The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-05

was 20 much dArk1eog. ~ . . 4 . -,
at Ches tsrisM eooss. H 5ssiing q ~.
chester Is against penninf NJ stpek - Ie
trust the maGjstrates VIII sn6oeyor - eoyty
ont the wishes Of their cUhstitaeate. How
ever. meeting might ~ Asld ssxs wssks 80
Lieutenant Hoysrsdt stili ecntinues, vaZ
enthusiastically, "a dlscharge tho duties of aGe4t
% the freedmenS Bureau II ouf t0Wn: -
once II on the cross street neaT - 1swA i
yag MAxcsIsrss, Naxch1.
Mes:rs. Editorg, rg,-FormsFiy ! srtertained
very degrading views Of human life. stu-
we were dependent upon such erus6 mafesial1
a. meat and bread. RecentIy my Mad hae
been enlightened, and zee ny mistake. 90
men to live without making the last reqaisl. !
ton upon either the animal or the yscstnx6og
kingdom. That such III fact willahundsntly
appear from 9 reading Of this lstter. bs..... /,
Known as az the "Mancnsstsr windssssss.
the members OF which subsist excinstvely On
air. They draw their daily rations from the
wind. They own no property, and pursue no I
business, and yet they are always In SUPERB
In attempting 10 eniiehtsn mankind In 70.
gard to this remarkable order, I am discoa.
ragged by the mystery which enshrouds t..
been made upon the condact Of those who afs I
known to compose It. Several faets about
them arc clear, which ! will state. The mem.
bers Of this aseociation Invariably sIeep late.
Hence ens yoG w never y sse On IL. sss
before 10 O'Clock, and usually they do NOS
appear until noon. Why they adhere -
rigidly to this rule II not known. IL r. sup.
.s that Ss %neS SnF Ras M ss power e ss
There is another interesting fact about these
ethereal gentlemen. They nsver pas. Ms corner
pauses varies. It Is always sufficient to allow
them to gaze wishfully at the ground, and then
to make careful survey OF the geographical
compass. tsts
numerous pauses at the afore- mentioned cor
ners. All believe that their motives In %
doing are highly honorable, and, II known,
would excite universal admiration. Tho
preachers gravely suggest that probably they
stop, as described, for the worthy purpose Of
praying. This view, coming from 20 respect
able source, deserves attention. tits, beeides,
confirmed by one striking fact-whenever these
men stop, they assume an air Of extreme SAD.
ness, as II they were the subjects Of the most,
Somebody expressed the conviction that
pause in silent admiration Of our streets. +
forget now whether this was suggested by o
Trustee or Crazy Bill-the same that insists on
going to Mr. HaxalPs mill to gG some sndd.
eaters nerer 90 home at ntghfdu. They hAng
;bout the streets as II spell bound. Generally
they are seen near those places which display
the papered screens. ! have noticed them ne.
quently as I returned from the factory, and
others tell me they are there from dark until
ever so late. suppose they are admirine
those lovely screens, or else they select those
% sIimmens from @ those tho sAes estsblishmsnts. % @ One
more fact: The Windeaters" have uery red
eyes. This may be owing to the character OF
their food. Wind 10, ns oil know, hurtful Y
must be still more injurious when taken into the
stomach. To me, these gentlemen appear q
If they have been crying, and candidly,
think they have. About what, cannot con.
for many of them joined the society at the close
of the war; and their eyes have been reddening
ever since. tsefs4r
In olden times, as once read, mournsrs
HAD these eaters % prsvs,lea s In those daya tnsy
would have been useful. As II ID, 7 SEQ D us1
for them. If Trustee should die, there will
be some red eyes at his burial-provided always
that the eaters are present; otherwise there
will be no red eyes there. s~ -3fpY. b9
AS to the actual uses Of these gentlemen, we
are not all agreed. Three opinions prevail.
The first Is, that they are Intended as st0rm.
killers. Formerly Manchester was noted for
the frequency andiviolence of its winds. Du.
ring the war, several chimneys were blown
down-the Petersburg bridge was completely
u
Now 1t Is different. We have had q most tran-
quill and pleasant season all the credit Of
which belongs TO the industrious eaters. The
second con lecture is, that these noble gentle
men are secretly employed for sanitary pur.
poses by the Trustees. We expect .Asiatic
cholera next summer, and these men are
engaged 70 consume the malaria a. fast a II
appears. This can be done without detrtment
known fact that the effect Of swill On the
blood Of pig IL TO render IL 80 pure that the
venom Of q rattlssnake cannot tatpt tt.
Now, 1t is well established that wtndeatinE
produces radical change In the blood. 4
!" windeater's" blood 10 chemically di9erept
from that Of other people. A physiciau 81
some note, and O supposed sympathizer With
of eating wind is to render the blood suparior
to the malaria Of cholera. II u satd % hAyo
been at his suggestion that. theee .gent)ensn
were appointed - sanitary reguhtorep for
our soft fins sered Trustees Of the duty Of cisaa.
ing the streets. No fear Of cholsra at present
exists. 90 the number Of regular eatsrs 10
enough to consume vast seas Of malaria. Evi.
'sr The last W opinion eoneernins these ssasls-
men Is, that their mission II To 0desSre &hs
ladies. II 30, they do their duty nobly. A
lady cannot touch the street without coming
cnss her dress, form, height, hat, hair, uose,'
hand, foot, walk, and stse. TO thstr prstees -
can record that they DO not eonfne thetr
attentions TO the fsshionable. It + extsndsd
Saturdays, as we 20 homswaSd, thsss agssss.'
bio gentlemen form In knofs, and take - -
we pass, They say the most AgrpeebIo and
pretty Compliments U our essrins. One VIII
another exclafns, In graceful tones s0o g.
stiii SaIus more % re1nsd lssiy 1.ss: sa ~ w
Delicious SI s i'tft Il Shows that thsss sssssmsa ~ Is
well bred. S4 0SneooIn.g