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(that is, not bail or

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borrowed fr,rn

before mentic

men dri

apparet
a mudd

fc
the knees

the plan as it s
only. Azainst

tJ
uirin. A party soloOkini at it has recom-
mended, the method of rinsing the mouth with cold spring
water, and the use ,f a sq't to ,th-brush, as refreshing and
quenching to the thirst, without the risk cf evils attend-
ing the swallowing part of th.: business. We can only
'suer is very good and unexceptionable
cable—only that where the rin-
sing can he put in practice, the temp ation to the swal-
lowing presents it,elf; and we think there are few
resist an involuntary, though
e, pull at a glass of sparkling cold

say, that this ri

where and when pract

spring wa
raked to the lips one(

under tLe exciting

urgency of thirst, if

I oftenerin order toaccompany and
Now, with Col. Shaw's plan,
vrinsble,mntlely water will qfurd a relief,
free from any great risk, providing the aspersion of the
feet and legs be not too suddenly done or too prolonged.
The Jule may be safely laid down that this experiment
is free from harm, if practised for a moment or two only;
or, as we would prefer, plunging the legs in and out of
the water two or three times, and no more; so as to
anticipate that sudden and general refrigeration of the
whole body, which is mani`ested warningly by a feeling
of chip, and which is the point where all danger would

vndrinkable

uereuy tne nalance of the circuia-
times issued against all fermented liquors, upon the plea
1 conge-lion of the vascular (circu- that they are as unnatural to man as to the inferior ani-
ie eve of taking place towards some mals, less canting and injudicious. It is not natural to
bo ly, determine) according to the man to abuse any of the gifts of Providence; but it is
or strength of the various organs quite natural to him to use with temperance all the lux-
:h the least vital tone— in other uries which his superior faculties at once enable him to
vvoir,, ;ie v,ra;est. Whibt we have thus acknow- procure and qualify him to enjoy, and this among the
ledgel the possible danger, and even described its mode rest. With respect also to fermented liquors, slow in-
of setting in, in order to place the pedestrian on his deed must those poisons be, which, used in moderation,
guard, Is e do maintain that if he will take the rule just I frequently take half a century or more to produce their
:f
brnapherl—viz., to heregre , the chill (not herein only, effects. We commonly say that a man makes a beast
but under all manner of cooling indulgences)—for aof himself when he gets tipsy ; but it appears that it is
guide, he will he ordinarily- safe in the practice of this from not making a beast of himself that this accident is
mode, when the nature of the water resorted to may be apt to overtake him. But the world is too old for this
such as to put a stop to the rinsing attempt altogether, kind of trash at present. Even the good folks of the
unless he have the limited taste of the Esquimaux. temperance societies do not restrict their proselytes to
Extreme recommendations are the least likely to be acorns and water. They know better thaa to cut off
carried out, except by a resolute and prudent few; the arm because it may sometimes be employed in mis-
therefore, we shall conclude our remarks touching thirst chief; and their injunctions are in general as judicious
by saying, that, on the whole, for those in an ordinary as their object is philanthropic and praiseworthy!'
walking trip who desire to slack their parched throats, There is one caution about taking food we should
and have brought it along with them, or when they can have given, viz.,—that it is necessary, espeFially for
obtain it, the best plan is to take about a dessert-spoon- the dyspeptic invalid, to wait ten or fifteen marates be-
ful of some spirit—brandy or whiskey—in about six or fore sitting down to a hearty meal, if fatigued with ex-

is destn

WS IS LU ire (lone WIllISt utuise. 11 you infringe uns rule, toe stomach will not
standing at. some little rill or spring on the roadside, be in a fit state to digest the food wherewith your eager-
and therefore without having occasion to wait for any- ness and sense of exhausted strength may greedily cram
thing being fetched by another person, as a waiter at an it. Flatulence, feverishness, and oppression are the
inn,--whieh delay, by giving the body time for a mi- fruits of such hasty work.
mute's cooling down, does a great service,--if then, all Never walk immediately after a meal, for the
in the heat of the moment, a delicious, though limited same reasons interrupting digestion in its ear-
draught must be imiutcwi in, there is a point worthy of Tier stage; towards the close, however, on the other
attention. Generally the spirit is mixed with the water hand, as before remarked, a gentle exertion of the body
too unequally, from the extemporaneous device which is indicated by fidgettiness coming on; prompting to
may be had recourse to; such as first filling the half such leisurely walking on as is grateful and healthful.
cover of your pocket pistol with water, then adding the Before we leave the subject of potations we must en-
:pie/4 which is of course, from the greater lightness of ter our gravest protest against the habit of taking stimu-
the latter. just the worAt WiY for obtaining a mixture of lants early in the day, especially the stronger kind, as
both elements, and which is then so drunk off. What spirits : such is injurious, and a slavery of depraved
we want to suggest, is the sailor's plan of making habit.
" grog," viz., by putting the palm of the hand over the
mouth of the tumbler, or its substitute, and shaking, for
half a minute or more, the contents well together as
rapidly as you can. By this means the air gets entan-
A CHEAP LUXURY.—" List Summery,
Fled in the mixed fluids, and a sweetness and briskness_.
is imparted to the drink, whilst the temperature of it
lies
pondent of the Bristol Mirror, " I "ofsanvspaericamrpreant:
when strawberries were len t iful, awitebarYeehweo'dy-etrhrt:ads to their
,to
hdry.
a little rai,ed —which latter, though an imperceptib
difference to the lips, is yet less chilling to the more
, stalks, and hung up a fePw, which
sensitive throat and stomach ; another plan is, to, twirl
I placed them inside a window facing the sralup;bl;
satisfactory.waTstitia.tfsuwilepeetrrefecfrteiosfh..,;
they remained from June until March, when I rastedwth:_nrei
a stick or spoon in it, for the same end. This is, the
swizzle," on board our navy, when rum is the spirit and the result was most
used. It is simple and easy of adoption, and we beg ing acid, peculiar to the strawberry,
parties will take the trouble to do it always on such the flavour of the fruit, without any watery taste, was
occasions, for their own good : it has taken perhaps long delicious ;it dissolves in the mouth as slowly as a Ir.aenge,
to describe, but that is owing to the need of explaining and is infinitely superior to the raisin. The strawberry,
reasons and securing conditions. From personal expe- thus preserved, is a stomachic."

Dr. Pletcher's Physiology, page 121

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