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t- T IHU BHdjUUS VI WVWSUtlWU S1U IIIVUI
"theniq every iown and vilrogdjsays some
writer ( ' in' the Junages. or poverty and
, disease, that rise up in every placet 'n the
cores of broktn-jjearted wives and hapless
innocents that crowdevel-y mart in bur land,
the yoQng men oLpur country see beons
that should warn them bf the threatening
danger that gathers around the inebriating
cup." Young men are the flower of , the
country the hope of the land. ' They are
soon to assume important stations in the
afEwrs of men. To them must be trans,
mitted nil that is sacred in our government.
But if they ere intemperate, what a curse
will they bo to their country and to sue
cecdin generations! They should take
warning by the calamities that have befullen
those who have preceded them. '' With a
commendable spirit worty of all emulation,
many of them have become the bold advo
cates of total abstinence. Go on, we bid
vouGod speed. Thus much by way of
introdoctton to the following beautiful and
touching nppeal to pung men, which we
select from the Christian Mirror : -""
A atraneer stood upon the shore of the
rniEhty ocean that laves the coast of Hoi-
" . . . t-ji.-i .1.-1 : .u.
lanu. - A storm nau oroKen me uurrior iiiai
confined its tremendous power within limits
prescribed by man ; the tides swept over
the Jand,' burying in one undistinguished
ruin, the labor nnd hopes of mnny years.
Yet the possessors of thuse once fair fields
did not sit down in hopeless despondency.
Before the traveller left that scene of deso
lation, the young and old were banded to
gethewith the" firm purpose -of nwking
the oceart retreat before them. The stran
ger looked on with unbelioving wonder as
he saw man in, all his .weakness daring to
contend with' that clement on which his
mightiest efforts had never yet left a trace'
of a foot-step. He left them, and when
sfter the lapse of a few months he returned,
the waters hod disappeared, and verdure
and beauty again bloomed in that region
which ocean lately claimed as his own do.
main. ! .What had accomplished this won
derful result 1 United, persevering efforts.
Young men, such a task is yours. A
tide more (desolating has swept over our
own fair lojid, whelming beneath its dark
nd turbid waters not national and individual
wealth alone, but the domestic altar, the
sweet charities of home, the-cheerful fire,
sides of America. Here end there this
degrading vice has been stayed ; but if is
-igaia rising in Its fearful powerr menacing
destruction to all we hold deor.
; " Dreadful port of obaervation,
- ' Made darker every hour." 7
" When the assiduous wife and tender-
hearted mother watches its desolating pro.
gress, and waits with agony of spirit, the
moment when, the last barrier between h'er
and utter hopeless misery is swept away ;
she sees how fuinl and jeeble are the efforts
to stay its course, and as she presses her
little ones to her bospmher soul sickens at
the thought that those innocent ones in
whom are garnered tip all her earthly hopes,
ma tread in the footsteps of her wo.
" Friends, tell her not of such Befriend ,"
Tor her appealing looks are turned to you.
one knows full well that you are 10 iorm
the character and habits of our community,
and that you wiflarise in your strength and I tire reformation or every arunKara.on
tonsecrate to the cause of tcrhperonce theearth. - - - -- - - . -
pride and vigor of your fearless and elastic
spirits, or -the warnings ot tne ageu nu
the united influences of the physician," the
jurist and the pastor wilr be unavailing.
Much indeed has been already done. But
tsk that trembling mother whose firsUborn
on,- her hope and stay, had been enticed
to taste the fatal cup that has already car
ried desolation into her heart and her home,
nd she will tell vou that muehvet remains
Wbfl dotie. She' looks to you and shall
the aooeal be made in vain 1 You did never
Jet refuse to respond tolho call rf your
tountrr; or of sufferingoppressed huma-
wty." Here then is a cause wormy 01 ireo.
toem ot oatriots. of those who would with.
out hmimtinn nlfMtrri their - lives, their
ISrlunes, and their sacred honor,' in-defence
Uheit native land." '.
'A. QOOO KEASOIf POK QJtJITTWO THB SUM
riDK. A tavern-keeper irt lenselaer
ounty, N. Y., after being engaged 1h the
WnesjjexeraLyearsabaudoned the trafr
s,and was observed to , feel deep regret
hnever the subject was allude to. A
ttend inquired the carJse2lJ will M Juv"
"id be $ and opening his account book, he
id. "Here are fort v. four names of men,
ho have all been my customers, most of;
""nWor years thirty-two or tnese men,
fmy certain knowledge now He jnthe
wunkard's grave! -Ten of the remaining
'; A ltxmtllr, Cnfemla.
