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. THE
HOME JOURNAL.
Volume , III,
. CHATTANOOGA FOUNDRY
AND .
Machine Works.
. Webutcr 4 Jflaun,
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for old Brass, Copper, and Callings on
delivery. WEBSTER & MANN.
REFER P. NOES!
f boa. I Esllll, Resident Engineer Win. 4 Ala. R. R. Win.
Chester, Tenn.
A. liuUei worth, 6 miles from Winchester.
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Jus. A. Whitesides, Vice free. N. & (.'. H. K.
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raids.
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ames H. lirant, lies. Engineer
A. Anderson, " Tenn. it Alt., and Edge
field & Ky. Railroads.
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jP. 11. Coffee, fup't. " " "
A. B. Hobf.rtson, Esq., Manchester, Tenn.
John II. Quest, iq, Kheioyviue, lenn.
, & GillUtnd,
Chattanooga, March 17th, 1S0
THIS
suv nmm
AND
Thief Detector!
This is tho title of a Newspaper which
we intend to publish in the town of Win
chester, Tenn., and wich shall be devo
ted almost exclusively to the object in
dicated in the caption f. e. : the pub
lication of every fact connected with the
running ayvay, from their master, of the
slaves in the South, and that may lend
to the detection of the same, Wo shfllj
have no advertisements in the columns,
except the advertisements concerning
any and every negro confined in any
jail in Tennessee, or other State- To do
this, wo will be in constant communica
tion with all the Jailors in the Southern
Stales more especially the States of
Tennesseo, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama,
&c. And whenever a negro is taken up
and confined in ony jail, notice of the
fact, together with a description of the
negro, will be immediately forwarded to
us, and publisliod in our columns. Al
ready are confined in our jails, in ihis
State, many sorvunts who might bo ob
tained by their proper owners, had llicir
ownors any method by which to find the
whereabouls of those runaways. As a
full, correct, and ruliable medium of this
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We intend to devote its columns (n
this purposo manly, of course giving
thieves and counterfeiters a due sham of
attention, ana also win give prices cur
rent, &c. If a mon has n reword to of
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map wishes to sell n negro, or hire, or
uy one, we will allow reasonable space
to state Ins object.
And now, we roll upon Southern pco
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pn a who make it a business to detect
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21 Ijilfiiii Ifonj.
AN ADVENTURE
T I ) H 4 t C i( f ! M
VGKOnaK n . h i a m 1 1. l.
It was a beautiful morning in the
blooming month of May, 18 , that
the good t-hip Falcon sailed mnjYsti-
cully outof Now York harbor into the
broad Atlantic, bound for t ho distant
shores of Old England. As she got
farther out into the sea, and ns one ob
ject after nnother o.i llio American
coast disappeared from view, the pas
sengers (about fifty in number,) gath
ered themselves on tho deck, some, in
groups, anil some to take a "last loud
look" at tho declining shores of, to
many of them, their native land.
1 selected a spot where J could ad
mire the scene anil give indulgence- to
my feelings without being interrupted
by my fellow-passengers, and there
with moistened eye and aching heart
I gazed upon the fleeting hills of that
much-loved land, tho land where J
was born.
As thus I stood, sail and painful
thoughts occupied my mind, and rpies
tipns, yhiph naught, but time, that
works out nil things, could giye to me
an answer, rose in my mind and cur
ried me back to fondly remembered,
endearing scenes of a dear old home
buried in the valleys far, far beyond
the towering bills that were so quick
ly disappearing from my view.
W'ould I ever again set foot upon
that land which I was leaving each
moment further and farther behind
me? Would I ever ugain cross I he
threshold of the dear old house, the
house where 1 was born ? Would I
ever nguin plasp my aged parents to
my bosom, or was destined never lo
behold them more. My mind ran back
to the fondly-loved scenes of my child
hood, the schoojhousc, the old dominie,
the grassy playground, the companions
of my youthful days; all, all rushed
quickly through my memory and made
the dew of sorrow rise into mine eyet--.
I kcw that at that very moment, as
always was their wont on such beau
tiful evenings, my time-he sprii.kled
parents, if in health, would be sitting,
at tho collage door enjoying the cool,
refreshing atmosphere of an evening
in May, conversing perhaps of me,
their only son, who was far away
from them on the stormy, uncertain
bosom of the Atlantic, with but a few
frail planks between mc and life.
