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THE LIQUOR OF LIFE.
When the art of distilling spirits, generally attributed to Raymond
Lully, was discovered, the secret of longevity was supposed to have been
brought to light, the _mercurius volatilis_ to be at length fixed, and
the pernicious product received the name of _aqua vitae_--liquor of
life; "A discovery concerning which," says a learned physician, "it
would be difficult to determine, whether it has tended most to diminish
the happiness, or shorten the duration of life. In one sense it may be
considered the elixir of life, for it speedily introduces a man to
_immortality!"_
C.J.T.
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SOUP
Is manufactured in great abundance in Paris from the bones of butchers'
meat. At one of the hospitals upwards of 1,000 basins of soup are
furnished daily.
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ABYSSINIAN CATTLE
Are remarkable for the extraordinary size of their horns, some of which
are four feet long, seven inches in diameter near the head, and hold ten
quarts.
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ECCENTRIC INVITATION.
Paul Spencer exhibits the following distich on his door, in Glasgow:--
"Entertainment here for all that passes,
Horses, mares, mules, and asses."
C.J.T.
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