Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-06-29

He rose at four in the morning through.
out the year, winter and summer,
no difference to his robust con.
rendered SO by toll and tenn.
perance. A heap of fresh hay was his
bed, with truss for a pillow and his
cloak for coverlid. His dress was
simple, strictly military, and put on
in a few seconds; and his meals we're
despatched with haste that precluded
luxury. lie hardly ever devoted more
than an hour to walking, after which
he sal down to transact the official du.
ties of the day. In his military code
be eDjoined strict abstinence on his sol.
diers, which the Russians are moi re-
luctant to follow. "Have dread of
the hospital, [says he German physic
sinks from afar, is good for nothing
and rather hurtlul. A Russian SOLDIER
is not used to it. Messmates know
where to find roots, herbs and pismires.
Take care Of your health. Scour the
stomach when it is foul. Hunger is
the best medicine. A soldier should
be sound, brave, firm, decisive, true,
honorable. Pray TO God. from him
comes victory and miracles. God con-
ducts US. God is our general" With
instructions like these the Russian sol.
diers have been fed, which has had
salutary influence on their character,
and enabled Alexander to compete
with tile far better disciplined troops of
Napoleon. Whether the same spirit,
discipline and fearlessness Of danger
exist, at this time, we have no accu.
rate information. No doubt in ction
has brought on effemnacy in some de.
gree, buithe same daring spirit fingers,
the same materials exist, and it wants
only Suwarrow or BagFation 10
call them into exercise.
Superstition.-The city of Benvre-
sis well known as the greatest seat of
Hindoo learning, and is esteemed
holy city by the Hindoos, who conceive
that person dying there is certain OF
paradise. 10 consequence of a late
eclipse which was visible there, great
concourse of Hindoos assembled at the
Mooneekurnika Ghaut, for the purpose
of bathing, according to custom in such
cases, on which occasion, we learn by
the Hurkaon, the crowd was so great,
that forty one persons were squeezed
to death.
Fifty years ago There are seven
men now living in the east parish Of
Barnstable who were in actual service
IN the war of l776, fifty years ago
They were stationed in the rear of Dor
chester heights, and three of them
were of the same mess.
Bces.-The importance ofraisine bees
is not generally appreciated in any part
Of the world, and perhaps as little in
America as any where. A Frenchman
who retired, during the dangerous PERI
Cd of the Revolution, to the Depart
ment OF Landes, states many valuable
facts connected with this subject. That
part OF France is famous for the quanti-
y VA hNhSJ diio VdA II luTuioH6Ss ms
latter alone being estimated at or 7OO,-
600 francs annually. This is source
of wealth, remarks the writer, which
never fails; il is independent OF the sea-
sons; and the material is every year
furnished by nature. He might have
added also other reflections: it requires
no rent, no wages, and scarcely any
capital worthy of the name. The la
bour is performed by volunteers who.
instead of impoveri,hing the land which
furnishes the commodities, do not in-
Jure leaf nor so much as touch the
ground. They feed themselves, and
demand neither lease, oversight nor
implements They may gather their
harvest where they please-they NAV
collect from the fields and the forests;
they have the free range OF the garden,
the orchard and the pastures of the rich,
but yet unquestioned and uniBterrup-
ted, they may bring the products of the
soil and Of their labonr to the humble
door of the poor-Ther visits are no
their taking is no theft
they are economical, to proverb, they
are the emblem of industry, their la
bour is gratuitous and always profta-
Bile; yet few avail themselves of their
services. Why do not political econo-
mists employ their speculations on these