Some men are not 90 far bat to t aenw
of duty ai to lei the idmohiiions of con.
cience go entirely , linheedod. .f.i in in
stance we ubmit the following confessloa
of a rumseller.' It i light shining out of
darkness. L God grant lhat none of our
readers may ever be rutnaellers ;
Sixteen years ago'I was the owner of
a distillery and was doing a large business
fn the way of destruction and death. AU
though the' business was at that time com.
paratively respectabre,!!!! acknowledge
that there was seldom a time I did not feel.
in A greater or less degree, . a sense of
wronjz.doinff. "In Proportion as this fee inr
increased, my interest fn business declined.
and the consequence was a failure, which
brought ' me Into reduced -circumstances.
I then commenced the retail grocery trade.
including liquor of all sorts, and continued
in this for some time, but Could never get
rid of a feeling of meanness, which seemed
to me to attach itself to a business which I
knew to be the cause of poverty and mis.
eryvv; z-ii -r.-' '
u it happened on one occasion, late at
night in winter, a neighbor whom I knew
to be very intemperate, caljed as usual with
his jug, for a quart of poiton. After it
was filled and paid for, he asked me in an
imploring way, if I would trust him for a
loaf of bread. I replied in the negative,
but told him I would take back the rum in
exchange for a loaf. This, however, he
promptly refused to do, and soon left the
store. : -. "
My pity was awakened, and thinking his
family might be in distress, I went into the
house, snd sucoecded in inducing my wife
to go into theiFmiserable hovel and ascer.
. -; i. a!" 'j-. . r .1 . 1..' nt
taip 111 cvuaiuon 01 iiib iamiiy. .one soon
returned with the sad idle of misery. - The
drunken husband lay streched and senseless
upon a heap of dirty straw in a corner of
the hovel, while the wife was bending over
a single" coal of fire, the remnant of the
ast stick or wood, and striving to quell
the cries of their half-starved and half-froz.
en children. The storm howled fearfully
without, and I thought of their miserable
Condition and fell that 1 was the cause of
it all. It was enough. My eyes were
opened, and I made an everlasting vow that
1 would never iatte or sell another drop.
rimnks to God, who has enabled me to
keep that vow inviolable to this dny. I
now feel it my duty to use all the influence
I may ever have, to promote the glorious
caus? of Temperance, and if possible, to
make restitution for some of the misery I
have caused. Butthis 1 can only hope to
do in part, and must look to God for for
giveness." - -
The Washlugtoniaui Movement.
This has indeed been one of tfie most
wonderful works with which the world has
ever been, blessed. Commencing with six
intemperate men, at Baltimore, in April,
1840, it has spread over the country until
it has been the means of reclaiming more
than 100,000 drunkrrds and pouring upon
theirs retched families the richest blessings.
Euchr-reclaimed man hasr with" a hearT
grateful for his restoration, stretched out a
hand toward a laden brother and, ny tne
relation.of his experience, once as an out
cast and now as a restored man, interested
his feelings and brought him to sign the
pledge. il hove travelled," says John H.
W. Hawkins, one of this number, ."since
March, 1841, over 17,000 miles, and de
livered over 700 addresses, and am doing
all I' can in my weakness, for the poor
drunkard. . I have witnessed many Very
many, happy scenes of reformation. My
labor has been very great. But what is it
fori Thanks J)e,U-God, for the thought,
it Is for the reformation of the poor drunk,
ard and the ultimate salvatian of his soul."
Of the many thousands reclaimed, few
comparatively have relapsed ; -while many
liave become useful husbands, fathers, citi
zens, and even consistent and valuable
members of Christian churches. Every
philanthropist, patriot, and christian-must
bid it onward until it shall result in the, en-
What can be more painful to the feeling
of all the true friends of the .temperance
cause, than to be compelled to see any of
their brethren break through or violate tne
sacredness of the pledge! and yet. too fre
qucnttydo. we hear of Washingtoaians
among us who having engaged in this en.
temrise. and for a season have done well,
maintaining strict fidelity to the pledge, but
iin anjanguarded'hour they have been over.
taken all their good resolutions crusneu m
hone fatal misstep causing again the wife,
father, mother, or children, to pui on sbck.
elothand go up and down upon the earth
destitute and forlorn, or .loiiow r ao un
irruatv orrnvfl a arm or father.
