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SAN AUGUSTINE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1858.
the eastern texian,
Is published
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Letter from Newton.
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Notices op Casdipates— For State op District
Mb. Editor—I see chronicled in the
public prints something * commendatory
of almost every county in the State of
Texas," but Newton. The cause of this
delinquency on the part of the journal-
ist, is easily accounted for to me. My
Bible tells me that a house divided
against itself cannot stand. Such is
the lamentable condition of Newton
county ; so much so, that no one will
shoulder .the responsibility of keeping
tlifypapers posted up in relation to its
historical events. It is congenial to
the feelings of if&st wyUgrs to eulogise
and speak in flattering terms oi iViSli-
nativc county, and in general; if-they
cannot thus speak and write, they pre-
fer to be silent. With me, I must con-
fess, it is different; true, I would pre-
fer, if truth would permit, to speak in
[COMMUNICATED.]
Editor Texian—Sincemy last letter,
we have had quite a variety of inci-
dents in our community. Such toQ as
embraced every extreme. Death has
been in our midst, and has borne otf
one of our choicest members of society.
One, too, in the prime and bloom of
life. Wc have had a glorious wedding!
On-tlie 3d instant, Dr. J. J, Burroughs
was united in wedlock to Miss Eliza-
beth Bash, the daughter.of Gen. D. B.
Bush. The marriage ceremony took
place at the General's beautiful man-
Can Indian Babies Swim ?
WBOSUSDAY MORNING.
..."wiiuiy
june 23.
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offices, ten dollars. For Countjoffoes fi*o. t f ,, , 'u-j character of
We will be compelled to declinelegal ad- j terms oi tilC most exahea cnaiacuToi
VOTi$86lll6Ilt8« BttlC88 p&l^i for XD (dTftQCO. jlBV COUHtj &liu ItS iililabitdllfe. A liOrC"
^-JGB WO E, of every description. will;fcU JXr. Editor, I shall fix YOU up ail
be neatly, cheaply, and expeditiously executed j ; t;a] disll 0f tlie goods 1 "
at the Texian ce. , rights and wrongs, both of Newton and
| its citizens. Newton county is. so far
as regards soil, water, timber, range
and commercial fa-
cilities, almost second to none. Its cli-
mate is mild and salubrious, and its
productions comprise cotton,, tobacco,
corn, sugar, rice, potatoes, both sweet
and Irish, and the whole catalogue of
garden vegetables, together with a va-
riety of the finest figs, peaches, apples,
grapes, pomegranates, and even pears
do tolerably well. The area of the
county is 964 square miles, comprising
abnogt-everv variety of soil, from the
roose&htidy to the black stiff land. The
face of the country is level and well
watered, with abundant fine springs,
and bcautifxl clear running streams,
which afford an abundance of the finest
trout, jack, perchf sucker and catfish.
Great county for jtsk fries, this ! In
point of timbeiywith the exception of
Jasper, we in all* probability have no
equal in Texas. As regards health, do
not think that. I am exaggerating when
I assert to you that Newton is the
healthiest country that I ever lived in,
or was ever acquainted with. In poli
tics, Newton professes to be Democrat-
ic, but I consider it an assumption to
say that she adheres to the convention
system. Society in the aggregate is
good—the citizens in general are an
honest, industrious and moral people—
habitual drunkards are scarce—groce-
ries, alias deadfalls or doggeries, are few
and far between. Only one in our
county, and that- is one more*than the
interest and good of the people of the
county require. I long to see the day
when such nuisances will be discounte-
nanced, and cease to exist in our coun
ty for the want of patronage. But not-
withstanding all the natural advantages
afforded us by our country, and the
seeming good state of society, wre have
one thing to regret, the lack of unity
ftan Jacinto Monument.