As thus I stootl 1 was startled from
my reverie by a female voice near me
exclaiming in earnest, sorrowful ac
cents, 'Happy, lovely land, farewell;'
and turning to see from whence the
voice proceeded, I perceived at a short
distance from me two ladies whom 1
had not before observed, cpgaged in
the samo occupation as myself.
1 at once conjectured them to bo
mother and daughter ; and from the
rcscmb.lnnce which they bore to each
other, and from their general appear
ance. The elder one was n middle
aged, pleasant looking, lady-like wr,-.
man, attired in deep mourning, while
her companion was a lovely young
creature, with a blooming counte
nance, the very picture of health and
good nature ; her raven black Iressps
hung in graceful curls down upon a
pair of shoulders of alabaster white
ness, and of the most beautiful mould;
her eyes were dark, and unlike most
blnck eyes, tley bad a mild expression
in them ; tho lashes were long and
silky, and rpon the end of them there
bunp a pearly tear.
Mother," said tho young lady,
and J recognized the voice as the one
tbM had broken in VP0" my reverie ;
"take a last look at tho American
shore, for the gathering darkness will
soon have shut it out from our view."
"My sight is not like yours, my
child,'! replied the elder lady, " for
already has. the lac,(L. disappeared
AVUSTCII
from mo ; and us tho night air is not
good for us let us enter the cabin."
They left the dock, and in a few mo
mentw more darkness had stolen over
tho bosom of the mighty deep and
shut from my view the distant shores
of my native land so, .following the
example of my fullow-passongors, I
went below.
For tho next four or five days till
who were not accustomed to sailing
were confined to their berths by that
disagreeable ordeal sen-sickness,
through which nil must pass who
wish to enjoy a trip on the foamy bil
low. Hut as they becaino accustom
ed to the motion of tho vessel they be
caino convalescent and made their up
pearanco on deck, until in a few days
all wero entirely recovered and were
engaged in forming acquaintances
with their fellow-passengers, or en
deavoring to get up some excitement
to enable them to pass oil' tho time
,hieli hc'isr so heavily upon their
hands.
1 had been ilvtunala enough to
make tho acquaintance of several of
our lady passengers, (a very nV'si ruble
thing, by tho way, whether on wait.'."
or land.) ami amongst them the two 1
have already described to tho reader,
whom I found lo be an English lady
and her daughter, ti Mrs. and Miss
Bancroft. From what 1 could glean
of their histiry by conversing with
them, I found that Mrs. Bancroft, was
a widow, her husband having died
about eighteen months before, that
she and her daughter had been trav
eling in America, whither they had
gone on the demise of Mr. Bancroft,
and that they were now returning to
their native land. Judging from their
manner of traveling, the number of
servants they bad, anil their general
appearance ami conversation, I con
jectured that they must lie. wealthy,
while their manncrbetokened persons
accustomed to move in the highest
circles of society.
There was a young man on board
with whom 1 became acquainted who
gayp (jis name ns Henry Dallon i he
way a tine looking young Ainerioin,
wjlh honor, honesty and bravery
stamped upon every lineament of his
manly lace ; he was a printer by
trade, and having a great, love for
travel, he was about to gratify that
love by a trip through the Briti.-h Isles
and whatever other part of Europe
he could find employment, and prose
cute bis travels at the same lime, lie
had journeyed tbiotgli the greater
part d' the. American continent, ami
bad seen nearly all of the many nat
ural curiosities wiih w hich our conti
nent abounds. He was possessed with
great descriptive and conversational
powers, and could then-lore picture to
his listeners, with accuracy and ease,
the many magnificent sights he had
witnessed.
1), ilton bad formed an acquaiiilauce
with Mrs. Bancroft and her daughter
ami spent a great portion of his lime
in reading aloud to them, or like O; hel
lo, he told them " tho story of his life,
even 1 rum his boyish days to the very
moment that, they bade him tell," all
of wbie! the lovely Faipiy Bancroft,
like Dcsdeinoii i, with a greudy ear,
devoured." A,ud his ' .story being i
dune, she gave him lor his pains a
world of sighs."
Due morning after we
j
had been !
over a week out to sea.l went, ondeck j them into the sca.a-id then ran where
to take a look at the state (d'llie wea-1 several men who heard Miss Baii
thi r, which during the night had been . croft's scream were lowering a boat ;
a little stormy. There was not much into it 1 jumped with several others,
of a sea running, but it was a dull,
heavy morning, and a very thick mist
almost approaching to rain, was fal
ling, which was by no means pleas
ant or healthy, f stood for a few mo
ments on deck, and was just thinking
that down in tho gentlemen's cabin
was a much morn comfortable place,
when Henry Dallon, with Fanny
Bancroft by his side, saluted mc with
a " irooi! morning."
