The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-12

ious day so graciously afforded them. On tn
following morning, after prayer, both christian
and heathens issued forth and demolished every
marae in Tahaa and Raiatea; so that in tire,
days after this memorable battle, not Il vesge o
idol worship remained in either Of those islands
All this will acquire additional interest in thu
readers estimation when he is informed that i
took place solely under the superintendent o
the natives themselves, for ut that time there was
no missionary at either OF the islands
| TEA-CoFFEE-ToBACC plants, n
this moment connect three different quarters Of
the world, which for age would have known bu
little ofeach other without them.-China is con.
nected with England with scarcely any Other
link than her tea for three hundred years tobac-
co was the sole link between England and"the
Western world ;and Arabia is to this hour scarce
lyl bound to us but by her coffee. Such are the
slender but powerful sources of national conneX-
ion. The discovery of coffee was not made unit
the latter part OF the thirteenth century, and like
many another great discovery, it was the result
of chance, adopted by necessity. An Arab the
Sheykh Omar, fell under persecution in his
own country; he and his disciples fed 10 n noun
tain in she province of Yemen, where in the de.
ert, all usual food failed him coffee berry
there grew wild and the distressed refugee as
It was too hard for him 10 mastcate, tried its eff
feet IN boiling; he drank the liquor, found him
sell revived, and made il immortal. Yet recon.
mended as il was by its refreshing properties, its
spontaneous growth, snd stlI more, such is the
absurdIy OF mankind, by the example of fool OF
knave, who called himself saint, coffee took up.
wards oil two centuries TO make its way into the
world. Even in its country it was dshonored
as prophet among his kindred and us near as
Egypt was, it not till the third century from
It's discovery that it nsinuated itselfinto the sober
poatons OF Egypt. 1t is seldom that the world
is indebted TO superstition Tor any thing eXcep,
carnvuls and cardinals, but the tolics orthe Arab
dcvotees in the land otthe Phuraohs who win
golden opinions of men 10y eNlravagances that
would degrade the mules they ride on, were the
frs first parentage of Egyptian coffee drinking
Ahose Wretched people, spending half their
nights III watching, and half their existence in
mortlfying the withcred flesh on their tawny bod
les, found coffee essential to keep their bodies
and souls together. The Turk next adoptcd it.
1t suited his laziness, his lassitude his sedcntari
ness, and his stupidity. The snowy barbarian
wanted nothing but tobacco to complete the
curse which, TO the slave and the sensualists
turns all the enjoyment Of the senses into evil,
Se cFSiog stai sag 81 'W@uI calames It's remark
able instance Of the perversity OF the human will
when left to ITSELF that while coffee, with all its
singular power of cheering the mind and refresh
ing the nerves, took nearly four hundred years
to make itself known in Europe, and while the
potato is scarcely more than coming into Use in
n large portion of the Continent, tobacco took
little more than huf.a-doZen years to be known
as far as ships could carry it: that is the IA
Vore filth OF every savage lip within the Circum-
ference Of the globe that it fills the atmosphere
of the Continent with perpetual stencil that
tie Spaniards sucks it as he saws for the heat
the Dutchman for the cold--thc Frcnchman be
cuse he has nothing else to do-the German be-
cause he will do nothing else--the London APP
prentice because lit makes him look like a gentle
man. and all because it is in its own nature the
ihiest, most foolish ,dullest, and most disgusting
pratce on the face,ofthe earth. BLACK wood.
REFLEcTIoN.-Autumn THY glory has passed
away-no longer do the trees bend beneath the
weight of the mellow harvest, the husbandman
has despolled thee, aud the cnvious wind prowis
through thy fruitless branches, us seeking further
mischief Why not spare thy foliage? Why
such sudden destruction? But few days since
the orchards and forrest were in the most lively
groen--the birds were carong their enchanting
lays, and the earth appeared IL second paradise.
Dread contrast The scene is changed the trees
are stripped oftheir verlure-the green carpet Of
nature is fast dying away-crncl fros,s have nip
ped the flower beds of their bloom, and
The rose bush planted
With maternal care,
RattleS the easement
With its branches bare.
Prelude of winter is there no instruction to be
drawn from thy dcsolatng aspect? Shall man,
the nobest of the Creators works, forever grovel
on the earth, from whence he was taken, with
out one effort to aspireto the high privilege ofhis
being ? Nor once consider the end for which he
was made, or bend his mind to receive insruc-
ton, not only from the volume OF nature, and the
varying seasons, but from the word Transportation.
Spring will remind him of youth and innocence
Summer Of mature age, and enlightened sensi-
and Winter, ofthe evening, and
close of life. And the word of inspiration will
teach him the way to Heaven,
Where fields dress'd in vernal bloom
For joys perennial live hey ond the tomb
DIssIpATIoN--THE SoUTH.-The Mobile EX-
alniner, in lately noticing prevalence of the yellow
fever in that city, and the cause which contributed
to its increase, gives the following udicious adj
vice to those who are wont to lead The Same dis
sipated life in warm, that they had in northern