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THE CROCODILE’S SENTINAL.
“ On one occasion I saw, a long way off, a large
one, .twelve or fifteen feet long, lying asleep un
der a perpendicular bank about ten feet high on
the margin of the river. I stopped the boat at
some distance; and noting the place as well as 1
could, took a circuit inland, and came down cau
tiously to the top of the bank, whence with a
heavy rifle I made sure of my ugly game. I had
already cut off his head in imagination, and was
considering whether it should be stuffed with its
mouth open or shut. I peeped over the bank. —
There he was, within ten feet of the sight of the
rifle. I was on the point of firing at his eye, when
I observed that he was attended by a bird called
a ziczac: it is of the plover species, of a grayish
color, and as large as a small pidgeon. The bird
was walking up and down close to the crocodile’s
nose. I suppose I moved, for suddenly it saw
me, and instead of flying away, as any respecta
ble bird would have done, he jumped up about a
foot from the ground, screamed “ziczac ! ziczac!”
with all the powers of his voice, and dashed him
self against the crocodile’s face two or three
times. The great beast started up, and immedi
ately spying its danger, made a jump into the air
and dashing into the water with a splash which
covered me with mud, he dived into the river and
disappeared. The ziczac, to my increased admi
ration, proud apparently of having saved his
friend remained walking up and down, uttering
his cry, as 1 thought, in an exulting voice, and
standing everv now and then on the tips of his
toes in a conceited manner, which made me just
ly angry with his impertinence. After having wai
led in vain for some time, to see whether the
crocodile would come again, I got up from the
bank where I was laying, threw a clod of earth
at the ziczac and came back to the boat, feeling
some consolation for the loss of my game in hav
ing witnessed a circumstance, the truth of which
is disputed by several writers on natural history.
The Hyena. —Ignatius Pallme, in his travels in
Kordofan, vindicates the hyena from the charge
of ferocity and cruelty usually brought against it
by writers on natural history—most of whom as
sert that the animal is untameable. He says:
In the court of a house at Lobeid I saw a hyena
running about quite domesticated. The children
of the proprietor teased it, took the meat thrown
to it for food out of its jaws, and put their hands
even into its throat, without receiving the least
injury. When we took our meals in the open air,
to enjoy the breeze, as was our general custom
during the hot season, this animal approached the
table without fear, snapped up the pieces that
were thrown to it like a dog, and did not evince
the slighest symptom of timidity. A full grown
hyena and her two cubs were, on another occasion,
brought to me for sale ; the latter were carried
in arms, as you might carry a lamb, and were
not even muzzled. The old one it is true had a
rope round its snout, but it had been led a dis
tance of twelve miles bv a single man without
having offered the slightest resistance. The Af
ricansof this quarter do not even reckon the hyena
among the wild beasts of their country, for they
are not afraid of it.
The Elephant. —When cousin Ichabod first saw
him at a show, he exclaimed with mute astonish-j
roient: “ Then that’s the rale menagerer—the
identical critter itself! lsvvor! woold’nt two of
’em make a team to draw stun with! Gollv,
ain’t he a scrouger?” Ichabod went “hum,”
and related what he had seen. “I seen,” said
he, “the ginewinc menagerer—the darndest big
gest lump of flesh that ever stirred. He had tew
tails, tew ; one behind, and t’other before. Pbi
losofiers calls the fore ’un apronobscus. He put
one of his tails in my pocket, and hauled out all
the gingerbread—every hooter. What d’ve think
he done with it? Why, he stuck it in his own
pocket, and began to fumble for more—darn
him !”
Cure for Bites of Reptiles. —Dr. Whitmire, in the
Northwestern Medical and Surgical Journal of
January, recommends the tincture of iodine as a
cure for the bites of venomous reptiles in man and
beasts, which, he says he has used with success in
the bites of rattlesnakes, copper heads, &c. It
puts an end to the swelling and pain in from
twelve to sixteen hours. He paints the bitten
part, over the whole swelling, with three or four
coats of tincture twice a day, renewing the ap
plication when the swelling extends, which it
often does at the first application, if made while
the wound is .fresh.
