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aod 
fudian, of the last mentioned tribe, called 
Big Ben, unfortunately lost his wite and 
soon after his daugiiter ; ; another, at the 
distance of at least two hand id niles, 
boasted that he had destroyed then by 
witehcralt. Ben heard and believed it, 
he quiited his home, and on Judge Hun- 
tingdon’ s estate, (to the East i: the 
Cayaho 9ga, which was the boundary be- 
tween the ‘United States and the Indians, 
until! 1805 ») met and killed the boaster. 
Ben was advised to fly, otherwise he 
would, as being within the States line, be 
apprehende cd and hanged: | 
thunder he exclaimed, “‘ifit be the fa- 
shion of Long Knife to kill an Indian, for 
destroying the murderer of his wife ee 
ehild, Ben will submit to his fate; but if 
Ben regain his camp, (which was pitched 
west of the Cayahoga,) not ali the white 
men, nor all the Indians, shall compel 
Ben to surrender. Six white men were 
fixed upon to seize Ben ; they saw him 
lying on the s cround, calmly smaaking; huis 
tomahawk, with his hand’so placed as to 
he able instantly to use it; and by his side 
lay his loaded rifle ready cocked : his 
pursuers did not dare to attack hin, and 
Ben is yet alive. Previous to this mur- 
der, a deadly hatred existed between his 
Bocther and himself; put as soon as the 
former heard ofit, he praised the heroisin 
which dictated the murder. Not content, 
he sought for Ben, gave him his right 
hand, and decla wed that be had. often 
shot at the deceased, but he had ever 
been guarded by C ees (evil Geni) 
from the effects of his rifle. 
From Warrento Cleveland there isaline 
of Indian barrows, at irregular distances 
from each other; they are ofacircular form, 
and whe ni opened are found to contain bro- 
pipes, boues, or t fantasticand indecent 
figures. Tr: adition affords no account of 
their formation, but they are supposed to 
have been Inc don fortiiications s orlyinally. 
The one at Cleveland is about a quarter 
of a mile trom the river, and about 
twenty feet high. The trees near the 
Lake are frequently, taneitully, ane d really 
not. melegantly cut’ or painted, often 
with representations alluding to the ca- 
tholic faith, but not unfrequentiy with 
Indians, Canoes, Deer, &c. | There was 
one tree en the west of the Cayahoga, 
very handsomely decorated. it exhibited 
two canoes full of men, dogs, arrows, 
and tomabawks, and was probably in- 
tended to direct other tribes the course 
pursued by those who painted if. 
Alexandria, Your's, &c.. © 
June 4, 1807. kh, Dinmore 
Means of preserving the Purity of Airin Rooms. 
in a voice of 
" [Nov. 1 
To the Editor of the. Monthly Magazine: 
SR 
N No, 160, p. 26, of the Monthly 
Magazine, I remark a quesaes ona 
very important subject, the ventilation 
of apartments where many peopleassem- 
ble. In those instances the impurity of 
the air is no doubt much more prejudi- 
cial to health than is generally suspected. 
On the means of chemically removing 
this evil I shall say nothing; but if the: 
only inconvenience in tie use of ventila- 
tors, the noise they make, can be obvi- 
ated, your correspondent will attain his 
laudable purpose. This I coneeive may 
be effected by the application of Mr. 
Collinge’s very ingenious principle or 
greasing carriage wheels, by which they 
travel on for a thousand miles or more’ 
withouta repetition of that trouble. If, 
ina similar manner, oil be madé to drop 
on the spindle of ventilators while they 
are 1n motion, and they be fixed so as ta 
correspond from the opposite sides of 
theatres, and other crowded buildings,» 
the air in them wil! no longer contract 
that nauseating quality which must have 
frequently disgusted every one who is 
gifted with the sense of smelling. 
Watford, Your's, &c. 
Aug.21, 1807. 
ee : 
Lo the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
N compliance with the request of your 
Correspondent J. P. (p. 353, Vol. 23) 
I send you the following receipt for mak- 
ing paste of horse-chesn wes, which is mach 
at his service, should you deem it worthy 
a place in youruseful miscellany. 
The herse-chesnuts must be peeled, 
dried in a slow oven, and ground to a 
fine powder. ‘This powder, mixed with 
one-third of flour, will make as good 
paste for the use of bookbinders, &c. as 
that which is made of flour only. Dur- 
ing the scarce winter of 1795, a relation 
of mine tried this experiment, and found 
it answer perfectiy well. The insertion 
of this will much oblige your constant 
reader. 
Nov. 8, 1807. 5.R. 
EE 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
LYCEUM. OF ANCIENT, Bihan 
TURE.—NolXe 
STATIUS. 
Vy ERE we to follow the epic poets 
in their strict chronological order, 
the Poem of Silius Italicus would now 
engage our attention. But the Thebais. 
of Statius enjoying | ereater celebrity, 
as 
Pe, Ned 
