Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-10

UtlIty rather than " the pride of the ave., sh,,d
be the stuty. If this wore followed, wo should
see more Of native beauty in the pc rson, than :.
t'icial and expensive foreign decorations. More
OF the substantial manufactures of the farmers
family than sawdry fnery from abroad. w.
may be mistaken, but it really seems to Us thu,
we are verging too fast to that point, that rock
upon which all nations have split. viz Luxury
and etfeninacy. 1t is Il solemn and startling fact.
that the great mass of our population are neither
so hariv nor so healthy us they were fifty wears
aga. The changes in the habits and customs
nave brought with them new set Of Diseases and
corresponding amountof debility and weakness.
Who ever heard of people dying Of dyspepsia in
those tini"s, and yet it is now one Of the most
common disorders of the present day. The pride
aware. In oIlen times people were not afraid Of
the sun or the air. They were not ashamed to be
seen in coarse, substantial, homa spun dress, suit.
cd to the sonson. They were not ashamed to har
den the hand with toll, nor darken tho check by
exposure to the rays Of the sun. They were not
ashamed to be caught eating the coarse fare pro.
duced by their own farms. There was no sighing
If their brown bread loaf did not rival in white
ness and deIicacy the superfine flour of modern
days, nor any anxiety to change the samp and
homainy for the rice Of the Southern plantations.
Ihoy were not ashamed Of toll nor athletic exer-
cise, and corresponding proportion Of health.
and we dare snv.a greater amount Of happiness.
rewarded them accordingly. We are not among
the proscrs nor croakers. We wish to see every
one hourish--we wish to SEQ the country prosper
we wish to see the nation progress to it's zenith
OF greatness, but to do this we must follow other
dictates than those of mere pride, which exuts in
tinse' IN gan'iy traPping1, in empty show, and at,
TEND more to the substantials--the solid comforts
which strengthen and make permanent. Let the
farmers look to tnems:ves--bud up themselves
wear the cloth of their own manufacture in
prefer encc to that from across the Atlantic
study to produce all tho necessa rics of life upon
their own farms, aud be not ashamed to sustain
themselves thereby, rather than exchange their
produce Tor moro costly riands from abroad. Let
them part themselves in the front Of reform in this
respect, with common sense for their guide and
moral courage for their shield, and all may well
yet be well.
Wo have been led to this train of reflection bv
meeting. not long since.a friend, who was trained
Tor farmer, and whose father left him q 200 |
iarm and reasonable ca pital to carry it on.--
Bul the fo'l'es of life had more al!uremen.s for
all and turned -. erguis,e." High living ana
Likeness have brought him in the prime of life 10
the grave. anl when we remin led him OF his for
mer health, aud advised him TO throw Of his La
fayetics and 90 to work-he mournfuiy shook his
head and replied "u is TOO iate." We looked
ugrn and saw that it was indeed too late. Death
md fixed his seal upon him forever. This Is n
brief sketch of single individual, but alas it is
the history Of thousands.