Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-02-05
Temperance.
The New York Sunday Mercury ssys !:

10 iis Source, and you will find RUM at tho
bottom Of il. Witt comes a host of evils.
You-yee, you. pause now and reflect how
many foolish things you have said, how many
vile things done und' the influence oe rum In
our most temperste moments. il is d fficult
enough to control our passions or to guide our
reason in the way j, should go; but. stepped in
rum, what cri,ne may you not commit your
reason then being dead in y,u , Let those
laugh that think they win-you win by being
temperate in all things, especially in the drink.
ing of rum.
If you would be prosperous in business, avoid
tfyou would be honored among men, avoid
rum. -... t..
fyou would have a happy home, q cheer.
fnl wife. and joyous, light hearted children ..
void rum.
:f you would. be out Of debt. and have some.
thing saved up against rainy day, shun rum
as You would the foul hend himself. ...
II you would enjoy good health and long
'''S WV" suu@ A>u>'NHS uCSNsyb 'uC oIRcu-
tive organs sooner or more effec,ualy. '.
II you would not be troubled by the dumps
or the blue devils but would aiways be of
cheerful mind and wear an agreeable aspect,
avoid rum. Rum engen.lers bile and i'll humor.
u you would he respected by your children.
" have them grow up to be themselves respec.
ted, do not be ,e them 'frieh,iui example,
A drunken father may make strnmpets of his
daughters and rouges Of his sons. Has such q
parent any right Of complaint!
To sum up all: IL you would be MAN, never
touch spi,i,uous liquors in any guse or shape.
RrrsrAS CRnsus M. de Ti.zkiswies, the
richest lsntholder in Russian Lthusnia, died
.hor: time sinc-. The St Petersburg papers
inter u.s. that he had let to his three cons
209O Villages. containing more than $4,000
serts, md IN resdy money. 1000 600 Of crowns;
and thnt il vas this gentleman VIM wss said TO
have refused The hand Of his daughter 70 Duke
Alexander oi Wirtemberg, who sftcr wards mar.
ried Princess Maria d'Orlean,. His daughter
since married Prince Sspicha, and had 2.0OO..
600 crowne for her dowry. A letter from St.
Petersburg ssys:-"This centlemsn's property
comp'iscd as extensive domains, on which there
are 20 600 families Of pessan,ry, reckoning in
them 6O OO0 males In money. he possessed
56 100 600 Polish forms. in French money to
81 6OO OtOf. He had six children, Of whom
a. h.x, H.. A.n
The eldest, acct%ding 10 the Ia Tvs of Llthuanin.
inherits the whole ot ,his i,nmeDse wealth. He,
however. has assigned one fourth to be equally
divided between his Two brothers, a.. " sIf-.
TBE TEEru.-Psren,s should consult their
family dentist At least two OF three times year
or a. often as they may perceive the least de.
rangement in the mouths ot their children
There are few parents who acquaint themselves
sufficiently with the dentel organs to know
when the frat set Of teeth loosen snd come out,
or when the second make their appearance. at
which time the teeth should te carefully watch.
ed. 90 that the frs, symptoms Of decay msy be
detected and ersd,ca,et before it has proceeded
too far for. upon the preservation Of the first
four permanent double teeth, (wo Of tho upper
and two of the lower jsw. which usually sp-
pear between the fifth and sixth year.) depend,
| in grra, measure, the symmetry Of the low.
er part OF the face -r E ar.-
PosIIIvE CURI FOR TIE Bite OF MAD Doc
A gentleman. whom we have known for a
number Of years, requested Us TO give publicity
TO the following receipt for the bite ofa mad
dog, which he says is an infallible remedy, hav.
ing himself proved its virtues in numerous in
stances II is celebrated as "Mr Goodman's
Cure" from whom. at his disease, the gentie.
man above alluded to, received it, Every indi
vidual in the community should procure and pre-.
serve copy Of il, 40 that in case of an emergen
cy, he might avail himself Of its beneficial ten.
dehcy :--Pennsyipanian. r.,,.s
Take Of the root Of Allacampane an ounce and
half cut il fine. then boil in Que pint Of new
milk, down TO halt pint; take this in the morn
ing, fasting, and eating no food till o'clock in
| the siternoon, This medicine must be taken
every other morning the two last doses must
weigh two ounces each.
ON Rough.snd Ready. The soubr,quet Of the
| Americsn General Taylor, assembled his coun
ell Of "ficsrs the nigh, previous to the battle o