The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-15

THR MAN WITH THREE ARMs.-Amo,nng
the pasBepgefs. on tho train bonnd South
last evening was man born and raised
In the County of Otsego, NJ. Y. His
name is William Jacobs. He brides
himself on three we'll developed arms
and hands, the member extraordinary
having grown above the right shoulder
blade. I. hangs suspended down the
back, and can be raised and lowered at
will. In length it is shorter than the
arms proper, but possesses extraordinary
muscle. which he displays whenever oo-
casion demands it, No person passing
through railroad car or meeting him
upon the street would observe any de.
formity; but after becoming oognizant
of this singular case, would perceive a
peculiar fit Of his coat. He states that
he has ofton been questioned as to wby
he does not place himself upon e1hibi-
tlon, or become one OF Barnum's per-
manent attractions. His invariable re-.
ply is, that he is averse to public exhibi-
tlons. His father being wealthy farm
er, he had always preferred to remsin at
home, and was the most active and pro-
stable OF farmers help. He would as
sist in loading hay, and at the same time
hold securely the horses reins. On &C.
verai occasions he came near breaking
this unnatural member by sudden falls,
and at one time suffered the pangs of q
fn'i-si2ed feion upon the fore-finger. On
one occasion. when about eighteen, the
village boys thought they would have o
little sport at s'three aTms'" expense.
aud commenced system OF black guard
Ism, followed by bold attacks upon his
virtue. and, throwing off his loose gar.
ment. he went at them in true pneilistic
style, arm number three performing it's
duty nobly and apparently outrivaling
number one and two. At the end of the
"kirmish, six PROSTATE villagers told
what fierce opponent they had met.
'Three arms" gained q notoriety. and
never afterward was perseouted on ac-
count OF his deformity. At the out.
break OF the rebellion he Joined New
York regiment, and so distinguished
himself by bravery, that lie WAS finally
promoted to captain, and ranked as the
best drill officer of the regiment to which
he was attached. At the CLOSE of the
war he returned to the farm, and has
since remained there. He is now en-
route for the South, to visit a sister
somewhere In the interior OF North Ca
rolina. 1t may be query with some
how he could use his arm with the pro-
per clothing upon his body. All his
garments intended for laboring suits
were so made ns to open the back, and
closed by outtoning, the same as IL childs
apron. He is truly wonder. Being II
man OF fine conversational powers. un
Interview with him is especially agreea-
pie, and he relates many pleasing anec-
dotes of himself with great relish. - Wa
Transport (Pu.) Gazette and Bulletin.
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TAKING CoLD.-If cold settles On the
outer covering of the lungs it becomes
pneumonia, Inflammation Of the lungs.
or lung fever, which in many cases car
rles the strongest man to his grave with
In week. II cold falls upon the inner
covering of the lungs it is pleurisy, with
Its knlfe-like pains, and its slow, very
slow reooveries. If cold settles in the
Joints there is rheumatism in its various
forms; inf immatory rheumatism, with
its agonies of pain, and rheumatism Of
the heart, which in an instant som etimes
snaps the cords Of life with no friendly
warning. It is of the utmost practical
importance, then, in this wintry weather
to know not so much how to cure cold
as how to avoid it. Colds always come
from one cause. some part or the whole
OF the body being colder than natural
for time. If man will keep his feet
warm always and never allow himself to
be chilled. he will never take cold in q
lifetime, and this can only be accom-
plished by due care in warm clothing
and the avoidance Of draughts and un-
due exposure. While multitudes of
colds come from cold feet, perhaps the
majority arise from persons cooling of
too quickly after becoming little warm
er than Is natural from exercise, or work,
or from confinement to q warm apart
mcnt.- Woods Household M,guzine.
A NOVELTY IN ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
MIR. Octave Pavy, the wealthy and I'D.
ventnrous young Frenchman, who is
going to the North Pole, proposes to do
tho journey On IL rubber raft. The raft
is composed of four kecl-shaped cyIin-
derS, fastened together on the decks by
wooden stats, to which the necessary
masts aud rigging arc attached. 1t is 50
email that it occupies very little room
in fact. NJ. Pnvy carries his pack in a
barrel; but it will carry about III, 600
pounds Of freight basilpa tba crn,y NJ