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ASIIEVILTiE, IV. C, JWA.Y 5, 18 13
WHOLE NUMBER 145.
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rM paper ' M pnWibl t Two DotxR a year,
; in advasca-Two Dollar and Fiflf Cent. in
is rnonthi or, Three Dullara aJt the end of th
year. . (So propectu.) ,
XfTTertlnemenU Inm-rted at One Dolhir per aqoaro
tor the nrtj and ' Twanly-t ire nt for each
. ontinoane. . Court Ordrf will k ctarged
. twenty-five per cent, extra. j ifj x, . ;. ,
niGHLAelESSENGER
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Friday May , IMS. .'
ittcntion. Jo the published terms of this
paper .jisdistlnctlj tated iTnopa
per will be discontinued except ai the. option
of the proprietort, until arrearage ttre
paid." 1 Now let tWs'beernerhbered b
jHose who wish at any time their paper dU-
tjjued. . Hereafter we shall pny. do at
leulion lO ,ttC'1 ttrer unless they are ao-
s-Atmaan eu " t3ii ior arreora. " 111
siiUoiibers refuse to take their papers from
he toAOi"et w& 8'ia" fa st0P sen'cling
then lttt Aail charge up the subacription
until aenW far byjcaah pr note. Wo in
common with all o.'hor poblishera, are drir
to this course o se.'f defense. . ' ' '
few weeks are tav hard of four or five
Lissauhs having been con.wtteJ upon edi-
kors. One was ho at NonM, Va- ' onc
kas stabbed at llarrisburg, P i ono
fcreclly beaten at Hjton, and another as
faulted in Philadt4phia. Editors are m
l.hjc to the .tows of the country for their
k-onduct, and for any abuscof their power,
t any invasion of the rights of others, and j
hhould be subjected to the penalties of the j
flaw whenever they vwtato it But if, in-1
trad of ihia. theV are to ee assaulted with
pistols,' daggers, clubs, and the like, it win ,
not bq, wondered at if they are found pre.
p-iring themselves in such a manner as to
nvrke it rather dangerous to pay them socn
visits. ' :' "
Hon. KDMrJND Dbkrt is a Candidate
in the 4th District. Gi'nfit
MENDENHALaiaBsq., (Whig) has been pre--
viously announcttd as a Candidate in the j
Humo District
1 here are now, tncreiore,
two iVhiu camlidstes in the 4ih, two in the
1st. and two in tne a uisincts. ineso
things should not be so, for though in two
ai the above Districts, we believe there is
no da'ngerof defcot to the Whigs, yet such
contests engender bitterness and disaffec
tion, and pave the way for future discom-
fitnrp Ral. Reg. ' - "
No truly it "ought not to be so"; btltThim Jough-headed.
then there arc in this State a few self-styUd
Whigs who act as. though they thought the
wholo country from emst to west and from
north to south, would be involved in one
generar ruin, if thry are not elected toCon
gress. Tiie soliiMtatioits'of friends and the
action of conventions, are alike-unavailing
thev must run, ah necessitate rei, as they
contend. Well, let tUw" "n, and they
will get dreadful out of breath before they
get there- "iat 8 "' . . '. J
' (KT Several items of news were omitted
in fonvquetice of our absence Idst week,!
among which was tho late destructive n re 1
at Ncwbcrn, In this1 State. It took place
on Tuesday, the 18th' of last month, when
one hundred and twenty.nine houtes were
consumed! It is estimated that at least five
hundred persons have teen by it deprived
of houses, and the loss of property to
amount to $100,000,
CO" Mr. Sheltok , President ot lhe Bran-
don Bank , Miss., who, it was ascertained,
tuao oftrirsjnfnnrl tuttta CI m vna iKaa Ac fm.llinfil
wa V.wJVV-1 fja saaa a m y va s wviuwiiina, 1
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sukide;yv4lrowniDg himself, the effect of
which wns so powerfuV opon-his-wife as le
cause her sudden death soon afterwards,
HMmerium, Snrjtrf, CtC If the various
account, from almost every quarter are to
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be relied on, Mesmerism is about to be used
for very valuable purposes in various surgi.
cal operations. The last Columbia (S. C)
Chronicle details a surgical operation which
was lately perlormcd in that city in the
presence of several persons, by Dr. Fair,
in removing a polypus from the nose of a
vouni? I.i,lv nrt bKa hnA. Kn , .
magnetic sleep by Dr. Gibbs. TheChroni-
clcsays, that during the operation, which
is ordinarily a very painful one, the patient
cviiiGi'u do symptoms 01 consciousness, and
that the dofctor said hn intontinnnllv ttmttA
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more force than usual, in order to test the
I wswa a,w sv Hiv
extent of insensib,l,ty; and, finalry, that
' ll present were convinced of the success J
of lhe experiment,11 and that he had the!
authority of three physiciana
of his report of the operation.
