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TO CURE STAMMERING.
First.—Commence speaking while the
breath is going out, and speak very low.
The stammerer always attempts to speak while
drawing the breath, and-cannot succeed until
he begins to respire, or the breath is going
out.
Second.- Place the tongue flat on the bot
tom of the mouth, before attempting to speak,
for the tongue of the stammerer inclines to
the roof of the mouth, and there adheres, while
he is striving to speak by drawing in the
breath, but is disappointed.
Third. —Begin by attempting short senten
ces and easy words as the Lord's prayer,
and commence by placing the tongue on the
bottom of the mouth.
Fourth.—The operator may commence
with easy words to pronounce, and then pro
ceed to hard words.
“While the fruit remains green,” says a
recent writer on the management of tomatoes
“ 1 have much facilitated the ripening by re
moving the large leaves from dense branch
es of fruit, and placing white boards behind
them, so as to reflect the sun's rays strongly
upon them. With the same view, an English
author of eminence, recommends tin.
The British fruit raisers consider a good
wall for fruit, equal to an advance of six de
grees toward the equator. By planting the
tomato in beds under a fence brilliantly white
washed, or painted white, maturation of the
fruit would no doubt be materially advanced.
Frequent and copious irrigation with soap
suds and cleanly cultivation, greatly facili
tates the developement of this fruit.
To take Lnk out of Mahogany. —Dilute
half a teaspoonful of oil of vitriol with a large
spoonful water, and touch the part with a
feather; watch it, for if it stays too long it
will leave a white maik. It is therefore bet
ter to rub it quick, and repeat if not quite re
moved.
Prunning.—When small branches die, or
begin to die, it is better to remove them with
the knife, so as to have a clean wound ra
ther than a ragged one. We see no use in
shortening large branches, unless it is done
very moderately, in order to keep them with
in compass; then, and if done skilfully, it
enables the trees to make timber quicker than
they would if the branches were removed.
It is true that roots must, to some extent, be
injured in transplanting, unless they have
been confined in a pot; and it is also tyue
that where they are extensively injured the
head of a tree must be also reduced; but it
requires experiance to know when this be
comes necessary. When trees are young it
never need be done,, if they are carefully ta
ken out’of the ground.
Ice. —The intrinsic value of ice, like that
of metals, depends on the investigation of an
assayer. That is to say, a cubic foot of
Lower Canada ice is infinitely more cold than
a cubic foot of Uppea Canada ice, whicn con
tains more cold than a cubic foot of Wenham
ice, which contains infinitely more cold than
a cubic foot of English ice; and thus, al
though each of those four cubic feet of ice
has precisely the same shape, they each, as
summer approaches, diminish in value —that
is to say, they each gradually lose a propor
tion cf their cold, until, long before the Low
er Canada ice has melted, the English ice has
been converted into lukewarm water.
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Incivility. —“ When a stranger treats me
with want of respect,” said a poor philosopher,
“I comfort myself with the reflection that it
is not myself that he slights, hut mp old shab
by coat ond hi t, which, to say the truth,
have no particulai claim to adoration. So if
my hat and coat choose to fret about it let
them; but it is nothing to me.”
HxS*’ Going to law the Chinese call “Win
ning a cat, losing a cow.” Very much like it.
Casting Bells —Large bells are usually
castin loam moulds, being swept up, by means
of wooden or metal patterns, whose contour
is an exact representation of the inner and
outer surfaces of the intended bell. Some
times, indeed, the whole exterior of the bell
is moulded in wax, which serves as a model
to form the impression in the sand, the wax
being melted out, previous to pouring in the
metal. # This plan is rarely pursued, and is
only feasible when the casting is small.
The inscriptions, ornamental scrolls, &c. us
ually found on bells, are put on the clay,
mould separately, being moulded in wax or
clay, an(l stuck on while soft. The same
plan is also pursued with regard to the ears, or
supporting r.gs, by which the bell is hung.