A. circular from lion. F. R/Lubbock,
Treasurer of the San Jacinto Monu-
ment .Association, informs us that at
themeeting held at the battle ground
on the 21st inst., the fallowing resolu-
tions were offered by Capt. fEdwalrds,
and unanimously adopted by the meet-
ing. They speak for themselves : :*§
W sere as, it has been heretofore re-
sdtved by those assembling upon the
battle ground, to erect a suitable monu-
menf over the remains of the brave men
who fell and were buried upon the field
of San Jacinto, ^901
Reeved, That we will' continue to
roake collections for the carrying out
of tiffs object until it shall be accom-
Resolved, That we most respectfully
and urgently request the citizens of our
State to come forward in aid of so wor-
thy an afceet.
Resolved, That the Chief Justice of
each and every county in the State is
hereby solicited to prepare, and have
exposed at the various^ election pre-
cincts of their respective counties, at
the August elections, contribution box-
es, and the Judges of election be request-
ed* to ask. subscriptions from the voters.
Resolved, That we are assured of the
willingness of our fellow-citizens to
contribute, if an opportunity in the
manner indicated be offered them.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be furnished by the Treasurer
to each and every Chief Jnstice in the
State as soon as practicable."
;e Texas Republican presents
as handsome an appearance as any pa-
per we have ever seen. The " Bill of of sentiment and feeling in regard to
.. •_ i. Alif* AAlinftr Olfrt nm T anvr ?<•
Fare" of the Republican is extensive
and recherche, but we^iink the "job"
could have been ifapi
" \
Kansas.—Walker and Stanton, it is
«ald, arc going to stump the Territory
> ia opposition to the compromise bill.
U. S. Senator.—Gen. Arthur P.
Hayne, the newly appointed Senator of
South Carolina, in place of the deceas-
ed Bvans, is seventy years of age. He
fought in the war of 1812, was inspec-
tor general of arms at the battle of
New Orleans, and the bosom friend of
Gen. Jackson.
A Curious Suggestion.—The idea
of a partnership between England and
the Unit^' States, by which each coun-
try shall Itave an officer on board the
—- - WiiT vesselsjof the other engaged in sup-
pressing fit? slave trade, although "sug-
gested by a merchant of this city," and
endorsed by two leading papers, does
not seem to meet with a ready concur
rence. The sentiment in this country
Is not favorable to any such partnership
We want no British officers on board
our .ships, either as. part commanders,
or spies. Let every tub stand on its
own bottom.—Journal of Commerce
SOLOUQOE AND HI8 ARMY.—Fa08till I,
Emperor of Hayti, gave, in March, an
order, not to Leeds, but to ElJjyoeuf (Nor
mandy), for three thousand suits of regi
mentals* The contract was dnly attended
to, and the manufacturers were up to
time, but unfortunately the goods were
sent by the Havre broker in two distinct
shipments for St. Domingo, ai.d three
thousand pantaloons arrived three weeks
before the supplementary portion of the
^outfit. Soulouque, who had fixed on
grand review, had his troops drawn Up in
ooatless array, haranguing his brave army
/ with a promise of jackets by the next
= packet. Had the jackets come first he
u would no doubt have turned out hit men
in the costume of sans culottes; but the
broker will have to answer for breach of
covenant with his nigger majesty.
«#
Jefferson says that " no man ever re-
pents "eating too little."
oar county site. Sorry am I to say it
rat yet it is true; we have two dis
rties in our county—the New-
ton alias Center and Burkeville parties.
These parties have existed for the last
four or five years, notwithstanding the
center party has always succeeded in
the elections for county site. This par-
ty spirit rages mostly when a canvass
is open for county officers ; the Burke-
ville party prefer many and groundless
charges against the center party—ac-
cusingthe county court of many things
too grievous so be borne, such as mal-
feasance, partiality, and prodigality in
the use Oi the county funds, &c. This
is all a.hoax ! and is done to incense
the minds of the community against the
center party. In truth, the true rea-
son for all this is kept dark—they do
not wish to show their hand, but act
fictitiously.
