Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-09

Mick. That can't; but knew 1t was quite
a young thing when first saw 1t:
Commissioner. Quite new l suppose you
mean. Mr.. Flanagan.
Mick. Faith don't your Reverence, name
quite young; for it was not the b'sness VI my nan"
when I clapped my two good looking eyes up0'
Commissioner. You don't mean to say II grew rev
to its present size from something Oh S'na''e'
description.
Mick. Don't indeed. but do, your onor;
for if it was the last word had to say. remem-
Der when it was nothing but a pocket pistol: =, a
loud roar of laughter here put the business vi ule
court to stand still, and the Commissioners
themselves could no longer preserve their gray.
| ity. Mick looked astonished, for ne oid no'
seem advised of his having said any thing Parue-
ularly humorous-but he was sill more astohlsn-
ed when he was ordered out OF the court Ior nis
barefaced impudence, and saw the gun safely de-
livercd into the hands of Mr.. O'lheley' VINO KISS
ed it with as much feryor, as II he had just re-
covered long Tort relative. c,u~
Mr.. Fagan also looked amazed at the failure
of his ingenious defence, and went away swearing
he would employ Lawyer Philips to bring the
matter before the House of Lords.
-sesa7esas
From No. ii Of the Journal Of Heath.
The vernal equinox is past; spring will ere long
make its approach, and nature hold her festival
Poets delight 10 celebrate the advent OF gentle
spring, the wind.winged emblem OF hope, and
love, and youth and gladness. We would not
mar such fair picture by ill-timed shading. Let
it remain to be enjoyed by all who have taste
for natural beauties, and are blessed at the same
time with the buoyancy of health and constltu-
tional vigor. We would however that 1t should
be temporarily enjoyed by even this description
of persons. Our province leads US not to turn
away ungraciously or ungratefully from the rich
stores of the seasons, which bountful providence
spreads before us, but rather to Proong the plea
sures by temperate and discriminating use.
The sluggish movements & pale shrunk skin IN
duced by wintry cold are now succeeded by the
light bounding step, carnation tint, and sparkling
eye. The tendencies of all animated nature, even
to the vegetable creation, are expanslve-parts
of the body, before, in a measure torpid, are now
excited-the senses are more acute, the feelings
and intellect more susceptible of varied and ell
ergetic display. All the sjmpathies between Or
gans are now dou5ly active. The great changes
of temperature, and in the direction and force Of
0
from another as greatly as summer, is at variance
with winter, are attended by corresponding mu-
tations in the activity of the functions of the liv-
ing body. The skin warmed and excited to
perspiraton in the noon tide sun, will without due
precaution. be chilled and have its pores sudden
" closed by the keen, cold air of the evening and
night.
The hurried breathing and circulation, by the
active exercises of vernal day, are often causes
Of painful palpitatons, pains in the sides and
headaches, especially when they coincide wltha
sudden obstruction of perspiration. The sensi-
biities of the digestive organs being increased,
the full diet of winter, will if persisted in, give
rise to fever, land aid in involving Inflammation of
the lungs or of the liver or rouse into action la
tent irritations of the skin. In fine there is
general tendency to perturbation in the vital
movements of the animal economy. Every part
is prone to be excited, and to transmit its dstur
Dances to other parts Is the skin obstructed in
its Office, it makes the throat, lungs and muscles
sufer-as we see in sore threats, coughs, pleuri-
sizes, splitting of blood, and rheumatism. Let the
stomach be over tasked. and the complaints of the
dyspeptic are redoubled-hushed cheeks and sick
headache become his constant companions. The
person who has suffered from intermittent fever
during the preceding autumn, is now in danger
vi d ictuln vi tlocdScs Oout anu dpOpicAJs
excessive mental excitement, and madness itself,
not unfrequently mark the vernal equinox. Scrof-
ula, little troublesome during the winter, now
breaks out with renewed violence-the glands or
small round bodies along the neck, on each side,
become enlarged and painful. and if neglected
they ulcerate. Diseases of the skin, whether tet-
ter or others, are also troublesome at this time,
and give their possessor most unpleasant notice
of the rousing of sensbities, which had been, in
measure, dormant through the winter.
This may strike the reader as dark catalogue,
and a most startling and painful contrast with
the highly coloured and enchanting accounts of
the poets. We hope it may arrest his attention,
and guide him to profitable musing on the risks
to which he Is exposed. No one can boast his
entire immunity, from danger, and consequent
freedom from the necessity of precautions. These
we shall give with plainness and brevity They
consist mainly in attention to clothing exercise,
and diet. No sudden, or, for length of time
yet to come, any, diminuton of the winter cloth
ing should be attempted. Exercise should be