The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-16
PRrsIDrNrrAL ETIeuRrTE. The Ra-

leigh IN. C1Register gives the following
anecdote of Mr.. Adams, which is so char
acteristic of the manners of the President,
that we give it place in our columns:
During the recent session OF Congress,
a gentleman from the eastern part OF TINS
State, a warm Jacksonian, visited w ashing-
ton, and of course, had a great desire 10
see the President of the Union. lie eX-
pressed this wish to one of our Representa-
tiyes, who politely volunteered his services
to introduce him. Previously, however, 10
setting out for the Presidents house, the
gentleman wished to be made acquainted
witb.the etiquette usually observed on such
occasions, and what ceremonies, are 10 NC
gone through with on appearing before 81
august parsonage. His conductor INFORM
ed him that the President would prooapiy
offer him his hand, which, OF course ne
would ACCEPT. "What" SAID the genus
man. the President shake hands win me-
whv, 7 am told he is proud, arlstocraflcai'
and oyerbearing, and Will not del9h 70
sneak to a common man" very Wei'
renled the Representative, "you shall Judge
for Yourself" On entering the room where
the President sat, what was the gentleman
sunrise when Mr.. Adams rose, on nearing
his name announced, advanced to meet hiIl'
and rave him one of his hearty pump
sbakeg by the hand. He immediately
entered into conversation with HIM about
North Carolina, and even the District IN
which the gentleman resides, and seemed
., I.,,ov,, ~ mucb about it's affairs as he die
! himself. AFTER spending MS tIEHe very agree
ably. the gentleman rose to go. ?" Perhaps,
said his friend, the Representative, "you
would like to see the gorgeous "East Room.
81 should. indeed" saidthe gentleman--and
to the room they went " But where" said
the astonished Carolinian, is the splendid
furniture mentioned in all the papers. which
cost such an amount Of money!" "Y GU see
/ ii all, sir" said his friend. "Why," said
the gentleman, "this furniture is not better
than that Ihave at home-is it possible that
! have been the dupe of such pltiful ca
lnnlny 2" "Too true" said his friend. vi
leaving the house, the gentleman said
"never have been so mistaken In my est
mate of a mans character. Why, the Presi
dent is the plainest man I've seen IN Wash
ington, and shall go home with MY oPln
ion of him totally changed"
ARTIFICIAL THEATRE" The human
mind appears to be formed Of those mater
ais. which, to insure a goodly portion o
happiness, must, at proper times, be deyot
ed to serious reflection, and to jogial, we
innocent amusements. When the bushes
of the day, aud the necessary cares ant
anxieties of the mind are dispensed with
and the shades of evening, with their wont
; ed silence and gloom, appear, it IS natural :
4 # is proper-t6at man should turn hi
Thoughts to solemn, devotional subjects.
| Yet this, like every principle Of the mind
should be confined to rational limits for al
thouph this is an excellent, and even ne
cessGTy qualification for moral man, 1t Wi
nevertheless, if followed to the exclusion c
all social amusements, be sure to lead ma
into state of insensbility and melancholy
which is as disagreeable and lamentable
state of mind as we can easily conceive
1t is an essential requisite to our happiness
4 it is not less essential to our health, that W
occasionaIlyvisi. the scenes oflnnocentmlrt
and gaiety, to preserve the mind IN stat
nf n,iink narcahfinn nflipelv sensbllltv. an
i have been led to these remarks, by oh
serving, by advertisements, that Mr.. Rees'
now exhibiting in many of the towns in thi
vicinity, many interesting feats of art. Hi
exhibition goes by the name Of the .4rtifcio
Theatre. know not, personally, the merit
of Mr.. Rees's performances but have un
derstood, from highly respectable gentle
men, that he has conducted theatrical per
formances in several of our cities, to tn
satisfaction, and with the applause of larg
and respectable audiences. Mr.. Rpes,
have been assured, had the misfortune, il
our last war; to lose one of his limbs, 70
which he doubly deserves cur sympathy.
have no doubt, from the manner | hav
heard his performances spoken of, and iron
his numerous respectable certificates an
recommendations, that he OBSERVERS the en-
enlargement of the public.
| Freedoms Sentinel.
LTvERw0RT. The plant called liver
wort, has recently acquired, through thu
medium of newspapers considerable celeb
rity as a remedy for consumption. Its rep
utation is altogether unmerited it's admin
! istration must be pernicious in ninetv-nine
hundredths of the cases in which the lung:
are affected. It's operation IS decidediu sti0
uldnt; and the faculty well know how few
palmonic patients will bear remedies O
that description. A patient of mine insist.
ed upon using the liverwort in spite of my
remonstrances. It gradually accelerated
his pulse until a splitting of blood was the
consequence. This satisfied him, the plant
was abandoned, and his health immediately
began to improve. Like other excitants
! the liyerwort when first taken, improves the
feelings Of the patient; and hence perhaps,
in part, its popularity. Its ultimate effect
met ii t,ox,r 4. i