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THE COUNTRYMAN.
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120 gallons of water, and consequently it
is highly valuable on board of a ship.
The nuisances arising from disagreeable
and unhealthy manufactories may be equal
ly obviated by the mere sprinkling of the
chloride of lime, and the health of the
workmen very materially preserved in such
a deleterious process as the preparation of
oil Colors* It destroys the smell of the
paint so effectually 7 that a room painted in
the day may be slept in that night, without
any smell cf paint being peiceived, if it be
sprinkled some houis before with the mix
ture.
Smelters of lead, glue, and size makers,
tallow and soap manufacturers, skin dress
ers, &e., may deprive their premises of all
offensive smell by T the same process. The
close and confined air of hospitals, prisons,
ships, &c., will be almost instantaneously
purified by sprinkling the diluted chloride
of lime in small quantities from a watering
pot. The stains from fruits, &c., may
be removed from table linen, by dip
ping the article stained, in water, applying
the chloride of lime until the stain is re
moved, and then rinsing well in cold water
previous to being washed.”—The forego-
ing was published 30 or 40 years ago.
Samuel Daniel.
“ Samuel Daniel was the son of a music-
master. He was born in 1562, near Tren
ton, in Somersetshire, and seems to have
been educated under the patronage of the
Pembroke family. In 1579, he was enter
ed a commoner of Magdalen Hall, Oxford,
where he chiefly devoted himself to the
study of poetry and history. At the end of
three years, he quitted the university,
without taking a degree, and was appoint
ed tutor to Anne Clifford, daughter of the
Earl of Cumberland. After the death of
Spenser, Daniel became what Mr. Camp
bell calls * voluntary laureate’ to the court,
but he was soon superseded by Ben. Jon-
son. In the reign of James (1603) he was
appointed Master of the Queen’s Revels,
and inspector of the plays to be represen
ted by the juvenile performers. He was
also to be preferred to be a Gentleman-Ex
traordinary and Groom of the Chamber to
Queen Anne. Towards the close of his
life, he retired to a farm at Beckington, in
Somersetshire, where he died in in Octo
ber, 1619.
The works of Daniel fill two considerable
volumes : but most of them are extremely
dull. Of this nature is, in particular, his
History of the Civil War (between the
houses of York and Lancaster) which occu
pied him for several years, but is not in the
least superior to the most sober of prose
narratives. His Complaint of Rosamoud
is, in like manner, rather a piece of versi
fied history than a poem. His two trage
dies, Cleopatra and Philotas, and two pas
toral tragi-comedies, Hymen’s Triumph and
The Queen’s Arcadia, are not less deficient
in poetical effect. In all of these produc
tions, the historical taste of the author
seems to have altogether suppressed the
poetical. It is only by virtue of his minor
pieces and sonnets, that Daniel continues
to maintain his place amongst the English
poets. His Epistle to the Countess of Cum .
berland is a fine effusion of meditative
thought.
Ecvly Love.
Ah, I remember well (and how can I
But eiermore remember well) when first
Our flame began, when scaace we knew what
was
The flame we felt; and when we sat and sighed
And looked upon each other, and conceived
Not what we ailed, yet something we did ail,
And yet were well, and yet we were not well,
And what was our disease w r e could not tell.
Tnen would we kiss, then sigh, then look. And
thus
In that first garden of our simpleness
We spent our childhood. But years began
To reap the fruit of knowledge. Aye, how then
VYouldshe with sterner looks, with graver brow,
Check my presumption and my forwardness !
Yet still would give me flowers, still would
show
What she would have me, yet not have me
know. ”
Tlic Devil to Pay.
“We have heard a good story on Stone
wall Jackson. It has come to be common
ly said in camp that nobody knows Stone-
wall’s secrets except bis old negro body-ser‘
vant. Some one talking to the old negro-
asked htrn how he came to be so much in
the confidence of bis master :
‘ Lord, Sir,’ said be, ‘ massa never tells
me nothing, but the way I knows is this :
Massa says his prayers twice a day, morn
ing and night: but if he gets out of bed
two or three times in the night to pray, you
see I just commences packing my haver
sack, for I knows there will be the very
devil to pay next day."
Church Militants.
“During the Irish rebellion, a Roman Catho
lic priest of the name of Roche is said to have
told the soldiers that he would catch the bul
lets in his hand, and actually exhibited some
which he pretended to have got in that man
ner. The imposture was by no means new.
The celebrated anabaptist demagogue, Muncer,
who, adding the fanatacism of religion to the
extremest enthusiasm of republicanism, by hi3
harangues to the populace of Mulhausen soon
found himself at the head of forty thousand
troops, thus addressed them: “Everything
must yield to the Most High, who has placed
me at the head of you. In vain the enemy’s
artillery shall thunder against you—in vain, in
deed, for I will receive in the sleeve of my
gow r n every bullet that shall be shot against
you. and that alone shall be an impenetrable
rampart against all the efforts of the enemy,”
Muncer, however, was not so good as his word,
for the Landgrave of Hesse and many of the
nobility marching against him, his troops
were defeated, himself taken prisoner, and car
ried to Mulhausen, where he perished upon a
scaffold in 1525.”
Robert Ada in.
“ Robert Adam, an architect, was born, in
1728, at Kirkaldy, in Fife, was educated
at Edingburgh university, learnt the prin
ciples of architecture from his father, and
studied the art in Italy. After his return, he
published, in a splendid folio, with engravings,
an Account of Diocletian’s Palace at Spalatro,
was appointed architect to his majesty, chosen
a member of the Royal and Antiquarian Socie
ties, and subsequently elected M. P. for the
shire of Kinross. Many of the most eminent
men of the age were his friends. In conjunc
tion with his brother James, he erected numer
ous mansions, and public buildings, among
which is the Adelphi, He _died in 1792, and
his brother, in 1794.
Tiiemistocles.
As Ihemistocles was leading the forces of
Athens against the Persians, he met some cocks
fighting, on which he commanded his army to
halt, and thus addressed them : ‘Fellow sol
diers, observe these animals : they do not as
sail each other for the sake of country, nor for
their paternal goods, nor for the sepulchres of
their heroic ancestors, nor for glory, nor for lib-
erty, nor for children, but for mastery. How
then ought you to fight, who have all these
things to contend for?’ Tins homely, but apt
speech is said to have had a powerful effect in
animating the Athenians to victory : and in or
der to perpetuate the memory of the incident,
a law was afterwards passed, that ‘ there should
be a public cock-match on the stage every
year. ’ And hence, says, EElian, arose the pas
time of cock-fighting.
Quin.
The instruction of King George III, ineloca-
tion, was assigned to the celebrated Quin, un
der whose direction plays \v T ere sometimes per
formed at Leicester House by the young
branches of the royal family. Quin, w’ho after
wards obtained a pension for his services, was
justly proud of the distinction conferred on him,
and when he heard of the graceful manner in
which his majesty delivered his first speech
from the throne, he cried out, ‘Aye, 1 taught
the boy to speak.’ ”
“ Naturally to be without envy is a cei-
tain indication of great qualities,”
