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POETRY. y ROM THE K0CKVI1.LE TRUE AMKK1CAN. Thing* I do riot and have Jiot^known, A married man 1 do not khow, YVl io's free from noise and strife ; * A single man 1 do not know, Who would not have a wile. A woman I have nfcver known, Who would not married be; A woman I have never known. Who married and was free. 1 never knew an aged man \ Who truly wished to die ; I never knew a youthful man, W ho neVefr breathed a sigh. :?&' '-""7 ~ \ - I never knew an idle man Whom Satin could not hire ; I neter knew a trading man, . Who never proved a liar. ^ j ' it J J never knew a Vitty roan Who wealthy ever was ; * I never knew a simple man r But meddled .with the iawtf* fc-'i - ' v 1 never knew * singing roan AV ho did not relish wine ; I never knew athymirig man. Whone'fcr'Vent out to dine. jL'r ^ yj[ 4 . V, . -J* .&d? * *'A ' > ? ? ' Lx '' "3 - ? ? A homely maid 1 n^ver knew, Who so herself '.believed ; A handsome maid 1 neVer knew, Who'cduld not be deceived. L Bays Giles, u My Wife and 1 are two, ?l;: Yet, faith 1 I know not why, sir !' ?Quoth Jack, ? You're ten* if? speak true ; | i She's one, and you're a cypher." Miscvlia neons* From the N. Y. National Advocate. M ISC JELL AN EO U S GLt A N I N G S. Antipidhyin ihe human Species . ? Among the roosft Ttingtrfar and unac "countabte affections to which the4m man species is subject, may be reck oned those violent atftipathies to cer tain object*, or 'circumstances, of which so many instances are record ed. If antipathies were observed only w men of pusillanimous minds, in fhirigncflfcift, and persons incapa ble of reflection, Of in 'women^ftrid children ^of weak constitution* it ^j| Hii^lit l>e possible to assign a cause jgfbr them. The bravest and most in trepitl men are, Itowevrtft wmetimes found 1ob& subject to thisarjtejcieaof weakness. The Dftke of Eperh'on, ?whose courage will never be called in question, attd who exhibited a distinguished share of that quality on the most perilous occasions, faint ed> nevertheless, at Hie sight of a leveret* fifi the same fa antier, the Mareehal of France, Cwsar d'Al bret, was taken ill wheneveV he saw A sucking pig at the table. It was, however, easy to Yelieve him from this Weakness* by cutting off the animals head, which was the only part that produced this strange effect l)cslMrtte*i in a letter printed ie the Jiercure de France, for the yeai 1727* relates several facts i4* th? same hind.-^ Among the rest, he mentions one instancy which he liim iclf witnessed. All officer in the atlilh r%\* he says, tnrned pale and fell ill w hr never a cork was cut in his presence. #1e had in vain tried every possible method to overcome this antipathy, but with no other ef fect than running the risk of perish ing in the. struggle. A giu'it number of facts mi^ht be mentioned, to prove, that not only the bravest but the most enlightened men, those most capable of resisting such weakness, arc not exempt from them. - The celebrated Peter of Apono. a distinguished professor of medicine* .at Bologna, could not b<M?r the sij^ht or smell of cheese, w iihnui faiutiug* The same was the case with .k.aitin Shock, professor of .Philosophy, at (jioningen, who composed a very curious treatise on I tbeMihject, entitled, *? De Aversiowe ' i mm i. We , are infotined that i JJIob ?e? wnu'd faint it be were leftll without li'gtit durihg the night ; (hat J r>clio 1 Sialic was taken ill at lUe \?f it hare or fox; anil thai Bayle was seized with convulsions wlien he heard (lie noise of water running from a cock. It is still more astonishing that the celebrated Laymotte de Vayer could uot endure the sound of any musical instrument, however harmonious ; and yet took the greatest pleasure in the noise of the harshest thunder. The two following extraordinary facts are extracted from the Ephetne rides of the curioos^; Johu Pech man, a learned theologian, had from his earliest infancy, a singular anti pathy to sweeping.? This antipathy was so strong, that when everlie heard any jjersoo sweeping tlie street. he grew uneasy; he felt a difficulty of respiratioti, and drew