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SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS. I had been shut up all day in the tavern of the little town of B . I did not know how to while away the time, and as Irving says, “ was terribly hipped.” There was not a soul to talk with but the landlord, a prosy old gentleman in squeaking boots. My wife had gone to take tea at the parson’s. Wretch that I am s why did I not go with her? I waded through the “Far mer’s Almanac,” and tried hard to laugh at three dull jokes on the first page. I pored over a dirty newspaper, and racked my brain to find out what the letters at the bottom of the advertisements meant. I smoked four segars, and sipped a bran dy toddy. 1 thought it full ten o'clock, and looked at my watch —it was only half-past eight. — “Death,” said I, “ what shall I do?” I could not think of going to bed. The genus pulag, or common flea, had badgered me all the night be fore. In despair, I rose and paced the floor. — “ Time kills me,” I ejaculated. “ Would that I could kill time.” I glanced around nervously; mv eye fell upon a show-bill posted in one corner. I wondered 1 had not seen it before. There it was, in staring capitals—“ Scientific Lecture at the Town Hall written at the bottom with red chalk, “Admittance 12 1-2 cents.” In any other slate of mind, I would not have given a “scien tific lecture” a moment’s thought. Now it was a God-send. I went. When I entered the hall, the lecturer, a large man, with bushy whiskers, commenced an exper iment, “ to convince the audience that they heard with the teeth, and not with the ear, as is com monly supposed.” He had an ingenious way to prove this. He held in his hand a watch. Call ing to him one of the spectators, he asked him to stop his ears with his fingers so tightly, that no sound could enter. Next he requested hi n to hold the watch in his mouth, by pressing his lips closely against the case. “Now,” said he, “do you hear the ticking ?” The man replied by sha king his head. “ Now,” continued the lecturer, hold the watch in your teeth, instead of your lips. Do you hear it. 9” The man, with a tone of surprise, replied he did. While this was passing, a fellow, a little over come by the ardent, had annoyed the lecturer very much by his loud remarks. I afterwards learned that he had kept up a running comment during the whole of the evening. He now shou ted out, “ O , why don’t you say we see with our noses?” The lecturer slowly turned to him, saving, in a peculiarly bland manner, “ I was about to introduce an experiment to prove that very thing. Will you please to step upon the plat form, where the audience can see you sir? Now, sir, have the goodness to be seated in that chair. Sit as firmly as possible. Take hold of the arms, if you please. Now, I tell you beforehand that this experiment is rather painful; but if you have a mind to try it, shut your eyes closely.” “ Go ahead, old boss, you can’t bluff me off.— You needn't think you are agoing to scare me out of it. I should just like to have }mu make me see with my nose. Y r ou can’t do any such thing—you know you can’t,” said our noisy friend. “C!os3 your eyes as tight as } r ou can, then,” said the operator. “ Can you see any thing?” “No.” “ Well,” said the scientific gentleman, drawing back his fist, and striking such a powerful blow upon the nasal protuberance ot the victim, that it sprawled him upon the floor, “you see stars now. I expected a general fight to ensue, but the joke was too good. The poor fellow, who it seems, was a wag himself, saw it in an instant. Slowly gathering himself up, he exclaimed, “Thank God, it’s no worse, as the man said when he broke both his legs. Wont you step out and smile ?” After the lecture, I saw both gentlemen in the bar-room, smiling at each other very happily. That night the fleas gave no trouble ; but while 1 was sleeping heavily, someone shook me vio lently, and awoke me. “ What is the matter,” cried I, starting up in bed, “is the house on fire?” laughed so loudly in your sleep you fright ened me. I thought you had a fit !” replied my anxious wife. Intemperance and Cholera. —Ardent spirit is com posed ot alcohol and water, in nearly equal pro portions. Alcohol is composed ot hydrogen, car bon, and oxygen, in the proportion of about 13, 52, and 35 parts to the hundred. It is in its na ture, as manifested by its effects, a poison. When taken in any quantity, it disturbs healthy action in the human system, and in large doses suddenly destroys life. It resembles opium in its nature, and arsenic in its effects ; and though, when mixed with water, as in ardent