Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-01-27

name; butthat color seems a favo-;,s - o.h.,. -
Pects, ior have heard that the elder NJ tbc &C
'erhood navor their tea with essence ne ;n,,;ra-
Poe.caily caiied blue ruin" In an evening wall
to0as 10 inc meeting of the club. Harry P,os,
uesito 10 nave ms opinion of Hervey,s Meditaf;.
mr., ho eV, ~ mem excellent, but for his own
production Charles asked him If ho p.4I' ~
commend good edition of DcloIu,e ~, a. 80
sutuuon! "l never read medical books 49, az
answer. Adverting to the news of the d,v E,;D
ders asked him what he thought of the CT III.
cause: 81 should have great hopes Of i 90
ne, IL the homo secretary would assist IN ,bs a f
reign AFFAIRS he is of the royal line of Argos. .na
may claim consanguinity with the swift. footsS
son OF 1hetis, for his classical name is Pehdes
passing row OIL PoPiars which, he was told. Mr..
down, or at least to thin, as they marred the nros
Pcct, without aisorJing either shade from the.
sun, or screen from the wind, he said. g M
rage is a wise man III leaving them alone:
''.Nec summit AIT ponit secures
.A11'f'7o popuia,is auren
10 the course of the evening, being reouestes
to give opinion of the ale, he said, aItaiIs moth
ng." And with similar conceits did this bns1,
buzzlng whiting entangle the web of converse
uon that might have been both pleasant and in
| structive. isfeeble mind was everon the strot-t
d yQ. Sr1Irt
ting 1t into parts of dissimilar import. Such
puny perverter Of terms ought Ito borrow an .,
iprossion from FalstafD TO be ''punned into sbi,
ers, or subjected to the equally fatal castpat;,
imagined 6y Hotspur, of being "brained with
lady's fan.n
POWER OF HABIr.-Jn regard to food, il n
very certain that habit can raise Us above the
standard OF ordinary men. ''Meat and drink to
winch we are accustorned,m says Hippocrates.
agIee WIN US, though naturally pernicious; but
not those ailments TO which we are unaccustom.
cd, though naturally wholesome: :" and hence be-
concludes that it is more beneficial to adhere to
inc same sorts of food than to change Them
abruptly, even though we substitute better in
| theirstead. Alexander the C. rcat when ilHrdla-
foundI 1t necessary TO forbid his army the use OF
wholesome food, because it carried off theIncn.
OWING to their not being accustomed to it So
trueis the obssrvationof CELSIUS that "whattyeris
contrary 70 our habits, whether il be hard OF soft
is preJudicial to health.n
| Libau informs us that the Philippians eat scor.
pions, and Mercurialis states that the Veg In.
dams eat toads: neither of these facts is without
parallel IN Europe. AtPadua and Rome there
were TWO children who ate scorpions, and girl
look great pleasure IN eating frogs, lizards ser
penis, mice, and all sorts of insects. Another
ate i've lizards and caterpillars with pepper and
Vinegar. Ofspider caters, who grew fat upon
| those disgusting insects, we could collect half a
dozen instances from different writers. Galen
relates OF an old woman, that she had gradually
haoeuated herself to make meal of hemlock;
and Sextus EmpriCus assures us. that there bave,
been persons who have taken thirty drains of that
poison without injury. A student at Halle ac.
customed himselfon purpose to arsenick. which
ne look with his food from boy; and though il at
| nrst occasioned vomiting, yet in time he could
bear considerable quantity. Hence it is eyi.
dent, how one who babituates peedlessly to ptv.
sic, breaks down himself the bridges which IN
case OF emergency, might carry him in safety
over the abysses ofdsease.
/ l1Ne'o Monthly Magazine.
/ Much crcitencrt has existed in New.Haveo
anu us vicinity, In consequence of its having been
! discovered that grave had been opened IN the
4 neIghoourhood of that city, and the dody of q
young woman, the daughter ola respectable far.
ner, taken out and carried away. Upon its bs
ing ascertained that such the fact the friends
followed the track of wagon, in which it was
| apparent the body must have been carried away
tothe medical college in the city, where on Mon
cay morning 1t was found. In this manner was
the nefar1ous transaction ferreted out and the
parents saved from the distress of realizing that
their daughter had been maneled by SET of mn.
y
George Hoadley, Mayor of New-Hnyen- baa
issued proclamation, offering reward of SSCO
Tor tae discovery of the persons concerned IN thu.
recent unlawful removal Of the body of respec.
table female from its place of internent in w ee4
Haven and bringing it to New Haven for dissec.
ton. ''''eS~
singular circumstance occurred lately At III,
church of st. Botoloph, Aldersgate, London. Tws
PERSONS apparently of humble condition, were mar.
ryg at the altar, and the clergyman had arrived a,
.nat part ofthe ceremony where he says"Wilt thoa
nave this woman for thy welded wife.n when ,be
bridegroom making reply this question: the cerk
said 70 him, you must answer, "I willo Instead
OF doing so however, he fixed his eye intenty ON tho,
clerk and exclaiming, 81 will?-ba Ivoni! TOOK
up ms NAT and left the church. He was followed ous
oy person, apparentlyto expostulate with him. buzz
| 'hey were seen no more. The poor girl was quits
overcome at the fellows baseness, and il was SONS
ume before she recovered sufficiently to leave tho
| church with her friends.
AGsNERoUs SENTIMENT. Although Tconsidex
hypocrisy and enthusiasm as fit food for ridicules
ana satire, yet am sensible of the difficulty Of
nolding fanatIcism up to laughter or abhorrence.
| "ltnout using colouring which may give offence
70 me sincerely worthy and religions. Thera
are many tones offeeling which are too respecta-
Die TO be nsuited, though we do not altogetber
sympathize with them.--.4uther Of Waue+ley.
/ CANADA.--The Legislature ofI,ower Can.
ada have resolved, that it is expedient further 10
regui-se by law the commercial intercourse of
the Province with the IT, States; that the illepaf
importation of Tea and India Goods from the H..
=. carried m IN ar,o ;rbl