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VOL. V.
LITCHFIELD, (CONN.) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1831.
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No. 34.—Whole No. 242. ?.
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CONSUMPTION I
Asthma ! and Catarrh !
IN that long train of diseases which seem to grow
with the growth <>f civilized society, CONSUMP
TION takes the lead in its relentless inroads upon hu
man life; yet this dreadful disorder is easily overcunic
in its earlier stages. It is only when neglected that it
arrives at the terrific maturity which so often baffles
the sagacity of professional science. An obstinate
•cough is the customary forerunner of the pulmonari/
consumption. Improper neglect in die timely admin
istration ol simple nod salutary remedies, is sure to be
reproved by a dreadful siircession of consuntptive symp
toms; oppression of the breast; green ish and bloody
spittle; ulcerated lungs and hectic lever; shrivelled
'extremities, nnd general emaciation of the whole body: |
prostration of strength ; flushed cheeks ; swollen feet I
nnd legs; and at last, in full possession of the mental
faculties, nnd while hope still whispers her flattering
ta'e. cold extremities, and a premature death.
Fop'the various singes of this complaint, one af the
most approved remedies ever yet discovered is
Dr. Relfe’s Asthmatic Pills.
This exceedingly powerful, nnd vet equally sale and
innoeeni preparation, lias e fleeted thorough and rapid
cures upon patients supposed to have been far advan
ced in a confirmed Consumption, and who have exhi
bited the appearances which usually indicate n futnl
termination of the disorder.
Dr. Retfe’s Pills have also obtained the highest cha
racter as a Pectoral Medicine, affording the most un
expected relief to those labouring under the common
Cough, oeeasioned hy acrid humors irritating the
throat,or hy deductions on the lungs—symptoms which
, deprive the sufferer of sleep, and gradually introduce
the long train ol Pulmonary affections. The Pills ap
pease the cough, promote easy expectoration, very
essentially relieve, nod often entirely eur», the most
obstinate and distressing eases. Common Colds arc
visually removed hy the Pills in a few hours.
I.i die harassing nndsiiffocnllng complain! ofil:e,dv<,i
mi, the Pdls give immediate relipf. They mitigate
the complaint, ami generally effect a radical cure, in
those Asthmatic attac ks characterized hy difficulty of
breathing, tightness and stricture across the breast and
in the lungs, oppressive flatulences, wheezing, rough
ing, hoarseness, costiveness, and many oiher asthmat
ic symptoms.
As llie Pills require in ordinary cases no confine
ment. they may he administered with confidence and
safety to all ages and rinsers of people. Unexampled
eiieeess has hitherto attended their administration in a
great vnriety of rases; and the Proprietor run refer to
vi multitude, wliieli testify to their efficacy in reviving
the cm iciated victim from the lied of disease, and re
storing him to the blessings of accustomed health nnd
activity.
IF H E BENEFICIAL EFFECTS
Rtsul ting from the administraion of Dr. Rrlfe's
Asthmatic and Consumptive Pills, cxhibiteu
in the following casts :
A Physician, M D. and Druggist, recently writes;
“The Asthmatic Pdls (Relfe’s) are invariably well
spoken of by those who use them.’’
Mrs.——, of Boston, was three years seriously af
flicted with consumptive symptoms, ns pain in the siur.
nlmost perpetual rough, spitting of blood, g- nernl de
bility, &c. In ihi* distressing state, unable to sit up,
and not expecting to live many days, she was advised
t<> lake Dr.Relic’s Asthmatic Pills, and a'so Dr.Jehb’s
Liniment to be applied to her side, which she did, and
to the astonishment of every one, in a short time she
was perfectly resiored to health.
A Lady ol Framingham, was severely afflicted with
cough, spitting of blood, and general debility, on tak
ing two bottles of these Pills, nnd one box ofDr.Relfe’s
Anti-biiious Pills, was restored to perfect health.
An elderly person in this vicinity, who had suffered
inurh for years by a most distressing asthma, had tried
nlmost every thing rrrummrmled, which only at times
gave temporary relief, and usually a more violent re
turn of her complaint, lias rereutlv made use of the
above Pills with more beneficial effects than any thing
she lias ever used before.
