Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-12

principle still In existence, which Is
stantly CHANGING its relation 70 exits
gents. This proposition IS some,
scure, but may be illustrated by OF
on. IF piece Of metal, remain IN
fixed state q day or a year, the sa-
gree Of heat will hare the same effect
Il, whenever applied. It is not 10 sFlti
matter which composes vegetable subs
ces. Like the animal world, ,unless II
vital principle be lotalIy destroyed (and IL
whae manner thai is effected, the most pro-
found Philosopher has been unable to ex-
n,ain il ellfer casa) he longer it il kept
from the action oteIcitin9 .auses its sen.
s.biliIy increases. i,e logger 2 person
sleeps the less noise Vii! exc;!e sensation
in audito.v nerves. The jo,get We tana.a
in the dark, ffse more esnsl5,e are the v.s1-
al ORGANS. ne longer any Of the cu5ton-
arg agents @h,ch aopFprr Lie are wiyhhol
den, the greater vii be tbeir effect uhc.
applied. Here is striking difference ~.
tween Living and dead matter. The So 'ss
aolds good in inc vegetable system. a 'Ir'
longer che stin,piauts which prod
ton n tae STOCK or root ere wish
tie greater effect viii they have wKc..Eea'ly,
Piled
a less decree Of heat than that IN which
the vegetable falls asleep IN autumn, VII
wzEe 1t AGAIN in the spring; ant Ire ion5er
t.c winter season, the less t:aae is necessa-
~ 10 produce the evolution Of the plant
4 root, Kept il 4 hot BED through the IA
ter, viii not Spring forth under the in3a-
ence OF tlo Spring sun, ike that which has
been buried IN snow.
Common people make many excellch, re~
marks to which philosophers gay little at
tention. Il is said, snow late n the spring
is the poor farmers manure. Whv sot
Because every day the seed or root remains
buried in snow, It's vitality is becoming
more vivid. The snow does no good by
any thing it communicates, but By prevent.
ing the action Of the Sun, until he sensl-
oiIity Of the vegetable fibre is highly aug.
mented.
This reasoningis however subject 10 Ger
tain restrictions, and here again the same
laws operate in both the animal and vege-
table world. The rc-appyicasion Of stimu-
lating agents, mast be progressive in both
cases. Il mas expiring or want OF food,
must be dasupvcd bv a very moderate
meal. A mar, freezing, viii be totally
deprived Of lie BY moderate degree of
neat, suddenly applied The heat Of Au-
gust. would in May destroy the whole We.
gecable world; aud we every year, see
more orless <viiirom is undue application.
This the farmer obyiates, as much as pos
sible, hg more or less earth, It would be
well If men were equally ciycumspect in the
progressive increase Of their essential sti-
mulants from infancy to maturity.
These few reflections MAJ not be without
their use 20 the cultivatoT, But the greatA
es: advantage to be derived fsom them is a
moral, end perhaps more important one
never solicited attention.
Sono Man in preserving that life which
is given you la crust, follow nature. Imi-
tate her regimen in the progress Of the sea-
sons. You are subject TO the same laws,
and by following her general example, you
are initiating the wisdom OF Natures God.
In the spring Of life let the powers which
preserve health be applied with the utmost
caution. g Milk is for babes" See with
what slow gradation the genial Sun ape
proaches as from the South---he warns by
ipsensible degrees. AS the Spring ad-
vances and the Summer ofnaarhood comes
on, increase those powers butincrease yhen
regularly.
In middle life, as with vegetables in sum.
1ner, the highest stin1uLants may be borne
and are necessary; "a little wine for the
s;omaca's sake But in .rhese there are
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