The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-19

An Englishman with rheumatic govt
found this singular remedy cure for his all
ment: Gle insulated his bedstcad from the
floor by placing underneath each post Il
broken-off bottom Of glass bottle" lie
says the effect was magical; that he had not
been free from rheumatic Sout for fifteen
years; and that he began TO improve imme-
diately after the application Of the inSuators.
ave are reminded by this statement" says
the Scientific american, s. OF Il patent OBJ
tanned through this office for Il physician,
some twelve or more years ago, which Gre
ated considerable interest at the time. The
patent consisted in placing glass cups under
the bed-posts in o similar manner t0 the
above, and the patcntee claimed to have
effected some remarkable cures by the use Of
his glass insuaos."
The fear of collision in, fog sometimes
Induces ocean travellers to do variety of
strange things. One of the latest stories
told is of nervous cabin passenger on one
of the German steamers who, when the ship
was of the banks and in the midst Of q dense
fog, appeared OH deck with an immense tin
horn. s&hich he commenced to blow Vlgor-
Ou>ly. When ordered to desist he eX.
planned as an excuse for his voluntary per.
Torrance that he had no confidence in steam
WHISTLES anu ueis, anu ehouSuI tHc lootiuS
of his horn was the only thing to avoid i
terrible co llsion.
An old gentleman travelling homeward
In o South Boston horse-car, packed as only
South Boston conductors know how to pacl
with human cattle, had his foot trod on by
a neighbor, who apologized, and received
the following crushing reply =" You SHOULD
never apologize in horse-car, sir. Ii every
h., Ia, I'll,
Dor, or expected an apology when trod on,
there would be such a Cabling that you
couldn't hear to see yourself think"
4 A Cleveland firm, whose store was de.
j stroyed by fire, recognized the services rem
dered on the occasion by the police by send.
ing check for 500 as donation to the po.
lice fund. 1t was Immediately returned
however, with note, in which the secretary
of the police board said: "The board con.
siders the duties discharged by the police
force at the time of the unfortunate copfia,
grafton, through which your firm and others
suffered SO greatly, were simply such as they
are paid for by the city at large, and it deems
1t unjust to the private citizen to take money
from him by reason Of his misfortune"
A newly-married lady in Haddonfield
n. j., "just for fun" hid a toy snake in her
husbands boot, q Few days ago. The result
OF the joke was somewhat peculiar. The
husband, on discovering the mock reptile
first took critical look ut himself in mir
ror, and then going to q closet seized his
demijohn and threw it far out into IL neigh
boring pond.
A noted hunter Of South Hero fears thai
he has been the victim OF "sell." He ba:
a gun that scattcrs shot badly, so that it is
not of much account. "A while ago he saw
an.adYertisement in city paper offering to
send information whereby such Scattering u
ofshot could oe etiectnally prevented on re-
4cefpt Of fifty cents. He sent the money, md
in. due time WAS informed that TO- prevent
his gun from +" scattering" he should "put
in only one shot,"
a Nova Scotia woman was lately tried 10
Portland for having two husbands, and no
one Thought Of urging iu her defence the
name OF The town She came nom-Pictou.-.
Commercial Bulletin. r4tts.. 49,
An artist who painted a portrait for gen.
t!eman noted for his frequent libations in
yt!ed the gentleman's friends to see 1t. One