A Young Lady at M—, had been troubled with a
very had rough, so violent as at times to rack and ha
rass her exceedingly; a consumption was feared, (as
her mother had died of that complaint)—she wns im
mediately relieved, and subsequently eulirely cured
by Dr. Relfe’s Asthmatic Pills.
Price $1 for whole, boxes of 30 pills, and 50 cents
* for half do. ol 12 pit's, with directions.
None genuine unless signed on the outside printed
„ wrapper by the sole ptoprielor, T. KIDDER, immedi
' ale successor la the late Dr. XV. T. Conway. For sale,
* with all the other “Conway Medicines,” at his Count
ing Room. Nu.99. next door to J. Kidder's Drug Store,
corner of Court and Hanover streets, near Concert
Hall, Boston; and by his special appointment, by
Samuel Buel am Lee tf Beckwith, Litchfield;
E. Cowles, South Farms; Daniel Norton,
Canaan; Judson tf Whittlesey, N- Preston ;
Dr. Humphrey, Salisbury; George Taylor,
New- Milford; Pitkin tf Swift, Norfolk.
I-arge discount to those who bey to sell again.
December 23 1 e5wlv'".9
FOR SALE,
BIT J. BABBITT,
One Dour East of the Court House,
HARPER’S new edition of Russell’s Mo
dern Europe, continuation by Jones, 3
--Vole.—cheap.
Scott’s Bible, price J IS.
Quarto, School and Pocket BIBLES, at
-reduced prices.
Cap and Letter PAPER, by the ream.
BLANK WORK,
-* S"od assortment, prices from *5 to SO cents
the quire.
STATIONARY.
' Po£jt<!t an<* P*a Knires, cheap.
blJIks of aU kinds usually called
fpr, printed on good paper, and sold as low as
at any store in this town, or even in “ the
States,” be tlia prices what they may.
Litchfield, Jan. It, 1 SSI St
( Translated from 1st Courier des Etats Unis.f
THE ALGERINE BALL.
Algerine civilization has been opener]
by a ball ! An enchanting ball ! A ball
with chandeliers, and curtains, and lemon
ade, and ice-creams served by eunuchs!
on the right hand may be heard the merry
sound of violins ; on the left, conversation
carried on in Arabic ; the dogs bark in the
street; the sacred stork rests upon the mi
| naret ; and the chaiupnigne hies up to the
arabesque ceiling. * God is grnat!’
% * * • * *
Make room for the ladies !
At 8 o’clock they arrive—not in carria
ges with armorial bearings—for in Algiers
(he sedan cliaits and litters, in use from the
time of Clovis to Louis 14th, are still fash
ionable.
The beautiful young Jewesses are
mounted on mules, richly caparisoned in
Spanish style. Their ample, flowing dra
pery, fastened at the throat, is composed
of embroidered brocade, which sparkles in
(he darkness, like a fire-brand when it is
crushed ; pyramids of golden tears are on
their heads ; their eve-brows are painted ;
and their white teeth are white enough to
make one die of love.
Who is it exclaims, * En verite, ces
dames sont clinrmnntes !’ (* Truly, these
women are beautiful !') Look at the win
dows,and you will see whence the cxclama
liun conies. I ask pardon of the reader,
—there ard no windows ; but look in the
street, look upon the terraces, look in the
galleries, and you will see Frenchmen—a
crowd of Frenchmen—in splendid military
costume, flittering wiih epaulettes, sabres,
and poniards. It is the Frenchman, who
exclaims, * These women are beautiful !’
A compliment is always understood by
the ladies. Speak flattery to a Scotch
damsel in Russia, to a Norman in Turk, to
an Algerine in French—no matter, the la
dies will understand it.
Tho hand of the 15th is playing divine
ly in the first saloon ; the slippered feet of
die ladies glide voluptuously over tho va
riegated floor, and their transparent drape
ry floats along the walls of Parian marble.
In the second saloon are sonorous time
pieces, on which gods, goddesses, and cu
pids mark the flying hour; and the blue
carpets are scattered with rose?.
