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Year: 1859

les came to the minds Of the few who are illumin-
ated, as the lecturer saw the white tops of the
Catskills, - this very morning. while the lower
land was in shade. He illustrated the progress
of truth by simile, laden with fancy, from the
drop of water, formed on the baptism of the hills,
becoming rill, brook, river, sea, resistless
ocean.


De TOcq6evilles remarkable book on France be-
fore the Revolution exhibited abstract idea play
ed with by the governing forces, but fast becom-
ing power in tine hands of the people. 1t was
this Public Conviction which tyrants had to dread,
and they knew it. Not long since Louis Napo-
leon said, In one of his speeches. that he was the
enemy of all abstractions-and we'll he nav be-
Conviction is different thing from opinion, which
had been called knowledge in the making if so,
there Was often great deal of ready made error
mixed up with it. Common sense was wanted.
which had been defined, by some plain man, " hit
ting 1t about right the first time" Respectable
men had been the bullies of society. The best of
men were liable to persecution, but their assets
proved equal to their liabilities. There were old
politicians foSsilized clear through from their back
bone 70 their conscience. There was hope from
conflict a monolthie independence was to be
admired. st. Paul's charity was . first pure, then
peaceable."


The final causes, what the world was made for
may be summed up in one phrase, plan of edu-
cation. 1t was not ornament as conceived by
many, Out living power. 1t was the qulckenlng
of capacity-not going through college, but hav-
ing the college 60 through you-not the prop, but
the man himself. The last result of civilization
and society to individualize pursuit. The
best history is that which has most biographies
This diversity of abilities was the lie and evi-
dence of freedom.


The moral power lay behind all. We cannot
prove this progress, for have not the facts The
influences which move us do not touch other ma
tlons. We know little of them, and what do we
know of the universe But we feel by an instinct
the moral government of the whole. The cold
glacier shall move and find its way to the Summer
valleys and with this graceful return, thus barely
indicated, to the image with which he set out, the
lecturer closed his subtle and interesting DISCOURSE
Year: 1859

shall, without attempting to disparage the
judgment or the practice of others, proceed to
describe the plan which have adopted in or
der to avoid, on the one hand, the unsghtly
and inconvenient accumulation Of ice near the
kitchen door in the winter and on the other,
the still more offensive efluyia from the sink
gutter in the summer The water is conduct
ed from the wash-trough into drain beneath,
through two-inch lead pipe some two and a
half feet long and so curved to allow a por-
tion OF it always to stand full of water which
is, of course, displaced by each successive de.
posite thus forbidding the ngress of cold air
or the return Of noxious gases from the cess
pool below. 1t will be observed that to secure
the advantages of this arrangement, the drain
must be carefully closed around the insertion
of the pipe. The drain is made of brick with
the fall of nearly au inch to the foot, and
sufficiently deep under ground to render it Sc
cure from freezing 1t terminates, at q suitable
distance from the house, in a pit four by six
feet, and FIVE feet deep, walled up 10 the sur
face of the ground aud securely covered As
there is considerable amount of waste water
from the wash house and kitchen, where there
are several in family, this depository will oc-
casionally require to be pumped out. have
therefore provided it with cheap pump, SO
primitive and simple in its construction as to
have cost less than two dollars and vet so
cffcacious in its performance as to discharge
with ease to the operator, a hogshead of water
per minute. 1t is made of pine boards about
five inches square, with stationary valve near
the bottom, and movable one attached to the
piston rod, as in the common pump-the pis-
ton is worked without lever


The contents Of the cesspool are made to
subserve valuable purpose, both as a rcnoya
tor of the soil and also for irrigation. In the
latter relation it is exceedingly useful to the
garden +; for in q few minutes man will throw
up enough water to thoroughly irrigate every
part of it-thus carrying both moisture and
nourishment to the plants at q time when they
most need it,


have been thus explicit, because l believe
this arrangement has many palpable advan-
tages over every plan of conducting the drain
age away on the snrface and because have
thought that a lack of perspicuity in com
munication on so very commonplace place a
subject would detract from the little merit it
might otherwise possess. c., West Grove,
Chester county, Pennsylvania - County Gen
HsnaH.
Year: 1859

