Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-02-24

y. The use Of infoxicdfing driak in any qasd'i-
ting The only wholesome drink, the only one
adapted to the wants of the system, y pure
water. Every drop of sheohol which is taken
into the stomach, whether in the form OF ar
dent spirits or fermented liquors, produces in
Jury; and when its use is habitually indulgedl
in, even though absolute drunkenness be mott
occasioned, the powers of life are gradually
undermined, and the system laid open TO the
inroads of serious and even fatal diseases.
| 8. Defecti0e and improper clothing: Inquiry
TO health may be.caused either by the clothes
being inadequate to defend the wearer from the
cold, or from sudden changes in the weather.
by their impeding the free motions OF the
limbs, or by their COMPRISING or binding too
firmly some part OF the body.
T. 9. The influence Of c0id.--In the more opu-
lent ranks Of society disease is produced occa-
Isionally by the unequal and imperfect diffusion
lof warmth throughout an apartment--by eS-
Iposure to the night air OF Indictment weather,
latter being heated in crowded apartments,or by
exercise, as dancing, &c In The poorer and
Iimprovident classes, cold, during the winter.
lis a continued and fruitful source OF suffering
disease.
10. Intense and byoracted application Of me
Imind.-A Alternate rest and activity, as well OF
the body as of the mind, are essential to the
Support of health. Long continued mental APP
Iplication, whether in study or the cares OF bu;
siness, wears out the system, and exhausts the
powers of life even more rapidly than protrac-
led manual laEor.
IL. Giving way to the passions. Experience
fully proves, that nothing contributes more ef'
fectuaIy to guard the system from disease. and
TO prolong life, than calm and contented state
of mind. individuals who give way on every
occasion to the influence of passion, not only
iniure materially their health, but are often
promptly destroyed. Violent anger and am
ton. jealousy and fear, have produced tht
speedy death of thousands. In cultivating al
;, amiable, peaceful and virtuous disposition
therefore man not only insures his happiness
: but promotes his health.
10. The unnecessary or imbrudent use O
at acknowledgements quackery has ruined ma
lr my constitutions. A dose of medicine takel
.dl with the view of preventing an attack of dis
ease, not unfrequenty invites one which 9th
OF erwise would not have occurred. The absur
We practice of loosing blood, on taking purgative
or and other remedies in the Spring and Autumn
he under the erroneous idea that by 50 doing. til
I'M blood is rendered more pure, should be care
ID. fully avoided -
q. The Rev. Lowland Hill when at Colleg,
was remarkable for the vivacity Of his mar
re ners, and humour of his observations. In
Ell conversation on the power OF the letter +
nd where 10 was commended that It was no lette
he but simple aspiration Of breathing, Rowlan
is rook the opposite side of the question, and il
nv sisted on its being, to all intents and purpose
al la letter: and concluded by observing that if
were not, it was serious thing to him as
tp- would occasion his being III all the days of h
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