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Year: 1869

The recent sad accident to the Austrian
frigate Radeizky, has sharpened the mem
ory of an old Dane who was on board the
Danish ship of the line Christian VIII,
on the 9Th Of April, 1S49. when she ex-
ploded. Fortunately, he was not killed,
and has just given, in the Vienna Press,
in all earnestness, his experience and sen
sations at the time. The old sailors i'm
agination seems to be one of the best:


In the first moment, he says, hearing
and seeing both went away, though both
came back again very soon, and compre-
hended the whole affair Lieutenant Frus
had sprung the ship in the air. / con-
stantly went higher. Not far from me |
saw our foremast flying around me in very
dagerous manner. Above me everything
was concealed in the thick powder smoke,
which shut out the sun; but below me the
land lay spread out before my dizzy sight,
in the variegated beauty of spring. The
Baltic glistened like silver in the fresh
breeze; but of the glorious battle ship there
was nothing left but blazing crater, and
upon the frigate Gesion foated the flag Of
the enemy


o, my poor Denmark, how much hast
thou lost? calculated--this is re-
markable physiological fact-while | was
flying in the air, the loss at one and half
million rigsdalers In the meantime, my
movement upward became slower from
second to second, and at last it appeared as
if l was suspended perfectly still for a
moment in the ether. An indescribable
feeling of comfort permeated my breast,
and confidence in the future of my dearly
loved fatherland entered my soul But
this did not last long. sank slowly again
to the earth, and the foremast and all the
other wreck around sank with me. Only
monster cloud of powder smoke remained
in the air. Altogether different was my
frame of mind as approached the earth,
with rapidity of fifteen feet in the second.


In ascending did not feel at all un-
happy, but in descending, on the contrary,
| experienced an oppressive fearfulness
which is hardly describable. / now saw
before my eyes death, upon which never
once thought; the period of my childhood
sprang fresh in memory | thought of my
mother, and of my sweethearts, and with
closed eyes, in madIened speed, came down
headforemast. The clear, pure water was
beaten into spray as | dove down like a
bomb. ] sank slowly, but deeper, even
deeper Underneath, there prevailed a
greenish twilight. Finally reached the
"dead point" and it appeared as if l was
again raised up by the water. My breath
was almost exhausted yet exerted my
lungs to the utmost, and was at last re-
warded with life. Even quicker ascend
ed, and at last came out in the air like a
cork. Powerful arms seized hold of me,
raised me into the boat, and led me as a
prisoner of war into arrest,
Year: 1869

Every form and feature of these prevalent and
stubborn disorders is eradicated locally and entirely
by the use of this emolent; lamentations
should precede its application. Its healing quail
ties will be found to be thorough and invariable.
Year: 1869

THE UNREST or EURoPE. THAT vetor-
an French historian and statesman, NJ
Thiers, is reported to have said TO his
constituents Just before the late cleo
tions in France, chat, in his opinion.
Europe was rapidly advancing towards
Repubicanism The ago which is com
ing will, however, owing to the mis-
management Of the rulers now in pow
er be one Of transition, struggle, and
blood she'd, which he thanks God ho
shall not live to see. The ENHANCEMENT
Of social and political problems has be-
come such that nations are fatally led
on to solve everything by the Suppress
ion ot everything. But solution and
suppression are two distinct things.
and the questione stall subsist. though
set aside, II is only when tho new
birth with which Europe is now in la
Dor shall be old and wise enough TO
solve and master the difficulty for it.
self, that republic Of general well be-
ing can hope TO restore peace aud good
order TO society. You are young" hc
added, in conclusion, bat old as you
may live TO be. you will witness only
the prologue Of the civilization oi the
future"
Year: 1869

The civil war which has been ra-
ging in Japan since the beginning of
the year 1868 is at an end. Prince
Aidsen, the most powerful among the
Northern Daimois, who, after the re.
signation of the Tycoon, continued the
war on his own account, concluded a
capitulation with the Mikado on the
9th of November. The authority of
the young Mikado, who has recently
become of age, is now recognized
throughout the country. Henceforth
the NIikado will be the actual as we'll
as the nominal ruler. Yeddo, which
heretofore has been the residence of
tho Tycoon, will now be the residence
of the Mikado and capital of the En-
pire. Strong assurances have already
been given to the foreign treaties will
be strictly observed. Several foreign
ers, will Eli high positions under the
new Government. The abolition of the
Tycoonate and the establishment of a
regular form Of government may. be con-
sidered as necessary reforms:
Year: 1869

