The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-29
From The ConaecticstG Jour.aa!,
DRESS OF CHILDREN

MR. ADIToR,-Is there any reason. inside
rom fashion, why the dress of children
! should De SO contrlved as to leave naked
me arms, shoulders and upper part Of the
chest' II there Is noIe in favor of this
custom, there are reasons, and serious ones
| too, against it.
nat leaving these parts uncovered is
uncomfortable to the individual. any ono
may be convinced by making the expert
ment upon himself. Let him leave his srzas.
and the upper half Of his <hoot exposed r.,
the variations of temperature, durino the
%ahlng hours OF almost any one dav :: and
Il on trlal, his feelings compel lin to res.
tote 70 these parts their usual covering Ia+
I MN nave compassion enough OH the chill
| oren Under bis care, to furnish them WITH n
similar protection against the vicissitudas
OF the weather.
But the objection on the score Of cers.
tpTt' Is NOT the greatest one. This mode .oE'
uieSSlnS Is also detrimental to health. The
osa'o Vi tile lungs and other internal or,
sahS' gFeatiy depends upon the state oftha
1 49, aEu Is IN no way more often disor-
the Que process of insensible persn;ration
IN the latter In tropical countries +b;,
fashion might be tolerated with ;mn%n;t,1
9Gt IN ours, and especially in the Nav
England states, where the Temperature az
the atmosphere sometimes varies fifteen o.
twenty degrees in the course of +av.
hours, 1T Is entirely out of place 10 800
as have arrived at years OF disere+;c,a
will hazard their lives by copforn;n@,
to the absurdities Of fashion, the wors S
Is their own; but to impose this kind
( OF penance upon Young children. mere.
/ i!y to CRAFTY the pride of their parents
LScrue!,-is inexcusahle. SALUS.
MiyD ToUa BUSINESS" This is an
easement exhortation, which, in days of
5ote' we USED to see stamped upon some Of
'tisnd your Business" There was pooya
real value to our fathers in these fbrs,,
words, than there was in the coppers on
which they stood imprinted mare yaIue-
because they not only admonishedthe held
er 70 goto work honestly to obtain more Of.
men, but they were calculated to promote
Als Meath as they Increased his industry.
anu 10 MAKE hun respectable as thew kent
nun out OF other peoples business. Read
CT! ieI these words, as the saying is. .stare
you iull IN the face" whenever Won sall,
out into the ldier's list, or whenever Vol,
are on the point of inquiring into the cor.
Germs OF meddling with the business Of otL-
ers IN which you have no interest. ana
our word tor it. yourself will be the oainer
Gardncr Chron.
CoD-FIsH. Dun, or dried Goldfish ouobt
hot 10 be boiled to have it tender; il one
Iases as on an egg, an oyster, or a clam.
Ihe more you boil it, the harder it crows.
Let II simmer on or near the fire, in 4 l,et-
ue, Two or three hours, according as tba
nsn Is hard, and then change che water +.
aaa, before dishing, put this up to near
oolling heat, but not higher. This man,
agenent does not draw out, but revives
lhe glutinous, and enlivens the nutritious
subsistence In them, and leaves the fish ten.
DER and nutrsucus.-.N T.. Fa,saer.
FLEAs. Sir J. Darlington says That Cur.
ran had perfect horror of feas I" Nor was
this very extraordinary, since those vevInin
seemed to show him peculiar hostility, If they
infested house, my friend said that thev. N.
ways Aocked to his bed chamber, when ihey
heard he was 10 sleep there l Eecolleet hia
being dreadfuly annoyed in this way AZ Car
low; and, on making his complain. Ia tho
morning to tho woman Of the house. sbv heav.
ems! madam, cried be, they were In such
numbers, and seized my carcass with SO much
ferocity, that, if they had been u,a,,l,noas, and
all pulled ono WY, they must have dragged
me out OF we'd entirely ~ Y .4gericaH.
| The man who contents himself to day with
that which he, has, will coHtept himsAf To-
iSorruw with that which l,a mSS have