Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-24

AN INTERESTING RELIC.-Tbe print
ing press. at which Franklin. worked dur-
ing his first visit to London, has arrived
from Liverpool. We believe its dest;na-
ton is to one ofthe Antiquarian Societ;e,
of Pennsy.vania.-Nso York American,
A young lawyer, who was almos, dis
couraged in getting living by his pro-
fession, entered into the tanning business
a. gentleman one day as king him, !" Why
ne tanned for living ?" he answered, II
have skinned long enough, and now I
think it time, to- be tanning" .-a
Happiness does not So much consist in,
having much to enjoy, as in the faculty. TO
enjoy little. He who cannot be happy
without taking great pains, will always
find his pains greater than his happiness,
1t is beautiful thought of Addison's. that
enc man often takes more pleasure IN the
contemplation of a fine estate, than anoth
er does in the possession. The former de-
rives, much pleasure from the estate, with.
out being burdened with the care of DOS.
session the latter burdened with the care
of possession, derives little pleasure from
the estate. The one finds an estate in the
beauties-the other finds no beauties in
the estate. The possession of enjoyment,
is better than the enjoy ments of possess
ion.
DIscoNTENT.-AsM Mr.. Cecil was rid
ing with friend, on a very windy day,
the dust was so troublesome, that his
friend wished that they were at their Jour-
ney's end, where they might ride in the
fields, free from dust. When, they came
to the fields, the flies troubled his horse,
so that he could hardly keep on his seat.
He again complained bitterly. "Ah.'
said Mr.. Cecil, "when you were in the
road, there the dust was your trouble, and
/ ALI your anxiety was to get into the fields;
you forgot that the fly was there! Now
this is a true picture of human life: and
you will find it so in all the changes you,
( make in future. We know the trials of
our present situation but the next will
have trials, and perhaps worse, though
they may be of very different kind"
No one need expect increase of happiness
from change OF situation. The soul that
looks up for happiness will never be in
want Of sources ofenjoyment; but he that
looks doacn will always be doacn cast.
! ExERcIsE.-Persons whose habits are
sedentary, deceive themselves into a be-
lief that mere physical exercise will pre-
serve heafth-and accordingly take daily
walks for that purpose, while the current
of their thoughts remains unchanged.
/ This is radical error. The only exer-
else that can produce a really beneficial
result is that which breaks up the train
of ideas, and diverts them into new and
various channels. An eminent writer has
said that it ought to be the endeavor Of
every man to derive. bis reflections from
the objects around him; for is to no pur-
pose that he alters his position, if his at
tention continues fixed to the same point.
This is no doubt true; and in order to the
attainment of any advantage by exercise.
especially walking, the mind should BE-
kept open to The access of every new idea,
and be so far disengaged from the pre-
} dominance OF any particular thoughts, as
easily to accommodate itself to the enter
tainment which may be drawn from sur
rounding objects.
MoURN1Ns.-In Europe, the ordinary
color is black, in China, it is white: in
Turkey, blue or violet; in Egypt, yellow;
in Ethiopia, brown. The ancient Spartan
and Roman ladies mourned in white.
The same color obtained formerly in Cas-
tile on the death Of their princes. The
last time it was used was in 1923, at the
= death of Prince John. Kings and Cardi-
y mails mourn in purple.
White is supposed to denote purity :;
= fyellow, that death is the end of human
. hopes, as the leaves when they fall and
flowers when they fade, become yellow =:
>, brown denotes the earth whittier the dead
y return black, the 2rivation of light /; blue
= expresses the happiness it is hoped the de.
ceased enjoy and purple or violet, sor-
row on the one side and hope on the 9th.
er, as being mixture of black and blue.
= Amorg the Romans year of MOURNING
: was ordained by law, 70. women who LOST
their husbands. To public MORNINGS al
4 Rome the shops were shut up, the women
q laid aside all their ornaments, the sena.
q tors their lacticlavian robes, and the Con
s suis sat on lower seat than usual. a
d remarkable victory, or other happy ezen:,
occasioned the shortening Of the lime o.
A mourning. The birth Of a child, or the
r attainment of any remarkable honor in the
i family; certain feasts. ia honor of the
gods, or the conservation of temple, had
% the same effect. After the battle of Can
, nae, the Commonwealth decreed thai
mourning should not be worn more than
thirty days, that the loss might be forgot,
4 ten as soon as possible.
From the Practical Christian.
II e o r M RS.
u This age abounds in reformers. They
n are calling the attention of men 70 higher