Scotch Sagacity. —One Grant,a Scotchman, was
in the service of the Great Frederick of Prussia,
and was observed one day fondling the king’s
favorite dog. “Are you fond of dogs?” asked
Frederick. “ No, please your majesty,” replied
Grant, “ but we Scotch have a saying that it is
right to select a friend at Court.” “You are a sly
fellow,” said the monarch; “ recollect for the
iuture that you have no occasion for any friend at
court but myself.” Grant rose afterwards with
great rapidity, and was entrusted with thecom
mand of an important fortress in the kingdom.
It is rumored that the Pope does not mean to
resume his residence at Rome but at Bologna.—
Tbis city has water communication with Venice,
i* surrounded by a wall and has twelve gates.
Apples as Food. —The importance of apples as
food has not hitherto been sufficiently estimated
in this country nor understood. Beside contribu
ting a large proportion of sugar, mucilage and
other nutritive matter, in the form of food, they
contain such a fine combination of vegetable acids,
extractive substances, and aromatic principles,
with the uutritive matter, as to act powerfully in
the capacity of refrigerants, tonics and antisep
tics; and when freely used at the season of ripe
ness, by rural laborers and others, they “ prevent
debility, strengthen digestion, correct the putre
factive tendencies of nitrogenous food, avert scur
vy, and probably maintain and strengthen the
powers of productive labor.”
The operators at Cornwall, in England, consid
er ripe apples nearly as nourishing as bread, and
more so than potatoes. In the year ISOI, a year
of scarcity, apples, instead of being converted into
cider, were sold to the poor ; and the laborers
asserted that they could stand their work on
baked apples without meat; whereas a potato diet
required either meat or fish.
The French and Germans use apples exten
sively ; indeed, it is rare that they sit down, in the
rural districts, without them in some shape or
other, even at the best tables. The laborers and
mechanics depend on them, to a very great ex
tent, as an article of food, and frequently dine on
sliced apples and bread. Stewed with rice, red
cabbage, carrots, or by themselves, with a little
sugar and milk, they make both a pleasant and
nutritious dish.— American Agriculturist.
How to Live Long. —A venerable minister, who
prenched some 67 years in the same place, being
asked what was the secret of long life, replied :
—“Rise enrlv, live temperately, work hard, and
keep cheerful.” Another person, who lived to
the great age of 100 years, said, in reply to the
querv t “How he lived so long?” “I have al
ways been kind and obliging; have never quar
reled with any one; have eaten and drank onlv
to satisfy hunger and thirst; and have never been
idle.”
Truth.’ —Always speak the truth. Nothing will
so exalt an individual as virtue ; and virtue can
not he perfected without an undeviating regard in
truth. The person, whose word is not sacred to
himself and sure to others, lives in a very degra
ded sphere of life. The trust-worth dog stands
more than on a level with him in there sphere of
being, and is deserving of more honor. But the
individual of truthful lips stands up in noble con
sciousness of his integrity and virtue, and lives in
an exalted sphere of life, having the confidence
of those around him.
The Bed and the R/7Z.—-That was a good one of
a man who stopped at a tavern to pass the night.
In ihe room were two beds, and when safelv en
sconced, and about to fall into a pleasant slumber,
the landlord taps gentlv.
“ What’s the matter?” says the traveller.
“ I wish to put a man in one of those beds.”
“ Nohodv can come in here. Please put the
bed in the bill,” says he.
“ That won’t answer mv purpose,” said the
host. “ I don’t wish to put the bed into the bill;
I want to put Bill into the bed!”
A Few Things to Avoid. —A bottle of wine at a
public dinner. A short cut when vou are in a
hurrv. Walking between two umbrellas on a
pouring wet day. “ Just another gins* before vou
go.” Going to church without a shilling. Being
the mediator of a quarrel between a man and bis
wife. Bowing to a lady from the top of a cab.
And lastly, taking anew hat to an evening ride.
