The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-12-21

A COBRA IN LOVE WITH A WOMAN
A very extraordinary and astonishing in
cidcnt was lately reported to have occur
ed few miles from Beypore, the partic-
ulars OF which are as follows:
"a native female, of very attractive
appearance, of the carpenter caste, while
sweeping the yard Of her house, heard
Kissing noise behind her. AS she turned
to see what it was, she found to her terror
a large cobra advancing toward her Be-
fore she had time to call any one to her
assistance, or even to go from the place,
the serpent darted at her like lightning,
and coiled round one leg, and ia the
twinkle Of an eve darted higher and
higher till it brought its open hood in
contact with her face, there moving it to
and fro like screen. In this pitiable
and frightful position she had to remain
one or two days without being able to lie
or sleep. None bnt females could APP
Droach her to feed her with milk and
plantains when the cobra turned its head
to one side, and gave her ample time 20
nourish herself; out on any man stepping
into the compound, the corbra would hiss
fearfully, and tighten it's hold round her
body In such manner as to make her
eel brtathless. Many were the conJu-
r9rs who came to relieve her from the
trghtful condition, but none succeeded
IN removing the huge serpent from her
person, till latterly Nair was brought
from the interior, who, after performing
certain charms and spells, succeeded IN
disentaDgIing the poor woman of Ler
vennmous lover. The snake quietly crept
ooclz inf r bo vrhopoo ooTOn nD6
The woman is now doing we'll. The above
wonderful occuranceis now a general talk
am ng the natives of the place.
PRACTICE AND PRINCIPLE.-Pr actical
knowledge that can be used or applied to
some useful purpose. 1t IS gross error
to suppose that the various arts and pro-
cesses used in common life are independ-
ent of theory and abstract speculation.
10 the untaught mind, the astronomer is
visionary, sitting in his observatory in
the lone night hour, gazing at those far
off myriad points Of light, and spending
bis days in the solution OF equations and
problems as unintelligible to most peo-
pie as the fantastic characters on Oh na
tea set. Yet, without bis labors, even the
common family almanac could not be
prepared ; he sailor could not be furnish
ed with his chart, and, of course, could
never venture upon the deep out of sight
Of land. Indeed he would be ignorant OF
the laws of the currents and winds, at
whose mercy he coasts along the shore.
Our standard weights and measures are
all based upon astronomical work far
above the reach OF ordinary culture. In
agriculture, the man who has knowl-
edge Of the principles which govern the
growth OF the vegetable kingdom, who
knows the nature and capacities of his
soils, the habits and requirement of his
crops, and adapts one to the other, has the
reputation of being u good manager. But
many of those principles have been reach
ed only by the studies Of secluded chem
lists and abstracted botapsts. By tracing
out the slow development of principles
i'll the laboratory and in the field, they
have found out the laws upon which ma
ture acts from seed-time to harvest. Book
farming may be laughed at by those who
love darkness, but it is too late, at this
day, for any man to deny, with his eyes
open, the utility of knowledge of princi-
plies in the pursuits of Agriculture
Ma5ne Journal Of Education.