his breath like a person nearly suffocated. Every method was tried, in vaiiij to make liirn endure the noise ; and lie piore than once offered to jump out of 1he window atHhe mere sight of a broom, with w hich oue of the ser vants pursued him. If, when his mind was -engaged in the most seri ous occupations, he heard the scru th ing of a 'broom or a stick on the pavement, he immediately turned pale, grew uneasy, and was fre quently covered with sweat. If he accidentally met in the public places with people sweeping he van away like a tn:rflman. The selond instance is of a wft man. a native of Holland, who could nev^r touch or hold in her hands a piece of iron, for instance a nail, a needle, &c. without iteing immediate ly thrown into a profuse and general perspiration, which she icouid not otherwise procure, eveft by the ntost violent exercise. It is asserted, that she "was . naturally 'of a cold tempeia ment, like most women of that country. Shfc was of a Japanese extraction. " Glaus Barrich ins relates, that lie knew the keeper of a tavern who Trembled,, and was suddenly seized wMi a cold sweat, whenever he saw vinegar at the table. At the same time, provided he did not see it, he coukl drink it, or take in any pre paration whatever, without feeling any inconvenience. Extract Jr am Vulney's Lectures tin > . History . Accustomed as we are to t}ic uni form influence of ttrc press, we are not sufficiently sensible of the moral and {xjlitical advantages it produces. To estimate the effects of its priva tion, it is necessary to lmvfc lived in a country where the afrt of printing ddea not fekist. There we soon feel what ctfnfusion Tn accounts, absurdi ty in i*e|>orts, uncertainty in opinions, obstacles to information, 'and gener al ignorance, the want of books and newspapers create. History owes benedictions to hi hi who first publish ed articles of intelligence in Venice, for the little piece of money called a gazette; the name of which journals of news still bear. Gazettes indeed ar? Historical monuments of iniluite importance ; they are instructive and valuable even- in their deviations from strict impartiality; since they thereby exhibit the prevailing spirit nf the timis in which they Were pub lished | and their contradictions a! wa. s afford materials for the elm i dat ion of facts. Thus> when We are informed that the 11 rst thing the A uglo- Americans do in forming their new establishments is to cut - a road and commence a newspaper, it ap peal's to me (hut* in this double oper ation, they attain the object) and bx liibit the analysis of every good so cial system ; for society is nothing more than tta easy and free commu nication of persons and thoughts; and all the ait of government con sists in preventing those violent shocks which tend to its destruction. As a contrast to this people* civili zed aVjt were in the cradle, 'let us take a flew of tlm nations of Asia, which have passed from infancy to decay, and, through eVery stage of their progiess, have still been ignor ant and barbarous. Doubtless they have been confined to this condition, because they neither knew the arT oft [niuting, nor were capable of con structing roads or caoala. INDIAN MAHU.1 A?E9. . 3 -The Chickasaw womcu b iue di* covered that our forms of matrimony are more binding than the Indian forms ; but is of still more import ance, a inaniage with a citizen of the United State exempts them from raising corn, a service fbey are oblig ed to reuder an Indian husband: aud as they have Income very cart fulj they -jrrpfer white husbands . ? There are a number of handsome women in thisoatfoa, the descend - ants of white men, rich in catffe and horses, and as IcThind. the clmirr of as fine a couutry as there is in the world lies before litem. An lc quaintance^uf-fmtie, from Kentucky^ has been made t ich in a few years, by his marriage with a fine woman almotot white , by whom he has two charming children, and lives under the protection of the nation. \\ hat must the balance be in his favor, when contrasted with what his situ ation was in Kentucky, or with that of thousands now" there? You may expect