We should not be too extravagant in our ex
pectations of future pleasure, else we shall he
subject to continual disappointments; neither
should we regret too much that which is irrecov
erably past; for, by so doing, we not only throw
away our time, bat we render ourselves miser
able about a phantom, and insensible to all the
pleasures of the present, which under other cir
cumstances, might have afforded us peace and
happiness. Truly how often do men relinquish
the substance in order to grasp the shadow.
Among the many interesting incidents that oc
curred during the great fire at New York, the fol
lowing should be recorded :—A wealthy merchant
who occupied a store in Front street, seeing the
danger to which his property was exposed, made
many fruitless attempts to hire cartmen to remove
his goods—but they were all engaged. At last
he met a cart, and said to the owner, “I will give
you five hundred dollars for your horse and cart.”
“ Sir, it is yours.”
By this means the merchant removed the prin
cipal part of his goods, amounting to upwards of
80,000 dollars, which half an hour later, would
have been consumed by the flames.
Gluttony is a sin of sombre dye, and of too
general prevalence. Many fine people go to
church, pray for health, and then hasten home to
gormandize. Their families are stupid and las
civious, and linger out a diseased and useless life,
or drop suddenly into the abyss of destruction.
Then comes the ostentatious funeral, and lugubri
ous talk about the “ mysterious providence.”—
What is mysterious? That a miserable thing of
condiments, jellies, lust, and laziness, having vio
lated all the laws of our being, at length ceased its
exi ste nee.— Mctgoon.
Moral Receipts.— To make a man your friend
get him to do you a favor.
To kill slander—take no notice of it.
To obtain a favor —seem not to expect it.
To ease sorrow—give it vent.
•To make others confess their faults confess
your own.
To make others respect j r ou—respect yourself.
To make a person pleased with you —make him
pleased with himself.
To gain praise—be modest.
To keep a child out of mischief—keep him busy.
To prevent a quarrel—come to an understand
ing-
Two Dutchmen, traveling, took up camp to
gether at night. Being much wearied by their
day’s march, they soon fell asleep. After they
hail slept some time, one of them was awaked by
a thunder storm. He got up much atrighted, and
called to his companion to arise, as the day of
judgement had come.
“ Lie down, lie down, you fool,” said the other,
“do you think as how de lay ot shudgernent
would eome in de night?”
The greatest man is he who chooses the right
with invincible resolution, who resists the tempia
tions from within and without, who bears the
heaviest burdens cheerfully, who is calmest in
storms and most fearless under menace and
frowns; whose reliance on truth, on virtue, on
God, is most unfaltering.— Channing.
A western editor in reply to a cotemporary who
called him *• green,” says : “ A green article may
be ripened, but a halt-tried doughnut, is eternally
‘spiled.’ ”
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1849.
AGENTS.
Mr. J. M. Boardman is our Agent for Macon.
Mr. S. S. Box for Rome.
Mr. Robt. E. Skyle for the State of South Carolina.
James O’Conner, Travelling Agent.
Dr. M. Woodruff,-Columbus, Ga.
TO THE PUBLIC.
We offer the following premiums to individuals, clubs, di
visions and lodges, the distribution of which to take place on
the Ist October, and all persons competing will please state
the fact when they send in their list of subscribers, wo make
no exceptions in favor of town or county.
To the individual, club, division or lodge, who returns us the
greatest number of subscribers on or before Ist October,
Harper’s Pictorial Bible, Turkey, gilt edges, worth $25.
To the second largest list—The American Agriculturist,
from vol 1 to vol 6 inclusive, bound in cloth, worth $7,50.
To the third, Brande’s Encyclopedia of Science, Literature,
and Art, worth $5,00.
To the fourth, American Farmer’s Encyclopedia, worth
$3,50.
To the fifth, Downing’s Fruit and Fruit Trees of America
worth $1;87.
The sixth, American Poulterer's Companion, worth $1,25.
To tlie seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth, Alleffs History
and Description of Domestic Animals.