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authority of three nhru r ana vp tka
. . ' r-v muui
(gjTQot of the moat distressing pecuf.
tveocea of which we hiure heard f( Many a
HfayTia related by a lata Illinois papers 'It
"ptatea ihbtduring the! Isold weather io 4be
waitter part of the past tfimor, a whole family
eleven In toumbcr-raras frozen to deaAl
LeroM cf the proirtcsHn the westempan I
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or mat oiwo.j 4 no lurniiy were rnoving 10
Iowa iti a wagon, the horsea of which
stopped before a liousi, and the inmates ot
seeing any person al'ght front the! wagon,
were induced to examine it, when to their
astonishmunt they beheld the father and
nine children , liog 'dcad in the bottom
of the wsgon, and the mother, who seemed
to bare beta the last survivor,: was sitting
erect, Mding the lines, as if she had been
driving. r tt-rr--'-rr' ''m-?-
TCom.,PoRTEB, United States Minis.
tr at Consjantinople, died at that place on
e 3rd of March last. ,
OT The1 editor of the'Oiford (N. C)
Mercury seems to be ft fellow of lite true
grit." Come op this summer and " skin a
taterMwith us, wont yoat '
Eietlltflt At a late meeting of JJ De
mocrats of Xiorainc county, .Obio, the foU
Wing resolution, amoof others, wasadopu
d: . '. 4. ;- - ' -
Rmolvcbu That uh wtU ut our bett
ifforu la retain, our country paper , by pay.
u tg promptly our tubtcriptiont, and oUainieg
new tubtcribert for the $ame." ,
This is decidedly one of the moat com
mon sense, and good sense resolutions
which has been adopted by a political rneeU
ing for many a day. We wish the people
North Carolina would past and carry
. tome such resolution, in reference to
US. co o
followina;? " " . " , '
1 RcsOi?1 1 1 001 lDe cirouiaiKMi m ine
Messenger ou-.ht to be enlarged. :
2. Itetolved, 'J-hrt w Fn wrge its
circulation.1 ' '
S. Rooked, That we will do it.
Spring.Spring has come at last, mild,
revivine,and beautifuU-wrarm and pleasant
and bv the bvo we reool.'ect to have seen
vegetal. on mucn .a.er .n v.
this country, tban iUs at . reseni,
Good. S- Vermont ; paper reports the fol-
lowing: ...
" I would advise you to put your head in
a dye-tub" said a would-be.wit, to a white
haired damsel, " I would advise you to put
yours in an oven," was the ready response,
a jntimalmg pretty clearly , that she thought
u y. General Cass, seems to be making
omj lieadway for the Presidency among
lhe Democrats of Ohio. '. The more the
m ier
(KT The most cheering actounls of re
vivals of religion, are ppuring jn from al
most every quarter. , Revivals more pow
erful than have evor before been known in
the United States.
Small Pox. Several cases of this dread
e(j Ji8ease have lately occurred in 4 New-
berry district, and in several other portions
of South. Carolina,
A small chap. A little fellow U exhl-
biting himself or being exhibited at present;
in Columbia S.'C, who is eleven years old,
only twenty-five incTics high,' and weighs
fifteen pounds ! That rathera small begin
ning for a man. :
0r A portion of the citizens of Boston ,
Mass., are amusing themselves these hard
times, by occasionally cowhiding each other.
