The Litchfield County post., 1827-06-21
From Ehe Boston Recorder x Telegraph.
 ON PAYING DEBTS.

desire an answer to the following question 1; els it duty of a Christian to pay his debts as far as he is able, even through the credit or may not have it in his power to enforce payment by law ?''
 at first thought he could not be serious. r never saw the question stated before. l never knew that this was question among Christinns, even among those, who are such only by name. Has your correspondent found new systemn of casuistry; one, which refuses to acknowledge the Bible as the stan dard of moral virtue; Has the time arrived in CAristian America, that pt'blic sentiment will bear question of this sort! had an uncle once, (peace to the memory of man of honest worth, man of piety, and learning tool who failed in trade, paid what he could, and still owed merchant for goods he had received, to very considerable amount. Af- fer the debt had been outlawed for several wears, he obtained, by fair and honorable
 means, money sufficient to cancel the debt. which had long been irrecoverable "by law" He made payment, most unexpectedly, to his creditor, who kindly refused to take the whole, saying, when he was gone, and with a mind generously affected, "7hat IS G', honest H.11s."
 Let "A" resolve the following question : 'Is voluntary honesty virtue? or, does the virtue of honesty consists in being compelled to he honest or, in more familiar stile, Is he the honest man, who pays his debts only when he cannot help it?' E. R.
 I The object of" A" is probably attained He could not have doubt to be solved on that question; he wished to excite attention to the subject, and induce people to conform their practice to their principles. A Christian observes the innocent civilities Of life, and is subject to human laws for conscience sake But a higher law is his rule of action {; one which takes cognizance of motive; one which reaches him in solitude and darkness; one which deals out to his neighbors as to himself; one which looks directly to the retributions of eternity. But how often is this law practi- cally disregarded by other men' Eds.
 Massachusetts Medical Society.-This sO- ciety held its Annual Meeting in Boston on Wednesday the 9th inst. Physicians from all parts of the Commonwealth attended the Meeting, and adopted with great nnaminity the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were ordered to be printed.
 Whereas, There is reason to believe, that the habitual and intemperate use Of ardent spirits, is often the consequence of an opinion that such liquids contribute to the health of man,-and
 Whereas, It seems to De a duty peculiarly belonging to this Society, to oppose and cor rect SO insiduOus an error:
 Therefore, Resolved, lst, That in the opn- ion of this Society, the constant use of ar dent spirits is not source of strength and vl- gour but it is generally productive of weak ness and disease.
 Resolved. 2dly, That this Society agree to discourage the use ofardent spirits, as much as lies in their power and for this purpose, to discontinue the employment ofspirtuous pre- paratiOns of medicine, whenever they can find substitutes and when compelled to use them foR any great length of time, to warn the pa tient ofthe danger of forming an unconquera- ble and fatal habit.
 Resolved, sdly, That the excessive and con stant use of wine is, in the opinion of this So ciety, a cause of many diseases; and that, though it is useful in some Ofthem, (as in the stage of weakness in fever,) its use is, in these cases, often carried too far and continued toe long.
 ResOlued, 4thly, That in the opinion of this Society, the most salutary drink for ti:c general use of man is Water and that even this pure liquid must be employed in rational and discreet manner, especially in hot weath CT ;and that five were called on to recommend some drink of more stimulating quality, we should advise the use. of Malt Liquors.
 Resolued, Justly, That this Society will use the skill of its Members, in ascertaining the best modes of preventing and curing the habit of intemperance and that for this pur- pose,a premium of Fifty Dollars shall be offer ed for the best dissertation on the subject which after being approved by the Councillors shall be read at the next Annual Meeting of the Society, and afterwards printed and that the author he requested to point out the cir cumstances iu which an abandonment of the habitual use of stimulating drinks is danger { ous, and also the effects of the use of wine, and ardent spirits on the different organs of| the animal economy.
 To carry into effect the last Resolution, the Subscriber gives notice, that the Counsellors, have directed that all Dissertations must be sent to him, post paid, on or before the lst ef March, 1923 and that each must be accom- panied by sealed paper, containing the name of the author; and the premium will be paid to the successful candidate in money or by medal or piece of plate, at his option.
 GEORGE HAYWARD.
 Rec. Sec. fthe Mass. Medical Societv. BOSTON, June 9th, 1927.
 Mystery Cnravelled.--Some time in the lat ter part of 1924. or the beginning of 1925, (we believe, horse was found dead in the woods sn fhe vicinity If Cavuga lcke and mir of