Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-28
Interesting varieties OF the Bible.


Intere.ting varieties Of the bible.
When the celebrated Or. Samuel johnson
was asked why so many literary men were in
fde's, his reply was because they were gno-
rant of the Bible" If the question be asked why
the lovers of general reading so fail to acquant
themselves with the sacred volume, one reason
that may be assigned is, that they are not aware
of its interesting variety. This feature of the
Bible is well illustrated by Mrs. Ellis, in the
following eloquent extract from her recent
work. entitled the "Poetry of Life"
"Wth our established ideas of beauty, grace,
pathos and subimity, either concentrated in the
minutest point, or extended to the widest range
we can derive from the Scriptures fund OF
qualification not to be found in any other memo
rial of past or present time. From the worm
that grovels in the dust beneath our feet to the
track OF the leviathan in the flaming deep, from
the moth that corrupts the secret treasure, TO the
eagle that scars above his eyry in the clouds
from the wild ass in the desert, to the lamb
within the shepherds fold-trom the consuming
from the rose of Sharon To the cedar of Lebl.
non-from the chrystal stream, gushing forth
out of the hnty rock, TO the wide waters Of the
delugc-ffom the lonely path OF the wanderer,
to the gathering of the mighty multtude-trom
the tear that falls in secret to the din of battle
and the shout of a triumphant the solita.
~ in the Wilderness TO the satrap on the throne
from the mourner clad in sackclUth, 10 the
the worm that dlcth not, to The seraphc vision
of the blest-from the still voice, to the thun.
ders of Comprehension the depths oi he'll,
20 the regions of eternal glory, there is no de-
gree Of beauty or dciornity, no tendency to
good or evil, no shade ot darkness or CLEAN Of
light which does not come within the cogni-
zance of the Holy Scriptures and therefore
there is no expression or conception OF the mlnd
that may not iiEd corresponding picture no
tn rst for excellence that may not meet with its
full supply and no condition OF humanity neces-
sarily exc 'uded from the unlimited scope of n.
daption and of sympathy comprchcnded in the
language and the spirit Of the Bible"
An INFAILrBIE REMEDY FoR LowNEss OF
SriRlTs.-Tuke one ounce of sp rits of rcsolu-
ton and an equal proportion Of the oil Of good
cnnsc ience-iniuse into these a table spoonful
of salts of patience, ami add thereto a few sprigs
Of plant called .'olher woes" which you will
find freely growing in every part OF the garden
Of life bu, especially under the broad leaves of
Il showy herb, called disguise. Gather also a
handful OF the blossoms of hope, which, being
perennial, may always be obtained; sweden
these with the balm OF Providence, and if you
can procure few drops of the genuine cordial
OF true friendship, il will greatly add to the va-
ne of the medicine. But in this one ingredient
especially be careful of counterielts. There is
spurious compound, vendedby one Self Int.
rest, which is obtained easily enough and by
which thousand are imposed upon, The least
admxture of it with the above ingredients
would lntalllbly spoil the composition. Reduce
The whole tn an clcciuary by proper proper
ton OF Conserve of content, flavor it with es.
sence of good Judgment and regulate the quan.
tity taken according to the viruIeuce ot the
disease. a tried recipe and never known to
tail.