In tho third room are displayed tho
presents of tho Dey of Tunis. Pistols,
arid jewelled poniards, mantles of tiger
skin, pipes of yellow and white amber,
saddles and housings of lion skin and ga
zelle skin, oriental stirrups wrought in
damask work, and perfumes that might
render an old man young again.
In a word, this room is a perfect chapter
in the thousand and one Arabian Nights.
It makesone think that Uaroun-el-Raschid
is still alive, and that the enchanted rose,
the speaking bird, and the singing tree will
soon present themselves.
Before entering the ball-room every gen
tleman presents:! bouquet of flowers to his
partner, and each lady in return is introdu
ced to the brave commander, General
Clause!.
All isready in the ball-room. The vio
lins are tuned ; the gentlemen take their
places; and the ladies blush, as they see
themselves reflected in the mirrors. The
first couple moves forward. Prodigious !
Prodigious! It was very little to have
broken through the customs of a thousand
years, to have uncovered their faces, and
to have gone out at night to a ball—the
Jewesses have made a sacrifice infinitely
greater, to please their fascinating conquer
ors—They have actually put on stockings !
embroidered stockings ! No wonder they
are a little embarassed in the zephyr step.
When ihe contre-dance is finished,
cakes, ices, and lemonade are served ; they
laugh and talk in the cool alcoves—Rane
lagh &, Bagdad seem to have met together.
Silence! Silence! Here come the Tu
nisian ambassadors. Bring champaignc,
and ices for the gentlemen !
They are not grave, diplomatic, or list
less. They talk cheerfully and freely with
the managers about camels, ministers, fine
women, and tobacco; and then they go out
upon the terrace to smoke.
At midnight the danco is renewed. The
ladies are gayer than ever ; the ambassa
dors more blue ; and the Frenchmen glori
ously intoxicated wilh lovoly Moriscas, and
Jewish damsels, with beautiful stockings,
still more beautiful without them.
At two o’clock the galloppade is propos
ed. The East and the West fly through the
rooms hand in hand—pearls trembling, and
poniards glittering, uud ringing as they go!
The farewell is said. The mules are
caparisoned in the court; the slaves stand
ready with the sedans; the managers of
fer their arms; the night is finished ; the
ball and its glories have passed away.
But Algiers is conquered—civilization
has subdued it. Her Jewesses have worn
stockings!—and the Tunisian ambassa
dors have danced the galloppade! !
Mechanics’ Wives.—Speaking of the
middle ranks of life, a good writer ob
serves,—There we behold woman in ail
her glory ; not a doll to carry silks and
jewels, not a puppet to be dangled and flat
tered by fops, an idol for profane adora
tion, reverence to-day, discarded to-mor
spected ; desired, but not esteemed ; rul
ing by passion, not affection; imparting
her weakness, not her constancy, to the
sex she should exalt; the source and mir
ror of vanity ; we see her as a wife, par
taking the cares and cheering the anxiety of
a husband ; dividing his toils by her domes
tic diligence, sprawling cheerfulness ar
ound her; for his sake sharing the decent
refinement of the world Without being vain
of them ; placing ail her pride, all her joy,
all her happiness^ hi the merited approba
tion of the man she loves. As a mother,
we find her the affectionate, the ardent in
structress of the children whom she has
tended from their infancy ; training thgm
up to thought and virtue, to meditation and
benevolence ; addressing them as rational i
beings and preparing them to become men
and women in their’turn—-Mechanics’
daughters makes the best wives in the
world.
PRUDENTIAL MATCHES.
Mortals have a general love of taking
! destiny from the hands of Providence, but
, in nothing does it show itself so strongly as
in matrimonial affairs. It is a rare thing
to find parents wise enough to let the
matches of their children entirely alone.—
No wondcrgirls think of nothing but beaux,
when <“ prudent connections and eligible
matches” are the everlasting theme of dis
course. Love and matrimony are things
which should come unlooked for, if they
come at all. All rules and arguments, and
management upon the subject, are fatal to
the delicacy and refinement of female char
acter. A daughter should never hear her
marriage speculated upon at all.
