Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-08-18

CoeUETTE,- female general who
builds her fame on her advances. A CO
quette may be compared to finder, which
lays itself out 10 catch a spark, bat does
not always succeed in lighting up match.
Men are pefVerse creatures they fly from
that which pursues them, and pursue that
which flies them. Forwardness, there
fore, on the part Of female makes them
draw back, and backwardness draws them
forward. There " i'll always be this dffe
renee between coqueite and awoman OF
sense and rnodesty, that while one courts
every man, every man will court the 9th
er. When the coquctte settles into an old
maid, il is not unusual TO see her as staid
and formal, as she was previously versa
tile.
Thus wcathercocks which for awhile,
Have turn'd about with every blast,
Grown old and destitute OF oil,
Rust to a point and fix at last.
DiET.-The edibes and potsbes that
we turn into blood and bone-tlIe matter
that we metamoTphose into mind. "Sir,
said Bentley 10 one of his pupils, wbo had
predilectio for malt LIQUOR" if you
drink ale, you will think ale )" and there
was more truth 10 the avermeni than might
at first sight be imagined, for body aud
mind must assimIlate, 10 certain extent,
with that which sustaIus them Look at
the difference Of disposition between the
carniyerous and the gramnlyerous animals;
the latter, who seem 10 be natures unwea
ned favorites, are peaceful as the bosnm
upon which they browse the former,
doomed to be constantly tearing one ano
Their, anG to live by blood and slaughter,
are constltutlonally savage and lerocious
Varieties of temperament in animals will
often be found 10 have reference to the
different food 10 which each race delights,
and il is by no means improbable that the
national character uf human societies may
be modified by their lavoTlte dlet.-Ihe
taste Of each, taking that woCd 10 its most
extended acceptatl0n, may be Iraceable TO
the palate, The suPpleuess and leyi'y Of
the Italian may be derived from macaroni
and vermiceli, Dutch phegm and obsti
macy, from fiat fish, wafer zootje, and
sourkrout. sausages and win de grave the
INSTRUMENTATION Of the Irish peelers and
repealers. from potatoes; French levity.
and yiYacltV, from ragouts and champaign,
and the somewhat crude and unciviiized
character Of John Bull. from his feeding
upon huge joints Of under done beef.
Potabes have a more immediate effect
upon the formation of character than edi-
bies, because we like them better, and
therefore sympathse with them more in-
timately. IN zinc reritas, saith tho prov.
erb: intoxicallon is thought to draw forth
the real character, but tins is a mistake !:
il creates instead of developing. Ehriety
varies not with the man but with the Ii
quor. That Of ardent spirits is madden
ing fierce and pugnseious; Of strong beer,
Supplying and somnilerous +; of port and
heady wines, fond, maud!in, hiccoughing,
and heady; oil champagne, gay noisy, vi.
vacious, shrieking, and saluiatOry. | have
heard an old naval captain declare that
during the late war, a complete change
was produced in the manners OF the petty
officers, by Sir George Roses regulations
which substituted'daly free wines for their
previous allowance Of new rum and grog
When they had INDUCED little too freely
in the latter, (no very unusual occurrence
strife, blackguardism, and outrage very
often ensued similar excess in WINE
yaporated 10 laughter and huggiDg. Be-
sides sir,' added my informant, "when we
were dinklng our wine, Ike gentlemen,
we felt il incumbent on US TO behave &C.
cordingy." Could anything mare effec-
tualIy coatim the doctrine Of Bentley9