American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-14
TOL. III.

look up star which was going into FIRE vii fear
thought it like gun, and ran and entered to
call my sister to the star. asked her what was
the matter with it? She answered that it would kill
me. was very afraid of it, and told her that
would go away no more in the evening. looked
up the sky, and called my friends to see the milky
way. said, " somebody covered there with the
white CLOTH" truly saw comet which was fallen
from the sky, and tlembled with terror. | wonder.
ed that had never seen it before. | expected that
some nation was burned with FIRE in the distant coun
/ try. did not know who made these, and was
very ignorant not to think that God was creator Of
the universe.
| DIX. CARTER DIR. Ezra Carter celebra-
ted physician of New Concord who died in 10Y,
was once called to visit sick family, in Bow whose
suterlngs were increased by their extreme poverty
They were long time sick the Dr. was constant
In his visits, and his bill of considerable amount.
On the recovery Of the family, the honest man and
MS wife, were III new distress about paying the bill
OF their faithful physician. &c How" SAID he to the
Doctor, " am TO pay you fol all your kindness
You see here large family destitute Of every thing
but the bare neccssaries of life" ~ have been
faithful to you,' said the Doctor, and am Justly
lentitled to your reward" =" You have been kind
and faithful, Doctor" said the trembling wife, .and
are Justly entitled to your reward but do wait
lllttle-We can't pay you now.'' 81 can inform you,
my good irends,' replied the memorable physician,
|" that am hnoocing to your having property
enough to satisfy my demands--and, moreover [
shall have 1t before leave the house" The poor
man and his vile under.struck--they had
heard that the Doctor was kind hearted and be-
neyolent man, which rendered his reply the more
surprising and distressing to them. AT this time
flock OF kittens scampered the hoor-the
Doctor caught one OF them, and put ii in his pocket,
and said" told you should have my pay before
left your house-I have got it. Good bye--God
bless you.'
Before his death, this good man looked over his
accounts, and filled out receipts iull, Of all them
which were against poor persons, and lett directions
with his executors to deliver them those concern
led Immediately after his death. His orders were
obeyed .4bridepd from .Noore's .1nnaLs.
Reading GlasseS-The injury done TO the sight,
|by the unnecessary OF reading glasses by young
persons, is sometimes very serious. They suppose
that spectacles such unequivoca evidence of
age and in6rmlty, that they desire to dispense with
exhibiting them as long as possible; therefore they
purchase reading glass; and habitualy put il up
to one and the same eye, leaving the other invouu-
tarily TO wander. After few years, the sight of
the idle eye becomes OF different focus 10 that
which has been employed with the glass-and is
often irreparably impaired When persons who
have long palIonzed eye and sighted the other
take TO spectacles, they will Generally require
lglasses OF different focus for each eye. The eve
least used becomes weak and in the course of a
little time almost useless. The fact is SO little
known, that have frequently heard persons, who,
lup to the age Of forty have worked their right eye
and finding It begin to fail, say, that they must be-
gin to teach their left eye to see; however, as /
told them, they found on trial, that the eye which
had been idle was much more impaired than that
which had been active. single glass, set in a
small ring, is often used by trinke fancers merely
for fashions sake, by those who have not the least
defect in their sight, and not aware oil the mis-
chievous consequences oil such irritation; this
pcrncious plaything will most assuredIy, in very
lew years, bring imperfect vision in one or
both eyes. Dr. Hitchiners Essay on the Eges.
From the Christian 9Lmnpgc