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MISCELLANEOUS.
Reminiscences by an English Physician.
The Nervous Gentleman:
The most troublesome patient which a medical
man can possibl y have is a nervous , fid getty, hypo-
chondr iacal gentleman , and were it not that such
patients are rather prot fiable , the members of the
medica l profession would ra ise a great outcry upon
the subject, and nerves and nervousness wou ld be
rated bores instead of being attended to with great
gravity, and prescr ibed for with great regularity ;
the "ordinary med icine " given consisting usuall y of
bread pills rolled in magnesia , an d effervescing
draug hts , ad libitum, accord ing to the strength of the
pat ient 's credulity and purse. I am a retired phy-
sician now , so I can afford to be a little candid now
and then.
Nearl y twenty years ago, there lived in Blooms-
bury Square one of my best patients , by name Mr.
Augustus Brown.
Mr. Brown was a gentleman of competent inde-
pendence , and of a literary and virtuoso turn of
mind. At about forty years of age he began to stud y
medicine a little , and take care of his health a great
dea l. He boug ht medical books, prowled about the
wards of hospitals , and made himself as unha ppy as
any uncomforta ble, middle-aged , single gentleman
could wish to be. I learned these particulars of
him from a friend who recommended him to me.
When I was first called to attend him , not know-
ing that his diseases were all imag inary , I was quite
taken in for about a quarter of an hour or so.
I found him lying on his bade on the sofa ; the
room was darkened , and he was groaning in an ex-
tremity of anguish. I turned to his house-keeper,
who had marshaled me in , and said—
'What is the matter with Mr. Brown ?'
He heard me, and called out—
'What is the matter—the matter ? Oh !oh ! all !
'
I advanced towards him , and said—
•\ am sorry to fi nd you so indis posed sir.'
'Oh ! oh 1 ah !' was his onl y answer.
'Perhaps ,' I continued , 'you will have the kind-
ness to descr ibe your symptoms."
After a few premonitory groans , he commenced ,
'I—oh ! oh 1 ah ! you'll scarcely believe it, but look
at my leg, down by my ankle , I mean. Oh ! oh 1
oh !—horrible , horrible. '
I cast my eye down to his anc le, and to my sur-
pr ise, saw that it was tied fast by a silk handkerchief
to the leg of a sofa.
'What is this for ?' I said.
'You may well ask—oh ! oh !'
'Whatever may be the matter with your ankle1, 1
shall undo this most unsurgical and very improper
bandage.'
'Wretch 1' he cried , 'wou ld you destroy me ?'
'Destroy you ?'
'Yes. What dependence have I, if I am not tied
—what hold upon the world have I ?'
'What do you mean ?' said I.
'Listen ,' he said.
'Well.'
'I am too light.'
'Too li ght ?'
'Y«s.'
'Pray, sir, explain yourself.'
'You know wh y a balloon goes up ?'
'Yes, surely.'
'Wh y ?'
'Because it is li ghter than an equal bulk of air.'
'Very good.'
'Well—but , sir , how does that '
'Apply to me, you would say, Doctor ?'
'Exactl y.'
'This way. I am lighter than an equal bulk of
air ; and if I was not tied down , whiff I should go
up—u p—up ! Oh! it's dreadful !—oh ! oh! ah !
'
He always put in the ah ! as if he had been sud-
denl y seized with some dreadfu l pain , and it really
had a most comical effect.
I now saw throug h the case in a moment , and 1
said—
'Arc you sure you are not mistaken ?'
'Mistaken !' he cried.
'Yes .'
'You oug ht to know better. A friend of mine
told me you were a very clever man.'
'W hat ! suppose , now ,' I said , 'you were to allow
me to undo this hand kerchief.'
'Up I should go !
' he roared ; 'and if the window
was open , out I should sail.'
'I ndeed ,' I said.
'Yes,'he continued ; 'I have a very slight hold
upon the earth. For some days I found myself get-
ting li ghter ,.until at last you see I am forced to tie
myself down—oh ! oh 1 ah !'