SiDSMtIM &O¥IEIE A[E ¥
2, (Eolumn (frcctcß to Jnn.
THE RULING PASSION.
The custom of sending notes into the
church asking prayers for deliverance from
evil, or rendering thanks for blessings receiv
ed, used to be more common than it is now
in this irreverent generation. For every
child born, or other unfortunate dispensation,
a note must be sent in ; it was just as neces
sary as to send for a doctor. An old banker
and note-shaver was very sick and hope was
gone of his discovery.
“Father,” said his son by his bed-side,
“shall we send a note for you to-day?”
“ Yes,” feebly responded the old man,
while a gleam of ’change kindled up for an
instant his glazing eye ; “yes, my son, and
ask Parson Jones if he will endorse the note;
he knows I’m good for it.”
We never heard if he was any better for
it.— Post.
Shaksperian fever. —Fanny Kemble But
ler has crazed the people of this good city,
and we never recollect of hearing the Bard of
Avon so frequently quoted in any place as
he has'lately been in this city. Mr. W
retired with his wife to enjoy a comfortable
snooze a few nights since, after having atten
ded the readings. During the night he was
occupied in declaiming, ami Mrs.W , hav
ing seen fit, owing to the coldness of the wea
ther, to appropriate more than her fair share
of the clothes, Mr. W threw his dress coat
over his feet, cast a glance at Mrs. W
comfortably esconsed, and exclaiming
“ Your voice, lords; beseech you let her will
Have a free will,”
fell asleep’ — Boston Messenger.
Charles Lamb in a Fix. —We travelled
with one of those troublesome fellow-passen
gers in a stage coach that is called a well-in
formed man. For twenty miles we discoursed
about the properties of steam, probabilites of i
carriage by ditto, till all my science, and more
than all, was exhausted, and I was thinking
of escapeing my torment by getting up on the j
outside, when getting into Bishop’s Stortford, j
my gentleman, spying some farming land, put j
an unlucky question to me, “ What sort of a !
crop of turnips I thought we should have this
year ?” Emma’s eyes turned tome, to know
what in the world 1 could have to say: and
she burst out into a violent fit of laughter, mau
gre her pale, serious cheeks, when, with the
greatest gravity, I replied, that “ it depended,
I believed, upon boiled legs of mutton.” — Fi
nal Memorial of Charles Lamb.
A Hard Blow.— Some wicked wag, wri
ting to the Philadelphia Bulletin, perpetrates
the following epigram on the late blow up
between Breese and Shields :
If Shields-and Breese will shoot or not,
IMo hum in being knows ;
Some think a fight, with Breese engaged,
Would surely end in blows.
It may he so ; indeed the case
With other such agrees,
And Statesmen’s duels often end
In kicking up a Breese.
Absence of Mind.— The first Lord Little
ton was very absent in company, and when
he fell into a river, by the upsetting of a boat,
at Hagley, it was said of him that he had sunk
twice before he recollected that he could swim !
“Finding the Better Way.” —We no
tice in an exchange the marriage of Mr.
Wright to Miss Betterway. Mr. Wright had
no doubt read Pope's Universal Prayer, par
ticularly the following stanzas of it
“ If I am right, thy grace impart,
Still in the right to stay ;
If 1 am wrong, O teach my heart
To find the better way!”
• A COMPLIMENT very badly received. —A
French courtier, named Monsieur de Saint
Ange, paid a visit to Voltaire, and twirling
his hat between his thumbs, said, “I am only
come to day, sir, to see Homer; another day
I shall come to see Euripides; on another,
Sophocles: afterwards, Tacitus; and then
Lucian.”
Yoltaire, quite frightened, replied, “Sir I
am very old ; could you not make all the
visits at once ?”
A French Yankee. —A Frenchman was
recently seen bargaining for half a dozen
sheep.
“What are you about?” said a friend.
“I have heard say,” replied Monsieur,.
“ you must buy sheep and sell dear. 1 shall
buy de sheep and sell de venison!”
