, 1860-08-31

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Odds and Ends.
Owing ID the combination of heat, moisture.
and Vegetatioh, the myriads Of insects in Ceylol
form one Of The Characteristic features Of lI1
Island IN the solitude Of the forests there i Z
perpetual music from their soothing and mclo-
dious hum; which frequently sWellE 70 startling
sound as the cicada tFills his sonorous drum on
the sunny bark Of some tall tree. AT morning
the dew hangs in diamond dhops on the threads
and gossamsr which the spiders suspend across
every pathways and above the pools dTegcuh'es,
u more than metallic lusiFei fash y The laIly
sunbeams. The earth teens with cornne1
ants, which emerge from beneath he 1uy1ce, o.
make their devious highways to ascend % their
nests in the brancheR Lugtrnn8 beetles, win
their golden elytra, bask on the leaves, whilst
ihin6tef specieb dash through the ali N elge.e1s
which the ear can follow By the booming q
their tiny winkh Butterflies Of large r'H1 and
gorgeous eolorihg huttef over The endless eHpan6.
81 flowers, and frequently the extraordinary
sight presents itself Of fights Of those d1Ic11
creatures; generally Of white e. pale hnc. ap-
parently miles in breadth, and Of such prodIg-
ious extension as to occupy houFa, and even
days uninleFruptedly In their paslsgo go-uhenc9
coming, no 6ns knows; whittier going. no oi1
can tell. As day declines, The m0lhl issue
voices TO swell the din; and when darkness dl-
sends; the eye Il charmed with the millions of
emerald lhpps lighted Up By The hrc1ie1 amidst
the surrounding gloom.
The Hartford Trms says that wnlchmikuf
IN that city has repaired and 1et IN running
ofdef German clock more than two ccni1iitl
old Il vas built By Huyghens someuIIlfr
about the year 1910, and though i has not rim
for more than half century, is nov keeping
good time and may lnst another two centuries
L was found By the artist Church, IN the poI1la-
sion Of Dutch family in Nova Scotia, Ehile ha
was Of on bis iceberg expedition In that hm-
ily II had been handed down from hlhor 70 son
i6r generations. This Is one Of he very 1I1t
clocks ever made with pendulum. The action
Of the pendulum on the wheel Is not direct. By
means Of pallet as 10 the modern clocI'a but
operates by 4 vertical vibrnfing bar with "uursr
Oh Il, catching into the teeth Il each o1cil1II1n
of tie pendulum. The clock strikes lhr Ih1 hn'l
hour and hour, and q wound bY means n ~
endlos1s chain, Its an open name Of black,
ahcioiit oak, exposing The uo.k8 which aIl oI
brass and nicely lnidhed w
A man IN Indiana was violently N, and finally
70 an appearances was dead; preparations all1
made % NJ him out; but nflsl romnininr b.
Sensible lDr some time, he dfhibilod signs Of
life, and resioratives being administered. b vas
enabled to converse. He said tlal ho had been
70 Heaven, had seen bis ihihcr wko had bcln
dead two yeara and assured iIi1 friends that 4
had been revealed 10 him thar an he family
would finally reach Heaven U1eepl one brother.
This brother was very much affected By tha no
eiial, and for day o. two e1emed % b deeply
imprssed BY the revolallods of HE SICK relative.
ing made he was iound hing By l1a neck 10
tree. He had committed suicide. The sick
brother died few days arr.
n. Retzins, who died not long 1lnee. continued
10 make scientific Observations upon bic own
case almost to the moment that bis heart ceased
70 beat His list words Wcrs - The struggle
Of death is hard but Il Is Of The highest interest
10 note this wrsstle between Iils and death nov
the legs are dead, now the muscles Of i11 bo4-
els cease their functions; The last struggle must
be heavy, Boa ior an that i 3 highly INTEREST
ing"
During tie last year, says he Ldnea, llo W
men Of Great Britain have borne aoUyo 1000
childrdntper day-7o6,l ,lo0. IN the yeaf but
death stuck down above 1905 . day-bo1. 900.
in the wear : and reduced The natural incrcll1 4
population toiittlo more than 700 day.
Boswell, the Bsogr6phsr and Nos1hipp1r q
Dr.. johnson, observing 70 the latter that there
was no instance q hegRar dying ior want IN
the streets Of Seollpnd-"I believe, sir. yoaels
very right y says johnson, but this does nof
arise from the wantof berrnra. but iho mrol'
sibility Of starving Z Scolchmanf
Liberty Is set before iozus "a n.lson nastn..
and before siorks IN fat basins The cunning
fOH knows his remedy, and snaps ol he neck
Of the fash, but what hoDe b ll1Io Or he sly
storkY He snlItfs himself to.bo persuaded I||1f
tho best cure L 10 allow his bin 70 b irimmc3
N Canton, No, Mls. Ellzs Ernshur Wa nII.
ting in chair engaged IN conversation o. Ne
subject Of the recent death q brolllr. Who died
of spopexys and tugl q ahe finished lh1 tlllI
Of thafevent sle exclaimsd, = en- growing n
md in . isw minutes breaihea hsl l1l
SOM one vns telling en- Trlshmrn l'aI r1ns-
body bad earn Ten alaruIsof - ocIt1n| NI|I.
mon Pat shooh hh hsli So you don't b.
isVe itin Win = ahrusd nod Pa anI41I1I|
aIbslase IN he crane. bui nol y q, uacllt'
Great men ars NE grlli rillrs n uinilI. -
broak through he flll1u an1 rIT'1 rlIII|I.
urhioh hind - rn1Nrr rIrIIrIa