Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 Miscellaneous Anecdote of Jekyll. Sir Thomas M____, before he inherited his large fortune, and became an M.P., and a baronet, was many years a waiter. One day it was the lot of this individual to bring up a turnpike bill; when JEKYLL thus utterly discomfited the gravity of the speaker, by whispering in his ear, "This is the first time I ever saw that fellow bring up a bill without a bottle." ..... Hatred to Tyranny. At the Union meeting on Monday last, one of the speakers declaimed to the following effect: "Gentlemen, I say "perdition to tyrants and despots all the world over;" I hate and detest any thing arbitrary. Ho, knock off that fellow's hat there (hat knocked off accordingly with a big shillelagh.) Liberty is like the air we breathe if we has it not we dies" Irish Paper. ..... Conundrums. If a woman expressed a dislike to decayed cheese, the name of what woman mentioned in sacred history would you apply to her? A shun-a-mite. Why will Sir Andrew SLADE'S daughter never be found until she is married? Because she will be always Mislaid (Miss SLADE.) If you were to go into the garden without your hat, what insect would you catch to cover your head? A Gnat (an hat-Cockney Dictionary.) The people are petitioning for the repeal of the whole window-tax. What is to become of the broken ones? What does Captain POLHILL treat the Drury-lane Company with every day at rehearsal, that reminds them of Good Friday? A Cross Bun (Alfred Bunn.) Why is Mrs. BUNN like a sailor, who dies at sea? Because she is consigned to a Sea-grave. If you hear a boy crying on board a ship in the pool below London Bridge, what beverage does it put you in mind of? Port Wine (wine.) If Dan O'CONNELL were ill, what city would he represent? Dan-sick (Dantzic.) "Why, " said Sir Claudius HUNTER to Sir Charles FLOWER, "is a man who can't make a conundrum, like an oss (horse) sixteen hands high? Do you give it up? Because he is a tall oss (at a loss.) Why is a lawyer like a benevolent man? Because he loves good actions. Why is an auctioneer like a ship? Because sales (sails) keep him going. Where a select vestry are assembled, why are the parishioners like persons allowed to spit? Because they may expectorate (expect a rate.) ..... M.P.'s at a Discount. During the past week the Metropolitan Magistrates have been entertained with complaints against two of our august legislators; the one, on a charge of non-payment of an overdue bill (given for electioneering purposes,) and an alleged assault of the fair Xantippe who waited upon his Statesmanship for payment; which case was dismissed. The other, a charge of a much graver nature, being for the unlegislative act of pawning another man's property; the delinquent, in the latter case (and whose name for the honour of a Reformed Parliament has not yet been suffered to transpire) is at present non est inventus by reason of the Easter recess. Of a variety, such disgraceful doings are but a sorry return to the high-minded constituencies that made M.P.'s of such defendants. Nicholson's Gazette. ..... Extraordinary Coincidence. The wife of Mr. Wm. MUMMERY, poulterer, Margate, has brought him not less than six children within a period of seven months! On the 23rd Aug. last, Mrs. MUMMERY was confined with twins; and on the 21st March instant, she presented her husband with four more children; recently the great lioness in Wombwell's menagerie, now exhibiting in Worcester, presented her royal spouse with a litter of five cubs. We are happy to add that in both instances the ladies and their little ones are as well as can be expected. ..... American Mode of Suppressing Drunkenness. An American paper states, that drunkenness in one of the newly-settled countries has been in a great degree prevented by a wholesome regulation in obliging every offender to dig up a stump of a tree for each time he is found intoxicated. This is rather a novel way of rooting out intemperance. ..... A Dog Blow Up. Munchausen Outdone. The Exeter News Letter (American paper) gives a curious account of a canine explosion that took place in a 'neighbouring state,' a place where a great many things happen. A ma having long been troubled by the repeated intrusions of the dog of a neighbouring storekeeper, at length resolved to rid himself of the nuisance by his own ingenuity, as his remonstrances with the owner were likely to prove unavailing. He accordingly procured a cylinder of tin, half an inch in diameter , and about three in length this he nearly filled with powder, and placed on the top a small piece of touchwood, enveloped the tube in a piece of fat pork, and threw it into the street. Poor JOWLER seized and swallowed the dainty morsel; and thus primed and loaded, returned to his master's store, which was well filled with ladies and gentlemen purchasing goods, where he soon exploded!!! With a tremendous report (says the editor) which shook the whole building, and alarmed all the citizens in the neighbourhood, poor JOWLER was blown into ten thousand atoms, which were equally distributed in every part of the shop! The ladies were covered with the bleeding fragments of the dog; and one of them had her cheek terribly scratched by the claws which were attached to one of his hind legs, as it whizzed like double-headed shot past her ear. A portion of the spine struck Mr. SMITH, the owner, in the forehead, and laid him sprawling. His clerk rushed to the door, his clothes and features bespattered with blood, and screamed "fire!" and "murder!" right manfully. the ladies joined in the chorus, the bells were set a ringing, and the people rapidly assembled, and gazed with horror and consternation on this unparalleled scene of blood and carnage. Philadelphia Commercial Herald. .