'Suppose I hold your collar,' said I, 'while the
handkerchief is taken off.'
'1don 't mind ,' he replied , 'just to convince you.'
I therefore held his collar with one hand , an un-
bound the handkerchief with the other-.
'There , you see,' he said , 'look at my leg,' and
he poked his leg up as hi gh as he could.
'But you could put it down ,' said I.
'No , no.'
'Oh ! yes you cou ld. There , you see, I've let go
your col lar. '
'But I'm holding on, you perceive , and it's no lit-
t le exertion. I begin to think you don 't understand
my case.'
'Oh , yes I do,' said I; 'you must have a course
of pr eponderating pills. '
'What !' he cried , suddenl y dropping his leg.
'Pre ponderat ing pills !'
'T iinvor heard of them.'
'Very likel y.'
'But , my dear sir ,' he exclaimed , bolting upri ght
'Dear me , Mr. Brown , I said , 'you are better. '
'No , I ain 't—oh ! oh! ah !'
'Well , 1 can remed y your disease.'
'You can '?'
'Yes, by the preponder at ing pill. '
'They will increase my density, I suppose, by con
trading the—the absorbents, and so on,'
'Exactl y.'
'Astonishin g ! My dear sir, you are the onl y med-
ical man that ever understood my case; and last
year when I was graduall y vitryfyin '
'Graduall y what ?'
'Turnin g into a kind of porcelain '
'Oh !'
'Well , I went to Aberneth y, and what do you
think he did ?—the fool !
'
I shook my head.
'Why, he told me to squat down like a Chinese ,
and try and have some odd colors burnt into me, so
t hat by t he time I was finishedj should be a respec-
table mandar in for an old China closet.'
'Indeed.'
'Yes ; and when I remonstrated , he actuall y
turned me out!—oh ! oh ! ah !' '
I flattered myself that I had made a great hit in
Mr. Augustus Brown 's case, by my mention of the
pre ponderating pills, and I was only aston ished at
the amount of his credulity upon the subject. I
sent hi m some extremel y mild pills, composed of a
common harmless drug, and waited the result with
some degree of patience and a considerable degree
of expectation.
In a few days, a message came to me to go to Mr.
Brown immediatel y, for that he feared he was sink-
ing font.
'Sinkina fast ?' said I.
'Yes, sir.'
'Is he so weak ?'
'Weak , sir?'
'Yes ; you say he is sinking. '
'Oh, it 's cos he's too heavy,!'
'Too what ?'
'Too heavy, sir.'
'ltidiculous !'
'Master says, sir, as he's got so heavy he's obliged
to be on the ground floor.'
'Tell him I'll be with him immediatel y.'
The boy, who had come from Mr. Brown 's de-
parted , and 1felt myself thoroug hly posed by this
second extraord inary fancy of Mr. Augustus Brown.
'So much ,' thoug ht I, 'for my extreme cleverness
in inventing the preponderating pills. '
I, however , lost no time in going to my most ec-
centr ic patient. I found him in the kitchen , lying
on his back , in the middle of the floor, and groan-
ing, as usua l.
'Oh ;—ah !' he cried , when he saw me , 'you are
come. Oh ,—oh ,—ah !'
'Yes,' I said , with difficulty repressing a smile ; lI
am sorry to hear you are not quite well , Mr Brown.'
'Quite well ! Oh ,—oh ,—ah !
'
'What is the matter now, sir ?'
'Oh , doctor , those preponderatin g pills. Oh ,—
oh ,—ah !'
'What of them , sir ?'
'They are too powerful . Much too strong, sir,—
awfull y strong.'
'Toostrtng ?'
'Yes, doctor ; they have driven me to the other
extreme.'
'Indeed. '
'Yes. You know how dreadfull y light I was ;
you had , you recollect , to hold me from shooting out
of the window. '
'Hem !
' said I.
