Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-24

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3l.SS ANTHONY ON SLEEPING ALONE. Miss
Susan H. Anthony is out with paragraph in
the Revolution recommending that married
peope should no longer sleep together that
every man. woman, and child shonld have
bed TO him or herself that those Who are just
Going to housekeeping should buy no double
beds and she exclaimS with enthusiasm,
CRIBS, cots, and single beds Tor health and
happiness - Poets, both male and female,
have often sung OF cots" but they have
always insisted on placing them beside rill.
Here is the paragraph upon which she bases
advice.
''The Laws of Life says More quarrels
arise between brothers, between sisters, be-
tween hired girls, between apprentices IN ma
chine shops, between clerks 10 stores, betTeen
hired men, between husbands andwives, owing
to electrical changes through which their ner-
vous systems go by lodging together night after
night under the same bed clothes than BY al
most any other disturbing cause. There is
nothing that wfl so derange the nervous force
IS 10 lie all night in bed with another person
yho is absorbent in nervous force. The absOI-
Der will 90 to sleep and rest all night, while
the elimnator will be tumbling and tossing,
restless and nervous, and wake In the morning
iretiul, pceyish, fault finding, and discouraged.
No two persons, no matter who they are,
should habitaaly sleep together. One will
thrive and the other will lose. This IS the law,
and in married life it is defined almost univer'
sally"
When the Revolution, in revolving, has over
turned double beds and scattered their contents
ANONYMOUSLY on the floor, or bundled them
off to opposite sides Of the room and packed
them safely in cribs Imagine them "peaking
at each other through the rails l)-what Will
she do next? The mind staggers at the thought
of what the next reform will be. And, alter
although Miss Anthony may not believe 1t
it is time enough to sleep alone when you
are in your grave.
A REMINIscENcE OF HENRY CLAY.-Thc
San Francisco Bulletin says
A distinguished citizen OF San Francisco,
who was member of Congress from one OF
the older States as long ago as lS42, and who
was that year mess mate OF Henry Clay I'D
Washington, is In possession OF memoran-
dunn, in Mr.. Clay's writing, which curlouSly
illustrates his neatness end precision IN the
minor affairs OF life. IL is simply programme
for the cook to follow, which was written rap
idly of hauG, in very neat characters, and en-
dorsed III. Clay's mem, for the season. 10
show what were the tastes OF "the great COM
moner," we copy the bi OF fare in full
"Sunday-Roast OF boiled turkey, an old
hun os bacon, a mutton chop, pair OF canvas
back ducks and vegetables.
"Nonday-Cold bacon ham, roast beef,
stewed oysters. and leg OF mutton toiled, with
vegetables.
''Tuesday-A boiled piece of corned beet
(brisket, )a goose, paItridges,a and mutton chop,
with vegetables.
"Wednesday-A rock fish, an old ham of
bacon, turkey, boiled tow,S, and veal outlets,
with vegetables.
'Thursday-Cold ham, roast mutton, stewed
oysters, and beeisteak, with vegetables
"Friday-Corned beef, (brisket,) mutton
chops. goose, ham veal, With vegetables
"Saturday-Cold corned beef, rock hSb,
roast fowls, leg of mutton boiled, and birds.
Soup au Julien TO be given as often as con-
venent--every day, 1t so.
When the above was written Mr.. Clay was
about sxty-two years ot age. HIS tondness Tor
lam, aud rich meats Is noticeable.
TuE WRONG BABY.-Mistakes in the iienti-
~ of infant children constitute one OF the favor
ito devices of the novelist and the playrlght. a
nonular comic song owes its point and success:
10 the circumstance that the hero got mixed
in his infancy. "No thoroughtare" opens IL
the Founding Hospital with blunder that
gives pathos of its own to the Whole suosc'
quent narrative.
Though these mistakes are happily less IRE
quent in realHte than in fiction, they sometimes
occur, as it would seem, in the very perverslty
oi human events,
A curious case is reported in the Roches
ter papers. In the Almshouse Of that citJ
few weeks ago child was left by Its mother
on her way to Canada, in charge OF a deaf ant
dumb nurse. \ lady and gentleman wishing
TO adopt child were told they could have it
A woman coming to town on visit also left he
child Tor the dag, in the hands OF friend a
the almshouse, who gave it over to the dea
mute for temporary safe keeping. The lady
and gentleman coming in just at the proHer O.
improper moment, week ago, took off tn,
wrong child, and now the lady and gentleman
cannot be discovered. Here the story break
down.
The superintendent of the Almnshouse mus
have satisfied himself on the point of the re
spectabiity of the parties and the place OF abod
before committing the child to their possession
Nevertheless there may have been gross deiau
ON his part, or most ingenious deception o
their part, and the facts may be as stated
Accepting them, We must certainly ADMIT INT
,ha moor mother is tho victim OF circumstance