" Why, Miss Bancroft," I said, "you
will certainly catch you death cold if
you stay on deck in this heavy mist."
" Just tho very thing 1 was telling
her," said Dallon, " but I can't make
her understand that she is running
any risk."
" There is a risk, certainly," replied
Miss Bancroft, " to one of a delicate
constitution, or une who is not used to
it; butto mo who am blessed with
health and strength, who was born
within the sound of the roaring bil
lows, nnd who have been usetl since
my childhood to tho ocean's spray,
there is not the least danger in the
world." .
" I suppose you th'mk, M133 Ban
croft,"! said smilingly, "that because
you are a Briton, and born within
sound of the rushing waters, that wa
ter may almost be considered ns your
native, clement.'
" Well, yes," she replied, " water
is considered by us Britoni as almost
as natural to us to live upon as land ;l
... . . ... "
ESTER, TENN., JULY 7, 1859.
in (uct it is the natural protection of
our happy isles. But Shakespeare
describes our position in that respect
when he says
' This precious gem tot in the sen,
Which seros it in the office of a wall ;
Or as a mote defensive to a -house,
Against the envy of less happier lands."
Then why not we Britons love water
when it renders us such great assis
tance ?
" Most certainly you should love it
Miss Bancroft," replied Dalton, "but
at tho samo time you should fear it ;
you know its power, you know what
it may cause, nnd therefore you should
not place yourself in danger of being
injured by it."
"Well, gentlemen," she said, after
a pause, "your advice is good nnd
given for my welfare, therefore I will
follow it to gratify you ; and in fact
my cloak is beginning to feel quite
heavy with the mUtso I shall go he
low ;" so sayingfldit: young creature
bounded off, little conscious of what a
dreadful misfortune awaited her.
She was soon out of our sight and
hastening along the deck to the other
end of tho vessel where D.tlton and I
x.'ere standing. She arrived at the
stairs leading below, and was just
about going down when a light
breeze carried the hanJkerchicf out of
her baud and blew it into the. rigging
on the larboard side of the vessel
about three feet uhovo the deck. In
stead of calling one. of the sailors or
male passengers to get it for her, she
hastened after it herself. There was
no one near her at tho time, neither
diil any one sec her, all who were on
deck being at the other end where
Dalton anil I were.
To reach tho spot where the hand
kerchief was caught, a person would
have to climb n railing that ran all
around the deck, about four feet from
its outer edge, and outside of that rail
ing thorn was nothing whatever to
keep a person from lulling overboard
if they once lost their fooling, and it
was especially dangerous when the
deck was wet and slippery, as was
the case that morning.
Fannv reached the sailing, climbed
cautiously ov-r it, and stretching out
her hand she seized the handkerchief,
and was turning to retrace her steps
when her feet slipped from under her
and die fell heavily on the deck
lengthwise with the ship. Tho ves
sel, unfortunately, was leaning to that
sitle, and having nothing to hold on
by, the unfortunate, young lady rolled
to the edge, and then with a frightful,
heart-rending scream, idio was buried
ia the waters beneath.
Dalton and 1 heard the piercing
.shriek, anil hastening to see from
whence it. had proceeded, wo were
horrified by seeing the young creature
from w hom we hail parted but a few
minutes before, struggling to sustain
herself on the surface of the briny
tleep.
In an instant, without n moment's
thought, Dalton pulled olfhis coat and
boots, aiiil without uttering a word he
jumped (he railing and sprang madly
into the i;ea. lie struck the water
near the being for whom he was risk
ing his life, and with ti lew powerful
strokes h
( reached her jus, as she was
Th 'it! were several life pre-
Milking
servers laying on the tleck near me :
I seized a couple of than and tossed
and in u few moments wero on the
water.
Though but about five minutes had
elapsed from the lall id' Miss Bancroft
into the water and. the lowering of
the small boat, she and I)altouwere
a considerable distance astern, owing
lo the speed at whith the Falcon was
going nt the time.
The news of the accident was soon
spread throughout the ship, and cs we
pulled away from her side tho passen
gers came hurriedly cn deck, nnd the
vessel was stopped us soon as possi
ble. " Pull, my men, pull for your lives,
we may yet s ive them ;" shouted the
second mate, the only officer ol the
ship with us, and who was standing
upon the nfter part ol the boat steer-
ring.