'Wel l, do you know ,' he continued , 'I'm now al-
together as dreadfull y dense and heavy. You see,
I'm forced to be on the ground floor, or else I should
go through the boards. Oh ,—oh ,—-ah !'
'You must leave off the pills ,' said I.
'Ah , that 's all very well , doctor ; but you see the
mischief is done. Here's a weight.'
So saying up went his leg, and dow n again with a
heavy dab.
'Wh«t do you think of my case now ?' he said .—
'Here is a dreadfu l situation to be placed in. Heav-
ier than lead ,—horrible , horrible ! If I once begin ,
from my extreme heaviness , to break through the
crust of the earth , where shall I stop ? Oh 1—ah !'
'Its rather a serious case,' said I; but there are
remed ies.,'
'Remedies ! you bring me new life.'
'Yes. You must take some anti-ponderous draug ht ,
and be careful of your diet.'
'My diet ?"
'Yes.'
'What must I eat ?'
'Mutton , princi pall y.'
'Very good. Oh , doctor , you are a clever practi-
tioner. I find you understand my case. You are
the on ly medical man who ever took a sensible view
of my terrible constitution. Oh ,—oh ,—:ah !'
'Now,' thoug ht I, as I made up a drau ght of dis-
tilled water with some vegetable coloring matter , for
Mr. Augustus Brown ; 'now I think I have managed
this troublesome patient pretty well.'
Alas ! how vain are human antici pations. Just
three ni ghts after , I was rung up in the middle of
my first sleep, so violent ly, that I thought for a mo-
ment that the house must be on fire. I popped my
head out of the window , and asked , 'W ho's there ?'
'Me ,' was the reply, a very usua l one by the way,
under such circumstances.
'Who's met' said I, with a laudable contempt , at
the moment , for grammar.
'Piease , sir, Mr. Brown 's boy.'
'Oh ! Mr. Augustus Brown ?'
'Yes, sir.'
'Well , what's the matter ?'
'Oh , please, sir, master 's very uncommon bad.'
'Indeed 1'
'Yes, sir.'
'Is he light or heavy this time ?'
'That 's gone off, sir 1'
'What ,' cried I, 'some new freak ?'
'Please, sir , yes.'
'Wliat is it ?'
'Master , sir , says as how you must come di rectly,
cos he's a going to be merrymopussed.'
'Eh ?'
'Merrymopussed , please, sir.'
'Merry—what?'
'That's what we called it, sir,'
'Just try and explain yourself, will you , my boy ?'
'Wh y, sir , I thinks as he means he's a going to be
turned into something else.'
'Oh ! metamorp hosed.'
'Something like that sir, or some other wild an-
imal.'
'Tell your master , I'll be with him soon.'
The boy departed , and with great vexation , which
even the prospect of my fee could not subdue, I put
on my clothes , and sallied out to see Mr. Brown 's
metamor phoses.
'What can have put such a thing into his head ?'
said I to myself ; 'at least my med icine is innocent
this time.'
When I arrived at Bloomsbury Square , I found
the whole house in confusion , and I was shown into
the drawing room where sat Mr. Brown in a night
gown and sli ppers.
'Good night ,' Mr. Brown ,'said I.
Ho onl y replied by a wave of his hand towards a
seat. I sat down , and said,
'Well , sir , you are looking \ery well.'
He shook his heacK
'Doctor, oh,—oh ,—ah 1'
'Wel l,sir?'
'You have done it at last.'
'Done what ?'
'Me, sir, me,—Augustus Brown , Esq.*
'As how , sir ?'
'What directions did you give me when you were
last here ?'
'I told you to take the draug ht I would send to you.
'Well , sir, an d what else, sir?"
'I told you to attend to your diet,'
'But what did you tell me to eat ?'
'Mu tton.'
'Ah !
'
'Well , Mr. Brown , what of all that ?'
'Mutton ?'