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fl Cna aa attmma mi sf rifvatflrn naflkfaVsa lAa
UW 1 Ul m lwimiiuiT vi wai wv
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As dead as a HERBEtG. -The herring is
a delicate sh; which ts killed y a very
mall degree of violence. Whenever 11
,aKea f" 01 " W Ti?L a
I lofimi in hsvA recr-ivcxi no hurt. It ffives a
niI.,fc .nd in,. eXDrti : and thoueh
it, be thrown directly back into the water,
it never recovers : hence arose the proverb,
" M dend M " berr,ng-
PRESE8vmc E0;s.-EeM
may be packed in salt, with the small end
downwards,nnd may be keptperfectly good
for cijfht or tune months, inus tney may
t"
ke sent from the West, where they cost
about 90 cents pgr bushel,, to the Atlantic
1 cines.
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I AAAA AAA t&fKask aikaa Kaaal Aalimilltatawl
by L ' arid industry. She
began life by retailing apples and . candles,
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t A Bperior"rircw vi mamtwam metame,
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1 n. wnnlon muslin, ia manufactured in mas
1 sachusetts, at ft cost of only 8 cents a yard
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MISCELLANEOUS,
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From the Ladiea' Rpo$itS'yy . ; r
-. V -leejeia4;Itf..,;o-,' P
: Loquacity, which, according to Walkoc, meani
. too mucji talk " is a fault a itiMgrcoble as it U
common. It ii not' reatrieted (o either aex. The
reader mast not infr,becaue, this brief 'article
appears in the Ladie'a Ri'poifory7Ulal Iriurfge
woman to fee mora faulty in tbisrerpoet tbaa mQ.
In either It ia ankiwelv. and when indulged to ex.
erm,. become rf-nrcliontible in the eatimulion of
11 juuicious propic. -",... " i
"'- LouScfty b vbj-etlonab)e, because it aavars of
vanity : it indicates uat the speaker wlbat
brine himself Into notice bv a diaplav of word :
and, eonfequontly -that he preaainet much upon
his own inteWirence, kt)4 upon thd iirnorance of
otnef, as if they anew nothtnj antil ha snlijhw
awed them. -. Tha talkative individual tecini,l8ni
bt lake it for jraated, hat hii neighbors have
leisure ana patience 10 Dt, leciureu qy toe nour,
on any subject' which fancy;-Inclination, or accl,
dent may lead him la introduce. 1 This is a great
aaiatake in, mast aaaea.- 8wch a ehracler woold
do wall to atndy tka import of Bolonaon' maxim,
A fool's vwice is known by multitude of words."
Agra loquacity ia troublesoroe. It breaks In
an' tho fetilar calling of all who have the mis.
fortanc U ba asailad by iu Few things are mors
annoying to a maa af aasiacas or a aaaa of sotdy,
than to a, frequently interrupted by the idle and
loquacious. It embanasses bim in his aecasaary
avocatioo; and of soars chafes his feelings; and,
anlea ha poetesses 1 tmcomaaoa forbearsscs, lays
kirn onder temptation to ludeaesa of twanwaa
fhers are imliridaals la every esteaaive comma.
aity who seem to have ao employment but to
aalk They are generally yery willins souls to
give direction Concerning the business of otlw
while they nesieet their awn s for. "
aid, "avary fool wiU a. aitng." 1 But they
aro aa poor councellors aa they are unpleasant
companions. Let it not be supposed that talka
tive characters are peculiar 10 mis age or conauy.
rnl mA, oThara are many amnilv and vaia talk-
ara, aad toivrs, especially they of the airaum
cisioa, ., whosa mettths must be stopped ("
and ha instrocted Titos to "rebuke theia sharply."
It i frequently observed, that tbey who toll
most do it to least purpose. Public speakers, of a
loquacious disposition, are generally diffusive!
tbey oftea lack point, ana onscur tneir erjumcnu
bv a superabundance of words. If thav be mem
bers of deliberative bodies, they are apt to become
troublesome, lose their influence, and sometimes
secure to themselves an bus n viable aotenety.
Soeh orators might profit, by the advice of Si,
Jamea, utl every man be swilt to near, slow to
peak, slow to Wrath." '
A toeuacioas dispoaitHm leads to many in lis.
e rations, of which some aaamplea -may here be
famished. It influences coafidcntials to divnlgo
secrets, betray confidence, and produce open rup
tures between neighbors. It leads ramilie to dis
ease their private business lathe presenaa of
strangers, which ia improper. It. .betray ananj
iadivtduala into the very impertinent and annoy. 1
ing practice of catechisms; civil travellers as lo
their residence, destination, name, and business.
