Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-10-04
VOL. XIV. NO. SO.

u'so'uef'u ea'h Frof. Caldwell Of Tran
sylvanla University says, zone Amario,n
consumes as much food as 2 Highlander.
or 2 SWISS although these are among n.
strongest ofthe race. Intemperate e.,;,a
is perhaps the most universal tan,,
commit. We are all guilty of it, no, o.
caslonally but habilually from the cradle
10 the grave. 1t is the bane ofinfancv Of
youth, and of mature age. 1t is INFINITELY
more common than incompetence in drink.
ing, and the aggregate of the misery it
does is greater. For every reeIino
drunkard that disgraces our country, it
contains 100 gluttons; persons | mean
who eat to excess and suffer by the prac.
tlce." Dr.. .Abernethy says, Il tell ycu
honestly what think is the cause Of COM
plicated maiadies Of the human race. It
is their gormandzing, and stufios, and
stimulating the digestive organs TO excess,
thereby producing nervous disorders and
irritation" Prof. Dascom says, "the
great error in dietetics is taking TOO much
Mr.. Graham says, "the greatest of all d.
etetlc precepts is, be temperate in the guam
tity of your food" And will it be said
that such decided testimony as this is all
to go for nothing! Will any one say
that attention TO eating and drinking is Of
trlaing consequence that the monster
gluttony is chimera 0! the brain2 The
truth in the case lies just about here; the
human frame is SO constituted (when our
progenitors are healthy that if rightly
educated, it will endure to old age; and
rarely, if ever, be subject to disease or
pain. Does it not appear from what has
been said, that health to very grea, ex-
tent is in our own keeping, or as Prot
Finney says, Ills wrong TO be sick"
We shall certainly not fall far short of
having sound health, if all our voluntary
habits, such as eating, drinking, sleeping,
bathing, exercise, &C., are made to bar.
monte with scientific principles, as pre-
scented in the study OF physiology.
S. A. BABBlTr.
If it be no proof on the one side, 1t is none
on the OIher.
The Vermont Observer says,-"There are
instances, undoubtedly, among the advocates
Of in6delity, uulVersalism, and their kindred
errors-amon those even who are notorious
Tor their scanddlous vices, Of al apparent if
not real willingness to die but this will
iugpess can no nUrr prove their sentiments
true than their actions just" Agreed. For
once the Observer has published rational
doctrine. No reasoning being, having given
the subject proper attention, ever came TO the
conclusion that the feelings of inGdes or of
unIVersallsts, at the approach of death, could
be taken as proof that their doctrines are true.
II they have no better proof than this that
Their doctrines are true, The sooner they aban-
don them the surer they will be to save them
selves from disgrace. On the other hand,
their unwilllngness to die, in any case, no
more proves their doctrine 10 be false
Death bed feelings are altogether things of
circumstance, and cannot be depended on to
prove this doctrine or that to be true or false,
But will orthodox religionists consent 10
carry out the doctrine, as applicable 10 them
selves. Not they. "That alters The case"
They are ready, however, 10 make their own
use off They are ready to seize ON every
favorable case. among themselves, and irum-
pet 1t through The land. But the upfayora-
BILE cases-what do they do with them? If
driven 10 notice them, they 60 at once about
bringing IN circumstances TO their alienation.
And why not take circumstances into The
account, In the cases that are favorable, as
well as Ia those that are unfavorable2 No
reason can be given. But they have a re-
liglon 10 be sustained and defended one way
or another. All the cases among themselves
that can by any means be turned in their ia
vor, must be made the most Of; while those
that cannot be thus turned, must be made
the least of and kept out of sight if possible.
On the other hand, the supporters of this re-
ligion are bound 10 make the most Of an IN
favorable case, when one occurs among inf
dels and universalists, to prove the faIsity Of
their doctrines. But when favorable case
occurs among these classes,it is then denied,
as in the quotation have made at the begin
ming, that il proves the correctness Of their
doctrines. Such is the shifting and shufling
| for sustaining itself In its war upon reason,
morality and common sense. A large pro.
portion of the obituary notices written by