These county site questions are gen-
erally grievous, and destructive to the
peace and harmony of society. I see,
Mr. Editor, tliat the question is again
being agitated in yourcounty. I hope
it will not result to the prejudice of the
general interest of your citizens. In
our county, sir, the two parties are like
the Jews and Samaritans, they have no
dealings with each other. The one can
do nothing that is right with the other,
either civilly, religiously or politically.
Such is their aversion to each other,
that I do not know whether they would
agree to go to heaven together.
Our county is remarkable healthy at
this time, and crops are as flattering as
heart could wish. We are abundantly
supplied with the necessaries of life, a
things bid fair for an abundant harvest,
and a successful canvass. Our friends,
Elihu Williams and Casey, have been
among us. They are both worthy gen
tlemen, and cither of them will, in my
humble opinion, make a good officer.
The vote of this county, in all proba-
bility, will be near equal. I am not
able to give an opinion, as yet, which
of the two will be ahead; but one
thing I know Williams' visit to this
county has not injured him any—he is
highly spoken of by all. Casey is wcl1
known, and needs no eulogy from my
pen. More anon. TOM.
* Newton, Jam 16. '58.
sion. The happy pair were joined to-
gether by Rev. J. Crawford, which was
witnessed by several hundreds of this
QQunty. The entertainment was every-
thing tliat Gen. and his accorrT
plished lady could alone set forth—age,
youth and beauty were promiscuously
assembled to witness the festivity—joy
sparkled in every eye. and beamed in
every countenance. Music and tlie
merry dance crowned the pleasures of
the evening, and all went merry as a
and evils, marriage feast! Such are the varieties
and vicissitudes of this wonderful life i
The election excitement is waxing
warmer and warmer in our county.—
Candidates of every grade and every
capacity are coming into the field to fill
the various county offices. Indeed,
such is the character of the various as-
pirants, that our people cannot fail to
make a good choice of faithful and ef-
ficient officers. I will not mention
any names, for they should all patron-
ize the Texian. Some will doubtless
be elected, and others will not. Some
will barter conscience, integrity, fame,
honor, and all that should be dear to
man, in order to succeed. I hope these
will receive the award that an indig-
nant akftLfree people should mete out
to theift? ' * *
I have recently visited several por-
tions of the county, and am pleased to
be able to report that the crops look
exceedingly well. On Bear Creek, in
the Southern part of the county, Mr.
V. F. Hamilton has the most promis-
ing crop of corn and cotton I have yet
seen It is young, but extremely luxu-
riant and thrifty. "Patroon is ahead!"
But let justice be heard. About the
first days of this month, Mr. John Pol-
ly presented a gentleman with a beau-
tiful boquet of cotton blooms, in order
that he might exhibit them to a certain
friend at Milam. Had not Capt. An
drews inadvertantly lost them by the
way, you should have heard of these
blooms long before friend Smith's came
in—Patroon is ahead! I have seen the
crops on Patroon. They are indeed
beautiful. It is a great country—a fer-
tile rich country—and the people know
well how to make the rich soil yielc
an ample reward. Fat mules—tfcll-fec
negroes-t^parly hours—late suppers anc
sharp ploughs. These are the reme-
dies by which the Patrooners drag out
the full fruits of the soil! But Patroon
is not the only rich valley of land in
Sabine county. The lands are fertile
in various parts through the length and
breadth of the territory. Bear Creek
Sandy, Housen Bayou, and the Pala-
gocha valleys are all rich. All they
want is enterprising farmers to reclaim
them.
