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VX. 0. 



MOORE'S RURAL &EW-YORKER. 



329 



Spice from New Cooks. 



BnlorV* Own Eye Water. 



«un I began tbe •tody of medicine, my eyes 

 were to eicetdmgly weak, and bad beeo for »*«' 

 U „ year* or indeed al«y» ■<*' ,b- * tUrt ° 

 mtules.tbntlwu Id th* h*bUof *b«dmg them, 

 mocb «f the time, with green or bio* g *■•<*■ 

 My friend*, many of tt»-. •<"»»*" ° b - 



,!. of ti 



any attempt to porta* «>• •*•"' "' , 



tbi. very aeeoont. **» *• •««»**"•■• ' " a 

 f,„ r.iber bsiardoo*. WHt seemed mo* i» 



whole rooud or eye waters, elixir vitriol. lUel 

 not except** W*» there room, then, for * »iogli 

 »k. m of hope' T«t I w« reaolotely. perb.p. 

 innately, determined on making an effort. 1 





. btgii 



I thought 



■ Wby DOt make lh* exper.meuv «< 



i. .thing tbe eye* in cold wairr?' At 



thalmomeni ihey were hoi end somewhat painful ; 



■.',. wUn "i the thought, I held mj 



fwi. for nome second* id very cold water. Tbe 



nb*bly agreeable; end I 



thai for once in my lift, *i ihe least, I W' 



Itltade to God, m? Creator, for cold 



prtetlot wm closcl 



nrnr my eye* 



llofal, [ put my face for * «bo 





hot end 





id.,. 



bathed tbetn, tbe greater tbe pleasure, nor waa it 

 m.ny day* before tbey were evidently leil in- 

 Qamod »nd less troublesome. Why, then, should 



| earned the practice aomewbol further atill. I 

 found f»om experiment, that I could open my eyes 

 , At firs', it is true, the operation 

 was a little painful, and I raised, KligtiUv, IU tem- 

 perature. Oradually, however, I became bo much 



haaj ( , .nio.il. but even somewhat agreeable. Io a 

 few weeka I could bear to open my eye* in the 

 waler, and keep them open a> long as I fro.* able 

 to bold my breath, even at a very low temperature. 

 Perseverance in this practice not only enabled me 

 ,,, | , . -I with my studies, contrary to the ex- 

 pectation nf mj friends, and in spite, too. of my 





., In. I ■ 



i addil 



i. th. 



pnipukabl*. 



tlogann oi Boding mj eye* gaming 



every year in 



rtngib, ** will u oloar- 



DtUOfaigbl 



Mv i; 1 "" 1 "'' "•'"' l "" 1 " v "d<\ »ti"I 1 



i . 



scd iniT for Hi-'' specific purpose 



riOM tfa.it tin 



e. Of con me I do not mean by this 



to say that m 



.- thej wero 



H 1 ■< 



e or thirty years of uge, for thai 



would not b 



ll m 1 bnj i ... motl cerlaiolr 





tie aiuco I came tO ba fifty years of 





compelled to wear glutei when I 



would rend 



r write, I moan, limply, tbit they 



or debiliiy. since I formed the habit of bathing 



il ,aroo op to the present hour. 



Tin' more I observe on this subject, tbe more I 



.il. apart from mr own experience, 



that pure water, ut the lowest temperature which 



.. i tin ml giving pnin.istbobest known 



nc in the world, not merely for one. 



: in a huudicd persons, but for all. I 



! it, tborefbrO) at every opportunity, 



not oulr to my patients but to others. It may 



doubllexa bo abused, like every other f!»od gift; 



but in wise and careful hands it will often aceom- 



plmh almost everything but downright mirnelc?. 



,i trltb waff B little tepid, and lower 



il„ i, impi -riilure as gradonlly as we [ileaso, till we 



,,„,„. I,, anti isooold " / ■■ : Piow tntkt WO- 

 Hit* and ftvim," by Du. Willuu 



Chinc»c Customs. 



