THE PERRISBURG JOURNAL.
"Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures.
$1.50 In Advance.
75 Y S. CLARK.
PERRYSBURG, WOOD COUNTY, OHIO, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1854.
NO. 11.
VOL. 2.
[From Household Words.]
Human Hair.
The market of human hair very
incufficiently supplied if it depended solely
on chance clippings. There must be a reg
ular harvest, which can be looked forward
to at a particular time. And as there are dif
ferent markets for black tea and green tea,
for black pepper and white pepper, for
"brown brandy and pale brandy so is there
i- i I...:- lltinrt frnm thrt dark-
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the south of France ; it is generally of a very
fine and silken black. The light hair comes
from Germany, where it is collected by the
agents of a Dutch company, who make
vearly visits to various parts ol the Germanic
State. Forty years Bgo the fashion was
rerv different from that now prevailing; the
licht German hair was more prized than any
other ; and there was a peculiar golden tint
held in such h:.gh estimation, that the deal
ers could obtain eight shillings an ounce for
smill quantities of it nearly double the
of silver. But trie duck nair 01 r ranee
1 here
price
i . .1.. Thprp is nn nniinon
(tn 1-MU 1 lir. lllclllWt. nv..v. "
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i ...U Ui,-a hf hpet rioht to OYiine
amvng uiubc nu o ! -'consists
on uch a subject, that the average nair . 01
avere English persons has de.-pened in tint
within the last hall cenuiry. 11 mis ue su,
it is attributed to the more irequeni inter
marriages wun nations nmin w auimj
mutt. Whether dark or light, however, the
Lair which the dealer buys as a marketable
commodity becomes to him an article of
wonderfully close scrutiny ; he can tell by
the tnell alone the difference between Ger-
matt and r rencn nair ; i-"" -
distinguish English, Scotch, Irish, and
Wfl-h hair, one from another. The French
driers can detect the difference between the
bale from two districts of central France,
r,t mnv miles asunder, by tokens so slight
as would ballli the most learned among our
i.livsiologists or naturalists.
the French hair market is very remarka
ble. Its dealings extend xo two nunureu
thousand pounds' weight of hair annually.
There are wholesale linns in Paris, which
send, round ag-nts in the spring to various
Breton and other villages, iiief-e ngenis ar,
provided with ribbons, silks, laces, haber
dashery, and clvap jewelry of various kinds.
Thev attend fairs and merry-makings, and
they buv glossv tresses, for which they pay
either with these goods or in money. Mr.
Trolku-e, while travelling in Brittany, stop-
ped awhile at the iair 111 ouueur, aim
more struck bv the operations of the hair
dealers than bv nnvthing else which met his
notice. In various parts of the motley
crowd there were three or four of these
dealers bargaining with the girls for their
flowing tresses, which were very luxuriant
and beautiful. Several girls were standing
together ready to be sheared, lhey neio
their caps in their hands; and their long
hair hung down to their waist. Some
the operators were men and some were
women ; but in either case the dealer had
large basket near at hand, into which every
successive crop of hair, tied up into a wisp
bv itself, was thrown. So far as personal
beauty is concerned, the guls do not lose
much by losing their hair ; for it is the fash
ion in that part or France to wear a close
cap, which entirely prevents any part of
hair from being seen, and, of course, as
"the want of it. The luxuri
ant rnn nf hair, which the dealer has
tained for a franc or two, is sorted, and
and passes from hand to hand until
it makes its final appearance as a peruke.or
some other delicate delusion. The price
paid to these girls seems to vary from about
a franc to five francs per head, (each weigh
in" from three quarters of a pound to
pound,) according to the quantity and beau
ty of the hair. So much does it rise in value
"bv the collecting, the sorting, the cleaning,
mrl nrhpr nrenaratorv processes, that
ivrn.leRale market nrice is generally from
thirty to sixty shillings per pound. Choice
heads of hair, like choice old pictures, or
choice old china, have no limit to the price
which they may occasionally command.
But it appears that ladies, without send
ing to France for a Breton girl's locks, are
encouraged to make trinkets tor themselves,
with the stray filaments which result from
each day's toilet proceedings. We should
not have thought this; but there are many
things which man is not supposed to think
until hp. is tnlil thereof. We have lately
seen a treasure a beautiful orinison-bound
book, with goUene.boss.ne.Hs .udgolde..
edged
leaves. It is written by a proiessor
and artiste an artiste en cueveuxzna vye
see in that a full account of the mode in
which bracelets, and lockets, and brooches,
and ear-rings, and feathers, and flowers, and
rings, mav be made in hair. The professor
takes a sta'nza by Emerson as his motto :
When soul from body takes its flight,
What gives surviving friends delight,
When viewed by dav, expressed by night?
