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To the Editor of tie 7homsonian Recoy,lc


SIR: The theory of disease, upon which
is based the Botanic Practice of Medicine,
according to the system disclosed by Tlom-
son, in his Guide to Health, | consider as
approaching nearer the truth than any 9TH
or theory with which am acquainted; and
so perfectly satisfied am of this fact. that
| have abandoned the old practice altogeth-
er, and have adopted Thomson's in pre-
ference; nor have had any reason to re-
grct il, as every days experience tends to
strengthen me in the opinion first formed
that the system is based upon the immuta-
BILE principles of truth, aud wants nothing
but intelligent and faithful practitioners, to
evinco TO the world its superiority over every
other system.
As spirit of enquiry appears to be AVA
kened among the people; it requires no
great gift of the spirit of prophecy to foretel
that the time is not very distant when it
will become the prevailing practice of this
country, aud indeed of the whole civilized
world for am persuaded that, ms soon
as the public mind becomes enlightened
upon the subject, it must and will super
sede every other practice.
conceive it to be the duty of every in
dividual who thinks as do, and who is
desirous of extending its sslutary influence
to the whole human family, to use his best
exertions TO assist in bringing about the
event rs soon as possible.
Yours, respectful,
THOMAS EVELEIGH, NJ. ID.
Charleston =. c., dug. q, 1886.
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POETRY.
From the Sunday Morning Nens.
THE SONGS OF OUR FATHERS.

THE SONGS OF OUR FATHERS.
'Their voice shall be heard in other ages, whe
the kings of Yemorz have failed."-Ossian,
Ye say we sing no household songs
To those beside our hearths at play
No minstrelsy tc us belongs
No legends of our bygone day:
No old traditions of the hills
Our giant land no memory fills
We have no proud heroic lay
Ye ask the time-worn, sloried page
Ye askthe things of other age,
From us-a race of yesterday
Of yore, in Britan's fendal halls,
Where many warlike trophy hung
With shield and banner, on the walls
The bard's high harp was sternly strung
To praise Of war-its fierce delights
To "heroes of an hundred fights"
Ever the sounding shell outrungl
Gone is the ancient Bardic race
Their song hath found perpetual place,
Their country's proud archives among.
The warlike Norsemen Of the isles,
A song is sounding where, erewhiles,
Their ringing spears made melody.
Rude hunters of the seal and whale,
Are chanting out the Saga's tale
TO the wild winds sweeping by
How their heroes heard the Valkyriur call
To the feast and song, in Odin's hall
To the white mead foaming high.
The stirring Scottish border-talc,
Pcals from the chords in chieitains's hall
The wild traditions of the Gael,
The wandering harpers lays recall.
All have their legends aud their songs
Records of glory-feud-and wrongs
What ncrved the fair, chivalric Gaul,
When woke the stern Parisienue"-
The Marsellos 2" iohot foeman then
Reused him to conquer, or to fall I
What thought the Switzer's bosom thrills,
When sounds the RAM dc Vache" on high
A race as ancient as their hills,
Sill! echoes their wild mountain.cry
He springs along the rocky height
He marks the lammergeyer's flight
The chamos bounding by:
He snuffs the mountain breeze at morn
He winds again the mountain horn,
Aud the loud Alps reply
Our fathers bore from 6lbion's isle,
No stories Of her sounding Tyres
They left the old baronial Pile,
They left the harp of ringing wires.
Ours are the legends, old and dim,
The household songs--thc evening hymn
Sung by your bright hearth fires
Each tree that in your soft wind stirs,
Waves DER our ancient sepulchres--
Tne ashes of our sres
Our people sang no loud war-songs--
They shouted no loud battle-cry--
A burning memory of their wrongs,
Lit up their path TO victory.
With prayer TO God TO aid the right
The yeoman grded him for fight
To free the land he tied-or die.
They bore no proud eSculcheon d shield
No blazoned banners to the field
Nought but their motto" Liberty ~
Their sons--when after years shall fling
Der these romance--when Time hath cast
The mighty shadow ofhis wing
Between them and the storied past
win tell Of foul expressions heel
OF hands which bore the avenging Steel
And battled stcrnly TO the last
BY their hearth -iireS--on the hillside free,
Till the swell is caught by the echoing sea,
And hymncd by the wandering blast lone.
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PARK HOUSE.
-NeWport, NDoue=falanp.

