"HOW WAS THAT FOR HIGH?"

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 141, 3 April 1873, Page 2

"HOW WAS THAT FOR HIGH?"

TnH Kew Haven Palladium describes the performance ef Miss Leona Dore, n Connecticut circua woman, who, from being a humble performer under the tent, has risen to lemiu-kable experience as an mronaut. She has lately been thrilling the people of the West by trapeze performances while suspended from a balloon. One of these entertainments at Indianapolis is thus set forth :— " The balloon ims inflated and at a quarter to eight was cut loose, and the fine formed Leona in. circus clothes, dangling from the trapeze bar, holding in her teeth a strap which encircled the waist of lommy Kail, a companion for her first voyage in the air, left terra fir ma. Everything v, as as still as death, and it was observed that Hall weakened a little, but the plucky "Queen of Anntilles," Leona, was perfectly cool. Just as soon as they left the earth, Leona commenced spinning Hall around until it made him giddy. After this performance, and 1 when about 300 feet in the air, they commenced their high falutin' performance, known h* show language as the double trape?e. They performed all the difficult hazardous feats at an altitude of about a mile with tho same reckless daring that characterises their performances under the pavilhon, where, if they were to tumble, their fell would not exceed thirty feet. Up, up, they went, until they «ore scarcely larger than a person's hand, and when looked at through a gifts? provided for the occasion, it was seen that they had climbed up their trapeze car, and were apparently enjoying a iete-a-tete while resting from the exciting and perilous exercises. The balloon descended very rapidly, and landed about half a mile from the starting point, in an open field and a party rode up hi time to witness their alighting. Hall was silent and sober, while Leona, laughing, said to Warner : — " How was that for high ?"

Oatmeal (says tlic Edinburgh Medical Journal), according to Moore's Rural New Yorker, is rapidly growing in favour on tho other side of the Atlantic According to a contributor to our contemporary, it is made into delicious breakfast cukes, cracknclls (very palatable), cocoanut-cracknells (also pleasant to the taste), and pie-erustb, which eat sweet and crisp But wo (BritUh Medical Journal) arc informed by the same authority, that in its raw state, when it is mixed with water, it is becoming a favourite dish. The brosse oi " Auld Scotland" is being relished— and we are glad to note this, because we bcliotc it to be a healthy and muscle-forin-ing commodity— by the hunters and trappers of the West, » ho are- substituting oatmeal in this form for parched Indian corn. The same brawny fellows— who^o powers of endurance are proTerbial, whose scorn of fatigue is known to all headers of travel »nd natural history — have found out that a very acceptable drink is made by putting abouttwoteaspoonfuls of oatmeal into a tumbler of water. Wo have often established the excellence of this ourselves. " This they (tho hunters and trnppcrs) aver to b<? the best drink they can use, as it is at once nourishing, umtimnlating and satisfying. Ilus drink, we are also assirred, is rapidly coming into use in large establishments where men work much in the heat. It has long been used in the large glass-factories and iron-foundries of Europe, and is coining into uso in our own country. It is common to find it in tho large government works. In the Brooklyn navy yard" it is a great favourite, two and a half i pound* of oatmeal bein" put into a pail of moderately cool water. It is said to bo better than any of tho drinks made up with vinegar, molasses, fee , which our farmers uso in the harvest, field. A well-known medical writer says, ' that from it is obtained power to amtnin the exhausting influence of perspiration.' Indeed, we km e seen it tried with great satisfaction, and we commend it to the attention of our hardworking friends in tho harvest-field." Shade of Dr Johnson! what think you now of your despicable food oi men ot Scotland? „ . , r „ „ , From Athol, Minsnriuisrtta, we hear of a good Methodist parson, somewhat occentnes, and an excellent singer, bunday after Sunday his rich voice came from tho pulpit with the .pint and the understanding." Not so at the other end of the church, where, with abundance of spirit, thrro was lamentable lack of the other -v irtnc. In fart the smging was minnly execrable. The good brother finally could endure it no longer, and exclaimed, " Brothers and suteis,! wish those oi you who i-an'thing would wait until you get v, the celestial regions before you try." The hint was a success.— Harper s Jlaqaziiie A Scotch paper gives one of the best specimens of popping tin* question" we have been for some time. Jean, the maid of all work in a Gallon ay farm kitchen, is making the " porntch/'when Jock, the farm son-ant, cntrrs, mid, throwing himself wearily on the bench, the following colloquy ensues: — " J«in ! " "" Weel, Jock ? " " 1 think I'll marry re, Jean. " Man, Jock," replies the damsel, " I wild bo nmcklo obliged ■to ye if jo would!" and thus the bargain 13 ended.