appointed, and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President; but in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other Constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators; and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
ARTICLE XIII.
If any citizen of the United Stales shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honour, or shall without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind whatever, from any Emperor, King, Prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United Stales, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.
POISON ANTIDOTES.
For Oil of Vitriol or Aqua-Fortis give large doses magnesia and water, or equal parts soft soap and water.
For Oxalic Acid give magnesia, or chalk and water.
For Tartar Emetic give Peruvian bark and water, or a strong decoction of tea until the bark can be had.
For Saltpetre give an emetic of mustard and water; afterwards mucilages and small doses of laudanum.
For Opium or Laudanum give an emetic of mustard, and use constant motion, and if possible the stomach pump.
For Lunar Caustic give common salt.
For Corrosive Sublimate give the whites of eggs mixed with water, until free vomiting takes place.
For Arsenic doses of Magnesia ore good, but freshly prepared Hydrated per Oxide of Iron is better.
Frost Bitten.—Spirits of Turpentine applied at once is a cure for freezing.
Insects taken into the stomach may generally be destroyed by a small quantity of vinegar, to which salt may be added. For insects that may get into the ear, use a little sallad oil.
Burns, Scalds, or Freezing are cured by “Sovereign Water,” an excellent remedy, if rightly applied. Made by 4 grains White vitriol, 1 grain Glue vitriol, 1 grain camphor, half grain saffron, mixed with 2 quarts soft water. Wrap the sores with linen rags and keep constantly wet.
An Ointment made of lime water and sweet oil is a soothing excellent remedy for burns, scalds, &c. Slake lime in water, let it settle and pour it off clear, and mix about equal portions of this water and sweet oil. See pages 20 and 24.
Cure for a Burn.—Wheat flour and cold water mixed to the consistency of soft paste, is an almost instantaneous cure tor a burn, whether large or small. Renew before the first gets so dry as to stick.
Slippery Elm bark powdered makes an excellent healing poultice for burns, sores, &c., boiled with milk and about one-third bread.
AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS, Made at the 2d Session of the 26th Congress.
According to the returns of the Marshals, by whom the late census was taken, the State of New York is behind Pennsylvania in the production of wheat to the amount of about 2,000,000 bushels annually; while it excels Pennsylvania in the production of rye over 3,000,000 bushels, of Indian corn 2,500,000 bushels, of oats over 2,000,000 bushels, of buckwheat 300,000 bushels, of barley 2,300,000 bushels, of potatoes 21,000.000 bushels, wool nearly 1,000,000 pounds, hay nearly 2,000,000 tons, sugar over 8,000,000 pounds, and of products of the dairy over 8,000,000 dollars. In the production of wheat, Ohio exceeds Pennsylvania about 3,000,000 bushels, while Virginia is but about 1,500,000 bushels behind New York in that article. In Indian corn, Tennessee takes the lead of all the States, producing 42,500,000 millions of bushels yearly. North Carolina 34,500,000 bushels, Virginia about 34,000,000 bushels, Illinois 28,000,000, Michigan 22,000,000, Alabama 18,000,000, Missouri 15,000,000, Pennsylvania 13,500,000, and New York 10,000,000. Of neat cattle, New York possesses 2,642,438, Pennsylvania 146,418, Ohio 1,008,313. Of sheep New York has 5,381,225, Pennsylvania 3,396,431, Ohio 1,964,957, Vermont 1,393,420, Virginia 1,280,736. In the products of the orchard, New York and Vermont lead the other states nearly two to one; the former being to the amount of 1,732,357 dollars, the latter 1,109,387 dollars. In cotton, Mississippi bears the palm, producing yearly 289,638,818 pounds, Alabama 240,379,669 pounds, South Carolina 148,907,880 pounds, Georgia 134,322,755 pounds, Louisiana 87,640,185 pounds, Virginia 10,767,451 pounds.
