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  2. MARRIAGE CUSTOMS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS. HINDDO MARRIAGES

    Among the Hindoos a man does not choose a partner for himself, nor do they see each other before marriage. After the Hindoo girls are married, they are not permitted to speak or live with their husband till they reach maturity. ...

    Article : 649 words
  3. RANDOM READINGS. FIRE-SIDE TALK

    The following from Burritt's Christian Citizen, bears a res. unblance to Southey's "Little Withelmine:"—CHILD. What have they done. those Mexican ...

    Article : 176 words
  4. SCIENCE, ART, AND MANUFACTURES. NOVEL APPLICATION OF ELECTRICITY

    The Pittsburgh Journal has examined an invention made by Mr Lilley, of that city, in connexion with Dr Colton, which seems to challenge attention, not only for the ingenuity which it displays, but the useful results which it ...

    Article : 217 words
  5. THE MILLINER

    Make her work harder, she is but a milliner; How can she complain bard work is killing her? Aged seventeen, and in a consumption. Some law should be made to punish presumption. ...

    Article : 243 words
  6. LOVE OFFERINGS AMONG THE HORRAFORAS

    I had no proof that the Papuan's are cannibals; but I had occular demonstration to tell me the Horaforas are, men, women, and children. The latter have a horrible custom, I believe peculiar to themselves. A young man, ...

    Article : 321 words
  7. MACHINE FOR RAISING HEAVY BODIES IN DEEP WATER

    A new ma[?] of which a gentleman of Worcester, Massachusetts, is the inventor, designed for lifting heavy articles from the bottom of deep water, is thus described:—A large vessel containing materials for generating gas is let ...

    Article : 101 words
  8. REMARKABLE ANTIPATHIES

    Amatus Lusitanus relates the case of a monk who fainted when he beheld a rose, and never quitted his cell while that flower was blooming. Orfila (a less questionable authority) gives the account of the painter Vincent, who was seized ...

    Article : 323 words
  9. GLUE v THE NEEDLE

    A patent has been taken out in America for dispensing with sowing in the manufacture of shirts, collars, and linen articles, by fastening together the pieces with indissoluble glue. ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. PREVENTION OF FIRES IN CHIMNEYS

    Fires in chimneys in France have been prevented by placing three frames of wire-work, one foot above each other, near the base of the chimney; no flame will past through them, while the draught of the chimney will not ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. SHOCKING BURIAL CUSTOMS AT BUENOS AYRES

    I went one day to the Recoleta, and just as I got there the little hearse drove up to the gate. The man who had charge of the burial-place received from the driver a ticket, which he read and put into his pocket. The driver then got ...

    Article : 573 words
  12. THE RACE NOT FOR THE SWIFT BUT THE LOVING

    It is death in Lapland to marry a maid without her parents' consent; wherefore if one bear an affection for a maid, upon the breaking thereof to her friends, the fashion is that a day is appointed for her friends to behold the two ...

    Article : 212 words
  13. BUILDING ON THE SAND

    A line large house has just been built on the corner of the yard of Columbia College, at the junction of Church and Murrays-streets. In digging for the foundation the earth proved to be mere quicksand, with no cohesion at all ...

    Article : 171 words
  14. A NEGOCIATION FOR AN INDIAN WIFE

    In commencing a negociation for marriage amongst the Indians, the custom is reversed from that which obtains in civilised society; and, instead of asking how much the lady will bring towards making the pot boil, yon ask how much ...

    Article : 446 words
  15. ENIGMA.

    The Moon rose high in her majesty, Over glittering earth, and through deep blue sky, Reigning in bright tranquility.. One soft beam looked on a woodland glade— ...

    Article : 232 words
  16. VENTILATION ON A CHEAP AND SIMPLE PLAN

    A correspondent of the Builder says—I have often thought how easily all new-built dwelling-houses might be ventilated, were the necessity of it more felt by those engaged in building occupations. The plan I would suggest is, to ...

    Article : 229 words
  17. NEETORIAN WEDDINGS

    A wedding among the Nestorians occupies two or three hours. When matters are all arranged, the principal officiator, assisted by various other priests and deacons, reads the prayers and long portions of Scripture,—such as the ...

    Article : 257 words
  18. A NEW STEAM BOAT FOR CANALS

    A newly constructed steam apparatus, by Christie and Co, of London, is now working upon the Duke of Bridgewater's canal, between Runcorn and Preston Brook. It consists, first of all of a simple barge, which carries the engine, but of ...

