is head to be bowed down; and
looking down, he saw a _book_ lying upon the starboard
locker.--Well, says he, and what the d----l--but I think it
expedient to omit the _Virginian_ oath; for this man, not
being a moral man, swore consumedly, and did not know a
_bible_ by sight, but only by _hearsay_.--And Captain, cried
the _Virginian_, will you sell this bible of yours: I hear
it's a mighty clever book for children.--And why not for
grown people? cried the Captain, taking up the _book_. Why,
quoth the _Virginian_, because I mean my three boys, who are
from 11 to 14 years old, shall be good _scholards at their
larning_--they can all say their letters already, and the
youngest can spell.--The Boston sea Captain opening the
bible found these words: "_Search the scriptures_;" and
without saying any thing himself, pointed out the passage to
the _Virginian_.--Pugh! said the _Virginian_, and walked
upon deck.--Now, to explain this mystery, you must know the
Yankee sea Captain shewed him the passage to denote that he
would sooner sell his soul to the d----l, than his bible to
a _Virginian_;--and the _Virginian_ said pugh! and walked
upon deck, because he could not read.

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LONGEVITY. Since we published the examples of longevity,
collected by the editor of the Medical Adviser, we have seen
another list, which is _supposed_ to comprise all, which can
be found from the year 66 to 1799. The number of those who
lived from _one hundred_ and _seventy_ to _one hundred_ and
_eighty-five_ years is 3; from _one hundred_ and _sixty_ to
_one hundred_ and _seventy_, 2; from _one hundred_ and
_fifty_ to _one hundred_ and _sixty_, 3; from _one hundred_
and _forty_ to _one hundred_ and _fifty_, 7; from _one
hundred_ and _thirty_ to _one hundred_ and _forty_, 26; from
_one hundred_ and _twenty_ to _one hundred_ and _thirty_,
84; from _one hundred_ and _ten_ to _one hundred_ and
_twenty_, 277; from _one hundred_ to _one hundred_ and
_ten_, 1310. Total of those who survived a century,
_Seventeen hundred and twelve_.----This writer could not
have included in his list the examples of longevity which
Russia furnished, for we frequently find in the bills of
mortality of this country for a single year, twice the
number of centenarians. We have before us th