'Yes, mutton. '
'Wel l, doctor , I have eaten mutton . I have taken
mut ton for breakfast , mutton for lu ncheon , mutton
for dinner , mutton for tea , and d—n it , sir, I took
mutton for supper. '
I could not , for my life, suppress a smile, and it
put Mr. Brown quite in a rage.
'So,' he cried , 'you laug h, do you ?'
'Nay, my good sir- •'
'Don 't good sir me—you laug hed , sir.'
'Very well. '
'Oh ! it 's very well , is it? Well , doctor , what do
you suppose has been the result of all this mutton ,
oh, sir ? I wait your answer. '
'A great demand for sheep,' said I, smiling.
'Don 't smile ,' he cried.
'Well , then , seriousl y speaking, Mr. Brown , I
don 't apprehend any particular result.'
'You don't ?'
'I don 't.'
'Then I do.'
'So I presume. But may I ask what , Mr. Brown ?'
'Yo u may. '
'Well , what sir ?'
'Ma—a—a—a. '
'What ?'
'Ma—a—a—a. '
'Are you mad or joking ?'
'Neither , doctor ; but I've eaten so much mutton ,
t hat you see, as a natura l result , I am in process of
becoming a sheep.'
'Mr. Brown ,' said I.
'Ma—a—a—a ,' he replied.
'Sir ?'
'Ma—a—a—a.'
'Let me tell you , once for all '
'Ma—a—a—a. '
'You are the unhappy victim——- '
'I know it. Ma—a—a—a. '
'Of self delusion.'
'Eh ?'
'Self delusion , I repeat , Mr. Brown.*
'What , sir ?'
'You are a nervous hypochondriac , sir.'
'I am no such thing, sir.'
'You are, Mr. Brown. Your complaints are all
delusions—the creatures of your own fancy.'
'You don't un dersta nd my case, sir.'
'Perfectl y I do.'
'You are a fool !
' I smiled. 'An idiot , sir. De-
lusion , indeed ! Ma—a—a—a—oh—oh—ah !' I
laug hed outri ght.
'Leave my house , ignoramus ,' he roared.
'With pleasure ,' said I, taking my hat.'
Thus ended my first connexion with Mr. Augus-
tus Brown , the nervous gentlemen , whom , however ,
1 attended for rears after that.
A Lost Child Found.—Some five years since
a poor woman of t he name of Moore, sent her child ,
then about eight years of age, to the grocery, since
which time all attempts to find her whereabouts has
proved abort ive. A few days since the now grown
up girl was recognized by one of her old playmates,
in a grocery store upon an errand from the famil y
in which she resided as a domestic. Her playmate
asked her wh y she did not go home to her parents ;
she burst into tears and rep lied that she did not
know where to find them—that they were dead , &c.
The young fr iend watched her to her.place of resi-
dence , and ki ndl y urged her to go home. The moth-
er being apprized of the circumstance , immediattilv
sought out her child , who gives the following history
ef her case. When she first approached the grocery,
she was,accosted by a man who enticed her to go
with him in a wagon. She lived with his famil y
(they had no children) near Tarrytown , upwards of
two years, when they packed up their goods, &c,
and stated that they were going to live out West.—
She did not wish to go, and fled to a nei ghboring
farmer 's house, where she found protection and a
home. She remained upwards of two years with
this famil y, when she came to the city, and was liv-
ing as a domestic when discovered as described.—
The mother and father could not recognize the child ,
but the child at once recognized thorn. Their hap-
piness was complete*.—-[N, Y- Tribune,
[Jrom Arthur 's Home Gnzette.l
BY T. S. ARTHUR.
Henry Green was a reformed man. lie had been
a most abandoned drunkard , and , in the years of his
sad cadence , had shamefull y wronged and abused
his famil y. But , in a lucid moment , he perceived ,
with startl ing distinctn ess , the preci pice, upon the
very brink of which he was standing, and started
back therefrom .
