Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-09-20

xeniwred in a small boat 20 their relief. altho'
thew were so nelNihe falls that the water had
hecTme very rough. The boat passed on
inst above the falls, where Il remained when
The writer LEFT on Wednesday.
The whole circumstances as related by the
Young man are most deeply interesting and
affecting, and although too deeply affected
when he told the story the next day, 10 give
connected chain of the event, yet he nantes
ted during the transaction a presence Of mind
in erecting sails. closing windows. &c. which
would have been creditable to ripper years,
and no doubt saved them from the destruc-
ton that awaited them from below.
The boat had horse on board, which they
forced overheard during the time of their
greatest peril, hoping he would reach the
Canada shore; but the puDr animal made
his grave in the vortex below.
Hints for Heaith.-Persons in health should
never from any circumstance, take medicine.
The custom. which prevails in some families Of
administering nhysc in the spring aud fall to
prevent the attack Of diseases is preposterous
In the extreme. The only sure safeguards
are TEMPERANCE in eating and drinking, aI'H
carefully adapting the clothing to the change
of the atmosphere. Persons in the vicinity
of contagious disorders must carefully attend
to these prescriptions, and by proper exercise,
cheerful recreation. and strict regard to clean
illness, preserve the mind in a state of cheer
(ulness and activity. It is absolutely neces-
sary for those visiting warm climates to ab-
stain from the use Of sDirituous liquors. The
great cause Of mortality among our seamen
visiting the West India ports, may be traced
to the use of liquors, which heat the blood
and induce (eyers 10 those warm climates
One sick person only should occupy the same
apartment. The bed should be mattrass in
case Of a fever, 10 preference to- one Of frath-
ers. The room should BE- we'll ventilated, the
light excluded and it should be keptin state
OF the most perfect cleanliness. The intro
duction of visitors 10 a sick chamber should
ALWAYS be avoided, as the air becomes vitiated
and unfit for respiration, and their presence
! and conversation are apt to disturb the patient
J The room of the sick should always be kept
| quiet aud free as possible from noise and talk.
ing.-Jowrnal Of Health.
| MORAL INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY.
| Few men suspect, perhaps no man cUmpre
! hends the extent OF the support given by re-
| ligiOn To every virtde. No man perhaps Il
aware how much Our moral and social senti
ments are fed from this fountain; how pow
erless conscience would became without thu
belief Of a God; how palsied would be hu
man benevolence, were there not the sense .
higher benevolcnce to quicken and silstali
it; how suddenly the whole social fabric
would quake, and with fearful crash. sinl
into hopeless ruin, were the idea of futur
! life to 30 utterly erased from every mind
! nnO. lat tLnp.Nvrhlv huliacA that thai
are the work Of chance--that all their i'm
provements perish forever at death; that tn
| weak have no guardian, and the poor NJ
avenger; that an oath Is unheardin Heaven
that secret crimes have no witness but tn
perpetratOr; that human existence has no pur
| pose, and human virtue no unfaing friend
that this brief life issevery thing to us, ant
death is total, everlasting extinction; ono
let men thoroughly abandon religion, ant
who can describe the extent Of the desolatiol
which would follow? m
We hope, perhaps, that human laws ant
natural sympathy would hold society togeth
er. As reasonably might We believe tina
were the sun quenched in the heavens, ou
torches could illuminate, and our fires quick
4 en- and fertiliZe these reatiOU. What is ther
in human nature to- awaken respect and ter
derness il man is the unprotected insect {
the day? Erase all thoughts and fear of Go
from community, and sclfshness and sens,l
atty would absorb the whole man. Appe
tte knowing no restraint, and poverty ant
suffering no solace.Or hope, would frample il
scorn upon the restraints Of human laws
Virtue, duty and principle, would be mocke,
and spurncd, as unn,eaning sounds. A sor
did self-interest would suPplant every othe
( feeling and man would become, in fact
what the theory Of Atheism declares him t
be, companion for the brutes.
Collects Relics Of Literature.
Arab Account o Debtor and Creditor.-Cor
poral punishments are unknown among tn
Arabs. Pecuniary fines are awarded. what
ever may be the nature Of the crime Of whicl
n man is accused. Every offence has it
! fine ascertained 10 the court Of Justice, an,
the nature and amount of those graduated
fines are well known to the Arabs. All in
sulting expressions, all acts of violence,
blow however slight. (and blow may differ il
its degree Of insult according TO the part struck
and the infection Of wound from whicI
even single drop Of blood flows, all hav,
their respective fines fixed. The judges sen
tence IS sometimes to this effect .-Bokhy
called Djolan an angry dog -Djolan return
ed the insult by 4. blow upon Bokhyt's arm
then Bokhyt cut Djoian's shoulder with
knife. Bokhyt therefore owes to Diolon-