Wcan most deeply sympathise with 111
such; and we would to heaven that our"
avmnathv could brine them again to recti
tudeaod fidelity, to sobriety, happiness and
neace. Yet all these will be of but little
use so long as they will associate with ine
briates. l nev muat bywu mg iviutm" J ,i
ZldTvif away from.
fr-olaces where liquor is sold: hence we
frZvJnJJ
briates. They must ajrojdjhecompany jof
associate ToolyVitK ihe temperate and yir-
tnnna. In the words ol bolomon, r 1 ney
that Folk with the wise shall be wise ; but
fiWenrnnanion of fools shall be destroyed."
,tal mLX iamnnrato and there
L nO irUlT WIW bio ivniirv.-.-,-
1 1 .1 J
is no greater, human 1 tony inan qruuacuuww
Tht Prairie.
BY P. THOMAS
' Nof the least remarkable features in the
Great Western Valley, are. the prairies,
which are found In every direction over
the face of its vast teritory.-' Tbey are of
two amas, tne swelling or rolling, and the
level and flat. . The former consists of un.
dulating fields, broken into swells or reach
as of various lengths and breadths, ex
tending "sometimes to an altitude of sixty
or seventy feet. .Between thew swells are
loughs j or " aloos," which are gefierally
marshy,' nd hi many instances contain
mall lakes or -pools,'; land some that are
rfrv exhibit tha antMarnrfl'nr fnnnl' unA
answer a similar purpose in carrying off
water into tne caverns oeneatn, tne exis
tence of which' is indicated by the soil
above. The flat prairies are plains ef rich
alluvion, grown with long lank grass, and
occasionally presenting a lake, and often
studded here and there with groves of wild
crab apple,' and clusters of forest" trees,
that look like emerald . isles in a sea of
waving green. J
The prairies ane of various extent, from
a mile to hundreds of miles. The largest
are in the far off-west the home of the
buffalo and the red hunter.- Wherever
they are partly cultivated, as moat of them
are in the " States," and where the annua)
fires are discontinued, they soon grow up
with timber. Their soil is, with very few
exceptions, entirely alluvial, and yields
immense crops of Indian corn and other
coarse grain. When they exist in the
neighborhood of settlements, they afford
excellent pasturage for horses and cattle,
and fine ranges for swine, and are travers.
ed by herds of deer, the number of .which
increases near tho plantations, When not
in to close proximity, as their -greatest
enemies', the black and prairie wolves, de.
crease as cultivation advances. Wild tur
kies, ducks, 'prairie fowls or grouse, quails
and rabbits, also abound on the prairies,
and afford great amusement to sportsmen.
Numerous other animals, as the gopher,
theoposum, the racoon, Ate., are foundiu
them or On the borders.
The wavfarer over these wide savan
nahs will sometimes be startled by a sound
as of hounds in the hunt, and anon, a noble
buck "of ten tines" will leap past him,
followed by a pack of hungry wolves, yelp.
ing-uf they run ia hot pursuit r but he will
look in vain for the sportsmen of the held,
and he can but fancy that invisible hunters,
" Honed on the viewlest eourien of the air,"
are tracking their game, and urging the
wild chase. "
Some theorists believe the prairies to
have been, very anciently, the beds of the
lakes or of the sea; this opinion finds ar
guments in the alluvious character of their
soil, and in the marine, shells that are in
variably found imbedded m the limestone
of adjacent bluff ' .
When the grass is thoroughly ripe, in
the fall, towards the close of November,
most of the prairies are burned. The fire
sometimes originates by accident, but more
often from the jdesign of the hunters, to
facilitate them in the destruction of game.
The dry grass, which is often as high as
the head of a man on hotseback, burns with
fierce and teririble.apidiry, and extends
the flames for miles in a few minutes, im
pressing the beholder with the idea of a
general conflagration. If the Wind chances
to be high, tufts' of the burning materials
dart like flaming meteorsthrough the'air,
and, far as the eye can reach, a pall of
blac1T8mbke'stretchet-to the horizon and
overhangs the scene J while all below is
lighted un. and brazing witn turious inten
sity, and ever and anbn, flaming wisps of
grass nuau up, rcvuivmg ouy vuwiuj
glowing atmosphere, and lending to the
imagination a semblance of convict-spirits
tossing in the lake if -fife. The birds,
startled and bewildered, scream wildly, and
tumbkand roll about .above the flames ;
the affrighted deer leaps from its covert and
courses madly away and the terrified wolf,
forgetful of . the chase, runs howling in an
adverse direction. ;Nf
When an experienced hunter finds him.
