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

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sEEMpERANe in WINE COUNTRIES.
---My observations in France, as we'll
as in Germany and italy (says Dur
bin, lii lis Observations on the His.
tory of Europe satisfy me that the
people ain wine, growing countries are
much more temperate thnn intbc North
OF Europe and ii America. Tho COM
mon wines which are used on tho soil
that produces them do mot intoxicase,
hut nourish, for,ning a lrage item in.s
deed in the pa6ul,,ns Of tile peasanr.
When he goes out toghis daily toll lie
carries with him q loaf Of coarse black
bread and acantecn Of vine, and these
refresh and sustain him: he rarelys
tastes meat, butter and cheese This.
vi1t to,7tnaire makes a partof his break!
fast, Of his dinner, and Of his evening
meal; ;and costs him, pcrhaps, two or.
three cents a bottle, if he purchase ssis.
It is the juice Of the grape, not dcri-
wing it's body or taste from an infusion
ofspirit and skilful combination of drugs
as in our country, but from the genial,
soil and beneicient sun. The truth of
what l 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 sustcnance Of the peas
antry and common people, but from
brandy and foreign wines, particularly
the first, to the allurements Of which
the hard.workcd and closely confined
mechanics, artizans, and dense factory
populations of tho capital and large
towns are particularly exposed. / am
Obliged to believe that tho use on the
soil of any native wines in any country.
is,conducive ohcalth, ,cheerfnlncss, and
temperance; antlI nm MS equal " con-
|yinced that all foreign winesare injuri-
ousinall these resfcec Hence the
bad effects Of the Wines imported and
used in England and America.
Thcre is a great difference between
,tferowersof giving good advice and tic
liability to act apon ii. Theoretical
wisdom is, ptrhaps, rarely associated
with practical wisdom; and we often
find that men of no talent whatever
contriye to pass through life with credit
and proprie,y, under the guidance Of
kind Of instinct: These re: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
carpetel floor, the richly cushioned so.
IA, the soft shade of the astral lamp. =
These clcsancies gid the apartments,
but they reach not the heart. II is
neatness, order, and a cheerful heart
which make home that sweet paradise
it 50 often is found to be. There is
JOY, as real, as heartfelt, by the cottage
| iire.sido, as in the most splendid 50,
looms of wealth and refinement. -
What y lovely picture has Burns given
us Of the return of the cottagcr to his
homo, after the labours Of the day s
"At length his lonely col appears invirw,
| Beneath the shrlirr Of an uged tree,
| Tile cSnecisnt 'r...-t thig"T tsa&ssfg, Singer
through,
To meet their dad, with flu,lsripg noise ard
ciee.
Ills clean hras, stone, his ,hrl,ie whr's smile,
The iisping infanl pr,ttlrns on his knee,
Does all his cutkinr CaFps DgruIle,
And mnkc< him quito forgot his iubour aud
his toll"
The luxurics and elcgancics ofslifc are
not to be dcspiscd. They arc to be re-.
ceived with gratitude to Him who has
provided them for ourc enjoyment. Bit
their possessions does not insure happi-.
ness. The sources oftrue JOYS are not.
so shallow. Some persons, like some.
reptiles, have the faculty of extracting
poison from everything thatis 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 tho kaleido.
scope, causes most discordant materi-
ais to arrange themselves into harmony
and bcanty.
OCCUPATION FOR CHlLDREN.--Thc
habits Of children prove that occupation
is necessity with most of them.---
They love to be busy even about moth
ing, still more to be usefully employed.
With some children it is strongly de-
veloPed physical necessity, and if not
turned to good account, will be prodnc-
tive of positive evil, thus verifying the
old adage, that "idoness is the mother
of mischief" Children shonld be en-
couraged, or if independent, diciplinea
into performing for themselves every
little Office relative to their toilet, which
they are capable of ofpcrforlning They
should also keep their own clothes and