How TO Live LeSG-More people die an
nually from want of sufficient brain work than
Fl ON the excess of it. Good health of body and
mind depends on each having its full share OF
exercise and work, and it would seem from his
tory that we can better afford the body to be
in state Of lassitude than allow the intellect
ual powers to lie dormant. There may be ph vs.
ical cause for this, from the fact that much
thought induces temperate life but the ex
ceptions to such rule would be found so enor-
nous as to show that it was not the only Sc
cret. We are rather inclined to think that the
most general rule and the one capable of the
broadest application, by which to attain to
that great desideratum, "a green old age" is
to give the mind full play-to expand the
powers of thought by reading and observation
and to Danish the fear of death, resulting from
from an exhausted knowledge box" We
have shown to what ages the old philosophers
lived and many modern ones have been equally
long-lived. Calico and Roger Bacon both
lived to 78, Button died at 81, Galeo and
West were 80, Franklin and Herschel lived to
S4, and Newton and Voltaire did not finish
their labors until IS. The astronomer HALEY
was sc at his decease, and Sir Hans Soane was
SO. Michel Angelo and Titan, the great
masters of art, lived to 96 These, surely are
instances enough to stimulate the individual
who wishes to live long, not to forget to cult
vate the intellectual faculties and imagination,
while he is attending to the physical aids of
exercise, cleanliness and temperance We all
think too much of the body and neglect the
higher and dvnerpart within US we cleanse
the temple and adorn its pillars, but we forget
that the dweller therein also requires attention
and care.
Year: 1859

FEEDING HoRsEs-The practice of regula-
ting the food of horses by the amount Of work
they are required to perform, is a good one,if
properly followed. For example, a horse when
lying comparatively idle, as in winter should
have less solid food than amid the hard work
Of spring and summer. Again, if horse is
abou, TO be put to a work of extra labor it is
well TO fortify him for it with little extra feed
ing beforehand But the mistake we refer to is
the practice of over feeding him an hour or so
before putting him to work If an extra ser
vice is required of a horse on any particular
day, and an extra feed is to be given him, let
him have it the evening beSorehand, rather
than in the morning an hour or two before be-
ing put to work. Why so? Because, if be is
pnt TO work so soon after eating. his food does
not become digeSted, and he is obliged to caTrv
about with him a large mass of undigested food
which is rather a burden than q help to him


Ii he is well fed iu the evening before the food
is ssimiIated-changed to flesh aud blood
and sends health ana vi<or through the system
As general rule. working horse should be
fed regularly, both as to time and amount.
Year: 1859

To Cure HARD PULLING HoRsEs-A writer
in the London Field thus prescribes remedy
for hard pulling horses " Put the curb chain
inside the mouth, from hook to hook, instead
of out. How or why it acts with such consiJ


erable effect know not, but at times it utterly
puts an end to over-pnlling To stop a run
away horse, or render the most pulling brute
quiet and playful with his bit, get a double
plain snaffle, rather thick and heavy, the joints
rather open, cut an old curb chain in half and
let it hang down from the tottom snafle Joint


When he offers to pail or bolt, instantly mere
ly drop your hand of course the curb chair
will drop between his front teeth and should
the beast savage tiff any of your correspon-
dents wish to try the effect on themselves, they
have only to place a nut between their front
teeth and Try TO crack it-they will soon un-
derstand the vast difference between pleasure
and pain. So does the horse, and 10 a short
time he will play with the very thing he before
tried to savage and in the end become from q
vicious brute, a playful, good monthed animal
Year: 1859

GIVE THE BOYS A CHANCE.-One Of the
surest methods of attaching boy to the farm,
is to let him have something upon it for has
oacn. Give him q small plot of ground to cul-
tivate, allowing him the proceeds for his own
use. Let him have his steers to break, or his
sheep to care for. The ownership of even q
fruit tree planted, pruned and brought to bear
ing by bis own hands, will inspire him with an
interest thatn no mere reward or wages can give


In addition to the cultivation of taste for
farm life, which such a course will cultivate.
the practical knowledge gained by the boy will
be of the highest value Being interested, he
will be more observaut, and will thoroughly
learn whatever is necessary for his success
Another and equally important advantage will
be the aecustoming him early to feel response
bility. Many young men, though well acqnain-
ted with all themanual operations of the farm
fail utterly when entrusted with the manage
ment OF an estate, from want of experience in
planning for themselves. 1t is much better
that responsibility should be gradually aSsum-
ed, than that young man should be first
thrown upon himself on attaining bis msjority.
Year: 1859