self UDon a' prairie to which fire has been
applied", he immediately kindles a fire near
him, tas oia tne 01a trapper m vuupcru
novel of the " Prairie,") and the wind bears
the flames onward burning a path before
himT which ho follows to a place of safety,
and thus escapes ahorrible fate, that buf
lor nis sngacuy jwouiu iuto uviu
A prairie on fire can sometimes be seen at
a distance of fifty miles. The fire con
tinues until the grass ia all consumed, and
not unfrequently, it is carriea Dy tne wina
into the adjacent forest, which it blasts and
rtnvnitntea until checked by a water course.
Early, in the spring the prairies renew their
verdant Clothing, and long before their next
autumnal-burning, all vestages of the pre.
cedine conflagrations are, gone, unless,
perhapasome worm-eaten ana wpics wee,
. 1 1 . .
in nnn 01 me lsianu-imo iuicio,
show ,-by its blacdened trunk", and leafless
branches, that the names nave oeen uro.
In nd possible condition can thejraines
r, . i , ..
w"hou exciting feehngs of a pe.
culiar and lively interest. They are glo
riously beautiful
ng to thetimes and seasons jo which they
. kv,M,l When viewed in the broad
nUr of dav. ther seem' like large lakes
ntlv undulatintr in the breeze, ahd their
.riponted flowers flash in the sun, like
phosphorescent sparkles on the surface of
the waters. ocen, oy ylh-lJJ-?t:
Mar jtalm. and placid a the lagunea of
x cnice, ana tne- oeno Ider a most wondiirs
Wry they do not reflect back the starry
,f rones of the sky above theov ; In storms,
ciouas that hang oyer them seem r
e eome more near Uwertb1faao is their, wonf?
utjther places, and the lightning sweeps
cipsoly jo. their surface,' as if to mow them
with a fiery scythe, while, -aa the blast
blows throughthem. the tall rrass bends
oa, surges Delore it aqd gives forth a
shijl whistling sound s if every iibre
wr b a barpstring of JEolufj In tho Wring,
thr j put fortu their rich .verdure, siossfc
with the early wild flowers bf monv hues.
spreading a gorgeous carpeting," which ao
l urkisli laDnc can equar ; At this season,
in., the ewly dawn, while the mists
hang upon their borders curling infolds
like curtains through which the morning
sheds a softened light j." half revealed, hnlf
concealed,' by the vapory shadows that
float fitfully over the scene they appear
now light r now shaded, and present a pa.
norama ever varying, brightening and
darkening; until the mists foil up, and the
uncurtained sun reveals himself in his full
rising. In the "summer, the long grass
stoops and swells with every breath of the
breezelike the waves of. the heaving ocean,
and the bright blossoms seem to dance and
laugh in the sunshine,' as they toss their
gaudy heads to the rustling music of the
passing wind. .The prairies are, however,
most beautiful when tbe first tints of autumn
are upon them; when their lovely (lowers,
in ten thousand varieties, are decked in
their gorgeous foliage ; when the gold and
purple blossoms are contrasted with the
emerald-green surface and silver linings of
their rich leaves, and all the hues of the
iris, in every modification,- throw them
selves on all sides, to dazzle, bewilder and
amaze. .Bleak, desolate and lonely as a
Siberian waste, the prairie exhibits itself in
winter pathless and trackless, one vast ex
panse of snow seemingly spread out to irt.
finity, like the winding sheet of a world.
1 he traveller ot the Hqpky Mountains
may" rise with the early morning from the
centre of one of the great prairies, and
pursue his solitary journey until the setting
of the sun, and yet not reach its confines,
which recede into the dim, distant horizon,
that seems its only boundary. He, how
ever, will hear the busy hum of the boe,
and mark the myriads of parti-colored but.
tertliesiand other uisects, that flit around
l, ...mi 1 I I J . r .1 i .r
upon the hunt and he will see troops of
wild horses speeding over the plain, shaking
the earth with their unshod hoofs tossing
their free Jrianes, like streamers to the
wind," andjanorting fiercely with unbridled
nostrils ; ihe fleet deer wilt now and then
dart by him ; the wolf will rouse from his
lair, nnu iook asKHiice anu growi aijiim;
and tbe. little prairie dog will run to the top
of its'tiny mound and bark afhim, before
it retreats to ijs den within it. No human
being may be the companion of the travel,
leria. tholinmcnseoHtudey yet ..will he
feel that he is not alone the wide expanse
is populous with myriads of creatures, and
in the emphatic language ot the red man,
The Great Spirit is on the Frame.'