The fact is, the young think too little of
money in concerns of the heart, and the old
thiuk too much ; but the fault of the young
is far the best. The want of money is no
doubt a very great evil, but assuredly love
is better without money, than money with- j
out love ! Time, and industry, and econ- |
omy, will infallibly gain gold : but alas ! j
alas for the chained affections ! their bon- j
dage is eternal. Yet I have known those
who jeered at economy, as a most con
temptible virtue, indicative of the absence
of all high and honorable feelings. I have
known such among the avowed advocates
of marrying for wealth. As if there could
be any bondage so vile as the life lease of a |
reluctant soul ! any bargain and corruption i
so mean and so degrading as the sulo of the
affections.
After all, to look upon tv hat arc called
prudential matches, merely as a mutter of
policy, do we find them usually successful 1
I do not say happy—do they answer the ]
end for which they were so laboriously j
schemed ? Not in one instance out of ten !
I know a rich man in whom the love oft
gold has swallowed up all the kindlier feel-1
ings. He argued, and persuaded, and coax
ed his favorite daughter to marry a million
of dollars against her will. The victim re
sisted, and yielded at last to the powerful
arguments that love matches were always
unhappy, and the love that comes after
marriage is by far the most enduring. For
a little while, all was pomp and splendor.
In two short years, where was the million
gone? the sea had swallowed it,—fires had
consumed it, and the whirlwind had swept
it away. Even according to her father’s
views, she might as well have married the
man she liked best. So vain is it for mor
tals to contend with Providence.
Another in the middle class of life, had
the same views, on a mote moderate scale.
He had a pretty,capable, intelligent daugh
ter whose hand watsought by a coarse and
selfish man, whom she regarded with utter
aversion. But the coarse and selfish man
had gold,—accursed, polluting gold, and
with it he bought the father’s heart. Long
and varied were the persecutions which
broke the spirit* of the young creature, be
fore they persuaded her that worldly pru- 1
dence sanctioned perjury. What could he
expect from such an union I But the self
ish man was selfish still; for he who con
sents to take a wife upon such terms, is ig
norant of the pure and holy affection that
elevates and improves the whole character.
His fortune is nearly spent in dissipation ;
and she does her duty, as well as patience
and gentleness can do it, towards her neg
ligent and unfeeling husband. If a parent
have any heart, must h not bleed to see
such fruit from his cold-blooded maxims 1
Assuredly tho thoughtless experience of
the young, could hardly work out more
complete destruction than this restless and
officious avarice. Ye that are wise, let
such subjects alone !—Give your children
high and honorable principles. Teach
them not to mistake the violence of pass
ion, or caprice of fancy, for pure and holy
love—and when you have done this, trust
the rest to God !
THE RUSSIAN PESTILENCE.
Extract of a letter to Dr. Felix Patealit,
oj N. Y. dated Petrie, Not. 8, 1830.
1 have as yet received but incomplete
information respectingihat terrible disease.
The Emperor.has offered an immense pie
mium (25,000 florins) for the best work on
the subject, on the nalare of the deadly
poison and on the manner in which it could
be so rapidly propagated through the most
distant regions. A medical commission is
already made up and departing to inquire
| af>ds of the Indiau Ocean, especially one
of the Philippines and Manilla. I would
presume that its virulent elements are con
tained exclusively in a horizontal column
of gazeous strata of clouds propelled by
the winds, but maintained by their specific
gravitation at a moderate height. These
remaining unmixed or diluted, are accord
ing to the. disposition of early surfaces,
high or low, mountains or plains, and stag*
naitt waters, &c. which will more or less
attract the infecting molecules, and must
fix the disease among breathing animals, at
the same time, although a great distance
from each other. It is also probable that
the higher points above, which soonest at
tack the clouds, may become the earlier
focus of the pestilence than the lower ones,
the soils of which are frequently of a con
trary nature. The march or progress ol
this fatal Cholera Morbus from the most
distant climes, and through separate fo
cuses at diversfied degrees of elevation,
and within the period of a few years, seems
to justify and authorise our conjecture.
