Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-20
DOMESTIC ECONOMY

The writer doubted, from the patnr,
subject whether the following article coDS u N'
perly be assigned 10 the department Of Jo, pro
economy protesting that he has no scs rU.esl,
children. and however great the blessing h.. Of
or could find out the economy of the nai,a "e as'
thought it ought to be transferred to rho r. n,
Department., but we told him. expr,..Ir 1 a..
not intended to be perused by them.-Fy" va
Farmer. ="
THE GREAT DEsIDERlruv
We recommend to all young married
whether with or without children, to furr;.tp ,pr'
selves with one of the newly invented Ia ,.; ulea
and self-moving-Reed's patent Cradles: hc..
if they have no children, nor prospect, b ..aas
they still hope to have, nor will there ba p n
peace in the house, five may believe in rS''g''
ture, until there beat least not until ,b. iL,'P
couple get so old as to learn to transit, 'o ,.
hopes of happiness from sublunary thins ., gs
ven that is above all" F'
The old fashioned cradle. as we have b,..r
assured, has proved TO be the grave Of m, wei
dear little darling, that blended in 4 vs,J.,ii
manner, as all pretty babies, especially Ss f.
born, do, the fathers fire and the mobprs Wy Wy
ness of expression. 1t. rotary, ciurcI,EE. ~,
ton, say the wise sons of Galen, shake. m . asI
puts in commotiOn the soft and vet uofdr~ rai
brain-imfammation supervenes. & the field.
troyer" comes; or if not quite SO bad. Yeti ~,
dies The milk on the stomach, and eve. tho ma,
little innocent the collie. to such decree thu,
has been knownin many cases to make them rr,,,
eyed.
We too, as well as the Editors of the Eucu;,.,
have seen the cradle here described. and can NJ,
nounce it the - very thing''-the great de.,I.
ratum. But the greatest virtue has been left m
told A friend of ours, in the CITY of Knid,,
bockers, who had attained to certain s,ar
when men begin to be yclept :. old bacheIof,r
determined tie eschew that reprOach. and took
himself lovely wife. The honey moon pa.,.i
sweetly by, as usual in such cases: but sfs
some months, he began, cruel man, to muse and
mourn over the uninterrupted health of hi. bette
half. Secretly he longed tohear Of certain syms
toms. Friends began to drop their hints-mar.
ried ladies, arch knowing ones, began to eer and
ttter--in short. he saw, or fanced that he saw.
shade of anxiety on the brow of his fair lads.
anu WAS SctuiiS Sui ecuil UNEASY hiihsel' ndP
PLY, as he related it to me, he boldly proclaimed
to his friends that he was the happiest Of men--
that his good star was in the ascendant
bought one of READS CRADLES, horizontal
motion-ordered it home to '.my lady's cham
ber,"-and whether it re-inspired that conf
dence, which is half the battle in more field
than one, or possesses some intrinsic virtue i
that way, so it was, it acted like charm
and fear and doubts soon passed away like cloud
before the sun from the hills of Morven; when
saw him last week, his countenance was "brisl
as the coming forth of the morning from the cIolc
of an early shower''-he was the proudest am
happiest man in all that great city, except-tN
brave spirits that saw stirring and serving tbel
friends from bowl of apple toddy, as large a
the bell of st. Paul's. Mem the host was II
Eastern Shore Marylander!