Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-27


George T. Wmship u gong about the couu-
try exciting the attention of the admirers of
gymnastics by exhibiting the almost marvel
ious powers IT Ills muscles lie shoulders i
barrel III flour, holds dumh-hcll weighing
lsO pounds III arm length, raises his entire
weight by his little finger and lifts ten kegs
ofnails, weighing upwards 81 q thousand
pounds wit, noticing this last periur-
nance, disputes Dr. Wiuships claim ol BE-
ing the strongest man iii the world and says
there was man in England who raised ten
thousand pounds ON i piece III paper and ear
ried ii clean out ii the country-a prodigy
Gus feat, indeed. and one which wc doubt Il
the Doctor, with aII his muscles, doubled lii
volume and trcbeI III strength, could PEI
form.
Dr. Winship prcfaced his gymnastic eS-
crcises by lecture on physical training a.
conducive To health 1t does not appear
that the mental exhibition compares very
iavorably with the muscular show, for, lin
4 report Of the powerful gentleman's perfor-
nance III Philadelphia, we read that he
then retired to prepare for his fcats If
strength much to the delight 81 his audi
cnce, who were becoming awfuily bored
with the lecture, and who had come to Scc
and moi tohcar" We are inclined to believe
that the report Is correct for the lecture jn
itself Il not astonishing, while the gymna,-
tic iCats are. Not that tile lecture does not
i'm the main, incu4cate sound physiological
principles and lay down safe rules for tile
promotion If heath-not at ALL We agree
with the Doctoron almost all his points. As
4 general tule IMAM mist labor by the sweat
of his brow; one halt the complaints which
aftiict women do arise from too much IN
door labor, and happiness does not con-
sist in display Or political triumph" All
this j. very true So also the proposition
that IF young men would he happy, let them
adopt manual employments-bcc tillers
of the soil, horticulturalists and agriculture
lists" These are sound views, but they du
not startle Is BY their originality Butt Am.
TOBACCO IIoGsuEADs rs MARYLANp-A
citizen Ut this county has received a letter
from his Commission Merchant ia Balti-
more in which his attention j. directed to
the necessity Of having his tobacco hogs
heads made of the proper dimensions, III or-
der t. meet the requirements Of the new in
spection law which was passed at the last
session II orr Legislature. We have MT
seen the aw ourselves, hut the following III
mansions we are informed, will fulfil the r.
quiremcn's 1t the law Length of stave,
from 80 ID - inches diameter IF the heads,
from IO 20 j. ncheS- Leou0dtoru Bcacou
RESTITUTION ~ GOVERNMENT. The follow
ing letter, without signature. has been re-
crved by the Secretary IT tie Treasury,
enclosing $500, which amount has been de-
posted ii the Treasury 81 the United States:
IAN old soldier oi 1872 WHO was called
out by tie Government, and received ! var
rant for loo acres Of land has some doubt
whether al not he served fifteen days, which
was required Ia the laws as | have under
stood |, therefore, enclose the within
amount Of 5000, having disposed Of the
warrant April y, 1880"
HoxILr Is CoNcREss.-A new light i
breaking in upon Congress Hear Mr. Win
slow. ii North Carolina
lie was early taught that there were
three classes u people he ought to avoid All
controversy wilh-one class was the preach
ers, for they had the pulpit to denounce him
from, while he had none to reply from; the
next was the editors Of papers, who had the
columns Of their journals 10 carry on 4 con
troycrsy, while he had none; the next class
was the women, who would always have the
last word