JJatelj-ilbrlv.
Ah Irish Knight was once disputing
with a-French courtier as to the age and
| standing of their families, when the latter, as
a finisher to the argument, said that his an
cestors were in the ark with Noah.
“That’s nothing,” says the Hibernian,
with a rich brogue, “ for at the deluge my
forefathers were cruising about in a boat of
their own!”
at a wedding party where there
were some wild young men, they proposed
that Rev. Mr. Murray should drink wine with
them; to this he assented, remarking, at the
same time, that “ he could drink like a beast ”
At this they stared at each other, and winked,
plainly intimating that they would make him
go the entire animal. After drinking a glass,
he positively refused to take any more. They
then reminded him of his promise ; to which
he replied, “ I have performed my promise—
I have had enough, and a beast always leaves
off when he has had enough The reproof
was keenly felt, and it is said,, had a very
salutary effect.
The Irish population of Boston and
vicinity amounts to 34,000.
The famous Musical Conservatory
of Leipsic has instituted a free scholarship
for general musical education, open to candi
dates from all nations, to be entitled the
Mendelssohn Foundation. It is under the
special patronage of the king of Saxony. A
London committee has been appointed to co
operate in the scheme.
J&gy 111 Hook once dined with a Mr. Hatchet.
“Ah, dear fellow,” said his host, deprecating
ly, “ I am sorry to say you will not get to
day such a dinner as our friend Tom Moore
gave us.”
“Certainly not,” replied Hook, “ from a
Hatchet one can expect nothing but a chop
Why is wool like a short distance.
Because it aint fur.
When is a lover like a chimney sweep?
When he is pressing his suit—(soot)
A country merchant advertises cod
fish among his dry goods.
Why is a horse like a lollypop ? Be
cause the more you lick it the faster it goes.
ZBaT* ‘ : I have great aversion to Auburn
Locks,” as the criminal said when he took
lodgings in Auburn Prison.
An Irish gentleman once remarked
in the House of Commons, that the French
were the most restless nation in the world—
adding, very pointedly, “They will never be
at peace until they are engaged in another
war.”
Two gentlemen were lately examin
ing the breast of a plough on a stall in a
market place.
“ I’ll bet you a guinea,” said one, “ you
don’t know what this is for.”
“ Done,” said the other; “it is for sale.”
The bet was won and the wager paid.
Some old bachelor thus describes
matrimonial traveling:
“If you see a gentleman and lady in the
same coach, in profound silence, the one
looking out at one side, the other at the oth
er side, never imagine they mean any harm
to one another ; they are already honestly
married.”
Aunt Betsey tells a story of one of
her near neighbors, where she lived in the
country, who was “meaner than parsley.”
“Why,” she says, “whenever he happened to
get hold of a half dollar, he would give it
such a squeeze that the poor eagle would
squeal out almost. ”
few weeks since, a goo l humored
Irishman applied to an English merchant to
discount a bill of exchange for him at rather
a Jong though not unusual date, and the mer
chant having casually remarked that the bill
had a great many days to run: “That’s true,”
replied the Irishman, “but then you don’t
consider how short the days are at this time
the year.”
It is a had sign to see a man with
his hat off at midnight, explaining the theo- j
ry and principles of true democracy to a lamp
post. It is also a had sign to see a fellow lie j
down in the gutter, supposing it to be his bed,
and commence calling a poor innocent bog |
all sorts of hard names; mistaking it for his ‘
wife.
An Irish recruit was asked by his of
ficer. “ What's your heigth ?” to which Pat re
plied. “The man that measured, told me it was
live foot ten, or tea foot five; 1 am not ex-*
actly sure which—but it was either one or the
other.”
EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT
ATHENS, SATURDAY, MARCH 3i77 849
A Glimpse at Augusta.
