The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-17
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TnE winds arc responsible for many an I'M
lucky blow. ~ .<14<s4xo
waxr goes most against a rnner's grain
His feaping-nachine. s.4
Tar dusllist's fear is the fear ofbsing thought
10 fear
A NAN who has heart Of iron can At least
boast Of always having metal in his chest
A NAN winds up his clock to make 1t run, and
his business to make it stop.
wHrs does nan sneese three tines when
he can't belp IT, 0e1a
Ir is said that parsons 'hslp US to die !" but
perhaps doctors do quite As much in that line.
s0srr marry me, my dear lady, and you win
have seen the end Of trouble" Yes, sir; but
which endi"- ~ 's A-Ass
NExr to twenty-four grains, there is nothing
like a mean mans pocket to make penny
wait tAH Fla
II always manage to carry my pint "Yes,
you generally manage to carry at least three
TnE lack Of money is weight upon the bo-
som; the possession Of Il hsaviness in the
chest er
An old man makes love at disadvantage It
must be a very smorous sort wink that can
captivate through pair of speetaclss.
A couple of fellows carrying on an argument
with rapiers seem exceedingly intent upon
proving their POINTS.
NAVAL architects are discussing the question
what shape is best for vessel Undoubtedly
it should be ship-shape. ~
THE thumb is a useful member; but because
you have got one, you needn't Try to get your
neighbors under it.
The girl who succeeds in winning the true
love of true man makes lucky hit, and is
herself lucky miss
A MAS being commiseratcd with on account
Of his wfse's running away, said, Don't pity me
till she comes back again" +
THOSE women who are most loved by their
own sex, are precisely such as are most thought
of by the other.
If some mems bodies were not straitcr than
their minds, they would be crooked enough to
ride upon their own backs
We fear that the towering of romantic love in
the bosom of the boy does not usually long sur
vive the budding of the chin.
No man can be in two places at the same
time but many hypocritical fellow has shown
that he can be two things in one place.
A MAN in Indiana recently committed suicide
through fear of becoming a drunkard, as he felt
the appetite for liquor growing upon him.
Mrs. talk of educating the eye. Why would
the eye not be desirable scholar? Because it
is very refractory.
Ii the matter of plain speaking, we arc, many
Of us like the soldier who in his first battle was
afraid to fire of his musket lest he might hurt
somebody.
TRuE greatness consists in doing what de-
serves TO be written, in writing what deserves to
be read, and in making mankind happier and
better for your life.
Az old bachelor would like much to know
what kind Of a broom the young woman in the
last new nuvrl used WHOM >he swept back the
raven riuglcis from her classic brow.
\ MEDICAL journal says that single women
have the headache more than married Ones
That may be; but don't married men have the
headache oftener than single ones?
THE tongue discovers the state of the mind no
less than that of the body; in either case, before
the philosopher or the physician can judge, the
patient mast open his mouth.
MATURE, that we may not be disgusted and
discouraged with our own internal dclormi;ies,
has wisely and kindly turned the sight of the
eyes entirely outward
PROPOSE continually to yourself new objects.
It is only by enriching your mind that you can
prevent its growing poor. Sloth benumbs and
it regular work excites and strength
ems it-and work is always in our power.
The most fascinating women are those that
can most enrich the everyday moments of ex-
istence. In particular and attaching sense,
they arc all those that can partake our pleasures
and our pains in the liveliest and most devoted
manner. Beauty is little without this With
It woman is, indeed, triumphant
NJ SEauIS has been for some years trying to
verify the question as to whether toads will live
in a cavity shut in from air and light His first
experiment was to imprison twenty toads, each
in a separate block Of plaster Of Paris, and to
break open the blocks after an interval of twelve
years. -Four Of the number were found still
living.
WHES the eye is irritated by dust or intrusive
particles Of any kind, the sufferer invariably
shuts and rubs his eye and not unfrequenily |
the removal Of the irritating cause thereby be-
comes more difficult The proper practice is to
keep the eye open, as IL staring; sort of rotary
movement Of the ball takes place, the surface
becomes covered with water, the particle is |
gradually impelled to the corner Of the eye, and
IS there floatcd out, or can be easily removed |
without any Of the disagreeable consequences !
hat attend shutting and rubbing
The medical use Of pOisoBs has been further |
shown By the beneficial results of small doses |
If curare, the arrow-poison Of the Indians Of
Guiana; certain soldiers Of the French army, |
rhoSe wounds had urotuced lock-iaw having /