The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-10-05
WHOLE NO. 1868.

p.an;1 GREAT SOURCE OF PAuPERIsM. The
| I american makes the following,
;sn' osu .e remarks, on the causes of pauper-
ism. BY the returns this wear from the indie
;ie"gaole Medical Beard of the Dexter ASYLUM
| III ItoVioence, we have the melancholy and
striking fact, fully authenticated. that ont of
~ auuits ADMITTED to the Asylum the past
| txedr' VINO nave come under the observation of
me attending physicians, nnety.eigh were in
temperate persons, being fve-sixths of all the
sua,si VINO nad 0een directly reduced to power
| y ana disease, by the use of ardent spirits -
And what made them incorporate They
| were not born so they did not become so in a
cay week, or month. What but the habit
OF temperate drinking, with the facilities Offer
ed all about the town for INDUCING in the hab-
it, has Zone this'
vi the other inmates of that Asylum, how
many who are themselves temperate, have
SeeI Ieouoeo 70 peuperism by intsmperate hus-
Thus we fine that five.sixths Of tn. exnens.
es OF supporting the poor in this town, about
$oOOO annual expenditures have their direct
origin In drinking ardent spirits The town r.
ceives for licenses, about $4,000, and expends
S5O0e for the support of the drunkards, besides
the utter and entire loss of SO many individuals.
who but Tor Hum, would be useful members Of
society
We alss learn another striking fact, from tbs
report on the condition of the ASYLUM. viz.
that out OF ten deaths, the past year, seven
were the result of intemperance, all the males
and two females
The statistics of intemperance presented un-
der our immediate observation, with an accura-
cy that cannot be doubted, furnish conclusive
evidence of the correctness of the aggregate
estimate throughout the country, of panperism
and death, resulting from intemperance.
OHIO CANALS. The fine State of Ohio. with
million OF free inhabitants, following the ex-
ample et New York, has not hsstated to expend
millions OF dollars upon her canals. Blythe re-
port OF January, 1881 it appears that $4,181,-
579 81 cents have been expended upon the
great canal and its branches and auxiliarie.:
eo4'ie6, 1t was supposed, would be requisite to
hhisn the work, exclusive of superintendent
ana engineering, it Is fair to infer that five mil.
hons will csyer the whole, and then the great
lakes VIII be connected with the Ohio river, as
well as with the Hudson, and thus (the canal
around the falls Of the Ohio being finished
there VIII be an uninterrupted inland commu.
hicatlen between New York and New Orleans,
surprising in extent any thing known else.
where In the world. In this way Ohio and the
contiguous States will enjoy the choice of
market, either at New York or Now Orleans:
an advantage not teo dearly purchased for Ohio
at the average price of $l0,555 per mile on her
canals, exclusive Of charges ofsuperintsndence
and engineering. Should the United States
continue at peace, and wisely appropriate their
superHuous resources to internal improvement,
what grand results may ultimately be expected.
Baltimore, with its railroad and Washington
city with its canal will in few years connect
tho 6hiA '-iiA Al. cAo-Afs.Ls tho Delaware
tne Susquehanna, ana the Ohio, will be Joined
through the great canals of Pennsylvania the
AiIeghanes, although they cannot be lsvellsd,
will be readily passed, and multitude of com.
municatlons OF smaller extent, but some Of them
Of great Importance, will facilitate the CONNER
cial, social, and political interchanges of this
country, which interest and policy will conspire
70 connect In one empire, compact and ndisso-
lubie, although SO extensive. Would govern
ments avoid war, how soon would they be able
TO effect the most desirable improvement, and
to augment, an hundred fold, the resources and
enloyments oftheir subjects War is madness;
1t settles nothing as to right and whom its riv-
srs OF blood have flowed, and its millions have
Psrsned, the survivors can adjust their claims
only by discussing them in spirit of conciia-
ton and Justice, which they could have better
done before they had mutually inflicted the
most dreadful suffsrings -Sittiman's Journal,
IHE KINGS ENGLISH. The subioined ORIG.
mai moroccan, says correspondent, was copied
verbatim ct literatm, from the card of an inn.
keeper at Brescis, (ltaly) being intended for
the information of English travellers 1t is I'M
rlvalled, think, for pure English.
Joarnal of Commerce.
Cireulatory. The old Inn of London's Tow
er, placed among the more agreeable situation
OF Verona's course, belonging at Sir Theodosi-
US Zignoni, restored by the decorum most in
dulgent to good thing of lfes cases, which are
faveured from every arts liable at Inn same
with all object that in concerned conveniency
OF stage coaches, proper horses but good for
ages, and coach house, Do, offers at Inn keep
er the constant hope to be honored from great
coneourse, where politeness good genius Of
meat to delight Of nations, round table, Coffee
house, hackney each men servant of place,
swttness OF service, and moderation of prices,
shall arrive to accomplish in Him all satisfac-
ton, and at Sirs, what will do the favor hon.
curing him at very Hssur'd kindness.
BEAUTIFUL APOLOGIZE. A shepherd was
mourning over the death of his fayorite child.
and in the passionate and rebellieus feelings of
his heart was bitterly complaining that what he
Loved most tenderly, and was in itself most love-
ly, had been taken from him. Suddenly a
stranger, OF grave and venerable appearance,
stood before him, and beckoned him forth into
the field. 1t was night, and not a word was
spoken until they arrived at the fold, when the
! stranger thus addressed him -" When you Sc
| lect one Of these lambs from the flock, you
choose the best and most beautiful among them.
| Why should you mourn because l, tho good
Shepherd of the sheep, have selected from these
which you have nourished for me, the one
that was most fitted for my eternal fold :"-
The mysterious stranger was seen no more,
and the fathers heart was comforted.
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SMALL PRooREss. Gentlemen" said a
member of our legislature, who rose TO give his
opinion on imprisonment for debt, +" gentlemen
my opinion is that the generality of mankind
in generai-are disposed to take the disadpan-
tags-of the generality of mankind in gensr-
al Another member who sat near him and
observing his distress, gave him pinch on the
knee, saying, "You had better sit down, my
friend, you are coming out at the same hole
you went in att Boston Transcript
J The following anecdote is related of Leasing
the German author, who, in his old age, was
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