DOM parents select the wires for their 

 sons, and decide whom their daughters shall marry. 

 o| mourning is while, and their fune- 

 ral cardc. are wntteu with blue ink. Tbey mourn 

 .1 l.y pruvy, anil Select a buri ing-place 

 hi il..' dOpkl led by tfaa aid of one who makes Ihot 

 his profession. 



of city Ufa, it i* u»ed to denote a medley ehan 



made Op of abont equal porta of iLe coifjmb 



fjp, aad tbe gallant. Ue is alwaya eivber a 



» fool, or tbe sucee* Jul caoae of her rui 



er abe will use him for ber c-joreaienee, • 



t of opper servant, or ba will aacceed L 





Bm f ■ ''■ alaMJ ■- 

 one kiad ofapeeob, 

 ing of profeasioDS, 



j Let 



!Tcry v 



of a wom 

 be generally finds to be that 

 therefore be direct* all bia ekill a. 

 that cbsnnel. Not oden is be a 

 lo more than tbts. Wi 

 be ia barmteaa; but w 

 iinUllcctoal portion of 

 rous character. Tbe e 

 generally is cooaerrat 

 fessedly relij 



good i 



lb the giddy, 

 perreoced and 



h;s i 



i bapp 



" Dictionary t>J Lore." 



■ is a beautiful and gay lady. 



called the btiU of 



,out any nesumpt.ori wbi 

 wbeoitissaidofawom; 



herself, and tbat her life 



t despicable character fo 



iver happy except wh< 

 are being appreciatt 



ised.orlaoghedat by a 



Books Received. 



11. 11 V l 



"[Id 



. (il.»CKI 



-Lib«j 



. Vurl 



U. Apptctun 

 Eum* Alstok ; or, The New Life [pp. IK.] pub- 



I,. I,,, I !» Hi. Aiii.ti. ;,n S I..1-T i i'ni-.n, i'uil.i. 



nnil sold In Roctusu-r Uj Adams & DinwaT. 

 Tfra B*sol*vs: or, Trying to 8erve Two Majlert 



[ruMt- i ii 



M ffe 



nhito wash tbei 



tbe right; thoj 



the oompaea \ 

 Weahske the i 

 shake their ow 



lead us n mark of respect; 



We black ball our boota; 



Wo compress the waist; 



■ gin the pliM of honor on 



the left. W'v speak of north- 



t-north. Wi say the needle of 



i* north; tbey, lo the anutb. 



of a friend in satutution ; tbey 



tVe locate the uudemtiinding in 



tbe bruin ; they, in tbe belly. Our official! desig- 



DM or rank by a sUr on the breaal or 



epaulets on thoir ehouldera ; they, by a button on 



tbe ipu of ibeir caps. We page our books al the 



lop , I her, on Ibe margin. We print on both sides 



Of the leaf; tbey, upon one We place our foot- 



1... twin ; tbey, at the lop of the page. 



We mork the title of a book on the back of tbe 



blading . tbey. on the margin of the leaf. In our 



libraries, «.• tbej lay lluirs 



*.'. . keep our wivta in the parlor; tbey 



io ibe kiteheo. We put our daugbti 



tbey put tbcirs lo service. We propel 



our canal boeta by hones and steam ; they pul 



theira by men. We take our produce to market 



by railroad ; tbey lake ihrirs on men's shoulders. 



erandgnudOourbt steam and water- 



power , Ihoj do it by human mustle We lurn a 



| ladle*, and tly a hundred -tiutlle* with. 



out a aiDgle band to propel . Utay i mploj i band 



. I posctr prtSH »nj m c ul 



I ,.u wooden block* with abaod-brush. 



We are a twardleas republic ; tbey. a bo»rj -beaded 



empire. We worship Qodj tbey offer mccnte 



We hope for heai 



Bt4«. 



I'i.i is » word of a somewhat 

 oattoa, sceording lo the sUte of aociely in which 

 it is used Among rustic country people, it is 

 eenersJ terra lo denote a lover, or spark, or on 

 who ii attentive to a particular lady, or to lb 

 ladies generally. l n the more fashionable circle 



VISIT TO THE MCSQUE OF OMAR. 



