The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-01-26
WHOLE NO. sO17.
From the Proyidenes American.

From the Providence american.
HEALTH. keep the head cool. and the
i ieet warm. and when you are slightly indis
= PoSei' Jdst day rather than have immedi.
ate recourse to medicine"
ihese are the simple.rules, given by Plu.
.arch Tor the preservation of health, Al
: this season OF the year, they are of great
practical value, and ought to be generally
observed. rheumatism, consumption. colds.
ana the numerous diseases to which the svs.
TEN IS SUBJECT, commonly have their ori0in
In wet and cold feet The thin slippers
winch are so generally used, are not friend
~ 10 sound constitution and vigorous mind.
Z ashion IN dress, hardly ever contributes to
"9ait" ana comfort, and especially that
which Characteristics the present times.
ne ha"it, moreover, which many indulge
., frequent recourse to medicine, when
signify indlsposed, is Objectionable. A
temporary pain does not fequire medicinal
care; neither can it lie removed by exce.-
slve Indulgence of the appetites. it is bet.
ter to follow the simple rules quoted above
! and then all can boast of firm and sopnI
system, buoyancy of spirits, and a vigorous
Intellect.
Woes OF INTEMpERANcE, The follow.
ing striking facts, we learn from the Bruins.
wick Journal, were communicated at the lsat
meeting OF the Temperance Society in that
town. Let him who has a hankering for
strong drink read and tremble least he be.
come as miserable an object as these
1: thin short time man in this town
sold his own coat twice, which was each
Time redeemed by the labor of his yirtuous.
industrious wife, articles of clothing belong
ing 10 MS wife, crockery from his table,
ana even blanket taken from his bed, all
for rum.
=. There is female in this town who will
sell articles OF provision, us grain. potatoes,
OF beans, by the pint, quart or peck, to
neighbors for rum.
8. A man quite recently entered store
with hall bushel of corn, all of which wns
bartered for rum, even when his family
needed it for their daily sustenance.
4. Within month wife has been driven
iIom her house on the morning of the sab.
bath to seek refuge from the brutality of her
husband, who threatened her life. Her
husband was maddeued by rum.
3. Two individuals in this town have
within Il fortnight suffered severe Injuries
In consequence of intoxication bv rum, One
fell under his cart wheel which horribly
mangled his leg-and the other had his arm
broken IN drunken quarrel.
THE WHITE BEAR. The following an.
ecdole evinces the hardhood of white
bears. Fish, which form their chief nour.
ishment, and which they procure for them
selves, being excessively scarce, great
famine consequently existed among them,
and, instead of retiring to their dens, they
wandered about the whole winter through,
even in the streets of st. Peter and st.
Paul, at Kamschatka. One of them finding
the outer gate of house open, entered,
aud the gate accidentally closed after him.
The woman of the house had just placed
large tea machine, full of boiling water,
in the court the bear smelt to it and burn
ed his nose; provoked at the pain, he
vented all his fury upon the kettle, folded
his fore paws round it, pressed it with his
whole strength against his breast 10 crush
it, and burn, himself, of course, still more
and more. The horrible growl which rmge
and pain forced from him, brought all the
inhabitants of the house and neighhorhood
TO the spot, and poor Bruin was soon des-
patched by shots from the windows. He
has, however, immortalized his memory,
anu bCNOiilC piONCIu VI lt4c lOhH
for when any one Injuries himself by his
own violence, they call him "the hear
with the tea kettle.-Kotzebue's .NetO Voy.
age Round the World.
| THE EXACT CoAcHMAN. The lats
! pIeader of the Northern Circuit was en-
/ ployed. some time before he left it, in an
action against the proprietors of the Rock.
! ingham coach On the part of the Defend
ant the coarhman was called. His exam-
nation in chief being ended, he was subject
( TO the leaders cross-eXamnation. Having
| held up the fore finger of his right hand at
the witness, and warned him to give "pre.
else answer" to every question, and not to
I talk about what he might think the question
meant, he proceeded thus: "You drive
! the Rockingham coach 20 "No Sir, do
not" "Why, man, did you not tell my
learned friend so this moment:" mo, Sir,
| did not" Nov, Sir, put it to you once
more, upon your oath, do yon not drive the
Rockingham coach?" "No, Sir, drive the
ses."-Engiish paper.
! A pedlar eighty years old, has lately died
who was the most exact man in Great Brit.
ain. Not long since, II traveller stopped ut
a small inn in Cornwall, and seeing bird
roasting by the fire, he requested TO have it
served up for his dinner. "You cannot
have it, Sir" replied the innkeeper; ii it is
cooking for Mr.. Scott" And is he here wait
ing for ?" "No, sir; hut six months ago
he passed this way, and told me to have a
bird ready for his dinner to-day, at two
o'clock and Mr.. Scott was never known
to fail in any appointment" AS he spoke,
he looked out of the window, and exclaim-
, ed, "Here comes Mr.. Scott, now must
) run out and take his horse"
DESPERATE DRuNKARD. A drunkard In
/, Ohio lately suffered dentist to pull sound
tooth and sold it to him for 60 cents, with
which he bought rum, and got drunk
W,rr No sensible man ever thourht a