For his suffering wife and children , the waste pla-
ces became green again , and the dessert blossomed
as the rose. After a long, long ni ght of we<>p ing,the
sun came forth ,and his smile broug ht li ght and glad-
ness to their sp irits. The husband and father was
a man once more with the heart of a man. He
turned no longer away from them in debasing self-
indul gence.buttoward s them in thou g h tfu l affection.
How quickl y is perceived a change for the better
in everything appertainin g to the inebri ate 's famil y,
when the head of it abandons his sin and follv , and
returns to his affection and duty. All this change
was apparent in the famil y of Henry Green. They
had suffered even to the deprivation of every com-
fort; but of these one and another were now restor-
ed , until every part of their humble dwellin g seemed
to smile again. How happy they were !
And yet, the wife of the reformed man often felt
a sense of insecurity. She understood too well th'at ,
for her husband , temptation lurked at every point.
How often did she await his return home ,as evening
approached , with tremblin g anxiety ; and mark ,
while yet afar off, his steps, to see if they were firm-
ly taken.
It was earl y in the fall of the year when Henry
Gre.'n took the pled ge. Throug h the winter .he had
worked industriousl y ; and , as he could earn good
wages, his income had given them ,as just mentioned
very many comforts. He had not been much tempt-
ed of his old appetite during the cold weather , nor
did he feel its active return at the opening spring.
But , with the fervent heat of summer , the slumber-
ing desire awoke.
Active bodil y labor produced free perspiration .—
Frequent thirst was the consequence ; and , when-
ever this was felt , the thoug hts of the reformed man
dwelt upon the pleasure a cool glass of some mixed
liquor would give. With an effort , and often with
fear at his heart , would he thrust aside the alluring
images drawn by his truant imag ination. And yet ,
they would ever and anon return ; and there were
times when he was tempted almost beyond hie
strength.
Green was a carpenter. Earl y in the spring, a
gentleman offered him a good contract for putting
up two or three frame build ings , which he gladl y
accepted : and , as the lot upon which his housa stood
was large , he erected a shop thereon.
More cheerfull y and hopefull y than ever did the
reformed man now work. lie saw a clearer li ght
ahead. He would , ere long, recover all he had lost ,
and even get beyond the point of prosperity from
which he had fallen.
Time wore on. Spring passed and the summer
ope ned. July came in with intensel y hot weather .
Alread y had Henry Green felt the cravings of his
awakening appetite , and it required strong efforts
at self-denial to refrain from indul gence.
About eleven o'clock one day—it was a hotter
day than usual—Green 's thoug hts were dwelling, as
was now too often the case, upon the "refreshing
glass," once so keenly enjoyed. A little way from
his shop, thoug h not in view , was a tavern , the bar-
room of which memory was picturing to the eyes of
his mind with tem pti ng distinctness. He had often
been there in times past—often drank there until
thoug ht and feeling were lost. He saw , in imag ina-
tion , the rows of alluring decanters , with their many
colored li quors; he heard the cold ice as it rattled
in the glasses; he almost felt the cooling beverage
upon his li ps. So absorbed did he at leng th become ,
that he paused in his work , and leanod over his
be nch , his eyes half closed , like one in a dreamy re-
verie.
It was a moment upon which his future , for good
or for evil , hung, trembling in an even balance that
a hair mi ght turn.
For as long a time as five minutes did Henry
Green stand leaning over his work-bench , a picture
of the nei ghboring bar-room distinctl y before hi>
mind , while he was conscious of an intense thirst-
that it seemed as if nothing but a glass of mixed and
iced liquor could possibl y assuage,
With a deep ly drawn breath he at length raised
himself , the strugg le that was going on in his mind
more than half decided in favor of self indul gence.
"Papa !" spoke a low , familiar voice by his side .
Green started and turned suddenl y. A child not
over four years old , stood by him—a fair child , with
a countenance full of innocence and affection. She
held a tin cup in both her little hands.
"Have a drink of cool water , papa ?"
