The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-11
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BY MISS sEDGwIcK.

laKe LOT example, young girl bred delcately in
town, smut up IN nursery IN her childhood-in a
boalding-school through her youth, never accustom
60 eher TO AR or exercise two things that the la,c
OF God makes essential 10 health. She marries her
strength IS inadequate 10 the demands upoa IT, Her
beauty fades early She languishes through her hard
onices oil giving birth TO children, sucking and watch
ing over them, and dies early. what a strauge
providence, that mother should be taken, IA lie
mldst oil liie, from her children" Was il Proyi-
uehcef NO! Providence had assigned her three.
score years and ten; term long enough to rear her
chdren, and 10 see her childrens children but She
Ola not obey the laws on which life depend. and of
course she lost 1t -
iather, too IS cut off in the midst OF his DAYS.
re Is useiui and distinguished citizen and eminent
III ms profession general buzz rises on every side
OF What striking Providence - This man has
oeen IN he habit OF studying half the night of pass-
ing ms Gays ~ Ms Office and the courts OF eating lux
urious dinners aud drinking various wines he ba.
every Gay violated the laws which health depends
Dlo evidence cut bin Off The evil rarely end,
mere The diseases Of the father are often tr,nsni,
yea and feeble mother rarely leaves behind her
vigorous children.
II has ben customary in some Of our CITIES for
young ladies' to walk IN thin shoes and delics sock
!ns' ~ ma winter healthy booming Young cir.
thus dressed 10 violation Of Heavens laws, pays the
penalty checked circulation, cold, fever and
oeah' What sad Providence ~ exclaim her
l'enos' was II Providence, or her own folly 2
beautiful young bride goes, night after NIGHT to
parues made 40 honor Of her marriage. She has a
snghty 'ore throat perhaps, and the weather ia in
oIementj out she must wear her neck md arms har,
lor VINO ever saw bride in a close evening dress
oIe IS consequently Sc zed with an nnammstion Of
,he lungs, aud the grave receives her before ber
otilal days are over "What Providence y, ex
claims me world "Cut eff in the midst of bsnni-
ness ana hope Alas did she not cut the thread
Of life henelf7n '''' '''s'
n siri W the country, exposed 10 our cbanOeG,l |
c'''a'e' gels new bonnet instead of getting dan.
oel garment rheumatism i the conseo,senc,
onoulu me girl SIT down TRANQUILITY with Tho iJo,
Ina' providence has sent the rheumatism upon her
or should She charge it her vanity, and avoid ,ho
oily in future '"' ''o'u inc
Look my young friends, at the mass of Diseases
IVA, na' are incurred by intempcrance in eating or ~
'rlnking or IN study or in business also b,ng cansed
''eh by neglect of exercise cleanlines. r',,ro ar
y hoi'ereet dressing, tight lacng, &C. and i oie,
imputed TO Providence! Is there not imnida,v =,
ven as ignorance in this Were the pbysicai -
lnctly observed from generation to gebers,on ,bor
YOU'D be an end 10 the frghtul diseases hat on, nc
mort, ana OF the long list Of malades tb,, -
ne torment or a uial. II is the on,n,,n ~ ia
.ho pest understand the physical system, that M.
,onde1ul machine the body, this .roodv ,.n,.i ,'i
. .Tl gradually decay, and men would die as r.
alling asleep. 'u u'e az IL