The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-08-20
From The Portsmouth Journal.
- the sovenignest thing i the world
Is 'parmecity or an inward bruise.-


Is 'parmecity or an inward bruise.-
Mr.. EDITOR. Il am told il is the boast
of the comma law that there is no
wrong withoui the remedy. AS you are
supposed to haze some knowledge of the
laws under which we live, | take the
liberty of laying before you the follow
ing case, to which | beg your immediate
attention. The grievance, of which l
complain, is the unrelentipg persecution
of my good natired friends, in the way
of medical adUGe. 1t has already re-
duced me TO Il skeleton, and if ! have
no relief, it will in three weeks more
bring me to the grave.
amor rather month ago was--
young man in good health and cheer
full spirits. 1t is true, | was never TO-
bust and athletick; but on the other
hand | have seldom been visited with
sickness. | am engaged in a business.
which gives me comfortable support,
and leaves me some leisure for the cul-
tivation of letters, and the enjoyment of
society. passed my days in a state of
cnViable happiness, till one fatal morn
ing some of my kind friends fancied
that looked sack. From that hour my
days were numbered, | am even now
fastening TO The tomb.
On one of the bright mornings which
we had in June, and after a warm night,
| rose from bed somewhat languid and a
little paler than usual. After slipping
cup Of tea for breakfast, was walking
slowly through Market street, with my
hands behind me, enjoying the pure
breeze which was beginning to blow
from the northwest, when was met by
two friends, who stopped and exchang-
ed with me the compliments of the day.
Methinks you look little pale, said
one, you had better try cold bath.
Nothing inyigorates the frame like a
salt water BATH
Provided it be shoaer baM interrupt
ed the other. But in my opinion moth
ing is so fatal to health, as plunging the
whole body into cold wafer 1t checks
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES digestion--pro-
duces cramp-and-
Good morning, exclaimed rather alb
ruptly; believe shall try neither at
present.
Continuing my walk few minutes
longer, called at the house of friend,
with whom was in the habit of familiar
Intercourse. | found him at breakfast
with his family.-His wife, fine mo-
therly looking woman, with large
shawl thrown over her shoulders to pro-
tect her from the morning air, was pour
ing out the coffee; while the eldest
daughter was watching little urchin,
whose rudy cheeks and laughing blue
eyes showed how much comfort he de-
rived from the huge bowl of bread and
milk he was in the very act of devour-
ing. In the simplicity of my heart re-
lated the conversation ! had just had in
the street.
My friend shook his head slowly, and
liking his eyes upon me with a very
solemn expression: "There is some
thing in it. You are sicks my dear fell
low. You must ride ON horseback.
You must drink pearlash and cider in
the morning to give you an appetite,
added his wife.
You should drink milk, exclaimed the
daughter, looking significantly at the
chubby cheeks Of her little brother.
Iansy and uornwood pounded togeth-
or, is a thousand times better, said a
maiden aunt--at the same time laying