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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 04, 1799
Page
2
The passage speaks of regaining strength and courage, facing transient diseases without fear of loneliness, and cultivating a bed of roses around death for the remainder of life, reflecting a serene, restorative outlook.
G London notes a practical 18th century method for saving damp hay. Recommends restacking in one foot layers with salt between layers to stop fermentation. For very damp hay add alternate layers of oat or barley straw. Salt price cited at 12s per bushel, enough to treat seven to eight tons of hay, preventing illness in cattle worth around 200 pounds.
A historical reflection defines a real Christian as one who loves God above all, rejects sin, approves the holy law, and seeks universal holiness in life. It notes the soul’s confidence rests only in Christ for justification and sanctification, while acknowledging human weakness.
A reflective note cites Proverbs to compare earthly wealth with spiritual riches. The piece laments that pleasures fade under heat, storage of riches profits nothing at judgment. It emphasizes righteousness rescues from death and quotes a biblical verse.
The piece contrasts outward worldly comfort with inner spiritual joy born of godliness. It cites Proverbs and Philippians to claim true comfort endures through life and after death, sealing gladness of heart rather than mere surface happiness.
The text argues that external performances do not constitute obedience unless the heart is regenerated. True obedience comes from a believer whose heart aligns with God’s will, even if actions are weak. Hypocrites may show active deeds, but believers possess a more faithful and sincere heart. Eph. vi.6 Rom.vi.17.
Under the old French Government the Thileries at Paris near the Louvre lacked magnificence. A gaudy coach-way and uneven courtyards with unplanned walls and buildings, tolerated by the governors, left the area unorderly and poorly protected.
The text describes clearing the immense facade since the revolution, creating a lime plantation, removing a wooden partition, and opening a grand palace approach with an iron railing and two statue topped lodges. The Louvre will restrict coach passage, public gardens for artists and learners, and a monument on the Coatead Tyompette site. Plans by artists are judged by the Minister of the Interior with prizes in francs for top entrants.
A Paris paper recounts an elephant tale at a menagerie where a centinel warned visitors not to feed the elephants. A female elephant mocked him by dousing his head with water, then seized his musket and twisted it, forcing a renewed warning to keep bread away.
In the Menagerie of Paris a litter of young wolves survived only three with their parents. The cubs, freed from their cage bars to play with free dogs, drew the ire of the old wolves which eventually killed and torn them apart.
Professor Blumenbach notes a curious fact about defensive hearing. A Cleves merchant named Joriffen nearly deaf years ago heard tones clearly when a tobacco pipe pressed against a harpsichord. After reflection and practice he recovered hearing and learned to communicate with wood and teeth to understand whispers.
An officer describes pursuing an Indian elephant with Na bob sport lovers. After taming and dispersing a herd, only two elephants remained one with a calf. Hunters pressed to wound the elephants with darts as Agageers urged restraint, while the calf escaped and rushed toward the riders.
A vivid account describes a calf attacking a man and Ramfinder, then dying from wounds after Ramfinder pierced it with a lance. The calf, larger and more powerful than an ass, became ferocious and endangered riders and bystanders before the mother’s plight and the creature’s death are noted.
Foreign Mews on Monday carried two of the three Hamburg mails. The contents repeat anticipated French reports and unverified rumors. No news from Switzerland beyond a Zurich letter dated the 14th noting Marlena’s army began attacks. no Italian updates. News suggests armies may soon clash with a decisive Suwarrow victory rumor circulating from a French paper.
Dispatches from Aug 5 to Aug 16 describe Massena and Moreau pushing Austrian forces back from Lake Zurich and the Lake of Leman, with large Austrian casualties and widespread desertions. General Championet reports advances toward Aosta and Susa, while supply lines improve at Fenestrelles as French columns push through Alpine passes and seize key posts.
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