Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1860-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

The following are the patents granted to citi-
Zons of Connecticut, for the week ending Ju: @
25th: Celadon l.. Daboll, of New London. for
improvement in fog alarms; w. a. Crow, H. of
Iallsbary fer improvement in spring balances:
ooS'lh ct'hef, Vi 4>e~ IrtttTIl ;:sSigTTrTr r.
and +. Corlin of the same place, for improve
ment in air engines.
DR.. f. Y. Robbins of New York, is death on
corset3, because corScts are death to women.
Says that in the year 1889, 1875 females died
Of consumption to 500 males. Difference ow-
ing mainly to tight lacing. Declares that it has
been proved that even man inhales at given
time 30 inches more of air when he is undrcssed
than after he has got his tOggery. on-powerfuI
inference against the safety of con>t ricting the
waist. Says an English woman is in the prime
of her attractions at the age of 35, while an
American lady has usually begun to fade just
10 years younger That's so. ReasOn-Engiish
woman takes air and exercise; American ditto
takes AIRS and no exercise.
The New York Herald of recent date, con
tanned the following advertisement
EN7 ANTED. A first rate foreman in u manu-
w featuring establishment 10 take charge
Of vest making and manage a lot Of, girls. APP
ply, &c.
A contemporary thinks that if tho "frst rate
foreman devoted his time faithfully to the
management of the girls, he would have lut
| little left to incest in the vest department.
Catharne Smiths husband has run away from
her. Not only run away, an act she could with
eGuanimity submit to, ut run away with anoth-
er woman, and thereupon Cathaine's feminine
nature bursts thus into print
ELopEMENr.-On Monday last, 18th Of June,
Samuel Alexander Smith, my husband, eloped
mi Now TnrJnp rooonfv IF Gvrnpuco n
The said Mary Jordan has light hair, and top Of
head bald crosse eyed, and wears gold framed
glasses weighs about $50 pounds; and when
last heard FROM was stopping ut the Beckel
House, Dayton O., curing corns.
"CArHARINE SMITH,
Cincinnati, Ohio"
There resides in Virginia near the Ohio line,
a hale and hearty couple-Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Church--who have attained the ripe age Of Ito
and 109 years respectively. The residence of
this aged couple is on the line Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, some 40 miles from Wheel
ing. He is known along. the line of the road
as Old Hundred He was British prisoner.
declined an exchange, and remained in tho
country. He is still in remarkable possession OF
all his bodily powers, except that his sight is
dim. His wife has not even this mark OF age,
being able to read comfortably without glasses.
Mr.. r. and wife Of Boston are said to hayo
read every novel published in the last 40 years.
They do nothing else. They rise at break Of
day, and after breakfast walk to the post Office.
Read novels till four. Dinner. Go to book
store for new novels. In the evening read nov
els. A good business well followed.
A funny feature of the Fourth at Providence,
X. L. was burlesque reception of the Japanese.
The dignitaries rode in carriages, and Tommy
was conspicuous, saluting the ladies and as much
a favorite with the sex as the genuine one was.
With great gravity the committee showed the
Easterns the old town house, the fish barges, the
tumble-down houses and all the architectural
wonders
"a CHANCE FOR Sick EDIToRs."-The pro-
prietors of the Danville IN. " Water-Cure
Establishment have opened their house and
hearts to the editorial fraternity, in the follow.
ing kindly manner:
10 Editors.-As many Of you who are Sick,
as we can accommodate, you are hereby invited
to become at any time our guests without charge
for three months, and to take q course Of treat
ment for that length of time, should your con-
ditions require it.
10 those OF you who are addicted to the use
of Tobacco, Wines, Drug poisons, Tea, Coffee,
or Opium, and would like to be relieved from
your dependence on them, we extend the same
invitation. The large experience which our
Physicians have had in aiding persons to change
their habits in these respects, warrants us In
holding out to you good deliverance, and In
short time.
We advise our friend Of the Wissssd Hsrdld
to try it on,