The Grave.
The grave is the ordeal of true affection":
t is there that the divine phssion of the
soul manifests superiority to the" instinctive
impulse of mere animal attachment. I he
latter must. bo continually, refreshed and
kept alive by the presence of its-object;
but the love jhat is seated in thesoul can'
live on long remcmberance. The mere
inclinations of Sense languish and: decline,
with the charms which excited them, and
turn with shuddering- disgust from the dis
mal precincts of the, tomb;, .but it is thence
that truly spiritual affection arises, purified
from every sensual . desire, and returns like
a holy flame to illume and sanctify the heart
of the survivor.'
Tbe sorrow of the dead is the only sor-
row from which. we refuse to be divorced.
Every other wound we seek to heal eve.
ry other affliction we cherish and brood over
in solitude. Where is the mother who
Would willincW forget the infant that perish
ed like a blossom from her arms, though
every recollection is a pang T Where, is
jthe child that would willingly forget the
most tender of parents, though to remem
ber be but to lament 1 Who. even in the
hour of agony, would forget the friend
over whom he mourns t Who, even when
the tomb is closing upon ibe-cmains ,9
her he most loved ; when ne tecis nis neart,
as it were, crushed in the closing of its
portal, would accept of consolation' that
must be bought by forgetfulness 7 No,
the love which survives the tomb is one of
the noblest attributes of the soul.- If it has
its woes, it has likewise its delights; and
whcn-lhe overwhelming bursts of grief is
calmed into the gentle tear of recollection ;
when the sudden anguish and the eonvul
sive agony over the present ruins of all
that we most loved, is sottenea away into
pensive meditation on all that it was in the
davs of its loveliness wbo would root out
such a sorrow from the heort T Though it
moy sometimes throw e passing cloud over
the bright hour of gaiety, or spread a deep
er sadness over the hour of gloom, yet
who would exchange it, even for thesong
of nleaaure. or the burst of revelry 1 'Wo,
there is a.yoice from the tomb sweeter than
one-.' Theie is a rememberance If the
dead to which we turn even from the charms
oliheHving: Oh, the grayel-lhe grave
Uln Z',r7 ,, T.t Ilthrinaing the mouth after meals, and a
buffalo,;graz.ng jft the, djstance, and theJ 0 charcal he,d in ,ho moulh 1,
It hurries every error covert every de
fecl-H5xtioguiehe reeenlmeotl From its
peaceful boeom spring Twne but -fond re
grets and tender reCollecticms. !io can
look down ypon the grave, even ' an ene(.
my, and not feel a jmpjuocttottt -throb,
that he should evef have war rod. with, tha
poor handful.of earth that lie rnoalderjng
oeiore rum washmgtm Irving
,:v- Thm Teeth. 'V
y .The prevalence of defective teeth in tliis
country is the general subject ibf remark
oy roreigners; end wboevvr t.eHed
(a Spaiu-snd lbrtugl; is stkiek; wkh-the
superior Bountfliess and whtreieo ofleeth
n those countries. Though not a cleanly
people in other respects, they "wash their
teethbften, andby means of tooth-picks,
carefully" remove an substances from be
tween them, after meals. A little silver
porcupine,with holes all over its back to in
sert tooth-picks, is a common ornament on
the diojng-table of Spain and Portugal.
The general use of them creates so large a
demand, that students at Coimbra some,
times support themselves by wbitling tooth
picks, which are sold, tied in small bunches,
like matches. They are made of willows
on account of its toughness and pliability.
