Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-18

Very respectfully, your,
We have published Col Beal's letter as il
came to our hands, leaving the public to DC
eide whether or not this veteran Of the Revolu-
ton can or cannot swrile fiji for the public
eye C-EDIroRs.
Remarks on Laiempsrnnce By m English Physician
"'The strongest liquors are the mos: weaken
ing In proportion to the power which The
draught itself possesses, is that which 1t uhl-
ma,ely deducls from the person into whose sto-
mach il is hajiiua!ly received. In state of
ordinary he@l;h, ard in macy cases OF disease,
generous Diet may be Salty and advantageous
" recommended. Blu, in diet, th" generous
ought 10 BIZ distinguished from the stimulating,
which latter is almost exclusively, but on &C,
count Gifts evil operation upon the frame, very
Improperly called good living Tie INDECENT!
wretch whose scanty fare is barely sufficient 10
supply The materials Of existence, aud the NJ
less wretchcd dcbauchec, whose luxurious in
dulgence daily acccleraics dhe period Otis de-
struclion, may both DC said, with equal propri-
ETY. TO iise hard. Hilarty is&ot health, more
especially when il has been reused by artificial
means. The fire Of in'cmpcraace often liumi-
mates, al The very time that il IS consuming is
victim. 1t is not until after Tie blaze OF an ell
ectric rusca,ion, mat its deprtdatioDs are
exposed Stimuli sometimes produces kind
Of artificial genius, as well as vivaci,y. They
lift mans intellectual al faculties, as well as his
feelings Of enioymen', above their ordinary le-
vel. And ifby The same means, they could he
KEEP, for any length Of time IN tina, state Of ex
aliation, it might constitute something like a
specious apology for having had recourse TO
them. Bat. unfortunately the excitement Of The
system Can in no instance be urged above its ac
cuslomed and natural pitch, without being sue
oeededby correspondent degree ofdepression.
Like The fabulous tone Of Sysiphus; 1t inva
r.. bly, begins to fall as soon as it has reac he'd
the summit, and the rapidily Of its subsequent
descent is almost invariably in p6porton to
the degree Of its previous elevation. Genius,
in this manner forcibly raised, may be compar-
cd TO those fireworks, which, at CT having made
a brilliant figure in the sky Tor a very short
time, fail 10 the ground and exhibit miser-
able fragment, as the only relic Of their precc>
ding sp,endor.
The man who has been the slave Of Intem.
perance must renounce her altogether, or she
will insensiby re-assume her despotic power
With such mistress, If lie seriously mean 10
discard her, he must indulge himself in no dal-
lance or delay. He must not allow his lips a
taste Of her former fascination. webb, the &C.
leorated walker, who was remarkable for Vi
gour, bo:h Of body ana mind, drank nothing
bu, wafer. He was one Gay recommending his
regimen 10 d friend VINO loved line, and urged
sim with great earnestness, to quit course of
luxury, by which his he alh and in,ellects would
be eventually destroyed.The gentleman appear
ed convinced, and told him that he would con-
form to his counsel, though he though, he could
not change his course fife at once, but would
leave off strong liqours by degrees BY de-
grees,' exclaims the other with Indignation, 'if
you should unhappIY fall into The fire, would
you Caution your servants top pull you out only
by degrees"