FHVHE undersigned, now having his establish
L. ment, in Newport, opposite the State House
and adjoining the Parade and Mall, in complete or.
der, for the reception of company begS leave re-
spectfully TO inform his friends and the public at
large that he shall at all times be ready TO enter
tam them in first rate style; whether as transient
or steady boarderS. His house is we'll furnished
and well attended, and always supplied with the
choiseSt viandS cooked in the most approved style.
Attached 10 the House is an extensive LIVERY
STABLE, at which any number of horses can at
all times be well accommodated, and faithfully
kept he constantly keeps CARRIAGES of every
description for the accommodation of those who
patronise his house, and others who may please to
call;-an ample supply of FIRST RATEHoRs-
l3S careful, prudent and attentive drivers; and
is determined that no expsnee or exerIionS on his
part shall be wanting to make the house one of the
most desirable in erery respect to the visitors OF New
port, that the place affords His WINES and
LIQUORS. having been carefully selected, upon
trial. will speak for thcmselvesHe the relore, re-
Spectfully soicls continuance Of the public pat
ronage, and need not say that his old friends and
will always find him at home"
Newport April 4 IS31
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~ OTiCE.-The Subscriber having tit,ed nm a..
~ Auction Room, No. 1l9 Thames-st Newport
w!Il continue the AUCTION d COMMISSION
Business, and hopes by attention to the same TO re-
celve share OF public patronage. The smallest ia
vors gratefully received and strictly attended to.
April 5. CHARLES N TILLEY.
c. N. Tilley has for sale at his auction room.
great variety Of Books which he will sell at yery low
prices tor cash, to close consignment among which
are Bibles of various sizes, Common PRAYER books
and Lessons for Sundays and holidays, Hymn books
Hannah More's Private devotions, Albums &c &c
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q new supply Of CLOVER. & HERDS
"A GRASS SEEDS, just received. by
MAY 3 SHEFFIELD & BELL.
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{sich Eigur,J SILKS.

a handsome assortment ofrich igurd, black blue
1 VA black and colord SILKS, some of a sinner
extra quality, received this week By
May IL. WIN. e. COZZENS, & co.
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D e n y rs r RY.

GoURAUD. VI. d., SURGEON DEN.
- ilsT, has the honor to give notice to the La.
% Ies ana uentiemen OF Newport and its vicinity.
that he has returned from his tour d,,yn F,s, 80 ~,
old stand at Madame r. PERRO's, m Farewell :,
near the Liberty Tree, where he will be happy 10
give his attendance to those who may be in need Of
ms sklll tie Art Of Dentistry, from the graitins Of
single tooth TO complete sei, with all the improve
M ments oi the age, accompanied with upward. Of
~ years practice. The ease aud comfort experiVn.
Geo ny al MS patients during his performances, is
the best recommendation he can offer to those the
bad state Of whose Teeth require some attention.
Porcelain, or Mineral Teeth inserted as usual, from
81 to - esoh gold plate extra.
March. 18th.
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fRuP-Pne Apple Strawberry, SasparreIla
- Ginger, Raspberry and Lemon Syrup,-iu.
received and for sa e by
May 5. SHEFFIELD & BEII
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The Subscriber being appointed Sole Agent 70,
vending '''
HORlSON'S HYGEIAV UNIVER-
SAL HEDICINES,
Tor the tate of Rhode Island hereby gives not;cs
tnat 40 other person will be authorized to V.nd said
Medicines in this city but for the accommodation
oil The public, have appointed agents in different
parts oi the state,-and to guard the public against
lihP0siuons, they may be assured, that should any
medicines be offered for sale in this state
ing to be MoT1son's Hygeian Unicersal Medicines bv
any person except myself, ormy authorized agents
that they VIII be counterfeits. SAMUEL YOITNG
No. l07. Westmiustar-street.
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OLIVER e. TURNER, * WM. c. TURNER
"AVE established themselves az s'Apothecanes
IL and Druggists, opposite Townsend's Hotel, IN
NeWport ON Thames-street under the firm Of o. {.
TURNER & Co. aud will be pleased to attend 10
all calls ard orders in their line OF business.
DoCT. q. c. TURNER Will attend to such
cs as he may receive IN the several departments oi
Medicine. SuTgeTy and Midwifery.
Newport June Ia, 1856.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-01
LIBERALrY OF, PRIMirfvE TBfEs g
ice the example ofthe Christians of BS

