Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-10-26

sufficient to quench their thirst is hurttul to
them. This may be true, and yet so far
from being an argument against the exclu-
Sve use Of cold water as drink, ii is in its
favor, because it is the fever excited by these
unnatural stimulants which calls for guam
tty Of water so great as 10 be hurtful.-
Whoever dispenses with the stronger drinks
will be satisfied with a moderate quantity OF |
water, which benefits instead of injuring
him
Stimulating food: prepared with high
seasonings, may have the same tendency to
create unnatural thirst as strong drinks
The two act reciprocally, each creating and
increasing the demand for the other. In
flaming food calls for infaming drink, and
inhaming drink calls for inAaming food, Ell
Their alone being unable to keep up the fire.
Then if oppressed nature, thus outrageously
preyed upon, calls in agony for cup of ma
lures beverage toquench the devouring fire.
the moment the enemy is in any measure
subdued and the poor animal is allowed re-
taxation sufficient 10 examine the wounds
and feel the pain, the hue and cry is raised
against cold water, animal natures best
friend, the very friend that has just been
called in against its consuming enemies
What more unkind, ungrateful, unnatural ?
Let those who declaim against water, and
who may now really think it hurtful, abstain
from the strong drinks long enough for pros
trate nature TO recover from her wounds and
they will then be in a condition to Judge
whether it is natures own beverage, or The
drafts of consuming fire, that has injured
them
AND J.-Those who prepare matter for
the press, should make distinction in the
construction Of these capital letters. In
common composition, they are readily dis
tnguished by the connections also in pro-
per names, when the name is 1rritten ont ;
but when the initial only is given, of per-
son or place unknown, there is no other way
10 distinguish but by the formation of the
characters.
These remarks have been elected by our
having had, lately, TO do with manuscript in
which the formation Of these letters was con-
founded. In writing -. Ide," brother
shaped the two capitals as near alike as it
could be done by good penman. In this
instance, however, no difficulty was presen-
ted TO u.s. because we knew the name but
any one unacquainted with the name, seeing
these initials constructed alike and standing
so near together, would have more reason
to suppose that the former stood for ira or
Isaac, than for John. There were other
names in the same manuscript with which
we were unacquainted, which presented US
the difficulty here referred to, so that to
guess was the best that could be done in
! the case: our brother, therefore, who pre-
pared the manuscript will, in justice, not
fault the printer or proofrcadcr, if they in
one or two instances have CHANGED to guess
wrong.
Penmastccs should teach learners to make
the necessary distinction, and those who
have not been so taught should teach them
selves. We are no penmaster, Lut will ven
ture to suggest that the easiest distinction,
or at least one that is easy enough, is, tc
keep the above the line and bring part Of
the J below.
ATTENTION, THE HUMANE =
CAIvIN RAopprr con &c naocop q A., VIA
BARRETT of Brookline, VT, left this town
in September last, with the impression, thai
II is his im7crious duty 10 60 from place tc
place, expOundlng the Scriptures and teach
ing men the ways Of righteousness. Such
were the circumstances under which he lief
: his parents, that his relations and acquain
5 tances are fearful that he is delirious, ane
will suffer from want and unkind treatment
His father having spent several days il
search of him, in vain, his friends, one o
y whom is an aged grandmother, who it l.
" feared, in consequence Of this afIliction, viii
be brought to her grave, request US, the Tn
dersigned, 10 inform christians and tn,
! public generally, that he is a member of tn
Baptist Church in this place, in good stand
! ing and highly esteemed by all. His rela
$ tives desire that he may be kindly receive,
) wherever he may be, should any one see O
J hear Of him.
u He is young man about 81 years of age
> nearly feet in height, slender built, lit
tie STOPPING forward, long favoured, dar
complexion, with dark full eyes and dar]
II hair. When he left his parents, his dres
II was a black coat and pantaloons, and
~ palmleaf hat considerably worn.
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