We did pull, nnd strained every
nerve in our exertions, until the boat
almost leaped out of the water, and
every moment brought us nearer to
Dalton ond his now unconscious bur
den, lie had fortunately got bold of
one of the life preservers w hich I had
tossed over after him, and it was by
that tW be sustained himself on the
water, and it required till his strength
even with the assistance of the life
preserver, to keep himselfand the be
ing bo bad in bis nrms from sinking.
We had gut to within about one
hundred yards of th? pair when I bb-
aerved the ma'o'i cheek turn falet
and I thought that they had sunk,
(for being rowing I of course had my
buck towards them ;) but such was
not the onse,allhough it was something
equally fearful, as his words told us,
that caused that cheek to palo.
"My God, there's a shark!" exclaim
ed the mate, and a cry of horror broke
from all in the boat as they heard the
fearful words, "and he is making
straight for them, too," continued the
mate; "r-o pull with all your strength
my fellows; a few more strokes will
fetch us along sido of them, and we
must bo there before the shark, or
they nro lost."
A thrill of horror ran through my
frame, but I spoke not, and pulled on
with renewed exertion, as I thought
of tho fearful death that might bo the
fate of my two friends wero we a mo
ment late. All of tho others, actua
ted 1 suppose by tho samo feeling,
strained themselves to the utmost,
and we quickly neared the pair whoso
lives were in such imminent peril.
"The shark is down, my men," said
tho mate as wo upproached Dalton,
"but hero we arc at them now, so pull
them in before be can cotno up, and
we will save them yet."
We wero now closo upon Dalton,
and several of us pulled in our oars
and prepared to pull him and his bur
u'"U in as we came along side of him.
"Ta!;o her, take her iiist," said Dal
ton, as two of us seized him by the
collar to dr;g him in; "if you pull me
in she will drop out ot my arms, for I
have not strength to hold her."
We took hold of the unconscious
and apparently dead young lady and
lifted her out ofDaltou's arms into the
boat, and then laid hold of Dalton.
Wo had lifted him partially out of the
water when a sharp cry of pain broke
from him, and wo saw the body of the
ravenous shark in the water below
him; wo pulled him in hastily, but
alas! wo were too late, for both his
feel wire gone !
We stopped the flow of I.dood, which
however was not very great and struck
out for the ship; by the time wo ar
rived there, Dallon was as uncon
scious as tho being for whom bo had
risked his life. They were banded
carefully over the. sidu of the vessel
and conveyed to their berths, where
they received every medical atten
tion, there being fortunately three
medical gentlemen on board, and in
a short time they were both returned
to cuiiseiousiioss.
Miss Bancroft's constitution with
stood the eli'cctsof the accident, and
in a lew days she was able to leave
her berth, nnd she then attended with
the most sisterly care ami attention to
the wants of her gallant preserver, as
also those of her mother who was con
fined to her berth through illness
brought on by the excitement mid
shock she had underwent, caused by
her daughter's unfortunate accident.
D.tlton lay for several days in such
a low condition, hovering between
life and death, that it was thought by
us all that he would never recover.
But we were mistaken, for, owing, no
doubt to the titireinilting attentions of
the three medical men, and the gentle
sisterly caro he received from Miss
Banci oft, he gradually mended, so that
the day before wo reached England
he was sulliciently well to be carried
on deck.
While he was sitting in the declin
ing rays of the evening sun, Mrs.
Bancroft, w hose sickness. was of short
duration, came on thick and took a
seal by the side of her daughter's pre
server. "This is a moment, Mr. Dalton,
that I have been anxiously looking
for," she said, after a few casual re
marks, "as 1 wish to speak to you on
an important matter."
Dalton bowed and she proceeded.
"This unfortunate accident, by
which you have been maimed for life,
and w hich came so near proving fatal
to you'
Would that it had," broke in D.tl
ton in a despondent tone of voice, and
looking down at his feeidess limbs.
"What, nre you sorry that you live?
sorry that God preserved your life
when in such imminent t'angci?"
"No madam," he replied, "I tlo not
exactly regret that 1 live, but I do re
grctthatldid uU die when at tie
very door of death. Might 1 not ns
well be slumbering in the depp bo
som of the unfuthomable ocean, ns
sitting as I nm on this deck maimed
for the rcmaiiidisr of my existence?-
Might I not now ns well be numbered
with the dead as with tho living T
What is the world to me now, or what
am 1 1 the world! Nothing but an
object for its pity."