LIBERALrrY OF PRiMiffvE TisfE
tice the example oftbe Christians of n 8
|cedonia y. Trey were ti,emselyes, ass
church, in @,deep poyerty !; but, when asefff
brethren in Judea were 10 greater rnecesaity.s S
they did not plead their indigence as ARA.
son for refusing assistance. but ,pronp3E
contributed to their .elief. 2. They did III
give grudgingly or on compmsion on 5hs.
occasion. They were NOT g wiling oE
themselves" but prayedshB apostle, who
probably wished lo,discourage them from
an effort that would be burdensome,) .Wiih
much entreaty," to be their agent ii distri.
butiug their charity. 8, They did not giye
meanly, or no more than they could help |;
they manifested rich Ilberality, their ben
evidence. going even " beyond their power
Here was the voluntary, selfdenying bene.
violence Of the first age of the church, and
tits an example that needs to be studied At
this day. The amount of unsolicited Offer
ings to the channels of religious charity IS
astonishingly small. The habit of having
each object formally presented in pubic,
and then of being especially called upon, has
almost b:nshed spontaneous beneyoiencs.
In some cases this feeling has extended even
to positive engagements, & men are wiling
to keep religious institutions their creditors
though tehy know their indifference is tho
prlncip eause Of their embarrassed oper.
atoms. This paragraph will probably meet
the eyes of many who know that our own
society is compelled to abrldge or cease its
operations for he want of means and who,
would AID in supplying those means, if
called upon, but who have not thought tito {
be their duty to send that aid without per.
sonal application. Our remarks may bc
seen, also, by many whose names are on
our books rs donors, subscribers, debtors
but who do not feel called upon to make $
special efforts TO cancel their obligations.
To some we may say, with no irreverene
Or orinappropriate application of the apostles
language, !" Now therefore perform tbs
doing of it that as there was a readiness {
to will, so there may be performance also -
on. ofshat whichye have" To all upon
whom the society has any claims of char.
i,y or debt, we would seriously commend
the consideration Of their Christian. duty, as
sel forth in the gnspcl, and exemplified by
he churches of Macedonia.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-01

MISSION TO THE HISTORIANS OF PERSIA. =
OoRooMIAH. Justin Perkins, and Albert
l.. Holladey, missionaries Asahel Grant,
M. D., Physician; William R. Stocking,
Teacher and their wives,-One native
helper.
station 2 missionaries, physician, ]
teacher, 4 female assistant missionaries, and
native helper total o.
Messrs. Holiday and Stocking, and
their wives, embarked at Boston for this
mission January 7th. In April they were
on the Black Sea proceeding to rebizoned.
+. printing press accompanied them. A
fount of Syro Chaldaic type, adapted to the
aste of the HISTORIANS, has been procured
in London. A printer is indispensable.
but pious and competent printers willing to
devote themselves o gratuisous service in
connection with foreign missions, are not
easily found.
The same tide Of prosperity, as in the
| beginning, continues 10 attend this mission !;
except that the members suff red las. year
| from fever then preyalant at Ooroomiah.
The sick resort from all quarters to Dr..
Gram. Fifty operations Tor cataract had
greatly increased his celebrity. One ofhis
patients was; Kurlish chief from the banks
of the Tigris,
The seminary contains A boarding
scholars from different Nestorian villages.
Among them are three deacons and a priest.
Priest Abraham, the one who resided with
Mr., erkins at Tabreez, performs the ac'
| tive duties of the school, assisted by two
deacons as monitors but Mr.. Perkins de-
votes mnch time to 1t. There are three
tree-sctools, containing near a hundred
scholars. ~
The numerous fasts and feasts among
the HISTORIANS exert an unlavorable infa.
ence upon temperance, industry, and the
schools and in their public. worship there
IS much room for reformation. In con-
nectlon with these things It IS delightful TO
think of the lights ofscrIptural doctrine and
example, winch are now SHINING upon that
venerable interesting remant OF the church
0. Antloch. la February the missionaries
commenced translating the Bible lnso the
Nesloriandanguage. That language Is a
modification. of the aucienl SyrIac.
r A friendly correspondence has been OPP
ened with the patsarch OF the Nestorlans, re.
siding a, Joolamerk among the Kurdish
mountains, preparatory 10 visit to zhtin,
which is justly deemed ofgreat Importance
The commi,tee hope the time is near when
branch of the mission shall be establish.
ed al this sea- of ecclesiastical power IN the
HISTORIAN church.
To be continued. = -
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2
) FAIR HopE.-John Leighton Wilson,
missionary; benjamin. Van Rensselaer,
James, Printer; Mrs. Wilson.
l station; ] missionary. printer, and l
female assistant missionary;-total, 81
Mr.. and Mrs. White and MIR. James
arrived at Cape Palmas in December, in
GOOD health. Mrs. White became sick Of
a fever on the 10th of January. and died on
the 18th. Her husbands anxious care Of
her in the first days of her sickness, notwith.
standing the remonstrances Of. his more
eyp,erienced missionary friends, was bpro-
abiy the reason that when the fever seized
upon him on the 18th of January he sunk
+ at once,and died on the 23d. Mr.. James had
The fever lightly.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson enjoy excellent
health, and much solid happiness in their
work. The more they know of their field
of labor, the more highly do they think Of
it. Mr.. Wilson made three tours the past
year, into the interior. One was thirty
miles 10 the chief town in the Bolobo terto
~; another thirty FIVE miles TO a town twen-
sy miles up the Cavally river the third $50
miles from Grabba eighty five miles beyond
the termination of his second tour. He was
then on his way to people supposed to
inhabis ne dcclivities ofthe Kong mountains
But having been lep Out Of his way, and
falling among an inhospitable tribe of can.
nibals, he returned. The country in the
interior, and especially along the river, is Of
surpassing beauty and fertility. Nor does
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-01