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 Epidemic Influenza. About a fortnight ago, a severe form of catarrhal epidemic began to shew itself in London, and has since become extremely prevalent. It usually commences suddenly with headache and feelings of general discomfort, attended or soon followed by cough, hoarseness, or loss of voice - oppression, and sometimes severe pain in the chest - tenderness about the ribs, and sense of having been bruised about the limbs and muscles. For twenty-four or forty-eight hours the constitutional anxiety, and turbulence the circulation; put after this time the urgency of the symptoms abate, leaving, however, in some cases, extreme languor, which only slowly subside. The disease, so far as we have seen, does not particularly affect those who are subject to common catarrh; many certainly have it who are not liable to "catch cold." With respect to treatment, the patients do not require, nor bear, the depleting means which the severity of the symptoms under other circumstance would warrant. We presume that it is to be looked upon as the epidemic influenza which has lately prevailed on the eastern part of Europe, and that it is travelling, like many of its predecessors to the west. Medical Gazette. The epidemic is at present very prevalent amongst all classes, and particularly in the Metropolis. Mr. Joseph HUME, Lord ALTHORP, Sir Jas. GRAHAM, Mr. O'CONNELL, and several others, have during the last week, been very seriously indisposed. .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 Congreve's Medicines The following Compound has realized a degree of celebrity and patronage amongst the Nobility and Gentry of this Country, hitherto unexampled, and only exceeded by the development of its astonishing properties over the various diseases, proceeding from Impurity of the Blood disordered Stomach, &c., which afflict, agitate, and impair the vital frame. No family should be without so valuable a Remedy. ..... CONGREVE'S Petroleum Pills. These Pills, now lustily celebrated as a specific remedy in all Nervous Complaints, Chronic Indigestion, and the Indigestion of Elderly People; Spasms of the Stomach and Bowels; General Relaxation, producing Consumption, Loss of Appetite, and Tone of the Viscera; Langour; Tremor; Palpitation; Palsies; Despondency; What of Energy; Head-Ache; Costiveness; Worms, especially those which trouble Children; (for Children one Pill may be taken in Treacle or Honey every morning with incredible advantage, and without trouble;) Hysteric Diseases; Female Complaints, connected with debility, and dropsical swelling of the Legs; Rheumatism, Gout, &c., and most Disorders affecting the human frame. No known Medicine has equalled this fine Stomachic and strengthening Remedy, which has produced the happiest effect on the weakly of both sexes. It operates with mildness as an Aperient, and permanent as a Tonic; enriches the circulating fluid; imparts vigour and comfort to the nerves; and restores the lost tone of the Stomach to the due performance of its functions. ..... CONGREVE'S Saline Aperient Powders. This valuable cooling purgative operates so mildly and efficaciously, that they are of intrinsic value, and should be taken with the Pills, once or twice a week, by those of a feverish habit, in Bilious Affections, in all inflammatory Disorders, Rheumatism, Gout, &c. The Pills and Powders have been so eminently useful in all disorders, as to supersede the use of every other remedy. .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 Miscellaneous Humble Utility. They who despise the people call them ignoble and base. In one sense of the word they are indeed the base, for they form the indispensable foundation and support of the whole pillar of society. ..... Welchmen and their Parsons. Some remarks have been made in the House of Lords, on the impropriety of allowing rev. gentlemen to draw large incomes from Wales, without being able to communicate with the people; most of the clergy being totally ignorant of the language of the country. The bishop of St. Asaph was indignant at such a charge. He admitted, however, that he could not speak Welch, but he begged to be understood that he had a chaplain who could; a similar confession was made by another right rev. prelate of the principality. It reminded us of the gentleman who could not speak German, but could play very well upon the German flute. Sunday Herald. ..... Important to Poachers. The Earl of Surrey has made a flit from Workshop Manor in Derbyshire, to Michel-grove, in Sussex, accompanied by his domestics, labourers, and thousand head of his live pheasants. N. B. Very convenient for the London market. ..... O'CONNELL on the Woolsack. On Tuesday, the committee-rooms of the House of Commons being filled with the different election meetings, the CARRICKFERGUS committee were sent into the Court of Chancery, and Mr. O'CONNELL, seated on the Chancellor's seat, gave his dictum of the law to the surrounding members. ..... "Rogues and Vegabonds." Mr. George LAMB says, that managers of strolling players are nothing but "men of straw." We suppose he alludes to their locating so generally in barns. ..... Absolute Monarchy. Talleyrand observed of Russia, that it was an absolute monarchy limited only by assassination. ..... My Son, Sir! "We have been thinking," said a citizen lady to a friend of ours the other day," Mr. SMITH and me has been thinking what we shall do with little Johnny, now he's finished his schooling. What do you recommend, Mr. _____? the boy has great caperabilities." "Oh, then, make him a dancing master, by all means." .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 RAMSAY'S Pectoral Balsam A Medicine of very powerful effect in speedily curing Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, and other affections of the Breast. This remedy for Coughs and Colds has attained a high reputation, in consequence of its truly valuable properties, in relieving the worst attacks of these diseases. Sold in bottles at 7s. 6d., 2s 9d., and 1s. 1 1.2d. each. ......

