Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1830-01-14

ing considerable bodily exertlDn, aud re.
peated exposure to the open air. As a
general rule, the very opposite should DO
pursued the robust being the best able h
bear up against the perniclous effects Of
that confinement aud inactivity, 70 which
the cMtnebled constitution will very speOd.
lily fall prey; while the latter will be
materially benefited by tho very exer,iOn
aud exposure to which Il Is supposed 10 bc
( Unadapipd.
When we examine tho individuals who
compose the various trades aud occupa.
tionS, aud find certain classes present, ve.
ry commonly, pale, meagro, aud sickly
aspcct,whilc others are repleto with health,
vigOr and strength we are not TO suppose
that because the pursuits Of ono demand
but little, aud those Of the other conslderae
BILE bodily strength, aud tho first are best
adapted to tho weakly, and the latter TO ihe
strong; we are rather to uscribe this very
difference In their appearance, TO the In
HUcmce their several occupations exert up-
on the health Of the system.
| Let the most healthy aud vigorous In.
divdUal exchange his laborious occupa.
ton Ia the open mir, for one which requires
confinement within doors, aud but little
exercise, and his ford complexion, we'll
developed muscles, und uninterrupted
health, and very speedily give place to
palcness, more or less emaciHtion aud de.
bility, aud occasionally to actual disease
Of the stomach or lungs. On The other
hand, the reverse effects viii be produced,
by tho sedentary exchanging, before it is
too late, their confnemot and inactivity,
for some active employment in the open air.
These are important considerations, an
attention 10 which, in the choice Of pro-
fcsson, would DO tho means Of saving not
little suifering,-in many instances, Of
prolonging life.
artificial Eyes.-Dr. Scudder, who has
devoted his attention to the subject Of ar.
tificial eyes, and has met with great sue
cess, ia his profession, states that he has
succeeded in accomplishing what he has
long studied to attain-which Is, to have
tho pupil of the eye contract and dilate In
the same manner az tho human eye this
is done by discovery purely his own, and
is accomplished by the rays Of light which
put ia by DR.. Scuddor, move in the head
in the same manner as tho real, and so
near resemble the human ego, that il 10 al.
most impossible TO distinguish ono from the
olher.-N. Y. AdU.
Exercise. Throughout all nature, want
Of motion indicates weakness, corruption,
inanimation and death. Trenck in his
damp prison, leaped about like a lion, in
his tctters Of seventy pounds weight, in Or
der to preserve his health; and an Illus
triOnS physician observes, know not
which is most necessary to tho support OF
the human frame, food or notion" Were
the exercise of the body attended 20 ia a
corresponding degree with that Of tho
mind, mon ofgreat learning would be more
healthy and igorous--of more general ta-
lents--of ampler practical knowledge
more happy in their domestic livcs--more
enterprising, and more attached to their
duties as men. In fine, It may with much
propriety be said, that the highest refine
mont Of mind, without Improvement oftho
body, can never present any thing more
than halfa human being. Of Health.
Marriage.-In examining the lives Of
those who have reached hundred years
and upwards, we generally find that they
were married three, four, and sometimes
five times, and had numerous children.-
This shows that marriage is conductive to
our health. That bachelors should not DO
as fair subjects for longevity as the marri-
ed does not appear to me to be difficult Of
solution. To be unsettled on so impor-
tant point as marriage, which seems so
decidedly marked out a. our natural state
in social society, must effect that serenity
ofmind that is necessary for maintaining the
equilibrium of our constitution. There
are but few circumstances like Sir Isaac
Newton. He early announced that his
studies so much occupied his mind, that
he could not devote the requisite attention
to family; and he remained, as it were
by compulsion, single, without experien-
cling any unpleasant observations. After
all tho jokes and sarcasms OF the expense
Of married men, those upon old bachelors
are for more pungent. They are, indeed,
constantly reminded Of their inferiority
in the state of society; for let as attempt
to disguise IL as we may, the good opinion
of the sea is one Of our highest gratifca-
tons. In this view the married have evi-