Litchfield enquirer., 1832-08-16
No. 1O.-WnoLE No. 522.


ment. Perhaps there is no individual who
cannot improve his characteristic habits
ms manners, by commencing this plan Of
( rigid self-examination.
ouch a prnctlce--or any similar employ
ment-woHld take away attention from The,
gloomy contemplation of the pestilence.-
we have seen It remarked somewhere. of
the great plague that desolated London
two centuries ago, that during the ferocity
OF the pestilence, the people were gayer,
livelier, and more addicted to amusemen,s
! than ever. The same remark has also
been recorded of the plague, in Athens two
| thousand years ago. This public ebulli-
tlon OF the animal spirits is very natural
EFFORT OF the mind to get rid Of that panic
winch always accompanies pestilence.-
For it is we'll known that nothing SO I'M
nerves the whole system as dread and ter-
! ror. 80
But Of all the refugees for the timid to fiys
10 we Know nothing so invigorating--so
efectuai--so saluiary as the innocent en-
Joyments of domestic and social life
Public amnsements are dull---heavv and
tiresome-priva.e life and its yirtuous
pleasures and pursuits are tho best refuge
for the afflicted, the timid, and the fearful.
Coar. & Eng.
The I"donitabiiity Of the Fly.---Im-
aglne the cndeavor to tame q Rv! IT il
obvious that there is no getting at him: he
does not comprehend you he knows
nothing about you; it is doubtful in spit.
ofhis large eyes, whether he ever sees YOU.
at least 10 any purpose of recogniton.--r
How capriciously and provokinglv he
glides hither and thither What angles
and diagrams he describes in his locomo-
tions,- seemingly without any purpose He
will peg away at your sugar, but stop him
who can when he is done with it. Thump-
ing (if you could get some fairy stick that
should do it with impunity) has no effect
ON creature who shall bump his head
half the morning at pane of glass, and
never learns that there is no getting
through it. Solitary Imprisonment would
be lost on the incomprehensible little
wretch, who can stand still with as much
pertinacity as he can hustle about, and will
stick whole day in one posture. The
best thing to be said of him is, that he Is
as fond of cleaning himselfa as cat, doing
it much in the same manner, and that he
often rubs his hands together with an APP
pearance of great energy and satisfaction.
Neo Monthly Magazine.
Chloride, though very good in its place,
is very bad out of its place; it is out of its
place both in a sitting or sleeping room, as
the exhalation it imparts to the atmosphere
is very deleterious to the lungs. The first
effects are generally vertigo, and diff
Guilty Of breathing, followed by diabolical
dreams and the night-mare. Keep all
| your apartments clean, and there will be
no occasion for chloride, and no danger of
| pulmonary complaints. - os. Nora. Post.
i. Anti- Cholera I'recautions.--- writer
in the New-York Evening Post throws
! out some novel suggestions, which, no
doubt, will be well received, and acted up
to by all concerned. We quote few Or
| them Boston Trans.
| Milk-men should be compelled 20 wa
ter their milk from wholesome pumps.---
Brackish and impure wateris an insalubri-
Gus diluent. and an efficient exciting cause
Of Cholera. ~
All SAFES % loSWoou pOrts ana goose.
berry champagne, should be suspended.
Custom House Officers SHOULD bo staS
toned along the Connecticut frontier to
stop tho importation Of oak and cabbage
leaf cigars. H a
Litigation discomposes the temper and
irritates the nerves---ergo, lawyers should
endeavor to promote amicablc arrange
menls amongst their clients.
Scolds, termagants, speeci-making poIi-
ticians and disputaiious physicians should
DO confined in the Lunatic Asylum till the
danger has passed. They promote one Of
the supposed symptoms ofthe epidsmic---
q buzzing In the ears. g
As cheerfulncss is efficacious as d pre-
ventive, every man should look as much
like an Alderman rs possible. and every
Ilady should initiate the dashing, noncha-
lance manner ofibe amiable and good ma
tured Pironette. 9 I9sl ss
you see half dozen iauiis ii 4 va.
man you may rest assured She has i hum
drcd virtues TO counterbalance them. r.
love your faulty, and foar your faultIsss
women. When you see kllsl Il termed i
faul,less woman, dread hos IS r0is would D
haansifal enaka Tt ~. "