    Article : 266 words
  19. ABYSSINIAN MARRIAGES

    In Shoa, a girl is reckoned according to the value of her property; and the heiress to a house, a held, and a bedstead, is certain to add a husband to her list before many summers have shewn over head. Marriage is generally concluded by ...

    Article : 240 words
  20. THE BIRTH OF A CHILD

    When a child is born, what an event is It in the education of the whole household! According to the use made of it is a pure blessing, or a cause of pain and sin to some concerned. If it he the first child, there is danger lest it be ...

    Article : 582 words
  21. THE HOME OF THE SHARE

    Go, Fancy, and dire in the fathomless deep, Where the fierce breakers foam, and the wares dash and sweap; Where nothing is seen but the billow-rock'd ball, And nothing is heard but the cry cf the gull. ...

    Article : 231 words
  22. A BEDOUIN BRIDAL

    We were informed that the bride was safely boxed in the vehicle carried in the midst of her friends; but, that in order to manifest a due reluctance to quit the virgin state, if teas requisite she should be forcibly carried off by her ...

    Article : 160 words
  23. SASING IRON

    It is often forgotten by smiths, that iron when heated, may be put into a vice, and the ends may be readily split by a suitable saw. A saw fir for this purpose should be thicket at the edge than at the back, and with uniform teeth, ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. CHINESE MARRIAGE MARKET

    "The harbour at Hongkong was generally very crowded with Chinese native craft. The gayest and most highly decorated boats which arrived at our port were those which brought from Canton a mercantile commodity very ...

    Article : 348 words
  25. MAHABATTA MARRIAGE

    In Maharattaa woman is considered the honour of the family. She is the life and soul of her husband, his second self his best friend, and the source of all his happiness. Woman, with her amiable converge, is the companion of ...

    Article : 296 words
  26. WHO ARE KNOWN BY THEIR MANNERS AT PLAL

    Few men love to be beaten at cards, backgammon, or chess. Sidonius, however, relates of Theoderic, that, when engaged at dice, he alternately displayed his eagerness, his skill, his patience, and his cheerfulness of temper. If he ...

    Article : 638 words
  27. IMPROVED FIREAMRS

    Dr Jager, a German, has obtained patents for an improved method of igniting the charge in fire-arms, and has exhibited at 21, Norfolk-street, Strand, some very beautiful fowlingpieces manufactured at Vienna, to which the invention is ...

    Article : 192 words
  28. CEMENT

    The Buffalo Journal describes a valuable cement, which Was first discovered in Sharon, Medina county, Ohio, and after undergoing the most thorough test, has been pronounced of great value for cementing roots of buildings, steam-boat ...

    Article : 252 words
  29. THE DYING HUSBAND TO HIS BRIDE

    Weep not for me, my dearest bride, Let hope thy solace be,—Twere better far that now I die Weep not, weep not for me! ...

    Article : 129 words
  30. SINGULAR AND REVOLTING MARRIAGE CUSTOMS OF THE DYACKS OF BORNEO

    Of all their peculiar traits there is none more strange than the passion they seem to indulge for collecting human heads. These are necessary accompaniments in many transactions of their lives, particularly in their marriages, and no one can ...

    Article : 382 words
  31. MARKET FOR WIVES

    In the district of Bemin Soar, a mountainous country inhabited entirely by Berber tribes of Morocco, there is one place, where, during the fair, a barter of a curious kind takes place. This fair is held only once a year, and is chiefly ...

    Article : 392 words
  32. AN ANCESTOR OF CLUNY

    Mrs Grant of Laggan has made the circumstances connected with the downfall of a generation of the house of Cluny the subject of a ballad. The grandfather of the present chief of Clan Vourich was a close adherent to the house ...

    Article : 408 words
  33. MISCELLANEOUS

    An ingenious and inexpensive little instrument for fitting saws has been lately patented, and will be found very useful. —The Builder An American baa just taken out a patent for a bee-hive, ...

    Article : 179 words
  34. TURKENS MARRIAGE

    The Courier of Constantinope contains a long deseriptien of the ceremory of the bethorthal of mohemot Ali Pasha with the Sultana Adile, the youngest sister of the Sultan. The enumeration of the presents sent by the Pasha to his ...

    Article : 195 words
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