Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-19

On Russia you would nave OOtD Ocen Sent 10
siberia, and in England hanged. Hold on to the
'spoils" and 60 Al far west as possible: you will
larry Van Bureaus good wishes for your safe ar
rival at Rock River. Sell out and sellout quick |
y, q you will have no bidder.
Old AEe-It IL . subject well worth consider |
ing, Why tho mental faculties Of sogpe Peraons |
fail % much sooner than those Of Others. While
in como VIC sec an early dosage,swc sec othefs
Who retaia thefs vieor Of MUD TO extreme Old
age. Nov Ibelieve this 1i6s,eaec - % ee ts,c-
ID, principally to the different kabies Of the per-
sons. The @isd, as we'll AZ the body, to be kept
in eseygy, must be kept in action. But most men
begin to relax their mental labors at about the
ago Of 6fy-sOme much sooner. We need not
not earlier, complain Of the failure Of memory,
but We seldom see those who keep up the habits
Of intellectual activity, discover any failure Of
the memory, or Of their other faculties, at asy
agc-unless when the body is greatly disordered
BY disease. Many Of the giants Of literature
have written their best works in old age: among
whom may be mentioned, Milton, Burke and
Johnson-Franklin, At so, displayed all his orig
inal vigor Of mind-and 50, doubt not does our
great LexicogmPbe., Noah Webster, now. IsPent
some time with him, when he was about 20, and
saw no marks Of mental or bodily decrepitude-
for he then retained all those habits Of industry,
which have made him one Of the most learned
men Of our age, and the author Of the best Die
tionary in the English Language. He might then
have said, with solon-"learnng something dali
ly, i grow DID," Buta person Of a mind naturally
as strong as Sir Isaac Newton's may, by mental
inacti0o, become unable to solve q common
question in arithmetic. Dean Swift is .
melancholy instance Of mental mbecility,
brought ON by mental inaction. He gave over
those habits Of industry which had raised him to
emincnce at an early Pcriod-fOr, when from
some within, he would not use spectacles-he
sank into mental incidence, and died "a drivelle,
and = show!' So the ancient Athlet1 when
they, by severe disciplined had gained the prize
they sought, often gave over exertion, grew fat
and sluggish, and died! Swift's conduct was sim
liar to theirs lie knew that nothing but labor
would raise him to the eminence he sought; this
he therefore underwent but when he had gained
the object of his ambition, he gave over his hab-
its of industry, sunk into mental imbecility. Ma
ny others act in similar manner, and then blame
their age! 1t seems to me that there b peri
cd oflife in which man Of learning can employ
his time to the same advantage in old age for
intellectual treasures like other trepsurcs, the
more VIC have, the easier we gain And besides,
he then has the knowledge obtained by expert
encc-tho most important, and the most pract,-
cal Of all knowledge. Homer represents his a.
ged Nes'or a. "Di:e from ti.e, and narrative
with age!" The mind - not, like the body, worn
out with age. 1t does not become bloodicss and
ossify-t is a spiritual substance and is destined
TO "ilourish in immortal youth. Herald
."HAS 1T A MOUTH
ANINTEREsrIMG ANEcDOTE.
! The Rev. J. Williams, in his Narrative Of Mis-
sionary Enterprise gives the following interest
ing anecdote:
In the erection Of this chapel, (at Rarotonga,l
striking instance occurred of the feelings Of an
untaught people, when observing for the first time
the effects of written communications As ! haG
took up chip, and with piece Of charcoal wrote
upon it a request that Mrs. Williams would sent
me that article. Icalled a chief, who was su
pcrintending his portion Of the work, and said t
him.
Friend, take this, 60 to our house, and give i
He was a singular looking man, remarkabl,
quick in his movements, an had been grea
warrior; but in one OF the numerous battles h
had fought, lost an eye, and giving me an inez
prcssiblc look with the other, he said,
Take that? she will call me fool, and scol
me, il carry a chip to her.
no. replied, she will not; take it and 90 in
mcdiately, for l am in haste
Percciving me to be in earnest, he took it an
asked,
.what must say"
replied,
! You have nothing to say; the chip will say a
!" I WISH
With look Of establishment and contempt, b
held up the piece Of wood, and said.
], sHow can this speak? Has it . MOUTH!
:, Idesired him to take il Immediately, and n,
spend much time in talking about it. On a
irving At the house, he gave 1t to Mrs. William
who read it-threw it away, and went to the to
chest, whittier the chief, resolving to see the r
suit Of this mysterious proceeding, followed b,
! closely. On receiving the square from her,
= said,
sStav, daughter, how do you know that this
4 what Nj. Williams wantsr
I, why she replied, did you not give mo Oh
= Just nowV
'Yes,' said the astooished warrior, but did q
= hear it say any thing
:. If you did not, l did, was the reply, sfor
!. made known to me what he wanted, and all y,
!. have to do is to return ~ EAST - possible
!. With this, the chief lapped out Of the hon.
!. and catching up the mysterious piece Of wood,
y. ran through the setslesnsnt with the chip in o.
= hand, and the square in the other, holding the
- up rs high as his arms would reach, and shouti
i - he went,
= See the wisdom Of these English people: tn
III can make chips talk; they can make chips tall
-, On giving me the square, he wished to knt
how it was possible thus to converse with perso
!. at distance. gave him all the information