I was as much surprised as delighted on 

 on receiving a polilo invitation, from some of niy 

 Turkish friends, lo assume Ibeir disguising m 

 and accompany them lo Ibe Mosque of Om 

 could hardly believe it possible tbat 1 was 



ly the privilege of walking on Iho hallowed 

 ground of Iho Temple enclosure, of standing 

 lealh its mournful cypresses, and setting foot 

 be site of tbe Holy of Holies itSfilfj nor dl 

 ucceed in convincing myself that I wa9 not drei 

 ag, until fully equipped in their curious and m 

 nmauBgcable costume. The transformation t 

 omplete. Ten minutes before, in my simple 

 Lmencau dress, and now rigged out so perfectly 

 la Turk, tbat my own mother would not hav 

 recognized me 1 My friends were greatly amuse 

 and delighted. The slippers gave me the mot 

 trouble; and I was heartily laughed at wheneve 

 I attempted to wulk. The peculiar shuffling ga 

 of Oriental women musl be learned, as au add 

 ional safeguard against detection ; and great wn 

 be mirth 1 excited at every attempt to hobhl 



A^D ABOl 



KKUSALEM. 



ne in the way of keeping on my slippers, 



ocreased tbe merriment of my companion 



.Hording proof ibat tbei 



now how 

 rhen we think o 





i >bort 



toj ilai 



■ ihtre i 



group 



ofEffeodis, and as I passed them ! had many mis- 

 givings about my unwieldly wrappings; but a 

 close observance of the directions 1 received before 



lordly Turk was for once outwitted by the despised 

 "Infidel I" Uy prospects were brighteomg, and 

 I felt encouraged. At tbe gate we encountered 

 the jetty Nubians who guard the Harem, and I 

 shuddered as I glanced ot their fierce countenances 

 And terror-inspiring clubs. But I coDgmtuluU'l 

 myself tbat tbey, too, were quite unconscious of 

 the concealment of an "infidel dog" beneath tbe 

 folds of one of lliose white sheets, else I bad met 



lib perhaps 





the English doctor a short time before. On ven- 

 turing baicly within tbe precincts of the enclo- 

 sure, to visit a pathnt who occupied a bouse near 

 one of the gale?, be was knocked down from his 

 horse by a score of these ferocious fellows, dread- 

 fully beaten, nud for a length of time was confined 

 nds ioQicted by their 



iide.J i 



Brijl 



sioo of his death. 



Having passed them I breathed freely— tbat is, 

 so much as my provoking veil would allow me — 

 and was again complacently congratulating myself, 

 when my inward boostings were suddenly put to 

 flight, by the consciousness that I bad lost a slip- 

 per; and, in stooping to replace it, my veil drop- 

 ped, disctosing my face to several acqttaiBtnOOM 

 standing just in front of us! They 



doubt b&< 

 ately turned t 

 cd by tho ml 

 committing U 



ie, had they o 



i- hick- 



■n on meeting females, fi" font •>! 

 iq grievoui tin ol seeing u woman's 

 a-obscrvanee of this net is thought 



xceeditigly rude; and, fortunately f. 





^redt. 



Ascending a wide flight of stone steps, we passed 

 bo elegant Saracenic portal, and gained the mar- 

 ble-paved platform from the centre of which rises 

 the towering Mosque of Omar. Tbe sun was 

 shining brightly on the variously colored porce- 

 lain with which it is covered io intricate patterns, 

 and reflected all around tbe rainbow hue* of the 

 fifty-six windows with which it is pierced; and 

 the cypress trees waved gracefully over tbe pretty 

 little praying-places scaitered here aod there on 

 the green grass. Indeed it seemed to me fairy 

 land, and I was reminded at every step of tbe 



,toriesoftl 

 Tbe dome of the Most 





he the most symmetrical io the world, and the 

 whole is thought to be unsurpassed in grace nud 

 beauty. 



