Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02
Velocipsdes.

Never, we think, since mankind became too
lazy to get over the surface Of the earth in the
manner prescribed by nature, has excitement
run so high over any propelling institution, as
it does at present over the two wheeled, three~
wheeled and one wheeled velocipede. 1t is a
great machine and there is very wide field for
study and improvement. Already between
| thirty and forty patents have been granted in
the United States for improvements on this
wonderful carrier Of human freight
In England a gentleman has just perfected a
one-wheeled velocipede. It is said to he a re
markabe invention and is capable of travelling
at the rate of twentyfiy miles per hour. The
inventor modestly limits the diameter of the
wheel to twelve feet and the number of revo-
buttons to fifty per minute. The rider sits upon
a spring saddle directly over the wheel, and the
motive and guiding power is something similar
to that Of the two-wheeled machine.
But this is not all another gentleman of
greativentive genius, has given the world a
steam veocipede that runs on three wheels,
and will travel at the rate Of eighty miles per
hour over any kind Of a road. Neither is this
all, for gentleman has nearly completed a ve>
locipede, which, he assures us, for grace, speed
and accommodation of both sexes. it has as yet
had no superior. 1t has 10 wheels at all, bat
Is arranged on springs and gracefully skips
along something after the manner Of frog
The gentleman has already applied for his pat
ent, and this truly wonderful apparatus will
soon be on exhibition.
How TO PREVENT SMUT In the Fail of
1864, A T.. MallIcote, ESQ, Of this county,
following the instructions or an old KentuckiaE
who sojourned with him awhile during the war,
soged field Of some 40 or so acres, a part of
the seed for which was sowed in the usual way,
and the balance with seed that had been sub
merged in boiling water. The seed was the
same, and sown at the same time. That which
had been submerged In the boiling water had
not particle of smut in it, while the other
was very much injured.
I'm the Fall of 1865 he scalded all his seed,
and it was entirely free Of smut. The succeed
ing Fall be sowed without scalding, and the
smut appeared as thick as ever Here, then,
was fair experiment, about which there can
pursued was this A large kettle of water was
placed over fire in the yard, and when it came
10 a boil the wheat was put in basket and
submerged, but Immediately raised and spread
upon a sheet to dry, and then sown. One per-
son can thus prepare it as fast as several can
SOW, and We are willing to underwrite that the
farmer who will follow this plan will rid his
crop Of smut. "-Abiagdon Nuginsan.
"A MANS INDICTMENT TO MARRY.-Al
though enlightened men generally do not stop
to think about the reason why they haye mar
red and continue to maintain the family union.
if they will look at the subject they will find it
is a longing for happiness to build for them
selves home in the bosom Of which they may
settle down and hide from the deceit, cold
heartedness and ceremony of the world, where
nothing else but love enters, where there is no
strife, no jeaousies, heart burninss, envy or
selfishness; nobody to cheat, defame or deceive
them, but all is love and unity
FITs.-Perhaps it is not generally known as
1t should be, that salt put in the mouth will
instantly relieve the convulsive movements in
fits, either of children or animals
A little girl, hearing her mother say she was
going in half mourning, said "Why, mamma,
are any Of our relations half dead p