Tooth-picks of metal are too hard, and are
apt to injure the gums. Thore is the some
objection, in n less degree, to quills. But
willow tooth. picks are preferable to all
others; and they have the advantage of
being the most cleanly, for they generally
break in the using, and are thrown away
Few sights are more offensive to a person
of any refinement, than a tooth-pick that
has been much used ; it is moreover un
cleanly, and, therefore, not healthy for the
teeth, food a!lowed to remain between
the' teeth, particularly animal food, is very
destructive; it should be carefully removed
after every meal, and the mouth thorough
ly rinsed. This may seem to many like a
great talk about a small matter, but these
are simple precautions' to take, and very
slight trouble, compared with the agony of
aching teeth, or a breath so offensive that
your best friend does not wish to sit near
you. A bad breath is such a detestable
thing, that it might be a sufficient 'reason
for not marrying a person with, otherwise
agreeable qualities. It is moreover, per
fectly inexcusable to transform oneself inloJ
a walking sepWclrfe. Nobody needs to
have an offensive breath. A careful re-
moval of, substances from between the
ways cure a bad breath. Uharcoal used as
a dentifrice, (that is, rubbed on in powder,
with, a brush) is apt to injure the enamel ;
but a lump of it held in the mouth, two or
three times ' week and slowly chewed, has
wondertul power to preserve the teeth
and purify the breath. The action is pure.
ly chemical. It counteracts the acid aris
ingfrom a disordered stomach, or food de.
caying about the gums ; and it is this acid
which destroys the teeth. . A dear-friend of
mine, had, when about twenty years of
age, a front tooth that turned black gradu
ally, crumbled, hiid broke off piecemeal.
By trequcntly chewing charcoal , the pro
gress of decay was not only arrested but
nature set vigorously to work to restore the
breach, and jho crumbled portion grew
againrtill the whole tooth was as sound as
before !,. lhis I know to be a fact.
Everyone knows that charcoal is an
antiputrescent, and is used in boxing up
nnimtffa dr. vegetable substances, to kcej
them from decay. Upon the same chemi
cal principle wit tends to pr esc rye the teeth ,
and fcweetcp the breath, . -
There is no danger in swallowing it; on
the contrary , small quantities have a health
ful effect on the inward system, particularly
when the body is suffering from that class I
of complaints peeultarly.jncKlent to sum
mer. . It would not be wise to swallow that,
or any gritty substance, in large quantities,
orvery frequently ; buf once or twice a
week a little would be salutary, rather than
otherwise.-A bif-of charcoal, as big as a
cherry, merely held in the mouth a few
hours, without chewing, has a good effect.
At first, most people, dislike, to chew It,"
but use soon renders it far from disagreea
blef. Those who are troubled with an of
fensive breath, might chew it very often,
and swallow it but seldom. It is peculiar.
ly important to cleans and rinse the mouth
thoroughly before going to bed ; otherwise,
a great deal of the destructive acid will
iorm uuring 1110 iiigui. . ,
If these hints induce only one person to
take better care of the teeth, I shall be more
than rewarded for the trouble of writing;-
I am continually pained to seo young peo-
pie losing their teeth merely for want ot a
few simple precautions: and one cannot en
ter stage or steam car without finding the
atmosphere polluted, and rendered bdk
lutejy unhealthy for the lungs to breathe,
when a proper use ol water ana cnarcoai
might render it os peasant and as whole
some as a breeze of Eden;
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Judge Story , in a late charge "to a grand
jury in Rhode Island, said" Carry with
you, in your neans, gentlemen, to me
grave, the principle that next to the duty
you owe to uoo, mere is none nigner anu
more sacred man mat wnicn you owe iu
your country
F.nncATioN. A wealthy farmer in Ken
tucky savs, " I would rather be taxed for
"the education of the boy, than the igno.
ranee of the man. For one or the other,
I am compel'edjo be.r...-:i-..
, B.NOWlEDGEtOF,UlIWS.--ACCOrding to
riinv. fire for a lonir tima waa unlnoain to
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Euxodos, the celebrated astrononmr, show,
ed it to lhem they were absolutely in ropf"
f The Persian? Phoeniciaos, dreekaVand,
several nthnr nntinns. nk tna,rtm ihot
, . " T .
neealfir. wrt witlimit llm naAnf fiMtiha
Chinese confessed the nma of lhelr nm.
(Tdnilnp .'Primnnnin. Vflo tIt.lnw..!. ..,1.
other ancient authors, sneak 'of nation .
6U,II,V ,V...,.W..,M1.- .I.VH.- iui.iv.hi
who, at the time they wrote, knew eat tiie
ci aiw-ar ma luu iearai ii.-ractm ot
itic mito King ore. iq wieaaiq py eoverai
modern nations.