The platform being considered very holy, we 

 doffed our slippers and gave them in charge to an 

 attendant slave; a very ancient practice, for we 

 learn from the Old Testament tbat the Jewish 

 priests always removed their shoes 

 the Temple, and never officiated exi 

 bare feet; and Ibis practi 





and from Jehovah; for we i 

 as divinely warned lo put 



slipper- I 1 

 rail I fell 



om, which t 



Ic il almost imp< 



i many feara 



i do. How 

 query Unit 

 d misgivings. The 

 nlv drop oil', and the 



:, it was closely wrapped round my 



My costume consisted of full silk trousers, a 

 trailing rube whose ends were securely lucked 

 wilhinmygirdle.au embroidered vest, largeyel- 

 low morocco boots, and over them slippers of the 





iskai 



s placed on my head 

 it a game t urban edged with a fringe ' 

 of gold. Ova? my whole pei 



k of balls 



which required quite as much atten- 

 tion as the slippers; aud although every precau- 

 tion was taken, and innumerable pins brought 

 into requisition for it* security, it waa not until I 

 had gone through a severe process of drilling lhat 

 I learnt rightly to manage my ghostly outer garb. 

 Mv veil, though thick, was fortunately or aucb s 

 texture that I could dimly lee those around me, 

 though mv own features ceuld not be distinguished, 

 Neil, t wu warned tbat a word would betray me, 

 and therefore I musl preserve perfect silence 

 leaving ihe talking lo them. To give the greatei 

 force to ibis injunction, tbey placed their fore 

 fingemon their mouth*, and remained mute foi 

 some moments themselves, thus impressing it by 

 example a* well is precept. 

 On descending the steps, new difficulties awaited 





greatly i 



nngplai 



i covered with carpeting, while that of 

 men was spread with tattered matting' 

 ringBl-AkiO, we directed our step* to "StdOk 

 i," the reputed cradle of our Savior, hut i 

 "ortonately closed. Such a number of wi 

 re around the Golden Gate during tbe whole 

 ie we were io the enclosure, tbat we did not 

 e to approocli it, wbtcb 1 very much regretted. 

 t a spot of still deeper interest was yet to b« 

 ited — tbe world-renowned Mosque of Omar; 



i ted . 







talportal.it* roof support- 

 th slender Corinthian pillars. A "dim re- 

 is light" perrsded tbe b mid, ne. and such • 

 deep gloom the lofty dome, that it was scarcely 

 possible to distinguish it* rich gilding ae 

 besque. Just enough light penetrated th 

 dows to produce an indescribably soft, and 

 same lime grand, effect. 



It being on unusual thing for females (who 

 iu Mobommednn estimation, are no belter than 

 brutes.) to pollute with their presence so holy i 

 place, we were closely questioned by the keeper, 

 who luxuriated in a luy a'lilude on the floor, 

 Tbe reply he received seemed perfectly lo satisfj 



low a tone to reach any but Ins own ear. He sup 

 plied us with a few tapers, and wo descended by i 

 flight of stone steps into the Cave of tbe Sakhrab, 

 which it is supposed occupies the site of tho Holy 

 of Holies. Half way down tbe stairs is a colossal 

 tongue, sculptured in atto reliev. 

 which Iho "Faithful" devoutly ki 

 floor of the cave is a marbl" slab, which, on being 

 struck, yields a hollow sound, indicative of a large 

 void below. Tbe traditions connected with tbeso 

 and other relics, such ns the print of the Prophet'; 

 foot, I need not repeat, so very puerile are they 

 Over the Sakhrab hangs a time-worn red nni 

 green satin canopy, tbe gift of the Sultan. 



It was not deemed safe lo linger here more thai 

 a quarter of on hour, as the mosque was rapidl] 

 Oiling with the devout and faithful; yet it wail 

 with no little regret tbat I allowed myself so short 

 a time on the hallowed ground, which I foil sure 

 was once covered by tbe glorious Temple. Im- 

 pressed with this belief. I imagined that every 

 precious stone, imbedded within these walls, 

 might once have composed part of Ihe sacred 



£1|H2HG 



HEPISO FOWLS IN KANSAS. 



iSU, EonoLs ; — I noticed an extract from 

 column* ta reference to the best mode of 

 iv bona la vtnfttr, u> et^re plenty ol egg*, 



1 ueoee m thai matter for 



roai numerous and intclli- 



reartcrs, and especially ibe young, who at 



love to lake care of chleken*. and generally 



. 



u.l I 





DRjd 



m Kaunas, in tbe fall of 1357, and I u 

 my observations of a very large number of hen*. 

 Soon after I Milled here. I found th's markel 

 would not supply us constantly with egg'; be- 

 "'- per doien. 

