The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-10

saw q well dresssi gentleman run By
a hog IN my sight. shfunk back again
into your CABIN, where / have found such
accommodations as | have never before
met, away from home, and, IL you are not
unwilling 10 have season passenger, IN
tend To pass the ensuing three months on
board your boat
The captain bowed grallfed, and a
shamed nj his suspicious. He hurried up
To put the engineer at ease, who was not
les grarfed al the high opinion the stran-
ger entertained of The Chancellor aud, as
long a. the boat continued 10 ply for the
rest Of the season, WAS used to remark, al
least once a trip, to the fireman, "that gen
llemau knows what's what"
MEDICAL IHTELLIGENCER.-Tm IS a
weekly Medical newspaper, IN the quarto
form, published In Boston, by Mr. John
Cotton, for two dollars year. il is one
OF the most excellent, as well as most ~
terestug aud amusing publications OF the
day. We do not know who the editor Is,
but It is evident from the paper that he Is
not only man of superior talent and vii,
but learned and skilled ia his profession
as physician. The paper contains much
original matter, chiefly on common and
reasonable subjects, and is richly entitled
To an extensive patronage, which we hope
it receives. We have frequently enriched
our columns With extracts from the In
telligeocer. The following is entitled to
partcular attention. ~ Y. Stdtesmen.
STRONG BEER.
This is strictly an Engshman's drink,
aud by far the most wholesome Of any fer
mentrd beverage which has ever been of
fered f.r sale. 1t is now becoming an I'M
portauf article in families, and if the brew
RS cuuid be encouraged by wholly inter
dieting the USE of splrtuous liquors. the
moral condition of the whole nation would
be rs,'Iiurated. Never were the laborns
people, IN any country, more completely
community Of druniards, than IN some
secllous e the Ualed States. We have
sarl nm iu,rb.sa5I4 hatred to every thing
appro Xlmatlng 10 intemperance, that we al
most lose our temper by simply writing
thu word. Tnere was time in the reign
ID 4ueen Elizabeth when run and brandy
ere solo by the ounce, by apOthecaries,
as a med me, and teaspoon-fuIl was con-
sidered dose. by all the regular physl-
clans. What would those sage and learned
men, uiri, Grapes Il doctt, say, were they
To see a man aud his wife, in these days
of dissipation, swallowing down Two Slls
IA piece, over surloin OF mutton, to facll-
tate digestion! Let laborers have strong
beer--nut too strong neither, and those
who do nothing, would he Infinitely bettel
oil to use 1t too. Beer strengthens the
system gives activity to the chylopoetlc
ylscera promotes the seCretiUns, and en-
sares clear mind. There is such thing
as abusing the USE of this valuable article,
but It wll require an Immensely longer
period to produce mania pOtu, by malt
beer, than by cognlac or any other KIND
of spnlt. We can form a very correct
opinion Of a mans importance in society
by watching his movements at bar
room. A discreet, sober, business man
calls for a simple glass of beer ; the man
who earns his daily bread by the sweat of
his brow, pays fourpence for glass of rum,
while his dlsconsoate wife IL wearing her
self into the grave 10 save as much at
home the cockney calls for whole bottle
of wine, and if he wishes TO make an i'm
posing appearance before his Interiors,
takes second of champaigne-the com
mon every day business man takes dram
at nine, eleven, aud four, and the man OF
no business at all, drinks the whole time.
Encourage the general use Of beer, and
drunkards will dianisI, tipping VIII 90 cut
of fashion, and health aud family happi-
, T.. "A
misery hayelong been predominant