uie to make some engagements for you myself; but Jet me tell you, overtures of that sort are not fash ion able ; courtships nve limited to a fuw words, and as to engagement* there tu e none Ifou most bfc Teady to mam' at the close r?if the courtship, or you may suffer severely by the delay. An acquaintance of mine lost a fine ?irl in this way ; he visit* ed the nearest stales to settle some business, and at his return he was distressed to find her married, al though lie used the precaution lit leave her in charge 6f his ov. n house. Kentucky Gazette. A ON MAKING BUTTER; , A method of making ; butter, which is not liable to become rancid, is said to be now successfully practised in Englancf. The day before churn ing, scald thfc cream in a clean iron kettle, over a clear fire* Lei It l>e made just (o boil, then take it off and strain it, by which operation that part of it which, it seems* occasions rancidity is separated from the rest. Put the vessel into which the creatri is strained,, in a tub of spring or well water, .in the cellar, and let it stand till next iborning, w hen it is to be churned. . .? ^ ^ ^The advantages of this method afe stater! to be the following: Hie churning is performed in less thati a quarter of the time that is requisite in the commoYi way, tlfe butter, will be hard, with a peculiar additional sweetness, not liable to become rancid ; time is saved in Working out the buttermilk, and the butter will be equally good when made in the hottest weatheh In scalding the milk, care should be taken that it does not get smoked, as this injures the taste of the butter; The milk of some cows afford* more butter, and some again, butter of better quality, than the ;-l|ttt&#f others. Butler . ? It is Baidf and it w ft'ottti the experiment, that a table, spoon | full of powdered 8alt-pet re, stirred* a few hours l>efure churning, into as much cream as will ptoduce l&lhft of butter, will take off the taint of gar lick , Und probably* of any o'her Un pleasant or rank taste* occasioned by turnips, or othfcr strong provender. Starting the cttam whilst collect ing for churning, once or twice a day, ahd especially wheti that skim med from different milking* is mixed* Contributes much to the excellence of> the butter. It has been long known atid prac tised, that a gill or two ofv sharp vinegar, thrown into the churn of cream facilitate* what is called the coming of the butter* In churning for bntter* always haVo an open space for the ait to have free acccss to the cream. If you stop t>p the orifice, as is customary, to prevent the cream from splashing out, you may chul-n for hours in vain.?* Hutter is produced by the union of oxygen with the cream, and more butter will be made and quicker,^ and of w finer thVor, if you have jour churn sufficiently open, than it'j you have uoi an aperture of a pro per 6 ze. *? Jt To prevtnlcarvfrom being destroyed.} 1'ie- es of rags dipped in a mix ture ol train oil and bruised ( gun powd r ; and hung upon hedges or poles, wilt effectually protect corn planted, from 'the depredations of crows, rooks &c. | Mr. Dean's method was to steep some corn in a strong infusiou of In-| dian^ poke or refuse- tobacco, and sprinkle it over the grouud before (lie corn is up* White threads stretched over a] field "of coru w ill prevent crows a tighting upon it. But he doubts Whether that will deter 'or present 'any mother bic&s; but thia will, to take care on every hill when covered with a hoe, to htrj? one foot just a Lilian's weight, not to ,8 tamp on it to make the ground too hah*, for^then I it w ill not come up. Black birds, and oilier small birds, are unable to puil it up. 'lHiey will tryyand find tlwy caunotpull the kernel up, but only' .'break the stalk oft* a little, and l heft leave the fWltl without doing any injury. 