The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29

SERIOUS REFLECTIONS.
USEFUL ADVICE.

AS branch of temperance and as promo
ting your own comfort and tle comfort of
others, would recommend to you to be neat
in your person, your dress and Your houses.
Cleanliness has been styled halt virtue
and by the power of association, it natu-
rally produces purity OF mind.
As another branch Of temperance, and
as in particular conducting to good health
and usefulness, ] would ADVISE you to re-
tire to rest long before midnight, and ac-
custom Yourself to breathe the salutary air
Of the morning. This practice will furnish
you with many bright hours, in which you
can make the most valuable acquisitions OF
knowledge, virtue and picty.
| Be Industrious in performing the duties
of your stations, industrious in obtaining man
ual skill, industrious in enrching your un-
lerstanding with useful owledge.-Whist
you live you must work, or suffer the con-
sequence of becoming torpid in body, and
idiscontcnted in mind. Walk specify;
live by rule; divide the day into regular
portions, and assign 20 each its proper
employment.
Be honest in all your dealings, true in your
words, faithful in your engagements. If
you have raised expectations even by your
looks and course of behaviour, though You
have not promised in words, be careful to
| fulfil them.
| Whatever YOUR income may be, endea-
vor to live within it-not because you may
provide against the infirmities of old age,
though this is much to be wisheded for ;
and not because you may have something
to leave to your childred though this is
alse desirable-but that you may keep your
mind unimbarassed that you may have
power to perform all your engagements,
that you may acquire the reputation and en-
joy the happiness of being punctual.-Set-
tie your accounts regularly, and never suf-
fer them to get into confusion. Think no.
thing your own until you have paid for it.
Do not fall into the mean habit of borrow
ing small sums of your friends and neigh
bors and of never returning them. Wear
your old garments if you are not able to
buy new ones.-Thc necessaries of life you
must have, though to obtain them you are
compelled to anticipate your earnings, but
never run in debt for its pleasures, or even
its comforts
If you are rich, be rich in good works,
ready to distribute, willing to communicate.
Appropriate certain part of your income
to the poor; and let your charities be gov
erned by method of discretion. Be not sat-
isfed with giving to those who ask you, seek
out objects of distress. Be active and liber-
al in works which may promote the comfort
and welfare of your fellow citizens.
If you are poor be not disperited.--in-
crease your diligence and sobriety, and rely
ON Divine providence, who will take care
Of you. Fret not yourselves at the sight
of the rich and great; but content your
selves with the moderate pleasures which
you can certainly obtain if you are indus
trious.
If you have seen better days, and are
by misfortune, or by extavagance and i'm
prudence, reduced to indulgence, manfully
reject every temptation to indulgence. Cur
tail your expences within the bounds OF
simple necessaries. II you have received
a reluctant discharge from your creditors,
and are able afterwards, without distressing
your families. to pay them their full de-
mands remember, youdo not, that you:are
discharged neither in the court of con-
science, nor the court of heaven But if
you are creditor, be merciful-make due
allowance for former habits, and for the
frailty of human nature.
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