QJ 5 * Any Postmaster sending us the names of three sub
scribers, and enclosing $5, shall receive a copy of the paper
free for one year.
R. W. GRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATES, I. O. O. F.
We have given, for the information of the'Order, copious
extracts of the proceedings. The six months’ term was sus
tained by a vote of 52 to 24. Several important changes in
the mode of legislation were proposed; but up to the present
time we are not possessed of information whether they were
adopted.
The Steamship Cherokee arrived on Saturday last.
Site brought 109 cabin, 25 steerage, and 52 U. S. soldiers,
passengers. She experienced very heavy weather on the
passage. S. Leopold, a passenger from Brooklyn, ruptured
a blood vessel, and died on board ; his remains were interred
in the Israelite Cemetery, on Sunday, followed by some 40 or
50 members of that ancient people. AU. S. soldier jumped
overboard on the passage, and was drowned.
1 LAUNCH..
Anew Pilot Boat, named the J. S. Claghorn, was launched
from the Shipyard of Mr. H. F. WiHink, on Thursday last.
She is owned by Messrs. G. Fleetwood & Cos.
Z3T Mr. Frank Wilson, a Branch Pilot, was lost off the bar
on Frida}” morning last, from on board the Pilot Boat G. B.
Cumming. The deceased was subject to fits, and is supposed
to have been seized with one while keeping his watch on deck,
and fell overboard. He has left a wife and three children to
mourn his loss.
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK S ENIGMA.
Ist, Town in Georgia—Carrollton; 2d, River in Georgia—
Chattooga; 3d, County in Georgia—Tatnall; 4th, a man’s
name—Henry ; sth, to be punctual—Early ; 6th, little better
than a fool—a Zany. Whole —General Zachary Taylor.
EXTRACT,
From the Proceedings of the R. IV. Grand Lodge of
the United States .
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1649.
The hour having arrived, fixd for installation of the Grand
officers, on motion the Grand Lodge proceeded to that cere
mony.
PGM Robert H. Griffin, of Georgia, being presented by
P G Sire Wildley and P D G S Moore, at the foot of the
Chair, and having been qualified by the M W Grand Sire, ac
cording to law, and invested with the Regalia of his office,
was formally conducted to the Chair, and proclaimed the duly
installed M W Grand Sire of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of North America, after ancient form.
P G M A S Kellogg, R W D G Sire.
“ James L. Ridgely, RW G R and C Sec’y
“ Andrew E Warner, RW G Treasurer,
each introduced by P G Sire Wildley and P DG S
and installed into their respective offices.
The following Grand Officers were appointed by the p
and with the consent of the Grand Lodge, as require J*
constitution.
PGM Rev. E M P Welles, of Massachusetts, r
Chaplain.
P G John R. Johnson, of Georgia, R W G Marshal
P G John E. Chamberlain, of Maryland, W G M esSf ,
PGSH Lewyte, of Maryland, W G Guardian,
severally conducted to their respective offices.
The ceremony of installation being closed, the M typ
Sire addressed the Grand Lodge as follows :
Our solemn forms complied with, my Brothers, I now I
sume the powers and duties of the chief Executive Op 1
of the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows. The Sti; 5
nate Officers, selected or confirmed by you. are already r
various stations designated by our laws, for those whose I
vince it is to assist you and your presiding officer in the
eminent of the fraternity.
Such au occasion, the beginning of anew administmt
Odd-Fellowship, is always interesting, not only to those
have been set apart for the discharge of official function?
to the august body to which they owe their elevation, but ~
in a modified degree, to that great congregation which con?
tutes the broad foundation of our Order. From the
member of our brotherhood, to him who has garnered hr j
harvest ot honor, the whole Order is concerned in the tr,
sition of authority, at these appointed seasons, out of
hands of tried servants of Odd-Fellowship, into those of r
comparatively new. The frequent recurrence of this pe
of change serves most forcibly to remind us all, that our
stitution tolerates no Jong continued distinction of persons a
that the rulers and the ruled are separated only by tempo? .■
barriers.
