The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-07-03

amid the clouds of life, and we almost fancy
voice above us, saying "come up hiiher.' It's
world is, indeed, u world above our own. Like
the topmost of Babylon's hanging gardens, II Is
canopied by heavens serenest blue. The dew
falls upon 1t in all its freshness. The bright sun
beams dance on its foliage, and play upon lhe
brow of its sylph,lke MISUNDERSTANDING teem
TO enjoyment as 10 toll. Never is man SO happy
as when he can leave the world below him, JON
their innocent revels, and fancy himself aenl-
zen of their world in miniature. The most hard
ened must melt--the most proflisate mhst pe
abashed-the proudest must be brought low, III
the ureseuce ofthose, of whom "such isthe king
dom Of heaven"
MoRrALIrY.-In both sexes and in all situa-
tons, the probable life is longest about the age
of five being 81 for women in towns and men
in the country, and AZ for women in the country
and men in towns. The farther we advance
from this period the shorter the probable life be-
comes. Thus at the age of forty 1t is II Tor men
in the country and women in towns, and 20 Tor
men in towns. AT sixty it is from IL TO IL,
and at eighty only a.
The mean life in Belgium is 1915 years
Considering sex aud place of abode II is as fol-
lows:-
Towns Country.
Men. 1924 3l97
Women, 1928 1895
According to Mr.. Hickman, the mean life in
England is 33, being 80 for men and "a women.
In France it is 322. These calculations sup
poses the population to be stationary. hut as this
is not the case they lead to erroneous results.
One-tenth of the children born dies within the
first month, the mortality at this period being
equal to that between and "a, or between "a
and 40; or that of all who survive the age of76.
Within the frs, yenr, the number of male chill
dren is reduced by fourth, and in cities of TO-
QUO. only 573S reach their fifth year.
ONE Thing is CERrAIN.-Death is the theme
of universal interest! The lightest heart, the
least thoughtful mind, has no disbelief OF death.
The distance of the dark cloud in which he
comes, sailing through the bosom of futnrity may
be miscalculated, but the world unhesitatingly
owns that he is coming, and will ut last be here.
In almost every particular of existence the for
tunes of men differ; but to die is common to all,
the stream of life runs in thousand various
channels; but run where it will-brightly or
darkly, smoothly or langudly-its stopped by
death The trees drop their leaves at the APP
proach of winters frost; man falls at the presence
of death. Every successive generation he claims
for his own, and his claim is never denied. To
die is the condition on which we hold life ;
rebellion sickens with hopelessness at the thought
of resisting DEATH the very hope of the desper-
ate is not that death may be escaped, but that he
is eternal; and all that the young 81 the careless,
and the dissipated attempt, is to think of him as
seldom as !hey can. No man therefore will de-
nv that whatever can be said OF death is applica-
| bic to himself. The hell that he hears tolled
may never toll Tor him; there may never be friend
or children left to lament him, he may no, have
to I've through long and anxious days looking
for the coming of the unexpected terror; but he
knows that he must die; he knows that in what
ever quarter of the world he abides-whatever
crcumstances-however strong his present hold
of lile-however Unlike the prey of death
he looks-that it is his doom beyond reverse.-
Stebbimg's Discourse Death.
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