spirit, its evils are some what modified, they are by no means prevented. Ardent spirit is an enemy to the human constitu tion, and cannot be used as a drink without injury. Its ultimate tendency invariably is to produce weakness, not strength; sickness, not health ; death, not life. Ardent spirit, as a drink, is not needful. All men lived without it, and all the business of the world was conducted without it, for thousands of years. It is not three hundred years since it be gan to be generally used as a drink in Great Bri tain, nor one hundred years since it was common in America. Os course it is not needful. It is not useful. Those who do not use it are, other things being equal, in all respects better off; than those who do. Nor does the fact that per sons have used it with more or less frequency, m a greater or less quantity, for a longer or shorter time, render it either needful, or useful, or harm less, or right for them to continue to use it. Four fifths of those who are swept away by that direful malady, the cholera, are such as have been ad dicted to the use of intoxicating liquors. Dr. Bronson, an eminent physician, says: “ Intem perance of any species, but particularly intemper ance in the use of distilled liquors, has been a more productive cause of cholera than any others, and indeed than all others.” In Montreal, after 1,200 had been attacked in 1532, it was discovered that not a drunkard had recovered of the disease, and almost all the victims were moderate drinkers. In Paris, the 30,000 victims were, with few excep tions, those who freely used intoxicating liquors. Cholera everywhere searches out the haunts of the drunkard, and seldom leaves it without bear ing away its victim. Even moderate drinkers are but little better off. The Morning Herald news paper, in 1832, said: “ The same preference for the intemperate and uncleanly has characterised the cholera everywhere. Intemperance is a qualifi cation which it never overlooks. Often has it passed harmless over a wide population of tem perate country people, and poured down, as an overflowing scourge, upon the drunkards of some distant town.” All experience, both in Great Britain and elsewhere, has proved that those who have been addicted to drinking spirituous liquors, and indulging in irregular habits, have been the greatest sufferers from cholera. In some towns, the drunkards all died. .Monsieur Huber, who saw 2,160 persons perish in twenty-five days, in one town in Russia, says : “ It is a most remark able circumstance, that persons given to drinking have been swept away like flies.” Statistics of Great Britain . —The number of men from fifteen to sixty years of age, is 2,244,847, or about 4in every 67 males. There are about 90,000 marriages yearly, and of every 63 mar riages, three only arc observed to be without off spring. The deaths every year are about 332,- 700; every month, about 25,592; every week, 6,398; every day, 214; every hour, about 40. The proportion of the deaths of women to those of men is as 50 to 54. Married women live lon ger than those who are not married. In this coun try there are, on an average, 4 children born of each marriage; in cities and large towms, the pro portion is 7 to every 2 marriages. The married women are to all the female inhabitants of a coun try as 1 to 3 ; and the married men to all the males as 3to 5. The number of widows is to that of widowers as 3 to 1; but of widows who re marry to that of widowers as 4to 5. The num ber of old persons who die during the cold weather is to those who die during the warm season as 7 to 4. Half of all that are born die before they attain 17 years. The number of twins is to that of single births as lin 65. The greatest number of births is in February and March. The small pox, in the natural way, usually, carries off 8 out of every 100 it attacks ; by inoculation, 1 dies out of every 300. The proportion of males born to that of females is as 26 to 25. In our seaports, there are 132 females to 100 males, and in the manufacturing towns, 113 females to 100 males. Old Boerhaave says the healthiest children are born in January, February and March. Only 1 out of 3,125 reaches 100. There are some minds so indolent, that they prize nothing which they can obtain with facility —desire nothing with sufficient intensity to labor for its acquisition ; their conduct being ruled by the line— “Take tlie goods the gods provide thee.” There are other minds so craving, so energetic, so ultra-active, that they only value acquisitions in proportion to their difficulty of attainment.