St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-02-18

. distich in letters Of gold and enclosed il
in tie rind Of q Kernel Of corn. But the
Herman N. S. mentions a greater curiosity
than any Of tho above, being q copy. Of the
Bible written ~ one Petro Bales, q chan
Gerry clerk, in characters SO small thnt tile
whole could Be put into the hull Of . com.
mon English walnut. -, 81. 81 si:1#
There is head Of Chariess1I in tl1e Ii.
brary in 81. John 5 College, Oxford, wholly
composed Of infinitely written characters,
which at . small distance resemble the
lines ot*an engraving. The head and ruff
are said to contain the book of Psalms,
Tie Creed Anl5t he Lords Prayer. 34
IN the British Museum there is picture
Of Queen Anne not bigger than your hand.
On this drlwingare a number Of lines and
scratches which, it IS asserted, contain
the entire contents Of |. folio. >s.,=,., .at'
VI Dr.. Wallarston, IN Englishman, obtain
ed platinum wire so fine that $1,000 pieces
placed side by side in contact, would not
cover more Than m inch .: space. II
would take $50 pieces Of this wilrec, plated
together teform. . thread the size Of ii, or.
binary flament ofraw silk. Although pla,
tinum is the heaviest Of known bodies, a
mile Of this wire would. mot weigh more
than a grain: Seven ounces Gift would
extend from LONDON to New York. "a
The Per.eos,n u Jesua. christ. =.
The following description Of the person
Of Jesus Christ as seen through cotempora-
ry spcctaclcs, may ,be Of interest to those
who professlo follow in his footsteps. 1t
was sent by Publias, Lintulus, President
Of Judea, TO the Senate Of Romo.,a til ):
....There lives ats this, time, in Judea, q
man of singular character, whose name is
Jesus Christi. Tl.e barbar,ans esteem hin,
a prophet, but hilfollowers adore him as
the Immediate Offspring Of the Immortal
God. Re Is endoNfa with such unparalleled
virtue as to call &ck the dead from their
graves, and to heaEevery disease by word
or toleh:s ]. Ills gso,l IS ltall;and elegantly
shaped, his. aspect Amin Bile and reverend
His ,hair flows insthose beautiful shades
which no united colorss cap match, failing
into graceful curlss below his sears, agreed
bly, touching on hissshoulders and parting
on the gcrownsofS bis head like tho head
dress Of the sect aof the Nazaiites. His
forehead SIN Goth and large. his cheek with
out spot sayethat. Of q lovely red, Ills nose
and mouth are ARMED with exquisite sym
metrys his beaE;l IS = Trick and suitub.e Is
the hair Of his. head reacbing little above
his chin and partingin the middle. like a
fork; his eyes are bright, clear and se-
rene. lie rebukes with majesty, counsels
with m1ldness and invites withstle most
tender and persuasive Language. His
-whele address whether in word or decd
being; elegant, grave and strictly .charae-
.teristic of. SO exalted a being. No man
has seen him laugh, but the whole world
beholds him weep frequently, and So per-
snasiyc AT. his tears tiiat mo. oncscan re
frain from joining in s, mpathy with him.
He is5very moderate, temperate and wise.
In short, iwhatevs>r the phenomenon may
turn out in the end, lie seems, a lnan&ofex.
acellent beauty and divine psrfections,1 cv-
cry way surprising The Children OF men. y