American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-08-19

CaIus CalguIa was thrown into fit OF mad
| ness by one which was given him by his wife
C@sonia, LucIetius, too, fell a sacrifice to the
same folly.
While the Greeks and Romans were found
in these foolish practices and narrow opinions
the barbarians, the Cretes, Gauls, and Ger.
mans, although their wives were a species o
slaves, had arrived at a much superior point in
the relations of love. They regarded the wives
with respect and veneration-they were gallant
and sentimental-and desired the affections and
hearts of their mistresses. Scandinavian wo-
men were chaste, proud, and scarcely less en-
ulous Of glory than the men, and consequently
demanded lovers distinguished in the field
The Saccea had a custom, when young man
paid his addresses to a lady, for him to engage
her in single combat; if be vanquished, he led
her off in triumph, if she conquered, he was
her husband and slave.
Such are some of the modes of ancient
courtshp, a full account of which would form
an interesting and instructive chapter.
PREVENTION OF DIsEAsE-BttriaLo ofthe Dead.
We find in the Liverpool Mercury, ofa recent
date, a communication from physician in rela-
ton to the prevention of contagious or infec-
tions diseases, in large and thickly populated
cities and towns a portion Of which so aptly ap-
plies to our own city that we make the follow
ing extracts from it:
"But am now about to lay before your
readers what | consider the great cause, not only
of the frequent occurrence OF small pox, but also
of scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, and
many other contagious, or highly infectious dis
eases,-l mean the practice Of carrying to the
grave the bodies of children who have died of
these diseases, in the common hackney cars and
coaches which ply for hire on our public stands,
or are engaged from the premises of our livery
stable keepers. In conAuent small pox, or ma
lgnant scarlet fever, for instance, from the Pc
cular condition of the blood, and other fluids
of the body, decomposition commences imme-
diately after, and in many instances even be-
fore death; and have, myself, seen the nause-
Gus fluids, in such cases, ooZing from the thin
common pine collins within eight-and-forty
hours after death, upon the bed or table on
which it has been placed. Now suppose such
a coffin, gentlemen, to be placed on the cush-
ion of car, the sorrowing parents of the child
sitting opposite, and, perhaps, two or more
crammed into the conveyance; it is a rainy day,
and one or both of the windows are put up;
three quarters of an hour elapse before they
set down at their home; the car returns to the
stable or the stand; parcel of joyous children
are invited to spend the day with some friend;
the servant is despatched for a car, and brings
The one on which death has set his stamp, and
where he turks ready to seize upon his unthink-
ing victims, strong in the conscious bloom of
health and youth; the windows may or may not
be put up; perhaps there may be an unpleasant
smell about the vehicle, but sit is only the
dampness of the day." or perhaps one of the
light-hearted group may, upon her arrival, dis
cover stain upon her frock. They return: in
day or two one sickens, then another; it is
thought they had ''taken something that had
disagreed with tEem," 'or they have only
caught cold" The doctor is sent for, and
pronounces it to be small pox or scarlet fever,
or, in short, whatever may have been the ma
ture of the fatal disease with which death has
home in the wheeled pest house. A tender
fatLer may hire a car, sit upon the cushion,
breathe the tainted air, and take home with him
to his family the scourge, and when his lisping
child runs 10 meet him and expresses its hope
that papa is not wet or tired, lie may, while he
kisses away its anxious inquiries, doom it to
certain death, and himself, whatever may have
been the disease of the tenant of the "tiny cof-
fin," whether continent smallpox, malignant
scarlet fever, or measls may fall victim to
typhus fever from sitting in that hot-bed OF
contagion-a car, i'll which the decomposing
body Of one who has died from any of the be-
aforementioned diseases has been conveyed 10
the grave"