 I therefore called upon a friend who had about 

 two dozen hens, but got no eggs, aud purchased 

 two of the lot, telling him at the time thot I would 

 have eggs in three weeks; but bo was certain I 

 would uin, as it traj then cold weather, in Decem- 

 ber 1 look them home. , tbey were common bens,) 

 and gave them u roost in the oow-itable, which 

 was worm, and began feeding them fresh meal, 

 both beef and pork. Al first tbey ran away from 

 Ibe meat, seeming to be utter strangers to that 

 kind of feed, but a'ter two or three days thoy eat 

 it freely. Io just two weeks from the day I bought 

 them, one began to lay, and Ibe other laid tbe 

 next day, and both from that time mi till spring 

 laid about every day, without any intermission. 

 We kept count of Iho number each one laid, until 

 they over-run one hundred each. 



In the spring I purchased a rooster, and in June 

 both bens came off with chickens, out of which 

 wo saved one dozen pullets. In the fall the old 

 bens were caugbl by something, leaving us only 

 pullets. Hy tho timo tbey wore nearly grown 1 

 commenced feeding them fresh meut, as often a* 

 three Dimes a week, cut up small enough for tbetn 

 to swallow. When they wero about six months 

 old they commenced laying. I got the first egg 

 on New Veara Day, and from that time on, we not 

 only had plenty for ourselves, but now and then 

 spared to n friend a few when none could be had 

 in market. Most of them laid every day through- 

 out the coldest weather, after tliev ■ 

 Some say I have a better kind of ben 

 but for Ibe benefit of these. let me add, that I kept 

 watch of the bens from which I look tho two 

 above described, and I found my friend got no 

 eggs all winter, and yet his wero kept in n warm 

 place in his woodshed, and fed in tbe same manner 

 tbat mine were, . . i>! th? m>>i-'. 1 informed Inm 

 that 1 fed mine fresh meat, which was tho cause 

 of their laying, hut he was so skeptical, and it 

 looked so foolish, he would nnt try it, and had no 

 eggs, I feed my hons all tiny will tat of corn. 



Near t 







I to hoi 



been occupied by Snlomon, when overseeing tho 

 erection of the Temple. Frolicking upon its 

 marble floor were scores of laughing children. 

 Scattered around ore many light and fantastic 

 templets, but none so beautiful as that appropri- 

 ated by these children as ibeir playhouse. What 

 a contrast between this fairy scene and the daik, 

 filthy archways through which wo now groped 



On reaching my own door, what was my surprise 

 on being saluted and welcomed in Arabic — so 

 completely metamorphosed was I by my Turkish 

 dress! 1 was greatly amused, and determined to 

 enjoy the joke, and retain my incognito a* long a* 

 possible. Accordingly, I remained perfectly silent, 

 and kept every feature in strict abeyance. Coffee 

 was handed, which I sipped with gravity quite as 

 apropos as the Oriental posture I had taken on 



before I t 



lognixed by Ihe ( 



nii.y ii 



I nil 



and mosque* with shod feet, 

 •a like this esteemed especially 

 with tbe rule is absolutely 

 moment, bearing footsteps of 

 returned in another direction 

 trolled leisurely to tbe Mosque 

 exquisite pulpit and fountain 

 egaled marble. By tbe pulpit is an elabo- 

 rn, and overhanging it a cluster of cypress, 

 ind acscia trees, forming a most enchanting 

 spot. I lingered here, intent on gathering 

 •a aa mementoes of the place, until warned 

 uddenjerk at my sheet, of the approach of a 



required. At I 

 s behind 

 d them, i 



of Aksa, pi 



i El- Aksa, seeing i 



again by my cc 

 significant pre 

 On looking up 



r, I ventured to 

 order to enjoy the luxury of fresh 

 o sooner raised than pvlled down 



ure of her forefinger on her lips, 

 i discover the cause of so unwel- 

 ,n opon the comfort of my respira- 

 tory organs, whom ahould I see but the same old 

 Derwiah, bearing an antique-shaped jug and bunch 

 of kevs, indicative of bis office, as keeper of the 

 holy places. This curious building is hardly de- 

 scribable. The exterior presents very much the 

 appearance ora barn, wilb a dome al one end, and 

 a row of pillar* and arches at the other . while the 

 interior is a jumbled composition of arabesque and 

 gilding, window* of stained glass and wicker- 

 work, and semicircular arches. At the upper end 

 isan claboratelvcarvcdbrcni. polpl 

 oflh 



BROADCLOTH AN ENEMT TO HEALTH. 



