The National Register. — London, England, 1816-04-22 00:00:00

b t No. 432.—V0L. IX. LITP,R.ITURE. WE this week present our readers with an extract from a Tale written by Miss Tav Loa, entitled "Display," in which, under the history of Elizabeth and Emily, two sisters, she describes the character, and details the actions, of a nominal, and a real CHRISTIAN. Miss TAYLOR is one of a famii b. sf authors who have devoted their talents to the productiOn of works for the use of the young, dis tinguished by their amiable cast, and beneficial tendency. Her mother, father, and sister, are known to the pub lic (especially that part of it which, either as parents or guardians, conduct the education, or superintend the morals• of the rising generation), for several interest ing Tracts and little Pieees in prose and verse, tend ing to remove the prejudices, improve the principles, or advance the moral and religious instruction, of the ju venile maul. They almost meet the child as it rises from the cradle, and continue their useful lessons, till, passing through the nursery and the school, their young pupils of both sexes are prepared for entering life •and fulfilling its duties, provided with sound feelings, with Chi+stian principles, and enlightened understandings. We may enumerate the titles of a few of the works to which we allude, for the use of families. We have Twelve Addresses to a School, by Mr. TAYLOR, the father ; Maternal Soli citude for a Daughter's Best Interests, and Practical Hints to Young Females, on the Duties gl a a Mother, and the Mistress of a Family, two most amiable and useful publi cations, by Mrs. TAYLOR. Hymns . * Illiort Minds ; the Hymns fur the Nursery; Original Ilymns for Sunday Schools, and some other little works of the same kind, by JANE and ANN TAYLOR jointly. " Display" is written by the former. All these productions are distinguished for their singular adaptation to the end view, their sound sense, their pure and Christian spirit, and their total ab sence, either of bigotry or cant phraseology. They are liberal, without the sacrifice of the least Christian princi ple; and strict, without being morose or enthusiastic. Being written by the•members of the same family, they have all a tamils , likeness, and breathe a calm domestic spirit. There cannot, we think, be conceived a more in teresting image than that which is presented by the union of the different members of one family, to contribute, not their wealth, not their bodily efforts, for the benefit of othe'—but the fruit of their genius, the likht of their principles, the lessons of their experience, the result of their reflections for the moral improvement and the eter nal advantage of that part of our population, from whom they cannot expect • either pecuniary rewards or literary fame. The following passage from " DISPLAY" describes the progress of Christian principles in the mind of Emily the 4‘ realist," we think, with great truth and felicity:— "In the mean time Emily's friends witnessed with great pleasure the hopeful, thong's gradual change tlAt appeared to be taking place in her mint. These friends could make al lowances fur the pre jnclices of education, the intlaenee of early habits, anti the visions disadvantages which must attend the dawning!: of- religion in those who have not been taught to fear God from their youth. _ " The) were pleased to observe in her a delicacy of con science winch made her extre:nely. :mauled in cons ening on the subject, lest she should be lcd ts express more than she felt. Without sincerity, she saw that religion is but a name, and without earnestness, a shadow. . . " As soon as she began reading the Bible with attention and prayer, she perceived that she had never betbre read it to pur pose. She was surprised that she had often passed over the same passages which now struck her so forcibly, with sacs!' total inattention to their ohs tom meaning. She began to feel that ' one thing is needful;' that the grand liminess of life, ansitbat to Which altothers must be secondary, is to prepare for the life to cones. Of the necessity :Ind IliitUPC of this pre paration she became increasingly conscious the inure she thought of Owl, and of the natare of heavenly happiness. She was convinced that.' His presence could not be friness of joy. to any but those who ore, like I tint, holy antl'spiritnal. When she compared the state of mind which the Scriptures call ' inertness for Heaven,' with the vanity and earthliness. of her present taste and pleasares, and with the distaste she fidt to those that ar,s wholly spiritual, she began to nnilerstatoi what is meant by being' born again.' and to feel the necessity of it, although her ideas of the way in which this oitange mast be produced. were still indistinct and uncertain. " Site had bowed at the name of Jesus, and spoken of Hint, and. heard Him tpoken of, our Savioap.,' nod our blessed .1-aviour:' but with notions the most vague, and feelings -the most hulas:rcpt.. But when. she began. to regard Him as a Saviour faun sin and misery, as the friend' of si:.Mus, a living and present friend‘and to hope that He might be her's—His being and His chenseter appeareu an astonishing reality, and it seemed to her as though she had nevewheard of slim before. "At filet Emily set about beeomiutt-a Christian with the same expectation of ~access-as-sac %%acid have applied herself to a language uraseioorv. She saw that she had it an to learn, and she thought there was nothing to l,•e done but •to learn it. 40011, however, began to .expericucesume of the dithcultica ziOnat UttiOttr+ Our Unto, Con4titution drib UAW.. MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1816. which will be encountered by all who are in eurne4. She WWI sincerely asking,' what must I do to inherit eternal Mi.?' Bet, like him who once went away sorrowful,' Emily foand herself unwilling to inc that entire surrender of the heart to God which he requires, anoluithout which religion k bat au irksome bondage, a fruitless effort to compromise between God and the world. Site complained of a secret reluctance and disin clination to serious thought and engagements, and of a dispro portionate interest in her own pursuits and pleasures. Site sometimes expressed a fear to Miss Weston, that her solicitude about religion arose more from a dread of the CollSeglielleei of neglecting it, than from a desire towards it for it own sake. "To these complaints her friend listened with sympathy, and administered such encouragements as were calculated, not to make her easy and satisfied with her present attainments, but to stimulate her to perseverance and diligence. She ex plained to her, that these or similar obstacles ever oppose the entrance of real religion to the human heart; that all are na turally indisposed to embrace it; hut that those who feel and lament this indisposition have every eaeounigement to expect assistance. " 'Strength,' said she, ' is promised to those, and those only, who are sensible of weakness who, acknowledging with deep humility and poverty of spirit their mental impotence, are willing to receive help of' God.' "'That change of heart which consists in new dispositions and affections, new pursuits amipleasures, new apprehensions of things unseen, and without whieh heaven could not be hap piness, is,' she said, 'the immediate operation of the Spirit of God. It is that for which of ourselves we are absolutely in sufficient. We mast not, hov•ever,' continued Miss Weston,' ' expect this assistance unless we earnestly and constantly seek it: Ask, and ye shall receive,' this is the invariable condition. And, Emily, we must watch as well as pray; and diligently use every means that God has appointed for the promotion of re ligion in the soul; never relaxing from that strict system of mental discipline in ss hick Christian self-denial chiefly consist'. ft is to those who do the w ill of God t'. , at the promise is offered.' " While Miss Weston was thus continually performing the noblest offices of human friendship, Emily's love for her be ca:ne increasingly ardent; for she assamed no authority nor superiority in advising her : her manner was so humble and anectionate, and displayed at once such a delicate consider ation of her feelings, and anxious solicitude for her happiness,. that Emily's heart melted with grateful affection." 20"-)ebical 51:; . onitor. NUMBER X. 11►- /LIMO rorrta surtermA EST LEX. Prufrit iiteen,as °Was arertere, rt inbr Inaalirire pedis satientent sanguine renam.-Vluis. IN my last paper I adverted to <o ruir other general practices than those therein mentioned, the discontinu ance or adoption of which may be supposed to increase the predisposition to apoplectic disorders. It is to be oh served, that under the head of apoplectic disorders is in claded palsy, as well as some lethargic complaints, which dlffer only in degree from the most complete apoplexy, and are frequently the forerunners of this disease ; some times they constitute the termination of it ; a total aboli tion of sense and motion, for instance, gradually subsiding into a permanent paralysis. During the prevalence of the immoral pathology, which attributed the cause of most diseases to a vitiated or deprwed state of the fluids, great attention was paid to poriOing the blood, and cor recting the different humours contained in din vessels of the human body. One chiefraeans of effecting. this, was supposed' to be the exhibition of purg,atiVz medicines., which, by evacuating, rthe offending humours, rendered the whole mass of fluids more healthy and fit fiir the pur poses of their circulation. Ev..kri the choice of these medi- • eines wurnot considered a matter of indifference, various classes being thought to possess an elective power of carry along with them different kinds of noxious humours, . whence arise the terms hilsirogoreg, ae/ogognes, I The real effect of all of them is, to remove front the first passages, a mass of crude matters which might by confinement produceihy sympathetic in-it:a:ion, an increase of the impetus of the circulation, and thus contribute to augment the ill consequences of die vernal plethora. At the acme time it is to be athnittad, that tli!oireration of these me& wile not confinixicto this elect alone ; an • increased secretion was produced from all the glands of the intestinal canal, thus relieving the leaded bhxxl-ves , sels from a part of their contents, actually causing ut least a temporary lass of strength and vigour. Whatever • hypothetimi conjectures may have inibiencod those who first gave orii,in to the cestom, experimme convinced them of its utility ; and for many ages it was universally - the practice to take a certain number of doses of plysition the approach of spring. whatever might be the state of .health of the individual. Contbrituibly to the superstitiorrof the times, an odd number was always fixed upon ; three were usually sufficient ; if more were thought requisite, seven we.e prescribed, the inteinnedii:te