The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-17

Whatever comfort, profit, or pride,
may be derived from luxury in other
places, here it is ruinous; and from us
and our houses il ought to be expelled.
Any great reform in state, OF even
country, requires powerful effort; but
a reform in a small city or neighbour
hood may be effected. Indeed, for us
it is certain, that if we do not undertake
this business voluntarily, the business
will undertake us. In the depressed
state of our concerns, credits, which
have been almost unlimited, must be
greatly narrowed ; aud when families
shall acquire the habit of waiting to
purchase till they have the means in
hand, they will look well to the hard
earnings of their industry, before they
consent to part with them for vanity and
folly.
hope, Mr.. Broadcloth, to see the day
when man of fair character may wear
a whole coat, though somewhat faded,
without loss of character; and when an
amiable and exemplary woman may
wear straw bonnet, or a green silk
bonnet, without losing her rank in soci-
ETY.; and when the habits and amuse-
ments Of our sons and daughters shall
comport with their condition.
Mercy defend nation and people,
when, in order to an entire character,
an entire flat of LeghOrn must be extend
ell over small body like the shade of a
spreading oak over a mushroom
-o+e w.
ECLIPSES.
The late eclipse of the Sun seems
to have been every where observed
with satisfaction, and to have occurred
very nearly according to the calculations
of the Almanack makers. One mo-
ment's reflection will convince every
body that such an occurrence affords
most striking evidence of the accuracy
and perfection of astronomical science.
For years, ages, and centuries before
, hand, the aspects, CONGREGATIONS, sc. of
the heavenly bodies, as we call the
planets, may be calculated and known
with the mnutest certainty and all the
echpses may be known to US, for centu-
ries before they are to occur! 1t is in
deed wonderful See how writer in
the New-York Journal speaks of two
eeliPSes of the Sun, to happen in 1881
and 1888, accompanying some remarks
on the late eclipse. As he seems so ia
miliar with the future aspects of celes-
tial affairs, | wish he mad told US some
thing about the great Comet, whose
appearance will be somewhere between
the two solar eelipses he speaks of.
Il will not, however; dismiss the
subject, 1.-THE eclipse of 9th Aug with
out adding few observations on two.
eciipses OF the sun which will occur at
periods. somewhat remote from the
present date. The first of these eclipses
will take place on the 18th of Februa-
I y, 1881, beginning at 7 minutes past IL
A. NJ. and ending at ID minutes past 9
?. M The number Of digits eclipsed,
will be IL 1-2. Oh the suns south limb.
From the great number of digits which
will be eclipsed, almost total darkness,
will be produced, and even the astrono-
mer, who observes the sublime phenom-
enon, will not fail to experience the
most gloomy sensations.
1.-THE other will be an annular e.
cliPse, which is decidedly the most
sublime of all the phenomena belonging,
to the heavens. This eclipse will be
observed on the 18th September, 1888;
and will commence at Philadelphia, at
3h. 4m.- P. NJ. and end at 5h. and AIM.
?. NJ. the duration being Oh. and 43m.
'Ihe time of apparent ecliptick conjunc-
ton will be at All. aud Som. at which
tine the observation will be few min
utes past its maximum. You are aware
that annular eclipses cannot take place
oftener than once in 40 or so years !;
and that they cannot remain annular,
longer than about 12m. and 2ls.'
~ Y Tour,,o1