The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-03

To Superficial observer, appears oi Sliidii
moment, We wish to speak word of eau
ton. Our subject is that of the common
every day conversation OF mothers witt;
their children.
When giving TO your children commands.
be careful that yoa speak with becoming
dignity, as if, moi only the right, but the wis
dom, also, to command, was with you. Be
careful not TO discover jealousy that your
inlunctions NAV not he attended to, for It
the child sees that YOU have your doubts,
they will lead the child to doubt too Be
cautious never to give your commands in
loud voice, nor in haste. Ifyou must speak
loudly in order to he oheyed, when it is not
convenient TO raise your voice You must ex-
pect to be dlsobeyed; and if it he conven-
lent for you to speak loudly, you must re-
member that it is incongenient for Others to
hear it,
But with regard to manner, he careful to
speak in a soft, tender, kind and loving way.
Even when you have occasion to rebuke, he
careful to do it with manifest Kindness
The effect will he intellectually better
When you are obliged to deny the request
that your child may make, do not allow
yourself to do this with severity. 1t Is
enough for our little ones to be denied of
what they may think they want, without
being nearly knocked down with sharp
voice ringing in their tender ears.
Ifyou practice severity, speak harshly,
frequently punish in anger, you will hnd
Your children viii imhibe your split and
manners. Figst yoss ,,ill find tho; they VIII
treat each other as you tre1t them; and
after they arrive to little age, they will
treat yon with nnknd an unhecomnT re-
plies. But if You are wise, and treat your
little ones with tenderness, you will fix the
image of love in their minds, and they will
love You and each other, and in their con-
versaiion will initiate the conversation
which they have heard from the tenderest
friend which children have on earth.
Conscience. From the Broken You,
one ola series Of tales jlst published, is cop
led the following torcibe description of that
internal monitor, which is Justly designated
as the umpire of Deity :-"Consrience is the
dlvlnest gift Of God to man; it is that which
ever speaks, if man would listen, ofan Om-
nipresent Deity. 1t is not the thunder peal
nor the flashing lightning 1t is not the rag
ing of the ocean storm, nor the terrific fu-
ry of a tornado; nor the fiery boiling of the
lava from its mountain furnace it is none of
these that speaks TO the heart of man, but
the spirit within him. that says these are the
avenging forms of an offended God. Con-
science Il is the consciousness, deeply i'm
planted in the soul, OF the existenre of the
unacceptable presence of Superior Being !;
and its upbraidiRgs are The torrents, the self
ahasement, and the confusion of one who
knows himself TO be standing before ii Justly
offended Judge. Let man have sickness
and sorrow, and scorn, and shame of face,
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be poured out of vials of wrath upon suf-
fering humanity, and he may hear all with
patience, save the undying horrors of IA re-
proving conscience"
APPARENT RENEWAL OF LIFE. The fol-
lowing experiments on the action Of Galva-
ME excite:nent--a fluid in many respects re-
sembling Electricity, and 10y some Phlloso-
pliers, supposed to resemble, or indeed to he
the same as the vital or the nervous fluid,
are extracted from the last number of The
American Journal Of the Medical Scienc-
es," published at Philadelphia.
OF the numerous experiments which have
been instituted to verify the Analogy he
tween Galvanism and the nervous action,
those of Wheinhold are not the least inter-
csting. lie ieheaded rat, and after pull
sation and muscular action had completely
ceased, he removed the spinal marrow, and
filled the spine with an ainalgum of Quick
silver, Zinc, and Silver. Immediately the
throbbing of the arteries, recommended, and
the muscular actions were renewed, which
could not be distinguished from those pro-
duced by the influence OF the spinal marrow;
the animal made many leaps, &c.
He filled with the same amalgum, the
skull and spine of another cat, which did
not give any sign oflife the animal became,
during % minutes, IN such state of vital
tension, that it raised its head, opened its
eyes, looked steadily, and attempted to walk
and endeavored to rise after falling down
frequently. During all this time, the ciTcn-
lation and pulsation were very active, and
continued for quarter of an honr. after the
chest and belly we've opened. The Secte-
ton Of the Castle Juice was evidently more
abundant than formerly, and the animal heat
was perfectly re established.
Attempts have also been made, with par
tial success, to initiate the process Of diges-
ton in dead animals, by the action of Galva-
nism.
Truly, if the correctness of these expert.
ments he confirmed by further observations
we need scarcely despair of the final attain
ment Of the PrOmethean Art.
Sir Isaac Newton was once riding over
Salisbury plain, when a hoy keeping sheep
called to him, " Sir. you had better make
haste on. or you win get wet jaGket.'
Newton, looking round and observing nei-
ther clouds nor speck OIL the horizon, jog
ged on, taking very little notice of the rus
ties information. He hid made hut IA few
miles, when storm suddenly arising wet
+ ted him to the skin. Surprized at the cir
cumstance, and determined. if possible, to
ascertain how an ignorant hoy had attained
a precision and knowledge liz the weather
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