Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-06-23
has Cowper said

has Cowper said
by ceaseless action all that is subsisis;
Constant rotation of tho unwearied wheel
That nature rides upon, maintains her health
Her beauty, her fertility. She breads
An insiant's pause, and lives bu. while she
moves.
Here, then, is positive gam for the
practical man. Health is "the poor mans
riches" Whatever conduces to 1t -
worth more than money. Even those
who are athletic, or work at trades which
give them constant motion, do not the
less need something OF this sort. 1t IS
not mere muscular exertion which pre-
serves and restores health. There may
be great bodily efforts with no better re-
suit than fatigue. What every man re-
quires, when the day is gone, is some
thing between work and play, which shall
break the train of moody thought, repair
the waste Of nervous elasticity, and put
the jadcd mind in good humor with it.
self and others.
When the mechanic, after his evening
repast, goes out to wafer his flowers, eve
ry thing lie touches is Ills OWN; and
nothing 80 much his own as the tree he
planted, or the shades he gathered. lie
is refreshed and tranquilized, and grows
into the love of Home. These pleas
ures are nightly increased if he sees a
round him his children paltaking IN his
tolls and joys, and cheering one aRosher
TO work or sport with the merry laugh,
while the wife's voice, heard within, as
she sings contentedIy over the cradle,
adds lovely music to the scene. This
is picture Of which the original may
be found in many poor but happy fam
lily; would that it were in all! Under
such shades as these, domestic quiet
loves to reside. This is the ausplcious
spot for the Incompatible satisfaction OF
pure and undetied Religion.
Contrast with this a case which we
are often called to witness. The me-
chane or laborer who has worked harS
all day. AT the close Of his tolls he
turns his face homeward. But he has
not provided or cherished at his dwell
ing any strong attraction. No refine
ment Of taste has softened his spirit. 1t
has been too much his practice TO pass
his leisure hours elsewhere. He feels
the need Of some relaxation. He is Ian
guild from fatigue, and sullen from the
disgust Of labor. In such condition
he is easily attracted to the bar-room.-
Here amidst the odors Of liquor, he for
gets his previous listlessness and anxiety,
to become the victim Of an unnatural and
dangerous excitement. The glass, the
jest, and the song, make the evening fly
swiftly. Late at night he wends his way
home-if not intoxicated, yet humbled,
disconnected and peevish. No children
greet him with their joyous laugh; the
neglected little creatures are asleep; and
the sad wife is awake only through anx-
ious expectation of her husband. l am
not extrnvagant in tracing much Of the
misery in such case, to the want OF
taste FOR those little things which make
oAe's home fair aud desirable.
Therefore it is that would have eve-
ry friend Of his country to use his infu'
ence in casting charms around the work.
ing mans home. OF moral and rclg-
ious attractions, this is not the place to
speak; but in humber circle, namely,
in the decorations of the farmhouse and
he cottage, see a neglected mine Of
innocent pleasures. Men will seek en-
oyment; they cease to be men when
hey do not. If they have it not at horne,
hey will seek it abroad. Ii they have
no cleanliness or quiet within their habi-
ations, they will have some substitute in
he trumpery, glitter and narcotic fumes
Of the tavern.
Will you say, after this, that there is
no moral in my subjecti am sure you
will not. AS general observation, l
have never seen idle or profigate SONS
issuing from the cottage Palng which
has been decked by their own infant
hands. And, on the other hand, it would
require a stoical love Of virtue for his
own sake, to make any youth love the
foul, smoky, fenceless cabin Of thrift
less father. Sveeien home and you close
nine out q ten doors to temptation. .New-
ask papes. AUsTRALIs.