Star.
London, England, 1827-09-17 00:00:00

SEA BATHING, acc.

The difference between sea bathing and bathing in
fresh water la more considerable than people are generally aware
iireni of. Previous to experiment a difference might be expected
what we know of the different natures of the two waters.
Sus water contains ma an average i.eeth of salt, that is about three
=sai and a half of salt to a hundred pomade of the water. The
action of sea water will give us sense definite idea of Its
effects upon the skin. Only a pint of it, taken internally, aims-
Wes the alimentary organs into a very powerful action. Fresh
water produces no very sensible effects internally ; applied ester-
"PlN it appears to be merely a swift madames et heat, and a par-
ed dinner of the skin. Besides swede*, all the good effects of
tall WINE yell the ale. sea water is e all distergust,
smilhallain lese Bible se Mhe aside meths Mugabe Odin salt 1
nears semen fee the left et the boat wild* la sod-
from the Ise4 ate awake est et the seat water,
there le a nears of mere warmth and glow span the skin, and the
circulation la livelier, end the cheerfulness and freedom of action
greater; debility and headache are also less liable to follow than
from bathing la freshwater.
In fact, sea water Is but little lesi than the alkaline bath of
the andents and the 1111/11 resin bath of the moderns—both very
jelly celebrated for their wholesome effects upon the liver
Om* the maim et the gin. Like them, it excites the galvanic
Odd when applied be not& ; and stimulates the penpiratery me-
ads to a Mehl anlibm IMIS tattim to the skin ; and of course Is a
preventive if
__ltinie ad a remover of those Wilma
compleriemooMil of the liver and its knows sym-
pathy with 'llffilldie organ which indoor alli the
others ; and stems to be a monteepart to them all, amply account
for all that vadoty of oansidlisloa—brown,yellow, greenish, sallow,
and freckled—which we almost every where meet with. The cm
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louring matter b end pitiably bile, inroad, in Ow se MR pre
and healthy mews, to phydalegkal Wimp the Me awn.
sass--a substance intorno*. tbe two Imre et modeana, Mitch
compose the skin. It given An coiner to the complexion. Sea.
bathing tends to remove disease old* Beer by drat exciting a healthy
action of the skin. Sea-fart bas the same tendency in so far as it
comes in contact with the sad& The set fog of rather the sea spray
which is blown (pat the sea,comes loaded with salt, whkh. has not
bees precipitated, and may be rubbed from the window glass la the
houses by the anger. Thus sea air and sea bathing tend greatly to
counteract all bilious diseases and unnatural complexions. People
as she on side, according to an old saying, are Winched, net lite-
ukooleally with oxydnuarlatic add, but by muriate of soda
stimulating the skin into an action peculiar to animal hfe.

The extensive printields in the vicinity of Barrhead
and ?fella= have at been so brisk for twenty years as they
are at present. Many of the works are going day and night, and
finishing an immense quantity of goods.—Glasgew Chronicle.
When the oproar in England was virulent against
Vetoer, and be could not appear without being grossly insulted, a
Gentleman, deeming it necessary te comfort and encourage him
previous to his appearing at the Italian Opera House. dispatched a
friend to prepare Mm for the approaching storm. Veturt was
reading in his lodgings on the arrival of the charitable Gentleman ;
Jae laid down his book, and listened graciously to an oration upon
the brutality of a play-house mob, intermingled with many cogent
arguments for the fortification of his mind against it ; on concluding
t►is disc oirse, his friend expected to find the poor fellow quite
clink!, dejected, and despairing ; what, therefore, was his surprise
at seeing him rise, draw himself up, and with the attitude and with
the dignity of a Casa:, exclaim, "Sows rsieti /".-{I am Vaunt!)
Scams, or SitEtiSs—This singular character fiou-
'lsbell in the counties of Aberdeen and Forfar about half a century
age. He was as ignorant of the world as a sucking child, having
never, it is believed, proceeded farther towards the regions of civili-
zation than the good town of Perth. A neighbour of the worthy
Laird was Sir John Ogilvie, of leverquharity, also a remarkable
personage, but in a very different way. Sir John was a Ana Gen-
tleman, had made the grand tour, and was apt to fire at the smallest
imagined insult offered to his honour, and to crown all be was the
most skilful and expert swordsman of his time, Don Quixote and
Sancho presented not a greater contrast than did these pair of ori-
ginals; and the comparison will hold good even as to personal ap-
pearance—the Laird being short and squab, and the Knight tall
and gaunt. During an election, Skene gave a grand dinner to seve-
ral of the county Gentlemen, and amongst the rest Sir John. In the
course of the evening the latter began, aa usual, to inflict on the com-
pany a tedious detail of the many wonderful adventures he had met
wit► in his travels. Now this was the Knight's weak side. His
memory was so unfortunately defective* that be not only forgot
bow often be had tortured the ears of his unwilling auditors with a
repetitioe of the same endless stories, but added to them new and
&dais achievements, which might have put Hercules to the blush.
This was extremely tantalizing ; but no person cared to interrupt
him, holding his warlike qualifications in due fear and reverence.
Sir John, at last, was describing a tremendous conflict he had in
the South of France with about a score of wolves, when out cries
'the Laird, I'm sure, Sirlohn, that a great lee." In an instant
Kane from his chair the infuriated traveller, and drawing his ra-
pier, called on Skene to come forth and stand on his defence. No-
thing could be more ludicrous than the looks of the astonished
Laird when challenged by this Hector. At last he made shift
to give delivery to the following pithy and original ex-
postulation :—`. Fat the deli, Sir John Ogilvie, cam you here to eat
my meat and drink my drink, and then stick me like a paddock r
lisle was irresistible; and so tickled was the man of war by the
comic pathos a. well as the justice of the .appeal, that he literally
roiled on the &ear in perfect ecstasy.—Eafirsbesega Pepe►.