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- i The Philadelphia Public Ledger, 1 ( josed that our army in Texas be furnishd with ihe animalized bread, such as s ( urnUhed by France to her armies when ent on dislant service. i "This bread consists ofílour and gluten f jelly. In preparing it tho French lemis's reduce a whole o.v, including iide, horns, hoofs, tripe, bones, every íing but thdir hair to a jelly; for all arts of the animal contain gluten. Büt ierhops oür tíomb and button makers ould want the hoofs and hornsi This luten, Which is as put'ö and transparent s calVcs' fbet jelly, is Usëd instead of : ater in mixturo with flour; and Without cast, or in housetfife's phrase, Without eing l:riz]'} this dough isbakedhard like lipbreadi A single cake of this bread, eig'hing a pound, and proof against all oather.j wil) suslain a soldier on n rrtarch for 24 hours.. Boiled in water, is immediatel}' converted into a subantial and palatable soup, and therefore ïakes an excellent "hasty píate" for a oldter in a hurry Two poünds of it veekly, to each soldier, in addition to the rdinary rations, would greatly augment lis comforts." It issaidto be exceedingy palntablo, ai.d in a hot cliinate, we ïould think its substitution for meat vo'jld add to the hcalth of the soldier. Singular. Masönic Fact. - In an adréss lateh' deliverei by Past Orrand Maser R. G. Scott before the Grand Lodge f Virginia, we find the followingcurious tatement; "F" rom sou rees of informallon on which entireïy rely, I state the fact that fifty t least of those who signed the Declaraion of Indebendence were Masons; and the same history infonns us that every Mr-jor General of the Revolütionary anny was a masón, sivo one, and that one was Benedict Arnoldi" AccJïdenti- -A rather strnnge accident happened this morning at the corner of the Lower Town Market Place. Two lads were leaningon an empty spirit cask; oneof them, by the name of Plot, took Öiit hts pipe and sonie matches] havinglit the förmej, he very quielly dropped the lalter, still ignited, through tho tap hole, ioto the cask; an immediato explosión took place, followed by a report like a twenty-four pounder: the head of the cask was thrown many yard3 into the air, and theconussion wnssuiHcicnt to break thewindow glass in the vicinity; the boy fortuna ely escaped with asevere contusión of the forehead and right hand, and tho loss of his eyebrows, eyelashes, and a portion of his hair freirá the fire. - The ensk having taken fire was immediately rolled intu the river. - Quebeó Mcrcury. Why islove like a potatoet Because it shootB from the eye. A widow lady oncesaid tohor daughter, 'when you are of my ng, you will be dreaming of a husband.' 'Yes, mamma,, replied the thoughtless hussy, 'for a second time.' The follow.ing is the closing verse of a war lyric, dedicated tothe Michigan Volunteei's, eind published with commendntiotis by the papers: Then onj brnve landt our Country first ■=- hen of oufselvcs takecare; Though blows and bullets mny be found, yet other things nre there; Potosi's nliness the dark eye'd nlaidsi our thoughts to these may flow- We'll feast in Moniezumr's Halls, in conquered Mexico. A fellow being bro't into a Court as a wilnesS in a casti of arov whoae eye had beeh black ed, referred to it as proof in the case. The Court said, facetiously, that thé wilness's evidenc.e was conclusive, inasmuch as he was an eye witness to the whole afluir. "íf Í had thirty thousand children}" said venerable t)r. - ? - , "1 would rear iherii in Virginia that they might have an opportunity ol learning ihe value of tliemselves; for I never knew a Virg'inian that did not have a high value of himsejf. The following is one of the regular :oasts, rtt the 4th ofJuly celebration in Bostoni The Ladiei - The aristocrats of the Republic. Thsy are unwilling that any manshould hefrec and they won't believc uil men are equal.