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 RAMSAY'S Aperient Antibilious Pills These Pills have long been held in the greatest estimation, and their beneficial effects justly appreciated amongst an extensive circle of private friends, at whose particular solicitations they are now offered to the public at large, as a safe and efficacious remedy in all Bilious Complaints, Indigestion, Habitual Costiveness, Wind or Flatulency, and other disorders of the stomach and alimentary canal; and they may safely be preserved in having no tendency to debilitate the stomach or any of the digestive organs, which too frequently happens from the continued use of aloetic or other drastic purgatives. They are particularly recommended to those persons whose constitutions are affected by too sedentary a life, or close confinement to business, as they operate as a gentle opening medicine, never griping, without the inside is very foul; and are an excellent remedy for relieving those troubled with piles, or costive habit of body. Sold in boxes at 1s. 1 1/2d., and 2s. 9d. each. .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 Anti-Odontalgia A Specific Essence for the Tooth-ache. The sufferer under that most torturing malady, the Tooth-ache, has often had occasion to express his gratitude for the instant and effectual relief in his agony, which this preparation has afforded him. During the most violent paroxysm, it seldom fails to effect and immediate and permanent cure. In bottles at 1s. 1 1/2d each. .....

Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. The Whitehaven Herald, Tuesday, April 23, 1833 The Caledonian Cream A Vegetable Lotion for the Itch. This application possesses many advantages over Ointments, in being at once pleasant and inoffensive, and its efficacy as a cure for the disagreeable disease, the Itch, and for other Eruptions of the Skin, is continually experienced. In Bottles at 1s 1 1/2d., and 2s. .....

Resulting from a discussion on another list on the history of the dollar; The word 'dollar' is derived from the German 'thaler' meaning a silver coin and dates back many hundreds of years. See here for an interesting article on its origin; http://tinyurl.com/3w9k4y Geo.

Thanks Howie ... That seems a 'centre of the bull's eye' answer Now a Question for anyone with nursing info ..... Reading of the Children's Hospital Fire this phrase Below set me how wondering ... How Can This Be Done Quickly ??? Marlene She added: "There were some children who were due to have surgery this morning so they were already in the process of being anaesthetised. We had to wake these patients up because we wanted to make sure they are in a stable and safe situation." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Marlene. You wondered why we call a spell of fine weather in the autumn an 'Indian Summer'. So I looked it up in Wikipedia... and found this: There are several theories as to its etymology: * In Daniel J. Boorstin's book "The Americans, The Colonial Experience", he speculates that the term originated from raids on European colonies by Indian war parties. These raids usually ended in Autumn, hence any extension to summer-like weather into the Fall came to be known as an 'Indian Summer'. * It may be so named because this was the traditional period during which early Native Americans harvested their crops. * Given that Native Americans were frequently perceived as deceitful and treacherous by the European settlers, the phrase might be of the family of terms such as "Indian giver" and "Indian corn," based on this supposed duplicity. Therefore, "Indian Summer" would be a 'deceitful, treacherous' imitation of summer, which appears to be a return of warmer weather but is really a short-lived 'lie' giving way to the 'truth' of cold, unpleasant conditions. Howie <<hugs>>