The sad tidings of Gen. Henderson's
death has cast a deep gloom over every
grade of society in this county. We
mourn his loss not as partisans, but as
Texians. In him freedom has lost a
champion—the bar a brilliant member
—-Texas has lost one of her bravest
sons, and the nation one of her best
statesmen. He is fallen! and who can
fill his place ? The question must soon
be asked and answered—Who will fill
his place? Well, Mat may just as wel
presume to suggest as others, and why
not now—whilst the tear for the death
of our lamented Senator yet moistens
the. eye. Governor Runnels has the
wwer to appoint until the State Legis
ature meet, and I fear not, of the many
talented men of the great Democratic
party in Eastern Texas, he will be able
to make a good selection. That he will
make a good selection, I have no rea-
son to doubt. There are some promi
nent champions of Democracy on
whom all eyes are turned—men who
tiave made a great noise, and wonder
ful parade. But if depth of wisdom
solidity of talent, soundness of princi-
ples, stability of character, and purity
of morals, attract the far-seeing gaze
and penetrating eye of his Excellency
Gov. Runnels will look to the East
and there on the fertile land of Pat-
roon, Hon. James M. Burroughs will
be called on, to a post where a rich
and rare fund of sound principles—the
accumulation of years of toil and study
—can be displayed to the advantage of
the nation, and to the honor of Texas
and Democracy ! Mr. Burroughs has
no superior in Eastern Texas!
Tlie health is good—times are dull
Yours, MAT.
Milam, June 20,1858.
The writer of the following would
probably consider the incident rather
a grim joke had the experiment been
tried on his babies :
" I kin answer that question fur ye,"
broke in Ellis, as he chanced to hear
the question propounded in a general
way, to a promiscuous company ; 1 kin
answer that, question fur yo, TJ
can't swim—not a lick. An I tell ye
how I cum ter know. It was over thai
in Georgy enduriu' of the Rrik war.
Well, wun day we had a skrimmage
with the injinsat one of their little vil-
| lages. It werent long I kin tell yon
afore we whipt ;em out, arid then we
quake within hear
was gwine on at
Editor and Published.
SO,
Death of Thomas Ap Catesby jjpj
This distinguished officer died at lut
residence in Georgetown, D. C,; on thg
30th nil., as has been previously imported
[from the trub delta.
Manufacture of Gutta Percha
Articles.—An incessant course of in-
vention has marked the manufacturing
of gutta percha uuniig ,h(: by the telegraph. The Philadelphia. Bal*
ot its existence—t.ie peculiar chatuciei j letin. of the '31st',ihfe following bio4
ot the substance operated upon neces- j graphical sketch of hi tin ;
si taxing the employment of new pro-1 As his name indicate?. Commodore
cesses, new machines, and new tools. Jones was of Welsh Jescsm, lie was a
if the material is to be applied to some
new purpose of utility, tools and pro-
cesses of novel character have to be
employed : if an ornamental application
is determined on, methods are adopted
for developing any natural beauty
which the grain of the "substance may
present; if an attempt be made to su
native of Virginia, and was born in the
yea 1759. He entered ihe navy as a mid-
shipman in the year 180-5, and received his
commission as captain ia 1S29. tie was
first brought prominently into public no-
tice in the year 1814, at the time when
Lritht British nyval expedition against New
Orleans entered Lake Borge, ^ommo*
, , dore Jones* then a Lieutenant, had com*
persede leather, or wood, or rapier-ami —. - - -
.k • s*-- • -sr - r-'H ^ ol a iT; vision o! hve gun boats, car-
metal,
this singular
ten cums to me.
gone." " What!" ses I. " Wilson's j operations and tools differing consider-
gone," says the Capin again. " Can't j ably from those before employed.
be found no whar ? says 1, with a i The first process consists ia cutt^g]surrender,.Lieut. Jones having'been
failln' in my voice, kasel loved Wilson, j the block into slices. Tlie're is vertical j disabled by a >hot. lbs conduct
an so did the Capin', and so did all j wheel, on the surface of which are fixed | ^ua:r ui^rcibaiiy conimeuded. That
rying 23 gun* and 183 men. The British
force that he was to intercept, consisted of
40 or 50 barges or boats built for this spe-
cial duty; carrying 42 guns bihI (KSf) oi
800 men. After a gallant resistance, thfc
utile American flotilla was compelled to
early
a the
the men. " Can't be found hi nnr lo,"
ses the Capin'.