This is an extremely rode practice. Loquacity
interrupts tho harmony of eonversati n; for a
talkative individual will often break in upon ano
ther, .while speaking, which is embarrassing and
courteous. It makes people appear self-important
and onteachable. For example, when a miuiater
of the ttospel calls oa a talkative family, instead
of being heard as their religions teacher, be is
compelled to keep silence, and listen to their do.
sultory harangue, perhaps all speaking at once,
till bn time and patience are exhausted, or he retire
abruptly .-'-To visit uch a family, except for the
purpose of teaching them belter manners, is a
waste of tune.
In some instances, loquacity is an infirmity of
oiu sge, ana in omorsy.oi parnai msamia, ana 111
all suoa ease should be endured with patience.
But in young and awne persons it ia usually a de
fect of education, or of natural judgment, or
both toyether. It leads some very young persons,
like saucy children, to monopolise the time in con
versation, to the exclusion of tbe aged and expe
rienced. L This is very indiscreet. Few , things
are more distrusting than . the frivolous conversa
tion of young people to each other in tbe presence
of seniors. Well educated and sensible young
people, -of both sexes, always pay reapeet to
strangers and seniors, however inferior their sc.
compliahmcnts may be but Uia ignorant and
talkative respect no one, and of course no person
respects them. They are radically defective In
sound understanding, and in civility, and therefore
iniroauce meir uncanuu tor questions ana topics,
without regard to circunvtanccs.
A few individuals, of loquacious habits, ara suf.
ficient to cause general confusion la a large social
, company t because ao mo of Ihsm is willing to
be a bearer tbey all speak at once, which pro
duces sound without sense, very much resembling
the rabble of a lareo nock of eocee. Hence it is
that social parties seldom afford any instructive
or profitabl conversation, on subjects of general
interest. ... . ,
I have hot the vamtf to suppose that this short
rav on loanacitv will reform any confirmed talk.
er S but it may possibly be the means or, prevenu
ing some individuals from becomeing sucu ;. ana
with that result I should not only be content, bat
feel amply rewarded for the labor of vrAiog
Ilia admitted there is an otrDosile extreme to
loquacity ; that bv taciturnity, or habitual silence
This ia also a fault to be gtmrded agaiaat. Very
diffident and reserved nersons. are most liable to
fall into this error. Often, when a few words
might be spoken to the edification of some indi.
tuhuL ur mm nam y. thev kern siienee. lrom umb
dity. or disinclination to talk, and thereby lose an
owertaaltv of doinf rood. Man is a social be.
ma. Jt s wisdom ra all to cultivate social neons
and feelings ; and one of the best means of doing
ao ia a iamiKar. friertdlr conversation! When
wsenras-sia social cooerse,it sliould be toin
struct, impress, amuse, or gain information ; and
soma one of these objects may be eiteetea wiw
any cisd aompanioau than a wo necessity of con
fining our conversation to a lew soiect inenaa.
Etreme tacknrnity ia not profitable, ot com
Bneadable. Still, I am of the opinion, that to
ear too little is a less fault than to say too much,
and, indeed, that it ia better to aay nothing than
to speak aaadvtssdly.
There is, between the two extremes of loquacity
and taciturnity, a happy medium that or speak
ing oa a suitable subject , at the right time, and
ia a proper manner, so aa to accomplish some good
purpose. If all would endeavor to speak thus,
aaach idle and anprofitable talk, would bs
sensed with. Fine eolloqual powers are the
choicest accomplishments of. human lift. If
nmnrrlr rmnlored. thev mav be rendered exceed
ingly entertaining and instructive. They afford
their possessor ready and easy access tw society.
aad rreat faeoUiea aa accomplishing aay object
for which he ia dependent on the co-operation of
others ; provided, always, that tny do wot need
too freely. To bs able lo say eaougb on all occa.
aiooa, without saying too sduca, is a rare attain.
meat. It ia tbe perfection of human couveree
whichevsry ladivxiiml should aim to approximate
as tor as pracucanls,
The Bank of England ia discounting mo
hey abundantly at the low rate of three per
cent interest.