Sorry to hear of your fall and the Shingles.... hope you keep improving Chicken Pox is bad enough and I know that Shingles is far worse and usually a whole lot longer to get rid of. Hope James is now OK and that he won't be allergic to anything when the tests are done. Take care and try and get some rest Hugs Marlene

Hi Johno, Loved hearing your voice again Johno, I really miss our phone calls, but at least still get to talk to Miss Mary and Cathy for updates occasionally. Glad to hear things are improving for you at long last and hope they continue to do so, also that you get a long bout of an Indian Summer [why is it called an Indian one??] so you can get some more outings from it. Like you I too am on some antibiotics and a doubling up on one of my BP tablets as I have also gone down with a lousy infection which has been playing havoc with my Blood Pressure ~ a few times over the 200 for the systolic ~~ the Lower one is usually always in between 55 - 68; lucky for me the Sciatica has died down to dull aches and some painful sections up on the outside thigh it has only thankfully effected the right leg, excruciatingly painful even when laying down if I had been asked what scale of 1 to 10, I couldn't have played it downwards, would have been 20. Wondering at the moment if I will be called back to the doc's before my appt. of Wednesday, I hope not as I have a 8.30 am one so hopefully I might be the first in and out, just being in the waiting room sends my BP up, always there too early and then go in later than my time slot & of course the white coat syndrome. I think that what is needed is a 2009 UK reunion seems most of UK based and me partly based UK Trivvies are in need of Big Trivvie Hugs and next June /July will be when the pre quiet Gen-Trivia site was suddenly invaded by a lot of Fam History folk who needed to put 'Meat on the Bones of our ancestors' so it will be OUR busy 10th Anniversary and alas it has been a long long 2 years without a big UK Reunion, I have really missed them, and it is possible maybe there will be others from other parts of the world that may be able to make it over there. Love and Hugs Marlene ^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^ From: Johno Hello Val The temps you are experiencing I am afraid I could not tolerate these days. Even your cool 25C would be a bit warm for me. At the moment we are having a very cold spell. Temps are about 9 or 10. All seems to be going well now. The chest is improving on the antibiotics, the nose is fine and the computer is working well. So it is happy sailing until Christmas...<grin>. Thanks for your message. I love to get messages to hear how you are all doing. I managed to get out to Watford on Saturday morning. I really do like going to that place. While the girls do the shopping, I sit in a chair and watch the world go by. It is a funny old world sometimes when I look around me, and as Cathy often remarks it is a "funny old world". Cherrio for now Val, warmest wishes from Johno

Hi Tracey and Peter and welcome I live at Manly Beach, Sydney val > Hi, folks. Please welcome Tracey and/or Peter Reed to the list. > > Welcome to the Trivvies list, Tracey/Peter. Please introduce yourself and > let us know whereabouts in Oz you live and what your research interests > are. Feel free to jump in at any time with a question or contribution. > > Geo. in Busselton, W.A. > Listowner > > > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A couple of points I noted from John's interesting link; There was a reference that at one time there was a signal station on the property named One Tree Signal Station. That suggests that it was not heavily wooded. If that was so then perhaps the native vegetation was mainly 'brush', i.e. small shrubs and scrub. Maybe whoever first named it had a sense of humour. The other point of course is that it became a Reformatory. No doubt that was the context in which the father's retort was made. I expect he also said things like "If you don't behave I'll send you to the Brush Farm". Geo. Hi Tracey and welcome. My name is Ros I am ex Sydney, Gulargambone and now reside in South West Rocks - Mid North Coast of NSW. There is a suburb called "Brush Farm" in Sydney. The original house there was built in 1820 by Gregory Blaxland. Why he called it that I have no ieda. Welcome to the group. Ros Hi Everyone Thanks George for your welcome. My name is Tracey and I live in Lithgow. N.S.W. Australia. Like many on these lists I am tracing my family lines from many different countries and along the way may little snippets pop up that we wonder about. Soo.... My first question is if any one knows what a BRUSH FARM is. To explain in short. A relative would always ask her father "Do you love me Dad" and he would reply "Well I didn't put you on the bloody Brush Farm did I?" He was of Polish Decent, born in London and lived in the East End. I wondered if maybe they were some sort of work farms for orphans. I am very curious. Many Thanks Look forward to reading other Trivia Regards Tracey

