The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12

- NAy oUoStSdtloliS III iSIiuACcS NS RWell
as in Germany and Italy (says Dur
bin, in his "Obscrvations on the His,
tory ofEuropc") satisfy me that the
peoplein wine,growing countries are
much more temperate than in the North
Of Europe and IN America. The COM
mon wines whichsare used on the soil
that produces them do not intoxicate,
but nourish, forming lrage item in
deed in the pabulnn of the peasant.
When he goes out to his dailytoii he
carries with him loafsofscoarse black
bread and u cantecn Of wine, and these
refresh and sustain him: he rarely
tastes meat, butter and cheese. This
vin oytlinairc makes part Of his break.
fast, Of his dinner, and of his evening
meal; and costs him, perhaps, two or
three cents a bottle, if he purchase it.
1t is the juice Of the grape, not dcri,
wing its body or taste from an infusion
ofspirit and skilful combination of drugs
as in our country, but from the genial
soil and benciicient sun. The truth of
what have here said is supported by
the general remark, that drunkenness
is but seldom seen in France; and when
it is, it does not proceed from the use
Of the common wine which enters so
largely into the sustcnancc of the peas
antry and common people, but from
brandy and foreign wines, particularly
tho first, to the allurements of which
the hard-workcd and closely confined
mechanics, artizans, and dense factory
populations of the capital and large
towns are particularly exposed. / am
obliged to believe that the use on the
soil Of any native wines iii any country
isconduciye to health, cheerfnlncss, and
temperance; and ! am as equally con-
yinccd that all foreign wines arc iniuri-
Gus in all these rcsp"c:s. Hence the
bad effects OF the vines imported and
used in Epglan and America.
There is a great difference between
the. .powcrof giving good advice and the
ability to act uron it. Theoretical
wisdom is, perhaps, rarely associated
with practical wisdom; ana we often
find that men Of no talent whatever
contrivc to pass through life with credit
and propriety, under the guidance Of
kind of instinct: These are the per.
sons who seem to stumble, by mere
good luck, upon the philosophers stone.
In the commerce of life every thing
they touch seems to turn into gold.
It's not essential 20 the happy home
that there should be the luxury Of the
carpetcd floor. the richly cushioned SO.
ia, the soft shade of the astral lamp. =
These clcsancies gid the apartments,
but they reach not the heart. 1t is
ncatncss, order, and cheerful heart
Which make home that sweet paradise
it 50 often is found to be. There is
JOY, rs real, as heartfelt, by the cottage
iirc.sidc, as in the most splendid sa-
looms of wealth and refinement
What q lovely picture has Burns given
us Of the rnturn Of the cottagcr to his
home, after the labours Of the day
"At length his lonely col appears ii, vrw,
Beneath The shelter Of AN aged tree,
The rynrci.nt 'r.--. ihis", s4asSns, stagser
through,
10 meet their dad, with nu,terug noise ard
gce.
lis clean h"n; stone, his thrlflir w,!lr's smile,
The iisn'ng Ir,an Prntil'ng nn has ku-"
Does all hiss weary cark,nG cares bcguil.,
And n",k"N him quite fIgot hi, !nhour aud
i,ls toll"
The luxurics and elcgancics of life arc
hot to be dcspiscd. They are to be re.
ccived with gratitude to Him who has
provided them for our enjoyment. But
their possessions does not insure happi-
ness. The sources Of true joys are not
50 shallow. Some persons, like some
reptiles, have the faculty of extracting
poison from everything that's beautiful
and sweet; others, like the bee, will
gather honey from sources in which we
should think no sweet could be found.
The cheerful heart, like the kaleido.
scope, causes most discordant matcri-
ais to arrange themselves into harmony
and bcanty.
OCCUrATIoN FOR CmILpREN.--Thc
habits OF children prove that occupation
IS n necessity with most Of thcm.--
They love to be busy even about moth
ng, still more to be usefully employed.
With some children it is strongly de-
vclopcd physical necessity, and if not
turned to good account, will be produc-
tive of positive evil, thus verifying the
old adage, that "idlcness is the mother
Of mischief" Children should be en-
,ouraged, or if indepcndant, d;ciplincd
INTO performing fer themselves every
little office relative TO their toilet, which
they arc capable of performing. They
should also keep their own clothes and |
other possessions, in neat order, and
7eteh for themselves whatever they
want; in short they should learn to be
IS independent of the services Of others