No Odd-Fellow can -occupy the distinguished position
which it has pleased the Grand Lodge of the United States
cull me, without deeply feeling the responsibility which;
companies its honors. That responsibility will be ever pres,
to my remembrance, coming up, now, in the calm shape
constitutional law, and now in the sterner form of that soler
obligation, which preceded my investiture. I believe that hj
properly impressed with the value of the trust which has be J
confided to me. I know that lam earnestly awake totk!
serious requirements of my station. Grateful for the corf
dence reposed in me, and ambitious only to deserve the if
proval of my brethren, I wifi, so far as in me lies, admins
your laws faithfully, honestly and impartially. With an ft.
single to the advancement of the best interests of the fat*,
nity it shall be my constant aim, so to walk and so to act, tbs
in the fullness of time, I may fall back into the ranks of QU
Fellowship with a conscience void of offence.
The w elfare of our Order, Past Grnnd Sires and Reprt
sentatives, is in your custody, infinitely more than io mint
You are the paramount legislature, you, the supreme tri
bunal in our scheme of government. From you, bergrtt:
head, descends the will which sets in motion, and coutrou
the simmetrical body of Odd-Fellowship. Front you, k
great heart, her life-blood pnsses into all her veins. Mayt*
head never be sick, and the heart never be faint* The w*
labors of your predecessors, protected and blessed by
Author of all good, have, in the lifetime of a single general,
laid the corner stone, and raised the roof-trees of as nob
charity as the world has ever seen. Fortunate, and desen
his good fortune, the humble man, who watched the era
of American Odd-Fellowship, has lived long enough tor
the full blaze of her greatness, and to know that his service
to her have made his name immortal. An association, wbic:
has enjoyed so brilliant a career—whose short life has so flub
ed and spaikled with success—deserves to bo watched over
with vestal care. The common course of events has trail!-
ferred the administration of the affairs of Odd-Fellowship.)
from those who tended her infancy, to a younger generic
reared in die splendor of her maturity. You, my brother!,
drawn together from the ends of this Republic, are nowtk
watchmen on her towers, the rulers in her palaces. Hts
destiny is with you. Her fortunes are in your hands. God
grant that in these, your council chambers, wisdom Rod bro
therly love may ever sit enthroned together.
An important part of my duty is to preside over the delib
erations of this body. The chair of a presiding officer m®!
be one of comparative pleasure and satisfaction, or one of in
cessant toil and trouble, as the body over which he preside*
may chance to be constituted. From you, Representatives
it is my privilege to claim the better fortune. You have beet
chosen from amid great numbers, and the mere fact of sue
a choice, by such bodies as you represent, proves your
for the seats of honor which you occupy. From you I ha 1
therefore, the right to expect, that whilst I am laboring |
preserve the order and dignity of this Senate of Odd-Fe 1 I
ship, you will be my zealous assistants. lam
you will not fail me. You will deserve the honor of whatr’
success may attend my labors in this hall. The grateful fi*
of that success will, nevertheless, be shared between us.
The ceremonies attending the installation of officers W;
now closed, I declare the officers of the R. W. Grand l
of the United State*, of the Independent Order of Odi?' v j
lows, for the ensuing term, installed into their |
in ample form.
On motion of Rep. Towers, of D. of C., the following 1,
solutions were unanimously adopted :
Resolved unanimously , That the thanks of this Grand
be, and are hereby, tendered to Past Grand Sire fl° r ”
Kneass, for the dignity, courtesy and ability with wb' f L
has presided over its deliberations during the term of h*5 0 j
cial service, as Grand Sire of the Grand Lodge of the l° ! ‘
States.
Resolved further , That the Grand Secretary cause
of the above resolution, properly attested, to be inserted i
Diploma, and presented to Past Grand Sire Horn R
• THURSDAY, Sept. 20.
The report of the Legislative Committee relating to c
of the official term of Subordinate Lodges, from six
months, was considered. (
Rep Wakefield, of N Y, moved to substitute the o°* *
resolution for the report of the committee.