Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-02-05

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kick and my compliments, idand teno'himftc
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-, Curious Facts. '.ia,r,.;5F'T;;zr..
The use of tearis now 50 numerous and sc
| general, that one would, scarcely suppose
| that 50 late as 1851 it was SO rare in Eng.
/ land that, the East India Company made ?
present Of two ounces to the, King, Yet
such was die fact. However, tea was moi
| the great Haorite it is now when first intro
dueed from its naGve country, About this
1 time a Russian Ambassador at the Court OF
the Mogul declined q large gift oft to the
Gar his master, saying that it would only
cucumber him with a commodity for which
he had no use. The Dutch were wiser
They exported to China large quantities Of
dried sage, which pleased the Chinese 50
much that they gave three and four pounds
of tea for each pound of sage. Sage dispu-
! ted the Empire with tea some time in Eng
land, and is still sometimes used there among
the agricultural poor. In Morocco they
combine tea with tansy and mint, which
must have been rather extraordinary bev-
erage. In Thibet they boiled it with. water,
-four, butter and salt, and ate the pottage. -
The old legend which tells the origin of tea
plant is rather poetical: ga drowsy hermit
after long wrestling with sleep, cut off his
traitorous eyelids and cast them on the
ground From them sprang shrub whose
leaves, shaped like eytlids, and bordered
with a fringe Of lashes, possessed the power
Of warding of. sleep This was in the Third
Century, and the shrub is now called tea 10
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A USEFUL TABLE. 10 aid farmers in ar
irving at accuracy in estimating the amount,
of land in different fields under cultivation
the following table. is given by an agricul-
tural cotemporary :,eai, .tn y,igr. {,jsN q
5 yards wide by i97S yards. long contains
acre. t0gsi tjH. ta9 5tgf 0Aa.se aa- ra4f
10 yards wide by 4S4 yards long contains
l acre. O. h.. - Haa.1 TO- u.
ao,yards wide by, 24a yards long contains
l acre. ,tgt .s !a -, .r a9is. Il y.,f 3;
40 yards wide by 121 yards long contains
l acre. Ii.. ,,,l.s. 5 s.,.l.. aka. rs s.s.-.
so yards. wide by Coz yards long contains
10 yards wide by 69a yards long contains
| acre. f4ysf.-a. g.trll
220 feet wide by 1913 feet long contains
l acre.. n g..,rs r,tt ,est!5ry ~ t.}si...te, ri
440 feet wide, by 80 feet long contains
ITO feet wide by 800 feet long contains
], acre.ss,.,. 5s7e -t,e}4 ii +ia56s a.4r{
60 feet wide by 1875 feet long contains
l acre, z IIEf9
+ 100 feet wide by 1858 feet long contains
] acre. -,----
24o feet wide by 1917 feet long contains
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;6a,l II; sss SIS He Rich" .5e,.s Sat; J
Many sigh is theard-manyfa Ia. heart is
broken-many aoife is rendered miserable
by the terrible iufatuation which parents Of.
ten manifest inlchoosing life companion for
theiridaughters. Howlisl it possible for hap
pipess to result3rom the union of two prin-,
ciples SO Numerically opposed to each other
in point as virtue is to vice Z How often is
the first question which istiaskeds respecting
the sutton jof the daughter, this--'',is, he
riehf 10 9fJs Y97a Tisli3 gatsg .9aa9lis tita8!5i
Sis he rich ?n--yes he abounds in wealth;
but he does not, afford an evidence that he
viii make Q. kind and afeetionata husband.
SIS he rich W. Yes his clothes are purple
andn fine linen,Y and he fares sumptuouslyi
every, day;i but Can. you infer from this, that
Aels vlrtuous,os .g sa, .sf-stt.s,; i.1a,ttsl si
sis he rich ?'-yes he has thousands float.
ing on every ocean ), but don't riches take to.
themselves wings and fly away7 Will you
consent that your daughter should marry a
man that has nothing but his wealth !? = All,
beware The gilded bait sometimes covers.
the bearded hook. Ask not then, SIS Ia
risha q but, lis Le yirtuous r. Ask not if
he has wealth, but if he has honor---a and
don't you sacrifice your daughters happiness
for money. sa; .!lig, Isla }e..l s,.l.,.j afns
A Coop IDEA 1--WE find in the Memphis
Appeal the following paragraph 'a!silief5
Gen. r.. r. Lee, believing In the young
mea Of the country becoming as practical as
possible, in addition to the schools of civil
and mining, engineering and practical chem
istry, has now in operation at Washington
College practical department for the hene-
fit Of young men who wish l. to become mas.
ter-workmen as carpenters, nlaehipists, etc.,
in which the students are instructed in the
principles of mathematics required, and the
use Of tools. This department will he of
great service to the country inafqrpishing
thoroughly practical men for the development
of-the South. We make a suggestion that
the wealthy and afHuent eitiseps Of our Sec
ton epdow this department by q combined
subscription that will place it beyond the
possibilities of a failure. ois99is ga Il -sin1i4
Washington drew his last breath in the