The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-05
CUFFS AND BLOWS.

In the Philippine Islands they have cer-
tain remedy for the cholc and headache. Af-
ter thrashing the patient Justify. they wash
the wounds with salt water, and then phleb-
otomize.
When any one has bone sticking in his
throat, or an ulcer in his lungs, or his mouth
stretched wide open. it has been discovered
that nature requires nothing more than
violent blow upon the back, or behind the
ear of the sufferer to cure her of her freak.
It is we'll known that hard blows are the
most efiicacious remedy in every stage of in
sanity through them the soul is awakened,
and the energies of the mind stimulated to
healthy action. With fools and blockhcads
it is another matter as Solomon says, You
may pummel them in mortar and they will
still remain entire"
Many lawgivers, and among others Ly-
curges himself, suffered the youths Of both
sexes ia belabour each other with their fists,
in order thereby to make, not only the. bo-
dy, but the mind also, more supple. To box
and to think were the same thing among that
people.
Amongst the troops of all ages and nations,
the cudgel has invariably proved the most
effectual promoter of order and discipline.
The Greek and German Alexanders first
conquered the soldier with the stick, and the
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world. The Romans cudgelled with vine
stick. To receive vine stick and to be
made captain were SYNONYMOUS TERMS
While the private enjoyed the dry, hard
wood, the officer drank the juice of it's grape,
and by their mutual corporations and ex-
ertions, Rome obtained the mastery of the
world. Our present system is pretty SINH
lar. What would be the use of the Marshalrs
staff if it were not cudgele
In Japan they cudgelled their idols when
any thing befel the high priest, and it was
found to be of service.
Thrash thy wife and thy corn thorough
ly,' says Sancho, 'and all will so well.'
The ancient Egyptians painted Osiris
with cudgel and whip in his hand upon
the same conviction. and every body knows,
that in Greece the arts and sciences four
ished under the brandished cudgcl.
The Romans considered blows with stick
or cane so degrading, that when Cicero, on
the occasion of Gabinius, said, "A Roman
citizen was stricken with rods the people
went. Boxes on the ear stood not at SO high
a price The Twelve Tables punished them
merely with fine and that too OF very
small amount. Taking al .ntage Of this,
rich citizen Of Rome used to amuse. himself
by walking along the streets, and giving
every person he met a box on the ear, then
Instantly paving the fine for the offence. Thus
we see Rome was not without her geniuses.
| Chilpericus it is said was murdered for
striking his wife with a stick, and Amalaric-
ms lost his kingdom and his life for the same
reason. The wife Of the latter, was a sister
of Childebert, King Of France.
Not very long time ago, German Off
Ger in Genoa ,sgave porter blow with a
stick; general uproar was the consequence.
and sll the foreign troops were thurst out OF
the city by, the populace.
| Charlemagne had in his code oflaws GER
tain tariff Of blows and cuffs, with their re-
spective fines annexed. One item is some
thing to this effect-'Whoever shall strike
niece of priests skull of. of such size that
when a shield Of metal is struck withit, the