Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-16
Josh Billings ut Long Branch.

Josh Billings at Long Branch.
Mr. Billings has been visiting the fashionable
watering places recently, and under date Of Long
Branch, July 18th, thus relates 10 the editor of
the Troy -Ve,cs what he saw and felt there:
Arrived here just in time to see the Atlantik
Osean, which is on eXhibishun, and dewing
a good bizzncss tew full houses Took bath
tew onst, and astonished tew find the water
so saltuous enqured the kiiuse of an intelligent
natif', and he informed me he didn't
think the cuss lied. Thar IL about one hundred
and sixty thousand human beings, and other
folks here now, ~ near NJ | kan git at il
kounted till got tired, and then estimated. 1t
is perfectly harte renting tew sec the femals here
in search ov natural protectors | kounted siX-
teen yesterday in one pile-they all sighed as
past bi them, with down cast eyes felt sorry
for them, but couldn't help them. for ! am thor
oughy marrd, and intend tew remain There
IL two brcczes here, sea breeze, and jeesee
breeze, and advise aul persons tcw the
breeze. for the other is so much used up before
it reaches here, that it soon uses up everybody
after it gifts here. Shoddy and Petroleum
both here, and cXsite AZ much notiSs III patent
churn, warranted to make butter in ten mnnits
from skim milk, but they say they shan t remain
long, bekauze the air smells so much like old
brine. Yesterday ] went out krahhing, and
ketched pek ov them they bite sideways, and
hang on like dead hoss shoe; they make good
enough vittles but they ant profitable to eat, if
YOU kount your time wuth ennything. They
have a singular bug here, which they kali the
muskctow. They roam about in herds and are
much respekted by the inhabitants | caut one
day before yesterday, sticking sumthing sharp
into me, and carried the bug into mi room, and
smashed him on the sill The bathing ia luxuri-
Gus, and the bathers resemble mermades. half
men and half wimmin; they all dress in the
choktaw kostulne and when they emerge from
the water w can tell which IL who unless Won
ask them. After bathing you feel kind ov
ackness or limbernesS, for which | was advised
to battle in whiskee. | took one immershun-
about half tumbler, and never felt SO stought
in ali mi life thought could lift an aker oy
their land, but bimeby, after the likker had let
go, felt AZ tho ! could foller an angle worm
into his hole, and hadn't strength enufl tew ask
Il dog tcv foler me-if ever ! drink sum more
ersee whskee il viii be after | am ded and
gone. There IL one church here, but it wont
hold but so fu that nobody don't go out ov po-
likeness There IL u hotels and they are prin-
cipally bilt out doors, tew civ the guests NJ much
brinaqueous air ez possible. The lodgng-rooms
are small, but handy; each haz door tew
them, and a looking-glass on the wall, and two
wash-boles and Il towel. Dinner IL served at ,
o clock, and opens with soup and shuts mp with
DUCkkCDcrlN. IUe servants are EcntEdilN pith-
but mcnny ov them have lived so long amung
the whites that they begin tew adopt our kuller.
The beech by moOnlitc iz worthy oV a philoso-
pber. Lovers metc here from awl parts ny the
kuntrv tcw VOW and sware and menny hare
Gums here tuif and hearty but goes home smash
ed. and bleeding luv at every pour. But the
great attrackShun is the Atlantik OSean. great
hemisphere oy liquid life and power. bin water.
evrvwhere the eye kan reach, AZ gentle az a
Summer evening mill-pond, aud then again, az
awful ~ a water earthquake.
MAREIAGE-W Whatever ftults Votaire may have
had, he certainly showed himself man of sense
when he said - The more married men you
have the fewer crimes there will be- Marriage
renders a man more yirtuous and more wise
An unmarried man is but half of perfect being,
and il requires the other half to make things
right and it cannot be expected that in this i'm
perfect state he keep the straight path OF rec
titude any more than boat with one oar, or
bird with one wing can keep a straight course
In nine cases ont of ten, where married men be-
come druukards. or where they commit crimes
against the peace of the community, the founda-
ton Of these acts was while in single state, or
where the wife is. as is sometimes the case. an
unsuitable match. Marriage changes the current
of a mans feelings, and gives him centre for
his thoughts. his affections. and his acts. Here
is a home for the entire man, and the counsel,
the affections. the example and the interest Of
his - better half keep him from erratic courses.
and from falling into thousand temptations to
which he would otherwise be exposed. There
fore. the friend to marriage is the friend to soc-
ETY. and to his country
THE TOMATO AS FooD.-A good medical author
ity ascribes TO the tomato the following very
important medicinal qualities
First. That the tomato is one of the most pow
erful aperents of the liver and other organs,
where calomel is indicated it is one of the most
effective and least harmful medical agents known
to the profession.
Second. That a chemical extract will be OBJ
tanned from it that will supersede the use OF
caomel in the cure of disease.
Third That he has successfully treated diar-
rhea with this article alone.
Fourth. That when used as an article Of diet,
it is almost sovereign for dyspepsia and indiges-
ton.
Fifth That it should be constantly used for
daily food Either cooked raw, or in the
form of catsup, it is the most healthy article
now in use.
LATE AND IMPORTANT The Miss McFlmseys
who have pretty ankles will be grathed to learn
that the fashion-makers are trying to introduce