The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-12-15

there must be Iarther difficulties with these
Semipoles, unless they can be controlled BY The
Government. II would seem to 81 a meas-
ure OF wisdom TO sta lion a few troops ii ono
or'two or places on'the east const, Or on the
upper waters Of the 81, Johns, between the
whites and Indians, 10 enforce HE laws Of Gls
United States.
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Influence Of Light Upon health. W.
In an article BY W. B. Carpenter, Nj. b. III
The May number Of Howitt's Journal there are
the-iollowing instructive rem6rks on the inAus
enec Of Light upon Health.
An annual tendency ie bodily deformiiy ex-
lists among children reared in cellers or mi1as,
or in dark and narrow streets, the body rarely
acquires It's full development under such
circumstances, and the mind cannot attain I'D.
full vigor, On the other hand all travellers have
noticed Ibata remarkable freedom from des
formlty exists among those nations that wear
but little clothing, and where other cireum.
stances are favorable, it is among such that
the person Acquires lie greatest perfectioh-
as is seen for instance among the Marq6csan
Islanders. It is well knownthnl ii many III
the deep vallics Of the AIRS, into which But
livery little sunlight finds its way, there are 4
large number Of strangely defcrmed beings
termed Cretius, most Of them are more or less
idiotic, some indeed, being The most degiadsd
specimens OF the human race that il is possis
bic TO conceive. Doubtless in this causes are
in action besides the want Of light, but there
seems quite reason enough 10 believe that il
10 one OF tho cliei and probably the most inns
portanl Of all. Again ii has been noticed
that epidemic diseases rage with greater vios
Ience on the dark ST. 30 or astfset thuu ono whose
aspect is sunny. 9s s' 80
The most satisfactory proof of the inhu.
ence Of light upon human health IL perhaps
that which is derived from tho experience Of
large buildings, in which the conditiono 81 Inc
jewellers in the different parts Is on an aver.
age very much the same except in this one
particular. lthas been stated BY Sin Andrew
Wylie (who was for q long time d tho
head Of Ahei'medical stuff IN the Russian
army that the cases OF disease on the dark
side Of an extensive barrack at ST.. PetctsbafR
hOve baen uuiformlyf for many years, in the pro
portion Of three TO one of those on the side
exposed TO a stroug light. And IN one Of The
London hospitals, with 4 long range offron.
tage looking nearly due north aud south, is
has been observed thar the patients more 4a.
Pidly recover onfthe sunny than on the shady
side of the building
The complaint Of The s%cfofulai s we'll known
to be more prevalent in crowded cities than
10 the open country; in dark and narrow
streets than 10 those which are broad and we'll
ventilated. The condition Of the body, ii
the early stages Of the complaint, hassueh =
striking resemblance to that Ofthe plant which
is rendered meag.e and sicEly for the wantOE
light, that WI can scarcely dOubIth action Of
the same cause in both instances.
Considerations like these ought to be Of
great weight with every one, who is capublO
hof understanding the simple facts above sIats
ed. Daylight, Ike warmth, is not d luxury
but a necessary Of life. For the want Gift,
though it does not produce consequences ims
mediateIy destructive to life, has much share
in occasioning those arrangements Of health
which not only tend to shortenliie, bat render
it miserable while il lasts, and which are not
confined toindividual, but transmitted from
paren, to offspring through successive genera.
lions,