Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-12

" Diamond cus DiamOnd."-A rare place is a menagerie, both for exhibition of inc animals observed, and the humans obseryine. Various are the drolleries in each. which pass before the keeper. e Have won such an animal as PrOck, in your UsentaRgentry 2" said back woods wag to the President of western itineratine "institute" of wild animals: "No: never heerd on him what sort O critter is he3'' e He is a Wisconsin var 0,;nt. whieh il is difficult sufficiently ade- r,otelv fnr to describe. He is exceeding lv Aeet--in fact. very much SD. He has 1onr lees-two short ones on one side, and two long ones on the other. He al- ways grazes on an inclined plane and the way they catch him, is curious. They kead him, make him turn round. and this brings his long legs on the uphill side- consequence of which, his short legs ant no account. He falls down, rolls over and over, and is mighty soon catched." Tho apparently credulous President offer ed handsome for live specimen, and proceeded to hoax the naturalist in return, while he was deeply interested in cage of playful foxes. <" Them animals" said he. comes from Iceland, cold country, north of Canada piece. They are very fond of crows eggs, which they steal from precipices oi, the sea side. They are cun- ming critters-very. When they come to a spot where they expect to find batch of nests, they make ring, and begin to wrestle. to see which is the strongest. When they find out, the stoutest goes to the end of the precipice, takes the next neiphbor's tail in his teeth, and he takes another, and so on. till the string is long enough to hang over and reach the eggs, which are then handed up from one to an- other, Jour greedy listener forgot to ask AosO,) until they arrive in safety at the top!'' The 'prock' fabulist retired. filled with amazement at the marvellous vulpine sting.-Kn;ckerbOeker. 1
 Whipping Children.-St. Paul has a caution somewhere against being righteous overmuct--and however they may neglect other duties, there are many persons who take especial care to guard against over much righteousness. The same apostles permission to use little wine forthe stonl- ach's sake, has also been literally impro- we'd. Solomon says something about the benefit of whipping children, and many an infant has had the wise mans injunction scored upon it's trembling carcass. ..
 Now there is no mistake at all about the necessity of correction for children. Ill., judged kindness and forbearance to infict punishment has injured many a child i; but : ill-judged severity and too frequent whip- ping have ruined more. There is neither sense nor reason in continually beating child, as if it was an amusement and plea- sure to the parent. 1t becomes persecu- tionl instead of punishment, and deadens and renders obdurate the feelings of the victim. 1t makes him hard-hearted and unfiIial and instead of seeking to avoid offence, he only seeks to conceal it to es- cape punishment, professedly intended for good results in continuing an evil character,
 Whenever we meet an unfeeling, cruel man, we are ready to swear the rod was not spared upon him in his childhood. Growing up in perpetual fear of torment, he consoled himself in youth with the res- olution to revenge himself upon whoever fell in his power in after life. Meanwhile the whipped child finds present consola- ton for his own bruises, in tormenting beasts, insects, or whatever helpless thing falls within his reach. Weaker boys than himself, decrepid old men, and drunken vagranis, are also the.objects of his tender mercies.
 There is reason in all things; and as some persons really appear to regard it privilege as well asa duty to thrash their children, we would enjoin upon them to enjoyIthat pleasure in moderation-to re- collect that what is fun to them is death to the children, and to use their blessed privi- lcge without abusing .it.-N. Y. Sun.
 Several of our excellent divines are now laid aside, by tho bronchites, or throat disiemper. have queried whether it is not owing to custom, almost peculiar to them, of drinking water frequently while speaking. The old clergy of New Eng land never thought of having pitcher of water in their pulpits, more than loaf of bread yet they preached often two hours and prayed one, and never knew any thing of this disease. | have observed that MT. Buckingham. who lectures two hours, nev- CT drinks while speaking, or after; and I am told that members of the British Par liament, who often speak five and six hours, are never allowed, by the rules of the house, to drink any thing at all while speak ing. have supposed tho effect of drink ing water frequently during tho exercise. would have the sanie effect on the throat, that wetting the strings of the bow of vi olin would have upon that instrument while in use. 1t would soon become hoarsc. a U. S. Gazette
 
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