"Yes, dear ," rep lied the father , in a low voice
that was unstead y from the rush of a sudden emo-
tio n , and he caug ht the cup from the child's hands ,
and , raising it to -his li ps, drank it eagerl y.
Instantly the picture of the bar-room , with all its
allurements , faded from the mind of Green. He
was a man again , in the integrity of a firm purpose.
His child , led to him by the hand of a good Provi-
dence , had saved him. The cup of cold water had
full y assuaged the violence of his burni ng thirst ;—
and he was no longer under temptation.
"Thank you , dear !
" he murmure d , as he lifted
his child in his arms, i.nd kissed her tenderl y.
"Shall I bring you another coo! drink after awhile?"
asked the little one .aa she pressed her father 's cheeks
with both her hands.
"Did any one tell you to bring me the cup of wa-
ter V" asked Mr. Green.
"No, sir. But I thoug ht you would like a cool
drink ," innocentl y replied the child.
"Yes , dear , bring rtfu another drink after awhile."
Then kissing the little angel who had been the means
of saving him when about to fall in temptation , he
replaced her upon the grouud .and once move turned
The Cup of Cola Water.
to his work ; and as he bent his body in labor, he
mused thus—
"I did not think of the water wJien I felt that in-
tense desire for a glass of liquor—it did not seem to
be what I wanted. But ,the cooling draught sent me
(by Heaven ,I will say) so opportunel y.has quenc hed
the morbid appet ite , and I feel it no longer. Wa-
ter , pure , health giv ing water , you are all I need.'to
give entire strength to my goodVesolutions ! When
t he old desire comes again , 1 will drown it in clear,
cold water . 1 feel safer now. There is a medicine
for the inebriate 's crav ing appetite ,and it is—WATER.
Freel y will I use it ! Thank God for water !
"
Yes, water is the medicine that cures the sickly
craving for strong drin k. Let the reformed man
keep this ever in his thoughts , and , the moment he
feels the old desire , drown it , as did Henry Green ,
in pure cold water. Let him do this , and he is safe,
lie should watch the beginnings of thirst , and be
quick to allay the uneasy sensation , lest he fall un-
awares into danger.
Tiucks.—Nature has given us trees in vast nurse-
ries. It is for us to take them up and put them
where we choose, to beaut ify the landscape , -awl to
contribute to the comfort and health of man. '
In this matter of planting t rees, there is mane
t han the mere cultivation of the taste. The sTle-irt
or audible benedi ctions that go up fiom weary trav-
ellers when they come on a hot summer 's day to a
spot where tall and branchin g trees cast a coo! and
grateful shade upon their path , spea k a kindlier
pra ise for an act of benevolence than words here
can do. Trees, for shade , contr ibut e not alone to
simp le animal comfort ,they are life-preserving, healih
giving in their influences. Let then the dweller in
t he town plant trees. Let him who is at home in
the quiet country village , make that village more
lovel y by vigorous and graceful trees. Let the cul-
t ivator of t he ret ired farm make it beaut iful, and ac-
cess to it pleasant , by groups of trees upon his land ,
and rows of trees by the wayside. Let every ons
plant a tree.—[G. Farmer.
Distance Across tiik Oceas.—-The nearest
geometrical distance between Liverpool and the
North American ports is traced on the great curve
which sweeps by Cape Clear, in Ireland , and Cape
Race, in Newfoundland , and thence down the coast
to the various ports alluded to. The distance to
Capo Race, wh ich is a common one to all the ports,
measured care full y on a globe is, in round nu mbers,
33 degrees, or 1980 mar ine miles. From Cape Race
to the di fferent ports—or more strictl y, to the en-
t rances , on t he sea coast, of the several harbors—
t he distance 's are as foll ows, viz :-r-To Halifax , 890
mar ine miles ; to Boston , 840 miles ; to New York ,
900 ; to Philadel phia , 1050 ; to Norfolk , 1190.—
Hence the total distance from Liverpool are :—To
Halifax, 2370 ; to Philadel phia , 3030 ; to Norfolk ,
3150. Boston is 45 miles furthe r than Halifax ;
New York COO miles further ; Philadel phia C60 ;
Norfolk 780.
