Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-13

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.ssoinS and resisting itgivss way, whsu
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cs egcosd.ece AID pepportion to it, de-
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complete adaptation 70 the 6rn II the
1eepef Hence the notion Of Descarte1
nd other1, that to explain the phenomena
a. water. its ultimate particles must be OBJ
long, smooth, and flexible, lying one upon
another like eels in tub. But water Of 4
gwen temperature, confined, u of astonish.
ing hardneas; it u slmost incompatible
r. ~ eshpDtpsv; f1f what Ne seauc-
eeon OF nom forty -four to forty eight NH.
itonth parts Of it, volume under pressure
equal to that " ~ Aetnesyhefes Many
sDlid matters-wood, for instance-can be
|squeessd into . much smaller than their
original bulk. The packers az has attain.
ed wonderful perfection in inclosinp much
u little space, bat oil the qseen's homes
and oil the queens men cannot nut n quart
OF water into pint bottle. You could
sooner drive . nail into . solid cube Of
steel thaa ycu could drive one into cube
q water inclosed in perfectly unyielding
nox. II Is the unsqueexability Of water
wnicn gives its enormous strength to the
hydraulic press The hardness Of water
may be felt BY striking its surface smartly
with the open hand the quality is also
known to unfortunate swimmers who, in.
tenfung 70 pitch into the water headiore-
most, fall nat on their stomachs instead
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From the Lowell (MAss.) Citizen. Nay
Some weeks sisss, . warrant straness.
travelling through Carlisle, called at house
wishing to get lodgings fsr tho night, but
VAS sent to the town almshouse, where he
stopped oag bnsNghe sleepipe IN feuo
With one OF the inmates. Il il customary
10 the country towns gensrallyi TO send such
stfaggiers for temporary lodgings and food
70 the almshosses, and, in. the vicinity Of
Boston an 0ut-houss il kept in many places
Ter such purposes, 50 that the permanent in.
mates are not exposed. Az . result Of this
nights lodging At Carlisle, Ten eat Of d.
twelve members Of the family have had the
smallpox or varioloid, and the remaining
two may yet come down with it. Three
persons, among the Oldest inhabitants Of
the town, have already died with it-Mrs.
Green, ct the age Of ninety three, and Mr.
Robbins and wife, both aged about eighty.
II has produced quite an excitement in the
neighborhood. 40 much SO that no help
could be obtained to do the necessary work
At the almshouse, and the Overseers Of the
Poor have visited Lowell to get help.
The country seems to be filled with Spe
cific, for the cure Of Lung Diseases, that one
scarcely knows which to use for want al
confidence in their medcol properties, but
from the remarkable csres and the high OF.
der and extraordinary efficacy of Aliens
Lung Balsam, that we are compelled to re.
gard the evidences Of our senses, and con-
fidently state for Cough and Cold, and that
Hydra-headed Monster Consumption, We
think that preparation . safe and certain
cure that is now before the public.
For sale by +. s. BALLoRD.
Abo, BY tie Dssl~s IL FaSsily Medicines
oensrdHu.