Sketch ot the life saf Ueaa, lMket
, 1 . ZEfiULort MoitTeoifKBf. PjiB,. was bora
at Latnbertob, New; Jersey, January 5th
I77U. His lather was a respectable oilicer
In tho army of tho United States.' He en
tered iho arsiy -when yct-a boy , and served
as a cadot, in his. father s company, then
slaUooed on the .western frontier, At- an
early ago-hebtainod lhe commission of.cn.
sign, anu sometime pucrtiiatoi lieutenant,
When rw entered the armv: no lind 'been
intrK-il ohly iir'n-ading; -wi'lrkiit and
nritliibcAic; but by hie own cxcrtitMii, bo
acquirdd, almost without tbe aid of a mas
terthd French, Spanish and Latin Ian-
guages, IIiq former 01 which he was able to
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write anj speak with sutitctcm nccoracy for
the txlrpose ot business. He also become
skillful io the ordinary applications of: ma
thernatical science, and acquired, by his
ove of reading, a considerable stock of va
riousfnformationr -"
S6on after tho purchase of Louisiana, the
Government of iho- United States deter.
mined upon taking measures to explore their
new territory, and the immense tract of
wiiueruess lociuuea wiimn us iimus, 111 or.
lf.p In tonrn Ita asnll iMxttMtaivU. ttk
soil and natufal productions! the course of
Itj rivers nd theif ' Illness for navigation
Mil other uses of 'civilized life the num
bers Character and power of the tribes of
Indians wbo inhabited the territory, and
tiictr dispositions towards the United States.
With these views, while Lewis and Clarke
were sent to explore the sources of -the
Missouri, Pike.waa despatched for the pur
pose of tracing the Mississippi to its head.
August 9, 1800, rike embarked at St. Lou-
is, on his first expedition to the head of the
Mississippi, end proceeded up the river
with twenty men,- and' provisions for four
months; but they were soon obliged to
leave their boats, and proceed by land.
For eight months and twenty days, they
were continually exposed to hardship and
peril, depending for subsistence on the chase
nd enduring tbe most piercing cold.
Dunne this voyage, l ike had no intelli.
gent companion, upon whom he could rely
for advice, and he literally performed the
duties of astronomer, surveyor, command.
ing officer, clerk, spy, guide and hunter,
frequently preceding the party far many
miles, in order to - connoitre j or rambling
for whole days in search of game, and then
returning to his men, hungry and fatigued,
he would sit down,, and by the light of a
fire copy his notes, and plan thexourse of
the next day. , . - i
Two months after his return from this ex.
pcdition.Pike was chosen by Gen. Wilker.
son, for i Second expedition to the interior
of Louisiana, in order to obtain such geo
graphical knowledge as would enable the
Government to run tho boundary line be
tween tin newly acquired territory and
North Mexico. Winter overtook them un
provided villi any clothing fit to protect
them from tho inclemency of the weather ;
their horses died, and they were obliged to
explore tieir way on foot, through the wil
derness, carrying packs of sixty or seventy
pounds, exposed to the bitter cold, and de
pending on the chase for subsistence; and
often for two or three days without food.
All of tlia party, except Pike, were injured
by lhe cold, some of them had their feet
frozen.. After three months march, they
came to what they supposed to be the Red
river, but which proved lo be the K10 del
None. Hero they wore met by a party of
Spanish cavalry, who informed rike that
he was in the Spanish territory. As rests,
lance to this force would have been useless
he was obliged to submit to accompany the
Spaniards to Santa Fe, to appear before
lhe Governor, r rom Santa t e he was sent
to the capital df lhe province of Bicay, to
be examined by the commandant-genera,
where lis was well received and entertain
ed for some time, and then sent on his way
home, under a strong party of horse, lie
arrived with his little band at Natchitoches,
July 1, 1808. The Spaniards, during his
captivity , deprived him of all his papers
except his private journal, and thus pre
vented him lrom lAiblishinp- an accurate
maprfor which he had collected ample ma
terials. Pike, upon his return, received the
thanks of. the Government, and lhe ap
point mont of captain ; shortly after he was
aDDointud a mnior. and io 1810, ,a colonel
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of infantry.