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WoRLD.-
At the annual concert of prayer for
foreign missions, was held in Park
street church on Sunday evening last,
the prominent talk was the possibility
of evangclizing the whole world in the
present century. A contrast was in
stituted between the state of things at
the commencement Of this century and
what now exists in relation to Chistian-
ity: and the conclusion was reached
that, with the present facilities for
doing the great work of evangclizing
the world, a four-fold increase Of men
and means would be sufficient to secure
the triumph of Christianity over the
entire world. That is, it was consid.
cred possible to bring every Pagan and
anti Christian nation in the world under
the pervading Influence Of Christianity
in thirty years, provided the increase
of men and means was four-fold what
are now employed, and the rate of i'm
provment which has marked the first
two.thirds of the century should contin-
ue during the last third-of the century.


Boston 7rurciler
Year: 1869

One popularity of the Cinnamon in
in California is, that they never walk if
they can by any means procure ride.
Another peculiarly, is, that as soon as
they get rich they go home and gamble
away what they have made, and then
return to get more.
Year: 1869

we live by the living oracles; those
books were for time past and are Of no
value now-of no more value than the
ashes Of rye straw See with what
persistency they profess to teach me to
respect my father. and yet ask me in
the next breath to throw aside his valu-
able, dear bought, blood sealed works
and testimony, for thing utterly con-
trary to them in letter, in spirit, that
they have given to the world, long after
he slumbers with the silent dead. am
sick, but not Of Christ's gospel or sa-
cred books, that should throw them
away for that which is contrary and
evil; but sick of seeing this people, ma
ny, many of them 60 about with that
within they dare not declare, fearing for
the sake of their bread and butter to
speak the convictions of their souls,
yielding to the stream Of oppression, be-
canse they dare not stand upon their
feet and be men free in the gospel and
beneath the flag of our blessed land.--
Oh ! Saints of God, arise, assert your
rights be men and women, free and
pure; cease to bow submissively to the
arm Of flesh and the doctrine and COM
mandments of men; open the word of
God and read the doom of evil shake
the harp of Zion until its harmonies
shall drive away the spirit of bondage
forever. DAVID H. Smith.
Year: 1869

is understood that this company has
been getting $50 per thousand sheets
printed. out OF which only 316 has been
paid the printers. .s5,..
1t is not the province Of people gen.
orally over the country to understand
and appreciate the Importance Of the
Currency Printing Bureau. But when
they wake up, some morning and read In
their paper that there are counterfeits
in circulation on all, from the lowest to
the highest, of the denominations Of our
and so nearly perfect too that
experts are divided in their opinion a..
to whether they are genuine or not,
then they will become interested. The
Government has already lost, it is said
by some, 8lO0, 600 on single denomi-
nation of o100. But this estimated loss,
mind you. is confined to the Govern
ment. Who knows how many hundred
of those notes have been passed upon
innocent people in different parts of the
country? It il stated that only three Of
those $40 counterfeit notes, about which
there has been so much talk lately, have
made their appearance at the T reasury
Department. That is probably correct
yet it is not sufficient to indicate that
there may not be now thousands Of
them in the honest possession of people
throughout the country, who can lily
afford to suffer on account of mistakes
and blunders at Washington. Those
unfortunate holders of these counter
feits may think, and perhaps Justly too.
that the Superintendent of the making
of our Currency, Notwithstanding this
bureau being part of the Treasury De.
partment, and under the Secretary of
the Treasury, has moro responsibility,
and is more important to the country
than any of the Cabinet Officers. Any
error or mismanagement of the Secreta
~ of the Treasury, of War, of the Inte-
rior or Of the Navy, of official character
is brought to the notice and criticism Of
the whole country at once, but errors or
mismanagemento in the Currency Bu-





counting of the sheets to be printed, or
the use of the plates on which it is
printed, months may elapse before the
country or the Governments is the wiser
for it. osi-aq g1auihTonIfZs - adg,
To counterfeit, It is only necessary to
put sheet Of lead upon the plate be-
meath the press to get q sketch of every
line distinctly, marked upon the same.
and by o process Of 1electrotyping the
sheet oflead thus impressed, a plate
nearly or quite equal to the original
may be procured. ra.5azs.f -, !,


A paper intermixed with silk, on
which the impression is plainly seen on
either side, has, I believe, received tn Q
favorable consideration of Mr.. Boutwell,
and his order making it fine and i'm
prisonment for sny person found in
possession of it, will perhaps lessen the
danger of counterfeiting hereafter.