1 have know n the above practised fofc* fifty years with good effect. Kut \vhere that mode in planting is not adopted 1 have &en a SeW of corn all destfoyed by black birds and the owner wondering how EHSiJJSSLKSS and i, in] as ai xp jp nas fcnpke Or the pecfed bight _ .... tiles, %m make w creation iwoH, foot of Worm found in tlffc state, Vvhirh coil a nature sY> deadly, with it even the ven ^nake was harmless. varies much in size, au itich through, but seen except can hardly be conjectured. a dull lead colour and hear * spring or small |ter, and bites the unf who are in the habit w to drinki The brute ci\ ^ ve'r molests, they avoid il same instincl that tea ' of Peru to shun the Several of these rep invested our settliMi ry and destruction , fellow citigeus. I had frequent oflport_ the. melancholia spectator f,. feels produced by the subtile which this worm inf symptoms of its bite The eyes of the patieL. and fiery, His tongue immoderate size and ? utterance* and delirium of tl, horrid character Quickly folio ?f (71 I Sometimes in his madness he at tempts the destfaction of his dearest friends. If the sufferer has a family, his weeping uife and helplestf infants are' hot unfrequehtly the objects of his frantick fury ? in a word he ex hibits to tire life, all the detestable passions tfjkt rankle in the bosom of a savage '"ml such is ihe 6 ttpeW in which his senses are locked, that no sooner has the unhappy patient ve covered (Vote, the paroxism of insani ty occasioned by one bile, than he seeks out the destroyer for the sole purpose of being bitten again*. 1 have seen a good old father, Ills locks white as snow his steps slow and trembling, beg in vain of his only atm to quit the lurking place of the worm. My heart bled when lie turned away, for 1 kne\V the fond hope that this Hon would be the " rtaff of his declining y$nr?/* lint! utipported him through many a nar row. ? Youths of UliSHonri, would you know the name of this reptile r it is called the worm of the HtilQ M ?mi Mit*our;an, ? / r . m '.he ^ ml i \ / ? 1. \\ 1 1 y is r?n ^ration. deliwiiJ from t lie dick of u ^l.ip, iikeu tn-rk laite ? ?Because it i> a dec- oral ion. . ?. Why is the steeple of achuuii tike a minister? Because it points to heaven. ~3. Wh is Ireland likely to be come the richest count iv in the w 01 \dr Bacause the.capital is always Dub lin (doubling.) 4. Why is the letter A like :i honey-suckle ? ? Because a B follows it* 5. W1iy is a love-letter like a beef-market? ? - Because there are tender lines hi ir. Gi Why e the iliree lust voxels like a careless persrin ? Because tliey are in-attentive^ 7. Wlien is a man over heawand ears in debt? When iie Aias a wig on w hich is not i>aid for. 8. What is that which is set upon a table and is cut, but never eaten ? A pack of cards. The Yankee Outwiited. iff During the last war, wjjien provi sions were at the highest piu-li, Monsieur audi Junker, Ih%1Imos ;<1 - ing in a seaport town in Maine, put - [chased together afresh hog, dressed for cooking. Borne diftjeu Ity arising between (heft a9 to the manner of dividing#^qualW, the yankee think ing to outwit the Frenchman, pnrpr sed ft> cut Itrni across the middle, and thefo lie would (urn round. ? Wljile life Frenchman should nlace, Ihis finger dn I lie one part or the other M he pleased, and say, ? who shall j^pve thisi* Kte then should answer, 4 knowing which part j thus leav it <ehtire1?4nr chance to decide. Mdnsieut* while the Yankee ick to decide, dexterou s * clapping it in >g exclaimed, de tail in e Yankee.? >e 'emfi an us poor ,Xm*f pd, wlten he his owtf trap, shaking hi* e ta Ills' ing the friendship who is the only in" aure re warder of K Wfe ST1!-' HfB* and ambition are which Will flourish in any soil; ami those who have nothing of th&ir own to contend hboot or value themselves upon, am often seen to derive to tlieniselveaan imaginary importance from the wealth anil greatness of ihose on tvftonrthey depend. Hence ^ arise many contentions among per- ' sons whom, one would think, pru dence should teael^to alleviate the hardships and burdens of poverty and servitude, by mutual kindness and harmony. And the fire of dis sention which is by this or any other means kindled among servants, may soon coiDimiiilcate itself to their mas ters, and produce the* most deafenc* live conseAo^kes, unless they have the discretion and resolution to ex j tinguish it at its first appearance/' j I - ?? ? ? i*w For tale at thin Office.