odd number being by no means a propitious one. As a prevostive, this cos ' tviuhas fallen into disuse , and althouglvlkannot attack • PRICE Sid. very great importance to its observance, I cannot help thinking that, in combination with other causes, the dis continuance of it may have some share in accounting for the greater prevalence of apoplectic predisposition. Ano ther custom of equally universal prevalence fbrmer/v, must undoubtedly.be allowed a more extensive influence as a preventive measure on this occasion, that of spring blood-Idling. There were few adult persons, not labour-. ing under some disease of debility, who did not regularly breathe a vein when spring came on, and who did not at least fancy themselves better.from the practice. However erroneous the moderns• may suppose the hypothesis of ancient' physichms to be, in their explanation of the effects produced on the system by this evacuation, they will be little disposed to question or deny the benefit to b 'derived from it. Although we may ridicule the idea of the who mass of bhxxl being changed or purified by taking away a small quantity ()fit, liken witty author who, writing on this subject, asked, if drawing off a pint or two from a. cask of bad wine would improve the remaindtr, vet we cannot but admit that the change of the balance of circu lation thereby produced, may have important effects in relieving or preventing an undue determination ofbloal to the head, and by unloading the vessels of the brain, may diminish the predisposition to apoplexy. This cus tom of spring blood-letting has also fallen much into dis use within a few years ; or rather we have changed the mode of evacuating this fluid. Cupping is now the fa shionable remedy. To this change 1 have serious objec tions, nor do I think this practice equally beneficial with the firmer. However strange it may seem, experience informs us, that it is the natural effect of blood-letting to I produce fulness of blood; periodical blood-letting will commonly produce periodical plethora. If blood be drawn periodically from a large vein in the arm, or as was fre* • quently customary formerly, from the foot, the consc quent plethora, not being determined to any particular part, may shew itself in this or that organ, according as different exciting causes may be applied. It may produce apoplexy, or it may produce gout, or litemorrhouis, or a hemorrhage from some unimportant part ; there is at least a chance that the vital organs may escape. If local' blood-letting be employed, as in the neighbourhood of the head, the consequent plethora will be determined to the head; and a neglect of the periodieibleeding,even for a week, 011 be much more :dangerous than if general blood-letting were delayed fin- - a longer period. Habit will in such a case have established a determination of blood to the head ; and the man who defers his periodical cupping, sometimes but for a day, risks his life upon a slender chance. Imay stand alone in the opinion ; but I cannot help reprobating the presenkfitchionable practice of periodical cupping, as one replet ewith thegreatest danger.. G. WAR DU'TV ON MALT.—The fdlowing are the reso lutions which were proposed and adopted by the House of . Commons, relativeto the war duty ol'4ualt; and, a short statement of them only having appeared in the public papers, we think ;t may be useful to the persons immediately concerned to seethem detailedat length:— "That it is the opinion of this Committee, that there be al lowed for all dry 'lngrown' malt, which shall be produced to the Officer of Eseise by any malstnr, or maker of malt for sale, seller Of retailer of malt, continua brewer, distiller, view. alley, or vinegar maker, between the. I st day of July, thlti, and the ith day of and tut: which. the duties jrayablie by law have been dwelled or paid ;flit every !umbel of malt made in England, from barley or other corn tn. grain; the bum of 2s. ; and on every bushel made in Scotland from bark: , or any other corn ur gamin, es:4-ept beer or Iligg, the stun of. 2s. and no every bushel mods in SuJtittriffrout beer or bigg, only the suni of Is. 111. "'moat it is the opinion of this Committee,- that there he al. loured to every common bre - Ater the additional duties of es cise topon•rnalt charged - by an Act of the 43d•year of his pre sent ;Majesty, upon all malt :Pied and 'ernstunell :titer the nth day of Aptil, Islti, and before th,r :"..th day of Jul y , ill iililk l / 4 1; breti log of beer, nut esct•eriltig the proportions following . foe every four barrels of-potter which.- shall be charged with unlit, as strong beer, -in England, .the stun WC III!4.; every three barrels of ale the stun of 7tis. ; for every time .barrels of porter brewed in Scotland from luti;e made Innts barley ur any other cortror grain, except . 'Si . 7 otc bigg, tue sum of lie.; for es cry fure•barrels of porter, brewed in Scotland trona wait made from beer or bigg only the stun of od. ; for every tIll s rl • harIVIS of - ale . brewed in,Scolland, ft sin malt made from barley or any other corn or ,y,pain, except bet r or bigg, the stunt of tits... nod_ for eye' y yore barn Is „r ale famed in Scotland; from matt made froth hoer urbigg, "ply. tlec seam of lUs. Hot. Ik-rv.—The Lords o' he Tre,..ntry have directed, • That the dutyfitr the' last yearhall not be demanded tilt the month of.hdy, providod scourity ix giver, - ci• the par ties who wish to avail themselv,:s t'ais indulgence, f.t. the paym..at ut that time..