. Immediately after the declaration of war
in 1812, Pike was stationed with his regi
meiu on the northern frontier, ond upon the
commencement of the campaign of 1818,
was QDDoiutod a brieadier.ceneral.741e was
selected to command the land forces in an
expedition aeainst Vork, the capital of Up
per Canada, and, April 25th, sailed Jrom
Sackelt s Harbor, in the squadron com-
mended by Commodore Cbauncey. On the
27th, he arrived at York, with about 1700
chosen men, and immediately prepared to
land. As soon as the embarkation com
mc need, a body of British grenadiers were
paraded on iheyhore, and the Ulengary
fencibles. a welldisciplined local force, ap
peared at another point. , Large bodies of
Indians were also seen in different direc
while others filled the woods which
skirted the shore the whole under the com
mand ofGeneralSheafre. The landing was
effected under a (heavy fire of musquelry
and rifles, from the British and Indnns.
After a abort conflict, the enemy fled to
wards their works, and the Indians diapers.
ed in everr direction. : The whole force be-
imr landed, it was led on to the attack, by
General Pike in person, aod after carrying
one battery bv assault, they muvea on to
wards the main works. The fire of the
British was soon silenced by the" artillery of
the Americans' wlien a terrible explosion
suddenly look place, from a uritish maga
tine, which had been prepared for tho pur
rtose : la rire stones were thrown' with terri.
ble forcein every direction, and scattered
confusion and destruction amoug the troops.
General Pike, was struck 00. the breast by a
heavy stone ..and mortally wounded. Whj
he was being eojireyedLfrom the Held, a tu
multuolis huzza was hoard from the Amer
lean troops.' ' Pike turned his head with an
nnxinus liok of inquiry. He was- told by n
sergeant, ' ITie Bniisii union mrk u com
Ingdowri, Generarf the stars are going up!"
He heaved a heavy sigh, and smiled. ' IIq
was, then brouglit on board the Commodore's
ahtr)-kml lSwatrat s.- fmm. luuua Just
before' he brenthed his last, the British
standard was brought to him ; he made a
signtg have it placed under tho flag of his
country, and expired without a groan , ,
I or courage, activity , disinterested and
patriotic devotion to the interests of his
counlry, Goneral Pike had no superior.( In
the long lino ol military and naval heroes,
hose brilliant actions illustrate our nation
al annals, no noma is recocnized bv the in
ielligent reader of history with more rover-
enco and affection than his. His loss, at
tne reryppening of our late war with Great
tintain, was a national calamity.
Sleepinsr apartments.
' It must not bs forgotten." remarks Ilufeland,
" that we spend a considerable portion of our
lives ta the bed ehambor, and, aonsequently, that
its healthiness or unhealthincse, cannot fail of
having a Tory important influence upon our physi.
cal well-beiot;."
Every one who is actuated by a due regard for
1 t.L j l . . . ? 1 j
ucaiui ana remi cohitoit, win nmniRTaa equal ao
gree of attentioa aeoosaary in regard to the sixe,
situation, temperature, and cleanliness of tbe
room he occupies during the hours of repose, aa
ef his parlor, drawing; room, or any other apart
ment; ad yet, . bow .oftea do we find families
crowded at night into obscure and onfincd cham
ber, of dimensions scarcely more ample than
those of an eld-fashioned closet, while, perhaps,
in most instances, the best rooms in the houss will
be sot aside for tbe sole purpose of ostentatious
display.
It is all important that the largest and most
lofty room on the second floor,' be appropriated
fur the sleeping apartment, and that it be freely
ventilated, during the day time, at all seasons
when the weather is not rainy, or otherwise very
humid. . There ara . few bouse, the rooms of
which are so situated as to render tho latter im
practicable ; and the influence of the practice up
on the health of iamatos ia too important to per
mit ita being neglected from any slight cause.
A bed chamber Should be divested of an unne
csarv furniture, and. unless of considerable size
should never contain more than one bed. Then
cannot be a more pernicious custom than that par.
aued in many familiee, of cauning tbe children,
more especially, to uev in tmau tpurimenu nun
two or thtte he'dt croitaed into tht tame room.
It ia scarcely necessary to observe, that cloanli-
ness, in the most extensive signincauon 01 1110
term, is, if possible, oven more necessary in rc.
fere nee to the bed chamber than almost any other
apartment.
The practice of sleeping In an apartment which
is ocoupied during the days, is extremely impro
per. Perfect cleanliness and a sufficiently free
ventilation cannot, under such circumstances, be
preserved, especially during cold weather ; hence
the atmosphere becomes constantly more vitiated,
and altogether unfit for respiration.