Their locks of hair."
The Cossack Soldiery. The Cossacks in
timp nf war are rarelv used in masses, in a
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i w.r...lnw hntlhj tin f I IIP 1 r T 1 r 1 f 1 1: 1 Dak LI 1 1 1 1 L V
ItLUiai uuiLii. Axv... t :
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in surrounuing uir- aimy ai an nun
1 swarm, wholly impenetrable to the enemy.
! Thus thev cover the movements of the forces,
ao
nrevent desertions and fetch up stragglers
They form vanguard and the postes perdus,
ppnerallv extricating themselves out of diffi
culties in which all other detachments of
the army or individuals would be lost. In
this manner they serve to keep the enemy
on the alert, to alarm him continually, to
hold him in restless irritation, and to ex
haust him. They are like a swarm ot in
sufferable mosquitoes, which it is impossi
ble to disperse or to get rid of. They ap
pear, alarm, carry off some prisoners, and
disamear before thev can be pursued to
appear in a short time again. As no other
nation has such irregulars, they never can
be met on like ground. The French in
1812-13-14, complained of this kind of
warfare more than of any thing else. The
The Cossack is in service the most faithful
and the most thoroughly obedient, shrewd,
land pnnninfr of soldiers. Thus he is used
Ifor missions of trust or danger. Nearly
I every commander of a larger or smaller de
tachment lias Uossack'S aDoui nis person,
and at his disposal. The are remarkable for
great personal courage. They will often
penetrate single-handed where no other sol
dier dare venture, and thus they are of ex
cellent use in gathering and procuring in
formation about the movements of the. ene
my. They equip themseves, receive almost
no pay during the war, with, if possible,
sometimes a ration for a man and horse.
But generally they are thrown on their own
resources and industry for their food. From
Gurowski's work of Russia as it is.
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a
the
The editor of the Newark Herald is evi
dently short of " phunds," and in stirring
up his patrons, he says :
"We cannot help thinking how-much
easier an editor's life might be made if his
generous patrons could only hear his " bet
half" scraping the bottom of the flour bar
rel ! A man that can write editorial with
such music sounding in his ears, can easily
walk the telegraph wires and turn somersets
in the branches of a thorn bush.
ob
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ranged, a
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Ward's Acquital Its effect ox Him
sfLF. It is evident, says the Cincinuati
Enquirer, that the verdict of the jury in
Ward case has shocked the public mind, not
only of Kentucky, but of the whole coun
try ; and, fo far as that public mind
the power to decide upon guilt or innocence,
while the man is declared free by the court,
he is branded a bloody murderer by society
at large. The jury has saved him from
dungeon or the gallows, but henceforth
Matt. F. Ward can walk forth upon
world, can appear in society, only as a man
with hloo.lv hands and a polluted soul.
The Cain mark is upon him. and wherever
he goes, society will point to it and hiss their
malediction.
We see it stated that the murderer and
his family had left Louisville, a few nights
since, in close carriages, intending, at a re
mote point on the river, to take a steamer
for the South. The city of his birth and of
his crime cannot hold him. The society
which he has mixed with has spewed him
out. He is a wanderer, and, far or near, in
whatever quarter of the globe, to hide him
from the indignation of his fellow man,
Matt. F. Ward will ever be attended with
the presence of his -victim, while constantly
in his ear will ring the blasting sound thou
murderer !
Recipe for Washing.
Mr Editor: My wife was very much
interested in the washing recipe published in
No. 61 of your paper; but, she in common
with some hundred or two others in New
York city, thinks she has a more excellent
way. The originator of the process is un
known, and 1 have not seen the recipe pub
lished. It is as follows:
The night before washing day put the
clothes to soak in cold water, and also place
on the hot stove, in a suitable vessel, 2
pounds of soap, cut small, 3 cents' worth of
borax, (about an ounce,) and 2 quarts of
water. These may be left to simmer till
the fire goes out ; in the morning the mixt
ure will be solid. On -.vashing day, opera
tions are commenced by setting on a stove
or furnace the wash kettle, nearly filled with
cold water. Into this put about one-fourth of
a pound of the compound, and then wring
out the clothes that have been soaKing ana
Dut them into the kettle. Bv the time that
the water is scalding hot, the clothes will be
ready for taking out. Drain them well, and
put them into clean cold water, and then
thoroughly rinse them twice, and they are
ready to be hung out. When more water is
added to the wash kettle, more soap should
also be added, but the quantity needed will
be very small.
