Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-07-21

Tpr GRAyr,-How little reflection y ex-
| preded npon.-yet how much is called !o!'-
hv the Grave,-hy the lowliest hiltock ina! y
| niled over the icy bosom--by the gfass!es'
hollow that has sunk with the mouioeH"g
homes Of fellow creature! And in This mar
row haven ro,s the bark that has ploughed tnr
| surpes Of the great vital ocean! IN this .''ne
den that the thistle can Overshadow IN day
| o,owth the mole wrap undermine in an hour s
labor. is crushed the spirit that could en'hra'
The world. and dare even contest WIN oes''
nvi How little il speaks for the value of the
ey;s,ence. which man endnres SO many evils
n ,roonc: how much it reduces the sig"lil-
| canoe Of both the pomp aud wve,chedness OF
demonstrating all its vicissindes into The
iudisiino Unstable identity which infinite dis
/ lance gives 10 the stars-a point without q
na,ra,iel a speck, and atom! Such life
| n. Uasp Of child that inhales the air OF ex.
is,ence but once-a single hreat, brea'hed
from eternity. But the destiny that comes
| behind us-oblivion! II is not enough that
we moralize upon The equality of the sepn'-
| chr.. TIA, the rich man. whose soul Is III the
osten,a,on Of marble palace aud his heart
| in the splendor Of the feast, should consider
how SINAI, a pit must content him; or that the
nroud who boast Of their 'pre-emnence above
,he beast should know that the shaggy car
| cass and the lawn-shrouded corpse must lat
ten the earth together. We should teach our
| vaoitv the lesson of humiliation that Is Afford
| ed by the grave: negleciing the mighty maui
soleums OF those marvellous spirits which
| fame has rendered immortal, We should turn
| to the nameIess tombs of the million, and IN
their deserted obscuri,y discover the feeble
hold which we ourselves must have upon
earth and the memory of men. Friendship
forgeis wha, the devovring earth has claimed;
even enmity ceases at last TO remember the
resting place of foe. Love ourselves as we
NAV, devote our affections to others as we
can, yet must our memory perish with US IN
the grave.
LIFE BEYOND THE GRAvE.-Among all the
fine and beautiful figures and modes Of reason
ing that the universe in which we dwell has
afforded, for the illustration of the bright hope
that is within Us of a life beyond the tomb,
there is none more beautiful or exquisite that
know of, than that which is derive d from the
change Of the seasons-frcm the second life
that bursts forth in spring, in objects appar-
emily dead; and from the shadowi"g forth. IN
the renovation Of every thing around US, VI
that destiny which Divine Revelation calls
upon our faith &c believe shall yet be ours.-
The trees that have faded, and remained dark
and gray through the long, dreary lapse OF
winter, cIothe themselves again with green in
the spring sunshine. and every hue speaks Of
life. The buds that were trampled down and
I faded, burst forth once more in freshness aud
in beauty; the streams break from the icy
chains that held them. and the glorious sun
himself, comes wandering from his far jour
ney, giving summer and warmth, and fertility
and magni6cence 10 every thing around. All
that we see brea,hs Of the same hope, and ev-
cry thing we see rekindies into life.-James,
LILLE AND Death OF THE SExEs.--The
laws of life and mortality between tho eek
es are very remarkable. They are stated
TINS:
In the present condition of the white
population of The United States, the num-
Der Of females born per annum. is about
$4,000 'ess than the males. ] his deier-
mines of itself that polygamy is not nat
urald condition of man. and that the laws
of our religion and nature are the same
that one man shall be The husband Of one
woman.
| 2. ALTO years Of age. the females ex>
coed the males. This proves that bet
ween birth and 90 the mortality among
the boys has been much greater than thai
among the girls.
3. From 90 10 40. the men again much
exceed the women. which shows tina, this
is the period Of The creates. mortality a.
mong the women.
4. From 40 to 20. the difference rapid
ly diminishes. the females, as in the early
part of life. gaining on the males. This
shows that this is the period OF the great>
est danger. and exposure TO men, the least
to women.
5. From 70 EDWARDS. the women out.
number the men. This shows conclusive
ly tina. rela,iSe ely speaking, in comparison
with men. the heaIihiest period of female
life is at the close Of it, Absolutely, how.
ever. no period to either sex is so healthy
as that of you,h-the blooming period of
boyhood aud girlhood.
The above deductions Of statistical ta>
bles correspond nth every day obserya-
lions Of human life.
Women are exposed to peculiar haas
ards in the middle Of life; bu. in the long
run. far the greatest part OF this exposure.
danger, and risk. in civilized nations, fall
j Oh; men in The active periods Of life.
CuRIous FAcr. Wilmer T. Smiths
las, European Times notices the following
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