Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-21

|, 1887. W.
ssf THE WAY TO SPEND OUR WEALTH.
y Much Of our great commercial emporium ha
been censured for its extreme devotion to sordi
. pursuits Of gain, and it apathy to literature an
4 the arts, there seme noble exceptions to sh
e sweeping condemnation, which stand out in bsaut
!. tul relief like the green slets the African DEF
h erts
We know many private families who, IN spite o
tho din Of commerce, and the busting and hur
ried movements Of our population, absorbed TIN
various pursuits Of trade end industry, whs
e have the courage to abstract themselves from th
scene Of confusion, and worship in solitude those
studies which appropriately telong to cultivated
minds. They do not squander their well-eaned
wealth on idle displays Of equipage and dress, o.
J. sumptuous banquets on retinucs Of d0mesties
, IN livery, OF other extravsgancies They have moi
= the folly to convert their money into exhibitions d
D massive plate ard ornamental fnery, to Candida
! bras, and chandeliers, and silken tapestry, and
Turkey carpeting; nor are the vanished pannell-
Ings & hammock cloths to their coaches, fooishly
embIaz0ned with tile armoral be arcgs Of heraldry.
:. They adopt . wiser and rational MODE Of dis
burtbenDg themselves Of the surplus Of their in
comes. They appropriate portion oft to private
acts Of charity, to the really necesstous and unfor
tunatc: and the time that others tAre carousng in
. unmeaning festivities, they employ IN the Pious
and the Orphan who have none to plead their cause
or make their sorrows known, and bestowng with
their hand substantial relief to those msfortunes
over which they shed in silent sympathy, the heart
felt tear Of a manly pity. They know how to feel
for another's wo,' however lowly may be the con-
dtion of life of the unfortunate sufferers, hOwev-
er disconnected the unfortunate may be with those
who pei form these generous Deeds by any claims
Of con.anguiclty, personal obligation, or in fact
any other tie than that Of human nature aud COM
misseration for a fellow creature.
Not only in such quiet unobtrusive acts of pure
benevoence are rich mems lives passed, but in the
observance Of course Of domestic arrangements
at home, which are the true philosophy and saror'
rirre of our existence.
Their houses are comnodious and plainly fur
lnished-and in place Of useless ornaments be- |
held valued collections Of choice ibraries-the
treasures Of ages-the intellectual riches above all
price, garnered from the accumulated industry
Of the greatest minds Of every generation that has
hourished the earth.
Such are the land marks, the true guides for hu-
man thought and aciion-the digested experience !
of the and best Of our race corro
bosated and stamped with the eternal seal Of truth
Here, also, are seen around the walls, instead o:
FURNISHED clocks and vases, gaudy hang'ngs and
mirrors, which are we'll enough in their way, ifin
proper number the most exquisite Ss0rccass Of the
pencil and chiseI. A Murilio Titan obtained
at large prices during profitable travel abroad. A
CanovA or a rhOrwasden in the exhibitions of!
sculpture, or with sp:i, Of Just patriotism, and Of
rendering deserved tribute TO native productions,
a Vanderlyn,a Trumbull, or . Cs,le, GreenOugh,
or Inman, Suily, Or Mount.
Such establishments also are furnished from the
workshops Of our own mechanics, who in many ar
tclee in the beautiful dark glossy furniture Of
black walnut for example, the light airy articles
of our native maple in pianoes and other ustru-
nents Of music, quite superior IN grace and nm
ish TO auy Of the cumbrous imIoratons from n
broad
These objects while they do not fatigue the eye
with their gaudy embroidery and gliding, like the
STYLES Of ancient furniture create the most pleas
urable emotions Of pride by the credit which they
reflect on American skill and geniOus. I
There are other domestic circles also with which
We are acquainted, where the little world Of do I
nestle felicity and the round and circle of social
pursuits present a charming reunion within the ,
dusty precincts of business city, intent upon the
single selfsh purpose Of money-gettng.
Or 4 certain evening Of each week We have seen :
assembled all the distinguished of charming lit
erarv circle foreign and domestic, painters, poets
and playwrghts, not excluding the self prescribed
race of the press, and without reference to their
capacities, which is 50 often the guage d
nd criterion o: admission into fashionable society
Here the tine is delightfully."- passed away in rate l.
al conversation matters of science, or the ee-
pancc of literary productions-the latest dscOve
res or the last work of merit and genius, winnow
ed from the chat which is daily and hourly emitted
in such psofuse abundance from the press.
These delineatons may seem imaginary but, g
lhey are true pictures Of what is really going for
ward here IN private society, unk nown to the pub
lie world. The million ofthe multitude but little
dream Of the actual condition Of things the great
panorama oflife.-[ Evening Star.
The French in Algiers have discovered a I
new plaster or cement, made of two parts y
ashes, three Of clay, and one of sand-which u
k,.;nn stirred and mixed with oil will resist 2