I. "a u
Year: 1869

A Frenchman tells a good story before
the St. Louis Courts. In April last he
shipped as deck hand on a Missouri
steamboat bound for the Rocky Noun
tains, but as he did his work bunglingly,
the mate kicked and beat him, knocked
his teeth out, and at last put him ashore
on a sandbar without food. There the
Indians found him and carried him off to
their camp, where they stripped him of
clothing, tied his hands together, and
hung him over slow fire. Before he
was quite done nice young squaw cut
him down and gave him an apron, in
which attire he escaped, made his way to
ST. Louis, and now sues fer sl96 wages
from the steamboat owners.
Year: 1869

There is as much connection between
the words and the thoughts as there is be-
tween the thoughts and actions. The lat
ter is only the expression of the former,
but they have power to react upon the
soul and leave the stain of corruption
there. A young man who allows himself
to use one vulgar or profane word, has
not only shown that there is foul spot
upon his mind, but by the appearance of
that word he extends that spot and in
flames it till, by indulgence, it will pollute
and ruin the soul. Be careful of your
words as of your thoughts. If you can
control the tongue that no improper words
are pronounced by it, you will soon be
able to control the mind, and save it from
corruption. You extinguish the fire by
smothering it, or by preventing bad
thoughts bursting into language. Never
utter word anywhere which you are
ashamed to speak in the presence Of the
most refined female or the most religious
man. Try this practice a little while,
and you will soon have command of your
self.
Year: 1869

We see how far many of the cpitaphs
| have given come from reaching the
standard mentioned by the writers [ have
quoted, and we cannst help but notice
their many errors and deficiencies but in
spite Of all these faults, and the disgrace
which has been brought on the practice
Year: 1869

The daughter marries either the
richest man she can get, or the
most fashionable one of her set, or she
is married for her fathers money. Her
wardrobe. is the most costly that can
be found. Her honeymoon is passed
in cars, steamboats, and hotels, in a
whirl of fatigue and excitement. Not
being able to keep house in the same
style as her father-and nothing less
luxurious would suffice her-she goes
to a fashionable boarding house to re-
side. There she is surrounded by ex-
pensively dressed, idle women, who
have no apparent object in life but
shopping, dressing and gossipping.-
She soon makes an intimate friend of
one of them, and commences the same
vapid, aimless, unsanctified life. Her
little children born in this goddess ex-
istenee are left to the entire charge of
nurses, and sometimes, escaping the
vigilance of Bridget or Lisette, are
seen wandering about the forbidden
precincts of the parlOrs and halls, with
the sacred look of little criminals
evading the police. No morning and
evening sacrifice of prayer and praise
has fallen on their ear; a hurried
prayer to nurse, while half asleep they
are going to bed, is all they know or
have been taught of the higher duties
of life. On Sunday, in these caravan
seras, the household, with few excep-
tiOns, arise too late to attend morning
services; or if they do, it is only
another ministration at the shrine Of
fashion. Dinner on the Sabbath is a
full dress affair. and the conversation
is just as worldly as usual.
Year: 1869

Rosseau said that no woman with
fine teeth could be ugly. Any female
mouth with a good set of teeth is kiss
able. The too early loss of the first
teeth has an unfavOrable influence
upon the beauty and duration of the
second. The youngest should there
fore be required to take care of them.
All that is necessary is to brush them
several times a day with little Ordi-
nary soap, or magnesia and water.


After eating, the particles of food
should be carefully removed by q
tooth pick Of quill or wood, but never
of metal, and by thread passed now
and then between the teeth. Cam
phOrated and acid tooth powders are
injurious both to the enamel and the
gums, and if employed, every particle
should be removed from the mouth
by careful rinsing. The habit which
some ladies have of using a bit of lem
on, though it may whiten the teeth,
and give the temporary firmness and
color to the gums is fatal to the enam-
ell, as are all acids.


