Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-04-05

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it"w house. the place appointed far all The
I-hying, we saw. engraved upon a simules
pla.e, CATHARlNe McINNRs.
-. Fhe story was IuId, Tb. small s,,S., -.
money which CatI,arine had dpnos;,ad y.
rtIs savings fund To give little co,sec,,e,,...
10 her marriage festival, had been win.
drawn TO give her decent BURIAL
II Philadelphia o. s, Gazette.
PROOFS THAT IltERH rs SUCH 4 SUBSTANCE
Ag TINE AIR.
Al fiislwe might suppose the air NOT -
be Substance 0k body we walk in ii, and
move evety limb withoUt any feeling intli-
eating the presence of any thing. Ona
calm day, one mightbe apt 10 say, on look.
ing on a building al a distance, thar tl.eys
i. 'sOthing between him aud the baildinp
thai the space between is empty; bullet
f..n or be on he ton az d cssusis goi,,a
very fast, or even move the i;ss,,s 80.
he will then Ilaya a feeling Of some impress
SION ON his face or hand, like that Of soma
iigilt substance striking him, Of like gene
'lc breeze. II, while running, he hold in
open umbrella behind him, he will feel
something resisting the advance ofthe u,n4
orcila, and rendering the excrti0n of fpFre
on ms part necessary to- null ii onwar,ls
while no such turce viii be required "a gar.
ry the nmbrelIaclosed, like a walking-s,ick
in The hand. There must be some snb.
STANCE present which causes the impres.
ts'oa on tue face or hand, aud ressrs,tho
open umbrella while advancing. This sub.
stance y the air; i. is invisible, Sd thai III, i
see nothing in the space WHICH It occu,,ics
and We do not teeli, on ii calm, day. when
we are moving slowly, because ii Is Il, .ex-
lremely light, and its particles strike ppon
the lace 80 gently .and al comparatively
long intervals. But when we move fast.
tue PARTICLES Of air strike with a greater i'll.
petus. and hence produce d deci..ed I'M.
pfess'n. When we attempt 10 draw Tho
open umbrella along, we feel a great resist.
ance, because the umbrella !ias To push
snch large quantity of air before Ii: when
me umbrella IS closed, it haste push ou,of
ITS way much less quantity Of air. hence
less FORCE is required. If we reject that
there is really no reason why matter sl,opla
be very heavy, Indeed, there il i gas six-
Teen tunes lighter than aif,) and noSreason
why y must always be visible, we shall
nave ',llie dificnl;yin coEceiying Thar air
y substance or body as well as water DR.
ron. Nothing shows better li,af air IS 4
substance tilan,he nature Of wind. Wind
whether q gentle brcsxe that IL scarcely
ielt upon the cheek, and is sufficient 10
fsweli out the canvass &c a sailing vessel. Il
brisk gale, communicating d sifone i,nDnlsa
% tho sails Of a ship. and driyine II .sIong
nj she ratc ~ macy titles Mirlld1f. ur d. lttir
ricanc tearing mp trees ~ ti,s russIs. cor-
ve'ting the surface ofiilc ocean into rnoinr
pillows, and hnrrying every thing before Il
IN IT'S progresses nothing but air in state
Ut motion; in the first case moving very
slowly, in the last moving with almost IN.
credible velocity. at the rate of scores
81 nl!ies hourly; and it is its velocity 10
slowly, i is scarcely felt. just as leaden
Dali might be thrown so gently ut board
as to leave not the slightest impression:
while the same ball, il discharged with OK.
pl"sive violence from 81 muskei, would PEN
citrate The hardest oak. The pl,enonen ma
81 c,"nds or a balloon floating in the air, or
81 BIRDS flying, also point out that il is a
material substance. They rest upon ,l,,
AR ~ the same way as "a ship does ON tho
surface Of water. A person looking into a
room 10 which nothing can be seen but the
walls, would be apt to say, there is n0ll.ing
~ 1t; but there is air, and although he does
not see it, the room is completely filed
with II, so much so, that If no walks into il
he drives out So much of lhe air AT the mo-
ment in which he enters,
Reds Chemistry Of Natus.
Econ0my.-Be assured that order. fra.
galiiy, and economy. are the necessary
supports "i every personal and private vir-
tue. How humble soever these qualities
may appea. 10 sumo, they are, nevertheless.
The basis on which liberty, Independence.
and true honor must rise. He who has Tile
steadiness 10 arrngc his affairs with n.e,l,-A
I'D and regularity, and to conduct his train
Of life agreeably to his circumstances. can
be master Of himself in every situation into
which he may be thrown. He is under no
necessity I" hatter or to lie, to sioop 10
what is mean, or 10 commit what Is crimi-
nal. But he who wants the firmness az
mind which the observance Of order re-
qoites, is held in bondage 10 tho world; he
can neither act his part with courage as 4
man, nor with fidelity as Chrislian..--
From the moment ygu have allowed YOUR.
self to pass the line Of economy. aud live
beyond your fortune, YOU have entered on
tho path Of danger. Precipices surround
you ON all sides. Every step which You
iake may lead 10 mischiefs that rs vet lie
hidden. and 10 crimes that NAV end in YOUR
everlasting pcrdition.-Biair.