— Give them what they ask at their first bidding, and, obtained, they fling it from them in disgust, though a priceless jewel; refuse their bidding, and they will pine and fret, and toil, till life itself becomes a burden, in pursuit of what may prove a worthless bauble. To remove Peach Stains. —The tidy'house-wife dreads the coming of peach season, from the te naceous, dirty-looking stain which the juice of that luscious fruitleaves on handkerchiefs, aprons nap kins, table linen, &c., and we are sure she will be glad to know that it may be removed by soaking the stained articles for a short time in whiskey or alcohol of kind, and then washing. There must be something intensely powerful in the influence of the human voice, when its very cadence alone can elevate to rapture or stino- to madness. Who has not felt the ecstacy of some one brief word from “ lips beloved,” ~afier lono years of absence ? And who has not experienced the tumultuous conflict of angry passions that rise unbidden at mere sound of speaking from those we like not. “ Don’t you think my eyes look quite killing this morning?” said a country dandy to a smait girl; and he twisted his leaden visionaries in the most cruel and fascinating manner. “They re mind me,” replied the damsel, “of a codfish dy ing of the toothache.” She can pass. “Ma, where’s the State of Matrimony ,” asked a rosy-cheeked miss of her anxious mother. “It’s one of the United States,” replied she. BXAKXTS PATENT, FIRE-PROOF PAINT, FROM OHIO. THIS Singular and valuable Substance is sold in fine powder, then mixed with linseed oil to the consistency of thick paint, and applied with a brush, and after an exposure of a few months to the atmosphere, this coating becomes a perfect slate or coat of mail protecting whatever is covered from the action of the weather and fiom fire. It is a mineral substance, and has been found upon analyzation by Dr. Chilton, of the city of New York, to consist of larger pro portions of Silicia Alumine, Prot. Oxide of Iron and Magnesia, with lesser of Lime and Carbon. It is used extensively for cover ing roofs of either shingles, matched boards, tin, zinc,sheet iron or thick paper, if your shingles have been on for years, you have only to sweep off thernossand lint, with a stiff broom, and cover with two or three good coats, and in a few months you have a perfect slate roof, impervious to the action of the weather and fire. There is nothing equal to it for steamboats and car decks, for all kinds of iron, it forms a coating nearly as hard as the iron itself, and never cleaves off’. It should be used for everything that you wish to piotect Irom fire and weather. In some places a spurious article has been sold as the genuine, therefore purchasers should be careful to buy of authorized Agents. Every Bbl. is marked BLAKE’S FIRE PROOF PAINT. The above Paint is for sale by C- A. L. LAMAR sept 13 ts Savannah, Ga. FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. TO the Merchants of Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ala bama and Florida.—The subscribers having established a house in this city for the sale of READY MADE CLOTHING in connection with an extensive Manufacturing establishment in New ark, N. J., where one of the firm gives his personal attention en tirely to the manufarture, while the other devotes himself to the receipt and sale of the same in Savannah. Possessing these advan tages, we (latter ourselves that we can compete with any establish ment in the United States in Price, style and workmanship, IVe are now receiving our Fall and Winter supply, to which we invite *he attention of merchants, planters, and the public in general, sept 6 PIERSON & HEIDT. FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING! JUST received per brig Clinton, a splendid assortment of Tweed Coats, Frocks and Sacks, fancy Cass. Pants, fancy Silk and Cass. Vests, together with a large assoitment of Twilled Cloth Pants and Jackets, Satinet Pants and Jackets, Corderoy Pants, Beaver Coats, Sacks, Blanket and Flushing Coats and Over-Sacks. For sale, very low, wholesale and retail, at No. 10 Whitaker-street. sept 6 PIERSON & HEIDT. R. S. HARDWICK & COOKE, FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Savannah, Ga. THE Undersigned have associated themselves, under the above style, in the business above specified. Mr. Hardwick is a Planter of Hancock county, and, of course, identified in feeling and interest with his brother Planters. Mr. Cooke is a citizen of Sa vannah, and is thoroughly acquainted with all the branches of the Commission Business. We are prepared to make liberal advances on produce instore, and will fill orders for Plantation and Family Supplies with