I didn't like the idee of the dratted
mjins dancing round poor Wilson's
scalp, neither did the Cap'in; an' so
we consults 'bout it, and we ses, wre'll
go and see if he can be found. Well,
off we starts, an' we hunted, an' we
hunted, ontil we begin to think it wer
no use. " Poor Wilson," ses the Cap-
ten, " he's a goner, I reckon ; an'a bet-
ter-hearted feller than him never died a
disgraceful death at the hans of a infur-
nal savage." " Stop," ses I,'' aint that
him away down yonder ? " The Capin
looked the way I pinted, an' he see
sum one standin on the bank of a krik,
bizzy a doin' sumthin, we couldn't tell
what. Well, we goes down, and when
we cums in 'bout a hundred yards, we
see him, ('twas Wilson sure nuff,) take
injin baby by the heels, and arter rip-
pin' it two or three times over a stump,
fling it in the krik ; and then we see
him fold his arms and look on, sorter
melancholy-like, until the little red un
went plum outen sightf
" Wilson," says the Cap'in, coming
up, " what in the hell are you doin' ?
Wilson sorter started like, at first, but
seem' it wer the Cap'in, he smiled in
the most pleasant way, an' ses he,
Well, Cap'in, I've allers heern that
injin babies could swim, an' so thought
_'d try it." " An kin they swim ? " ses
te Cap'in. "JVo sir," ses Wilson,
that are last wun you see is the sixth
wun I flung in, an' durn th£ wun that's
swum yet! "
The Effect of British Outrages.-
A correspondent of the. Journal of oom
merce. writing from Havana under
date of May 25, says:
In illustration of the consequences
of the recent outrages of British gun
boat cruisers upon vessels under the
flag of the United States, in these wa-
ters, I have the following facts to relate
Messrs. C c Brothers, one of our
most respectable and substantial houses
charterers of the American brig Chas
H. Frost, Silliman, master, to load su-
gars at Sagua la Grande for Philadel-
phia or Boston, desired to ship a few
sacks of doubloons hence for Sagua by
the brig, for the use of their agents,
and to meet the expenses of various
vessels loading there for their account,
The offices of insurance here refused to
insure the money at any rate of premi
um, for the reason that if the brig
should chance to be boarded by any one
of the birds of prey in these waters—the
' buzzard, Kite, or Styx—and the money
should be found on board the brig,
would be declared a legal prize for that
suspicious circumstance, and sent to Ja-
maica for trial as a slaver, while, to in-
sure justice and possession of the oun
ces, the officers, crew, coopers, &c
would be landed at some inconvenient
soint of the coast, to get to Havana or
the United States as they could."
The Difficulty Settled.—The diffi
culty between Senators Beqjgpin and
Davis h&6 been amicably adjusteo through
the exertions of their friends. They both
made an explanation on the floor of the
Senate.
Presentation of Napoleon's Bier
to the French NATioN.-r-We learn
from the English papers that a presen
tation is about to be made to the French
nation of the hearse which served to
convey the body of the imperial exile
of St. Helena to the tomb. The Phila-
delphia North American, in noticing
this, remarks:
This interesting relic was placed
the royal repository at Woolwich, in
1819, where it has since remained,
consists, we are told, of the lower por-
tion of the carriage used by Napoleon
in his solitary rambles over the islanc
and which at his death, served for his
funeral bier. Although great care has
been taken to preserve it from multila-
tion, portions of the woodwork have
been hacked away, and also parts of the
velvet hangings. Major General Peel
Secretary of War, has ordered the car
riage to be restored to its former con
dition, and then it is to be presented to
the French nation. No doubt, when it
arrives in France, it will be receivec.
with great and general enthusiasm.
