The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-26
DIN cAem 6rleans Qgrssfent.
THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 2s. 1858.
GENERAL ITEAo.

The Cleveland PaiDdeaier says: "A Duggy |
was returned to one of our prominent livery sta
bles with parasol in it. The livery, man sent 1t
TO the residence of the person VINO fred the
buggy. The lady of the mansion said 1t did not
belong to her, but would keep 1t and ask Mr.. -
how it got in the buggy. Imagine Mr.. blanks
surprise"
At recent meeting Of the French academy Of
sciences there was exhibited q mass Of ice. eight
inches thick, and twenty long. and broad, frozen
artifcialy, in q few moments. by new process,
and one capable Of supplying blocks three ieet IN
thickness equally well. The refrigeratiye salt was
the nitrate of ammonia, and the method consisted
in freezing the water into the shape OF hollow
cylinders, with walls about four tenths OF an inch
thick, and Of varying diameter, SO that one could
be slipped inside the other up to almost any de-
sired extent When thus brought into opposition /
they readily freeze together, especially with the
addition of some water, and produce solid mass
In England factory, according to the meaning
given by the laws on the subject. Is place OF
manufacture or industry where not less than fifty
work people are employed, or where machinery
is in operation. All such places are subject 10
government supervision under the factory extern
sion acts. Other places of manufacture are
under the regulation Of the workshop acts. Con-
plants are very prevalent in England OF the way
in which the two laws are carried out. The fac-
tories fined heavily for the breach OF the law
while the workshops inspected by the local au-
thorities allowed TO violate the provisions OF
the law with impunity. There are, it is stated,
ind es sth his " Eass @
treated. Parents remove their children from
Inspected (" factories and place them IN work
| shops where DO regard IS paid to the law.
The New York Times calls attention to the re-
| cent formation in Denmark of maiden assurance
| companies, new idea, the object of which is to
provide competency for unmarried daughters.
| This s how it works In practice A Danish
| gentleman, who should wish TO secure his daugh-
ter against the contingencies of fortune, deposits
at her birth we will suppose, $1,000 in one Of these
ha
nority tour per cent. interest annually at eighteen
che comes into higher income, regulated accord
ing TO the property OF the company; at twenty
five she receives still higher premium, and rooms
and appointments in the buildings of the cloister,
II she desire, and again at thirty still mere
| liberal income, based again on profits II she die
| OF marry the deposit reverts TO the funds OF the
association: In certain cases, however, II she
| marry and become a widow she receives an annual
stipend" The question is asked why some slmi-
| lar assurance to these Danish companies might
not be started in this country.
Cleveland has bird that sings by machinery.
1t cost $500, and there is but one more like II IN
| the United States This one came from the Paris
| Exposition. Its plumsge is so perfect and beau
| tiful that persons are frequently deceived in sup
posing the bird is alive. When the chrping,
| warbng and whistling is started by machinery
| that causes the bird to open and close It's mouth
between every note, and turn its head from side
10 side, the effect upon the spectator Is perfect
establishment. The bird is perched upon the limb
of a large artificial flower that rests In hand
somely painted china flower pot, which contains
the machinery. The machinery connects with
the bird through delicate looking limb of the
flower. II is concealed entirely from the view,
and works smoothly that one can not detect
the sound occasioned by its movements unefs
quite close to the casket and then only for an in
slant after the bird concludes MARBLE.
II may be of interest to know how they arranged
marriages hundred years ago. An old paper
has the following description bearing upon the
/
Doukin, considerable farmer, of Great Lassia,
(near Roxbury,) in the county of Cumberland, to
Miss Elnora Stotton, an agreeable gentlewomsn
of the same place. The entertainment on this
one hundred and twenty quarters Of lamb forty
four quarters Of veal, twenty quarters OF mutton,
and great quantity of beef, twelve hams, with
suitable number of chickens, etc.. which was con-
cluded with hampers of brandy made into punch
twelve dozen of cider, q great many gallons OF
wine, and ninety bushels of malt made into beer.
The company consisted of i've hundred ladies and
gentlemen, who concluded with the music OF
% ns
imity.n
Henry Ward Beecher says that the best time
for family prayers is Immediately after breakfast
and Immediately after supper, for then the chill
dren will be most likely to be quiet, and to fee
that they have something to be thankful for. Nc
one will be hungry; no one will be sleepy.
One time, while enjoying visit from an
Englishman, hickory nuts were served 10 the
evening, when my English friend called for salt
saying that he knew a case of woman eating
heartily of nuts In the evening who was taker
violently i'll. The celebrated DR.. Abernethy wal
sent for but il was after he had become too fond
of bis cup, and was not in condition to go
he muttered, salt, salt !" Of which no notice
was taken. Next morning he went to the place
and che was corpse. He said that had they
given her salt ii would have relieved her; If theJ
would allow him TO make an examination, hs
| would convince them. On opening the stomach
the nuts were found in q mass. He sprnkled sal
| on this, and II Immediately dissolved. have
| known of a sudden death myself which appeared
| 10 have been the effect of the same cause. gen
orally eat salt with NUS, and consider it improves
| them.
In bis chapter on Margaret Fuller Mr.. Greeley
reveals one of his heresies on the woman question
He says Noble and great as she was, goo'
husband and two or three bouncing babies woul,
have emsncipated her from deal Of nonsense AMI
can't" Now We submit 70 the judgment OF can
. did world. il there is not as much nonsense ant
cant about married women as old maids. VIII
cannot point in their circle of friends to most wise
| common sense. cheerful women, who never ha
either a " husband or q bouncing babe" and &
multitudes Of miserable, mawkish women VIII
have both. No, no, husbands of the present typ
: of manhood, and sickly, mulDg babes, the sins O
whose fathers are visited upon them In the forr
of chicken. pox, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox
scrofua whooping cough and hts, are not ID
| only panacea for the nonsense and cant or tn
womenkind. Civil and political rights, education
y work and wages, freedom and independence woul
A | do far more to elevate women than husbands an
babes. Margaret Fuller. as every proud woman
felt the degradation of belonging to an ostracise
sex. Could she have had all the avenues to fam
and wealth open to her that Horace Greeley ba'
her restlessness and ftfulness would have give
place to energy and ambition.-lMrs. Stanton
paper, the Revolution.