Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-19
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FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1877.
An American Character in London.

An American Character in London.
VI. d. Conway, 10 recent letter from Lou
don to the Cincinnati Commercial, says -
Among the American "charac,crs" now rcsid
ing in Lonl0n is Miss Smith, daughter Of
the late Rev. DR.. William \. Smith, Of Eir-
ginia, some time president of Randolph Macon
College, in that Stale. distinguished during the
events which led to q separation b4;w1lH The
Mcthodsts OF the North aid South She has
come to England to try and show The Engsh
the path to the fountain Of perpetual youth.
This fountain is l familiar object % our Christ
mas pantOmmc but therein the way to 1t is
| besct with dlthcultcs-evil fairies, gnomes,
| dragons, and the like. Miss Smith, indeed,
| recognizes this. ln pamphlet OF which she
| has c!rculatcd-shs tells me fall thousand
called "A New Discovery; the Law Of the
| Nervous System, by which 1t may preserve It's
Freshness and Purify she says: The most
charming legends OF mythology have their
ground work in the imperishablc faith and
yearniug Of humanity tor continuous youth
At first sight Miss Smiths plan of realizing
this dream seems to be much easier than these
terrible encounters related in mythology. She
finds that the nervous fluid is i delicate com-
pound OF oxygen, phosphorus, aud fat; that II
expands during waking houls aud then ls
uourshcd from the blOoI vessels; that during
sleep it contracts, and is then devoted to casting
out dead and exhausted matlcr. That i the ply
siolOgica case; traDs.Gnden,aliy it stands thus:
death has accomplished its work in life, bur
the sweet flower iouiShcs uucoDsumcd amid
the flames !" Now, to this internal fact must
be added external ones Tie electricians have
established formula Of the cbb and tlyw of
electric currents in the temperate zone. The
flow commences about 1 i. H., with Il slight
ebb about noon, followed BY auothcr flow until
about e y. H., when the long ebb begins aud
continues until t 1. III. Nerve matter Is sub
ject TO these Influences, anu contracts during
tho long cbb. ut $50 p. IL. the contraction
becomes pcrcnpt0ry. Consequently the path
to perpetual Youths that Of harmony between
the nervous periods within and the clcctrica!
periods Without and it consists III rlslns At
4:3O a. H., walking mile before breakiasling
at $50, dining ut l:30, supplpg (IuxarlousIy
On bread and water) al y. H., aud retiring
at 7:3O As the electric currents Of the atmos-
phcrc arc sometime langud the Jndlcous use
Of battery Is sometimes advisable, but 1t Is
still better than 4 battery To seek "hcaIthlul
work and a sufficient variety OF ncw sensations
and cmOtiUpS. Our bcrt pleasures are really
the cXcitaliODs OF electric Particles; but II eX-
elements are increased too much sort OF light
uug is formed which may be fatal. Business
should begin at Il. N. and cEd at . p. m.,wlth
an Intervening hour OF recess Miss Smith
believes that it WAS by pursuing this course
that Enoch, Elijah, and ST. John did not die
at all; bat she uaively cxhorts the plotls not to
be afraid lest the law Of Death, which passed
upon all men, should be impiOusly set aside, as
it will he permitted only by the Supreme Las,
gvcr.
SPOILED Ills PIErY. Horace Greeley used
to affirm that newspaper men were the most
patient people, as class, on earth; and he was
not lar from right, though there are times
when patcrca cease; to b. virtue with tn
most enduring. Nearly everybody in Allch;.
gan knows Burr, who used to start a newspaper
about once month the year round, generally
bringing them out in tfraul Rapids, but some.
times making q flying trip 10 other points
Burr could stand 10 he told that ne llcd about
circulation, was oa the fence ~ a polI'lr!an,and
that he did not know anything about ruolshIrH
paper; AID wheG men threatened to sue Q:
thrash him, be Only smiled n sad suIlic, ANA
wished that maakiol would not ccL excited.
During religious revival in Grand Rapid,
Burr was converted, and ii frequently happen.
cd that religious people called at his Office T.!
talk with him. One day lnluIsIcr came Ia.
and after taIklUg While, EG proposed prayer.
He was in the ~, U! knccllng, wien Ills i0ot
struck one 0; IT," Gus side !UrDs, which was icau
ing against a TX Of the stuDc, ready 20 DE- li!.cl
up and over II wrut ui"KIag huii ! bush Il u.
p Burr Uokrd nL IT, run VI u.h', thought
IF the two weeks @: uvrrw'Ik, "@t GGnmcucei
taking of his cUa', -ayID%:
Ppm rry.ng to H. Il tmlIalan aud 81. good
example, but rat my buttons # cau't ;ck you
10 just two minutes
The c!crgyman hacked down TAR. Il; a. 'lnie,
dodpius tie IS" bush IT," va; aud Bur:
backsild Il. once, i il ecLt t,w ~ l piu' .:
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NIGHT Cows THEY wEAnI& rIIaGFInLD
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OPENING AND CLosIHG OF MAILS. Urn!
further notice the following will b. lne hours
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