Fat Office.
Orleans receives
per annum.
■The Coroner of New
salary of $9,000
the victory was dearly bought by the JBrit-
ish, is proved by the fact that their loss,
as officially reported, was 94—more than
half the number of Americans engaged,
and by American witnesses of the affair,
the loss is even said to have been 300 or
400. ,
Peace followed soon after the affair of
Lake Borgne, and we next hear of the sub*
ject of this notice engaged in important
service jn 1812, when he had command
of the Pacific squadron. During thaL
summer, while lying at Callao, he receiv*
ed, unofficially, information which led
him to believe that a war between the
Uuit- d States and Mexico was inevitable*
He was also led to believe that through
intrigues at* Mexico, a cession of Mexican
territory to Great Britain\vas contemplate
ed. He suddenly set sail with the squad*
ron of four vessels, in order to forestall tho
supposed designs oi the British Admir&L
A council of officers was held, and in view
of the circumstai.ces it was resolved that
it was expedient to take possession of
Monterey, San Francisco, and any othe^
points supposed to be in the hands of the
British. On arriving before Montereyi
some circumstances confirmed his suspic-
ions ,* he summoned the Governor to sur-
render the place, which was done, and on
the 20th of October, 1842, the American
flag rose over the old fort, and a procla*
mation was issued, explaining to the peo-
ple the strange«movement.
The next day Com., Jones discovered
that he had been entirely mistaken,
had been no war, and no cession
to-y to Great Britainhad been conterhf
ted by Mexico. As soon as the news of
the affair reached Washington, he was re-
called, and has not since been engaged in
active service, though he again had com-
mand of the Pacific squadron in 1848.—
For this indiscreet but well-meant seizure
of Monterey, in a time of peace, Coin.
Jones was suspended from service for a
time, and in 185-5 was placed upon the
Reserved List by the Fava! Board. No
one ever doubled his valor or his skill as
an officer, and he was highly esteemed by
his brethren in the service. He has resid-
ed in Georgetown since his retirement.
Advantages of*Vemperance.—Sol-
omon tells us that the glutton shall
come to poverty ; warns us to be not
among riotous eaters of flesh, and even
bids us put a knife to our throats if we
be men given to appetite. Is there no
less desperate remedy ?
Lord Byron once told a
three knives or blades ; and whiio> the
heel is rotacing witb a speed of two
lundred turns a minute, a block of gut-
ta percha is supplied to it, and speedily
cut into thin slices. These slices show
that the gutta percha is by no means
uniform in different parts, either In cob
or or texture.
To bring about a uniformity is the
bject of the shredding or tearing pro-
cess. The slices are thrown into a tank
of water, which is heated by steam to
such a temperature as to soften the mass;
the dirt and heavy impurities fall to the
bottom, leaving a pasty mass of gum—
and the mass being throwninto another
rotating machine, is there so torn and
rent, and dragged asunder by jagged
teeth, as to be reduced to fragments.
A Novel Suggestion.—A merchant
of New York has written a letter to
Gen. Cass, suggesting a method by
which, he thinks, a satisfactory arrange-
ment could be made with Great Britain
:'or inquiring into the nationality of sus
pieious vessels. He recommends that
an American Lieutenant should be plac
ed on board of every British cruiser,
and that a British Lieutenant should be
>laced on board of every American
cruiser, on the look-out fon slavers, and
that any suspected vessel should be vis-
ited and her papers examined by the
officer whose national flag she might
carry. In this way, he believes, all feel-
ings of national honor and pride might
be respected, and the ends of a visit at-
tained without any possibility of na-
tional offence.
Woman's Fidelixv.—The following in
cident we clip from the letter of a travel
er to the St. Louis Republican. It is the
record of an event of every day life, where
anxious eyes watch patiently for the
form that never gladdens their sight, and
the ear listens ceaselessly for the footstep
that returns no more forever. The cor-
respondent says :
I go down on the Hesperian to day.