I regret much that tho Russian Autocrat
has been in such haste to invite medical
or philosophical inquiries to furnish him
with observations and "facts, by the allure
ment of the most splendid premium, which
will most assuredly biing on some prema
ture work* and not giving time to other the
orists and medical practitioners from differ
ent nations, who have witnessed and at
tended numerous prevalences of this terri
ble malady, in India, in the Oriental
Coasts of tliu Pacific, and other parts of
Asia. Their studies, therefore, and prac
tical experiments, so important to deter
mine the symptoms and nature of the pes
tilence, and chiefly to ascertain whether or
not the virulent elytfticnts of this Cholera
Morbus can, like that of Small Pox, regen
erate itself at each focus where it has pre
vailed, wiji all probably be lost. P. S. C.
From the Utica Citizen.
Interesting Anecdote.—The following
anecdote was related by Wm. II. Maynard,
Esq. at a meeting of the Lyceum in Utica.
“ In December807, Mr. M. was
teaching school for a quarter in the town
of Plainfield, Mass. One cold blustering
morning, on entering his school room, he
observed a lad that he had not seen before,
sitting on one of the benches. Tho lad
soon made known his errand to Mr. M.—
He was fifteen years old ; bis parents liv
ed seven miles distant; he wanted an ed
ucation ; and had come from home on
foot that morning to see if Mr. M. could
help him to contrive how to obtain it.
“ Mr. M. asked him if he was acquaint
ed with any one in the place? No. Do
your parents know any person here ? No.
Have you any friends that can givo you
assistance? No. Well, how do you ex
pect to obtain an education? I don’t
know, but I thought 1 would come and see |
yrtu. Mr. M. told him to stay that day,'
and ho would see what could be done.—
He discovered that tho boy was possessed
of good sense, but no uncommon brillian
cy ; and he was particularly struck with
the cool and resolute manner with which
he undertook to conquer difficulties which
would have intimidated common minds, in
tho course of the day, Mr. M. made pro
visions for having him boarded through the
winter in the family with himself, the lad
paying for his board by his services out ol
school. He gave himself diligently to stu
dy, in which he made good but not rapid
proficieucy, improving everjr opportunity
of reading and conversation for acquiring
knowledge; and thus spent the ivinter.
“ When Mr. M. left the place iu the
spring, he engaged a minister, who resi
ded about four miles from the boy’s futlier,
to hear his recitations ; and the boy accor
dingly boarded at home and pursued his
studies. It is unnecessary to pursue the
narrative further. Mr. M. had never seen
the lad since. But this was the history of
tho Rev. Jonas King, whose exertions in
the cause of oriental learning, and in alle
viating the miseries of Greece, have en
deared him alike to the scholar and the
philanthropist, and shed a bright ray of glo
ry on his native country.”
GUESSING. EXTRACT.
‘ One day, I was parsing a verb, and
said as usual. Indicative mood.’ * No,* re
plied my teacher. Subjunctive ? ‘ No.’
Imperative? ‘No.’ Infinitive? ‘No;
once more, and you will guess right.’
» Guess right;’ there it is ; it it guess
ing, all guessing, and nothing else. Com
paratively speaking, there is nothing but
‘guess-work* in one half of the recitations iu
one half of the common public schools, in
the study of grammar, particularly, the in
structions of the; book and the teacher are
not understood, being far from simple, an
alytic and natural. The pupil gets no clue
to the meaning of his lesson, no starting
post or guide-board, and therefore cannot
advance in discoveries himself. He conies
up to recite without a scrap of knowledge
of the matter, in which lie can fed any con
fidence. What can lie do but guess, aud
continue to guess until he guesses rigiit ?
Take an example. He knows nouns and
verbs ; as, * M«n may obtuin knowledge.*
He begins, • Men is n common noun, sin
gular number, and nominative cast* to may
j obtain i nominative easo governs the verb;’
and such is bis rapid ami mumbling story,
mood, present tense, third person siguular
and agrees with men; verb must agree
with the nominative case in number and
person.* And such is the song on every
verb that occurs, whatever the mode or
tense may be. If he gets the number
wrong, he can guess right the very-next
time. If the mode or tense is wrong, his
conjectural powers may be more severe
ly taxed before he ‘ hits it right.’ Thor
ough instruction in the first principles, and
a steady advancement no faster than he
could feel firm ground beneath him, would
enable a pupil both to give the correct
statement and assign a reason for it.
