Litchfield enquirer., 1833-09-05
EsOm the BfOther's Magaxine.
 TIGHT LACING.

1t is not the lightest part of the mother s duty to sUperihtend the physical welfare of her offspring. This complicated and won derfGl clay Temple, rendered so precious as the shrine of an Gndyiug spirit, is Mor- thy of strict guardianship. The mother, appointed to watch its construction, to aid the harmony ofits architecture, to rejoice in its symmetry; who perceives daily how much the mind is affected tS the circum- stances of its lodgnAent, should cherish and prize the dROrtal for tke sake cf tkc iiRnsOr- tal.
 Does she attach value to the gems of in- tetlectg Let her see that the casket which contains them be not carelessly disarrang- ed ar broken. Does she pray4eg the well fare of the soul Let her seek Slsesgood of its companion, whe walks wiila<H to the very gate of tho grave, and returns to its embrace onthe morning ofthe resurrection. But single modification of this exten- sive subject is at present contemplated.- fe;, as it affects the health and life of our daughters, it ought not to be regarded with indifference by their mental guardians The injuries arising from compression of the vital parts are too numerous to be here recounted. Multiplied forms of obstruct- ed circulation, nervous disease, and organ- ic affection, are in their train. A physi- clan, eminently skilful in the melancholy science of insanity, asserts that tight lacing is prolific source of mental Arrangement. Another medical gentleman, who has been led by philanthropy to investigate this point, assures the public that tkOMsaads die annually from the severe discipline of busk and corset. The frightful internal rava- ges thus produced, have been too often ii- lustrated by dissection to admit of a doubt.
 Habits of tight lacing are the more dan- gerous, because no one will acknowledge them. Those evils that shun the light, and shelter themselves in subterfuges, are ever the most difficult to remedy. A great part of that energy which might tend to their reform Is wasted in hunting them from their hiding places. Has any young lady been known to acknowledge that she was destroying herself, that she was even un- comfortable from tight lacing? Yet the suppressed sigh, the labored respifation, the sufused conntenance, the constrained movement, confess what the lips deny.-- Pulmonory and spinal diseases, luaacy and the grave, reveal the rest.
 But is it possible, that in these days of imProved and di6nsed education. any yn,,ns female can stake the well being of her mind, and the duration of her existence upon a circumstance of dress2 Can she impede the functions of these mysterious agents. which the Almighty has put in motion, and make her shortened life a living death ?--- Can she throw binding illusion over those who would save her, and like the Spartan culprit concesl the destroyer that feeds upon her hearts btood2 we ksfosc 'thdt tt IS SO! And who that has tested the omnipotence of fashion, will doubt r. This is not the only sacrifice of health she imposes. But it is a prominent one, and let mothers look to it. Let them not be satisfied with testimony, when dsnsonstrd- tion is in ther power. Let them possess Themselves of the rudiments of anatomy. Let them at least be fully aware of the danger of stricture in the region of the lungs and heart, especially during their pe- riod of developement.
 Yet let them not finger till n,orbid hab- its have acquired strength. The ministry is among the elements of character. Let them teach even over the cradle, that |" this body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. = Let them edrlv root from the minds of their daughters, that frivolous and mad principle that the healthful action of their minds, and the perfect use of the organs through which it speaks are secondary to the vani- ties of dress. If they have received from the great Creator, the gift of sound mind and sound body" instruct them that they are to account for both. lfthey deliberately permit sin to enslave the one, or fashion to main the other, how shall they answer it to their JudgeS
 Aud hOso shall the mother aassoer t, who when the soul was put into her hand as a waxen tablet, suffered folly to deepen its impressions there, and vanity to trace its thousand likenesses. and fashion to puff out her feverish breath on tho lines that virtue had written, until what might have been polished for Heaven, was sullied and melted away. l.. H. s.
 ROCKS OF LAKE sUrERIOR.-BY GOV. CAss.
 Upon tbe southern coast of Lake Supe- rior, about fifty miles from the falls of St. Mary, are the immense precipitous cliffs, called by the voyager Le Postrail and the Pictured Rocks. Thisname has been giv- en them in consequence of the different ap- pearancss which they present to tiiS trav: