MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 419, 29 April 1870, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The majesty of the law was fearfully sustained by Lord Eskgrove, who, it is related, once sentenced a tailor, for murdering a soldier, in these words :—“ And not only did yon murder him, whereby he was bereaved of his life, but you did.thrust, or push,'or pierce, or propel, the aethal weapon through his regimental breeches, which were His Majesty’s.” An American paper has a notice of an individual there who 'tried to outwalk a locomotive, winding up with the significant statement that “ He leaves a wife and three children in straightened circumstances.” An Irishman, hearing of a friend who

had a stone coffin made for himself, said : “ Faith, that’s good. Sure, an’ a stone coffin’ud last a man’a lifetime.” At a Negro hall, in lieu of “ not transferable” on the tickets, a notice^was posted on the door “No gentleman admitted unless he comes himself.” A story is told of a fanner who, having bought hisjfirst barometer, was more puzzled than instructed by its'jmovemcnts. When the sky wasjjovercast and the rain falling in torrents, the ‘index-band pointed to “ set fair. ” Losing all patience, he took the instrument into the open air, and exclaimed, “now will you not believe your own eyes 2” One of the curiosities of Printing-Ho"sa Square, New York, is the huge engine, which runs so many presses. This is on nod by a firm in Spruce Street, between William Street and Nassau Street, and occupies the basement of the building. There is a hundred and fifty horse power engine which runs during the'day, and a seventyfive horse power, which relieves it at night. From this, shafting and belting power is distributed in every direction. One shaft runs across Frankfort Street, supplying the “ Mail ” and other offices, Anothe" crosses William Street, and runs the six cylinder presses which print the three hundred thousand copies of the “Ledger.” Another shaft crosses Spruce Street, runs through and across Beckman Street, and even supplies presses Ann Street. Altogether, this engine supplies one hundred and twenty live presses, each being estimated and charged so much per horse-power, according to the estimates. It runs three-quar-ters of a mile of main shafting, besides a mile or more connecting shafts, and as much belting. One of the belts, an indiarubber one, one hundred and twenty feet long, connects a five storey press in Nassau Street with the main shafting in Spruce Street, across the intervening yarns, and another leather one on Beckman Street, one hundred and forty feet long, perfectly perpendicular, connects the suboollar and attic. The engine prints all M'Loughlin’s toy books, runs the immense establishment of Brad Street and J. N. Oliver, besides many other job printers, a hoopskirt manu. factory, and several binderies, and prints fifty payers, besides magazines and books inumerable. A judge threatened to fine a lawyer for contempt of court. “I have expressed no contempt for the court,” said the lawyer ; “on the contrary, I have carefully concealed my feelings.” The “Daily News” remarks that Sir Frederick Pollock to have discovered a new remedy for some of the infirmities of old age. The facts have been forwarded to the ‘‘Practitioner” by the President of the College of Physicians. Sir Frederick is now eighty-six years of age, and to the great wonder and joy of his friends his strength scarcely in any way fads him. Still, some years ago he suffered from the indefinable malais which is incident to old age, which sometimes makes itself known in painful spasams more or less connected with the digestive system. He tried the best rectified ether, which he inhaled from an ordinary bottle applied to one nostril. The safety of the experiment to some extent depends on the inhalation through only one nostril. A few whiffs taken in this way removed spasm and pain, and induced a general tranquility of the nervous system. Sir Frederick goes on with the inhalations every day, and enjoys in consequence magnificent health. The quantity of ether which he uses is variable ; sometimes it amounts to several ounces a day j but how much of it escapes and how much of it is absorbed into the system it would ho difficult to estimate.