While too great a dogroe of caution cannot be
bserved to avoid sh-eping in damp rooms, beds,
or clothing, the temperature of the bed chamber
should, if possible, never be augmented, under
ordinary circumstances of health, by artificial
means. As tlii apartment la 10 DC reserved sole,
ly for repose, a fire is never necessary, except per.
naps, during uncommonly severe wsnuiur, anu
even then the temperature ought not to exceed
fifty degrees.
A sleeping apartment,' in which a large fire has
been kept for several hours pfevtous to the period
of retiring to rest, may to many, at first view,
present an appearance 01 me most pcricci com.
fort ; it is, however, at the same time a means of
very effectually enervating the system; creating
an increased susceptibility to' the influence of the
culd. and thus bpemnir the way to the attack of
some serious disease, especially of the chest. Hap
py may they esteem themselves whose means for-
D1Q IH inuiirgUHVC l uiis spcuiva Ul iuauijt.
A Borson accustomed 10 andress in a room
without a fire, and ta seek repose in a cold bed,
will not experience the least inconvenience, even
in the severest weather. ' Tbe natural heat of hi
bodV Wilt yerv speedily render him even- more
cowloriaory warm uian me inaiviuuai who mwym
in a healed apartment, and in a bed thus artificial
ly .warmed, and who will be extremely liable to
a sensation of dullness as soon as the artificial
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heat is dissipated. Rut this is not all ; the consti
tution of the former will be rendered more robust,
and far less susceptible to the influence of atmos
pherical vicissitudes, than that of the latter.
Journal of flfltk.
Congressional Reminisces. The late
Coo?ss aaiTemarkable fW -many-peculiar
circumstances, oisunci anu upun nun yv
linnl chracteristic or acts. It was in actu-
al sessionmore than one year and a quarter
Ma nitm Cono-ress -ever.sat . over twelve
months. This Congress sat more montns
-- 0- - .,
more weeks, more days, and more honrs
than any other since the beginning of the
Government. It made more speeches, done
more business, received more petitions, ex
nmined more cases, made more reports
printed more documents, acted on more
Kn nlinna. naaaeo more priva leunra re
iecled more nrivate bills, passed more pub
lie bids into acts ana taws, rejectee nwm
public bills, and more bills vetoed, eflbcUrd
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more and grcnter reirencnuitiiia, cause,
more reforms in the parliamentary ruleso
lost more members by resignntionPost more
members by death than any previous Con-
gresa. Thirtbew of its members dud
lost their wives by death. Nine
married. Twelve or more lost their chil
drenoy death. Seem Senators and teere
Representatives resigned. Of the twelve
Representaiiv,es. so resigning, .three were
.elected to the same seats in tbe same
Congress. . Several were very ill, and near
to death. One had his leg broken, aod one
had l.ia ear bit off in a fight. American.
" Fpae Ribs." There are several thou
sand girls in Ohio and Kentucky more than
there are men to marry inem.
A tiresome guest.
' " HE SITS AND WILL FOREVER Sit." '
; Thero Is belonging to the race of human
bipeds, a sort of troublesome beings who,
selling no value orr their own time, enre
very Utile how much they trespass upon that
of their .more industrous neighbors. ,They
are a sort of stay.for ever person, who,
having talked over tho whole world at bne
silling, commence again and talk it over
anew from beginning to end before Ihcy are
ready Jo lake their leave. In a word, tlicy
sit and sit, and sit, Jonr cnoueb lo fully
justify tho mutto we I1.1 vo just quated. Be.
side their disposition to iang on, there is
generally about these persons wonderful
heUd, UiwnNa lo take a hint. un.
paralleled with the rest of lhe humnn race.
To give a .-single instance of this siltinir
propensity, we will introduce thostorvof a
pfnjn spoken old lady, from the land, of "-
stoaoy tiamts.
" I never seed the beat of that ere Can-
tain Spifiout," said, she; " would you be.
lievo it, he called at our house last niirht
just as I had done milking, and wanted to
oorry our crass kHtio tor his wife to make
apple sauce in. Oh yen", says I, she may
have it nndwelcomejCaptnin Spinout.ond
I went directly andlorclied-it out of the
bank room, and set it down beside him.