Singular Valedictory.—The subjoined mor-
ceau is attributed to one of those broad backed pack
horses of literature , 'an edi tor out west :'
'The undersi gned retires from the editori al chair
with comp let e conviction that all is vanity. From
the hour he started his paper to the present time .he
has .been solicited to lie upon every given subject ,
and can 't ever remember having told a wholesome
truth , without dimini shing his subscri pt ion list , or
ma king an enemy. Under these circumstances of
tr ial , and hav ing a thorou g h contem pt for himself,
he retires—in order to recruit his moral constitut ion.'
Poppino tiik Question.—Mr. Editor : As the
following letters did in fact pass between a lad y and
gentleman upon a tender subject , I send them to you
for publicat ion as they will afford vour readers con-
siderable amusement , and will also teach those who
are lov ing ly inclined , how'to do up the business on
scriptural principles :
Letter o
f the gentleman to the Lady.
Romans 1st chapter , from the 8th to the 12lh
verses inclusive. "For God is my witness , whom I
serve with my spirit in the gospel of his son , that
without ceasing I make mention of you in my pray-
ers, if by any means now , at length I mi ght have a
prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto
you ; for I long to see you ; that I may impart to
you some sp iritual gift to the end ye may be estab-
lished. That is, that I may be comforted together
with you , by the mutual faith both , of you and me."
Please give me an answer as soon as convenient.
Most affectionatel y yours, &c.
To which the lad y by letter rep lied :
Luke 14th chapter , part of the 1Sih verse. "I
pray thee have me excused.''—[Boston Journal.
The following question was put .by a knot of gent«<
to a newl y im ported son of the Emerald Isle
"If the devil should be told that he might luvs
any one of us, which would he choose first ?"
"Wh y, me to be sure !
" responded Pat.
"And wh y so ?"
•'Fa ith he knows he could get aither of you any-
time.''
The gents were satisfied , and adjourned sine die.
Fashionabl e societ y generall y has but two faults ;
first , i n being hollow-headed ; and secondl y, hollo w-
hearted.
Virtu e? forg ives injury , even as the sandal tree
perfumes the hatchet that fells it.
Had IIij i Thkbtc.—An examinin g committee ,
about to test the capacities of an individual for school
teaching, put the following questions :-—
"At what period did France produce her greatest
General ?"
"At what period ?" pausing and scratching his
head— "at what—ah ! you 've got mo therej!
"W ell , was it before or after Christ ?"
"Be-fore or af-ter Christ ? Before or after—well ,
old hosscs, you've got mo agnin , certain !"
n PAL MER , the American Newspaper Agent ,
. Lent for the BATtNSTABIVR PATRIOT , and
*' 1 rizeil to take Advertisements and Subscku'-
* os
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s at the samc rat0!i aS re(lu"cd by us ' His offices
8t
BM(o» Schollay 's Building, Court street.
at ,,, York Tribune Building.
vt-lnddohia N.W. cor. Third and Chestnut streets.
fjul ore
, S. W. cor. Nort h and Fayette
n-7-S. M- PeUengiH , General Newspaper Ad-
¦¦'„'Aaeat No. 10 State street , Boston , is Agent
Mr
'?h BABNSTABLE PATRIOT , and is authorized
ceive Advertisements and Subscri ptions at the
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1rates as require * at this office.
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Newspaper Agency.
" LADIES
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Of Barnstable and Vicinity.
F. A. JONES & CO.,
No. 1
TREM0NT ROW,
IBOOTOH,
Would solicit your attention to the immense Stock of
NEW GOODS
which they now have, and are dail y receiving by every
foreign arrival , suitable to the
AUTUMN TRADE OF
¦ 1850!!
