The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-05-23

a fresh, healthy and Youthful ap-
pearnnce, they must beware of late
hours, large crinoline, tight corsets,
confectionery. hot bread, cold
drnughts, pastry, deoollette dress,
modern novels, furnace regulators,
easy carriages, late suppers, thin
shoes, fear. of knowledge, nibbling
between meals, ill temper, haste to
marry md dreud Of growing DID,
BROKEN VESSELS. To half pint
of milk, put n sufficient quantity of
vinegar to, curdle it; separate the
curd from tho whey, and mix the
whey with the whites of four eggs.
beating tliewhole well together; wien
mixed; add little quick limo with 4
seive, until it acquires the consist
ency of paste. With this cement,
broken vessels or cracks can be re-
paired; it dries quickly, and rcsists
the action of fire and water.
CoTToN ExpoRrED FROM New Or
LEANs.-The records kept by Col
lector Kellogg, at tho New Orleans
Custom House, show that the amount
OF cotton exported from the port of
New Orleans to foreign countries
during the period commencing Au
gust l, 1866, and ending March
81, 1867, is one hundred and sixty
nine million nine hundred and ten
thousand three hundred and seventy
five pounds, valued at $51 AS, ,944.
According to the late census, New
York has l negro. to II whites; Con-
necticut, i to, 43; New Jersey, L to
20; Ohio, Ito 60; Pennsylvania, 1 to
81; Illinois, l to 223; Indiana, l to
JIG; Michigan, to los; Wisconsin,
1 to AS; Minnesota, l to 1872; Kan
ssas, l to 152; Oregon, to At; Ne
braskn, L to $40; Nevada, l to 151:
California, to 43; Maryland, to 3:
Delaware, l to 4; al Kentucky. /
to a.
SwSG1SG AS REMEDY.
Brown Sequard, an eminent pnysi-
ologist and physician to one of the
Partisan hospitals, recommends the
use of the swing rs preventive OF
nervous attacks, which rccur pcriodi-
cally. In certain cases of hysteria
and epilepsy he has prevented the
coming on of the fit by engaging his
patient in violent swinging 1T the
first indication of its approach.
Wendell Phillips has written reply
to General Rousseau's letter of criti-
cism on his recent lecture in Brook
lyn, In which he takes occasion to
relterato his folmer expressions, and
In addition, to scold Senator Wilson
for pairing off on tho vote on Rous-
seau's confirmation, and the State of
Iowa for not returning Grinnell after
Rousseau had caned him.
Qneen Victoria having, through
tho peace congress called by her at
London, preserved the peace of Eu-
rope on the Luxembourg question.
warm gratitude to her IS expressed
throughout Europe. In Paris, the
Journals say her successful interven-
ton will tend to draw closer the
bonds of friendship between France
and England.
TIE CUBAN SUGAR CRoP.-Thc Ha-
vana Didrio de la Marina says it is
calculated that the sugar crop, now
nearly IN, will not be more than
three-fourths as large as that of last
year. In some districts the falling
off will be fully one-third. The
cause was the excessive drought in
cane growing season.
Three Hebrew Rabbis, of Balti
more, it is announced, have started,
in that city, novel movement. They
have adopted the Christian plan OF
Sunday school instru ction in schools
meeting on the first day of the week.
The enterprise is under the auspices
of the Hebrew Educational Society,
of Baltimore
England, although her people buy
a great number of watches, mnnufac.
lures but small proportion of them.
Whilst her watch makers annually
manufacture 10000 watches, she i'm
ports from Scotland alone $4,000
during the same period.
The Great Eastern is not to return
to the United States. Her voyage
was complete failure, and she is
now at Liverpool. There is no doubt
that the contract has been thrown up
by the French company, and it is
said that litigation is likely to ensuc.
1t is mn astounding fact, that the
losses by fire i'll this country, in 1866,
were one hundred millions, against
forty-thrce millions in 1865, and an
average of eighteen millions per all
mum during the five previous years.