It is but little better in the study of Ar
ithmetic. There are rules, to be sure, and
examples for illustration of the rules ; but
no reason assigned, either for the rule it
self or the application of it. The pupil
goesses such a process will give the right
answer; and the teacher guesses he has
found it, though he does not positively
know. But both together, with all their
wits, cannot even ‘guess’ how the author
of the Arithmetic could make such a com
plete rule, and one that will * work out the
sums’ so exactly.
The same ‘ guessing* propensities run
through all the classes, among pupils of
every age. Young New England^ secni
born with this peculiar genius ; ana if they
failed to show it in early infancy, it would
be very soon beaten into them at school.—
Both schoolmasters and scholars are gen
erally full-blooded and legitimate Yanked.
Tliis guessing spirit, however, is of a
prying uneasy character,; and people have
guessed so long, that now they are resolv
ed to know something. There is a demand
for real knowledge. Teachers are becom
ing dissatisfied with themselves, while they
are unable to impart real instruction.—
Children are asking the why and the
wherefore ; and their eyes sparkle with de
light, when they are permitted to discover
the light.
We ‘ guess’ it will not be long before
parents, and districts, and towns, will dis
cover somo of the long established abuses
and bo willing to abolish them.
Education Reporter.'
The Literary Husband.—Dr. Thomas
Morel!, the celebrated lexicographer, and
author of the “ Annotations on Locke’s
Essays,” was one day busily engaged in
translating for itio book seller, Libanius,
when a messenger came to his study and
told him that his wife, who had been, lan
guishing sometime, had relapsed into a se
vere fit of sickness, and that dreading her
dissolution was at hand,she wished to speak
to him immediately. “ Go,” said he,
“and tell her I have only two periods to
translate, and I will then como to see her.’’
A second messenger informed him that
sho was in the last agonies of struggling
nature!—“ I have not more than two
words to finish for the printer’s devil at my
elbow,” said the doctor; “ return to hor ;
1 shall be there as soon as you.” A mo
ment after, her death was announced to
him. “ I ijm very sorry, indeed,” he ob
served, ** f.>r she was a kind good woman ;
I have how, however, time to finish my
translation.”
A Connecticut Story.—It is well known
thut in the good old days of our fathers,
when New England was truly the land of
steady habits, tliero would occalfonally
spring up a volatile and fun-loving char
acter, whose disposition and habits with
tlio upright and conscientious bearing of
the puritans, formed a striking contrast.—
There wero two farmers of this cast who
lived very near each other; one was the
owner of some dozen of sheep, who hav
ing a decided antij^ithy to confinement,
would sometimes trespass on the enclosures
of their master’s neighbor. The other
having caught them itt one of these overt
ucls determined to inflict summary ven
geance on them and their owner. With
this intent he proceeded to catch them,
and running his knifo through one of their
hind legs, between the tendon and the bone,
immediately alJfcve the knee joint, put the
other leg through the hole. In this con
dition, the woolly flock decamped leaving
one quarter less tracks, thnn when they
came. The feeder of the sheep kept his
own counsel; and soon after his neighbor’s ^
hogs having broken or dug into bis enclo
sures, be took advantage of this opportu
nity' for retaliation, cutting their mouths
from ear to ear. In this way tlie four
footed grunters, rather chop-fallen, made
their way to their own quarters. The
owner of tlio swine soon made his appear
ance in great rage, declaring his bogs were
ruined, and that he would have redress.—
His neighbor mad® an answer that it was
uot him who ruiaed them, “ For," says he
“ the fact is friend I didn’t cut open them
are hog’s mouths, but seeing my sheep
runnin on three legs, they split their
mouths a laughin."—Fitchburg Gas.
A witness being colled into court tt» tee**
tify in a certain cause there pending} on
being asked what be knew of the matter,
gave the following lucid evidence, lie 4|
undertakes to relate a conversation between
himself and tin* defendant.