Well, presently our tea was ready, nnd I
couldn t do no more than ox him to take
tea with us. Oh no, he said, he couldn't
atay a minute; but, howevor, he concluded
he'd take a drink of cider with my husband,
and so he did. Well, after I had rliinn Ion
took my knitling work, and sot down till
rather thought it hiVh time that all li,,nPt
people should be a bed. But Captain Spin
out had forgot his hurrv. and them liA iv net
still settin nnd talkin with my husband as
fast as ever. I hate above all things to bo
rude, but I couldn't IicId of hintin tr th
Captin thnt that it was growin lafe, and may
be his wife was wnilin for the kittle. But
he did not seem to take the hint at all there
he sot, and sot, and sot.
Findiog lhat words wouldn't have any
effect, I next rolled up my knitling work,
sot back the cheers, and told the gals it was
time to go to bod. But the Captin didn't
mind it no more than if it had been tho hit
of a flea but there he sot, and sot, and sot.
Well, next Lpulled off my shoes, and
roasted my feet, as I commonly do iist afore
goin to bed ; but the Captin didn't mind it
no more than nothiu at all there he sot,
and sot, and sot. .
I then kivered up the fire, and tho't ho
couldn't help takin the hint ; but h me ! he
idn t take no notice on t at all not the
east grain in tho world but there lie ant.
and sot, and sot.
Thinks I, you're pretty slow at takin a
hint, Captin Spinout ; so I sod sort o' plain
ly, that I thought it was bed time speak-
n always to my husband but iist so as I
thought tho Captin couldn't help tukin it to
nimspir mit in, it did no go id at nil for
there ho sot, nnd sot. and sot.
Soein th-re wnrn't no liki-lili'i i 1 of his
goin Ivtmn, I n.xud linn il Ik; v,ii!.j1),i m iy
II night. Oh no, he sod lm couldn't p ssi.
ly stop n minute ; so saiin there wiirn't
no use in suyin anything, I went to bed.
But la mo! would think it, when I got up
in the mornin.as sure ns you're alive, thore
was Captin Spinout settin jist whero I left
him the night before and there concluded," .
the old lady, lifting her hands in a despair,
ing attitude " and there ho sot, and sot,
and sot. -
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The old hunter and his hifle. Mr.
Clay was ono of those who voted fbr.the
act many years agj to allow members
of Congress x1500 a year, instead of $8
a day. I Ins act. was so unpopular with the .
people, that very Tew who voted for it wcro
re-elected. Mr. Clav was nearer beinz
defeated in his district on that occasion,
than he ever was before orsince. During
the canvass, an old friend who had stood
by him through fair wcntliur and foul, said
to him, Well, Harry, I nm vtiry sorry
you and I must part : I have nlwnys stood
by yuu, but I must givi. you up; that last
vote of yours was a little loo much ; 1 can'K
go it.'1 "Uncle John,"isaid Mr. Clay,
' you are an old hunter, nnd nnny s the
buck that has filtcn ot the crack of your
y'tfles You have-the besr-rifleylr Jure say ;
ol any man in the six countu-s.' ' You
may say that, Harry; a" better no man
ever brought to his face." " But, Uncle
Johndjd your ifle never miss fireT" "Yes,
sometimes." "-Well, what did vou do :
throw her away, or pick lhe flinl and Iry
her againT-"A hy; flarryr I vpicked the
flint and tried her igain; and I lido so now.
Give us your hand : and whenever you
miss fire hereaAcr, I will pj'cJfc the Jlinl and
try you again.11
Good coNVitDRCM. Dan Marble offered
a silver cup for the best conundrum that
should be sent to him, to be announced on
the stage on his benefit night nl Mobile.
Two hundjed were offered. Tho prize
was awarded to the following:
' Why is the author of the best conun.
drum to-night like a man of extraordinary
power and genius? Dye give it up 7 Be-
came he makes a silver cup out of Marble."
" Thkool marm ! thkool marm! Ithaae thword!"
creamed out a little lisping urchin in school one
day to bis mistress. " Isaac swore ! nsughty "
hoy ! what did he say T" " He thaid r-oothe.'
"Goom I aaujhty boy ! Isaac, don't swear goose
again."
The Lowell, Massachusetts, Mills are
manufacturing fine cloths and cassimres,
fully equal to the imported, aod equally as
low. ' "
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