VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING,
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the following remedy for consumption, which
sense of duty Impes me to give your readers
NY correspondent states that it was given him by
an emlnen.ly sklful German physician, who had
tested IT'S efhcacy on many patients; amongst 9th.
ers, on his own wife.


mention It to you. says my correspondent, in
the hope that it may be useful to some of those la
boring under that affective. and, indeed hitherto
incurable malady, on your side Of the Atlantic.
1t was discovered in Russia. and has been tried
with astonishing success in Germany. Grub the
body round and round, from the ueck low down
on the body. for half 40 hour morning aud night,
with the fat OF bacon cured in oke. Flnouel
must be worn during the course Of the cure, and
| not changed more than once month at the soon.
est. The cure occupies from four to six months"
Should any OF your readers be suffering under
the above narned disease, and be apprehensve of
hoax being practiced in the remedy specified.
you arc al liberty to mention my name.
Yours, &c.


Touching Picture of Ruin.-A clergyman
correspondent Of the Episcopal Recorder, writing
from Antigua, under date February sth, gives
this touching picture :--Psnn. Inquirer.


Antigua is in ruins-an earthquake having
nearly swallowed it up. There is not a stone
building in the Island that is not lovve with the
earth, or rendered uninhabitable. Ny beautiful
parish church, in which prided myself, rent in
every direction from the top 10 the bottom-the
pretty chapel OF all saints, hca of ruins-Fal.
mouth Church, St. Marks Chapel, St. Johns
church annihiiated-gooi Archdeacon Holders.
ton narrowly escaping with his life while in the
act OF marrying couple. The mills, which are
the handspring of the Islands's resources, tn,
crop having commenced with pleasing prospect,
nave shared the same fate as the churches. Act.
ually, some of them have not one stone standing
upon another. The earth reeled to and fro like a
drunken man, for over two minutos-the inhabi.
tants just having time to rush from their homes
and look around in breathless awe. With mad.
dene6 anna cement saw the houses crum5ling and
iaisihS around me, every minute expecting the
earth to open. We are dreading another shock,
slight one having occurred in the nght.''


Hy1rophobia.-The following is going tho
rounds OF the newspapers, on the authority Of the
Buffalo Commercial journal, as on extract from
French publication made under the auspices of
the Paris "Committes on Salubrily." We give
It for what it is worth. 1t is said to be sure pre-
venve, IT strictly Observed Of the horrible effects
winch attend the bite Of rabid animals:


LIST. Any person bitten by mad dog, or anv
other animal, should Immediately press with tho
TWO hands all around the wound, SO as to make
tho blood Iun freely and extract the saliva,


"a. Wash the wound with mixture of a!kali
and wafer, lye, soapss salt water, urine, or even
pure water.


During the time of washing and pressing tho
wound, warm piece of Iron in the FIRE, and ap.
ply 1t deeply to the said wound. Mind that the
said Piece OF iron is only heated so as to caute.
rize-that It must not be red hot.


MONEY rs. CoMPLExIoN.-The Ny Courier
and Enquirer gives the following translation of q,
letter from Paris 10 the editor Of the Courier des
Etafs Uais:


1.-The famous black heiress, with ull her mil.
lions and all her diamonds, hns not vet found
suitable husband. Barons hesitate Counts rcf,oc,
MarquIses draw back, and Dukes shuddsr. There
are means less repulsive of getting rich. A bilI
posted on the walls Of Paris, offers a reward Of
two hundred and fifty thousand fra ncs for tho ro
covery OF the lost coupons of interest, belonging
10 the estate OF the late Marquis of lertford, rbe
beautiful ebony girl has retired to convent, Per.
sons are permitted to see her in the par.or, accom-
panied oy her lawyer, who gives 10 candidates tho
most ample details Of her large dowry. Yestcr.
Gay Viscount of my acquaintance, very poor.
out young, boldly presented himself to her. Az
te: his visit, on quitting the convent the LAWYER.


sWell!'


'WeI!' replied the Viscount, Il Ind rotber ~,
ford.'''


Bunker Hill Moaumcnt.--Some one. who b,.
made the calculation, states that the Bunker IJlI
Monument, although 220 feet high, is $40 feet be.
low tho level of the cross on St. Peters at Rome
lao lower than the cross on St. Paul'sat London
and l35 less man tho Pantheon ut Paris. II il
io feet higher than the Monument 10 London
~ feet higher than the Column Of the Place Vsa.
dome at Paris; 90 feet higher than the WasaIaR-
ton Monument in fillmore; 100 fset higher tisen
Pompey's Pillar nj Alaxandria and 81 frst b;.s- !
or than Trajau's Pillar at Roms.--r ~ "a


Ono OF the partners in an extensive Pearl street
lobbing house, nt New York, has turned Miller.
ite. Tho N. Y. Union says, she has become in,
sane On the subject Of Merism, believes fally Of
the approach of the worlds termination. has re.
linquished his interest in the concern, is perfectly
reckless as to what becomes of his property. car.