"Say not fjo, Mr. Dalton," replied
the lady: there are those who will as
sist you and attend to you, as if you
were their own. It was to save mine,
Mr. Dalton, that you risked your life
and suffered jour uofbrtoaste cc,j
dent; then it is my duty to repay you
for that loss, ns far as lies in my pow
er. I am wealthy in this world's
goods. I am possessed of far more
than I require, and more than I can,
unless lavishingly, expend. I also
can command power and influenco
amongst some of the highest men in
England. Now, Mr. Dalton, all this
is yours if you wish it; all my influ
ence and my riches are ut your com
mand, do with thorn as you choose"
"Thanks, many thanks, Mrs. Ban
croft, for your very liberal oiler," re
plied Dalton; "but however groat your
riches are, I most respectfully decline
ull.or any part of them. My trade is
such as I will bo able to work at yet,
and so long as I am able to do so I can
earn sullicient for all my wants."
"But you will not be ablo to grati
fy your love for travel," said Mrs. Ban
croft. "I beg your pardon, madame, I am
still able enough for that also, and in
fact, for all my wunts; I require no as
sistance whatever.''
"But I cannot take no for an ans
wer, Mr. Dallon," continued (ho lady,
determined to help Dalton in some way
or other; "you must take something;
if you du nut require assistance, then
you must receive something from inn
as a gift."
"1 cannot agree with you there ei
ther, my dear madame," said Dalton.
"And is there no way that I can
help you, nothing that I can do for
you!"
D.tlton did not answer her.
"Come, man, think," she continued,
"is there not something that I can do,
some way that 1 can recompense you
for the. great loss you havo sustained?
Come, speak."
"Yes, there is one thing, and one
alone;" replied Dalton in a low voice.
"And what is that? tell me, that 1
may gratify your wish."
"Tho hand of her for whom I have
suH'ered." replied Dalton.
"Ah !" said Mrs. Bancroft, .smiling,
"so I have struck the right card at last;
I thought I would be able to recom
pense you in some way or other.
Well, Mr. Dalton, I am sure no one
has a better right to Fanny s band
than you, lor il it wero not for you
she could never be any one's therefore
you have, my consent, get hers and she
is yours.'1
"Thanks, a thousand thanks, Mrs.
Bancroft," said D.tlton, as the lady left
his side and went below.
About half an hour nl'lerwards 1
... ,1 i t i
was walking hy the ueciw wnen t on
served Fanny Bancroft silting by her
preserver's side. They had their beads
benl down and very close together,
nnd were apparently engaged in con
eisation on somo very important
matter, for they spoke in very' low
tones, and Dalton's words generally
made the color rise to her checks, and
made her drop her eyes to the lloor.
Of course 1 don't protend to know
what these two were conversing so
earnestly about, but 1 do know that
w hen we carried Dalton below that
evening be was in better spirits than
he had been since the unfortunate ac
cident. Next day wc entered Liverpool har
bor, and having business to transact
which would not admit of delay, 1 bade
farewell lo my fellow-passengers and
left tho ship.
About thrco months afterwards 1
was glancing my eyes carelessly over
the columns of a London paper, when
they fell upon the following paragraph
which I read with no little degree of
pleasure :
Married nt the residence of the
bride's mother on the 8th instant, by
Ihe Rev. ,Mr. Henry Dallon.
of America, to the beautiful, wealthy
and accomplished Miss Fanny Han
croft, only daughter and heiress of the
late George Bancroft, Esq.
Four years later 1 accidentally fell
in with Dalton; he conducted mo to
his home, a princely mansion in one of
the most fashionable residences of the
great metropolis. A flaxen- haired
boy three years of age sported through
the rooms, and the ci deuaiU Funny
Bancroft fondled a beautiful babe on
her knee, the whole scene displaying
peace and happiness; and such indeed
was their lot. Dalton was happy, he
had all be could wish for, and he nev
er regretted his unlucky though lucky
voyage across the Atlantic.
A writer in the American Agricul
turalist mentions that at the sale oTn
lot of cows at auction, every buyer
wanted a "first rate cow" and asied
... . . .LI. .nort. but that
as to quality m UI" '
the cow, in every instance,
brought the most money none con
sidering tb fcl lnat tn0 be8t milkers
are always in moderate condition.
They please Ihe eye, regardless of fu
ture profit, &ni such is very generally
th case.
'Number SO.'