E v e r y v a r i e t y of
SIHAWILB a
from the most expensive Cashmere to the cheapest
Wool Plaid.
SILKS
of every kind raid quality , in Blacks and Colors,
ALWilYS AT LOW PRICES.
FRENCH THIBETS
AND
GERMAN MERINOS
Of all Grades.
FALL AND WINTER
DRESS GOODS,
Our usual Assortment.
VELVETS ,
AH Widths and Colors.
FRENCH CLOAKS &SACKS,
NEW PATTKRNS AND TRIMMINGS.
TOGETHER WITH THE IMMENSE VAHIETY
OK ALL OTHER STYLES DRY GOODS
ADAPTED TO THE PRESENT
SEASON.
Our long experience in the City Eetail Trade ena-
bles us to know the wants of our customers , and gives
"' unusual facilities for supp lying them. During the
Whole of oar business career, it ha s always hoen our in-
'
*«'» offer CHOICE «©OE»§ at LOWER
**UCES than any other house in the City . Whcth-
er *
°have done so, wo leave the Public to 'judge ; but
we nave succeeded by always keeping this point in view,
"> building ,,p the largest
. EXC!«TJ§IYE RETAIL TRADE
tne City of Boston, as the crowds of pui chasers who
aaJiy throng our Establishment , show.
„ '"creased facilities will enable us ,' during the
siirT'
Seas
?n:t0 offer still greater inducements ,!)}' the
'P™ multi plication of business to such an extent that
f,-r,
Ca
1aft'01'tl to sell each article at a small advance
tl0m the cost of importation.
ed w tl7
Tariety of SO0lls > we snal1> as n"inl, be suppli-
riesi short , we mean to make our place of busi-
ns ».Vesort for tlie shrewdest and closest purchasers ,
]ad
e"as "ie most fanciful and particula r , whore any
and ]?"{¦ Sllro of finding all the styles of Choice
Market '.'•
onable Goods , always at the very lowest
tliat'i ft"' Past favors, we solicit a continuance of
past I
01}a8e which now enables us to refer you to
feceiv
Xpei'lencc to prove that at. no other place can you
oUr h
more fully the value of your money, than nt
1
1
0 time I
amI We feel w;UTante(i '" asserting that at
*' the n ew°been able to offer so many bargains as
present season
0Tl T TRSMONT ROW
^K AND SHAWL STORE.
¦* t»J
f A« Jones & Co,,
•10 *?jE »IONt R © w — - B O S T O N .
1—¦
—_Z^y_opposite head of Hanover Street: 6m
furniture and Upholstery,
®®s9 m&EH]M?®Kr & o@oa
BESf^0"' 51
' 55 !
1
'Ml 5?> ComIlill»
and Cll
FULLY announce to their old friends
8reat «n »»« mor*'
thiU tllc)' havc on ]iand for sale, as
p
ass' otllCT Warehouse in Boston.—
'°°ms, is of :
, ITURE manufactur ed for their Ware-
J?es> and p, i most "PProvcd patterns , of the latest
?asefs will ? /•
S0kl on
.lhc verV lo":^ terms. Pur-
Vllcir Stool i !•' WI
NDOW SHADES,
Also---;fc4!' .S'!r Cl0 Goods , Shade Fixtures , &c.
K
n c°nneotirm
H
?,RSj LOOKING GLASSES, &c.
lto!?!t"re w'li v '1"1 the beautifu l assortment of rich
Wf TABrT*
bo fo
.u "d superior EXTENSION DIN-
Iw? manii f ' w'licl1 are pronounced superior to any
lrI'
°m
W'y ^0TjStETIY W011K in all its hranches , is
Sa lnt ofan
Uted at short notice—and all who are
i'Ciilarlv f
y ¦ thc ahovo descri ption of Goods, are
1)0
Can* T
7 t0 visit their rooms.
i*0 -L railo is respectfull y solicited.
St°n Oct •>, N°S' 51
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55 a'ld 59 COKNHILL.