No one young or old, should turn
their jaws into nutcrackers and it is
even dangerous for women to bite off,
rs they often do, the ends of thread
in sewing. 1t is not safe to bring very
hot food or drink especially if imme-
diately followed by anything cold, in
contact with the teeth
Year: 1869

Ifw bury a thermometer fifty feet
below the surface of the earth, the
mercury will remain at the same
point the year round, in winter and
in summer, showing that the infiu-
ence of the sun does not reach below
that depth. If we carry the ther-
mometer fifty feet lower, the mer-
curry will rise one degree, and will
rise in the same ratio for every fifty
feet we 90 down. 1t can be easily
calculated at what depth all known
substances will melt. This would
not exceed fifty miles. 1t will thus
be seen that the erust-Or solid part
of the earth is exceedingly thin, in
proportion to the diameter; not so
thick as an egg-shell, in proportion to
the size of the egg. With crust so
thin, constantly cooling, and produe-
ing a press upon the internal
masses, it is not strange that the bed
of oceans should be elevated and form
dry land, and continents should sink
and form the beds of the oceans.
Large mountains have been elevated
in a single day, and whole cities have
been sunk in the same space of time.
The side of a volcanic mountain once
broke away, and the livid masses
flowed out, forming a river twelve
miles wide, which in its course melt
ed down six hills six hundred feet
high, filling up valleys six hundred
feet deep, and spreading over a sur
face of eleven hundred square miles.
DR.. BOyntOn.
Year: 1869

Much has been written about the
mental peculiarities of the Prince
TalleyTand. The academician, NJ.
st. Benve, in late study gives the
following curious details on the phys
iolOgy of the Prince:


'He had the singular faculty of
sleeping but little; he passed the
night at cards or in talking. He
rarely went to bed before four in the
morning, and yet was up again at an
early hour. His pulse had the singu-
larity of being very full, and of inter
mitting every sixth beat. On this
subject he had a theory of his own /;
he considered this skipping at the
sixth pulsatiOn as a stop, as a resting
of nature, and he claimed that the
pulsatiOns which were lost, and which
were his due, would be made up to
him at the end, and would therefore
prolong his life. He explained also
by this fact his little need of sleep, as
if nature had taken its sleep in detail
and in ADVANCE. by small doses"


The well known music composer,
NJ. Auber, who is now 81, who wrote
only last year the successful opera,
"Un Premier Jour de BOnheur,n and
who has become for the Parisians the
legendary ''young man about town, I"
employs also with success the habit
of sleeping little, for he goes home
from soirees at two in the morning,
and is ready again to receive visitors
at sunrise.-[ Paris Correspondence of
the New York Times.
Year: 1869

a conscience void of offeuse toward
God and man is worth more to its pos
SCISSOR than all the hOnors of the
world.


Though caustic may be the best
remedy for cancers, it may not be
proper to apply it to every infirmity.


If there is aught in heaven or on
earth, animate or inaminate, which
we love more than God We are idola-
terS, and as such we cannot enter the
kingdom of God.


He who loses the appreciation of his
own conscience to gain the recon-
mendatiOns of his fellows, sells more
precious birthright than Esau's, for
less value than a mess of pOttage.


Heather idOlsare termed gods, while
Christian idols bear no such hOnored
appellation; but which of the two re-
ceives the most devoted heart-wOrship
is a matter of doubt.


Until we have no faults to be forgiv-
en-, no weaknesses to be pitied, no i'm
perfections to be imOuTned, mercifuI
feelings toward the erring will be
more befitting us than harsh reproach-
es.


While we may be disposed to laugh
at those whoare weaker than ourselves
let us remember that our superiors
may likewise hold us in derisiOn. 1t
is unwise in those who have superb
Ors to deride their interiors.


If we would be cO-wOrkers with God
in saving men, we must tell them just
such truths as the Holy Spirit is tel
ling them, tO-wit: that they are great
er sinners and can be saved only thro'
the atoning blood, and a present, per-
feet and everlasting submission to
Christ.


We preach to poor sinners and dear
sinners and good sinners. We meet
some that are so good that we tell
them that if they would only just
make profession, itwould be enough.
We find Others so bad that we pass
them by as though there was no hope
for them; and thus we lose sight of
the glories of the cross.


