The Republican journal., 1873-07-31

| BITTEN BIZ A RATTLEsNAkE On SattI-
day, a woodchopper in Cornwall, n Y,
While going to his work on what is called
Storm King Mountain, encountered a ser
pent and wanting one for a friend who
had the rheumatism, the belief of many
being that snake grease is IA cure tor it he
chased the snake, which took refuge in Il
wood pile, and Hulse seized him by the
back of the neck, but so fan from the head
that it contrived to turn and plant one of
its tangs in the index finger of his right
hand. Hnlse held fast to his snake, never
theless, stamped his head off, and then
spent half an hour in looking for white ash
leaves, which are believed to be an anti
dote for the poison He found none to
suit him. however, and started for Corn
wall. He was bitten at I. and il was
eleven O'Clock when he reached the vii
lage, and DR. Beatte was summoned
Al this time the arm and finger were
very much swollen and very gangrenous.
the action OF the heart had almost ceased
and the man seemed like one in state of
intoxication. Dr. Beattie hastily cut the
finger open, and administered two quarts
of whiSkey in twenty minutes laudanum
and quinine We're also given i'll large guam
titles, and Notwithstanding the loss of three
half pints of blood from the finger, the
pulse increased and Hulse became per
tectly conscious He is, after eleven DAYS,
in apparently good health, with an excel
lent appetite, but as black as any African in
New York The black is occasionally
streaked with blue purple and green,
which appear and disappear alternately,
He is in the hands of Mr. John Brooks,
and may be seen by any physician OF other
person who is DESTROYS of making an in
YeStlgatlon
People who read the papers, (and who
do not in this age), cannot but fail To no
tice the large number Of suicides which
are continually being chronicled The
causes which led to their commission are
not by any means varied they may be
classified, lst, domestic trouble ID, bad
luck. Certain philosophers maintain that
the frequency of such crimes during the
summer months, is to be accounted for OH
the ground of heat. And We think this
explanation, though very simple, entirely
satisfactory. The statistics show a great
er number of suicides in hot climates than
in cold Indeed, we have often wondered
if such sensations ever occur among the
TSIillllititA, anu me lIlSlu natives OF zee
land. Without entering into the morali
ties OF the subject we can only give il as
our opinion that a telo-de-Se from almost
any cause argues himself an ass. Es-
pec!ally do we think so, when the provo
cation is based on mreturned affection
or domestic enlargement. The victims
seldom stop to think Of the INCONSISTENCY
not only of women, but of men; and that
if married, and their better half has proved
untaithtul or uncongenia, there is still a
chance of doing some good to tn. human
race by honest and well-directed labor,
and Il possibility of getting a fair share Of
happiness i'll the bargain. As to the mo
tive of ill-luck IN business, that is hardly
worth considering, when it is considered
how cheaply one can keep body and soul
together, if he will disregard the dictates
of Mother Grundy The fact is, the sui
cides. like CaSsiuS Of old, 'think too
much, and don't work hard enough if at
all. I'm dleness alone is there perpetual
despair, Says Carlyle, and it is very ex-
ceptional to find a hard-worker yoluntari-
ly shutfling off this mortal coil