Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-12

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them, during their mental hallucinations.-yet to
my SURPRISE your citizens often mixed with them
nay at times seemed to court their society, which
at first concluded during their lucid intervals,
| yet the fit Of insanity returned so often, and
spent itself in such loud basphemy, and foul, IN
| meaning words that began to think it new kind
of mental disease, of which Symzonia furnished
example; consequently, was under the necessity of
having recourse to my old friend Mentor, formerly
| consulted.
He told me, that it was not deiriunl, as ! had
supposed, which produced this vile abuse Of words,
but pernicious habit ofsweuring it is called in
this country which practice many persons are fool.
| ish enough to suppose recommend them TO the no.
tice Of the public men of spirit; because, for
sooth, every fourth word they utter is thundered
out with tremendous oath.
Though the inspired writer of the Jews Qhe once
favored people of heaven) think it unlawful to
speak the name Of the great Jehovah in an audible
VOICES and though the great pattern Of morality.
has commanded all men to "swear moi al aU," yet
the sacred laws of morality, and even of common
decency are set at Defiance by those bravadoes; and
we are often compelled to hear them take the name
of God in vain, and even to call upon him to damn
their souls to hell and all this blasphemy is en-
ployed with as little concern as though they were
using the language of propriety and gentility.
Great Spirit Of Symzonia exclaimed, should
think that the very ground under their feet, would
not only tremble, but open and swallow up the
blasphemers.
Friend Mentor, said l. am astonished at the cor
ruption Of your language, for in the language OF
Symzona there are no words which answer to your
swear ngs. nor can the name of the Great Spirit
be taken in vsin. The most that we can say OF any
person is, that he is very bad man. and except this
and some other like expressions, we have no oppro-
brious terms in language, unless you may think
that some Of our EXPLANATIONS like the following,
may lean that way-Nose of Tonawana! Grand
| Sac ham Of all Symzonia or lips of Tonawana,
Squaw Of the grand Sachem!
foul mouthed people not delirious, yet cannot
help thinking that they so, for if rightly un-
| derstand the writing Of DR.. Rush, one your own
countrymen, these men are deranged as it respects
the moral faculty, besides they more often than
otherwise found among the worshippers of the jol-
| ly God, Bacchus--another argument in proof Of
their being crazed. Therefore, friend Mentor,
seriously recommend to your people, the erection OF
suitable hospitals, for the safe keeping of all such
persons until they can enjoy the ''mens sane in cor
pora sdno"
am willing to admit said he, that profane per.
sons have an alienation of the mind, as it respects
the moral faculty, but to think Of erecting hospi-
tails for their cure, would he entirely ohimercal;
you might as we'll think Of moving the Andes with
your little finger, boring through the shell Of the
world with a bodkin as to remedy this evil by re-
straint:-I verify think that it would increase it in
tenfod proportion;-also in this case, nearly eve
ry other house would become hospital, and there
would be scarcely sane ones enough to take Of
| the unsound
wish you, however, to understand distinctly
that proane language is rarely used except among
low bred persons-the gentleman will not employ
it on account Of its vulsarity, and the Christian is
restrained from its use, by his religious principles.
Hence, whenever you shall meet person addict
ed to this vice. be assured that he is unworthy Of
either your confidence friendship, and if you will
take my advice, you will shun him as you would a
rattle snake, OF any other venemous reptile, for
though he may not poison your body, yet he might
your mind, and at last bring your auditory nerves,
to bear without shrinking that which now CRATES
upon them most unpleasantly.
Now, Mr.. Editor, though know not Of any re-
medy for this disease. unless the proper authority
shall order the offending member to be cut out
or to order the offenders to be transported to my
country, where they would be obliged to be silent
or to use language in which there is swearing
think you will deserve we'll of the public, il
you will your exertons to put down this odious
practice, which is so very offensive to all OF the
better part Of your population. In this laudable
undertaking, doubt not that you will receive the
support Of all good men, besides that Of your friend,
The TRAVELLER FROM SYhzoNIA.
sThough the command Of the Most High is, thou
shalt not take the Of thy Lord thy God in vain.
7IrTsBuRG paper, with that decency ior
,,h;ch II IA proverb;al has said that Mr.. CLAY