Hi Everyone Well, that was quick! I think you have just answered my question. I had assumed that as he was English it was a saying from his youth and would be reffering to England. I am sure you are both correct though as the girl I am referring to was taken from her father in Lithgow, by her mother, who happened to be living in the Ryde area on a farm. Her Father had to go searching to get her back. So Ros & John, thanks so much for your prompt replies and the link. Another little puzzle explained. (What a gorgeous house!) Many Thanks Tracey

Hi Everyone Thanks George for your welcome. My name is Tracey and I live in Lithgow. N.S.W. Australia. Like many on these lists I am tracing my family lines from many different countries and along the way may little snippets pop up that we wonder about. Soo.... My first question is if any one knows what a BRUSH FARM is. To explain in short. A relative would always ask her father "Do you love me Dad" and he would reply "Well I didn't put you on the bloody Brush Farm did I?" He was of Polish Decent, born in London and lived in the East End. I wondered if maybe they were some sort of work farms for orphans. I am very curious. Many Thanks Look forward to reading other Trivia Regards Tracey

A warm welcome to you, Tracey! I live with wife and a dog and a cat a few miles south of Oxford in England. I am a retired environmental scientist, and have good easy access to English family history resources, especially Oxfordshire, so if any of that is of interest to you, please just ask. Howard (aka Howie) > Hi Everyone > Thanks George for your welcome. > My name is Tracey and I live in Lithgow. N.S.W. Australia. > Like many on these lists I am tracing my family lines from many different countries > and along the way may little snippets pop up that we wonder about. > Soo.... > My first question is if any one knows what a BRUSH FARM is. > > To explain in short. A relative would always ask her father > "Do you love me Dad" and he would reply > "Well I didn't put you on the bloody Brush Farm did I?" > He was of Polish Decent, born in London and lived in the East End. > I wondered if maybe they were some sort of work farms for orphans. > I am very curious. > > Many Thanks > Look forward to reading other Trivia > Regards > Tracey > > > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi, folks. Please welcome Tracey and/or Peter Reed to the list. Welcome to the Trivvies list, Tracey/Peter. Please introduce yourself and let us know whereabouts in Oz you live and what your research interests are. Feel free to jump in at any time with a question or contribution. Geo. in Busselton, W.A. Listowner

Hi Tracey Welcome to the Trivvies Here is a link to the page that describes the Brush Farm Hope that helps http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ryde/history/bhouse.htm Hugs John > Hi Everyone > Thanks George for your welcome. > My name is Tracey and I live in Lithgow. N.S.W. Australia. > Like many on these lists I am tracing my family lines from many different > countries > and along the way may little snippets pop up that we wonder about. > Soo.... > My first question is if any one knows what a BRUSH FARM is. > > To explain in short. A relative would always ask her father > "Do you love me Dad" and he would reply > "Well I didn't put you on the bloody Brush Farm did I?" > He was of Polish Decent, born in London and lived in the East End. > I wondered if maybe they were some sort of work farms for orphans. > I am very curious. > > Many Thanks > Look forward to reading other Trivia > Regards > Tracey > > > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

No problem.  That area was not far from where I grew up in Sydney.         ----- Original Message ---- From: Tracey and Peter Reed <reedreed@bigpond.net.au> To: TRIVIA ENGLAND <GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 6 October, 2008 11:43:57 AM Subject: [TRIVVIES] BRUSH FARMS Hi Everyone Well, that was quick! I think you have just answered my question. I had assumed that as he was English it was a saying from his youth and would be reffering to England. I am sure you are both correct though as the girl I am referring to was taken from her father in Lithgow, by her mother, who happened to be living in the Ryde area on a farm. Her Father had to go searching to get her back. So Ros & John, thanks so much for your prompt replies and the link. Another little puzzle explained. (What a gorgeous house!) Many Thanks Tracey "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Make the switch to the world&#39;s best email. Get Yahoo!7 Mail! http://au.yahoo.com/y7mail