When skies are clear, the heavens
are all aglow with thousands of gilt
tering stars but a slight change in
the atmosphere, and skies become
haZy, and but few stars are seen. So
with the religious world; the spirit is
poured out upon the church, and large
is the number of witnesses for Jesus;
but slight change in the atmosphere
love becomes little cold. and the
vapory influences of earth obscure the
heavens-and but few witnesses, like
solitary stars, are left to point the
wayfare TO the city of light.
Year: 1869

The advice of contemporary is
appropOse i'll every locality, viz: That
persons who sport fast horses ought to
improve every favorable opportunity
of showing off their superior speed
They can impress the fact in no better
way than by accelerating their pace
when approaching pedestrians who
happen TO be crossing the streets. By
always observing this, they will not
fail to convey q good idea of their con-
sequence, which is a good point gain
ed. Another excellent practice is
when driving out of an alley or turn
ing any short corner, to make the ami
NAL move at tie top of its speed
The beneficial effect of this consists
in its tendency to impress upon men,
women and children the Importance
of constant watchfulness as a means
of preserving their precious lives
Mankind are too careless on that point,
and he who teaches them great eau
ton is public benefactor.


In meeting ladies on the street, it is
an excellent idea to stare at them and
look them out of countenance. This
is real favor to ladies, whether they
know how TO appreciate il or not. If
they are good looking, they will think
of course that you are admiring their
beauty, and if they are so modest that
they do not relish being stared at, so
much the more necessity for staringat
them, rs they have got to learn that
this is an age of brass, and the sooner
the better.


If your friend whom you meet on
thestreet, happens to be in a great
hurry, be sure to stop him. This
should always be done. whether you
have any thing to communicate or
not. Men are too prone in this cOun-
try to hurry through the world, and
the tendency ought to be checked.


When you are in company, be sure
to monopOlize as much of the conver-
sation as possible. This is a good way
to impress upon Others a proper sense
of their own littleness, and thus teach
them humility.
Year: 1869

There are very few grown men, or
even ''stOut boys in this country
who have any pride in being out of
business. Occasionally one is found,
however, and when found he is worth
making a note of. We ran across a
genuine specimen the other day, or,
rather, he ran against 1us-emphatic-
ally against us; against our feelings,
against our Judgment, against our
sympathy, but not against our pity.
We did not pity him, and that was
the extent of our recognition. He
was dressed faultlessly-thati is, if the
extreme of latter-ddy fashion can be
called faultless; he had beautiful
white hands and teeth, his hair was
parted in the middle, his dOwny mus
tache adToitly colored and curled, a
gold mounted eye-glass dangled from
a buttOnhOie of his vest, and a "nOb-
by" little walking-stick was twisted
in his bejeweled lady-fingers. He
was proud to say that he was "gen-
tleman of leisure" We inferred as
much before he said it. What else
could have been inferred? What
earthly use could the mortal thing be
put to? Physical force he had not I;
his mind was as vacant as an exhaust
ed receiver; and he seemed TO have
no excuse for living except to adver-
tise some tailoring establishment. 1t
is something to the credit of this re-
publican country that such specimens
of the genus homo are rare. We can
only wish they were so rare that
Barnum would be induced to cage
them with his monkeys; though the
monkeys would be apt to protest
against the eompaniOnship.-P0ck-
ards Monthly.
Year: 1869

NIGHT AIR.-An extraordinary fall
lacy is the dread of the night air.
What air can we breathe at night but
night air? The choices between pure
night air from without, and foul night
air from within. Most people prefer
the latter. An unaecountable choice.
What will they say II IL is proven to
be true that fully One-half OF the dis
eases we suffer from is oeeasioned by
people sleeping with their windows
shut? An openwindow, most nights
in the year, can never hurt any one.
This is not to say that light Is not
necessary for recovery. In great cities
night air is often the best and purest
air to be had in the etwenty-fourhoprs.
could better understand shutting the
windows in town during the day for
/ the sake of the sick. The absence OF
smoke, the quiet, all tend to make
night the best for airing the patient.


One of the highest medical authori-
ties on consumption and climate has
told me that the air in London is new
er so good as after ten O'Clock at night.
Always air your room then, from the
outside air, if possible. Windows are
made to open, doors are made shut--R
truthwhieh seems exceedingly diff
cult of apprehension. Every room
must be aired from without-every


passage from within. But the fewer
passages there are in q hospital, the
better.-FI0renee NightengGie.