MlssloN TO AsIA NINuR
SNYRNA.-Daniel Temple and John B.
Adger, Missionaries Homan H,ock.
Printer; and ,.ru ~tyc..- T.. IT,. ~.
helpers.
Sclo.-Samuel r. Houston and George
w. Leyburn Missionaries, and their wives.
One native hel per.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-01

MISSION OF GREECE
ATHENs.-Jonas King D. D., missionary
and wife.
AReos.-Elias Riggs and Nathan Benja-
min missionaries, and their wives.
@ stations; 3 missionaries, and 8 female
assistant missionaries. total 6.
During the past year violent opposition
has been excited, by designing men,aga'ns
the Americans, under which appellation all
prolestent missionaries and Bible agents
were included, from whatever part of th''
world they may have come. THIS has no
only pervaded Greece, but the whole Greek
community. Notwithstanding this. DR..
King writes, at the commencement Of the
present year, that he was never so much
encouraged in his mission. From thirty to
forty, which was all his room woult contain,
statedly attended his Greek preaching on the
Sabbath. He had sold and gra III ousIy
distributed, in the twelve months past, 4.6s7
copies Of New Testament and parts OF the
Old Testament in modern Greek, and 49,
322 copies of school. i.books and religious
tracts-in all $4,000. Add 10 these whal
MIR. Riggs distributed and the number
amounts to near $4,000. The other abors
of the mission were as heretofore. The
seminary was continued at Athe,,s; had 'he
two female schools at Argos contained Sc.
yenty scholars.
Prof Bambas hal come forward in and
swer 10 The infammatory tract, which was
the chef instrument iu exciting the opposi-
ton just mentioned. HIS reply vind'cates
the readingof the word of God in modern
Greek, and as tr ,nstated from the Hebrew.
and is said to be beautifully written.-Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin arrived at Agros on nj.
10th of November.
MISSION TO coNTAoT7NopLE.
CoNsTANrINopLE.-Wililam Goodcil, II.
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A Childs FansrGI.--It is the most touch
ing of sights, the burial Of listle creature,
which shuts its eyes as soon as the glories OF
earth opens to its view, without having known
the parents whose fearful eyes are gazing on
it; which has been beloved without loving in
return whose tongue is silenced before it
has spoken; whose features stiffen before
they have smiled. These falling buds will
vet find a stock on which they shall be grated |;
these flowers which close in the light of
morning will yet find some more genial haven
to unfold them. ..a..
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