Litchfield enquirer., 1841-12-02
THE GOLD WATCH SOCIETY,

| OOLD WATCH SOCIETY,"
 The following exact representation of the different degrees of society is worthy. of notice and attention. We are not able to tell the author of the piece. but it surely represents the thing in an admirable man- ner:-
 have now in my hand gold watch. which combines establishment and utility in happy proportions, and is usually con- | sidcred a very valuable appendage to the person of a gentleman. Its hands, face, chain, and ease, are of cRaste and burnsl,- ed gold. Its gold seals sparkle with tbc ruby, topaz, the sapphire, the emerald. I open it, and find that the works, without which this elegantly chased case would De, mere shell-shose figures without mean- ing, are made of brass. I investigate fur- ,her, and ask, what is the. spring, by which all these works are put in motion, made off ! am told that it is made of steel. I ask what is steel? The reply is that it is iron, which has undergone certain process.- So then find ttut the main spring, with out which the watch would be motionless,, and it's hands, figures, and embellishments, but toys, is not of gold that is not suffi- cicn,ly good-nor of brass, that would not debut of iron. Iron is, therefore; the only precious metal; and this gold watch is an apt emblem of society. Its hands and figures, which tell the hour, resemble the master spirits of the age; to whose, movements every eye is occasionally di- rcctcd. Its useless, but sparkling seals. sapphires, rubies, topazes and embellish- ments, the aristocracy. Its works of brass, the middle classes, by the increasing intelli- gence and power of which the master spir- it's of the age are moved and its iron main spring, shut up in box, constantly at work, but never thought of, except vixen it is dsordered, broke, or wants winding up, symbolizes the laborious classes, which are ignoranlly and superciliously miscalled the
 lower classes, which, like the main spring, are wound up by tho payment of wages ; which classes arc shut up in obscuri,y, and though constantly at work and absolutely necessary [" the movements of society, as the iron main spring in the gold watch, are never thought of except when they require their wages, or are in some want or disor- der of some kind OF other.
 THE SExEs.-The finger of God him- self has marked cut the line which separ- ates the impulses, the habits, the character of the two sexes. Man has vigor-woman refncment: man has the reasoning faculty best developed, woman the pcyceptive man has the power of fdbstr0cti0n-won,an rarely possesses it l.: man is a creature of alculation-woman of impulse man Is ca pable of deep research, he proceeds slowly and cautiously, measuring every distance, and counting every step of his prosress-., woman bounds along wi.h rapid foct, ob- serving the most prominent objects in her path, and from them draws conclusions. oflen erroneous. but always ingcnious.-- The intellectual faculty in man is usually concen ntrated-in woman it is difIused-, men of genius commonly devote them- selves to some favorte pursuit--womcn of genius are remarkable for their versatility. Man has the more correct 3udgment-wo- man has the more correct feelings. He has a knowledge of right, which he often forgets--she has consciousness of it which never forsakes her, even in the midst of crime man possesses the stronger passions woman the stronger afectiOns man has Joldness, woman fortitude man can per- form heroic deeds-woman can endure the extreme of suffering: man has the more physical darihg-woman the more moral courage: man controls others by force of character-woman influences by the gen. tleness of hers. In word, the relative positions of the sexes, is fixed beyond all change; their respective duties are we'll defined. Man has been given tile wcap- ons of moral and mental warfare, that he may go' GU, into the world, and do battle with aud for his fellows-while on women is bestowed that skill in moral and mental culture, which enables her to improve the field of duty at thome.-Baltimore Sun.
 EDUcArIoN.-Thel less that children, un < der eight years of age, predisposed to con- sumption, or any form of scrofala, see of the inside of hool.room, the better.- This, 10 some, may Seem m strange !; but it is no more strange than true; and whoever disbelieves the doctrine and persists in treating their children like hot house plants. forcing their intellect al the expense of the body, may prepare themselves to follow their children to an early grave, and in after life, may suffer from self f-reproach for hav- ing been the cause of their untimely death. Dr. 1Icknor
 A lawyer was once accused of disgraeing the bar. by taking silver of client.
 "l took silver" he replied, "because r could not get gold, but took every far.h- ing the fellow had in the world, and hope you don't call that disgraeing the profess