Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-03

WING COnmittees.
Senatorial j. Nevns Hugh Auchincloss
assembly and Coanty-Edward Prime, william D. Town
send, James Warren Junr, William f. PERIL steward u
Senatorial Con,enton-Revo c. Hance, Elan William, 81
chs, sff fhS Flood 'n0
Senatorial Coapeot,ouGeorge Curtis Robert sedwick FL.
1ssembiy and County-saeon Draper. Jr; Philip Tleca
sam $. wyckol, Richard NJ colick, Daniel Ulman
Senatorial Conyeation-Jireh Bull Elijah Woodruff, Rich
,emby and County-olver T. Hewlett Jas. Leerts 70
phar ails, Henry Ruggles Samuel BArsio~
WARD.
Ssnatera Observation-Disclosures Chandler Joseph Giraud
sembiy AND Coanty-Isaac Anderson Phetus H. Holt JEFF
ferson Berrian, Fred W. Williams Matthias b. Edgar
Senatorial Lawrence, Clarkson Cro
assembly and CountyGea Burrl: B. Manchester, B. B.
Edwards, Aon. Van Boskrk, A. q. Lawrence.
SEVENTH WARD.
Senatorial Cenusnt,on-Hram Kechun, Caleb Barstow
Assembly and County Evan Griaith James F. Freeborn
Samuel Dayton, rhomas Carnley, Robert Brown.
Seaotorai Con,emton~samuei G. Raymond Henry H.
Brown, Robert Bogardus.
Beakly John l. Earl, Thomas Edwards.
oeaofo,d Coatenon-Ueorge W. BUM, stephen foiter
A,semsiy and County Charles Colgate, Robert swar,out
Charles Oakley, G. G. Wright, A. Williams
scaatoriat Com1ension-Andrew brdsa Isaac Fiu John
assembly and Couty-Eben r. Dupgnac Richard p Bush
Benz Drake, Jonathan odel, nanford Reynold.
FOURTEENTH WARD.
Senatorial Conrenton-Philip W. Engs VIM. p Dsosway,
Bacon, John L. Balch, Joseph Curtis, Jr
FIFTEENTH WARD.
Senatorial Conrenton-Georgc s. Doughty, sias NJ. Still
Issen6iy and Couny-Nathaxel Weed, J. b. Glentworth
P. II. Woedruf, J. b. Les,eg, Joseph Britton
SIXTEENTH WARD.
Senatorial Conren,oa-George b. Thorp Michael Cox N.
Aemsl and Ceun,yD. A. cSshman, Walter Mead David
Minor, r. H. Haydock, Edward ID. West.
SEVENTEENTH WARD.
Senator al Conrenon-Danie LIE Roy, Megs D. Deriaun,
Assembly CONGRATULATIONS W. stuyvean James Good
man, Joseph sharo' Peter Paa err Nathaniel Hepburne
SMOKING AND SNUFF Tobacco belongs TO the class
of drugs called narcotics and is possessed of many OF
their most noxous qualities. The excessive of to-
bacco in whatever shape is taken heats the blood,
hurts digestion wastes the fluids and reaxes the
Smoking particularly injurious lean hectic and by
hondriaca persons; it creates unnatural thirst,
leading TO the of sprituous liquors it increases in
dolence and confirms the lazy in the habits they have
acquired above ALL is pernc.ous to the young laying
the foundation OF future misery. am, therefore, glad
to see that young men have very generally aban-
doned the obnoxious and unbecomng custom lately
mine, young officer of dragons, who quite an
amateur smoker and used boast of the member of CT
gars he could smoke in day. proau ed pytalism by his
folly and had he abandoned the practice he would
in all probability, have lived but very short time
The OF tobacco in the form of snuff is still
Objectionable than smoking On account of its narcotic
quality, snu is improper in cases of apoplexy, ethar-
gy, Deafness and other diseases OF the head The
of snuff is likewise extremely dangerous the con
sumptive, those afflicted with internal ulcers, who
are subject to splitting of blood Snuff taking is
clearly hab-t vates the organs of smell taints the
breath ultimately weakens the faculty of sight, by with
drawing the humors from the eyes impairs the Of
hearings renders breathing difficult; depraves the APP
petite and if taken too copiously gets into and affects
the stomach, inurng in high degree the organs of di
gestion.-Ctvtis on Health.
BRAIss.-The brain of man being taken in the pro
portion his body is stated by several writer's
80 liz might more correctly be to 40 it is curious to
the Oustit monkey TO "a; in the to &c; in the
mouse To AZ in the iieldmouse ] To 81 in the ele
phant to 500 in the sparrow and cock, to % in the
goose to 800; and in the canary, only to L.
ScoTT DEFICIENT IN SESsEs-It is a fact which
some philosophers may think worth setting down that
SCOTS organization, to than Of the
was the reverse OF exquisite. He had very little oil
what musicians call an ear; his smell hardly less
delicate have seen him stare about, quite unconscious
OF the cause, when his whole company betrayed their
uneasiness at the approach of overkep haunch of
nson and neither by the the palate could he
distinguish corked wine from sound. He could never
ing him butt Of sheerdr when he remembered the
circumstance time afterwards and called for a
bottle to have Sir John Macom's opinion Of its qua
lity il turned that his butler, rnstaking the label
had already served up half the binn sherry Port he
considered physc he never willingly swallowed
more than glass Of it, and sure anathematze
a second, il offered, by repeating John Homes cpl
gran-
" Bold and erect the Caadonan stood,
Old was his mutton, and his claret good,
Let him drink port the English statesman cried
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In truth he liked wines except sparkling champagne
and clarc; but az this last he was no connos
seur and sincerely preferred n tumbcr Of whis.ey
toddy the most precious liquid ruby" that cves
flowed in the cup Of prince lie rarely took any other
poaiion when quite alone with his family. but at the
Sunday board IL circulated champagne briskly during
dinner, and considered pint of caret each mans fan
share afterwards. should not omit however that his
Bordeaux uniformly pre- ,edcd by a small libation
Of the genuine mountain dcp which he poured with his
own hand, mgjnun for each guest-makng use
for the purpose of such anusrious collection of
Client Highland gHaighs (lue cups of curiously dove
tailed wo,d nlaid with silver no Lowland side.
board but his equipped Without commonly
reserving for himself that peculiarly precious
in his eyes, having travelled from Ednburg 10 Der
by in the can,ecn Of Prince Charlie. This relic had
been presented to the wandering Ascanius" by some
very careful follower for It's bottom is Of glass tina, he
who quafed might keep his eye upon the dirk hand Of
his companion. -Locthayfs Life Of Scott
PAGISISL-The following anccdote Of this great artist
has appeared IN several Of the continental journals