Factiœ.

Auckland Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 2, 18 December 1856, Page 4

Factiœ.

TockET Stove—Mr. Rigby, of Liverpool, has invented a great novelty—a stove which can conveniently carried in the coat pocket, the heat produced by which is sufficient to boil a kettle or cook a lunch. The principle is extremely simple, and the heat is obtained by gas from spirits of wine, through an argand burner, as well as by a lamp, which ignites that liquid, and contributes also considerably to the generation of the heat.

Antipathy in Plants.—The vine is wont to catch hold of anything nearest, except the cabbage, from which it will turn as if in stron aversion, and trail on the ground rather than seek support from such a neighbour.

Why is a lover like a knocker? Because he is bound to adore (adoor). A Physician is an unfortunate gentleman, expected eevry day to perform amiricle—viz., to reconcile health with intemperance. Men want a restraining as well as propelling power. The good ship is provided with anchors as well as sails.

Time is like a river, in which metals and solid substances arc sunk, while chaff and straw swim upon the serface. A Friend met a physician walking at the head of a funeral—“ Well, do'eter, you are going home, I see. with your wbrk.”

A Man in Detroit, to illustrate the speed of the Pontiac Railroad, stated, in (answer to

a query as to’whether hejever knew of any accidents on that road, “Never ; but once a middleaged couple left Pontiac for Detriot, and died of old age at Birmingham —half way I” “ Tell the mistress that I have torn the curtain,” said a lodger to a female domestic. “ Very well, sir, mistress will put it down as rent.” Success produces confidence, confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins that reputation which accuracy had raised. Though reading and conversation may furnish us with with many ideas of men and things; yet it is our own meditation that mus form our judgement. Slander is a secret propensity of the mind th think ill of all men, and afterwards to utter such sentiments in scandalous expressions. Receipt for making a Person Useful. —Do everything in its proper time; keep everything in its proper use and put everything in its proper place. Will an action for asseult and battery lie when a man is struck with astonishment ? The Truly Brave.—That man only is truly brave who fears nothing so much as committing a mean action, undauntedly fulfils his duty, whatever be the dangers which impede his way. A Yankee has just invented a pair of braces that co tract on your approach to water ; and the moment you come to a puddle, lift you over, and drop you on the opposite side. “ Ma,” said an inquisitive little girl, “ will rich and poor people live together when they go to heaven ?” “Yes, my dear, they will be all alike there.” “ Then, ma, why don’t rich and poor Christians associate together here ?” The rich mother did not answer.

We saw a drunken man lately trying to get a policeman to arrest his shadow. His complaint was that an ill-looking scoundrel kept following him.