scrupu lous care. We are mutually bound not to speculate in Cotton or any other article of Merchandise. We respectfully solicit patronage and pledge ourselves to deserve it by faithful attention to the business entrusted to us. R. S. HARDWICK, aug 23 J. G. COOKE. dentistry, DR. PANCOST has removed to Brvan street, East side Mon ument square, near the State bank, ’where he may be found at all hours, night or day, fully prepared to wait upon his friends and the public generally. N. B. Artificial teeth inserted fiom one to a whole set, and in ured to give satisfaction to the wearer. N. 13. Chaiges greatly reduced. Gmo aug J) Slaves. PERSONS in the country desirous of engaging in getting out Slaves, are informed that the preparation required for foreign export is as follows : To be made either out of White Oak or Water Oak Trees. Length, from 42 to 44 inches. Breadth, not less than 4 or more than 7 inches. Thickness, not less than 1 or more than 2j inches on the thinest part of the thinest edge. The back and edge of the Stave should be dressed down to the same thickness—should have a clear cleft or split, and be free fiom knots, crooks, and worm-holes. Staves prepared in conformity with this specification will be re ceived at the full market price during the ensuing autumn and winter. Present value, thirty-five dollars per one thousand pieces. Aug 2 ANDREW LOW & CO. Notice. The Firm of GEORGE & HOGARTH, Savannah, Ga., and of Jacksonville, Fla., is this day dissolved. The Concern in Savannah will hencefoith be conducted by John A. George only. With manv thanks for past Patronage, the Subscriber would be most happy to see all his friends and the public generally at the Old Stand, No. 80 St. Juiian-stiect, where their orders will meet with prompt attention. JOHN A GEORGE. u g 12mo ALFRED HAYWOOD, CORNER BRVAN AND BARNARD STREETS, MARKET SQUARE SAVANNAH GEORGIA. Dealer in choice fruits, candies, nuts, FIRST QUALITY ORANGES, LEMONS, APPLES AND POTATOES*—WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. hirst quality 1 hunderbolt Oysters, Fish, &,c. Newark refined Champaigne Cider, and Albany Cream Ale, by the bbl. QIF Orders from the Country, accompanied by the cash, or Citv reference, punctually attended to. auo . 9 J JAMES SULLlVAN,—Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers of TIN WARE—Worker of Sheet Iron, Copper and Zinc, and dealer in Japanned, Britannia and planished Ware, also in all kinds of STOVES. Some of the best and most approved patterns of COOKING STOVES will be kept on hand duYingthe season u well as a variety of other Stoves Stove work of all kinds will be promptly attended to. Bathing tubs and Pans, also Hand Shower Baths for sale. All orders for Tin Ware are solicited. Cashnur chaseis will be supplied at prices as low as thev can buy in New York or anywhere Aug 2 No. 12 Whitaker-sfreet, near Bay. PAINT AND OIL STORE, west side of momimem’ square. JOHN G. F ALLIGANT invites his friends and the public generally, both from town and country, to call and ex amine his stock before they purchase. Every article is selected by himself and will be warranted of the best quality, and he will sell at low prices and on accommodating terms. * Au 2 WHITE LEAD.—IO,OOO LBS. Atlantic White Leadfwar lanted pure ; 4000 English do. do. do. For sale by J- G. FALLTGANT. WIN DOW SASHES ANiTbLIN Ds7—sooo Sash; 2000 do 30 by 32 do; 3 000 do assorted sizes” 300 pair Venetian Blinds, assorted sizes. For sale by Au g 2 J G. FALLTGANT. ftffJass* BOXES Ameri an and French Window Glass, from til/” “ to 16x18; do. do. do. Coach and Picture do n 16 2xlß to 33x44. For sale by Aug 2 * J. G. FALLTGANT- Turpentine, “ ~ *1 l Tk BARRELS City Distilled, for sale by Aug 2 j. q. FALLTGANT EASTERN HAY; ‘t AA Bundles Eastern HAY. For sale by s'nt V . s - c - dunning, - Whitaker-st. „ SITUATION WANTED, A 8 • °f EUK or , BOOKKEEPER, by a young man. Good Appw 7m md: g,ven ,o an - v person ,r di^ HOWARD HOUSE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA WE are gratified to inform the public, and especially trav i from the low country, that the Howard House h* • passed into our agency, we are determined to do away wjt ? V|n s complaints that Marietta does not afford the requisite conveni by^ which visiters would be induced to sojourn in this delightful The Howard House is now renovated, and accommodations and pared which cannot fail to please. Ihe chambers are pleasant conveniently furnished. The table will b e amply supplied ’ every luxury the country affords. Attentive servants aie ene* In short, if agreeable quarters, a well spread table, attention, joined with moderate charges, can