SPEAK WELL OF OrHERS-If the disposition
to speak well Of others were universally pre-
valeut. the world would become comparative
paradise The opposite disposition is the Pau
dora-box, which, when opened, fills every house
with pain and sorrow How many enmities
and heart burnings flow from this source How
much happiness is interrupted and destroyed
Envy, jealousy and the malignant spirit of evil
when they find veut by the lips, 60 forth on
their mission ike foul fends, to blast the repu-
tation and peace Of others Every one has
his impertections and in the conduct of the
best there will be occasional faults which might
seem to justify animadversion. 1t is good rule
however, when there is occasion for fault find
ing, to do it privately to the erring one This
may prove salutary. 1t is proof of interest
in the individual which win generally be taken
kindly, if the manner of doing it is not offensive
The common and unchristian rule, on the con
trary, is to proclaim the failings of others to
all but themselves. This is unchriStian, and
shows deSpicable heart
Year: 1859

How TO SPEAK IN PUBIc.-Somebodyg gives
this advice to new beginners When you
mount the stand be puzzled where TO put your
hat. Look round, as though you were quite
cool and collected, and suddenly put your hat
upon the floor Turn to the audience, pass
your fingers through your hair, and say, Eel
low citizens" extend your right hand, pnt
your left on your vest, on whichever side in
your private opinion your heart lies, swell out
your chest as though all the goddesses Of lib
erty in the world had left their respective
countries, and had taken board and lodging
in your expansive bosom, and were now strug-
Cling to fnd their way out. Repress their
generous efforts for moment and then burst
right out, leading of with brief eulogy on
the American eagle. The effect will he ire
mendouS.
Year: 1859

LIGHTNING -RoDs.-A We have inquiries
almost every week about putting up lightning
rods. we will therefore give a general answer
TO ell who are in pursuit Of such information
In putting up a rod, care must be observed TO
have oil the joints perfectly connected for it
has frequently happened that the lightning has
passed from iljointed rods into buildings. The
rod should be clamped to the building with
brackets Of vanished dry wood or glass insnla-
tors and its lower eud should always becarried
down into damp soil Care must be exercised
that no masses of metal in the building be Sit
uated near the conductor, because if such 8
mass be greater than that Of the rod, the light.
ming is liable 10 pass from the latter TO the
former The point of the conductor should be
carried about four oTfve feet above the bighe>t
chimney, and if it is of iron, il should be one.
hall az inch IL diameter for building 30 feet
high
Year: 1859

hg 1t is well for the soul to have some
aim, some object, to which to direc. its ener-
gies it brings out their hidden strength, and
We can battle life's seyerest storms if that aim
ever be ours, in pursuit of its attainment


Eg- never knew but one person who in
terfered between man and wife in their broils
with success (said philosopher and that was
the person who turned to and thrashed them
both soundly.


hS- We would educate the whole man
the body. the head, the heart the body to
act the head 10 think and the hear. to feel
Year: 1859

idea of the character and magnitude of this
| dreadful scene. As a general thing the wound
| ed made but little noise. Many of them were
too much exhausted, nome of them crieC
aloud, and comparatively few could be heard
to groan. But there was no mistal1ing the
expression of their faces, which spoke of in
tense agony in spite of all their efforts to sup


press and conquer it. As 1 was riding through


the principal street in Castiglione this after


noon, passing the largest hospital, saw lyihg


in the street close to the wall. fifty or sixty


Austrian wounded who had just been brought
in from the field, and for whom no place within
the building could yet be found. One of them
a large, powerful man. with an intelligent face.
was sitting upright with his back against the
wall and uttering with chattering sound the
most intense and heart-rending yells of pain


He looked eagerly into the faces of every one
who passed, as if he must have help==but he
could only wtsit his turn. In another part of
the town. on pfossroad leading from the hill
in front of s,aferino I met twenty-one OK
carts laden with Austrians in every stage of
suffering. One Of the carts contained but
two-and in the extremity of their agony
they had half risen to their knees, grappled
one another by the shoulder and were gazing
into each others faces with a fixed and stony
look Of frenzied horror which | shall never
forget
Year: 1859

