Litchfield enquirer., 1838-08-02
No. 9. WHOLE No. 6ss.

tlOnaI eXetcISeS, be spoke fO thlS effect We besecch lhee, O Load, for this peo- l'le, who have come up with itching ears |" the Sanctuary, that their severe affiic- ton may he sancti6ed to them for tllsir moral and spiritual good, and that the humble efforts of thy servant, may be, through thy ygrace, tn some measure effect ual tn their edifcaiion," GEc. af3 A parishioner, one of those who did mt sit down and count the cost, undertook to bnild a house, and invited his friends and neighbors to have frolc with him in dig ging the cellar. After tic work was 1nish- ed, Mr. Adams happened to be nassing by, and stepping, addressed him thus: z" Mir.
 Ritter, you have had a frolic and dipged vo,,r cellar. You had better have another frolic aud fill it up again.'' Had he heed- ed the old mans advice, he would have escaped the misery of pursuit from hungry creditors, and the necessity of resort to { more humble dwelling. g3ads bsag9g A neighboring ininister-=.a mild inoffen% sive man-with whom he was about tt, ex- change, said to him, knowing the peculiar blunlness of his character, I" You will find some panes of glass broken in the pulpit window, aud possibly you may suffer from the cold. The cushion too is in a bad cons dition. but l beg 1of ayon not to say any thing [" my people on Ithe subject. They are poor" &5c. "O,3 no !'' says MT. Adams. But ere he Jeff, home, he filled bag with rags and took it with him. When he had been in the pulpit a short time, feel ing somewhat incommoded by the too free circulation of air, he deliberately took from the bag handful or two of rags, and stuff ed them into the window. Towards the close of his discourse, which was more or less upon the daties of a peopEe towards their ciergymen, he became very anifnat- ed, and purposely brought down both fists with a tremendous force upon the pulpit cushion. The feathers flew in all direc- tions, aud ihe cushion was pretty muel. used up. He instantly checked the cur- rent of his thought, and simply exclaimed, Why, how these feathers fly!" proceed ed. He had fulfilled his promise of not addressing the society on the subject, but had tanght them lesson nos to 6e misun- derstood. On the next Sabbath the wins dow and cushion were found in excellent repair. a' lo a ta aa' ssF ]. The, foregoing anecdotes illustrate the remarkable independence and fearlessness of MT. Adams, and the degree of influence which the clergy exerted in his day. The following anecdote is characteristic of the man, bu, is of a different stamp. One night
 he put up at the house of Mr.. Emerson, the
 c'inister of Hollis. Now his host, as it was the general custom, took a glass of bittcrs every morning, ,and 1t 30 happened that they were in the closet of the chamber where MT. Adams slept. With the morning came his craving for bitters. He did not wish to disturb Mr. A. but he was very anxious to get his btters, and try he must. So he opened the door softly, and crept slyly to the side closet. Mr. Adams heard him, but wishing to know what he could be at, pretended to be asleep. As soon as he had secured the prize aud was about making his escape, Mir. A. broke the profound si- lence of the apartment with the exclamaA ton, Brother Emerson, have always heard you was a very pions man--much given t0 your closet devotions, but never caught you at them before" !" e Pshaw-- pshaw!'' replied his friend, who made for the door and shut it as soon as he cleverly could.- Christian Reg. s sgs m
 Delriam 7yemens. There is most frightful malady consequent upon the abuse of vinons and spiriiuous drinks which has been carefully traced and infinitely de- Dineaied by some of the most eminent of ibe members of the medical profession, called delirium itemens, which bears with it most mechanically train of symptoms, whicl, is closely allied to some Of the most aggravated forms of disease which the sad catalogue, of human aiiictions presents to US. Some time previous 10 the develop ment of the worst features of this disor- der, there are observed weakness, languor, cancellation there is no appetite for break fastlor dinner there is peculiar slow ness of the pulse, coldness of the hands and feet, cold moisture over the whole surface of ihe body, cramp in the muscles of the extremities, giddiness, nausea. vom- iting to these signs succeeds a nervous iremor of the hands, and likewise of the tongue the spirits become dejected, melancholy feeling pervsdes the mind, the sleep is short and interrupted ;-tbis may constitute the 6rse stage, after which second comes on attended with the highest degree of nervous irritation mental a. lienation is its marked feature there is great restlessness, constant excitement, objects of the most frightlnl nature are pre- sent to the imagination, tho eye acquires striking wildness, the individual cannot Iio down, he fears suiioeation, he talks incohe- renily, he fancies he sees faces of extreme hidcousness before him, beings enter intoa conspiracy against him. Dr.. Pearson. who has written ably on the subject, witnessed very distressing incident of patient. who, for considerable time beforo his death. imagined he saw the devil at the eeil:-