to
be joking, but could not discover muscle OF
his face to change or alter. had just taken
another piece on my plate, and a mouthful OF
the second slice in my mouth; and. in fact, it
was horse meat, sure enough. could taste it
al plainly as | chewed it, and tae more disa.
greeably it tasted. | continued picking and
tasting a little sauce, which could not swal-
low but the meat-as the negro said-would
no CO. at last gave a swallow, as do with
dose of physic. ! thought that should have
thrown the whole contents Of my stomach up
on the table, Glad was when dinner was
over. 1t being cold weather, the old man went
to smoking aud telling stories. At last he
said,
al won't leave you in the dark about your
dinner. | told you, you had horse. meat for
dinner, and so it was. told you it was some
of my old mare, and so it was; for swopped
her away for a steer, and that was some OF the
beef
81 have ever since been glad that the old
gentleman put the joke upon me, for | never
otherwise should have known how far ina gina.
tion could have carried me-"
A druggist, named Mackfarlan, once stated
that, on a certain occasion, a butcher was
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suffering from a terrible accident. On trying
to hook up heavy piece of meat above his
head he had slipped. and the sharp hook peDe.
trated his arm. SO that he himself was suspend.
ed. On beiag examined he was pale, almost
pulseless, and expressed himself as suffering
acute agony. The arm could not be moved
without causing excessive pain, and in cutting
off the sleeve he frequently cried out; yet
when the arm was exposed, it was found to be
uniDjured, the hook having only traversed the
sleeve of the coat.
A Luechese peasant, shooting sparrows, saw
his dog attacked by a strange and very fero
cious mastif He tried to separate the animals
and received bite from his own dog, which
> instantly ran off through the fields. The
wound was healed In few days; but the dog
was not to be found. and the peasant, after SONS
time, began to feel symptoms of nervous agi,a
ton. He conceived that the dog, from disa p
pearing, was mad, and within day or two afte
this idea had struck him he began TO feel symp
toms of hydrophobia. They grew hourly NOR
violent, and he raved and had all the eyidenc
his door open, to let in the last air that he wa
i about 10 breathe. he heard his dog bark. Th
. animal ran up to his bedside. licked his hanC
. and frolieked about the room. 1t was clear lha
L be, at least, was in perfect health. The pea
SAINTS mind was relieved in an instant; he &c
: up with renewed strength, dressed himsel
= plunged his head into basin OF water, an