No sort of qnarreling pays. 1t is always
more profitable to have the good will and the
good opinion of any man than to count him an
enemy The humblest man has some influence,
and it is better to have that on our side than
against US. If we quarrel with one who can
not himself injure u.s. he may have relatives or
friends whose good word might one day be use
full. Or, if he is such perfect outsider, as to
have neither friend, relative influence, il
seenls like small business to quarrel with sc
forlorn an individual, Amiability is SO lovely
o virtue that men instinctively admire its fort
innate posessor, and when he comes in contac,
with cross grained, quarrelsome individual
his own good nature shines more brightly by
reason of the contrast.


We may safely promise largely increased en-
ioyment to him who becomes reconciled to al
old foe 1t is not wise to nurse quarrel anc
Keep it warm by brooding over real or imaginary
injuries. And the road to peace is very plair
and strait if we have been hasty, or unkird, o
inconsiderate, there is nothing so manly anf
honorable as prompt acknowledgment OF oul
fault or folly, and none but brute will refus
proffered reconciliation. On the other hand i
we have been injured, let remember that w
also need pardon for many Offences ard we ais
need grace to ask that pardon, and we viii fnt
it hard to withhold our forgiveness.
Year: 1859

The following description of the Zouaves-
the most efficient portion of the French army
is taken from the report of Capt. George
B. M'Clellen, who was one OF the United
States military officers sent to the seat of war
in Europe in 1855, to collect information on
military subjects


The dress of the Zouaye is of the Arab
pattern the cap is loose fez, Or skull-cap, Of
scarlet felt, with tasse turban is worn
over this in full dress a cloth vest and loose
Jacket which leave the neck unincumbered by
collar, stock, or cravat, cover the upper por-
ton Of the body and allow free movement of
the arms the scarlet pants are of loose ORR
entail pattern, and are tucked under garters
like those of the Foot Rifles Of the Guard ;
the overcoat is a loose cloak, with hood; the
Chasseurs wear similar one The men say
that this dress is the most convenient possible
and prefer it to any other.


The Zouaves are all French they are Sc
lected from among the old campaignars for
their fine physique and tried courage and have
certainly proved that they arc what their ap-
pearance would indicate-the most reckless
selfreliant and complete infantry that Europe
can produce. With his graceful dress soldiery
bearing, and vigilant attitude, the Zouave al
an outpost is the beau-ideal of a soldier. They
neglect no opportunities of adding to then
personal comforts if there is a stream in the
vicinity, the party marching or pickets is sure
to be amply supplied with fishing rods, etc
If anything is to be had, the Zouaves are quit'
certain to obtain it.


Their movements are the most light ant
graceful have ever seen; the stride is long
but the foot seems scarcely to touch the grounC
and the march is apparently made withou
effort or fatigue. The steps of the Foot Ri
hes is shorter and quicker, and not easy AM
graceful


! The impression produced by the appearance
Year: 1859

INHE sciences of Chemistry and Medicine have been

 taxed their utmcst to prodnce this lest most perfect Purgative which known to Inuumerable proofs shown that these LLs have virtues which surpas excellence the ordinary medicines and that they win un precedenedy upon the esteem of all men, They aresGa and pleasant to take tnt powerful cure Their pene- trating properties stimulate the vital of the hov remove the obStuctonS of its organs purify the blooi and expe disease They purge the foI hlnors which breed and grow distemper stimulate sluggish or dsor dered organs into their natural acou and i,ar healthy tone with strength to the whole s,stcm Not only do they cure the everyday complaints of every body but also formidable and dangerous diseases that have Iai4d the best of human skill While they proluce powerful effects they at the time in diminished doses the safest and best physic that can employed for children Being sugarcoaed they pleasant tke and being purely vegetable free from any risk of harm Cures have been made which, surpas belief were they not sub stantiaed by men of such exalted position and character as to forbid the suspicion of unruth Many eminent cergymen and physicians have lent their names to certify to the public the reliability of my remedies while others have sent the of their conviction that my Preparations contribute immensely to the relief of my afflicted, suffering fellow-men.

