The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-01-18

Gently been living with her mother at Ber-
gen, New Jersey, and ha; visited her
birth pace, on Staten Island; mat ABOUT
a month since she came back to the CITY,
and went to the house in Lewis street,
where APARTMENTS had been provided tor
her by Floor.
She said that Floor never called on ne:
but once at the house in Lewis street; that
on last Tuesday week she called on Floor
at his slaughter-house, and asked h;m tor
some money, with which to pay Tie house
rent. Floor put her off with some short
answer, and gave her half dollar. Ag-
er;eved at this treatment, she vowed re-
Venee, and with the half dollar she on
her way home stopped at drug store IN
Olive street, and purchased some arsenic.
On the following Saturday she mixed
the ars enic with cake, which she baked
and took to Floor at the market. lhe
rest is known.
The prisoner is abou. 25 years OF age,
and has rather an interesting countenance.
At the conclusion Of her examination; she
expressed desire to see the Rev. !lehry
Chase, by whom she was married to Floor.
Her wish in this reSpec: was complied
with: MIR. Chase was sent for, and the
prisonar was again remanded to her lone
some cell.
Effect of Habit on the Infant mind
81 trust every thing to habit; habit, upon
which all ages, the lawgiver, as well as
the schoolmester, has mainly placed rell-
ance; habit, which makes every thing ca
sv and casts all difficulties upon the dcvia-
tion from the wonted course. Make So
hrie,y habit, and intemreTance will be
hateful and hard; make petulance habit,
and reckless profigacy will be as contra
ry to the nature Of :kc child grown an
atui,, as the mos. s,r"cious crimes ere to
any of your lordships. Give Child a
habit Of sacredly regarding The trn'h--of
carefully respecting Inc property OF others
of scrupulously abslaining from ali acts
of improvidence which can involve hum
in distress. and he will just as little thiak
Of living or cheating, or stealing, as OF
rushing into an element in which he cam
not breathe"
EARLY formation of Good Habits.-"lf
child is neglected till six years Of age
no suhse1 1uent education can recover it,
II to this age it is brought, up i'll dissipa-
ton and ignorance, il all the baseness of
brutal habits, and in that vacancy OF mind
whch such habits create, it is in vain to
attempt 70 reclaim it by teaching il reading
and writing. You may teach what you
choose afterwards, but if you have not
prevented The formation of bad t:atlts,
you will teach in vain.
"An infnrt is in state Of personal en-
ioyment from the intensity of cur,usiIy.-
There is no one thing which it does not
learn sooner or better than al any other
Ierlod of life, and without any burden TO
itself or the teacher. But learning is not
all, nor the principal c"nsidsra;ion-mor-
al habits are acquired in these schools, and
by their means children are kept out OF
the miseries Of o5scenity. vu!garily, vice,
aud blasphemy. In the establishment at
Westminster, none but children between
three anG four years of age are admitted,
and there they are KEEP. out of the streets,
and taken care Of by parental, inaulseni
dame, which their mothers are SET at IL
berty 10 90 out aid work Whether the
children learn less or more is of little con"
sequence. Tie moral discipline is the
great consideration"