South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-05-27
Miscellaneous.
KEEP COOL-KEEP COOL.
"Over the heart and fire of blood,
Sprinkle cool patience"

is TO get warm eXclted--irritated 1t
is surprising what little friction pro-
duces heat. Rub your hands together
and they are hot directly couple Of
dry frosty sticks may be made to burn
in the same manner.-And Just SO with
the temper-rub it hard against any
thing and it blazes directly-and then
we say things that we had better not
have said, and do things that we had
better not have done.
= Well let us talk about the matter.
1--WE hear great deal said about has
ty tempers-quick tempers-and irri-
table tempers. And people seem to
treat these things asnatural defects; una
fortunate weaknesses, when the fact is
that every thing depends upon the way
the temper is schooled and trimmed.
There is difference among men, adj
fnit-some are more cool and phleg-
matte than others. But you will be
much mistaken iiy you suppose that you
can Judge Of the natural temperament
of men by their conduct always. On
the contrary you will find IN many in
stances, that men once hot, testy, and
overbearing, become habitually cool,
uniformly mild. They discover the
weak point in their characters, and so
constantly guard that point, that habit
eventually becomes 1.-THE second ma
ture," and the change that you see
takes place.
Let me give you some rules for keep
ing cool-and if they do not succeed, it
will be because you don't give them a
fair trial.
l. TO keep cool-you must make
point to be sure you are in the right;
whether it be matter of business or a
5 matter of argument, or a point OF eti-
1 1uette. There is nothing. that rubs so
hard against the temper,as to find your
self unexpectedly in the wrong. Exa-
mine your way well before you attempt
to travel it--take care thatyou can see
the end before you set out. And then,
2. Go quietly on. If you have an
argument on hand, don't rise from your
seat, your temper will rise with you;
don't stretch out your hand, rit is half
over with you; don lift up your voice,
orvou are gone. That's what | mean
by"quietly." Did you ever notice
the fact, that if you keep your nerves
composed and your voice Upon its low
est key, you never get angry? It's SO
there is just that arrangement be-
tween the physical and moral powers
Just so the one acts upon the other.
3. Fit is neutrality-suspicious.
line to keep in good humor. Some
men try to keep down their tempers by
laughing, through discussion OF diif-
Guilty. But the laugh will occasionally
degenerate into sheer, and then the
effort at good humor is seen to be ratn-
er a laughable affair. But does tins
seem like begging the question? 1t
souints little that way | confess. But
vet there is something in it. You
grant me that you feel in good humor
sometimes. Well Just then let me ask
YOU ifitisn't very comfortable feel
ing; and if you are not convinced that
it would be an excellent attainment al
WAYS to feel so. Ifyou can't grant me
this, why then there is not In your ma
ture a hook to hang one chance OF ref
ormation on.
Well, now you are in good humor.
Will you be SO good as to tell me what
use there is in getting angry lthlnk
l have you with that question. DO
your debtors run away; will your anger
catch them2 Does your business go
wrong; will it go right if you get IN a
passion9 Can't you pay your debts;
will any creditor give you receipt IN
full for your i'll nature Does your
wife scoid-your children cry; ryour
neighbor abuse you; will oumend the
matter by getting angry? No;you VIII
only make yourself unhappy; and your
condition worse by 1t. Then say
keep in a good humor
But once more; they have phrase
down east; as familiar as house 9kl
word. | like it. It's Calculate And
whenever a case arises in which you
see a possibility Of "loosing your tenn
per" as we have it; or finding more
than is necessary for the time; JUST car
culate, about as long as you coala coul'
len. whether the occasion is worth the
quarrel; whether the game VIII pay
for the powder; and even ifit will, men H.
whether the powder will ietcn the
game, is another question to be solved
Bv a little observation and attention
to this subject, its Importance ana tn ne
utility oft6e rules proposed THINK wn WI
+ become manifest. | commend lnein'
+. reader, TO your Considerations re"-
- - H., H,narjron