 The Agent below named pleased to furnish gratis my American Almanac containing directions for their use and certificates of their of the following conplants:

 Costiveness. Bilious Complaints Rheumatism. Dropsy, Heartburn Headache arising from a foul stomach Nau- Indigestion, Morbid Inacton of the Bowels and Pain arising thererom Fatueney Loss of Appetite all Ucer- and Cutaneous Diseases which require an evacuant medicine, Scrofua Kings Evil They also. by purify ing the blood and stimulating the system. many complaints which it would not be supposed they could reach such Deafness Partial Blindness Neuralgia and Nervous rritabty Derangements Of the Liver and Kid neys Gout and other kindred complaints arising from low state of the body obstruction of its functions.

 Do not be put off by unprinciplei dealers with other pill they make more profit Ask for AYERS PILLS and take nothing else No other they give you compares with this its intrinsic value curative powers. The sick want the best aid there is for them, and they should have it.
Year: 1859

JJAND MADE RUSCHES.-I would respect


III fully inform the Ladies that l am manufac-
turing Rusches by hand, which are far superior TO
any have ever made, and which are worth in
wear and appearance, double the price Of machine
made goods. Tmh POI RICHARDS 10 King St
Year: 1859

The SLAVE TRADE IN FLoRIDA.-A st.
Augustine correspondent of the New York
Times, says that the African. slave trade is
carried on at the South to an extent not
generally suspected. 1t is rumored that
two cargoes have been landed on the Gulf
Coast of Florida, and that more of the same
sort are coming. The bark Ardanos, the
captain of which was arrested in Jackson
vile some time since, finally sailed from that
port with American papers, and is now well
known to be filed with African stock either
for Cuba or this coast. Other vessels are
known to be engaged in the same business.
If the slave trade is not in reality re-opened
at this time, the indications are that it soon
will be, and continued until the present de-
mand is satisfied.
Year: 1859

SUDDEN DEArH.-A Miss Riley, of Martin
county, who had been an inmate of the Hon.


pr. Niblack's family at yincennes during
the winter, feeling unwell last week, dis
solved a seidlitz powder in two glasses, and
instead of mixing the contents of the glasses
and d:ink the liquid whilst effervescing, she
drank that of one and then of the other
The efervescence occurred in the stomach,
and the gas, resulting from the union of the
soda and acid, arose up in the throat and
partially strangled her. In the excitement
dose of mustard was given to make her
yomit up what she had taken, and a physi-
clan was sent for in haste but ere he reach
ed the house she was a corpse. $50
Year: 1859

FREEDOM OF THE PUBLIC LANDs.-Within a
few years past the question of throwing open
the public lands and donating sufficient for a
homestead to each actual settler has been
moUted, and has enlisted warm supporters a
mong men of thoughtful and enlarged minds


That every human being born into the world
has an inafenable right to the use of a por-
ton OF the soil for his own sustenance, is a
great truth that must be universally recog-
nized ere long As mankind progress in
knowledge this truth will be developed to
their understandings And it is peculiarly
fitting that the recognition and application of
this right should take place first in this Re
public, where so great an extent of land re-
mains as yet unapproprated.


We hold that the the time has come
when this question must be generally agita-
ted, aud respectful attention accorded to it
by the "assembled wisd m" of the nation
already are want and misery entaled upon
thousands of our people, the results of com
petition in the labor markets of our Cities
Freedom of the public lands would opon a
field of profitable industry to these, and re-
leve the overcrOwded cities of the Atlantic
seaboard of their surplus population, who
now find it difficult to exc out bare subsist-
encc there. The system has been already
tried to advantage in Oregon, and we can
see no good reason for the denial of its gem
eral application throughout all the Terrific
ries, but on the contrary, believe it would
be in strict accordance with the spirit of our
institutions. Sonora Herald
Year: 1859

CARD.-It is a well known fact among medl-
cal men, that there has long been wanted a good and
reliable preparation Of SARSAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East CONTAIN SPIRITS
and some them even MERCURY, although protesting
not to do soconsequenty, for all cutaneous Diseases
etc. they are injurious instead OF beneficial. Now in
the preparation offer to the public are willing
to show the receipt to any One-no matter who-DOC-
TOR or NO DocroR-as every man has a right to know
what he is taking: