Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, May 18, 1843
A hen, belonging to Benj. Gallaway, Esq. of Weakly county, Tenn., was sometime ago bitten by a rattlesnake, but by proper attention, the wound was cured. However strange to tell, we are informed that every egg laid since that time by this hen, has a picture of a rattlesnake represented upon the shell.-Mr. Galloway, who […]
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, July 25, 1835
The Nantucket Enquirer says, that a Mr. Hale, of that Island, was recently seized by a whale, while sailing in an open boat, and shaken for some moments as a cat shakes a rat and then thrown to the distance of several yards. The editor adds, that the whales have become unusually fierce and cross. […]
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Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, June 16, 1838
Last winter during the hard frost which prevailed in England an inhabitant of Gloucestershire, back of the Sovern, near Bristol, lost a fine goose, which it was supposed had dived under the ice of a pond where it was wont to take its recreation, and lost its life. Five weeks afterwards the ice became partially […]
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Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Friday, August 27, 1841
The Richmond Star relates the following facts: -On Monday last, a dog, belonging to this gentleman, accidentally fell into a well; and for the moment gave him up as lost. But as a sort of desperate effort to save the dog, he directed a boy to let a rope he had,down in the well, in […]
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Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Friday, August 20, 1841
The importance of the American whaling trade in the Pacific is shown by the facts contained in a letter from an officer on board the United States frigate Constitution, written at Talcahuana in March last. He says: We have about 500 whaling ships employed in this ocean whose tonnage is probably over 150,000, employing 12,900 […]
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, August 10, 1837
A friend from the country, says the Portland Argus, upon whose veracity unlimited reliance can be placed, has furnished us with the following facts: A neighbor of his, in pitching out his hay last month, found the body of a hen, very much compressed, which must have been under the hay since July, 1836, when […]
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, June 17, 1837
The Lakeville, [Ohio] Journal gives the following case of maternal courage as a recent occurrence. A number of Catamounts had been seen over the Michigan boundary and caused great terror among the farmers. One of them entered the window of Mr. Israel Hawkins, which had been left open, while his wife was engaged in adjoining […]
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, May 6, 1837
A Pig Indeed!-At Cincinnati a hog was lately exhibited, weighing, [as it is said] 1500 pounds.
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, April 29, 1837
To preserve fish.-Fish may be preserved from dying and putrefaction in warm weather, by introducing into their throats a paste made of soft bread and Brandy, and wrapping them in straw. A little should be poured into the mouth after the paste has been put in, and great care taken not to wound the fish. […]
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, March 18, 1837
Every animal has its enemies. The land tortoise has two enemies-man and the boa-constrictor. The natural defense of the tortoise is to draw up in his shell and remain quiet. In this state, the tiger, however famished, can do nothing with him-for the shell is two strong for the stroke of his paw. Man, however, […]