Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09


warmth Of sucha garment can be kao~a DULY by ex
perieece. L is & eedingy light as we'll ss WARM
Would that g. CHI OF boys ~ho shiv'r In the bleak
valleys ti~ Virginia had lie trial OF one.
SUBSTITUTE FER SOCKS.
Io Gal ons Ara OF travel" English work con-
tanin mary Gsesui tin:s ii is es'im mated that in some
respec 10 spur 4 soft cloth is more pleasant 10
the fol- than sex - wear it the foot must De
placed % the c;agoDas toe corn. rs being TO-
wards The ifc l. and sid tie corners at the sides
are to b. g. .ed over the ipetep, hen the cover al
the Toe, last he be Carefully led Ia i>t
shoe SO as Ia Iease wrinkle for every wrinkle will
raise blister Socks sim lar to these" he ados, bu'
made Ct ba. kel ard cae blanket Wrappers are ID
use at aucson's Bay Instead OF shots. Should shy
one living in city wish 10 wear substitute OF this
Sort pair Of high CATERS, either knitted or made OF
cloth will probably be necessary for he appearance
sake"
BsDCLoTHEs
A ia cover So warm TO re almost uncomfortable
duriug bitter cold night, so light that II could
scarcely b. felt was d comfor. of elder down.
No family thai owns feather bed Iced bs' in want
of pl OF d cove:iag-ony let the fea hers be quilt
ed into coVerlcs.
The Secret uf seepiug Of a cold night contests
not so much in having soft in which to half bury
the body as in keeping the outer air from having
to the person. and especially 10 the !eet The nagoners
in Ger many practice a device from which m2yearn
= lesstu wht away from home they what they cali
sleepiny bag this is halt filled with straw into which
the person Inserts himself aud draws the mantle ciose
around bis neck. The outer air is thus excluded and
warmth is ensu.ed. Persons troubled with cold feer
will IExurae in the comfort to be afforded by pair Of
dra vera s equivalent, drawn half way up he legs
aid then dcu ~! und the >e as to form kind OF
temporary bag.
Paper is IN excellent uon-co dactor Of heat. Eag
lish cbctageTs often close sheets Of it within their
quilted cGunte" paues Several newspapers tackled or
pasted Their the eeges, to give sufficient size
and spread upon ones bed iu two thcknesses, will give
the wzri.G Of blanket. Ia travelling OF a cold windy
day thug protects the chest better han n- wspaper
iodeJ several tlmeS aud worn under the vest.
COW HAIR BLANKETS
Suce cnmrnoncing this article, information has been
received tbat in the nei hborhood Of Augusta, some
one has manufactured blankets of cowhair, which
said to b. surprisingly warm TIE mode of their
ufac1ura mentioned, but probably by con1bina
tion th cotton
BUTTONS AND PINS
tw evenings sioce gentleman Iaughinsly remark
ed that he had ,dy usiag what she called Con
fsderae Pins These c"nis'td OF the Il orDs of the
large Cactus or Prcky which Is furnished by na
ture With both head and point. 1t is well known that
during the Revolutionary OF our fathers the horns
of the plum tree used for he same purpose.
Buttons Of almost any siz, raay be exemporizsd from
hard she'll of the gourd and covered with cloth
If thing harder or more durable is required it can
be made of born. boiled till it is SOFT and then trimmed
with knife to tie proper sAe, and bortd.
Savannah Republicans.
The SPRING TlDa-1he Montgomery Advertiser,
thus explains the meaning of sp:tDg tide which the
ankces propose to avil themselves Of when they attack
Charleston
At every new mOou the waters OF the seaboard OF
Scuth Carolina, ris several feet, and overflow all Of the
marsl lands which lie between the islands and between
the isauds ard the main land, The marsh lands are
psteaus of mud the product Of which is marsh grass
q green growth resembling oats The mud is used by
the Psus manure and as s the marsh grass when
mixed with other articles forming what is called
post rhe sarsh is also used for feeding horses and
cows.
When tie spring tides the planters are able to
row about all the marsh land in pursuit of game
and sroong these is the marsh hen delicious bird |
which being hoated Of its nest, wande1s about il
foczs ard easily shot they have great difficulty
IL fiog from the water.
Any One 10 Montgomery, VITO witnessed the recent
rise il tie Aiabans, and The overflow Of the lands
posite he cltJ, imagine the effect OF sFrDg tide
on the SD lands OF South Carolina These Overf)ws
last from two to three days, the waters suddenly
return their Il channels that the Yankees will
be apt to themselves 10 trap, unless it be their H.
tentivn TO shoot the bar of Charleston with their heavy
Ships But we doubt heir ability to accomplish this
as tn, r. is but little water the bar, not BE-
ievs at dnary ti,na, than fifteen or sixteen feet
1t Of these spring tides III II overlook Napoleon
in his Syrian Campaign, ard from which he escaped by
he inspiration OF his genius. He made bis staff form
circle tac:sg outwards and ordered each to ride
ward ~ tie direction OF his horses head, snd he who
first touched tie ard rure to be in right disec-
ton fer Escape rrm he waters, aud a signal being
given to that effect al the ohsr numbers o. tie party
we're TO turn and follow The ucsy The party
started Oh their fo1orn rope AID one more foItuDae
han the rest found the dry land gave the signal and
opo!e0n eavcd
I here is doubt, that ii one OF those spring
ides which Overwhelmed Pharaoh aud his hos, in the
Red The Israclitts had wisely calculated their
ime OF crossing TIE se, but Pharoah being ignorant OF
be laws which gove'n the rise and fall OF water vas
rowned. Cad rant that the Yankee devils may
aeet Wuh simsr fate.