Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-26
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

self-sacrifce, contributed 80 much to the waning
cause of liberty:
''The virtue and magnanimity of the Charles.
ton ladies vies with the spartans of old. Nothing
can equal their adherence to the independence OF
America. The vanquishers strive all in their
power to induce them to partake of their amuse.
ments, but all their opportunities cannot prevail
upon any of them to add lustre to their balls,
etc. They, sensible of the distresses of their
(once happy country, seem to take no pleasure
but in retiring from public view, to bemoan the
cause of suffering liberty. When nothing but
tyrannical destruction appears to be hoVerlng
over every friend to freedom, they, like true
heroines, discover an invncible frmness and re-
solution. Were the men half so steady to their
country's good ss the women, no nation could
boast Of more illustrious natives than Carolina.
To the everlasting glory of the sex many e9-
amples can be adduced Of ladies e1hortlng their
dearest connections to behave with becoming
fortitude; anxious for their honor, earnestly
urging them to perseverance, while they, by
laudable economy, are supporting their families.
Are not these enough to reanlmate the Caron'
mans to recover their oppressed couutry?"
The Siamese Twins have been laid in the
shade by birth which occurred in Birmingham
county, Virginia, recently. The Pittsburg Dis
patch speaking Of it, says:
"a woman gave birth to twin male children,
Of full size weighing twenty-five pounds, and
joined together by aeshy ligatures, being face
to face when born. The twin-fetus presents
perfect development of the heads, arms legs,
and feet, and Of the bodies, except where joined
at the sternum. The dissection presented these
facts: There is but one vena cava, while there
are two hearts in one pericardium, common TO
both. The ribs of both join the one breast bone.
The lungs are imperfectly developed-the outer
lobes in each being full sized and regular, and
the others in each false or imperfect. Both of
what we believe the physician cals) the trunk
anonymi and ARGUS aorta, are regular the aorta
and its branches being normal and regular to
the head and arms. The vena cava superior is
natural, or of the usual size or form, but the
vena inferior form both hearts into one trunk
running down to the abdomen AS to the bron-
chial organs the physicians could not determine,
definitely, they having been partially if not en-
tirely destroyed in the accouchment with IN
struments; but it was their opinion that their
condition must have been abnormal, as the lungs
were seated loo far down for them to have been
otherwise There is but one diaphragm, and
that common to both. Between the two bodies
is an enlarged double liver, four inches long,
which fills nearly three-ffths of the abdominal
cavity. While in the hypochondria of each fetus
are found an imperfect liver-one about one:
eighth, and the other about one-fourth the size
of the enlarged liver, while between these and
the enlarged liver are the stomachs. In one by
pochondrium the spleen is double the usual size
in the other the normal size. Below the umbili-
cum the intestna are perfect in each fetus,
while to cap the climax there is but one umbii.
cal cord It was the opinion of both physicians,
after an examination of the intestines and blood
vessels that this compound humanity could have
| lived only fetal life, otherwise could not
have lived after birth, had it been possible that
it could have passed parturition alive. At last
accounts the mother was convalescent, and will
soon be about"
- Edmond Burke, the English orator, and
author of an Essay on the Sublime and Beauti-
| ful," seems, also, to have had model ideas Of
home and the domestic circle. Here, for in
stance, is his beau ideal of perfect wife and it
indeed is charming picture. We commend it
to the study of our fair friends. 1t is both sub
lime and beautiful. Read:
"a perfect wife is handsome, but it is not
beauty arising from the features, from complex
ion, or from shape. She has Gil three in high
degree but it is not by these that she touches
the heart 1t is all that sweetness of temper,
benevolence, innocence sensbility, which face
can express, that forms her beauty. She has
face that Just rouses your attention at first sight;
it grows upon you every moment; and you won
der that it did not more than raise attention ut
first. Her eyes have q mild light, but they awe
when she pleases-they command, like good
man out of Office, not by authority, but by virtue
Her stature is not tall-she is not made to be
the admiration of every one. She has the firm
ness that does not exclude delicacy-all the soft
ness that does not imply weakness. Her voice
is soft, low music, not formed to rule in public
assemblies, but to charm those who Can distin-
guish company from crowd; it has its ad-
vantage you must come close to hear it. 10
describe her body, describe her mind-one Is the
transcript Of the other. Her understanding is
not shown in the variety of matter it e1erts It.
self upon; but the goodness of choice she makes
| Her politeness flows rather from natural dis
position to obge, than any rules on that subject,
and therefore never fails to strike those who un-
derstand good breeding and those who do not.
"A Palestine correspondent of the Albany
Patriot, speaking in reference to one of the most
solemn and impressive events of history the
dispersion of the Jews, and their expectation
of coming Savior to restore to them their lost
land and nationality, says:
Zone of the most affecting sights in Jerusa-
lem for US, was furnished at the Wailing Place
of the Jews. 1t was the afternoon of the Feast
of the Passover, on an occasion of great impor-
tance to the children of Abraham, when our sad
lly interesting visit to this place was made
part of the Saracenic wall that encoses the
city are built of stones formerly used in the
old Temple. This part of Mount Zion is
their Wailing Place. Here ore gathered the
faithful Jews of tue town, and representatives
from every part of the world. Their sorrow and
wailng is of the most touching character. Fer
venty on with reverence, they press their faces
against the stones of the ancient sanctuary, with
confession of their sins and prayer for "ther
coming Messiah" Their mournful song is re.
peated over and again. "We buy bread and
water of our enemies, and are strangers in our
own land" The side of the valley of Jehosaphat
are covered with the graves of the faithful, who
have come from far distant cimes to lay their
bones near the Holy City. In Hebron, Tiberias,
and many other cities of Palestine, we found
Jews who had come great distances, waiting to
greet their promised Redeemer. Seated high
upon the mountains of Galiee, is to them
holy city, and it is their earnest and firm belief
| that the true Savior will soon appear; that he
will rise from the waters of Tiberias and estab
lish his kingdom in their mountain home"
"A very interesting case of recovery from
blindness has occurred in Philadelphia recently.
The Ledger says:s
physiological wonder occurred short time
since, in this city, which will doubtless prove as
- n, l,, ho1t
psychologists and oculists. A young and ex-
ceedingly interesting girl, residing on Eighth
street, whose name we suppress from motives
of delicacy, and whose amiable disposition, ee-
CANT manners and placid beauty of soul, had en-
deared her to all who knew her, was year or
two ago compelled to discontinue her studies and
leoye school in consequence of q partial loss of