The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-08-16

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tenn Of fsreglstr inG1sire should tnots
Il 6es demned, ns agista atiof sh hontd Saiwayss
;is sliasssin view the lfnis of poslerity In
K Geneva, was
.SedS in$ and haH been scontintied 4 sssSith
EBeens ighiy 6ele clal, ahd Tic smsa saiis saura.;
II ton ihcfeaseBS much. How this Inter
result should be attained Is aasyof eSpl
II the registry shows, will exactness. the causes:
which shorten life,i and when innnitY is.
II thus apprised A0fs thei diseases SShien theys
should have most reason to fear, they will, 81
course guard gainst those diseases with
more care, and eguently healt I'll becomes!
II more genera: 81 u the { city of liverpool,
/ whose inllabitailt Ind reviously boasted Of
i their salu ubrity and longevity, this registra-i
ton had the effect of satisfa ctorily proving to-
tlielns that the aVerag age tof their popnla.
tion, at death, was very low. &! Theg wore
i thus aWak kened from their false ssccurity, and
4 this systemof reg gistrntion, has truly proved
/ to themsthe means 3ofi increasing heallR Sarls
of prolongifg life. & This has been tho inva:-l
rable result wherever tried q "
i This ;system Of egistr ration is a. measure
eminentlY calculated Tor promoling ilic hcaalths
4 and happiness Of fEnations; 5but, !, as in every
community, SO in ations, there are indiyiIu-s +
! ais who Disregard the deductions sof :reasni,s
so will there be found men, who will make
no personal application ot those results 10:
aJx,as ~
ing any of its advantages. The Temperance
Reformation is niiiars Illustration. of ihs;;
IN spite OF the vast amount OF statistical in
formation on the results of intempernnce,9
i there are thpiisands Of drunknrds IN the,
| Union lsnt no one, we. presume, will deny
tile TACT, THAT this movement has added ma
terally to the healtl, and Happiness Of tie
nation. But, because ofythose who refuse to-
bc benefited by it should the effort be aban-5
donea9 Y : III g iss
With these general remarks on the sub.
/ ject OF medical freiorlnations md other sub
jects connected with tive leave The sq,les-
tons to the consideration Of the people. We;
do this with chaerlulness, because we have
full confidence sin their intelligence. We
have no desire to dictate, but rather. we de-
sire TO obey their command to furnish them
with we'll educated physcana, that their
Hives and health may be bcttor secured and
I5tlieir happiness Increased. Y, \. = :
..,s. g,il. J. A MAYEs, NJ. d.
j. Il. MILLER, NJ, D.
+. 49, W. w. BRUNSoS, AZ D.; /:
j. j. BossARD, M. d.
ss, c, J. L. MELLETr,, NJ d.
The Washington Union denies n re.
port TINT itseditor had received from Cen.
Cass q letter, stutilgithatF no would veto.
4 the w ilmots sproyiso or my equivalent of
i lit,s Gen. Cess, il says, nus not wriltcnia
Egolitirdtf letter since his cceptance Of the
4 lsBdltimorc nomination, though lin private
4 he asserts his adherence 10 his Nicholson
Ilel!er on the proyiso subject. q q
:5s.. i.,,S5..','ii !? = Ete. Ne,es.
Death ny APorLExY.-Mr Edward c..
Syfan, n native ofthe city ofNew York.
and late a resident Of Charleston S. c.
died suddenly in this place, while sitting
in a chair, on tho Afternoon Of tho I'd inst.
The report Of the Coroncr's Inquest lis,
that the deceased came TO his dcuth by
apopleXy.-C Chera,o Gassclic. KS; y
REDucTloN orS FARE TO New Y DIRK .--. ::
i is stated Ethat the Companies forming a
line of communication between Charles
ton and New, York, by steamboats, and
rail roads through Baltimore, Pliladel.
Iphin, &C., are 3nboout 10 reduce tile fare
| through froms2s to $40. g5, =,
/ ,'IHR1LLING ADVENTURE AZ TUE FALLS OF
NlAaARA.-The Philadelphia Lcger gives
the following extract from letter 10 u
i friend in Philadelphia, from sC, ;Ellet, Jr.
the bold architect The Wheeling aid
Niagnra suspension bridges, which for a.
ieat ofcalm cool daring, we think il would
i be difficult to excel:
NIAGARA FALLS, July 30, i s4s.,
This morning laid the last plank Of
my. foot Bridge on the Canada side, and;
i then drove over and buck again in bug
egyY. Five hundred feet oftIle bridge Was
without railing on either side. 5 Mv!orsn
though spirited, went along quietly, touch
cd up occasionally y with the whip, Just TO
4 show him that hesWas in command, ,and
give him courage.
:l"On returning, / directed one of the
drivers to bring on,hisiteam-a two horse
closed carriage weighing altogether over
Of y ton and a half. lStook his place on the
box and drove over and back. The horses
went quietly. The flooring is but eight
! .feet 1oide, go feet high 76a feet long,nnd
/ without railing, over such a torrent as you
never win SEQ anywhere elsc!" 81
CHoLoRoFoRM IN, ,LocK.JAw.--Dr. Ed.
ward Spalding, of Nashua, curedsa most
obstinate case Of lockjaw, short time;
since, by tlieuse ofcholroform. The nt.