An Egyptian Sensation Item, Tho
Buffalo Republic thus speculates up
on the work which Egyptian reporter
must have made of a certain casuali
ty whloh occurred in thejr country
3350 years ago, on the 1 1th instJ
We can just Imagine the announce
ment made In the "Red Sea Morning
Times," after the catastrophe of Pba
roah. It probably read thus :
Bed Sea Morning; Times, Extra.
APPALLING C A LAMITY1
Uvparahlled Destruction of Lift
DISASTROUS DISPENSATION.
CALAMITOUS LIST OF HORRORS
Forty Thousand Men Engulphcd ti
the Red Sea.
TWENTY THOUSAND HORSES DROWSES 1
DISASTROUS DETAILS 1
This morning, about 0 o'clock, Mr.
Pharoah, of Egypt, well known to
our readers ns " Old Pha," with a re
tinue of forty thousand men, ten thou
sand chariots and twety thousond hor
ses, attempted to cross the Redd Sea
by nn unfrequented path, His guides
suddenly lost their way, und before
they could get on their route again,
the whole body marched into exceed
ingly deep water, and were drowned.
There was not u single lifo preserver
in the crowd.
Wo have just returned from the
scene of this unparalleled disaster,
and with ihreo able reporters have
gone over the whole ground. We
could see nothing of Old Pha, who
undoubtedly got his leg entangled in
a Chariot wheel, and not being tall
enough to keep his head out water,
miserably perished. Our reporters
picked up a few scythes that wero
lloating round in tho water, and sev-
oral thousand solid iron shields which
(touted ashore, and which the friends
of the deceased can obtain by calling
at our ollicc.
The coroner is now holding inquests
on the beach only thirteen thousand
bodies have yet come ashore. Ho has
held inquests on about a thousand.
The verdict of tho jury was "died
because they lost their way."
Tim Aut ok Mr.meiSE in Jatas.
The Voixdc Lit Veritc gives some ac
count of the stale of medicipo in Ja
pan. Their physicians have no sys
tem of medicine, and are guided only
by their experience ; still they are as
proud dogmatical as anywhere else in
the world. Many use shells and exor
cisms, und most of them become rich.
Many plants aro held in great medi
cinal esteem, and some rools, chief
among these the ginseng, arc brought
to Japan by the Chinese and Dutch.
Among the medicines which are pro
scribed, the acids and salts predomin
ate. When they are well, the Japanese
drink w titer when it is hot; when they
are sick, they are ordered to drink as
much cold water as they like, and
they drink a good deal. A common
ami one of the most terrible diseases
in Japan is the Scnki, a kind of colic,
which is usually treated with blood
letting in the lower part of the body
by menus of a needle. Great stress
is laid upon the making of these nee
dles. They must be of gold or silver,
without alloy, und must have a high
polish ami a very line point. Nobody
is allowed to make them without a
patent from the Emperor. This man
ner of blood-letting is nlso used, by
those who can all'urd it, in cholera.
Tbt; poorer classes use a bitter powder,
n principal ingredient of which is the
cost us, a plant brought by the Dutch
from Surat. The discoverer of this
powder becames so rich by its salo
that his heirs have built three temples
at Yeddo, to express their graditude
to God for it. Opposite these temples
are three shops, where they prepare
and sell the powdor. Ycdo has lately
lost 150,000 by cholera.
Milan. Milan, the capital of Lorn-
hardy, has a population of about ICO,-
000 persons, not including the Aus
trian garrison and the strangers tem
porarily resident there, it is situated
in a wido open plain, between the
Ulona and Savcso rivers, tributaries
of the river Po. It has been the scene
ol many a conflict of arms between
rival nations, und has, at uittereDi
times, been under the dominion ol
Spain, Austria and France. It was
twice captured by the French, and in
1803 the lirst Napoleon made it the
capital of the Kingdom of Italy- By
tho treaty of 1815 it was restored to
Austria, with the adjoining territory. .
m;i.. i n verv ancient city, being
founded 400years before the Christian
era It was inhabited and embellish,,
cd by many of the Roman Emperors-,
and has been the birth-place of many
.minorit men, including a number of
Popes. This city, though besciged
forty times, and forty times taken, and
four times destroyed, still contains a
vast number of churches, colleges,
Bunaeries and schools, and man
stately buildings, both public and pii-
vate. tie uaihcorai, oeguo m
is one of the finest in the world. It
alsocontains the church of St. Ainbre-
gio, where the Emperors of Germany
were crowned. The eity is nearly of
a circular shape, enclosed en three
sides by a wall, surroonded by nar
parts, nearly eight mi! lo eireiM
ference. and entered by len
is distant from Nif una rBuM