The inhabitants of the Marian Islands,
which were discovered in 1521. had no
idea of fire. Never was astonishment
greater than tluiirfwhnlhey saw it "on
the descent of'jMnahrHqn tn one of their
aiunus. .ai nrsi i . r.i.iirvsa it to be
some fcitld of an aninml thnt fytod itself to,
and fed upon the, wood. The inhabitants
of Hie Philippine ernd-anary Islands. were
tormcrly equally-ignorant. Africa pre.
scnts, even in our days, some nations in
this deplorable state. Parks' Chemical
Essays.
The Working Mechanic We cannot
say too much in behalf of the working mo
chanic, who is constantly striving to make .
himself ktiown, not only in becoajuig pro.
ficient in his business, but who is every day
raising hjcnsclf to eminence by this course
of his habits. A young man who has no
thingo depend upon but his character and
the labor of his own hands, fo' his elevation
in the world, can, notwithstanding, arrive
at the highest grade of nation! honor.
And when we remark thus, we are happy
to place to the credit of the mechanic, tho
fact that he ranks with that class of citizens
who are" tho most likely, with judcious
management to become the welcome pos.
scssors of American popularity in every
grade and form it assumes. Roger Sher.
man waa once seated upon n shoemaker's
bench, end it was there, doubtless, that he
first ruminated upon his first "adventures.
Are you a young mechanic T Determine,
at once, to trace his history, and resolve to
make yoursplf a greater man even, than
Roger Sherman"'. -lmffam 'Farmer and
Mechanic.
Major General Anthony Waywe A
remarkably intelligent lady, who recollect,
ed this distinguished officer before the reyo.
lutionary war when serving in a civil cepa.
city ns an officer of the country, gave some
years since, this sketch of him: 1 was then
a little girl of nine or ten years old, but I
remember him well as he appeared at my
father's, with several oilier persons, on bii.
siness of the county. His form and figuro
werelrffSle his ..manner graceful and I
remember as he used to ascend the place
where the commissioners sat, there was a
lightness of step and a dignity in his air,
very composing, which I shall never forget.
At the table, M r. Wayne carved the turkey;
1 can see him as if it were nqwx tucking
in tho ruffles that were over hisliahds, for
he dressed in the most elegant fashion of
the olden times, and when ho applied the
carving knife, the bird seemed to fall apart
wjthout effort. He was aman teverein .
ap,flrcatronhMe business was transacting ;
but that TB-ver he was full of humor, and
sang his song with the merriest of the company-
. .
.Marriage. I never knew n mnrriago
expressly for money, that did not end un
happily. Yet managing mothers end heart,
less daughters ere continually olaying tho
same unlucky game. I believe "that men
more frequently marry for love than wo.
men, because they have a free choirel I
am atraid to- conjeciuro now large a portion
of women marry, because they think they
will. not have a better rhance, and dread
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o C.
doubt, sometimes prove tolerably comforta
ble, but a greater number would have been -far
happier single. 1M may judge by my
ebservatiorrof soeK matters, marrying for .
a home is a most "tiresome way of getting.
nainn - no noil m a n r - n inn '- mnpn.im, - win
a living. Mrs. Child.' .
At Berlin and Lbndon tho longest day
has sixteen and a half hours. At Stock?,
holm and Upsal thdfungest has eighteen
and a half hours, and the shortest five and
a nnit. ai iiamuurpn, uamzic, onu oiet
linabe longest day has eighteen hours, and
the shortest seven.. At fet. letersburgh
and Tobolsk the longest has nineteen and
the shortest iivc hours; nt Toronto in Eng
land, the longest day has twenty ' ne and
a half hour's and the shortest two and n,
half; at Wnndobus, in Norway,-the day
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without inleruption, and nt Ppitzbergen the
longest da lasts three arjd a half months.
Useftl hints. Never entera sick room
in a state ot perspiration, asujie moment
you become cool your pares absorb. Do
not approach contagious diseases with an
empty stomach ; nor sit between the sick
and tbe fire, because the heat attracts the
thin vanor.
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The day closes in darkness, the year
fades in desolation, and man sleeps in the
dust, but there is a morning and a spring
time for all- Youth that is cut dowa-in iu
IriuAlintxafl - liltA a mnnnrph flnwtfr: shall
.V . . , - ... -. ..w .
bloom afresh in the garden of God,, and
age thnt shines in righteousness, till it sinka
beneath the sod, shall rise again in glory,
I like the sun m the firmament. ,. .
lwva are now living c6nnrrngdot : 1
lroy Aquarian.