Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-05
NO. AZ
TO MrN

a gradual progress. He begins by slight.
occasional departures from r~ectitude. and
goes from one degree Of guilt to another.
till conscience becomes scared, and vicious
propensity strong. the habit Of indulgence
fixed and character ruined.
Nothing is more obvious than this conncc~
ton between the beginning aud consumation
Of evil; and yet hardly any thing is more
difficult than TO convince the young Of its re-
al'ty. In entering upon wrong coarscs, they
have not the least expectation or lear of its
drcadful issue.-They mean not TO proceed
beyond the point OF safety; aud they have
no doubt they can easily effect an escape
when danger appears; but ere they are aware
they are arrested by the iron grasp Of habit.
and ruined forever.
Take for example the young man who oc-
cAsionslly drinks to excess in the social cir
Gle, he does NOT dream that he Is entering
upon a course that win probably end in con-
iirmed intemperance. He means no harm:
he says OF the Sin, is il not a little one? there
can be no danger in il. But soon his hawds
are made strong and he becomes the slave Of
a scottish vice.
And thus il is with vicious practices. How
ever slight at FIRST, they tend, by a strong and
necessary impulse, TO the point OF utter de-
lpravity of principle and ruin Of character.
There is no safety. but in guarding against
the first appearance OF evil To step upon
forbidden ground, is TO throw ones self into
the power of the destroyer; and, il God in
terpose not to deliver, ruin is inevitable. It
was a wise saying among the a~ncients, thae
the way of vice lies down hill, If you take
but a few steps the motion becomes so impe-
%tuous, and violent, that il is impossible for,
you to resist t.-Philadsphia .adycrtise~.
] r.r.oru Dr1r.nre - ~-xu
Rise early. Walk or ride for an hout
or two, then eat a hearty substantial break
fast. Let your other meals be moderate, and
use exercise freely. (by waking, skipping, or
in any other way before going to bed. This
receipt has lately been recommended in
strong terms by Sir Ashley Cooper, and ma
ny others Of the most eminent physicians and
surgeons in London. Its first direction is
consistent with Franklip's well known max
im--"Early 10 bed and early to rise, villa
make a man healthy, wealthy and wise" Its
direction equally agrees with a well known
kcouplet-"After dinner, sit a while, q. G. a
few minutcs) after supper walk a mile.'
2 Keep your feet warm, q. Q. by excrcisel
your head cool, by temperance. aud your bo-
dy open, t. g take great care TO avoid cos
hseness) This was the golden rule OF Boer-
have, tho greatoet physisia. ri, rrvdvrn, or
| probably in ancient times, who concluded his
advice by saying something to this effect, "If
people would only observe these plain, sim
pie rules, and would avoid a current Of air
as they would an arrow. physicians would be-
| altogether an useless class Of beings"
8. For children:-Give them plenty OF
them nave plenty Of sleep; and they will sell
dom, If ever, all them any thing That is,
milk is The very best diet; they must be warm
ly clothed; must be much out OF doors; and
must be always allowed to sleep until they
waken Of their own accord.
And now, Mr.. Editor, | challenge any me-
deal man, or any ether Of your readers, be-
he who he may, to discover any reasonable
objections to these plain, simple rules, or to
offer Setter. If he can, | shall set him down
as a wise man, and a bcneiactor to the hui
man race. Were they my own, il would be
consummate arrogance TO say this; but they,
! are the deliberate recommendations OF the a.
hest OF mcn-and they are the obvious dc
tates OF nature.
n cure for quackevy and co,ns MIR. u. a
celebrated manufactures Of an invaluable and
infallible cure for corns, was lately seen hob
bling The streets Of a neigiboring city, with
cloth shoes on, to "ease his corps." On be-
ing asked why he did not apply some Of bis
own remedy, he answered that s'his orders
were so extensive ana pressing, that he could
not keep even a single box for his own use.'s
Nero Bedford Gazette.
Proper pride IN a Dog "A gentleman, .
good shot, who had not much to accuse him-
self OF in the slaughter OF partridges, howev-
er much he might have frightened them, at
ter Intellectually firing at some birds which
the old pointer had found for him, was de-
serted by the dog, which turned away in APP
parent disgust, went home, and could never
be persuaded to accompany the same per-
son afterwards.
Singular.-We learn from good authority,
says the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, lbat abort
an acre and a half of land on the cast shore,
in Dutchess county, IN. Y) about $ miles up
the river from Newbsrg, has fallen nearly
one hundred feet from its original level, so
that the tops Of The highest trees now stand
ing on the fallen tract are only even with the
surface Of the surrounding land. We can
think OF no reasonable way Of accounting for
this singular phenomenon unless il IS found
that a stream Of water, which we learn runs
into the river in that vicinity, has been gra-
idually undermining for years, and The foun-
dation having washed away, tue whole mass
has fallen. -
LaCor-T'he idea that labor degrades the
mind, is one IL the most mischieyous errors
If which poor human nature was ever guilty.