please, we patrons that they will be found at the Howard House. _J e P 6 DIX FLETCHER. Swift, Dcnslow A; Webster. Dealers in Groceries Provisions, Foreign and Domestic Liquors, Oil, Gunpowder, Shot Prints and wrapping Paper. Corner of Bay and Whitaker-stnJ* Savannah, Georgia. eet * EDWARD SWIFT, ALLEN A. DESSLOW, JOSEPH \Y. WEBSTr July 25 LR ’ A card; ‘ THE undersigned having re-opened, with* an entire New Stock of DRUGS, CHEMICALS „ FANCY ARTICLES, at No. 139 (South side) Broughton street, (formerly Walkers Marble Yard,) is now ready to furnish any thing in his line, at the shortest notice. SOD\ WATER, made in his own peculiar way, sent to any part of the city, and always to be had at the store, in the highest state of perfection. Prescriptions put up with care and despatch. The subscriber having served the public long and faithfully respectfully solicits a share of their patronage. pr 26 TITOS. RYERSON. Summer Itcfrea! on flic Sails. AT MONTGOMERY, TWELVE MILES FROM SAVANNAH. A DONALD respectfully informs his friends , and the public generally, that from the 21st inst.., lie will be prepared to accommodate guests, to whom he promises good attendance on accommodating terms, having good and intelligent servants. Persons may be accommodated for board per week, month or day, at the following rates, viz: Board and Lodging, per week, $5 qq Do. do. per day 1 50 Horses well fed and attended to for 50 cents per day. N. B. During the season there is an abundance of Fruit 011 the place; and the table will also be provided with all kinds of fish that the river will afford. apr 26 To the Planters and Farmers of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tenn essee and Florida. T AM THE AUTHORIZED AGENT for the JL sale and purchase of the CAM ELINA SATIVA or GOLD OF PLEASURE SEED, a native of Siberia. 1 am now ready to fill all orders for the seed, and being au thorized by the Company to purchase the same, I will pay the highest market price for nil that may be shipped to me in Savannah. WM. HUMPHREYS, Jr., may 31 Agent for the Company of New \ r ork. Siltialioai Wanted. BY A YOUNG MAN, as Clerk or Book keeper, good references can be given to any person needing his services. Apply at this office. may 31 tLOTHIHG. DIERSON & HEIDT offer for sale Clothing, _L Wholesale and Retail, at New York prices. No. 10 Whitaker-street. apr 26 To the Public. rpHE Subscriber, having entered extensively JL into the making of BRICK of a superior quality to any manufactured in this city, is prepared to fillorders at the short est notice, and as low as any establishment of the kind in or near Savannah. “ WM. H. LLOYD. June 21 ROBERT N. ADAMS, CABINET-MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, No. 93 Broughton St., Savannah, Ga., IS prepared to execute all orders in his line at the lowest prices, with dispatch. Orders from the country promptly attended to. Ready-made coffins always on hand, and made to order at short notice, june 28 3mo 111. A. Polien. (Late of the firm of S. Solomons Cos.) Curasao* mb’ forwardikg ieniut. SAVANNAH, GA. Agent for steam packets 11. L. Cook and Ivanhoe. may 10 MARSH & WEB ST ER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 175 Bay-Street—Up-Stairs. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Mulford Marsh. Andrew M. Webster BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, Os nil kinds, executed nt th! Office, will, ncutueu and despatch. HAVING lately put our Office in complete order and made large additions to it, we have now the most ex tensive Job Printing Office in the City and are prepared to execute all kinds of PLAIN AND FANCY PRINTING, with neatness and despatch, and on the most accomodatiug terms. Office 102 Bryan-street, entrance on Bay Lane. Savannah, March 22d, 1849. EDWARD J. PURSE. A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, A WEEKLY SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. BY EDWARD J. PURSE. TERM S:—T WO DOLLARS A YEAR- Three Copies for one year, or one copy three years, $5 00 Seven Copies, 10 0) Twelve Copies, - - - - _ . 15 00 *** Advertisements to a limited extent, will be inserted at the rate of 50 cents for a square of nine lines or less, t° r the first insertion, and 30 cents for each subsequent insertion* Business cards inserted for a year at Five Dollars. ILF 3 A liberal discount will be made to Post Masters who will do us the favor to act as Agents. Postmasters are authorized to remit money to Publisher 9 and all money mailed in presence of the Postmaster, sod duly forwarded by him, is at our risk. E3P All communications to be addressed (post-paid) to E. J. PURSE, Savannah,