Prop. Damh-tos, in an address on hygiene to 

 the graduates of the Buffalo Medical College, de- 

 nounces broadcloth as an enemy lo exercise, and 

 therefore to health. Be sayi : 



" American gentlemen have adopted as a national 

 custom, broadcloth— a thin, tight-fitting black suit 

 of broadcloth. To foreigners we seem always to 



black, and we work in black. Tbe priest, the law- 

 yer, the literary man, the doctor, the mechanic, 

 chooses always the same unvarying 

 black broadcloth; a style and material w 

 never ought to bare been adopted out of the d 

 ing-room or tbe pulpit ; because it is at the N 

 no suitable protection against the cold, nor 

 indeed any more suitable nt the South. It Ii 



cool in the nurnmer ; but especially do 

 it because tbe wearer is al 

 sure. Young gentlemen 

 pitch qnoits, or wrestle a 

 similar thing, lest their 

 offended. Tbey will not 

 because the broadcloth w 

 falls upon it; they will no 



obe 

 p Uj ball, ot 



, a ,!,-l.,ih 



they dare not rm 

 because broadcloi 

 faithless. So Iboi 

 merchants, meeha 







i hot t 



i of o 



n thai while it is warm. In Ohio, 



d gel it, 1 fed wheat, which bad a 



Of course they need lime, waler, a 



good range in summer, and a warm place in winter. 



I take grcst pleasure in feeding my chickens, 



nch are great pets with me, and I alio take 



greet pleasure in eating fruk tgg», which cannot 



be had in this market many times during the yoar 



• a don 



pendent OODrie of supplying myself until our 



country market shall bo bettor stocked. 



was my intention when I commenced this lo 



you a brief statement of tho fruit prospeoU 



lis region, but I find I must reserve that for a 



future time, I will add, however, that tho soil 



und climate here ore magnificent for fruit, but it 



ladly neglected, as speculation usurp* the 



talents of a large majority of the settlors in n now 



rv. There have been some large shipments 



.his territory during the spring, sormt of 



which have come from the Rochester aaMtrfM. 



e are very destitute, even in Iho Wyandolt 



Purchase, when wo consider Ihis wui settled six- 



•en years ago by the Wyandolts, many of whom 



-c white, educated men, and cultivate the toil. 



t this point a nursery would soon be very profit- 



jle. as this i* tbe natural point fur the settler* 



mlh of thfl Kansas river to como to tbe Missouri 



ver with produce. Another advantage would 



» in the BbolUr derired from the forest tree*, 



iiich would protect tho fruit trees from the 



prairie winters. This forest extends west ten 



and south eight miles, and north up Iho 



banks of the Missouri river. 



Wjaodott,K.T.,18». Dabisl B, IIaoUK 



"LNAXEENASLE EIGHTS." 



A wxo baa made tbe following aommary of what 

 he calls the " Inalienable rights of Americans," 

 and which are not enumerated iu the Declaration 

 of Indepcndei 



Tok 



tieesbij) oi 



To mar 



health, pOI 



r l,u-i 



'I"'" 



.HI i IppNtV 



Of 



to fortune, 

 or opinion of parent* or friend*, 

 nod children dependent on contin- 

 ics*. and in case of sodden death, 

 bollj unprovided for. 

 To put off l M">n hireling Grangers the literary, 



j;eni i us 



I edui 



To teach childreo no good trade, hoping they 

 will have, when grown up, wit enough lo live on 

 the industry of other people. 



To enjoy the general sympathy, when mode 

 hunkrupl by reckless speculations. 



To cheat the Government if possible. 



To bold office without being competent to dis- 

 charge its dutie*. 



To build bouses with nine and six inch walls, 



aud go to the funeral* or tenants, firemen and 



others killed by their fall, weeping over the my»- 



BttUOD of Providence. 



To build op ci 



and call peslilenc 



nofOod. 



