The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-17
AMERICAN BEAUTIES ABRoAD-We extract the fol

AMERICAN BEAUTIES ABRoAD.-We extract the fol-
lowing from Paris letter to the Philadelphia Bulletin
in relation to the reception of the French emperor
There were present Miss Lille Hitchcock, cousin OF
senator Hunter, of Virginia, beautiful blonde, with
black eyebrows and an intelligent, rallicksom daredevil
expression which only belongs to young America then
daughter OF ex United States senator King, of GeOr
ga handsome diStingue blonde, who has already been
the centre of all orgnetes at the OPERA the Imperial
lorgnettes included; then Mrs. LOrlard Ronalds OF
New York formally Miss Carter, of Boston, famous
belle in that city until made captive year or two ago
and carried to New York by the happy gentleman
whose name she bears; then the two Misses Hays
of New York, handsome and elegant brunes; Miss Cal
houn, of Georgia, and Miss RUSSELL of Boston, both
brunes were also present remarked here every
where, for their beauty and graceulness Of manner
Although the English ladies who stood opposite had
older and higher sounding titles, they did not
compare with the American laCies in physique and in
toilet. On this last chapter I can only say that the
American ladies unequaled in their elegance of
these toettes that the empress who did not expect
first to attend the ball, sent note to Mrs Faulker
saying that she wished to be presented to the American
ladies privately at the palace.
In passing in front of the Americans, the empress
stopped to speak particularly with Miss King of Geor
ga with whose and face she already familiar
and she conversed also with Mrs. Ronalds whose
acquaintance she had made on the ice at the Bots de
Boulogne. Mrs Ronads the Bostonians all know is
famous skater, and it was her skill skates that
attracted the attention of the empress who entered into
conversation with her the ice and complmented her
MORE CURIOUS SUPERSTITIONs.-Before scientific iu-
vesgation had made known the actual properties of
plants, the most whimsical fancies received and
firmly believed in. Thus, every plant supposed to
be under the influence of planet each planet reigned
paramount over certain part of the human Frame and
the herbs under influence were believed to supply
the proper medicine for that portion of the body An-
other method of detecting the virtues of plants by
signature and was founded the idea that mature
has stamped divers plants legible characters to dis
their So yellow flowers held the
ura medicine for yellow jaundce spotted herbs for the
removal of treckles and the toothke shape the hem
bane seed sufficient proof that its juice would
the toothache The medicinal properties attached to
some plants by the herbaist indeed astonishing
"Eye-bright wine will not only enable old people to
read without pectaces but has been known to restore
sight to the Blind valeran juice draws iron wood
of esh eowsip water restores beauty; and single
spoonful of the juice of the maow preservative for
ever from all diseases! Rue renders man subtitle
quick and inventive; sage strengthens the memory, and
reoices in many virtues that one of its pavegyriss
asks Glow is that one who grows sage in his garden
can ever de?n
Some curious recipes furnished by these old her
balists. There is one-neyer in much demand, we
opine-"good against merre gals" and another ''to
kill in such a sort as though he seemed to die
laughing" Two wanuts, two figs, and twenty leaves
of rue beaten together and eaten fasting would pre-
serve against plague poison fora day. Dogs are
told take grass emetic; asses, when afflicted with
melancholy their spirits by eating milk waste
wild goats expel from their flesh by eating dit
tany; serpens clear their eyes with fennel Adders-
tongue put in the left Of horse will make him fall
down if dead; but his removal, he will become
livelier than ever while feed much on hemlock
they will fall fast asleep that some thinking them
to be dead indeed have ayed off their skins; yet after
they have done operating the beasts have stirred and
walked out of their sleep to the grief and amazement
OF their owners, and the laughter of Others" Mandrake
''that procureth love- in poisonous filters mixed" bore
fearful reputation. 1t said to spring up under
the gbet from the blood of the malefactors to reem-
BILE the human form in shape; and not only shrek when
pulled out of the ground, but punish any man atemp-
ing to remove with madness and DEATH so that it was
customary to employ dogs for that purpose.