Even now we are gliding swiftly past
Doniphan, after having touched at the
wharf to take in passengers. As we
paused a moment, a friend of mine pointed
out a fair young girl, with sunny hair aud
rose-tinted cheeks, who leaned eagerly
from a window, as if gazing intently for
some one whom she anxiously expected to
see. She saw none others than the two! juorauyron once told a companion
or three who disembarked, and then, with that if some demi god would dictate to
a look of unutterable disappointment, she
turned away and fled from sight.
My friend told me that thus she had
looked for days, and that the bloom was
fading from l.er cheek and the light hom
her eye, with the passage of each boat;
that he whom she loved went last year to
the mountaius, and promised to return
with the early spiing ; that o'hers, all
others, who departed about that time had
long since come back, but no tidings had
been received of him, and that thus sh?
had watched each downward boat, and
thus she felt the shock of each sad disap-
pointment.
—
Benton's Ferocious Sarcasm.—Some
years ago, while speaking in Scott county,
Mo., Mr. Darnes, the Representative of
that county, sat directly in'front of him,
for the purpose of putting questions to hiin,
and, if ueed be, to insult him. B- ntou
was reading the names of thosa who voted
lor the "Jackson resolutions," and coming
to the name of Darnes, he stopped, and in
his own peculiar way said, " I smell a
nullifier ! This man Darnes was a pronii
ising child, but this is not the child that
was born. When he was three years old,
his mother took him to a com husking.—
The boy Darnes was stolen, this brat was
substituted." He then came to O'Ban-
yon, who was hiding himself behind a
tree. 14 This O'Banyon was a contempti-
ble pup. 1 made him what he is ; 1 gave
him office. At he had the*impu-
dence to rbe and present me several ques-
tions to answer; I told him to stand and
hold them, he did, three hours and twenty
minutes by my watch; for which service 1
owe him one dollar, Here is a one dol-
lar note, signed by John Van Dyke, a
Democratic sausage maker; take it, sir,
[to Mr. Darnes] and pay him, sir ! "
Darnes tells the story, and says he was
never so badly used up in his life.
It is said the convicts in the
Penitentiary at Huntsville, are weaving
14,000 yards of cloth per week.
•Hs*"--
us just how much \^e ought to eat, it
would put an end to half the miseries of
the race.
Jonathan Edwards, we sec nothing
in his diary better than the following:
"I find that I cannot be convinced in
the time of eating that to Cat more
would be to exceed the bounds of tem-
perance, though I have had two years'
experience of the like, and yet three
minutes after I have done I am convinc-
ed of it. But yet, again, I overeat,
thinking I shall be somewhat faint if I
leave off then ; but when I have finish-
ed, I am convinced again of excess,
and so it is from time to time. I have
observed that more really seems to bo
the truth when it is according to my
inclination, than when otherwise."
Sir Isaac Newton often dined on a
penny's worth of bread.
Aberncthy cured his indijestion and
regained his flesh by "going into the
country where he could get good milk
and eggs, and living upon three ounces
of baked custard taken three times A
day, with no drink but ginger-waten
On this quantity of food he regained
his flesh and uniformly got better/'
Marion and his men waxed strong
and valiant, with no food but sweet po-
tatoes, no drink but water, and HOsheb
ter but the sky.
"Besides brown bread, the Greek
boatmen subsist almost solely on their
native fruits, figs, grapes and raisins.
They are the most nimble, active,
graceful, cheerful, and even the most
merry people*5n the world."
Grant Thorpurn attributes his cheer-
ful old age to the fact that he " never
eats enough," and thousands ot bis
countrymcn are wearing out their bod-
ies, not so much bv the excess of busi-
ness or the multiplicity of cares, as by
the overwork they crowd'dpon them in
digesting surplus and unnecessary foo^
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