We were highly gratified to observe, durinr
brief sojourn in the city of Augusta, decided indfc
tions of its prospei ity. These indications were t)’
more pleasing, that for years past the city has 1 °
under a cloud. The past, winter has been one'of
unusual activity in its business, and, probably a t
no former time has there appeared more vitality ’
all its interests. ‘ 111
The recent establishment of a Manufacturing
Company, with a capital of $200,000, and the very
; efficient manner in which it has gone into operation
| have undoubtedly contributed to the impulse of
which we speak. A visit to the Factory afforded
us much gratification, and we were glad to observe
that every thing was provided and conducted upon
a substantial and liberal scale.
Two extensive flouring mills are now being erect
ed in the city, and another Factory will, it i s sa ;j
bo built very shortly. The citizens of Augusta
possess both the intelligence and the energy essen
tial to commercial success, and we have no doubt
that they will atail themselves, to the utmost of
this ‘tide in the affairs’ of their city; which, wo
earnestly trust, may ‘ lead them to fortune.’
While in the city, wc availed ourself, occasional
ly, of the privileges afforded to the citizens and
visitors by a well-furnished Reading-Room, sus
tained by the “ Augusta Library Association,” a
young but thriving union, which cannot fail to
benefit the community. Before this Society, there
are occasional and frequent lectures delivered bv
gentlemen, both of the city and from abroad.
These are sources of interest and gratification to
large audiences.
The Augusta press issues three newspapers-the
Republic, the Constitutionalist, and the Chronicle
& Sentinel. We were glad to learn that the circu
lation of the first named Journal is largely increas
ing. The two latter are the older organs of the
two political parties—thefirst of the Democrats, and
the last of the Whigs.
We were sorry to learn that the Southern Medi
cal k Surgical Journal, so ably and judiciously con
ducted by Dr. Eve, is to be discontinued ; its circu
lation not being sufficiently large to warrant its
continuance. The medical profession in Georgia
will deplore this fact—at least that portion of it
which has done its duty to the work—largely the
minority, we apprehend, however.
The stores on Broad Street exhibit large and
tasteful assortments of goods. Elegant furniture,
rich carriages, and costly fabrics of all kinds, tempt
the purchaser, and attest the improved condition of
trade.
Augusta is supplied with several excellent Schools
for both sexes—to individualize any one of which,
would be, perhaps, invidious. There is much excel
lent society in the City, distinguished by a refine
ment absolutely inseparable from cultivated minds
and tastes. In this respect, we know of r.o inland
town in the South that excels Augusta. Add to
this the beauty of its streets, its elegant mansion*
and attractive gardens, and last, though not least,
the salubrity of its climate, and it possesses merits
not always combined in the cities of the South.
We cordially wi-h for its prosperity, and look
with eager hope to the fulfilment of the bright des
tiny which now seems to await it!
Amusements.
The lovo of social pleasure is inherent in the hu
man mind, and neither the dictates of nature nor
the injunctions of revelation forbid its enjoyment.
On the contrary, they concur in enjoining it. The
former, in the strength, universality, and early de
velopment of this love, as well as in the necessity,
felt by all, of relaxation from the sterner and moie
serious duties of life, teaches us, in ur.mistakeaMe
language, that play is as essential to our physical,
intellectual and moral well-being, as work S and the
great number of holidays instituted by divine ap
pointment, and the almost universal connection of
festivals with religious ceremonies, prove conclusive
ly that the latter sanctions its teachings.
The abuse of amusements, in some of their iarie<r
forms, especially those of the drama and the dunce,
which is confessedly great, has led many well-mean
ing, but sanctimonious and austere religionist?, to
condemn them, almost in toto. They have soug *
to destroy, rather than to purify. Their effort?, 8
that direction, have been not only useless, hut ] tr
nioious, as must every attempt to withhold what t it
God-given nature of man requires. W herd or fa •*
and mistaken Puritanism has succeeded in supproee
iiig, temporarily, public and private amusoim r
the result has been an increased anti-social, austere,,
selfish and b’goted spirit in the community, J l,w * u
timatcly a reaction, which has made tbo evi’ g' ea
er than be'ore.