This process has many advantages over
others. It is suited for washing every kind
of fabric ; it is especially good for flannels,
seems to set colors rather than remove them
from dresses or shawls, while the white
clothes are rendered exceedingly white. It
costs less for soap than the common mode
washing: it is only halt as laborious; the
clothes are thoroughly cleansed in much
less time, without injury to them; and last,
but not least, the soap does not act like
caustic upon the hands, but after a day's
washing, thev have a peculiarly soft, silky
feel, as far removed as is possible from the
sensations produced by washing with ordi
nary soap or ordinary washing compounds.
My wife who dictates while I write
has tried many processes and compounds,
but has settled down upon this, as being
near perfect as is possible for anything
man s invention to be. It may be useiui
some of your subscribers, but of this you
must judge, and print the recipe or not
seems to you best. ivpo.
the
has
the
the
executed.
The Execution of Hexdrickson. John
Hendrickson. who was hung at Albany, N
Y., on Friday, for the murder of his wife
was only twenty-one years of age, and
highly respectable parents. In January
1S51, he married Maria Van Dusen, daugh
ter of Lawrence Van Dusen, formerly clerk
of Albanv countv. At the time of
marriage Maria was seventeen years of age
and. consequently, at the time of her de
cease she was nineteen vears of age. She
was the youngest child of her parents, w-ell
educated, accomplished, amiable, kind
hearted, affectionate, and devotedly attache
to her father and mother : and she, in return
was beloved by them as a dutiful and loving
child is always loved. In the year IbD
became dissatisfied with hi3 wite, and sub
sequently gave her poison, from the effects
ot which she died, and tor wmcn ne
Men desire to change their occupation and
condition ; the mechanic wishes he was a
professional man, and the professional man.
wishes he had been brought up to some, busi
ness. Bachelors want to change their state
of "single blessedness" and try "wedded
bliss, and when they get a wife they often
want to change her for another. The school
boy
-
signs to
be a man, and the man sings
as
of
to
as
" 0, would I were a boy again !" Men travel
for change of air, but when away soon sigh
for home. Anything for a change ; without
it animated nature would become stagnant.
Changes are not always for the better, yet
our nature requires change " from the old to
the new," and to this instinctive desire we
are much indebted for our progress. Fashion
is the embodiment of this love of change,
and it takes considerable change to keep up
with the. vagaries of this changeful dame.
People must change their residences, and
every first of May witnesses an indiscrimi
nate stampede. Mrs. Bunsby is tired of
carrying water up two pair of stairs, and
changes for rooms on the ground floor ;
while Mrs. Jarrington, who has been living,
on the first floor, is tired of the noise over
head and straightway takes the apartments
vacated by Mrs. B.
o
her
ne
was
A correspondent of the Nashville (Tenn.),
Union and American, dating from Stock
holm, has the following good 'un.
We arrived at Helsingfors about mid
night, and being very sleepy I hurried oa
board the Swedish steamer and disposed ef
myself in the best berth.
In a few minutes a broad-faced German
entered and walked directly to my berth ; I
knew in an instant from his expression that
he intended to lay claim to it, but having.
the right of occupation I determined to la
down and keep dark. After considerable
difficulty, he succeeded in arousing me from
a deep slumber, and speaking in his vernac
ular said that I was in his berth; I looked
at him a moment and by a shake of the head
gave him to understand that I did not speak
his language. He then spoke to me in
French, and received the same shake of the
head. Taking me to ba a Russian, he went
off and enlisted in his service one of the
Czar's subjects who also received the igno
rant shake. I? ailing to make me understand
in his language, he tried the Swedish, but
without effect. By this time the German
became impatient and somewhat enraged,
and as a dernier resort brought up the engi
neer, who was John iJull and no mistake.
With an air peculiar to all Englishmen, he
spoke out in a loud voice saying, " do von
speaK tingnsn, sir, to wnicu I replied by
the same shake ot the nead.
Having exhausted all the languages ..,at
they could bring to bear, they naturally
came to the conclusion that I was deaf and
dumb or a fool. John Bull, however, to
make the matter certain, asked me in the
name of God what language I did speak, to
1-1 T 1 1 . 1 . 1
wmcn i repnea, me American, a response-
that almost convulsed him with laughter.
As soon as he recovered he informed the
German that I was a Yankee and he had
better let me alone, for all h 1 could not
move me. Taking John Bull's advice, the
German sought out another berth, and left,
me to finish my nap. ;
Mr. Hobbs, now in London, in contra
dicting the rumor that the American Lock
under his charge had been picked, says
" since I have had it under my charge, it has
been operated upon by different parties one.
hundred and twenty-three days, with the
offer of 200 guineas as a reward, and the
strong national feeling so often expressed,
prompting them to pick it." - : .
A Spanish man-of-war arrived at Mobile '
harbor a few days ago, for th. purpose of j
procuring spars and other timber for the
Spanish navy. Her appearance created con
siderable excitement among the Mobilians,
who thought she had come to blockade ox;
bombard the town.